iii I THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES Vi^^ i& A \ PUBLISHED BY C. J. CLAY AND SON, (ir,ambrilicj£ ?Elar£f)ousc AYE MARIA LANE, LONDON. HENEY FEOWDE, ©xfortJ MarcDousc: AMEN CORNER, LONDON. THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES BEING THE VEESION SET FOETH A.D. 1611 COMPAEED WITH THE MOST ANCIENT AUTHOEITIES AND EEVISED. PRINTED FOR THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1885 Minion 8vo. All Eights reserved. /\ _r IrJilTTTllgW CAMBRIBGE: PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A., AND SON, AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. i i ■'^ "^^ - PREFACE. I^EH^ The Revision of the Authorised Version was undertaken in consequence of a Resohition passed by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, as has been fully explained in the Preface to the Revised Version of the New Testament, which was first published in May 1881. When the two Companies were appointed for carrying out this work, the following (Jeneral Principles, among others, were laid down by the Revision Committee of Convocation for their guidance : — '1. To introduce as few alterations as possible into the Text of the Authorised Version consistently with faithfulness.' ' 2. To limit, as far as possible, the expression of such alterations to the language of the Authorised and earlier English Versions.' '4. That the Text to be adopted be that for which the evidence is decidedly preponderating ; and that when the Text so adoi)ted differs from that from which the Authorised Version was made, the alteration be indic- ated in the margin.' '7. To revise the headings of chapters and pages, paragraphs, italics, and punctuation.' In order to shew the manner in which the Old Testament Company have endeavoured to carry out their instructions, it will be ct)nvenient to treat the subjects mentioned in the foregoing rules in a somewhat difterent order. It will be observed that in Rule 4 the word 'Text' is used in a different sense from that in Rule 1, and in the case of the Old Testament denotes the Hebrew or Aramaic original of the several books. In this respect the task of the Revisers has been much simpler than that which the New Testament Company had before them. The Received, or, as it is commonly called, the Massoretic Text of the Old Testament Scriptures has come down to us in manuscripts which are of no very great antiquity, and which all belong to the same family or recension^. That other recensions were at one time in existence is probable from the variations in the Ancient Versions, the oldest of which, namely the Greek or Septuagint, was made, at least in part, some two centuries before the Christian era. But as the state of knowledge on the subject is not at present such as to justify any attempt at an entire reconstruction of the text on the authority of the Versions, the Revisers have thought it most prudent to adopt the Massoretic Text as the basis of their work, and to depart from it, as the Authorised Translators had done 2, only in exceptional cases. With regard to the variations in the Massoretic Text itself, the Revisers have endeavoured to translate what appeared to them to be the best reading in the text, and where the alternatiA^e reading seemed sufficiently probable or important they have placed it in the margin. In some few instances of extreme difficulty a reading has been adopted on the authority of the Ancient Versions, and the departure from the Massoretic Text recorded in the margin. In other cases, where the versions appeared to sujiply a very probable though not so necessary a correction of the text, the text has been left and the variation indicated in the margin only. In endeavouring to carry out as fully as possible the spirit of Rules 1 and 2, the Revisers have borne in mind that it was their duty not to make a new translation but to revise one already existing, which for more than two 1 The earliest MS. of wliicli the age is certainly hnown bears date A. p. 91 G. 2 See, for instauee, 2 Sam. xvi. 12 ; 2 Chr. iii. 1, xxii. 6 ; Job xxxvii. 7 ; Ezek. xlvi. 10; Am. V. 26; Hag. i. 2. 20929iil vi PREFACE, centuries and a half had held the position of an English classic. They have therefore departed from it only in cases where they disagreed with the Translators of 1611 as to the meaning or construction of a word or sentence ; or where it was necessary for the sake of uniformity to render such parallel passages as were identical in Hebrew by the same English words, so that an English reader might know at once by comparison that a difference in the translation corresponded to a difference in the original ; or where the language of the Authorised Version was liable to be misunderstood by reason of its being archaic or obscure ; or finally, where the rendering of an earlier English version seemed preferable, or where by an apparently slight change it was possible to bring out more fully the meaning of a passage of which the trans- lation was already substantially accurate. It has been thought advisable in regard to the word 'Jehovah' to follow the usage of the Authorised Version, and not to insert it luiiformly in place of 'Lord ' or ' God', which when printed in small capitals represent the words substituted by Jev;ish custom for the ineflfable Name according to the vowel points by which it is distinguished. It will be found therefore that in this respect the Authorised Version has been departed from only in a few passages, in which the introduction of a proper name seemed to be required. Terms of natural history have been changed only where it was certain that the Authorised Version was incorrect and where there was sufficient evidence for the substituted rendering. In cases of doubt the alternative rendering has been given in the margin ; and even where no doubt existed, but where there was no familiar English equivalent for the original word, the Old Version has been allowed to remain i, and the more accurate term has been placed in the margin. In some words of very frequent occurrence, the Authorised Version being either inadequate or inconsistent, and sometimes misleading, changes have been introduced with as much uniformity as appeared practicable or desirable. For instance, 'the tabernacle of the congregation' has been everywhere changed to ' the tent of meeting', on account of Exodus xxv. 22, xxix. 42, 43, and also because 'the tabernacle of the congregation' conveys an entirely wrong sense. The words 'tabernacle' and 'tent', as the renderings of two different Hebrew words, are in the Authorised Version frequently inter- changed in such a manner as to lead to confusion ; and the Revisers have endeavoured throughout the Pentateuch to preserve a consistent distinction between them. Their practice in regard to the words 'assembly' and 'con- gregation' has been the same in princij^le, although they have contented themselves with introducing greater consistency of rendering without aiming at absolute iniiformity. In consequence of the changes which have taken place in the English language, the term ' meat offei-ing ' has become in- appropriate to describe an offering of which flesh was no part ; and by the alteration to 'meal offering' a sufficiently accurate representation of the original has been obtained with the least possible change of form. As regards the use of words, there are only a few cases in which it has been found needful to deviate from the language employed in the Authorised Version. One of these deviations occurs so frequently that it may be well to state briefly why it was adopted. The word 'j^eoples' was nowhere used by King James's Translators in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament it occurs only twice (Rev. s. 11, xvii. 15). The effect of this was to leave the rendering of numerous passages inadequate or obscure or even positively misleading. Thus in one of the best known Psalms (Ps. Ixvii.), where the Septuagint has Xaot and the N \\\'g&iQ populi, the English had 'Let the people praise thee, God ; let all the people praise thee'; leaving it at least doubtful 1 As for instance, 'coney' (Lev. xi. 5), 'fitclies' ds. xx\'iii. 25, 27), 'gourd' (Jon. iv. 6V whether the 'nations' of verse 4, or God's people, Israel, be referred to. And in Isaiah Iv. 4, ' Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people', the word 'people' is naturally understood by the English reader to refer to Israel. Again, the Hebrew word goyim 'nations', which is applied to the nations of Canaan dispossessed by the Hebrews, and then also to the surrounding nations among whom the people of Israel were afterwards dispersed, acquired in later times a moral significance, which is represented in the Authorised Version by the rendering 'heathen' or 'Gentiles'. While recognizing this moral sense of the word, the Eevisers have employed it much more sparingly than their predecessors had done. Similarly, the Hebrew Sheol, which signifies the abode of departed spirits, and corresponds to the Greek Hades, or the under world, is variously rendered in the Authorised Version by 'grave', 'pit', and 'hell'. Of these renderings 'hell', if it could be taken in its original sense as used in the Creeds, would be a fairly adequate equivalent for the Hebrew word ; but it is so commonly understood of the place of torment that to employ it frequently would lead to inevitable misunderstanding. The Revisers therefore in the historical narratives have left the rendering 'the grave' or 'the pit' in the text, with a marginal note 'Heb. iyJieoV to indicate that it does not signify 'the place of burial'; while in the poetical writings they have put most commonly 'Sheol' in the text and 'the grave' in the margin. In Isaiah xiv. however, where ' hell ' is used in more of its original sense and is less liable to be mis- understood, and where any change in so familiar a passage which was not distinctly an improvement would be a decided loss, the Revisers have con- tented themselves with leaving ' hell ' in the text, and have connected it with other passages by putting ' Sheol ' in the margin. In connexion with this it may be mentioned that ' Abaddon ', which has hitherto been known to the English reader of the Bible only from the New Testament (Rev. ix. 11), has been introduced in three passages (Job xxvi. G; Prov. XV. 11, xxvii. 20), where a proper name appears to be required for giving vividness and point. The Hebrew word Asherah, which is uniformly and wrongly rendered 'grove' in the Authorised Version, most probably denotes the wooden symbol of a goddess ; and the Revisers therefore have not hesitated to introduce it as a proper name in the singular (Judg. vi. 25, &c.), with the plurals Asherim (Ex. xxxiv. 13, &c.) and Asheroth (Judg. iii. 7, &c.), following the analogy of the Baalim (Judg. iii. 7) and the Ashtaroth (Judg. ii. 13), which are already familiar. In regard to the language of the Authorised Version, the Revisers have thought it no part of their duty to reduce it to conformity with modern usage, and have therefore left untouched all archaisms, whether of language or construction, which though not in familiar use cause a reader no embarrass- ment and lead to no misunderstanding. They are aware that in so doing they will disappoint the largo English-speaking race on the other, side of the Atlantic, and it is a question upon which they are prepared to agree to a friendly difierence of opinion. The principle by which they have been guided has been clear and consistent. Where an archaic word or expression was liable to be misunderstood or at least was not perfectly intelligible, they have substituted for it another, in equally good use at the time the Authorised Version was made, and expressing all that the archaism was intended to convey, but more familiar to the modern reader. In such cases the gain was greater than the loss. But in other instances where the word or ex- pression, although obsolete, was not unintelligible, it was thought that the change would involve greater loss than gain, and the old rendering was therefore allowed to stand. More especially was this the case when the archaism was a perfectly correct rendering of the original and there was no viii PREFACE. exact modern equivalent for it. The principle adopted by the Company will be best illustrated by two typical examples. The verb ' to ear ' in the sense of ' to plough ' and the substantive ' earing ' for ' ploughing ' were very reluctantly abandoned, and only because it was ascertained that their meaning was unknown to many persons of good intelligence and education. But it was easy to put in their place equivalents which had a pedigree of almost equal antiquity, and it would have been an excess of conservatism to refuse to substitute for an unintelligible archaism an expression to which no ambiguity could be attached. On the other hand the word 'boiled' (Ex. ix. 31), which signifies 'podded for seed' and is known in provincial dialects, has no synonym in literary English. To have discarded it in favour of a less accurate or more paraphrastic expression would have been to impoverish the language ; and it was therefore left, because it exactly expresses one wiew which is taken of the meaning of the original. One of the few instances in which the language of the Authorised Version has been modified in accordance with later usage is the change of the neuter possessive pronoun from ' his ' to ' its '. It is well known that ' its ' does not occur in the Bible of 1611, and it does not appear to have been introduced into any edition before 1660. But it is found ten times in Shakespeare, and there is other evidence to shew that at the time of the Authorised Version it was coming into nse. It was found necessary in some cases to substitute ' its ' for ' his ' in order to avoid obscurity, and there seemed no good reason, when it was once introduced, for refusing to admit it generally when it re- ferred to purely inanimate objects. In making minor changes, whether in translation or language, the Revisers have followed the example of the translators of the Authorised Version, who allowed themselves in this respect a reasonable freedom, without permitting their liberty to degenerate into license. It will be at once seen that the old division of the books into chapters and verses has been al>anddned in favour of the arrangement in paragraphs, the numbering of the cliapters and verses being however retained for con- venience of reference. AVhere the change of subject seemed to require a greater break than was marked by the beginning of a new i^aragraph, it has been indicated by a space before the paragraph. Occasionally the divisions of the chapters in the Authorised Version differ from those in the common Hebrew Bibles. In such cases the variations are given in the margin. In the Psalms, the titles are printed in smaller type, as in some modern English Bibles, which differ in this respect from the edition of 1611. One con- sequence of the arrangement in paragraphs has been the omission of the headings of chapters, which for other and more imjjortant reasons it was thought advisable to abandon, as involving questions which belong rather to the province of the commentator than to that of the translator. With the headings of chapters the head-lines of pages naturally disappeared also, and for the same reason. In the poetical portions, besides the division into paragraphs, the Revisers have adopted an arrangement in lines, so as to exhibit the parallelism which is characteristic of Hebrew Poetry. But they have not extended this arrange- ment to the prophetical books, the language of which although frequently marked hj parallelism is, except in purely lyrical passages, rather of the nature of lofty and impassioned prose. In the use of italics the Revisers departed from the custom of the Authorised Version and adopted as their rule the following resolution of their Company : ' That all such words now printed in italics, as are plainly implied in the Hel)rew and necessary in English, be i)rinted in common type.' But where any doubt existed as to the exact rendering of the Hebrew, PREFACE. ix all words which have been added in order to give completeness to the English expression are printed in italic type, so that the reader by omitting them may be able to see how for their insertion is justified by the words of the original. This of course is especially true (jf those renderings for which an alternative is given in the margin, where the roman and italic type play exactly opposite parts. To complete the account of the Revised Version it remains only to describe the marginal notes. These will be found to contain (1) The renderings of such variations in the JMassoretic Text as appeared to be of sufficient importance. These variations are known by the teclmical names of K'ri {read) and C'thib {u-ritien), which denote that the K'ri, or reading in the margin of the Hebrew Bible, is to be substituted for the C'thib which appears in the written text. The Revisers have generally, though not uniformly, rendered the C'thib in the text, and left the K'ri in the margin, with the introductory note ' Or, according to another reading ', or ' Another reading is '. When the K'ri has been followed in the text, the C'thib has been placed in the margin, if it represented a variation of sufficient importance. (2) Alternative renderings, introduced by ' Or '. These are either dif- ferent meanings of the word or passage, or they serve to connect it with other renderings elsewhere. (3) Literal renderings of the Hebrew or Aramaic, indicated by the prefix ' Heb.' or 'Aram.' (4) Changes of text made on the authority of the ancient Versions. (5) Readings from ancient Versions which appeared to be of sufficient importance to be noticed. (6) Renderings of the Hebrew consonants as read with different vowel points, or as differently divided. These are introduced by the words ' Or, as otherwise read'. (7) Marginal references to other passages, which are either strictly parallel, or serve the purpose of illustrating or justifying a particular ren- dering. (8) Explanations of certain proper names, the meaning of which is referred to in the text. In the Proper Names the Revisers have endeavoured to ascertain the system of transliteration adopted by the Translators of the Authorised Version and to carry it out with somewhat greater consistency. They have not how- ever attempted anything like rigid uniformity, and have left unchanged all those names which by usage have become English; as, for instance, Moses, Aaron, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the like. Among the Rules laid down by the Revision Committee of Convocation for the guidance of the Revisers was one that no change should be finally made in the text of the Authorised Version except by the vote of two-thirds of the Company present and voting ; and this Rule has been invariably acted upon. The result has been that in many cases a rendering which was pre- ferred by the majority of the Companj^ voting has been recorded in the margin, the majority not being sufficient to give it a place in the text. But all questions of marginal readings, as well as of punctuation and division into paragraphs, except where these affected the sense of a passage, were decided by a simple majority. It may be of some interest to describe the method observed by the (Company in their work, if only to shew that every question raised was carefully and deliberately considered. In the first Revision it was the practice for the Secretary to read over each verse, first in the original and then in the Authorised Version : the proposals for change were then taken ; first those communicated in writing by absent members, and next those made by the members present. Each proposal was moved, and if seconded was dis- cussed and voted upon ; the decision in the first Revision being by a majority only. If a proposal met with no seconder, it was not discussed but allowed to drop. In the second Revision, the Secretary read out in order the changes which had been made at the first Revision ; if these wei-e unchallenged they were allowed to remain, otherwise they were put to the vote and aflirmed or rejected according as they were or were not supported by the requisite majority of two-thirds. In the second Revision new propositions could only be made by special permission of the Company, and discussion was limited, as far as possible, to exceptional cases. In the final review, which was in reality the completion of the second Revision, the Company employed themselves in making a general survey of what they had done, deciding finally upon reserved points, harmonizing inconsistencies, smoothing down roughnesses, removing unnecessary changes, and generally giving finish and completeness to their work. Everything in this final survey was decided by the vote of a majority of two-thirds. The Revisers had already made some progress, and had in fact gone twice through the Pentateuch, before they secured the co-operation of the American Old Testament Revision Company. The first Revision of the several books was submitted to the consideration of the American Revisers, and, except in the case of the Pentateuch, the English Company had the benefit of their criticisms and suggestions befoi'e they proceeded to the second Revision. The second Revision was in like manner forwarded to America, and the latest thoughts of the American Revisers were in the hands of the English Company at tlieir final review. In every instance the suggestions from America were treated with the same consideration as those proceeding from members of the English Company, and werfe adopted or rejected on their merits. It was a part of the terms of agreement with the Amei'ican Company that all points of ultimate difterence between them and the English Revisers should be placed on record, and they will accordingly be found fully stated at the end of the Old Testament, or' at the end of the several portions, according as the Revised Version appeal's in one or more volumes. Many of them will be found to be changes of language which are involved in the essentially different circumstances of American and English readers; others express a preference for the marginal rendering over that given in the text ; others again involve a real diflference of opinion ; but all shew that they have been dictated by the same leading principle, the sincere desire to give to modern readers a faithful representation of the meaning of the original documents. It could not but be expected that in the course of fourteen years many changes would take place in the members of the Company. Of the original number who first put their hands to the work on the 30th of June 1870, only fifteen now remain. Ten of the Company have been removed by death, and two resigned: the places of these were filled from time to time by others; but since October 1875 no new members have been added. The Revisioii was completed in eighty-five sessions, ending on 20th June, 1884; and it occupied 792 days. The greater part of the sessions were for ten days each, and each day the Company generally sat for six hours. The labour therefore has been great, but it has been given ungrudgingly ; and now with a feeling of deep thankfulness to Almighty God, and the earnest hope that their endea- vours may with His blessing tend to a clearer knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures, the Revisers bring their long task to a close. Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey, 10 July, 1S81. THE NAMES AND ORDER or ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Genesis 1 Exodus 41 Leviticus 76 Numbers 101 Deuteeonouy 137 Joshua 167 Judges 188 Ruth 208 I. Samuel 211 II. Samuel 237 I. Kings 259 II. Kings 284 I. Chronicles 308 II. Chronicles 330 E7,EA 358 Nehemiah 366 Esther 377 Job 383 The Tsalms 109 The Proverbs -172 ecclesiastes 194 The Song of Songs ..... 499 Isaiah 504 Jeremiah 543 Lamentations 588 Ezeziel 593 Daniel ' . . 634 HosEA 646 Joel 652 Amos 654 Ob.ujiah 653 Jonah C59 Micah ' 661 Nahum 664 Hacakkuk 665 Zephaniah 667 Haggai 669 Zechariah . . . 670 Malachi 677 THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. I'aije S. Matthew 1 S. Makk 26 S. Luke 41 S. John 68 The Acts 88 To THE EoiIANS Hi I. COEINTHIANS 124 II. COKINTHIANS 134 To THE Galatians 141 To THE EpHESLiNS 144 To THE PniLIPPIAXS 148 Pcuje I. TlilOTHY ^ 156 II. Timothy 159 To Titus 161 To Philemon- 162 To THE Hebeews 162 James 170 I. Peter 173 II. Peter 176 I. John 178 II. John 180 III. John 181 To the Colossians 150 JUDE I. Thessalonians 152 n. Thessalonians 155 181 Eevelation 182 THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLEU GENESIS. 1 Or, wn8 brooding upon JHeb. cxpaiue. 1 In the begiiiiiiiig God created the 2 heaven and the earth. And the earth ■was waste and void ; and darkuess ■was upon the face of the deep : and the si)irit of God Amoved upon the 3 face of the waters. And God said, Let there be hght : and there was ■lUght. And God saw the Hght, that it was good : and God divided the Hght 5 from the darluiess. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. 6 And God said, Let there be a ^fii-ma- ment in tlie midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and di- vided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was 8 so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land ap- 10 pear : and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth ; and the gathermg together of the waters called he Seas : 11 and God saw that it was good. And God said. Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit tree bear- ing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth : and it was 12 so. And the earth brought forth gi'ass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree beariiig fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind : and God saw 13 that it was good. And there was even- ing and there was morning, a third day. 14 And God said. Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for 15 days and years : and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give Hght upon the earth: and it 16 was so. And God made the two great Hghts ; the gi-eater light to rule the daj', and the lesser light to rule the 17 night: he made the stars also. And God set them }i\ the finuament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the' Hght from the darkness: and God saw that it was 11) good. And there was evening and there \\as morning, a fourth day. 20 And God said. Let the waters -^ bring forth abundantlj' the moving creature that hath life, and let fowl fly above the earth •'in the open firmament of 21 heaven. And God created the gi-eat sea-monsters, and every living crea'- ture that moveth, which the waters brought forth abimdantly, after their kinds, and every winged fowl after its kind: and God saw that it was 22 good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and nmltiply, and fill the ■waters in the seas, and let fowl mul- 23tiply in the earth. Aiid there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. 24 And God said. Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind : and it was 25 so. And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth ujion the ground after its kind : and God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our uuage, after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thmg that creepeth ui^on the earth. 27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him ; male and female created he 28 them. And God blessed them: and God said mito them. Be fruitful, aiid multiply, and rei)lenish the earth, and subdue it ; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that 29 5 moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you evei\y herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yield- ing seed ; to you it shall be for meat : 30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth ui)on the earth, wherein there is ^life, / have given every green herb for meat: and it 31 was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was 3Heb. $warm leith itttrarnis of living crea- ' turet. j 4 Heb. ( on the face of the ex- ' pajue of the heaven. !• Or, creepeth e Heb. a living loul. GENESIS. 1. 31. iHeb. Jehovah, as in other places wliere Lord is put in capitals. 2 Or, lieryl 3 That is, Tigris. i Or, to- ward the east of 5 Or, antiwar- ing to very good. And there was evening and there was mornmg, the sixth day. 2 And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his 3 work which he had made. 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. 4 These are the generations of the hea- ven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that itlie Lord .') God made earth and heaven. And no idant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up : for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there Avas not a man to till the gi'ound ; 6 but there went uj) a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of 7 the ground. And the Lord God form- ed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living soul. 8 And the Lord God i)lauted a garden eastward, in Eden ; and there he put 9 the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good 10 and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became four 11 heads. The name of the first is Pi- shon : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is 12 gold; and the gold of that land is good : there is bdelHuni and the 2 onyx 13 stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cusli. 14 And the name of the third river is f'Hiddekel: that is it which goetli *in front of Assyria. And tlie fourth 15 river is Euphrates. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dj-ess it and to IGkeei) it. And the Lord God com- manded the man, saying. Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely 17 eat : but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone ; I will 19 make him an help ^meet for him. And out of the gi-ound the Lord God f onned every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air ; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creatui-e, that was the name 20 thereof. And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field ; but for '' man there was not f oimd an help meet 21 for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleej) to fall upon the man, and he slept ; and he took one of his ribs, and closed \\\) the flesh instead thereof: 22 and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from the man, '^ made he a woman, 23 and brought her unto the man. And the man said. This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall be called ^ Woman, because she was 24 taken out of ^Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and 2,'i they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. 3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said,Ye shall not 2 eat of 1*^ any tree of the garden ? And the woman said unto the serpent. Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may 3 eat : but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall 4 ye touch it, lest ye die. And the ser- pent said unto the woman, Y'e shall not 5 surely die : for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as "God, 6 knowing good and evil. 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 i'^ to be desu'ed to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; and she gave also mito her husband with her, 7 and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves 8 1-^ aprons. Aiid they heard the invoice of the Lord God walking in the gar- den in the I'cool of the daj': and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst 9 the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto the man, and said un- 10 to him. Where art thou '? And he said, I heard thy i^ voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked ; and 11 1 hid myself. And he said. Who told thee that thou wast naked '? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I command- ed thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said. The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave 13 me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman. What is this thou hast done ? And the wo- man said. The serpent beguiled me, 14 and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent. Because thou hast done this, cui-sed art thou i^ above all cattle, and i<5 above every beast of 4. 26. GENESIS. 2 Or, sorrow 3Heb. Hawaii, that is, Living, or. Life. 4Heb. kanah, to get. 5 Or, shall it not be lifted up J « Or, i? its de- sire, but thou shotlldest rul^ over it -neb. said unto. Many ancient authori- ties have, said unto AbelTti.i brother. Let us go into the field. the field ; upon tby belly shall thou go, aud dust shalt thou eat all the days of 15 thy life : and I will put enmity be- tween thee and the woman, and be- tween thy seed and her seed : it sliall 1 bruise thy head, and thou shalt 16 1 bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multijily thy sor- row and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desu'e shall be to thy husband, 17 and he shall rule over thee. And uiito Adam he said. Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying. Thou shalt not eat of it : cui-sed is the ground for thy sake ; in ^ toil shalt thou 18 eat of it all tlie days of thy life ; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of 19 the field ; m the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, tUl thou return unto the gromid ; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art, and 20 unto dust shalt thou return. And the man called his wife's name ^Eve ; be- cause she was the mother of all living. 21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his v.dfe coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said. Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good aud evil ; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever : 23 therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the gromid from whence he was taken. 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 And the man knew Eve his ■wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have * gotten a man with '2 the help of the Lord. Aivl again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cam was a Stiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain lirought of the fruit of the ground 4 an offering mito the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect imto Abel and 5 to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance feU. And the Lord said unto Cain, Whj art thou wroth ? and 7 why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, s shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door : and unto thee 6 shall be his desire, and thou 8 shalt rule over him. 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. And tlio Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said, I know not : am I my 10 brother's keeper ? And he said, Wliat hast thou done ? the voice of thy bro- ther's blood crieth unto me from the 11 ground. And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's 12 blood from thy hand ; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not hence- forth yield unto thee her strength ; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be 13 in the earth. And Cain said mito the Lord, 8 My punishment is greater 14 9 than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth ; and it shall come to i)ass, that whosoever findeth 15 me shall slay me. And the Lord said unto him. Therefore whosoever slay- etli Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord ap- pointed a sign for Cain, lest any find- ing him should smite hun. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, aud dwelt in the land of 17 10 Nod, lion the east of Eden. Aud Cain knew his wife; and she con- ceived, and bare Enoch : and he build- ed a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, 18 Enoch. And imto Enoch was born L-ad : and Irad begat Mehujael : and Mehujael begat Methushael : and Me- 19thushael begat Lamech. And La- mech took unto him two wives : the name of the one was Adah, and the 20 name of the other Zillali. And Adah bare Jabal : he was the father of such 21 as dwell in tents and hm-e cattle. And his brother's name was Jubal : he was the father of all such as handle the harp 22 aud pipe. And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, i^the forger of every cut- ting instrument of i^bj-ass and iron : and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naa- 23 mah. And Lamech said unto his wives : Adah and Zillah, hear my voice ; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken imto my speech : For ui have slain a man i^for wounding me. And a yoimg man for bruising me : ' 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold. Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name i6 geth : For, said .the, God I'^hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel ; for Cain slew him. 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 Lord. 8 Or, .\fine iniquity oOr, than can be/or- given 10 That is, Wan- dering. "Or, in front of 12 Or, ati in- structor of every artificer 13 Or, copper and so else- where. "Or, / will slay 15 Or, to my woiotd- ing, and a young man to iny hurt IS Heb. Sheth. 17 Heb. slutth. GENESIS. 5. 1. lOi-, Man 9 10 11 1-2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 •20 21 2-2 '25 26 29 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him ; male and female created he them ; and blessed them, and called their name ^Adam, in the day when they were created. And Adam lived an hmidred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image ; and called his name Seth : and the days of Adam after he begat- Seth were eight hundred j'ears : and he begat sons and daughters. And all the days that Adam lived were nuie hmidi'ed and thirty years : and he died. And Seth lived an hmidred and five years, and begat Enosh : and Seth lived after he begat Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: and all the days of Seth v/ere nine hundred and twelve j'ears: and he died. And Enosh lived nuiety years, and be- gat Kenan : and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hmidred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years : and he died. And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel: and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel eight hun- dred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten jears : and he died. And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared : and Mahal- alel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thu'tj' years, and begat sons and daughters : and aU the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred nine- ty and five years : and he died. And Jared lived an hundi-ed sixty and two years, and begat Enoch : and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hvmdi-ed years, and begat sons and daughters : and aU the daj's of Jared were nuie hundred sixty and two years : and lie died. And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah : and Enoch walked with God after he begat Me- thuselah three hundi-ed years, and be- gat sons and daughters : and all the days of Enoch were three hundred six- ty and five years : and Enoch walked with God : and he was not ; for God took him. And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech : and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Methu- selah were nine hmidred sixty and nme years : and he died. And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a sou : and he called his name Noah, saying. This same shall 2 comfort us for our work and for the toil of our hands, ^ because of the ground which the Lokd hath SOcm-sed. And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daugh- 31 ters : and all the days of Lamech were seven hmidred seventy and seven years : and he died. 32 And Noah was five himdred years old : and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the gi'omid, and daughters were born 2 unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of aU 3 that they chose. And the Lord said, My spu'it shall not ^strive with man for ever, '^for that he also is flesh : iJyet shall his days be an hmidred and 4 twenty years. The '^Neiihilmi were in the earth m those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in mito the daughters of men, and they bare children to them : the same were the mighty men which were of old, the 5 men of renown. And the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was gi'eat in the earth, and that every imagin- ation of the thoughts of bis heart 6 was only evil continually. And it re- pented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it gi'ieved him 7 at his heart. And the Lord said, I will 8 destroy man whom I have cre- ated from the face of the gi'ound ; both man, and beast, and creeping thuig, and fowl of the air; for it reijenteth 8 me that I have made them. But Noah fomid grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and "per- fect in his generations : Noah walked 10 with God. And Noah begat thi-ee 11 sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And the earth was corrujjt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrujit ; for aU flesh had cor- rupted his way upon the earth. 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 14 them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; i" rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty culiits, and 16 the height of it thirty cubits. A flight shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it i- upward ;, and the door of the ark shalt thou set uiythe side thereof; with lower, second, and 8. 9. GENESIS. 17 third stories shalt thou make it. And I, beliold, I do bring the Hood of waters ni^on the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; every thing that is in the earth 18 shall die. But I will establish my covenant with thee ; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thj' wife, and thy sons' wives 19 with thee. Aiid of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; thej- shall be male 20 and female. Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the gi'ound after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keeji 21 them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for 22 thee, and for them. Thus did Noah ; accordmg to all that God commanded him, so did he. 1 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark ; for thee have I seen righteous before me 2 in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean 3 two, the male and his female; of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female: to kee}) seed alive 4 upon the face of all the earth. 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 1 1 destroy from 5 off the face of the ground. And Noah did according unto all that the Lokd commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon 7 the earth. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because 8 of the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth ujion the ground, 9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, 10 as God commanded Noah. And it came to jmss after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon lithe earth. 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 fomitains of the gi'eat deep broken up, and the 12 windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days 13 and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the tlu-ee wives of his 14 sons with them, into the ark; they, and every beast after its kind, and all iHeb. blot out. the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of e^•ery 1.5 2 sort. And they went in imto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh 16 wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded 17 hun : and the Lord shut him in. And the flood was forty days ui^on the earth ; and the waters increased, anil bare up the ark, and it was lift up 18 above the earth. And the waters pre- vailed, and increased greatly upon the earth ; and the ark went upon the face 19 of the waters. And the waters pre- vailed exceedingly upon the earth ; and all the high mountains that were mi- der the whole heaven were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters j)revail ; and the mountains were cover- 21 ed . And all flesh died that moved uj)on the earth, both fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every ^ creepmg thing that creei^eth upon the earth, and every 22 man : aU in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of aU that 23 was in the dry land, died. ^ And every living thing was ^ destroyed which was upon the face of the gromid, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were 5 destroyed from the earth : and Noah only was left, and they that were with 24 him in the ark. And the waters pre- vailed upon the earth an hmidred and fifty days. 8 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a mnd to pass over the 2 earth, and the waters assuaged ; the fountains also of the deep and the wm- dows of heaven were stopped, and the 3 ram from heaven was restrained ; and the waters retm-ned from off the earth contmuallj-: and after the end of an hundred and fifty days the waters de- 4 creased. And the ark rested in the se- venth month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountams of Ara- 5 rat. And the waters decreased continu- ally until the tenth month : in the tenth mouth, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the momitains seen. 6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of 7 the ark which he had made : and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried uj) from 8 off the earth. And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the 9 ground; but the dove fomid no rest for the sole of her foot, and she re- tm'ued unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth : and he put forth his hand, and 2Heb. 3 Or. sicarni- inf/thing that swarm- eth 4 Or. And he de- stroyed every living thing 5Heb. blotted ont. GENESIS. 8. 9. lOr, a fresh olive leaf 2 Or, saTie;for the 3 Or, creepeth took her, and brought her in unto him 10 into the ark. And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth 11 the dove out of the ark ; and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth ^an oHve leaf i^luckt off: so Noah knew that the waters 12 were abated from off the earth. And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove ; and she retui-ned 13 not again unto him any more. 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 di'ied uj) from off the earth : and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face 14 of the ground was dried. And in the second month, on the seven and tv/en- tieth day of the month, was the earth dry. 15 And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives 17 with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thmg that is with thee of all flesh, both fowl, and'cattle, and every creeping thmg that creepeth upon the earth ; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fi'uitful, and mul- 18 tiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and 19 his sons' wives \vith him : every beast, every creeping thmg, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after then- families, went forth out of 20 the ai'k. And Noah builded an altar imto the Lord ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered bui'nt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled the sweet sa- vour ; and the Lord said in his heart, I wiU 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 %\'ill I again smite any more every thing living, as 1 22 have done. While the earth remain- eth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and 9 day and night shall not cease. And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them. Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air ; with all wherewith the ground steemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every mo^-ing thing that liveth shall be food for you ; as the green herb 4 have I given you all. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood 5 thereof, shall ye not eat. And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I requu-e; at the hand of every beast will I requke it : and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life 6 of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in 7 the image of God made he man. And you, be ye fruitful, and multij)ly ; bring •forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. 8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his 9sons with him, saying. And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and 10 with your seed after you; and with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast 11 of the earth. And I will estabHsh my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut oii any more by the waters of the flood ; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the 12 earth. And God said. This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every li^'ing creatm-e that is with you, for per- 13 petual generations : * I do set my bow m the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me 14 and the earth. And it shall come to i^ass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen 15 in the cloud, and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every Uving creatm-e of all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all 16 flesh. And the bow shall be in ths cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlastmg coven- ant between God and every living creatm-e of aU flesh that is upon the 17 earth. 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. 18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father 19 of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah : and of these was the whole earth overspread. 20 And Noah began to be an husband- 21 man, and planted a vineyard : and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told 23 his two brethren without. 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 24 not their father's nakedness. And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his ^ youngest son had done unto 25 him. And he said. Cursed be Canaan ; A servant of servants shall he be imto his brethren. 11. 14. GENESIS. uOr, went forth Asshur 'Heb. Pellsh- tim. » Or, the brother o/Ja- pheth the elder 26 Aiid lie said, Blessed be the Louu, tlio Ciod of Shorn ; And let Canaan be ^ his servant. 27 God enlarge Japlieth, And 2 let him dwell in the tents of Shem ; And let Canaan be ^his servant. 28 And Noah lived after the Hood three 2it hundred and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty yeai's : and he died. 10 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem Ham and Japlieth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and ii Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sous of Gomer; Ashkeiiaz, and 4!'Eiphath, and Togamiah. And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, and Tarshish, 5Kittim, and ^Dodauim. Of these were the s isles of the nations divided iu their lands, every one after his tongue ; after their families, in their nations. (i And tlie sons of Ham; Cush, and 7 Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Ha-vilah, and Sabtah, and Eaamah, and Sabteca : and the sons of Kaamah ; Slieba, and 8 Dedan. And Cusli begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said, Like Nim- rod a mighty hmiter before the Lord. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Ereeh, and Accad, and 11 Calneh, in the land of Siiinar. Out of that land "he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Eehoboth-Ii-, 12 and Calah, and Eesen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the gi-eat city). 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Aiia- mun, and Leliabun, and Naphtuhim, 14 and Pathrusim, and Casluliim (whence went forth 'the Phihstines), and Caphtorim. 15 And Canaan begat Zidon his first- 1(5 born, and Heth ; and the Jebusite, and 17 the Amorite, and the Girgashite ; and the Hivite, and the Ai'kite, and the 18 Sinite ; and the Ai-vadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the 19 Canaanite spread abroad. And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza ; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiiin, 20 unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in then' nations. 21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, ^the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children 22 born. The sons of Shem; Elam, and Assliur, and Ai-paehshad, and Lud, and 2.'5 Aram. And the sons of Aram ; Uz, 21 and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. And Ai'pachshad ■' begat Shelah ; and Shelah 2r)))egat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was if^Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name 20 was Joktan. And Joktan begat Al- modad, and Shelei)li, and Hazarma- 27veth, and Jerah ; and Hadoram, and 28 Uzal, and Diklali ; and " Obal, and 29 Abimael, and " Sheba ; and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were 30 the sons of Joktan. And their dwell- ing was from Meslia, as thou goest toward Sephar, the 12 mountain of the 31 east. These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 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 And the whole earth was of one 21^ language and of one 1* speech. And it came to jjass, as they journejed 15 east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and is slime had tliej^ for mortar. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top 711 ai/ reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name ; lest we be scattered abroad 5 upon the face of the whole earth. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the chihh-eu of 6 men builded. And the Lord said, Be- liold,they are one peo^jle, and they have all one language ; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing wUl be withh olden from them, which thej' 7 pm-pose to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound then- language, that they may not understand one 8 another's speech. So the Lord scat- tered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they left 9 off to build the city. Therefore was the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there i' confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them a- broad upon the face of all the earth. 10 These are the genei^tions of Shem. Shem was an hundi-ed years old, and begat Ai'pachshad two years after the 11 flood: and Shem lived after he begat Ai'pachshad five huiKh'ed j'ears, and begat sons and daughters. 12 And Ai'pachshad lived five and thirty 13 years, and begat Shelah : and Ai'pach- shad lived after he begat Shelah four hunth'ed and three years, and begat sous and daughters. 14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and 6 The Sept. reiida, begat C'tiiiaii, and Cninan begat Hlielah. '"That is. Division. 11 111 1 Clu-. I. 2i, JSbal. i'^Or.hiU count ri) 13 Heb. lip. u Heb. leords. I'i Or, ill the east If! That is, bitu- men. V Heb. bajal, to con- found. GENESIS. 11. U. 1.5 begat Eber : and SbeJali lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 And Eber lived fom- and thu-ty years, 17 and begat Peleg : and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and 19 begat Reu: and Peleg lived after he begat Eeu two hiuidred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Keu lived two and thu-tj- years, 21 and begat Serug : and Eeu lived after he begat Serug two hundi-ed and seven j"ears, and begat sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and 23 begat Nahor : and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hmulred years, and begat sons and daughters. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty 25 years, and begat Terah: and Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and 28 Haran ; and Haran begat Lot. And Haran (bed in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, 29 in Ur of the Chaldees. 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 Mil- 30 call, and the father of Iscah. And Sarai was barren ; she had no child. 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 mito Haran, and dwelt tliere. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and live years: and Terah died in Haran. 12 Now the Lord said unto Al)ram. Get thee out of thy country, and from thj- kindred, and from thy fathers house, unto the land that I will shew thee : 2 and I ^ill make of thee a gi-eat nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing: 3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse : and in thee shall all the families of 4 the earth be blessed. So Abram went, as the Lord had spoken unto him ; and Lot went v/ith liun : and Abram was seventy and five years old 5 when he departed out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's soji, and aU their sub- stance that they had gathered, and tlie souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land 6 of Canaan they came. And Abram passed through the laud mito the jdace of Shechem, luito the i oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the 7 land. And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said. Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar imto the Lord, who appear- 8 ed unto him. 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 un- to the Lord, and called upon the name 9 of the Lord. And Abram journeyed, going on still towai-d the ^ Soutli. 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram v.ent down into Egyjjt to sojourn there; for the famine was 11 sore in the land. 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 thou art a fair woman to look upon : 12 and it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall sa}-, This is his wife: and thej' will kill me. but they will save thee 13 alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art mj- sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that mj' soul may live 14 because of thee. And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the wo- 1,5 man that she was very fair. And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was 16 taken into Pharaoh's house. And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he- asses, and menservants, and maid- servants, and she-asses, and camels. 17Ajid the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because 18 of Sarai Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me ? why didst thou not tell me that she was 19 thy wife? Why saidst thou. She is my sister ? so that I took her to be my wife: now therefore behold thy 20 wife, take her, and go thy way. And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him : and they l)rought him on the way, and liis wife, and all that he had. 13 And Abram went uj) out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in 3 silver, and in gold. Ajid he went on his journeys from the South even to Betli- el, mito the jilace where his tent had been at the beginnuig, between Beth- 4 el and Ai ; unto the jilace of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name 5 of the Lord. And Lot also, which 14. 24. GENESIS. lOr, Circle 2 Orjere- bhiths 9 Or, nations 4 Or, Joined them- $f?ves to- gether agaimt went Avith Abrain, had flocks, and 6 herds, and tents. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not d^\ell 7 together. And there was a strife be- tween the herdmen of Abram's cattle and tlie lierdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Cauaanite and the Perizzite dwell- 8ed then in the land. And Abram said imto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herd- 9 men ; for we ai'e brethren. Is not the ■\vliole land before thee ? separate thy- self, I pray thee, froia me: if iJiou wilt fake the left hand, then I wiU go to the right; or if thou take the right 10 hand, then I wiU go to the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the 1 Plain of Jordan, that it v/as AveU watered every where, before the Lord destroj^ed Sodom and Gomor- rah, like the garden of the Lohd, like the laud of Egj-^jt, as thou goest unto llZoar. So Lot chose him all the Plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the 12 one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom Avere wicked and sinners against the Lord excee^- 14 tugly. And tlie Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him. Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and west- 15 ward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee VviU I give it, and to thy 16 seed for ever. And I vnll make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be 17 numbered. Ai'ise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for unto thee wiU I give 18 it. 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 Lord. 14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Ariocli king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of E- 21am, and Tidal king of SGoiim, that they made Avar with Bera king of Sodom, and with Bu'sha king of Go- morrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the 3 king of Bela (the same is Zoar). All these 4 joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea). ■1 Twelve years they served Chedorlao- mer, and in the thirteenth year they 5 rebelled. And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were Avith hini, and smote the Ilephaim in Ashteroth-karnaun, and the Zuzun in Ham, and the Emun in ^-Shaveh- (i kiriathaim, and the Horites in their momit Seir, unto El-paran, Avhich is 7 by the Avilderness. And they returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and smote all the (-country of the Amalekites, and also the Ainorites, 8 that dwelt in Hazazo)i-tamar. And there Avent out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Ze- boiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) ; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Sid- 9 dim; against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch khig of Ellasar; four kings against 10 the five. Now the vale of Siddim Avas fuU of ''slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to lithe mountain. And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their Aictuals, and Avent their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, Avho dwelt in Sodom, and his 13 goods, and departed. And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: noAv he dwelt by the 2 oaks of Manii-e the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these Avere confederate Avith Abram. 14 And Avhen Abram heard that his bro- ther Avas taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, tlu-ee hundred and eighteen, and pur- 15 sued as far as Dan. And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pm-sued them unto Hobah, Avhich is 16 on the ^left hand of Damascus. And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the Avomen also, 17 and the people. And the kmg of So- dom Aveut out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedor- laomer and the kuigs that were Avitli him, at the A'ale of Shaveh (the same 18 is the King's Vale). And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and AA'ine: and he Avas priest of 9 God 19 Most High. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of 'J God Most High, 10 possessor of heaven and earth : 20 and blessed be "God Most High, aa-McIi hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave hun a tenth of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take 22 the goods to thj'self . And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, 9 God Most High, lOpossessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I AviU not take a thread nor a shoelatchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I haA'e made 24 Abram rich : ii save only that which the '' (Jr, theplain 0/ Kiria- thaim « Heb. field. "That Is, bitumen 2ntt. 8 Or, north 9 Heb. t:l Eli/oil. 10 Or. maker II Or, let there be nothing for me; only that ic. 10 GENESIS. 14. 24. 1 Or, thy reward shall br exceed- ing great JHeb. Jehovah, as in other places where Goi) is put in capitJils. 3 Or, go heura «Tha Chaldeo and Syriac have, Eliezer the Da- maKene. young men have eaten, and the por- tion of the men which went with me ; Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take tlieir portion. 15 After these tilings the word of the Lord came imto Abrani in a vision, saj'ing, Fear not, Abrani : I am thy shield, '^and thy exceeding great re- 2 ward. And A])ram said, O Lord 2 God, what wilt thou give me, seeuig I ''go childless, and he that shnU be possessor of my house is ^Dammesek SEHezer? And Abram said. Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one born in my house is mine 4 heir. And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saj'ing. This man shall not be thine heir; but lie that shall come forth out of thine Sown bovvels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look novv^ toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to tell them : and he said luito him. So shall 6 thy seed lie. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him 7 for righteousness. And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give a thee this land to inlierit it. And ho said, Lord God, whereb}' shall I 9 know that I shall inherit it? And he said luito him, Talce me an heifer of three years old. and a she-goat of tliree years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a 10 young ingeon. And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other : but the bu"ds divided he not. 11 And the birds of prey came down upon the carcases, and Abram drove 12 them away. And when the sun was gomg dowii, a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and, lo, an horror of great 13 darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abrani, Know of a suretj' tliat thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not tlieu-s, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four 14 hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out 15 with great substance. But thou shalt go to thy fathers m peace; thou shalt 16 be buried in a good old age. And ill the fourth generation thej' shall come hither again : for the iniquity 17 of the Amorite is not yet full. And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch 18 that i^assed between these pieces. Li that day tlie Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egj-pt unto the great river, the 19 river Euphrates: the Kenite, and the 20Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the 21Rephaim, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite. 16 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an hand- maid, an Egyjitian, whose name was 2Hagar. And Sarai said unto Aliram, Behold now, the Lord hath restiained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, mito my handmaid ; it may be that I shall •' obtain cliildi-en by her. And A- brani hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her haiKhnaid, after A- bram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her 4 husband to be his wife. And he went iu unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had con- ceived, her mistress was despised in 5 her eyes. And Sarai said luito Abram. My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid uito thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes : the Lord judge G between me and thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from 7 her face. And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountaui in 8 the way to Shiu'. And he said, Ha- gar, Sarai's handmaid, whence earnest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I flee from the face of my 9 mistress Sarai. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Keturn to thy mistress, an<l submit thyself under her 10 hands. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will greatly multiplj' thy seed, that it shall not be numbered 11 for multitude. And the angel of the Lord said unto her. Behold, thou art with child, and shult bear a son; and thou shalt call his name ''Ishmael, be- cause the Lord hath heard thy afflic- 12tion. And he shall be as a wild-ass among men; his hand xhall he agamst every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell "^ m 13 the presence of all his brethren. And she called the name of the Loud that siiake unto her, "^Thou art "a God that seeth : for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me ? 14 Wherefore the well was called ^^Beer- lahai-roi ; behold, it is between Kadesh 15 and Bered. And Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called the name of his 16 son, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abrani. V7 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abrani. and said unto him, I am " God 18. 13. GENESIS. 11 I That is. Princess. 2 From the Ht'i. word meaniiii]: to law/h. Abnighty; walk l)efore me, and be 2 thou perfect. Aiut I will make my covenant between me and thee, and Swill multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face : and (rod talked 4 with him, saying. As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of 5 nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. G And I will make thee exceeding fruit- ful, and I will make nations of thee, 7 and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give imto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojouni- ings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and I will be 9 their God. And God said imto Abra- ham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee ; every male among llj'ou shall be cu'ciuncised. And j-e shall be cii'cumcised in the flesh of yonr foreskin ; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. 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 stranger, which is not of 13 thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circmncised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an 14 everlastuig covenant. And the uncu'- cumcised 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. 1,5 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but i Sarah shall her name 16 be. And I will bless her, and more- over I will give thee a sou of her : yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mo- tJier of nations ; kings of peoples shall 17 be of her. Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart. Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundi-ed years old ? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said uaito God. Oh that 19 Islunael might Hve before thee I And God said. Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thoii shalt call his name "Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlast- ing covenant for his seed after him. 20 And as for Islmiael, 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 21 nation. But my covenaiit will I estab- lish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the 22 next j^ear. And he left off talking with him, and God went xip from Abraham. 23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and aU that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and cu'cumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the self- same day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was cu'cmncised in the 25 flesh of bis foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his 26 foreskin. In the selfsame day was Abraham circimicised, and Ishmael his 27 son. And all the men of his house, those boi"n in the house, and those bought with money of the stranger, were cii'cumcised with hun. 18 And the Lord a^jpeared unto hun by the -^ oaks of Mamre, as be sat in the 2 tent door in the heat of the day ; and he lift 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 3 himself to the earth, and said, ■'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from 4 thy servant : let now a little water be fetched, and wash yom- feet, and rest 5 yourselves under the tree: and I wUl fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye yom- heart; after that ye shall pass on : ^ forasmuch as ye are come to youi' servant. And they said, So do, 6 as thou hast said. And Abraham hast- ened into the tent unto Sarah, and said. Make ready quicldy three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he 8 hasted to dress it. 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 9 did eat. And they said unto him, "WTiere is Sarah thy wife ? And he said. Behold, 10 in the tent. And he said, I will cer- tainly retm-n unto thee when the season ^cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thj' wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was be- ll hind Imn. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age ; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the 12 manner of women. And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, Mter I am waxed old shall I have pleasm-e, my 13 lord being old also? And the Loitn 3 Or, tere- binths 4 Or. O Lord ^ Or, for there- fore "Heb. liveth, or, re- viveth. I-G 12 GENESIS. 18. 13. lOr. 7vo7uler- ful 2Heb. livetht or, re- viveth. 3 See Amos iii. 2. 4 Or, said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a 14siu-ety bear a cMd, which am old? Is any thing too ihai-d for the Lord? At the set time I wiU return unto thee, when the season 2 cometh round, 15 and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay ; but thou didst laugh. 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom : and Alira- ham went with them to bring them 17 on the way. And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which 181 do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and inighty na- tion, and all the nations of the earth 19 shall be blessed in him ? For I have ''known him, to the end that he may command his children and his house- hold after him, that they may keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgement; to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which 20 he hath spoken of him. And the Lord said, * Because the cry of Sodom and GomoiTah is great, and * because their 21 sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether accordmg to the cry of it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I 22 wiU Imow. And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom : but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 23 And Abraham da-ew near, and said. Wilt thou consume the righteous with 24 the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are there- 25 in? That be far from thee 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 26 the earth do right ? And the Lord said. If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare aU tlie jilace 27 for their sake. And Abraham answered and said. Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which 28 am but dust and ashes : peradventure there shell lack five of the fifty right- eous : wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not 30 do it for the forty's sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I wiU speak : peradventure there shall thu'ty be found there. And lie said, I will not 31 do it, if I find thirty there. And he said. Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: perad- venture there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy 32 it for the twenty's sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet bvit this once : perad- venture ten shall be foimd there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the 33 ten's sake. And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham : and Abraham returned unto his place. 19 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 ; 2 and he said. Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray yoix, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said. Nay; but we will abide in 3 the street all night. And he urged them greatly ; and they turned in un- to him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did 4 eat. But liefore they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house romid, both young and old, all the people 5 from every quarter; and they called unto Lot, and said unto liim. Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that 6 we may know them. And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut 7 the door after him. And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes : only unto these men do nothing ; 6 forasmuch as they are come imder the 9 shadow of my roof. 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. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to 11 them, and shut to the door. And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great : so that they wearied 12 themselves to find the door. And tlie men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city ; brmg them out 13 of the place: for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the Lord ; and the Lord 14 hath sent us to destroy it. And Lot vrent out, and sjiake unto his sons in law, which ^ married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this jjlace ; for the Lord will destroy the city. But 20. 11. GENESIS. 13 lOr, ptmish- ment 2 See ch. xiii. 10. 3 Or, O Lord i Oi', the evil 5 That is, Little, ver. 20. See ch. xiv. 8. he seemed unto bis sons in law as one 15 that niofkcd. And wlien the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Ai'ise, take thy wife, and tliy two daughters which are here ; lest thou be consumed in the i iniquity of 16 the city. But he Imgered ; and the men laid hold upon his baud, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daugliters ; the Lord being merciful mito him : and they brought hun forth, and set him without the 17 city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said. Escape for thy life ; look not be- hind thee, neither stay thou in all the ■■^ Plain; escape to the moiuitain, lest 18 thou be consumed. And Lot said unto 19 them, Oh, not so, ^my lord: behold now, thy servant hath fomid grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed mito me in saving my life; and I eaimot escape to the momitam, lest * evil 20 overtake me, and I die: behold now, this city is near to flee imto, and it is a little one : Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall 21 live. And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither ; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was 23 called ^ Zoar. The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came mito Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire 25 from the Lord out of heaven ; and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which gi'ew ujion the 26 ground. But his wife looked back from behmd him, and she became a pillar of 27 salt. And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had 28 stood before the Lord : and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the laud went up as the smoke of a im'iiace. 29 And it came to pass, when God de- stroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, wlien he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him ; for he feared to dweU in Zoar: and he dwelt in a 31 cave, he and his two daughters. And the firstborn said unto the younger. Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after 32 the manner of aU the earth: come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may 33 preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night : and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father ; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she 34 arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father : let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may jire- 35 serve seed of om- father. And they made thek father drink wine that night also: and the yomiger arose, and lay with hun ; and he knew not when she 36 lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with 37 child by their father. And the first- born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the 38Moabites unto this day. And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi : the same is the father of the chililren of Ammon unto this day. 20 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur ; and 2 he sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife. She is my sister : and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and 3 took Sarah. But God came to Abimel- ech in a di-eam of the night, and said to him. Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 4 Nov/ Abimelech had not come near her : and he said. Lord, wilt thou slay 5 even a righteous nation ? Said he not himself unto me. She is my sister? and she, even she herseK said. He is my brother : in the integi'ity of my heart and the umocency of my hands have 6 1 done this. And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that m the integi'ity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from simiing against me : therefore suiiered 7 I thee not to touch her. Now there- fore restore the man's wite ; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live : and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt sm'ely die, thou, and aU that are thine. 8 And Abimelech rose early ui the morning, and called aU his servants, and told all these things m their ears : 9 and the men were sore afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said imto him. What hast thou done imto us ? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin ? thou hast done deeds mito me that ought not to 10 be done. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, WHiat sawest thou, that thou 11 hast done this thing ? And Abraham said. Because I thouglit, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and 14 GENESIS. 20. 11. 1 Or, Jic 2 Or, be- fore aXl men 3 Or, pre- pared I'iughter /or me lOr, ptaying 5 Or, they will slay me for my wife's sake. 1'2 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she be- 13 came my wife : and it came to jiass, when God caused me to wander from my father's hotise, that I said unto her. This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He 14 is my brother. Arid Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and menservants and womenservants, and gave them mito Abraham, and restored him Sarah his 15 wife. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee : dwell where 16 it jileaseth thee. And unto Sarah he said. Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, lit is for thee a covermg of the eyes to aU that ai-e with thee; and 2 in re- 17 spect of all thou art righted. And Abra- ham prayed unto God : and God healed Abhnelech, and his wife, and his maid- 18 servants ; and they bare children. For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, be- cause of Sarah Abraham's wife. 21 And the Lord visited Sarali as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah 2 as he had spoken. And Sarah con- ceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which 3 God had sxjoken to him. And Abra- ham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare 4 to him, Isaac. And Abraham circum- cised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. .'SAud Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was Iwrii unto B him. And Sarah said, God hath ^made me to laugh ; every one that heareth Twill laugh with nie. 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. 8 And the child gi'ew, and ^\&s, weaned : and Abraham made a great feast on 9 the day that Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egj^iJtian, which she had borne unto 10 Abraham, ^mocking. Wlierefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bond- woman and her son : for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my 11 son, even with Isaac. AnA the thing was very gi-ievous in Abraham's sight 12 on account of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be gi'ievous in thy sight because of the lad, and be- cause of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto lier voice ; for in Isaac shall thy seed 13 be called. And also of the son of the bondwoman ^\iU I make a nation, be- 14 cause he is thy seed. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a = bottle of v.'ater, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away : and she dejiarted, and wandered in the 15 wilderness of Beer-sheba. And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child mider one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against hun a good vv-aj- 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 lift up her 17 voice, and wept. 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 18 of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and fiUed the bottle with water, and gave 20 the lad drink. And God was with the lad, and he grew ; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and "became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and liis mother took him a wife out of the land of ~Eigj^i. 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, sajirig, God is with thee in all that thou doest : •23 now therefore swear mito me here by God that thou 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, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land 24wherem thou hast sojourned. And 25 Abraham said, I ^vill swear. And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing : neither didst thou teU me, neither yet heard I of it, but '27 to-day. And Abraham took shee^j and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech ; 28 and they two made a covenant. And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the 29 flock by themselves. And Abhnelech said unto Altraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set 30 by themselves? And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31 "Whei'ef ore he called that place Beer- sheba ; because there they sware both 32 of them. 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 33 Philistines. And Ahraliam planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the 34 Everlasthig (xod. And Abraham so- journed in the laud of the Philistines many days. 23. 13. GENESIS. 15 iHeb. fee/or hlmiclf. '-' Or, ac- cording to many ;;ncieiit :iiitliori- ties. 6t'- hold a •Heb. <jne)rani caught ■' That is, The IMRD iciU see, or, pro- vide. i Or, Tie shall be seen 22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto limi, Altraham ; and )ie said, •iHere am I. And he said, Talce now thy son, thine onlj- son, whom thon htvest, even Isaac, and pet thee uito the hind of Moriah ; and oifer liini there for a bm-nt oU'eriiif,' npon one of the mountains whie}i I will tell thee of. ;J.\nd Abraham rose early in the morn- ing, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his sou ; and he clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which •i God had told liim. Oil the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw 5 the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men. Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder ; and we will \vorship, and come 6 again to you. And Abraham took the Avood of the burnt oifering, and laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he took in his hand the iii-e and tlie knife ; and they 7 went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said. My father : and he said. Here am I, my son. And he said. Behold, the lire and the >vood : but where is the 8 lamb for a burnt oifering ? And Abra- ham said, God will i provide hunself the lamb for a bm-nt oifering, my son: so they went both of them together. y 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 sou, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the angel of the Lokd called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham. Abraham: and he said. Here am I. 12 And he said. Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I knoAv that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not with- held thy son, thine only son, from me. 13.'uid 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 1 1 in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place " Jehovah- jireh: as it is said to this day. In the mount of the Loed -it sliall be pro- 15vided. And the angel of the Lord called mito Abraham a second tune out 16 of heaven, and said, By uiyseK have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not with- 17 held thy son, thine oidy son: that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multi- plymg I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his 18 enemies ; and in thy seed shall all the natitms of the earth ^ be blessed; be- lt) cause thou hast obeyed my voice. So Abi-aham returned uTito his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, say- iiig. Behold, Milcali, she also hath borne children luito thy brother Na- 21 hor ; Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kenniel the father of 22 Aram ; and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat Kebekah : these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abra- 24 ham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Remnah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacali. 23 And the life of Sarah v>'as an hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron ) , in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn fen- Sarah, Sand to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, say- 4ing, I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burjingplace with you, that I may 5 bury my dead out of my sight. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, (3 saying unto him. Hear us, my lord: thou art c a mighty prmce among us: in the choice of our sei^ulchres bra-y thy dead ; none of us shall with- hold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed hunself to the people of the land, even 8 to the children of Heth. And he comnumed ■v^ith them, saying. If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of if Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, wiiich he hath, which is in the end of his field ; for the full price let him give it to uie in the midst of you for a jjossession of a 10 buryingidace. Now Ephron was sittmg in the midst of the children of Heth : and Eplu-ou the Hittite answered Abra- ham ui the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at 11 the gate of his city, sayuig, Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is thereui, I give it thee ; m the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee : bury thy dead. 12 And Abraham bowed himself down 13 before the people of the land. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the jieople of the land, saying. But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field ; take it "Or.WcM them- selves n Heb. a prince uf God. 16 GENESIS. 23. 13. i Or, /or an the good) of his master were in hia hand of me, and I will bury my dead there. 14Aiid Epliron answered Abraham, say- 15ing nnto hmi. My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hun- dred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore 16 thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the children of Hetli, four hundred shekels of silver, current mo net/ with the mer- 17 chant. So the field of Eplu-on, 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 18 unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his 19 city. 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. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingi)lace by the children of Heth. 24 And Abraham was old, and well stricken m age: and the Lord had 2 blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto bis servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had. Put, I pray thee, thy 3 hand under my thigh : and I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, 4 among whom I dwell : but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto him, Per- adventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? 6 And Abraham said unto him. Beware thou that thou bring not my son 7 thither again. The Lord, the God of heaven, that took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativ- ity, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying. Unto thy seed will I give this land ; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take 8 a wife for my son from thence. And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath ; only thou shalt not bring 9 my son thither agam. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abra- ham his master, and sware to him 10 concerning this matter. And the serv- ant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; ^having all goodly thmga of his master's in his hand : and he arose, and went to 2 Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 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 12 women go out to draw water. And he said, Lord, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and shew kindness 13 unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city 1-1 come out to draw water: and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let do\vn thy i)itcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast ajipointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I laiow that thou hast shewed kind- ISness unto my master. And it came to pass, before he had done speakmg, 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 shoiilder. 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, 17 and came up. And the servant ran to meet her, and said. Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of 18 thy pitcher. And she said. Drink, my lord : and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave 19 him drink. And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I wUl draw for thy camels also, until they 20 have done drinking. And she hast- ed, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran agam unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man looked stedfastly on her ; holding his peace, to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous 22 or not. And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of ^half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of 23 gold; and said. Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to 24 lodge in ? Ajid she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 2.') She said moreover unto him. We have both straw and provender enough, and 26 room to lodge in. And the man bowed his head, and worshipiied the Lord. 27 And he said. Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his mercy and his truth toward my master: as for me, the Lord hath led me in the way to the 28 house of my master's brethren. And the damsel ran, and told her mother's 29 house according to these words. And 24. 65. GENESIS. Eebekah had a brother, and liis name was Labaii : and Laban ran out unto HOtho man, unto tho fomitain. And it came to pass, wheii he saw the rm^, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and wlien he heard the words of Eebekah his sister, saying. Thus spake tlie man unto me ; that he came unto tho man ; and, behold, he stood by tho camels at tlie fountain. 31 And he said. Come in, thoit Idessed of tho Lord ; wherefore standest thou without? for I have ]5repared the house, and room for the camels. 32 And the man came into the house, and he ungirded tho camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the men's feet that were with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. Aiid 34 he said. Speak on. And he said, I 35 am Abraliam's servant. And the Lord hath blessed my master gi-eat- ly ; and he is become gi-eat : and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and menservants and maidservants, and camels and 36 asses. And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old : and unto him hath he given 37 all that ho hath. And my master made me swear, saying. Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose 38 land I dwell: but thou shalt go luito my father's house, and to my kindred, 39 and take a wife for my son. Aiid I said unto my master, Peradventure 40 the woman will not follow me. And he said unto me. The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house: 41 then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kind- red ; and if they give her not to thee, 4'2 thou shalt be clear from my oath. And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my 43 way which I go: behold, I stand by the fountain of water ; and let it come to pass, that the maiden which cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water 44 of thy pitcher to drink ; and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed for my master's 45 son. And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Eebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder ; and she went down tmto the fount- ain, and drew: and I said unto her, 46 Let me drink, I pray thee. And she made haste, and let down her i)itcher from her slioulder, and said. Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also : so I dranlc, and she made the camels 47 drink also. Ajid 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 tlie ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the (xod of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for 49 his son. And now if ye 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 50 the left. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said. The thing pro- ceedeth from the Lord : we cannot 51 speak unto thee bad or good. Behold, Eebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's 52 wife, as the Lord hath spoken. And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth mito the 53 Lord. And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Ee- bekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were witli huu, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send 55 me away unto my master. And her brother and her mother said. Let the damsel abide with us a fern days, at the least ten ; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them. Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may 57 go to my master. And they said. We will call the damsel, and inquu-e at 58 her mouth. And they called Eebekah, and said unto her. Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Eebekah theu* sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's 60 servant, and his men. And they blessed Eebekah, and said unto her. Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the 61 gate of those which hate them. And Eebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode ui)on the camels, and fol- lowed the man: and the servant took 62 Eebekah, and went his way. And Isaac came ifrom the way of Beer-lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the land of the South. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the fleld at the eventide : and he lifted uj) his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there 64 were camels coming. And Eebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw 65 Isaac, she lighted off the camel. And iThe Sept. lu« throxitjli the wil- derness. 18 GENESIS. 24. 65. lOr, si-ttlvd Heb./cH. 2 Or, over agahist she said rmto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the fiekl to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master : and she took her veil, and 66 covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 And Isaac Ijrought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Kebekah, and she became his wife ; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. 25 And Aln-aham took . another wife, 2 and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zinnan, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midiau, and Ishbak, and 3 Shuah. And Jokshan ))egat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshmim, and Letushiin, and 4Leuuuuim. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, aiid Ejiher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eklaah. All these were 5 the children of Keturah. And Abra- ham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But luito the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac bis son, while he yet lived, 7 eastward, unto the east countrj'. And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hmidred threescore and fifteen years. 8 And Abraham gave vq) the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and fuU of years ; and \\as gathered to his 9 people. And Isaac and Islmiael his sons buried hun in the cave uf Machpelah, in the field of Ejjhron the son of Zoliar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 10 the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth: tliere was Abra- 11 ham buried, and Sarah his v.ife. And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son ; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi. 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's hanchnaid, bare 13 unto Abraham : and these are the names of the sous of Isluuael, by then- names, accorduig to their generations : the iu'stboi'n of Islunael. Nebaioth ; and 14Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, and Mislmia, and Dumah, and Massa; l.T Hadad, and Tenia, Jetm% Na2)hish, and 16 Kedemah: these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments ; twelve princes according to their ua- 17 tious. And these are the j-ears of the life of Islunael, an hundred and thirty and seven years : and he gave up the ghost and died ; and was gathered unto 18 his people. And they dwelt from Havi- lah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward AssjTia : he i abode 2 in the presence of aU his brethren. 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat 20 Isaac: and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the ^Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Liban the ^ Syrian, to be 21 his wife. And Isaac intreated the Lord for his \vife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of hun, and Rebekah his wife con- 22ceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said. If it be so, * wherefore do I live? And 23 she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said mito her, Two nations are in thy womb. And two i)eoples shall be separated even from thy bowels : And the one people shall be stronger than the other jjeople ; And the elder shall serve the young- er. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in 25 her womb. And the first came forth "red, all over like an hau-y garment; 26 and they called his name Esau. And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel ; and his name was called ^ Jacob : and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare 27 them. And the boj's grew : and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a ''plain man, 28 dwelling in tents. Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: 29 and Rebekah loved Jacob. And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came in from 30 the field, and he was faint: and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with *^that same redpattage ; for I am faint: therefore was his name called 31 '-'Edom. And Jacob said. Sell me i^this 32 day thy birthright. And Esau said. Behold, I am at the point to die: and what iirofit shall the birthright do to 33 me? And Jacob said, Swear to me 10 this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthi-ight unto Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and pot- tage of lentils; and be did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way : so Esau desiused his birthright. 26 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abunelech king of the 2 Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord appeared mito him, and said. Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee ; for mito thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy 4 father ; and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth i^be 5 blessed ; because that Abraham obey- ed my voice, and ke])t my charge, my ■■> Heb. A rnvl- ean. J Or, where- fore a^n I thus I 5 Or, ruddy 6 That is, One tfutt takes by the heel or sup- pla nis. ^ Or, quiet Or, harm- less Hel). per/ecC. »Heb. thf red pottajie, this red pottage. « That is, Jlcd. wOr, first (if all 11 Or, liless the77i- selves 27. 10. GENESIS. 19 iHeb. liviwj. 2 That is, Conten- tion. 3 That is, Enmity. ■> That is, Broad places, 01, Room. 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5'2 23 24 coimiiaiidments, my statutes, and my laws. And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: and the men of the place asked him of his wife ; and he said, Slie is my sister : for he feared to say, My wife; lest, .laid he, the men of the iilace should kill me for Rebekah : because she was fair to look upon. And it came to l)ass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Phil- istines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Eebekah his wife. And Abunel- ech called Isaac, and said. Behold, of a surety she is thj- wife : and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. And Abimelech said, "What is this thou hast done unto us ? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guilthiess upon us. And Abimelech charged all tlie people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. And Isaac sowed in that land, and fomid ill the same year an hundredfold : and tlie LoKD blessed him. And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great: and he had possessions of Hocks, and possessions of herds, and a great house- hold: and the Philistines envied him. Now all the w^ells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abra- ham his father, the Philistines had stop- ped them, and tilled them with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Ahraham his father ; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abranam : and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. And Isaac's servants digged in the val- ley, and found there a well of ^ spruig- ing water. And the herchnen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmeu, sayhig, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well s'Esek; because they contended with him. And they digged another well, and they strove for that also : and he called the name of it ^Sitnah. And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it ^Eehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. And he went uji from thence to Beer-sheba. And the Lord apjieared unto huu the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father : fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 2.") And he buikhsd an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there 2(5 Isaac's servants digged a well. Then AIninelech went to him from Gerar, and Abuzzath his friend, and Phicol the 27 captain of his host. And Isaac said unto them. Wherefore are ye come unto nie, seeing j-e hate me, and have sent me 28 away from you? And they said. We saw plainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said. Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a coven- 29 ant with thee; that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothuig but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed 30 of the Lord. And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they de- 32 parted from him in peace. And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concern- ing the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found 3o water. And he called it *Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer- sheba unto this day. 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: 35 and they were "a gi-ief of mmd unto Isaac and to Eebekah. 27 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: 2 and he said unto him. Here am I. And he said. Behold now, I am old, I know 3 not the day of my death. Now there- fore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the 4 field, and take me venison; and make me savour}' meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before 51 die. And Eebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for G venison, and to bring it. And Eebekah spake unto Jacob her son, sajing. Be- hold, I heard thy father speak unto 7 Esau thj' brother, saying. Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before 8 the Lord before my death. Now* there- fore, my son, obey my voice according 9 to that which I command thee. Go no"w to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; and I wiU make them savom-y meat for thy 10 father, such as he loveth: and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he 5 See ch. xxi. ul. B Heb. bitter- Ttcss of apirit. 20 GENESIS. 27. 10. lOr, mocker may eat, so that he may bless thee 11 before liis death. And Jacob said to Eebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a 12 smooth man. My fatlier peradventui'e will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a 1 deceiver; and I shall bring a ciu'se upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son : only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his 15 father loved. And Eebekah took the goodly raiment of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger 16 son : and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and 17 upon the smooth of his neck: and she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand 18 of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said. My father: and he said, Here am I ; who art thou, 19 my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless 20 me. And Isaac said unto his son. How is it that thou hast found it so quick- ly, my son? And he said. Because the Lord thy God sent me good speed. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son 22 Esau or not. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt hun, and said. The voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's 24 hands : so he blessed him. And he said. Art thou my very son Esau? And he 25 said, I am. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's veni- son, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he 26 drank. And his father Isaac said mito him, Come near now, and kiss me, my 27 son. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smeUed the smeU of his raiment, and blessed him, and said. See, the smell of my son Is as the smeU of a field which the LoED hath blessed : 28 And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And i^lenty of corn and wine : 29 Let peoples serve thee. And nations bow down to thee : Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : Cursed be every one that cui'seth thee, And blessed be every one that bless- eth thee. 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 31 in from his hunting. And he also made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father. Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul 32 may bless me. And Isaac his father said unto him. Who art thou? Aiad he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, 33 Esau. And Isaac trembled very exceed- ingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have blessed him? yea, 34«HfZ he shaU be blessed. 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 35 me also, my father. And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath 36 taken away thy blessing. And he said. Is not he rightly named 2 Jacob ? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birtlu-ight ; and, be- hold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said. Hast thou not 37 reserved a blessing for me ? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for serv- ants; and with coi'n and wine have I sustained him: and what then shall 38 1 do for thee, my son ? And Esau said unto his fatlier. Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, my father. And Esau lifted 39 ui) his voice, and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him. Behold, ^ of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dweUmg, And 'of the dew of heaven from above; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brotbar ; And it shall come to pass when thou shalt break loose. That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck. 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart. The days of mom-ning for my father are at hand ; then will I slay my brother Ja- 42 cob. And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Eebekah ; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him. Behold, thy bro- ther Esau, as touching thee, doth com- 43 fort himself, 7Jj(?po.si»(/ to kill thee. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice ; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother 44 to Haran; and tarry with hun a few days, until thy brother's fury turn 45 away ; until thy brother's anger turn 2 See ch. XXV. 26, 3 Or, away from 29. 12. GENESIS. 21 iHeb. El Shad- dai. 2Heb. Aram- tan. 3Heb. the jAace. i Or, be- side him SHeb. break forth. away from tlieo, and he forget that which thou hast done to him : tlien I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be bereaved of you both in one day ? 46 And llebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daugh- ters of Heth : if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what 28 good shall my life do me ? And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him. Thou shalt not take a wife of the 2 daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of 3 Laban thy mother's brother. And i God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou 4 mayest be a company of peoples ; and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest mherit the land of thy sojouruings, which God gave 5 unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the ^Syrian, the brother of Piebekah, Jacob's and 6 Esau's mother. 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 hun a charge, say- ing. Thou shalt not take a wife of the 7 daughters of Canaan ; and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and 8 was gone to Paddan-aram: and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan 9 pleased not Isaac his father ; and Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, 11 and went toward Haran. 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. 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 descend- 13ing on it. And, behold, the Lord stood *above it, and said, I am the LoiiD, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and 14 to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt ^ spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth 15 be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and wiU keep thee wliitherso- ever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that 16 which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and lie said. Surely the Loud is in this place; 17 and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this i>lace ! this is none other but the house of God, 18 and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had i)ut under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and jioured oil upon the 19 top of it. And he called the name of that place '•Beth-el: but the name 20 of the city was Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, sayiug, 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 jiut 21 on, so that I come again to my fa- ther's house in peace, '^then shall the 22 Lord be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I wiU surely give the tenth unto thee. 29 Then Jacob ^went on his journey, and came to the land of the children 2 of the east. And he looked, and behold a "^^■eU in the field, and, lo, tlu-ee 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 3 great. 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. 4 Ajid Jacob said unto them. My breth- ren, whence be ye? And they said, 5 Of Haran are we. And he said unto them. Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? 6 Aaid they said. We know him. And he said unto them, Is it well with him ? And they said. It is well : and, behold, Eachel his daughter cometh with the 7 sheep. And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 8 And they said. We camiot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. 9 While he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheej); for 10 she kept them. And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Eachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's bro- ther, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's 11 brother. And Jacob kissed Piachel, and lifted iip his voice, and wejit. 12 And Jacob told Eachel that he was 6 That is, The house of Uod. 'Or. and the Lord wilt be my God, then this stone «t-c. «Heb. lifted up his feet. 22 GENESIS. 29. 12. iHeb. rafih beont/i. 2Heb. ihatna. her father's brother, and that he was Rehekah's son: and she ran and told 13 her father. And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidmgs of Ja- cob 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 14 things. And Laban said to liim, Sm-ely thou ait my bone and my flesh. And he abode v.itli him the space of a 15 month. And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, should- est tliou therefore serve me for nought? 16 tell me, what shall thy wages be '? And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder wasLeah. and the name of 17 the younger was Rachel. And Leah's ej'es were tender; but Rachel was 18 beautiful and weU fa\'ovu'ed. And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Racliel 19thj' younger daughter. And Laban said. It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to 20 another man: abide with me. Ajid Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few '21 days, for the love he had to her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that '221 may go in unto her. And Laban gathered together all the men of the 2:*) place, and made a feast, ibid it came to pass in the eveniiig, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in mito her. 24 And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid imto his daughter Leah for au hand- 25 maid. And it came to pass in tlic morning that, behold, it was Leali: and he said to Lalian, YvTiat is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve •^'sith thee for Rachel ? wherefore '20 then hast thou beguiled me ? And Lalmn said. It is not so done in oui' l^lace, to give the younger before the 27 firstborn. Fulfil the week of this one, and we will g\\e tliee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve 28 with me j'et seven other years. Aiid Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter 29 to v>'ife. And Laban gave to Rachel his da'aghter Bilhali his handmaid to 30 be her liandmaid. And he went in also mito Rachel, and he loved also Rachel m.ore than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 And the Lord saw that Leah was hated, and he ojiened her womb: but 32 Rachel was barren. And Leah con- ceived, and bare a, son, and she called his name Reuben : for she said. Because the Lord ihath looked upon my afflic- tion ; for now my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and said, Because the Loed 2 hath heard that I am hated, lie hath there- fore given me this son also: and she 34 called his name •'' Simeon. And she con- ceiA'ed again, and bare a son ; and said. Now this time will my husband be ^joined imto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his 35 name called Levi. And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said. This time ■n'iU I Upraise the Lord: therefore she called his name " Judah; and slie left bearing. 30 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister ; and she said unto Jacob, Give 2 me chilch-en, or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel : and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hatli withheld from thee the fruit of the 3 womb ? jVnd she said. Behold my maid Bilhah, go in imto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may 4'? obtain children bj' her. And she gave him Bilhah her hanchuaid to wife : and 5 Jacob went in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath ^ judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called 7 she his name Dan. And Bilhah Ra- chel's handmaid conceived again, and 8 bare Jacob a second son. And Rachel s?id, Trith y mighty wrestlmgs have I lOvvrestled v.'ith my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name 9 Naphtali. When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to 10 wife. And Zilpah Leah's handmaid 11 bare Jacol) a son. And Leah said, iiFortmiate! and she called his name 12 12 Gad. And Zilpah Leah's handmaid 13 bare Jacob a second son. And Leah said, isHappj'am I! for the daughters will i^call me happy: and she called 14 his name Asher. And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found i-"'mandi'akes in the field, and brought them imto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray 15 thee, of thy son's mandrakes. And she said mito her, Is it a small m.atter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's nianehakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night IGfor thy son's man(h-akes. And Jacob came from the field in the evenmg, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandi'akes. And he lay with 17 her that night. And God hearkened luito Leah, and she conceived, and 18 bare Jacob a fifth sou. And Leah said, God hath given me my iGliiro, because I gave my handmaid to my husband : and she called his name Issachar. 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare 20 a sixth son to Jacob. And Leah said, 3Heb. Shimeon. iFrom the root lavah. ^ From tlie Heb. hotlah. 6 Heb. Jehu- dtih. ■Heb. be build- ed by her. a Heb. dan, he judged. Heb. urest- lings of God. 10 Heb. niphtal, he wrestled. u Heb. With fortune/ Another reading is. For- tune is come. 12 That is. For- tune. 13 Heb. With my happi- ness I H Heb. ash^ry to call happy. IS Or, love- apples le Heb. saehfir. 31. 14. GENESIS. 23 iHcb. tabal, ho dwelt. ! Hob. jottt'ph. 3Heb. broken forth. * Heb. ac ^nif foot. 5 Or. ttortix free (toiT liath ondowed mo V\-illi n, good dowry; now will my husband idwell with nie, because I have bonio him six sous: and she called his name 21 Zel)uluu. And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name JJinah. 22 And God remembered Ivachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened '2;iher womb. And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken 24awaj' my reproach: and she called liis name Joseph, saying. The Lokd -add to me another son. 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 coun- 26 try. Gi\e me my wives and iny child- ren for whom I have served thee, and let me go : for thou knowest my service 27 wherewith I liave served thee. And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, /«rn/ : for I have divined that the Lokd hath 28 blessed me for thy sake. And he said, Appttint me thy v.ages, and I will give 29 it. And he said unto him, Thou knov/- est how I have served thee, and liow I 30 thy cattle hath fared with me. For it was little which tlioii hadst before I came, and it hath ^ increased unto a multitude ; and the Lord hath blessed thee ■* whithersoever I turned : and now when shall I provide for mine own .'51 house also ? And he said, VHiat shall I give thee ? And Jacob said. Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thuig for me, I will again feed thy 32 flock and keep it. I will pass through all thy 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. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me hei'eafter, when thou shalt come concerning mj- hire that is before thee : every one that is not speckled and spot- ted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that if found with me shall 3'4be counted stolen. And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according 35 to tlij- word. And he removed tliat day the he-goats that were riugstraked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, e^■ery one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave 36 them into the hand of his sons; and he set thi-ee days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob : and Jacob fed the 37 rest of Labau's docks. And Jacob took him rods of fresh ^ poplar, and of the almond and of the plane tree; and peeled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which 38 was in the rods. Aiid 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 tliey conceived when they 31) came to drink. And the flocks con- ceived l)efore the rods, and llu^ flocks brought forth riugstraked, speckled, ■10 and spotted. And .tacob separated tlie land)s, and set the faces of the flocks toward the riugstraked and all the black in the flock of Laban; and ho put his own droves apart, and put 41 them not imto Labau's flock. 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 42 conceive among the rods; l)ut when the flock were feeble, he put them not in : so the feebler were Labau's, 43 and the stronger Jacob's. And tlu' man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maidservants and menservants, and camels and asses. 31 And he heard the words of Labau's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that v.as our father's ; and of that which was our father's hath he 2 gotten aU this ''glory. And Jacob be- held the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as 3beforetime. Arid the Lord said unto Jacob, Eeturu unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kinth-ed; and I 4 will be with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field 5 unto his flock, and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, th.at it is not toward me as bef oretime ; but the God of my father hath been 6 with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your fathei-. 7 And your father hatli deceived me, and changed my wages ten times ; but 8 God suffered him not to hm-t me. If he said thus. The speckled shall be thy wages ; then aU the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus. The I'ingstraked shall be thy wages ; then bare all the 9 flock riugstraked. Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father. 10 and given them to me. And it came to pass at the time that the flock con- ceived, that I lilted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he- goats which leajied upon the flock were 11 ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. And the angel of God said unto me in the di-eam, Jacob : and I sai<l. Here am I. 12 And he said. Lift up now thine ej'es, and see, all the he-goats wliicli leap up- on the flock are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that 13 Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thoii vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and retm-n unto the land 14 of thy nativity. And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him. Is there yet any portion or inlieritance 6 Or, Wt'Kjth 24 GENESIS. 31. 14. 1 Or, the price paid fur un 2 .See vv. 3(1, 34, Judg. xvii. 5, 1 Sam. xix. 13, .ind Hos. iii. 4. ■■< Heb. stole the heart of Laban the Ar- a7nea>u J That is, the Eu- phrates. s Heb, rlitlst steal me. 15 for us in our father's house ? Are we not counted of Lim strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite 16 devoured loui- money. For all the riches -which God hath taken away from om- father, that is ours and our chUdreu's : now then, whatsoever God 17 hath said unto thee, do. Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives 18 ui)on the camels ; and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his gettuig, which he had gathered in Paddau-aram, for to go to Isaac his father unto the laud of Canaan. 19 Now Laban was gone to shear his sheei): and Eachel stole the ^teraphim 20 that T.'ere her father's. And Jacob ■''stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that 21 he fled. So he fled with all that he had ; and he rose up, and passed over *the Eiver, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the tliird 23 day that Jacob was fled. And he t.iok his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the momitain of 24 Gilead. And God came to Laban the Syi'ian tu a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either 25 good or bad. And Laban came vq> with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethi-en pitched in the mount- 26aiu of Gilead. And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives 27 of the sword? "WTierefore didst thou flee secretly, and ^ steal away from me ; and didst not tell rue, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with haiiJ ; 28 and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters ? now hast thou 29 done foolishlj'. It is in the jiower of my hand to do you hm-t : but the God of yom- father spake unto me yester- night, saying. Take heed to thyself that thou sj)eak not to Jacob either good or 30 bad. And now, thouf/h thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore long- edst after thy father's house, yci where- 31 fore hast thou stolen mj' gods ? And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Be- cause I was afraid: for I ,said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from 32 me by force. With whomsoever thou findest thj' gods, he shall not live : be- fore our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Eachel had stolen 33 them. Aiid Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maidservants ; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Eachel's 34 tent. Now Eachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's furuitiu-e, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but 35 found them not. And she said to her father. Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise uj) before thee ; for the mamier of Vvomen is vipon me. And he searched, but found not the 36 teraphim. And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban : and Jacob answer- ed and said to Laban, What is my tre,sj)ass? what is my sin, that thou 37 hast hotly pursued after me? ^Vliereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff ? Set it here before mj' brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge 38 betwixt us two. This twenty years have I been with thee ; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks 39 have I not eaten. Tliat which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether 40 stolen by day or stolen by night. Thus I was ; in the day the drought con- sumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from miue eyes. 41 These twenty years have I been in thy house ; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast 42 changed my wages ten times. Except the God of my father, the God of A- braham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mme affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. 43 And Lal)au answered and said unto Ja- cob, The daughters are my daughters, and the chiklren are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mme : and what can I do this day unto these my daugh- ters, or unto their chilth-en which they 44 have borne? And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between me and 45 thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set 46 it up for a xiillar. And Jacob said unto his brethren. Gather stones ; and they took stones, and made an heap: and 47 they did eat there by the heap. And Laban called it ^ Jegar-sahailutha : but 48 Jacob called it ''Galeed. And Laban said. This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the 49 name of it called' Galeed : and * Mizpah, for he said. The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are ^ absent one 50 from another. If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take T.ives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt 51 me and thee. And Laban said to 6 That is. The heap of wit- ness, in Aramaic. " That is, T>te heap of ivit- tiess, in Hebrew. 8 That is, The watcJi- tower. Heb. hidden. 33. 1. GENESIS. 25 " Thnt is. Hosts, or, Com- 3Heb. / am Uxs than at I Jacob, Behold this heap, and Lcliold the pillar, which I have set betwixt 52 me and thee. This heap be witness, and the pillar bo witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over tliis heap and this pillar unto nie, for 58 harm. The God of Abraham, and the (rod of Nahor, the i (lod of their father, judge betwixt us. Aiid Jacob sware by 54 the Fear of his father Isaac. And Ja- cob offered a sacritice in the mountain, and called liis brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried 55 all night in the mountain. And early ill the morning Labaii rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, 32 and returned unto his place. And Jacob went on his way, and the angels 2 of (iod met him. And Jacob said when he saw them. This is God's host : and he called the name of that plr.ce '•^Mahanaim. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land 4 of Seir, the field of Edoin. ^Vnd he commanded them, saying. Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau ; Thus saith thy h'ervant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now: 5 and I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and menservants and maidservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I 6 may find grace in thy sight. And the messengers returned to Jacob, say- ing. We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometli to meet thee, and four huii(b-ed men with him. 7 Then Jacob was gi-eatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the jieople that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, 8 into two companies; and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it. then the company which is 9 left shall escape. And Jacob said. (jod of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Lord, which saidst unto me. Return unto thy coun- try, and to thy kindred, and I will do 10 thee good: ^I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed un- to thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I 11am become two companies. 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 12 mother with the children. And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multi- 13 tude. And he lodged there that night ; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother; 14 two hundred she-goats and twenty he- goats, two hundred ewes and twenty 15 rams, thirty milch camels and their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty IG she-asses and ten foals. And he de- livered them into the hand of his serv- ants, every drove by itself; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and 17 drove. And he commanded the fore- most, saying. When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying. Whose art thou? and whither goest thou ? and whose are these before thee ? 18 then thou shalt say. The;/ he thy serv- ant Jacob's ; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau : and, behold, he also is 19 behind us. And he commar.ded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, 20 when 3'e find him; and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said. I will aji- pease him with the present that goetli before me, and afterward I will see his face; iieradventure he will accept me. 21 So the iiresent jiassed over before him : and he himseK lodged that night in the companj-. 22 Aiid he rose up that night, and took his tv.o wives, and his tvvo handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed 23 over the ford of Jabbok. And he took them, and sent them over the stream, 24 and sent over that he had. And Jacob was left alone; and there ■wi-estled a man with limi until the breaking of 25 the daj'. And when he saw that he jirevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he 26 wrestled with liinl. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou 27 bless me. And he said unto bun, What is thy name'? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said. Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but "* Israel : for ^ thou hast •'striven with God and irifh men, 29 and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said. Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said. Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name ? 30 And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place ■? Peniel : for, said he, I have seen God face to 31 face, and my life is preserved. And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he halted upon his 32 thigh. Therefore the children of Is- rael eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day : because he touched the hol- low of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of the hip. 33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hiuidred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and 1 That is. //(■ who sfrii'cfh u'Uh God, or, (rod striveth. 5 The Sei>t.and Vulgate have, thou hast had power with God, and thou shalt prevail at/ainst ^nen. e Or, had power with "That is. The/arc of God. 26 GENESIS. 33. 1. 1 Or, far there- fore have I seen 2Heb. blessing. 3Heb. all. i That is, Booths. 5 Or, to Slialem, a city 6Heb. kesitah. 7 That is, God, the Ood of Jariip'h unto Rachel, and unto the two hand- "2 maids. And he put the handmaids and their childi-en foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and 3 Joseph hindermost. Aiid he himself passed over hefore them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and em- braced him, and fell on his neck, and 5 kissed him: and they wejjt. And he lifted u^) his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, "V^Tro are these with thee? And he said, The childi-en which God hath jri-aciously 6 given thy servant. Then the hand- maids came near, they and their child- 7 ren, and they bowed themselves. Aiid Leah also and her childi-en came near, and bowed themselves : and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they 8 bowed themselves. And he said, What meanest thou by all this company wliich I met ? And he said, To find gi-ace in 9 the sight of my lord. And Esau said, I have enough; my brother, let that 10 thou hast be thme. And Jacob said. Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my jjre- sent at my hand : i forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, my ^gift that is brought to thee ; because God hath dealt gi-aciously with me, and because I have ■^enough. Arid he urged him, and he 12 took it. And he said. Let us take cm- journey, and let us go, and I will go be- 13 fore thee. And he said unto bun. My lord knoweth that the children are ten- der, and that the flocks and herds with me give suck: and if they overdi'ive 14 them one daj', all the flocks will die. Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant : and I will lead on softly, according to the pace of the cattle that is before me and according to the pace of the chikh-en, until I come unto my 15 lord unto Seir. And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are ■with me. And he said, What needeth it ? let me And grace in 16 the sight of my lord. So Esau retmiied 17 that day on his way unto Sen*. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle : therefore the name of the place is called * Succoth. 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. 19 And he bought the parcel of gromid, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the childi'en of Hamor, Shecheni's father, for an huncb-ed 20 fi pieces of money. And he erected there an altar, and called it 'El-elohe- Israel. 34 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out 2 to see the daughters of the land. And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the i^rince of the land, saw her ; and he took her, and lay with her, and 3 humbled her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake * kindly 4 unto the damsel. And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get 5 me this damsel to wife. Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter ; and his sons were with his cattle m the field : and Jacob held his G peace until they came. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto 7 Jacob to commune with hun. 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 daugh- ter ; which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for j'our daughter: I jiray 9 you give her unto him to wife. And make ye marriages with us ; give your daughters imto us, and take our daugh- 10 ters mito you. And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get 11 you possessions therein. And Shechem said luito her father and unto her brethren. Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me 121 will give. Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I wiU give accord- ing as ye shaU say luito me : but give me 13 the damsel to wife. And the sons of Ja- cob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and sjiake, because 14 he had defiled Dmah their sister, and said unto them. We camiot do this thuig, to give oiu' sister to one that is imcu'cumcised; for that were a rejiroach 15 unto us : only on this condition will we consent mito you : if ye wiU be as we be, that everj' male of j'ou be cir- 16 cumcised ; then wiU we give our daugh- ters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we ivill become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circmncised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and 19 Shechem Hamor's son. And the young man deferred not to do the thing, be- cause he had delight in Jacob's daugh- ter: and he was honoured above all 20 the house of his father. And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with 21 the men of their city, saying, These men are peaceable with us ; thei'e- fore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein ; for, behold, the land is 8 Heb. to theheart of the damsel. 35. 29. GENESIS. 27 lOr, boldlu 2 Or, tere- binth 3 Heb. a terror of God. large enough for them ; let us take their (laughters to us for wives, and let us '22 give them our daughters. 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, 2.Sas they are circumcised. Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent imto them, and they will dwell 24 with us. And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circimicised, all that 25 went out of the gate of his city. 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 i unawares, 26 and slew all the males. 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. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because 28 they had deiiled their sister. They took theii- flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field ; 29 and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they caj)- tive and spoiled, even all that was in 30 the house. And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me to stink among the inhabit- ants of the land, among the Canaan- ites and the Perizzites : and, I being few in number, they will gather them- selves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and 31 my house. And they said. Should he deal with om- sister as with an har- lot? 35 And God said unto Jacob, Ai-ise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there : and make there an altar unto God, who appeared mito thee when thou fleddest from the 2 face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him. Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yom-selves, and change your gai-ments : 3 and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el ; and I will make there an altar mito God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the 4 way which I went. And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in then- hand, and the rings which were in their ears ; and Jacob hid tliem mider the ^oak which was by 5 Shechem. And they jom-neyed: and '' a great terror was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did 6 not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 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. 7 And he built tliere an altar, and call- ed the place ^El-beth-el : because there God was revealed unto liim, when he 8 fled from the face of his brother. And Deborah Rebekah's imrse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak : and the name of it was called ^Allon-bacuth. 9 And God api^eared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, 10 and blessed huu. And God said tmto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name : and he 11 called his name Israel. And God said imto him, I am ''God Ahnighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins ; 12 and the land which I gave unto Abra- ham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the 13 land. And God went uj) from him in the iilace where he sjiake with him. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the iilace where he spake with him, a pillar of stone : and he poui'ed out a di'mk offer- ing thereon, and i^oured oil there- 15 on. And Jacob called the name of the idace where God spake with him, Beth- 16 el. And they journeyed from Beth-el ; and there was still some way to come to Ejihrath : and Rachel travailed, and 17 she had hard labour. Aiul it came to j)ass, when she was in hard labom*, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not ; for now thou shalt have another son. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departmg (for she died), that she call- ed his name 'Ben-oni: but his father 19 caUedhim^Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was bm-ied in the way to Ephrath 20 (the same is Beth-lehem). Aiid Jacob set uj) a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel's gi-ave 21 unto this day. And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower 22 of Eder. And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that laud, that Reuben went and lay with BiUiah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve : 23 the sons of Leah ; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and 24 Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun : the sons of Rachel; Joseph and Benja- 25 min : and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's 26 handmaid ; Dan and Naphtali : and the sons of ZUpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad and Asher : these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Pad- 27 dan-aram. And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Ku'iath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham 28 and Isaac sojourned. And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore 29 years. And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his « That is, 'ihc. Hod of ISelh-el. 5 That is, Tlie oak of weep- ing. BHeb. El Shad- dau 1 That is, The son of rny sorrow, s That is, The son of the right hand. 28 GENESIS. 35. 29. 1 Some ancient authori- ties have. »o?(. See ver. 24. 2Heb. Edom. 3 In 1 Chr. i. 3li, Zeph i. 4 Or. cltiffa people, old and full of days ; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him. 36 Now these are the generations of 2 Esau (the same is Edom). Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the i daughter of 3 Zibeon the Hivite ; and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; 5 and Basemath bare Eeuel ; and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born luito him 6 in the land of Canaan. And Esau took his wives, and his sous, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan ; and went mto a land away from his 7 brother Jacob. For their substance was too gi-eat for them to dwell to- gether; and the land of their sojom-n- ings could not bear them because of 8 their cattle. And Esau dwelt in mount 9Seir: Esau is Edom. And these are the generations of Esau the father of 2 the 10 Edomites in mount Seir : these arc the names of Esau"s sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Eeuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, ^Zeplio, and Gatam, and Ke- 12uaz. And Tiuuia was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek : these are the sons of 13 Adah Esau's wife. And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerali, Shammah, and Mizzah : these were the 14 sons of Basemath Esau's wife. 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. 15 These are the * dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, 16 duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, ditke Korah, duke Gatam, duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the laud of Edom; these are the sons 17 of Adah. And these are the sons of Eeuel Esau's son ; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah : these are the dulses that came of Eeuel in the land of Edom; these are the 18 sons of Basemath Esau's wife. And these are the sonsof OhohbamahEsau's wife; duke Jeush. duke Jalam, dnke Korah : these are the dukes that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, 19 Esau's wife. These are the sons of Esau, and these are their dukes: the same is Edom. 20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land ; Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, 21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the dukes that came of the Horites, the children of Sen- in the 22 land of Edom. And the children of Lotan were Hori and ■''Heniam; and 23Lotan's sister was Timna. And these are the children of Shobal; ^Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, ''Shepho 24 and Ouam. And these are the child- ren of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah: this is i\juah who found the hot spi-ings in the wilderness, as he fed the asses 25 of Zibeon his father. And these are the children of Anah; Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of * Dishon ; ■'Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran 27 and Cheran. These are the children of Ezer; Bilhan and Zaavan and 28ioAkan. These are the children of 29 Dishan; Uz and Ai-an. These are the dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke 30 Anah, duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of the Horites, according to their dukes ui the land of Seir. 31 And these are the kings that reign- ed in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children 32 of Israel. And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of 33 his city was Duihabah. And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah 34 of Bozrah reigned in his stead. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and 36 the name of his city was Avith. And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekali 37 reigned ui his stead. And Samlah died, and Shaul of Eehoboth by the Eiver 38 reigned in his stead. And Shaul dietl , and Baal-hanan the sou of Achbor 39 reigned in his stead. And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and "Hadar reigned m his stead: and the name of his city was ^^^Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the datighter of Hatred, the daughter of Me-zahab. 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to tlieu* families, after their j)laces, by their names; duke Timnah, duke i^Alvah, 41 duke Jetheth ; duke Oholibamah, duke 42 Elah, duke Pinon ; duke Kenaz, duke 43 Teman, duke Mibzar; duke Magdiel, duke Ii'am : these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations ui the land of then- possession. This is Esau the father of ^the Edomites. 37 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournmgs, in the 2 land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, beuig seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was ■'In 1 Chr. i. 39, I!o- niain. sjn 1 Chr. i. 40, Alian. "In 1 Chr. i. 40, A'/fe/>7f7. 8Heb. Dishan, nin 1 Chr. i. 41, Ham- ran. 10 In 1 Chr. i. 42, Jaa- kau. ninl Chr. i. 60, and some an- cient au- thorities, Hadad. 12 In 1 Chr. i. SO, Pal. "In 1 Chr. i. 51, Allah. 38. 3. GENESIS. 29 lOr, a long garment wth sleeves 2Heb. master of dreams. a lad with the sons of Billiah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of 3 them unto their father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his cliild- ren, because he was the son of his old age : and he made him i a coat of many 4 colours. And his lirethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably mito Shim. And Josejih dreamed a dream, and he told it to his bretlu-en: and 6 they hated hun yet the more. And he sai(i unto them. Hear, I pray you, tliis 7 dream which I have dreamed: 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 8 obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou in- deed reign over us '? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ? And they hated hun yet the more for his dreams, 9 and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to iiis brethren, and said. Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream; and, liehold, the siui and the moon and eleven stars 10 made obeisance to me. 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 thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the Hearth? And his bretlu-en envied him; but his father kept the saying in 12 mind. Aiid his bretlu-en went to feed theu- father's flock ui Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I wiU send thee unto them. And he said to him, 14 Here am I. And he said to him, (to now, see whether it be weU with thy bretlu-en, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he se)it him out of the vale of Hebron, and he 15 came to Shechem. And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field : and the man asked hun, saymg, AVhat seekest thou ? IGAnd he said, I seek my brethren: teU me, I pray thee, where they are 17 feeding the flocl-. And the man said. They are departed hence : for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Josejih went after his brethren, and ISfomid them ui Dothan. And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired agauist 19 him to slay hun. And they said one to another. Behold, this '-^dreamer 20 Cometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will saj'. An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his 21 dreams. And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand ; and 22 said, Let us not take his life. And Ileuben said luito them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand tipon him: that he might dehver him out of their hand, to restore him to 23 his father. And it came to pass, when Josei)h was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colours that was on 24 him; and they took him, and cast hun into the i)it: and the pit was 25 empty, there was no water in it. And they sat down to eat bread : and thej- lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a travelling comjiany of Ish- maelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing ^spicery and ■^bahn and 5 myrrh, going to carry it down •26 to Egyiit. And Judah said unto his brethren. What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Islunaelites, and let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened 28 unto hun. And there passed by Midi- anites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Islunaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they 29 brought Joseph into Egyi)t. And Eeuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the jiit ; and 30 he rent his clothes. And he returned unto his brethren, and said. The child 31 is not ; and I, whither shall I go ? And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dii^iied the coat in the 32 lilood ; and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father ; and said. This ha^'e we found : know now whether it be thj' son s 33 coat or not. And he knew it, and said. It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devom-ed him; Josejih is 34 without doubt torn in pieces. And Jacob rent his gannents, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourii- 35 ed for his son many daj's. 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 ''the grave to my son mourn- ing. And his father wept for him. 36 And the ''Midianites sold him into Egj-pt unto Potiphar, an ofiicer of Pharaoh's, the "^captain of the guard. 38 And it came to j^ass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethi-en, and tm-ned in to a certain Adullamite, 2 whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took 3 her, and went ui unto her. And she conceived, and bare a sou; and he ^Or.yMHi ti'figa- C'lnth Or, storax lOr, ^nnstic ■■■Or, lad- « Heh. Sheol, the name of the .tbode of the dead, answer- ing to the Greek Hades, Acts ii. 27. •JHeb. Medan- ites. SHeb. chief of the exeeu- tloners. 30 GENESIS. 38. 3. ISee Deut. XXV. 5. 2Heb. kede- .•ihnh, that is, a woman dedicat- ed to impure heathen worship. See Deut. xxiii. 17, Hos. iv. 14. 4 called liis name Er. And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and she called 5 his name Onan. And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah : and he was at Chezib, when she bare 6 him. And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Ta- 7 mar. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord ; and 8 the Lord slew him. And Judah said nnto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and i perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her, and raise 9 up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should 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 10 should give seed to his brother. And the thing whicli he did was evil in the sight of the Lord : and he slew him 11 also. Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Eemaiii a widow in thy 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 12 house. And in jirocess of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died ; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his slieepsliearers to Tminah, he and liis friend Hirah the Adullam- 13ite. And it was told Tamar, saying. Behold, thy father in law goeth up to 14 Timnah to shear his sheep. And she jiut off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wi'apped 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. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot ; for she had covered 16 her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said. Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee : for he laiew not that she was his daughter in law. And she said. What wUt thou give me, that thou, mayest come in unto 17 me? And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said. Wilt thou give me a 18 pledge, tUl thou send it? And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on 20 the garments of her widowhood. And Judah sent the kid of the goats by tlie hand of his friend the AduUamite, to receive the jiledge from the woman's 21 hand: but he found her not. Then he asked the men of her place, saying. Where is the 2 harlot, that was at Enaim by the way side? And they said, There hath been no ^ harlot here. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not foinid her; and also the men of the place said, There hath 23 been no ^ harlot here. And Judah said. Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame : behold, I sent this kid, 24 and thou hast not found her. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy 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 25 be bm-nt. 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. 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 27 more. And it came to jiass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins 28 were in her womb. 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. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, 8'V\nierefore hast tliou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called ^ Perez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand : and his name was called Zerah. 39 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, which had brought 2 him down thither. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he vvas a prosi^erous man ; and he was in the house of his 3 master the Egyiitian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to 4 prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he ministered un- to him : and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he ijut in- 5 to his band. And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyjitian's house for Josej)h's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field. G And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand ; and ''he knew not aught t7iaf was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and 7 well favoured. And it came to pass after these thmgs, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she 8 said, Lie with me. But he refused, and 40. '21. GENESIS. 31 lOr, knowcth not with ine what is &c. 2 Or, he ' t not said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master iknoweth not what is with me ill tlie house, aud he hath pnt all 9 that he hath into my hand; '-^ there is none greater in this house than I ; nei- tlier liath he kept back any thing from me hut thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great 10 wickethiess, and sin against God ? 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. 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 12 of the house there within. And she caught him by his garment, saj'ing. Lie with me : and he left his garment in her hand, aud fled, and got liim out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her 14 hand, and was fled forth, that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, sayuig. See, he hath brought m an Hebrew unto us to mock lis; he came in unto me to lie with 15 me, and I cried with a loud voice : 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 16 got him out. And she laid up his gar- ment by her, until his master came 17 home. And she spake unto him ac- cording to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which tliou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to 18 mock me : and it came to pass, as I lift- ed up my voice and cried, that he left 19 his garment by me, and fled out. And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying. After this mamier did thy servant to me ; that his wrath 20 was kindled. And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bomid: and he was there m the 21 prison. But the Lord was •mt\i Jo- seph, and shewed kindness mito him, and gave him favour in the sight of the 22 keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison ; and whatsoever they did there, 23 he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand, because the Lord was with him ; and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. 40 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their 2 lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, agamst the chief of the butlers, and 3 against the chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a 5 season in ward. And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of tlie king of Egyjjt, which were bound in 6 the prison. And Joseph came in unto them in the mornuig, and saw them, 7 and, behold, they were sad. And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in wai'd in his master's house, say- ing, Wherefore look ye so sadly to-day ? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said mito them. Do not interiiretations be- long to God? tell it me, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him. In my dream, behold, a vine was before me ; 10 and in the vme were three branches : and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth rijie 11 grapes : and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cuj), and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him. This is the interpretation of it : the tlu-ee branches 13 are three days ; within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, aud restore thee unto thine office: and thou shalt give Pharaoh's Cup into his hand, after the former manner when 14 thou wast his butler. But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and shew Idndness, I pray thee, unto me, and make men- tion of me unto Pharaoh, and Jiring 15 me out of this house: for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing tha. they should iiut me into 16 the dungeon. 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 17 white bread were on my head : and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them out of the basket 18 upon my head. Aiid Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the tln-ee baskets are three 19 days; within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all liis servants : and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the cliief baker 21 among his servants. And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership 32 GENESIS. 40. 21. 1 Heb. I'eor, that is, the Nile. 2 ileb. fat. a Or, sacred scribes i Or, will inake mention 5 Or, / was re- stored... and he was hanged again; and he gave the cuiJ into 22 Pharaoh's hand: but he hanged the chief baker : as Joseph had interpreted 23 to them. Yet did not the chief butler remember Josejih, but forgat him. 41 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh di'eamed : and, behold, he stood bj- the driver. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kijie, well favoured and fatfleshed; and they fed in the reed- 3 grass. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and loanfleshed; and stood by the other kuie upon the brink of ■Ithe river. And tlie ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat ui> the seven well favoured and fat kuie . So Pharaoh 5 awoke. And he slejit and dreamed a second tune: and, behold, seven ears of corn caine up upon one stalk, 2 rank (iand good. And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east whid, 7 sprung up after them. And the thin ears swallowed up the seven 2 rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, Sit was a dream. And it came to pass in the mornuig that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the ^magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pha- raoh told them his dream; but there ■\\as none that could interpret them !) unto Pharaoh. Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I ''do 10 remember my faults this daj': Pha- raoh was wroth with his servants, and jnit me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the 11 chief baker: and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpreta- 12tion of his dream. And there was with us there aj-oiuignian.anHebrew, servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told him, and be interpreted to us our dreams ; to each man according 13 to his dream he did interiiret. And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; ^me he restored unto mine 11 office, and him he hanged. Then Pha- raoh seiit and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dmigeon : and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pha- 15 raoh. And Pharaoh said mito Joseph, I have di-eamed a dream, and there is none that can uiterpret it : and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst uiterpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying. It is not in me : God shall give Pharaoh 17 an answer of peace. Ajid Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, be- hold, I stood ui)on the brink of the 18 river : and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kuie, fatfleshed and well favoured ; and they fed in the reed- 19 grass: and, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egj^)! 20 for badness: and the lean and ill fa- voured kine did eat up the first seven 21 fat kine: and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginnuig. So 221 awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon 23 one stalk, fuU and good : and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wmd, si)rung uj) after 24 them : and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears : and I told it luito the magicians ; but there was none that 2.5 could declare it to me. And Josejih said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what (xod is about to do he hath declared unto Pharaoh. 26 The seven good kuie are seven years ; and the seven good ears are seven 27 years : the dream is one. And the seven lean and ill favoiu-ed 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 28 of famine. That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what God is al)out to do he hath shewed unto 29 Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plentj' throughout all 30 the land of Egj^pt: and there shall arise after them seven j'ears of famine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten ui the land of Egypt ; and the famine 31 shall consume the land ; and the plentj' shall not be known in the land by i-eason of that famuie which followeth ; 32 for it shall be very grievous. And for that the dream was doubled unto Pha- raoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will 33 shortl}' bring it to i)ass. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land 34 of Egj-jrt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth j)art of the laud of Eg\i)t in the seven plenteous 35 years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay uj) corn mider the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let 36 them keep it. And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egyjit; that the land 37 perish not through the famine. And the thing was good in the ej'es of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his 38 servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants. Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God 39 is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and 40 wise as thou: thou shalt be over my 42. 23. GENESIS. 3.3 2 Or, cotton probably ••iiiEcypt- ijinwnrri, einiilar ill se>uik1 to the Hebrew won I men tun:,' to kitt'cL i That is. Making toforget. j -"i From a I Hebrew '. word si£;- I iiifying to be i fruitful. house, and according unto tlij- word shall all my people Mje ruled: only in tlie throne will I lie f,'reater than •11 thou. And Phai-aoh said unto .Toscph, See, I have set thee over all the land •12 of EgJlit. And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and an-ayed hha in vestures of 2 fine linen, and put a gold •IP) eliain about his neck ; and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; .ind they cried before him, ''Bov.- the knee: and he set him over all tiie •{4 land of Egj^)!. And Pharaoh said un- to .Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and v.ithont thee shall no man lift uj) his hand or his 45 foot in all the land of Egj-pt. And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaplie- nath-paneah ; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out •16 over the land of Eg^^jt. And Joseph was thirtj- years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And .Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the 47 land of Eg^^it- Ajid in the seven plen- teous years the earth brought forth by 48handfuls. i\iu\ he gathered up all tlie food of the seven j'ears which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of tlie field, which was round about every city, laid 4i)lie up in the same. Aiad Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering ; for it 50v,'as without number. And unto .Jo- seph were born two sons before the year of famine came, Avhich Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of 51 On bare unto him. Ai\A .Joseph called the name of the fi^rstborn ■'Manasseh: For, mid he. ftod hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 52 And the name of the second called he ^Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction. 5o And the seven j-ears of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end. 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 55 bread. And when all the land of E- gj'pt was famished, the i^eople cried to Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go un- to .Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine was over all the face of tlie earth : and -Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Epji^tians; and the famine was sore 57 in the land of Egji^t. And all coun- tries came into Egypt to .Joseph for to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. 42 Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egy|)t, and .Jacob said unto his sons, "Wliy do ye look one ujjon another? 2 And he said. Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get j-ou down thither, and biiy for us from thence; ?> tliat we may live, and not die. And .Joseph's ten brethren went down to 4 l)uy corn from Egj^it. But I3enjamin, .Joseph's l)rother, Jacob sent not with his ])rethren ; for he said, liCst perad- 5 venture mischief befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buj- among those that came: for the famine was Gin the land of Canaan. 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 7 their faces to the earth. 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 Ca- S naan to buy food. And .Joseph Imew his brethren, but they knew not him. And .Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them. Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him. Nay, my lord, l)ut to buj' food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thj' servants are no spies. 12 And he said unto them, Naj-, but to see the nakedness of the land j'e are 13 come. And they said. We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sous of one man in the land of Canaan; and, be- hold, the yomigest is this day with our 14 father, and one is not. And .Joseph said unto them. That is it that I spake 15 unto you, saying, Ye are spies : hereby ye shall be proved : by the life of Pha- raoh ye shall not go forth hence, ex- cept your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh siu-ely ye are sijies. 17Ajid he put them all together into 18 ward three days. And .Joseph said un- to them the third daj'. This do, and 10 live ; for I fear God : if j'e be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison house; but go ye, carry 20 corn for the famine of your houses : and bring j-our youngest brother unto me ; so shall j'our words be verified, and j'e 21 shall not die. And thej- did so. And they said one to another. We are veri- ly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we v.-ould not hear; therefore is this distress come 22 upon us. And Eeuben answered them, saying, Sjmke I not unto you, saying. Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, be- 23 hold, his blood is required. And they 34 GENESIS. 42. 23. lOr. upon 2Heb. Sheol. Seech. XXXTil. 35. knew not that Joseph maderstood them; for there was an interpreter between 24 them. And he turned himself about from them, and wei^t ; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound 25 him before theu' eyes. Then Joseph commanded to fill theu- vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them pro- vision for the way: and thus was it 26 done unto them. And thej' laded their asses with their corn, and departed 27 thence. And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender m the lodguig place, he espied his money ; and, behold, it was in the mouth of 28 his sack. And he said unto his breth- ren. 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 29 that God hath done unto us ? And they came unto Jacob theu' father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that i 30 had befallen them; saying. The man, j the lord of the land, s^iake roughly ! with us, and took us for spies of the 31 country. Arid we said unto him, We 32 are true men ; we are no spies : we be twelve brethi-en, sons of om' father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with om* father in the land of Ca- 33naan. And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men ; leave one of your brethi-en with me, and take corn for the famme of your houses, 34 and go yom- way : and bring yoiir youngest brother unto me : theu shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men : so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall trafiSck in 35 the land. 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 theu- bundles of money, they 36 were afraid. And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benja- min away : all these things are i against 37 me. And Reuben spake imto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I brmg him not to thee : deliver hiui into my hand, and I will bring hmi to thee a- 38 gam. And he said, My son shall not go do^\Ti with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left : if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hah's with sorrow to 2 the gi-ave. 43 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them. Go again, buy us a little 3 food. And Judah spake unto him, say- ing. The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, 4 except your brother be with you. If thou wilt send our brother with us, we 5 will go down and buy thee food : but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down : for the man said unto us. Ye shall not see my face, except yom- bro- 6 ther be with you. And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so Ul with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a 7 brother ? And they said, Tlie man asked straitly concerning om-selves, and con- cerning our kindred, saying. Is your father yet alive? have ye another bro- ther ? and we told him according to the tenor of these words : could we in any wise know that he would say, Brmg 8 your brother down? 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 9 thou, and also our little ones. I will be sm'ety for him; of my hand shalt thou requu'e him : if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then 8 let me bear the blame for ever: 10 for except we had lingered, surely we had now retm'ned a second tune. 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 ^balrn, and a little honey, spicery and myi-rh, ^nuts, and 12 almonds : and take double money in your hand; and the money that was retm-ned in the mouth of j'our sacks carry again in your hand; peradven- 13 tm'e it was an oversight : take also your brother, and arise, go again mito the 14 man: and "^God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release mito you yom- other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egyiit, and stood before Joseph. 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 17 shall dine with me at noon. And the man did as Joseph bade ; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Josejib's house ; and they said. Because of the money that was retm'ned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in ; that he may ^seek occasion agamst us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, 19 and our asses. And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spake unto hun at the door of 20 the house, and said. Oh my lord, we came uideed down at the fixst time to 41 23. GENESIS. 35 I Or, messpa were taken 2Heb. drank large!!/. 21 buy food: and it came to pass, wlien we came to the lodging place, that we opened om* sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the moutli of liis sack, our money in full weiglit: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we bi'ought down in our hand to buy food : we know not who put our money in our 23 sacks. Aiid 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. j'our monej'. Aiid he brought Simeon out unto them. 24A2id the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they -washed their feet ; and he 25 gave their asses provender. And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon : for they heai'd that they 26 should eat bread there. Aiid when Jo- seph came home, thej' brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves 27 to him to the earth. And he asked them of their welfare, and said. Is your fa- ther well, the old man of whom ye spake? 28 Is he yet alive ? And they said. Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. Aiul they bowed the head, and 29 made obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamm his brother, his mother's son, and said, Is tliis your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be 30 gracious unto thee, my son. And Jo- seph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weejp; and he entered into 31 his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained hunself, and said. Set on 32 bread. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves : because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination 33 unto the Egyptians. And they sat be- fore him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youtli: and the men marvelled 34 one with another. Ajid ihe 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 ^^vere merry wdth him. 44 And he commanded the steward of his house, saymg. Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can caiTy, and put every man's money in 2 his sack's mouth. Aiid put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And lie did according to the word that Jo- 3 seph had spoken. As soon as the morn- ing w^as light, the men were sent away, 4 they and their asses. And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseidi said unto his steward. Up, foUow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them. Wherefore have ye rewarded evil 5 for good ? Is not this it in which my lord driidieth, and whei-eby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so douig. 6 And he overtook them, and he sjiake 7 unto them these words. Aaid they said unto him. Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do such a thing. 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the laud of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy 9 lord's house silver or gold ? Witli whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will 10 be my lord's bondmen. And he said. Now also let it be according unto your words : he with whom it is found shall be my bondman ; and ye shall be blame- 11 less. Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and 12 opened every man his sack. Aiid he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest : and the cup 13 was found in Benjamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before lum on the gi'ound. 15 And Joseph said mito them. What deed is this that ye have done ? laiow ye not that such a man as I can indeed 16 divine? And Judah said. What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak ? or hoW' shall we clear om-- selves? God hath found out the in- iquity of thy servants : behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found. 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so : the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bonchnan ; but as for you, get yoi; up in i)eace unto your father. 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said. Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger bm-n against thy servant : for thou art even as Pha- 19 raoh. My lord asked his servants, say- 20 ing, Have ye a father, or a brother? 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 21 his father loveth him. And thou saidst unto thy servants. Bring huu down unto me, that I maj' set mine eyes up- 22 on him. And we said mito my lord. The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his fa- 23 tlier would die. And thou saidst imto thy servants, Except youi- youngesj^ GENESIS. 44. 23. 1 !Teb. evU. ^Heb. KJieol. See ch. xxxvii. xotd is 7:nit with 1'if lafVf nottl See 1 Sam. xviii. 1. I Hell. <Iflr'r Jorth hi ft voice in tveepittff. I brother come down witii tou. ye sliall 24 see my face no more. And it came to pass -(vhen we came np unto thy serv- ant my father, we told him the words 25 of my lord. And our father said, Go 26 again, buy us a little food. And we said, We cannot go down : if our young- est brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother he 27 with us. And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know tliat my wife 28 bare me two sous: and the one went out from me, and I (said, Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I have not 29 seen him since: and if ye take this one also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall l>ring down my gray hairs with i sorrow to ^the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be ii.ot with us; seeing that -^his life is 31 bound up in the lads life; it shall come to iiass, when he see Hi that the lad is not icilJi us. that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the graj' hairs of thy servant iiur father 32 with sorrow to 2 the grave. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, sayuig, If I liring liim not luito thee, then shall I bear the blnme 33 to my father for ever. Now therefore, let thy servant. I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a liondman to my lord ; and let the lad go up with his 34bretlu"en. For how shall I go up to 1113' father, and- the lad be not with nie ? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father. 45 Then Joseph could not refrain him- self before all them that stood by bun : and he cried. Cause every man to go out from me. And tliere stood no man with him, while .losepli made liini- 2 self known unto lie •'^vept aloud: lieard, and the ."heard. And .Tosepli lireth.ren, I am Joseph his lirethren. And and the Egyptians house of Pharaoh said inito b.is doth mv father ^ Or. to hr a great com- I esca^. yet live? And his brethren could not answer him: for fhey were troubled at 4 his presence. And Joseph said unto his brethren. Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am .Toseph your brother, whom 5 ye sold into Egypt. And now lie not grieved, nor angry witli yourselves, that ye sold me hither : fin- Had did send me liefore you to preserve life. 6 For these two years bath the famine been in the land : and there are yet five years, in the which there shall be nei- 7ther plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a reiminnt in the earth, and to save j-ou 8 alive ''bj' a gTeat deliverance. So nov.- it was not j'ou that sent me hither, but God: and lie hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all liis liouse, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say raito him. Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egji^t : come down unto me, tarry 10 not : and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and tliou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy cliildren. and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: i Hand there will I nourish thee; for; there are yet five years of famine: | lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast. 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of mj' brother Benjamin, that it is my month that speaketh unto 13 you. And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egji^t, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste and 14 bring down luj' father hitlior. And he fell upon his livotber Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept 15 u^ion his neck. And he kissed all his bi-etlu'cn, and wept iipon them: and after tliat his In-ethi'en talked with him. l(i And the fame t}iereof was heard in Piiaraoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come : and it iileased 17 Pharaoh well, and his servants. And Pliaraoh said unto Josejdi, Say unto thy brethren. This do ye; lade your beasts, and go. get you unto tlie land IS of Canaan: and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egyiit, and ye shall eat the 19 fat of the laud. Nov\' thou art com- manded, this do ye : take you wagous out (if the laud of Egypt for your little ones, and for your Avives, and 20 bring your father, and come. Also regard not your stuff; for the good of 21 all the land of Eg_\q)t is yours. And the sons of Israel did so : and Josepli gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave 22t)iem provision for the vray. To all of them he gave each man changes of raunent; but to Benjamin he gave three huncb'ed pieces of silver, and 23 five changes of raiment. And to his father he sent after tliis manner ; ten asses laden with the good thmgs of Egyi)t, and ten she-asses laden with Corn and bread and victual for his 24 fa ther l)y the waj-. So he sent his breth- ren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not 25 out bj- the way. And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father. 26 And they told him. saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egj-jit. And his heart tainted, for he believed them not. 27 And they told Inni all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them : 47. 5. GENESIS. 37 Un Num. xxvi. 13, 1 Chr. iv. 24, 2 III 1 Chr. l\. •2A.JarHi. 3 In Num. xxvi. KJ. 1 Chr. iv. -U, Zcrah. Unl Cbr. vi. 16, Ger- itiont. 3Inl Chr. vii. 1, Puali, Jashub. See Num. xxvl 23, Cln Num. xxvi. 15, •In Nmu. xxvi. It), Otni. 8 In Num. xxvi. 17, and when lie saw the wagons wliich Joseph had sent to carry hhii, the sph'it of Jacob their fatlier revived : 28 and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see hiiu before I die. 46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-shelia, and offered sacrifices unto the God of 'iliis fatlier Isaac. And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and 3 said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said. Here am I. Aiid he said, I am God, the God of thy father : fear not to go dovvii into Egypt ; for I will there make of thee 4a great nation: I will go down with thee into Egypt ; and I will also sure- ly bring thee up agaui : and Joseph shall init his hand upon thine eyes. 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 6 Pharaoh had sent to car)y him. And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, 7 and all his seed with huu : his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daugh- ters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with huu into Egypt. 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egjiit, Jacob and his sons : lieuben, 9 Jacob's firstborn. And the sons of Keuben; Haiioch, and Pallu, and Hez- 10 ron, and Carmi. And the sons of Sim- eon; iJemuel, and Jamiii, and Ohad, and 2Jachin, and -'Zohar, and Shaul 11 the son of a Canaanitish woman. And the sons of Levi; '^Gershon, Kohath, 12 and Merari. Aiid the sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zeiah : but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of 13 Perez were Hezron and Hamul. And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and ^Puv- 14 ah, and lob, and Shimron. And the sons of Zebulmi ; Sered, and Elon, 15 and Jahleel. These are the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-arain, with his daughter Di- nah : all the souls of his sons and his 16 daughters were thirty and throe. And the sons of Gad ; cZiphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and 'Ezbon, Eri, and ^^Arodi, 17 and Areli. And the sons of Asher ; Imnah, and Ishvah, and Islivi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister : and the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Mal- 18chiel. These are the sons of Zilpah, which Laban gave to Leah his daugh- ter, and these she bare unto Jacob, 19 even sixteen souls. The sons of Piachel Jacob's wife; Joseph and Benjamm. 20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egj-pt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti- phera priest of On bare unto him. 21 And the sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and Becher, and Ashl)cd, Gera, and Naa- in.^ai, '-'P^hi, and Itosli, lOMuppim, and 221'Huppim, and Ard. These are the sons of Kachel, which were born to Jacob : all the souls were foui'teen. ^■j And the sons of Dan ; i^Hushim. And " the sons of Nai)htuli; I'Mahzeel, and 25 (xuni, and Jezer, and i ' Shillem. These are the sons of Bilhali, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob : all the 26 souls were seven. All tins i" souls that came with Jacob into Egyi)t, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were tlu-ee- 27 score and six ; and the sons of Josei)h, which weie born to him in Egyjjt, \vere two souls : all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28 Aiid he sent Judah before him unto Josejih, to shew the way before him unto Goshen ; and they came into the 29 land of Goshen. And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his fatlier, to Goshen ; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good 30 while. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thj' 31 face, that thou art j-et alive. And Jo- se^ih said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto hun, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come 32 unto me ; and the men are she^jherds, for they have been keepers of cattle ; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pha- raoh shall call you, and shaU say. What 34 is your occuiiation ? that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even luitil now, both we, and our fathers : that 3'e may dwell ill the land of Goshen ; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egjiitians. 4T Then Joseph went in and told Pha- raoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and then- herds, and all that tliej' have, are come out of the land of Canaan ; and, be- hold, thej' are in the land of Goshen. 2 And from among his bretlu-eii he took live men, and presented them unto 3 Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, Wliat is your occupation ? Aiid they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and 4 our fathers. And they said unto Pha- raoh, To sojourn in the land are we come ; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks ; for the famine is sore in the laud of Canaan: now there- fore, A\'e pray thee, let thy servants 5 dwell in the laud of Goshen. And. Num. xxvl. :a. Ahint/n. 10 In Num. xxvi. ;Kt, !ilieph .1- ffhflni ui 1 Clir. vii. li', j'int. 11 In Num. xxvL :J9, Hit- J'ham. li In Nuiu. xxvi. 42. "In I Chr. vii. IJ. JahiUl. II In 1 Clir. vii. Vi, Sh,il- lU}H, "Or, souU btilong- inyto JacoU that 38 GENESIS. 47. 5. 'Or, ^nen of actMtj/ 2 Or. sq>owrn- in'jt s Or, ae- cordiwj to the number of their little «Heb. cattle of the flock*, and for the cattle of the herdi. 5Heb. led them as a shep- herd. Pliaraob spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are 6 come unto thee : the land of Egj'jDt is before thee ; in the best of the laud make thy father and thy brethren to dwell ; in the land of Goshen let them dwell : and if thou kuowest auy i able men amoug them, then make them 7 rulers over my cattle. And Joseph brought in Jacob bis father, and set him before Pharaoh : and Jacob bless- 8ed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the 9 years of thy life ? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my ^pilgi'image are an 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 '-^pil- 10 grimage. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of 11 Pharaoh. And Joseph placed his fa- ther and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the laud of Egj^jt, in the best of the land, in the laud of Eameses, as Pharaoh had commaud- 12 ed. And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethi-eu, and all his father's household, with bread, '^according to their families. 13 And there was no bread in all the land ; for the famhie was very sore, so that the laud of Egj^jt and the laud of Canaan famted by reason of lithe famine. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the laud of EgyiJt, and in the laud of Ca- naan, for the corn which they bought : and Joseph brought the money into 15 Pharaoh's house. And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and ui the land of Canaan, all the Egj-pt- iaus came mito Joseph, and said, Give us bread : for why should we die in thy presence ? for our money faUeth. 16 And Joseph said. Give yom- cattle ; and I will give you for your cattle, if 17 money fail. 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 tlieir 18 cattle for that year. AnA when that year Avas ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, "We wUl not hide from my lord, how that om' money is aU spent ; and the herds of cattle are my lord's ; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, 19 but om' bodies, and om- lands : where- fore should we die before thine eyes, both we and om' land '? buy us and ,. our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants imto Pharaoh : . and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the laud be not 20 desolate. So Joseph bought all the land of Egjiit for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them : and the land became Pha- •21raoli's. And as for the people, ^\\q removed them ''to the cities from one end of the border of Eg3^)t even to 22 the other end thereof. Only the land of the priests bought he not : for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pha- raoh gave them ; wherefore they sold 23 not then- land. Then Joseph said mi- to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pha- raoh : lo, here is seed for j-ou, and ye 24 shall sow the land. And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth imto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be yom' ovfM, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and 25 for food for yoiir little ones. And they said, Thou hast saved our lives : let us find gi'ace in the sight of my lord, and we wiU be Pharaoh's serv- 26 ants. 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 27 alone became not Pharaoh's. And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen ; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiphed exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were an hundi'ed 29 forty and seven years. And the time drew near that Israel must die : and he called his son Joseph, and said unto hun. If now I have found gi'ace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me ; bury me not, I 30 pray thee, in Egypt: but when I .sleep with my fathers, thou shaft carry me out of Egypt, and bm-y me m their bm-yiugplace. And he said, -311 will do as thou hast said. And he said, Swear unto me : and he sware imto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. 48 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Be- hold, thy father is sick : and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and 2Eplu'aim. And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy sou Joseph cometh imto thee : and Israel strengthened 3 himself, and sat upon the bed. And Jacob said unto Joseph, ''God Al- mighty a^ipeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 and said unto me. Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I vnYi. make of thee a company of peoples ; and wiU give this land to 8 Accord- ing to Samar., Sept. and Vuk., Ae inade boiui- meii of thc^n, from. <fcc. 7 Or, ac- eordinfj to their citiei SHeb. JllShail- dai. 49. 12. GENESIS. 39 'Or, hojif be- gotten 2 Or. to my sorrow 3 Or, crossing his hanfls «Heb. fuhmss. s Or, Bg thy seeil after thee for an cverhistiug 5 possession. And now thy two sons, whicli were born unto thee in the huul of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egj^pt, are mine ; E2)hi'aini and Manas- seh, even as Eeuben and Simeon, shall 6 be mine. And thy issue, wliich thoxi ibegettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Pad- dan, Kachel died "by me in the laud of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephi'ath : and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-Iehem). 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and 9 said. Who are these '? And Joseph said unto his father. They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said. Bring them, I pray thee, 10 unto me, and I will bless them. Now the ej'es of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto hun ; and he kissed 11 them, and embraced them. And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face : and, lo, God hath let 12 me see thy seed also. And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with 13 his face to the earth. And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manas- seh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near 14 unto him. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Eph- raim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, ^ guiding his hands wittingly; 15 for Manasseh was the fii-stborn. And he blessed Joseph, and said. The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which hath fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 the angel which hatlr 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. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephrami, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraun's head unto Manasseh's 18 head. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father : for this is the first- born ; put thy right hand upon his head. 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 gi-eater than he, and his seed shall become ■* a multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, "In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh : and ho set Ephraim before 21 Manasseh. And Israel said unto Jo- seph, Behold, I die : but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto 22 the land of your fathers. ^Moreover I have given to thee ono Sportion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Aniorite with my sword and with my bow. 49 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said : Gather j'omrselves together, that I maj' tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. 2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; And hearken unto Israel your father. .^ Keuben, thou art my firstborn, m}- might, and the ^ beginning of my strength ; The excellency of digrdty, and the excellency of power. •1 8 Unstable as water, ^thou shalt not have the excellency ; Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed : Then defiledst thou it : he went up to my couch. 5 Simeon and Levi are brethren ; Weapons of violence are their 10 swords. 6 my soul, come not thou into their 11 council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united ; For in their anger they slew i^a man. And in their selfwill they houghed 13 an ox. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel : I will divide them in Jacob, Ajid scatter them in Israel. 8 Judah, thee shaU thy brethren l^raise : Thy hand shall be on the neck of thme enemies ; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp ; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up : He stooped down, he couched as a lion. And as a lioness ; who shall rouse him up ? 10 The sceptre shall not dejDart from Judah, Nor I'lthe ruler's staff from between his feet, 16 Until Shiloh come ; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. 1 1 Binding his foal unto the vine, AjkI his ass's colt mito the choice vine; He hath washed his garments m wine, And his vestm'e in the blood of grajjes : 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk. 9 Or, Tnount- ain slope Hell. shech^m, shoulder. 7 Or, first- fruits 8 Or, Bubbling ovey 9 Or, have not thoii 10 Or, com- pacts "Or. secret 12 Or, men 13 Or. oxen "Or, a law- giver 15 Or. Till he come to Shiloh, having the obe- dience of the peoples read by the Sept, Until that which is his shaU come ic. Another ancient render- inK is. Till he come whose it is (fee. 40 GENESIS. 49. 13. iHeb. - Or, by «0r. horned inake "Heb. gedud, n marauil- ing band. eHeb. S>ad. to preiis. • Accord- ing to some ancient versions, Aihcr, hit bread Jte. »Heh.the so>t of a fruitful tree, SHeb. daugh- ters. 10 Or. active "Or, From thence. from the shep- herd Or, as other- wise read. By tha namQ of the ihepherd 13 Ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, the blessings of the ancient ■nwunt- aina, the deiire (or, de- sirable things) of the everlast- ing hills. "Or, tltatii prince among i;j Zebulmi shall dwell at the i haven of the sea : And he shall be for an i haven of ships ; Aiul his border shall be - upon Zidon. 1-1 Issacliar is a strong ass, Couchmg down between the sheep- folds : sQt.reH 15 AiiA he saw ■''a resting place that it was good. And the land that it was pleasant ; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, Aiid became a servant under task- work. Itj Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An '^ adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falletli backward. 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. 19 Gad, -"a troop " shall jjress upon him: But he shall press upon their heel. '20 'Out of Asher his bread shall be And he shaU j'ield royal dauities. '21 Naphtali is a hind let loose : He giveth goodly words. 22 Joseph is ** a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain ; His ''brandies rmi over the wall. 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him : 21 But his bow abode hi strength, And the arms of his hands v.ere made lo strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (11 From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel, I 25 Even by the God of thy father, v,h() shall hell) 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. 20 The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above i'-^ the blessings of my progenitors Unto tlie utmost bomid of the ever- lasting hills : They shall be on the head of Jo- seph, And on the crown of the head of him I'^that v/as separate from his brethren. 27 Benjamin is a wolf that raviueth : In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the sijoil. 28 AH these are the twelve tribes of Israel : and this is it that their father spake mito them and blessed them ; ' every one according to his blessing 29 he blessed them. And he charged ; them, and said unto them, I am to j be gathered unto my people : bury j me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Epliron the Hittite, | 30 hi the cave that is in the field of Mach- pelah, which is l)efore Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a lim-j-- 31ingi)lacs: there they bm-ied Abraham and Sarah his v. ife ; there they biu'ied Isaac and Eebekah his wife ; and 32 there I buried Leah: the field and the cave tliat is thereui, which was purchased from the children of Heth. 33 And vv'hen Jacob made an end of charg- ing his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and j'ielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. 50 And Joseph fell upon his fatlier's face, and wept upon him, and kissed 2 him. And Joseph commanded his servants the i^hysicians to embahn his father : and the phjsicians embahued 3 Israel, ^ind forty days were fulfilled for him ; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming : and the Egyptians wept for him tlireescore and ten days. •i And when the days of weepuig for hmi were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If no\v I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, m the ears of Pharaoh, osajdng. My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die : in my grave which I i%ave digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt tliou bury me. Nov,- therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bm-y my father, and I will 6 come again. And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as 7 he made tliee swear. 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 8 elders of the land of Egj^it, 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. 9.\jid tliere went uj) with him both chariots and horsemen : and it was a 10 very great coiaijanj-. And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they lament- ed with a very gi'eat and sore lament- ation : and he made a mourning for llliis father seven days. And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said. This is a grievous i^ mournuig '^ Heb. to the Egj-ptians : wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, v.'hich 12 is beyond Jordan. And his sons did unto him' according an he commanded " Or, bought ebtl. 1. 16. EXODUS. 41 1 Or, too many and too mighty for ii» 13 them: for his sous carried him into the laud of Canaau, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a buryuigplace, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 And Joseph returned uito Egj'pt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after 15 he had bui'ied his father. And when Joseph's brethi-en saw that theu* father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did 16 unto him. And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying. Thy father did 17 command before he died, saying. So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy bretlu-en, and then- sin, for that they did mito thee evil : and now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the sei-vants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept \\hen they spake 18 unto hini. And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said. Behold, we be thy 19 servants. And Joseph said unto them, I in the place of- you, ye meant evil Fear not: for am 20 God? And as for against me ; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this 21 day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not: I wiU noui'ish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake i kindly unto them. 22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph Uved 23 an hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw Ephraini's children of the third generation: the children also of Ma- chir the son of Manasseh were born 24 upon Joseph's knees. And Joseph said mito his brethren, I die : but God will sui'ely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and 25 to Jacob. And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall 26 carry up my bones from hence. So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten j'ears old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLED EXODUS. 1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came 2 with Jacob. Eeuben, Simeon, Levi, 3 and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and 4 Benjamin; Dan and Naphtah, Gad 5 and Asher. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in 6 Egj'pt ah-eady. And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and aU that genera- 7 tion. And the children of Israel were fi-uitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and vraxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over 9 Egypt, which knew not Joseph. And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are 10 1 more and mightier than we: come, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there faUeth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight agauist us, and get 11 them up out of the land. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afilict them with their- bui'dens. And they built for Pharaoh store cities, 12Pithom and Raamses. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiijlied and the more they spread abroad. And they ^were grieved be- 13 cause of the children of Israel. And the Egyptians made the children of 14 Israel to serve with rigour : and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all theu' service, wherein they made them sei've with rigour. 15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew mid wives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name 16 of the other Puah : and he said, Wlien ye do the oflice of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birthstool ; if it be a son, then ye shall iHeb. to their heart. 2 Or. ab- horred 2-5 42 EXODUS. 1. 16. iSee Gen. xll. 1. a That is, papyrut, 3 That is, *Heb. Moilieh, »Heb. mashah, to draw out. kill him ; but if it be a cLiugliter, tbeu 17 she shall live. But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men 18 children alive. And tlie king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women ; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the mid- 20 wife come unto them. And God dealt well with the midwives : and the peojjle multiijlied, and waxed very might}'. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made 22 them houses. And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into ithe river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. 2 Aiid there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter 2 of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son : and when she saw him that he was a goodly cliild, she hid Shim three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of '■^buh'ushes, and daubed it with " slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laicl it in the tiags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to know 5 what would be done to him. 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 flr.gs, and Gsent her handmaid to fetch it. And she opened it, and saw the child : and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is 7 one of the Hebrews' children. Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter. Shall I go and call thee a nm-se of the Hebrew women, that she may nm-se 8 the child for thee? kx\A Pharaoh's daughter said to her. Go. And the maid went and called the child's 9 mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I ^vill give thee thy wages. And the woman took the 10 child, and nursed it. 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. 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 E- gyjitian smiting an Hebrew, one of his 12 brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw tliat there was no man, he smote the Egj^ptian, 13 and hid him in the sand. And he v,'ent out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and ho said to him that did the wrong, ■\Vlierefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And he said. Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egj-ptian ? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the 15 thing is known. Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses tied from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troiighs to water 17 their father's flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away : but Moses stood uj) and helped tliem, and watered 18 their flock. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said. How is it 19 that ye are come so soon to-day ? And they said. An Eg5'ptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, 20 and watered the flock. And he said unto his daughters, And where is he ? why is it that ye have left the man ? 21 call bun, that he may eat bread. And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah 22 bis daughter. And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom : for lie said, I have been i^a sojourner in a strange laud. 23 And it came to pass m the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt tlied : and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up mito 24 God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groanmg, and God re- membered his covenant with Abi-aham, 25 with Isaac, and witli Jacob. And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge of them. 3 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jetln-o his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the moiuitaiu of God, unto Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of Are out of the midst of a bush : and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, 3 and the bush v/ns not consmned. And Moses said, I will tm-n aside iiow, and see this gi-eat sight, whj' the busli is 4 not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto hun out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he 5 said, Here am I. And he said, Drav.- not nigh hither : put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou 6 standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the (iod of Isaac, 4. 13. EXODUS. 43 lOr, / AM, BH- CA USK I Ail Or, 1 AM WBUAH Or. / WILL BH THAT I WILL BH a Or, / <flLI, Be Heb. Ehyeh. SHeb. J<-JiOvah, from the Sfinie root ns and the Gotl of Jacob. Aiiil Moses hid his face ; for lie was afraid to look 7 upon God. And the Lord said, I have surely seen the aftliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by rea.son of their taskmasters ; for I know their sorrows ; 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 imto a good land and a large, unto a land tiowing with milk and honey ; mito the i)lace of the Canaan- ite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and 9 the Jebusite. And now, beliold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the opi^ression wherewith the Egyptians 10 oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee mito Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my jieople the chUdreu of Israel out of Egj^it. 11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children 12 of Israel out of Egypt ? Arid he said, Certainly I wiU be with thee ; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the jjeople out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this momitain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of yom' fathers hath sent me mito you; and they shall say to me. What is bis name? what shall I say 14 unto them ? And God said unto Moses, ii AM THAT I am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, ^i am hath sent me mito you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say mito the cliildren of Israel, ''The Lokd, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me luito you : this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto 16 aU generations. Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them. The Lord, 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 Egj'pt : 17 and I have said, I wUl bring you up out of the affliction of Egyi)t unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Ilittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land 18 flowing with milk and honey. And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, mito the king of Egy^it, and ye shall say unto him, Tlie Lord, 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 Lord our God. 19 And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a 20 mighty hand. And I wiU 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 21 go. And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyjitians : and it shall come to pass, that, when ye 22 go, ye shall not go empty: but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment : and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; 4 and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice : for they will say. The Lord hath not appeared mito thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him, Wliat is that in thine hand ? And he said, A i 3 rod. And he said. Cast it on the gromid. i And he cast it on the ground, and it I became a ■'serpent; and Moses fled | 4 from before it. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thhie hand, and take it by the tail : (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it 5 became a rod in his hand:) that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, Ghath appeared unto thee. And the Lord said fmthermore mito him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom : and when he took it out, behold, his hand 7 was leprous, as irldte as snow. And he said. Put thine hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again ; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned 8 again as his other flesh.) And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that thej- will believe 9 the voice of the latter sign. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither liearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pom- it uison the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. 10 And Moses said unto the Lord, Oh Lord, I am not ^ eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: for I am slow of 11 speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him. Who hath made mans mouth '! or who niaketh a man dmub, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? 12 is it not I the Lord? Now there- fore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak. 13 And he said. Oh Lord, send, I pray thee, hv the h.ind of him whom thou <Heb. nnhash. 5 Heb. a inttn of words. -0 ii EXODUS. 4. 13. IHeb. Jether. 2Heb. make xtrong. 3Heb. made it toitch. *0r, A bride - groom of bUtod in regard of the circum- cision 14 wilt send. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother tlie Levite ? I know tliat he can speak weU. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee : and when he seeth 15 thee, he will be glad iu his heart. And thou slialt speak unto hiui, and put the words in his mouth : and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and 16 will teach you what ye shall do. Aiid he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and it shall come to pass, that lie shall be to thee a mouth, and 17 tliou shalt be to him as God. And thou shalt take in thine hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs. 18 And Moses went and returned to 1 Jethro his father in law, and said unto him. Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethi'o said to Moses, 19 (to in peace. And the Lord said un- to Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egj^pt : for all the men are dead which 20 sought thy life. And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egy|it : and Moses took the rod of God '21 in his hand. And the Lokd said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thine hand: but I vrHl 2 harden his heart, and he will not let the people 22 go. And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, 23 my firstborn: and I have said unto thee. Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy 24 son, thy firstborn. And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that the Lord met huu, and sought to 25kiLl him. Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskui of her son, and 3 cast it at his feet ; and she said. Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou 26 to me. So he let him alone. TheJi she said, *A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the cu-cumcision. 27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go uito the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed bun. 28 And Moses told Aaron aU the words of the Lord wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs ^v'herew^th he had 29 charged him. And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the 30 elders of the children of Israel: and Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the 31 people. And the peojile believed : and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, nnd that he had seen their affliction, then they bov/ed their heads and worshipped. 5 And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast 2 unto me in the wilderness. And Pha- raoh said. Who is the Lord, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, and moreover I will not let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the He- brews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice vmto the Lord out God; lest he fall upon us with ijestilence, or with the sword. 4 And the kuig of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from then- works? 5 get you unto your burdens. And Pha- raoh said. Behold, the i^eople of the land are now many, and ye make 6 them rest from their bui'dens. And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their 7 officers, saying. Ye shall no more give the xteople straw to make brick, as here- tofore: let them go and gather straw 8 for themselves. And the tale of the bricks, which they did make hereto- fore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not dimuiish aught thereof: for they be idle ; therefore they cry, sayuig, Let 9 us go and sacrifice to our God. Let heavier work he laid upon the men, that they may labour therein ; and let 10 them not regard lying words. And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the l^eople, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I 11 will not give you straw. Go yom'selves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of your work shall be dimm- 12ished. So the people were scattered abroad throughout aU the land of 13 Egypt to gather stubble for straw. And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfil yom' works, your daily tasks, 14 as when there was straw. And the ofiicers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, ^and demanded. Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in 15 making brick as heretofore ? Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying. Where- fore dealest thou thus with thy serv- 16 ants? There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us. Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten ; but the fault is ui thine own 17 people. But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go 18 and sacrifice to the Lord. Go there- fore now, and work ; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver 19 the tale of bricks. And the ofiicers 7. 3. EXODUS. 45 lOr, vierc Sft Oft mis- chir/, ■when they said 2Heb. Kl SiMd- dai. 3 Or, as to lOr, made Tznovm 5 Or inl- patiettce Heb. shortness of spirit. of the cliiltlrcii of Israel did see that t}iey iwere in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from 20 your bricks, »/o?u- daily tasks. And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from 21 Pharaoh : and they said unto them. The Lord look upon you, and judge; he- cause ye ha^'e made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a 22 sword in their hand to slay us. Aud Moses returned unto the Lord, and said. Lord, wherefore hast thou evil entreated this people? why is it that 23 thou hast sent me ? For smce I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath evil entreated this people ; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. 6 And the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pha- raoh: for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said 3 unto him, I am jehovah: and I ap- Xieared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as 2 God Almighty, but Shy my name jehovah I was not i^ known to them. And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojourunigs, wherein they 5 sojourned. Arid moreover I have heard the gi'oaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage ; and I have remembered mj^ covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from mider the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with 7gi-eat judgements: and I will take you to me for a j)eople, and I will be to you a God : and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the S Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I lift- ed up my hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am Jehovah. 9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel : but they hearkened not unto Moses for ^ anguish of spii-it, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- lling. Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egyjit, that he let the children of 12 Israel go out of his laud. And Moses si)ake before the Lord, saying. Behold, the children of Israel have not heark- ened imto me ; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, Avho am of uncircumcised 13 lips '? And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge imto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Heuben the first- born of Israel; Hanoch, and I'allu, Hezron, and Carmi : these are the fami- 15 Ues of Reuben. And the sons of Sim- eon ; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman : these are 16 the families of Simeon. And these are the names of the sons of Levi accord- ing to their generations ; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari : and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty 17 and seven years. The sons of Gei'- shon; Libni and Sliimei, accordmg to IStheu" families. And the sons of Ko- hath ; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirtj- and 19 three years. And the sons of Merari : Mahli and Muslii. These are the fami- lies of the Levites according to their 20 generations. And Amram took him Jo- chebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and 22 Nepheg, and Zichri. And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and 23 Sitlu'i. And Aaron took hmi Elisheba, the daughter of Ainmmadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife ; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 And the sous of Korah; Assu-, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph ; these are the 25 families of the Korahites. And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daugh- ters of Putiel to wife ; and she bare liun Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according 26 to their families. These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their 27 hosts. These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bruig out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. 28 And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land 29 of Egypt, that the Lord spake iinto Moses, saying, I am the Lord : speak thou luito Pharaoh kmg of Egypt all 30 that I speak unto thee. And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of imcirciimcised lips, and how shall "7 Pharaoh hearken unto me ? And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy pro- 2 phet. Thou shalt speak all that I com- mand thee, and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, tliat he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multii^ly my signs and my wonders in 4G EXODUS. o. iHeb. any large reptile : and so in vv. 10, 12. 2 See Gen. xli. s Or, se- cret arts 4Heb. was strong. 6Heb. heavy. " See oh. iv. 3. "Or, ranaH ,4 the lantl of Egypt. But Pliarao]i will not hearken unto you, and I v^ill lay my hand upon Egyjit, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Is- rael, out of the land of Egrjit ])y great 5 judgements. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, vrhen I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel 6 from among them. And Moses and Aaron did so : as the Lord command- 7 ed them, so did they. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron four- score and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses and 9 unto Aaron, saying. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a wonder for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become 10 a 1 serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the Lord hatl commanded : and Aaron cast down his rod liefore Pharaoh and l)efore his servants, and it became 11 a sei-pent. Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and tlie sorcerers: and they also, the ^ magicians of Egj^^t, did in like manner with their ^enchaut- 12 ments. For they cast dow^l every man his rod, and they became serpents : but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And Pharaoh's heart 'was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as tlie Lord had spoken. 14 xVnd the Lord said unto Moses, Piia- raoli's heart is ® stubborn, he refuseth 15 to let the people go. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the monimg ; lo, he go- eth out unto the water ; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a ''serpent shalt thou take 16 ill thine hand. And thou shalt say luito him, The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saj'ing. Let my peojile go, that they may serve me in the wilderness : and, behold, hitherto thou hast not heark- ITcned. Thus saith tlie Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord : behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the wa- ters which are ui the river, and tliey 18 shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and tlie river shall stink ; and the Eg;\-ptians shall loathe to drink vrater from the 19 river. And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand owr the wa- ters of Egj-jit, over their rivers, over their ^streams, and over their j)ools. and over all their jioiuls of water, that they may become l)lood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of 20 wood and in vessels of stone. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded ; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters tliat were in the river were 21 turned to blood. And the fish that was ill the river died; and the river stank, and the Egj-ptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood v.'as throughout all the land of 22 Egypt. And the magicians of Egj-pt did in like manner with their enchant- ments : and Pharaoh's heart * was hard- ened, and he hearkened not unto them ; 23 as the Lord had spoken. And Pha- raoh turned and v.ent into his house, neither did he ''lay even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink ; for they could not drink of the water of 25 the river. And seven days were ful- filled, after that the Lord had smitten the river. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people 2 go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let tliein go, behold, I will smite all thy borders •«'ith frogs: 3 and the river shall swarm with frogs, Avhich sliall go up and come into thine house, and into thj' liedchamber, and upon thy lied, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thuie ovens, and into thj- knead- 4ingtroughs: and the frogs shall come up both uijOIi thee, and upon tliy people, 5 and upon all thy servants. And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the ''streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came uji, and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and In-ought 8 up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the IjOrd, 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 9 Lord. And Piloses said unto Pliaraoh, Have thou tliis glory over me: a- gainst what time shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain 10 in the river only? And he said, A- gamst to-morrow. And he said. Be it according to thy word: that thou niayest know that there is none like 11 unto the Lord our God. And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and SHeb. ■^et hU heart. this. [C'h. vii. UH in Hcu.J [Ch. vill. lin Heb.] 9. 12. EXODUS. 47 1 Or, (M he had appoint- pd unto Pharaoh 2Heb. made heavy. 'Or, Rand Jlies Or./wj <Heb. was strong. 5 Or. w' a sign of detiver- ance Heb. tct redemp- tion. c Or. de- stroyed from thy people ; they shall remain in 12 the river only. And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord concerning the frogs 1 which he had brought wpow 13 Pharaoh. And the Lord did accord- ing to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of 14 the courts, and out of the fields. And thej' gathered them together in heaps : 15 and the land stank. But when Pha- raoh saw that there was respite, he - hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken. Ifi And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod. and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become "lice throughout all the land 17 of Egypt. 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. 18 And the magicians did so ivith their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice 19 ui-on man, and upon beast. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart ^was hardened, and he heark- ened not unto them ; as the Lord had spoken. '20 And the Lord 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 Lord, Let my people go, 21 that they may serve me. Else, if thou wilt not let \ay people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and ujjon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall l)e full of swanns of flies, and also the ground 22 whereon they are. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in 2.3 the midst of the earth. And I v.-ill *put a division between my people and thy people: by to-mon-ow shall 24 this sign be. And the Lord did so; and there came gi'ievous swanns of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Eg^'pt the land was « cor- rupted by reason of the swarms of 25 flies. And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said. Go ye, sacrifice 26 to your God in the land. Aiid Moses said. It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before theii- eyes, and 27 will they not stone us? We will go three days' journey into the wilder- ness, and sacrifice to the Lord our 28 God, as he shall command us. And Pharaoh said, I wiU let j'ou go, that ye maj' sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only j-e shall not go very far away : intreat for me. 29 And Moses said. Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from I'haraoh, 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 ."Oto the Lord. And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord. 31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies fi'oin Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; 32 there remained not one. And Pharaoh 2 hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go. 9 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him. Thus saith the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, Let my peoi^le go, that they may serve 2 me. For if thou refuse to let them go. Sand wilt hold them still, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there 4. shall he a very grievous murrain. And theLoRD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt : and there shall nothing die of all that be- 5 longeth to the children of Israel. And the Lord appointed a set time, say- ing. To-morrow the Lord shall do this 6 thing in the land. And the Lord 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. 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 i^eople go. 8 And the Lord said mito Moses and imto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of hashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the 9 sight of Pharaoh. And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with Wains upon }nan and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egyj)t. 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 blauis upon man and upon beast. 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils ; for the boils were upon the magicians, 12 and upon all the Egyptians. And the Lord ''hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not imto " ileb. heavy. e Or, loot "Heb. yyiad* gtronff. 48 EXODUS. 9. 12. I Or, Jlasiiing continu- ally amidst 2Heb. voices [or thun- derings) of Ood. them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses. 13 T^d the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto hun, Thtis saith the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they 14 may serve me. For I will this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy peoj^le with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut oil 16 from the earth: but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, for to shew thee my power, and that my name may be declared through- 17 out all the earth. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my peojjle, that 18 thou wilt not let them go ? Behold, to- morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been ui Egj'pt since the day 19 it was founded even until now. Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field ; for every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into 21 the houses : and he that regarded not the word of tlie Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward hea- ven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, tlu'oughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down imto the earth; and the Lord rained 24 hail upon the land of Egyjit. So there was hail, and fire i mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Eg3'pt since it 25 became a nation. And the hail smote thi'oughout all the laud 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 26 the field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was 27 there no hail. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said va\io them, I have sinned tliis time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my 28 j)eople are wicked. Intreat the Lord ; for there hath been enoiigh of these 2 mighty thimderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no 29 longer. And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail ; that thou mayest know that the 30 earth is the Lord's. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will 81 not yet fear the Lord God. And the flax and the barley were smitten : for the barley was in the ear, and 32 the flax ^was boiled. But the wheat and the spelt Avere not smitten: for 33 they were not grown up. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured 34 upon the earth. And v>'hen Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thmiders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and * hardened his heart, 35 he and his servants. And the heart of Pharaoh ^was hardened, and he did not let the childi-en of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses. 10 And the Lord said mito Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have * hard- ened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my 2 signs in the midst of them : and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, ^^what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them ; that ye may know that I am the 3 Lord. And Moses and Aaron went in imto Pharaoh, and said ruito him, Thus saith the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring 5 locusts into thy border : and they shall cover the face of the earth, 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 gi-oweth for you out 6 of the field: and thy houses shall be filled, and the liouses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians ; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaoh's servants said mito him. How long shall this man be a snare mito us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord theii' God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is 8 destroyed? And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them. Go, serve the Loud your God: but who are they 9 that shall go? And Moses said, We will go with om- young and with our old, with oiu" sons and with our daugh- 5 Or, was in bloom iHeb. tnade heavy. 6Heb. was strong. 6 Or, how 1 have mocked the Egypt- ians 12. 3. EXODUS. 49 'Or, what yc purpose Heb. be/ora pour face. 2 Heb. made, strong. ;' Or, so thatmen shall grope in darkness ters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go ; for we must hold a 10 feast unto the Lord. And he said unto them, So be the Loud with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is i before you. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Loud; for that is what ye desii-e. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. 12 And the Loud said unto Moses, Stretch out thine 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 13 that the hail hath left. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the la-^ad of Egji^t, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the laud all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought 14 the locusts. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested m all the borders of Egj'pt; very gi'ievous were they ; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the laud, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thmg, either tree or herb of the field, through 16 all the land of Egypt. Then Pha- raoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and 17 against you. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord yom* God, that he may take av/ay from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and 19uitreated the Lord. And the Lord turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Eed Sea; there re- mained not one locust in all the border '20 of Egypt. But the Lord 2 hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go. "21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch oixt thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, '^even darkness which may be 22 felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven ; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt 23 thi'ee days ; they saw not one another, neither rose any from his jilace for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellmgs. 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said. Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also go with you. 25 Aiid Moses said, Thou must also give uito our hand sacrifices and burnt offer- ings, that we may sacrifice unto the 26 Lord qnr God. Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not an hoof be left behind ; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God ; and we know not with what we must serve 27 the Loud, until we come thither. But the Lord ^hardened Pharaoh's heart, 28 and he would not let them go. Ajid Pharaoh said unto him. Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest 29 my face thou shalt die. And Moses said. Thou hast spoken well; I vriU see thy face again no more. 11 And the Lord 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 thi-ust 2 you out hence altogether. Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his ueighl)om% and every woman of her neighbour, jewels 3 of silver, and jewels of gold. And the Lord gave the peoi^le favour in the sight of the Egyjjtians. 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. 4 Aiid Moses said. Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out 5 into the midst of Egyjjt : and all the firstborn in the land of Egj-j^t shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the miU; and all the firstborn 6 of cattle. And there shall be a gi'eat cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, 7 nor shall be like it any more. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog ''move his tongue, a- gainst man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and 8 Israel. And all these thy servants shall come down imto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saymg. Get thee out, and aU the people that f oUow thee : and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pha- raoh will not hearken unto you: that my wonders may be multiplied in the 10 land of Egypt. And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh : and the Lord 2 hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron ui the land of EgyjDt, saj'iug, 2 This month shall be unto you the begin- ning of months: it shall be the first 3 month of the year to you. Speak ye unto aU the congregation of Israel, say- ing, In the tenth dai/ of this month they 4 Or. when he shall let you, go alto- getfier, he shall utterly thrust you out hence !> Heb. whet. 50 EXODUS. 12. 3. 1 Or. kid 'Heb. between the two even- ings. 'Or./oc j a de- 1 ttroi/er shall take to tliem every man a ^lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a 4 lamb for an houseliolcl: and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall lie and liis neighbour next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls ; according to every mans eating ye shall make .5 your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without l)lemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it from 6 the sheeii, or from tlie goats: and ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month : and the whole assembly of the congregation of 7 Israel shall kill it '^at even. And they ' shall take of the blood, and put it on j the two siile posts and on the lintel, i upon the houses wherein thej' shall Seat it. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread : with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with lire: its head v.'ith its legs 10 and witli the inwards thereof. And ye shall let notliing of it remain until the morning; but that whicli remainetli of it until the morning ye shall burn 11 with tire. And thus shall ye eat it; with .your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your stail in your hand : and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the 12 Lord's passover. For I vi-ill go through the land of Egj-jit in that night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egj-pt, both man and beast; and against aU the gods of Egypt I will execute judgements: I am the Lord. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses v>iiere ye are : and v.-lien I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no x'lague be ui)on j'ou ^to destroy you. when I 14 smite the land of Egypt. And this da^- shall lie unto you for a memorial, and ye sliall keep it a feast to the Lord: throughout 3'our generations ye shall keej) it a feast by an ordiu- 15 aiice for ever. Seven days shall .ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye sliall put away leaven out of your Ijouses : for whosoever eateth leavened lircad from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be 16 cut off from Israel. And in tlie first day there sliall be to you an holy con- vocatio'i, and in the seventh day an holy convocation ; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that onlj- may 17 be done of you. And ye shall observe i\\& feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought j'our hosts out of the land of Egypt : there- fore sliall ye observe this daj' through- out yoiu- generations by an ordinance 18 for ever. In the fii'st month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall cat unleavened liread, until the one and twentieth day of the month 19 at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is lea- vened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is bom 20 in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened ; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 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 kiU the passover. 22 And ye shall take a liuncli of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts witli the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall ,go out of the door of his house until 2." the morning. For the Lord will pass tlirough to smite the Egjiitians; and \vhen he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord Avill pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto 243'our houses to smite you. And ye shall oliserve this thing for an ordin- ance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord v.'ill give you, according as lie hath pro- mised, that j'e shall keep this service. 20 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you. What 27 mean ye b.y this service? that .ye shall say. It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, "^ who passed over the houses of the ciiildren of Israel in Eg.ypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered om' houses. And the people 28 bowed the head and worshipped. And the children of Israel went and did so ; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 29 And it came to pass at midnight, that the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first- born of Pharaoh that sat on liis throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon ; and all the first- 30 born of cattle. And Pharaoh rose xx]^ in the night, he, and all his serv- ants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egj-jit; for there was not a house where there was not 31 one dead. And he called for Moses and Aaron bj- night, and said. Else up, get you fortli from among my people, lioth ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have 32 said. Take both your flocks and .your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; 33 and bless me also. And the Egj-ptians vv'ere urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste ; for they 34 said. We be all dead men. And the people took their dougli before it was i Or, Go fortli 6 Or, kidt '-•Or, for that he passed 13. i: EXODUS. 51 1 Or, a niffhl of watch- ing un- to the JjORl) ' Or, this Kame flight ix a night ofwafch- iitg un- to the JjiHI) far all ic. 3Heb. do it. leavened, tlicir kneadingtrouglis being bound up in their clotlies ujion their .".") phonlders. 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, .30 and raiment: and the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let thom have what they asked. And they spoiled the Egj-ptians. S7 And the children of Israel journeyed from Kaineses to Suecoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were 38 men, beside children. And a mixed nmltitude went up also with them; and flocks, and hei'ds, even very much ,S9 cattle. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough wliicli they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egj-pt, and could not tarry, neither had tliey j^repared for tliem- 40 selves an 3- %actual. Now the sojomui- ing of the children of Israel, which thej' sojourned in Egypt, was four 41 hundred and thirty years. Aiid it came to jiaas at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land 42 of Egyi^t. It is ^a night to be much observed luito the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egj^it: -this is that night of the Lord, to be much observed of all the clsildreu of Israel throughout theii* generations. 43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the oidinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat 44 thereof : but everj- man"s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circimicised him, then shall lie eat 45 thereof. A sojourner and an hired 46 servant shall not eat thereof. In one house shall it be eaten ; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house ; neither shall ye lireak 47 a bone thereof. All the congi-egation 48 of Israel shall •''keei> it. And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and wiU keep the jjassover to the Lord, let all his jnales he circmncised, and then let him come near and keep it; and lie shall be as one that is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person 49 shall eat thereof. One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses and .'SI Aaron, so did they. And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Loi-.d did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egjiit by their hosts. j 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, ; 2 saying, Sanctify unto me all the first- I born, whatsoever openeth the womb 1 among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 3 And Moses said unto the peojile. Re- member this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of •'bond- age ; for l)y strength of hand the Lord brought j-ou out from this jilace : there 4 shall no leavened bread be eaten. This day ye go forth in the month Abib. ;") And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaan- ite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite. and the Jebusite. which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. Seven days thou shalt cat un- leavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened lu'ead shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen 8 with thee, in all thy borders. And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying. It is because of that whicii the Lord did for me when I came forth 9 out of Egypt. And it .shall be for a sign xinto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egyjjt. 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordin- ance in its season from year to year. 1 1 And it shall l)e when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaan- ite, as he sware luito thee and to thy 12fathers, and shall give it thee, that thou shalt •'' set apart unto the Lord all that oiieiieth the womb, and every firstliaig which thou hast that cometh of a beast ; 13 the males shall be the Lord's. And every firstlmg of an ass thou shalt re- deem with a "lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck : and all the firstborn of man a- 14 inong thy sons shalt thou redeem. And it shall be ■when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying. What is this ? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord l:)rought us out from Egyiit, from the house of ''bondage: 15 and it came to pass, wlien Pharaoh ''would haiilly let us go. that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the laud of Egj-pt, both the firstliorn of man, and the firstborn of beast: flierefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that ojieiieth the womb, being males; but all the 16 firstborn of my sons I redeem. And it sliaU be for a sign upon thine hand, and for frontlets betv>'een tlnne eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt. 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the laud of < Ileh. bond- men. PHeb. cause to pa.'is over. " Or, kid ■Or, hard- ened himself againtt letting Its go 52 EXODUS. 13. 17. I Or, he took not away the pillar of cloud by day. nor the &c. 2Heb. make strong. 3 Or, churiots *Heb. inade strong. the Philistines, although that was near ; for Gofl said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and 18 tliey return to Egypt : but God led the people about, bj- the way of the wilder- ness by the lied Sea : and the children of Israel went up armed out of the 19 land of Egyi)t. 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 ye shall carry up my bones away hence 20 with you. And they took their- journey from Snccoth, and encamped in Etham, 21 in the edge of the wilderness. And the LoED went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way ; and by night in a i)illar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day 22 and by night : ^ the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 sayuig. Speak unto the childi'en of Is- rael, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahu-oth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon : over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 And Pharaoh will say of the childi'en of Israel, They are entangled in the land, 4 the wilderness hath shut them in. And I will ^harden Pharaoh's heart, and he shall follow after them ; and I wiU get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shaU know that I am the Loed. And they 5 did so. 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 6 us? And he made ready his s chariot, 7 and took his people with him : and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains 8 over all of tliem. And the Loed * harden- ed the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel : for the children of Israel went 9 out with an high hand. And the Egyi)tians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his anny, and over- took them encamping by the sea, be- side Pi-hahu'oth, before Baal-zephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them ; and they were sore afraid : and the children of Israel cried out 11 unto the Loed. And they said mito Moses, Because there were no graves in Egj^pt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wdderness ? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to brmg us 12 forth out of Egypt? Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, sayuig, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians ? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, tlian that we should die in the wil- ISderness. And Moses said unto the people. Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you to-day: *for the Egj'ptians whom ye have seen to-day, j-e shall see them again no more for 14 ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 1.5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Where- fore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go 16 forward. And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it : and the children of Is- rael shall go into the midst of the 17 sea on dry ground. And I, behold, I will 2 harden the hearts of the Egypt- ians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honour upon Pha- raoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his 19 chariots, and ujion his horsemen. And the angel of God, which went before the canij) of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood 20 behind them : and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel ; and there was the cloud and the dark- ness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all 21 the night. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the Lord caused the sea to go hacJi by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were di- 22 vided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry gi'ound: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on 23 their left. And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his 24 chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the Lord looked forth upon the host of the Egyjitians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and dis- comfited the host of the Egyptians. 25 Aiid he "took off their chariot wheels, ■^ that they di'ave them lieavily : so that the Egyiitians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thme hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyjitians, upon their chariots, 27 and upon theii- horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its ^ strength when the morning ajipeared ; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the 15. 26. EXODUS. 53 iHeb. shook off. !Heb. hand. ' Or, 11 highly czaltfU iHeb. Jah. Lord i overthrew the Egyptians iu the 28 midst of the sea. And the waters re- turned, and covered the cliariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much 29 as one of them. But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea ; and tlie waters were a wall unto them on their right 30 hand, and on their left. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea 31 shore. And Israel saw the great 2 work which the Lord did upon the Egypt- ians, and the people feared the Lord : and they heUeved in the Lord, and in his servant Moses. 15 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song mito the Lord, and spake, saymg, I will sing unto the Lord, for he ■^ hath triumx)hed gloriously : The horse and his rider hath he thi'own into the sea. 2 * The Lord 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. 3 The Lord is a man of war : The Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea : And his chosen captains are sunk in the Eed Sea. 5 The deeiDS cover them : They went down into the depths like a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O Lord, dasheth iu pieces the enemj'. 7 And iu the greatness of thine excel- lency thou overtlu'owest them that rise up against thee : Thou seudest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled vqy, The floods stood upright as an heap ; The deeps were congealed iu the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil : My lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them : They sank as lead iu the mighty waters. 11 Who is like mito thee, Lord, among the gods ? "Who is like thee, glorious in holi- ness. Fearful in praises, doing wonders ? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand. The earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy meicy hast led the people which thou hast redeemed : Thou hast guided them iu thy strength to thy lioly habitation. 11 The peoples have heard, they tremble ; Pangs have taken hold on the in- habitants of Philistia. 15 Then were the dukes of Edom amazed ; The 5 mighty men of Moab, trem- bling taketh hold upon them : All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. 1(5 Terror and dread faUeth upon them ; By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone ; Till thy people pass over, O Lord, TiU the people pass over which thou hast 1^ purchased. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and jjlant them in the mountain of thme in- heritance, The place, Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in. The sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. 18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horse- men into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them ; but the children of Israel walked on 20 dry laud iu the midst of the sea. And Mu'iam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her 21 with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he ^hath triumphed gloriously ; The horse and his rider hath he thi'owu into the sea. 22 And Moses led Israel onward from the Eed Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur ; and they went thi-ee days iu the wilderness, and found 23 no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not di-iuk of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called 24 'Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we 25 drink '! And he cried unto the Lord ; and the Lord shewed 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 ordin- 26 auce, and there he proved them ; and he said. If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his corn- 's Heb. ramn. 8 Heb. gotten. 7 That is, Bitter- ness. 54 EXODUS. 15. 26. iHeb. Betfi een the two eve II- inijs. mantlments, and keep all Ms statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians : for I am the Lokd that healeth thee. 27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve spruigs of water, and three- score and ten pahn trees: and they 16 encamped there by the waters. Ajid they took their journey from Ehm, and all the congi-egation of the child- ren of Israel came unto the wilder- ness of Sin, which is betvifeen Eliin and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out 2 of the land of Egj'pt. And the whole congi-egation of the chiklren of Israel murmured against Moses and agamst 'i Aaron in the wilderness : and the child- ren of Israel said unto them, "Would that we had died by the hand of tlie Loud m. the land of Egji^t, when we sat by the flesh iiots, when we did eat bread to the fidl ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill tliis whole asseml'ly with hiuiger. •IThen said the Lord unto Moses, I3e- hold, I will raui bread from heaven for yoii; and the people sliaU go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I maj- prove them, whether tliey 5 will walk in my law, or no. And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they Ijring in, and it shall be twice 6 as much as they gather daDy. And Moses and Aaron said mito aU the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that tlie Loud hath brought 7 you out from the land of Eg^^pt: and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmui-ings agauist the LoEU : and what are we, that ye mm-- 8 mur against us ? And Moses said, Th is shall he, when the Loud shall give you in the evenuig Hesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your mm-m.m-- ings which ye mminur against him: and what are we ? your miu-mm-uigs are not against us, but against the Lord. And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congi-egation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your mmium-uigs. lO^Vnd 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 Lord appeared ui the 11 cloud. And the Lord spake unto Moses, 12 saying, I have heard the mm-nmrJigs of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, i At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread ; and ye shall know that I 13 am the Lord your God. And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camj) : and in the morning the dew lay roimd about the 11 camp. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small ^roimd thing, small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the cliildreu of Israel saw it, they said one to another, ^What is it? for they wist not what it was. And Moses said mito them, It is the bread which the Lord hath given you 16 to eat. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. Gather ye of it every man according to his eating ; an omer a head, according to the nmnber of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them which are in his tent. 17 And the chikh'en of Israel did so, and 18 gathered some more, some less. Aiul when thej' did mete it with an omer, lie that gathered much had nothuig over, and he that gathered little had no lack ; they gathered every man according 19 to his eatuig. And Moses said vuito them. Let no man leave of it till the 20 mornuig. Notwithstandmg thej' heark- ened not unto Moses ; but some of them left of it mitil the morning, and it bred worms, and stank : and Moses 21 was wroth with them. And they gath- ered it morning by morning, every man according to his eatuig : and when 22 the smi waxed hot, it melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the congi-egation came and 23 told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath spoken, To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath imto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake, and seethe that Avhicli ye wiU seethe ; and all that remaiueth over lay up for you to be 24 kept mitil the mornuig. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there 25 any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sab- bath luito the Lord: to-day ye shall 2(3 not find it in tlie field. Six days ye shall gather it ; l)ut on the seventli day is the sabbath, in it there shaU be none. 27 And it came to pass on the seventli day, that there went out some of the people for to gather, and they found 28 none. And the Lord said unto Moses, IIow long refuse ye to keep mj' com- 20mandineiits and my laws? See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he givetli you on the sixth day the bread of two days ; abide ye every man ui his place, let no man go out of his place on the 30 seventh day. So the people rested 31 on the seventh day. 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 32 made with honev. And Moses said. 2 Or. Jlukj 3 Or. n it >/tan- na Heh. Jltin hu. Mail. 18. U. EXODUS. 55 I Or, itaijea 2 That Is, Tempt- ing, or, Proving, 3 That is. Chiding, or. Strife. This is the thing which the Lord hath comniaiicled, Let an omcrful of it be kept for your generations; tliat they may see the bread wherewitli I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. 33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an onierful of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, 34 to be kept for your generations. As the Lord coninianded Moses, so Aaron laid it \\\y before the Testimony, to bo i 35 kept. And the children of Israel did eat the mainia forty years, until they came to a land inhabited ; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the 36 borders of the lar.d of Canaan. Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 17 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their ^ journeys, according to the coinmaiubnent of the Lord, and pitched in Eephidim : and there v.'as no water for the people to 2 drink. Wherefore the peojile strove with Moses, and said. Give us water that we may driiik. And Moses said luito them. Why strive ye with me? 3 wherefore do ye temjit the Lord ? And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmiu'ed against Moses, and said. Wherefore liast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kiU us and our cliilfb-en and our cattle with 4 thirst V And Moses cried mito the Lord, saying. What shall I do mito this people? they be abnost ready to 5 stone me. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel : and thy rod, where^vith thou smotest the river, take in tlime liand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there vqion the rock in Horeb ; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drmk. And Moses did so in the sight 7 of the elders of Israel. And he called the name of the place ^Massali, and •^Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not ? 8 Then came Amalek, and fought with 9 Israel in Eephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight witli Amalek : to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with 10 the rod of God in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses. Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of 11 the hill. And it came to i)ass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed : and when he let down his 12 hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy ; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon: and Aaron and Hm- stayed up his hands, the one on the ono side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until 13 the going down of the sun. And Joshua •* discomfited Amalek and his l)eoi)le with the edge of the sword. 14 And tlio Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and re- hearse it in the ears of Jo.shua : •' that I will utterly blot out tlie remembrance 15 of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and caUed the IGnaiue of it i* Jehovah-nissi : and he said, ''The Lord hath sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. 18 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 Lord had 2 brought Israel out of Egjpt. And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zip- porah, Moses' wife, after he had sent 3 her away, and her two sons ; of which the name of the one was Gershom ; for he said, I have been **a sojourner in 4a strange land: and the name of the other was ''Eliezer; for he mid. The God of my father was mj' help, and de- livered me from the sword of Pharaoh : 5 and Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was en- 6 camped, at the mount of God: and he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 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 8 tent. And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pha- raoh and to the Egj'j^tians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the 9 Lord delivered them. And Jethro re- joiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, ui that he had delivered them out of the hand of the 10 Egji)tians. And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egj-jitians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh ; who hath delivered the people from under lithe hand of the Egyi)tians. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: yea, in the tiling whereui 12 they dealt proudly against them. And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a bm'nt olfermg and sacrifices for God : and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father 13 in law before God. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people : and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto 14 the evening. And when Moses' father i Hcb. pros- trated. lOi-./or 6 That Is, Tim Loiai I is m,u I banner. 7 Or, Because there is a hand ttguinst the th rona of the L'RU Heb. A hand is lifted up ulfni the throne of Jah. 8 Heb. Ger. See ch. ii. 22. 9 Heb. El. God. and ezer, help. 56 EXODUS. 18. 14. iu law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people ? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto 15 even ? And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the peoiile come unto 16 me to iuquu-e of God : when they have a matter, they come unto me ; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes 17 of God, and his laws. And Moses' father in law said unto him. The thing 18 that thou doest is not good. Thou Avilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee ; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee comisel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God- ward, and bring thou the causes unto 20 God: and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating imjust gain ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundi'eds, rulers 22 of fifties, and rulers of tens: and let them judge the people at all seasons : and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bruag unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the. burden 23 with thee. If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this peojde also shall go to theii' place in 24 peace. So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did aU 25 that he had said. And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers 26 of fifties, and rulers of tens. And they judged the people at all seasons : the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged 27 themselves. And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his o^vu land. 19 In the thu-d month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came 2 they into the wilderness of Suiai. And when they were departed from Eephi- dim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they pitched in the wilder- ness ; and there Israel camjied befoi'e 3 the mount. And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called mito him out of the mountain, saymg. Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and 4teU the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings. Sand brought you mito myself. Now therefore, if j'e wiU obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a pecuhar treasure unto me 1 from among aU peoples : for aU the 6 earth is mine: and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of 7 Israel. And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the Lord 8 commanded him. And all the people answered together, and said. All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people 9 unto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the peojile may hear when I speak with thee, and may also beUeve thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord. 10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash 11 their garments, and be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come dovvii in the sight of 12 aU the ijeople upon mount Smai. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yom'selves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall 13 be siu'ely put to death: no hand shall touch '2 him, but he shall siurely be stoned, or shot thi-ough ; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the 3 trumpet soundeth long, they shall 14 come up to the mount. And Moses went down from the momit unto the jjeople, and sanctified the people ; and 15 they washed then- garments. And he said unto the people, Be ready a- gainst the third day : come not near a 16 woman. 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 trmnpet exceeding loud ; and aU the people that were in the 17 camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God ; and they stood at the nether 18 part of the momit. And mount Sinai was altogether on smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a fm-nace, and the whole 19 ■'mount quaked gi'eatly. And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God 20 answered him by a voice. And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount : and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mount ; 21 and Moses went uj). And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the 21. 11. EXODUS. 57 people, lest they break throu;.';h unto tile Louu to tjaze, and many of tlieiu •22 perish. Aiiil let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctil'y them- selves, lest the Loud hnnli forth upon '23 them. And Hoses said unto the Loud, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, say- ing, Set bound.s about the mount, and '24 sanctify it. And the Lokd said unto him. Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the l^eoplo break through to come up unto the^Lora), lest he break fortli upon '25 them. So Moses went down unto the people, and told them. 20 And God spake all these ^^■ords, sayuig, '2 I am the Lokd thy God, which brought thee out of tlie land of Egj'pt, out of the house of i bondage. 3 Thou shalt have none other gods '•'befoi'e me. •1 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor the li7.-f:ne^.< of any fonii that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the .5 water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers uijon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth geuer- 6 ation of them that hate mo ; and sheA'.'ing mercy unto '^ thousands, of them that love me and keep my com- mandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God ^iu vain; for the Lord wiU not hold him guiltless that taketh his name •'in vain. 8 Eemember the sabbath day, to keep 9 it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, 10 and do all thj^ work : but the seventh day is a sabbath milo the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that His within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : \vherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 Honom- thy father and tliy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which "the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt do no mm-der. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbom-. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighboui-'s house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh- bour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 18 And all the people saw the thun- derings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking : and when the people saw it, they •'tremliled, and stood afar off. 19 And tliey said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and v/e will hear : but let not •20 God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people. Fear not : for (iod is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that 21 ye sin riot. And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. '2'2 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye youi'sclves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. '23 Yc shall not make other gods with me ; gods of silver, or gods of gold, •24 ye shall not make unto you. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thj' bm'nt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in everyplace where I "J record my name I will couie 25 mito thee and I will bless thee. And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, 20 thou hast polluted it. Neither shalt thou go up by steps mito mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. 21 Nov/ these are the judgements which thou shalt set before them. '2 If thou buy an Hebrew 'servant, six years he shall serve : and in the seventh 3 he shaU go out free for nothing. If he come in by himself, he shaU go out by himseU' : if he be married, then 4 his wife shall go out with him. If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the v/iie and her children shaU be her master's, 5 and he shall go out by himself. But if the servant shall plainly saj', I love mj' master, my wife, and my cliildren ; () I v.'ill not go out free : 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. 7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a ''maidservant, she shall not go 8 out as the menservants do. If she please not her master, i^who hath espoused her to hunself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceit- 9 fully with her. And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. 10 If he take him another wife ; her 11 food, her raiment, and her duty of 11 marriage, shall he not diminish. And if he do not these three unto her, then 5 Or, were movvd i^Or, cam*: my name to be rciy^eni' bered lOr, bond- man 8 Or, the Jiul'jed "Or. bond- ivunuin 10 An- other reading is. so that he hath not espoused her. " Heb. Jtesh. 58 EXODUS. 21. 11. 'Or, revileth 2Heb. his sitting or ceasing. 3 Or, his bond- man, or his bond- woman shall she go out for nothing, without money. 12 He that smiteth a man, so that he 13 die, shall surely be i)ut to death. And if a man he not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand ; then I will appomt thee a place whither he shall 1-4 flee. And if a man come iiresumptu- ously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile ; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be siu-ely put to death. 16 And he that stealeth a man, and seUeth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17 And he that icurseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. 18 And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, 19 and he die not, but keep his bed : if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall joay for '-the loss of his time, and shall cause liim to be thoroughly healed. 20 And if a man smite ^his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die imder his hand ; he shaU sm-ely be iJimished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he contiuue a day or two, he shall not be punished : for he is his money. 22 And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with chUd, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow : he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him ; and he shall pay as the judges deter- 23 mine. But if any mischief follow, then 24 thou shalt give life for life, e5'e for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot 25 for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 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 27 his eye's sake. And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidserv- ant's tooth ; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 28 And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the o^^^ler of the ox shall 29 be quit. But if the ox were wont to gore in time i^ast, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put 30 to death. If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the re- demption of his life whatsoever is laid 31 upon him. Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, ac- cording to this judgement shall it be 32 done unto him. If the ox gore a man- servant or a maidsei-vant ; he shall give unto their master thu-ty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 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, 34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead heast shall be his. 35 And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it ; and 86 the dead also they shall divide. Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his o^vner hath not kept him in ; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead heast shall be his own. 22 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 2 sheep for a sheep. If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he die, there shall be no ^ bloodguilti- 3 ness for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for htm : he should make restitution ; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for 4 his theft. If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep ; he shall pay double. 5 If a man shall cause a field or vme- yard 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 vine- yard, shall he make restitution. 6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be con- sumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it 1)6 stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay 8 double. 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 9 neighbour's goods. For every matter of tresi^ass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheeii, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thmg, 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 neighbour. 10 If a man deliver mito his neighbom- an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be hurt, 11 or driven away, no man seeing it: the oath of the Lord shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. 12 But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner there- 23. 23. EXODUS. 59 6 Or, bear witness 13 of. If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness ; lie shall not make gooii that which was torn. 14 And if a man i borrow aught of his neighbour, and it bo hurt, or die, tlie owner thereof not being with it, he 15 shall surely make restitution. If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good : if it be an hired thuig, 2 it came for its hire. 16 And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowi-y for her to be his 17 wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Tliou shalt not sutfer a sorceress to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lokd only, shall be 21 ''utterly destroyed. And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him : for ye were strang- 22ers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless 23 child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will 24 surely hear their cry; and my wrath shaU wax hot, and I will kill j-ou with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor ; uei- 26 ther shall ye lay upon him usmy. If thou at all take thy neighbour's gar- ment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down : 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 giacious. 28 Thou shalt not revile ^God, nor 29 curse a ruler of thy people. Thou shalt not delay to offer of ^ the abund- ance of thy fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sous shalt thou 30 give unto me. Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep : seven days it shall be v/ith its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it 31 me. And ye shall be holy men unto me : therefore j'e shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts m the field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 23 Thou shalt not take up a false re- port: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil ; neither shalt thou ^ speak in a cause to tmm aside after a multitude 'S to wve&t judgement: neither shalt thou favour a poor man iu his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely 5 bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, 'and wonki- est forbear to help him, thou shalt sm'ely help with him. 6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgement 7 of thy poor iji his cause. Keeii thee far from a false matter; and the in- nocent and righteous slay thou not: 8 for 1 will not justify the wicked. And thou shalt take no gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the ^ words of the righteous. 9 And a stranger shalt thou not oppress : for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye ^\'ere strangers in the lam I of Egypt. 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase 11 thereof : but the seventh year thou shalt '■'let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with tliy vineyard, and with thy 12 oliveyard. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt i^i-est: that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be 13 refreshed. Aiid in all things that I have said vmto you take ye heed : and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 Thi'ee times thou shalt keep a feast 15 unto me in the year. The feast of un- leavened bread shalt thou keep : seven days thoiT shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time ap- pomted in the month Abib (for in it thou camest out from Egj'pt) ; and none shall appear before me empty: 16 and the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field : and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gath- erest in thy labours out of the field. 17 Tkree times m the year aU thy males shall ajipear before the Lord God. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread ; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all 19 night until the morning. The first of the firstfruits of thy ground thou shalt brmg into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. 20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bi'ing thee into the place which I have 21 prepared. Take ye heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; n provoke him not : for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in 22 hun. But if thou shalt indeed heark- en unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary 23 unto thine adversaries. For mine 7 Or, and woiUdest forbear to release it/or hun, thou shalt surely rrlranext vnth him 'Or. cause oOr, release it and let it lie fa llow See Dent. XV. 2. 10 Or, keep sabbath n Or. be not re- bellious against hint. 60 EXODUS. 23. 23. lOr, oheUt>l:s See Le\ . xxvi. 1, 2 Kins.s ill. 2. ■i That Is, the Eu- phrates. angel shall go before tliee, and bring thee in nnto the Amoritc, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Ca- naanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 24 and I wiU cut them olf. Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but tliou shalt utterly overthrow them, and 25 break in i)ieccs their ipilLirs. Aiid ye shall serve the Lord j'oiir God, and he sh.all bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness awaj' from the •26 midst of thee. There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land : the number of thy days I will fullil. 27 1 will send my terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I v.'ill make all thine enemies turn theu- backs unto 28 thee. And I v/ill send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Ilivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from 29 before thee. I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multijilv against thee. 30 By little and httle I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be 31 increased, and inherit the land. Aiid I will set thy border from the Ked Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto ^tlie Kiver: for I will deliver the inhabit- ants of the land into your hand ; and thou shall drive them out before thee. 32 Thou shalt make no covenant with 33 them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest thej' make thee sin against me : for if thou serve their gods, it will sm'cly be a snare unto thee. 24 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ; and worshiij ye 2 afar off : and Moses alone shall come near unto the Lord; but they shall not come near; neither shall the pco- 3 pie go uj) with him. And Moses cane and told the peoijle all the words of the Lord, and all the judgements: and all the people answered viith one voice, and said. All the words which the Lord hath spoken will we do. 4 And Moses wrote all the v,'ords of the Lord, and rose up early in the moiii- ing, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve jiiUars, according 5 to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the chUdren of Israel, which olfered burnt offer- ings, ar.d sacrificed jjeace offerings of 6 oxen unto the Lord. And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on 7 the altar. Aiid he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the i)eople : and they said. All that the Lord hath spoken will we do. Sand be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and spruilded it on the Ijeople, and said. Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made v/ith you 3 concerning aU these 9 words. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the 10 elders of Israel : and they saw the fiod of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were -^a paved work of sapphu'e stone, and as it were the 11 very heaven for clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink. 12 And the Lord said mito Moses, Come \\^ to me into the mount, and be there : and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the lav\' and the command- ment, which I have wi'itten, that thou ISmayest teach them. And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses 14 went up into the momit of God. And he said unto the elders. Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, Jjehold, Aaron and Hur are with you : whosoever hath a cause, let him 15 come near mito them. And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud 16 covered the mount. And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he cnUed unto Moses out 17 of the midst of the cloud. And the api^earance of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children 18 of Israel. And Moses entered into the midst of the cloiid, and went ujj into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 25 And the Lord spake mito Moses, 2 saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an *offer- ing : of every man whose heart niaketh him willing ye shall take my ^offer- Sing. And this is the ^offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and 4 silver, and brass ; and blue, and pur- ple, and scarlet, and sfine linen, and 5 goats' hair; and rams' skins dyed red, 6 and '' sealskins, and acacia wood ; oil for the light, sjiices for the anoiutmg 7 oil, and for the sweet incense; '*onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the Sepliod, and for the breastplate. And let them make me a sanctuary ; that I 9 may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, the pattern of tlie "tabernacle, and the imttern of all the fiu-niture thereof, even so sliall ye make it. 10 And they shall make an ark of acacia wood : two cubits and a half shaU be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit 11 and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou over- 26. 8. EXODUS. 61 ' Or, rim Or. y/totUd- ing 2 Hcb. rib. 3 Or. cmicrtng «0r. turned * Hob. out of the mercy- seat. «%ef ver. 11. ' Or, Pre- ience- I bread lay it, and slmlt make upon it a 12 1 crown of fjolcl rotuid about. And tbou shall cast lour rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall he on the one " side of it, and two rings on the other 1?> " side of it. And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay tliom with 14 gold. And thou shalt put th.e staves into the rings on the sides of the l.'iark, to licar the ark withal. The staves shall be in the rings of the ark : 16 they shall not be taken from it. And thou shalt put into the ark the testi- ITmony which I shall give thee. And thou shalt make a ■* mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shull he the le'igtli thereof, and a cubit and a 15 half the breadth thereof. And thou shalt raake two cherulmu of gold; of ''beaten work shalt thou make Ihem, at tlie two ends of the mercj-- 1 9 scat. And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: ^of one piece with the mercy- seat shall ye make the cherubim 20 on the two ends thereof. And the cherubim shall spread out tlieii- wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their v.ings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall 21 the faces of the cherubim be. And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall 22 give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will c<mnnune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from l)e- tween the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimonj', of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. 23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits xhnU he the length thereof, and a cubit tlie breadth there- of, and a cubit and a half the height 24 thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pm'e gold, and make thereto a | 25'"'crov.ii of gold round about. And thou shalt make unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the bor- 26der thereof romid about. And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners tlmt are on the fom- feet thereof. 27 Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear 28 the table. And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlaj' them with gold, that the table may 29 be borne with them. And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons there- of, and the bowls thereof, to pour out v.ithal : of puie gold shalt thou make 30 them. And thou shalt set upon tlie table '^shewbread before me alway. 31 And thou 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 ■32 it: 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 candlcsticlc out of the other side 33 thereof : three cups made like almond- blossoms in one branch, a kiiop and a Hower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the sis branches going out of the candlestick: 34 and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-Iilossoms, the knops there- 35 of, and the flowers thereof: and a knop under two branches ^ of one piece witli it, and a knop under two branches "of one piece with it, and a knop mider two branches '■' of one piece v.-ith it, for the six branches going out of 36 the candlestick. Their knops and their branches shall be ''of one piece vritli it: the whole of it one •'beaten work of 37 pure gold. And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall i^Hght the lamps thereof, to give light .38 over against it. And the tcmgs there- of, and the snuiidishes thereof, shall 391)0 of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these 40 vessels. And see that thou make them after their pattern, v.diich hath been shev,-ed thee in the mount. 2S Moreover thou shalt make the 11 tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine t^^^ned linen, and blue, and purjile, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the cunning workman shalt thou 2 make them. The length of each cur tarn shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits : all the curtains sliall have 3 one measiu-e. Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other live curtauis shall be coupled 4 one to another. And thou shalt make loops of blue ui)on the edge of the one curtain I'^from the selvedge in the couijling ; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is out- 5 most in the second i''' coupling. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one cur- tain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the secoiid 1'' coupling: the loops shall be 6 opiiosite one to another. And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another v^"ith the clasx^s: and the tabernacle shall be one. 7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them. 8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each cm-tain four cubits : the eleven curtains s Ilcb. thigh. "Heb. nut of the Kfitue. '■'Or. act up U See ch. XXV. 9. 12 Or. that IS outiiLOat in the first set 13 Or, stt 62 EXODUS. 26. 8. lOr, first set » Or. tet 3 Or, porpoine- skhts '■ Or, viofticed 5 Or, thejirtt 9 shall liave one measure. And thou shalt couple live curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in 10 the forefront of the tent. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the 1 coupling, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is oufiiioxt in 11 the second '■* coupling. And thou shalt make fifty clasi>s of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the overhanging part that remain- eth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang 13 over the back of the tabernacle. And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remainetli in the length of the cur- tains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the taliernacle on this side and 14 on that side, to cover it. And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of 3 sealskins above. 15 And thou shaltmake the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing 16 up. Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth 17 of each board. Two tenons shall there be hi eacli board, ^joined one to an- other : thus shalt thou make for all the 18 boards of the tabernacle. And thou shalt make the boards for the taber- nacle, twenty boards for the south side 19 southward. And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under tlie twenty boards ; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons : 20 and for the second side of the taber- nacle, on the north side, twenty boards : 21 and their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two 22 sockets under another board. And for the hinder part of the tabernacle ■westward thou shalt make six boards. 2.8 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the 24 hinder part. 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 cor- 25 ners. 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 And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one 27 side of the tabernacle, 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, 2Sfor the hhider part westward. And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass thi-ough from end to 29 end. And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars : and thou shalt 30 overlay the bars with gold. And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shewed thee in the mount. 31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twmed linen : with cherubim the work of the cmming workman shall it be made: .32 and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks shall he of gold, upon four sockets of 33 silver. Aiid thou shalt hang up the YeU imder the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall di- vide tmto you betv/een the holy place 34 and the most holy. And thou shalt imt the mercy-seat upon the ark of the 35 testimony in the most holy place. And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle to- ward the south: and thou shalt put 36 the table on the north side. And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work 37 of the embroiderer. And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold : and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. 27 And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad ; the altar shall be fom-square: and the height there- 2 of shall be three cubits. And thou. shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with 3 brass. And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basons, and its fleshhooks, and its fii-epans: all the vessels thereof 4 thou shalt make of brass. And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass ; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen ruigs in the four 5 6 corners thereof. And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar be- neath, that the net may reach halfway Gup the altar. And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass. 7 And the staves thereof shall be put into the ruigs, and the staves shall be upon the two 'sides of the altar, in bearing Bit. Hollow with planks shalt thou make it : as it liath been shewed thee in the moiuit, so shall they make it. 9 And thou shalt make the com-t of the tabernacle: for the south side south- ward there shall be hangings for the com-t of fine twined linen an hundi-ed 10 cubits long for one side : and the pillars CHeb. ends. " Hell. ribs. 28. 25. EXODUS. 63 1 Or, to set up ti lamp continu- al!!/ 2 See ch. XXV. 22, xxix. 42, XXX. 36. 3 Or, due lOr. from • Or, turban thereof shall be twenty, and their Bockets twenty, of brass ; the hooks of the inllars and then- fillets shall he of 11 silver. And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings an hmi- dred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their 12 fillets of silver. And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of iifLy cubits: their pillars 13 ten, and then- sockets ten. And the breadth of the court on the east side 14 eastward shall be fifty cubits. The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: tlieir pillars 15 three, and their sockets three. And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits : their pillars three, and 16 their sockets three. And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine t\vined linen, the work of the embroiderer: their pillars four, and 17 their sockets four. All the pillars of the court round about shall be fillet- ed with silver; their hooks of silver, 18 and their sockets of brass. The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and then- sockets of 19 brass. All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the coui't, shall be of brass. 20 And thou shaft command the child- ren of Israel, that they bring unto thee inu'e olive oil beaten for the light, ifo cause a lamp to burn 21 continually. In the 2 tent of meet- ing, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morn- ing before the Lord: it shall be a 3 statute for ever throughout their generations ^on the behalf of the children of Israel. 28 And bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with hun, from among the children of Is- rael, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, 2 Aaron's sons. And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, 3 for glory and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are \nse 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 4 office. And these are the garments which they shall make ; a breast]3late, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of chequer work, a ^niitre, and a girdle : and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the 5 priest's office. And they shall take 6 the gold, and the blue, aiid the puqile, and the scarlet, and the fine linen. 6 And they shaU make the ephod of gold, of blue, and x)urple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the woi'k of the 7 cuiming \\orkman. It shall have two shoulderpieces joined to the two ends thereof; that it maybe joined together. 8 And the cimningly woven band, which is upon it, to gird it on withal, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and pur^jle, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two ' onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the 10 children of Israel : six of then- names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, 11 according to their birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed 12 in ouches of gold. And thou 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 be- fore the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 13 And thou shalt make ouches of gold : 14 and two chains of pure gold ; like cords shalt thou make them, of wreathen work : and thou shalt put the wreathen 15 chains on the ouches. And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgement, the work of the cunning worlanan; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, s^halt 16 thou make it. Foursquare it shall be and double ; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth there- 17 of. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones : a row of Sgardius, topaz, and » carbuncle 18 shall be the first row ; and the second row an lo emerald, a sapphire, and a 19iidiamond; and the third row a 12 ja- 20 cinth, an agate, and an amethyst ; and the fourth row a i3 beryl, and an ^onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in 21 gold in their settings. 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, 22 they shall be for the twelve tribes. And thou shalt make upon the breast- plate chains like cords, of wi-eathen 23 work of pure gold. And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the 25 ends of the breastplate. And the Seo ch. XXV. 3. •Or, b,:ri/l 8 Or, rub!/ "Or, emerald 10 Or, car- buncle 11 Or, sard- onyx 12 Or. amber 13 Or, chal- cedony 64 EXODUS. 28. 25. I 1 That is, the J.ights and the Perfec- tions, 2 Or, tJiere shall be a hole in the top I "fit 3 Or. tvrban « Or. «?»■ othrr two ends of tlio two ■wreatlieii chains thou shalt put on the two ouches, and put them on the shoulder- pieces of the ejihod. in the forepart 26 thereof. And tliou shialt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is to- ward the side of the ephod inward. 27 And thou slialt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two slioulderpieccs of the ephod under- neath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling tlicreof, aliove tlie cun- 28 ningly woven hand of the ephod. And thej- shall l)ind the breastplate bj- the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the cimningly woven band of the ephod, and that the l)reastplate be 29 not loosed from the ephod. And Aaron shall bear the r.ames of the children of Israel ui the l)rcaRtplate of judge- ]nent uxion his heart, wheji he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial .30 before the Loun continually. And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgement ithe Urim and the Tlnim- -mim; and thej* shall be upon Aaron's heart, wlien he goeth in l)efore the Lonn: and Aaron shall Ijear the judge- ment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Loud continually. 31 And thou slialt make the robe of 32 the ephod all of blue. And 2 it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of Vv'oven woi-k roimd about the hole of it, as it were tiie hole of a coat of mail, that .3.3 it be not rent. And uj)on the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, romid altout tiie skirts thereof; and bells of gold between tliem round a- 34 bout: a golden bell ajid a pomegranate, a golden l)ell and a pomegranate, Tipon the skirts of the robe round about. 35 And it shall be w\}0\\ Aaron to minister: and the sound tliereof shall be licard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Loiu), and when he cometh out, that he die not. 30 And thou shalt make a ];late of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the en- gi'avings of a signet, holy to the 37 i.oEi). And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the ■''mitre; upon the forefront of the •''mitre it shall 38 be. And it shall be upon Aaron's fore- head, and Aaron shall bear the iniqtiity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their lioly gifts; and it shall be always upon, liis forehead, tliat they may be accepted 39 before the Lokd. And thou slialt weave the coat in chequer work of ^ fine linen, and thou shalt make a "mitre of ^fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, 40 the work of the embroiderer. And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coals, and thou shalt make for them gu'dles, and headtires shalt thou make for them, for •tlglorj' and for beauty. Ar.d tliou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and ''consecrate them, and sanctifj' them, that they may minister unto mc in the priest's office. •12 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even mito 43 the thighs they shall reach : and they sliall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when the}- 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 liim. 29 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in tlie priest's office: take one young bullock and two rams 2 without blemish, and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of line wlicaten flour shalt 3 thou make tliem. And thou shalt put them into one basket, and 1)ring tlicm in the basket, with tlie bullock and the 4 two rains. And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash •them .") with water. And thou slialt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the l>reastplate, and gird him with the cunningly woven () band of the ephod : and thou shalt set the •''mitre upon his liead, and put 7 the hoi J' crown upon the •''mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. 8 ^Vud thou shalt bring his sons, and put 9 coats upon them. And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and Ins sons, and ])ind headtires on them : and they shall have the priesthood by a j)er- petual statute: and thou shalt coiise- 10 crate Aaron and his stms. And thou shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of 11 the bullock. And thou shalt Idll the bullock before the Lord, at tlie door of 12 the tent of meeting. And thou shalt take of the blood of tlie bullock, and inxt it uiion tlie liorns of the altar with tliy finger ; and thou shalt pour out all the blood at the base of the altar. 13 And thou shalt take all tb.e fat that coAcreth the inwards, and the caul ujion the liver, and the two kidnej's, and the fat that is upon them, and 14 burn them \\])o\\ the altar. But the flesli of the bullock, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp ; it is a "sin offering. '■ Heb tin. 30. L EXODUS. 65 15 Thou sbalt also take the one ram ; aud Aaron and his sons shall lay their 10 hands upon the head of the ram. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and s^n-inkle it 17 round about upon the altar. And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them iwith its pieces, and ^with its 18 head. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt of- fering unto the Lokd: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto 19 the Lokd. And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of "20 the ram. Then shalt thou 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, aud upon the thumb of then* right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, aud siirinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oU, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, aud upon his garments, aud upon his sous, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and 22 his sons' garments with him. Also thou 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, aud the right ^ thigh; for it is a ram 23 of consecration: and oue loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the 24 Lokd: and thou 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 25 Lord. Aud thou shalt take them from theu' hands, and bm-n them on the altar upon the bm-nt oilering, for a sweet savour before the Lord : it is an offer- 26 ing made by fire unto the Lokd. And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord : and it 27 shall be thy portion. And thou 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, aud of that 28 which is for his sons : and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: aud it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of then- peace offerings, even then- heave offer- 29 ing unto the Lord. And the holy gar- ments of Aaron shall be for his sons after hun, to be anouited in them, .SO and to be consecrated in them. 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 31 the holy iilace. And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, aud seethe 32 its flesh in a lioly place. And Aaron and his sous shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of meet- 33 ing. And they shall eat those thmgs wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them : but a stranger shall not eat thereof, be- 34 cause they are holy. And if aught of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remauider with fire : it shall not be eaten, because it is 35 holy. And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, accordmg to all that I have commanded thee : seven 36 days shalt thou consecrate them. And every day shalt thou offer the bullock of sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt 3 cleanse the altar, when thou makest atonement for it; and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make atone- ment for the altar, and sanctify it: and the altar shall be most holy; ^whatso- ever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt oif er in the morning; and the other lamb thou 40 shalt offer ^ at even : and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mmgled with the fourth jjart of an bin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an bin of wuie for a drmk 41 offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer ^at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meal offering of the morning, and accordmg to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet sa- vour, an offering made by lu-e unto the 42 Lord. It shall be a continual biu-nt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before the Lord: where I will meet with you, to speak there unto thee. 43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanc- 44 tified by my glory. Aud I will sanctify the tent of meetuig, aud the altar: Aaron also and his sons wUl I sanctify, to minister to me in the iwiest's office. 45 And I will dwell among the children 46 of Israel, and will be then* God. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egj^jt, that I may dwell among them: I am the Lord their God. 30 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood 3 Or, pHrge the aUar, ill! thy vtaklng atone- ment ^ Or, who- soever 5Heb. between the two evenings. 66 EXODUS. 30. 1. iHeb. roof. 2Heb. waLU. 3 Or. ri^n Or, mow^rf- ing «0r, setteth up Heb. eauseth to as- cend. 6 Heb. between the two evenings. 6 Or, /or ^Or. ttpon 2slialt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a ciibit the breadth thereof; four-square shall it be : and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the homs thereof shall be 3 of one jjiece with it. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the ^top thereof, and the 2 sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a ^ crown of 4 gold round about. And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs there- of, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves to bear it mthal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with G gold. And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testi- mony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet 7 with thee. And Aaron shall burn there- on incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps. She shall burn it. And when Aaron '^lighteth the lamps ^at even, he shall burn it, a peii)etual uicense before the LoKD throughout youi- generations. 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and ye shall pour no drink 10 offering thereon. And Aaron shall make atonement "upon the horns of it once in the jear : with the blood of the sin offermg of atonement once in the year shall he make atonement 7 for it throughout your generations: it is most holy mito the Loku. 11 And tlie Lord spake unto Moses, 12 saying. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are nmnbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul mito the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou num- ISberest them. This they shaU 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 14 for an offering to the Loed. Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of 15 the Lord. Tlie rich shall not give more, and the x^oor shall not give less, than the lialf shekel, when they give the offering of the Lord, to make 16 atonement for your souls. And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt ap- point it for the service of the tent of meeting ; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for your souls. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 18 saying, Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, to wash withal : and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water thereui. 19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 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 offer- 21 mg made by fire unto the Lord: 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 Mm and to his seed thi-oughout their generations. 22 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, 23 saying, Take thou also mito thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinna- mon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, and of ^ cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanc- tuary, and of oUve oil an bin: and thou shalt make it an holy anointmg oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer : it shall be an holy anomting oil. And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meetmg, and the ark of the testimony, and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense, and the altar of burnt offeiing with all the vessels there- of, and the laver and the base thereof. And thou shalt sanctify them,, that they may be most holy: ^ whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint Aai'on and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister imto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying. This shall be an holy anointing oil mito me thi'oughout yom- 32 generations. Ujion the flesh of man shall it not be jiom-ed, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof: it is holy, and it 33 shall be holy unto you. Whosoever comijomideth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take mito thee sweet spices, ^^stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense : of each shall 35 there be a like weight ; and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, n seasoned 36 with salt, pure and holy : and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I wUl meet with thee : it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for your- selves: it shall be unto thee holy for 32. 15. EXODUS. 67 38 the Lord. Whosoever shall make like unto tliat, to smeU tlici'eto, he shall be cut off from liis people. 31 Ajul the Lord spake unto Moaes, 2 sayinff, Sec, I have called hj name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of 3 Hiir, of the tribe of Judah: and I ha\e filled him with the spirit of G-od, in wisdom, and in understanding;, and in knowledge, and in all manner of work- 4manship, to devise cmming works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in 5 brass, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work ill all manner of worlnnanship. 6 And I, behold, I have appointed with liim Oiioliab, the son of AMsamach, of the tribe of Dan ; and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make aU that 7 1 have commanded thee : the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, 8 and all the fimiiture of the Tent ; and the table and its vessels, and the ]}uve candlestick with all its vessels, and tlie 9 altar of incense ; and the altar of biu-ut offering with all its vessels, and the lOlaver and its base; and the i finely wrought garments, and the holy gar- ments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the 11 priest's office; and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place : according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 13 saying, Speak thou also unto the cliildren of Israel, saying. Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations ; that ye may know that I am the Lord which sanctify 14 you. Ye shall keej) the sabbath there- fore; for it is holy unto you: every one that ijrofaneth it shall surely be put to death : for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut 15 off from among his people. Six days shall work be done ; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall 16 surely be put to death. Wherefore the cliUdi-en of Israel shall keep the sab- bath, to observe the sabbath through- out their generations, for a jiei-petual 17 covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. IS 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 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves to- gether unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us 2 gods, which shall g(j before us ; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of tlie land of Egypt, wo know not what is 2 become of liim. 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. Sand bring them unto mo. And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought 4 them unto Aaron. And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf: and they said, ^ These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up 5 out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar be- fore it ; and Aaron made proclamation, and said. To-morrow shall be a feast 6 to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings ; and the jjeople sat dovm to eat and to drink, and rose ui? to play. 7 And the Lord spake luito Moses,. Go, get thee down ; for thy peo^ile, which thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, liave corrupted themselves : 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 sacri- ficed unto it, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up 9 out of the land of Egj-pt. And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked 10 people: now therefore let me alone, that my wi-ath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them : and I win make of thee a great nation. 11 And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy j)eople, which thou liast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a 12 mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying. For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth ? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this 13 evil against thy people. Eemember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy serv- ants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I wiU multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and aU this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, 14 and they shall inherit it for ever. And the Lord repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people. 15 And Moses tm-ned, and went down from the mount, mth the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides ; 2 Or, a ffocl 3 0i- TItis is thy god 3-2 68 EXODUS. 32. 15. iHeb. whisper- ing. 2Heb. FlUijour hand. 3 Or. for every man ^ath ■Been against his son and against his brother <0r, Upo7l on the one side and on the other were 10 they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in 18 the camp. Aiid he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for beuig overcome : but the noise 19 of them that sing do I hear. 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 20 the mount. 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. 21 And Moses said unto Aaron, Wliat did this iteople unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them ? 22 And Aaron said. Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the 23 people, that they are set on evil. 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 24 what is become of him. And I said unto them, Wliosoever hath any gold, let them break it off; so they gave it me : and I cast it into the fire, and 25 there came out this calf. And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose; for Aaron had let them loose for a 1 derision among their enemies: 26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said. Whoso is on the Lord's side, let Iiini come unto me. And aU the sons of Levi gathered 27 themselves together imto him. And he said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the cami), and slay every man his brother, ^.nd every man his comj»anion, 28 and every man his neighbour. And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand 29 men. And Moses said, ^ Consecrate yourselves to-daj' to the Lord, ^yea, every man ^agauist his son, and ■'a- gahist his brother ; that he may bestow 30 upon you a blessing this day. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people. Ye have sumed a great sin : and now I will go up imto the Lord; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin. 31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said. Oh, this jieople have smned a great sin, and have made them gods 32 of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou 33 hast written. And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him v/ill I blot out of my book. 34 And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go be- fore thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin 35 upon them. And the Lord smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. 33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the laud of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed 2 will I give it : and I will send an angel before thee ; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hit- tite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and 3 the Jebusite : imto a land flowing with milk and honey : for I wiU not go up in the midst of thee ; for thou art a stiff- necked people : lest I consume thee in 4 the way. And when the j)eople heard these evil tidings, they mourned : and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people : if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may 6 know what to do unto thee. And the children of Israel stripped themselves of theu' ornaments from moimt Horeb onward. 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 which sought the Lord went out unto the tent of meeting, 8 which was without the camp. And it came to i)ass, when Moses went out luito the Tent, that all the peo2)le rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he 9 was gone into the Tent. And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the piUar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and the 10 LojtD spake with Moses. And all the lieople saw the piUar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent : and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at 11 his tent door. And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man si^eaketh mito his friend. And he turn- ed again into the camp : but his minis- ter Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent. 12 And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this peojile: and thou hast not let me know 5 whom thou wUt send with 34. 24. EXODUS. 69 lOr, and he stood with Jiitn there, and called upon ie. 2 Or, Jehovnh by 7t(ime 3 See ch. XX. 5, 6. me. Yet tbou hast said, I know tliee by name, and thou hast also found grace IB in my sight. Now therefore, I pi'ay thee, if I have found grace hi thy sight, wliew me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find grace m thy sight: and consider tliat 14 this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go ivifh thee, and I 15 will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not loith me, 16 carry us not uj) hence. For wherein now shall it be known that I have foimd grace in thy sight, I and thy people? is it not iii that thou goest with us, so that we be separated, I and thy jieople, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth ? 17 And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou bast foimd grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, Shew me, I pray thee, 19 thy glory. And be said, I will make aU my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee ; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gi-acious, and will sliev; mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And be said, Ihow canst not see my face : for man shall not see me and live. 21 And the Loud said. Behold, tbei-e is a place by me, and thou shalt stand 22ui)on the rock: and it shall come to pass, while my glory i^assetb by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand 23mitil I have passed by: and I will take away mine baud, and thou shalt see my back : but my face shall not be seen. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like mito the first : and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, 2 which thou brakest. And be ready by the mornmg, and come up m the morn- ing unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me on the top of the 3momit. 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 4 mount. And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Suiai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took 5 in his band two tables of stone. And the Lord descended in the cloud, i and stood with him there, and proclaimed 6 2 the name of the Lord. And the Lord liassed by before bun, and proclaim- ed, The Lord, the Lord, a God fiill of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and iilenteous in mercy and 7 truth; ^ keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin: and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers up(m the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed liis head toward the earth, and wor- 9shii)ped. And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiilnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, 10 and take us for thine inheritance. And be said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy 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 tbou art shall see the work of the Lord, for it is a terrible thing that I do with 11 thee. Observe thou that which I com- mand thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Je- 12 busite. Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither tbou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee : 13 but ye shall break dowai their altars, and dash in pieces their ^ pillars, and ye shall cut down their sAsherim: 14 for thou shalt worship no other god : for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, 15 is a jealous God: lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoruig after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee and thou eat 16 of his sacrifice ; and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring 17 after their gods. Thou shalt make 18 thee no molten gods. The feast of im- leavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days tbou shalt eat mileavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time aj)- poiuted in the month Abib : for in the month Abib thou earnest out from 19 Egypt. All that openeth the womb is mine ; and all thy cattle that is male, 20 the firstlings of ox and sheep. And the firstling of an ass tbou shalt re- deem with a '^lamb: and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none 21 shall appear before me empty. Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest : in plow- ing time and in harvest thou shalt 22 rest. And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, even of the fiirstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of in- 23 gathering at the year's 8 end. Tkree times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord God, the God 24 of Israel. For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders : 1 Heb. created. 5 Or, obelisks 6 Proba- bly the wooden symbols of a goddess Asherah. ' Or, hid y 8 Heb. revolu- tion^ 70 EXODUS. 34. 24. iHeb. imrds. 2 Or, sent forth beams (Heb. Tiorns) 3 Or, while he talked with him 4 See ch. xxxi. 15. "■See ch. XXV. i-7. neither shall any man desire thj' land, when thou goest uj) to appear before the LoED thy God three times in the 25 year. Thou 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 moru- 26 ing. The first of the firstfruits of thy gi-ouud thou shalt bring unto the house of the Loud thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's mUk. 27 And the Loed said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a coven- 28 ant with thee and with Israel. And he was there with the Loed forty days and forty nights ; he did neither eat bread, nor driak water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten i commandments. 29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount SLuai with the two tables of the testunony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skiu of his face 2 shone ^by reason of his speak- 30 ing with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, be- hold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. 31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the con- gregation returned unto him: and 32 Moses spake to them. And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Loed had sijoken with him 33 ia mount Sinai. And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil 34 on his face. But when Moses went Lu before the Lord to speak mth him, he took the veil off, until he came out ; and he came out, and spake mito the chUdi'eu of Israel that which he was 35 commanded ; and the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses jjut the veil upon his face again, untU he went in to sjjeak with him. 36 And Moses assembled all the con- gregation of the chUdren of Israel, and said unto them. These are the words which the Loed hath eom- 2 manded, that ye should do them. ^ Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the Loed : whosoever doeth any work 3 therein shall be put to death. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 4 And Moses spake unto all the con- gregation- of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thmg which the 5 Lord coin manded, saying, ^Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a wiUing heart, let him bring it, the Lokd's of- 6 fering ; gold, and silver, and brass ; and blue, and xJui'ple, and scarlet, and 7 fine Imen, and goats' hair ; and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and 8 acacia wood ; and oil for the light, and spices for the anomting oil, and for 9 the sweet incense ; and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, 10 and for the breastplate. And let evei'y wise hearted man among you come, and make aU that the Lord hath com- 11 manded; the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, 12 its bars, its ijillars, and its sockets ; the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy- 13 seat, and the veil of the screen; the table, and its staves, and all its ves- 14sels, and the ''shewbread; the candle- stick also for the light, and its ves- sels, and its lamps, and the oil for the 15 light ; 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; 16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, its staves, and aU its 17 vessels, the laver and its base; the hangings of the court, the pUlars there- of, and then- sockets, and the screen IS for the gate of the court; the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the 19 court, and their cords; the ''finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the jiriest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. 20 And aU the congregation of the child- ren of Israel departed from the jire- 21 sence of Moses. And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spu-it made wUling, and brought the Lord's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for aU the service thereof, and for the 22 holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought brooches, and 8 earrings, and signet-rings, and "armlets, aU jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold 23 unto the Lord. And every man, with whom was found blue, and pm-ple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and rams' skins dyed red, and 24sealskms, brought them. Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering: and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the 25 service, brought it. And aU the women that were vns,e hearted did spin with then- hands, and brought that which they had sjiun, the blue, and the lim^ple, the scarlet, and the fine linen. 2G And all the women whose heart stirred them uj) in v/isdom si)un the goats' Tl hair. And the riders brought the I*' onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; 36. 29. EXODUS. 71 1 See clu xxxi. 1-6. 2 Or, man 3 See ch. xxvi. l-U •28aud tlio spice, ami the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and 29 for the sweet mcense. The children of Israel brought a freewill offering unto the Lord; every man and woman, wliose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, whicli the Loud had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. 30 lAnd Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the 31 sou of Hui-, of the tribe of Judah ; and he hath filled him with tlie spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all mamier 32 of workmanship ; and to devise cmming works, to work in gold, and in silver, 33 and in brass, and in cuttmg of stones for setting, and in carvuig of wood, to work in all manner of cumimg 34 workmanship. And he hath put in ills heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the sou of Ahisamach, 35 of the tribe of Dan. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the 2engi-aver, and of the cunning work- man, and of the embroiderer, in blue, aud in pm'ple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those 36 that devise cunning works. And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord hath put wisdom and imder- standmg to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord hath commanded. 2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholi- ab, and every wise hearted man, m whose heart the Lord had put viis- dom, eveu every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the 3 work to do it: and they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him freewill offerings every 4 morning. And aU the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which 5 they wi-ought; and they spake unto Moses, saymg. The people brmg much more than enough for the service of the work, v^'hich the Lord commanded 6 to make. And Moses gave conunand- ment, and they caused it to be pro- claimed throughout the camp, saying. Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were re- 7 stramed from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. 8 3 And every wise hearted man among them that \\T;ought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and i)urple, and scarlet, with cherubim the worlv of the cunning workman made he 9 them. The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadtii of each curtain four cubits: 10 all the curtains had one measure. And he coupled five curtains one to an- other: and the other five curtauis be 11 coupled one to another. And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain ^from the selvedge in the couphng: likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost 12 in the second ^ coupling. Fifty loops made he m the one curtain, and fifty loopy made he in tlie edge of the cui'- taiu that was in the second * coupling : the loops were opposite one to another. 13 And he made fifty clasjis of gold, and coupled the cm-tains one to another with the clasps : so the tabernacle was one. 14 And he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle : eleven 15 curtains he made them. The length of each ciu'tain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain : the 16 eleven curtains had one measure. And be coupled five curtains by themselves, 17 and six cm-tains by themselves. And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the 6 coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second ^ coupling. 18 And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might 19 be one. And he made a coveruig for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a coveruig of ■? sealskins above. 20 8 And he made the boards for the taberuacle of acacia wood, standmg up. 21 Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth 22 of each board. Each board had two tenons, '■'joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the 23 tabernacle. And he made the boards for the tabernacle ; twenty boards for 24 the south side southward: and he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards ; two sockets vuider one hoard for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its 25 two tenons. And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, 26 he made twenty boards, and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets 27imder another board. And for the huider part of the tabernacle west- 28 ward he made six boards. And two boards made he for the corners of 29 the tabernacle in the hinder part. And they were double beneath, and in like manner they were entire unto the toji thereof unto lOone ring: thus he did to both of them in the two corners. 4 Or. thai wa^ outmost ill the first set 5 Or, set eOr, first set 'Or, porpoist- skins 8 See ch. xxvL 15-29. a Or, moi'- ticed 10 Or, ttm first rr 1 •> EXODUS. 36. 30. > See ch. XXVJ. 31-37. 2 See cli. XXV. lu-i!0. 3 Or. rim Or, mould- i>m 4Heb. rib. 5 Or. covering 6 Or. turned " See ch. XXV. 23-29. SOAiid there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets ; 31 under every board two sockets. And he made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the 32 tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boaids of the tabernacle for the hinder part west- 33 ward. And he made the middle bar to pass tlu-ough in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other. 34 Arid he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for l^laces for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 lAnd he made the veil of blue, and pm-ple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen : with cherubim the work of the 36 cunning workman made he it. And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold ; and he cast 37 for them four sockets of silver. And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and XHirple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the 38 embroiderer ; and the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid theu" chapiters and their fillets with gold: and their five sockets were of brass. 37 ^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 2 and a half the height of it : and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a <* crown of gold 3 to it round about. 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 4 of it. And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the 6 ark. And he made a ^ mercy-seat of pure gold : two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a 7 half the breadth thereof. And he made two cherubim of gold; of "beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the 8 mercy-seat ; one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one j)iece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubiui at the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy- seat with their wmgs, with their faces one to another ; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim. 10 '?Aud he made the table of acacia wood : two cubits toas the length there- of, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof; 11 and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round 12 about. And he made unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border 13 thereof roimd about. And h'e cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the 14 four feet thei-eof. Close by the border were the rings, the places for the 1.5 staves to bear the table. And he made the staves of acacia wood, and over- laid them with gold, to bear the table. 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, to pour out withal, of pure gold. 17 SAiid he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it: 18 and there were six branches gomg 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 19 thereof : three cups made like almond- blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cvqta made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches gomg out of the candlestick. 20 And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops 21 thereof, and the flowers thereof: and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knojt under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out 22 of it. Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuff- 24 dishes thereof, of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 2.5 9 And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth there- of, foursquare ; and two cubits was the height thereof ; the horns thereof were 26 of one jjiece with it. And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made mito it a 27 crown of gold round about. And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs there- of, upon the two sides of it, for places 28 for staves to bear it withal. And he made the staves of acacia wood, and 29 overlaid them with gold. WAnd he made the holy aiiointing oil, and the l^ure uicense of sweet spices, after the art of the perf inner. 38 11 And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: flve cubits was the length thereof, and five 39. 5. EXODUS. 73 1 See I iL XXX. 18. 2 Or, tho wnmfii which nsi,ent' bled Pi minister 3 See Num. iv. 23, viii. '2i ; 1 Sani. ii. •2'2. i See ell. xxvii. a-ia. cubits the breacltli tliereof , foursquare ; and tliree cubits tbo boiglit tbereof. 2 And bo made tbo lioriis thereof upou the four comers of it ; the horus tliere- of were of one jjiece with it: and he 3 overlaid it with brass. And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, aud the basons, the flesh- hooks, and the tircpans : all the vessels 4 thereof made he of brass. And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under tho ledge round it 5 beneath, reaching halfway up. And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be jilaces for 6 the staves. And he made the staves of acacia wood, and ovei'laid them with 7 brass. And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal ; he made it hollow with planks. 8 lAnd he made the laver of brass, aud the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of 2 the ^serving women which served at the door of the tent of meeting. 9 -^And he made the com-t: for the .south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, 10 an hundred cubits : their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the ijillars and lltheu- fillets were of silver. And for the north side an hundi-ed cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sock- ets twenty, of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, then- pillars ten, aud their sockets ten; the hooks of the 13 pillars and their fillets of silver. And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one side of the (jate were fifteen cubits; their pillars 15 three, and their sockets three ; and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the com-t were hangmgs of fifteen cubits ; then- pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the court round 17 about were of fine twined linen. And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the over- laying of theii chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the com't were IS filleted with silver. And tho screen for the gate of the com-t was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, and pm-ple, and scarlet, and fine twmed linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the haug-lngs of 19 the court. And their j)illars v.-cre four, and then- sockets four, of brass ; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of 20 silver. And aU the i)ius of tho taber- nacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. 5 Or, a i-rafti- 1\. This is the sum of the thiwjs fur the | tabernacle, even the tabernacle of tho testimony, as they were counted, ac- cordnig to the conniiaiKlment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the 22 priest. And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hm-, of the tribe of Judah, made aU that the Lokd commanded 23 Moses. And with hun was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, *an engraver, aud a cumiuig workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and hi pm-ple, and iu scarlet, and fiue linen. 21 All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the oifering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the 25 shekel of the sanctuary. And the silver of them that were numljered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore aud fiJteen shekels, after 2Gthe shekel of the sanctuai-y: 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 27 fifty men. And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil ; an hundred sockets for the hun- dred talents, a talent for a socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid theu- chapiters, and made fiUets for them. 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and SOfom- hundred shekels. And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meetuig, and the brasen altar, and the brasen gratiag for it, and all 31 the vessels of the altar, aud the sockets of the court romid about, aud the sockets of the gate of the court, aud all the pius of the tabernacle, and all the pius of the com-t round about. 39 And of the blue, and pm-ple, and scarlet, they made finely wrought garments, for ministering m the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aiiron; as the Lokd conmianded Moses. 2 6 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and luu-jjle, and scarlet, aud fhie 3 twined linen. And they did beat tlie gold into thui plates, aud cut it into wh-es, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and iu the tine linen, the work of the cunning 4 workman. They made shoulderpieces for it, joined together: at the two 5 ends was it joined together. And the cunningly woven band, that was upon G See c!i. .xxviii. tj-li 74 EXODUS. 39. 5. 1 See oh. xxviii. 15-28. 2 See ch. xxviii. 31-34. it, to gird it on withal, was of the same piece and like the work there- of; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses. 6 And they -WTOught the onyx stones, inclosed in ouches of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, ac- cording to the names of the children 7 of Israel. And he put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses. 8 lAnd he made the breastiilate, the work of the cumiing workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 9 twined linen. It was foursquare ; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span 10 the breadth thereof, being double. And they set in it foui- rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle 11 was the first row. And the second row, an emerald, a sapphu-e, and a 12 diamond. And the third row, a jacinth, l^an agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of 14 gold in their settings. And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to theu' names ; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his 15 name, for the twelve tribes. And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings on the two ends of the breast- 17 iilate. And they put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the 18 ends of the breastplate. And the other two ends of the two WTeathen chains they put on the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the 19 ephod, in the forepai't thereof. And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends of the breast- plate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward the side of the ephod in- 20 ward. And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoul- dei-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the cunningly 21 woven band of the ephod. 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 cunningly woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 2 And he made the robe of the ephod of 23 woven work, all of blue ; and the hole of the robe ui the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should 24 not be rent. And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, a7id twined 251(71671. And they made beUs of pure gold, and put the beUs between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the pome- 26 gi-anates ; a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skii-ts of the robe romid about, to minister in ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 27 8 And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his 28 sons, and the * mitre of fine linen, and the goodly headtires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen, 29 and the girdle of tine twined luien, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer ; as the Lord com- manded Moses. 30 6 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pm-e gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings 31 of a signet, holy to the lord. And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it upon the * mitre above; as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 Thus was finished aU the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting : and the children of Israel did accord- mg to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. 33 And they brought the tabernacle imto Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its 34 pillars, and its sockets ; and the cover- ing of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of 6 sealskins, and the veil of 35 the screen; the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy- 36 seat ; the table, all the vessels thereof, 37 and the shewbread ; the pure candle- stick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and aU the vessels 38 thereof, and the oil for the light ; and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen 39 for the door of the Tent; the brasen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and aU its vessels, the laver 40 and its base; the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the coui-t, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and aU the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meet- 41 ing ; the finely wrought gannents for ministering in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minis- 42 ter in the priest's office. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did aU the 43 work. And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it : and Moses blessed them. 40. 38. EXODUS. 75 lOr, net njt 40 Aiid the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 iiig, On the first day of the first moutli shalt thou rear np the tabernacle of the 21 3 tent of meethig. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thon shalt screen the ark with the veil. 4 And thou shalt hruig in the table, and 22 set in order the things that are upon it ; and thou shalt bring iti the candle- stick, and flight the lamps thereof. 23 5 And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testi- mony, and put the screen of the door 24 6 to the tabernacle. And thou shalt set the altar of burnt offeruig before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of 25 7 meeting. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the 26 altar, and shalt put water therein. 8 And thou shalt set up the court round 27 about, and hang up the screen of the 9 gate of the court. And thou shalt 28 take the anomting oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and 29 shalt hallow it, and all the furniture 10 thereof: and it shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of bm-nt offering, and all its vessels, and sanc- tify the altar: and the altar shall be 30 11 most holy. And thou shalt anoint the 12 laver and its base, and sanctify it. And 31 thou shalt bruig Aaron and his sous unto the door of the tent of meeting, 13 and shalt wash them with water. And 32 thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments ; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister 33 14 mito me in the priest's office. And thou shalt brmg his sons, and put coats 15 upon them : and thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint theii- father, that they may minister unto me hi the 34 priest's office : and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priest- 35 hood thi'oughout their generations. 16 Thus did Moses : according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 And it came to pass in the first month 36 in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was 18 reared up. 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 i 38 19 pillars. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it ; as the Lord 20 commanded Moses. And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put tlie mercy-seat above upon the ark: and he brought the ark mto the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony ; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he imt the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle north- ward, without the veil. And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he put the candlestick m the tent of meetmg, over against the table, on the side of the taber- nacle southward. And he i lighted the lamps before the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil : and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle. And he set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the bui-nt offering and the meal offer- ing; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, to wash withal, ^^(i Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat; when they went into the tent of meet- ing, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed : as the Lord com- manded Moses. And he reared wp 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. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meet- ing, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout aU then- journeys: but if the cloud were not taken u}), then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken n]}. For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, ill the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. 2 See ch. XIX. 19, 20. 3-6 THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, COMIIONLX CALLED LEYITICUS. I And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent '2 of meeting, sayiug. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Wlien any man of you oifereth an oblation unto the Lord, ye shall offer youi' oblation of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock. 3 If his oblation be a burnt offermg of the herd, he shall offer it a male vdthout blemish; he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. 4 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bm-nt oliering ; and it shall be accepted for him to make 5 atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord : and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall pre- sent the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about ui^on the altar that is at 6 the door of the tent of meetmg. And he shall flay the bui-nt offering, and 7 cut it into its pieces. And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire ui)ou the altar, and lay wood in order upon 8 the fire: and Aaron's sous, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on 9 the fire which is upon the altar: but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water : and the ^Driest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by ni-e, of a sweet savoui' unto the Loud. 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 with- II out blemish. And he shall kiU it on the side of the altar northward be- fore the Lord : aud Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon 12 the altar round about. And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat: and the jn-iest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on 13 the fii'e which is upon the altar: but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water : and the priest shall offer the whole, and bm'u it upon the altar : it is a biu-nt offering, an ofl'ering made by fire, of a sweet savom' uuto the Lord. 14 And if his oblation to the Lord be a burnt offeriui: of fowls, then 'Or, 2nnch 2 Or. fealher& he shall offer his oblation of turtle- 15 doves, or of young pigeons. And the priest shall brmg it uuto the altar, and 1 wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the 16 altar : and he shall take away its crop with the 2 filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in 17 the i^lace of the ashes : and he shaU rend it by the wings thereof, hut shall not divide it asmider: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the ^vood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt offering, an offermg made by fii'e, of a sv/eet savour uuto the Lord. 2 And when any one offereth au obla- tion of a meal offering unto the Lord, his oblation shall be of fine flour ; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put 2 fi'ankmcense thereon: and he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: aud he shall take thereout his handful of the line flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn it us the memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a 3 sweet savoui* unto the Lord : 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 Lord made by fire. 4 And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened 5 wafers anoiuted with oil. ^^d if thy oblation be a meal offering of the ^ baking pan, it shall be of fine flom* I ^ or, 6 unleavened, mingled with oil. Thou j Opiate shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil i ] 7 thereon : it is a meal offering. And if I I thy oblation be a meal offering of the I frying pan, it shall be made of fine I 8 flour with oil. And thou shalt bring the meal offering that is made of tliesc things unto the Lord : aud it shall be presented mito the ijriest, and he shall I 9 bring it imto the altar. And the priest I shall take up from the meal offering I the memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar : au offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 10 Lord. And that which is left of the 4. 9. LEV1TI0U8. 77 meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made hy iii'c. 11 No meal offering, which ye shall ofl'er mito the Lord, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an oft'eriug made 12 by fire unto the Lord. As an obla- tion of tirst/V?«Y,'; ye shall offer them imto the LoiiD : but they shall not come up for a sweet savour on the altar. 13 And every oblation of thy meal offeruig shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the coven- ant of thy God to be lackuig from thy meal offering : with all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou offer a meal offering of firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meal offermg of thy first- fruits corn in the ear parched with 15 fii-e, bruised corn of the fresh ear. And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meal of- 16 f ermg. And the priest shall bm-n the memorial of it, part of the bruised corn thereof, and part of the oil there- of, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire mito the Lord. 3 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of 1 peace offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the 2 Lord. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meet- ing: and Aaron's sons the priests shall spriakle the blood upon the altar 3 round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the 4 fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the Uver, '^ with the kidneys, 5 shall he take away. And Aaron's sous shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fu-e: it is an offermg made by iu-e, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 6 And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord be of the flock ; male or female, he shall 7 offer it without blemish. If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall She offer it before the Lord: and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meetmg: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon 9 the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offer- ings an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, the fat tail en- tire, he shall take it away hard by the backbone ; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is 10 upon the inwards, and the two kid- neys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, -^ with the kidneys, shall 11 he take away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the ^food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord. 12 And if liis oblation be a goat, then 13 he shall ofl'er it before the Lord : and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meetmg: and the sons of Aaron shall sjtrinkle the blood thereof upon the 14 altar round about. And ho shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire mito the Lord; the fat that covereth the uiwards, and all the 15 fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is ujion them, which is by the loms, and the caul upon the liver, ^ with the kidneye, 16 shall he take away. And the priest shall bm"n them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fu-e, for a sweet savour: aU the fat is the 17 Lord's. It shall be a perpetual stat- ute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood. 4 And the Lor.D spake unto Moses, 2 saying. Speak imto the chiltlren of Israel, saymg. If any one shall sin 5 unwittingly, in any of the things which the Lord hath couuuanded not to be done, and shall do any one of 8 them : if the anomted priest shall sm so as to bring guilt on the people; then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sumed, a young bullock with- out blemish unto the Lord for a sin 4 offermg. And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meetmg before the Lord ; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before 5 the Lord. And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting: G and the priest shall dix) his finger in the blood, and sprmkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before 7 the veil of the sanctuary. And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet mcense before the Lord, which is in the tent of meetmg; and aU the blood of the bullock shall he poui- out at the base of the altar of burnt offeruig, which is at 8 the door of the tent of meeting. And all the fat of the buUock of the sin offering he shall take off from it ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and ah. the fat 9 that is upon the mwards, and the two kitlneys, and the fat that is upon them, v.'hich is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, 6 with the kidneys, shall 3Seo ver. 4. < Hel). bread. 5 Or, lurollg'h error 5 See cli. iii. 4. LEVITICUS. 4. 9. 10 he take away, as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offer- ings; and the priest shall burn them 11 upon the altar of bm-nt offering. And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, -with its head, and with its legs, 12 and its inwards, and its dung, even the whole bullock shaU he carry forth without the camp unto a clean jilace, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire : where the ashes are poured out shall it be bui'nt. 13 And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which the Lord hath commanded not 14 to be done, and are guilty; when the sin wherein they have sumed is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin offering, and bring it before the tent of meet- 15ing. And the elders of the congrega- tion shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before 16 the Lord. And the anointed jiriest shall bring of the blood of the buUock 17 to the tent of meeting: and the iiriest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, 18 before the veil. And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is m 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 19 door of the tent of meeting. And all the fat thereof shall he take off from 20 it, and burn it upon the altar. Thus shall he do with the bullock ; as he did with the bullock of the sin offer- ing, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make atonement for them, 21 and they shall be forgiven. And he shall carry forth the buUock without the camj), and burn it as he burned the first bullock : it is the sin offering for the assembly. 22 When a ruler suineth, and doeth un- ■nattingly any one of all the things which the Lord his God hath commanded not 23 to be done, and is guilty; if his sm, wherein he hath sumed, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation 24 a goat, a male without blemish ; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kLU it in the jjlace where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord : 25 it is a sin offering. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sui of- fering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offer- ing, and the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of 26 burnt offering. 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. 27 And if any one of the i common peoi^le sin miwittingly, in domg any of the things which the Lord hath conamanded not to be done, and be 28 guilty ; if his sm, 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 29 hath sinned. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering in the place 30 of burnt offering. 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 31 of the altar. And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings ; and the jjriest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. 32 And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin offering, he shall brmg it a 33 female without blemish. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and kill it for a sin offer- ing in the place where they kill the 34 burnt offei'ing. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it ujion the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and all the blood thereof shall he pour 35 out at the base of the altar: 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 bm-n them on the altar, ^ upon the offerings of the Lord 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 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 2 shall bear his iniquity : or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcase of an unclean beast, or the carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be 3 miclean, then he shall be guilty : or if he touch the uncleanness of man, what- soever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he shaU 4 be guilty : 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 : 6. 14. LEVITICUS. 79 'Or. for hit ffuUt Or, his 3 Or. prepare »0r, after the itiatmer 5 and it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these thiiujs, that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned: 6 and he shall bring ^his guilt offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath siimed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offermg ; and the jiriest shall make atonement for 7 him as concerning his sin. And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring ^his guilt offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, lui- to the Lord ; one for a sin offering, and 8 the other for a burnt offermg. And he shall bring them mito the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offeruig first, and ^ wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it 9 asunder : and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sui offering upon the side of the altar ; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of 10 the altar: it is a sin offering. And he shall s offer the second for a bmuit offering, according to the ordinance: and the jiriest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin which he hath sinned, and he shall be for- giTen. 11 But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that Avherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin otter- ing; h-e shall put no oil u^ion it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon : 12 for it is a sin offering. And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as tlie memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, *ui>on the offerings of the Lord 13 made by fij-e : it is a sui offermg. And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these thmgs, and he shall be forgiven: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as the meal offering. 14 And the Lord spake mito Moses, 15 saying. If any one coimuit a tres^mss, and SUI unwittingly, in the holy things of the Lord; then he shall brmg his guilt offering imt'o the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, ac- cording to thy estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanc- 16 tuary, for a guilt offering : and he shall make restitution for that which he hath ■done amiss in the holy thmg, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the jiriest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt ottering, and he shall be forgiven. 17 And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the Lord hath com- manded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall 18 bear his iniquity. And he shaU bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a guilt ott'ei'ing, mito the priest : and the priest shall make atonement for him con- cerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he 19 shall be forgiven. It is a guilt offer- ing: he is certainly guilty before the Lord. Q And the Lord spake onto Moses, "2 saying, If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and deal falsely with his neighbour ui a matter of deijosit, or of ^bargain, or of rob- bery, or have oppressed his neighbour ; 3 or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie ; in any of aU these that a 4 man doeth, smuing therein: 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 5 found, or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even re- store it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto: unto him to whom it ajipertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being fovmd guilty. 6 And he shall bring his guilt ottering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a guilt offering, unto 7 the priest : and the jiriest shall make atonement for hini before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven ; concernuig whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 9 saying. Command Aaron and his sons, sayuig, This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offermg shall be fi on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the mornmg ; and the fire of the altar shall be kept bm-uing thereon. 10 And the priest shall put on his linen gar- ment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath con- sumed the bmnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp luito a 12 clean place. And the fire upon the altar shall be kept bm-nmg 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 bm-n thereon the 13 fat of the i^eace offerings. Fne shall be kept burnuig upon the altar con- tiuuall}' ; it shall not go out. 14 And this is the law of the meal offering : the sous of Aaron shall offer ICh. V. 20 in Heb.J 5 Or. plcdgt rch. vi. 1 in Heb.] «iOr, on its firewood 80 LEVITICUS, 6. 14. 1 See ch. ii. 5. 2The meaning of the Hebrew word is un- certain. SOr, Whoso- ever it Ijefore the Loed, before the altar. 15Aiifl he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal ofl'erLug, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal offering, and shall bui-n it upon the altar for a sweet savoiu', as the memorial thereof, unto the Lord. 16 And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy x:)lace ; in the court of the tent of meeting 17 they shall eat it. It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their j)ortiou of my offerings made by fire ; it is most holy, as the sin of- ISfering, and as the guilt off eruag. Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as a due for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the Lord made by lire : whosoever toucheth them shall be holy. 19 And the Lord spake imto Ivleses, 20 saying, Tiiis is the oblation of Aaron and of his sous, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an eijhah of fine flour for a meal offeruig perpetvially, haK of it in the morning, 21 and half thereof in the evening. On a 1 baking pan it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt brhig it in: in. shaken pieces shalt thou offer the meal offering for a sweet sa- 22vour rmto the Lord. And the anoint- ed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it : by a statute for ever it shall be wholly 23 biu'nt unto the Lord. And every meal offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall not be eaten. 24 And the Lord spake mito Moses, say- 25 ing, S^ieak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying. This is the law of the sm offer- ing : in the place where the burnt offer- ing is kUled shall the sin offermg be killed before the Lord : it is most holy. 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. 27 8 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy : and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy 28 place. But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken : and if it be sodden in a brasen vessel, it shall 29 be scoured, and rinsed m water. Every male among the priests shall eat there- 30 of : it is most holy. And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atone- ment m the holy place, shall be eaten : it shall be burnt with fire. 7 And this is the law of the gmli offer- 2 ing- it is most holy. Li the place where they kiU the burnt offering shall they "kill the guilt offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle 3 upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of it aU the fat thereof ; the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the 4 inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, * with 5 the kidneys, shall he take away: and the priest shall bm-n them upon the altar for an offermg made by tire unto 6 the Lord : it is a guQt offering. Every male among the i^riests shall eat there- of : it shall be eaten in a holy place: 7 it is most holy. As is the sin offering, so is the guilt offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it. 8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the jiriest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt 9 offering which he hath offered. And every meal offei-ing that is baken in the oven, and aU that is dressed in the frying pan, and on the i baking pan, shall be the priest's that offereth 10 it. And every meal offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as weU as an- other. 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer 12imto the Lord. If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving mileaven- ed cakes mingled with oil, and un- leavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mmgled with oU, of fine flour 13 soaked. With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his oblation with the sacri- fice of his peace offerings for thanks- 14 giving. And of it he shall offer one out of each oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord ; it shall be the j)riest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace 15 offerings. And the flesh of the sacri- fice of his peace offerings for thanks- giving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it 16 until the morning. But if the sacri- fice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewiU offermg, it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow that which remain- 17 eth of it shall be eaten : but that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be IS burnt with fire. And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offer- uigs be eaten on the thuxl day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be im- imted vmto him that offereth it : it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be Inu'nt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat there- to of: but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offer- 4 See ch. iii. 4. 8. 20. LEVITICUS. 81 lOr, shouZdtrr 2 Or. portion ings, that pertain unto the Lord, havhifj his unclearuiess upon liini, that soul shall be cut off from his 21 people. And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, the uncleanuess of man, or an unclean beast, or any uncloan abonmiation, and eat of the tlesh of the sacrifice of peace offeruigs, which pertam unto the Loud, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 22 And the Lord si)ake unto Moses, 23 saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying. Ye shall eat no fat, of 24 ox, or sheep, or goat. And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the f nt of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service : but ye shall 25 in no wise cat of it. Tor whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eat- eth it shall be cut off from his people. 26 And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, m 27 any of your dwellings. 'Wliosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 29 ing. Speak imto the chiltli-en of Israel, saymg. He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offermgs unto the Lord shall bruig his oblation unto the Lord out of the sacrifice of his peace offeruigs : 30 his own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire ; the fat with the breast shall he bruig, that the breast may be waved for a wave offer- 31 ing before the Lord. And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar : but the breast shaU be Aaron's and his 32 sons'. And the right i thigh shall ye give unto the i^riest for an heave offer- ing out of the sacilfices of your peace 33 offermgs. He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the Idood of the jjeace offeruigs, and the fat, shall have the 34 right i thigh for a portion. For the wave breast and the heave i thigh have I taken of the childi-eu of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offer- ings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel. 35 This is the 2 anom ting-portion of Aaron, and the anointing-portion of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he pre- sented them to minister mito the Lord 36 in the priest's office; which the Lord commanded to be given them of the childi-en of Israel, in the day that he anointed them. It is a due for ever 37 throughout then- generations. This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meal offering, and of the sui offering, and of the guilt offering, and of the consecration, and of the sacrifice of 38 peace offerings ; which the Lord com- manded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the cliUdren of Israel to offer their olilations unto tlic Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai. 8 ^ And tlie Lord spako unto Moses, say- 2 ing. Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin offcruig, and tlie two rams, and the basket of un- 3 leavened bread ; and assemble thou aU the congregation at the door of the 4 tent of meetuig. And Moses did as the Lord commanded Inni; and tlie con- gregation was assembled at the door 5 of the tent of meeting. And Moses said unto the congregation. This is tlie thing which the Lord hath coimnanded 6 to be done. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with 7 water. And he put ujion him the coat, and gu-ded hmi with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the cunningly woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him 8 therewith. And he placed the breast- plate upon him : and in the breastplate he put *the Urim and the Thummun. 9 And he set the » mitre upon his head; and upon the ^ mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy cro^\^l; 10 as the Lord conunanded Moses. And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that 11 was therem, and sanctified them. And he sprinlvled thereof upon the altar seven tunes, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and 12 its base, to sanctify them. And he poured of the anouiting oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify 13 him. And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound head- tires upon them; as the Lord com- 14manded Moses. And he brought the bullock of the sin offering: and Aaron and his sous laid their hands upon the head of the buUock of the sin of- 15feruig. And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his iinger, and jjurified the altar, and pour- ed out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for 16 it. 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. 17 But the buUock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dmig, he burnt with fire witliout the camp; as the Lord com- 18 manded Moses. And he presented the ram of the burnt offermg : and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the 19 head of the ram. And he killed it: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the 20 altar round about. And he cut the ram into its pieces ; and Moses burnt » See Ex. xxix. i Tliat is, the Lights (UHlthe Pcrfec- t/OJlS, 5 Or. t urban 82 LEVITICUS. 8. 20. lOr, shoulder 2 The Sept., Onkelos and Syr. read, as lam com- manded. See ver. 3.5, ch. X. 13. 3 Heb. fill your hand. the head, and the pieces, and the fat. 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs with water ; and Moses bui-nt the whole ram iipon the altar : it was a burnt offering for a sweet savour: it was an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; as the Lord commanded '22 Moses. And he presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid then- hands 23 upon the head of the ram. 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 24; toe of his right foot. 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 25 blood upon the altar round about. And lie 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 theu- fat, and the 26 right ^ thigh : and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, 27 and upon the right thigh : 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 28 the LoKD. And Moses took them from off theii' hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering : they were a consecration for a sweet savour : it was an offering made by fire 29 unto the Lord. And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offer- ing before the Lord : it was Moses' jior- tion of the ram of consecration ; as the 30 Lord commanded Moses. And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his gar- ments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sancti- fied Aaron, his garments, and his sons, 31 and his sons' garments with him. 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 con- secration, '-^as I commanded, saying, 32 Aaron and his sous shall eat it. And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. 33 And ye 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 34 seven daj's. As hath been done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to 35 do, to make atonement for you. And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days. and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not : for so I am com- 36 manded. And Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Lord com- manded by the hand of Moses. 9 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sous, 2 and the elders of Israel ; and he said luito Aaron, Take thee a buU calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer 3 them before the Lord. And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying. Take ye a he-goat for a sin offering ; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a 4 burnt offering; and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord ; and a meal offering mingled with oil : for to-day the Lord appear- 5 eth unto you. And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting : and all the congrega- tion drew near and stood before the 6 Lord. And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do : and the glory of the 7 Lord shall ajipear unto you. And Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near unto the altar, and offer thy sin offer- mg, and thy burnt offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the peo- ple : and offer the oblation of the peo- ple, and make atonement for them ; as 8 the Lord commanded. So Aaron drew near mito the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for him- 9 self. And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto him : and he dip^ied his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out 10 the blood at the base of the altar : but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul from the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar ; as the Lord 11 commanded Moses. And the flesh and the skin he bui-ut with fii-e without 12 the camp. And he slew the burnt offering ; and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled 13 it upon the altar round about. And they delivered the burnt offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burnt them ujioii the altar. 14 And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt 15 offering on the altar. And he pre- sented the i^eople's oblation, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and slew it, and of- 16fered it for sin, as the fii'st. And he presented the burnt offermg, and of- fered it according to the ordinance. 17 And he presented the meal offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the 18 burnt offering of the morning. He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was 11. 6. LEVITICUS. 83 1 Or. fire nigh 2 Some ancient versions render. Uncover not your heads. 3 Or. ;/esh>:!l for the people: and Aaron's sons de- livered luito him the blood, and he spriulded it upon the altar round 19 about, and the fat of the ox; and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kid- 20neys, and the caul of the liver: and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: 21 and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before 2'2 the Lord ; as Moses conunanded. And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them ; and he <"ame down from offering the sin ofifer- ing, and the burnt offering, and the 2.S peace offerings. And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people : and the glory of the Lord ajipeared unto 24 all the people. Arid there came forth fire from before the Lord, and con- sumed ujion the altar the burnt offermg and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces. 10 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 be- fore the Lord, which he had not com- 2 manded them. And there came forth fire from before the Lord, and de- voui'ed them, and they died before the 3 Lord. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, say- ing, I will be sanctified in them that ^come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron 4 held his jjeace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaj^han, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them. Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary 5 out of the camp. So they drew near, and carried them in theu' coats out of 6 the camp; as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Elea- zar and luito Ithamar, his sons, ^Let not the hair of yoiu* heads go loose, neither rend your clothes ; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation : but let your breth- ren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the biu'nmg which the Lord hath 7 kindled. And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest ye die : for the anointmg oil of the Lord is upon you. Aiid they did according to the word of Moses. 8 And the Lord siiake unto Aaron, say- 9ing, Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever 10 throughout your generations : and 8 that ye may put difference lietween the holy and the common, and between lithe unclean and the clean; and ''that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. 12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and un- to Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left. Take the meal offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar : for it is most 13 holy : and ye shall eat it in a holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the offerings of the Lord made 14 by fire : for so I am commanded. And the wave breast and the heave thigh shall ye eat in a clean place ; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee : for they are given as thy due, and thy sons' due, out of the sacrifices of the lieace offerings of the children of Is- 15rael. The heave thigh jind the wave breast shall they bring "with the offer- ings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offermg before the Lord : and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, as a due for ever; as the Lord hath commanded. 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 17 that were left, saying. Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering m the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he hath given it you *to bear the iniquity of the congrega- tion, to make atonement for them be- 18 fore the Lord ? Behold, the blood of it was not brought mto the sanctuary within : ye should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded. 19 And Aaron spake unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin oS'ering and their biu-nt off'ering before the Lord ; and there have befallen me such things as these : and if I had eaten the sm offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of the 20 Lord? And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasmg in his sight. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses and 2 to Aaron, saying imto them, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are 8 on the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, a??a?5cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall 4 ye eat. Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof : the camel, because he ^ cheweth the cud but j)art- eth not the hoof, he is unclean unto 5 you. And the ^ coney, because he s cheweth the cud but parteth not the G hoof, he is unclean unto you. And the hare, because she ^cheweth the cud *0r, to take away 5 Heb. hringeth up. 6 Heb. sha- plian, the //)/- raxSi/ri- acus or rock- badger. 84 LEVITICUS. 11. 6. i > Hel). bringeth i 2 Or, great vulture 3Heb. tahnias^ of un- certain meaninfr- «0r. swan 5 Or. iins •' Four idnds of locusts or grass- hoppers, which are not certainly known. but parteth not the hoof, she is un- 7 clean unto you. And the swine, be- cause he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but icheweth not the 8 cud, he is unclean unto you. Of theu- flesh ye shall not eat, and then- car- cases ye shall not touch ; they are un- clean unto you. 9 These shaU ye eat of all that are in the waters : whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and 10 in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 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 m the waters, they are an abomination unto you. Hand they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcases ye shall have in 12 abomination. YvTiatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you. 13 And these ye shall have in abomina- tion among the fowls ; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the 2 eagle, and the gier eagle, and the 14ospray; and the kite, and the falcon 15 after its kind; every raven after its 16 kind; and the ostrich, and the ^ night hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk 17 after its kind; and the little owl, and 18 the cormorant, and the great owl ; and the ^horned owl, and the pehcan, and 19 the vulture; and the stoi'k, the ^ heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. "20 All winged creeping thmgs that go upon all four are an abomination 21 unto you. Yet these may ye eat of all ■RT-Uged creeping things that go upon aU four, which have legs above then- feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 22 even these of them ye may eat; the I" locust after its kind, and the 6 bald locust after its kind, and the " cricket after its kind, and the "grasshoiiper 23 after its kind. But aU winged creej)- ing things, which have four feet, are an abomination tmto you. 24 And by these ye shall become i;n- clean : whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the 25 even: and whosoever beareth anght of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 26 Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is imclean unto you : every one that toucheth them shall be un- 27 clean. And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all four, they are unclean unto you : who- so toucheth their carcase shall be un- 28 clean until the even. And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : they are unclean unto you. 29 And these are they which are unclean 44 45 unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth ; the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind, and the ''gecko, and the 'land-crocodile, and the 'lizard, and the 7 sand-lizard, and the chameleon. 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. And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be un- clean ; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skm, or sack, whatso- ever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean mitil the even ; then shall it be clean. And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be miclean, and it ye shall break. All food there- in which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every mich vessel shall be unclean. And every thing whereupon aivj part of their carcase falleth shaU be unclean ; whether oven, or •* range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces : they are un- clean, and shall be miclean unto you. Nevertheless a fountam or a "pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but i^that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. And if Might of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed wliich is to be sown, it is clean. But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcase fall thereon, it is unclean imto you. And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be un- clean matil the even : he also that bear- eth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be miclean until the even. And every creeping thing that creep- eth upon the earth is an abomination ; it shall not be eaten. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat ; for they are an abomination. Ye shall not make yom'- selves abominable with any creeping thuig that creepeth, neither shall ye make yom-selves luiclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the Loud your God: sanctify yom'selves therefore, and be ye holy ; for I am holy : neither shall ye defile yoiu-selves with any maimer of creep- ing thing that moveth upon the earth. For I am the Lord that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 13. 23. LEVITICtJS. 85 lOr. separa- 46 This is tlie law of the beast, aud of the fowl, and of every living creatm-e that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the ■17 earth : to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the livhig thing that mny be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten. 12 And the Lonn sjiakc unto Moses, '2 saying, Speak imto 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 daj's of the ^ impurity of her sickness 3 shall she be miclcau. And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin ■1 shall be circumcised. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three and thii'ty days ; she shall touch no hallowed thing, uor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her puri- 5 fying be fulfilled. But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be imclean two weeks, as in her limiiurity: and ^ she shall contmue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. 6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daugh- ter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a yomig pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin of- fering, unto the door of the tent of 7 meetmg, unto the priest : and he shall offer it before the Lord, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountam of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth, whether a male or a female. 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 bm-nt offering, and the other for a sin offering : and the ^Driest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean. 13 And the Loed spake unto Moses and "2 unto Aaron, sajTng, ^Vhen a man shall ha'se in the skin of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it be- come in the skin of his flesh the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought imto Aaron the priest, or luito one of 3 his sons the priests : and the priest shall look on the plague m the skin of the flesh : and if the hair in the islague be turned white, and the apjiearance 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 pro- 4 nounce him unclean. And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the aiipearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not tui-ned white, then the priest shaU shut up him that hath the 5 league seven days : and the priest shall look on him the seventh Ap.y: and. behold, if in his eyes the jilague be at a stay, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the jniest shall shut Ghim up seven days more : and tlie priest shall look on hun again the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague be dim, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the i)riest shall pro- nounce him clean: it is a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 7 But if the scab spread abroad m the skin, after that he hath shewn himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall 8 shew himself to the j)riest agaui : and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him un- clean: it is leprosy. 9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought mito 10 the i^riest; and the jmest shall look, and, behold, if there be a white rising in the skin, and it have turned the hau' white, and there be quick raw 11 flesh in the rising, it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall i^ronounce hun unclean : he shall not shut him up; for he is unclean. 1"2 And if the leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover aU the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his feet, as far as ap- 13 iieareth to the in'iest ; then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pro- nounce him clean that hath the plague: 14 it is all turned white : he is clean. But whensoever raw flesh api^careth in 15 him, he shall be imclean. And the ' priest shaU look on the raw flesh, and pronoimce him miclean : the raw flesh 16 is unclean : it is leprosy. Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the 17 priest, and the jiriest shall look on him : and, behold, if the plague be turned uito white, then the priest shaU pronounce /uHt clean that hath the plague: he is clean. 18 And when the flesh hath in the skin 19 thereof a boil, and it is healed, and in the place of the boU there is a white risuig, or a bright spot, reddish- white, then it shall be shewed to the priest ; '20 and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be tm'ued white, then the priest shall pronomice him unclean : it is the T)lague of lein-osy, 21 it hath broken out in the boil. But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hau's therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the iiriest shall shut him up seven 22 days: and if it spi-ead abroad in the skm, then the priest shall pronounce 23 him unclean: it is a plague. But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boO.; 86 LEVITICUS. 13. 23. and the priest shall pronounce hmi clean. 24 Or when the flesh hath ui the skua thereof a burning by fire, and the quick flesh of the burnmg become a bright spot, reddish-white, or white; 25 then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appear- ance thereof be deejjer than the skin ; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burnmg: and the priest shall pro- nounce him unclean : it is the plague 26 of leprosy. 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 27 days: and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce htm unclean : it is the 28 plague of leprosy. 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. 29 And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the 30 beard, then the priest shall look on the plague : and, behold, if the apj)ear- ance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the i^riest shall pronounce htm unclean : it is a scaU, it is leprosy of 31 the head or of the beard. And it 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 uj) fdm that liath the plague 32 of the scall seven days : and in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be m it no yellow hau', and the appearance of the scall 33 be not deeper than the skm, then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the piiest shall shut up liiiii that hath the scaU seven days 34 more: and in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not .sj^read 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 35 clean. But if the scall spread abroad 36 in the skin after his cleansing; then the priest shall look on him : and, be- liold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow 37 hair; he is miclean. 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. 38 And when a man or a woman hath in the skin of their flesh bright spots, 39 even white bright spots; then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of then- flesh be of a dull white; it is a tetter, it hath broken out m the skin ; he is clean. 40 And if a man's hair be fallen off his 41 head, he is bald ; yet is he clean. And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is forehead bald ; 42i/et is he clean. 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 43 bald forehead. 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 fore- head, as the appearance of leprosy in 44 the skin of the flesh ; he is a leprous man, he is miclean: the priest shall surely pronounce him xmclean; his l^lague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and ^the hau- of his head shall go loose, and he shail cover his upper lij), and shaU cry, Un- 46 clean, unclean. All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be un- clean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be. 47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a wooUen 48 garment, or a linen gannent ; whether it be in 2 warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen ; whether in a skin, or in any 49 thing made of skm; if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skm, or in the waii), or in the woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be 50 shewed unto the in-iest : and the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up that which hath the plague seven 51 days: and he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the gai-ment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever service skm is used for; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it 52 is unclean. And he shall bm-n the gannent, whether the warp or the woof, ui woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the i^lague is : for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall 53 be bm'ut in the fii-e. And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not sjiread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or 54 in any thmg of skm; then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he 55 shall shut it up seven days more : and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed : and, behold, if the Ijlague have not changed its colom% and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt bm"n it in the 14. 27. LEVITICUS. 87 1 Heb. whether it be baUi in the hciid thereof, or in the /oreheitU thoreo/. 2 Heb. iiuiny. lire: it is a fret, i whether the bare- 56ness be withm or without. And if the priest look, and, behold, the jjlague be dun after the washing thereof, then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or 57 out of the woof: and if it aj)pear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin, it is breaking out: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 58 And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thmg of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, 59 and shall be clean. This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either iii the warj), or the woof, or any thing of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2sayu]g, This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he 3 shall be brought unto the priest : and the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be 4 healed m the leper; then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean bii'ds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, 5 and hyssop : and the priest shall com- mand to kill one of the birds m an earthen vessel over ^ruuning water: 6 as for the living bu-d, 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 bu'd that was killed over the ^ruiming 7 water : and he shall sprinkle upon hmi that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall xjronounce hmi clean, and shall let go the living bird 8 into the open held. 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 9 seven days. 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 10 in water, and he shall be clean. And on the eighth day he shall take two he- lambs without blemish, and one ewe- lamb of the first year mthout blemish, and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled 11 with oil, and one log of oil. And the IDriest that cleanseth him shall set the man that is to be cleansed, and those things, before the Lord, at the door 12 of the tent of meeting : and the priest shall take one of the he-lanibs, and offer him for a guilt offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave 13 otiering before the Lord : and he shall kill the he-lamb in the jjlace where they kill the sin offering and the bui'iit offer- ing, in the place of the sanctuary : for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the guilt offering: it is most holy: 14 and the priest sliall take of the blood of the guilt offerhig, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and ui)on the thimib of his right hand, and ujiou the great toe of his i-ight 15 foot : and the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it uito the pahn 16 of his own left hand : 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 17 seven times before the Lord : 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 18 guilt offering: and the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall jjut upon the head of liun that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make atonement for hun before the Lord. 19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him that is to be cleansed because of his micleanness; and afterward he shall 20 kill the biu-nt offering : and the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meal offering upon the altai : and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he sliall be clean. 21 And if he be jjoor, and cannot get so much, then he shall take one he-lamb for a guilt ofteruig to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine floiu" mmgled mth oil for a meal offermg, and a log 22 of oil; and two turtledoves, or two yomig pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offer- ing, and the other a bm'nt offermg. 23 And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleaiismg unto the priest, unto the door of the tent of meetmg, 24 before the Lord. And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before 25 the Lord : and he shaU kill the lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take of the blood of the guilt offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of hun that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 26 and the priest shall pour of the oil into the jjalm of his own left hand: 27 and the priest shall sprinkle with his 88 LEVITICUS. 14. 27. right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the 28 Lord : and the priest shaU jrat of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of hun 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 29 blood of the guilt offermg: and the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall jiut upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord. 30 And he shall offer one of the turtle- doves, or of the young pigeons, such as 31 he is able to get ; even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offermg, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meal offering : and the priest shall make atonement for hiai that is 32 to be cleansed before the Lord. This is the law of him in whom is the j)lague of leprosy, who is not able to get that tvhich pertaineth to his cleansing. 33 And the Lord spake unto Moses and 34mito Aaron, saymg. When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the l^lague of leprosy in a house of the 35 laud of your possession ; then he that owueth the house shall come and tell the priest, saymg, There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the 36 house : and the priest shall command that they emjity the house, before the priest go in to see the plague, that all that is m the house be not made unclean : and afterward the x^riest shall 37 go in to see the house : and he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or red- dish, and the appearance thereof be 38 lower tliau the wall; then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house 39 seven days : and the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look : and, behold, if the x^lague be spread 40 iQ the walls of the house; then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which the plague is, and cast them into an unclean 41 place ■ndthout the city : and he shall cause the house to be scraped within rovmd about, and they shall iiour out the mortar that they scrape off without 42 the city into an unclean place: and they shall take other stones, and jmt them in the jilace of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and 43 shall plaister the house. And if tlie plague come again, and break out in the house, after tliat he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is 44 plaistered ; then the priest shall come in and look, and, behold, if the j)lague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. 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 46 city into an unclean place. Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean 47 until the even. And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes ; and he that eateth in the house shall wash 48 his clothes. And if the priest shaU come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered; then the priest shall jjronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. 49 Aiid he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, 50 and hyssop: and he shall kill one of the bu'ds in an earthen vessel over 51 iruunmg water: and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the livmg bird, and dip them in the blood of the slam bird, and in the ^ running water, and sprinkle 52 the house seven times: and he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the i running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and 53 with the scarlet : 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. 54 This is the law for all manner of 55 plague of leprosy, and for a scall ; and for the leprosy of a garment, and for 56 a house ; and for a rising, and for a 57 scab, and for a bright spot: to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean : this is the law of leprosj'. 15 And the Lord spake unto Moses and 2 to Aaron, saying, 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 miclean. 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stojiped from 4 his issue, it is his uncleanness. Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean : and every thing v;hereon he sitteth shall be unclean. 5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be miclean until the even. 6 And he that sitteth on any thing where- on he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, 7 and be unclean mitU the even. And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be 8 unclean until the even. 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 16. 7. LEVITICUS. 89 3 Or, separa- tion 9 unclean until the even. And what 1 saddle soever lie that hath the issue lOrideth upon shall be unclean. And •whosoever toucheth any thuig that was under him shall he unclean until the even: and he that hearoth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean llmitil the even. And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without havmg ruised his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe him- self in water, and be unclean until the 12 even. And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken : and every vessel of wood 13 shall be rinsed in water. And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleausmg, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in '^rmining water, and 14 shall be clean. And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle- doves, or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord unto the door of the tent of meeting, and give 15 them mito the priest: and the priest shall offer them, the one for a sm offering, and the other for a burnt oiiering; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Loed for his issue. 16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh m water, and be unclean 17 until the even. And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, 18 and be miclean until the even. 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. 19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be in her simpm-ity seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be 20 miclean until the even. And every thing that she lieth upon in her ^ im- purity shall be imclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be 21 miclean. And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean 22 until the even. And whosoever touch- eth any thmg that she sitteth upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean mitil 23 the even. And if it be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean 24 until the even. 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. 25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days not in the tune of her impurity, or if she have an issue beyond the time of her impurity; all the days of the issue of her uiicleainiess she shall bo as in the days of her 20 impurity : she is unclean. Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her impm-ity : and every thing whereon she sitteth shall ))e miclean, as the 27uncleanness of her impurity. And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be 28 miclean until the even. But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, 29 and after that she shall be clean. And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two tm-tledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the jiriest, to the door of the tent of meeting. 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offermg, and the other for a burnt offering; and the jjriest shall make atonement for her before the Lord foi' the issue of her uncleaimess. 31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleauness ; that they die not in their micleamiess, when they defile my tabernacle that is in the midst of them. 32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him Avhose seed of cop- ulation goeth from him, so that he is 33 unclean thereby; and of her that is sick with her impurity, and of him that hath an issue, of tlie man, and of the woman, and of him that heth with her that is miclean. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before 2 the Lord, and died; and the Lord said mito Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy 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- 3 seat. Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place : with a young bullock for a sin offermg, and a ram for a 4 burnt offering. He shall put on the holy Imen coat, and he shall have the luien breeches upon his flesh, and shall be gkded 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 jiut 5 them on. And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sui offering, and one 6 ram for a burnt offering. And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin of- fering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his 7 house. And he shall take the two goats, and set them before the Lord at the <0r. tuyban 90 LEVITICUS. 16. 7. 1 Or. dis- missal -Or, over 8 door of the tent of meeting. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats ; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for 9 1 Azazel. And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for the Lord, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LoED, to make atonement '-^for him, to send htm away for Azazel into the 11 wilderness. 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 kni the bullock of the sin offer- 12 ing which is for himself : and he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it ^\ithin the veil: 13 and he shall put the incense upon the fii'e before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he 14 die not : 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 A\'ith his 15 finger seven times. Then shall he kUl the goat of the sm offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood withia the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bull- ock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy- 16 seat, and before the mercy-seat: 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 then- sins: and so shall he do for the tent of meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their uncleannesses. 17 And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, im- tU he come out, and have made atone- ment for himself, and for his household, 18 and for all the assembly of Israel. And lie shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make atone- ment for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns 19 of the altar round about. And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of 20 the children of Israel. And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meetmg, and the altar, he shaU present the 21 live goat : and Aaron shaU lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the uiiquities of the chUdren of Israel, and aU their transgressions, even all their sins ; and he shall put them ui)on the head of the goat, and shall send hun away by the hand of a man ^that is in readiness 22 into the wilderness : and the goat shall bear upon him aU their iniquities unto a soUtary land: and he shall let go 23 the goat in the wilderness. And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the Imen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them 24 there : 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 25hunseli and for the people. And the fat of the sin off'ermg shall he burn 26 upon the altar. 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 27 camp. And the buUock of the sin offer- ing, and the goat of the sin offering, whose blood was brought m to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall bm-n in the fii-e their skins, 28 and their flesh, and their dung. And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 29 And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall af- flict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the homeborn, or the stranger 30 that sojourneth among you: for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from aU yom- sins shall ye be clean before the Lord. 31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls ; it 32 is a statute for ever. And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the atone- ment, and shall put on the linen gar- 33ments, even the holy garments: and he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make atone- ment for the tent of meetuig and for the altar ; and he shall make atone- ment for the pi-iests and for aU the 34 jieople of the assembly. And this shaU be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the chddi-en of Israel because of all then- sins once in the year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. IT And the Lord spake mi to Moses, 2 saying. Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and imto all the children of Israel, and say unto them ; This is the thuig which the Lord hath com- 3manded, saying. What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that kiUeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kUleth it without the 18. 22. LEVITICUS. 91 4 camji, and hath not brouglit it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to offer it as an oblation unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lohu: blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall 5 be cut off from among hi.s people: to the end that the children of Israel may bruig their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings mito the 6 Lord. Aiid the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tent of meeting, and bm-u the fat for a sweet savour 7 unto the Lord. And thej' shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the i he- goats, after whom they go a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever uuto them throughout then- generations. ■S Arid thou shaft say uuto them, What- soever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that off ere th a 9 burnt offering or sacrifice, and brmg- «th it not rmto the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it unto the Lord ; even that man shall be cut off from his people. 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 wiU cut him off from among 11 his people. For the ^life of the flesh is in the blood : and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for yom- souls : for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the 12 2 life. Therefore I said uuto the child- ren of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojomnieth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojomoi among them, which tak- eth in hmiting any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall jiour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14 For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life thereof: therefore I said mito the chUdi-en of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the Life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever 15 eateth it shaU be cut off. And every soul that eateth ^that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be homeborn or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and Ije unclean until the even: then shall he 16 be clean. But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. 18 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- '2 ing, Sjjeak mito the children of Israel, and say uuto them, I am the Lord your 3 God. After the douigs of the land of Egypt, wherein j'e dwelt, shall ye not do : and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do : neither shall ye walk in then- 4 statutes. Mj^ judgements shall ye do, and my statutes shaU ye keep, to walk 5 therein : I am the Lord your God. Ye shall therefore keeij my statutes, and my judgements: which if a man do, he shall live *in them: I am the Lord. 6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover 7 their nakedness: I am the Lord. The nakedness of thy father, even t)ie na- kedness of thy mother, shaft thou not imcover : she is thy mother ; thou shalt 8 not inicover her nakedness. The naked- ness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's uaked- 9 ness. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, tixen then- nakedness 10 thou shalt not micover. The naked- ness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even then- naked- ness thou shalt not uncover : for theirs 11 is thine own nakedness. The naked- ness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister : she is thj father's 13 near kinswoman. Thou shalt not un- cover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near 14 kinswoman. Thou shalt not micover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife : she 15 is thine aunt. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law : she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not 16 uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakeibiess of thy bro- ther's wife: it is thy brother's naked- 17 ness. Thou shalt not micover the na- kedness of a woman and her daughter ; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kias- 18 women : it is ° wickedness. And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other m her life 19 time. And thou shalt not apiiroach unto a woman to vmcover her naked- ness, as long as she is 'Jimpiu-e by her 20 uncleanness. And thou shalt not Me carnally with thy neighbour's wife, 21 to delile thj'self with her. And thou shalt not give any of thy seed 'to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Loud. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as ■1 Or, bi/ 5 Or, enorm- ity 6 Or, separ- ated for 7 Or, to set them apart to MolecJi 92 LEVITICUS. 18. 22. iHeb. things of 7iought. See Jer. xiv. 14, with womankind: it is abomination. 23 And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie do^v^l thereto: it is confusion. 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the na- tions are defiled which I cast out from 25 before you : and the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof iipon it, and the land vomiteth out her 26 inhabitants. Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my judgements, and shaU not do any of these abomina- tions; neither the homeborn, nor the stranger that sojoui-neth among you: 27 (for aU these abominations have the men of the land done, which were be- 28 fore you, and the land is defiled;) that the land vomit not j-ou out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the na- 29tion that was before you. For who- soever shall do any of these abomin- ations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their 30 people. Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye do not any of these abommable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein : I am the Lord your God. 19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2ing, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them. Ye shall be holy : for I the Lord 3 your God am holy. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep my sabbaths : I am the 4 Lord yom- God. Tm-n ye not unto 1 idols, nor make to yourselves molten 5 gods : I am the Lord your God. And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace offer- ings mito the Lord, ye shall offer it 6 that ye may be accepted. It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain untn the third day, it shall be burnt 7 with fire. And if it be eaten at all on the thu*d day, it is an abomination ; it 8 shall not be accepted: but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the Lord : and that soul shall be cut off from his peoj^le. 9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy har- 10 vest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard ; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your 11 God. Ye shall not steal ; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, so that thou profane the name 13 of thy God: I am the Lord. Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob hini: the wages of a hired serv- ant shall not abide with thee all night 14imtil the morning. Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling- block before the blind, but thou shalt 15 fear thy God : I am the Lord. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judge- ment : thou shalt not respect the per- son of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness 16 shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale- bearer aruoiig thy people : neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy 17 neighbour- : I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart : thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of 18 him. Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the child- ren of thy iieople, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the 19 Lord. Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind : thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed : neither shall there come ui^on thee a garment of two kmds of stuff mingled 20 together. And whosoever Ueth carn- ally with a woman, that is a bond- maid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; ^they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she 21 was not free. And he shall bring his guilt offering unto the Lord, mito the door of the tent of meeting, even a 22 ram for a guilt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering be- fore the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned : and he shall be forgiven 23 for his sin which he hath sinned. And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their imcircumcision : three years shall they be as micircum- cised unto you; it shall not be eaten. 24 But in the foiu'th year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise 25 unto the Lord. And m the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield mito you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God. 26 Ye shall not eat any thmg with the blood: neither shall ye use enchant- 27 ments, nor practise augury. Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of 28 thy beard. Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor prmt any marks upon you: I am the 29 Lord. Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot ; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become fuU 30 of '^ wickedness. Ye shall keep my sab- baths, and reverence my sanctuary : I 20. 26. LEVITICUS. 93 31 am the Lokd. Tm-n ye not unto tliem that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards ; seek them not out, to be delilecl by them : I am the Loud your 32 God. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God : 331 am the Lord. And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall 34 not do him wrong. The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be un- to you as the homeborn among you, and thou shalt love bun as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of 35 Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judge- ment, in meteyard, in weight, or in 36 measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just bin, shall ye have : I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 And ye shall observe aU my statutes, and aU my judgements, and do them: I am the Lord. 20 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying. Moreover, thou shalt say to the chUdi-en 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 sui-ely be put to death : the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 31 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 sanc- tuary, and to profane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide then* eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, 5 and put him not to death : then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from G among their people. And the soul that turneth unto them that have famihar spirits, and unto the wizards, to go a whoring after them, I wOl even set my face against that soul, and will cut him 7 off from among his people. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy : 8 for I am the Lord your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you. 9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shaU surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon 10 him. And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbom-'s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath imcovered his father's naked- ness : both of them shaU surely be put to death ; their blood shall be upon 12 them. And if a man lie with his daugh- ter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion | their blood shall be uj)- 13 on them. And if a man lie with man- kind, as with womankind, both of them have conuuitted abomination : they shall surely be put to death ; then' 14 blood shall be upon them. And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is 1 wickedness : they shall be burnt with fu-e, both he and they; that there be 15 no wickedness among you. And if a man lie with a beast, he shall sm'ely be put to death : and ye shall slay the 16 beast. And if a woman aiiproach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall sm-ely be put to death ; their 17 blood shall be upon them. 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 luicovered his sister's nakedness ; he 18 shall bear his iniquity. And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her naked- ness ; he hath made naked her fount- ain, and she hath uncovered the fount- ain of her blood : and both of them shall be cut off from among their peo- 19 pie. And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall 20 bear then- iniquity. 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 21 childless. And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is tmpm'ity : he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. 22 Ye shall therefore keep aU my stat- utes, and all my judgements, and do them : that the land, whither I bring you to dweU therein, vomit you not 23 out. And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out before you : for they did aU these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you. Ye shall inherit theu' land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey : I am the Lord your God, which have se^jarated you 25 from the peoples. Ye shall therefore separate between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean : and ye shall not make yoiu- souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any thing wherewith the ground ^teemeth, which I have 26 separated from you as unclean. And ye shall be holy unto me : for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that ye should be mine. 'Or. fnorin- ill/ 2Heb. crecpeth. 94 LEVITICUS. 20. 27. lOr, asrt- Jtimbantf. The Sept. lias, on a sudden. I 2 Or. polluted 3Heb. whose ' hand is filled. 4 Or. con- seera- iion 6 Or, tlit 27 A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall sui-ely be put to death : they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. 21 And the Loed said imto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them. There shall none defile hhnself for the dead among his 2 people; except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his S daughter, and for his brother ; and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, which hath had no husband, for 4 her may he delile himself. He shall not delile himself, '^heing a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make 6 any cuttings in their flesh. They shall bo" holy unto their God, and not pro- fane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Loed made by tu-e, the bread of then- God, they do offer: 7 therefore they shall be holy. They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or 2 profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband : for he is holy unto his God. 8 Thou shalt sanctify liim therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God : he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy. 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. 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the an- ointmg oil is pom-ed, and ^that is con- secrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, 11 nor rend his clothes ; neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile him- self for his father, or for his mother ; 12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God ; for the * crown of the anomting oil of his God is upon him : I am the Lord. 13 And he shall take a wife in her vii-- 14 ginity. A widow, or one divorced, or a 2 profane woman, an harlot, these shall he not take : but a virgin of his 15 own people shall he take to wife. And he shall not profane his seed among his people : for I am the Lord which sanctify him. 16 And tiae Loed spake unto Moses, say- 17 ing. Speak unto Aaron, saying. Who- soever he be of thy seed thi-oughout their generations that hath a blem- ish, let him not approach to offer the 18 bread of his God. For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blmd man, or a lame, or he that hath a ^flat nose, or 19 any thing .superfluous, or a man that 20 is brokenfooted, or hrokenhanded, or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemisli in his eye, or is scur\'y, or 21 scabbed, or hath his stones broken ; no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the ofl'eriugs of the Loed made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his 22 God. He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the 23 holy. Only he shall not go m unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries : for I am 24 the Loed v%'hich sanctify them. So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto aU the children of Israel. 22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying, Speak unto Aaron and to liis sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto me, afld that they profane not my holy 3 name: I am the Lord. Say imto them. Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that ap- proacheth mito the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness ujion hun, that soul shall he cut off from 4 before me: I am the Loed. What man soever of the seed of Aai-on is a leper, or hath an issue; he shaU not eat of the holy thuigs, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth 6 any thmg that is imclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goetli from him; 5 or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made un- clean, or a man of whom he may take tmcleanness, whatsoever miclean- 6ness he hath; the soul which toiTch- eth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in 7 water. And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and aftei-ward he shall eat of the holy things, because Sit is his bread. That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile hunself therewith: I am 9 the Loed. They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sm for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am the Lord which sanctify them. 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojom-ner of the priest's, or an lined seiwant, shall not eat of lithe holy thuig. But if a priest buy any soiil, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it ; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of liis bread. 12 And if a priest's daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not eat of | the heave offeiing of the holy things. 13 But if a priest's daughter be a widow, 6 Or, any on& 23. 16. LEVITICUS. 95 'Or, make a special vow 2 Or. sores 3 Or, sacrifice them or divorced, and have no child, and is ]-eturned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's hread: but there shall no 14 stranger eat thereof. And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the tifth part tliereof unto it. and shall give unto the priest the If) holy tiling. And they sliaU not pro- fane the holy things of the children of Israel, wliich they offer luito the Lord; 16 and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brmgeth guilt, when they eat their holy things : for I am the Lokd which sanctify them. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 18 saying, Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and mito aU the children of Is- rael, and say imto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of then- vows, or any of their frecwiU offerings, which they offer unto the Lord for a 19 bm-nt offering; that ye may be accepted, 'ye shall offer a male without blemish, "of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the 20 goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer : for it shall not 21 be acceptable for you. And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to ^accomphsh 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 22 therein. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having ^ a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these imto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them 23 upon the altar unto the Lord. Either a buUock or a lamb that hath any thmg superfluous or lacking in his parts, that maj^est thou ofl'er for a freewill offering; but for a vow it 24 shall not be accepted. That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shaU not offer unto the Lord ; neither shall ye ^do lb thus in your land. Neither from the liand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because then- corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them : they shall not be accepted for you. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 27 saying, 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 fu'e unto the 28 Lord. And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kiU it and her young both 29 in one day. And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving mitothe Lord, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be ac- 30 cepted. On the same day it shall be eaten; ye shall leave none of it mitil 31 the morning : I am the Lord. There- fore sliaU ye keep my commandments, .32 and do them: I am the Lord. And ye shall not jn-ofane my lioly naihc; but I will be liallowed among the; children of Israel: I am the Lord 33 wliich hallow you, that brought you out of tlie land of Egj-pt, to be yoiu- God : I am the Lord. 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 ing, Sj)eak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. The ''set feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are 3 my set feasts. Six days shall woi-k be done : but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, an holy con- vocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto the Lord in all yom- dweUings. 4 These are the set feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall 5 proclaim in theu- appointed season . In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month *at even, is the Lord's 6passover. Aiid on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of un- leavened bread mito the Lord: seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread. 7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no "'sei'vile 8 work. But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. 9 And the Lord spa,ke unto Moses, say- 10 ing. Speak imto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give mito you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the 11 priest: and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you : on the morrow after the sabbath 12 the priest sliaU wave it. And in the day when ye wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a he-lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering mito the 13 Lord. And the meal offermg thereof shall be two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an oft'er- mg made by fh-e unto the Lord for a sweet savour : and the drmk offering thereof shall be of wine, the fom-th 14prirt of an hin. And ye shall eat nei- ther bread, nor parched corn, nor fresh ears, until this selfsame day, until ye have brought the oblation of yom- God : it is a statute for ever throughout yom- generations in all your dwellings. 15 And ye shall count imto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering ; seven sabbaths 16 shall there be complete : even unto the morrow after the seventh sab- bath shall ye number fifty days ; and i Or, ap- pointed seasons 5 Heb. between the two evenings. 6 Heb. work of labour. 96 LEVITICUS. 23. 16. / ye shall offer a new meal offering unto 17 the LoED. Ye shall brmg out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth imrts of an ephah; they shall he of fine flour, they shall he haken with leaven, for firstfruits unto the Lord. 18 And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams ; they shall be a burnt oiieriug unto the Lord, with then- meal offer- ing, and their drmk offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet 19 savour unto the Loed. Arid ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin offermg, and two he-lambs of the first year 20 for a sacrifice of peace offerings. And the iH'iest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Loed, with the two lambs : they shall be holy to the 21 Loed for the priest. And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day ; there shall be an holy convoca- tion unto you: ye shall do no servile work ; it is a statute for ever m all j'oui- dwellmgs throughout your gener- ations. 22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanmg of thy har- vest : thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the stranger; I am the Loed yoiu- God. 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 24 mg. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the mouth, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial of blowing 25 of trumijets, an holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work -, and ye shall offer an offering made by fii-e unto the Loed, 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 27 saying, Howbeit on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be an holy convocation unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the 28 Loed. And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make atone- ment for you before the Loed your 29 God. For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people. 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy from 31 among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work ; it is a statute for ever throughout your generations m all 32 your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls : in the nuith day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath. 33 And the Loed spake unto Moses, 34saymg, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of 1 tabernacles for seven days unto 35 the Loed. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do uo 36servUe work. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Loed: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you ; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a 2 solemn as- sembly ; ye shaU do no servile work. 37 These are the set feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Loed, a bm-nt offer- ing, and a meal offermg, a sacrifice, and drink offeriags, each on its own 38 day : beside the sabbaths of the Loed, and beside your gifts, and beside aU your vows, and beside aU your free- wUl offermgs, which ye give imto the Loed. 39 Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gather- ed in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of the Lord seven days : on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day 40 shall be a solemn rest. And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of pahn trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice be- fore the Lord your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keej) it a feast mito the Loed seven days in the year: it is a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall keep it in the seventh month. 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are homeborn in Israel shall 43 dwell in booths : 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 Loed yom- God. 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the set feasts of the Lokd. 24 3 And the Loed spake unto Moses, 2 saying, Command the children of Israel, that they brmg unto thee i)ure olive oil beaten for the light, ^to cause 3 a lamj) to burn continually. With- out the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meetmg, shall Aaron order it from evening to morning before the Loed continually ; it shall be a statute for ever thi'oughout your generations. 4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Loed con- tinually. 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof; two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them ui ^two 25. 19. LEVITICUS. 97 Mir, 2 Or. from rows, six on a row, upon the pure table 7 before the Lord. And thou nhalt put pure frankmcense upon each ^row, that it may be to the bread for a me- morial, even an offering made by lire 8mito the Lokd. Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before the Lord continually; it is ^on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlast- 9hig covenant. 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 Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute. 10 And the son of an Israehtish 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 ; 11 and the son of the Israehtish 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 12 Dan. And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the moutli of the Lord. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 14 saying, Brhig forth him that hath cm-sed without the camp ; and let all that heard hun lay then- hands upon his head, and let all the congi-egatiou 15 stone him. And thou shalt speak mito the children of Israel, sayuig, Whoso- ever curseth his God shaU. bear his 16 sin. And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him : as well the stranger, as the homeborn, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, 17 shall be put to death. And he that smiteth any man mortally shall sui'ely 18 be put to death; and he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: 19 life for life. And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour ; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him ; '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 21 hun. And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a .22 man shall be put to death. Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the homeborn : for 23 1 am the Lord your God. And Moses spake to the children of Israel, and they brought forth him that had cui'sed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses in 2 mount Sinai, saying, Speak unto the childi'en of Israel, and say unto them. When ye come into the land which I give j'ou, then shall the land keep a 3 sabbath unto the Lord. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prmie thy vineyard, and 4 gather in the fruits thereof; but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vmeyard. 5 That which groweth of itseK of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of tliy undressed vine thou shalt not gather : it shall be a year of 6 solemn rest for the land. Aid the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you ; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hh'ed servant and for thy stranger that so- 7journ with thee; and for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food. 8 And thou shalt number seven sab- baths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou send abroad the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atone- ment shall ye send abroad the trumpet 10 throughout aU your land. And ye shall haUow the fiftieth year, and pro- claim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof : it shall be a jubile unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall retm-n every man unto his family. 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither rea]) that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the 12 undressed vmes. For it is a jubile ; it shall be holy imto you : ye shall eat the mcrease thereof out of the field. 13 In this year of jubile ye shall return 14 every man unto his possession. And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour's hand, ye 15 shall not wrong one another : accord- ing to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neigh- bour, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto 16 thee. According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it ; for the nmnber of the 17 crops doth he sell unto thee. And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am 18 the Lord yom* God. Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgements and do them; and ye shall 19 dwell in the land in safety. And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in 98 LEVITICUS. 15. 19. 'Or, a 7nan redeem from the Levites 2 Or, after the Vulgate, redeein iiot 3 Or, pasture land8 J Or. relieve 20 safety. And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our Ln- 21 crease : then I wUl command my bless- mg upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three 22 years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; luitil the ninth year, until her fruits come in, ye shall eat the old 23 store. And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners 24. with me. And in all the laud of yoiu- possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next imto him come, and shall redeem that which his 26 brother hath sold. And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient to redeem it; 27 then let him comit 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. 28 But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain iu the hand of htm that hath bought it untU the year of jubUe: and in the jubUe it shall go out, and he shall retm-n unto his pos- session. 29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it ■wfithin a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right 30 of redemption. And if it be not re- deemed withiu the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sm-e in pei-petuity to him that bought it, throughout his generations : it shall not go out in the 31 jubUe. But the houses of the villages which have no wall roiuid about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubUe. 32 Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their pos- session, may the Levites redeem at 33 any time. And if lone of the Levites ^redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubUe: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their pos- session among the children of Israel. 34 But the field of the ^ suburbs of their cities may not be sold ; for it is then* perpetual possession. 35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and his hand f aU with thee ; then thou shalt * uphold him: as a stranger and a sojoui'uer shall he live with thee. 36 Take thou no usury of him or uicrease ; but fear thy God : that thy brother may 37 live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money iipon usirry , nor give him thy 38 victuals for increase. I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God. 39 And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and seU himself unto thee ; thou shalt not make htm to serve as a 40 bondservant : as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year 41 of jubtle: then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with htm, and shall return unto his own family, and uuto the possession of his fathers shall 42 he retm-n. For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as 43bondnien. Thou shalt not rule over htm with rigour; but shalt fear thy 44 God. And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have ; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen 45 and bondmaids. Moreover of the child- ren of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of theii- families that are with you, which they have begotten ta your land : and they shall be your possession. 46 And ye shall make them an inheritance for your chUdren after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever : but over your brethren the cMldi-eu of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigour. 47 And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxen rich, and thy brother be waxen poor beside htm, and sell himself unto the stranger or- sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the strang- 48er's family: after that he is sold he may be redeemed ; one of his brethren 49 may redeem htm : or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem htm, or any that is nigh of kin mito him of his fam- ily may redeem htm ; or if he be waxen 50 rich, he may redeem himself. And he shall reckon with htm that bought him from the j'ear that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubUe: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years ; according to the time of an hired servant shall 51 he be with him. If there be yet many years, accordmg mito them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought 52 for. And if there remain but few 5'ears unto the year of jubtle, then he shall reckon with htm ; according unto his years shall he give back the i)rice 53 of his redemption. As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him : he shall not rule with rigour over htm in 54 thy sight. And tf he be not redeemed ^by these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, he, and his 55 children with him. For iinto me tlie 5 Or. in the^e years 26. 37. LEVITICUS. 99 cliilclren of Israel are servants; they are my servants wlioin I brought forth out of the laud of Egypt: I am the Loud your God. 26 Ye sluill make you no i idols, nei- ther shall ye rear you up a gi-aven image, or ^a pillar, ueitlier shall ye place any figured stone ui your laud, to bow down » unto it : for I am the 2 Lord your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary : I am the Lord. 3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep 4 my coumiaudments, and do them ; then I will give your rains in then- season, and the land shall yield her uicrease, and the trees of the field shall jdeld 5 then- fruit. Aiid your threshuig shall reach unto the vintage, and the vint- age shall reach unto the sowing time : and ye shall eat yom- bread to the full, and dwell in your laud safely. 6 And I will give peace iu the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil lieasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they 'shall fall before you by the sword. 8 And five of you shall chase an himdred, and an himdred of you shall chase ten thousand : and yom- enemies shall fall 9 before you by the sword. And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will 10 establish my covenant with you. And ye shall eat old store long kept, and ye shall bruig forth the old * because of 11 the new. And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not 12 abhor you. And I wiU walk among you, and will be yoiu' God, and ye 13 shall be my people. I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egyi^t, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright. 14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15 and if ye shall reject my statutes, and if yom- soul abhor my judgements, so that ye will not do all my commandments, 16 but break my covenant ; I also will do this unto you; I wiU appoint terror over you, even consimiption and fever, that shall consiuue the eyes, and make the soul to pine away : and ye shall sow your seed iu vain, for your enemies 17 shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be smitten before your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall 18 tiee when none pursue th you. And if ye will not yet for these things heark- en unto me, then I will chastise you 19 seven times more for yom* sins. And I will break the pride of your i>ower; and I will make your heaven as 20 iron, and your earth as brass: and your strength shall be spent in vain : for your land shall not yield her in- crease, neither shall the trees of the 21 land yield their fruit. And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to 22 your sins. 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 ui number ; and yom' ways shall become 23 desolate. And if by these things ye will not be reformed ^unto me, but 24 will walk contrary unto me ; then will I also walk contrary mito you ; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for 25 yom' sins. And I will bring a sword uijon you, that shall execute the vengeance of the covenant; and ye shall be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you ; and ye shall be delivered 26 into the hand of the enemy. 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 ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me ; 28 then I wOl walk contrary unto you in fm-y; arid I also will chastise you 29 seven tunes for your sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye 30 eat. And I wiU destroy yom- high places, and cut down your sun-images, and cast your carcases upon the car- cases of your idols ; and my soul shall 31 abhor you. And I will make yom* cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savom- of your sweet 32 odours. And I will brmg the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 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 34 waste. Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it Ueth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land ; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her 35 sabbaths. As long as it lieth desolate it shall have rest ; even the rest which it had not in your sabbaths, when ye 36 dwelt upon it. And as for them that are left of you, I Tvill 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 pm-sueth. 37 And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, ■' Or, 6.V 100 LEVITICUS. 26. 37. 1 Or, make a special vow 2 Or, ac- cording to thy estima- tion of persmis unto the Lord, then thy estima- tion &c. when none pursuetli: and ye shall have no power to stand before your 38 enemies. And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your ene- 39 mies shall eat you up. 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 40 them. 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 have walked contrary 41 unto me, I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies : if then their rmcir- cumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their 42 iniquity ; then will I remember my covenant with Jacob ; and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant ■with Abraham will I remem- ber; and I wiU remember the land. 43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, whUe she lieth desolate without them; and they shall accejit of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even be- cause they rejected my judgements, and their soul abhon-ed my statutes. 44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither wiU I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them : for I am the 45 Lord their God: but I will for then- 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 theii' God : I am the Lord. 46 These are the statutes and judge- ments and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Is- rael in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses, 27 And the Lord spake unto Moses, '2 saying. Speak imto the children of Is- rael, and say unto them. When a man shall 1 accomplish a vow, 2 the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estima- Stion. And thy estimation sllaU be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estima- tion shall be fifty shekels of sUver, 4 after the shekel of the sanctuary. And if it be a female, then thy estima- 5tion shall be thirty shekels. And if it be from five years old even mito twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, 6 and for the female ten shekels. And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estima- tion shall be three shekels of silver. 7 And if it be from sixty years old and upward ; if it be a male, then thy estim- ation shall be fifteen shekels, and for 8 tlie female ten shekels. But if he be poorer than thy 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. 9 And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto the Lord, aU that any man giveth of such unto the 10 Lord shall be holy. He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good : and if he shall at aU change beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall 11 be holy. And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto the Lord, then he shall 12 set the beast before the priest: and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad : as thou the priest vainest 13 it, so shall it be. But if he wiU indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation. 14 And when a man shall sanctify Ms house to be holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall esttaiate it, whether it be good or bad : as the priest shall 15 estimate it, so shall it stand. And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation imto it, and it shall be his. 16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord part of the field of his posses- sion, then thy estimation shall be ac- cording to the sowing thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall he 11 valued at fifty shekels of silver. If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it 18 shall stand. But if he sanctify liis field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money ac- cording to the years that remain imto the year of jubile, and an abatement shall be made from thy estimation. 19 And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be 20 assured to him. And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be 21 redeemed any more : but the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field de- voted ; the possession thereof shall be 22 the priest's. And if he sanctify mito the Lord a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his pos- 23 session; then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation unto the year of jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as 24 a holy thing unto the Lord. In the year of jubile the field shi^U return 1. 25. NUMBERS. 101 1 In ch. ii. 14, 2 Or, families vmto him of whom it was bought, even to hmi to whom tlie possession of the 25 land belongetb. And all thy estima- tions shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary : twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 26 Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to the Lord, no man shall sanctify it; whether it l)e ox or 27 sheep, it is the Lord's. Aiid if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ran- som it according to thine estLination, and shall add luito it the fifth part thereof : or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estim- ation. •28 Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed : every de- voted thing is most holy unto the 29 Loud. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, sliall be ransomed ; he shall surely be i)ut to death. 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy 31 unto the Lord. And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add 32 unto it the fifth part thereof. And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the 33 tenth shall be holy luito the Lord. He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then ))oth it and that for which it is changed shall be holy ; it shall not be redeemed. 34 These are the commandments, which the Lord conmianded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLED NUMBERS. 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, m the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, 2 saying. Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by then- fathers' houses, according to the number of the 3 names, every male, by then- polls ; from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by then- 4 hosts. And with you there shaU be a man of every tribe ; every one head of 5 his fathers' house. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you : of Keuben ; EUzur the son of 6 Shedeur. Of Simeon ; Shelumiel the 7 son of Zm'ishaddai. Of Judah ; Nah- 8 shon the sou of Ammuiadab. Of Issa- 9 char ; Nethanel the son of Zuar. Of 10 Zebulun ; Eliab the sou of Helon. Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; EUshama the son of Ammihud : of Manasseh ; Gamaliel the son of Pedah- llzur. Of IBenjamm; Abidan the son 12 of Gideoni. Of Dan ; Ahiezer the son 13 of Ammishaddai. Of Asher; Pagiel 14 the son of Ochran. Of Gad ; Eliasaph 15 the son of i Deuel. Of Naphtali; Ahu-a 16 the sou of Enan. These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers ; they were the heads of the ^ thousands 17 of Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by 18 name : and they assembled all the congi-egation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after theii' families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years 19 old and upward, by their polls. As the Lord commanded Moses, so he num- bered them in the ■wilderness of Suiai. 20 And the children of Eeuben, Israel's firstborn, then- generations, by theu- famiUes, by then* fathers' houses, ac- cordmg to the nmnber of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were 21 able to go forth to war ; those that were nmnbered of them, of the tribe of Eeuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 22 Of the chikb'en of Simeon, theu* generations, by theii- families, by their fathers' houses, those that were num- bered thereof, according to the nmnber of the names, by their poUs, every male from twenty years old and upward, all 23 that were able to go forth to war ; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fiity and nine thousand and three hundred. 24 Of the children of Gad, their genera- tions, by their families, by their fathers' houses, accordmg to the nmnber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 25 to war; those that were nmnbered of 102 NUMBEES. 1. 25. them, of tlie tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. '26 Of the childi-en of Judah, their generations, by their famihes, by their fathers' houses, according to the num- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 27 go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 28 Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by then- fathers' houses, according to the num- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 29 go forth to war ; those that were num- bered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and fom- hundi-ed. 30 Of the children of Zebidun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the num- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 31 go forth to war ; those that were num- bered of them, of the trilie of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, then- genera- tions, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and uj)- ward, all that were able to go forth to 33 war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephi-aim, were forty thousand and five hundred. 34 Of the childi-en of Manasseh, their generations, by theii* famihes, by their fathers' houses, according to the num- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 35 go forth to war ; those that were num- bered of them, of the tribe of Manas- seh, were thu'ty and two thousand and two hundi'ed. 36 Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the ntmi- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 37 go forth to war ; those that were num- bered of them, of the tribe of Ben- jamm, were thirty and five thousand and four hundi'ed. 38 Of the children of Dan, their gen- erations, by their famihes, by their fathers' houses, according to the num- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 39 go forth to war ; those that were num- bered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were tlu-eescore and tv/o thousand and seven hundred. 40 Of the children of Asher, their gener- ations, by their famihes, by their fa- thers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go 41 forth to war; those that were num- bered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their f nmilies, by their fathers' houses, according to the num- ber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 43 go forth to war ; those that were mmi- bered of them, of the tribe of Naph- tali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundi'ed. 44 These are they that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron nmnbered, and the prmces of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fa- 45 thers' house. So all they that were numbered of the cliildren of Israel by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to 46 go forth to war in Israel ; even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and thi-ee thousand and five hundred and fifty. 47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered a- 48 mong them. For the Loed spake unto 49 Moses, saymg. Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the smn of them among the 50childi'en of Israel: but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furnitm'e thereof, and over all that belongeth to it : they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the fm-nitm'e thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall en- 51 camp round about the tabernacle. And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shaU 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 52 to death. And the chUdren of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their 53 hosts. But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the test- imony, 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 test- 54unony. Thus did the children of Is- rael; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. 2 And the Lord spake mito Moses 2 and unto Aaron, saying. The children of Israel shall jiitch every man by his own standard, -with the ensigns of their fathers' houses : over against the tent of meeting shall they pitch 3 round about. And those that pitch on the east side toward the smirising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their 3. 7. NUMBERS. 103 I In ch. i. 14, hosts: and the j)riiice of tlie children of Judah shall be Nahslion the son 4 of Aimuiuadab. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and foiu'teen thou- 5 sand and six hundred. And those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prmce of the children of Issachar shall be Neth- Oanel the son of Zuar: and his host, and those tliat were numbered there- of, were fifty and four thousand and 7 four hundred: ami the tribe of Zebu- luu: and the iiriuce of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of SHelon: and his host, and those that were nmnbered thereof, were fifty and 9 seven thousand and four hundred. All that were nimibered of the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth trrst. 10 On the south side shall be the stand- ard of the cnniji of Eeuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the chilih-en of Keuben shall be Eliziu- lithe son of Shedeur. And his host, and those that were numbered there- of, were forty and six thousand and 12 five hundred. And those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon : and the prince of the children of Simeon shaU be Shehimiel the son 13 of Zurishaddai : and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three 14hundi-ed: and the tribe of Gad: and the j)rince of the children of Gad shall 15 be Eliasaph the son of ^Reuel: and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand 16 and six hundred and fifty. All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to then- hosts. And they shall set forth second. 17 Then the tent of meetmg shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camjjs : as they en- camp, so shall they set forward, every mnn in his place, by their standards. 18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Eijhraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the childi-en of Ephraim shall be Eli- 19 shama the son of Ammihud. And his host, and those that were numbered, of them, were forty thousand and five "20 hundred. And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh : and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be 21 GamaUel the son of Pedahziu- : and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thou- 22 sand and two hundred: and the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan 23 the son of Gideoni: and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four 24 hundred. All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, according to their hosts. And they sliall set forth third. 25 On the north side shall bo the stand- ard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prmce of the chil(h-en of Dan shall be Ahiezer the 2G son of Ammishaddai. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were tlu-eescore and two thousand and 27 seven hundred. And tliose that x)itch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher : and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of 28 Ochran : and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred: 29 and the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall 30 be Ahii-a the son of Enan: and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thou- 31 sand and four hundred. All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were an hundi-ed thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six himdred. They shall set forth hindmost by then- standards. 32 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by theii" fa- thers' houses : all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hmidi'ed thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the 34 Lord commanded Moses. Thus did the children of Israel ; according to aU that the LoED commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to then* fathers' houses. 3 Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron ; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, SEleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he con- secrated to minister in the priest's 4 office. And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Smai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 6 ing, Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they 7 may minister unto him. And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of 104 NUMBERS. 3. 7. iHeb. given, given. 2 Or, from 3 Or, number meeting, to do the service of the taber- 8 nacle. And they shall keep aU the furn- iture of the tent of meeting, and the cliai'ge of the children of Israel, to do 9 the service of the tabernacle. And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons : they are i whoUy given unto him 2 on the behalf of the child- lOren of Israel. And thou shalt * ap- point Aaron and his sons, and they shall keeji their priesthood : and tlie stranger that cometh nigh shaU be put to death. 11 And the Lord spake nnto Moses, say- 12 ing, And I, behold, I have taken the Le- vites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel ; 13 and the Levites shall be mine : for all the firstborn are mine ; on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast : mine they shall be ; I am the Loed. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses in 15 the wilderness of Sinai, saying. Num- ber the children of Levi by their fa- thers' houses, by their families : every male from a month old and upward 16 shalt thou number them. And Moses nmubered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, 18 and Merari. Abd these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their fami- 19 lies; Libni and Shimei. And the sons of Kohath by their families ; Amram, 20 and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the sons of Merari by their fami- lies ; Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shime- ites: these are the families of the 22 Gershonites. Those that were num- bered of them, according to the num- ber of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thou- 23 sand and five hundi-ed. The families of the Gershonites shall j)itch behind 24 the tabernacle westward. And the prince of the fathers' house of the Ger- shonites shall be Eliasaph the son of 25 Lael. 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 26 the door of the tent of meeting, and the hangings of the coiu't, 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. 27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izliar- ites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites : these are the famihes of the Kohathites. 28Accordmg to the number of all the males, from a month old and up- ward, there were eight thousand and six hrmdred, keeping the charge of 29 the sanctuary. The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side 30 of the tabernacle southward. And the prmce of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be SlElizai^han the son of Uzziel. 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. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, (nid hare the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 33 Of Merari was the famUy of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mush- ites : these are the famihes of Mera- 34 ri. 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 35 hundi'ed. And the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail : they shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle 36 northward. And * the ap^iointed 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 instrimients there- 37 of, and all the service thereof; and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their puis, and their 38 cords. And those that pitch 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 sanc- tuary 5 for the charge of the chUdi-en of Israel; and the stranger that com- 39eth nigh shall be jjut to death. A.l that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, by their families, aU the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. 40 And the Lord said imto Moses, Number aU the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the immber of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) mstead of aU the firstborn among the children of Israel ; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle 42 of the chUdi-en of Israel. And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded hun, all the firstborn among the chUd- 43ren of Israel. And all the firstborn males according to the number of 4. 27. NUMBERS. 105 1 Or, fhitsc that are to tic re- deemed, the <C-c. 2 Or, the tnoiiey of thetn that VJi^c re- deemed 3 Hel). warfare, or, hoi-'t (and so m w. as, 39, 43>. i^Or, ivork 5 Or. a Ijtir names, from a month old and upward, of those that were nunihered of tliem, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and tliu'teen. 44 And tlie Lord si)ake unto Moses, say- 4.')ing, Take the Levites instead of alltlie firsthorn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle : and the Levites shall be 4(> mine ; I am the Lord. And for i the redemj)tiou of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are over and above the number of the Levites, 47 thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the jioll ; after the shekel of the sanc- tuary shalt thou take them (the shekel 48 is twenty gerahs) : and thou shalt give the money wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed unto Aaron and 49 to his sons. And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were 50 redeemed by the Levites: from the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money ; a thousand three himd- red and threescore and five shekels, 51 after the shekel of the sanctuary : and Moses gave ^the redemj)tion-money unto Aaron and to his sous, accordmg to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And the Lord s^^ake mito Moses and 2 unto Aaron, saying. Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sous of Levi, by their families, by their 3 fathers' houses, from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the ^ service, to do 4 the work in the tent of meeting. This is the * service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about the most 5 holy things : 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 6 the testimony with it : 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. 7 And upon the table of shewbread they shaU sjiread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the simoons, and the bowls, and the cuiis to pom- out withal: and the continual bread 8 shall be thereon : 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. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuff- dishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, 10 wherewith they mmister unto it : and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon ^the frame. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall l'2put in the staves thereof: and they shall take all the vessels of uiinistrj', wlierowith they minister in the sanctu- ary, and put them in a (;loth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the 13 frame. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a 14 purple cloth thereon: and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the fleshhooks, and the shov- els, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar ; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and j)ut in 15 the staves thereof. 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 to set forward ; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it : but they shall not touch the ^sanctuary, lest they die. These thmgs are the bm-den of the sons of Kohath in the 16 tent of meetmg. 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 oU, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the fm-nitm-e thereof. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses and 18 mito Aaron, saying, Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites 19 from among the Levites : but thus do unto them, that they may Uve, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things : Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appomt them every one to 20 his service and to his burden : but they shall not go in to see the 6 sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die. 21 And the Lord spake mito Moses, say- 22 ing. Take the sum of the sons of Ger- shon also, by their fathers' houses, by 23 their families; from thirty years old and ujiward until fifty years old shalt thou lumiber them ; all that enter in to ''wait uijon the service, to do the work 24 in the tent of meetmg. This is the service of the famiUes of the Gershon- ites,iu serving and in bearing burdens: 25 they shaU bear the curtains of the tab- ernacle, 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; 26 and the hangings of the com-t, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and then- cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatsoever shall be done with them, therein shall they 27 serve. At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in aU their 8 Or, holif things "Heb. way the warfare. 4—5 106 NUMBERS. 4. 27 lOr, nuviber burden, aucl in all their service : and ye shall appoint iruto them in charge aU 28 their bui-den. This is the service of the families of the sons of the Ger- shouites in the tent of meetuig: and their charge shaU be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. •29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their 30 fathers' houses ; from thirty years old and uj)ward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do 31 the work of the tent of meeting. And this is the charge of theii" burden, ac- cording to all their service in the tent of meeting; the boards of the taber- nacle, and the bars thereof, and the pUlars thereof, and the sockets there- 32 of ; and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with aU their instru- ments, and with all their service : and by name ye shall i appoint the instru- ments of the charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the famihes 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 i^riest. 34 And Moses and Aaron and the prmces of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, 35 and by then* fathers' houses, from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the ser'S'ice, for work m the tent 36 of meeting : and those that were num- bered of them by theu' families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These ai-e 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 Lord by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and 39 by their fathers' houses, from thu-ty years old and upward even mito fifty years old, evei-y one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of 40meetmg, even those that were num- bered of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand 41 and six hundred and thu-ty. 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 Lord. 42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses, 43 from thu'ty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that en- tered ui^on the service, for work in the 44 tent of meeting, even those that were numbered of them by their families, were thi-ee thousand and two hundred. 45 These are they that were niunbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron niunbered according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 46 AM those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel umnbered, by their families, and by their fathers' 47 houses, from thirty years old and up- ward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered ui to do the work of service, and the work of beai'ing bur- 48 dens in the tent of meeting, even those that were niunbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and 49 foiu-score. According to the command- ment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one ac- corduig to his service, and 2 according to his burden: thus were they num- bered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses. 5 And the Lord spake luito Moses, 2 saying. Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and eveiy one that hath an issue, and whosoever is imclean by the dead : 3 both male and female shall ye put out, without the camj) shall ye put them; that they defile not then camp, in the 4 midst whereof I dwell. And the children of Israel did so, and put them out with- out the camp : as the Lord spake mito Moses, so did the chdtb-en of Israel. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 6 saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sui that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that 7 soul be guilty ; then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in fuU, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect 8 of whom he hath been guilty. But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guUt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto the Lord shall be the priest's ; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for 9 him. And every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present unto the 10 priest, shall be his. Ajid every man's hallowed things shall be his : whatso- ever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 12 iug, SiJeak unto the children of Israel, and say imto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against 13 bun, and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her hus- band, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against 6. 13. NUMBERS. 107 lOr, with another instead of thy husband See Ezek. xxiii. 5, Uom. vii. 2. 2 Or, ad- Juration her, iicdtlier she be taken iu the act; 14 and the spu'it of jealousy come npou huu, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jeal- ousy come upon huu, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: 15 then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth i>art of an epliah of barley meal; be shall jjour no oil upon it, nor j)ut frankincense thereon; for it is a meal ofi'ering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bruiging 10 iniquity to remembrance. And the priest shall bring her near, and set her 17 before the Lokd : and the priest shall take holy water iu an earthen vessel ; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shaU take, 18 and put it into the water: and the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and let the hair of the woman's head go loose, and put the meal offer- ing of memorial in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hynd the water of bitterness that causeth the 19 cm-se : and the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the wo- man, K no man have lien mth thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to un- cleanness, i being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitter- 20ness that causeth the curse: but if thou hast gone aside, ^ being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lien with thee besides 21 thme husband : then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of 2 cursing, and the priest shall say mito the woman. The Lord make thee a ^ciu'se and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy belly to 2'2 swell; and this water that causeth the curse sliall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall awaj': and the woman 23 shall say. Amen, Amen. And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into 24 the water of bitterness: and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the cm'se : and the water that causeth the cui'se shall 25 enter into her and become bitter. And the priest shall take the meal offermg of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal offering be- fore the Lord, and bring it unto the 26 altar : and the priest shall take an handful of the meal offering, as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make 27 the woman drink the water. And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a tresjiass agamst her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and hecoine bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away : and the woman shall 28 be a curse among her people. And if the woman be not defiled, but lie clean ; then she shall be free, and 29 shall conceive seed. This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, ''behig under her husband, goeth aside, and is de- 30 filed; or when the spirit of jealousy Cometh upon a man, and he be jealous over his wife; then shall he set the woman before the Lord, and the x)riest shall execute upon her all this law. 31 And the man sliall be free from in- iquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity. 6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 ing. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of ^a Nazuite, to ^ separate 8 himself mito the Lord : he shall separ- ate hunself from wine and strong drink; he shall drmk no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drmk, neither shall he drink any Uquor of gi-apes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. 4 All the days of his 6 separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the gi'ape-vine, from the kernels even to 5 the husk. All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head : mitil the days be ful- filled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, he shall let the locks of the hah- 6 of his head gi'ow long. All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall not come near to a 7 dead body. He shall not make him- self unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because his separation vmto God is uj)on his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is 9 holy mito the Lord. Ajid if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation ; then he shall shave his head m the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he 10 shave it. And on the eighth day he shall bring two tm-tledoves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of 11 the tent of meetmg : and the priest shall offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offermg, and make atonement for him, for that he simied by reason of the dead, and shall hallow 12 his head that same day. And he shall separate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a he- lamb of the first year for a guilt offer- ing : but the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled. 13 And this is the law of the Nazu-ite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled : he shall be brought unto 3 Or, t/oeth aside with anotlier instnui of hrr husband 4 That is one separ- ated or conse- crated. 5 Or, con- secrate eor. con&e- cration Or, J\^azir- iteship 4-a 108 NUMBERS. 6. 13. 1 Or, shoulder 14 the door of the tent of meetmg : and he shall offer his oblation mito the Lord, one he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a bm-ut offering, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, 15 and a basket of mileavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and mileavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal offering, and theii- 16 drink offerings. And the priest shall present them before the Loed, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt 17 offering: and he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of un- leavened bread : the priest shall offer also the meal offering thereof, and 18 the drink ofl'ermg thereof. And the Nazu-ite 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 19 of peace offerings. And the priest shaU take the sodden 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 '20 head of his separation: and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord ; this is holy for the pi'iest, together with the wave breast and heave i thigh: and after that the 21 Nazirite may drink wine. This is the law of the Nazu-ite who voweth, and of his oblation unto the Lord for his separation, beside that which he is able to get : according to bis vow which he voweth, so he must do after the law of his separation. '22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 23 saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel; ye shall say unto them, 24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : 25 The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious mito thee : 26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 So shall they put my name upon the childi-en of Israel; and I will bless them. Y And it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of settmg up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all the furn- iture thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed 2 them and sanctified them; 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 Snmnbered: and they brought their oblation before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve osen; a wagon for every two of the prhices, and for each one an ox: and they presented 4 them before tlie tabernacle. And the 5 Lord spake imto Moses, saying. Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to liis service. 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to 8 their service: and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, accordmg unto then- service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of 9 Aaron the priest. But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none : because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their 10 shoulders. And the princes offered 2 for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before lithe altar. And the Lord said imto Moses, They shaU offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedica- tion of the altar. 12 And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Am- ISminadab, of the tribe of Judah: and his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hvindred and thirty shel-els, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a 14 meal offering; cue golden spoon of 15 ten shel-els, full of mcense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 16 first year, for a bm-ut offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Nahshon the son of Ammiuadab. 18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: 19 he offered for his oblation one silver charger, the weight thereof was an 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 20a meal offering; one golden spoon of 21 ten shekels, fuU of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 22 first year, for a burnt offermg; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year : this was the oblation of Nethanel the son of Zuar. 24 On the thii-d day Eliab the son of Helon, prmce of the children of 25 Zebuhm : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight tliereof was an 7. 72. NUMBERS. 100 liiuulred 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 26 a meal ofifermg; one golden spoon of 27 ten shekels, full of incense; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of tlie 28 first year, for a burnt offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year : this was the oblation of Eliab the sou of Helon. 30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedem-, prince of the childi-en of SlKeuben: his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thii-ty shelels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mmgled with oil for a 32 meal offermg; one golden spoon of ten SSshekels, full of incense; one yomig bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 34 first year, for a bm-ut offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year : this was the oblation of Elizur the son of Shedeui-. 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, x^rince of the childi-en of 37 Simeon : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and tlm-ty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for 38a meal offering; one golden spoon of 39 ten shekels, full of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 40 first year, for a burnt offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the childi-en of Gad : 43 his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hunch-ed and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled ^vith oil for a 44 meal offering; one golden spoon of 45 ten shekels, full of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 46 first year, for a bm-nt offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the chUd- 49 ren of Ephi-aim : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one sil- ver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flom* mmgled with oil for a .50 meal offering; one golden spoon of 51 ten shekels, full of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one lie-lamb of the 52 first year, for a burnt offermg; one male of the goats for a sin olfering; 53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lanil)s of the first year: this was the oblation of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54 On tlie eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the childi-en of 55 Manasseh : his olilation was one sUver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mmgled with oil for a 56 meal offering; one golden spoon of 57 ten shekels, full of incense; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 58 first year, for a bm-nt offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; 59 and for the sacrifice of iJeace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-laml)s of the first year: this was the oblation of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 60 On the nuith day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of 61 Benjamin : his ol)lation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundi-ed and thii'ty shekels, one sUver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a 62 meal offering; one golden spoon of 63 ten shekels, full of incense; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 64 first year, for a burnt offering; one 65 male of the goats for a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day Aliiezer the son of Ammishaddai, pruice of the children of 67 Dan : his oblation was one silver charg- er, the weight thereof was an 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 ofter- 68ing; one golden spoon of ten shekels, 69 full of incense; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 70 for a bm-nt offermg; one male of the 71 goats for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the fii-st year : this was the oblation of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the 110 NUMBERS. 7. 72. lOr, dedica- Hun-gift 2 Or, at the hands of 3 Or, aettest up son of Ocbran, prince of the children 73 of Asber : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hunflred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the she- kel of tlie sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal 74oiiermg; one golden spoon of ten she- 75 hels, full of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first 76 year, for a burnt offering ; one male of 77 the goats for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he- lambs of the first year : this was the oblation of Pagiel the son of Ocbran. 78 On the twelfth day Aliira the son of Enan, ijruice of the children of 79Naphtali: his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thu-ty 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 80 meal offermg; one golden spoon of 81 ten shekels, full of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 82 first year, for a burnt offering; one male of the goats for a sin offeruig; 83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the fii'st year : this was the oblation of Ahira the son of Enan. 84 This was the i dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, ^by the princes of Israel: twelve silver chargers, twelve sUver bowls, twelve 85 golden spoons: each sUver charger iveighi-iui an hundred and thirty she- kels, and each bowl seventy: all tlie sQver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel 86 of the sanctuary ; the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, iveighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary : all the gold of the spoons 87 an hundred and twenty shekels: aU the oxen for the burnt offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the he-laml)s of the first year twelve, and then- meal offering: and the males of the goats 88 for a sm offering twelve: and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was the 1 dedication of the altar, after that it 89 was anomted. And when Moses went into the tent of meetmg to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speakmg unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testi- mony, from Ijetween the two cherubim : and he si)ake mito him. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him. When thou ^ lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give Slight in front of the candlestick. And Aaron did so; he * lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as the Lord com- 4nianded Moses. And this was the Avork of the candlestick, 5 beaten work of gold ; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work : according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, sny- 6 ing, Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shnlt thou do unto them, to cleanse them : sprinkle the water of ex- piation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all theu" flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse 8 themselves. Then let them take a yomig bullock, and its meal offering, fine flour mingled with oU, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a 9 sin offering. And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting : and thou shalt assemble the whole congi-egation of the childi-en of Israel : 10 and thou shalt present the Levites before the Lord : and the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the 11 Levites: and Aaron shall 6 offer the Levites before the Lord for a wave offering, ' on the behalf of the children of Israel, that they may be to do the 12 service of the Lord. And the Le- vites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer thou the one for a sm offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make atonement for the Le- 13 vites. And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave offering unto 14 the Lord. Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be 15 mine. And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting : and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave offermg. 16 For they are ^whoUy given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that oi^eneth the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of 17 Israel, have I taken them unto me. For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote aU the firstborn in the land of Egyjit I sanctified them 18 for myself. And I have taken the Le- vites instead of all the firstborn among 19 the chihh-en of Israel. And I have given the Levites as ^ a gift to Aaron and to liis sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the child- ren of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague a- mong the children of Israel, i" when the children of Israel come nigh unto the 10. 2. NUMBERS. Ill 1 Heb. to war thp. warfare ill the work. 2 Heb. return frtmi the warfare of the work. 3 Heb. between tJie t?t'o evenings. 20 sanctuary. Tims did Moses, and Aaron, and all tlie congregation of the child- ren of Israel, unto the Levites: ac- cording unto all that the Lord com- manded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel luito them. 21 And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes ; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before the Lokd; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse 22 them. And after that went the Levites in to do theu' service in the tent of meet- ing before Aaron, and before his sons : as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 24 ing, This is that which belongeth unto the Levites : from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in i to wait upon the service in the work of the tent 25 of meetmg : and from the age of fifty years they shall ^ cease waiting upon 26 the work, and shall serve no more ; but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the v/Uderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come 2 out of the land of Egypt, saying. More- over let the children of Israel keep the 3 passover in its appointed season. La the foui'teenth day of this month, Sat even, ye shall keep it in its appointed season: according to all the statutes of it, and according to all the ordinances there- 4 of, shall ye keep it. And Moses spake mito the children of Israel, that they 5 should keep the passover. And they kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, 8 at even, in the Tvilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord com- manded Moses, so did the children of 6 Israel. And there were certain men, who were unclean by 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 7 day: and those men said unto him, We are unclean by the dead body of a man : wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer the oblation of the Lord m its appointed season among 8 the chOdren of Israel? And Moses said unto them. Stay ye; that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 10 ing, Speak unto the chQdren of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your generations shall be rmclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto 11 the Lord : in the second month on the fourtcentli day ■''at even they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened 12 bread and bitter herbs : they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone thereof: according to all the statute of the i^assover they shall keej) 13 it. But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forheareth to keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people: because ho offered not the oblation of the Lord in its appointed season, that man shall 14 bear his sin. And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord ; accorduig to the statute of the loassover, and ac- cording to the ordinance thereof, so shaU he do : ye shall have one statute, both for the stranger, and for him that is born in the land. 15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the test- imony: and at even it was upon the tabei'nacle as it were the aj)pcarance 16 of fire, until morning. So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the 17 appearance of fire by night. And when- ever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the j)lace where the cloud abode, there the cliild- 18 ren of Israel encamped. At the com- mandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the com- mandment of the Lord they encamped : as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained encamped. 19 And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of 20 the Lord, and journeyed not. And some- times the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of the Lord they re- mained encamped, and according to the commandment of the Lord they 21 journeyed. And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed: or if it con- tinued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, abidmg thereon, the children of Israel remained encamped, and journej^ed not : but when it was 23 taken up, they journeyed. At the commandment of the Lord they en- camped, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the com- mandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. lO And the Lord spake mito Moses, 2 saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of * beaten work shalt thou make them: and thou shalt use turned 112 NUMBEKS. 10. 2. tliem for the calling of the congTegation, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the congi'egation shall gather them- selves unto thee at the door of the ■1 tent of meeting. And if they blow but with one, then the Jirinces, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather 5 themselves mito thee. And when ye blow an alaiin, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journe5'. 6 And when ye 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 7 journeys. But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alann. 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumjiets ; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations. 9 And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that opiiresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets ; and ye shall he remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from yoiu- 10 enemies. Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the bcgiimuigs of your mouths, ye shall blow ^\'ith the trump.ets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings ; and they shall be to yoia for a memorial before your God : I am the Lord your God. 11 And it came to i^ass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the 12 tabernacle of the testimony. 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. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the 14 Lord by the hand of Moses. And in the first ^>?at'e 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 15 Amminadab. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar 16 was Nethanel the son of Zuar. And over the host of the tribe of the childi'en of Zebulun was Eliab the son 17 of Helon. And the tabernacle was taken down ; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the 18 tabernacle, set forward. And the standard of the camp of Eeuben set forward according to their hosts : and over his host was Elizur the son of 19 Shedeur. And over the host of the tribe of the chOdren of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the 21 son of Deuel. And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary : and the other did set up the taber- 22nacle against they came. And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts : and over his host was 23Elishama the son of Ammihud. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamahel 24 the son of Pedahzur. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of 25Gideoni. 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 Aiiezer tlie 26 son of Ammishaddai. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the childi'en of NaphtaU was Aliira the 28 son of Enan. Thiis were the joumey- ings of the children of Israel according to their hosts ; and they set forward. 29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, Y/e are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we ^^•ill do thee good : for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said unto him, I will not go ; but I will depart to mine own land, 31 and to my kindred. And he said. Leave us not, I pray thee ; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to 32 us instead of eyes. And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever the Lord shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 33 And they set forward from the mount of the Lord three days' jour- ney ; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them thi-ee days' jom'uey, to seek out a resting place for 34 them. And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said. Rise up, O Lord, and let tlime enemies be scattered ; and let them that hate 36 thee flee before thee. And when it rested, he said, Retm-n, Lord, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel. 11 And the people were as mui-murers, '^speaking evil in the ears of the Lord : and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled ; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses ; and Moses prayed unto the Lord, and 11. 33. NUMBERS. 113 3 the fire abated. Aiid the name of that place \va.s called i Taberali : because the fire of the Lord burnt among them , 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting : and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat ? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought ; the cucum- bers, and the melons, and the leeks, 6 and the onions, and the garlick : but now our soul is dried away ; there is nothing at all : we have nought save 7 this manna to look to. And the manna was like coriander seed, and the ^aj)- pearauce thereof as the appearance 8 of bdellium. The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it hi jiots, and made cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of Afresh 9 oil. And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell lO^upou it. And Moses heard the peo- ple weeping tlu-ougliout their families, every man at the door of his tent : and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly ; and Moses was dis- 11 pleased. And Moses said mito the Lord, Wlierefore hast thou evil en- treated thy servant ? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all 12 this people upon me? Have I con- ceived all this people '? have I brought them forth, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nm-sing-father carrietb the suck- ing child, unto the land which thou 13 swarest unto their fathers ? Wlience should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying. Give us flesh, that we may 14 eat. I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavj' 15 for me. And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight ; and let me not see my v/retched- ness. 16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them ; and biing them irnto the tent of meeting, that they 17 may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there : and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it uijon them ; and they shall bear the bm-den of the people with thee, that 18 thou bear it not thyself alone. And say thou iiuto the people. Sanctify yourselves agamst to-morrow, and ye shaU eat flesh : for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying. Who shall give us flesh to eat ? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall 19 eat. Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten 20 days, nor twenty days ; but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have rejected the LoitD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying. Why 21 came we forth out of Egypt? And Moses said. The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand foot- men ; and thou hast said, I wiU give them flesh, that they may eat a 22 whole month. ShaU 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? 23 And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord's hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall 24 come to imss unto thee or not. And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord : and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about 25 the Tent. And the Lord came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the siDii'it that was upon him, and iiut it upon the seventy elders : and it came to pass, that, when the si^ii-it rested upon them, they i^rophesied, 26 but they did so no more. 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 27 prophesied in the camp. And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy ui 28 the camp. And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, ^one of his chosen men, answered and said, 29 My lord Moses, forbid them. And Moses said unto hun, Ai't thou jealous for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his spirit upon them ! 30 And Moses gat him into the camp, 31 he and the elders of Israel. And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall ^hj 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. 32 And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails : he that ga,thered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. 83 While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger 5 Or, frimi hU youth 114 NUMBERS. 11. 33. 1 That is, The graves of lust. 2 Oi-, l'!J of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the iieople 34 with a very gi-eat plague. And the name of that place was called ^ Kibroth- hattaavali : because there they biu-ied 35 the peojile that lusted. From Kibroth- hattaavali the people journeyed unto Hazeroth ; and they abode at Hazer- oth. 12 And Miriam and Aaron spate against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married : for he had 2 married a Cushite woman. And they said, Hath the Lord uideed spoken only 2 with Moses? hath he not spoken also 2 with us ? And the Lord heard 3 it. Now the man Moses was very meek, above all tlie men which were 4 ujion the face of the earth. And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and nuto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three mito the tent of meeting. 5 And they three came out. And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam ; and 6 they both came forth. And he said. Hear now my words : if there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself kno'mi unto him in a vision, I will sjieak with him in a 7 dream. My servant Moses is not so ; 8 he is faithful in all mine house : with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of the Lord shall he behold : wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, 9 against Moses ? And the anger of the Lord was kindled agamst them ; and 10 he departed. Aiad the cloud removed from over the Tent ; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as icliite as snow ; and Aaron looked upon Mu'iam, and, 11 behold, she was leprous. 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 12 have sinned. Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his 13 mother's womb. And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying. Heal her, 14 God, I beseech thee. And the Lord 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 15 in again. And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not tiU Mii'iam 16 was brought in agam. And afterward the people joimieyed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying. Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give mito the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a prince among 3 them. And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of the Lord : all of them men who were heads of the 4 children of Israel. And these were their names: of the tribe of Keuben, 5 Shammua the son of Zaccur. Of the ti'ibe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of 6Hori. Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb 7 tlie son of Jephunneh. Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the 9 son of Nun. Of the tribe of Benja- lOmin, Palti the son of Eaphu. Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of 11 Sodi. Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the 12 son of Susi. Of the tribe of Dan, 13Ammiel the son of Gemalli. Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of 14 Michael. Of the tribe of Naphtali, 15Nahbi the son of Vophsi. Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of 17 Nun Joshua. 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 18 mountains : and see the land, what it is ; and the people that dweUeth there- in, whether they be strong or weak, 19 whether they be few or many; and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad ; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strong holds ; 20 and what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of 21 the firstripe grapes. So they went up, and spied out the land from the %vOderness of Zin unto Eehob, to the 22 entering in of Hamath. And they went up 8 by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Tahnai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years tiefore Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came unto the vaUey of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of gi-apes, and they bare it upon a staff between two ; then hroiight also of the pomegranates, 24 and of the tigs. That j^lace was called the valley of ^Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of 25 Israel cut down from thence. And they returned from spying out the 26 land at the end of forty days. And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the 3 Or, into 4 That is, a cluster. 14. 27, NUMBERS. 115 2 Heb. wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and broiislU back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed '27 them the frnit of the land. And they told hun, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sontest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey ; 28 and this is the fruit of it. Howbeit the people that d^vell in the land are strong, and the cities are fenced, and very great : and moreover we saw 29 the children of Anak there. Amalok dwelleth in the land of the South : and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the mountains : and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of Jordan. 30 And Caleb stilled the people bef(n-e Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it ; for we are well able to 31 overcome it. But the men that went up with him said. We be not able to go up against the people ; for they 32 are stronger than we. 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 peo- ple that we saw in it are men of great 33 stature. And there we saw the ^Neph- ilim, the sons of Anak, which come of the Nephilim : and we were in our own sight as gi-asshoppers, and so we were in their sight. 14 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried ; and the people 2 wept that night. And all the children of Israel mui-mured against Moses and against Aaron : and the whole congreg- ation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egyi">t 1 or would God we had died in this wilder- Snessl And wherefore doth the Lord bring us imto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones shall be a prey : were it not better for 4 us to return into Egypt ? And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, 5 and let us return into Egypt. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congreg- 6ation of the children of Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephumieh, which were of them that spied out the land, rent their 7 clothes: 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 8 good land. If the Lord delight in us, then he wiU bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which 9 floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their 2 defence is removed from over them, and the 10 Lord is with us : fear them not. But all the congi'egation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Loud appeared in the teiit of meeting unto all the children of Israel. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this i)eople despise me? and how long will they not believe in nic, for all the signs which I have wrought 12 among tliem? I will smite them with tlie i)estilenco, and disinhei'it tliem, and will make of thee a nation gieater 13 and mightier than they. And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egj^jitians shall hear it; for thou broughtest u^) this people in thy might from among 14 them; and they will tell it to the in- habitants of this land : they have heard that thou Lord art in the midst of this people; for thou Lord art seen ^face to face, and thy cloud standeth over them, and thou goest before them, in a i)illar of cloud by day. and in a pillar 15 of fire by night. Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will 16 speak, saying. Because the Lord was not able to bring this peojile into the land which he sware unto them, there- fore he hath slain them in the wilder- 17ness. And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according 18 as thou hast spoken, saying. The Lord is slow to anger, and plenteous m mercy, forgiving iniquity and trans- gression, and that will by no means clear the gidlty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third ajid upon the fom-th genera- 19 tion. Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this iieoi^le according unto the great- ness of thy mercy, and according as thou hast forgiven this people, from 20 Egypt even until now. Ajid the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy 21 word : but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the 22 glory of the Lord; because all those men which 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 heark- 23ened to my voice; sui-ely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them 24 that despised me see it : but my sei-vant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him wlU I bring into the land whereinto he went ; and his seed shall possess it. 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 Ked Sea. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses 27 and mito Aaron, saying. How long shall I hear vnth. this evil congi'ega- tion, which murmur against me? I have heard the mm'nmrings of the 3 Heb. rye to cyt: 116 NUMBERS. 14. 27. iHeb. shrp- ItcrtU, 2 Or, the rirvolcii!g of my jiramise children of Israel, which they murmur 28 against me. Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord, sm-elj' as ye have spoken 29 ill mine ears, so will I do to you : your carcases shall fall in this wUderness; and aU that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which 30 have mm-mured against me, surely ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I lifted uj) my hand that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephumieh, and Joshua the 31 son of Nun. But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land 32 which ye have rejected. But as for you, your carcases shall fall in this 33 ^vilderness. And your children shall be 1 wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your whoredoms, until yom- carcases ]je consumed in the 34 wilderness. After the number of the days in which j'e spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know ^my aliena- 35 tion. I the Lord have spoken, surely tliis wUl I do imto all this evU con- gi'egation, that are gathered together against me: iu this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they 36 shall die. And the men, which Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to mur- mur against him, by bringing up an 37 evil report against the land, even those men that did luring up an evU report of the land, died by the plague before the 88 Lord. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, re- mained alive of those men that went 39 to spy out the land. And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel : and the peojjle moiu'ned great- 40 ly. And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up to the toi) of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up imto the j)lace which the Lord hath promised: for 41 we have sinned. And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgi'ess the commandment of the Lord, seeing it 42 shall not prosper ? Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before yom* enemies. 43 For there the Amalekite and the Ca- naanite are before you, and ye shaU fall by the sword: because ye are tm-ned back from following the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with 44 j-ou. But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain : nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the 45 camp. Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite which dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah. 15 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye be come mto the land of your habitations, 3 which I give unto you, and wUl make an o£feri)ig by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, ^to ac- complish a vow, or as a freewill offer- ing, or in your set feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the 4 herd, or of the flock: then shall he that offereth his oblation offer unto the Lord a meal offering of a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fom'th part of an bin of oil: 5 and wine for the di'ink offering, the fourth part of an hin, shalt thou prepare with the bm'nt offering or for the sacri- 6 flee, for each lamb. Or for a ram, thou shalt i)repare for a meal offering two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the third part of 7 an hin of oil : and for the drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of ^vine, of a sweet savour unto the 8 Lord. And when thou prejiarest a bullock for a burnt offermg, or for a sacrifice, ^ to accomplish a vow, or for 9 peace offerings unto the Lord: then shall he offer with the bullock a meal offermg of three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with half 10 an hin of oil. And thou shalt offer for the drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offermg made by fire, of a sweet 11 savour imto the Lord. Thus shall it be done for each bullock, or for each ram, or for each of the he-lambs, or of the 12 kids. According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number. 13 All that are homeborn shall do these things after this manner, in offermg an offering made by fire, of a sweet savom- 14 mito the Lord. And if a stranger so- jom-n with you, or whosoever be among you throughout your generations, and wlU offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord ; as ye 15 do, so he shall do. For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger that sojourueth with you, a statute for ever throughout your generations: as ye are, so shall 16 the stranger be before the Lord. One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 18 ing, Speak mito the chihb'en of Israel, and say unto them, WTien ye come into the land whither I brmg you, 19 then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the Lord. 20 Of the first of yom* * dough ye shall offer up a cake for an heave offering : as ye do the heave offering of the 16. 13. NUMBERS. 117 1 Or, Ml error threshing-floor, so shall yc heave it. 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave offering throughout your generations. 22 And when ye shall err, and not ob- serve all these commandments, which tlio Lord hath spoken unto Moses, 23 even all that the Lord hath command- ed you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord gave command- ment, and onward throughout j'our 24 generations ; then it shall be, if it be done 1 unwittingly, without the know- ledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with the meal offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof, according to the ordinance, and one he-goat for a 25 sin offering. 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 offermg made by fire unto the Lord, and their sin ofl'ering before the Lord, 26 for then* error ; and all the congrega- tion of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger that so- jom-neth among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwit- 27 tmgly. Ajid if one person sin un^vit- tingly, then he shall offer a she-goat 28 of the first year for a sin offering. And the priest sliall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly, before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and he shall be 29 forgiven. Ye shall have one law for him that doeth aught unwittingly, for him that is homeborn among the children of Israel, and for the stranger SOthatsojourneth among them. But the soul that doeth aught ^^^th an high hand, whether he be homeborn or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut off' 31 from among his people. Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment; that soul shall utterly be cut off, his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 And while the chikb-en of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congi-egation. 34 Arid they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be 35 done to him. Ajid the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall surely be put to death : all the congi'egation shall stone 36 him with stones without the camp. And all the congregation brought him with- out the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died ; as the Lord com- manded Moses. 37 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 38ing, S])cak unto the children of Israel, an(( bid them that they make them ^fringes in the borders of their gar- ments tlu-oughout their generations, and that they put ui)on the fruige of 39 each border a <;ord of blue : and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look u])on it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye Sgo not about after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a 40 whoring : that ye may remember and do all my connnandments, and be holy 41 unto your God. I am the Lord yoiu- God, which brought you out of the land of Egj^it, to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 16 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 Eeuben, took 2me7i: 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, 3 men of renown : and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said mito them, *Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them : wherefore then lift ye up your- selves above the assembly of the Lord ? 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon 5 his face : and he spake unto Korah and unto all his comjjany, saying. In the morning the Lord \\'ill shew who are his, and who is holy, and ^will cause him to come near unto him : even him whom he shall choose will 6 he cause to come near unto him. This do ; take you censers, Korah, and all 7 his company; and jiut fire therein, and put incense ujion them before the Lord to-morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy : ye take too much 8 upon you, ye sons of Levi. And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons Oof Levi: seemeth it hit a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself; to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the con- 10 gregation to minister unto them ; and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also? 11 Therefore thou and all thy company are gathered together agamst the Lord: and Aaron, what is he that ye murmur 12 against him ? And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abu'am, the sons of Eliab : and they said. We will not come up : 13 is it a small thing that thou hast 2 Or. ttUSfJS in th'^ conun 3Heb. Kjiy not out. 4Heb. It is enough for you. 6 Or, wliom he wiU ca'Ote to coine near 118 NUMBERS. 16. 13. iHeb. lure out. 2Heb. create a erra- tum. •■' Heb. Sheol, brought us up out of a land flowing vnih. milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make 14 thyself also a prince over us ? More- over thou hast not brought us into a land flowmg with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vine- yai'ds: wilt thou iput out the eyes of 15 these men ? we will not come up. And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Loud, Eespect not thou their offer- ing: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hui"t one of them. 16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy congregation before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to- 17 morrow: and take ye every man his censer, and put incense upon them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundi-ed and fifty censers ; thou also, and Aaron, each 18 his censer. 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 19 and Aaron. And Eorah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of the Loed appeared unto all the cougi-egation. 20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and 21 unto Aaron, saying, Sejiarate your- selves from among this congi-egation, that I may consiune them in a moment. 22 And they fell upon then- faces, and said, God, the God of the spu-its of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with aU the congregation? 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 24 ing. Speak unto the congregation, say- ing. Get you up from about the taber- nacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abii'am. 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders 26 of Israel followed htm. And he spake unto the congregation, saying. Depart, 1 pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their 27 sins. So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abi- ram, on every side : and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of theh' tents, and theu' wives, and their sons, and their little ones. 28 And Moses said. Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for / have not done them 29 of mine own mind. If these men die the common death of aU men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men ; 30 then the Lord hath not sent me. But if the Lord 2 make a new thing, and the ground open her mouth, and swal- low them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into 8 the pit ; then ye shall understand that these men have despised the Lord. 31 And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was 32 under them : and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all 33 their goods. So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive uito 8 the pit : and the earth closed upon them, and they j>erished from 34 among the assembly. And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them : for they said. Lest 35 the earth swallow us uj). And fire came forth from the Lord, and de- voured the two hundi'ed and fifty men that offered the incense. 36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 37 ing. Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take \\\) the censers out of the burnmg, and scat- ter thou the fire yonder ; for they are 38 holy; even the censers of * these sin- ners against their own ^ lives, and let them be made beaten j)lates for a covering of the altar : for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are holy: and they shall be a sign 39 unto the chdtb-en of Israel. And Ele- azar the priest took the brasen cen- sers, which they that were bm'nt had offered ; and they beat them out for a 40 covermg of the altar : to be a memo- rial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to biu'n incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company : as the Lord spake unto him by the hand of Moses. 41 But on the morrow all the congrega- tion of the childi-en of Israel mm-mur- ed against Moses and against Aaron, saying. Ye have killed the people of 42 the Lord. And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled a- gainst Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meet- ing: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came to the 44fi-ont of the tent of meeting. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among this congreg- ation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon then- 46 faces. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take thy 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 47 the Lord ; the plague is begun. 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. 48 And he stood between the dead and 18. 16. NUMBERS. Ill) lOr, shall die 'See Gen. xxix. ;>4. the liviiif]; ; and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the uiat- 50 tor of Korali. And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the jilagiie was stayed. IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all then- princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods : ivrite thou every man's 3 name ujiou his rod. And thou slialt write Aaron's name u^ion the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, 5 where I meet with you. And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud : and I will make to cease from me the mur- murmgs of the children of Israel, 6 which they murmur against you. And Moses spake unto the children of Is- rael, 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 7 rods. And Moses laid up the rods be- fore the Lord in the tent of the test- Simony. 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 bloom- ed blossoms, and bare ripe almonds. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, 10 and took every man his rod. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aarou before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the child- ren of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of then* mm-murings 11 against me, that they die not. Thus did Moses : as the Lord commanded him, so did he. 12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying. Behold, we j)erish, we 13 are undone, we are aU undone. Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the Lord, i dieth : shall we perish all of us ? 18 And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy fathers' house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of 2 your priesthood. And thy brethi'eu also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be 2 joined unto thee, and minister unto thee : but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent 3 of the testimony. And they shall keep thy 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, nei- 4 ther they, nor yc. And they shall be joined unto thee, and keej) the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the serv- ice of the Tent: and a stranger shall 5 not come nigh unto you. And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be wrath no more upon the children of 6 Israel. And I, behold, I have taken your brethi'en the Levites from among the children of Israel : to you they are a gift, given unto the Lord, to do the 7 service of the tent of meetuig. And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for every thing of the altar, and for that withm the veil ; and ye shall serve : I give you the priest- hood as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings, even all the hallowed things of the childi-en of Is- rael, unto thee have I given them ^by reason of the anointing, and to thy 9 sons, as a due for ever. This shall be thine of the most holy thmgs, reserved from the fire : every oblation of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin offeiing of theirs, and every guilt offering of theu's, which they shall render unto me, shall be most 10 holy for thee and for thy sons. As the most holy things shalt thou eat thereof : every male shall eat thereof ; Hit shall be holy unto thee. 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 thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, as a due for ever : every one that is clean in thy house shall 12 eat thereof. All the *best of the oil, and all the *best of the vintage, and of the corn, the firstfruits of them which they give luito the Lord, to thee have I 13 given them. The firstripe fruits of aU that is in their land, which they bring unto the Lord, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thy house shall eat 14 thereof. Every thing devoted in Israel 15 shall be thine. Everj'thmgthatopeneth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto the Lord, both of man and beast, shall be thine : nevertheless the first- born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of imcleau beasts 16 shalt thou redeem. ^AjxA those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old shalt thou redeem, accord- ing to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the ^> 3 Or, fur a portion i Heb. fat. 5 Or, And as to their redemjj- tion monei/, from a month old shalt thou redeem th*:m 120 NUMBERS. 18. IG. iHeb. fat. sanctuary (the same is twenty gerahs). 17 But tlie firstling of an ox, or the first- ling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem ; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle theh' blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an oifering made by fire, for a sweet 18 savour unto the Lord. Ajid the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thuie. 19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the chikb-en of Israel offer unto the Lokd, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as a due for ever : it is a coven- ant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee. 20 And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among them: I am thy portion and thme inheritance among the children of Israel. 21 And unto the childi-en of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an mheritance, in return for their serv- ice which they serve, even the service 22 of the tent of meeting. And hence- forth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest 23 they bear sin, and die. But the Le- vites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity : it shall be a statute for ever thi-oughout yom- generations, and a- mong the children of Israel they shall 24 have no inheritance. For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an in- heritance : therefore I have said unto them. Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 26ing, Moreover thou shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them. When ye take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for yoiu' inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave ofl'ering of it 27 for the Lord, a tithe of the tithe. And your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the ful- 28nes3 of the winepress. Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the Lord of all your tithes, which ye re- ceive of the children of Israel ; and thereof ye shall give the Lord's heave 29 offering to Aaron the jn-iest. Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the Lord, of all the ^best thereof, even the hallowed paj't there- 30 of out of it. Therefore thou shalt saj' unto them, "When ye heave the ^best thereof from it, then it shall be count- ed unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase 31 of the winepress. And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and j^our house- holds : for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meet- 32 ing. And ye shall bear no sin by rea- son of it, when ye have heaved from it the ibest thereof: and ye shall not profane the holy things of the childi'en of Israel, 2 that ye die not. 19 iVnd the Lord si^ake unto Moses and 2 unto Aaron, saying. This is the stat- ute of the law which the Lord hath conmianded, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer 3 without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never 3 came yoke : and ye shall give her unto Elcazar the priest, and he shall bring her forth without the camp, and one 4 shall slay her before his face : and Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood toward the front of the tent 5 of meeting seven times : and one shall bui'n the heifer in his sight ; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her 6diuig, shall he burn: and the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of 7 the bm'ning of the heifer. 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 8 the even. And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be 9 unclean until the even. 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 of ^ separ- 10 ation : it is a sin offering. 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, 11 for a statute for ever. He that touch- eth the dead body of any man shall be 12 unclean seven days : the same shall l^urify himself therewith on the third day, Sand on the seventh day he shall be clean : but if he purify not himself the third day, ^then the seventh day 13 he shall not be clean. Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and i)urifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut off from Is- rael : because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean ; his uucleauness is yet 14 upon him. 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 15 seven days. And every open vessel, 20. 26. NUMBERS. 121 which liath no covering bound ui)on it, 16 is unclean. And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or a dead hody, or a hone of a man, or a giave, shall he un- 17 clean seven days. And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the hurning of the sui offering, and i run- ning water shall he put thereto in a 18 vessel : and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dij) it in the water, and sj)rinkle it iqion the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the jiersons that were there, and U2iou him that touched the hone, or the slain, or the dead, or 19 the grave: and the clean person shall sprinkle ujjon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day : and on the seventh day he shall i)urify him ; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be 20 clean at even. But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify hmi- self , that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord : the water of sejiaration hath not been spruikled upon him ; he is unclean. 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them : and he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean 22 until even. And whatsoever the un- clean j)erson toucheth shall be unclean ; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. 20 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 2 there. And there was no water for the congregation : and they assembled themselves together against Moses and 3 against Aaron. And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saymg. Would God that we had died when om* bretkren 4 died before the Lord ! And why have ye brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die 5 there, we and our cattle ? And where- fore have ye made us to come up out of Egyi^t, to bring us in unto this evil place ? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegi'anates; neither 6 is there any water to drink. 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 Lord appeared 7 unto them. And the Lord spake unto 8 Moses, saying, Take the rod, and as- semble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and 9 their cattle drink. And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he com- lOnianded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assendjly together before the rock, and he said mito them. Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you 11 forth water out of this rock? And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the con- 12 gregation drank, and then- cattle. And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, Because j'e believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the laud which I 13 have given them. These are the waters of ^Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he 8 was sanctified in them. 14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest ail the travail that hath befallen us: 15 how our fathers went down into Egyjjt, and we dwelt in Egj^pt a long time; and the Egyptians evil entreated us, 16 and oui" fathers: and when we cried unto the Lord, he heard om* voice, and sent an angel, and lirought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Ka- desh, a city in the uttermost of thy 17 border : let us pass, I pray thee, tkrough thy 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 high w'ay, we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed 18 thy border. And Edom said unto htm, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee. 19 And the children of Israel said unto him. We will go up by the high way: and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the jjrice thereof: let me only, without doing any thing else, pass through on my 20 feet. And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a 21 strong hand. Thus Edom refused to give Israel jiassage tlu-ough his border : wherefore Israel turned away from him. 22 And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congi-egation, came unto moimt 23 Hor. And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border 24 of the land of Edom, saying, Aai'on shall be gathered unto his jieople : for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Is- rael, because ye rebelled against my 25 word at the waters of Meribah. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring 26 them up imto mount Hor: and strip 2 That is. Htrifu. 3 Or, shelved hansel/ holy 122 NUMBERS. 20. 26. 1 Or, 0/ t?ie spies 3 Heb. devote. 3 Heb. devoted. 1 From the same root as herem, a devoted tiling. 5 Or, was iyn- pmient Heb. w^is short- ened. 6 Or, in ' Or. rnle Aaron of his garments, and put tliem upon Eleazar his son : and Aaron shall be gathered unto his j^eople, and shall 27 die there. And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the con- 28gregation. And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son ; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount : and Moses and Eleazar came do\^'n from the momit. 29 And when all the congi-egation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Is- rael. 21 And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, which dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way i of Athar- im ; and he fought against Israel, and 2 took some of them captive. And Is- rael vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said. If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will ^ut- 3terly destroy their cities. And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites ; and they 3 utterly destroyed them and their cities : and the name of the place was called ^Hormah. 4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to com- pass the land of Edom : and the soul of the people ^was much discom-aged o^because of the way. And the peo- ple spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye broxight us up out of Egypt to die in the wild- erness? for there is no bread, and there is no water ; and our soul loatli- 6 eth this flight bread. And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much 7 people of Israel died. And the peo- ple came to Moses, and said. We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses pray- 8 ed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee 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. 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 mito 10 the serpent of brass, he lived. And the children of Israel journeyed, and 11 pitched in Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at lye-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, 12 toward the sunrising. From thence they journeyed, and pitched in the val- 13 ley of Zered. From thence they jour- neyed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that Cometh out of the border of the Amorites:- for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14 ^\Tieref ore it is said in the book of the Wars of the Lord, Vaheb «in Suphah, And the valleys of Arnon, 15 And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab. 16 And from thence they journeyed to 9 Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord said unto Moses, Gather the peo- ple together, and I will give them water. 17 Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, well ; sing ye unto it : 18 The well, which the princes digged, Wliich the nobles of the people delved, 10 With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the wilderness they journeyed 19 to Mattanah: and from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Ba- 20 moth : and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh do"s\Ti upon 11 the desert. 21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon 22 king of the Amorites, saying. Let me pass through thy 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 hu/h way, until we have passed thy border. 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 wilder- ness, and came to Jahaz : and he fought 24 against Israel. And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and pos- sessed his land from Arnon unto Jab- bok, even unto the children of Anunon: for the border of the children of Ammon 25 was strong. And Israel took all these cities : and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all 26 the 12 towns thereof. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amor- ites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out 27 of his hand, even unto Arnon. Where- fore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and established : '28 For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, A flame from the city of SLhon : It hath devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of i^the high places of Arnon. 29 Woe to thee, Moab ! Thou art undone, people of Chemosh : He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites. 30 We have shot at them ; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, 8 Or, in stonn 9 That is, A Weil. 10 Or, By order of the Jaw- giver 11 Or, Jpshi- inon 12 Heb. daugh- ters. 13 Or. Buriwth 22. 30. NUMBERS. 12 sH I Some ancient authori- ties have, Fire rem'hod unto. 2 Or. II 6- horrtd SHeb. the as- Setfibif/. <Heb. ei/e. Aiid wo have laid waste even unto Nopliali, 1 Which rearheth unto Medcba. .SI Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the 32 Aniorites. And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they took the towns there- of, and drove out the Amorites that 33 were there. 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. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not : for I have delivered him hito thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him remainuig: and they possessed 22 his land. And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. 2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab 2 was distressed because of the children 4 of Israel. Aiid Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall 3 this mult- itude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor 5 was kmg of Moab at that time. And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the Eiver, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying. Behold, there is a people come out from Egyjit : behold, they cover the *face of the earth, and they abide over against 6 me: 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 thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest 7 is cursed. 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 8 unto him the words of Balak. And he said unto them. Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came mito Balaam, and said, 10 What men are these with thee ? And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent 11 unto me, saying, Behold, the people that is come out of Egyjjt, it covereth the face of the earth : now, come curse me them ; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive 12 them out. And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them ; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are 13 blessed. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the pruices of Balak, Get you uito your land: for the LoKD refuseth to give me leave to 14 go with you. And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come 15 with us. And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more hououra1)lo 16 than they. And they came to Balaam, and said to him. Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto 17 me: for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this 18 people. 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 Lord my God, to do 19 less or more. Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will speak 20 unto me more. And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men be come to call thee, rise up, go with them ; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt 21 thou do. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went 22 vnth the princes of Moab. And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord placed him- self in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with 23 him. And the ass saw the angel of the Lord 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 24 the ass, to turn her into the way. Then the angel of the Lord stood in a hoUow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that 25 side. And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and she thrust herself mito the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her 26 again. And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either 27 to the right hand or to the left. And the ass saw the angel of the Lord. and she lay down under Balaam : and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he 28 smote the ass with his staff. And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten 29 me these three times? And Balaam said mito the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now I had 30 killed thee. And the ass said mito Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life 124 NUMBERS. 22. 30. iHeb. hi:ad- long. 2 Or, Banioth- baal long unto tliis day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, 31 Nay. Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standmg in the way, with his sword drawn in his liand: and he bowed his head, and fell on his face. 32 And the angel of the Lord said unto liim. Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because' thy way is i perverse before 33 me: and the ass saw me, and tm-ned aside before me these tliree times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and 34 saved her alive. And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way agauist me : now therefore, if it displease thee, I will 35 get me back again. And the angel of the Lord said mito Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the 36 princes of Balak. 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 Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. 37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee ? wherefore camest thou not mito me? am I not able indeed to promote 38 thee to honour ? And Balaam said vmto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee : have I now any power at aU to speak any thing ? the word that God putteth 39 in my mouth, that shall I speak. And Balaam went with Balak, and they 40 came unto Kiriath-huzoth. And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were 41 with him. And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into 2 the high p)laces of Baal, and he saw from thence the 23 utmost part of the peoi^le. And Ba- laam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here 2 seven bullocks and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had spoken ; and Balak and Balaam offered on every 3 altar a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I wiU go; peradventure the Lord will come to meet me : and whatsoever he sheweth me I will teU thee. And he went to a bare height. 4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock 5 and a ram on every altar. And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Eeturn unto Balak, and thus Cthou shalt speak. And he returned imto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, he, and all the princes 7 of Moab. And he took up his parable, and said. From Aram hath Balak brought me. The king of Moab from the mount- ains of the East : Come, curse me Jacob, And come, ^defy Israel. 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him. And from the hills I behold him : Lo, it is a people that dwell alone. And shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, *0r number the foui-th part of Is- rael? Let 5 me die the death of the right- eous, And let my last end be like his ! 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done imto me ? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 And he answered and said. Must I not take heed to speak that which 13 the Lord putteth in my mouth ? And Balak said luito him. Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all : and curse 14 me them from thence. 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 15 every altar. And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offeruig, while 161 meet the Lord yonder. And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Pieturn unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. 17 And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him. What hath the Lord 18 spoken ? And he took up his parable, and said. Rise up, Balak, and hear ; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent : Hath he said, and shall he not do it ? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? 20 Behold, I have received command- ment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, 24. 19. NUMBERS. 125 Neither bath he seen perverseness in Israel : The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among tliem. 22 God bringeth them forth out of Egyiit ; He bath as it were the ^ strength of the 2 wild-ox. 23 Surely there is no enchantment ^with Jacob, Neither is there any divination 8 with Israel : *Now shall it be ^said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought ! 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. 25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at 26 all. But Balaam answered and said mito Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord si^eaketh, that I 27 must do ? And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place ; peradventure it will j)lease God that thou maj'est curse me them 28 from thence. And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh 29 down upon 6 the desert. And Balaam said ixnto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven 30 bullocks and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered np a bullock and a ram on every 24 altar. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face 2 toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted uj) his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling accorduig to their tribes ; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith. And the man whose eye '^was closed saith : 4 He saith, which heareth the words of God, Which seeth the vision of the Al- mighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open : 5 How goodly are thy tents, Jacob, Thy tabernacles, Israel ! 6 As valleys are they spread forth. As gardens by the river side. As lign-aloes which the Lord hath planted. As cedar trees beside the waters. 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. 8 God brmgeth huu forth out of Egyi>t ; He hath as it were the 8 strength of the 8 wild -ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries. And shall break their bones in pieces. And smite them through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a Uoness ; who shall rouse him uji ? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee. And cursed be every one that curseth thee. 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together : and Balak said iinto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Tlierefore now flee thou to thy place : I thought to promote thee unto gi-eat honour ; but, lo, the Lord hath kept 12 thee back from honour. And Balaam said mito Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest 13 mito me, saymg. If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what the Lord 14 speaketh, that will I speak ? And now, behold, I go luito my people : come, and I will advertise thee what this ijeople shaU do to thy people 15 in the latter days. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith. And the man whose eye ' was closed saith : 16 He saith, which heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Wliich seeth the vision of the Al- mighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open : 17 I see him, but not now: I behold him, but not nigh : There sliaU 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 do^vn all the sons ^of tumult. 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, which were his enemies ; While Israel doeth valiantly. 19 And out of Jacob shaU one have dominion. ^ Soo ch. xxiii. iZ 9 Or, (1/ Sheth 126 NUMBERS. 24. 19. 1 Or, the Eenites 2 Or, How longt As- Ahur &c. 3 Or, ea- tablish- % hhn >0r, yolced 5 Or, the Baal of Peor Sec ch. xxiii. 23. 6 Or, alcove And shall destroy the remnant from the city. 20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek v/as the iii-st of the na- tions; But his latter end shall come to destruction. •21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, And thy nest is set in the rock. 22 Nevertheless i Kain shall be wasted, 2 Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God sdoeth this? 21 But ships shall come from the coast of Kitthn, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, And he also shall come to destruction. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place : and Balak also went his way. 25 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom 2 with the daughters of Moab : for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods ; and the people did eat, 3 and bowed down to then- gods. And Israel * joined himself unto ^ Baal -peor : and the anger of the Loed was kindled 4 against Israel. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up mito the LoKD before the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away 5 from Israel. And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves 6 unto Baal-peor. And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midian- itish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congrega- tion of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the 7 tent of meeting. And when Phiaehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose uj) from the midst of the congregation, and took a 8 spear in his hand ; and he went after the man of Israel into the 6 pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed 9 from the children of Israel. And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 11 saying, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath aT\'ay from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children 12 of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my coven- 13 ant of peace : and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting jiriesthood ; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the childi-en of Israel. 14 Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midiauitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house 15 among the Simeonites. And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slam was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 17 saying. Vex the Midianites, and smite 18 them : 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, which was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor. 26 And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the 2 priest, saying. 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 3 Israel. And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, 4 saying. Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which came forth out of the land of Egypt. 5 Eeuben, the firstborn of Israel: the sons of Keuben; of Hanoch, tlie family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, 6 the family of the Palluites : of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites : of Carmi, 7 the family of the Carmites. These are the famihes of the Eeubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and 8 seven hundred and thu-ty. And the 9 sons of Pallu ; Eliab. And the sous of Eliab ; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, which were called of the con- gregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against 10 the Lord : and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up to- gether with Korah, when that com- pany died ; what time the fire de- voured two hundred and fifty men. Hand they became a sign. Notwith- standing the sons of Korah died not. 12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of ■? Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the fami- ly of the Jaminites: of ^Jacliin, the " In Gen. xlvi. 10. Ex. vL \5, Jemael. «In 1 Chr. iv. 34, Jarib. 26. 65. NUMBERS. 127 13 family of the Jachinites: of iZerali, the family of the Zerahites : of Shaul, 14 the family of the Shaulites. Those are the famUies of the Suneonitcs, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 15 The sons of Gad after their families : of ■^ Zephon, the family of the Zex>honites : of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuiii, the family of the Shunites: 16 of ^Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of 17 Eri, the family of the Erites : of * Arod, the family of the Ai'odites: of Ai'eli, 18 the family of the Ai'elites. These are the families of the sons of Gad accord- hig to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hun(h'ed. 19 The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Ouan died in the land of 20 Canaan. And the sons of Judah after theu" families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites : of Perez, the family of the Perezites : of Zerah, the 21 family of the Zerahites. And the sous of Perez were ; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family 22 of the Hamulites. These are the fami- lies of Judah accordmg to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hmidred. 23 The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Puvah, the family of the 24Pimites: of ^ Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimi-on, the familj' 25 of the Shimi'onites. These are the families of Issachar according to those that were nmnbered of them, tkree- score and four thousand and three hundi'ed. 26 The sons of Zebulun after tlieii- families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites : of Jahleel, the family of the 27 Jahleelites. These are the families of the Zebultmites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 23 The sons of Joseph after their families: 29 Manasseh and Ej^hraim. The sons of Manasseh : of Machu-, the family of the Machirites : and Machu- begat Gilead : of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead : o/' ^lezer, the family of the lezerites : of Helek, the 31 family of the Helekites : and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechem- 32 ites : and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites : and q/'Hepher, the family 33 of the Hepherites. And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had uo sons, but daugh- ters : and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, 34Hoglah, Milcah, and Tu-zah. These are the families of Manasseh : and they that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 35 These are tlie sons of Ephraim after their families : of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites : of 'Bccher, the family of the Becherites : of Tahan, the 36 family of the Tahanites. And these are the sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, 37 the family of the Eranites. 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 sous of Joseijh after their families. 38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of tlxe Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of ^Ahiram, the family of 39 the Ahu-amites : of o Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Huiiham, 40 the family of the Huphamites. And the sous of Bela were i^Ard and Naa- man : ofArd, the family of the Ai'dites : of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 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. 42 These are the sons of Dan after their families: of uShuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the fami- 43 lies of Dan after their families. All the families of the Shuhamites, accord- ing to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thou- sand and four hundred. 44 The sous of Asher after their families : of Imnah, the family of the Imiiites: of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites : of 45 Beriah, the family of the Beriites. Of the sous of Beriah : of Heber, the fami- ly of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the 46 family of the Malchielites. And the name of the daughter of Asher was 47 Serah. These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 48 The sons of Naphtali after then- families : of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites : of Guni, the family of the 49Gunites: of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of 50 the Shillemites. These are the families of Naphtali according to their families : and they that were mmibered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. 51 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hmidred thousand and a thousand seven himd- red and thirty. 52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 53ing, Unto these the land shall be di- vided for an inheritance according to 54 the number of names. To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance : to every one accord- ing to those that were nmnbered of him shall his inheritance be given. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be 'In ] Clir, vii. 20, IlcrtU. Geii. xhi. 21, Ehi in 1 Cl;r. viii. 1, Aluirah. a In Gen. xlvi. 'Jl, Mup- phn.and Ilup- pitti. Win 1 Clir. viii. :i, Addar. 11 In Gen. xhi. 2-i, liushhn. 128 NUMBERS. 26. 55. divided by lot : according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall 5G inherit. According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer. 57 And these are they that were niun- bered of the Levites after their families : of Gershon, the family of the Gershon- ites : of Kohath, the family of the Ko- hathites: of Merari, the family of the 58Merarites. These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Helironites, the family of the Malilites, the family of the Mush- ites, the family of the Korahites. And 59 Kohath begat Amram. And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Anu-am Aaron and Moses, and Mu-iam 60 their sister. And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and 61 Ithamar. And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before 62 the Lord. And they that were num- bered of them were twenty and throe thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not num- bered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the childi'eu of Israel. 63 These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the iiriest ; who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jeri- 64cho. But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest ; who num- bered the children of Israel ui the 65 wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord 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 Jei^hunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 27 Then drew near the daughters of Ze- lophehad, the son of Hejiher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manas- seh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and 2 Tu-zah. And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and be- fore the princes and all the congrega- tion, at the door of the tent of meeting, 3 saying. Our father died in the wilder- ness, and he was not among the com- pany of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the com- pany of Korah : but he died in his own 4 sin ; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession 5 among the brethren of our father. And Moses brought their cause before the 6 Lord. And the Lord spake unto Mo- 7 ses, saying. The daughters of Zelophe- had speak right : thou shalt sm-ely give them a possession of an inherit- ance among theu' father's bretlu'en; and thou shalt cause the inheritance 8 of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying. If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inherit- 9 ance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daugliter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his 11 father's brethren. And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his Isinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judge- ment, as the Lord commanded Moses. 12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this momitain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given 13 unto the children of Israel. And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered imto thy people, as Aaron 14 thy brother was gathered : because ye rebelled against my word in the wild- erness of Zm, in the strife of the congregation, ito sanctify me at the waters before then' eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in 15 the wilderness of Zin.) And Moses 16 spake unto the Lord, saying. Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of aU flesh, appomt a man over the congreg- 17 ation, which may go out before them, and which may come in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as 18 sheep which have no sheijherd. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nim, a man in whom is the spu-it, and lay thine hand upon 19 him; and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congi-egation ; and give hun a charge m their sight. 20 And thou shalt put of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of 21 the childi'en of Israel may obey. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquu-e for him by the judge- ment of the Urtm before the Lord : at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both be, and all the children of Israel with him, even 22 aU the congi-egation. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him : and he took Joshua, and set him before Elea- zar the priest, and before all the con- 23 gi-egation : and he laid his hands upon hini, and gave him a charge, as the Lord spake by the hand of Moses. 28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying. Command the children of Israel, and say unto them. My ob- lation, my 2 food for my offerings 29. 9. NUMBERS. 129 made by fire, of a sweet savour unto me, isliall j'e observe to offer unto me 3 in their duo season. lAnd thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by iire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; he-lambs of the first year without blemish, two day by day, for a 4 continual burnt offering. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer 2 at even; 5 and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hiu of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire 7 unto the Lord. Ajid the drink offerhig thereof shall be the fourth part of an bin for the one lamb : in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink offering of 8 strong di-ink unto the Lord. And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even : as the meal offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Loed. 9 And on the sabbath day two he-lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth j)arts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with 10 oil, and the drink offermg thereof : this is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering thereof. 11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Loed; two yoimg bullocks, and one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year 12 without blemish; 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 13 oil, for the one ram; and a several tenth part of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal offering unto every lamb ; for a bm-ut offering of a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto 14 the Loed. And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine for a bullock, and the third part of an hin for the ram, and the fourth part of an hin for a lamb : this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the mouths 15 of the year. And one he-goat for a sin offermg unto the Loedj it shall be offered beside the continual bm-ut offer- ing, and the drink offering thereof. 16 Ajid in the first month, on the four- teenth day of the month, is the Lord's 17 passover. And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast : seven days 18 shall unleavened bread be eaten. In the first day shall be an holy convoca- 19 tion ; ye shall do no servile work : but ye shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt offering unto the Loed; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs of the first year : they shall 20 be unto you without blemish : and their meal offering, fine flour mmgled with oil: three tenth parts shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth parts for 21 the ram; a several tenth part shalt thou offer for every lamb of the seven 22 lambs ; and one he-goat for a sin offer- 23ing, to make atonement for you. Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offer- ing of the morning, which is for a 24 continual burnt offering. After this manner ye shall offer daily, for seven, days, the 5* food of the offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Loed: it shall be offered beside the contmual burnt offering, and the drink offering 25 thereof. And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. 26 Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye offer a new meal offering unto the Lord in your feast of weeks, ye shall have an holy convocation ; ye shall do 27 no servile work: but ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young bullocks, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year ; 28 and their meal offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for each bullock, two tenth parts for the 29 one ram, a several tenth part for every 30 lamb of the seven lambs ; one he-goat, 31 to make atonement for you. Beside the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, ye shall offer them (they shall be unto you without blemish), and their drink offerings. 29 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work : it is a day of blowing of 2 trumjjets unto you. And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Loed; one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first 3 year without blemish : and their meal offering, fine floiu- mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two 4 tenth parts for the ram, and one tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs : 5 and one he-goat for a sin offering, to 6 make atonement for you: beside 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 offer- ings, according imto their ordinance, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Loed. 7 And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have an holy convoca- tion; and ye shall afflict your souls; 8 ye shall do no manner of work: but ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savom-; one yoimg bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year ; they shall be unto you 9 without blemish : and then* meal offer- ing, fine flour mingled with oil, three 3Heb. bread. 130 NUMBERS. 29. 9. tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth 10 parts for the one ram, a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs : Hone he-goat for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and their drink offer- ings. 12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto 13 the Lord seven days : and ye shall offer a burnt offeriug, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord ; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year; 14 they shall be without blemish: and their meal offermg, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for every bullock of the thirteen buUocks, two tenth parts for each ram of the two 15 rams, and a several tenth part for every 16 lamb of the fourteen lambs : and one he-goat for a sin offering ; beside the con- tinual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 17 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, four- teen he-lambs of the first year without 18 blemish: and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the buUocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, accord- ing to then' number, after the ordmance: 19 and one he-goat for a sin offering ; be- side the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 20 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the 21 first year without blemish; and their meal offering and their drink offermgs for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 22 after the ordinance: and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 23 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the 24 first year without blemish : their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to then- number, after 25 the ordinance: and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offeriug, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offeriug thereof. 26 Aud on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the 27 first year without blemish: and then- meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 28 after the ordinance: and one he-goat for a sin offering ; beside the contmual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 29 And on the sixth day eight buUocks, two rams, fom'teen he-lambs of the 30fii'st year without blemish: and then- meal offeriug and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to then- number, 31 after the ordinance: and one he-goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offeriug, the meal offering there- of, aud the drink offerings thereof. 32 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first 33 year without blemish : and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to then- number, after 34 the ordinance: and one he-goat for a sin offering ; beside the contuiual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the ch-jjok offering thereof. 35 On the eighth day ye shall have a 1 solemn assembly: ye shall do no 36 servile work : but ye shall offer a bm-nt offering, an offermg made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: one bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of 37 the first year without blemish: then- meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to then- 38 number, after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, aud the meal offermg thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 39 These ye shall offer vmto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your bm-nt offerings, and for your meal offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for 40 your peace offerings. And Moses told the childi'en of Israel according to all that the Lord commanded Moses. 30 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying. This is the thing which the 2 Lord hath commanded. When a man voweth a vow unto the Lord, or swear- eth an oath to bmd his soul with a bond, he shall not ^ break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth 3 out of his mouth. Also when a woman voweth a vow unto the Lord, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in 4 her father's house, in her youth ; 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 5 bound her soul shall stand. 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 Lord shaU forgive her, because her father dis- 6 allowed her. 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; 31. 26. NUMBERS. 131 7 and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day tliat he heareth it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wlierewith she hatli boiuid her 8 soul shall stand. But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it; then ho shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utter- ance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and the Lord shall 9 forgive her. But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even every thing wherewith she hath bound her 10 soul, shall stand against her. And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an 11 oath, 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 12 her soul shall stand. But if her hus- band made them null and void in the day that he heard them ; then whatso- ever i>roceeded out of her lij)s concern- ing her vows, or coucernmg the bond of her soul, shall not stand : her hus- band hath made them void; and the 13 Lord shall forgive her. Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or 14 her husband may make it void. But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day ; then he estab- lisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are ui)on her: he hath estab- lished them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 15 But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them; 16 then he shall bear her iniquity. These are the statutes, which the Lord com- manded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daugh- ter, being in her youth, in her father's house. 31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 saying. Avenge the childi-en of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou 3 be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the Lord's vengeance on 4 Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, 5 shall ye send to the war. So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, 6 twelve thousand armed for war. 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 This hand. And they warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew every male. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain ; Evi, and Rekera, and Ziu*, and Hur, and licba, the five kings of Midian : Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the 9 sword. And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian aiul their little ones ; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their 10 goods, they took for a prey. And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they 11 burnt with fire. And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of 12 man and of beast. And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the S23oil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the cami) at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho. 13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the 14 camp. And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hund- reds, which came from the service of 15 the war. And Moses said unto them. Have ye saved all the women alive ? 16 Behold, these caused the childi'en of Israel, thi-ough the counsel of Balaam, to commit tresi^ass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congi-egation of 17 the Lord. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath know-n man 18 by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known man by lymg with him, keep alive for 19 yourselves. And encamp ye without the camp seven days : whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the thu'd day and on the seventh 20 day, ye and youi' captives. And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall 21 purify yourselves. And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle. This is the statute of the law which the Lord hath com- 22 manded Moses : howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the u'on, the 23 tin, and the lead, every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean ; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of i separation : and all that abideth not the fire ye shall 24 make to go tkrough the water. And ye shall wash yom* clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and after- ward ye shall come into the camp. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 26 saying. 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 1 Or, im- purity 5—2 132 NUMBERS. 31. 26. 27 of the congregation: and divide the Ijrey into two parts ; between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, 28 and all the congi-egation : and levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war that went out to battle : one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, 29 and of the flocks : take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, 30 for the Lord's heave offermg. And of the childi-en of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the taber- Slnacle of the Lord. Aiid Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord 32 commanded Moses. Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of ■n'ar took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and 33 five thousand sheei), and tlu'eescore 34 and twelve thousand beeves, and threescore and one thousand asses, 35 and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not 36 know^l man by lying with him. And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thu-ty thousand and seven thousand 37 and five hundred sheep : and the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thu-ty and six thousand ; of which the Lord's tribute 39 was threescore and twelve. And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred ; of which the Lord's tribute 40 was threescore and one. And the j)ersons were sixteen thousand ; of whom the Lord's tribute was thii-ty 41 and two persons. . And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, 42 as the Lord commanded Moses. And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that 43 warred, (now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and 44 five hundred sheei>, and thirty and 45 six thousand beeves, and thirty thou- 46 sand and five hundred asses, and 47 sixteen thousand persons ;) even of the chUdreu of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them mito the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 48 And the officers which were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of 49 hundreds, came near unto Moses : and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are mider our charge, and 50 there lacketh not one man of us. And we have brought the Lord's oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, earrings, and ^ armlets, to make atonement for our souls before 51 the Lord. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even 52 all wrought jewels. And all the gold of the heave offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven 53 hunth-ed and fifty shekels. {^For the men of war had taken booty, every 54 man for himself.) 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 chUdi-en of Israel before the Lord. 32 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 2 a place for cattle ; 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 3 congregation, saying, Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and SNimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and ^Sebam, 4 and Nebo, and ^ Beon, the land which the Lord smote before the congrega- tion of Israel, is a land for cattle, and 5 thy servants have cattle. And they said. If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession ; bring us 6 not over Jordan. And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall yom* breth- ren go to the war, and shall ye sit 7 here ? And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which 8 the Lord hath given them? Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from 9 Kadesh-barnea to see the land. Eor when they went u^j unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they dis- couraged the heart of the cluldren of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given 10 them. And the Lord's anger was kindled in that day, and he sware, 11 sajong, Surely none of the men that came up out of Egyjit, from twenty years old and u^jward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob ; because they have not wholly followed me: 12 save Caleb the son of Jephunueh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun : because they have wholly followed 13 the Lord. And the Lord's anger was 33. 8. NUMBERS. 133 kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilder- ness forty years, until all the genera- tion, that had done evil in the sight 14 of the LoRn, was consmned. And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the 15 Loud toward Israel. For if ye tm-n away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness ; and ye 16 shall destroy all this people. And they came near unto him, and said. We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, untU we have brought them unto theii' place : and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the 18 inhabitants of the land. We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every 19 man his inheritance. For we will not inherit ^vith them on the other side Jordan, and forward ; because our in- heritance is fallen to us on this side 20 Jordan eastward. And Moses said unto them. If ye will do this thing; if ye will arm youi'selves to go before '21 the Lord to the war, and every armed man of you will pass over Jordan before the Lord, untU he hath driven 22 out his enemies from before him, and the land be subdued before the Lord : then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards the Lord, and towards Israel; and this land shall be unto you for a i^ossession before the Lord. 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have smned against the Lord : and be 24 sure your sm will find yon out. Build you cities for yom- little ones, and folds for yonr sheep ; and do that which hath 25 proceeded out of your mouth. And the children of Gad and the children of Eeubeu spake unto Moses, saying. Thy servants will do as my lord com- 26 mandeth. Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be 27 there in the cities of GUead : but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nmi, and to the heads of the fatliers' houses of the 29 tribes of the children of Israel. And Moses said unto them. If the childi-en of Gad and the children of Eeuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of GUead for a possession : 30 but if they wiU not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions a- 31 mong you in the land of Canaan. And the children of Gad and the children of Ileuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we 3'2do. We will pass over armed before the Lord uito the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond Jordan. 33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Ileuben, and unto the half tribe of Manasseh the son of Josej^h, the king- dom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og kuig of Bashan, the land, according to the cities there- of with their borders, even the cities 34 of the land round about. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and At- 35 aroth, and Aroer ; and Atroth-shophan, 36 and Jazer, and Jogbehah; and Beth- nimrah, and Beth-haran : fenced cities, 37 and folds for sheep. And the children of Eeuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, 38 and Kkiathaim ; and Nebo, and Baal- meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah : and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites which 40 were therein. And Moses gave Gilead unto Machu- the son of Manasseh ; and 41 he dwelt theretu. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and called them iHawoth- 42 jair. And Nobau went and took Keu- ath, and the 2 villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. 33 These are the ^journeys of the child- ren of Israel, *when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron. 2 And Moses wrote their goings out ac- cording to their journeys by the com- mandment of the Lord : and these are their journeys according to their goings 3 out. And they journeyed from Barn- eses in the first month, on the fif- teenth day of the first month ; on the morrow after the passover the child- ren of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyjjt- 4ians, while the Egyptians were bury- ing all theii' firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them : upon then- gods also the Lord executed judge- 5ments. And the children of Israel joiu-neyed from Eameses, and pitched 6 in Succoth. And they journeyed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 7 And they journeyed from Etham, and tm'ned back unto Pi-hahtroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and 8 they pitched before Migdol. And they journeyed from before Hahu-oth, and passed through the midst of the sea mto the wilderness : and they went three days' jom-ney in the 1 That is. The towns of Jair. 2Heb. daugh' ters, 3 Or, stages lOr, by which 134 NUMBERS. 33. 8. wilderness of Etham, and jiitched 9 in Marah. And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten pahn trees ; 10 and they pitched there. And they jour- neyed from Elim, and pitched by the llEed Sea. And they journeyed from the Ked Sea, and pitched in the wild- 12erness of Sin. Aaid they journeyed from the ■ndlderness of Sin, and pitched 13 in Dophkah. And they journeyed from 14 Doi)hkah, and pitched in Alush. And they journeyed from Alush, and pitch- ed in Eefihidim, where was no water 15 for the people to drink. And they journeyed from Kei^hidun, and pitched 16 in the wilderness of Suiai. And they journeyed from the wUderness of Sinai, 17 and pitched in Kibroth-hattaavah. And they jom-neyed from Kibroth-hattaa- 18vah, and pitched in Hazeroth. And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and 19 pitched in liithmah. And they jour- neyed from Kithmah, and pitched in 20 Eimmon-perez. And they journeyed from Kimmon-perez, and pitched in 21Libnah. And they journej'ed from 22Libnah, and pitched in Eissah. And they journej'ed from Eissah, and pitch- 23 ed in Kehelathah. And they jour- neyed from Kehelathah, and pitched in 24 mount Shepher. And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and pitched in 25Haradah. And they journeyed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth. 26 And they jom-neyed from Makheloth, 27 and pitched in Tahath. And they journeyed from Tahath, and pitched 28 in Terah. And they jom-neyed from 29 Terah, and pitched in Mithkah. And they journeyed from Mithkah, and 30 pitched in Hashmonah. And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and pitch- 31 ed in Moseroth. And they jom-neyed from Moseroth, and i^itched in Beue- 32jaakan. And they journeyed from Bene-jaakan, and pitched in Hor-hag- 33 gidgad. And they j om-neyed from Hor- haggidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah. 34 And they journeyed from Jotbathah, 35 and pitched m Abronah. And they journeyed from Abronah, and pitched 36 in Ezion-geber. And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and pitched in the ■\nlderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh). 37 And they journeyed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of 38 the laud of Edom. And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egyjit, in the fifth month, on 39 the first day of the month. And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 40 And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, which dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the comiug of 41 the children of Israel. And they jour- neyed from mount Hor, and pitched in 42 Zalmonah. And they journeyed from 43 Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon. And they journeyed froia Punon, and i)itch- 44 ed in Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched in lye-abarim, in 45 the border of Moab. And they jour- neyed from lyim, and iiitched in Dibon- 46 gad. And they jom-neyed from Dibon- gad, and pitched in Ahnon-diblathaim. 47 And they journeyed from Almon-dibla- thaim, and pitched in the mountains 48 of Abarim, before Nebo. And they journeyed from the mountains of Ab- arim, and pitched in the jjlaius of Moab 49 by the Jordan at Jericho. And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesh- imoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plauis of Moab. 50 And the Lord spake imto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan 51 at Jericho, saying. Speak unto the childi-en of Israel, and say unto them, When ye ijass over Jordan into the 52 land of Canaan, then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figm-ed stones, and destroy all then- molten images, and demolish all their 53 high places : and ye shall take posses- sion of the land, and dwell therein: for mito you have I given the land to 54 possess it. And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families ; to the more ye shall give the more in- heritance, and to the fewer thou shaft give the less inheritance : wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his ; according to the tribes of your 55 fathers shall ye inherit. But if ye wiU not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you ; then shall those which ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in 56 the land wherem ye dwell. And it shall come to pass, that as I thought to do unto them, so will I do unto you. 34 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 2 sayuig. Command the children of Is- rael, and say unto them. When ye come mto the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shaU f aU unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan 3 according to the borders thereof,) then your soiith 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 : 4 and your border shall turn about south- ward of the ascent of AJjrabbim, and jiass along to Zin : and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh- barnea ; and it shall go forth to Hazar- 5 addar, and pass along to Azmon : and the border shall turn about from Az- mon unto the brook of Egypt, and the 35. 17. NUMBERS. 135 goings out thereof shall be at the sea. 6 And for the western border, ye shall have the great sea land the border thereof: this shall be your west 7 border. And this shall be your north border: from the gi-eat sea ye shall 8 mark out for you mount Hor: from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entering in of Hamatli ; and the goings 9 out of the border shall be at Zedad : and the border shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof shall be at Hazar-enau : this shall be your north 10 border. Aiid ye shall mark out your cast border from Hazar-enau to Sheph- 11am: and the border shall go down from Shepham to Eiblah, on the east side of Ain; and the l)order shall go down, and shall reach unto the 2 side 12 of the sea of Chinnereth eastward : and the border shall go do^\Ti to Jordan, and the gomgs out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea : this shall be your land according to the borders thereof round 13 about. And Moses commanded the childi-en of Israel, saying, This is the laud which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the 14 half tribe : for the tribe of the children of Eeuben 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 15 inheritance : the two tribes and the half tribe have received their inherit- ance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the smirising. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 17 iug, These are the names of the men which shall divide the laud unto you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, 18 and Joshua the son of Nun. And ye shall take one pruice of every tribe, to 19 divide the laud for inheritance. And these are the names of the men : of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of 20 Jephunneh. And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son 21 of Ammihud. Of the tribe of Benja- •22 min, Elidad the son of Chislon. And of the tribe of the children of Dan a 23 prince, Bukki the son of Jogli. Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, 24Hanniel the son of Ephod: and of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shijihtan. 25 And of the tribe of the childi-eu of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son 26of Parnach. And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel 27 the son of Azzan. And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, 28Ahihud the sou of Shelomi. And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammi- 29 had. These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the iidieritance unto the children of Israel in the laud of Canaan. 35 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at 2 Jericho, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Le- vites of the inheritance of their pos- session cities to dwell in; and ■'suburbs for the cities round about them shall 3 ye give unto the Levites. And the cities shall they have to dwell in ; and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all 4 their beasts. And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits 5 round about. And ye shall measure without the city for the cast 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 bemg in the midst. This shall be to them the subvu-bs of the cities. 6 And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee thither : and be- side them ye shall give forty and two 7 cities. All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities : them shall ye give with 8 their subm-bs. Ajid couceruing the cities which ye shall give of the pos- session of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many ; and from the few ye shall take few : every one according to his inlieritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 10 iug, Sj)eak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye j)ass over 11 Jordan into the land of Canaan, then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you ; that the manslayer which killeth any person *miwittmgly 12 may flee thither. And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the cougregation 13 for judgement. And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of 14 refuge. Ye shall give tlu-ee cities be- yond Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan ; they shaU 15 be cities of refuge. For the childi-en of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge : that every one that Idlleth any person ^unmttingly 16 may flee thither. But if he smote him with an instrument of ii'ou, so that he died, he is a manslayer : the manslayer 17 shall surely be put to death. And if he smote hun with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died. sor. pasture lands 4 Or, through error 136 NUMBERS. 35. 17. lOr, tJiere shall he no blood- guiltl- nessfor him lie is a manslayer : the manslayer shall 18 surely be put to death. Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a manslayer : the manslayer shall 19 surely be put to death. The avenger of blood shall himself put the man- slayer to death : when he meeteth hun, 20 he shall put him to death. And if he thrust him of hatred, or hm-led at him, 21 lying in wait, so that he died; or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died : he that smote him shall surely be put to death ; he is a manslayer : the avenger of blood shall put the manslayer to death, when he meeteth 22 him. But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him 23 any thing without lying in wait, 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 : 24 then the congregation shall judge be- tween the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these judgements : 25 and the congi-egation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the a- venger 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, which was anointed with the 26 holy oU. But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth ; 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 28 of blood : because he should have re- mained in his city of refuge untU the death of the high priest : but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his i)os- 29 session. And these things shall be for a statute of judgement unto you tlu-oughout your generations in all 30 your dwellings. Whoso kDleth any person, the manslayer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses : but one witness shall not testify against any 31 person that he die. Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a man- slayer, which is guilty of death : but 32 he shall surely be put to death. And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, mitil the death of the i^riest. 33 So ye shall not iwUute the land wherein ye 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 34 shed it. And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell : for I the Lord dwell in the midst of the children of Israel. 36 And the heads of the fathers' houses of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machu-, the son of Manas- seh, of the families of the sons of Jo- seph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the prmces, the heads of the fathers' houses of the 2 chUdi'en of Israel : and they said. The Lord commanded my lord to give the laud for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother 3 unto his daughters. And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of om- fathers, and shall be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall be- long : so shall it be taken away from 4 the lot of our inheritance. And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong : so shaU their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our 5 fathers. And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying. Let them marry to whom they think best ; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall 7 they marry. So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe : for the children of Is- rael shall cleave every one to the in- heritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shaU be wife tmto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of 9 his fathers. 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 10 own inheritance. Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daugh- llters of Zelophehad: for Mahlah, Tu-- zah, and Hoglali, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's bro- 12 thers' sons. They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and then- uiherit- ance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 13 These are the commandments and the judgements, which the Lord com- manded by the hand of Moses unto the chihh-en of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLED DEUTERONOMY. 1 That is, the deep valley runiiins; North and South of the Dead Sea. 2 Some ancient versions have, the 1 These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyoud Jordan hi the wilderness, in the ^Ai-abah over against ^guph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Labau, and Hazeroth, 2 and Di-zahab. It is eleven days' joiir- ney from Horeb by the way of mount 3 Seir unto Kadesh-barnea. And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh mouth, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given huu hi com- 4mandnient unto them; after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amor- ites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt in 5Ashtaroth, at E(h-ei: beyond Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to 6 declare this law, saying. The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, say- ing. Ye have dwelt long enough in this 7 mountain: turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Ai'abah, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Leba- non, as far as the gi-eat river, the river 8 Euphrates. Behold, I have set the land before you : go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to 9 their seed after them. And I si^ake imto you at that time, saying, I am 10 not able to bear you mj'self alone : the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the 11 stars of heaven for multitude. The Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath 12 ijromised you ! How can I myself alone bear yoiu" cmnbrance, and your burden, 13 and yom- strife ? Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, accord- ing to your tribes, and I will make 14 them heads over you. And ye answered me, and said. The thing which thou 15 hast spoken is good for us to do. So I took the heads of yom* 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 of- 16 fleers, accordmg to your tribes. And I charged your judges at that time, sayhig, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously be- tween a man and his brother, and the 17 stranger that is with him. Ye shaU not respect persons m judgement; ye shall hear the small and the great alike ; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgement is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you j'e shall bring unto me, and I wiU hear 18 it. And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. 19 And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hiU country of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us ; and 20 we came to Kadesh-barnea. And I said unto you. Ye are come unto the hill comitry of the Amorites, which the Lord our God giveth unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee : go up, take pos- session, as the Lord, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear 22 not, neither be dismayed. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said. Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which 23 we ,shall come. And the thing pleased me well: and I took twelve men of 21 you, one man for every tribe : and they tiu-ned and went uj) into the mountain, and came unto the vaUey of Eshcol, 25 and spied it out. 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 Lord oui- God 26 giveth imto us. Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the command- 27ment of the Lord yom* God: and ye mm-mui-ed in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of 28 the Amorites, to destroy us. Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people is greater and taUer than we; the cities are great and fenced up to 5—5 138 DEUTERONOMY. 1. 28. 1 Or. far am this thing 2 Or, deemed It a fight thing heaven; and moreover we have seen 29 the sons of the Aiiakim there. Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be 30 afraid of them. The Lord your God who goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did .31 for you in Egypt be''ore your eyes ; and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto :52this iilace. Yet ^in this thing ye did o3not believe the Lord your God, who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by 34 day. And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and 35sware, saying. Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to 36 give unto your fathers, 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 whoUy followed the 37 Lord. Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also 38shalt not go in thither: Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither : encourage thou him ; for he shall cause Israel to 39 inherit it. Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and yoxu: children, which this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I ■10 give it, and they shall possess it. But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the T\'ilderness by the way 41 to the Ked Sea. Then ye answered and said unto me. We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And ye gird- ed on every man his weapons of war, and 2 were forward to go up into the 42 mountain. And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not uj), neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. 43 So I spake unto you, and ye heark- ened not ; but ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and were liresumptuous, and went up into the 44 mountain. And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out a- gainst you, and chased you, as bees - do, and beat you down in Seir, even 45mito Hormah. And ye retiu'ned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord hearkened not to yom* voice, nor gave 46 ear unto you. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. 2 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Eed Sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we comi^assed mount Seir many 2 days. And the Lord spake unto me, 3 sajdng, Ye have compassed this mount- ain long enough : turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying. Ye are to pass through the border of j-our bretlu'en the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed 5 unto yourselves therefore : contend not with them ; for I will not give you of theii' laud, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on : because I have given mount Seir unto Esau 6 for a possession. Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand : he hath kno\vn thy walking through this great wilderness : these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; 8 thou hast lacked nothing. So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Sen*, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the 9 way of the wilderness of Moab. And the Lord said unto me. Vex not Moab, neither contend ^\ath them in battle: for I will not give thee of his land for a possession ; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a posses- 10 sion. (The Emim dwelt therein afore- time, a j)eople great, and many, and 11 tall, as the Anakim: these also are accounted SRephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim. 12 The Horites also dwelt in Seir afore- time, but the children of Esau suc- ceeded them ; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the laud of his possession, which the Lord gave 13 unto them.) Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went 14 over the brook Zered. 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 Lord sware mito 15 them. Moreover the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed. 16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from 17 among the i^eojile, that the Lord spake 18 unto me, saying. Thou art this day to 19 pass over Ar, the border of Moab : and when thou comest nigh over against the chUdreu of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them : for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession : because I 3. IC. DEUTERONOMY. 139 iHeb. hy the way, bi/ the ivai/. 2Heb. strong. 3 Or, ^o(^ iHeb. devoted. 6Heb. city of incn. liave },'iveu it unto tlie children of Lot 20 for a possession. (That also is account- ed a land of Eephaim : Kephuini dwelt therein aforetime ; but the Ammonites 21 call them Zamzunnnim ; a peojile great, and many, and tall, as the Auakim; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and 22 dwelt in their stead: as he did for tlie children of Esau, which dwell in Seu% when he destroyed the Horites from before them ; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in then- stead even unto this 23 day: aud the Avvim which dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, which came forth out of Caphtor, de- stroyed them, aud dwelt in theii* stead.) 24 Rise ye up, take yoiu: journey, and pass over the valley of Arnou: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land : begin to iiossess it, and contend 25 with hun in battle. This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee 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. 26 And I sent messengers out of the ■wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of i^eace, 27 saying, Let me pass through thy land : I will go 1 along by the high way, I Avill neither turn unto the right hand 28 nor to the left. Thou 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 ; 29 as the children of Esau which dwell in Sen-, aud the Moabites which dwell in At, did unto me ; until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord 30 oui' God giveth us. But SUion king of Heshbon would not let us pass by hun : for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart '^obstinate, that he might deliver hun into thy 31 hand, as at this day. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deUver up Sihon aud his land before thee : begin to possess, that thou may- 32 est uiherit his land. Then Silion came out against us, he and all his people, 83iuito battle at Jahaz. And the Lord our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his ^sons, and 34 aU his people. And we took all his cities at that time, and * utterly de- stroyed every ^ inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left 35 none remaining: only the cattle we took for a prey unto om-selves, with the spoil of the cities which we had 36 taken. From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Aruon, and/;om the city that is in the valley, even mito Gilead, there was not a city too high for us: the Lord our God 37 delivered up all before us : only to the land of the chikb'en of Ammon thou earnest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill country, and wheresoever the Lord our God forbad us. 3 Then we tm'ned, and wont up the way to Bashan: and Og the kuig of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Edrei. 2 And the Lord said unto me. Fear him not: for I have delivered hun, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, 3 which dwelt at Heshbon. So the Loid our God delivered into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him imtil none 4 was left to him remaining. 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 Ai-gob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 5 All these were cities fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the •'un- 6 walled towns a great many. And we ^utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Silion king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every ^ inhabited city, -n-ith 7 the women and the little ones. But all the cattle, and the si^oil of the cities, we took for a prey imto om-selves. 8 And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond Jordan, from the valley of Arnon imto mount 9 Hermon ; {vMch Hermon the Sidonians call Su'ion, and the Amorites call it lOSeuir;) all the cities of the ^platn, aud all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salecah and Edrei, cities of the king- lldom of Og in Bashau. (For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rejihaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron ; is it not in Eabbah of the children of Am- mon ? nine cubits was the length there- of, and four cubits the breadth of it, 12 after the cubit of a man.) And this land we took in possession at that time : from Ai'oer, which is by the valley of Arnon, and half the hill comitry of Gilead, aud the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gad- 13ites: and the rest of Gilead, aud all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I imto the half tribe of Manasseh; ^all the region of Argob, ^eveu aU Ba- shan. (The same is called the land of 14Eephaim. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Ma- acathites; and called them, even Ba- shan, 10 after his own name, Havvoth- 15 jair, unto this day.) And I gave Gilead 16 unto Machir. And unto the Reuben- ites aud unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of Arnon, "Or, country toimis 7 Or, table land 8 Or. all the regioyi of Argob I All that Bash a n is coiled ie. 9 Or. with 10 See Num. xxxii. i1. 5—6 140 DEUTERONOMY. 3. 16. I Or, /or a border 2 Or, springs the middle of the valley, land the border thereof; even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the 17 children of Amnion ; the Ai-abah also, and Jordan land the border thereof, from Chiunereth even unto the sea of the Ai-abah, the Salt Sea, imder the 2 slopes of Pisgah eastward. 18 And I commanded you at that time, saying. The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before yom* brethren • the children of Israel, aU the men of 19 valour. But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide m your 20 cities which I have given you; until the LoED give rest unto yom- brethi-en, as unto you, and they also possess the land which the Lokd your God giveth them beyond Jordan: then shall ye return every man unto his possession, 21 which I have given you. And I com- manded Joshua at that tune, saying. Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord yom- God hath done unto these two kmgs: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou goest over. 22 Ye shall not fear them : for the Lord your God, he it is that tighteth for you. 23 And I besought the Lord at that time, 24 saying, Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy gi-eatness, and thy strong hand : for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do ac- cording to thy works, and according to 25 thy mighty acts ? Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mouut- 26ain, and Lebanon. But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and heai'kened not imto me: and the Lord said unto me. Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. 27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift U2) thine ej'es westward, and north- ward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes: for thou 28 shalt not go over this Jordan. 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 29 thou shalt see. So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor. 4 And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the judgements, which I teach you, for to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of 2 yom- fathers, giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I com- mand you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the com- mandments of the Lord your God which 3 1 command you. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal- peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath de- stroyed them from the midst of thee. 4 But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you 5 this day. Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgements, even as the Lord my God conmianded me, that ye should do so ui the midst of the land 6 whither ye go in to possess it. Keep therefore and do them ; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, which shall hear all these statutes, and say. Surely this great nation is a wise and understand- 7 ing people. For what gi-eat nation is there, that hath ^a god so nigh imto them, as the Lord om* God is when- 8 soever we call upon him ? And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and judgements so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they dei)art from thy heart all the days of thy life ; but make them known unto thy childi'en and thy children's 10chil(h-en; the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Assemble me the iieople, 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 11 teach their chilib'en. And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire mito the heart of heaven, with dark- 12ness, cloud, and thick darkness. And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form ; only ye 13 heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten ^com- mandments ; and he wi'ote them upon 14 two tables of stone. And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgements, that ye might do them in the land whither ye 15 go over to jjossess it. Take ye there- fore good heed unto yom-selves; for ye saw no manner of form on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb 16 out of the midst of the tire: lest ye corruiit yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, 17 the likeness of male or female, the like- ness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that ISfiieth in the heaven, the likeness of any thuig that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the 19 water under the earth : and lest thou lift up thine ej'es unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and wor- ship them, and serve them, which the 5. 1. DEUTERONOMY. 141 1 Or, ij- 171 the latter days thou return 2 Or, trials Or, cvldr ences Lord thy God bath divided unto all the peoi^les under the whole heaveu. '20 But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the ii-on furnace, out of Egypt, to bo unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day. 21 Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for j'our sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee 22 for an inheritance : but I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan : but ye shall go over, and possess that 23 good land. Take heed unto yoiu-selves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of any thing which the Lord thy 24 God hath forbidden thee. For the Lord thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. 25 When thou shalt beget children, and childi-en's childi'en, and ye shall have been long in the land, and shall cor- rupt yoxu'selves, and make a gi'aven image in the form of any thuig, and shall do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him 26 to anger : I call heaven and earth to vdtness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly i^erish from off the land whereiuito ye go over Joi'dan to possess it ; j-e shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be 27 destroyed. And the Lord shall scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left few in number among the nations, whither the Lord shall lead 28 you away. And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, 29 nor eat, nor smell. But if from thence ye shall seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou search after him with aU thy heart and with all thy 30 soul. When thou art in tribulation, and aU these thmgs are come upon thee, ^in the latter days thou shalt return to the Lord thy God, and 31 hearken unto his voice : for the Lord thy God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers 32 which he sware unto them. For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man u^jon the earth, and from the one end of heaveu unto the other, whether there hath beeu any such thincf as this gi-eat thing is, or hath 33 been heard like it ? Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast 34 heai-d, and Uve ? Or hath God assayed ! to go and take him a nation from the I midst of another nation, by ^ tempta- tions, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, a,nd by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, accorduig to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egyi)t before 35 your eyes ? Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightcst know that the Lord he is God ; there is none else beside 36 him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee : and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire ; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. 37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his in-esence, with his great power, out 38 of Egypt ; to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, to brmg thee in, to give thee then" land for an inheritance, as at 89 this day. Know therefore this day, and lay it to thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath : there is none 40 else. And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his conunaudments, which I com- mand thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest pro- long thy days upon the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever. 41 Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan toward the sum-ising; 42 that the manslayer might flee thither, which slaj'eth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past ; and that fleeing unto one of these cities 43 he might live : namely, Bezer in the wUderness, in the 3 plain country, for the Reubenites; andEamothinGilead, for the Gadites ; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites. 44 And this is the law which Moses set 45 before the children of Israel: these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgements, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt; 46 beyond Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the laud of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the child- ren of Israel smote, when they came 47 forth oiit of Egypt : and they took his land in jiossession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kuigs of the Ajnorites, which were beyond Jor- 48 dan tov.ard the sunrismg ; from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Ai-non, even unto mount Sion (the 49 same is Hermon), and all the Ai-abah beyond Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the Arabah, under the * slopes of Pisgah. 5 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said mito them. Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgements which I speak in yoiu" ears this day, 3 Or, table land ^Or, springs 142 DEUTERONOMY. 5. 1. ' See Ex. XX. 2. 2Heb. bond- men, 3 Or, tne iSee Ex. XX. 6. 5 Or, for vanity oifahe- hood rVer. 18 in Heb.] that ye may learn them, and observe 2 to do them. The Lord our God made 3 a covenant with us in Horeb. The Loed made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us. Mho are all of us 4 here alive this day. The Lord spake with you face to face in the mount out 5 of the midst of the fire, (I stood be- tween the Loed and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Loed : for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount ;) saying, 6 II am the Loed thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of ^bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods 3 before me. 8 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, the likeness q/' any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the 9 water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them : for I the Loed thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniqui- ty of the fathers upon the children, and upon the thhd and upon the fourth generation of them that hate 10 me; and shewing mercy unto ^thou- sands, of them that love me and keej) my commandments. 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God ^in vain: for the Loed will not hold him guUtless that taketh his name ^in vain. 12 Observe the sabbath day, to keej) it holy, as the Lord thy God commanded 13 thee. Six days shalt thou labour, and 14 do all thy work : but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates ; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well 15 as thou. And thou shalt remember that th»u wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God com- manded thee to keeji the sabbath day. 16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God commanded thee : that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 17 Thou shalt do no murder. 18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 19 Neither shalt thou steal. 20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 21 Neither shalt thou covet thy neigh- bom-'s wife ; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. 22 These words the Loed spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the lu-e, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a gi'eat voice : and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and 23 gave them mito me. And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain did burn with fij-e, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads 24 of youi' tribes, and your elders; and ye said. Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed 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 25 speak with man, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we die ? for this great tu-e will consume us : if we hear the voice of the Loed our God any 2G more, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God siseaking out of the midst of the fli-e, as we have, 27 and lived ? Go thou near, and hear all that the Loed our God shall say : and speak thou unto us all that the Loed our God shall speak unto thee; and 28 we mil hear it, and do it. And the Loed heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord 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 29 spoken. 6 Oh that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their chihb'en for 30 ever! Go say to them. Return ye to 31 your tents. But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the judgements, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which 321 give them to i)ossess it. Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Loed youi- God hath conunanded you: ye shall not tui-n aside to the right hand 33 or to the left. Ye shall walk in all the way which the Lord your God hath conamanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. 6 Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the judgements, which the Loed yom- God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess 2 it: that thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's GOr. Oh that they had sticli an heart as this ah way, to fear me, andkeep all my com- i)tand- iitents, that 7. 11. DEUTERONOMY. 143 » Or, tJio Lord our God, the Loiiu is one Or, the Lord is our Ood, the Loi'.u is one Or, the Lord ix our Go'J, the Loud alone son, all the clays of thy life ; and that 3 thy flays may be i)rolonged. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it ; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as tlie Loiii), the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a laud flowing with milk and honey. 4 Hear, Israel: itlie Loed oiu' God 5 is one Lohi> : and thou shalt love the LuitD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all G thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shaU be upou 7 thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy childi-en, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walk- est by the way, and when thou liost 8 down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be for 9 frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt -write them upon the door posts of thy house, and upon thy gates. 10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee ; gi-eat and goodl}' cities, 11 which thou buildedst not, and houses full of all good things, which thou iiUedst not, and cisterns he\\Ti out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive trees, vi'hich thou plantedst not, 12 and thou shalt eat and be full; then beware lest thouforget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egj-pt, out of the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt 14 swear by his name. Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples which are round about you; 15 for the Lord thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God ; lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kmdled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth. 16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord yom- God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17 Ye shall diligently keep the command- ments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he 18 hath commanded thee. And thou shalt do that which is right and good m the sight of the Lord : that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the 19 Lord sware unto thy fathers, to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken. 20 When thy sou asketh thee in time to come, saying. What mean the testi- monies, and the statutes, and the judge- ments, which the Lord our God hath 21 commanded you? then thou shalt say unto thy son. We were Pharaoh's bond- men in Egypt ; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand : 22 and the Lord shewed signs and won- ders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before 23 our eyes : and lie brought us out from thence, that he might bring us m, to give us the land \\hich he sware unto 24 our fathers. And the Lord command- ed us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at 25 this day. ^Vnd it shall be righteous- ness unto us, if we observe to do aU. this commandment before the Lord om- God, as he bath commanded us. 7 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall ^cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations gi-eater and mightier than 2 thou ; and when the Lord thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them ; then thou shalt 8 utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, 8 nor shew mercy unto them: neither shalt thou make marriages with them ; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daugliter shalt thou 4 take unto thy son. For he will turn away thy son from following nie, that they may serve other gods : so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and he will destroy thee quickly. 5 But thus shall ye deal with them ; ye shall break down then* altars, and dash in pieces then- * pillars, and bev,^ down then- SAsherim, and biu-n their 6 graven images with fire. For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God : the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people imto himself, ^a- bove all peoples that are upon the face 7 of the earth. The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, be- cause ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest 8 of all peoples : but because the Lord loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of 'Egypt- 9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God; the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love bun and keep his - commandments to a thousand genera- lOtious; and repayeth them that hate hiin to then- face, to destroy them : he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he wiil vej>aj him to his face. 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the com- mandment, and the statutes, and the 2Heb. pluck off. 3Heb. devote. 4 Or, obelisks 5 See Ex. xxxiv. 13. 6 Or, out of 144 DEUTERONOMY. 7. 11. lOr, triaU See ch. iv. o4, and xxix. 2 Or, them- selves /rem thee, perrhh 3 Or. judgements, wliich I command thee this day, to do them. 12 And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these judgements, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep with thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy 13 fathers: and he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee : he will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground, thy corn and thy wiue and thine oU, the increase of thy kine and the young of thy flock, in the land which he sware unto thy 14 fathers to give thee. Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples : there shall not be male or female barren among 15 you, or among your cattle. And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness ; and he will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee, but will lay them 16 upon all them that hate thee. And thou shalt consume all the peoples which the Lord thy God shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou serve their gods ; for that will be a snare imto 17 thee. If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I ; how 18 can I dispossess them ? thou shalt not be afraid of them : thou shalt well re- member what the Lord thy God did mito Pharaoh, and unto all Egyi^t; 19 the great i temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the won- ders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the Lord thy God brought thee out: so shall the Lord thy God do unto all the 20 j)eoples of whom thou art afraid. More- over the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and -hide themselves, perish 21 from before thee. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is in the midst of thee, a great 22 God and a terrible. And the Lord thy God ■ndll cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them 3 at once, lest the beasts of the field increase 23 upon thee. But the Lord thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and shall discomfit them with a great discomfitm-e, until they be destroyed. 24 And he sliall deliver their kmgs into thine hand, and thou shalt make their name to perish from under heaven : there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed 25 them. The graven images of then- gods shaU ye burn with fire : thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God : 26 and thou shalt not bring an abomin- ation into thine house, and become a devoted thing like unto it : thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing. 8 All the commandment which I com- mand thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and laossess the land which the 2 Lord sware unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might hmnble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest heeg his conmiandments, 3 or no. And he hmnbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know ; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every thing that proceedeth out of the mouth 4 of the Lord doth man live. Thy rai- ment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5 And thou shalt consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteueth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. 6 And thou shalt keep the conunand- ments of the Lord thy God, to walk 7 in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God brmgeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountams and depths, springing 8 forth in valleys and hills ; a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates ; a land of oil 9 olives and honey ; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thmg in it ; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given 11 thee. Beware lest thou forget the Lord thy God, in not keepmg his commandments, and his judgements, and his statutes, which I comman.l 12 thee this day : lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly 13 houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy fiocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiijlied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 then thine heart be lifted uj), and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egyjjt, out 15 of the house of bondage ; who led thee through the great and terrible wilder- ness, wherein loere fiery serpents and scorpions, and thu'sty ground where was no water ; who brought thee forth IG water out of the rock of flint ; who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not ; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy 17 latter end: and thou say in thine 9. 26. DEUTERONOMY. 145 heart, My power aiul the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealtli. 18 But thou shalt remember tlie Lord thy God, for it is he that gis'eth thee power to get wealth ; tliat ho may estahhsh his covenant wliich lie sware 19 imto thy fathers, as at this day. And it shall he, if thou shalt forget the LoKD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worshij) them, I testify against you this day 20 that j'e sliall surely ijerish. As the nations which the Lokd maketh to perish before j'ou, so shall ye perish ; because ye would not hearken mito the voice of the Lord yom- God. 9 Hear, Israel: thou art to jmss over Jordan this day, to go in to pos- sess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities gi-eat and fenced up to 2 heaven, a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou know- est, and of whom thou hast heard say. Who can stand before the sons of 3 Anak ? Know therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee as a devouring fire ; he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thee : so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the Lord hath 4 spoken unto thee. Sjjeak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying. For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land : whereas for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive 5 them out from before thee. Not for thy righteousness, or for the upright- ness of thine heart, dost thou go in to possess their land : but for the wicked- ness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to 6 Jacob. Know therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness ; for 7 thou art a stiffneclved people. Eemem- ber, forget thou not, how thou provok- edst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou w'eutest forth out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have 8 been rebellious against the Lord. Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, and the Lord was angry with 9 you to have destroyed yoix. When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water. 10 And the Lord delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God ; and on them ivas written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in tlie mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of lithe assem])ly. And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the 12 covenant. And the Lord said unto me, Ai'ise, get thee down quickly from hence ; for thy peoi)le which tluni hast brought forth out of Egypt have cor- rupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made 13 them a molten image. Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a 14 stiffnecked people: let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out then- name from under heaven: and I wUl make of thee a nation mightier and 15 greater than they. So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned Avith fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two 16 hands. And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LoSd your God ; ye had made you a molten calf: ye had tm'iied aside quickly out of the way which the Lord had commanded you. 17 And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and 18 brake them before your eyes. And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor di-ink water ; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke 19 him to anger. For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened 20 unto me that time also. And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed htm : and I prayed for Aaron 21 also the same time. And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as tine as dust : and I cast the dust there- of into the brook that descended out 22 of the mount. And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, 23 ye provoked the Lord to wrath. And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh- barnea, saying. Go np and possess the land which I have given you ; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed bun not, nor hearkened to his voice. 24 Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. 25 So I fell down before the Lord the forty days and forty nights that I fell down ; because the Lord had said he 26 would destroy you. And I prayed unto the Lord, and said, Lord God, destroy not thy ijeople and thine inheritance, 146 DEUTERONOMY. 9. 26. iHeb. words. 2 Or, the wells of the child- ren of Jaakan which thou hast redeemed thi'ough thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt ynila a mighty hand. 27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to 28 their wickedness, nor to their sin : lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say. Because the Lord 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 v.ilderness. 29 Yet they are thy people and thine in- heritance, which thou broughtest out by thy great power and by thy stretched out arm. 10 At that time the Lord said unto me. Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee au ark of 2 wood. And I will write ou the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put 3 them in the ark. So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the fu-st, and went up into the mount, having the two tables 4 in miiie hand. And he v.Tote on the tables, according to the fii'st writing, the ten i commandments, which the Lord spake unto you iu the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of tlie assembly: and the Lord gave 5 them imto me. And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made ; and there they be, as the Lord 6 commanded me. (And the children of Israel journeyed from ^Beeroth Bene- jaakau to Moserah : there Aaron died, and there he was buried ; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office 7iu his stead. From thence they joiu-- nej-ed unto Gudgodah ; and from Gud- godah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks 8 of water. At that time the Lord separ- ated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to mmister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this 9 day. Wlierefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren ; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God spake unto hun.) 10 And I stayed in the mount, as at the fii'st time, forty days and forty nights : and the Lord hearkened unto me that time also ; the Lord would not destroy 11 thee, ^ud the Lord said unto me. Arise, take thy joiu-ney before the peo- ple; and they shall go m and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. 12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart 13 and with all thy soul, to keep the com- mandments of the Lord, and his stat- utes, which I command thee this day 14 for thy good? Behold, unto the Lord thy God belongeth the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with 15 all that therein is. Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you ^ above all peoples, as at 16 this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more 17 stiffnecked. For the Lord your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, which regardeth not persons, 18 nor taketh reward. He doth execute the judgement of the fatherless and ■widow, and loveth the stranger, in 19 giving him food and raiment. Love ye therefore tlie stranger : for ye were 20 strangers in the land of Egyiit. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt 21 thou swear. He is thy praise, and ho is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which 22 thine eyes have seen. Thy fathers went do^^^l into Egypt ^vith threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and liis statutes, and his judgements, and his 2 commandments, alway. And know ye this day: for / speech not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the ■* chastisement of the Lord yoiir God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out Barm, and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and 4mito all his land; and what ho did unto the army of Egypt, unto then* horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Eed Sea to overflow them as they pm-sued after you, and how the Lord hath destroyed 5 them unto this day ; and what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye 6 came unto this place ; and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened her mouth, and swallow- ed them up, and their households, and then- tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Is- 7 rael : but your eyes have seen all the gi'eat work of the Lord which he did. 8 Therefore shall ye keep all the com- mandment which I command thee this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go 9 over to possess it; and that ye may prolong your days upon the laud, which the Lord sware unto yom- fathers to 12. 9. DEUTERONOMY. 147 iHeb. seeketh after. 2 That is. western. give unto them and to their seed, a land Howing with milk and honey. 10 For the land, whither thou goeKt in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sov.-edst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden 11 of lierbs : but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a laud of hills and valleys, ami drinketh water of the 12 rain of heaven : a land which the Lord tliy God icareth for; the eyes of the Loiin thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my command- ments which I conunand you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and 14 with all your soul, that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former ram and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and 15 thy -ivuie, and thine oil. And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, 16 and thou shalt eat and be full. Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve 17 other gods, and worship them; and the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit ; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you. 18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul ; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon yom- hand, and they shall be for 19 frontlets between yoitr eyes. And ye shall teach them your chikli-en, talk- ing of them, when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and 20 when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of 21 thine house, and upon thy gates : that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your childi-en, upon the land which the Lord sware unto your fa- thers to give them, as the days of the 22 heavens above the earth. For if ye sliall diligently keep all this com- mandment which I command you, to do it ; to love the Lord yom- God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave 23 unto him; then will the Lord di'ive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess nations greater 24 and mightier than yourselves. 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 ^liinder sea shall be yom- border. 25 There shaU no man be able to stand before you : the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you. 2(i Behold, I set before you tliis day a 27 blessing and a ciu-se; tlie blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the command- ments of the Lord your God, which I 28 command you this day: and the curse, if ye sliall not hearken unto the com- mandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I coimnand you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. 29 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse 30 upon mount Ebal. Axe they not be- yond Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the smi, in the land of the Canaanites which dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside 31 the 3 oaks of Moreh? For ye are to pass over Joi-dan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth j'ou, and ye shall possess it, 32 and dwell therein. And ye shall ob- serve to do all the statutes and the judgements which I set before you this day. 12 These are the statutes and the judge- ments, which ye shall observe to do in the land which the Loud, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live 2 upon the earth. Ye shall surely de- stroy all the places, wherein the na- tions which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hiUs, and luider every 3 green tree: and ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their ^pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire ; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place. 4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord yom- 5 God. But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 and thither ye shall bi-ing your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and yoiu- tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the fir.st- lings of yom- herd and of your flock: 7 and there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord 8 thy God hath blessed tliee. Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever 9 is right in his ov^n eyes: for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God 3 Or, tere' binths lOr, obelisks 148 DEUTERONOMY. 12. 9. lOgiveth thee. But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest from all your enemies round ahout, so that 11 ye dwell in safety; then it shall come to pass that the place which the Loed your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your bm'nt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows 12 which ye vow unto the Lord : and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as lie hath no portion nor inheritance 13 with you. Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in 14 every place that thou seest: but in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command 15 thee. Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh within all thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul, ac- cording to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of 16 the hart. Only ye shall not eat the blood ; thou shalt pour it out upon the 17 earth as water. Thou mayest not eat within tliy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offermgs, nor 18 the heave offering of thine hand : but thou shalt eat them before the Lord thy God in the ijlace which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man- servant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine 19 hand unto. Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. 20 When the Lord thy God shall en- large thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all 21 the desire of thy soul. If the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat within thy gates, 22 after all the desu-e of thy soul. Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof: the unclean and the clean shall eat thereof 23 alike. Only "be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with 24 the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt ijour it out upon the earth as 25 water. Thou shalt not eat it ; that it may go well with thee, and ■w'ith thy chUdi'en after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of 26 the Lord. Only thy holy things v/hich thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the 27 Lord shall choose: and thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy sacri- fices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou 28 shalt eat the flesh. Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. 29 When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to possess them, and thou possessest them, and dwellest in 30 their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared i to follow them, after that they be destroyed from be- fore thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, sayuig. How do these nations serve their gods? ^even so 31 will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God : for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto theu- gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to theii- gods. 32 What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do : thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 13 If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a di-eamer of di'eams, and 2 he give thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying. Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart 4 and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the Lord yoiu- God, and fear him, and keep his commandnieuts, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, 5 and cleave unto him. And that pro- phet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken ^ rebellion against the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee 14. 23. DEUTERONOMY. 149 1 Or, i)i 2 Heb. sotis of worth- lessness. 3 Heb. devoting i Or, as a tvhole burnt offeriiuf 5 Or, tnound Heb. tel. out of the liouse of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which the Lord tliy God comma'.iflod thee to wallv in. So shalt thou put away the evil from tlie midst of thee. (■) If tliy brotlior, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying. Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not 7 known, thou, nor thy fathers; of the gods of the i)eoples which are romid about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the 8 earth; thou shalt not consent unto htm, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou con- 9ceal him: but thou shalt sm-ely kill hun; thine hand shall be first upon him to put limi to death, and after- 10 wards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone hmi with stones, that he die ; because he hath sought to di'aw thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of 11 bondage. And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee. 12 If thou shalt hear tell i concerning one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to dweU there, saying, 13 Certain 2 base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of theu' city, saying. Let us go and serve other 14 gods, which ye have not kuo^vTi ; then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thuig certain, that such abomination is wrought in the 15 midst of thee ; thou shalt sm-ely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, 3 destroying it ut- terly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the 16 sword. And thou 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 Lord thy God: and it shall be an 5 heap for ever; it 17 shall not be built agam. And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thine hand: that the Lord may tm'n from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fa- ISthers; when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keei) all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. 14 Ye are the childi-en of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any ])aldness between your eyes 2 for the dead. For thou art an holy peojile unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a jieculiar iieople unto himself, "^ above all peoples that are upon the face of the eartli. 3 Thou shalt not eat any abommable 4 thing. These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and 5 the goat, the hart, and the gazeUe, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and 6 the chamois. And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, and ' cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless these ye 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 8 hoof, they are unclean unto you : and the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of theu* flesh ye shall not eat, and theu- carcases ye shall not touch. 9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters : whatsoever hath fins and 10 scales shall ye eat: and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat ; it is unclean unto you. Of all clean birds ye may eat. But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the ^ eagle, and the gier eagle, 13 and the ospray; and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind ; ^^and every raven after its kind; and the ostrich, and the night hawk, and the seamevv, and the hawk after its 16 kind; the little owl, and the great 17 owl, and the horned owl; and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cor- 18 morant ; and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the 19 bat. And all winged creej)ing things are miclean unto you : they shall not 20 be eaten. Of all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it mito the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it ; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. 22 Thou shalt sm-ely tithe all the in- crease of thy seed, that which cometh 23 forth of the field year by year. And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first- lings of thy herd and of thy flock ; 11 13 f'Or, out of -I Heb. hringeth up. ''See Lev. xi. 5. 3 See Lev. xl. 13, &c. 150 DEUTERONOMY. 14. 23. lOr. release: gave when there d-r that tbou mayest learn to fear the 24 Lord thy God always. Aiid if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which the Lord tliy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God 25 shall bless thee : then shalt thou tui-n it into money, and bind Tip the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall 26 choose: and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul de- sireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for what- soever thy soul asketh of thee: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou 27 and thuie household : and the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him ; for he hath no por- tion nor uiheritauce with thee. 28 At the end of every thi-ee years thou shalt bruig forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shalt 29 lay it up within thy gates: and the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are ■\\dthin thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satis- fied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. 15 At the end of every seven years thou 2 shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release : every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbom-; he shall not exact it of his neighboiur and his brother; because the Lord's release 3 hath been proclaimed. Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it : but whatsoever of thuie is with thy brother thine 4 hand shall i release. Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for the Lord will sm-ely bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an mheritance to possess it;) 5 if only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do aU this conunaudment 6 which I command thee this day. For the Lord thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee : and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow ; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee. 7 If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, ^vithia any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine 8 hand from thy poor brother : but thou shalt surely open thuie hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware that there be not a base thought in thine heart, saying. The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt sui-ely give hun, and thine heart shall not be gi-ieved \\'hen thou givest unto hun: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou ijuttest thine hand unto. 11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou slialt sm-ely open thuie hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land. 12 If thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go 13 free from thee. And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not 14 let him go empty : thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy tlu-eshing-floor, and out of thy winepress : as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman iu the laud of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command thee this thing 16 to-day. And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee ; because he loveth thee and thine house, 17 because he is well with thee; then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it tlu-ough his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy 2 servant for ever. And also unto thy s maidservant thou shalt 18 do likewise. It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest hun go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of an hireling hath he served thee six years : and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. 19 All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God : thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the 20 firstling of thy flock. Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 And if it have any blemish, as if it he lame or bluid, any Ul blemish whatso- ever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto 22 the Lord thy God. Thou shalt eat it •(vithia thy gates : the Tuiclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the gazeUe, 23 and as the hart. Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof ; thou shalt yyovx it out upon the gromid as water. IQ Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover imto the Lord thy God : for Ul the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by 2 night. And thou shalt sacrifice the pass- 17. 8. DEUTERONOMY. 151 lOr, seethe 2 See Lev. xxiii. 36. 3 Or, after the 7neasure of the iHeb. booths. over mito the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LoKD shall choose to cause his 3 name to dwell there. Thou shalt eat no leavened bread vfith it; seven daj's shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction ; for thou earnest forth out of the land of Egyi>t in haste: that thou uiayest remember the day when thoii earnest forth out of the land of Egypt all the 4 days of thy life. Aiid there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy borders seven days ; neither shall any of the flesh, which thou sacriticest the first day at even, remain all night 5 until the morning. Thou maj-est not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God Ogiveth thee: but at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to cause his name to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camesi forth out 7 of Egypt. Aiid thou shalt ^ roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose : and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread : and on the seventh day shall be 2 a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God; thou shalt do no work therein. 9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee : from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the standing corn shalt thou begin to number seven 10 weeks. And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God 3 with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give, according as the Lord thy God blesseth thee: 11 and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to cause his name to dwell 12 there. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. 13 Thou shalt keep the feast of * taber- nacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in from thy threshing-floor 14 and from thy mnepress: and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are 15 within thy gates. Seven days shalt thou keej) a feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the work of thine hands, and thou shalt be altogether joyful. 16Thi-ee times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord tliy 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 17 ai^pear before the Lord empty : every man ° shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. 18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes: and they shall judge the peo- 19lilewith righteous judgement. Thou shalt not wrest judgement; thou shalt not respect persons: neither shalt thou take a gift ; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the 20 6 words of the righteous. ^ That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt 22 make thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up a SpUlar; which the Lord thy God hateth. 17 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, 07- any evil- f avouredness : for that is an abomina- tion unto the Lord thy God. 2 If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, in 3 transgressing his covenant, and hath gone and served other gods, and wor- shipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which 4 1 have not commanded ; and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquu-e diligently, and, behold, if it be true, and the thing cert- ain, that such abommation is wrought 5 in Israel ; then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have done this evil thing, mito thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them with stones, 6 that they die. 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. The hand of the wit- nesses shall be first upon hun to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee. 8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgement, between blood and blood, between plea and i^lea, ■' Heb. (tt^eord- hig to the gift of his handt 6 Or, cause 1 Heb. Justice^ justice. «0r, obclUk 152 DEUTERONOMY. 17. 8. 1 Or, and and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the 9 Lord thy God shall choose ; and thou shalt come mito the i^riests the Le- ■vites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days : and thou shalt inquire ; and they shall shew thee the sentence 10 of judgement: and thou shalt do ac- cording to the tenor of the sentence, which they shall shew thee from that l)lace which the Lord shall choose; and thou shalt observe to do according 11 to all that they shall teach thee: ac- cording to the tenor of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgement which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right 12 hand, nor to the left. And the man that doeth presimiptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that stand- eth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put 13 away the evil from Israel. And all the i^eople shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously. 14 When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein ; and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations 15 that are round about me; thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose : one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee : thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, which 16 is not thy brother. Only he shall not multiply horses to hunself , nor cause the people to retm'n to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses : forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no 17 more that way. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away : neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver 18 and gold. And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the thi'one of his king- dom, that he shall wi'ite him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which 19 is before the jmests the Levites : and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life : that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and 20 these statutes, to do them: that his heart be not lifted up above his breth- ren, 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 Is- rael. 18 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 Lord made by fire, 2 and his inheritance. And they shall have no inheritance among their breth- ren : the Lord is then- inheritance, as 3 he hath spoken unto them. And this shall be the priests' due from the peo- ple, 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. 4 The flrstfruits of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give Shim. For the Lord thy God hath chosen hun out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever. 6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of aU Israel, where he sojom'ueth, and come with all the desu'e of his soul viuto the place which 7 the Lord shall choose ; then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Le- vites do, which stand there before the 8 Lord. They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. 9 When thou art come uito the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the 10 abominations of those nations. There shall not be found with thee 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, 11 or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a uecro- 12mancer. For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the Lord : and because of these abomin- ations the Lord thy God doth drive 13 them out from before thee. Thou shalt 14 be perfect with the Lord thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt pos- sess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners : but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suf- 15fered thee so to do. The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy bretlrren, like unto me ; unto him ye shall heark- 16 en ; according to all that thou de- siredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying. Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die 17 not. And the Lord said unto me, They have well said that which they 18 have spoken. I will raise them ui> a prophet from among their brethren, like ruito thee ; and I wiU put my words in his month, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command 19 him. And it shall come to pass, that 20. 8. DEUTERONOMY. 153 1 Hel). iron, ^Or.Clif tree 3 Or, the blood of an innoeent man wliosoever will not hearken unto my words which lie shall speak in my 20 name, I will require it of him. But the prophet, which shall sj^eak 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. 21 Aiid if thou say iu thme heart, How shall we know the word which the 22LoED hath not spoken ? When a pro- phet speaketh iu the name of the Lord, if the thuig follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Loed hath not spoken : the projjhet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not he afraid of him. 19 When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest m their cities, and 2 in their houses ; thou shalt separate tln-ee cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God 3 giveth thee to possess it. Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which the Lord thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may 4 flee thither. And this is the case of the manslayer, which shall fiee thither and live : whoso killeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not iu time 5 past ; as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the ihead slippeth from 2 the helve, and lighteth upon his ueighbom', that he die ; he shall flee unto one of these cities and 6 live : lest the avenger of blood pursue the maaslaj'er, 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. 7 Wherefore I command thee, saying. Thou shalt separate three cities for 8 thee. And if the Lord thy God en- large thy border, as he hath sworn imto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give 9 unto thy fathers ; if thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways ; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these tkree : 10 that 3 innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for au inheritance, 11 and so blood be upon thee. But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie iu wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and 12 he ilee into one of these cities : then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that 18 he may die. Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou slialt put away •* the hmocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. 14 Thou shalt not remove thy neigh- bour's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt mherit, in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, iu any sin that he sinneth : at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a mat- 16 ter be established. If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of * wrong doing; 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days ; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition : and, behold, if the wit- ness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother ; 19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother : so shalt thou put away the evil from the 20 midst of thee. And those which re- main shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such 21 evil m the midst of thee. And thme eye shall not pity ; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 20 When thou goest forth to battle a- gainst thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them : for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land 2 of Egypt. And it shall be, when ye draw nigh mito the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto 3 the people, and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye di-aw nigh this- day unto battle against your enemies : let not yom' heart faint ; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at 4 them ; for the Lord yom* God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you agamst your enemies, to save you. 5 And the officers shall speak unto the j)eople, 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, 6 and another man dedicate it. And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not 6 used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit 7 thereof. 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 iu the battle, and 8 another man take her. And the officers 'Or, the blood of the innocent 5 Or, rcbellio / See c.h. xiii. 5. sSee ch.xxviii. 30, and Lev. xix. •23—25. 154 DEUTERONOMY. 20. 8. I Or, subject to task- VKyrk SHeb. devote. shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and retm-n unto his house, lest his hrethren's heart melt as his heart. 9 And it shall he, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the l}eople, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people. 10 When thou di'awest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then jiroclaim peace 11 unto it. And it shall he, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall he, that all the people that is found therein shall he- come 1 tributary mito thee, and shall 12 serve thee. Aiid if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege 13 it: and when the Lord thy God de- livereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge 14 of the sword : but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoU thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath 15 given thee. Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities 16 of these nations. But of the cities of these peoples, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an mheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breath- 17etli: but thou shalt 2 utterly destroy them; the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaauite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite ; as the Lord 18 thy God hath commanded thee : that they teach you not to do after aU then" abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin a- gainst the Lord your God. 19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it 20 should be besieged of thee ? Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, mitil it fall. 21 K one be foimd slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten hun: 2 then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about Shim that is slain: and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer of the herd, which hath not been wi'ought with, and which hath 4 not drawn in the yoke ; and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with rimning water , which is neither jilowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the 5 valley: and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and accordmg to their word shall every controversy and every 6 stroke be : and all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash then- hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the 7 valley : and they shall answer and say. Our hands have not shed this blood, 8 neither have our eyes seen it. Forgive, O Lord, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be 9 forgiven them. So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord. 10 When thou goest forth to battle a- gainst thine enemies, and the Lord thy God delivereth them into thine hands, and thou carriest them away 11 captive, and seest among the caj^tives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take 12 her to thee to wife; then thou shalt brmg her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare 13 her nails; and she shall put the rai- ment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month : and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, 14 and she shall be thy wife. And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will ; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her ^ as a slave, because thou hast humbled her. 15 If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the be- loved and the hated ; and if the first- ly born son be hers that was hated ; 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 firstborn * before the son of the hated, which is the firstborn: 17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath : for he is the beginnmg of his strength ; the right of the firstborn is his. 13 If a man have a stubborn and rebel- lious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not 19 hearken unto them : then shall his fa- ther and his mother lay hold on him, 22. 27. DEUTERONOMY. 155 iHeb. the curse qf Qod. ■2 Heb. fidness, 3 Heb. conse- crated. 'Or, twisted threads and bring liim out unto tho elders of his city, and unto the gate of his ])lace; 20 and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubliorn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a riotous liver, and a drunkard. '21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee ; and aU Israel shall hoar, and fear. 22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang hun on a tree; 23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is i accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which the LoKD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 22 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring 2 them again unto thy brother. And 2 thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thine house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it 3 to him again. And so shalt thou do with his ass ; and so shalt thou do with his gamient ; and so shalt thou do with every lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found : thou mayest not hide thyself. 4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. 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 Loed thy God. 6 If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the gi-ound, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sittmg upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the 7 dam with the young : thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, but the young thou n^ayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. 8 When thou bulkiest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bruig not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from 9 thence. Thou shalt not sow thy vine- yard with two kinds of seed : lest the 2 whole fruit be ^ forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of the vineyard. 10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and 11 an ass together. Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen to- gether. 12 Thou shalt make thee ^fringes upon tlie four borders of thy vesture, where- with thou coverest thyself. 13 If any man take a wife, and go in 14 unto her, and hate her, and lay shame- ful things to her cliarge, 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 15 tokens of virginity: then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of tlie damsel's virginity unto tho elders of 16 the city in the gate: and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, 17 and he hateth her; and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her cliarge, sayuig, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of vh'ginity ; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's vir- ginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. 18 And the elders of that city shall take 19 the man and chastise him; and they shall amerce him in an 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 Is- rael: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days. 20 But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in 21 the damsel : then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought foUy in Is- rael, to play the harlot in her father's house : so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. 22 If a man be found lying with a wo- man married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay A^ith the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel. 23 If there be a damsel that is a vu-gin betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 2-1 then ye shall bring them both out mito the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath himibled his neighbour's wife : so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee. 25 But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die: 2(5 but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death : for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slay- 27 eth him, even so is this matter : for he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. 156 DEUTERONOMY. 22. 28. rCh.xxiii. linHeb.l IHeb. Aram- Tiaha- raim. 2 Or, shovel 3Heb. nalced- ness of any thing. 28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and 29 they be found ; then the man that lay with her shall give mito 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. 30 A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. 23 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord. 2 A bastard shall not enter into the as- sembly of the Lord ; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the Lord. 3 An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord ; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the as- 4 sembly of the Lord for ever : because they met you not with bread and with water ui the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt ; and because they hired against thee IBalaam the son of Beor from Pethor of ^Mesopotamia, to curse 5 thee. Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam ; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the 6 Lord thy God loved thee. Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their ^jrosjierity all thy days for ever. 7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother : thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian ; because thou wast 8 a stranger in his land. The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the as- sembly of the Lord. 9 When thou goest forth m camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt 10 keep thee from every evil thing. If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of that which chanceth hun by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall 11 not come within the camp: but it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water : and when the sun is down, he shall come within 12 the camp. Thou shalt have a place also Avithout the camp, whither thou 13 shalt go forth abroad : and thou shalt have a ^paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which 14 cometh from thee: for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give uj) thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no 3 unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant which is escaped 16 from his master unto thee: he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose with- in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best : thou shalt not opin'ess him. 17 There shall be no ^harlot of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a 5 sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the wages of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 19 Thou shalt not lend upon usm-y to thy brother ; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is 20 lent upon usm-y: unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thine hand unto, in the laud whither thou goest m to possess it. 21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee ; and it would 22 be sin in thee. But if thou shalt for- bear to vow, it shall be no sm in thee. 23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt obsei-ve and do ; according as thou hast vowed mito the Lord thy God, a freewill offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 24 When thou comest into thy neigh- bom-'s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own. pleasure ; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into thy neigh- bour's standing corn, then thou may- est pluck the ears with thine hand ; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbom-'s standing corn. 24 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath foimd some unseemly thuig in her, that he shall ^Tite her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, 2 and send her out of his house. And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's ivife. 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, which took her to be his wife; 4 her foimer husband, which sent her away, may not take her agam to be his wife, after that she is defiled ; for that is abomination before the Lord : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an uiheritance. 5 When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither 25. 16. dp:uteronomy. 157 I Or, as a clmttel shall lie be charged with any bushiess : he shall be free at home one j'car, and shall cheer his wife which he hath C taken. No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge : for he taketh a man'a life to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with hmi i as a slave, or sell him ; then that thief shall die : so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. 8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I com- manded them, so ye shall observe to 9 do. Eemember what the Lord thy God did unto Miriam, by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt. 10 When thou dost lend thy neighbour any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto 12 thee. And if he be a poor man, thou 13 shalt not sleep with his pledge : thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth do's\ai, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God. 14 Thou shalt not oi^press an hired serv- ant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within 15 thy gates : in his day thou shalt give huu his hu'e, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it : lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sm unto thee. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fa- thers : every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 Thou shalt not wrest the judgement of the stranger, nor of the father- less ; nor take the widow's raunent to 18 pledge: but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence : therefore I command thee to do this thing. 19 When thou reapest thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go agaiia to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in aU the work of thme hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 22i\jid thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egyjit : therefore I command thee to do this thing. 25 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgement, &\\(\. the judges ]\\(Xge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and con- 2demn the wicked; 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, accordu}g to his wickedness, by num- 3ber. Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed : lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. 4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. 5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry without luito a stranger : her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of 6 an husband's brother mi to her. Aiid it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel. 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 re- fuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of an husband's brother unto 8 me. Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him : and if he stand, and say, I Uke not to take 9 her ; then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from o£f 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 10 his brother's house. And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draw- eth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and 12 taketh him by the secrets: then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity. 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers 14 weights, a great and a small. Thou shalt not have m thine house divers 15 measures, a great and a small. A perfect and just weight shalt thou have ; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long upon the land which the 16 Lord thy God giveth thee. For all 158 DEUTERONOMY. 25. 16. iHeb. Aram- ean. 2 Or, wander- ing Or, Ust that do such thmgs, even all that do unrighteously, are au abomination unto the Loed thy God. 17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out 18 of Egyiit ; how he met thee by the way, and smote the hinchnost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he 19 feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget. 26 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thj- God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein ; 2 that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the gromid, which thou shalt bring in from thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee ; and thou shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to cause his name to 3 dwell there. And thou shalt come luito the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the land which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us. 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. 5 And thou shalt answer and say before the Lord thy God, A i Syrian ^ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egyjit, and sojourned there, few in number ; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and iJopulous : 6 and the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard 7 bondage: and we cried unto the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice, and saw om- affliction, 8 and our toil, and our opiiression : and the Lord brought us forth out of Egyi^t with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with 9 wonders : and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, Lord, hast given me. Ajid thou shalt set it down before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord 11 thy God: and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which the Lord thy God bath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in the midst of thee. 12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within 13 thy gates, and be filled ; and thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have put away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them vmto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, accordmg to aU thy commandment which thou bast commanded me: I have not transgressed any of thy com- mandments, neither have I forgotten 14 them : I have not eaten thereof in my mom-ning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given there- of for the dead : I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, I have done according to all that thou hast 15 commanded me. Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. 16 This day the Lord thy God command- eth thee to do these statutes and judge- ments : thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with 17 all thy soul. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and that thou shouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his conomand- ments, and his judgements, and heark- 18 en unto his voice : and the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be a peculiar people mitohimself , as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all 19 his commandments ; and to make thee high above aU nations which he hath made, ^in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. 27 And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying. Keep all the commandment which I com- 2mand you this day. And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister 3 them with plaister: and thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land flowing ^vith milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of thy fathers, hath 4 promised thee. And it shall be when ye are passed over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I com- mand you this day, m mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with 5 plaister. And there shalt thou build an altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron ^ Or, far a praise, and for a natne, and for an honour 28. 16. DEUTERONOMY. 159 1 Heb, wholv. 6 tovl upon them. Thou sluUt build thu altar of the Lord thy God of i unhewn stones : and thou shalt offer biu-nt offer- ings thereon unto the Loud thy God: 7 and thou shalt sacrifice peace offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt 8 rejoice before the Lord thy God. And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep si- lence, and hearken, O Israel ; this day thou art become the people of the Lord 10 thy God. Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. 11 And Moses charged the people the 12 same day, saying, These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the i^eo- lile, when ye are passed over Jordan ; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 and these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse; Keubeu, Gad, and Asher, 14 and Zebulun, Dan, and Naj)htali. And the Levites shall answer, and say un- to all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Ciu-sed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomina- tion unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say. Amen. 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the peo- ple shall say. Amen. 17 Ciu-sed be he that removeth his neigh- bour's lantlmark. And all the people shall say. Amen. 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. 19 Cursed be he that wresteth the judge- ment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say. Amen. 20 Cursed be he that lieth with his fa- ther's wife; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say. Amen. 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say. Amen. 22 Ciu-sed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daugh- ter of his mother. And all the people shaU say. Amen. 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say. Amen. 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neigh- bour in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say. Amen. 26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say. Amen. 28 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently mito the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do aU his commandments which I com- mand thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all 2 the nations of the earth : and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and 4 blessed shalt thou be in the field. Bless- ed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy groiuid, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, 5 and the young of thy tiock. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneadmg- 6 trough. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou 7 be when thou goest out. The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up agaiust thee to be smitten before thee : they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee 8 seven ways. The Lord shall com- mand the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy 9 God giveth thee. The Lord shall establish thee for an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee ; if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and "oalk in his 10 ways. And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord ; and they shall be 11 afraid of thee. And the Lord shall make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12 The Lord shall open imto thee his good 2 treasure the heaven to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thine hand : and thou shalt lend TUito many nations, 13 and thou shalt not borrow. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail ; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath ; if thou shalt hearken unto the com- mantbnents of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe 14 and to do them; and shalt not tm-n 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. 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do aU his com- mandments and his statutes which I command thee this day ; that all these curses shall come u^jon thee, and over- 16 take thee. Cursed shalt thou be in the 2 Or. treasury 160 DEUTERONOMY. 28. 16. 1 Or, ac- corai]ig to some ancient versions, drought 2 Or, a terror unto 3 Or, tinnoum Or, plague boils i See ch. XX. 6. and Lev. xix. ■2S-25. city, and cursed shalt thou be in the 17 field. Cursed shall be thy basket and 18 thy kneadingtrough. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy kiue, 19 and the young of thy flock. Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cui'sed shalt thou be when thou 20goest out. The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, discomfitvire, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thine hand un- to for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou jierish quickly ; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou 21 hast forsaken me. The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest in to 22 possess it. The Lord shall smite thee 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 thee until thou perish. 23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is 24 under thee shall be iron. The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be de- 25 stroyed. The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them : and thou shalt be 2 tossed to and fro among all the kmgdoms of the earth. 26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto aU fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to 27 fray them away. The Lord shall smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and mth the ^emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not 28 be healed. The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and 29 ^rith astonishment of heart : and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only opi^ressed and spoiled alway, and there shall be none to save 30 thee. Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not ^use the fruit 31 thereof. Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken avi'ay from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given imto thme enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thme eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of thine hand. S3 The fruit of thy ground, and aU thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up ; and thou shalt be 34 only oppressed and crushed alway : so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 35 The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot mito the cro^sTi of 36 thy head. The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, vmto a nation which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers ; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood 37 and stone. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by- word, among all the i»eoples whither 38 the Lord shall lead thee away. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in ; for the 39 locust shall cousimie it. Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the wonn 40 shall eat them. Thou shalt have olive trees throughout aU thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; for thine olive shall cast its fruit. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine ; for they shall 42 go into captivity. All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust 43 possess. The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall moimt up above thee higher and higher ; and thou shalt come 44 down lower and lower. He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him : he shall be the head, and thou shalt 45 be the tail. And aU these cm'ses shall come upon thee, and shall pm-sue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded 46 thee : and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy 47 seed for ever : because thou servedst not the Lord thy God Tvith joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason 48 of the abundance of all things : there- fore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in himger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed 49 thee. The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not under- 50 stand ; a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young : 51 and he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fi'uit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee corn, wine, or oil, the increase of thy kine, or the young 29. 13. DEUTERONOMY. 161 I Or, after- hirt?i of thy flock, until lie have caused thee 52 to pei'isli. And he sliall I)esief,'e tliee in all thy gates, until thy hi{,'h and fenced walls come down, wherein thou triistedst, throufjhout all thy land : and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, whicli the Lour) thj' CJod liatli given thee. 53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own hod}', the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters which the Lord tliy God hath gi>en thee ; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine 54 enemies shall straiten thee. The man that is tender among j'ou, and veiy delicate, his eye shall he evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he hath re- 55maiiiing: so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his cliildren whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him ; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall straiten thee in all thy 56 gates. The tender and delicate ^^•oman among you, whicli would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the gi'omid for delicateness and tenderness, her ej-e shall be evil toward the hus- band of her bosom, and toward her son, 57 and toward her daughter ; and toward her 1 young one that cometh out from between lier feet, and toward her cliildren which slie shall bear ; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly : in the siege and in the strait- ness, wherewith thine enemy shall 58 straiten thee in thj' gates. If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written hi this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, the lokd thy god; 59 then the Lord will make thy jilagues wonderful, and the j)lagues of thy seed, even gi-eat plagues, and of long contmuance, and sore sicknesses, and 60 of long continuance. Aiid he will bring uj)on thee again all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; 61 and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every sickness, and every iilague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, 62 until thou be destroyed. Ajid ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multi- tude ; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 63 And it shall conie to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroj' you ; and ye shall be plucked from off the land 64 whither thou goest ui to possess it. And the Lord shall scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth : and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor 65 thy fathers, even wood and stone. And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and tliei'e shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but the Loud shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul: (■>(iand thy life shall hang in doulit before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have none assurance of 67 thy life : in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say. Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt 68 see. And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt agam with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee. Thou shalt see it no more again : and there ye shall sell yourselves imto your enemies for bondmen and for bond- women, and no man shall buy you. 29 These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them. Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egj'i)t unto Pharaoh, and imto all his servants, and unto all his land ; 3 the gi-eat 2 temptations which thine eyes saw, the signs, and those great won- 4 ders : but the Lord hath not given you an heart to know, and eyes to see, and 5 ears to hear, unto this day. And I have led you forty years in the wilder- ness: j-oui' clothes are not waxen old upon }ou, and thy shoe is not waxen 6 old upon thy foot. Ye have not eaten bread, neither have j-e drunk wine or strong drmk : that ye might know that 7 1 am the Lord yom- God. And when ye came mito this place, SUion the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out agamst us unto 8 battle, and we smote them: and we took their land, and gave it for an inlieritance unto the Eeubenites, and to the Gadites, and to tlie half tribe Oof the Manassites. Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may '^ prosper in all that ye do. 10 Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord yoiir God ; your heads, your tribes, j'our elders, and your officers, 11 even all the men of Israel, yoiu- Uttle ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in the midst of thy camps, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of 12 thy water: that thou shouldest enter into the covenant of the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy 13 God maketh with thee this day : that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto [Ch. xxvin.69 inHeb.] [Ch.xxix, 1 in Heb.I 2 See cli. iv. 34. 3 Or. deal U'iseli/ 162 DEUTERONOMY. 29. 13. 1 Heb. rosh, a poison- ous herb. 2 Or. oath and so w. 20, 21. 3 Or, to add drunk- enness to thirst 4 Heb. divided. thee a God, as be spake uuto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abra- 14 bam, to Isaac, ami to Jacob. Neither with you ouly do I make this covenant 15 and this oath ; but Avith him that staud- eth here with us this day before the LoEi> our God, and also with him that IG is not here with us this day : (for ye know how we dwelt in the land of EgJlJt ; and how we came through the midst of the natitms through which 17 ye passed; and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were 18 among theiu:) lest there sliould be among yuu man, or Avoman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations ; lest there should be among you a root 19 that beareth i gall and wormwood; and it come to pass, when be beareth the words of this ^cm'se, that he bless him- self in his heart, saying, I' shall have peace, though I walk in the stubborn- ness of mine heart, -Ho destroy the 20 moist with the dry : the Lord will not pardon bmr, but then the anger of the Lord and bis jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall he upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his •21 name from under heaven. Aiid the Loud shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, accorduig to all the cm-ses of the covenant that is 22 written in this book of the law. And the generation to come, yom- chiltb-en 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 laud, and the sick- nesses wherewith the Lord hath 23 made it sick; and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burning, tJtat it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any gi-ass groweth thereui, like the overthi-ow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admab and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthi-ew in his 24 anger, and in his wrath: even aU the nations shall say, Wlierefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great 25 anger? Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord, the God of then- fathers, which he made with them when be brought them forth out of the land of Egyjit ; 26 and went and served other gods, and Avorshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and Avhom he had not 27^ given mito them: therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curse 28 that is written hi this book: and the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them uito another 29 land, as at this day. The secret things belong unto the Lord 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 And it sh:ill come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the na- tions, whither the Lord thy God hath 2 driven thee, and shalt return mito the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I com- mand thee this day, thou and thy chQdreu, with all thuie heart, and witli 3 all thy soul ; that then the Lord thy God win f-turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the Lord thy God hath scat- 4 tered thee. If aiuj of thine outcasts be m the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he 5 fetch thee: and the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it ; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the Lord thy God will cu-cmucise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all tbuie heart, and Avitli all thy soul, that 7 thou mayest live. And the Lord thy God wiU put aU these cm-ses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate 8 thee, which persecuted thee. And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his command- ments which I command thee this day. 9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in all the work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy gi-omid, for good : for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, 10 as be rejoiced over thy fathers: if thou shalt obey the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and bis statutes which are wi-itteu in this book of the law; if thou turn imto the Lord thy God with all thuie heart, and with all thy soul. For this commandment which I com- s Or, re- turn to 11 mand thee this day, it is not too ("hard 12 for thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say. Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it uuto us, and make us to 13 hear it, that Ave may do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou should- est say, Wlio shall go over the sea for us, and bring it imto us, and make us 14 to hear it, that we may do it ? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 15 See, I have set before thee this day (iOr, wonder- /ul 31. 23. X>EUTERONOMY. 163 1 Or, that 16 life and Kood, and deatli and evil; in that I command thee thi.s day to love the LoKD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commauiliuents and his statutes and his judgements, that thou mayest live and multiply, and that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land whither tliou goest in to 17 possess it. But if thine heart turn away, and thou wilt not liear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other 18 gods, and serve them ; I denounce unto you this day. that ye shall surely l)erish ; ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest 19 over Jordan to go in to possess it. I call heaven and earth to witness a- gauist you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy 20 seed: to love the Lord thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him: for ihe is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. 31 Ajid Moses went and spake these words 2 mito all Israel. And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in : and the Lord hath said unto me. Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee ; he will destroy these na- tions from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath 4 spoken. And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to SLlion and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and unto .5 their land ; whom he destroyed. And the Lord shall deliver them u]) before you, and ye shall do unto them accord- ing mito all the commandment which 61 have commanded j'ou. Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage : for thou shalt go with this i)eople into the land which the Lord hath sworn mito their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And the Lord, 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. 9 And Moses wrote this law, and de- livered it unto the priests the sous of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the 10 elders of Israel. And Moses command- ed them, saying. At the end of ei^enj seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, 11 when all Israel is come to apj)ear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their liear- 12 ing. Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words 13 of this law; and that their children, which have not known, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Be- hold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and jiresent your- selves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented them- 15 selves in the tent of meeting. And the Lord appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud : and the pillar of cloud stood 16 2 over the door of the Tent. And the Lord said mito Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers ; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring 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 17 them. 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 de- voured, 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 om* God is not 18 among us ? And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they 19 are turned unto other gods. Now there- fore WTite ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel : put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the child- 20ren of Israel. For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware mito their fathers, flowing with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn mito other gods, and serve them, and despise me, 21 and break my covenant. 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 theu" seed : for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought 22 them into the land which I sware. So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of 2 Or, fty 6—2 164 DEUTERONOMY. 31. 23. 1 Or, cori'upt- ed them- selves, they ic. 2 Or, but a blot upon them «0r, possessed Or, gotten a good courage : for thou shalt bring the cliilflren of Israel into tlie land wliich I sware unto them : and I will be ^\ith thee. 24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law m a book, until they were 25 finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the 26 covenant of the Lord, saying, Take tliis book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there 27 for a witness against thee. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck : behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious a- gainst the Lord ; and how much more 28 after my death? Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these wor<ls in their ears, and call heaven and earth 29 to witness against them. For I know that after my death ye wUl utterly cor- rupt j'ourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you ; and evil will befall you in the latter days ; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke hun to anger through the work of your hands. .SO And Moses spake m the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished. 32 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak ; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the ram. My speech shall distil as the dew ; As the small rain upon the tender gi'ass, And as the showers upon tlie herb : 3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are judgement: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity. Just and right is he. ) They have i dealt corruptly with him, the;/ are not his children, "^if is their blemish ; Theij are a perverse and crooked generation. 3 Do ye thus requite the Lord, foolish people and unwise? Is not he thy father that hath ''boiTght thee? He hath made thee, and established thee. 7 Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many gener- ations: Ask thy father, and he will shew thee ; Thine elders, and they wiU tell thee. 8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance. When he separated the children of men. He set the boimds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. 9 For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilder- ness; He compassed him about, he cared for him. He kept bun as the apple of his eye : 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 : 12 The Lord alone did lead him. And there was no strange god with him. 1.3 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 : 14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep. With fat of lambs. And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats. With the fat of kidneys of wheat : And of the l)lood of the gi-ape thou drankest wine. 15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked : Thoii art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek : Then he forsook God which made him. And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 16 They moved him to jealousy with strange gods. With abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto demons, vhich vere no God, To gods whom they knew not. To new gods that came up of late, Wliom j'our fathers dreaded not. 18 Of the Rock that ^ begat thee thou art unmindful. And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth. 19 And the Lord saw it, and abhon'ed them, Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shaU be : For they are a very froward gener- ation. Children m whom is no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities : 32. 5L DEUTEllONOMY. 165 1 Hcb. SheoU ■2 Heb. bur7ting •coals. See Hab. iii. 6. 3 Seech. xxix. 18. »0r, treantr- iei Aiiil I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a peoijle ; I will iirovoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 1 Por a lire is kindled in mine anger, Andburneth unto tlie lowest ipit, And devoureth the earth with her increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains. 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them ; I will spend mine arrows upon them : '24 TJifi/ s/iall be wasted with hunger, and devoured Avitli '^burning heat And bitter destruction ; And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, With the 2)oison of crawling thmgs of the dust. 25 Without shall the sword bereave. And in the chambers terror ; It shall destroy both young man and virgin. The suclvUug with the man of gray hairs. 26 I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men : 27 Were it not that I feared the jn-o voc- ation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should mis- deem. Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted. And the Lord liaih not done all this. 28 For they are a nation void of counsel. And there is no miderstanduig in them. 29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this. That they would consider their latter end ! 30 How should one chase a thousand. And two put ten thousand to flight. Except their Rock had sold them. And the Lord had delivered them up? 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves bemg judges. 32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah : Their gi-apes are grapes of -'gall. Their clusters are bitter : 33 Their wuie is the poison of dragons. And the cruel venom of asps. 34 Is not this laid up in store with me. Sealed up * among my treasures ? 35 Vengeance is mine, and recomjience, 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. 36 For the Lord shall judge his people. And repent himself for his servants ; When he seeth that their power is gone. And there is none remainiiif/, shut up or left at large. 37 And he shall say, Where are their gods. The rock in which they ^ trusted ; 38 AVhich did eat the fat of their sacri- fices, ^itid drank the wine of their drink offering ? Let them rise up and helj) you, Let them be your protection. 3'.) See now that I, even I, am he. And there is no god with me : I kill, and I make alive; I have wounded, and I heal : And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.- 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, And saj'. As I live for ever, 41 If I whet "^my glittering sword, Aiid mme hand take hold on judge- ment ; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries. And will recompense them that hate me. 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 8 the head of the leaders of the enemy. 43 ''Rejoice, i^ye nations, trltli his peoijle : For he will avenge his servants, And will render vengeance adversaries. And will make exijiatiou for land, for his people. 44 And Moses came and spake all words of this song in the ears of people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And Moses made an end of s^ieaking all 46 these words to all Israel : and he said unto them. Set j-our heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day; which j-e shall command your children, to observe to do all the words 47 of this law. For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall i)rolong your days upon the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 48 And the Lord spake unto Moses that 49 selfsame day, saying. Get thee uii into tins momitain 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 50 children of Israel for a possession : and die in the mount whither thougoest up, and be gathered unto tli3'peoi)le ; as Aa- ron thy brother died in mount Hor, and 51 was gathered unto his iJeoj)le : because ye trespassed against me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, iu the wilderness of the blood of to his his the the •1 Or, took re/UffQ e Heb. the light- ning of my sword. 'Or, From the be- ginning of re- venges upon the enemy 8 Or, the hairy head of the enemy 9 Or, I'raise his people, ye na' tions 10 Or, ye nations, his people 166 DEUTERONOMY. 32. 51. 1 Heb. hoHness. 2 Or. was fire, a law Or, as other- wise read, were at reams for them 3 Or. tribes <0r, their holy ones 5 Or, re- ceived «0r. there was a king 'Or. And let not Ills nien' 8 Or, LetWJ hands be siifficient for him sOr, for them 10 Or, him whom thozc lovesf 11 Heb. in thy nostrils. Zin: liecaiise ye sanctified me not in 52 the 1 ; lidst of the children of Israel. For thou slialt see the land before thee ; but thou slialt not go thither into the laud which I give the children of Israel. 33 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, And rose from Seir mito them ; He sinned forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of 1 holy ones : At his right hand ^was a fiery law unto them. 3 Yea, he loveth the ^ peoples; All ^his saints are in thy hand : And they sat do-mi at thy feet ; Everii one ^ shall receive of thy words. 4 Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. .5 And ^he was king in Jeshmnui, When the heads of the people were gathered. All the tribes of Israel together. 6 Let Reuben live, and not die ; 7 Yet let his men be few. 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said. Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring bun in unto his people : 8 With his hands he contended -'for himself ; And thou shalt be an help agauist his adversaries. 8 And of Levi he said. Thy Thimimim and thy Urim are with 10 thy godly one, Wliom thou didst jirove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah ; 9 Wlio 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 thy word. And keep thy covenant. 10 They shall teach Jacob thy judge- ments, And Israel thy law : They shall put mcense " before thee, And whole burnt oifering upon thine . altar. 11 Bless, Lord, 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. 12 Of Benjamin he said. The beloved of the Lord shaU dwell in safety by him ; He covereth him all the day long. And he dweUeth between his shoul- ders. 13 14 16 IS 19 20 21 23 24 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land ; For the jirecious things of heaven, for the dew. And for the deep that coucheth be- neath. And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, And for the precious things of the growth of the moons. And for the chief things of the ancient mountains. And for the precious things of the everlasting hills. And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof. And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush : Let fJ/e hiesshif/ come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him 12 that was separate from his brethren. 1-^ The fii-stling of his bullock, majes- ty is his ; And his horns are the horns of the " wild-ox • With them he shall i^push the peo- ples aU of them, even the ends of the earth : And they are the ten thousands of Ephraina, And they are the thousands of Manasseh. And of Zebulun he said. Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents. They shall call the peoples unto the momitain ; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness : For they shall suck the abundance of the seas. And the hidden treasures of the sand. And of Gad he said. Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad : He dweUeth as a lioness. And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head. And he i*" provided the first part for himself. For there was i^the lawgiver's por- tion reserved ; And he came ^^iinth the heads of the people, He executed the justice of the Lord, And his judgements with Israel. And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp. That Icapeth forth from Bashan. And cf Naphtali he said, O Na:phtali, satisfied with favour, And full with the blessing of the Lord: Possess thou the lowest and the south. And of Asher he said. Blessed be Asher 20 with children; 1. 8. JOSHUA. 167 Or, shoes 2 Or, rest Or. security 3 Or, pield feignfd obedi' •25 26 27 Let liim be acceptable unto bi,s bretliren. And let hiiii dip his foot in oil. Thy ibars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy '■* strength be. There is none like unto God, Jeshurnn, Who ridetli upon the heaven for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies. The eternal God is tJii/ dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting ai-ms: And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy. And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacol) alone. In a land of corn and wine ; Yea, his heavens drop down dew. Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of thy help. And that is the sword of thy ex- cellency ! And thine enemies shall ■* submit themselves unto thee ; And thou shalt tread ujion their high places. 34 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him 2 all the land of Gilead, unto Dan; and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim 28 29 andManasseli.andall thelaiidof.Tndah, 3 unto the ■'hinder sea; and the South, and tlie Plain of tlie valley of Jericho 4 the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. And the Ijoiii) said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, un- to Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed : I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou 5 shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word (jof the Lord. And^he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor: but no man know- eth of his sepulchre unto this day. 7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died : his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the i)lains of Moab thirtj' days : so tlie days of weeping in the 9 mourning for Moses were ended. And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands uiion him : and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses. 10 And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom 11 the Lord knew face to face ; in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent hhn to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, 12 and to all his laud ; and in all the mighty hand, and in all the gi'eat teiTor, which Moses ^vrought in the sight of all Isi-ael. THE BOOK OF JOSHUA. < That is, west- ern. 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son ^ 2 of Nun, Moses' minister, sajHing, Moses ' my sei'vant is dead; now therefore ; arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and i all this people, mito the land which I do give to them, even to the cliild- 3ren of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto 4 Moses. From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euiohrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the gi-eat sea toward the going down of the siui, shall be .Tvour border. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee : I wiU 6 not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage : for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers 7 to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do ac- cording to all the law. which Moses my servant commanded thee : turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest ^have good success 8 whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy » Or, he wan buried 1 Or, deal wisely 1G8 JOSHUA. 1. 8. "Or, inouth, but thou ahalt meditate therein (lay and niglit, that thou inayest obsei've to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt 9 ihave good success. Have not I com- manded thee '? Be strong and of a good courage ; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed : for the Loud thj- God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 10 Tlieu Joshua commanded the officers 1 1 of the people, saying. Pass through tlie midst of the camp, and conmiand the people, saying. Prepare you victuals ; for within tliree days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lokd your God giveth you to possess it. 12 And to the Eeubenites, and to the Gad- ites, and to the haK tribe of Manasseh, ISsjiake Josliua, saying, Itemendier the word whicli Moses the servant of tlie Lord coumianded you, saying. The Lord j-our God giveth j'ou rest, and 14 will give j'ou this laud. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond Jordan ; but ye sliall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of \alour, and shall 15 help them ; until the Lord have given yoiu' brethren rest, as he Itath gircn you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your jjossession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you Ijeyond Jordan toward the sun- 16rising. And tlieyanswered Joshua, say- ing. All tliat thou hast conomauded us we will do, and whithersoever thou 17 seudest us we will go. According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was 18 with Moses. Wliosoever he be that shall rebel against thy commandment, and shall not hearken mito thy woixls in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good corn-age. 2 h.m\ Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittun two men as spies secretly, saying. Go ^■iew the land, and Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of an harlot whose name was '2Eahab, and lay there. And it was told the Idng of Jericho, sayuig, Be- liold, there came men in hither to- night of the children of Israel to 3 search out the land. And the kuig of Jericho sent unto Eahab, saymg. Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered mto thine house: for they be come to search out all the 4 land. And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I 5 wist not whence they were: and it came to jmss about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pm-sue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake C them. But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in 7 order upon the roof. And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone 8 out, they shut the gate. And before they were laid down, she came up 9 unto them upon the roof; and she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the iidiabitants of the land 10 melt away before you. For we have lieard how the Lord dried up the water of the lied Sea before j'ou, when ye came out of Egj'X)t ; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 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 Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and on 12 earth beneath. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have dealt kindly Avith you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's 13 house, and give me a true token: and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my l)rethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will 14 deliver our lives from death. And the men said luitoher. Our life ^for yours, if ye utter not this our business ; and it shall be, when the Lord giveth us the land, that we will deal kuidlj- and truly 15 with thee. Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, 10 and she dwelt upon the wall. And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there tlu-ee days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. 17 And the men said unto her. We will l)e guiltless of this thine oath which 18 thou hast made us to swear. Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet tlu-ead in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all 19 thy father's household. And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless : and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood 2Heb. instead of you to dii. 4. 8. JOSHUA. 169 shall be on our head, if any hand be '20 upon hhn. But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to '21 swear. And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bomid the scarlet line hi the '2'1 window. And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were retmiied: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found '23 them not. Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told hmi all '24 that had befallen them. And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land ; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us. 3 And Joshua rose up early in the morn- ing, and they removed from Shittini, and came to Jordan, he and all the chikU-eu of Israel; and they lodged '2 there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three da.ys, that the ofticers went thi'ough the midst of the 3 camp ; and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord yom- God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and 4 go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure : come not near imto it, that ye may know the waj' by which ye must go ; for ye have not passed this 5 way heretofore. And Joshua said mito the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to-morrow the Lord will do wonders 6 among you. And Joshua spake mito 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 7 people. And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begui to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, 8 so i will be with thee. And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, "WTien ye are come to the brink of the waters of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the 10 words of the Lord yoiu* God. And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he wiU without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Gii'gashite, and lithe Amorite, and the Jebusite. Be- hold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over 1'2 before you into Jordan. Now there- fore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. 13 And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the jiriests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they 14 shall stand in one heap. And it came to pass, ^^'heu the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the 15 covenant bemg before the people ; and when they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped m the brink of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all its banks all IG the time of harvest,) that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way loff, 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 17 Jericho. And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all Israel passed over on dry ground, imtil all the nation were passed clean over Jordan. 4 And it came to pass, when aU the nation were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, '2 saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man. Sand command ye them, sayuig. Take you hence out of the midst of 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 lodgmg place, where ye 4 shall lodge this night. Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out 5 of every tribe a man : and Joshua said unto them. Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone uiJou his shoulder, ac- corduig mito the number of the tribes 6 of the childr-eu of Israel: that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, Wliat mean ye by these stones ? 7 then ye shall say unto them. Because the waters of Jordan were cut off be- fore the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off : and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake mito Joshua, accord- ing to the nimiber of the tribes of the 'Another reading is, off from. 2 See Deut. i. 1. 6—5 170 JOSHUA. 4. 8. 1 So with a change of vowel- points. The pointing of the tt-xt is irrvguUu*. children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them 9 down there. And Joshua set up twelve stones iu the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which hare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there, unto this 10 day. For the priests \v'hich hare the ark stood in the niidtit of Jordan, until every thing was finished tliat the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, accorduig to all tliat Moses coimiianded Joshua: and the people 11 hasted and jiassed over. And it came to pass, when all the people were clean jiassed over, that the ark of the Lord i)assed over, and the priests, in 12 the presence of the people. And the children of Eeuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them : 13 about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the Lord mito 14 battle, to the jilains of Jericho. On that day the Loru magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel ; and they feared limi, as they feared Moses, aU the days of his life. 15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, 16 saying, Coimnand the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come 17 up out of Jordan. Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come j^e 18 up out of Jordan. And it came to jiass, when the ]niests tliat bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up mito the (h'y gromid, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and went over all its banks, as aforetime. 19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tentli day of the first month, and encami)ed in Gilgal, on the east border 20 of Jericho. And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did 21 Joshua set up in Gilgal. And he spake luito the children of Israel, saying, When j'om- children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying. Wliat 22 mean these stones? then ye shall let youi' children know, saying, Israel 23 came over this Jordan on di-y laud. For tJie Lord your God dried uj) the waters of Jordan from before you, until j'e wei'e passed over, as the Lord yom' God did to the Red Sea, which lie dried up from before us, until we were jiassed 24 over : that all the lieojiles of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty ; that i they may fear the Lord your God for ever. 5 And it came to jiass, when aU the kings of the Amorites, which were beyond Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were bv file pep., lienvd I'fiw that the Lord had dried uj) the waters of Jordan from liefore the childi-en 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. 2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flmt, and circumcise agaui the children of Israel 3 tlie second time. And Joshua made lihu knives of tliut, and cireumcised the children of Israel at -^the hiU of the 4 foreskins. And this is the cause why Joshua did cux-umcise: all the people that came forth out of Egjpt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt. 5 For aU the people that came out were cu-cmncised : but all the peojile that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised. For the children of Israel walked forty years ui the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war which came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord : unto whom the Lord sware that he would not let them see the laud which the Lord sware mito their fathers that he would give us, a land 7 flowmg with milk and honey. And their children, whom he raised uiJ in their stead, them did Joshua cuxum- cise : for they were uucircumcised, be- cause they had not circumcised them 8 by the way. And it came to jiass, when they had done cu-cumcisuig all the nation, that they abode m their places in the camp, till they were 9 whole. And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from o£f you. Wherefore the name of that place was called * Gilgal, unto this day. 10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal ; and they kept the iiassover on the fourteenth day of the month at 11 even iu the plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the "old corn of the land on the morrow after the pass- over, mileaveued cakes and parched 12 corn, in the selfsame day. And the mamia ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the ^ old corn of the land; neither had the children of Is- rael manna any more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the laud of Canaan that year. 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 thou for us, or for om- adversaries ? 14 And he said. Nay; but a.i '^captam of tlie liost of the Lord am I now come. 7. 1. JOSHUA. 171 1 Heb ihiu ttie gates and Wat ihutin. 2 Or. trwnp- eti 3 Heb. <>i itt plac«. *Another reading is, Ae, And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto huji. What saith luy lord unto his servant? 15 And the captain of the Lord's host said luito Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place where- on thou standest is holy. And Jo.shua Qdid so. (Now Jericho iwas straitly shut up Itecause of the children of Israel : none went out, and none came 2 in.) And the Lokd said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the 3 mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the citj', all the men of war, gouig about the city once. Thus shalt 4 thou do six days. And seven i)riests shall bear seven '^trumijets of rams' horus before the ark : and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with 5 the trumpets. And it shall be, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the somid 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 uj) everj' man straight before 6 him. 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 7 Lord. And * they said mito the iJeople, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark 8 of the Lord. And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumj)- ets of rams' horns before the Lord passed on, and blew with the trumpets : and the ark of the covenant of the 9 Lord followed them. And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trmnpets, and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing with 10 the trmnpets as they went. And Joshua commanded the peojile, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither sliall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you 11 shout; then shall ye shout. So he caused the ark of the Lord to compass the city, going about it once : and they came in- to the cam]), and lodged in the camp. 12 And Joshua rose early ui the morn- ing, and the x^riests took up the ark 13 of the Lord. And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on contmually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the re u- ward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests blowing with the trumpets as they 14 went. And the second day they com- passed the city once, and retm-ned uito 15 the camp : so they did six days. And it came to pass on the seventh day, tliat they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven tuues : only on that day they compassed the city seven 1() times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people. Shout ; for the Ijokd hath given 17 you the city. And the city shall be ^devoted, even it and all that is there- in, to the Lord : only Kaliab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the 18 messengers that we sent. And ye, in any wise keep yovirselves from the devoted thing, lest Avhen ye have de- voted it, ye take of the devoted thmg; so should ye make the camp of Israel 19 ''accursed, and trouble it. But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holj' mito the Lord : they shall come into the treasury of the '20 Lord. So the people shouted, and the jtriesfs blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the peojile heard the sound of the trumi)et, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down ^flat, so that the l)eople went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the 21 city. And they ''utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheej), and ass, with the edge of '22 the sword. And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land. Go into the harlot's house, and brmg out thence the woman, and all that 23 she hath, as ye sware unto her. And the young men the sjiies went in, and brought out Eahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had, aU her ^kiudi-ed also they brought out; and they set them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they bm-nt the city with fire, and all that was thereui : only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury 25 of the house of the Lord. But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and aU that she had, did Joshua sa\e alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel, unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua 26 sent to spy out Jericho. And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cm-sed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his firstborn shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his young- est sou shall he set up the gates of it. 27 So the Lord was with Joshua ; and his fame was m all the land. 7 But the childi'eu of Israel com- mitted a trespagu in the devoted tiling: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, 5 SeeLev. xxvil. 14?. Deut. XX. 17. s Heb. devoted. 7 Heb. devoted. a Heb. /amiliei. — (! 172 JOSHUA. 7. 1. 1 Or, the quarries 2 See ch. vi. la of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thiiig: and tlie anger of tlie Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. 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 3 out Ai. And they returned to Joshua, and said unto liim, Let not all the people go up ; but let about two or thi-ee thou- sand men go up and smite Ai ; make not all the i)eople to toil thither ; for 4 they are but few. So there went up thither of the jieople about three thou- sand men : and they fled before the men 5 of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: and they chased them /Vo;/i before the gate even unto iShebarim, and smote them at the going down : and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the evenmg, he and the elders of Israel ; and they put dust 7ui3on then- heads. And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amor- ites, to cause us to perish ? would that we had been content and dwelt 1)eyond 8 Jordan! Oh Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath tm-ned their 9 backs before their enemies ! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy 10 great name ? And tlie Lori> said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou 11 thus fallen upon thy face ? Israel hath simied ; yea, they have even transgi-ess- ed 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 12 it among their own stuff. Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand be- fore their enemies, they tm-n their backs before their enemies, because they are become ^ accursed : I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the 13 devoted thing from among you. Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow : for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing m the midst of thee, O Israel : thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the 14 devoted thing from among you. In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes : and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come near by families ; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come near by households; and the house- hold which the Lord shall take shall 15 come near man by man. And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be bm-nt with fire, he and all that he hath : because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. 16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah 17 was taken : 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 18 by man; and Zabdi was taken: and he brought near his household man by man ; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of 19 the tribe of Judah, was taken. And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and ^make confession mito him ; and teU me now what thou 20 hast done ; hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and thus and 21 thus have I done : when I saw among the spoil a goodly ^ Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of sUver, 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 22 under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, 'behold, it was hid in his tent, and the 23 silver under it. And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the childi'en of Israel ; and they laid them 24 do^vn before the Lord. AjkI 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 \\]} unto the valley 25 of Achor. And Joshua said. Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them 26 with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day ; and the Lord tm-ned from the fierce- ness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The vaUey of 7 Achor, unto this day. 8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither, be thou dismaj^ed : take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai : see, I have given into thy hand the kmg of Ai, and his 2 people, and his city, and his land : and thou shalt do to Ai and her kmg as thou didst unto Jericho and her kmg : only the spoil thereof, and the cattle 3 Accord- ing to some ancient authori- ties, families. 4 Accord- ing to some ancient authori- ties, fey house- holds. ^ Or, give praise 6 Heb. mantle of Shinar. 7 That is. Trou- bling. 8. 33. JOSHUA. 173 lAnother reading is, Ai, 2 Or, So the people set all ic. 3 Some MSS. read. lodged that night in. i Or, to the place appoint- ed thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yoiu'selves: set thee an aiubush for 3 the city heliiiul it. So Joshua arose, au<l all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valour, and sent them forth by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying. Be- hold, ,ye sliall lie in ambush against the city, beliind the city : go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready : 5 and I, and all the peojile that are witli me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come ont against us, as at the tirst, that we <» will tiee before them ; and they will ctime ont after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they wiU say, Thej' flee before us, as at the 7 first ; so we will flee before them : and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into 8 your hand. And it shall be, when ye liave seized upon the city, that 3'e shall set the city on fire; accordmg to the word of the Lord shall ye do : 9 see, I have commanded you. 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. 10 And Joshua rose w^ early in the morn- ing, and mustered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before 11 the peoj)le to Ai. Aiid all the peojjle, even the men of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came be- fore the city, and i)itched on the north side of Ai : now there was a valley be- 12 tween liim and Ai. And he took abotit five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the 13 west side of 1 the city. ^ go they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and tlieu" tiers in wait that were on the west of the city ; and Joshua '"^went that night into the 14 midst of the vale. And it came to pass, when the kmg 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 ai)pointed, lief ore the Ai-abah ; but he wist not that there was an am- 15 bush against him behind the city. And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by 16 the way of the wilderness. And all the people that were in 1 the city were called together to j^ursue after them: and they pm'sued after Joshua, and 17 were drawn away from the city. And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that w^it not out after Israel : and thej' left the city open, and pm'- 18 sued after Israel. And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin 19 20 21 2'2 that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in liis hand toward the city. And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and tlicy ran as soon as he had stretched out liis hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire. And when the men of Ai looked behind tliem, they saw, and, liehold, 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 wildei'ness turned back upon the pursuers. 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. And the other 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. And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all tlie inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wildei'ness wherein they pm'sued 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. And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had ^utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. Only the cattle and the sjjoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, ac- cordmg unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua. So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an ■^heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day. And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going do^\'n of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day. Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord, the God of Isi'ael, in momit Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord com- manded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of ^ unhewn stones, up- on which no man had lift up any iron : and they offered thereon burnt offerings mito the Lord, and sacrificed peace offermgs. And he wrote there upon ''the stones a copy of the law of Moses, 10 which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel. And all Israel, and •- Heb. hands. 6 Heb. devoted. 'Or, ?nou?id Heb. tel. 8 Heb. whole. nSee Deut. xxvii. 2-4. 10 Or, which 7i^ ^CTOte in 4c. 174 JOSHUA. 8. 33. lOr, com- manded at the firit, that the^ should bless t?te people o/ Israel. 2Heb. walked. SAuother reading, followed by most ancient versions, is, took them pro- viMons. See ver la their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side tlie ark and on that side before the priests the Le- vites, which bare the ark of the coven- ant of the Lord, as well the stranger as the homeborn ; haK of tlieni in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of monnt El)al ; as Moses the servant of the Lord had i commanded, that they should bless the people of 34 Israel first of all. 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 35 law. There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Josliua read not before all the assembly- of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that ^-^vere con- versant among them. Q And it came to pass, when all the kings which were beyond .Jordan, in tlie 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 2 thereof; that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. 3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto 4 Jericho and to Ai, they also did work wilily, and went and ''made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wme-skins, 5 old and rent and bound up ; and old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them ; and all the bread of their provision was dry 6 and was become mouldy. 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 comitry : now therefore make ye a covenant with 7 us. And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a 8 covenant with j'ou ? And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And •Joshua said unto them, Who are ye ? and 9 from wlience come ye ? And tliey said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thj' God : for we have heard the fame of him, and all that 10 he did in Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond .Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, 11 which was at Ashtaroth. And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take pro- vision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them. We are your servar.ts: and now 12 make ye a covenant with us. 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, be- hold, it is dry, and is become mouldy : 13 and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent : and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very 14 long journey. And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the 1.5 mouth of the Lord. And Joshua made peace witli them, and made a coven- ant with tliem, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware 16 unto them. And it came to pass at the end of three days after thej- had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, 17 and that they dwelt among them. And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the thii-d day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beei'oth, and Kiriath- ISjearim. And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congi'egation had sworn imto them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured a- 19 gainst the jn-inces. But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord, the God of Israel: now therefore we 20 may not touch them. This we will do to them, and let them live ; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which 21 we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live : so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congi-egation ; as the princes had spoken luito them. 22 And -Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying. We are very far from you; when ye dwell 23 among us? Now therefore ye are cursed, and there ^ shall never fail to be c^ you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the 24 house of my God. And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was cert- ainlj- told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before yon; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of 2.5 you, and have done this thing. And now, behold, we are in thine hand : as it seemeth good and right mito thee to 26 do unto us, do. And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they 27 slew them not. And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, mito this day, in the place which he should choose. 10 Now it came to jass, when Adoni- zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had ^ut- terly destroyed it; as he had done <Heb. shall not be cut off from you. 5 Heb. devoted. 10. 29. JOSHUA. 175 1 Heb. be silent. 2 Or. rlie Upri'jht See •1 Sanu i. 18. to Jericho and lier king, so he liad done to Ai and her king; and how tlie inhal)itantH of (Til)eon liad made peace 2 with Israel, and were among them ; that tliey feared greatly, because (iiheon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were 3 mighty. Wlierel'ore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoimm king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jannutli, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and inito Debir king of Eglon, 4 saying. Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and 5 with the children of Israel. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jannuth, the king of La- chish, the kuig of Eglon, gatliered themselves together, and went np, they an<l all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against 6 it. And the men of Gibeon sent nnto Joshua to tlie camp to (iilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants ; come up to us quickly, and save ns, and help ns: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill country 7 are gathered together against us. So Joshna went np from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all 8 the mighty men of valour. And the Lord saitl unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hands; there shall not a man 9 of them stand before thee. Joshua therefore came upon them suddenlj'; for he went up from Gilgal all the 10 night. And the Lord 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 tliem to llAzekah, and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, wliile they were in the going down of Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died : they were more which died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. 12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, 1 stand thou still upon Gibeon: And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon. 1.3 And the sun stood stiU, and the moon stayed. Until the nation had avenged them- selves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of 2Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go 11 down about a whole day. And there was no day like tliat l)efore it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man : for the Lord fought for Israel. 15 Ami Jos'nua returned, and all Israel with him, unto tlie camp to Gilgal. 1() And these five kings lied, and hid themselves in tlie cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying. The five kings are found, liidden in the 18 cave at Miikkedah. And Joshua said, Eoll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep 19tliem: but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them ; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for tlie Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. 20 Aiid 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 hid entered into the fenced 21 cities, that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace : none •''moved his tongue against 22 any of the children of Israel. Then said Joshua, Ojien the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings 23 unto me out of the cave. And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto hun out of the cave, the king of Jei'usalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, 24 the king of Eglon. And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua caUed for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war which went with him. Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put theii* feet 25 upon the necks of them. And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dis- mayed ; be strong and of good courage : for thus shall the Lord do to all your 26 enemies against whom ye fight. And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees : and they were hanging upon 27 the trees until the evening. And it came to pass at the time of the gomg down of the sun, that Joshua com- manded, and they took them Aovra off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein thej' had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day. 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 remaiumg: and he did to the king of Makke- dah as he had done unto the king of Jericho. 29 And Joshua passed from Makke- 5 Heb. vhftted. 1 Heb. devoted. 176 JOSHUA. 10. 29. iHeb. devoted. dah, and all Israel with him, unto Lib- 30 nab, and fought agamst Libnah: and the Lord delivered it also, and the kuig thereof, into the hind of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaiimig in it; and he did unto the kuig thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho. 31 And Joshua jjassed from Libnah. and all Israel with him, unto Lachisli. and encamped against it, and fought 32 against it: and the Lord delivered Laclhsh 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. 83 Then Horam kuig of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, luitil he had left hun none remaining. 34 And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglou; and they encamped against it, and fought 35 against it ; and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the soids that were therein he 1 utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, mito Hebron ; and 37 they fought against it : 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; i)ut he i utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein. 38 And Joshua returned, and all Is- rael with him, to Debir; and fought 39 against it : and he took it, and the king thereof, and aU the cities thereof ; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and i 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 Libnali, and to the king thereof. 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 1 utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, com- 41manded. And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even mito Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even 42 unto Gibeon. And all these kings and then- land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord, the God of 43 Israel, fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 11 And it came to pass, when Jabin kuig of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shiniron, and to the 2 king of Achshaph, and to the kmgs that were on the north, in the liHl comitry, and in the Arabah south of Chumeroth, and in the lowland, and Sin ^the heights of Dor on the west, 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 luider 4 Hermon in the land of Mizpali. And they went out, they and aU theu' hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots 5 very many. And all these kings met together ; and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to 6 light with Israel. And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them : for to-morrow at this tune will I deliver them up all slain before Israel : thou shalt hough their horses, 7 and biu-n then- chariots with fire. So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell 8 upon them. And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Zidou, and unto Misrejihoth- maini, and unto the valley of Mizjieh eastward; and they smote them, until 9 they l<^f t them none remaining. And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 10 And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the kuig thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of aU those 11 kingdoms. And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, -^utterly destroying them: there was none left that breathed: 12 and he burnt Hazor with fire. 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 Lord com- 13 nianded. But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did 14 Joshua burn. And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto them- selves ; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, luitil they had destroyed them, neither left they any 15 that breathed. As the Lord command- ed Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua : and so did Joshua ; * he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, the hill country, and all the South, and all the laud of Goshen, and the low- land, and the Arabah, and the hill 2 Or, ^aphoth nor 3Heb. devoting. 1 Heb. he removed notMng. 13. 9. JOSHUA. 177 'Or, the bare mount- ain 2Heb. make strong. 3 Heb. devote. *0r, inigitt not sue /or/a- vour 5 Heb. devoted. «See Deut ii. 'See ch. xL 17. countiy of Israel, and the lowland of the 17 same; from Amount Halak, tliat goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Her- mon : and all thtnr kings he took, and snioto them, and put tliem to death. 18 Josliua made war <i long time with all 19 those kings. There was not a city that made peace witli the cliildren of Is- rael, save the Hivites the inliahitants of (xiheon: they took all in battle. •20 For it was of the Lord to '•'harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might ''utterly destroy them, that they ^ might ha^■e no favour, hut that he might destroy them, as the LoKP commanded Moses. 21 And Joshua came at tliat time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anal), and from all the hill coun- try of Jmiah, and from all the hill country of Israel : Joshua ^ utterly de- '22 stroyed them with their cities. There Avas none of the Anakim left in the land of the cliildren of Israel : only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some re- 23 main. So Joshua took the whole land, accordmg to all that the Lord spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel According to then- divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war. 12 Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond Jordan toward the smirising, from the valley of Amon unto mount Hermon, and all the 2Arabah eastwai'd: Siliou king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Ai'oer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, and ^Hhe citi/ that is in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even mito the river Jabhok, the 3 border of the children of Ammon ; and the Arabah mito the sea of Chumer- oth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Betli-jeshimoth; and on the 4 south, under the slopes of Pisgah : and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Eepliaim, who dwelt Sat Ashtaroth and at Edrei, and ruled ' in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, j and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Gesliurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon tikuig of Heshboii. Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel smote them: and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it for a possession luito the Eeulienites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Mauasseh. 7 And these 'are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel smote bej'ond Jordan west- ward, from Baal-gad m the vaUey of Lebanon even mito ''niomit Halak, that goeth up to Seir; and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a pos.session according to their divisions ; Hill tho liill country, and in tlie low- land, and in the Araluih, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South ; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Ciinaanite, tlie Perizzite, the Hivite, '.)and the Jelmsite: tlio king of Jeri- clio, one; tlie king of Ai, which is be- 10 side Beth-el, one; the king of Jerusa- lem, one; the king of Helu'on, one; 11 the king of Jarmutli, one ; the king 12 of Lacliish, one ; the king of Eglon, one ; 13 the king of Gezer, one; the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 14 the kmg of Hormah, one; the kmg 15 of Ai-ad, one ; the king of Lilmah, one ; Kjthe king of Adullam, one; the king of Makkedah, one ; the king of Beth-el, one; 17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of 18Hex)her, one; the king of Aphek, one; 19 the king of Lassharoii, one ; the king of Mad on, one ; the king of Hazor , one ; 20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the 21 king of Achshai)h, one; the king of Taanach, one ; the kingof Megiddo, one ; 22 tlie king of Kedesh, one; the king of 21! Jokneam in Cannel, one ; the king of Dor in 8 the height of Dor, one ; tin; king 24 of ^Goiim in Gilgal, one; the khig of Tirzah, one : all tlie kings thirt.y and one. 13 Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years ; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very mucli 2 land to be jiossessed. This is the land that yet remauieth: aU the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshur- 3 ites ; from i" the Shihor, w^hicli is liefore Egypt, even mito the border of Eki-oii northward, trkich is counted to the Canaanites : the five lords of the Philis- tines ; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Aslikelonites, the Gittites, and the 4Bkronites; "also the Avvim, on the south : all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Zido- niaiis, unto Aphek, to the border of the .5 Amorites : and the land of the Gebal- ites, and all Lebanon, toward the siin- risiiig, from Baal- gad under moimt Her- mon unto the entering in of Hamath : Gall the inhabitants of the hill coim- try from Leiianon unto Misrejihoth- mami, even all the Zidonians ; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel : only allot thou it luito Israel for an inheritance, as I have command- 7 ed thee. Now therefore divide this land for an inlieritance luito the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manas- 8seh. With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received tlieii- inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the serv- 9 ant of tlie Lord gave them ; from Aroer, that is on the edge of the vaUey of Arnon, and the city that is m the middle of the valley, and all the ^^^ plain 8 Or, Xa- phath- dor 9 Or, natUnis lo Com- monly called, the brook of Egypt. See Num. XKxiv. 5. "Or. aUo the A twim : from the south, all io. 12 Or, table lajtd 178 JOSHUA. 13. 9. »0r, table land 2 Or. tprtngi 3 Or, Lidehlr «0r. having Jordan for a border 10 of Medeba unto Dibon; and all the cities of Silion kiiifj; of the Aniorites, which reigned in lleshbon, unto the 11 border of the children of Animon; and Gilead, and the border of the Geslnu"- ites and Maacathites, and all mount Hennon, and all Bashan unto Salecah; 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (the same was left of the remnant of the liephaim ) ; for these did Moses 13 smite, and drave them out. Neverthe- less the children of Israel drave not out the Cxeshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacatli dwelt in the 14 midst of Israel, unto this day. Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the offerings of the Lord, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto liim. m And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of lieuben according to their 16 families. And their border was from .Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of Anion, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the i plain 17 by Medeba ; Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the i plain; Dibon, and 18 Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon : and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mepliaath ; 19 and Kiriathaim, and Sibmali, and Zer- eth-shahar in the momit of the valley; 20 and Beth-peor. and the '^slopes of 21 Pisgah, and Beth-jeshinioth ; and all t the cities of the i plain, and all the kingdona of Silion king of the Amor- ites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Kekem, and Zur, and Ilur, and Reba, the i^rinces of Sihon, that dwelt 22 in the land. Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among 2.3 the rest of their slain. And the border of the children of Beubeii was .lordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Eeuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 24 And Moses gave unto the tribe of Gad, unto the children of Gad, ac- 2.5 cording to their families. And their bonier was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Amnion, unto Aroer that 2Gis before Kabbah; and from Hesh- bon unto Eaniath-mizpeli, and Be- tonim; and from Mahanaim luito the 27 border of -^Debir; and in the vaUey, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaplion, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, ^Jordan and the border thereof, unto the utterniost part of the sea of Chin- 28 nereth beyond Jordan eastward. This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 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. .SO And their border was from Mahanahn, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og kmg of Bashan, and all ^the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: 31 and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Macliir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir ac- cordmg to their families. 32 These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plauis of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, 33 eastward. But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave none inheritance: the Loud, the God of Israel, is their in- heritance, as he spake unto them. 14 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' houset! of the tribes of the children of Israel, distrib- 2 uted unto them, by the lot of their in- heritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, 3 and for the half tribe. For Moses bad given tlie inheritance of the two tribes and the half trilje beyond .Ionian : but unto the Levites he gave none inherit- 4ance among them. For the children of .loseph were two tribes. Manasseh and Ephraim : and they gave no por- tion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the « suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their .5 substance. As the Lord conunanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the laud. 6 Then the children of Judali drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal : and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him. Thou knowest the thing that the Lord spake unto Moses the man of (rod concerumg me and con- 7 cerning thee in Kadesh-barnea. Forty years old was I when Moses the serv- ant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh- barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt : but I wholly followed the 9 Lord my God. And Moses sware on that day, saying. Surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an in- heritance to thee and to thy children for ever, because thou hast wholly 10 followed the Lord my God. And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he spake, these' forty and five years, from the time that the Lord spake this word unto iloses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and 11 five years old. As yet I am as strong 15. 36. JOSHUA. 179 1 That Is, Ths cit.l o/ Arb(L 2Heb. tongue. 3 Hcb. der. this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strengtli now, for war, and to go out and to come in. 12 Now tlierefore give me tliis mountain, whereof the Lord spake in tliat day; for thou lioardest in that daj' how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fenced : it may he tliat the Loud will 1)6 with me, and I shall dri^-e tliem 13 out, as the LoKD spake. And .loshua hlessed liim ; and he gave Hebron mito Caleb the son of Jeplumneh for an in- 14heritance. Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, unto tliis day; because that he wliolly followed 15 the Lord, the God of Israel. Now the name of Hebron beforetime was 1 Kiriath-arba ; vhich Aiha vas the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. 15 And the lot for the tribe of the cliildren of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin south- ward, at the uttermost part of tlie 2 south. And their south l)order was from the uttermost jiart of the Salt Sea, from the -bay that looked soutliward: 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 4toKarka: and it passed along to Az- mou.and went out at the ])rook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south 5 border. And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the '-^bay of tlie sea at the end of 6 Jordan : and the border went nj) to Beth- lioglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Eeu- 7 ben : and the border went up to Del)ir from the valley of Achor, and so north- ward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over agamst the ascent of Adunimini, wliicli is on the south side of the river : and the border passed along to the wa- ters of En-shemesh, and the goings out 8 thereof wei-e at En-rogel: and the lior- der went up by the valley of the son of Hinnona unto the ^ side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem') : and the border went wp to the toj) of the mountaui that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost jiart of the vale of Eephaim 9 northward : and the border was drawn from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of moiuitEph- ron ; and the border was draA^ni to Baal- lOah (the same is Kiriath-jearim) : and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seu% and passed along unto the side of luount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnali : and tlie border went out mito the side of Ekron nortliward : and the border was drawn to Shili- kcron, and passed along to mount Baal- ali, and went out at Jabneel ; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. And the west border was to the great sea, and tlie border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families. And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he ga^e a portion among the children of Judah, according to the command- ment of the Lord to Joshua, even iKiriath-arba, vhich Arha vax the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). And Caleb drove out thence the tlu-ee sons of Anak, Sheshtu, and Aliiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. And he went up thence against the inhabit- ants of Debir : now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-seiiher. And Caleb said. He that smiteth Kiriath- sepher, and taketli it, to him will I give Achsalimy daughter to wife. And 0th- niel the son of Keiiaz, the brother of Caleb, took it : and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field : and she lighted down from off her ass ; and Caleb said unto her, What would- est thou? And she said. Give me a ■* blessing; for that thou hast * set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah accoi'ding to their families. 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 ; and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah ; and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan ; Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth ; and Hazor- hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor) ; Amam, and Sliema, and Moladah ; and Hazar-gaddah. and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet ; and Hazar- shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah ; Baalah, and lim, and Ezem ; and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah ; and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and San- sannah ; andLebaoth, and Shilhim, and Am, and Eunmon : all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages. Li the lowland, Eslitaol, and Zo- rah, and Aslmah; and Zanoah, and En-gannun, Tappuah, and Enam ; Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekali ; and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; four- teen cities with theii* villages. lOr, present 5 Or, given mc the 7and oftht! South 180 JOSHUA 15. 37 lOr, Lahman !Heb. daugh- ters. 37 Zenan, aud Hadashah, aud Migdal- 38 gad; and Dilan, aud Mizpeli, and 39Joktlieel; Lacliish, and Bozkatli, and 40Eglon; and Cabbon, and iLabmam, 41 and Chithlish; and Gederoth, Beth- dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; .sixteen cities with their villages. 42 Libnah, and Ether, aud Ashan ; 43 aud Iphtali, aud Ashnah, and Nezib; 44 aud KeQah, and Achzib, aud Mare- shah ; nme cities with their villages. 45 Ekrou, with her ^ towns aud her 46 villages; from Ekrou even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ash- dod, with their villages. 47 Ashdod, her towns and her villages; Gaza, her towns and her villages; unto the brook of 'Egypt, aud the great sea, and the border fhereof. 48 And in the hill couutry, Shamir, and 49Jattir, and Socoh; and Daunah, and Kiriath-saimah (the same is Debir) ; 50 and Auab, aud Eshtemoh, and Aiiim; 51 aud Goshen, and Holon, and GUoh; eleven cities with tlieu' villages. I? Arab, and Dumali, aud Eshan ; and Jauim, and Beth-tappuah, aud Aphe- 54 kah ; aud Hmntah, aud Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), aud Zior; nine cities with their villages. 55 Maou, Carmel, and Ziph, aud Jutah ; 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zauoah ; 57Kaiu, Gibeah, aud Timnah; ten cities with their villages. Halhul, Beth-zur, aud Gedor; aud Maarath, and Beth-anoth, aud Eltekou; six cities with their villages. 60 Kiriath-baal (the same is Kii'iath- jearun), and Eabbah; two cities mth their villages. 61 111 the \'vilderiicss, Beth-arabah, Mid- 62 din, aud Secacah; aud Nibshau, and the City of Salt, and Eu-gedi ; six cities ^\^tll their villages. 63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabit- ants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out : but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, unto this day. 16 Aud the lot for the childi'eu of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho ou the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill 2 country to Beth-el; and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along mito the border of the Aix-hites 3 to Ataroth; and it went down west- ward to the l»order of the Japliletites, luito the border of Beth-horou the nether, even mito Gezer: and the gomgs out thereof were at the sea. 4 Aud the children of Joseph, Mauasseh aud Ephraiiu, took their inheritance. 5 And the border of the children of Ephraun according to their families was th us : even the border of then- in- heritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, 6 unto Beth-horou the upper ; and the 58 59, border went out westward at Mich- methath on the north ; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath- shUoh, and passed along it on the east 7 of Jauoah ; and it went down from Jaiioah to Ataroth, aud to Naarali, and reached mito Jericho, and went out 8 at Jordan. 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 Epliraini ac- 9 cordmg to their families ; together with the cities which were separated for the children of Ephraim m the midst of the inheritance of the children of Mauas- seh, all the cities with their vUlages. 10 Aiui they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt ui Gezer : but the Canaan- ites dwelt in the midst of Ephraim, mito this day, and became servants to do taskwork. lY And this was the lot for the tribe of Mauasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machu* the first- born of Mauasseh, the father of GUead, because he was a man of war, there- 2 fore he had GUead and Bashaii. And the lot was for the rest of the child- ren of Mauasseh accordmg to theu- families ; for the chikli-en of Abiezer, and for the childi-en of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the child- ren of Shemida : these were the male children of Mauasseh the son of Joseph 3 according to their families. But Zelo- phehad, the son of Hepher, the son of GUead, the son of Machir, the son of Mauasseh, had no sons, but daughters : and these are the names of his daugh- ters, Mahlali, and Noah, Hoglah, MU- 4 cab, and Tirzah. And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the sou of Nmi, and before the princes, sayuig. The Lobd commanded Moses to give us an uilieritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an udieritance among the breth- 5ren of then- father. And there fell ten ^ parts to Mauasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is 6 beyond .Jordan; because the daugh- ters of Mauasseh had an uiheritance among his sous: and the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the 7 sous of Mauasseh. And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Mich- methath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tap- 8puah. The land of Tappuah belonged to Mauasseh: but Tappuah ou the border of Manasseh Iielonged to the 9 children of Ephraim. And the bor- der went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook : these 18. 17. JOSHUA. 181 iHeb. dauyh- terp. 2 See ch. xi. 2, xii. 2a 3 HeU line. «Heb in not found for U&. cities belonged to Ephraiiu among the cities of Manasseli : and tlie border of Manassch was on the nortli side of tlie bi-ook, and the goings out thereof were 10 at tile sea: southward it was Ephraini's, and northward it was Manasseli's, and the sea was his border ; and they readied to Asher on the north, and to 11 Issachar on the east. And Manasseh liad in Issachar and in Asher Beth- shean and her i towns, and Ibleani and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inliabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabit- ants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her 12 towns, even the three ^heiglits. Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants q/' those cities; but the Canaauites would dwell in that land. 13 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaauites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out. 14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one ^part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto the Lord 15 hath blessed me? And Joshua said unto them. If thou be a gi-eat people, get thee up to the forest, and cut dow^ii for thyself there in the laud of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim ; since the hill country of Ephraun is too nar- 16 row for thee. And the children of Josei)h said, The hill country ■*is not enough for us : and all the Canaauites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and her to^v•ns, and they who are in the 17 vaUey of Jezreel. And Joshua spake un- to the house of Joseph, even to Ephia- ini and to Manasseh, saying. Thou art a great people, and hast great power : 18 thou shalt not have one lot only : but the hUl comitry shall be thine ; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it do'\\u, and the goings out thereof shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Cauaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they be strong. 18 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled them- selves together at ShUoh, and set up the tent of meeting there: and the '2 land was subdued before them. And there remauied among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not 3 yet divided their inheritance. And Joshua said mito the children of Is- rael, How long are ye slack to go in to ijossess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, hath given 4 you ? Appomt for you three men for each tribe : and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk thi'ough the land, and describe it according to their uiheritauce ; and they shall come 5 unto me. And they shall divide it into seven i)ortions: Judah sliall abide iu his liorder on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in tlieir border 6 on the north. And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me: and I wiU cast lots for j'ou here before the 7 Lord our God. For the Levites have no jiortion among you ; for the priest- hood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the half tiibe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Loud 8 gave them. And the men arose, and went : and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying. Go and walli through the laud, and de- scri1)e it, and come agam to me, and I will cast lots for you here before the 9 Lord in Shiloh. And the men went and passed through the land, and descriljed it liy cities uito seven portions in a book, and they came to Joshua unto the 10 camp at Shiloh. And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to then- divisions. 11 And the lot of the tribe of the child- ren of Benjamin came up accorduig to their families: and the border of theu' lot went out between the chUdi'en of I'l Judah and the children of Joseph. And their border on the north quarter was from Jordan; and the border went up to the 5 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-aveu. 13 And the border jjassed 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 14 of Beth-horon the nether. And the border was di-awn and turned about on the west quarter soiithward, 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. 15 And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went out westward, and went out to the foimtaiti of the waters 16 of Nei>htoali: and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountam that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinuom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward ; and it went dow-n to the valley of Humom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, 17 and went down to En-rogel ; and it was drawii on the north, and went out at En-shemesh, and went out to GelU- oth, which is over agauist the ascent 5 Heb. shout- 182 JOSHUA. 18. 17. iHeb. 2Heb. line. of Adiuimiiiii ; au<I it went do>vii to the stone of Boliau the «on of Reuben; 18 and it jiassed along to the side over a- gainst the Aiahah northward, and went 19 down unto the Arabah: and the bor- der jiassed along to the side of Beth- hoglah northward: and the goings out of the border were at the north ibay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of Jordan: this wa,s the south border. 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east <iuarter. This was the in- heritance of the children of Benjamin, I)y the borders thereof round about, 21 accorduig to their families. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Beujanim according to their famQies were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and 22 Emek-keziz ; and Beth-arabah, and '2'd Zeniaraun, and Beth-el ; and Avvun, 21 and Parah, and Ophrah ; and Chephar- ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve 25 cities with their villages : Gibeon, and 26 Eamah, and Beeroth ; and Mizjioh, and 27 Chei)hirali, and Mozah ; and Rekein, 28 and Iri)eel, and Taralah ; and Zelah, Elei^h, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, a«(iKiriath; four- teen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Ben- jamin according to their families. 19 And the second lot came out for Sim- eon, even for the tribe of the children of Suneon according to then* families : and their inheritance was m the midst of the iidieritance of the children of 2 Judah. And they had for then* inherit- ance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Mola- 3dah; and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and 4 Ezem ; and Eltolad, and Bethul, and 5 Honnah ; and Ziklag, and Beth-marc- 6 aboth. and Hazar-susah ; and Beth- lebaoth, and Sharuhen ; thu'teeu cities 7 with their villages : Ain, Einimon, and Ether, and Ashan ; four cities with their 8 villages : and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath- beer, Eamah of the South. This is the inheritance of the ti'ibe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9 Out of the ^jjart of the children of Ju- dah was the inheritance of the child- ren of Simeon : for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them : therefore the cliildren of Simeon had iidieritance m the midst of then- mheritance. 10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their iu- llheritance was unto Sarid: and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is 12 before Jokneam; and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the siuirising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor ; and it went out to Daberath, and went up 13 to Jai)hia ; and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth- kaziii; and it went out at Eiiamon 14 which stretcheth unto Neah; and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathou : and the gouigs out there- 15 of were at the valley of Iphtah-el; and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve 16 cities with then- villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun accorduig to then- families, these cities with their villages. 17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar ac- 18cortling to then- families. And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesul- 19 loth, and Shunem; and Hapharaim, 20 and Shion, and Anaharath; and Eab- 21 bith, and Kishion, and Ebez ; and Eemeth, and Eu-ganuiui, and Eu-had- 22 dah, and Beth-pazzez ; and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh ; and the goings out of their border were at Jordan : sixteen 23 cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the childi-en of Issachar according to their families, the cities with then- villages. 24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to 25 tlioir families. And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Ach- 2Gshaph; and AUammelech, and Aniad, and Mishal ; and it reached to Carmel 27 westward, and to Shihor-libnath ; and it turned toward the sunrising to I3eth- dagou, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel ; and it went out 28 to Cabul on the left hand, and Ebron, and Eehob, and Hammoii, and Kanah, 29 even unto great Zidon ; and the border turned to Eamah, and to ^the fenced city of Tyre ; and the border turned to Hosah ; and the gouigs out thereof were at the sea ^by the region of Achzib: SOUnnnah also, and Aphek, and Eehob: twenty and two cities with their vil- 311ages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher accord- ing to their families, these cities with their villages. 32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali accorduig to their famdies. 33 And their border wasfrom Heleph, from the 5 oak in Zaauamiim, and Adami- nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum ; and the goings out thereof were at Jordan : 34 and the border turned westward to Az- notli-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 Jordan 35 toward the sunrising. And the fenced cities were Ziddhn, Zer, and Haimnath, 36Eakkath, and Chimiereth; and Ada- 37mah, and Eamah, and Hazor; and 38 Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor; and 21. 10. JOSHUA. 183 iHeb. JaphQ. 2 Or. from thetn: and ic. 3 In JudK. xviir 29. Laish. ♦Or, through trror 5Heb. gather. Iron, and Mif,'ilal-cl, Horem, and Betli- anatli, and lieth-shemesh ; nineteen 39 cities with their villat,'es. This is the inheritance of the tril)e of tlie children of NaplitaU accordinf,' to their families, tile cities with their vilhi^'es. 40 The seventh lot came out for the trihe of the children of l)an according to 41 their families. And the border of their inheritance was Zorali, and Eshtaol, 4*2 and Ir-shemesh; and Shaalahbin, and 43Aijalon, and Ithlah; and Elon, and 44 Timnah, and Elcron ; and Eltekeh, and 45 Cribbethon, and Baalath; and Jehnd, and Bene-berak, and (Tath-riumion ; 46 and Me-jarkon, and llakkon, with tlie 47 border over against iJoppa. Aiid the border of the chilib-en of l)an went out ^bej-ond them : for the children of Dan went up and fought against ^Lesheni, and took it, and smote it ^\•ith the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the iulieritance of the tribe of tlie children of Dan according to theu' families, those cities with their tillages. 49 So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof ; and the children of Israel ga^e an inheritance to Joshua the son of 50 Nun in the midst of them: according to the couunandment of the Lord they gave hull the city which he asked, even Tunnath-serah in the hill country of Eiihraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 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 iidieritance by lot in Shiloli before the Loud, at the door of the tent of meeting. So thej- made an end of dividing the land. 20 Aiid the Lord sjiake mito Joshua, "2 saying. Speak to the children of Israel, saying. Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto j'ou by the hand 3 of Moses: that the nianslayer that killeth any person ■* unwittingly a hcZ unawares }nay flee thither : and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of 4 blood. And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the en- teviiig of the gate of the city, and de- clare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city ; and they shall * take him into the city luito them, and give him a iilace, that he may dwell among them. 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue af- ter him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand ; because he smote his neighbour unawares, and 6 hated him not beforetime. And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgement, imtil 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 liis o\ni house, unto the city from whence he fled. 7 And they '' set apart Kedesh in ' Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Eplira- iiu, and Kiriatli-arba (the same is Hebronj ui the hill country of Judah. 8 And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezcr in the wilderness in the ** plain out of the tribe of Eeuben, and Bamoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Clad, and Golan m Bashau out of the tribe of Manasseb. y These were the appouited cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person * un- wittingly might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congi-egation. 21 Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the i)riest, and unto Joshua the sou of Null, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the chUdreu of 2 Israel; and they spake unto them at Shiloli in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell hi, \\ith the y suburbs thereof for our Seattle. And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of theu- in- heritance, according to the command- ment of the Lord, these cities with then- suburbs. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites : and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeouites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Ko- liath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Eiihraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseb, ten cities. 6 And the chUdi-en 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 Mauasseh iu Baslian, thirteen cities. 7 The chddreu of Merari according to then- families had out of the tribe of Eeubeii, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebuluu, twelve cities. 8 And the chikli'eu of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by 9 the hand of Moses. And they gave out of the tribe of the chiltti-en of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Smieon, these cities which 10 are here mentioned by name : and they were for the cluldren of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of «Heb tied. THeb. UaM. 8 Or. table land >>0t. paalure landu 18^ JOSHUA. 21. 10. 1 Heb. Anok. the children of Levi ; foi- tlieiis was the 11 firsx lot, Aud they gave them Kiriath- arha, which Arha -was the father of lAnak, (the same is Hehron,) iii the hill comitry of Judah, with the sithurbs 12 thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, aud the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the sou of Jephmi- ueh for his possessiou, 13 And unto the childi-en of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with her sub- urbs, the city of refuge for the laan- slayer, and Libuah with her suburbs; 14 and Jattu- with her suburbs, and Esh- 15temoa with her suburbs; and Holou with her suburbs, and Debir with her 16 suburbs ; aud Aiu with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suliurbs, and Beth- shemesh with her suburbs ; nine cities 17 out of those two tribes. Aud out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her 18 suburbs, Geba with her subui'bs; Aua- thoth with her subui-bs, and Ahnou wdth 19 her suburbs ; foiu- cities. All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thu'teen cities with then- suburbs. 20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of then- lot out of the tribe of Eplu'aim. 21 And they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in the hill country of Eplu'aim, the city of refuge foi' the manslayer, 22 and Gezer with her suburbs ; and Kib- zaim with her suburbs, aud Beth-horon 23 with her suburbs ; four cities. And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her sub- 24urbs; Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath- rimmon with her suburbs ; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taauach with her subm-bs, and Gath- rimmon with her subui'bs; two cities. 26 All the cities of the famihes of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with then- subiu'bs. 27 And mito the children of Gersliou, of the families of the Levites, out of the half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her subui'bs, the city of refuge for the manslayer ; and Be-esh- 28 terah with her suburbs ; two cities. And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with her suburbs, Daberath with her 29 suburbs; Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannuu with her subm-bs; four 30 cities. And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with 31 her suburbs ; Helkath with her suburbs, and Kehob with her suburbs; fom- 32 cities. And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her subiu'bs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three 33 cities. All the cities of the Gershon- ites according to their families were thirteen cities with then- suburbs. 34 And mito the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zehulim, Jokueam with her subiu-bs, aud Kartah with her 35 suburbs, Duniiah with her suburbs, Nahalal witli her suburbs ; four cities. 36 2 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburljs, and Jahaz 37 with her suburbs, Kedemoth with her subm-bs, and Mephaath with her sub- 38 urbs ; fom- cities. And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the man- slayer, and Mahanaim ^\-ith her sub- 39 urbs ; Heshbon ^vith her subm-bs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in aU. 10 All these -luere the cities of the children of Merari according to then- families, even the rest of the families of the Le- vites ; and their lot was twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities 42 vv^ith their suburbs. These cities were every one with then- suburbs romid about them . thus it was with all these cities. 43 So the Lord gave unto Israel all the laud which he sware to give unto then- fathers; and they possessed it, and 44 dwelt therem. And the Lord gave them rest round about, accordmg to all that he sware unto then- fathers: and there stood not a man of all then- enemies before them; the Lord de- livered aU their enemies into their 45 hand. There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel ; all came to pass. 22 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, aud the half tribe of 2 Manasseh, aud said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have hearkened imto my voice in all that I 3 conunanded you : ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the com- 4mandment of the Lord yoiu- God. And now the Lord yom- God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake imto them : therefore now tm-n ye, and get you unto yoiar tents, unto the land of yom- possession, Avhicli Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond 5 Jordan. Only take diligent heed to do the commandment aud the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord com- manded you, to love the Lord yom- 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 6 heart and with all your soul. So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away : and they went unto then- tents. 7 Now to the one half tribe of Ma- nasseh Moses had given inheritance in Bashan : but unto the other half gave Joshua among then- brethx-en 22. 31. JOSHUA. 185 I Or, /amiliet beyond Jordan westwai-d. Moreover wlien Joshua sent tlioni away unto Stbeii' teats, lie blessed tlK'ni,and sp ;ke unto them, sayuig, lleturn with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and witli brass, and with iron, and with very nuich raime)it: divide the spoil of j'our enemies with your brethren. 9 And the children of Keuben and the children of (iad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Sbiloh, wliich is in the land of Canaan, to go luito the land of Gilead, to the laud of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the command- ment of the LoiiD by the hand of Moses. 10 And when they came unto the region about Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Eeuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there au altar by Jor- 11 dan, a great altar to see to. And the children of Israel beard say, Behold, the children of lleuben and the childi'en of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to 12 the childi-en of Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go wp agauist them to war. 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the cliildren of Eeube)i, and to tlie children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the laud of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest ; 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 15 among the i thousands of Israel. And they came unto the children of Eeu- ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the Iialf tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of GUead, and thej' spake with 16 them, saying. Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What tres- l^ass is this that ye have coumiitted against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, to 17 rebel this day against the Lord? Is the iniquity of I'eor too little for us, from wliich we have not cleansed oui'- selves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation 18 of the Lord, that ye must turn awa}' this day from following the Lokd ? and it will be, seeing je rebel to-day against the Lord, that to-morrow he will be Avroth with the whole coii- 19gregation of Israel. Howbeit, if the land of your i)ossession be unclean, then pass je over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Loiin's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Loud, nor rebel a- gainst us, in building you an altar besides the altar of the Loan our God. 201>id not Achan the son of Zerah com- mit a tr(;simss in the dt'voted thuig, and wrath fell upon all tlie congrega- tion of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iiii(iuity. '21 Then the children of Eeuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the i thousands of Israel, 22'-iThe Lord, the God of gods, the Lord, the God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in re- bellion, or if in trespass against the 23 Lord, (save thou us not this day,) that we have built us an altar to tui-n away from following the Lord ; or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meal offer- ing, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself 24 require it; and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of l)uri)ose, saying. In tmie to come your children might speak unto oui- child- ren, saying. What have j-e to do with 25 the Lord, the God of Israel? for the Lord hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Eeuben and childi-en of Gad; ye have }io portion in the Lord : so shall j'oiu' cliildren make our children cease from 26 fearing the Lord. Therefore we said. Let us now jjrepare to build i;s an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice : 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 Lord before him with oui- bui'nt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and M'ith om- peace offerings; that your children may not say to our childi-en in time to come, Ye have no portion in 28 the Lord. Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to oiu" generations in time to come, that we shall say. Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which oui- fathers made, not for biu'ut offering, nor for sacrifice ; but it is a witness between 29 us and you. God forbid tliat we shoidd rebel against the Lord, and turn away this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the Lord om" God that is before his tabernacle. 30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the jirinces of the congi'egation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the chikb-en of Eeuben and the cliildren of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them well. 31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said mato the childi-eu of Eeuben, 2 Or, Ood, even Uod. the Lord Heb. El Klohim Jehovah. 186 JOSHUA. 22. 31. 1 That is. Witness. '•^Or, hath chased and to the cliiklren of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we know that the Lord is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this tresjiass against the Lord: now have j-e delivered the children of Israel 32 out of the hand of the Lord. And Phmehas the sou of Eleazar the priest, and the i)rinces, 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 33 word again. And the thing j^leased the children of Israel ; and the chikh-en of Israel blessed God, and sjjake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherem the children of Reuben and the children of Gad M dwelt. And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar i/iVZ: For, said they, it is a witness between us that the Lord is God. 23 And it came to pass after many days, when the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies romid about, and Joshua was old and well 2 stricken in years; that Joshua called for all Israel, for then- elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said tinto them, 3 1 am old and well stricken in years : and ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you ; for the Lord yom* God, 4 he it is that hath fought for you. Be- hold, I have allotted unto you these nations that remain, to be an inherit- ance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even xmto the great sea toward the going .5 down of the sun. And the Lord your God, he shall thmst them out fro'n before you, and drive them from out of your sight ; and j'e shall possess their land, as the Lord your God spake unto 6 you . Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye tm-n not aside therefrom to the 7 right hand or to the left ; that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear hy them, neither serve them, nor bow down your- 8 selves unto them: but cleave unto the Lord yom' God, as ye have done 9 unto this day. For the Lord hath driven out from before you gi-eat nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto 10 this day. One man of you ^ shall chase a thousand : for the Lort) your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake 11 unto you. Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord 1'2 your God. Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that re- main among you, and make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and 13 they to you : know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive these nations from out of youi; sight ; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scom-ge m j'our sides, and thorns in your eyes, mitil ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth : and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of aU the good things which the Lord j'our God sjiake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing 1.5 hath failed thereof. And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which the Lord your God si)ake imto you, so shall the Lord brmg upon you all the evQ things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord 16 your God hath given you. When ye transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow do^vn yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against j'ou, and j'e shall perish quick- ly from oft' the good land which he hath given unto you. 24 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 2 before God. And Joshua said ruito all the people. Thus saith the Loud, 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. 3 And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him through- out all the land of Canaan, and multi- plied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau : and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it ; and Jacob and his children 5 went down into Egypt. And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egyi)t, according to that which I did in the midst thereof : and afterward I brought 6 you out. And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and j'e came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with 7 horsemen unto the Red Sea. And when they cried out unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egji^tians, and brought the sea ui)on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many 8 days. And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which d^\•elt beyond 24. 33. JOSHUA. 187 'Heb. bond- men. Jordan; and they fought with you: and j 20 I gave them into your hand, and ye liosscssed their land ; and I destroyed 9 them from hefore j'ou. Tlien Bahxk the son of Zipi'or, Iving of Moah, arose 21 and fouglit against Israel; and he sent and called Balaam tl)e son of Beor to i 22 10 curse j-ou : but I would not hearken [ mito Balaam; therefore he blessed i you still : so I delivered you out of his ! 11 hand. And ye went over Jordan, and 23 came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Anior- ite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaan- j ite, and the Hittite, and the G-irgashite, 24 the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I 12 delivered them into your hand. And 25 I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, ovt'u j the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 26 13 And I gave you a land whereon thou liadst not laboured, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye 27 14 planted not do ye eat. Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sm- cerity and in truth : and jjut away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egyjit; and serve ye ' 15 the Lord. And if it seem evil unto i 28 you to sei've the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether 29 the gods which your fathers served that were bej-ond the Eiver, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land 30 ye dwell: but as for me and my 16 house, we will serve the Lord. Aiid the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the ! 31 17 Lord, to serve other gods ; for the ] Lord our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the h.nd of ; Egypt, from the house of i bondage, : and that did those gi'eat signs in our [ 32 sight, and jireserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom 18 we i^assed : and the Lord drave out from before us all the i)eoples, even : the Amorites which dwelt in the land : i therefore we also will serve the Lord ; ' 19 for he is our God. And Joshua said ' 33 unto the j)eople. Ye cannot serve the j Lord; for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God: he will not forgive . your transgression nor your sins. If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Tjoud. And Joshua said unto the people. Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve hhn. And they said, We ai'e witnesses. Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which ai"e among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord, the God of Israel. And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and unto his voice viU we hearken. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 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 Lord. And Joshua said unto all the people. Behold, this stone shall be a witness agauist us ; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which h:' spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny j-our God. So Joshua sent the peoide away, every man unto his inheritance. And it came to iiass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, bein;]; an hundred and ten years old. And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and h-'d known all the work of the Lord, that he had wrought for Israel. And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the pai'cel of ground ^ which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hmidred pieces of money : and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried hun in ^the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given liim in the hill country of Ephraim. 'Or, 3 See Gen. xxxLii. 19. lOr, Gibeah 0/ Phine- has THE BOOK OF JUDGES. l.See Josh. -xv. 13-19. «0r, pretetif 1 A>iD it came to pass after the death of Jo.shua, that the children of Israel asketl of the Lord, sajiiig. Who shall go nj) for us first against the Cauaaii- 2ites, to fight against them? And the Loi;d said, Jndah sliall go up : hehold, I have (lelivere<l the land into his hand. SAiid Jiidali said unto Simeon his l)rother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Caiiaau- ites ; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with 4 him. And Judah went up; and the XiOUD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand : and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand 5 men. And they found Adoni-hezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and 6 the Perizzites. But Adoni-hezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumhs and his 7 great toes. And Adoni-hezek said, Tlu'eescore and ten kings, having their thumhs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my tahle: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they hrought him to Jeru- salem, and he died there. 8 And tlie children of Judah fought against Jeriisalem, and toolc it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, 9 and set the city on fire. And afterward tJie children of Judah went down to fight agauist the Canaanites that dwelt in the laill comiti-j', and in tlie South, 10 and in the lowland, i And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hehron: (now the name of Hehron he- foretime was Kiriath-arha:) and they smote Sheshai, and Aliiman, and Tal- 11 mai. And from thence he went against the uiliahitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath- 12sepher.) And Caleb said. He that smiteth Kiriath sepher, and taketh it, to him -n-ill I give Achsah uiy daughter 13 to wife. And Othniel the sou of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, tooli it: and Le gave him Achsah his daughter to 14 wife. And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted down from off her ass; and Caleb said imto her. What wouldest 15 thou ? And she said unto hun. Give me a ^ blessing; for that tliou liast "Set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper sjirings and the nether springs. IC And the children of the Kenite, Moses' * brother in law, went up out of 5 the city of i)alm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Ai-ad ; and they went and dwelt with the 17 people. And Judah went with Simeon his l)rother, and they smote the Canaan- ites that inhabited Zephath, and '■utter- ly destroyed it. And the name of the 18 city was called THormah. Also Judah took (xaza -with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and 19 Ekron with the border thereof. And the Lord was with Judah ; and he drave out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabit- ants of the valley, because they had 20 chariots of u-on. And they gave Hebron mito Caleb, as Moses had spoken : and he drave out thence the three sous of 21 Anak. And the childi-en of Benjamm did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem : but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the 23 Lord was with them. And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before- 24 time was Luz.) And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him. Shew us, we l)ray thee, the entrance into the city, and ^^'e will deal kindly with thee. 25 And he shewed 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. 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. 27 And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-sheau and her ** towns, nor of Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her to\\^ls, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dweU in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was 3 Or, given ^nc the land o/thi- South 4 Or, father in law 5 See Deut. xxxir. 3. 6Heb. devoted. '.See Num. xxi. S. 8Heb. d^tttgh- tt-rs. 2. 23. JUDGES. 189 I Or, suiijecf to ttlRktvork and so vv. 33, aj. 2 Or, Sela 3 Or, a tnes- senger J Some ancient versions have, shidl be advers- aries unto you. 5 See Num. xxxiii. 55. 6 That is. Weepers. "See Josh, xxiv. 29-31. waxen wtroiif,', tliat they put Caiiaanites to taskwork, and did uttorlj' drive them out. '29 And Ephvaini di-avo not out Caiiaanites tliat dwelt in dozer : tlie not the but the Caiiaanites dwelt in (lezer among thein. 30 Zebulun dravo not out the inhabit- ants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol ; but the Caiiaanites dwelt among them, and became i tributary. 31 Asher drave not out tlio inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Ajihik, nor of Eehob: 32 but the Asherites dwelt among the Caiiaanites, the inhabitants of the land ; for they did not drive them out. 33 Naphtali drave not out the inhabit- ants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabit- ants of Beth-anath ; but he dwelt among the Caiiaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath be- came tributary unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the child- ren of Dan into the hill country: for they would not suffer them to 3.5 come down to the valley: but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, 36 so that they became tributary. And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from 2 the rock, and upward. 2 And "the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, I made you to go up out of Eg3iit, and have brought 3'ou unto the land which I sware unto .your fathers; and I said, I will never lireak my 2 covenant with you : and j'e shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars: but ye have not hearkened unto my voice : why have j'e done this '? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before yon; but they * shall be ^''as thorns in yoiu' sides, and their gods shall be a snare imto you. 4 And it came to pass, when tlie angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted u}) their voice, and wejit. 5Ajid they called the name of that place 6 Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord. 6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to 7 possess the land. ^And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the gi*eat work of the Lord, that he had wrought 8 for Israel. And Joshua the son of Nmi, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the l)Order of hisinlieritaiice in Tumiath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraiin, on the north 10 of the mountain of Gaasli. And also all tliat generation were gathered unto their fathers : and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel. 11 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, 12 and served the Baalim : and they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, which 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 13 the Lord to anger. And tliey forsook the Lord, and .served Baal and the Ash- 14 tarotli. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and lie de- livered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold thein into the hands of then" enemies I'ound about, so that they could not any longer 15 stand before their enemies. Whither- soever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had spoken, and as the Lord had sworn unto them : and they 16 were sore distressed. And the Lord raised up judges, which saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17 And yet they hearkened not unto their judges, for they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves down mito them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the conunand- ments of the Lord ; Imt they did not so. 18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and saved them out of the liand of their enemies all the daj's of the judge : for it rejiented the Lord because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 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 theu* doings, nor from their 20 stubborn way. And the anger of the Lord w as kindled against Israel ; and he said, Because this nation have trans- gi-essed my covenant which I command- ed their fathers, and have not heark- 21 ened unto my voice ; I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left 22 when he died : that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, 23 as their fathers did keep it, or not. So the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily ; neither deliv- ered he them uito the hand of Joshua. SHeb. they let nothing fall of their doings. 190 JUDGES. 3. 1. 'Or, the Cu- naan- ites, the Sittitea 2 See Ex. xxxiv. 13. 3 Heb. Aram- na- harahn. iHeb. Aram. 3 Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove larael by them, even as many as had not linown all the wars 2 of Canaan; only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as be- 3 foretime knew nothing thereof; name- ly, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidouians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon 4 unto the entering in of Hamath. And they were for to prove Israel l)y them, to know whether tliey would hearken rmto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by 5 the hand of Moses. And the children of Israel dwelt among i the Canaanites ; the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the 6 Jebusite : and they took their daugh- ters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to then- sons, and served their gods. 7»And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served the Baalun and ^the 8 Asheroth. Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and lie sold them into the hand of Cushan- rishatliaim king of s Mesopotamia : and the children of Israel served 9 Cushan-rishathaim eight years. And when the children of Israel cried uuto the Lord, the Lord raised up a saviom' to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, 10 Caleb's younger brother. And the spirit of the Lord came upon hun, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan- rishathaim kuig of "* Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed 11 against Cushan-rishathaim. And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 12 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strength- ened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the 13 Lord. 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. 14 And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eigliteen years. 15 But when the children of Israel cried imto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and the children of Israel sent a present by him unto Eglon the king of Moab. 16 And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his 17 right thigh. And he offered tlie present uuto Eglon king of Moab : now Eglon 18 was a very fat man. And when he had made an end of offering the present, lie sent away the people that bare 19 the present. But he hunself turned back from the ^ quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand ruito thee, king. And he said. Keep silence. Aiid all that stood '20 by him went out from him. And Ehud came unto him ; and he was sitting by hunself alone in his '^ summer parlour. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out 21 of his seat. And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly : 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 belly; and 'it came out behind. 23 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon 24 him, and locked them. Now when he was gone out, his servants came ; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his 25 summer chamber. And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, be opened not the doors of the par- lour ; therefore they took the key, and opened them: and, behold, then- lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the ^ quarries, and 27 escaped unto Seirah. And it came to liass, when he was come, tliat he blew a trumpet in the hiU comitry of Ephi-aim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, a,nd he 28 liefore them. And he said unto 'them. Follow after me: for the Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after" him, and took the fords of Jordan ® against the Moabites, and suffered 29 not a man to pass over. And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour; and there 30 escaped not a man. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest four- score years. 31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Aiiath, which smote of the Philis- tines six hundred men with an ox goad : and he also saved Israel. 4 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the 2 Lord, when Ehud was dead. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor ; the cai)taui of whose host was Sisera, wliich dwelt in Harosheth of the "Gen- 3 tiles. And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hund- red chariots of iron ; and twenty years 5 Or, graven linages II Heb. upper eh amber of codl- ing. 'Or, he went ffUt into the ante- cham-ber 8 Or, tfyward Moab 9 Or, nations 5. 9. JUDGES. 191 1 Or, sac 2Heb. Kain, See Num. xxiv. 22. 3 Or, father in law 4 Or, terebinth 6 See Josh. xix. 33. eor, nations ho mightily oppressed the chihlieu of Israel. 4 Now Deborah, a i)roplietess, the wife of Lappidoth, slie judged Isi-ael at that 5 tune. And she idwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Kaniah and Beth-el in the hill country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to 6 her for judgement. And she sent and called Barak the sun of Aliinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lokd, the God of Israel, commanded, nai/ln;/, Go and draw imto mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebul- 7 an ? And I will draw unto thee to the river Kislion Sisera, the captain of Ja- biu's army, with his chariots and his multitude ; and I will deliver him into 8 thme hand. And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with ine, then I will go : but if thou wilt not go with me, I will 9 not go. And she said, I will siu-ely go with thee : notwithstanding the joui-uey that thou takest shall not be for thme honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. lOAud Barak called Zebulmi and Nai)h- tali together to Kedesh ; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet : 11 and Deborah went up with bun. Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from 2 the Kenites, even from the child- ren of Hobab the ^ brother in law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the ^oak in ^Zaanamiim, which is 12 by Kedesh. And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up 13 to mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered to- gether all his chariots, even nine hund- red chariots of u-on, and all the iieople that were with hun, from Harosheth of the 6 Gentiles, unto the river Kishon. 14 And Deborah said mito Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera uito thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee ? So Barak went down from momit Tabor, 15 and ten thousand men after him. And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak ; and Sisera lighted down from his chariot, 16 and fled away on his feet. But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, luito Harosheth of the <> Gentiles : and aU the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword ; there was not a man left. 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace be- tween Jabin the king of Hazor and the 18 house of Heber the Kenite. 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 hun with 11) a rug. And he said unto her, (live me, I pray thee, a little water to drink ; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave lain drink, and covered 'iOliini. And he said unto her. Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and iiKjuire of thee, and say, Is there any man 21 here? that thou shalt say, No. Then Jael Heber 's wife took a tent-pin, and took an hananer in her hand, and went softly mito hun, and smote the pin into his temples, and it jjierced through into the ground ; for he was ■? in a deep sleeji ; •2'2 so he swooned and died. And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I wlQ shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her ; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent- "23 pm was in his temples. So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan 24 before the children of Israel. And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the kmg of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jobm king of Canaan. 5 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abuioam on that daj', saying, 2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered them- selves wUlinglj', Bless ye the Lord. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes ; I, even I, will suig unto the Lord ; I wUl sing jiraise to the Lord, the God of Israel. 1 Lord, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou niarchedst out of the field of Edoui, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped. Yea, the clouds dropped water. 5 The momitaius s flowed down at the jjresence of the Lord, Even yon Sinai at the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel. 6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Auath, Li the days of Jael, ^the high ways were luioccupied. And the travellers walked through 10 byways. 7 11 The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased. Until that I Deborah arose. That I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods ; Then was war in the gates : Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand m Israel ? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, 12 That offered themselves wiUmgly among the people : Bless ye the Lord. ' Or, in a deep sleep aiul weary ; so he died 8 Or. qaafied » Or, the caravans ceased 10 Heb. crooked xvays. uOr.rfte villages were un- occupied 12 Or, re that offered your- selves wUlinglii among the peo- ple, bless Jic. 192 JUDGES. 5. 10. 1 Or, Be- cause of the voice of the archers . . .there Ut them rehear &e 2 Or, to- ward h is riUaffcs 3 Or, Then 7nade he a reinnani to have domin- ion over the nobles and the people ; the Lord made me have domin- ion over the might}) 4 Or, as otber- wise reai), the people of the LoitD came down fur ine a- ffaiust (or, a- monff) the might!/ 5 Or, ainon-j 6 See ch. xii. 15. "Or, taw- givers 8 Or, the staff of the scribe 9 Or, my princes in Js- sachar 10 Or, "Or, thou hast trodden down strength 10 Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich caiiiets, And j'e that walk by the way. 11 iFar from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the right- eous acts of the Lord, Ecen the righteous acts '-^of his rule in Israel. Then the people of the Lokd went down to the gates. 12 Awake, awake, Deborah ; Awake, awake, utter a song : Arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity capti\e, thou son of Abinoam. 13 3Xhen came down a renniant of the nobles *and the people; The Lord came down for me ^ against the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim came down ^they whose root is in Amalek ; After tliee, Benjamin, among thy peoples ; Out of Machir came down '^govern- ors. And out of Zebulun they that handle 8 the niarshal's staff. 15 And ''the pruices of Issachar «ere with Deborah ; As was Issachar, so was Barak ; Lito the valley they rushed forth at his feet. By the watercom-ses of Reuben There Avere great resolves of heart. 16 Why safest thou among the sheep- folds, To hear the pipings for the flocks ? At the watercourses of lieubeu There were great searchmgs of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan : And Dan, A\'hy did he remam in ships ? Asher sat still at the lo haven of the sea, Aiid abode by his creeks. 18 Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death. And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field. 19 The kuigs came and fought ; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo : They took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven, The stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river Kishon swept them away. That ancient river, the river Kishon. my soul, " march on with strength. 22 Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the pran sings, the pransings of their strong ones. 23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof ; Because they came not to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord ''against the mighty. 24 Blessed i'^ above women .shall Jael he, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Blessed shall she be 12 above women i in the tent. j 2') He asked water, and she gave him milk ; She brought him butter in a lordly dish. 26 She put her hand to the I'^naU, 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 temi)les. 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. 28 Throvigh the window she looked forth, and cried. The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice, "Wiij is his chariot so long in coming ? Wily tarrv the i^ wheels of his chari- ots ? 20 Her wise ladies answered her, ii'Yea, she returned answer to her- self, 30 Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil ? A damsel, two damsels to every man ; To Sisera a spoil of i' divers colours, \ spoil of 17 (livers colours of em- broidery. Of l''di^•ers colours of embroidery on both sides, on the necks of the sjioil? 31 So let all thine enemies perish, Lord : But let them that love bun be as the sxm when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. 6 And the children of Israel did that whicli was evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the 2 hand of Midian seven years. And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the momitains, and the caves, and 3 the strong holds. And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came uji, and tlie Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up 4 against them; and thej' encamped a- gainst them, and destroj-ed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither 5 sheei?, nor ox, nor ass. For they came up with their cattle and their tents, they came in as locusts for multitude ; botli they and their camels were without nmnber : and they came 6 into the land to destroy it. And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried mito the Lord. 6. 37. JUDGES. 193 7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lokd 8 because of Midian, that the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel : and he said unto them, Thus saith the Loud, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth 9 out of the house of bondage; and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their 10 land; and I said unto you, I am the Loud your God ; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, iii whose land ye dwell: but ye have not hearkened unto my voice. 11 And the angel of the Lokd came, and sat mider the ^oak which was in Oplu-ah, that pertauied unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wiuepress, 12 to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared mito him, and said unto him. The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of 13 valom-. And Gideon said unto him, Oh my lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us ? and where be all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying. Did not the Lord bring us up from Egj^jf? but now the Lord hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian. 14 And the Lord 2 looked upon hun, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian : have 15 not I sent thee? And he said unto him, Oh Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my ^ family is the poor- est in Manasseh, and I am the least m 16 my father's house. And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as 17 one man. And he said unto him, If now I have found grace m thy sight, then shew me a sign that it is thou that 18 talkest with me. Depart not hence, I pray thee, imtil I come unto thee, and bruig forth my ^present, and lay it be- fore thee. And he said, I will tarry mitil 19 thou come again. 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 20 under the 1 oak, and presented it. And the angel of God said unto hun, Take the flesh and the mdeavened cakes, and lay them uijon this rock, and poiu- out 21 the broth. And he did so. Then the angel of the Lord 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 un- leavened cakes ; and the angel of the 22 Lord departed out of his sight. And Gideon saw that he was the angel of the Lord ; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GodI forasmuch as I have seen the 23 angel of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. 2-1 Then Gideon buUt an altar there unto the Lord, and called it ''Jehovah- shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrali of the Abiezrites. 25 And it came to i)ass the same night, that the Lord said imto him. Take thy father's bullock, 6 even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the ''Asherah that 2G is "by it: and build au altar unto the Lord thy God upon tlie top of this strong hold, "in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his serv- ants, and did as the Lord had spoken unto him : and it came to pass, be- cause 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 28 by night. And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken dowTi, and the Asherah was cut down that was 8 by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. 29 And they said one to another. Who hath done this thing ? And when they inquu'ed and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Brmg out thy son, that he may die : because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut 31 down the Asherah that was ^ by it. And Joash said mito all that stood against hun. Will ye plead for Baal ? or will j'e save him ? he that will x^lead for him, lofet him be put to death n whilst if is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath 32 broken down his altar. Therefore on that day he called him i^Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, be- cause he hath broken down his altar. 33 Then all the Midianites and the Amal- ekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and x)itclied in the 34 valley of Jezreel. But the spirit of the Lord i^came upon Gideon ; and he blew a trimipet ; and Abiezer was gathered 35 together after him. And he sent mes- sengers throughout aU Manasseh ; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came uj) to meet 36 them. And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by muie hand, as 37 thou hast spoken, behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor ; if 5 That ia, The LriltD it peace. Or, and 7 See Ex. xxxiv. 13. «()r, upon •J Or, with that pertain- ing to It WOr, shall be jnit to death : let be till morn- iiia : if (E-c. 11 Or, before morniwj 12 That is. Let Baal 2Jlead, 13 Heb. clothed itself li'ith. 194 JUDGES. 6. 37. 1 That is, hllng. Seever. 3. 2 Or, from the Mil of Moreh onwards in the valley 3 Or, go rouncl about * Accord- ing to some ancient versif)ns, So they took the victuals of the people. 5 Or, against there be dew on the fleece only, and it lie di-y upon all the ground, then shaU I know that thou'wilt save Israel by 38 mine hand, as thou hast spoken. And it was so : for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece to- gether, and wringed the dew out of the 39 fleece, a bowlful of water. And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled agamst me, and I wiU speak but this once: let me prove, 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. 40 Ajid God did so that night : for it was dry ujion the fleece only, and there was dew on aU the ground. 7 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the spring of iHarod: and the camp of Midiau was on the north side of them, '-^by the hiU of Moreh, in the valley. 2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt them- selves agamst me, saying. Mine own 3 hand hath saved me. Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the peoijle, saying. Whosoever is fearful and trem- blmg, let him return and '<^ depart from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand ; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many ; bring them do^vn unto the water, and I will try them for thee 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, 5 the same shall not go. So he brought down the people imto the water : and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees 6 to drink. And the number of them that lapped, puttmg their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but aU the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the Lord said imto Gideon, By the three Imndred men that lapjjed will I save you, and dehver the Midian- ites into thine hand: and let all the people go every man unto his place. 8* So the people took victuals in then- hand, and their trumpets : and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundi'ed men : and the camj) of Midian was be- neath him in the valley. 9 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down ^into the camp; for I have lOdehvered it into thine hand. But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp : 11 and thou shalt hear what they say ; and afterward shall thine hands be strength- ened to go down *into the camp. Then ^vent he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed 12 men that were m the camp. And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along ui the valley like locusts for multitude; and their caiqels were without nmnber, as the sand which is upon the sea 13 shore for multitude. And when Gid- eon was come, behold, there was a man that told a (h-eam unto hisfeUow, and said. Behold, I (b-eamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread timabled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and turned it upside down, that the tent 14 lay along. 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 dehvered Midian, and all the host. 15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpret- ation thereof, that he worshipped ; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise ; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. 16 And he divided the three hmidred men into thi-ee companies, and he put mto the hands of all of them trumpets, and emjjty pitchers, with torches within 17 the jiitchers. Arid he said unto them. Look on me, and do likewise : and, be- hold, when I come to the outermost pai"t of the camj), it shall be that, as I 18 do, so shall ye do. When I blow the trmnpet, I and aU that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of aU the camp, and say, For the Lord and for Gideon. 19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were ^vith him, came unto the outer- most part of the camp in the begimiing of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake in pieces the 20 pitchers that were in their hands. 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 to blow ■withal : and they cried, '" The sword of 21 the Lord and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place romid about the camp : and aU the host ran ; and they shouted, and ''put them to 22 flight. Ajid they blew the three hundred trumpets, and the Lord set every man's sword against his feUow, and against all the host : and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the 8 border of Abel-meholah, by Tab- 23 bath. And the men of Israel were 8. 29. JUDGES. 195 1 Or, and also 2 Hel). spirit. 3 Or, tojjass 4Heb. threslt. 6Heb. lerrijleit. gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, aud out of all Manasseh, '24 and pursued after Midian. And (lideoii sent mesweugers thi'ougliout all the hill country of Ephrahu, saying, (Jome down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, 1 even Jordan. So all the men of Ephra- im were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth-barah, leven 25 Jordan. Arid they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the rock otOreb, aud Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian : and they brought the heads of Oreb aud Zeeb to Grideou be- yond Jordan, 8 And the men of Ephraim said unto him. Why hast thou served us thus, that thoii calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said luito them. What have I now done in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephrahu better than the vintage of Abi- 3ezer? God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then then- 2 anger was abated toward him, when he had 4 said that. And Gideon came to Jor- dan, ^and passed over, he, aud the three hundred men that were with him, faint, 5 yet pursuing. Aud he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me ; for they be faint, and I am pursuhig after Zebah and Zalmunna, G the kings of Midian. And the princes of Succoth said. Are the hands of Zebah and Zahumma now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thuie army ? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath dehvered Zebah and Zal- munna into -aiine hand, then I will * tear your llesh with the thorns of the wilder- 8 iiess aud with briers. And he went up thence to Peimel, and spake unto them in like manner : and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth 9 had answered. And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, sayuig, Wlien I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, ab- out fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that di-ew sword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah aud Jogbehah, and smote the host ; for 12 the host was secure. And Zebah and Zalmunna lied; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmmiua, and ^dis- 13 comfited all the host. And Gideon the sou of Joash returned from the battle 14 from the ascent of Heres. Aud he caught a young man of tlie men of Succoth, and inquired of liim; and he ''described for liiiu the prhices of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men. 15 Aiid he came unto the men of Succoth, and said. Behold Zebah aud Zahnuuna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, say- ing, Ai'e the hands of Zebah and Zal- munna now in thbie hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that 16 are weary? And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he 'taught 17 the men of Succoth. And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew 18 the men of the city. Then said he mito Zebah and Zahnuima, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor ? And they answered. As thou art, so were they ; each one resembled 19 the children of a kuig. And he said, They were my brethren, the sous of my mother : as the Lord hveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not 20 slay you. And he said unto Jether his firstborn. Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was j'et a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zahniuma said. Else thou, and f aU upon us : for as the man is, so is his strength. Arid Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Kule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast saved us out of the hand 23 of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall 24 rule over you. And Gideon said mito them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the *^earrmgs of his spoil. (For they had golden earrings, because they were 25 Islunaelites.) And they answered. We ■will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earruigs of his spoil. 26 And the weight of the golden earrmgs that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shehels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raunent that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were 27 about their camels' necks. And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah : and all Israel went a whoring after it there : and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his 28 house. 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. 29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. eOr, down ~ Some ancient author- ities read, th rushed. See vc,-. 7. «0r, riiKji 19G JUDGES. 8. 30. iHeb. $el. 2 Or, n-th- i.iaio 3 Or. 1'-re- blnth lOr, garriion 5 Or, which God aiui man honour in me 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten : for he had many 31 wives. And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a sou, and 32 he 1 called his name Abimelech. And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Oplu-ah of the Abiezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel tm*ued agam, and went a whor- ing after the Baalim, and made Baal- 34 berith then- god. And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord theh' God, who had dehvered them out of the hand of aU then- enemies on every 35 side : neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. 9 And Abimelech the sou of Jerub- baal went to Shechem uuto his mo- ther's brethren, and spake with them, and with all the family of the house 2 of his mother's father, saying. Speak, 1 pray you, m the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am youf 3 bone and yom- flesh. And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words : and their hearts mclined to follow Abi- melech ; for they said. He is our brother. 4 And they gave him thi'eescore and ten 2neces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, where with Abimelechhu'ed vaui and light fellows, which followed Shim. And he weut unto his father's house at Oiilu-ah, and slew his brethi'eu the sons of Jerubbaal, beuig threescore and ten j)ersous, upon oue stone : but Jotham the youngest sou of Jerubbaal was left ; for he hid himself. 6 And all the men of Shechem as- sembled themselves together, and aU 2 the house of Millo, and went and made Abuuelech king, by the ^oak of 7 the ■'ijillar that was in Shechem. And when they told it to Jotham, he weut and stood in the to23 of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken mito me, ye meu of Shechem, that God may hearken 8 unto you. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the oUve tree, Eeigu 9 thou over us. But the olive tree said mito them. Should I leave my fatness, 5 wherewith by me they houom- God and man, and go to wave to and fro 10 over the trees ? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over 11 us. But the fig tree said mito them. Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over 12 the trees ? And the trees said irnto the 13 viae. Come thou, and reign over us. And the viae said mito them. Should I leave my vfine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees ? 14 Then said all the trees unto the ^bram- 15 ble. Come thou, and reigu over us. And the 6 bramble said unto the trees. If in truth ye anoint me kuig over you, then come and put your trust iu my shadow : and if not, let fire come out of the ^ bram- ble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore,if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abi- melech kuig, and if j'e have dealt well wdth Jerubbaal and his house, and have done mito him according to the deserv- 17iug of his hands; (for my father fought for you, and ^adventm-ed his life, and dehvered you out of the hand of Midian : 18 and ye 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 maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your 19 brother ;) if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal aud with his house this day, then rejoice j^e in Abimelech, aud let him also rejoice in 20 you : but if uot, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of MUlo ; and let fire come out from the men of She- chem, aud from the house of MUlo, and 21devom' Abimelech. And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, aud dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. 22 Aud Abimelech was ijrmce over Israel 23 three years. And God .sent an evil spu'it between Abimelech aud the men of Shechem ; aud the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 24 that the violence done to the three- score aud ten sous of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them, and upon the meu of Shechem, which strengthened his 25 hands to slay his brethren. And the meu of Shechem set liers iu wait for him on the tops of the mouutauis, and they robbed all that came along that way by them : and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to She- chem: and the men of Shechem put 27 their trust in him. And they went ovit into the field, and gathered their vineyards, aud trode the grapes, and sheld festival, aud weut into the house of their god, aud did eat and drink, and 28cm'sed Abimelech. 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 ye the meu of Hamor the father of Shechem : 10. 6. JUDGES. 197 1 (.)r, iif 2 Or, in Tortnah 3 Or. opjirfss thr city on thy 1 Heb. as thine hand shall find. 5 Heb. navel. 6 That is, the auffurs^ oak or tere- binth. 29 but why should we serve liini? And would to God this peoido were under my hiuidt then would I remove Abi- melcch. And he said i to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. .^0 And when Zeliul the ruler of tlie city heard the words of Gaal the son of SlEbed, his anger was kindled. And he sent messengers unto Abimelech 2 craftily, saying. Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem ; and, behold, they ^ con- strain the city to fake part against thee. 32 Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie 33 in wait in the field: and it shaU lie, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them '^as thou shalt find occasion. 34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the peoi)le that were with him, by night, and they laid ^^'ait agauist 35 Shechem in four comjianies. And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city : and Abimelech rose up, and the peo^jle that were with him, from the 36 ambusliment. And when Gaal saw the people, lie said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountams. And Zebul said unto hun. Thou seest the shadow of the mountauis as if they were men. 37 And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the ^ middle of the land, and one comijany cometh by the way of ''the oak of Meonenim. 38 Then said Zebul luito him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst. Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, 39 and fight with them. And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and 40 fought with Abimelech. And Abi- melech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Ai-umah : and Zebul drave out Gaal and his bretlu'en, that they should not dwell in Shechem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the 43 field; and they told Abimelech. And he took the people, and divided them uito 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 44 smote them. And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed, upon all that were 45 in the field, and smote them. And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein : and he beat down the city, and sowed it witli salt. 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of ' El-berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were 48 gathered together. And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and aU the people that M'ere 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 peojile that were with him. What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his Ijough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them ; so that all the men of the tower of She- chem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and 51 took it. 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. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard mito the door of the tower to burn it 53 with fire. And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's 54 head, and brake his skull. Then he called hastily mito the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him. Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, 55 and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abunelech was dead, they de^jarted every man unto his jjlace. 56 Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, 57 in slaymg his seventy brethren: and all the wickedness of the men of She- chem did God requite ujion their heads : and ujion them came the curse of Jo- tham the son of Jerubbaal. 10 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 hiU country 2 of Ei^hraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 8 And after him arose Jair, the Gilead- ite; and he judged Isi'ael twenty and 4 two years. And he had thirty sons that rode on thii-ty ass colts, and they had thu'ty cities, which are called ^Havvoth-jair unto this day, which 5 are in the land of Gilead. And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon. 6 And the children of Israel again 7 See cb. viii. 8 Heb. the axei. 9 That i.s, 7'he toicns of Jair. See Nr.m. xxxii. 41. 198 JUDGES. 10. 6. IHeb. Aram. 2 The Sept, has, Midian- iteg. did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of ^ Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philis- tines; and they forsook the Lord, and 7 served him not. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Phil- istines, and into the hand of the child- 8ren of Ammon. And they vexed and ojopressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years oppressed they aU the children of Israel that were beyond Jordan in-the land of the Amorites, 9 which is m Gilead. And the child- ren of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim ; so that Israel was sore dis- 10 tressed. And the children of Israel cried mito the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have 11 served the Baalim. And the Lord 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? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalek- ites, and the ^Maouites, did oppress you ; and ye cried unto me, and I saved 13 you out of their hand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: 14 wherefore I will save you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen ; let them save you in the time 15 of yom- distress. And the childi-en of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee ; only deliver 16 us, we pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in GUead. And the chililren of Israel as- sembled themselves together, and en- 18 camped in Mizpah. And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to an- other, Wliat man is he that will begin to fight against the children of j\jnmon ? he shall be head over aU the inhabit- ants of Gilead. 11 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat 2 Jephthah. And Gileads wife bare birn sons; and when his wife's sons gi-ew up, they drave out Jephthah, and said unto him. Thou shalt not uiherit in om- father's house ; for thou art the 3 son of another woman. Then Jei^h- thah 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. 4 And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war 5 against Israel. 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 6 of Tob : and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may 7 fight with the children of Ammon. And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father's house'? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in dis- 8 tress ? And the elders of Gilead said un- to Jephthah, Therefore are we turned agam to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ajnmon, and thou shalt be om* head 9 over all the inhabitants of Gilead. And Jephthah said mito the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your 10 head? And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord shall be 8 witness between us; surely accord- 11 ing to thy word so will we do. 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 Lord in Mizpah. 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying. What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight a- 13 gainst my land ? And the king of the children of Annnon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Is- rael took away my laud, when he came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now there- fore restore those lands again peace- 14 ably. And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of 15 Ammon: and he said unto him. Thus saith Jephthah : Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the 16 childi'en of Ammon : but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel walked through the wddemess unto the Bed 17 Sea, and came to Kadesh; then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saymg. Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy 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 18 abode in Kadesh. Then he walked through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they pitched on the other side of Arnon; but they came not within the border of Moab, for Arnon was the border of Moal). 19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him. 12. 7. JUDGES. 199 iHeb. daugJi- ten. 2 Or, whoso- ever 3 That is, The meadow of vine- yard?. Let ns pass, wo pray thee, tlirough 20 thy laud uuto my place. But Silioii trusted uot Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jaliaz, 21 and fought against Israel. And the Loud, the God of Israel, delivered Silion and all his people into.the hand of Is- rael, and they smote them: so Israel possessed aU the land of the Amorites, 22 the mhabitants of that country. And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from Ai-non even unto Jab- bok, and from the wilderness even ini- 23 to Jordan. So now the Loed, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amor- ites from before his people Israel, and 24 shouldest thou possess them ? Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess ? So whom- soever the Lord om* God hath dis- possessed from before us, them will we 25 possess. Aiad now art thou any thmg better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight 26agamst them? While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her i toTv^ls, and in Ai'oer and her ^ towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of Aruon, thi-ee hmadred years; wherefore did ye not recover them within that time ? 271 therefore have not sumed against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Loed, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. 28Howbeit the king of the childi-en of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. 29 Then the spii-it of the Lord came up- on 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 Am- 30 mon. And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said. If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into 31 mine hand, then it shall be, that 2 what- soever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Anuuon, it shall be the Lord's, and I wiU offer it 32 up for a burnt offering. So Jephthah j)assed over unto the children of Am- mon to fight against them; and the Lord deUvered them into his hand. 33 And he smote them from Aroer mitil thou come to Mmnith, even twenty cities, and unto ■'^Abel-cheramim, v.ith a very great slaughter. So the child- ren of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. 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 ; beside her he had neither 35 son nor daughter. And it came to pass, when ho saw her, that ho rent liis clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter I thou hast brought mo very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me : for I have opened my mouth unto the 36 Lord, and I cannot go back. And she said mito him. My father, thou hast opened thy mouth mito the Lord; do unto me according to that which hatli proceeded out of tliy mouth; foras- much as the Lord hath taken venge- ance for thee of thuie enemies, even 37 of the children of Ammon. And she said mito 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, 381 and my comimnions. And he said^ Go. And he sent her away for two months : and she departed, she and her comjianions, and bewailed her virguuty 39 upon the mountains. And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned uuto her father, who did wdth her accordmg to his vow which he had vowed : and she had not known man. And it was ''a custom in Israel, 40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly to 5 celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite fom- days in a year. 12 And the men of Ephraun were gathered together, and passed ^ north- ward; and they said uuto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight agamst the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thme house upon thee 2 with fire. And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me 3 uot out of their hand. And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over a- gainst the children of Anunon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together aU the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Eijhraim, because they said. Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gilead- ites, in the midst of Eplu'aim, and in 5 the midst of Manasseh. And the GUead- ites took the fords of Jordan ■? agamst the Ephi-aimites : and it was so, that when any of the fugitives of Ephraun said. Let me go over, the men of Gilead said uuto him, Ai-t thou an 6Ephraimite? If he said. Nay; then said they unto him. Say now Shib- boleth ; and he said Sibboleth ; for he could uot frame to pronounce it right ; then they laid hold on hun, and slew him at the fords of Jordan : and there feU at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six * Or, an ordin- ance 5 Or. lament 5 Or, to Zaphon "Or, toward Ephra- im 200 JUDGES. 12. 7. iSee Num. \i. 2. years. Then died Jephthah the Gilead- ite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem 9 judged Israel. And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he 10 judged Israel seven years. And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem. 11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel 12 ten years. And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. 13 And after him Abdon the son of HiUel 14 the Pirathouite judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts : and he judged Israel eight years. 15 And Abdon the son of HiUel the Pira- thonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ei^hi-aim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. 13 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil ui the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord delivered them uito the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his 3 wife was barren, and bare not. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not : but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat Snot any unclean thing: for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and no razor shall come upon his head : for the child shall be a iNazu-ite mito God from the womb : and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Phil- 6istines. 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 7 his name : but he said unto me. Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now di-ink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing : for the child shall be a Nazirite luito God from tlie womb to the day of his 8 death. Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said. Oh Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again mito us, and teach us what we shall do vmto the child 9 that shall be born. And God heark- ened to the voice of Manoah ; and the angel of God came again mito the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husliand, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath apjjeared unto me, that came unto me the other 11 day. And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him. Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And 12 he said, I am. And Manoah said, 2 Now let thy words come to pass : what shall be the -^ maimer of the child, and 13^ what shall be his work? And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let 14 her beware. She may not eat of any tliuig that Cometh of the ^vine, neither let her drink wme or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I 15 commanded her let her observe. And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread : and if thou wilt make ready a burat offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Ma- noah knew not that he was the angel 17 of the Lord. And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy words come to pass 18 we may do thee honoui- ? And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, 19 seeing it is 6 wonderful? So Manoah took the kid with the meal offeruig, and offered it upon the rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar : and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the 22 angel of the Lord. And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, 23 because we have seen God. But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offeruig and a meal offering at our hand , neither would he have shewed us all these thuigs, nor would at this time have told such 24 tilings as these. And the woman bare a son, and caUed his name '^ Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord 25 blessed him. And the spmt of the Lord began to move hun in ^Mahaneh- dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. 14 And Samson went do^vn to Timiiah, and saw a woman in Timuah of the 2 daughters of the Philistines. And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timiiah of the daughters of the Philistines : now therefore get her for 3 me to wife. Then his father and his mother said mito him. Is there never 15. 12. JUDGES. 201 iTlie Sept. and Syriac have, fourth. 2 Or, take that we have a woman among tlio daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the un- ch-cumcised Philistmes? Anil Samson said unto his father. Get her for me ; for 4 she pleaseth nie well. But his father and his mother knew not that it was of tlie LoKD ; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel. 5 Then went Samson Aovm, and his father and his mother, to Tininah, and came to the vineyards of Tim- nah : and, behold, a yomig lion roared 6 against him. And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothmg in his hand: hut he told not his father or his mother 7 what he had done. And he went do^\Ti, and talked with the woman ; and she 8 pleased Samson well. And after a while he retm-ned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and 9 honey. And he took it mto 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 be told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion. 10 And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to lido. And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty com- 12 panious to be with him. And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you : if ye can declare it me withm the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thii'ty changes of 13 raiment: but if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thkty linen garments and thu-ty changes of rai- ment. And they said imto him. Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them. Out of the eater came forth meat. And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days de- 15 clare the riddle. And it came to pass on the 1 seventh day, that they said un- to Samson's wife. Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to ^im- 16poverish us? is it not so? And Sam- son's wife wept before him, and said. Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not : thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said imto her, Be^ hold, I have not told it my father nor 17 my mother, and shall I tell thee ? 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 18 people. And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, AVhat is sweeter than honey ? and what is stronger than a lion ? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle. 19 And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took then- ^ spoil, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was khidled, and he went up to his 20 father's house. But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. 15 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 2 to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her ; therefore I gave her to thy com- panion : is not her younger sister f aii-- er than she? take her, I pray thee, 3 instead of her. And Samson said unto them. This time ■'shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I 4 do them a mischief. And Samson went and caught three hiuidred ^ foxes, and took 6 firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst 5 between every two taUs. And when he bad set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philis- tines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing corn, and also the 6 oliveyards. Then the Philistines said. Who hath done this? And they said, Samson, the son in law of the Tinmite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the PhUistmes came up, and bm-nt her and 7 her father with fire. And Samson said unto them. If ye do after this manner, sm*ely I will be avenged of 8 you, and after that I will cease. 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. 9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread them- 10 selves in Lehi. And the men of Judah said. Why are ye come ui> agaiust us ? And they said. To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath 11 done to us. Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us ? And he said unto them. As they did unto me, 12 so have I done unto them. And they a Or, ajjpfirri lOr, shall I be tpiif-i with 5 Or, Jackals 6 Or, torches 7--5 202 JUDGES. 15. 12. IHeb. were incited. SHeb.an heapt two heaps. 3 Or, he called that pilace i That is, The hill of the jawbone. 5 0.-. the jaw- hone fi Or, he called the vdtne thereof "That is. The .^/frii/g of htm that called. 8 Or, Wheji (or Before) the viorning 'flight Or, 6// the brook 10 Or, hum hie said imto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that j-e A\'ill not fall ui^on me 13 yourselves. And they spake unto him, saying. No ; but we will buid thee fast, aud deliver thee iuto their hand : but surely we will not kill thee. And they bomid limi with two new ropes, aud 14 brought him up from the rock. When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him : and the spirit of the Lord came mightily ujion him, and the ropes that were upon his axTns became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bauds i dropped from 15 off his bauds. And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, aud smote a thousand 16 men therewith. And Samsou said. With the jawbone of an ass, ^ heaps upon heaps. With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his liand ; and 3 that place was called *Eamath-lehi. 18 And he was sore athu'st, and called on the Lord, and said. Thou hast given this gi'eat deliverance by the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the un- 19 cii'cumcised. But God clave the hoUow place that is in ^Lehi, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spu-it came agam, and he revived : wherefore 6 the name thereof was called 'En-hakkore, which is in 20 Lehi, mito this day. And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistmes twenty years. 16 Aud Samson went to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in imto her. lAnd it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they com- passed 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 mornmg light, then we will kill 3 him. 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 jjut them upon bis shoul- ders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron. 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman ^in the valley of Sorek, 5 whose name was Delilah. 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 pre- vail against him, that we may bind him to I'' afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces 6 of silver. Aud Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou 7 mightest be bound to afflict thee. And Samson said unto her. If they bind me with seven n green withes that were never di'ied, then shall I become weak, 8 and be as another man. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven ^igi-een withes which had not been dried, and she bomid him with 9 them. Now she had liers in wait abiding in the imier chamber. And she said luito him. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the mthes, as a string of tow is broken when it I'^toucheth the fire. So his strength 10 was not known. And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies : now tell me, I pray thee, where with thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her. If they only bmd me with new rojies wherewith no work hath been done, then shaU I become 12 weak, aud be as another man. So Del- ilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said imto him. The Phil- istines be upon thee, Samson. And the liers in wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them from off 13 his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies : tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her. If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the 14 web. And she fastened it with the pin, and said mito him. The PhiUstines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, aud jjlucked away the 15 pin of the beam, aud the web. And she said unto hun. How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me 16 wherein thy gi-eat strength lieth. And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged lum, that his soul was vexed unto death. 17 And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazirite mito God from my mother's womb : if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become 18 weak, and be like any other man. 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 i^ lie hath told me all his heart. Then the loi'ds of the Phil- istines came up unto her, and brought 19 the money in their hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees ; and she called for i^a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head ; and she began to afflict hun, and his strength went 20 from him. And she said, The Philis- tines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will 18. 5. JUDGES. 203 lOr, ?e avenged .for oneofmy two eyes 2 Or, an adjura- tioii go out as at other times, and sliake juyself. But lie wist not that the IjOud '21 was departed from liim. And tlie I'liil- iwtines laid hold on lum, and put out liis eyes; and they Ijrought him down to (iaza, and hound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison 22 house. Howheit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23 And the lords of the PhiHstiues gathered them together for to oifer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into 24 our hand. And when the people saw him, they ^iraised their god : for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of oiu- country, which hath slain many of 25 us. And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said. Call for Samson, that he may make us si)ort. And they called for Samson out of the in-ison house ; and -he made sport be- fore them : and the;^ set him between 26 the pillars. And Samson said mrto 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 27 them. 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 28 made sport. And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, Lord God, re- member me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, God, that I may ^be at once avenged of the 29 Philistines for my two eyes. And Sam- son took hold of the two middle pil- lars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left. 30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might ; and the house f eU upon the lords, and upon aU the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at liis death were more than they 31 which he slew in his life. Then his brethren and all the house of his fa- ther came down, and took him, and brought hun up, and bm-ied him be- tween Zorah and Eshtaol in the bm-y- ingplace of Maiioah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. 17 And there was a man of the hill country of Epkraim, whose name was 2Micah. And he said unto his mother. The eleven hundi-ed pieces of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter 2 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 3 Lord. And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I verily "dedicate the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I 4 will restore it unto thee. And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred jiieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image : and it was in the house 5 of Micah. And the man Micali had an house of ^gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and ^ consecrated one of Ghis sons, who became his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel : every man did that which A\'as right in his own eyes. 7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he so- 8 journed there. And the man departed outof the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place : and he came to the liiU country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he 9 journeyed. And Micah said mito him, Whence comest thou ? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem- judah, and I go to sojourn where I 10 may find a place . And Micah said imto him. Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten piieces of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So 11 the Levite went in. And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as 12 one of his sons. And Micah conse- crated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house 13 of Micah. Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord wiU do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. 18 Li those days there was no king in Israel : and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inherit- ance to dwell in ; for unto that day tkei)- inheritance had not fallen unto 2 them among the tribes of Israel. Ajid the children of Dan sent of theu' family five men from their whole number, men of valour, 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 hOl country of Ephraim, ruito the house of Micah, and lodged 3 there. When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite : and they tui-ned aside thither, and said unto him, 'Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this j)lace ? and what hast thou 4 here? And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his 5i)riest. And they said unto hun. Ask comisel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we 3 Or, luid d^'dic- ateU i Or, Ood ■• Heb. filled the hand of. 7-S 204 JUDGES. 18. 5. iHeb. power of re' straint. 2 Or, that might do any hurt 3 See ch. siii. 25. 6 go shall be prosperous. And the priest said mito them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go. 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 Zidonians, quiet and secure ; for there was none in the land, possessing i authority, ^ that might put them to shame m any thing, and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no dealings with any man. 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol : and their brethren 9 said unto them. What say ye? And they said, Arise, and let us go up a- gainst them : for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good : and are ye still '? be not slothful to go and to enter 10 in to possess the land. When ye go, ye shall come untoa iieojile secure, and the land is large : for God hath given it into your hand ; a place where there is no want of any thing that is m the earth. 11 And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hund- red men gut with weapons of war. 12 And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, m Judah: wherefore they called that place ^Mahaneh-dan, unto this day : behold, it is behiud Kir- 13 iath-jearim. And they passed thence unto the hill country of Ephraim, and 14 came unto the house of Micah. Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren. Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphini, and a graven image, and a molten image ? now therefore consider 15 what ye have to do. 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 16 his welfare. And the six hundred men gu-t with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by 17 the entering of the gate. And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the gi-aven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entering of the gate with the six hundred men girt 18 with weapons of war. 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? 19 And they said unto him. Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest : is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in 20 Israel ? And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraph- im, and the graven image, and went 21 in the midst of the people. So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before 22 them. 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 23 the children of Dan. And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, ^that thou comest 24; with such a company ? And he said. Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more ? and how then say ye 25 unto me. What aileth thee? And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest 5angi-y feUows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. 26 And the children of Dan went then* way : and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and 27 went back unto his house. And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and seciu-e, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they bm-nt the city with 28 fire. And there was no deliverer, be- cause it was far from Zidon, 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 29 dwelt therein. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan then- father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city 30 was Laish at the first. And the child- ren 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 mitil the day of tbe cap- 31 tivity of the land. So they set them up Micah's graven unage which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. 19 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite so- journmg on the farther side of the hOl country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubme out of Beth-lehem-judah. 2 And his concubme played the harlot agauist him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem- judah, and was there the space of fom- 3 months. And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak ? kindly unto her, to bring *'her again, having his servant \vith him, and a couple of asses : and she brought him into her father's house : and when the father of the dam- sel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his father m law, the damsel's fa- ther, retained him ; and he abode with him three days : so they did eat and 5 drink, and lodged there. And it came 20. 3. JUDGES. 205 1 Heb. to 'hi/ tents. 2 Or. there are none of the child- ren of Israel 3 The Sept. has, audi am ; ijning to my house. to pass on tlie fourth day, that they arose eaily in the nioruiiig, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto liis son in law, Comfort thine lieart with a morsel of bread, and afterward Gye shall go your way. So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together : and the damsel's father said unto the man, Be content, I pi"ay thee, and tarry all night, and let thine 7 heart be merry. And the man rose \\y> to depart ; but his father in law urged 8 him, and he lodged there again. And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart ; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day de- chneth ; and they did eat, both of them. y And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his coucubuie, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you taiTy all night : behold, the day grow- etli to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your waj', that thou may- 10 est go ihome. But the naan 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 11 concubine also was with him. 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, 12 and lodge in it. And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a stranger, 2 that is not of the children of Israel ; but we will pass 13 over to Gibeah. And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places ; and we will lodge 11 in Gibeah, or in Eamah. So they I)assed on and went their way ; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamm. 15 And they turned aside thither, to go m 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 16 his house to lodge. 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 so- jom-ned in Gibeah: but the men of the 17i>lace were Benjamites. 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 18 comest thou ? And he said mito him. We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the liiD coun- try of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah : ^and I am HOW going to the house of the Lord ; and there is no man that taketh 19 me into his house. Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses ; and there is liread and wine also for me, and ft)r thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is 20 no want of any thing. And the old man said, Peace be inito thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only 21 lodge not in the street. So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder : and they washed their feet, 22 and did eat and driidi. As they were making their heai-ts men-y, liehold, the men of the city, certain ^ sons of '' Belial, beset the house round about, beatuig at the door ; and they spake to the mas- ter of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them. Nay, my brethren, I i>ray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not 24 this folly. Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not 2,5 any such folly. But the men would not hearken to him : so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth un- to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning : and when the day began to spring, they let 26 her go. Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and feU down at the door of the man's house where her 27 lord was, till it was light. 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 ujion the 28 threshold. And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going ; but none answered : then he took her up u^jon the ass ; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his 29 place. 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 aU the borders of 30 Israel. And it was so, that all that saw it said. There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the childi-en of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day : consider of it, take counsel, and speak. 20 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was as- sembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of GUead, 2 unto the Lord at Mizpah. And the 'chiefs of all the jieople, ^even of all the tribes of Israel, presented them- selves in the assembly of the people of God, foiu- hundred thousand footmen 3 that drew sword. (Now the childi-en of Benjamin heard that the children of 4 Or, base .fellows 6 Thnt is, worth- lessnesi. 6 Heb. accord- in;/toher bones. "Heb. earners. SOr. even all 20G JUDGES. 20. 3. iHeb. Geba. 2Heb. tribes. See Num. iv. 18, 1 Sam. ix.21. 3 Or, base fellows 4 That is. worth- lessness. SAnotlier readiug is, the children of Ben- jamin. 6 Accord- ing to some an- cient au- thorities, five. Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, TeU us, how was this wickedness brought to pass? 4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belougeth to Benjamin, I and my 5 concubine, to lodge. And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night ; me they thought to have slain, and my concubme they forced, and she G is dead. And I took my concubine, and cut her in j)ieces, and sent her through- out all the country of the inheritance of Israel : for they have committed 7 lewdness and folly in Israel. Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give 8 here your advice and counsel. 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. 9 But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it 10 by lot ; and we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hmidi'ed of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the peofde, that they may do, when they come to ^ Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly 11 that they have wrought in Israel. So all the men of Israel were gathered agauist the city, knit together as one man. 12 Aiid the tribes of Israel sent men through all the 2 tribe of Benjamin, saying, WTiat wickedness is this that is 13 come to pass among you ? Now there- fore deliver up the men, the ^sons of ^Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But * Benj amin would not hearken to the voice of their 14 brethren the children of Israel. Ajid the children of Benjamui gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against 15 the children of Israel. And the child- ren of Benjamm were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and "six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were nmnbered seven hundred 16 chosen men. Among aU this j)eople there were seven hundred chosen men lef thanded ; every one could sling stones at an hair-breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel, beside Benja- min, were numbered four hundi-ed thou- sand men that drew sword: all these 18 were men of war. And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and thej' said, Who shall go ui) for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall f/o nj) 19 first. And the childi'en of Israel rose uj) in the morning, and encami)ed against 20 Gibeah. And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in 21 array against them at Gibeah. And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the gi-ound of the Israelites on that day 22 twenty and two thousand men. And the people, the men of Israel, encoiiraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set 23 themselves in array the first day. (And the cliildren of Israel went u^j and wept before the Loed until even ; and they asked of the Lord, saymg. Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother ? And the Lord said, Go up against him.) 24 And the children of Israel came near against the childi-en of Benjamin 25 the second day. And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the gi'ouiid of the children of Israel agaui eighteen thousand men; aU 26 these drew the sword. Then all the children of Israel, and aU the peo- ple, went uj), and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day rmtil even; and they offered bm-nt offerings and 27 peace offerings before the Lord. And the children of Israel asked of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of 28 God was there in those days, and Phinehas, the sou of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) sayuig. Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamui my brother, or shall I cease ? And the Lord said. Go up; for to-morrow I 29 will deliver him into thine hand. And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah romid about. 30 And the chUdi-en of Israel went up against the chililren of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 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 jjeople, as at other times, in the high ways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty 32 men of Israel. And the children of Benjamm said. They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the chUdi-en of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them away from the city unto the 33 high ways. And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves m array at Baal-tamar : and the liers m wait of Israel brake forth out of then- idace, even out of "^ Maareh- 34 geba. And there came over agamst Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore : biit they knew not that evil was ^ close 21. 19. JUDGES. 207 M)r, Ami thr men ...batlh': hiiitv Brnjii- mill . . . hetiveti:) ami the men ic. 2 Or, theni iphi<-h came. . . tJuiy de- stroyed 3 Or, overtook them 4 Or, at Mcnu- hah 5 Or, ai other- wise read, the inhabit- ed city SeeDeut. ii. 34. 35 upon tliciii. And the Loud smote Bcu- janiin before Israel: and the cliildren of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty and five thousand and an lumdred men : all these drew the sword. 36 So the children of Benjamin .saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, be- cause they trusted unto the Hers in wait wliich they had set agauist Gib- 37eah. And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed ui)on Gibeah ; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the 38 sword. Now the appouited sign be- tween the men of Israel and the liers in wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the 39 city. 1 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 40 us, as m the first battle. But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Ben- jamites looked behind them, and, be- hold, the whole of the city went up 41in smohe to heaven. And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Ben- jamin were amazed: for they sa^v 42 that evil was come upon them. There- fore they turned then- backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them ; and '^ they which came out of the cities destroyed them 43 m the midst thereof. They inclosed the Ben jamites roiuid about, a»(Z chased them, and ^trode them Ao\m *at their restmg place, as far as over agamst 44 Gibeah toward the suiu'ismg. And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thou- sand men ; all these were men of valour. 45 And they turned and fled toward the wUderness unto the rock of Eimmon : and they gleaned of them in the high ways five thousand men ; and followed hard after them unto Gidom, and smote 46 of them two thousand men. So that all which fell that day of Benjamm were twenty and live thousand men that drew the sword; aU these viere 47 men of valour. But six hundred men tmned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Eimmon, and abode in the rock of Eimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamm, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both 5 the entu-e city, and the cattle, and all that they found : more- over all the cities which they fomid they set on fire. 21 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying. There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin 2 to wife. And the people came to Beth- el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept 3 sore. And they said, O Loud, the God of Israel, why is tliis come to pass in Israel, that there shoiild lie to-day one 4 tribe lacking in Israel ? And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and buUt there an altar, and offer- ed burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the childreii of Isi-ael said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto the Lord ? For they had made a great oath concerning hhu that came not up unto the Lord to Mizpah, saymg. He shall 6 siu'ely be put to death. And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin then- brother, and said. There is one 7 tribe cut off from Israel this day. How shall we do for wives for them that re- mam, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our 8 daughters to wives? And they said. What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto the Lord to Mizpah ? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the 9 assembly. For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the mhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiant- est, and commanded them, saying. Go and smite the mhabitants of Jabesh- gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones. 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do ; ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lien by 12 man. And they found among the in- habitants of Jabesh-gilead four hund- red yoimg virgins, that had not known man by lying with him: and they brought them mito the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamm that were in the rock of Eimmon, and pro- 14clauned peace unto them. And Ben- jamin returned at that time ; and they gave them the women which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh- gilead: and yet so they sufficed them 15 not. And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 Then the elders of the congregation said. How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women 17 are destroyed out of Benjamin? And they said. There must be an inherit- ance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted 18 out from Israel. Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters : for the children of Israel had sworn, say- ing, Cursed be he that giveth a wife 19 ta Benjamin. And they said. Behold, there is ^a feast of the Lord from year to year in Shiloh, which is on 6 Or, the feaat 208 JUDGES. 21. 19. lOr, strive with us 2 Or, as agist iHeb. Jinld. 2Heb. ^ooini. the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the liigh way that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south •20 of Lehonah. And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go 21 and lie in wait in the vineyards ; and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the 22 land of Benjamin. And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to 1 complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them '^gi-acious- ly unto us: because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle: neither did ye give them unto them; 23 else would ye now be guilty. And the cbildi-en 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, 21 and dwelt in them. 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 25 every man to his inheritance. In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. THE BOOK OF IIUTH. 1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certaui man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the i country of Moab, he, 2 and his wife, and his two sous. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife 2 Naomi, and the name of his two sons Malilon and ChUion, Epln-athites of Beth-lehem- judah. And they came into the country 3 of Moab, and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and 4 she was left, and her two sous. And they took them wives of the women of Moab ; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Euth : and they dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them ; and the woman was left of her 6 two childi'en and of her husband. Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: tor she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited liis jieople m giving them 7 bread. And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the 8 land of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The Lord gi-ant you that ye may find rest, each of you ui the house of her husband. Then she kissed them ; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 10 And they said unto her. Nay, but we will retm-n with thee unto thy people. 11 And Naomi said. Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they 12 may be your husbands ? Tm-n again, my daughters, go your way ; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have an husband to-night, and 13 should also bear sons ; would ye there- fore tarry till they were grown ? would ye therefore stay from having hus- jjands? nay, my daughters; for ^it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the Lord is gone forth 14 against me. And they lifted up theii- voice, and wept again : and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Euth 15 clave unto her. And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god : return thou 16 after thy sister in law. And Euth said, lutreat me not to leave thee, and to retui-u from following after thee : for whither tliou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I wiU lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God 17 my God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be bui-ied : the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aucht 18 but death jiart thee and me. And wlen she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking unto I'Jher. So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth- lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the laomen said. Is 20 this Naomi ? And she said unto them, CaU me not * Naomi, call me ^Mara: for the Ahnighty hath dealt very bitter- 21 ly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty : why call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified agamst me, and 22 the Almighty hath aiiiicted me? So 3 Or. « u far more bitter/or me than for you t That is. Pleas- ant. 5 That is, Bitter. 3. 7. RUTH. 209 'Or. ralour 2 Heb. tn the heari of. Naomi returned, and Ruth the Mo;il)- itess, hor daugbtor in law, witli her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they canio to Beth-lohem iu the begmning of barley harvest. 2 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of i wealth, of the family of Elimelech ; and his name 2 was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of corn after huu in whoso sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, 3 my daughter. And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reap- ers : and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging mi to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth- lehem, and said unto the reapers. The Lord be with you. And they answered 5 him. The Lohd bless thee. Then said Boaz mito his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is 6 this ? And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said. It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of 7 Moab : and she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning uutU now, save that she tarried a little 8 in the house. Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter ? Go not to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast 9 by my maidens. Let thme eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athh-st, go mito the vessels, and di-ink of that which the young men have drawn. 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thy sight, that thou shouldest take know- ledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her. It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of tliine husband : and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou 12 knewest not heretofore. The Lokd re- compense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art 13 come to take refuge. Then she said. Let me find grace iu thy sight, my lord ; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken ^ kindly unto thine handmaid, though I be not 14 as one of thine handmaidens. And at meal-time Boaz said xmto her. Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and ■''they reached her pai-ched corn, and she did eat, 15 and was sufficed, and left thereof. And AN'hen she was risen up to glean, Boaz C(jmmanded his yomig men, saying. Let her glean even among the sheaves, 16 and reproach her not. And also puU out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke 17 her not. So she gleaned in the field unto, even; and she beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an 18 ephah of barley. And she took it up, and went into the city : and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that 19 she had left after she was sufficed. And her mother in law said unto her. Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had ^vrought, and said. The man's name with whom I wrought to-day 20 is Boaz. And Naomi said unto her daughter in law. Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kind- ness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her. The man is nigh of kin unto \is, *one of our near 21 kinsmen. And Ruth the Moabitess said. Yea, he said unto me. Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they 22 have ended all my harvest. And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law. It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, and that they 23 meet thee not in any other field. So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother in law. 3 And Naomi her mother iu law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek 5 rest for thee, that it may be well 2 with thee ? And now is thare not Boaz om" kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley 3 to-night in the threshiug-floor. Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor : but make not thyself known unto the man, luitU he shall have done eatmg and 4druikiug. And it shaU be, when he Ueth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall he, and thou shalt go iu, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down;, and he wUl tell thee 5 what thou shalt do. And she said unto her. All that thou ^sayest I will 6 do. And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and imcovered his feet, and laid her down. 3 Or, he 4 Or, one of ^ht'ni th'xt hath the right to re- deemfor vs See Lev. XXV. ;i-5. 5 Or. a rrstiny ^Another reading is, S'lycst un'o vie. 210 1 Or, - Or, one that hath the ri'jht to re- deem Heb. goel. 3 Heb. mite. See cb. iv. 1, n. RUTH. 3. 8. lOr, accord- ing to some an- cient authori- ties, she went 5 Or, How hast thou fared 'An- other reading is, said to ine. ' See ell. ii. 20. XHeb. uncover thine ear. 9 So many ancient authori- ties. Tlie printed Hebrew text has, he will. 8 And it came to pass at miduiglit, that •the man was i afraid, and turned him- self: and, l)ehold, a woman lay at his 9 feet. And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth tliine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid ; for thou art 2 a 10 near kinsman. And he said, Blessed he thou of the Lord, my daughter : thoii hast shewed more kincbiess ui the latter end than at the beguming, inasmuch as thou f ollowedst not young 11 men, whether jioor or rich. And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest: for aU the 3 city of my peoi^le doth know that thou 12 art a virtuous woman. And now it is true that I am a near kmsman : howbeit 13 there is a kinsman nearer than I. Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morn- ing, that if he will jjerfonn nnto thee the part of a kuisman, well; let him do the kinsman's i)art: but if he will not do the part of a kmsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kins- man to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie 14 down until the moniiug. And she lay at his feet mi til the morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the 1.5 threshing-floor. And he said. Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it ; and she held it : and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on 16 her: and *he went into the city. And when she came to her mother in law, she said, ^ Who art thou, my daughter ? And she told her all that the man had 17 done to her. And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he •'said, Go not empty mito thy mother 18 in law. Then said she. Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall : for the man will not rest, untU he have finished the thmg this day. 4 Now Boaz went uj) to the gate, and sat him down there : and, behold, the 'near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; luito whom he said, Ho, such a one ! tm-n aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. 3 And they sat down. And he said unto the near kmsman, Naomi, that is come agam out of the comitry of Moab, seUeth the jiarcel of land, which was 4 om- brother Elimelech's : and I thought to ** disclose it unto thee, saying. Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if ^thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee ; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buy- est the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon 6 his inheritance. And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance : take thou my right of redemption on thee ; 7 for I cannot redeem it. Now this was 'the custom m former time in Israel concerning redeemLug and concernuig exchangmg, for to confirm all things ; a man di-ew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was the 8 manner of attestation in Israel. So the near kinsman said mito Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he di-ew off his 9 shoe. And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto aU the people, Ye are wit- nesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was ChiUon's and Mahlon's, of the hand 10 of Naomi. Moreover Ruth the Moab- itess, the wife of Mahlon, have I pm-- chased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethi'en, and from the gate of his idace: ye are 11 witnesses this day. And aU the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said. We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come mto thine house like Rachel and like Leah, •\vhich two did buUd the house of Israel: and i^do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous m Beth- 12 lehem : and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare vmto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this yomig woman. 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife ; and he went in imto her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she 14 bare a sou. And the women said mato Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be 15 famous m Israel. And he shall bo unto thee a restorer of hfe, and a nom-isher of thuie old age : for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne 16 him. And Naomi took the child, and laid it m her bosom, and became 17 nurse unto it. And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a sou born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed:' he is the father of " Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of 19 Perez : Perez begat Hezron ; and Hez- ron begat Ram, and Ram begat Am- 20 minadab ; and AJmmmadab begat Nah- shon, and Nahshon begat I'^gahnon; 21 and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz 22 begat Obed; and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. WOr, get thee wealthor power " Heb. Ishai. 12 Heb. SulmnJl, THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL. IThe Sept. reads, a Hngle 2^ortion, bccattse sh« had nochihl; howheit Elkanah loved &Q. 2Heb. seed of men. 1 Now tliere was a certain man of Eaniatliaini-zopliiin, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elka- nah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Ehhu, the son of Tohu, the son of 2 Zuph, an Ephraimite : and he had two wives ; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Penmnahhadchilch'en, 3hnt Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacri- fice unto the Lord of hosts m Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests vmto the Lord, were 4 there. Ajid when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Penin- nah his wife, and to all her sons and her 5 daughters, portions : but mito Hannah he gave i a double portion : for he loved Hamiah, but the Lord had shut up her 6 womb. And her rival provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because 7 the Lord had shut up her womb. Aud as he did so year by year, when she went xxp to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her ; therefore she wept, and 8 did not eat. And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou ? and why eatest thou not ? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I 9 better to thee than ten sous? So Hamiah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had dinink. Now Eli the in-iest sat ujaon his seat by the door post of the temple of the Lord. 10 And she was iu bittei-ness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept 11 sore. Aiid she vowed a vow, and said, Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the aiifliction of thine han(hnaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid 2 a man child, then I will give him mito the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come 12 upon his head. And it came to pass, as she contmued prayuig before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard : therefore Eli thought she 14 had been diiuiken. And Eli said unto her. How long wilt thou be diiuiken ? 15 put away thy -wine from thee. 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 16 soul before the Lord. Count not thine handmaid for s a daughter of ^Belial : for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken 17 hitherto. Then Eli answered and said. Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of 18 him. And she said. Let thy servant find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her 19 countenance was no more sad. And they rose up in the morning early, and wor- shipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Eamah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife ; 20 and the Lord remembered her. 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 21 asked hun of the Lord. And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer luito the Lord the yearly 22 sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went not up; for she said mito her husband, / will not go vp until the child be weaned, and then I will bring hun, that he may appear before the 23 Lord, and there abide for ever. And Elkanah her husband said unto her. Do what seemeth thee good ; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, 24 until she weaned him. And when she had weaned him, she took hini up with her, with ^ three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a ^bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh : and the 25 child was yoiuig. And they slew the buUock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said. Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto 27 the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my 28 petition which I asked of him : there- fore I also have 7 granted him to the Lord ; as long as he liveth he is granted to the Lord. And ^he wor- shi^jped the Lord there. 2 And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in the Lord, Muie horn is exalted m the Lord : 3 Or. a wicked u'ojnan i That is, U'nrth- iessnesg. 5 The Sept. and Syriac have, a buUock of three years oJd. 6 Or, slcin ' Or, lent 8 Accord- ins to several ancient authori- ties, (hey. 212 I. SAMUEL. 2. 1. I Accord- ins to another reading, Though actions be not weighed. 2 Or, liave rest 3Heb. Sheol. lOr. godlif ones Another reading is, holy one. 6 Or, wicked, men (• That is, worth- iessfless. ' Or, they knew not the LOJW, nor the due of the priesti frotn the jfeople. When any loan &c. 6 Some ancient authori- ties read, /or hUu- tel/. My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies ; Because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord ; For there is none beside thee : Neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk uo more so exceeding proudly ; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth : For the Lord is a God of knowledge, 1 And by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, And they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread ; And they that were hmigry 2 have ceased: Yea, the barren hath borne seven ; And she that hath many children languisheth. 6 The Lord kUleth, and maketh alive : He bringeth down to ^the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich : He bringeth low, be also Itfteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust. He lifteth up tlie needy from the dunghUl, To make them sit with princes. And inherit the throne of glory : For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them. He will keep the feet of his *holy ones, But tlae wicked shall be put to silence in darkness ; For by strength shall no man jire- vaU. They that strive with the Lord shall be broken to pieces ; Against them shall he thunder in heaven : The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ; And he shaJl give strength imto his king, Ajid exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And Elkanah went to Eamah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were ^sons of 13<'Belial; ' they knew not the Lord. And the custom of the i^riests with the peo- jile was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, whUe the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth m bis hand ; 14 and he struck it mto the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; aU that the flesh- hook brought up the priest took ^ there- with. So they did in Shiloh imto all 15 the Israelites that came thither. Yea, before they bm-nt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that 9 10 sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he win not have sodden 16 flesh of thee, but raw. And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat 9 presently, and then take as much as thy soid desireth; then i^he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now : and if not, I will take it by 17 force. Aiid the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord : for i^men abhorred the offertug of the Lord. 18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen 19 ephod. Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to htm from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman 12 for the loan which was lent to the Lord. And they went \m- 21 to their o^vn home. i^And the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord. 22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Is- rael, and how that they lay with the women that i* did service at the door of 23 the tent of meeting. And he said unto them. Why do ye such things ? for I hear of your evO dealings from all this people. 24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good report 15 tlaat I hear : ye make the Lord's peo- 25 pie to transgress. If one man sin against another, i^ (jod shall judge him : but if a man sm against the Lord, who shall intreat for htm ? Notwithstandtng they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would 26 slay them. And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. 27 And there came a man of God un- to Eh, and said unto htm, Thus saith the Lord, Did I reveal myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egyjit i''?m bondage to Pharaoh's 28hoixse? i8j^j(j i\\\ I choose htm out of aU the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to 13 go lip unto mine altar, to burn in- cense, to wear an ephod before me? -<>aiid did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children 29 of Israel made by fire? Wherefore -1 kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offer- 30ings of Israel my people? Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk be- fore me for ever: but now the Lord saith. Be it far from me ; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that desj)ise me shall be lightly esteemed.. 4. 7. I. SAMUEL. 213 lOr. anaih ver&firy in my hnhitiL- tiun 2 Or. rrt wUi I not cut off cve.ril man of thine frmix mine altar, to consume Jtc. 3 Heb. when the)' lie men. The Sept has, bi/ the s word of men. lOr, rare 5 Or, frequent tfridetr/ spread. 31 Bcliold, tlio (lays come, tliat I will cut oil thine ami, and the aiin of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old ;-i'2 man in thine house. And thou shalt bc- liokl 1 the aUhction of wy liabitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old 33 man in thine house for ever. '^And the man of thine, idiom I shall not cut off from mine altar, sImU he to consuino thuie eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die ^m the flower 34 of their ago. And this shall bo the sign tmto thee, that shall come u})on thy two sons, on Hophni and Phine- has ; in one day they shall die both of 35 them. And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind : and I will l)uild him a sure house ; and he shall walk before mme anointed for 36 ever. And it shall come to pass, that eveiy one that is left in thine house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of sUver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, mto one of the priests' oiiQces, that I may eat a morsel of bread. 3 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was * precious in those days ; •2 there was no *open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down iu his place, (now his eyes had begim to wax dim, that he 3 could not see,) and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God 4 was ; that the Lord called Samuel : 5 and he said, Here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said. Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie dowii again. And he 6 went and lay down. And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said. Here am I ; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie 7 down agahi. Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. 8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I ; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that the 9 Lord had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say. Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and 10 lay down in his place. And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other tunes, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said. Speak; for thy servant heareth. 11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth 12 it shall tingle. Li that day I will per- form against Eli all that I have spoken concernhig his house, from the begin- 13 ning even unto the end. 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 re- 14 strained them not. And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be ''purged with sacriiice nor otfer- laing for ever. And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel 16 feared to shew Eli the vision. Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said. Here am I. 17 And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath si)oken unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the 18 things that he spake unto thee. And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And lie said. It is the Lord : let him do what seemeth 19 him good. And Samuel grew, and the LoRi> was with hmi, and did let none 20 of his words fall to the gromid. And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be 21 a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh : for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh 4 by the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the PhUistmes to battle, and pitched be- side ^Eben-ezer: and the PhUistiues 2 pitched in Aphek. And the PhiUstmes put themselves in array against Is- rael: and when ^they jomed battle, Israel was smitten before the Philis- tines: and they slew of the lOarmy in the field about foiu' thousand men. 3 And when the people were come mto the camp, the elders of Israel said. Where- fore hath the Lord smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh mito us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand 4 of our enemies. So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which ii sitteth upon the cherub- im: and the two sons of Eli, Hoplmi and Phinehas, were there with the 5 ark of the covenant of God. And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth 6 rang again. And when the PhUistmes heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaueth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews ? And they miderstood that the ark of the 7 Lord was come into the camp. And OTha Sept. has, 8lir,'ik rvii of (jod. ' ■'Or. expiated 8 See ch. vii. 12. 9 Or. tha battle was spread 10 Heb. array. II Or. dwdUth between 214 I. SAMUEL. 4. 7. iHeb, smiting. 2Heb. array. ''The Sept. has, be- side the gate, watch ' iiig the way. 'See 1 Kings xiv. i s That Is, There is no ylorii. the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us I for there hath 8 not been such a thuig heretofore. Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods ? these are the gods that smote the Egj^itiaus with all manner of i plagues in the 9 wilderness. Be strong, and quit yom-- selves like men, O ye PhUistuies, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you : quit your- 10 selves likemen, and fight. And the Phil- istines 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 tlih-ty thousand 11 footmen. And the ark of God was taken ; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni 12 and Phmehas, were slain. And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the 2 army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with 13 earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat ^by the way side watching : for his heart trem- bled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, 14 all the city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, Wliat meaneth the noise of this tu- mult ? And the man hasted, and came 15 and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old ; and his eyes were * set, 16 that he could not see. And the man said mito Eli, I am he that came out of the 2 army, and I fled to-day out of the 2 army. And he said. How went 17 the matter, my son? And he that brought the tidiugs answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaugh- ter among the people, and thy two sous also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, 18 and the ai'k of God is taken. And it came to pass, when he made men- tion of the ark of God, that he fell fi'om 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 19 years. And his daughter in law, Phi- nehas' 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 hus- band were dead, she bowed herself and brought fortli ; for her pains came upon 20 her. And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her. Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she answered not, nei- 21 ther did she regard it. And she named the child ^Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her 22 father in law and her husband. And she said. The glory is departed from Israel ; for the ark of God is taken. 5 Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from 2 Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. And the Philis- tmes took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagou, and set it 3 by Dagon. 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 Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him 4 in his place again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, be- hold, Dagon was fallen 6 upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord ; and the head of Dagon and both the i^ahns of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold ; only the stump o/Dagon 5 was left to liLm. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day. 6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy uiion them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with 'tumours, ^even Ashdod and the borders thereof. 7 And ^vhen 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 8 Dagon our god. They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Phihs- tines 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 9 the God of Israel about thither. And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and lOtmnours brake out upon them. So they sent the ark of God to Ekrou. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying. They have brought aljout the ark of the God of Israel to 11 us, to slay us and our people. They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it slay us not, and our jieople: for there was a deadly dis- comfiture throughout aU the city ; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the timiours : and the cry of the city went up to heaven. And the ark of the Lord was in the y country of the Philistines seven 2 months i". And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying. What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? shew us wherewith we shall 3 send it to its place. And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty ; but ui any 6 Or, he/ore it 7 Or, plague boils As read I>j- the Jews, cmerods. 8 The Sept. iias in- stead, and in the midst of tlie land thereof mice were brought forth, and there was a great and deadly destruc tion in the city. »Heb. field. II) The Sept. a tuts, a 'id their 7 'I till awftrmed n-ith til ice. 7. 9. I. SAMUEL. 215 'Or, trespass offering JHeb. them. :iOr, made a mock of iHeb. them. 5Heb. one raised way. wise return liiin a i guilt offering : then j'e shall he healed, and it shall l)e known to you why his hand is not removed •1 froin you. Then said they, What shall he tlie guilt offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden tumours, and five golden mice, according to the niniiher of the lords of the Philistines : for one plague was on 5 2you all, and on your lords. Wherefore ye shall make images of youi- tumours, and images of your mice that mar the land ; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and fi-om off your land. 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hai-dened their hearts? when he had 8 wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let * the people go, and they 7 departed? 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 8 bring then- calves home from them : and take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a guilt offering, in a coffer by the side thereof ; and send it away, that it may 9 go. And see, if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great e\\\ : but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us ; it was 10 a chance that happened to us. Arid the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and 11 shut up their calves at home : and they put the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold 12 and the unages of their tumom's. Aiid the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh ; they went along ^the high way, 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 13 border of Beth-shemesh. And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley : and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, 1-4 and rejoiced to see it. Aiid 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 Lord. 15 And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, 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 sacrilices the 16 same day unto the Lord. And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, theyretiu-ued to Ekron the sameday. 17 And these are the golden tumours which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering unto the Lord ; for Ashdod one, for Graza one, for Aslilielon one, for (iath one, for Ekron one; 18 and the golden mice, accorduig to the nunil)er of all the cities of the Philis- tines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities and of comitry vil- lages: even unto the gi'eat ^^ stone, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord, ivhich stone reniaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth- lOshemite. 7 And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men : and the people mourned, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great 20 slaughter. And the men of Beth- shemesh said, Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? and 21 to whom shall he go up from us ? And they sent messengers to the inhabit- ants of Ku'iath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought agam the ark of the Lord ; come ye down, and fetch Y it up to you. And the men of Kiriath- jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abuiadab in "the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keej) the ark of the Lord. 2 And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode m Ku-iath-jearun, that the time was long; for it was twenty years : and all the house of Israel '-'lamented after the Lord. 3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your heart, then put away the strange gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and I'^prei^are your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will de- liver you out of the hand of the Philis- 4 tines. Then the children of Israel did put away the Baahm and the Ash- taroth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said. Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I wiU pray for you Gimto the Lord. And they gathered together to IMizpah, and cli-ew water, and jjoured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sumed agamst the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel 7 in Mizpah. And when the Philistmes heard that the chilih-en of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up agamst Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry imto the Lord our God for us, that he wiU save us out of the hand of the Philistines. 9 And Samuel took a suckuig lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt oftermg 6 So the Sept. und TiirKuni. Tlie Hebrew text h;is. Abel (that is, a tnea- dow). 7 The Sept. has, Aitd the soils of Jecttii- iah re- joiced not miionj the ytwri of neth- shem.cnh, tf'cause they saw the ark of the Lord ,- and he smote atnoiuj them severity nien. and fifty thou- sand men. 8 Or, Oibeah 9 Or. was draicn together 10 Or, direct 216 I. SAMUEL. 7. 9. IHeb. 2 That is. The stone of help. unto the Lord : and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel ; and the Lord an- lOswered him. And as Samuel was of- f ermg up the burnt offering, the Philis- tines drew near to battle against Israel : but the Lord thundered with a great 1 thunder on that day upon the Philis- tines, and discomfited them ; and they 11 were smitten down before Israel. And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Betli- 12 car. Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it ^Eben-ezer, say- ing, Hitherto hath the Lord helped 13 us. So the Phihstines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel : and the hand of the Lord was against the Pliilistines aU 14 the days of Samuel. 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. 15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days 16 of his life. And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah ; and he judged Israel in all 17 those places. And his return was to Eamah, for there was his house ; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto the Lord. 8 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over 2 Israel. Now the name of his firstborn was Joel ; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgement. 4 Then aU the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Sam- 5 uel unto Eamah: and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways : now make us a king to 6 judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said. Give us a king to judge us. And 7 Samuel prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord said imto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in aU 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 According to aU 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 9 unto thee. Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him 11 a kuig. And he said, This will be the maimer of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them mito him, ^for his chariots, and to be his horsemen ; and 12 they shall run before his chariots : and he will appoint them unto him for captams of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he toill set some to plow his gromid, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be ^confectiouaries, and to be cooks, and 14 to be bakers. And he wiU take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, 15 and give them to his servants. And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his IG^offlcers, and to his servants. And he wiU take your menservants, and your maidservants, and yom" goodliest ''young men, and your asses, and put 17 them to his work. He wiU take the tenth of your flocks : and ye shaU 18 be his servants. And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not answer you in that day. 19 But the i^eople refused to hearken un- to the voice of Samuel ; and they said. Nay ; but we wUl have a king over us ; 20 that we also may be like all the nations ; and that om- king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them m the 22 ears of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye eveiy man unto his city. 9 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 Ben- 2 jamite, a mighty man of ^ valour. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a Syoung man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he : f I'om his shoul- ders and upward he was higher than 3 any of the peojJe. 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 4 seek the asses. And he passed through the hiU comitryof Ephraim, and passed through the laud of Shalishah, but they foimd 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 5 found them not. 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 caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 10. 6. I. SAMUEL. IHeb. un- covered the ear of Samuel, 2 Or, leader 3Heb. an- swered him. 4 Or, of whoyn I said un- to thee. This tame &c. 6 Or, on whom is all the desire of Israel / Is it not on thee, and on aU id G And he said unto liim, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is lield in honour ; all that he saith cometh surely to pass : now lot us go thither ; peradventure he can tell us concerning onr journey whereon Two go. Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if wo go, what shall we bring the man ? for the bread is spent in our Tessels, and there is not a pi'esent to bring to the man of God: 8 what have we? And the servant an- swei'ed Saul again, and said. Behold, I have in my hand the fourth ])art of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us oiu- waj'. 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquii-e of God, thus he said. Come and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet M-as 10 beforetime called a Seer.) Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city 11 where the man of God was. 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 12 here? 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 i^eople have a 13 sacrifice to-day in the high place: as soon. as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat : for the people wOl not eat imtil he come, be- cause he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this 14 time ye shall find him. And they went up to the city ; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. 15 Now the Lord had i revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, sayuig, 16 To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Ben- jamm, and thou shalt anoint him to be 2 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 17 unto me. And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord s said unto him. Behold the man "* of whom I spake to thee ! this same shall have authority over my 18 people. Then Saul di-ew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, TeU me, I pray 19 thee, where the seer's house is. And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer ; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day : and in the morning I wiU let thee go, and wDl tell thee all that is in thine 20 heart. And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And ^for whom is aU that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father's 21 house ? And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of tho tribes of Israel ? and my family the least of all the families of the " tribe of Benjamin? wherefore thonspeakest 22 thou to me after this manner? And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into tho guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which 23 were about thirty persons. And Samu- el said unto the cook. Bring the i)or- tion which I gave thee, of which I said 24 unto thee, Set it by thee. And the cook took up the ''thigh, and that which was ujion it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which hath been reserved ! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appomted time hath it been kept for thee, ^for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, ^he com- muned with Saul upon the housetop. 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 thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. 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 i^assed on,) but stand thou stUl at this time, that I may cause thee to 10 hear the word of God. Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed huii, and said. Is it not that the Lord hath anointed thee to be pruice over his inheritance ? 2 When thou art departed from me to- day, then thou shalt find two men by Eachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and theywiU say unto thee. The asses which thou went- est to seek are found : and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and taketh thought for you, saying, What 3 shall I do for my sou ? Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thoii shalt come to the lOoak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one cari-yuig three kids, and another carrying tlaree loaves of bread, and another carrying 4 a 11 bottle of wine: and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hand. 5 After that thou shalt come to i- the hill of God, where is the garrison of the PhUistines : and it shall come to jiass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets commg down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them ; and they shall 6 be prophesying : and the si)irit of the 217 « Heb. triltit. 7 Or, sfi'jidder 8 Ht-h. saying. OThe Sept. has, they spread a couch for Saul on the house- top, and he lay (tow?t. And it came to pass Ac. 10 Or, tere- binth 11 Or, skin 12 Or, Gibeah 218 I. SAMUEL. 10. 6. IHeb. it shoU coTne to that when thess signs &c. 2Heb. do/or thee as thine hand shall find. SHeb. turned. 4 Or. Cribi-ah '■The Sept. adds. and the famittiof the Matrifes was brought near man by man, 8 Or. Is the man yet eome hither J Lord will come mightily upon thee, and thoii shalt prophesy with them, and 7 shalt be turned into another man. And 1 let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, 2 that thou do as occasion 8 serve thee ; for God is with thee. And thou 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 thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and shew thee what thou 9 shalt do. And it was so, that when he had turned his bacli to go from Samu- el, God 3 gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 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 11 among them. 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 un- to the son of Kish ? Is Saul also among 12 the prophets? And one of the same place answered and said, And who is then- father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the pro- 1.3 phets ? And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. 14 And Saul's tmcle said unto liim and to his servant, Wbither went ye ? And he said. To seek the asses : and when we saw that they were not found, 15 we came to Samuel. And Saul's uncle said. Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel 16 said unto you. And Saiil said unto his uncle. He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concernmg the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samu- el spake, he told him not. 17 And Samuel called the people to- ISgether unto the Lord to Mizpah; and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egyi)t, and I deUvered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all 19 the kingdoms that oppressed you : but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself savetli you out of all your calamities and your distresses ; and ye have said unto him. Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by yom- 20 tribes, and by your thousands. So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was 21 taken. 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 22 not be found. Therefore they asked of the Lord further, ''Is there yet a man to come hither? And the Lord answered. Behold, he hath hid himself 23 among the stuff. And they ran and fetched him thence ; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoul- 24ders and upward. And Samuel said to all the people. See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like hmi among all the peo^ole? And all the people shouteu, and said, ■7 God save the king. 25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in ^a. book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 And Saul also went to his house to Giboah ; and there went with him the 9 host, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But certain 1° sons of " Behal said. How shall this man save us ? And they de- spised him, and brought hun no pre- sent. 12 But, ]2e held his peace. 11 Then Nahasli the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh- gilead : and aU the men of Jabesh said unto Naliash, Make a covenant 2 with us, and we wiU serve thee. 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 wiU lay it for a reproach upon Sail Israel. 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 4 will come out to thee. Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and aU the i^eople lifted up 5 their voice, and wej)t. 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 6 Jabesh. And the spirit of God came mightUy upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled 7 gi'eatly. 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, W^hosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And 13 the dread of the Lord fell on the people, and they 8 came out as one man. And he num- bered them in Bezek ; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9 And they said tmto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-moiTow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh ; and they 10 were glad. Therefore the men of Ja- besh said. To-morrow we will come out 13. 1. I. SAMUEL. 219 1 Hell. salva - Hon. 2 Or, bribe 3 Or, that r should hide mina eyes at him The Sept. has, ei'eii a pair of shoes t answer against 7ne and I will itc. See Ecclus. xlvi. 19. 4 Or, yyiade luito you, and ye slmll do with us all 11 that soeiiiclh good unto you. And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put tlie people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote tlie Aumionites until the heat of the day: iiud it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two 12 of them were not left together. And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said. Shall Saul reign over us ? bring the men, that we may put them 13 to death. And Saul said. There shall not a man be put to death this da3': for to-day the Lord hath wrought 1 deliverance in Israel. 11 Then said Samuel to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and re- 15 new the kingdom there. And aU the people went to Gilgal ; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal ; and there they sacrificed sacri- fices of peace offerings before the Lord ; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. 12 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Be- hold, I have hearkened unto j'our voice in all that ye said unto me, and have 2 made a king over you. And now, be- hold, the king walketh before yoii : and I am old and grayheaded ; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from raj youth Simto this day. Here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and be- fore his anomted: 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 3 to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it 4 you. And they said, Thou hast not ■defrauded us, uor oppressed ns, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's 5 hand. And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught m my hand. 6 And they said, He is witness. And Samuel said unto the people, It is the Lord that * appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out 7 of the land of Egypt. Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord, which he 8 did to you and to your fathers. When Jacob was come into Egypt, and yoiir fathers cried mito the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this 9 place. But theyforgat the Lord 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, 10 and they fought against them. And they cried imto the Lord, and said. Wo have sinned, because we have for- saken the Lord, and have served tlie Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the liand of our 11 enemies, and we will sen-e thee. And the Loud sent Jenibbaal, and ''Bedan, and Jeplithah, and Sanniel, and de- livered you out of the hand of j'our enemies on every side, and ye dwelled 12 in safety. And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Amnion came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us : when the Lord your (iod was 13 your king. Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, the 14 Lord hath set a king over you. If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, Band both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of 15 the Lord your God, well : but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandnicnt of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, 'as it was against 16 your fathers. Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which 17 the Lord will do before yonr eyes. Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the Lord, that he may send thmider and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of 18 the Lord, in asking you a king. So Samuel called unto the Lord ; and the Lord sent thmider and rain that day : and all the people greatly feared the 19 Lord and Samuel. And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy serv- ants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not : for we have added unto aU our sins this evil, to ask us a king. 20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not : ye have indeed done all this evil : yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all 21 your heart; ^and turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for 22 they are vain. For the Lord will not forsake his people for his gi-eat name's sake : because it hath pleased the Lord to make you a people unto himself. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sui ^.gainst the Lord in ceas- ing to pray for you : but I wOl instruct you in the good and the right way. 24 Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart : for consider how great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. 13 Saul was r'thlrfirj years old when he began to reign; and he reigned imciuiit .'nithoii- tie.s reiul, Hiirah, "Or, then shall both ye . . . thx; LORli your God : Out li-e. "The Sept ha:-, '''vd aij'tinst your king. 8 The Sept. ha.s, avd turn ye not axide after the vanitU'S which <tc. OThe Hebrew text bus, Saulieas a year old. The whole vei-se is omitted in the unre- vised Sept.. but in a later re- cension tlie number tli Irty is inserted. 220 I. SAMUEL. 13. 1. lOr, holes 2 Or, cisterns 3 Or. bless 2 two years over Israel. Aiid 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 Benjamui : and the rest of the jjeople be sent every 3 man to his tent. And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistmes heard of it. And Saul blew the trmnpet through- out all the land, saying. Let the He- 4 brews bear. And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Phil- istines. And the jieople were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal. 5 Aiid the Philistines assembled them- selves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thou- sand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multi- tude: and they came up, and pitched in Micluuash, eastward of Beth-aven. 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 i holds, and in 7 2pits. Now some of the Hebrews had gone over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet ui Gilgal, and all the people fol- lowed him trembling. 8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Sanuiel had ap- pointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal ; and the people were scattered 9 from him. And Saul said, Bruig hither the burnt offering to me, and the l)eace offerings. And he offered the 10 burnt offering. 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 s salute him. 11 And Samuel said. What hast thou done? And Saul said. Because I saw that the i^eople were scattered from me, and that thou camest not withm the days aiipointed, and that the Philis- tines assembled themselves together l'2at Michmash; therefore said I, Now wiU the Philistines come down ujion me to Gilgal, and I have not uitreated the favour of the Lord : I forced my- self therefore, and offered the bm-nt 13 offering. And Samuel said to Saul, Thou bast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established tliy kingdom uijon Israel 14 for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue : the Lord hath sought him a man after bis own heart, and the Lord hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. 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 16 hundred men. And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the jieople that were pre- sent with them, abode in Geba of Ben- jamin : but the Philistines encamped 17 in Michmash. And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Phihstines in three companies : one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, 18 unto the land of Shual: 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. 19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said. Lest the Hebrews 20 make them swords or spears : but all the Israelites went down to the Philis- tines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his 21 mattock ; ^ yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes ; and to set 22 the goads. 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 jieople that were with Saul and Jonathan : but witli Saul and with 23 Jonathan his son was there found. And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash. 14 Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the yomig man that bare his annour. Come and let us go over to the Philistines' gar- rison, that is on yonder side. But he 2 told not his father. And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah mider the pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him M'ere about six hundred 3 men ; and Ahijah, the son of Ahittib, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the peoijle knew not that Jonathan 4 was gone. And between the jmsses, 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 5 name of the other Seneh. The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south Gin front of Geba. And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour. Come and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised : it may be that the Lord will work for us : for there is no restraint to the Lord 7 to save by many or by few. And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all 14. 38. I. SAMUEL. 221 lOr, haifan acre qf land 2Heb. a trein- hling of God. 3 The Sept. lias, firing hither the cphod. Fur he ware the cjihod at that time bffore hracl. iHeb. and. 5 Or, in the camp, round about SThe Sept. has, they alto turned to be il-c that is in tliino heart : turn thee, be- hold I aiii with thee according to thy 8 heart. Then said Jonathan, Behold, Wii will pass over nnto the men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus nnto us. Tarry until we tonio to you ; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto 10 them. But if they say thus. Come up mito us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign unto 11 us. And both of them discovered them- selves unto the garrison of the Pliilis- thies : and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said. Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me : for the Lord hath delivered them 13 into the hand of Israel. Aiid Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armoiu-bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his annourbearer slew them after 141nni. And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were ^half a furrow's length in an acre 15 of land. And there was a trembUng in the camp, in the field, and among all the iieople ; the garrison, and the spoil- ers, they also trembled : and the earth quaked; so there was '^an exceeding 16 great trembling. And the watclunen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and, behold, the nmltitude melted a- way, and they went hither and thither. 17 Then said Saul mito the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had nimibered, behold, Jonathan and his armoui'bearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto Ahijah, ^Bi-mg hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at that time *with the 19 children of Israel. And it came to pass, while Saul talked imto the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and m- creased : and Saul said unto the i^riest, '20 Withdi-aw thme hand. And Saul and all the peoide that were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle : and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there loas 21 a very great discomfiture. Now the Hebrews that were with the PhiHs- tuies as before time, which went up with them ^mto the camj) ^from the country romid about; even they also turned to be with the IsraeUtes that 22 were with Saul and Jonathan. Like- wise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed 2'5hard after them in the battle. So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the 24 l)attle passed over by Beth-aven. And the men of Israel wei-e distressed that day: but Saul adjured the people, say- mg. Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I bo avenged on muie enemies. So none of 25theiieople tasted food. And all ''the people came into the forest ; and there 26 was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, « the honey dropped : but no man put his hand to his mouth ; for 27 the people feared the oath. But Jona- thanheard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he iiut forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and jiut his hand to his mouth ; and his eyes were eidightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said. Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cm-sed be the man that eateth food this day. 29 And the people were faint. Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land : see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I 30 tasted a little of this honey. How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of then- enemies which they found? ^for now hath there been no great slaughter 31 among the Philistuaes. And they smote of the Philistines that day from Mich- mash to Aijalon: and the people were 32 very faint. And the people flew upon the spoO, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground : and the people did eat them 33 with the blood. Then they told Saul, saying. Behold, the peoj)le sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have dealt treacherously : roll a great stone unto 34 me this day. And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the peo^de, and say mito them, Brmg me hither every man his ox, and evei-y man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat ; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought eveiy man his ox with him that night, 35 and slew them there. And Saul built an altar imto the Lord : the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord. 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil 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 37 near hither imto God. And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But 38 he answered him not that dav. And ^ ltd). the hind. 8 Or, a slreani of honey »0r, for had there not been now a viach greater £ta tafh- ter &c.> ooo I. SAMUEL. 14. 38. iHeb. corn&rs. 2 0r, fi(>e 't perfect lot SHeb. ran- Homed. i Or, he putt\\\i\i\ I to the I irnrae 'i'he Sept. lias, he wan vie- tfjrwus. •* Acconl- \l\^ to some ancient authori- ties. And Jiinh the / !f At-r 0/ a udand -V'er . . . v^re tite *vu;a- of Ahiel. tiHeb. ijiith- ered. 'Or. «•« Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye 1 chiefs of the people : and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 39 For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be ui Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that 40 answered him. Then said he mito all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said uuto Saul, Do what seemeth good mito thee. 41 Therefore Saul said imto the Lokd, the God of Israel, ^Shew the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken bi/ lot : 42 but the people escajjed. And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my 43 son. And Jonathan was taken. Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand; and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul said, God do so and more also : for thou shalt surely die, Jona- 45 than. And the people said imto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel ? God for- bid : as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground ; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people ^ rescued Jonathan, that 46 he died not. Then Saul went up from following the Philistines : and the Phil- istines went to their own place. 47 Now when Saul had taken the kiug- dom over Israel, he fought agamst aU his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Am- nion, and againstEdom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the PhiMs- tmes : and whithersoever he turned 48 himself, *he vexed them. And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that siioiled them. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these ; the name of the tu-stborn Merab, and 50 the name of the younger Michal : and the name of Saul's wife was Ahuioam the daiighter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 ° And Kish was the father of Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines aU the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, be ''took him unto him. 15 And Samuel said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be kmg over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the 2 words of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I ^have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, 3 when he came up out of Egypt. 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. 4 Ajid Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hund- red thousand footmen, and ten thou- 5 sand men of Judah. And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and ^laid wait 6 in the vaUey. And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them : for ye shewed kuidness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among 7 the Amalekites. And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt. 8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed aU the i)eople ^\ith the edge of the 9 sword. 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 8 utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 Then came the word of the Lord 11 unto Samuel, saying. It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from foUowuig me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was wroth ; and he cried mito the Lord aU 12 night. 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 lo monu- ment, and is gone about, and passed on, 13 and gone down to GUgal. And Samu- el came to Saul: and Saul said unto him,, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of 14 the Lord. And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleatuig of the sheep in mme ears, and the lowing of the oxen 15 which I hear? And Sard said. They have brought them from the Amalekites : for the iieople spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God ; and the rest we have 16 11 utterly destroyed. Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I wiU tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. 17 And he said luito him. Say on. And Samuel said, 12 Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel ? And the Lord anointed thee king over Is- ISrael; and the Lord sent thee on a jom-ney, and said. Go and utterly de- stroy the sinners the Amalekites, and tight agamst them until they be con- 19sumed. Wlierefore then didst thovi 16. 18. I. SAMUEL. 223 I Heb. devoted. SHeb. divi7iu- tioit. 3 Or. iniquitt/ 4 See (Jen. xxxi. W, 34. 5 Or, Victor t/ Or, Glori/ i^Or, chfcr- /uUy 'Or, but not obey the voice of the Lord, hut didst lly upon the spoil, and didst that whicih was evil in the si},'ht of the IjORD ? 20 And Saul said unto Bairiuel, Yc^a, 1 liave obeyed the voice of the Lokd, and liavo fjoiie the way which the Loud sent me, and have brought Aga;^ the king of Anialek, and have i utterly de- 21 stroyed the Anialekites. But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice 22 unto the Lord thy God in GUgal. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great de- hght in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in oljeying the voice of the Lord '? Be- hold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and 23 to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of ^ witchcraft, and stubbornness is as s* idolatry and ^ teraphun. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also re- 24 jected thee from being king. And Saul said mito Samuel, I have sinned : for I have transgressed the commauihuent of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their 25 voice. Now therefore, I pray thee, par- don my sin, and tm-n again with me, that 26 1 may worship the Lord. And Samuel said unto Saiil, I will not return with thee : for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected 27 thee from being king over Israel. Aiad as Samuel turned about to go away, belaid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it 28 rent. And Samuel said imto him. The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Isra- el from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better 29 than thou. And also the ^ Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent : for he is 30 not a man, that he should repent. Then he said, I have sinned : yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship 81 the Lord thy God. So Samuel turned agaui after Saul ; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 82 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him ''delicately. And Agag said. Surely the bitterness 33 of death is past. And Samuel said. As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. 34 Then Samuel went to Eamah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of 35 Saul. And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death ; ' for Samuel momiied for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. 16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehem- ite: for I havejirovidedmo a king among 2 his sons. And Sanniel said. How can I go ? if S.iul hear it, he will kill nie. And the liORD said. Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the 3 IjORD. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do : and thou shalt anoint luito me him 4 v.hoiu I name unto thee. And Sanuicl did that wliicli the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him tremhhng, 5 and said, Comest thou jieaceably ? And he said. Peaceably : I am come to sacri- fice unto the Lord : sanctifyyourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and 6 called them to the sacrifice. And it came to i)ass, when they were come, that helookedon'^Eliah. andsaid, Sure- ly the Lord's anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have rejected him: for the Loan seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, hut the Lord looketh on 8 the heart. Then Jesse called Ahina- dab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord 9 chosen this. Then Jesse made " Sliam- mah to pass by. And he said, Neither 10 hath the Lord chosen this. And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, 11 The Lord hath not chosen these. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children ? And he said. There re- mameth yet the yomigest, and, behold, he keejieth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit lOdown till he come 12 hither. Ajid he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal ii of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And the Lord said, Arise, 13 anomt him : for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anoint- ed him in the midst of his bretluren : and the spirit of the Lord came mightily uijon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Eamah. 14 Now the spirit of the Lord had de- parted from Saul, and an evil spirit 15 from the Lord 12 troubled him. Ajid Saul's servants said unto him. Behold now, an evil spirit from God trouble th 16 thee. Let our lord now command th}- servauts, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunnuig player on the harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is ujion thee, that he shall play ■with 17 his hand, and thou shalt he well. And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and 18 bring him to me. Then answered one of the young men, and said. Behold, I : Chr. xxvii. 18, Elthu% fin 2 Sam. xiii. 3, Shbn'nh. hil Chr. ii. 13. 10 Hs-b. around. 11 Heb. f'lir of ejes. 12 Or. terrijied 224 I. SAMUEL. 16. 18. lOr, skilful 2 Or, Inuiness 3 Or, skin 4 Or, the tere- binth 5 The Sept. and Vulgate have, target. 6 Or. ac- cording to an- other reading, blade "Heb. ra)tks, and in w. 10, 21, 22, 26, &Q. ' Or, re- proach 9 The Sept. omits vv. 12-ai and 55— ch. xviii. have seen a son of Jesse the Beth- lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and i prudent in 2 speech, and a comely person, and the Lokd is with 19 him. "Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said. Send me David thy 20 son, which is with the sheep. And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a 3 bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them '21 by David his son mito Saul. And David came to Saul, and stood before him : and he loved huu greatly ; and he became 22 his armourbearer. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying. Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath fomid 23 favour in my sight. 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 spii-it departed from him. 17 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which be- lougeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammun. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of ^Elah, and set the battle in 3 array against the Philistuies. And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side : and there 4 was a valley between them. And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and 5 a span. And he had an 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 6 of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a ^javeUn of brass 7 between his shoulders. And the ^ staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head loeighed six hmidred shekels of ii'on : and his shield- 8 bearer went before him. And he stood and cried unto the ■? armies of Israel, and said mito them. Why are ye come out to set your battle m array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul '? choose you a man for you, and 9 let hun come down to me. 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 ye 10 be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistine said, I '^defy the armies of Israel this day ; give me a man, that we 11 may fight together. And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 '■> Now David was the son of that Ejih- rathite 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. 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 firstborn, and next mito him Abinadab, and the thu'd Sham- 14 mah. And David was the youngest : and 15 the three eldest followed Saul. Now Da- vid went to and fro from Saul to feed his IG father's sheei) at Beth-lehem. And the Philistine drew near morning and even- ing, and presented hhnself forty days. 17 Aaid Jesse said unto David his son. Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp 18 to thy brethren ; and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of theu' thou- sand, and look how thy brethren fare, 19 and take then- pledge. Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, lOwere in the vale of Elah, fighting with the 20 Philistines. And David rose up early in the mornmg, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him ; and he came to the 11 place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the i^ fight 21 shouted for the battle. And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, 22 army against army. And David left his baggage m the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came 23 and saluted his brethren. 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 accordmg to the same words : and David heard them. 24 And aU the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled fi'om him, and were 25 sore afraid. And the men of Israel said. Have ye seen this man that is come up ? surely to 8 defy Israel is he come up : and it shall be, that the man who kiUeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his 26 father's house free in Israel. And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying. What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistme, and taketh away the reproach from Israel ? for who is this uncircumcised Phihstine, that he should ^defy the armies of the 27 living God ? And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that kiUeth him. 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men ; and Eli- ab' s auger was kindled against David, and he said. Why art thou come down ? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness ? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart ; for thou art come down that thou 29 mightest see the battle. And David said. What have I now done ? i^ig there not 30 a cause 1 And he turned away from him 18. 5. I. SAMUEL. 90/1 lOr, within him 2 Or, and there came a Hon and a bear., . and I went out >t-c. 3 Or, re- proach- ed 4 Or, torreni bed toward another, and spake after the same manner : and the people answered liini a^ain after the former m;umer. 31 And wliiMi tlie words were lieard whieh David spake, they rehearsed tliem be- 32 fore Saul; and he sent for him. And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail iheeauFe of him; thy servant will 3.3 ;;o and fight with this Pliilistine. And Saul said to David, Thon art not able to fj;o against this Pliilistine to fight with him : for thon art but a youth, and 34 he a man of war from his youth. And David so id unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep; 2 and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb 35 out of the fiock, 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 36 smote him, and slew him. Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath ^ defied 37theanniesofthelivingGod. And David said, The Lord that delivered me out of the iiaw of thelion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Phihstine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord shall l)e 38 with thee. And Saul clad David with his aiii)arel, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a 39 coat of mail. And David girdc<l his sword upon his apparel, and he assayed to go ; for he had not proved it. Ajid David said imto Saul, I cannot go with these ; for I liave not proved them. Ajid 40 David put them off him. 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 scrip ; and his sling was in his hand : and he drew 41 near to the Philistine. And the Philis- tine came on and drew near unto David ; and the man that bare the shield 42 went before him. And when the Phil- istine looked about, and saw^ David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair 43coiTntennnce. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves'? And the Philistine cursed David l)y his gods. 44 And the Pliilistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts 45 of the field. Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javehn: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of tlie armies of Israel, which thou hast ^de- 46 fled. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand ; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from off thee ; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of tlie earth ; that all the earth may know 47 that there is a God in Israel: and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saveth not witli sword and spear: fur the battle is theljORD's, and ho will 48 give you into our hand. And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and di-ew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the 40 army to meet the Philistine. And Da- vid put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Pliilistine in his forehead ; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell 50 upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philis- thie, and slew him; but there was no 51 sword in the hand of David. Then Da- vid 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 52 was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to "Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philis- tines fell down by the way to '^Shaaraim, 53 even unto Gath, and unto Eki-on. And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they 54 spoiled their camp. And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem ; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 And when Saiil 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 thy soul liveth, king, I 56 cannot tell. And the king said. Inquire 57 thou wliose son the stripling is. And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head 58 of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him. Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the ISBeth-lehemite. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's 3 house. Then Jonathan and Da^^d made a covenant, because he loved 4 him as his own soul. 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 5 his bow, and to his girdle. And David 8 went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and '•* behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and 5 Or, mighty tnan "The Sept. has. Oath. 7 Or, the two gates ^Or.weia out ; whither- soever Saul sent him, Jie ic. OOr, pro- spered 226 I. SAMUEL. 18. 5. istines 2 Or, triaufjtcs Or, three- stringed instru- ments 3 Or, an- swered one an- other *0r, raved 5 Or, pro- spered 6 Or, who are 7nt/ kin^olk it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6 Aiid it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the 1 PhUistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singmg and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with ^instru- 7 ments of music. And the women ^ sang one to another in then- play, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was veiy wroth, and this say- ing displeased him ; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thou- sands, and to me tliey have ascribed but thousands : and what can he have more 9 but the kingdom ? And Saul eyed Da- vid from that day and forward. 10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evU spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, andhe''proi)hesied 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. 11 And Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence 12 twice. And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was 13 de^mrted from Saul. Therefore Saul re- moved him from him, and made him his cajjtain over a thousand ; and he went 14 out and came in before the iDeople. And David 5 behaved himself wisely in all his ways ; and the Lord was with him. 15 And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very v/isely, he stood in awe of 16 him. But all Israel and Judah loved David ; for he went out and came in before tliem. 17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her wiU I give thee to wife : only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said. Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the PhUistmes 18 be upon him. And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and '> what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should 19 be son in law to the king ? 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 20 the Meholathite to wife. And Michal Saul's daughter loved David : and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the PhOistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son 22 in law a second time. And Saul com- manded his servants, saying. Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and aU his servants love thee : now therefore 23 be the king's son in law. And Saul's servants si)ake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemetli it to you a hght thing to be the king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor 24 man, and lightly esteemed? And the servants of Saul told him, saying. On 25 this manner spake David. And Saul said. Thus shall ye say to David, The kmg desireth not any dowry, but an hunfh'ed foreskins of the PhUistmes, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by 2C the hand of the Philistines. And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the kmg's son in law. And the days were not exi)u-ed ; 27 and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hiindied men ; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in fuU tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him 28 Michal his daughter to wife. And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter 29 loved him. And Saul was yet the more afraid of David ; and Saul was David's enemy continually. 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 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should 2 slay David. But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jona- than told David, saymg, Saul my father seelieth to slay thee : now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself m the mornmg, and abide in a secret j)lace. Sand hide thyseK: and I wiU go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I wUl commune with my father of thee; and if I see 4 aught, I will tell thee. 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 siimed against thee, and because his works 5 have been to thee-ward very good : for he put his life in his hand, and smote the PhiUstiiie, and the Lord wrought a great '•* victory for aU Israel : thou saw- est it, and didst rejoice : wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to 6 slay David without a cause ? And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan : and Saul sware, As the Lord Uveth, 7 he shall not be i)ut to death. And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed hun all those thuigs. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime. 8 And there was war again: and Da- vid went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a 20. 18. I. SAMUEL. 227 1 Or, the spirit of the Lunil was evil towarii Saul 2 Or, on at Or, net- tcork 3 The Sept. has, the well of the thresh- inff'fioor that in <£-c. 4 Or, ciitem i Or, fen great slaughter; and they tied Ijeforo 9 him. And ^ an evil spirit from the LoitD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David 10 played with his hand. Ajid Saul sought to smite David even to the wall witl i the spear ; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped 11 that night. Aaid Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the mornuig: and Mi- chal David's wife told him, saying. If thou save not thy life to-night, to- 1'2 morrow thou shalt be slain. So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fied, and escaped. 13 And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a -pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof, and 14 covered it with the clothes. And when Saul sent messengers to take David, 15 she said. He is sick. And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I 16 may slay him. And when the messen- gers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the ^pillow of goats' 17 liair at the head thereof. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, that he is escaped ? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me. Let me go; why should I kiU thee ? 18 Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Eamnh, and told him all that Saul had done to hun. Aiid he and 19 Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David '20 is at Naioth in Eamah. 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 21 also prophesied. And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also projihesied. And Saul sent messen- gers again the thu-d time, and they also 22 prophesied. Then went he also to Ra- mah, and came to^the great %ell that is iu Secu : and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and Da'sid ? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Eamah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ea- mah : and the spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophe- sied, untilhe came to Naioth in Eamah. 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 And David fled from Naioth in Ea- mah, and came and said before Jona- than, What have I done? what is mine iniquity ? and what is my sin before thy 2 father, that he seeketh my life ? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth no- thing either gi'eat or small, but that ho "discloseth it mito me : and why should my father hide this thing from me ? it 3 is not so. And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found grace in thine eyes ; and he saith. Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved : but truly as the Lord livetli, and as thy soul liveth, there is 4 but a step between me and death. Then said Jonathan unto David, '^Whatso- ever thy soul sdesireth, I will even do 5 it for thee. And David said unto Jo- nathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the kmg at meat : but let mo go, that I may hide myself m the field unto () the third day at even. If thy father miss me at aU, then say, David earn- estly asked leave of me that he might ran to Beth-lehem his city : for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the f amOy. 7 If he say thus. It is well ; thy sei"vant shall have jieace : but if he be wi'oth, then know that evil is determined by Shim. Therefore deal kindly with thy servant ; for thou hast brought thy serv- ant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: but if there be ui me iniquity, slay me thyself ; for why shouldest thou 9 bring me to thy father ? And Jonathan said. Far be it from thee : for if I should at all know that evU were detennined by my father to come upon thee, then 10 would not I tell it thee? Then said David to Jonathan, Who shaU tell me if perchance thy father answer thee 11 roughly? And Jonathan said unto David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them uito the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, The Lord, the God of Israel, he vntness ; when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward DaAdd, shall I not then send unto thee, and 13 disclose it mito thee? The Lord do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou niayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath 14 been with my father. And thou shalt not only while yet I Hve shew me the kuidness of the Lord, that I die not: 15 but also thou shalt not cut off thy kind- ness from my house for ever : no, not when the Lord hath cut off' the ene- mies of David every one from the face 16 of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And the Lord shall require it 17 at the hand of David's enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, 9 for the love that he had to him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 18 Then Jonathan said unto htm, To- "Heb. uncover- eth mitie ear. 'Or, mmt doth thy soul dc- sir'\ that 1 should do it for thee t OHeb. saith. 9 Or, Sy his love toward him 8—2 228 I. SAMUEL. 20. 18. iHeb. 7nissed. 2Heb. grectUy. 3Heb. in the day of the husiness. See ch. xix. 2. 4 Or, as read by the Sept., this mound. 5 Or, him BHeb. notaxiy thing. ' Or, is worthy to die Heb. is a son of death. morrow is the new moon: and thou sbalt be missed, because thy seat will 19 be 1 empty. And when thou hast stayed tlu-ee days, thou shalt go down ^ quickly, and come to the place where thou didst bide thyself •''when the business was in band, and shalt remain by * the stone 20Ezel. And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at 21 n mark. Arid, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, fijid the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the aiTows are on tliis side of thee: take sthem, and come; for there is peace to thee 22 and ^no bui't, as the Lord liveth. But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, tlie arrows are beyond thee : go thy way ; for the Lord hath sent thee away. 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have s^joken of, behold, the Lord is between thee and me for ever. 24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king 25 sat him down to eat meat. And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat bj' the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was 26 empty. Nevertheless Saul sjiake not any thing that day: for he thought. Something liath befallen him, he is not 27 clean ; surely he is not clean. And it came to pass on the mon-ow after the new moon, which v.as the second daji, that David's place was empty : and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, 'Wherefore Cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, nei- 28 ther yesterday, nor to-day ? And Jona- than answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem : 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 he there : and now, if I have foiind favour in thme eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the 30 king's table. Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto Imn, Thou son of a i^erverse re- bellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame 31 of thy mother's nakedness? For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be stablished, nor thy kingdom. "Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he ■? shall 32 surely die. And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death ? 33 what hath he done ? And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him : whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined 34 of his father to put David to death. So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month : for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. 35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field 8 at the time ".iipointed with David, and 36 a little lad with bun. And he said imto his lad, Eun, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an 37 aiTOw 9 beyond him. And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow Avhich Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said. Is not the 38 arrow beyond thee? And Jonathan cried after the 1 ul. Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing : oidy Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonatlian gave his weaj)ons mito his lad, and said unto him. Go, carry 41 them to the city. And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose i^out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the groiuid, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one an- other, and wept one with another, luitil 42 David exceeded. And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying. The Lord shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever. And he arose and departed : and Jonathan went into the city. 21 Then came Da\id to Nob to Ahmiel- ech the priest : and Aliimelech came to meet David trembling, and said luito him, "Why art thou alone, and no 2 man with thee ? And David said unto Aliimelech the jiriest. The kmg hath commanded mo a business, and hath said unto me. Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee : and I have appointed the j'oung 3 men to such and such a place. Now therefore what is imder thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mme hand, or whatsoever there is present. 4 And the i^riest answered David, and said. There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is holy bread; if oidy the yomig men have kept them- 5 selves from women. And David an- swered 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, n though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be 6 holy? So the priest gave him holy hreaci: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to jiut hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained be- fore the Lord ; and his name was Doeg 22. 22. I. SAMUEL. 229 lOr, mit/hti- 2 Or, the terebinth 3 Or, made marks 4Heb. bitter of OUT, 5 Or, on the height the Edomitc, the i chief est of the herd- 8 men tliat bek)iige(l to Saul. And David said unto Ahinielech, ^\jid is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with nie, because the ^,)kinf,''s business re(jnired haste. And the priest said, Tlie sword of (xohath the riiilistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of ^Elali, behold, it is here wrapi)ed in a cloth behind the ei)hod : if thou wilt take that, take it : for there is no other save thr.t here. And David said,There is none like that ; give it me. 10 And David arose, and tied that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the llkhig of Gath. And the servants of Achish said unto him. Is not this Da\id the kmg of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, sayhig, Saul hath slain his thousands, Arid David his ten thousands ? r2And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the 13 king of Gath. And he changed his be- haviour before them, and feigned him- self mad in their hands, and ^ scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his 14 spittle fall down upon his beard. Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is m id : wherefore then have 15 ye brought him to me ? Do I lack mad men, tliat ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man iu my presence ? shall this f ello^v come uito my house ? 22 David therefore departed thence, and escai)ed to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and aU his father's house heard it, they went down thither '2 to him. And every one that was iu distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was * dis- contented, gathered themselves unto him ; and he became captain over them : and there were with him about four hundred men. 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 he with you, till I know what God wUl do for 4 me. And he brought them before the kuig of Moab : and they dwelt with bun aU the while that David was in the 5 hold. And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold ; dei>art, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came uito the forest of Hereth. 6 And Saul heard that David was dis- covered, and the men that were with liiin: now Saul was sittmg in Gibeah, imder the tamarisk tree ^in Eamah, with his si)ear iu his hand, and all his serv- 7auts were standing about him. And Saul said uuto his servants that stood about him. Hear now, ye Eenjamites; will the son of Jesse give everj- one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and cap- 8 tains of hundreds ; that all of you have conspired agauist me, and "J there is none tluit discloseth to me when mj' son mak(;th a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for nie, or discloseth unto me that my son liath stirred up my servant against 9 me, to lie m wait, as at this day? Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which ''stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, 10 to Ahunelech the son of Ahitub. And he iucpiired of the Loito for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the 11 sword of Goliath the Philistine. Then the king sent to call Ahunelech the priest, the sou of Ahitul), and all his father's house, the priests that were ui Nob : and they came all of them to the 12 kuig. And Saul said. Hear uow, thou son of Aliitub. And he answered. Here 13 1 am, my lord. Aud Saul said unto him, Why have ye couspii-ed against me, thou and the son of Jesse, iu that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, aud hast in(piired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this 14 day? Then Almuelech answered the king, and said. And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, whicli is the kmg's sou in law, and is taken into thy comicil, aud is honourable iu 15thuie house? Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me : let not the kuig impute any thuig mito his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knoweth uotlimg of aU this, less or 16 more. Aud the kuig said. Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, aud all 17 thy father's house. And the kmg said unto the s guard that stood about him, Tiu'ii, aud slay the i)riests of the Lord ; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, aud did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the kmg would not put forth tlieu- hand to faU upon 18 the priests of the Lord. Aud the king said to Doeg, Tiun thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite tui'ued, aud he fell upon the priests, and he slew on that day foiu-score aud five persons that did «'ear a liuen ephod. 19 Aud Nob, the city of the priests, smote he Avith the edge of the sword, both men and women, children aud sucklings, aud oxen and asses aud sheep, with the 20 edge of the sword. Aud one of the sous of Ahimelech the sou of AJiitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. 21 Aud Abiathar told David that Saul had 22 slam the Lord's priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew on that day, wlieu Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely teU Saul : I have occasioned the death of all the persons eor, t/t^re W(t.t none that dis- eloged it to me when my son nuule ie. 7 Or, was set over 8Heb. runners. 230 I. SAMUEL. 22. 22. . iHeb. alien- ated him. The Sept. has, sold. 2 Or, Hormh 23 of thy father's house. Abide thou with me, fear not ; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life : for with me thou slialt be in safeguard. 23 And they told David, saying. Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing- 2 floors. Therefore David inquu'ed of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Loed said imto David, Go, and smite the Philis- 3 tines, and save Keilah. And David's men said luito him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah : how much more then if we go to Keilah against the 4 armies of the Philistines ? Then David inquired of the Lord yet agaui. And the Lord answered bun and said, Arise, go down to Keilah ; for I will deUver 5 the Philistmes into thine hand. 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. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an Vephod in his hand. And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath idehvered Mm into mme hand ; for he is shut in, by entermg into a town that hath gates 8 and bars. And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, 9 to besiege David and his men. And David knew that Saul devised mischief against him ; and he said to Abiathar the priest. Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said David, O Lord, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, 11 to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up mto his hand? will Saul come do^vu, as thy servant hath heard ? O Lord, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, teU thy servant. And the Lord said, He will 12 come do^Ti. Then said David, WiU the men of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul ? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee 13 up. Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and de- parted out of Keilah, and went whither- soever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah ; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And IDavid abode ui the wilderness ui the strong holds, and remained in the hill countiy in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into 15 his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was m the wilderness of Ziph 16 in 2 the wood. And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into 2 the wood, and strengthened his hand 17 in God. And he said mito him. Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next mito thee ; and that also Saul my 18 father knoweth. And they two made a covenant before the Lord : and David abode in 2 the wood, and Jonathan 19 went to his house. Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himseK with us in the strong holds in ^the wood, in the hiU of Hachilah, which is on the south 20 of -^ the desert ? Now therefore, king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come do^A^l ; and our part shall be to deliver bun u^d into the 21 king's hand. And Saul said. Blessed be ye of the Lord ; for ye have had 22 compassion on me. 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 23 that he dealethvery subtilly. See there- fore, and take knowledge of aU the lui'king places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me ^of a certain- ty, and I will go with you : and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I v.ill search him out among all the 24 '^ thousands of Judah. And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilder- ness of Maou, in the ^Ai-abah on the 25 south of ^the desert. 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 26 of Maou. 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. 27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying. Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid 28 upon the land. So Saul returned from pui'suing after David, and went against the Phihstines: therefore they called 29 that place ^ Sela-hanmaahlekoth. And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strong holds of En-gedi. 24 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistmes, that it was told him, sayuig. Behold, David is in the wilderness of En- 2gedi. Then Saul took tlu-ee thousand chosen men out of aU Israel, and went to seek David and his men ujion the 3 rocks of the wild goats. And he came to the sheeijcotes by the way, where was a cave ; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were ^abidhig in the innennost parts of 4 the cave. And the men of David said iinto him, Behold, the day of which 25. 14. I. SAMUEL. 231 lOr, htijest wuitfjr 2 Heb. pivc :'ntenc€ for me. the Loud said unto tbee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, and thou shalt do to hun as ii. shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of 5 Saul's rohe privily. And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, hecause he had cut off Saul's skirt. C) Andlie said unto his men, TIiuLohd for- bid that I should do this tlung uuto my lord, the Lokd's anointed, to put forth mine hand against him, secint; The is the Lord's anointed. iSo David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise agauist Saul. And Saul rose ui) out of the cave, and 8 went on his way. David also arose after- ward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord tho king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to tlie 9 earth, and did obeisance. And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying. Behold, David 10 seeketh thy hm't? Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to-daj' uito mine hand in the cave : and some bade me kill thee : but 7111716 ci/c spared thee ; and I said, I will not put forth muie hand against my lord; for he is the Lord's anoiut- 11 ed. Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand : for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou 12 1 huntest after my soul to take it. The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee : but 13 mine hand shall not be upon thee. A.s saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked corueth forth wickedness : but mine hand shall not be ui^on thee. 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? 15 after a dead dog, after a ilea. The Lord therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and 2 deliver 16 me out of thuie hand. And it came to pass, when DaAdd had made an end of speaking these words imto Saul, that Saul said. Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his 17 voice, and wept. And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I : for thou hast rendered u'.ito me good, whereas I have rendered imto thee evil. 18 And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me : forasmuch as when the Lord had de- livered me xi]} into thine hand, thou 1.) killedst me not. For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away ? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this 20 day. And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be estab- 21 li.shed in thine hand. Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after mo, and that thou wilt not destroy my name 22 out of my father's house. And David swai'e unto Saul. And Saul went home ; but David aud his men gat them up unto the hold. 25 And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, aud la- mented hun, and buried him in his house at llamah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Parau. 2 Aud there was a man in Maon, whose ■''liossessions were in Carmel; and the man was veiy great, aud he had three thousand sheeii, and a thousand goats : and he was shearing his sheep in 3 Carmel. Now the name of the man was Nabal ; and the name of his wife Abigail : and the woman was of good understanduig, and of a beautiful coun- tenance : but the man was churlish and e\al in his doings ; and he was of the 4 house of Caleb. Aud David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear 5 his sheep. And David sent ten young men, and David said uuto the young men. Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: 6 and * thus shaU ye say ^ to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both unto thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers : thy shepherds have now been with us, and we "did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, aU the while they were in Car- 8mel. Ask thy young men, aud they wiU tell thee : wherefore let the yomig men find f avom- in thine eyes ; for we come iu a good day : give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David. 9 And when David's yoimg men came, they s^jake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and 10 ''ceased. And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? aud who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away eveiy man from his master. 11 ShaU I then take my bread, aud my water, and my "^ flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it uuto men of whom I know not whence they be ? 12 So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to aU these 13 words. Aud David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword ; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men ; and two hundred abode 14 by the stuff. But one of the young 3 Or, was 4 Or, thus shall ye my, AU hail! and peace he utiio thee d-c. 5 The Vulgate has, fo my breth' ren. 6 Heb. 2Jiit them not to shajne. "Or. reiTiain- ed quiet "Heb. slaugh' 232 I. SAMUEL. 25. U. IHeb. bless, 2 Or, railedon 3Heb. put to ihamc. i Or, base felluw 5 That is, worth- lessness. 6 Or, kins 'The Sept. has, unto Davict, 8Heb. any that jiisseth "gaifi^ t!ie wall. 'I That is, Fool. w Heb. from coming into blood. 11 Heb. thine own hand savint/ thee. WHeb. hUssiny. men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, say- ing, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to isnlute our 15 master; and lie 2fl.ew upon them. But the men were very good unto us, and we were not ^hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were convers- ant with them, when we were in the 16 fields : they were a wall mito us both by night and by diy, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our mister, and against all his house : for he is such a ■'son of ^ Belial, 18 that one cannot speak to huu. Then Abigail nuide haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two o bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and live measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on 19 asses. And she said nnto her yomig men, Go on before me ; behold, I come after you. But she told not her hus- 20 b.md Nabal. 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 dov.Ti against her; 21 and she met them. Now David had said, Sm-ely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath m the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that liertamod unto him: and he hath re- 22 turned me evil for good. God do so 7 mito the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that iiertain to him by the n^ornuig light t* so much as one 23 man child. And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off her ass, and fell before David on her face, 24 and bowed herself to the ground. And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity : and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words 25 of thine hanchuaid. Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this ■'man of ^ Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; o Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine hancbnaid saw not the young men of my lord, 26 whom thou didst send. Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeuig the Lo:;d hath witli- holden thee lofrom bloodguiltiuess, and from 11 avenging thyself v,-ith thuie own hand, now therefore let tliine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, 27 be as Nabal. And now this I'^present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the yomig 28 men that follow my lord. Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thine hand- maid : for the Lord will certauily make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the bittles of the Lord; and evil shall not be found in thee all thy 29 days. And though man be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bmidle of i^iife with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sUng out, as 30 from the hollow of a sling. And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken con- cernmg thee, and shall have appomted 31 thee pruice over Israel ; that this shall be no 1^ grief unto thee, nor offence of heart mito my lord, is either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: and when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine 32 handmaid. And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Is- rael, which sent thee this day to meet 33 me: and blessed be thy w wisdom, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day frombloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 34 For in very deed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, liveth, which hath with- holden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much 35 as one man child. So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said unto her. Go up in peace to thine house ; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have 36 accepted thy person. 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 luiu, for he was very drunken : where- fore she told hun notlung, less or more, 37 until the morning light. 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 38 stone. And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, 39 that he died. And when David heart! that Nabal was dead, he said. Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his serv- ant from evil : and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the Lord retm-ued upon his own heail. And David sent and i'' spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him 40 to -ft-ife. And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake luito her, sayuig, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him 41 to wife. And she arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said. Behold, thine handmaid is a serv- ant to wash the feet of the servants 42 of my lord. 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 27. 3. I. SAMUEL. 233 Uu i Sam. iii. 15, I'ullicl. 2 Or, Jcshi' See oh. xxiii. 19. ^Or, to a set place Sco ch. xxiii. 23 > Or, har- ricude 5 Or, either 4.^ David, and became his w'do. David also took Aliiuoaiu of Jezreel ; and tliey •llbecauio both of tlieni his wives. Now Said had given Miehal liis daughter, David's wife, to i I'alti the son of Laish, which was of Cialliui. 26 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, sayuig. Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is 2 before '-^the desert ? Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David 3 in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before 2 the desert, by the way. But David abode ui the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after huu into the 4 wilderness. David therefore scut out spies, and xmderstood that Saul was 5 come ^of a certainty. And David a- rose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abuer the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the * place of the wagons, and the people pitched round G about him. Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, bro- ther to Joab, saying. Who will go dovi'u with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I -^vill go down with thee. 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night : and, behold, Saiil lay sleeping within the -^place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head : and Abner and the people lay 8 round about him. Then saidA)>isliai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thine 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 9 second time. And David said to Al)i- shai, Destroy hi in not : for v/ho can put forth his hand against the Lord's an- lOointed, and be guiltless? And David said, As the Lokd liveth, the Lord shall smite him; ^or his day shall come to die ; or he shall go down into battle, and 11 perish. The Lord forbid that I should l)ut forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed : but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the 12 cruse of water, and let us go. 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 Lord was fallen upon them. 13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off ; a great space being 14 between them : and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saymg, Answerest thou not, Al)- ner ? Then Abuer answered and said. Who art tliou that criest to the king ? 15 And David said to Abner, Art }iot thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not Icept watcli over thy hu'd the kuig? for there came one of the peo- ])le iu to destroy the king thy lord. 16 This thing is not good that thou hast dune. As the Lord liveth, ye are ''worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over j'our loi'd, the Lord's anointed. And now, see, where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water 17 that was at his head. And Saul laiew David's voice, and said. Is this thy voice, my son David ? And David said, 18 It is my voice, my lord, king. And he said, ^Vherefore doth my lord i^ursue after his servant? for what have I done? 19 or what evil is in mine hand ? Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be the Lord that hath stuTcd thee up against me, let him ''accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord ; for they have driven me out this day that I should '^not cleave unto the inheritance of the Lord, saymg. Go, 20 serve other gods. Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord : for the king of Israel is come out to seek ^ a flea, as when one doth hmit a partriilge in 21 the mountams. Then said Saul, I have siimed: return, my son David: for I ■\viU no more do thee harm, because my life v.'as precious in thine eyes this day : behold, I have played the fool, and 22 have erred exceedingly. And David answered and said. Behold lo the spear, king 1 let then one of the young men 28 come over and fetch it. And the Lord shall render to every man his righteous- ness and his faithfuhiess : forasmuch as the Lord delivered thee into uij- hand to-day, and I would not put forth mine hand against the Lord's anoint- 24 ed. And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day iu mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of 25 all tribulation. Then Saul said to Da- vid, Blessed be thou, my sou David : thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So Da^'id went his way, and Saul returned to his place. 27 And David said in his heart, I shall now x^erish one day by the hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that 1 should escape into the land of the Philistines : and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape 2 out of his hand. And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were Avith him, unto Achish 3 the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David -dwelt with Achish at Gath, he « Heb. Holts of death. -• Heb. smell. eOr, have no ihare iu 9 The Sei)t. li.is, mi/ life. 10 An- otlier reading is, the Idiiij's ■V^eur. s- 234 I. SAMUEL. 27. 3. iHeb. fiehl. 2Auothei- reading is, Gizrites, 3 Some copies of the Sept. have, from Tuluin. ■1 So some ancient author- ities. Others i3a<l, ■'gainst lihom. SHeb. camps. and his men, every man with his house- hold, even David with his two wives, A- hinoam the Jezreehtess, and Abigail the 4 CarmeUtess, Nabal's wife. Aiid it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again for him. 5 And David said mito Achisli, If now I have foimd grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the i comitry, that I may dweU there : for why should thy servant dwell G Lu the roj-al city with thee ? Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And the nmnber of the days that Da- vid dwelt in the i country of the Phil- istines was a f uU year and f om- mouths. 8 And David and his men went u^], and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the ^Girzites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, =* which v/ere of old, as thou goest to Shur, even imto the land of 9 Egypt. 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 retiu-ned, and 10 came to Achish. And Achish said, •'Whither have ye made a raid to-day ? And David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South 11 of the Kenites. And David saved nei- ther man nor woman alive, to brmg them to Gath, saying. Lest they should tell on us, saying. So did David, and so hath been his manner aU the while he hath dwelt in the i comitry of the 1'2 Philistiues. And Achish believed Da- vid, saying. He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him ; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. 28 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered then- ^hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said imto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou 2 and thy men. And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore wiU I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried hun in Eamah, even in his own city. And Said had put away those that had familiar spuits, and the wizards, out of 4 the land. And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem : and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitclied in 5 Gilboa. And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and G his heart trembled greatly. And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams. 7 nor by TJrini, uor by lu'ophets. 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 liim. Behold, there is a vvoman that hath a familiar 8 spirit at En-dor. And Saul disguised himself, and put on other ramient, and vi'eiit, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night : and he said, Divine mito me, I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whomsoever I shall name un- 9 to thee. And the woman said unto him. Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that ha\'e familiar sx)irits, and the wizards, out of the land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, 10 to cause me to die ? And Saul sware to her by the Lokd, saying. As the Lord liveth, there shall no Cpmiish- meiit happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee'? And he said, 12 Bring me up Samuel. And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried \v'ith a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived 13 me? for thou art Saul. 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 Hearth. And he said unto her, What form is he of ? And she said. An old man cometli up ; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul jjerceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed v.ith his face to 15 the ground, and did obeisance. And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou dis- quieted me, to bring me uj) ? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed ; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is dei^arted from me, and answer- eth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams : therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known 16 unto me what I shall do. And Samuel said, "Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and "is become thine adversary? 17 And the LoitD hath -'w-rought for him- self, as he spake by me : and the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, 18 even to David. Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done 19 this thing unto thee this day. More- over the Lord will deliver Israel also with thee into the hand of the Philis- tines: and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me : the Lord shall deliver the host of Israel also into the 20 hand of the Philistines. Then Saul fell straightway his full length ui>oii the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there 6 Or, guilt come upon, thee ' Or, ffods STlie Sept. has, is on the side of thy boar. y Or, rfone untohim Some ancient authori- ties read, done unto thee. 30. 12. I. SAMUEL. 235 was 110 strength in him; for he had eaten no broad all the day, nor all the 21 night. And tlie woman came unto Saul, and saw that ho was sore tronl)lo(l, and said untoliiin, Behold, tlnnehan(huaid hatli hearkened unto thy voice, and I have i»ut my life in my hand, and liave hearkened unto thy words which thou '2'2si)akest unto me. Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou may est have stren{,;tli, 23 when thou f,'oest on thy way. 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 24 earth, and sat upon the bed. 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 25 unleavened bread thereof : and she brought it before Said, and before his servants ; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. 29 Now the Philistines gathered to- gether all their hosts to Aphek : and the Israelites pitched by the fountain 2 which is in Jezreel. And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands : and David and his men passed on in the rearward with 3 Achish. Then said the iirinces of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews liere ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistmes, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hatli been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away tmto 4.me unto this day? But the princes of the PhUistuies were wroth with him ; and the princes of the PliiUs- tines said unto lum, Make the man re- tiu"u, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appomted hmi, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest hi the battle he become an ad- versary to us : for wherewith should this felloio reconcile hhnself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads 5 of these men ? Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands. And David his ten thousands ? 6 Then Achish calledDavid, andsaidunto him, As the Lord liveth, thou hast been uiiright, and thy gouig out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight : for I have not fomid evil in thee suice the day of thy commg unto me unto this day: nevertheless the 7 lords favour thee not. Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou dis- jilease not the lords of the Philistines. 8 And David said unto Acliish, But what have I done ? and what hast thou found ill thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and light against the (enemies of my U lord the kuig? And Acliish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwitlistaiiiUng the princes of the Philistuios have said. He shall not 10 go up with us to the battle. Wherefore now rise up early in the mornuig with the servants of thy lord that are come with tliee : and as soon as ye be up early in the mornuig, and have light, depart. 11 So David rose up early, he and Ids men, to depart in the mornuig, to return into the land of the Philis- tines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. 30 And it came to i)ass, 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 Zildag, and 2 burned it with fire ; 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 3 their way. 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 4 taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had 5 no more power to weep. And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahiiio- am the Jezreehtess, and Abigail the 6 wife of Nabal the Carmelite. AndDavid was greatly distressed ; for the iieojile spake of stoning him, because the soul of aU the people was grieved, evei-y man for his sons and for his daughters : but David strengthened himself iu the Lord his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the sou of Aliimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 8 And David inquired of the Lord, say- ing, ilf I piu'sue after this trooii, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt sui'ely overtake them, and shalt without fail 9 recover all. So David went, he and the six hmidred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where 10 those that were left behind stayed. But David pursued, he and foui- hundi'ed men : for two hundred stayed behind, which were so faint that they could 11 not go over the brook Besor: and they found ail Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave hun bread, and he did eat ; and they gave 12 hull water to drink : and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisuis ; and when he had eaten, his spirit came agam to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor (h-mik lOr. Shall I 236 I. SAMUEL. 30. 12. lOr. amidst ^ Or, with 3 Or, asked them of their welfare 4 Or, base fellows 6 That is, worth- lessness. 6 Hel). hlesgittg. auy water, three days and tlrree nights. 13 And David said luito 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 14 agone I fell sick. We made a raid up- on the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb ; and Ave 15 burned Ziklag with fu-e. And David said to him. Wilt thou bring me down to this troop ? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up mto the hands of my master, and I will bring thee 16 down to this troop. And when he had brought him doA^Ti, behold, they were spread abroad over all the gi'ound, eating and drmking, and feasting, i be- cause of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the laud of the Philis- tmes, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twi- hght even imto the evening of the next day : and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundi-ed young men, 18 which rode upon camels and fled. And David recovered all that the Amalek- ites had taken : and David rescued his 19 two wives. And there was nothing lack- ing to the:a, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them : David brought back 20 all. And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they di-ave before those other cattle, and said. This is David's 21 spoil. And David came to tlie two hund- red men, which 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 peojile that were with him : and when David came near ^ to the peo- 22 pie, he ^ saluted them. Then answered all the v/icked men and ^ men of ^ Belial, 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 they 23 may lead them away, and dejiart. Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my bretlu-en, with that which the Lord hath given imto us, who hath preserved us, and deUvered the troop that came 24 against us into our hand. And who will hearken unto you hi this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall share 25 alike. And it was so from that day for- ward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day. 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying. Be- hold a ^present for you of the s\}qt1 of 27 the enemies of the Lokd ; to them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in Kanioth of the South, 28 and to them which Avere in Jattir ; and to them which were in Ai-oer, and to them which were in Siplunoth, and to 29 them which were in Eshtemoa ; and to them which were in Eacal, and to them which were m the cities of the Jerah- meelites, and to them which were in 30 the cities of the Kenites ; and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in ^ Cor-ashan, and to them 31 which were hi Athach; and to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt. 31 ^Now the Phihsthies fought against Israel : and the men of Israel fled from before the PhUistines, and fell down 2 3 slain hi mount Gilboa. And the Phil- istines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons ; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, andi'^Abmadab, andMalchi- 3 shua, the sons of Said. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him ; and he was greatly dis- 4 tressed by reason of the archers. Then said Saul to his annourbearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through there- with; lest these uncircumcised come and thmst me through, and " abuse me. But his annourbearer would not ; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul 5 took his sword, and fell upon it. And when his annom-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his 6 sword, and died with him. So Saul died, and his thi-ee sons, and his armour- bearer, and all his men, that same day 7 together. And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that v>'ere beyond Jor- dan, 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. 8 And it came to pass on the mori-ow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they fomid Saifl and his 9 three sons fallen in mount Gflboa. And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the laud of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, 10 and to the people. And they i>ut his annoiu' hi the house of the Ashtaroth : and they fastened his body to the wall 11 of Beth-shan. And when the inhabit- ants of Jabesh-gilead heard concern- ing him that which the Phihsthies 12 had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sous from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and bm'nt them 13 there. And they took their bones, and Iraried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 7 Accord- ing to many MSS. and versions, Bor- ashan. 8 See 1 Chr. X. 1—12. 9 Or, wounded 10 In ch. xiv. 49, Ishvi. "Or, ■make a mock of me L_ 1 Or, ovey 2 Or, giddi- ness THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL. 1 And it came to pasa after the death of Saul, when David was retiu-iied from the slaughter of the Amalekites, anil David had abode two days hi •2Ziklag; it came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Said witli his clothes rent, and earth upon his head : and so it was, when he came to Da- vid, that he fell to the earth, and did 3 obeisance. And Daxdd said unto him, Prom whence comes t thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of 4 Israel am I escaped. And DaAid 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 5 son are dead also. And David said un- to the yoiing man that told hmi. How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan 6 his son be dead? And the yoiuig man that told him said. As I happened by chance upon momit GUboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear ; and, lo, tlie chariots and the horsemen foUowed 7 hard after him. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. 8 And he said mito me. Who art thou ? And I answered him, I am an Amalck- 9ite. And he said mato me, Stand, I pray thee, ^beside me, and slay me, for '^anguish hath taken hold of me; be- 10 cause my life is yet whole in me. So I stood 1 beside him, and slew him, be- cause I v/as sure that he could not live after that he was faUen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto limy lord. Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them ; and hke- wise all the men that were with 12 him: and they moui-ned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were faUen by 13 the sword. And David said imto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am tlie 14 son of a stranger, an Amalekite. And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to luit forth thme hand to 15 destroy the Lord's anouited ? And Da- vid called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And 16 he smote him that he died. And Da- vid said unto him. Thy blood bo upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testi- fied against thee, saymg, I have slain the Lord's anointed. 17 And David lamented with this lament- ation over Saul and over Jonathan 18 his son: and he bade them teach the children of Judah flie somj q/'the bow: behold, it is written in the book of 3 Jashar. 19 *Thy glory, Israel, is slain upon thy 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 Philis- tiues rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncir- cumcised triumph. '21 Ye moimtains of GUboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings : For there the shield of the mighty was 5 vilely cast away. The shield of Said, <5uot anointed with oil. '22 From the blood of the slam, from the fat of the mighty. The bow of Jonathan tiu'ued not back , And the sword of Saul returned not empty. 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in then- Uves, And m their death they were not divided ; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than hons. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Sard, Who clothed you in scarlet 'deUc- ately. Who put ornaments of gold upon yom- apparel. 25 How are the mighty faUen in the midst of the battle ! 8 Jonathan is slain upon thy high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful. Passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty faUen, And the weapons of war perished ! 2 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, 3 Or, The Upright lOr, The gazelle 5 Or, defiled 6 Or, as of one not anointed 7Heb. with de' lights. B0t,0Jo- yiathan, slain £c. 238 II. SAMUEL. 2. 1. :in 1 Chr. viii. 33, ix.39, Esh- baal. 2 The Vulgate and Syriac have, Geshttr- ties. 3Heb. theTn to- gether 1 That is, The.fi.vld of the sharp knives, 6 Heb. as one of the roes that are in the field. saying, Shall I go vq) into any of the cities of Judali ? And the Lord said unto him, Go lip. And David said, Whither shall I go up ? Aiid he said. Unto Heb- 2ron. So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jez- reelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal 3 the Carmelite. And his men that were with him did David bi-ing up, every man with his household: and they dwelt 4 in the cities of Hebron. 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 5 buried Saul. Aiid David sent mes- sengers luito the men of Jabesli-gUoad, and said unto them. Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto yoiu* lord, even vuito 6 Saul, and have buried him. And now the Lord shew kinchiess and ti-uth unto you : and I also will requite you this kinchiess, because ye have done this 7 thmg. Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye vahant : for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. 8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had taken i Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to 9 Mahanaim ; and he made him king over Gilead, and over the ^Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and 10 over Benjamin, and over all Israel. (Ish- bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years.) But the house 11 of Judah followed David. And the tune that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to 13 Gibeon. 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 1-i other side of the pool. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And 15 Joab said. Let them arise. Then they arose and went over by number ; twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants 16 of David. And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thni.it his sword in his feUow's side ; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called ^Helkath-hazzurim, v.-hich 17 is in Gibeon. And the battle was very soi'e that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the serv- 18 ants of David. And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Alnshai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light 19 of foot 5 as a wild roe. And Asahel jiursued after Abner ; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to 20 the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel ? And he answered. It 21 is I. And Abner said to him. Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee Ms "armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from 22 following of him. And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me : wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother ? 23Howbeit he I'efused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, 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 24 still. But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Am- mali, that lieth before Giah 1)y the way 25 of the wilderness of Gibeon. And the chilfb'en of Benjamm gathered them- selves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of an hiU. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said. Shall the sword devour for ever? know- est thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return 27 from following their brethren? And Joab said. As God liveth, ''if thou hadst not spoken, surely then ^m the morning the people had gone away, 28 nor followed every one his brother. So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and jnirsued after Israel no more, neither fought they any 29moi'e. And Abner and his men went aU that night through the Arabah; and they passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to 30 Mahanaim. And Jo ib returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen 31 men and Asahel. But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, ,so that three liundred 32 and tlu'eescore men died. 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 f.t Hebron. 3 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of Da- vid: and David waxed stronger and sti'onger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron : and his firsll)orn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; «Or,spmt See Jud;;. xiv. 19. ■^ See ver. 14. 8 Heb. from, Vie inoni- ing. 3. 35. II. SAMUEL. 239 I Or, sTu-wed himself strong for 2 Or, tlic faiM of thi.1 ipoinan 3 Or, where he tvas ISatn. XXV. 44, ruiti. 3 anil his second, Chilcnl), of Abigail tho wife of Nal)iil the Cannehte; iiiul Uie third, Alj.sahmi the son of Maacali th(! daugliter of Talin;ii king of (Icslnii'; 4 and the fonrtli, Adonij;ih tho son of Haggitli; and tlie fifth, Shejjhatiah the .'Sson of Al)ital; and the sixth, Ithreani, of Eglali David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. G And it came to pass, wliilo there was war between the liouse of Saul and the liouse of David, that Abner i made liini- 7 self strong in the house of Saul. Now Saul had a conculnne, whoso name was liizpiih, the daughter of Aiiili : and Is/i- hosheth said to Abner, Wherefore liast thou gone in unto my father's concub- 8ine? Then was Abner veiy wroth for the words of Ish-boslieth, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongeth to Judah ? This day do I shew kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his breth- ren, and to his friends, and hive not delivered thee into the liand of David, and yet thou chargest me this day witli 92a fault concerning this woman. God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the Lord hath sworn to David, I do not 10 even so to him ; to translate the king- dom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer- 11 sheba. And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. 12 And Abner sent messengers to David 3 on his behalf, saying, 'Whose is the land? saying also. Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel 13 unto thee. And ho said, WeU; I will make a league with thee : but one thing I require of thee, that is, thou slialt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when 14 thou comest to see my face. And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 15 And Ish-boslieth sent, and took her from her husband, even from * Paltiel 16 the son of Laish. And her husband went v/ith her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him. Go, return : and he returned. 17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying. In times past ye sought for David to be king over 18 you : now then do it : for the Lord liatli spoken of David, saying, By the hnnd 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. 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 20 whole liouse of Benjamin. So Abner came to David to Heln-on, and twenty men with him. And D.ivid made Abner andtlu! men that were with him a feast. 21 And Abner said unto I)avi(l, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto iny lord the king, that they niay make a covenant with thc^e, and tliat thou may- cst reign over all that thy soul de.sireth. And David sent Abner away; and he 22 went in peace. And, l)eiiol(l, the serv- ants of David and .Joab came from ^a foray, and brought in a great sjxdl with them : but Abner was not with David ui Hebron; for ho Jiad sent liim away, 23 and he was gone in peace. '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 24 gone in peace. Then Joal) came to the king, and said. What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he 25 is quite gone? Thon knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he cime to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou 26 doest. And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the Swell of Sirah: but David knew it 27 not. And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak v»"ith him quietly, and smote him there in the belly, that he died, for the blood of 28Asahel his brother. And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner 29 the son of Ner: let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's bouse; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or thatleaneth on a staff, or that faUeth by the sword, or that noiacketh bread. So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird yon witli sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king Da- 32 vid followed the bier. And they buried Abner in Hebron : and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of 33 Abner; and all the people we;,'t. And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth ? 34 Thy hands were not boimd, nor thy feet put into fetters: As a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the peojile wept again over 35 him. And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David sware, say- ing, God do so to me, and more also. s Heb. the. troop. ' Or, cistern 240 11. SAMUEL. 3. 35. lln 1 Clir. viii. ^4, ix.40, Merib' bactl, 2Th8 Sept has,.4nrf, behold^ the wo- man that kept the door of the house vias win- nowinff wheat, and she SlUTTl/- bered and sl^pt ; and the breth yen, Rechab and Baanahj went j)rtvily into the house. 3 Or. there came . . , men fetching wheat if I taste bread, or aught else, till the 36 sun be down. And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them" as whatsoever the king did pleased all the 37 people. So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38Aiid the king said unto his servants. Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? 39 And I am this day weak, though an- ointed king ; and tliese men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me : the Lord reward the wicked doer according to his wickeibiess. 4 And when Isk-hosJietJi, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the 2 Israelites were troiabled. And hh- bo.sheth, 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 Einimon the Beerothite, of the childi'en of Ben- jamin; (for Beeroth also is reckoned 3 to Benjamin: and the Beerothites tied to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day.) 4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of bis feet. He was iive years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezrcel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that lie fell, and became lame. And his name was ij\Iephibosheth. .5 Arid the sons of Eimmon the Beeroth- ite, Eechab and Baaiiah, went, and came about the heat of the day to tlie house of Ish-boshoth, as he took his rest 6 at noon . 2 And ^ they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the belly: and Eechab 7 and Baanah his brother escaped. Nov/ when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and be- headed him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Ai-abah all 8 night. 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 thine enemy, which sought thy life ; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king 9 this day of Saul, and of his seed. And David answered Eechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Eimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord Uveth, who hath redeemed my 10 soul out of all adversity, when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have Ijrought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew hiiii in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave 11 him for his tidings. How much more, when wicked men have slain a right- eous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blooil of your hanil, and take you away from 12 the earth? 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 gi-ave of A.bner in Hebron. 5 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my iieople Israel, and thou shalt be ''prince over 3 Israel. So aU the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and king David made a covenant with them m Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty 5 years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six mouths ; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. 6 5 And the king and bis men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, c Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David 7 cannot come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion ; the 8 Scimc is the city of David. And David said on that day, "WHiosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let bun get up to the watercourse, ''and smite the lame and the bUnd, ^that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, 3 There are the blind and the lame; he camiot 9 come into the house. Ajid David dwelt ui the strong hold, and called it the city of David. AJnd David built romid about 10 from Millo and mward. And David waxed greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him. 11 iO/\jid Hiram king of Tyre sent mes- sengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they 12 built David an house. Aiid David perceived that the Lord had estab- lished him king over Israel, aud that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 13 And David took him more concubmes aud wives out of .Jerusalem, after be was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to 14 David. And these be the names of those that were boi-n unto him in Jeru- salem; Sbammua, and Shobab, and 1.5 Nathan, and Solomon, and Ibhar, and IGElishua; andNepbeg, and Japbia; and Elishama, and^Eliada, andElii^helet. 17 Aud when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king 4 Or, leader ■"> Sec 1 Chr. xi. 4—9. 3 Or, Thou shaft not come in hither, but the blind and the lama shall turn thee away ' Or, and as for the lame and thcblind, that are hated of David's soul — ^Another reading is, that hate David's soul. 9 Or, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house 10 See 1 Chr. xiv. 1 — 1«. 11 In 1 Chr. xiv. 7, /IfcUa- da. 7. 3. 11. SAMUEL. 241 ' Or, broken faith upon tnine . enctnica 2 That is, The place of break- imji forth. 3 Or, balsam trcc-i J In 1 Chr. xiv. 16, Gibeo/7. 5 See 1 Chr. xiii. &-14. «Heb. wTierc- upon in called the Naine. TOr, dwelletii between 8 Or, Oibeah 9SeD I Chr. xiii. 8. 10 Or, cypress II Or, sistra. 12 Or, were restive Or. threw ifc dowit 13 Or, rashness II That is. The breaehuf Uzzah^ over Israel, all tlio PliilistiiioH went up to seek David; and David heard of 18 it, and went down to the hold. Now tho I'hilistinea had como and spread thems-elvei) in tho valley of Kepliaini. 19 And David in(iuired of tho LoiU), say- inf^, Shall I go up asaiurtt the Thil- istiiies? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And tho Lord said unto David, Go u)): for I will certainly do- liver the Philistines into thine hand. 20 And David came to Baal-perazini, and David smote theni there; and he said, Tho Lord hath ihrokeu niuic enemies hefore me, like tho breach of waters. Therefore ho called the name of that 21 place 2 Baal-perazmi. And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away. 22 And tho Phihstiues came up yet a- gain, and spread themselves in tho 2.5 valley of Eephaim. And when David inquired of the Lokd, ho said, Thou shalt not go up : make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against 2-1 tho 3 mulberry trees. And it shall bo, when thou hearest tho sound of marcli- mg in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself : for then is the Lord gone out before thee to smite the host of tho Phdistines. 25 And David did so, as the Lord com- manded him ; and smote the Philistines from -^Geba until thou come to Gezer. 6 5 And David again gathered together all tho chosen men of Israel, thirty 2 thousand. And David arose, and went with all tho people that v/ere with him, from Baalo Judah, to bring up from thenco the ark of God, ''which is called by tho Name, oven the name of the Lord of hosts that 'sitteth upon the chenib- 3 im. And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in s the hill : and Uzzah and Xhio, the sons of Abi- 4 nadab, drave tho new cart. And they brought it out of tho house of Abuia- dab, which was in 8 the hUI, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and all the bourse of Israel played before the Lord ^withaU manner of instruments made of ^ofir wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with ^icastanets, and 6 with cymbals. And when they came to the thi-eshing-floor of Nacoii, IJzzah put forth his hand to tho ark of God, and took hold of it ; for the oxen i^ stumbled . 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled agamst Uzzah; and God smoto him there for his iSej-roi-; and there he 8 died by tho ark of God. Aiid David was displeased, because the Lord had broken forth upon Uzzah : andhe called that i)lace ^'Perez-uzzah, unto this day. 9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day ; and he said. How shall the ark of 10 tho Lord come unto me ? So David would not remove tiio ai'k of the Loud unto him into tho city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of llObcd-edoni the Gittite. And tho ark of tho Lord remained in the house of Obed-edoin tho Gittite three months: and tho IjOrd blessed Obed-edoni, and 12 all his house. And it was told khig Da- vid, saying. The Lord hath blessed tho house of Obed-edom, and aU that per- tainethiuito him, because of the ark of God. i''And David went and brought up the ark of God from tho house of Obed-edom into tho city of David with 1.0 joy. And it was so, that when they that bare the ai-k of the Lord had gone six pace::, ho sacrificed an ox and a fatluig. 14 And David danced before the Lord with alibis might; and David was gu'ded with 1.5 a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel broiight up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the 16 sound of tho trumjiet. And it was so, as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leajiing and dancing be- fore the Lord ; and she despised him in 17 her heart. And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David hadpiitched for it : and David offered bunit off eruigs and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the peojile in the 19 name of the Lord of hosts. Audhe dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitiule 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 tho people departed 20 every one to his house. 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 un- covered himself to-day ui the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth 21 himself ! And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose lae above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of tho Lord, over Israel : there- 22 fore will I play before the Lord. And I will be yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight : but of tho handmaids which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour". 23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. 7 IT And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies 2 round about, that the king said unto Nathan the prophet. See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God 3 dweUeth within curtains. And Nathan 15 Sen 1 Chr. XV. 23- xvi. 3. ■"Or, of wiiio 1- .See IChr. xvii. 242 II. SAMUEL. 7. 3. I In IChr. xvii. 6, any of the judges. 2 Or, pasture 3 Or. leader 4 Or, have caiiaed 5 Or, and istkisthe Inw of mav^ Lord GODt said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with 4 thee. AjkI it came to pass the same night, that the word of the Lord came 5 unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Tlius saitli the Lord, Shalt thon huild me an house for me 6 to dwell in? for I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought wp the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to tliis day, hut have walked in a 7 tent and in a tabernacle. In aU places wherein I liave walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with ^any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying. Why have ye not built me an 8 house of cedar? Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saitli the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the ^ sheepcote, from follow- ing the sheep, that thou shouldest be •''prince over my peoi)le, over Lsi-ael: 9 and I have been with thee whitherso- ever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee ; and I will make thee a gi'eat name, like un- to the name of the great ones that are 10 in the earth. And I will appoint a place for my people Lsrael, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness aiflict them any more, as 11 at the first, and asi from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I ^wiU cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. More- over the Lord telleth thee that the 12 Lord will make thee an house. Wlien thy days be fulfilled, and tliou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, ajid I will establish 13 his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the 14 throne of his kingdom for ever. I wiU 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 15 stripes of the children of men ; but my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away 16 before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee : thy throne shall be estab- 171ished for ever. Accordmg to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Natlian speak unto David. 18 Then David the king went m, and sat before the Lord ; and he said, Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy seiwaut's house for a great while to come; ^and this Uio after the manner of men, Lord 20 God 1 And what can David say more unto thee ? for thou knowest thy serv- 21 ant, Lord God. For thy word's sake, and according to thine ovm heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to 22 make thy servant know it. Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God : for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to aU that 23 we have heard with our ears. "^And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a }iame, and to do great things for yoti, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt, 14: from the nations and their gods ? And thou didst establish to thyself thy peo- ple Israel to bo a people imto thee for ever ; and thou, Lord, becamest theu* 25 God. And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as 26 thou hast spoken. And let thy name bo magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is God over Israel: and the house of thy servant David shall be 27 established before thee. For thou, Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I wiU build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant "^ found in his heart to pray 28 this prayer luito thee. And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this 20 good thing unto thy servant : now there- fore ^ let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee : for thou, Lord God, hast spoken it : and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. 8 "And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and sub- dued them : and David took ^''the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of 2 the Philistines. And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, mak- ing them to lie down on the ground; and he measiu'ed two lines to init to death, and one fuU line to keep alive. And the Moaliites became servants to 3 David, and brought presents. David smote also Hadadezer the son of Eehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his 4 dominion at iHhe Eiver. And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thou- sand footmen : and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of .5 them for an hunch-ed chariots. And when 12 the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of i^ the Syrians two and 6 twenty thousaiul men. Then David put garrisons in 12 Syria of Damascus: and 12 the Syrians became sei'vants to David, and brought presents. And 10. 8. II. SAMUEL. 243 I Or, ttftvetl David 2 In 1 Chi: xviii. 8, Tibhath. 1 Chr. xviii. 10, Ilado- ram. i Heb. ask hhn o/hii welfare. 6 Heb. was n 7nan of wars. c Heb. in his hand were. 1 Heb. Aram. Accord- ing to some ancient author- ities, Edom., as in 1 Chr. xviii. 11, 12, P.S. Ix. title. ?0r, chron- icler 9 Or, secret- ary 10 So in ch. xx.2i, and 1 Chr. X"viii. 17. The Hebrew text has, and the Cheretli- lies &c. uOr. chief minis- ters 12 See ch. iv. 4. the Lord ipavc victoiy to David 7 whitlier.soever ho went. And David took tlio sliioldH of Rold tliat woro on the servants of Iladadozer, and 8])roufj;ht them to .Tcmsaleni. And from '^Botali and from JJorothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding Omuch I)rass. And when Tot king of Hamath lu^ard that David had smitten 10 all the host of Hadadezer, then Toi sent *< Joram his son unto kmg David, to ■* salute him, and to ])less him, be- cause he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him : for Hadadezer ^ had wars with Toi. And ^ Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels 11 of gold, and vessels of brass : these also did king David dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that ho dedic- ated of all the nations which he sub- l'2dued; of '^Syi'ia, and of Moab, and of the childi'en of Ainmon, and of the Philistines, and of Ainalek, and of the spoil of Had'idezer, son of Eeliob, kuig 13 of Zobali. And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of ^ the Syrians in the Yiilley of Salt, even 14 eighteen thousand men. And he jiut garrisons in Edom ; thi-oughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord i gave victoiy to David whithersoever he went. 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgement and 16 justice unto all his people. And Joab the son of Zeruiali was over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was IT^recorder: and Zadok the son of Alii- tub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was 9 scribe; 18 and Bena iah the son of Jehoiada ^o wa.-i over the Cheretliites and the Pelethites ; and David's sons wore ^i priests. 9 And David said. Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew bun kindness for Jona- 2than's sake? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him mito David; and the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba ? And he said. Thy serv- 3 ant is he. And the kmg said. Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kiinbiess of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, 1- Jonathan hath yet a son, which is 4 lame on his feet. 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 Am- Smiel, in Lo-debar. Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo- G debar. And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibo- sheth. And he answered. Behold thy 7 servant! And David said unto him, Fear not : for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the inland of Saul tliy father; and Ihon slialt eat 8 bread at my table continually. And he did obeisance, and said, What i.s thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon 9 such a de d dog as I am? Then the king called to Zibi, Saul's servant, and said unto him. All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given 10 unto thy master's son. Aiid thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruit !<, that thy master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen 11 sons and twenty servants. Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the kmg commandeth his sei'vant, so shall thy servant do. i^^As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the liking's sons. Aiid Mephibosheth had a young son, Vi'hose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were 13 servants unto Mephibosheth. So Me- phibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem : for he did eat contiimally at the king's table; and he was lame on both his feet. 10 1-^ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammoii died, and Hanun his son reigned in 2 his stead. And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Na- liash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concern- ing his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of 3 Amnion . But the princes of the cliUdi-eii of Ainmon said unto Hanun their lord, Thmkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters luito thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it ? ■1 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of then- beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to tlieir buttocks, and sent them 5 away. 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 G grown, and then return. And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syiians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maaeali with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men. 7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty 8 men. And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in an-ay " Hob. field. 't Or, But J/eph i- bosheth CfjLteth ic. ^■> See IChr. xix. 244 II. SAMUEL. 10. 8. iHeb. the face of the battle was against. 2Heb. Abshau 3 In cli. viii. 3, Hadad- ezer. ISec 1 Chr. JUL 1. at the entering in of the gate : and the Syrians of Zobah, and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by 9 themselves in the field. Now when Joab saw that ^the battle was set a- gamst hmi before and behmd, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians : 10 and the rest of the people he comniit- ted into the hand of ^Abishai his bro- ther, and he put them iu array against 11 the childi'eu of Amnion. And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: biit if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I wiU come and help thee. 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord, do 13 that which seemeth him good. So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians : and they fled before him. 14 And when the childi'en of Anmion sav/ that the Syrians were fled, they like- wise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the chUfkeu of Ammon, and came 15 to Jerusalem. And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they gathered themselves 16 together. And ^Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the Eiver: and they came to Helam, with Shobacli the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head. 17 And it was told David ; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array agauist 18 David, and fought with him. And the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hrmdred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the capt- ain of theu' host, that he died there. 19 And when all the kings that were serv- ants 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 childi'en of Ammon any more. 11 •* And it came to pass, at the retm-n of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and hi.s servants with him, and all Is- rael; and they destroyed the children of Aimnon, and besieged Eabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. 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 3 very beautiful to look upon. And Da- vid sent and inquired after the woma;i. And one said, Is not this Bath-shebx, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of 4 Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; and slie came in unto him, and he lay with her ; (for she was purified from her imclean- uess ;) and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am 6 with child. And David sent to Joab, saj/ivf/, Send me Uriah the Hittite. 7 And Joab sent Uriah to David. And when Uriah was come unto hhn, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war 8 prospered. And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him 9 a .^mess of meat from the king. But Uriah slept at the door of the kmg's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down luito his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst 11 thou not go down unto thine house? 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 ojien field; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to di'iuk, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soiil 121iveth, I will not do this thing. And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to- day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem 13 '' that day, and the morrow. 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 14 house. And it came to pass m the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of 15 Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, say- ing, Set ye Ui"iah in the forefront of tlie ''hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab '^kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah mito the place where he Imew 17 that vahant men were. And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab : and there feU some of the peo- ple, even of the servants of Da^vid; and 18 Uriah the Hittite died also. Then Joab sent and told Da-vid aU the thmgs con- 19 cernuig the v/ar ; and he charged the messenger, saying, "WTien thou hast made an end of telling aU the things 20concerumg the war unto the king, it shall be that, if the kmg's wrath arise, and ho say unto thee. Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight ? knew ye not that they would shoot from the 21 wall? who smote Abimelech the son of '•> Jei-ubbesheth ? did not a woman cast an ujji^er millstone upon him from 12. 25. .11. SAMUEL. 245 1 Hcb. a son of death. ' the wall, that he died at Tliel)oa ? why wont j'e so iii,fi;h the wall ? then islialt thou say, Thy servant Uriah 22 the Ilittite is dead also. So the iiies- songcr went, and came and shewed David all that Joab Irad sent him for. 23 And the messenger said inito David, The men prevailed against ns, and came out unto us into the Held, and we were upon them evo)i unto tlie euter- 24iiigof the gate. And the shooters shot at thy servants from olf the x^aU. ; and some of the king's servants he dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is 25 dead also. Then David said unto the messenger, Thus slialt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thmg displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another : make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it : and 26encouragethouhim. And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her 27 husband. And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare huu a son. But the thing that Da- vid had done displeased the Lord. 12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto Da- vid. And he came unto him, and said uuto him. There were two men in one city ; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeduig many 3 flocks and herds: but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe laml), which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew iip together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own morsel, and di-ank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto 4 him as a daughter. And there came a traveller imto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfar- ing man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man ; and he said to Na- than, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is ^ worthy to die : 6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I dehvered thee out of the 8 hand of Saul ; and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah ; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil "in his sight ? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children 10 of Aimnon. Now therefore, the sword sliall never depart from thme house ; l)e- cause thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to l)e 11 thy wife. Thus saitli the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thhie own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them iinto thy neiglibom-, and ho shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly : but I wiU do this thing before all Israel, and before 13 the sun. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sm ; thou shalt not 14 die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also tiiat is born unto thee shall surely die. 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare xmto David, and it 16 was very sick. David therefore be- sought God for the child ; and David fasted, and went in, and lay aU night 17 upon the earth. And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside hhn, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread 18 with them. 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 Avas yet alive, we spake imto him, and he hearkened not mito our voice: ^how will he then vex hunself , if we tell hhn 19 that the child is dead '? But when Da- vid saw that his servants whispered together, David perceived that the child was dead : and David said unto his servants, Is the chUd dead? And 20 they said. He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of the Lord, and worshipi)ed: then he came to his own house ; and when he required they set bread before 21 him, and he did eat. Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done ? thou didst fast and weep for the chUd, while it was alive ; but when the child was dead, 22 thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the child was yet ahve, I fasted and wept : for I said. Who knoweth whether the Lord will not be gracious to me, that the chUd may 23 live ? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast ? can I brmg him back again ? I shall go to him, but he shall 24 not return to me. And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in uuto her, and lay with her : and she bare a son, and ^he called his name Solomon. 25 And the Lord loved him ; and he sent 2 Or, how then aJtatt we tell li im that the childis dead, so that he do himself smne harm I 3.\tiother reading is, she called. 246 II. SAMUEL. 12. 25. 1 That is, Seloi'etl of J ah.. 2 See IChr. XX. 1—3. 3Heb. my name be called upon it. 4 Or, Malcam See Zeph. ". 5. « Or, to 6 0r,-»ith a slight change in tlie Hebrew text, iyiade them labour at "Or, brick- moiUd 8Heb. morning bi/ morn- ing. by the }iand of Nathan the prophet, aucl he called his uame iJedidiah, for the Lord's sake. 26 2Now Joab fought agamst Eabbah of the children of Amnion, and took the 27 royal city. And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought a- gainst Kabbah, yea, I have taken the 28 city of waters. Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and en- camp against the city, and take it : lest I take the city, and ^ it be called after 29 my name. And David gathered all the people together, and went to Eabbah, 30 and fought agauist it, and took it. And he took the cro^vu of ■* their king from off his head ; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were pre- cious stones ; and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth tlie spoil 31 of the city, exceeding much. And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them ^mider saws, and ° under harrows of iron, and ^ luider axes of iron, and Cmade them pass through the 'brickkihi: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Aminon. And David and all the iieoiile returned unto Jerusalem. 13 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar ; and Ajnnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Anuioii was so vexed that he full sick because of his sister Tamar ; for she was a virghi ; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do any thuig unto her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shuneah Da- vid's brother: and Jonadab was a very 4 subtil man. And he said unto him, Why, O son of the kuig, art thou thus lean ** from day to day ? \vilt thou not tell me ? And Ainnon said unto bun, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's 5 sister. And Jonadab said unto him. Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick : and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, 1 2)ray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat 6 it at her hand. So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick : and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said luito the king. Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make mo a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at 7 her hand. Then David sent home to Tamar, sayuig, Go now to thy brother 8 Amuon's house, and dress him food. So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's hoiise ; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake 9 the cakes. And she took the pan, and poured them out liefore him ; but he re- fused toeat. And Ainnon said, Haveout all men from me. And they went out 10 every man from him. And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them mto the 11 chamber to Amnon her brother. And when she had brought them near unto hun to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her. Come lie with me, my 12 sister. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not '■'force me ; for no such thmg ought to be done in Israel : 13 do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools m Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king ; for he will not 14 withhold me from thee. Howbeit he would not hearken mito her voice : but bemg stronger than she, he forced her, 15 and lay with her. Then Aimion hated her with exceeding great hatred ; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wheremth he had loved her. And Amnon said 16 luito her, Arise, be gone. And she said unto him, lo Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not heai'ken unto her. 17 Then he called his servant that minis- tered unto him, and said. Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door ] 8 after her. And she had n a garment of divers colours upon her : for with such robes were the king's daughters that were wgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the 19 door after her. And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her ; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went. 20 And Absalom her brother said unto her. Hath i^ Aimion thy brother been with thee ? but now hold tliy peace, my sister : he is thy brother ; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Ab- 21salom's house. But when king David heard of aU these things, he was very 22 wroth. And Absalom spake unto Am- non neither good nor bad : for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 Auditcame to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim : and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said. Behold now, thy servant hath sheep- shearers ; let the king, I pray thee, and 25 his servants go with thy servant. And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not aU go, lest we be bui-densome unto thee. And he pressed him : how- beit he would not go, but blessed him. 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And 14. I'J. II. SAMUEL. 247 IHeb. with a very great weeping. 2Aiiother reading is, Ani- tnihud. tLekiiif,'saiiI iiiitohim, Why sliould lie 27 go with thee? But Absalnm pressed Liin, th it he let Ainiioii and all tlie king's 28 sons go with hhii. And Absalom coni- manded his servants, saying, Mark ye no w, when Ainnon's heart is merry with wine ; and when I say unto you, Smite Aumon, then kill him, fear not: have not I coumianded you ? be courageous, and 29 be valiant. And the servants of Absa- lom did nuto Annion as Absalom had coimnanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat huu up upon 30 his nmle, and lied. And it came to pass, Avhile they were in the way, that the tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slaui all the king's sons, and 31 there is not one of them left. Then the khig arose, and rent his ganneuts, and lay on the earth; and all his serv- ants stood by with theii- clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the sou of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord supiJose 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 determmed from the day that 33 he forced his sister Tamar. 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 34 oidy is dead. But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, be- hold, there came much peoijle by the 35 way of the hill side behind him. And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons are come: as thy servant 3(5 said, so it is. And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speak- ing, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up theii' voice, and wept : and the king also and aU his servants wept 371 very sore. But Absalom fled, and went to Tahnai the son of ^Ammihur, king of Geshui'. And David mom'ued for his son every day. 38 So Absalom lied, and went to Geshur, 39and was there three years. AixAthe soul of kuig David longed to go forth unto Absalom : for he was comforted con- cerning Anuion, seeing he was dead. 14 Now Joab the sou of Zeruiah per- ceived that the king's heart was to- 2 ward Absalom. And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mom-ning apparel, I i^ray thee, and anoint not thj'self with oil, but be as a woman that had a long 3 time mourned for the dead : and go in to the king, and speak on this mamier unto him. So Joab put the words in 4 her mouth. And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell ou her face to the ground, and did obei- 5 sauce, and said, Help, khig. And the king said unto her, AVhat aileth thee ? And she answered. Of a truth I am a widoAv woman, and mine husl^and is Gdead. And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together iu the field, and there Avas none to part tliem, but the one smote the other, 7 and killed him. And, heliold, the whole family is risen against tlihie handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kUl hun for the life of his lnx)ther whoin he slew, and so destroy the heii- also : thus shall they quench my coal winch is left, and shall leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of 8 the earth. And the king said unto the woman. Go to thine house, and I will 9 give charge concerning thee. And the woman of Tekoa said unto the kmg. My lord, king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house : and the king 10 and his throne be guiltless. And the king said. Whosoever saith aught unto thee, broig him to me, and he shall not 11 touch thee any more. Then said she, I ijray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said. As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy 12 son fall to the earth. Then the woman said. Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. 13 And he said. Say on. And the woman said. Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing agamst the peoide of God? for m speaking this word the king is as one which is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again 14 his banished one. For we must needs die, and are as water spilt 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. 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 thy handmaid said, I wiU now speak mito the king ; it may be that the king wUl perform the 16 request of his servant. For the king wiU hear, to deUver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my sou together out of the in- 17 heritance of God. Then thine hanibuaid 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 5 to discern good and bad : and the Lord 18 thy God be with thee. Then the king answered and said mito the woman. Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said. Let my lord the kuig now speak. 19 And the king said. Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, 3Heb. for rest. 1 Or, the 5Heb. to hear. 248 II. SAMUEL. 14. 19. 1 Or, the -Another reading is, thou hast done. -Another leading is, thij. my lard the king, none can turn to the riglit hand or to tiie left from aught that my lord the khig hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth '20 of tliuie handmaid : to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joah done this thing : and my lord i.s wise, according to the wisdom of i an angel of God, to know aU things that are in the 21 earth. And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, ^I have done this thuig: go therefore, bring the young man 22 Absalom again. An<\. Joab feU to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, andblessed the king : and Joab said, To- day thy servant knoweth that I have f oiutdgracein thy siglit, my lord, kuig, in that the king hath performed the re- "23 quest of ^ his servant. So Joab arose and wen t to Geshur , and brought Absalom to 24 Jerusalem. 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. 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 26 no blemish in him. And Avhen he polled his head, (now it was at every year's end that he iiolled it: because il(e hair was heavy on hun, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after 27 the king's weight. And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar : she was a woman of a fair countenance. 28 And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem ; and he saw not the king's 29face. Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send hun to the king; but he would not come to hun : and he sent agam a second time, but he would not come. 30 Therefore he said imto his servants. See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there ; go and set it on lii-e. And Absalom's servants set the field 0)i 31 fire. Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, "^Vherefore have thy servants 32 set my field on fir-e '? And Absalom an- swered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying. Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur ? it were better for me to be there stiU : now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there 33 be iniquity in me, let him kill me. So Joab came to the kmg, and told hun : and when he had caUed for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed hun- self on his face to the ground before the king : and the liing kissed Absalom. 15 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 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 judgement, then Absalom called unto hira, and said, Of what city art thou ? And he said. Thy servant is of 3 one of the tribes of Israel. And Ab- salom said unto him. See, thy matters are good and riglit ; but there is no man dejjuted of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I v/ero made judge in the laud, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come vmto me, and I 5 would do hun justice 1 And it was so, that when any mau came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and look hold of hun, and 6 kissed him. And on tliis manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the Ijing for judgement: so Absalom stole tlie hearts of the men of Israel. 7 And it came to i)ass at the end of ^ forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay iny vow, which I have vowed rmto the 8 Lord, in Hebron. For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in ^ Syria, saying. If theLoED shall indeed brmg me agaiu to Jerusalem, then I 9 will fi serve the Lord. And the king said unto him. Go in peace. So he arose, and 10 went to Hebron. But Absalom sent spies throughout aU the tribes of Israel^ saying. As soon as ye hear the somid of the trmnpet, then ye shall say, Absalom 11 is king in Hebron. And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jeru- salem, that were invited, and went in then' simiiUcity ; and they knew not any 12 thmg. And Absalom ■? sent for Ahitho- phel the GUonite, David's comiseUor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he 'offered the sacrifices. And the con- .spii'acy was strong; for the people .increased continually with Absalom. 13 And there came a messenger to David, saying. The hearts of the men of Israel 14 are after Absalom. And David said mito aU his servants that were wit]i him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shaU. escape from Absalom : make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city 15 with the edge of the sword. And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall 16 choose. And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were con- 17 eubuies, to keep the house. And the king went forth, and all the people after him ; and they tarried ^in Beth-merhak. 18 And all his servants passed on beside linn; and aU the Cherethites, and aU the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him 16. 11. II. SAMUEL. 249 I Or, SeeH fhout ^Another reading is, in the plains. 3 Or, where he VKis wont to wor- ship God from (rath, passed on licforc the king. 19 Then said tlie king to Ittai the (littite, WJicrcforo goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile ; 10 return to thine own place. AVhereas thou earnest but yesterday, tjhould I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go wliither I may ? re- turn thou, and take back thy brethren ; 21 mercy and truth be with thee. And Ittai answered the king, and said As the Loud liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what ])laee my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy serv- 22 ant he. And David said to Ittai, Go and i)ass over. And Ittai the Gittite l)assed over, and all his men, and all 23 the little ones that were with him. And aU the coimtry wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over : the Idiig also himself jjassed over the brook Kidron, and all the iieople i)assed over, 24 toward the way of the wilderness. And, lo, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the coven- ant of God ; and they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the 25 city. And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LoED, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habita- 2G tion: but if he say thus, I have no de- light in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto 27hun. The king said also unto Zadok the priest, i Art thou not a seer? return into the city in jjeace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and 28 Jonathan the sou of Abiathar. See, I win tarry 2 at the fords of the -wilder- ness, until there come word from you 21) to certify me. Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God agam to Jerusalem : and they abode there. 30 And David went u}) by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and lie had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that v/ere with him covered every man his head, and they went iip, 31 weeinng as they went up. And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foohsh- 32ness. And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the ascent, 3 where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth 33 upon his head: and Da\ad said unto him. If thou passest on with me, then 34 thou shalt be a burden unto me : but if thou return to the city, and say mito Absalom, I will he thy servant, king ; as I have been thy father's servant in time jiast, so will I now be thy servant: then shalt thou defeat for 35 me the counsel of Ahithophel. And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests ? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thoix shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Z.idok and Abiathar the 36 priests. Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's S(jn, and Jonathan Abiathar's son ; and by them ye shall send unto me every 37 thing tint ye shall hear. So Hushai David's friend came into the city ; and Absalom came into Jerusalem. 10 And when David was a little j^ast the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mei)hibosheth met him, with a couple of asses siddled, and ui^on them tv/o hundred loaves of bre.id, and an huudred clusters of r.iisms, aud an hui;(h'ed of summer fruits, and a 2 ^bottle of wine. Aud the king said un- to Ziba, "What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said. The asses be for the king's household to ride on ; and the bread and smumcr fruit for the young men to eat ; aud the wme, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drmk. 3 And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba sniduuto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem : for he said. To-day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my 4 father. Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thuie is all that pertaineth unto Mej)hibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance ; let me find favour in thy sight, my lord, king. 5 And when king David came to Ba- hurim, 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, aud cursed stUl as 6 he came. And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David : and all the people arid all the mighty men were on his right hand aud on 7 his left. And thus said Shimei wheu he cursed, Begouo, begone, thou man 8 of blood, aud man of ^ liehal : the Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned ; and the Loud liath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy sou : and, behold, thou art taken in thuie own mischief, because thou art a man of blood. 9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, "Why should this dead dog cm-se my lord the kuig? let me go over, I pray thee, aud take off 10 his head. And the king said, W^hat have I to do with j'ou, ye sous of Zeruiah? ''• Because he curseth, and because the Loed hath said unto him. Curse David; who then shall say, 11 "Wherefore hast thou done so? Aud I0r,«i-/n 5 That is, wofth- lessness. 6 Or, When he curseth, and ivhen &c. .\nother re.ading is, So let him curse, because. 250 II. SAMUEL. 16. 11. • Some ancient versions read, vny afflh- tion. 2Heb. over against. 3 Or, to Ayephim 4Heb. Let the Icing live. CHeb. word. David said to Abishai, and to all his sei-vauts, Behold, my son, vrhich came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more viaif this Beiijamite now do it ? let him alone, and let him curse ; for the Lord hath bidden hun. 12 It may be that the Lord will look on ithe wrong done unto me, and that the Lord wiU requite me good for his 13 cm-sing of me this day. So David and his men went by the way : and Shimei went along on the hiU side over against hun, and cursed as he went, and threw 14 stones ^at him, and cast dust. And the king, and all the jjeople tliat were v.dth him, came s-^eaiy; and he re- freshed hunself there. 15 And Absalom, and aU the peojile the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and 16 Ahithophel with him. And it came to pass, when Hushai the Ai-chite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, '^ God save 17 the king. Clod save the king. And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest 18 thou not with thy friend ? And Hushai said iinto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this jieople, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his Vv'ill I 19 be, and with him will I abide. And again, whom should I serve? slimdd I not serve in the presence of his son ? as I have served in thy father's presence, 20 so will I be in thy presence. Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, C! ive yom* 21 counsel what we shall do. And Ahitho- phel said unto Absalom, Go in untn thy father's concubmes, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel Ghall hear that thou art abhoiTed of thy father: then shall the hands of 22 all that are with thee be strong. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went irx unto his father's concubines in the 23 sight of all Israel. And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired at the ''oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithoijliel both with David and with Absalom. 1*7 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absa- lom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I AviU arise and 2 pursue after David this night: 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 3 only: and I wiU bring liack all the people unto thee : the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned : so all the 4 people shall be in peace. And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. 5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear like- 6 wise what he saitli. And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath si)oken after tliis manner : shall we do offer his saying? if not, speak thou. 7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithoi)hel hath given this 8 time is not good. Hushai said more- over. Thou kiiowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be <' chafed in then* mmds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field : and thy father is a man of war, and 9 will not lodge with the people. Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other i)lace: and it will come to pass, 7 when some of them be fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the 10 i)eople that follow Absalom. And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a hon, shall utterly melt : for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with 11 him are vaUaut men. But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together un- to thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for mult- itude; and ^that thou go to battle in 12 thine own person. So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew f aUeth on the ground : and of him and of all the men that &re with him we will not leave so much as 13 one. 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 14 found there. And Absalom and all the men of Israel said. The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evU upon Absalom. 15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel ; and thus and thus 16 havo I counselled. Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying. Lodge not this night ^"nt the fords of tlie wilderness, but in any wise pass OA'er; lest the khig be swallowed tip, and all 17 the people that are with him. i^Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En- rogel; and a maidservant used to go and tell them ; and they went and told king David : for they might not be seen 18 to come into tlie city. 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 19 went down thither. And the woman took and spread the covering over the v/ell's mouth, and strewed bruised corn 20 thereon; and nothing was known. And Absalom's servants came to the woman 18. 19. II. SAMUEL. 251 lln 1 Chr. ii. 17,JetJicr the Ish- 'inacUte. 2 In 1 Chr. ii. II), 17, Abigail. 3 So some ancient author- ities. The Hebrew text has, for now arc there ten thou- sa7i(l such as we. to tlio house; and tlicy saiil, Where arc Ahuiiaaz and Jonathan? And tlie woman said unto thoni, They be gone over the brook of water. And wlien they had sought and coiikl not find thein, they returned to Jerusalem. 21 And it came to jiass, after they were deijarted, that they came up out of the well, and M'ent and told king David; and they said unto David, Ai'ise ye, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Aliithophel counselled against 22 you. Then David arose, and all the l)eoiile that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them 23 that was not gone over Jordan. And when Ahithoi^hel 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 wns buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then David came to Mahauaim. And Absalom i^assed over Jordan, he and 25 all the men of Israel with hun. And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, v.'hose name was ^-Ithra the Israelite, that went in to ^Abigal the daughter of Naliash, sister to 26 Zeruiah Joab's mother. And Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. 27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of llabbah of the children of Amnion, and Machu- the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the 28 Gileadite of Kogelim, brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn , and beans, and lentils, and parched 29jj2«?se, andhouey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kiue, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat : for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. 18 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds 2 over them. And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part imder the hand of Abishai the sou of Zeruinh, Joab's brother, and a thu-d part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the ]:ing said unto the people, I wUl surely go 3 forth with you myself also. But the people said. Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they wiU not care for us ; neither if half of us die, wiU they care for us: "but thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou be ready to dsiaccour us out of the city. And the khig said unto them. What seemeth you best I wiU do. And the khig stood by the gate side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thou- 5 sands. And the king (commanded Joab and Abishiii 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. 6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in 7 the forest of Ephraim. And the peojole of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of 8 twenty thousand men. For the battle was there spread over the face of all the countiy : and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword 9 devoured. And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon his mule, and the mule went mider the thick boughs of a great *oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth ; and the mule that was tuider hun went 10 on. And a certain mau saw it, and told Joab, and said. Behold, I saw 11 Absalom hanging in an oak. AJud Joab said imto the man that told him. And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite hun there to the ground ? and I would have given thee 12 ten pieces of silver, and a gu-dle. And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand j»)?'rC(".s of sil- ver in muie hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the kmg's son : for in our hearmg the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, f' Beware that none touch the young 13 man Absalom. Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against ''liis life, (and there is no matter hid from the king,) then thou thyself 'wouldest have stood aloof. 14 Then said Joab, I may not tai-ry thus with thee. And he took three ^darts in his hand, and tlu-ust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote 16 Absalom, and slew him. And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people re- timied from pursuing after Israel : for 17 Joab 9]ield back the people. And they took Absalom, and cast hun into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones : and all Israel fled every one to his tent. 18 Now Absalom m his life tune had taken and reared up for himself the j)illar, which is in the king's dale : for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance : and he called the piUar after his own name: and it is called Absalom's monument, imto this day. 19 Then said Ahiniaaz the son of Za- dok. Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath 4 Or, t-re- hinth 6Heb. JTave a caret whoso- ever ye he, of&c. ^Another reading is, iny. -Or, wouldest have set thifsclf against me SHeb. staves- 9 Or, spared 252 II. SAMUEL. 18. 19. ■1 Heb. judged liim from the hand *£-c. 2 Or. luist no sufficient tidings 3 Heb. Peace. 1 Heb. Is there jjeace with &e. ! •5 Or, a7id [Ch. xlx. liii Heb.1 20 1 avenged liim of liis enemies. And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the beaver of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, be- 21 cause the king's son is dead. Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go tell the king Tvliat thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 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 Joib said. Where- fore wUt thou run, my son, seeing that thou -wilt have no reward for the ■23 tidings ? But come what may, naidhe, I w'ill mn. And lie said unto him, Pain. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and overran the Cushite. 24 Now David sat between the two gates : and the watclmiau went up to the roof of the gate imto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, be- '25 hold, a man running alone. 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 '26 apace, and drew near. And the watch- man saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said. Behold, «)io^/ie/-mau running alone. And the king said. He also ■27 bringetli tidings. And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the runnmg of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said. He is a good man, and cometh with "28 good tidings. And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, ^ All is weU. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the eai'th, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand 29 against my lord the king. And the king said, *Is it well ■with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered. When Joab sent the king's servant, Seven me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. 30 And the king said. Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and 31 stood still. And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said. Tidings for my lord the king: for the Lord hath aA'enged thee this day of all them 32 that rose up agiinst thee. And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well ■u'ith the young ui'aji Absalom? And the Cushite answered. The enemies of my lord the king, and aU that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as 33 that young man is. And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and ns he went, thus he said, my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, Absalom, my son, my son ! 19 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 2 And the ^ victory that diy was turned into mourning iinto all the people : for the iicoplo heard say that daj^ The king 3 grieveth for his son. And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal 4 away when they flee in battle. And the king covered his face, and the kuig cried with a loud voice, my son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son! 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the Uves of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives 6 of thy concubines ; in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For thou hast de- clared this day, that princes and sei-v- ants are nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all v.'e had died this day, then 7 it had pleased thee well. Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfort- ably unto thy servants : for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry a man with thee this night : and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that hath befallen 8 thee from thy youth until now. Then the kmg arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying. Behold, the king doth sit in the gate : and all the jieople came before the king. Now Israel had tied every man to his 9 tent. And all the peojile were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, sayuig. 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 10 from Absalom. And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back ? 11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiithar the priests, saying. Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying. Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house ? seeing the speech of all Israel is conre to the king, to hiing him 12 to his house. Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh : wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the 13 king? And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone iuid my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me con- 14tinually in the room of Joab. And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent mi to the king, say- ing, Return thou, and all thy servants. 15 So the kuig returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over Jordan. 20. II. SAMUEL. 253 1 Or, th:- convQH 2 Or. wotihl go over 3 Or. whin Jeru- sdlem was come *Another reading is. to. 5 Or. <hc BHeb. inen of death. 16 And Sliimei the son of Gcra, the Bca- janiito, wliicli was of Bahurim, hasted and cime down with the men of Jud ili 17 to nioet king David. And (liere wore a tliousand men of Benjamin with him, ;iid Zih.i tlic servant of the house of Saul, and his fif te(;n sons and his twenty servants with him; and (hey wont through Jordan in the presence of llie 18 king. And there went over ^a ferry boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he tliought fjood. And Sliimei the son of Gera fell d(jwn l)ofore the king, when he ^ was come over Jor- 19 dan. And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity inito me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: thei-efore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord 21 the king. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said. Shall not Shimei be j)ut to death for this, because 22 he cursed the Lord's anointed? And David Slid, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me ? shall thei'e any man be put to de ith this day in Israel ? for do not I know that I am 23 this day Idng over Israel? And the kmg said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. 24 And Mephibosheth the son of Sinl came down to meet the kuig ; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until 25 the day he came home in peace. And it came to pass, ^when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest 26 not thou with me, Meiihibosheth ? And he answered. My lord, O king, my servant deceived me : for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go ''with the king; 27 because thy servant is lame. And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as ^an angel of God: do therefore 28 what is good in thine eyes. For all my father's house were but odead men be- fore my lord the king : yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry 29 any more unto the king ? And the king said unto him. Why speakest thou any more of thy matters ? I say. Thou and 30 Ziba divide the land. And Mephibosheth said unto the king. Yea, let him take aU, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house. 31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Eogelun ; and he went over Jor- dan with the king, to conduct liim over 32J()i-dan. Now Bai'zillai was a veiy aged man, even fourscoi'e year.s old: and ho had ]n-ovided the king with sustenance wliile he liy at Mahanaim; 33f(n- ho was a very great man. And the king said unto Barzillai, Conn; thou over with me, and I will sustain thee 31 with me in Jerusalem. And Barzillai said inito the king. How many are the days of the yeirs of my life, that I should go uj) with the king unto Jem- s') salein ? I am this d ly fourscore years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat or Vi'hat I drink ? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord 36 the king? Thy servant would but just go over Jordan with the king : and why should the king recompense it me with 37 siich a rewai'd ? Let thy 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, thy servant Chimham ; let him go over with my lord the king ; and do to him 38 what shall seem good unto thee. 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 thou shalt 'i'reiiuire of me, 39 that will I do for thee. And aU the people went over Jordan, and the Wng went over: and the king kissed Bar- zillai, and blessed him ; and he returned luito his own place. 40 So the king went over to GilgrJ, and Chimham went over with him : and aU the peoille of Judah brought the king over, and also half the jieople of Israel. 41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Wliy have our bretlu'eu the men of Judah stolen thee away, and brought the king, and his household, over Jordan, aaid 42 all David's men with him? And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us : wherefore then be ye angiy for this matter? have we eaten at all of the kmg's cost? or hath he given 43 lis any gift? 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 ye despise us, ^that our advice should not be first had in bring- ing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. 20 And there happened to be there a man of ''Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite : and he blew the trumpet, and siid, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every 2 man to his tents, Israel. So aU the 7Heb. choose to lay upon. 8 Or, and were not ve the first to speak of bringing hack our king I 9 That is, worth- lessness. 254 II. SAMUEL. 20. 2. 1 Heb. ill widcnth hood of life. 2 Or, icnder- fnined men of Israel went up from follow- ing David, and followed Sbeba the son of Biclu'i : but the men of Judah clave unto theii* king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem. 3 And David came to bis bouse at Je- rusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them ui ward, and provided them with susten- ance, but went not in mito them. So they were shut up unto the day of theii' death, i living in widowhood. 4 Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within tbree 5 days, and be thou here present. So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed 6 him. And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sbeba the son of Bichi-i do us more bai-m than did Absalom : take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him. lest be get biin fenced cities, and escape 7 out of om- sight. And there went out after bim Joab's men, and the Chereth- ites and the Peletbites, and aU the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to piu-sue after Slieba the 8 sou of Bicbi-i. AVhen they were at the gi-eat stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was gii-ded with bis apparel of war that be bad put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins ill the sheath thereof ; and as be went 9 forth it fell out. And Joab said to Ama- sa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard 10 with his right band to kiss bim. But Amasa took no heed to the svv^ord that was in Joab's hand : so he smote him therewith in the belly, and shed out his bowels to the gi'ound, and struck bim not again ; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sbeba 11 the son of Bichri. And there stood by bim one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favouretb Joab, and be that 12 is for David, let him follow Joab. And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the high way. And when the man saw that aU the people stood stOl, he carried Amasa out of the high way into the field, and cast a gai-ment over him, when he saw that every one 13 that came by him stood still. When he was removed out of the high way, aU the peoi^le went on after Joab, to pursue after Sbeba the son of Bichi-i. 14 And be 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 15 bim. And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mount against the city, and it stood against the rampart: and all the people that were with Joab ^battered 16 the wall, to throw it down. Then cried a ■wise woman out of the city. Hear, bear ; say, I i)ray you, imto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with 17 thee. And he came near imto her ; and the woman said. Art thou Joab ? And he answered, I am. Then she said lui- to him. Hear the words of thine hand- maid. And he answered, I do hear. 18 Then she spake, sayuig. They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask comisel at Abel: 19 and so they ended the matter. I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel : thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother ui Israel : why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord ? 20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow 21 up or destroy. The matter is not so : but a man of the hiD. comitry of Eiihraim, Sbeba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, oven against David : deliver him only, and I will de^jart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, bis head shall be thrown to thee over 22 the wall. Then the woman went imto all the people m her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sbeba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the triunpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto tlie king. 23 Now Joab was over all the host of Is- rael : and Benaiab the sou of Jehoiada was over the s Cherethites and over the 24 Peletbites : and Adoram was over the •* tribute: and Jehosbai^hat the son of 25 Ahilud was the ^ recorder : and Sheva was 6 scribe: and Zadok and Abiatbar 26 were priests : and Ii-a also the Jairite was Tjjriest imto David. 21 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year ; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody bouse, because he jmt 2 to death the Gibeonites. Aiid the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the clulcb'en of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites ; and the child- ren of Israel bad sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in bis zeal for the chikh-en of Israel and Ju- 3 dab :) and David said unto the Gibeon- ites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith sbaU I make atonement, that ye may bless the inlieritauce of 4 the Lord? And the Gibeonites said unto him. It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; 8 neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said. What ye 5 shall say, that wiU I do for you. And they said unto the king. The man that consumed us, and that devised against 22. i; 11. SAMUEL. 255 1 Or, so tliat wti bt'.i'H de- atroyeU 2 In 1 Sam. xviii. 10, Alcrah, 3 Or. broad placs iHeb. Jiaphah. 5 Or, 71CW armour esee IChr. XX. 4— 8. "In l.Chr. x'x. 4, Gezer. US, 1 that WO should bo destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of 6 Israel, let seven men of bis sons be delivered xmto us, and we will hang them up unto the Loud in Gibeali of S;;ul, the chosen of the Lord. And 7 tlio king said, I ^/ill give them. But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, be- cause of the Loud's oath that was between them, between David and 8 Jonathan the sou of Saul. But the king took the two sons of Ivizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Ai-moiu and Mephi])osheth ; and the five sons of ^Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the 9 sou of I3arziUai the Meholathite : and he dehvered them iuto the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the momitaiu before the Lord, and they fell all seveir together : and they were x)ut to death in the days of har- vest, in the first days, at the beginnhig 10 of barley harvest. And Kizpah the davighter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of haiwest until water was poured upon them from heaven ; and she suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the 11 beasts of the field by night. And it wa.s told David what Eizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had 12 done. And Da^•id went aud took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jona- than his son from the men of Jabesh- gilead, which had stolen them from the 8 street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistiues slew Saul in 1.3 GUboa : and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul aud the bones of Jonathan his son ; aud they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 11 And they buried the bones of Saul aud Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamui in Zela, in the sepulclu'o of Kish his father : and they performed all that the king couxmauded. And after that God was intreated for the land. 1.5 And the Philistines had war again v.ith Israel; aud David went down, and his servants with him, aud fought against the Phihstines : and David waxed faint. 16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sous of the ■* giant, the weight of whose spear was tlu'ee hundred shelcels of brass in weight, ho being gu-ded with ^a new swovd, thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the sou of Zeruiah suc- coured him, and smote the PhUistinc, and killed him. Then the meu of Da- vid sware imto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel. 18 6 And it came to pass after this, that there was agam war with the PhUistmes at 7 Gob : then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew 8Saph, which was of the sons of 19 the *giant. And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; aud El- hanau the son of Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew ^GoUath the Git- tito, tlio stalf of whoso spear was lilie 20 a weaver's beam. And there was again war at Gatli, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on evei-y foot six toes, four and twenty m number ; and he also was 21 born to the •* giant. And wlien he i" de- fied Israel, Jtmathan the sou of uShimci 22 David's brother slew him. These fom- were born to the *giant in Gafch; and they fell by the hand of David, aud by the hand of his servants. 22 I'^And David spake mito the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord dehvered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the baud 2 of Saul : and he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fort- ress, and my deUverer, even mine ; 3 The God of my rock, in him will I trust ; My shield, and the horn of my salva- tion, my high tower, aud my refuge ; My saviour-, thou savest me from violence. 4 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine ene- mies. 5 For the waves of death compassed me, The floods of is ungodliness made me afraid. 6 The cords of i^Sheol were round about me : The snares of death came upon me. 7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, Yea, I caUed unto my God : And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my ciy came mto his ears. S Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven moved And were shaken, because he was wroth. 9 There v/ent up a smoke is out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoui'ed : Coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; And thick darkness was under his feet. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him. Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 13 At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled. 8 1.1 1 iht. XX. 4, tiiljpal. 9 III i Chr. XX. 5. the bro- ther of OoUuth. 10 Or, ra- proachcil niii 1 Sam. xvi. il, mah in 1 Chr. ii. 13, XX. 7, iiliinLea. 12 Seo P.-. xviii. 13 Heb. Belial. usee Gen. xxxvU.35. 13 Or. ill his wrath \ 256 11. SAMUEL. 22. 14. lOr, great 2 So Ps. xviii. 26. The text has, tin- savoury. 3 Or, who'in thou wilt bring down 4 Or, through 5 Or, tet- tethfree Accord- ing to another reading, guUlctli my wag in per- fectncss. ^Another reading is. my. 14 The LoHn tlnindered from heaven, Aiid the Most High uttered his voice. 15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them ; Lightning, and discomfited them. 16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of the Lord, At tlie blast of the breath of his nos- trDs. 17 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of imany waters ; 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy. From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me. 19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity: But the Lord was my stay. 20 He brought me forth also into a large place : He delivered me, because he delighted in me. 21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness : According to the cleanness of ray hands hath he recompensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. 23 For all his judgements were before me: And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. 24 1 was also perfect toward him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity. 25 Therefore hath the Lord recomj)ensed me according to my righteousness ; Accordiug to my cleanness in his eye- sight. 26 Witli the merciful thou wilt shew thy- self merciful. With the jierfect man thou wUt shew thyself pei-f ect ; 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure ; And with the perverse thou wUt shew thyself 2 f reward. 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save : But thine eyes are upon the haughty, 3 that thou mayest bring them down. 29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: And the Lord wlU lighten my darkness. 30 For by thee I run * upon a troop : By my God do I leap over a waU. 31 As for God, his way is perfect : The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield unto all them that trust in him. 32 For who is God, save the Lord ? And who is a rock, save our God? 33 God is my strong fortress : And he ^guideth the perfect in his way. 34 He maketh ''•his feet lil^e hinds' feef: And setteth me upon my high places. 35 He teacheth my hands to war ; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : And thy 'gentleness hath made me great. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my 8 feet have not .slipped. 38 1 have pursued mine enemies, and de- stroyed them ; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot a- rise : Yea, they are fallen under my feet. 40 For thou hast girded me with strength uuto the battle : Thou hast 9 subdued under me those that rose up agauist me. 41 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn then- backs unto me, Tliat I might cut off them that hate me. 42 They looked, but there was none to save; Even imto the Lord, but he answered them not. 43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abi-oad. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivuigs of my people ; Thou 10 hast kept me to be the head of the nations : A people whom I have not known shall seiwe me. 45 The strangers shall ^submit themselves unto me : As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me. 46 The strangers shall fade away. And shall i'-* come trembling out of their close I'ylaces. 47 Tlie Lord liveth ; and blessed be my rock ; And exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation : 48 Even the God that execute th vengeance for me, And briugeth down peoples under me, 49 And tliat brmgeth me forth fi'om mine enemies : Yea, thon hf test me up above them that rise up against me: Thou deliverest me from the violent man. 50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, Lord, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name. 51 1'Hivcat i-i deliverance giveth he to his king : And sheweth lovlngkindness to his an- ointed. To David and to his seed, for evermore. 23 Now these be the last words of David. Da\'id the son of Jesse saith. And the man who was raised on high saith. 24. 2. II. SAMUEL. 257 iHeb. jjlettsiant in the of Israel. 2 Or, In 3 Or, There shall be viie . . . and it shall be i Heb. a right- eous one, 5 Or, For in not my house so with God I for he... .for all viii salv- ation, and all my de- sire, will he not make it to grow ! "Heb. Delial, that is, worth- lessness. ; Heb. fdled. 8 See 1 Chr. . 11— 47. 9 The verse is probably corrupt. Seel Chr. xi. 11. 10 Heb. u Heb. salva- tion. 12 Or, ■for for- aging The anointed of the God of Jacob, And 1 tlio sweet psalmist of Israel: -1 The spirit of the Lord spake 2 by me, And Ids word was upon my tongue, ii The God of Israel said. The liock of Israel spake to me : s One tliat ruleth over men ' rigliteously , That ruleth in the fear of God, •1 He ahull he as the liglit of the moruuig, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds ; When the tender grass s/}/iw(/e^7( out of the earth, Through clear shinmg after rain. 5 5 Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an ever- lasting covenant. Ordered in all things, and sure : For it is aU luy salvation, and all iinj desire, Although he maketh it not to grow. GBut ''the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, For they cannot be taken with the hand : 7 But the man that toucbetli them Must be farmed with iron and the staff of a spear ; And they shall be utterly bui'iied with fire in their i)lace. 8 8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: '•• Josheb-bas- sliebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains ; the same was Admo the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at 9 one time. 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 PhiHstines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel i^were 10 gone away: he arose, and smote the PhiHstines until his hand was weary, , and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wi-ought a great ii victory that day ; and the jieople returned after 11 him only to spoil. And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered to- gether 12 into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils ; and the people 12 fled from the Philistines. But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the 13 Lord wrought a great ^i victory. And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines were encamped 14 in the valley of Eephaim. And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth- ISlehem. And David longed, and said. Oh that one would give me water to drink of the weU of Beth-lehem, wliich 16 is by the gate ! 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 lie would not drink thereof, but 17 poured it out unto the Lord. And he said, Be it far from me, Lord, tliat I should do this: ghall I drink the blood of the men that went ^^ in jeopardy of their lives'? therefore he would not drink it. These tilings did the three mighty 18 men. And Abishai, tlie lirother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was cliief of the three. And ho lifted up his spear a- gainst three hundred i* and slew them, and had a name among the tliree. 19 Was he not most honourable of the three? therefore he was made their captain : howbeit he attained not unto 20 the first, three. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of i^ a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons o/' Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in 21 the midst of a pit in time of snow: and he slew an Egyjitian, a goodly man : and the Egyi^tian had a spear in his hand ; but he went do■^v^l to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the E- gyptian's hand, and slew him with his 22 own spear. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name 23 among the three mighty men. He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to ihe first three. And David set him over his i'' guard. 24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of 2.5 Dodo of Beth-lehem ; Shammah the 26Harodite, Elika the Harodite; Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesli the 27 Tekoite; Abiezer the Anathothite, Me- 28bunnai the Hushathite; Zalmon the 29 Ahohite,Maharai the Netophathite ; He- leb the son of Baanah the Netophath- ite, Ittai the son of Eibai of Gibeah 30 of the childi-en of Benjamin; Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of 31 Gaash ; Abi-albon the Ai'bathite, Az- 32maveth the Barliumite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jona- 33 than ; Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam 34 the son of Sharar the Ararite ; Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahitho- 35 phel the Gilonite ; i^Hezro the Carmel- 36ite, Paarai the Ai-bite; Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite; 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, i^armourbearers to Joab 38 the son of Zeruiah; Ira the Ithrite, 39 Gareb the Ithrite ; Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven in all. 24 i''*And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying. Go, 2 number Israel and Judah. And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was \ni]i him, Go now to and fro through aU the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and num- ber ye the people, that I may know the " Heb. with tJicir fives. 11 Heb. slain. 15 Ac- cordinK to an- other n"^ulin<:, Isifhai. ifi Or. council 1" Or, ffezrai IS .\n- other readint: is. ar7ii- our- bearer. 15 See 1 Chr. xxi. 258 II. SAMUEL. 24. 2. lOr, toward 2 Or, Uiy upon 3 sum of the people. And Joab said unto the khig, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king dehght 4 in this thing? 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 kuig, to luimber the people of Israel. 5 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the 6 valley i of Gad, and unto Jazer : then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi ; a)id they came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Zidon, 7 and came to the strong hold 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. 8 So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months 9 and twenty days. And Joab gave up the sum of the immbering of the people unto the king : and there were in Israel eight hundred thoiisand valiant men that drew the svv^ord; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the peoxde. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: but now, Lord, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for 11 1 have done \'ery foolishly. And when David rose up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the pro- 12phet Gad, David's seer, saying, Go and speak unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I ^ offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it 13 unto thee. So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him. Shall seven years of famine come unto thee iu thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy foes while they pur- sue thee ? or shall there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall 14 return to him that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait : let us faU now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are 8 great: and let me not fall into the hand of 1.5 man. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed : and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer- IGsheba seventy thousand men. And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people. It is enough; now stay thine hand. A)id the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of ^ Araunah the 17 Jebusite. And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done pei-versely : but these sheep, what have they done ? let thuie hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshing-floor 19 of Araunah tlie Jebusite. And David went up according to the saying of 20 Gad, as the Lord commanded. And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his sei-vants Scorning on to- ward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed hinaself before the king with his 21 face to the ground. 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 Lord, that the i)lague 22 may be stayed from the people. And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the khig take and offer up what seem- cth good unto hun : behold, the oxen for the burnt offering, and the tlu-eshing instruments and the fuiiiiture of the 23 oxen for the wood: "aU this, O king, doth Aramiah give unto the khig. And, Araunah said unto the kmg, The Lord 21 thy God accept thee. And the khig said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price : neither will I offer burnt offermgs unto the IjOrd my God which cost me nothuig. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace ofl'erings. So the Lord was hitreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. 3 Or. manif TIIR FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS. 1 Or. all hilt It^fn -2 Or. snarl- JiceU 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years ; aud tliey covered him with 2 clothes, but he gat no heat. Where- fore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord tlie king a young virgin: and lot her stand be- fore the king, and cherish liim; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord 3 the king may get heat. So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunanuaite, and brought her to the 4 kuig. And the damsel was very fair ; and she cherished the king, and min- istered to him; but the king knew 5 her not. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king : and ho jjrepared hun chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run 6 before Inm. And his father had not displeased him i at any time in saying. Why hast thou done so ? and he was also a very goodly man ; and he was 7 born after Absalom. And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest : and they f ollow- 8 ing Adonijah helped him. But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Je- hoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shmiei, and Eei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with 9 Adonijah. And Adonijah ^ slew sheep and oxen and fathngs 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 10 king's servants: but Nathan the pro- phet, and Benaiah, aud the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, ho called 11 not. Then Nathan spake luito Bath- sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thoii not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David 12 our lord knoweth it not ? Now there- fore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thme own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him. Didst not thou, my lord, king, swear luito thine handmaid, saying. Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne ? why then doth Adonijah reign ? 14 Behold, while thou yet taUcest there with the king, I also will come in after 15 thee, and confirm thy words. And Bath-sheba went in unto the kmg into the chamber : and the king was very old ; and Abishag the Shunammite min- 10 istei'ed unto the king. And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said. What would- 17 est thou? And she said unto hun. My lord, thou swarest by the Loitn thy God unto thine haufhnaid, sai/inrj, Assured- ly Solomon thy son shall I'eign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; •''and thou, my lord the kuig, knowest 19 it not : and he hath 2 slain oxen and fat- hngs and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar tho priest, and Joab the capt- ain of the host : but Solomon thy serv- •20 ant hath he not caUed. And ^ thou, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord 21 the king after him. Otherwise it shall come to jjass, when m^^ lord tho king shall sleep ■ftdth his fathers, that I and my sou Solomon shall bo counted '•of- 22 fenders. And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet 23 came in. And they told the king, say- uig. Behold, Nathan tho prophet. Aud when he was come in before the kuig, ho bowed hinrself before tho king with 24 his face to the ground. And Nathan said. My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he 25 shall sit upon my throne ? For he is gone down this day, and hath '^ slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abund- ance, and hath called all tho king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest ; and, behold, they eat and di-ink before him, and say, God 26 save king Adonijah. But me, even mo thy seiwant, and Zadok tho priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath ho not called. 27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed unto thy "servants who should sit on tho tlu-one of my lord the king after him ? 28 Then king David answered and. said. Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the kmg's presence, and stood before 29 the king. And the king sware, and said. As the Lord hveth, who hath redeemed 30 my soul out of all adversity, verily as I sware unto thee by the Lord, the God of Israel, saymg. Assuredly Solomon thy sou shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne hi my stead ; verily 31 so will I do this day. Then Bath- sheba bowed with her face to the earth, 'Another reading is, anti h>ril the k'n}f/, thou -tc. ^Another reaiiiii'; is, now. 5Heb. siriitcrs. "Another re.a(lin;? is, svrv- ant. 9-2 260 I. KINGS. 1. 31. lOr, leader ^Another reiiding omits Thy. and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. 32Aiid king David said. Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the proiihet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And 33 they came before the kmg. And the king said mito 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 (xihon : 34 and let Zadok the i>riest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel : and blow ye with the trumpet, 35 and say, God save king Solomon. Tlien ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne ; for he shaU be kmg in my stead : and I have appointed him to be i prince over Israel 36 and over Judah. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said. Amen: the Lord, the God of my 37 lord the king, say so too. As the Lord hath been ivith my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne gi-eater than the throne of my 38 lord king David. So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Chereth- ites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to 39 Gihon. 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, God save king 40 Solomon. And aU the peoj^le came up after bun, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with gi-eat joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of 41 them. 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 trumj)et, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the 42 city being in an uproar? While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Ad- onijah said. Come in; for thou art a worthy man, andbringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David 44 hath made Solomon kmg : and the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Chereth- ites and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's 45 mule : and Zadok the priest and Nathan the iirophet have anomted him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is tlie noise that ye have 4G heard. And also Solomon sittetli on the 47 throne of the kingdom. And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, sayuig, ^Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne: and the king bowed 48 himself upon the bed. And also thus said the king. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine 49 eyes even seeing it. And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, 50 and went every man his way. And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold 51 on the horns of the altar. And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth kmg Solomon: for, lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me 3 this day that he will not slay his 52 servant with the sword. And Solomon said. If he shall shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hau- of him fall to the earth : but if wickedness be found 53 in him, he shall die. So kmg Solomon sent, and they brought bun down from the altar. And he came and did obei- sance to king Solomon : and Solomon said luito him. Go to tliine house. 2 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged 2 Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of aU the earth: be thou strong 3 therefore, and shew thyself a man ; and keep the cliarge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keei> his stat- utes, and his commandments, and his judgements, and his testimonies, ac- cording to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest ^ prosper in all that thou doest, and whitherso- 4 ever thou turnest thyself: that the Lord may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying. If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all then- heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the tlu'one 5 of Israel. Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captams of the hosts of Israel, ixnto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and ^shed the blood of war in peace, and jrat the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and 6 in his shoes that were on his feet. Do therefore accordmg to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to 7 " the grave in peace. But shew kind- ness luito the sons of BarzUlai the GOeadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table : for so they came to me when I filed from Absalom thy 8 brother. And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurini, who cursed me with agiiev- ous cm'se in the day when I went to Mahanaim : but he came down to meet mo at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saymg, I wiU not put thee to 9 death with tlie sword. Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise 2. 40. I. KINGS. 2G1 1 Hcl). flheoL !Heb. turn not away my face. 3 Hell, a man ; and tliou wilt know wliat thou otifihtcsfc to do mito him, and tliou shalt liriiig his hoar head down to lOUlio gravo with hlood. And David slept with his fathers, and was buried 11 in the city of David. And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years : seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thii-ty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 12 And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father ; and his kingdom was 13 established gi-eatly. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he 14 said, Peaceably. He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And 15 she said. Say on. And ho said. Thou knowcst that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign : howbeit the kingdom is ttirned about, and is become my brother's : for it was his from the 16 Lord. And now I ask one petition of thee, 2 deny me not. And she said unto 17 him, Say on. And he said. Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give mc Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 18 And Bath-sheba said. Well; I will speak 19 for thee unto the king. Bath-sheba therefore went unto kmg Solomon, to speak ruito him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself mito her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on 20 his right hand. 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 21 thee. And she said. Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy 22 brother to wife. And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah ? ask for him the kingdom also ; for he is mine elder brother; even for hun, and for Abia- thar the priest, and for Joab the son of 23 Zeruiah. Then king Solomon sware by the LoED, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken 24 this word against his own life. Now therefore as the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he pro- mised, sui-ely Adonijah shall be put to 25 death this day. And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Je- hoiada ; and he fell upon him, that he 26 died. And imto Abiathar the priest said the kmg. Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thoia art 8 worthy of death: but I -wtII not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou wast afliicted in all wherein my father was 27 afliicted. So Solomon thrust out Abi- athar from being priest unto the Lord ; that he might fulfil ^the word of the Lord, which he spake concernuig the 28 house of Eli hi Shiloh. And the tiduigs came to Joab: for Joab had timied after Adonijah, though ho turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of the Lord, and caught hold 29 on the horns of the altar. And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto the Tent of the Lord, and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, 30 fall upon liim. And Benaiah came to the Tent of the Lord, and said mito him, Thus saith the kuig. 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 31 answered me. And the kmg said imto him. Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and biu-y him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from mo and from my 32 father's house. And the Lord shall 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 vnt, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain 33 of the host of Judah. So shall their blood retiu-n upon the head of Joab, and npon 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 34 from the Lord. 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. 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put 36 in the room of Abiathar. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him. Build thee an house in Jera- salem, and dwell there, and go not 37 forth thence any whither. For on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die : thy blood 38 shall be upon thine o^vn head. And Shimei said unto the king. The saying is good : as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei 39 dwelt in Jerusalem many days. And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away imto Achish, son of.Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, 40 Behold, thy servants be in Gath. And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought ■>See ISam. il. 27-36. 262 I. KINGS. 2.40. iSee •2 Chr. i. 3. &c 2 Heh. hiuiriug. 3 TIeb. heavj. 41 his sers^ants from Gatli. And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come 42 again. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear hy the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying. Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me. The saymg that I have heard is ■13 good. 'Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the command- ment that I have charged thee with ? 14 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the -nackedness wliich thhie heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shaU return thy wickedness upon 45 thine own head. Eut king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be estabUslied before the 46 Lord for ever. So the king command- ed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; and lie went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was estab- lished in the hand of Solomon. 3 And Solomon made aflinity with Pharaoh king of Egy^jt, and took I'haraoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, untU he had made an end of buildmg his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the waU of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only the peoi^le sacrificed in the high places, because there Avas no house built for the name of the Lord imtil 3 those days. And Solomon loved the Lord, walkmg ui the statutes of David his father : only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 4 lAnd the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there ; for that was the great high place : a thousand burnt offerings 5 did Solomon offer upon that altar. In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, G Ask what I shall give thee. And Solo- mon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great kind- ness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for Imn this great kind- ness, that thou hast given him a son to 7 sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O Lord my God, thou hist made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy peoide which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered 9 nor counted for multitude. Give thy servant therefore an ^ understanding lieart to judge thy jjeoijle, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy Sgreat 10 people? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this 11 thing. And God said inito him. Be- cause thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself * long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies ; but hast asked for thyself understaud- 12ing to ^discern judgement; behold, I have done accordmg to thy word : lo, I have given thee a wise and an 2 under- standing heart ; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour, so that there " shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all 14 thy days. And if thou wilt v/alk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my com- mandments, as thy father David did walk, then I wUl lengthen thy days. 15 And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the coven- ant of the Lord, and offered up bui-ut offermgs, and offered peace offermgs, and made a feast to aU his servants. 16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood 17 before him. And the one woman said. Oh my lord, I and this woman dv.'ell ia one house ; and I was delivered of a 18 child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was do- hvered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the 19 house, save Ave two in the house. And this Avomau's child died in the night; 20 because she overlaid it. And she arose at mithiight, and took my son from be- side me, AvhUe thine handmaid slept, and laid it ui her bosom, and laid her 21 dead child in my bosom. And AA'hen I rose in the mommg to give my child suck, behold, it Avas dead: but when I had considered it in the moriung, be- hold, it Avas not my son, Avhich I did 22 bear. And the other Avoman said, Nay ; but the living is my son, and the dead ia thy son. And this said. No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the 23 king. Then said the khig, The one saith. This is my son that Uveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith. Nay; but thy son is the dead, 24 and my son is the hving. And the king said. Fetch me a sword. And they 25 brought a SAVord before the king. And the king said. Divide the living child in tAA'o, and give half to the one, and 26 half to the other. Then spake the Avoman Avhose the living child was unto the king, for her boAvels yearned upon her son, and she said. Oh my lord, give her the living child, and in no Avise slay it. But the other said. It shall be neither mine nor thine; diAade it. 5. 6. I. KINGS. 263 iSec 1 Chi-, vi. 10. 2 Or, (irics 3 Or, chron- icler 4Seo vcr. 7. "Or, chief ininistcr See '2 Sam. viii. 13. cOr, .Va- phath- dor 7 Or, region sOr, over agaitist oOr, Havvoth- jair 10 Or, in Aloth 11 Hcb. and one oj^ccr. [Ch. V. 1 in Heb.] uSee 2 Chr. ix. 2fi. 13 Heb. cor. 21 Then the king answered and said, Give licr tholiviiif,' cliild, and in no wise slay 28 it: slio i.s tlio mother thereof. And all Israel heard of the judgement which the king had -judged; and they feared the king : for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do jndgemeiit. 4 And khig Solomon was king over all 2 Israel. And these were the princes which he had ; Azariali the son of 3 Zadok, i the xn-icst ; Eiihoreph and Ahi- jahjtlio sonsof Shisha, '-^scribes; Jeho- shaphat the son of Aliilud, the •''record- '1 er ; and IJenaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host ; and Zadok and Abia- 5 thar were priests ; and Azariah the son of Nathan was over * the officers ; and Zabud the son of Nathan was Spriest, G and the king's friend ; and Ahishar was over the household ; and Adoniram the 7 sou of Abda was over the le\'y. And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man bad to make provision for a month Sin the year. And these are then- names: Ben-hur, in the hill country 9 of Epliraim : Ben-dcker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Belh-shemesh, and 10 Elon-beth-hanau : Ben-besed, iiiArub- botb; to him pertained Socoh, and all lithe land of Henher: Ben-abinadab, in all 6 the 7 heigh t'of Dor ; he bad Tapbatb the daughter of Solomon to \\'ife : 12 Baana the son of Aliilud, in Taanacb and Megiddo, and all Betb-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Betb-sbeau to Abel-mebolab, as 13 far as ^ beyond Jokmeam: Ben-geber, in Kamotb-gilead ; to him j^'^ftO'ined ''the towns of Jair the son of Manas- seb, which are in Gilead ; ewe?i to bim pertained the region of Ai'gob, which is m Bashan, threescore great cities 14 with walls and brasen bars: Ahiua- dab the son of Iddo, in Mabauaim: ISAbimaaz, in Napbtali; be also took Basematb the daughter of Solomon to 16 wife : Baana the son of Husliai, in Asber 17 and I'^Bealotb: Jehoshapbat the son of 18 Paruab, in Issacbar : Shimei the son of 19 Ela, in Benjamin : Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the countiy of Sibon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan ; ii and he was the only 20 officer which was in the land. Judah andlsraelwere many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinkmg and making merry. 21 I'^Aiid Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Kiver unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt : they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of bis 22 life. And Solomon's provision for one day was tbu-ty ^^ measm-es of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal; 23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sbeep. beside harts, and gazelles, and roe- 21 bucks, and fatted fowl. For be had dominion over all tlic region I'on this side the liiver, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over aU the kings I'on this side the Eiver: and be had peace i^'on all 25 sides round about bun. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under hia fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sbeba, all the days of 20 Solomon. And Solomon bad i^" forty thousand stalls of horses for his chari- ots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be 28 lacking. Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place i'' where the officers were, every man according to his charge. 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and imderstanding exceeding much, and largeness of lieart, even as the sand that 30 is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom 31 of Egyi)t. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, andDarda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in aU tlie 32 nations round about. And be spake three thousand proverbs : and bis songs 33 were a thousand and five. And be spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall : be spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creepmg 34 thmgs, and of fishes. And there came of aU peoples to bear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had beard of his wisdom. 5 I'^And Hu'am king of Tyre sent bis servants unto Solomon; for he bad beard that they had anointed him king ill the room of his father : for Hiram 2 was ever a lover of David. And Solo- 3 mon sent to Hu-am, saying. Thou know- est how that David my father could not build an bouse for the name of the Lord bis God for the wars which were about htm on every side, until the Lord put 4 them under the soles of bis feet. But now the Lord my God bath given me rest on eveiy side ; there is neither ad- 5 versary, nor evU occurrent. And, be- hold, I j^m-pose to build an house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto Davi d my father, saying, Thy son, whom I wiU set upon thy tlirone in thy room, be shall build the bouse 6 for my name. Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon ; and my ser^'ants shall be with thy servants ; and I will give thee Im-e for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say : for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skUl to hew timber like unto the "Or, beyond thcjtiver 15 Soini: author- ities re.i<l, with <Ut his serv- aiUis. win iiClir. U. 2r,,/,„„- tkoii' sand. 17 Or, where lie (tli.it is, the king) ■I this Or, wh*ire it should le [Ch. V. 1.1 in Heb.) 13 See 2 Chr. ii. 3, &c. 264 I. KINGS. 5. 6. I Or. cyirrcss 2 Or, carry thein away 3 Hel>. Hirorn, and in ver. 13. 4Heb. COf. 5 Or, beaten 6 Or, broifffht awny "Sea 2Chr. ill 1, 2 » Heh, built. « That is, the huly place. 10 Or, windown broad witliin, and narrotr witlioiit. 7 Zidoiiians. And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced gi'eatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over 8 this great i^eople. And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the mes- sage which thon hast sent unto me : I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of ^ fir. 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 thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt 2 receive them: and thoii shalt accomplish my desu'e, 10 in giving food for my household. So 8 Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all 11 his desire. And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand ^measiu-es of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measm-es of ^pure oil: thus gave 12 Solomon to Hiram year by year. And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him ; and there was i)eace between Hiram and Solomon ; and they two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel ; and the le^-y was thirty 14 thousand men. And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses : a month they were in Lebanon , and two months at home : and Adoni- 15 ram was over the levy. And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; 16 besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the 17 work. And the king coimnanded, and they Shewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the 18 house with wrought stone. And Solo- mon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to buOd the house. 6 ''And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the laud of Egyi)t, 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 2 the Lord. And the house which kmg Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the 3 height thereof thirty cubits. 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 d before the house. And for the house he made i" windows of fixed lattice- 5 work. And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, agamst the walls of the house round about, both of the temjile and of n the oracle : and he 6 made side-chambers round about : 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 rebate- ments in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have 7 hold in the walls of the house. And the house, when it was in buildmg, was built of stone made ready 12 at the quarry : and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in 8 the house, while it v/as in building. The door for the i^midtUe side-chambers was in the right ^side of the house: and they went up by wmding stairs into the middle chambers, and out of the 9 middle into the third. So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and 1° planks of cedar. 10 And he built the stories against all the house, eachfive cubits high: and i^they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11 And the word of the Lord came to 12 Solomon, saying, Concernmgthis house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgements, and keep all my command- ments to walk in them; then will I estabhsh my word with thee, which I 13 spake unto I)a\'id thy father. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and 15 finished it. And he built the walls of the house withm with boards of cedar; I'^from the floor of the house unto the walls of the cieling, he covered them on the inside with wood : and he covered the floor of the house with boards 16 of ifh". i^And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the 1^ walls: he even built tkcm for it with- in, for an oracle, even for the most holy 17 place. Andthehouse,thatis,thetemi)le before the oracle, was forty cubits lone/. 18 And there was cedar on the house withm, cai-ved with ^oiniops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no 19 stone seen. And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the 20 Lord. 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 ■nith pure gold : 21 and he covered the 21 altar with cedar. 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. 22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished : also the whole altar that belonged to 21 Or. Art overlaid the altar aim, which was of cedar 7. 21. I. KINGS. 2G5 iSee 2Clir. iii. 10- 12. 2 Or, 3 Or, cyr)rcss •lOr. with aU the ap- IJurten- (cnces thereof, and with aathe ordin- ances tlwrcof 5 Or. siUe- chmn- bers Heb. ribs. 6 Or, Seams 'Or, were made sgitare loith hcains 23 the oracle he overlaid with gold, i And in the oracle ho made two chci'ubim of 24 olive wood, each ten cubits high. And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub : f i-oin the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost i)art 25 of the other were ten cubits. And the other cherub was ten cubits : both the cherubim were of one measure and one 26 form. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the 27 other cherub. And he set the cherub- im within the inner house: and tlie 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 an- 28 other ui the midst of the house. And he overlaid the clierubim with gold. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house romid about with carved figures of cheiiibim and iialni trees and open 30 flowers, within and without. And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, 81 within and without. And for the enter- ing of the oracle he made doors of oUve wood: the ^Untel and door posts were 32 a fifth part of th e wall. 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 -ftith gold ; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm 33 trees. So also made he for the entering of the temple door posts of olive wood, 34 out of a fourth part of the wall; and two doors of 8 fir wood; the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were fold- 35ing. And he carved thereon cherubim and iiahn trees and open flowers : and he overlaid them with gold fitted ujion 36 the graven work. And he buUt the uiner court with three rows of hewn stone, 37 and a row of cedar beams. In the fom-th year was the f omidation of the house of 38 the LoED laid, in the month Ziv. And in the eleventh year, in the month Bui, which is the eighth month,was the house finished * throughout all the parts there- of, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. 7 And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished aU 2 his house. For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon ; the length thereof was an hmidred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thu-ty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon 3 the pillars. And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five ^beams, that wei'e upon the i)iLlars; 4 fifteen in a row. And there were fijirospects in three rows, and Ught was over against light in three ranks. .5 And all the doors and posts 'were square in prospect: and light was over G against light in tlirce ranks. And he made tlie porch of pillars ; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and xiillars and '^thick 7 beams before them. And he made the porch of tlie throne where he might judge, even the porc^h of judgement: and it was covered with cedar from 8 floor to floor. And his house wliere be might dwell, the other court witlun the porch, was of the hke work. He made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, (whom Solomon had taken to wife,) 9 like unto this jporch. All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, ^according to measure, sawed with saws, within and v.'ithout, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside luito the great court. 10 And the fomidation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measiu-e, and 12 cedar wood. And the great court round about had tkree rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams ; loiike as the imier court of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house. 13 And king Solomon sent and fetched 14 Hiram out of Tyre. HHe was the son of a widow woman of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass ; and he was filled with wisdom and xmderstandiug and cunning, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, 15 and wrought all his work. For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, ^'-^of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed i-'' either IG of them about. And he made tv.'o chap- iters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars : the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other cha^jiter was five cubits. 17 There were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars ; seven for the one chapiter, and seven 18 for the other chapiter. So he made the pillars ; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the toj) of the 1 - piUars : and so did he for the other 19 chapiter. And the chaijiters that were upon the top of the jiLUars ui the porch 20 were of lUy work, four cubits. And there were chapiters above also ui^on the two pillars, close by the beUy which was beside the network : and the pomegran- ates were two hundred, in rows round 21 about upon the other chapiter, is And he set ui) the pillars at the porch of the tem- ple : and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof ^^ Jachin : and he set up the left pillar, and called the " Or, a thrrnh- old UOr, (t/ter divers men- suri:s '"Or, both for .. . and for "See 2Chr. ii. 11. 12 Heh. eigh tee a cubits was the height of one pillar. 13 Heb. the other jiiHur. 11 So some undent authori- ties. The text has, jxime- iiran- atts. 15 See 2 Chr. iU. 17. 16 That is. He shall es. tablislt. 26G I. KINGS. 7. 21. 1 That is. iwrhaps. [n it U stretijth. 2 See 2Chr. 2, 4c. 3 Or, ten in a cubit <0r, patwis land s<j in ver. 29, &c.) 5 Or, even border.^ 6 Or, it was in nice manner above •Heh. shoul' ders. 'Heb. 9 Sea 2Chr. iv. 14. 10 See 2Chr. iv. 6, &c. 22 name thereof ^Boaz. And upon the top of the pillars was lily work : so was 23 the work of the pillars finished. '^kxA he made the molten sea of ten cubits from bmn to brim, round in comijass, and the height thereof was five cubits : and a line of thirty cubits compassed 24 it round about. And under the brim of it romid about there were knoj)s which did compass it, sfor ten cubits, com- passing the sea round about : the knops were in two rows, cast when it was 25 cast. 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 26 hinder jiarts were inward. And it was an handbreadth thick; and the brun thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, Hke the flower of a lily : it held two 27 thousand baths. And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and foiu- cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the 28 height of it. And the work of the bases was on this mamier : they had * borders ; Sand there were borders between the 29 ledges : and on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges •'there was a pedestal above: and be- neath the hons and oxen were wreaths 30 of hanging work. And every base had four brasen wheels, and axles of brass: and the four feet thereof had '^under- setters: beneath the laver were the under setters molten, with wreaths at 31 the side of each. And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a j)edestal, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gi'avuigs, and then- borders were foursquare, not round. 32 And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base : and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axle- trees, and their felloes, and their s^jokes, 34 and their naves, were all molten. And thei'e were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters 35 thereof were of the base itself. And in the top of the base was there a round comi^ass of half a cubit high : and on the top of the base the ^ stays thereof and the borders thereof were of the 36 same. And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, Uons, and pahn trees, accordmg to the space of each, with 37 wreaths round about. 9 After this man- ner he made the ten bases : all of them had one casting, one measure, and one 38 form. 1° And he made ten lavers of brass : one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits : and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. 39 And he set the bases, five on the right 11 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, 40 toward the south. And 12 Hiram made the 13 lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king 41 Solomon in the house of the Lord : the two ijillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars ; and the two networks to cover ^ the two bowls of the chapiters that were 42 on the top of the jnUars ; and the four hundred pomegi'anates for the two net- works ; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were i^upon the 43 pillars ; and the ten bases, and the ten 44 lavers on the bases ; and the one sea, and 45 the twelve oxen under the sea ; and the pots, and the shovels, and the basons : even all i^ these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of 46 the Lord, were of burnished brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Suc- 47 coth and Zarethan. And Solomon left all the vessels imiceighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of 48 the brass I6 could not be found out. And Solomon made all the vessels that were m the house of the Lord: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the 49 shewbread was, of gold ; and the candle- sticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold ; and the flowers, and the lamps, and 50 the tongs, of gold; and the cups, and the snuifers, and the basons, 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 tvit, of the 51 temple, of gold. 17 Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the thuigs 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 Lord. 8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' houses of the children of Isi-ael, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to brmg uj) the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of 2 David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and 4 the priests took up the ark. And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tent of meeting, and aU the holy vessels 8. 36. I. KINGS. 26^ I Or, tJte!/ drew out the staves, so that &c. 2 Or, where iSee 2Chr. vi. 1, &c. that were in the Tent ; even these did tho priests and the Levites bring up. 5 And king Solomon and all the congi-eg- ation of Israel, that were assembled tmto hun, were with hun before the ark, sacriticing sheej) and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. GAnd the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Loud unto its idaco, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the 7 cherubim. For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark 8 and the staves thereof above. And ithe staves were so long that tho ends of the staves were seen fr(jm the holy place before the oracle ; but they were not seen without : and there they are, 9 unto this day. There was nothmg in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb,2 when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out 10 of the land of Egypt. And it came to liass, when the ijriests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled 11 the house of the Lord, so that tho priests coiild not stand to muiister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. 12 3 Then spake Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick 13 darkness. I have surely buOt thee an house of habitation, a place for thee to 14 dwell in for ever. And the king tm-ned his face about, and blessed all the con- gregation of Israel: and all the con- 1.5 gregation of Israel stood. And he said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his 16 hand fulfilled it, saying, 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 an house, that my name might be there ; but I chose David to be over my people Is- 17 rael. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said imto David my father. Whereas it was m thme heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was m thme heart : 19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the 20 house for my name. And the Lord 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 Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the 21 Lord, the God of Israel. And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 22 And Solomon stood before tho altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth 23 his hands toward heaven : and he said, () Lord, tlie God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath ; who keepest covenant and mercy ^ with thy servants, that walk 24 before thee with all their heart : who hast kei)t ^ith thy servant David my father that which thou didst iiromisc him : yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as 25 it is tliis day. Now therefore, O Lord, tho God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, ^ There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel ; if only thy child- ren take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou hast walked before 26 me. Now therefore, God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest mito thy servant 27 Da\'id my father. But will God in very deed dwell on the earth ? behold, hea- ven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee ; how much less this house 28 that I have builded! Yet have thou respect mito the prayer of thy servant, and to his suiiiilication, Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth 29 before thee this day : that thine eyes may bo open toward this house night and day, even toward the place where- of thou hast said, My name shall be there : to hearken unto tho prayer which thy servant shall pi'ny toward 30 this place. And hearken thou to the suijplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dweUmg place ; and when 31 thou hearest, forgive, ^if a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause htm to swear, and he come a7id swear before thine 32 altar in this house : then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condenmmg the "U'icked, to bring his way upon his own head ; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to 33 his righteousness. When thy people Israel be smitten down before the ene- my, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house: 34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sm of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou 35 gavest unto theirf athers. When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, be- cause they have smned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and con- fess thy name, and turn from then* sin, 36 7when thou ^ dost afHict them : then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sm of < Or, /or There KhaU not be cttt off unto thee a 7nan from my sif/ht. 6 Or, Where- insoever a man shall sin 7 Or, because 8 Or, an- swerest S— G 268 I. KINGS. 8. 36. 'Or, because 2Heb. gates. 3 Or, thy name is called upon this house Ac. 4 Or, right 5Heb. thtnj that take them captive carry them atoay. thy servants, and of thy people Israel, iwhen thou teachest them the good way -wherein they shoiild walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. 37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpiller ; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their 2 cities ; whatsoever plague, what- 38 soever sickness there be ; what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands 39tov/ard this house: then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render imto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest ; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the childi-en •10 of men;) that they may fear thee all the days that they Uve in the land which 41 thou gavest unto our fathers. Moreover concerning the stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name's 42 sake ; (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thy stretched out arm ;) when he shall 43 come and pray toward this house ; hear thou in heaven thy dwelling i^lace, and do according to aU that the stranger calleth to thee for ; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that ^this house which 441 have built is called by thy name. If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have buUt 45 for thy name : then hear thou in hea- ven their prayer and their suppUcation, 46 and mamtain their * cause. If they sm against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and dcUver them to the enemy, so that ^ they carry them away captive mito the land of the enemy, far off or 47 near ; yet if they shall bethink them- selves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying. We have smned, and have done 48 perversely, we have dealt wickedly; if they return unto thee with aU theu" heart a)id with aU their soul in the land of their enemies, which carried them captive, and pray unto thee to- ward their land, which thou gavest unto then- fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I 49 have built for thy name: then hear thou their prayer and their supplica- tion in heaven thy dwelhng place, and 50 maintain tlieir ^ cause ; and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them 6 compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: 51 for they be thy people, and thine in- heritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egy[)t, from the midst of the 52fui-nace of iron: that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken imto them 53 whensoever they cry unto thee. For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest om- fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God. 54 'Aiid it was so, that when Solomon I had made an end of praying aU this prayer and supiJlication mito the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven. 55 Arid he stood, and blessed all the con- gregation of Israel with a loud voice, 56 saying. Blessed be the Lord, that hath given restuntohispeoplelsrael, accord- ing to all that ho promised: there hath not 8 failed one word of all his good pro- mise, which he promised by the hand 57 of Moses his servant. The Lord our God be with us, as he was with oiu- fathers : let bun not leave us, nor for- 58 sake us : that he may incline our hearts unto him, to v/alk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgements, which he 59 commanded our fathers. And let these my words, wherewith I have made sup- l)lication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, ^as GO every day shall requh'e: that aU the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord, he is God; there is none else. 61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his stat- utes, and to keej) his commandments, 62 as at this day. And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before 63 the Lord. AjuI Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundi-ed and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated 64 the house of the Lord. The same day did the king hallow the midiUe of the court that was before the house of the Lord; for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the f ,it of tiie peace offerings : because the brasen altar that was before the Lord Avas too little to receive the burnt of- fering, and the meal offering, and the GHeb. to be for com- passion. 7 See •2 Ohr. vii. ] , &c. 8Heb. /alien. 9Heb. the thing of a day in its day. 10. 2. I, KINGS. 2G9 2Clir. vii. 11, &c. a Or. delisjht 3 Or, spake concern- ing lOr, and tJti hoitxp. shall bii high; cveri/ one &G. 5 ,S.-e 2 Chr. viii. 1, ic. G5 fat of the peace offerings. So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great congi-cgation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egyjit, before the Loud onr God, seven daj's and seven days, CGeveu foui-teen daj^s. On the eighth day he sent the peo2)le away, and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful aiul glad of heart for all the goofiness that the Lord had shewed unto David his servant, and to Israel his people. ^And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's "desire which he was 2 pleased to do, that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had 3 appeared unto him at Gibeon. And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever ; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there per- 4petually. And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integi-ity of heart, and in up- rightness, to do accoi-duig to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep 5 my statutes and my judgements ; then I will establish the throne of thy king- dom over Israel for ever ; according as I "promised to David thy father, say- ing. There shall not fail thee a man Gupon the throne of Israel. But if ye shall turn away from following me, ye or your children, and not keep my com- mandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worshii) them : 7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and tliis house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight ; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword S among all peoples: ^and though this house be so high, yet shall eveiy one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss ; and they shall say, Wliy hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and 9 to this house ? And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, which brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshii^ped them, and sei-ved them: therefore hath the Lord brought all this evil upon them. 10 5 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the 11 Lord and the king's house, (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 12 cities in the land of Galilee. And Hiram came out from Tyro to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and l.^tliey pleased him not. And ho said. What cities are these whicli thou hast given me, my brother ? And « Ik; called them the land of Cal)nl, unto this day. 11 And Ilirain sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 15 And this is the 7 reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Loitn, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, 16 and Gezer. Pharaoh king of Egjiit had gone iip, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaan- ites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solo- 17 mon's wife. And Solomon built Gezer, 18 and Beth-horon the nether, and Baal- ath, and ^Tamar in the wilderness, in 19 the land, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horse- men, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jcrasalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of 20 his dominion. As for all the people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of 21 the chOdren of Isi-ael; their children that were left after them in the land, whom the childi-en of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants, 22 unto this day. But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bond- servants: but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his i^rinces, and his captains, and mlers of his 23 chariots and of his horsemen. These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundi-ed and fifty, which bare rule over the people that 24 wrought in the work. But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build 25 Millo. And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he buUt unto the Lord, burning incense there- with, upon the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the house. 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Bed Sea, in 27 the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the 28 servants of Solomon. Aiid they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. lO 9 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove 2 him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, "Or, wrrc catiml 'Or. account ^Another reailing LS. 7\ul- tuor. So ■2 Chr. viii. 4. "See 2 Ohr. ix. 1, &c. 270 I. KINGS. 10. 2. iHeb. ftn?id- iag. 2 Or, his offering which he offered in &Q. 3 Or, sayings 4Heb. tliou, hast added vdsdom and good- ness to thefame. 5 In 2 Chr. ii. 8, ix. 10, alr/titn trees. Perhnps, sandal wood. eOr. o railing Heb. a prop. ^ Ileb. tvhich he gave her accord- ing to the hand of king Socman. 8 Heb. nianeh. 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 3 her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions : there was not any thing liid from the king which he told her 4 not. And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, 5 and the house that he had buUt, and the meat of liis table, and the sitting of his servants, and the i attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbeai-ers, and ^his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord ; there was no more spirit in her. GAnd she said to the king. It was a true report thnt I heard in mine own land of thine ^acts, and of thy wis- 7dom. Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it : and, behold, the half was not told me : ^ thy wisdom and prosperity cxceedeth the fame which I heard. SHajipy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, wliich stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgement and just- 10 ice. And she gave the king an hund- red and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: thei-e came no more such a- bundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Oisliir, brought in from Ophii- great plenty of ^almug 12 trees and precious stones. And the king made of the ahnug trees 6 pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harj)s also and i^salteries for the singers: there came no such ahnug trees, nor were seen, unto this 13 day. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatso- ever she asked, beside that 7 which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own 1 md, she and her servants. 14 Now the Aveight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred 15 threescore and six talents of gold, be- ,side that which the chapmen brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of aU the kings of the mingled people, and 16 of the governors of the country. And king Solomon made two hmidred tar- gets of beaten gold : six hundred shekels 17 of gold went to one target. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold ; three 8 pound of gold went to one shield : and the king put them in the 18 house of the forest of Lebanon. More- over the king made a great throne of ivoiy, and overlaid it with the finest 19 gold. There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round be- hind : and there were 9 stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two 20 lions standing beside the stays. 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 21 kingdom. And all king Solomon's drink- ing 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 22 in the days of Solomon. For the king liad 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 23 peacocks. So kmg Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in 24 wisdom. And aU the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wis- dom, which God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every m.an his pre- sent, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year 2Gby year. lOAnd Solomon gathered to- gether chariots and horsemen : and he had a thousand and four hundred chari- ots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he bestowed in the chariot cities, 27 and with the king at Jerusalem. And the kuig made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the low- 28 land, for abundance, ^i And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at 29 a price. - And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hvmdred shekels of silver, and an horse for an himdred and fifty: and so for all the kmgs of the Hittites, and for the kmgs of Syi'ia, did they brmg them out i^by their means. 11 Now king Solomon loved many strange women, 13 together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and 2 Hittites; of the nations concerning which the Lord said imto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you: for surely they vnil turn away your heart after their gods : Solo- 3 mon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, iind three hundred concubines: and 4 his wives turned away his heart. 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 Lord his God, as 5 was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the god- dess of the Zidonians, and after MOcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 9 Or. armi Heb. hands. wSee 2 Chr. i 1-1-17. 11 See 2 Chr. i. 16, 12 Heb. in their hand- 13 Or, besides 11. 38. I. KINGS. 271 IHeb. i? wlfh thee. 2 The Sept. and Syr. read, de- stroyed Kdo:n. 6 Aiul Solomon did that which was evil in the si{;ht of the Loud, and went }iot fully aftci- the Lord, as did David This father. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh the ab- omination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Mo- lech the abomination of the children 8 of Amnion. And so did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed mito theu' gods. 9 And the Lord was angry with Solo- mon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, which had appeared unto huu twice, 10 and had commanded him concerning this thuig, that he should not go after other gods : but he kei>t not that which 11 the Lord commanded. Wierefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this 1 is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and 12 will give it to thy servant. Notwith- standing in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake : but I will rend 13 it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom ; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 14 And the Lord raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. 15 For it came to pass, when David ^was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slam, and had smitten every male in Edom ; 16 (for Joab and all Israel remained there sLx months, until he had cut off every 17 male in Edom;) that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; 18 Hadad being yet a little child. And they arose out of Midian, and came to Parau : and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egyj^t, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave liun an house, and api^ointed him 19 victuals, and gave him land. And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pha- raoh, so that he gave him to vaie the sister of his own wife, the sister of 20 Tahpenes the queen. And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubatli his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house : and Genubath was in Pliaraoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh. 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. 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, be- hold, thou seekest to go to thine own country ? And he answered, Nothing : howbeit let me depart in any wise. 2;j And God raised up another adversary unto him, Itezon the son of EHada, wliich had fled from his lord Hadadezer 24 king of Zobah: and he gathered men xuito him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and leigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside tlie mis- chief that Hadad did: and he abhoixed Israel, and i-eigned over Syria. 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, he also lifted 27 up his hand against the king. And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand agamst the king: Solomon built Millo, and ^ repaired the breach of 28 the city of David his father. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the ^labom- 29 of the house of Joseph. And it came to pass at that time, when Jerobo- am went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him m the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment ; and they 30 two were alone in the field. And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve 31 pieces. And he said to Jei'oboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kmgdom out of the hand of Solomon, aud will give ten 32 tribes to thee : (but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David's sake, and for Jerasalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of 33 Israel:) because that they have for- saken ine, and have worshipped Ash- toreth the goddess of the Zidoiiians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Amnion ; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to heep my statutes and my judgements, 34 as did David his father. 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, ^ because he kept my commandments and my 35 statutes : but I will t.ake the kuigdom out of his son's hand, and will give it 36 unto thee, even ten tribes. And mito 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 37 my name there. And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign c according to aU that thy soul desireth, and shalt be 38kmg over Israel. And it shall be, if thon wilt hearken unto all that I com- 3Heb. up. i Hel). burden 5 Or, tfho hcj't 6 Or, otfer att 272 I. KINGS. 11. 38. iSee 2 Chf. ix. 29, &c. 2 Or. Or, matters 'See 2 Chr. . 1, &c. mand thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to keep my statutes and my com- mandments, as David my servant did ; that I wiU be with thee, and will build thee a sm-e house, as I built for David, 39 and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but 40 not for ever. Solomon sought there- fore to kiU Jeroboam: but Jeroboam arose, andfled intoEgyi)t,unto Shishak king of Egyjit, and was in Egypt until tlie death of Solomon. 41 iNow the rest of the 2 acts of Solo- mon, and aU that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the 4'2book of the acts of Solomon? And the time that Solomon reigned in Je- rusalem over all Israel was forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Kehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 12 ^And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem 2 to make him king. 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 3 in Egyjit, and they sent and called him;) that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake 4iinto liehoboam, saying. Thy father made our yoke grievous: now there- fore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke whicli he put upon us, lighter, and we will 5 serve thee. And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 And king liehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to 7 return answer to this people? And they spake unto him, saymg, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then 8 they will be thy servants for ever. But he forsook tlie counsel of the old men wliich tliey had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with htm, that stood before 9 him. And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this peojile, who have spoken to me, saying. Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us hghter? 10 And the young men that were grown up with hun spake unto him, sayuig, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee, saying. Thy father made om* yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them. My little finger is thicker 11 than my father's loins. And now where- as my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I wUI add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will 12 chastise you with scoi-pions. So Jero- boam and all the people came to Eeho- boam the third day, as the kmg bade, saying. Come tome again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him ; 14 and spake to them after the counsel of the yomig men, saying. My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I wUI chastise you 15 with scorjiions. So the king heark- ened not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of the Lord, that he might estabhsh his word, which the Lord spake by the hand of Aliijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the 16 son of Nebat. And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? nei- ther have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : to your tents, O Israel : now see to thine own house, David. So Israel 17 departed unto then- tents. But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Eehoboam reigned 18 over them. Then kmg Eehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to 19 flee to Jerusalem. So Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this '20 day. And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was re- turned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him kmg over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. 21 *And when Eehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam 22 the son of Solomon. But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of 23 God, saying. Speak unto Eehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benja- min, and to the ^rest of the peoi)le, say- 24 ing. Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the chil<lren of Israel: retm-n eveiy man to his house ; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of the Lord, and returned and went their way, according to the word of the Lord. 2.5 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill coiuitry of Ephraim, and dwelt therein ; and he went out 2Gfrom thence, and built Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heai't. Now 4 See 2 Chr. xi. 1, &c. 5 See ver. 17 13. 24. I. KINGS. 273 lOr, JV have gone up lo7ig enough 2 Or. each of thein 3 Or, offered upon 1 Or. to sncrificc '"^Another is.apurf. slmll tlio kingdom return to the house 27 of David : if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Loud at Jenisalcm, then shall the heart of this people turn again nnto their lord, even unto llehohoam king of Judah; and they shall kill nie, and return to Reho- 28hoani king of Judah. 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 Jeinisa- lem ; behold thy gods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of 29 Egypt. And he set the one in Betli- iJOol, and the other irat he in Dan. And this thing became a sin : for the people went to worship before ^tho one, even 31 iinto Dan. Andlie made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the peojile, which were not of the 32 sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordamed 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 which he had 33 made. And he ^ went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had de\'ised ^of his O'OTi heart : and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and Swent up unto the altar, to bum incense. 13 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lokd unto Beth-el : and Jeroboam was stand- 2 ing by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar by the word of the Lokd, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Loed: Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name ; and upon thee shaU he sacri- fice the priests of the high places that bum incense iiiion thee, and men's 3 bones shaU they burn upon thee. And he gave a sign the same day, saying. This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken : Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be 4 iioured out. 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 fiut 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 agaui to 5 him. 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 6 Lord. And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the favour of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God intreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him again, 7 ami became as it was before. And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 8 And tlio man of God said luito the king. If thou wilt give me half tliine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this 9 place: for so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor di-ink water, neither return by the way that thou camest. 10 So ho went another way, and re- turned not by the way that' he came to Beth-el. 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 12 father. And then* father said unto them, Wliat way went he ? t Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, 13 which came from Jixdah. And he said mito his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass : and he rode 14 thereon. And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an 8 oak : and he said unto him, Ai't thou the man of God that camest from Judah ? 15 And he said, I am. Then he said unto him. Come home with me, and eat 16 bread. And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee : neither will I eat bread nor drink water with 17 thee in this place: for it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way 18 that thou camest. And he said unto him, I also am a j)rophet as thou art ; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying. Bring him back with thee mto thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. 1^ Bxit he lied tmto limi. So he went back with him, and did eat bread in 20 his house, and drank water. And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought hun back: 21 and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying. Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thon hast Sheen disobedient unto the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the com- mandment which the Lord thy God 22 commanded thee, but camest back, and hast eaten bread and (h'unk water in the iilace of the which he said to thee. Eat no bread, and di'ink no water ; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepul- 23 chre of thy fathers. 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 24 whom he had brought back. And SHeb. his eo^i. ' Acconl- int; to some ancient version.'^. And his sonx shewed him. 8 Or, tere- binth oOr, rebelled a'jiiinst the word 274 I. KINGS. 13. 24. lOr, rebelled against the word 2 Or, whomso- ever he would 3 Or, by this thing he becama bottle when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him : and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it ; the Hon also stood by the carcase. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase : and they came and told it in the city where the 26 old prophet dwelt. 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 Lord: there- fore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn liim, and slain him, according to the word of the 27 Lord, which he spake unto him. And he spake to his sons, saymg, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it. 28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase : the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn 29 the ass. And the prophet took up the carcase 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. 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave ; and they mourned over him, 31 saying, Alas, my brother ! And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, ^Vhen I am dead, then bury me in the sepul- chre wherein the man of God is buried ; 32 lay my bones beside his bones. For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth- el, and agauist all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 33 After this thmg 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 34 be priests of the high places. And 8 this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it oil, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. 14 At that time Abijah the son of 2 Jeroboam fell sick. And Jeroboam said to his wife, Ai-ise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to ha the wife of Jeroboam: and get thee to Shiloh ; behold, there is Ahijah the jirojihet, which spake con- cerning me that I should be king over 3 this people. And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a ^ cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. 4 And Jeroboam's ^v^fe did so, and a- rose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahi- jah could not see ; for his eyes were 5 set by reason of his age. And the Lord said unto Aliijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquh'e of thee concerning her son ; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh m, that she shall feign herself 6 to be another woman. And it was so, when Ahijah heard the somid of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jero- boam ; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with 7 hea\'y tidings. Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel : For- asmuch as I exalted thee from among the jieople, and made thee ^prince over 8 my people Israel, and rent the king- dom away from the house of David, and gave it thee : and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which 9 was right in mine eyes; but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy 10 back : therefore, behold, I wiU bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off fi'om Jeroboam every man child, him that is shut up and hun that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jero- boam, as a man sweepeth away dung, 11 till it be all gone. Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs cat ; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat : for the 12 Lord hath spoken it. Arise thou there- fore, get thee to thine house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the 13 child shall die. And aU Israel shall mourn for him, and buiy him ; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave : because m him there is found some good thing toward the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. 14 Moreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shaU cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: ^butwhat? 15 even now. For the Lord shaU smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water ; and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the Eiver ; because they have made their Asherim, provokuig the Lord to 16 anger. And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, 7 which he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath 17 made Israel to sin. And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. 18 And all Israel buried him, and mourned for him ; according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of 19 his servant Ahijah the prophet. And the rest of tlie acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, 15. 22. 1. KINGS. 275 iSee 2Chr. xii. 13. 2 Or, obelisks 3 See Deut. xxiii, 17. »See 2 Clir. i. 2, -11. 5 Heb. run- ners. 6 .See 2 Chr. xii. 15, IC. 7 In 2 Chr. i. 16, Abijah. "See 2Clir. xiii. 1, &c. Din 2 Chr. xiii. 2, Micaiah the daugh- ter of Uriel, will 2Clir. xi. ;0, 21, Ab- salom. tliey are written in tlie book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20 And the (lay.s which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty ye.irs: and he slept with hi.H fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 21 lAnd Ivehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Kehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there : and liis mother's name was Naamah the •22 Anunonitess. And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of the Loed ; and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins whicii they committed, above 23 all that their fathers had done. For they also built them high places, and ^ijiUars, and Asherim, ou every high hill, and under every green tree; 21 and there were also ^ sodomites iu the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LoitD drave out before the child- 2oren of Israel. ''And it came to pass in the fifth year of kuig Eehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up 26 against Jerusalem : and he took awaj- the treasures of the house of the Loed, and the treasures of the king's house ; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which 27 Solomon had made. And king Eeho- boam made iu their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the ^ guard, which kept the door of the king's house. 28 And it was so, that as oft as the king went into the house of the Loed, the guard bare them, and brought them 29 back into the guard chamber. ^Nqw 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 30 of Judah '? And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 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 Anunonitess. And ''Abijam his son reigned in his stead. 15 8 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began 2Abijam to reign over Judah. Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was '•'Maacah the 3 daughter of ^ Abishalom. And he waUied in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Loed his God, as the heart of David 4 his father. Nevertheless for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jeru- osalem: because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Loed, and turned not aside from any thing that ho commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah Gtho Ilittite. Now there was war be- tween 11 Rehoboam and Jeroboam all 7 the days of his life. And the rest of the acts of Abijain, and all tliat he did, are they not written in the book of the cliroiiicles of the kings of Ju- dah ? And there was war between 8 Abijain and Jeroboam. 12 And Abijam slept with his fathers ; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9 And in the twentieth year of Je- roboam king of Israel began Asa to 10 reign over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah lithe daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right iu the eyes of the Loed, as did David his father. 12 And he put away the sodomites out of the laud, and removed aU the idols 13 that his fathers had made, i^ And also Maacah his mother he removed from being 1^ queen, because she had made an abominable image is for an Asherah ; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt 11 it at the brook Kidi-on. But the high places were not taken away : neverthe- less the heart of Asa was perfect with 15 the Loed all his days. And he brought into the house of the Lord the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, sU- IGver, and gold, and vessels. And there was war between Asa and Baasha 17 king of Israel aU their days, i^^nj Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, andbuUtRamah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to 18 Asa king of Judah. Then Asa took aU the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, 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 Tabrunmon, the son of Heziou, king of Syria, that 19 dwelt at Damascus, saying, ^T There is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of sUver and gold ; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may 20 depart from me. 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 Chmner- 21 oth, with all the land of Naphtali. And it came to jjass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ra- 22mah,anddweltin Tirzah. Thenking Asa made a proclamation unto aU Judah; none was exempted : and they carried a- way the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; 11 Ac cording to some iiiitlior- ities, AOiJam. 12 See 2 Chr. xiv. 1, &c. " See 2 Clir. XV. l(j— 18. "Or, fjarfn another IS Or, for A.'iherah 18 See 2 Chr. xvi. 1— C. 17 Or, l^t tliere be 276 I. KINGS. 15. 22. iSee 2 Chr. xvi. 11—14. 2 Or, leader and king Asa built therewith Geba of 23 Benjamin, and Mizpah. iNow the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his inisht, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not wi-itten in the book of the clironicles of the kings of Judah ? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. '2-i And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father : and'Jehosha- phat his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam be- gan to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he 26 reigned over Israel two years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbe- thon, which belonged to the Phihstmes ; for Nadab and all Israel were laying 28 siege to Gibbethon. Even m the thii'd year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, he smote all the house of Je- roboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him ; according unto the saying of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of 30 his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: for the sins of Jeroboam which he siimed, and wherewith he made Israel to sin ; because of his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord, the God of 31 Israel, to anger. Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the 32 chronicles of the kings of Israel ? And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over aU Israel in Tirzah, ajid 34 reir/ned twenty and four years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sm wherewith 16 he made Israel to sin. And the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee 2 prince over my peoi)le Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger vsdth their sins ; 3 behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house ; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam 4 the son of Nebat. Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat ; and him that dieth of his in the field 5 shall the fowls of the air eat. 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 6 of the kings of Israel? And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was bmied in Tirzah ; and Elah his son reigned Tin his stead. And moreover by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jero- boam, and because he smote ^him. 8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, 9 and reigned two years. And his serv- ant Zinu'i, captain of liaK his chariots, conspired against him : now he was in Tirzah, diinking himseK drunk in the house of Ai'za, which was over the 10 household in Tu-zah: and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa kuig of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 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 kinsfoUvs, nor of his 12 friends. Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, 13 for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they siimed, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to 14 anger with their vanities. Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written m the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zunri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the peo- ple were encamped against Gibbe- thon, which belonged to thePhilisttues. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king: where- fore aU Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that 17 day in the camp. And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with 18 him, and they besieged Tirzah. And it came to j)ass, 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 19 fire, and died, for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking In the way of Jeroboam, and in bis sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and liis treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chron- icles of the kings of Israel ? 17. 21. I. KINGS. 277 :Heb. Sho- nicron, 2 Or, fortifioA 3Heb. Izebeh 4 Sea 2 Kings xiii. 6. 5 See Josh, vi. 2u. 6 Accord- ing to tile Sept., 0/ Tishlxh of Gilead. 21 Then were the people of Israel di- vided into two parts: half of the peo- ple followed Tibai the son of Ginath, to make hiin king; and half followed 22 0mri. Bnt the peojilo that foUowed Oniri previiiled agamst the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath : so 23 Tibni died, and Omri reigned. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, and rvhjncd twelve years: six years 21 reigned he in Tirzah. And he bought the hill 1 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, iSa- 25 maria. And Onu-i did that which was evil in the sight of the Loud, and dealt wickedly above all that were before 26 him. 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 Lord, the God of Israel, 27 to anger with then- vanities. Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chron- 28 icles of the kings of Israel ? So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria : and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 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 30 Samaria twenty and two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord above 31 all that v/ere before him. 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 s Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served 32 Baal, and worshiinied him. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Sa- 33 maria. And Ahab made ^ the Asherah ; and Ahab did yet more to i>rovoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were 3'1 before him. ''In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericlio : he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub ; according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun. 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was "of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, 2 but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, say- 3 ing. Get thee hence, and turn thee east- ward, and hide thyself by the brook 4 Cherith, that is befoi'o Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded tlie 5 ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of tlie Lord: for ho went and dwelt by the brook Gherith, that is l)efore Jordan. C And the ravens bi-ought hiiu bread and flesh in the innriiiiig, and bread and iiesh in the evening; and he drank 7 of the brook. And it cone to pass after a while, that the brook dried U]i, because there was no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the Lord came unto 9 him, sayuig, Arise, get thee to Zare- l)hath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there : behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10 So he arose and went to Zarei)hath ; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathei'ing sticks : and he called to her, and said. Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 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 thine 12 hand. And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, 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 13 we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee 14 and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and 16 her house, did eat vianij days. The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the ■word of the Lord, which he spake by 17 Elijah. And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the wo- man, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do ■with thee, O thou man of God '? 'thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my 19 son ! And he said unto her. Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up uito the chamber, where he abode, and laid 20 him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by 21 slaying her son ? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O 7 Or, aH ihou it-c. 278 I. KINGS. 17. 21. lOr. and lone none o/ Lord my God, I pray thee, let this 22 child's soul come into him again. And the Lord hearkened unto the voice of Elijah ; and the soul of the child came 23 into him again, and he revived. And EUjah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and dehvered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son 24hveth. And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. 18 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Ehjah, in the third year, saying. Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will 2 send rain upon the earth. And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And 3 the famuie was sore in Samaria. And Ahab called Obadiah, which was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared 4 the Lord greatly: for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred lirophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and 5 water.) And Ahab said imto Obadiah, Go througli the land, unto all the fount- ains of water, and unto all the brooks : lieradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, ^ that 6 we lose not all the beasts. So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it : Aliab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another 7 way by hunself. 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 Ehjah? 8 And he answered him, It is I : go, tell 9 thy lord. Behold, Elijah is here. And he said, "Wlierein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into 10 the hand of Ahab, to slay me ? As the Lord thy 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 11 thee not. And now thou sayest. Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Ehjah is here. 12 And it shaU come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spmt of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not ; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot fuid thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the 13 Lord from my youth. Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the iirojihets of the Lord, how I hid an hun<h-ed men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with 14 bread and water? And now thou say- est. Go, tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah is 15 here : and he shall slay me. And Ehjah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before ■whom I stand, I wiU surely shew my- 16 self luito him to-day. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him : and Ahab 17 went to meet Ehjah. And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Ehjah, that Ahab said unto him. Is it thou, thou troubler 18 of Isi-ael? And he answered, I have not ti'oubled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the cormnandinents of the Lord, and 19 thou hast followed the Baalim. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto momit Carmel, and the pro- phets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent luito all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets to- 21gether unto mount Camiel. And Eli- jah came near unto aU the peoj)le, and said. How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal, then f oUow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Ehjah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four 23 hun(h-edand fif tymen. Let them there- fore 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 fu-e under : and I wUl dress the other bullock, andlay it on the wood, 24 and put no fire under. And call ye on the name of yom- god, and I ■^vill call on the name of the Lord : and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, 25 It is well spoken. And Ehjah said unto the x)roi)hets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yom-selves, and dress it first ; for ye are many ; and call on the name of your god, but piit no fire under. 26 And they took the buUock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morn- ing even until noon, saying, O Baal, 2 hear us. But there ■was no voice, nor any that ans"wered. Ajid they 3 leaped 27 about the altar which was made. And it came to j)ass at noon, that Ehjah mocked them, and said. Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is musuig, or he is gone aside, or he is m a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must 28 be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with ^knives and lances, tUl the blood gushed 29 out upon them. And it was so, when midday ■was past, that they i>rophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any 30 5 that regarded. And Ehjah said imto aU the people. Come near unto me; and all tlie people came near imto him. And he repaired the altar of 31 the Lord that was thrown down. And Ehjah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of 19. IG. I. KINGS. 279 1 Or. n two-sen 'i tneasurc 2 Or, /or thoitr didst turn th^ir h^art barK'- ward 3 Or, Yokti the Lord came, sayiug, Israel shall bo 32 thy name. And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord ; and ho made a trench about tlio altar, as groat as would contain ^two moa- 33 suros of seed. And ho put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on tho wood. And he said, Fill four baiTcls with water, and pour it on tlie burnt offering, and on the 84 wood. And he said. Do it tho second time ; and they did it the second time. And he said. Do it the third time; and 35 they did it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar ; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to jiass at the tune of the olforing of the ercninij oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord, tho God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this peojile may know that thou. Lord, art God, 2 and that thou hast turned their 38 heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consmned the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water 39 that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces : and they said, The Lord, he is 40 God ; the Lord, he is God. And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Ehjah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and 41 slew them there. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink ; for there is the sound of abundance of ram. 42 So Aliab 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 be- 43 tween his knees. And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said. There is nothing. Aiid he said, 44 Go agam seven times. 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 Aliab, 3 Make ready thy chariot, and get thee 45 down, that the rain stop thee not. And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And 46 Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah ; and he girded up his loins, and ran be- fore Ahab to the entrance of Jezi-eel. 19 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Eli- jah had done, and withal how ho had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them 3 by to-morrow about this time. *And wlien he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which bolongelh to Judah, and left 4 his servant there. But he liimself went a day's jomiiey into tho wilderness, and came and sat down inider a ^juniper tree: and ho requested for himself that ho might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life ; for I 5 am not better than my fathers. And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree ; and, behold, an angel touched him, 6 and said luito him. Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the o coals, and a criise of water. And ho did eat and 7 (h-ink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Ai-ise and eat; because the journey is 8 too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and di-ink, and went in tho strength of that meat forty days and forty nights mito Horeb the mount of 9 God. And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there ; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him. What doest thou here, Eli- lOjah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the childi'en of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine al- tars, and slam thy prophets with tho sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 11 And he said. Go forth, and stand ujion the mount before the Lord. And, be- hold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wuid rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord was not in the wmd: and after the wind an earth- quake; but the Lord was not m the 12 earthquake : and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire 'a still small 13 voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, 14Wliat doest thou here, Ehjah? And he said, I have been ver'y jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts ; for the chikh'en of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and .slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, 15 to take it away. And the Lord said unto him, Go, retm-n on thy way ^to the wilderness of Damascus : and when thou comest, thou shalt anoint Hazael 16 to be king over Syi'ia: and Jehu the sou of Nimshi shalt thou anouit to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou 1 Acconl- inx to Homo ancient authori- ties. And he wat ilfraid, and aro&c. 5 Or. broom " Or. hot stones 7 Heb. « sound of gentle stillness. 8 Or. bii the wild- erness to 280 I. KINGS. 19. 16. lOr. roasted 2 Hel). all the desire of thine ei/cs. anoint to be prophet in thy room. 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 18 slay. Yet will I leave 7ne seven thou- sand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth 19 which hath not kissed him. So he de- parted thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowmg, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon 20hitn. 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 21 what have I done to thee? Aiid he re- tiu'ned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and 1 boiled their flesh with the iastruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. 20 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there v/ere thirty and two kings with hun, and horses and chariots : and he went up and besieged Samaria, and 2 fought against it. And he sent mes- sengers to Ahab kmg of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith 3 Ben-hadad, Thy sUver and thy gold is mine ; thy wives also and thy children, 4 even the goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said. It is according to thy saying, my lord, kuig ; I am thine, and all that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said. Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, say- ing, I sent indeed unto thee, saymg, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy child- 6 ren ; but I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thme house, and the houses of thy servants ; and it shall be, that 2 whatsoever is pleasant in thme eyes, they shall put it in theu' hand, and 7 take it away. 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 child- ren, and for my sQver, and for my gold ; Sand I denied him not. And all the elders and all the people said imto hun. Hearken thou not, neither consent. 9 "WTieref ore he said imto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king. All that thou didst send for to thy serv- ant at the first I will do : but this thing I may not do. And the messengers de- parted, and brought him word again. 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 haudfuls for all the people that 3foIIov\' 11 me. And the king of Israel answered and said. Tell him. Let not hun that gu'deth on his armour boast himself as 12 he that putteth it off. And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this mes- sage, as he was drmking, he and the kings, in the ^i^avilions, that he said unto his servants, ^Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array 13 agauist the city. And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab kuig of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude ? be- hold, I wiU deliver it into thine hand this day ; and thou shalt know that I am 1-1 the Lord. Aud Ahab said. By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, By the ^ young men of the pruices of the provinces. Then he said. Who shall 7 begin the battle? And he answered, 15 Thou. 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, 16 beLug seven thousand. And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drink- ing himself di"unk in the *pa-\alions, he and the kings, the thu-ty and two kings 17 that helped him. And the young men of the princes of the provmces went out first ; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying. There are men come 18 out from Samaria. And he said. Whe- ther they be come out for peace, take them alive ; or whether they be come 19 out for war, take them ahve. So these went out of the city, the young men of the i^rinces of the jirovuices, and the 20 anny which followed them. And they slew every one his man ; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them : and Ben- hadad the king of Syria escaped ^on an 21 horse with horsemen. And the kmg of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with 22 a great slaughter. And the prophet came near to the kmg of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria v.'iU come up against thee. 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him. Their god is a god of the hiUs ; therefore they were stronger than ■we : but let us fight against them in the plain, and sm-ely we shall be stronger 21 than they. And do this thing ; take the kings away, every man out of his place, 25 and put ^captams in then- room: and luimber thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost,horse for horse, and chari- ot for chariot : and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened 26mito their voice, and did so. And it came to pass at the return of the year, 21. 10. I. KINGS. 281 1 Or. tti.i 2 Or, from chaniber to chamb-r 3 0i-, took it as an omen (Heb. divhied), and hasted lAnothor reading is, to catch it from him. 5 Heb. frotii him. that Bcn-liailad luusterod tlic Syrians, ami went up to Apbek, to fight agamst 27 Israel. And tho children of Israel were nuistered, and were victualled, and went again.st them : and the child- ren of Israel encamped before them like two Mttlo fiocks of kids; but the 28 Syrians filled tho country. And ^a man of God came near and spake unto the king of Israel, and said. Thus saitli the LoKD, Because the Syrians have said. The Lord is a god of the hiUs, but he is not a god of the valleys ; therefore will I deliver all this great nmltitude in- to thine hand, and ye shall know that 201 am the Loud. And they encamped one o^'er 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 Syi'ians an liund- 30 red thousand footmen in one day. But the rest fled to Aphek, mto the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben- liadad fled, and came into the city, 31 '•^into an iinier chamber. And his serv- ants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings : let us, we Ijray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon om- heads, and go out to the king of Israel : peradventui'e he 32 wiU save thy life. So they girded sack- cloth on their loins, and ^j^ti ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben- hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? 33 he is my brother. Now the men Sob- served diligently, and hasted •^to catch whether it were ^ his mind ; and they said, Thy 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. 34 And Ben-hadad said unto him. The cities which my father took fi'om thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I, said Ahab, will let thee go with this covenant. So he made a coA"enant with him, and let him go. 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. Aiid tho man refused to 36 smite him. Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed tho voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art dejmrted from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found 37 him, and slew him. Then he found an- other man, and said. Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting 38 and wounding him. So the prophet de- parted, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his 3i) headband over his eyes. And as the king passed by, ho cried unto the king : and ho said, Thy servant went out into the midst of tho battle ; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said. Keep this man : if by any means hol)e missing, then sliall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay 40 a talent of silver. AjhI as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And tlie king of Israel said mito him. So sliall thy judgement be; thyself 41hast decided it. And ho hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes ; and the kuig of Israel discerned him 42 that ho was of tho prophets. Aiid he said unto him, Thus saith the Loud, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand tho man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his 43 people. And the Idng of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. 21 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine- yard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the 2 palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying. Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it : or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the 3 worth of it in money. And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my 4 fathers unto thee. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreel- ite had spoken to him : for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. Aiid he laid bun down upon his bed, and tiirned away his face, and 5 would eat no bread. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spmt so sad, that thou 6eatest no bread? And he said unto her, Because I spake mito Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money ; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it : and he answered, I will 7 not give thee my vineyard. And Jezebel his wife said unto him. Dost thou now govern tho kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry : I. wiU give thee the vineyard 8 of Naboth the Jezreelite. So she wrote "letters in Aliab'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 9 Naboth. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth 10 ''on high among the people: and set two men, sons of ^ Belial, before him, and let them bear witness against bun, saying, Thou didst » curse God and the "5 Or, a letter •'Or, at the head of 8 Th:it is, worth' le&sness. 9 Or, re- nounce 282 I. KINGS. 21. 10. lOr. at the head of 2 Or, re- noutice 3 Accord- ing to some ancient autlior- ities. in the portion, as in 2 Kings ix. 10, 36. king. And then cany Lim out, and 11 stone liiin, that lie die. 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 12 had sent mito them. They i^roclaLmed a fast, and set Naboth ^on high among 13 the peojile. And the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him : and the men of Belial bare witness agamst him, even against Naboth, in the j^re- sence of the people, saying, Naboth did 2 curse God and the king. Then they carried luia forth out of the city, and stoned him Avith stones, that he died. 14 Tlion they sent to Jezebel, saying, Na- 15 both is stoned, and is dead. 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 JezreeUte, which he refused to give thee for money: 16 for Naboth is not alive, but dead. And it came to i>ass, 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. 17 And the word of the Lord came to ISEhjah the Tishbite, saying. Arise, go down to meet AJiab king of Israel, which dwelleth in Samaria : behold, he is ill the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take iiossession of 19 it. And thou shalt speak imto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? and thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In- the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thuie. 20 And Ahab said to Ehjah, Hast thou found rae, mine enemy ? And he an- swered, I have found thee : because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is 21 evil in the sight of the Lord. Behold, I will bring evU upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab every man chUd, and bun that is shut up and him that is left at 22 large in Israel : and I will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Aliijah, for the iiro- vocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and hast made Israel to 23 sin. And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, sayuig, The dogs shall eat Jeze- 24bel ^by the rampart of Jezreel. Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat ; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. 25 (But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, whom 26 Jezebel his wife stiiTed up. And he did vei-y abominably in following idols, accordhig to all that the ilmorites did, whom the Lord cast out before the 27 children of Israel.) And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sack- cloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay 28 in sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the 29 Tishbite, saying, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me ? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil m his days : but m his eon's days will I bring the evil upon his house. 22 And they continued three years with- 2 out war between Syria and Israel. ^And it came to jiass in the third year, that Jehoshajihat the king of Judah came 3 doAvu to the king of Israel. And the king of Israel said unto his servants. Know ye that Eamoth-gilead is ours, and we ^he still, and take it not out 4 of the hand of the king of Syria ? And ho said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Eamoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy iieople, my horses as thy horses. 5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquu-e, I pray thee, at the 6 word of the Lord to-day. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets to- gether, about four hundred men, and said unto them, ShaU I go agamst Eamoth-gilead to battle, or shall I for- bear ? And they said. Go up ; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of 7 the king. But Jehoshaphat said. Is there not here besides a prophet of the Lord, that we might inquire of him ? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jeho- shaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah : but I hate him ; for he doth not prophesy good concernhig me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, 9 Let not the kuig say so. Then the kuig of Israel called an 6 officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son 10 of Imlah. Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in ' an open i^lace at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and aU the lljirophets prophesied before them. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou pusli the Syrians, until they be consumed. 12 And all the prophets ]:)ropliesied so, saying, Go up to Eamoth-gilead, and prosjier: for the Lord shall deliver it 13 into the hand of the king. And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying. Behold now, the words of the jirophets declare good unto the king with one mouth : let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good. 14 And Micaiah said. As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will 22. 49. I. KINGS. 283 lOr, deceive 2Heb. the spirit. 3 Or. from chamber to chavnber 'See Micali i. 2. 15 1 si)eak. And when be was corae to the king, the hmg said unto biin, Micaiah, sliall wo go to lUunoth-gilead to battle, or bhall we forbear ? And he answered bim, Go up, and prosper; and the LoKD shall deliver it into fhe band of 16 the king. And the king said unto him. How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me notbbig but the truth iu the name of the Lord? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Loud said. These have no master ; let them return 18 every man to his house in peace. Ajid the king of Israel said to Jehosha- pbat. Did I not tell thee that be would not prophesy good concerning 19 me, but evil? And he said, Therefore hear thou the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him '20 on his right hand and on bis left. And the Lord said, Who shall ^ entice Ahab, that be may go up and fall at Ramoth- gilead? And one s.iid on this manner; 21 and another said on that manner. And there came forth 2 a si)irit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I wiU en- '22tice bim. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith ? And be said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the month of aU bis i^roi^hets. And he said. Thou shalt entice liim, and sbalt 23 prevail also : go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit iu the mouth of all these thy prophets; and the Lord bath 24 spoken evil concerning thee. Then Zedekiab the son of Chenaanab came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said. Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto 25 thee ? And Micaiah said. Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go i^uito an uuier chamber to hide 26 thyself. And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry bim back mito Amon the governor of the city, 27 and to Joash the king's son ; and say. Thus saitb the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of aiBiction, 28 until I come in i)eace. And Micaiah said. If thou return at all in peace, the Lord bath not spoken by me. And he said, *Hear, ye peoples, all of you. 20 So the king of Israel and Jeho- shaphat the king of Judah went up 30 to liamoth-gLlead. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshai)bat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle ; but put thou on thy robes. And the kuig of Israel disguised himself, and 31 went uito the battle. Now the king of Syria bad commanded the thirty and two captains of bis chariots, saying, Fight neither vni\\ small nor great, B2 save only with the king of Israel. And it came to i)ass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said. Surely it is the kuig of Israel ; and they turned aside to fight against 33 bim: nndJehosha])hat cried out. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw tliat it was not the koig of Israel, that they tuiued back 34 from pursuing bim. And a certain man drew bis bow ''at a venture, and smote the kuig of Israel between ''the joints of the harness: wherefore he saidmito the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the 35 host ; for I am sore wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in bis chariot against the Syrians, and died at even : and the blood ran out of the Avound 36 into the bottom of the chariot. And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the suu, saying, Every man to his city, and 37 every man to bis country. So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and 38 they buried the king in Samaria. And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up bis blood; Cuow the harlots washed themselves there ;) according unto the 39 word of the Lord which he spake. Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which be built, and aU the cities that he buUt, are they not ^viitten iu the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 40 So AJiab slept with liis fathers ; and Abaziah his son reigned in his stead. 41 8And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and live years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jeru- salem. And his mother's name was 43 Azubab the daughter of Sliilhi. And he walked in all the way of Asa his father ; be turned not aside from it, doing that which was right iu the eyes of the Lord : bowbeit the high jjlaces were not taken away ; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with 45 the king of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of Jehosbai^bat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the 46 chronicles of the kings of Judah ? And the remnant of the sodomites, which re- mained in the days of bis father Asa, he 47 put away out of the land. And there was no king ui Edom : a deputy was 48 king. Jehoshaphat made ships of Tar- sbisb to go to Ophu- for gold : but they went not ; for the ships were broken 49 at Ezion-geber. Then said Abaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would t;t 5 Hel). hinsiin- plicity. s Or, the htwer armour and the breast- 2jlate ■Or, aud then icishcd the armour 8 See •i Chr. XX. 31, &c 284 I. KINGS. 22. 49. ISee 2 Chr. xjd. 1. lOr, a man with a garment oihai?' 2 Or. dwelt 50 not. lAnd Jehoshapliat slept with his fathers, and was bui'ied with his fathers in the city of David his fatlier: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 51 Aliaziah the son of Aliab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshapliat king of Judah, and he reigned two years 52 over Israel. And he did that which was evil m the sight of the Lord, 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, 2 wherein he made Israel to sin. 53 And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. 1 And Moab rebelled agamst Israel after 2 the death of Ahab. And Aliaziah 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 3 shall recover of this sickness. But the angel of the Lord said to Ehjah the Tishbite, Ai-ise, go up to meet the mes- sengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them. Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of 4Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt 5 sm-ely die. And Elijah departed. And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Wliy is it that ye 6 are retm-ned? And they said unto him. There came up a man to meet us, and said mito us. Go, turn again luito the king that sent you, and say unto him. Thus saith theLoRD,Isit because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron ? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art 7 gone up, but shalt sm-ely die. And he said unto them, Wliat manner of man was he which came up to meet you. Sand told you these words? And they answered him. He was ^an hahy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Ehjah the 9 Tishbite. Then the ling sent unto liim a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him : and, behold, he ^ sat on the top of the liUl. And he spake unto him, man of God, the king hath 10 said. Come down. AndElijah answered and said to the captain of fifty. If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said mito him, man of God, thus hath the kmg said, Come 12 do wn quickly . And EUj ah answered and said unto them. If I be a man of God, let fixe come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fii-e of God came do«Ti from heaven, 13 and consumed him and his fifty. And again he sent the captaui of a thu-d fifty with his fiity. And the thu-d captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Ehjah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious 14 m thy sight. Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty ■svith their fifties: but now let my hfe be 15 precious in thy sight. And the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, Go down with him : be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the 16 king. And he said mito him. Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God m Israel to mquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art 17 gone up, but shalt surely die. So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eli j ah had spoken . And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat kmg of Judah ; because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Ehjah by a whirl wuid into heaven, that Ehjah went with Eli- 2 sha from Gilgal. And Elijah said unto I Ehsha, Tarry here, I pray thee ; for the 3. 7. 11. KINGS. 285 1 Or, as they went 2 That is, the portion of the firstborn. SeeDeut. xxi. 17. 3 Or, chariots 4 Or, chariot s Or. the God of Elijah, even he i and icheii he had smitten ic. Lord hath sent nic as far as Beth-cl. And Ehsha said, As tho Lord liveth, and as thy sonl hvcth, I will not leave thee. So thoy went down to lieth- 3 el. And the sons of the prophets that were at Bcth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that tlio Loud will tiilio away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; liold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Ehsha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent ine to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I wiU not leave thee. So they came to 5 Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Ehsha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered. Yea, I know it; hold ye Cyour peace. And Elijah said unto / him. Tarry here, I pray thee ; for the '^ Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said. As the Lord Uveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And 7 they two went on. And fifty men of the sons of tho prophets went, and stood over against them afar off : and 8 they two stood hy Jordan. And Elijah took hie mantle, and wrapped it to- gether, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on di-y gi-ound. 9 And it came to pass, i when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall ilo for thee, before I be taken from thee. And Ehsha said, I pray thee, let ^a double portion of 10 thy spirit be upon me. And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: never- theless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shaU be so unto thee ; hut 11 if not, it shall not be so. And it came to i)ass, as they stiU 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 whirlwuid into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried. My father, my father, the ^ chariots of Is- rael and the horsemen thereof I And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them 13 in two i)ieces. He took up also the mantle of Ehjah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank 14 of Jordan. And he took the mantle of Ehjah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said. Where is the Lord, ^the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither: and 15 Ehsha went over. And when the sons of the prophets which 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. 10 And they said unto him. Behold now, there bo with thy .servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master : lest peradventure the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast liim njion some mountain, or into some valley. And lie said, Ye 17 shall not send. And when they ui-gc^d him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men ; and they sought three days, but found liim 18 not. And they came back to him, while ho tarried at Jericho; and ho said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situ- ation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, 20 and the land Smiscarrieth. And he said. Bring me a new cnise, and put salt therein. And they brought it to 21 him. And he went forth unto tho spring of tho waters, and cast salt therein, and said. Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more 22 death or 7 miscarrying. So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha v.hicli he s^iake. 2.3 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth ^little child- ren out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him. Go up, thou bald 24 head; go up, thou bald head. And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare 25 forty and two children of them. And he went from thence to mount Car- mel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. 3 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshai^hat kuig of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the ^ pillar of Baal that Shis father had made. Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jei-oboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not there- from. 4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep- master ; and he rendered unto the king of Israel i*^ the wool of an hiuidred thou- sand lambs, and of an hundred thou- 5 sand rams. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab G i-ebeUed against the king of Israel. And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered aU Israel. 7 And he went and sent to Jehosha- phat the king of Judah, saying. The king of Moab hath rebelled against c Or, e<t.'iteth her/ruit "Or, casting of fruit 8 Or, youmj lads OOr, obelisk 1" Or, an hundred thou- sand lambs, and an hundred thou- sand rams, with the wool 286 II. KINGS. 3. 7. lOr, were called togethe}' 2Heb. gird fhem- SfJfPS with It girdle. me: wilt tlioii go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go ui) : I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shaU we go up? And he answered, The way of 9 the wildei-ness of Edom. So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom : and they made a cu'cuit of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, nor 10 for the beasts that followed them. And the king of Israel said, Alas I for the Lord hath called these three kuigs to- gether to deliver them mto the hand 11 of Moab. But Jehoshaphat said. Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord l)y him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is hei-e, which i^oured 12 water on the hands of Elijah. And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king 13 of Edom went down to him. And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee ? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the 14 hand of Moab. And Elisha said. As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I re- gard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward 15 thee, nor see thee. But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of 16 the Lord came uiion him. And he said. Thus saith the Lord, Make this 17 valley full of trenches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, nei- ther shall ye see rain, yet that valley shall bo filled with water: and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your 18 beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord : he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stoi) all fountains of water, and mar eveiy good j)iece of 20 land v/ith stones. And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offer- ing the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they i gathered themselves to- gether, all that were able to ^])nt on armoiir, and upward, and stood on the 22 border. And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon tlic water, and the Moabites saw the water 23 over against them as red as blood : and they said, This is blood; the kings 8 are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fellow: now 24 therefore, Moab, to the spoil. And when they came to the cami) of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the ]Moabites, so that they fled before them: and they went forward ^into the land •25 smiting the Moabites. And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man Ms stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of v^ater, and felled all the good trees : until in Kir-hareseth o»l>/ they left the stones thereof; liow- beit the slmgers went about it, and 26 smote it. And when tlie 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 kuig of Edom : biit they could 27 not. Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And 5 there was gi'eat wrath against Israel : and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. 4 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying. Thy servant my husband is dead: and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto hmi my two children to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee ? tell me ; what hast thou in the house? And she said. Thine handmaid hath not any thing ui the 3 house, save a pot of oil. Then he said. Go, boiTow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbom's, even empty vessels; 4 borrow not a few. And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside 5 that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the ves- Gsels to her, and she poured out. And it came to i)ass, when the vessels were full, that she said mito her son, Brmg me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the 7 oil stayed. Then" she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, whei-e was a great woman; and she constramed him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither 9 to eat bread. And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which pass- lOeth by us continually. 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 stool, and a 4. 44. II. KINGS. 287 3Heb. Pence, »Heb. bitten; candlestick: and it sball bo, when lie Cometh to us, that ho shall turn in 11 thither. And it fell on a day, that ho came thither, and he turned into the 12 chamber and lay there. And be said to (xebazi his servant, Call this Shu- nanniiite. And when he had called her, 13 she stood berore bun. And he said unto him. Say now unto her, Behold, thou bast 1 been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee'? wouldest thou be spoken for to the kins;, or to the captaui of the host? And slie answered, I dwell among mine 14 own people. And ho said. What then is to be done for her? And Geliazi an- swered. Verily she hath no son, and her 15 husband is old. And be said. Call her. And when he had called her, she stood 16 in the door. And he said. At this season, when the time ^cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said. Nay, my lord, thou man of God, 17 do not lie unto thine handmaid. And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisba b.ad said unto her. 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father 19 to the reapers. And he said unto his father. My head, my head. And be said to his servant. Carry him to his 20 mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the 22 door upon bini, and went out. And she called unto ber husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the serv- ants, and one of the asses, that I may nui to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said. Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new mooii nor sabbath. And she said, ^It shall 24 be well. Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant. Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, 25 except I bid thee. So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Cai-mel. And it came to jjass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant. Behold, 26 yonder is the Shunammite : run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well ■nath thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered. It is well. 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught bold 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 with- in her ; and the Lord hath hid it from 28 me, and hath not told me. Then she said. Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say. Do not deceive me? 29 Then be said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand. and go thy way : if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again : and lay my 30 stall upon tho face of the child. And the mother of the child said. As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And ho arose, 31 and followed her. AthI (iebazi passed on before them, and laid tlie staif upon tho face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor * hearing. Where- fore he returned to metit him, and told him, saying. The child is not awaked. 32 And when Elisba was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and 33 laid upon bis bed. He went in there- fore, and shut the door upon them 34 twain, and prayed unto the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put bis mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon bis eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and ho ^ stretched himself upon bun; and the flesh of the child 35 waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and went uji, and ''stretched himself upon him: ''and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened bis 36 eyes. And be called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shiuiammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto 37 him, he said, Take up thy son. Then she went ui, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground ; and she took up her son, and went out. 38 And Elisba came again to Gilgal : and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the projihets were sitting before bim : and be said unto his serv- ant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the proiihets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds bis lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage : for they knew them 40 not. So they poured out for tho men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the plottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they 41 could not eat thereof. But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the i5ot ; and he said. Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no ^hai'm in the pot. 42 And there came a man from Baal- shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of corn in " his sack. And he said, Give unto the peo- 43 i)le, that they may eat. And his i" serv- ant said. What, should I set this before an hundred men ? But he said. Give the people, that they may eat ; for thus saitb the Lord, They shall eat, and shall 44 leave thereof. So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, ac- cording to the word of the Lord. 'iVleh. at- tention. 15 Or, botveiZ and em- braced the child 3Heb. evil thing. 9 Or, tlie hn.tk thereof 10 Or, miuiiiter 288 II. KINGS. 5. 1. iHeb. before, 2Heb. salv- ation. 3Heb. was be- fore. J Or, Tie 5 Or, shekels 6 Or, an. occasion 'Heb. betfiou clean. SAnother reading is, Ama- nah. 5 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a gi'eat man iwith his master, and honourable, be- cause by liim the Lokd had given ^ vict- 017 unto Syi'ia : he was also a mighty 2 man of valour, bu t he was a leper. And the Syi'ians had gone out in bands, and liad brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she 3 3 waited on Naaman's wife. And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were iwith the jiroi^het that is in Samaria! then would he recover him 4 of his leprosy. And *one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said. Go to, go, and I will send a letter uuto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thou- sand ^pieces of gold, and ten changes of C) raiment. And he brought the letter to the kuig of Israel, saying. And now when this letter is come unto thee, be- hold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover liim 7 of his leprosy. 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 lei)rosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he 8 seeketh '^ a quarrel against me. And it was so, when Elisha the man of God' heard that the kuig of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wlierefore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet 9 in Israel. So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood 10 at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger imto him, say- ing, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, 11 and ■? thou shalt be clean. 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 Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the 12 leper. 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 13 went away in a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto hun, and said. My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee. Wash, and 14 be clean? Then went he do'mi, and dipped Idmself seven times in 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 15 clean. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him : and he said. Be- hold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel : now there- fore, I pray thee, take a ^iiresent of thy 16 servant. But he said. As the Loiic liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it ; but he re- 17 fused. And Naaman said, If not, yet I pray thee let there be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth ; for thy serv- ant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods,but 18 unto the Lord. In this thing the Loed pardon thy servant ; when my master goeth into the house of Eimmon to wor- ship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and Ibowmyself in thehouseof Eimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rim- mon,the Lord pardon thy servant in this 19thing. Andhesaiduntohim, Go in peace. So he departed from hina i" a little way. 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 Lord liveth, I wiU run after hun, and take somewhat of him. 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to 22 meet him, and said. Is all well ? And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying. Behold, even now there be come to me from the hill countiy of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of 23 raiment. And Naaman said. Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and boimd two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants ; and 24 they bare them before hun. And when he came to the " hill, he took them from then hand, and bestowed them in the house : and he let the men go, and they 25 departed. But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said un- to him, 'Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no 26 whither. And he said unto him, i'^ Went not mine heart vith thee, when the man turned again 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 27menservants and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his jire- sence a leper as vhite as snow. Q And the sous of the prophets said unto EUsha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a jjlace there, where we may dwell. And he answered. Go 3 ye. And one said. Be content, I pray 7. 2. II. KINGS. 289 iHeb. natifjn. thee, and go with thy servants. And lie 4 answered, I will go. So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, 5 tliey cut down wood. But as one was felling a heam, the axe-head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, 6 my master ! for it was horrowed. And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And ho cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, 7 and imade the kon to swim. And he said. Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it. 8 Now the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a 9 place shaU be my 2 camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, sayuig. Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Sjiians are 10 coming down. 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. 11 And the heart of the king of Syi-ia was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, WiU ye not shew me which of us is 12 for the kmg of Israel? And one of his servants said. Nay, my lord, king: but Elisha, the prophet that is ui Israel, teUeth the kmg of Israel the words that 13 thou speakest in thy bedchamber. 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 14Dothan. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed 15 the city about. And when the » servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host with horses and chai'iots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, 16 my master ! how shall v.'e do ? And he answered. Fear not : for they that be with us are more than they that be 17 with them. And Elisha prayed, and said. Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round 18 about Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this ''people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to 19 the word of Elisha. And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city : follow me, and I wiU bring you to the man whom ye seek . And 20 he led them to Samaria. And it came to pass, when they were come into Sa- maria, that Elisha said. Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened then- eyes, and they saw ; and, behold, they were ui the 21 midst of Samaria. And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them. My father, shall I smite them ? 22 shall I smite them ? And he answered. Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow ? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and driids, and go to 23 their master. And he prepared great provision for them : and wlien they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syi'ia came no more into the land of Israel. 24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged 25 Samaria. And there was a great f amuie in Samaria : and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for four- score ^pieces of sOver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five 1&^ pieces of silver. And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, sayuig, 27 Help, my lord, O king. And he said, "If the Lord do not heli) thee, whence shall I help thee ? out of the threshing-floor, 28 or out of the winepress ? And the king said imto her, Wliat aileth thee ? And she answered. This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-mor- 29 row. So we boiled my sou, and did eat him : and I said mito her on the next day. Give thy son, that we may eat 30 hun : and she hath hid her son. 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 31 his flesh. Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Ehsha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this 32 day. But Elisha sat in hishouse, and the elders sat with him ; and the ling sent a man from before him : but ere the mes- senger came to him, he said to the eld- ers. See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and ■? hold the door fast agauist him : is not the sound of his master's 33 feet behind him? And while he yet talked with them, behold, the mes- senger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this e-\Tl is of the Lord ; why should I wait for the Lord any 7 longer? And Ehsha said. Hear ye the word of the Lord : thus saith the Lord, To-morrow about this time shall a 8measm-e of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for 2 a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. Then the captam on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said. Behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might this thing ■iOr. shekels fiQr, Nay, Jet the Lord help tlue I ■:Heb. thrust him back with the door. SHeb. scah. 10 290 II. KINGS. 7. 2. 1 Or, nt'r will jintl us out 2 Or, jjorters 3 Or, the pm-tn-s called 1 Heb. i/i it. be ? Aiicl he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, hut shalt not eat thereof. 3 Now there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate : and they said one to another. Why sit we here 4 until we die? If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shaU die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us faU unto the host of the Syrians : if they save us alive, we shall live ; and if they 5 kill us, we shall hut die. 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 6 was no man there. 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 gi'eat 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 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camfi 8 as it was, and fled for their life. Arid when these lepers came to the outer- most part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and druik, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it ; and they came back, and entered mto another tent, and carried thence also, and went 9 and hid it. Then they said one to an- other, We do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, iijunishment will overtake us: now therefore come, let us go and teU 10 the king's household. So they came and called unto the '-^xjorter of the city : and they told them, sajing, We came to the cami) of the Syrians, and, be- hold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they 11 vv^ere. And ^he called the porters ; and they told it to the kmg's household 1'2 within. And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syi'ians have done to us. They know that we be hungiy ; therefore are they gone out of the camii to hide themselves in the field, saying. When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and 1.^ get into the city. And one of his serv- ants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that re- main, which are left ^in the city, (be- hold, 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 14 see. They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and 15 see. And they went after them unto Jordan : and, lo, aU the way was fuU of garments and vessels,which the Syrians had cast away in then- haste. And the messengers returned, and told the kmg. 16 And the peoi>le went out, and spoiled the camj) of the Syrians. So a measure of fine ilour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, accordmg to the word of the Lord. 17 And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate : and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the 18 king came down to him. And it came to jiass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, sayuig. Two measures of bar- ley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria ; 19 and that captain answered the man of God, and said. Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be ? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but 20 shalt not eat thereof: it came to i^ass even so unto him ; for the peo^ile trode upon him in the gate, and he died. 8 Now Elisha had spoken unto the wo- man, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine ; and it shall also 2 come upon the land seven years. 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 3 years. 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 4 house and for her land. Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, aU the great things that Elisha 5 hath done. And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life liim 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 6 to life. And vv'hen the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king ap- jiointed luito her a certain ^ officer, say- ing. Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of 8 God is come hither. And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine 9. 11. II. KINGS. 291 "Another reading is, titnl to his child- ren. Laud, and go meet the man of God, and iii(|uiro of the Lord by him, saying, 9 Shall 1 recover of this sickness? So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present 1 with him, ^even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' bur- den, and came and stood before him, and said. Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying. Shall 10 1 recover of this sickness ? And Elisha said unto him. Go, "say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover ; howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 11 And he settled his countenance sted- fastly upon him, until he was ashamed : 12 and the man of God wept. And Hazael said, Wliy weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the chihh'en of Israel : their strong holds wilt thou set on tire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their Uttle ones, and rip up 13 then- women with chUd. And Hazael said. But what is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered. The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt 14 be king over Syria. Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master ; vv'ho said to him, What said Ehsha to thee ? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest sm'ely recover. 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. IG Aiad ui the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, ■^ Jehosha- phat being then kmg of Judali, Je- horam the son of Jehoshaphat king 17 of Judah began to reign. 3 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years 18 in Jerusalem. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Aliab: for he had ^Uie daughter of Ahab to wife : and he did that which was evil tu the sight of the 19 Lord. Howbeit the Lord would not destroy Judah, for David liis servant's sake, as he ^jromised him to give unto him a lamp ''for his childi-en alway. '20 In liis days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king 21 over themselves, i'heu Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled to their 22 tents. So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time. 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 24 of Judah ? And Joram slept with his fathers, and was birried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 2.') i^ln (ho twcilfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did yVhaziah the soji (if Jehoram king of Judah be- 2(>gin to reign. Two anil twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Je- rusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the -'daughter of Omri king 27 of Israel. And ho walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of the IjOud, as did the house of Ahab : for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 28 And he went with Joram the son of Aliab to war against Hazael kmg of Syria at Ramoth-gilead : and the Syri- 29 ans wounded Joram. And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the womids which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought agauast Hazael king of Syria. And Aliaziah the son of Jehoram kuig of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. 9 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the proiihets, and said nnto him, Gu-d up tliy loins, and take this vial of oil in thuie hand, and go 2 to Eamoth-gUead. And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nim- shi, and go m, and make him arise u}) from among his brethren, and carry 3 htm to an inner chamber. Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say. Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee kuig over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Eamoth- 5gLlead. And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting ; and he said, I have an errand to thee, captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O 6 captain. And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I have anointed tliee king over the people 7 of the Lord, even over Israel. And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of 8 the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish : and I wiU cut off from Aliab evei-y man chUd, and him that is shut up and 9 him that is left at large in Israel. And 1 wiU make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Ne- bat, and like the house of Baasha the 10 son of Ahijah. And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he 11 opened the door, and fled. Then Jehu eseo 2 Chr. xxii. 1, it. oOr. tjraiid- U'luijh- ter See ver. 18. 10—2 292 II. KINGS. 9. 11. ■Or, oit the bare steps 2Heb. Jcho- ram^ and in vv, 17, 21. 22, 23, 24. 3 Or, Is all well ? ■lOr, Yoke Heb. filled his hand 20ith the bow. came forth to tlio servants of his lord : and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee ? And he said unto them, Ye know 12 the man and what his talk was. And they said. It is false ; tell us now. And he said. Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I have 13 anointed thee king over Israel. Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him i on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, 14 saying, Jehu is king. So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram kept Ramoth-gilead, lie and all Israel, 15 because of Hazael king of Syria : but king 2 Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the womids 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 16 city, to go to teU it in Jezreel. So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come 17 down to see Joram. Now the watch- man stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a comijany. And Joram said. Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him IS say, ^Is it peace? So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the kuig. Is it peace ? And Jehu said. What hast tliou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not a- 19 gain. Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said. Thus saith the king, Is it peace ? And Jehu answered. What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee belimd 20 me. And the watchman told, saymg, He came even unto them, and cometh not again : and the diiving is hke the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi ; for 21 he driveth f m-iously. 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 foimd him in the 22 portion of Naboth the Jezreehte. Aiid it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that ho said. Is it peace, Jehu ? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel 23 and her witchcrafts are so many ? And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, 24 Ahaziah. And Jehu ^di-ew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down m liis 25 chariot. Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain. Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jez- reelite : for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the Lord 6 laid this burden 2G upon him ; Surely I have seen yester- day the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will requite thee in this ''plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according 27 to the word of the Lord, sg^t 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, 28 and died there. And his servants car- ried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and biu'ied hun in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 29 And m the eleventh yeai' of Joram the son of Aliab began Aliaziah to reign over Judah. 30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and tired her head, and 31 looked out at the window. And as Jehu entered ui at the gate, she said, "Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murd- 32 erer ? And he lifted up his face to the wmdow, and said, Who is on my side ? who ? And there looked out to him two 33 or three eunuchs. 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 34 trode her under foot . 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 daugh- 35 ter. And they went to bury her : but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the pahns of SGher hands. Wherefore they came a- gain, and told him. And he said. This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tish- bite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: 37 and the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field ui the portion of Jezreel ; so that they shall not say. This is Jezebel. 10 Now Aliab had seventy sons in Sa- maria. And Jehu wi-oto letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the nilers of Jez- reel, even the elders, and unto them that 2 brought up the S07is of Ah&h, saying, 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 fenced city also, and armour ; 3 look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his fa- ther's throne, and tight for your master's 4 house. But they were exceedingly a- fraid, and said. Behold, the two kings stood not before him : how then shall 10. 31. II. KINGS. 293 lOr. house of tf'tther- ing 2 Or, cistern 5 we stand ? And be that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the ehlers also, and they that broiifjht up the children, sent to Jehu, sayiiiK, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt Iiid us; wo will not make any man king: do th<ju that () which is good in thine eyes. Then he ■vvi'oto a letter the second time to them, saying. If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to mo to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the kmg's sons, bemg seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought 7 them iip. 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 Shim to Jezreel. And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the khig's sons. And he said. Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the 9 gate until the morning. And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the peo- ple. Ye be righteous: behold, I con- spired against my master, and slew 10 him : but who smote all these ? Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord sjiake concerning the house of Aliab : for the Lord hath done that which he sjiake by his servant Eli- 11 jah. 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 12 him none remaining. And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the ^ shearing house 13 of the shepherds in the way, Jehu met with the brethren of Aliaziah king of Judah, and said. Who are ye ? And they answered, We are the breth- ren of Ahaziah: and we go down to salute the children of the king and the 14 children of the queen. And he said, Take them alive. And they took them ahve, and slew them at the '-^iiit of the ^shearmg house, even two and forty men ; neither left he any of them. 15 And when he was deimrted thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Kechab coming to meet him : and he saluted him, and said to him. Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered. It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave hun his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made 17 him ride in his chariot. And when he came to Samaria, he smote aU that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord, which ho spake 18 to Elijah. And Jelm gathered all the ])eople together, and said unto tliem, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu 19 shall serve him much. Now there- fore call inito me all the pi-ophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests ; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal ; who- soever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the wor- 20 shippers of Baal. And Jehu said. Sanc- tify a solemn assembly for Baal. And 21 they iwoclaimed it. And Jehu sent through all Israel : and all the worship- j)ers 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 22 to another. And he said vnito him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshijJiiers of Baal. And he brought them forth vest- 23 meuts. And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Eechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worship- pers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the worship- 21 pers of Baal only. And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him foui-- score men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he that Ictteth him go, his life 25 shall be for the life of him. And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offer- ing, that Jehu said to the ^ guard and to the cajitains. 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 26 of Baal. And they brought forth the ^piUars that were in the house of Baal, 27 and burned them. And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught 28 house, unto this da}'. Thus Jehu de- 29stroyed Baal out of Israel. 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 cah^es that were in 30 Beth-el, and that were in Dan. And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast 6 done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Aliab according to all that was in mine heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the 31 throne of Israel. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart : he departed not from the sins of Jero- boam, wherewith he made Israel to sin. 3 Heb. runners. ^Or, oOetisks 5 Or, who "Or. exe^'uted ivell 294 II. KINGS. 10. 32. 'See 2 Chr. xxii. 10 — li '' Or, who were 3 Or, chamber for the beds 4 See ■2 Chr. xxlii. 1, &c. 5 Or, exr- cutioners 6 Heb. runners. ■Heb. fhoalder. 32 In those clays the Lokd began to cut Israel short : and Hazael smote them 33 in all the coasts of Israel ; from Jordan eastward, aU the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, even Gilead and Ba- 34 shan. Now the rest of the acts of Jehn, and all that he did, and aU his might, are they not written in the book of the 35 chronicles of the kmgs of Israel ? And Jehu sle^it with his fathers : and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz 36 his sou reigned in his stead. And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. 11 iNow when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed 2 royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of AJiaziah, took Jo- ash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, even him and his niu'se, ^andjmt tliem in the ^ bedchamber ; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he 3 was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the Lokd six years : and Athaliah reigned over the laud. 4 ^Aud in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds, of the ^Carites and of the "guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord ; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lokd, and shewed them the king's 5 son. And he commanded them, say- ing, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sal)l)ath, shall be keejjers of 6 the watch of the kmg's house ; and a third i)art shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard : so shall ye keej) the watch 7 of the house, and be a baiTier. And the two companies of you, even aU that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of the 8 Lord about the king. And ye shall compass the king round about, eveiy man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him lie slain : and be ye with the kuig when he goeth out, and when 9 he cometh in. And the captains over hundreds did accorduig to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took eveiy 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 10 priest. And the priest deUvered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been kmg Da- vid's, which were in the house of the 11 Lord. And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hancl, 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 12 about. Then he brought out the king's son, and ^put the crown upon him, and gare him the testimony ; and they made him king, and anomted him; and they clajiped their hands, and said, '■'God 13 save the king. And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the 14 house of the Lord : and she looked, and, behold, the king stood loby 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 with trumpets. Then Athahah rent her clothes, andcried. Treason, treason. 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 Lokd. 16 So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses' entry to the kuig's house : and there was she slain. 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant be- tween the Lord and the king and the jieople, that they should be the Lord's jieople ; between the king also and the 18 people. And aU the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it clown; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the i)riest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed 11 officers over the house of the Lord. 19 And he took the captains over hund- reds, and the Carites, and the guard, and aU the i^eople of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king's house. And he sat on the 20 tin-one of the kings. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athahah with the sword at the king's house. 21 Jehoash was seven years old when 12 he began to reign. In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign ; and he reigned forty years in Jeru- salem: and his mother's name was 2Zibiah of Beer-sheba. And Jehoash did that which was right m the eyes of the Lord aU his days wherein Je- 3 hoiada the priest instructed him. How- beit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high x^laces. 4 And Jehoash said to the jn-iests. All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of the Lord, I'-in current money, li^the money of the persons for whom each man is ratecl, and all the money that it com- eth into any man's heart to bring into 5 the house of the Lord, let the priests 13. U. II. KINGS. 295 1 Hcb. thresh- old. 2 Or, secret- ary 3Heb. bou/ltf up and .t-c. iHeb. hroinjht U/oi-lh. JHeb. went, forth. take it to them, every man from Lis acqiiiiiiitiince : and tliey shall repair the breaches of the house, whereso- ever auy breach shall he found. But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of Idnp; Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. 7 Then kuig Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, "Why repair ye not the breaches of the house ? now there- fore take no more money from yom- acquaintance, but deliver it for the 8 breaches of the house. And the priests consented that they should take no 7uore money from the jieople, neither rei)aii' the breaches of the house. But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole m the hd of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Jjord : and the priests that kept the 1 door put therem all the money that was brought into the house of the lOLoED. 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 ivp, and they ^ i^ut up in bags and told the money that was found 11 ui the house of the Lokd. Aiid they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they *paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought iiiJou the house of the 12 Lord, and to the masons and the hew- ers of stone, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repau' the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that 5 was laid out for the house to repaii" it. 13 But there v/ere not made for the house of the Lord cups of silver, snuffers, basons, trmni^ets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord : 14 for they gave that to them that did the work, and repau'ed therewith the house 15 of the Loud. Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they dehvered the money to give to them that did the work : for they dealt 16 faithfully. The money for the guilt offerings, and the money for the sin offeruigs, was not brought into the house of the Lord : it was the priests'. 17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it : and Hazael set his face to go up to 18 Jerusalem. And Jehoash kmg of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jeho- shajihat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedic- ated, and his o^\^l hallowed things, and all the gold that was fomid ui the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went 19 away from Jerusalem. Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the '20 chronicles of the kings f)f Judah? And his servants arose, and made a con- spiracy, and smote Joash at the house of MiUo, on the vaij that goeth down to 21 Silla. For Jozacar the son of Shime- ath, and Jehozabad the son of Sho- mer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with liis fathers in the city of iJavid: and Amaziah his son reigned in jiis stead. 13 In the thi-ee 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 reujned 2 seventeen years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 3 And the anger of the Lord was kin<lled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and mto the hand of Ben-liadad the 4 son of Hazael, c continually. And Je- hoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him : for he saw the ojjpression of Israel, how that the 5 king of Syria oppressed them. (And the Lord 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 before- 6 time. Nevertheless they dejiarted not .from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin, but 7 walked thei'ein : and there remained 7 the Asherah also ui Samaria.) For he left not to Jehoahaz of the jjeople save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen ; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made 8 them like the dust **in threshing. 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 9 clu'onicles of the kings of Israel ? And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried hun in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Sa- il maria, and reigned sixteen years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord ; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin : but 12 he walked therein. 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 13 of the kings of Israel ? And Joash slei)t Avith his fathers ; and Jeroboam sat ujjon his throne : and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. It Now Elisha was fallen sick of his c Hcb. nil th<; dat/s. THeb. ?!» walked. » Or, to trample on 296 II. KINGS. 13. 14. iHeb. his/ace. 2 See ch. ii. ]2. 3 Or, chariot iHeb. salva- tioiu 5 Or, against «Heb. when the man went and touched. THeb. until 8 See 2 Chr. XXV. 1, sickness whereof he died: and Joash the kuig of Israel came do'mi unto hiiii, and wept over ihim, and said, -My fa- ther, my father, the ^ chariots of Israel 15 and the horsemen thereof ! And EUsha said imto him, Take bow and arrows : and he took mito him bow and arrows. IG And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow : and he ptit his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his 17 hands upon the king's hands. Aiid he said. Open the window eastward : and he opened it. Then Elisha said. Shoot : and he shot. And he said. The Lord's arrow of ^^dctory, even the arrow of ^victory ^over Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou 18 have consumed them. And he said. Take the aiTOws: and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground : and he smote 19 thrice, and stayed. Audthemanof God was wi'oth with him, and said. Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times ; then hadst thou smitten Sjria till thou hadst consumed it : whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thi'ice. 20 And EUsha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites in- vaded the land at the comuig in of the 21 year. And it came to pass, as they were buryuig a man, that, behold, they spied a band ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha : and o as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 And Hazael king of Syria oppressed 23 Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. But the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had resiject unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his pi-eseuce 21 ''as yet. And Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned 25 in his stead. And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad 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 huu, and recovered the cities of Israel. 14 "In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz kmg of Israel began Amaziah the sou of Joash king of Judah to reign. 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 Jehoaddiu of Jeru- 3 salem. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not like David his father : he did according to all that Joash his father had done. 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the i^eople stiU sacrificed and 5 burnt incense in the high places. And it came to imss, as soon as the king- dom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain 6 the king his father : but the children of the mui-derers he put not to death : according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as the Lord commanded, saying. The fathers shall not be put to death for the child- ren, nor the children be jmt to death for the fathers ; but eveiy man shall 7 die for his own sin. He slew of Edoni in the VaUey of Salt ten thousand, and took '■* Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day. 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz sou of Jehu, king of Israel, saying. Come, let 9 us look one another in the face. And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying. The 10 thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife : and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the 10 thistle. Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up : glory thereof, and abide at home ; for why shouldest thou n meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest faU, 11 even thou, and Judah with thee ? But Ainaziah would not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went uf); and he and Ainaziah king of Judah looked one an- other in the face at Beth-shemesh,which 12 belougeth to Judah. And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they 13 fled every man to his tent. And Jehoash kmg of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the sou of Ahaziah, atBeth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim un- to the corner gate, foui' hundi-ed cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found m the house of the Lord, and in the treasm-es of the king's house, the hostages also, 15 and returned to Samaria. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Am- aziah king of Judah, are they not writ- ten in the book of the chronicles of the 16 kings of Israel? And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kmgs of Israel ; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Je- hoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel 18 fifteen years. Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chi-onicles of the kings of 19 Judah ■? And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem ; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him 20 to Lachish, and slew him there. And they brought him upon horses: and he was bm-ied at Jerusalem with his 21 fathers in the city of David. And all 15. 25. II. KINGS. 297 1 In ch. XV. l:i, anil iChr. xxvi. 1. Uzziali. 2 In verses 13,3),ic., Uzziah. 3 See 2 Chr. xxvi. 3, 4. «See 2 Chr. xxvi. :;i- 23. 6 Or, lazfir home llio pcoiile of Judah took lAzariah, wlio was sixteen years old, and made him king in the rotim of his father 2'2 Amaziah. lie huilt Ehith, and restored it to Judnh, after that the king slejit with liis fatliers. 2.-5 In tlio lifteenth year of Amaziah tlie son of Joash king of Judah Jerohoain the son of Joasli king of Israel hegan to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty 24 and one years. Ajid he did that which was evil in tlie sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nehat, wherewith 25 he made Israel to sin. He restored the border of Israel from the entering in of Hamath unto the sea of the Ai'abah, according to the word of the Lord, the (rod of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah the sou of Amittai, the prophet, which was of 2() Gath-hepher. For the Loud saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any 27 helper for Israel. And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam 28 the sou of Joash. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all tliat he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Ha- math, which had helonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead. 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began ^Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 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 Jeru- 3 salem. And he did that which was right m the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had doue. 4Howbeit the high ])laces were not taken away : the j^eople still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 5 1 And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper uuto the day of his death, and dwelt in a = several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, judging the j)eople of the Gland. Now the rest of the acts of Az- ariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of 7 the kings of Judah ? And Azariah slept with his fathers ; and they buried hun with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 Li the thirty and eighth year of Az- ariah khig of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in 9 Samaria six months. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: be departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israeli to sin. And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and sinotc; him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of tlie chronicles of the kings of Israel. This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying. Thy sons to the fourth genera- tion shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to jiass. 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. 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. Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written iu the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the bor- ders thereof, from Tirzah : because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripjied up. In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah hegan Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. And he did that which was evil hi the sight of the Lord : he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. 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. And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of aU 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. Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written iu the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel '! And Menahem sle^it with his fathers ; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Mena- hem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wheremth he made Israel to sm. And Pekah the sou of Eemaliah, his capt- ain, conspired against hun, and smote him in Samaria, in the •'castle of the kuig's house, with Argob and Arieh ; and witli him were fifty men of the f^Or, 10 298 II. KINGS. 15. 25. iSee 2Chr. xxvii. 1, 4.C Gileadites: and he slew him, and 26 reigned in his stead. 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. 27 In the two and fiftieth year of Az- ariah king of Judah Pekah the sou of Eeniahah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. 28 Aud he did that which was evQ in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to 29 sin. In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of As- syria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth- maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Gahlee, all the land of Naphtah ; and he carried them 30cai)tive to Assyria. And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Eemaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, m the twentieth year of Jotham 31 the sou of Uzziah. 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. 32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Kemahah king of Israel began Jo- tham the sou of Uzziah king of Judah 33 to reign. iPive aud twenty years old was he when he began to reign ; aud he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Jerusha 34 the daughter of Zadok. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LoKD : he did according to all that his 35 father Uzziah had done. Howbeit the high places were not taken away : the people still sacrificed and burned in- cense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the Loed. 36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, aud all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the 37 kings of Judah? In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Eeziu the kmg of Syria, and Pekah the 38 son of Eemaliah. 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 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Eemaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned six- teen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, hke David his 3 father. But he walked in the way of the kiiigs of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fii'e, ac- cording to the abommations of the heatlien, whom the Lord cast out from 4 before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and bui-nt incense in the high places, and on the hiUs, and un- 5 der every green tree. Then Eezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Eemahah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: aud they besieged Ahaz, but 6 could not overcome him. At that time Eezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from 2 Elath: and the 3 Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this 7 day. *So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, sayuig, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, aud save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against 8 me. And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, aud sent it for a present 9 to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria hearkened mito him : and the kmg of Assyria went up against Da- mascus, aud took it, and carried the 2)eople of it captive to Ku', and slew 10 Eeziu. And king Ahaz went to Da- mascus to meet Tiglath-pUeser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus : aud king Ahaz sent toUrijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the 11 workmanship thereof. Aud Urijah the priest built an altar : according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the jiriest make it against 12 king Ahaz came from Damascus. And when the king was come from Damas- cus, the king saw the altar : and the king drew near mito the altar, and ^ offered 13 thereon. And he burnt his burnt offer- ing and his meal offering, and i)oured his di'uik offering, and sprinkled the blood of 6 his peace offerings, ui^ou the 14 altar. And the brasen altar, which was before the Lord, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar aud the house of the Lord, aud put it on the north side of his altar. 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 ofieiing, aud his meal offermg, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and then* meal offermg, aud their druik offerings ; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offer- ing, aud aU the blood of the sacrifice : but the brasen altar shall be for me 16 to inquire by. Thus did Urijah tb»3 priest, according to all that king Ahaz 17 commanded. And kmg Ahaz cut off the 'borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxeu that were under it, and put it upon a 18 pavement of stone. And the * covered way for the sabbath that they had buUt in the house, and the king's entry 17. 28. II. KINGS. 299 lOr. round 2 Or, prac- tised 3 Or. obelisls witliout, turned ho luiito the liousc of tlie LoRii, because of the king of 19 Assj'ria. Now tlio rest of tlio acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the 20 kings of Judah ? And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried witli his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and 2 reif/ncd nine years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel that were 3 before him. Against him came up Slial- maueser king of Assyi'ia ; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him 4 iiresents. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea ; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egyjit, and offered no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year : therefore the king of Assyria shut him 5 up, and bound huu in prison. Then • the king of Assyi'ia came up through- out all the land, and went up to Samaria, Gand besieged it three years. In the nmth year of Hoshea, the king of As- syria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and jjlaced them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 7 And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against the Lokd their God, which brought them up out of the land of Egyjit from iinder the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared S other gods, and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom the Lord cast out from before the childi-en of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they 9 2 made. And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen 10 to the fenced city. And they set them up 3 pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree : 11 and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke 12 the Lord to auger: and they served idols, whereof the Loud had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 13 Yet the Lord testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by the hand of every pro- phet, and of every seer, saying. Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my coni- mandinents and my statutes, accord- ing to all the law Avhich I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the pro- 14 phets. Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed 15 not in the Lord their God. And they rejected his statutes, and his coven- ant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and vent after the nations that were round about them, concenung whom the Lo UD had charged them that they should not do like them. 16 And they forsook all the command- ments of the Loud 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 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 Lord, to pro- ISvokehim to anger. Therefore the Lord was vei-y angry with Israel, and re- moved them out of his sight : there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they 202made. And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afHicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat kmg: and Jeroboam ^drave Israel from following the Lord, 22 and made them sin a great sin. And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; 23 they dejiarted not from them; mitil the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by the hand of all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day. 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Se- pharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Is- rael : and they possessed Samaria, and 25 dwelt in the cities thereof. And so it was, at the beginnmg of their dwellmg there, that they feared not the Lord : there- fore the Lord sent lions among them, 26 which killed some of them. Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying. The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Sa- maria, know not the maimer of the God of the land : therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the 27 manner of the God of the land. Then the kmg of Assyria commanded, saying. Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence ; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the maimer of the God of the 28 land. So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them 4 Accord- ing to .another reading, dreio Israel away. 10—6 300 II. KINGS. 17. 28. 1 Or, god 2 See 2Chr. xxix. 1,2. 29 how they should fear the Lord. How- beit evei-y nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, eveiy nation in their cities where- 30 in they dwelt. And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Ha- 31 math made Ashima, and the Avrites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites bui-nt their children in the lire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, 32 the 1 gods of Sepharvaim. So they feared the Lord, and made unto them from among themselves jiriests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in 33 the houses of the high places. They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had 34 been carried away. Unto this day they do after the f oimer manners : they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the command- mojit which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named 35 Israel ; with whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, say- ing. Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yom-selves to them, nor sei've 36 them, nor sacrifice to them: but the Lord, who brought you up out of the land of Egyi)t v>'itli great power and with a stretclied out arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow your- selves, and to bun shall ye sacrifice: 37 and the statutes and the orrlinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye sliall observe to do for evermore ; and ye shall not 38 fear other gods : and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget ; neither shall ye fear other gods : 39 but the Lord your God shall ye fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand 40 of all your enemies. Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their 41fonner manner. So these nations feared the Lord, and sei-ved their graven images ; then- children likewise, and their children's children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. 18 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah kmg of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Aliaz 2 king of Judali began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his motlier's name was Abi the daughter 3 of Zechariah. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Loud, ac- cording to all that David his father 4 had done. He removed the high places, and brake the iiillars, and cut down the Aslierah: and he brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the child- ren of Israel did burn incense to it; 5 and ^he called it *Nehushtan. He trusted in the Lord, the God of Is- rael ; so that after him was none like bun among all tlie kuigs of Judah, nor 6 among them that were before him. For he clave to the Lord, he departed not from foUowmg him, but kept his com- mandments, which the Lord command- 7 cd Moses. And the Lord was with him ; whithersoever he went forth he i)ros- pered : and he rebelled against the king 8 of Assyria, and served him not. He smote the Philistines imto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 9 And it came to pass iu the fourth year of king Hezekiah,which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Is- rael, that Shahnaneser king of Assyria came up agamst Samaria, and besieged 10 it. And at tlie end of three years they took it : even in the sixth year of Hez- ekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was 11 taken. And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes : 12 because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it. 13 *Now in the fom-teenth year of king Hezekiah did ^ Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, say- ing, I have offended ; return from me : that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria ap- pointed mito Hezekiah king of Judah three huntb-ed talents of silver and 15 thirty talents of gold. And Hezekiah gave /( iiii all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the 16 treasm'es of the king's bouse. At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, &n([. from the '^jtillars wliich Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave 17 it to the king of Assyria. And the liiiig of Assyria sent ** Tartan and "Eab- saris and ^Kabsliakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come u^), they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, Avhich is in the high way of the fuller's 18 field. And wlien they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shelinah the 9 scribe, and Joah the son of Asai)h 19 tlie i<*i-ecorder. And Eabshakeh said unto them. Say ye now to Hezekiah, 19. 12. II. KINGS. 301 1 Hi^l.. a word of the lips. 2 Or, with •I HcIj. Aratit- ean. i Heb. Make, with me (I blcss- iitij. 20 21 23 2-1 26 28 29 30 31 82 Thus saith the gi-eat king, the king of Assyi'ia, What coiilidencc is this whei'e- in thou trustest ? Tliou sayest, but they are but lyaiii words, There is counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rel)elled against mo? Now, behold, thou trustest upon tlie staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egyi)t ; 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. But if ye say unto me. We trust in the Lord our Crod : is not that he, whose high places and wliose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, andliath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? Now therefore, I pray thee, ^give jjledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand liorses, if thou he able on thy part to set riders upon them. How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egyi)t for chariots and for horsemen ? Am I now come u\} without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and de- stroy it. Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Eabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the ^ Syrian language ; for we imderstaud it: and speak not with us m the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. But Eabshakeh said unto them. Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you ? Then Eabshalceh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying. Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand: neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, *Make your i^eace with me, and come out to me ; and eat ye evei-y one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and druik ye eveiy one the waters of his own cistern ; until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and vnne, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord wiU deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of 34 the king of Assj'ria ? Wh(!re are the gods of Haniath, and of Aii)ad? where are the gods of Sepharvaini, of Hoiia, and Ivvah ? have they dtdivered Sa- 3.") maria out of my hand? Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their counti-y out of my hand, that the Lord sliould de- 3G liver Jerusalem oiit of my band? But the people held their peace, and an- swered him not a word: for the king's commanchnent was, saying. Answer 37 him not. Then came Eliakim the sou of Hilkiah, wh.ich was over the house- hold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Eabshakeh. 19 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sack- cloth, and went mto the house of the 2 Lord. And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah 3 the prophet the son of Amoz. Aiid they said unto hmi, Thus saith Hezek- iah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely: for the children are come to the bu-th, and there is not strength to brijig forth. 4 it may be the Lord thy God will hear all the woi'ds of Eabshakeh, ^whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the livhig God, and wUl rebuke the Avords which the Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came 6 to Isaiah. And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, where- Avith the servants of the king of 7 Assjrria have blasphemed me. Behold, I will i^ut a spu'it in him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his ovn\ land ; and I vdW cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 8 So Eabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyi'ia warruig against Libnah : for he had heard that he was 9 dejiarted from Lachish. And when he heard say of Tirhakali king of Ethio- pia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee : he sent messengers again 10 unto Hezekiah, saying. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, say- ing. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given mto the hand of the liking of Assyria. Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by ^ destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed. 5 Or. where- vtith the king of A.'isyrht Uffth seat him 6 Hel). derotiii'j them. 302 II. KIKGS. 19. 12. lOr. dimlle^t between 2 Or, that thou, Lord, art God 3 Hell. after. 1 Accord- ing to another reading, driving. 5 Or, CJ/pres3 cOr, defence Heb. Mazor. Gozan, and Haran, and Eezeph, and the children of Eden which were in loTelassar? Where is the kmg of Ha- math, and the king of Ai-pad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of 14Hena, and Iwah? And Hezekiah re- ceived the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it : and Hez- ekiah went iij) unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lokd. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord, the God of Israel, that isittest upon the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou 16 hast made heaven and earth. Incluie thine ear, Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, Lord, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to reproach the 17 living God. Of a truth. Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations 18 and their lands, and have cast then- gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have 19 destroyed them. Now therefore, Lord our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kmgdoms of the earth may know 2 that thou art the Lord God, even thou only. 20 Then Isaiah the son of Ainoz sent to Hezekiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king 21 of Assyria, I have heard thee. This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning hun : The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jeru- salem hath shaken her head ^at thee. 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blas- phemed ? and agamst whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy 23 One of Israel. By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast 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 24 of his fruitful field. I have digged and di'unk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry ujj all 25 the rivers of ^Egji^t. Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities 26 into ruinous heaps. Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the gi-ass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it 27 be grown up. But I know thy sitting do\\Ti, and thy going out, and thy com- ing in, and thy raging against me. 28 Because of thy raging against me, and for that ■? thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 29 And this shall be the sign unto thee : ye shall eat this year that which grow- eth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same ; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vuieyards, and eat the fruit 30 thereof. And ^the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear 31 fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of moiuit Zion they that shall escape : the zeal of '^ the Lord shaU jierf omi this. 32 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning 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 a mount 33 against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come mito this city, saith 34 the Lord. For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 35 10 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand : and when men arose early in the morn- ing, behold, they were all dead coi-pses. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria de- parted, and went and returned, and 37 dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipjiing in the house of Nisroch his god, that ^lAdrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ai-arat. And Esar-haddon his sou reigned in his stead. 20 I'-^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 Lord, Set thine house in order ; for thou shalt 2 die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and i)rayed unto the 3 Lord, saying. Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 And it came to imss, afore Isaiah was gone '^'^ out into i^ the middle part of the city, that the word of the Lord 5 came to him, saying. Turn agam, and say to Hezekiali the ispi-jnce of my people. Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears : be- liold, I wiU heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house "Or, thif care- less ease SHeb. the escaped of the Jioti.se of Judah that re- viain. 9 Accord- ing to .another reading, the Loitu of hosts and so in Is. xxxvii. 3J. 10 See •2 Chr. xxxii. 21. llAccord- ing to another reacting, Adrarn- mclech and Sharezer his sons and so in Is. xxxvii. 3a 12 See 2 Chr. xxxii. 21. " Or. out of n Ac- cording to an- other reiuling, the middle court. l"' Or, leiuier 21. 16. II. KINGS. 303 1 Or, the shadow ix (June fortcard tenstcjjn, shall it fjo btwk &c. 2 Or, di^ijrees 3 Heb. steps. 4 See 2 Clir. xxxii. 31. 5 In Is. xxxix. 1, Mcro- davh- baladan. 6 Or, spiccry "Another reiulin^^ is, (f^; the house. !0r, Jewels tiSee 2 Chr. xxxii. 33. 6 of tlie Lord. AikI I will ndd mito thy (lays lifteen years; and I will deliver tliee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria ; and I will defend this city for nime own sake, and for 7 my servant David's sake. And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the hoil, and lie recov- S cred. And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall he the sign that the Lord will heal iiie, and that I shall go up unto the house of the Lord the third 9 day ? And Isaiah said, This shall bo the sign uiito thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken : i shall the shadow go forward 10 ten 2 steps, or go back ten steps ? And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return back- 11 ward ten steps. And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten stejis backward, by which it had gone down on the ^dial of Ahaz. 1'2 ^At that time SBerodacli-baladan the son of Baladan, kuig of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah : for he had heard that Hezekiah had been 13 sick. And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his "in-ecious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and '?the house of his ® armour, and all that was fomid in his treasm'es : there was nothing in his house, nor m aU his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them 14 not. Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said mito hhii,What said these men ? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said. They are come from a far country, even 15 from Babylon. And he said. What have they seen m thine house ? And Hezekiah answered. All that is in mine house have they seen : there is nothing among my treasm-es that I have not shewed them. 16 iVnd Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear 17 the word of the Lord. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid uj) in store unto this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith 18 the Lord. And of thy sous that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king 19 of Babylon. Tlien said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the Avord of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said more- over. Is it not so, if peace and truth 20 shall be in my days ? Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the con- duit, and brought water uito tlie city, are they not wi-itten in the book of the 21 clu'onicles of the kings of Judah ? ^And Hezekiah slejit with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. 21 i^Manasseh .was twelve j-ears old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and lifty years in Jerusalem : and his 2 mother's name was Hephzi-liali. And he did that wliicli was evil in the sight of the LoitD, after tlie abomuiations of the lieathen, whom the Lord cast 3 out l)(>fore the children of Israel. For he built again the high places whicli 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 liost of 4 heaven, and served them. And he built altars in the house of the Lord, where- of the Lord said. In Jerusalem will I 5 put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the tw'o courts 6 of the house of the Lord. And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used en- chantments, and 11 dealt with them that had familiar spuits, and with wizards : he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solo- mon his son. In this house, and in Jeru- salem, which I have chosen out of aU the tribes of Israel, will I i)ut my name 8 for ever : neither will I cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave then- fathers ; if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and ac- cording to all the law that my servant 9 Moses commanded them. But they hearkened not : and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations, whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spake by his servants the 11 prophets, saying, Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abomina- tions, and hath done wickedly above all that the Aniorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sia 12 with his idols : therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his 18 ears shall tingle. And I vrill stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab : and I will ■nipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it up- 14 side down. And I will cast off the remnant of mine inheritance, and de- liver them into the hand of then- ene- mies; and they shaU become a prey 15 and a spoil to all their enemies ; because they have done that which is evil ui my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had fiUed Jeru- salem from one end to another ; beside wSee 2 Clir. xxxiii. 1, n Or. np- pointed lleb. inad^. 304 II. KINGS. 21. IG. 'See 2 Chi-, xxxiii. iO— 25. ' See •J (_;lir. xxxiv. ], = Ileb. thresh- (M. liis sin v.liere'witli lie made Judali to sin, in doing that which was evil in 17 the sight of the Lord. 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 clironi- IScles of the kings of Judah? lAnd Ma- nasseh slept with his fathers, and was hiu'ied in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza : and Anion his son reigned in his stead. 19 Anion 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 20 daughter of Haniz of Jothah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LoED, as did Manasseh his father. 21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped 22 them: and he forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and wallied not in 23 the way of the Lord. And the servants of Anion conspired against hini, and jiiit the king to death in his own house. 24 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Anion ; and the people of the laud made 25 Josiali his son king in his stead. Now the rest of the acts of Anion which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 26 And he was buried in his sepulckre ui the garden of Uzza : and Josiah his son reigned in his stead. 22 '•^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 daugh- 2 ter of Adaiah of Bozkath. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of kuig Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house 4 of the Lord, sayuig, Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the 3 door have gathered of the people: 5 and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of the Lord : and let them give it to the workmen which are in tlie house of the Lord, to repair the 6 breaches of the house; unto the car- penters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and 7 hewn stone to repair the house. How- beit there was no reckoning made with tl'.eni of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faith- 8 fully. And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found tlie book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book 9 to Shaphan, and he read it. And Sha- phan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said. Thy 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 10 house of the Lord. Aiid Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath dehvered me a book. And 11 Shaphan read it before the king. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he 12 rent his clothes. And the king command- ed Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and 13 Asaiah the king's servant, saymg. Go ye, inquire of the Lord 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 Lord that is kmdled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that 14 which is ^ written concerning us. So Hilkiah the j)riest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldali the prophetess, the wife of SliaUmn the son of Tikvali, the son of Harlias, keejier of the wardrobe ; (novv' she dwelt in Jerusalem in the c, second quarter ;) and they communed with her. 1.5 And she said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man 16 that sent you unto me. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants tliereof, even all the words of the book 17 which the king of Judah hath read : be- cause 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 18 place, and it shall not be quenched. But mito the kmg of Judah, who sent you to inquu-e of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel : As touching the words which 19 thou hast heard, because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thy- self before the Lord, when thou heard- est what I spake against this place, and against the inhal)itaiits thereof , that they should become 'a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me ; I also have heard thee, 20 saith the Lord. Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou slialt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil ^vhich I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. 23 ''And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of 2 Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up to tlie house of the 23. 24. II. KINGS. 305 I Or, on the plat- fonn 2 Or, lifffonn ■i Hel). thresh- old. i Hcb. Chemai' im. See Ho5. .5, Zeph. i. 4. 5 Or, si'jns 6Heb. children of the peopU: 'See 1 Kings xiv. iU, •. 1-J. 8 Or, teitts Heb. houses. " Accord- ing to another reariing. Lord, and all tlio men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem witli liiiu, and the priests, and the projihols, and all the jjeople, both small and gvuAi : and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was i) found hi the house of the Loud. And the king stood ^ by the pillar, and made a covenant before the Lokd, to walk after the LoED, and to keep his conmiand- nients, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to ^coniirm the words of thiscoven- ant that were wi'itten in this book : and all the people stood to the covenant. 4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high jiriest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the ''door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Aslierah, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kiiti'on, and carried the ashes of them 5 unto Beth-el. And ho put down the ^idolatrous jiriests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to biu-n incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the i^laces round about Jerusa- lem ; them also that bm-ned incense mito Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the 5 planets, and to all the host of 6 heaven. And he brought out the Aslier- ah from the house of the Lord, with- out Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidroii, and burned it at the brook Ki(h-on, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of 7 the <5 common people. And he brake down the houses of the "' sodomites, that were in the house of the Lord, where the Tfomen wove "^hangings for the 8 Asherali. And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Gcba to Beer- slieba ; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high lilaces came not np to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened bread among their bretli- lOren. And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the 9 children of Hin- nom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire 1 1 to Molech . And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathaii- melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the 12 chariots of the sun with fire. And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Aliaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of tlie house of the Ii0Jti>, did the king break down, and i^beat them down from thence, and cast tlie dust of 13 them into the brook Kidion. And tlie high ])laces that were before Jtmisa- leui, which were on tlio right liand of the mount of HcoiTuption, wlncli Solo- mon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zi- donians, and for Chemosh the abomina- tion of Moab, and for Milcom the abom- ination of the children of Amnion, did 14 the king defile. And he brake in pieces the i'-^ pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones 15 of men. Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the soJi of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he brake down ; and he burned the higli place and stamped it small to powder, and burned the Asher- IG ah. 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, ac- cording to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who pro- 17 claimed these things. Then he said, W^hat monument is that which I see ? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and pro- claimed these things that thou hast 18 done against the altar of Beth-el. And he said, Let him be ; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the projihet that 19 came out of Samaria. And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to jn-o- voke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. 20 And he i^slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and bm-ned men's bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. 21 And the lung commanded all the peo- ple, saying. Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in this 22 book of the covenant. Surely there was not kept such a iiassover from the days of the judges that judged Is- rael, I'uor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah ; 23 but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this iiassover kept to the Lord in 24 Jerusalem. Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied 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 '"Or, ran from tUcnc-i 11 Or, rtr- structtou 12 Or, obelUks 13 Or. xarri- ficed U Ol', evi'Ji in all... and of 306 II. KINGS. 23. 24. iRee 2 Chr. XXXV. ai-;;4. 2 Pec 2 Clir. xxxvi. 1-4 3 Accord- ing to another reading, when hti reigned. 1 Or, fine ■> See 2 Chr. x:ixvi. 5, ia 25 in the house of the Lord. And like unto him was there no king before him, that tm-ned to the Lord 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 2G him. Notwithstanding the Lord tui'ued not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the pro- vocations that Manasseh had provoked 27 Imn withal. And the Lord 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 28 said. My name shall be there. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all tliat he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kuigs of 29 Judah ? i In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egyjit went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates : and king Josiah went agamst him ; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen 30 him. And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. 2 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. ol Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned tlu-ee months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, accordmg to all 33 that his fathers had done. And Pha- raoh-necoh put him in bands at Eiblah in the land of Hamath, ^that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the laud to a * tribute of an hundred talents 31 of silver, and a talent of gold. And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakrm 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. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh ; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the connnandment of Pharaoh : he ex- acted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one accord- ing to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh. 3G 5 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 Eumah. 37 And he did that which was evil in the siglit of the Lord, according to all 24 that his fathers had done. In his days Nebuchadnezzar kmg of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned 2 and rebelled against him. And the Lord 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, ac- cording to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his servants 3 the jirophets. Surely at the command- ment of the Lord came this upon Ju- dah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to 4 all that he did ; and also for the inno- cent blood that he shed ; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and 5 the Lord would not pardon. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the clu'onicles of the 6 kings of Judah? So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers : and Jehoiachin his son 7 reigned in his stead. And the king of Egypt came not again anymore out of his land : for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt mito the river Euplu'ates, all that pertained to the king of Egyjit. 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 Ehiathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all 10 that his father had done. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jeru- salem, and the city was besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants 12 were besiegmg it ; 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 G officers : and the king of Babylon took him tu the eighth year of his reign. 13 And he cai'ried out thence all the trea- sures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in i^ieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord 14 had said. And he can-ied away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the crafts- men and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of 15 the land. And he carried away Jehoia- chin to Babylon ; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his •'officers, and the ■? chief men of the land, car- ried he into captivity from Jerusalem 16 to Babylon. 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 17 captive to Babylon. ^knU the king 25. 27. II. KINGS. 307 .ItT. lii. 1, Ac, 2 Hcl). Jlifin- itjl. •JC'lir. XXXVI. 17-20. 4 Or, with li'nn ofjiidge- ynent of Babylon made Mattaniah his f athei-'s brotliur king in liis stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. IS 1 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old wlieu ho began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jernsaleni : and his mother's name was '•^Hamutul the 1'.) daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And ho did that which was evil in the sight of the Loud, according to all that Jehoi- 20 akim had done. For through the anger of the Lord did it come to i)ass in Je- rusalem and Judah, until ho had cast them out from his presence : and Zedek- iah rebelled against the king of Baby- 25 Ion. 8 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 Jerusa- lem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about. 2 So the city was besieged unto the 3 eleventh year of kuig Zedekiah. On tlie ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so tliat there was no bread for the people of dthe land. Then a breach waij made in the city, and all the men of war Jled 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 v/ent by the way of the 5Ai-abah. But the army of the Chal- deans pursued after the king, and over- took him in the plains of Jericho : and all his anuy was scattered from him. 6 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Eiblah; and they ''gave judgement uji- 7 on him. 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. 8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the uuie- teenth year of king Nebuchachiezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: 9 and he bmnit the house of the Lord, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, 10 burnt he with fire. And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captaui of the guard, brake down the 11 walls of Jerusalem round about. 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 resi- due of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away 12 captive. But the captain of the guard left of the jioorest of the land to be vine- 13 dressers and husbandmen. And the pil- lars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases and the brasen sea that were in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and car- 11 ried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuff- ers, and the si)oons, and all the v(^ss(^1h of brass where with tiiey ministered, took 15 they away. And tho firepans, and the basons ; that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, tho captain of the guard took away. IG The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of tho Lord ; the brass of all 17 these vessels was witliout weight. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a chapiter of brass was upon it : and the height of the chapiter was three cubits; with netwoi-k and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass : and like unto these had the second pillar with networlc. 18 And the cajitain of the guard took So- raiah the chief jjriest, and Zei>hauiah the second priest, and tho three keep- lOers of the ^door: 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, which were found in the city; and the ''scribe, the captain of the host, which mustered the people of the land ; and threescore men of the people of tho land, that 20 were foimd in the city. And Nebuzar- adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to tho king 21 of Babylon to lliblah. And tho king of Babylon smote them, and jjut them to death at Eiblah in the land of Ha- math. So Judah was carried away 22 captive out of his land. 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 AJbdkam, the son of Shaphan, governor. 23 ''Now when all the captains of the foi'ces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Miz- pah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanlimneth the Ne- tophathite, and Jaazaniah the sou of the Maacathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them. Fear not be- cause of the servants of the Chaldeans : dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 25 9 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Islunael the son of Neth- aniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with hun, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with 26 him at Mizpah. And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt : for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. 27 10 And it came to pass in the seven 5 He!). th rcsh- old. «0r, cuuuch 7 Or, scrl/je of the captain of the ho.it "See .Ter. xl. 7"'J. 9 See Jer. xli. 1,2. inSee Jer. lii. 31— :«. 308 II. KINGS. 25. 27. 1 111 Geii. X. 3, llQjkath. 2 In Gen. X. 4, 1)0- ditnhit. 3 Heb. Pelish- ton. t III Gen. X. 23, Mash, 5 In Gen. X. -JS. Obiil. and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin kiug of Judah, in the tv/elf th 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 Jehoia- 28 cliin king of Jndah out of prison ; and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings 29 that were with him in Babylon. And he changed his prison gannents, and did eat bread before him continually SO all the days of his life. And for his allowance, there was a continual allow- ance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHEONICLES. l2 Adam, Setli, Enosli; Kenan, Mahal- Salel, Jared; Enoch, Methuselah, La- 4 mech ; Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and 6 Tubal, and Meshech, and Tu-as. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and yiDiphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and ^Eodanim. 8 The sons of Ham ; Cush, and Mizraun, 9 Put, and Canaan. Aiifl the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Kaama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Eaamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to 11 be a mighty one in the earth. And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamini, 12 and Lehabim, and Na^jhtuhim, and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came 3 the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, Wand Heth; and the Jebusite, and the ISAmorite, and the Girgashite; and the Hivite, and the Ai'kite, and the Sinite ; 16 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 17 The sons of Shem ; Elam, and Asshiu-, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and -iMe- 18 shech. And Arpachshad begat Shelali, 19 and Shelah begat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg ; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name 20 was Joktan. And Joktan begat Almo- dad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, 21 and Jerah; and Hadoram, and Uzal, 22 and Diklah; and °Ebal, and Abimael, 23 and Sheba; and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 24,2.5 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; Eber, 2G Peleg, Reu; Serug, Nahor, Terah; ^Abram (the same is Abraham). The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. 29 These are their generations : the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mislmia, and Dumah, Massa ; Iladad, 31 and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Ke- demah. These are the sons of Ish- mael. 32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine : she bare Zimran, and Jok- shan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of 33 Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hauoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau, and Israel. 35 The sons of Esau ; Eliphaz, Keuel, and 30 Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. The sons of Elii)haz ; Teman, and Omar, " Zephi, and Gatara, Kenaz, and Timna, and 37 Amalek. The sons of Eeuel; Nahath, 38 Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. And the sons of Seir; Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, and Dishon and Ezer 39 and Dishaii. And the sons of Lotan ; Hori and ^ Homam : and Timna was Lo- 40 tan's sister. The sons of Shobal ; ^ Alian and Manahath and Ebal, ^ Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon ; Aiali 41 and Anah. The sons of Anah ; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon ; WHamran and 42 Eshban and Itlu-an and Cheran. The sons of Ezer ; Bilhan and Zaavan, njaa- kan. The sons of Dishan ; Uz and Aran. 43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor ; and the name of 44 his city was Dinhabah. And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah 45 reigned in his stead. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Teman- 4G ites reigned in his stead. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and the name of 47 his city was Avith. And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in 48 his stead. And Samlah died, and Shaul of liehoboth by the River reigned in 49 his stead. And Shaul died, and Baal- 2. 54. I. CHRONICLES. 309 4 In Josh, vii. ], Zabdi. 5 Many ancient .luthor- ities Darda. See 1 Kings iv. 31. G-In Josll. vii. 1, Achan. 7 Heb. Abskai. sOr, Havvoth- Jalr 9 Heb. d'-iugh- tars. hauaii tlie son of Acliboi* reigned in 50 his stead. And Baal-hanan died, and iHadad reigned in his stead; and the name of liiscity was ^ I'ai : and Ids wife's name was Mehctabcl, tho daughter of 51 Jlatred, tlie daughter of Mc-zahab. And Iladad died. And the dulses of Edoui W(U-e; duke Tinina, duke ''Ahah, dxdie .52 Jetheth ; duke OhoUbaniah, duke Ehih, 58 duke I'inon ; duke Kenaz, duke Teman, 54 duke Mil)zar ; duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edora. 2 These are tlie sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar and 2Zebulun; Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtah, Gad and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan, and Shelali: which tlu'ee were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaaiiitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Loud ; and he slew 4 him. And Tamar his daughter in law bare liim Perez and Zerah. All tho 5 sons of Judah were five. The sons of 6 Perez ; Hezron and Hamul. And the sous of Zerah; ^Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and ^Dara: five of 7 them in all. And the sons of Camii ; fiAchar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted 8 thing. And the sons of Ethan; Az- y ariah. The sons also of Hezron, tliat were born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and 10 Eam, and Chelubai. And Eam begat Amminadab; and Ammiuadab begat Nahshon, jirince of the childi-en of 11 Judah; and Nahshon begat Salma, 12 and Salma begat Boaz ; and Boaz begat 13 Obed, and Obed begat Jesse ; and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abina- dab the second, and Shimea the thml ; 14 Nethanel the fourth, Eaddai the fifth ; 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh : 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; 'Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 And Abigail bare Amasa : and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. 18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah Ms wife, and of Jeri- oth : and these were her sons ; Jesher, 19 and Shobab, and Ai-dou. And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, 20 which bare him Hur. And Hur begat 21 Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel. And after- ward Hezron went in to the daughter of Macliir the father of Gilead ; whom he took to wife when he was three- score years old; and she bare him 22 Segub. And Segub begat Jair, who had tiiree and twenty cities in the land 23 of Gilead. And Geshur and Aram took 8 the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the ^ villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 And after tliat Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abiah Hez- ron's wife bare him Ashhur the father 25 of Tekoa. And the sons of Jerahmeel tho lirstliorn of Hozi'on were Kam tlie firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and 2G Ozem, Aliijali. And Jerahmeel had an- other wife, whose name was Atarah; 27 she was the mother of Onani. And the sons of liam the firstborn of Jerahmeel 28 were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada : and the sons of Shannuai; Nadab, 29 and Aliishur. And the name of the wife of Abishm' was Abihail ; and she bare 30 him Aliban, and Molid. And the sons of Nadab ; Seled, and Apjiaim : but Seled 31 died without i^'childi'en. And the sons of Appaim ; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi ; Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan; 32 Ahlai. And the sons of Jada tlie brother of Bhanmiai; Jether, and Jonathan: 33 and Jether died without 1° children. And the sons of Jonathan ; Peleth, and Zaza. 34 These were the sons of Jerahmeel. Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egypt- 35 ian, whose name was Jarha. And She- shan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife ; and she bare him Attai. 36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan 37 begat Zabad ; and Zabad begat Ephlal, 38 and Ephlal begat Obed ; and Obed begat 39 Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah ; and Az- ariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Ele- 40asah; and Eleasah begat Sismai, and 41 Sismai begat Shallum ; and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat 42 Elishama. And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph ; and the sons of Maresliah the father 43 of Hebron. And the sons of Hebron ; Korah, and Tai)puah, and Rekem, and 44 Sliema. And Sliema begat llaliam, the father of Jorkeam ; and Rekem begat 45 Shammai. And the sou of Shammai was Maou ; and Maon was tlie father 46 of Beth-zur. And Ephali, Caleb's con- cubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and 47 Gazez : and Harau begat Gazez. And the sons of Jahdai ; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, an<l 48 Shaaph. Maacali, Caleb's concubine, 49 bare Sheber and Tirhanah. She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Slieva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea ; and the daughter of 50 Caleb was Achsah. These were the sous of Caleb ; the Hson of Hur, the first- born of Eplu-athah, Shobal the father 51 of Kiriath-jearim ; Sabna the father of Beth-lehem, Harepli the father of 52 Beth-gader. And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons; Haroeh.half 53 of the Menuhoth. And the families of Ku-iath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shmnalhites, and the Mishraites ; of them came the Zorath- 54ites and the Eshtaolites. The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Neto- phathites, Atroth-beth-Joab, and halt »' Or, 11 The .Sept. 310 I. CHRONICLES. 2. 54. lOr, Assir 2 Heb. son. of the Manabatliites, the Zorites. 55 And the families of scribes which dwelt at Jabez ; the Tirathites, the Shimeath- ites, the Sucathites. These are the Keiiites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Eechab. 3 Now these were the sons of David, which were born mito him in Hebron : the fia'stboru, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess ; the second, Daniel, of Abi- 2 gail the Cannelitess ; the thii-d, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Tal- mai king of Geshur ; the fourth, Adoni- 3 jah the sou of Haggith ; the fifth, Sheph- atiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by 4Eglah his wife. Six were born luito him in Hebron ; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thu-ty and three 5 years. And these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, fom% of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: 6 and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Elii)he- 7 let; and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Ja- 8phia; and Elishama, and Eliada, and 9Eliphelet, nine. All these were the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines ; and Tamar was then- 10 sister. And Solomon's son was Ke- hoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, 11 Jehoshaphat his son ; Joram his son, 12 Ahaziah his son, Joash his sou ; Amaz- iali his son, Azariah his sou, Jotham his lii son ; Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, 11 Manasseh his sou ; Amon his sou, Josiah 15 his sou. And the sons of Josiah ; the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoi- akun, the third Zedekiah, the fourth 16 Shallum. And the sons of Jehoiakim : Jecouiah his son, Zedekiah his sou. 17 And the sous of Jecouiah, i the captive ; 18 Shealtiel his sou, and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah,Ho- 19 shama, and Nedabiah. And the sons of Pedaiah ; Zerubbabel, and Shimei : and the 2 sous of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah ; and Shelomith was their 20 sister: and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hes- 21 ed, five. And the '•* sous of Hananiah ; Pelatiah, aud Jeshaiah: the sous of Eephaiah, the sous of Arnan, the sons of 22 Obadiah, the sons of Shecauiah. And the sons of Shecauiah ; Shemaiah : aud the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, aud Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, aud 23 Shaphat, six. And the 2 sons of Neariah ; Elioeuai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, 24 three. And the sous of Elioeuai; Ho- daviah, and Eliashib, aud Pelaiah, and Akkub, aud Johanan, and Delaiah, and Auani, seven. 4 The sons of Judah; Perez, Hezron, 2 and Carmi, aud Hm-, and Shobal. And Eeaiah the sou of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Aliumai and Lahad. These are the f amDies of the Zorathites. 3 And these were the soiis of the father of Etam ; Jezreel, and Ishma, aud Id- bash : and the name of their sister was 4 Hazzelelpoui : aud Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hu- shah. Those are the sons of Hm', the firstborn of Eplu-athah, the father of 5Beth-lehem. And Ashhm- the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah aud 6 Naarah. And Naarah bare him Ahuz- zam, and Hepher, aud Temeui, aud Haahashtari. These were the sons of 7 Naarah. And the sons of Helah were SZereth, ^jzliar, and Ethnan. And Hakkoz Ijegat Auub, aud Zobebah, aud the families of Aharhel the son of 9 Harum. Aud Jabez was more honour- able than his bi-ethi'en : aud his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Be- 10 cause I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, say- ing. Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, aud enlarge my border, and that thine hand might be with me, aud that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow ! And God gi-anted him that which he re- 11 quested. And Chelub the brother of Shuhali begat Mehir, which was the 12 father of Eshton. And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of ^ Ir-nahash. These are the 13 men of Eecah. And the sous of Kenaz ; Othuiel, and Seraiah : and the sons of 14 0tbniel; Hathath. Aud Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Seraiah begat Joab the father of ^ Ge-harashim ; for they 15 were craftsmen. Aud the sous of Caleb the sou of Jephrmneh; Iru, Elah, aud Naam: and the sons of Elah; and 16 Kenaz. Andthesonsof Jehallelel; Ziph, 17 aud Ziphah, Th-ia, and Asarel. And the sons of Ezrah ; Jetlier, and Mered, aud Epher, and Jalon : aud she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of 18 Eshtemoa. And his wife ^ the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, aud Heber the father of Soco, and Jeku- thiel the father of Zauoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter 19 of Pharaoh, which Mered took. And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Gannite, aud Eshtemoa 20 the Maacathite. And the sous of Shi- mon; Aniuou, aud Einnah, Ben-hanau, audTilon. Andthesonsof Ishi; Zolieth, 21 and Ben-zoheth. The sous oif Shelah the sou of Judah ; Er the father of Le- cah,and Laadah the father of Mareshah, aud the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house 22 of Ashbea ; aud Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph,whohad dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. 23 And the ' records are ancient. These were the jiotters, and ^the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the kuig for his work. 24 The sous of Simeon; ^Nemuel, and 5. 24. I. CHRONICLES. 311 1 III Gen. xlvi. HI. JacJtlii, 2 In Gen. xlvi. 10, Zuhar, 3 Heb. devoted them. lOr, leader 25 Jamin, 1 J.irib,2Zerah, Shaul: Shalluiii Lis son,Mibsam his son, Mishiiia his son . 26 Aiul tho sous of Mislima ; Haiumuel his son, Zacciu" his son, Sliimei his son. 27Ai!(l Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren liad not many children, neither did all their family multiplj', like to the children of 28 Judah. And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, 2;) and Moladah, and Hazar-shual ; and at 30 Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad ; and at Bethuel, and at Homiah, and at Zik- 31 lag ; and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar- susuu,andat Beth-biri,and at Shaaraiin. These were then- cities unto the reign 32 of David. And theu' villages were Etam, and Ain, Emimou, and Tochen, and 33 Ashan, five cities : and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were theu- habit- ations, and they have their genealogy. 34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Jo- 35 shah the sou of Amaziah ; and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of 36 Seraiah, the son of Asiel ; and Elioeuai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and 37 Beuaiah ; and Ziza the son of Sliiphi, the son of Allou, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shinu-i, the son of Shema- 38iah; these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and theii- 39 fathers' houses increased greatly. And they went to the entering in of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, 40 to seek pasture for theu- flocks. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, aud l>eaceable; for they that dwelt there 41 aforetime were of Ham. And these ^vritten by name came in the daj's of Hezekiah kmg of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and ^ destroyed them utter- ly, unto this day, and dwelt in then- stead : because there was jiastm-e there 42 for their flocks. Aud some _pf them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hund- red men, went to mount Seu% having for their captains Pelatiah, and Near- iah, and Eephaiah, aud Uzziel, the sons 43 of Ishi. And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, aud dwelt there, unto this day. 5 And the sons of Eeuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the fii-stborn ; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned 2 after the birthi-ight. For Judah pre- vailed above his brethren, and of him came the * prince; but the birthright 3 was Joseph's:) the sons of Eeuben the firstborn of Israel ; Hauoch, and 4 PaUu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his 5 son, Shimei his son; Micah his son, 6 Eeaiah his son, Baal his son ; Beerah his son, whom ^ TUgath-pihieser king of Assyria carried away captive: he 7 was prince of the Eeul)euites. And his brethren by thcu- families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned ; the cliief, Jeiel, and Zechar- 8iali, aud Bela the son of Azaz, the sou of Shema, the son of Joel, wlio dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon : 9 and eastward ho dwelt even unto tlie enteruig in of the wilderness from the river Euplirates: because then- cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by then- hand: and they dwelt in their teuts thi'oughout all the land east of Gilead. 11 And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashau 12mito Salecah: Joel the chief, aud Shapham the second, aud Janai, and 13 Shaphat in Bashau : and then- brethi-en of their fathers' houses; Michael, and Meshullam, and Slieba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven. 14 These were the sous of Abihail the sou of Hm-i, the sou of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the sou of Michael, the sou of Jehishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of 15 Buz ; Alii the son of Abdiel, the sou of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses. 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, aud in her <5towns,and in all the '^suburbs 17 of Sharon, as far as their ^borders. All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, aud in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 18 The sons of Eeuben, and the Gadites, aud the haH tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and fom- thousand seven hundi'ed aud three- score, that were able to go forth to Avar. 19 Aud they made war wdtli the Hagrites, with Jetm-, and Naphish, and Nodab. 20 And they were heljied against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into theu' hand, aud aU that were ■uith them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because tliey put their trust in him. 21 And they took away theu* cattle ; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, aud of asses two thousand, and of ^men an hmidred 22 thousand. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the cai)ti\ity. 23 And the children of the half tribe of Mauasseh dwelt in the land : they in- creased from Bashau unto Baal-hermou 24 and Senu- and mount Hermon. And these were the heads of then- fathers' houses; even Eplier, and Ishi, and Eliel, aud Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valoiu', famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. 6 In 2 Kinca XV. 'J!!, xvl. 7, Tinlath- 2JUeser. 6 Heb. daugh- ters. 7 Or, pasture lands 8 Heb. ffoiu'/s forth. 9 Heb. souls of men. 312 L CHRONICLES. 5. 25. [Ch. V. 27 in Heb.] Un ver. 16, Oer- shorn. 2 In Mcshui- IS Ictm, 14 15 [Ch.vi 1 Ifi in Heb.] 3 In 17 ver. 1, Qcrshon, 18 Un 10 ver. 42. Ethan. 5 In ver. 41, 2v1 Adaiah, 8 In 2i ver. 41. lithnl. 00 7 In ver. 2, 18, 38, Izhar. ^a 8 In ver. S6, 24 Zaphan- icih, Azariah, 2,5 Joel. 2f. 'J In ver. 35, Zuph. 10 In ver. 2/ :J4, Toah. 11 In ver. 28 ■il, Elicl. 12 So the 2y Syriac See ver. 33 and 3U 1 Sam. viii. 2. The :^i Hebrew text lias. Vaiihni, and 32 Abiah. 25 2!l And tliey trespassed against the God of their fathers, and ^vent a whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them. And the God of Israel stirred uj) the sjiirit of Pul Idug of Assyria, and the si)irit of Tilgath-pilueser kuig of Assja-ia, and he carried them awaj', even the Reu- benites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozau, unto this day. Tlie sons of Levi; iGershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the sons of Kohath ; Aniram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uz- ziel. And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Muiani. And the sons of Aaron ; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. Eleazar begat Pliinehas, Phin ehas begat Abishua ; and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi ; and IJzzi begat Zerahiah, and Ze- rahiah begat Meraioth ; Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub; and Aliitub begat Za,dok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz; and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan ; and Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusa- lem :) and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Aliitub ; and Ahitub be- gat Zadok, and Zadok begat ^ ShaUum ; and ShaUum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah ; and Azariah begat Sera- iah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak ; and Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jeru- salem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. The sons of Levi; ^Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni and Shunei. And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. Tlie sons of Merari ; Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. Of Gershom; Libni his son, Ja- hath his son, Zimmahhis son ; ^Joah his son, ^Iddo his son, Zerah his son, *> Jea- therai his son. The sons of Kohath; 'Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir liis son ; Elkanah his son, and Ebi- asaph his son, and Assir his son ; Tahath his son, "^ Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. And the sons of El- kanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. As for Elkanah : the sons of Elkanah ; ^ Zophai his son, and lONahathliis son; HEliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah liis son. And the sons of Samuel ; tlie first- born I'VoeZ, and the second Abiah. The sons of Merari; MahH, Libni his son, Sliimei his son, Uzzah his son ; Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiali his son. And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of tlie Lord, after that the ark had rest. And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem : and they 13 waited on their oiSce according 33 to their order. And these are they that i-* waited, and then* sons. Of the sons of the Kohatliites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of 34 Samuel ; the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of 35 1^ Toah ; the sou of ^^ Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son 36 of Amasai ; the son of Elkanah, the son of ifi Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of 37 Zephaniah ; the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the sou of Ebiasajih, the son 38 of Korah ; the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of 39 Israel. And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea; 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, 41 the son of Malchijah; the son of Ethni, 42 the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah ; the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmali, the 43 son of Shiniei ; the son of Jahath, the 44 son of Gershom, the son of Levi. And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari : i'' Ethan the son of I'^Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of MaUuch; 45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Ain- 46 aziah, the son of Hilkiah ; the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of 47 Shemer ; the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of 48 Levi. And their brethren the Levites were i^ appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his sons 20 offered up- on the altar of burnt offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy j)lace, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had 50 commanded. And these are the sons of Aaron ; Eleazar his sou, Phinehas his 51 son, Abishua his son; Bukki his son, 52 Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son; Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Aliitub his 53 son ; Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 54 Now these are then* dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohatliites, for 55 theirs was the '^^ first lot, to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about 56 it; but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the 57 son of Jephunneh. And '-'-to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron ; Libnah also with her subm'bs, and Jattir, and Eshteiiioa with her 58 suburbs ; and '-^Hilen with her suburbs, 59Debir with her suburbs; and ^^Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh 60 with her suburbs : and out of the tribe of Benjamin ; Geba with her suburbs, and 23^iemeth with her suburbs, 7. 19. I. CHRONICLES. 313 1 But see vv. tiU— 70 mill Jush. xxi. 5. 2 See Josh. xxi. where some of the names are dif- ferent. and Auathotli with her Kubiirlis. All their cities tlu'ougliout their families 61 were thirteeu cities. lAiid unto the rest of the sons of Koliath mere given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half tribe, the half of Ma- 62 nasseh, ten cities. And to the sons of Gershoni, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Merari irere given by lot, accorduig to their families, out of the tribe of Keuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of 64. Zebulun, twelve cities. And the child- ren of Israel gave to the Levites the 65 cities with their suburbs. And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name. 66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders 67 out of the tribe of Ephi'aim. And they gave mito them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim Avith her suburbs ; Gezer also with her 68 suburbs; 2 and Jokmeam with her sub- urbs, and Beth-horon with her sub- 69urbs; and Aijalon with her subiu'bs, and Gath-rimmou with her suburbs: 70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh ; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her subm-bs, for the rest of the 71 family of the sons of Kohath. Unto the sons of Gershom vjere given, out of the family of the half tribe of Manas- seh, Golan in Bashan with her sub- urbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs : 72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her subm-bs, Daberath 73 with her suburbs; and Eamoth with her subiu'bs, and Aiiem ivith her sub- 74urbs: and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdou 75 with her suburbs ; and Hukok with her suburbs, and Eehob with her sub- 76 urbs : and out of the tribe of Naphtali ; Kedesh in Galilee with her subm-bs, and Hammou with her suburbs, and 77 Kiriathaim ^vith her suburbs. Unto the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Eimmono with her suburbs, Tabor 78 with her suburbs: and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilder- ness with her suburbs, and Jahzah 79 with her subm-bs, and Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her 80 suburbs : and out of the tribe of Gad ; Eamoth in Gilead with her suburbs, 81 and Mahanaim with her subm-bs, and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. Y And of the sons of Issachar; Tola, and ''Puah, Jashub, and Shinu-on, four. 2 And the sons of Tola ; Uzzi, and Ee- pliaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to wit, of Tola ; mighty men of valour in their generations: their number in the days of David was two and twenty thousand and six 3 hundred. And the sons of Uzzi; Iz- raliiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Is- 4 shiah, five : all of them chief men. And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thu-ty thou- sand: for they had many AAives and 5 sons. And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valour, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand. 6 The sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and Be- 7 cher, and Jediael, three. And the sons of Bela ; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five ; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valour ; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty 8 and fom-. And the sons of Becher; Zemii-ah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. 9 All these were the sons of Becher. And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of then- fa- thers' houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 Arid the sons of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahi- 11 shahar. All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of then- fathers' Tioxises, mighty men of valour, seven- teen thotisand and two himdred, that were able to go forth in the host for 12 war. * Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of ^Ir, Hushim, the sons of "Alier. 13 The sons of Naphtali ; ■? Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and sghallum, the sons of Bilhah. 14 The sons of Manasseh ; Asriel, ^ whom his wife bare : (his concubine the Aram- itess bare Machir the father of Gilead : 15 and Machir took a ■nafe lOof Huppim and Shupiiim, 11 whose sister's name was Maacah ;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad : and Zelophehad had 16 daughters. And Maacah the vAie of Ma- chir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh ; and the name of his brother was Sheresh ; and his sous were Ulam 17 and Eakem. And the sons of Ulam ; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ish- 19 hod, and 12 Abiezer, and Mahlah. And the sons of Shemida were Aliian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 3 In Oen. xhi. l.i, fin^ili. and I'jO. iln Num. xxvi. 39, lihephu- pham and J/ii- pham. •'> In ver. 7, Iri. 6 In Num. xxvi. 3S. Ahiram, ~ In Gen. xivi. 24. Jahzeel. 8 In Gen. xlvi. 24, Sfiinem. Or, ac- cording to tlie Sept., his con- cubine the A- ramitcss bare; she bare (tc. 10 Or, fur nor, and his 12 In Num. xxvi. ;!0, fezer. 314 I. CHRONICLES. 7. 20. iHeb. Noa. 2Heb. daugh- ters. 3 In Josh, xvi. 7. yatirah. i Many MSS. read. Am/ah. ■■^ In ver. :M, ,S7((,- mer. 6 In ver. 32, Hhu- mer, THeb. son. s See ch. vii. 12. 9 In Gen. xlvi. 21. Ard. 10 In Num. xxvi. W, SShepha- 20 And the sons of Eiiliraim ; Shutlielah, and Bered liis son, and Tabatli his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath "21 liis sou, and Zabad his son, and Shu- thelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because tliey came 9 22 down to take away their cattle. And Epliraini their father mourned many 10 days, and his brethren came to com- 23 fort hiin. And he went in to his 11 wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriali, 12 because it went evil with his house. 2-4 And his daughter was Sheerah, who 13 built Beth-boron the nether and the up- 25 per, and Uzzen-sheerah. And Eephah was his son, and Kesheph, and Telah 26 his son, and Tahan his son; Ladan 14 his son, Amniihud his son, Elisha- 15 27 ma his son ; i Niui his son, Joshua his 16 28 son. And then- possessions and habit- 17 ations were Beth-el and the ^ towns thereof, and eastward ^Naaran, and 18 westward Gezer, with the towns there- 19 of ; Shechem also and the to'nTis there- 20 of, unto ''Azzah and the towns thereof: 21 29 and by the liorders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, 22 Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and 23 her towns. Dor and her towns. In 24 these dwelt the children of Joseph the 25 son of Israel. 26 30 The sons of Asher ; Imnah, and Ish- vah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah 27 31 their sister. And the sons of Beriah; 28 Helier, and Malchiel, who was the 32 father of Birzaith. And Heber begat Japhlet, and sgboiner, and Hotham, 29 33 and Shua their sister. And the sons of Japldet ; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ash- 30 vath. These are the children of Jajih- 34 let. And the sons of 6 Shemer ; Alii, 31 and Eohgah, Jehiibbah, and Aram. 32 35 And tlie ' sons of Helem his brother ; Zoiihah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and 36 Anial. The sons of Zophali ; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, 37 and Inirah ; Bezer, and Hod, and Sliam- nia, and Shilshah, and Ithraii, and 34 38 Beera. And the sons of Jether ; Jepliun- 39 neh, and Pispa, and Ara. And the sons 35 of UUa ; Arah, and Hanniel, and Eizia. 40 All these were the children of Asher, 36 heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number of them 37 reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men. 38 8 And Benjamin begat Bela his first- born, Ashbel the second, and ^Aharah 2 the tliird ; Nohah the fom-th, and Kapha 3 the fifth. And Bela had sons, '-"Addar, 39 4 and Gera, and Abihud; and Abishua, 5 and Naamaii, and Ahoah ; and Gera, 40 6 and i" Sheiihuphan, and Huram. And these are the sons of Ehud : these are the lieads of fathers' houses of the in- haliitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath : and Naa- nian, and Ahijah, and Gera, he car- ried them captive ; and he begat Uzza and AhUiud. And Shaharaim begat children in the field of Moab, after he had 11 sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam ; and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mu-mah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' Jtouses. And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elfiaal. And the sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Sliemed, who built Oiio and Lod, with the towns thereof : and Beriah, and Sliema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who jiut to flight the inhab- itants of Gath ; and Aliio, Bhashak, and Jeremoth ; and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder; and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah ; and Zebadiah, and MeshuUam, and Hizki, and Heber; and Islunerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi; and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel; and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shmirath, the sons of 12 Shiniei ; and Islipan, and Eber, and Eliel ; and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanaii ; and Hananiah, and Elarn, and Anthothijah; and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak ; and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Ath- aliali; and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zicliri, the sons of Jeroham. These were heads of fathers' hou.ses througli- out their generations, chief men : these dwelt in Jerusalem. And in Gibeoii there dwelt the father of Gibeon , ^^Jeie I, whose wife's name was Maacah: and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab ; and Gedor, and Ahio, and i'* Zecher. And Mikloth begat 15 Shimeah. And they also dwelt with tlieir brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren. And Ner begat Kish ; and Kish begat Saul ; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-sliua, and it'Abinadab, and I'Eshbaal. And the son of Jonathan was 1** Merib-baal ; and Merib-baal l)egat Micah. And the sons of Micah ; Pithon, and Melech, and li'Tarea, and Ahaz. And Ahaz begat 20Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begat A- lemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri ; and Ziim'i begat Moza : and Moza begat Bin- ea ; ^lEaphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: and Azel had six sons, whose names are these ; Azrikam, Bo- cheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. AU these were the sons of Azel. And the sons of Eshek his l)rother ; Ulam his fii-stborn, Jeush tlie second, and Elijihelet the thu-d. And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin. 9. 43. I. CHRONICLES. 315 'See Nell. xi. 3, fn- 2 In Nch. xi. 11, iScraiah. 3InNi>li. xi. 17, Zahdi. i In Neh. xi. 17. Abda. 5 In Neh. 17, S'tam- rmw.. c Hell. thresh- olds. ' Heb. Tent. 9 So all Israel were reckoned by geiie- alof,'ies ; and, behold, tliey are written in the book of the kings of Israel : and Judali was carried away captive to 2 Babj'lon for their transgression, i Now the first inhabitants tliat dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Neth- H inini. And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the child- ren of Benjamin, and of the children 4 of Eplu-aini and Manasseh ; Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Oiiii'i, the sou of Imri, the son of Bani, of the childi-en of Pei'cz the son of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites ; Asaiah the fii'st- G born, and his sons. Ajid of the sons of Zerah ; Jeuel, and theu- brethren, six 7 hundred and ninety. And of the sons of Benjamin ; Sallu the son of Meshul- 1am, the son of Hodaviah, the son of 8 Hassenuah ; and Ibneiah the sou of Je- roham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and MeshuUam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Keuel, the son 9 of Ibnijah ; and their brethren, accord- ing to theu- generations, nine himdred and fifty and six. AU these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses. 10 Aiid of the priests ; Jedaiah, and Je- ll hoiarih, Jachin ; and '■^Azariah the son of Hilldab, the sou of Meshullam, the sou of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Aliitub, the ruler of the house of God ; 12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jah- zerah, the son of Meshullam, the sou of 13 MeshUlemith, the son of Immer; and their bretlu-en, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and thi-eescore ; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. 1-1 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the sou of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari ; 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of IG -^Zichri, the son of Asaph ; and ^Obadiah the son of ^ Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthuu, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the sou of Elkauah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netoi^hath- 17ites. And the porters; Shallmn, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their bretlu-en : Shallum was the chief ; 18 who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for 19 the camp of the childi-en of Levi. And Shallum the sou of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the Agates of the ■'tabernacle: and theii- fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, keep- 20 ers of the entry ; and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, ai/fl the Lord was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was liorter of the door of the tent of meet- 22 ing. All these which were chosen to be porters in the "gates were two hund- red and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, wh(mi David and Samuel the seer did ordain 23 in tlieir "set otlice. So they and theh- childreu had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house of the ^ tabernacle, by wards. 24 '-'On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 And their brethren, in theii- villages, were to come in every seven days from 2G time to time to be with them : for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in a set office, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the 27 house of God. And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was u^ion them, and to them pertained the opening thereof 28 moruing by morning. And certain of them had charge of the vessels of serv- ice ; for by tale were they brought in 29 and by tale were they taken out. Some of them also were appointed over the furnitm-e, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wiue, and the oil, and the 30 f raukincense, and the spices. Aud some of the sous of the iiriests pre- 31 pared the confection of the spices. Aud Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that 32 were baked in pans. And some of their brethi'en, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prej)are it 83 every sabbath. And these are the sing- ers, heads of fathers' houses of the Le- vites, who dwelt in the chambers and were ireefrom other service: for they were employed in their work day aud 34 night. These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, thi-oughout tlieir generations, chief men : these dwelt at Jerusalem. 35 And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeou, Jeiel, whose wife's name was 3G Maacah : and his firstborn son Abdon, aud Zur, and Kisli, aud Baal, and Ner, 37 aud Nadab ; and Gedor, and Aliio, and 38 Zechariah, aud Mikloth. Aud Mikloth begat Shimeam. Aud they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over 39 against their bretlu-en. Aud Ner begat Kish ; aud Kish begat Saul ; and Saul begat Jonathan, aud Malchi-shua, and 40 Abinadab, and Eshbaal. And the sou of Jonathan was Merib-baal ; aud Merib- 41 baal begat Micah. And the sons of Mi- cab ; Pithou, and Melech, and Tahrea, 4'2^'^a7idAhaz. And Ahaz begat Jarah ; aud Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, 43 and Zimri ; and Zimri begat Moza : and Moza begat Binea; aud Kephaiah his «0r, trutft « Hob. Toirardx the/tiur winds. Id ,Scp rh. viii. '■>). 316 I. CHRONICLES. 9. 43. iSee 1 Sam. xxxi. 1, &c. 2 Or, wound- ed 3 III 1 Sam. xiv. 49, Jiihvi. 4 Or, make a Viock of ine sOr, tere- binth 6 Or, in 7 See 2 Sam. V. 1, i-c. 8 Or, leader son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: 44 and Azel hatl six sons, whose names are these ; Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ish- mael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan : these were the sons of Azel. 10 iNow the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell 2 down 2 slain in mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons ; and the Phihstines slew Jonathan, and ^Abinadab, and 3 Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him ; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me tlrrough therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and ■* abuse me. But his armour- bearer would not ; for he was sore a- fraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, 5 and feU upon it. And when his armour- bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons ; and 7 all his house died together. And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled ; and the Philistmes came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Satd and 9 his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidmgs unto theu" idols, 10 and to the people. And they i^ut his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of llDagon. And when aU Jabesh-gilead heard aU that the Philistines had done 12 to Saul, all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and bm-ied theu" bones under the ^oak in Jabesh, and fasted 13 seven days. So Saul died "for his tresjiass which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire fhere- lihi/, and inquu-ed not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and tm-ned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 11 ■? Then all Israel gathered themselves to David mito Hebron, saying, Behold, 2 we are thy bone and thy flesh. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee. Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ^i^rince 3 over my people Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord ; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the 4 Lord by the hand of Samuel. And David and aU Israel went to Jeru- salem (the same is Jebus) ; and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, 5 were there. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion ; the same 6 is the city of David. And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites fii-st shaU be chief and captam. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and 7 was made chief. And David dwelt in the strong hold ; therefore they called 8 it the city of David. And he built the city round about, from Millo even roundabout: and Joab ^rejiaired the 9 rest of the citj'. And David waxed greater and greater ; for the Lord of hosts was with him. 10 10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who I-' shewed themselves strong mth him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, accordmg to the word of the Lord concernmg Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had : Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the 12 thirty ; he lifted up his spear against three hundred i^ and slew them at one 12 time. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one 13 of the thi-ee mighty men. He was with David at i^ Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a iilot of ground full of barley ; and the people fled from be- 14 fore the Philistines. And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a gi-eat i5 victory. 15 And three of the thirty chief went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Phil- istines were encamped in the valley of 16Eephaim. And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines 17 was then in Beth-lehem. And David longed, and said. Oh that one woidd give me water to drink of the well of 18 Beth-lehem, which is by the gate ! And the tlu-ee brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the vi'ell of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David : but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the 19 Lord, and said. My God forbid it me, that I should do this : shall I drink the blood of these men I'^that have put their lives in jeopardy? for Tvith the jeopanh/ of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These 12. 20. I. CHRONICLES. 317 1 Hi'li. AOshdL 2 Heb. dain. 3 Or, O/thii three in the second rank he W(U the most honour- able ^Or, council 5 In 2 Sam. sxiii. 25, !^hftm- viah the Jfarod- its. 6 111 2 Sam. xxiii. 2fi, Paltite. 'In .^Sam. xxiii. 27, Mrbun- tlai. Sin 2 Sam. xxiii. 28, Zahnon. 9 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 29, HcUb. win 2 Sam. xxiii. 3!i, liiddai. "In 2 Sam. xxiii. 31, .IM- albon. 12 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 32, J tshen. "In 2 Sam. xxiii. 33, Sharar. Uln 2 Sam. xxiii. 34, EUphelet the son of Ahasbai. 15 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 3.5, Paarai the A rbite. 1' Heb. l>eing yet shut up. 20 tilings (lid the three mighty men. And lAbishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three : for he lifted up liis spear against three hundred 2 and slew them, and had a name among tlie three. 21 •''Of the three, he was more honour- ahle than the two, and was made tlieir captain : howbeit lie attained not to the 22Jirfit three. Benaiah the son of Jehoi- ada, the son of a valiant man of Kab- zeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab : he went do'svTi also and slew a lion in the 23 midst of a pit in time of snow. And he slew an Egyjitian, a man of gi'eat stature, five cubits high; and in tll^ Egj^itian's hand was a s^jear like a weaver's beam ; and he went down to lihn with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew 24 him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty 25 men. Behold, he was more honourable than the thirtj% but he attained not to the ^first three: and David set him over his •* guard. 26 Also the mighty men of the armies; Asahel the brother of Joab, Ellianan 27 the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem ; ^ Sham- moth the Harorite, Helez the cPelonite ; 28 Ira the son of Ilvkesh the Tekoite, Abi- 29 ezer the Anathothite ; ^ Sibbecai the 30 Hushathite, "^Ilai the AJiohite ; Maharai the Netophathite, ^Heled the son of 31 Baanah the Netophathite ; Ithai the son of Eibai of Gibeali of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathon- 32ite; lOHurai of the brooks of Gaash, 33iiAbiel the Arbathite; Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaallioii- 34ite; the sons of i^jjashem the Gizon- ite, Jonathan the son of Shage the 35 Hararite ; Ahiam the son of i^ Sacar the Hararite, i^Eliphal the son of 36 Ur ; Heplier the Mecherathite, Ahijali 37 the Pelonite ; Hezro the CaiTuelite, 38 15 Naarai the son of Ezbai ; Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of 39Hagri; Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Jo- 40 ab the son of Zeruiah ; Ii'a the Ithrite, 41 Gareb the Ithrite ; Uriah the Hittite, 42 Zabad the son of Ahlai ; Adina the son of Shiza the Eeubenite, a chief of the 43 Eeubenites, and thu-ty with him ; Ha- naii the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat 44 the Mitluiite; Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham 45 the Aroerite ; Jediael the son of Shimri, 46and Joha his brother, the Tizite; Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshav- iah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah 47 the Moabite ; Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. 12 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, 16 while he yet kept liunseK close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, 2 his holi)ers in war. They i^werc armed with bows, and could use both the light hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow ; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 3 The chief was Aliiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaali tlie Gibeathite ; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azma- veth ; and Beracah, and Jehu the Aiia- 4thotliite; and Ishmaiah the Gi])eonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad 5 the Gederathite ; Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and She- 6phatiah the Harupliite; Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and 7 Jashobeam, the Koraliites ; and Joelah, and ZebacUah, the sons of Jeroham 8 of Gedor. And of the Gadites there seiiarated themselves luito David to the hold in the wilderness, mighty men of valoui", men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the 9 roes upon the mountains; Ezer the chief, Obadiali the second, Eliab the 10 third ; Mislimannah the fourth, Jerem- lliah the fifth; Attai the sixth, Eliel the 12 seventh ; Johanan the eighth, Elzabad 13 the ninth ; Jeremiah the tenth, Mach- 14 bannai the eleventh. These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was i^eqnal to an hundred, 15 and the greatest is to a thousand. These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the 16 east, and toward the west. And there came of the children of Benjamin and 17Judah to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, and an- swered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably mito me to helj) me, mine heart shall be knit unto you : but Lf ye be come to betray me to muie ad- versaries, seeing there is no is wrong in mine hands, the God of oiu- fathers look 18 thereon, and rebuke it. Then the spirit 20 came upon Amasai, who was chief of the 21 thirty, and he said, Thme are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse : peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thiue heljpers ; for thy God lielpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captaius of the 19 band. Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came ^\ith the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not : for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent hun away, saying. He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our 20 heads. As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Achiah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, "Or, drew the bow 18 Or, over inolence 2-1 Heb. clothed. 21 An- other reading is, capt- ains. 318 I. CHRONICLES. 12. 20. 21 iSee ISam. XXX. 1. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2Heb. kept the charge ofthi house. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 captains of thousands that were of Ma- nasseh. And they helped David against 1 the band of rovers : for they were all mighty men of valour, and were capt- auis m tlie host. For from day to day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, which came to David to Hebron, to tiu'n the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. The chilclren of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundi-ed, armed for war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. And Jehoiada was the leader of the house o/ Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captatus. And of the chikh'en of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had 2 kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. And of the children of Eplu-aim twenty thousand and eight hunch-ed, mighty men of valour, famous men in their fathers' houses. And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David kmg. And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do ; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand ; and that could order the hat- tie arraij, and v^ere not of double heart. And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and sjiear thii'ty and seven thousand. And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. And of Asher, such as were able to go out m the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand. And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the haW tribe of Ma- nasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hmidred and twenty thousand. All these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had made preparation for them. Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victual of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abund- ance : for there was joy in Israel. 13 And David consulted vrith the capt- ains of thousands and of hundreds, 2 even with every leader. And David said unto aU the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of the LoKD our God, let us send a- broad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the ^land of Israel, *with whom the priests and Levites are m their cities that have ^ suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto 3 us : and let us bring again the ark of our God to us : for we sought not unto 4 it in the days of Saul. And all the assembly said that they would do so : for the thmg was right in the eyes of 5 aU the people. 6 go David assembled all Israel together, from Shihor the brook of Egyjjt even unto the enter- ing in of Hamath, to bring the ark of 6 God from Kiriath-jearim. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, the Lord that '' sitteth up- on the cheruljim, ^ which is called by 7 the Name. And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and 8 Uzza and Aliio drave the cart. And David and all Israel played before God with all their might : even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and 9 with trmniiets. And vvheu they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the 10 ark; for the oxen ^stimibled. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark: and 11 there he died before God. And David was displeased, because the Lord had broken forth upon Uzza : and he called that place ^^Perez-iizza, unto this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying. How shall I biing the ark of 13 God home to me ? So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the 14 house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had. 14 11 And Hiram king of Tyi'e sent mes- sengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and caiiienters, to build him 2 an house. And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake. 15. 26. I. CHRONICLES. 319 I Or. br/urc 2 Or, broken forth upon mine enemies 3 That is, The place of break- iwya forth. »0r, btilsam trees 5 In 2 Sam. V. 25, Qcou. .T And David took more wives at Jeru- salem: and David begat more sons 4 and daughters. And these are tlie names of tlie children which ho had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shohah, SNatlian, and Solomon; and ri)har, and OElishua, and Elpelet; and Nogah, and 7 Ne^iheg, and Jajihia ; and Elishama, and Bceliada, and Eliphelet. 8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Is- rael, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, 9 and went out i against them. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid 10 iu the valley of Eephaim. And David inquired of God, saying. Shall I go up against the Philistines ? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; aud David said, God hath ^ broken mine enemies by mine hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that 12idace s Baal-perazim. And they left their gods there ; and David gave com- mandment, and they were bmiied with 13 fire. And the Philistines yet again 1-1 made a raid in the valley. And David incxuh-ed again of God; and God said unto him. Thou shalt not go up after them : turn away from them, and come upon them over against the ■* mulberry 15 trees. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle : for God is gone out before thee to smite the host 16 of the Philistines. And David did as God commanded him : and they smote the host of the Philistines from ^Gibeon 17 even to Gezer. And the fame of David went out into all lands ; and the Lord brought the fear of him uijon all na- tions. 15 And David made him houses in the city of David ; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a 2 tent. Then David said. None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carrj' the ark of God, and to minister unto Shim for ever. And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to brmg up the ark of the Lord unto its place, wliich 4 he had prepared for it. And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, 5 and the Levites : of the sous of Ko- hath ; Uriel the chief, and his brethren 6 an hundred and twenty: of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his 7 brethren two hundred and twenty : of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thir- 8 ty : of the sons of Elizaphan ; Shema- iah the chief, and his brethren two 9 hundi-ed : of the sons of Hebron ; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore : 10 of the sons of Uzziel ; Aimninadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred Hand twelve. And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and p]liel, and Am- l'2minadab, and said unto them. Ye are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your liretlu'en, that ye may bring uj) the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, imto the place that I have pre- ISjiared for it. For because ye hare it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordin- 14 ance. So the iiriests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon tlieu' shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of 16 the Lord. And David s^jake to the chief of the Levites to a^jpoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting 17 up the voice with joy. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their bretlu-en, Ethan the son of Ku- 18 shaiah ; and with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Umn, Eliab, and Benaiah, aud Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliiihelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed- 19 edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed, with cymbals of brass 20 to somid aloud; and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to 21 fi Alamoth ; and Mattithiah, and Eliphe- lehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set 22 to nhe Sheminith, to lead. And Che- naniah, chief of the Levites, was over 8 the song: he instructed about "^the 23 song, because he was skilful. And Berechiah and Elkanah were door- 24 keepers for the ark. And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiali were door- 25 keepers for the ark. ^ So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the 26 house of Obed-edom with joy: and it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the coven- ant of the Lord, that they sacrificed BSee Ps. xlvi. title. 7 See Pp. vi. title. 8 Or, the ear}'>iiu'j of the ark Heb. the lifting U2J. »See 2 Sam. vi. 12, &c. 320 I. CHRONICLES. 15. 26. 1 Or, fhe carryiurj of the ark Heb. the lifting up. 2 Or, of wine ^ In ch. XV. 18, Jaaziel. <0r, ^nake it the chief work 5 See Ps. cv. 1-10. oOr, Meditate 27 seven bullocks and seven rams. And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of i the song with, the sing- ers : and David had upon him an ephod 28 of linen. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cyml)als, sounding aloud with iisalteries 29 and harps. And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the AvindoAV, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him 16 in her heart. And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it : and they offered burnt oli'eriugs and peace offerings before 2 God. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the 3 people in the name of the Lord. And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion ^of flesh, and a cake of raisins. 4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord, the God 5 of Israel : Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, s Jeiel, and Shemu-a- moth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edoni, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps ; and Asaph with cymbals, sound- Ging aloud; and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumxiets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day did David * first ordain to give thanks unto the Lord, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 5 O give thanks unto the Lord, call ujion his name ; Make known his doings among the peoples. 9 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him ; f Talk ye of all his marvellous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name : Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 11 Seek ye the Lord and his strength; Seek his face evermore. 12 liemember his marvellous works that he hath done ; His wonders, and the judgements of his mouth; 13 ye seed of Israel his servant. Ye cliildren of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the Lord our God : His judgements are in all the earth. 15 Eemember his covenant for ever. The word which he commanded to a thousand generations ; 16 The. covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac ; 17 And confii-med the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting coven- ant: 18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The ''lot of your inheritance: 19 When ye were but a few men in number ; Yea, very few, and sojourners in it ; 20 And they went about from nation to nation. And from one kingdom to another people. 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong ; Yea, he rei^roved kings for their sakes ; 22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones. And do my prophets no haiTa. 23 8 Sing unto the Lord, all the earth ; Shew forth his salvation from day to day. 24 Declare his glory among the nations. His marvellous works among all the peoples. 25 For great is the Lord, and highly to be praised : He also is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the peoi)les are "idols: But the Lord made the heavens. 27 Honour and majesty are before him : Strength and gladness are in his place. 28 Give imto the Lord, ye kindreds of the peoples, Give unto the Lord glory and sti-ength. 29 Give unto the Lord the glory due imto his name : Bring an offering, and come before hun: Worship the Lord lOin the beauty of holmess. 30 Tremble before him, all the earth : The world also is stablished that it cannot be moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations. The Lord reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ; Let the field exult, and all that is therein ; 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before the Lord, For he cometh to judge the earth. 34 11 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. 35 12 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation. 17. 25. I. CHRONICLES. 321 Aiul ;j:atlier us together aiid deliver UH i'roin the uations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in tliy praise. 36 Blessed be the Lonu, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlast- mg. And all the people said. Amen, and liraised the Lohd. 37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asajih and liis bretlu-eu, to minister before the ark con- tinually, as every day's woi-k required : 38 and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight ; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be 39 doorkeepers : and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Louu in the high i)lace 40 that was at Gibeon, to offer burnt offer- ings unto the Lord upon the altar of burnt offering eontmually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the Loed, which 41 he conmianded unto Israel ; and with them Heman and Jeduthim, and the rest that were chosen, who were ex- pressed by name, to give thanks to the LoKD, because his mercy endureth for 42 ever ; and with them Heman and Jedu- thun loith trvmipets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and toith instruments for ^the songs of God : and the sons of Jeduthim to be 43 at the gate. And all the people de- liarted every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house. 17 2 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of the cov- enant of the Lord dweUeth under curt- 2aius. And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart ; for God is 3 with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came 4 to Nathan, saying. Go and tell David my servant. Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in : 5 for I have not dwelt m an house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but ^have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I com- manded to feed my people, saying, "Why have ye not built me an house of cedar ? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say un- to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the ''sheepcote, from foUowmg the sheep, that thou shouldest be ^ prince over my Sjieoi^le Israel: and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from be- fore thee ; and I will make thee a name, like mito the name of the great ones that 9 are in the earth. And I will appoint a place for my iieople Israel, and will idant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first, 10 and «,■* from the day that I command- ed judges to be over my i)eople Israel ; and I '' will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that the Lord will 11 build thee an house. And it shall come to pass, when thy days be fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons ; and I will 12 establish his kingdom. He shall build me an house, and I will establish his 13 throne for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my sou : and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee : 14 but I wiU settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever : and his tlu-one shall be established for ever. 15 According to all these words, and ac- cording to aU this vision, so did Nathan si)eak unto David. 16 Then David the king went in, and sat before the Lord; and he said. Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus 1 7 far ? And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God ; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degi-ee, 18 Lord God. What can David say yet more unto thee concerning the honour which is done to thy servant ? 19 for thou knowest thy servant. O Lord, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine O'mi heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all fhene 20 great things. O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God be- side thee, according to all that we have 21 heard with our ears. ^ And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a peoj)le, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, which thou I'edeemedst out of 22 Egypt? For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever ; and thou, Lord, becamest their God. 23 And now, O Lord, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy serv- ant, and concerning his house, be estab- lished for ever, and do as thou hast 24 spoken, ^^^(i jet thy name be estab- lished and magnified for ever, saying. The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel : and the house of David thy servant is established be- 25 fore thee. For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wUt bund him an house : therefore bath thy servant found in his heart to 6 Or, have xubducd 7 Or, And w7u> is like thu people Israel, a nation that it alone in the earth ic. 8 Or, Yea, let it ba e^tab- liahcd, and let thy name be mag- nified lo. 11 322 I. CHEONIOLES. 17. 25. ISee 2 Sam. viii. 2 Or, by 3Heb. Aram. 4Heb. Dar- mesek. 5 Or, saved David 6Heb. Abshai. 'Or, chron- icler "Or, secret' ary 26 pray before thee. And now, O Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this 27 good thing unto thy servant: and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may contmue for ever before thee : for thou, O Lokd, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever. 18 And after this i it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and sub- dued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the PhilistLaes. 2 And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought 3 presents. And David smote Hadar- ezer king of Zobah ^unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by 4 the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen : and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of 5 them for an hundred chariots. And when 3 the Syrians of ^Damascus came to succom- Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of ^the Syrians two and 6 twenty thousand men. Then David put gai-fhons in ^ Syria of * Damascus ; and s the Syrians became servants to David, and brought presents. And the Loud ^gave victory to David whithersoever 7 he went. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadar- ezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the 9 vessels of brass. And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him ; for Hadarezer had wars with Tou; and he liad with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver 11 and brass. These also did king David dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations ; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the childi-en of Am- mon, and from the Phihstines, and 12 from Amalek. Moreover ^Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to Da\'id. And the Lord ^gave victory to David whithersoever he went. 14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed judgement and justice 15 unto all his people. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host ; and Jeho- shaphat the son of Aliilnd was ''re- 16 corder. And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests ; and Shavsha was ^ scribe ; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Peleth- ites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. 19 -'And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Amnion died, and his son reigned in 2 his stead. And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to com- fort him concerning his father. And David's servants came mto the land of the children of Ammon to Hanim, to 3 comfort liun. But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to over- 4 throw, and to spy out the land ? So Ha- nun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent 5 them away. Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them ; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said. Tarry at Jericho until your Ijeards 6 be grown, and then retiu-n. And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hu-e them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and outof Aram-maacah, 7 and out of Zoliah. So they hired them thirty and two tliousaud chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from then- cities, 8 and came to battle. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and aU the 9 host of the mighty men. And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come 10 were by themselves in the field. Now when Joab saw that i° 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 Syi-ians. 11 And the rest of the people he com- mitted into the hand of ^Abishai his brother, and they j)ut themselves m array against the children of Ammon. 12 And he said. If the Syrians be too stroiag for me, then thou shalt help me : but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I wiU help thee. 13 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that 14 which seemeth him good. So Joab and the people that were with hun drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle ; 15 and they fled before him. And when the children of Ammon saw tliat the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled be- fore Abishai his brother, and entered 21. 17. I. CHRONICLES. 323 wSee i! Sam. xxiv. 1. &c. "Or, an ad- versary into the city. Then Joab caiue to Jeni- 16 salciii. Aiid when the Syrians saw tliat they were put to the worse before Isratd, they sent messengers, and drew forth tlie Syrians that were beyond the Hi vei-, with Shophach the captain of the 17 host of Hadarezer at their head. And it was tohl David ; and he gathered all Isi-ael together, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle ill array against them. So when David had put the battle in an-ay against the Syrians, they fought with 18 him. And the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew of the Syrians the men. of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophacli 19 the captain of the host. And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Anrmon any more. 20 ^ And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the chikb-eu of Ammoii, and came and besieged Eabbali. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And ^ Joab 2 smote Kabbah, and overthi-ew it. » And David took the crown of ''their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon Da- vid's head: and he brought forth the 3 spoil of the city, exceeding much. And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of ii'on, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4 6 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at ^Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hush- athite slew Sippai, of the sous of the 5 ''giant: and they were subdued. And there was again war with the Phihs- tines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was 6 like a weaver's beam. And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also 7 was born mito the ^giant. And when he "tlefied Israel, Jonathan the sou of Shimea David's brother slew him. 8 These were born unto the 8 giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 21 1** And 11 Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know i) the sum of them. And Joab said. The Loud make his people an liundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? wliy dotli my lord require this thing'? why will he be a cause of 4 guilt luito Israel? Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went througliout all Israel, and came to T) Jerusalem. And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of tlie people un- to David. And aU they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an himdred thousand men that di'ew sword: and Judah was four hundred thi'eescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them : for the kmg's word was 7 abominable to Joab. And God was displeased with this thing; therefore 8 he smote Israel. And David said unto God, I have sumed greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant ; for I have done very foolishly. d And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's 10 seer, saying. Go and speak unto Da- vid, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I 1'^ offer thee tlu-ee things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 11 So Gad came to David, and said imto him. Thus saith the Lord, Take which 12 thou wilt ; either thi-ee years of famine ; or tlu'ee months to be consmned before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee ; or else tkree days the sword of the Lord, is even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying tliroughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return 13 to him that sent me. And David said xuito Gad, I am in a great strait : let me fall now into the hand of the Lord ; for very i-^gi-eat are his mercies: and let 14 me not fall into the hand of man. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel : and there fell of Israel seventy thou- 15 sand men. And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, the Lord be- held, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroyuig angel, It is enough ; now stay thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the thresh- 1(3 ing-floor of i^ Oman the Jebusite. And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword ui his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their 17 faces. And David said imto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord 12 Heb. sf retch oat unto. 13 Oi-, and HOr, many 15 111 2 Sam. xxiv. i(3, &c., Arau- nah. 11-2 324 I. CHRONICLES. 21. 17. iny God, be agaiiist me, and against my father's house ; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued. 18 Then the angel of the Lord com- manded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and rear an altar imto the Lord in the threshing-floor of 19 Oman the Jebusite. And David went up at the sayiug of Gad, which he 20 spake in the name of the Lord. And Oman turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Oman wasthi-esh- 21ing wheat. And as David came to Oruau, Oman looked and saw David, and went out of the threshuig-fioor, and bowed himself to David with his face 22 to the ground. Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this thi'eshing-floor, that I may build there- on an altar unto the Lord: for the full price shalt thou give it me : that the i>lague may be stayed from the 23 people. And Oman said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes : lo, I give thee the oxen for burnt offer- ings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal 24 offering ; I give it aU. And kmg David said to Oman, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price : for I wiU not take that wliich is thine for the Lord, nor offer a burnt offermg without cost. 25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 2GAnd David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord ; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt 27 offering. And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. 28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the threshing-fioor of Ornan the Jebusite, 29 then he sacrificed there. For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at that time in 30 the high place at Gibeon. But David could not go before it to inquire of God : for he was afraid because of the 22 sword of the angel of the Lord. Then David said. This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offermg for Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather to- gether the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house 3 of God. And David i^repared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and 4 brass m abmidance without weight ; and cedar trees without number: for the Zidonians and they of Tyi-e brought 5 cedar trees in abundance to David. And David said, Solomon my sou is yomig and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceed- ing magniflcal, of fame and of glory throughout all countries : I will there- fore make iireparatiou for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house 7 for the Lord, the God of Israel. And David said to Solomon ihis son. As for me, it was in my heart to build an house unto the name of the Lord my 8 God. But the word of the Lord came to me, saying. Thou hast shed blood abimdantly, and hast made great wars : thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight: 9 behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest ; and I wiU give him rest from all his enemies romid about : for his name shall be ^Solomon, and I will give i^eace and 10 quietness unto Israel in his days : he shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for 11 ever. Now, my son, the Lord be with thee ; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he 12 hath spoken concerning thee. Only the Lord give thee discretion and un- derstanding, and give thee charge con- cerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. 13 Then shalt thou i^rosper, if thou ob- serve to do the statutes and the judge- ments which the Lord charged Moses with concernuig Israel : be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be 14 dismayed. Now, behold, in my ^ af- fliction I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abund- ance : timber also and stone have I pre- pared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover there ai'e workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are 16 cmming in any manner of work ; of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number ; arise and be 17 doing, and the Lord be with thee. Da- vid also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saiji7ig, 18 Is not the Lord your God with you ? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath delivered the in- habitants of the land into mine hand ; and the land is subdued before the 19 Lord, and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the Lord your God ; arise there- fore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the 24. [A. I. CHRONICLES. 325 IHeb. di- visicnis, « In ch. yi. 17, Libni. 5 In ver. 11. Zizali. * Or, to tancti/y holij him ic. S In ch. xxiv. 2(1, Shtibael. 8 In ch. ixiv. '22, Shelo- moth. covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to he huilt to the name of the Loan. 23 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son 2kinK over Israel. And he gathered to- gether all the princes of Israel, with 3 the iiriests and the Levitea. And the Levites were numhered from thirty years old and upward : and their num- her hy their polls, man hy man, was 4 thirty and eight thousand. Of these, twenty and four thousand were to over- see the worli of the house of the Lord ; and six thousand were officers and 5 judges: and four thousand were door- keepers ; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise thercAvith. 6 And David divided them into ^ com-ses according to the sons of Levi ; Gershon, 7 Kohatli, and Merari. Of the (xershon- Sites; ^Ladan and Shimei. The sons of Ladan; Jehiel the chief, and Zetliam, 9 and Joel, three. The sons of Shimei; Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fa- lOthers' houses of Ladan. And the sons of Shimei; Jahath, ^Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah . These f oiu- were the sons of 11 Shimei. And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second : hut Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckon- 12ing. The sons of Kohath; Anu-am, LSlzliar, Hebron, and Uzziel, fom-. The sons of Ami-am ; Aaron and Moses : and Aaron was separated, *that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to bm-n incense be- fore the Lord, to minister unto him, and 14 to bless in his name, for ever. But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were 15 named among the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses ; Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The sons of Gershom; ^Shebuel the 17 chief. And the sons of Eliezer were, Kehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons ; but the sons of Ke- 18 habiali were very many. The sons of 19 Izhar ; ^ Shelomith the chief. The sons of Hebron ; Jeriali the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Je- 20kameam the fom'th. The sons of Uz- ziel ; Micah the chief, and Issliiah the 21 second. The sons of Merari; Mahli and JSIuslii. The sons of Mahli ; Elea- 22zar and Kish. And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only : and their brethren the sons of Kish took 23 them to wife. The sons of Mushi ; Mahli, 24 and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. These were the sons of Levi after their fa- thers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from 25 twenty years old and upward. For Da- vid said. The Lord, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever: 26 and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof. 27 For 7 hy the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty 28 years old and upward. For " their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the 29 house of God; for the shewbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offer- ing, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner 30 of measm-e and size ; and to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, 31 and likewise at even ; and to offer all burnt offerings unto the Lord, in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, con- 32 tinually before the Lord : and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the Lord. 24 And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron ; Nadab 2 and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died before their fa- ther, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the 3 priest's office. " And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to theii- ordering in their 4 service. And there were more chief men found of the sous of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar ; and thus were they divided : of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses ; and of the sons of Ithamar, according 5 to their fathers' houses, eight. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another ; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons 6 of Ithamar. And Shemaiah the son of Netlianel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wi-ote them in the pre- sence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites : one fathers' house being taken for Eleazar, and lOone taken for Itha- 7 mar. Now the first lot came forth to 8 Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah ; the 9 third to Harim,the fourth to Seorim ; the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin ; 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to 11 Abijah; the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth 12 to Shecaniah ; the eleventh to Eliashib, 'Or, in the last arts 8Heb. thrir gfntion waft at thf hand of the ionft of A 'iron. See Neh. xi. 21 9 Or, Anil Drtvifl divided them, even Zadok &c. 10 The Hebrew text has, takeny taken. 326 I. CHRONICLES. 24. 12. 1 In ch. xxiii. 16, SJieMiel, 2 In ch. xxiii. IS, Shelo- inith. 3 See ch. xxiii. m 4 In ver. 14, Je- share- lah. 6Heb. by the hands of the kiiii/. 6 In ver. 11, nri. 7 With Shiniei. men- tioned in ver. 17. 8 In ver. 18, Azarel. !> In ver. 20, Shu- bael. 13 the twelfth to Jakim ; the tMrteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab ; 14 the tSteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to 15 Immer ; the seventeenth to Hezu% the 16 eighteenth toHappizzez; the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehez- 17kel; the one and twentieth to Jachin, 18 the two and twentieth to Gamul ; the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four 19 and twentieth to Maaziah. This was the orderuig of them in their service, to come into the house of the Lord ac- cording to the ordinance given unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him. 20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi : of the sons of Amram, ^Shubael; of 21 the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. Of Ee- habiah : of the sons of Eehabiah, Isshiah 22 the chief. Of the Izharites, aghelo- moth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Ja- 23 hath. And the sons ^ of Hebron ; Jeriah the cliief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel 24 the third, Jekanieam the fourth. The sons of IJzziel, Micah ; of the sons of 25 Micah, Shamir. The brother of Micah, Isshiah : of the sons of Isshiah, Zechar- 26iali. The sons of Merari; Mahli and 27 Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ; Beno. The sons of Merari ; of Jaaziah, Beno, and 28 Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. Of Mah- 29 li ; Eleazar, who had no sons. Of Kish ; 30 the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. And the sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses. 31 These likewise cast lots even as then- brethren the sons of Aaron in the pre- sence of David the king, and Zadok, and Aliimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother. 25 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated for the service cert- ain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, w ho should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals : and the number of tliem that did the work according to their service 2 was : of the sous of Asaph ; Zaccur. and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and ■^Asharelah, the sons of Asaph ; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied ^ after the order 3 of the king. Of Jeduthun : the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and ^Zeri, and Je- shaiah,IIashabiah,andMattithiah,''six; under the hands of their father Jedu- thun with the harp, who prophesied in 4 giving thanks and praising the Lord . Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ^Uzziel, ^ Shebuel, and Jeri- moth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Gid- dalti, and Eomamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, 5MaIlothi, Hothir, Mahazioth: all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons 6 and three daughters. All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God ; lo Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of 7 the king. And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the Lord, even all that were skilful, was two hundred four- 8 score and eight. And they cast lots 11 for their charges, all alike, as well the small as the gi-eat, the teacher as the 9 scholar. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah ; he and his brethren and sons 10 were twelve : the third to Zaccur, his 11 sonsand hisbrethren,twelve: the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his 13 brethren, twelve : the sixth to Bukkiah, 14 his sons and his brethren, twelve : the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and 15 his brethren, twelve: the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, 16 twelve: the ninth to Mattaniah, his 17 sons and his brethren, twelve : the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, 18 twelve : the eleventh to Azarel, his sons 19 and his brethren, twelve : the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his breth- 20 ren, twelve : for thethu-teenth, Shubael, 21 his sons and his brettoen, twelve : for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and 22 his brethren, twelve : for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, 23 twelve : for the sixteenth to Hananiah, 24 his sons and his bretliren, twelve : for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his 25 sons and his brethren, twelve : for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his 26 brethren, twelve : for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, 27 twelve : for the twentieth to Eliathah, 28 his sons and his brethren, twelve : for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his 29 sons and his brethren, twelve : for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons 30 and his brethren, tw' elve : for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons 31 and his brethren, twelve : for the four and twentieth to Eomamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve. 26 For the courses of the doorkeepers : of the Korahites; i^jfeshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of i^ Asaph. 2 And Meshelemiah had sons ; Zechar- iah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth ; 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, 4Eliehoenai the seventh. And Obed- edom had sons ; Shemaiah the first- born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Neth- 5 anel the fifth ; Ammiel the sixth, Issa- char the seventh, Peullethai the eighth: 6 for God blessed him. Also unto She- maiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father : for they 10 Or, after the order of the king, even A- &aph &c. "Or, ward against ward, a3 well &c. 12 In ver. 14. Shel- emiah. 13 In ch. ix. 19, KM- asaph. 27. 12. I. CHRONICLES. 327 lOr. •wards over against their brethren 2 In ver. 1. Me- ahelcm- iah. 3 That is, Casing forth. < Or. the Precinct 5 Accord- ins to the Sept., And the Levites their brethren were over to. 6Heb. holy things, 'Inch, vi. 17, Libni. 8 Inch, xxiii. 8, Jehiel. DHeb. 1 Out of the bat- tles and the spoil. 10 Heb. Shelo- mith. 7 were mighty men of valour. Tlic sons of Shcmaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brotliren were valiant men, EUhu, and Semachiah. 8 All these were of tlio sons of Obed- edoni: they and their sons and tlieir brethren, able men in strcngtli for the service; threescore and two of Obed- 9cdom. And Meshelemiah had sous and 10 brethren, valiant men, eighteen. Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons ; Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father 11 made liim chief;) Hilkiah the second, Te- baliah the third, Zechariah the fourth : all the sons and brethren of Hosah were 12 thirteen. Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, havuig 1 charges like as tlieh' brethren, to minister in the house of the Lokd. 13 And they cast lots, as well tlie small as the great, according to their fathers' 14 houses, for every gate. And the lot eastward fell to 2 Shelemiali. Then for JZechariah his son, a discreet counsel- lor, they cast lots ; and his lot came out 15 northward To Obed-edom southward ; 16 and to his sons the storehouse. To Shup- pim and Hosah westward, by the gate of 3 Shallecheth, at the causeway that 17 goeth up, ward agamst ward. Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store- 18 house two and two. For * Parbar west- ward, four at the causeway, and two at 19* Parbar. These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari. 20 5 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasm-ies of the house of God, and over the treasiu'ies of the ''dedicated 21 things. The sous of 'Ladan; the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite; 22 sjehieli. The sons of Jehieli ; Zetham, and JoelMs brother, over the treasm-ies 23 of the house of the LoED. Of the Am- ramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebron- 24 ites, of the Uzzielites : and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the sou of Moses, was 25 ruler over the treasuries. And his brethren; of Eliezer can^e Eehabiahhis son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelo- 26 moth his son. This Shelomoth and his bretluren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' houses, the captains over thousands and hundi'eds, and the captains of the 27 host, had dedicated. "Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to re- 28 pair the house of the Lord. And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was mider the hand of lo Shelomoth, 29 and of his brethren. Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for of- 30 fleers and judges. Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond .Jordan westward ; for all the business of the Lord, and for the service of the 31 king. Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, ac- cording to then- generations by fathers' houses. In the fortieth year of the reigu of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men 32 of valour at Jazer of Gilead. Aid his brethren, men of valour, were two thou- sand and seven hundred, heads of fa- thers' houses, whom kmg David made overseers over the Eeubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of the Ma- nassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the kmg. 27 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their of&cers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course 2 were twenty and four thousand. Over the first coui'se for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel : and in his course were twenty and four thou- 3 sand. JTe was of the childi-eu of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host 4 for the first month. And over the com"se of the second month was Do- dai the Ahohite, and his course; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his course 5 were twenty and fom* thousand. The thii'd captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoia- da the i^priest, chief: and in his course 6 were twenty and four thousand. This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thu-ty, and over the thirty : and of his course was Ammizabad his 7 son. The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him : and in his com'se were twenty and four thou- 8 sand. The fifth captam for the fifth month was Shamlmth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four 9 thousand. The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ii-a the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his coui'se were 10 twenty and four thousand. The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the childi-en of Ephraim : and in his com'se were twen- 11 ty and four thousand. The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sib- becai the Hushathite, of the Zerah- ites: and in his course were twenty 12 and four thousand. The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the "Or, chief minister See 2 Sam. viiL 18. 328 I. CHRONICLES. 27. 12. 1 In ch. xi. 3(1, Heled. Sin ISam. xvi. 6, Eliab. 3 Or, brother'* ion Anathotliite, of the Benjamites : and in | his course were twenty and four tliou- 13 sand. The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course 14 were twenty and four thousand. The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim : and in his coui-se 15 were twenty and four thousand. The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was iHeldai>the Netophathite, of Otli- niel: and in his coui'se were twenty and four thousand. 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel : of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler : of the Simeonites, 17 Shephatiah the son of Maacah : of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel : of Aaron, ISZadolv: of Judah, '^Ehhu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri 19tlie son of Michael: of Zebulun, Ish- maiah the son of Obadiah: of Naph- 20 tali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel: of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of 21 Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: of the half tiihe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Beu- 22jamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes 23 of Israel. But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under : because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars 24 of heaven. Joab the son of Zcruiah began to number, but finished not ; and there came wrath for this upon Israel ; neither was the nmnber put into the account in the chi'ouicles of king David. 25 And over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel : and over the treasuries in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan the son of 26Uzziah: and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the gromid was Ezri the son of Chelub: 27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the wme cellars was 28Zabdi the Shiphmite: and over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of 29 oil was Joash : and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sliaron- ite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of 30Adlai: and over the camels was Obil the Islmiaelite : and over the asses was 31Jehdeiah the Merouothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was khig David's. 32 Also Jonathan David's •''micle was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: 33 and Ahithophel was the king's coun- sellor : and Hushai the Archite was the 34 king's friend: and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king's host was Joab. 28 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundr-eds, and the rulers over all the substance and "J possessions of the king and of his sons, with the ^of&cers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty 2 men of valour, unto Jerusalem. Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people : as for me, it was in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God; and I 3 had made ready for the building. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4 Howbeit the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever : for he hath chosen Judah to be ^ prince ; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father ; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to 5 make me king over all Israel : and of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solo- mon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over 6 Israel. And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts : for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my com- mandments and my judgements, as Sat this day. Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congi-egation of the Lord, and in the audience of om* God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God : that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your- 9 children after you for ever. And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and imderstandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts : if thou seek him, he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 10 Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary : be strong, and do it. 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the temple, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of 29. 17. I. CHRONICLES. 329 iHob. a Or, in his spirit 3 Or, the I/IRD made me under- starul in vrriting by his hand upon me, evenic. *0r, berj/l the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner cliambers thereof, and of the 12 iplace of the mercy-seat : and the pat- tern of all that he had 2 by the spirit, for the courts of the house of tlie Loiu), and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated 13 things : also for the courses of the priests and tlie Ijevites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service iii the 14 house of the Lord : of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every kind of service ; ofsilve r for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all ves- 15 sels of every kind of service : by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps thereof, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver, siloer by weight for evern candle- stick and for the lamps thereof, accord- 16 ing to the use of every candlestick : and the gold by weight for the tables of shewbrcad, for every table ; and silver 17 for the tables of silver : and the flesh- hooks, and the basons, and the cups, of pure gold: and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl ; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl : 18 and for the altar of incense refiued gold by weight : and gold for the pat- tern of the chariot, even the cherubim, that spread out their loings, and cov- ered the ark of the covenant of the 19 Lord. All this, said David, ^have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of the Lord, even all 20 the works of this pattern. And David said to Solomon his son. Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, un- til all the work for the service of the 21 house of the Lord be finished. And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God : and there shall be with thee in all mamier of work every willmg man that hath skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy conunandment. 29 And David the king said unto all the congi'egation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the iialace is not for man, but for 2 the Lord God. Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of mj' God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things o/wood; *onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones 3 in abundance. Moreover also, because 1 have set my affection to the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the 4 holy house ; even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of reliued silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal : 5 of gold for the things of gold, and of sil- ver for the things of silver, and for all mamier of work to he made by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth will- ingly 5 to consecrate himself this day 6 unto the Lord ? Then the princes of the fathers' houses, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hmidreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered 7 wUlingly ; and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thou- sand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand tal- 8 ents. And they with v,"hom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the jjeople rejoiced, for that thej' offered wUlLngly, because with a per- fect heart they offered willingly to the Lord : and David the king also re- 10 joiced with gi-eat joy. Wieref ore David blessed the Lord before all the congi-eg- ation : and David said. Blessed be thou, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, 11 for ever and ever. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head 12 above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou rulest over aU; and in thine hand is power and might ; and in thme hand it is to make great, and 13 to give strength unto all. Now there- fore, oiu' God, we thank thee, and praise 14 thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should "be able to offer so wUluigly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and ''of thine own have we given thee. 15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, 16 and there is no ^ abiding. Lord om- God, all this store that we have pre- pared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and 17 is all tliine own. I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure ui uprightness. As for me, in the uj)rightness of mine heart I have -vviUingly offered all these thuigs : and now have I seen with joy thy jieople. 5 Heb. to fill his hand. " Heb. retain strength. THeb. of thine hand. s Heb. hope. 11- 5 330 I. CHRONICLES. 29. 17. lOr. establish 2 Or, leafier which are jiresent here, to offer will- ISiiigly unto thee. O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, kee^) this for ever in the mi- agination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and i prepare their heart 19 luito thee : and give unto Solomon iny son a ijerfect heart, to keep thy com- mancbnents, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do aU these things, and to build the palace, for the which I 20 have made provision. And David said to all the congregation. Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congi-eg- ation blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and 21 the king. And they sacriiiced sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offer- ings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their di'ink offerings, and sacri- 22 fices in abundance for all Israel ; and did eat and ch-ink before the Lord on that day with gi-eat gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be ^ prince, and Zadok to be 23 priest. Then Solomon sat on the thi'one of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prosjiered; and ail Is- 24 rael obeyed hun. And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, ^ submitted 25 themselves unto Solomon the king. And the Lord magnified Solomon exceed- ingly in the sight of all Israel, and be- stowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. 26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned 27 over all Israel. ^And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years ; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thu'ty and three years reigned he in 28 Jerusalem. And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his 29 stead. Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the ^ history of Samuel the seer, and in the ^ history of Nathan the prophet, and in the ^ history of Gad the 30 seer ; with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over aU the kingdoms of the comitries. 3Heh. gave tfu hand nnti*'r Holofnon. *Sce 2 S;ini. V. 4, 5, 1 Kin;.'3 ii. II. SHeb. words. 1 Or. ns other- wise read, he had put 2 Or. offcrrd there, upon. . . yea, ho offered 3 See 1 Kings ill. 5, 4c. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. 1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kuigdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and mag- 2 nified him exceedingly. And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prmce in all Israel, 3 the heads of the fathers' houses. So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon ; for there was the tent of meet- ing of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilder- 4 ness. But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it : for he had pitched a tent for it at Je- Srusalem. Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, ^ was there before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. 6 And Solomon 2 went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. 7 3 In that night did God appear mi to Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what 81 shall give thee. And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed gi-eat kinchiess mito David my father, and 9 hast made me king in his stead. Now, Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 (live me now wisdom and knowledge, tliat I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this 11 thy people, that is so gi-eat? And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thy- self, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: 12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee ; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been be- fore the?, neither shall there any after 13 thee have the like. So Solomon ^came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meetmg, unto Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel. 4 The Sept. and Vulgato i liave, I caina j from I the high phtre. ' 3. 7. II. CHRONICLES. 331 I See 1 Kings fCh. 1. 18 tn Heb.] [Ch. li. 1 in Hel).] «In 1 Kings .1, Hiram. ' Heb. retain' en tirenffth. *0r, cyi/ress 5 In 1 Kings X. U. almu'j treen. 6 Heb. cort. 11 lAnd Solomon gathered chariots and horyonion : and he had a thousand and four huntli-ed cliariots, and twelve thou- sand horsemen, which lie placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at 15 Jerusalem. And the king made silver and gold to bo in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to he as the syco- more trees that are in the lowland, for 16 abundance. And the horses which Solo- mon had were brought out of Egyi^t ; the king's merchants received them in 17 di'oves, each (b-ove at a price. And they fetched uji, and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred sliekch of sil- ver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of SjTia, did they bring them out by their means. 2 Now Solomon purxjoscd to build an house for the name of the Lord, and 2 an house for his kingdom. And Solo- mon told out tln-eescore and ten thou- sand men to bear burdens, and four- score thousand men that were hewers m the mountains, and three thousand 3 and six hundred to oversee them. And Solomon sent to '^Huram the king of Tyre, saying. As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell 4 therein, eren so deal ivith ine. Be- hold, I build an house for the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evenmg, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 5 And the house which I build is great : for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who ^ is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him ? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn incense before him ? 7 Now therefore send me a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purjile, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave all manner of gra%'ings, to he with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom 8 David my father did provide. Send me also cedar trees, * fir trees, and ^algum trees, out of Lebanon : for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants 9 shall be with thy servants, even to pre- pare me timber in abmidance : for the house which I am about to build shall 10 be wonderful gi-eat. And, behold, I wiU give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand ^ measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand ^measures of barley, and twenty thou- sand baths of wine, and twenty thou- 11 sand baths of oil. Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord loveth his peojile, he hatli 12 made thee kuig over them. Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, that made heaven and eartli, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and miderstanding, tliat should build an house for the Lord, and an house for 13 his kingdom. And now I liave sent a cunning man, endued with understand- I'ling, 7 of Hm-am my fatlier's, **the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson ; also to grave any manner of gi-aving, and to devise any device: that there may be a place appointed unto liim with thj' cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David 1.5 thy father. Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord hath s^ioken of, let him 16 send imto his servants : and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need : and we will brmg it to thee in floats by sea to ^ Jojipa ; and thou 17 shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them ; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and tkree thousand and six hundred. 18 lOAnd he set threescore and ten thou- sand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the moimtains, and thi-ee thousand and six hundi-ed overseers to set the people awork. 3 11 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord ap- peared unto David his father, i^ which he made ready i3 in the j)lace that David liad appointed, in the threshing-fioor of 2 1"* Oman the Jebusite. And he began to build in the second daij of the second mouth, in the fourth year of his reign. 3 Now 15 these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measm-e was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4 And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height an hundred and twenty : and he overlaid it ^vitliin with pure gold. 5 And the greater house he cieled with ^ fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, ami ^vl•ought thereon palm ti-ees 6 and chains. And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty : and 7 the gold was gold of Parvaim. He over- 11-6 'Or, evell JTu- ram my fnthrr See ell. iv. IS. 8 See 1 Kings vii. U 9 Heb. Japho. 10 See ver. i. 11 See 1 Kings vi. 1, &c 12 The Sept. and Vulgate have, in the place wh ich David had pre- pared, in the thresh- ing-Jloor &c. 13 Heb. in the place of David, 11 In 2 Sam. xxiv. If), &c.. Arau- nuh. 15 Or. these are the things wheri-'in Solomon was in- strlict.i-d for &c. 332 II. CHRONICLES. 3. 7. lOr, inward 2 See 1 Ki?ig3 vii. 15, 3 See 1 Kings vii. 21. < That is, Ife shall c^ablifih. 6 Tliat is, perhaps, In it is strength. 6 See 1 Kings vii. 23, &c. 'In 1 King,<i vii. 24. kuops. 8 Or, 1m in a cubit laid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and 8 graved cherubim on the walls. And he made the most holy house; the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits : and he overlaid it with fine gold, amount- 9 Lug to six himdred talents. And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper 10 chambers with gold. And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them 11 with gold. And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one chefub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house ; and the other wing was liJce- wise five cubits, reaching to the wing 1*2 of the other cherub. And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house : and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the whig of the other cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubuu spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their 14 faces were i toward the house. Aiid he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought 15 cherubim thereon. ^ \iso he made be- fore the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them 16 was five cubits. And he made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the pillars ; and he made an hund- red pomegranates, and put them on 17 the chahis. ^knA he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand ^Jachiu, and the name of that 4 on the left * Boaz. Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the 2 height thereof. 6 Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, romid in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits ; and a line of thu-ty cubits compassed it romid about. 3 And under it was the similitude of ■foxen, which did compass it round ab- out, sfor ten cubits, comi)assuig the sea romid about. The ''oxen were in two 4 rows, cast when it was cast. It stood up- on 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 jiarts were .5 inward. And it was an handbreadth thick ; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily : it received and held three thou- 6 sand baths. He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them ; such things as belonged to the burnt offering they washed m them : but the sea was for 7 the priests to wash in. And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance concerning them ; and he set them in the temple, five on the Bright hand, and five on the left. He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an 9 hundred basons of gold. Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them 10 with brass. And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, to- ll ward the south. And Hm-am made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solo- 12mon in the house of God: the two Xiillars, and the bowls, and the two chapiters which were on the top of the pillars ; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the chaiiiters that 13 were on the toj) of the pUlars ; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were "upon the 14 pillars. He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases; 15 one sea, and the twelve oxen mider it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all the vessels thereof, did 10 Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of the Lord 17 of bright brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay gi'ouud between Succoth and Zeredah. 18 11 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance : for the weight of the brass i^ could not be fomid out. 19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was 20 the shewbread ; and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance be- 21 fore the oracle, of pure gold ; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, 22 of gold, and that perfect gold; and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the fii-ejians, of pure gold : and as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, to 5 wit, of the temple, were of gold. Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of the Loed was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and iiut them in the trea- sm-ies of the house of God. 2 13 Then Solomon assembled the 6. 19. II. CHRONICLES. 333 I Or. they drew out the staves^ so that &c. 2 Or, where 3 Or, for song 4 See 1 Kind's viii. li', &c. eliloi-3 of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fa- thers' houses of the childi-en of Is- rael, unto Jei-usaleni, to bring up the arli of the covenant of the Loud out of the city of David, which is Zioii. 3 And all the men of Israel assemlded themselves unto tlie kbig at the feast, 4 which was in the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came, and the SLevites took uj) the ark. And they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in tlie Tent ; these did the priests 6 the Levites bring up. And kmg Solo- mon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor num- 7 bered for multitude. And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cheruliim. 8 For the cherubim spread forth then- wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the 9 staves thereof above. And ^the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the ora- cle ; but they were not seen without : 10 and there it is, unto this daj'. There was nothmg in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, 2 when the Lord made a covenant with the childi-en of Israel, when they came 11 out of Egypt. And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy i)lace, (for aU the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and 12 did not keep their courses ; also the Levites which were the singers, aU of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and theu" sons and their brethren, ar- rayed in fine Imen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and wth them an hundi-ed and twenty priests somiduig 13 with trimipets:) it came even to pass, when the trumjjeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments ^ of music, and praised the Lord, saying. For he is good ; for his mercy cndureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the 14 house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. 6 * Then spake Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick 2 darkness. But I have built thee an house of habitation, and a jilace for 3 thee to dwell in for ever. And the king tiu-ned his face, and blessed aU the congregation of Israel : and all the con- 4 gregation of Israel stood. And he said. Blessed be the Loud, the God of Israel, which spake witli liis inoutli unto David my father, and hatli witli liis .5 hands f rdtilled it, saying, Since the day that I lirought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I cliose no city out of all the trilies of Israel to build an liouse in, that my name might bo tliere; neitlier chose I any man to be ''prince 6 over my people Israel: but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there ; and have chosen Da\'id to be 7 over my people Israel. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of tlie Lord, the 8 God of Israel. But the Lord said unto David my father. Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in 9 tlime heart : nevertheless thou shalt not build the house ; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. 10 And the Lord hath perfonned his word that he spake ; for I am risen up in the room of David my fffther, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord pro- mised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 11 Aiid there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the chilch-en of Israel. 12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the con- gregation of Israel, and spread forth 13 his hands: (for Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it m the midst of the court ; and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congi'eg- atiou of Israel, and spread forth his 14 hands toward heaven :) and he said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in the heaven, or in the earth ; who keepest covenant and mer- cy G with thy servants, that walk before 15 thee with all then- heart : who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is 16 this day. Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, "^ There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel ; if only thy child- ren take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me. 17 Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David. 18 But will God in very deed dwell mth men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot con- tain thee; how much less this bouse 19 which I have builded I Yet have thou «0r. le'tdrr « Or./or 7Heb. There shall not be cut off unto thee a man frnrn my sight. 334 II. CHRONICLES. 6. 19. I Or. Where- insoever a man shall gin 2 Or, beeause 3 Or. an- swerc8t «Heb. gates. respect unto the x^raj'cr of tliy servant, and to bis sujiplication, Loed my God, to hearken iinto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth 20 before thee: that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouklest put thy name tliere ; to hearken unto the prayer wliich thy servant shall pray toward 21 this place. And hearken thou to the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray to- Avard this place: yea, hear thou from thy dwelliiig place, even from heaven ; 22 and when thou hearest, forgive, i If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before 23 thine altar in this house: then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head ; and justifying the rigiiteous, to give him 24 according to his righteousness. And if thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall turn again and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in 25 this house : then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy jjeople Israel, and bring them again unto the laud which thou gavest to them and to their 26 fathers. When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee ; if they pray toward this jjlace, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, ^when thou ^dost 27 afflict them : then liear thou m heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, 2 when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk ; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy 28 people for an inheritance. If there be in tlie land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or catei-piller ; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their * cities ; what- soever plague or whatsoever sickness 29 there bo ; what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, -U'liich shall know every man his own i^lague and his own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands 30 toward this house : then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling jilace, and forgive, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou know- est ; (for thou, even thou onlj', knowest the hearts of the chiltben of men ;) 31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 32 Moreover concerning the stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far comitry for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand. and thy stretched out arm ; when they shall come and pray toward this house : 33 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that ^this house which 34 1 have built is called by thy name. If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray imto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have S.j built for thy name: then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their sujjplication, and maintain their i* cause. 3G If they sin agamst thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that 'they carry them away cai)tive unto a land far off or 37 near ; yet if tliej' shall bethink them- selves in the land whither tliey are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of then- captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, 38 and have dealt wickedly; if they i-e- turn unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of theu* captivity, whither they have carried them cajitive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fa- thers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I 39 have built for thy name : then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, their jsrayer and then- supplica- tions, and maintain their ^ cause; and forgive thy people which have sinned 40 against thee. Now, O my God, let, I be- seech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto tlie ijrayer 41 that is made in this place. ^ Now there- fore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and tlie ark of thy strength : let thy i)riests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice 42 in ^goodness. Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anomted : remem- ber the 1" mercies of David thy servant. T Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from hea- ven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices ; and the glory of the 2 Lord filled the house. And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord 3 filled the Lord's house. And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord Avas ujion the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, aiid gave thanks mito the Lord, saijing, For he is good ; for his 4 mercy endureth for ever. i^Then the 8. 13. II. CHRONICLES. 335 > Or, /or the tong of the LOSD -See 1 K<nu3 vili. 64— 3 Or, closing /ettival 4 See 1 Kings ix. 1, ic. s Heb. itpon whom my name is calied. king and all tlic people offered sacrilice 5 before the Lord. And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sliccj). So the king and all the pcojjle dedicated the house (5 of God. And the priests stood, accord- ing to their offices; the Levites also with instruments i of music of the LoKD, whi(;h David the king had made to give thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy endurclh for ever, when David l>raised by tlieir ministry: and the priests sounded trum2)ets before them ; 7 and all Israel stood. '^ Moreover Solo- mon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord ; for there he offered the burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings : be- cause the brasen altar which Solomon luad made was not able to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, 8 and the fat. So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel ■with him, a vei-y great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto 9 tlie brook of Egypt. And on the eighth day they held a '^ solemn assembly : for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh mouth he sent the i)eople away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 11 ^Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the kmg's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously r2 effected. And the Lord appeared to Solomon by niglit, and said mito him, I have heard thy i^rayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an 13 house of sacrifice. If I shut u}) heaven that there be no rain, or if I com- mand the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my peoide; 14 if my i^coi^le, ^ which are called by my name, sliall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; tlien will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal theu" land. 15 Now mine eyes shall be ojien, and mine ears attent, unto the i)rayer that IG is made in this place. For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there ITpei'petually. And as for tliee, if thou wilt walk before me as David thy fa- ther walked, and do according to all that I have commanded tliee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgements; 18 then I will establish the tlu'one of thy kingdom, accordmg as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail tliee a man to be ruler in 19 Israel. But if ye turn away, and for- sake my statutes and my command- ments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and wor- '20 ship them : then will I i)luck them up l)y tlie roots out of my land wliich I have given them ; and this liouse, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among aU 21 jieoples. And this house, which is so higli, evei'y one that passcth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, "Why hath the Lord done thus unto tliis land, and 2'2 to this house ? And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, which brought tliem forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and ser\'ed them : therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them. 8 "And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, whereui Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his 2 own house, that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, 4 and lire vailed against it. And he built Tadnior in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, 6 with walls, gates, and bars ; and Baal- ath, and all the store cities that Sol- omon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horse- men, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his 7 dominion. As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amor- ites, and the Pei'izzites, and the Hiv- ites, and the Jebusites, which were Snot of Israel; of their chikh-eu that were left after them ui the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy of 9 bondservants, unto this day. But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work ; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his lOhorsemen. And these were the chief of- ficers of king Solomon, even two hund- red and fifty, that bare rule over the 11 people. And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her : for he said. My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Is- rael, because 'the places ai-e holy,where- irato the ark of the Lord hath come. 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offer- ings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had buUt before 13 the jjorch, even as the duty of every "See 1 Kini?n ix. 10, Sc. 'Heb. they are. 33G II. CHRONICLES. 8. 13. iSee 1 Kings X. 1, &c. 2Heb. stand- ing. 3 Or, sayings day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sab- baths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of itnleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the 14 feast of tabernacles. And he appoint- ed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the com'ses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise, and to minister be- fore the priests, as the duty of every day required : the doorkeepers also by theu- courses at every gate : for so had David the man of God commanded. 15 And they departed not from the com- mandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or 16 concerning the treasm-es. Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LoED, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected. 17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea shore in the 18 land of Edom. And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea ; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hmidred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon. 9 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bare spices, and gold m abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in 2 her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions : and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told 3 her not. And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solo- mon, and the house that he had built, 4 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the ^ at- tendance of his ministers, and their apparel ; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up mito the house of the Lord ; 5 there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the king. It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine ^acts, and of thy wisdom. GHowbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half of the great- ness of thy wisdom was not told me : thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are thy men, and happy arc these thy servants, which stand con- tinually before thee, and hear thy wis- 8dom. Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God : because thy God loved Israel, to estabUsh them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do j udgement 9 and justice. And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and iirecious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to 10 king Solomon. And the servants also of Hui'am, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir,brought ll^algum trees and pi-ecious stones. And the king made of the algum trees terraces for the house of the Lord, and for tlie king's house, and hai-ps and psalteries for the singers: and there were none such seen before in the land 12 of Judah. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, what- soever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants. 13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold ; 14 beside that which the chapmen and mer- chants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And kuig Solomon made two hundi'ed targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one targ- 16 et. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold ; three hundred shehels of gold went to one shield : and the king put them in the house of the forest of 17 Lebanon. Moreover the king made a gi-eat thi'one of ivory, and overlaid it 18 with pure gold. And there were sis steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and 5 stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the 19 stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps : there was not the like made in 20 any kingdom. And aU king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold : silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solo- 21 mon. For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: once every thi'ee years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, 22 ivory, and apes, and peacocks. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of 23 the earth in riches and wisdom. And aU the kings of the earth sought the pre- sence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, 24 which God had put in his heart. And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, armour, and spices, horses, 25 and mules, a rate year by year. And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thou- sand horsemen, which he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at 11. 14. II. CHRONICLES. 337 iSce 1 Kings xi. 41. &c. 2 Heb. words. 3 Heb. Jedai. or, Jedo, «Sce 1 Kings xii. 1, &c. 26 Jerusalem. Aiid lie ruled over all the kings from the Kiver even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border 27 of Egj-pt. 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. 28 And they brought horses for Solomon out of Ep3q)t, and out of all lands. 29 1 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the 2 history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of "Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son 30 of Nebat? And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Kehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 10 *And Eehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem 2 to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was in Egj^it, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon,) that Jeroboam re- 3 turned out of Egyi^t. And they sent and called him ; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spake to Keho- 4boam, saying, Thy fatlier made om- yoke grievous : now therefore make thou the gi-ievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 5 And he said unto them. Come again unto me after three days. And the 6 people departed. And king Eehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying. What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people ? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for Sever. 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 9 stood before him. And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying. Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lOHghter? And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying. Thus shalt thou say unto the people that spake unto thee, saying. Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us ; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger is 11 thicker than my father's loins. And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I wiU add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise yon with scor- 12 pions. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Eehoboam the third day, as the kuig bade, saying. Come to me again 13 the thu'd day. And the king answered them roughly; and kmg Eehoboam for- 14sook the counsel of the old men, and B])ake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying. My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add there- to : my father chastised you with whips, but I tcill chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people ; for it was l)rought about of God, that the Loed might establish his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the 16 son of Nebat. And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not mito them, the people answered the king, saying. What portion have we in David ? nei- ther have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed imto their 17 tents. But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Eeho- ISboam reigned over them. Then king Eehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Eehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to 19 Jerusalem. So Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day. 11 *Aiid when Eehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again 2 to Eehoboam. But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of 3 God, saying. Speak unto Eehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Ben- 4jamin, sajing. Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go uj), nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of the Lord, and retm-ned from going 5 against Jeroboam. And Eehoboam dwelt m Jerusalem, and built cities for 6 defence m Judah. He built even Beth- 71ehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, and 8Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam, and 9 Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, and Ad- lOoratm, and Lachish, and Azekah, and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fenced 11 cities. And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store 12 of victual, and oil and wine. And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin be- 13 longed to him. And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resort- 14 ed to him out of all their border. For the Levites left their suburbs and their 5 ?CO 1 Kings xii. 21— 24. 338 II. CHRONICLES. 11. 14. I Or, tatyra See Lev. xvii. 7. i Or, and A'nhail 3 In ch. xiii. 2, Nicaiah the tlaufjh- fer of Vriel. 4 Or, soar-zJit a multi- tude of wivet 6 Sea 1 Kings xlv. 25, possession, and came to Jiidah and Jerusalem : for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not exe- cute the jiriest's office unto the Lord : 15 and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the i he-goats, and 16 for the calves which he had made. And after them, out of all the tribes of Is- rael, such as set theu* hearts to seek the Lord, the God of Israel, came to Jeru- salem to sacrifice unto the Lord, the 17 God of their fathers. So they strength- ened the kingdom of Judah, and made Eehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon. 18 And Eehoboam took him a wife, Mahal- ath the daughter of Jerimotli the son of David, "^and of Abihail the daughter 19 of Eliab the sou of Jesse ; and she bare him sons; Jeush, and Shemariah, and 20 Zaliam. And after her he took « Maacah the dauj:;hter of Absalom ; and she bare hmi Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and 21 Shelomith. And Eehoboam loved Ma- acah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines : (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight 22 sons and threescore daughters.) And Eehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren : iovhe was minded 23 to make him king. And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons through- out all the lands of Judah and Ben- jamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he ^ sought ./b)- them many wives. 12 And it came to pass, when the king- dom of Eehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with 2 him. 5 And it came to j)ass in the fifth year of king Eehoboam, that Shishak Idng of Egypt came up against Jeru- salem, because they had trespassed 3 against the Lord, with twelve hund- red chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen : and the i)eople were with- out niunber that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiim, 4 and the Ethiopians. And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, 5 and came unto Jerusalem. Now Bhe- maiah the prophet came to Eehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem be- cause of Shishak, and said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, Ye have for- saken me, therefore have I also left 6 you in the hand of Shishak. Then the princes of Israel and the king hum- bled themselves; and they said. The 7 Lord is righteous. And when the Lord saw that they humbled them- selves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them: but I -^vill grant them ''some deliv- erance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the 8 hand of Shishak. Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the 9 kingdoms of the countries. So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jeru- salem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house ; he took aU away : he took away also the shields of gold 10 wliich Solomon had made. And lung Eehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the 'guard, that 11 kept the door of the king's house. And it was so, that as oft as the king en- tered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber. 12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Loud turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah ^ there were 13 good things found. ^ So king Eehoboam strengthenedhimself in Jerusalem, and reigned : for Eehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen j'ears in Je- rusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there : and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 14 And he did that which was evil, be- cause he set not his heart to seek the 15 Lord. i^Now the acts of Eehoboam, fu'st and last, are they not written in the 11 histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, 12 after the maimer of genealogies ? And there were wars between Eehoboam and Jeroboam con- IGtinuaUy. And Eehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David : and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. 13 I'^Iu the eighteenth year of king Jero- boam began Abijah to reign over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was i^Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. i^And tliere was war between Abijah and Je- 3 roboam. And Abijah joined battle with an array of valiant men of war, even four liundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him ^^'ith eight hmidred thou- sand chosen men, who were mighty men 4 of valour. And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hiU country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, 5 Jeroboam and all Israel ; ought ye not to know that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to 6 his sons by a covenant of salt ? Yet Je- roboam tlie son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and 7 rebelled agamst his lord. And there 15. 2. 11. CHRONICLES. 339 1 That is. tvurth- tcSf7lOSi. were gathered unto him vain men, sons of 1 Belial, which strengthened them- selves against Kehoboam the sou of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not with- 8 stand them. And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David ; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jero- 9 boam made you for gods. Have ye not driven out the pi-iests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Lcvites, and have made you priests after the manner of the jieoples of of Airlands? so that who- soever Cometh to consecrate himself with a yomig bullock and seven rams, the same may be a jn-iest of them that 10 arc no gods. But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and ire have jiriests mmistering nnto the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and lithe Levites in then- work: and they bm-n unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense: the sliewbread nlso set they in order upon the pure table ; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening : for we keep the charge of the Lord our God ; 12 but ye have forsaken him. And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord, the God of your fathers ; for ye shall 13 not prosper. But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behuid them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behmd them : and they cried unto the Lord, and the jiriests sounded with the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to i^ass, that God smote Jero- boam and all Israel before Abijah and IG Judah. And the children of Israel fled before Judah : and God delivered 17 them into their hand. And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen 18 men. Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord, the God 19 of then- fathers. And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and ^Ephron with the towns thereof. 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the 21 Lord smote him, and he died. But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen *Aiiother r'.^ading is, Eph- rain. 22 daughters. And the rest of the acts of Altijah, and his ways, and his sayings, aie written in the commentary of the pioi)liet Iddo. 14 " So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in tlie city of David, and Asa his son reigned in his stead: in his days the huid was quiet ten 2 years. Ajid Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of tlie Lord 3 his God : for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and brake down the ^ pillars, and hewed down 4 the ^Asherim; and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the com- 5 mandment. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the khigdom G was quiet before him. And he built fenced cities in Judali: for the land ^\-as quiet, and he had no ^var in those years; because the Lord had given 7 iiim rest. For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars ; the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God ; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built 8 and prospered. And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand : all these were mighty men 9 of valom-. And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three himd- red chariots ; and he came unto Mare- 10 shah. Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the 11 vaUey of Zephathah at Mareshah. And Asa cried mito the Lord his God, and said. Lord, ''there is none ''beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Lord om- God ; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God ; 12 let not man iwevail against thee. So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; audtheEthio- 13 plans fled. And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar : and there fell of the Ethiopians 8 so many that they could not lecover themselves; for they were '•'destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty. 14 Aiid they smote all the cities round about Gerar ; for i^the fear of the Lord came upon tliem: and they spoiled all the cities ; for there was much spoil in them. 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem. 15 And the spii'it of God came upon 2Azariah the son of Oded: and he [Ch. xllL v'i in Heb.] 3 .See 1 Kings XV. 8. [Cli. xiv. 1 111 Ueb.] «0r. fjfjulitkx '■ See Ex. xx.xiv. 13. 6 Or, there is no differ- rnce 1 1 help. whether the mighty or him &c. " Or, like 9 Or, 10 that none re- maitied alive SHeb. broken. 10 Oi . a terror from the JjJlta / 340 II. CHRONICLES. 15. 2. 'Or. a long season »Or.CT«i 3 See 1 Kint-s xv.13-15. «0r, qiiet^n ^tiothey 5 Or, for Ashcruh went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he wiU. forsake you. 3 Now for 1 long seasons Israel hath been without the true God, and without a 4 teaching i^riest, and without law : but when in their distress they turned unto the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought 5hun, he was found of them. And in those times there was no i^eace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all 6 the inhabitants of the lands. And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city: for God 7 did vex them with aU adversity. But be ye strong, and let not yoiu- hands be slack: for your work shall be re- Swarded. And when Asa heard these words, 2 and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took corn-age, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill coimtry of Ephraun; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that 9 was before the xjorch of the Lord. And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon : for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11 And they sacrificed unto the Lord in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven 12 thousand sheep. And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their- fathers, with all their heart 13 and wdth all their soul ; and that who- soever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man 14 or woman. And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with 1.5 cornets. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath : for they had sworn with aU then- heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round 16al)out. 3 And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being *queen, because she had made an abominable image ^ for an Asherah ; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook 17 Kidron. But the high places were not taken away out of Israel : nevertheless the heart of Asa was jjerfect all his 18 days. And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. 19 And there was no more war unto the five and thu-tieth year of the reign of Asa. 16 "Jln the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Eamah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt 3 at ''Damascus, saymg, ^ There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father : behold, I have sent thee sQver and gold ; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto kmg Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel ; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the " store cities of Naphtah. 5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of 6 Eamah, and let his work cease. Then Asa the king took all Judah ; and they carried away the stones of Eamah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and he built therewith 7 Geba and Mizpah. And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syi'ia escaped out of thine hand. 8 Were not the Ethioiiians and theLubim a huge host, with chariots and horse- men exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he de- 9 livered them into thine hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro tlirongh- out the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from 10 henceforth thou shalt have wars. Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the lOprison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the 11 people the same time. HAnd, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of 12 Judah and Israel. And in the thu-ty and nnith year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceedmg gi-eat : yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the 13 physicians. And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and forti- 14eth year of his reign. And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he liad hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothe- 18. 16. II. CHRONICLES. 341 lOr, a terror from the LOHU caries' art : and they made a very great buruing for liim. IT Aiid JehoslKipliat his son reigned iu his stead, and strengthened himself '2 against Israel. And he placed forces in all tlie fenced cities of Judali, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraiin, which Asa his 3 father had taken. And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the fii'st waj's of his father David, 4 and sought not luito the Baalim; but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his connnandmeuts, and not 5 after the doings of Israel. Therefore the Loud stablished the kingdom in his hand ; and all Judah brought to Jeho- shaphat presents; and he had riches 6 and honour in abundance. And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord : and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out 7 of Judah. Also ui the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben- hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and ]\Iicaiah, to teach iu 8 the cities of Judah; and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Ne- thaniab, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob- adonijah, the Levites ; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the i^riests. 9 And they taught iu Judah, having the book of the law of the Lord with them; and they went about through- out all the cities of Judah, and taught 10 among the people. And ^ the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lauds that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jeho- 11 shaphat. And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats. 12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceed- ingly ; and he built in Judah castles and 13 cities of store. And he had many works in the cities of Judah ; and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem. 14 And this was the numbering of them accordmg to their fathers' houses: of Judah, the captains of thousands ; Ad- nah the captam, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand : 15 and next to bun Jehohanan the capt- ain, and %\'ith him two hundred and 16fom"score thousand: and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who will- ingly offered himseK unto the Lord ; and with him two hundred thousand 17 mighty men of valour : and of Benja- min ; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and ivith him two hundred thousand 18 armed with bow and shield : and next to him Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready 19 prepared for war. These were they that waited on the king, beside those whom the kuig put in the fenced cities tlnoughout all Judah. 18 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he jomed 2 affinity with Ahab. '-^And after certain years he \vi;nt down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and o.xen for huQ in abundance, and for the i)eople that were with hiia, and moved him to 3 go up ivlth hliii io llamoth-gilead. And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehosha- jihat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to liamoth-gdead? And be answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy peojile; and we vill be with thee 4 iu the war. And Jehoshaphat said unto the kmg of Israel, Inquu-e, I pray thee, 5 at the word of the Lord to-day. Then the kuig of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Eamoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said. Go uj); for God shall deliver it G into the hand of the king. But Jeho- shaphat said. Is there not here besides a prophet of the Lord, that we might 7 inquu-e of him ? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaiihat, There is yet one man by whom we may iuquire of the Lord : but I hate him ; for he never prophesieth good concerning me, but always evil : the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, 8 Let not the king say so. Then the king of Israel caUed an ^ officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 No w the kiug of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they sat in ^ an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets 10 prophesied before them. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said. Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou j)ush the Syi'ians, 11 until the}' be consumed. And all the prophets j>rophesied so, saying. Go up to Eamoth-gilead, and prosper : for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand 12 of the king. And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, sayhig. Behold, the words of the pro- phets declare good to the king vnth one mouth: let thy word therefore, I jiray thee, be like one of theirs, and 13 speak thou good. And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what my God saith, 14 that will I speak. And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, 5 Micaiah, shall we go to Eamoth- gUead to battle, or shall I forbear ? And he said. Go ye up, and prosper ; and they 15 shall be delivered into your hand. And the king said to hun. How many times shall I adjure thee that thou si)eak unto me nothing but the truth in the 16 name of the Lord ? And he said, I saw 2 See 1 Kingi xxii. 2, &c. 3 Or, eunitch 4Heb. a thresh- hi^-fioirr. ■i Heb. Jficah. ; 342 11. CHRONICLES. 18. 16. lOr, deceivQ 9HeK the tpirit. •Or, ftwn chamber to chain- ber *See Micali 1. % all Israel scattered apon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd : and the Lord said, These have no master ; let them retiu'u every man to his house 17 in peace. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good con- IScerumg me, but evil? And he said. Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his 19 left. And the Lord said. Who shall 1 entice Aliah king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Eamoth-gilead '? And one spake saying after this man- ner, and another sayuig after that man- 20 ner. And there came forth ^ a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said •21 unto him. Wherewith? And he said, I wiU go forth, and will he a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said. Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also : go forth, and do so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy proiihets ; and the Lord hath 23si3oken evil concerning thee. Then Zedekiah the son of Cheuaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said. Which way went the spirit of the Lord from mo to speak 2-4 unto thee ? And Micaiah said. Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go 8 into an inner chamber to hide 25 thyself. And tlie king of Israel said. Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and 26 to Joash the king's son ; and say, Thus saith the king. Put this fellow in the prison, and feed hmi with bread of aiiliction and with water of affliction, 27 mitil I return in peace. And Micaiah said. If thou retm-n at all in peace, the Lord hath not sjjoken by me. And he said, •'Hear, ye peoples, all of you. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the kuig of Judah went up to Eamoth- 29 gilead. And the kmg of Israel said unto Jehosliaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle ; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel dis- guised liimseK ; and they went mto the 30 battle. Now the king of Syria had com- manded the captains of his chariots, saying. Fight neither with small nor gi'eat, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said. It is the king of Israel. There- fore they tm'ned about to fight agamst him: but Jehoshaijhat cried out, and the Lord helped him ; and God moved 32 them to depart from him. And it came to pass, when tl le captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing 33 him. And a certain man drew his bow 3 at a ventm-e, and smote the king of Israel between "the joints of the harness: wherefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn thme hand, and carry me out of the host; for I 34 am sore wounded. And the battle in- creased that day : howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syi'ians until the even : and about the time of the going down of the sun he died. 19 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jeru- 2 salem. And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the Lord? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before the Lord. 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, m that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem : and he went out again among the peo- ple from Beer-sheba to the hill covmtry of Ephi-aim, and brought them back mi- to the Lord, the God of their fathers. 5 And he set judges in the land through- out all the fenced cities of Judah, city 6 by city, and said to the judges. Con- sider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord; and he is with 7 you 'in the judgement. Now therefore let the fear of the Lord be upon you ; take heed and do it: for there is no uliquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehosha- I)hat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgement of the Lord, and for controversies. And they re- 9 turned to Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in tlie fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with 10 a perfect heart. And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judge- ments, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards the Lord, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: tliis do, and ye sJiall 11 not be guilty. And, behold, Aniariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's mat- ters : also the Levites sliall be officers before you. ^Deal courageously, and the Lord be with the good. 20 And it came to pass after this, that tlie children of Moab, and the children of jlmmon, and with them some of the ^Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat 2 to battle. Then there came some that told .Jehoshaphat, saying,There cometh 5 Heb. in his sun- plicity. 6 Or thr t&teer armour and thg breast- plata ' Or. in gluing judge- ment Heb. in the tn'rt- t,r of jtidijc- ine^U. 8 Heb. Be sfrong and do. Per- haps jin error for Mc- ttnon. S. the Sept. See ch. . xxvi. 7. 20. 32. IT. CHRONICLES. 34a 1 Or, the sword of judge- vient a great mnltitiido against tlieo from beyond tlio Kca from Syria; and, 'he- hold, they he in Hazazon-tamar (the 3 same is En-gedi). And Jelioshaphat feared, and set himself to seek mito tlie Lord; and he xiroclaimed a fast tln'ougli- 4 out all Judah. Aiid Judali gathered themselves together, to seek Jiflp of the Loud : even out of all the cities of Ju- 5dali they came to seek the Loud. And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in tlie house 6 of the Lord, before the new court ; and he said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven ? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations '? and in thine hand is power and might, so that none is able to witli- 7 stand thee. Didst not thou, O our God, (b'ive out tlie inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for 8 ever ? And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy 9 name, saying, If evil come upon us, 1 the sword, judgement, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is ui this house,) and cry unto thee in our afiflic- 10 tion, and thou ^\^lt hear and save. And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seh% whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and de- ll stroyed them not ; behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to 12 inherit. om- God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us ; neither know we what to do : but our 13 eyes are upon thee. And all Judah stood befoi'e the Lord, with theu' little ones, 14 their wives, and theu" chiklren. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Cenaiah, the sou of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the spu-it of the Lord in 15 the midst of the congregation ; and he said. Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye in- habitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat : thus saitli the Lord unto you. Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude ; for 16 the battle is not j^ours, but God's. To- morrow go ye down against them : be- hold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz ; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle : set yom-selves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem : fear not, nor he dismayed: to-morrow go out against 18 them; for the Lord is with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judali and the iuliabitauts of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshipping lOtho IjORd. And tlio Levites, of the children of the Kohatliites and of the children of the Koraliites, stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, 20witli an exceeding loud voice. And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshapliat stood and said. Hear me, O Judah, and yo inhabitants of Jerusalem; believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye bo established; believe his projihets, so 21 shall ye prosper. And when ho had taken counsel with the pcHii)lo, he ap- pointed them that should sing unto the Lord, and praise ^the l)cauty of holi- ness, as they went out lieforo the army, and say. Give thanks unto the Lord; 22 for his mercy endureth for ever. And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set liers in wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah ; 23 and they were smitten. For the children of Anuuon and Moab stood up against the inliabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them : and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy an- 21 other. And when Judali came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked uiion the multitude ; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, 25 and there were none that escaped. And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the sijoil of tliem, they found among them in abundance both riches and 3 dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripjjed off for themselves, more than they could carry away : and they were thi-ee days in takmg of the 26 spoil, it was so much. And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of * Beracah ; for there they blessed the Lord : therefore the name of that place was called The valley of 27 Beracah, unto this day. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jeru- salem, and Jehoshaphat in thef orefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy ; for the Lord had made them to 28 rejoice over then- enemies. And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trmnpets unto the house of 29 the Lord. And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the comitries, when they heard that the Lord fought against 30 the enemies of Israel. So the reahn of Jelioshai)hat was quiet : for his God gave him rest round about. 31 5 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Ju- dah : he was thii-ty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubali the 32 daughter of Shilhi. And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right 2 Or. in /ho bfiiutj of twlinest 3 Accord- ing to some ancient .luthor- itics ffiir- vienCs. 4 That iii, Blt'Ssiltft. 5 See 1 Kin>;a iLxii. 41, &.C. 344 II. CHRONICLES. 20. 32. IHeb. words. 2 Or, who is rucn- Honed 3 See 1 Kings xxii. 'io, 49. «0r. made a breach in 6 See 1 Kings xxii. 50. 6 See 2 Kings viii. 17, &c. 1 Accord- ing to some ancient antlicr- ities, cities, 8 Or, com.' pelted Judah thereto 33 in the eyes of the Lord. Howbeit the high places were not taken away ; nei- ther as yet had the people set then- hearts uuto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehosha- phat, first and last, behold, they are written m the i history of Jehu the son of Hanaui, 2 which is inserted iu the book of the kings of Israel. 35 8 And after this did Jehoshaphat kmg of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very 36 wickedly: and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish : and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jeho- shapliat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath ^destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. 21 ^And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was biu'ied with his fathers in the city of David : and Jehoram his 2 son reigned iu his stead. And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Az- ariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah : all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat 3 king of Israel. And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah : but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the lirst- 4 born. Noav when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he slew all his bretlu'en with the sword, and divers 5 also of the princes of Israel. 6 Jeho- ram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eight 6 years m Jerusalem. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab : for he had the daughter of Aliab to wife : and he did that which was evil in the sight of the 7 Lord. Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he ijromised to give a lamp 8 to him and to his children alway. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over 9 themselves. Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him : and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the 10 chariots. So Edom revolted from mider the hand of Judah, unto this day : then did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand : because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fa- ll thers. Moreover he made high places in the ''mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a 12 whoring, and ^led Judah astray. And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father. Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor 13 in the ways of Asa king of Judah ; but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the in- habitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like as the house of Ahab ^ did ; and also bast slain thy brethi-en of thy father's house, which were better than thyself : 14 behold, the Lord will smite with a great ^Ojilague thy people, and thy child- ren, and thy wives, and all thy sub- 15 stance : and thou shalt have gi-eat sick- ness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, 16 "day by day. And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Ai'abians which 17 are beside the Ethiopians: and they came up against Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found i-^in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives ; so that there was never a son left him, save i^iJehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. 18 And after all this the Lord smote him in his bowels wdtli an incm-able disease. 19 And it came to pass, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burn- 20ing of his fathers. Thu-ty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years : and he departed without being desired ; and they bui'ied him in the city of David, but not iu the sepulchres of the kings. 22 i^And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made is Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead : for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slam all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah 2 reigned. ^tJ Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign ; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Athaliah the 3 1^ daughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab : for his mother was his counsellor to do wicked- 4 ly. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab : for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his 5 destruction. He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Eamoth-gUead : 6 and the Syrians wounded Joram. And he returned to be healed in Jezreel i^of the wounds which they had given him at Eamah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And i^Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judali went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, 23. 20. IT. CHRONICLES. 345 IHcb. treading dovni. a See 2 KiiiKS X. n, &c. 3 See •2 Kiiifs ix. -27. * Or, And there teas none of the house of Ahaziah that had power Ac. 5 See 2 Kings xi. I, &c. 6 In 2 Kings x\.'2,Je- hosheba. ■Or, chatnhir for the beds 8 See 2 Kintrs xl. 4, Jte. "See 1 Clir. xxiv. -4. 10 Heb. thresh- olds. 7 because he was sick. Now the i destruc- tion of Aliaziali was of God, in that lie went unto Joiani : for when he was come, he went out wi tli Jehoram against Jehu the son of Ninishi, whom the Loud had anointed to cut off tlie liouso 8 of Ahab. ^ \ii,| n came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgement uiion the house of Alial), that lie found the princes of Judah, and the sons of tlie bretln-en of Aliaziah, ministering to OAhaziali, and slew them, ^^^jk^ ijg sought Ahaziah, and they caught him, (now he was liiding in Samaria,) and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they biu-ied him, for thej' said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Loed with all his heart. ^And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom. 10 5 Now when Athaliah the mother of Aliaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed 11 royal of the house of Judah. But ''Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the ^bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaz- iah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that 12 she slew him not. And he was with them hid in the house of God six j-ears : and Athaliah reigned over the land. 23 ^And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishniael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiab the son of Adainh, and Elishapbat the son of Zichri, into 2 covenant with him. And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Le- vites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' Jw7i.ies of Israel, Sand they came to Jerusalem. And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath spoken concerning the sons of 4 David. This is the thing that ye shall do: ''a third part of you, that come in on the s:.bbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of 5 the 10 doors ; and a third part shall be at the king's house ; and a thii-d part at the gate of the foundation : and all the people shall be in the courts of the 6 house of the Lord. But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites ; they shall come in, for they are holy : but all the people shall keep 7 the watch of the Lord. And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his liand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and bo ye with the king when he cometh Sin, and when he goolh out. So the Levites and all Judah did acconling to all that Jehoiada the priest command- ed : and they took every man his men, those tliat were to come in on the sabbath, with those tliat were to go out on the saltbath ; for Jehoiada the 9 priest dismissed not the courses. And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the cai)tains of hunfkeds the spears, and l)ucklors, and shields, that had been king Davids, which were in the bouse 10 of God. And he set all the people, every man with his weapon 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 11 about. Then they brought out the king's son, and i^put the crown upon him, and [/at^e him the testimony, and made him king : and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him ; and they said, 12 13 God save the king. And when Ath- aliah heard the noise i-iof the people running and praising the king, she came to the x^eople into the house of 13 the Lord : and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumjiets by the king ; and all the peo- ple of the land rejoiced, and blew with trmnpets; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the sing- ing of ijraise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said. Treason, treason. 14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them. Have her forth between the ranks ; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said. Slay her 15 not in the house of the Lord. So they made way for her ; and she went to the entry of the horse gate to the king's house: and they slew her there. 16 And Jehoiada made a covenant be- tween himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the 17 Lord's people. And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images m pieces, and slew Mattan the ISpi'iest of Baal before the altirs. And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the Lord under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, 19 i^according to the order of David. And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 20 And he took the captams of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors liHch ihouJtOr I2 0r,/>n/ tQfftn I. im the erown and the tesli- inony " Heb. Let the kin(jtU'e. l!0r, of the people, of the guard, and of those Wft6 Tiraisett the kin;! iSHebi by tha hands of David. y 346 II. CHRONICLES. 23. 20. iSee 2 Kings xi. 21, xit 1, &c. !i Or, for Israel 3 Or, officers 4 Or, which ■was itn- der the hand 6 Or, secret- ary 6Heb. hetilitig weoit up upon the work. " Or, ac- cording to the pro- portion thereof of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought do-mi the king from the house of the Lord : and they came through the upper gate unto the kmg's house, and set the king upon 21 the throne of the kmgdom. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword. 24 ^ Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem : and his mother's 2 name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Je- 3 hoiada the priest. And Jehoiada took for him two wives ; and he begat sons 4 and daughters. AJud it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to 5 restore the house of the Lord. And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit 6 the Levites hastened it not. And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Wliy hast thou not re- ' quhed of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation ^of Israel, for the 7 tent of the testimony? For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God ; and also all the dedicated thmgs of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon the 8 Baalim. So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord. 9 And they made a j)roclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for the Lord the tax that Moses the serv- ant of God laid upon Israel in the 10 wilderness. And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had 11 made an end. And it was so, that at what time the chest was brought un- to the king's ^ office *by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's ■''scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emi)tied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place agam. Thus they did day by day, and gathered 12 money in abundance. And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the sers'ice of the house of the Lord ; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the Lord, and also such as wi'ought non and brass to repair the house of the 13 Lord. So the workmen wrought, and 6 the work was perfected by them, and they set up the house of God ''in its 14 state, and strengthened it. And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the kmg and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, even vessels to minister, and ^to offer with- al, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offer- ings in the house of the Lord con- 15 tinually all the days of Jehoiada. But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. 16 And they buried him in the city of Da- vid among the kmgs, becaiise he had done good in Israel, and toward God 17 and his house. Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then 18 the king hearkened unto them. And they forsook the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols : and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their 19 guiltiness. Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord ; and they testified against them : 20 but they would not give ear. And the spirit of God ^came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest ; and he stood above the people, and said unto them. Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosjjer? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also 21 forsaken you. And they conspired a- gainst hua, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the kmg in the 22 court of the house of the Lord. Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look 23 upon it, and require it. And it came to pass at the i^eud of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him : and they came to Judah and Jeru- salem, and destroyed aU the princes of the people from among the people, and sent aU the spoil of them unto the king 24 of Damascus. For the army of the Syi'ians came with a small company of men ; and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. So they executed 25 11 judgement upon Joash. And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the I'-sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on liis bed, and he died : and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in 26 the sepulchres of the kmgs. And these are they that conspu-ed against him ; i^Zabad the son of Shimeath the Am- monitess, and Jehozabad the son of 27 1^ Shtmrith the Moabitess. Now con- cerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens ^^laid upon Mm, and the 25. 27. II. CHRONICLES. ;U7 iHeb. found/- inff. 2 See 2 KinKS xiv. 1, Ac. »0r, (/o thou 4Heb. troo2>. 5 See xiv. 7. 60r, 5eta 7Heb. ! o/tftc i troop. 1 rebuilding of the house of God, be- hold, they ai-e written in the com- mentary of the book of the kings. And Ainaziah his son reigned in liis stead. 25 ^Aniaziah was twenty and live years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and nme years in Jeru- salem: and his mother's name was 2 Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Loud, but not with a perfect heart. 3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto huu, that he slew his servants which had killed the king 4 his father. But he put not their child- ren to death, but (Ud accordmg to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as the Loed commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers ; but every man shall 5 die for Ms own sin. Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them accordmg to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and capt- ains of hmidreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thou- sand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hunch-ed thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for 7 an hundred talents of silver. But there came a man of God to him, saying, knag, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to loit, with all the children of SEphraim. But ^if thou wilt go, do valiantly, be strong for the battle: God shall cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, 9 and to cast down. And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the * army of Israel ? And the man of God answered. The Lord is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Ainaziah separated them, to v-it, the 4 anny that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again : wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce 11 anger. And Ainaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to ^ the Valley of Salt, and smote of the child- 12ren of Seir ten thousand. And other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of <' the rock , and cast them down from the top of "^the rock, that 13 they aU were broken in pieces. But ■? the men of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Betli-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took much spoil. 14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of tlie Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down hunself before them, and burned 15 incense xmto them. Wherefore the anger of the Loud was kiniUed against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a pro- phet, which said unto him. Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own IG people out of thine liand ? And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the kin<i said unto hun. Have we made thee of the king's coimsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten ? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroj- thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 17 ^Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, sayhig. Come, let us look one IS another in the face. And Joash 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 thy daughter to my son to wife : and there passed by a wUd beast that was in Lebanon, and 19trode down the thistle. Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom ; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou i^meddle to. thy hurt, that thou should- est fall, even thou, and Judah with 20 thee ? But Amaziah would not hear ; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods 21 of Edom. So Joash 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. 22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel ; and they fled every man to his 23 tent. And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jo- ash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-she- mesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto ^the 24 corner gate, four hundred cubits. And he tooli all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with i2 0bed-edom, and the trea- sures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen 26 years. Now the rest of the acts of Ainaziah, fh-st and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the 27 kuigs of Judah and Israel? Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspu'acy against him m Jerusalem ; 8 See i 2 Kings I xiv. 8, &c. »0r, thorn 10 Or. jtrovoke calam- iti/ 11 So iii 2 Kings xiv. VS. Tlie text has, the ?tate that ooketh. 12 See IClir. xxvi. 15. 348 II. CHRONICLES. 25. 27. S Kings iciv. 20. the ci(r/ of David. Sin 2 Kings xiv. '_!, Azariah. 'See 2 Kings XV. 2, 3. i Or, gave instruc- tion ^'Keb.thc seeiiifj. Many ancient authori- ties have. the fear. «0r. tabfe land 'Or. Carmel See 1 S.-im. XXV. '2. B Or. the power of an ainny OOr, comer towers and he fled to Lacliish : bnt they sent after hini to Lachish, and slew liiin 28 there. And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in ithe city of Judah. 26 And all the people of Judah took 2Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his 2 father Amaziah. He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the 3 king slept with his fathers. ^ Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign ; and he reigned tif ty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's 4 name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his 5 father Amaziah had done. And he set liimself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who ^had understanding in 5 the vision of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to 6 prosper. And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jab- neh, and the wall of Ashdod ; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, 7 and among the Philistines. And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Ai-abians that dwelt in 8Gur-baal, and the Meunim. And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah : and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he waxed 9 exceeding strong. Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the u^all, and fortified them. 10 And he built towers in tlie wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle ; in the lowland also, and in tlie ''plain : and he had husband- men and vinedressers in the mountains and in 7 the fruitful fields ; for he loved 11 husbandry. Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the nimiber of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the oflicer, under the band of Hananiah, one of the king's 12 captains. The whole nmnber of the heads of fathers' houses, even the mighty men of Viilour, was two thou- 13 sand and six hundred. And under their hand was ^a trained army, thi-ee hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against 14 the enemy. And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, 15 and bows, and stones for slinging. And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented bycunningmen,tobeon the towers and upon the 9 battlements, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad ; for he was marvel- lously helped, till he was strong. 16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up i° so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against the Lord his God; for he went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the 17 altar of incense. And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were 18 valiant men : and they withstood Uz- ziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth not mito thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the pi'iests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast tres- passed; neither shall it be for thme 19 honour from the Lord God. Then Uz- ziah was wroth ; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense ; and while he was wroth with the iiriests, the lejirosy 11 brake forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, be- 20 side the altar of incense. And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they tlirust bun out quickly from thence ; yea, him- self hasted also to go out, because the 21 Lord had smitten him. 12 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a i^ several house, being a leper ; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord : and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging 22 the people of the land. Now the rest of . the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, 23 write. So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings ; for they said. He is a leper : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 2Y 1* Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Jerushah 2 the daughter of Zadok. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done : howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And 3 the people did yet corruptly. He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. 4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he 5 built castles and towers. He fought also with the king of the children of Anunon, and prevailed against them. And the children of Annnon gave him the same year an hmidred talents of silver, and ten thousand i5 measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Amnion ren- der unto him, in the second year also, 6 and in the third. So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his waj's 7 before the Lord his God. Now tlie rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written loor, f.. liis de- struct i' 29. 1. 11. CHRONICLES. 349 1 See 2 Kings xvi. 2 — 1. in the book of the kings of Israel and 8 Judah. He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned 9 sixteen years in Jerusalem. And Jo- tham slept with his fathers, and they bm-ied him in the eity of David : and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 28 ^Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years m Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father : 2 but he walked in the ways of the kuigs of Israel, and made also molten unages 3 for the Baalim. Moreover he burnt jjicense in the valley of the son of Hmnom, and biu-nt his children m the lire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out 4 before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and Sunder every green tree. Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into tlie hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a 6 great slaughter. For Pekah the son of liemaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their 7 fathers. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew ]\laaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was 2 next to the king. 8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much sjioil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them. Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage which hath 10 reached up unto heaven. And now ye pm'pose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: hut are there not even with you ^ trespasses of your 11 own against the Lord your God ? Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, which ye have taken captive of your brethren : for the tierce wrath 12 of the Lord is upon you. Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johauan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehiz- kiah the son of Shallmn, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood uj) against 13 them that came from the war, and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in 'Heb. ntilti- ncsses. the captives hither : for ye purpose that which will Ijring iii)on us •^a trespass against the Lord, to add unto our .sins and to our ^trespass: for our ^tres- l)ass is great, and there is fierce wrath 11 against Israel. So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the 15 princes and all the congregation. And the men which have been exjiressed by name rose uj), and took the cajjtives, and with the spoU clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them ui)on asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of pahu trees, unto then- brethren : then they returned to Samaria. 16 5 At that time tlid king Ahaz send unto the c kings of Assyria to help 17 him. For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried 18 away 'cajjtives. The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalou, and Gederoth, and Soco with the 8 towns thereof, and Timnah with the ^ towns thereof, Gimzo also and the 8 towns 19 thereof : and they dwelt there. For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz kuig of Israel ; for he had " dealt wantonly m Judah, and trespassed sore 20 against the Lord. And Tilgath-pilueser king of Assyria came i^mito him, and distressed him, but ^ strengthened him 21 not. For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria : 22 but it helped him not. iVnd in the time 12 of his distress did he trespass yet more agamst the Lord, this same king 23 Ahaz. For he sacrificed unto the gods of i** Damascus, which smote him: and he said. Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of hun, and of 24 all Israel. And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord ; and he made him altars 25 m every corner of Jerusalem. And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord, 26 the God of his fathers. Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book 27 of the kings of Judah and Israel. And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jeru- salem ; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel : and Hezekiah his sou reigned in his stead. 29 1* Hezekiah began to reign when lie was five and twenty years old; *0r, i/uUt 5 See 2 Kings xvi. 7, &c. li Many ancient autliori- tic's read, king. ' Heb. rt captiv- ity. 8 Heb. dxufjh- tera. Or, coit away restraint 10 Or, agaiiiAt 11 Or, Z're- railed not against him 12 Or. that he dis- trtssed Jtiin 13 Heb. Dir- »7icaeft. "See 2 Kings xviiL 1-a 350 II. CHRONICLES. 29. 1. 'Or, a terror and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. 3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired 4 them. And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the 5 east, and said unto them, Hear me, yo Levites ; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and cany forth the filthuiess out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have tui'ned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and 7 turned theii" backs. Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered biu-nt offerings in the holy place vuito the God of Israel. 8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was ujion Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be i tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and an 9 hissing, as ye see with your eyes. For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and oiu" sons and our daughters and our 10 wives are in cai^tivity for this. Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from llixs. My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his mhiisters, and burn incense. 12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites : and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehal- lelel : and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of 13 Joah: and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel : and of the sons of 14 Asaph, Zechariah and Mattauiah : and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shim- ei : and of the sons of Jedutlnm, Shema- 15iah and Uzziel. And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified them- selves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of 16 the Lord. And the priests went in itnto the iimer part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out 17 abroad to the brook Kidi-on. Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord; and they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month thoy made an end. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said. We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of shewbread, with all the vessels ly thereof. Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast awny when he ti'espassed, have we pre- pared and sanctified ; and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathei'ed the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin offering for the king- dom and for the sanctuary and for Ju- dah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar 22 of the Lord. So they killed the bull- ocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar : and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they kiUed also the lambs, and spriakled the blood upon 23 the altar. And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they 24 laid their hands upon them: and the l)riests killed them, and they made a sin offerhig with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for aU Is- rael: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering 25 should he made for all Israel. And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with hari)s, according to the com- mandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the commandment was of the Lord 26 by his prophets. And the Levites stood with the instriunents of David, and the 27 priests with the trumpets. And Hezek- iah commanded to offer the burnt offer- ing upon the altar. And when the Inuut offering began, the song of the Lord began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of 28 Israel. And all the congregation wor- shipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded ; all this continued until the burnt offering was fiiaished. 29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were pre- sent with him bowed themselves and 30 worshipped. Moreover Hezekiah the kmg and the princes conunanded the Levites to suig praises mito the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads 30. 22. II. CHRONICLES. 351 2 Or, of a long tivie 31 and woi-shippcd. Then Hezekiah an- swered and said, Now ye liave i con- secrated j-ourselves unto the Lord, come near and bruig sacrifices and thank offerings into tlio liouse of the Lord. And the congregation brouglit in sacrifices and thank offerings ; and as many as were of a willing heart ;52 hfough t bui-nt offerings. And the num- ber "of the burnt offerings, which the congi'egation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an huntlred rams, and two hundi-ed lambs : all these were 33 for a burnt offering to the Lord. And the consecrated things were sis hund- red oxen and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the bm'ut of- ferings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves : for the Levites were more upright m heart to sanctify 35 themselves than the priests. And also the burnt offerings were in abund- ance, with the fat of the peace offer- ings, and with the drmk offermgs for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set m 36 order. And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly. 30 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Eplu-aini and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover 2 unto the Lord, the God of Israel. For the king had taken counsel, and his lirinces, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the 3 second month. For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sirflicient number, neither had the i)eoi)le gath- ered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congi-egation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover un- to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it 2 in great numbers in such sort as it 6 is written. So the posts went with the letters from the king and his prmces throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying. Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord, the God of Abra- ham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may re- turn to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings 7 of Assyria. And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up 8 'Ho desolation, as ye see. Now be ye not stiff necked, as youi- fathers were; but ■*yieldyourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuai-y, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and yom- chiklren shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not tm'u away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun : but they laughed tliem to scorn, and mocked 11 them. Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun hmnbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. V2 Also in Judah was the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the com- mandment of the king and of the princes 13 by the word of the Lord. And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great con- 14gregation. And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the ^altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the 15 brook Kidi-on. Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth daij of the second mouth: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanc- tified themselves, and brought burnt offerings mto the house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in therr place after theu' order, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the in-iests sprinkled the blood, ivhich the;/ received 17 of the hand of the Levites. For there were many in the congregation that had not sanctified themselves: there- fore the Le\dtes had the charge of killing the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them 18 unto the Lord. For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephi-aim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying. The good Lord par- 19 don 6 every one that setteth his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, though ke be not cleansed according to the pvu'ification of the 20 sanctuary. And the Lord hearkened to 21 Hezekiah, and healed the people. And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of uiJeav- ened bread seven days with gi-eat glad- ness : and the Le^dtes and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord. 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that were well skilled :' Or, to be an UHtoniih- Vlc/lt * Hel). ffioi! the hand. 6 Or. vessels 6 Or, hbn that setteth his whole heart 352 11. CHRONICLES. 30. 22. 'Or, jivinif h anki « Or, ;ti » Heb. be sfrimg in the service of the Lord. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offeriug sacrifices of peace oiler- ings, and i making confession to the 23 Lord, the God of their fathers. And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days Mith gladness. 24 Yov Hezekiah king of Judah did give to tlie congregation for offerings a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep ; and the princes gave to the con- gregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number 25 of priests sanctified themselves. And all the congregation of Judah, with the in-iests and the Levites, and all the cougi-egation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, 26 rejoiced. So there was great joy in Jerusalem : for since the tune of Solo- mon the sou of David kmg of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people : and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven. 31 Now when all this was finished, aU Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the 2j)illars, and hewed down the Ash- erim, and brake down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Ma- uasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, 2 into their own cities. AikI Hezekiah aiipointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, both the ijriests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of tlie 3 Lord. He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the mornmg and evening burnt offermgs, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is ^vritten in the law of the Lord. 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they miglat 8 give themselves to 5 the law of the Lord. And as soon as tlie commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abimdanee the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things C brought they in abundantly. And the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated unto the Lord their 7 God, and laid them by heaps. In the third mouth they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished 8 them in the seventh month. And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and 9 his people Israel. Then Hezekiah ques- tioned with the priests and the Levites 10 concerning the heaps. And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said. Since the people began to bring the oblations into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his 2ieople ; and that which is left is this great store. 11 Then Hezekiah commanded to pi-epare chambers in tlie house of the Lord ; and 12 they prepared them. And they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second. 13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerunoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers tinder the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezek- iah the king, and Azariah the ruler 14 of the house of God. And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the jjorter at the east gate, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most 15 holy things. And under him were Eden, and MiaiamLn, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in then- * set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the 16 small : beside them that were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the house of the Lord, ^as the duty of every day re- quired, for their service in their charges 17 according to their courses; and them tliat were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty yeai's old and upward, in their charges by their 18 coiu'ses ; fi and them that were reckoned by genealogy of all then- little ones, theu" wives, and their sons, and their daughters, tlirough all the congreg- ation: for in their ^set oflice they 19 sanctified themselves in holiness : also for the sons of Aaron the priests, which v." ere in the fields of the subiu^bs of their cities, m every several city, there were men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reck- oned by genealogy among the Levites. 20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout aU Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and 7 faithful be- 21 fore the Lord his God. And in every 32. 29. 11. CHRONICLES. 353 ISee 2 KiiiES xviii. i:J, &c., Is. xxxvi. 1, &c. 2Heb. to break thcni up. 3 Heb. his fare was to fight. 4 Or, Tieight- cned the towers Or, went up upon the towers The Vulgate has, 'mitt towers thereon. 5 Or, another sor, tlu re be vitrre ~ Or, i7l the St rang hold e Heb. devoted. work that he began in the service of the liouHC of Go(l, and in the law, and ill tlic commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and jn-ospered. 32 ^After these things, and this faith- fulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought ^to win them for him- 2 self. And when Hezekiah saw tliat Sennacherib was come, and that ^he Avas purposed to fight against Jerusa- 31em, he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without 4 the city; and they helped hun. So there was gathered much i)eople to- gether, and they stopped all tlie fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Wliy should the kings of Assyi'ia come, 5 and find mvich water ? And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and * raised it up to the towers, and ^the other wall with- out, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields (> in abundance. And he set captains of war over the jieople, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake com- 7 fortably to them, saying. Be strong and of a good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with hun: for i^ there is a greater with us 8 than with him : with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 9 After this did Sennacherib king of Ass5Tia send his servants to Jerusa- lem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) tmto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah tliat 10 were at Jerusalem, saying. Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyi'ia, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide '''the siege 11 in Jerusalem ? Doth not Hezekiah -per- suade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the 12 hand of the king of Assyi-ia? Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high iilaces and his altars, and com- manded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and 13 upon it shall ye burn incense ? Know ye not what I and my fathers have done inito all the peoples of the lands ? Were the gods of the nations of the lands any ways able to deliver their land out 14 of mine hand ? Who was there among all the gods of those nations which my fathers ** utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver 15 you out of muie hand? Now therefore let not Hezekiali deceive you, nor IK'rsuade you on this manner, neitlu^r believe ye liim: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers : liow mucli less shall your "God deliver you out of IG mine hand ? And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against 17 his servant Hezekiah. He wrote also 1" letters, to rail on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying. As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his 18 people out of mine hand. And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them ; that they might 19 take the city. And they sjiake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the 20 work of men's hands. And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and 21 cried to heaven. And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains, in the camiJ of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels 11 slew him there with the sword. 22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyi-ia, and from the hand of aUother, 23 and guided them on every side. And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations fi'om thenceforth. 24 1" In those days Hezekiah was sick even unto death: and he prayed unto the Lord ; and he spake unto him, and gave 25 hun a i^sign. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto hun ; for his heart was lifted up : therefore there was wrath upon him, 26 and upon Judah and Jerusalem. Not- withstanding Hezekiah humbled hun- self for i"* the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. 27 Aid Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour : and he proAaded him treasm'ies for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for aU manner of good- 28 ly vessels ; storehouses also for the in- crease of corn and wine and oil; and stalls forallmanner of beasts, andflocks 29 in folds. Moreover he provided him » Or, gods 10 Or. a letter n Hel>. cause*! him to fan. 12 See 2 Kings XX. 1, &c.. Is. xxxviii. ], &c. "Or, wonder 11 Heb. the lift- ing up. 12 354 II. CHRONICLES. 32. 29. 1 Heb. inter- lirctGrn. 2 See 2 Kings xxi. l,i'Cx. cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in alnmdauce : for God had given 30 him very much substance. This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of GOion, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah 31 prospered in all his works. Howbeit iu the business o/'the i ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto liun to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his 32 heart. Now the rest of the acts of Hez- ekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the book 33 of the kings of Judah and Israel. And Hezekiah slej)t with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David : and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Ma- nasseh his son reigned in his stead. 33 '■^Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned fifty 2 and five years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abommations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out 3 before the chil(b-en of Israel. For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down ; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshij)ped aU the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord said, In Jeru- 5 salem shall my name be for ever. And he built altars for all the host of heaven m the two courts of the house 6 of the Lord. He also made his child- ren to pass through the fii-e in the valley of the son of Hiunom : and he practised augm'y, and used enchant- ments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards : he wrought much evil m the sight of the Lord, to provoke him 7 to anger. And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which 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, 8 will I put my name for ever : neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers; if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all tlie law and the statutes and the ordinances by the 9 hand of Moses. Aiid Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, so that they did evil more than did the nations, whom the Lord de- stroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people : but they gave no heed. 11 ^Vheref ore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh ^m chains, and bound him with fetters, 12 and carried him to Babylon. And when he was in distress, he besought the Lord his God, and hiunbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed unto him ; and he was intreated of him, and heard his sup- jilication, and brought Imn agam to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God. 14 Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering m at the fish gate; and he compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very gi-eat height : and he put ^valiant captains in all the fenced cities 15 of Judah. And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and 16 cast them out of the city. And he 5 built up the altar of the Lord, and offered thereon sacrifices of peace offer- ings and of thanksgivuig, and com- manded Judah to serve the Lord, the 17 God of Israel. Nevertheless the j^eople did sacrifice still in the high places, but 18 only unto the Lord their God. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his i^rayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts 19 of the kings of Israel. His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the j)laces wherein he built high places, and set up the Asherun and the graven images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history 20 of ^Hozai. So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house : and Amon his sou reigned in his stead. 21 7 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned 22 two years in Jerusalem. Andhedid that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father : and Amon sacrificed mito all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, 23 and served them. And he humbled not himself before the Lord, as Ma- nasseh his father had humbled himself ; but this same Amon ^ trespassed more 24 and more. And his servants conspired against him, and put hun to death in his 25 own house. 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 kmg in his stead. 34 '^ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned 34. 28. II. CHRONICLES. 355 1 Or. .IS other- wise read, with their axes The text is proba- bly con-upt. 2 See 2 Kings xxii. 3, 3 Or, diron- icier 4Heb. thresh- old. SAnother readint^ is, and thejf re- turned to Jeru- salem. 6 Or, they gave it to the work- men &c. See 'J Kings xxii. 5. 7 Or, to preside over it thirty and one years in Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked ia the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the loft. Sl'or in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet j'oung, ho began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the tweKth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from tlie high places, and the Asherim, and the gi-aveu images, and the molten images. 4 And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence ; and the sun- images, that were on high above them, he hewed down ; and the Asherim, and the gi-aven images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto 5 them. And he bui-nt the bones of the liriests upon their altars, and purged 6 Judah and Jerusalem. And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Eplu'aim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, ^in 7 their ruins round about. And he brake down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and retm-ned to Jerusalem. 8 2 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had pm-ged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the 8 recorder, to repair the house of the 9 Lord his God. And they came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought mto the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the ^door, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, ^and of the inhabitants of 10 Jerusalem. And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord ; and 6 the workmen that wrought in the house of the Lord gave it to amend 11 and repair the house ; even to the car- j)enters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kmgs of Judah had 12 destroyed. And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari ; and Zechariah and MeshuUam, of the sons of the Ko- hathites, 'to set it forward: and other of the Levites, all that could skill of 13 instruments of music. Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service : and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and 14 porters. And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Loud, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the Loiiu 15'^given by Moses. And Hilkiah an- swered and said to Shaph.in the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Loud. And Hilkiah 16 delivered the book to Shaphan. And Shaphan carried the booli to the king, and moreover brought the king word again, saying, AU that v/as committed 17 to thy servants, they do it. And they have 3 emptied out the money that was found in the house of the Loud, and have dehvered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the 18 workmen. And Shaphan the scribe told the kuig, sayuig, HQkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the kmg. 19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that ho 20rent his clothes. And the king com- manded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the sou of Shaphan, and i^Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and 21 Asaiah the king's servant, saying, Go ye, inquu-e of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Ju- dah, concerning the words of the book that is found : for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poiu-ed out upon us, because our fathers have not kejit the word of the Lord, to do according un- •22 to all that is written in this book. So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the pro- phetess, the wife of Shallmn the son of 11 Tokhath, the son of 12 Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Je- rusalem in the i^ second quarter;) and 23 they spake to her to that effect. And she said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel : Tell ye the man 24 that sent you unto me. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I wiU bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even aU the cm-ses that are written in the book which they have read before 25 the king of Judah : because they have forsaken me, and have bm-ned incense unto other gods, that they might pro- voke me to anger with all the works of their hands ; therefore is my wi-ath poured out upon this place, and it shall 26 not be quenched. But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel : As touching the words which thou hast 27 heard, because thuie heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the in- habitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; lalsohave 28 heard thee, saith the Lord. Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in 8 Hch. hy tJte fumU Of. f Or, poured out 10 Tn 2 Kings xxii. 12, Achbor the S071 0/ Mi- caiah. Uln 2 Kings xxii. 14, Tikvah. 12 In 2 Kings xxii. 14, liar has. 13 Hob. Mish- neh. 12—2 356 II. CHRONICLES. 34. 28. iSee 1 Kings xxiii. 1, &c. 2 Or, and accord- ing to the distribu- tion of each fathers^ house 'Or, gave for offerings and so in verses 8,9. See ch. XXX. 24. lOr, wUlingXy peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inliabitants thereof. And they brought the king word again. 29 iThen the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and 30 Jerusalem. And the king went up to the house of the Loed, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the ijriests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the coven- ant that was found in the house of 31 the Lord. And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his test- imonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with aU his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were 32 written in this book. And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Ben- jamin to stand to it. And the inhabit- ants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of then- fa- 33thers. And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. AU his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers. 35 And Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem : and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the 2 first month. And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord. 3 Aiid he said mito the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy imto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build ; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders : nov\' serve the Lord your God, and his people 4 Israel. And prepare yourselves after your fathers' houses by your com-ses, according to the writing of David kuig of Israel, and according to the writing 5 of Solomon his son. And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, 2 and let there he for each a portion of a fathers' house 6 of the Levites. And kill the passover, and sanctify your.selves, and prejiare for your brethren, to do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of 7 Moses. And Josiah ■''gave to the child- ren of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the passover offerings, unto all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks : these were of 8 the king's substance. And his princes gave ^for a freewill offering unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, 9 and three hundred oxen. Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethauel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for the passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and 10 five hundred oxen. So the service was jirepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their courses, according to the king's commandment. 11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprmkled the blood, v)hich they received of then* band, and the Levites 12 flayed them. And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is wi'itten in the book of Moses. And so 13 did they with the oxen. Aiid they roast- ed the passover with fire according to the ordinance : and the holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the 14 children of the people. And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests ; because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night : therefore tbeLevites prepared for them- selves, and for the priests the sons of 15 Aaron. And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their ijlace, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthuu the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate : they needed not to depart from their service, for their brethren the 16 Levites prepared for them. So aU the ser\'ice of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the command- 17ment of king Josiah. And the child- ren of Israel that were present kej^t the passover at that time, and the feast 18 of unleavened bread seven days. And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet ; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the jjriests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusa- 19 lem. In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 20 5 After all this, when Josiah had pre- pared the temjjle, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carehemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against 21 him. But he sent ambassadors to him, saying. What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? Iconic not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: and God "hath 36. 23. IJ. CHRONICLES. 357 iSee 2 Kings xxiii. 30, &c. 2 See _; Kings xxiii. ^, 37. 3 Or. palace 4 Or, against 5 In IChr. iii. 16, Je- coniah. In Jer. xxii. ^, Coniah, 6 See 2 KinES xxiv. 8, &c. Tin 2 Kings xxiv. 8. eighteen, sSee 2 Sam. xi. 1. coinmancleil me to make liaste : forbear tliee from Meddling vnth God, who is with me, that he destroy tlico not. 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disfjuised liini- self , that he might tight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God, and came to 23 fight in the valley of Megiddo. And the archers shot at king Josiah ; and the kmg said to his servants. Have me away; 24 for I am sore womided. So his serv- ants took him out of the chariot, and put Imn in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem ; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for 25 Josiah. And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and suiging women spake of Josiah in their lamentations, unto this day ; and they made them an ordinance in Israel : and, behold, they are written in the lament- 26ations. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, accordmg to that which is written in the law of 27 the LoED, and his acts, iirst and last, behold, they are ii\T.-itten in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 36 iThen the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jeru- 2 salem. Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned three months m Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and amerced the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of 4 gold. And the king of Egypt made Eli- akim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Aud Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egyi)t. 5 2 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Je- rusalem : and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Loed his God. 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in 7 fetters, to carry him to Babylon. Nebu- chadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Loed to Babylon, and put them in his ^ temple at Babylon. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abomuiations which he did, and that which was found ^in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and sjehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 9 " Jehoiachin was "^ eight years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem : and he did that which was evil in the sight 10 of the Lord. And 8 at the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Loed, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. 11 "Zedekiah was twenty and one years old wlien he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: 12 and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God ; he humbled not hunself before Jeremiah the pro- jihet spealdng from the mouth of the 13 Lord. And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God : but he stiffened his neck, and 10 hardened his heart from turn- ing unto the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the i)eople, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the hea- then ; and they iioUuted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Je- 15rusalem. And the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his mes- sengers, rising up early and sending; because he had compassion on his peo- 16 pie, and on his dwellmg place : but they mocked the messengers of God, and desi^ised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wi-ath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was 17 no 11 remedy. Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man or ancient : he gave 18 them all into his hand. And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasm-es of the house . of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes ; all these he 19 brought to Babylon. And they burnt the house of God, and brake Aoynn the wall of Jerusalem, and biirnt all the palaces thereof with fii-e, and destroj'ed 20 all the goodly vessels thereof. And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon ; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia : 21 to fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 12 Now in the first year of 13 Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spu'it of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation through- out all his kingdom, and put it also in 23 writing, saying. Thus saith Cya-us king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord, the God of heaven, given me ; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all his people, the Lord his God be ^vith him, and let him go up. 9, See 2 Kinf;!) xxiv. 18, 10 Hch. strength' encd. II Heb. healing. 12 See Ezra i. 1—3. 13 Heb. Coresh. EZRA. iHeb. CorKSh. 2 Or, Tie is the God which h in Jrru- sahm 3 See Nell, vii. 6, &c. 4Heb. JVe6w- chadnez- zcr. 1 Now in the fia-st year of i Cyi-us king of Persia, that the word of the Loed by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Loed stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation tlu-oughout aU his kingdom, a,uA jjut it slso in writing, 2 saying. Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Loed, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in SJudah. Wliosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Loed, the God of Israel, ^(he is 4 God,) which is in Jerusalem. And who- soever is left, in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place helji him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the free- will offering for the house of God which 5 is in Jerusalem. Then rose up the heads of fathers' houses of Judah and Benja- min, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stiiTed to go up to build the house of the Loed 6 which is in Jerusalem. And all they that were round about them strength- ened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and ^vith precious things, beside all that 7 was willingly offered. Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Loed, which Nebuchad- nezzar had brought forth out of Jeru- salem, and had put them in the house of 8 his gods ; even those did Cyi-us kmg of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mith- redath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of 9 Judah. And this is the number of them : thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty 10 knives; thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort fom- hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when they of the captivity were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 2 ^Now these are the childi-en of the provuice, that went up out of the capt- ivity of those which had been carried away, whom -iNebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Baby- lon, and that returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city ; 2 which came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, ^ Seraiah, ^Eeelaiah, Morde- cai, Bilshan, 'Mispar, Big-vai, ^Kehum, Baanah. The number of the men of 3 the people of Israel: the children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred 4 seventy and two. The children of Shephatiah, three himdi-ed seventy 5 and two. The children of Ai-ah, seven 6 hmidred seventy and five. The child- ren of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight 7 hundred and twelve. The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty 8 and four. The children of Zattu, nine 9 hundred forty and five. The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of ^Bani, six hundred forty 11 and two. The children of Bebai, six 12 hundred twenty and three. The child- ren of Azgad, a thousand two hundred 13 twenty and two. The children of Adonikam, six hmidred sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand 15 fifty and six. The children of Adm, fom* 16 hundred fifty and four. The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, tkree hundred 18 twenty and three. The children of 19 1° Jorah, an hundred and twelve. The children of Hashiun, two hundred twen- 20 ty and three. The childi-en of "Gib- 21 bar, ninety and five. The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and 22 three. The men of Netophah, fifty and 23 six. The men of Anathoth, an hundred 24 twenty and eight. The children of 25 1'-^ Azmaveth, forty and two. The child- ren of i3iuriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and 26 three. The children of Eamah and Geba, 27 six hundred twenty and one. The men of Michnaas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hund- 29 red twenty and thi-ee. The children 30 of Nebo, fifty and two. Tlie children of Magl)ish, an hmidred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam, a thou- 32 sand two hundred fifty and four. The children of Harim, three hundred and 33 twenty. The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundi-ed 35 forty and five. The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and 36 thirty. The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine 37 hundred seventy and three. The child- ren of Inuner, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashliur, a thousand 39 two hundred forty and seven. The children of Haruu, a thousand and 3. 9. 1 In ch. ill. '.I. Jiidah. Ill Neh. Uudcvali. EZRA. 359 ■i In Nc'h. vii. 47, tiia. 3 In Nell. ■ii. 4S, S.UtnaL lAnother reading is, Nc- phushn. In Neh. vii. 52, shesim. 5 In Neh. vii. 54, Baziith. ' In Neh. vii. 57, Sjpher- etli. ' In Neh. vii. 57, Purida, » In Neh. vii. 59, Afnon. s In Neh. vii. 61, Addon, 11 In Neh. vii. 03, Hoba- iah. 11 Heb. they WiTe polluted from the priest- hood. 12 Or, governor 40 sovcutccji. The Levitcs ; the children of Jeshua and Kadiuiel, of the chikh-eii 41 of iHodaviah, seventy and four. The singers : the children of Asaph, an 42 hundred twenty and eight. The child- ren of the porters: the children of Shal- luiu, the children of Ater, the child- ren of Talinon, the children of Akkuh, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hiuidred thirty and 43 nine. The Nethinim : the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the 44 children of Tahbaoth; the childi'en of Keros, the children of -^ Siaha, the child- 45 ren of Padon ; the children of Lebtinah, the childi'en of Hagabah, the children 46 of Akkub ; the children of Hagab, the children of ^Shamlai, the children of 47 Hanan ; the chikken of Giddel, the child- ren of Gahar, the children of Eeaiah ; 48 the children of llezin, the children of 49N«koda, the children of Gazzam; the children of Uzza, the cliildreu of I'a- 50 seah, the children of Besai ; the child- ren of Asuah, the children of Meunim, 51 the children of ^ Nephisim ; the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, 52 the children of Harhur; the children of ^Bazluth, the children of Mehida, 53 the children of Harslia ; the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the 54 children of Temah; the children of 55 Neziah, the children of Hatipha. The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of ''Has- 56 sophereth, the children of ^ Peruda ; the children of Jaalah, the children of Dar- 57 kon, the children of Giddel ; the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the chOdren of Pochereth-hazzebaim, 58 the children of 8 Ami. All the Nethin- im, and the children of Solomon's serv- ants, were three hundred ninety and 59 two. And these were they which went up fromTel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, ^AdAa,n, and Immer: but they could not shew their fathers' houses, and then* 60 seed, whether they were of Israel : the childi'en of Delaiah, the children of To- biah, the children of Nekoda, six hmid- 61 red fifty and two. And of the children of the priests : the childi'en of i° Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai,which took awif e of the daugh- ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was 62 called after theii' name. These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not f omid : therefore ^^ were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. 63 And the i^Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with 64 Ui'im and with Thummim. The whole congregation together was forty aud two thousand three himdred and thvee- 65 score, beside their meuservants aud theirmaidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hund- red singing men and singing women. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six ; their mules, two hundred forty 67 and live ; their camels, four hundred tliirty aud five; llieir asses, six thou- 68 sand seven hundred and twenty. Aud some of the heads of fathers' honncs, when they came to the house of the LoitD wliich is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it 69 up in its place : they gave after theu' ability uito the treasuj-y of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand impound of sil- ver, and one hundred priests' garments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, aud some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinun, dwelt hi their cities, and all Israel in their cities. 3 I'' And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were ill the cities, the i)eoi)le gathered them- selves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Joza- dak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offermgs thereon, as it is written in the law of 3 Moses the man of God. And they set the altar i^upon its base ; for fear was upon them because of the jjeople of the countries : and they offered burnt offer- ings thereon unto the Lokd, even bm-nt 4 offerings morning and evenuig. And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily bm-nt offerings by number, accordmg to the ordinance, as the duty of every day re- 5 quired ; and afterward the continual bm'nt offering, and the offerings of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LoED that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a free- 6 will offering unto the Lord. From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord : but the fomidation of the tem- 7 pie of the Lord was not yet laid. They gave money also unto the i^ masons, and to the carpenters ; aud meat, and drmk, and oil, unto them of Zidou, and to them of Tyre, to brmg cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. 8 Now in the second year of their comuig unto the house of God at Jeru- salem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, aud the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem ; and appointed the Levites, from twen- ty years old and upward, to I'^ave the oversight of the work of the house 9 of the Lord. Then stood Jeshua 13 U'h. nutneh. 11 See Neh. vii. 7.;, viii. 1. 15 Or, in its ptave l« Or, heivers 17 Or, set forward the work 360 EZRA. 3. 9. 1 In ch. ii. 40, Ho- daviah. 2Heb. as (me. ^ Accord- ing to some MSB. and ancient versions, the ijriests :ifood. »0r, the first house standing an its founda- tion, when this house was before their e</es •'■Another reading is, yet we do no sacrifice since &c. 6 Or, terrified 'Or, Xerxes Heb. Ahash- verosh. <Heb. Artah- shashta. sor, Aramaic 10 Ch. iv. s— vi. 18 •with his sons and his bretkren, Kad- niiel and his sons, the sons of i Judah, 2 together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God : the sons of Heuadad, with their sons and 10 their brethren the Levites. And when the builders laid the foundation, of the temple of the Lord, 3 they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asai)h with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after 11 the order of David kmg of Israel. And they sang one to another in praising andgi\'ing thanks unto the Lord, sail- ing, For he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of 12 the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, the old men that had seen ^the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before then- eyes, wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted 13 aloud for joy: so that the people coitld not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people : for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 4 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded a temple unto 2 the Lord, the God of Israel ; then they diew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek yoTu- God, as ye do ; ^ and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddou king of Assyria, which 3 brought us up hither. But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God ; but we ourselves together will buUd unto the Lord, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and 5 6 troubled them in building, and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of 6 Darius king of Persia. And in the reign of ''Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. 7 And in the days of 8 Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Ar taxerxes king of Persia ; and the writing of the letter was written in the ^ Syrian character, and set forth in the " Syrian Q tongue. lORehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the 9 king in this sort : then v^rote Kehmn the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions ; the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archev- ites, the Babylonians, tlie Shushanch- lOites, the Dehaites, the Elamites, and the rest of the nations whom the gi'eat and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the countrg beyond the river, 11 and so forth. This is the copy of the letter that they sent mito Artaxerxes the king ; Thy servants the men beyond 12 the river, and so forth. Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee are come to us unto Jeru- salem ; they are builduig the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repau-ed the foundations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be buUded, and the walls fin- ished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and m the end it will endamage 14 the kings. Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king; 15 that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers : so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebeUious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition with- in the same of old time : for which cause 16 was this city laid waste. We certify the kmg that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt 17 have no jiortion beyond the river. Then sent the king an answer mito Eehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their comj^anions that dwell in Samaria, and Hiu the rest of the country beyond the river, Peace, and 18 so forth. The letter which ye sent unto us hath been i^ plainly read before me. 19 And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebeUiou and sedition 20 have been made therein. There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all the country beyond the river ; and tribute, custom, 21 and toll, was paid unto them. Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not buQded, until a decree shall be made 22 by me. And take heed that ye be not slack herein : why should damage grow 23 to the hurt of the kings ? Then when the coi^y of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Eehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and then* companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force 24 and power. Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jeru- salem ; and it ceased unto the second 6. 11. EZRA. 30 1 'Or, whK'h WimUjfJOti thcin 2 Or, T!ii-n spake we itn,'n tlii-m afti-rthis yyliat. Kliiltliey. are f/tr names nf the iiwn that make this build- ing) Or, ac- cord: 11;^ to sonic ancient versions, Then spake they •unto them il-e. See ver. 10. 3 Or, they returned answer 4 Or, beeause that year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 5 Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, ami Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem ; in the name of the God of Israel '^pruphe- 'i.sicd they luito them. Then rose up Zeruhbahel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the sou of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem ; and with them were the 3proj)hets of God, helloing them. At tlie same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, and Sliethar-bozenai, and then- conqianions, and said thus unto them. Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to 4 hnish this wall ? ^ Then spake we unto them after this manner. What are the names of the men that make this build- 5 ing ? But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then ^ answer should be returned by letter concerning it. 6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were beyond the river, sent unto Darius the king: 7 they sent a letter unto him, w^herem was written thus; Unto Darius the 8 king, all peace. Be it known unto the kuig, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with gi-eat stones, and timber is laid in the walls', and this work goeth on with diligence and pros- 9 pereth in then- hands. Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this 10 house, and to finish this wall? W^e asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of 11 them. And thus they returned us an- swer, saying. We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel 12 builded and finished. But Rafter that om* fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar kmg of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away 13 into Babylon. But in the tii'st year of Cyrus king of Babjdon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of 14 God. And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebu- chadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the kiug take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbaz- zar, whom he had made governor; 15 and he said unto him, Take these ves- sels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of IGGod be builded in its jjlace. Then came the same Sheshbaz/.ar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem : and since that time even until now hath it been in builduig, and yet it is not completed. 17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the kuig, let there be search made ui the king's treasiu-e house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us con- cerning this matter. Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the s archives, where the treasures were 2 laid up ui Babylon. And there was found at ^ Achmetha, in the jialace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus WTitten for a record. 3 In the first year of Cyi-us the kiug, Cj-- rus the kmg made a decree ; Concern- ing the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they oifer sacrifices, and let the fomid- ations thereof be strongly laid ; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the 4 breadth thereof thi-eescore cubits ; with three rows of gi-eat stones, and 'a row of new timber : and let tlie expenses 5 be given out of the king's house : and also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchad- nezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jei'usalem, and brought mito Babylon, be restored, and brought agam unto the temple which is at Jeru- salem, every one to its place, and thou shalt put them iu the house of God. 6 Now therefore, Tattenai, governor be- yond the river, Shethar-bozenai, and *^your companions the Apharsacliites, which are beyond the river, be ye far 7 from thence : let the work of this house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place. 8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the Iniilding of this house of God : that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given with all diligence mito these men, that 9 they be not hindered. And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offer- ings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wme, and oU, accordmg to the word of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day with- 10 out fail : that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savour- unto the God of hea- ven, and pray for the life of the kiug, 11 and of his sons. Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this s Aram books. 8 That is, Feba- tana. "7 Accord- int^totlie Sep;., 071 e r(y.o ionoer. s Aram. their. 362 EZRA. 6. 11. lOr, because of that which &c. 2Heb. as one. word, let a beam be pulled out from his bouse, and let bim be lifted up aud fast- ened thereon; and let his house be 12 made a dunghill for this : and the God that hath caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples, that shaU put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree ; let it be done with all diligence. 13 Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, i because that Darius the king had sent, did accordmgly with 14 all diligence. And the elders of the Jews builded and i^rospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, accord- ing to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the de- cree of Cyrus, aud Darius, and Arta- 15 xerxes king of Persia. And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar , which was in the sixth year 16 of the reign of Darius the king. And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication 17 of this house of God with joy. Aud they offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ; and for a sin offermg for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the IS tribes of Israel. And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem ; as it is 'written in the book of Moses. 19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the foiu-teenth clcnj 20 of the fii'st month. For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves 2 to- gether ; all of them were pure : and they kiUed the jjassover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren 21 the priests, and for themselves. And the children of Israel, which were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord, the God of 22 Israel, did eat, and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy : for the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the kmg of As- syria unto them, to strengthen then* hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. Y Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Sei'aiah, the son of Azariah, the sou 2 of Hilkiah, the son of Shallmn, the son 3 of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of 4 Meraioth, the son of Zerahiah, the son 5 of Uzzi, the sou of Bukki, the son of Aln- shua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief 6 priest : this Ezra went up from Babylon ; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Isra- el, had given : and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand 7 of the Lord his God upon him. And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Le- vites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 8 Aud he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year 9 of the king. For upon the first day of the first month ^ began he to go uj) from Babylon, and on the first day of the fiith mouth came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements. 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Ai'taxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the command- ments of the Lord, and of his statutes 12 to Israel. ''Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and 13 so forth. I make a decree, that aU they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own free will to go 14 to Jerusalem, go with thee. Forasmuch as thou art sent ^of the kmg and his seven counsellors, to inquire concern- ing Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine 15 hand ; and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Is- rael, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, 16 and aU the silver and gold that thou shalt find m all the province of Baby- lon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering will- ingly for the house of their God which 17 is in Jerusalem ; therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, wth their meal offerings and then* drink offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusa- 18 lem. And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that 19 do ye after the mil of your God. And the vessels that are given thee for the seiwice of the house of thy God, deliver 20 thou before the God of Jerusalem. And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out 21 of the king's treasure house. And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra 8. 27. EZRA. 3G3 1 Aram. cars. 2 Aram. rooting out. the priest, the scribe of the law of tlie God of heaveu, sliall require of you, 22 it be done with all diligence, unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hiuidred i measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hund- red baths of oil, and salt without pre- 23 scribing how much. Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven ; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king 21 and his sons ? Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or serv- ants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or 25 toll, upon them. And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thine hand, appoint magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God ; and teach ye hun 26 that knoweth them not. And whoso- ever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgement be executed upon him with all dili- gence, whether it be unto death, or to 2 banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of om* fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the kmg's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusa- 28 lem ; and hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty ijrinces. And I was strengthened according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 8 Now these are the heads of theu* fa- thers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the 2 king. Of thesonsof Phinehas,Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel : of the 3 sons of David, Hattush. Of the sous of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah : and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundi-ed 4 and fifty. Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the sou of Zerahiah ; and 5 with him two huudi-ed males. Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel ; 6 and with him three hundred males . And of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males. 7 And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah ; and with him seventy 8 males. And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael ; and with 9 him fourscore males. Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel ; and with him two hundi'ed and eighteen 10 males. And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah ; and with him 11 an hundred and threescore males. And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the sou of Bebai ; and with him twentj' 12 and eight males. And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan ; and with him an hundred and ten males. 13 And of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shomaiah, 14 and with them threescore males. And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and "Zab- bud ; and with them seventy males. 15 And I gathered them together to the river that rmnieth to Aliava ; and there we encamped thi-ee days : and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of 16 Levi. Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Eluathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joi- arib, and for Elnathan, ^ which were 17 teachers. And ^i sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Ca- siphia ; and I told them what they should say unto''^Iddo, a7ie?hisbrethi'eu the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us minis- IB ters for the house of our God. And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us ''a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and She- rebiah, with his sons and his brethren, 19 eighteen; and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty; 20 and of the Nethinim, whom David and tlie princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundi-ed and twenty Nethinim : all of them were expressed 21 by name. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble om-selves before our God, to seek of him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our 22 substance. For I was ashamed to ask of the kmg a band of soldiers and horse- men to help us against the enemy in the way ; because we had spoken unto the kuig, saying. The hand of om- God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wi'ath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we fasted and besought om* God for this : and he was intreated of us. 24 Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the 8 priests, ^even Sherebiah, Hash- abiah, and ten of then- brethi-en with 25 them, and weighed unto them the sil- ver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of om- God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his prmces, and all Israel there 26 present, had offered: I even weighed into theii- hand six hundi-ed and fiity talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents; of gold an hundred 27 talents ; and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics ; and two vessels of fine ^Another is, Zaccur. 4 Or, which had untler- standing SAnother reading is. I gave thtnn cmn- 7iiand' nient. 6Tlie text .IS pointe<l h.'is. htilo, his brother. 7 Or, Ish- sechel sinNeh. xii. 24, Levites. 3 Or, besides 12 3G4 EZRA. 8. 27. 1 Or, by 2 Or, deputies 3 Oc, first 28 bright brass, precious as gold. And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord, and the vessels are holy ; and the silver aud the gold are a freewill offer- uig unto the Lord, the God of youi- 29 fathers. Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' houses of Israel, at Je- rusalem, in the chambers of the house 30 of the Lord. So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of om- God. 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth daij of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of om- God was upon us, and he dehvered us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode 33 there three days. And on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God 1 into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest ; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas ; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, 34 the Levites ; the whole by niunber and by weight: and aU the weight was 35 written at that time. The childi-en of the caiitivity, which were come out of exile, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a shi offermg : all this was a burnt offering 36 unto the Lord. And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the river : and they furthered the peo- ple and the house of God. Q Now when these thuigs were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoi)les of the lands, doing according to then* ab- ominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebus- ites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the 2 Egyptians, and the Amorites. For they have taken of then* daughters for them- selves aud for their sons ; so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands : yea, the hand of the princes and ^rulers hath 3 been s chief in this trespass. And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my 4 beard, and sat down astonied. Then were assembled imto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; aud I sat astonied 5 until the evening oblation. And at the evening oblation I arose up from my ^limnLliation, even with my gar- ment aud my mantle rent; and I fell upon my knees, aud spread out my 6 hands unto the Lord my God ; and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for om* iniquities are increased over om* head, and our guiltiness is grown up un- 7 to the heavens. Smce the days of our fathers we have been * exceeding guilty unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to spoiling, and to confusion of face, 8 as it is this day. And now for a little moment grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a rem- nant to escajie, and to give us a ^nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little 9 reviving in our bondage. For we are bondmen ; yet our God hath not for- saken us in our bondage, but hath ex- tended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of om* God, and to repair the ''ruins thereof, and to give ns a ^ wall in Judah aud in Jerusalem. 10 And now, om- God, what shall we say after this ? for we have forsaken 11 thy commandments, which thou hast commanded by thy servants the pro- phets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to i^ossess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through then- abomina- tions, which have filled it from one end 12 to another with their tilthmess. Now therefore give not your daughters unto then- sons, neither take their daughters mito your sons, nor seek their peace or then- prosperity for ever : that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your 13 children for ever. And after aU that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for om- great guUt, seeing that thou our God hast pmiished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us 14 such a remnant, shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abomin- ations ? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor 15 any to escape ? Lord, the God of Israel, thou art righteous ; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day : behold, we are before thee in our guiltmess ; for none can stand before thee because of this. 10 Now while Ezra in-ayed, and made confession, weeping and casting him- self down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great con- gi-egation of men and women and 10. 44. EZRA. I Or. rho Lurd ^ Aficord- iut,' to some ancient vei*si(jns, and he lodged there. •■' Heb. deimted. i Hel). the rains. ' Or.giee thanks eOr, As thou hii.it iald, so It be- hoi'eth US to do ' Heb. stand. 8 Or. as touch- ing this matter cliildreii : for the peojjle wejit very sore. 2 And Shecaniali the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God; and have married strange women of the peoi)les of the laud : yet now there is liojie for Israel concerning 3 this thhig. Now tlierefore let us make a covenant with onr God to put away all the Avives, and such as are born of them, according to the coimsel of ^niy lord, and of those tliat tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it 4 be done according to the law. Arise ; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee : be of good courage, 5 and do it. Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the i)riests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they woiild do according to this word. So they 6 sware. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Elia- sliib: 2 and vihcn he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water : for he mourned because of the trespass 7 of them of the captivity. And they made proclamation tlu-oughout Judah and Jerusalem unto a,ll the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem ; Sand that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his sub- stance should be ^ forfeited, and him- self separated from the congregation 9 of the captivity. Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered them- selves together unto Jerusalem within the three days ; it was the ninth mouth, on the twentieth day of the month : and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trem- bling because of this matter, and for loathe great rain. And Ezra the priest stood up, and said imto them, Ye have trespassed, and have married strange women, to increase the guilt of Israel. 11 Now therefore ^make confession unto the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do his ijleasure : and separate your- selves from the peoples of the laud, 12 and from the strange women. Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, ^As thou hast said 13 concerning us, so must we do. But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand witliout, neither is this a work of one day or two : for we have great- 14 ly transgressed in this matter. Let now our princes '?be appomted for aU the congregation, and let aU them that are in our cities which have mar- ried strange women come at appointed tunes, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, luitil the tierce wrath of our God be tm-ned from us, ^ until this matter be ISdesjiatclied. Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzciah the son of Tikvah " stood up agahist this viattcr: and MeshuUam and Sliabbcthai the Ifi Levite helped 'them. And tlie cliildren of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, wifh certain heads fif fathers' hiiii.ii's, after their fatliers' houses, and aU of them by tlieir names, were separ- ated; and they ,sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine tlie 17 matter. And they made an end witli all the men that had married strange women by the first day of the first 18 mouth. And among the sons of the priests there were found that had mar- ried strange women: nainchj, of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eli- lOezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliali. Aiid they gave then- hand that tiiey would put away then- wives ; and bidng guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their 20 guilt. And of the sons of Immer; 21Hanani and Zebadiah. And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 22 AmA of the sons of Pashhur ; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Joza- 23 bad, and Elasah. And of the Levites; Jozabad, and 8himei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and 24Eliezer. And of the singers; Elia- shib : and of the porters ; Shallum, and 25 Telem, and Uri. And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh ; Eamiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamm, and Elea- 26 zar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. And of the sons of Elam; Mattauiah, Zech- ariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jere- 27 moth, and Elijah. And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and A^iza. 28 And of the sons of Bebai ; Jehohanan, 29Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai. And of the sons of Bani ; MeshuUam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, lo Jeremoth. 30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab ; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mat- taniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, aud Manas- 31 seh. And of the sons of Harim ; Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiali, Shim- 32 eon; Benjamm, MaUuch, Shemariah. 33 Of the sons of Hashum ; Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, 34Manasseh, Shimei. Of the sons of 35 Bani ; Maadai, Ami-am, and Uel ; Ben- 36aiah, Bedeiah, "Cheliihi; Vaniah, 37Meremoth, Eliashib; Mattaniah, Mat- 38tenai, and ^^j^asu; and Bani, and 39 Binnui, Shimei; and Shelemiah, aud 40 Nathan, and Adaiah; Maclmadebai, 41 Shashai, Saarai ; Azarel, and Shelem- 42iah, Shemariah; ShaUiun, Amariah, 43 Joseph. Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, i^lddo, and 44 Joel, Benaiah. AJl these had taken strange wives: and i^some of them had wives by whom they had children. 3G5 9 Or, were a}}- pointcd fwcr this 10 An- other reading is, and lianioth. 11 An- otlier reading is. Che- luhu. 12 An- other reaiiing is, Jaa- sai. 13 An- other reaiiing is, Jad- d'li. 11 Or. some of the wives had borne children THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. lOr, hUtory 2 See ch. ii. 1. 3 Or, castle 1 The 1 words of Neliemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the mouth Chislev, 2iu the twentieth year, as I 2 was in Shushan the ^palace, that Han- ani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah ; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaj»ed, which were left of the captivi- 3 ty, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said unto me. The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in gi-eat affliction and reproach : the wall of Jerusalem also is broken doivTi, and the gates thereof are bm-ned with 4 fire. And it came to joass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days ; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven, 5 and said, I beseech thee, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keej)eth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his 6 conunandments : let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hearken mito the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this tune, day and night, for the clrUdreu of Israel thy servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned agaiust thee: yea, I and my father's house 7 have sinned. We have dealt very cor- ruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgements, which thou com- Smandedst thy servant Moses. Ee- member, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, sajing, If ye trespass, I will scatter 9 you abroad among the peoples : but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though yom' outcasts were ui the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to 10 cause my name to dwell there. Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great 11 power, and by thy strong hand. O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy serv- ant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. (Now I was cupbearer to the king.) 2 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Arta- xerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been 2heforetime sad in his presence. And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick ? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid. 3 And I said unto the kuig, Let the king live for ever : why should not my coun- tenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed 4 with fire? Then the king said unto me. For what dost thou make request ? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have foimd favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build Git. And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shaU thy joiu-ney be? and when wilt thou retm-n? So it pleased the king to send me ; and I set him a time. 7 Moreover I said mito the king. If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may let me pass through till I 8 come unto Judah; and a letter unto Asaph the kee^jer of the king's ^forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter uito. And the king grant- ed me, according to the good hand of 9 my God uj)on me. Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army 10 and horsemen. And when SanbaUat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the 11 childi'en of Israel. So I came to Jeru- 12 salem, and was there thi-ee days. And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me ; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast 13 that I rode upon. And I went out by night by the valley gate, even to- ward the dragon's well, and to the park 3. 23. NEHEMIAH. 3G7 lOr, deputies 2 Or, The hundred 3 Hcb. him. 4 Or, lords Or, Lord 5 Or, the gate of the old city or, of the old wall dung pate, and viewed tlie walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed 14 with fire. Then I went on to the fount- ain gate and to the king's jiool : hut there was no place for the beast that 15 was under me to pass. Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the M'all; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so 1(5 returned. And the i rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did ; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the 1 rulers, nor to the rest that did 17 the work. Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come and let us build up the wall of Jeru- salem, that we be no more a reproach. 18 And I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also of the king's words that he had spoken mito me. And they said. Let us rise up and build. So they strength- ened their hands for the good tvorh. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Ai-abian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, "Wliat is this thing that ye do ? will ye rebel against the kmg ? 20 Then answered I them, and said unto them. The God of heaven, he will prosper us ; therefore we his servants will arise and build : but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. 3 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sancti- fied it, and set up the doors of it ; even unto the tower of ^Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Han- 2 anel. And next imto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to ^them 3 builded Zaccur the son of Imri. And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts 4 thereof, and the bars thereof. And next mito them repau-ed Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. And next unto them repau-ed MeshuUam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshe- zabel. And next mito them repaired 5Zadok the son of Baana. And next mito them the Tekoites repaired ; but then- nobles put not their necks to the 6 work of theii- *lord. And ^the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and MeshuUam the son of Besodeiah ; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts 7 thereof, and the bars thereof. And next mito them repaired Melatiah the Gibeouite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, inJiich appertained to the throne of the 8 governor beyond the river. Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Har- haiah, goldsmiths. And next unto him rejiaired Hananiah one of the "apothe- caries, and they 'fortified Jerusalem 9 even unto the broad wall. And next unto them rej)aired I{ei)haiah the sou of Hur, the ruler of half the district of 10 Jerusalem. And next unto them re- paired Jedaiah the son of Ilarumaph, even over against his house. And next mito him repau-ed Hattush the son of 11 Hashabneiah. Malcliijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the sou of Pahath- moab, repaired another portion, and 12 the tower of the furnaces. And next unto him repau-ed Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13 The valley gate repau-ed Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah ; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the waU mi- 14 to the dung gate. And the dung gate repaired Malchijah the sou of Eechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-hae- cherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and 15 the bars thereof. And the fountam gate repaii-ed Shalluu the sou of Col- hozeh, the ruler of the district of Miz- pah ; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the waU of the pool of '^Shelah by the king's garden, even unto the stau-s that go down from the city of David. 16 After hun re^iaired Nehemiah the sou of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and imto the pool that was made, and unto the house 17 of the mighty men. After him re- pau-ed the Levites, Kehum the sou of Baui. Next unto him repaired Hash- abiah, the ruler of half the district of ISKeilah, for his district. After him re- paired their brethi-en, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the dis- 19ti-ict of KeQah. And next to him re- paired Ezer the sou of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the going up to the armoury 20 at the turnmg of the wall. After hun Baruch the sou of ^Zabbai earnestly re- pau-ed another portion, from the turu- iug of the wall unto the door of the 21 house of Eliashib the high priest. After him repau-ed Meremoth the son of Uri- ah the son of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eha- 22shib. And after him repaired the 23 priests, the men of the ^oPlam. After sthem repaired Benjamui and Has- shub over agauist their house. After 8 them repaired Azariah the son of <^ Or, per- fiitners T Or, Uf/ 8 In Is. viii. (>, iihiloah. 9.4notlicr readint; is, Zaccai. WOr, Circuit 3G8 NEHEMIAH. 3. 23. 1 Or, the iqtpcr towtr. . . 'r<y>n the hous*" of the king ■2 Or, Pedaiah the son Parosh (now. . . Ophel) repaired unto A-c. 3Heb. him. *0r, upper itamber [f;ll. iii. 33 ill Heb.] sQr, ■will they leave to thnn- st Ives aught ; Or, mil men let thein alone f eOr, jackal [Ch. iv. 1 ill Heb] ■?Heb. healing wtnt np upon the tvalls. Maaseiali the sou of Aiianiah beside liis •24 own house. After him repaired Liimui the son of Heuadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the turn- ing of the wall, and unto the corner. 25I'ah\l the son of Uzai repaired over against the turning of the ivall, and ^ the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the kmg, which is by the comt of the guard. After him ^Peda- 26iah tlie son of Parosh repaired. (Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate to- ward the east, and the tower that '21 standeth out.) After him the Tekoites rcpau'ed another portion, over against the gi'eat tower that standeth out, and 28mito the wall of Ophel. Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every 29 one over against his own house. After 3 them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repau'ed Shemaiah the son of She- cnniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repau'ed Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another i)ortion. After him reioaii'ed Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 31 After him repau'ed Malchijah one of the goldsmiths luito the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and 32 to the * ascent of the corner. And between the * ascent of the corner and the sheep gate rei)au'ed the goldsmiths and the merchants. 4 But it came to pass that, when San- ballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indigna- 2tiou, and mocked the Jews. And he spake before his brethren and the anny of Samaria, and said. What do these feeble Jews ? ^ will they fortify them- selves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end m a day? will they re- vive the stones out of the heaps of 3 rubbish, seeing they are burned ? Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said. Even that which they build, if a f'fox go up, he shall break down 4 then- stone wall. Hear, O our God; for we are despised : and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land 5 of captivity: and cover not their in- iquity, and let not theu" sm be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the 6 builders. So we built the wi;U; and ell the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 7 But it came to pass that, when San- ballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdod- ites, heard that '^the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped. 8 then they were very wroth ; and tjiey coiisi)U'ed all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to 9 cause confusion therein. But we made our prayer mito our God, and set a watch against them day and night, be- 10 cause of them. And Judah said. The strength of the bearers of bui-dens is decayed, and there is much rubbish ; so that we are not able to build the wall. llAiid our adversaries said. They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and 12 cause the work to cease. And it came to pass that, when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times 8 from all places. Ye must return 13 unto us. Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open i^laces, I even set the people after their families with their sWords, 14 their spears, and their bows. And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the « rulers, and to the rest of the people. Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daugh- 15 ters, your wives and your houses. And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every IGone unto his work. And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind 17 10 all the house of Judah. They that builded the wall and they that bare bui'dens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wi'ought in the work, and with the other held his 18 weapon; and the builders, every one had his sword gu-ded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the 19 trumpet was by me. And I said unto the nobles, and to the 9 rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another: 20 m what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto 21 us; our God shall fight for us. So we wrought in the work : and half of them held the spears from the rising of the mornmg till the stars appeared. 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people. Let every one with his serv- ant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and 23 may labour in the day. So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, n every one luent vnth his weapon to the water. 5 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against 8 Or, From all places whence ye shall rrt urn they will be upon 9 Or, deputies 10 Or, ul! the house of Jvdah that huileU'd the wall. .\ud they that &c. "The text is probably faulty. 6. 11. NEHEMIAII. 3G9 lOi', deputies 2 HpI). bouijht. ■! Or, laid burdens upon 4 Or, at the rate of Or, after- ward 5 Or, lorded over 2 their l)rc'tliroii the Jews. For there were that said, We, our .sons and our daugliters, are many: let us get corn, ;5 that we may eat and live. Some also there were that said. We are mort- gaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get corn, he- •1 cause of the dearth. There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute iqxm our fields and .') our vineyards. Yet now oiar flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brovight into bondage already: nei- ther is it in our power to help it ; for other men have oirr fields and our vine- yards. And I was very angi'y when I 7 heard their cry and these words. Then I consulted with myself, and contend- ed with the nobles and the i rulers, and said unto tliem. Ye exact usmy, every one of his brother. And I held a great 8 assembly against them. And I said un- to them. We after our ability have ^ re- deemed our brethren the Jews, which ■were sold mito the heathen ; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us ? Then held they their peace, and found never a word. 9 Also I said. The thing that ye do is not good : ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the re- proach of the heathen our enemies? 10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and corn on usury. I pray you, let us leave off 11 this usm-y. Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oHveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the vdne, and 12 the oil, that ye exact of them. Then said they. We will restore them, and will require nothing of them ; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to 13 this promise. Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise ; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people 14 did according to this j^romise. More- over from the time that I was appoint- ed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Arta- xerxes the kiag, that is, twelve years, I and my bretlu'en have not eaten the 1,5 bread of the governor. But the former governors that were before me ^ were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine,* beside forty she- kels of silver; yea, even their servants 5 bare rule over the people : but so did 1() not I, because of tlie fear of God. Yea, also I '''continued in the work of this w.ill, neither bouglit we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither 17 unto the work. Moreover there wen^ at my table of the Jews and the irulei-s an hundred and fifty men, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that were round aljout us. 18 Now that which was iJi'ei)ared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were in-epared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy uj^ou tliis people. 19 Kemember untome, my God, for good, all that I have done for this ijeojile. 6 Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tohiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and unto the rest of our enemies, that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even luito that time I had not set uj) the doors in the 2 gates;) that Sanballat and Geshem sent mito me, saying. Come, let us meet together in 07ie vf the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought 3 to do me mischief. And I sent mes- sengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, T,diilst I leave it, and come do\vu to 4 you ? And they sent unto me four times after this sort ; and I answered them 5 after the same maimer. Then sent San- ballat his servant mito me iu like man- ner the fifth time with an open letter 6 in his hand ; whereui was wiitten. It is re]3orted among the nations, and '^Gasli- nm saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel; for v.hich cause thou buildest the wall : and thou wouldest be their king, according to these words. 7 And thou hast also aj)iiotnted prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, say- ing. There is a king in Judah : and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, 8 and let us take counsel together. Then I sent unto him, saymg. There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. 9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now,90(Torf, strengthen thou my hands. 10 And I went imto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up ; and he said. Let us meet together in the lioiTse of God, within the temi)le, and let us shut the doors of the temple : for they will come to slay thee ; yea, in the night will lltliey come to slay thee. And I said. Should such a man as I flee ? and who is there, that, being such as I, ^ would go into the temple to save his life? I 1 Hi'l). liild fast to. ^Inver.I, and else- wliere, (reshcm. 8 Or, / will strength- en lay hands i>Or, could 'JO into the temjde and live 370 NEHEMIAH. 6. 11. 1 Accord- ing to another reading, saw. 2 Or, dvputies 3 See Ezra iL a,&c. 12 will not go Ib. And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him : but he pro- nounced this prophecy against me : and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13 For this cause was he hii'ed, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach 14 me. Eemember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the j)rophetess Noad- iah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty 16 and two days. And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard thereof, that all the heathen that were about us 1 feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the Utters of Tobiah came unto 18 them. For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shecaniah the son of Arab; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the 19 son of Berechiah to wife. Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. V Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the smgers and 2 the Levites were api^ointed, that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, Sand feared God above many. And I said unto them. Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot ; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and bar ye them : and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to he over against his 4 house. Now the city was wide and large : but the people were few thereiu, 5 and the houses were not builded. And my God laut into my heart to gather to- gether the nobles, and the 2 rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and I found written 6 therein : s These are the children of the province, that went up out of the capt- ivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto Jerusalem and to Judah, 7 every one unto his city ; who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azar- iah, Kaamiah, Nahamani, Moi'decai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the 8 people of Israel : the children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy .9 and two. The children of Shephatiah, 10 three hundred seventy and two. The children of Arab, six hundred fifty and 11 two. The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eigh- 12 teen. The children of Elam, a thousand 13 two hundred fifty and four. The child- ren of Zattu, eight hundred forty and 14 five. The children of Zaccai, seven 15 hundred and threescore. The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bebai, six hundred 17 twenty and eight. The children of Az- gad,two thousand tlu-ee hundred twenty 18 and two. The children of Adonikam, 19 six hundred threescore and seven. The children of Bigvai, two thousand three- 20 score and seven. The children of Adin, 21 six hundred fifty and five. The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22 The children of Haslium, three hundred 23 twenty and eight. The children of Be- zai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph, an hundred 25 and twelve. The children of Gibeon, 26 ninety and five. The men of Beth- lehem and Netophah, an hundred four- 27 score and eight. The men of Anathoth, 28 an hundred twenty and eight. The men 29 of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two. The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephhah, and Beeroth, seven himdred forty and three. 30 The men of Eamah and Geba, six hund- 31 red twenty and one. The men of Mich- mas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred 33 twenty and three. The men of the other 34 Nebo, fifty and two. The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred 35 fifty and four. The children of Harim, 36 three hundi-ed and twenty. The child- ren of Jericho, three hundi'ed forty 37 and five. The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and 38 one. The children of Senaah, three 39 thousand nine hundred and thirty. The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy 40 and three. The childi-en of Immer, a 41 thousand fifty and two. The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred 42 forty and seven. The children of Ha- 43 rim, a thousand and seventeen. The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the chUdren of ^Hodevah, 44 seventy and four. The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty 45 and eight. The porters : the children of Shallmn, the children of Ater, the child- ren of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the chUdren of Shobai, an luuidred tliu'ty and eight. 46 The NethLuim: the children of ZLha, the children of Hasupha, the children of 47 Tabbaoth ; the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon ; 48 the children of Lebana, the children of 8. 11. NEHEMIAH. 371 2Heb. they were poihitt'd from the priest- hood, 3 Or, governor JHeb. maneh. 49Hagal)a, the children of Sahaai; the children of Hanan, the children of Gid- 50 del, the chilib-en of (xahar ; the chiltlreu of lleaiah, the children of llezin, the 51 children of Nekoda; the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the child- 52 reu of Paseah ; the chilcken of Besai, the children of Meunini, the chihh-en of 53 1 Nephushesini ; the childi-eu of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the chiltli-en 54 of Harhur ; the children of Bazlith, the chikb'en of Mehida, tlie chihh-en of Har- 55 sha ; the childi'en of Barkos, the children 5G of Sisera, the children of Temah ; the children of Neziah, the children of oTHatipha. The chilib-en of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the childi-en of 58 Perida ; the children of Jaala, the child- ren of Darkon, the childi-en of Giddel ; 59 thechildi-enof Shephatiah, the childi-en of Hattil, the children of Pochereth- eohazzehaim, the children of Amon. All the Nethinim, and the children of Solo- mon's servants, were three hundi-ed 61 ninety and two. And these were they which went iiii from Tel-melah, Tel- harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Tmmer : but they could not shew then- fathers' houses, nor theh' seed, whether they 62 were of Israel : the children of Delaiah, the childi-en of Tobiah, the chiltlren of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 63 And of the priests: the childi-eu of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the GUead- ite, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore 2 were they deemed polluted and put from the 65 priesthood. And the ^Tu-shatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up 66 a priest with Urim and Thummim. The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand thi'ee hundred and 67 thi-eescore, beside then- menservauts and theu' maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thu'ty and seven: and they had two hundi'ed forty and five singing men and 68 singing women. Theii- horses were seven hundred thkty and six; their 69 mules, two hundred forty and five ; their camels, f oui- hundi-ed thirty and five ; their asses, six thousand seven hundi-ed 70 and twenty. And some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' 71 garments. And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasurj' of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two hundred 72*i)ound of silver. And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thou- sand darics of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and 73 seven priests' garments. So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. ^And when the seventh month was come, the chikken of Israel were in 8 their cities. And all the people gatliered tliemselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate ; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to brmg the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded 2 to Israel. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both men and women, and all that could hear with imderstanding, upon the first day 8 of the seventh month. And he read therein before the broad i)lace that was before the water gate ''from early morn- ing until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand ; and the ears of all the people were attentive mito the 4 book of the law. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a ''prdpit of wood, which they had made for the pm'j)ose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and She- ma, and Auaiah, and Uriah, and Hil- kiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand ; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and 5 MeshuUam. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people ; (for he was above all the peo^jle ;) and when he 6 opened it, all the j)eople stood up : and Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered. Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of then- hands : and they bowed then- heads, and wor- shipped the Lord with then- faces to 7 the ground. Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Alikub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Le- vites, caused the people to imderstand the law: and the people stood in then- 8 place. And they read in the book, in the law of God, s distinctly; and they gave the sense, ^ so that they understood 9 the reading. And Nehemiah, which was the Tu-shatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the peoijle. This day is holy unto the Lord yom" God; moui'n not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the 10 words of the law. Then he said unto them. Go your way, eat the fat, and di-ink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye gi-ieved; for the joy of lithe Lord is youi* ^ strength. So the Levites stiUed all the people, saying. Hold your peace, for the day is holy; ■'■Sec Ezra iii. 1. SHeb. from the light. ■JHeb. toiver. SOT,mth an inter- preta- tion 9 Or, and caused them to rtnder- stand wOr, strong hold 372 N EH EMI AH. 8. 11. lOr. closing ft'Stival 2 Or, let /Ju-ni bless 12 neither be ye grieved. And all the jieople went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mu-th, because they had vinderstood the words that were de- clared unto them. 13 And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of aU the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the 14 law. And they found written in the law, how that the Lord had command- ed by Moses, that the children of Is- rael should dwell in booths in the feast 15 of the seventh mouth : and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying. Go forth unto the moimt, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and pahn branches, and branches of thick trees, 16 to make booths, as it is wi-itten. So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in then- courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and Ln the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraun. 17 And all the congi-egation of them that were come agam out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths : lor since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very 18 great gladness. Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days ; and on the eighth day was a i solemn assembly, according unto the oi'dinance. Q Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the chihlren of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sack- 2 cloth, and earth upon them. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and con- fessed their sms, and the iniquities of 3 their fathers. And they stood up in their j)lace, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God a fourth part of the day; and another fom-th part they confessed, and worshii>ped the Lord 4 their God. Then stood up upon the stau's of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, liadmiel, Shebaniah, Buuni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmicl, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting : and ^blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted 6 above aU blessmg and praise. Thou art the Lord, even thou alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven wor- Vshippeth thee. Thou art ^the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Oialdees, and gavest him the name of 8 Abraham ; and f oundest his heart faith- ful before thee, and madest a coven- ant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; 9 for thou art righteous. And thou saw- est the affliction of our fathers in E- gyjit, and heardest their cry by the Eed 10 Sea ; and shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on aU thei)eople of his land ; for thou kue west that they dealt iiroudly against them; and didst get thee a name, as 11 it is this day. And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land ; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into 12 the mighty waters. Moreover thou leddest them in a pUlar of cloud by day ; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they 13 should go. Thou earnest down also upon mount Suiai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements and true laws, good statutes 14 and commandments : and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and com- mandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by the hand of 15 Moses thy servant: and gavest them bread from heaven for then- hmiger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for then- thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to jjossess the land which thou hadst lifted wp thine hand to give them. 16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and heark- 17ened not to thy commandments, and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their neck, *and in their rebellion apj)ointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art 5 a God ready to pardon, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and ijlenteous in mercy, and forsook- 18 est them not. Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee np out of Egypt, and had wrought great 19 provocations ; yet thou in thy mani- fold mercies forsookest them not in the wUdemess: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should 20 go. Thou gavest also thy good spirit to 10. 28. NEIIEMIAH. 373 1 Or, and dfdst dis- tribute thein in- to every cornier 2Heb. theygave a stub- born s?tu ai- der. instruct them, auil witblielclcst not tliy manna from tli<;ir mouth, and gavost 21 thorn water for their tliiist. Yea, forty years didst thou sustain tlicm in the wilderness, and tliey kicked nothiuj,'; their clotlies waxed not ohl, and theii' 22 feet swelled not. Moreover thou gavest them liiiigdoms and peoples, i which thou didst allot after then- portions : so they possessed the land of Sihon, even the laud of the king of Heshbon, and 23 the land of Og kuig of Bashan. Their chUdreu also multipUedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them in- to the land, concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should 24 go in to i)ossess it. So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhab- itants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into theu' hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would. 25 And they took fenced cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vine- yards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abimdance : so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy gi-eat goodness. 26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and slew thy i)ro- phets which testlhed against them to tm'u them again unto thee, and they 27 wrought great provocations. Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them : and in the time of then- trouble, when they cried unto thee, thouheardest from heaven ; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their 28 adversaries. But after they had rest, they did evU again before thee : there- fore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried mito thee, thou heardest from heaven ; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy 29 mercies ; and testifiedst against thenn, that thou mightest bring them again imto thy law : yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy command- ments, but sinned against thy judge- ments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them,) and ^ withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would 30 not hear. Yet many years didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy sjiu-it through thy prophets: yet would they not give ear : therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the 31 peoples of the lands. Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them ; for thou art a gracious and mer- 32ciful God. Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terri- ble God, who kecpest covenant and mercy, let not all tlio travail seem little before thee, tliat hatli come up- on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our pro- phets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings 33 of Assyria unto this day. Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us ; for thou hast dealt truly, but we 34 have done wickedly : neither have our kings, our princes, om- jjriests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thj' conunandments and thy test- imonies, wherewith thou didst testi- 35 fy against them. For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, nei- ther tm-ned they from their wicked 36 works. Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, 37 behold, we are servants in it. And it jaeldeth much increase mi to the kmgs whom thou hast set over us because of our sins : also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at theu' pleasure, and we are in great 38 distress. And °jet for all this we make a *sure covenant, and ^^Tite it; and our princes, om- Levites, and our Ijriests, ^ seal mito it. 10 Now those that sealed wei'e, Nehem- iah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacal- 2 iah, and Zedekiah ; Seraiah, Azariah, 3 Jeremiah ; Pashhm-, Amariah, IMalchi- 4jah; Hattush, Shebaniah, MaDuch; 5, 6 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah ; Daniel, 7 GLunethou, Baruch ; MeshuUam, Abi- Bjah, Mijamin; Maaziah, Bilgai, She- 9 maiah : these were the priests. And the Levites : namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of He- 10 nadad, Kadmiel ; and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kehta, Pelaiah, llHanan; Mica, Kehob, Hashabiah; l2,i:>Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah; Ho- 14 diah, Bani, Benmu. The chiefs of the people : Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, 15 Zattu, Bani ; Bmmi, Azgad, Bebai ; 10, 17 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin ; Ater, Hezek- 18 iah, Azzur; Hodiah, Hashmu, Bezai; 19,20Hariph,Anathoth,6Nobai;Magi)iash, 21 MeshuUam, Hezu-; Meshezabel, Za- 22 dok, Jaddua ; Pelatiah, Hanan, Ana- 23 iah; Hoshea, Hauaniah, Hasshub; 24,25 Hallohesh, PiUia, Shobek; Piehum, 26Hashabnah, Maaseiah; and Ahiah, 27 Hanan, Anan ; Malluch, Harim, Ba- 28 anah. And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the suigers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and [Ch. X. 1 ui Heb. i 3 Or. be- cause of •lOr, /aithful 5 Hcb. are at the sealing. 6Another reading 374 NEHEMIAH. 10. 28. 1 See Ex. xxiii. 10, 11. 2 See Deut. XV. 1, 2. 3 Or. coarse meal i Or, the vintage their daughters, every one that had •29 knowledge and understanding; they clave to their brethren, theirnobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk m God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do aU the commandments of the LoED our Lord, and his judge- SOmeuts and his statutes; and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their 31 daughters for our sons : and if the peo- ples of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day : and tliat we would forgo the i seventh year, and the 32 '''exaction of every debt. Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our 33 God ; for the shewbread, and for the continual meal offering, and for the continual burnt offermg, of the sab- baths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the 34 house of our God. And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the peo- ple, for the wood offeiing, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appoint- ed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LoBD our God, as it is written 3,5 in the law : and to bring the flrstfraits of our ground, and the flrstfruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by 36 year, unto the house of the Lord : also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in 37 the house of our God: and that we should bring the firstfruits of our 8 dough, and our heave offerings, and the fruit of aU manner of trees, * the wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God ; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes : and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes mito the house of our God, to the chambers, into the 39 treasiu'e house. For the children of Israel and the children of Le\i shall bring the heave offering of the corn, of *the wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the suigers: and we will not forsake the house of our God. 11 And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem : the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts 2 in the other cities. And the people blessed all the men that willmgly of- fered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem. S^Now these are the chiefs of the pro- vince that dwelt in Jerusalem : but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to rcit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solo- 4 moil's servants. And in Jerusalem dwelt certam of the chilflren of Judah, and of the children of Benjamm. Of the children of Judah : Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of 5 Perez ; and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the 6 Shilonite. All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundi'ed 7 thi'eescore and eight vaUant men. And these are the sons of Benjamin : Sallu the son of MeshuUam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, 8 the son of Jeshaiah. And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty 9 and eight. And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer : and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the 10 city. Of the priests: Jedaiah the son 11 of Joiarib, Jachin, Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of MeshuUam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Aliitub, the ruler of the house of 12 God, and then- brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two : and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of PelaUah, the son of Anizi, the son of Zechariah, the son of 13 Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and his brethren, chiefs of fathers' houses, two hmidred forty and two : and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of 14Imnier, and their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was 15 Zabdiel, "the son of Haggedolim. And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son 16 of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni ; and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house 17 of God; and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbuk- iah, the second among his brethi-en; and Abda the son of Shammua, the 18 son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. All the Levites in the holy city were two 19 hundred fourscore and foui-. Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talnion, and their 12. 37. NEHEMIAH. 375 1 Or. II sure or- diiiniti't'. concfrii- 2 Ilch. dau'jh- tt-rs. 3 Or, Ge- haha- rashim See 1 Chr. iv. 14. 1 Or, tho choirs •'Another reading is, Aielicu. brctlu-cn, that kept watch at the patcH, were an huncbed seventy and '20 two. And tho residue of Isracd, of the priests, the Levites, were m all the cities of Judah, every one in his ui- 21 heritance. But the Nethhiini dwelt in Ophel : and Ziha and Gishpa were over 22 the Netlnnini. Tho overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the 23 busmess of the house of God. For tliere was a commandment from the king concerning them, and ^a settled pro- vision for the singers, as every day re- 21 quued. And Pethahiah the son of Me- shezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the 2 towns there- of, and in Dibon and the '^ towns there- of, and in Jekabzeel and the villages 26 thereof ; and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, 27 and Beth-pelet; and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the 2 towns there- 28 of; and in Ziklag, and in Meconah 29 and in the 2 towns thereof; and in En- rimmou, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth ; SOZanoah, AduUam, and then- villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Aze- kah and the 2 towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the 31 valley of Hiimom. The children of Benjamin also dwelt from Geba oti- ivard, at Michmash and Aija, and at 32 Beth-el and the 2 towns thereof ; at Ana- 33 thoth, Nob, Auaniah ; Hazor, Eamah, 34Gittaim; Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat; 35 Lod, and Ono, s the valley of craftsmen. 36 And of the Levites, certain coui-ses in Judah were joined to Benjamin. 12 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua : Se- 2 raiah, Jeremiah, Ezra ; Amariah, Mal- 3luch, Hattush; Shecaniah, Kehum, 4Meremoth; Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah; .'j.fl Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah ; Shemaiah, 7 and Joiarib, Jedaiah ; Sallu, Amok, Hil- kiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in 8 the days of Jeshua. Moreover the Le- vites: Jeshua, Biunui, Kadmiel, She- rebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over ^ the thanksgiving, he and his 9 brethren. Also Bakbukiah and Umio, their brethren, were over against them 10 in wards. And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Elia- 11 shib begat Joiada, and Joiada begat Jo- nathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, 13Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; of Ezra, MeshuUam; of Amariah, Jeho- 14 hanan ; of ^ Malluchi, Jonathan ; of She- 15bauiah, Joseph; of Haruu, Adna; of KlMeraioth, Helkai; of Iddo, Z(!chariah; 17 of Gimietlion, Meshullani ; of Alnjah, Zicthri; of Minianiiii, of Moadiah, I'il- 18 tai ; of Bilgah, Bhanunua ; of Hhe- 19maiah, Jehonathan; and of Joiarih, 20Matteuai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; of SaUai, 21Kallai; of Amok, Eber; of Hilkiah, 22 Hashabiah; of Jedaiah., Nethanel. The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johauan, and Jaddua, were record- ed heads of fathers' houses: also the priests, ^in tho reign of Darius the 23 Persian. The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written m the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johauan the son of Eliashilj. 24 And the chiefs of the Levites : Hashab- iah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the sou of Kadmiel, with their brethren over a- gainst them, to i)raise and give thanks, according to the commanikueut of David the man of God, ward against 25 ward. Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, MeshuUam, Tahnon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the 26 storehouses of the gates. These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe. 27 Arid at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Je- rusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivmgs, and with singmg, with cymltals, psalteries, 28 and with harps. And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the ^ plain round about Je- rusalem, and from the villages of the 29 Netoijhathites ; also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Az- maveth: for the singers had buUded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites pm-ified themselves ; and they pm-ified the peo- 31 pie, and the gates, and the wall. Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great com- panies that gave thanks and went in procession; ivhereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the 32 dung gate: and after them went Ho- shaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 33 and Azariah, Ezra, and MeshuUam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, 35 and Jeremiah, and certam of the priests' sons with trumpets : Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the sou of Asaph ; 36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Az- arel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, vnt\\ the musical instruments of David the man of God ; and Ezra the scribe was before them : 37 and by the fountam gate, and straight before them, they went up by the c Or, to 7 Or, Circuit 376 NEHEMIAH. 12. 37. I Or, Tl'< hundred 2 Or, dcpatk-9 3Heh. of the Imo. 4Heb. stood. SAn other readiui^ is, thtre were chiefs. 6Heh. chntit- bcr. stairs of the city of David, at the go- ing up of the wall, above the house of David, even uiito the water gate east- 38 ward. And the other comijany of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad 39 wall ; and aliove the gate of Ephi-aim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of iHanuneah, even unto the sheep gate : and they stood still in 40 the gate of the guard. So stood the two companies of them that gave tlianks in the house of God, and I, and 41 the half of the 2 rulers with me: and tlie in-iests, Eliakini, Maaseiah, Minia- min, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and 42 Hauaniah, with trumpets ; and Maase- iah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their over- 43 seer. And they offered great sacri- fices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with gi-eat joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar olf. 44 And on that day were men appoint- ed over the chambers for the trea- sures, for the heave offerings, for the fii-stfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, accordmg to the fields of the cities, the portions s appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and 45 for the Levites that * waited. And tliey kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the pmiflcation, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of 46 Solomon his son. For in the days of David and Asaph of old ^ there was a chief of the smgers, and songs of praise 47 and thanksgiving mito God. And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singeis and the porters, as every day requu-ed : and they sancti- fied for the Levites; and the Levites sanctified for the sous of Aaron. 13 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people ; and therein was f omid written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for 2 ever ; because they met not the child- ren of Israel with bread and with water, but hu-ed Balaam agamst thein, to curse them: howbeit our God turned 3 the cui'se into a blessing. And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was a2ii)ointed over the ^ chambers of the house of our God, being aUied uu- 5 to Tobiah, had prej)ared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the suigers, and the porters; and the 6 heave offerings for the priests. But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem : for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes kmg of Babylon I went luito the king, and after certain days 7 asked I leave of the king : and I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in prei^ariug him a chamber in the 8 courts of the house of God. And it grieved me sore : therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out 9 of the chamber. Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers : and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offer- 10 ings and the frankincense. And I per- ceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them ; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 11 Then contended I with the ^ rulers, and said, Why is the house of God for- saken ? And I gathered them together, 12 and set them m their place. Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the wine and the oil unto the trea- 13*uries. And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah : and next to them was Hanau the son of Zaccm', the son of Mattan- iah: for they were counted faithful, and then- busmess was to distribute im- 14 to their brethren. Eemember me, my God, concernmg this, and wipe not out my ''good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof. 15 In those days saw I in Judah some treadmg winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in ^ sheaves, and lading asses therewith ; as also wme, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day : and I testified agaitist them in the day wherein they sold vict- IGuals. There dwelt men of Tyi'e also therein, which brought in fish, and all maimer of ware, and sold on the sab- bath unto the children of Judah, and m 17 Jerusalem. Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them. What evil thing is this that ye do, and 18 profane the sabbath day ? Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city ? yet ye brmg more wrath uj)on Israel by 19 profaning the sabbath. And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be 1. 15. ESTHER. 377 1 Ileb. bvj'ore. !Heb. Jind made to dmvll with them. 3 Or, reviled I Or, Xerxes Heb. .{hash- verosk. '^Or, castle ^ Or, fine cloth, white and blue *0t, cotton 5 Or, 0/ por- pJit/ry, and white marble, and ala- baster, and stone of blue colour e Heb. hand. slmt, and commancled that they should not lie opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burdcni 20 be brought in on the sabbath day. So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once 21 or twice. Then I testified agauist them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye 1 about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the '22 sabbath. And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Kemember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. 23 In those days also saw I the Jews that 2 had married women of Ashdod, of 24 Amnion, and oi Moab: and their child- ren spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' lan- guage, but according to the language 25 of each people. And I contended with them, and ^ cursed them, and smote certain of theui, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear l)y God, sai/inr/, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters 2G for your sons, or for yourselves. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things'? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was l)e- loved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel : nevertheless even him did strange women cause to sin. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying strange women? 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite : there- 29 fore I chased him from me. Kemember them, O my God, * because they have defiled the priesthood, and the coven- ant of the priesthood, and of the Le- 30 vites. Thus cleansed I them from ^ all strangers, and api^ointed wards for the priests and for the Levites, every one in 31 his work ; and for the wood offermg, at times appointed, and for the fir-stfruits. Kemember me, my God, for good. THE BOOK OF ESTHEE. 1 Now it came to pass m the days of lAliasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundi-ed and seven and twenty 2 provinces:) that in those days, when the king Aiiasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan 3 the 2palace, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast mito all his lirinces and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before 4 him: when he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundi-ed and four-score da3fs. 5 And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the peo- ple that were present in Shushan the palace, both gi-eat and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the 6 king's palace; there tcere hangings of 8 white cloth, of * green, and of blue, fastened with cords of fine Imen and purple to silver rings and pLUars of mar- ble : the couches were of gold and sil- ver, upon a pavement ^of red, and white, 7 and yellow, and black marble. And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the 6 bounty of the king. 8 And the di-inking was accordmg to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the ofScers of his house, that they should do ac- 9 cording to every man's pleasure. Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which be- 10 longed to king Ahasuerus. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he command- ed Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven 'chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty: 12 for she was fair to look on. But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamber- lains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew 14 law and judgement ; and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memu- can, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and 15 sat first in the kingdom :) What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to i Heb. for the defillngs of&c. 6 Or, every thing stratige 7 Or, eunuchs (and so in ver.l2, &c.) 378 ESTHER. 1. 15. lOr, teil it 2 Or, enuugh 3Heb. that it pass not away. 4Heb. unto Iwr com- panion. 5Heb. Eege. "Ill 2 KiiiKS xxiv. (5, Jchola- chin. law, because she bath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by 16 the chamberlains ? And Memucan an- swered before the king and the princes, Vasliti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the prmces, and to all the peoples that are m all the provinces of the king 17 Ahasuerus. For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, to make then- husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported. The king Ahasuerus commanded Vash- ti the queen to be brought in before 18 hun, but she came not. And this day shall the princesses of Persia and Media which have heard of the deed of the queen i say the like unto all the king's princes. So shall there arise 19 2 much contempt and wrath. If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and tlie Medes, sthat it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate ^unto an- 20 other that is better tliau she. And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be pubUshed throughout all his kingdom, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honom% 21 both to gi-eat and small. And the say- ing pleased the king and the princes ; and the king did according to the word 22 of Memucan: for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every pro- vince according to the writing thereof, and to every people after theu- lan- guage, that every man should bear rule ia his own house, and should publish it according to the language of his people. 2 After these things, when the wrath of king Aliasuerus was pacified, he remem- bered Vashti, and what she had done, 2 and what was decreed against her. Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him. Let tliere be fair young vir- 3 gins sought for the king : and let the king appoint officers iu aU the pro- vinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fan* young vu-- gms unto Shushan the jialace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of ^Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women ; and let theu' things for 4 purification be given them : and let the maiden which pleaseth the kmg be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king ; and he did so. 5 There was a certain Jew in Shusha« the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the 6 son of Kish, a Benjamite ; who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives which had been carried away with 6Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon 7 had carried away. And he ' brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took 8 her for his own daughter. So it came to pass, when the king's command- ment and his decree was heard, and v/hen many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the 9 women. And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for pm-ification, with her portions, and the seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the 10 house of the women. Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she 11 should not shew it. And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 12 Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her ac- cording to the law for the women, twelve months, (for so were the days of their purifications accomx)lished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with the thuigs for the purifying of the women,) 13 then in this wise came the maiden unto the king, whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the kmg's 14 house. In the evening she went, and on the mori'ow she returned uato the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concub- ines : she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, 15 and that she were called by name. Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of AbihaU the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. AndEstherobtainedfavour in the sight of all them that looked up- 16 on her. So Esther was taken mito king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Te- beth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the vir- gins ; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of 18 Vashti. Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, 4. 8. ESTHER. 379 iHeb. runt. 2 Hob. hand. SHeh. thresh- old. words 5 Or, melior- ated flOr, rru-etfor the king even Estlier's feast ; aud he made a ^ re- lease to tlio provinces, and gave gifts, according to the ^bounty of the lung. 19 And when tlie virgins were gathered to- gether the second tune, then Mordecai 20 sat in the king's gate. Esther liad not yet shewinl lier kindi'ed nor her people ; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did tlic comman(lment of Mor- decai, like as when she was hrought 21 up with him. In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chaniherlains, BigLlian and Teresh, of those which kept the ^ door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands 22 on the king Ahasuerus. And the thing was known to Mordecai, who shewed it unto Esther the queen ; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai's 23 name. And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree : and it was WTitteu in the book of the chronicle.s before the king. 3 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hamme- datha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes 2 that were with him. And all the kmg's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Ha- man : for the kmg had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed 3 not down, nor did him reverence. Then the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why trausgressest thou the king's commaud- 4 ment ? Now it came to pass, when they spalie daily mito him, and he hearkened not tuito them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's * matters would stand: for he had told them 5 that he was a Jew. And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not do-\\Ti, nor did him reverence, then was Haman 6 full of wrath. But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone ; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai : wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kuigdom of Ahasuerus, even the 7 people of Mordecai. In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month SAdar. And Haman said unto kmg Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and ^ dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of every people; neither keep they the kmg's laws: therefore it is not 6 for the king's profit to suffer 9 them. If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed : and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of tlie hinri's business, to l)ring it 10 into (\w. king's treasuries. And tlie king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hannnedatlm 11 the Agagite, tlie Jews' enemy. And the king said unto Haman, Tlie silver is given to thee, the people also, to do witii them as it seemeth good to thee. 12 Then were the king's ^sei'ibes called hi the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written accord- ing to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every provmce, and to the pruices of every people ; to every pi'ovince according to the writing there- of, and to every peojde after their lan- guage ; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with 13 the kmg's ring. And letters were sent by posts mto all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth dan of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for 14 a prey. A copy of the writing, ^that the decree should be given out in every province, was published mito all the peoides, that they should be ready a- 15 gainst that day. The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shu- shan the palace: and the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed. 4 Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried 2 with a loud and a bitter cry : and he came even before the king's gate : for none might enter ■ndthin the king's 3 gate clothed with sackcloth. Aiid in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mournuig among the Jews, and f astuig, and weeping, and wailmg; aud ^many lay in sackcloth 4 and ashes. And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her ; and the queen was exceedmgly grieved : and she sent raiment to clothe Morde- cai, and to take his sackcloth from off 5 him: but he received it not. Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlams, whom he had aijpomted to attend ujion her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this 6 was, and why it was. So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the 7 king's gate. And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto hmi, and the exact smn of the money that Haman had promised to jjay to the king's treasui'ies for the Jews, to destroy 8 them. Also he gave him the copy of the 'Or. nvi-Tft- arien « Or, Co be given out for a decree SHeh. sackcloth and ashes were spread lender many. 380 ESTHER. 4. 8. writing of the decree that was given out in Shushau to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her ; and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication luito him, and to make request before 9 him, for her people. And Hathach came and told Esther the words of lOMordecai. Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave hun a- message 11 unto Mordecai, saying : All the king's servants, and the people of the king's • provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live : but I have not been called to come in unto the 12 king these thirty days. And they told 13 to Mordecai Esther's words. Then Mor- decai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, 14 more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house shall perish : and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a 15 time as this '? Then Esther bade them 16 return answer unto Mordecai, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day : I also and my maidens will fast in like maimer; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law : and if I perish, 17 1 perish. So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. 5 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over agamst the king's house : and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the 2 entrance of the house. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standmg in the court, that she obtained f avom' in his sight : and the king held out to Esther the golden scejitre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 Then said the king unto her. What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request ? it shall be given thee even to 4 the half of the kingdom. And Esther said. If it seem good mito the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared 5 for him. Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that 6 Esther had prepared. And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine. What is thy petition ? and it shall be granted thee : and what is thy request ? even to the half of the kingdom it shall 7 be perfoi-med. Then answered Esther, and said. My petition and my request 8 is ; if I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the 9kmg hath said. Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart : but when Haman saw Mordecai in the kings gate, that he stood not up nor 1 moved for him, he was filled with 10 wi-ath against Mordecai. Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his 11 friends and Zeresh his wife. And Ha- man recounted unto them the gloi-y of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes 12 and servants of the king. Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king. 13 Yet aU this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting 14 at the king's gate. Then said Zeresh his wife and aU his friends unto him. Let a 2 gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon ; then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. 6 On that night 3 could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found wi'itten, that Mor- decai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the kmg's chamberlams, of those that kept the ^door, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahas- 3 uerus. And the king said. What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that mmistered unto him. There is no- 4 thing done for him. And the king said, Who is in the court ? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to epeak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he 5 had prepared for him. And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Ha- man staudeth in the court. And the 6 king said, Let him come in. So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, Wliat shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour ? NowHa- man said in his heart. To whom would 8. 9. esthp:r. 381 the kiiip delight to do honour more than 7 to myself '? Aiid Ilaiiian said unto the king, For the man whom the king do- Shghteth tohonom', let roj'al ai)imrel he hrought which tlie king usetli to wear, and the horse that tlio king rideth np- on, land on the liead of which a crown 9roj'al is set: and let the apparel and the horse he delivered to the hand of one of the king's most nohle princps, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and cause him to ride on horsehack through the street of the city, and pro- claim hefore him, Thus shall it he done to the man whom the king delighteth to 10 honour. Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and tlie horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sit- teth at the king's gate : let nothmgfail 11 of all that thou hast sjioken. Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and aiTayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed hefore him. Thus shall it he done unto the man whom the king de- 12 lighteth to honom-. And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and hav- 13ing his head covered. And Haman re- counted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zer- esh his wife unto him. If Mordecai, he- fore whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not pre- vail against him, but shalt siu-ely fall 14 before him. While they were yet talkuig with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. V So the king and Haman came 2 to 2 banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine. What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee : and what is thy request ? even to the half of the 3 kingdom it shall be performed. Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people 4 at my request : for we are sold, I and my peojile, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to iierish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, ^ although the adversary could not have compensated for the 5 king's damage. Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen. Who is he, and where is he, that 6 durst ijresume in his heart to do so ? And E sther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the kmg and the 7 queen. And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and luent into the palace garden : and Haman stood up U) make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the 8 king. Then tlie king returned out of the palace garden into the place of tlu; banrjuet of wine ; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king. Will he even force the queen before me in the house ? As the word went out of the king's mouth, 9 they covered Hamau's face. Then said Harbonah, one of the chamlierlains that were before the king, liehold also, tlie 4 gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king 10 said. Hang him thereon. So they hanged Haman on the gaUows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. 8 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mor- decai came before the king; for Esther 2 had told what he was unto her. And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai 3 over the house of Haman. And Esther spake yet agaui before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 4 Then the king held out to Esther the golden scejitre. So Esther arose, and 5 stood before the king. And she said. If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces : 6 for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people ? or how can I endure to see the destruction of 7 my kindred ? Then the king Ahasue- rus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and hini they have hanged upon the gal- lows, because he laid his hand upon 8 the Jews. Write ye also ^to the Jews, as it liketh you, in the kmg's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the kmg's name, and sealed with the king's 9 rmg, may no man reverse. Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth rfay thereof ; and it was wi-itten according to all that Mordecai commanded un- to the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the 4 He)>. Inv. 5 Ov.con- certilti'f 382 ESTHER. 8. 9 1 Or, SWift stt-eda, in ales, and t/ming drome- df fries 2 Or. to be given out for a decree provinces wliich are from India unto Ethiopia, an hiinclred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province accord- ing to tlie writing tliereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews accordmg to their writing, 10 and accordmg to their language. And he wrote in the name of king Ahas- uerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horse- back, riding on i swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the 11 stud: wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and jirovince that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the si)oil of them for a prey, 12 upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth daij of the twelfth month, 13 which is the mouth Adar. A copy of the writing, ^ that the decree should be given out in every province, was pub- lished unto all the i^eoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their ene- 14 mies. So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that Avere used in the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's couunand- ment ; and the decree was given out in 15 Shushan the palace. And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine Imen and pm-ple : and the city of Shushan shouted and 16 was glad. The Jews had light and 17 gladness, and joy and honour. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's conmiand- meut and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peo- ples of the land became Jews ; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them. 9 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the tlm-teenth day of the same, when the king's command- ment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them ; whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had 2 rule over them that hated them; the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout aU the jiro- vinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon Sail the peoples. And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king's business, helloed the Jews; be- cause the fear of Mordecai was fallen 4 upon them. For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the pro- vmces: for the man Mordecai waxed 5 greater and greater. And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would 6 unto them that hated them. And m Shushan the palace the Jews slew and 7 destroyed five hundred men. And Par- shandatha, and Dalijhon, and Aspatha, Sand Poratha, and Adalia, and Ai-ida- 9tha, and Parmashta, and Arisai, and lOAridai, and Vaizatha, the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they; but on the 11 spoil they laid not their hand. On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought 12 before the king. And the kmg said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman ; what then have they done in the rest of the king's pro- vinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be gi-anted thee : or what' is thy request further? and it shall be 13 done. Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged 14 upon the gallows. And the king com- manded it so to be dime : and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they 15 hanged Haman's ten sons. And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. 16 And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their Uves, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the si^oil they 17 laid not their hand. This vjos done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar ; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of 18 feasting and gladness. But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled to- gether on the thirteenth duy thereof, and on the fom-teenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rest- ed, and made it a day of feastmg and 19 gladness. Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of send- ing portions one to another. 20 And Mordecai wi-ote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Aliasuerus, both nigh and 1. 10. JOB. 383 1 Heb. lyob. 2 Or. cattle 21 far, to enjoiii tbem that they should keep the fourtociitli day of the inoiitli Adar, and the hfteeiith day of tlie same, 22 yearly, as the days whereui the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from niourninfj; into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one 23 to anothei-, and gifts to the poor. And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written 24 unto them ; because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume 25 them, and to destroy them ; but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head ; and that he and his sons should 26 be hanged on the gallows. Wliere- fore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore be- cause of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen con- cerning this matter, and that which 27 had come unto them, the Jews or- dained, and took ujion them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time 28 thereof, every year; and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them i perish from 29 their seed. Then Esther the (pieen, the daughter of Alnhail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote witli all ^ authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. SOiVnd he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven pro- vinces of the kingdom of Aliasuerus, 31 vitli words of i^eace and truth, to con- firm these days of Purim in their ap- pointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had en- joined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, ^in the matter of the fastings and their 32 cry. And the coimnandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. 10 And the king Aliasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the 2 sea. And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of tlie greatness of Mordecai, wheremito the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the 3 kmgs of Media and Persia ? For Mor- decai the Jew was next unto king Ahas- uerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his breth- ren; seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. THE BOOK OF JOB. 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was i Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that 2 feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto hun seven sons 8 and three daughters. His ^ substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hund- red yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household ; so that tins man was the greatest of 4 all the children of the east. And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for then- three sisters 5 to eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feast- ing 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. 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and * Satan came also 7 among them. And the Lord said un- to Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and 8 from walking u^) and down in it. And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job ? ^ for there is none like him in the earth, a per- fect and an upright man, one that 9feareth God, and escheweth evil. Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, 10 Doth Job fear God for nought ? Hast not thou made an hedge about hun, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his IHeb. be elided. 2 Heb. ttreii'jth. 3 See ch. iv. 3. 3 Or, blas- phemed So ver. 11. ch. ii. 5,9. i That is. th,' Ad- versary. 5 Or, that 384 JOB. 1. 10. lOr, cattle 2Heb. hand. 3Heb. Slieba. 4Heb. young men. 5 Or, inada a raid 6 Or, over 'Or, that 8 Heb. to gwiitlow him up. 11 1 substance is increased in the land. But put forth thme hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce 12 thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy ^ power ; only upon himself lout not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. 13 And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drink- ing wine in their eldest brother's house, 14 that there came a messenger unto Job, and said. The oxen were i)lowing, and 15 the asses feeding beside them : and ^ the Sabeans fell tipon them, and took them away ; yea, they have slain the * serv- ants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 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 sheei^, and the * servants, and consumed them ; and I only am escaped 17 alone to teU thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said. The Chaldeans made three bands, and 5 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 18 thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eat- ing and drinking wine in their eldest 19 brother's house: and, behold, there came a great wind cfroni the wilder- ness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it feU upon the young men, and they are dead ; and I only am 20 escaped alone to teU thee. Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, 21 and worshipped ; and he said. Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither : the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; 22 blessed be the name of the Lord. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God with foolishness. 2 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves ))e- fore the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before 2 the Lord. And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou ? And Satan answered the Lord, and said. From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? 7 for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, al- though thou movedst me against him, 4 8 to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the Lord, and said. Skin for skin, yea, all tha,t a man hath 5 will he give for his life. But jiut forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to 6 thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thme hand; 7 only spare his life. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the 8 sole of his foot unto his crown. And he took him a j)otsherd to scrapie himself withal; and he sat among the ashes. 9 Tlien said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity ? renounce 10 God, and die. But he said unto her. Thou sj)eakest as oiae of the ^ foolish women speaketh. Wliat ? shall we re- ceive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evU? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 11 Now when Job's tluree 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 appoint- ment together to come to bemoan him 12 and to comfort him. And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they hf ted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their 13 heads toward heaven. So they sat down vnih. him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his 10 grief was very great. 3 After this opened Job his mouth, and 2 cursed his day. And Job answered and said : 3 Let the day perish wherem I was bom. And the night which said, There is a man child conceived. . 4 Let that day be darkness ; Let not God ^ regard it from above. Neither let the light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and 12 the shadow of death claim it for their own ; Let a cloud dwell upon it ; Let all that maketh black the day ten'ify it. 6 As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it : Let it not i3 rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. 7 Lo, let that night be 1* barren; Let no joyful voice come therein. 8 Let them curse it that cm-se the day. Who are i^ready to rouse up leviathan. 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 : 10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother s womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes. 11 Why died I not from the woml)? 5. 8. JOB. lOr, built solitary piles Why (lid I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly ? 12 Why (lid the knees receive me ? Or why the bi-east.s, tliat I should suck ? 13 For uow should I have lien down and been quiet ; I should have slept ; then had I been at rest : 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, Which 1 built up waste places for them- selves ; 15 Or with princes that had gold, Who filled tlieir houses with silver: 16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been ; As infants which never saw light. 17 There the wicked cease from 2 trou- bling; And there the weary be at rest. 18 There the prisoners are at ease together ; They hear not the voice of the task- master. 19 The small and great are there ; And the servant is free from his master. 20 ^^Tieref ore is light given to him that is in misery, And life mito the bitter in soul ; 21 Which siongf or death, but it cometh not; And dig for it more than for hid trea- sures ; 22 Which rejoice * exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave ? 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid. And whom God hath hedged in ? 24 For my sighmg cometh ^ before I eat, And my roarings are poured out hke water. 25 For '^the thing which I fear cometh upon me, . And that which I am afraid of cometh mito me. 26 7 1 am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest ; But trouble cometh. 4 Then answered EUphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved ? But who can withhold himself from speaking ? 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many. And thou bast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling. And thou hast confirmed the ^ feeble knees. 5 But now it is come imto thee, and thou ^faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence. And thy hope the integrity of thy ways ? 7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being iimocent '? Or where were the upright cut off ? 8 According as I have seen, they that jilow iniquity. And sow 1" troulde, reap the same. 9 By the breath of God tlicy perisli, And l)y tlie I>last of his anger are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion. And tlie teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad. 12 Now a thing was " secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep faUeth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling. Which made aU my bones to shake. 15 Then 12 a si^irit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up. 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the a^jpearance thereof ; A form was before mine eyes : 13 There ivas silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man i^be more just than God? Shall a man i^be more pure than his Maker? 18 Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants ; And his angels he chargeth with folly : 19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay. Whose foundation is in the dust, Which are crushed i" before the moth ! 201'' Betwixt morning and evening they are iMestroyed: They ^rish for ever without any re- gainiing it. 21191s not their tent-cord plucked up jf ithin them ? :y die, and that without wisdom, uow ; is there any that vdll answer thee? And to which of the ^ojioly ones wilt thou turn? 2 For vexation kUleth the foolish man. And 21 jealousy slayeth the silly one. 3 1 have seen the foohsh taking root : But suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety. And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up. And taketh it even out of the thorns, And 22 the snare gapeth for then- sub- stance. 6 For 23 affliction cometh not forth of the dust. Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; 7 But man is born unto trouble. As 2-1 the sparks fly upward. 8 But as for me, I would seek unto God, 385 10 Or, rniecfi ic/ 11 Heb. brought by stealth. 12 Or, a breatli passed over 13 Or, / heard a still voiee 11 Or, be just be- fore God 15 Or, be pure be- fore his Maktr ^f^ Or. like n Or, From mo^'mng to even- ing i« Heb. broken in pieces. ly Or. Is not their excel- l<mci/ which is in thein re- moved > 20 See ch. XV. 15. 21 Or. in- digna- tion 22 Ac- cording to many ancient versions, the thirsty swallow up. 23 Or. inig^uity See ch. iv. 8. 24 Heb. the sons of flame OT of light- ning. 13 386 JOB. 5. 8. 1 Or, can perform no^h inij of worth 2Heb. out of their moutJ'. 3 Or, reproi'- eth lOr. habit- aiion 5 Or, ihalt not err 8Heb. for thyself. And unto God would I commit my cause : 9 Wliich doetli great things and unsearch- able; Marvellous things without number : 10 Who giveth raiu upon the earth, And seudeth waters upon the fields : 11 So that he setteth up on high those that be low ; And those which mourn are exalted to safety. 12 Hefrustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands i cannot perfonn their enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own crafti- ness: And the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 14 They meet with darkness in the day- time, And gi'ope at noonday as in the night. 15 But he saveth from the sword '■^of theii' mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God Scorrecteth: Therefore despise not thou the chasten- ing of the Almighty. 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up ; He woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee ui six troubles ; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In f aniLue he shall redeem thee from death ; And in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scoiu'ge of the tongue ; » Neither shalt thou be afraid ojl destruc- tion when it cometli. 22 At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of "the beasts of the earth. ".. , 23 For thou shalt be in league with tlie stones of the field ; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace ; And thou shalt visit thy ^fold, and 5 shalt miss nothing. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great. And tlime offspruig as the gi-ass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave m a fuU age, Like as a shock of corn cometh m in its season. 27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is ; Hear it, and know thou it *'for thy good. 6 Then Job answered and said, 2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed, the to And my calamity laid iu the balances together ! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas : Therefore have my words been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Ahnighty are mthiu me. The i^oison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves m array agamst me. 5 Doth tlie wold ass bray when he hath grass ? Or loweth the ox over his fodder ? 6 Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt '? Or is there any taste iu "' the white of an egg? 7 ''My soul refuseth to touch them ; They are as loathsome meat to me. 8 Oh that I might have my request ; And that God woixld grant me thmg that I long for ! 9 Even that it would please God crush me ; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off ! 10 Then should I yet have comfort ; ''Yea, I would lo exult in pain i^that spareth not : 12 For I have not i^ denied the words of the Holy One. 11 Wliat is my strength, that I should wait ? And what is mine end, that I should be patient ? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass ? 13 Is it not that I have no help in me. And that ineffectual working is driven quite from me ? 14 To him that is ready to faint kindness should he shewed from his friend; 15 Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away ; 16 Which are black by reason of the ice. And wherein the snow hideth itself: 17 What time they i^wax wann, they vanish : When it is hot, they are consumed out of then- place. 18 17 The caravans that travel by the way of them tui-n aside ; They go up into the waste, and perish. 19 The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waitedf or them. 20 They were ashamed because>'.they' had hoped ; They came thither, and were con- founded. 21 For now ye i^are nothing ; Ye see a terror, and are afraid. 22 Did I say. Give unto me ? Or, Offer a present for me of yom* substance ? 23 Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? 8. 13. JOB. 387 I Or, /or fhe wind ■^Or.And it will be evident imtoyoii if I lie my right- oou^ness it in if. 'Or, time of sermce 5 Or, When shall I arise, and the night be gone! Or, is broken and become loath- some 1 Or, the grave Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oi>i)ressors ? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my peace : And cause me to understand wherem I have erred. 25 How forcible arc words of ujirightness ! But what doth your arguing reprove ? 26 Do ye iniagme to rei^rove words ? Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are ^as wind. 27 Yea, ye would cast lots upon the father- less, And make merchandise of your friend. 28 Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; 2 For surely I shall not lie to your face. 29 Eeturn, I pray you, let there be no in- justice; Yea, return again, Smy cause is right- eous. 30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things ■? 7 Is there not a * warfare to man upon earth ? And are not his days like the days of an hireling ? 2 As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as an hu-eling that looketh for his wages : 3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, And wearisome nights are appointed to me. 4 When I lie down, I say, ^'\^1ien shall I arise? but the night is long; And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust ; My skin '^closeth up and breaketh out afresh. 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle. And are spent without hope. 7 Oh remember that my life is wind : Mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more : Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanish- eth away. So he that goeth down to T Sheol shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house. Neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth ; I wiU speak in the anguish of my spii-it ; I wUl complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster. That thou settest a watch over me ? 13 When I say. My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint ; away 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terriliest mo through visions : 15 So tliat my soul chooseth strangling, And death ratlier tlian these my l)ones. 16 "I loathe my life; I "would not live alway : Let me alone ; for my days are i" vanity. 17Wliat is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thine heart ujion him, 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment ? 19 How long wilt thou not look from me. Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle ? 20 If I have sinned, what n do I unto thee, thou 12 watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee. So that I am a burden to myself ? 21 And why dost thou not i^ardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity ? For now shall I lie down in the diist ; And thou shalt seek me dihgentJy, but 1 shall not be. 8 Then answered BUdad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things ? And ^070 long shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind ? 3 Doth God pervert judgement? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice? 4 13 If thy children have sinned against him, And he have delivered them into the hand of their transgression : 5 If thou wouldest seek dUigently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty; 6 If thou wert pm"e and upright ; Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy right- eousness i^rosperous. 7 And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end should greatly in- crease. 8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out : 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothmg. Because our days upon earth are a shadow :) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart ? 11 Can the i'*rush gi-ow up without mire? Can the i^flag grow witliout water? 12 WhUst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down. It withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God ; X Or, / waste liwag "Or, shall 1" Or, as (I breath 11 Or, can I do 12 Or, lire- server 13 Or, If thy ihildren sinned .,.he de- livered ,(-c. "Or, jjapi/rus 15 Or, reed- grass 13—2 388 JOB. 8. 13. I Or, be cutoff 2Heb. house. 3 Or, be- side the spring 4 Or, dust. 5 Or, nil hefill 6 Or, Fcr 7 Or, before sOr. If07te should desire. . . he coidu not &G. 9Heb. high places. 10 Or, turn him back And the hope of the godless man shall perish : 14 Whose confidence shall ^ break ui sunder, And whose trust is a spider's 2 web. 15 He shall lean upon his house, but it sball not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endvu'e. 16 He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden. 1 7 His roots are wrapped ^ about the heaj). He beholdeth the place of stones. 18 If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. 19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, And out of the * earth shall others spring. 20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers. 21 5 He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter. And thy lips with shouting. 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame ; And the tent of the wicked shall be no 9 Then Job answered and said, 2 Of a truth I know that it is so: 6 But how can man be just ''with God? 3 8 If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thou- sand. 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength : Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered ? 5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know it not. When he overturneth them in his anger. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place. And the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, &nd it riseth not ; And sealeth up the stars. 8 Which alone stretcheth out the hea- vens. And treadeth upon the ^ waves of the sea. 9 Which maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south. 10 Which doeth great things past finding out; Yea, marvellous things without num- ber. 11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not. 12 Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can 10 hinder him ? Who wDl say unto him. What doest thou? 13 God will not withdraw his anger ; The helpers of i^Eahab ^^Ao stoop under him. 14 How much less shall I answer him. And choose out my words to reason with him ? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer ; I would make supplication to limine adversary. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; Yet woiild I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice. 17 i^For he breaketh me with a tempest. And multipheth my wounds without cause. 18 He wUl not suffer me to take my breath. But fllleth me with bitterness. 19 15 If ice speak of the strength of the mighty, i''lo, he is there \ And if of judgement, who wUl appoint me a time ? 20 Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me : Though I be perfect, I'it shaU prove me perverse. 21181 am isperfect; I regard not myseK; I despise my life. 22 It is aU one ; therefore I say. He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the 20 trial of the iimocent. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: He covereth the faces of the judges thereof ; If it he not he, who then is it? 25 Now my days are swifter than a 21 post : They flee away, they see no good. 26 They are passed away as the 22 swift ships : As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. 27 If I say, I wUl forget my complaint, I wiU put off my sad countenance, and 28 be of good cheer: 28 1 am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wUt not hold me imiocent. 29 1 shaU be condemned ; Why then do I labour in vaiu ? 30 If I wash myself 2'4with snow Water, And 25 make my hands never so clean; 31 Yet wUt thou plimge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me. 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him. That we should come together in judgement. 33 There is no 26 daysman betwixt us. That might lay his hand upon us both. 34 Let him take his rod away from me. And let not his terror make me afraid : 35 Then would I speak, and not fear him ; For I am not so in mjjself. 11. 18. JOB. iHob. Uibour. 2 Or, care 3 Or, I am filled with icf- 7ioniUt!t, but look thou . . . for it in- creaseth: thou &c. 4 Or. Host after host in against me SAuother reading is,lethim, cease, and leave mc alone. lOMy soul is weary of my life ; I will give free course to my complaint ; I will si)eak in the bitterness of my soul. '2 1 will say unto God, Do not condemn me ; Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the ^work of thme hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked ? 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh, Or seest thou as man seeth ? 5 Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man's days, 6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity. And searcliest after my sin, 7 Although thou knowest that I am not wicked ; And there is none that can deliver out of thme hand ? 8 Thine hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about ; yet thou dost destroy me. 9Eemember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay ; And wUt thou bring me into dust again ? 10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, Aud curdled me like cheese ? 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh. And knit me together with bones and sinews. 12 Thou hast granted me life and favom-, Aud thy 2 visitation hath preserved my spirit. 13 Yet these things thou didst hide in thine heart ; I know that this is with thee : 14 K I sin, then thou markest me. And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me ; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head ; 8 Being filled with ignominy And looking upon mine afiliction. 16 Aiid if my head exalt itself, thou hunt- est me as a lion : And again thou shewest thyseK mar- vellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me; ^ Changes aud warfare are with me. 18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb ? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me. 191 should have been as though I had not been ; I should have been carried from the womb to the gi'ave. 20 Are not my days few ? ^cease then. And let me alone, that I may ^^take comfort a little, 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, £ve!i to tlie land of darkness and of the shadow of death ; 22 A land of thick darkness, as darkness itself; A land of the shadow of death, without any order. And where the light is as darkness. 11 Then answered Zophar the Naamath- ite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered ? And should aman full of talk be j ustificd? 3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace ? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed ? 4 For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure. And I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But Oh that God would speak. And open his lips against thee ; 6 And that he woidd shew thee the secrets of wisdom, 7 That it is manifold in effectual work- ing! Know therefore that God ^exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserv- eth. 7 9 Canst thou by searching find out God ? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection ? 8 10 It is high as heaven ; what canst thou do? Deeper than n Sheol ; what canst thou know? 9 The measui-e thereof is longer than the earth. And broader than the sea. 10 If he pass through, and shut up, And 12 call unto judgement, then who call hinder him ? 11 For he knoweth vain men : He seeth iniquity also, i^even though he consider it not. 121* But vain man is void of understand- ing. Tea, man is born as a wild ass's colt. 13 If thou set thine heart aright. And stretch out thinehands toward him; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents ; 15 Sm-ely then shalt thou lift ui) thy face without spot ; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear : 16 For thou shalt forget thy misery ; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away : 17 And thi/ life shall is be clearer than the noonday ; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope ; 389 6Heb. brighten up. 7 Or, F<yr sound vfisdom is 7nani- fohl 8 Or. re- mitteih {Heb. causeth to be for- gotten) itnto tJiee of thiyie ■iniquity oOr, Canst thou find out the deep things of God) 10 Heb. The heights of heaven. nOr. the grave 12 Heb. call an assem- bly. 13 Or, and him, tluit con- sidereth not liOr. But an empty man unll get under- stand- ing, when a wild ass's colt is bor?i aman 15 Or. arise above 390 JOB, 11. 18. iHeb. refuge is perisJied from them. 2 Or, That bring theiigod in their hand 3 Or, l</ 4 Or. spirit 5 Or, With a'jcd men, yv say, is ■wisdom 6 Or, sound wiidom Yea, thou sbalt search aboict thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety. 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shaU make thee afraid ; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee. 20 But the eyes of the mcked shall fail, And 1 they shall have no way to flee, And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost. 12 Then Job answered and said, 2 No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you. 3 But I have understanding as well as you; 1 am not inferior to you : Yea, who knoweth not such thiugs as these ? 4 I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, A man that called upon God, and he answered him : The just, the perfect man is a laughing- stock. 5 In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune ; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth. 6 The tents of robbers prosper. And they that jirovoke God are secure ; 2 Into whose hand God bringeth abimd- aiithj. 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; And the fowls of the air, and they shall teU thee : 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee ; And the fishes of the sea shall declare mito thee. 9 Who knoweth not ^iu all these. That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this ? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing. And the ^ breath of all mankind. 11 Doth not the ear ti-y woids. Even as the palate tasteth its meat ? 12 5 With aged men is wisdom. And in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and might ; He hath counsel and imderstanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it can- not be buUt again ; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up ; Agaui, he sendeth them out, and the;- overtm-n the earth. 16 With him is strength and ^ effectual working ; The deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled. And judges makgt]iji£j£flcis. 18 He looseth the bond ofkiugs. And bindeth their loins with a girdle. 19 He leadeth priests away spoiled. And overthroweth the mighty. 20 He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders. 21 He poureth contempt upon princes. And looseth the belt of the strong. 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness. And bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 23 He increaseth the nations, and destroy- eth them : He spreadeth the nations abroad, and 'bringeth them in. 24 He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the ^ earth. And causetli them to wander La a wilderness where there is no way. 25 They grope in the dark without light. And he maketh them to '■'stagger Uke a drunken man. 13 Lo, mine eye hath seen all tills, Mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, Ye are all physicians of no value. 5 Oh that ye would altogether hold youi- peace ! And it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning. And hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 WiU ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him ? 8 Will ye i^respect his person ? Will ye contend for God ? 9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one i^deceiveth a man, will ye 12 deceive him ? 10 He wiU surely reprove you. If ye do secretly i^ respect persons. 11 ShaU not his excellency , make you afraid, KC«J^<C^ And his daead fall upon you ? 12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Yom* defences are defences of clay. 13 Hold yoiu- peace, let me alone, that I may speak, And let come on me what will. 141^ Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life ui mine hand ? 15 15 Though he slay me, yet will I wait for bun : Nevertheless I wiU is maintain my ways before him. 16 17 This also shall be my salvation ; 18 For a godless man shall not come before bun. 17 Hear diUgently my speech. And let my declaration be in your ears. 18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause ; I know that I 1^ am ri^'hteous. 19 Who is he that will contend with me '? For now '■'o shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost. 15. 11. JOB. 391 iHeb. And he is like. 2 Or, wither- eth 3 Or, Oh that a clean thine; could come out ofanuu- clean I not one can 4Heb. ceati. sOr, have pleasure !0r. llefti low 'See Is. xix. D. 8Heb. arcgonc. » Or, Hie fjrave 20 Only do not two things imto me, Then -will I iiot hide myself from thy face : '21 Withdraw tliine hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me n- fraid. '22 Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me. 2.3 Howmauy are mine iniquities and sins ? Make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 Wherefore hidest thou tliy face, And holdest me for tliine enemy ? 25 Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou jmrsue the dry stuhble ? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me. And makest me to inherit the iniquities of mj'' youth : 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and markest all my patlis ; Thou drawest thee a line about the soles of my feet : 28 1 Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, oii^*t,ft^t Like a garment that is moth-ealen. 14 Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He Cometh forth like a flower, and 2 is cut down : He lleeth also as a shadow, and con- tiiiueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one. And bringest me into judgement with thee? fSl{ 4 ''Who can bring a clean thuig out of an unclean? not one. .5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6 Look away from him, that he may * rest. Till he shall ^ accomplish, as an hire- ling, his day. 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. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth. And the stock thereof die in the ground ; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud. And ]Hxt forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and ^' wasteth away : Yea, mail givcth up the ghost, and where is he? ll"^ As the waters ^fail from the sea, And the river decayeth and drietli up ; 12 So man lieth down and riseth not : Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of then- sleei>. 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in 9 Sheol, That thou M'ouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past. set would to the That thou wouldest appoint me a time, and remember me ! 14 If a man die, shall lie live (Kjain ? All tlie days of my warfare ^ o would wait, -7 ' ! w ;"' ' ~~ Till my n release fihould C(jme. L^ii'^^Thou slumldes't call, and I answer thee : TIkiu wouldest have a desire work of thine hands. 16 But now thou numher(!st my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin ? 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity. 18 And surely the mountain falling i** Cometh to nouglit. And the rock is )-emoved out of its place ; 19 The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth : And thou destroyest the hope of man. '20 Thou pi-evailost for ever against Mm ; , and he passetli ; cifi M*i>»iW^W/*vi^ //, Thou cliangest liis co untenance , sendest him ajuov tfft^i //f honour to and and he 21 His sons come liiioweth it not ; And they are brought low, but he ])erceiveth it not of them. '22i^But his flesli uiion liim liatli pain, And his soul within him niourneth. 15 Then answered Eliphaz the Tenjan- ite, and said, ■*^j>/^!^'.\i«'-^ •=•■-•■.? ■' r'2 gj-toi^hl a, wise man make' answer w ith IS vain kno'^vledge, And fill his lielly with the east wind ? 3 Should he reason with unproiitable talk. Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou doest away with fear, And i^restraiuest 17 devotion before God. 5 For i^thme iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemueth thee, and not I ; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Ai-t thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills? 8 19 Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thy- self? 9 What knowest thou, that we know not ? What uuderstaudest thou, which is no', in us? 10 With us are both the grayheaded and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father. 11 Ai-e the consolations of God too small for thee, 20 And the word that deal eth gently Avith thee? l>Or, mil . ..ahull cotn-j nOr, change 12 Or. Thou fhalt cull. and I will A-c. 11 Heb. /adrth nwitt/. h a) II 0.', Only for Ithnxvff hisjtcsh hath pain, andfnr hbnself his soul tnourn- eth i-^Heb. know- ledge of wind. 13 Heb. dimin- ishest. nor, incdita- tion 15 Or, thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity 1^ Or, Dost thou hearken in the council S'^ Or, Gr is therj any secret thin J with theef K\ /ftfi^fif^H //J /J^^ -^ ''-^ 392 JOB. 15. 12. 1 Or, that which is •^ Or. And pears that are num- bered are laid up &c. 3 Or, biddcth defiance to lOr, Upon 5Heb. cut off. 6 Or, would inhabit 'Or, th^r posses- sions be extended on the earth 8 Or, paid mfuU 12 Why doth tliiiie heart carry thee away ? And why do thine eyes wink ? 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, And lettest such words go out of thy mouth. 14 What is man, that he should be clean ? And he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behokl, he putteth no trust in. his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 How much less i one that is abomin- able and corrupt, A man that drmketh iniquity like water ! 17 1 will shew thee, hear thou me ; And that which I have seen I wiU declare : 18 (Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it; 19 Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them :) 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, 2Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor. 21 A sound of terrors is in his ears ; In prosperity the spoiler shall come upon him : 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness. And heogjvgitfiiier of the sword : 23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand : 24 Distress and anguish make him afraid ; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle : 25 Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And ^behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty ; 26 He runneth upon him with a stiffneck, *With the thick bosses of his bucklers : 27 Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And made collops of fat on his flanks ; 28 And he hath dwelt m ^ desolate cities, In houses which no man "inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps. 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue. Neither shall 7 then- produce bend to the earth. 30 BLe shall not depart out of darkness ; CUtif^ flame shall di-y up his branches. And by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. - " " 31 Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself : .i For vanity shall be his recompence. '^ 32 It shall be 8accomplished_ before his time, f t-^P -fe »»- h yt-i-^tt,-^ *• And his branch shall not be ffl-een. 33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off his flower as the olive. 34 For the company of the godless shall be barren. And fire shall consume the tents of bribery. 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their belly jjrepareth deceit. 16 Then Job answered and said, 2 1 have heard many such things : 9 Miserable comforters are ye all. 3 Shall lOvaiu words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest ? 4 1 also could speak as ye do ; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And sliake mine head at you. 5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my hps should assuage your grief. 6 Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged : And though I forbear, ^what am I eased ? 7 But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my com- pany. 8 And thou hast inlaid fast hold on me, which is a witness against mc : And my leanness riseth up against me, it testifiSftrto my face. 9 He hath torn me in his wi-ath, and 13 persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth : Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth ; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproaclrfuUy : They gather themselves together a- gainst me. 11 God dehvereth me to the imgodly. And casteth me into the hands of the ■wicked. 121 was at ease, and he brake me asmider ; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to jiieces : He hath also set me uj) for his mark. 13 His 1^ archers compass me romid about. He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare ; He poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach ; He runneth upon me like a i^ giant. 15 1 have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have inlaid my horn in the dust. 16 My face is i^foul with weeping, And on my eyeUds is the shadow of death ; '/ ^. 19. 2. JOB. 393 lOr, Jutvr no inore 2 Or, That 0711- misfit pleadfor ainan with God. as a son of man pleadetli for his neigh- bour 3 Heb. ynocK'crt/. 'Heb. porTion. S Or, one in who»f face then spit c Or, /•(.)■ J find not ■Heb. JJOSSi'S- si&tis. s Or, be- cause of 9 Or, // / hniie, Sheol is 7nine house ; I have spread ...I have said . . . and tvhere now is my hop''.' 10 Or, the grave 11 Or, the pit 17 Although there is no violence in mine hands, And my prayer is pure. 18 Ciiitli, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry Miave no testing place. 10 Even now, behold, my \vitness is in heaven. And lie that vonclieth for me is on high. 20 My friends scorn me: ]Jat }iiine eye pom^eth out tears unto God; 21 2 That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a sou of man with his neigh- bour ! 22 For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return. 17 My spuit is consumed, my dr.ys are extinct, The grave is veadij for me. 2 Surely there are ^'mockers with me, Aiid mine eye abideth iu then- provoc- ation. 3 Give now a pledge, be siu'ety for me with thyself; Wio is there that will strike hands with me? j 4 For thou hast hid their heart from I understcUidiug : I Therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that denouuceth liis friends for a < prey. Even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me also a byword of the ])eople ; And I am become ^ an open abhorrmg. 7 Mine eye also is dun by reason of sor- row. And all my members are as a shadow. 8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, And the innocent shall stu' up himseK against the godless. 9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. And he that hath clem hands shall wax stronger and stronger. 10 But return ye, all of you, and come now : '■And I shall not find a wise man among you. 11 My days are past, my purjioses are broken off. Even the "i thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day: The' light, say they, is near *unto the darkness. 13 5' If I look for I'^Sheol as mine house; If I have spread my couch in the dark- ness; 14 If I have said to ii corruption, Thou art my father ; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister ;-^'./^<a'1 •<-■>■ i-^'-.a >■ 15 Where then is my hope ? And as for my hope, who shall see it ? 16 It shall go down to the bars of lo Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust. 18 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards wc will speak. | 3 WJierefore arc we counted as lioasts, A)id are 1)ecome unclean in your sight? | 4Tliou that tearest tliyself in lliiue anj-'or, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock l)e removed out of its place ? .'JYei, the light of the \ncked shall be l)ut out, And the i- spark of his fire shall not sliine. CThe light shall 1)C' darlj in his lent. And liis lamp i-^above hun shall l)e put out. 7 The steps of his strengtl; sliall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his o^^Ti feet, .\nd he walketh upon the toils. 9 A gin shall take hi7n by the heel. And a snai-e shall lay liold on him. 10 A noose is hid for him in tlie groimd, And a trap for him in the v.ay. 11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side. And shall chase him at his heels. 12 His strength shall l)e hungerl)itten, And calamity shall be ready i* for his halting. 13 It shall devour the 15 members of his body, Yeci, the fu-stborn of death shall de- vour his members. 14 He shall be rooted out of his tent wherein he trusteth; And 16 he shall be brought to the king of terrors. 15 1' There shall dwell iu his tent that which is none of his : Brimstone shaU be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch I'^be cut off. 7'^ .- -■ r/.- '<■"'- 17 His remembrance shall perish from 'TTie^aiih, And he shall have no name in the street. 18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, Aiid chased out of the world. 19 He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojom-ned. 20 13 They that come after shall be aston- ied at his day. As they that went before 20^ere af- frighted. 21 Sm-ely such are tlie dwellings of the iim'ighteous, And this is the place of him that know- eth not God. 19 Then Job answered and said, 2 How long will ye vex my soul, IS— 5 12 Or, fUiine "Or, be>id>; I'Or, at his side 15 Heb. bars of his sTcm. 1'5 Heb. If shaU {or thou shall) brint/ him, "Or, It shall dwell in his tent, that it be no more his or, be- cause it is none of his "Or, wither 1-3 Or, They that duvU in the wett are, ,, as they that dwell in the ea^i are A-c. 2') Heb. liid hold on horror. 394 JOB. 19. 2. lOr. Will ye indeed .re- proach! ?0r, over- thrown me 3 Or, cry out, Vio- lence I lOr, sojourn 5 Or, I make sujjplic- ation Or, I am loath- some 6 Or, 0/ my body 7Heb. the men of my council. 8 Or, For 9 Or, vin- dicator Heb. god. 10 Heb. dust. And break me in pieces with words ? 3 These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me. 4 And be it indeed that I have eiTed, Mine error remaineth with myself. 5 1 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach : 6 Know now that God hath ^ subverted me in my cause. And hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I ^ cry out of wrong, but I am not heard : I cry for help, but there is no judge- ment. 8 He hath fenced up my way that I can- not pass, And hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone : And mine hope hath he plucked up Uke a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And lae counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries. 12 His troojis come on together, and cast up their way against me. And encamp romid about my tent. 13 He hath put my brethren far from me. And mine acquaintance are whoUy estranged from me. 14 My kinsfolk have failed. And my familiar friends have forgotten me. 15 They that * dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger : I am an alien in their sight. 16 1 call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer. Though I Lntreat him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife. And 5 my supphcation to the children •'of my mother's womb. 18 Even young children despise me ; If I arise, they speak against me. 19 All Tmy inward friends abhor me . And they whom I loved are turned against me. 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh. And I am escaped with the skia of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends ; For the hand of God hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh ? 23 Oh that my words were now written 1 Oh that they were inscribed in a book I 24 That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever ! 25 8But I know that my ^redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand up at the last upon the i** earth: 26 11 And after my skin hath been thus destroyed, Yet 12 from my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see i^for myself. And mine eyes shall behold, and not !■* another. My reins are consumed within me. 28 If ye say, How we will persecute him. ! 15 Seeing that the root of the matter is found m is me; 29 Be ye afraid of the sword : For 17 wrath hringeth the punishments of the sword. That ye may know there is a judge- ment. 20 Then answered Zophar the Naamath- ite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, 18 Even by reason of my haste that is in me. 3 1 have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, 19 And the spirit of my understanding answereth me. 4 Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short. And the joy of the godless but for a moment ? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds ; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung : They which have seen him shall say, Where is he ? 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. 9 The eye which saw him shall see bim no more ; Neither shall his place any more be- hold him. 10 20 His children shall seek the favour of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth. 11 His bones are full of his youth. But it shall lie down ■with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth. Though he hide it under his tongue ; 13 Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it stiU within his mouth ; 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is tui'ned, It is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again : God shall cast them out of his belly. 16 He shall suck the poison of asps : The viijer's tongue shaU slay him. 17 He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter. 21. 31. JOB. 395 I Heb. of his ex- change. 2 Or, which he buiUied not 3 Or, in his grt'ed Heb. in his bell!/. 4 Or, Let it be for the filling of his belly that Ooashcill cast &c. 5 Or, as his food 6 Or. It shall go ill with him that is left 7 Or, thou Shalt mock 8 Or, of 3 Heb. Look un- to 7ne. 10 Or, in peace, without fear 18 That which he laboured for shall he re- store, and shall uot swallow it down ; Aceordmg to the sulistaiice itliat he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice. 19 For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor ; He hath violently taken away an house, 2 and he shall not build it up. 20 Because he knew no quietness ^ within him, He sliall not save aught of that where- in he delighteth. 21 There was nothmg left that ho de- voured not ; Therefore his prosperity shall not en- dure. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits : The hand of every one that is in misery sliall come upon him. 23* When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And shall rain it upon him s while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through. 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. 26 AU darkness is laid uj) for his trea- sures : A fire not blown hy man shall devour him; 6 It shall consume that which is left in his tent. 27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity. And the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart, His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God. 21 Then Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech ; And let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me, and I also will speak ; And after that I have spoken, ''mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint ^ to man ? And why should I not be impatient ? 5 " Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh. 7 Wherefore do the wicked live. Become old, yea, wax mighty in power ? 8 Their seed is established with them in their sight. And their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are lOsafe from fear. Neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not ; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock. And tlieir children dance. 12 They ^ sing to the timl)rel and harji. And rejoice at the sound of the i)ipe. 13 They spend their days in prosperity. And in a moment they go down to i2Sheol. 14 Yet they said unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. — -> 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him ? And what i)rofit should we have, if we pray unto him ? 1613]Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand : The comisel of the wicked is far from me. 17 "How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out ? That their calamity cometh upon them ? That Gud distributeth sorrows in his anger '? 18 That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the stoim carrieth away? 191'5 1'e say, God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it. 20 Let his own eyes see his destruction. And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasm'e hath he in his house after him, Wlieu the number of his months is cut off in the midst ? 22 Shall any teach God knowledge ? Seeing he judgeth those that are high. 23 One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet ; 24 His I'^breasts are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened. 25 And another dieth in bitterness of soul. And never tasteth of good. 26 They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them. 27 Behold, I know yom- thoughts. And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. 28 For ye say. Where is the house of the prince ? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt? 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? And do ye not know their tokens ? 30 That the evU man is ^^ reserved to the day of calamity ? That they are i^led forth to the day of wrath? 31 Who shall declare his way to his face ? 11 Heb. lift up the voice. 12 Or, the grave 13 Or, Ye say, Lo &c. 11 Or, How oft is the hiinp of the wicked put oict, and how oft Com- eth their calant- ity upon thennt God distri- buteth sorrows in his anger. They are as stub- ble... away. 15 Or, God layeth up his iniquity fur his children: he re- wardeth him. and he shall know it. His eyes shall see his destruc- timi.and he shall drink &e. 16 Or, milk pails "Or, spared in d-c. IS Or, led away in i-f. 13—6 396 JOB. 21. 31. lOr, More- over he is borne to the gravet and keepeth watch over his tomb. The clods of the valley aresioeet unto hlm;aitd aZl men draw &c. 2 Or, they shall keep 3 Or, with vanity ^Or, faithless- ness 5 Or, for fear of thee 6Heb. the ma a of arm. 'Or. land 8Heb. he ivhose person is accept- ed. Or, Or dost thoa not see the dark- ness, and the flood of ■waters that j cot'ereth I thee ! 1 WHeb. 1 liead. 11 Or, un the vault 12 Or, Host thou mark 13 Or, to H Heb. tJiem. And who shall repay him what he hath clone ? 32 1 Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And 2 shall keep watch over the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him. 34 How then comfort ye me ^ia vain, Seemg in your answers there re- maineth onhj ^falsehood? 22 Then answered Eliphaz the Teman- ite, and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous ? Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect ? 4 Is it 5for thy fear of him that he re- proveth thee. That he entereth with thee into judge- ment? 5 Is not thy wickedness great ? Neither is there any end to thine m- iquities. 6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their cloth- ing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink. And thou hast withholden bread from the hmigry. 8 But as for "the mighty man, he had the '' earth ; And 8the honourableman, he dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, ll^Or darkness, that thou canst not see. And abundance of waters cover thee. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven ? And behold the i" height of the stars, how high they are ! 13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick dark- ness? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not ; And he walketh i^in the circuit of heaven. 15 12 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden ? 16 Who were snatched away before their time. Whose foundation was poured out as a stream : 17 Who said unto God, Depart from us ; And, What can the Almighty do i^'for "us? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things : But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad ; And the innocent laugh them to scorn: '20 Saying, Sm-ely they that did rise uj) against us are cut off. And i^tjie remnant of them the fire hath consumed. 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace : IS Thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, I'the law fi'om his mouth. And lay up liis words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up ; 18 If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. 24 And lay thou thy 19 treasure 20 in the dust. And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks ; 25 And the Almighty shall be thy i^ trea- sure, And 21 precious silver unto thee. 26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee ; And thou shalt pay thy vows. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee ; And light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When they 22 cast tliee down, thou shalt say. There is lifting up; And 23 the humble person he shall save. 30 He shall deUver '^^even him that is not innocent : Yea, he shall be dehvered through the cleanness of thine hands. 23 Then Job answered and said, 2 Even to-day is my complauit '^ve- beUious : 2GMy stroke is heavier than my gi-oan- ing. 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him. That I might come even to his seat ! 4 1 would order my cause before him, And fill my mouth with arguments. 51 would know the words which he would answer me. And understand what he would say unto me. 6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power ? Nay; 27 but he would give heed luito me. 7 There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him: 25. 6. JOB. 'Or, furnish himsel/ to... him, but -Or, For ' Heb. Ihat is with vti?. lOr, more than tny men law The Sept. and Vtilgate have, in my bosom. 5 Or, pot'tion See Frov. KXX. 8. " Or, he /"s one ~! Or. For 1 arti not di^nay- ed be- cause of tJle dark- ness, nor because thick darkness covtrrcth my face 8 Or, Why is it, seeing times are not hidden from the Al- mighty, that they which know him see not his dayst 9 Or, meek 10 Heb. prey. 11 Or, 7(11 •■■2 Or, take in plcdr/e that which is on the 2ioor He ihidetb himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him. 10 2 But lie knoweth 3the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come fortli as fjold. 11 My foot liath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside. 121 have not gone hack from the com- mandment of his lips; I have treasured up tlie words of his mouth *more than my ''necessary food. 13 But ^he is in one mind, and who can turn him ? And what his soul desireth, even that lie doeth. 14 For he iierformeth that which is ap- IJointed for me : And many such things are with hun. 15 Therefore am I trouhled at his pre- sence ; When I consider, I am afraid of him. 16 For God hatli made my lieart faint, And the Almighty hath troubled me : 17 'Because I was not cut off hefore the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick dark- ness from my face. 248Wliy are times not laid uj) by the Almighty ? And why do not they which know him see his days? 2 There are that remove the landmarks ; They violently take away flocks, and feed them. 3 They drive away the ass of the father- less, They take the widow's ox for a pledge. 4 They turn the needy out of the way : The 9 poor of the earth hide them- selves together. 5 Behold, as wild asses in tlie desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for i^meat; The wilderness yieldeth them food for their children. 6 They cut ii their provender in the field ; And they glean the vintage of the wicked. 7 They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold. 8 They are wet v.'ith the showers of the mountains. And embrace the rock for want of a shelter. 9 There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And Intake a pledge of the poor: 10 So that they go about naked without clothing, And behig an-hungred they carry the sheaves ; 11 They make oil within the walls of these men ; They tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. 12 From out of the i^poimlous city men groan. And the soul of the wounded crieth out : Yet God imputetli it not for folly. 13 These are of them that rebel against the light ; They know not tlio ways thereof. Nor abide in tlio paths thereof. 14 Tlie murderer risetli with the light, he killeth the i)oor and needy; And in the night lie is as a tliief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twihglit. Saying, No eye shall see nie : And he i^disguiseth his face. 16 Li the dark they dig through houses: 15 They shut themselves up in the day- time; They know not the light. 17 For the morning is to all of them as the shadow of death ; For they know the terrors of the shadow of death. ISit^He is svfMt upon the face of the waters ; Theu' portion is cursed in the earth : He turneth not by the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat I'i' consume the snow waters : >So doth it^Sheol those ivhich have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him ; the worm shaU feed sweetly on him ; He shall be no more remembered : And unrighteousness shall be broken 19 as a tree. 21 He devoureth the barren that beareth not; And doeth not good to the widow. 22 20 He draweth away the mighty also by his 1)0 wer : He riseth up, and no man is sure of life. 23 God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon ; 21 And his eyes are upon their ways. 24 They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone ; 22 Yea, they are brought lov,% they are 23 taken out of the way as aU other. And are cut off as the to^js of the ears of corn. 25 And if it be not so now, who wiU prove me a har. And make my speech nothing worth ? 25 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with hun ; He maketh peace in his high jilaces. 3 Is there any number of liis armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise ? 4 How then can man be just 24 with God ? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman ? 5 Behold, even the moon hath no bright- ness. And the stars are not pure in his sight : 6 How much less man, that is a wonn! And the son of man, which is a worm I 397 i3 Heb. aifi/ of i»Or, 2nitteth a cover i7\g on hit /(ice l^Or. Wliich thej/ had marked f<yr them- selves i« Or. Ye sny, JTe is Ac. 17 Heb. vioic7Uly take away. IS Or, the grave 19 Or, as a tree; even he tliat de- roxtreth &c. 2'>0r. y-et God by his po2o<'r makfth (he mighty to con- tinue : they rise up, token they be- Hci'cd not that they should live 21 Or, 5m? 22 Or, And when they are ^■c. 23 Or. gathered in 2iOr, before 398 JOB. 26. 1. iHeb. hreath. 2 Or, The shark's Heb. The Repha- im. 3 Or, The grave lOr, Destruc- tion 5 Or, over eOr, still^th ' See ch. ix. 13. 8 Heb. beauty. oOr, .fleeing Or, iding 10 Or, how little a portion 11 Or, is heard 12 Or, mighty deeds 13 Heb. made my soul bitter. "Or, An the while my breath is in me . . . nostrils; surely 15 Or, do WOr, doth "Or, doth not reproach me for any of my days 18 Or, when God ciitteth him off, when he taketh 26 Then Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without ijower 1 How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength! 3 How hast thou counselled hun that hath no msdom, And plentifully declared sound know- ledge ! 4 To whom hast thou uttered words ? And whose ^spu-it came forth from thee ? 5 2 They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabit- ants thereof. 6 8 Slieol is naked before him, And * Abaddon hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth ^ upon nothmg. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds ; And the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He closeth in the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness. 11 The iiillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke. 12 He "stu-reth ujj the sea with his power. And by his understanding he smiteth through 'i'liahab. 13 By his spirit the heavens are ^ garn- ished ; His hand hath pierced the ^ swift serpent. 14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways : And 10 how small a whisper i^do we hear of hun ! But the thvmder of his 12 power who can understand ? 27 And Job again took up his parable, and said, 2 As God hveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almi ghty, who hath 13 vexed my soul; 3 1* (For my life is yet whole in me. And the spirit of God is in my nostrils ;) 4 Sui-ely my lips i^ shall not speak un- righteousness. Neither i^ shall my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: Till I die I wUl not irat away mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go : My heart i' shall not reproach me so long as I live. 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the godless, 1^ though he get him gain, Wlien God taketh away his soul ? 9 Will God hear his cry, Wlien trouble cometh upon him ? lOWiU he delight himself in the Al- mighty, And call upon God at all times ? Ill wUl teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, aU ye yourselves have seen it ; Why then are ye become altogether vain ? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiphed, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death. And his widows shaU make no lament- ation. 16 Though he heap up sUver as the dust. And prepare raiment as the clay ; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on. And the innocent shall divide the sUver. 18 He buildeth his house as the i^moth. And as a booth which the keeper maketh. 19 He lietli down rich, but he 20 shall not be gathered ; He openeth his eyes, and be is not. 20 Terrors overtake him like waters ; A tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he dei^arteth; And it sweeijeth him out of his place. 22 For God shall hurl at him, and not spare : He would fain flee out of his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shaU hiss him out of his place. 28-1 Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine. 2 Iron is taken out of the 22 earth. And brass is molten out of the stone. 3 Man setteth an end to darkness. And searcheth out to the furthest bound The stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death. 4 23 He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojom-n; They are forgotten of the foot that passetli hy\ They hang afar from men, they ^■i swing to and fro. 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread : And underneath it is turned up as it were bj' fire. 6 The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, 25 And it hath dust of gold. 7 That path no bu'd of prey knoweth. 29. 24. JOB. I Heh. HOH.t of prUU'. 2 Or, passages ■1 Ueb. from weeping. lOr, treasure 6 Or, beryl 6 Or, vessels 7 Or, red coral Or, pearls 5Heb. A bad- don. 9 Or, When he maketh 10 Or, reeoxmt Neither liatli the falcon's eye seen it: 8 The iproiuT heasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the tierce Hon passed thereby. 9 Ho i)utteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock ; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out 2 channels among the rocks ; And his eye seeth every i)recious thing. 11 He bindeth the streams ^that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 12 But where shall wisdom be found ? And where is the place of under- standing ? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living. 14 The deep saith, It is not in me : And the sea saith, It is not vnih. me. 15 It cannot be gotten for *gold. Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the ijrecious ^onyx, or the sap- j)hu'e. 17 Gold and glass cannot equal it : Neither shall the exchange thereof be •'jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal : Yea, the price of wisdom is above 7 rubies. 19 The tojmz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. Neither shall it be valued with pm-e gold. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom ? And where is the place of under- standing ? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of aU livmg. And kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 ^Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumour thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof. And he knoweth the jilace thereof. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven ; 25 3 To make a weight for tlie wind ; Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure. 26 Wlien he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder : 27 Then did he see it, and i" declare it; He estabUshed it, yea, and searched it out. 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; And to depart from evil is under- standing. 29 And Job again took up his parable, and said. 2 Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God ^vatched over me ; 3 When his lamp shmcd ^ upon my head. And by his hght I walked through darkness ; 4 As I was in 12 the ripeness of my days, When the i^ secret of God was upon my tent ; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me. And my children Avere about me ; GWlien my steps were washed with butter. And the rock poured me out rivers of oill 7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, Wlien I prepared my seat in the I'' street, 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves. And the aged rose up and stood ; 9 The princes refrained talking. And laid their hand on their mouth ; 10 The voice of the nobles was is hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness imto me : 12 Because I deUvered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, i^that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 1 put on righteousness, and it 17 clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a IS diadem. 15 1 was eyes to the blind. And feet was I to the lame. 16 1 was a father to the needy : And I'-'the cause of him that I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the 20 jaws of the un- rigliteous. And plucked the prey out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, I shall die 21 in my nest. And I shall multiply my days as 22 the sand : 19 My root is 23 spread out 21 to the waters. And the dew Ueth all night upon my branch : 20 My glory is fresh in me. And my bow is renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my comisel. 22 After my words they sjiake not again ; And my speech dropped ui^ou them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain ; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 25 If I laughed on them, they 26believed it not; And the light of my coimtenance they cast not down. 399 nor, above 12 Heb, my dayi of autumn. 13 Or, counsel Or, friend' shij} 11 Or, broad place 15 Heb. hid. 16 Or and him that had arc. 17 Or, clothed itself with me 13 Or. turban 13 Or, the cause wh icJi I knew not 20 Heb. great teeth. 21 Or. beside Heb. with. 22 Or, the Zjhaenix ^i Heb. opened, 21 Or, by s-"' Or, 7 smiled on them tvhen they had no con- fidence 26 Or, were not con- fident 400 JOB. 29. 25. lOr. vif/oitr 2 Or, Thryjlfe into the wilder- ytesSfinto ic. 3 Or, which ycsti r- night was Or, 071 the eve of lOr, to warm them 5 Or, 7)1 the mcst gloomy vaJlcys 6 Or, wild vetches 'Or, stretch them- selves 8Heb. men of no name. Or, ere outcasts from th>- iund \0Ot,nl the sifjht of me U Ac- cording to an- other reading, my ccrtt (or boic- gtripg). 13 Or, brood "Or, Ireak up 11 Or, As a wid-^ IriMl^ina in of waters 15 Or, Thou ch asext 11 Or, 7ny nobUity n HeK upon. 18 Or, corrodid and drop avjay from me 10 Hel). frmii off. 20 Or, my sinews take d-c. 21 Or, By his great ftrce is <tc. 25 1 chose out theii* way, and sat as chief, Aiid dwelt as a kmg iu the army, As one that comforteth the moimiers. 30But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Wliose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my tiock. 2 Yea, the strength of theii- hands, where- to should it in-olit nie ? Men iu whom ^ripe age is x^erished. 3 They are gaunt with want and famine ; 2 They gnaw the dry groiiud, ^in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. 4 They iiluck salt-wort by the bushes ; And the roots of the broom are *theu" meat. 5 They are driven forth from the midst of men ; They cry after them as after a thief. 6 5 In the clefts of the valleys must they dwell. In holes of the earth and of the rocks. 7 Among the bushes they bray; Under the "^ nettles they ''are gathered together. 8 Thei/ are children of fools, yea, children of 8 base men; They ^were scourged out of the land. 9 And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. 10 They abhor me, they stand aloof from i me, I Aiid spare not to sj)it ^''in my face. 11 For ho hath loosed i^his cord, and afflicted me, And they have cast off the bridle before , me. I 12Ui3on my right hand rise the 12 rabble; ] They thrust aside my feet, I And they cast up against me their ways of destruction. 13 They i^mar my path. They set forward my calamitj', Uvcn men that have no helper. 14 1^ As through a wide breach thej' come : In the midst of the ruui they roll ! themselves tqwii ii:e. I 15 Terrors are turned upon me, ' i^Tliey chase it'mme honour as tlie wind; And my welfare is passed away as a j cloud. 16 And now my soul is pom-ed out i'? within I lue; } Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 In the night season my bones are i*j)ierced i^in me. And 20 the pains that gnaw me take no rest. 18-1 By the great force 0/ raij disease is my garment disiigured: It biudeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes. 201 cry mito thee, and thou dost not answer me : I stand up, and thou lookest at me. 21 Thou art turned to be cruel to me: With the might of tliy hand thou persecutest me. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou cautest me to ride upon it ; And thou dissolvest me in the storm. 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death. And to 22 the house appointed for aU Uving. 24 23 Surely against a ruinous heap he will not put forth his hand ; Though it he in his destruction, one may utter a cry because of these things. 25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble ? Was not my soul grieved for the needy ? 26 When I looked for good, then evil came ; i\aid when I waited for light, there came darkness. 27 My bowels boil, and rest not ; Days of affliction are come upon me. 281 go s^mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for hell). 29 1 am a brother to jackals, Ar.d a companion to ostriches. 30 My skin is black, andfulleth from me. And my bones are burned with heat. 31 Therefore is my harp turned to mourn- ing, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep. 31 1 made a covenant with muie eyes ;' How then should I look uiion a maid ? 2 ^For what is the portion of God from above, And the heritage of the Ahnighty from on high? 3 Is it not calamity to the mirighteous. And disaster to the workers of iniquity ? 4 Doth not he see my ways. And number all my steps ? 5 If I have walked with vanity. And my foot hath hasted to deceit ; 6 (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity;) 7 If my step hath turned out of the way, iVud mine heart walked after mine eyes, And if any sjiot hath cleaved to mine hands : 8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let 2«thc produce of my Held be rooted out. 9 If mine heart have been enticed unto a woman. And I have laid wait at my neighbour's door : 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow do\\'n upon her. 11 For that were an hchious crime ; Yea, it v,ere an inicjuity to be punished by the judges: 12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto 27 Destruction, 32. Ik JOB. 401 lOr, aught that the poor desired •J Heb. the light. > Heb. ^ny hand hath kissed my mouth. lOr. denied God sHeb. palate. «0r, Oh that we had of his Jlesh I we crt»- not be sati.'<Ji'd. 7 Heb. the tvay. »0r, it.fter the tnantier of Tiien Aiid would root out all mine increase. 13 If I (lid desi)isc the eau;se of my man- servant or of my maidservant, Wlicn tliey contended with me: 14 What tlien shall I do when God riseth up ? And when he visiteth, wliat shall I answer him ? 15 Did not lie that made me in the womb make him ? And did not one fashion us in the womb ? 16 If I have withheld ^the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail ; 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten tliereof ; 18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as vi ith a father, And I ha\e been her guide from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering ; '20 If his loms have not blessed me. And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep ; '21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatlierless, Because I saw my help in the gate : '2'2 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade. And mine arm ))e broken from the bone. 23 For calamity from God was a terror to me. And by reason of his excellency I could do nothmg. •2-1 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold. Thou art my confidence ; '25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great. And because mine hand had gotten mtich; 26 If I l)eheld '-^ the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness ; 27 And my heart hath been secretly en- ticed, And ''my mouth hath kissed my hand: •28 This also were an iniquity to be pmi- ished by the judges; For I should have *lied to God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him; 30 (Yea, I suffered not my "mouth to sin By asking his life vsith a ciu'se ;) 31 If the men of my tent said not, 6 Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his flesh ? 32 The stranger did not lodge in the street ; But I opened my doors to 'the traveller ; 83 If ^hke Adam I covered my transgi-es- sions, By hidmg mine iniquity in my bosom ; 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 — 35 Oh that I had one to hear me ! (Lo, here is my 'J signature, let the Al- mighty answer me;) And tliut I had the lo indictment which mine adversary hath written ! 36 Surelj' I would carry it upon my shoulder ; I would bind it unto me as a crown. 37 1 would declare unto him the umnber of my steps ; As a prince would in go near unto him. 38 If my land cry out against me, And the furrows thereof weeji together ; 39 If I have eaten the 12 fruits thereof without money. Or have caused the oiftiiers thereof to lose theu" life : 40 Let IS thistles grow instead of wheat. And 1^ cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. 32 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his 2 own eyes. Then was kindled the ■\\Tath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Earn: against Job was his ^Tath kindled, because he 3 justified himself rather than God. Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because tliey had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had i^ waited to speak mito Job, because they were elder than 5 he. And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was liindled. 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am j'oung, aiid j'e are very old ; Wherefore I held back, and durst not shew you mine opinion. 7 1 said, Days should speak, ^ind multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8 But there is a spirit in man. And the breath of the Almighty giveth them miderstandiug. 9 It is not the gi-eat that are wise, Nor the aged that understand judge- ment. 10 Therefore I i^said. Hearken to me; I also will shew mine o2^inion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasons, Whilst ye searclied out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you. And, behold, there was none that con- vinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you. 13 17 Beware lest ye say. We have found wisdom ; God may vanquish liun, not man : 14 For he hath not directed his words against me ; " Heb. mark. 10 Heb. hook. 11 Or, j.resent it to him 12 Heb. fifre'ngth. uor, thorns " Or, noiso^ne weeds 15 Heb. waited .for Job with vords. 1" Or, .<ay I'Or, Lest ye should say. We have found out t-nsdom ; aod thrnst- eth him dow.t, not man .• 71010 he 402 JOB. 32. 14. 1 Heb. 0/ my beUy. 2 Or, wiiie- s7dns 3 Or, which are ready i Or, fin<i relief 5 Heb. paZate. 6 Or, / am ac- cording to thy ■wish in God's stead 7 Or. causes of alien- ation 8 Or. Behold, in this thou art not Just ; I will answer thee: for &c. oor, Whydost thou strive against him, for that he... matters ? 10 Or, in one way,yea, in two Neither will I answer him with your speeches. 15 They are amazed, they answer no more : They have not a word to say. 16 And shaU I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more? 17 1 also will answer my part, I also wiU shew mine opinion. 18 For I am full of words ; The spirit i within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, mybeUy is as wine which hath no vent ; Like new ^ bottles ^it is ready to burst. 201 will speak, that I may* be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person ; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. 22 For I know not to give flattering titles ; Else would my Maker soon take me away. 33 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech. And hearken to aU my words. 2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in my ^ mouth. 3My woi-ds shall utter the uprightness of my heart : And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely. 4 The spirit of God hath made me. And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life. 5 If thou canst, ans^s•er thou me ; Set th )j words in order before me, stand forth. 6 Behold, SI am toward God even as thou art : I also am formed out of the clay. 7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid. Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee. 8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hear- ing. And I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, 9 1 am clean, witlaout transgression ; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me: 10 Behold, he findeth 7 occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy ; 11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths. 12 8 Behold, I wiU answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man. 13 3 Why dost thou strive agamst him? For he giveth not account of any of his matters. 14 For God speaketh lOonce, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night. When deep sleep faUeth upon men, Li slumberings upon the bed ; 16 Then he ^openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, 17 12 That he may withdraw man from his purpose. And hide pride from man; 18 13 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his Ufe from perishing by the i* sword. 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, 15 And with continual strife in his bones : 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dauity meat. 21 His flesh is consiuned away, that it cannot be seen ; And his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit. And his Ufe to the destroyers. 23 If there be with him i^ an angel. An interpreter, one it among a thou- sand, To shew unto man is what is right for him; 24 19 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith. Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returneth to the days of his youth : 26 He prayeth imto God, and he is favour- able mito him ; So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his right- eousness. 27 2° He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right. And 21 it profited me not: 28 He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit. And my life shall behold the light. 29 Lo, all these things doth God work. Twice, yea tlu-ice, with a man, 30 To brmg back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of -^^ the living. 31 Mark well, Job, hearken unto me : Hold thy peace, and I wiU speak. 32 If tliou hast any thing to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken thou unto me : Hold thy peace, and I wiU teach thee wisdom. 34 Moreover Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, ye wise men ; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words. As the palate tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous. 11 Heb. uncover- eth. 12 Or, That man may put away his pur- pose, and that he may hide 13 Or, That he may keep hack "Or, weapons 15 An- other reading is. While all his bones arefirm. wOr, a meS' senger 17 Or, of the thou- sand 18 Or his up- rightness 19 Or, And he be gracious . . . and say . . . ransom : his flesh &c. 20 Or, He looketh upon men 21 Or, it was not requited unto me Or, it was not meet for me 22 Or, life 35. 8. JOB. 403 lOr, Sliouhl I lie It' gainst my right I 2Heb. Mine arrotv. SOr, consent with See Ps. I, 18. 1 Or, laid upon him ^ Accord- ing to another reading, If he cause his heart to return unto himself. 6 Or, upon himself 'Heb. him. 8 Or, Only tinder- stand Or, as read by some ancient versions. Who saith to... vile, and to... wicked; that re- specteth <tc. If Or, and at mid- night the people d-c. "Or, without inquisi- tion And God hath taken away my right : 61 Notwithstanding my right I am ac- counted ahar; 2 My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression. 7 What man is Hke Job, Who drinlieth \\\} scorning like water? 8 Which gooth in company with the workers of iniquity. And walketh with wicked men. 9 For he hath said. It profiteth a man nothing That he should ^ delight himself with God. 10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding : Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness ; And from the Ahnighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto hun. And cause every man to find accord- ing to his ways. 12 Yea, of a surety, God will not do wick- edly. Neither M'ill the Almighty pervert judgement. 13Wlio gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath ^disposed the whole world? 14 5 If he set his heart ^upon 7 man. If he gather imto himself his si)irit and his breath ; 15 All flesh shall perish together. And man shall turn again unto dust. 16 8 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even one that hateth right govern ? And wilt thou condemn him that is just and mighty? IS^Isit/if to say to a king, r^owari vile? Or to nobles. Ye are wicked ? 19 Hoio much less to him that respecteth not the persons of prmces. Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment they die, lOeven at mid- night ; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away with- out hand. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of a man. And he seeth all his goings. 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death. Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For he needeth not further to consider a man. That he should go before God in judgement. 24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men ^ in watjs past finding out. And setteth others in their stead. 25 Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works ; And he overtumeth them ui the night, so that they are I'^destroyed. 26 He striketh them as wicked men 13 In the open sight of others ; 27 Because they turned aside from follow- ing him. And would not have regard to any of liis ways : 281^ So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him. And he heard the cry of the afflicted. 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condenui ? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him ? Whether it be done mito a nation, or unto a man, aUke : 30 That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people. 31 For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement, i^I wUl not offend any more : 32 That which I see not teach thou me : If I have done iniquity, I wUI do it no more ? 33 Shall his recompence be as thou wilt, that thou ref usest it ? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou kuowest. 34 Men of imderstandiug will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that hearetli me : 35 Job speaketh without knowledge. And his words are without wisdom. 36 Would that Job were tried unto the end. Because of his answering like wicked men. 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin. He clappeth his hands among us, And multipUeth his words against God. 35 Moreover EUhu answered and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right. Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's, 3 That thou sayest. What advantage will it be unto thee ? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned ? 4 1 wUl answer thee. And thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou. 6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multi- lilied, what doest thou unto him ? 7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thine hand ? 8 Thy ^\^ckedness may hurt a man as thou art ; And thy righteousness viay projit a son of man. 12 Heb. crughed, 13 Heb. Jn the place of be- holders "Or. That they niiyht cauHe. . and that he might hear 15 Or, Ifwui/h 1 offend 404 JOB. 35. 9. 1 Or, but liean- SW-t'i'th not 30r,«7(OM beJioldcst hhn not! The cause is before hhn ; tkerufore wait thou/or him. 3 Or, Thou sayest, He doth not greatly regard ar- rogance. Thus doth &c. iHeb. Wait for. ■'Heb. there are yctwords .f-tr God. SHeb. heart. ■7 Or, pleasant, ness 8 Or, wcaiJOits 9 By reason of the multitude of oppres- sions they cry out ; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, Wliere is God my Maker, Wlio giveth songs in the night ; 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven ? 12 There they cry, ibut none giveth answer. Because of the i^ride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear vanit}% Neither will tbe Almightj' regard it. 14 How much less when thou sayest 2 thou beholdest him not, The cause is before Mm, and thou waitest for him ! 15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, 3 Neither doth he greatly regard ar- rogance ; 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity ; He multij)lieth words without know- ledge. 36 Elihu also proceeded, and said, 2 '' Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee ; For ^ I have yet somewhat to say on God's behali. ;$ I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And vd]l ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4 For truly my words are not false : One that is perfect in knowledge is with tliee. 5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of ^ under- standing. G He preserveth not the life of the wicked: But giveth to the afflicted their right. 7 He withdi-aweth not his eyes from the righteous : But with kings upon the thi-one He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters. And be taken in the cords of affliction ; 9 Then he sheweth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly. 10 He openeth also then- ear to instruction. And commandeth that they return from iniquity. 11 If they hearken and serve Mm, They shall spend their days in i^ros- perity, And their years in 'i)leasures. 12 But if they hearken not, they shall perish by ** the swoi'd. And they shall die without knowledge. 13 But they that are godless in heart laj' up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them. 14^ They die in youth. And their life perisheth i^among the 11 unclean. 15 He deUvereth the afflicted 12 by his affliction, And openeth their ear i^in ojipression. 16 Yea, he would have i*led thee away 15 out of distress Into a broad place, v/here there is no straitness ; And that which is set on thy table should 1)8 full of fatness. 17 But thou 16 art full of the judgement of the wicked : Judgement and justice take hold on thee. 181'' Because there is ■wrath, beware lest thou be i^led away by thy suf- ficiency ; Neither let the gi-eatness of the ran- som tm-n thee aside. 19 19 Will thy riches suffice, "^that thou he not in distress. Or all the forces of thy strength? 20 Desu-e not the night. When peoples 21 are cut o£f in their place. 21 Take heed, regard not iniquity : For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. 22 Behold, God doeth loftily in his power : Who is a teacher like unto him ? 23 Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say. Thou hast -nTought unrighteousness ? 24 Eemember that thou magnify his work. Whereof men have sung. 25 All men have looked thereon ; Jilan beholdeth it afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not ; The number of his years is unsearch- able. 27 For he draweth up the drops of water. Which distil in rain ^^f rom ^shis vapoui" 28 Which the skies pom- down And drop upon man abundantly. 29 Yea, can any understand the spread- ings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion ? 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light ^^a- round him ; And he ^Scovereth the bottom of the sea. 31 For by these he judgcth the peoples; He giveth meat in abundance. 32 He covereth his hands with the 26 light- ning; And giveth it a charge 27 that it strike the mark. 33 The noise thereof telleth concerning 2«him, The cattle also concerning "^^the storm that cometh up. 37 At this also my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place. 2 Hearken ye unto the noise of his voice, And the s" sound that goeth out of his mouth. 38. 20. JOB. iHeb. light, i Ucb. skirts 3 Seech. ix. 9. 4Heb. scatter- itvj winds. 5 Or, c(yn- geated eOi', earth 7 Or, Thou, whose gar- ments arc (tf. 8 Or, When he. qitieteth thK earth by the south wind ^ Or, If a inati speak, turcly he shall be swal- lowed up, 10 Or, cannot t'lok Oil the light when it is bright in tlie skie^, when the wind hath passed, and ; cleansed : them i liHeb. I gol<L 3 He seudetli it forth under the whole heaven, AjuI his 1 lightning unto the ^ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roai-eth ; He thuiidereth with the voice of his majesty: And ho stayetli thorn not when his voice is heard. 5 God thvuidereth inarvelloiisly with his voice ; Great things doeth he, which we can- not comprehend. 6 For he saith to the snow, Fall thou o;i the earth ; Likewise to the shower of ram, And to the showers of his mighty rani. 7 He sealetli up the hand of every man ; That all men whom he hath made may know it. 8 Then the beasts go into coverts, And remaui hi their dens. 9 Out of "the chamber of the south cometh the storm : And cold out of the * north. 10 By the breath of God ice is given : Aiid the breadth of the waters is 5 straitened. 11 Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture ; He sjjreadeth abroad the cloud of his lUghtnhig: 12 And it is turned round about by his guidance. That they may do whatsoever he com- mandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world : 13 Whether it be for correction, or for his 6 land, Or for mercy, that he cause it to come. 14 Hearken imto this, Job : Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 15 Dost thou know how God layeth his charge ujion them. And causeth the ilightnmg of his cloud to shine ? 16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds. The wondrous works of him which i.s pei-f ect in knowledge ? 17 7How thy garments ai'e warm, 8 When the earth is stOl by reason of the south wind? 18 Canst thou ^vith him spread out the sky. Which is strong as a molten mirror ? 19 Teach us what we shall say unto bim ; For we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. •20 Shall it be told him that I would speak '.' '•Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up ? 21 And now men i^see not the light which is bright in the skies : But the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 Out of the north cometh ii golden splendour : God hath upon him temble majesty. 23 Touching the Ahnighty, we cannot find him out ; he is excellent in power ; And ^'^in judgement and plenteous justice ho will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart. 38 Then the Lohd answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkenetli coimsel By words without knowledge ? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. IWliere wast thou when I laid the f omidations of the earth ? Declare, I'^if thou hast understanding. 5 Who determined the measures thereof, I'^if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it ? GWliereupon were tho i^ foundations thereof i" fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof ; 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy ? 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors. When it brake forth, ^"^as if it had issued out of the womb ; 9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof. And thick darkness a swaddUngband for it, 10 And iSprescribed for it my i^decree, And set bars and doors, 11 And said. Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further ; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed ? 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the daysprmg to know its place ; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth. And the wicked be shaken out of it ? 14 It is changed as clay under the seal ; And all things stand forth 2° as a gar- ment : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden. And the high arm is broken. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the 21 recesses of the deep ? 17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death ? 18 Hast thou comprehended tlie breadth of the earth ? Declare, if thou knowest it all. 19 Wliere is the way to the dweUing of hght. And as for darkness, where is the place thereof ; 20 That thou shouldest take it to the boimd thereof, 405 12 Or, lu Judges- inent... he docih no violence 13 Heb. iftJiou knowest lindi ,■■ stand- ing. » Or. seeing 15 Heb. sockets. 16 Heb. made to sink. 1' Or, and issued 18 Heb. brake. laOr, bound- ary 23 Or, as in (6 garment 21 Or, search 406 JOB. 38. 20. lOr, Which is the way to the place where the light U&c. 2 Or, green- sward 3 Or, given it birth lOr, are con- gealed like stone 5Heb. cohereth. 6 Or, chain Or, sweet in- fiuences 'Or, the signs of the Zodiac tHeb. sons. 9 Or. dark clouds 10 Or, meteor 11 Heb. cause to He down. Aiid that thou shoulilest discern the paths to the house thereof ? 21 Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great 1 22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail, 23Wliich I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war '? 241 By what way is the light parted. Or the east wind scattered upon the earth? 25 Who hath cleft a channel for the water- flood, Or a way for the lightning of the thunder ; 26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is ; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the waste and desolate groit7id; And to cause the 2 tender grass to spring forth ? 28 Hath the ram a father ? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice ? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath 3 gendered it? 30 The waters *are hidden as icith stone. And the face of the deep ^is frozen. 31 Canst thou bind the 6 cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion ? 32 Canst thou lead forth ^the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her 8 tram? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens ? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth ? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds. That abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go. And say unto thee, Here we are ? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the ^ inward parts ? Or who hath given understanding to the 10 mind? 37 Who can nmnber the clouds by wisdom? Or who can 11 pour out the bottles of heaven, 38 When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together ? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven his food, Wlien his young ones cry imto God, And wander for lack of meat? 39 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve ? 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young. They cast out their sorrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up iu the open field ; They go forth, and 12 return not again. 5 Who hath sent out the wil J ass free ? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass ? 6 Whose house I have made the wilder- ness. And the salt land his dwelling place. 7 He scorneth the tumult of the city. Neither heareth he the shoutings of the 13 driver. 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture. And he searcheth after every green thing. 9 Will the 1* wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib ? 10 Canst thou bind the wUd-ox with his band in the furrow ? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great ? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labour ? 12 Wilt thou confide in him, that he will brmg home thy seed. And gather the corn of thy threshing- floor ? 13 The whig of the ostrich rejoiceth; But are her piuions and feathers 15 kindly? 14 For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, 15 And f orgetteth that the foot may crush them. Or that the wild beast may trample them. 16 She 16 is hardened agauist her young ones, as if they were not hers : Though her labour be iu vain, she is without fear ; 17 Because God hath i' deprived her of wisdom. Neither hath he imparted to her under- standing. 18 What tune she i^lifteth up herself on high. She scorneth the horse and his rider. 19 Hast thou given the horse ?ds might ? Hast thou clothed his neck with i9 the quivering mane ? 20 Hast thou made him to leap as a locust ? The gloi-y of his snorting is terrible. 21 20 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth out to meet 21 the armed men. 41. 11. JOB. 407 lOr. 2 Or, Ni-ithir stanil'th he still at iC. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is uot dis- mayed ; Neither tunietli he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth i agamst him, The liashiug spear and the javehn. 21 He swalloweth tlie ground with fierce- ness and rage ; 2 Neither belie veth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. 25 As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha I And he smelleth the battle afar off. The thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 26 Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, ^ «(? stretch her wings to ward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy com- mand. And make her nest on high ? 28 She dwelleth on the rock, and hath her lodging there, Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong hold. 29 From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood : And where the slain are, there is she. 40 Moreover the Loed answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty ? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee ? I lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken, and I ^vill not answer ; Yea twice, but I will proceed no fur- ther. 6 Then the Loed answered Job out of the whirlwmd, and said, 7 Gu'd up thy loins now like a man : I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou even disannul my judge- ment? Wilt thou condenm me, that thou mayest be justified? 9 Or hast thou an arm like God ? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him ? 10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity ; And array thyself with honour- and majesty. 11 Pour forth the overflovrings of tliine anger : And look upon every one that is proud, and abase hun. 12 Look on every one that is i^roud, and bring him low ; And tread down the wicked where they stand. 13 Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the \m\i\nn iilace . 1-1 Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now ^^ behemoth, which I made with thee ; He eateth gr-ass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins. And his force is in the muscles of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar : The sinews of his thighs are knit together. 18 His bones are as tubes of brass ; His ^lunbs are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God : ^He onbj that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food ; Where all the beasts of the field do play. 21 He lieth imder the lotus trees. In the covert of the reed, and the fen. 22 The lotus trees cover him with their shadow ; The willows of the brook compass hiTn about. 23 Behold, if a river 6 overflow, he trem- bleth not : He is confident, though Jordan swell even to his mouth. 21: Shall any take him when he is on the watch. Or pierce through his nose with a snare? 41 Canst thou draw out 7 leviathan with a fish hook ? Or press dovsni his tongue with a cord? 2 Canst thou put ^ a rojie into his nose ? Or pierce his jaw through with a 9 hook? 3 Will he make many supplications vmto thee? Or will he speak soft words imto thee ? 4 WiU he make a covenant with thee. That thou shoiddest take him for a servant for ever ? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bu-d? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ? 6 Shall the bands of fishermen make traffic of him ? Shall they part him among the mer- chants ? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish spears ? 8 Lay thine hand upon him ; Eemember the battle, and do so no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain : Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him ? 10 None is so fierce that he dare stir him up: Who then is he that can stand before me? 11 Who hath fii-st given unto me, that I should repay him ? 3 That Is, thti hi])' popota- i Or, ribi 5 Or, llu that made him hath furn- ished him with his sword 6 Or, be violent rCh. xl. 25 in Heb.J 1 That is, the crocodile. 8 Heb. a rope of riches. 9 Or, spike [Ch. xli.l in Heb. 1 408 JOB. 41. 11. IHeb. uncover theface of his gar- ment, i Or, Hh teeth ai\' terrible round about 3 Or, courses of scales Heb. chatine^s of shields. lOr, coat of mall 5 Heb. son of the buiv. e See di. xxviii. 8. Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mme. 12 1 will not keei) silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can i strip o£f his outer garment? \Vlio shaU. couie within his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face ? 2 Round about his teeth is terror. 15 His 3 strong scales are his j)ride, Shut up together «s- n-ifh a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, That no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another; They stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 His neesings flash forth light. And his eyes are like the eyelids of tli'' morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning torches. And sparks of fh-e leap forth. 20 Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth. As of a seething pot and burniiif/ rushes. 21 His breath kindleth coals. And a flame goeth forth from his mouth. 22 In his neck abideth strength. And terror danceth before him. 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together : They are firm upon him; they can- not be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone ; Yea, fii-m as the nether millstone. 25 When he raiseth himself np, the mighty are afraid : By reason of consternation they are beside themselves. 26 If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the * pointed shaft. 27 He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood. 28 The 5 arrow caiuiot make him flee : Slingstones are tm-ned with him into stubble. 29 Clubs are counted as stubble : He laugheth at the rushing of the javehn. 30 His underparts are like sharp pot- sherds : He spreadeth as it were a thi-eshing wain upon the mire. 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like ointment. 32 He maketh a path to sliiue after him ; One would think the deei) to be hoary. 33 Upon earth there is not his like. That is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth every thing that is high : He is king over aU the 6 sons of pride. 42 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 2 1 know that thou canst do all things. And that no purpose of thine can be restrained. 3 7 Who is this that hideth counsel with- out knowledge ? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not. Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I wQl speak ; **I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5 1 had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear ; But now mme eye seeth thee, 6 Wherefore 1 '■'abhor myself, and repent In dust and ashes. 7 And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, 8 as my servant Job hath. Now there- fore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for j'om-selves a burnt offering ; and my servant Job shall pray , for you ; for- him will I accept, that I deal not with you after yoiu- folly ; for ye have not si^oken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 9 So Ehphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: and the Lord ac- 10 cepted Job. And the Lord tm-ned the captivitj' of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and the Lord gave Job 11 tmce as much as he had before. Then came there unto him all his brethren, and aU his sisters, and aU 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 Lord had brought upon him : every man also gave him a lo piece of money, and every one a ring of gold. 12 So the Lord 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. 13 He had also seven sons and three 14 daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemunah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name 15 of the third, Keren-happuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance 16 among their brethren. And after this Job lived an hiuidred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sous, Yl even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days. THE PSALMS. BOOK I. 'Or, Bappy 2 Or, in whatso- ever he doeth he shall prosper 3 Or. tumult- uousli/ assemble 'Or jneditate 5 Or, trouble 1 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coinisel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in tlie seat of tlie scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water. That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, \Miose leaf also doth not wither ; And^whatsoever he doeth shall i^rosper . 4 The wicked are not so ; But are like the chaff which the wind di'iveth away. 5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgement. Nor smners in the congregation of the i-ighteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : But the way of the wicked shall perish. 2 Why do the nations Srage, And the peoples * imagine a vain thing? 2 The kuigs of the earth set themselves. And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, And cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : The Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath. And 5 vex them hi his sore displeas- ure: 6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 1 will tell of the decree : The Lord said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance. And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Now therefore be wise, ye kings : Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear. And rejoice with trembling. 12 6 Kiss the son, lest he be angiy, and ye i^erish in the way. For his wrath ''will soon be kindled. 1 Blessed are aU they that ^put theii- trust in him. 3 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. ILoKD, how are mme adversaries in- creased ! Many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say 9 of my soul. There is no i^heli) for him in God. [Selah 3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me; My glory, and the hfter up of mine head. 4 1 cry unto the Lord with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah 5 1 laid me down and slept ; I awaked; for the Lord sustaineth me. 6 1 will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people. That have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten aU mine enemies upon the cheek bone ; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked. 8 11 Salvation belongetli unto the Lord : Thy blessing be upon thy people. [Selah 4 For the Chief Musician ; on stringed instru- ments. A Psalm of David. 1 Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness ; Thou hast set me at large when I tvas in distress : 12 Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned uito dishonom* ? IIoio long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood ? [Selah 3 But know that the Lord hath set ai)art 13 him that is godly for himself: The Lord will hear when I call unto him. 8 Some ancient versions render, Lay hold o/(or. Receive) instruc- tion others. Worship in purity. ''Or, may 80r, take refuge " Or, to 10 Or, salva- tion "Or, Victory 12 Or, Be gracious unto me 1^ Or, one that he javour- eth 410 THE PSALMS. 4. 4. 1 Or, Be ye angry 2 Or, ;,- solitiulf 3 Or, winiz instru- filents ■lOr, I'hi- evil man 5 Or, Fools 6 Or, thertb that lie in wait /or me "! Or, sted- fastness f Or, a yawning gulf »Heb. make smooth th^lr tongni'. 10 Or, from their counse'.'i 11 Or, Ho shut' all tibui-t' ...re- joice, they shall ever shout . . . andtho'' Shu/ 1 1 defend them : they a/s'. ... shftjt bejnafid in tlcee 12 0r, (;,«- eighth 4 1 Stand iu awe, aud sin not : Commune with your own heart upoi: year bed, and be still. [Selali 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put youi" trust iu the Lord. 6 Many there be that say. Who wiU shew us any good ? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than thei/ hare when their corn aud their wine are increased. 8 In peace will I both lay me down and sleep: For thou, Lord, 2 alone makest me dwell ui safety. 5 For the Chief Musician ; with the ^Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God : For imto thee do I jiray. 3 Lord, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice ; hi the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure iu wickedness : *Evil shall not sojourn with thee. 5 * The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight : Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that siJeakhes : The Lord abhorreth the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, in the multitude of thy lovmgkiuchiess will I come uito thy house : In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteous- ness because of '^niine enemies; Make thy way plain before my face. 9 For there is no 7 faithfulness hi their mouth ; Their inward part is ** very wickedness : Their throat is an open sepulchre ; They ^ flatter with their tongue. 10 Hold them guilty, O God ; Let them fall lo by their own counsels : Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions ; For they have rebelled against thee. 11 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defcndest them : Let them also that love thy name be joyful hi thee. 12 For thou wilt bless the righteous ; O Lord, thou wUt compass him with favour as with a shield. For the Cliief Musician ; on stringed instru- ments, set to i^the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, rebuke me not iu thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot dis- pleasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, Lord; for I am withered away : Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul also is sore vexed : And thou, Lord, how long? 4 Eeturn, O Lord, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee : In 13 Sheol who shall give thee thanks ? 6 1 am weary with my groaning ; Every night make I my bed to swim ; 1 water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine ad- all ye workers of heard the voice versaries. 8 Depart from mo iniquity ; For the Lord hath of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my supplica- tion ; The Lord wiU receive my prayer. 10 AU mme enemies shall be ashamed and sore vexed : They shall tm-n back, they shall be ashamed suddenly. T Sliiggaion of David, vcliich lie sang unto the Lord, concerninjj the words of Cusli a Benjamite. 10 Lord my God, in thee do I "put my trust : Save me from all them that i)ursue me, and deliver me : 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion. Bending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 Lord my God, if I have done this ; If there be iniquity in my hands ; 4 If I have rewarded evil mito him that was at peace with me ; (Yea, I have delivered him that with- out cause was mine adversary:) 5 Let the enemy jiursue my soul, and overtake it ; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, Aud lay my glory in the dust. [Selah 6 Ai'ise, Lord, in thine anger. Lift up thyself agamst the rage of mine adversaries : And awake for me ; thou hast com- manded judgement. 71^ And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about : And over them return thou on high. 8 The Lord nihiistereth judgement to the peojiles : Judge me, Lord, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity K'that is in me. 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous : For the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 10. 1. THE PSALMS. 'Or, Suref;/ he wlU again witct 2 So some ancient versions. Tlie Hebrew Is obscure. 3 Or, above < Or, the anijels Heb. Kloltiin. 10 My shield is with God, Which saveth the upright in heart. 11 God is a rij^hteoiis judge, Yea, a (xud tliat liath indignation every day. 121 If a j,mjj ix\rn not, he will whet his sword ; He hath hent his how, and'made it ready . 13 He hath also prepared for hun tlu^ instriuuents of death ; He maketh his arrows liery shafts. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iui(iuity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it. And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head. And his violence shall come down upon his own pate. 171 will give thanks unto the Lohd according to his righteousness : And will sing praise to the name of the Loia> Most High. 8 For the Chief Musician ; set to tlie Gittith. A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, om' Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who 2 hast set thy glory ^upon the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and suck- lings hast thou established strength. Because of thme adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordauied ; 4 What is man, that thou art mhidful of him ■? And the sou of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him but little lower than * God, And crownest him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; Thou hast put aU thuigs under his feet : 7 AU sheep and oxen. Yea, and the beasts of the field ; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea. Whatsoever jjasseth tlu'ough the paths of the seas. 9 O LoKD, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth ! 9 For the Chief Musician ; set to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David. 1 1 wiU give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart ; I wiil shew forth all thy marveUoias works. 2 1 wiU be glad and exult in thee : I wlU sing praise to thy name, thou 6 Most High. 3 Wlien mine enemies turn back. They stumble and perish at thy l)resence. 4 For thou hast maintauied my right and my cause ; Thou satest in the throne judging righteously. 5 Thou hast rebuked the ''nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked. Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever. G ' The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever ; t* And the cities which thou hast ^ over- thrown. Their veiy memorial is perished. 7 But the Lord sitteth an king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judge- ment. 8 And he shall judge the world in right- eousness, He shall minister judgement to the lOpeoples in uin-igiitness. 9 The Lord also will be a high tower for the oi^^Jressed, A high tower iu times of trouble ; 10 And they that know thy name will put then- trust hi thee ; For thou. Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Smg praises to the Lord, which dwelleth iu Zion : Declare among the n people his doings. 12i2i(\)i. lie that maketli inquisition for blood remembereth them : He f orgetteth not the cry of the i^poor. 13 Have mercy upon me, Lord ; Behold my affliction loldch I sniffer of them that hate me. Thou that Itftest me up from the gates of death ; 14 That I may shew forth aU thy praise : In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I wUl rejoice in tliy i* salvation. 15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made : Iu the net which they hid is then.' own foot taken. 16 The LoiiD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgement : 15 The wicked is snared in the v/ork of his OWTI hands. [Higgaion. Selah 17 The wicked shall retui-n to Sheol, Even aU the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy shall not alway be for- gotten. Nor the expectation of the i^poor perish for ever. 19 Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them hi fear, O Lord : Let the nations know themselves to be but men. [Selah lOWliy staudest thou afar off, O Lord "? Why hidest thou thyself iu times of trouble ? 411 6 Or. Moat lUuh, hccaugc mine Ai;. «0r, luHttheii ■'Or. thou enemy, desola- tions ay come to a per- petual end sor, And their cities thoit, hast over- thrown 9 Heb. plucked up. 10 Or, people n Or, peoples "Or./'cr when he maketh ...he remem- bereth WOr, vieek "Or, SaiHinJ help 15 Or. Ue snareth the wicked 412 THE PSALMS. 10. 2. he doth TioUy pursue the poor 2 Hel). is set on fire. 3 Or, They are taJce/i 4 Or, blesseth the covetous, but eon- temneth <fcc. 5 Or, revileth '■Or, grievous 'Or, fraud a Or, hapless ■'Another readin;; is, And being crushed. 10 Or, meek "Or, travail and grief 12 Or, heathe^l 13 Or, establish 2 In the pride of the wicked i the poor 2 is hotly ijursued ; sLet them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And *the covetous renounceth, yea, ^contemneth the Lord. 4 The wicked, in the pride of his coun- tenance, saifh, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God. 5 His ways are ^ firm at aU times ; Thy judgements are far above out of his sight : As for aU his adversaries, he puffeth at them. 6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved : To all generations I shall not be in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and ■? opi^ression : Under his tongue is mischief and in- iquity. 8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages : In the covert places doth he murder the innocent : His eyes are privUy set against the 8 helpless. 9 He lurketh in the covert as a lion in his den : He lieth in wait to catch the poor : He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net. 10^ He croucheth, he boweth down, And the ^helpless fall by his strong ones. 11 He saith in his heart, God hath for- gotten : He hideth his face ; he will never see it. 12 Arise, O Lord; O God, Uft up thine hand : Forget not the ^Opoor. 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart. Thou wilt not require if ? 14 Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest 11 mischief and spite, to take it into thy hand: The 8 helpless committeth himself unto thee ; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked ; And as for the evil man, seek out his v/ickedness till thou find none. 16 The Lord is King for ever and ever : The 12 nations are perished out of his land. 17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the meek : Thou wOt i3prei)are then* heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : 18 To judge the fatherless and the op- pressed, That man which is of the earth may be terrilile no more. 11 For the Cliief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 In the Lord put I my trust : How say ye to my soul, Flee 1^ as a bird to your mountain ? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend the bow. They make ready their arrow ujion the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. 3 15 If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do ? 4 The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord, his throne is in heaven ; His eyes behold, his eyehds try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous : But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul liateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares ; Fu-e and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the Lord is righteous ; he loveth 16 righteousness: 1'? The upright shall behold his face. 12 For the Chief Musician; set to is the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. 1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth ; For i^the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neigbbour : With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering Ups, The tongue that speaketh great things : 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail ; Our Hps are ^Oour own: who is lord over us ? 5 For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now ■wHl I arise, saith the Lord ; I wUl set him 21 iu safety at whom they puff. 6 The words of the Lord are pure words ; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, Thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 8 The wicked walk on eveiy side. When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. 13 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. IHow long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me for ever ? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me ? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart aU the day ? How long shall muie enemy be exalted over me ? 3 Consider and answer me, Lord my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sZeej) of death ; 1-7. 9. THE PSALMS. 413 lOr, deal ' wisely 2 Or, But 3 Or, return- ethto 4Heb. tent. 5 Or, He slander- eth 6 Or, his 7 Or, Se sweareth 8 Some ancient versions have, to his friend. 9 Or. Ife putteth 10 So the Sept., VulK. and Syr. The Hebrew text as pointed reads. Thou, h^ (St said, O my soul. 11 Or, the Lord 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have pre- vailed against him ; Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved. .5 But I have trusted in thy mercy ; My lieart shall rejoice hi thy salvation : () I will sing unto the Lord, Because he hath dealt hountifuUy with me. 14 For tlie Chief Musician. A Psalmoi David. 1 The foul li:\th said m his heart, There is no God. They are corruijt, they have done abominahle works ; There is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the childi-en of men, To see if there were any that did 1 understand, That did seek after God. 3 They are all gone aside ; they are together become filthy ; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? Who eat up my people as they eat bread. And call not upon the Lord. 5 There were they in great fear : For God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the Ijoor, 2 Because the Lord is his refuge. 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Ziou ! When the Lord shriugeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 15 A Psalm of David. 1 Lord, who shall sojourn m thy ^taber- nacle ? Who shall dwell m thy holy hiU? •2 He that walketh uprightly, and work- eth righteousness. And speaketh truth in his heart. 3 5 He that slandereth not with his tongue. Nor doeth evil to his friend. Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In 6 whose eyes a reprobate is despised ; But he honoureth them that fear the Lord. ''He that sweareth ^to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 'J He that putteth not out his money to usury, Nor takethreward against the iimocent. He that doeth these thmgs shall never be moved. 16 Michtam of David. 1 Preserve me, God : for in thee do I put my trust. 2 101 have said unto the Lord, Thou art limy Lord: I have no good beyond thee. 3 i^As for the saints that are in the earth, i''Tliey are the excellent in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that 1* exchange the Loud for another fjod : Their di-ink offermgs of blood wiU I not olfer. Nor take their names upon my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine in- heritance and of my cup : Thou maintauiest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen mito me in pleas- ant places ; Yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 1 will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : Yea, my rems instruct me in the night seasons. 8 1 have set the Lord always before me : Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall dwell i'' in safety. 10 For thou wUt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thine i^holy one to see i'' corruption. 11 Thou wUt shew me the path of life : In thy presence is fuhiess of joy ; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 1 Y A Prayer of David. IHear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry ; Give ear mito my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned hps. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; 18 Let thine eyes look uj)on equity. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart ; thou hast visited me in the night ; Thou hast tried me, and lyfindest nothing ; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent. 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths. My feet have not sUiiiied. 6 1 have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, God : IncUne thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkuidness, thou that savest them which put their trust in thee 20 From those that rise up against them, by thy right hand. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that sjioil me. My deadly enemies, that compass me about. 12 Or, Unto 13 Or, And the excellent . . . de- light : their ^c. HOr, give gifts for 15 Or, confid- ently 16 Or, godly Or, beloved "Or. th&pit 18 Or, Thine eyes be- hold with equity 13 Or, findest no evil purpose in me ; my mouth 20 Or, From those that rise up against thy right hand 414 THE PSALMS. 17. 10. lOr, Th,-y Jtavc shut liji their heart : 2 Or, ForestaJJ 3 Or, the ivicked, which is thy svjord 4 Or, inen which are thy hand 6 Or, From men whose portion in life is of the world 6 Or, let tne 7 Heb. form. See Num. xii. a 8 See i S.ini, xxii. "Heb. Belial. 10 Or, in his wrath 10 1 They are iuclosed iu theii- own fat : With their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steals : They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth. 12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O Lord, 2 Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from ^tlie wicked by thy sword ; 14 From ^men, by thy hand, Lord, 5 From men of the world, whose portion is in tJiis life. And whose belly thou fiUest with thy treasure : They are satisfied with childi-en. And leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15 As for me, "I shall behold thy face in righteousness : 6 1 shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy 'likeness. 18 For the Cliief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, Swlio spake unto the Lord tlie words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered liira from the liand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : and he said, 1 1 love thee, O Lokd, my strength. 2 The LoED is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strong rock, in bun wiU I trust ; My shield, and the horn of my salva- tion, my high tower. 31 wUl call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be i^raised : So shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The cords of death compassed me. And the floods of "ungodliness made me afraid. 5 The cords of Sheol were round about me: The snares of death came ui)on me. 6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried unto my God : He heard my voice oiit of his temjile. And my cry before him came into his ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains moved And were shaken,because he was wroth. 8 There went up a smoke ^Oout of his nostrils. And fire out of his mouth devoured : Coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; And thick darkness was under his feet. 10 And he rode ujjon a cherub, and did fly : Yea, he flew swiftly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his hiding jjlace, Ms pavihon round about him ; Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds i^assed. Hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens. And the Most High uttered his voice ; Hailstones and coals of fire. 14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them ; 11 Yea, lightnings manifold, and dis- comfited them. 15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foimdations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 16 He sent from on high, he took me ; He drew me out of I'-^many waters. 17 He dehvered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 18 They came upon me m the day of my calamity : But the Lord was my stay. 19 He brought me forth also into a large place ; He dehvered me, because he delighted m me. 20 The Lord rewarded me accordiag to my righteousness ; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgements were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me. 23 1 was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thy- self merciful ; With the perfect man thou wilt shew thyself perfect ; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure ; And with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward. 27 For thou wUt save the afflicted people ; But the haughty eyes thou wUt bring down. 28 For thou wilt Hght my lamp : The Lord my God will lighten my darkness. 29 For by thee I run ^''upon a troop ; And by my God do I leaii over a wall. 30 As for God, his way is perfect : The word of the Lord is tried ; He is a shield unto all them that trust in him. 31 For who is God, save the Lord ? 20. 4. THE PSALM8. 415 1 Or, rou- descen- sion 2 Hell. (inkles. 3Heb. caused to bow. iHeb. einptii. ■>0r, wilt make eOr, ilield feigned ohedi^ ence Heb. lie. ■neb. salva- tions. And who is a rock, beside our God '? :i2 Tlio God tbatgirdetli me witli streii{,'th, And iiiaketh my way iierfect. 33 He maketli my feet like hinda' /fet : And settetli me upon my lii{,'li places. 34 He teacheUi my hiuidw to war ; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. 35Tli()n hast also given me the shield of tliv salvation : And thy right hand bath holden me up, And thy i gentleness hath made me groat. 30 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my 2 feet have not slipped. 37 1 will piu'sue mine enemies, and over- take them : Neither will I turn again till they are consumed. 381 will smite them through that they shall not be able to rise : They shall fall under my feet. 39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle : Thou hast » subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou liast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me. That I might cut off them that hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to save : Even mito the Lord, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind : I did ^ cast them out as the mire of the streets. 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people ; Thou 6 hast made me the head of the nations : A people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as they bear of me they shall obey me : The strangers shall •' siibmit them- selves unto me. 45 The strangers shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close i)laces. 46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed be my rock ; And exalted be the God of my salvation: 47 Even the God that executeth venge- ance for me, And subdueth peoples imder me. 48 He rescueth nie from mine enemies : Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me : Thou deliverest me from the violent man. 49 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name. 50 Great 'deliverance giveth he to his king; And sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore. 19 For tlio Chief Musician. A I'sahn of David. 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament sheweth his handy- M'ork. 2 Day imto day uttereth speech, And night unto night shewetli know- ledge. 3 There is no speech nor language ; Then- voice cannot be heard. i Their line is gone out through all the eiirth. And their words to the end of the world. Li them hath he set a ^ tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom conung out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, And his circuit unto the ends of it : And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, re- storing the soul : The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart : The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, en- dm-ing for ever : The judgements of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : Sweeter also than honey and ^the honeycomb. 1 1 Moreover by them is thy servant warned : In keeping of them there is great re- ward. 12 Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden ya?<;^s'. 13 Keep back thy servant also lofrom presimijituous sins ; Let them not have dominion over me : then shall I be perfect, And I shall be clear from great trans- gression. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be accept- able in thy sight, O Lord, my rock, and my redeemer. 20 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord answer thee in the day of trouble ; The name of the God of Jacob set thee np on high ; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary. And 11 strengthen thee out of Zion ; 3 Remember all thy 12 offerings. And 13 accejpt thy burnt sacrifice ; [Selah 4 Grant thee thy heart's desire. And fulfil all thy counsel. » Heb. tent. "Heb. the drop- Dings 0/ the h oneij- lonib. 10 Or, from the proud 11 Or, support 12 Or, meal o^crivgs 13 Heb. accept OS fat. 416 THE PSALMS. 20.5. lOr, victory 2 Or, as some ancient versions have, O LORD. save the king ; and an- swer ic. 3 Or. good things 4Heb. settest hitn to be blessings. See Gen. xii. 2. 6 Or, presence Heb. counten- ance. 5 We will triumph in thy ^ salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our baimers : The Lord fulfil aU thy petitions. 6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed ; He will answer him from his holy heaven With the saving strength of Ms right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : But we will make mention of the name of the Lord om- God. 8 They are bowed down and fallen : But we are risen, and stand upright. 9 2 Save, Lord : Let the King answer us when we call. 21 For the Cliief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 The kiug shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; And in thy salvation how greatly sbaU he rejoice 1 2 Thou hast given him his heart's de- sire, And hast not withholden the request of his lii)s. [Selah 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of ^ goodness : Thou settest a crown of frae gold on his head. 4 He asked life of thee, thou ga'fest it him; Even length of days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy salvation : Honour and majesty dost thou lay upon him. 6 For thou ''makest him most blessed for ever : Thou makest him glad with joy in thy jiresence. 7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, ^ And through the lovingkiudness of the Most High he shall not be moved. 8 Thine hand shall find out aU thiae enemies : Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine ^ anger. The Lord shall swallow them \qy in his wrath. And the fire shall devour them. 10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth. And their seed from among the child- ren of men. 11 For they intended evU against thee : They imaguied a device, which they are not able to perform. 12 For thou shalt make them turn their back, Thou shalt make ready with thy bow- strings against the face of them. 13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thy strength : So will we slug and praise thy power. 22 For the Cliief Musician ; set to ^ Aijeleth hash-Sliahar. A Psalm of David. 1 My God, my God, why hast thou for- saken me ? 7 Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring ? 2 my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou answerest not ; And in the night season, 8 and am not sOent. 3 But thou art holy, thou that 9 inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted ia thee : They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were de- livered : They trusted iu thee, and were not ashamed. 6 But I am a worm, and no man ; A reproach of men, and despised of the peoi^le. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn : They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 10 Commit thyself unto the Lord; let him deliver him : Let him deliver him, seeing he de- lighteth in him. 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb : Thou didst make me trust when I luas upon my mother's breasts. 10 1 was cast upon thee from the womb : Thou art my God from my mother's beUy. 11 Be not far from me ; for trouble is near; For there is none to help. 12 Many buUs have compassed me : Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gape upon me with their mouth. As a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 1 am poured out like water. And aU my bones are out of joint : My heart is like wax ; It is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me iuto the dust of death. 16 For dogs have compassed me : The assembly of evil-doers have in- closed me ; 11 They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 1 may tell aU my bones ; They look and stare upon me : 18 They part my gannents among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots. 19 But be not thou far off, O Lord : O thou my succomr, haste thee to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword ; 12 My darling from the power of the dog. 21 Save me from the hon's mouth ; 25. 1-2. THE PSALMS. 41' I Oi-, It slutll be vountfd unto the Lord for his gen- eration ^Heb. wattes of rest. 3 Or, deep darkness (and so else- where) 'Or, Onli/ •■■ Heb. for length of days. Yea, from the liorns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me. •2-2I will declare thy name unto my brethren : In tlie midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the Loiu), praise hmi ; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him ; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afliicted ; Neither hath he hid his face from him ; But when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 Of thee cometh my i)raise in the great congi'egatiou : I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied : They shall praise the Lokd that seek after him : Let your heart live for ever. 27 All the ends of the earth shall remem- ber and turn luito the Lokd : And all tlie kin(h-eds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the khigdom is the Lord's : And he is the ruler over the nations. 29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship : AU they that go down to the dust shaU bow before him, Even he tliat caimot keep his soul alive. 30 A seed sliall serve hun ; 1 It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation. 31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it. 23 A I'salui of David. 1 The Lom> is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 2 He niaketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the 2 still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul : He guidetli me in the paths of right- eousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of ^the shadow of death, I will fear no e^il; for thou art with me: Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : Thou hast anointed my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. * Siu'ely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : And I wiU dwell in the house of the LoKD ^for ever. 24 A Psalm of David. 1 The earth is the Lokd's, and the fulness thereof ; The world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods. 3 Who sliall ascend into the hill of the Loj;i)? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; Who liath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, And hath not sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek after him. That seek thy face, "O "^ God of Ja- cob. [.Solah 7 Lift up your heads, ye gates ; And be ye hft up, ye **everlastuig doors : And the Kuig of glory shall coane in. 8 Who is the King of glory ? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up jour heads, O ye gates ; Yea, lift them up, ye '^everlasting doors : And the King of gloi-y shall come in. 10 Who is this Kuig of gloi-y ? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. [.Selah 25 A Psalm of David. 1 Unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 2 my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be ashamed ; Let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, none that wait on thee shaU be ashamed : They shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, Lord ; Teach me thy paths. 5 Guide me m thy truth, and teach me ; For thou art the God of my salvation ; On thee do I wait all the day. CKemember, Lord, thy tender mer- cies and thy lovingkiudnesses ; For they have been e\er of old. 7 Eemember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions : According to thy lovingkinduess re- member thou me. For thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 8 Good and upright is the Lord : Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgement: Aiid the meek wiU he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are lovmg- kindness and truth Unto such as keej) his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great. 12 "\Miat man is he that f eareth the Lord ? Him shall he uistruct in the way that he shall choose. 6 Or, even Jacob "^ Sosonie ancient versions. 8 Or, aneUnt 14 418 THE PSALMS. 25. 13. lOr, counsel Or, friend- ship 2 Or, And his coven- ant, to make thetn Tcnoio it 3 Or, as other- wise read, relieve thou, and bring tne &e. lOr, 7 shall not slide 5 Or, publish with the voice of thanks- giving 6Heb. of the taber- nacle of thy glory. 'Or, Take not away 8 Or, strong hold 13 His soul shall dwell at ease ; And Lis seed shall inherit the laud. 14 The 1 secret of the Loru is with them that fear him ; 2 And he will shew them his covenant. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord ; For he shaU jjluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee mito me, and have mercy upon me ; For I am desolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart ^are en- larged : bring thou me out of my distresses. 18 Consider muie affliction and my tra- vail; And forgive aU my sins. 19 Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. 20 keep my soul, and deliver me : Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait on thee. 22 Redeem Israel, God, Out of all his troubles. 2o A Psalm of David. 1 Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity : 1 have trusted also in the Lord * with- out wavering. 2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; Try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy tmth. 4 1 have not sat with vain persons ; Neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 1 hate the congregation of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked. 6 1 wiU wash mine hands in innocency ; So will I compass thine altar, Lord : 7 That I may ^make the voice of thanks- giving to be heard, And tell of aU thy wondrous works. 8 Lord, I love the habitation of thy house. And the place ^ where thy glory dwell- eth. 9 ' Gather not my soul with sinners. Nor my life with men of blood: 10 Li whose hands is mischief. And their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in muie integrity : Redeem me, and be merciful mito me. 12 My foot standeth in an even place : In the congregations will I bless the Lord. 27 A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my light and my salva- tion ; whom shall I fear ? The Lord is the ^ strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? 2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, £ven mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamj) against me. My heart shall not fear : Though war should rise against me, 9 Even then will I be confident. 4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after ; That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold lothe beauty of the Lord, and to 11 inquire in his temple. 5 For in the day of trouble he shall keep me secretly in his pavilion : In the covert of his i- tabernacle shall he hide me ; He shall lift me up upon a rock. 6 And now shaU mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me ; And I wiU offer in his 12 tabernacle sacrifices of i''*joy; I wiU sing, yea, I will sing praises mito the Lord. 7 Hear, O LoRD,when I cry withmy voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee. Thy face. Lord, will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face from me ; Put not thy servant away in anger : Thou hast been my help ; Cast me not oil, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 1^ For my father and my mother have forsaken me. But the Lord will take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord ; And lead me m a plain path. Because of limine enemies. 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. 13 / had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the hving. 14 Wait on the Lord : Be strong, and let thine heart take courage ; Yea, wait thou on the Lord. 28 A Psalm of David. 1 Unto thee, O Lord, will I call ; My rock, be not thou deaf unto me : Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the i^it. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry mito thee. When I lift up my hands i" toward thy holy oracle. 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity ; Which sjjeak peace with their neigh- bours, 31. 7. THE PSALMS. 419 1 Accord- ing to some ancient versions, a strength unto his people. 2 Or, sons o/Chd 3 Or, (fods See Ex. XV. 11. 4 Or, Iti holii arraij 5 Or, great 6 Or. heiveth out fiiunps of fire But mischief is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their work. and according to the wickedness oi' their doings: Give them after tiie operation of tlieir hands ; Render to them theu* desert. 5 Because they regard not the works of the LoKi), Nor the operation of liis hands, He sliall hreak them down and not build them up. 6 Blessed be the Lord, Because lie hath heard the voice of luj- supplications. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield ; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am heli)ed : Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song wiU I praise him. 8 The Lord is itlieii- strength. And he is a strong hold of salvation to his anointed, y Save thy people, and bless thine in- heritance : Feed them also, and bear them up for ever. 29 A Psalm of David. 1 Give unto the Lord, ye - sons of the 3 mighty. Give luito the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give u^nto the Lord the gloi-y due unto his name ; Worship the Lord *iu the beauty of hoUness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : The God of glory thundereth. Even the Lord upon ^many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful ; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; Yea, the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He maketh them also to skip lilie a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a yomig wild-ox. 7 The voice of the Lord ^cleaveth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ; The Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare : And in his temple every thing saitli. Glory. 10 The Lord sat as Jcinc/ at the Flood ; Yea, the Lord sitteth as king for ever. 11 The Lord will give strength unto his people ; The Lord will bles.s his people with peace. 30 .V I'salin ; a Song at the Dedication of tin: House ; a Psalm of David. II will extol tliee, O LoitD; for thou h;ist ''raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. '2 O Lord my God, I cried mito thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol : Thou hast kept me alive, **that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing praise unto the Lord, ye sahits of his, And give thanks to his holy ^name. 5 For his anger is Init for a moment ; 10 In his favour is life : Weeping n may tarry for the night, But joy Cometh in the mornuig. 6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 7 Thou, Lord, of thy favour hadst made my mountain to stand strong : Thoudidsthidethyface ; I was troubled. 8 1 cried to thee, O Lord ; And unto the Lord I made supphca- tion : 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy tmth ? 10 Hear, Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper. 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing ; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness : 12 To the end that ?»// glory may suig praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I wLU give thanks mito thee for ever. 31 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me never be ashamed : DeUver me in thy righteousness. 2 Bow down thine ear unto me ; dehver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, an house of 12 defence to save me. 8 For thou art my rock and my fortress ; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me. 4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me ; For thou art my strong hold. 5 Into thuie hand I commend my spii-it : Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. 6 1 hate them that regard lymg vanities : But I trust in the Lord. 7 1 will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy : For thou hast seen my affliction ; Thou hast known '^'^m.y soul in ad- versities : ■Or. driiwit ". Another re.idin;^ is,/rc»7?i iiiwjng them that go diruni to the pit. »Heb. yne- mori/it. See Ex. iii. 115. '"Or. fffe ! favour is for a life time 11 Heb. mat/ come in to lodge at evem. 12 Heb. fort- resses. 13 Or, the ad- versitie-^ of my soul 14—2 420 THE PSALMS. 31. 8. 'Or, alarm 2 Or, faithful- ness 3 Or, wait for 8Aiid tliou bast not shut me up into the liaiicl of the enemy ; Thou hast set my feet m a large place. 9 Have mercy ujion me, Lord, for I am in distress : Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body. 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. 11 Because of aU mine adversaries I am become a rej^roach, Yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a fear to mine acquaintance : They that did see me without fled from me. 121 am forgotten as a dead man out of mind : I am like a broken vessel. 13 For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side : While they took counsel together a- gainst me. They devised to take away my life. 14 But I trusted in thee, Lord : I said. Thou art my God. 15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that i)erse- cute me. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : Save me in thy lovingkindness. 17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee : Let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. 18 Let the lying lips be dmnb ; Which speak against the righteous insolently. With pride and contempt. 19 Oh how great is tliy goodness, which thou hast laid up fin' them that fear thee. Which thou hast wrought for them that put their trust in thee, before the sons of men ! 20 In the covert of thy presence shalt thou hide them from the plottings of man : Thou shalt keep them seci'etly in a liavUion from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be the Lord : For he hath shewed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city. 22 As for me, I said in my ^liaste, I am cut off from before thine eyes : Nevertheless thou heardest tlie voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23 love the Lord, all ye his saints : The Lord preserveth ^tlie Liithful, And plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, AU ye that ^hope in the Lord. 32 A Psalm of David. Masc'.iil. 1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity. And in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 ^Vhen I kept silence, my bones waxed old Through my roaring all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me : My moisture was changed *as with the di'ought of summer. [.Selali 5 1 acknowledged my sm unto thee, and mine miquity have I not hid : I said, I will confess my transgres- sions luito the Lord ; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sm. [«elah 6 For this let evei-y one that is godly pray unto thee ^ in a time when thou inayest be found : Surely when the great waters ovei-flow tliey shall not reach unto him. 7 Thou art my hiding place ; thou wilt preserve me from trouble ; Tliou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. [Selah 8 1 wiU instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : I will counsel thee with mine eye U25on thee. 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understandmg : Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, '^Ehe they will not come near unto thee. 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : But he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous : And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 33 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: Praise is comely fcjr the upright. 2 Give thanks unto the Lord with harp : Suig praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song ; Play skilfully with a loud noise. 4 For the word of the Lord is right ; And all his work is done in faithful- ness. 5 He loveth righteousness and judge- ment : The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord. G By the word of tlie Lord were the heavens made ; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap : He layeth up the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: 35. /. THl<: PSALMS. 421 »0r, a great 2 Or, wait f^r 3 Or, feigned ynadness Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he si)ake, and it was done ; He connnanded, and it stood fast. 10 The Loiiu bringeth the coun.sel of the nations to nou{,'lit : Ho niaketli the thouj^hts of the peoi)les to be of none etfect. 11 The counsel of the Loud standeth fast for ever, The tlumglits of his heart to all gener- ations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Loiu) ; The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The LoKi) looketh from heaven ; He beholdeth all the sons of men ; 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth ; 15 He that fashioiieth the hearts of them aU, That considereth all their works. 16 There is no king saved by ^the mul- titude of an host : A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: Neither shall he deliver any by his great p(jwer. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, Uiion them that ^hope in his mei'cy; 19 To deliver their soul from deatli, And to keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul hath waited for the Lokd : He is our help and oiu- shield. 21 For oxu' heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, According as we '•^have hoped in thee. 34 A Psalm of David ; when he ' changed his behaviour liefore Abimelcch, who drove liini away, and he departed. 1 1 will bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt his name together. 4 1 sought the Lord, and he answered me , And deUvered me from all my fears. 5 They looked inito him, and were light- ened ; And their faces shall never be con- founded. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him. And saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encanipeth round about them that fear him. And delivereth them. 8 O taste and see that the Lord is good : Blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lokd, j'o his saints: For there is no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is ho that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good '? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good ; Seek peace, and pm-sue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And his ears are oj^en unto their cry. l(i The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, To cut off tlie remembrance of them from the earth. 17 77jf (•?>//; /eou.f cried, and the Lord heard, And delivered them out of aU their troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the right- eous : But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepetli all his bones : Not one of them is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the Vidcked: And they that hate the righteous shall be ■'condemned. 22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : And none of them that trust in him shall be ^ condemned. 35 A Psalm of David. 1 Strive thou, O Lord, with them that strive with me : Fight thou against them that fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up fur mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, ^ and stop the way agauist them that pursue me : Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be ashamed and brought to dishonour that seek after my soul : Let them be turned back and con- founded that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chafl: before the wind, And the angel of the Lord di-iving them on. 6 Let their way be •jdark and slippeiy, And the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 7 F(ir without cause have they hid for me "' their net in a pit. Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul. l0r.»eW tniUty 5 Or, and the bat- tle axe against ic. 5 Hell. dark3]e.^.i and slippery place** Or. the pit of their net 422 THE PSALMS. 35. 8. 1 Or, Into that very destruc- tion let him fall 2 Or, Ma- licioits See Ex. xxiii. 1. 3 Or, shall return 4 Or. smitert 5 Or. those whom / knewnot 6 Or, Among vHeb. My onli/ one. 8 Or, a mighty people s Heb. falsely. 10 Heb. Aha, our desire. 8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares ; Aiid let his net that he hath hid catch himself : 1 With destruction let him fall therein. 9 And my soul shaU be j oyf ul in the Lokd : It shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, Which deUverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? 11 2 Unrighteous witnesses rise up ; They ask me of things that I know not. 12 They reward me evil for good. To the bereaving of my soul. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth : I afflicted my soul with fasting ; And my i)rayer '^retm'ned into mine own bosom, lil behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother : I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaUeth his mother. 15 But when I halted they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together : The -^abjects gathered themselves to- getheragaiust me,and5Iknew ff not; They did tear me, and ceased not : 16 "Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, 7 My darling from the lions. 1-81 will give thee thanks in the great congregation : I wLU praise thee among 8 much people. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies y wrongfully rejoice over nie : Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace : But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me ; They said, Aha, aha, our eye hatli seen it. 22 Thou hast seen it, O Lokd ; keep not silence : O Lord, be not far from me. 23 Stir up thyself, and awdke to my judgement. Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness ; And let them not rejoice over me. 25 Let them not say in their heart, i*' Aha, so would we have it : Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 26 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that rejoice at mine hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that 11 favour my righteous cause : Yea, let them say continually, The Lord be magnified. Which hath jileasiu'e m the prosperity of his servant. 28 And my tongue shall talk of thy right- eousness, And of thy jiraise all the day long. 36 For the Cliief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lokd. 112 The trausgi-ession of the wicked i^saith within i^my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For i^'he flattereth himself in his own eyes, 1" That his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit : He hath left off to be wise imd to do good, ■i He deviseth iniquity upon his bed ; He setteth himself in a way that is not good ; He abhorreth not evil. 5 Thy lovingkhidness, Lord, is in the heavens ; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies. 6 Thy righteousness is like the mount- ains of God ; Thy judgements are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God ! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be I'abmidantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house ; And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy jileasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life : In tliy light shall we see light. 10 continue thy lovingkhidness unto them that know thee ; And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 11 Let not the foot of jnide come against me. And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen : They are thmst do^vn, and shall not be able to rise. 37 A Psalm of David. 1 Fret not thyself because of evD-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work um'ighteousness. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass. And wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; 18 Dwell in the land, and I'J follow after faithfuhiess. 4 ^Delight thyself also in the Lord; 38. 3. THE PSALMS. 423 1 Heb. petitions. !Heb. liiitl thy tvan up- on the JMRD. 3 Or, Be still before (Heb. si- lent to) the LORD 4 Or, the earth (andsoin vv. 11,22, 29, M) 5 Or, it G Or. the fat of lambs 1 Or, like snioS* And he shall give thee the i desh-es of thuie heart. .52 CoTiimit thy way unto the Loud; Trust also iii him, and he shall bring it to piiss. 6 And he shall make thy righteousness to go forth as the liglit, And tliy judgement as the noonday. Tallest hi the Lord, and wait patiently for him : Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to i);'.ss. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off : But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit ''the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and ^ he shall not be. 11 But the meek shall inherit the land; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon bun with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him : For he seeth that his day is commg. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow ; To cast down the poor and needy. To slay such as be upright in the way : 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. And their bows shall be broken. 16 Better is a Httle that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken : But the Lord tipholdeth the righteous. 18 The Lord knoweth the days of the perfect : And then- inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil : And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Loud shall be as 6 the excellency of the pastures : They shall consume; ^iu smoke shall they consume away. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again : But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of hini shall inherit the land ; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 A man's goings are established of the Lord ; And he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : For the Loud •'upholdeth him with his hand. 2.') I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken. Nor his seed begging fhe.ir bread. 26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth ; And his seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good ; And dwell for evermore. 28 For the Lord loveth judgement. And forsaketh not his saints ; They are preserved for ever : But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom. And his tongue speaketh judgement. 31 The law of his God is m his heart ; None of his steps shall slide. 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him. 33 The Lord will not leave him m his hand. Nor condemn him when he is judged. .34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way. And he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 1 have seen the wicked in great ]jower. And spreaduig himself like a green tree in its native soil. se-^But 10 one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : For lithe latter end of that man is peace. 38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together : The latter end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : He is their strong hold in the time of trouble. 40 And the Lord helpeth them, and rescueth them : He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them. Because they have taken refuge in him. « Or, tip- holdrth hin hand 38 A Psalm of David, i-to bring to remembrance. 1 O Lord, rebuke me not m thy wrath : Neither chasten me in thy hot dis- pleasure. 2 For thine arrows 1* stick fast in me. And thy hand i3j)resseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation ; Neither is there any i* health in my bones because of my sin. 9 Or, Yet he passed away 10 Or, ac- cording to some ancient versions, / passed "Or, there is a reward (or, future or, pos- terity) Jor the man of peace 12 Or, to make me- morial 13 Heb lighted "Or, rest 424 THE PSALMS. 38. 4. IHeb. bent. £ Or, ar- guments 3Heb. faUelij- 4 Reb. a hrulle (or. mv.z7Xe\ for mi) mouth. 6 Or, ami had no com^fort Heb. away from good. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine lierid: As an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My woimds stink and are coi-rupt, Because of my fooHshness. 6 I am 1 pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with burning ; And there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 1 am faint and sore bruised: I have roared by reason of the dis- quietness of my heart. 9 Lord, all my desire is before thee ; And my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart throbbeth, my strength fail- eth me : As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague ; And my kinsmen stand afar off. 1'2 They also that seek after my life lay sn-jres for me ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things. And imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not ; iVlul I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 1-4 Yea, I am as a m!\n that hearetli not, And in whose mouth are no - reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope : Thou wilt answer, Lord my God. 16 For I said. Lest they i-ejoice over me: "When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 17 For I am ready to halt, And my sorrow is contmually before me. 18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and are strong : And they that hate me 3 wrongfully are multiphed. 20 They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thmg that is good. 21 Forsake me not, O Lord : O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, Lord my salvation. 3Q For the C'liief Musician, for .leduthun. A Psalm of David. 1 1 said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongxie: 1 will keep ^my mouth with a bridle, WTiile the wicked is before me. 21 was dumb with silence, I held my peace, ^ even from good ; And my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me ; While I was musing the tire kindled: Then spake I with my tongue: 4 Lord, make me to know mine end. And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days a« handbreadths ; And mine age is as nothing before thee : Surely every man "at his best estate is altogether ■? vanity. [Selah 6 Surely every man walketh ^m a vain shew : Surely they are disquieted ^in vain: He heaiieth u^i rirhe.f, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 7 And now. Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions : Make me not the reiu-oach of the foolish. 9 1 was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; Because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the i^blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity. Thou iimakest his beauty to consume away like a moth : Surely every man is ' vanity. [.Selali 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry ; Hold not thy peace at my teirs : For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. 1312 spare me, that I may i*rccover strength. Before I go hence, and be no more. 40 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 1 waited patiently for the Lord ; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of i*an horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shnU see it, and fear, And .shall trust in the Lord. 4 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust. And respecteth not the proud, nor such as 15 turn aside to lies. 5 Many, Lord my God, are the wonder- ful works wliich thou hast done. And thy thoughts which are to us- ward: i^They cannot be set in order unto thee ; If I would declare and speak of them. They are more than can be numbered. 6 Sacrifice and i^ offering thou hast no deUght ui ; 18 Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt offering and sin offermg hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come ; 6 Heb. standing fiTnn. - Heb. a breath. BOi, as a shadow S Or, for vaniti) l»Heb. conflict. 'lOr.oon- sumest like a moth his delights 12 Or. Look away from me 13 Heb. brighten " Heb. a pit of tumult or de- struc- tion. 15 Or. fall away treacher- ously 16 Or. There is none to be coin- pared unto thee 17 Or. meal offering l»Heb Ears hast thou digged (or, pierced) for me. 42. 6. THE PSALMS. 425 ' Or. prv- to 2 Or, pro- claimed ghid tidi-iKjs 3Heb. for- saken. 4 Or, as- tonisJted 5 Or, for a reward of 'Or, the weak In tlie roll of the book it is i written of me : 8 1 delight to do thy will, my God ; Yea, thy law is within my heart. 9 1 have ^i)uhlished righteousness in the great congregation ; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, Lord, thou kiiowest. 101 have not hid thy righteousness, within my heart; 1 have declared thy faithfuhiess and thy salvation : I have not concealed thy lovingkind- ness and thy truth from the great congregation. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lokd: Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continuaUy jjreserve me. 12 For iininmerahle 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 mine head, and my heart hath ^failed me. 13 Be i^leased, Lokd, to dehver me : Make haste to heli) me, O Lord. 14 Let them be ashamed and confound- ed together That seek after my soul to destroy it : Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonour That delight in my hurt. 15 Let them be ^desolate ^by reason of their shame That say unto me. Aha, Aha. 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : Let such as love thy salvation say continually. The Lord be magnified. 17 But I am poor and needy ; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me : Thou art my help and my dehverer ; Make no tarrying, my God. 41 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 Blessed is he that considereth "^the poor : The Lord will deliver him m the day of evil. •2 7 The Lord will preserve huu, and keeii him alive, and he shall be blessed "upon the earth; And deliver not thou hiiu unto the will of his enemies. 3 9 The Lord wiU support him ui)oii the couch of languish hig: Thou i^makest all his bed in his sickness. 4 1 said, O Lord, have mercy upon me : Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. 5 Mine enemies speak evil against me, sayinij. When shall he die, and his name l)erish ? 6 And if he come to see me, he speak- eth 11 vanity; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself : When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 7 All that hate me whisper together against me : Agamst me do they devise my hurt. 8 12 An evil disease, i-a?/ tliey, I'^cleaveth fast unto him: And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. 9 Yea, mine own famihar friend, m whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread. Hath hfted up his heel against me. 10 But thoii, O Lord, have mercy upon me, and raise me ui), That I may requite them. 11 By this I know that thou deUghtest in me. Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 12 And as for me, thou uj)holdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. BOOK n. 1 Heb. all the day. 2 Heb. upon. 42 For the Chief Musician ; Maschil of the sous of Korah. lAs the hart panteth after the water brooks. So panteth my soul after thee, God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the Uving God: When shaU I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night. While they i continually say unto me. Where is thy God? 4 These things I remember, and pour out my soul 2 within me. How I went v>dth the throng, and ^led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday. 5 Wliy art thou *cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him ^For the ^health of his countenance. 6 my God, my soul is cast down within me : Therefore do I remember thee f3;om the land of Jordan, And the Hermons, from 7 the hill Mizar . T Or, The l/llll) jtregtrve »Or, in the land »0r. The IJIRB support I" Ileb. turneitt, or, chang- GSt. 11 Or, false- hood 12 Or, Some wicked thing 13 Or, U poured out upon him 3 Or, went in proces- sion with theni ^Heb. boived dOWTL 5 Accord- ing to some an- cient au- thorities, Who is the health of my coun- tenance, and my God. My soul &c. 6 Or, help 1 Or, the little mount- ain ] 1—3 426 THE PSALMS. 42. 7. lOr, cata- racts 2 Or, while the cnemit oppress- eth 3 Or. crushing 4 Or, help 5Heb. the glad- ness of myjoij. 8 Or, cast them forth, ' Or, vic- tories 7 Deep calleth unto deei) at the noise of thy 1 waterspouts : All thy waves and thy billows are gone over nie. 8 Yet the Lokd will command his loving- kindness in the day-time, And in the night his song shall be with me, El-en a prayer unto the God of my life. 91 will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me '? Why go I mourning '•^because of the opiiression of the enemy ? 10 As with 3 a- sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me ; While they continually say unto me, "Wliere is thy God? 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? .\nd wliy art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet pi'aise him, TJ7/0 is the '^health of my countenance, and my God. 43 Judge me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation : deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength ; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning ^ because of the oi)iJressiou of the enemy ? 3 O send out thy light and thy truth ; let them lead me : Let them bring me unto thy holy hiU, And to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God *my exceedmg joy: And ui^on the harp will I praise thee, God, my God. 5 Why art thou cast do^^l, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the ^health of my countenance, and my God. 44 For the f liief Musician ; a Psahn of tlie sons of Korali. Maschil. 1 We have heard with om- ears, God, our fathers have told us. What work thou didst in their days, in the days of old. 2 Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in ; Thou didst afflict the peoples, and ''didst spread them abroad. 3 For they gat not the land in posses- sion by theu" own sword, Neither did their own arm save them : But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the hglit of thy countenance. Because thou hadst a favour unto them. 4 Thou art my King, O God : Command '' deliverance for Jacob. 5 Through thee will we push down our adversaries : Through thy name wUl we tread them imder that rise up against us. 6 For I will not trust in my bow. Neither shall my sword save me. 7 But thou hast saved us from our ad- versaries. And hast put hate us. 8 In God have we the day long. And we will give name for ever. them to shame that made our boast all thanks aii-\ unto thy [Selah 9 But now thou hast cast ns off, and brought us to dishonoiu" ; And goest not forth with our hosts. 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: And they which hate us spoil for themselves. 11 Tliou hast given us hke sheej) pointed for meat ; And hast scattered us among the nations. 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased thy tvealtk by their price. 13 Thou makest us a rej^roach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to them that are romid aboiit us. 14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shakuig of the head among the peoples. 15 All the day long is my dishonour before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me, 16 For the voice of him that reproaeh- eth and blasphemeth ; By reason of the enemy and the a- venger. 17 All this is come upon us; yet liave we not forgotten thee. Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back. Neither have our steps dechned from thy way ; 19 8 That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals. And covered us with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god; 21 Shall not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long ; We are counted as sheep for tlie slaughter. 23 Awake, why sleepest thou.O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face. 47. 6. THE PSALMS. 427 1 That is. Lilies. 0tfer. 2 Or, / speak : my work is for a Hvii/ ^ 3 Or, it/ion aOc Uarrirc 1 Or, In behalf of 5 Or, Ixt thy right hand teach Or. ever. 6 Or, Thy throne 15 the throne of aod S-c. 7 or: OrvJer, Aiul forgettest our affliction and our oppression ? 25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust : Our belly cleaveth unto the earth. '26 l{ise up for our help, And redeem us for thy lovingkindiiess' sake. 45 For the Cliief Musician ; set to iSlioslianiiiin ; a Psalm of the sons of ICorah. Mascliil. A Son;^ of loves. IMy heart overfloweth with a goodly matter : 21 speak the things which I have made touching the king : My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. '2 Thou art fairer than the children of men ; Grace is poured ■''mto thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. • 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O o, mighty one. Thy glory and thj' majesty. •lAnd in thy majesty ride on prosper- ously, ^ Because of truth and meekness and righteousness : And 5 thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp; or: he^ The j)eoples fall under thee ; •'^^—■uii '^J'^ H '"'^ ^ ^ ^^ heart of the king^s '^'"'^^'V^^tri- enemies. \' 6 "^Tliy throne, God,is for ever and ever : A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness : Therefore God, thy God, hath an- ointed tliee With the oil of glathiess above thy fellows. -^ 8 All thy garments s)nell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instru- ments have made thee glad. 9 Kmgs' daughters are among thy hon- ourable women : At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Oi)hir. 10 Hearken, daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ; Forget also thine own people, and thj' father's house ; 11 So shall the khig desire thy beaiity: For he is thy liord; and worship thou him. /I l'2And the daughter of Tyre s hall he there with a gift; Even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour". 13 The king's daughter '? within the palace is aU glorious : Her clothing is iuwTought with gold. 14 She shall be led unto the king *in broidered work : The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee. cUti or, is ar, do 7 Or, in theinjwr part of the palace 8 Or, upon 1.5 With gladness and rejoicing shall they 1)(! led: They shall enter into the king's palace. lOInslciad of thy fathers shall. '^t; thy cliildren. Whom thou .shalt make princes in all the enrtli. 17 I will make thy name to be remem- bered in aU generations : Therefore shall the i)eoples give thee thanks for ever and e\ or. 4Q For the Cliief Musieian ; a I'saliii of the sons of Korah ; set to Alamoth. A Song. 1 God is oui' refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. '2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And thougli the mountains be moved in the heart of the seas ; 3 Thougli the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the niountains shake with the '•* swelling thereof. [Selah ■1 There is a river, the streams where- of make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shaU not be moved : God shaU help her, ^and that right early. 6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved ; He uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The Lord of hosts is wdth us ; The God of Jacob is our n refuge. [.Selah 8 Come, behold tlie works of the Lord, I'^What desolations he hath made in the earth. 9 He maketh wars to cease imto the end of the earth ; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; He burnetii the chariots in the fire. 10i''Be stiU, and know that I am God: I wiU be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts is with us ; The God of Jacob is our ii refuge. [Selah 47 For the Chief Musician ; a Psahu of tlie sons of Korah. 1 O clap your hands, fill ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For "the Lord Most High is terrible ; He is a great King over all the earth. 3 He 15 shall subdue the peoples under us. And the nations under our feet. 4 He 16 shall choose oiu- inheritance for us, The excellency of Jacob whom he I'i loved. ' [Selah 5 God is gone up with a shout. The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing jiraises : sOr. 2>rldG liHeb.u* I the davm of tixorn- inij. "Or, high tower 12 Or. Who hath made desola- tions &e. 13 Or, Let be u Or, tlie Lord is most high and terrible 15 Or, sub- dueth 16 Or. chooseth 17 Or, loveth 14—6 428 THE PSALMS. 47. 6. 1 Or, in a skilful psdlm Heb. Maschil. % ■!0r, j Vnto the i-fUl' or: on hti-b 3 Or. high tower 4 Or, passed away 5 Or, ivere stricken with te.rror 6 Or, As with the east wind that brcaiccth or. IS 7 Or, Traver&e tka^t « Or, ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, far ever- more or. eveu. Slug praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth : Sing ye praises ^with understanding. 8 Gocl reigneth over the nations : God sitteth upon his holy throne. 9 The princes of the peo^iles are gath- ered together 2 7Wi£. the people of the God of Abra- "Ham: Por the shields of the earth belong unto God ; f i U Heis^ greatly exalted. / p€ /(& ^ 48 A Song ; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. 1 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. 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. 3 God hath made hunself known in her palaces for a ^ refuge. 4 For, lo, the kings assembled them- selves, They * passed by together. 5 They saw it, then were they amazed ; They were dismayed,they%astedaway. 6 Trembling took hold of them there ; Pain, as of a woman in travail. 7 "5 With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. 8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : God wUl establish it for ever. [Selah 9 We have thought on thy lovingkind- ness, O God, In the midst of thy temple. 10 As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise imto the ends of the earth : Thy right hand is full of righteousness. 11 Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice. Because of thy judgements. 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: Tell the towers thereof. 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, 7 Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation foUowmg. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever : or; £.loWl rn. He wUl be our guide even "unto death. ty 49 For the Chief Musician ; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. 1 Hear this, all ye peoples ; Give ear, all ye inJaabitants of the world : 2 Both low and high, Eich and jioor together. 3 My mouth shall speak wisdom ; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4 1 will incline mine ear to a parable : I wUl open my dark saying upon the harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, Wheu 'J iniquity at my heels compass- eth me about '? 6 They that trust in then- wealth. And boast themselves in the multi- tude of then- riches ; 7 None of them can by any means re- deem his brother. Nor give to God a ransom for him : 8 (For the redemption of their soul is costly, And must be let alone for ever :) 9 That he should still hve alway, That he should not see i" corruption. 10 11 For he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together Ijerish, And leave their wealth to others. 11 12 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling places to aU gener- ations ; They call their lands after their own names. 12 But 13 man abideth not in houom-; He is Uke the beasts that perish. 13 " This their way is 15 then- folly : Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah 1 4 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 i^ beauty shall be for Sheol to consimie, that there be no habit- ation for it. 15 But God wiU redeem my soul from the 1' power of Sheol : For he shall receive me. [Selah 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the i** glory of his house is in- creased : 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away ; His glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul, And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself, 19 19 He shaU go to the generation of his fathers ; 20 They shall never see the light. 20 Man that is in honom*, and iinder- standeth not. Is like the beasts that perish. a Or, the iniquity of them that would sup- plant pasaelh me ' about, even of th,-m that trust . . . ?*lcAe5.e 10 Or, the pit "Or, Yea, he shall see it: 'Wise men &c. 12 Some ancient versions read, Their graves 'are tfieir houses for ever. 13 Or, ^nan being in lionour abideth not "Or, Tins is the way of them that arc foolish 15 Or, their eon- jidence : and after &c. 16 Or, form 1- HeV hand. 18 Or, wealth 50 hath A Psalm of Asaph. 1^1 God, even God, the Loed, spoken, And called the earth from the risiug of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath sinned forth. 1" Heb. Thou Shalt go, or. It shall go. 20 Or, Which never more see 21 Or, The Ood of qods lieb. El Elohim. 51. 19. THP] PSALMS. 429 'Or, comcfh- . . . tle- vnio-i'/h . , , is Ac. 3 Or. iteclart; ;i Or. against i Or. Nor for thy burnt offer- ings, which ■are <i:c. 5 Or, upon the mount- iohern thou- sands are « Or. in mv mind Heb. with inc. 7 Or, cor- rection »Heb. thy portion was with adulter- ers. oOr. givest a thrust against .TOur God 1 shall come, and shall not keep silence : A five sliall devonr before him, And it shall bo very tempestuous round about liini. 4 He shall call to tlio heavens above. And to the earth, that he may judge his people : 5 Gatlier my saints together unto me ; Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 6 And the heavens '■* shall declare his righteousness ; For God is judge himself. [Sclah 7 Hear, my people, and I will speak ; Israel, and I will testify 3 unto thee: 1 am God, eceit. thy God. 8 1 will not reprove thee for thy sacri- fices; ■lAnd thy bm-nt offerings are continu- ally before me. 9 1 will take no bullock out of thy house. Nor he-goats out of thy folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine. And the cattle ■'' uiion a thousand hiUs. 11 1 know all the fowls of the momitaius : And the wild beasts of the field are 6 mine. 12 If I were hungiy, I would not tell thee : For the world is mme, and the fuhiess thereof. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls. Or di-ink the blood of goats ? 14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanks- giving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High : 15 And call u^jon me in the day of trouble ; I wiU deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16 But unto the wicked God saith. What hast thou t(j do to declare my statutes. And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth ? 17 Seeing thou hatest 7 instruction. And castest my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou con- sentedst with him. And 8 hast been partaker with adul- terers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil. And thy tongue frameth deceit. •20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother ; Thou ^slanderest thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence ; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself : But I wiU reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver : 20 Whoso offeretli the sacrifice of thanks- giving glorifieth me ; 10 And to him that ordereth his "con- versation an'i/hf Will I shew the salvation of God. 51 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David : when Nathan tlio jirophct came unto him, after he had xniie m to i'.ath-shelia. 1 Have mercy upon me, O (rod, according to thy lovingkin(biess : According to the nmltitude of thy tender mercies blot out my trans- gressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity. And cleanse me from my sin. ii For I i%cknowledge my transgressions : And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I siimed. And done that which is evil in thy sight : That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest. And be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the m- ward parts : And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and glarhiess ; That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins. And blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create i^iu me a clean heart, God; And renew a i^ right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence : And take not thy holy spirit fi-om me. 12 Eestore unto me the joy of thy salva- tion: And uphold me with a is free spii'it. 13 Then wiU I teach transgi-essors thy ways; And sinners shall i^be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from bloodguDtiness, God, thou God of my salvation ; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thoii my lips ; And my mouth shall shew forth thy l>raise. 16 For thou delightest not in sacrifice ; 17 else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasiu-e in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : A broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion : Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou dehght in the sacrifices of righteousness, in bm-nt offering and whole burnt offering : Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. 10 Or, Aud jrrrpar- i:tha way thif 1 ynay shew him n Heb. way. 1-! Heb. know. " Or, for me 11 Or. stedfatt 15 Or, willing 16 Or, return "Or, that [ should give it 430 THE PSALMS. 52. 1. lOr, And the deceitful tongue 2 Or, break thee down 3 Or, Hrong hold «See Ps. xiv. 5 Or, deal whcly I'Ot. return- ethto 52 For the 0:ief Musician. Mascliil of David : wlion Doof! tliu Edoniito came and told Saul, and said unto Iiim, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. 1 Why boastest thou thyself iu mischief, O mighty man ? The mercy of Goiendureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth veiy -wickedness ; Like a sharj) razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good ; And lying rather than to speak right- eousness. [Selah 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, 1 thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise ^ destroy thee for ever, He shall take thee n\}, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selali G The righteous also shall see it, and fear. And sliall laugh at liim, saying, 7Lo, this is the man that made not God his s strength ; But trusted in the abundance of his riches. And strengthened himself in his wickedness. 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God : I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 91 will give thee thanks for ever, be- cause thou hast done it: And I wiU wait on tliy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints. 53 For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalatli. Mascliil of David. 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. 2 God looked down from heiiven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did f- understand, That did seek after God. 3 Every one of them is gone back ; they are together become filthy ; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have the workers of iniquity no know- ledge ? "Who eat up my people as they eat bread. And call not upon God. 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was : For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee ; Thou hast put tlicm to shame, be- cause God hatli rejected them. 6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God <"' bringeth back the captiv- ity of his people. Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 54 For tlie Cliief Musician ; on strin!»ed in- struments. Maschil of David : when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? 1 Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might. 2 Hear my prayer, God ; (rive ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For 7 strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. [Selali 4 Behold, God is mme helper : The Lord is ^of them that uphold my soul. 5 9 He shall requite the evil unto limine enemies : Destroy thou them in thy truth. 6 With a freewill ofleruig will I sacri- fice unto thee : I will give thanks unto thy name, Lord, for it is good. 7 For he hath delivered me out of aU trouble ; And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies. 55 For the Chief Musician ; on stringed instruments. Mascliil of David. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God ; And hide not thyself from my sup- plication, 2 Attend unto me, and answer me : I am restless in my complaint, and moan ; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iuiqiiity upon me. And in anger they persecute me. 4 Sly heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. oFe.afuhiess and trembUng are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. (i And I s.\id. Oh that I had wings like a dove! Thenv.'ould I fly away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. [Selah 8 1 would 11 haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest. 9 12 Destroy, Lord, and divide their tongue : For I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and" night they go about it upon the walls thereof : Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it. 11 Wicketlness is in the midst thereof: 13 Oppression and guile depart not from her streets. 12 For it was not an enemy that re- jjroached 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 fromhim : 1 See Ts. Ixxxvi. 14 "Or, with i'Aiiother reading is. The evil shall return. 10 Or. thetn that lie in wait for me "Or. hasten my escape 12 Heb. Swallow up. 13 Or, Fraud 58. 1. THE PSALMS. 431 lOr, as other- vriae read, Desola- tions be upon tliem ! 2Heb. Sheol. sOr, their inward part 4 Or, to that none came nigh me 5 Or, 'tj/lict S". tKat tkf^ s ! Heb. that h-c hath given thee. U"- That is. The silent dove of them that are afar off or, as other- wise read, Tiie dove of the dis~ tantterc- binth^ 'Or, They that lie in tvait /or me 9 Or, In- asmuch as icOr, Then think to escape "Or, record 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend. 14 V/e took sweet counsel t()f,'etlier, We walked in the house of God with the throng. 15 1 Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into -the pit: For wickeihiess is in theii- dwelluig, in •Hhe midst of them. ll» As f . >Y me, I will call upon God ; And the Lokd shall save me. 17 E venuig, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moau : And he shall hear my voice. 18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace ■"from the battle that was against me: For they were many that strure with me. 19 God shall hear, and ^ answer them. Even he that ahideth of old, [Selali Thejucii who^have no changes,, AnsL.wlift7*iar not God. 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him : He hath profaned his covenant. 21 His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war : His words were softer than oil. Yet were they di-awu swords. 22 Cast '' thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee : He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, slialt 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. 56 For the Cliief Musician ; set to ".Jonatli elem rt'lioUiiii. A Psalm of David: Miclitaiu: wlien tlie I'hilistines took liiin in tiatli. 1 Be merciful mito me, God ; for man would swallow me up : All the day long he fightmg oppresseth me. 2** Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long : For they be many that fight proudly against me. 3 What time I am afraid, I wiU put my trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word : In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid ; What can flesh do mito me"? 5 All the day long they wrest my words : All theu" thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves. They mark my steps, 9 Even as they have waited for my soul. 7 1'' Shall they escape by iniquity ? In anger cast down the peoples, God. iS Thou teUest my wanderings : Put thou my tears into thy bottle ; Aie they not in thy n book ? y Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, I'^that God is for me. 10 In God will I praise Iiif word: In the LoitD will I praise his word. 11 In Gtxl have I put my trust, I will not be afraid ; What can man do unto me ? 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank offerings unto thee. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death : J/ujit thou not delivered my feet from falhng? That I may walk before God In the light of ^^the living. 57 I'or the Cliief .Musician ; .?./ In Al-tashlietli. A Pxaliii of David: Michtani : wlicn lie fled from .Saul, in the cave. 1 Be merciful unto me, God, be merci- ful unto me ; For my soul taketh refuge in thee : Yea, in the shadow of thy wmgs will I take refuge, , Until these i^ calamities be ovei-past. 2 1 will cry unto God Most High ; Unto God that performeth att things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me. When he that would swallow me uj) reproacheth ; [Selah God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions ; I'T I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows. And theii' tongue a sharp sword, o Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens ; J.et thy glory &e above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my steiJs ; My soul is bowed down : They have digged a pit before me ; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah 7 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed : I will sing, yea, I wiU sing jn'aises. 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp : ii^I myself wiU awake right early. 9 1 will give thanks unto thee, Lord, among the x^eoples : I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies. 11 Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens ; Let thy glory he above all the earth. 58 For the Oiief Musician ; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David : Miclitam. 1 17 Do ye indeed is in silence speak right- eousness ? 12 or, /or 13 Or, life nOr, wicked- nesses 15 Or, I must lie 15 Or, / will awake the dawn 1" Or, Is the right- eousyiess ye should speak dumb f 18 Or. as other- wise read, ye gods or. lie mighty ones 432 THE PSALMS. 58. 1. 'Or, judijc ttprigJlt- ly the sons of men 2 Or, en- chanters 3 Or, like them that have not seen the SU71 4 Or. Even as raiv flesh, even so, shall fury sweep thetn away 5Heb. fruit. eHeb. meet. ■'Or, nati07is Do ye 1 judge uprightly, ye sons of men? 2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness ; Ye weigh out tlie violence of your hands in the earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb : They go astray as soon as they he horn, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is hke the poison of a sei-pent : TJiei/ are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear ; 5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of 2 charmers. Charming never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth : Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. 7 Let them melt away as water that runneth apace : When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. 8 Let them be as a snaU which melt- eth and passeth away : Lil-e Ihe untunely birth of a woman, 3 that hath not seen the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, ^ He shall take them away with a whirl- wmd, the green and the burning ahke. 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance : He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that men shall say. Verily there is 5 a reward for the righteous : VerUy there is a God that judgeth in the earth. 5Q For the Chief Musician ; .let to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David : Michtain : wlien Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. 1 Deliver me from mine enemies, my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. And save me from the bloodthirsty men. 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, Lord. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault : Awake thou to "lielp me, and behold. 5 Even thou, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the 7 heathen : Be not merciful to any wicked trans- gressors. [Selah C They return at evening, they make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city. 7 Behold,they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips : For who, say they, doth hear? 8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them ; Thou shalt have all the ■? heathen in derision. 9^0 my strength, I wiU wait upon thee : For God is my high tower. 10 f The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shaU let me see my desire upon lOmiue enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget : "Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. 12 i^'or the sin of their moiith, and the words of their lips. Let them even be taken in theu* pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more : And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. [Selah 14 And at evening let them return, let them make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city. 15 They shall wander up and down for meat. And tari-y aU night if they he not satisfied. 16 But I will sing of thy strength ; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning : For thou hast been my high tower. And a refuge in the day of my distress. 17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing IH'aises : For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. 60 For the Cliief Musician ; set to 12 Simshan Edntli : MichtaniofDavid, to teach: when he strove with Aram-naharaiui and with Arani-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of F.dom in the Vallej' of Salt twelve thousand. 1 God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down ; Thou hast been angiy; restore us again. 2 Thou hast made the land to tremble ; thou hast rent it : Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, IS That it may be displayed because of the truth. [Selah .') That thy beloved may be delivered. Save with thy right hand, and answer "us. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will exult : 1 wiU divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 So some ancient author- ities. The Hebrew text has. His strength. Accord- ing to some ancient author- ities, ity God with his mercy. WOr, them that He in wait forme "Or, Make them wander to and fro 12 That is, The lily of testi- mony. 13 Many ancient author- ities ren- der. That they may flee from before the bow. "An- other reading 64. 2. THE PSALMS. 433 lOr, lawgiver 2 Or, Unto 3 Or, Who will lead me &c. 4 Or, Wilt not thoii, O Ood. which hast cast Its off, and ffoest . hosts ! r> Heb. salva- tion. 6 Or, fainteth v Or, a rock that is too high :f or me 8 Heb. tent. 9 Or, given ati heritage unto those &c. 10 Heb. is silent unto aod. " Or, as other- wise read, Ye shall be slain &c. 12 Heb. be thou silent unto God. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine ; Ephniim also is tlio defence of mine head ; Judali is my i sceptre. SMoab is my waslipot; '^ Upon Edom will I cast my shoe : Philistia, shont thou because of me. 9 Who will bring me into the strong city ? 8 Who hath led me unto Edom ? 10 ■'Hast not thou, God, cast us off"? And thou goest not forth, God, with our hosts. 11 Give us help against the adversaiT-; For vain is the ^help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiantly : For he it is that shall tread down our adversaries. 61 For tlie Cliief Musician ; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. 1 Hear my cry, O God ; Attend unto my i^rayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart '^'is over- whelmed : Lead me to Tthe rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy. 4 1 will dwell in thy ^ tabernacle for ever : I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. [Selali 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows ; Thou hast 9 given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 6 Thou ■ndlt pi'oloBg the king's life : His years shall be as many genera- tions, 7 He shall abide before God for ever : O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him. 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever. That I may daily perform my vows. 62 For the Cliief Musician ; after the manner of .Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 1 My sold lOwaiteth only upon God: • From him cometh my salvation, or: IS 2 He only is my rock and my salvation : M^,jLs my high tower ; I shall not be greatly moved. 3 How long will ye set upon a man, II That ye may slay lihii, all of you, Like a bowing wall, like a tottering fence ? 4 They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency ; They delight in lies : They bless with their mouth, hut they cm-se inwardly. [Selali 5 My soul, 1'^ wait thou only upon God ; For my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation : M^-is my high tower ; I shall not be moved. 7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times, ye people ; Pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. [Selali 9 Surely men of low degree are i" vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : In the balances they will go up ; They are together lighter than i-* vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression. And become not vain in robbei-y : If riches increase, set not youi' heart thereon. 11 God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this ; That i)ower belongeth unto God : 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : For thou renderest to every man according to his work. 63 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 1 God, thou art my God ; i* early will I seek thee : My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee. In a dry and weaiy land, where no water is. 2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary. To see thy power and thy glory. 3 For thy lo^singkindness is better than life; My lips shall praise thee. 4 So will I bless thee while I live : I wiU lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shaU be satisfied as with 15 marrow and fatness ; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful Ups; 6 Wlien I remember thee upon my bed, i'''.4W- meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 For thou hast been my help. And m the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul foUoweth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. 9 But those that seek my soul, i^to destroy it, ShaU go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shaU be is given over to the power of the sword : They shall be a portion for i^ foxes. 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 stojjped. 64 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of Da\-id. IHear my voice, O God, in my com- plaint : Preserve my Uf e from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers ; From the -o tumult of the workers of iniquity : 13 Heb. a breath. HOr, earnest- ig 16 Heb. fat. Ifi Or, / medit- ate nOr, shaU be de- stroyed ; they shall &c. 18 Or, poured out by ■"Or, jackals 20 Or. thronff 434 THE PSALMS. 64. 3. lOr, as otlier- wise read, the 11 have afconi- pushed or have hidden 2 Or, So shall they against iv}ioin their tongue was make thein to stumble 3 Or, Jteeawaii 4 Or, There shall be silence before thee, and pi'aise, O God &c. 5Heb. Words (or, Mat- ters) of iniqui- ties. (• Or, A nd of the sea, afar off 3 Who have whet their tongue hke a sword, Aiid have aimed their arrows, even bitter words : 4 That they may shoot in secret places at tlie perfect : Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose ; Tlie.y commune of laying snares privily ; They say. Who shall see them ? C They search out iniquities ; i We have accompUshed, say they, a diligent search : And the inward thought of every one, and the heart, is deep. 7 But God shall shoot at them ; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 2 So they shall be made tu stumble, theu* own tongue being against them : All that see them shall ^wag the head. 9 Ajid all men shall fear ; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; And all the uv)right in heart shall glory. 65 Vox tlic f'luL'f Musician. A I'salm. A Song of David. 1^ Praise v.-aiteth for thee, God, in Zion : And unto thee shall the vow be per- formed. 2 thou tliat hearest prayer, Unto thee shall aU flesh come. .S 5 Iniquities j)revail agahist me: As for oiu- transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man M'hom thou choos- est, and causest to ai>proach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts : We shall be satisfied with the good- j ness of thy house, The holy place of thy temple. 5 By terrible thuigs thou wilt answer us | in righteousness, I O God of our salvation ; | Tliou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, "And of them that are afai' off upon the sea: 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; i Being girded about with might : i 7 '\^^aich stUleth the roaring of the seas, ! the roaring of their waves, j And the tumult of the peojjles. 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : ' Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. j yThou visitest the earth, and water- ' est it, j Thou greatly eurichest it ; Tlie river of God is fuU of water: Thou providest them corn, 7 when thou hast so prepared 8 the earth. 10 Thou waterest her furrows abundantly; Thou 9 settlest the ridges thereof : Thou makest it soft with showers ; Tliou blessest the sj^rmging thereof. 11 Thou crownest i^the year with thy goodness ; And thy paths di-op fatness. 12 11 Tliey Awy^ upon the pastui-es of the wilderness : And the hiUs are gu'ded with joy. 13 The iiastures are clothed with flocks ; The valleys also are covered over with corn ; They shout for joy, they also sing. 60 For the Chief Musician. A Song, a Psalm. 1 Make a joyful noise unto God, aU the earth : 2 Sing forth the glory of his name : Make his praise glorious. 3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works ! Tlirough the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies 12 submit them- selves unto thee. 4 AU the earth shall worship thee, Aiid shall sing unto thee ; They shall sing to thy name. [Selah 5 Come, and see the works of God; He is terriljle in his doing toward the children of men. 6 He turned the sea into dry land : They went through the river on foot : There i^'did we rejoice in him. 7 He ruleth by his might for ever ; His eyes observe tlie nations : Let not the rebellious exalt them- selves. [Selah 8 O bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard: 9 Which iiholdeth our soul in life. And stiff ereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For thou, God, hast proved us : Thou hast tried us, as sUver is tried. 11 Thou broughtest us into the net ; Thou layedst a sore bm-deii upon our loins. 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; We went through fire and through water ; But thou broughtest us out into 15 a wealthy place. 13 1 wiU come into thy house with burnt offerings, I will pay thee my vows, 14 Wliich my lips have uttered, And my 3nouth hath s^joken, when I was in distress. 151 will offer unto thee burnt offerings of fallings, With tlie incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks with goats. [Selah 16 Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, ■7 Or, /or sopre- parest thou BHeb. her. '■> Heb. lowerest. 10 Heb. the year of thy goodness. " Or, Tlie pastures ...do drop 12 Or, yield feigned obedi- ence Heb. lie. 13 Or, let us rejoice 11 Heb. putteth. 15 Heb. abund- ance. 68. 25. THE PSALMS. 435 1 Or, a.1 other- wise read, h iifh praise wns uti- der nil/ toui/ue 2 Or, had rf- garded 3 Or, ujould * Heb. Wit?l tfS. ^ Or. litre thmtlx unto 8 Heb. lead. tr'. 7 Heb. maketh the soli- tar J/ to dwell in a housi'. tU. And I will declare wliat he hath done for my sonl. 17 I ciicd unto him with my mouth, And Uie was extolled with my tongue. IS If I '■iregard iniquity in my heart, Tlie Lord ^wiU not hear: 19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. •20 Blessed be God, AVhich hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. Q1 J'"or tlie Chief Musician ; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. 1 God he merciful unto us, and bless us. And cause his face to shine "lupon us ; [Selali •2 That thy way may be known upon earth. Thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the peoples ^ praise thee, God ; Let all the i)eoples jiraise thee. 4 let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For thou shalt judge the i>eoples with equity, And 6 govern the nations upon earth. [Sclali 5 Let the i^eoples praise thee, God ; Let all the peoples iiraise thee. 6 The earth hath yielded her increase : God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us ; And all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 6S For tlie Chief Musician. A Psahii of David, a Song. 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered ; Let them also that hate him flee be- fore him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away : As wax melteth before the fire. So let the wicked jierish at the pre- sence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God : Yea, let them rejoice with gladness. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : Cast up a h igh waiXJor him that ridetli through the deserts ; His na.me is ja h; and exult ye be- fore him. .5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows. Is God in his holy habitation. G God "i setteth t he solitary in fainiliesj He bringetir out ^e prisoners hito prosperity : But the i-ebellious dwell in a parelied land. 7 O God. when thou wentest forth be- fore thy people. When thou didst majfch through the wilderness ; [Selah H The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped at the presence of God: Kreii yon Sinai U t t)i iU< .J at the pre- sence of Go.l, tlie God of Israel. 9 Thou, God, didst send a iilentiful rain, TlioH didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 10 Thy '■'congi-egatio)! dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor. 11 The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host. 12 Kings of aiinies flee, they flee: And she that tarrieth at home divid- eth the spoil. 13 ^ \\'\W. ye lie among the sheepf olds, ^-l.s' the wings of a dove covered with silver. And her pinions with yellow gold? 14 When the Almighty scattered kings thereui, 1"/^ %i:as as vhen it snoweth in Zalmon. 1.5 ^ niountaui of God is the mountaiii o^ Bashan; jibhi^o-uJ mau^tan^. iiAn high mountain -i^^the mountain of'Bashan. 16 Why look ye askance, ye high mount- ains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode ? Yea, the Lokd will dwell in it for ever. 17 The chariots of God are twejity thou- sand, even thousands upon thou- sands : The Lord is among them, i-d.s- in Sinai, in the sanctuary. 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led tluj cai)tivity captive; Thou hast received gifts among men. Yea, among the rebellious also, that i^the Lord God might indwell with til em. 191" Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden. Even the God who is oiir salva- tion. [Selah "20 God is unto us a God of deUverances ; And unto jehovah the Lord belong the issues from death. ■21 But God shall smite thi-ough the head of his enemies. The haii-y seal}) of such an one as goeth on still in his giiiltiness. 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depths of the sea : 23 That thou mayest dij) thy foot in blood. That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies. 24 They have seen thy goings, God, Even the goings of my God, my King, ifi into the sanctuaiy. 25 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, jat^oL 8 Or, troop Tiey^ (Ifeb^ When ye lie a- mongthc sherj>- /ohls. it i3 as the . . . g')ld. 10 Or, It snotved 11 Heb. -4 moiuit- (liJi of 12 Or, ^iivxi is in the sayictu- ary 13 Heb. Jah. See ver. 4. liOr. dweXt there 15 Or, DUssed be the Lord day by day : if one op^yress- eth us, God is our saJv- ation 16 Or. in the sanc- tuary Or, in holiness 436 THE PSALMS. 68. 25. on iJtlisP '%. lOr. company 2 Or, Be strong, O aod, thouthat hast &c. 3 Or, hast wrought for us out of thy tem- ple. Unto Jerusa- lem i-c. <0r, Every one sub- muting hbnaelf with pieces of silver 5 Or, as other- wise reail. Scatter thou OHeb. Cush. 7 Or, Terrible is God 8 That is, Lilies. f>Heb. falsely, MOr, had to restore 11 Heb. guilti- nesses. lu the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that nre of the fountain of Israel. 7 There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah and their 1 council, The princes of Zehulun, the princes of Nai^htali. 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength : 2 Strengthen, O God, that which thou 3 hast wrought for us. 29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring i)resents unto thee. 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 iieoj)les that delight in war. 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; 6 Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God. 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing praises unto the Lord ; [Selah 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, and that a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God : His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies. 35^0 God, thou art temble out of thy holy places : The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. 69 For the Cliief Musician; set to sShoshannim. A Psalm of David. 1 Save me, God ; For the waters are come in unto my soul. 21 sink ui deep mire, where there is no standing : I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 1 am weary with my crying ; my throat is dried : Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head : They that woiild cut me off, bemg mine enemies '•• wrongfully, are mighty : Then I lo restored that which I took not away. 6 O God, thou knowest my foolishness ; And my "sins are not hid from thee. 6 Let not them that wait on thee be ashamed through me, Lord Gon of hosts : Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonour through me, God of Israel. 7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach ; Shame hath covered my face. 8 1 am become a stranger unto my breth- ren. And an alien unto my mother's child- ren. 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up ; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me. 10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting. That was to my reproach. 11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a proverb unto them. 12 They that sit in the gate talk of me ; And / am the song of the di-unkards. 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, m the multitude of thy mercy, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation. 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. 15 Let not the waterflood overwhelm me. Neither let the deep swallow me up ; And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Answer me, Lokd ; for thy loving- kindness is good : Accorduig to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me. 17 And hide not thy face from thy serv- ant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily. 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Eansom me because of mine enemies. 19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour : Mine adversaries are all before thee. 20 Reproach hath broken my heart ; and 1 am 12 full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none ; And for comforters, but I fomid none. 21 They gave me also i^gall for my meat ; And in my thirst they gave me vine- gar to drink. 22 Let their table before them become a snare ; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. 23 Let theii' eyes be darkened, that they see not ; And make their IcIiS continually to shake. 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them. And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them. 25 Let their i-i habitation be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten ; And they tell of the 1= sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded. 12 Or, sore sick i"See Dent, xxix. 18. "Or, encamp- ment 15 Or, pain 71. 24. THE PSALMS. 1 Or, the Uoi'iig " Or, in imin 3 Or, to make memor- ial 4 See Ps. xl. 13—17, sOr, for a re- Loard of ti See I's. xxxi. "Ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, a strmig rork, where- unto d-e. 27 Add iniquity unto tlieir iiiicniity : Aiid let them not come into thy riglit- eousness. '28 Let them be blotted out of the book of iJife, And not be written with the righteous. 29 But I am i)oor and ^ sorrowful : Let thy sahatioii, O God, set me uj) on high. 30 1 will praise the name of God with a song, Aiid will magnify him with thanks- giving. 31 And it shall please the Lohd better than an ox. Or a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 32 The meek have seen it, and are glad : Ye that seek after God, let your heart live. 33 For the Lokd heareth the needy. And despiseth not his prisoners. 34 Let heaven and earth praise hiiu. The seas, and every thing tliat moveth therein. 35 For God wiU save Zion, and build the cities of Judah ; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it ; Aiid they that love his name shall dwell therein. 70 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David ; 3 to bring to remembrance. l^Muke haste, God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, Lokd. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded That seek after my soul : Let them be tm-ued backward and brought to dishonour That delight in my hurt. 3 Let them be tui-ned back ^by reason of their shame That say. Aha, Aha. 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee ; And let such as love thy salvation say contmually. Let God be magniiied. 5 But I am poor and needy ; Make haste unto me, O God : Thou art my help and my deliverer ; Lord, make no tarrying. T'l^'In thee, Lord, do I put my trust: Let me never be ashamed. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me : Bow "flown i' '46 ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou to me ''a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commaiidinent to save me ; For thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked. Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God : 'f/niu ubi ' l my trust from my youth, (i By thee have I been holden up from the womb: ** Thou art he that took lue out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee. 7 I iim as a wonder unto many ; But thou art my strong refuge. 8 My mouth shall be tilled with thy jn-aise, And with thy honour all the day. 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age ; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10 For mine enemies si>eak concerning me ; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken hun : Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver. 12 O God, be not far from me : my God, make haste to help me. 13 Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul ; Let them be covered with rei^roach and dishonour that seek my hurt. 14 But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more. 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteous- ness, *4W of thy salvation aU the day ; For I know not the numbers thereof. IGI will come 9 with the mighty acts of the Lord God : 1 wiU make mention of thy righteous- ness, even of thine only. 17 God, thou hast taught me from my youth ; And hitherto have I declared thy wondi-ous works. IS Yea, even lOwhen I am old and gray- headed, O God, forsake me not ; Until I have declared ^thy strength unto the next generation. Thy might to every one that is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, God, is veiy liigh; Thou who hast done great things, God, who is like unto thee '! 20 Thou, which hast shewed ^-us many and sore troubles, Shalt quicken 12 us agaui. And shalt bring 12 us u]3 agaui from the depths of the earth. 21 Increase thou my greatness. And tm'n again and comfort me. 22 1 will also praise thee ■ndth the psalteiy, Even thy truth, my God: Unto thee wiU I sing jjraises with the harj}, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My hps shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto thee ; And my soul, which thou hast re- deemed. 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy right- eousness all the day long : 437 8 Or, Thou haitt been mif bene- factor from ic. 9 Or, in the strength 10 Heb. unto old age and gray hairs. n Heb. thine arm. 12 An- other reading is, me. 438 THE PSALMS. 71. 24. lOr. Let him ami so tlircu^'Ii- oiit the Ttalm. 2 Heb. be:'ore trie moon. a See Excd. xxiii. 31. 4 Or, ret'der tribute 'Or, Only good is God 2 Or, foots 3 Or, pangs 4Heb. in the trouble of men. 5 Or, The imagin- ations of their heart overflow 6 Or, frotn on high For they sre ashamed, for they are coiifovinded, that seek my hm-t. Y2 A Psalm of Solomon. 1 Give the kiiig thy judgements, God, Aiid thy righteousness unto the king's son. 21 He shall judge tliy people with right- eousness. And thy poor with judgement. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the i)eoi>le, And the hiUs, in righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the childi-en of the iiee<ly, And shall break in jneces the op- pressor. 5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And '■^so long as the moon, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: As showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from ^ the Elver unto the ends of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Iiim ; And his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall * bring presents: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yea, aU kings shall fall down before him: All nations shall serve him. 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; And the poor, •'' that hath no helper. l.SHe shall have pity on the Spoor and needy. And the souls of the needy he shall save. 14 He shall redeem their soul from ' op- pression and violence ; And precious shall their blood be in his sight : 15 And ^they shall live ; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him cuntinu- ally ; 8 They shall bless him all the daylong. 16 There shall be « abundance of corn in the inearth upon the top of the mc)untains ; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall "be continued I'^as long as the sun : And men shall i^be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy. 18 Blessed be the Lokd God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things : 1'.) And blessed be his glorious name for- ever ; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen. 20 The iirayors of David the son of .Jesse are ended. BOOK III. 73 A I'salm of Asaph. 1 1 Siu'ely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steals had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the ^ arrogant, "When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no •''bands in their death: But their strength is firm. 5 They are not ^in trouble as other men ; Neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck ; Violence covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness : 5 They have more than heart could wisli. 8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression : They speak 6 loftily. their mouth '?in the s Or, and hiyn that hath 6 Or, Vfcak 7 Or, fraud « Or. he 9 Or, an handful 10 Or, land a Or, have istrue 12 Heb. before the suti, i^Or, blcas thfin- selves 9 They have set heavens. And their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 Therefore ^his people return hither: And waters of a fuU cnji are '-'wrung, out by them. 11 And they say. How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? 12 Behold, these are the wicked ; And, being alway at ease, they in- crease in riches. _- 13 Surely in vain have I cleansedmy heart, And washed my hands in innocency ; 14 For all the day long have I been plagued. And 10 chastened every mornmg. 15 If I had said, I will speak thus ; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought how I might know this, 11 It was too painful for me ; 7 Or. against 8 An other reafliiig is, he will brim/ back his people. 9 Or, dvained 10 Heb. iny (-has- tisnnent vas. 11 Heb. It was labour in ynine eyes. 75. 6. TITE PSALMS. 439 1 Hell. ridns. 2 Or, 1)1 the city 'Heb. was in a fcrmt'itt. ^ Or, am 5 Heb. icith with ^Or, with thee * Heb. roek. Or. The enemif hath wrough t all evil 10 Or, made them- selves known 11 Or, places of assembly 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. 18 Surely thou yettest theia in slijipery l)lacos : Tliou easiest them down to 'de- struction. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment ! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awuketh ; So, Lord, ^ when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 21 For my he.art ■''was grieved. And I was pricked in my reins : 22 So brutish *was I, and ignorant; , I was as a beast ^ before thee, ot: pi<, 23Nevertireless I ana continually with thee : Tliou hast holden my right hand. 2-1 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me i^to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven hut ther '.' And there is none upon earth that I desire ' beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart f ailetli : But God is the >* strength of my beai't and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish : Thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. Y4 Mascliil of As.apli. 1 God, wlij' hast thou cast us off for ever ? Why doth thine anger smoke agauist the sheep of thy pasture ? 2 Remember thy congi-egation, which thou hast purchased of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance ; And momit Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, "All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary. 1 Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly ; They have set up their ensignsf or signs. 5 They i*^ seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees. 6 And now aU the carved work thereof together They break down with hatchet and hammers. 7 They have set thy sanctuary on fire ; They have profaned the dwelling place of thy name even to the ground. 8 They said in their heart. Let us make havoc of them altogether : They have burned up all the n syna- gogues of God in the land. 9 We see not our signs : There is no more any prophet ; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. 10 How long, O God, sliall the adversary reproach ? Sliall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11 Why drawest thou back thy liand. even thy right band? Pluck i t out of thy bosom* OTft^ con- sume ///em. ' 12 Yet God is my Kmg of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. c/ravc 13 Thou didst i'^ divide the sea by thy z. strength : ^ Thou brakest the heads of the i'' drag- ons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, Thou gavest him to be meat to the people inbabiting the wilderness. 1.1 Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up i^ mighty rivers. IC) The day is thine, the night also is thine : Thou hast prepared the i^ light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth : Thou hast made summer and winter. 18 Remember this, that the enemy i^hath reproached, Lord, And that a foolish peojile have blas- phemed thy name. 19 deliver not i'' the soul of thy tui'tle- dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the i" life of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant : For the dark places of the i'' earth are full of the habitations of violence. 21 let not the oppressed retui'u a- shamed : Let the poor and needy ijraise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause } Remember how the foolish man re- proacheth thee all the day. 23 Forget not the voice of thine ad- versaries : The tumult of those that rise up against thee 20 ascendeth contiimaUy. 15 For the Cliief Musician ; xct lo .\I-t9shl1eth. A Psalm of Asajili, a .Song. . 1 We give thaiiks unto thee, O God ; We give thanks, 21 for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondroi;s works. 2 When I shall '-^find the set time, I will judge uprightly. 3 -3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved : I have 2^ set up the pillars of it. [Selah 41 said unto the '-^^ arrogant. Deal not arrogantly : And to the wicked. Lift not up the horn : 5 Lift not up youi' horn on high ; -'^ Speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For neither from the east, nor from the west. /or: A 12 Ileb. brea/c up. 13 Or. sea- ■mo?iiters 11 Or, ever- fiowing 15 Heb. lumiH' ary. 16 Or, hath re- proach- ed the LOSH 1" Or, th^ turtlC' dove imto tlte- greedy multi- tude 18 Or. ynulti- tude lyOr, land 20 Or, which ascend- eth 21 Or, /or that thy name is near thy woii- droj!S tf'orls declare 22 Heb. take. 23 Or. When the earth ..I set up 2i Heb. propor- tioned. 25 Or, fools 26 Or, Speak not in- solently with It haujility neck 440 THE PSALMS. 75. 6. lOr, from the wilder- ness of mount- ains, Cometh judge- ment 2Heb. wilder- ness. 3 Or, is red 4 Or, drain J<.ury sOr, covert s Or, lair 7 Or, shafts Or, light- Tiinf/s »0r, inore than •J Or, restrain 10 Or, fainteth Nor yet ifroui the 2 south, cometh lift- ing up. 7 But God is the judge : He putteth down one, and lifteth up another. 8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine ^foameth ; It is full of mixture, and he poiu'eth out of the same : Surely the dregs thereof, aU the wicked of the earth shall * wring them out, and di'ink them. 9 But I wiU declare for ever, I wUl sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off ; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. "76 For the Chief Musician ; on stringed , instruments. A Psalm of Asapli, a Song. 1 In Judah is God known : His name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his ^ tabernacle, And his 6 dwelling ])lace in Zion. 3 There he brake the ^arrows of the bov,' ; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah 4 Glorious art thou and excellent, ^from the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept then- sleep ; And none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, God of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleeji. 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared : And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angiy ? 8 Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven ; The earth feared, and was stUl, 9 When God arose to judgement. To save all the meek of the earth. [Selah 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou 9 gird upon thee. 11 Vow, and i^ay unto the Lord your God : Let all that be round about him bring presents imto him that ought to be feared. 12 He shall cut off the spirit of prmces : He is terrible to the kings of the earth. 77 For the Chief Musician ; after the manner of Jeduthun. A I'salm of Asaph. 1 1 will cry unto God with my voice ; Even unto God with my voice, and he wiU give ear unto me. 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. 3 1 remember God, and am disquieted : I complain, and my spirit i^is over- whelmed. [Selah 4 Thou boldest mine eyes watching : I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 5 1 have considered the days of old. The years of ancient times. (5 1 call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune with mine own heart ; And my spirit made diligent search. 7 WiU the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favourable no more ? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? Doth his ijromise fail for evermore ? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? [Selah 10 And I said. This is my infirmity; ^^ But I will rememher the years of the right hand of the Most High. Ill will make mention of the deeds of 12 the Lord; For IwOl remember thy wonders of old. 12 1 wUl meditate also upon aU thy work, And muse on thy doings. 13 Thy way, God, is i^in the sanctuary : Who is a great god like vuito God ? 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders : Thou hast made known thy strength among the peojjles. 15 Thou hast with thuie arm redeemed thy people. The sous of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah 16 The waters saw thee, God ; The waters saw thee, they i"* were afraid : The dei^ths also trembled. 17 The clouds poured out water ; The skies sent out a sound : Thine arrows also went abroad. 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind ; The lightnings lightened the v/orld : The earth trembled and shook. 19 Thy way was m the sea. And thy paths in the great waters. And thy footsteps were not known. 20 Thou leddest thy j)eople like a flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron. 78 Mascliil of Asaph. 1 Give ear, my iJeople, to my is law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 1 wiU open my mouth in a parable ; I wUl utter dark sayings of old : 3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. 4 We wUl not hide them from their children, TeUing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done. 5 For he estabhshed a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he conunanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their chUdi-en : t) That the generation to come might know llieta, even the chUdreu which should be born ; nor, That the right hand of the Most High doth change 12 Heb. J ah. 13 Or, in holiyiess "Or, were in pain 15 Or, teaching 78. 48. THE PSALMS. 441 and tell thevi to lOr, that pre- jHired not their heart 2 Or, a dry lutni 3 Or, Every one 4Heb. led forth the east wind. Who should ariye tlicir children ; 7 That thoy might sot their hope, in (iod, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments: H And might not bo as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation ; A generation i that set not their heart aright. And whose spirit was not stedfast with (rod. '.I The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law ; 11 And they forgat his doings. And his wondi-ous works that he had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egyiit, in the field of Zoan. 13 He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through ; Aiid he made the waters to stand as an heap. li In the day-time also lie led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave rocks in the wilderness. And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock. And caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 Yet went they on stUl to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in ^ the desert. 18 And they tempted God in their heart By asking meat for their lust. 19 Yea, they spake against God ; They said. Can God prepare a table in the v/ilderness ? '20 Behold, he smote the rock, that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed ; Can he give bread also ? Will he provide flesh for his people? •21 Therefore the Lord heard, and was wroth : And a tire was kindled against Jacob, Aiid anger also went up against Israel ; '22 Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation. 23 Yet he commanded the skies above. And opened the doors of heaven ; 24 And he rained down manna upon them to eat. And gave them of the corn of heaven. 25 " ]\Ian did eat the bread of the mighty : He sent them meat to the full. 26 He ^caused the east wind to blow in the heaven : And by his power he guided the south wind. 27 He rained flesh also upon them as the dust. And winged fowl as the sand of the seas : 28 And he let it fall in the midst (if their ciimp. Round about their ha1)itations. 2'.) So tlu'v did eat, and W(n'(! well fiUed; And he gave them that they lusted after. 30 They were not estranged from their lust, Their moat was yet in their mouths, 31 When the anger of (iod went up against them. And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the yoiuig men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still. And believed not in his wondrous works. 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity. And their years in terror. 34 When he slew them, then they in- fiuircd after him : And they returned and sought God 5 early. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock. And the Most High God their redeemer. 36 But they flattered him witli their mouth. And lied unto him with their tongue. 37 For their heart was not " right witl i him. Neither were they faithful in his cov- enant. 38 But he, being full of compassion, for- gave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away. And did not stir up all his wrath. 39 And he remembered that they were but flesh ; A wind that passeth away, and cometli not again. 40 How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, Aiid grieve him in the desert! 41 And they turned again and tempted (iod. And 'provoked the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand. Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary. 43 How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan ; 44 And tm'iied their rivers into blood. And their streams, that they could | not drink. 45 He sent among them swarms of flies, i which devoured them ; | And frogs, which destroyed them. 46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpUler, I And their labour unto the locust. 47 He 8 destroyed their vines with hail. And their sycomore trees with ^ frost. 48 He gave over their cattle also to the liaU, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 5 Or. earnest- ly «0r. stedfast 7 Or, liniite i 8 Het>. killed. 9 Or, great hail- stones 442 THE PSALMS. 78. 49. 1 Heb. A sending. 2 Heb. levelled. 3 Or, their beasts to the murrain 4 Heb. hegin- nina. See Deut xxL 17. 5 Or, his holy border 6 Or, mount- ain land 49 He cast ugon them the fierceness of his auger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, 1 A band of angels of evil. 50 He 2 made a path for his anger ; He spared not their soul from death, But gave '^theu- life over to the pesti- lence ; 51 And smote aU the firstborn in Egypt, The * chief of their strength in the tents of Ham : 52 But he led forth his own people like sheep. And guided them in the -wilderness like a flock. 53 And he led them safely, so that they feared not : But the sea overwhehned their ene- mies. 54 And he brought them to ^ the border of his sanctuary, To this I' mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 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. 56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies ; 57 But turned back, and dealt treach- erously like their fathers : They were turned aside hke a deceit- ful bow. 58 For they j)rovoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with then- graven images. 59 When God heard this, he was wi'oth. And greatly abhorred Israel : 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he jjlaced among men ; 61 And dehvered his strength into capt- ivity. And his glory into the adversai-y's hand. 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword ; And was wroth with his inheritance. 63 Fire devoured their yomig men ; And their maidens had no marriage- song. 64 Their priests fell by the sword ; And their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep. Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And he smote his adversaries back- ward : He put them to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the tent of Jo- seph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim ; 08 But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuaiy like the heights, Like the earth which he hath estab- hshed for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds : 71 From following the ewes that give suck he brought him. To feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inlieritance. 72 So he fed them according to the in- tegrity of his heart ; And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. 79 A Psalm of Asaph. 1 God, the 7 heathen are come into thine inheritance ; Thy holy temjjle have they defiled ; They have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat mito the fowls of the heaven, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. 3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem ; And there was none to buiy them. 1 4 We are become a reproach to our [ neighbours, i A scorn and derision to them that are j round about us. | 5 How long, Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever? ShaU thy jealousy burn like fire? 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name. 7 For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his 8 habitation. 8 Remember not agamst us the iniqui- ties of our forefathers : Let thy tender mercies speedily pre- vent us : For we are brought very low. 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the gloi-y of thy name : And deliver us, and purge away om- sins, for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the heathen in our sight. 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee ; According to the greatness of ^thy power preserve thou i" those that are appointed to death ; 12 And render unto om- neighbom-s seven- fold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pastm-e Will give thee thanks for ever : We will shew forth thy praise to all generations. 'Or, nations 8 Or, pasture 9 Heb. thhie arm. 1" Heb. thechiUl- ren of death. 82. 3. THE PSALMS. 443 IThat is, Lilies, a testi- inony. 2 Or, 'iwellest between 3 Or, Hcstore 4Heb. mtt thou .tmoke. .See Ps. Ixxiv. 1. 5 Or, the cedars of God with the boughs thereof 6 Or, goodly cedars 'Or, protect {ormain- tain) that which &c. 8Heb. son. 80 Fur tlie Chief Musician ; set to i Slioshanniin lOtlutli. A i'salin of Asapli. 1 (iivc car, O Slicpherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Josej)!! like a flock; Thou that '-^sittest upon the cherub- im, shine forth. '2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might, And come to save us. 3 ''Turn us again, O God; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 4 O Lord God of hosts, How long * wDt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people ? .5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours : And our enemies laugh among them- selves. 7 Tm'n us again, O God of hosts ; And cause thy face to shine, and M'e shall be saved. 8 Thou brouglitest a vine out of Egypt : Thou didst drive out the nations, and l)lautedst it. 9 Thou preparedst room before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land. 10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And 5 the boughs thei-eof were lilce 6 cedars of God. 11 She sent out her branches unto the sea. And her shoots unto the River. 12 Why hast thou broken down her fences. So that all they which i^ass by the way do pluck her ? 13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the field feed on it. 14 Turn again, we beseech thee, God of hosts : Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine, 15 And'? the stock which thy right hand hath planted, And the "^branch that thou madest strong for thyself. 16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 17 Let thj' hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 18 So shall we not go back from thee: Quicken thou us, and we ynM call upon thy name. 19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts ; Cause thy face to shine, and we .shall be saved. 81 For the Cliief Musician ; set to the Gittitli. A Psalm of Asaiili. 1 Sing aloud unto God our strength : Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. •2 Take u]) tlie psalm, and » bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon. At the full moon, on our solemn feast day. 4 For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testi- mony, Wien he went out lOover the laud of Egypt: Where I heard "a language that I knew not. 6 1 removed his shoulder from the bur- den : His hands were freed from the basket. 7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I de- livered thee ; I answered thee in the secret i)lace of thunder ; I proved thee at the waters of Meri- bah. [Selali 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee : O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me ! 9 There shall no strange god be in thee ; Neither shalt thou worshij) any strange god. 10 1 am the Lord thy God, Which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt : Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people hearkened not to my voice ; And Israel would none of me. 1*2 So I let them go after the stubborn- ness of their heart, That they might walk in their own comisels. 13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me. That Israel M'ould walk in my ways ! 141 should soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their ad- versaries. 15 The haters of the Lord should ^^ sub- mit themselves unto hiiu : But their time should endure for ever. 16 He should feed them also with the i"* finest of the wheat : Aiid with honey out of the rock should I satisfy thee. 32 A Psalm of Asapli. 1 God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wick- ed? [Selali 3 Judge the i*poor and fatherless: 9 Or, btrike the timl>rel 10 Or, against u Or, the speech of one that S-c. 12 Or, yield feigned obe- dience Heb. lie. 13 Heb. fat of wheat. "Or, weak 444 THE PSALMS. 82. 3. lOr. weak 2 Or, Ha grit es See 1 Chr. V. 10. 3Heb. They have been an arm to the 'children of Lot. lOr, pastures 5 Or, thou, whore name alone is JEHO- VAH. art Jtc. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. ■4 Rescue tlie ipoor and needy : Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither do they un- derstand ; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are moved. 6 1 said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High. 7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: For thou shalt uiherit all the nations. 83 A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. I God, keep not thou silence : Hold not thy peace, and be not still, Gt>d. •2 For, lo, tliine enemies make a tumult: And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones. 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. 5 For they have consulted together with one consent ; Against thee do they make a covenant : 6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites ; Moab, and the ^Hagarenes; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek ; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyi-e : 8 Assyria also is joined with them ; 3 They have holpen the childi-en of Lot. [Selah 9 Do thou unto them as imto Midian ; As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon : 10 Which perished at En-dor ; They became as dung for the earth. II Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb ; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zahnuniia: 12 Who said. Let us take to ourselves in possession The ■'habitations of God. 13 my God. make them like the whirl- ing dust ; As stubble liefore the wind. 14; As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire ; 15 So pursue them with thy tempest. And terrify them with thy storm. 16 Fill their faces with confusion ; That they may seek thy name, Lord. 17 Let them be ashamed and dismayed for ever ; Yea, let them be confounded and perish : 18 That they may know that ^thou alone, whose name is jehovah. Art the Most High over all the earth. 84 For the Chief Musician ; set to the Gittith. A Psahn of the sons of Korah. 1 How 6 amiable are thy tabernacles, Lord of hosts ! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the coui-ts of the Lord ; My heart and my flesh ''cry out unto the living God. 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young. Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts. My King, and my God. 4 Blessed ai-e they that dweU in thy house : They will be still praising thee. [Selah 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; In whose heart are the high ways to Zicm. 6 Passing through the valley of 8 Weep- mg they malce it a place of springs ; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings. 7 They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion. 8 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : Give ear, O God of Jacob. [Selah 9 9 Behold, God our shield. And look upon the face of thine an- ointed. 10 For a day ii\ thy courts is better than a thousand. 1 had ratlier ^o be a doorkeeiier in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wick- edness. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and a shield : The Lord will give grace and glory : No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 12 Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 85 For the (liief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 1 Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land : Thou hast "brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people. Thou hast covered all their sui. [Seliili 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. 4 12 Turn us, O God of our salvation. And caiise thine indignation toward us to cease. 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever ? Wilt thou di-aw out thine anger to all generations? 6 Wilt thou not quicken us again : That thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, And grant us thy salvation. 12 Or, Turn to tis 88. 9. THE PSALMS. 445 what God the Lord will unto his 81 will hear (jpoak : For he will speak peace lieople, and to his saints : But lot them not turn again to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; That glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together ; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth Hpringeth out of the earth ; And rigliteousness hath looked down from heaven. 12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ; And oiu' Ia)id shall yield her increase. 13 Righteousness shall go hefore him ; And shall i make his footsteps a way to walk lit. OD A Prayer of David. IBow down thine ear, Lord, and answer me ; For I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my soul ; for I am godly : thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me, Lord ; For unto thee do I cry all the day long. 4Eejoice the soul of thy servant; For mito thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5 For thou. Lord, art good, and ready to forgive. And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer ; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications. 7 In the day of my trouhle I will call upon thee ; For thou wilt answer me. 8 There is none like mito thee among the gods, O Lord ; Neither are there any tcorka like ixnto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, Lord ; And they shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : Thou art God alone. 11 Teach me thy way, Lord; I will walk in thy truth : Unite my heart to fear thy name. 121 will praise thee, Lord my God, with my whole heart ; And I will glorify thy name for ever- more. 18 For great is thy mercy toward me ; And thou hast delivered my soul from 2 the lowest pit. 14 God, the proud are risen up against me. And the congregation of violent men have sought after my soul. And have not set thee hefore them. 15 But thou, Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, Slo^v' to anger, and plenteous in mercy and tnitli. 10 turn unto me, and 'have mercy ui)on me ; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thine handmaid. 17 Shew me a token fen- good; That they which hate me may see it, and he ashamed. Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted lue. 8T A Psalm of the sons of Konili , a Song. 1 ■* His foundation is in the holy mount- ains. 2 The Lord loveth the gates of Ziou More than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, city of God. [Wclali 41 will make mention of ''Eahab and Babylon as among them that know me : Behold Phihstia, and Tyre, with ^E- thiopia ; This one was born there. 5 Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her ; A' id the Most High himself shall estab- lish her. 6 The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the peoples. This one was born there. [Selali 7 They that sing as well as ' they that dance sfiall say, All my fountains are in thee. 88 A Song, a Psalm of tlio sons of Korali ; for the Chief Musician ; set to iVIa- lialath SLeannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. 1 Lord, the God of my salvation, 1 have cried day and night before thee : 2 Let my prayer enter into thy i)reseuce ; Inchne thine ear unto my cry : 3 For my soul is full of troubles. And my life di-aweth nigh unto ^ Sheol. 4 1 am counted with them that go down into the pit ; I am as a man that hath no help : 5 10 Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave. Whom thou rememberest no more ; And they are cut off from thy hand. G Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps. 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me. And thou hast afflicted me with aU thy waves. [Selah 8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me ; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them : I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction ; I have called daily uj)on thee, Lord, I have sjiread forth my hands unto thee. 3 Or, be gracious unto 1 Or. His fouytda- tion in the hold mount- ains the Lord loveth, even the gates i-c. 5 Or, Egypt CHeb. Cash. 'Or. the play- ers on instru- ments shall be there 8 Or,/or singing i>Or, the grave 10 Or, Cast away 446 THE PSALMS. 88. 10. 1 Or, the shades Heb. Repha- im. 2 Heb. Abad- don. See Job xxvi. 6. 3 Or, are darkness 4 Or. sons of God 5 Or, qods See Ps. xxix. 1. eor. 10 Wilt thou, shew wonders to the dead ? Shall ithey that are deceased arise and praise thee ? [Selah 11 Shall thy lovingkuidness be declared in the grave ? Or thy faithfuhiess in '^ Destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in the laud cf f orgetfulness ? 13 But unto thee, O Lokd, have I cried, And in the morning shaU my prayer come before thee. 14 Lord, why castest thou off my soiU? Why hidest thoii thy face from me ? 151 am aiSicted and ready to die from my youth up : While I suffer thy teiTors I am dis- tracted. 16 Thy fierce wrath is gone over me ; Thy terrors have cut me off. 17 They came round about me like water all the day long ; They compassed me about together. 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance ^ into darkness. 89 Maschil of Ethan the Ezraliite. 1 1 will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : With my mouth will I make known thy faithfuhiess to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever ; Thy faithfuhiess shalt thou establish in the very heavens. .3 1 have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant ; 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And buQd up thy throne to aU gener- ations. [Selah 5 And the heavens shaU praise thy wonders, O Lord ; Thy faithfulness also iu the assembly of the holy ones. 6 For who in the skies can be compared unto the Lord ? Who among the *' sons of the 5 mighty is like unto the Lord, 7 A God veiy terrible ia the council of the holy ones. And to be feared above all them that are round about him ? 8 O Lord God of hosts. Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, JAH? And thy faithfulness is round about thee. 9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea : When the waves thereof arise, thou stUlest them. 10 Thou hast broken <'Rahab m pieces, as one that is slain ; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thuie : The world and the fuhiess thereof, thou hast founded them. 12 The north and the south, thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name. 13 Thou hast '^ a mighty ann : Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 14 Eighteousness and judgement are the fomidation of thy throne : Mercy and truth go before thy face. 15 Blessed is the people that know the •^joyful sound: They walk, Lord, in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name do they rejoice aU the day: And in thy righteousness are they exalted. 1 7 For thou art the glory of their strength : And in thy f avom* 'J our horn shall be exalted. 18 For om- shield belongeth unto the Lord ; 10 And our kmg to the Holy One of Israel. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy 11 sauits, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 1 have found David my servant ; With my holy oil have I anomted him : 21 With whom my hand shall be estab- lished ; Mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not i^ exact upon him ; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him. And smite them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him ; And in my name shall his honi be exalted. 25 1 will set his hand also on the sea. And his right hand on the rivers.' 26 He shall ciy unto me, Thoti art my father. My God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 1 also will make him my firstborn. The highest of the kings of the earth. 28 My mercy wUl I keep for him for ever- more. And my covenant shall i' stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever. And his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake my law. And walk not m my judgements; 31 If they i^ break my statutes. And keep not my commandments ; 32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. 14 Heb. profane. 90. 15. THE PSALMS. 447 4 Or, A ytd the witness irt the ski/ is faithful 2 Or.diist Heb. crush- ingt. 38 But my mercy will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. 34 My covenant will I not i break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. S.'S^Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David; 30 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me. 37 "It shall be established for ever as the moon, ^And a.i the faithful witness in the sky. [Selah 38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wi-oth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant : Thou hast lu-ofaned his crowu even to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges ; Thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him : He is become a reproach to his neigh- boiu's. 42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries ; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 48 Yea, thou tm-nest back the edge of his sword, with [Seliili thou hide And hast not made him to stand in the battle. 44 Thou hast made bis brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. 4.'>Tho days of his youth hast thou shortened : Thou hast covered h shame. 4(5 How long, O Loud, wilt thyself for ever ? Jfow loiKj shall thy wrath bui'ii like fire? 47 remember how short my time is : For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men ! 48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the s power of ^ Sheol ? [Selah 49 Lord, where are thy former mercies, Which thou swarest unto David m thy faithfuhiess ? 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants ; How I do bear in my bosom the re- proach of all the ■? mighty peoples ; 5lWlierewith thine enemies have re- proached, O Lord, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 52 Blessed be the Lord for eveimore. Amen, and Amen. BOOK IV. 90 A Prayer of Moses tlie ni.in of God. ILord, thou hast been our dwelling place In all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou i hadst formed the earth and the world. Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art Grod. 3 Thou turnest man to ^ destruction; And sayest, Eeturu, ye childi'en of men. 4 For a thousand years m thy sight Are but as yesterday ^when it is past, And as a watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : In the morning they are like grass which groweth up. 6 In the morning it flomisheth, and groweth uj) ; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 7 For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : We bring our years to an end as ■'a tale that is told. 10 The days of oiu- years are threescore years and ten. Or even by reason of strength four- score years ; Yet is theu' pride but labour and sorrow ; For it is soon gone, and we fly away. 11 "Wlio knoweth the ijower of thine anger. And thy wrath accordhig to the fear that is due unto thee '? 12 So teach us to number our days. That we may get us an heart of wisdom. 13Eeturn, O Lord; how long? And let it repent thee concernmg thy seiwants. 14 satisfy us in the morning with thy mercy ; That we may rejoice and be glad aU our days. 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us. And the years wherein we have seen evil. '' Heb. hand. « Or, the grave 7 Or, many i Or, a sound or sigi' 448 THE PSALMS. 90. 16. 1 See Ps. xxvii, 4. zOr, Tluit n- bldeth . . . At- mighty; even 1 i-c. »0r, Because thou lijist said, Tlic Lord is my Y'lfwje; 16 Lot tliy woi-k ajipear unto thy servants, Aiul thy glory ujion their children. 17 And let the ^beauty of the Lord our God be uiion us : And establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High 2 Shall abide under the shadow of the Ahuighty. 2 1 will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress ; My God, in wlioni I trust. 3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. And from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his jjinions, And mider his wings shalt thou take refuge : His truth is a shield and a buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night. Nor for tlie arrow that flieth by day ; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness. Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side. And ten thousand at thy right hand ; But it shall iiot come nigh thee. 8 Only with thme eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 3 For thou, Lohd, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation ; 10 There shall no evil befall tliee. Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee. To keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands. Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder : The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he liath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because lie hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him ; I will be with him in trouble : I will deliver him, and honoiu- him. 16 With long hf e will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation. 92 A I'salui, a Song for the sabljatli day. 1 It is a good thing to give thanks uuto the Lord, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: 2 To shew furtli thy lovingkindness in the morning. And thy faithfuhiess every night. 3 With an instrument of ten struigs, and with the psaltei-y ; With a solemn sound upon the harp. 4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 How great are thy works, Lord ! Tliy thoughts are very deej). I G A brutish man knoweth not ; Neither doth a fool understand this : 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, I And when aU the workers of uiiquity ; do flourish ; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever : 8 But thou, Lord, art on high for evermore. 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, For, lo, thine enuniies shall perish ; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn hast thou exalted like the horn o/ the wDd-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mhie eye also hath seen viy desire on •* mme enemies, Mhie ears have heard mii desire of the e\il-doers that rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 They that are planted in the house of the Lord Shall floui-ish in tlie courts of our God. 14 They shaU still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green : 15 To shew that the Lord is upright ; He is my rock, and there is no un- righteousness in him. 93 The Lord reigneth; he is apparelled with majesty ; The Lord is apparelled, he hath gu'd- ed himself with strength: The world also is stablished, that it caimot be moved. 2 Thy throne is estabUshed of old : Thou art from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted ui), Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice ; The floods lift ui) then- '•> waves. 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea. The Lord on high is mighty. 5 Thy testimonies are very sm-e : HoUness becometh thine house, Lord, for evermore. 94 Lord, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth. Thou God to whom vengeance belong- eth, shine forth. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth : Kender to the proud their desert. 3 Lord, how long shaU the wicked. How long shall the wicked triumj)!! ? 4 They prate, they speak arrogantly : 96. 13. THE PSALMS. 449 1 Heb. Jah. « Or, in- ftructtth a Or, For i Heh. a breath. SQr, doubts 5 Or, ieat All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. 5 They break in pieces thy people, LOED, And afflict thine heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fiitherless. 7 And they say, i The Lord shiiU not see. Neither shall the God of Jacob con- sider. 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people : And ye fools, when wiU ye be wise ? 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear ? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? 10 He that ^chastisetli the nations, shall not he correct, EiJcn he that teacheth man knowledge '? 11 The Lord kuoweth the thoughts of man, 8 That they are * vanity. 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chast- enest, ^O Lord, And teachest out of thy law ; 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked. 14 For the Lord wiU not cast off his people. Neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15 For judgement shall return unto right- eousness : And aU the uiiright in heart shaU foUow it. 16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers ? Who wiU stand up for me against the workers of iniquity ? 17 Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence. 18 When I said, My foot slippeth ; Thy mercy, Lord, held me up. 19 Li the multitude of my ^ thoughts with- in me Thy comforts delight my soul. 20 ShaU the^thi-one of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Wliich frameth mischief by statute ? 21 They gather themselves together a- gamst the soul of the righteous. And condemn the innocent blood. 22 But the Lord hath been my high tower ; And my God the rock of my refuge. 23 And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own evil ; The Lord our God shall cut them otf . 95 come, let us sing unto the Lord : Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of om* salvation. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgivmg. Let us make a joyful noise unto Mm with i^sahns. 3 For the Lord is a gi-eat God, And a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth ; The ' heights of the mountains are his also. 5 The sea is his, and he made it ; And his hands formed fte dry land. 6 O come, let us worsliip and bow down ; Lot us kneel before the Lord our Maker : 7 For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 8 To-day, Oh that ye would hear his voice I 8 Harden not your heart, as at ^Meribah, As in the day of i^Massah in the wilderness : 9 When youi- fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. 10 Forty years long was I gi-ieved with that generation. And said. It is a people that do err in their heart. And they have not known my ways : 11 Wherefore I sware in my wi-ath, That they should not enter into my rest. 96 sing unto the Lord a new song : Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; Shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations. His marvellous works among aU the peoples. 4 For great is the Lord, and highly to be praised : He is to be feared above aU gods. 5 For aU the gods of the peoples are "idols: But the Lord made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him : Strength and beauty are in his sanc- tuary. 7 Give mito the Lord, ye kindi-eds of the peoi>les. Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 8 Give unto the Lord the gloiy due un- to his name : Bruig an offeruig, and come into his courts. 9 worship the Lord 12 jn the beauty of hoUness : Tremble before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the nations. The Lord reigneth : The world also is stabUshed that it cannot be moved : He shaU judge the peoples with equity. 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice -; Let the sea roar,and the fulness thereof; 12 Let the field exult, and aU that is therein ; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy ; 13 Before the Lord, for he cometh; For he cometh to judge the earth : 'Or, ttrenjth 8 Or, To- day, if ye will hear JtU voire, ha rden Ar. 9 Tliiit is, Ktrl/e, lOIImtis, tempta- tion. 11 Or, thififfs of noU'jht 12 Or. in holy array 15 460 THE PSALMS. 96. 13. He shall judge the world with right- eousness, And the peoples ^ with his truth. 97 The Lord r,eigueth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles he glad. 2 Clouds and darkness are round ahout him : Eighteousness and judgement are the foundation of his tlirone. 3 A fu-e goeth before him, And hm-neth up his adversaries round about. 4 His lightnings lightened the world : The earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hiUs melted like wax at the pre- sence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, And all tlie iieoples have seen his gloi-y . 7 Ashamed be all they that sei-ve graven images, That boast themselves of idols : Worship him, all ye gods. 8 Zion heard and was glad. And the daughters of Jndah rejoiced; Because of thy judgements, O Lord. 9 For thou. Lord, art most high above all the earth : Thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 O ye that love the Lord, hate e\il : He preserveth the souls of his saints ; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. 12 Be glad in the Lord, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy ^name. 98 A Psalm.- 1 sing unto the Lord a new song ; For he hath done marvellous things : His right hand, and his holy arm, hath v*rought salvation for him. 2 The Lord Lath made known Ms salv- ation : His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the nations. 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises. .'> Sing praises unto the Lord with the harp ; With the harp and the voice of melody. (5 With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyfrd noise before the King, the Lord. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness there- of; The world, and they that dwell therein ; 8 Let the floods clap their hands ; Let the hills sing for joy together; 9 Before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth : He shall judge the world with right- eousness. And the peoples with equity. 99 The Lord reigneth; let the peoples tremble : He Ssitteth upon the cherubim; let the earth be moved. 2 The Lord is great in Zion ; And he is high above all the peoples. 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. 4 The kmg's strength also loveth judge- ment ; Thou dost estabhsh equity. Thou executest judgement and right- eousness in Jacob. 5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, And v/orship at his footstool: Holy is he. 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call uj)Ou his name ; They caUed ujion the Lord, and he answered them. 7 He spake unto them in the pillai- of cloud : They kept his testimonies, and the statute that he gave them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord oui- God: Thou wast a God that f orgavest them. Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings. 9 Exalt ye the Lord our God, And worship at his holy hOl ; For the Lord our God is holy. 100 A Psalm * of thanksgiving. IMake a joyful noise unto the Lord, B all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness : _ Come before his presence with singing. 3 Know }'e that the Lord he is God : It is he that hath made us, '^ and we are his ; We are his people, and the sheep of his pastm-e. 4 Enter into his gates with ■? thanksgiving. And into his com'ts with praise : Give thanks unto him, and bless his name. 5 For, the Lord is good; his mercy endureth for ever; And his faithfulness unto all gener- ations. 101 A Psalm of I)a\id. 1 1 AviU sing of mercy and judgement : Unto thee, Lord, will I sing praises. 2 1 wiU 8 behave myseM wisely in a per- fect way : Oh when wilt thou come unto me ? I wO walk within my house "with a perfect heart. 3 Or, dweUeth between 4 Or. for the thanlc offering s Heb. all the earth. P.\nother leading is, renrf •not we vur- edves. "Or, a thank offering 8 Or, <jive heed unto the perfect 'ivay 9 Or, in the integrity of my heart 103. 6. THE PSALMS. 451 1 Or, th,- tloiii'i „/ uii/idth. fulness 2 Or, prrsoit 3 Or. faiutetJi i Or, in smoke 5 Or, as an hearth 6 Or, »s stretcJted out "Or, sittest as king 3 1- will set no base thing before mine eyes : I Imte itlie -work of iliein tliat turn aside ; It shall not cleave unto me. 4 A froward heart shall dejjart from me : I will know no '^evil tiling. 5 Wlioso privily slandereth his neigh- bour, him will I destroy : Him that liath an high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. () Mine eyes shall be npon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house : He that speaketh falsehood shall not be esta])lished before mine eyes. 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 Lord. 102 -V Prayer of the afflictcrl, wlien he s is over- wliehned, and poureth out liis complaint before the Lord. 1 Hear my prayer, Lobd, And let my cry come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress : Inclme thine ear unto me ; In the day when I call answer me speedily. 3 For my days consume away ^like smoke, And my bones are burned ^as a fire- brand. 4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered ; For I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh. 6 1 am like a pehcan of the wilderness ; I am become as an owl of the waste l^laces. 7 1 watch, and am become Like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop. 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day.; They that are mad against me do curse by me. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping. 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away. 11 My days are like a shadow that ^ de- clineth ; And I am withered like grass. 12 But thou, O Lord, 'shalt abide for ever; And thy memorial unto aU generations. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: For it is time to have pity upon her, yea, the set time is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And liave pity upon her dust. 15 So the nations shall fear the name of the LoKD, And all the kings of the earth thy glory : 16 For tlie Lord hath built up Zion, He liatli appeared in his glory ; 17 He hatli regarded the prayer of the destitute, Ajid hath not despised their prayer. 18 This shall be written for the genera- tion to come : And a iieople which shall be created shall praise "^the Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuai-y ; From heaven did tiie Lord behold the earth ; 20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose '•* those that are appointed to death ; 21 That men may declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem ; 22 When the iieojiles are gathered to- gether. And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. 23 10 He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. 24 1 said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days : Thy years are throughout all genera- tions. 25 Of old hast thou laid the fotmdation of the earth ; And the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt en- dure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed : 27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end. 28 The children of thy servants shall continue. And their seed shall be established before thee. 103 A Psalm of David. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul ; And all that is within me, hless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, my soul. And forget not all his benefits : 3 Who forgiveth all thme iuiquities ; Who healeth all thy diseases ; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from ^ de- struction ; W"ho crowneth thee with lovingkind- ness and tender mercies : 5 Wiio satisfieth i^ thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle. 6 The Lord executeth righteous acts, 8Heb. Jah. 9 Heb. the children of death. 10 An- other reading is, He ajfflicted me with ftw strength. 11 Or, the pit 12 Or, tliy years Or, thy prime Heb. thine orna- menti 15- 452 THE PSALMS. 103. 6. 1 Or. his angels winds 2 Heb. He founded the earth iipon her bases. And judgements for all that are op- pressed. 7 He made known bis ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is full of compassion and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide ; Neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, So great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our trans- gressions from us. 13 Like as a father pitieth his children. So the LoED pitieth them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth our frame ; He remembereth that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are as grass ; As a flower of the field, so he flourish- eth. 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the iilace thereof shall know it no more. 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto childi'eu's children ; 18 To such as keep his covenant. And to those that remember his pre- cepts to do them. 19 The Lord hath estabUshed his throne in the heavens ; And his kuigdom ruleth over all. 20 Bless the Lord, ye angels of his: Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts ; Ye mulisters of his, that do his iileas- ure. 22 Bless the Lord, all ye his works. In all places of his dominion : Bless the Lord, my soul. 104 Bless the Lord, my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great ; Thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 2 Who coverest thyself with fight as with a garment ; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : 3 Who layeth the beams of his cham- bers in the waters ; Who maketh the clouds his chariot ; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind : 4 Who maketh i winds his messengers; His ministers a flaming fire : 5 2 Who laid the foundations of the earth. That it should not be moved for ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture ; The waters stood above the mount- ains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled ; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; 8 3 They went up by the mountains, they went down by the vaUeys, Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them. 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth. 10 He sendeth forth springs into the valleys ; They run among the mountains : 11 They give di'iuk to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst. 12 By them the fowl of the heaven have their habitation. They *sing among the branches. 13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers : The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 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 : 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, "^And oH to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart. 16 The trees of the Lord are 8 satisfied; The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted ; 17 Where the birds make then- nests : As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the 9 conies. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons : The sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night ; Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they get them away. And lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labour until the evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : The earth is full of thy i^riches. 25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wlierein are thmgs creeping innumer- able. Both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships ; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to ii take his pastime therein. 3 Or, (The mount- ains rose, tl.e valleys sank down ;) 4 Heb. utter their voice. 5 Or, labour 6 Heb. bread. 7 Heb. To mukc his/ace to shine with oil. 8 See ver. 1.3, 9 See Lev. xi. .5. 10 Or, crea- tures "Or. phiy with him See Job xli. 5. 105. 39. THE PSALMS. 453 'Or, gather- est in 2Heb. IlaUelu- Jah. 3 Or, Moditate 4Heb. cord, or. line. •21 Tlicse wait all upon thee, Tliat tliou Diayest give tliein their meat in du'- season. '28 Tlnit thon givest u' ito them they gather ; Thou openest thhie hand, they are K itislied with good. 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are ti'ouhled ; Thou itakest away theu* breath, they die, And return to their dust. 30 Tliou sendest forth tliy spirit, they are created ; And thou renewest tlie face of the ground. 31 Let the glory of the Lord endure for ever; Let the Loed rejoice in his works : 32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth ; He toueheth the mountains, and they smoke. 83 1 will smg unto the Lord as long as I live : I wUl sing praise to my God while I have any being. 34 Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I win rejoice in the Lord. 35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, my soul. 2 Praise ye the Lord. 105 give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name ; Make known his doings among the peoples. 2 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him ; 3 Talk ye of all his marvellous works. 3 Glory ye in his holy name : Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 4 Seek ye the Lord and his strength ; Seek his face evermore. 5 Kemember his marvellous works that he hath done ; His wonders, and the judgements of his mouth ; 6 ye seed of Abraham his servant. Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7 He is the Lord our God : His judgements are in all the earth. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever. The word which he commanded to a thousand generations ; 9 llie cm^enant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac ; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute. To Israel for an everlasting covenant : 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The * lot of your inheritance : 12 When they were but a few men iu number ; Yea, very few, and sojoui'iiers in it ; 13 And they went about from nation to nation. From one kingdom to another people. 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; 15 Sai/hif/, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no hann. IGAnd he called for a famme upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread. 17 He sent a man before them ; Joseph was sold for a servant 18 His feet they hurt with fetters ; 6 He was laid in chains of iron : 19 Until the tune that his word came to pass ; The word of the Lord tried him. 20 The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free. 21 He made him hn-d of his house. And ruler of all his substance ; 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure. And teach his 6 senators wisdom. 23 Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 24 And he increased his people greatly. And made them stronger than their adversaries. 25 He turned then- heart to hate his people, To deal subtilly with his servants. 26 He sent Moses his servant. And Aaron whom he had chosen. 27 7 They set among them 8 his signs. And wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and made it dark ; And they rebelled not agamst his words. 29 He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish. 30 Their land swarmed with frogs. In the chambers of their kings. 31 He spake, and there came swarms of flies. And 9 lice in all their borders. 32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. 33 He smote their vuies also and their fig trees ; And brake the trees of then* borders. 34 He spake, and the locust came. And tlie cankerworm, and that with- out number, 35 And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of theii- ground. 36 He smote also all the firstborn in their 1 md. The 10 chief of all their strength. 37 And he brought them forth with sUver and gold : And there was ^not one feeble person among his tribes. 38 Egyi)t was glad when they departed ; For the fear of them had fallen upon them. 39 He spread a cloud for a covering ; And fire to give light in the night. 5 Heb. Jlii sotd entered info the iron. «Heb. elders. 7 Some .ancient versions liave, He. 8 Heb. the ivords of his signs. See Ex. viii. 16. ' 10 Heb. begin' ning. SeeDeut xxi. 17. "Or, none that stumbled 454 THE PSALMS. 105. 40. IHeb. Hallelu- jah, 2 Or, pasture land 40 They asked, and lie brought quails, Ajid satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out ; They ran in the dry places like a river. 42 For he remembered his holy word. And Abraham his servant. 43 And he brought forth his peoiile witli joy, Aiid his chosen with singmg. 44 And he gave them the lands of the nations ; And they took the labour of the peo- ples in possession : 45 That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. 1 Praise ye the Lord. 106 1 Praise ye the Lokd. O give thanks unto the Lokd ; for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever. '2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord, Or shew forth all his iiraise ? 3 Blessed are they tha,t keep judgement. And he that doeth righteousness at all times. 4 Kemember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people ; visit me with thy salvation : 5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen. That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation. That I may glory with thine inherit- ance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not thy won- ders in Egypt ; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies ; But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Eed Sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Eed Sea also, and it was dried up : So he led them through the depths, as through a 2 wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them. And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 And the waters covered theii* advers- aries : There was not one of them left. 12 Then believed they his words ; They sang his praise. 13 They soon forgat his works ; They waited not for his counsel : 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilder- ness, And tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request ; But sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp. And Aaron the ^ saint of the Lord. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abu*am. 18 And a fire was kuidled in their company; The flame burned uji the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshijiped a molten image. 20 Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgat God their saviour, Which had done great things in Egypt ; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, A7id terrible things by the Eed Sea. 23 Therefore he said that he would de- stroy them. Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach. To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land. They believed not his word ; 25 But murmured in their tents. And hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand unto them. That he would * overthrow them in the wilderness : 27 And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations. And scatter them in the lands. 28 They joined themselves also unto ^Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their domgs ; And the plague brake in upon them. 30 Then stood up Phiuehas, and executed judgement : And so the plague was stayed. 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness. Unto all generations for evermore. 32 They angered him also at the waters of GMeribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes : 33 Because they were rebeUious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 34 They (Ud not destroy the peoples. As the Lord commanded them ; 35 But mingled themselves with the na- tions, And learned their works : 36 And they served their idols ; Which became a snare unto them : 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons, 38 And shediniiocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of then- daughters. Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan ; 3 Or, holy end 4Heb. make thein /all. 5 See Num. XXV. 3. 6 Or. strife 107. 27. THE PSALMS. 455 1 1 Heb. ! from the Aiid the land was polluted with bhjod. 39 Thus were they defiled with their works, AjkI went a whoruig in their doings. 40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inlieritance. 41 And he gave them into the hand of the nations ; And they that hated them ruled over them. •12 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. 43 Many times did he deliver them ; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry : 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multi- tude of his mercies. 4G Ho made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captives. 47 Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the na- tions. To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise. 48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. 1 Praise ye the Lord. BOOK V. 107 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversai-y ; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, From the east and from the west. From the north and ifrom the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way ; They found no city of habitation. 5 Himgry and thu-sty. Their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble. And he deUvered them out of then- distresses. 7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habit- ation. 8 Oh that men would j)raise the Lord for his goodness, Aiid for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good. 10 Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death. Being bound in affliction and iron ; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High : 12 Therefore he brought down theii- heart with labom- ; They fell down, and there was none to helj). 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble. And he saved them out of their dis- tresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake then- bands in sunder. 15 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness. And for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron m sunder. 17 Fools because of ^ their transgression. And because of their miquities, are afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; And they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they ciy unto the Lord in then- trouble, And he saveth them out of their dis- tresses. 20 Ho sendeth his word, and healeth them. And delivereth thevi from their ^ de- structions. 21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness. And for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 22 And let them oiler the sacrifices of thanksgiving. And declare his works with singmg. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters ; 24 These see the works of the Lord, And his wonders in the deei). 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof. 2G They momit up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : Theii- soul melteth away because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a di'unken man, iHeb. Hallelu- 2 Heb. the way of tlieif trans- gressi&ii. 3 Heb. pits. , 456 THE PSALMS. 107. 27. iHeb. all their wisdom ?.s- swal- I'lwed up. 2Heb. the h tvcn of their desire. 3 See I's. Ivii. 7-11. i Or, 7 v'iU a- iiKike the dawn Aiid 1 are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, Aiid he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29 He niaketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet ; So he bringeth them unto ^ the haven where they would be. 31 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, Aiid for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 32 Let them exalt him also in the a^^- sembly of the iieople. And praise him in the seat of the elders. 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground; 34 A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings. 36 And there he maketh the hungiy to dwell. That they may prepare a city of habit- ation ; 37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards. And get them fruits of increase. 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly ; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 Again, they are minished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. 40 He poureth contempt upon princes. And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way. 41 Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction. And maketh him families like a flock. 42 The upright shall see it, and be glad ; And all iniquity shall stoj) her mouth. 43 Whoso is wise shall give heed to these things. And they shall consider the mercies of the Lord. 108 A Song, a Psalm of David. 1 3 My heart is fixed, God ; I will sing, yea, I will smg praises, even with my glory. 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: ^I myself wiU awake right early. 3 1 will give thanks unto tliee, O Lord, among the peoples : And I win sing jjraises unto thee a- mong the nations. 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens. And thy truth reacheth unto the skies. 5 Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens : And thy gloi-y above all the earth. 6 5 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer 6 us. 7 God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will exult: I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is mine ; Ephraim also is the defence of mine head ; Judah is my 7 sceptre. 9 Moab is my washpot ; •^Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Over Philistia will I shout. 10 Who will bring me into the fenced city? 5 Who hath led me unto Edom? 11 10 Hast not thou cast us off, God? And thou goest not forth, God, with our hosts. 12 Give us help against the adversary : For vain is the ^help of man. 13 Through God we shall do valiantly: For he it is that shall tread down our adversaries. 109 For tlie Cliief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 Hold not thy jieace, God of my praise ; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me : They have spoken 12^1,^0 me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries : But I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have i^ rewarded me evU for good, And hatred for my love. 6 Set tliou a wicked man over him : And let i*an adversary stand at his right hand. 7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer i^ be turned into sin. 8 Let his days be few ; And let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg ; And let them seek their bread i^out of their desolate jilaces. 11 Let the extortioner i^ catch all that he hath ; And let strangers make spoil of his labour. 12 Let there be none to ^''extend mercy unto him ; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be re- membered with the Lord ; s See Ps. Ix. 5-12. ^Another reading is, nie. "'Or, law- giver 8 Or, Into 9 Or, Who win lead me ic. 10 Or, Wilt not thou, O G,d, wh ich hast cast tis off, a. id goest . . . hosts f 11 Hob. salva- tion. 12 Or, against 13 Heb. laid upon ^ne. » Or, Satan Or, an accuser 15 Or, become '« Or, far from 1' Heb. S7lare. 16 Or. continue kindness 112. 2. THE PSALMS. 457 1 Or, is stretched out 2 Or, totter 3 Or, Mine ad- versaries sJiaJl be clothed . and tliey shall cover -i'C. 4 Or. stretch And let not tlio sm of his luotluu' ]n: blottod out. l.'iLot them bo before the Loud con- tinually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 1() Because that ho remembered m)t to shew mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy miui. And the broken in heart, to slay them. 17 Yea, ho loved cursuig, and it came unto him ; And ho dehghted not in blessing, and it was far from him. 18 He clothed himself also with cursmg as with his garment. And it came into his inward parts like water. And like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith ho covereth himself, And for the girdle wherewith ho is girded continually. 20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from the Lokd, And of them that speak evil against my soul. ■21 But deal thou with me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: Because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me, 22 For I am poor and needy. And my heart is wounded within me. 231 am gone liko the shadow when it 1 dechneth : I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees ^are weak through fasting; And my flesh faUeth of fatness. 25 1 am become also a reproach unto them : When they see me, they shake their head. 26 Help me, O Lord my God ; O save me according to thy mercy : 27 That they may know that this is thy hand; TJiat thou. Lord, hast done it. 28 Let them cui-se, but bless thou: When they arise, they shallbe ashamed, but thy servant shall rejoice. 29 3 Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonour. And let them cover themselves with thek own shame as with a mantle. 30 1 will give gi-eat thanks unto the Lord with my mouth ; Yea, I wUl praise him among the multitude. 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the needy. To save him from them that judge his soul. 110 A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord saith unto my lord, Sit thou at my right hand. Until I make thine enemies thy foot- stool. 2 The Lord shall *send forth the rod of thy strength out of Ziou : Kulo thou in tho midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy peoi)lo ■"'offer themselves wiUuigly t* in the day of tliy "^ power : "In tho beiiuties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, oThou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The LoRjj hath sworn, and will not repent. Thou art a priest for ever After the i" order of Melchizedek. 5 The Lord at thy right hand 11 Shall strike through kuigs ui the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the nations, 1'-^ He 1^ shall fill the places with dead bodies ; He 11 shall strike through the head i*in many coimtries. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way : Therefore shall he lift up the head. Ill 15 Praise ye the Lord. I wOl give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart. In the council of the upright, and in the congregation. 2 The works of the Lord are great. Sought out of all them that have pleasm-e therein. 3 His work is honour and majesty : Andhis righteousness endm'eth for ever. 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered : The Lord is gracious and fuU of com- passion. 5 He hath given i^meat unto them that fear him : He will ever be mindful of his coven- ant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works. In giving them the heritage of the nations. 7 The works of his hands are truth and judgement ; All his precepts are sui-e. 8 They are established for ever and ever. They are I'done in truth and upright- ness. 9 He hath sent redemption unto his people ; He hath commanded his covenant for ever : Holy and reverend is his name. 10 The feai- of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ; 18 A good understanding have aU they that do 19 thereafter: His praise endureth for ever. 112 15 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, That deHghteth greatly in his com- mandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : The generation of the upright shall be blessed. i>Hob. are /reewUl offer- ings. 8 Or, in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holi- ness : from.&c. 'Or, armtf 8 Or, In holy attire Accord- ing to another reading. On the mount- ains of hoi if less. 'J Or, Thy youth are to thee an the dew 10 Or, manner "Or, Hath stricken 12 Or,Tlie places a re full of &c. 13 Or. hath fiUed WOr, over a wi( e la th-l 15 Hell. rialiclw- Jah. leHeb. prey "Or. made IS Or. (rood repute 1 ' Heb. thejn. 15—5 458 THE PSALMS. 112. 3. 1 Heb. n dlelu- Jah. 2 (1r, to T'-gard live heavens a 'd the urth. 3 Wealth an<l riches are ui his house: And his righteousness enclureth for ever. 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : lie is gracious, and full of compas- sion, and righteous. 5 Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth ; He shall maintain his eiuse in judge- ment. 6 For he shall never be moved ; The righteous shall be had in ever- lasting i-emembrauce. 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid. Until he see his desire upon his ad- versaries. 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness eudm-eth for ever : His horn shall be exalted with honour. 10 The wicked shall see it, and be gi-ieved ; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away : The desire of the wicked shall perish. 113 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, ye servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord. 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth andfor evei-more. 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same The Lord's name is to be praised. 4 The Lord is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like luito the Lord our God, That hath his seat on high, 6 That humbleth himself '■^ to behold 2'ke things that are in heaven and in the earth ? 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the du:ighiLl; 8 That he may set him with princes. Even with the i^riuces of his people. 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to he a joyful mother of children. 1 Praise ye the Lord. 114 When Israel went forth out of Egyjit, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language ; 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan was ch-iven back. 4 The momitaius skipjoed like rams. The little hills like young sheep. 5 What aUeth thee, thou sea, that thou fleest ? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back? 6 Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like young sheep? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob ; 8 Which tm-ned the rock into a pool of water. The flmt into a fountain of waters. 115 Not unto us, Lord, not unto us. But unto thy name give gloi-y, For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is now their God? 3 But ouv God is in the heavens : He hath done whatsoever he pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; 6 They have ears, but they hear not ; Noses have they, but they smell not ; 7 They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not ; Neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them shall be like unto them ; Y'ea, every one that trusteth in them. 9 O Israel, trast thou in the Lord : He is their help and then- shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trast ye in the Lord : He is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us ; he wiU bless us : He wiU bless the house of Israel ; He will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, Both small and great. 14 The Lord increase you more and more, You and your children. 15 Blessed are ye of the Lord, Which made heaven and earth. 16 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; But the earth hath he given to the children of men. 17 The dead praise not ^the Lord, Neither any that go down uito silence ; 18 But we will bless ^the Lord From this time forth and for evermore. 1 Praise ye the Lord. 116 I love the Lord, because he hath heard My voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me. Therefore will I call upon h im as long as I live. 3 The cords of death compassed me. And the pains of ^Sheol ^gat hold upon me 3 Heb. Jah. i Or, the grave 5 Or. found me 119. 1. TJIE PSALMS. 459 iHeb. latuls, 2 0r, / believed, when I spake thus 3 Or, alarm iHeb. liars. 5 Heb. BalUla- Jah. 6 Heb. Jah. I found trouble atid sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of tlie Loud ; OLoRD.Ibeseecb thee, deliver my soul. 5(rracious is the Louu, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord ju-eserveth the simple : I was brouj;ht low, and he saved me. 7 lletuni unto thy rest, O my soul ; For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mme eyes from tears, A nd my feet from falling. 9 1 will walk before the Lord In the 1 land of the living. 10^1 believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted: 111 said in my ^ haste, All men are *a lie. 12 What shall I render unto the Lord For all his benefits toward me ? 13 1 Tvill take the cup of salvation, And caU upon the name of the Lord. 14 1 will pay my vows unto the Lord, Yea, in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of his saints. 16 Lord, truly I am thy servant : I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid ; Thou hast loosed my bonds. 171 wiU offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving. And will call upon the name of the Lord. 18 1 will pay my vows iinto the Lord, Yea, in the presence of all his people ; 19 In the com-ts of the Lord's house, In the midst of thee, Jerusalem. ^Praise ye the Lord. 117 praise the Lord, aU ye nations ; Laud him, all ye peoples. 2 For his mercy is great toward us ; And the truth of the Lord endureih for ever. 5 Praise ye the Lord. 118 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Lot Israel now say. That his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, That his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say. That his mercy endureth for ever. 5 Out of my distress I called upon ^ the Lord : ''The Lord answered me and set me in a large place. G The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear ; What can man do unto me ? 7 The Lord is on my side among them that help me : Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 8 It is better to trust in the Loud Than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about; In the name of the Lord I will cut them off. 11 They compassed me about; yea, they comjiassed me about : In the name of the Lord I will cut them off. 12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns : In the name of the Lord I will cut them off. 13 Thou didst tluiist sore at me that I might fall : But the Lord helped me. 14 '^ The Lord is my strength and song ; And he is become my salvation. 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous : The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted : The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 17 1 shaU not die, but live. And declare the works of ^ the Lord. 18 '^ The Lord hath chastened me sore : But he hath not given me over imto death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will enter into them, I wiU give thanks unto ^the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord ; The righteous shall enter into it. 21 1 will give thanks imto thee, for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation. 22 The stone which the buUders rejected Is become the head of the corner. 23 7 This is the Lord's doing; It is marvellous in om- eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made ; We win rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, we beseech thee, O Lord : Lord, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that « cometh in the name of the Lord : We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 27 The Lord is God, and he hath given us light ; Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee : Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. 29 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. 119 K ALEPH. Blessed are they that ai-e » perfect in the way. Who walk in the law of the Lord. 7 Heb. Thi£ is from the LORD. 8 Or, entereth <S0r. upright in wan 10—6 460 THE PSALMS. 119. 2. lOr, Cursed are they which &c. 2Heb. the men of my counsel. •2 Blessed are they that keep his testi- monies, That seek him with the whole heart. 3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness ; They walk m his ways. 4 Thou hast commanded us thy precepts, That we should observe them diUgently . 5 Oh that my ways were estabUshed To observe thy statutes! 6 Then shall I not be ashamed. When I have respect unto all thy com- mandments. 7 1 wiU give thanks unto thee with i;p- rightness of heart. When I learn thy righteous judge- ments. 8 1 will obseiwe thy statutes : O forsake me not utterly. n BETH. 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? By taking heed thereto accordmg to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy com- mandments. 11 Thy word have I laid up in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, Lord : Teach me thy statutes. 13 Y/ith my hps have I declared All the judgements of thy mouth. 141 have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies. As much as in all riches. 15 1 will meditate in thy precepts. And have respect unto thy ways. 16 1 will delight myself in thy statutes : 1 will not forget thy word. 3 GIMEL. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live ; So will I observe thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may be- hold Wondrous things out of thy law. 191 am a sojourner m the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me. 20 My soul breaketli for the longing That it hath unto thy judgements at aU times. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud ^that are cursed. Which do wander from thy command- ments. 22 Take away from me reproach and contempt ; For I have kept thy testimonies. 23 Pruices also sat and talked against me : But thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight A?id 2 my counsellors. 1 DALETH. 25 Mv soul cleaveth unto the dust : Quicken thou me according to thy word. 26 1 declared my ways, and thou answer- edst me : Teach me thy statutes. 27 Make mo to understand the way of thy j)recepts : So shall I meditate of thy wondrous works. 28 My soul ^melteth for heaviness : Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. 29 Eemove from me the way of falsehood : And grant me thy law graciously. 30 1 have chosen the way of faithfulness : Thy judgements have I set before vie. 31 1 cleave unto thy testimonies : Lord, put me not to shame. 321 will run the way of thy command- ments. When thou shalt enlarge my heart. n HE. 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes ; And I shall keep it unto the end. 34 Give me understandmg, and I shall keep thy law ; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ; For therein do I dehght. 36 Inchne my heart unto thy testimonies. And not to covetousness. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity. And quicken me in thy ways. 38 Confirm thy word unto thy servant, •* Which helongeth unto the fear of thee. 39 Tm-n away my reproach whereof I am afraid ; For thy judgements are good. 40 Behold, I have longed after thy pre- cepts : Quicken me in thy righteousness. 1 VAU. 41 Let thy mercies also come unto me, Lord, Even thy salvation, according to thy word. 42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me ; For I trust in thy word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my moiith ; For I have hoped in thy judgements. 44 So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever. 45 And I wUl walk at Uberty ; For I have sought thy precepts. 461 will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And will not be ashamed. 47 And I will delight myself in thy com- mandments. Which I have loved. 48 1 will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved ; 119. 93. THE PSALMS. 40 1 lOr, Wherfin »0r. That 3 Or. Horror 4 Or, That I have kept 5 Or, Tlie Lord is my portion, have 1 said : that I mat/ ob- serve «tc. And I will meditate in thy statutes. J ZAIN. 49 Eememlier the word nnto tliy servant, 1 Because tlion hast made nie to hope. .')OThis is my comfort in my affliction: '-^For thy word liath (|uickened me. 51 The proud have had me greatly in derision : Yet have I not swerved fi-om thy law. r)2I have remembered thy judgements of old, O Lord, And have comforted myself. 5.3 ^ Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me. Because of the wicked that forsake thy law. 54 Thy statiites have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. 55 1 have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, And have observed thy law. 56 This I have had, * Because I kept thy precepts. n CHETH. 57 5 The Lord is my portion : I have said that I would observe thy words. 58 1 intreated thy favour with my whole heart : Be merciful unto me according to thy word. 59 1 thought on my ways. And turned my feet unto thy testi- monies. 601 made haste, and delayed not. To observe thy commandments. 61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round ; But I have not forgotten thy law. 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous judgements. 631 am a companion of all them that fear thee. And of them that observe thy precepts. 64 The earth, Lord, is full of thy mercy : Teach me thy statutes. a. TETff. 65 Thou hast dealt weU with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgement and know- ledge ; For I have believed in thy command- ments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray ; But now I observe thy word. 68 Thou art good, and doest good ; Teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts. 70 Then- heart is as fat as grease ; But I delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; That I might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than tliousands of gold and silver. •• JOD. 73 Thy hands have made me and ''fash- ioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad ; Because I have hoped in tliy word. 75 1 know, O Lord, that thy judgements are righteous. And tliat in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. 76 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for ray comfort, According to thy word unto thy serv- ant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live : For thy law is my delight. 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they have overtkrown me "^ wrongfully : But 1 win meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, s And they shall know thy testimonies. 80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes ; That I be not ashamed. cApn. 81 My soul f ainteth for thy salvation : But I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word. While I say. When wilt thou comfort me? 83 For I am become like a ^ bottle in the smoke ; Yet do I not forget thy statutes. 84 How many are the days of thy servant ? When wilt thou execute judgement on them that persecute me ? 85 The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithful : They persecute me ? wrongfully; help thou me. 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth ; But I forsook not thy precepts. 88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness ; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth. b LAMED. 89 For ever, Loed» Thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all genera- tions : Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91 10 They abide this day according to thine ordinances ; For all things are thy servants. 92 Unless thy law had been my dehght, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 93 1 win never forget thy precepts ; 8 Or, eift-ah- lUhcd "OVfiinth false- hood SAnother reading is, Even they tJiat know. »0r, wine- ski7i WOr, ^s for thy judge- tnents, they abide this day — -— — - — — — — — -— — — — 462 THE PSALMS. 119. 93. 1 For with them thou hast quickened 116 Uphold me according unto thy word. me. that I may live ; 94 1 am thine, save me ; And let me not be ashamed of my For I have sought thy precepts. hope. 95 The wicked have waited for me to 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, destroy me ; And shall have respect unto thy But I will consider thy testimonies. statutes continuaUy. 96 1 have seen an end of all perfection ; 118 Thou hast set at nought all them that But thy commandment is exceeding err from thy statutes ; hroad. For their deceit is 8 falsehood. 3 Or, 119 Thou ''puttest away aU the wicked of vain iHeb. ca usest n MEM. the earth like di-oss : 97 Oh how love I thy law ! Therefore I love thy testimonies. to cease. It is my meditation all the day. 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; lOr, 981 Thy commandments make me wiser And I am afraid of thy judgements. through than mine enemies ; j; AiN. th?/ com- vrt n ^1 rJ - For they are ever with me. mtl lift' tncnts 991 have more understanding than all 1211 have done judgement and justice: TiKikest my teachers ; Leave me not to mine oppressors. For thy testimonies are my medita- 122 Be surety for thy servant for good : tion. Let not the proud oppress me. 100 1 understand more than the aged, 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, Because I have kept thy precepts. And for thy righteous word. 101 1 have refrained my feet from every 124 Deal with thy servant according imto evil way, thy mercy. That I might obsei-ve thy word. And teach me thy statutes. 1021 have not turned aside from thy 1251 am thy servant, give me mider- judgements; standing ; For thou hast taught me. That I may know thy testimonies. 103 How sweet are thy words unto my 126 It is time for the Lord to work ; 2Heb. 2 taste t For they have made void thy law. palut^. Yea,sweeter thanhoney to mymouth ! 127 Therefore I love thy commandments 104 Through thy precepts I get under- Above gold, yea, above fine gold. standing : 128 Therefore I esteem 5 all thy precepts 5 Or, aa read by the Therefore I hate every false way. concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way. Sept., Syr £ind : NUN. Vulg.,o« 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, 3 PE. thy pre- cepts to And light unto my path. 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful : he right 106 1 have sworn, and have confirmed it, Therefore doth my soul keep them. That I wDl observe thy righteous 130 The opening of thy words giveth judgements. light; 107 1 am afUicted very much : It giveth understanding unto the Quicken me, Lord, according imto simple. thy word. 131 1 opened wide my mouth, and panted; 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill For I longed for thy commandments. offerings of my mouth, Lord, 132 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy And teach me thy judgements. upon me, 109 My soul is continuaUy in my hand ; As thou usest to do unto those that Yet do I not forget thy law. love thy name. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me ; 133 Order my footsteps in thy word ; Yet went I not astray from thy pre- And let not any iniquity have do- cepts. minion over me. Ill Thy testimonies have I taken as an 134 Redeem me from the oppression of heritage for ever ; man : For they are the rejoicing of my heart. So will I observe thy precepts. 1121 have incUned mine heart to per- 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy form thy statutes, servant ; For ever, even unto the end. And teach me thy statutes. 136 Mine eyes run down with rivers of D SAMECH. water, 1131 hate them that are of a double mind ; Because they observe not thy law. But thy law do I love. 114 Thou art my hiding place and my V TZADE. shield : 137 Righteous art thou, Lord, I hope in thy word. And upright 6 are thy judgements. BOr, in thy 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers ; 138 Thou hast commanded thy testi- judge- That I may keej) the commandments monies in righteousness tnents of my God. And very faithfulness. 120. 7. THE PSALM 8. 463 1 Hell. cut me uff. 2 Hel>. trU'd, or, rt'finvd. 5 Or, found me lOr, asthott art wont 5 Or, that per- secute me with wicked- ne$s 6 Or, loathed them 139 My zeal bath icoiiisuiued nie, Because mino adversariea liiivc for- gotten thy words. 140 Thy word is very 2 pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. 141 I am small and despised : Ynt do not I forget thy precepts. 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth. 143 Trouble raid anguish have » taken hold on me : Yet thy commandments are my de- light. 144 Thy testimonies are righteous for ever : Give me understanding, and I shall live. p Korn. 145 1 have called with my whole heart ; answer me, Lokd: I will keep thy statutes. 146 1 have called unto thee ; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies. 147 1 prevented the dawning of the morn- ing, and cried : I hoped in thy words. 148 Mine eyes ju'evented the night watches. That I might meditate in thy word. 149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkuidiiess ; Quicken me, O Lokd, ^according to thy judgements. 150 They di-aw nigh ^that follow after wickedness ; They are far from thy law. 151 Thou art nigh, Lord ; And all thy commandments are truth. 152 Of old have I known from thy testi- monies, That thou hast founded them for ever. T RESH. 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law. 154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me : Quicken me according to thy word. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked ; For they seek not thy statutes. 156 Great are thy tender mercies, Lord : Quicken me accordmg to thy judge- ments. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries ; Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies. 158 1 beheld the treacherous dealers, and 6 was grieved; Because they observe not thy word. 159 Consider how I love thy precepts : Quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness. 160 The sum of thy word is truth ; And every one of thy righteous judgements endureth for ever. M/ SHIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause ; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words. 162 1 rejoice at thy word, As one that findetb great spoil. 163 1 hate and abhor falsehood; But thy law do I love. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee. Because of thy righteous judgements. 165 Great iieace have they which love thy law ; And they have none occasion of stumbling. 1661 have hoped for thy salvation, Lord, And have done thy commandments. 167 My soul hath obseiwed thy testi- monies ; And I love them exceedingly. 168 1 have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies ; For all my ways are before thee. n TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, Lord: Give me understandmg accordmg to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word. 171 Let my lips utter praise ; For thou teachest me thy statutes. 172 Let my tongue sing of thy word ; For all thy commandments are right- eousness. 173 Let thine hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy in-ecej ts. 1741 have longed for thy salvation, Lord; And thy law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thy judgements help me. 1761 have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant ; For I do not forget thy conmiand- ments. 120 A Song of Ascents. 1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord, And he answered me. 2 Deliver my soul, Lord, from lying lips. And from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue ? 4 7 Sharp arrows of the mighty. With coals of 8 juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar ! 6 My soul hath long had her dweUiug With him that hateth peace. 7 I Am for peace : But when I speak, they are for war. 'Or, It is as the shfirp arrows of the viiijhti/ man 8 Or. broom 464 THE PSALMS. 121. 1. 121 A Song of Ascents. 1 1 will lift up mine eyes unto the mount- ains: From whence shall my help come ? 2 My help cometh from the Lobd, Which made heaven and earth. 3 1 He will not suffer thy foot to he moved : He that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keei:)eth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LoED is thy keeper : The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shaU not smite thee by diy, Nor the moon by night. 7 The LoED shall keep thee from all evil; He shall keep thy soul. 8 The Lord shall keep thy going out and thy coming in, From this time forth and for ever- more. 122 A Song of Ascents; of David. 1 1 was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of the Lord. 2 Om- feet ^ are standmg Within thy gates, Jerusalem ; 3 Jerusalem, that art buUded As a city that is compact together : 4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of ^tlie Lord, For a testimony unto Israel, To give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 5 For there *are set tin-ones for judge- ment, The thrones of the house of David. 6 5 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : s They shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls. And prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now 1 say, Peace be within thee. 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I win seek thy good. 123 A Song of Ascents. 1 Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants looJc unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; So our eyes looJc unto the Lord oiu- God, Until he have mercy ujion us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us : For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorning of those that are at ease. And with the contempt of the proud. 124 A Song of Ascents ; of David. 1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, Let Israel now say ; 2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side. When men rose up against us : S Then they had swallowed us up alive, "When their wrath was kindled against us: 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul : 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. G Blessed be the Lord, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul is escajjed as a bu-d out of the snare of the fowlers : The snare is broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our hel^j is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. 125 A Song of Ascents. 1 They that trast in the Lord Are as mount Zion, which cannot' be moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are roimd about Jerusalem, So the Lord is round about his people, From this time forth and for ever- more. 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. 4 Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good. And to them that are upright in their hearts. 6 But as for such as tm-n aside mito their crooked ways. The Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. 126 A Song of Ascents. IWhen the Lord s turned again the captivity of Zion, We were like mato them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth fiUed with laughter. And our tongue with singing : Then said they among the nations. The Lord hath done great thmgs for them. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us; Whereof we are glad. 4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, As the streams in the South. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 Though he goeth on his way weeping, ■' bearing forth the seed ; He shall come again with joy, bringiag his sheaves with him. 8 Or, - brought back those that re- turned to Zion 9 Or, bearing the measure of seed 132. 10. THE PSALMS. 465 'Or, in sleep 2 Or, bless tliee 3 Or, see thou i Or. And peace Uiion Isruel 6 Or, Much B Or, be plurked up 127 A Song of Ascents ; of Solomon. 1 Excei^t the Lord build the house, Tlioy labour in vain that build it: "J'ixcept the Lord keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is Viun for you that ye rise up early, and so late take rest, And eat the bread of toil : For so he giveth unto his beloved 1 sleep. 3Lo, children are an heritage of the Ijord : And the fruit of the womb is lis I'eward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver inll of them : They shaU not be ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the gate. 128 A Song of Ascents. 1 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord, That walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands : Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thme house : Thy childi-en like olive plants, romid about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed That feareth the Lord. 5 The Lord ^ shall bless thee out of Zion : And 8 thou shalt see the good of Jeru- salem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children. ^ Peace be upon Israel. 12Q A Song of Ascents. 1 5 Many a time have they afflicted mc from my youth up. Let Israel now say ; 2 s Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth ivp : Yet they have not prevailed againstme. 3 The i^lowers plowed upon my back ; They made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous : He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward. All they that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Wliich withereth afore it " groweth up : 7 Wherewith the reaper fiUeth not his liand. Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8 Neither do they which go by say. The blessing of the Lord be upon you ; We bless you in the name of the Lord. 130 A Song of Ascents. 1 Out of the d(;pths have I cried unto thee, O Loud. 2 Lord, hear my voice : Let thine ears be attentive To tlie voice of my supplications. .".If thou, 'Lord, shouldest mark iii- i(piities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee. That thou mayest be feared. 51 wait for the Lord, my soul doth Avait, And in his word do I hope. 6 My soul lool-eth for the Lord, More than watchmen look for the watchmen for the morning ; Yea, move than morning. 7 Israel, hope in the Lord ; For with the Lord there is mercy. And with him is ijlenteous redemption. 8 And he shaU redeem Israel From all his iniquities. 131 A Song of Ascents ; of David. 1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty ; Neither do I ^ exercise myself in great matters. Or in things too wonderful for me. 2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother. My soul is with me like a weaned chUd. 3 Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and for ever- more. 132 A Song of Ascents. 1 Lord, remember for David All his affliction ; 2 How he sware unto the Lord, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob : 3 Surely I will not come into the 9 taber- nacle of my house. Nor go up into i^my bed; 4 1 will not give sleep to mine eyes. Or slumber to mine eyelids ; 5 Until I find out a i)lace for the Lord, 11 A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob. 6Lo, we heard of it in i2Ephi-athah: We found it in the field of i^the wood. 7 We wiU go into his tabernacles ; We will worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with right- eousness ; And let thy samts shout for joy. 10 For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anouited. 7 Heb. J ah. SHeb. walk. 9 Heb. tent. M Heb. the couch of viy bed. n Heb. Taber- nacles. 12 Or, Eph- raim 13 Or. J .a See 1 Chr. xiii. .5. 466 THE PSALMS. 132. 11. lOr. surely 2 Or, a horn tosj^ring forth un- to David 3 Or, ijrc- pared *0r, collar 5 Or, in holiness « Heh. Ballelu- Jah. 7Heb. Jah. 11 The LoKD hath sworn uiito David in truth ; He will not turn from it : Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy childi'en will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their childi-en also shaU sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion ; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting place for ever : Here wUl I dwell ; for I have desired it. 15 1 wiU 1 abundantly bless her provision : I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation : And her saints shall shout aloud for Joy. 17 There will I make 2 the horn of David to bud: I have ^ordamed a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame : But upon hunself shall his crown flourish. 133 A Song of Ascents ; of David. 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethi-en to dwell together in unity! 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; 3 Like the dew of Hermon, That Cometh down upon the mount- ains of Zion: For there the Lord commanded the blessing. Even life for evermore. 134 A Song of Ascents. 1 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye serv- ants of the Lord, Which by night stand in the house of the Lord. 2 Lift up your hands ^ to the sanctuary. And bless ye the Lord. 3 The Lord bless thee out of Zion ; Even he that made heaven and earth. 135 6 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord ; Praise him, ye seiwants of the Lord: 2 Ye that stand m the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of om- God. 3 Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good : Sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. 4 For 7 tlie Lord bath chosen Jacob unto himself. And Israel for his peculiar treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is great. And that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatsoever the Lord isleased, that hath ho done. In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. 7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; He maketh lightnings for the rain ; He brhigeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast. 9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his serv- ants. 10 Who smote ^many nations. And slew mighty kings ; 11 SLhon king of the Amorites, And Og king of Bashan, And aU the kingdoms of Canaan : 12 And gave their land for an heritage. An heritage unto Israel his people. 13 Thy name, 'LoRT>,endureth for ever; Thy memorial, Lord, throughout aU generations. 14 For the Lord shall judge his people. And repent himself concerning his servants. 15 9 The idols of the nations are silver and gold. The work of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not ; Eyes have they, but they see not ; 17 They have ears, but they hear not ; Neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them shall be like unto them ; Yea, every one that trusteth in them. 19 house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord : 20 O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord : Ye that fear the Lord, bless ye the Lord. 21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, Who dweUeth at Jerusalem. 6 Praise ye the Lord. 136 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods : For his mercy endureth for ever. 3 give thanks unto the Lord of lords : For his mercy endureth for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders : For his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by miderstanding made the heavens : For his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters : For his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To hun that made great lights : For his mercy endureth for ever: «0r, ureal D See Ps. cxv. 4, &c. 139. 7. THE PSALMS. 467 I Heh. shook o/T*. 2Heb. words of song. 3 Or, our tor- mentors 8 The siui to rule by day : For his mercy ewhireth for ever; 9 The moon and stars to rnlo by night; For his mercy endureth for ever. 10 To him that smote Egyjjt in their first- born : For his mercy endureth for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them : For his mercy endureth for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm : For his mercy endureth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Eed Sea in sunder : For his mercy endureth for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it : For his mercy endureth for ever ; 15 But 1 overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea : For his mercy endureth for ever. 16 To him which led his people thi-ougli the wilderness : For his mercy endureth for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings: For his mercy endureth for ever: 18 And slew famous kings : For his mercy endureth for ever' 19 Sihon king of the Amorites : For his mercy endureth for ever: 20 And Og kmg of Bashan : For his mercy eJidurefh for ever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage : For his mercy endureth for ever: 22 Even an heritage unto Israel his serv- ant: For his mercy endureth for ever. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate : For his mercy endureth for ever: 24 And hath dehvered us from our ad- versaries : For his mercy endureth for ever. 25 He ^veth food to all flesh : For his mercy endureth for ever. 26 give thanks unto the God of heaven : For his mercy endureth for ever. 137 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept. When we remembered Zion. 2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps. 3 For there they that led us captive required of us 2 songs. And 3 they that wasted us required of us mu'th, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song In a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, Jenisalem, Let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not ; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy. 7 Eemember, O Lord, against the child- ren of Edom Th(! day of Jerusalem ; Wlio said, Ease it, i-ase it. Even to the foundation thereof. 8 daughter of Babylon, ^ that art to be destroyed ; Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As tliou hast served us. 9Hapi)y shall ho be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock. 138 A Psalm of David. 1 1 wDl give thee thanks with my whole heart : Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee. 21 will worship toward thy holy temple. And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth : For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day that I called thou answer- edst me, Thou didst encoiu'age me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Lord, For they have heard the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord; For great is the gloi-y of the Lord. 6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly : But the haughty he knoweth from afar. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me ; Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wi-ath of mine enemies. And thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which con- cerneth me : Thy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands. 13Q For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising. Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou 5 searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquamted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, Lord, thou knowest it alto- gether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain mito it. 7 WTiither shall I go from thy spu'it ? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 1 Or. th'tt art laUl wattte 5 Or, winnotc- est 468 THE PSALMS. 139. 8. lOr, cover 2 Or, Then the nixflit i-.hall be Hght about me 3 Or, fo-niwd •lOr, knit me together 5 Or, thcij were all written. even the days that were or- dained 6 Or, Oh that thou wouldest slay "Or, utter thy name (Heb. the-) Or. as other- wise read, rebel againgt thee 8 Or, lift them- selves up aeainst thee/w vanity s Or, dn not I loathe 10 Or, grief II Or,«/jr up wars 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 10 Even there shaU thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall 1 overwhelm me, 2 And the light about me sliaU be night; 12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shmeth as the day : The darkness and the light are both aUke to thee. 13 For thou hast ^possessed my reuis: Thou hast * covered me in my mother's womb. 14 1 wiU give thanks unto thee ; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : Wonderful are thy works ; And that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My frame was not hidden from thee. When I was made in secret. And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see mine unperiect substance, And in thy book ^were all my niera- hers written, Which day by day were fashioned, "When as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am stiU with thee. 19 "Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye blood- thu'sty men. 20 For they ' siJeak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies ^take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, Lord, that hate thee? And 'J am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee ? 22 1 hate them with perfect hatred : I count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, God, and know my heart : Tiy me, and know my thoughts : 21 And see if there be any way of lo wick- edness in me. And lead me in the way everlasting. 140 I'^ur tlie Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 Deliver me, O Loeb, from the evil man; Preserve me from the A'iolent man : 2 Which imagine mischiefs in then- heart ; Continually do they ii gather them- selves together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongue hke a serpent ; Adders' poison is under their Ups. [Selah 4 Keep me, O Lorb, from the hands of the wicked ; Preserve me from the ■violent man : Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. 5 The jiroud have hid a snare for me, and cords ; They have spread a net by the way side ; They have set gins for me. [Selali 61 said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplic- ations, Lord. 7 O God the Loi-d, the strength of my salvation. Thou hast covered my head m the day of battle. 8 Grant not, Lord, the desires of the wicked ; Further not his evU device ; lest they exalt themselves. [Selah 9 As for the head of those that compass me about. Let the mischief of then- own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them : Let them be cast into the fire ; Into 12 deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 13 An evil speaker shall not be estab- lished in the earth : EvU shall himt the violent man to overthi'ow him. 121 know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted. And the right of the needy. 13 Sui-ely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name : The upright shall dwell in thy presence. 141 A Psalm of David. ILoRD, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me : Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee ; The lifting up of my hands as the evening i* sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ; Keep the door of my lips. 4 Inclme not my heart to any evil thing. To be occupied in deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity : And let me not eat of their dainties. r> Let the righteous smite me, it shall he a kindness ; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head ; Let not my head refuse it : 15 For even in thek is wickedness shall my prayer continue. Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock ; 12 Or, floods 13 Heb. A manof tongue. nOr, oblation I^ Or, For still is my prayer against their to^eked- ness l« Or, calami- ties 144. 11. THE PSALMS. 469 1 Aci-onl- iiiK t.p sonii- HlU-ifllt iiuthoi- ities. ncir. 2 Heb. thr mouth of HhcuL 3 Or. pour thou tuit out fuj lifi: i Hell. pass over. 5 Or. fainted 6 Accord- ing to some ancient versions, Ilooki-d . and saw itc. 7 Or, crown them- seive.t beca use of >ne I « Or. mi/ spirit fainteth And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, lOur bones ai'e scattered at '■^the grave's month. 8 For mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord : In thee do I put my trust; 'Heave not my sold destitute. 9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity. 1 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal* escape. 142 Maschil of David, when liu was in the cave ; a Prayer. 1 1 cry with my voice unto the Lokd ; With my voice unto the Lokd do I make suj^plication. 2 1 pour out my comxdaint before him ; I shew before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit ^-was overwhelmed within me, thou knewest my i>ath. In the way wherein I walk have they hidden a snare for me. 4 6 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. 5 1 cried imto thee, O Lord ; I said, Thou art my refuge. My portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry ; for I am brought very low : Dehver me from my persecutors ; for they are stronger than I. 7Brmg my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name : The righteous shaU 7 compass me about ; For thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 14J A Psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord ; give ear to my suppHcations : In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant ; For in thy sight shall no man hving be justiiied. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the groimd : He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore ^ is my spkit overwhelmed within me ; My heart within me is desolate. 5 1 remember the days of old ; I meditate on aU thy doings : I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 1 spread forth my hands unto thee : My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Sehih 7 Make haste to answer me, O Loud ; my spirit faileth • Hide not thy face from me ; Lest I become like them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning ; For in thee do I trust : Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; For I hft up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: ■'I flee mito thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God: 10 Thy spirit is good; lead me in ^Uhe land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant. 144 A Psalm of David. 1 Blessed be the Lord my rock. Which teacheth my hands to war, A nd my fingers to fight : 2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer ; My shield, and he ui whom I trust ; Who subdueth my people under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of huu ? '^ ' Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him ? 4 Man is hke to ^- vanity : His days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shaU smoke. 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them ; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them. 7 Stretch forth thine hand from above ; Eescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of strangers ; 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity. And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 9 1 will sing a new song unto thee, O God : Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: Who rescueth David his sei-vaut from the hurtful sword. 11 Eescue me, and dehver me out of the hand of strangers. Whose mouth speaketh vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 9 Heb. Unto thf.eltave Ihid.i.en. WOr Ut th_'/ f/ood apirU lead 7ne " Or, u jtlain country 12 Heb. a breath. 470 THE PSALMS. 144. 12. 12^1611 our sons shall be as plants 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that grown up in their youth ; call upon him. And our daughters as comer stones To aU that call upon him in truth. hewn after the fashion of a palace ; 19 He wUl fulfil the desire of them that 13 When our garners are full, affording fear him ; aU manner of store ; He also will hear their cry, and will on ilr chicit arc men, And our sheep bring forth thousands save them. and ten thousands in our fields ; •20 The Lord preserveth all them that 14 When our oxen are well laden ; love him ; When there is no breaking in, and no But aU the wicked wiU he destroy. lOr. 1 going forth. 21 My mjuth sliaU speak the praise of mUtjing And no outciy in our streets ; the Lord; 1.5 Happy is the people, that is in such a And let aU flesh bless his holy name •••n case: for ever and ever. of. Yea, happy is the people, whose God 146 ^H^'ri, is the LoED. sPraise ye the Loed. 3Heb. HaZlelu- Praise the Lord, my soul. jak. 145 A Psalm of praise ; of David. 2 WhUe I Uve wiU I praise the Loed : 1 1 will extol thee, my God, King ; I wiU sing praises unto my God while And I win bless thy name for ever and I have any being. ever. 3 Put not yoiu- trust in princes. 2 Every day will I bless thee ; Nor in the son of man, in whom there And I win praise thy name for ever is no help. and ever. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to 3 Great is the Lord, and highly to be his earth; praised ; In that very day his ^ thoughts perish. 4 Or. 11 >i-*^ ri/-t^^t> And his greatness is unsearchable. 5Hapiiy is he that hath the God of purpose* 4 One generation shall laud thy works Jacob for his help. to another, Whose hope is in the Lord his God : And shall declare thy mighty acts. G Which made heaven and earth, 5 Of the glorious majesty of thinehonour, The sea, and aU that in them is ; And of thy wondi'ous works, will I Which keepeth truth for ever : meditate. 7 Which executeth judgement for the 6 And men shall speak of the might of 02)pressed ; thy terrible acts ; Which giveth food to the hungry : And I wOl declare thy greatness. The Loed looseth the prisoners ; 7 They shall utter the memory of thy 8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind ; great goodness, The Lord raiseth up them that are And shall sing of thy righteousness. bowed down ; 8 The LoKD is gracious, and full of The Loed loveth the righteous ; compassion ; 9 The Lord ijreserveth the strangers ; Slow to anger, and of great mercy. He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; 9 The LoED is good to all ; But the way of the wicked he ^turn- 5 Or, And his tender mercies are over all eth upside down. niaketh crooked his works. 10 The Lord shaU reign for ever. 10 AU thy works shall give thanks unto Thy God, Zion, unto aU generations. thee, LoED ; 3 Praise ye the Lord. And thy saints shall bless thee. 147 11 They shall speak of the gloi-y of thy 8 Praise ye the Lord; kingdom, CFor it is good to sing praises unto 6 Or, And talk of thy power ; our God ; For he is good : 12 To make known to the sons of men For it is pleasant, awtZ praise is comely. sing^ his mighty acts. 2 The Lord doth buUd up Jerusalem ; pv ibises unto ov/r And the glory of the majesty of his He gathereth together the outcasts of God, for he is kingdom. Israel. gracious 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. 3 He healeth the broken hi heart. And thy dominion endureth through- And bindeth up their 7 wounds. 7Heb. out all generations. 4 He teUeth the number of the stars ; sorrows. 14 The LoED upholdeth all that fall. He giveth them aU their names. And raiseth up aU those that be bowed 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in down. power ; 15 The eyes of aU wait upon thee ; His understanding is infinite. And thou givest them their meat in 6 The Lord upholdeth the meek : due season. He bringeth the wicked down to the 2 Or, 16 Thou ojienest thine hand. ground. S'-Uifflcst And 2satisfiest the desire of every 7 Sing unto the Loed with thanksgiving ; every living living thing. Sing praises upon the harp unto our thing 17 The LoED is righteous in aU his ways, God: with favour And gracious in all his works. 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, 150. 6. THE PSALMS. 471 IHeb. no inaketh thi/ b irder pence. 2 Heb. fat of wheat. 3 Heb. riaUelu- jflh. lOr, which none shall trans- gress 5 Or, sea- monsters Or, water- spouts Wlio pi-eparetb raiu for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the inoimtains. 9 Ho giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. 10 He deUghteth not in the strength of the horse : Ho taketh uo pleasure in the legs of a man. 1 1 Tlio Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his mercy. 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; Praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; He hath blessed thy childi-eu within thee. 14 1 He maketh peace in thy borders ; He fiUeth thee with the ^ finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth out his comimandment ui>on earth ; His word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool ; He scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice Uke morsels : Who can stand before his cold ? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word uuto Jacob, His statutes and his judgements unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : And as for his judgements, they have not known them. 8 Praise ye the Lord. 148 3 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : Praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels : Praise ye him, all his host. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon : Praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord : For he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stabhehed them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree * which shall not pass away. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth. Ye 5 dragons, and aU deeps : 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour ; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word : 9 Mountains and all hills ; Fruitful trees and all cedars: 10 Beasts and all cattle ; Creeping thmgs and flying fowl : 11 Kings of the earth and aU peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth : 12 Both young men and maidens ; Old men and children ; 13 Lot them praise the name of the Lord ; For his name alone is exalted: His glory is above the earth and heaven. 11 And he hath lifted up ^ the horn of his peoi>le. The praise of all his saints ; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. ^ Praise ye the Lord. 149 !* Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the samts. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful m their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance : Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people : He will beautify the meek with 7 salva- tion. 5 Let the saints exult in glory : Let them sing for joy iiijon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God he in their 8 mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the nations, And ijuuishments upon the peoples ; 8 To bind their kings with chains. And their nobles with fetters of iron ; 9 To execute upon them the judgement written : ^This honour have all his saints. 3 Praise ye the Lord. 150 8 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : Praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts : Praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : Praise him with the psalteiy and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : Praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise 10 the Lord. 3 Praise ye the Lord « Oi-. a horn fur hU pi'ople, a praise for all his saints ; even for 'Or. victori/ 8 Heb. throat. 9 Or. m^ is the honour of all hie saints 10 Heb. Jih. THE PROVERBS. 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of At the entering in of the gates. David, king of Israel : In the city, she uttereth her words : 2 To know wisdom and instruction ; 22 How long, ye simple ones, wUl ye love To discern the words of understand- simplicity ? ing; And scorners delight them in scorning. 3 To receive instruction in wise dealing, And fools hate knowledge ? In righteousness and judgement and 23 Turn you at my reproof : equity ; Behold, I will pouv out my spirit unto lOr, 4 To give 1 subtilty to the simple, you. pru- dence To the young man knowledge and dis- I will make known my words unto cretion : you. 5 That the wise man may hear, and in- 24 Because I have called, and ye refused ; crease in learning ; I have stretched out my hand, and no And that the man of understanding man regarded ; may attain unto sound counsels : 25 But ye have set at nought aU my 2 Or. G To understand a proverb, and 2 a figui-e ; counsel, an inter- The words of the Tfise, and their ^dark And would none of my reproof : pretu- iiim sayings. 26 1 also wUl laugh in the day of your 3 Or. calamity ; riddlei 7 The fear of the Loed is the * begin- I wUl mock when your fear cometh ; i Or, chief part ning of knowledge : 27 When your fear cometh as ^a storm. 11 Or, de. But the foolish despise wisdom and And your calamity cometh on as a solution instruction. whirlwind ; 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy When distress and anguish come upon father. you. 5 Or. And forsake not the ^law of thy 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I teacliing mother : will not answer ; 9 For they shall be a chaplet of grace They shall seek me 12 diligently, but EOr, unto thy head. they shall not find me : early And chains about thy neck. 29 For that they hated knowledge. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee. And did not choose the fear of the Consent thou not. Lord: 11 If they say. Come with us, 30 They would none of mycounsel; Let us lay wait for blood. They despised all my reproof : Let us lurk privUy for the innocent 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit without cause ; of their own way. i> Or, the 12 Let us swallow them up alive as " Sheol, And be filled with their own devices. grave 'Or, Ev&n the 7 And whole, as those that go down 32 For the backsUdiug of the simple shall into the pit ; slay them. perfect 13 We shall fiiid all precious substance. And the i3 prosperity of fools shall de- 13 Or, We shall fill our houses mth spoil ; stroy them. careless ease 8 Or. Cast 14 8 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall in thy lot We will aU have one purse : dwell secm-ely. 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with And shall be quiet without fear of them; evil. Eefraiu thy foot from their path : 16 For their feet run to evU, 2 My son, if thou wilt receive my words. And they make haste to shed blood. And lay up my commandments witli « Or, the 17 For in vain 9 is the net spread, thee; net is spread In the eyes of any bh-d : 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto in the sight Ice. 18 And these lay wait for then- own blood. Avisdom, They lurk privily for their own lives. And apply thine heai-t to imderstand- 19 So are the ways of every one that is ing; gi-eedy of gain ; 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment. It taketh away the life of the owners And lift up thy voice for understand- thereof. ing; 4 If thou seek her as sQver, 20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the street ; And search for her as for hid treasures ; She uttereth her voice in the broad 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear 10 Heb. at the places ; of the Lord, head of 21 She crieth i^in the chief place of con- And find the knowledge of God. thr. noisy street-. course ; 6 For the Lord giveth wisdom ; 3. 28. THE PROVERBS. ifn 1 Or, And a ,s7t ield for Ac. 2 Or, That they may keep •I Or, I'ea, he pre- serveth i Or, the evil mun 5Heb. maketh smooth her words. 6 Or, guide 7 Or, she sinketh downiin- to death, which is her house > Or, the shades Heb. Repha- im. DOT, earth 10 Or, teaching "Or, kindness 12 Or, good repute 13 Or, make straight or pta in U Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding : 7 Ho laycth up sound wisdom foi- the upright, 1 1/e w a shield to them tliat walk ni integi-ity ; 8 2 That he may guard the paths of judge- ment, 8 And preserve the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou luiderstand righteous- ness and judgement, And equity, ;/ea, every good path. 10 For wisdom shall enter into thine heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto tliy soul ; 11 Discretion shall watch over thee. Understanding shall keep thee : 12 To deliver thee from the way of *evil. From the men that speak froward things ; 13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness ; 1-i Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the frowardness of ^ evil ; 15 Who are crooked in then- ways, And perverse in their paths : 16 To deliver thee fi-om the strange woman. Even from the stranger which ^flat- tereth with her words ; 17 Which forsaketh the « friend of her youth, Ai'id f orgetteth the covenant of her God : 18 For 7 her house inclineth unto death. And her paths unto ^the dead : 19 None that go unto her retm-n again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life: 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men. And keep the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright shall dwell in the 9 laud. And the perfect shall remain in it. 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the 9 land. And they that deal treacherously shall be rooted out of it. 3 My son, forget not my i^law ; But let thine heart keep my command- ments : 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not " mercy and truth forsake thee : Bind them about thy neck ; ^^'rite them upon the table of thine heart : 4 So shalt thou find favour- and 12 good understanding In the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, And lean not upon thine own under- standing : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall is direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes ; Fear the Loru, and depart from evil: 8 It shall be health to thy navel, And 1' marrow to thy Ijones. 9 Honour the Loud willi thy substance. And with the firstfruits of all thine increase : 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy fats shall overflow with new ■nine. 11 My son, despise not the i^ehasteniug of the Lord ; Neither be weary of his reproof : 12 For whom the Lord loveth he re- proveth ; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wis- dom. And the man that icgetteth under- standing. 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than 17 rubies : And none of the thuigs thou canst de- sire are to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is ui her right hand ; In her left hand are riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness. And all her iiaths are j)eace. 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her : And happy is every one that retatneth her. 19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth ; By understandmg he established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes ; Keep sound wisdom and discretion ; 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul. And gi-ace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way secm'ely. And 18 thy foot shaU not stumble. 24T\Tien thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid : Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear. Neither of the 10 desolation of the wicked, when it cometh : 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, And shall keep thy foot from being taken. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again. And to-morrow I wUl give ; When thou hast it by thee. l» Or, re- freshing Hi-b. moisten- ing. 15 Or, <n- structiifn W Hcb. draiveth fvrlh. I'.'^eeJob xxviii. 18. 18 Heb. tliou Shalt not dash thy foot. i»Or, storm 474 THE PROVERBS. 3. 29. lOr, counsel Or, friend- ship 2 Or, Though 3 Or, I'et 4 Or, fools carry away shanie 5 Or, teaching 6Heb. an only one. 1 Or. The begin- ning of wisdom is. Get wisdom 8 Or, glory 29 Devise not evil against thy neiglibour, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have clone thee no haim. 31 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. 32 For the perverse is an abomination to the LoED : But his 1 secret is vsdth the upright. 33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked ; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. 34 2 Surely he scorneth the scorners, 3 But he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35 The wise shall inherit glory ; But ■* shame shaU be the promotion of fools. 4 Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding : 2 For I give you good doctrine ; Forsake ye not my ^law. 3 For I was a son unto my father. Tender and 6 only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words ; Keep my commandments, and live : 5 Get wisdom, get understanding ; Forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth : 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee; Love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 7 Wisdom is the principal tMng; there- fore get wisdom : Tea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : She shall bring thee to honoiu', when thou dost embrace her. 9 She shaU give to thine head a chaplet of grace : A crown of 8 beauty shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, my son, and receive my say- ings; And the years of thy life shall be many. Ill have taught thee in the way of wisdom ; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened ; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 13 Take fast hold of instruction ; let her not go: Keep her ; for she is thy life. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked. And walk not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it ; Turn from it, and pass on. 16 For they sleep not, exce^jt they have done mischief ; And theii" sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness. And drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the righteous is as 9 the shinmg light. That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness : They know not at what they stumble. 20 My son, attend to my words ; Inchne thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes ; Keep them in the midst of thme heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them. And health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart lo^th aU diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on. And let thine eyeUds look straight before thee. 26 11 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be 12 established. 27 Tiirn not to the right hand nor to the left: Eemove thy foot from evil. 5 My son, attend unto my wisdom ; Incline thine ear to my understanding : 2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil : 4 But her latter end is bitter as worm- wood. Sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death ; Her steps take hold on i^ Sheol ; 6 1^ So that she flndeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable and is she know- eth it not. 7 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me. And depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Eemove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house : 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others. And thy years unto the cruel : 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy 16 strength ; And thy labours he in the house of an ahen; 11 And thou i' mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are con- sumed, 12 And say. How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof ; 13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers. Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me ! 14 1 was well nigh in all evil 6. 34. THE PROVERBS. 475 1 Or, Let 2 Heb. go astray. 3 Or, weighi'th care- ful!!/ 1 Or, thir hand with a strauifir 5 Or, itestir 6 Or, gazelle 7 Or. judge 8Heb. iiu d(ywn. 9 Or. rover 10 Heb. (I man with a shield. "Or, 12 Or, teacheth In the midst of the congregatiou and assembly. 15Driuk waters out of thine own cistern. And ruuuiug waters out of thine own well. 16 1 Should thy springs bo dispersed abroad, And rivers of water in the streets ? 17 Let them Ijo for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed ; And rejoice hi the wife of thy youth. 19 -1.5 a loving hiud and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times ; And 2 be thou ravished always with her love. 20 For why shouldest thou, my son, '-^be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a stranger ? 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Loed, And he ^maketh level all his paths. 22 His own iniquities shall take the \vicked. And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. 23 He shall die for lack of instruction ; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. 6 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast stricken ^ thy hands for a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thy- self. Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour ; Go, 5 humble thyself, and importune thy neighbom-. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes. Nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a ^ roe from the hand of the hunter. And as a buxl from the hand of the fowler. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; Consider her ways, and be wise : 7 Which having no ' chief. Overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer. And gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wUt thou ^ sleep, slug- gard ■? When wUt thou arise out of thy sleep ? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slmnber, A little folding of the hands to ^ sleep : 11 So shall thy poverty come as a ^ robber, And thy want as ^an armed man. 12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity ; He walketh with a froward mouth ; 13 He winketh with bis eyes, he ^ speak- eth with his feet. He I'^maketh signs with his fingers; llFrowardness is in his heart, he de- viseth evil contiiinally ; He li^soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy. 16 There be six things whi<-h the Loed hateth ; Yea, seven which are an abomination 1^ mito hhn : 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood ; 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imagm- ations, Feet that be swift in running to mis- chief ; 19 A false witness that i^ uttereth lies, And he that i^'soweth discord among brethren. 20 My son, keej) the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the i^iaw of thy mother : 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, Tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee ; When thou "sleepest, it shall watch over thee ; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For i^tiie commandment is a lamji; and 19 the lav/ is light ; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life : 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the stranger's tongue. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart ; Neither let her take thee with her eye- lids. 26 For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread : And 20 the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. 27 Can a man take &ce in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned ? 28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched ? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be 21 unpunished. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry : 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold ; He shall give all the substance of his house. 32 He that conunitteth adultery with a woman is void of '^ understandmg : He doeth it that would destroy his own soul. 33 Wounds and dishonour shall he get ; And his reproach shall not be \viped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man; 15 Hcl>. lettelh loose. 11 Heb. o/hijt soul. 15 Heb. hreath- eth out. l»Or, teaching 1" Heb. liest dauni. 18 Or. their com- mand- inent laOr, their teaching 20 Heb a mans wife. 21 Heb. held in- nocent. 22 Heb. heart. _1 476 THE PROVERBS. 6. 34 lOr, teaching familiar friend 3Heb. maketh smooth her words. 1 Heb. the eye). 'Or, '■lose Heb. juarded. 6 Or, tur- bulent 'Heb. ■ihe Uard- rned her face, and said. ■iOr, were due from me 3 Or, cushions l!)Or, sprin- kled 11 Heb. sud- denly. And be will not space in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ransom ; Neither will be rest content, tbougb thou givest many gifts. Y My sou, keep my words. And lay nj) my commandments witb tbee. 2 Keep my cormnandments and live ; And my ilaw as tbe apple of tbine eye. 3 Bind them uijon tby fingers ; Write tbem ui>on tbe table of tbine beart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Tbou art my sister ; And call understanding thi/ 2 kins- woman : 5 Tbat tbey may keep tbee from tbe strange woman, From tbe stranger M-liicb ^flatteretb witb ber words. 6 For at tbe window of my bouse I looked f ortb tbrougb my lattice ; 7 And I bebeld among tbe simple ones, I discerned among tbe youtbs, A young man void of understanding, 8 Passing tbi'ougb tbe street near ber corner. And be went tbe way to ber bouse ; 9 In tbe twiligbt, in the evening of tbe day, Li tbe * blackness of nigbt and tbe darkness. 10 And, bebold, tbere met him a woman Witb tbe attire of an barlot, and ^wily of beart. 11 She is 6 clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in ber bouse : 12 Now sbe is in tbe streets, now in tbe broad places. And lietb in wait at every corner. 13 So sbe caugbt bim, and kissed bim, 7.^4HfZwitb an impudent face sbe said unto bim : 14 Sacrifices of jieace offerings ^are witb me; Tbis day bave I i>aid my vows, l,"") Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek tby face, and I have found thee. 161 have spread my couch with ^ carpets of tapestry, Witb striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. 171 bave i" perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fiU of love until the morning ; Let us solace om-selves with loves. 19 For the goodman is not at home. He is gone a long jomiiey: 20 He bath taken a bag of money witb bim ; He will come home at tbe full moon. 21 With ber much fair speech sbe causeth him to yield, With the flattering of ber lips sbe forceth bim away. 22 He goeth after ber n straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter. Or as 12 fetters to the correction of tbe fool; 23 Till an arrow strike through his liver ; As a bird basteth to the snare. And kuoweth not that it is for bis life. 24 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not tbine heart decUne to ber ways. Go not astray in ber paths. 26 For she bath cast down many wounded : Yea, all her slain are a mighty host. 27 Her bouse is tbe way to i'' Sbeol, Going down to tbe chambers of death. 8 Doth not wisdom cry. And understanding put forth her voice ? 2 In tbe top of high places by tbe way. Where the jiatlis meet, sbe standeth ; 3 Beside tbe gates, at tbe entry of the city, At tbe coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud : 4 Unto you, O men, I call ; And my voice is to the sons of men. 5 ye simple, understand i* subtilty ; And, ye fools, be ye of an under- standing beart. 6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things ; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall utter truth ; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth is are in righteousness ; There is nothing crooked or perverse in tbem. 9 They are all plain to him that under- standeth. And right to tbem that find know- ledge. 10 Eeceive my instruction, and not silver ; And knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than 16 rubies; And all the tbmgs tbat may be desired are not to be compared unto ber. 12 1 wisdom have made i-* subtilty my dwelling, And find out i' knowledge and dis- cretion. 13 Tbe fear of the Loed is to bate evil : Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way. And the froward mouth, do I bate. 14 Counsel is mine, aiid i^soimd know- ledge : I am understanding ; I have might. 15 By me kings reign. And princes decree justice. 16 By me i^ princes rule. And nobles, even all the judges ^Oof the earth. 171 love them tbat love me ; And those tbat seek me 21 diligently shall find me. 18 Kiches and honour are witb me ; Yea, 22 durable riches and righteous- ness. 10. 7. THE PROVERBS. 477 'Or, Increase ' Or, sum cOr, jn-e- pared " Or, hU decree 8 Or, ap- pointed oOr, had dc- liijUtcon- ttnualiy 10 Or, Sporting 11 Heb. draw forth. 12 Or, misseth me 19 My fruit is better tliau gold, yea, than fine gold; And my i revenue than choice silver. 20 1 walli in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the initlis of judgement : 21 That I may cause thoae that love me to inherit substance, And that I may till tlieir treasuries. 22 The Lord ^possessed me "iu the beginning of his way, ^Before his works of old. 231 was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; When there were no fountains a- bounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled. Before the hills was I brought forth : 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields. Nor the ^beginnmg of the dust of the world. 27 When he ^ established the heavens, I was there : When he set a cu'cle upon the face of the deep : 28 When he made firm the skies above : When the fountains of the deep be- came strong: 29 When he gave to the sea ''its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment: When he s marked out the foundations of the earth : 30 Then I was by him, as a master work- man: And I 9 was daily his delight, i^'Eejoicing always before him; SlioEejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men. 32 Now therefore, mij sons, hearken unto me: For blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise. And refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me. Watching daily at my gates, Waitmg at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life. And shall n obtain favour of the Lord. 36 But he that i^gimieth against me wrongeth his own soul : All they that hate me love death. 9 Wisdom hath builded her house. She hath hewn out her seven pillars : 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine ; She hath also fm-nished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth Upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simi)le, let him turn in hither : As for him that is void of understand- ing, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat ye of my bread. And drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 1" Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding. 7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: And ho that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: Keprove a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instmction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser : Teach a righteous man, and he wUl increase in learning. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied. And the years of thy life shaU. be increased. 12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thy- seU: And if thou scomest, thou alone shall bear it. 13 1^ The foolish woman is clamorous ; She is 15 simple, and knowetli nothing. 14 And she sitteth at the door of her house. On a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways, 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither : And as for him that is void of under- standing, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are svreet. And bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that i^the dead are there ; That her guests ai"e in the depths of Sheol. 10 The proverbs of Solomon. A wdse son maketh a glad father : But a foolish son is the hea\'iness of his mother. 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: But righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The Lord will not suffer the soiil of the righteous to famish : But he thi-usteth away the desu-e of the wicked. 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand : But the hand of the dUigent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer is I'a wise sou : But he that sleepeth in harvest is a sou 18 that causeth shame. 6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous : But 19 violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 7 The memory of the just is blessed: But the name of the wicked shall rot. 13 Or, F"riake th,- iimple 11 0-, 15 Heb. plicity. 16 Or, the shades Htb. I!'-pha- hn. I" Or, a son that doeth wisi'ty IS Or. that do<- th shame- Mly l» Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth violence 478 THE PROVERBS. 10. 8. IHeb. the foolWh of lips. 2 Or, ghaU be over- thi-own or laid low 3 The Sept. and Syr. read. Blithe that re- bxtketh ope III J/ maketh peace. 4 Or, the inouth of the wicked covereth violence s Heb. heart. *• Or, is a way 'Or, instruc- tion 8 Or, causeth to err 9 Or, is wise 10 Or, toil addeth nothing thereto 11 Or, But a man of under- standing hath wis- dom 12 Or, As the 1 whirl- j win^d passetht \ so is the inched no more 13 Heb. addeth. 8 The Tvise in heart will receive com- mandments : But la prating fool 2 shall fall. 9 He that walketh uprightly Avalketh sui'ely : But he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow : sBut la prating fool 2 shall fall. 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fount- ain of life : But ^violence covereth the mouth of tlie wicked. 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes : But love covereth all transgressions. 13 In the lips of him that hath discern- ment wisdom is found : But a rod is for the back of him that is void of s understanding. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge : But the mouth of the foolish is a pre- sent destruction. 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is then* poverty. 16 The labom- of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked to sin. 17 He C'is in the way of life that heedeth v correction : But he that forsake th reproof ^erreth. 18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lij)s ; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. 19 In the multitude of words there want- eth not transgression : But he that refraineth his lips ^doeth wisely. 20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many : But the foolish die for lack of ^ under- standmg. 22 The blessmg of the Lord, it maketh rich, And 10 he addeth no sorrow therewith. 23 It is as sport to a fool to do wicked- ness : 11 And so is wisdom to a man of under- standing. 24 The fear of the wicked, it shaU come upon him : And the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 12 When the whu'lwind passe th, the wicked is no more : But the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of the Lord i^prolongeth days: But the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness : But the expectation of the wicked shaU perish. 29 The way of the Lord is a strong hold to the upright ; But 1-* it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed : But the ■wicked shall not dwell in the island. 31 The mouth of the righteous isbringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable : But the mouth of the wicked ^TspeaJc- etk frowardness. 1118A false balance is an abomination to the Lord : But a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame : But with the lowly is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them : But the perverseness of the treacher- ous shall destroy them. 4 Eiches profit not in the day of wrath : But righteousness delivereth from death. 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall Indirect his way: But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them : But they that deal treacherously shall be taken in their own mischief. 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expect- ation shaU perish : And the hope of 20 iniquity perisheth. 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the ■wicked cometh in his stead. 9 With his mouth the godless man de- stroyeth his neighboui* : But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered. 10 When it goeth well ■with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: And when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: But it is overthrown by the mouth of the ■wicked. 12 He that despiseth his neighbom- is void of 5 -wisdom: But a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: But he that is of a faithful spirit con- cealeth the matter. 14 Where no ■wise guidance is, the people faUeth: But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 12. 22. THE PROVERBS. 479 iHeb. shall bo sore broken. 2Heb. those timt strike. hands. vousmess tendeth to life, and he i Or, My hand H2>on it t Heb. Hand to hand. •■ Or, i-ing >• Heb. turneth ttside from. " Or, ar- rogance sOr, what is instil/ due sOr, instruc- tion 15 He that is surety for a stranger i shall suiart for it : But lie that liateth ^suretiship is sure. 10 A gracious woman retaineth honour: And violent men retain riches. 17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul : But he that is cruel ti'oubleth his owu flesh. 18 The wicked earneth deceitful wages: But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. 19* He that is stedfast in righteousness fihall attain unto life: And he that piu'sueth evil doeth it to his own death. 20 They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to the Loed : But such as are perfect in their way are his delight. 21^ Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpiuiished: But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. '22 As a 5 jewel of gold in a swine's snout, iSo is a fan- woman which "is without discretion. 23 The desu'e of the righteous is only good: Hut the expectation of the wicked is ■? wrath. 24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more ; Aiid there is that withholdeth ^niore than is meet, hut it tendeth only to want. 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat : And he that wateretli shall be watered also himself. 26 He that witlilioldeth corn, the peoiole shall curse him : But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 27 He that diligently seeketh good seek- eth favour: But he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him. 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall f aU : But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. 29 He that troubleth his ow^l house shaU inherit the wind : And the foolish shall be sei-vant to the wise of heart. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; Aiid he that is wdse winneth souls. 31 Behold, the righteous shall be recom- pensed in the earth : How much more the wicked and the sinner ! ISWhoso loveth ^correction loveth know- ledge : But he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2 A good man shall obtain favour of the Lord: But a man of wicked devices wiU he condemn. 3 A man shall not be established by wickedness : But the root of the righteous shall never be moved. ■1 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husl)and: But she that lOmaketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 5 Tlie tlioughts of the righteous arc "just: JJiU the counsels of the wicked are deceit. The words of the wicked 12 are of Ij'ing in wait for Ijlood : But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 7 IS The wicked are overthrown, and are not: But the house of the righteous shall stand. 8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom : But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. 9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast : But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 11 He that tiUeth his laud shall have plenty of bread : But he that followeth after i^vain persons is void of understanding. 12 The wicked desu-eth i^the net of evU men : But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 13 In the trausgi-ession of the lips is ^'^a. snare to the evil man : But the righteous shall come out of trouble. 14 A man shaU be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth : And the domgs of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 15 The way of the foolish is right in his o^^^l eyes : But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel. 16 A fool's vexation is i7 presently known : But a prudent man concealeth shame. 17 He that i^uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness, But a false witness deceit. 18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword : But the tongue of the wise is health. 19 The lip of truth shall be estabhshed for ever: But a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evU : But to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous : But the wicked shall be filled with evil. 22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lokd: l"0r, doeth- shatne- fully n Heb. Judge- ment. 12 Or, are a lyitift in wait 13 Or, Over- throwthe wicked, and they are not nOr, vain things 15 Or, the prey 16 Or, an evil snare l"Or, openly Heb. in the day. IS Heb. breath- eth out. 480 THE PROVERBS. 12. 22. IHeb. slothful' ness. 2 Or, Care 3 Or, catcheth not his prey i Or, is to be diligent 5 Or, cor- rection eOr, from ' Or, the desire of the treachcr- ons is for violence BOr, causefh thatne and bringeth reproach OHeb. upright- ness of way. W Heb. sin. "Or, Jeigncth 12 Or, rebuke WThe Sept. and Vulg. have, iyi haste. " Heb. with the hand. "See ch. XYi. 20. 16 Or, maketh himself a debtor thereto "Or. teaching 18 Or, getteth But they that deal truly are his delight. 23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge : But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule : But 1 the slothfixl shall be put under taskwork. 25 2 Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop ; But a good word maketh it glad. 26 The righteous is a guide to his neigh- bour : But the way of the wicked causeth them to err. 27 1 The slothful man ^roasteth not that which he took in hunting : But the precious substance of men ^is to the diligent. 28 In the way of righteousness is life ; Aiid in the pathway thereof there is no death. 13 A wise son heareth his father's ^ in- struction : But a scorner heareth not rebuke. 2 A man shall eat good ^ by the fruit of his mouth : But 'the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence. 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life : Blithe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing : But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 5 A righteous man hateth lying : But a wicked man "is loathsome, and Cometh to shame. 6 Kighteousuess guardeth ^Imn that is ui)right in the way : But wickedness overthroweth i^the sinner. 7 There is that ii maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing : There is that n maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth. 8 Theransomof a man's life is his riches : But the poor heareth no i^ threatening. 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10 By pride cometh only contention ; But with the well advised is wisdom. 11 Wealth gotten is by vanity shall be diminished : But he that gathereth i^by laboui- shall have increase. 12 Hope defended maketh the heart sick : But when the desu'e cometh, it is a tree of life. 13 Whoso despiseth i^the word ^^ bringeth destruction on himself: But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 14 The 17 law of the wise is a fountain of Ufe, To depart from the snares of death. 15 Good understanding iSgiveth favour: But the way of the treacherous is rugged. 16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge : But a fool spreadeth out foUy. 17 A wicked messenger f aUeth into evil : But a faithful ambassador is health. 18 Poverty and shame shall he to him that refuseth i'' correction: But he that regardeth reproof shall be honom-ed. 19 The desire accompUshed is sweet to the soul : But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil. 20 '-JO Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise : But the companion of fools shall 21 smart for it. 21 Evil pursueth sinners : But the righteous shall be recompensed with good. 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his childi'en's children ; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous. 23 Much food is in the 22 tillage of the poor : But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice. 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son : But he that loveth him chasteneth him 23 betimes. 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul : But the beUy of the wicked shall want. 14 Every wise woman buUdeth her house : But 2i the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord : But he that is perverse in his ways desinseth him. 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a 25 rod 26 of pride : But the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean : But much increase is by the strength of the ox. 5 A faitliful witness wiU not lie : But a false witness 27uttereth Hes. 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not : But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. 7-28 Go into the presence of a foolish man. And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the iirudeut is to under- stand his way : But the foUy of fools is deceit. 92'JThe foolish make a mock at so guilt: But among the upright there is si good wiU. 10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness ; And a stranger doth not intemieddle with its joy. 15. 17. THE PROVERBS. 481 1 Or, i» straight bcfOTii 2 Or, KImU they not goastray 3 Or. Tlieir riches is a crown vnto the wise 4Heb. trreath- eth out. 5 Or, (Ac children of him that Imth it 6 Or. carrieth away 'Or, tranquil 8 Or, jetUousy oOr. calamity 11 Tho house of the wicked shall be over- thrown : But the tent of the ui^right shall flom-ish. 12 There is a way which i seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mu-tli is heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways : And a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simple belie veth every word: But the prudent man looketh well to his going. 16 A wise man feareth, and departetli from evil: But the fool beareth himself insolent- ly, and is confident. 17 He that is soon angi-y will deal foolishly: And a man of wicked devices is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly : But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evU bow before the good ; And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. "20 The poor is hated even of his o^vn neighbour : But the rich hath many friends. 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sin- neth: But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he. 22 2 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall he to them that devise good. 23 In aU labour there is profit : But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 24 3 The crown of the wise is their riches: But the f oUy of fools is 07ily folly. 25 A true witness delivereth souls : But he that * uttereth lies causeth deceit. 26 lu the fear of the Lord is strong con- fidence : And *his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death. 28 In the multitude of jieople is the king's glory: But in the want of peoiole is the de- struction of the prince. 29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding : But he that is hasty of spirit ^exalteth foUy. 30 A ''sound heart is the life of the flesh: But 8 envy is the rottenness of the bones. 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproach- eth his Maker: But he that hath mercy on the needy honoureth hioi. 32 The wicked is thrust down in his 3 evil-doing : But tho righteous i^hath hope in his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in tho heart of him that hath understanding : 11 But that which is in the mward part of fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exaltetli a nation: But sin is a reproach to i- any people. 35 The kuig's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely : But his wi-ath shall bo against him that 13 causeth shame. 15 A soft answer turneth away wrath : But a grievous word stirretli up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise uttereth know- ledge aright : But the mouth of fools poureth out foUy. 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place. Keeping watch upon the evil and the good. 4 i*A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit. 5 A fool despiseth his father's i^ correc- tion : But he that regardeth reproof i^get- teth prudence. 6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure : But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: But the heart of the foolish ^'^ docth not so. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord : But the prayer of the uin-ight is his delight. 9 The way of the ■\dcked is an abomin- ation to the Lord : But he loveth him that foUoweth after righteousness. 10 There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way : And he that hateth reproof shall die. lli^Sheol and i9 Abaddon are before the Lord: How much more then the hearts of the children of men ! 12 A scorner loveth not to be reproved : He will not go unto the wise. 13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful coun- tenance : But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. 14 The heart of hun tliat hath under- standing seeketh knowledge : But the mouth of fools feedeth on foUy. 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast. 16 Better islittle with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasui'o and trouble there- with. 17 Better is a ^ojimjer of herbs where love is. Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. ")Or, hath a refuge "Or, And in thcmidst of fouls it maketh itself known 12 Heb. peoples. U Or, doclh shame- fully "Heb. The healing of the tongue. 15 Or, instruc- tion 16 Or. dealeth prudent- ly I'Or, is not stedfcut or right 18 Or, The grave 19 Or, Destruc- tion 20 Or, portion 16 482 THE PROVERBS. 15. 18. ineb. heart. 2 Or, the (/rave 3 Or, the pjire speak pleasant words •1 Or. !Ji- st.ructi<ni 6 Or. plans "Heb. Hull. 7 Or, purposes 8 Or, his own jAirposc 18 A wrathful man stirreth up conten- tion : But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns : But the path of the upright is made an high way. 20 A wise son maketh a glad father : But a fooUsh man despiseth his mother. 21 Folly is joy to him that is void of 1 wisdom : But a man of understanding maketh straight his going. 22Wliere there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed : But in the multitude of coimseUors they are estabUshed. 23 A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth : And a word in due season, how good is it I 24 To the wise the way of life goeth up- ward. That he may depart from ^ Sheol be- neath. 25 The Lord wiU root up the house of the proud : But he will establish the border of the widow. 26 Evil devices are an abomination to the Lord : But 3 pleasant words are pure. 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house : But he that hateth gifts shall live. 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer : But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evU things. 29 The Lord is far from the wicked : But he heareth the prayer of the righteous, no The light of the eyes re j oiceth the heart : And good tidings make the bones fat. 31 The ear that hearkeneth to the re- proof of life Shall abide among the wise. 32 He that refuseth * correction despiseth his own soul: But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth 1 understanding. 33 The fear of the Lord is the instruc- tion of wisdom ; And before honour goeth humility. IGThe s preparations of the heart belong to man : But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes : But the Lord weigheth the spirits. 3 6 Commit thy works unto the Lord, And thy ' thoughts shall be established. 4 The Lord hath made every thing for Sits own end: Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: 9 Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is i" purged: And by the fear of the Lord men depart from evU. 7 Wlien a man's ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8 Better is a little with righteousness Tlian great revenues with injustice. 9 A man's heart deviseth his way: But the Lord directeth his steps. 10 11 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : His mouth shall not transgress in judgement. 11 A just balance and scales are the Lord's: All the weights of the bag are his work. 12 It is an abomination to kings to com- mit wickedness: For the throne is established by right- eousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings ; And they love him that speaketh right. 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : But a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life ; And his favom- is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold ! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. 17 The high way of the upright is to depart from evil : He that keepeth his way i^reserveth his soul. 18 Pride goeth before destruction. And an haughty spu-it before a fall. 19 Better it is to be of a lowly spii'it with the 12 poor. Than to divide the sjioil with the proud. 20 He that I'^giveth heed unto i^the word shall find good : And whoso trusteth in the Lord, hapijy is he. 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent : And the sweetness of the lijas increas- eth learning. 22 Understanding is a weUspriag of life unto him that hath it : But the correction of fools is their foUy. 23 The heart of the wise instructeth Ms mouth. And addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are as an lioneycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25 15 There is a way which iGseemeth riglit unto a man. But the end thereof are the ways of death. 26 The appetite of the labouring man laboureth for him ; 18. 5. THE PROVERBS. 483 'Or, vvfjcth him thereto 2Heb. dlggeth. 3 Or, alien- ateth his frwnd <0r. He that Khutteth his eyes to dctfitte frowurU thirtg^, that com- presscth fiis lips, bringeth ic. 6 Or, beauty sOr, Hit be found 7Heb. the sacri- fices of strife. 8 Or, diteth shame- fully 9 Heb. false- Jwod. i'' Or, Ar- rogant 11 Or, Ite 12 Or. dealith wisely " See ch. xvi. 28. 14 Or, A rebel- lious man {Heh.Ile- hellimt] scekcth only evil For liis mouth ipravnth it of liiiri. '27 A worthless man '•'<leviseth mischief: And in his lips there is as a scorching tire. 28 A froward man scattereth abroad strife: And a whisperer " separatetli chief friends. 29 A man of violence enticeth his neigh- bour, And leadeth him in a way that is not good. 30^ He that shuttcth his eyes, it is to devise froward things : He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. 31 The hoary head is a crown of ^ glory, "It shall be found in the way of right- eousness. 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty ; And he that rnleth his spirit than he that taketli a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. 17 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, Than an house full of 7 feasting with strife. 2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that f causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the bretliren. 3 The fhiiug pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold : But the Lord trieth the hearts. 4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And^a. liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: A7id he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. 6 Children's childi-eu are the crown of old men ; And the glory of childi-en are their fathers. 7 10 Excellent speech become th not a fool : Much less do lying lips a prince. 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it : Whithersoever "it turneth, "it i^pros- pereth. 9 He that covereth a transgression seek- eth love : But he that harpeth ou a matter i^separateth chief friends. 10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than an hundred stripes into a fool. Ill* An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man. Bather than a fool in bis foUy. 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good. Evil shall not depart from his house. 11 The beginning of strife is cw when one letteth out water: Therefore leave oil contention, before there be quarrelling. 15 Ho that justilieth the wicked, and he that condeninetli the rigliteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to tlie Lord. 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom. Seeing he hath no i"* understanding ? 17 A friend loveth at all tunes. And 1'' a brother is born for adversity. 18 A man void of i^ understanding striketh hands. And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour. 19 1' He loveth transgression that loveth strife : He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction. 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good : And he that hath a iierverse tongue falleth into i« mischief. 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow : And the father of a fool hath no joy. 22 A merry heart I'-'is a good medicine: But a broken spirit drieth up the bones. 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgement. 24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding : But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare hun. 26 Also to 20 punish tlie righteous is not good, J^or to smite the noble for their up- rightness. 27 21 He that spare th his words hath knowledge : And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of vmderstanding. 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : 22 When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent. 18 He that separate th himself seeketh his own desire. And 23 rage th against all sound wisdom. 2 A fool hath no delight in understand- ing, But only that his heart may reveal itself. 3 When the wicked cometh, there Com- eth also contempt. And with ignominy cometh reproach. 4 The woi-ds of a man's mouth are as deep waters; 2* The weUspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook. 5 To accept the person of the wicked is not good, 25 ^Vo;- to turn aside the righteous in judgement. 15 Heh. heart. !•■ Or, /» born at a brotluyr I'Or. Heth4tt loveth trans. gression loveth strife 18 Or. calamity 19 Heb. causer h good liealiivj. 20 Or, fiii^ 21 Or, He. thathath know- Icd^e spareth his ivords ; and a man of under- standing is of a cool spirit 22 Or, JTe that shutteth h is lips is *frc. 23 Or, (/uarrel- leth with 21 Or, A flowing brook, a well- sjjring of wisdom 25 Or, .S'o as to turn aside IG- 484 THE PROVERBS. 18. 6. 'Or, bring conteti' 2Heb. cham- bers. 3Heb. is set on high. *0r. raise up 5 Or, injured 6Heb. A man of friends. 7 Heb. lover. 8 Or, desire vnthont kn/yw- ledge is not good 9 Or, Tnisselh his way 6 A fool's lips 1 enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. 8 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels. And they go down into the 2 innermost parts of the belly. 9 He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and ^ is safe. 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as an high wall in his own imagin- ation. 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty. And before honour goeth humility. 13 He that giveth answer before he hear- eth. It is folly and shame unto him. 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his iufii-mity ; But a broken spirit who can *bear? 15 The heart of the prudent getteth know- ledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh know- ledge. 16 A man's gift maketh room for him. And briugeth him before great men. 17 He that pleadeth his cause fii-st seein- efh just; But his neighbour cometh and search- eth him out. 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease. And parteth between the mighty. 19 A brother ^ offended is harder to be vjon than a strong city : And such contentions are like the bars of a castle. 20 A man's belly shall be fiUed with the fruit of his mouth ; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue ; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 22 Whoso fuideth a wife findeth a good thing. And obtaineth favour of the Lord. 23 The poor useth intreaties : But the rich answereth roughly. 24 6 He that maketh many friends doeih it to his own destruction : But there is a ^ friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lijis and is a fool. 2 Also, 8 that the soul be without know- ledge is not good ; And he that hasteth with his feet '•> sinneth. 3 The foohshness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord. 4 Wealth addeth many friends : But 10 the poor is separated from his friend. 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished ; And he that "uttereth lies shall not escape. 6 Many wUl intreat the favour of i^the liberal man : And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 AU the brethi-en of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him I 13 He pursueth them with words, but they are gone. 8 He that getteth i^ wisdom loveth his own soul : He that keepeth understanding shall find good. 9 A false witness shall not be unpun- ished ; And he that n uttereth lies shaU perish. 10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rvde over princes. 11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger ; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion ; But his favour is as dew upon the grass. 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father : And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers : But a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Slothf uhiess casteth into a deep sleep ; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul : But he that I'^is careless of his ways shall die. 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, And his good deed wiU he pay him again. 18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope ; And set not thy heart on i^liig de- struction. 19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty : For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again. 20 Hear counsel, and receive 1'' instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 21 There are many devices in a man's heart ; But the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. 22i8The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness : And a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life : And he that hath it shall abide satisfied ; He shall not be visited with evil. 21. G. THE PROVERBS. 485 'Or, viotctitly entreat- eth 2 Or, reelith 3 Or, atujereth himscif against Mm 4Heb. souU 5 Or, cease eor, There- fore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing •Or, Many a man will meet one that is kind to him 8 Or, WiH- noweth 9Heb. .4 stone and a stone, an ephah and an ej}hah. 24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his month again. 2.5 Smite a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence : And reprove one that hath imder- standing, and he will understand knowledge. 26 He that ispoileth his father, and chasoth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. 27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction Onhj to err from the words of know- ledge. 28 A worthless witness mocketh at judge- ment: And the mouth of the wicked swal- loweth iniquity. 29 Judgements are prepared for scorners. And stripes for the back of fools. 20Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler ; And whosoever ^erreth thereby is not wise. 2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion : He that ^provoketh him to anger sin- neth against his own ^life. 3 It is an honour for a man to ^keep aloof from strife : But every fool will be quaiTelling. 4 The slothful will not plow by reason of the vrinter ; c Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is lilx deep water ; But a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 7 Most men will proclaim every one his o'ft'n kindness : But a faithful man who can find ? 7 A just man that walketh in his in- tegi-ity, Blessed are his children after him. 8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgement ** Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin ? 10 -'Divers weights, and divers measiu-es, Both of them alike are an abomin- ation to the Lord. 11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, "Whether his work be pui-e, and whe- ther it be right. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye. The Lord hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer : But when he is gone liis way, then he boasteth. 1.') There is gold, and abundance of lOmbies: But the lips of knowledge are a pre- cious jewel. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a sti-anger ; And 11 hold him in pledge tJiat in surety for 12 strangers. 17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man ; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: And by wise guidance make thou war. 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets : Therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips. 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother. His lamp shall be put out iu the blackest darkness. 21 An inheritance may he gotten hastily at the beginning ; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evU. : Wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abomination to the Lord ; And 13 a false balance is not good. 24 A man's goings are of the Lord; How then can man understand his way? 25 It is a snare to a man i* rashly to say. It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry. 26 A wise king wianoweth the wicked. And bringeth the threshing wheel over them. 27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the innermost parts of the belly. 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king : And IS his thi-one is upholden by mercy. 29 The glory of young men is then- strength : And the beauty of old men is the hoary head. 30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil : And strokes reach the innermost parts of the belly. 21 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord as the watercourses : He tiirneth it whithersoever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : But the Lord weigheth the hearts. 3 To do justice and judgement Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 An high look, and a proud heart, i^'Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin. 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness : But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want. 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue l0Sec.,Ii,li xxviii. 18. "Or. take a pli'dyc of him 12 An- other leading is, a stranf/e woman 13 Heb a balance of deceit. HOr. rashly to utter holy words Or, to de- vour Va^t which is holy 1-^ Or, he upTwId- etk his throne leOr, And the tillage 486 THE PROVERBS. 21. 6. 1 Or, ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, they are iftiares of death or, into the snares of death 'Or, straight 3 Or, a house in co^atnon Heb. a house of society. 4 Or, when one con- sidereth the wise 5 Or. One that is right- eous. . . he over- throweth the wick- ed &c. 6 Heb. beiuleth. 7 Or, But destrue- /wwi shall be to &c. 8 Or. the shades Heb. Itepha- iin. 9 0r, « eonten- tious woman and vex- ation Is a vaiJour di-iveu to aud fro; ^they tJiat seek them seek death. 7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them awaj'; Because they refuse to do judgement. 8 The way of him that is ladeu with guilt is exceeding crooked : But as for the pure, his work is bright. 9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in 8 a wide house. 10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil : His neighboui- findeth no favour in his eyes. 11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise : Aiid *when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12 5 The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked ; Ho 10 the wicked are overthrown to their ruin. 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor. He also shall cry, but shall not be heard. 14 A gift m secret "paciiieth auger, And a present in the bosom strong wrath. 15 It is joy to the righteous to do judge- ment ; 7 But it is a destruction to the workers of miquity. 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the congregation of ^the dead. 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man : He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous ; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. 19 It is better to dwell in a desert laud. Than with ^a contentious and fretful woman. 20 There is jirecious treasure and oil in the dweUiug of the wise ; But a foolish man swalloweth it up. 21 He that f olloweth after righteousness and mercy Findeth life, righteousness, andhonour . 22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty. And bringeth down the strength of the conlideuce thereof. 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles. 24 The proud and haughty man, scorner is his name, He worketh in the arrogance of pride. 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him ; For his hands refuse to labour. 26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long : But the righteous giveth and with- holdeth not. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination : How much more, when he bringeth it It" with a wicked mind ! 28 A false witness shall iserisb : But the man that heareth shall speak 11 unchallenged. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face : But as for the upright, 12 he ordereth his ways. 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against the Lord. 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: But 13 victory is of the Lord. 22 A good name is rather to be chosen than gi-eat riches, And li loving favour rather than silver and gold. 2 The rich aud the poor meet together : The Lord is the maker of them aU. 3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself : But the simple imss on, and i^suffer for it. 4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord I.i riches, and honour, and life. 5 Thorns a7id snares are in the way of the fro ward : He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. 6 Train up a child i" in the way he sliould go, And even when he is old he will not dejiart from it. 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap 1'' calamity : And the rod of his wrath shall fail. 9 He that hath a I'^boimtiful eye shall be blessed ; For he giveth of his bread to the poor. 10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out ; Yea, strife and ignominy shall cease. 11 He that loveth I'-'pureness of heart, ^For the gi-ace of his lips the king shall be his friend. 12 The eyes of the Lord preserve him that hath knowledge. But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man. 13 The sluggard saith. There is a lion without : I shall be 21 murdered in tho streets. 14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit : He 22 that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. ISFooUshness is bound up in the heart of a child ; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16 He that oppresseth the poor to in- crease his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want. 23. 33. THE PROVERBS. 487 iThe word 13 rluubt- ful. Another rtjadin^i is, hrrc- to/orc. 2 Or, In 3 Or, 0/ a cer- tainty the words ■tc. 'OT.for iOr, "Or, skilful 7Heb. obscure. 8 Or, what sor. For thou icilt put 10 Or, by reason of thine ov»i iinder- standing UOr, Wilt thou set thine eyes u/ion it t it is gone; Heb. Shall thine upon it arid it is not f 12 Or, as one that reckon- eth 17 Incline thino car, and hear the words of the w iso, And apply thine heart unto my know- ledge. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If tliey he estahlished together upon thy lips. 19 That thy trust may he in the Lord, 1 have made tl/em known to thee this day, even to thee. 20 Have not I written unto thee i ex- cellent things 2 Of counsels and knowledge ; •21 To make thee know ^the certainty of the words of truth. That thou mayest carry l)ack words of truth to them that send thee ? 22Eob not the poor, ^ because he is poor, Neither ^ oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the Lord will plead their cause. And despoil of life those that despoil them. 2i Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger ; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go : 25 Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul. 26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands. Or of them that are sureties for debts : 27 If thou hast not wherewdth to pay. Why should he take away thy bed from under thee ? 28 Eemove not the ancient landmark. Which thy fathers have set. 29 Seest thou a man ^ diligent in his busi- ness ? he shall stand before kings ; He shall not stand before 7 mean men. 23When thou sittest to eat with a ruler. Consider dihgently «him that is before thee ; 2 9 And put a knife to thy throat. If thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties ; Seeing they are deceitful meat. 4 Weary not thyself to be rich ; Cease i" from thine own wisdom. 5 11 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not ? For riches certainly make themselves wings. Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye. Neither desire thou his dainties: 7 For 12 as he reckoneth within himseK, so is he : Eat and drink, saith he to thee ; But his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words. 9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will de.spise the wisdom of thy words. IQi^'Ilemove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the Holds of llie fatherless : 11 For their redeemer is strong; He shall plead their cause against thee. 12.\i)ply thine heart unto !•* instruction. And thine ears to the words of know- ledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child : For 15 if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from i" Sheol. 15 My son, if thine heart be wise. My heart shall be glad, even mine : 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, When thy lips speak right things. 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners : But be thou iu the fear of the Lord all the day long : 18 For surely there is a i^ reward ; And thy hope shall not be cut off. 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thiue heart iu the way. 20 Be not among wuiebibbers ; Among gluttonous eaters of flesh : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee. And despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not ; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and un- derstanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall great- ly rejoice: And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad. And let her that bare thee rejoice. 26 My son, gire me thine heart. And let thiue eyes i^ delight in my ways. 27 For a whore is a deep ditch ; And a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 Yea, she lieth iu wait i^as a robber. And increaseth the treacherous among men. 29 Who hath 20 woe? who hath 21 sorrow? who hath contentions ? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath 22redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine ; They that go to 23 seek out mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red. When it giveth its colour in the cup, "V\1ien it 21 goeth down smoothly : 32 At the last it bitetli like a serxjent, And stingeth like -Jan adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold 26 strange things, 488 THE PROVERBS. 23. 33. iHeb. is in strength. 2Heb. strength' eneth might. 3 Or, victory/ 4Heb. foolish' nesS' 5Heb. tottering to the slaugh' ter. 6 Or, forbear thou not to deliver r Or, this man 8 See ch. xxiii. 18. 9 Or, as a wicked man 10 Or. pGLSture "Or, fold And thine heart shall utter froward things. 34 Tea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 They have stricken me, shall thou say, and I was not hurt ; They have beaten me, and I felt it not : When shall I awake ? I wUl seek it yet again. 24Be not thou envious against evil men. Neither desu-e to be with them: 2 For their heart studieth oppression, And their lii)s talk of mischief. 3 Tlurough wisdom is an house builded ; And by understanding it is established : 4 And by knowledge are the chambers fiUed With all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man lis strong; Yea, a man of knowledge ^ in crease th might. 6 For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war : And in the multitude of counsellors there is ^ safety. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool : He openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8 He that deviseth to do evil. Men shall call him a mischievous person. 9 Tlie thought of ^ the foolish is sin : And the scoruer is an abomination to men. 10 If thou faint m the day of adversity. Thy strength is small. 11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death. And those that are ^ ready to be slain " see that thou hold l)ack. 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not nhis: Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work ? 13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good ; And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste : 14 So shalt tliou know wisdom to be unto thy soul: If thou hast found it, then shall there be a ^reward. And thy hope shall not be cut off. 15 Lay not wait, ^O wicked man, agamst the Inhabitation of the righteous; SpoU not his ^resting place: 16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up agaui : But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth. And let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown : 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease liim, And he tm-n away his wrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evU-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked : 20 For there will be no ^ reward to the evil man ; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 21 My son, fear thou the Loed and the king: And meddle not with them that are given to change : 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly ; And who knoweth the destruction 12 of them both? 23 These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judge- ment is not good. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him : 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight. And a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 He i^liisseth the lips That giveth a right answer. 27 Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards buUd thine house. 28 Be not a witness against thy neigh- bour without cause ; i*And deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me ; I wUl render to the man according to his work. 30 1 went by the field of the slothful. And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns. The face thereof was covered with 15 nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I beheld, and considered well : I saw, and received instruction. 33 ifi Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleej) : 34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber ; And thy want as an armed man. 25 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth. And the heart of kings is unsearchable. 4 Take away the dross from the silver. And there cometh forth a vessel for tlie finer: 12 Or, of titeir years 13 Or, kisseth with the lips n Heb. And woiUdest thou deceive with thy lips) 15 Or, wild vetches 16 See ch. vi. 10, 11. 26. 18. THE PllOVERBS. 489 1 Hell. Olorify not thy- self. 2 Or, /...« ifbe said in the eitii thereof. What viilt thou do) when (to. 3 Or, Hut <0r, in djio season SOr. fili(rred work 3 Or, (t no&e- ring 1 Hcb. in a (jift offahc- hood. 8 Or, OHeb. full of thee. 10 Or, Soda 11 Hi!b. he that hatcth thee- 5 Take away the wicked //-om before the kiuf,', Ami his throne shall be established in rigliteousness. 01 Put not thyself forward in the ]ire- senco of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: 7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come uji hither; Than that thou shouldest be put lower in tlie presence of the jiriuce, Whom thine eyes have seen. 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, 2Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, Wlien thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, •''And disclose not the secret of an- other : 10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away. 11 A word 1 fitly spoken Is like ajjples of gold in ^ baskets of silver. \2As ''an earring of gold, and an orna- ment of fine gold. So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest. So is a faithful messenger to them that send him ; For he ref resheth the soul of his masters. 14: As clouds and wind without ram. So is he that boasteth hiniseK 7 of his gifts falsely. 15 By long forbearing is a ^ruler per- suaded. And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 16 Hast thou found honej'? eat so much as is suiScieut for thee ; Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 17 Let thy foot be seldom ui thy neigh- bour's house; Lest he be '-"weary of thee, and hate thee. 18 A man that beareth false witness a- gamst his neighboiu" Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. ■10 As one that taketh oE a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon 1" nitre. So is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 21 If 11 thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; And if he be thu'sty, give him water to drink : 22 For thou shaft heap coals of fire upon his head. And the Lord shaU reward thee. 23 The north wind bringeth forth rain : So doth a Ijackbiting tongue an angry countenance. 24 12 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman hi a wide house. 25 Js cold waters to a i''thirsty soul. So is good news from a far couiitry. 26 ^Is a I'' troubled fountam, and a cor- rupted spring. So is a righteous man that i-^giveth way before the wicked. 27 It is not good to eat nuicli honey: i^So/o/- men to search out their own glory is not glory. 28 17 He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall. 26 As snow in summer, and as rain ui harvest. So honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swaUow in her llying. So the cm-se that is causeless i^light- eth not. 3 A whip for the horse, a Ijridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools. 4 Answer not a fool according to his follj', Lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly. Lest he be wise in I'-^his own conceit. 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off Ids oivn feet, and drinketh m damage. 7 The legs of the lame hang loose : So is a parable in tlie mouth of fools. 8 20 As a bag of gems in a heap of stones, So is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard. So is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10 21 As an archer that womideth all, So is he that liu-eth the fool and he that hireth them that pass by. 11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, (So is a fool that reijeateth his folly. 12Seest thou a man wise in i^his own conceit '? There is more hope of a fool than of him. 13 22 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the waj' ; A lion is in the streets. 14^1 A- the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. 15 23 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish ; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in I'-'his own conceit Than seven men that can 21 render a reason. 17 25 He that passeth by, and vexeth him- self with strife belonging not to him. Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a madman who casteth firebrands. 10- 12 Seo cli. '■I Or, wciiry 11 Hcb. traiii- l.h-d. 15 Or, ii moved 16 Or, Hut fur men to search out tlmir own fflorT/ i^ iilon/ The Hebrew text is obscure. I'Or. Ec that hath no rule orer his spirit 18 Heb. Cometh not. w Heb. his ovyn eyes. 20Or, ^» one that bindeth fast a stone in a sling 21 Or, A masttr worker formcth all things; but he that hireth the fool is as o^ie that hireth thetn that pass by The Hebrew text is obscure. 22 See ch. xxii. 13. 23 See ch. xix. 1:4. 2J0r, answer dis- creetly 2.1 Or, He that vexeth himself .. .is like one that taketh a jjassirg d'lij ic. 490 THE PROVERBS. 26. 18. 1 See ch. xviii 8. 2Heb. crushed. 3Heb. ajiocd. IHeb. tram- pleth AiTows, and death ; 19 So is the mau that deceiveth his neighbour, And saith, Am not I in sport? 20 For lack of wood the lire goeth out: And where there is no whisperer, con- tention ceaseth. 21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fii-e ; So is a contentious man to inflame strife. 221 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels. And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are lil-e an earthen vessel overlaid with sQver di-oss. 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, But he layeth up deceit within him : 25 When he speaketh fair, beUeve him not ; For there are seven abominations in his heart : 26 Though his hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly shewed before the congregation. 27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : And he that roUeth a stone, it shall return upon him. 28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath 2 wounded ; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin. 27 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; A stranger, and not thine own Ups. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is ^ out- rageous ; But who is able to stand before jeal- ousy? 5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend : But the kisses of an enemy are pro- fuse. 7 The full soul ^loatheth an honeycomb : But to tlie Imngi-y soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8 As a bml that wandereth from her nest. So is a man that wandereth from his place. 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not ; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity : Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad. That I may answer him that reproach- eth me. 12 5 A prudent man seeth the evU, and hideth himself : But the simple pass on, a7id suffer for it. 13 6 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger ; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a strange woman. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall he counted a curse to him. 15 A contiaual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike : 16 He that would ''restrain her Srestrain- etli the wind. And "his right hand encountereth oil. 17 Iron sharpeneth u"on ; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 191*^ As in water face ansivereth to face, So the heart of man to man. 20 11 Sheol and Abaddon are never satis- fied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21 The fining pot is for silver, and the fur- nace for gold. And a man is tried by i^bis praise. 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks. And look well to thy herds: 24 For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto aU generations? 25 The I'^hay is carried, and the tender gi-ass sheweth itself. And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing. And the goats are the price of trhe field: 27 And there tvill he goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household ; And maintenance for thy maidens, 28 The wicked flee when no man pur- sue th : But the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof : But by i'*men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 3 A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is lihe a sweeping rain '^ which leaveth no food. 5 See ch. xxii. 3. " See ch. XX. IC. 'Heb. hide. 8 Heb. hideth. »0r, the oint- tne.nt of his right hand be- tcrayeth itseif 10 Or, As water sheweth face to face, so the heart sheweth man to man 11 See ch. XV. IL 12 Or, that which ho praiseth Or. that whereof he hoant eth 13 Heb. grass. 11 Or. a man 15 Heb. without food. 29. U. THE PROVERBS. 491 I See cli. xix. 1. 2Heb. perversa if/ two wayt. 3Heb. his own eyes. 4Heb. vutst l>e searched for. 5 Or, calamity 6 Or, O prince that laekest under- standin<t and art a great oppress- or, lie i-c. 1 Or, he that walketh per- versely in two ways s See ch. xii.ll. 8 Or, For for a piece of bread a man will trans- gress 4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked : But such as keep the law contend witli thom. .^P^.vil men understand not judgement: Hut they that seek the Lord under- stand all things. Gi Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is ^perverse in Ms ways, though he be rich. 7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son : But he that is a companion of glut- tonous men shameth his father. 8 He that augmenteth his substance by usury and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor. 9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law. Even his prayer is an abomination. 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. 11 The rich man is wise in ^his own con- ceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. 12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory : But when the wicked rise, men *hide themselves. 13 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper : But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. 14 Happy is the man that feareth alway : But he that hardeneth his heart shaU f aU into ^ mischief. 15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; So is a wicked ruler over a poor people. 16 6 The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor : But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. 17 A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit ; let no man stay him. IS Whoso wallseth uprightly shall be delivered : But ''he that is perverse in Jiis ways shall fall at once. 19 8 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread : But he that f oUoweth after vaiajiersons shall have poverty enough. 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings : But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. 21 To have respect of persons is not good : 9 Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread. 22 He that hath an evU eye hasteth after riches. And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. 23 He thatrebuketh a man shall afterward find more favour Than he that fiattereth with the tongue. 24 Whoso rol)betlihis father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; The same is the companion of a destroyer. 2.5 He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife : But he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. 2GHe that trusteth in his own heart is a fool ; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered, 27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. 28 When the wicked rise, men hide them- selves : But when they perish, the righteous increase. 29 He that being often reproved hard- eneth his neck Shall suddenly be broken, and that without remedy. 2 When the righteous i^are increased, the people rejoice: But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh. 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father : But he that keepeth company with harlots wastetli his substance. 4 The king by judgement establisheth the land : But 11 he that exacteth gifts overthrow- eth it. 5 A man that fiattereth his neighbour Sjjreadeth a net for his steps. 6Li the transgression of an evU man there is a snare : But the righteousdoth sing and rejoice. 7 The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor : The wicked 12 hath not understanduig to know it. 8 Scornful men set a city in a flame : But wise men turn away wi-ath. 9 If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, 13 Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest. 10 The bloodthirsty hate hun that is per- fect: "And as for the upright, they seek his life. 11 A fool uttereth all his 15 anger: But a wise man keepeth it back and stiUeth it. 12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood. All his servants are wicked. 13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together : The Lord lighteneth the eyes of them both. 14 The king that faitlifully judgeth the poor. 10 Or, ore in au- thority n Or, ;i<- that im- poseth tribute Heb. a man of qferings. 12 Or. under- standeth not know- ledge 13 Or, IJe rageth and laugh- eth, and there is no rest "Or, But the upright care for his soul 15 Heb. spirit. Iti— tj 492 THE PROVEKBS. 29. 14. 1 Or, are in au- thority iHeb. answer^ 3 Or. tfitshlc'ss 4 The meaning of the word is doubtful. The Vulgate renders it, re- j'ractwy. ■' See Lev. V. 1. «Heb. shall bii net on high. 'Or, Jakch, of Massa See Gen. XXV. 14. s>Or, burden »0r, as other- wise read, / have wearied myself, God, 1 have loearifd myaelf, God, a^id am con- sumed: for I am ic. lOOr. That 1 should have the know- ledge <tc. " See Ps. xii. 6, xviii. 30. 12 Heb. purified. His throne shall be established for ever. 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom : But a chUd left to himself causeth shame to his mother. 16 When the wicked i are increased, trans- gression increaseth : But the righteous shaU look upon their faU. 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 18T\Tiere there is no vision, the people cast off restraint : But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. 19 A servant will not be corrected by words : For though he understand he will not 2 give heed. 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his 3 words ? There is more hope of a fool than of him. 21 He that delicately Innngeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become *a son at the last. 22 An augi-y man stirretli up strife, And a wratliful man abouudeth in transgression. 23 A man's pride shall bring him low : But he that is of a lowly spmt shall obtain hoiioiu'. 24 "Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul : 5 He heareth the adjuration and ut- tereth nothmg. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare : But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord ^ shall be safe. 26 Many seek the ruler's favour: But a man's judgement cometh from the LoKD. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous : And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the ^vicked. 30 The words of Agur the son of 7 Jakeh; the ^ oracle. The man saith ^unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: 2 Sm-ely I am more brutish than any man , And have not the understanding of a man : 3 And I have not learned wisdom, ^Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One. ■IWho 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 thou knowest? 5 ^1 Every word of God is 12 tried : He is a shield unto them that trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7 Two things have I asked of thee ; Deny me them not before I die : 8 Eemove far from me vanity and lies : Give me neither poverty nor riches ; Feed me with is the food that is need- ful for me : 9 Lest I be fuU, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? Or lest I be poor, and steal. And i^use profanely the name of my God. 10 Slander not a servant unto his master. Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father. And doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their owa eyes. And yet are not washed from their filthiuess. 13 There is a generation. Oh how lofty are their eyes ! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives. To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. 15 The i^borseleach hath two daughters, ^^crying, Give, give. There are thi-ee things that are never satisfied. Yea, four that say not. Enough: 161' The grave; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water ; And the fire that saith not. Enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his motlier. The ravens of i**the valley shall pick it out, And the i^ young eagles shall eat it. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me. Yea, four which I know not : 19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock ; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maid. 20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth. And saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 20 For three things the earth doth tremble. And for four, which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he is king ; And a fool when he is tiUed with meat; 13 Heb. (As bread of my por- tion. 11 Heb. handle the name. 15 Or, vam,pire leOr, called 17 Heb. Sheol. i«Or. the brook 19 Or, vultures 20 Heb. Uudtr. 31. 31. THE PROVERBS. 493 Lov. xi. 5. 2 Or, thon canst seize with thy hands a Or. war- horse Heb. weJl ffirt (or, well knit) in the loins. 4 Or, when his army is with him 6 Heb. pressing. 6 Or, The words of Letniicl King of Massa, which <t-c. See oh. xxx.l, margin. 'Or, burden 8 Or, as other- wise read, tli^ni that destroy 9.\nother reading is, to desire strong drink. 10 Heb. that which is decreed. 11 Heb. 0/ all the sons of afflic- tion. 12 Or, ready to pass away Heb. the sons of P'XSsiTig away. 2.^ For an odious woman when she is married ; And an handmaid that is lieir to her mistress. 24 There he four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: 25 The ants are a i>eople not strong, Yet they provide their meat in the suuuner ; 2G The 1 conies are but a feeble folk. Yet make they their houses in the rocks ; 27 The locusts have no kmg. Yet go they forth all of them by bands ; 28 The lizard '^takethhold with her hands, Y'^et is she in kings' palaces. 29 There be thi-ee things which are stately ui their march, Y'ea, f om* which are stately in going : 30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts. And tui-neth not away for any; 31 The 3 greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king, ^ against whom there is no rising up, 32 If thou hast done fooUshly in lifting up thyseK, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lai/ thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 For the 5 churning of milk bringeth forth butter. And the ^ wruiging of the nose bring- eth forth blood : So the 5 forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. 31 6 The words of king Lemuel; the T oracle which his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, son of my womb ? And what, son of my vows ? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to ^that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to di-ink wine ; Nor for princes ^to say, Where is strong drink '? 5 Lest they drink, and forget lo the law, And pervert the judgement ^^of any that is afflicted. G Give strong drink unto bun that is ready to perish. And wme unto the bitter in soul : 7 Let him drink, and forget his pover- ty, And remember his misery no more. 8 OiJen thy mouth for the dumb. In the cause of all such as are 12 left desolate. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister judgement to the jjoor and needy. 10 A virtuous woman who can find? For her price is far above i'^ rubies. 11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of I'lgain. 12 Slie doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool and flax. And worketh 15 willingly with her hands. 14 Slie is like the merchant-ships ; She bringeth her food from afar. 15 She risetli also while it is yet night. And giveth meat to her household. And their iC'task to her maidens. IG She considereth a field, and buyeth it : With the fruit of her hands she plant- eth a vineyard. 17 She glrdeth her loins with strength. And maketh strong her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable : Her lamp goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her I'^hands hold the spindle, 20 She spreadeth out her i**hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household ; For aU her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh for herself 19 carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates. When he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh linen garments and sell- eth them; And dehvereth girdles unto the 20 mer- chant. 25 Strength and dignity are her clothing ; And she laugheth at the time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth mth wisdom ; And the 21 law of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household. And eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed ; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying : 29 Many daughters have done virtu- ously. But thou excellest them all. 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain : But a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates. "See Job xxviii. IS. 11 Heb. spoil. 1'' Or, at the busi- ness of l«Or, port ion 1 Heb. palhig. 18 Heb. palrn. iiOr, cushions 21 Heb. Canuatt- Ue. 21 Or. teaching ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER. lOr, the great orator Heb. Koheleth. 2 Or, torre7tts 3 Or. All words are feeble *See ver. h 5 Or, a feeding 07i wind (see Hos. xii. 1) Or, vexa- tion of spirit and so else- where. 6 Heb. defect. "^ Or, yea , more than all 8 Heb. over. 9 Heb. hath seen abund- antly. 10 Or, and thou shalt enjoy "Or, good 1 The words of i the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preach- er; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. 3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun? 4 One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; and the earth a- 5 bideth for ever. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hastcth 6 to his place where he ariseth. The wind goeth toward the south, and tm-u- eth about unto the north; it tui-neth about continually in its com-se, and the wind retm-neth again to its cir- 7cuits. All the 2 rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not fuU; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither 8 they go again. 8 All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor 9 the ear filled with hearing. That which hath been is that which shall be ; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there 10 is no new thing under the sun. Is there a thing whereof men say. See, this is new? it hath been ah-eady, in 11 the ages which were before us. There is no remembrance of the former gen- erations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after. 12 I ^the Preacher was king over Israel 13 in Jerusalem. Aiid I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning aU that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be 14 exercised therewith. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and ^a 15 striving after wind. That which is crooked cannot be made straight : and 6 that which is wanting cannot be num- IBbered. I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom 7 above all that were before me ^in Jerusalem : yea, my heart "hath had great experience of 17 wisdom and knowledge. And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and foUy: I jierceived that this also was a striving after wind. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge m- creaseth sorrow. 2 I said in mine heart. Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; i" there- fore enjoy n pleasure: and, behold, this 2 also was vanity. I said of laughter. It is mad : and of mhth, "What doeth Sit? I searched in mine heart how to cheer my flesh with wiue, mine heart yet 12 guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under the 4 heaven i^all the days of then- life. I made me great works; I builded me 5 houses; I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of aU kinds of 6 fruit: I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees 7 were reared: I bought menservants and maidens, and had servants born in my house ; also I had great posses- sions of herds and flocks, above all 8 that were before me in Jerusalem : I gathered me also silver and gold, and the pecuhar treasm-e of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the dehghts of the sons of men, i^ concubines very 9 many. So I was great, and increased more than aU that were before me in Jerusalem : also my wisdom is remaiued 10 with me. And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them : I with- held not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour ; and this was my portion from 11 all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labom- that I had laboured to do : and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wiud, and there was no profit under the sun. 12 And I turned myself to behold wis- dom, and madness and f oUy : for what can the man do that cometh i" after the king? even that which hath been 13 already done. Then I saw that wis- dom excelleth folly, as far as light 14excelleth darkness. The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I per- ceived that one event happeneth to 15 them all. Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also was vanity. 16 For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever ; seemg that in the days to come all will have been already forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even 17 as the fooll So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun 12 Or, holding its course 13 Heb. the nitm* ber of the days of their life. uor, musical instru- menis, and that of all sorts The Sept. and Syriac render, cupbear- ers, male and female. The meaning of the Hebrew is very uncer- t-iin. 15 Or, stood by ^ne 16 Or, after the king, even him whom thfiy made king long ago! Or, after the king, in thoso things which have been already done I 4. 9. ECCLESIASTES. 495 lOr, SlKCeBS 2Heb. give. 3 Or, vexation «0r, hasten thereto 5 Accord- ing to some ancient author- ities, apart froin him, 6 Or, matter ■'Or, eternity 8 Or, to get good was grievous unto me : for all is vanity and a striving after wind. 18 And I bated all my labour wberein I laboured under tbe sun : seeing that I must leave it unto the man that sbaU 19 be after me. And who knowetb whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed wisdom under the smi. 20 This also is vanity. Therefore I tiu-ned about to cause my heart to despair con- cernuig all the labour wherein I had "21 laboured under the sun. For there is a man whose labour is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with iskil- fuhiess; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he '■^ leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a 22 great evU. For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the ^ striving of his heart, wherein he laboui-eth under the 23 sun? For all his days are hut sorrows, and his travail is grief ; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. 24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of 25 God. For who can eat, or who can 26 *have enjoyment, 5 more than I? For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heai^ up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. 3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every 6pui-pose vmder the 2 heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die ; a time to jilant, and a time to 3 pluck up that which is planted ; a time to kiU, and a time to heal ; a time to 4 break down, and a time to build up ; a time to weep, and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn, and a time to dance ; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together ; a tune to embrace, and a time to refrain from 6 embracing ; a time to seek, and a time to lose ; a time to keep, and a time to 7 cast away ; a time to rend, and a tune to sew ; a time to keej) silence, and a 8 time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate ; a time for war, and a time 9 for peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth ? 10 1 have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exer- 11 cised therewith. He hath made every thing beautiful in its time : also he hath set 'the world in theu* heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beguming 12 even to the end. I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and ^to do good so long as 13 they live. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good 14 in all his labour, is the gift of God. I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall bo for ever : nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it : and God hath done it, tliat men sliould fear 15 before him. '•• That which is hath been already; and that which is to be hath ah'eady been: and God seeketh again that which is Wpassed away. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of judgement, that wicked- ness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was 17 there. I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every 18 6 purpose and for every work, ni said in mine heart. It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they them- 19 selves are hut as beasts. For 12 that which befaUeth the sons of men befall- eth beasts; even one thing befaUeth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have aU one 1^ breath ; and man hath no preeminence above the 20 beasts: for all is vanity. All go unto one place ; all are of the dust, and aU 21 turn to dust again. Who knoweth the si)U-it i^of man i^-^yj^ether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast 1* whether it goeth downward to the 22 earth ? Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion : for who shall bring him hack to see what shall be after huu? 4 Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun : and behold, the tears of such as were opiH'essed, and they had no comforter ; and on the side of then- oppressors there was power, but they 2 had no comforter. Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the Uving which are yet alive; 3 yea, is better than them both did I esteem him which hath not yet been, Avho hath not seen the evU work that is done under the sun. 4 Then I saw all labour and every W skilful work, that is for this a man is envied of his neighbom\ This also is 5 vanity and a striving after wind. The fool f oldeth his hands together, and eat- 6 eth his own flesh. Better is an hand- ful 19 with quietness, than two handfuls 19 with labour and striving after wind. 7 Then I returned and saw vanity under 8 the sun. There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second ; yea, he hath neither sou nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labour, and de- prive my soul of good? This also is 9 vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. Two are better than one ; because they have 9 Or, That which hath been in no-w 10 Heb. driven away. "Or, /said in mine heart coneern- ing the sons of inen. It is tltat God ic. 12 Or, the sons of men area chance, and the beasts are a chance, and one &c. 13 Or. spirit HHeb. of the sons of men. 15 Or, that goeth 16 Or, better than they both is he which Ac. 17 Or. success- fill 18 Or, it cmneth of a Tnan^s rivalry with his neigh- bour 19 0r, 0/ 496 ECCLESIASTES. 4. 9. 1 Accord- ing to some ancient versions, wliercas tlie other though born in his liivij- (hml bccatne jjoor. 2 Or, There i<i no end, in the inind of all the ' prO]lh', to all that hath been before thfin; they also ic. [Ch. iv. 17 in Heb.] [Cli. V. 3 in Heb.] 3 Or, a word 4 Or, travail sOr, ■nus- sertger of God See Mai. ii. 7. ' Or, Fm- in the viulli- tiidc of dreams and vanities are also inarty wards or, there are vani- ties, and in tnatty words "Or, the state tiOr, But the jirofit of a land cv._ ry way is a king that niaketh himH'lf servant to tlie field or, is a king over the cult- ivated field 10 a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow : but woe to him that is aloue when he f alleth, and hath not another to lift him Hup. Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth: but how can one be 12 warm alone 2 And if a man ijrevail against him that is alone, two shaU withstand him ; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 13 Better is a poor and wi.se youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more. 14 For out of prison he came forth to- be king ; i yea, even in his kingdom he was 1.5 born poor. I saw all the living whicli walk under the sun, tliat they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in 16 his stead. 2 There was no end of all the people, even of aU them over whom he was : yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. 5 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God ; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools : for they know not that they 2 do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thme heart be hasty to utter ^any thing before God; for God is in heaven, and thou ujion earth : therefore 3 let thy words be few. For a dream Cometh with a multitude of * business ; and a fool's voice with a multitude of 4 words. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for lie hath no jjleasure in fools: pay that which 5 thou vowest. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou 6 shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to shi ; neither say thou before the ^ angel, that it was an error : wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the 7 work of thine hands? ''For thus it Cometh to pass through the multitude of dreams and vanities and many words : but fear thou God. 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of judgement and justice in 'a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and 9 there be higher than they. « Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver ; nor he that loveth almndance with increase: this also is 11 vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them : and what ad- vantage is there to the owner thereof, saving the beholding of them with his 12 eyes ? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much : but the fulness of the rich will not suf- fer him to sleep. 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kejit by the owner thereof to 14 his hurt: and those riches perish by evil 9 adventure ; and if he hath be- gotten a son, there is nothing in his 15 hand. As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labom', which he may carry away in IGliis hand. And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what jirofit hath he that he laboureth for the wind? 17 10 All his days also he eateth in dark- ness, and lie is sore vexed and hath sickness and wrath. 18 Behold, ^that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his laboui', wherein he labom-eth under the sun, I'^all the days of his life which God hath given him : for this is 19 his portion. Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given hun power to eat thereof, and to take his iiortion, and to rejoice in his labour ; this is the gift of God. 20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life ; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. 6 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon 2 men : a man to whom God givetli riches, wealth, and honour, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he de- sireth, j'et God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it ; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not flUed with good, and moreover he have no burial ; I say, that an untimely birth is 4 better than he : for it cometh in vanity, and dejiarteth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness; 5 moreover it hath not seen the sun J-'nor known it; "this hath rest rather C than the other : yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy 7 no good : do not all go to one place ? All the labour of man is for his mouth, and 8 yet the appetite is not filled. For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? ^^or what hath the poor man, that knoweth to walk before the living? 9 Better is the sight of tlie eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. 10 1'' Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is known that it is i^man : neither can he contend with him that is mightier than 11 he. Seeing there be many is things that increase vanity, what is man the 12 better ? For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, i^aU the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? for who can tell a man what shall be after him imder the sun ? "Or, travail 10 'file Sept. I1.IS. All his days are in d.irkness and mourn- ing, and much vexation ami sick- ness and u^ath. 11 Or, t)Mt which I have seen : it is good and comely for one i-e. 12 Heb. the num- ber of tlie days. 8. U. ECOLESIASTES. 497 'Or, better 2 Or, Far 3 Or, vexed 4 Or, vexatwn 5 Heb. out of wisdom. eOr, is good tntjcthr.r with an inherit- ance : and pro- fitable unto thcin &c. 'Heb. give not thine heart. sOr, tried by "Or, hath buim 7 A good name is better than preciona ointment; and the day of deatli than 2 the day of one's birtli. It is better to go to the house of mourninf,', than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men ; and the living will Slay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made 4 1 glad. The heart of the wise is in the liouse of mourning; but the heart of 5 fools is in the house of mirth. It is hotter to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 l''or as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool : this 7 also is vanity. ^ Surely extortion mak- eth a wise man foolish ; and a gift de- 8 stroyeth the understanding. Better is the end of a thing than the beguming thereof: and the patient in spu'it is 9 better than the proud in spu'it. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be "angry: for * auger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, "^Tiat is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire ^ wisely concern- 11 ing this. Wisdom 6 is as good as an in- heritance: yea, more excellent is it for 12 them that see the sim. For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence : but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that 13 hath it. Consider the work of God : for who can make that straight, ^xhich he 14 hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath even made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out any thmg t?iat shall he after him. 15 All this have I seen in the days of my vanity : there is a righteous man that jjerisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth l&Ms life in his evil-doing. Be not righteous over much; neither make thyseK over wise : why shouldest thou 17 destroy thyseK? Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why 18 shouldest thou die before thy time ? It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. 19 Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers which are 20 in a city. ^ Sm-ely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth 21 good, and sinueth not. Also 'take not heed unto all words that are spoken ; lest thou hear thy servant cm'se thee: 22 for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 23 All this have I ^proved in wisdom: I said, I wiU be wise; but it was far 24 from me. That which '^is is far off, and exceedmg deep; who can find it 25 out? I turned about, and my heart vas set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of tliiufis, and to know i^that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is niad- 2Cness: and I find a thing more bitter than death, even the woman n whose lieart is snares and nets, tt?^/ her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her ; but the sinner shall 27 1)0 taken by her. Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, ^'^/ai/iuiy one thing to another, to find out the a;-covnit : 28 winch my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand liave I fomid ; but a woman among all 29 tliose have I not found. Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. 8 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing ? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the i^hardness of his face 2 is changed. I counsel thee. Keep the king's command, and that in regard of 3 the oath of God. Be not hasty to go out of his presence ; persist not in an evil thing : for he doeth whatsoever pleas- 4 eth him. Because the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, 5 "WTiat doest thou ? Whoso keepeth the commandm ent shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's lieart discerneth time G and judgement: for to every Hpurjiose there is a time and judgement ; because the 15 misery of man is great upon him : 7 for he knoweth not that which shall be ; i6for who can tell him how it shall 8 be ? There is no man that hath power over the I'sinrit to retain the i'' spirit; neither hath he jjower over the day of death; and there is no discharge I'^in that war : neither shaU wickedness de- 9 Liver him that is given to it. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun : '^^ there is a time wherein one man hath power over another ^oto his hm't. 10 And withal I saw the wicked bm-ied, 21 and they came to the grave ; and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in lithe city: this also is vanity. Because sentence agamst an evil work is not ex- ecuted speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is 22fully set in them to 12 do evil. Though a sinner do evU. an hundred times, andi)rolonghis£f(M/s, yet sm-ely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before 13 him : but it shall not be weU with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because 14 he feareth not before God. There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be righteous men, unto whom it happeneth accorduig to the work of the wicked; again, there be 11 Or, th« wicked- ness of foUji, and fool- ishnvsi wliicli is luad- nes8 "Or, wU o is a s'/are, and her heart is as nett 12 Or weiKning one thing after a not her, to find out th<i reason 13 Heb. strength. "Or. tiiatter IS Or. evil nOr. for even whe7i it Cometh to pass t who shall declure it unto him, I 17 Or, wind 18 Or, in battle IS Or, what t ime one man had <&c. 20 Or, to his own hurt 21 Or, who had c^me and gone away from 'the holy place, and they were for- gotten in the city where they had so done Or, and ^nen came and went &c. 22 Or, em- boldened 498 ECOLESIASTES. 8. 14. 'Or, and that this should accom- pany him 2 Or, travail 3 Or, how that nei- ther by day nor by night do men see sleep with their eyes iSome ancient versions read, and to the evil; to the chan &c. SAnother reading is, For who is exempt- ed) With all &c. or, who can choose f With all «0i-, Enjoy IHeb. See) life ■'Or, attain- eth to do by thy strength, that oo SHeb. Sheol. wicked men, to whom it happeneth ac- cording to the work of the righteous: 15 1 said that this also is vanity. Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: ifor that shall abide with him in his laboiu- all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun. 16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the ^business that is done upon the earth: (^for also there is that neither day nor night seeth 17 sleep with his eyes:) then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot iind out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man laboiu' to seek it out, yet he shaU not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not 9 be able to find it. For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this ; that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God : whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it 2 not; all is before them. All things come alike to all : there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked ; to the good * and to the clean and to the un- clean; to him that sacrtficeth and to him that sacrificeth not : as is the good, so is the sinner; andhe that sweareth, 3 as he that f eareth an oath. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evU, and madness is in then- heart while they live, and after that 4 they go to the dead. ^ Por to hun that is joined with all the living there is hope : for a li'ving dog is better than a 5 dead lion.* For the living know that they shall die : but the dead know not any thmg, neither have they any more a reward • for the memory of them is 6 forgotten. As well their love, as then- hatred and their envy, is now perished ; neither have they any more a jjortion for ever in any thing that is done mider the sun. 7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and di-ink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God hath already accepted thy 8 works. Let thy garments be always white ; and let not thy head lack oint- 9ment. 6 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou labour- 10 est imder the sun. Whatsoever thy hand 'fuideth to do, do it with thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in ^the grave, whither thou goest. 11 I retm-ned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance 12 happeneth to them aU. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it faUeth suddenly upon them. 13 I have also seen wisdom under the sim on this wise, and it seemed gi-eat imto 14 me : there was a little city, and few men within it ; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built 15gi-eat bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of the wise ^spoken in quiet are heard more than the cry of him that 18 ruleth among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner lOdestroyeth much good. Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer 10 to send forth a stinking savoiu-: so doth a little foUy " outweigh wisdom 2 and honom*. A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart Sat his left. Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his 12 understand- ing f aileth him, and he saith i3 to every 4 one that he is a fool. If the spu-it of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for 1^ yielding allayeth 5 great offences. There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which i^roceedeth from the ruler : 6 folly is set in gi-eat is dignity, and the 7 rich sit in low i^lace. I have seen serv- ants upon horses, and princes walk- Sing as servants upon the earth. He that diggeth a pit shall f aU into it ; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a ser- 9 pent shall bite him. Whoso i" he weth out stones shall be hurt therewith ; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered 10 thereby. If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength : but wisdom is profitable 11 to direct, w If the serpent bite i**before it be chaiTned, then is there no advant- 12 age in I'^the charmer. The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious ; but the lips of a fool will swallow uj) him- 13 self. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness ; and the end of 20iiis talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also multiplieth words : ijet man knoweth not what shall be ; and that which shall be after him, who can tell 15 him? The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not 16 how to go to the city. Woe to thee, land, when thy king is a 21 child, oOr, heard in quiet are better than &c. 10 Or. to stink and putrefy 11 Or, him that is valued for wisdom 12 Heb. heart. 13 Or, of "Or, gentle- ness leavcth great sins und<yne 15 Hel). heights. l«Or, moveth stones "Or, Surely the ser- pent will bite where there is no en- chant- me^it, and the stan- di- rer is no better 18 Heb. without enchant- ment. 19 Heb. the mas- ter of the tongue. 20 Heb. his mouth. 21 Or, servaTit 1. 4. THE SONG OF SONGS. 499 lOr, free man 2 Or, raftcru sink SOr, Send forth «Heb. upon the face of the waters. 5 Or. Divide aportion into seven, yea, even into eight 6 Or, in 7 Or, sjnrit 8 Or, For "Or, and re- tnember 10 Or, vexation Or, pro- vocation and thy princes eat in the morning 1 ITHaiijiy art thou, land, when tliy king is itho son of nohles, and thy princes cat in due season, for strength, 18 and not for drunkenness I By slotliful- ness the 2ro()f sinkcth in; and through idleness of tlie hands the house leaketh. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketli glad the life: and money an- 20 swereth all things. Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought ; and cm'se not the rich in thy hedchamber : for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall teU the matter. 11 8 Cast thy bread ^upou the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2^ Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight ; for thou knowest not what 3 evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be fuU of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if a tree fall ''toward the south, or "to- ward the north, in the place where the '1 tree faUeth, there shall it be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not 5 reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the 'wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child ; even so thou know- est not the work of God who doeth all. 6 In the mornmg sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not which shall pros- lier, whether this or that, or whether 7 they both shall be alike good. Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. 8^ Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; "but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9 Eejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things God wUl bring thee 10 into judgement. Therefore remove 10 sorrow from thy heart, and jrat away evU from thy flesh: for youth and 12 the prime of life are vanity. Ke- member also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evU days come, and the years draw nigh, when tliou shalt say, I have no pleasure in 2 them ; or ever the sun, and tlie light, and the moon, and the stars, he dark- ened, and the clouds return after the 3 rain: in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the iigi-inders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the wiud- 4 ows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the street ; when the somid of the gi-indiug is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bml, and all the daughters of music shall be brought Slow; yea, they shall be afraid I'^^of that ivliich is high, and terrors shall he in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper 13 shall be a burden, and ^''the caper-berry shall isfaU: because man goeth to his long home, and the mom-ners go about 6 the streets : or ever the silver cord be 1'' loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fount- ain, or the wheel broken at the cistern ; 7 and the dust retm-n to the earth as it was, and the sjiirit return unto God 8 who gave it. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher ; all is vanity. 9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he stiU taught the people knowledge; yea, he i' pondered, and sought out, and set in order many lOl^roverbs. The Pi'eacher sought to find out i^acceiitable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as naUs well fastened are the words of the i^masters of assembhes, which are given from one shepherd. 12 20 And furthermore, my son, be ad- monished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weari- ness of the flesh. 13 ^^This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for 22 this is the 14 whole duty of man. For God shaU bring every work into judgement, 2=s with every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. THE SONa OF SONGS. 1 The Song of songs, which is Solo- mon's. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth : For thy love is better than wine. 3 Thine ointments have a goodly fra- gi-ance ;. Thy name is as ointment poured forth ; Therefore do the ^ virgins love thee. 4 Draw me ; we will run after thee : "Or. grhuUng wi/mcn 12 Or. of danger from on higU 13 Or, shall drmj iUelf along 1 » Or. d4:fire 15 Or. burst leor, snapped asuiuiar 17 Or. gave ear 18 Heb. words of delight'. 13 Or, collect- ors of sentences 20 Or, And as for more than these, my son, be warned 21 Or. Let us hear the conclu- sion of the whole matter 22 Or, this is the duty of all ifieti 23 Or. con- certiing lOr, maiden i 500 THE SONG OF SONGS. 1. 4. lOr, In up- rightness 2 Or, looked upon 3 Most ancient \er5ions have, wander- eth. 4 Or, my frie^id (and so through- out) 5 Or, To the speeds Or, To my steed t> Or, 6(1^ 7Keb. copher. 8 Or, Thou haftt doves' eyes BOr, houses 10 Or, 0/ cedar . . . of fir "Or, cypresses 12Heb. habaz- zeletht the au- tumn crocus. 13 Or, the phiin The king liatli brought me into his chambers : We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will make mention of thy love more than of wine : iKightly do they love thee. R I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy. Because the sun hath ^ scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed a- gainst me, They made me keeper of the vine- yards; Tint mine own vineyard have I not kept. 7 Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feerlest thy flock, where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that ^is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women. Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock. And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 91 have compared thee, *my love, 6 To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Tliy neck with strings of jewels. 11 We wiU make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver. 12 Wliile the king sat at liis table. My spikenard sent forth its fragrance. 13 My beloved is unto me as a ^ bundle of myrrh. That lieth betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is mito me as a cluster of 'henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love ; behold, thou art fair ; 8 Thine eyes are as doves. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant : Also our couch is green. 17 The beams of oui- ^house are i^cedars, And our i-afters are nfixs. 2 I am a I'-rose of i'^ Sharon, A lily of the valleys. 2 As a lily among thorns. So is my love among the daughters. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. 1*1 sat down under his shadow with gi-eat delight. And his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the I'^jjanqueting house. And his banner over me was love. 5 Stay ye me with ^''raisins, comfort me with apples : For I am sick of love. G 17 His left hand is under my head. And his right hand doth embrace me. 71 adjure you, daughters of Jeru- salem, By the i^roes, and by the hinds of the field. That ye stir not uji, nor awaken love. Until it please. 8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh. Leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a i^roe or a young hart : Behold, he standeth behind our wall. He looketh in at the windows. He 20 sheweth himself thi'ough the lat- tice. 10 My beloved sjiake, and said unto me. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11 For, lo, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone ; 12 The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the 21 singing 0/ birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; 13 The fig tree ripeneth her green figs. And the vines are in blossom. They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 14 my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the steep jjlace. Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; For sweet is thy voice, and thy coun- tenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that si^oil the vineyards ; For our vineyards are in blossom. 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his : He feedeth hisflocJc among the lilies. 17 '■^- Until the day ^^he cool, and the shadows flee away, Tm'n, my beloved, and be thou like a 19 roe or a young hart Upon the ^imomitains of '^-'Bether. 3 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not. 2 / said, I will I'ise now, and go about the city, In the streets and in the broad ways, I wlU seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not. H Heb. / delight- ed and sat down &c. 15 Heb. horti^e of wine. 1" Heb. cakes of raisins. "Or, Let his left hand be d-c. 18 Or, gazelles wOr, gazeUe a) Or. glaneeth through 21 Or, pruning of vines 22 Or, Whin the day is cool 23 Or, break Heb. breathe. 21 Or, mount- ains of separa- tion 2.') Per- haps, the spice malo- bathron. 5. 2. THE SONG OF SONGS. 501 1 Sc« cli. li. 7. 2 Or, car of utatii 3 Or, inlaid 4 Or, Thou hast doiK-s' eyes 5 Or, locfcs eOr, appear on mount Gilead 7 Or, Wliich are all of theTn in pairs 8 Or, speech 3 Tlio watdimen that go about the city found mo : To 11'horii I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth '? 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, Wlien I found him whom my soul loveth : I held him, and would not let him po. Until I had brought huu into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that con- ceived me. 511 adjure you, daughters of Jeru- salem, By the roes, and by the hinds of the field. That ye stir not up, nor awaken love, Until it please. 6 "Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke. Perfumed with myi-rh and frankin- cense, With all powders of the merchant ? 7 Behold, it is the litter of Solomon ; Threescore mighty men are about it. Of the mighty men of Israel. 8 They aU handle the sword, and are expert in war; Every man hath his sword upon his thigh. Because of fear in the night. 9 King Solomon made himself a 2palau- quin Of the wood of Lebanon. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, The bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of i^ui-ple. The midst thereof being ^ paved with love. From the daughters of Jerusalem. 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, With the crown vtherewith his mother hath crowned him ui the day of his • espousals. And in the day of the gladness of his heart. 4 Behold, thou art fair, my love ; behold, thou art fair ; * Thine eyes are as doves behind thy ^veil: Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That *'lie along the side of mount Gilead. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock 0/ ewes that are newly shorn, Which are com.e up from the wash- hig; ■? Whereof every one hath twins. And none is bereaved among them. 3 Thy lips are like a thi-ead of scarlet. And thy 8 mouth is comely: Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy ^ veU. 4 Thy neck is lik<! the tower of David builded '-'for an armoury, "Wlicreou there hang a thousand buck- lers, All tliu shields of the mighty men. 5 Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a 'Oroe, Whicli feed among tlio lilies. Gil Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountaui of myrrh. And to the hill of franliincense. 7 Thou art all fair, my love ; And there is no spot in thee. 8 Come with me from Lebanon, mi/ bride. With me from Lebanon : 12 Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens. From the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast 13 ravished my heart, my sister, my bride ; Thou hast i^i-avished my heart with i^oue of thine eyes. With one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, m.y bride! How much better is thy love than winel And the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices 1 11 Thy lips, O 7ny bride, i^di-op as the honeycomb : Honey and milk are under thy tongue ; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. 12 A garden li'shut up is my sister, my bride ; A 1' spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 13 Thy shoots are i^an orchard of pome- granates, with precious fruits ; Henna with spikenard plants, 14 Spikenard and saffron. Calamus and ciiuiamon, with all trees of frankincense ; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. 15 Thou art a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters. And flowing streams from Lebanon. 16 Awake, north wuid ; and come, thou south ; Blow ujion my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden. And eat his precious fruits. 5 I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myi-rh with my 19 spice ; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey ; I have tb-unk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends ; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, 20 Q be- loved. 2 21 1 was asleep, but my heart waked : oOr, Willi t arret t ii>Or. gazclUi ".Seech, u. 17. 12 Or, Go "Or, ffivcn me courage nOr. one ;ook from thine eyi.t 15 Or, drop horu-j 11 Heh. barred. 17 Or, accord- in;^ to many ancient author- ities, garden 13 Or, a paradise 1' Or. baUum 20 Or, of love 21 Or, / sleep, but mi/ heart waketh 502 THE SONG OF SONGS. 5. 2. iHeb. per/ccL 2Heb. bowels. 3 Ac- cording to many MSS., within me. 4 Or, turned away 6Heb. wt-nt forth. 6 Or, vtii 'Heb. What will ye tell him t That <tc. SHeb. Marked out by a banner. oOr, curliTiy 10 Or, siCtino by full breams "Or. balsam 12 Or, towers <if per- fumes 13 Or, cyllU' ders HOr, topaz 15 Or, bright ivory in Or, en- crusted I'Or, speech Heb. palate. It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my lundefiled: For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night. 3 1 have put off my coat ; how shall I put it on ? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? 4 My beloved put in his band by the hole of the door. And my ^ heart was moved sfor him. 5 1 rose up to open to my beloved ; And my hands dropped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, Upon the handles of the bolt. 6 1 opened to my beloved ; But my beloved had * withdrawn him- self, and was gone. My soul 5 had failed me when he spake : I sought him, but I could not find him ; I called him, but he gave me no an- swer. 7 The watchmen that go about the city found me. They smote me, they wounded me ; The keepers of the walls took away my 6 mantle from me. 81 adjure you, O daughters of Jeru- salem, if ye find my beloved, 'That ye teU him, that I am sick of love. 9 What is thy beloved more than an- other beloved, O thou fairest among women ? What is thy beloved more than an- other beloved. That thou dost so adjure us ? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, 8 The chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, His locks are "bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks ; Washed with milk, and i*' fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of ^spices, as 12 banks of sweet herbs : His lips are as lUies, dropping liquid myrrh. 14 His hands are as i^ rings of gold set with 1* beryl: His body is as is ivory work is overlaid vnth sapphires. 15 His legs are as pUlars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold : His aspect is Uke Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His 17 mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem. 6 Whither is thy beloved gone, thou fairest among women ? Whither hath thy beloved turned him. That we may seek him with thee ? 2 My beloved is gone down to his gar- den, to the beds of n spices. To feed in the gardens, and to gather liUes. 31^1 am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: He feedeth his flock among the IQies. 4 Thou art beautiful, my love, as Tu'zah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as i^an army with banners. 5 Tm'n away thine eyes from me. For they ^ohave overcome me. 21 Thy hair is as a flock of goats. That lie along the side of Gilead. 6 22 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing ; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is Ijereaved among them. 7 23 Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate BehLud thy veil. 8 There are threescore queens, and four- score concubines, And 2* vu-gins without number. 9 My dove, my lundefiled, is hut one; She is the only one of her mother ; She is the 25 choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed ; Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning. Fair as the moon, 26 Clear as the sun, 27 Terrible as an army with banners ? 11 1 went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley. To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower. 12 Or ever I was aware, my 28soul 29set me Among the chariots of my soprincely people. 13 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, retm-n, that we may look up- on thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulam- mite, As upon the dance ^lof Mahanaim? 7 How beautiful are thy 82 feet in san- dals, O prince's daughter! S3 The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet. Wherein no mingled wine is wanting : 18 See ch. ii. 16. 19 Heb. ban- nered hosts. 20 Or, Tnakeme afraid 21 See ch. iv. 1. 22 See ch. iv. 2. 23 See ch. iv. 3. 2»0r, inaid*ms 25 Or, purt 28 Or, Pure 27 See ver. 4. ^Or, desire 29 Or, made me lilce the chariots ofAtYvmi- nadib 30 Or, unlling [Ch.vii.1 iu Ueb.] 31 Or, of two com- panies 32 Or, steps 33 Or, Thy rounded thiff/tJt 8. 14. THE SONG OF SONGS. 503 1 See cli. 2 Some ixnciciit versiims have, like the pur- ple of a king, bound ic. 3Heb. nose, «Heb. palate, 6Heb. aright. 6 Or, Causing the lips of those that are asleep to move or speak 7 Or, the tender grape appear 8 See Gen. XXX, It 9 Or, over 11 Or, That thou ntig/ttest "Or, sweet wi-nc 12 See ch. ii. 6, 7. Thy belly is like an hcai^ of wheat Set about with lilies. 3 1 Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of ivory ; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim ; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Wliich looketh toward Damascus. 5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thine head ^like purple ; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof. G How fair and how pleasant art thou, love, for delights ! 7 This thy stature is like to a pahn tree. And thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 8 1 said, I will climb up into the palm tree, 1 will take hold of the branches there- of: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine. And the smell of thy ^ breath like apples ; 9 And thy * mouth like the best wine, That goeth down ^ smoothly for my beloved, c Gliding thi-ough the lips of those that are asleep. 10 1 am my beloved's, And his desire is toward me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field ; Let us lodge in the villages. 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards ; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, and 'its blossom be open. And the pomegranates be in flower: There will I give thee my love. 13 The ^mandrakes give forth fragrance. And ^at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old. Which I have laid up for thee, my beloved. 8 Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee ; Yea, and none would despise me. 21 would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, i^Who would instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the 11 juice of my pomegranate. 3 12 His left hand should he under my head. And his right hand should embrace me. 41 adjure you, daughters of Jeru- salem, I'' That yo stir not uj), nor awaken love. Until it please. 5 Wlio is this that cometh up from the wilderness. Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee. There was she in travail i^that brought thee forth. 6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal uijon thine arm : For love is strong as death ; Jealousy is i^ cruel as K'the grave: The flashes thereof are flashes of fii-e, I'A very flame of i^the Lord. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, 13 He would utterly be contemned. 8 We have a little sister. And she hath no breasts : What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? 9 If she be a wall, We will build upon her ^Oa turret of silver : And if she be a door. We wiU inclose her with boards of cedar. 10 1 21 am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof: Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace. 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal- hamon ; He let out the vineyard unto keep- ers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. 12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, slialt have the thousand. And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken 22 for thy voice : Cause me to hear it. 14 23 Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a 24 roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. l3Heb. Why ghouldj/e stir up I or why "Or, and 15 Heb. hard. 16 Heb. Siheol. "Or, ,4 most vehe- ment Jlame 1" Heb. Jah. 19 Or It 21 Or. battle- tnents 21 Or, was 22 Or, to 23 Heb. Flee. 21 Or. gazellr lOr. made great end exalted See Ezek. xxxL 4. 2 Or, Why skoiild ye be stricken any moref ye will revolt &c. 3 Or. every 4 Or, fresh striiJC6 5 Or, as the over- throw of Strang' €rs 6 Or, 7 Or. teachiitg 8 Or» a3 other- wise read, to see my face 6Heb. ail obla- tion of vanittf. 10 Or, / cannot aivii'j with ; it is inigxiitij, even the sohmm meeting 11 Or, cum- bratv^e THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH. 1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Jutlah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, earth, for tlie Lord hath spoken: I have 1 nourished and brought up child- ren, and they have rebelled against 3 me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my jieople doth not 4 consider. Ah suifixl nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil- doers, children that deal corruptly: they have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged ajid gone backward. 5 a Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? ^the whole head is sick, and 3 the whole heart 6 fault. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; hut wounds, and bruises, and ■* festering sores : they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mol- 7 lified with oil. Your country is deso- late ; your cities are burned with fire ; your land, strangers devour it in yom- presence, and it is desolate, ^as over- 8 thrown by strangers. And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, 9 as a besieged city. Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like mito Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word of the Lord, ye "rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the 'law of our God, ye people of Go- llmorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of yotir sacrifices unto me ? saith the Lord : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of 12 he-goats. When ye come ^to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample my courts? 13 Bring no more 9 vain oblations; in- cense is an abomination unto me; new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies, — I'^I cannot away with in- I'liquity and the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed fen sts my soul hateth: they are a n trouble imto me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I wUl hide mhie eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear : your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash you, make you clean ; put away the evil of your domgs from before 17 mine eyes; cease to do evil: learn to do well; seek judgement, 12 relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow ; though they be red like crimson, they 19 shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the 20 land: but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoui-ed with the sword : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 21 How is the faithful city become an harlot 1 she that was full of judge- ment! righteousness lodged in her, 22 but now murderers. Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with 23 water. Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves ; every one loveth gifts, and foUoweth after re- wards : they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come mito them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, 25 and avenge me of mine enemies : and I will 13 turn my hand upon thee, and iHhi-oughly purge away thy dr'oss, 26 and will take away all thy i" tin: and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, the 27 faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judgement, and isjjer converts 28 with righteousness. But the I'de- sti-uction of the transgressors and tlie sinners shall bo together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be con- 29sumed. For they shall be ashamed of the IS oaks which ye have desii-ed, and ye shall be confounded for the 30 gardens that ye have chosen. For ye shall be as I'^an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. 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. v- Or, set ri'jht the op- pressor 13 Or, brintj mi/ haTid again li Heb. as with I lie. 15 Or, allot) 16 Or, thetj that retiim ofhir n Heb. break- imj. 18 Or, tere- binths 19 Or, a terebinth 3. 16. ISAIAH. 505 I See Mieih iv, 1-3. ■■:<)r. at fhe head SOr, iTistrtK- lion 4 Or, among 5 Or, de- clde con- curninij SOr, howeth dovnl 7 Or, hum- blcth himsel/ 8 Or, the Lord of hosts hatha day "Or, watch- towers 10 Heb. dust. 2 The word that Isaiah the sou of Amoz saw conceruing Judah and Ju- nisakiin. '2 1 And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the moiiiitain of the Lord's house shall bo established '-^in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills ; and all nations shall 3 flow unto it. And many peoples shall go and say. Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths : for out of Zion shall go forth ''the law, and the word of the 4 Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge ^between the nations, and shall 6 reprove many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 5 house of Jacob, come ye, and let us 6 walk in the light of the Lord. For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be filled vnth cus- toms from the east, midure soothsay«rs like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of strangers. 7 Theu'land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treas- ures ; then- land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their 8 chariots . Their land also is full of idols ; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers 9 have made. And the mean man cis bowed down, and the great man 'is brought low: therefore forgive them 10 not. Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the glory of his 11 majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For 8 there sliaU be a day of the Lord of hosts upon all that is i^roud and haughty, and upon all that is lilted up ; 13 and it shall be brought low : and upon aU the «edars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the 14 oaks of Bashan ; and ujion all the high mountains, and upon all the hiUs that 15 are lifted up; and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fenced wall; 16 and ujion all the ships of Tarshish, 17 and iipon all i^leasant '^imagery. And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 18 And the idols shall utterly pass away. 19 And men shaU go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the Inearth, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake '20 mightily the earth. In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and hi.s idols of gold, which they made for him to worship, to the moles and to 21 the bats; to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake 22 mightily the earth, ii Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of ? 3 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of 2 water; the mighty man, and the man of war ; the judge, and the jiroijliet, and 8 the diviner, and the ^'^ ancient ; the capt- ain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cumiing 1" artificer, and the skilful enchanter. 4 And I wiU give children to be their princes, and i^ babes shall rule over 5 them. And the people shall be op- pressed, every one by another, and evei-y one by his neighbour : the child shall behave himself proudly against the 12 ancient, and the base against the 6 honourable. When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our 15 ruler, and let this ruin bo 7 under thy hand : in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be i^an healer ; for in my house is neither bread nor clotliing: ye shall not make 8 me ruler of the people. For Jerasa- lem is ruined, and Judah is fallen : be- cause their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the 9 eyes of his glory. i^The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe imto their souli for they have i^^rewarded 10 evil unto themselves. Say ye of the righteous, that it shall he well inith him: for they shall eat the fruit of 11 their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall 6e ill irifh h im : for the i^ reward 12 of his hands shall be ^Ogiven him. As for my people, children are their op- pressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and 21 destroy the 13 way of thy paths. The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the 14 22 peoples. The Lord will enter into judgement with the elders of his peo- l^le, and the in-inces thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard ; the 1 5 spoil of the i^oor is in your houses : what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor ? saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts. 16 Moreover the Lord said. Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes , walking and "The Sept. omits this verse. 12 Or, elder 13 Or, chunner "Or, with childish- ness shtill they rale over them 15 Or. Jiidye 18 Heb. a bind<ir up. I'Or, Their respect- ing of persons doth ic. 180r, done 19 Or, doing 20 Heb. done to liirn. 21 Hell. stctUtoic up. 2= Or, 2teopl*i 506 ISAIAH. 3. 16. •Or, Tietworks 2 Or, chains 3Heb. mi'jht. 4 Or, emptied 5 Or. shoot Or, sprout 6 Or, earth 'Or, majestic 'Or, unto life a Or, blast 10 Or. every diveilintj place " Or, o/ 12 Heb. « horn, the son o/oil. 13 Or, digged it "Or, winefat mincing as they go, and making a tink- 17 ling with thuir feet : therefore the Lord wUl smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts. 18 lu that day the Lord wiU take away the bravei-y of their anklets, and the ^ cauls, 19 and the crescents; the pendants, and 20 the 2 bracelets, and the mufflers; the headtii'es, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume boxes, and the 21 amulets ; the rings, and the nose jewels ; 22 the festival robes, and the mantles, and 23 the shawls, and the satchels ; the hand mirrors, and the tine linen, and the 24 turbans, and the veils. And it shall come to iiass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottemiess; and instead of a girdle a rope ; and instead of well set hair bahhiess ; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth : 25 branding instead of beauty. Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy ^ mighty 26 iji the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be * desolate 4 and sit upon the gi'ound. 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 thy name ; take thou away our reproach. 2 In that day shall the ^ branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the ^land shall be 'excel- lent and comely for them that are 3 escaped of Israel. 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 8 among the Hviug in 4 Jerusalem : when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have pm'ged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the "spirit of judgement, 5 and by the 9 spirit of burnmg. And the Lord wUl create over i^the whole hab- itation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shinmg of a flaming fire by night : for over all the gloi-y shall he 6 spread a canopy. And there shall be a pavilion for a shadow in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain. 5 Let me sing ufor my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vine- yard. My weUbeloved had a vineyard 2 in 12 a very fruitful hUl: and he i^made a trench about 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 1* winepress therein : and he looked that it should bring forth grajies, and it 3 brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt 4 me and my vineyard. 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 5 grapes? And now go to; I wiU teU you what I wUl do to my vineyard : I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be is eaten up; I wiU break down the fence thereof, and it shaU 6 be trodden down: and I wUl lay it waste; it shaU not be pruned nor hoed; but there shaU come up briers and thorns: I vnO. also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon 7 it. For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah i^his jjleasant plant: and he looked for judgement, but be- hold 17 oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, tUl there be no room, and ye be made to dweU 9 alone in the midst of the land! In mine ears saith the Lord of hosts. Of a truth many houses shaU be desolate, even great and fair, without iuhabit- 10 ant. For ten acres of vLaeyard shaU yield one bath, and a is homer of seed shaU yield hut an ephah. 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may foUow strong di-ink ; that tarry late into the 12 night, tUl wine inflame them! 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 Lord, neither have they considered 13 the operation of his hands. There- fore my 2)eople are gone into captivity, for lack of knowledge: and is their honoui-able men are famished, and then- multitude are parched with thh-st. 14 Therefore sojjeU hath enlarged her desu'e, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and then- multitude, and their ^iponip, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend 15 into it. And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled : 16 but the Lord of hosts is exalted in judgement, and God the Holy One is 17 sanctified in righteousness. Then shaU the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste i)laces of the fat ones shall 22 wanderers eat. 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it 19 were with a cart rope : that say. Let biin make sliced, 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 ! 20 Woe mito them that call evU good, and good evU; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 15 Or, Imriit 16 Heb. tlicplatit of his delight. 17 Or, shedding of blood 18 See Ezek. xlv. 11. 10 Heb. thfir glory a re men of famine. 20 Or, the grave Heb. Sheol. See Gen. xxxvii. 3.5. 21 Or, tumidt 22 Or. Strang. era 7. 10. ISAIAH. 507 'Or, leachinff 2Heb. him. lUeb.he, and in the fol- lowing verses. 4 Or, over 5 Accord- ing to the Massor- etic text, behold dark- ness ; distress and U;lht : itisdark i:c. "Or. skirts 7Heb. the fulness of the wholii earth is his gl(.ry. B Or, hot stone 21 Woe mito tliem tliat are wise in tlieir own eyes, and pnuleut iii tlieir own siglit 1 •2'2 Woe unto them that are miglity to drink wine, and men of strength to 23 mingle strong drink: which justify the wicked for a reward, and tuke away the righteousness of the righteous from 241mu! Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth tlie stuhhle, and as tlie cky gi-ass sinketh down in the flame, so theii- root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have rejected the ^law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled agauist his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them, and the hiUs did tremble, and their carcases were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not tm-ned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 26Aik1 he wiU lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and wQl hiss for 2 them from the end of the earth: and, behold, 3 they shaU come with speed 27 swiftly : none shall be weary nor stum- ble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of 28 theii- shoes bebroken : whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; then- horses' hoofs shall be counted like tlhit, 29 and then- wheels Uke a wMrlwiud : their roaruig shall be hke a lion, they shall roar hke yomig lions : yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and can-y it away safe, and there shall be none to 30 deliver. And they shall roar * agauist them in that day Uke the roaring of the sea : and if one look unto the land, 5 be- hold darkness and distress, and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof. 6 In the year that king TJzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and Hfted up, and his etram filled 2 the temple. 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 3 twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: 'the whole earth 4 is fuU of his glory. And the fomid- ations of the thresholds were moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me 1 for I am un- done ; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a jjeople of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a siive coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs 7 from off the altar : and he touched my nioutli with it, and said, Lo, this hath touclied thy lips; and thiiio iniquity is taken away, and thy sin '•* purged. 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 9 1 ; send me. And he said. Go, and teU this i^eoijle. Hear ye lohideed, but understand not; and see ye loiudeed, 10 but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see wath their eyes, and hear with then- ears, and n understand with their heart, and tuni agaui, and bo healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered. Until cities be waste without iidiahitant, and houses with- out man, and the land become utterly 12 waste, and the Lord have removed men far away, and the forsaken jilaces 13 be many in the midst of the land. I'^And if there bo yet a tenth in it, it shall agam be i3 eaten up : as a terebinth, and as an oak, !■* whose i^ stock remaineth, when they ^i^are felled; so the holy seed is the ^^ stock thereof. 7 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Reziu the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Eemahah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it ; but could 2 not prevail against it. And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria i"is confederate with Ei3hraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are moved with the whid. 3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and i« Shear- jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the 4 high way of the fuller's field; and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thine heart be faint, because of these two taOs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Eezin and Syria, and of the 5 son of Eemaliah. Because Sjrria hath counseDed evil agamst thee, Ephraim also, and the son of Eemaliah, saying, 6 Let us go 111) against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king ui the midst 7 of it, even the son of Tabeel : thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Eezin: and within threescore and five years shaU Ephraim be broken in pieces, 9 that it be not a people : and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Eemahah's son. If ye will not behave, surely ye shall not be estabhshed. 10 And the Lord spake agahi vmto 9 Or, exj/iated 10 Or, con- tinuaZti/ 11 Or, their heart should under- stand 12 Or, But yet in it shall be a tenths and it shall return, and shall be eaten up 13 Or. burnt 14 Or, whose sub- stance is in thetn 15 Or, sub- stance IS Or. cast their leaves n Heb. resteth on Eph- raim. 18 That is, A remnant shall return. 508 ISAIAH. 7. 10. 1 Ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, make it deep unto Sheol. 2 Or, the 3 Or, maiden i Or, is with child, and bear- eth STliatis, God is with us. 6 Or, Curds 'Or, that he may know sOr, rugged oOr, bushes 10 Or, where never came the fear of briers and thorns, sJtall be ic. Or, there shall not come thither flie ff.ar. .. hut it sluill be &c. 11 Or. in cmnTnon charac- ters WTiiatis, The spoil speedt'th, the -prey hasteth. 11 Aliaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; lask it either in the 12 depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I wiU not ask, neither wiU 13 1 tempt the Lord. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David ; is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye 14 will weary my God also ? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, 2 a s virgin * shall con- ceive, and bear a son, and shall call 15 his name -^Immanuel. "Bntter and honey shall he eat, 'when he know- etli to refuse the evD, and choose 16 the good. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings 17 thou abhorrest shall be forsaken. The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy peoj)le, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephi-aini departed from Judah ; even the king of Assyi'ia. 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of 'Egypt, and for the bee that 19 is in the land of Assyria. And they shall come, and shaU rest all of them in the s desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon aU -'pastures. 20 In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, wJiich is in the parts beyond the Eiver, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feetj and it shall also con- sume the beard. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall uom-ish a young 22 cow, and two sheep; and it shall come to pass, for the abmidance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter : for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land. 23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silver- lings, shall even be for briers and 24 thorns. With arrows and with bow shall one come thither ; because all the 25 land shall be briers and thorns. And all the hOls that were digged with the mattock, lothou shalt not come thither for fear of briers and thorns, but it shall be for the senduig forth of oxen, and for the treadiug of sheep. 8 And the Lord said imto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it 11 with the pen of a man. For I'^Maher- 2 shalal-hash-baz ; and I wiU take mito me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of 3 Jeberechiah. And I went imto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord unto me. Call his name Maher-shalal-hash- 4baz. For before the chUd shall have knowledge to cry. My father, and. My mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shaU be carried away before the kmg of Assyria. 5 And the Lord spake rmto me yet 6 again, saying. Forasmuch as this peo- jile hath refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, i^aud rejoice i^in Eezin 7 and Remaliah's son ; now therefore, be- hold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the Eiver, strong and many, even the kmg of Assyria and all his glory: and he shall come uji over aU ills channels, and go over all his 8 banks : and he shall sweep onward into Judah ; he shall overflow and pass through; he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, 15 Immanuel. 9 I'' Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far coimtries : gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall lObe broken in pieces. Take coimsel together, and it shall be brought to nought ; speak the word, and it shall 11 not stand: for I'God is with us. For the Lord spake thus to me is with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this peo- 12 pie, saying. Say ye not, A conspiracy, concernmg all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread thereof. 13 The Lord of hosts, him shall ye sanc- tify ; and let him be yom* fear, and let 14 him be your ch-ead. 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 15 Jerusalem. And i^many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. 16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the 17 20 law among my disciples. And I will wait for the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I wOl 18 look for him. Behold, I and the child- ren whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dweU- eth iu mount Zion. 19 And when they shall say unto you. Seek unto them that have familiar spu-its and imto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter : should not a people seek unto their God ? on behalf of the li^dng should they seek unto the dead? 20 To the 20 law and to the testimony I 21 if they speak not according to this word, sm-ely there is no morning for them. 21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and himgry : and it shall come to pass that, when they shaUbe himgry, they shall fret themselves, and 22cm-se by their king and by their God, and turn 13 Or, even them that rejoice 14 Or, with 15 See ch. vii. 14 16 Or, Break Accord- ing to some ancient .luthor- ities. As- sociate your- selves. n Heb. imma- nu El. 18 Heb. with strength of hand. See Ezek. iii. 14. IS Or, many among them, shall stumble, and fall *c. 20 Or, teaching 21 Or, surely accord- ing to this word shall they speak, for whom there is nornorn- ing 22 Or, curse their king and their God 10. 13. ISAIAH. 509 1 Or. and thick darkness »haU bo drivvii n - way: for thi-ro i'c. [Ch. viii. 2fl in Heb.] 2 Or. in 3 Or, For <0r, Iha district I Ch. . fx. 1 m Heb. I 6 Or, deep darkne^i ^Another reading is, thou didst not increase thejoy. •Or, every boot of the booted warrior 8 Or, Woitdcr- fvlcoun- sellor 9 Heb. Father of Eter- nity. 10 Or. hath Set 11 Or, hath stirred 12 Or, join together Or, arm 13 Or. 071 the east 11 Or. mi the west 15 Or, have de- voured 16 Or. hath cut nOr, eldvr 18 Heb. swal- tf/wed up. '2'i their faces upward : and tliey shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish ; land ^into thick darkness they shall Q he di'iven away. "But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into con- tempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by tlie way of the sea, beyond Jordan, ^Galilee of the 2 nations. The i^eople that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they that dwelt in the land ojf the '' shadow of death, ui)ou them liath the light sinned. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, " thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they 4 divide the spoil. For the yoke of his bvurden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oi)pressor, thou hast 5 broken as in the day of Midian. For ■? all the armour of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall even be for bui-nmg, for 6 fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given ; and the governnaent shall be upon his shoulder : and his name shall be called « Wonder- ful, Counsellor, Mighty God, ^Everlast- 7 ing Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his govenmaent 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 judgement and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall jierform this. 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, 9 and it hath lighted upon Israel. And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart, 10 The bricks are fallen, but we wOl build with hewn stone: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them iiito 11 cedars. Therefore the Lord i" shall set up on high agatast him the advers- aries of Eezm, and " shall i-stir up his 12 enemies; the Syrians i^ before, and the Philistines i*behind; and they i^ shall devour Israel with open mouth. For aU this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 13 Yet the people hath not turned mito him that smote them, neither have 14 they sought the Lord of hosts. There- fore the Lord le^iU cutoff from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, 15 in one day. The i'' ancient and the honourable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is 16 the tail. For they that lead this people cause them to err ; and they that are 17 led of them are is destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall not rejoice over their young men, neither shall he have com- passion 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. 18 For wickechiess burneth as the fire; it devoui'eth the briers and thonis: yea, it kuidleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in thick 19 clouds of smoke. Througli the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land I'-^bmiit up : the peojile also are as the fuel of 20 fire ; no man spareth his brother. And one shaU snatch on the right hand, and be hmigi-y; and ho shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not bo satisfied: they shall eat every man 21 the flesh of his own arm : Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be agamst Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stiU. lO Woe unto them that decree imright- eous decrees, and to the writers that 2 wi'ite perverseness : to turn aside the needy from judgement, and to take away the right of the poor of my peo- ple, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless 3 their prey ! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help ? and where wiU ye 4 leave your glory? ^o^hey shall oiily bow down mider the prisoners, and shall fall mider the slain. For all this his auger is not tiu'ued away, but his hand is stretched out stiU. 5 21 Ho Assyi-ian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine iudig- 6 nation ! I will send him against a i^ro- fane nation, and against the people of my ■\vi-ath will I give hmi a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and 22 to tread them dowTi like the mire 7 of the streets. Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so ; but it is iu his heart to destroy, and to 8 cut off nations not a few. For he saith, Ai-e not my princes all of them kings ? 9 Is not Cahio as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as 10 Damascus? As my hand hath 23 found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem 11 and of Samaria ; shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols ? 12 Wlierefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath perfonned his whole work ujion momit Zion and on Jerusalem, I will 24pmiish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, 13 and the glory of his high looks. For he hath said. By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent : and I have removed the bomids of the peoples, and have 11 Or, dark- ened 20 Or, Without me they shall b<no down &c. 21 Or, Woe to Asshur 22 Heb. to rnake them a treading dowiu 23 Or, reached 24 Heb. visit upon. 510 ISAIAH. 10. 13. 1 Or, the. inhftbit- anU iOr, in- stead of 3 Or, as when a sick man pin£th awau 4Heb. shear jashiih. S'!e ch. vii. 3. i Or, th'i people, O Israel 6 Hell. Ill it. ■Or, la/ul 8 Hell. Asshur. 9 Or. mine a ut/er shall be to their ke. ID Or. as his rod was over the sea, so shall he dx. " Or, 6.V reason of fatness 12 Heb. oil. 13 Or, Geha is our lodgi'tq, they cry robbed their treasures, and I bave brought down as a valiant man i them 14 that sit on tit rones : aud my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are for- saken, have I gathered aU the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or 15chu-ped. ShaU the axe boast itself against him that beweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if a rod should shake them that lift it up, or as if a staff shouldlift uphim that isnotwood. 16 Therefore shaU the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and ^ under his gloiy there shall be kindled a burning like the 17 burnmg of lire. And the light of Is- rael shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a fiame : and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one 18 day. And he shaU consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body : and it shall be ^ as 19 when a standardbearer fainteth. And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. 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, shaU no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, 21 in truth. *A remnant shaU retm-n, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the 22 mighty God. For though * thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, onlij a remnant ^ of them shall retru'n : a con- sumption is determined, overflowing 23 with righteousness. For a consmn- mation, and that detennmed, shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, make in the midst of aU the ^eartli. 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of ^the Assyrian: though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against 25 thee, after the manner of Egypt. For yet a very Uttle while, and the indigna- tion shall be accomiolished, and '•'mine 26 anger, m their destruction. And the Lord of hosts shall stir up against him a scom-ge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and i^his rod shall be over the sea, and he shall lift it up after the maimer of Egypt. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his bm-den shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from oif thy neck, and the yoke shall be de- stroyed 11 because of i' the anointing. 28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron ; at Michmash he lay- 29 eth up his baggage : they are gone over the pass ; i^ they have taken up their lodgmg at Geba: Eamah trembleth; SOGibeah of Saul is fled. Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of GaUim ! hearken, O Laishahl i^O thou poor 31 Anathoth ! Madmenah is a fugitive ; the uihabitants of Gebim ^"gather them- 32 selves to flee. This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the is daughter of Zion, the hiU of Jerusalem. 33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror : and the high ones of statm-e shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought 34 low. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. 11 Aud there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch 2 out of his roots shall bear fniit : and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the sjiu-it of wisdom and understand- ing, the spirit of coimsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear 3 of the Lord ; and i' his i« delight shall be in the fear of the Lord: aud he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither i9 reprove after the hear- 4 mg of his ears : but with righteousness shaU he judge the poor, and reprove 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. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness thegu'dle 6 of his reins. And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the yomig lion and the fatliug together ; and a little child shall lead 7 them. And the cow and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together : and the lion shall eat straw 8 like the ox. And the suckmg child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand 9 on the 20 basilisk's den. They shah not hurt nor destroy in aU my holy momitain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 10 And it shaU come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, which standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shaU the nations seek ; aud his resting jjlace shaU be '■'i glorious. 11 Aiid it shaU come to pass in that day, that the Lord 2^ shaU set his hand again the second time to ^^h-ecovcr the remnant of his people, which shaU remain, from Assyria, and from 'Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shuiar, and from Hamath, and from the ^^ islands of the 12 sea. And he shaU set up an ensign for the nations, and shaU assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four 13 corners of the earth. The envy also of HOr, a-s other- wise reail, answer her, An- athoth f 15 Or, make their house- holds y?«c le An- other reading is, house n Or, he sh'/ll be of quick u niter- standing 18 Heb. scent. "Or, decide SI Or, ad<itsr''i 21 Heb. glory. 22 Or, shall aoain the second time recover with his hand 23 Or, pur- chase See Kx. XV. 16 21 Or, coast- hinds 14. 3. ISAIAH. 511 1 Or. in Judah 2Heb. dfvotr. Accord- ing to some ancient versions, drt/ tip. 3 Accord- ing to some ancient versions, mightji. < Or, let thine an- ger turn away, and comfort thou me 6Heb. Ji(h Je- hovah. eOr, pro- claim his name ' Or, glo- riously 8 Or, tills is made known 9Heb. inhabit- ress. 10 Or, oracle con- cerning "Or, tliem that exult in iny majesty I2Heb. Sliaddai. See Gen. xvii 1. i^Or. they shall take hold o.f pangs and sorrows Ei^braiin wliall depart, and they that Yex 1 Judah tshall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah Khali 14 not vex Ephraim. And they shall fly down ujjon the shoulder of the I'hilis- tmes on the west ; together shall they spoil the children of the east: they shall put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab ; and the children of Ainmon 1.5 shall obey them. And the Lord shall 2 utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his ^ scorch- ing wind shall he shake his hand over the River, and shall smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march IG over dryshod. And there shall be an high way for the remnant of his peojile, which shall remam, from Assyria ; like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt. 12 And in that day thou shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord; for though thou wast angry with me, *thme anger is timied away, and thou 2eomfortest me. Behold, (rod is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: for ''the Lord jehovah is my strength and song; and he is be- 3 come my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye di-aw water out of the 4 wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say. Give thanks unto the Lord, 6 call ux^on his name, declare his domgs among the i^eoples, make men- 5tion that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord ; for he hath done ' ex- cellent things: ^let this be known in Gall the earth. Cry aloud and shout, thou 3 inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. 13 The 10 burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the sou of Amoz did see. 2 Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain, hft up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the 3 gates of the nobles. I have command- ed my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, 4 even "my prouiUy exulting ones. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people ! the noise of a tiunult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together ! the Lord of hosts 5 mustereth the host for the battle. They come from a far country, from the ut- termost part of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to G destroy the whole land. Howl ye ; for the day of the Lord is at hand ; as de- struction from 12 the Almighty shall it 7 come. Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and eveiy heart of man shall Smelt: and they shall be dismayed; 13 pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them ; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail : they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be faces of 9Hame. Behold, the day of the Loud cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolaticm, ami to d(!stroy the shniers thereof out 10 of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light '. the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not 11 cause her light to shine. And I wiU l)iuush the world for their evil, and the wicked for theu' iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness 12 of the terrible. I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man 13 than the pm-e gold of Ophir. There- fore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shaU come to pass, that as the chased i^roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn eveiy man to his own i^eople, and shall flee eveiy 15 man to his own land. Every one that is found shall be thrust through ; and every one that is is taken shaU fall by IG the sword. Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes ; their houses shall be spoiled, and their 17 wives ravished Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver, and as for gold, they 18 shall not delight m it. And fheirhows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb ; their eye shall not spare 19 children. And Babylon, the glory of kmgdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when God overthrew 20 Sodom and Gomorrah. It shaU never be mhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : nei- ther shaU the Arabian pitch tent there ; neither shaU shej)herds make then* 21 flocks to lie down there. But wild beasts of the desert shaU lie there ; and their houses sliaU be fuU of doleful crea- tures ; and ostriches shaU dweU there, 22 and i^ satyrs shaU dance there. And 1' wolves shaU i^cry in their castles, and jackals in the jileasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her 14 days shaU not be i^rolonged. For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob, and wiU yet choose Israel, and set them in then- own landi and the stranger shaU join himself with them, and they shaU cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the peoples shaU take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of tlie Lord for servants and for handmaids: and they shaU take them captive, whose captives they were; and they shaU rule over their ojjpressors. 3 Aiid it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee "Or. gazelle 15 Or, Joined there- unto 16 Or. he-goats n Heh. holding crea- tures 18 Or, answer 512 ISAIAH. 14. 3. >0r, exact- ress 2 Or, he that smote . . . is perse- cuted, andnone hinder- eth 3Heb. Sheol. * Or, the shades Heb. Repha- iin. 5 Heb. he-goats. 8 Or, 83 the raitnent of thoae that are slain I Or, a place cf slaugh- ter rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service 4 wherein thou wast made to serve, that thou shalt take up this parable agaiust the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the i golden 5 city ceased I The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of 6 the rulers ; ^ that smote the peoples in wrath with a contmual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a per- 7 secution that none restrained. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: 8 they break forth into singing. Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up 9 against us. ^jjeU from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy commg: 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. 10 All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become hke unto us? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to shell, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover 12 thee. How art thou fallen from hea- ven, O day star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, 13 which didst lay low the nations ! And thou saidst in thine heart, I wiU ascend into heaven, I wiU exalt my throne above the stars of God ; and I wiU sit upon the mount of congregation, in the 14 uttermost parts of the north: I wiU ascend above the heights of the clouds ; 151 wiU be like the Most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to 8 hell, to the uttermost parts of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, they shall consider thee, saying. Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake king- 17 doms ; that made the world as a wild- erness, and overtlurew the cities there- of ; that let not loose his prisoners to 18 their home ? All the kings of the na- tions, aU of them, sleep m glory, every 19 one in his own house. But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable branch, ^ clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the jiit ; as a carcase trodden '20 under foot. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people ; the seed of evO-doers shall 21 not be named for ever. Prepare ye 'slaughter for his children for the in- iquity of their fathers ; that they rise not up, and possess the earth, and fiU 22 the face of the world with cities. And 1 will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Baby- lon name and remnant, and son and 23 son's son, saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water : and I wiU sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. 24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn, say- ing. Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as I have pui'posed, 25 so shall it stand : that I wiU break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot : then shall his yoke depart from oil them, and his burden depart from off their shoul- 26 der. This is the pui-pose that is pur- posed upon the whole earth : and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all 27 the nations. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall tm-n it back ? 28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this 8 burden. 29 Eejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a 9 basilisk, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying seri:)ent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famuie, and thy remnant shall be slain. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and lOnone standeth aloof at 32 his appohited times. What then shaU one answer the messengers of the nation ? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge. 15 The "burden of Moab. For 12 in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nought; for 12 in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and 2 brought to nought. i^He is gone up to i-'Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab howleth is over Nebo, and i^over Medeba: on aU then- heads is baldness, every beard is cut 3 off. In th'eir streets they gird them- selves with sackcloth : on their house- tops, and in their broad places, every one howleth, weepuig abundantly. 4 And Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even inito Jahaz : therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud ; his soul trembleth within him. 5 My heart crieth out for Moab; her 16 nobles ./?«(? vuito Zoar, I'^to Eglath- shelishiyah : for by the ascent of Lu- hith with weeping they go up ; for in the way of Horonaim they raise up 6 a cry of desti-uction. For the waters of Nimrim shall be 18 desolate: for the gi-ass is withered away, the tender grass faileth, there is no green thing. 7 Therefore the abundance they have 18. 1. ISAIAH. 51;^, lOr. ovir '■! Sec '2 Kiii^s iii. 4. 3 Or, I'etra i Ov. to '^ Accord- ins to many iincient versions, Let the outcftnta of Moah dim-ll with thei-; be thoic <£•<-. cOr, ex- tortion 7Heb. the trenders down. 8 Or, founda- tions ^ Or, her ehoiee jilants did break down the lards of nations Rotteii. and that wliich they have laid up, sliall tliey carry away i to the brook 8 of tlie willows. For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab ; the howliiip thereof unto Eij;laini, and the Oliowliufj; thereof unto Beer-elini. For the waters of Dinion are full of blood: for I will brinf( yet more upon Dinion, a lion upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the renniant of the land. 16 -Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from ^Sela ■^irJiich is toward the wilderness, unto the mount of the 2 daughter of Zion. For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab 3 be at the fords of Anion. Give counsel, execute judgement; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noon- day : hide the outcasts ; bewray not the 4 wanderer. 5 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler : for '"• the extortioner is brought to nought, spoiling ceaseth, Hhe op- pressors are consumed out of the land. 5 And a throne shall be established in mercy, and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David; judghig, and seeking judgement, and swift to do righteousness. 6' We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his ar- rogancy, and his pride, and his wrath ; This boastings are nought. Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the ^raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly 8 stricken. For the fields of Heshboii languish, and the vine of Sibmah; ^the lords of the nations have broken down the choice plants thereof; they reached even unto Jazer, they wan- dered into the wilderness; her branches were spread abroad, they passed over 9 the sea. Therefore I will weep with the weepmg of Jazer for the ^^ne of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh: for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy 10 harvest the battle shout is fallen. Anil gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field ; and in the vineyards there shall be no suiging, neither joy- ful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses ; I have made the llrintage shout to cease. Wlierefore my bowels sound like an harp for Moab, and mme inward parts for Kir- 12heres. And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his san.ctuary to i)ray, that he shall not prevail. 13 This is the word that the Lord spake concernmg Moab hi tune past. 14 But now the Lord hath spoken, say- ing, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and 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 The lOburden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from ]>ciug a city, and it sh:ill be a -1 ruinous hea]). The cities of Ai'oer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall 3 make them afraid. Tlie fortress also shall cease fiom Ephraim, and the kingdom iifro)u Damascus, and the remnant of S.yria ; they shall bo as the glory of the chOdren of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts. 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 5 wax lean. And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth Gears in the valley of Eephaim. Yet there shall be left therein gleanhigs, as the 12 shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the up- permost bough, four or five hi the out- most branches of a fruitful tree, saith 7 the Lord, the God of Israel. In that day shall a man look unto his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the 8 Holy One of Israel. And he shaU not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall he have respect to that which his fingers have made, either the i^Asherim. or the sun- 9 miages. In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken places "m the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the cliil(h-en of Israel: and it shall be a 10 desolation. For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy i« strength; therefore thou plantest i« pleasant plants, and settest it with 11 "strange slips: in the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom : but the harvest is fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 12 Ah, the i^ uproar of many peoples, which roar like the roaring of the seas ; and the ruslung of nations, that rush 18 Uke the rushing of mighty waters ! The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters : but he shall rebuke 20 them, and 21 they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the cliafl' of the mountains before tiie wind, and hke 14 the whii-hng dust before the storm. At eventide behold terror ; and before the wor, Oracle concerts ing n Or, from Da- maseuK ; ami the remnant of Huria shall i-e. >5 Hel.. heatiii'j. morning 22 they are not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. 18 M\, the land 23 of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers '■■'See Ex. xxxiv. 13. » The Sept. reads, of the Antorites and the Hivites. 15 Or, strong hold 16 Or, plant- ings of Adonis '"Or, vine slips of a strange god 18 Or, shall be a heap 19 Or, multi- tude 21 Heb. him. 21 Heb. he. 22 Heb. he is. 17 5U ISAIAH. 18. 1. iHeb. Cush. SOr, and 3 Or, dra<7f;e:l awutj and, peeled <0r, meted out ard trodden down Heb. if line^ line, and of treadlnfi doitm, 5 Or, Tiave spoiled 6 Or, when there is "See ver. 2. SOr, oracle concern- ing ^ Or, joi.i logethef Of, ar^il 10 Hel). swaUo.D up. uOr, whis- perers 12 Or, shut up l^Or, canals » Heb. Mazor. 2 of 1 Ethiopia: that sendeth ambassa- dors by the sea, ^even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation ^tall and smootli, to a i^eople terrible from their beguming onward ; a nation * that metetli out and treadeth down, whose 3 land the rivers ^ divide ! All ye inhab- itants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when 4 the trumpet is blown, hear ye. For thus liath the Lord said unto me, I will bo still, and I will behold in my dwelling place ; 6 like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the 5 heat of harvest. For afore the har- vest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he shall cut off the sprigs with pruning- hoolis, and the spreading brandies 6 shall he take away and cnt down. They shall be left together u;ito the ravenous birds of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the ravenous bkds shall summer upon them, and all the boasts of the earth shall winter 7 upon them. In that tuno shall a in-o- sent be brought imto the Lord of hosts of a people 7 tall and smooth, and from a people terrible from their beginning onward ; a nation that metelh out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of the Loud of hosts, tlie mount Zion. 19 The sburden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord ridetli upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egy[)t: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egyjjt 2 shall melt in the midst of it. And I will 9 stir up the Egyi)tians against the Egyiitians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and - every one against his neighbour ; city agauist city, and kingdom agauist SkLogdom. And the spirit of Egyiit shall be made void in the midst of it ; and I will lo destroy the counsel there- of : and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the n charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the 4 wizards. And I will 12 give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord ; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord 5 of hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall bo 6 wasted and become diy . And the rivers sliall stink; the i^streams of i^Egypt shall be minished and (b'ied up: the 7 reeds and flags shall wither away. The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the NUe, and aU that is sown by the Nile, shall become dry, be (hiven away, 8 and be no more. Thfe fishers also shall lament, and all tliey that cast angle into the NUe shall moiu'n, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall 9 languish. Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave 10 i^white cloth, shall be ashamed. And her i''i)iLlars shall be broken in pieces, all they i^that work for hire shall he 11 grieved in soul. The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish ; the counsel of the wisest comiseUors of Pharaoh is be- come bi-utish: how say ye unto Pha- raoh, I am the son of the wise, the 1'2 son of ancient kmgs ? Where then are thy wise men ? and let them tell thee now; and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed con- IScerning Egyi^t. The princes of Zoan are become fools, the ijrinces of i^Noith are deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner 14 stone of her tribes. The Lord hath mingled a spu'it of x)er\-erseness in the midst of her: and they have caused Egypt to go astray m every work thereof, as a drunken man i^stagger- 15 etli in his vomit. Neither sliaU there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, pahn-branch or rush, may do. IG Li that day shall Egyjjt be like unto women : and it shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh 17 over it. And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt, ^'o every one to whom mention is made thereof shall be afi-aid, because of the purpose of the Lord of hosts, which he pm*- poseth against it. 18 Li that day there shall be five cities m the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shaU be called The city of 21 destruction. 19 In that day shall thei-e be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a i)illar at the border 20 thereof to the Lori). And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord be- cause of the oppressors, and he shaU send them a saviour, and 22 a defender, 21 and he shall deliver them. And the Lord shall '^he. known to Egy[)t, and the Egyi)tians shall know the Lord in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and shall 22 perform it. And the Lord shall smite Egypt, smiting and heahng ; and they shall return luito the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. 23 In that day shall there be a high way out of Egypt to Assyria, and the ' Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyi^tian into Assyria; and the Eg;si3tians shall worship with the As- syrians. S'l In that day shall Israel be tho ^Or, every one that , ^naketh mention tht reof, to him shall they turn in fear 22. 11. ISAIAH. 515 iThe title of the As- syi'iau com- mander in chief. •! Or, to be for three years a sign &e, 3 Hel>. Cush. J Or. oraele. concern- ing 5 Or. hard eOr, will I jnake 7 Heb. bent. 5 Heb. wandi-r- eth. 3 Or. sj^read the carpets WOr, and he saw... and he heark- ened 11 Or, a chariot Or, chariots 12 Or, a pair of horse- men 13 Or, every night »0r, come chariots of men third with Epj-pt and with Assyria, a blcssiiif/ ill fho midst of tho eartli: 25 for tJjiit tho LoHD of liost.s hatli blessed tlicni, saying, Blessed ho Epy^it my people, and Assyria tho work of my hands, and Israel miiio inheritance. 20 In tho year that i Tartan camo un- to Ashdod, when Sari^on tho king of As.syria sent hua, and he f onglit against 2 Ashdod and took it; at that time tho Lord spake by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose tho sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off thy foot. And he did so, walk- 3 uig naked and barefoot. And tho Loit d said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot 2thi-eo years for a sign and a wonder upon 4 Egypt and upon s Ethiopia; so shall the king of Assyx'ia lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, yoimg and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks imcovered, 5 to tho shame of Egypt. And they shall be dismayed and ashamed, be- cause of Ethiopia their expectation, 6 and of Egyiit theii- glory. And the uihabitaut of this coastlaud shall say in that day, Behold, such is our ex- pectation, whither wo fled for help to be delivered from tho king of Assyria and we, how shall we escape ? 21 The * burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whuiwiuds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilder- •2 ness, from a terrible laud. A 5 grievous vision is declared unto me ; the treach- erous dealer dealeth treacherously, and tho spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sigh- uig thereof 6 have I made to ceaso. 3 Therefore are my loins filled with an- guish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in tra- vail: I am 7pamed so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot •Isee. My heart «panteth, horror hath afi'righted me : the twilight that I de- sired hath been turned mto trembling 5 unto me. They prepare the table, they Oset the watch, they eat, they (h-ink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield. 6 For th^^s hath the Lord saidimto me, Go, set a watchman ; let him declare 7 what ho seeth: Wand when he seeth 11 a troop, i^iioj-semen in paii'S, "a troop of asses,- "a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently -\\ath much 8 heed. And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon tho watch- tower m the day-tmie, and am set in 9 my ward is whole nights: and, behold, hero 11 Cometh a troop of men, 12 horse- men in paii-s. And ho answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all tho graven images of her gods are 10 broken unto the ground. O thou my threshing, and tho i' corn of my floor : that which I have heard from the Lord of hosts, tho God of Israel, have I declared unto you. 15 Heb. I071. 11 Tho •iburden of Dumah. Ono callcLh unto mo out of Seir, "Watchman, 10 what of the night? 12 Watchman, i^what of the night? Tho watchman said, Tho morning "com- eth, and also tho night: if yo will inquii-e, inquire ye: I'^timi ye, come. 13 The i9bm-den upon Ai'abia. Li tho 20 forest 21 in Ai-abia shall yo lodge, ye travelUng companies of De- 11 danites. Unto hun that 22 v/as thu-sty they brought water; 23 the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the 15 fugitives with their bread. For they fled away from tho swords, from the (h-awn sword, and from the bent bow, and from tho grievousness of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Withm a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of ITKedar shall fail: and tho residue of the number of the archers, tho mighty men of the chihh-en of Kedar, shall be few: for tho Lord, the God of Israel, hath spoken it. 22 The ibm-den of the vaUey of vision. What aileth theo now, that thou art 2 wholly gone up to the housetops ? O thou that art full of shoutmgs, a timniltuous city, a joyous town; thy slain are not slaui with the sword, 3 neither are they dead in battle. All thy rulers fled away together, they were boinid 2iby the archers: all that were found of thee were bomid to- 4 gether, 25 they fled afar off. Therefore said I, Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; 26 labour not to comfort me, for the spoihng of the daughter of my 5 people. For it is a day of discomfitm-e, and of treadmg do^^Tl, and of perplex- ity, from the Lord, the Lord of hosts, ui the valley of vision ; a breaking do\vn ^ of the walls, and a crying to the 27inount- 6 auis. And Elam bare the quiver, with 28 chariots of men and horsemen; and 7 Kir uncovered the shield. And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were fuU of chariots, and the horsemen set 8 themselves in array at the gate. And he took away the covering of Judah ; and thou didst look in that day to the armom- 9 m the house of the forest. And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many : and ye gathered to- gether the waters of the lower pool. 10 And ye mmibered the houses of Jeru- salem, and ye brake down the houses to 11 fortify the wall. Yo made also a reser- vou- between the two walls for the water of the old pool : but ye looked not unto 20 him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that fashioned it long WOr. what hour 17 Or, is come 18 Or, come ye again 10 Or, oracle 20 Or, th ickets 21 Or, ac- cording to the ancient versioiKs, at even- ing 22 Or, IS thirsty bring ye 23 Or. iis other- wife read, ye inhabit- ants of the 1-and of Tema, meet «0r, without the bow 25 Or, which hadjied from far 2-; Or. hasten 2' Or, mount- ain 28 Or, troops »0r, the maker thereof 17—2 516 ISAIAH. 22. 11. expiated 2 Or. st<:wariX 3 Or, Othou strong man 4 Or, lay f ant Jtcid on tJtre 5 Or, wind thee round and round like a ball and toss thee eor, oracle concern- ing 'Or, coasf- land 12 ago. Aiifl ill that day did the Lord, the Lord of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to gird- 13 mg with sackcloth: and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and kiUuig sheeii, eating flesh and drinkmg wine: let us eat aiid drink, for to-morrow we 14 shall die. And the Lokd of hosts re- vealed himself in mine ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be i purged from you till ye die, saitli the Lord, the Lord of hosts. 15 Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts. Go, get thee unto this ^ treasur- er, even luito Shebna, which is over 16 the house, and sa//, What doest thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a se^iul- chre? hewing him out a sejiulchre on high, graving an habitation for hiui- 17 self in the rock! Behold, the Lord will hmi thee away violently ^as a strong man; yea, he will ''wrap thee 18 up closely. He will surely ^turn and toss thee like a ball into a large coim- try; there slialt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, 19 thou shame of thy lord's house. And I will thrust thee from thine oftice, and from thy station shall he pull thee 20 down. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will caU my servant 21 EUakim the son of Hilkiah : and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strength- en him with thy girdle, and I wiU com- mit thy government into his hand : and he shall be a father to the in- habitants of Jerusalem, and to the 22 house of Judali. 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 23 shall open. And I wiU fasten him as a nail in a sure place ; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house. 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of ills father's house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the vessels of cups even to aU the ves- 25sels of flagons. In that day, saith the Lord 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 Lord hath spoken it. 23 The 6 burden of Tyi-e. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in : from the land of 2Kittim it is revealed to them. Be stiU, ye inhabitants of the ''isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have reiilenished. 3 And on great waters the seed of Slii- hor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of 4 nations. Be thou ashamed, Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, the strong hold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up Svii'gins. 8 "When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at 6 the report of Tyre. Pass ye over to Tarshisli ; howl, ye inhabitants of the 7 ''isle. Is this your joyous citi/, whose anticpiity is ^of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn? 8 Who hath iiurposed this against Tyre, i^the crownuig cittj, whose merchants are princes, whose traflickers are the 9 honourable of the earth? The Lom> of hosts hath pm'posed it, to ii stain the pride of all glory, to bring into con- tempt all the honoiu-able of the earth. 10 13 Pass through thy land as the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no 11 girdle ahmit thee any more. He hatli stretched out his hand over the sea, h'; hath shaken the kingdoms: the Loko hath given conimandiaent concerning 13 Canaan, to destroy the strong holds 12 thereof. And he said. Thou shalt no more rejoice, thou oppressed vu-gin daughter of Zidon : arise, pass over to Kittim ; even there shalt thou have no 13 rest. Behold, the land of the Chal- deans; this people ^''is no more; the Assyrian i^hath appointed it for i^the beasts of the wilderness : they set up 1'' their tower.s, they if overthrew the lialaces there(3f ; he made it a ruin. 14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for yom- 1.5 strong hold is laid waste. 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 I'^it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of 16 the harlot. Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be re- 17 membered. And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall retui-n to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the 18 world upon the face of tlie earth. And her merchandise and her hu-e shall be holiness to the Lord: it shaU not be treasured nor laid up; for her mer- chandise shall be for them that dweU before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for ^Oflurable clothing. 24 Behold, the Lord maketh the 21 earth empty, and maketh it waste, and tum- eth it upside down, and scattereth 2 abroad the inhabitants thereof. 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 lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of 8 Or, As at the report concern- ing Egypt, so &c. 9 Or. of ancient days ) her oivn feet shall carry &c. 10 Or. that giveth crowns 11 Heb. 2:>ro/ane. 12 Or, Over- fiow 13 Or, the incr- chant people 11 Or, was not 15 Or, founded 16 Or, theyn that dwell ill the wl'd- erness I'Or, the towers thereof 18 Or, raised up 19 Or, shall Tyre sing as an harlot 20 Or, stately 21 Or, leind and so in w. 3, 4, &c. 26. 5. ISAIAH. 517 1 Or, tlie h'lqh oites o/the 2 Or, ivaste- /less See Geu. i. 2. 3Heb. gone into raptiv- ity. »Heb. beating. 6 Or. lights Or, fires eOr, coast- Ui-nds 'Heb. Lean- nesn to me. iHeb. UpOiU 9Heb. height, WOr, dungeon 3 usury to him. The eirfcli sliall lie ut- terly emptied, and utterly spoiled; for 4 the LoKi> hath spoken this word. The earth luouriieth and fadeth away, the world 1 uif^uisheth and fadeth away, ithe lofty people of the earth do hui- 5 guish. The earth also is polluted mider the hihahitauts thereof; hecause they have transgressed the laws, changed the orduiauce, hroken the everlasthig 6 covenant. Therefore hath the curse devom-ed the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty : there- fore the iidiahitants of the earth are 7 burned, and few men left. The new wme mourneth, the vine languishelh, Sail the nierryhearted do sigh. The mirth of talirets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of 9 the harp ceaseth. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong di'ink sludl 10 be bitter to them that di-ink it. The city of '^confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man 11 may come m. There is a crying ui the streets because of the wine ; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is 123goiie. In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruc- IStion. For thus shall it be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the ^shaking of an oUve tree, as the grape gleanings when the vint- I'lage is done. These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of the Lord they cry aloud 15 from the sea. Wherefore glorify ye the Lord m the ^east, even the name of the LoKD, the God of Israel, iu the <5 isles of the sea. IC From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, glory to the righteous. But I said, ''I phie away, I pine away, woe is me ! the treacher- ous dealers have dealt treacherously ; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt 17 very treacherously. Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, in- 18 habitant of the earth. And it shall come to pass, that he who tleeth 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 19 earth do shake. The earth is utterly broken, the earth is clean dissolved, ■20 the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall stagger like a dvnnl?eu man, and shall be moved to and fro like a hut; and the transgression thereof shall be hea^'y upon it, and it shall i fall, and not rise again. "21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shaU ^ punish the host of the 9 high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the i^pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be ^i visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and i- before his i^ancients gloriously. 25 O Loud, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will jiraise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness 2 and truth. For thou hast nuide of a city an heap ; of a defenced city a ruin : a palace of strangers to be no city ; it 3 shall never be built. Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a strong hold to the poor, a strong hold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against 5 the wall. As the heat in a cb-y place shalt thou bring down the noise of strangers ; as the heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ten-ible ones 6 shall be brought low. And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto aU peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things fuU of marrow, of wines on the lees 7 well refined. And he will ^^ destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that is cast over aU peoples, and the 8 veil that is spread over ail nations. He hath swallowed up death for ever ; and the Lord God wiU wipe away tears from off all faces ; and the reproach of his lieople shall he take away from off all the earth : for the Lord hath spoken it. 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for bun, and he wLU save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we vfiH be glad and rejoice in his salva- 10 tion. For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down i^in the water of 11 the dunghill. And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst i^ thereof, as he that swmimeth spreadeth forth Jiis hands to swim: I'^and he shall lay low 18 his pride ^^ together with the craft of 121'^ his hands. And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls 20 hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust. 26 In that day shall this song be sung in the laud of" Judah : We have a strong city ; salvation will he appoint for walls 2 and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepelh 3 truth may enter in. 21 Thou wUt keep him 22iu perfect peace, ichose 23 mind is stayed on thee ; because he tnisteth 4 in thee. Trust ye iu the Lord for ever: for in 24 the Lord jehovah is 5 25 an everlasting rock. For he hath 11 Or. jrunithcd I2 0r, l«- /</r»* hit aiirients shall be glory "Or, elders 11 Heb. sivallow np. 15 An- other reading is, in the dung- hill. 16 Or, 0/ thein I'Or, but IS Or, their ^0 Or. for all the crtift 20 Or, shalX he bring down, lay low, and bring Ac. 21 Or, A Stedf:ist mind thou keepest in ]>er/eet peace, because it &c. 22 Heb. peace, peace. 23 Or, imagin- ation ^Heb. Jail Jehovah. See ch. xii. 2 25 Or. a rock of apes 518 ISAIAH. 26. 5. lOr, a riyht way ; iJm path of the just thou di- rectesc aright 2 Or, level 3 Or, dili- geatlj/ 4 Or, and be ti- shamed, in their etivy at the 2>eopIe 6 Or, the fire of thine ad- versaries shall devour them 3 Or, Tlia dead live not, the dccea sed rise not rOr, sh'tUes Hell. Repha- ini. 8 Or, thou hadst re- moved j t far unto all the ends of the earth oOr, loofcedr for w Heb. tchisper^ "Or, at thy I pi'csence 12 0r,iici- thcrhave inhabit- ants of the worlX been born 13 Or, light 11 Or. the shades Heb. Repha- im. 15 Or, gliding Or, fleeing 16 Or, winding brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city : he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground ; he briugeth Cit even to the dust. The foot shall tread it down; oven the feet of the 7 i^oor, and the steps of the needy. The way of the just is i uprightness : thou that art upright dost ^ direct the path of 8 the jiist. Yea, in the way of thy judge- ments, O Lord, have we waited for thee ; to thy name and to thy memorial 9 is the de.^ire of our soril. With my soul have I desu'ed thee in the night; ye.a, with my spu-it within me wiU I seek thee s early : for when thy judgements are in the earth, the inliabitants of the 10 world learn righteousness. Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness ; in the land of up- rightness will he deal wrongfully, and wiU not behold the majesty of the Lokd. 11 Lokd, thy hand is lifted up, yet they .see not: but they shall see '^thij zeal for the peoi^le, and be ashamed; yea, ^lire shall devour thine adversaries. 12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us : for thoii hast also wi'ought all ou' 13 works for us. O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us ; but by thee only will we make 14 mention of thy name. 6 Theif are dead, they shall not live; theij are 'deceased, they shall not rise : therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made 15 all their memory to perish. Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glori- fied: 8 thou hast enlarged all the bor- ders of the land. 16 Lord, in trouble have they ^ visited thee, they poured out a lo prayer vihen 17 thy chastening was upon them. Like as a woman with chUd, that drawetli near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth oiit in her pangs ; so have we been n before thee, O Lord. 18 We have been with cliUd, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind ; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth ; 12 neither have the inliabitants of the world fallen. 19 Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is as the dew of i^ herbs, and the earth shall cast forth i-* the dead. 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be over- 21 past. For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place to pimish the in- habitants of the earth for their iniquity : the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no inore cover her slain. 2'7 In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall pun- ish leviathan the i^ swift serpent, and leviathan the i*' crooked serpent; and he shah, slay tiie di'agou that is in the sea. 2 Li that day : I'A vineyard of wiue, sing 3 ye i»mito it. I the Lord do keep it; I win water it every moment : lest any hmi it, I wUl kcei) it night and day. 4 Fury is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were agaiust me in battle! I v^ould march upon them, I 5 woidd burn them together. Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make i^eace with me ; yea, let him Gmake peace with me. I'ln days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud : and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit. 7 Hath he smitten him as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain a^corduig to the slaughter 20 of them 8 that were slam by him ? 21 In measure, 2^ when thou sendest her away, thou dost contend with her; he hath re- moved hey with his rough blast in the 9 day of the cast wind. Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be ^3 purged, and this is aU the fruit '^^oi taking away his sin ; when he inaketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in smider, so that the 2-">Ash- orun and the smi-images shall rise no 10 more. For the def enced city is soUtai'y, an habitation deserted and forsakeu, like the wilderness : there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and 11 consume the branches thereof. 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 uuderstandmg ; therefore he that made them wDl not have com- passion upon them, and he that formed them wUl shew them no favour'. 12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall 2«beat off his fruit, from the flood of the Kiver unto the brook of Egyi)t, and ye shall be 27 gathered 2Hone by one, ye children of Israel. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tiatmpet shall be blown; and they shall come which were 29 ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and they that were outcasts in the land of Egypt ; and they .shall wor.-ship the Lord in the holy momitain at Jerusalem. 28 Woe to the crown of pride of the driuikards of Ephraim, and to the faduig flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are ^o overcome with wme ! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of liaU, a destroymg stonn, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth ^i with the hand. 3 The crown of pride of the chimkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot : 4 and the fading flower of his glorious 1" Or, ac- cording to some ancient iiutlior- ities, A pleasant vine- yard 18 Or, of 13 Or, In the gen- erations that come 2') Or. of their slain 21 The nieaninf,' of the Hebrew word is un- certain. 22 Or, bi/ sending her away 23 Or, expiated 21 Or, to take a way 25 See ,ch. XVJ.8. 26 Or, beat out his corn 2' Or, gleaned 2S0r, one to another 2) Or, lost 30 Heb. smitten down. 31 Or, with violence 29. 8. ISAIAH. 519 1 Or, to 2 Or, reel 3 Ol-, stai/ger lOr, Whom shaU he teaeh . . „ and whom shall he make . . , breasts. For &c. 6 Or, rej:tort GOr, rule 7 Or, For iclth stani- inering lips s Heb. fiTleol. "Or, // a I'e laid beauty, which is on the liead of the fat valley, sliall he as tlie iawtripc lig be- fore the Buiaiuoi'; which when he tliat looketli iiiRui it seeth, while it is yet in 5 his hand he cateth it up. In tliat day Hlittll the Loud of hosts he for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, Giuito the residue of hisjieojile: and for asi)iritof judj^enienttohiiuthatsit.teth in judgeiuout, and for strength to them that turn back the battle ^at the gate. 7 But these also ^have erred through Vi'Uie, and thruugh strong drink 8 are gone astray ; the in-iost and the prophet ''have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed uj) of whie, they are gone astray through strong dxiidi ; they 2 err in vision, they stumble in judge- 8ment. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiiiess, so that there is no ])lace 9 clean. ^Whorn will he teach know- ledge? and whom will he make to understand the ^ message'' them that are weaned from the milk, and dra^\'n 10 from the breasts? For it is precept upon precept, precept ujion i)recept; cime U2)(m line, Ime upon hue; here a 11 little, there a little. ''Naj', but by 7Hen o/" strange lips and with another tongue 12 will he s])eak to this people : to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary ; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 13 Therefore shall the word of the Lord be imto them precept upon j^recept, l)recept upon precejit; line iipou line, Ime ujion line; here a little, there a little ; that they may go, and fall back- Avard, and be broken, and suaied, and taken. 14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people 15 which is in Jerusalem : Because ye have said. We have made a covenant with death, and with shell are we at agree- ment; when the oveiHowiug scoui'ge shall pass through, it shall not come mito us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we 16 hid ourselves : therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I -'lay in Ziou for a fomulation a stone, a tried stone, a l)recious corner stotie of sure founda- tion : he that believeth shall not make 17 haste. And I v.'iU make judgement the luie, and righteousness the plmmnet: and the had. shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall 18 overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shaU be disan- luiUed, and your agi-eement with ^heU shall not stand; when the overflow- ing scourge shall pass through, then ye 19 shall be trodden down by it. As often as it passeth tlrrough, it shall take you ; for mornuig by morning shall it pass tlu-ough, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to mider- 20 stand the ^ message. For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; andthecoveruigiiarr<j\ver than that he can vvrap hinis(^lf iu it. 21 l'\)r the Lord shall rise up as in '" mount I'erazim, he shall be wroth as in the A alley of (libeou; that he may do his \'.'ork, his strange work, and bring to 22}iass his act, his strange act. Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bands be made strong: for a consum- mation, and that determined, have I heard from the Loi'd, the Lord of hosts, iipon the whole ii earth. 23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; 24 hearken, and hear my speech. Doth the plowman jdow contuuially to sow ? doth he contiunaUfi fjjieu and break the 2,5 clods of his ground? When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast aln-oad the i-litches, and scatter the cummin, and put iu the wheat iu I'ows and the barley m the ai)i)oiuted 1/lace and the spelt in the border 26 thereof? i^'For his God doth instruct 27 him aright, and doth ti^ach bun. For the fitches are not tlu-eshed with a sharp threshing insti'mueut, neither is a cart ■wheel turned about iii)on the cununin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with 28 a rod. !•* Bread corn is gromid; for he win not ever be threshing it: and though the wheel of his cai-t and his horses scatter it, ho doth not griud it. 29 This also cometb forth from tke Lord of hosts, v/liich is wonderful iu coxmsel, and exceUeut iu i^ wisdom. 29 i6Ho "Ai-iel, Ai-iel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to 2 year ; let the feasts come round : then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mom-ning and lamentation: i^and 3 she shall be unto me as Ai-iel. And I will camp against thee round about, and Vv'ill lay siege against thee with a fort, and I v,-ill raise siege works against 4 thee. And thou shalt be brought do^vn, and shalt sjieak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust ; and thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy siJeech shall iswhisjier out of 5 the dust. But the multitude of thy '-"foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at 6 an instant suddenly. 21 gi^g shall be visited of the Lord of hosts with thvmder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tem- liest, and the flame of a devourmg fire. 7 And the multitude of aU the nations that fight against Ai'iel, even all that fight against her and her strong hold, and that distress her, shall be as a 8 dream, a vision of the night. And it shall be as when an hmigry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth ; birt 11 See 1 Ohr. xiv. 11, "Or, latvX i-'Or, hlnek cuvimin {Xi(/ella sativa) 13 Or, And he traineth eaeh of theni arhiht; his God doth teaeh him n Or, Ts bread corn er ashed f A'at/, lit teilt not ever bt thresh- inj it, and driving his cart ■wheels antt hit horses over it ; he doth not crush it 15 Or, effeetual working 16 Or. Woe to " That is. The lion of Ood or. The hearth of CrOd. 18 Or, 3/ef 19 Or, chirp 25 Heb. strang- ers. 21 Or, There shall be a visit- ation from the LORD ic. 520 ISAIAH. 29. 8. lOi-, B,' lie amazed 2 Or, blind your- selves and be blind 3 Or, your eyes ; the pro- phets, and &c. 4 Or, writing s Heb. knoweth ivritinff (or let- ters\ 6 Or, leartied by rote ■Or, again do Heb. add to do. sOr, your per- versity ! 9 Or, a book or writing WOr, tnake men to offt'nd by their words liOr, fiM« when his children 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. 9 1 Tarry ye and wonder; 2 take your l)leasiu'e and be blind : they are diaiuk- eu, but not with wiue; they stagger, 10 but not with strong drink. For the Lord 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. 11 And all vision is become unto you as the words of a ^book that is sealed, which men dehver to one that ^is learned, saying, Kead tliis, I pray thee : and he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed: 1'2 and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee : and he saith, I am not learned. 13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with theii- lips do honom- me, but have removed theu- heart far from me, and their fear of ine is a commandment of men which 1-1 hath been 15 taught them : therefore, be- hold, I wiU 7 proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a mar- vellous work and a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of theu- i^rudeut men shall be hid. 15 Woe luito them that seek deep to hide their comisel from the Lorb, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us ? and who knoweth us ? 16 8 Ye turn thmgs upside down! Shall the potter be counted as clay; that the thhig made should say of him that made it, He made me not ; or the thing framed say of him that framed 17 it, He liath no understanding? Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be counted 18 for a forest? And in that day shaU the deaf hear the words of ^ the book, and the eyes of the bUud shall see out 19 of obscurity and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy m the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoruer ceaseth, and all they that watch for hiiquity are 21 cut olf : that lOmake a man an offender in a cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concernuig the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now 23 wax pale. HBut when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name ; yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in 24 awe of the God of Israel. They also that err in spirit i'^ shall come to under- standing, and they that miu'mui' shall learn is doctrine. 30 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that i^ cover with a covering, but not of my spii-it, that they may 2 add sin to sin : that walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to i'5 strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust 3m the shadow of Egypt! Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of 4 Egypt your confusion. For his princes are at Zoan, and his ambassadors are 5 come to Hanes. They shall aU be ashamed of a people that camiot profit them, that are not an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. 6 The i6ijur(jeu of the beasts of the South. Tlu-ough the laud of trouble and an- guish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry then- riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasm'es upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. 7 For Egyjjt helpeth in vam, and to no pm-pose: therefore have I I'^caUed her 8 Eahab that sitteth still. Now go, ^^Tite it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it hi a book, that it may be for the time 9 to come isfor ever and ever. For it is a rebeUious people, lyiug chUdi-en, child- ren that will not hear the i" law of the 10 Lord : which say to the seers. See not ; and to the prophets. Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth 11 things, prophesy deceits : get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease 12 from before us. Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppres- sion and perverseness, and stay there- 13 on ; therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high waD, whose breaking 14 cometh suddenly at an instant. And he shall break it as a potter's vessel is broken, breakmg it in pieces without sparmg; so that there shall not be found among the jneces tliereof a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the cistern. 15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, In returnhig and rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness and m confidence shall be yom- strength : and 16 ye would not. But ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; thei-efore shall ye flee : and. We will ride upon 12 Heb. shall know under- stand- ing. MOr, instruc- tion "Or, weave a web Or, pour out a drink offering Or, make a league 1' Or, flee to the strong hold of Pharaoh 16 Or, oracle concern- ing I'Or, cried concern- ing this. They are but arrog- ancy : be still 18 Or, accord- ins to some ancient author- ities, for a witness for ever 10 Or, teaching 32. 2. ISAIAH. 521 lOr, a 7nast 2 0r, )ijople that dioellesl in Zi'yn lit Jeru- salem 3 Or, And the J.'ird w'dlgii'C . . . and thy ti'achers s7tail not i-c. 4 Or, teacher ^Oijiidc them- selves 6Heb. scalier. 7Heb. me7i- stntous. !Heb. salted. 'J Or, dc- tni'^tlo/t WQr, when a feast is hallowed the swift; tliercforo shall tlioy that, ITpui'svTO you 1)0 swift. Ouo (liousaiid shall life at the rt'hulvo of one ; at tlie lelmke of five ,'ihall ye llee: till ye be left as la beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an bill. 18 Ami therefore will the Lord wait, that lie )my be gracious unto you, and therefore will ho be exalted, that be naay have mercy upon you: for the Loud is a God of judLrenient; blessed are all they tliat wait lor him. 19 For 2 the peoi^le shall dwell iu Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more; be will surely be gracious mito thee at the voice of thy cry ; when he '20 shall hear, be will answer thee. ''And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of aftlicti(jn, yet shall not thy ^ teachers ''be bidden any more, but thine eyes shall see thy '21* teachers: and thine ears shall hear a word beliuid thee, saying, This is the Avay, walk ye iu it ; when ye turn to the right band, and when ye turn to 2'2 the left. And ye shall defile the over- laying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of tliy molten images of gold: thou shalt f'cast them away as an 7 unclean thing; thou shalt say 23 unto it. Get thee hence. And be shall give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the gromid withal ; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and i^lenteoiis : iu that day shall thy cattle feed iu large pastm'es. '24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat ^^ savoury provender, which bath been winnowed Avitb the shovel and with the fan. 25 And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hiU, rivers and streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the 26 towers fall. Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the smi, and the light of the sun shall be seven- fold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth ui> the hurt of bis iieople, and healeth the stroke of their wound. 27 Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burumg with bis anger, and in thick rising smoke: bis lips are fuU of indignation, and bis 28 tongue is as a devouring fire : and his breath is as an overflowing stream, that reacheth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of ^ vanity: and a bridle that causeth to eiT shall 29?>e in the jaws of the peoples. Ye shall have a song as iu the night lo when a holy feast is kept ; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a jiiye to come into the momitam of the 30 Lord, to the Eock of Israel. And the Lord shall caiise bis glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his ai^m, with the indignation of hia anger, and the fl ime of a de- vouring fire, with J' a blast, and teiu- 31 jiest, and hailstones. I'or through tlu; voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be broken in pieces, i'-* which .smote 32 with a rod. And every i-'sti'oke of the I'apiiointed staff, which the Lord shall 1 ly upon lain, shall be with tabrets and barjis: and in battles of shaking 33 will he tight with them. J''or i''a To- pheth is in-e])ared of old; yea, lor the king it is made ready; be bath made it deep and lirge: the ])ilo thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. 31 Woe to them that go down to Egji)t for help, and staj^ on horses ; and trust in chariots, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not imto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek 2 the Lord! Yet be also is wise, and vfiW. brmg evil, and will not call back his words: but wOl arise against the house of the eril-doers, and against the 3 help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and then- horses flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that heli)e(h shall stumble, and be that is bolpeu shall fall, and they aU shall faU together. 4 For thus saith the Lord unto me, Like as when the lion growleth and the yoimg lion over his lu-ey if a multi- tude of shejiherds be called forth against him, be wOl not be dis- mayed at theu' voice, nor abase him- self for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight 16 upon momit Zion, and i^upon the 5 bill thereof. As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem ; be wlU i^rotect and deUver it, be wLU 6 pass over and i^reserve it. Tm-n ye unto bun I'^from whom I'^ye have deep- 7 ly revolted, childreu of Israel. For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and bis idols of gold, which your own bauds have 8 made unto you for a sin. Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shaU devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men 9 shall become tributary. Aiid his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and bis princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith the Lord, whose ure is in Zion, and his fm-uace in Jemsalem. 32 Behold, a king shall reign in right- eousness, and princes shall rule in 2 judgement. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a "Or rrashiwj 12 Or, with hit rod iihall he sinite hiiu 11 Heb. pasting. 11 Or, staff qf doom (Heb. fjanda- tim) IS See 2 Kings xxiii. 10, Jer. viL 31 I'SOr, against i"Or. from whom, the child- ren of Israel have deeply revolted i« Heb. they. 17-6 522 ISAIAH. 32. 2. lOr, closed 2Heb. haxtj/. 3 Or, fool See 1 Sam. XXV. 2.5. 4 Or, noblii 5 Or, crafty oOr, foUj "Or, j)oor 8 Or, by liberal things shall he stand »Heb. con- fit-lcnt. 10 Or, After a year and dftys Heb. Days above a year. 11 Or, jjut a fjirdle upon I- Or, Ophcl 3 great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of tbem that see shall not be idim, and tlie ears of them that hear ■1 shall hearken. The heirt also of the 2 rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stanimerei's shall 5 be ready to speak plainly. The ^vile person shill be no more called ^liberal, nor the ^ churl said to be bountiful. 6 For the Syile person will speak "vil- lany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise x)rofaneness, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the 7 drink of the thirsty to fail. The in- struments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the ''meek with lying words, even 8 when the r.eedy spe:iketh right. But the liberal deviseth liberal things ; and ^'iu liberal things shall he continue. 9 Else up, ye women that are at ease, ami hear my voice ; ye 9 careless daughters, give ear unto my speech. 10 10 For days beyond a year shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall 11 not come. Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and iigir(i sacLcloth upon your loiiis. 1'2 They shall smite uijon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful 13 vine. Upon the land of my people shall come up tliorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the 14 joyous city: for the i^alace shall l)e forsiken ; the populous city shall be de- serted ; 1'^ the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild 15 asses, a pastiu'e of flocks; until the spirit be pom'ed upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fi'uitful field be counted for a forest. 16 Then judgement shall dwell in the wOd- erness, and righteousness shall abide 17 in the fruitful field. And the work of righteousness shall be peace ; and the effect of righteousness quietness and 18 confidence for ever. And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet 19restLug islaces. But it shall hail, m the downfall of the forest ; and the 20 city shall be utterly laid lov^. Blessed are ye that sow beside aU waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass. 33 Woe to thee that siioilest, and thou wast not spoiled ; and dealest treacher- ously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee ! When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled ; and when thou hast made an end to deal treach- erously, they shall deal treacherously 2 with thee. O Lord, be gracious unto us ; we have waited for thee : be thou their arm every morning, our salvation 3 also in the time of trouble. At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the 4 nations are scattered. And your spoU shall be gathered as the caterpiJler gathereth: as locusts leap shall they 5 leap upon it. The Lord is exalted; fpr he dwelleth on high : he hath filled Zion with judgement and righteous- 6ness. i^AjkI there shall be stabDity in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge : the fear of the Lord is his treasure. 7 Behold, their valiant ones cry with- out: the ambassadors of peace weep 8 bitterly. The high ways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth : he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the 9 cities, he regardeth not man. The land mourneth and languisheth : Leba- non is ashamed and v/ithereth away: Sharon is like i^ a desert ; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. 10 Now will I arise, saith the Lord ; now wiU I lift up myseK ; now will I be ex- 11 alted. Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a 12 tire that shall devour you. And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime : as thorns cut down, that are bunied in the fire. 13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done ; and, ye that are near, acknow- 14 ledge my might. The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the godless ones. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting 15 bui-nings ? He that walketh righteous- ly, and sjieaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of i^ oppressions, that shaketh his hands from hoklLug of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and slmtteth his eyes 16 from looking upon evil ; he shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the mmiitions of rocks: his bread shall be given lian ; his waters shall be 17sirre. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold ^''a, 18 far stretching land. Thine heart shall muse on the terror: where is i^he that comited, where is he that weighed the tribute ? where is he that counted the 19 towers ? Thou shalt not see the fierce Xieople, a ijeoiile of a deep S2ieech that thou canst not perceive ; of a i** strange tongue that thou canst not under - 20 stand. Look upon Zion, the city of our 19 solemnities : thine 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 21 be broken. But there the Lord wLU be with us in majesty, ^Oa place of broad rivers and streams ; whereLu shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant 22shii) pass thereby. For the Lord is IT Or, And abund- ance of salva- tion wisdoin and know- ledge shall be the stability of thy times 11 Or, the A rabah 15 Or, fraud 16 Or, a land that is very far off Heb. a land of far dist- ances. 17 Or, tlu! scribe 18 Or, stani- mering 19 Or, set feasts 20 Or, but in the place... streams there shall go ic. 36. 3. ISAIAH. 523 1 Heb. devoted. 2 Or. moulder away 3 Heb. devoting^ or, bixn. 'Or, bittern 5 Heb. stones. 6 Or, As for her 7iobles, none shall be there to pro- elaim the king- dom 7 Heb. howling crea- tures. 8 Or, he-goat 9 Heb. lilith. our ju(l{,'e, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Liiui) is oiu* king; he will save us. '23 Thy 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; ■24 the lame took the prey. And the inhahitant shall not say, I am sick: the jieojile that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. 34 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples : let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth of it. •2 For the Loku hath indignation against all the nations, and fury agauist all then" host: he hath i utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the 3 slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stink of then* carcases shall come up, and the mountains shall 4 be melted with their blood. And all the host of heaven shall 2 be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled to- gether as a scroll: and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the -sane, and as a fading leaf from 5 the fig tree. For my sword hath di-mik its liU in heaven : behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people 6 of my 3 curse, to judgement. The sword of the LoED 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 Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaugli- 7 ter in the land of Edom. And the wild- oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls ; and their land shall be drmiken with blood, and 8 their dust made fat with fatness. For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompence in the con- 9troversy of Zion. And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the laud thereof shall become 10 burning pitch. 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 thi'ough it for 11 ever and ever. But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it ; and the ■lowl and the raven shall dwell therein : and he shall stretch over it the line of confusion, and the 5 plummet of enipti- 12 ness. "^ They shall call the nobles there- of to the kuigdom, but none shall be there ; and all her i^rinces shall be 13 nothing. And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof : and it shall be an habitation of jackals, a court for 14 ostriches. And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the "^ wolves, and the 8 satyr shall cry to his fellow ; yea, 9 the night-monster shall settle there. 15 and shall find her a place of rest. There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her sliadow: yea, there shall the kites bo gathered, every one with her mate. 16 Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read : no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate : for my mouth it hath commanded, and 17 his sjiirit it hath gathered them. 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 The wilderness and the 'o solitary place shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the i^rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and re- joice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the exceUeucy of Carmel and Sharon : they shall see the glory of the Lord, the excellency of our God. 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and 4 confirm the i'^ feeble knees. Say to them that are of a isfearful heart. Be strong, fear not : i^ behold, your God will come with vengeance, vith the recompence of God; he will come and save you. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall Gbe imstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, tnd the tongue of the dmub shall sing : for in the wilder- ness shall waters break out, and streams 7 in the desert. And the i^ glowing sand shall become a pool, and the tliirsty ground sprmgs of water : in the habit- ation of jackals, where they lay, shall 8 be ii^ grass with reeds and rushes. And an high way shall be thei'e, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holi- ness ; the rmclean shall not pass over it ; 17 but it shall be for those : the way- faring men,yeafools, shaUnoterrf/iere- 9 ill. No Uon shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon, they shall not be found there; but the re- 10 deemed shall walk there : and the ran- somed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion ; and ever- lasting joy shall be upon theii- heads : they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighmg shall flee away. 36 i^Now it came to pass in the foiu'- teeuth year of king Hezekiah, that 19 Sennacherib king of Assyria came up agauist aU the fenced cities of Judah, 2 and took them. And the king of As- syria sent 20Eabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem mito king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the high Sway of the fuller's field. Then came forth mito him Ehakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, 10 Or. parched land nOr, autumn crocus See C.<int ii. 1. 12 Or, tottering 13 Heb. hasty. 11 Or, behold, your God ! venge- ance will come, even the recom- pence of God 15 Or, mirage IB Or, a court for reeds &c. See ch. xxxiv. 13. i' Or, for he shall be with theni&c. Or, and he shall walk in the wag for them, andfools &c. IS See 2 Kings xviii. 13, 17, &c. 19 Heb. .%«- herib. 20 The title of an As- syrian officer. 17—6 524 ISAIAH. 36. 3. lOr, secret- ary -Or, chron- icler 9 Or, 7nake a wager with 4Heb. Aratn- eati. 5Heb. Make itnth ine a bless- ing. aud Sliebiia the i scribe, and Joali the 4 son of Asaph the ^recorder. Aiid Eab- shakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence 5 is this wherein thou trustest ? I say, till/ coimsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled G against me ? Behold, thou trustest up- on the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egyjit ; whereon if a man lean, it wOl go into his hand, and pierce it : so is Pharaoh kmg of Egyi^t to all that 7 trust on him. But if thou say unto me. We trust in the Loud our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, aud hath said to Judah aud to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this 8 altar? Now therefore, I pray thee, Sgive pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy Ojjart to set riders upon them. How then canst thou tm-n away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, aud put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horse- 10 men '? And am I-uow come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said unto me. Go uj) 11 against this laud, and destroy it. Then said Eliakim and Shebua and Joah imto Eabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the * Syrian lan- guage ; for we understand it : aud speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 12 But Eabshakeh said. Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to sjjeak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to druik 13 their own water with you ? Then Eab- shakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, 14 the king of Assyria. Thus saith the king. Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall not be able to deliver you : 15 neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying. The Lord wiU surely dehver us ; this city shall not be given into the hand of the kuig of As- 16 Syria. Hearken not to Hezekiah : for thus saith the king of Assyria, ^Make your peace with me, and come out to me ; aud eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and di-mk ye every one the waters of his own cis^" 17 tern: until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and 18 vineyards. Beware lest Hezekiah i^er- suade you, saying. The Lord will de- liver us. Hath auy of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the 19 hand of the king of Assyiia ? Wiere are the gods of Hamath and Ai-jiad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out '20 of my hand ? Who are they among aU the gods of these countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem 21 out of my hand? But they held their jieace, aud answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, say- 22ing, Answer him not. 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 Eab- shakeh. 37 f^And it came to pass, when kmg Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sack- cloth, and went into the house of the 2 Lord. And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, aud the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the 3 prophet the sou of Amoz. And they said mito him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contimiely : for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 4 It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Eabshakeh, ''whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and wiU rebuke the words which the Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore lift up thy 5 ijrayer for the remnant that is left. So the servants of king Hezekiah came to G Isaiah. And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to yom- master. Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyi-ia 7 have blasphemed me. Behold, I will put a spirit in hiui, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return mito his own land ; and I wiU cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 8 So Eabshakeh returned, and foimd the king of Assyria warring against Libnah : for he had heard that he was 9 departed from Lachish. And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethi- opia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent 10 messengers to Hezekiah, saying. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, say- ing, Jerusalem shall not be given into 11 the lia\id of the king of Assyria. Be- hold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by Pdestroyuig them utterly: and shalt 12 thoii be delivered ? Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozau, aud Haran, and Eezeph, and the children of e.See 2 Kings xix. 7 Or, where- ivith the king of Assyria ...hath sent him SHeb. drvotinf; the7n. 38. 8. ISAIAH. 525 iln xvii. SJ, Avva. 2 Or, dwelU'iit 3 Hel>. aftei: J Or, 6 Or, defence Heb. Mazor. See cli. xix. 6. 6 In 2 KiiiKS xix. 26, corn Hasted. 13E<l(.'n wliich wi^re in Tclassav? "Where is the kiny uf Haiuath, and IIjo kiiij,' of Arpad, and tlio kiiiff of tho city of Sepliavvaini, of Hciia, and ilvvah? 14 And Ilezekiah received tlio letter from the hand of tho messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went np unto the house of tho Lord, and spread it bc- 15foro the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed 1(5 unto tho Lord, sa3'ing, O Lord of hosts, tho God of Israel, that ^sittest upon tlio cherubim, tliou art the God, CYon thou alone, of all the kingdoms of llie earth; thou. bast made heaven 17 and earth. Licliuo thine oar, O Lord, and ber.r; open thine eyes, Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which bath sent to re- ISproacb tho livuig God. Of a truth, Lord, the kuigs of Assyi-ia have laid waste all the countries, and their land, 19 and have cast their gods into the fire : for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; there- 20 fore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his band, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that tbou art the Lord, even thou only. '21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saitli the Lord, the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib '22 king of Assyria, this is the word which the Lord hath spoken concernuig liini : The vu-gui daughter of Zion hath de- spised thee and laughed thee to scorn ; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken 2.Sher head 3 at thee. Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and a- gainst whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted uji thine eyes on high ? eveii against tho Holy One of Israel. '24 By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the miiltitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of tho mountains, to the inuennost parts of Lebanon ; and I will cut down tho tall cedars thereof, and the choice ■'fir trees there- of: and I will enter into his farthest height, the forest of his fruitful field. 251 have digged and di-unk water, and with the sole of my feet will I ch-y up 26 all the rivers of ^ Egypt. Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times'? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest bo to lay waste fenced cities 27 into ruinovis heaps. Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confomided; they were as tho grass of the field, and as the green herb, as tho grass on the housetops, and as "^ a field of corn before 28 it be grown up. But I know thy sit- tmg d.TOai, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raguig against me. 29 Because of thy raging against me, and for that'^tliino arrogancy is come up into mine cars, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back l)y the way 30 by which thou earnest. And this shall be the signxudo thee: yo shall eat this year that which gi'oweth of itself, and in tho second year that which spring- eth of the same ; and m tho third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vuieyards, 31 and eat tho fruit thereof. And ^tho renniant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root down- 32 ward, and bear fruit upward. Fen- out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shall escape: the zeal of tho Lord of hosts 33 shall perform this. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the kmg of Assyi'ia, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor 34crtst a mount against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto 35 this city, saith tho Lord. For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 36 And the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote hi the camp of the Assyrians a lumch'ed an_d f om-score and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they 37 were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 38 And it came to jjass, as he was wor- shipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adi-ammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ai-a- rat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. 38 ^In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the proi^het the son of Amoz came to bun, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house m order ; for thou shalt die, 2 aud not live. Then Hezekiah turned Lis face to the wall, and prayed unto 3 the Lord, and said, Eemember now, Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And 4 Hezekiah wept sore. Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, 5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, 1 have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears : behold, I will add mito thy 6 days fifteen years. And I wiU deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the kmg of Assyria : and I will defend 7 this city. And this shall be the sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thuig that he hath 8 spoken : behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the "Or, th,i ca relets caw 8 Heb. the escaped of the huit.io of Judah that remain. oSee 2 Kiiiga XX. 1, &c. 526 ISAIAH. 38.8. IHeh. 2 Or, by 3 Or, *.(/ which steps it 4 Or, tran- guillitt/ 6Heb. Sheol. 6Heb. Jah, 'Or, ■when I am amonff them that have ceased to he 6 Or, habit' ation OHeb. thrum. 10 Or, 7 thought until morn- ing, Asa lion, so li'iU he break &c. '1 Or, as in soleinn pro- cession See Ps. xlii. 4. 12 Or, So wilt thou recover me 13 Heb. thou hast loved mj soul from the 2nt. 11 Or, nothing- ness 15 See 2 Kings xx. 7, a 11 I 12 idial of Aliaz 2 with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun re- turned ten steps '^on the dial whereon it was gone down. 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. 10 I said, In the ^noontide of my days I sliall go into the gates of -^the grave : I am deprived of the residue of my years. said, I shall not see "the Lord, even "^the Lord in the land of the living : I shall l)eliold man no more 'with the inhabitants of the world. Mine 8 age is removed, and is can-ied away from me as a sheijherd's tent : I have rolled up like a weaver my life ; he will cut me off from the ^ loom : From day even to night vdli i\nm make an end of me. 101 quieted ???//.9e(/' until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones : From day even to night ■svilt thoi; make an end of me. Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter ; I did mourn as a dove: mme eyes fail iritli looling upward; Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my sui'ety. "What shall I say? he hath both spoken luito me, and himself hath done it : 1 shall go 11 softly all my years be- cause of the bitterness of my soul. Lord, by these things men live. And wholly therein is the life of my spirit : 1- Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live. Behold, it vms for mtj peace that I had gi'eat bitterness : But 13 thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of i'* cor- ruption ; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. For 5 the grave cannot praise thee, death caiuiot celebrate thee : They that go down into the pit can- not hojie for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shaU make known thy truth. The Lord is reachj to save mo: Therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments All the days of our life in the house of the Lord. i=Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall re- 22 cover. Hezekiah also had said. What is the sign that I shall go uji to the house of the Lord ? 13 14 15 IG 17 IS 19 20 21 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, 2 and was recovered. And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his 17 precious thiugs, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the jirecious oil, and all the house of his i''' annour, and all that was found in his treasures : there was nothmg in his house, nor in all his dominion, that 3 Hezekiah shewed them not. Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said mito him, "WTiat said these men? and from whence came thej' mito thee ? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far coun- 4 try unto me, even from Babylon. Then said he. What have they seen in thme house ■? And Hezekiah answered, All that is ui mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures 5 that I have not shewecl them. Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the G word of the Lord of hosts. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing 7 shall be left, saith the Lord. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shaU be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the liORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover. For there shall be peace and truth in my days. 40 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, 2 saith yoiu' God. Speak ye i^ com- fortably to Jenisalem, and cry unto her, that her 20 warfare is accomplished, that her 21 iniquity is pardoned ; that .she hath received of the Lced's hand double for aU her sins. 3 The voice of one 22 that crieth. Pre- pare ye in the wilderness the way of the Lord, make ^a straight in the desert 4 a high way for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and '-^the crooked shall be made straight, and 5 the rough places '* plain : and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shaU see it together: for the mouth () of the Lord hath sjioken it. The voice of onesaying, Cry. And^Conesaid.What shall I cry? AJl flesh is gi-ass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower 7 of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; because the breath of the Lord bloweth upon it: sm-ely the 8i)eople is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall stand for ever. 9 27 thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high 16 See 2 Kings XX. 12,&c. I'Or, spicerp 13 Or, Jewels w Heb. to the heart of. a'Or, time of service 21 Or, punish- ment is accepted See Lev. xxvi. 43. 22 Or. that crieth in the irnlii- erness. Prepare yc the way Ac 2»0r, level 21 Or, the uneven shall be matle level 2-^ Or. a 2>lain 26 The Sept. and Vulgate have, / said, 2" Or, O Zion, tluxt hriytgest good tidings 41. 14. ISAIAH. 527 'Or, O Jfru- thilt hrlngesi good tidings 2 Or, meted out 3 Or, the isles are as the fine dust that is lifted up ■1 Or, as a thing o/nought 5 Or, coti- fusion 6 Or, prepare ■Or, under- stood the founda- tions 8 Or, above 9 Or, gauze 10 Or, iSVvi rcc are thci/ pht nted, ncnrce are they SOW71, scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth, when he bfoweth upon them i-c. "Or, ajul see : who hath created these .' he that &c. monnt.ain; ^0 thou tliat tcllest good tidings to .Torasaleiii. lift up thy voice with strciigtli ; lift it up, he not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, Beliold, lOyoiir God! Behold, the Lord (tod will come as a mighty one, and his ami shall nile for him : hehold, his reward is with him, and his reeompence hefore 11 him. He shall feed his liock like a shep- herd, he shall gather the lamhs in his arm, and carry them in his hosom, and shall gently lead those that give suck. 1'2 Wlio hath measiu-ed the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted ont hea- ven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 13 the hills in a halanco? "Who hath '-^di- rected the spirit of the Lord, orhemg 14 his counsellor hath taught him ? With whom took he counsel, and who in- structedhim, and taught him in the path of judgement, and taught him know- ledge, andshewed to him the way of mi- 15 derstandiug ? Behold, the nations areas a droi5 of a Imcket, and are counted as the small dust of the halance : hehold, 3 he taketli up the isles as a veiy little 16 thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to bum, nor the beasts thereof suf- 17 ficient for a burnt offering. All the nations are as nothing before him ; they are counted to him •* less than nothing, 18 and ^vanity. To whom then wiU ye liken God? or what hkeness will ye 19 compare unto him ? The graven image, a workman melted ?7 , and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and cast- 20eth for it silver chains. He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot ; he seeketh mito hun a cunning workman to 6 set lip a graven image, that shall 21 not be moved. Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not '' miderstood from the foundations 22 of the earth? It is he that sitteth 8 upon the circle of the earth, and the mhabitants thereof are as grasshop- pers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as 9 a curtain, and spreadeth them 23 out as a tent to dwell in: that bruig- eth princes to nothing ; he niaketh the 24 judges of the earth as ^ vanity. lOYea, they have not been plnnted; 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 25 them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up yom- eyes on high, Hand see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by nimiber: he calleth them all by name ; by the gi-eatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking. 27 Why sayest thou, .Tacob, and speakest, C) Isr.iel, My way is hid from the Ijokd, and my judgement is passed 28 away from my (iod? Hast thou not known? hast tliou not heard? i-*the everlasting God, the Loiu>, the Creator of the ends of tlic earth, fainteth not, }ieither is weaiy ; there is no se.u-ching 20 of his luiderstanding. He gi veth power to the faint ; and to him tliat hath no 30 might he increaselh strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weai-y, and the young men slnll utterly fall: 31 but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall nui, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. 41 Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peojiles renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near to- 2 gether to judgement. Who hath raised up one from the east, i^ whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot ? he giveth }iations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; i'*he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven 3 stubble to his bow. He pursueth them, and jiasseth on safely ; even by a way that he had not gone with his feet. 4 Who hath wrought and done it, call- ing the generations from the begin- nmg? I the Lord, the first, and with 5 the last, I am he. The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth trem- 6 bled: they (h-ew near, and came. They helped every one his neighbour; and ever;/ one said to his brother, Be of 7 good courage. So the carpenter en- com'aged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the solder- ing. It is good: and he fastened it vdth. nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abra- 9 ham my friend; thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the comers thereof, and said unto thee. Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and 10 not cast thee away; fear thou not, for I am with thee ; '^■'he not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee ; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my right- lleousness. Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confomided : they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall 12 perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and 13 as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, say- ing mito thee. Fear not; I will help 14 thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, '-' Or. the l.omi it a n ever- la ^t ing (Iod. the Creator ...he fainteth not &c. W Or, whmn right- eousness calleth to itsfoof Or, whom right- eousness nieeteth whither, soever he grieth » Or, ;!<• maketh as the dust their swiwd, as the driven stubble their bote 15 Or. look not around thee 528 ISAIAH. 41. 14. I Or, thy re- d^emet't the Holy One (£c. 2 Or, oleaster 3 Or, plane 4 Or, cyprcsi 5 Or, look one upon another 8 Or, dejjutlei "Or, Behohl, they are alt vani- ty ; their works are nought and ye men of Israc4 ; I will help thee, saith the Loed, aud ^thy redeemer is 15 the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a uew sharp threshiu*; instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh tho momitaius, and beat them small, and shalt make the hiUs as 16 chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the win<l shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them ; aud thou shalt rejoice m the Lord, thou shalt gloiy in tho Holy One of Is- 17rael. The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the Lord will answer them, I the God of Israel wiil 18 not forsake them. I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains m the midst of the valleys : I wiU make the wilderness a pool of water, and 19 the di-y laud springs of water. I will plant in tho wilderness the cedar, the acacia tree, and the myrtle, and the 2 oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, the Spiue, and the ^box tree 20 together: that they may see, and know, and consider, and miderstand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. 21 Produce yom- cause, saith tho Lord ; bring forth your strong reasons, saith 22 the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former thiugs, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them ; or shew us things for to 23 come. Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods : yea, do good, or do evil, that we may ^be dismayed, and 21 behold it together. Behold, ye are of nothmg, and your work of nought : an abomination is he that chooseth you. 25 I have raised up one from the north, and he is come ; from the rising of the smi one that caUeth upon my name : and ho shall come upon 6 rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth 26 clay. Who hath declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say. He is righteous ? yea, there is none that de- clare th, yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that heareth your 27 words. / first loiJl say mito Zion, Behold, behold them ; and I wiU give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good 28 tidings. And when I look, there is no man ; even among them there is no comiseUor, that, when I ask of them, can 29 answer a word. ' Behold, all of them, theirworksare vanity awrfnought : their molten images are wind and confusion. 42 Behold my servant, whom I up- hold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth : I have i>ut my spirit upon him ; he shaU bring forth judgement to 2 the 8 Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in 3 the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the 9 smoking flax shall he not quench : he shaU bring forth judge- 4ment in truth. He shall not lofail nor be 11 discouraged, till he have set judge- ment in tho earth ; and the isles shall 5 wait for his law. Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretclied them forth; ho 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 6 that walk therein: I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will i^keep thee, anil give thee for a covenant of the 7 people, for a light of the Gentiles ; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from tho dimgeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison 8 house. I am the Lord ; that is my name : and my glory wDl I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven unages. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: be- fore they spring forth I tell you of them. 10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth ; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therem, the isles, and tho hi- ll h.ibitants thereof. Let the wUderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, tho villages that Kedar doth iidiabit; let the inhabitants of i-^Sela sing, let them shout from the top of 12 the mountains. Let them give glory vmto the Lord, and declare his praise 13 in the islands. The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man; he shall stir up 11 jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, he shall shout aloud; he shall do mightily against his enemies. 141 liave long time holden my i)eace; I have been still, and refraiued my- self : noiv will I cry out like a travail- uig woman; I will is gasp and pant 15 together. I will make waste mount- ains and hills, and di-y up aU theu' herbs; aud I will make the rivers islands, and wiU dry up the pools. 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they knoT/ not will I lead them : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, 171*" and I will not forsake them. They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say imto molten images, Ye are our gods. 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, yo blind, 19 that ye may see. Wlio is blmd, but my servant ? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is 17 at peace with me, and blind as the 20 Lord's servant? Thou seest many thmgs, but thou observest not ; his ears sor, n<itiom (and else- where) 9 Or. ditutj burning wick 10 Or, burn dinilj "Or, bruised 12 Or, form i-iSeecli. xvi. 1. 11 Or, zeal 15 Or, destroy and ileeour w Or, and will not forbear 17 Or, made perfect Or, recom- pensed 44. 5. ISAIAH. 529 I Or, tftii-hiii;/ gre'it and cloriolts 2 Or, teaching 3 Or, tTiou hast been honour- aWe &c. lOr, Gather yovr- selves together; all ya nations 5 Or, and that they i/tay hear '21avo open, but he lioareth not. It pleased tlie Lord, for liis i-i|,'hteouE- iiess' sake, to i magnify the law, and '2'2 make it hoiunu-al)le. But this is a peoi>lo robbed and .spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they arc hi<l in prison houses : they arc for a prey, and none dehvereth; for a 2>S spoil, and none saitli, Kestoro. Wlio is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken and hear for •24 the time to come ? Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord? ho against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they •25 obedient unto his ^law. Therefore he po^lred upon him the fury 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 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and ho that f oi-med thee, O Israel : Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mme. '2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou slialt not be burned; neither shall 3 the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy On.e of Israel, thy saviour ; I have given Egy^it as thy ransom, E thiopia and Seba for 4 thee. Since thou hast been precious in my sight, '^aml honourable, and I have loved thee ; therefore will I give men for thee, and peoples for thy life. 5 Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and 6 gather thee from the west ; I will say to the north, Give up ; and to the south. Keep not back; brmg my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of 7 the eai'th ; every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory; I have fonned him; 8 yea, I have made him. Bring forth the blmd people that have eyes, and 9 the deaf that have ears. ^Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the ijeoples he assembled : who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified: ■^ or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen : that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall 11 there be after mo. I, even I, am the Lord ; and beside me there is no saviour. 1'2 1 have declared, and I have saved, and I have shewed, and there was no strange god among you : therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and I am ISOod. Yea, !> since the dny was T am he ; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand : I will work, and who shainietit? 14 Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: Fin- your sake I have sent to Bal)ylon, and I wfll bring down '^all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, m tho ships of 15 then- rejoicing. I am the Lord, yoiu^ Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your IGKing. Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in tho sea, a) id a path 17 in tho mighty waters ; ^ which briugeth forth the chariot and horse, the ai'my and the power ; they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, IS they are quenched as I'^flax : llemember yc not the former things, neither con- 19 sider the things of old. Beliold, I will do a new thh;g; now shall it sprin.g forth; shall yo not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, 20 and rivers in tho desert. The beasts of the field shall honour me, the jackals and the ostriches : because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give di-ink to my people, my '21 chosen : the people which I formed for myself, " that they might set forth my '2'2 j)raise. Yet thou hast not called upon me, Jacob ; but thou hast been weary 23 of me, Israel. Thou hast not brought me tho small cattle of thy bucnt offer- ings; neither hast thou honoui'ed me with thy sacrifices. I have not made thee to servo with i-olferiugs, nor '24 wearied thee with frankmceuse. Thoii hast bought me no i^ sweet cane with money, neither hast thou infilled me with the fat of thy sacrifices : but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast M'earied me v.itli thine iii- •25icj[uities. I, even I, am he that blot- teth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I 'will not remember *26thy sms. Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth th>/ cause, tliat thou mayest be justi- 27 fied. Thy fu'st father sinned, and thine 15 interpreters have transgressed 28 against me . Therefore I ^'^ will profane the iTpi-iuces of the sanctuary, and I 18 wQl make Jacob a i'^ curse, and Israel 44 a reviling. Yet now hear, Jacob my servant ; and Israel, whom I have '2 chosen : thus saith the Lord that made thee, ar.d formed thee from the womb, who will help thee : Fear not, Jacob my servant ; and thou, Jeshurun, whom 31 have chosen. For I will pour water upon 20 him that is thirsty, and streams upon the di-y ground : I wdl povu- my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing 4 upon thine olf spring: and they shall spruig uj) among tho grass, as wiUows 5 by the watercoui-ses. One shall say, I am the Lord's ; and another shall 2icall himself by the name of Jacob; 8 Or, /ro»/l tills (Uty/orth /*c 7 Or, rvverze 8 Or. .-vi other- wise rcitl, all their itoljlefi, even &e. 9 0)-. u'hli-h . . I'luver : Thej shftll li : 10 Or. a wick 11 Or, the-i .'hull set forth 1^ Or, a tiwal offering I' Or, calamuy nOr, satiated 15 Or, a^nhas- sadors 15 Or, havii pro- faned 17 Or, holy 2jrinces 13 Or, havti 10 Or. devoted thing 20 Or, rtj thirsty land 21 Or, pro- claim thenani^ 530 ISAIAH. 44. 5. 'Or, write on his hand, Unto the Lord 2 Or, give for a title the name of Israel 3 Or, And who, as I, can pro- claim ? let him declare it i-c. 4 Or, derla re mito them 5 Or, con- fusion 5 Or, all that join them- selves thereto 7 Or, sharpen- eth a tool 8 Or, red ochre 9 Or, an ash 10 Or, the hilf 11 Heb. daubed. and another shall i subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and ^sui-name himself by the name of Israel. 6 Thus" saith the Lord, the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. T^And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass, let them 8 ^declare. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and shewed it? and ye arc my witnesses. Is there a God beside me ? yea, there is no Eock ; I know 9 not any. They that fashion a graven image are all of them ^ vanity; and theu- delectable things shall not profit ; and their own witnesses see not, nor know ; that they may be ashamed. 10 Wlio hath fashioned a god, or molten a graven image that is i^rofitable for 11 nothing? Behold, Call his fellows .shaU be ashamed; and the workmen, they are of men : let them all be gath- ered together, let them stand xq} ; they shall fear, they shall be ashamed 12 together. The smith '^mal-eth an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashion- ctli it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm : yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh 13 no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretcheth out a line ; he marketh it out with ^a pencil; he .shapetli it with planes, and he marketh it out with the comi^asses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in the 14 house. He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the hohn tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for hhnself one among the trees of the forest : he planteth '^ a fir tree, and the rain doth 15 nourish it. Then shall it be for a man to bm-n ; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindletli it, and baketh bread: yei, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; lie maketh it a graven image, and faileth down there- 16 to. He bm-neth wpart thereof in the fire; with impart thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied : yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Alia, I am warm, I have seen the fire : 17 and the residue thereof he maketli a god, even his graven image: he fail- eth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me ; 18 for thou art my god. They know not, neither do they consider : for he hath iishut their eyes, that they cannot see ; and their hearts, that they cannot 19 understand. And none caUeth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor under- standing 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 abomin- ation? shall I faU down to the stock *20of a tree? He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned bun aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say. Is there not a lie in my right hand? 21 Remember these things, Jacob; and Israel, for tliou art my servant : I have formed thee ; thou art my serv- ant: Israel, i-thou shalt not be for- 22 gotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto 23 me; for I have redeemed thee. Sing, ye heavens, for the Lord hath done it ; shout, ye lower i^arts of the earth ; lireak forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel. 24 Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am the Lord, that maketh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad 25 the earth; i^y^r]!,) jg -with me? that frustrateth the tokens of the i^ liars, and maketh diviners mad ; that turn- eth wise men backward, and maketh 26 their knowledge foolish : that confii-m- eth the word of his seiwant, and per- formeth 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 wiU raise up 27 the waste places thereof : that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I wiU dry up 28 thy rivers : that saith of i"' Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasm-e: even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built ; i*' and to the temple, Thy foundation shall he laid. 45 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyi'us, whose right hand I have liolden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose tlie loins of kings ; to open the doors before him, and the 2 gates shall not be shut ; I will go be- fore thee, and make the rugged places plain : I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of 3 iron : and I will give thee the treas- ures of darkness, and liidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord, which call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though 5 thou hast not known me. I am the Lord, and there is none else; beside me there is no God : I will gird thee, 6 though thou hast not known me : that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me: I am the Lord, and 12 Some ancient versions have, th'tn should- est not forget me. "An- other reading is, hy myself. 11 Or, boasters 15 Heb. Core&h. 16 Or, and the founda- tion of the temple shall be laid 47. 1. ISATAH. 531 1 Or, he frait/id in ini/va- tiull s Or, i vain 3 Or, as in a waste 4 Or, hrintj them near 7 there is none else. I fonii the light, and croate darkness; I make peace, and create evil ; I am the Lord, that doeth all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from ahove, and let the skies pour down righteous- ness: let the earth open, that they may ihring forth salvation, and let her cause righteousness to spring up to- gether ; I the LoKD have created it. 9 Woo unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the pot- sherds of the earth I Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto a father, Wliat hegettest thoii ? or to a woman, 11 With what travailest thou ? Thus saith the Lord, 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, com- 12mand ye me. 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. 131 have raised him uji in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways : he shall build my city, and he shaD let my exiles go free, not for price nor re- ward, saith the Lord of hosts. 14 Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of statvu-e, 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 mito thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saijing, Surely God is in thee; and there is 15 none else, there is no God. Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of 16 Israel, the Saviour. They shall be a- shamed, yea, confomided, all of them : they shall go into confusion together 17 that are makers of idols. But Israel shall be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed uor confounded world with- out end. 18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; he is God; that formed the earth andmade it ; he established it, he created it not 2 a waste, he foi-med it to be inhabited : I am the Lord ; 19 and there is none else. I have not spoken in secret, in a iilace of the laud of darkness ; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye mo ^in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declire 20tlimgs that are right. Assemble your- selves and come ; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations : they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a •21 god that cannot save. Declare ye, and ■i bring it. forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath shewed this from ancient tune ? who hath de- clared it of old? have not I the Lord? and there is no (xdd else beside me; a just (rod and a saviour; there is n(me '2'2 beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for I '23 am God, and there is none else. By myself have I sworn, ''the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not retujn, that luito me every knee shall bow, every tongue 24 shall swear. Only in the Lord, •' shall one say ''unto me, is righteousness and strength : even to hun shall men come, and all they that were incensed 25 against him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justitied, and shall gloiy. 46 Bfl boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried al)out are made a load, a burden 2 to the weaiy beast. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 3 Hearken mito me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which have been borne by mc from the belly, which have been carried 4 from the womb : and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry ijou: I have made, and I wiU bear; yea, I will cany, and will de- 5 liver. To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that 6 we may be like ? 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, 7 they worship. They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth ; from his place shall he not remove : yea, one sliall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save hun out of his trouble. 8 liemember this, and **shew your- selves men : bring it again to mind, O 9 ye transgressors. Eemember the for- mer things of old: ^for I am God, and tliere is none else; I am God, and 10 there is none like me; declaring the end from the beghming, and from ancient times things that are not yel done ; saying. My counsel shall stand. 11 and I will do all my pleasure : calhng a ravenous bird from the east, the man of lOuiy counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I wiU also bring it to pass ; I have purposed, I will also 12 do it. Hearken unto me, ye stout- hearted, that are far from righteous- 13 ness : I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry ; and I mU ^^ place salv- ation in Zion for Israel my glory. 4T Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon ; sit on the ground v.'ithout a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou ■iOr. right- eousncsit in gone forth from, my mouthy a irnrtl U'fi irh kIuUI not return Or, the word ix 'fone forth from a, mouth of right- eousneitt, and shall not return e Or. hath one sai^f ' Or, of 3 Or, St (I ml fast :> Or, thit 1" An- other reading is, htJt- II Or, give salva- tion in Zion. andTn^ glorii unto Israel 532 ISAIAH. 47. 1. lOr, truce with Heb. ■2 Or, ■fittest securely 3 Or, amidst lOr, how to chfirm it away 5 Or, strika terror SHeb. dividers of the heavens. ' Or, his own way slialt 110 more be called tcBclei- and dcli- 2 cate. Take tlie millstoues, and grind meal: remove thy veil, strip off the train, imcover the leg, pass through 3 the rivers. Thy uakedjiess shall be un- covered, yea, thy shame shall be seen ; I will take vengeance, and will i accept no 4 man . Our redeemer, the Loed of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. 5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into dark- ness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called The 6 lady of kingdoms. I was wroth with my people, I iirofaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thme hand : thou didst sliev\r them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy 7 yoke. And thou saidst, I shall bo a lady for ever : so that thou didst not lay these thuigs to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof. 8 Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that ^dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and tliere is none else beside me ; I shall not sit as a widow, Jieithei" 9 shall I know the loss of ehildi-en : but these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: in then full measin-e shall they come uiiou thee, •^desiiite of tlie multitude of thy sorcer- ies, and the great abundance of thine 10 enchantments. For thou hast trusted in thy wicke(hiess ; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee : and thou hast said m thine heart, I am, and 11 there is none else beside me. There- fore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know ''the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee ; thou shalt not be able to i3ut it away: and desolation sliaU come upon thee sud- 12 denly, which thou knowest not. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labom-ed from thy youth ; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest 'prevail. 13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels : let now the <* astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognos- ticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee. 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the iiowev of the flame: it shall not be a coal to 15 warm at, nor a firo to sit before. Thus shall the thmgs be luito thee wherein thou hast laboured: they that have trafficked witli thee from thy youth shall wander every one to 'his quar- ter ; there shall be none to save thee. 48 Hear ye this, house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of tlic waters of Judali ; which swear by the name of the Lorb, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, 2 nor in righteousness. For they call tliemselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; 3 the LoKD of hosts is his name. I have declared the former tlmigs from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them : suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew that thou art obsti- nate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, 5 and thy brow brass ; therefore I have declared it to thee from of old ; before it came to pass I shewed it thee : lest thou shouldest say, Mme idol hath done them, and my graven unage, and my molten image, hath commanded 6 them. Thou hast heard it ; behold all this ; and ye, wiU ye not declare it? ^I have shev/ed thee nev/ things from this time, even hidden things, which thou 7 hast not known. They are created now, and not from of old ; and before this day thou heardest them not ; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew 8 them. Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old tjime ear was not opened : for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherous- ly, and wast called a transgi-essor from 9 the womb. For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for tliee, that I cut thee 10 not off. Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have ^ chosen thee 11 in the fmnace of affliction. For mine own sake, for mine own sake, wiU I do it; for how should m;/ name be profaned? and my glory wiU I not give to another. 12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called : I am ho ; I am the first, I also I'd am the last. Yea, mine hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens : when I call mi to them, they stand up together. 14 Assemble youi-selves, all ye, and hear ; which among them hath declared these tilings ? 1° The Lord hath loved bun : he shall perform his pleasme on Bab- ylon, and his ami shall be on the Chal- 15 deans. I, even I, hav e spoken ; yea, I have called him : I have brought him, and he shaU make his way prosper- 1(3 ous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the bcgimiing I have not spoken m secret; from the time that it was, there am I : and now the Lord 17 God hath sent me, and his spirit. Thus saitli the Lord, thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel : I am the Lord thy God, wliich teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou 18 shouldest go. ^Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments ! tlien had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves 19 of the sea: thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy sOr, / shew 9 Or, tried 10 Or, Re whom the Lord ioveth S/Uffl &c. U Or, Oh that thoa. wouldest hetirken . . . then should th^peace be &c. 50. 1. ISAIAH. 533 I Or. thiit (if the bowt'ls thereof ^•\nother rciJing is, hitt Israel is not (fath- ered, yet Shalt I be ic. sOr, that mu salva- tionmay be 4 Or establish the earth 5 Or, mirage See cij. ;:xxv. 7. bowels like ^the graiiiw thereof: his iiauio should not he cut o£f nor tle- stroyed from before me. '20 Go'ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans ; with a voice of sinking declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end' of the earth : say ye. The LoRnliath redeemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led them Ihi-ough the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them : he clave the rock also, and the '2'2 waters gushed out. There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. 49 Listen, O isles, unto me ; and heark- en, ye peoples, from far : the Loud hath called me from the womb ; from the bowels of my mother hath he made 2 mention of my name: and he hath made my moutli 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 3 close : and he said unto me. Thou art my servant ; Israel, in whom I will l>e 4 glorified. But I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity : yet surely my judgement is with the Lord, and my 5recomi)ence v>'ith my God. And ik>w saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, ^and that Israel be gathered luito him : (for I am honour- able in the eyes of the Lord, and my 6 God is become my strength:) yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, ^that thou mayest be my salvation unto the 7 end of the earth. Thus saith the Lord, the redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorroth, to a servant of rulers: Eings shxll see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the Lord that is faitliful, even the Holy One of Israel, wlio hath 8 chosen thee. Thus saith the JUord'; In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of s?.lvatiou have I helped thee : and I wiU preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to * raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages; 9saymg to them that are bound. Go forth; to them that are in darkness. Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall 10 be their i^asture. They shxU not hun- ger nor thirst ; neither shall the ^ heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the sjiruigs of water shall he guide 11 them. And I Avill make all my rnourit- ains a way, and my high v/ays shall be 12 exalted. Lo, these shall come from far : and, lo, these from the north and from tlie west; and these from the land of 13 Sinim. Suig, O heavens ; and be joy- ful, O earth ; and Itreak forth into sing- ing, O momitains: for the Loud liatU comforted his people, and will have compassion ui)on his afflicted. li But Zion said, Jehovah hath for- saken me, and the Lord hath forgotten 15 me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have com- passion on the sou of her womb ? yea, these may forget, yet wiU not I forget 16 thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; tliy walls are 17 continually before me. '' Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of 18 thee. Lift vq) thine eyes romid about, and behold: all these gather them- selves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt sm-e- ly clothe thes with them all as with an ornament, and gu'd thyself with them, 19 like a bride. For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places and thy land that hath been destroyed, siu'ely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall 20 be far away. The children of thy be- reavement shall yet say in thine ears. The place is too strait for me: give 21 place to me that I may dwell. Then shalt thou say in thuie heart, AVho hath '''begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am s soli- tary, an exile, and wandermg to and fro '? and who hath brought up these ? Behold, I was left alone ; these, where were they ? 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I ■wiU lift up muie hand to the nations, and set iip my ensign to the peoples : and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shaU be 23 carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy uursuig fathers, and their queens thy um-suig mothers : they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and they that wait for me 24 shall not be ashamed. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or '■' the law- 25ful captives be delivered? But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the l)rey of the terrible shall l)e delivered : for I will contend with him that con- ieudetli with thee, and I will save thy 26childi-en. And I will feed them that oppress thee with their o-vm flesh; and they shall be drunken with then- OA^ai blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy saviom-, and thy redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 50 Thus saith the Lord, Whei-e is the biU of vour mother's divorce- " Accord- ing to suine iiU' lent iiulhor- iUts, Thy builders. 7 Or, borne 8 Or, barren Heb. the captives of the Jttst, Or, as read by the Vulg. and Syr., the cantives of the terrible 534 ISAIAH. 50. 1. 'Or, disciples 2 Or, to speak a word in season to him &a. 3 Or, though he walketh meiit, wherewith I have j)ut her away ? or which of uiy creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for youi" iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother jiut 2 away. Wlierefore, when I came, was there no man"? when I called, was there none to answer ? Is my hand shortened at all, that it camiot redeem ? or have I no power to dehver ? Beliold, at my rehvilie I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness : their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth 3 for thirst. I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. 4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of 1 them that are taught, that I should know how -^to sustain with words him that is weary : he wakeneth morniug by moruuig, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as ithey that ai'e 5 taught. The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, 6 neither tm-ned away backward. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that i)lucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spit- 7 ting. For the Lord God wiU help me ; therefore have I not been confounded : therefore have I set my face Uke a flint, and I know that I shall not be 8 ashamed. He is near that justifieth me ; who will contend with me ? let us stand up together : who is mme advers- 9 aiy ? let him come near to me. Be- hold, the Lord God v,'ill help me ; who is he that shall condemn me ? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment ; the moth shall eat them up. 10 Who is among you that feareth the LoKD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? ^he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let bun trust in the name of the Loed, and stay upon his 11 God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yoiu-selves about with fire- brands: walk ye in the flame of your fu-e, and among the brands that ye have kuidled. This shall ye have of mine hand ; ye shall he do-mi iu sorrow. 51 Hearken to me, ye that foUow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the jiit whence 2 ye were digged. 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 3 many. For the Lord 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 Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 4 Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will make ray judgement to rest for a Slight of the peoples. My righteous- ness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and luhie arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust. 6 Lift up yoiu" eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath : for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old Uke a garment, and they that dweU therein shall die *in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. 7 Hearken unto me, ye that know right- eousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their 8 revilings. For the moth shall eat them up Uke a ganneut, and the worm shall cat them like wool : but my righteous- ness shall be for ever, and my salvation unto aU generations. 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the Lord; awake, as iu the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Art thou not it that cut ^Kahab in pieces, that jnerced the dragon? 10 Art thou not it which dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep ; that made the depths of the sea a way for 11 the redeemed to pass over? 6 And the ransomed of the Lord shaU return, and come with singmg unto Zion ; and ever- lasting joy shall be upon then- heads : they .shall obtain gladness andjoy, a?j(Z sorrow and sighing shaU flee away. 12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art a- fraid of man that shaU die, and of the son of man which shall be made as 13 grass; and hast forgotten the Lord thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth ; and fearest continually aU the day because of the fuiy of the oppressor, ' when he maketh ready to destroy ? and where is the fury of the 14 oi)pressor ? 8 The captive exile shaU speedUy be loosed; and he shaU not die and go dou-u mto the pit, neither 15shaU his bread fail. For I am the Lord thy God, which ^ stirreth up the sea, that the waves thereof roar: the 16 Lord of hosts is his name. And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the hea- vens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. 17 Awake, awake, stand up, Jeru- salem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury ; thou hast drunken the bowl of the cu}) of 18 staggering, and drained it. There is none to guide her among aU the sons whom she hath brought forth ; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand J Or, l)erhaps, hkr. gnats •' See ch. XXX. 7. ^ See ch. XXXV. 10. ^ Or, as though he made ready 8 Or, He that is bent doum 9 Or, stilleth the sea, when the waves thereof roar 53. 12. ISAIAH. .3.35 'Another reailing is. the hands of thy neck are loosed. 2 Or, Jiere lam 3 Or. how of aU tho sons that she hath hrouKht lyup. These two things are befallen thee; wlio shall bemoan thee? desola- tion and destnietion, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort 20 thee? Thy sons have faulted, they lie at the top of all the streets, as an antelope in a net ; they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of 21 thy God. Therefore hear now this, thou aiilicted, and druidien, but not 22 with wine: thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my fury ; thou shalt no more drink 23 it again: and I will put it into the hand of them that afHict thee ; which have said to thy soul. Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over. 52 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, Zion; put on thy beautiful gar- ments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uucircmucised and the 2 miclean. Shake thyself from the dust ; arise, sit thee down, Jerusalem: 1 loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye were sold 'for nought; and ye shall be re- 4 deemed without money. For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian oppressed 5 them without cause. Now therefore, what do I here, saith the Lord, seeuig that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith the Lord, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak ; behold, 2 it is I. 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tichugs, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that pub- lisheth salvation ; that saith unto Zion, 8 Thy God reigneth ! The voice of thy watchmen! they lift u^) the voice, to- gether do they sing ; for they shall see, eye to eye, ^when the Lord returueth 9 to Zion. Break forth into joy, smg together, ye waste places of Jerusa- lem : for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations ; and all the ends of the earth shall see the 11 salvation of our God. Depart ye, de- part ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, ye that 12 bear the vessels of the Lord. For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by llight : for the L(jkd will go "before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward. 13 Behold, my servant shall ideal wise- ly, he shall bo exalted and lifted up, Hand shaM be vei-y high. Like as many were astonied at thee, (his visage was so marred ^more than any man, and his fomi more than the sons of men,) 15 so shall he c 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 Who hath believed '-'our report? and to whom hath the arm of the 2 Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a diy ground : he hath no form nor comeliness; i^aud when we see him, there is no beauty that we 3 should desire him. He was despised, and 11 rejected of men; a man of sor- rows, and acquainted with i'-^ grief : and 13 as one from whom men hide then- face he was despised, and we esteemed him not. ■1 Surely he hath borne our " griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, 5 and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our miquities : tiie chastisement of our peace was ui)on him; and with his 6 stripes we are healed. All we like sheei) have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way ; and the Lord hath inlaid on him the in- iquity of us aU. 7 He was oppressed, yet he humbled himself and opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before her shearers is dumb ; yea, he opened not his mouth. 81'^ By oppression and judgement he was taken away; i'?and as for his genera- tion, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the laud of the Uviug? for the transgression of my 9 people i«was he stricken. And they made his gi-ave with the wicked, and with the rich in his i'^ death ; 20 although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him ; he hath 21 put him to grief ; -^ when thou shalt make his soul 23 an off ermg for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasui-e of the Lord 11 shall prosper in his hand. ^^He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant 2-5 justify many: and 12 he shall bear their* iniquities. There- fore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong ; because he poiu-ed out his soul unto death, and was numbered prog^jer 5 Or, from that of nm/t, and his form from that of the sons of 7ueJl "Or, startle T Or, be- cause of 8 Or, consider 9 Or, that n'h ich we Jiffoe heard 10 Or, th U we should look upon htm; nor beauty &c. "Or, forsaken 12 Heb. sickness. 13 Or, he hid as it were his face from us "Heb. sick- nesses. 15 Heb. made to li/ht. I'i Or, Froyn "Or, and his life raho shall recount? for he was cut off&c. 18 Or, to whoin, the stroke w.os due 13 Heb. deaths. See Ezek. xxviii. 8,10. 20 Or, because 21 Heb. made him sick. 22 Or. when his soul shall make an offering 23 Heb. a guilt offering. 21 Or, He shall see .ind be satisfied with the travail &c. 25 Or. 7H ake many right- eous 536 ISAIAH. 53. 12. lOr, maketh 2 Or, In a little wraXh 3 Or, accord- ing lo some ancient author- ities. This is unto me as the da>js of Koah, when I ^ware &c. 4 Or, anti- inony See lOhr. xxix. 2. 5 Or, windows eOr, ilisclples ' Or, be tliou/ar 8 Or, stir ■up strife 9 Or, thallfall away to thee JO Or, its with the transgressors : yet he bare the sm of mauy, and imade intercession for the transgressors. 54 Sing, barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singuig, and cry alonl, thou that didst not travail ■with child : for more are the children of the desolate than the childi-en of the 2 married wife, saith the Lord. En- large the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations ; sjiare not : lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. 3 For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabit- 4ed. Fear not; for thou shalt )iot l)e ashamed : neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame : for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and the reproach of thy widow- hood shalt thou remember no more. 5 For thy Maker is thine husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he 6 be called. For the Lord hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she 7 is cast off, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 2 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlastmg kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy redeemer. O^For this is as the waters of Noah unto me : for as I have swoni that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sw^orn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hiUs be removed ; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tem- pest, and not comforted, behold, I wiU set thy stones in *faii- colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I wiU make thy ^pimaacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of pleasant stones. 13 And all thy children shall be ^ taught of the Lord; and great shall be 14 the i^eace of thy ciiUdren. In right- eousness shalt thou be established: ■^thou shalt be far from oi)pression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, they may ^gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall f gather together against thee ^ shall faU be- 16 cause of thee. Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for 10 his work; and I have created the 17 waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against thee shall ju-osper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and ^ their righteousness which is of me, saith the Lord. 55 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no moziey; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without 2 money and without price. Wherefore do ye 12 sjiend money for that which is not bread? and your i' labour for that which satisfieth not ? hearken dUigent- ly unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself 3 in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I wOl make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure 4 mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoijles, a 1^ leader and commander to the peo- 5 pies. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee shaU run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, caU ye upon him while he is 7 near : let the wicked forsake his way, and the um-ighteous man his thoughts : and let him return imto the Lord, and he wUl have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith 9 the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my 10 thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and retm'neth not thi- ther, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to lithe eater; so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomphsh that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto 121 sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the liiUs shall break forth before you into singing, and aU the trees of the field shall clap their 13 hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fij- tree, andmsteadof the brier shall come up the myiile tree : and it shaU be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 56 Thus saith the Lord, Eeep ye judgement, and do righteousness: for my salvation is near to come, a]Kl my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth "Or, their right- eousness is of me 12 Heb. u'eigh, 13 Or, earnings "Or, prince 58. 2. ISAIAH. 537 lOr, place Heb. Jtund. 2 Or. bct- tfi- than soils iitid dnu'jh- ters 3 Heb. hlni. J Heb. 10 his gathered ones. sOr, coyne ye to devour all the beasts In theforest 6 Or, one and all 7 Or, Hodlij 8 Or, through wicked- ness 9 Or. straight before h Inl 10 Or, with idols "Or, a meal offering fast by it; that keepetli the sabbath from iirofaning it, and k(^tii>cth lii.s 3 hand from doinf,' aiij' evil. Neitlier let the .stranger, that hath joined hi)aself to the LoiiD, speak, yayiiif;, The Loitn will surely sei)arate lue from his peo- l)le : neither let the eunuch say. Behold, 41 am a dry tree. For thus saith tlie LoKD of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast by my coveu- 5 ant : Unto them will I give in mine house and withui my walls a i memor- ial and a name ^ better than of sons and of daughters ; I will give " them an everlasting name, that shall not be G cut otf . Also the strangers, that johi themselves to the Lord, to minister unto him, and to love the name of the LoiiD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from jjro- faning it, and holdeth fast by my cov- 7 eiiant ; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offeruigs and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine aitar: for mine house shall be called an house of Sprayer for all peoples. The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, ^beside his own that are gathered. 9 All ye beasts of the field, ^come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest. 10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knov/ledge ; they are all dumb dogs, they caiuiot bark; dreaming, 11 lying down, lovmg to slumber. Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to theu' own way, each one to 12 his gam, i^from every quarter. Come ye, tMji then, I ""^i^ fetch wine, and we will liU ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a (hi;/ great beyond measure. 57 The righteous i^erisheth, and no man layeth it to heart ; and ' merciful men are taken away, none consider- ing that the righteous is taken away 2** from the evil to come. He entereth into peace ; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh -^in his uprightness. 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer 4 and the whore. Against whom do ye sport yourselves ? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and di-aw out the tongue? are ye not chikh-en of trans- .5 gressiou, a seed of falsehood, ye that inflame yourselves lo among the oaks, under every green tree ; that slay the children in the valleys, under the G clefts of the rocks ? Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion ; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered "an oblation. Shall I be 7 appeased for these things? Upon a liigh and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed: thither also wentest thou up 8 to offer sacrifice. And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast discovered tliyself to another than me, and art gone up ; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou 9 sawest it. And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy i)ei-fmiies, and didst send thine ambassadors far otf, and didst debase 10 thyself even mito i^hell. Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not. There is no hope : thou didst find I'a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not 11 1^ fault. And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou 12fearest me not? I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, 13 they shall not profit thee. When thou criest, let I'them which thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wmd shaU take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that putteth his trust in me shall ijossess the land, and shall Lulierit my holy moimtaiu. 14 And i"he shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stuni- blingblock out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that iuhabiteth eternitj', whose name is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and hiuuble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive 16 the heart of the contrite ones. For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should 17 fail before me, and the souls 17 which I have made. For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, I hid viij face and was wroth: and he went on i^frowardly in 18 the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, aud will heal him: I wiU lead him also, aud I'J restore comforts unto 19 him aud to his mourners. I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off aud to him that is near, saith the Lord ; and I will heal 20 him. But the wicked are like the trou- bled sea ; for it cannot rest, and its 21 waters cast up mire and du-t. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. 58 Cry 20 aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumi^et, and declare unto my people their transgression, aud to 2 the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the 2iordmance of their God, they ask of 13 Heb. tSheoZ, 13 Heb. thfllfe of thine hand. I 11 Heb. sick. 15 Or, thy rabble of idols leOr, it shall be said 17 Or, J'aint away 13 Heb. furtiinff away, 19 Heb. rcconi- pe>t^. 20 Heb. with the throat. 21 Or, judge- 538 ISAIAH. 58. 2. »0r, oppro's all your Tahoar- crs '■ Or. ye shall not fust us ye <iO thi^ d'tt/, to 3 Or, hcstowoii the hun- ffTf/ that which thy eoul desiretJt lOr, drought '^ Or, him me righteous ordinances, they delight 3 to draw near unto God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou aeest )iot? 'wherefore ]iave we afflicted our soul, raid thou takest no kuov.'- ledge ? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find your men pleasure, and i exact 4 all your labours. Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: 2ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to 5 be heard on high. Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bov\' doT.'ii his head as a rush, and to spread sackcl(_')th and ashes under him? wilt thou caU this a fast, and an acceptable 6 day to the Lord ? 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 ye break every yoke? 7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou brmg the ])oor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself 8 from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light l)reak forth as the morning, and thyliealing shall sin-uig forth speedily : and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shill be 9 thy rearward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer ; thou shalt ci-y, and he shall say. Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the 10 linger, and siieaking wickedly ; and if thou 3 draw out thy soul to the hun- gry, and satisf J- the afflicted soul ; then shall thy light rise in darkness, and 11 thine obscurity be as the noonday : and the Lord shall guide thee continually. and satisfy thy soul in ^di-y places, and make strong thy bones ; audtlioush;ilt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foundations of many gen- orations ; and thou shalt be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer 1.3 of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of the Lord honourable ; and shalt honour ^ it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, 14 nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father : for the mouth of the Lord liath spoken it. 59 Behold, the Lord's hand is not short- ened, that it cannot save ; neither his 2 car heavy, that it cannot hear: but yoiu- iniquities have separated between yoix and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not 3 hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with uiiquity ; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue 4muttereth wickedness. Noue ^sueth in lighteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies ; they conceive mischief, and bring 5 forth iniquity. They hatch "< basilisks' eggs, and Aveave the s|)ider's web : he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out 6 into a viper. Their webs shall not be- come garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their v.^orks: their woi'ks are works of iniquity, and the 7 act of violence is in their hands. Then- feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent ijlood : their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their "^ paths. 8 The way of peace they know not ; and there is no 'J judgement in their gouigs : they have made them crooked paths ; whosoever goeth therein doth not know 9 peace. Therefore is judgement far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us : we look for light, but be- hold darkness ; for brightness, but we 10 walk in obsem-ity. We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, we grope as they that have uo cyea: we stiunble at noonday as iu the twUight ; lo among them that are lusty Vv'e are as dead 11 men. We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgement, but there is none; for 1'2 salvation, but it is far off from us. For our transgressions are multiplied be- fore thee, and oirr sins testify against us : for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know 13 them: in transgressing and deuymg the Lord, and tm-ning away from f oUov.iag our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14 And judgement is turned away back- ward, and righteousness standeth afar off : for truth is fallen in the street, and 15 uprightness cannot enter. Yea, truth is licking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, audit displeased liim that 16 there v/as no judgement. And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was i^^no intercessor: there- fore his own arm brought salvation unto linn ; and his righteousness, it upheld 17 him. And he put on righteousness as a i-^ breastplate, and i^ an helmet of salva- tion upon his head ; and he jnit on gar- ments of vengeance for clothing, and 18 was clad with zeal as a cloke. According to their i* deeds, accordingly he wiU re- ]>ay, fury to his adversaries, recom- pence to his enemies; to the 1° islands CHeb. caUeth. 'Or, adders' bOt. high ways sOr, right 10 Or, we are in dirJc places like the dead nOr, none to interpose 12 Or, coat of mail 13 Or, salvation for an helmet n Heb. recoin- 2>ences. 15 Or, coast- lands 61. 6. ISAIAH. 539 1 Or, tyftcn the advers- ary sha V come in like a flood, the spirit of the IJIRD thaUJi/t up a stand- ard against Jihn 2 Heb. a streatn pent in. 3 Heb. 7iursed %ipon Vie aide. i See Ps. xxxir. 5. 6 Or, young camels 6 Heb. bring good tidings of the praises. ■^Or, beautify 8 Or, my beauti- ful house 3 Or, beauti- fied W Seech, xli. 19. 10 lie will roiinj' recoiai)oiice. So .shall they fear the name of the Lokd from the west, avid his glory from the rising of the sun : ifor he shall come as '-^a rush- ing streiin, which the breath of the 2OL0UD driveth. And a redeemer shall come to Zion, and luito them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saiih 21 the LoKi>. And as for me, this is my covenavit v.'ith thoni, saith the Lord: juy spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have ]>ut in thy moutli, .shall not dejiart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever. 00 Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen 2 upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but the Lord shall arise ujion thee, and his glory shall be seen 3 upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness ■1 of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see : they all gather them- selves together, they come to thee: thy sons shaU come from far, and thy daughters shall be Scanied in the 5 arms. Then thou shalt see and ^be lightened, and thine heart shall tremble and be eidarged; because the abund- ance of the sea shall be turned U)ito thee, the wealth of the nations sh;dl 6 come unto thee. The nuiltitude of camels shall cover thee, the ^di'ome- daries of Midian and Ephali ; they aU shall come from Sheba: they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall ^'proclaim the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gath- ered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shaU minister unto thee: they shall come uj) with acceptance on mine altar, and I wiU ''glorify 8 the 8 house of my glory. Who are these that fly as a cloiid, and as the doves to 9 then- v/indows ? Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshisli first, to bring thy sons from far, then- sflvor and their gold with them, for the name of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath 10 ^glorified thee. And strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in nij favour have 11 1 had mercy on thee. Thy gates also shall be open continuaUj'; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and then- kings led ivith them. 12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, those 13 nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the tir tree, 10 the pine, and the box tree together ; to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place 11 of my feet glorious. And the sons of them that afllicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee sliiU bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of 15 Israel. AVhereas thou hast been for- saken and hated, .so that )io man ])assed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many IG generations. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings : and thou shalt know that I the LoxtD am thy saviour, and thy redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 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 thy ofiicers peace, and I'thine 18 exactors righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in thy laud, desol- ation nor destruction within thy bor- ders; but thou shalt call thy walls 19 Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day ; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlastuig light, 20 and thy God thy i^giory. Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shaU thy moon withdraw itseK: for the Lord shaU be thine everl -sting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be 21 ended. Thy 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 22 glorifled. The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation : I the Lord v.'ill hasten it in its lime. Gl The sjiu'it of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to iJreach good tidings unto the 13 meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and i^the opening 0/ 2 ihe prison to them that are bound; to proclaim i^the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our .TGod; to comfort all that mourn; to appouit 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 I heaviness ; that they might be called I trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glori- | ■± fled. And they shall build the old v/astes. Ihej' shall raise up the foiiner desolations, and they shall repair the vv'aste cities, the desolations of many 5 generations. And sti'angers shall stand and feed youi- flocks, and aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedress- G ers. But ye shall be named the priests of the Lord : men shaU call you the ministers of our God : ye shall eat the 11 Or, thy task- masters "Or, beauty "Or, poor uOr, opening of the eyes 15 Or, the year of the LORD'S good pleasure 540 ISAIAH. 61. 6. 'Or, t<, tlielr ilh.ry shaU //« succeed '^ Or, for ((tr with) n burnt offerin.j 3Heb. decketh as a priest. 4 That is, JU;/ de- light is in her. 5 That is, Mar- ried. eHeb. with the Jii/ of the bride- tjrooni. "Or, keep not silence BHeb. silence. 9 Or, vintu^ wealth of the nations, and lin their 7 gloiy shall ye hoast yourselves. For yoiu' shame ye shall hare double ; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double: everlasting joy 8 shall be unto them. For I the Lord love jiidgement, I hate robbery 2 with iniquity; and I wLU give them their recompence iu truth, and I v.'ill make an everlasting covenant with them. 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 Lokd hath blessed. 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, luy soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the gar- ments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom ^decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth her- 11 self v\'ith her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. 62 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 2 as a lamp that burnetii. And the na- tions shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory : and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth 3 of the Lord shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the 4 hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken ; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called *Hephzi-bah, and thy land ^Beulah: for the Lord dehghteth iu thee, and thy land .shall 5 be married. For as a yoiing man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and ''as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. C I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem ; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are the Lord's remembrancers, 7 "! take ye no rest, and give him no Brest, till he establish, and tUl he make Jerusalem a praise in the 8 earth. The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength. Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thme ene- mies; and strangers shall not druili thy "wme, for the which thou hast 9 laboured : but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and jiraise the Lord ; and they that have gathered it shall di'ink it m the com-ts of my sanctuary. 10 Go through, go thi-ough the gates; prepare ye the way of the people ; cast up, cast up the high way ; gather out the stones; lift uj) an ensign lofor 11 the ijeoples. Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed imto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Be- hold, thy salvation cometh ; behold, his reward is with him, and his ^recom- 12 pence before him. And they shall caU them The holy jjeople, The redeemed of the Lord : and thou shalt be called Sought oirt, A city not forsaken. 63 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with i^dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious hi his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteous- 2 ness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in 3 the winef at '? I have trodden the wme- press alone ; and of the peoples there was no man ■\\ith me : yea, I i^ trod them iu mine auger, and trampled them in my fmy ; and their ^''lifeblood 15 is sprinkled upon my garments, and I 4 iiJhave stauied aU my raiment. For the day of vengeance ^'^ was in mme heart, and 18 the year of my redeemed is come. 5 And I looked, and there was none to help ; and I wondered that there was none to iii)hold: therefore mine ovai anil brought salvation mito me; and 6 my fmy, it upheld me. And I'-^I trod down the i)eoples iu mine anger, and 20 made them drunk in my fmy, and I 21 poured out their lifeblood on the earth. 7 I wiU make mention of the loving- kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to aU that the Lord hath bestowed on us ; and the great goochiess toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lov- 8 ingkindnesses. For he said, Surely, they are my people, chUdreu that wiU not deal falsely: so he was their 9 saviour. 22 ju all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his liresence saved them : in his love and in his pity he redeemed them ; and he bare them, and carried them all the 10 days of old. But they rebelled, and grieved his holy spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, andliim- 11 self fought against them. 23 'I'hen he re- membered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them u]i out of the sea with the 2i shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy spirit iu the midst 12 of them ? that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that di\ided the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name ? 13 that led them through the depths, as an horse iu the wilderness, that thej' 10 Or, over "Or, ■work 12 Or, crim- soned ^ Or, win tread. ., and trample "Or, strength 1'' Or, shall be 16 Or, will stain 1' Or, is 18 Or, my year of redemp- tion 19 Or, Iwm tread . . . and make . . . and I wiUpour out 20 Or, accord- ing to another reading, brake them in pieces 21 Or, brought down their strength to the earth 22 An- other reading is, /7i all their ad- versity he was no ad- versary. 23 Or, Then his people remem- bered the ancient days of Moses &c. 24 An- other reading is, shep- herd. 65. 10. ISAIAH. 541 lOr, quake [Ch. Ixiv. 1 in Heb.] 2 Or, seen, God, beside thee, one whieh&e. 3 Or. sparest 4 Or, in those is continu- ance, and we shall bo saved The text is prob- ably corrupt. 5 Ac- cording to some ancient versions, hast de- tivcred Its into the power of. 6 Heb. melted. 14 stumbled not? As the Ciittle that go down into the valley, the spirit of tlie Lord caused them to rest : so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself 15 a glorious name. Look down from heaven, and behold from the hal)it- ation of thy hohness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy bowels and thy comi)assions are resti'ained toward me. 16 For thou art our father, though Abra- ham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O Lord, art our father; our redeemer from 17 everlasting is thy name. O Lord, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest oiir heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 18 Thy holy people possessed it but a little while : our adversaries have trod- 19 den down thy sanctuary. We are be- come as they over whom thou never barest rule; as they that were not 64 called by thy name. Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the moimt- aius might iflow do'mi at thy pre- 2 sence ; as when fu-e kmdleth the brush- wood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil: to make thy name laiown to thine adversaries, that the nations 3 may tremble at thy x>"esence! When thou didst terrible thuigs which we looked not for, tlidn earnest down, the mountains flowed down at thy pre- 4 sence. For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye 2 seen a God beside thee, which worketh for him that waitetli 5 for him. Thou ^meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways : behold, thou wast wroth, and we siimed: *in them have we been of long 6 time, and shall we be saved? 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 7 wind, take us away. And there is none that caUetli upon thy name, that stir- reth up himself to take hold of thee : for thou hast hid thy face from us, and 5 hast i^ consumed us by means 8 of our miquities. But now, Lord, thou art our father ; we are the clay, and thou our potter ; and we all are 9 the work of thy hand. Be not ^Toth very sore, Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we be- 10 seech thee, we are all thy people. Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerii- 11 salem a desolation. Oiu" holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire ; and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these thhigs, O L.iRD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore ? 65 I ''am inquired of by them that asked not for vie; I "am found of them that sought me not: I said. Be- hold me, behold me, unto a nation 2'Hhat was not called l)y my name. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a relxdlious jieoph^ which walk- eth in a way that is not good, after 3 their own thoughts; a people that Ijrovoketh me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning in- 4 cense upon bricks; which lOyit {iinong the graves, and lodge m the n secret places; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their 5 vessels ; which say, Stand l)y thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burnetii all the day. 6 Behold, it is ^Titten before me : I will not keej) silence, but will recompense, yea, I v.ill recompense into then- bosom, 7 yoiu' own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and i'^ blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I i'^ first mea- stire their work into their bosom. 8 Thus saith the Lord, 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' sakes, that I may not destroy them 9 all. And I wiU bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and my chosen shall inherit it, and my serv- 10 ants shall dwell there. And Sharon shall be a infold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a i)lace for herds to lie down m, for my jieople that have 11 sought me. But ye that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for i5 Fortune, and that fiU up mingled wme luito i^Des- 12 tiny ; I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer ; when I spake, ye did not hear ; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that whereiu I deUghted not. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry : behold, my servants shall di-mk, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but 14 ye shall be ashamed: behold, my serv- ants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall 15 howl for 17 vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave your name for i^a curse mito my chosen, and the Lord God shall slay thee; and he shall call his 16 servants by another name: so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of i9 truth ; and Or. w^s intjuircd of ^ Or, was found 3 Or, as ottier- wise reafi , that hath not c<dled upon i''Or, dwelt "Or, vautts 12 Or, defied "Or, measitre their former work "Or, pasture 15 Heb. Gad. See Gen. XXX. 11. 16 Heb. Meni, n Heb. break- ing. 18 Heb. an oath. W Heb. Amen. See 2 Cor. i. ai, Rev. iii- 14. 542 ISAIAH. 65. 16. 1 Heb. Amen. See 2 Cor. i. 20, Rev. iii. U 2 Heb. wear out. 3 Or, sudden terror 1 Or, .shall be mith them 5 Or, ameal offering 6 Heb. maketh arnemor- ial of. 'Or, mocK'ings 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 mme 17 eyes. For, behold, I create new heavens and a nev/ earth: and the foi-mer things shall not be remembered, nor 18 come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that v/hicli I create: for, behold, I create Jeru- salem a rejoicing, and her people a 19 joy. And I wUl rejoice m Jerusalem, and joy in my people : and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in 20 her, nor the voice of ciying. 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 an hundred years old, and the sinner being an hundred years old shall be 21 accursed. And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22 They shall not build, and another in- habit; they shall not plant, and an- other eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall ^long enjoy the work of 23 their hands. They shall not libour in vain, nor bring forth for ^ calamity ; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring ^ with them. 24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer ; and while they 25 are yet speaking, I will hear. The v/olf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox : and dust shall be the seiiient'smeat. They shall not hm't nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. 66 Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool : what manner of house will ye build mito me? and what place 2 shall be my rest ? For all these thuigs hath mine hand made, and so aU these things came to be, saith the Lord : but to this man AviU I look, even to him tliat is poor and of a contrite spu'it, and that trembleth at my word. 3 He that kUleth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; ho that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth 5 an oblation, as he that offereth swine's blood ; he that ''burnetii frankmcense, as he that blesseth an idol: yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul de- 4 lighteth in their abominations ; 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 mme eyes, and chose that whereui I delighted not. 5 Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name's sake, have said. Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy; but they shall be ashamed. 6 A voice of tiunuit from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to 7 his enemies. Before she travailed, she brought forth ; before her pain came, 8 she was delivered of a man chOd. Who hath heard such a thmg? who hath seen such things? Shall a land be Shorn in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once ? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her 9 childi'en. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth ? saith the Lord : shall I that cause to bruig f oi th shut the vjomb'? saith thy God. 10 Kejoice yo with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her : re- joice for joy with her, aU ye that 11 mourn over her : that ye may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may mDk out, and be dehghted with the abundance 12 of her gloiy. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I win extend peace to her hke a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream, 9 and ye shall suck thereof; ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled 18 upon the knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted m Je- 14rusalem. And yfe shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender gi-ass: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and he wiU have indignation against his enemies. 15 For, behold, the Lord wiU come lo with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of 16 fire. For by fii-e will the Lord plead, and by his sword, with all flesh : and the slain of the Lord shall be many. 17 They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves ii to go unto the gar- dens, i^ijeliind i-^one in the midst, eat- ing swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse ; they shall come to an 18 end together, saith the Lord. For I h)ow their works and their thoughts: I'' the time cometh, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall 19 come, and shall see my glory. And I wiU set a sign among them, and I wiU send such as escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul and Lud, that (h'aw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my gloiy ; and they shall declare my glory 20 among the nations. And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations for an offering unto the Lord, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon i^swift 8 Or, tra- vailed with/or but one datj 3 Or, «Aej! shall ye SHck, 1/0 (to. 10 Or, 11 Or, in '■' Many ancient author- ities have, one after another. 13 Or, one tree (or • Ashenih ; see Deut. xvi. 21) 11 Many aricient author- ities have, I come to gather ic. 15 Or, drome- daries 2. 6. JEREMIAH. 543 'Or, on what- soever errand ■2 Heb. shaked. 3 Heb. shokeiL 4 Heb. ■•ihalt hp. opeyted. beasts, to my holy iiuraiiteaiu Jcinsa- lem, saitli the Lonr>, as tlio chihlren of Israel brhig their offei-ing in a clean vessel into the liouso of the '21 Lord. And of them also will I take for x>viests and for Levites, saith the •22 Lord. For as the new heavens and the new earth, vdnch I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. •23 And it shall como to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all tiesh como to worship before me, saith the '24 Lord. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me : for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire bo quenched ; and they shall bo an abhoning unto all tlesh. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH. 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of HOkiah, of the priests that were in 2 Anathoth in the land of Benjamhi: to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Anion, king of Judah, in the thii teenth year 3 of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of ; Judah, imto the end of the eleventh i year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, : king of Judah ; unto the carrymg away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. 4 Now the word of the Lord came un- j 5 to me, sayuig. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sancti- fied thee ; I have appointed thee a pro- 6 phet unto the nations. Then said I, All, Lord God ! behold, I cannot speak : for 7 1 am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for ito whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall com- Smand thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid becaiise of them : for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. 9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth ; and the Lord said unto me, Beliold, I have put my 10 words in thy mouth: see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, and to destroy and to overthi'ow; to build, and to plant. 11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou ? And I said, I see a rod of 12 2 an ahnond tree. Then said the Lord untiD me, Thou hast well seen: for I 3 watch over my word to perform it. 13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething cakb'on ; and the face thereof is from 14 the north. Then the Lord said unto me. Out of the north evil ^ shall break forth ujoon all the inhabitants of the island. For, lo, I will call all the fami- lies of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his thi'oiie at the entering of the gates of Jenisalem, and against all the walls thereof romid about, and against all the cities of Ju- 16 dah. And I will ^ utter my judgements against them touchhig all their wicked- ness ; m that they have forsaken me, and have bm'iied incense unto other gods, and worshiiiped the works of 17 their own hands. Thou therefoi'e gu-d up thy loms, and arise, and speak mi- to them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay 18 thee before them. For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an u'on pillar, and braseu walls, agamst the whole laud, agauist the kings of Judah, against the prmces thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. 19 And they shall fight agamst thee ; but they shall not jn-evail against thee : for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to de- liver thee. 2 And the word of the Lord came to 2 me, sayiug. Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, sayuig. Thus saith the Lord, i remember 6 for thee the kind- ness of thy youth, the love of tlime espousals ; how thou wontest after me in the ■nolderness, in a land that was 3 not sown. Israel luas holiness unto the Lord, the firstfruits of his in- crease: all that devour him shall be held guilty ; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord. 4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and aU the families of 5 the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord, What mu'ighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after 6 vanity, and are become vam ? Neither 5 Or, speari with them of my judge- ments •^ Or, con- cernin<j 544 JEREMIAH. 2. G. "Or, deep darkness 2Heb. shep- herds. 3Heb. given out their 4 Or, fed on 5 That is. the Nile. e That is, the Eu- phrates. 7 Or, thou hast ^'Another reading is, trans- gress. said they, Where is the Loed that brought us up out of the land of Egypt ; that led us through the wilderness, tln-ougli a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of di-ought and of i the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no 7 man dwelt ? And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof ; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made 8 mine heritage an abomination. The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the 2 rulers also transgressed a- gainst me, and the prophets proi^hesied by Baal, and walked after things that 9 do not profit. Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your childi'en's children wiU I 10 plead. For pass over to the isles of Kittun, and see ; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently ; aiid see if 11 there hath been such a thing. Hath a nation changed their gods, which yet are no gods ? In^t my people have changed their glory for that which doth 12 not i^rofit. Be astonished, O ye hea- vens, at this, and be horril^ly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord. 13 For my people have committed two e'sils ; they have forsaken me the foiuit- ain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can 14 hold no water. Is Israel a servant ? is he a homeborn slave? why is he become 15 a prey? The yoiuig lions have roared upon him, and ^ yelled: and they have made his land waste; his cities are 16biu-ned up, without inhabitant. The chikh'en also of Nojih and Tahpanhes have "^ broken the crown of thy head. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thy- self, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the 18 way ? And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of ^ Shihor ? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to di-ink 19 the waters of ^the River? Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall rejirove thee : know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, the Lord of 20 hosts. For of old time '''I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bauds; and thou saidst, I will not ^ serve ; for ux>on every high hill and under eveiy green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing 21 the harlot. Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, whoUy a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degen- erate idant of a strange vine imto me? 22 For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine in- iquity is marked before me, saith the 23 Lord God. How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baahm? see thy way in the vaUey, know what thou hast done : fhou art a swift 9 dromedary traversing her ways ; 24 a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire ; in her occasion who can turn her away ? aU they that seek her wiU not weary themselves; in her month they shall 25 find her. Withhold thy foot from be- ing unshod, and thy tlu'oat from thu'st : but thou saidst. There is no hojie : no; for I have loved strangers, and after 26 them wiU I go. As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed ; they, theu' kings, their princes, and their priests, and their 27 prophets ; which say to a stock. Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast 10 brought ^me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face : but in the time of theu" trouble they will say, Arise, and save 28 us. But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee ? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble : for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, Judah. 29 Wherefore will ye ijlead with me? ye aU have transgressed against me, 30 saith the Lord. In vain have I smit- ten your children; they received no i'^ correction : your own sword hath de- voiu-ed your prophets, like a destroying 31 lion. O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of i^thick dark- ness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose ; we wiU come no more 32 unto thee ? Can a maid forget her or- naments, or a bride her attu'e ? yet my peoj)le have forgotten me days without 33 number. How trimmest thou thy way to seek love ! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways. 34 Also in thy sku-ts is fomid the blood of the souls of the iimocent poor : i* I have not found it at is the place of 35 breaking in, but upon I'^'all these. Yet thou saidst, I am innocent ; surely his anger is turned away from me. Be- hold, I wiU enter into judgement with thee, because thou sayest, I have not 36 sinned. Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way ? thou shalt be ashamed of Egyiit also, as thou wast 87 ashamed of Assyria. From him also shalt thou go forth, with thme hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. 3 I'They say, i^If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; i-'yet retiu-n 2 again to me, saitli the Loud. Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and 4. 7. JEREMIAH. 545 >0r, com- panion 2 Or, hasf spoken thus, but hast done <frc. 3HeK been able. 4 Or, And I said. After sJie Juitk done (dl these things, she &c. 5 Or. Ijet her return unto me 6 Some ancient author- ities have, she saw that, for &c. 7Heb. cause my counten- ance to fall upon you. 6 Or, kitoio 9 Or, tniss 10 Or, shail it he ina,de any more soc; where hast thou not been Uen with? By t}ie ways hast thou sat for them, as an Aralnan m the wilderness ; and thou liast polluted the land with thy whorc- 3 doms and with thy wickedness. There- fore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a whore's forehead, 4 thou refusedst to be ashamed. Wilt thou not from this time ciy unto me, My father, thou art the i f^ide of my 5 youth? Will he retain Ins anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Be- hold, thou 2 hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast shad thy way. 6 Moreover the Lord said unto me in the days of Josiah the king. Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done ? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under evciy green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7* And I said after she had done all these things, ^She will retui-n unto me; but she retimied not: and her 8 treacherous sister Judah saw it. And 61 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 treach- erous Judah her sister feared not ; but she also went and played the harlot. 9 And it came to pass thi-ough the light- ness of her whoredom, that the laud was polluted, and she committed adul- 10 tery with stones and with stocks. And j-et for aU this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned imto me with her vfhole heart, but feignedly, 11 saith the Lord. And the Lord said imto me. Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more righteous than treach- 12 erous Judah. Go, and proclaun these words toward the north, and say, Ee- tui'n, thou backshding Israel, saith the Lord; I will not ^look in anger upon you : for I am merciful, saith the Lord, 13 1 will not keep anger for ever. Only 8 acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my 14 voice, saith the Lord. Eeturn, O back- slitling children, saith the Lord ; for I am a husband unto you ; and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, 15 and I will bring you to Zion : and I will give you sheiiherds according to mine heart, which shall feed you with know- 16 ledge and understanduig. And it shall come to pass, when ye be multipUed and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more. The ark of the covenant of the Lord ; neither shall it come to mind : neither shall they remember it ; neither shall they ^visit it; neither lOghall that be 17 done any more. At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord ; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neitlier shall they walk any more after the Ktubboriniess of 18 their evil heart. In those days the house of Judah shall walk i^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 inherit- lOance unto your fathers. But I said, How 12 .shall I put thee among the child- ren, and give thee a pleasant lanfl, i^a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations? and I said, !■* Ye shall call me My father; and shall not turn away 20 from following me. Surely as a wife treacherously departcth from her hus- band, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel, saith the 21 Lord. A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supiilic- ations of the chilth-en of Israel ; for that they have perverted their way ,theyhave 22 forgotten the Lord their God. Keturn, ye backsliding childi-en, I wiU heal your backslidmgs. Behold, we are come unto thee ; for thou art the Lord our 23 God. Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the i^ tumult on the mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. 24 But the i^giiameful thing hath de- A'oured the labour of oiu- fathers from our youth ; their flocks and their herds, 25 their sons and their daughters. Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us : for we have smned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day : and we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God. 4 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, imto me shalt thou return: and IT if thou wilt put away thine ab- ominations out of my sight, then shalt 2 thou not be removed ; and thou shalt swear. As the Lord liveth, in truth, in judgement, and m righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and m him shall they glory. 8 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among 4 thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and in- habitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of 5 your domgs. Declare ye in Judah, and pubhsh in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land : ciy aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go uito the fenced cities. 6 Set up a standard toward Zion : flee for safety, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great de- 7 struction. A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations ; he 11 Or, to 12 Or, would . . . natiojis/ 13 Or, the goodliest licritage of the nations li An- other rea'Iins is, Titou Shalt . .. undshfdt nut ic. 15 Or, ih ro7i(/ 16 Heb. shmne. See cli. xi. 13. if thou wilt put . . . and wilt n ot wander t and wilt swear . . . tlwn shall the na- tions &c. or, then shalt thou swear . . . and the nations 18 546 JEREMIAH. 4. 7. 'Or, a wind too strong for this 2 See cli. i. 16. 3 Or, there is a voice of one that tleclfireth ■ic. lOr, surely ''"Another readiiiK is, / witl wait pa- tientl'j. !Heb. the w/tUs of mi) heart. ' Or, as other- wise read, my soul heureth sSee Gen. 1. 2. 'Or, ntoved lightly 10 Or, Carmol is on bis way, he is gone forth from his place ; to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without 8 inhabitant. For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned 9 back from us. And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and tlie heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the 10 prophets shall wonder. Then said I, All, Lord God! surely thou hast great- ly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying. Ye shall have peace ; whereas lithe sword reacheth unto the soul. At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness to- ward the daughter of my i^eople, not 12 to fan, nor to cleanse; ^a full wmd from these shall come for me: now wiU I also Gutter judgements against 13 them. Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall he as the whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us ! for we are spoOed. 14 Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts 15 lodge within thee? For ^a voice de- clareth from Dan, and pubUsheth evil 16 from the hills of Ei)hraim: make ye mention to the nations; behold, irab- lish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of 17 Judah. As keepers of a field are they against her round about ; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith 18 the Lord. Thy way and thy doings have procured these thmgs unto thee ; this is thy wickedness ; ^for it is bitter, ^for it reacheth unto thine heart. 19 My bowels, my bowels! ^I am pained at fimy veiy heart; my heart is dis- quieted in me ; I camiot hold my peace ; because 'thou hast heard, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alai-m of "20 war. Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoUed, and my 21 curtams in a moment. How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound 22 of the trumpet ? For my people is foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was 8 waste and void; and the heavens, 24 and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and 2.5 all the hills ^ moved to and fro. I be- held, and, lo, there was no man, and aU the birds of the heavens were fled. 261 beheld, and, lo, "the fruitful field was a wilderness, and aU the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and before his 27 fierce anger. For thus saith the Lord, The whole land shall be a desolation ; 28 yet will I not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have piu'posed it, and I have not repented, neither will 29 1 turn back from it. The whole city fleeth for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen ; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: eveiy city is forsaken, and not a man dweU- 30 eth therein. And thou, when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with orna- ments of gold, though thou 11 enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers de- 31 spise thee, they seek thy life. For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bring- ctli 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 faiuteth before the murderers. 5 Eun ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, raid seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seekcth 12 truth ; 2 and I wiU pardon her. And though they say. As the Lord liveth ; siu'ely 3 they swear falsely. Lord, i-*do not thine eyes look ujion 12 truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive i-* cor- rection: they have made theu* faces harder than a rock ; they have refused 4 to return. Then I said. Surely these are poor: they are foolish; for they know not the way of the Lord, nor 5 the judgement of their God : I will get me imto the great men, andwUl speak unto them; for they know the way of the Lord, and the judgement of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and bm-st the 6 bands. Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the 15 evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and then- backslidings are 7 increased. How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods : when I had isfed them to the full, they com- mitted adultery, and assembled them- selves in troops at the harlots' houses. 8 They were as fed horses I'in the morning : every one neighed after his 9 neighbour's wife. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord : andshaU 6. 12. JEREMIAH. 547 1 Or. nn ciuiur- vution not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10 Go yo lip upon her walls, and de- stroy ; but make not a full end : take away her branches: for they are not 11 the Lord's. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith 12 the Lord. They have denied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we 13 see sword nor famine: and the pro- phets shall become wind, and the word is not in them : thus shall it be done 14 unto them. Wherefore thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts. Because ye sjieak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall de- 15vour them. Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, house of Isra- el, saith the Lord : it is i a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they IG say. Their quiver is an open sepul- ITchre, they are all mighty men. And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, ichich thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall ^ijeat down thy fenced cities, Vvdierein thou trustest, 18 with the sword. But even in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make 19 a full end with you. And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say. Wherefore hath the Lord our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. 20 Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 21 Hear now this, foolish people, and without 8 understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, 22 and hear not : Fear ye not me ? saith the Lord : will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, ^by a per- petual 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 23 over it. But this people hath a re- volting and a rebellious heart; they 2-1 are revolted and gone. Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that reserveth unto us the 25 ajipointed weeks of the harvest. Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden 26 good from you. For among my people are found wicked men : they watch, as fowlers lie in wait ; they set a ti-ap, 27 they catch men. As a cage is fuU of birds, so are their houses fuU of de- ceit : therefore they are become great, 28 and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they shine : yea, they overpass in deeds of wickethiess: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, tliat they should prosper ; and the right of 29 the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord : shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? ?)0 5 A wonderful and horrible thing is 31 come to pass in the land ; the prophets projihesy falsely, and the priests bear rule chy their means; and my people love to have it so : and what will ye do in the end thereof ? 6 Flee for safety, ye children of Ben- jamin, out of the midst of Jenisalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on Beth-haccherem: for evil looketh forth from the north, and 2 a great destiniction. The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will 3 1 cut off. Shepherds with their flocks shall come imto her ; they shaU pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. 4 ''Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day declineth, for the shadows of the evening are stretched 5 out. Ai'ise, and let us go up by night, G and let us destroy her palaces. For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down ^ trees, and cast uj) a mount against Jenisalem: this is the city to be visited; she is whoUy 02)pression in 7 the midst of her. As a well ^casteth forth her waters, so she ^casteth forth her wickedness : violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continuaUy 8 is sickness and wounds. Be thou in- structed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be ahenated from thee ; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited. 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall tlu'oughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn again thine hand as a grapegatherer i^into the 10 baskets. To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uucircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is become unto them a re- jiroach; they have no delight in it. 11 Therefore I am fuU of the fmy of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: liour it out upon the children iu the street, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged 12 with him that is full of days. And their houses shall be turned unto others, their fields and their wives to- gether: for I wfll stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith 5 Or, A sion- inhment and horror c Or, at thrir ha lid J - Heb. Sunctt/t/. 8 Or. as other- ^viye read, her trees 9 Or, keciteth fresh 10 Or, itpo-i} the shoots 18-2 548 JEREMIAH. 6. 12. lOr. breach 2 All other reading is, the dau!jh' ter of my 2JC0ple, jLsin ch. viii. 11. 21. 3 Or, They shall be put to sha77ie because they have cmn- mitted aboj/iin- at ion : yea, they are not &c. 4 Or, stumUe 5 Or, calamus f^Or. trier ■? Or, are burned 13 the Lord. For from the least of them even uuto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness ; and from the prophet even ixnto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 14 They have healed also the ihurt of 2 my people lightly, saying, Peace, 15 peace ; when there is no peace, s Were they ashamed when they had com- mitted abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither conld they l>lush : therefore they shall fall among them that fall : at the time that I visit them they shall ^be cast down, saith the Lord. 16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls : but they said. We wiU not walk n therein. And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trampet ; but they said. We will 18 not hearken. Therefore hear, ye na- tions, and know, congi-egation,what 19 is among them. Hear, O earth: be- hold, I wiU brhig evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, be- cause they have not hearkened imto my words ; and as for my law, they 20 have rejected it. 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 21 pleasing uuto me. Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I wiU lay stumbUngblocks before this people: and the fathers and the sous together shall stumble against them ; the neigh- bour and his friend shall perish. 22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a peo- ple cometh from the north countiy; and a great nation shaU be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. 23 They lay hold on bow and spear ; they are cruel, and have no mercy ; then- voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against 24 thee, O daughter of Zion. We have hoard the fame thereof; our hands wax feeble : anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in 25travaLl. Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for there is the sword of the enemy, and terror on 26 every side. daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourn- ing, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation ; for the spoiler shall sud- 27denly come upon us. I have made thee a Slower and a fortress among my people ; that thou mayest know and try 28 their way. They are aU grievous re- volters, going about with slanders ; they are brass and iron: they aU of them 29 deal corruptly. The bellows 'blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refimiug; for the wicked are not plucked away. 30 Refuse silver shall men call them, be- cause the Lord hath rejected them. 7 The word that came to Jeremiah 2 from the Lord, saying. Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship 3 the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause 4 you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying. The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these. 5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your douigs; if ye throughly execute judgement between a man 6 and his neighbour ; if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other 7 gods to your own hm-t: then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from 8 of old even for evermore. Behold, ye trust m lying words, that cannot pro- 9 fit. WUl ye steal, murder, and com- mit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense uuto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye have not known, 10 and come and stand before me in this house, 8 which is called by my name, and say, We are dehvered; that ye 11 may do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, 12 saith the Lord. But go ye 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 13 wickedness of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speak- ing, but ye heard not; and I called 14 you, but ye answered not: th&efore will I do unto the house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your- fathers, as I have 15 done to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. 16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to 17 me: for I will not hear thee. Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusa- 18lem? The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make 8Heb. where- upon my name in catted. 8. 12. JEREMIAH. 549 1 Or, cor- rection 2 Or, faithful- ness 3 Heb. thy croimi. 4 Heb. heart. 5 Or, because there shall he no place elte cakes to the queeu of lieaTen, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 10 Do they provoke me to anger ? saith the Lord ; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own fares? '20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out uiion this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the Held, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall bui'n, and shall not be quenched. 21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt offer- ings unto your sacriiices, and eat ye 22 flesh. For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concernmg burnt offer- 23ings or sacriiices: but this thing I commanded them, saying. Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the way that I command you, 2-1 that it may be well with you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their ovm counsels and m the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egyi^t mato this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up 26 early and sending them : yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers. 27 And thou shalt speak all these words ujito them ; but they will not hearken to thee : thou shalt also call unto them ; 28 but they will not answer thee. And thoii shalt say unto them. This is the nation that hath not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, nor re- ceived 1 instruction : 2 truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. 29 Cut off 3 thine hair, Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lament- ation on the bare heights; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the 30 generation of his wrath. For the child- ren of Judah have done that which is evil in my sight, saith the Lord : they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to 31 defile it. And they have buUt the high places of Topheth, which is m the valley of the son of Hiimom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire ; which I commanded not, 32 neither came it into my ^ mind. There- fore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shaU no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hmnom, but The valley of Slaughter : for they shall bui-y in Topheth, stiU 33 there be no place to biiri/. And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none 34 sliall fray them away. Then wiU I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jeru- salem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bride- groom and the voice of the bride : for the land shall become a waste. 8 At that time, saith the Lord, 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 2 their graves: and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and aU the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipi^ed: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon 3 the face of the earth. And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have di'iven them, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord : ShaU men fall, and not rise up agam ? shall one turn 5 away, and not retm-n? Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to re- 6 turn. I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man re- penteth him of his wickedness, saying, ^Vhat have I done? every one ^turn- eth to his coui'se, as a horse that 7 rusheth headlong in the battle. Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming ; but my people know not the ^ordmance of the Lord. 8 How do ye say. We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes 9 hath 8 wrought falsely. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken : lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what maimer of 10 wisdom is in them ? Therefore will I give then- wives unto others, and then- fields to them that shall possess them : for every one from the least even imto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest 11 every one dealeth falsely. ^ And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying. Peace, 12 peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had com- mitted abomination? nay, they were not at aU ashamed, neither could they blush : therefore shall they fall among 6 Or, turneth away in his course 7 Or, JuUffC' TTtent 8 Or, made of it false- hood See ch. vi. U, 15. 550 JEREMIAH. 8. 12 lOr, / have appoint- ed them those that shall pass over thein 2 Or, perish 3 Or, caused us to perish 4 See Deut juiix. 18. = 0r, adders e Or, be- cause of 7 Or, in- gather- ing of summer fruits 8 Or, mourn- ing "Or, healing 10 Or, perfect- ed Heb. gone u^). [Ch. viii. 'Si in Heb.] [Ch. ix. 1 in Heb.] "Or, Oh that I were in the wild- ernesSf in &c. 12 Or, faith- fulnesi 13 Or, mock them that fall: in the tune of their visitation they shall be cast clown, ISsaith the Lord. I will utterly con- sume them, saith the Lord: there shall be uo grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and "^the thini/s that I have given 14 them shall pass away from them. Why do we sit still? assemble yoiu-selves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us -be silent there: for the Lord our God hath ^put us to silence, and given us water of ^gall to drmk, because we have sinned a- 15 gamst the Lord. We looked for ijeace, but no good came ; Mid for a time of 16 healing, and behold dismay ! The snort- ing of his horses is heard from Dan : at the sound of the neighmg of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devom-ed the land and all that is in it ; the city and 17 those that dwell thei-ein. For, behold, I will send serpents, s basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite yon, saith the Lord. 18 Oh that I could comfort myself a- gauist sorrow ! my heart is faint with- 19 in me. Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my peo^jle cfrom a land that is very far otf : Is not the Lord m Zion ? is not her King in her ? Wliy have they i^rovoked me to anger with theu- graven images, and with "20 strange vanities ? The harvest is past, the '^ summer is ended, and we are not 21 saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt : I am 8 black ; astonishment hath taken hold on me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead ? is there no physician there? why then is not the ^laealth of the daughter of my peoxile 10 recovered? 9 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a foiuitain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain 2 of the daughter of my people! nOh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men ; that I might leave my jieople, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly 3 of treacherous men. And they bend their tongue as it were their bow for falsehood ; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for 12 truth: for they iiroceed from evil to evU, and they know not mc, saith the Lord. 4 Take ye heed every one of his neigh- bour, and trust ye not m any brother : for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour wiU go about with 5 slanders. And they wUl i<* deceive eveiy one his neighbom', and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies ; they weary them- 6 selves to commit iniquity. Thine habit- ation is in the midst of deceit ; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I wiU melt them, and try them ; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people? 8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow ; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peace- ably to his neighbom" with his mouth, but in his heart he layetli wait for 9 him. Shall I not visit them for these things ? saith the Lord : shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and waihng, and for the pastures of the wUdemess a lament- ation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth thi'ough; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle ; both the fowl of the heavens and the 11 beast are fled, they are gone. And I wiU make Jerusalem heaps, a dwell- ing place of jackals; and I wiU make the cities of Judah a desolation, with- 12 out inhabitant. "Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may de- clare it ? wherefore is the land perished and bm'ned up like a wUderuess, so that none passeth through ? 13 And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my 14 voice, neither walked therein; but have walked after the stubbormiess of their own heart, and after the Baalim, 15 which their fathers taught them : there- fore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I wiU feed them, even this people, with womiwood, and give them water of I'lgaU to diink. 161 wiU scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send the sword after them, tUl I have con- sumed them. 17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Con- sider ye, and caU for the mourning women, that they may come ; and send for the cunning women, that they may 18 come : and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and 19 our eyelids gush out with waters. For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zior, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confomided, because we have forsaken the land, because i^they have cast 20 down our dwellings. Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye v/omen, and let yom- ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation. 21 For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into om* palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the 22 young men from the streets. Speak, Thus saith the Lord, The carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open 11. 5. JEKEMIAH. 551 IHeb. stututes. 2 Or, it is but a tree which one cuttcth 3 Or, ;«7- lar in a garden of cu- cumbers See Baruch Vi. 70. i Or, it beseem- cth tlicc 5 Or, through one thing e Or, it is a doc- trine of vanities ' Accord- gto some ancient versions, Ophir. 8 Or, Oad in truth OThis verse is in Aramaic. 10 Or, they shall . . . un- der these heuveiis field, and as the handful after the har- vestman, and none shall gather thevi. '23 Thus saith the Loud, 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 : 2'1 but let hint that glorieth glory in this, that ho uiiderstandeth, and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkinchiess, judgement, and right- eousness, in the earth: for iu these 25 things I delight, saith the Lord. Be- hold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised iu their uncircumcision ; 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edoui, and the children of Ammou, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair polled, that dwell in the wilderness: for all the nations are uiicircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncu-- cumcised in heart. 10 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, house 2 of Israel : thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven ; for the nations are dismayed Sat them. For the i customs of the peoples are vanity: for 2 one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold ; they fasten it with nails and with 5 hammers, that it move not. They are hke a ^pahn tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not a- fraid of them; for they caimot do e^ol, neither is it iu them to do good. 6 There is none like unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, and thy name is great Tin might. Who would not fear thee, O King of the nations? for *to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as a- moug all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is 8 none like unto thee. But they are 6 together brutish and foohsh: ^the instruction of idols, it is but a stock. 9 There is silver beaten into plates which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from 'Ujihaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for theii' clothing; they are all the work of cunning men. 10 But the Lord is sthe true God; he is the living God, and an everlastmg king: at his wrath the earth trem- bleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. 11 'JThus shall ye say unto them. The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, lo these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath estabhshed the world by his wisdom, and by his under- standmg hath he stretched out the 13 heavens : ii when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters iu the heavens, and he causeth the vai)Ours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the ram, and brtngetli forth the wind out of his 14 treasuries. Every man ^-is become brutish and is without knowledge ; every goldsmith is i)ut to shame by his graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no 15 breath m them. They are vanity, a work of 1^ delusion: in the tune of IG their visitation they shall perish. The portion of Jacob is not like these ; for he is the former of all things ; and Israel is the tribe of his iidieritauce : the Lord of hosts is his name. 17 Gather up i* thy wares out of the land, IS 15 O thou that abidest in the siege. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the laud at this time, and will distress them, 19 that they may icfeel it. Woe is me for my hurt ! my wound is grievous : but I said. Truly this is vii/ i' grief, and I 20 must bear it. My tent is spoiled, and all my cords are broken : my children are gone forth of me, and they are not : there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set uj) my curtains. 21 For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the Lord: therefore they have not is prospered, 22 and all theu- flocks are scattered. The voice of a rumour, behold it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north countiy, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place 23 of jackals. Lord, I know that the way of man is not m himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his 24 steps. O Lord, correct me, but with judgement; not iu thine auger, lest 25 thou ly bring me to nothing, ^opour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the famiUes that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his ^^ habitation. 11 The word that came to Jeremiah 2 from the Lord, sayuig. Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the iu- 3 habitants of Jerusalem ; and say thou unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this coven- 4 ant, which I commanded yoiu- fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egy^it, out of the iron furnace, saying. Obey my voice, and do them, according to aU which I conunandyou: so shall ye be my people, 5 and I will be your God : that I may es- tablish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with 11 Or. at the sonnrC of hi a gii'imj an abund- ance of waters . . . vhen he cdt'S' elh .tr. or, he causeth &c. 12 Or, is too brutliih to know "Or, mockcrj '> Or, thg bundle from the ground 15 Or, inhabit- aHflHtb. inhabit- ress) of the fortress 10 Hel). find. 1" Or, sickness IS Or, dealt wistlj 19 Heb. ditninislf nie. 20 See Ps. Ixxix. 6,7. 21 Or, pasture 552 JEREMIAH. 11.5. iHeb. evil. !Heb. shatue. See cli. iii. 21 3 Many :incient author- ities have, hi the time of. iThe text is obscure. The Sept. renders thus: Why hath the beloved wrought abomin- ation in my house i Shall vows and holyflesh take away from thee thy wicked- nesses, or shult thou esyiTJe by these f 5 Or. when thineevil Cometh milk antl boney, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, Lord. 6 Aiid the Lord said luito me, Pro- claim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this cov- 7 enant, and do them. 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 protestmg, saying, Obey my 8 voice. Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked eveiy one in the stubbornness of their evU heart : there- fore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not. 9 And the Lord said unto me, A con- spiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of 10 Jerusalem. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which 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 11 which I made with their fathers. There- fore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil njion them, which they shall not be able to escape ; and they shall cry unto me, but I ■noU not hearken 12 unto them. Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusa- lem go and ciy unto the gods unto whom they offer iucense: but they shall not save them at aU in the time 13 of their i trouble. For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, Judah ; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the - shameful thing, even al- 14 tars to bm-u Lucense unto Baal. There- fore pray not thou for this people, neither Uf t up cry nor prayer for them : for I wUl not hear them in the time that they cry unto me ^for their i trouble. 15 ^What hath my beloved to do iji mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? ^when thou 16 doest evil, then thou rejoicest. The Lord called thy 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 17 broken. For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evU 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 auger by offering incense unto Baal. 18 And the Lord gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it : theu thou shew- 19edst me their doings. But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, say- ing, Let us destroy the tree with the 6 fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the laud of the hving, that his name may be no more remembered. 20 But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for luito thee have I revealed 21 my cause. Therefore thus saith the Lord concernuig the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, sayuig. Thou shalt not jirophesy tu the name of the Lord, 22 that thou die not by our hand : there- fore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Be- hold, I will 7 punish them: the young men shall die by the sword ; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine ; 23 and there shall be no reimiant imto them: for I wiU bring evQ upon the men of Anathoth, ^even the year of their visitation. 12 Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee : yet would I 9 reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper ? where- fore are aU they at ease that deal 2 very treacherously? Thou hast plant- ed them, yea, they have +aken root; they grow, yea, they briog forth fruit : thou art near in their mouth, and far 3fi'om their reins. But thou, Lord, knowest me ; thou seest me, and triest mine heart toward thee : pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and lOjire- pare them for the day of slaughter. 4 How long shall the land mom-ji, and the herbs of the whole countiy wither ? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the bu-ds; because they said. He shall 5 not see our latter end. If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of jieace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the Hpiide of 6 Jordan ? For even thy bretkren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee : believe them not, though they speak i^fair words unto thee. 7 I have forsaken mine house, I have cast oif mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the 8 hand of her enemies. Mine heritage is become unto me as a hou hi the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me ; therefore I have hated 9 her. Is mine heritage imto me as a si>eckled bird of prey ? are the bu'ds of prey against her round about ? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, 10 bring them to devour. Many shep- herds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant per- il tion a desolate wilderness. They have made it a desolation ; it mourneth unto me, being desolate ; the whole land is BHeb. bread. "Heb. visit upon. 13. 27. JEREMIAH. 553 'Or. bi-ye anfuimed Or, thei/ shall he ashaJHcd made desolate, because no man layeth 12 it to heart. Spoilers arc come iipon all the bare heights in the wilderness : for the sword of the Lord devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the laud: no flesh 13 hath peace. They have sown wheat, and have reajjed thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit no- thing: and lye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of the Lord. 11 Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inherit- ance which I have caused my people Israel to iidierit : Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will liluck ui> the house of Judah from a- 15 mong them. And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them uj), I will retm'ii and have compassion on them ; and I will brmg them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his 16 land. And it shaU come to pass, if they wiU diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear Jby my name, As the Lord liveth ; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of 17 my people. But if they wiU not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, jilucking up and destroying it, saith the Lord. 13 Thus said the Lord unto me. Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and imt it not in water. 2 So I bought a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and jjut it upon my Sloms. And the word of the Lord came d unto me the second time, saying. Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loms, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole 5 of the rock. So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded 6 me. And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the gu'dle from thence, which I command- 7 ed thee to hide there. Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it : and, behold, the gu'dle was marred. Sit was profitable for nothing. Then the word of the Lord came unto me, 9 saying, Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the stubborn- ness of then" heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to wor- ship them, shaU even be as this girdle, 11 which is profitable for nothing. For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave xmto me the whole hoiise of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord ; that they might be unto me for a peo])le, and for a name, and for a Ijraise, and for a glory : but they would 12 not hear. Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Every ^bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee. Do we not know that every ^ bottle shall be filled with 13 wine ? Then shalt thou say unto them. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kmgs that sit " uijon David's throne, and the 2'riests, and the pro- phets, and aU the iiJiabitants of Jeru- 11 salem, with drmikenness. And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord : I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them. 15 Hear ye, and give ear ; be not proud: 16 for' the Lord hath spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God, before ''he cause darkness, and before yoiu" feet stumble upon the ^dark mountams; and, while ye look for hght, he turn it into ^ the shadow of death, and make it gross 17 darkness. But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride ; and mme eye shall weep sore, and rmi down with tears, because the 18 Lord's flock is taken captive. Say thou mito the king and to the queen-mother, ''Hmnble yourselves, sit down: for your headtii'es are come down, even 19** the crown of yom* glory. 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. 20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy 21 beautiful flock ? ^ "WTiat wUt thou say, when he shall set t/u/ friends over thee as head, seeing thou thyself hast in- structed them against thee ? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a wo- 22 man in travail? And if thou say in thiue heart. Wherefore are these things come upon me? for the w greatness of thuie iniquity are thy skuts dis- covered, and thy heels suffer violence. 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skiu, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are n accustomed to 24 do evil. Therefore wiU I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, ^^i^y 25 the wiud of the wilderness. This is thy lot, the portion measiu'ed unto thee from me, saith the Lord ; because thou hast forgotten me, and tnisted in 26 falsehood. Therefore will I also discover thy sku-ts 18 upon thy face, and thy 27 shame shall appear. I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe '■^Or, Jar 3 Heb. for liav'd upon his throite. <0r, it o^'ow dark 5 Heb. niou":- aiiis *■/ tWili'jlit. 6 Or, det:t> darknem 'Or, tilt iiH dow't low 8 Or, l/OUf beaut I' fill cru:.-: t «0r, What wilt thou say, when he shall Vl^it thee, &ecin<l tfiou thif- selfhak insii'tht- tdthoii aijalnU thee. even thy friends to be head over thee / 10 Or, mtdtl- tude n Heb. taught. 12 Or, unto 13 Ol-, before 18-5 554 JEREMIAH. 13. 27. 1 Or. inferiors 2 Or. for water ■> Or. dis- majGd 1 Or. the crocddile 5 Or, spi'eoii- eth his tent <iOr, ineal offering 'Heb. peace of truth. unto thee, Jerasalem ! thou wilt not be made clean ; how long shall it yet be ? 14 The word of the Lokd that came to Jeremiah concerning the di'ought. 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates there- of languish, they sit in Llack upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is 3 gone up. And their nobles send then- lUttle ones 2 to the waters: they come to the pits, and find no water; they return with theu- vessels empty : they are ashamed and confounded, and 4 cover then- heads. Because of the ground which is ^chapt, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plow- men are ashamed, they cover their 5 heads. Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh hev youiifj, be- 6 cause there is no grass. And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like ^ jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. 7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, Lord : for our backshdings are many ; 8 we have sinned against thee. thou hope of Israel, the saviour thereof Ln the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojom-ner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that 5 tunieth 9 aside to tan-y for a night? "Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, Loud, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. 10 Thus saith the Lord unto this peo- ple, Even so have they loved to wan- der; they have not refrained their feet: therefore the Lord doth not accept them; now wiU he remember their iniquity, and visit their sms. 11 And the Lord said unto me. Pray not 12 for this people for ///cu- good. When they fast, I will not hear their ci-y; and when they offer burnt offering and oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pest- 13ilence. Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them. Ye shall not see the sword, neither shaU ye have famine ; but I will give 14 you "^ assured peace in this place. Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy hes in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them : they prophesy unto you a lyuig vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and 15 the deceit of their own heart. There- fore thus saith the Lord concernmg 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 shah 16 those prophets be consumed. 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, then- wives, nor then- sons, nor their daughters: for I "svill pour theu- 17 wickedness upon them. And thou shalt say this word mito 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 18 wound. If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword ! and if I enter into the city, then behold 8 them that are sick with famine ! for both the prophet and the priest ^go about loin the land and have no knowledge. 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no heal- ing for us ? We looked for peace, but no good came ; and for a time of heal- 20 ing, and behold dismay ! We " acknow- leclge, Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of oiu- fathers: for we have 21 sinned against thee. Do not 12 abhor us, for thy name's sake; do not dis- grace the throne of thy glory : remem- ber, break not thy covenant with us. 22 Are there any among the vanities of the heathen that can cause raui? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, Lord our God? there- fore we win wait upon thee ; for thou hast I'^iade all these things. 15 Then said the Lord unto me. Though Moses and Samuel stood be- fore me, yet my mind could not be toward this people : cast them out of 2 my sight, and let them go forth. And it shaU come to pass, when they say unto thee. Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt teU them, Thus saith the Lord: Such as are for death, to death ; and such as are for the sword, to the sword ; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as 3 are for captivity, to captivity. And I win appoint over them four 1^ kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to is tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the 4 earth, to devour and to destroy. And I wiU 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 5 which he did in Jerusalem. For who shall have pity upon thee, Jeru- salem ? or who shall bemoan thee ? or who shall turn aside to ask of thy 6 welfare? Thou hast rejected me, saith the Lord, thou art gone back- ward: therefore have I stretched out my hand agamst thee, and destroyed thee; I am weary with repentmg. 7 And I have fanned them with a fan in the gates of the land ; I have bereaved tkem of children, I have destroyed my 8 Heb. the nek- nesses of famine. oOr, traffick loOr. into a land thattheff know not uOr, know 12 Or, contemn "Or, dune » Heb. families. 15 Heb. drag. 16. 15. JEREMIAH. 555 'Or. against the mother and the youii'j men 'The Vulgate has, thy reninaiU shall be for good. 3Another reading is, eUase. 4 Or, I mil inter- cede /or the'' with Til e enemy oOr, C<tn iron hreaJi ii'OJi from ic. e Or, / 7eili mriTi'e thine e^iemies to pass into Ic. Accord- g to sojiie ancient author- ities, / will make thee to serve thine eti^mies in a hind (tv. 8ee cli. xvii. 4. 'Heb. are not sure. people; they have not returned from 8 their ways. Their willows are in- creased to me ahove the sand of the seas: I have brought upon tliem ^a- gaiust the mother of the young men a si)oiler at noonday: I have caused anguish and terrors to fall upon her 9 suddejily. She that hath borne seven languisheth; she hath given up the ghost ; her siui is gone tlown whOe it was yet day ; she hath been ashamed antl confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword be- fore their enemies, saith the Lord. 10 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth 1 I have not lent on usmy, neither have men lent to me on usury ; yet every one of 11 them doth curse me. The Lord said, Verily 2 1 will ^ strengthen thee for good; verily ''I wiU cause the enemy to make supplication mito thee in the time of evil and ui the time of afBic- tion. 12 5 Can one break iron, even iron 13 from the north, and brass? Thy substance and thy treasm-es wiU I give for a spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy 14 borders. And ^I will make tJiein to pass with thine enemies iiato a land which thou knowest not: for a fli-e is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you. 15 Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my l^ersecutors ; take me not away in thy longsuff ering : know that for thy sake 16 1 have suffered reproach. Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy words were vmto me a joy and the rejoicuig of mine heart : for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of 17 hosts. I sat not in the assembly of them that make meriy, nor rejoiced: I sat alone because of thy hand ; for thou hast filled me with indignation. 18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my woimd incurable, which refiiseth to be healed ? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as waters that '^fail? 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me ; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not retm-n unto them. 20 And I wiU make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee : for I am with thee to save thee and to deUver thee, saith 21 the Lord. And I wiU deUver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. 16 The word of the Lord came also 2 unto me, saying, Thou shalt not take theo a wife, neither shalt thou have 3 sons or daughters in tliis place. For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are bom in this place, and con- cerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that be- 4 gat them in this land: They shall die « of 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 con- sumed by the sword, and by famine ; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts 5 of the eartli. For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them : for I have taken away my peace from this j)eople, saith the Lord, even lovingkindiiess and tender mercies. 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 7 for them: neither shall men '•break bread for them in moui'nmg, to com- fort them for the dead ; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to di'uik for their father or for their mo- 8 ther. And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat 9 and to drink. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before yoiu- eyes and in yom- days, the voice of mirth and the voice of glad- ness, the voice of the bridegroom and 10 the voice of the bride. And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee. Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this gi-eat evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is oior sm that we have com- mitted agamst the Lord our God? 11 then shaJt thoit say unto them. Be- cause your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have sei'\'ed them, and have worshipped them, and have for- saken me, and have not kept my law ; 12 and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me : 13 therefore ^ill I cast you forth out of this land into the laud that ye have not known, neither ye nor yoiu- fathers ; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night ; lofor I will shew you no favour. 14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no moi'e be said. As the Lord Uveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of 15 Egypt ; but. As the Lord Uveth, that brought up the children of Israel from 8Heb. draths of sick' nesses^ a See Is Iviii. 7. 10 Or, where 18-6 556 JEREMIAH. 16. 15. lOr. because thet/h'tve jtollnti-d my land: theyhave filled mine inherit- ance with the C'lrca.tcs of their detest- able things anUlhe'r aboriiiti- atiotu 2 Another reading is, their. 3 See Ex. xxxiv. 13. < Or, a tamar- isk 5Heb. trust. 6 Accord- ing to another reading, see. the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had (h-iven them : and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from eveiy mountain, and from every hiU, and out of the holes of the 17 rocks. For mine eyes are upon all their ways : they are not hid from my face, neither is then- iniquity concealed 18 from mine eyes. And first I wiU recompense their iniquity and their sin double ; i because they have pol- luted my land with the carcases of their detestable things, and have filled mme inheritance with their abomuia- 19tions. O Lord, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, e few vanity and thmgs 20 wherein there is no profit. Shall a man make unto himself gods, which '21 yet are no gods? Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once wiU I cause them to know mine hand and my might ; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah. lY The sin of Judah is ^Titten with a pen of iron, aiid with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of 2 2 your altars; whilst their children re- member their altars and their ^Asherim by the green trees upon the high hiUs. 3 my mountain iu the field, I will give thy substance and aU thy trea- sures for a spoil, and thy high ]ilaces, because of sin, throughout aU thy 4 borders. And thou, eveu of thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee ; and I wiU cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou kuowest not: for ye have kindled a fire iu mine anger which shall bm-n for ever. 5 Thus saith the Lord: Cm-sed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart depart- 6 eth from the Lord. For he shaU be like '•the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wild- erness, a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose ^hope the Lord 8 is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out his roots by the river, and shall not ^fear when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green ; and shall not be care- ful in the year of drought, neither 9 shall cease from yielding fruit. The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is desperately sick : who can know 10 it ? I the Lord search the heart, I ti"y the reins, even to give every man ac- corduig to his ways, accorduig to the 11 fruit of his domgs. As the partridge 7 that gathereth young which she hath not brought forth, so is he that get- teth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days 8 they shall leave hun, and at his end he shall be a fool. 12 A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanc- IStuaiy. O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed; they that depart from me shall be wi-itten iu the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fouutam of 14 living waters. Heal me, Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 15 Behold, they say unto me. Where is the word of the Lord? let it come 16 now. As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired '•' the woeful day ; thou knowest: that which came out 17 of my lii)s was before thy face. Be not a terror unto me: thou art my 18 refuge iu the day of evil. Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed ; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dis- mayed: bring uj)on them the day of evil, and i** destroy them with double destruction. 10 Thus said the Lord unto me: Go, and stand m the gate of iifhe children of the people, whereby the kmgs of Judah come in, and by the which they go cut, and in aU the gates of Jeru- 20salem; and say unto them, Hear ye the word of the Lord, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the in- habitants of Jerusalem, that enter in 21 by these gates ; thus saith the Lord : Take heed I'-^to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring 22 it in by the gates of Jerusalem ; neither carry forth a burden out of youi- houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work : but haUow ye the sabbath day, 23 as I conunanded your fathers; but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might 24 not receive instruction. And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, 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 there- 25 in ; then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kmgs and prmces sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and tlieir princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem : and this 2G city shall i^remain for ever. And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the jilaces round about Jeru- 19. 7. JEREMIAH. 557 lOr, meal offrrhigs •2 Or, 0/ strange f'lnds that floxo douni be ic. 3 Or, plucked up salem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the mountains, and from the Soutli, bring- ing burnt offerings, and sacriiices, and ^oblations, and frankincense, and bring- ing .vocr/A'tv.'; (;/' thanksgiving, unto tlie 27 house of the lionn. Lut if ye 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 The word which came to Jeremiah 2 from the Lor.D, saying. Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the plotter's house, and, behold, he wrought his 4 work on the wheels. 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 jiotter to make it. 5 Then the word of the Lord came Gto me, saying, house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. 13ehold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in 7 mine hand, house of Israel. At what instant I shall speak concern- ing a nation, and concerning a king- dom, to pluck up and to break down 8 and to destroy it ; if that nation, con- ceriimg which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will rejient of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 9 And at what instant I shall speak con- cerning a nation, and concernmg a 10 kingdom, to build and to jilant it; if it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit 11 them. Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the in- habitants of Jerusalem, saying. Thus saith the Lord : Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways 12 and your doings. But they say, There is no hope : for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord : Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things ; the virgin of Israel 14 hath done a very horrible thing. Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters 2 that flow down from afar be 15 3 dried up? For my people hath for- gotten me, they have burned incense to vanity ; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way 16 not cast up ; to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing ; every one that passetli thereby shall 17 be astonished, and sliake his head. I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will ^look upon their back, and not their face, in the day of their calamity. 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not jierisli 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. 19 Give heed to me, Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with 20 me. Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood be- fore thee to speak good for them, to 21 turn away thy fury from them. There- fore deliver up their children to the famuie, and give them over to the IDOwer 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 22 sword in battle. Let a cry be heard from their houses,when thou .shalt bruig a troop suddenly upon them : for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid 23 snares for my feet. Yet, Lord, thou knowest all then- counsel against me to slay me ; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight: but let them be ^ overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger. 19 Thus said the Lord, Go, and buy a l^otter's earthen bottle, and tal-e of the elders of the people, and of the elders 2 of the priests ; and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hiunom, which is by the entry of <> the gate Harsith, and liroclaim there the words that I shall 3 tell thee : and say. Hear ye the word of the Lord, kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I5ehold, I will bring evil upon this l^lace, the which whosoever heareth, 4 his ears shall tingle. Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have bm-ned incense in it unto other gods, whom they knev/ not, they and their fathers and the kings of Judah; and have filled this 5 place with the blood of imiocents ; and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for bui-nt offerings unto Baal ; which I command- ed not, nor spake it, neither came it 6 into my ' mind : therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, 7 but The valley of Slaughter. And I 4 Or, nhew them the back, and not the/ace S Helj. made to stumble. 6 Or. the gate of pot- sherds - Hel). heart. 558 JEREMIAH. 19. 7. IHeb. empty out. 2 Or, because there shall be no place else 3 That is, Terror on every side. will imake void the counsel of Judab and Jerasalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before theh- enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life : and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts 8 of the earth. And I will make this city au astonishment, and an hissing ; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all 9 the plagues thereof. 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 strail- ness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their life, shall straiten 10 them. Then shilt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go 11 with thee, and shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's ves- sel, that cannot be made whole again : and they shall bury in Topheth, ^till 12 there be no jilace to bury. Thus will I do unto this ijlace, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, even 13 making this city as Topheth : and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the jilace of Topheth, even all the houses ui^on whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out driuk offerings unto other gods. 14 Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither the Lord had sent him to pro- l^hesy ; and he stood in the court of the Lord's house, and said to all the peo- 15 pie : Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I wiU bring upon this city and vcpon aU her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it ; because they have made their neck stiff, that they might not hear my words. 20 Now Pashhur the son of tmmer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah pro- 2 phesying these things. Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in 3 the house of the Lord. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him. The Lord hath not called thy name 4 Pashhur, but ^Magor-missabib. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends : and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall cany them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them .5 with the sword. Moreover I wiU give aU the riches of this city, and all the gams thereof, and aU the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah wUl I give into the hand of their enemies, which shaU spoU them, and take them, and carry 6 them to Babylon. And thou, Pashhur, and aU that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity : and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there shalt thou be buried, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied falsely. 7 O Lord, thou hast ^deceived me, and I was deceived : thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am be- come a laughingstock all the day, every 8 one mocketh me. For as often as I speik, I cry out; I ciy. Violence and SpoU : because the word of the Lord is made a reproach unto me, and a de- 9 rision, all the day. And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in mine heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot 10 contain. For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. De- nounce, and we will denounce him, say all my famUiar friends, they that watch for my haltuig; peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall pre- vail against him, and we shall take 11 our revenge on him. But the Lord is with me as a mighty one and a ter- rible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed, because they have not ^ dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonour which shall 12 never be forgotten. But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto 13 thee have I revealed my cause. Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers. 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my 15 mother bare me be blessed. Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; makuig him very glad. IGAud let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and re- pented not : and let him hear a cry in the morning, andi^shouting at noontide; 17 because he slew me not from the womb ; and so my mother should have been my grave, and her womb always great. 18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? 21 The word which came unto Je- remiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Paslilim- 22. 17. JEREMIAH. 559 1 An other reading is, th^lr. 2Heb. inhabit- ress. 3 Or, iuid rock the son of Malchiah, and Zei)haiiiali the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us ; for Nobuchatli'ezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us : peradventure the Lord will deal v/ith us according to aU his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. 3 Then said Jeremiali unto them. Thus 4 shall ye say to Zedekiah: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye light agamst the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans which besiege you, without the walls, and I wiU gather 5 them into the midst of this city. And I myself wiU fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and G in great wrath. And I will smite the inliabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pesti- 7 lence. And afterward, saith the Lord, I wiU dehver 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 Nebu- chatlrezzar 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. 8 And unto this people thou shalt say. Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the 9 way of death. 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 faUeth away to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for 10 a prey. For I have set my face ujiou this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord : it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall bm-n it with fire. 11 And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of the 12 Lord : O house of David, thus saith the Lord, Execute judgement in the mornmg, and dehver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the 13 evil of lyour doings. Behold, I am against thee, O 2 inhabitant of the val- ley, ^and of the rock of the plain, saith the Lord; ye which say. Who shall come down agamst us ? or who shall 14 enter into our habitations ? and I wiU punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord : and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her. 22 Thus said the Lord : Go down to the house of the king of .Jndah, and 2 speak there this word, and say. Hear the word of the Lord, O king of .Judali, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy peojjle 3 that enter in by these gates. Thus saith the Lord : Execute ye judgement and rigliteousness, and dehver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppress- or: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed imiocent blood in 4 this place. For if ye do tliis thing in- deed, 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, 5 and his people. But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall 6 become a desolation. For thus saith the Lord ^ concerning the house of the kmg of Judah : Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I wall make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. 7 And I will 5 prepare destroyers against thee, every one vnth his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars. Sand cast them into the fire. And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say eveiy man to his neighbour. Wherefore hath the Lord done thus mato this great city? 9 Then they shall answer. Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. 10 Weep ye 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. 11 For thus saitli the Lord touching ^ShaUum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place : He shall not return thither 12 any more ; but in the place whither tliey have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shaD see this land no more. 13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice ; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and 14 giveth him not his hire ; that saith, I win build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out wind- ows ; and it is cieled with cedar, and 15 painted with vermilion. Shalt thou reign, because thou Sstrivest to excel in cedar? did not thy father eat and di-ink, and do judgement and justice? 16 then it was well with him. He judged the cause of the poor and needy ; then it was well. Was not this to know 17 me? saith the Lord. But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy ^covetousness, and for to shed innocent iHeb. for IJavid ItJIOll ItU thrunc. sOr. nuto '• Heh. SCLHCtiftj. 7 In 2 Kin^s xxiii. 30, Jeho- ahaz. Comp:ire 1 C:hr. iii. 15. BOr, vici^t with tile cedar 9 Or. dU- huneat gain 560 JEREMIAH. 22. 17. 1 Or, feed upon 2 Heb. i:ihabit- ress. 3 Some ancient versions have, fiow wilt thou riroan. ^ In ch. xxiv. 1, and 1 Chr. iii. 10. Je- voniah. In ;! Kings \xiv. 6, 8, Jehoi- achin. s Heb. they lift up tlteir soul, 6 Or. jMi "Or land blood, and for oppression, and for vio- ISlence, to do it. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah : They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother ! or, Ah sister I they shall not lament for him, sayinri. Ah lord! or, 19 Ah his glory ! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry ; and lift up thy voice in Bashan : and cry from Abarini; for all thy lovers are de- 21stroyed. I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy mamier from thy youth, that thou obeyedst 2'2 not my voice. The wind shall i feed aU thy shejiherds, and thy lovers shall go into cajitivity : surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for aU thy 23 wickedness. O ^ inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, Show greatly to be i^itied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain 24 as of a woman in travaU ! As I live, saith the Lord, though ^ Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would 25 1 pluck thee thence ; and I wiU give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the 26 Chaldeans. And I wiU cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into an- other comitry, where ye were not born ; 27 and there shall ye die. But to the land whereunto ^ their soul longeth to re- 28 turn, thither shall they not I'eturn. Is this man Coniah a despised broken ^vessel? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure ? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the 29 land which they know not? O 'earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord. 30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in liis days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and niling any more in Judah. 23 Woe unto the shepherds that de- stroy and scatter the sheep of my 2 pasture I saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, against the shepherds that feed my people: Ye 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 3 Lord. And I wiU 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. 4 And I wOl set up shepherds over them which shall feed them : and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be lacking, saith the Lord. 5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous ''Branch, and he shall reign as king and 9 deal wisely, and shall execute judgement and justice in the eland. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shaU dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall bo called, lOThe Lord is our right- 7 eousness. "Theref ore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, As the Lord liveth, which brought up the children of 8 Israel out of the land of Egyi^t ; but. As the Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had di-iven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. 9 Concerning the prophets. Muie heart within me is broken, aU my bones shake; I am like a di-miken man, and hke a man whom wine hath overcome; because of the Lord, and 10 because of his holy words. For the land is fidl of adulterers ; for because of 1'^ swearing the land mourneth ; the pastures of the wilderness are dried lip ; and their course is evil, and their 11 force is not right. For both prophet and priest are profane ; yea, ui my house have I foiiiid their wickedness, saith 12 the Lord. Wherefore then- way shall be unto them as shj^pery places in the darkness : they shall be driven on, and fall therein : for I wiU bring e\-il upon them, i%ven the year of their visitation, 13 saith the Lord. And I have seen foUy in the prophets of Samaria ; they pro- phesied by Baal, and caused my people 14 Israel to err. In the prophets of Je- rusalem also I have seen an horrible thing ; they commit adultery, and walk in lies, and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Go- morrah. 1 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets : Behold, I wiU feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of i-* gall : for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profane- 16 ness gone forth into all the land. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that pro- phesy imtoyoii; they teach you vanity: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say contumally imto them is that despise me. The Lord hath said. Ye shall have peace ; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say. No evil shall 18 come upon you. For who hath stood sOr. Shoot Or, Bud 9 Or, prosper I" Or, The J.O/ID our rif}ht- eou^nets 11 See ch. xvi. 1-f, 15. 12 Or, the curse l-T Or. in the year » See ch. viii. 14. I'l Ac- cording to the Sept., that de- sjrijte the word of the Lord, Ye &c. 25. 1. JEREMIAH. 561 lAnoUier reaciiii;; is. Ids. - Or, dnrte it 3 Or. c-wjs idcr i Heb. tiikc. 5 Or. teU them what the in/rden is 6 The Sept. and Vnlgiite l.ave, i'c are the burden. 'Or, in his burden, aTidtfC pervert if. 10 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 36 in the council of the LoitP, tliat lio sboiild perceive and liear his word ? wlio liatii marked ^my word, and lioard it? Behold, the tempest of the LoiU), ai-en his fury, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest : it shall burst upon the head of the wicked. The anger of the Lord shall not return, until ho have 2 executed, and till he have iierformed the intents of his heart : in the latter days ye shall "understand it perfectly. 1 sent not these jirophets, yet they ran : I spake not imto them, yet they jirophesied. But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused iny people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Am I a God at hand, saith the Lorp, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not sec him? saith the Lord. Do not I liU heaven and earth? saith the Lord. I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall this be in the heart of the projihets that prophesy lies; even the jirophets of the deceit of their own heart? which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers forgat my name for Baal. The jiro- ])het that hath a dream, let hiin teU a dream ; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a ham- mer that bre Aketli the rock in ijieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neigh- bour. Behold, I am against the pro- phets, saith the Lord, that *use their tongues, and say, He saith. Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith the Lord, 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 shall they profit this people at all, saith the Lord. And when this peojile, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying. What is the burden of the Lord ? then shalt thou 8 say luito them, c What burden ! I wiU cast you off, saith the Lord. And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say. The liurden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house. Thus shall j'e say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother. What hath the Lord answered? and, W"hat hath the Lord spoken ? And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man's ownii word 'i' shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living Trod, of tlie LoiU) of 37 hosts our God. Thus shalt thou say to the prophet. What hath the Lord answered thee? and, Wliat hath the 38 Lord spoken? But if ye say , The burden of the Lord ; therefore thus saith the Lord: Because ye say this word. The biu'deu of the Lord, and I havesent un- to you, saying. Ye shall not say, The 39 burden of the Lord ; therefore, behold, I will 8 utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto j'ou and to your fathers, away from my 40 presence : and I will l)ring an everlast- ing reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not bo forgotten. 24 The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord; after that Ne- buchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away caj^tive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judali, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had 2 brought them to Babylon. One bas- ket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very bad figs, which could Snot be eaten, they were so bad. Then said the Lord unto mc. What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said. Figs; the good figs, very good ; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they 4 are so bad. And the word of the Lord 5 came unto me, sayhig, Thus saith the Lord, 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, 6 for good. For I will set mine eyes uj^on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I wLU buUd them, and not pull them down ; and I will 2)lant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I wiU give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord : and they shall be my peoi^le, and I will be their God : for they shall return unto me with their 8 whole heart. And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad ; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jeru- salem, that remain in this land, and 9 them that dwell in the land of Egyjit : I wiU even give them up to be '•> tossed to and fro among aU the kmgdoms of the earth for evil ; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in aU 10 i)laces whither I shall drive them. And I wUl send the sword, the famine, and the j)estilence, among them, tiU they be consiuned from off the laud that I gave unto them and to then- fathers. 25 The word that came to Jerem- iah concerning all the i^eople of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoi- " Or, ac- cording to some ancient authori- ties, li/t you up oOr, a terror unto 562 JEREMIAH. 25. 1. IHeh. devote. 2Heb. ciiuae to porish from them. 3Heb. evcrhmt- in{jde8i/lr dtiorii. )0r, have sentcd them- selves or, made bondmen akim the son of Josiali, king of Ju- dali ; tlie same was the first year of 2 Nebucliadrezzar king of Babylon ; the wliich Jeremiah the projihet spake unto all the peo^ile of Judah, and to aU tlie inhabitants of Jerusalem, say- 3 ing : From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Anion, kuig of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and si)eaking ; but ye 4 have not hearkened. And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rismg up early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor 5 iiiclined your ear to hear ; saying. Re- turn ye now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers, 6 from of old and even for evermore : and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worshij) them, and in-ovoke me not to anger with the work of your 7 hands ; and I will do you no hurt. Yet ye have not hearkened imto me, saith the Lord ; that ye might ijrovoke me to anger with the work of your hands to 8 your own hurt. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Because ye have 9 not heard my words, behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and / luill send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby- lon, my servant, and will bring them agamst this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about ; and I will 1 utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and 10 perpetual desolations. Moreover I will 2 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 1 1 light of the candle. And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonish- ment ; and these nations shall serve the 12 king of Babylon seventy years. And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans ; and I will make 13 it 3 desolate for ever. And I will bring up- on that land all my v/ords which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath projihesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings * shall serve themselves of them, even of them : and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and accord- ing to the work of their bands. 15 For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto me : Take the cup of the wine of this fuiy at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send 16 thee, to di'iuk it. And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I wUl 17 send among them. Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made aU the nations to drink, unto whom the 18 Lord had sent me : to wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonish- ment, an hissing, and a curse ; as it is 19 this day ; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all 20 his people ; and all the mingled people, and aU the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ash- 21 dod ; Edom, and Moab, and the child- 22ren of Amnion; and aU the kings of Tyre, and aU the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the ^isle which is beyond 23 the sea; Dedan, and Tenia, and Buz, and aU that have the corners of their 24. hair polled; and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the min- gled people that dwell in the wilderness ; 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and aU the kings of Elam, and all the kings of 26 the Medes ; and aU 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 27 after them. And thou slialt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Drink ye, and be di'unk- en, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I wUl send 28 among you. And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to di-ink, then shalt thou say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: 29 Ye shall sui-ely drink. For, lo, I be- gin to work evil at the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished : for I wiU call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, 30 saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore prophesy thou against them aU these words, and say unto them. The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation ; he shall mightily roar against his ^fold; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the m- 31 habitants of the earth. A noise shall come even to the end of the earth ; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he wiU plead with all flesh ; as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, saith the Lord. 32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Be- hold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of 33 the earth. And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the 5 Or. eoast' land 6 Accord- ins to ancient tradi- tion, a cyi>lier for Babel. See ch, li. 41. 7 Or, pasture 26. 24. JEREMIAH. 563 1 Or, nud J wilt disperse i/ou Many ancient versions road, andi/ntir tlisjK'r- cions. 2 Ileb. Jli'lUl shall ■n<h fruvi thf. sli ep- herds, and :svape from .£■(■. 3 Or. aceoni- Kto some ancient author- ities, Ihc op- /il-JSSillt) sword Sec eh. xlvi. Id eaiili cA'eii unto the other end of the earth: they shall not bo lamented, neither gathered, nor buricsd; they shall 1)0 diuig ujion tho face of the 34 ground. Howl, ye shepherds, and ci-y ; and wallow yourselves in ashes, ye principal of the flock : for the day.** of your slaughter are fully come, i and I •will break you in pieces, and ye shall 35 fall like a pleasant vessel. And ^the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor 36 the principal of the flock to escape. A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the howling of the principal of the flock ! for the Lord layeth waste their pasture. 37 And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger .^Sof the Lord. He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion : for their laud is be- come an astonishment because of ^ the fierceness of the oppressing sword, and because of his fierce anger. 26 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from the Lord, 2 saying, Thus saith the Lord: Stand in the coiu't of the Lord's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's liouse, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; keep not Shack a word. 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 4 doings. And thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord: If ye wiU not hearken to me, to walk in my law, 5 which I have set before you, to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, 6 but ye have not hearkened; then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all 7 the nations of the earth. And the lu-iests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these 8 words in the house of the Lord. And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak un- to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, Thou shalt surely 9 die. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying. This liouse shall be Hke Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inliabitaut ? And aU the people were gathered unto Je- remiah in the house of the Lord. 10 And when the jirinces of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house unto the house of the Lord; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house. 11 Then spake the priests and the pro- ])]iets unto the princes and to all the ]ieoiile, saying. This man is worthy of death ; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your l"2ear,s. Then spake Jeremiah unto aU tho princes and to aU the people, say- ing. The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. 13 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will rejjeut him of the evil that he hath 14 pronounced against you. But as for me, behold, I am m your hand: do with me as is good and right in your 15 eyes. Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye shall bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabit- ants thereof : for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak aU IG these words in your cars. 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 Lord 17 our God. Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to aU the 18 assembly of the peojjle, saying, *Mi- caiah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spake to aU the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts : ^Ziou shaU be i^lowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high 19 places of a forest. Did Hezekiah kuig of Judah and aU Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and intreat the favour of the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evU which he had ijronounced against them? Thus should we commit great '20 evil against our own souls. And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to aU the words of 21 Jeremiah : and when Jehoiakim the king, with aU his mighty men, and aU the prmces, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death ; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and 22 fled, and went into Egypt: and Je- hoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt: 23 and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egjjjt, and brought him unto Jehoia- kim the king ; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the 24 graves of the g common people. But the hand of Ahikam the son of Sha- phan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. ^Anotlier reading is, J/,c ih. See Micah i. 1. •'■ See Micali iii. li BHeb. S'liS of the people. 564 JEREMIAH. 27. 1. • Proper- Xy.Zedck- iah, as ill some ancient author- ities. See vv. 3, 12, 20, ch. xxviii. 1. 2 See Lev. XX vi. 13. 27 In the beginning of the reign of i Je- lioiakim the son of Josiah, king of Jn- dali, came this -worcl unto Jeremiah 2 from the Lord, saymg, Thus saith the Lord to me: Make thee hands and 3 2 bars, and put them upon thy neck ; and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the chihh'cnof Ainmon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of 4 Judah ; and give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Thus 5 sh lU ye say unto your masters ; I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my out- stretched arm ; and I give it unto G whom it seemeth right unto me. 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 7 him to serve him. And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, mitil the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve them- 8 selves of him. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and the kmg- dom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that ■will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Bsbylon, that nation will I imnish, saith the Lord, T/ith the sv/ord, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have 9 consumed them by his hand. But as for you, hearken ye not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, which s^jeak unto you, s.aying, Ye shall not serve 10 the king of Babylon : for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive 11 you out and ye should perish. But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, that nation wiU I let remain in their own land, saith the Lord ; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. 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 13 him and his people, and live. Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken concerning the nation that will not 14 serve the king of Babylon? And heark- en not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for 15 they prophesy a lie unto you. For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, but they jirophesy falsely in my name ; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets 16 that prophesy unto you. ALso I sj)ake to the iiriests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord : Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saj'ing, Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon : for they jirophesy a he unto 17 you. Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: where- fore should this city become a desol- ISation? But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and 19 at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. For thus saith the Lord of hosts concern- ing the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and con- cemmg the residue of the vessels that 20 are left iu this city, which Nebuchad- nezzar king of Babylon took not, when he caiTied away cajitive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the 21 nobles of Judah and Jemsalem; yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and 22 at Jerusalem: They shaU be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord ; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. 28 And it came to i)ass the same year, in the beginuing of the reign of Zedek- iah king of Judah, in the fourth year, m the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azzur the jirophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of aU the people, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken 3 the yoke of the king of Babylon. With- in two full years will I bring again into this place aU the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this i)lace, and 4 carried them to IJabylon: and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with aU the cajitives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith the Lord : for I wiU break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah m the presence of the priests, and in the presence of aU the people that stood in the house 6 of the Lord, even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen : the Lord do so : the Lord perform thy words which thou hast 29. 20. JEREMIAH. 565 lOr, the Luni halh trulij SC7lt proi)liesie(l, to bring again the vessels of the Lokd's house, and all them of the captivity, from lial)ylon uuto this 7 place. Nevertlieless hear thou now this word that I speak in thuio ears, 8 and in the ears of all the peoi>le : The 2)rophets that have been before me and before thee of old proi)hesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. The prophet which proi>hesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the i>rophet be known, i that 10 the Lord hath truly sent him. Then Hananiah the pro2)het took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, 11 and brake it. Aiid Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord : Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon withm two full years from off the neck of all the nations. And the proi)het Jeremiah went his way. 1'2 Then the word of the Lord came uiito Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the proi)het had broken the bar from off the neck of the jirophet Jeremiah, saj'- 13ing, Go, and tell Hananiah, saymg. Thus saith the Lord : Thou hast broken the bai-s of wood; but thou shalt 11 make in their stead bars of iron. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar kmg of Babylon ; and they shaU serve him : and I have given him the beasts 15 of the field also. Then said the ju-o- phet Jeremiah imto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah ; the Loed hath not sent thee ; but thou makest this jieople to trust ui a Ue. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Be- hold, I will send thee away from off the face of the earth : this year thou shalt die, because thou hast spoken re- 17 beUion against the Lord. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. 29 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem mito the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the i)rophets, and to aU the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jeru- 2 salem to Babylon : (after that Jeconiali 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 Jem- 3 salem ;) by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the sou of HUkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar 4 king of Babylon,) saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from .') Jerusalem unto Babylon: BuUd ye houses, and dwell in them ; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them ; 6 take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to hus- bands, that they may bear sons and daughters ; and multiply ye there, and 7 be not diminished. And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to bo carried aw;iy captive, and pray unto the Lord for it : for in the peace 8 thereof shall ye have iieace. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Let not your- i)rophets that be in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you, neither hearken ye to your dreams which ye 2 cause to be Odi'eamed. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name : I have not sent 10 them, saith the Lord. For thus saith the Lord, Mtev seventy years be ac- comiihshed for Babylon, I wUl visit you, and perform my good word to- ward you, in causing you to return to 11 this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you ^hope in your latter 12 end. And ye shaU call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I ISwUl hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be foiuid of you, saith the Lord, and I wUl ■'turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord ; and I will bring you agam mito the iilace whence I caused you to be 15 carried away cajitive. For ye have said. The Lord hath raised us up pro- 16phets in Babylon. For thus saith the Lord concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and con- cernmg all the people that dweU in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; 17 thus saith the Lord of hosts : Behold, I wiU send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and wiU make them like vile figs, that cannot 18 be eaten, they are so bad. And I wUl pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pesti- lence, and wiU deliver them to be '^ tossed to and fro among all the king- doms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations 19 whither I have di-iven them : because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, whei-ewith I sent luito them my servants the i)roi)hets, rising up early and senduig them; but ye 20 would not hear, saith the Lord. Hear ye therefore the word of the Loed, 2 Or, dream 3 Heb. a latter end and hfipe. 1 Or, return to 5 Or. a terror unto 566 JEREMIAH. 29. 20. 1 Or, utita ?0r, the collar 3 Or, rptitni to 22 eyes all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jemsalem to Babylon. 21 Thus saith the Loed of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zed- ekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name : Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadi-ezzar king of Baby- lon ; and he shall slay them before yom- and of them shall be taken up a ci;rse by all the cajitives of Judah which are in Babylon, saying. The Loed make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon 23 roasted in the fire : because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have com- mitted adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that kuoweth, and am witness, saith the Lobd. 24 And 1 concerning Shemaiah the Ne- 25 helamite thou shalt speak, saying. Thus speaketh the Loed of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, say- 26ing, The Loed hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Loed, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put hini in the stocks 27 and in 2 shackles. Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Ana- thoth, which maketh himself a prophet 28 to you, forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captiv- ity is long : biiild ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat 29 the fruit of them ? And Zephaniah the priest read this letter ui the ears of 30 Jeremiah the i)rophet. Then came the word of the Loed unto Jeremiah, say- 31 ing, Send to all them of the captivity, saying. Thus saith the Loed concern- ing Shemaiah the Nehelamite : Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and ho hath 32 caused you to trust in a lie ; therefore thus saith the Loed, Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed; he shaU not have a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he behold the good that I wUl do unto my peojile, saith the Loed : because he hath spoken rebellion against the Loed. 30 The word that came to Jeremiah 2 from the Loed, saying. Thus speaketh the Loed, the God of Israel, saymg, Write thee all the words that I have 3 spoken unto thee in a book. For, lo, the days come, saith the Loed, that I will 3 turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Loed : and I wiU cause them to retm-n to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. 4 And these are the words that the Loed spake concernmg Israel and 5 concerning Judah. For thus saith the Loed : We have heard a voice of trem- 6 blmg, * of fear, and not of peace. Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child : wherefore do I see eveiy man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and aU faces Tare turned into paleness? Alasl for that day is great, so that none is hke it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble ; but he shall be saved out of Sit. And it shall come to pass m that day, saith the Loed of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and wlU burst thy bands ; and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him : 9 but they shall serve the Loed their God, and David their kmg, whom I 10 will raise up unto them. Therefore fear thou not, Jacob my servant, saith the Loed ; neither be dismayed, Israel : for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity ; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and 11 none shall make hmi afraid. For I am with thee, saith the Loed, to save thee : for I wiU make a f uU end of aU the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I wiU not make a fuU end of thee ; but I wiU correct thee with judge- ment, and will in no wise ^ leave thee mipunished. 12 For thus saith the Loed, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous. 13 There is none to plead 6 thy cause, "' that thou mayest be bound up : thou 14 hast no healing medicines. AU thy lovers have forgotten thee ; they seek thee not: for I have wounded thee with the w»und of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one; for the 8 greatness of thine iniquity, because 15 thy sms were increased. Why criest thou 9 for thy hm-t? thy pain is in- curable: for the 8 greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were in- creased, I have done these things 16 unto thee. Therefore aU they that devom" thee shaU be devoured; and aU thine adversaries, every one of them, shaU go into captivity ; and they that spoU thee shaU be a spoU, and aU that prey upon thee wUl I give for a 17 prey. For I wiU restore io£ealth un- to thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Loed ; because they have caUed thee an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man Useeketh after. 18 Thus saith the Loed: Behold, I wUl 8 turn again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places ; and the city shaU be 4 Or, there is ff-a ?■, and no peacn 5 Or, hold thee yuiltless 6 Or, thy cause : for thy wound thouhast no medi- cines nor plaister 7Heb. for clos- ing up, or, press- ing. 8 Or, ■multi- tude 9 Or, for thy hurt, because thy pain is in- curable f 1" See ch. viii. 22. "Or. C'lreth for 31. 24. JEREMIAH. 567 lOr. moHitd Hell. t<-l. ■i Or. Im inhabit- nt ■■' Hob. Iialli snfetf/ for his heart. ■1 .See c!i. xxiii. 19, 'Ai. 5 Or, 'jiither- iii'j BOr, have found . . . when I :lo "Or, when he went to find hini rest »0r, from afar ■■> Or, have I eon- tinned lovin'j- kindness unto thee 10 Hel). profane, or, 7na?^e com- mon. See Lev. xix, '23— 23; Dout. X-X. (>, xxviii. ;'•". "Or, at the head 12 Or, bring them untit buil(k-(l upon bor own ^lioap, aiul tlio palaco sliiill 2 remain after tlic manner 19 thereof. And out of them shall pro- ceed thanksgiving and tho voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they 20 shall not be small. Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their con- gregation shall bo established before me, and I will punish all that oppress 21 them. And their prhico shall bo of themselves, and their ruler shall pro- ceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me : for who is he that 8 hath had boldness to approach 22 unto me? saith the Lord. And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 23 ^Behold, the tempest of the Loed, even his fury, is gone forth, a ^ sweep- ing tempest: it shall burst upon the 24 head of the wicked. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have per- formed the uitents of his heart : in the latter days ye shall understand it. 31 At that time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, 2 and they shall be my people. Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword c found grace in tho wilderness; even Israel, 7 when I went 3 to cause him to rest. The Lord ap- peared 8 of old mato me, saijinr/, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlastmg love: therefore 9 with lovingkindness 4 have I drawn thee. Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, virgin of Israel : again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make meri-y. 5 Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall Wenjoy the fruit 6 thereof. For there shall be a day, that the watchmen ujion the hills of Ephraim shall ciy. Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord oui- 7 God. For thus saith the Lord, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout II for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save 8 thy iieople, the remnant of Israel. Be- hold, I will bring them from the north comitry, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the wo- man with cliQd and her that travaileth with child together : a great company 9 shall they return hither. They shall come with weeping, and with supplica- tions will I lead them: I will i-^ 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 firstborn. 10 Hear the word of the Lord, ye jiations, and declare it hi the isles afar oil'; and say, Ho that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep bim, as a 11 shepherd doth his liock. For the Lord hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was 12 stronger than ho. And they shah come and sing in tho height of Zion, and shall flow together unto the good- ness of the Lord, to the corn, and to the wine, and to tho oil, and to the yomig of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall bo as a watered garden ; and they shall not sorrow any 13 more at aU. Then shall the virgin re- joice in the dance, and the young men and the old together: for I will turn their moui'ning into joy, and wiU com- fort them, and make them rejoice from 14 their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith tho Lord. 15 Thus saith the Lord : A voice is heard in Kamah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Eachel weeping for her child- ren ; she refuseth to be comforted for her childi-en, because they are not. 16 Thus saith the Lord : Eefrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears : for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come 17 again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope for thy latter end, saith the Lord ; and thy children shall come 18 again to their own border. I have sure- ly heard Ephraim bemoanujg himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yol-e : turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; for thou art the Lord my 19 God. Sm-ely after that I was tm-ned, 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 20 youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for as often as I sjieak against him, I do earnestly re- member him stiU : therefore my bowels 13 are troubled for him; I will siu'ely have mercy uppn him, saith the Lord. 21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts: set thine heart toward the high way, even the way by which thou wentest : turn again, virgin of Israel, turn agam to these thy cities. 22 How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall encompass a man. 23 Thus saith the Lord 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 i^ bring again their captivity : The Lord bless thee, habitation of justice, mountain 24 of holiness. And Judah and all the cities 13 Heb. S0U7ld. 11 Or, return to 568 JEREMIAH. 31. 24. I0r,/cr- asmuch as thei/ brake my covenant 2 Or, lord over them 3 Or, stiUeth the sea, vihen &c. See Is. li. 15. thereof shall dwell therem together; the husbandmen, and they that go £5 about with flocks. For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowfiil 26 soul have I replenished. Upon this I awaked, and beheld ; and my sleep 27 was sweet unto me. Behold, the days come, saith the Loed, that I wiU sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with 28 the seed of beast. And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them to jiluck up and to break down, and to overthrow and to destroy, and to afflict ; so will I watch over them to 29 buUd and to plant, saith the Lord. In those days they shall say no more. The fathers have eaten som- grapes, and the 30cliildi-en's teeth are set on edge. But eveiy one shall die for his own iniquity : every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. 31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new coven- ant with the house of Israel, and with 32 the house of Judah : not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers m the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the laud of Egypt; 1 which my covenant they brake, although I was '-an husband 33 unto them, saith the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord ; I wiU jjut my law in then- inward parts, and in their heart will I write it ; and I will be their God, 84 and they shall be my people: and they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord : for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the gi'eatest of them, saith the Lord : for I will forgive then- iniquity, and their sin will I remember 35 no more. Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which ^stir- reth ui) the sea, that the waves there- of roar; the Lord of hosts is his 36 name : If these ordinances dejjart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith the Lord : If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then wiU I also cast off aU the seed of Israel for aU that they have done, 38 saith the Lord. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be buQt to the Lord from the tower of Hauanel unto the gate of the 39 corner. And the measuring line shall yet go out straight onward mito the hUl Gareb, and shall turn about unto 40Goah. And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, mito the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord ; it shall not be plucked up, nor thi-own down any more for ever. 32 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadi'ezzar. 2 Now at that time the kuig of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem : and Jerem- iah the prophet was shut up in the coiu't of the guard, which was in the 3 king of Judah's house. For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut hun up, say- ing. Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Be- hold, I wOl give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall ■1 take it ; and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall sm-ely be deUv- ered into the hand of the king of Bab- ylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold 5 his eyes ; and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper '? G And Jeremiah said. The word of the 7 Lord came rmto me, saymg, Behold, Hanamel the son of ShaUum thiue uncle shall come unto thee, saying. Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thiue to buy it. 8 So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the com't of the guard according to the word of the I.ord, 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 redemp- tion is thine ; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the 9 Lord. And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel muie uncle's sou, and weighed him the money, even 10 seventeen shekels of silver. And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the 11 money in the balances. So I took the deed of the pm'chase, both that which was sealed, ^accordiii(/ to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12 and I delivered the deed of the pur- chase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and m the presence of the witnesses that sub- scribed the deed of the purchase, be- fore aU the Jews that sat in the com't 13 of the guard. And I charged Baruch li before them, sayhig. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the xmrchase, both that which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in 32. 44. JEREMIAH. 569 'Or, iii nnier- ful 2 Or, and ail earthen vessel ; that tlicy may cou- 15 tinuo many days. For tlms saith the Loud of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again bo bought in this land. 16 Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I jirayed unto the Loed, 17 saying, All Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and by thy stretched out arm; there is nothing too ^hard 18 for thee: which shewest mercy unto thousands, and recompensest the in- iquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them : the great, the mighty God, the Lord of hosts is 19 his name : gi-eat in comisel, and mighty in work: whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men ; to give every one accordmg to his ways, and according to the fniit of his domgs: "20 which didst set sigiis and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, 2 both in Israel and among other men; and madest thee a name, as at this 21 day ; and tlidst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out 22 ai-m, and with great teiTor; and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land 23 flowing with milk and honey; and they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do : therefore thou hast caused 24 all this evil to come upon them : behold the mounts, 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 thou hast spoken is come to 25 pass ; and, behold, thou seest it. And thou hast said unto mo, O Lord God, Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 Then came the word of the Lord 27imto Jeremiah, saying. Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh : is there any thing too hard for me ? 28 Therefore thus saitli the Lord : Be- hold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and 29 he shall take it: and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shaU come and set this city on fii-e, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out di-ink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the chUdreu of Israel and the children of Judah have only done that which was evil in my sight from their youth: for the children of Israel have only i>rovoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the Lord. 31 For this city hath been to me a pro- vocation of mine anger and of my fury from tho day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove 32 it from before my face : 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 tho inhabitants 33 of Jerusalem. 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 instruc- 34tion. But they set their abominations in the house which is caUed by my 35 name, to defile it. And they built the high ijlaces of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hhinom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I conmiaiided them not, neither came it into my Smind, that they should do this abomination; to cause Judah to sin. 36 And now therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pesti- 37 lence : Behold, I will gather them out of aU the countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath ; and I wiU bring them again unto this place, and 38 1 will cause them to dwell safely : and they shall be my people, and I will l)e 39 their God: and I wiU give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever ; for the good of them, and 40 of their children after them : and I wUl make an everlasting covenant with them, that I wOl not turn away *froni them, to do them good ; and I wUl put my fear in their hearts, that they shaU 41 not depart from me. Yea, I will re- joice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land ^ assiu-ed- ly with my whole heart and with my 42 whole soul. For thus saith the Lord : Like as I have brought aU this great evil upon this peoi^le, so wOl I bring upon them all the good that I have 43 promised them. And fields shaU be bought m this land, whereof ye say. It is desolate, without man or beast ; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 445len shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and caU witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hiU couutiy, and iii the cities of the lowland, and in the cities 3Heh. heart. 1 Hel). from, after them. 5 Heb. 171 truth. 570 JEREMIAH. 32. 44. iHeb. fenced in. 2 Or, he.din(j of the Soutli: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Lord. 33 Moreover the word of the Lokd came uiito Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court 2 of the guard, saying, Thus saith the Lord that doeth it, the Lord that formeth it to establish it ; the Lord is Shis name: CaU unto me, and I wiU answer thee, and wiU shew thee great things, and idifficult, which thou know- 4 est not. For thus saith the Lord, 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 mounts, and against the sword: 5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my f lu-y, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face G from this city. Behold, I wUl bring it ^health and cure, and I will cure them ; and I will reveal unto them abund- 7 ance of peace and truth. And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will 8 build them, as at the first. And I wall cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me ; and I wlU pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed 9 against me. And this city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before aU the nations of the earth, which shall hear aU the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for aU the good and for aU 10 the peace that I j)rocure unto it. Thus saith the Lord : Yet again there shall be heard in this place, whereof ye say. It is waste, without m.an and with- out beast, even in the cities of Ju- dah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 the voice of joy and the voice of glad- ness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say. Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that bring sacrijices of thanksgiving into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the cajitivity of the land to retiu-n VI as at the first, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Yet again shall there be in this place, which is waste, without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, an habita- tion of shepherds causing their flocks 13 to lie down. In the cities of the hiU country, in the cities of the lowland, and ia 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 telleth them, saith the Lord. li Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I wUl perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the 15 house of Judah. In those days, and at that time, will I cause a ^ Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David ; and he shall execute judgement and IG righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jem- salem shall dwell safely: and this is the name whereby she shall be called, 17^ The Lord is our righteousness. For thus saith the Lord: ^jjavid shall never want a man to sit upon the 18 throne of the house of Israel ; neither shaU the in'iests the Levites want a man before me to offer bm-nt offerings, and to burn c oblations, and to do sacri- 19 fice continually. And the word of the Lord came imto Jeremiah, saying, 20 Thus saith the Lord : If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my coven- ant of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season ; •21 then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the '22 priests, my ministers. As the host of heaven cannot bo numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured ; so wUl I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister imto 23 me. And the word of the Lord came 24 to Jeremiah, saying, Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, say- ing, The two families which the Lord did choose, he hath cast them off ? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before 25 them. Thus saith the Lord: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordin- 26ances of heaven and earth; then wiU 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 wOl ^ cause then- cajitivity to return, and wUl have mercy on them. 34 The word which came unto Jerem- iah from the Lord, when Nebuchad- nezzar king of Babylon, and aU his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were imder his dominion, and aU the peoples, fought agauist Jenisalem, and against all the cities 2 thereof, saying: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah kuig of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I wUl give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall bmii it with 3 fire : and thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken. 35. 8. JEREMIAH. 571 iSee 2 dir. xvi. 14, x>d. lU. 2Heb. bond- msn. 3 Or, hath sold himself and delivered into his hand ; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of tlie kiiif; of Babylon, and ho shall speak witii thee mouth to mouth, and thou slialt 4 go to Babylon. Yet hear the word of the Lord, Zedekiah khig of Judah: thus saitli the Lord concerning thee, 5 Thou shalt not die by the sword ; thou shalt die in peace ; and with the burn- ings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they iniake a burning for thee; and they shall lament thee, sailing. All lord I for I have spoken the word, saith the GLoRD. Then Jeremiah the iirophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah 7 king of Judah in Jerusalem, when the king of Babylon's army fought 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 fenced cities. 8 The word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with aU the people which were at Jerusalem, 9 to proclaim liberty unto them; that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free ; that none should serve himself of them, 10 to v:it, of a Jew his brother : and all the princes and aU the peojile obeyed, which had entered into the covenant, that every one should let his man- servant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve them- selves of them any more; they obeyed, 11 and let them go : but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to retm-n, and brought them into subjection for servants and for 12 handmaids : therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the 13 Lord, saying. Thus saith the Lord, 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, 14 saying, At the end of seven years ye shall let go eveiy man his brother that is an Hebrew, which ^hath been sold unto thee, and hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee : but yom- fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 15 And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour ; and ye had made a coven- ant before me in the house which is IG called by my name: but ye turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go free at their pleasure, to retm-n; and ye brought them into subjection. to be unto you for servants and for 17 handmaids. Therefore thus saith the Lord: Ye have not hearkened unto me, to pi-oclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour : behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I wUl make you to bo ^tossed to and fro among all the 18 kingdoms of the earth. And I wiU give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, ^when they cut the calf in twain and passed between the 19 parts thereof; the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed be- 20 tween the parts of the calf ; I will even give them into the hand of their ene- mies, and into the hand of them that seek their life : and then- dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. 21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of then- enemies, and into the hand of them that seek then* life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are 22 gone up from you. Behold, I wiU com- mand, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city ; and they shall fight agamst it, and take it, and bm-n it with fu'e : and I wiU make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant. 35 The word which came unto Jerem- iah from the Lord in the days of Jehoi- akim the sou of Josiah, king of Judah, 2saymg, Go unto the house of the Eechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them 3 wuie to di'ink. Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the sou of Habaz- zmiah, and his brethren, and aU his sons, and the whole house of the Ee- 4 chabites ; and I brought them into the house of the Lord, mto the chamber of the sons of Hanau the sou of Igdal- iah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of ShaUum, the keeper of the 5 " door : and I set before the sons of the house of the Kechabites bowls fuU of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, G Drink ye wine. But they said, We wUl ckink no wine : for Jouadab the son of Eechab our father commanded us, saying. Ye shall drink no wine, neither 7 ye, nor your sons, for ever: neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any : but all your days ye shall dwell in tents ; that ye may Uve many days in the land 8 wherein ye sojom-n. And we have 4 Or, a terror unto ■' Heb. the calf which they cut &c. e Heh. thrtsh- old. 572 JEREMIAH. 35. 8. obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Eechab ova- father in all that he charged us, to di-ink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sous, nor our daugh- 9ters; nor to build houses for us to dwell in : neither have we vineyard, nor 10 field, nor seed : but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done ac- cording to all that Jonadab our father 11 commanded us. But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar kmg 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. 12 Then came the word of the Lord 13 unto Jeremiah, saying. Thus saith the LoBD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instmction to hearken 14 to my words? saith the Loed. The words of Jonadab the son of Eechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed, and unto this day they di'ink none, for they obey their father's commandment : but I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not 15 hearkened unto me. I have sent also unto you aU my servants the pro- phets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Keturn ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers : but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened luito 16 me. Forasmuch as the sons of Jona- dab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of then- father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me; 17 therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Be- hold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inliabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have lu-onounccd against them: because I have spoken tmto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they 18 have not answered. And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab youi- father, and kept all his jirecepts, and done according unto aU that he com- 19 manded you ; therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Jona- dab the son of Eechab shall not want a man to staud before me for ever. 36 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 Lord, saying. 2 Take thee a roU of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee agauist Israel, and against Judah, and against aU the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. 3 It may be that the house of Judah wiU hear all the evil whicJi I purpose to do unto them; that they may re- turn every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and 4 their sin. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah ; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roU of a book. 5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am ishut up; I camiot go 6 into the house of the Lord : therefore go thou, and read in the roU, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the Lord in the ears of the people in the Lord's house upon ^the fast day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of aU Judah that 7 come out of their cities. It may be 3 they will present their supphcation before the Lord, and wLU return every one from his evil way : for great is the anger and the fury that the Lord hath 8 pronounced against this people. And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet com- manded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house. 9 Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth mouth, that all the people in Jerusalem, and all the peoi)le that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem, proclaimed a fast bo- 10 fore the Lord. Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upiier court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house, in 11 the ears of all the people. And when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book 12 all the words of the Lord, he went down uito the king's house, into the scribe's chamber : and, lo, all thei^rinces sat there, even Ehshama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Ehiathan the son of Achbor, and Ge- mariah the son of Shaphan, and Zed- ekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the 13 princes. Then Micaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the 14 ears of the people. Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethan- iah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cu.shi, unto Baruch, saying. Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came 37. U. JEREMIAH. 573 'Or, columns 2 Or, ffte son of ffatn- melech 15 unto them. Aiid they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. 16 So Baruch read it in their ears. Now it came to pass, when thoy had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We win surely tell the king of all these 17 words. And they asked Baruch, say- ing. Tell us now. How didst thou write 18 all these words at his mouth ? Then Baruch answered them. He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. 19 Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah ; and 20 let no man know where ye be. 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 21 of the king. So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roU: and he took it oiit ot the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the i)rinces 22 which stood beside the king. Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month: and there icas a fire in 23 the brasier biu-niug befoi-e him. 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 brasier, untU all the roU was consumed in the fire 24 that was in the brasier. And they were not afraid, nor rent their gar- ments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 25 Moreover Ehiathan and Delaiah and, Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll : 26 but he would not hear them. And the king commanded Jerahmeel 2 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 Lord hid them. 27 Then the word of the Loed came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruchwi'oteatthemouth of Jeremiah, 28 saying. Take thee agaifi another roll, and wi-ite in it aU the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakun the king of Judah hath 29 burned. And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah thou shalt say. Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast burned this roU, saying. Why hast thou written therein, saying, The kuig of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from 30 thence man and beast ? Therefore thus saith the Lord concernmg Jehoiakim king of Judah : He shaU 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 31 frost. And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity ; and I wiU bring upon them, and upon the iidiabitants of Jerusalem, and up- on the men of Judah, aU tlie evil that I have pronounced against them, but 32 they hearkened not. Then took Je- remiah another roU, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah ; who wrote therein froni the mouth of Jeremiah aU 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 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of ^ Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Ncbuchach-ez- zar king of Babylon made king m the 2 land of Judah. But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which ho spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 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 4mito the Lord oiu* God for us. Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people : for they had not put him 5 into prison. And Pharaoh's army was come forth- out of Egypt : and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tiduigs of them, they brake up 6 from Jerusalem. Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, 7 saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you mito me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own 8 land. And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city ; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the Lord: Deceive not *y ourselves, saying.The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us : for they shall 10 not depart. For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but ^womided men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and bui-n this city with fii'e. 11 And it came to pass that when the army of the Chaldeans w&s broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's 12 army, then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the laud of Ben- jamin, to receive his portion 6 there, in 13 the midst of the people. And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captaia of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hauaniah ; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying. Thou 14faUest away to the Chaldeans. Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans ; but he heark- 3 See eh. xxii. 24. 4Heb. I/our souls. SHeb. thrust throutrh. 6 Heb. from thence. 574 JEREMIAH. 37. 14. 'Or, house of the pit 2 Heb. fall. 3 Or, 7)!t ■1 Or, the son of nam- melecJt ened not to him : so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the 15 princes. And the princes were wi-oth with Jeremiah, and smoto him, and I'lut him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had IG made that the prison. When Jeremiah was come into the i dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had 17 remained there many days; then Zed- ekiali the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord ? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also. Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king 18 of Babylon. Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or agamst this people, that ye 19 have put me in prison ? Wliere now are your prophets which prophesied imto you, saying. The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor agauist this 20 land? And now hear, I jiray thee, my lord the king : let my suppUcation, I pray thee, 2 be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest 211 die there. Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Je- remiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until aU the bread in the city was spent. Thu-S Jeremiah remamed in the court of the guard. 38 And Sheiihatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedahah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pash- hur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah spake mito all 2 the people, saying. Thus saith the Lord, He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famuie, and by the pestUence : but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shaU live, and his life shall be unto him for 3 a prey, and he shall Uve. Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it. 4 Then the i:)rmces said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, bo put to death; forasmuch as he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that re- main 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 peojjle, but the 5 hurt. And Zedekiah the king said. Behold, he is in your hand: for the kmg is not he that can do any thing 6 against you. Then took they Jerem- iah, and cast him into the ^dungeon of Malchiah ^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 7mu-e. Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an eunuch, which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Ben- Sjamin; Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the 9 king, saying. My lord the king, these men have done e\il in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and 5 he is like to die in the place where he is because of the f amme : for there 10 is no more M-ead in the city. Then the king conunanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying. Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dun- llgeon, before he die. So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the trea- suiy, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jei-emiah. 12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jerem- loiah did so. So they di-ew up Jeremiah M'ith the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon : and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. 14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entiy that is in the house of the Lord : and the king said unto Jeremiah, I wiU ask thee a thing ; 15 hide nothing from me. Then Jeremiah Slid unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou 16 wilt not hearken unto me. So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying. As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee mto the hand 17 of these men that seek thy hfe. Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth unto the kmg of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and 18 thou shalt live, and thine house: but if thou wUt not go forth to the king of Babylon's iwinces, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chal- deans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their 19 hand. And Zedekiah the kmg said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen away to the Chal- deans, lost they deliver me into their 20 hand, and they mock me. But Jerem- iah said. They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the Aoice of the Lord, in that which I speak unto thee : so it shall be well witli thee, and thy 40. 4. JEREMIAH. 575 1 Hel), Ti'te men of thy peace. 3 Or, deceived thee I Heb. thoxi fhalt burn &c. 4 Heb. eattaed to Ml. SOr, repoyted ^' See cb. lii. 4, ic, 2 Kings XXV. 1— 12. ' Titles of officers. ! Heb. Judge- mentis with him. See cb. xii. ]. 21 soul shall live. But if thou refuse to go forth, this is tlie word that the '2'2LoED liath shewed me: Behold, all the women that arc left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, i Thy familiar friends have 2 set thee on, and have jirevailed over thee: noio that thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned 23 away back. And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy cliildren to the Chaldeans: and thou sh alt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon : and 8 thou shalt cause this city to be 24 burned with fire. Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto lis now what thou hast said unto the king; hide it not from us, and wc will not put thee to death : also what the 26 king said unto thee: then thou shalt say unto them, I ^presented my sup- plication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to 27 Jonathan's house, to die there. Then came all the iirinces unto Jeremiah, and asked him : and he told them ac- cording to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him ; for the matter 28 was not '^perceived. So Jeremiah a- bode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And it came to pass when Jeru- 39salem was taken, f' (in the nmth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadi-ezzar kmg of Babylon and all his army against 2 Jerusalem, and besieged it; in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, 3a breach was made in the city:) that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, 'Eab-saris, Nergal-shar- ezer, ^Eab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon. 4 And it came to pass that when Zedek- iah 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, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the Arabali. 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 u}) to Nebuchadi-ezzar kmg of Babylon to Eiblah in the land of Hamath, and he 6 8 gave judgement upon him. Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zed- ekiah in Eiblah before his eyes: also the king of ]5abylon slew all the nobles 7 of Judah. Moreover he put out Zedek- iah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, 8 to cany him to Babylon. And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with tire, and brake dow^l the walls of Jeiii- 9 salem. Then Nebuzaradan the ^capt- nhi of the guard curried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the de- serters also, that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that re- lOmained. But Nebuzaradan the capt- ain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vine- yards and fields at the same time. 11 Now Nebuchadi-ezzar kuig of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, 12saymg, Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto 13 thee. So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Eab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Eab- mag, and all the chief officers of the 14 king of Babylon ; 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 peojile. 15 Now the word of the Loud came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the 16 court of the guard, saying, Go, and speak to Ebed-melech theEthioijian, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good ; and they lo shall be accomplished before 17 thee in that day. But I will deUver thee in that day, saith the Lord : and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the 18 men of whom thou art afraid. For I will surely save thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. 40 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar- adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Eamah, when he had taken him bemg bound in chains a- mong all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away 2 captive imto Babylon. And the capt- ain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said iinto him. The Lord thy God pro- 3 nounced this e^dl upon this place : and the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he spake; because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore 4 this thing is come upon you. And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thine hand. 6 See Gen. XXXV ii. 10 Or, shall be before thee 576 JEREMIAH. 40. 4. 'Or, right 2 Or, an aUow- ance 3 See 2 Kir.its XXV. 23, 24. * Or, even If it seem good uuto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well iinto thee ; tiut if it seem iU uuto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee ; whither it seemeth good and 1 convenient unto thee to go, thither 5 go. Now while he was not yet gone back. Go back then, said he, to Ge- daliah 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 1 convenient unto thee to go. So the cai^tain of the guard gave him ^ victuals 6 and a present, and let him go. Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt vnth him among the people that were left in the land. 7 ■'Now when all the captains of the forces which wei^e in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Aliikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and chOdi'en, * and of the i)oorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to 8 Babylon ; then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethauiah, and Johanan and Jona- than the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netoiihathite, and Jezaniah tJie son of the Maacathite, they and 9 their men. Aiid Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, sayuig. Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Baby- 10 Ion, and it shall be well vrith you. As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans, which shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the childr-en of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the comitries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them GedaUah the son of Ahikam, the son 12 of Shaphan ; then aU the Jews re- turned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to GedaUah, unto Mizpah, and gatliered wine and summer fruits very much. 13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to 14 Mizpah, and said unto him. Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the child- ren of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life ? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam beheved 15 them not. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to GedaUah in Mizpah secretly, saying. Let me go, I pray thee, and I wiU slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall Icnow it : wherefore should he take thy Uf e, that aU the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the rem- 16 nant of Judah perish ? But GedaUah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing : for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. 41 ^ Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Ne- thaniah, the son of EUshama, of- the seed royal, and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the sou of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat 2 bread together in Mizpah. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, aud the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the sou of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made 3 governor over the laud. Ishmael also slew aU the Jews that were with him, even with GedaUah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, even 4 the men of war. And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Ge- 5 daliah, and uo man knew it, that there came certain from Shechem, from Shi- loh, aud from Samaria, even fourscore men, haviug theh- beards shaven and their clothes rent, and haviug cut them- selves, with Ooblations and f rankmceuse in their hand, to bring them to the house G of the Lord. Aud Ishmael the son of Nethauiah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went : aud it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them. Come to Ge- 7 daliah the son of Ahikam. And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethauiah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the 8 men that were with him. But ten men were found among them that said uuto Ishmael, Slay us not : for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, aud of barley, aud of oil, and of honey. So he f orbare, aud slew them not among 9 their brethi-en. Now the i>it wherein Ishmael cast aU the dead bodies of the men whom he had slam, 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 fiUed it with them 10 that were slain. Then Ishmael carried away captive aU the residue of the peo- ple that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that re- mained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed 42. 20. JEREMIAH. 577 1 Or, the lodginf7 place of Chim- hani 2 In ch. xliii. 2, Azariayt. 3 Heb. fall. *0r, against to Gedaliah the son of Abikam: Ish- macl tlio son of Nethaniab carried them away captive, and doi)arted to go over to the children of Amnion. 11 But when Jolianau the son of Ka- reali, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah 12 had done, then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the 13 great waters th it are in Gibeon. Now it came to pass that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were 14 with him, then they were glad. So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan 15 the son of Kareah. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Jo- hanan with eight men, and went to 16 the children of Amnion. 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 Mizi)ah, after that be had slain Gedaliah the son of Aiiikam, even the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought 17 again from Gibeon: and they de- jjarted, and dwelt in ^Genith Chim- ham, which is by Betb-lehem, to go to 18 enter uito Egypt, because of the Chal- deans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniab had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the kuig of Babylon made gov- ernor over the land . 42 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and 2Jezaniab the son of Hoshaiah, and aU the people from the least even 2 unto the greatest, came near, and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our suppUcation ^be ac- cepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant ; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold 3 us : that the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you ; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God accord- ing to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing the Lord shaU answer you, I wUl declare it unto you ; I will keep nothing back 5 from you. Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful wit- ness * amongst us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the Lord thy God shall send thee to 6 us. Whether it be good, or whether it be evU, we wiU obey the voice of i.he IjORD our God, to whom we send thee ; that it niny be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Loud our God. 7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto 8 Jeremiah. Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the cai)tains of the forces which were with him, and all the jieople from the least even to 9 the greatest, and said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to ^ present 10 your supplication before him: If ye wiU stiO abide in this land, then wUl I buUd you, and not puU you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up : for I repent me of the evil that I 11 have done mito you. Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord : for I am with you to save you, 12 and to deliver you from bis baud. And I wUl grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you 13 to return to your own land. But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land ; so that ye obey not the voice of the Lord 14 youi' God ; saying, No ; but we will go into the laud of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; 15 and there will we dwell : now therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, rem- nant of Judah : thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye whoUy set your faces to enter into Egypt, 16 and go to sojourn there ; then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there tu the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, *> shall foUow hard after you there in Egyjit; and 17 there ye shall die. So shall it be with aU the men that set theu' faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there ; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestUence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil 18 that I wUl bring upon them. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fm-y hath been poured forth upon the ia- habitants of Jerusalem, so shall my fury be pom-ed forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt : and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach ; and ye 19 shall see this place no more. The Lord hath spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah, Go ye not into E- gypt : know certainly that I have testi- 20 lied mito you this day. For ye have dealt deceitfully '' against yom* own souls; for ye sent me unto the Lord yoiu- God, saying. Pray for us unto the Lord our God ; and according unto aU that the Lord our God shall say, so 6 Or, /«// 6 Hell. shrill clrui'e o/fir you. "Or, ill iiottr .totUx 19 578 JEREMIAH. 42. 20. 1 Or, lay iht'vi with nuyrfar in thii pave- ment for Aquarc'^ tfliller- iii'j ■21 declare unto us, and we will do it : and I have this day declared it to you ; hut ye have not oheyed the voice of the Lord your God in any thing for the •22 which he hath sent nie unto you. Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there. 43 And it came to pass that when Jeremiah had made an end of speak- ing iinto all the people all the words of the Lord their God, wherewith the Lord their God had sent him to them, 2 even all these words, then spake Azar- iah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, sayuig mito Jeremiali, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Ye shall not 3 go into Egypt to sojourn there: hut Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away 4 captives to Babylon. So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captauis of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in 5 the land of Judah. But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the renuiant of Ju- dah, that were retiu-ned from all the nations whither they had been driven G to sojourn in the laud of Judah ; the men, and the women, and the chilih-en, and the king' s daughters, and every per- son 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 7 the son of Neriah ; and they came into the land of Egypt ; for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord : and they came Seven to Tahpanhes. Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in 9 Tahpanhes, saying. Take great stones in thine hand, and ihide them m mortar in the brickwork, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of 10 Judah; and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I win send and take Nebu- chadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid ; and he shall spread his 2 royal pavilion over II them. And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death shall he given to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the 12 sword. And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egyiit ; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall an-ay himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment ; and he shall 13 go forth from thence in peace. He shall also break the 3 pillars of ^Beth- shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt ; and the houses of the gods of Egyi)t shall he burn with fire. 44 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning aU the Jews which dwelt in the land of Egypt, which dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the comitry of Pathros, 2 saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Ye have seen aU the evU that I have brought upon Jerusa- lem, and upon aU the cities of Judah ; and, behold, this day they are a desol- ation, and no man dwelleth therein; 3 because of then- wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to bum incense, and to servo other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, 4 nor ye, nor your fathers. Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying. Oh, do not this abomin- 5 able thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined then- ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn Gno incense unto other gods. Where- fore my fury 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 7 desolate, as it is this day. Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore commit ye tins great evU against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckhng, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none 8 remaining ; in that ye provoke me un- to anger with the works of your hands, bm-nuig incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to sojourn ; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kmgs of Judah, and the wickedness of then- wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of youi- wives, which thev committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusa- lOlem ? They are not humbled even un- to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and 11 before your fathers. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off aU 12 Judah. 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 shaU they faU ; they shall be consumed by the sword :iOr, obelisks i Or, The house of the sun Proba- bly, Me- liopoUs or On. 46. 1. JEREMIAH. 579 1 HpI). Uft lijt th''ir soul. !Heb. l/read. 3 0i-, P&UV' tray and by tlio famine ; they shall die, from the k-as^t oven unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine : and they shall be nn execiation, awrfan astonisli- ment, and a curse, and a reiiroach. 13 For I will ] unish them that ilwell in the land of E^rypt, as I have iniuished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, 14 and by the pestilence : so that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judr.h, to the which they i have a desire to return to dwell there : for none shall retxu'u save such as shall escape. 15 Then all the men which 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 tlie land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, IG As for the word that thou hast spoken mito us in the name of the Loed, we 17 will not hearken unto thee. But we will certaiidy 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 imto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, m the cities of Judaii, and in the streets of Jerusa- lem: for then had we i^Ienty of 2 vict- uals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pom- out di-ink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been con- sumed by the sword and by the ftimine. 19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poiu-ed out di'ink oilerings unto her, did we make her cakes to 3 worship her, and pour cut drink offerings unto her, with- •20 out our husbands? Then Jeremiah said rmto aU the people, to the men, and to the women, even to aU the people which had given him 21 that answer, saying. The incense that ye burned in the cities of Ju- dah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the peoide of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and came it not into his mind ? 22 so that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your do- ings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, with- out inhabitant, as it is this day. 23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimo- nies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as it is this day. 24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all tlio l)eopIe, and to all tlwi women, Hear the word of the Lojiu, all Judah that are 25 in the land of Eg;\'pt: thus saitli the Lord of hosts, the (jod of Israel, say ing : Ye and your wives have Ijoth spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, sayhig, We will surely perfoiin our vows tliatwehave vowed, to burn incense to tlie queen of heaven, and to pom- out drink offerings unto her: establish then your vows, and 26 perform your vows. Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my greatname, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Ju- dah in all the land of Egy)>t, saying. As 27 the Lord God livcth. Behold,! watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judali that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, rrntU 28 there be an end of them. And they tliat escape the sword shaU retm-n out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number ; and aU the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shfU stand, 29mme, or theirs. And this shaU be the sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely 30 stand against you for evil : thus saitli the Lord: Behold, I wHl give Phai-aoh Hophi-a king of Egyi^t into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life ; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judali uito the hand of Nebu- chach-ezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. 45 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, 2 king of Judah, saying. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, ^imto thee, O 3 Baruch: Thou didst say. Woe is me now ! for the Lord hath added sorrow to my pain; ^I am weary with my 4 groaning, and I find no rest. Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith the Lord : Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I wiU pluck 5 up; and this in the whole land. And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not : for, behold, I will bring evil upon aU flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. 46 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. * Or, con- cemivij sSeePs. vi. fi 19- 580 JEREMIAH. 46. 2. 'Or. Wholi tliit like the Nile that rUeth up, like therivers whose waters toss tliem- selves ; Fnypt is like the Nile that riseth up ic. 2 Or. ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, >F*3/ is thy strong one swept away t he stood not ic. 3 Or, thrust them iloum 2 Of Epypt: concerning the army of Pharaoli-neco king of Egypt, which ■was by the river Euphrates in Car- chemish, wliich Nebucliachrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourtli year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah. 3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and 4 draw near to battle. Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets ; furbish the spears, put on the coats of maU. 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 6 the Lord. Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have 7 they stumbled and fallen. ^Who is this that riseth up like the NUe, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers? 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 the city and 9 the inhabitants thereof. Go up, ye horses; andrage,ycchariots; andletthe mighty men go forth : Cush and Put, that handle the shield ; and the Ludun, 10 that handle and bend the bow. For that day is a day of the Lord, the Lord 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 Lord of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north comitry 11 by the river Euphrates. Go uj) into GUead, and take balm, O vii-giu daugh- ter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing 12 for thee. The nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy cry : for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together. 13 The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Ne- buchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. 14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noj)h and in Tahpanhes: say ye. Stand forth, and prepare thee ; for the sword hath 15 devoured round about thee. 2\yijy are thy strong ones swept away ? they stood not, because the Lord did ^ di'ive 16 them. He made many to stumble, yea, they fell one upon another: and they said, Ai'ise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing 17 sword. They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egyiit is but a noise ; he hath islet the appointed time jmss by. As I hve, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and Uke Car- 19mel by the sea, so shall he come. ^0 thou daughter that dwellest in Egyjit, 5 furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shaU become a desolation, and shall be burnt up, without inhabit- 20 ant. Egj^it is a veiy fair heifer; hut "destruction out of the north is come, 21 ''it is come. 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 calam- ity is come upon them, the time of 22 their visitation. 8 The somid thereof shall go like the serpent ; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of 23 wood. They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, 9 though it cannot be searched; because they are more than 24 the locusts, and are innumerable. The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame ; she shall be delivered into the 2,5 hand of the people of the north. The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith : Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egyjit, with her gods, and her kings ; even Pharaoh, and 26 them that trust in him : and I will de- liver 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 27 the days of old, saith the Lord. WBut fear not thou, Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, Israel: for, lo, I wiU save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity ; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make 28 him afraid. Fear not thou, Jacob my servant, saith the Lord ; for I am with thee : for I will make a full end of aU the nations whither I have driven thee, but I will not make a fuU end of thee; but I will correct thee with judgement, and wiU ia no wise II leave thee unpunished. 47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Phflistiaes, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 2 Thus saith the Lord : 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 ciy, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 3 At the noise of the stampmg of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbUng of his wheels, the fathers look not back to their chUd- 4ren for feebleness of hands; because of the day that cometh to spoil aU the Philistines, to cut off from Tyro and 48. 35. JEREMIAH. 681 'Or, sea coast ■' Heb. it. s Or, the high fort 1 Or, dis- maytid 5 See Is. XV. 5. » See cli. xvii. B. 'See Josh.xiii. 9, 17. 21. » Or, /or she must j: and her cities ic. 8 Or, de- ceitfully 10 Heb. tilt (a vessel). 11 Or, Jars 1- Or, her cities are (jrme up in smoke Zidon every helper that remaiiieth: for the Lord will spoil the I'liilistines, the remnant of the lisle of Caphtor. ■5 Baltbiess is eome upon Gaza ; Ashke- lon is brought to nought, the rcnmaut of their valley : how long wilt thou cut G thyself ? thou sword of the Lokd, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard ; rest, 7 and be still. How canst thou be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given -thee a charge? against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath be appointed it. 48 Of Moab. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebol for it is laid waste; Kiriathaini is put to shame, it is taken: ^Misgab is jiut to shame and * broken down. 2 The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil agamst her, Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Mad- men, shalt be brought to silence ; the ?, sword shall i^ursue thee. The sound of a cry from Horonaim, siioiling and 4 great destruction ! Moab is destroyed ; her Uttle ones have caused a ciy to be 5 heard. oFor by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up ; for in the going down of Horonaiin they have heard the distress of the cry 6 of destruction. Flee, save your lives, and be like 6 the heath in the wilder- 7 ness. For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Che- mosh shall go forth into captivity, his 8 priests and his princes together. And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and 'the j^lain shall be destroyed ; as the Lord hath spoken. 9 Give wings unto Moab, 8 that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any 10 to dwell therein. Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord "negli- gently, and cursed be he that keepeth 11 back his sword from blood. 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 capt- ivity: therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him them that lOpour off, and they shall 10 pour him off; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their 13 11 bottles in pieces. And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their 14 confidence. How say ye. We are mighty men, and valiant men for the 15 war ? Moab is laid waste, and 12 they are gone up into her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name IG is the Lord of hosts. The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his afllic- 17 tion hasteth fast. All ye that are round about him, bemoan bun, and all ye that know his name ; say. How is the strong i^taff broken, the Iwautif ul rod ! 18 thou daughter that I'dwellest hi Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, he hath 19 destroyed thy strong holds. O i^ in- habitant of Ai'oer, stand by the way, and espy: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath 20 been done ? Moab is put to shame ; for it is * broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Anion, that Moab is laid 21 waste. And judgement is come ujjon I'' the plain counti-y ; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath; 22 and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and 23 upon Beth-diblathaun ; and upon Kiri- athaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and up- 24 on Beth-meon ; and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities 25 of the land of Moab, far or near. The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm 26 is broken, saith the Lord. Make ye him di-unken; for he magnified him- self against the Lord : and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall 27 be in derision. For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the 28 head. ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock ; and be like the dove that niaketh her nest 29 m the sides of the hole's mouth, i' We have heard of the jn-ide of Moab, fliat he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and 30 the haughtiness of his heart. I know his wrath, saith the Lord, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought 31 nothing, is Therefore wOl I howl for Moab ; yea, I will cry out for all Moab : for the men of Kir-heres shall they 32 mourn. With more than the weepuig of Jazer wUl I weep for thee, i^O vhie of Sibmah : thy branches i)assed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: upon thy summer fruits and ui)on thy vintage the spoiler is 33 fallen. 20 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 wine- presses: none shall tread with shout- ing; the shouting shall be no shont- 34 ing. ^1 From the cry of He.shbou even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered then- voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, 2- to Eglath- shelishiyah : for the waters of Nimrim 35 also shall become 23 desolate. More- over I wiU cause to cease in Moab, 13 Or, sceptre a Or, aH seated 15 Heb. inhabit' rt'ss wSec ver. 8. I'See Is., xvi. t>. 18 See Is. XV. 5, xvL 7, 11. 19 See Is. xvi. », i». 20 See Is. i xvi. 1(1. 21 See Is. XV. 4, &C. 22 Or, as an heifer of three yean old a Heb. ilesola- timis. 582 JEREMIAH. 48. 35. lOr, Jtowl ye ! 2 Or, The cities are taken 3 See Is. xxiv. 17, 18. lOr, Meelng becaiute of the force they stand under 5 Or, but See Num. xxL 28.2S1. <iOr, return to 'Or, their king 8 Or, inherit « See ell. XXX. 18. siith the Lord, him that offereth in tlie liigh i)lace, iiiid liim that burn- 36eth incense to his gods. Therefore mine heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and mine heart soundeth like l>ipes for the men of Kir-heres : there- fore the abundance that he hath got- 37 ten is iierished. For every head is bald, and eveiy beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon 38 the loins sackcloth. On all the house- tops of Moab and in the streets there- of there is lamentation eveiy where: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Loed. 39 How is it broken down! ^how do they howl I how hath Moab turned the back with shame ! so shall Moab become a derision and a dismaying to 40 all that are i-ound about him. For thus saith the Lord : Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out 41 his wings against Moab. ^Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are sur- prised, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath inagui- 43 tied himself against the Lord. SFear, and the pit, and the snare, are ujion thee, inhabitant of Moab, saith the 44 Lord. He that fleoth 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 her, even upon Mo.ab, the year of their 45 visitation, saith the Lord. ^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 46 ones. Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone : for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy 47 daughters into captivity. Yet wiU I "bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgement of Moab. 49 Of the children of Amnion. Thus saith the Lord: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth ^Malcam f jjossess Gad, and his people dwell in 2 the cities thereof ? Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to he heard against Eabbah of the children of Amnion ; and it shall become a desol- ate 9 heap, and her daughters shaU be bui-ned with fire: then shall Israel ^possess them that did 8 possess him, 3 saith the Lord. Howl, Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled ; cry, ye daughters of Eabbah, gird you with sackcloth: la- ment, and run to and fro among the fences ; for ^Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his iirhices 4 together. 1° Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, back- sliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come un- 5 to me? Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, from all that are round about thee ; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather up him that wandereth. 6 But afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord. 7 Of Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : Is wisdom no more in Teman ? is counsel perished from the prudent? Sis their wisdom vanished? Flee ye, turn bick, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan ; for I will bring the calamity of Esiu upon him, the time that I 9 shall visit him. If grapegatherers came to thee, n would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy tiU they 10 had enough? But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide liimself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours. Hand he is not. Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them aUve; 12 and let thy widows trust in me. For thus saith the Lord : Behold, they I'^to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink ; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go un- punished, but thou shalt surely drink. 13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shaU become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof 14 shall be perpetual wastes. i^I have heard tidmgs from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to 15 the battle. For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and de- 16 spised among men. As for thy terrible- ness, the pride of thine heart hath de- ceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of i*the rock, that boldest the height of the hill : though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from 17 thence, saith the Lord. And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be aston- ished, and shall hiss at all the plagues 18 thereof. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of 19 man sojourn therein. Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the is pride of Jordan i" against the strong habitation : 50.9. JEREMIAH. 58.3 1 Or, far IwiU suddenly drive them awati 2 Or, the Utile ones of the Jtock shall draff them away 3 Or, pastures 4 Or, aston- inlied at than sor, care ibut I will suddenly iiuiko liim ran away from her; and whoso is chosen, liini will I ap])oint over her: for who is like me ? and who will appoint mo a thne? and who is the sheiiherd that 20 will stand before me ? Therefore hear ye the connsel of the Lokd, that he iiath taken against Edom; and his ])urposes, that he hath purposed a- gainst the inhabitants of Teman : Sm-e- ly '■'tliey shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock ; surely he shall make their '•habitation *desol- '21 ate with them. The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the 2'21{ed Sea. Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wyigs 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. 23 Of Damascus. Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is ^sorrow on the sea; it cannot be 24 quiet. Damascus is waxed feeble, she tui-neth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sor- rows have taken hold of her, as of a 25 woman in travail. How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy ? 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 27 the Lord of hosts. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 28 Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith the Lord: Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the children 29 of the east. Their tents and then- flocks shall they take ; they shall carry away for themselves their curtaius, and all their vessels, and their camels : and they shall cry unto them, Terror 30 on every side. Mee ye, wander far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the Lord ; for Nebuchad- rezzar king of Babylon hath taken coimsel against you, and hath con- Slceived a purpose against you. Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord ; which have neither gates 32 nor bars, which dwell alone. And their camels shall be a booty, and the mult- itude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of their hair polled; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith the Lord. 33 And Hazor shall be a dwelUng place of jackals, a desolation for ever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein. ?A The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the ])roiih(!t concerning Elam in the beginning of i\w, i-eign of Zedek- H.'iiiih king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts : ]5ehold, I will break the l)()w of Elam, the chief of 3G their might. 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 37 outcasts of Elam shall not come. And I will cause Elam to be di.sniayed be- fore their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil ujion them, even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed 38 them: and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence 39 king and ijrinces, saith the Lord. But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord. 50 The word that the Lord spake con- cerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the l^rophet. 2 Declare ye among the nations and pubhsh, and set up a standard; pub- lish, and conceal not : say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is 'dismayed; her images are imt to 3 shame, her idols are ' dismayed. 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, 4 both man and beast. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and 5 shall seek the Lord their God. They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces sthitherward, sailing, Come ye, and ^jota yourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. 6 My people hath been lost sheej): their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them a- way on the mountams : they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgot- 7 ten their resting place. AH that found them have devoured them : and then- adversaries said. We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, 8 the hope of their fathers. Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as 9 the he-goats before the flocks. For, lo, I wdll stu' up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north coiuitiy: and they shaU set themselves in array against her ; from thence she shall ffAnother readiiiK is, tht: ever- lasting outcasts. 'Or. Oruken down 6 Hell. hither- ward. 'J Or, then shall Join theia- selees 584 JEREMIAH. 50. 9. 1 Or. ac- cordins; to an- other reading, a mighty Ulan that inaketh chUdlest 2 Or. tliat return- eth not 'Or. at grats 1 Heb. tjiven hey hand. 5 Or, foht « That is. Double rebel- lion. ~ That is, I7»i(- ation. iHeb. devote. be taken: their arrows shall be as of ^an expert mighty man; 2 none shall lOretm-n in vain. And Chaldea shall be a spoU : all that siJoil her shall be satis- 11 tied, saith the Lord. Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, ye that plunder mine heritage, because ye are wanton as an heifer ^that treadeth out the corn, and neigh as strong 12 horses; your mother shall be sore a- shamed; she that bare you shall be confoimded: behold, she shall be the hindei-most of the nations, a wUder- 13 ness, a dry land, and a desert. Because of the WTath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shaU be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss 14 at all her plagues. Set yourselves in array agamst Babylon roimd about, all ye that bend the bow; .shoot at her, spare no aiTows: for she hath 15 sinned against the Lord. Shout a- gainst her round about ; she hath * submitted herself; her bidwarka are fallen, her walls are thrown down : for it is the vengeance of the Lord ; take vengeance ujjon her ; as she hath done, 16 do imto her. 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 eveiy one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. 17 Israel is a scattered sheep ; the lions have di-iven him away: fu-st the king of Assyria hath devoui'ed him ; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 18 hath broken his bones. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have 19 punished the kmg of Assyria. And I ■win bring Israel again to his ^ pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hOls of Ejjhi-aiui and in •20Gilead. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Is- rael shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: foi- I will pardon them whom I leave as a rem- nant. 21 Go up against the land of f-Me- rathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of ''Pekod: slay and 8 utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I 22 have commanded thee. A sound of battle is in the land, and of great de- 23 struction. How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken ! how is Babylon become a desolation a- 24mong the nations ! I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, Babylon, and thou wast not aware : thou art found, and also caught, because 25 thou hast striven against the Lord. The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for the Lord, the Lord of hosts, hath a work to do in the land 26 of the Chaldeans. Come agamst her 8 from the utmost border, open her 10 storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and 11 destroy her utterly : let nothing 27 of her be left. Slay aU her bullocks ; let them go down to the slaughter: woe imto them ! for their day is come, the 28 time of their visitation. The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the 29 vengeance of his temple. Call together 12 the archers against Babylon, aU them that bend the bow ; camp against her round about ; let none thereof escape : recompense her according to her work ; according to aU that she hath done, do unto her : for she hath been x^roud against the Lord, against the Holy One 30 of Israel. Therefore shall her young men f aU in her streets, and aU her men of war shall be brought to silence in 31 that day, saith the Lord . Behold, I am against thee, i^ thou proud one, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts : for thy day is come, the time that I will visit 32 thee. And "the proud one shall stum- ble and fall, and none shall raise him up : and I will kindle a tire in his cities, and it shall devour aU that are round about hun. 33 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together : and aU that took them captives hold them fast; 34 they refuse to let them go. Their re- deemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name : he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inliabitants 35 of Babylon. A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. 36 A sword is upon the i^ boasters, and they shaU dote : a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dis- 37 mayed. A sword is upon their horses, and upon then- chariots, and upon aU the mingled people that are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women : a sword is upon her treasures, and 38 they shall be robbed. A di-ought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried \\\}: for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad upon is idols. 39 1' Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the 1** 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 gen- 40eration to generation. As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomon-ah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith 51. 25. JEREMIAH. •See ch. vi. 22-'J4. 2 See cb. xlix. 19—21. 3 That is, The heart of them that rise up Uf/ainst ine.. Accord- itiK to ancient tradi- tion, a cypher for C^isdim., that is, Chaldea, <0r, fanners 5 Or, as other- wise read. Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that Ufteth hhnself up &c. CHeb. devote ye atl <£-c. the Lord ; so sliall no man dwell there, neither sliall any son of man sojourn 41 therein. ^ Behold, a people cometh from the north ; and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from 42 the uttermost jjarts of the earth. They lay liold on bow and spear ; they are cruel, and have no mercy ; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride up- on horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, agauist thee, O 43 daughter of Babylon. The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wa.x. feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as 44 of a woman in travail. ^ Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of Jordan against the strong habitation: but I will suddeidy make them run away from her ; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over her : for who is like me? and who will ajipomt me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me? 45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Baby- lon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chal- deans : Surely they shall drag them away, even the Uttle ones of the flock ; surely he shall make their habitation 46 desolate with them. At the noise of the taking of Babylon the eai-th trem- bleth, and the ciy is heard among the nations. 51 Thus saith the Lord : Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in ^Leb-kamai, a de- 2 stroying wind. Arid I will send imto Babylon * strangers, that shall fan her; and they shall empty her land : for in the day of trouble they shall be against 3 her round about. ^Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not lift him- self up in his coat of mail : and spare ye not her young men; ''destroy ye 4 utterly aU her host. And they shaU fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, 5 and tkrust through in her streets. For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, of his God, of the Lord of hosts ; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy 6 One of Israel. 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 Lord's vengeance ; he will render unto her a recompence. 7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord's hand, that made all the earth drmiken : the nations have drunk of her wine ; therefore the nations are 8 mad. Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take bahn for her pain, if so be she may be 9 healed. We would have healed Baby- lon, but she is not healed : forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgement reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to 10 the skies. The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness : come, and let us declare in Zion the work of lithe Lord our God. Make 'i'shai-p the aiTOws; «hold linn the » shields: the Lord hath stirriid up the spirit of the kings of the Medes ; because his device is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of the Lord, the 12 vengeance of his temple. Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watch- men, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both devised and done that which he spake conceriung the in- 13 habitants of Babylon. O thou that dweUest upon many waters, abundant in treasm'es, thuie end is come, the 14 measure of thy lOeovetousness. The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the cankerworm ; and they shaU lift u]) a shout against thee. 15 11 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understand- ing hath he stretched out the heavens : 16 when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasui-ies. ITEveiy man is become bratish a?id in without knowledge; every goldsmith is j)ut to shame by his graven image : for his molten image is falsehood, and 18 there is no breath in them. They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shaU perish. 19 The portion of Jacob is nothke these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inherit- ance : the Lord of hosts is his name. 20 Thou art my 12 battle axe and weapons of war : and with thee wiU I break in pieces the nations ; and with thee will 211 destroy kingdoms; and with thee wiU I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth 22 therein ; and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman ; and with thee will I break in pieces the old man and the youth ; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid ; 23 and with thee wiU I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock ; and with thee will I break in jiieces the husband- man and his yoke 0/ oxen ; and with thee will I break in pieces 1^ governors 24 and deputies. 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 Lord. 25 Behold, I am against thee, de- stroying mountain, saith the Lord, 585 •Or, brh/ht He>>. rten n. « Hell. fin. •< 0.-, suits of artiwur i«Or, f; honest gain "Scei-h. 12 Or, ^naul 13 Or, Ueii- tetuxnts 19—5 586 JEREMIAH. 51. 25. 1 Heb. sanctifi/. 2 Or, fords 3 Or, inarahes Heb. ^Another readin*; is, us^ Heb. Ml, yrrovg and iKij flesh. Hel.. ivhahtt- 'Seech. XXV. 'je. 8 Or, an astonish- ment wliich destroyest all the earth : and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and 26 wiU make thee a burnt mountain. And they shall not take of thee a stone for a comer, nor a stone for foundations ; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, 27 saith the Loed. Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, iprejiare the nations a- gainst her, caU together against her the kingdoms of Ai-arat, Minni, and Ashkeuaz : ai^point a marshal against her ; cause the horses to come up 28 as the rough cankerworm. i Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the 29 land of his dominion. And the land trembleth and is m pain : for the pur- poses of the Lord against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a 30 desolation, without inhabitant. The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strong holds; their might hath failed; they are become as women : her dweUiug places are set on fire; her bars are 31 broken. One post shall ran to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter : 32 and the 2 passages are surprised, and the 3 reeds they have burned with fii-e, and the men of war are affrighted. 33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : The daughter of Baby- lon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden ; yet a httle while, and the time of harvest shall come 34 for her. Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured "^me, he hath crushed ^me, he hath made ^me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed ^me up like a dragon, he hath filled his maw with my delicates ; he hath cast ^me 35 out. 5 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon , shall the ^ in- habitant of Zion say ; and. My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall 36 Jerusalem say. Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold, I wiU i>lead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee ; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain 37 dry. And Babylon shall become heaps, a dweUing jilace for jackals, an aston- ishment, and an hissing, without m- 38 habitant. They shall roar together like young lions ; they shall growl as lions' 39 whelps. When they are heated, I wUl make their feast, and I wiU make them dninken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not 40 wake, saith the Lord. I wUl bring them down like lambs to the slaugh- 41 ter, Uke rams with he-goats. How is 7 Sheshach taken I and the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Baby- lon become ^a desolation among the sor, tumult 10 Heb. visit upon. 42 nations! The sea is come up upon Babylon : she is covered with the ^miUt- 43 itude of the waves thereof. Her cities are become ^a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no man dweUeth, neither doth any son of 44 man pass thereby. Aud 1 will ^do judgement 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 together any more unto him : yea, the waU of Babylon shall fall. 45 My people, go ye out of the midst of her, aud save yoiu'selves every man from the fierce anger of the Lord. 46 And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye for the rumour that shall be heard in the land ; for a rumour shall come one year, and after that in an- other year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against niler. 47 Therefore, behold, the days come, that I wUl do judgement upon the graven images of Babylon, and her whole land shall be ashamed; aud all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. 48 Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon ; for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith 49 the Lord, h As Babylon hath caused^ ^ o^. the slain of Israel to faU, so at Baby- Ion shall faU the slain of all the ^^land^ 50 Ye that have escajied the sword, go ye, stand not still ; remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come into 51 your mind. We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our faces : for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the 52 Lord's house. Wlierefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will do judgement upon her graven images ; and through all her land the wounded 53 shall groan. Though Babylon should momit up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers 54 come unto her, saith the Lord. The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destnictiou from the land of 55 the Chaldeans ! for the Lord spodeth Babylon, and destroyeth out of her the great voice ; and their waves roar hke many waters, the noise of their voice 56 is uttered: for the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, aud her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces: for the Lord is a God of recomjjences, he shall surely 57 requite. And I will make drank her princes aud her wise men, her govern- ors and her deputies, and her mighty men ; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, 58 whose name is the Lord of hosts. Thiis saith the Lord of hosts: i^The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly i* over- BabiiJon iJi to fall, Oye slain of Israeli arul at &c. 12 Or, eart/t 13 Or, Tlw walls of broad Babylon HOr. made bare 52. 23. JEREMIAH. 587 ISec Ilalj. ii. i:;. 2 Or, quarter- 7ntU!ter 3 Or. ojie b'Kik ■I Or, and shalt sei', andretiU . fhvii shalt Olou, saf/ 5 Or, upon her. And the;/ shall be wearii : thusfar &c. 'See 2 Kiiifp xxiv. 18, tlirowii, and her high gates shall be burned Avith lire; land the ])eoi)les shall labour for vanity, and the na- tions for the lire; and they shall be weary. 59 The word which Jeremiah the pro- phet counuanded Seraiah the sou of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the kuig of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was 2 chief cham- COberlain. And Jeremiah wrote in ^a book all the evil that should come w^on Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon. 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiali, When thou comest to Babylon, *then see 62 that thou read all these words, and say, O Lord, thou hast spoken con- cernmg this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate 63 for ever. And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: 64 and thou shalt say, Thus shall Baby- lon sink, and shall not rise again be- cause of the evil that I will bring ^ upon her : and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. 1 52 ''Zedekiah was one and twenty years L old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Hamutal the 2 daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Je- Shoiakim had done. For through the anger of the Lord did it come to jiass in Jerusalem and Judah, untU. he had cast them out from his presence : and Zedekiah rebelled against the king of 4 Babylon. And it came to i)ass m 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 5 about. So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of kmg Zedekiah. 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. 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 agamst the city round about:) and they went by the 8 way of the Arabah. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho ; and all his army was scat- 9 tered from him. Tlien thev took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Kiblah in the land of Haiuath ; and ho ^ gave judgement 10 upon him. And the king of liabylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of 11 Judah in Riblah. And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the kuig of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. 12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nine- teenth year of king Nebuchaib-ezzar, kmg of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, which stood before the king of Babylon, into Jeru- 13 salem : and he burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even * every 14 great house, bm-ned he with fire. And aU the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem 15 round about. Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard cai-ried away capt- ive of the poorest sort of the peojile, and the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the '•• multitude. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedi-essers and husbandmen. 17 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases and the brasen sea that were in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the 18 brass of them to Babylon. The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they 19 ministered, took they away. And the cups, and the firepans, and the basons, 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, m silver, the captain of 20 the guard took away. The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of the Lord: the brass of all these 21 vessels was without weight. And as for the pillars, the height of the one pUlar was eighteen cubits ; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers : 22 it was hollow. And a chapiter of brass was upon it ; and the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like imto these, 23 and pomegranates. And there were ninety and six pomegranates lo on the sides; all the pomegranates were an hun(h'edupon the networkround about. 7 Hel). Kpaki- Juilff,'- nienf3 urith him. 8 Or, evert/ great man's }tousts 9 Or, artificers 10 Or, on the outside Heb. towards the /our leirrds. 19—0 588 JEREMIAH. 52. 24. iHeb. thresh- old. 2 Or, eunucli lOr, exile 2 Or, ap- pointed feast 24 And the captain of the guard took Sera- iah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of 25 the 1 door : and ont of the city he took an 2 officer that was set over the men of ■war ; and seven men of them that saw the king's face, which were found in the city ; and the scribe of the cajitain of the host, who mustered the jieople of the land ; and threescore men of the peoi^le of the land, that were found in 26 the midst of the city. And Nebuzar- adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king 27 of Babylon to Riblah. 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 28 of his land. This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar earned away captive : in the seventh year three thousand 29 Jews and three and twenty : in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons ; 30 in the three and twentieth year of Ne- buchadrezzar Nebiizaradan 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. 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 twen- tieth day of the month, that Evil- merodach king of Babylon, in the fust year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachm king of Judah, and bi'ought 32 him forth out of prison ; and he spake kindly to him, and set his tlirone above the throne of the kings that were with 33 him in Babylon. Aaid he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of 34 his life. And for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life. THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEEEMIAH. 1 How doth the city sit soHtary, that was full of people I How is she become as a widow ! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces. How is she become tributary ! 2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks ; Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her : All her friends have dealt treacher- ously with her. They are become her enemies. 3 Judah is gone into i captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude ; She dweUeth among the heathen, she findeth no rest : All her persecutors overtook her within the straits. 4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the ^ solemn assembly ; AU her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: Her virgms are afflicted, and she her- self is in bitterness. 5 Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions : Her young chUdi'en are gone into captivity before the adversary. 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her ^majesty is departed: Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture. And they are gone without strength before the pursuer. i 7 Jerusalem remembereth in the days of I her affliction and of her * miseries All her pleasant things that were from the days of old : When her peojile fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her ^ desolations. 8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she ^is become as an un- clean thing : All that houom-ed her despise her, be- cause they have seen her nakedness : Yea, she sigheth, and tumeth back- ward. 9 Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end ; Therefore is she come down wonder- fully ; she hath no comforter : Behold, O Lord, my affliction ; for the enemy hath magnified himself. 2.7. LAMENTATIONS. 589 'Or, Whom the LORV hath nfflicted 2Heb. stumblp. 3 Or, froip^ whom I am nut able to rise up lOTht) ailversivry liiith spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things : For she hath seen that the heathen are entered into her sanctuary, Concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congi'egatioii. 11 All her people sigh, they seek hread; They have given their pleasant thuigs for meat to refresh the soul : See, O Lord, and behold; for I am become vile. 12 la it nothing to you, all yo that pass by ? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, 1 Wherewith the Lord hath afflicted mc in the day of his fierce anger. 13 From on high hath he sent iire into my bones, and it ])revaileth against them : He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath tm-ned me back ; He hath made me desolate and faint all the day. 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand ; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck ; he hath made my strength to 2 fail: The Lord hath delivered me mto their hands, ^ against whom I am not able to stand. 15 The Loi-d hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me ; He hath called a solemn assembly against me to crush my yoimg men : The Lord hath trodden as in a wine- press the virgin daughter of Judah. 16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water ; Because the comforter that should re- fresh my soul is far from me : My childi-en are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed. 17Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her ; The Lord hath commanded concern- ing Jacob, that they that are roimd about him should be his adversaries : Jerusalem is among them as an miclean thing. 18 The Lord is righteous ; for I have re- belled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, aU ye ijeoples, and behold my sorrow : My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. 191 called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, WhUe they sought them meat to re- fresh their souls. •20 Behold, O Lord ; for I am in distress ; my bowels are troubled ; Mine heart is turned withui me ; for I have grievously rebelled : Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death. 21 They have heard that I sigh ; there is none to comfort inc ; All mine enemies have; heard of my trouble ; they are glad that thou hast done it ; Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like imto me. 22 Let fiU their wickechiess come before thee ; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions : For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint. 2 How hath the Lord covered the daugh- ter of Zion with a cloud in his anger ! He hath cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied ; He hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah ; He hath brought them down to the ground : He hath profaned the kingdom and the pruices thereof. ?> He hath cut off in fierce anger * all the horn of Israel ; He hath di-awn back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up Jacob Uke a flaming fire, which devoui-eth round about. 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy, he hath stood with his right hand as an adversary. And hath slain all that were pleasant to the eye : 5 In the tent of the daughter of Zion he hath poured out his fuiy hke fire. 5 The Lord is become as an enemy, he hath swallowed up Israel ; He hath swallowed up all her palaces, he hath destroyed his strong holds : And he hath multijilied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. 6 And he hath violently taken away his 6 tabernacle, as if it were of a garden ; He hath destroyed his place of as- sembly : The Lord hath caused ''solemn as- sembly and sabbath to be forgotten in Zion, And hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest. 7 The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary. He hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces : They have made a noise m the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn assembly. J Or, ever J horn 5 Or, On eOr, booth Or, hedge "^ Or, ap- pointed feOAt 590 LAMENTATIONS. 2. 8. iHeb tiwaXlovy- ing up. 2 Or, breach 3 Or, take to VTitnesa for thee «0r, oraclei SOr, things to draw thee aside "Or, finisJied 8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Ziou ; He hath stretched out the hne, he hath not withckawu his hand from i de- stroying ; But he hath made the rampart and wall to lament ; they languish together. 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground ; he hath destroyed and broken her bars : Her king and her jJrinces are among the nations where the law is not ; Yea, her prophets find no vision from the Lord. 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the gi'ound, they keep silence ; They have cast up dust upon their heads ; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. 11 Muie eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled. My liver is poured upon the earth, for the 2 destruction of the daughter of my people ; Because the young children and the suckluigs swoon in the streets of the city. 12 They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine ? When they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city^ When then- soul is poured out into their mothers' bosom. 13 What shall I Hestify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem ? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee ? 14 Thy prophets have seen visions for thee of vanity and foolishness ; And they have not discovered thine in- iquity, to bring again thy captivity : But have seen for thee *bm-dens of vanity and ^ causes of banishment. 15 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying : Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth ? 16 AH thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee ; They hiss and gnash the teeth ; they say, We have swallowed her up ; Certainly this is the day that we looked for ; we have found, we have seen it. 17 The Lord hath done that which he devised; He hath ^ fulfilled his word that he commanded in the days of old ; He hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: And lie hath caused the enemy to re- joice over thee, He hath exalted the horn of thine ad- versaries. 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord: wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night ; Give thyself no respite; let not the apple of thine eye cease. 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the be- ginning of the watches ; Pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord : Lift up thy bands toward him for the life of thy young children. That faint for hmiger at the top of every street. •20 See, O Lord, and behold, to whom thou hast done thus ! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dantUed in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? •21 The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets ; My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword : Thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger ; thou hast slaughtered, and not pitied. 2'2Thou hast called, as in the day of a solemn assembly, 'my terrors on every side. And there was none that escaped or remained in the day of the Lord's anger : Those that I have dandled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed. 3 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness ^and not in light. 3 Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he 9 made old ; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and com- passed me with lOgall and travail. 6 11 He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. 7 He hath fenced me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. 8 Yea, when I cry and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer. 9 He hath fenced up my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. 10 He is unto me as a bear lying La wait, as a hon in secret places. 11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces ; he hath made me desolate. 12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. 3. 65. LAMENTATIONS. 591 iHeb. sons. 2 Or, cast off 'Or, waiider- ing Or, out- cast state i Or, ne sittetk alone Ac (vv. •.J8-30) 5 Heb. from his hearts <■< Heb. seeth not. "Or, a man that U in his sins 13 He hath caused the i shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins. 14 1 am become a derision to all my peo- ple; and their song all the day. 15 Ho hath filled me with bitterness, ho hath sated me with wormwood. 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. 17 And thou hast ^removed my soul far off fi'om i)eace ; I forgat jirosperity. 18 And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from the Lokd. 19 Remember mine affliction and my ^mis- ery, the wormwood and the gall. 20 My soul hath them still in remenibrauce, and is bowed down within me. 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consimaed, because his com- passions fail not. 23 They are new eveiy morning ; gi-eat is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saitli my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 28* Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him. 29 Let him put his mouth in the dust ; if so be there may be hope. 30 Let liim give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be fiUed fuU with reproach. 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever. 32 For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. 33 For he doth not afflict 5 willingly, nor grieve the chOdren of men. 34 To crush mider foot all the prisoners of the earth, 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High, 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord ^approveth not. 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a livmg man com- plain, ■? a man for the punishment of his sms? 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to tlio L<jrd. 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto (lod m the licavens. 42 We have transgressed and have re- belled ; thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast " covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass tlu-ough. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse ui the midst of the peoples. 46 All our enemies liavo opened their mouth wide against us. 47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, 'J devastation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runnetli down with rivers of water, for the destruction of the daiighter of my people. 49 Mine eye poiu-eth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, 50 TiU the Lord look down, and behold from heaven. 51 Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city. 52 They have chased me sore like a bu'd, that are mine enemies without cause. 53 They have cut off my life in the dun- geon, and have cast a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over mine head ; I said, I am cut off. 551 called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the lowest dungeon. 56 Thou heardest my voice ; hide not thine ear at my breathuig, at my cry. 57 Thou di-ewest near m the day that I called upon thee : thou saidst. Fear not. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 Lord, thou hast seen my wi'ong; judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me. 61 Thou hast heard their reproach, Lord, and aU then- devices against me; 62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and theu" imagination against me all the day. 63 Behold thou their sittmg down, and their rising up ; I am their song. 64 Thou wilt render imto them a recom- pence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands. 65 Thou wilt give them i" hardness of heart, thy curse unto them. "Or, <:oo<;red thyself •') Or, tuniuft 10 Or, b'indtiesx Heb. covering. 592 LAMENTATIONS. 3. 66. 1 Helj. that may b>' wei'jhefl against. J Or, the punish- ment of the iniquity 3 Or, the punish- mont 'if the sin i Or, fell See 2 Sam. iii. •!). 5 Or, Nazir- ites 6 Or, corals - Heb. darker than black- ness. »Heb. Jtoiv atfU;l. t>6 Thou wilt pursue them in auger, aud destroy them from under the heavens of the Lord. 4 How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed ! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the top of every street. 2 The precious sons of Zion, i compara- ble to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter ! 3 Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones : The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilder- ness. 4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thu'st : The young childi-en ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them. 5 They that did feed delicately are desol- ate in the streets : They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 6 For 2 the iniquity of the daughter of my iieople is greater than ^the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands ''were laid upon her. 7 Her ^ nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than mUk, They were more niddy in body than 6 rubies, their poUshing was as of sapphire : STheii' visage is ''blacker than a coal; they are not kn(jwn in the streets : Then- skin cleaveth to their bones ; it is withered, it is become like a stick. 9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger ; For these Spine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field. 10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children ; They were their meat in the destiiic- tion of the daughter of my people. 11 The Lord hath accompUshed his fmy, he hath pom-ed out his fierce anger ; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the founda- tions thereof. 12 The kings of the earth behoved not, nei- ther aU the inhabitants of the world. That the adversaiy and the enemy should enter into the gates of Jeru- salem. 13 It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests. That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her. 14 They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their gar- ments. 15 Depart ye, they cried unto them. Un- clean i depart, depart, touch not : ^ When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn here. 16 The 10 anger of the Lord hath divided them ; he will no more regard them : They respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. 17 Our eyes do yet fail i7i looking for our vain help : In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save. 18 They hunt our stejis, that we cannot go in our streets : Om- end is near, our days ai-e fulfilled ; for our end is come. 19 Our piu'suers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven : They chased us ui^on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilder- ness. 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said. Under his shadow we shaU live among the nations. 21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dweUest in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass through unto thee also; thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. 22 11 The punishment of tliine iniquity is accomphshed, O daughter of Zion ; He wiU no more carry thee away into captivity : He wiU visit thine iniquity, daughter of Edom ; He will discover thy sins. 5 Eemember, Lord, what is come upon us : Behold, and see our reproach. 2 Our uiheritance is turned unto strang- ers, Our houses unto aUeus. 3 We are oi-jihans and fatherless, Oiu* mothers are as widows. 4 We have drunken our water for money ; Our wood 12 is sold unto us. 5 Our pursuers are upon our necks : We are weary, and have no rest. 6 We have given the hand to the Egypt- ians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not ; And we have borne then- iniquities. 8 Servants rule over us : There is none to deliver us out of their hand. 9 We get GUI' bread with the peril of our lives Because of the sword of the wilderness. 10 Our skin is i^ black like an oven Because of the burnmg heat of famine. 11 They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah. 12 Princes were hanged up by their hand : The faces of elders were not honoured. 13 The young men bare the mill. 1. 23. EZEKIEL. 593 iHeb. captiv- ity. 2 Or, Jiashhi'j continu- ally 3 Or, as aviber to look ttpon lOr. eUictrum And the children stumbled under the wood. 14 The elders have ceased from tlie gate, The young men from theu' music. 15 The joy of our heart is ceased ; Om* dance is turned into mourning. 16 The crown is fallen from our head : Woe unto us ! for we have simied. 17 For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim ; 18 For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate ; 5 Or. And thus were their faces ; aiidtlyir wings were «frp. The ifoxes walk upon it. IDTliou, O Loud, '•^abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to gen- eration. '20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, A nd forsake us so long time ? 21 Tm-n thou us unto thee, O Lokd, and we shall be turned ; Eenew our days as of old. •22 3 But thou hast utterly rejected us, Thou art very wroth against us. lOr, jackal* •i Or, sittcHt as king THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL. 1 Now it came to pass m the thu'tieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth dan of the month, as I was among the i captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, 2 and I saw visions of God. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth 3 year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, the word of the Lord came exi)ressly un- to Ezekiel the i^riest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans hy the river Chebar; and the hand of the 4 Lord was there upon him. And I looked, and, behold, a stonny wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire 2 infolding itself, and a brightness romid about it, and out of the midst thereof 3 as the colour of ^ amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was then- appearance; they had 6 the likeness of a man. And every one had fom- faces, and every one of them 7 had four wings. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of then- feet was like the sole of a calf's foot : and they sparkled like the coloui' of 8biu-nished brass. And they had the hands of a man under then- wings on their four sides : and they four had 9 then* faces and then- wings thus ; their wings were joined one to another ; they tui-ned not when they went ; they 10 went every one straight forward. 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 11 the face of an eagle. 5 And their faces and theii' wings were separate above ; two icings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their 12 bodies. And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went ; they turned 13 not when they went. ^As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches; it went up and down among the living creatures : and the fh-e was bright, and out of the fire went forth liglit- 14ning. And the living creatiu-es ran and retm-ned as the ajipearance of a 15 flash of lightning. Now as I beheld the living creatm'es, behold one wheel U23on the earth beside the living crea- tures, for each of the four faces there- 16 of. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness : and theu" appearance and their work was as it were a wheel 17 ''within a wheel. When they went, they went upon theu' four sides : they 18tm-ned not when they went. As for their ^rings, they were high and dread- ful ; and they four had their rings full 19 of eyes round about. And when the living creatm-es went, the wheels went beside them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, 20 the wheels were lifted up. Wliitherso- ever the spirit was to go, they went ; thither was the spirit to go : and the wheels were lifted up 9 beside them; for the spirit i^of the living creature 21 was in the wheels. 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 i°of the lining creatm-e was in 22 the wheels. And over the head of the living creatm-e there was tlie like- ness of a firmament, like the colour of the terrible ^ crystal, stretched 23 forth over their heads above. And under the fiiinament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: 3 Or, Unless thou . . . and art ic. CThe Sept. has. And in the midst of the livinff crea- tures was an appear- ance &c. 7Heb. in the midst of. sOr, felloes 9 Or, over against 10 Or, of life 11 Or, ice 594 EZEKIEL. 1. 23. 'Or, /or them 2 See ver. 4. 3 Or, it ^Or^iinto whom I send thee every one had two which covered i on this side, and every one had two which covered ion that side, their bodies. 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings Uke the noise of great waters, hke the voice of the Al- mighty, a noise of tumult Uke the noise of an host: when they stood, '25 they let down their wings. And there was a voice above the firmament that was over then* heads : when they 26 stood, they let down their wings. And above the firmament that was over their heads was the Ukeness of a thi'one, as the appearance of a .sap- phire stone : and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the ap- 27 pearance of a man upon it above. And I saw as the colour of 2 amber, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the ap- pearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fii'e, and there was brightness round about 28 3 him. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the aiipearance (jf the bright- ness round about. This was the ajj- pearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heai'd a voice of one that spake. 2 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak 2 with thee. And the spirit entered in- to me when he sj)ake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard 3 him that spake unto me. And he said unto me. Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me : they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even un- 4 to this very day. Aid the children are impudent and stiffhearted ; * I do send thee unto them: and thou shalt say imto them, Thus saith the Lord God. 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. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of then- words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scor- pions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though 7 they be a rebellious house. And thou shalt si^eak my words unto them, whether they wiU hear, or whether they wiU forbear: for they are most 8 rebellious. But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee ; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house : open thy mouth, and eat that I give 9 thee. And when I looked, behold, an hand was put forth unto me ; and, 10 lo, a roU of a book was therein; and he spread it before me; and it was written within and without : and there was written therein lamentations, and 3 mourning, and woe. And he said un- to me. Son of man, eat that thou find- est ; eat this roU, and go, speak unto the 2 house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roU. 3 And he said unto me. Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels ■with this roU that I give thee. Then did I eat it ; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 And he said unto me. Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 6 For thou art not sent to a people ^ of a strange speech and of an hard language, 6 but to the house of Israel ; not to many peoples of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto 7 thee. 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 an hard forehead and of 8 a stiff heart. Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against theu* foreheads. 9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at then- looks, though they be a rebellious house. 10 Moreover he said mito me. Son of man, aU my words that I shaU. speak mito thee receive in thine heart, and 11 hear with thine ears. And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them. Thus saith the Lord God ; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. 12 Then the spuit lifted me up, and I heard behuid me the voice of a great rushing, saying. Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. 13 And / heard the noise of the wings of the hving creatui'es as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels ^ beside them, even the noise of 14 a great rushing. So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away : and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my siiirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong 15 upon me. 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 astonied among them seven days. 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord 17 came unto me, saying. Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning 18 from me. When I say unto the wicked. Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn 5. 4. EZEKIEL. 595 •Or, vailey 'i Or, Jlat plate the wicked from his wicked way, to nave his Uf e ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; hut his hlood will I re- 19 quire at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; hut thou 20 hast delivered thy soul. Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumhlinghlock hefore him, he shall die; hecause thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not he rememhered; hut his hlood will I require at thine hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the right- eous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely hve, hecause he took warning ; and thou hast delivered thy soul. 22 And the hand of the Lord was there upon me ; and he said unto me. Arise, go forth into the i jilain, and I will there 23 talk with thee. Then I arose, and went forth into the ^ plain : and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar : 24 and I fell on my face. Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet ; and he spake with me, and said unto me. Go, shut thyself within thine 25 house. But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou 26 shalt not go out among them : and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover : 27 for they are a rebellious house. But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God : He that heareth, let hmi hear ; and he that forbeareth, let hun forbear: for they are a rebellious house. 4 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pom'tray 2 upon it a city, even Jerusalem ; and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a momit against it ; set camps also agamst it, and plant battering rams against it round about. 3 And take thou unto thee an iron 2pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city • and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. 4 Moreover lie thou upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it ' accordinc/ to the num- ber of the days that thou shalt lie upon it, thou shalt bear their iniquity. 5 For I have appointed the years of their iniquity to be mito thee a num- ber of days, even three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the 6 iniquity of the house of Israel. And again, wlien thou hast accomplished these, tliou shalt lie on thy right side, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah : forty days, each day for a year, have I apjiointed it unto 7 thee. And thou shalt set thy face to- ward the siege of Jerusalem, with thme arm uncovered ; and thou shalt pro- Sphcsy against it. And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast accomplished the days of 9 thy siege. Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentUs, and miUet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof; accordinc/ to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, even three hundred and ninety 10 days, shalt thou eat thereof. And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from 11 time to time shalt thou eat it. And thou shalt drink water by measm-e, the sixth part of an hin • from time to time 12 shalt thou drink. And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh 13 out of man. And the Lord said. Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the na- 14 tions whither I wiU di'ive them. Then said I, Ah Lord 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. 15 Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt i>repare thy bread 16 thereon. Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I wiU break the staff of bread in Jerusalem : and they shall eat bread by weight, and with carefulness ; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: 17 that they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and pine away in their iniquity. 5 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword, as a barber's razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard : then take thee balances to 2 weigh, and 8 divide the hau*. A third part shalt thou bmii in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are f ultiUed ; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite with the sword romid about it ; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I wLU draw out a sword after 3 them. And thou shalt take * thereof a few in number, and bind them in 4 thy sku-ts. And of these again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and bm-n them in the fire ; 3Heb. tlitnde them. i Hell. thence. 596 EZEKIEL. 5.4. 'Or, changed my judge- ments into leicKed- ness 2Heb. judge- ments. 3 Or, vnth- dravj mine eye that it shall not spii re Another reading is, h&w thee dovm. «Heb. bring to rest, 5 Or, toward therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. 5 Thus saith the Lord Gon : This is Jerusalem : I have set her in the midst of the nations, and comitries are round 6 about her. And she hath i rebelled against my judgements in doing wick- edness more than the nations, and agauist my statutes more than the countries that are round aboiit her: for they have rejected my judgements, and as for my statutes, they have 7 not walked in them. Therefore thus saith the Lord God : Because ye are turbulent more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgements, neither have done after the 2 ordinances of the nations that 8 are round about you ; therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even I, am agamst thee ; and I will execute judgements in the midst of thee in 9 the sight of the nations. And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abomma- 10 tions. Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons m the midst of thee, and the sons sliall eat their fathers ; and I will execute judgements in thee, and the whole remnant of thee wiU I scatter 11 unto aU the winds. Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, surely, be- cause thou hast defiled my sanctuary with aU thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also 3 duninish thee ; neither shall mine eye spare, and I also wiU have no pity. 12 A third i^art of thee 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 thu-d part I wiU scatter unto all the winds, and wlU draw out a sword after them. 13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will ^ satisfy my fury s upon them, and I will be comforted : and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken in my zeal, wlien I have accomplished 14 my fury upon them. Moreover I wiU make thee a desolation and a reproach, among the nations that are round ab- out thee, in the sight of all that ijass 15 by. So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonish- ment, unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shaU execute judge- ments in thee in anger and in fury, and in furious rebukes: I the Lord have 16 spoken it : when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I wiU send to destroy you ; and I wiU increase the famine ujion you, and will break 17 your staff of bread ; 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 brmg the sword upon thee: I the Lord have spoken it. 6 And the word of the Lord came '2imto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, Sand prophesy 6 unto them, and say. Ye mountains of Israel, hear tlie word of the Lord God : Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains and to the hUls, to the ''watercourses and to the valleys : Behold, I, even I, wiU bring a sword upon you, and I wiU 4 destroy yom* high places. And youi- altars shall become desolate, and your sun-images shall be broken : and I will cast down yoiu" slain men before your 5 idols. And I wiU lay the carcases of the childi-en of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones 6 round about your altars. In all yoiu* dwelUng places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate ; that yom' 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 yom* works may be ^ abolished. 7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the 8 Lord. Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall 9 be scattered through the countries. And they that escape of you shall remem- ber me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, how that ^l have been broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols : and they shall loathe themselves in then* own sight for the evils which they have committed in all 10 then- abomuiations. And they shall know that I am the Lord : I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them. 11 Thus saith the Lord God : Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas ! because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel : for they shaU fall by the sword, by the 12 famine, and by tlie pestilence. 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 II besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them. 13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about theu" altars, upon every high hiU, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick i^oak, the place where they did offer sweet 14 savour to all their idols. And I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate and waste, isfrom the wilderness toward Diblah, 8. 5. EZEKIEL. 597 lOr, The turn Or, TIk crov>n- i-ng time !0r, from 'See ver. 7, i Or, not from them, norfrom. their multi' tude.nor from their wealth 5 Or, wailing for them 6Heb. though their life be yet among the liv- ing. T Or, it shailnot turn back 8 Or, whose life is 271 his hdquity througliout all their liabitations : and they shall know that I am the Lokb. 7 Moreover the word of the Loud came 2 unto me, saying, And thou, son of man, tlms saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel, An end : the end is come upon the four corners of the 3 land. Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger ujion thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bruig upon thee all thine 4 abomuiations. And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither wUl I have pity: but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee : and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 5 Thus saith the Lord God : An evil, an G only evil ; behold, it cometh. An end is come, the end is come, it awaketh 7 against thee ; behold, it cometh. i Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the laud : the time is come, the day is near ; a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, ^upon the mountains. 8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger against thee, and will judge thee ac- cording to thy ways ; and I will bring 9 upon thee all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring upon thee according to thy ways, and tliine ab- ominations shall be in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I the 10 Lord do smite. Behold, the day, be- hold, it cometh: ''thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride 11 hath budded. Violence is risen uj) into a rod of wickedness; *none of them shall remain, nor of their multi- tude, nor of theu' wealth : neither shall 12 there be ^emiuency among them. The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn : for wrath is upon all the multi- 13 tude thereof. For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, ^ although they be yet alive: for the vision is touch- ing the whole multitude thereof, ''none shall return; neither shall any strength- en himself '^in the iniquity of his life. 14 They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready ; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is ujjon aU the 15 multitude thereof. The sword is with- out, 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 16 him. But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mount- ains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one in his in- 17 iquity. All hands shall be feeble, and 18 all knees shall be weak as water. They shall also gird themselves with sack- cloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and I'J baldness upon all their heads. They shall cast their silver in tlie streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing ; their silver and their gold shall not \)(i able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the; Lord ; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it hatli l)een the stiun- 20 blingblock of their iniquity. As for the beauty of his ornament, ''he set it in majesty: but they made the images of then- abommations and their detestable things 10 therein : therefore have I made 21 it unto them as an unclean thing. 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 22 profane it. My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my 11 secret place: and robbers shall 23 enter into it, and prof ant! it. Make the chain: for the land is full of 12 bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. 24Wlierefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease ; and i^ their 25 holy places shall be profaned. !•! De- struction cometh ; and they shall seek 26 peace, and there shall be none. Mis- chief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; and they shall seek a vision of the projihet ; but the law shall perish from the i^riest, 27 and comisel from the ancients. The king shall mom-n, and the pruice 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 de- serts wUl I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 8 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fiith day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon 2 me. Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire ; from the ap- pearance of his loins and downward, tire : and from his loms and upward, as the appearance of brightness, i'' as the 3 colour of IS amber. And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head ; and the spu-it lifted me uj) between the earth and the hea- ven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh to- ward the north ; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh 4 to jealousy. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the 1^ appearance that I saw in the 5 2)lain. Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way to- ward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward of the gate of the altar this » Or, tlusy turrwd it tojyride; iind they 10 Or, thereof "Or, Si-erct treasure l2Heb. Judge- ment of blood. 13 Or, they thai sanctify them nOr, Distress 15 Or, as amber to look upon 16 See ch. i. 4. I'^Or, vision 598 EZEKIEL. 8. 5. 1 Or, to get them far off 2 Or, tur7i thee yet again, and thou shah see greater abmnitl' ations So also in TV. 13, 15. 3 Or, land 4 Or, Draw ye near that Ac, 5 Or, battle are 6imageof jealousy in the entry. And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do ? even the great abomina- tions that the house of Israel do commit here, ^that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but ^thou shalt again 7 see yet other great abominations. And he brought me to the door of the court ; and when I looked, behold a hole in 8 the wall. Then said he unto me. Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a 9 door. And he said vmto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that 10 they do here. So I went in and saw ; and behold every fonn of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pour- 11 trayed upon the wall round about. 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, with every man his censer in his hand ; and the odour 12 of the cloud of incense went up. Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not ; the Lord hath 13 forsaken the ^earth. He said also un- to me, Thou shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do. 14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weepmg for Tam- 15 muz. Then said he unto me. Hast thou seen this, son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abomina- 16 tions than these. And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped 17 the smi toward the east. Then he said mito me, Hast thou seen this, 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 vio- lence, and have tm-ned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the 18 branch to their nose. Therefore will I also deal in f m-y : mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in miiie ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. O Then he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, sayuig, * Cause ye them that have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon 2 in his hand. 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 iii, and stood beside the Sbrasen altar. And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the thresh- old of the house : and he called to the man clothed in linen, which had the 4 ivriter's inkhorn ^by his side. And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, tlu-ough the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations 5 that be done Lu the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite : let not your eye spare, neither 6 have ye pity: slay 'utterly the old man, the young man and the maiden, 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 ^ ancient men 7 which were before the house. And he said mito them. Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote 8 in the city. 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 God ! wilt thou destroy aU the residue of Israel in thy pouring 9 out of thy fury upon Jerusalem ? Then said he unto me. The iniquit}' of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeduig gi-eat, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of ^wrestmg ofjudfje- ment : for they say. The Lord hath for- saken the s earth, and the Lord seeth 10 not. And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have intj, but I will bring their way ujion 11 their head. And behold, the man clothed in linen, which had the ink- horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast com- manded me. 10 Then I looked, and behold, m 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 2 throne. And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said. Go in be- tween the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and till both thuie hands with coals of fii'e from between the cherubim, and i*' scatter them over the 3 city. And he went in in my sight. Now the cherubun stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in ; and 4 the cloud filled the inner court. And the glory of the Lord 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 Lord's glory. 11. 16. EZEKIEL. 599 1 Hel). F.l Shad- (lau 2 See ih. i. 4. ■lOr, st&nt^ of Tarsh ish 4Heb. in the midst of. 5 Or, touards 6 Or, of life See ch. ■2\. ' Or, over ajainst 5 And tlio sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to tlie outer court, as the voice of i(iod Ahnighty 6 when he speaketh. And it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in hneu, sayhig, Take tire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel. 7 And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire tliat was between the cherub- im, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the foiTU of a man's hand under their 9 wmgs. And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub: and the ap- pearance of the wheels was ^as the 10 colour of a ^beryl stone. And as for their appearance, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been * with- 11 in a wheel. WTien they went, they went &upon their four sides: they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed 12 it ; they turned not as they went. And their whole body, and their backs, and their- hands, and their Avings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in 14 my hearing, the whii'lmg wheels. And every one had fom- faces : the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the 15 fourth the face of an eagle. And the cherubim mounted up : this is the liv- ing creatm-e that I saw by the river 16 Chebar. And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them : and when the cherubun lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spnit •'of the 18 living creature was in them. And the glory of the Lord went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood 19 over the cherubim. And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels 7 beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over 20 them above. This is the living crea- ture that I saw mider the God of Israel by the river Chebar ; and I knew that 21 they were cherubim. Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands 22 of a man was under their wings. And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and tliemselves ; th(?y went every one straight forward. 11 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh east- Avard: 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 sou of 2Benaiah, j)ruices of the people. And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that 3 give wicked counsel in this city : which saj^ 8 y/ie time is not near to build houses : this city is the caldron, and 4 we be the flesh. Therefore prophesy agamst them, prophesy, O son of man. 5 And the spii'it of the Lord fell upon me, and he said unto me. Speak, Thus saith the Lord : Thus have ye said, house of Israel ; for I know the things 6 that come into your mind. Ye have multipUed your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof Avith 7 the slain. Therefore thus saith the Lord God : Yom- slain AA'hom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but "ye shall be brought forth out of the midst 8 of it. Ye have feared the sword ; and I Avill bring the sword upon you, saith 9 the Lord God. And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and de- liver you into the hands of strangers, and AA'Ul execute judgements among 10 you. Ye shaU fall by the SAVord; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; I Avill judge you in the 12 border of Israel; and ye shaU know that I am the Lord: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither have ye executed my j udgements, but have done after the lo ordinances of the nations 13 that are rovmd about you. And it came to pass, Avhen I prophesied, that Pelat- iah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I doAvn upon my face, and cried Avith a loud voice, and said. Ah Lord God ! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel ? 14 And the word of the Lord came mito 15 me, saying, Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy nkmd- red, and all the house of Israel, all of them, are they unto whom the inhabit- ants of Jerusalem have said. Get you far from the Lord ; unto us is this land 16 given for a possession : therefore say. Thus saith the Lord God : Whereas I have removed them far oif among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the coim tries, '^-j&i Avill I be to them a sanctuary for a little Avhile in the countries Avhere they are 8 Or, Ik not the time near iic.l ^Another read] n^ is, J will bring you. 10 Heb. judge- ■nients. 11 Heb. redemp- tion. See Lev. XXV. 25, &c. 12 Or, yet have I been Or, and havehrrit 600 EZEKIEL, 11. 16. lOr, over against 2 Or, exile 3 Or, perceive that they are 17 come. Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scat- tered, and I will give you the land of 18 Israel. And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the de- testable things thereof and all the ab- 19ominations thei-eof from thence. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spu-it within you; and I Avill take the stony heart out of then- flesh, and will give them an heart of 20 flesh: that they may walk in my sta- tutes, and keej) mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my peo- 21 pie, and I will be their God. But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abommations, I will bring their way upon their own heads, saith 22 the Lord God. Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were i beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 2.3 And the glory of the Lobd went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side 24 of the city. 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 25 had seen went up from me. Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me. 12 The word of the Lord also came un- 2 to me, saying. Son of man, thou dweU- est in the midst of the rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not, which have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for 2 removing, and remove by day in their sight ; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will 3 consider, though they be a re- 4 bellious house. And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for ^removing: and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in theii- sight, 5 as when men go forth into exile. Dig thou through the wall in their sight, C and carry out thereby. In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoul- der, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground : for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Is- 7rael. And I did so as I was com- manded: I Ijrought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I Ijrought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder m 8 their sight. And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto 10 thee. What doest thou? Say thou un- to them. Thus saith the Lord God: This * burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of 11 Israel s among whom they are. Say, I am your sign : like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they 12 shall go into exile, into captivity. 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 thereliy : he shall cover his face, because he shaU not see 13 the "ground with his eyes. 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, 14 though he shall die there. And I wiU scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the 15 sword after them. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall dis- perse them among the nations, and scatter them tlu'ough the countries. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence ; that they may de- clare all their abominations among the nations whither they come ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 17 Moreover the word of the Lord came 18 to me, saying. Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and di-ink thy water with trembling and with care- 19 fulness; and say unto the people of the land. Thus saith the Lord God concerning the inhabitants of Jerusa- lem, and the land of Israel : They shall cat theu" bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from 'all that is therein, because of the violence 20 of all them that dwell therein. And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 21 And the word of the Lord came unto 22 me, saying. Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying. The days are prolonged, 23 and every vision faileth? Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God: I wiU 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 * effect of every 24 vision. For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divina- 25 tion within the house of Israel. For I am the Lord; I will speak, and the vv'ord that I shall speak shall be per- formed ; it shall be no more deferred : for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and wUl i3erform it, saith the Lord God. 26 Again the word of the Lord came 14. 7. EZEKIEL. 601 1 Or, and things whicii they have not seen 2 Or, breaches J Or, have hoped 'Or, secret 5 Or, register 6 Or, a slight wall '27 to me, saying, Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of times that are 28 far off. Therefore say nnto them, Thus saith the Lord God: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, ))ut the word which I shall sjieak shall be jierfoi-med, saith the Lord (ioD. 13 And the word of the Lord came unto 2 me, saying. Son of man, proiihesy a- gainst the i)rophets of Israel that pro- phesy, and say thou unto them that proi)hesy out of their own heart, Hear 3 ye the word of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord God: Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, 4 1 and have seen nothing ! Israel, tliy prophets have been like foxes in the 5 waste places. Ye have not gone up into the ^gajjs, neither made up the fence for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divin- ation, that say. The Lord saith; and the Lord hath not sent them: and they 3 have made men to hope that the 7 word should be confirmed. Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say. The Lord saith ; albeit I have not spoken ? 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God : Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am a- 9 gainst you, saith the Lord God. Aiid mine hand shall be against the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the •* coiuicil of my people, neither shaU they be written in the ^ writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel ; and ye shall know that I am the 10 Lord Ctod. Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying. Peace ; and there is no i)eace ; and when one buildeth up ^ a wall, behold, they daub 11 it with untempered mortar : say unto them which daub it with untemijered mortar, that it shall fall : there shall be an overflowing shower ; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy 12 wind shaU rend it. Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye 13 have daubed it ? Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury ; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in fury to 14 consume it. So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with un- tempered mortar, and brmg it down to the ground, so that the founda- tion thereof shall be discovered: and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof; and ye shall 15 know that I am the Lord. Thus will I accomplish my fury upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say unto you, The wall is no more, 16 neither they that daubed it; to wit, tlie i)rophets of Israel which i)roi)hesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of iieace for her, and there is no i)eace, saith the Lord God. 17 And thou, son of man, set thy face against tlie daugliters of thy peojile, which prophesy out of their own heart ; 18 and proiihesy thou against them, and say. Thus saith the Lord (ioD : Woe to the women that sew i>illows upon aU 7 elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every statm-e to hunt souls! 8 Will ye hunt the souls of mj' i^eople, and save souls alive ^for 19 j'oui'selves ? And ye have profaned me among my peojile for handf uls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that shoiild not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my i^eople that hearken 20 unto lies. Wherefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I am against yoiu" pillows, 10 wherewith ye there hunt the souls II to make them flj', and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt 21 11 to make them flj'. Your kerchiefs also win I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye 22 shall know that I am the Lord. Be- cause with lies y e ha ve gi'ie ved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad ; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not retiu-n from his wicked way, 12 and be saved alive: 23 therefore ye shall no more see vanity, nor divine divinations : and I will de- liver my people out of j'our hand ; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 14 Then came certain of tlie elders of 2 Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of the Lord came unto me, 3 saying, Son of man, these men have 13 taken theu' idols into their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I 4 be inquu'ed of at aU by them ? There- fore sjjeak unto them, and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God : Every man of the house of Israel that taketh his idols into his heart, and j^utteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity be- fore Ills face, and cometh to the jiro- phet; I the Lord wiU answer him 11 therein according to the multitude of Shis idols; that I may take the house of Israel in theii- own heart, because they are aU estranged from me through 6 their idols. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God : Eeturn ye, and turn yourselves from your idols ; and turn away your 7 faces from all your abominations. For 7 Hell. joints o/the hands. s Or, Ye hunt.,, and ye save &c. 9 Or. that arc yours "Or, wlicre ye hunt "Or, a birds 12 Or, by promis- ing him life 13 Heb. caused to come up. 11 Or, ac- cordinjj thereto Another reading is, he 25 come in the inulti- tude &c. 602 EZEKIEL. 11 7. 'Or, of him concej'ii- 2 Or, enticed 3 Or, the pun- ishnicjit of thmr inif^iiity J Or, bereave ■' Or, I Ait the sword go 6Heb. they that escape. every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his in- iquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet to iuquu'e ifor himself of me; I the Lord wiU answer him by 8 myself : and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an aston- ishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people ; and ye shall know that I am 9 the Lord. And if the prophet be 2 de- ceived and speaketh a word, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of 10niypeoi)le Israel, And they shall bear s their iniquity : the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity 11 of hun that seeketh unto him; 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 God. 12 And the word of the Lord came unto 18 me, saying, Son of man, when a laud smnetli against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out mine 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 though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should de- liver but their own souls by their right- 15eousness, saith the Lord God. If I cause noisome 1)easts to pass through the land, and they ^si^oil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through 16 because of the beasts; though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters ; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 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 ; 18 though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered them- 19 selves. Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and iiour out my fury ujion it in blood, to cut off from it man 20 and beast: though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but de- liver their own souls by their righteous- 21ness. For thus saith the Lord God: How much more when I send my four sore judgements ujion Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from 22 it man and beast ? Yet, behold, there- in shall be left ''a renmant that sliall be carried forth, both sons and daugh- ters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings : and ye shall be com- forted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concern- ing all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their way and their doings : and ye shall know that I have not done ' with- out cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God. 15 And the word of the Lord came unto 2 me, saying. Son of man, what is the vine treemore than any tree, the vine branch which ^is among the trees of the forest ? o Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work ? or will men take a pin of it 4 to hang any vessel thereon ? 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 5 for any work? 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 G-'meet for any work? Therefore thus saith the Lord God : As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so 1° wUl I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them ; they 11 shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devom' them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when 81 set my face against them. And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord God. 16 Again the word of the IjOrd came 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, Sand say. Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem: i^Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite ; the Amorite was thy father, and thy 4 mother was an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee ; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at 5 all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these imto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, for that thy person was abhorred, in the day that thou wast 6 born. And when I jiassed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, 1 said unto thee, Thaugh thou art in thy blood, live ; yea, I said unto thee, 7 Though thou art in thy blood, live. I 13 caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou didst increase and wax great, and thou attainedst to 1^ excellent ornament ; thy breasts were fashioned, and thine hair was grown; 8 yet thou wast naked and bare. Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my sku-t over 16. 41. EZEKIEL. 603 'Or. porpoise- t^kin 2 Or, bound then with a tire of fine lituix 3 Or. beaiUi- fid vessels ^ Or, mal-r. images 5 Or. setting th<mi af?art Heb. making them pass over. CQr. a vaulp'd chamber thee, and covered thy nakedness : yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith tlie Lord 9 God, and thou becainest mine. Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from 10 tliee, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with i sealskin, and I ^girded thee about with fine linen. Hand covered thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain 12 on thy neck. And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work ; thou didst eat fine flom% and honey, and oil : and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper luito royal estate . 14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty ; for it was per- fect, through my majesty which I had put u^jon thee, saith the Lord God. 15 But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and iilayedst the harlot because of thy renown, and i^ouredst out thy whore- doms on eveiy one that passed by ; his 16 it was. And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest for thee high places decked with divers colours, and playedst the harlot ujion them: the nice things shall not come, neither shall 17 it be so. Thou didst also take thy sfair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee * images of men, and didst play the 18 harlot with them; and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine 19 incense before them. My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savom*, and th us it was ; saith the Lord 20 God. Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter, 21 that thou hast slam my children, and delivered them up, in s causing them to 22 pass through the fire imto them? And in all thine abominations and thy whore- doms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast weltering in 23 thy blood. And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee ! 24 saith the Lord God,) that thou hast built unto thee ^ an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty jilace in every 25 street. Thou hast built thy lofty place at every head of the way, and hast made tliy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whore- 26dom. Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyjitians, thy neighbours, great of flesh ; a)id hast multiplied thy wlioredom, to provoke 27 me to anger. Behold therefore, I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ^ ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy 28 lewd way. Thou hast played the harlot also witli the Assyrian.s, because thou wast unsatiable ; j'ea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet thou 29 wast not satisfied. Thou hast more- over multiplied thy whoredom ^in the land of Canaan, unto Clialdea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. 30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these thmgs, the work of an imperious whorish 31 woman ; in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street ; and hast not been as an harlot, 32 9 in that thou scornest hire. A wife that committeth adultery ! that taketh strangers instead of her husband! 33 They give gifts to all harlots : but thou givest thy gifts to aU thy lovers, and bribest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredoms. 34 And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to commit whore- dom: and whereas thou givest hire, and no hu-e is given unto thee, there- fore thou art contrary. 35 Wherefore, harlot, hear the word of 3'j the LoED : Thus saith the Lord God, Because thy lOfilthmess was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers; and because of all the idols of thy abomina- tions, and for the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; 37 therefore behold, I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated ; I wiU even gather them against thee on every side, and wiU discover thy nakedness unto them, that they 38 may see all thy nakedness. And I will judge thee, as women that break wed- lock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of fury 39 and jealousy. I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall tkrow down thine eminent place, and break down thy lofty places; and they shall strip thee of thy clothes, and take thy fan- jewels: and they shall leave thee 40 naked and bare. They shall also bring up an assembly against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thi'ust thee through with their swords. 41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgements upon ' Or. al- loxvance ^ Oy.unto the land o/traJ/U- « Or, f?i<il scoffeth at her hire 10 Heb. brass. 604 EZEKIEL. 16. 41. 1 Heb. bring to rest. 2 Or. toward ^Or, hast thou not com- mitted i-e. I 4 Or, uffteit I saw it 5 Or, sister «0r, return to thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also 42 give no hire any more. So will I 1 satisfy my fury '■^upon thee, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more 43 angry. Because thou hast not re- membered the days of thy j'outh, but hast fretted me in all these things; therefore behold, I also will bring thy way uj)on thine head, saith the Lord God : and ^ thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thuie abominations. 44 Behold, every one that useth pro- verbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying. As is the mother, so is 45 her daughter. Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their chiklren: your mother was an Hittite, and your 46 father an Amorite. And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters : and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her 47 daughters. Yet hast thou not walked in then- ways, nor done after their ab- ominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast more corrupt 48 than they in all thy ways. As I live, saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daugh- 49ters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom; pride, fulness of bread, and i)rosperous ease was in her and in her daughters ; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and 50 needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away ^as I saw 51 good. Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins ; but thou hast multi- plied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters by all thine abominations which thou hast 52 done. Thou also, bear thine own shame, m that thou hast given judgement for thy 5 sisters ; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou also confomided, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast 53 justified thy sisters. And I will <> tm-n again then- captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives m 54 the midst of them: that thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be ashamed because of all that thou hast done, in that thou art a coinfort unto 55 them. And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, and thou and thy daughters shall re- 56 turn to your fonner estate. For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride; 57 before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of the reproach of the daughters of SjTia, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which do despite mito thee 58 round about. Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith 59 the LoED. For thus saith the Lord God: I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, Avhich hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee m the days of thy youth, and I will establish mito thee an 61 everlasting covenant. Then shalt thou remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder s(.s<?rs and thy younger : and I will give them unto thee for daugh- 62 ters, but not by thy covenant. And I wUl establish my covenant with thee ; and thou shalt know that I am the 63 Lord : that thou mayest remember, and be confomided, and never oijen thy mouth any more, because of thy shame ; when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God. lY And the word of the Lord came unto 2 me, saying, Son of man, imt forth a riddle, and speak a jiarable unto the 3 house of Israel; and say. Thus saith the Lord God: A gi-eat eagle with great wings and long jjinions, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the top 4 of the cedar: he cropped off the top- most of the young twigs thereof, and cawied it into '?a land of traffic; he 5 set it in a city of merchants. 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 6 a willow tree. And it grew, and be- came a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches tm-ned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him : BO it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. 7 There was also another gi-eat 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 jilantation, that he might water Bit. It was ijlanted in a good i^soU by 9 many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9 Say thou. Thus saith the Lord 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; even without great power or much II people to pluck it up by the roots 18. 18. EZEKIEL. 605 1 Jleb. low. 10 thereof ? Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toiicheth it ? it shall wither in the beds where it grew. 11 Moreover the word of the Lord came 12 unto me, saying. Say now to the rebellious house. Know ye not what these things mean? tell them. Behold, the king of IJabylon came to Jeru- salem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them 13 to huu to Babylon; and be took of the seed royal, and made a coven- ant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the 14 mighty of the land : that the kingdom might be i base, that it might not lift itself up, but tliat by keeping of his 15 covenant it might stand. But he re- belled against him in sending his am- bassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things ? shall he break 16 the covenant, and yet escape ? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dweUeth that made him king, whose oath he de- spised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon 17 he shall die. Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and gi'eat com- pany make for him in the war, when they cast uj) mounts and build forts, to 18 cut off many persons. For he bath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these 19 things; he shall not escape. There- fore thus saith the Lord God: As I live, surely mine oath that be hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even brmg it upon 20 bis own head. 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 plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed 21 against me. And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind : and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it. 22 Thus saith the Lord God : I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of his young twigs a tender one, and I wiU plant it upon an high 23 mountain and eminent : in the mount- ain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar : and mider it shall dwell all fowl of every wing ; m the shadow of the branches 24 thereof shall they dwell. And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high ti-ee, have exalted the low tree, have di'ied w]} the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it. 18 The word of tlie Lord came unto me 2 again, saying. What mean ye, that ye use this proverb '^concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fatliers have eaten sour grajics, and the children's 3 teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not liave orcasiim any more to use this proverb 4 in Israel. Behold, all souls ai'e mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine : the soul that 5sinneth, it shall die. But if a man be just, and do ^that which is law- 6 ful and right, 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 neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her separation ; 7 and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the del)tor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; She that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any incTcase, that hath withdrawn his hand from in- iquity, hath executed true judgement 9 between man and man, hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judge- ments, to deal ti'uly; he is just, he shall sm-ely live, saith the Lord God. 10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and *that doeth any 11 one of these things, and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his 12 neighbour's wife, hath wronged the poor and needy, hath spoiled by vio- lence, hath not restored the jiledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath 13 committed abomination, hath given forth upon usm-y, and hath taken in- crease : shall he then live ? be shall not live : he hath done all these abomina- tions: he shall surely ^die; his blood 14 shall be upon him. Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he hath done, and ^feareth, and 15 doeth not such like, that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled 16 his neighbour's wife, neither hath wi'onged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given bis bread to the hun- gry, and hath covered the naked with 17 a garment, that hath withdi-awn his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath exe- cuted my judgements, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, be shall surely 18 live. As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by ^dolence, and did that which is not 3Heb. judfje- and ri'iht- i Or, tlMt doeth to a brothfr any of th^se 5 Heb. be pitt to death. ^Another reading is, seeth, or, con- Sidereth. 606 EZEKIEL. 18. 18. 10r,/(W 2 Or, he shall die 3 Or, because of U 4 Or. so shall tht-y not he a stum- bling- block of inviuity unto you 5 Heb. stum- blinq- block. good among his people, benbld, lie shall 19 die 1 in his iniquity. Yet say ye, Where- fore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father ? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hatli kept all my statutes, and hath done 20 them, he shall surely live. The soul that sinnetli, it shall die : the son shall not bear tlie iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the in- iquity of the son ; the righteousness of the righteous shaU be ui^on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be 21 ui^on him. But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep aU my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall 22 surely live, he shall not die. None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he 23 shall live. Have I any jjleasure in the death of the wicked? saitli the Lord God : and not rather that he should 24 retm'n from his way, and live '? But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and conamitteth iniquity, and doeth according to aU the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live ? None of his right- eous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his tres2)ass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he 25 hath sinned, in tliem shall he die. Yet ye say. The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, house of Israel : Is not my way equal? are not youi- 26 ways unequal? When the righteous man turneth away fi'om his right- eousness, and committeth iniquity, 2 and dieth ^therem; lin his iniquity 27 that he hath done shall he die. 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 28 alive. Because he considereth, and tui-neth away from all his transgres- sions that he hath committed, he shall 29 surely live, he shall not die. Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. house of Israel, are not my w^ays equal ? are not your 30 ways unequal ? Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one ac- cording to his waj's, saith the Lord God. Eeturn ye, and turn yourselves from all yom' transgi-essions ; ■*so iniquity 31 shall not be your ^ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, where- in ye have transgressed ; and make you .. a new heart and a new spirit : for why 32 wDl ye die, house of Israel ? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : where- fore turn yoiu-selves, and live. 19 Moreover, take thou up a lamenta- 2 tion for the princes of Israel, and say, What was thy mother ? A lioness : she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her 3 whelps. And she brought up one of her whelps ; he became a young Uon : and he learned to catch the prey, he de- 4 voui-ed men. The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit: and they brought him with hooks unto 5 the land of Egypt. Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a joung Hon. G And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion : and he learned to catch the prej', he devoured 7 men. And he knew then* ^palaces, and laid waste theu' cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his 8 roaring. Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces : and they spread then* net over him; 9 he was taken in then- pit. And they put him m a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon ; they brought him into strong holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. 10 Thy mother was like a vine, '?in thy blood, planted by the waters : she was fruitful and full of branches by reason 11 of many waters. And she had strong rods for the scejitres of them that bare rule, and ^ their statm-e was exalted among the ^ thick boughs, and lothey were seen in ■'^ their height with the 12 multitude of 8 their branches. But she was plucked up in fm-y, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind di'ied up her fruit: her strong rods were broken off and withered; the 13 lire consumed them. And now she is planted in the wUderness, in a dry and 14thu'sty laud. And fire is gone out of lithe rods of her branches, it hath de- vom-ed her fruit, so that there is in her no strong rod to be a scej)tre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. 20 And it came to pass in the seventh year, iu the fifth viontlt, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquii-e of the Lord, 2 and sat before me. And the word of 3 the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and s^y unto them, Thus saith the Lord God : Are ye come to inquu-e of me ? As I live, saitli the Lord God, 4 1 will not be inquu-ed of by you. Wilt thou jtidge them, son of man, wUt thou judge them? cause them to know 5 the abominations of theu' fathers ; and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God : In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of E- gypt, when I lifted up mine hand imto 20. 35. EZEKIEL. 607 iHeb. made them to kiiow. ■' Or, bi/ ^ Or. J Ihr Lord do sanctify them them, sajaiip, I am tlio Lord your 6 God ; in that day I lifted up mine hand unto tlieni, to liriiig tlieiu forth out of the land of Ef,'yiit into a land that I had esjiied for them, Howhig with milk and honey, which is the fjlory of Tall lands: and I said unto them. Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt ; I am the Lord 8 your God. But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto jiie ; 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 fury ujion them, to accomplish my anger agamst them in the midst of the land of 9 Egypt. But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egj'pt. 10 So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them llinto the wilderness. And I gave them my statutes, and i shewed them my judgements, which if a man do, he 12 shall live 2 in them. Moi-eover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that "I am the Lord that 13 sanctify them. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness : they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected my judgements, which if a man do, he shall live ^iu them; and my sabbaths they gi'eatly profaned: then I said I would pour out my fm-y upon them in the wilderness, to con- 14sume them. But I ^\Tought for my name's sake, that it should not be pro- faned m the sight of the nations, in 15 whose sight I brought them out. More- over also I lifted up my hand 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; 16 because they rejected my judgements, and walked not in my statutes, and jirof aned my sabbaths : for their heart 17 went after their idols. Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of 18 them in the wilderness. And I said unto then- childi-en in the wilderness, WaUv ye not in the statutes of yom- fathers, neither observe then* judge- ments, nor defile yourselves with their 19 idols : I am the Lord yom- God ; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgements, 20 and do them: and hallow my sabbaths ; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am 21 the Lord your God. But the children rebelled agamst me ; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judge- ments to do them, which if a man do, he shall live '■^iii them; they profaned my sabbaths : then I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accom- plish my anger against them in the 22 wilderness. Nevertheless I withdi'cw mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose 23 sight I brought them forth. Moreover I lifted up mine hand mito them in the wUderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disjierse them 21 through the comitries; because they had not executed my judgements, but had rejected my statutes, and had pro- faned my sabbaths, and theu- eyes were 25 after their fathers' idols. Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and judgements ''wherein they 26 should not live ; and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they ^ caused to pass through the fii<^ all that oi^en- eth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord. 27 Therefore, son of man, si^eak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God : In this more- over have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a 28 trespass against me. For when I had brought them into the land, which I lifted up mine hand to give unto them, then they ^saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they present- ed the provocation of their offering, there also they made their sweet savoui', and they poiu-ed out there their 29 drink offerings. Then I said unto them. What meaneth the high place ^ where- unto ye go? So the name thereof is 30 called ^Bamah unto this day. Where- fore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God: Do ye pollute your- selves after the manner of your fathers? and go ye a whoring after then- abomin- 31ations? and when ye offer yom* gifts, when ye make yom- sons topass thi-ough the fire, do ye j)oUute youi'selves 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 God, 321 will not be inquired of by you: and that which cometli into your mind shall not be at all ; in that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the 33 countries, to serve wood and stone. As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will 3-1 1 be king over you : and I will bring you out from the peojiles, and will gather you out of the countries where- in ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with 35 fury poui'ed oi;t: and I will bring you into the wilderness of the i3eoples, and J Or, whereby 5 Or, set apart all See Ex. xiii. VI HOT, looked out for 7 Or. where- unto y; qo, and the name whereof . . . day ! 8 That is, Hinh place. 608 EZEKIEL. 20. 35. 1 Or, but hereafter sureltf yc ahaU hearkf'n unto me, and (tc. 2 Or, chief 3 Or, tribute 4 Or, With ICh. xxi. ] in Heb.J (Ch. xxL H in Heb.] there will I plead with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord 37 God. And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into 38 the bond of the covenant ; and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgi-ess against me ; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojom-n, but they shall not enter into the laud of Israel : and ye 39 shall know that I am the Lord. As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God : Go ye, serve every one his idols, 1 and hereafter also, if ye will not heai'ken unto me : but my holy name shall ye no more profane with your 40 gifts, and with your idols. For in mine holy mountain, in the momitain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord 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 ^fii-stfruits of your ^oblations, with all your holy 41 things. * As a sweet savour will I ac- cept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the coun- tries wherein ye have been scattered ; and I will be sanctified in you in the 42 sight of the nations. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the comitry which I lifted u^j mine 43 hand to give unto yom- fathers. And there shall ye remember your ways, and aU your doings, wherein ye have pol- luted yourselves ; and ye shall loathe yourselves in yom* own sight for all your evils that j'e have committed. 44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God. 4.5 And the word of the Lord came mito 46 me, saying. Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word towai-d the south, and proi^hesy against 47 the forest of the field in the South ; and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devom* every green tree in thee, and every <h-y tree : the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and aU faces from the south to the 48 north shall be burnt thereby. And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49 Then said I, All Lord God ! they say of me. Is he not a speaker of parables? 21 And the word of the Lord came unto 2 me, saying, Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop tliy ivord toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy 3 against the land of Israel; and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and 4 the wicked. Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh 5 from the south to the north : and all flesh shall know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; 6 itshallnoti'eturnanymore. Sigh there- fore, thou son of man ; with the break- ing of thy loins and with bitterness 7 shalt thou sigh before their eyes. And it shall be, when they say unto thee,Where- f ore sighest thou ? that thou 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 God. 8 And the word of the Lord came unto 9 me, saying. Son of man, prophesy, and say. Thus saith the Lord : Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, 10 and also fm-bished: it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? 6 the rod of 11 my son, it contemneth every tree. And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled : the sword, it is sharjiened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into 12 the hand of the slayer. Cry and howl, 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 ujion thy 13 thigh. For there is a trial ; and "^ what if even the rod that contemneth shall 14 be no more ? saith the Lord God. Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine 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 15 chambers. I have set the i^ijoiut of the sword agamst aU their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stum- blings be multiplied : ah ! it is made as lightnmg, it is iiointed for slaughter. 16 i^Gather thee together, go to the right ; set thyself in array, go to the left; 17 1- whithersoever thy face is set. I wUl also smite mine hands together, and I wiU 13 satisfy my fury : I the Lord have spoken it. 18 The word of the Lord came imto me 19 again, saying. Also, thou son of man, aiipoint thee 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 i^i^lace, mark it out at 20 the head of the way to the city. Thou shalt appoint a way, for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of 22. 22. EZEKIEL. 609 1 Or, far 2 Or, punish- ment 3 0r, / wiU re- move &e. iHeb. 7iot this. iHeb. An over- throw, over- throw, over- throw, Willi make it. oOr, to the uttt r- most 'Or, thine origin 8 Oi', and Amnion, aud to Judali iu Jerusalem 21 the defeuced. For the king of Babylon stood at the partmg of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divina- tion : he shook the arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in 22 the liver. In his right hand was the div- ination ybr Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to ojien the mouth i in the slaugh- ter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to 23 cast up mounts, to build forts. And it shall be unto them as a vain divination in their eight, which have sworn oaths unto them : but he bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken. 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that youi- transgi-es- sions are discovered, so that in all youi' doings yom* sins do appear; because that ye are come to remembrance, ye 25 shall be taken with the hand. And thou, O deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the ^ iniquity of the end ; 26 thus saith the Lord God: ^ Remove the mitre, and take off the crown: this shall be '^uo more the same: exalt that which is low, and abase that which 27 is high. ^I wiU overturn, overtm-n, overtm-n it : this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is ; and I will give it him. 28 And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord God con- cerning the childi-eu of Amnion, and concerning theii- reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is fm-bished, 6 to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning : 29 whiles they see vanity imto thee, whiles they divine lies mito thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly wounded, whose day is come, iu the time of the ^ iniquity of the end. 30 Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast created, in the land of ^ thy bu-th, will I judge thee. 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee ; I will blow upon thee with the fii-e of my wrath : and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skil- 32 ful to destroy. Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire ; thy blood shall be iu the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered : for I the Lord have spoken it. 22 Moreover the word of the Lord 2 came unto me, saying. And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? ^then cause her 3 to know aU her abominations. Aud thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord God : A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself 4 to defile her 1 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled iu thine idols which thou hast made-; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years : therefore have I made tlieo a rei)roach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries. 5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, thou (■> '■' infamous one and full of tumult. Be- hold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his i" power, have been in 7 thee to shed blood. In thee have they set light by father and motlier ; in the midst of thee have they dealt by op- pression with the stranger: in thee have they wronged the fatherless and 8 the widow. Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sab- 9 baths. Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood: and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have commit- 10 ted lewchiess. In thee have they dis- covered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was 11 unclean in her separation. And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; aud another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law ; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, 12 his father's daughter. In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood ; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast gi'eedily gained of thy ueighbom-s by oppression, aud hast forgotten me, 13 saith the Lord God. Behold, therefore, I have smitten mine hand at thy dis- honest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst 14 of thee. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee ? I the Lord have 15 spoken it, and will do it. And I will scatter thee among the nations, and dis- perse thee through the comitries ; and I wiU consume thy filthiness out of thee. 16 And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations ; aud thou shalt know that I am the Lord. 17 And the word of the Lord came unto 18 me, saying. Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me : all of them are brass and tin and ii'on and lead, iu the midst of the furnace ; they 19 are the di'oss of silver. Therefore thus saith the Lord God : Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver and brass andiron and lead and tin into the midst of the fm-nace, to blow the &re upon it, to melt it ; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I wiU lay you there, 21 and melt you. Yea, I wiU gather you, aud blow upon you with the fire of my wi'ath, and ye shall be melted iu the 22 midst thereof. As silver is melted ui the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye 9Heb. drftled of ruuiie. 10 Heb. ann. 20 610 EZEKIEL. 22. 22. 1 That is, Hertcitt. 2 That is, My tent is in her. 3 See NunL V. 19,20. 4 Or, deputies See Jer. U. 23,&c. 5 Or, brought from Egypt shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury uijon you. 23 And the word of the Lord came imto 24 me, saying, Son of man, say unto her. Thou art a laud that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indig- 25 nation. There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoui-ed souls; they take treasm-e and precious things ; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof. 26 Her priests have done violence to my law, and have jirofaned mine holy things: they have jnit no difference between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to dis- cern between the unclean and the clean, and have liid their eyes from my sab- baths, and I am i^rofaned among them. 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey; to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that 28 they may get dishonest gain. And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered mortar, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the 29 LoED hath not spoken. The people of the land have used oppression, and ex- ercised robbery ; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed 30 the stranger wi-ongfully. And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found 31 none. Therefore have I pom-ed out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my ■wrath : their o^ti way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord God. 23 The word of the Lord came agam 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of 3 one mother: and they committed whoredoms in Egyi)t ; they committed whoredoms in then* youth : there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 4. And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and OhoHbah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is i Oholah, and Jeru- 5 salem ^Oholibah. And Oholah played the harlot ^ when she was mine ; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians 'oher neighbours, which were clothed with blue, governors and * rulers, all of them desirable young men, horse- 7 men riding ujion horses. And she be- stowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyi'ia all of them: and on whomsoever she doted, with all 8 then- idols she defiled herself. Neither hath she left her whoredoms ^ since the dai/s of Egyi)t ; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the teats of her virginity : and they poured 9 out then- whoredom ujion her. Where- fore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the As- 10 Syrians, upon whom she doted. These discovered 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 judgements upon her. 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 12 her sister. She doted upon the As- sjTians, governors and rulers, her neighbours, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of 13 them desh-able young men. And I saw that she was defiled; they both took 14 one way. And she increased her whore- doms; for she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the unages of the Chaldeans iiom-trayed with vermilion, 15 girded with girdles upon their loins, 'exceeduig in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the Babylonians 8 in Chaldea, the land of their nativity. IGAud 'J as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers 17 unto them into Chaldea. 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 Mas alienated from 18 them. So she discovered her whore- doms, and discovered her nakedness : then my soul was alienated from her, like as my soul was alienated from her 19 sister. Yet she multiplied her whore- doms, remembering the days of her youth, wherein she had played the 20 harlot in the laud of Egypt. And she doted ujjon their jiaramom-s, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose 21 issue is like the issue of horses. Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewd- ness of thy youth, in the bruising of thy teats by the Egyptians for the breasts of thy youth. 22 Therefore, O Oholibah, thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I wUl raise up thy lovers agamst thee, from whom thy soul is alienated, and I wiU bring 23 them against thee on every side ; the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them : desirable yotmg men, governors and rulers all of them, l)rinces and i°men of renown, all of 24 them riding upon horses. And they shall come against thee with weapons, chariots, and n wagons, and with an assembly of peoples; they shall set themselves against thee with buckler and shield and hehnet roimd about: and I will commit the judgement unto them, and they shall judge thee accord- 24. 9. EZEKIEL. 611 iSee \er. 8. • Oi-, too viuch to endure <see ch. x\"i. iX), 21. ■lOr, to CQinc 25iiig to their jiKlgemeiits. And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they Khali deal with thee in fury ; they shall take away thy nose and thhie oars; and thy residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall 261)6 devoured by the fire. They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, raid take 27 away thy fair jewels. Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom ^hroiif/ht irom the laud of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remem- 28 ber Egypt' any more. For thus saith the Loi-d God : Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from 29 whom thy soul is alienated : and they shall deal with thee in hatred, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare : and the naked- ness of thy whoredoms shall be dis- covered, both thy lewdness and thy 30 whoredoms. These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because 31 thou art polluted with their idols. Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister ; therefore will I give her cup into thine 32 hand. Thus saith the Lord God: Thou shalt di-iuk of thy sister's cup, which is deep and large : thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision ; 33 2 it containeth much. Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister 34 Samaria. Thou shalt even drink it and drain it out, and thou shalt gnaw the sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts : for I have si^oken it, saith the 35 Lord God. Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast for- gotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewd- ness and thy whoredoms. 36 The Lord said moreover mito me: Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah ? then declare unto them 37 their abominations. 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 38 ^;-e unto them to be devom-ed. More- over this they have done unto me : they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have jirofaned my sabbaths. 39 For Avhen they had slain their child- ren to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it ; and, lo, thus have they done in the 40 midst of mme house. And further- more ye have sent for men ^ that come from far : unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came ; for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thuie eyes, and deckedst thyself with 41 ornaments; and satest upon a stately bed, with a table i)repared before it, whereupon tlioii didst set mine incense 42 and mine oil. And the voice of a }iiultitude being at ease was with her: and with men of the connuon sort w ere brought drunkards from the wilder- ness ; and they put bracelets upon the hands of them twain, and beautiful 43 crowns upon their heads. Then said I ^of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they commit "whoredoms 44 with her, 'and she with them. And they went in unto her, as thej' go in unto an harlot : so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd 45 women. And righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgement of adul- teresses, and with the judgement of Avomen that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in then- 46 hands. For thus saith the Lord God : I will bring up an assembly against them, and will give them to be tossed to 47 and fro and siJoiled. And the assem- bly shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and theu" daugh- ters, and bui-u up theu- houses with fire. 48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all Momen may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 49 Aud they shall recompense yoiu' lewd- ness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of youi- idols : aud ye shall know that I am the Lord God. 24 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, 2 saying. Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day: the king of Babylon 8 drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day. 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God, Set on the caldron, set it on, aud also pour water into it: 4 gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder ; fill it with the choice bones. 5 Take the choice of the flock, and pUe also the bones under it : make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be seethed in the midst of it. 6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God : Woe to the bloody city, to the caldi-on Avhose 'Jrust is therein, and whose '-•rust is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; no lot is fallen 7 upon it. For her blood is in the midst 01 her ; she set it upon the bare rock ; she i^oured it not upon the gi-oimd, 8 to cover it with dust; that it might cause fury to come ujj to take venge- ance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be 9 covered. Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city! s Or, SJte that is old tcill cojmnit adul- teries '■■ Heb. her ipiiurc' doina. 7 Or, even with her 8 Heb. leaned ujjon. »0t. scum 20—2 612 EZEKIEL. 21 9. 1 Or, me 2 Or, is in the fire 3 Or, For thy filthy lewdness 4Heb. brought to rest: 5 Or, toward e Heb. be silent. 7 See Jer. xvi. 5-7. Hos. ix. 4. 8 Heb. the pit 1/ of your soul. 9 Or, strong hold 10 Or, beauty n Heb. the lift- ing up of their soul. 12 Or, together vHth 10 1 also will make the pile gi-eat. Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boU well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty upon the coals there- of, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthi- ness of it may be molten in it, that the 12 rust of it may be consumed. She hath wearied 1/(6; seZ/' with toil : yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her 13 rust '^ goeth not forth by fire. ^In thy filthiuess is lewdness : because I have purged thee and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have * satisfied 14 my fui-y *upon thee. I the Lobd have spoken it : it shall come to pass, and I will do it ; I wiU not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God. 15 Also the word of the Loed came 16 unto me, saying. Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke : yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither 17 shall thy tears rim do^\^l. Sigh, 6 but not aloud ; make no mom-ning for the dead, biud thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy li^js, and T.eat not the bread of 18 men. So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died : and I did m the morning as I was 19 commanded. And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? 20 Then I said unto them. The word of 21 the Lord came unto me, saying. Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord 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 ye have left 22 behind shall fall by the sword. And ye shall do as I have done : ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of 23 men. And yoiu- tii-es shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon yovu- feet : ye shall not mourn nor weep ; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, 24 and moan one toward another. Thus shall Ezekiel be mito you a sign; ac- cording to all that he hath done shall ye do : when this cometh, then shall ye know that I am the Lord God. 25 And thou, sou of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their ^strengthj the joy of their i" glory, the desire of their eyes, and i^that whereupon they set their heart, their 26 sons and their daughters, that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with 27 thine ears? In that day shall thy mouth be opened i^to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb : so shalt thou be a sign unto them ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 25 And the word of the Lord came 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, set thy face toward the childi-en of Ammon, 3 and prophesy i^ against them: and say mito the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God: Because thou 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 4 they went into captivity: therefore behold, I will deliver thee 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 thy fruit, and 5 they shall drink thy mUk. And I will make Kabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching place for flocks : and ye shall know 6 that I am the Lord. For thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of thy soul against the land 7 of Israel; therefore behold, I have stretched out mine hand upon thee, and wUi deliver thee for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut thee off from the peoples, and I wUl cause thee to perish out of the countries : I wiU de- stroy thee ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. 8 Thus saith the Lord God: Because that Moab and Seir do say. Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the na- 9 tions ; therefore behold, I wUI o^Den the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are i*on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, lOBaal-meon, and Kiriathaim, i^m^to the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon, and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Amnion may not be remembered 11 among the nations : and I ■will execute judgements upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 12 Thus saith the Lord God: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and re- 13venged himself upon them; therefore thus saith the Lord God, I will stretch out muie hand upon Edom, and wiU cut off man and beast from it : and I wiU make it desolate from Teman; even unto Dedan shall they fall by 14 the sword. And I wUl lay my venge- ance ui)on Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shaU do m Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury : and they shall 27. 8. EZEKIEL. 613 ^/ 1 Heb. ,-.' words. 2 Or, wheels 3 Or, obelisks know my vengeance, saith the Lord God. 15 Thus saith the Lord God: Because the Philistmes have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy it with perpetual 16 enmity ; therefore thus saith tlie Lord God, Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy 17 the remnant of the sea coast. And I will execute great vengeance up- on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. 26 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, 2 saying, Son of man, because that Tyi'e hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that vas the gate of the peoples ; she is turned unto me : I shall be replenished, now that she is laid 3 waste: therefore thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his 4 waves to come up. And they shall de- stroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare 5 rock. She shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and she shall become a 6 spoil to the nations. And her daugh- ters which are in the field shall be slain with the sword : and they shall know 7 that I am the Lord. For thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I wiU bring upon Tyi'e Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much 8 people. He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mounl(' against thee, and raise 9 up the buckler against thee. And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his ^axes he shall 10 break down thy towers. By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the 2 wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a 11 breach. With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets : he shall slay thy people v\'ith the sword, and the ^pillars of thy strength shall go 12 down to the gi'ound. And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and de- stroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters. 13 Arid I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease ; and the sound of thy harps 14 shall be no more heard. And I will make thee a bare rock : tliou shalt be a place for the spreading of nets ; thou shalt l)e built no more : for I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God. Li Thus saith the Lord God to Tyre:' Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thj' fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in the midst 16 of thee? Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip oil their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with * trembling; they shall sit upon tlie ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be 17 astonished at thee. And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee. How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited ^of seafaring men, the re- nowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, v/hich caused their terror to be on all that 186 haunt it I Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be dismayed 19 at thy departure. For thus saith the Lord God: Wlien I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited ; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great 20 waters shall cover thee; then will I bring thee down mth them that de- scend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make thee 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 thou be not inhabited; 8 and I will set glory 21 in the land of the living : I will make thee 9 a terror, and thou shalt be no more : though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be fomid again, saith the Lord God. 27 The word of the Lord came again 2 unto me, saying, And thou, son of man, 3 take up a lamentation for Tyre ; and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the 10 entry of the sea, which art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord God : Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I amperf ect in beauty. 4 Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5 They have "made all thy planks of fir trees from Senir : they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make a mast ('. for thee. Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars ; they have made thy 12 benches of ivory inlaid in box- 7 wood, from the isles of Kittim. Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign ; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning. 8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad iHeb. blifv/s. !> Or, being won /mm the seas 6 Or, in- habited her "Another reading is, like. 8 Or, as other- wise read, nor s,-t thy (jlory <tc. 9 Or, a destruc- tion Heb. terrors. 10 Heb. en- trances. 11 Heb. bv.ilt. 12 Or, deck 614 EZEKIEL. 27. 8. lOr, elders 2 Or, ex- chant/e 3 Or, valorous ■tncn i Or, for ai>rcsi:ut 5 Or. car- bunclcs 6 Per- haps, a kind of confec- tion. 7 Accord- ing to some ancient versions, from Uziil. 8 Or, wrought "Or, bales were thy rowers : thy wise men, Tyre, 9 were in thee, they were thy pilots. The 1 ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to 2 occupy thy mer- lOchandise. Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war : they hanged the sliield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and ^the Gammadim were in thy towers : they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about ; they have perfected thj 12 beauty. Tarshish was thy merchant b;,- reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, 13 they traded for thy wares. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers : they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for thy merchandise. 14 They of the house of Togarmah traded for thy wares with horses and war- 15 horses and mules. The men of Dedan were thy traffickers : many isles were the mart of thine hand : they brought thee ■'m exchange horns of ivory and 16 ebony. Syria was thy merchant liy reason of the multitude of thy handy- works : they traded for thy wares with 5 emeralds, purple, andbroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies. 17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minuith, and i^panuag, and honey, and oil, and 18 balm. Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handyworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches ; with the wine of Helbon, and 19 white wool. Vedan and Javan traded 'with yarn for thy wares: *^ bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were among 20 thy merchandise. Dedan was thy traf- ficker in lorecious cloths for riding. 21Ai'abia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of thy hand ; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these 22 were they thy merchants. The traf- fickers of Sheba and Eaamah, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy wares with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 23 Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traf- fickers of Sheba, Asshur and Chihnad, 24 were thy traffickers. These were thy traffickers in choice wares, in "wrap- pings of blue and broidered woric, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thj- 25 merchandise. The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise : and thou Vv ast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas. 26 Thy rowers have brought thee into gi-eat waters : the east wind hath broken 27 thee in the heart of the seas. Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise. thy marLners,and thy pilots,thy calkers, and the lOoccupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, 11 with all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart 28 of the seas in the day of thy ruin. At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the 29 12 suburbs shall shake. And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon 30 the land, 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 them- 31 selves in the ashes : and they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter 32 mourning. And in their wailing they shall take uj) a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, sayinr/, Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of tlie sea? 33 'When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many peo^iles ; thou didst enrich tlie kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy 34 merchandise. i^In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of 35 thee. AU the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, they are troubled 36 in their countenance. The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become I'^a terror, and thou shalt never be any more. 28 The word of the Lohd came again 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord God : Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the 15 midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set Hthme heart as the heart of God: be- hold, thou art wiser than Daniel ; there is no secret that they can hide from 4 thee: by thy wisdom and by thme understanding thou hast gotten thee it'riches, and hast gotten gold and sil- 5ver into thy treasm-es: by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou in- creased thy iiJ riches, and thine heart is 6 lifted up because of thy !<> riches : there- fore thus saith the Lord God : Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart 7 of God ; therefore behold, I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw then- swords against the beauty of thy wis- dom, and they shall I'detile thy bright- 8 ness. They shall bring thee down to the pit ; and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain, in the heart of the 9 seas. Wilt thou yet say before hun that slayeth thee, I am God ? but thou EZEKIEL. 615 •Or, )>ro- ' faneth a Or, ^ncasure Or. pattern 3 Or, ruby lOr, car- buncle 5 Or, emerald c Or,« de- 8tructi<yn Heb. teri'oi'S, i Or, he jiulijcd, art man, and not God, in the hand of lObhn that Mvoinuleth tlioe. Thou shah die the deaths of the unoircunicised by tho hand of straiigci-s: for I have sijolcen it, saith the Lord God. 11 Moreover tho word of the Lord came 12 mito me, sayiiip, Son of man, take up a lamentation for tlio king of Tyi'e, and say unto iiim, Thus saith the Lord Gor> : Thou sealo.st up the '■^suni, full of wis- 13 dom, and perfect in l)eauty. Thou wast in Eden tlie garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the ''sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the ■'emerald, and the ^ car- buncle, and gold : the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in the day that thoii wast cre- 14 ated they were prepared. Thou wast the anointed cherub that covereth : and I set thee, so that thou wast upon the holy mountaui of God ; thou hast waJlied up and down in the midst of the 15 stones of tire. Thou wast pei-fect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found 16 in thee. By the multitude of thy traf- fic they filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned : there- fore have I cast thee as jsrofane out of the mountain of God ; and I have de- stroyed thee, O covermg cherub, from 17 the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness : I have cast thee to the gi-ound, I have laid thee be- fore kings, that they may behold thee. 18 By the multitude of thine iniquities, in the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries ; there- fore have I brought fortli a fire from the midst of thee, it hath devom-ed thee, and I have tm-ned thee to ashes nj)on the earth in the sight of all 19 them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the iieoples shall be astonished at thee : thou art be- come 6 a terror, and thou shalt never be any more. 20 And the word of the Lord came mito 21 me, saymg, Son of man, set thy face toward Zidon, and i)ropliesy against it, 22 and say, Thus saith the Lord God : Be- hold, I am against thee, Zidon ; and I will be glorified m the midst of thee : and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgements in her, and shall be sancti- 23fied in her. For 1 wUl send into her pestilence and blood in 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 24 1 am the Lord. And there shall be no more a prickuig brier imto the house of Israel, nor a grieving thorn of any that are round about them, that did despite unto them; and they shall know that I am tlie Lord God. 2.5 Thus saith the Lord God: Wlien I sliall have gathered the house of Israel from tlie peoples among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then shall they dwell in then- own land whicli 26 1 gave to my servant Jacob. And thej- shall dwell securely therein ; yea, they shall build houses, and plant vine- yards, and shall dwell secm-ely ; when I have executed judgements upon all those that do them despite round about them; and they sliall know that I am the Lord their God. 29 Li the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, say- 2ing, Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egyjit, and prophesy against him, and against all Egyx>t: 3 speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I am against thee, Pha- raoh king of Egypt, the gi-eat dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said. My river is mine own, 4 and I have made it for myself. And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales ; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy 5 scales. And I will leave thee throirn into the wildei-ness, thee and all tlie fish of thy rivers : thou shalt fall upon tho •^open field ; thou shalt not be brought to- gether, nor gathered : I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the earth and 6 to the fowls of the heaven. And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of 7 Israel. When they took hold of thee '■'by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to 8 if'be at a stand. Therefore thus saitli the Lord God: Behold, I will brhig a sword upon thee, and will cut off from 9 thee man and beast. And the land of Egypt shall be adesolation and a waste ; and they shall know that I am the Lord : because he hath said. The river 10 is mine, and I have made it. Therefore behold, I am against thee, and agamst thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, iifi'om the tower of Seveneh even mito lithe border of Ethiopia. No foot of man shall pass thi'ough it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither 12 shall it 1)0 inhabited forty years. And I will make the land of Egj'pt a desol- ation in the midst of the coiuitries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a des- olation forty years : and I will scatter 9 Heb. face of the field. a Or, by the It'tiiule Another reading is, ivith thehamt. inOr, as some reail, sh:ike See Ps. Ixix. 23. 11 Or, from Migdol to Syene and even dc. 616 EZEKIEL. 29. 12. I Or, origin 2Heb. 3 Or, for hig labour where- with he served 1 Heb. Cush. lOr, the land of the covenant 6 Or, front Miytlol to Hyene the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the 13 countries. For thus saith the Lord God : At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples 14 whither tliey were scattered : and I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of then- ibu-th; and they shall be there a 2 base 15 kingdom. It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations : and I will duniuish them, that they shall no 16 more rule over the nations. 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 God. 17 Aiid it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the fu'st month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Sou 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 peeled : yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that 19 he had served against it: therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchad- rezzar king of Babylon ; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey ; and it shall be 20 the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt ^as his recom- pence for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God. 21 In that day will 1 cause an horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 30 The word of the Lord came again uu- 2 to me, saying. Son of man, proi3hes3", and say. Thus saith the Lord God: 3 Howl ye. Woe worth the day! For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a day of clouds ; it shall 4 be the time of the heathen. And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in * Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egj^pt ; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 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. 6 Thus saith the Lord : They also that uphold Egj'pt shall fall, and the pride of her power shall come down: 6 from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord 7 God. 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. 8 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fii'e in Egypt, and all her helpers are 'destroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in shijjs to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt ; for, lo, it cometh. 10 Thus saith the Lord God: I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadi-ezzar liking of Babylon. 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 Egj'pt, and fill the land with 12 the slain. And I will make the rivers di-y, and will sell the laud 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 Lord have spoken it. 13 Thus saith the Lord God : I will also destroy the idols, and I wiU cause the images to cease from Noph ; and there shall be no more a j)rince out of the land of Egj'pt : and I will put a f eai- in the 14 land of Egypt. And I wnQ. make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgements in No. 15 And I will pour my fm-y upon Sin, the strong hold of Egypt; and I will 16 cut off the multitude of No. And I will set a fire in Egj-pt; Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up: and Noph shall hare ad- 17 versaries i^in the day-time. The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities 18 shall go into captivity. At Tehaph- nehes also the day shall "withdi-aw itself, M'hen I shall break there the yokes of Egyi^t, and the pi'ide of her l)ower shall cease in her : as for her, a cloud shaU cover her, and her daugh- 19 ters shall go into captivity. Thus will 1 execute judgements in Egj^it: and they shall know that I am the Lord. 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 21 the Lord came mito me, saying. Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egj^t; and, lo, it hath not been bound up to apply heal- ing medicines, to put a roller to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his anns, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out 23 of his hand. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Bal)ylon, and put my sword in his hand : but I will break the arms of "Heb. broken. «Heb. the fulness thereof. s»Or, things of -nought See Ps. I xcvi. 5. ' 19 Or. all the day 11 All- other reading is. be dark. 32. 9. EZEKIEL. 617 lOr, cioiuts 2 Or. great 3 Or, saith Pliaraoh, aiid lie shall pvoan before him with the groiUii!i^;s of a deadly 25 wounded iiiaii. And I will hold up the arms of the king of Jjahyloii, and the arms of Pharaoh shall full down ; and they shall know that I am the Loun, when I shall ])\\i my sword into the hand of the king of Bahj'lon, and he shall stretch it ovit uiion the land of 26 Egyi)t. And I will scatter the Egyiit- ians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 31 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the thu-d month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the 2 Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude ; Whom art thou 3 like in thy greatness? Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fail- branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the i thick boughs. 4 The waters nourished him, the deep made him to gi-ow : her rivers ran round about her plantation ; and she setit out her chaimels unto all the trees of the 5 field. Therefore his statm-e was ex- alted above all the trees of the field ; and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long by reason of 2 many Avaters, when he shot them forth. 6 All the fowls of heaven made theu' nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his sha- 7 dow dwelt all great nations. Thus wa.s he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches : for his root was by 8 2 many Avaters. The cedars in the gar- den of God could not hide him : the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the plane trees were not as his branches ; nor was any tree in the garden of God 9 like unto hLm in his beauty. I made him fair by the multitude of his branches : so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. 10 Therefore thus ^said the Lord God: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the 1 thick boughs, and his heart is lifted 11 uj) in his height; 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 12 wickedness. And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the vallej-s his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the watercom-ses of the land ; and all the peoples of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left hiin. 13 Upon his ruin all the fowls of the heaven shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches: 14 to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in then- stature, neither set their toji among the thick boughs, nor that their mighty ones stand up in their height, eren 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. 15 Thus saith the Lord God : In the day Avhen he went down to ^hell I caused a mournmg: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers there- of, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon ^to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field faint- 16 ed for him. I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, Avhen I cast him down to •*hell with them that descend uito the pit : and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Leba- non, all that di'iuk water, were com- forted in the nether parts of the earth. 17 They also went doAvu into ■'hell with him unto them that be slain by the sword; yea, they that were his arm, that dwelt mider his shadow in the midst of the nations. 18 To whom art thou thus like La glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden ? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt he m the midst of the uncu'cumcised, with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. 32 And it came to pass iu the twelfth year, iu the tweKth month, in the first dai/ of the month, that the word of the 2 Lord came mito me, sayuig, Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him. Thou wast likened unto a young lion of the na- tions : yet art thou as a di'agon in the seas ; and thou brakest forth ^ with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters witli 3 thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. Thus saith the Lord God : I will spread out my net over thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring 4 thee up in my net. And I Avill leave thee ujion the land, I will cast thee forth ujjon the oijeu field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to settle upon thee, and I will satisfy the beasts of 5 the whole earth with thee. And I AviU lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and 6 fill the valleys with thy 'height. I Avill also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swhumest, even to the mountains ; and the watercom'ses shall 7 be full of thee. And when I shall ex- tinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof ^ dark ; I will cover the sun Avith a cloud, and the 8 moon shall not give her light. All the bright lights of heaven Avill I make ^dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy 9 land, saith the Lord God. I ^vi]l also iHeb. Sheol. 5Heb. to bti black. 6 Or, in 'Or, as other- wise read. i Or, to mourn 20-5 618 EZEKIEL. 32. 9. lOr, great 2Heb. cause their waters to settle. 3Heb. the fulness thereof. i Or, the sword is ap- pointed 6Heb. SJteol. vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall brmg thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou 10 hast not known. Yea, I will make many jieoples 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 11 thy fall. For thus saith the Lord God : The sword of the king of Babylon 12 shall come upon thee. By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multi- tude to fall ; the terrible of the nations are they all : and they shall spoil the pride of Egypt, and all the multitude 13 thereof shall be destroyed. I will de- stroy also all the beasts thereof from beside ^many waters ; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor 14 the hoofs of beasts trouble them. Then wiU I 2 make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith 15 the Lord God. 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 16 am the Loed. This is the lamenta- tion wherewith they shall lament ; the daughters of the nations shall lament there-nith : for Egyiit, and for all her multitude, shall they lament therewith, saith the Lord God. 17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto 18 me, saying. Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egj-jit, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go 19 down into the pit. Wliom dost thou pass in beauty ? go down, and be thou laid 20 with the uncircumcised. They sliall faU in the midst of them that are slaui by the sword: ^she is delivered to the sword : draw her away and all her mult- 21 itudes. The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of ^heU with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie still, even the 22 uncircumcised, slain by the sword. As- shur is there and all her company ; his graves are round about him : all of them 23 slain, fallen by the sword : whose graves are set in the uttermost jiarts of the pit, and her company is roimd about her grave : all of them slam, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the 24 land of the living. There is Elam and aU her midtitude round about her grave : aU of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone do^vn uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with 25 them that go down to the i)it. 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 un- circumcised, 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 do^vn to the pit : lie is put in the midst of them that 26 be slain. There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude ; her graves are round about her : all of them uncu-cum- cised, slain by the sword; for they caused their terror in the land of the 27 living. 6 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircum- cised, which are gone down to ^ hell mth their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities are upon their bones ; for ihey toere the terror of the mighty in 28 the land of the livmg. But thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncu-cum- cised, and shalt lie with them that are 29 slain by the sword. There is Edom, her kings and all her princes, which 7 in their might are laid with them that are slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that 30 go down to the pit. There be the iirinces of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down Avith the slain; ^'m. the terror which they caused by their might they are a- shamed; and they lie uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that 31 go down to the pit. Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude : ^even Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, saith 32 the Lord God. For I have put " his terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the un- circumcised, with them that are slam by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. 33 And the word of the Loed came imto 2nie, saying. Son of man, speak to the cliildren of thy jieople, and say imto them. When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for 3 their watchman : if, when he seeth the sword come upon the laud, he blow the 4 trumpet, and warn the people; then whosoever heareth the sound of the triunpet, and taketh not v/arning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own bead. 5 He heard the sound of the trmnpet, and took not warning ; his blood shall be upon him : whereas If he had taken warning he should have delivered his 6 soul. 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 11 in his iniquity, but his blood will I eOr.And sTiall theit not lie 1 Or, for all their might B Or, for all the terror 9 Or, Pharaoh mid aU his army are slain &c. 10 An- other reading is, mg. 11 Or, for 34. 4. EZEKIEL. 619 1 Or, /or 2 Or, our tram- <jres- 3 Or, for it •Heb. iiient and right- eous^iess. 5 Or, for tJiein «See ch. xxiv. ■X, 27. 7 require at the -watchman's hand. So tbou, sou of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, 8 and give them warning from me. Wlien 1 say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die ^m his iniquity, hut his blood will I require 9 at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the \vicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way ; he shall die ^in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul. 10 And thou, son of man, say mito the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, 2 Our transgressions and our sins are up- on us, and we pine away i in them ; how 11 then should we live ? Say unto them. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no Ijleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and li ve : turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? 12 And thou, son of man, say mito the children of thy people. The righteous- ness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgi'ession ; 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 13 siimeth. 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 re- membered ; but lin his iniquity that he hath committed, ^ therein shall he die. 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked. Thou shalt surely die ; if he turn from his sin, and do *that which is lawful 15 and right; if the wicked restore the i)ledge, give again that he had taken )y robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity ; he shall surely 16 live, he shall not die. None of his sins that he hath.committed shall be remem- bered against him : he hath done that which is lawful and I'ight; he shall 17 surely live. Yet the children of thy people say. The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is 18 not equal. When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and couunitteth iniquity, he shall even die ^ therein. 19 And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 20 Yet ye say. The way of the Lord is not equal. house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. 21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of oiur 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. 22 Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, afore he tliat was escaped came ; and lie had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning ; and my mouth was opened, 23 and I was no more dumb. And the word of the Loud came unto nie, saying, 24 Son of man, they that inliabit tliose waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he in- herited the land : but we are many ; the 25 land is given us for inheritance. Where- fore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God : Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes unto j'om* idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the 26 land ? Ye stand ui)ou your sword, ye work abommation, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye 27 possess the land? Thus shalt tli( u say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God : As I live, siu-ely 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 be m the strong holds and in the 28 caves shaU die of the pestilence. And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment, and the pride of her Ijower shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none 20 shall pass tlu-ough. Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolation and an as- tonishment, because of aU their abo- minations which they have committed. 30 And as for thee, son of man, the child- ren of thy people talk of thee 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 31 forth from the Lord. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not : for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after 32 their gain. And, lo, thou 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 thy words, 33 but they do them not. And when this cometh to pass, (behold, it cometh,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. 34 And the word of the Lord came unto 2 me, sayuig. Son of man, prophesy a- gainst the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shep- herds. Thus saith the Lord God : Woe mito the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves ! should not the shep- 3 herds feed the sheep ? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the f atliugs ; but ye feed not the sheep. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have 20—6 7 Or, a 620 EZEKIEL. 34. 4. iHeb. the day of cloiids and thick dark' nes$. ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that ■which was lost; but with force and with rigour have ye ruled over them. 5 And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and 6 were scattered. My sheej) wandered through all the mountains, and uiJou every high hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth ; and there was none that did search or 7 seek after them. Therefore, ye shep- 8 herds, hear the word of the Lord : As I live, saith the Lord God, siu-ely for- asmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became meat to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shep- herds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not 9 my sheep; therefore, ye shepherds, 10 hear the word of the Loed ; Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will requu'e 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 11 be meat for them. For thiis saith the Lord God : Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek 12 them out. 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 aU places whither they have been scattered in 13 1 the cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the ijeoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into then- own land; and I will feed them upon the momit- ains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the 14 country. 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 15 upon the mountains of Israel. I myself will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. 161 will seek that which was lost, and will bring again that which was di'iven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick : and the fat and the strong I will destroy ; I will feed them 17 in judgement. And as for you, my flock, thus saith the Lord God: Be- hold, I judge between cattle and cattle, as well the rams as the he-goats. 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must 19 foul the residue with your feet ? And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and the 21 lean cattle. Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have 22 scattered them abroad ; therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between 23 cattle and cattle. 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 shep- 24 herd. And I the Lokd wiU be their God, and my servant David prmce among them ; I the Lord have spoken 25 it. 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 wild- 26erness, and sleej) in the woods. 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 bless- 27ing. And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be secure in their land ; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have de- livered them out of the hand of those 28 that 2 served themselves of them. And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell secm-ely, and none shall make 29 them afraid. And I wiU raise up unto them a ^ plantation for renown, and they shall be no more ^consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the 30 shame of the heathen any more. And they shall know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith 31 the Lord God. And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God. 35 Moreover the word of the Lord came 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophe- 3sy against it, and say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I wiU stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee a desolation 4 and an astonishment. I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desol- ate; and thou shalt know that I am 5 the Lord. Because thou hast had a perpetual enmity, and hast given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, 36. 20. EZEKIEL. 621 lOr, pttnish- 2Aiiotlier reading 3 Or, thou(/h J Or, accord- ing as 5 Or, that I am the Lord ; I have heard &c. 6 Or, !t is in tlie time of the i iniquity of the end : 6 therefore, as I live, saitli tlio Lord Goo, I will prejjare thee unto blood, and blood sluill iiursue thee: sitli thou bast not bated blood, tlierefore blood 7 shall pursue thee. Thus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut oif from it him that ^lasseth tbrougli and him 8 that retunieth. And I will fill bis mountains with his slain : in thy bills and in thy valleys and in all thy water- courses shall they fall tliat are slain 9 with the sword. I will make thee per- petual desolations, and thy cities shall not "be inhabited: and ye shall know 10 that I am the Lord. Because thou bast said. These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will x^ossess it; s^ybereas the Lord 11 was there: therefore, as I live, saitb the Lord God, I will do according to thine anii;er, and according to thine envy which thou bast shewed out of tliy hatred against them ; and I will make myself known among them, *wben I 12 shall judge thee. And thou shalt know ^tbat I the Lord have beard all thy blasphemies which thou bast spoken against the mountains of Israel, say- ing, 6 They are laid desolate, tliey are 13 given us to devour. And ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have beard it. 14 Thus saitb the Lord God: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make 15 thee desolate. As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee : thou sbalt be desolate, O moiuit Seir, and all Edom, even all of it : and they shall know that I am the Lord. 36 And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye momitauis of Israel, hear the word of 2 the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God : Because the enemj' bath said against you. Aba ! and. The ancient high 8 places are ours in possession : therefore l^ropbesy, and say. Thus saith the Lord God : Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a jjossession unto the residue of the na- tions, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and the evil report of the 4 people: therefore, ye mountains of Is- rael, hear the word of the Lord God ; Thus saitb the Lord God to the momit- ains and to the hills, to the water- covu'ses and to the valleys, to the desol- ate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which are become a prey and derision to the residue of the nations 5 that are round about : therefore thus saith the Lord God : Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against tlic residue of tlie nations, and against all Edom, which have appointed my land unto themselves for a jiosses- sion witli the joy of all tlieir heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for (5 a prey : therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains and to the hills, to the Avatercourses and to the valleys, Thus saitb the Lord God: Behold, I liave si^oken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of 7 the heathen : therefore thus saith the Lord God ; I have lifted up mine hand, saiihtg, Surely the heathen that are round about you, they sliall bear their 8 shame. But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; 9for they are at hand to come. For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and 10 sown : 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 i^laces shall be builded ; Hand 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 fonner estate, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know 12 "that I am the Lord. Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inherit- ance, and thou sbalt no more hence- 13 forth bereave them of children. Thus saith the Lord God : Because they say unto you. Thou land art a devourer of men, and bast been a bereaver of thy 14 ''nation; therefore thou shalt devoiu" men no more, neither 8 bereave thy ''nation any more, saith the Lord 15 God ; neither will I ^let thee hear any more the shame of the heathen, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the peoples any more, neither shalt thou cause thy ''nation to stumble any more, saitb the Lord God. 1(5 Moreover the word of the Lord came 17 unto me, saying. Son of man, v>'hen the bouse of Israel dwelt in their own land, they deiiled it by their way and by their doings : their way before me was as the uncleanness of a woman 18 in her separation. Wherefore I poured out my fiu-y upon them for the blood which they bad poured out upon the land, and because they bad defiled 19 it with their idols: and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according 20 to their doings I judged them. And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they jtrofaned my holy name ; in that men said of them. 'Another reading is, nations, ^Anotiier reading is, cause to stum- ble. a Or, proclaim against thee 622 EZEKIEL. 36. 20. I Or, / work not for &c. 2 Or, accord- ing to another reading, your 3 Or, do I work These are the people of the Lokd, aud 21 are gone forth out of his land. But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned a- mong the nations, whither they went. 22 Therefore say unto the house of Is- rael, Thus saith the Lord God: il do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, hut for mme holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, wliither 23 ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before 2 their eyes. 24 For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the comitries, and will bring you into 25 your own land. And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean : from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 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 27 an heart of flesh. And I will put my sph'it within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgements, and do them. 28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers ; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 And I will save you from all your un- cleannesses : and I will call for the corn, and will multiply it, and lay no 30 famine u^jon you. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more the reproach of famine among 31 the nations. Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32 Not for your sake ^do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confomided for your 33 ways, O house of Israel. Thus saith the Lord God : In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the 34 waste places shall be builded. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight 35 of all that passed by. And they shall say. This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined 36 cities are fenced and inhabited. Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it. 37 Thus saith the Lord 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 38 flock. As the ■* flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appoint- ed feasts ; so shall the waste cities be fiUed with flocks of men : and they shall know that I am the Lord. 37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley ; and it was full of bones ; 2 and he caused me to pass by them round about: and behold, there were very many ^In the open valley; and 3 lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me. Sou of man, can these bones live? Aud I answered, O Lord God, 4 thou knowest. Again he said unto me. Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word 5 of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones : Behold, I will cause s breath to enter into you, and ye G shall live. 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 ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 7 So I prophesied as I was conunanded : and as I prophesied, there was a ''noise, and behold an earthquake, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8 And I beheld, and lo, there were sinews uijon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above : but there 9 was no breath in them. Then said he unto me. Prophesy unto the "^wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the 8 wmd. Thus saith the Lord God : Come from the fom* winds, O '^ breath, and breathe ux^on these slain, that they 10 may live. So I jirophesied as he com- manded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon tlieir feet, an exceeding great ai'iuy. 11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Is- rael: behold, they say. Our bones are dried up, aiitl our hope is lost ; we are 12 clean cut off. Therefore prophesy, and say mito them. Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will open your gi-aves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my i)eople; and I will bring you 13 uito the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your gi-aves, O my 14 people. And I will jDut my s spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. 15 The word of the Lord came again 16 unto me, saying, And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it. 38. 17. EZEKIEL. 623 1 Or, (if 2 Or. togcthrr with him lotto (or to be) the stick of Judah 3 Or. ac- cording to some ancient versions, from all their back- slidiiiffs * Or, give it them 5 Or, over eOr, J the Lord do sanctify Israel 'Or. chiff prince of McshccJi For Joseiili, the stick of Ephraini, and ^/oi- all the house of Israel his coiu- 17panioiis : and join them for tliee one to another into one stick, that they may 18 become one in thine liand. And when the children of thy people shall speak mito thee, saying, Wilt thoii not shew 19 us what thou meanest by these ? say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Josejjh, which is iu the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions ; and I will put them 2 with it, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall bo one in mine 20hand. And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before 21 their eyes. And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring 22 them into their own land : and I will make them one nation in the land, uj^on 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 king- 23doms any more at aU: neither shall they delile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgres- sions: but I will save them i'out of all theu" dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them : so shall they be my people, and I will be 24 their God. And my servant David shall be king over them ; and they all shall have one shepherd : they shall also walk in my judgements, and observe my 25 statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell iu the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherem 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 then- prince 26 for ever. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them : it shall be an everlasting covenant with them : and I win *place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in 27 the midst of them for evermore. My tabernacle also shall be ^with them; and I will be then- God, and they shall 28 be my people. And the nations shall know that s I am the Loed that sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. 38 And the word of the Lord Came 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the 7 prince of Rosh, Meshech, and 3 Tubal, and prophesy agamst him, and say. Thus saith the Lord God: Be- hold, I am against thee, Gog, ^prmce 4 of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal: and I will tm-n thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armour, a great company witli buckler and sliield, all of them handling 5 swords: Persia, Cush, and Put with them; all of them witli shield and 6 helmet: Gomer, and all hi.s hordes; the house of Togarmah in the utter- most parts of the noith, and all his hordes : even many peoples with thee. 7 Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a 8 8guard unto them. After many days thou shall be visited : in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is 9 brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many i)eoples, ujiou the moimtams of Israel, which have been a continual waste : but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they shall 9 dwell secm-ely, all of them. And thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy hordes, and many peoples with thee. 10 Thus saith the Lord God : It shall come to pass m that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt 11 devise an evil device: and thou shalt say, I wiU go up to lo the land of un walled villages ; I will go to them that are at quiet, that dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having 12 neither bars nor gates : to take the spoil and to take the prey; to tm-n thine hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and against the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that 13 dwell in the ^middle of the earth. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tar- shish, with all the young lions there- of, shall say unto thee. Art thou come to take the spoil ? hast thou assembled thy company to take the prey ? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great spoil ? 14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God: In that day when my jieople Israel dweUeth securely, shalt 15 thou not know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the utter- most parts of the north, thou, and many peoi^les with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company IGand a mighty army: and thou shalt come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land ; it shall come to pass iu the latter days, that I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know thee, ■when I shall be sanctified iu thee, O Gog, 17 before their eyes. Thus saith the Lord God : Ai't thou he of whom I spake in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel,which prophesied in those days ^Or, co!»i- laander '> Or, restored 10 Or, an open country " Heb. navel. See Judg. ix. 37. 624 EZEKIEL. 38. 17. lOr, chief lirince of Mcshecli 2 Or, coast- lands for maiuj years that I would bring thee 18 against them? And it shall come to pass in that day, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my f m-y shall come up 19 into my nostrils. For in my jealousy and in the fii-e of my -ni-ath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the laud of Israel ; 20 so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping thuigs that creep w^on the earth, and all the men that are ui^on 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 21 wall shall fall to the ground. And I wiU call for a sword against him unto all my mountains, saith the Lord God : every man's sword shall be against '22 his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and vdih blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his hordes, and upon the many peoples that are ^vith him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones,fire,aud brimstone. 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 Lord. 39 And thou, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say. Thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I am against thee, Gog, 1 prince of Kosh, Meshech, and 2 Tubal: and I will turn thee about, and will lead thee on, and will cause thee to come up from the uttermost Ijarts of the north; and I will bring thee upon the moimtains of Israel: Sand I ■\vill smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows 4 to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall ujjon the mountains of Is- rael, thou, and all thy hordes, and the l)eoples that are with thee : I will give thee unto the ravenous bu-ds of eveiy sort, and to the beasts of the field 5 to be devoured. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, G saith the Lord God. And I wUl send a fii'e on Magog, and on them that dwell securely m the ^ isles: and thej' 7 shall know that I am the Lord. And my holy name will I make known La the midst of my people Israel ; neither will 1 suffer my holy name to be profaned any more : and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in 8 Israel. Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord God ; this is 9 the day whereof I have spoken. 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 an-ows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall make fires 10 of them seven years: 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 wea- pons : and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God. 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- r2gog. And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that 13 they may cleanse the land. Yea, aU the people of the land shall bmy them ; and it shall be to them a renown, in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the 14 Lord God. And they shall sever out men of continual employment, that shall pass through the laud to bury 5 them 15 that pass through, that remain upon the face of the land, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they 15 search. 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 bm-iers have buried 16 it in the valley of Hamon-gog. And ^Hamonah shall also be the name of a city. Thus shall they cleanse the land. 17 And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord God: Speak unto the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field. Assemble yoirrselves, 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 ye may eat 18 flesh and di-iuk blood. Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the j^riuces of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bull- ocks, aU of them fatlLngs of Bashan. 19 And ye shall eat fat tiU ye be full, and drink blood till ye be di'unken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for 20 you. And ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith 21 the Lord God. And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgement that I have executed, and my hand that I 22 have laid upon them. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day and forward. 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 24 them by the sword. According to their uncleauness and according to their transgressions did I unto them ; and I hid my face from them. 40. 25. EZEKIEL. 625 'Or, t'pcn one tltn-sh- old 2 Or, guard chainber 3 This verse is omitted in several ancient versions and Hebrew MSS. lOr, ;anibs and so throuKh- out tliis cha])ter, and in ch. x]i. 1.3. 25 Therefore thus .saitli the Lord God . Now will I brhig again the ciqjtivity of Jacob, iuul have mercy ui)0ii the whole liouse of Israel; and I will be jealous 2G for luy holy name. And they shall beiU' their shame, and all their trespasses whereby tliey hive tresiJassed against lue, when they shall dwell securely in their land, and none shall niiike them 27 afraid; when I have brought them again from the iieoples, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of 28 many nations. And they shall know that I am the Lord 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; 29 neither will I hide my face any more from them : for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saitli the Lord God. 40 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, iu the tenth dai/ of the month, in the fourteenth year after tliat the city v.-as smitten, ui the self- same day, the hand of the Lord was n2)on me, and he brought me thither. 2 Li the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me down upon a very high mountaui, whereon was as it were the frame of 3 a city on the south. 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 measm'Uig reed; 'land he stood iu the gate. And the man said unto me. Son of man, be- hold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee ; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither : declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel. 5 And behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measm-ing reed of six cubits long, of a cubit and an hand- breadth each: so he measured the thick- ness of the building, one reed ; and the 6 height, one reed. 'Then came he mito the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof; and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad : i and the other threshold, 7 one reed broad. 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 8 house was one reed. ^He measured also the i^orch of the gate toward the i) house, one reed. Then measured lie the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the * posts thereof, two cubits; and tlie jjorch of the gate was toward 10 the house. 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 11 side. And he measured tlie breadth of the oi)ening of tlie gate, ten cubits ; and tlie length of the gate, tliirteen cubits; 12 and a border before the lodges, one cubit 071 tills side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on 13 that side. And he measured the gate from the roof of tlie one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and 14 twenty cubits; door agamst door. He made also posts, threescore cubits ; and the court reached unto the jiost, the 15 gate heing roxuiCi about. AiiA from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the dinner jjorch 16 of the gate were fifty cubits. And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate round about, and lUiewise to the c arches: and windows were round ab- out inward : and upon each post were palm trees. 17 Then brought he me into the outer coiu-t, and, lo, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the com-t romid about: thirty chambers were ujion 18 the pavement. And the pavement was by the 'side of the gates, answerable unto the length of the gates, even the 19 lower pavement. Then he measm-ed the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits, loth on the east and on the north. 20 And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the 21 breadth thereof. And the lodges there- of were tlu-ee on this side and three on that side ; and the i)osts thereof and the arches thereof were after the mea- sure of the first gate : the length there- of was fifty cubits, and the breadth 22 five and twenty cubits. And the wind- ows 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 uj) imto it by seven steps ; and the arches 23 thereof were before them. And there was a gate to the inner com-t over against the other gate, both on the north and on the east; and he mea- sured from gate to gate an hundred 24 cubits. And he led me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof accord- 25ing to these measures. And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those wind- ows: the length was fifty cubits, and s Or, porch of the inner gate e Or, co- lonnade The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncer- tain. "Heb. shoulder. 626 EZEKIEL. 40. 25. I Or. by 2 Or. at tjw stairs of the entry the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26 And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them, and it had pahn trees, one on this side, and another on that side, 27 upon the posts thereof. And there was a gate to the inner court toward the soutli: and he measured from gate to gate to- ward the south an hundred cubits. 28 Then he brought me to the inner com-t by the south gate : and he mea- sured the south gate according to these 29 measures ; and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches there- of, 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 30 cubits broad. And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits 31 long, and five cubits broad. And the arches thereof were toAvard the outer court ; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it 32 had eight steps. And he brought me into the inner court toward the east : and he measured the gate according to 33 these measures ; and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therem and in the arches thereof round about : it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty 34 cubits broad. And the arches thereof were toward the outer court ; andjiaLm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the 35 going up to it had eight steps. And he brought me to the north gate : and he measured it according to these mea- 36siu'es; the lodges thereof, the i^osts thereof, and the arches thereof; and there were windows therein round about : the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 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 gomg up to it had eight steps. 38 And a chamber with the door thereof was by the posts at the gates ; there 39 they washed the burnt offering. And lin 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 40 guilt offering. And on the one side without, 2 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 41 two tables. 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. 42 And there were four tables for the burnt offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high : whereupon they laid the instrmnents wherewith they slew the burnt oft'ermg and the 43 sacrifice. And the ^hooks, an hand- breadth long, were fastened •* within round about : and upon the tables was 44 the flesh of the oblation. 5 And without the inner gate were chambers for the singers m the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate ; and then- prospect was toward the south : one at the side of the east gate having the 45 prospect toward the north. And he said unto me. This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the 46 house. And the chamber whose pro- spect is toward the north is for the priests, the keeiiers of the charge of the altar : these are the sons of Zadok, which from among the sons of Levi come near to the Lord to minister unto 47 him. And he measured the court, an himdi-ed cubits long, and an himdred cubits broad, foursquare ; and the altar was before the house. 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 49 side, and three cubits on that side. The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; Seven 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 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 2 breadth of the 7 tabernacle. 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. 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. 4 And he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the ^ temple : and he said imto me, This is the most holy 5 place. 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. 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 7 have hold in the wall of the house. And 10 the side-chambers were broader as 42. 13. EZEKIEL. 627 lOr. Ihat thf hniisr u'lts hiijh roll nil ftboltt 2 Hll). hciiiUt. 3 Or, .)/ sixi'iibidi to thr. jolninsj J The Sept. has, and tlMt U'hich Ukl.i h-ft bcttci'rn the ahU'' cham- bers that belonged to the house and between the cham- bers was d-c. 5 Heb. mea- sures. ^Another readhig is, And asforthc wall of the tem- ple, the door ' posts were squa red. 'Or, as the former appear- ance they encompassed the house higher and liiglier; for the euconipassiug of the liouse went higher and higher round ahout the house : therefore the breadth of the house continued upward ; and so one went up from the lowest chamher to the highest by the middle chamher. 8 1 saw also i that the house had '•^ a raised basement round about: the founda- tions of the side-chambers were a full 9 reed ^^ of six great cubits. The thick- ness 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 be- 10 longed to the house. And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits roimd about the house on every 11 side. 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 12 cubits round about. And the building that was before the separate jilace at the side toward the west was seventy cubits broad ; and the wall of the build- ing was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits. 13 So he measm-ed the house, an Inuidi-ed cubits long ; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an 14 hun(h-ed cubits long ; also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits. 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, an huudi-ed cubits ; and the inner temple, and the 16 porches of the court; the thi-esholds, and the closed windows, and the gal- leries round about on their three stories, over against the threshold, cieled with wood round about, and/Vo?« the ground up to the wmdows ; now the windows 17 were covered; to the space above the door, even unto the iiuier house, and without, and by all the wall round about 18 within and without, ^ by measure. And it was made with cherubim and i)alm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub 19 had two faces; so that there was the face of a man toward the pahu tree on the one side, and the face of a yomig lion toward the palm tree on the other side : thus loas it made through all the 20 house round about. From the gi-ound unto above the door were cherubim and pahn trees made: 6 thus was the 21 wall of the temple. As for the temple, the door posts were squared ; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appear- ance thereof was ''as the appearance 22 of the temple. The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length there- of two cubits; and ''the corners thereof, and the ''length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood : and he said un- to me. This is the table that is before 23 the Lord. And the temple and the sanc- 21 tuary had two doors. And the doors had two leaves apiece, two tm'ning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two 2.5 leaves for the other. And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubuu and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls ; and there were thick beams of wood iOuj)on 26 the face of the porch without. And there were closed windows and pahu trees on the one side and on tlie other side, on the sides of the porch: thus were the side-chambers of the house, and the thick beams. 42 Then he brought me forth mto the outer court, the way toward the north : and he brought me into the chamber that was over agamst the separate place, and which was over against the 2 building toward the north. Before the length of 11 an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty 3 cubits. Over agamst the twenty cubits which belonged to the imier com't, and over against the j)avement which be- longed to the outer court, was gallery 4 against gallery i^in the third stoiy. And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of i^one cubit; and their doors were toward the 5 north. Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building. 6 For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the com'ts: therefore the uppcnno.'it was straitened more than the lowest and the 7 middlemost from the gi-ound. And the 1-1 wall that was without by the side of the chambers, toward the outer com-t before the chambers, the length thereof 8 was fifty cubits. For the length of the chambers that were in the outer com't was fifty cubits : and, lo, before the tem- 9 pie were an hundi-ed cubits. And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them 10 from the outer court. In the thickness of the i*wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and be- fore the building, there were chambers. 11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the way o/"the chambers which were toward the north ; i^accord- uig to their length so was then- breadth : and all then- goings out were both ac- cording to their fashions, and accordmg 12 to their doors. And according to the doors of the chambers that were to- ward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly be- fore the I'lwall toward the east, as one 13 entereth into them. Then said he mito « Or, it had its corners ; « nd <tc. » The Kept. ha.s, base. 10 Or, be- .fore Ihn porch 1' See ch. xli. 13. 12 Or, in three stories i^Accoril- iiiK to some ancient versions, a hund- red cubits. "Or, fence 15 Or, they were as long as they, and tis broad as they 628 EZEKIEL. 42. 13. iHeb. wind. 2Heb. toward the/our loi'rtds. 3 Or, ac- cording to an- other readinK, in their death me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separ- ate place, they be the holy chambei-s, ■where the priests that are near unto the Lord shall cat the most holy things : there shall they lay the most holy tliuigs, and the meal otfermg, and the sin offering, and the guilt offering ; 14 for the place is holy. 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 pertameth to the people. 15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner bouse, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prosjject is toward the east, and mea- ICsiired it round about. He measured on the east i side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the mea- 17 suring reed round about. He measured on the north ^side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 18 He measured on the south i side, five huncU-ed reeds, with the measurmg 19 reed. He turned about to the west 1 side, and measured five hundred reeds 20 with the measuring reed. He mea- sured it 2 on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hunch-ed, and the breadth five hund- red, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which Avas conunon. 43 Afterward he broiight me to the gate, even the gate that looketh to- 2 ward the east: 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 3 the earth shmed with his glory. And it was according to the apjiearance 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. 4 And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose 5 prospect is toward the east. And the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court ; and behold, the glory 6 of the Lord filled the house. And 1 heard one speaking unto me out of tlie 7 house ; and a man stood by me. And he said unto me, Son of man, tliis 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 carcases of 8 their kings ^in their high pi ices; in their settmg of their threshold by my threshold, and their door post beside my door post, and there was hut the wall between me and them ; and they have defiled my holy name by their ab- ominations which they have commit- ted : wherefore I have consimied them Sin miue auger. Now let them put a- way their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell m the midst of them for ever. 10 Thou, son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be a- shamed of their miquities : and let them 11 measure the ^pattern. 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 goings out thereof, and the commgs in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms tliereof, and all the laws there- of, and write it in then- sight : that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the orduiances thereof, and do 12 them. 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. 13 And these are the measures of the altar by cubits : (the cubit is a cubit and an handbreadth:) the ^ bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof roundabout a span: and this 14 shall be tlie ^base of the altar. And from the bottom ' upon the ground to the lower ^ settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit ; and from the lesser settle to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and tlie breadth a 15 cubit. And the Supper altar shall be four cubits; andfrom the Waltar hearth and upward there shall l)e four horns. 16 And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in 17 the four sides thereof. And the settle shall be fourteen cuhits long by fom-- teen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit ; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east. 18 And he said unto me. Son of man, thus saith the Lord God : These are the or- dinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt of- ferings thereon, and to sprinkle blood 19 thereon. Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which are near unto me, to minister mi- to me, saith the Lord God, a young 20 bullock for a sin offering. And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 Thou shalt also take the bullock of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the 44. 24. EZEKIEL. 629 iHcb. fill, the hand A thtn-of. See Ex. xjcix. -1 2Heb. iet thine heart upoii. 3 Most ancient versions have, ye. i Or, in all appointed place of tlio lionse, witli- 22 out tlio sanctuary. And on the second day thou shalt offer a ho-goat witliout blemish for a sin offering ; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse '2ii it with the bullock. When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young l)ullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without 24 blemish. And thou shalt brhig them near before the Lord, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a biu-nt offeruig unto 25 the Lord. Seven days shalt thou pre- pare every day a goat for a sin offer- ing: they shall also prei)are a yomig bullock, and a ram out of the tiock,'witli- 26 out blemish. Seven days shaU they make atonementf or the altar and purify 27 it ; so shall they i consecrate it. And when they have accomplished the days, it shall lie that upon the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace off'erings ; and I wiU accept you, saith the Lord God. 44 Then he brought me back the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and 2 it was shut. And the Lord said unto me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it, for the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it ; there- 3 fore it shall be shut. As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before the Lord ; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the 4 same. Then he brought me the way of the north gate before the house ; and I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord : and 51 fell upon my face. And the Lord said unto me, Sou of man, ^raark well, and behold -with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concernmg all the ordinances of the hovise of the Lord, and all the laws thereof ; and ^ mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of 6 the sanctuary. And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thiis saith the Lord God : ye house of Israel, let it suifice you of all your ab- 7 ominatious, in that ye have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart and un- circumcised in flesh, to be in my sanc- tuary, to profane it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and ^ they have broken my coven- ant, * to add unto aU your abominations. 8 And ye have not kept the charge of mme holy things : but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for your- 9 selves. Thus saith the Lord God, No alien, uncircumcised in heart and un- circumcised in flesh, shall enter mto my sanctuary, of any alien that is 10 among the children of Israel. But the Levites that went far fi'om me, when Israel went astriiy, which went astray from me after theu' idols; they shall 11 bear their iniquity. Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuai'y, having over- sight 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 12 them to minister unto them. Because they ministered mito them before their idols, and became a stumbliugblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel ; there- fore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they 13 shall bear their iniquity. 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 thmgs, unto the things that are most holy: but they shall bear their shame, and their abommations which they have 14 committed. Yet will I make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for aU that shall be done therein. 15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanc- tuary when the childi'en 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 16 and the blood, saith the Lord God : they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 17 And it shall be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner coiu't, thej- shall be clothed with linen garments ; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of 18 the inner com-t, and ^ within. Thej- shall have linen tires UTJon then* heads, and shall have luien breeches upon then- louis; they shall not gird themselves 19 with anij thing that causeth sweat. And when they go forth into the outer com-t, even into the outer court to the peo- ple, they shall put off then- garments wherein they minister, and lay them ui the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments. 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to gi-ow long ; they 21 shall only poU their heads. Neither shall any priest di'ink wine, when they 22 enter into the inner com't. 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 23 a priest. And they shall teach my peo- ple the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 24 And m a controversy they shall stand to judge ; accordmg to my judgements 5 Or, an the house 630 EZEKIEL. 44. 24. 'Or, heave offering 2 Or, coarse 7neal 3Heb. holiness. J The Sept. has, twenty. ^Or, ojjen space 6 The Sept. has, cities to d/well in. shall they judge it: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes iu all my aijpomted feasts; and they shall 25 hallow my sabbaths. And they shall come at no dead person to defile them- selves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, 26 they may defile themselves. And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto 27 him seven days. And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sm offering, saith the 28 Lord God. And they shall have an inlieritance ; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession 29 in Israel ; I am then- possession. They sliall eat the meal offering, and the sm offering, and the guilt offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be 30 theu'S. And the first of all thefirstfruits of every thing, and every i oblation of every thing, of all your oblations, shall be for the priests: ye shall also give mito the priest the fii-st of your ^ dough, to cause a blessing to rest on thine 31 house. The priests shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself, or is torn, Vv^hether it be fowl or beast. 45 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, ^an 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. 2 Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundi-ed in length by five hundred in breadth , square romid about; and fifty cubits for the ^ suburbs there- 3 of round about. And of this measure shalt thou measm-e, a length of five and twenty thousand, and a breadth of ten tliousand : and in it shall be the sanc- 4tuary, which is most holy. It is an holy portion of the land ; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanc- tuary, which come near to minister unto the Lord ; and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the 5 sanctuary. And five and twenty thou- sand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be mito the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a jiossession unto themselves,/o/-<' twenty chambers. 6 And ye shall appomt the iiossession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, side by side Avith the oblation of the holy portion : it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 7 And lohatsoever is for the prmce shall he on the one side and on the other side of the holy oblation and of the posses- sion of the city, in front of the holy oblation and in front of tlie i^ossession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward : and in length answerable unto one of the por- tions, from the west border unto the 8 east border. 'In the land it shall be to him for a possession in Israel : and my princes shall no more oppress my peoi^le ; but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 9 Thus saith the Lord God : Let it suf- fice you, prmces of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judge- ment and justice; take away your 8 exactions from my people, saith the 10 Lord God. Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may con- tain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer : the measm'e thereof shall be after the 12 homer. And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs : twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your 13maneh. This is the oblation that ye shall offer ; the sixth part of an ejihah from an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah from an 14 homer of barley : and the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, shall be the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, lohich is ten baths, even an homer; for ten baths 15 are an homer: and one lamb of the flock, out of two hundred, from the ^fat pastures of Israel ; for a meal offering, and for a bm-nt offering, and for peace offerings, to make atonement for them, 16 saith the Lord God. All the people of the land 1° shall give unto this oblation 17 for the i)rince iu Israel. And it shall be the prince's part to give the bm-nt offerings, and the meal offeruags, and the drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in aU the appomted feasts of the house of Israel : lie shall i)repare the sin offer- ing, and the meal offering, and the burnt offering, and the ijeace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel. 18 Thus saith the Lord God : In the fii-st month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock with- out blemish; and thou shalt cleanse 19 the sanctuary. And the j^riest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the door posts of the house, and uiion the four corners of the 11 settle of the altar, and upon the posts 20 of the gate of the inner court. And so thou shalt do i^ on the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye make 21 atonement for the house. In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days ; unleavened bread 22 shall be eaten. And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for 47. 1. EZEKIEL. 631 iHeb. his hand shall attain unto> 2 Some ancient author- ities have, ht shall go forth. 3 Or, ap- pointed /easts 23 a sin offering. And tlio seven days of the feast he shall pi-epare a burnt of- fering to the Loud, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily tlie seven days; and a he-goat daily for a 24 sin offering. And he shall prepare a meal offerhig, an ei)hali for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of 25 oil to an ephah. In the seventli 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 ac- cording to the oil. 46 Thus saith the Lord God ; The gate of the inner coui-t that looketh to- ward the east shall be shut the six working days ; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, and in the day of 2 the new moon it shall be opened. And the prince shall enter by the way of the i)orcli 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 thi-eshold of the gate; then he shall go forth: but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 3 And the people of the land shall wor- ship at the door of that gate before the Lord iu the sabbaths and in the 4 new moons. And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer luito the Lord shall be in the sabbath day six lambs without blemish and a ram with- 5 out blemish ; and the meal offering shall be an ej^hah for the ram, and the meal offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an 6 ei)hah. And iu the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish; and six lambs, and a ram; they 7 shall be without blemish : and he shall jirepare a meal offering, an eiiliah for the bullock, and an ephah for the ram, find for the lambs according as ^he is 8 able, and an hin of oil to an ephah. And when the prince shall enter, he shall go iu by the way of the jjorch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way 9 thereof. But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord 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 waj' of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate; he shall not return by the v,ay of the gate wherebj' he came iu, but shall go forth straight 10 before him. And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them ; and when they go forth, 2 they shall go 11 forth together. 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 an hiu of oil 12 to an ephah. And when the jjruice sliall prepare a freewill offering, a burnt offering or peace offerings as a freewill offering unto the liOun, one sliall open for him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prejjare his 1)urnt offerijig and his i)eace offerings, as he doth on the sabl)ath day. then he shall go forth ; and after his going forth one 13 shall shut the gate. And thou shalt prejiare a lamb of the first year with- out blemish for a burnt offering unto the Lord daily: morumg by mornmg 14 shalt thou jirepare it. And thou shalt prepare a meal offering with it morning by mornmg, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to * moisten the fine flour ; a meal offering unto the Lord contiinially by a per- 15 petual ordinance. Thus shall they pre- pare the lamb, and the meal offering, and the oil, morning by morning, for a continual burnt offering. IG Thus saith the Lord God: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall be- long to his sons ; it is their possession 17 by inheritance. 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 i)rince ; but as for his inheritance, it shall be for 18 his sons. Moreover the prince shall not take of the peojile's inheritance, to 5 thrust them out of then- posses- sion ; he shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession. 19 Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the Xiriests, which looked toward the north : and behold, there was a place on the 20 hinder jjai't westward. And he said imto me, This is the x'lace where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meal offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to 21 sanctify the people. Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the fonr corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court there was a court. 22 In the four- corners of the court there were courts 6 inclosed, forty dibits long and thirty broad: these four in the 23 corners were of one measure. And there was a row of hinlcling round about in them, round about the four, and it was made with boiling places 24 under the rows round about. Then said he imto me. These are the boiling houses, where theministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. 47 -Aud he brought me back unto the door of the house ; aud behold, waters issued out from imder the ■i Or, miz with ■• Heb. oppress. 6 Or. Joined on 632 EZEKIEL. 47. 1. lOr, trickled forth 2Heb. two rivers. 3 Or, that all things truty be healed and live ■lOr, given for salt 5Heb. first- fruits. tlu-esliolil of the house eastward, for the forefront of the house was toward the east: and the waters came down from imder, from the right side of the 2 house, on the south of the altar. Then hrought he me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me romid by the way without unto the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looketh toward the east; and behold, there ^ran out 3 waters on therightside. \\Tientheman went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measm-ed a thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the ivateis, waters 5 that were to the loins. Afterward he measm'ed a thousand ; and it va.'i a river that I could not pass through : for the waters were risen, v.aters to swim in, a river that could not be passed 6 through. And he said vmto me. Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to retm-n 7 to the bank of the river. Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on 8 the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me. These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah: and they shall go to^vard the sea ; into the sea nhall the vxiters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters 9 shi.U be healed. 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 gi-eat multitude of fish : for these waters are come thither, ^ and the icaters of the sea shall be healed, and every thing shall live whitherso- 10 ever the river cometh. And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand by it: from En-gedi even unto Eu- eglauu shall be a place for the spread- ing of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, 11 exceeding many. But the mii-y places thereof, and the marishes thereof, shaU not be healed ; they shall be ■* given up 12 to salt. And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and ou that side, shall grow every tree for meat, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail : it shall bring forth 5 new fruit every mouth, because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for healing. 13 Thus saith the Lord God : This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph 14: shall hare ''portions. And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another; 'concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it luito your fathers : and this land shaU fall unto you for in- 15 heritance. And this shall be the border of the laud : ou the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, 16 unto the entering in of Zedad; Ha- uiath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is be- tween the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; sjjazer-hatticou, 17 whicli is by the border of Hauran. And the border from the sea shall be Hazar- enou at the border of Damascus, and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. 18 And the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and GUead, and the land of Israel, shaU be Jordan ; from the north border unto the east sea shaU ye 19 measm-e. This is the east side. And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth- kadesh, to the brook ofEgi/pt, mito the great sea. This is the south side south- 20 ward. And the west side shaU be the great sea, from the south border as far as over against the enteruig in of 21 Hamath. This is the west side. So shaU ye divide this laud unto you 22 according to the tribes of Israel. And it shaU come to pass, that ye shaU divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shaU beget chUdi-en among you; and they shall be unto you as the homeboru among the child- ren of Israel ; they shall have in- heritance wdth you among the tribes 23 of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger so- joiu-neth, there shaU ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God. 48 Now these are the names of the tribes: from the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the enteriog in of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Ha- math ; and they shaU have their sides east and west; Dan, one portion. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side imto the west side ; Asher, 3 one portion. And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the 4 west side; Naphtali, one jiortion. And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side ; Manasseh, 5 one portion. And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side mito the G west side; Ephraim, one portion. And by the border of Eplu-aim, from the east side even unto the west side; 7 Eeuben, one portion. And by the bor- der of Eeuben, from the east side unto the west side; Jiidah, one portion. 8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall t>Some ancient versions have, two portions. ''Or, for that I lifted vp » Or, th- middlt- llazi.r 48. 35. EZEKIEL. 633 1 Or, The sancti- fied portion shall be /o7- th*: priests of the sons d-c. 2 The Sept. has, twenty. offer, five and twenty thousaiul reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto tlie west side : and the sanctuary sliall be 9 in the midst of it. The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Loud shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, 10 and ten thousand in breadth. And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation ; toward the north five and twenty thousand in leiir/th, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length : and the sanctuary of the Lord 11 shall be in the midst thereof. ^If shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, which have kept my charge; which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as 12 the Levites went astray. And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, 13 by the border of the Levites. 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 14 breadth 2 ten thousand. And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange it, nor shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated : for it is holy unto the Lord. 15 Arid the five thousand tliat 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 16 the midst thereof. 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 thou- sand and five hundred, and the west side 17 four thousand and five hundred. And the city shall have suburbs ; 'toward the north two hundred and fifty, and to- ward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred 18 and fifty. And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy obla- tion, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be answerable unto the holy obla- tion ; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that labom' in the 19 city. And they that labour- in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. 20 All the oblation shall be &ve and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand : ye shall offer the holy oblation four- square, with the possession of the city. 21 •''And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oldation and of the posses- sion 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 to- ward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the j)rince : and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst 22 thereof. Moreover from the posses- sion of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, bemg in the midst of that which is the prmce's, between the border of Judah and the Ijorder of Benjamui, shall be for the prince. 23 And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side mito the west side; 24 Benjamin, one jmi-fioii. And by the border of Benjamin, fi'om the east side unto the west side ; Smieon, one por- '25tio72. And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side ; 26 Issachar, one portion. And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side ; Zebulun, one 2>or- 27 Hon . And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side mito the west side ; 28 Gad, one portion. 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 E</i/pt, mito the great 29 sea. This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord God. 30 And these are the goings out of the city ; on the north side fom* thousand and five hundred reeds by measure : 31 and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Isi-ael ; three gates northward : the gate of Eeuben, one ; the gate of Judah, one ; 32 the gate of Levi, one: 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, 33 one: 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, 34 one ; the gate of Zebulun, one : at the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates : the gate of Gad, one ; the gate of Asher, one ; the gate of Naphtali, 35 one. It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about : and the name of the city from that day shaU be, * The Lord is there. 3 See ch. xlv.7. «Heb. Jehovah- stitim- iiuth. See Ex. xvii. lii. THE BOOK OF DANIEL. lOr, dainties 2Heb. Htvni- rtidzar. 3 Or, lierbs I In the third year of the reigu of Je- j hoiakiin king of Judah caine Nebuchad- 1 nezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, : 2 and besieged it. 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 Shuiar to the house of his god : and he brought the vessels into the 3 treasure house of his god. And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring iu certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles; 4 youths iu whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cmming in knowledge, and under- standing science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace ; and that he should teach them the learn- ing and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's imeat, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nom'ished three years ; that at the end thereof they might stand 6 before the kmg. Now among these were, of the childi'enof Judah, Daniel, 7 Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. And the prince of the eunuchs gave names imto them : imto Daniel he gave the name q/' Belteshazzar ; and to Hanan- iah, of Shadrach ; and to Mishael, of Meshach ; and to Azariah, of Abed- 8nego. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's meat, nor Avith the wine which he drank : therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himseK. 9 Now God made Daniel to find favour- and compassion iu the sight of the 10 prince of the eunuchs. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your di'uik : for why should he see your faces worse lOsing than the youths which are of your own age ? so should ye endanger my II head with the king. Then said Daniel to -^ the steward, whom the prmce of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, 12 Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days ; and let them give us ^ pulse to eat, and 13 water to drink. Then let om' counten- ances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's meat ; and as thou 14 seest, deal with thy servants. So he hearkened imto them in this matter, 15 and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their comitenances ap- peared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths which did eat 16 of the king's meat. So ^the steward took away their meat, and the wine that they should di'ink, and gave them 17 pulse. Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all leanmig and wisdom : and Daniel had uudei'standing in all visions and 18 dreams. And at the end of the days which the king had ^ appointed for brmg- ing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnez- 19zar. And the king conmiuned with them ; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah : therefore stood they be- 20 fore the king. And iu every matter of wisdom and understanding, concern- ing which the kmg inquu'ed of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that 21 were in all his reahn. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyras. 2 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed di-eams ; and his spu-it was troubled, and his sleep brake from 2 him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to tell the king his di-eams. So they came in and stood before the kmg. 3 And the king said imto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spu'it is 4 troubled to know the dream. Then spake the Chaldeans to the king ^in the Syi'ian language, ^O kmg, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we wiU shew the interpretation. 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, ''The thmg is gone from me : if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your 6 houses shall be made a dunghill. But if ye shew the dream and the interpreta- tion thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour : there- fore shew me the dream and the inter- 7 ijrotatiou thereof. They ansvvered the second time and said. Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we wUl 8 shew the interpretation. The king answered and said, I know of a cert- ainty that ye would *^gaiu time, because ye see '•'the thing is gone from me. OBut if ye make not known vmto me the dream, there is but one law for you: for ye have prepared lymg and 2.41. DANIEL. 635 1 Or, lie he ncvt-T so gn-iff ayid power- ful. Iut!h ■ic. 2 Or, (/ive hitii time 3 Or, that he mijht corrupt words to speak before jue, till the time be changed : therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye cau shew me tho interpretation 10 thereof. The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, Thero is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter : forasmuch as no khig, ilord, nor ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, 11 or enchanter, or Chaldean. And it is a rare thuig that the king requketh, and there is none other that cau shev/ it before the king, except the gods, 12 whose dwellmg is not with flesh. For this cause the king was angry and very fui'ious, and commanded to destroy all 13 the wise men of Babylon. So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain ; and they sought Daniel and his I'l companions to be slain. Then Daniel retmued answer with couusel and pru- dence to Arioch the caiJtaiii of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the 15 wise men of Babylon ; he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, YvTierefore is the decree so urgent from tlie king ? Then Axioch made the thing 16 kno^^l to Daniel. And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would '■^appoint him a time, ^^and he would shew the king the uiterpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hanan- iah, Mishael, and Azariah, his com- 18 panions : that they would desire mer- cies of the God of heaven concerning this secret ; that Daniel and his com- panions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 2'J Daniel answered and said. Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever : for 'wdsdom and might are his : 21 and he chaugeth the times and the seasons • he removeth kings, and set- teth up kings : he giveth wisdom mito the wise, and knowledge to them that 22 know understanding : he revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwell- 23 eth wth him. I thank thee, and praise thee, thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of thee : for thou hast made known unto us the king's 24 matter. Therefore Daniel went in mito Ai'ioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon : he went and said thus mito him; Destroy not tho wise men of Babylon : bring me in before the kmg, and I will shew mito the king the interpretation. 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the child- ren of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the 2() interpretation. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interiiretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, en- chanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, 28 shew unto the king; but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the kuig Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are 29 these : as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter : and ho that revealeth secretshath made known 30 to thee what shall come to pass. 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 thou mayest 31 know the thoughts of thy heart. Thou, king, sawest, and behold a gi'eat image. This image, v/hich was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee ; and the aspect there- 32 of was terrible. As for this image, his head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of sUver, his belly and his 33 thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet imrt of iron, and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of u-on and clay, and brake them m pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the sUver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors ; and the wind carried them away, that no l)lace was found for them : and the stone that smote the image became a great ^mountain, and filled the whole 36 earth. This is the di-eam; and we will tell the interpretation thereof be- 37 fore the king. Thou, king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kuigdom, the jiower, 38 and the strength, and the glory ; and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee to rule over them aU : thou art the head of gold. 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom uiferior to thee ; and anothei' third kuigdom of brass, which shall 40 bear rule over all the earth. And the fom'th kingdom shall be strong as iron : forasmuch as iron breaketli in pieces and subdueth all things : and as iron that crushetli all these, shall it break 41 in pieces and crush. liXiCv whereas i Or, rock 636 DANIEL. 2. 41. lOr, earthen • toare 2 Or, brittle 3 Or, bu lOr, at the king's court 6 Or, chief sooth- sayers •5 Or, lawyers thou sawest the feet and toes, part of IJotters' clay, and part of h-on, it shall be a divided kmgdom ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron 42 mixed with imu-y clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be 43 partly strong, and partly ^broken. And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with imiry clay, they shall mingle them- selves 8 with the seed of men ; but they shall not cleave one to another, even 44 as iron doth not mingle with clay. 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 jieople ; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these king- doms, and it shall stand for ever. 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mouutam 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 interin-etation 46 thereof sure. Then the king Nebu- chadnezzar fell upon his face, and wor- shij)ped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet 47 odours unto him. 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, seemg thou hast been able to reveal 48 this secret. 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 aU the wise men of Baby- 49 Ion. And Daniel requested of the kmg, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon : but Daniel was *in the gate of the kmg. 3 Nebuchailnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was three- score cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits : he set it up in the plain of Dura, 2 in the iirovince of Babylon. Then Ne- buchadnezzar the kmg sent to gather together the satrajis, the deputies, and the governors, the ^ judges, the trea- sm-ers, the counsellors, the "^sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had 3 set up. Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the ' judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the ^ sher- iffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedic- ation of the image that Nebuchadnez- zar the khig had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchad- 4nezzar had set up. Then the herald cried aloud. To you it is commanded, 5 peoples, nations, and languages, that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, ''dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worshii) the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the kiag hath 6 set up : and whoso f alleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning 7 tiery furnace. Therefore at that tune, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psal- tei-y, and aU kinds of music, all the lieoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadiiezzar the king Shad set up. Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews. 9 They answered and said to Nebuchad- nezzar the king, O king, live for ever. 10 Thou, king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the somid of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psal- tery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shaU f aU down and worship the 11 golden image : and whoso faUeth not down and worshippeth, shall be cast in- to the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Me- shach, and Abed-nego ; these men, king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury conmianded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they 14 brought these men before the king. Ne- buchadnezzar answered and said unto them. Is it of pur^jose, Shadrach, Me- shach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden unage 15 which I have set up ? Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye faU down and worship the image which I have made, loell : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burnmg fiery furnace; and who is that god that shaU deliver you out of my hands? 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the kmg, Nebu- chadnezzar, s* we have no need to answer 17 thee in this matter. "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace ; and he wUl deliver us out of thine hand, 18 kmg. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image 19 which thou hast set up. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: 4. 18. DANIEL. 637 lOr, turliaiis 2 Ai'am. door. [Ch. lii. 31 in Arani.] the re fore he spake, and conuiiauded that they shouldheat the furnace yeven times more than it was wont to bo lieated. 20 And lie commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the bui'uing fiery 21 furnace. Then these men were bound in their hosen, their i tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the buru- 22 ing fiery fui'uace. Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the fui'iiace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- 23 nego. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning 24 fiery furnace. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste : he spake and said unto his coun- sellors. Did not we cast thi-ee menbouud into the midst of the fire? They an- swered and said unto the king, True, 25 king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fii'e, and they have no hurt ; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son 26 of the gods. Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the ^ mouth of the burn- ing fiery furnace : he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye 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 fu-e. 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 28 passed on them. 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 wor- ship any god, except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing 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 30 able to deliver after this sort. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon. 4 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth ; peace be multi- 2 plied unto you. It hath seemed good unto me to shew the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought 3 toward me. How gi'eat are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders I his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his domiuiou is from generation to generation. 4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine 5 house, and flourishing in my palace. I saw a dream which made me afraid ; and the * thoughts uiioii my bed and the vis- (j ions of my head troubled me. Therefore made I a decree to l)ring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the inter- 7 pretation of the (h-eam. Then came in the magicians, the fenchaiiters, the Chal- deans, and the soothsayers : and I told the dream before them ; but they did not make known unto me the interpreta- 8 tion thereof. But at the last Daniel came in before ine, whose name was Bel- teshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the sjiirit of the holy gods : and I told the dream before 9 him, saying, 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. 10 Thus were the visions of my head up- on my bed : I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the 11 height thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the 12 earth. The leaves thereof were fau', and the fruit thereof much, and iu it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was 13 fed of it. I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down 14 from heaven. He cried aloud, and said thus. Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit : let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from 15 his branches. Nevertheless leave the stump of his 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 gi'ass 16 of the earth: let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times 17 pass over htm. The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the * de- mand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the king- dom of men, and giveth it to whomso- ever he will, and setteth up over it 18 the lowest of men. This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen : and thou, IV. 1 III Arum. ] 3 Or, ^ hnagin- atiotis 4 Or, matter 638 DANIEL. 4. 18. lOr, redeetn 2 Or, as other- wise read, an healing of thine error s Aram. upon. O Belteshazzar, declare the iuter- pi'etation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interjiret- atiou ; but thou art able, for the si)irit of the holy gods is in thee. 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belte- shazzar, was astonied for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interi^retation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said. My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation 20 thereof to thine adversaries. The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached vmto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the 21 earth; whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all ; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and u^ion whose branches the fowls of the heaven had theu- habitation: 22 it is thou, kmg, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. 23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from hea- ven, and saying. Hew down the tree, and destroy it ; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereofin 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 24 him; this is the interpretation, king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the 25 king: that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be v.'ith the beasts of the field, and thou 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 thou know that the Most High rul- eth in the kingdom of men, and giveth 26 it to whomsoever he will. And where- as they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots ; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. 27 "Wherefore, O king, let my comisel be ac- ceptable imto thee, and i break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine in- iquities by shewing mercy to the i)oor; if there may be ^a lengthening of thy 28 tranquilhty. All this came upon the 29 king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he was walking ^in the 30 royal palace of Babylon. The king spake and said. Is not this great Baby- lon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty ? 31 ^\TJile the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken : the kingdom is deimrted 32 from thee. And thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee ; until thou know that the Most High rul- eth in the kingdom of men, and giveth 33 it to whomsoever he ■«all. The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebu- chadnezzar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass aa oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of hea- ven, till his hair was grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' dates. 34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchad- nezzar lifted up mme eyes unto hea- ven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever ; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his king- dom from generation to generation : 35 and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth ac- cording to his will in the army of hea- ven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can *stay his hand, or say unto him. What doest thou? 36 At the same time muie understanding returned mito me ; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and bright- ness returned unto me ; and my coun- sellors and my lords sought imto me ; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added 37 mito me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the Kmg of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways judgement: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. 5 Belshazzar the king made a gi-eat feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank 2 wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, cordmanded to bring tlie 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, 3 might drink therein. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temjde of the house of God which was at Jerusalem ; and the kmg and his lords, his wives and his con- 4 cubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, 5 and of stone. In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick up- on the plaister of the wall of the king's palace : and the king saw the part of 6 the hand that wrote. Then the king's ^comitenance was changed in hun, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against an- 6. 4. DANIEL. 039 'Or, 7'ule as one of three 'i Or, tliy father^ I) kinij 7 other. The king criod fth)U(l to briiif,' in the enchantirs, the Chaldeans, and tlie soothsaj'ors. Tlie king spake and said to the wise men of i5abyk)ii, AVhoHoever shall read this writing, and shew me tlie interpretation there- of, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall ibe the third ruler in the M kingdom. Then came in all the king'.s wise men : but they could not read the writmg, nor make known to the 9 king the interi)retatiou. Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in liiiu, and 10 his lords were perplexed. Nuw the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, king, live for ever ; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy couu- 1 1 tenauce be changed : there is a man ui thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods ; and in the days of thy father light aud miderstanding and wisdom, like the -wisdom of the gods, was found in him : aud the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, 2 the king, / say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, 12 and soothsayers ; forasmuch as an ex- cellent spu'it, and knowledge, and un- derstanding, interpreting of di-eams, aud shewing of dark sentences, aud dis- solvmg of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The kmg spake and said un- to Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father 14 brought out of Judah ? I have heard of thee, that the spu'it of the gods is in thee, aud that light and understand- ing and excellent wisdom is fouud in 15 thee. And now the wise men, the en- chanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the iuter- jn-etation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing. 16 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give iuterpretatious, aud dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, aud make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with pm-ple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt J-be 17 the thu-d ruler in the kingdom. Then Daniel answered aud said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, aud give thy rewards to another; never- theless I will read the writing uuto the king, and make knowu to liun the 18 interpretation. thou kmg, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, aud greatness, 20 21 l',)and glory, and majesty: and because of the greatness that he gave him, all tlie peoples, iiatious, and languages trembled and feared before lam : whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive ; aud whom he would he raised up, and whom lie would he i)ut down. But when his heart was lifted up, and liis spirit was hardened that he dealt jn'oudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him : 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, aud 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 whom- 22 soever he will. And thou his sou, O Belshazzar, hast uot humbled thine heart, though thou kuewest all this ; 2,S but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven ; aud they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, aud thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine iu them ; aud thou hast praised the gods of silver, aud gold, of brass, iron, wood, aud stone, which see uot, uor hear, nor know : and the God iu whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all 24 thy ways, hast thou uot gloritied : then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writiug was iu- 25 scribed. Aud this is the writing that was inscribed, Sjiene, mene, tekel, 26 ui'HARsiN. This is the interiiretation of the thing: mene; God hath num- bered thy kingdom, aud brought it to 27 an end. tekel; thou art weighed iu the balances, aud art fouud wanting. 28''PEEEs; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then commanded Belshazzar, aud they clothed Daniel with jiuriile, aud put a chain of gold about his ueck, aud made proclamation concerning him, that he should ^be the third 30 ruler in the kingdom. In that uight Belshazzar the Chaldean king was 31 slain. Aud Darius the Mede received the kiugdom, being about thi-eescore and two years old. 6 It pleased Darius to set over the kiugdom an hundi'ed and twenty sa- traps, which should be throughout 2 the whole kiugdom ; aud over them three presidents, of M'hom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king 3 should have no damage. Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presid .'uts aud the satraps, because an excellent spirit was iu him; aud the kuig thought to set him over the whole 4 realm. Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against 3 That is, Num- bered, num- bered, ■weiyhed, and divi- sions. i That is, Divided. [Chap, vi. 1 111 Aram. ] 640 DANIEL. 6. 4. lOr, came tumtiU- uously (and so in w. 11. 15) 2 Or, that the f:in(/ should establish a statute', and make £c. 3 Ai*ani. passcth not away. Daniel as touching the kingdom ; but they could find none occasion nor fault ; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in 5 him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him couceru- 6ing the law of his God. Then these presidents and satraps i assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him. King Darius, live for ever. 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsel- lors 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, kmg, he shall be cast into the 8 den of lions. Now, king, establish the interdict, and sign the writmg, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which ^al- 9tereth not. Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict. 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, 11 as he did aforetime. Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before 12 his God. Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's interdict; Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or mau within thirty days, save unto thee, king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, accordmg to the law of the Medes and Persians, which IS^altereth not. Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times 14 a day. Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him : and he laboured till the going down of 15 the sun to rescue him. Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said mito 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. 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, Thy God whom thou servest continuaDy, he will de- 17 liver thee. And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den ; and the kmg sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; *that nothing might be changed con- 18 cernmg Daniel. Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither wei"e ^instruments of music brought before him: and his 19 sleep fled from him. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 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 thy God, whom thou servest con- tinually, able to deliver thee from the 211ions'? Then said Daniel unto the king, 22 O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me : forasmuch as before him mnocency was found in me ; and also before thee, 23 king, have I done no hm't. Then was the king exceeding glad, and command- ed that they should take Daniel uiJ out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no mamier of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted 24 in his God. And the king commanded, and they brought those men which 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, or ever they came at the bottom of the den. 25 Then king Darius wrote unto all the lieoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be multi- 26 plied imto you. 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 27 dominion shall be even unto the end: he deliverethandrescueth,andheworketh signs and wonders m heaven and in earth ; who hath delivered Daniel from 28 the power of the lions. So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. Y In the fii'st 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 2 of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, be- hold, the four winds of the heaven 3 brake forth upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the 4 sea, diverse one from another. 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 5 given to it. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and 'it was raised up on one side, and three ribs 8. DANIEI.. 641 I Or, drfiidfitl i Or. cast down 3 Aram. to the burnivg of fire. * Aram. the sheath. •were in liis month between liis teeth: and tlioy said tlius nnto it, Arise, de- <; vonr mncli tiesli. After tliis I beheld, and \o anotlier, Hive a leopard, which had npon the back of it fonr wind's of a fowl; the beast had also fonr heads; 7 and dominion was f:;iven to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and be- liold a fourth beast, terrible and ^power- ful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue Avith his feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it ; and Sit had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up a- mong them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were jducked up by the roots : and, be- hold, in tins horn were e,yes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking 9 great things. 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 pm-e wool; his tlu'one was fiery flames, and the 10 wheels thereof burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him : thousand thousands minis- tered unto hun, and ten thousand tunes ten thousand stood before him: the judgement was set, and the books were 11 opened. 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 hisbodydestroyed, and he was given ^to be burned with 12 fire. And as for the rest of the beasts, their dommion was taken away: yet then* lives were jjrolonged for a season 13 and a time. I saw in the night vis- ions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like mito a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought 14 him near before him. 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 de- stroyed. 15 As forme Daniel, myspirit was gi'ieved in the midst of *my body, and the vis- 16 ions of my head troubled me. 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. 17 These gi-eat beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the 18 earth. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for 19 ever and ever. Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, wliich was diverse from all of them, exceeduig terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass ; which de- voured, brake in pieces, and stamped 20 the residue with his feet; and con- cerning the ten hoi-ns that were on his bend, 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 21 more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them ; 22 until the ancient of days came, and judgement was given ^to the siiints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 2.SThus 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 6 tread it down, and break it in 24 pieces. 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. 25 x^nd he shall speak words agamst 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 26 a time. But the judgement shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the 27 end. And the kingdom and the domin- ion, 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 aU dominions shall serve 28 and obey him. 'Here is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my "counten- ance was changed in me : but I kept the matter in my heart. 8 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared nnto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which ai)peared unto me at the 2 first. 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 saM' in the vision, and I was by the river 3 Ulai. Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood l)efore the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high ; but one was higher than the other, and 4 the higher came up last. I saw the ram pushing westward, and north- ward, and southward ; and no beasts could stand before hun, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, 5 and magnified himself. Aiul as I was considering, behold, an he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and 1° touched not the ground: 5 Or, /or «0r, thresh it ' Ar;\m. Hitherto. P Arum. brifjht- neos. ?0r, ca,slte 10 Heb. rto^ie touched j the I ground, j 21 642 DANIEL. 8. 5. ' ^Another I reading is, the con- : tinuiU ; burnt j offering; was taken awat/ from him, 2 Or, an. hosf wits (jlven to it against the <6c. Or, an host was set over the ic. 3 Accord- ing tu the ancient versions, unto him, 4Heb. justified, 5Heb. under- atand- ing. (iOr, where [had stood and the goat bad a notable born be- G tween bis eyes. And be came to the ram that bad tbe two borus, wbicb I ,saw standing before tbe river, and ran tipon bim in tbe fury of bis power. 7 And I saw bim come close unto tbe ram, and be was moved witb cboler against bim, and smote tbe ram, and brake bis two borns ; and there was no power in the ram to stand l)efore bim : but be cast bun down to the ground, and trampled upon bun ; and there was none that could deliver tbe ram out of 8 bis hand. And the he-goat magiufied bimseU exceedingly : and when be was strong, the great born Avas broken ; and instead of it there came up four notable homs toward tbe four winds of 9 heaven. And out of one of them came forth a little born, which waxed exceed- ing great, toward tbe south, and toward the east, and toward tbe glorious land, 10 And it waxed great, even to tbe host of heaven ; and some of the host and of tbe stars it cast down to tbe ground, 11 and trampled upon them. Yea, it mag- nified itself, even to the prince of the host ; and ^ it took away from bim the continual hmit offering, and the i3lace 1"2 of his sanctuary was cast down. And 2 the host was given over to it to- gether with the continual burnt offer- ing through transgression ; and it cast down truth to the gromid, and it did 13 its 2)leasure and prospered. Then I beard a holy one speaking; and au- otber holy one said unto that certain one which spake. How long shall be tbe vision concerning the continual hurnt offering, and the transgi'ession that niaketb desolate, to give both the sanctuary and tbe host to be trodden 14 under foot? And be said ^unto me. Unto two thousand and three hmidred evenings and mornings ; then shall the sanctuary be * cleansed. 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 16 of a man. And I beard a man's voice be- tween the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to 17 understand tbe vision. So he came near where I stood ; and when be came, I was afifrigbted, and fell upon my face : but be said unto me. Understand, O son of man ; for the vision belongeth to 18 tbe time of tbe end. Now as be was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward tbe ground: but be touched me, and set me ''up- 19 right. And he said. Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation : for it belongeth to the appointed tune of 20 the end. Tbe ram which thou sawest that had tbe two borns, they are tbe 21 kings of Media and Persia. And the rough he-goat is the king of ' Greece : and the great horn that is between his 22 eyes is the first king. And as for that which was broken, in the place where- of fovir stood up, fom* kingdoms shall stand up out of tbe nation, but not 23 with bis i^ower. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the trans- gressors are come to the fuU, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding 2-1 dark sentences, shall stand u^j. And bis jjower shall be mighty, but not 8 by bis own power ; and be shall '•'destroy wonderfully, and shall iirosper and do his pleasure : and he shall 'J destroy tbe mighty ones and i^tbe holy people. 25 And through his i^olicy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand ; and be shall magnify himself in his heart, and m their security shall be '^ destroy many : be shall also stand ui> against tbe prince of princes ; but he shall be 2G broken without band. And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true : but shut thou u]p the vision ; for it belongeth to many 27 days to come. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certaui days ; then I rose up, and did tbe king's business : and I was astonished at the vision, -i but none understood it. 9 In the first year of Darius the son of jibasuerus, of the seed of tbe Medes, wbicb was made king over the reabn 2 of the Chaldeans ; in the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by the books the nmnber of tbe yeai's, whereof tbe word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the proiihet, for the accom- plishiug of the desolations of Jerusa- 3 lem, even seventy years. And I set my face unto the Lord God, I'-^to seek by j)rayer and suppUcations, with fast- 4 ing, and sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, Lord, the great and dreadful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy witb them that love bim and keej) bis command- 5 meuts ; we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wick- edly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy precepts and from thy G judgements: neither have we beai-k- ened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all 7 the people of the land. Lord, right- eousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the in- habitants of Jerusalem, and unto aU Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of theu' trespass that they have trespassed a- 8 gainst thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our prmces, and to our fathers, because 10. H. DANIEL. 643 'Or, though 2 Or, deal wisely 3 Heb. rhjM- ncsscs. 4 Heb. cause tu fall. See Jer. xxxvi. 7. 5 Or, be- ing sore wearied eOr, came near u nto me 'Or, made me to under- stand 9 we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God l)eloiig mercies and for- givenesses ; ifor we liave rc'l)elled a- 10 gainst hiin ; neitlier have avo obeyed tlie voice of tlio Ijord our God, to walli in his laws, which he set before us l)y 11 his servants the projdiets. Yea, all Is- rael have transgressed thy law, even turning aside, that they should not obey thy voice : therefore hath the cui'se been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for wo have sinned 12 against him. 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 Jerusa- 131em. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us : yet have we not intreated the favour of the Lord our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and ^have dis- 14 cernment in thy truth. Therefore hath the Lord watched over the evil, and brought it upon us : for the Lord our God is righteous m all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his 15 voice. AJud now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done 16 wickedly. Lord, according to all thy s righteousness, let thine anger and thy fury, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy moujitain : because for our suis, and for the in- iquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to 17 all that are round about us. Now therefore, our God, hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desol- 18 ate, for the Lord's sake. my God, incline thine ear, and hear ; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name : for we do not ^present our supplica- tions before thee for our righteous- 19 nesses, but for thy gi'eat mercies. Lord, hear ; Lord, forgive ; Lord, hearken and do ; defer not ; for thine own sake, my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 20 And whiles I was s^jeakuig, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and pre- senting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain 21 of my God; yea, whiles I was speak- ing in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the be- guming, 5 being caused to fly swiftly, s touched me about the time of the 22 evening oblation. And he 'uistructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to make 28 thee skilful of understanding. At the Ijegiiniuig of thy supplications the com- mandment went forth, and I am come to tell thee; for tlion art ^gi-eatly be- loved : therefore consider the matter. 24 and understand the vision. Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy peoi)le and upon thy holy city, '•'to finish lOfrans- gressiou, and ^to make an end of sins, and to I'-'make reconciliation for iniqui- ty, and to bring in everlasting right- eousness, and to seal up vision and i^in'Oi)hecy, and to anoint ^^the most 25 holy. Know therefore and discern, that froni the going forth of the command- ment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto 15 the anomted one, the prince, shall be I'J seven weeks: nnd threescore and two weeks, it shall be built again, with street and mout, even in troublous 26 times. And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and I'i' shall have uothhig : and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanc- tuary; and i*his end shall be Avith a flood, and even uuto the end shall be 27 war ; desolations are determined. And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week : and i^for the half of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the 20 oblation to cease ; and 21 uxion the whig of abominations shall come one that maketh desolate ; and even uuto the consummation, and that de- terinined, shall lurath be poured out upon the 22(lesolator. 10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Per- sia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name v.'as called Belteshazzar ; and the thing was true, even a great warfare : and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those days I Daniel v.^as mourning 3 three whole weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first mouth, as I was by the side of the 5 great river, which is ^SHiddekel, I lift- ed up mine eyes, and looked, and be- hold a man clothed in linen, whose loms were gu'ded with pure gold of Uphaz : 6 his body also was like the beryl, a)id his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his anns and his feet like in colour to burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone sav,' 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. 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 t* Or, very precious He)>. j/rerious things. '■' Or, to restrain 1" Or, the trans- gression n An- other reading is, to seal up. 12 Or, away 13 Heb. prophet. li Or, « most holy place 15 Or. Messiah, the prince Or, an anointed one, a prince liiOr, seven weeks, and three- score and two weeks : it shnll be <t-c. "Or, there shall be none be., loiijjing to him 18 Or, the end thereof 19 Or, in the midst of aiOr, ^neal offering 21 Or. upon the pinnacle of abomin- ations shall be 22 Or, desolate 23 That Is, Tigris. 21—2 644 DANIEL. 10. 8. lOr, set yne tottering upon &c. 2 Or. was not nt'.iided 3 Heb. Javan. IHeb. strength- enelh hitnscJf. 5 Or, concern' ing these thijigs eOr. aJl this shall stir up the realm 9 strength. Yet heard I the voice of his words : and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deej) sleep on my face, with my face 10 toward the ground. And, behold, a hand touched me, which i set me upon my knees and uiJou the palms 11 of my hands. And he said unto me, Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright ; for unto thee am I now sent : and when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood 12 trembling. Then said he unto me. Fear not, Daniel ; for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to un- derstand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and 13 1 am come for thy words' sake. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days ; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to helj) me : and 1 2 remained there 14 with tlie kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter daj-s : for the vision is yet for many 15 days. And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb. 16 And, beliold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips : then 1 opened my mouth, and spake and said unto him that stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are tiu'iied upon me, and I 17 retain no strength. For liow can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remauied no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me. 18 Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he 19 strengthened ine. And he said, man greatly beloved, fear not : peace be un- to thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strength- ened, and said. Let my lord speak ; for 20 thou hast strengthened me. Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Per- sia : and when I go forth, lo, the prince 21 of •'* Greece shall come. But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writ- ing of truth : and there is none that *holdeth with me ^ against these, but 11 Michael your prince. And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen hmi. 2 And now will I shew thee 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 3 against the realm of ^ Greece. And a n^ighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do ac- 4 cording to his will. 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 pos- terity, nor according to his dominion wherewith lie ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others be- 5 side these. And the king of the south ■? shall be strong, and one of his jjrinces ; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion ; his dominion shall be (5 a great dominion. And at the end of years they shall join themselves to- gether ; 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 7 her in those times. But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his "ijlace, which shall come i^unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail : Sand also their gods, with their n molt- en images, and with their goodly ves- sels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt ; and he shall 12 re- frain some years from the king of the 9 north. And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he 10 shall retm-n into his own land. And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, i^ which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through : and i-* they shall return and 11 war, even to his fortress. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, 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 12 his hand. And the multitude shall 15 be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted : and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. 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 iSo/" years, with a great army and with much sub- 14 stance. And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south : also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision ; but they 15 shall fall. So the kmg of the north shall come, and cast up a moiuit, and take I'a well fenced city: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand l)efove him : and he shall stand in the glovious land, and in his 7 Or, shall be strong ; but one 0/ li is prin^'cs shall be 8 Or, eqiiitabl.- con- di/ions f'Or, office M Or, agdinst 11 Or, pi'inres 12 Or, continue more years than ,{-c. "Or, and he 11 Or, he 1'' Or, be carried away 13 Or, f.i n Or, the fenced ciiies 11. 45. DANIEL. 645 1 Acciinl- iii« to the ancient versions, inuki' ei/tiitiiOlc cml' ditiorts mlh him:a>ul he thall give ic. 2 Or, eijuitahle con- ditions 9 Or, to destroi/ it 4 Or, it 5 Or, coast- lands 6 Or, captain 'Or, ojfice 8 Hel). broken. 9 Or, liis covenant 10 Or, dainties UHeb. ireak. 17 hand shall be destruction. And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, land -upright ones with him; and he shall do Ills pleasure : and lie shall give him the daughter of women, '"^to corrupt her; but -ishe shall not stand, neither 18 be for him. After this shall he turn his face mito the ^isles, and shall take many: but a Cprince shall cause the re- l)roaeh offered b}' him to cease; yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to I'J turn upon him. Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land : but he shall stumble and fall, and •20 shall not be found. Then shall stand up in his T place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kuigdom : but within few days he shall be ^destroyed, neither in anger, 21 nor in battle. And in his f place shall stand up a coiiteniptibleperson,to whom they had not given the honour of the kingdom : but he shall come in tune of security, and shall obtain the kingdom 22 by flatteries. And with the arms of a flood shall they be swept away from be- fore him, and shall be broken ; yea, also 23 the prmce of ^ the covenant. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully : for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small peo- 24 pie. In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the pro- vince ; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers ; he shall scatter among them prey, aud spoil, and siibstance : yea, he shall devise his devices against the 2.j strong holds, even for a time. And he shall stir up his power and his coui'age against the king of the south with a gi-eat army ; and the king of the south shall war in battle with an ex- ceeding gi-eat and mighty army: but he shall not stand, for they shall devise 26 devices against him. Yea, they that eat of his lOmeat shall "destroy him, and his army shall overflow : and many 27 shall fall dovi'u slain. 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 28 appointed. Then shall he retvu-n into his land with gi'eat substance ; and his heai't shall be against the holy coven- ant; and he shall do his pleasure, and 29retm'n to his own land. 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 farmer. oO For ships of Kittim shall come against him ; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, aud have indignation a- giinst the holy covenant, and shall {[o Mh pleasure: he shall even return, and have regard unto them that for- 31 sake the holy covenant. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fort- ress, and shall take away the continual hurnt offeriiit/, and they shall set up the abomination tliat inakcth desolate. .-52 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shnll ho I'-^pervert liy flatter- ies : but the people that know theu' God 33 shall be strong, and do exploits. And i-'tliey that be wise among the people shall instruct many : yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity 34 and by spoil, manij days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help : but many shall join themselves unto them with flat- 3.5 teries. And some of ^ ' them that be wise shall fall, to refine them, aud to pm-ify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end : because it is yet for 36 the time appohited. And the king shall do according to his will ; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself aliove every god, and shall speak mar- vellous things ag uust the God of gods : and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which isde- 37 termined shall be done. 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. 38 But in his ''pLice shall he honour the god of fortresses : and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he houom- with gold, and silver, and with precious 89 stones, and pleasant things. Aud he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a strange god ; i5 who- soever acknowledge th him he wUl in- crease with glory : and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide 40 the land for a price. And at the time of the end shall the king of the south 1" contend with him: aud the king of the north shall come against hun like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and 41 shall overflow and pass through. He shall enter also into the glorious laud, and many countries shall be over- throvv^n : but these shall be delivered out of his hand, Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shaU. stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of 43 Egjipt shall not escape. But he shall have power over the treasm-es of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egji^t : and the Libyans aud the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 44 But tidmgs out of the east aud out of the north shall trouble him: and he shall go forth with gi-eat fiu'y to destroy 45 and i^ utterly to make away many. And he shall idant the tents of his palace 18 between the sea and the glorious holy momitain ; yet he shall come to his end, and none sliaU help hiiu. 12 Heb. make profane. 13 Or, tlie teachers of the people n Or, the teachers 15 Or, whom he shall acknow- ledge and increase with glory or, shail increase glory W Heb. IJusft at. 1- Htb. to devote many 18 Or, be- tween the seas at 646 DANIEL. 12. 1. 1 Or, ah- horrence 2 Or, the teachers lOr, with 2 Heb. visit. 12iViid at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which staudeth for the chUdren of thy people : and there shall be a tune of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that tune thy peoijle shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame 3 and e verlastmg i contempt . And ^ they that be wise shall shine as the bright- ness of the firmament ; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars 4 for ever and ever. But thou, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end : manj' shaU rmi to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. .5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on the brink of the river on this side, and the other on the briidj of the river on that 6 side. And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to 7 the end of these wonders ? And I heard the man clothed in linen, v.hich was 3 That is, Thai hath tiot ohtaiiu'd mercy. 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 tune, times, and an half ; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, 8 all these tlimgs shall be finished. And I heard, but I understood not : then said I, my lord, what shall be the ^ issue 9 of these things ? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall j)urify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refuied ; but the wicked siiaU do wickedly ; and none of the wicked shall understand : but 2 they that be wise shall understand. 11 And from the time that the contmual hurnt offering shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh des- olate set up, there shall be a thousand VI two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and 13 thirty days. But go thou thy way till the end be : for thou shall rest, and shall stand in thy lot, at the end of the days. HOSEA 1 The word of the Loed 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 Jero- boam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 When the Lord spake at the first ^by Hosea, the Lobd said imto Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whore- dom and children of whoredom : for the land doth commit great whore- 3 dom, departing from the Lord. So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim ; and she conceived, and bare 4 hun a son. And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel ; for yet a little while, and I will 2 avenge the blood of Jezreel ujion the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel 5 to cease. And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of 6 Israel in the valley of Jezreel. And she conceived agaui, and bare a daughter. And the Lord said unto him, Call her name 3 Lo-ruhamah : for I will no more have mercy ui^on the house of Israel, that I should in any wise j)ardon them. 7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by bat- o tie, by horses, nor by horsemen. Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she 9 conceived, and bare a son. And the Lord said, Call his name *Lo-animi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be 5 your God. 10 Yet the number of the chOdren of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which camiot be measured nor num- bered ; and it shall come to pass that, ''in the place where it was said mito them. Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them. Ye are the sons of lithe living God. And the childi'en of Judah and the childi'en of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up from the land : for gi-eat shall be 2 the day of Jezreel. Say ye unto your brethren, 7 Ammi ; and to your sisters, 8Ruliamah. 2 Plead with yom- mother, plead ; for she is not my wife, neither am I her hus- band : and let her j)ut away her whore- doms from her face, and her adulteries 3 from between her breasts ; 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 Uke a dry 4 laud, and slay her with thu-st ; yea, upon 3 Or, loiter end i That is. Not my people. 5 Heb. for you. ICh. ii. 1 in Heb. J i^Or, insieail of that tohich was said 7 That is. My ppopie. 8 That is. That hdth oh- taiited mercy. 4. 10. HOSE A. 64 T^ 1 Heb. dfinkti. 2 0l\ into the iniuu'e of Baal 3 Or, retitrv, anil take a^vay lOr, shama 5 Or, a}i- pointed feasts 6 Or, where- in she burned incense to them 7 Or, nose- rings 8Heb. to her heart. » That is, Trou- hlivrf. See Josh, vii. 23. WOr. sing 11 That is. Mil Misband. li That is. Ml/ master, 13 Or, remem- bered hev childi-eii will I have no mercy; for r)they be children of whoredom. For tlieir mother hath played the Imrlot : she that conceived them hath done shamefully : for she said, I will go after my lovers, that gi\o me my l)read and my water, my wool and my llax, mine 6 oil and my ^driuk. Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will make a fence against her, that 7 she sh;ill not find her paths. And slie shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them ; and she shall seek theiu, but shall not find them : then shall she say, I will go and retm-n to my first husband ; for then was it 8 better with me than now. For she did not know that I gave her the corn, and the wme, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they 9 2 used for Baal. Therefore will I » tak'^ back my corn in the tune thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will pluck awa3' my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness. i 10 And now will I discover her ■* lewdness in the sight of her lovers, a,nd none 11 shall deliver her out of mine hand. I will also cause all her muih to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her sab- baths, and all her ^ solenm assemblies. 1'2 And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said. These are my hii'e that my lovers have given me : and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. 13 And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, "unto which she burned incense ; when she decked herself with her 'i' earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgat me, I'lsaith the Lord. Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bruig her into the wilderness, and speak "comfortably 15 unto her. And I will give her her vine- yards from thence, and the valley of •'Achor for a door of hope: and she shall 10 make answer there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the dc}- when she came up out of the land of E- IGgypt. And it shall he at thatdaj', saith the Lord, that thou shall call me ^ Ishi ; 17 and shalt call me no more I'^Baali. For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and tliej" shall no more 18 be i^mentioned by theu- name. And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the gi'ound : and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them 19 to lie down safely. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever ; yea, I will be- troth thee mito me in righteousness, and in judgement, and in lovingkiud- 20ness, and in mercies. I will even be- troth thee unto me in faithfulness : and "21 thou shalt know the Lord. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith tlic Loiiu, I will answer the hea- vens, and they shall answer the earth; 22 and the earth shall answer the corn, and the wine, and the oil ; and they shall 21) answer i^Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the i' earth ; and I will have mercy upon i" her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to I'tliem which were not my people. Thou art my i)eople ; and they shall say, 7V/,oii art my God. 3 And the Lord said unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved I'^of her friend and an adulteress, even as the Lord loveth the children of Israel, though they tm-n unto other gods, and 2 18 love cakes of raisins. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of sUver, and an homer of barley, and an 20 half 3 homer of barley: and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife : so will I 4 also be toward thee. For the child- ren of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without pruice, and without sacrifice, and without '^ijjiUar, 5 and without ephod or terai^him : after- ward shall the children of Israel re- turn, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king ; and shall come with fear unto the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days. 4 Kenr the word of the Lord, ye child- ren of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, j nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in | 2 the laud. There is nought but swearing | and breaking faith, and killing, and | stealing, and committing adultery; they i break out, an(\ blood toucheth blood. ' 3 Therefore shall the land mom-n, and j every one that dweUeth therein shall | languish, with the beasts of the field and ' the fowls of heaven ; yea, the fishes of : 4 the sea also shaU be taken away. Yet | let no man strive, neither let any man j reprove ; for thy people are as they i 5 that strive with the priest. And thou j shalt stumble in the day, and the pro- I phet also shall stiunble with thee in the night; and I ■will destroy thy mother. GMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge : because thou hast rejected knowledge, 22 1 will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me : seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, 7 1 also wUl forget thy children. As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. 8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. AJnd it shall be, like people, like priest : and I wUl imnish them for their ways, and wiU 10 reward them their doings. And they shall eat, and not have enough ; they shall commit v.horedona, and shall not I'Thatis, Whom (Jod SOWrtJl; 15 Or, land 16 Hell. Lo-ru- hatnaJt: "Heb. Lo-am- in i. See ch. i. «, 9, 10. 18 Or, of her hus- band, yet an £:e. 19 Or. them that Jove 20 1 1 eh. lethech. 21 Or, obeiisic 22Accord- ing to another reading, I have rejected^ 648 HOSEA. 4. 10. iHeb. heart. 2 Or, daugh- ters in law 3 See Deut. xxiii. 17. J Or, become guilty 5 Or, Their carouse is over 6 Or, they are given up to love ; Iter rulers are a shame 7Heb. shields. 8 Or, skirts Or. as otherwise read, tlieir altars shall be put to shame 10 Or, against youistlte judge- ment "Or, in cor- ruption 12 Heb. a rebuk-^'. 13 Or, They will nrjt frame their doings 11 Or, in the midst of 15 Or, ex- cellency W Or, begotten "Or, a month 18 Heb. portions. 19 Or, After thee, Ben- jamin / SeeJudg. V. 14. increase : because tliey have left off to 11 take heed to the Lord. Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the luu- 12derstaudiBg. My people ask counsel at then- stock, and then- staff declareth un- to them: for the spmt of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have gone 13 a whormg from mider their God. They sacrifice upon the tops of the mouutaius, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks audpoislars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good : therefore your daughters commit whoredom, and 14 your 2 brides commit adultery. I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor yoiu- 2 brides when they commit adultery ; for they themselves go apart with whores, and they sacrifice with the ^ harlots: and the people that doth not miderstand 15 shall be overthrown. Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Ju- dah * offend ; and come not ye unto GU- gal, neither go ye uj) to Beth-aven, nor 16 swear. As the Lord liveth. For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer : now will the Loud feed them as a lamb in a large place. ITEpkraim is jomed to idols; let him 18 alone, sfheu- drmk is become sour: they commit whoredom contmually ; 19^ her 7 rulers dearly love shame. The wind hath wrapped her up in its *^ Avings ; and 9 they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. 5 Hear this, ye priests, and hearken, ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king, for i^uuto you i^ertaineth the judgement ; for ye have been a snare at Mizpali, and a net spread upon Ta- 2 bor. And the revolters are gone deep 11 in making slaughter ; but I am i^ a re- 3 buker of them all. I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me : for now, Eplu'aim, thou hast committed whore- 4 dom, Israel is defiled, i^ Theii- doings will not suffer them to turn luito their God: for the spirit of whoredom is 1"^ within them, and they know not the 5 Lord. And the i^ pride of Israel doth testify to his face : therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble m then* iniquity; Judah also shall stiunble with them. 6 They shall go with their flocks and with tlieir herds to seek the Lord ; but they shall not find him : he hath withdrawn 7 himself from them. They have dealt treacherously against the Lord ; for they have i'^ borne strange chihh-en: now shall I'^the new moon devour them with their i** fields. 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeali, and the trumpet in Kamah : sound an alarm at Beth-aven; i^behuid thee, O 9 Benjamin. Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke : among the tribes of Israel have I made known 10 that which shall surely be. The j)rinces of Judah are like them that remove the laiKhnark : I will pour out my wrath 11 upon them like water. Ephraim is op- pressed, he is crushed m judgement; because he was content to walk after 1'2 20 the command. 21 Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house 13 of Judah as rottenness. WhenEphraun saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to 22kuig Jareb : but he is not able to heal you, neither shall he cure 14 you of your wound. 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. 15 1 will go and return to my place, till they 23 acknowledge their offence, and seek my face : in then- affliction they will seek me 21 earnestly. 6 Come, and let us retm'n unto the Lord : for he hath torn, and he will heal us ; he hath smitten, and he will 2 bind us up. After two days will he revive us : on the thu'd day he wUl raise us up, and we shall live before 3 hmi. And let us know, let us follow on to know the Lord ; his going forth is sm'e as the moi'umg: and he shall come imto us as the ram, as the latter rain that watereth the earth. 4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? Judah, what shall I do un- to thee? for your 23 goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that 5goeth early away. Therefore have I hewed them by the projihets ; I have slain them by the words of my moutli : 26 and thy judgements are a.s the light that goeth forth. For I desire 25 mercy, and not sacrifice ; and the knowledge of God more than bm-ut offerings. 7 But they 27 lite 28j.\^(jam have trans- gi-essed the covenant : there have they 8 dealt treacherously against me. GUe- ad is a city of them that work iniqui- 9 ty, it is stained with blood. 20 Anfi as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem : yea, they have 10 committed lewdness. In the house of Israel I have seen an horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Eijhraun, 11 Israel is defiled. Also, O Judah, there is an harvest appointed for thee, when I bring again the captivity of my people. 7 When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim discovered, and the wicketoess of Samaria ; for they connuit falseliood : and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers 2=*''spoileth without. And they con- sider not in their hearts that I re- member all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them ab- 3 out ; they are before my face. They make the king glad with their wick- edness, and the jn-inces with their 9. 11. IIOSEA. 649 lAc- cordiiiii to many ancient versions, hei/itit to bvhi-attd witli u'inf. him 3 Hell. bruui/ht nc'n\ lAc- eordins; to some ancient \erBions, Iht'lr ff u'jer. 5 Hcb. /tpriit' Ui'U. Or, ex- ccllcrn':/ - Hel). heart. »0r, whett fhc report coim'th to their eonijreij- atioH « Ac- cording to some ancient author- ities, ?>it',7 cntliieiH- setves. 10 Or, chasten- ed them 11 Or, The traiapet to thy mouth I A s an eaylc auaiiist the house oft hi: LolU) I 12 Or, they have retitoved them 13 Or, it hath no statk 4 lies. They are all adultoi'ers ; they are as ail oven heateil by the l)aker ; he ceaseth to stir the Jin', I'roiu the kiipadin<,' of the .5 (lough until it he leavened. On the day of our king the princes iniade '•* them- selves sick with the heat of wine ; he stretched out his hand witli scorners. G For they have '^made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait : ■'their baker sleepeth all the iiiuht; in the morning it bm'iieth as a 11 am in g lire . 7 They are all hot as an oven, and diivour their judges ; all their kings are fallen : there is none among them that calleth 8 unto me. Ei)liraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples ; Ephraim is a cake 9 not turned. Strangers have devoured liis strength, andhe knowetli it not: yea, gi'ay hairs are ^ here and there uiion him, 10 and he knowetli it not. Arid the "^pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not retm'ued unto the Lord theu' 11 God, nor sought him, for all this. And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without ^miderstandmg: they call mito Egypt, 12 theygoto Assyi'ia. When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them ; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven: I will chastise them, ^as their 13 congregation hath heard. Woe unto them ! for they have wandered from me; destruction imto them ! for they have trespassed against me : though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies 14 against me. And they have not cried unto me with their heart, hut they howl upon their beds : 9 they assemble them- selves for corn and wine, they rebel a- 15 gainst me. Though Ihave i" taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they 16 imagine mischief against me. They retm'u, but not to li.iia that is on high ; they are like a deceitful bow : then- princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of then- tongue : this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. 8 ^^Set the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle he covieth against the house of the Lord : because they have trans- gressed my covenant, and trespassed a- 2 gainst my law. They shall cry unto me, 3 My God, we Israel know thee. Israel hath cast off that which is good : the eii- 4emyshallpm-suehim. They have set up kings, but not by me ; i'^ they have made princes, and I knew it not : of their sil- ver and their gold have they made tliein 5 idols, that they may be cut off. Hehath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine auger is kindled against them : how long will 6 it be ere they attain to imioceucy ? For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God : yea, thecalf of 7 Samaria shall be broken in pieces. For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: ^^he hath no standing corn ; the blade shall yield no meal ; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow 8 it ui). Israel is swallowed up : now are they among the nations as a vessel y whereui is no pleasure. For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Eplu'aim hath hired i-'lov- lOers. Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them ; and they i^begin to be iiiinished by reason of the burden of the "'king of in-inces. 11 Because Ephraim hatli multiplied al- tars to sin, altars have been uiit(j him I'l to sin. 17 though I write for him my law in ten thousand 7:';tf(,"«/j^s-, they are lljcoimted as a strange thing. As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it ; but the Lord accepteth them not: nov/ will he re- member their ini(juity, and visit their 14 sins ; they shall return to Egypt. For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded I'^palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities : but I will send a fii'e upon his cities, and it shall devour the i-'castles thereof. 9 Rejoice not, O Israel, 20for joy, like the lieoj)les ; 21 for thou hast gone a whor- ing from thy God, thou hast loved hu'e 2 upon evei'y cornfloor. The threshing- floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her. 3 They shall not dwell in the Lord's land; but Ephi'aun shall retm-u to Egypt, and they shall eat miclean food in Assyria. 4 They shall not pour out wine offerings to the Lord, *-^ neither shall they be pleasing unto him : their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mom-ners ; all that eat thereof shall be polluted : for their bread shall be for their ai^petite ; it shall not come into the 5 house of the Lord. What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the 6 day of the feast of the Lord ? For, lo, they ai'e gone away from destruction, l/et Egypt shall gather them up, Mem- jihis shall Ijury them : their iileasant things of silver, nettles shall ijossess them : thorns shall be in their tents. 7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come ; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spu'it is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and S because the enmity is great. Ejihraim '^loas a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is iu all his ways, ajid enmity in the house of 9 his God. They have deeply coiTupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah ; he will remember their iniquity, be 10 will visit their sins. I found Israel like gra]3es in the wilderness ; I saw j'oiu' fathers as the firstripe iu the fig tree at her fii'st season : but they came to Baal-i^eor, and '^i consecrated them- selves unto the 2-5 shameful thing, and became abominable like that which 11 they loved. As for Ephraim, then- glory shall fly away like a bird : there shall be no birth, and none with child, and 11 Hel>. loves. i' Or. n9 other- wise read, shall, sorrow a little. or, for It, little leh He If See Is. ! X. a I Many ancient author- ities have, king and prince.;, i"Or, / wrote for htm the ten thou- sand things of my law, but they 18 Or, temples ni Or, palaces -' Or, un- to exalt- ation 21 Or, that 2^2 Or, neither sha/l their stierijleet he pleas- ii!fl unto him: their bread shall he unto them .tc. 23 Or, watcheth against ■24 Or, se- parated 25Heb. shtcme. J 650 HOSEA. 9. 11. ' Or, as I have seen, is like Tyre, tliat is planted 2 Or, pros- perity 3 Or, obelisks 4 Or, He hath divided their h.eart sOr, smooth cOr, ihey swear falsely, they make coven- ants 7 Or, shall spriu'j up sHeb. rosh. .See Deut. xxix. 18. i)Heb. Che- marim. See •2 Kings xxiii. 5. 10 See ch. V. 13. 11 Or, Humaria is cut off with her king 12 Or, twigs 13 Or, more than in the days "Or, there havethey con- tinued 15 Or, shall not the battle . . . aibeah) 16 Or, yoked i"Or,/or 12 no couception. Though they bring up then- chihken, yet will I bereave them, that there be not a man left : yea, woe also to them when I depart from them 1 ISEphraim, ilike as I have seen Tyre, is ijlanted in a pleasant place : but Ej)h- raim shall bring out his children to 14 the slayer. Give them, Lord: what wilt thou give '? give them a miscarry- 15 ing womb and dry breasts. All then* wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them : because of the wicked- ness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house: I will love them no more ; all theii- princes are revolt- 16ers. Ephraim is .smitten, their root is (h-ied up, they shall bear no fruit : yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. 17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him : and they shall be wanderers among the nations. 10 Israel is a luxuriant vine, which put- teth forth his fruit : according to the multitude of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the 2 goodness of his land they have made goodly 23piUars. ^Theh- heart is sdivided; now shall they be found guilty : he shall smite theu' altars, he shall spoil then- 3 -^pillars. Siu-ely now shall they say. We have no king : for we fear not the Lord ; and the king, what can he do for 4 us? They speak vain words, o swearing falsely in making covenants : therefore judgement Tsprjugeth up as *hein- 5 lock in the furrows of the field. The in- habitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven : for the people thereof shall mom-ii over it, and " the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is de- 6 parted from it. It also shall be carried imto Assji'ia for a present to losing Jareb : Eiihraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own 7 counsel. '^^As for Samaria, her king is 8 cut off, as i2foam upon the water. The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on theii* altars ; and they shall say to the mount- ams. Cover us; and to the hills. Fall 9 on us. O Israel, thou hast sinned 1-^ from the days of Gibeah : i^ there they stood; lothat the battle against the children of iniquity should not 10 overtake them in Gibeah. When it is my desu'e, I will chastise tliem ; and the peoples shall be gathered against them, when thej' are I'^boimd 11 IT to their two transgressions. And Ephraim is an heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the corn ; but I have passed over upon her fau" neck : I will set a rider on Ephraim ; Judah shall 12 plow, Jacob shall break his clods. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to mercy ; break up your fallow gi'ound: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and i^rain right- ISeousness upon j'ou. Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of i^'lies: for thou didst trust in thy way, in the 14 multitude of thy mighty men. There- fore shall a tumult arise ^Oamong thy 21 people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle : the mother was dashed in j)ieces with her chiklren. 15 22 So shall Beth-el do mito you because of your gi-eat wickedness : at daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off. 11 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them : they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and bm-ued incense to gi-aven images. 3 Yet I taughtEphraim to go; 231 took them on my arms ; but they knew not that 4 1 healed them. I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love ; and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat before them. 5 He shall not return uito the land of Egyiit ; but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. 6 And the sword shall 24 fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devom- them, because of thek own 7 counsels. And my people are bent to backsliding from me : though they call them to him that is on high, none at 8 all will 26exalt him. How shall I give thee up, Ephraun '? hovj shall I deUver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as A-dmah ? hoio shall I set thee as Zeboim ? mine heart is tiu'iied withui me, my 9 compassions are kindled together. 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 2fl enter into the city. 10 They shall walk after the Lord, who shall roar like a lion : for he shall roar, and the childi-en shall come trem- 11 bling from the west. They shall come trembling as a bird out of EgyjDt, and as a dove out of the laud of AssjTia : and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith the Lord. 12 Ephi-aim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit: 27 but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy 12 One. Epliraun feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind : he con- tinually multiplieth lies and desola- tion ; and they make a covenant with AssjTia, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will 28punish Jacob ac- cording to his ways ; accordmg to his 3 domgs will he recompense him. In the 14. 9. PTOSEA. 651 lOr, stranyth 2 Or, strove »0r. for tlu: LORD is the Oud 0/ host a <0r. As for Cantutn, the d-e. 6 Or, « Canaim- He Heb. Canaan, oOr. defraud 7 Heb. hy the luind. 8 Or, shuU he oOr, kept 10 Or, sjxike with trem- blinff i{"C. 11 Or, became guilty li Or, thesacrl- ficers of men 13 Or, knowest womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his i manhood ho '-^liad power •1 with God : yea, he liad power over the angel, and prevailed : he wept, and made supplication unto him : he found him at Beth-cl, and there he spake with 5 us ; ^even the Loud, the God of hosts ; C the Lord is his memorial. Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgement, and wait ou thy God con- tinually. 7 ^lle is 5 a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand : ho loveth to '^'op- 8 press. And Ephraim said. Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth : in all my labours they shall find in 9 me none iniquity that were sin. But I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt ; I will yet agam make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the sol- 10 emu feast. I have also spoken unto the in-ophets, and I have multiplied visions; and ''by the ministry of the prophets 11 have I used similitudes. Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether vanity; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks : yea, then- altars t^are as heaps m the fur- 12 rows of the field. And Jacob fled into the field of Ai-am, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept lSshee2}. And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel up out of Egjiit, and by a prophet was he 9 preserved. 14 Ephi-aim hath provoked to anger most bitterly : therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord retui-u unto him. 13 When Ephraim 1° spake, there was trembling ; he exalted himself in Israel: but when he n ofi'euded in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of then- silver, even idols according to their- own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let i^tiie men that sacrifice kiss the 3 calves. Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is di'iven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of d the chunuey. Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt ; and thou 13 shall know no god but me, and beside 5 me there is no saviom*. I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great 6di'ought. According to then- pastm-e, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted : therefore 7 have they forgotten me. Therefore am I unto them as a lion : as a leopard 8 will I watch by the way : 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 lion; the wild beast shall tear Otlicm. I'lt is thy destruction, O Israel, 15 that thoit art against me, against thy 10 help. Wlierenow is thy khig, that lie may save thee in all tliy cities ? and thy judges, of wlumi thou saidst, (itive me 11 a king and princes ? I have giuen thee a king in mine anger, and liave taken 12 him away in my wratli. The iniquity of Ephraim is boinid up ; his sin is laid 13 up in store. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him : he is an unwise son ; i''for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking 11 forth of chibh-en. I will ransom them from the i7 power of i«tlie gi'ave; I wiU redeem them from death ; death, !'■* where are thy plagues? isgi-ave, 1'* where is thy destruction ? repentance 15 shall be hid from mine eyes. Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the -O breath of the Lord coming up from the wdder- uess, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up : ^ihe shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant IG vessels. Samaria shall 22 bear her guilt ; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; then- uifants shall be dashed m pieces, and their women with child sh:iU be ripped up. 14 Israel, retiirn unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine 2 iniquity. Take with you words, and return unto the Lord : say unto him. Take away all iniquity, and 23 accept that which is good : so will we render ^^as buUocks the offerinr/ of our lij^s. 3 Asshur shall not save us ; we will not ride upon horses : neither will we say any more to the work of oui- hands. Ye are oui' gods : for in thee the fatherless •1 findeth mercy. I wiU heal their back- sliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is tm'ned away from htm. 51 will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the Wlj, and cast forth 6 his roots as Lebanon. His branches shaU spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as 7 Ijebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall re%'ive as the corn, and blossom as the vine : 25 the scent thereof shall be as the wine 8 of Lebanon. 26Ephraims7ta?Zsa//, 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 9 thy fruit found. WTio is wise, and he shall miderstaud these things ? pru- dent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them; but trans- gressors shall fall therein. 11 Or, Than, art de- s!royed, O iKrael; fur thou &c. 15 Or, for in mct in thy het,,-~ Or, hut ill me is lh:i help Some ancient versiuud have, wlio sludl help I 16 Or, when it is titlLC, he Btand- eth not in ic. 17 Heb. hand. IS Heb. Hheol. n Or, / will be 2" Or, wind n Or, it (Ch. xiv. 1 in Heb.] 22 Or, heeow,e desolate 23 Or, receive us gra- ciously 21 The Sept. and Syriac have, the fruit of our lips. 25 Or, his me- inoriul 2« Or, Kph- raiyn, what &c. 21—6 JOEL. 1 Proba- bly, different kinds of locusts, or lo- custs in different St<lKOS of growlii. 2 Or, bruJceii 3 Or, down «0r, ashamed 5 Or, The husband- men are a- shamed, the vine- dressers howl 6 Or, elders 7Heb. Sliaddai. 8 Or, shrivel 1 The word of the Lohd that came to Joel the son of Pethiiel. 2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or ui the days 3 of your fathers ? Tell ye your chikh-en of it, and let your children tell their children, and their childi'en another 4 generation. That which ithe palmer- worm hath left hath i the locust eaten; and that which the locurit hath left hath ^the cankerworm eal- en ; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath ^the caterpiller eaten. 5 Awake, ye di-unkards, and weep ; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet v.'iue ; for it is cut off 6 from youi' mouth. For a nation is come up wj}ou my land, strong, and without number ; his teetli are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw 7 teeth of a great lion. He hath laid my vine waste, and ^barked my fig tree : he hath made it clean bare, and cast it ^a- way ; the branches thereof are made 8 white. Lament like a vu-gin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. 9 The meal oliermg and the drink offer- uig is cut off from the house of the LoED ; tlie priests, the Lord's minis- 10 ters, mourn. The lield is wasted, the land mourneth ; for the corn is wasted, the new wine is ^ dried up, the oil lan- llguishetli. 5]3e ashamed, ye hus- bandmen, howl, ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley ; for the 12 harvest of the field is perislied. The vine is "* withered, and the fig tree lan- guisheth ; 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 sous 13 of men. Gird yourselves loith sach- clotli, and lament, ye priests ; howl, ye mhiisters of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God : for the meal offermg and the drink offering is withholden from the 14house of your God. Sanctify a fast, call a solenm assembly, gather the '^ old men imd all the inhabitants of the land un- to the house of the Lord your God, 15 and cry mito the Lord. Alas for the day ! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as destruction from ' the Almighty 16 shall it come. Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness 17 from the house of our God? The seeds ^rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns ai'e broken 18 down ; for the corn is "^ withered. How do the Ijeasts groan ! the herds of cattle are perplexed , because they ha ve uo pas- ture ; yea, the flocks of sheei) ^-"are made 19 desolate. O Lord, to thee do I cry : for the fire hath devoured the lOimstures of the wilderness, and the flame hath '20 burned all the trees of the field. Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee : for the water brooks- are (h'ied up, and the fire hath devoured the i^iJastures of the wilderness. 2 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain ; let all the inhabitants of the land trem- ble : for the day of the Lord cometh, 2 for it is nigh at hand ; a day of dark- ness 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 gener- 3 atious. A fire devom-eth before them ; and behind them a flame burnetii : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wild- erness ; yea, and none hath escaped 4 them. The appearance of them is as the apiiearance of horses; and as nhorse- 5 men, so do they run. 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 6 strong people set in battle array. At their i^resence the jieoples are in an- 7 guish : all faces are waxed pale. They run like mighty men ; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break Snot their ranks. Neither doth one thrust another ; they march every one in his path: and I'-^they burst through the weapons, and inbreak not oii their 9 course. They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses ; they enter in at the wind- lOows like a thief. The earth quaketh before them ; the heavens tremble : the sun and the moon are darkened, and lithe stars withdraw their shining: and the Lord uttereth his voice before his amiy ; for his camp is very great ; for he is strong that executeth his word : for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible ; and who can abide it '? 12 Yet even now, saith the Lord, turn ye imto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with 13 mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God : for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, and re^jenteth 3. 16. JOEL. 653 lOr, ■^ Or, list; abyword against tnem ■' Or, with hig forepart I Or, toward 5 Or, in (or fm-] right- eouinesi <> Or. at thefirst 'See ch i 4. iri) iii. 1 in Heb. | 14 liiiii of the t", ii. Who knoweth whetlier he will not turn and rei)eiit, and leave a blessuig l)t^hind hini, even a meal offer- ing and a driiik olferhig unto the Loiiu your God V 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a 16 fast, call a solemn assembly ; gather the jieople, sanctify the congregation, as- semble the lold men, gather the chUd- reu, and tliose tliat suck the l)reast3 : let the bridegroom go forth of his cham- 17 ber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the i)riests, the ministers of the Lokd, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LoED, and give not thine heritage to re- l)roach, that the nations should ^rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoi)les, Y\'hcre is their God ? 18 Then was the Lord jealous for his laud, 19 and had j)ity on his people. And the Lokd answered and said unto his i^eo- ple. Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith : and I wOl no more make you 20 a reproach among the nations : but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will di'ivehim into a land bar- ren and desolate, ''his forepart ■''hito the eastern sea, aud his hinder part ■'into the western sea ; and his stink shall come ui), and his ill savour- shall come up, be- 21 cause he hath done great things. Fear not, land, be glad and rejoice ; for 22 the Lord hath done great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field ; for the pastures of the wilderuess do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree aud the vine do yield their 23 strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he giveth you the fonner rain ^in just measure, aud he causeth to come down for j'ou the rain, the foi'mer raui aud the latter rain, SLu the 2'! first month. And the floors shall be f uU of wheat, and the fats shall overflow 25 with wine and oil. And I wiU restore to you the years that ^the locust hath eaten, the caukerworm, and the cater- pUler, and the j)almerworm, my gi-eat 26 army which I seut among you. And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, aud shall praise the name of the Lord yom- God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; aud my people shall never be a- 27 shamed. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and there is none else: aud my people shall never be ashamed. 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 i)rophesy, youi- old meu shall dream di-eams, your young 29 men shall see visions; aud also upon the servants aud upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. ;-50And I will shew wonders in the hea- vens and in the earth, blood, and fire, 31 and i)illars of smoke. The sun shall be turned iuto darkness, aud the moon in- to blood, before the great and terrible 32 day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be deliv- ered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusa- lem there shall be those that escajie, as the Lord hath said, and **among the leimiaut those whom the Lord doth 3 call. For, behold, in those days, aud in that time, when I shall brmg again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 1 will gather all nations, and will bring them down into '•the valley of Jeho- shaphat ; and I will plead with them there for my peoi)le and for my herit- age Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 3 And they have cast lots for my people : and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they 4 might di'ink. Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, aud Zidon, aud all the re- gions of Philistia? lo^vill ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your iirecompeuce uj)onyour own head. 5 Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver aud my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things; 6 the children also of Judah and the child- ren of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye might re- 7 move them far from their border : be- hold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, aud will re- tiurn your Hrecompence upon your o%vn 8 head; aud I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the childi'en of Judah, aud they shall sell them to the meu of Sheba, to a nation far off : for the Lord hath spoken it. 9 Proclaim ye this among the nations ; 1^ prepare war : stu* up the mighty men ; let all the men of war draw near, let 10 them come up. Beat your plowshares iuto swords, aud your pruninghooks in- to spears : let the weak say, I am strong. lli-^Haste ye, aud come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves to- gether; thither cause thy mighty ones 12 to come down, Lord. Let the nations bestir themselves, and come uj) to the valley of i* Jehoshaphat : for there wiU I sit to judge all the nations round ab- 13 out. Put ye in the sickle, for the i^ har- vest is ripe: come, I'^tread ye; for the winei^ress is full, the fats overflow; for 14 then- wickedness is gi-eat. Multitudes, niultitudes in the valley of decision ! for the day of the Lord is near in the 15 valley of decision. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars with- 16 draw their shining. And the Lord shaU roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; and the heavens "Or, ill the remnant wh om *c. ICh. iv. 1 iiiHeb.J fi See ver. !■-'. 10 Or, will ye repay a deed of mine, or willye do aught unto met swiftly *c. U Or, deed 12 Heb. sanctify. "Or, Assembl-i- your- selves 11 That is. The Lord judgeth. 15 Or, vintage 16 Or, get you down 654 JOEL. 3. 16. iSee Zech. xiv. 5, 2 Or, hahitd' tions 3 Or, revoke my word i Heb. )■( (and so in v-v. 6, y, &c.). 5 Or, Mm that sitteth on the throne (and so in ver. 8) 6 That is, Vcntlty. The Sept, reads, Cn. ?0r, Beth- eden 8 Heb. ancniirc captiv- ity. I) Heb. thecoven- ant 0/ brethren. See 1 Kings V. 1, ix. 11—14. and the earth shall shake : but the Lord will be a refuge uiito his people, and a strong hold to the childi'cn of Israel. 17 So shall j'e know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass 18 through her any more. 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 of the house of the Lord , and shall water 191 the valley of Shittim. Egj^jt 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 20 land. But Judah shall ^ abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation 21 to generation. And I will ^cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion. AMOS 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he sav.' concerning Israel in the days of Uzziali king of Judah, and in the days of Jero- boam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the learthquake. 2 And he said. The Lord shall roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the '^pastm-es of the shepherds shall mom-n, and the top of Carmel shall wither. 3 Thus saith the Lord : For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not 8 turn away *the pun- ishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instru- 4 ments of iron : but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour 5 the palaces of Ben-hadad. And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut oft *the inhabitant from the valley of "A- ven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from ''the house of Eden: and the peoj^le of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord. 6 Thus saith the Lord : For tlu-ee trans- gressions of Gaza, }'ea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof ; because they carried away captive ^tlie whole people, to deliver them up to 7 Edom: but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the 8 palaces thereof : and I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will tm'u mine hand against Ekrou, and the remnant of the Philis- tines shall perish, saith the Lord God. 9 Thus saith the Lord : For three trans- gi-essious of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof ; because they delivered u^ ^the whole peoide to Edom, and remembered not 10 "the brotherly covenant: but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the iialaces thereof. 11 Thus saith the Lord : For three trans- gressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did ijursue his brother with the sword, and ^did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear periietu- ally, and he kept his wrath for ever : 12 but I will send a fu-e uijon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 13 Thus saith the Lord : For three trans- gressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ri2)ped uj) the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge 14 their border : but I will kindle a fire in the wall of Eabbah, and it shall devom- the palaces thereof, with shout- ing in the day of battle, with a tem- 15 pest in the day of the whu-lwind : and theii' kmg shall go into captivity, he and his j)rinces together, saith the Lord. 2 Thus saith the Lord : For three trans- gi'essions of Moab, yea, for foiu-, I wiU not tm'u away the ininishment thereof ; because he bm-ned the bones of the 2 king of Edom into lime : but I will send afire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth ; and Moab shaU die with tumult, with shouting, and with 3 the sound of the trumpet : and I ^ill cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and ^vill slay all the princes thereof with hun, saith the Lord. 4 Thus saith the Lord : For three trans- gressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of the Lord, and have not kept his sta- tutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after the which theu' fathers .") did walk : but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the jialaces of Jerusalem. 6 Thus saith the Lord : For three transgi'essions of Israel, yea, for four. I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy 1 Tliat is, the vaUey of acacias. 2 Or, be in- hahitfd 3 Or, hold as innocent 10 Heb. cm'rupt- ed his coni- 2>assions. 4. 10. AMOS. 655 1 Or, young woman 2 See Ex. xxii. -U '^Or, /ton prr.tst'd uitttcr li'iu, as a carl is 2>rrssrd that Is /III! o/ shea vcs «0r refuge sJiaff/a/I the swift SHeb. his soul, or, life. «0r, made an apj'oint- vtcnt 7 Or. upmi 7 for a pair of shoes: that i)aiit after tlie dust of the earth on tlie head of llie poor, and tui-n aside the way of the meek ; and a man and liis fatlier will go nnto thesrt/«e ^maid, to profane my 8 holy name: and they la}' themsehts down l)(\side every altar upon clotlus -taken in pledge, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined. Yet destroyed I the Ainorite 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 bi'- 10 neath. Also I brought you ujj out of the laud of Eg3'pt, and led you forty years iu the wilderness, to possess the land of 11 the Amorite. And I raised uj) of j'our sous for prophets, aud of yom- j'oung men for Nazu-ites. Is it not eveu thus, ye childi-eu of Israel ? saith the Lokd. 12 Bait ye gave the Nazirites wiue to drudc; and commanded the prophets, 13 saying. Prophesy not. Behold, ^I will press yon in your place, as a cart lli)resseth that is full of sheaves. And •* flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver ^hiiu- 15 self : neither shall he stand that hand- leth the bow; aud he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver le^himself: and he that is com-ageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord. 3 Hear this word that the Lokd hath spoken against you, chikkeu of Is- rael, against the whole family which 1 brought up out of the laud of Egyi)t, 2 saying. You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. 3 Shall two walk together, except they 4 have ^ agreed? Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he 5 have taken nothing? Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the gi-ound, and have taken 6 nothing at all? Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and 7 the Lord hath not done it ? Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants 8 the in-ophets. The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but projihesy? 9 Publish ye 'in the palaces at Ashdod, and 'in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the momitams of Samaria, and behold what great tmnults are therein, aud what oppressions in the midst 10 thereof. For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up viole)ice and robbery in their jialaces. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: An adversary l/iere shall he, even round about the land: and he shall bring down thy strength fiom thee, and thy 12 palaces shall be spoiled. Thus saith the Lord : As the shei)he)-d 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 13 bed. Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the 14 God of hosts. 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 15 be cut off, and fall to the ground. And I will smite ^the winter house with lOthe summer house ; aud the houses of ivory shall perish, and ^tlie great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord. 4 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the i)oor, which crush the needy, which say unto their lords. Bring, aud 2 let us drink. The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the daj's shall come upon j'ou, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue 3 with fish hooks. Aiul ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; i^and ye shall cast ijourtielves into Harmon, saith the Lord. 4 Come to Beth-el, and transgress ; to Gilgal, «»(rZmultiply transgression; and bring j'our sacrifices every moj'uing, ait d 5 your tithes every three days ; and i^offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill offer- ings and publish them : for this liketh J'OU, O j'C childi-en of Israel, saith the G Lord God. And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all j'our cities, and want of bread in all your places : yet have 3'e not returned unto me, saith the 7 Lord. And I also have withholden the rain from y ou , wheu there were yet three months to the harvest : and I caused it to rain upon one citj', and caused it not to rain upon another city : one piece was rained upon, and the iiiece whereupon 8 it rained not withered. So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned mito me, saith the Lord. I have smitten you with blast- ing and mildew : the multitude of your gardens and yoiu- vinej'ards and yom- fig trees and your olive trees hath the pahuerworm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the 10 Lord. I have seut among you the IjestUeuce after the manner of Egypt : yom* young men have I slain with the sword, i^aud have carried away your horses ; and I have made the stink of your camp to come up even into your s Ac- cording to some .ancient versions and MSS., in ha- niasciis on a bed. 9 See Jer. xxxvi. 22. wSee Juilg. iii. 20. "Or, many 12 The ancient versions vary in tlieirren- i\e\ .ng of tliis clause. Tlie text is piob- :>l);.v ( orrupt 1 ' Heb. offer by burning;. 'i Heb. irith the eaptir ity of !/0}:r horses. 656 AMOS. 4. 10. lOr, Uethfor- saken 2 Or, becoine vanity (Heb. Aven) 3 Or, deep daW.'/iess 4 Or, causefh destruc- tion to Kauli forth nostrils : yet have ye not returned un- 11 to me, saith the Lord. I have over- thrown some among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a hrand i)hicked out of the burning : yet have ye not returned un- 12 to me, saith the Lord. Therefore thus will I do mito thee, O Israel : and be- cause I will do this uuto thee, prepare 13 to meet thy God, O Israel. For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and cre- ateth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth ; the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name. 5 Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of 2 Israel. The virgin of Israel is fallen ; she shall no more rise : she i is cast down upon her land ; there is none 3 to raise her \v\}. For thxxs saith the Lord God : The city that went forth a thousand shall have an hmidred left, and that which went forth an hmidred shall have ten left, to the house of Is- 4 rael. For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye 5 shall live : but seek not Beth-el, nor en- ter into Gilgal, and jiass not to Beer- sheba : for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall ^come to 6 nought. Seek the Lord, and ye shall live ; lest he break out like lire in the house of Joseph, and it devour and there 7 be none to quench it in Beth-el : ye who turn judgement to wormwood, and cast 8 down righteousness to the earth; seelc him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth ^ the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night ; that callethfor the waters of the sea, and iioureth them out upon the face of the earth ; the Lord is his name ; 9 that ^bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction conieth 10 upon the fortress. They hate him that rexjroveth in the gate, and they abhor 11 him that speaketh uprightly. Foras- luuch therefore as ye trample ui^ou the poor, and take exactions from him of v/heat : ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them ; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof. 12 For I know how manifold are yoiu* transgressions and how mightj' are your sins; ye that aiilict the just, that take a bribe, and that tmii aside the needy in the gate from their right. I'd Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in siich a tune ; for it is an evil 14 time. Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live : and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say. 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate : it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious uuto the remnant of Joseph. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 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 slcilful of lamentation 17 to wailing. And in all vineyards shall be waihng : for I will pass through the 18 midst of thee, saith the Lord. Woe unto you that desire the day of the LordI wherefore would ye have the day of the Lord ? it is darkness, and not 19 light. 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, 20 and a serpent bit him. Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light ? even very dark, and no brightness in 21 it? I hate, I despise your feasts, and I ''will take no delight m your solemn 22 assemblies. Yea, though ye oifer me •^yom' bm-nt offeruigs and meal offer- ings, I will not accejot them: neither will I regard the '-• peace offermgs of 23 yom- fat beasts. Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs ; for I wiU 24 not hear the melody of thy viols. But let judgement roll down as waters, and righteousness as a lo mighty stream. 25 Did ye bring uuto me sacrifices and II oif erings in the wilderness forty years, 26 house of Israel? Yea, ye I'^have borne i^^ Siccuth your king and i^ Chiun your images, the star of your god, 27 which ye made to yom'selves. There- fore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. Q Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the nota- ble men of the chief of the nations, to 2 whom the house of Israel come ! Pass ye unto Calneh, and see ; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great : then go dov\'n to Gath of the Philistines : be they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your 3 border ? Ye that jiut far away the evil day, and cause the is seat of violence to 4 come near ; 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 5 of the stall ; that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol ; that devise for them- selves iustrmnents of music, i^like 6 David ; that drink I'wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oint- ments ; but they are not gi'ieved for 7 tlie affliction of Joseph. Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go cai)tive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall jjass 8 away. The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord, the Godof hosts: I abhor the i^* excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces : therefore will I de- liver up the city with all that is therein. 8. 11. AMOS. G.57 9Aud it shall come to pass, if there re- main ten uicni in one house, tliat they lUsIuill die. AjkI when ii man's luncle Khiill take him up, even lie tlmt liui'iiotli him, to hv'uiii out the hones out of the house, and sliall say unto him that is ui the innermost ))arts of the liouse. Is there yet any with thee ? and lie sluiU say. No ; then shall he say. Hold thy peace ; for we may not make mention 11 of the name of the Lokb. For, he- hold, the LoKD comnuiiideth, and ^ the {^'eat house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts. 12 Shall horses run upon the rock ? wiU one plow there with oxen? that ye have turned judgement into ^gall, and the fruit of righteousness into worm- 13 wood: ye which rejoice m a thing of nought, which say. Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? 14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LoHD, the God of hosts ; and they shall afflict you from the * entering in of Hamath unto the broo.k of the Ai'abah. Y Thus the Lord God shewed me : and, behold, he formed locusts in the be- ginnuig of the shoothig tip of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. 2 And it came to pass that when they made an end of eating the grass of the laud, then I said, Lord God, for- give, I beseech thee : how shall Jacob 3 stand? for he is small. The Lokd repented concerning this : It shall not be, saith the Loed. 4 Thus the Lord God shewed me : and, behold, the Lord God called to con- tend by fire ; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the 5 5 land. Then said I, Lord God, cease, I beseech thee : how shall Jacob stand ? Ofor he is small. The Lord repented concerning this : This also shall not be, saith the Lord God. 7 Thus he shewed me : and, liehold, the Lord stood ''beside a wall made by a plujnbline, with a phuubline in 8 his hand. And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumblLne. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbhne in tlic midst of my people Israel ; I will not y again pass by them any more : and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste ; and I will rise agamst the house of Jeroboam with the sword. 10 Then Am.aziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspu-ed agahist thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall ctie by the sword, and Israel shall sure- ly be led away captive out of his land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, thou seer, go, tlee thee away into tlie land of Judah, and tliere cat bread, and ISprojjhosy there: but j)ropliesy not a- gain any more at Beth-el : for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house. 14 Then answered Amos, and said to Am- aziah, I '' was no prophet, neither 7 was I *^a prophet's son; but 1 ''was an herdman, and a dresser of sycomore 15 trees : and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said unto me. Go, prophesy unto my people 16 Israel. Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord : Thou sayest. Pro- phesy not against Israel, and drop not thy loorcl against the house of 17 Isaac ; therefore thus saith the Lord ; Thy wife shall be an harlot ui the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land sliall be divided by line ; and thou thy- self shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall siu-ely be led away captive out of his land. S Thus the Lord God shewed me : and behold, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou ? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me. The end is come upon my people Israel ; I will not again pass by tJiem any more. iJ And the songs of the ^ temple shall be bowlings in that day, saith the Lord God : the dead bodies shall lie many ; in every place lOshall they cast them 4 forth with silence. Hear this, O ye that would swaUow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, 5 saying. When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the sabbath, that we may "set forth wheat ? makuig the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely G with balances of deceit ; that Ave may buy the poor for i^ silver, and the needy for a pah- of shoes, and sell 7 the refuse of the wheat. The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of then- 8 works. Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwell- eth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the Eiver ; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the Eiver y of Egypt. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in 10 the clear day. Aiid I will turn youi- feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation ; and I will bring up sackcloth upon aU loins, and baldness upon every head; and I -will make it as the laourniiig for an only son, and the end thereof as 11 a bitter day. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God. that I wiU send 7 Or, am 8 Or, oneo/th*: xotis of the jrro- pliets See 1 Kii]}{ti XX. '■X>. BOr, WOr, have they casttkein forth: be sileiU I 11 Ileb. open. I'^ See ch. ii. 6. 658 AMOS. 8. 11. 'Or, mann^ 2 Or, upon 3 Or, 7ie that Jleeth of them shall not flcea- w:iy, and he that escapeth of them shall not bp. de- Uvered 4Heb. Sheol. >See Jer. xlix. 7—2-2. «0r. Sela See 2 Kings xiv. 7. w, a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a tliirst for water, but of 12 healing the words of the Lord. 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 13 of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fan* vu-gins and the 14 young men faint for thirst. They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say. As thy God, Dan, liveth ; and, As the iway of Beer-sheba liveth ; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. Q I saw the Lord standmg 2 Reside the altar : and he said, Smite the chapiters, 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 a- way, and there shaD not one of them 2 escape. Though they dig into ''hell, thence shall mine hand take them ; and though they climb up to heaven. 3 thence will I l)rmg them down. 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 ser- 4 pent, and he shall bite them. And though they go into captivity before then- enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them : and I will set mine eyes upon them for 5 evil, and not for good. 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; 6 it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heaven, 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 ; 7 the Lord is his name. Ai'e ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, children of Israel ? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of tlie land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the 8 Syrians from Kir ? Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth ; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of 9 Jacob, saith the Lord. For, lo, I will command, and I will 5 sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as com is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least gram fall upon the earth. 10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say. The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. 11 In that day wiU I raise up the taber- nacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof ; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it 12 as in the days of old ; that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations, which ^are called by my ! name, saith the Lord that doeth this. 13 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the i)lowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grajies him that soweth seed ; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills 14 shall melt. And I will bring agam the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, and drmk the wine thereof ; they shall also make gar- 15 dens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them ujion their laud, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thv God. OBADIAH. 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God 1 concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saijiug, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the nations : thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dweUest in the clefts of 2 the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart. Who shall 4 bring me down to the ground ? Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and tliougli thy nest be set among the stars, I \vill bring thee down from thence, 5 saith the Lord. If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off !) would they not steal till they had enough ? Lf grapegather- ers came to thee, would they not G leave some gleaning grapes ? How are ^the things of Esau searched out ! how are his hidden treasures sought up I 7 All the men of thy confederacy have J brought thee on thy way, even to the border : the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed 1. 13. JONAH. G59 'Or, thyhread tlwy make &c, 2 Or, tvound ' Or, 0/ it 4 Or. uloaf sOr, forcvi "Or, the day that he was tnade a stranger 1 Or, hurled against thee ; ^thcy that eat thy bread lay a ^suaro uii<ler thee: there is none 8 lUKlerstaiKling ''in him. Shall I not in that day, saith the Loud, destroy the wise juen out of Edom, and under- standing out of the mount of Esau 'I 9 And thy mighty men, Teman, shall he dismayed, to the end that every one may he cut off from the mount of Esau 10 by slaughter. For the violence done to thy l)rothcr Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt bo cut 11 off for ever. In the daj' that thou stoodest *on the other side, in tlie daj- that strangers carried away his ^ sub- stance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jeru- salem, even thou wast as one of 12 them. But look not thou on the day of thy brother iu "the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the child- ren of Judah in the day of their de- struction ; neither speak proudly in the 13 day of distress. Enter not into the gate of my peojile in the day of their calamity ; yea, look not thou on then- afdiction in the day of theu' calamitj-, neither lay ye hands on then- svibstance 14 in the day of their calamitj'. And stand thoii not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape ; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the 15 day of distress. For the day of the Loed is near upon all the nations : as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee ; thy 'ilealing shall return upon tliine 16 own head. For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so sliall all tlm na- tions drink continually, yea, they shall (kink, and "swallow down, and shall be 17 as though they had not l)een. But in mount Zion there shall be those that cscai)e, and it shall l)e holy ; and the house of Jacob shall possess their pos- 18 sessions. And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stub- ble, and they shall bm-n among them, and devour them : and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it. 19 And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau ; and they of the lowland the Philistines : and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria: and Benjamin 20 shall 2}ossess Gilead. Aiid the capt- ivity of this 9 host of the children of Israel, i^which are among the Canaan- ites, shall possess even mito Zarephath ; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities 21 of the South. And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau ; and the kingdom shall be the Loed's. JONAH. 1 Now the word of the Loed came unto 2 Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Ai-ise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and crj' against it; for their wickedness is 3 come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and found a shij) going to Tarshish : so he paid the fare there- of, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence 4 of the Lord. But the Lord i sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the 5 ship was like to be broken. Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the shii) into the sea, to lighten it mito them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he 6 lay, and was fast asleep. So the shi^D- master came to him, and said unto him. What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think uiion us, that we perish not. 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 8 the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him. Tell us, we praj' thee, for whose cause this evil is ui^on us ; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thj' country? and 9 of what people art thou ? And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the 10 dry land. Then were the men exceed- ingly afi'aid, and said unto him. What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the pre- sence of the Lord, because he had 11 told them. Then said they unto him. What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be cahn unto us ? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 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 gi'eat tem- 13 i)est is upon j'ou. Nevertheless the men rowed hartl to get them back to 'Or, rec'jin- Jjvrlvti «0r, talk fuotltMy » Or, fortress l» Or, shall possess that wU ieh be- longetli to the Caiiaan- ites, eveii -tc. Or, which are a- inong the Canaan- ites, rvrii untu Z,t- rephath, and <&c. 660 JONAH. 1. 13. I [Ch. ii. 1 ! inHeb.l 1 Or, out of tniiie affiiciioit 2Heb. Sheol. 3 Or, for- rujjthn ! 4 Or, vr^ I See ch. Ii.2. ■1 Hel). ft clti/ yreat unto God. the land; but they could uot: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous 14 against them. Wherefore they cried un- to the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood : for thou, O 15 Lord, hast done as it pleased thee. So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and tlae sea ceased from 16 her raging. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made 17 vows. And the Lord prepared a gi"eat fish to swallow up Jonah ; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days 2 and three nights. Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the 2 fish's belly. And he said, I called iby reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, And he answered me ; Out of the beUy of '^hell cried I, And thou heardest my voice, y Por thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas. And the flood was round about me ; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me. 4 And I said, I am cast out from be- fore thuae eyes ; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul ; The deep was round about me ; The weeds were wrapped about my head. () I went down to the bottoms of the mountains ; The earth with her bars closed upon me for ever : Yet hast thou brought up my life from 3 the pit, O Lord my God. 7 Wlien my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord : And my prayer came in mito thee, uito thine holy temple. 8 They that regard lymg vanities Forsake then* own mercy. y Uut I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving ; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord. 10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. 3 And the word of the Lord came unto 2 Jonah the second time, saying. Arise, go unto Nuieveh, that gi-eat city, and ■* preach unto it the preaching that I 3 bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went mito Nineveh, accordmg to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was ^au exceeding great city, of three days' 4jovu-ney. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said. Yet forty days, and 5 Nineveh shall be overthrown. jVnd the people of Nineveh believed God ; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sack- cloth, from the gi-eatest of them even to 6tlie least of them. ^Andi the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his thi-one, and laid his robe from him, and covered hun with sack- 7 cloth, and sat in ashes. 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 any thing: 8 let them not feed, nor di-ink water: but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God : yea, let them tui'n every one from his evil way, and from 9 the violence that is in then- hands. Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce 10 anger, that we jierish not? And God saw then- works, that they turned from their evil way ; and God repented of the evil, which he said he would do unto 4 them; and he did it not. But it dis- pleased Jonah exceeduigly, and he was 2 angry. And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I ^hasted to flee unto Tarshish : for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and full of com- passion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, and repentest thee of the 3 evil. Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me ; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 And the Lord said, ^Doest thou well to 5 be angry? 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 shadow, till he might 6 see whatwould become of the city. And the Lord God iirepared a i^gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of 7 the gourd. But God prepared a worm when the mommg rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered. 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 re- quested for himself that he might die, and said. It is better for me to die than 9 to live. And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angiy for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry 10 even unto death. And the Lord said. Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow ; which came up in a night, and perished in a night : 11 and should not I have jiity on Nineveh, that great city ; wherein are more than sixscore thousand j)ersons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand ; and also much cattle ? MIC AH. iHeb. the fulness thereof. 2 Or, atrwitg 3 That is, A house of dust. ^Another reading is, roll thyself. 6Heb. inhabit- ress. 6 Or, standinij place ■7 Or, is in travail 8 Heb. aclizah. 1 The word of the Lord that came to Micali the Morashtite iu the clays of Jothani, Ahaz, and Hezekiali, kiiif,'s of Judah, which he saw coucerniiiy Samaria aiid Jerusalem. 2 Hear, ye peoples, all of you ; hearken, O earth, and ^aU that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness ^agamst you, tlie Lord from his holy temple. i! For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his i)lace, and wiU come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4 And the mountains shall be molten under hun, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the tire, as waters that 5 are poiu'ed down a steep jilace. 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 Jerusa- 61em? Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as theplantings of a vineyard: and I will pom* Aovnx the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 7 And all her gi-aven images shall be beat- en to pieces, and all her hu'es shall be bm-ned with fije, and all her idols will I lay desolate : for of the hu'e of an harlot hath she gathered them, and xviio the hire of an harlot shaU they retm'n. 8 For this will I wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked : I will make a wail- ing like the jackals, and a mom-uing like 9 the ostriches. For her wounds are in- curable : for it is come even rmto Judah ; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, 10 even to Jerusalem. Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at ^Beth-le-Aphi-ah 11 ^ave I rolled myself in the dust. Pass ye away, O ^inhabitant of Shaphu% in nakedness and shame : the ^ inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth ; the wail- ing of Beth-ezel shall take from you 12 the "Jstay thereof. For the ^ inhabitant of Maroth ^ waiteth anxiously for good : because evil is come down from the 13 Loed unto the gate of Jerusalem. Bind the chariot to the swift steed, ^ in- habitant of Lachish: she was the be- ginning of sin to the daughter of Zion ; for the transgressions of Israel were 14 found in thee. Therefore shalt thou give a pai-ting gift to Moresheth-gath : the houses of Achzib shall be ^a deceit- 15ful thing unto the kings of Israel. I will yet bring mito thee, Sinhabitaut of Mareshah, hun that shall possess thee ; the glory of Israel shall come even 16 unto AduUam. Make thee bald, and poll thee for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldnes.'? as the ^eagle ; for they are gone into captivity from thee. 2 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their l)edH ! when the morumg is light, they practise it, be- cause it is in the power of then* hand. 2 And they covet fields, and seize them ; and houses, and take them away : and they opi)ress a man and liis house, 3 even a man and his heritage. There- fore thus saith the Lord : Behold, against this family do I devise an evU, from which ye shall not remove yoirr necks, neither shall ye waUc haughtily; 4 for it is an evil time. In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament lo^yith a doleful lament- ation, and say, We be utterly spoiled : he change til the jjortion of my peoj)le : how doth he n remove it from me! to the rebellious he divideth om- fields. 5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the cougreg- 6 ation of the Lord. 12 Prophesy ye not, tlu'.t; they prophesy. They shall not proi>hesy i^to these : reproaches shall 7 not depart. ^^ ShaU it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the spu-it of the Lord 13 straitened ? are these his doings ? Do not my words do good to him that walk- S eth uprightly ? But i^^of late my people is risen xqi as an enemy : ye strij) the robe from off the garment from them that pass by secm-ely as jweH a verse from 9 war. The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses ; from then- young children ye take away my 10 glory for ever. Ai-ise ye, and depart ; for this is not your rest : because of uncleanness I'^that destroyeth, even 11 with a grievous destruction. If a man walking i«in wind and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink ; he shall even be the prophet of this people. 12 I wiU sm'ely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee ; I will sm'ely gather the remnant of Israel ; I will put them together as the sheei) of Bozrah : as a flock in the midst of their pastiu-e, they shall make great noise bj^ reason of the multitude 13 of men. The breaker is gone up be- fore 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 Lord at the head of them. 3 And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you "Or, vulture 10 Or, with the lijinent- afion. It is dont' ; and sa^ <£■!•. "Or, d'part frovi l-i Or, Prophesy ye not, they are ever pro- phesy- ing, say they. Heb. Drop &c. See Amos vii. 16. 13 Or, 0/ these th ings : their re- proaches n ever ceaxe nor, Othou that art named the house of Jacob l-'j Or, im- patient Heb. short- ened. W Heb. yester- day. "The Sept. has, yc shall be de- stroyed with &c. 18 Or, in a spirit of false- hood 662 MICAH. 3. 1. iHeb. sanctify. 2 Or, even the yjjirit ■' See Is. ii. 2-4. i Or, ((/ the head ■'■ Or, in- struction 8 Or, ammm 7 Or. great 8 Or, decide concern- ing 2 to know judgouient ? who bate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off then- skm from off them, and then* .S iiesh from off their bones ; who also eat the flesh of my peoi)le; and they flay their skin from off them, and break tbeu' bones : yea, they chop them in jiieces, as for the pot, and as flesh with- 4 in the caldron. Then shall they cry mito the Lord, but he will not answer them : yea, he wiU hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in theu* doings. 5 Thus saith the Lord 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 i prepare war a- 6 gainst him : Therefore it shaU be night mito you, that ye shall have no vision ; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divme ; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day 7 shall be black over them. And the seers shall be ashamed, and the di- viners confounded ; yea, they shall all cover their lips : for there is no answer 8 of God. But I truly am full of power 2 by the sjjirit of the Lord, and of judge- ment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgi-ession, and to Israel 9 his sin. Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and riilers of the house of Israel, that abhor judgement, 10 and pervert all equity. They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with 11 iniquity. The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the proi)hets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say. Is not the Lord in the midst of us ? no evil shall come upon us. 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 3 But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the moimtain of the Lord's house shall be established * in the toj) of the mountains, and it shall be ex- alted above the hills ; and peoples 2 shall flow unto it. And many nations shall go and say. Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths : for out of Zion shall go forth » the law, and the word 3 of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shaU judge ^between 'many peoples, and shall s reprove strong nations afar off ; and they shaU beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall 4 they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vme and under his fig tree ; and none shall make them afraid : for the mouth of the Lord 5 of hosts hath spoken it. For all the peo- ples 9 will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. 6 In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven away, and her 7 that I have afflicted ; and I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation : and the Lord shall reign over them in moimt Zion from henceforth even for ever. 8 And thou, tower of "the flock, "the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come ; yea, the former domin- ion shall come, the kingdom of the 9 daughter of Jerusalem. Now why dost thou cry out aloud ? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a 10 woman in travail ? Be in pain, and laliom- to bring forth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell \xi the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon; there shalt thou be rescued ; there shall the Lord redeem thee from the hand of thine 11 enemies. Aiid now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye 12 see its 12desire u^jon Zion. But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, neither im- derstand they his counsel : for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the 13 tlu'eshing-floor. Arise and thi-esh, daughter of Zion : for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass : and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples: and i^thou shalt devote their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the 5 whole earth. Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, daughter of troops : he hath laid siege against us : they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the ^ thou- sands of Judali, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth are from 8 of old, 15 from everlasting. Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth : then the residue of his brethren shall return i^unto the children of Is- 4rael. And he shall stand, and shall feed his floclc in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God : and they shaU abide ; for now shall he be great unto 5 the ends of the earth. 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, 6 and eight I'principal men. And they shall 1'^ waste the land of Assyria with 7. 10. MIC AH. GG3 lOr. obt'Usfcs 2 See Ex. xxxiv. IS. 3 Or, enemies lOr, SJtrJt «,? thvyluivc not heard the swortl, and tlie land of Niinrod in the entrances thereof : and ho shall deliver us from the Assyrian, whin he eometh into our land, and when The troadcth within our hordir. And the remnant of .Tacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from the LoKD, as showers upon the gi'ass ; that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth 8 for the sons of men. And the renmant 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 iloeks of sheep : who, if he go tlu-ough, treadeth down and teareth rn pieces, and there is none 9 to deliver. Let thine hand bo lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off. 10 And it shall come to pass iu that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses ou.t of the midst of thee, and 11 will destroy thy chariots: and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will 1'2 tlu'ow do-mi all thy strong holds : and I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand ; and thou shaft have no move 13 soothsayers : and I will cut off thy graven images and thy i pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shaft no more worship the work of thine hands. 14 And I will pluck up thine ^ Asherim out of the midst of thee : and I will de- 1.5stroy thy 3 cities. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations * which hearkened not. 6 Hear ye now what the Lokd saith: Arise, contend thou before the mount- ains, and let the hiUs hear thy voice. 2 Hear, ye moiuitains, the Lord's controversy, and ye enduring founda- tions of the earth : for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will 3 plead with Israel. my people, what have I done mito thee ? and wherein have I wearied thee ? testify against 4 me. For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 my people, remember now what Ba- lak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him ; re member from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of 6 the Lord. Wherewith shall I come be- fore the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a 7 year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thou- sands of rivers of oil ? shall I give my firstborn for my transgi'ession, the fruit 8 of my body for the sin of my soul '? He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God ? 9 The voice of the Lord crieth mito the city, and the man of wisdom will '•see thy name: hear ye the rod, and 10 who hath a])pointed it. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant 11 ''measure that is abominable? Shall I be pure with wicked l)alances, and 12 with a bag of deceitful weights ? For the rich men thereof are full of vio- lence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceit- 13ful in their mouth. Therefore I also have smitten thee with a gi'ievous wound ; I have made thee desolate be- 14 cause of thy sins. Thou shall eat, but not be satisfied; and thy 'humiliation shall be in the midst of thee : and thou shalt remove, but shalt not carry away safe ; and that which thou cai'riest a- 15 way will I give uj) to the sword. Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap : thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil ; and the vintage, but shalt 16 not drink the wuie. For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Aliab, and ye walk in their counsels: that I should make thee ^a desolation, and the uiliabitants thereof an hissing ; and ye shall bear the re- l^roach of my people. 7 Woe is me ! for I am as when they have gathered the sununer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage : there is no cluster to eat ; ^my soul desketh the 2 lirstripe fig. The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none up- right among men : they all lie in wait for blood; they limit every man his 3 brother with a net. lOTlieu- hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligent- ly ; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward ; and the great man, he uttereth themischief of his soul : thus 4 they weave it together. The best of them is as a brier : n the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge : the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come ; 5 now shall be then- perplexity. Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a 1^ guide : keep the doors of thy mouth 6 from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law ; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. 7 But as for me, i^I will look mito the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my 8 salvation : my God wall hear me. Re- joice not against me, O limine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise ; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light 9 unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him ; until he plead my cause, and execute judgement for me : he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall 10 behold his righteousness. Then mine ^ Some nnciciit versions reail. fear. CHeli. ejjkuh. 'Or, e^npti- ncsK 8 Or. an astonish- ment 9 Or, nor fir stripe, fifj wh ieh my sonl desired w Or, Both ha nds are put forth /»)■ ei'il to do it i-e. 11 Or, the straii/ht- est is as it were taken from d-e. 12 Or, familiar friend 13 Or, in the Lord will 1 keep watch 11 See ver. 10. 664 MIOAH. 7. 10. 1 Or, rn the dat/ that thtf walls are to be bulU 2 See Zeph. ii. 2. 3 Or, bound- ary 4Heb. Mazor, 5 Or, RiUe lOr. oracle convtrit- enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her ; which said uiito me, Where is the LoHD thy God ? Mine eyes shall behold her ; now shall she be trodden down 11 as the mire of the streets, i A day for ; building thy walls ! in that day shall 1 12 2 the 8 decree be far removed. In that ; day shall they come unto thee, from Assyria and the cities of ^ Egypt, and from ^Egyjit even to the River, and \ from sea to sea, and from momiiaiii 13 to momitain. Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell j therein, for the fi-uit of tlieir doings, i 14 ° Feed thy people with thy rod, the [ flock of thine heritage, which dwell soli- j tarily, in the forest in the midst of Car- 1 mel: let them feed in Bashan and Gile- 15 ad, as in the days of old. As in the days ! of thy commg forth out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous 16 things. The nations shall see and be a- shamed of all their might : they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears 17 shall be deaf. 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 mito the Lord our God, and 18 shall be afraid because of thee. Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth in- iquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage '? he re- taineth not his anger for ever, because 19 he delighteth in mercy. He will tm"n agam and have compassion upon us ; he will fi tread our iniquities under foot: and thou wilt cast all their sins into 20 the depths of the sea. ^ Thou wilt '^per- form the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto om- fatliers from the days of old. 2 Or, (IS Htubbh: fuUy dry 3 Or, a wicked counsel- lor NAHU 1 The ibm-deu of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 The Lord is a jealous God and a- vengeth; the Lord avengeth and is full of ^\Tath ; the Lord taketh venge- ance on his adversaries, and he re- Sserveth wrath for his enemies. The Lord is slow to anger, and gi-eat in Xjower, and will by no means clear the guiltij : the Lord hath his way in the whuiwind and in the storm, and 4 the cloiids are the dust of his feet. He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and diieth up all the rivers : Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower 5 of Lebanon languisheth. The mount- ams quake at him, and the hills melt ; and the earth is upheaved at his pre- sence, yea, the world, and all that dwell 6 therein. Who can stand before his indignation ? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger ? his fury is l)oured out like fire, and the rocks are 7 broken asimder by him. The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble ; and he knoweth them that put their 8 trust in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and will pm-sue his enemies 9 into darkness. What do ye imagine against the Lord ? he wiU make a full end : affliction shall not rise up the 10 second time. For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drenched as it were in their drink, they shaU be de- ll vom-ed 2 utterly as di-y stubble. There is one gone forth out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, 3 that 12counseUeth ^vi^ickedness. Thus saith the Lord : 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 13 will afflict thee no more. And now will I break his yoke from oS thee, and will 14 bm'st thy bonds ui svmder . And the Lord hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown : out of the house of thy gods will I cut ofi' the gi-aven image and the molten image ; I will make thy grave ; for thou 15 art vile. Behold, upon the momitaias the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, Judah, perform thy vows : for <^ the wicked one shaU no more pass through thee ; he is utterly cut off. 2 He that dasheth in pieces is come up be- fore thy face : keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify 2 thy power mightily. For the Lord bring- eth again the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel : for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred 3 then- vine branches. The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are ui scarlet : the chariots "^ flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and 4 the 8 spears are shaken terribly. The chariots rage in the streets, they justle one against another Lq the broad ways : the aijpearance of them is like torches, 5 they rmi like the lightnmgs. He remem- bereth his worthies: they stumble in then' march ; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared. 1. 5. HABAKKUK. 665 \Or,Aiid it in Ue- cre<:d; she is CQVcroU ■ic. 2 Or, lead her 3Heb. hearts. J Or, from the days tluit she hath been 5 Or, causeth them to turn eor, ■wealth 'Or, even the oldliua "Or. eharging oOr, he/ore lOr, vraele 2 Or, etia^ie xnc to lor.k (i Tho gates of the rivers are oi)eiie(l, and 7 the pahicc is dissolved. lAiid Huz/.ab la uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids '•^ mourn as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their 8 3 breasts. But Nmeveh liath been *froni of old like a pool of ^vater ; yet tliey flee away ; Stand, stand, the;/ cri/ ; 9 but none ^looketh back. Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold : for there is none end of the store, the 10 ''glory of all pleasant furniture. She is empty, and void, an<l waste : and the heart meltelh, and the knees smite to- gether, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of them all are waxed imle. 11 Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding j)lace of the young lions, where the lion ^ and the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them a- 12 f raid? The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, 13 and his dens with ravin. Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I \vill burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy youug lions : and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. 3 Woe to the bloody city ! it is all full of lies and rapine ; the prey departeth not. 2 The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattlmg of wheels; and prans- 3ing horses, and jumping chariots; the horseman « mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear ; and a ; multitude of slain, and a great heap of carcases : and there is none end of the corpses ; they stmnble upon their ; 4 corpses : because of the multitude of the i whoredoms of the well f avom-ed harlot, I the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and 5 families through her witchcrafts. Be- 1 hold, I am against thee, saith the LoED of hosts, and I will discover thy skirts ^ upon thy face ; and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, 6 and the kingdoms thy shame. And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee 7 as a gazingstock. And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee irom thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee ? 8/\a't thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the 10 rivers, that had the waters round abouthcr ; whose ram- part was 11 tho soa, a ml her wall I'-^was of 9 the sea ? Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and 10 Lubim were thy helpers. Yet was she carried away, she went mto captivity : her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets : and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her gi-eat men were bound 11 in chains. Thou also shalt be drunken, thou shalt be hid ; thou also shalt seek I'^a strong hold because of the enemy. 12 All thy fortresses shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs : if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of tho eater. 13 Behold, thy i^eople in the midst of thee are women ; the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies : the 141u-e hath devoured thy bars. Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses : go into the clay, and tread the mortar, u make strong the brickkiln . 15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall devour thee like the cankerworm : make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself 16 many as the locust. Thou hast multi- plied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm i^sjjoileth, 17 and flieth away. Thy cro^vned are as the locusts, and thy K'marshals as the swarms of gi'asshoi)pers, which camp in the i'? hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they 18 are. Thy shejjherds slumber, king of Assji'ia: thy worthies are at rest: thy peoi^le are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather 19 them. There is no assuaging of thy hurt ; thy wound is grievous : all that hear the bruit of thee clap the hands over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually ? HABAKKUK. 1 The 1 burden which Habakkuk the l)rophet did see. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear ? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save. 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and 2 look upon perverspivss ? for spoiling and violence are before me : and there is strife, and contention riseth up. 4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judge- ment '^doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the right- eous ; therefore judgement goeth forth 5 perverted. Behold ye among the na- 10 Or, canals Sec Ex. vii. lil. u That is, the Nile. ^'^ Some ancient versions have, was the waters. W Or. a dt'fcnce against u Or, h{i/ hold of the brick- mould 15 Or, sjiread- eth himself 16 Or, scribes '■Or, walls 3 Or, goeth not forth unto victory 666 HABAKKUK. 1. 5. 1 Or. one workeih 2Heh. He, and so in w. 8, 9. 3 Or, bear them- proiuUij iHeb. the eager- ness (or oMern- hliriff) of their faces is &c. 5 Or, towards the cast Or, for- wards 6 Or, Andtheil scoff Ac. 7 Or, Th<n yJi-MI the wliid sw.:cp htj, and ha Shan, pass away 8 Or, trans- gress 1* Acconl- uig to ail ancient Jewish tradi- tion, thon diestnot. l»See Deut xxxii. 4. 11 Heb. fai. 12 Or, fortress 13 Or, by UHeb. panteth. 15 Or, straight 16 Or, in his faith- fuIfU'SS I'Or, And aho be- cause his wine . . . he is a haughty 1» Or, he shall not itbitle W Heb. Shnl. tious, and regard, aud wouder marvel- louslj' : for 1 1 work a work in yoiu- days, which ye will not believe though it be 6 told you. For, lo, I raise up the Chal- deans, that bitter and hasty nation; which march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelUng places 7 that are not thehs. ^xhey are terrible and di'eadful: their judgement and then' dignity proceed from themselves. 8 Their horses also are swifter than leo- l)ards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and then- horsemen 3 spread themselves : yea, their horse- men come from far; they fly as an 9 eagle that hasteth to devour. Thej' come all of them for violence; * their faces are set eagerly °as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand. 10^ Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto hun : he derideth every strong hold ; for he heapeth up 11 dust, and taketh it. ''Then shall he sweei) by as a wind, aud shall 8 pass over, and be guilty: even he whose 12 might is his god. Ai't not thou from everlasting, Lord my God, mine Holy One ? 9 we shall not die. O Lokd, thou hast ordained him for judgement ; and thou, O i^Kock, hast established 13 him for correction. Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on i)erverseness, v.'herefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and boldest thy peace when the wicked swallow- eth up the man that is more righteous 14 than he ; and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that 15 have no ruler over them ? He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catch- eth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag : therefore he rejoiceth and 10 is glad. Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, aud bm-neth incense unto his di-ag; because by them his portion is 17 fat, and his meat ii plenteous. Shall he therefore empty his net, and not spare to slay the nations continually ? 2 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the i^tQ^gj., and will look forth to see what he will speak i3\vith me, and what I shall answer 2 concerning my complaint. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, aud make it plain u^jon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it i^ hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie : though it tarry, wait for it; because it will sm-ely come, it 4wiU not delay. Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not i-^upi'ight in him: but the just shall live i''by his faith. 3 1' Yea, moreover, wine is a treacherous dealer, a haughty man, andi^thatkeep- eth not at home ; who enlargeth his de- sire as 19 hell, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth mito him all nations, and heapeth unto him 6 aU peoples. ShaU not all these take up a parable against him, aud a taunting 20proverb against him, aud say. Woe to him that iucreaseth that which is not his ! how long ? and that ladeth himself 7 with pledges 1 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall 21 bite thee, and awake that shall 22 vex thee, and thou 8 shalt be for booties unto them ? Be- cause thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall spoil thee ; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein. 9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be dehvered from 10 the hand of evil ! Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoj)les, and hast sinned against 11 thy soul. For the stone shall cry out of the wall, aud the beam out of the timber shall answer it. 12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by in- 13 iquity ! Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the peoples labom- for the fire, and the nations weary themselves 14 for vanity? For the earth shall be fiUed with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 15 Woe imto him that giveth his neigh- bour drink, that ^Saddest thy ^^veuom thereto, aud makest bim drunken also, that thou mayest look on their naked- IGness! Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, aud ^^be as one uncircumcised : the cup of the Lord's right baud shall be turned unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory. 17 For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, 26 which made them afraid ; be- cause of men's blood, aud for the vio- lence done to the land, to the city aud to all that dwell therein. 18 Wliat profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten uuage, aud the teacher of lies, that the maker of 27 his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? 19 Woe unto him that saitli to the wood. Awake; to the dumb stone, Ai-ise! Shall this teach ? Behold, it is laid over with gold aud silver, and there is no 20 breath at all in the midst of it. But the LoiiD is in his holy temple: 2»let all the earth keep sUeuce before him. 3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigiouoth. 2 O Lord, I have heard 2!>the report of thee, and ^Oam afraid: Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it kno'wn ; 1. G. ZEPHANIAH. 667 I Or, conirth (and similarly to the end of ver. 15) 2 Heb. horvs. 3 Or. nt his sido 4 Or. Oiiriihtiy coals 5 Or, shoo J; 6 Or, I/is ways arc ever- lasting \ "Or, Sworn were the chastUe- tnents (Heb. 7'ods) of thy wo7'd 8 Or, were in pain 10 11 12 In wrath remember mercy. (to(1 icame from Temaii, AjuI the Holy One from mount I'ai'iui. [Suliili His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of hiw praise. And hi.i brightness was as the light; He had '■^rays coming jortk '^from his hand : And there was thehiding of his power. Before him went the ijestileni-e, And ■* fiery bolts went forth at his feet. 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. I saw the tents of Cushan in alilietion : The cm-tains of the land of Midian did tremble. Was the Lord displeased against the rivers ? Was thine anger against the rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea. That thou didst ride upon thine horses. Upon thy chariots of salvation ? Thy bow was made quite bare ; ' The oaths to the tribes were a sure word. [Selah Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. The mountains saw thee, and ^ were afraid ; The tempest of waters passed bj' : The deep uttered his voice. And lifted up his hands on high. The sun and moon stood still in their habitation ; At the light of thine arrows as they went. At the shining of thy glittering spear. Thou didst march thi'ough the land in indignation, Tuou didst thresh the nations in anger. I'i Thou ''weutest forth for the salva- tion of thy people, iTor the salvation of thine an- ointed; 11 Thou I'-woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foimdation even imto the neck. [Selali 11 Thou I'Hlidst pierce with his own staves the head of his i^ warriors : They came as a whuiwind to scatter me : Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. 15 Thou 15 didst tread the sea with thine horses, The i''heap of mighty waters. IG I heard, and my belly trembled, My lips quivered at the voice ; Kottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled m my place : That I should rest I'in the day of trouble, I'^YvTien it cometh up against the j>eople 13 which invadeth him in troops. 17 For though the fig tree shall not blossom. Neither shall fruit be in the vines ; The labom- of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat ; The flock shall be cut off from the fold. And there shall be no herd in the stalls : 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salva- tion. 19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength. And he maketh my feet like hinds' feet. Aid will make me to walk upon mine high places. For the Cliief Musiciau, on my stringed instruuieuts. «0r, arf come '"Or, /■<,!■ sitlvatioii (or victory) with thine unointed "Or. Tlioii didst stiiite off the head froin the house ffcc. 12 Or, htixt wounded 13 Or, hast jjirrced 11 Or, hordeg Or. villages 15 Or, hftst trodden 16 Or. surge 17 Or, waiting for l?Or, tyhen he that shall invade theni in troops cometh up against the pro^yle 19 Or, to invade thein ZEPHANIAH, L The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedahah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amou, king of Judah. 2 I wid utterly consiune all thmgs from off the face of the ground, saith the 3 Lord. I will consume man and beast ; I will consume the fowls of the hea- ven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked ; and I will cut off man from off the face of 4 the ground, saith the Lord. And I will stretch out mine hand upon Ju- dah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and I wiU cut off the rem- nant of Baal from this jjlace, and the name of the iChemarim with the 5 priests; and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, which swear to the Lord and swear by ^Malcam; 6 and them that are tm-ued back from f oUowuig the Lord ; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired after hun. iSee 2 iiings Hos. 2 Or, th^'ir king 668 • ZEPHANIAH. 1. 7. 1 See ISam. xvi. 5. 2Heb. visi/ 3HeU. ilishneh. 1 Or, The moitar 5 Or, the 77ier- ch'tut peo/sfle eHeb. lumps. 'Or, thick- ened 8 Or, corner towers 9 Or, speedy 10 Or, longing "Or, (the day passeth as the chaff J li Oj-, the region of thii sea 7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God : for the day of the Lobd is at hand : for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath i sanctified his guests. 8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will 2puuish the princes, and the king's sous, and all such as are clothed Avith 9 foreign apparel. And in that day I will ^punish all those that leap over the threshold, which fill their master's 10 house with violence and deceit. And in that day, saith the Lord, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the "^ second quar- ter, and a gi'eat crashing from the hills. 11 Howl, ye inhabitants of ^Maktesh, for all 5 the people of Canaan are undone : all they that were laden with silver are 12 cut off. And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with Gcandles; and I will ^punish the men that are ''settled on then- lees, that say in their heart. The Lord will not 13 do good, neither will he do evil. And then* wealth shall Ijecome a spoU, and their houses a desolation : yea, they shall buUd houses, but shall not inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof. 14 The gi'eat day of the Lord is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord; the 15 mighty man crieth there bitterly. That day is a day of \\i'ath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick 16 darkness, a day of the trumiiet and alarm, against the fenced cities, and 17 against the high ^battlements. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walli like blind men, because they have sinned agamst the Lord : and then- blood shall be i^oured out as dust, 18 and then- flesh as dung. Neither their silver nor then* gold shall be able to deUver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devom-ed by the fii'e of his jealousy : for he shall make an end, yea, a 3 terrible end, of all them that dwell in the laud. 2 Gather yom-selves together, yea, gather together, nation that hath no 2 10 shame ; before the decree brmg forth, '^^hefore the day pass as the chaff, be- fore the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's Sanger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgement ; seek righteousness, seek meekness : it may 1)6 ye shall be hid in the day of the 4 Lord's auger. For Gaza shall be for- saken, and Ashkelon a desolation : they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon- day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 5 Woe unto the mhabitants of I'^the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites ! The word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, the land of the Phihstiues ; 1 will destroy thee, that there shall be 6 no mhabitant. And the sea coast shall be pastm'es, with i'^ cottages for shep- 7 herds and folds for flocks. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah ; they shall feed their flocks there- upon : m the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie do^vn in the evening ; for the Lord their God shall visit them, and 8 bring agaui their captivity. I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilmgs of the childi-en of Amnion, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves a- 9 gainst theu' border. Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of i^nettles, aud saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my nation 10 shall inherit them. This shaU they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified them- selves against the people of the Lord 11 of hosts. The Lord will be terrible unto them : for he will famish all the gods of the earth ; and men shall wor- ship hiui, every one from his place, 12 even all the i^isles of the nations. Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my 13 sword. And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria ; aud will make Nineveh a desolation, 14 aud dry like tlie wilderness. And herds shaU lie down in the midst of her, i^all the beasts of the nations : both the peh- cau aud the porcupine shall lodge in the chapiters thereof : their voice shall sing in the windows; i'' desolation shall be in the thresholds : for he hath laid bare 15 the cedar woi'k. This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said ua her heart, lam, aud there is none else beside 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 Woe to her that is rebellious and pol- 2 luted, to the oppressing city ! She obeyed not the voice; she received not i^cor- rection ; she trusted not in the Lord ; 3 she drew not near to her God. Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions ; her judges are evening wolves ; they 19 leave nothing till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons : her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to 5 the law. The Lord m the midst of her is righteous ; he will not do uiiquity ; 20 every morning doth he bring his judgement to light, he faileth not ; but 6 the unjust knoweth no shame. I have cut off nations, their 8 battlements 1. l:l HAGGAI. 6G9 1 Or, in- struction 2 Or, hoit'so- pun- ished her * Heb. Up. 5 Heb. shoulder. eOr, shall they bring my sup- pliants, even the daughter Ofmydii- persfd, for an offering unto me 'Or, them that exult in thy majesty are desolate ; I have made their streets | waste, that none passeth by : their j cities are destroyed, so that there is no 7 man, that there is none inhabitant. I said, Bm-ely tliou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive loorreetion ; so her dwell- ing should not lie cut oil, "acconlint/ to all that I have appointed concerning her : but they rose early and corrujited 8 all their doings. Therefore wait ye for me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey : for my sdeterm- ination 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 jeal- 9ousy. For then will I turn to the peoples a pure * language, that they may all caU upon the name of the Lord, 10 to serve him with one ^ consent. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia ''my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall brhig mine offering. 11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee 'thy jH-oudly exulthig ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy 12 mountain. But I wiU leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor peo- ple, and they shall trust in the name 13 of the Lord. The remnant of Israel 1 Accord- g to many ancient versions. The time is not come for the LORDS hotise d-c. 2 Heb. Set your heayt on your ways. 3 Or, hUl cou ntry shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies ; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth : f(jr they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make 14 them afraid. Shig, O daughter of Zion ; sliout, O Israel; l)e glad and rejoice with all the heart, O (laughter of Jeru- 15 salem. The L(niD hath taken away thy judgements, he hatli cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee : thou IG shalt not "fear evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear tliou not : ''O Zion, let not thine hands 17 be slack. The Lord thy God is ui the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save : he will rejoice over thee with joj', he will lOi-est in his love, he will 18 joy over thee with singhig. i^I will gather them that i'^ sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee : I'^to whom the burden \\\toi\ i^her was a 19 reproach. Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee : and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven away ; and I wiU make them a jjraise and a name, whose 20 shame hath been in all the earth. At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you : for I will make j'ou a name and a in-aise amo)ig all the peoples of the earth, when I bring again your captivity before yom- eyes, saith the Lord. **Anotbcr reading Ih, see. "Or, and to I 1" Heb. 6c I silent. 11 Or, ! Tluy ; have been sor- rowful for the solemn- assembly which I ti.ok i away ! from I 'tJtee^ for i the lift- \ I ingnpof reproach I aif'tinst li'cr 12 Or, are re- moved from 13 Or, whifh hast borne the burden of re- proach 11 Ac- cording to some ancient authori- ties, tJtee. HAGGAI. L In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerub- babel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshiia the son of Je- 2hozadak, the high priest, saying. Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, ^It is not the tune for us to come, the time for the Lord's 3 house to be built. Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, 4 saying, Is it a time for you yourselves to dweU in yom' cieled houses, while 5 this house lietli waste ? Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts : ^ Con- 6 sider your waj's. Ye have sown nuxch, and bring in little ; ye eat, but j'e have not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with di'ink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earn- eth wages earneth wages to put it into 7 a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord 8 of hosts : 2 Consider your ways. Go up to the s mountain, and brmg wood, and build the house ; and I wiU take pleas- ure in it, and I will be glorified, saith 9 the Lord. Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to Uttle ; and when ye brought it home, I did ^blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of nnne house that lieth waste, while ye luu every man to his own house. 10 Therefore ^for yoiu- sake the heaven is stayed from dew, and the earth is 11 stayed from her fruit. Axid I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the momitains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and txpou the oil, and upon that which the gi-ound bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. 12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the reumant of the jieople, obej'ed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the proijhet, as the Lord theu- God had sent him ; and the people did fear be- 13 fore the IjORd. Then spake Haggai the J Or, blow it away ■' Or, over you 670 HAGGAI. 1. 13. 'Or, Kemem- her the word &c. a Or, iMdeth 3 Or, the I things I desired I (Heb. I <lesire) , of all 1 iiatio-ns [ shall I come Lord's messenger in the Lord's mes- sage unto the people, saj'ing, I am with 14 you, saith the Lord. And the Lord stu-recl up the spu'it of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the sjiu'lt of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spu-it of all the remnant of the peo- ple ; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, then- 1.5 God, in the four and twentieth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. 2 In the seventh month, in the one and t\ventieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the jiro- 2 phet, saying, 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 3 the people, saj'ing. Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? is it 4 not in your eyes as nothing ? Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord ; and be strong, Joshua, son of Jeho- zadak, the high priest ; and be strong, all ye peojile of the land, saith the Lord, and work : for I am with you, 5 saith the Lord of hosts, '^according to the word that I covenanted -with you when ye came out of Egypt, and my sjiu-it 2abode among you : fear ye not. 6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts : Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and 7 the sea, and the dry land ; and I will shake all nations, and ^the desirable things of all nations shall come, and I wiU iiLL this house with glory, saith the 8 Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of 9 hosts. The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith the Lord of hosts : and in this place wiU I give i^eace, saith the Lord of hosts. 10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord 11 by Haggai the prophet, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : Ask now the 12i>riests concerning the law, saying. If one bear holy flesh in the sku-t of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or i^ottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said. No. 13 Then said Haggai, If one that is mi- clean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said. It shall be unclean. 14 Then answered Haggai and said. So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord ; and so is every work of their hands ; and that 15 which they offer there is unclean. And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple 16 of the Lord: * through all that time, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten ; when one came to the winefat for to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty. 171 smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; yet ye turned not to 18 me, saith the Lord. Consider, I pray you, from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, since the day that the founda- tion of the Lord's temple was laid, con- 19 sider it. Is the seed yet in the barn ? yea, the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegi'anate, and the olive tree hath not brought forth ; from this day will I bless you. 20 And the word of the Lord came the second time unto Haggai in the foui' and twentieth day of the month, say- 21ing, Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I wUl shake the 22 heavens and the earth : and I wiU overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I ■noil destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I wiU overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them ; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every 23 one by the sword of his brother. Li that day, saith the Lord of hosts, wiU I take thee, Zerubbabel, my serv- ant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and wUl make thee as a signet : for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts. ZECHARIAH. 1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah the son of Ber- echiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, 2 saying. The Lord hath been sore dis- 3 pleased with your fathers. Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts : Hetm-n unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will return un- 4 to you, saith the Lord of hosts. Be ye not as your fathers, imto whom the for- mer prophets cried, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Eeturn ye now from yom- evil ways, and from your evU 3. 5. ZECHAllIAH. 671 lOr, shady place 2 Or, helped for evil. 3 Or, shall yH o'jcrjiow with jjrospeT' ity ICb. ii. 1 inHeb.] doings' but they did not hear, nor 5 liearken unto me, saith the Loud. Your fathers, wliere are they ? and the jiro- ()])hets, do they hve for ever ? But my ■\vords and my statutes, which I com- luanded my servants tlie projjhets, did they not overtake your fathers'? and they tm-ned and said, Lilce as the LoKD of hosts thought to do imto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. 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 Lord unto Ze- chariah the son of Berechiah, the son 8 of Iddo, the prophet, saying, I saw in the night, and behold a man riding ui)on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the ^ bot- tom ; and behmd him there were horses, 'Jred, sorrel, and white. Then said I, O my lord, what are these ? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. 10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. 11 And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the mjTtle trees, and said. We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. 12 Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jervisalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these 13 threescore and ten years? And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfort- 14 able words. So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, say- ing, Thus saith the Lord of hosts : I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion 15 with a great jealousy. And I am very sore disv)leased with the nations that are at ease : for I was but a Uttle dis- jileased, and they ^ helped forward the 16 affliction. Therefore thus saith the Lord : I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies ; my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall 17 be stretched forth over Jerusalem. Cry yet again, sajing, Thus saith the Lord of hosts: My cities ^through jn'osper- ity shall yet be spread abroad ; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. 18 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, 19 and behold four horns. AJnd I said unto the angel that talked with me. What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And the Lord shewed me fom' smiths. 21 Then said I, What come these to do ? And he spake, saying. These are the horns which scattered Judah, bo that no man did lilt up his head : Ijiit these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the laud of Judah to scatter it. 2 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man witli a measurmg '2 line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest thou? Aiid he said luito me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length 3 thereof. And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another 4 angel went out tomeet him, and said mi- toliim. Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall •'beinhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein. 5 For I, saith the Lord, wiU be unto her a wall of tire round about, and I will be (3 the glory in the midst of her. Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord : for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the 7 Lord. Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest -nith the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts : ^Af ter glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you : for he that toucheth 9 you toucheth the apple of his eye. For, behold, I wiU shake mine hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served ther>i : and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me. 10 Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion : for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the 11 midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shaU join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people : and I will dweU in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord 12 of hosts hath sent me unto thee. Aiid the Lord shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall 13j'et choose Jerusalem. Be silent, aU flesh, before the Lord : for he is waked up out of his holy habitation. 3 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and 6 Satan standing at his 2 right hand to be his adversary. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, Satan ; j-ea, the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee : is not this a brand plucked out 3 of the fii'e ? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood be- 4 fore the angel. And he answered and spake imto those that stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments fi'om off him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thme iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe 5 thee with rich apparel. And 'I said, Let them set a fan- ** mitre upon his head. So they set a fair ^niitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments ; [Cll.ii. 5 ill Heb.l 4 Or, dweU 5 Or, After the \ <jlory, he hath &c. 6 That is, the Ad- versary. 1 Accord- ing to some ancient author- ities, he S'ttd, 8 Or, turban Or, diadem 672 ZECHARIAH. 3. 5. lOr, places to walk 2 Or, w(mdcr 3 Or, lihoot Or. Sprmit iThe Sept and Vulgate have, and seven pipes to the lamps. 5 Or, an army 6 Or, which hy means ^ the two golden spinas einpty 1 Hcb. the gold. and the angel of tlie Lokd stood bj'. 6 And the angel of the Lord protested 7 unto Joshua, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts : If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keej) my charge, then thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I wiU give thee ^a place of access 8 among these that stand by. Hear now. Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee ; for the5' are men which are a ^sign: for, behold, 1 will bring forth my servant the 9 8 Branch. 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 Lord of hosts, and I will remove the 10 iniquity of that land in one day. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call everj' man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. 4 Ajid the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man 2 that is wakened out of his sleep. And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl uxjon the top of it, and its seven lamjis thereon ; ^ there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top 3 thereof : and two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the 4 other ujion the left side thereof. And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying. What are these, 5 my lord ? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, liuowest thou not what these be ? And 6 1 said, No, my loi'd. Then he answered and spake unto me, saying. This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by ''might, nor by jiower, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of 7 hosts. Who art thou, O gi-eat mount- ain? before Zerubbabel fhou shalt be- come a plain : and he shall bring forth the head stone with shoutings of Grace. 8 grace, unto it. Moreover the word of the 9 Lord came mito me, saying. The hands of Zerul)babel have laid the founda- tion of this house ; his hands shall also finish it ; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto 10 you. For who hath despised the day of small things ? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, even these seven, vliicli are the eyes of the Lord ; they run to 11 and fro through the whole earth. Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees ujion the right side of the candlestick and upon 12 the left side thereof ? And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches, s which are beside the two golden s]iouts, that empty 'the golden oil out 13 of themselves ? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these 14 be? And I said. No, my lord. Then said he. These are the two sons of oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. 5 Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and 2 saw, and behold, a flying roll. And he said unto me, Wliat seest thou ? And I answered, I see a flying roll ; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and 3 the breadth thereof ten cubits. Then said he imto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that steal- eth shall be i^urged out ^'on the one side according to it ; and every one that sweareth shall be purged out 8 on 4 the other side according to it. I wiU cause it to go forth, saith the Lord 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 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that 6 goeth forth. And I said. What is it? And he said. This is the ephah that goeth forth. ]3e said moreover. This is their 7 -'resemblance in all the land : (and be- hold, there was lifted up a 1° talent of lead:) and this is a woman sitting in 8 the midst of the ephah. 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 9 mouth thereof. 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 brings of a stork : and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and 10 the heaven. Then said I to the angel that talked with me, "^Miither do these 11 liear the ephah ? And he said unto me, To build her an house m the land of Shinar : and when it is n prepared, she shall be set there 12 in her own i>lace. 6 And agam I lifted up mme eyes, and saw, and behold, there came fom- chariots out from between i-'^two mount- ains ; and the mountains were momit- 2ains of brass. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second 3 chariot black horses ; and in the third chariot white horses ; and in the fourth 4 chariot grisled i^bay horses. Then I answered and said vnito the angel that talked with me. What are these, nij^ 5 lord? And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four is winds of heaven, which go forth from i'"'standing 6 before the Lord of all the earth. The chariot wherein are the black horses go- eth forth toward the north comitry; and the white went forth after them ; and the grisled wentforth toward the south 8. 12. ZECHARIAH. 673 lOr, strong The Syriac :ind Aquila liave, red. 2 Or, a crown, antC set it 3 Or, whose yianie Is the BuaI; and it (or they) shall bud forth under him 4 Or, ,'Sioot Or, Sprout 6 Or, shoot GOr, there shall be 'Or, crown 8 Or, for the kindness of the soti ic. 9 Or, A'ow they ot Beth- el, even Sharezer ..had sent w Or, arc not ye they that eat &c. 7 country. Aiid the Hmy went forth, and sought to go tliafc they might walk to and fro through the earth : and he said, (tet you hence, walk to and fro thrbugh the earth. So they walked to and fro S through the earth. Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying. Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit iu the north coimtry. 9 And the word of the Lord came unto 10 me, saying. Take of them of the capt- ivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are 11 come from Babylon ; yea, take of them silver and gold, and make ^ crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the 12 son of Jehozadak, the high priest ; and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying. Behold, the man s whose name is the '^ Branch ; and he shall ^grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord : 13 even he shall build the temple of the Lord ; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his tlu'one ; and •5 he shaU be a priest upon his thi'oue: and the counsel of peace shall be be- 14 1 ween them both. And the ^ crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and ''to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial iu the 15 temple of the Lord. And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord yom* God. 7 And it came to pass in the fourth j-ear of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah iu the fom'th day of the ninth month, even in 2 Chislev. " Now they o/Beth-elhad sent Sharezer and Eegem-melech, and their men, to uitreat the favour of the Lord, ?>and to sjieak unto the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying. Should I weep in the fifth month, sei^arating myself, as I •1 have done these so many years ? Then came the word of the Lord of hosts mi- 5 to me, saying. Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, sayuig, When ye fasted and mom-ned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even these seventy years, did ye at all fast mi to me, 6 even to me ? And when ye eat, and when ye drink, lOdo not ye eat for yom-selves, 7 and drink for yom'selves? tS'houId ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former proi)hets, when Je- rusalem was inhabited and in prosper- ity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited ? 8 And the word of the Lokd came Dunto Zechariah, saying. Thus halh the Lord of hosta spoken, saying, Execute true judgement, and shew mercy and compassion every man to 10 his brother: and oppress not the wid- ow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the i)oor; and let none of you unagme evil agamst his brother in your 11 heart. But they refused to hearken, and 11 pulled away the shoulder, and i^stojiped theh" ears, that they should 12 not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore came there gi'eat wrath from 13 the Lord of hosts. And it came to jiass that, as he cried, and they would not hear ; so they shall cry, and I will 14 not hear, said the Loud of hosts; but I will scatter them with a whu-Iwind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land was desol- ate after them, that no man passed thi-ough nor returned: for they laid the 13 pleasant land desolate. 8 And the word of the Lord of hosts 2 came to me, saying. Thus saitli the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her 3 with great f m-y. Thus saith the Lord : I am returned imto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jeru- salem shall be called The city of truth ; and the moiuitain of the Lord of hosts 4 The holy mountain. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : There shall yet old men and old women indwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in 5 his hand i^ for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and gu-ls 6 playing in the streets thereof. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : If it be marvel- lous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes ? saith the 7 Lord of hosts. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : Behold, I wiU save my people from the east country, and from the 8 west country : and I wUl bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem ; and they shall be my people, and I will be then- God, in truth and iu 9 righteousness. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : Let yom- hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, even the 10 temple, that it might be built. For be- fore 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 neigh- 11 hour. But now I wiU not be unto the remnant of this people as ui the former 12 days, saith the Lord of hosts. For there 1 1 Or, turned (t Htubborti shoulder 12 Or, made their ears heavy See Is. vi. 10. 13 Heb. I'lnd of desire. liOr, «f 15 Heb. for multi- tude of dfif/s. 674 ZECHARIAH. 8. 12. htdge truth anil th'' jvdge- iitent of peace. 2 Or. great 3 Or, m-acle 4 Or, the hath an •.'y ii}ioii '"en and irpon all thp trihe.t of Israel '■ Or, thinigh •> Or, thr sea. which in her rampart Or, her rampart into the .tea shall be the seed of jieace ; the vine shall give her fruit, and the gi-oimd shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all 13 these things. And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the na- tions, house of Judah and house of Israel, so wUl I save you, and ye shall be a blessuig: fear not, but let your 14 hands be strong. For thus saith the Lord of hosts : As I thought to do evil unto you, when your fathers i^rovoked me to vvTath, saith the Lord of hosts, 15 and I repented not; so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah : 16 fear ye not. These are the things that ye shall do ; Speak ye every man the truth ■with his neighbour ; ^ execute the judgement of truth and peace in your 17 gates : and let none of you imagine evil in your lieai'ts against his neighbour; and love no false oath : for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord. 18 And the word of the Lord of hosts 19 came unto me, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts : The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts ; 20 therefore love truth and iieace. Thus saith the Lord of hosts : /< sh all yet come to -pass, that there shall come iieoples, and the uihabitants of ^many cities: 21 and the inhabitants of one citi/ shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedUy to intreat the favour of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts : I "nill go also. 22 Yea, many j>eoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to intreat the favour- 23 of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hostsiJnthosedajsit shall come tojiass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the sku"t of him that is a Jew, saj-ing, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. 9 The 3 burden of the word of the Lord upon the land of Hadrach, and Da- mascus shall be its resting place: for *the eye of man and of all the tribes 2 of Israel is toward the Lord : and Ka- ma th also which bordereth thereon: Tyre and Zidon, ^ because she is very 3 wise. And Tyre did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mu'e of the 4 streets. Behold, the Lord will dispos- sess her, and he will smite •'her j)ower in the sea ; and she shall be devoured with 5 fire. Ashkelon shall see it, and fear ; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained ; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed: and the king shallperishfrom Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not he inhab- 6ited. And ^a bastard shall ^dwell ui Ashdod, and I wUl cut off the pride of 7 the Philisttnes. 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. 8 And I wUl encamp about mine house 'J against the army, that none pass through or return : and no 1° oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 Rejoice gi-eatly, O daughter of Zion ; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem : be- hold, thy king cometh unto thee : he is just, and ^having i^galvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even 10 upon a colt the foal of an ass. 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 sjieak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from ^3 the River to the ends 11 of the earth. As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy lu-isoners out of the pit 12 wherem is no water, i^ Tm-n you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope : even to-day do I declare that I will render 13 double unto thee. For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim ; and I wUl stir up thy sous, O Zion, against thy sons, 15 Greece, and wUl make thee as the 14 sword of a mighty man. And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning : and the Lord GoD shall blow the trimipet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. 15 The Lord of hosts shall 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 fiUed like bowls, 16 like the corners of the altar. And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people : for they shall be as the stones of a crown, is lifted 17 on high over his land. For how great is I'his I'^goodness, and how great is I'his beauty! corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids. 10 Ask ye of the Lord ram in the time of the latter rain, even of the Lord that maketh lightnings; and he shall give them showers of rain, to every one 2 grass in the field. For the teraphim have sjioken vanity, and the di-viners have seen a lie ; and i^ they have told false di'eams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go then* way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no 3 shepherd. Mine anger is kindled a- gainst the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats : for the Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Ju- dah, and shall make them as his goodly 12. 6. ZECHARIAH. 675 'Or. ruhr iOr, cuuuse thetn to dwvll 3 Or. And tho»{rh I S(nc them . . . the!/ shall re- member « Or, lite sea of waves sor, glorious eor, defenced 7 Or. buyers 8 Or. their shepherd piticth 9 Or. the most ■miser- able of sheep 10 Or. Gra- ciousness "Or, Binders Or, Union 4 horse in the battle. From him shall come forth tlic corner stone, from liim the nail, from him the hatllo bow, from 5 liim every i exactor togetlior. And they shall be as miglity men, treailiny down their eneiniea in the mire of the streets in the battle; and tliey shall light, be- cause the LoKD is with them : and the riders on horses sliall lie confounded. 6 And I will strengthen tlie house of Ju- dah, and I will save the house of Josei)h, and 1 will -bring them again, for I have mercy upon them ; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off : for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear 7 them. And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and then- heart shall rejoice as through wine : yea, their children shall see it, and rejoice; their 8 heart shall be glad in the Lord. I will hiss for them, and gather them ; for I have redeemed them : and they shall 9 increase as they have increased. ^ And I wiU sow them among the peoples ; and they shall remember me in far coiuitries: and they shall live M'itli 10 their children, and shall return. I will brmg them again also out of the land of Egyjjt, and gather them out of As- syria ; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon ; and place 11 shall not be found for them. And he shall ijass through the sea of affliction, and shall smite ^the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry uj) : and the pride of Assyi'ia shall be brought down, and the sceptre 12 of Egypt shall depart away. And I will strengthen them in the Loed; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord. 11 Open thy doors, Lebanon, that the 2 fire may devour thy cedars. Howl, fir tree, for the cedar is f aUen, because the 6 goodly ones are spoiled : howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the ^ strong forest 3 is come down. A voice of the howling of the shepherds! for their glory is spoiled : a voice of the roaring of young lions ! for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. 4 Thus said the Lord my God : Feed the 5 flock of slaughter; whose 'possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich : and 8 their own shepherds j)ity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord : but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbom-'s hand, and into the hand of Ms king: and they shaU smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver 7 them. So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily ^the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves ; the one I called 10 Beauty, and the other I called 8 11 Bands; and I fed the flock. And I cut oil the three shepherds in one month ; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me. 9 Tlien said I, I will not feed you : that that dieth, let it di(! ; and I'-that that is to be cut off, let it be cut oif ; and let them wliich are left eat 10 every one the liesli of another. And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it a- sunder, that I might lireak my covenant which I bad made with all tlie peoples. 11 And it was broken in that day : and i-Hhus ''the jjoor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the 12 word of the Lord. And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of 13 silver. And the Lord said unto me, Cast it i^unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them I'^mito the potter, in 14 the house of the Lord. Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judali and Israel. 15 And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of 16 a f oohsh shepherd. For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not i^visit those that be I'^cut off, nei- ther shall seek I'those that be scattered, nor heal that that is broken ; neither shall he feed that which i«is sound, but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and 17 shall tear their hoofs in pieces. Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock ! the sword shall be upon his arm, and uj^on his right eye : his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. 12 The 13 burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel. Thus saith the Lord, which stretch- eth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth 2 the spirit of man within him : Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples romid about, and 20 upon Judah also 21 shall it be in the 3 siege against Jerusalem. Aiid 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 wound- ed ; and aU the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, saith the Lord, I wiU smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness : and I ■\viU open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of 5 the peoples with blindness. And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their heart. The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts 6 their God. In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire 12 Or, that that is lost, Ift it be tost 13 Or, the poor of the Jlock . . . knew of a truth 11 The Syriac reads, into the trea- sury. 15 Or, miss 16 Or, lost 17 Or, the young 18 Heb. stand- eth. 19 Or, oracle 20 Or. against 21 Or, shall it fall to be 22-2 676 ZECHARIAH. 12. 6. 'Or, that stumr bleth 2 Ac- cording to some MSS., him. 3Heb. 1 lands. «0r, lovcn among sheaves ; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left : and Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in her own place, 7 even in Jerusalem. The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inliabitants of Jerusalem 8 1'.e not magnified above Judah. In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabit- ants of Jerusalem ; and he i 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 Lord 9 before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jeru- 10 s.alem. 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 2 me whom they have pierced : and they shall mourn for him, as one mom-ueth for his only son, and shall be in bitter- ness for hun, as one that is in bitterness 11 for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmou in the 12 valley of Megiddon. 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 theii* wives apart ; 13 the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart ; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart ; 14 all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. 13 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inliabitants of Jerusalem, for 2 sin and for uncleanness. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut oif the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remem- bered : and also I will cause the pro- phets and the unclean spirit to pass 3 out of the land. And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet proiDhesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say mito him, Thou shalt not live ; for thou speakest lies m the name of the Lord : and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through whenhepro- 4 phesieth. 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 5 a hau-y mantle to deceive : but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the gi'ound ; for I have been made a 6 bondman from my youth. And one shall say unto him. What are these wounds between thine ^arms? Then he shall answer. Those with which I was wounded in the house of my ^friends. 7 Awake, sword, against my shep- herd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts : smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered ; and I will turn mine 8 hand upon the little ones. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts there- in shall be cut off and die; but the 9 third shall be left therein. And I wiU brmg the third part through 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 wiU say, It is my peoi)le ; and they shall say. The Lord is my God. 14 Behold, a day of the Lord cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the 2 midst of thee. 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. 3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when 4 he fought in the day of battle. Ajid his feet shall stand in that day U25on the mount of Olives, which is before Jeru- salem on the east, and the momit of Olives shall cleave in the midst there- of toward the east and toward the west, and there shall he a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of 5 it toward the south. And ^ye shall flee "by the valley of ^my mountains ; for the valley of the mountains shall reach mito Azel : yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earth- quake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee. 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that 8 the hght shall not be 9 with 7 brightness and with gloom: but it shall be one day which is kuo^^l unto the Lord ; not day, and not night : but it shall come to pass, that at 8 evening time there shall be light. And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jeru- salem ; half of them toward the east- em sea, and half of them toward the western sea : in suntmer and in winter 9 shall it be. And the Lord shall be king over aU the earth: in that day shall the Lord be one, and his name 10 one. All the land shall be tm-ned as the Ai-abah, from Geba to Eimmon south of Jerusalem ; and she shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her place, from Benjamm's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel 11 unto the king's winepresses. And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more i^curse; but Jerusalem 1. u. MALAOHI. 677 lOr, discom- fitura •2 Or, at lOr. Oracle 2 Or. my messtin- gcr 3 Or, Is not Esau ...I yi-t I ha ve loved S-c. 4 Or, Though Edoyii say 5 Or, as other- wise read, iriti>uvcr- ished 6 Or, is great "Or. ovur 12 shall dwell safely. And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lokd will smite all the peoples that have wan-ed against Jerusalem : their flesh shall consiuno away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in 13 their mouth. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great i tiunult from the LoiU) shall be among them ; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up agahist the hand of 14 his neighbour. And Judah also shall fight 2 against Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abund- ISance. 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 this 16 plague. Arid it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the Kuig, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17 And it shall be, that whoso of all the families of the earth goeth not up mito Jerusalem to worshij) the King, the Loiii) of hosts, upon them there 18 shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not uy), and come not, * neither shall it be upon them; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Loud wiU smite the nations that go not up to keep the feast of taber- 19 nacles. This shall be the ^imnishment of Egypt, and the * punishment of all the nations that go not up to keep 20 the feast of tabernacles. La that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, holy unto the lord ; and the pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy unto the Lord of hosts : and all they that sacrifice shaU come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more a ^ Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts. MALACHI. 1 The 1 burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by ^Malachi. 2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherem hast thou loved us? s Was not Esau Jacob's brother ? saith 3 the Lord : yet I loved Jacob ; but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the 4 jackals of the wilderness. ^Whereas Edom saith. We are ° beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith the Lord of hosts. They shall build, but I will thi-ow down: and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people agamst whom the Lord hath indignation for 5 ever. And yom* eyes shall see, and ye shall say. The Lord ^be magnified ''beyond the border of Israel. 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear ? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And j'e say, Wherein have we despised thy name ? 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar. And ye say. Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say. The table of the Lord is contemptible. 8 And when ye offer the blind for sacri- fice, it is no evil ! and when ye offer the lame and sick, it is no evil ! Present it now unto thy governor ; will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts. 9 And now, I pray you, intreat the fa- vour of God, that he may be gi-acious unto us: this hath been 8 by yom- means : wiU he ^ accept any of your per- 10 sons ? saith the Lord of hosts. Oh that there were one among j'ou that would shut the doors, that ye might not kin- dle./ice on mine altar in vain! I have no i>leasm'e in j'ou, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offermg 11 at yom- hand. For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name I'^is great among the Gentiles ; and in every place " incense is offered unto my name, and a pure offering : for my name i^is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts. 12 But ye profane it, in that ye say. The table of the Lord is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is con- 13 temptible. Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it ! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts ; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offeruig: should I accept this of your hand? saith the 14 Lord. But cursed be the deceiver. 3 Or, shall there ttot be upon thrill the pluf/ue *.■. ; The text is pl'ob- ahiy corrupt. The Sept. and .SjT. have, uptyii them shall be the plague ic. ^ Or, sill 5 Or, tr<\ip.i^ 8Heb. from your hand. Or, ac- cept any because of you, 10 Or, shall be "Or, incense and a 2 lure oblation arc offered 678 MALACHI. 1. 14. 1 Ac- cordinf; to some ancient versions, your arm. 2 Or, feasta 3 Or, unto lOr, sanc- tuary 5 Or, a gficond time 'Or. And not one hath done so who had a residue of the spirit. Or what! is there one that seeketh a godly seed I which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing : for I am a great king, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles. 2 And now, ye priests, this com- 2 mandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings : yea, I have cursed them akeady, because ye do not lay it to 3 heart. Behold, I will rebuke ithe seed for your sake, and will sjn'ead dung upon your faces, even the dung of your 2 sacrifices; and ye shall be 4 taken away ^with it. And ye shaU know that I have sent this command- ment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace ; and I gave them to bun that he might fear, and he feared me, and stood 6 in awe of my name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lij^s : he walked with me in jieace and uprightness, and did turn many away from iniquity. 7 For the priest's lips should keep know- ledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of 8 the Lord of hosts. But ye are turned aside out of the way ; ye have caused many to stmnble in the law ; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith 9 the Lord of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law. 10 Have we not all one father ? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, prof anmg the covenant of our 11 fathers ? Judah hath dealt treacherous- ly, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem ; for Judah hath profaned the * holiness of the Lord which he lovetli, and hath married the 12 daugliter of a strange god. The Lord will cut off to the man that doeth this him that waketh and him that answer- etb, ovit of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord 13 of hosts. And this ''again ye do: ye cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, inso- much that he regardeth not the ofifering any more, neither receiveth it with good 14 will at your hand. Yet ye say. Where- fore ? Because the Lord hath been wit- ness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treaclierously, though she is thy com- panion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And jifi ije not make one, although he had the residue of the sj^irit ? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously 16 against the wife of his youth. For 71 hate putting away, saith the Lord, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith the Lord of hosts : therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacher- ously. 17 Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say. Wherein have we wearied hun ? In that ye say. Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them ; 3 or where is the God of judgement? Be- hold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple ; ^and the ^ messen- ger of the covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, he cometh, saith the Lord 2 of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a 3 refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap : and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and jiurge them as gold and sil- ver ; and they shall offer unto the Lord 4 offerings in righteousness. Then shall the offermg of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days 5 of old, and as in ancient years. And I will come near to you to judgement; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers ; and against those that oppress the hireling in his Avages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the 6 Lord of hosts. For I the Lord change not ; therefore ye, sons of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mLue ordinances, and have not kept them. Eeturu luato me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye say. Wherein shall 8 we return ? Will a man rob God ? yet ye rob me. But ye say. Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and i'^ offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye 10 rob me, even this whole nation. Bring ye the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and jirove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and i)our you out a blessing, that there shall not be room 11 enough to receive it. And I wiU rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground ; neither shall y om* vine cast her fruit before the tune in the field, saith 12 the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall caU you happy : for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. 4. 6. MALACHI. 679 1 Or, in mour-n- trig ftp- paret = Or, wlierein I do itmkr a )jcculiar tredstire 3 Or, do this |Ch. iii. lilin Hcb.J 13 Your words liave boon stout af,'aiiist me, saitli the Louu. Yet yo say, Where- Id in have we spoken against thee ? Ye have said, It is vain to serve God : and what profit is it that we liave kejyt his charge, and that we have walked imourufully before the Loud of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy ; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and are de- 161ivered. Then they that feared the Lord spake one witli another: and the Loud hearkened, and lieard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the Lord, 17 and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Loud of hosts, in the day - that I ^do make, ei'cw a peculiar treasure; and I will spare them, as a man sparetli his own son that 18 serveth him. Then shall ye retm-n and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God 4 and him that serveth him not. For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace ; and all the j>roud, and all tliat work wickedness, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it sliall leave them neither root nor 2 branch. 15ut unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and gam))ol as calves 3 of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; f<n- they shall be ashes under tlu; soles of your feet in the day that I -Hlo make, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 Eemember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes 5 and judgements. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the gi-eat and terrible day of the Lord come. G And he shall turn tlie heart of the fatliers *to the children, and the heart of the children * to their fathers ; lest I come and smite the ^ earth with a ''curse. 4 Or, wltlt 6 Or, land *^ Or, ban APPENDIX. The American Old Testavient Revision Company, while recognizing the cordial acceptance given to 7na'ny of their suggestions, present the following instances in which they differ from the English Company, as of sv.fficient importance to he apjpended to the Itevision in accordance with the oi'iginal agreement. CLASSES OF PASSAGES. I. Substitute the Divine name "Jehovali" wherever it occurs in the Hebrew text, for "the IjORd" and "God" and omit the marg. to "the Loed" at Gen. ii. 4, and "Heb. Jehovah" from the marg. at Ex. iii. 15; also substitute "Jehovah" for "the Loed" or " Jah" wherever the latter occurs in the Hebrew text, and retain or insert " Heb. Jah" in the marg.; where "Jehovah" immediately follows, viz. iu Is. xii. i, xxvi. 4, read "Jehovah, eoen Jehovah" and omit " Jeho-vah" from the marg. II. Substitute "Sheol" wherever it occurs in the Hebrew text, for the renderings "the grave" "the pit" and "hell " and omit these renderings from the marg. III. Substitute "a" for "an", "my" for "mine" and "thy" for '"thine" wherever followed by "h" aspirated. IV. Substitute " who " or " that " for " which " when used of persons. V. Substitute "are" for "be" in the present indicative, and omit "for" before infinitives. VI. Omit from the margin all renderings from the Lxx., Vulgate, and other jincient Versions or "authorities" VII. The following substitutions are preferred, with the necessary infiectional variations: "adder" for "basilisk" "annul" for "disannul" " :iscent" for "going up" when used as a noun, "astonished" for "astonied" " a year old" for " of the first year" "base man" for "man of Belial" or "son of B."; "base woman" for "daughter of Belial"; "base men" for " men of Belial " "sons of B." or " children of B. " "before" for "afore"; also for " or ever " except in I's. xc. 2;Eccl. xii. 1, 2, G. " blow the trumpet " for "blow with (or, "blow up") the trumpet" "boil" "boiled" for "seethe" "sod" "sodden" "bonds" for "bands" in Job xxxix. C, and elsewhere uniformly for the same Hebrew word, "capital" for "chapiter" "chiefs" for "dukes" "contend" for "plead" in Judg. vi. 31 (three times) and so wherever the latter rendering represents the same Hebrew verb unless followed by "cause", except in Is. i. 17. But substitute "enter into judgment" for "plead" in Jer. xxv. 31; Ezek. xvii. 20; xx. 36, S6 (twice), "courses" for " rows " of timber or stone, "devise" for "imagine" in Ps. x. 2; xxi. 11; cxl. 2; Hos. vii. 15; Xah. i. 9, U; Zech. vii. 10; viii. 17. "diminish" for "minish" "encamp" for "camp"; also, for "pitch" when used intransitively, "far be it from me" ("thee" etc.) for "God forbid", except in 1 Sam. xiv. 45; xx. 2, where substitute "Far from it" 682 CLASSES OF PASSAGES. "find favour" for "find grace" "food" for "meat" "fortified" for "fenced" and "defenced" •I'righten" for "fray" "grain" for "corn" "harlot" for "whore" and "wliorisli woman"; "piay the harlot" for "go a whurinK" and '■commit whoredom" "helped" for "holpen" "know" and "knew" for "wot" and "wist" "knoweth how" for "can skill" in 1 Kings v. G; 2 Chron. ii. 7, 8. "lain" for "lien" "lamp" for "candle" "lovingkindness" for "mercy" in Gen. xix. 19; for "favour" in Job x. 12; for "goodness" in Ps. cvii. 8; "lovingkiridnesses" for "mercies" in 2 Chron. vi. 42. So substitute '"lovingkindness" for either of these renderings wherever it stands for the same Hebrew word {hhesed) when used of God; but substitute " kindness" for "mercy" in Ps. cix. 12, IG; tor "favour" in Esth. ii. 17, and wherever either of these renderings stands for the same Hebrew word, when used of men in relation to each other. In Hos. vi. 4 retain "goodness" ■md make ver. 6 conform. ••merciful" for "full of compassion " "•diound" for "mount" (cast up by invaders) "new wine" for "wine" in Gen. xxvii. 28, and elsewhere uniformly for the same Hebrew word. "number" for "tell" in Gen. xv. 5 (twice); Ps. xlviii. 12; Ivi. 8; Jer. xxxiii. 13; and "count" for " tell" in 1 Kings viii. 5; 2 Kings xii. 10; 2 Chron. v. 6; Ps. cxlvii. 4, "oil" for "ointment" "olive oil" for "oil olive" " perfumer " for "apothecary" and "confectionary" "jierverse" ("perverscness") for "froward" ("frowardness") except in 2 Sam. xxii. 27; Job V, 13; Ps. xviii. 26; "wayward" for "perverse" in Prov. ii. 15; for "froward" in iv. 21; xvii. 20, and "cunning" for " froward " in Job v. 13. •• put to shame" for "ashamed" • refine" for " fine" (metal). So " refiner" for " finer" "scoffer" for " scoruer" and " scofiing " for "scornful" and " scorning" "settings " for " ouches " " since" for "sith" "sitteth above" (the cherubim) for "sitteth upon" with raarg. Or, is enthroned "skill" for "cunning" (noun) and "skilful" for "cunning" (adj.) when either relates to workman or work, "stench" for "stink", when used as a noun, "stronghold" for " hold", when used as a noun, "take refuge" for "trust" (Deut. xxxii. 37) for "put . . . trust" (Ps. ii. 12), and so uniformly as the rendering of the same Hebrew verb, ■"therewith ".for "withal" in Ex. sxv. 29; xxx. 4; xxxvii. IG; Lev. xi. 21. " trespass offering" for "guilt offering" "uncover" for " discover" except in 1 Sam. xiv. S, 11, and xxii. 6. " wail" for " howl" where it is used of persons, "wait for" for "wait on" in Ps. xxv. 3, and so uniformly as the rendering of the same Hebrew verb, except in Ps. lii. 9. "which" for "the which" -lyinnow" for " fan" (the verb) • wrath" for "fury" when it is attributed to God, except in Is. slii. 25; Ixvi. 15, and ■•wruth- ful" for " furious" Vlll. The modern spelling is preferred for the following words: ■'basin" for "bason" "brazen" for "brasen" '"caterpillar" for " caterpiller" ■ceiled" and "ceiling" for "ciekd" and "cieling" • chapped " for " chapt " crookbacked" for " crookbackt" "drove" for "drave" "'establish" for " stablish " forego" tor " forgo" GENESIS XII. 1(5— NUMBEiiS XXTIT. 21. 683 "jubilee" for "jubile" "judgment" for "judgement'' "plaster" for " plaistcr " "prancing" for "pransing" "prized" for "prised" "show" for "shew" "streaks" for "strakes" and " ring- streaked" for "ringstraked" "subtile" for "subtil" "thoroughly" for "throughly" "while" for "whiles" " winevat" for " winefat" GENESIS. XII. 16 For "entreated Abram well " read "dealt well with Abram" XV, 2 For "Dammesek Eliczer" read "Eliezer of Damascus" XVIII. 19 For "justice and judgement" read " righteousness and justice" So in Prov. x.xi. 3. XXIII. 6 Substitute the marg. (" a 'prince of God") for the text. XXVII. 15 For "raiment" read "garments" XXXII. 31 For "halted" read " went halting" XXXIII. 13 For " give suck" read "have their young" XXXIV. 30 For "to stink among" read "odious to" XXXV. 5 Substitute the marg. ("a terror of God") for the text. 16 For " way" read "distance" So in xlviii. 7, a.nd in marg. of 2 Kings v. 19. XLIX. 3 For "excellency" read "pre-eminence" (twice) So in ver. 4. i For " Unstable" read " Boiling over " and omit the marg. EXODUS. I. 21 For "houses" read "households" V. 22, 23 For " evil entreated " read " dealt ill with " So in Deut. xxvi. 6. XV. 9 For " lust" read "desire" 15 For "amazed" read "dismayed" So in Judg. xx. 41. XVII. 14 Add marg. to " a book" Or, the book XIX. 5 For " a peculiar treasure unto me" read "mine own possession " So for " a peculiar treasure" in Mai. iii. 17- XXI. 29 For "but that" read " but" XXIII. 5 Read " thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt swrely release it with him." 21 For "of him " read "before him" XXV. 38 For "tongs" read " snuffers" So in Num. iv. 9; 2 Chron. iv. 21. XXVII. 21 For " order it" read "keep it in order" So in Lev. xxiv. 3, 4. XXXIV. 6 For " plenteous " read "abundant" So m Num. xiv. 18; Nch. ix. 17; Ps. Ixxxvi. 5, 15; ciii. 8; Joel ii. 13; Jon. iv. 2. XXXVIII. 8 For "serving . . . served" read "ministering . . . ministered" LEVITICUS. IX. 2 For " bull calf" read " calf of the herd" XVI. 8 Marg. i For '" dismissal" read "removal" XVIII. 18 For "woman" read " wife" NUMBERS. V. 21, 22 For "belly" read "body" So in xxv. 8; Judg. iii. 21, 22; Prov. xviii. 8. VII. 13 For "charger" read " platter" So throughout the Chap, and in Ezra i. 9 (twice). XIX. 9, 13, 20, 21 For " of separation " read "for impurity" So in xxxi. 23. XXIII. 21 To "perverseness" add marg. Or, trouble 22—6 684 DEUTERONOMY III. 25—1 SAMUEL II. 26. DEUTERONOMY. III. 25 To "mountain" add marR. Or, hill cmcntru IV. 29 Read "But from thence ye shall seek . . . and thou shalt find him when thou searchest" etc. 34, Substitute the marg. (" trials") for the text. So in vii. 19; xxix. 3. VII. 6 For "apeeuliar people unto himself" read " a people for his own possession " Soin xiv. 2; xxvi. 18. IX. 1 For "possess" read "dispossess" So in xi. 23; xii. 2, 29; xviii. 14; xxxi. 3. XVII. 15 For "in any wise" read "surely" So in xxii. 7. XXIII. 16 For "liketli" read "pteiseth" So in Esth. viii. S; Am. iv. 5. XXVI. 17 For "shouldest" read "wouldest" XXVIII. 63 For "straitness. . . straiten" read "distress . . . distress" So in verses 55, 57 and in Jer. xix. 9. 67 For "Would God" read "Would" XXXI. 21 For "go about, even now" read "frame this day " XXXII. 27 For "misdeem" read "judge amiss" 39 For "have wounded" read "wound" XXXIII. 3 For "peoples" read "people" 6 For "Yet" read "Nor" and add marg. Or, But 14 Add marg. to "moons" Or, months JOSHUA. II. 9 For "your terror" read "the fear of you" IV. 21 For "they" read "ye" omitting marg. ^ V. 11 Substitute marg. « {"produce") for the text. So in ver 12. 14, 15 Substitute marg. ^ C'prince") for the text. VIII. 33 Let the marg. ("commanded " etc.) and the text exchange places. IX. 5 For "clouted" read "patched" XVI. 1 Read "And the lot came out for the children of Joseph" XVII. 2 For "And" read "So" XXII. 10 For "see to" read "look upon" 22 Read " The Mighty One, God, Jehovah" and omit marg. 2 So in Ps. 1. 1. JUDGES. III. 1 For "as many" read "as many o/Jsroer' 20 For "his summer parlour" read "the cool upper room " Omit marg. " 23 For "parlour" read "upper room" So in verses 24, 25. 24 For "his summer" read "the upper" V, 13 Prefix to marg. upon ''Then came down" etc. Or, Then go dmim, O remnant, for the nobles . . . O Jehovah, go doimifor me agaimt the mighty 26 Substitute marg. i^ C' tent-pin ") for the text. IX. 15 For "shadow" read "shade" So in Job xl. 22; Is. iv. 6; xvi. 3; xxv. 4, 5; xxxii. 2; xxxiv. 15; Ezek. xvii. 23, Jon. iv 5, 6, 83 For "set upon" read "rush upon " 52 For "went hard" read "drew near" XI. 39 For "had known" read "knew" XIII. 12 Substitute the marg. ("ordering") for the text. Substitute the marg. ("how shall ive do unto him ") for text. XV. 15 For "new" read "fresh" XIX. S Omit marg. * "Another reading is " etc. RUTH. II. 10 For "stranger" read "foreigner" So in 2 Sam. xv. 19 III. 11 For "virtuous" read "worthy" So in Prov. xii. 4; xxxi. 10. 1 SAMUEL. II. 20 For " loan . . . lent to " read " petition . , . asked of " 26 For " was in " read " increased in " 1 SAMUEL III. 1—1 CHRONICLES XXVIIL 12. 685 III. 1 Substitute niavK.'C'/rc^Hrui!") for the text. IX. 5 Por " take thought " rend "be iiuxious " 14 Por " against " road "toward " X. 2 For "the care of" read "off caring for" Tor "taketh tliought" read "is anxious" 24 For "God save " read " Lotig live " XIV. 24 For " but Saul " read "for Saul had " 47 Substitute marg. * (" put them to the worse ") for the text. XV. 32 Substitute marg. « (" clicerftdhj ") for the text. XXIII. 7 Omit marg. ^ to " delivered" XXIV. 11 For "soul" read "life" XXV. 13 For "stuff " read " baggage " So in xxx. 24. 22 Omit margins. XXX. 13 For "agonc" read "ago" 2 SAMUEL. V. 2 For " feed " read " be sheplierd of " So in vii. 7 ; 1 Chron. xi. 2 and xvii. C. X. 12 For "men "read "man" XIV. 5 For "widow woman" read "widow" So in 1 Kings xvii. 9, 10. 20 Read "And when he cut the hair of . . . he cut it; because it was ... he cut it: " 1 KINGS. V. 4 For "oceurrent" road "occurrence" VI. 6 For "rebatements" read "offsets " VII. 28, 29 Substitute marg. •• {"panels') for the text. X. 15 For "chapmen" read "traders" So in 2 Chron. ix. It. 16 For 'targets , . . target" read "bucklers . . . buckler" So in2 Chron. ix. 15. 17 For "pound" read "pounds " XIV. 3 For "cracknels " read " cakes " XVII. 12, 14, 16 For " barrel "' read "jar " So read "jars" in xviii. 33. XVIII. 21 For "halt ye" read "go ye halting " XXII. 34 For "harness" read "armour" So in 2 Chron. xviii. 33. 2 KINGS. II. 23 Put marg. 8 ("2/0!(»!(; /arfs">in the text. 24 For "children" read "lads" IX. 30 For "tired" read "attired" 32 For "eunuchs" read "officers" putting the present text in the marg. and similarly for the same word in all other instances. XII. 9 Substitute marg.' {"threshold") for the text, and so uniformly elsewhere with similar text and marg. XV. 5 For "several" read "separate" with marg.' Or, injlrviary So in 2 Chron. xxvi. 21. XVII. G For "in Habor, on the" read "on tlic Habor, the" So in xviii. 11. 34 For "manners" read "manner" XIX. 4 For "reproach" read "defy" with corresponding cliange in verses 22, 23. So in Is. xxxvu. 4, 17, 23, 24. 7 For " a rumour" read "tidings " So in Is. xxxvii. 7 ; Jer. s. 22; li. 46 (3 times). So For "they . . . corpses" read " these . . . bodies " So in Is. xxxvii. 38. 1 CHRONICLES. IV. 43 For "dwelt" read "have dwelt" IX. 19 Substitute marg. " (" Tent") for the text. So in ver. 23. 28 For "tale were they" read "count were these" (twice) XII. 15 For "overflown" read "overflowed" XX. 4, 6 Omit margins. XXI. 12 For " coasts " read " borders " 13 For " now " read " I pray " XXVIIL 12 For "spirit" read "Spirit" G86 2 CHKONICLES II. 9— JOB XI. G. 2 CHRONICLES. II. It For "wonderful great" read "great and wonderful" III. 17 Marg. * Omit "perhaps" XIII. 7 Per " vain " read " worthless " XIV. li For "spoiled " read "made spoil of " XXII. 6 Omit marg. " except "So in 2 Kings viii. 29" XXX. 22 For "were well skilled" read "had good understanding" XXXIV. 12 For " could skill of " read " were skilful with" XXXVI. 3 For " amerced " read ' ' fined " 17 For "ancient" read "hoarv headed" EZRA. IV. 13 For "endamage" read "be hurtful unto" IX. 3 For "mantle" read "i-obe" So in ver. 5; also in Job i. 20: ii. 12; Ps. cix. 29; and ''mantle" for "cloke" in Is. lix. 17. NEHEMIAH. IV. 4 For "to spoiling" read "for a spoil" ESTHER. II. 17 For "grace and favour" read "favour and kindness" JOB. I. 1 For "eschewed" read " turned away from " C For "there was a day . . . and Satan" read "it came to pass on the day when . . . that Satan" So in ii. 1. 8 For "escheweth" read "turneth away from" So in ii. 3. 22 For "with foolishness" read " foolishly ", and add marg. Or, attributed foUy to God III. 4 For "regard it from above" read "from above seek for it" 11 For "when I " etc., read "when my mother bare me 'i " 19 For "great" read "the great" 24 For "roarings" read "groanings" and add marg. " Heb. roarings" and make corre- sponding change in Ps. sxii. 1; x.xxii. 3. IV. 4 For "confirmed" read " made firm" C Eead '^And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?" VI. 2 Read in the 2d line " And all my calamity laid in the balances !" 10 Read "And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that sparcth not," etc. 3d line. Substitute the marg. (" That") for the text. 13 For "effectual working" read "wisdom" and omit marg. i* So in xii. IG. 25 Read "But your reproof, what doth it reprove?" 2C For "imagine" read "think" YII. 4 Substitute marg. ^ (" When shall I arise, and the night be gone?") for the text. 7 For " wind " read "a breath " 17 For "thine heart" read " thy mind " VIII. 17 For "heap" read "s^cwe-heap" ] X. 19 Substitute marg. is (" If we speak of strength, lo, he is migh/ii .'") for the text. For " who will appoint me a time ? " read " who, sailh he, will summon me ? " X. 22 1st line; read "The land dark as midnight;" 2d line ; for "A land " read " The land " 3d line; for "darkness" read " midnight " and add marg. Heb. thick darkness XI. 6 For "That it" read "For he" For "effectual working " read "understanding" and omit marg. r' JOB XII. 4— XXXVII. 2. 087 XII. 4 2d. line; read " I who called upon God and he answered :" 2:i For " dustroyeth" read " ho destroyoth" 2d line; read "lie cnlargelh the nations, and he Icadelh them captive" and omit marg. '' 2 1 For "the heart of " read " nnderstanding from " XIII. 8 For " respect his person " read " show i)ai-tiality to him " and omit marg. '' 10 For "respect persons" read " show partiality " and omit mar^. '^ 11 For " excellency " read " majesty " So in xxxi. 23. 15 Road " Behold, he will slay me ; 1 have no hope " and substitute the present text for marg. ^^ 10 Substitute marg. ^^ ("That") for the text, substituting a comma for tlic precedin;? semicolon. 18 For " ordered my cause" read " set my cause in order" So in xxiii. l. 27 For "drawest thee a line about " read "settest a bound to " XIV. 10 For " wasteth away" read "is laid low" 11 For "decayeth" read "wasteth" 19 For "And" read "So" XV. 8 For "restrain " read " limit " 11 2d line; read "Even the word that is gentle toward thee " 12 For " wink" read " flash" 27 For "made collops of fat on his flanks " read " gathered fat upon his loins" 29 Let marg. '' C'tJieir posscssio7is" etc.) and the text exchange places. XVII. 2 For " abideth in " read " dwelleth upon" G For " He hath made me also" read "But he hath made me" For "And I am become an open abhorring" read "And they spit in my face" and omit marg. ^ XVIII. 12 Let marg. n (" ai his side") and the text exchange places. 13 Read "The members of his body shall be devoured " XIX. 17 For "children of my mother's womb " read "children of mine own mother" 25, 26 Read (25) " But as for me, I know that my redeemer liveth. And at last he shall stand up upon the earth ; (26) And after my skin, even this bod//, is destroyed. Then without my flesh shall I see God : " and put the present text of ver. 26 in the marg. 27 For "Whom I" read "Whom I, even I," Let marg. i? ("o» iny side") and the text exchange places. Substitute marg. ii ("as a stran<jer"yiov the text. 2S Substitute marg. i= {"And that ") for the text. XXI. ll For " Yet they said" read "And they say " 21 Omit "in the midst" 32 For "And shall keep" read "And men shall keep" XXII. 14 Substitute marg. " ("o>i ^/te -ucnfM") for the text. XX1\'. 4 For " hide themselves together" read ' ' all hide themselves " 10 For "an-hungred" read " hungry" 12 For " imputeth it not for folly" read "regardeth not the folly" XXVIII. 4 Omit " that passeth by " 17 For " the exchange thereof be " read " it be exchanged for " XXIX. 6 For "rivers" read "streams" So in Ps. cxix. 130; Prov. v. 16; Is. xxxii. 2; Lam. iii. 48. XX.XL 2 For "of God from above" read "from God above" For "of the Almighty from on high " read "from the Almighty on high " IS For " I have been her guide " read " her have I guided " 31 For "satisfied " read " filled " So in Ps. civ. 13. For "flesh" read "meat" Omit marg. '' XXXII. 19 For "belly" read " breast" and omit marg. i XXXIV. 20 Transpose "alike" to the beginning of the hue. XXXV. 6 1st line ; for " doest " read " eff'ectest " XXXVI. 18 Read " For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements" and put the present text in the marg. XXXVII. 1 For " At this also " read " Yea, at this " 2 For "Hearken ye unto " read " Hear, oh, hear" 688 JOB XXXVII. 21— PSALM XXXVIII. 17. XXXVII. 21 For "cleanseth" read "cleareth" XXXVIII. 10 For "pn>scribed for it my decree" read "marked out for it my bound" and omit marg. i* 18 For " the breadth of the earth " read "the earth in its breadth " SO Read "hide themselves and become like stone" 41 For "food" read "prey" XXXIX. 5 2d line; For "wild ass" read " swift ass" 13 For "wing . . . rcjoiceth" read " wings . . . wave proudly" 2d line, read ''But are they the pinions and plumage of love?" with marg. to " love " Or, a stork IG Let marg. i^ {"dealeth hardly loith") and the text exchange places. 28 Read "On the cliff she dwelleth and maketh her home, L'pon the point of the cliff,'' etc. XL. 15 For " with " read " as well as " and add marg. lleb. with ly For "can make his sword to approach unto him" read "giveth him his sword" and omit marg. * XLI. 12 For "comely proportion" read "goodly frame" 18 For "ueesings" read "sneezings" THE PSALMS. II. 1 For " imagine " read " meditate " and omit marg. ■* So in xxxviii. 12. V. 7 For "multitude" read "abundance" So in Ixix. 13; Ezek. xxviii. 16; IIos. ix. 7; X. 1. 8 For "plain" read "straight" and add marg. Or, level IX. 17 For "return to" read "be turned back unto" X. 14 Read " to requite it with thy hand " and put the present text in the marg. XII. 2 For " vanity" read " falsehood" 5 For " for" read "because of " (twice) XVI. 2 For "I have said" read "O my soul, thou hast said" 4 Substitute the marg. {"give gifts for") for the text. 10 Add to marg. ^^ "Another reading is, holy ones" XVII. 7 Restore the rendering of the Auth. Vers. 9 For "spoil" read "oppress" 15 For "with thy likeness" read "with beholding thy form" and omit " Heb. form" from marg. ' XVIII. 7 For " moved " read " quaked " XXI. 3 For " preventest " read " meetest " XXII. 8 2d line ; for "deliver " read " rescue " 10 Read " Thou art my God since my mother bare me." IC For marg. ii substitute "Or, Like a lion " 20 Add in marg. " Or, dear life" So in xxxv. 17. XXIV. 6 Substitute marg. « ("even Jacob") for the text. XXVI. 4 For ' ' vain persons " read ' ' men of falsehood " XXVIII. 9 For " Fefld them " read "Be their shepherd" XXX. 4 Read "to his holy memorial name" and omit marg. ^ except "See Ex. iii. 15." So and with the same margin in xcvii. 12, and in Hos. xii. 5. 5 Let marg. ^ ("His favour is for a life time") and the text exchange places. XXXIII. 5 For "judgement" read "justice" So in Ixxxix. 14; xcvii. 2; xcix. 4 (twice); Prov. i. 3; ii. 8, 9; xxi. 7, I.t ; Is. i. 27; v. 7 ; x. 2; xxviii. 17; xxxii. 1, 16; xxxiii. 5 ; lix. 8, 9, 11, 14, 15; \kI 8; Jer. iv. 2; ix. 24. XXXV. 15 For "when I halted " read " in mine adversity" and add marg. Heb. my limping XXXVII. 3 Read "feed on his faithfulness" and put in marg. "Or, verily thou shalt be fed" 20 Let the marg. ("the fat of lambs") and the text exchange places. 37 Read "there is a happy end to the man of peace" and omit marg. " 38 For "The latter end" read "The end" XXXVIII. 8 For "roared" read "groaned" and add marg. Heb. roared 17 For "halt" read "fall" So for "halting" in Jer. xx. 10. PSALM XLI. G-CX. 2. 689 XLI. 6 Substitute marg. " {"falsehood ") for the text. XLII. 5 For "health" read "help" So in vor. 11 and in xliii. r,. XLIV. 2 Read "Imt them thou didst plant;" "but thuni thou didst spread aljroad." Omit marir. '' XLVII. 4 For "excellency" read "glory" XLIX. 8 For "soul" read "life" For "And must be let alone" read "And it faileth" 10 For "together" read "alike " 12 Substitute the rnarg. ("being in honour abidoth not") for the text. L. 23 For "conversation" read "way" LI. 11 For "spirit" read "Spirit" 12 Substitute marg. '= {"willing") for the text. LII. 9 For "wait on" read "hope in" LVI. 4 Read "In God, (I will praise his word)," So in ver. 10. 10 2d line; read "In Jehovah, (I will praise his word)," LVIII. 2 For " Yea " read " Nay " 9 For marg. on "He shall take" substitute Or, Wrath shall take them aivay u-hilc living as with a ivhirlwind LIX. 9 Read " i?(?caMse o/ his strength " 10 Read "My God with his lovingkindness shall meet me" LXII. 1 For "only upon God" read "in silence for God only" So in ver. 5. 3 For "bowing" read "leaning" 4 For "excellency" read "dignity" LXIII. 1 For "early" read " earnestly" and omit marg. '* So in Is. xxvi. 9. LXV. 3 For "purge them away" read "forgive them" and add marg. "Or, expiate" So in Ixxix. 9 read "forgive our sins" with the same marg. 4 For "The holy place of thy temple" read "Thy holy temple" LXVII. 2 For "saving health" read "salvation" liXVIII. 1 Add marg. to "Let God arise" "Or, God ariseth: and so throughout verses 1, 2, 8." 8 For ''Even yon Sinai" read "That Sinai" 13 Read "When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings" etc., and substitute the present text for marg." 18 For " led thy captivity captive" read "led away captives" 20 Read "belongeth escape from death" 23 Read "That thou mayest crush them, dipinng" 33 For "heavens of heavens" read " heaven of heavens" LXXIII. 10 For "wrung out" read "drained" and omit marg. ^ 27 For "from thee" read "departing from thee" LXXIV. 6 Omit "together" LXXV. 8 For "wring them out " read "drain them" and omit marg. * LXXVI. 5 For "spoiled" read "become a spoil" LXXVII. 10 Marg. h For " That the" read " This is my grief that the" LXXIX. 8 For "prevent" read "meet" LXXXIX. 87 Omit all after "for ever" in marg. » XC. 9 Substitute "sigh " from marg. ^ for "tale that is fold" 17 For "beauty" read "favour" and put the present text in the margin. XCIL 13 Read "They are . . . Jehovah;" and for "Shall" read "They shall" XCIII. 1 For "apparelled" read "clothed" (twice) and read in the second line, "Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith" XCVn. 5 For "hills" read "mountains" CII. 12 For "memorial" read "memorial name" and add marg. "See Ex. iii. 15." So in cxxxv. 13. cm. 5 For "mouth" read "desire" CIV. 4 2nd line; read "Flames Of fire his ministers:" 8 Read "(The mountains rose, the valleys sank;)" substituting the present text for marg. ^ 16 For "satisfied" read "filled with moisture" and omit marg.^ 25 For "Yonder" read "There" CV. 34 For "cankerworm" read "grasshopper" CVII. 30 Read "their desired liaven." and omit marg. - ex. 2 Add marg. to "rod" Or, sceptre 690 PSALM ex. 3— ECCLESIASTES V. 7. ex. 3 Read "in the day of thy power, in holy attire; out of the womb" etc. and omit inarg." and marg. * CXI. 10 For "thereafter" read "Jiis commandments" CXVI. 1 For "hath heard" read "heareth" CXIX. 38 For "thy word unto thy servant" read "imto thy servant thy Mord" For "bclongeth" read ''is in order" 121 For "judgement and justice'' read "justice and righteousness" 147, 118 For "prevented" read "anticipated" 158 Omit "dealers" CXXII. 4 For "a testimony unto Israel" read "an ordinance for Israel" and add marg. Ileb. testimony CXXVI. 1 Substitute marg.s {"broxight hack" etc.) for the text. CXXX. 6 For "lookefh" read "waitetli " 2nd line; for "watchmen look" read "watchmen wait" CXXXV, 4 For "his peculiar treasure". read "his own possession" CXXXIX. IS For "hast possessed" read " didst form " and omit marg. ^ For "hast covered" read "didst cover" 16 For "imperfect" read "unformed" 22 For "I count them" read "They are become" CXTjIII. 2 Read "no man living is righteous." CXLIV. 7 For "strangers" read "aliens" So in ver. 11. 8 For "vanity" read "deceit" So in ver. 11. THE PROVERBS. IV. 7 For "thou hast gotten" read "thy getting" and put the present text in the marg. 18 For "shining" read "dawning" and omit marg. ^ VII. 9 For "blackness of night and the" read "middle of the night and in the" 22 For "as fetters" read "as one in fetters" Omit marg.^^ IX. 7 For "shame" read "reviling" X. 7 For "just" read "righteous" So in xx. 7. XL 16 For "retaineth. . . retain" read "obtaineth . . . obtain" XIX. 22 Substitute marg. ^^ {"That which maketh a man to be desired is his kitidness") for the text. 26 For "spoileth" read "despolleth" XX. 20 For "the blackest darkness" read "blackness of darkness" XXI. 28 Substitute marg. " ("so as to endure") for the text. XXII. 13 Substitute the marg. ("s?am") for the test. XXIII. 7 For "reckoneth"road"thinketh" 32 Omit marg. 25 " Or, a basilisk " XXIV. 15 For "Spoil" read "Despoil" So Jer. xlvii. 4. XXV. 11 For "baskets" read "netvrork" and omit marg. XXVI. 8 Read "As one that bindeth a stone in a sling" XXVII. 4 For "outrageous" read "overwhelming" XXIX. 21 Omit marg. to "a son" XXXI. 29 For "virtuously" read "worthily" 30 For "Favour" read "Grace" ECCLESIASTES. I. 1 Omit "Or, the (/reat orator" from raavi;.^ II. 8 Let the former part of marg. '* and the text exchange places, and omit the remainder of the marg. III. 11 Let marg. ' ("eternity") and the text exchange places. 19 Omit marg. "Or, the sons of men are" etc. V. 7 Read "For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: " from margin. ECCLESIASTE8 VI. 10— ISAIAH XVI. 3. G91 VI. 10 For "that it is man" read "what man is" VII. 15 For "the diiys of my vanity" read "my days of vanity" X. 1 For "a stinkin;? savour" read "an evil odour" XI. 10 For "prime" read "dawn" XII. 1 For "or ever" read " wliile " So in verses 2 and C. For "come, and" read "come not, nor" 2 Read "the stm is not darkened, nor the liglit, nor the moon, nor the stars, and. . . return not" 5 Let raarg. i' ("desire") and the text exchange places. 6 Read "is not loosed, nor., .nor. ..nor" etc. and for "be broken" read "broken" (twice) THE SONG OF SONGS. II. 7 For "love" re.nd "my love" and for "it" read "he" with marg. Or, ii Or, she So in iii. 5, and viii. 4. V. 3 For "coat" read "garment" VI. '1 For "Terrible" read "Overpowering" and put the present text in the margin. So in vcr. 10. VII. 1 For "The joints of thy" read "Thy rounded" from margin. 2 For "navel" read "body" For "belly" read "waist" 7 For "clusters of grapes." read "its clusters." ISAIAH. I. 11 For " to bear" read "of bearing" II. 4 Substitute marg. ^ (" decide concerninr/ ") for the text. So in Mic. iv. 3. III. 2 For "ancient" read "elder" from margin. ' So in ix. 15. 3 For " cunning" read " expert" 5 For " ancient" read "old man" IS For " bravery" read "beauty" 24 For "stomacher" read "robe" VI. 7 For "purged" read "forgiven" with marg. Or, expiated So in xxvii. 9 and so for " purged from" in xxii. 14. VII. 15 Add marg. to "when he knoweth" Or, iill he know 21 For " nourish" read " keep alive" 22 Read " that because of the abundance of milk which they" VIII. 6 In marg. is for " them" read " they" 21 For "hardly bestead" read " sore distressed" IX. 5 Omit "even" 10 For " cliangc" etc. read "put cedars in their place" 18 For "thick clouds" read "a column" X. 13 For "am prudent" read "have understanding" 15 For "shaketli . . . sliake" read " wieldeth . . . wield" 20 For " stay" read " lean" (twice) So in xxx. 12. 22 Substitute marg. * (" thy people, O Israel ") for the text. 27 Substitute marg. " (" by reason of fatness ") for the text. 80 Omit marg. "Or, as otherwise read" etc. 31 For "gather tliemselves to flee" read " flee for safety" 33 Omit "ones" XI. 3 Substitute the marg. ("f/ec;'(ie") for the text. So in ver. 4. 15 For "shake" read "wave" XIII. 21 For " satyrs" read " wild goats" and omit margin. So in xxxiv. 14 XIV. 23 Omit the space after this verse. XVI. 1 Substitute marg. (" to") for the text. 3 For "bewray" read "betray" 692 ISAIAH XVII. 10— XLVI. 3. XVII. 10 Omit raargf. "Or, plantings of Adonis" XIX. 6 For "i-tink" read " become foul " XXI. 4 For " pantoth" read " fluttereth" 13 For "travelling companies" read " caravans" XXIII. 8 Read "Tyre that bestoweth crowns" 10 For "girdle about thee" read " restraint " and add marg. Heb. girdle 13 Read "this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for them thatdwell in the wilder- ness" and put the present text in the marg. XXIV. 20 To "hut" add marg. Or, hammock XXVI. 2 For " truth" read "faith" 8 Read "name, even to thy memorial name" and add marg. " See Ex. iii. 15. " XXVII. 1 For "dragon" read "monster" So in li. 9; Jer. li. 31. XXVIII. 7 Read " And even these reel with wine and stagger with strong drink ; the priest and the prophet reel with . . . they stagger with strong drink; " and omit margins ^ and ^ 21 Read "Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? " For "break the clods of " read " harrow" 25 For "made plain" read "levelled" XXIX. IG For "framed" read "formed" (twice) 21 Add marg. to " in a cause" Or, for a word 21 For "learn doctrine" read " receive instruction" XXX. 1 For " cover with a covering " read " make a league " from margin. Substitute for marg.''* "Or, pov,r out a drink-offering" 2 For "walk" read "set out" 4 For "his" read "their" (twice) 5 For "of" read "because of" C For "bunches" read "humps" 11 Omit "withal" 17 Marg.i For "mast" read "pole" 20 Substitute for marg. ^ "'And then will the Lord give you bread in adversity and water in affliction, and thy teachers shall not " 23 For " rain of thy seed, that. . . withal " read " rain for thy seed wherewith thou slialt sow the ground;" 25 For "rivers" read "brooks" XXXI. 1 For "stay" read "rely" So in 1. 10. 5 For "Hying" read " hovering" XXXII. 5 Substitute the renderings of the marg. "fool . . . noble ' ' for the text. C Substitute the renderings of the marg. "fool . . .folly " for the text. XXXIII. 4 For "they leap" read "men leap" 11 For "surprised" read "seized" For "shall" read "can" (twice) 19 For "perceive" read "comprehend" XXXIV. 8 Read " For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recorapencc for the cause of Zion." XXXV. 8 Omit the second alternative rendering from marg. XXXVII. 33 For "cast" read " cast up" XXXVIII. 12 For "Mine age" read " My dwelling" and omit marg. >* 14 For "mourn" read " moan" So in lix. 11. XL. 19 Omit "graven" So in xliv. 10 read "an image" For " melted" read "hath cast" XLI. 27 Read "lam the first that saith" XLII. 15 For " make waste" read "lay waste" 17 For " greatly ashamed" read "utterly put to shame" So in Jcr. xx. 11. 25 For " fury" read "fierceness" So in Ixvi. 15. XLIII. 13 For "let" read "hinder" and omit marg." 23 For "made. . .to serve" read "burdened. .." Soin2l. XLIV. 7 For "appointed" read "established" 28 For "and to" read "and of" XLV. 3 Read in last clause "that it is I Jehovah who call thee " 21 For "unto me, is" read ", have I" In marg.7 for "of" read " say ofmc, is" XLVI. 3 For " the belly " read " their birth " ISAIAH XLVII. 3— JEREMIAH XIII. 21. 693 XLVII. S For " accept" read "spare" Omit "make truce with" from marg. 5 For "lady" read "mistress" So for " a lady" in ver. 7. IJ. 4 For "niako my judgement to rest" read "establish my judgment" LII. 2 For "sit tlieo dowu" read "sit on thy throne" 10 For " shall see" read "have seen" lilir. 1 For " report" read " message" 7 For "yet he humbled himself and" read " yet when he was adlictcd he" For "; yea," read " , so" 8 Substitute the rendering cf marg. '' carrying forward the interrogation : (" c((t off out of the land of the living for tlie transrjression of my people to whom the strolte was due/") 9 For " the rich" read " a rich man " Omit marg. » 11 For "by his knowledge" read "by the knowledge of himself" and put the present text in the marg. Omit marg. ^i "Or, lie shall see " etc. LTV. 12 For "pleasant" read "precious" So in Joel iii. 5. LVII. 4 For "draw out" read "])ut out" 8 To "where thou sawest it." add marg. Or, thou providest room for it. 17 For "frowardly " read " backslidhig" LX. 6 Head "all they from Sheba shall come" LXI. 2 For "acceptable year of the Loud" read "j'ear of Jehovah's favour" and omit marg. 7 For " For" read " Instead of" (twice) For "confusion" read "dishonour" LXIV. 5 Omit textual remark from marg. < 11 For " things " read "places" LXYI. 5 Last clause, read "but it is they that shall be put to shame" 10 For "plead, . . . , with" read "execute judgment, . . . , upon" So in Joel iii. 2. 20 For "offering" read "oblation" (twice) JEREMIAH. I. 6 For "cannot" read " know not how to" IL 25 For "There is no hope" read " It is in vain" 3i For " I have not found " etc., read " thou didst not find them breaking in : but it is because of all these things:" Substitute for marg. " "Or, I have not found it Tjy secret search, but upon all these." 37 For "From him" read "From thence" HI. 21 For "for that" read "because" IV. 1 For "unto me shalt thou return: " read "if thou wilt return unto me;" 10 For "soul" read "life" 13 For "spoiled" read " despoiled;" So in ver. .30; ix. 19; x. 20. 20 For " spoiled" read "laid waste" (twice) So iu slix. 3 ; Zech. xi. 2, 3 (twice) 29 For "The whole city" read "Every city" V. 6 For " over" read " against" VI. 11 For " lightly" read " slightly" So in viii. 11. 27 Let marg. ^ (" trier") and the text exchange places. YII. 21 Add marg. to "went backward" Or, turned their back and not their face VIII. IJi Add marg. to "gall" Or, poison So in ix. 15; xxiii. 15. IX. 26 For " polled" read " cut off" So in xxv. 23; xlix. 32. X. 5 Omit marg. 3 except '.'Or, pillar" 8 Marg. '^ For "it is" read " the stock is" 21 For "with judgement" read "iu measure" Add marg. Heb. judgment So in xxx. 11 ; xlvi. 28. XI. 20 For " let me see" read "I shall see" XIII. 12 For "know" read " certainly know" £1 Read "when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee " 694 JEEEMIAH XIV. 3— EZEKIEL VI. 9. XIV. 3 For "pits" read "cisterns" 12 For "oblation" read "meal offering" from margin. So read "meal offerinss" in xvii. 26; xsxiii. IS; xli. 5. XVI. 4 For " die of" read "die " XVII. 11 Substitute marg. ' (" sitleth on eggs which she haih not laid'') for the text. XVIII. 15 For " caused them" read "been made" 17 Substitute the marg. {"show them the bade and not the face''') for the text. XX. 5 For " which shall spoil them " read " and they shall make them a prey" 7 For "deceived" read "persuaded "(twice) 10 For "enticed" read "persuaded" XXI. 5 For "wrath" read "indignation" So in xxxii. 37. XXII. 17 For " to shed" read " shedding" XXIII. 15 For " profaneness" read "xmgodliness" XXVI. 2 For "keep not back" read "diminish not" 18 For " Micaiah" read " Mieah" Add marg. Heb. 3Iicaiah 19 Omit "at all" XXVIII. 13 For "shalt make" read "hast made" XXXI. 20 For " pleasant" read "darling" For "are troubled" read "yearn" XXXIII. 6 For marg. " Or, healing" read "Heb. a band'tge " XXXVIII 11 For "cast"' read "cast off" So in ver. 12. XLI. 5 For " certain" read " men" 14 For " cast about and returned" read "turned about and came back " XLVI. 3 For " Order" read "Prepare" 8 For "the city" read "cities" 17 Add margin to " but " etc.. Or, destroyed XLVIII. 3 For " spoiling" read " laying waste" 2S For "in the sides of the hole's mouth" read " over the mouth of the abyss" 89 For "dismaying "read "terror" XLIX. 5 For " wandereth" read "fleeth" 10 For " spoiled " read "made a prey" 39 Add marg. to "bring again" Or, return to So in Ezek. xxix. 14; Hos. vi. 11 ; Joel iii. 1 ; Am. ix. 14; Zeph. iii. 20. L. 7 For "offend not" read "are'not guilty" 10 For "spoil. . . spoil" read "prey . . . prey upon" LI. 5 Add margin to "forsaken" Or, widowed 14 Add margin to "Surely" Or, Though I have filled Add margin to "and" Or, yet 34 For "delicates" read "delicacies" 55 For " spoilclh Babylon" read " layeth Babylon waste " LII. 23 Marg. m for "four" read "four" LAMENTATIONS. I. 12 For "done unto" read "brought upon" II. 19 For "top" read "head" So in iv. 1; Nah. iii. 10. EZEKIEL. I. 4 For "colour" read "look" So in verses 7, 10, 22, 27; viii. 2 ; x. 9. For "amber" read "glowing metal" So in 27; viii. 2. Substitute "Or, amber" for marg.* 18 For "rings" read "rims" (twice) V. 13 For "satisfy my fury" read "cause my wrath to rest" and omit the marg. So in xvi. 42; xxi. 17; xxiv. 13. VI 9 For "whorish" read "lewd" 1 VII. EZEKIEL VII. 26— MICAH IV. 13. 695 2C For "ancients" read "elders" IX. 6 For "aticicnt" read "old" X. 21 Omit "apiece" XIII. 5 For "made up the fence" riad " built up the wall" So alter "make up the fence" in xxii. 30. 6 For " and the Lord " read " but Jehovah" 10 Add margin to " uiitempered mortar" Or, wJt i fcwash So in xxii. 28. XIV. 1.5 For " noisome" read " evil" XVI. 7 For " the bud of" read " that which groweth in " 43 For "fretted " read " raged agaiiist " XVII. 9 For "even without" etc., read "and not by a strong arm or much people am it be raised from the roots thereof" XX. 3 For "Are ye come" etc. read "Is it to enquire of me that ye are come?" XXIII. 3 For "bruised" read "handled" So inver. 8, and "handling" in ver. 21. For "teats " read " bosom" So in verses S, 21. XXIV. 13 For "purged" read "cleansed" (3 times) XXVII. 9 For "ancients" read "old men" For " occupy" read " deal in " 27 For "occupiers of" read "dealers in" XXVIII. 3 For "they can hide" read "is hidden" XXIX. 5 For " leave thee throivn" read " cast thee forth " 18 For "peeled" read "worn" XXX. 3 For "near, a day" etc. read "near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time" etc. XXXVIII 22 Read " : and with pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him" XLII. 12 For "in the head" read "at the head" XLIII. 14 Substitute marg. ^ (" ledge") for the text. So in ver. 20 and xlv. 19. XLV. 15 Put marg.'-' ("well watered") in the text. DANIEL. IX. 25, 26 Substitute for marg. to " the anointed one" Heb. Messiah 25 Read "seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: it shall be" etc. from marg. ", and put text in margin. 26 Substitute marg. "^ (" the end thereof") for the text. 27 Substitute marg. '» {"in the midst of") and marg. 2- ("desolate") for the text. HOSEA. VIII. 11 For "to sin" read "for sinning" (twice) 12 Substitute marg. ^'' (" I tvrote for him the ten thousand things of my law, but thcj " etc.) for the text. OBADIAH. 20 For "captivity " read "captives" (twice) MICAH. I. 4 For "molten" read "melted" 16 For "poll thee" read "cut off thy hair" II. 11 Transpose text and margin ". IV. 6 For " halteth " read " is lame" So in Zeph. iii. 19. 7 For "halted " read " was lame " 13 For " thou shalt " read " I shall" and omit marg. 696 NAHUM I. 10— MALACHI III. 15. NAHUM. I. 10 Read " For entangled like thorns and drunken as with their drink they are consmr.ed ' II. 1 For "mvmition " read "fortress" 4 For "justle one against another" read " rush to and fro" 7 Let marg.i ('Mwd it is decreed; she is " etc.) and the text exchange places. For "tabering" read " beating" 9 For "pleasant" read "goodly" III. 2 For "jumjiing" read "bounding" 19 For " bruit" read " report" ZECHARIAH. II. 8 For " spoiled you " read " made you a spoil " III. 5 For "fair" read "clean" (twice) IV'. 7 For "head" read " top " 14 For "sons of oil " read "anointed ones" V. 3 For " purged out " read " cut off" (twice) XIV. 10 For "Arabah"read "plain" 21 Omit marg. " Or, trafficker" MALACHI. II. 3 For " sacrifices " read " solemn feasts " and omit margin. III. 3 For "purge" read "refine" 15 For "are delivered" read "escape" PUBLISHED BY C. J. CLAY AND SON, I HENRY FEOWDE, AVE MARIA LANE, AMEN CORNER, LONDON. LONDON. THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUH LOUD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST TRANSLATED OUT OF THE GREEK: BEING THE VESSION SET FOETH A.D. 1611 COMPARED WITH THE MOST ANCIENT AUTHORITIES AND REVISED A.D. 1881. PRINTED FOR THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1885 Minion 8vo. AU Eighis reserved. CAMEKIDGE: PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A., AND SOX, AT TUE UNIYEIISITY TRESS. r PREFACE. The English Version of the New Testament here presented to the reader is a Revision of the Translation pul^lished in the year of Our Lord 1611, and commonly known by the name of the Authorised Version. That Translation was the work of many hands and of several generations. The foundation was laid by Wilham Tyndale. Hia translation of the New Testament was the true primary Version. The Versions that followed were either substantially reproductions of Tyndale's translation in its final shape, or revisions of Versions that had been themselves almost entirely based on it. Three successive stages may be recognised in this continuous work of author- itative revision : first, the publication of the Great Bible of 1539-41 in the reign of Henry VIII; next, the publication of the Bishops' Bible of 1568 and 1572 in the reign of Elizabeth; and lastly, the publication of the King's Bible of 1611 in the reign of James I. Besides these, the Genevan Version of 1560, itself founded on Tyndale's translation, must here be named; which, though not put forth by authority, was widely circulated in this country, and largely used by King James' Translators. Thus the form in which the English New Testament has now been read for 270 years was the result of various revisions made between 1525 and 1611 ; and the present Revision is an attempt, after a long interval, to follow the example set by a succession of honoured prede- cessors. I. Of the many points of interest connected with the Translation of 1611, two require special notice; first, the Greek Text which it appears to have represented ; and secondly, the character of the Translation itself 1. With regard to the Greek Text, it would appear that, if to some extent the Translators exercised an independent judgement, it was mainly in choosing amongst readings contained in the principal editions of the Greek Text that had appeared in the sixteenth century. Wherever they seem to have followed a reading which is not found in any of those editions, their rendering may probably be traced to the Latin Vulgate. Their chief guides appear to have been the later editions of Stephanus and of Beza, and also, to a certain extent, the Complutensian Polyglott. All these were founded for the most part on manuscripts of late date, few in number, and used with little critical skill. But in those days it could hardly have been otherwise. Nearly all the more ancient of the documentary authorities have become known only within the last two centuries ; some of the most important of them, indeed, within the last few years. Their publication has called forth not only improved editions of the Greek Text, but a succession of instructive discussions on the variations which have been brought to light, and on the best modes of distinguishing original readings from changes introduced in the course of transcription. While therefore it has long been the opinion of all scholars that the commonly vi PREFACE. received text needed thorough revision, it is but recently that materials have been acquired for executing such a work with even approximate completeness. 2. The character of the Translation itself will be best estimated by con- sidering the leading rules under which it was made, and the extent to which these rules appear to have been observed. The primary and fundamental rule was expressed in the following terms : — 'The ordinary Bible read in the Chiu-ch, commonly called the Bishops' Bible, to be followed, and as little altered as the truth of the Original will permit.' There was, however, this subsequent provision : — ' These translations to be used, when they agree better with the text than the Bishops' Bible : Tindale's, Matthew's, Coverdale's, Whitchurch's, Geneva.' The first of these rules, which was substantially the same as that laid down at the revision of the Great Bible in the reign of Elizabeth, was strictly observed. The other rule was but partially followed. The Translators made much vise of the Genevan Version. They do not however appear to have frequently returned to the renderings of the other Versions named in the rule, where those Versions difiered from the Bishops' Bible. On the other hand, their work shews evident traces of the influence of a Version not specified in the rules, the Rhemish, made from the Latin Vulgate, but by scholars conversant with the Greek Original. Another rule, on which it is stated that those in authority laid great stress, related to the rendering of words that admitted of dififerent interpretations. It was as follows : — 'When a word hath divers significations, that to be kept which hath been most commonly used by the most of the ancient fathers, being agreeable to the propriety of the place and the analogy of the faith.' With this rule was associated the following, on which equal stress appears to have been laid : — ' The old ecclesiastical words to be kept, viz. the word Church not to be translated Congregation, &c.' This latter rule was for the most part carefully observed ; but it may be doubted whether, in the case of words that (idmitted of different meanings, the instructions were at all closely followed. In dealing with the more difficult words of this class, the Translators appear to have paid much regard to traditional interpretations, and especially to the authority of the Vulgate ; but, as to the large residue of words which might properly fall under the rule, they used considerable freedom. Moreover they profess in their Preface to have studiously adopted a variety of expression which would now be deemed hardly consistent with the requirements of faithful translation. They seem to have been guided by the feeling that their Version would secure for the words they used a lasting place in the language ; and they express a fear lest they should ' be charged (by scoffers) with some unequal dealing towards a great number of good English words,' which, without this liberty on their part, would not have a place in the pages of the English Bible. Still it cannot be doubted that they carried this liberty too far, and that the studied avoidance of uniformity in the rendering of the same words, even when occurring in the same context, is one of the blemishes in their work. A tliird leading rule was of a negative character, but was rendered necessary by the experience derived from former Versions. The words of the rule are as follows : — 'No marginal notes at all to be affixed, but only for the explanation of the Hebrew or Greek words which cannot without some circumlocution so briefly and fitly be expressed in the text.' Here again the Translators used some liberty in their application of the rule. Out of more than 760 marginal notes originally appended to the Authorised Version of the New Testament, only a seventh part consists of explanations or literal renderings ; the great majority of the notes being devoted to the useful and indeed necessary purpose of placing before the reader alternative renderings which it was judged that the passage or the words would fairly admit. The notes referring to variations in the Greek Text amount to about thirty-five. PREFACE. vii Of the remaining rules it may Ije sutt'icicnt to notice one, which was for tlie most part consistently followed : — 'The names of the prophets and the holy writers, with the other names of the text, to be retained, as nigh as may be, accordingly as they were vulgarly used.' The Translators had also the liberty, in 'any place of special obscurity,' to consult those who might be qualihgd to give an opinion. Passing from these fundamental rules, which should be borne in mind by any one who would rightly understand the nature and character of the Authorised Version, we must call attention to the manner in which the actual work of the translation was carrietl on. The New Testament was assigned to two separate Companies, the one consisting of eight members, sitting at Oxford, the other consisting of seven members, sitting at Westminster, There is no reason to believe that these Companies ever sat together. They com- municated to each other, and likewise to the four Companies to which the Old Testament and the Apocrypha had been committed, the results of their labours ; and perhaps afterwards reconsidered them : but the fact that the New Testament was divided between two separate bodies of men involved a grave inconvenience, and was beyond all doubt the cause of many inconsist- encies. These probably would have been much more serious, had it not been provided that there should be a final supervision of the w^hole Bible, by selected members from Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster, the three centres at which the work had been carried on. These supervisors are said by one authority to have been six in number, and by another twelve. When it is remembered that this supervision was completed in nine months, we may wonder that the incongruities which remain are not more luimerous. The Companies appear to have been occupied in the actual business of revision about two years and three quarters. Such, so far as can be gathered from the rules and modes of procedure, is the character of the time-honoured Version which we have been called u])on to revise. We have had to study this great Version carefully and minutely, line by line ; and the longer we have been engaged upon it the more we have learned to admire its simplicity, its dignity, its power, its happy turns of expression, its general accuracy, and, we must not fail to add, the music of its cadences, and the felicities of its rhythm. To render a work that had reached this high standard of excellence still more excellent, to increase its fidelity without destroying its charm, was the task committed to us. Of that task, and of the conditions under which we have attempted its fulfilment, it will now be necessary for lis to speak. II. The present Revision had its origin in action taken by the Convoca- tion of the Province of Canterbury in February 1870, and it has been con- ducted throughout on the plan laid down in Resolutions of both Houses of the Province, and, more particulai'ly, in accordance with Principles and Rules drawn up by a special Committee of Convocation in the following May, Two Companies, the one for the revision of the Authorised Version of the Old 1'estament, and the other for the revision of the same Version of the New Testament, were formed in the manner specified in the Resolutions, and the work was commenced on the twenty-second day of Jvme 1870. Shortly after- wards, steps were taken, under a resolution passed by both Houses of Con- vocation, for inviting the co-operation of American scholars ; and eventually two Committees were formed in America, for the purpose of acting with the two English Companies, on the basis of the Principles and Rules drawn up by the Committee of Convocation. The fundamental Resolutions adopted by the Convocation of Canterbury on the third and fifth days of May 1870 were as follows : — via PREFACE. '1. That it is desirable that a revision of the Authorised Version of the Holy Scriptures be undertaken. ' 2. That the revision be so conducted as to comprise both marginal ren- derings and such emendations as it may be found necessary to insert in the text of the Authorised Version. ' 3. That in the above resolutions we do not contemplate any new trans- lation of the Bible, or any alteration of the language, except where in the judgement of the most competent scholars such change is necessary. ' 4. That in such necessary changes, the style of the language employed in the existing Version be closely followed. ' 5. That it is desirable that Convocation should nominate a. body of its owii members to undertake the work of revision, who shall be at liberty to invite the co-operation of any eminent for scholarship, to whatever nation or religious liody they may belong.' The Principles and Rules agreed to by the Committee of Convocation oii the twenty-fifth day of May 1870 were as follows :— '1. To introduce as few alterations as possible into the Text of the Authorised Version consistently with faithfulness. ' 2. To limit, as far as possible, the expression of such alterations to the language of the Authorised and earlier English Versions. ' 3. Each Company to go twice over the portion to be revised, once pro- visionally, the second time finally, and on principles of voting as hereinafter is provided. ' 4. That the Text to be adopted be that for v/hich the evidence is de- cidedly preponderating ; and that when the Text so adopted difiers from that from which the Authorised Version was made, the alteration be indicated in the margin. . . ' 5. To make or retain no change in the Text on the second final revision by each Company, except two thirds of those present approve of the same, but on the first revision to decide by simple majorities. ' 6. In every case of proposed alteration that may have given rise to discussion, to defer the voting thereupon till the next Meeting, whensoever the same shall be required by one third of those present at the Meeting, such intended vote to be announced in the notice for the next Meeting. ' 7. To revise the headings of chapters and pages, paragraphs, italics, and punctuation. ' 8. To refer, on the part of each Company, when considered desiral^le, to Divines, Scholars, and Literary ]\Ien, whether at home or abroad, for their opinions.' These rules it has been our endeavour faithfully and consistently to follow. One only of them we found ourselves unable to observe in all particulars. In accordance with the seventh rule, we have carefully revised the paragi'aphs, italics, and punctuation. But the revision of the headings of chapters and pages would have involved so much of indirect, and indeed frequently of direct interpretation, that we judged it best to omit them altogether. Our communications with the American Committee have been of the following nature. We transmitted to them from time to time each several portion ''of our First Revision, and received from them in return their criticisms and suggestions. These we considered with imich care and atten- tion during the time we were engaged on our Second Revision. We then sent over to them the various portions of the Second Revision as they were completed, and received further suggestions, which, like the former, were closely and carefully considered. Last of all, we forwarded to them the Revised Version in its final form ; and a list of those passages in which they desire to place on record their preference of other readings and renderings wiir be found at the end of the volume. We gratefully acknowledge their PREFACE. ix care, vigilance, and accuracy ; and \vc humbly jn-ay that their labours and our own, thu.s ha[)i)ily united, may l^e permitted to bear a blessing to both countries, and to all English-speaking people throughout the world. The whole time devoted to the work has been ten years and a half. The First llevisiou occupied about six years ; the Second, about two years and a half. The I'emaiuing time has been spent in the consideration of the suggestions from America on the Second Revision, and of many details and reserved questions arising out of our own labours. As a rule, a session of four days has been held every month (with the exception of August and September) in each year from the commencement of the work iu June 1870. The average attendance for the whole time has been sixteen each day ; the whole Company consisting at first of twenty-seven, but for the greater part of the time of twenty-four members, many of them residing at great distances from London. Of the original number four have been removed from us by death. At an early stage in our labours, we entered into an agreement with the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge for the conveyance to them of our copyright in the work. This arrangement provided for the necessary expenses of the undertaldng ; and procured for the Revised Version the advantage of being published by Bodies long connected with the publication of the Authorised Version. III. V/e now pass onward to give a brief account of the particulars of the present work. This we propose to do under the four heads of Text, Trans- lation, Language, and Marginal Notes. 1. A revision of the Greek text was the necessary foundation of our work ; but it did not fall within our province to construct a continuous and complete Greek text. In many cases the English rendering was considered to represent correctly either of two competing readings in the Greek, and then the question of the text was usually not raised. A sufficiently laborious task remained in deciding between the rival claims of various readings which might properly affect the translation. When these were adjusted, our devia- tions from the text presumed to underlie the Authorised Version had next to be indicated, in accordance with the fourth rule ; but it proved inconvenient to record them in the margin. A better mode however of giving them publicity has been found, as the University Presses have undertaken to print them in connexion with complete Greek texts of the New Testament. In regard of the readings thus approved, it may be observed that the fourth rule, by requiring that ' the text to be adopted ' should be ' that for Avhich the evidence is decidedly preponderating,' was in effect an instruction to follov7 the authority of documentary evidence without deference to any printed text of modern times, and therefore to employ the best resources of criticism for estimating the value of evidence. Textual criticism, as applied to the Greek New Testament, forms a special study of much intricacy and difficulty, and even now leaves room for considerable variety of opinion among competent critics. Diff'erent schools of criticism have been represented among lis, and have together contributed to the final result. In the early part of the work every various reading requiring consideration was discussed and voted on by the Company. After a time the precedents thus established enabled the process to be safely shortened ; but it was still at the option of every one to raise a full discussion on any particular reading, and the option was freely used. On the first re\dsion, in accordance with the fifth rule, the decisions wei'e arrived at by simple majorities. On the second revision, at which a majority of two thirds was required to retain or introduce a reading at variance with the reading presumed to underlie the Authorised Version, many readings previously ado^ited were brought again into debate, and either re- affi.rmed or set aside. X PREFACE. Many places still remain in which, for the present, it would not be safe to accept one reading to the absolute exclusion of others. In these cases we have given alternative readings in the margin, wherever they seem to be of sufficient importance or interest to deserve notice. In the introductory formula, the phrases 'many ancient authorities,' 'some ancient authorities,' are used with some latitude to denote a greater or lesser proportion of those authorities which have a distinctive right to be called ancient. These ancient authorities comprise not only Greek manuscripts, some of which were written in the fourth and fifth centuries, but versions of a still earlier date in different lan- guages, and also quotations by Christian winters of the second and following centuries. 2. We pass now from the Text to the Translation. The character of the Eevision was determined for us from the outset by the first rule, 'to introduce as few alterations as possible, consistently with faithfulness.' Our task was revision, not re-translation. In the application however of this principle to the many and intricate details of our work, we have found ourselves constrained by faithfulness to introduce changes which might not at first sight appear to be included \inder the rule. The alterations which we have made in the Authorised "Version may be roughly grouped in five principal classes. First, alterations positively required by change of reading in the Greek Text. Secondly, alterations made where the Authorised Version appeared either to be incorrect, or to have chosen the less probable of two possible renderings. Thirdly, alterations of obscure or ambiguous renderings into such as are clear and express in their import. For it has been our principle not to leave any translation, or any arrangement of words, which could adapt itself to one or other of two interpretations, but rather to express as plainly as was possible that interpretation which seemed best to deserve a place in the text, and to put the other in the margin. There remain yet two other classes of alterations which we have felt to be required by the same principle of faithfulness. These are, — Fourthly, altera- tions of the Authorised Version in cases where it was inconsistent with itself in the rendering of two or more passages confessedly alike or parallel. Fifthly, alterations rendered necessary by co-iisequence, that is, arising out of changes already made, though not in themselves required by the general rule of faith- fulness. Both these classes of alterations call for some further explanation. The frequent inconsistencies in the Authorised Version have caused us much embarrassment from the fact already referred to, namely, tlmt a studied variety of rendering, even in the same chapter and context, was a kind of principle w^ith our predecessors, and was defended by them on grovinds that have been mentioned above. The problem we had to solve was to discriminate Ijetween varieties of rendering which were compatible with fidelity to the true meaning of the text, and varieties v\'hich involved inconsistency, and were suggestive of difterences that had no existence in the Greek. This problem we have solved to the best of our power, and for the most part in the follow- ing way. Where there was a doubt as to the exact shade of meaning, we have looked to the context for guidance. If the meaning was fairly expressed by the word or phrase that was before us in the Authorised Version, we made no change, even where rigid adherence to the rule of translating, as far as possible, the same Greek word by the same English word might have prescribed some modification. There are however numerous passages in the Authorised Version in which, whether regard be had to the reciu-rence (as in the first three Gospels) of identical clauses and sentences, to the repetition of the same word in the same passage, or to the characteristic use of particular words by the same PREFACE. xi writer, the studied variety adopted l)y tlie Translators of 1611 has produced a degree of iueonsistency that cannot be reconciled with the principle of faith- fulness. In such cases we have not hesitated to introduce alterations, even though the sense might not seem to the general reader to be materially aftbcted. The last class of alterations is that which we have described as rendered necessary h/ consequence ; that is, by reason of some foregoing alteration. The cases in which these consequential changes have been found necessary are numerous and of very different kinds. Sometimes the change has been made to avoid tautology ; sometimes to obviate an mipleasing alliteration or some other infelicity of sound ; sometimes, in the case of smaller words, to preserve the familiar rhythm ; sometimes for a convergence of reasons which, when explained, w^oukl at once be accepted, but until so explained might never be surmised even by intelligent readers. This may be made plain by an example. When a particular word is found to recur with characteristic frequency in any one of the .Sacred Writers, it is obviously desirable to adopt for it some uniform rendering. Again, where, as in the case of the first three Evangelists, precisely the same clauses or sentences are found in more than one of the Gospels, it is no less necessary to translate them in every place in the same way. These two principles may be illustrated by reference to a word that perpetually recurs in St. Mark's (xospel, and that may be translated either 'straightway,' 'forthwith,' or 'immediately.' Let it be supposed that the first rendering is chosen, and that the word, in accordance with the first of the above principles, is in that Gospel uniformly translated 'straightway.' Let it be further supposed that ens of the passages of St. ]\Iark in which it is so translated is found, word for word, in one of the other Gospels, but that there the rendering of the Authorised Version happens to be 'forthwith' or 'immediately.' That ren- dering must be changed on the second of the above principles ; and yet such a change would not have been made but for this concurrence of two sound principles, and the consequent necessity of making a change on grounds extraneous to the passage itself. This is but one of many instances of consequential alterations which might at first sight appear unnecessary, but which nevertheless have been deliberately made, and are not at variance with the ride of introducing as few changes in the Authorised Version as faithfulness would allow. There are some other points of detail which it may Ije here convenient to notice. One of these, and perhaps the most important, is the rendering of the Greek aorist. There are numerous cases, especially in connexion with par- ticles ordinai'ily expressive of present time, in which the use of the indefinite past tense in Greek and English is altogether difterent ; and in such instances Ave have not attempted to "s-iolate the idiom of our language by forms of expression which it could not bear. But we have often ventured to represent the Greek aorist by the English preterite, even where the reader may find some passing difiiculty in such a rendering, because we have felt convinced that the true meaning of the original was obscured by the presence of the familiar auxiliary. A remarkable illustration may be found in the seventeenth chapter of St. John's Gospel, where the combination of the aorist and the perfect shews, beyond all reasonable doubt, that difterent relations of time were intended to be expressed. Changes of translation will also be found in connexion with the aorist participle, arising from the fact that the usual periphrasis of this participle in the Vulgate, which was rendered necessary by Latin idiom, has been largely reproduced in the Authorised Version by 'when ' with the past tense (as for example in the second chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel), even where the ordin- ary j)articipial rendering would have been easier and more natural in English. xii PREFACE. In reference to the perfect and the imperfect tenses but little needs to be said. The correct translation of the former has been for the most part, though with some striking excej^tions, maintained in the Authorised Version : while with regard to the imperfect, clear as its meaning may be in the Greek, the power of expressing it is so limited in English, that we have been fre- quently compelled to leave the force of the tense to be inferred from the con- text. In a few instances, where faithfulness imperatively required it, and especially where, in the Greek, the significance of the imperfect tense seemed to be additionally marked by the use of the participle with the auxiliary verb, we have introduced the corresponding form in English. Still, in the great majority of cases we have been obliged to retain the English preterite, and to rely either on slight changes in the order of the words, or on prominence given to the accompanying temporal particles, for the indication of the mean- ing which, in the Greek, the imperfect tense was designed to convey. On other points of grammar it may be sufficient to speak more briefly. Many changes, as might be anticipated, have been made in the case of the definite article. Here again it was necessary to consider the peculiarities of English idiom, as well as the general tenor of each passage. Sometimes we have felt it enough to prefix the article to the first of a series of words to all of which it is prefixed in the Greek, and thus, as it were, to impart the idea of definiteness to the whole series, without running the risk of overloading the sentence. Sometimes, conversely, we have had to tolerate the presence of the definite article in our Version, when it is absent from the Greek, and perhaps not even grammatically latent; simply because English idiom would not allow the noun to stand alone, and because the introduction of the indefinite article might have introduced an idea of oneness or individuality, which was not in any degree traceable in the original. In a word, we have been careful to observe the use of the article wherever it seemed to be idiomatically possible : where it did not seem to be possible, we have yielded to necessity. As to the pronouns and the place they occupy in the sentence, a subject often overlooked by our predecessors, we have been particulai'ly careful ; but here again we have frequently been baffled by structural or idiomatical peculi- arities of the English language which preclvicled changes otherwise desirable. In the case of the particles we have met with less difiiculty, and have been able to maintain a reasonable amount of consistency. The particles in the Greek Testament are, as is well known, comparatively few, and they are commonly \;sed with precision. It has therefore been the more necessary here to preserve a general uniformity of rendering, especially in the case of the particles of causality and inference, so far as Enghsh idiom would allow. Lastly, many changes have been introduced in the rendering of the prepo- sitions, especially where ideas of instnuiientality or of mediate agency, dis- tinctly marked in the original, had been confused or obscured in the transla- tion. We have however borne in mind the comprehensive character of such prepositions as 'of and *by,' the one in reference to agency and the other in reference to means, especially in the English of the seventeenth century ; and have rarely made any change where the true meaning of the original as ex- pressed in the Authorised Version would be apparent to a reader of ordinary intelligence. 3. We now come to the subject of Langiiage. The second of the rules, by which the work has been governed, j)rescribed that the alterations to be introduced should be expressed, as far as jiossible, in the language of the Authorised Version or of the Versions that preceded it. To this rule we have faithfully adhered. We have habitually consulted the earlier Versions ; and in our sparing introduction of words not found in them or in the Authorised Version we have usually satisfied ourselves that such words were employed by standard writers of nearly the same date, and PREFACE. xiii had also tliat general luie which justified their introduction into a Version which has hold the highest place in the classical literature of our language. We have never removed any archaisms, whether in structure or in words, except where we were persuaded either that the meaning of the words was not generally understood, or that the nature of the expression led to some misconception of the true sense of the passage. The frequent inversions of the strict order of the words, which add much to the strength and variety of the Authorised Version, and give an archaic colour to many felicities of diction, have been seldom modified. Indeed, we have often adopted the same arrangement in our own alterations ; and in this, as in other i)articulars, we have sought to assimilate the new work to the old. In a few exceptional cases we have failed to find any word in the older stratum of our language that appeared to convey the precise meaning of the original. There, and there only, we have used words of a later date ; but not without having first assured ourselves that they are to be found in the writings of the best authors of the period to which they belong. In regard of Proper Names no rule was prescribed to us. In the case of names of frequent occurrence we have deemed it best to follow generally the rule laid down for our predecessors. That ride, it may be remembered, was to this effect, ' The names of the prophets and the holy waiters, with the other names of the text, to be retained, as nigh as may be, accordingly as they were vulgarly used,' Some difficulty has been felt in dealing with names less familiarly known. Here our general practice has been to follow the Greek form of names, except in the case of persons and places mentioned in the Old Testament : in this case we have followed the Hebrew. 4. The subject of the Marginal Notes deserves special attention. They represent the results of a large amount of careful and elaborate discussion, and will, perhaps, by their very presence, indicate to some extent the intricacy of many of the questions that have almost daily come before us for decision. These Notes fall into four main groups ; first, notes specifying such difl'erences of reading as were judged to be of sufficient importance to require a particular notice ; secondly, notes indicating the exact rendering of words to which, for the sake of English idiom, we were obliged to give a less exact rendering in the text ; thirdly, notes, very few in number, affording some explanation which the original appeared to require ; fourthly, alternative renderings in difficult or debateable passages. The notes of this last gi'oup are numerous, and largely in excess of those which were admitted by oiu" predecessors. In the 270 years that have passed away since their labours were concluded, the Sacred Text has been minutely examined, discussed in every detail, and analysed with a grammatical precision \mknown in the days of the last Revision. There has thus been accumulated a large amount of materials that have prepared the way for different renderings, which necessarily came under discussion. "We have therefore placed before the reader in the margin other renderings than those which were adopted in the text, wherever such render- ings seemed to deserve consideration. The rendering in the text, where it agrees with the Authorised Version, was supported by at least one third, and, where it differs from the Authorised Version, by at least two thirds of those who were present at the second revision of the passage in question. A few supplementary matters have yet to be mentioned. These may be thus enumerated, — the use of Italics, the arrangement in Paragraphs, the mode of printing Quotations from the Poetical Books of the Old Testament, the Punctuation, and, last of all, the Titles of the different Books that make up the New Testament, — all of them particulars on which it seems desirable to add a few explanatory remarks. (o) The determination, in each place, of the words to be printed in italics xiv PREFACE. has not been by any means easy ; nor can we hope to be found in all cases perfectly consistent. In the earliest editions of the Authorised Aversion the use of a different type to indicate supplementary words not contained in the oris^inal was not very frequent, and cannot easily be reconciled with any settled principle. A review of the words so printed was made, after a lapse of some years, for the editions of the Authorised Version published at Cam- bridge in 1629 and 1638. Further, though slight, modifications were intro- duced at intervals between 1638 and the more systematic revisions undertaken respectively by Dr. Paris in the Cambridge Edition of 1762, and by Dr. Blayney in the Oxford Edition of 1769. None of them however rest on any higher authority than that of the persons who fi'om time to time superintended the publication. The last attempt to bring the use of italics into uniformity and consistency was made by Dr. Scrivener in the Paragraph Bible published at Cambridge in 1870-73. In succeeding to these labours, we have acted on the general principle of printing in italics words which did not appear to be neces- sarily involved in the Greek. Our tendency has been to diminish rather than to increase the amount of italic printing ; though, in the case of difference of readings, we have usually marked the absence of any words in the original which the sense might nevertheless require to be present in the Version ; and again, in the case of inserted pronouns, where the reference did not appear to be perfectly certain, we have similarly had recourse to italics. Some of these cases, especially when there are slight differences of reading, are of singular intricacy, and make it impossible to maintain rigid vuiiformity. (b) We have arranged the Sacred Text in paragraphs, after the precedent of the earliest English Versions, so as to assist the general reader in following the current of narrative or argument. The present arrangement will be found, .we trust, to have preserved the due mean between a system of long por- tions which must often include several separate topics, and a system of frequent breaks which, though they may correctly indicate the separate movements of thought in the writer, often seriously impede a just perception of the true continuity of the passage. The traditional division into chapters, which the Authorised Version inherited from Latin Bibles of the later middle ages, is an illustration of the former method. These paragraphs, for such in fact they are, frequently include several distinct subjects. JMoreover they sometinies, though rarely, end where there is no sufficient break in the sense. The divi- sion of chapters into verses, which was introduced into the New Testament for the first time in 1551, is an exaggeration of the latter method, with its accompanying inconveniences. The serious obstacles to the right understand- ing of Holy Scripture, which are interposed by minute subdivision, are often overlooked; but if any one will consider for a moment the injurious effect that would be produced by breaking up a portion of some great standard work into separate verses, he will at once perceive how necessary has been an alter- ation in this particular. The arrangement by chapters and verses undoubted- ly affords facilities for reference : but this advantage we have been able to retain by placing the numerals on the inside margin of each page. (c) A few words will suffice as to the mode of printing quotations from the Poetical Books of the Old Testament. Wherever the quotation extends to two or more lines, our practice has been to recognise the parallelism of their structure by arranging the lines in a manner that appears to agree with the metrical divisions of the Hebrew original. Such an arrangement will_ be found helpful to the reader ; not only as directing his attention to the poetical character of the quotation, but as also tending to make its force and pertinence more fully felt. We have treated in the same way the hymns in the first two chapters of the Gospel according to St. Luke. {d) Great care has been bestowed on the punctuation. Our practice has been to maintain what is sometimes called the heavier system of stopping, or. PREFACE. XV ill other words, that system which, especially for convenience in reading aloml, suggests such pauses as will best ensure a clear and intelligent setting fortli of the true meaning of the words. This course has rendered necessary, especially in the Epistles, a larger use of colons and semicolons than is customary in modern Englisli printing. (e) We may in the last place notice one particular to which we were not expressly directed to extend our revision, namely, the titles of the Books of the New Testament. These titles are no part of the original text ; and the titles found in the most ancient manuscripts are of too short a form to be convenient for use. Under these circumstances, we have deemed it best to leave unchanged the titles which are given in the Authorised Version as printed in 1611. We now conclude, humbly commending our labours to Almighty God, and praying that his favour and blessing may be vouchsafed to that which has been done in his name. We recognised from the first the responsibility of the undertaking ; and through our manifold experience of its abounding diffi- culties we have felt more and more, as we went onward, that such a work can never be accomplished by organised efforts of scholarship and criticism, unless assisted by Divine help. We know full well that defects must have their place in a work so long and so arduous as this which has now come to an end. Blemishes and imper- fections there are in the noble Translation which we have been called upon to revise ; blemishes and imperfections will assuredly be found in our own Revision. All endeavours to translate the Holy Scriptures into another tongue must fall short of their aim, when the obligatioa is imposed of producing a Version that shall be alike literal and idiomatic, faithful to each thought of the original, and yet, in the expressiou of it, harmonious and free. While we dare to hope that in places not a few of the New Testament the introduction of slight changes has cast a- new light upon much that was difficult and obscure, we cannot forget how often we have failed in expressing some finer shade of meaning which we recognised in tiie original, how often idiom has stood in the way of a perfect rendering, and how often the attempt to preserve a familiar form of words, or even a familiar cadence, has only added another per])lexity to those which already beset us. Thus, in the review of the work which we have been permitted to com- plete, our closing words must be words of mingled thanksgiving, humility, and pi-ayer. Of thanksgiving, for the many blessings vouchsafed to u.s throughout the unbroken progress of our corporate labours ; of humility, for our failings and imperfections in the fulfilment of our task ; and of prayer to Almighty God, that the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour J.esus Christ may be more clearly and more freshly shewn forth to all who shall be readers of this Book. JERUSALEM Chamber, Westminster Abbey, ll'A November 1880. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO S. MATTHEW. 1 Or, no ffenea- inmi <'/ Jesus Christ 2 Or, bh'th : ns ill ver. 18. 3Gr. Aram. Aaajh. s Gr. Autos. 6 Or. m- rnoi'nl to Babylon T Gr. Sti- lathia. 8 Or. ge- nera- tion : as in ver. 1. 9 .Some ancient autliori- ties read of the Chritt. 10 Or. Holy Spirit : and so tiirough- out this booli. 1 ^The book of tlio 2frencratian of Jesus Christ, the sou of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac be- gat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judah and Shis brethren; and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar ; and Perez begat 4IIezron; and Hezron begat ^ Earn; and 8 Earn begat Anuninadab ; and Ammi- nadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon 5 begat Sahnon ; and Sahnou begat Boaz of Eahab ; and Boaz begat Obed of 6Euth; and Obed begat Jesse; and Jesse begat David the kmg. And David begat Solomon of her that. 7 had been the wife of Uriah ; and Solo- mon begat Eehoboam ; and Eehoboam begat Abijah ; and Abijah begat ^ Asa ; 8 and * Asa begat Jehoshaphat ; and Je- hoshaphat begat Joram ; and Jorambe- 9 gat Uzziah ; and Uzziah begat Jotham ; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz 10 begat Hezekiah ; and Hezekiah begat Manasseh ; and Manasseh begat ^ A- lliuon; and ^Amon begat Josiah; and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his bre- tlu-eu, at the time of the ^carryuig away to Babylon. 12 And after the '^ carrying away to Ba- bylon, Jechoniah begat '' Shealtiel ; and 13 1 Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel ; and Ze- rubbabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat 14Ehakim; and Eliakim begat Azor ; and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat 15Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; and Eliud begat Eleazar ; and Eleazar be- gat Matthau; and Matthan begat Jacob; IG and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations ; and from David mito the Ccarrying away to Babylon foui'teen generations ; and from the "carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations. 18 Now the ^bu'tli ^of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with 19 chad of the lo Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wiUing to make her a public examj)le, was minded to put her away 20 i)rivily. But when he thought on these r things, behold, an angel of the Lord ap- ,/ peared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to -- take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is 11 conceived in licr is of the | 21 Holy Ghost. And she shall brmg forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for it is he that sliall save his 22 people from their shis. Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. And they shall caU his name 12 im. manuel ; which is, being interpreted, God with 24 us. And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord com- manded him, antl took mito him his 25 wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a sou : and he called his name Jesus. 2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethle- hem of Judsea m the days of Herod the kmg, behold, is wise men from the east 2 came to Jerusalem, sayuig, i* Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we saw his star iir the east, and are 3 come to worship hun. And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and 4 aU Jerusalem with him . And gathermg together aU the chief jiriests and scribes of the people , he inquired of them where 5 the Christ should be born. Andtheysaid unto him. In Bethlehem of Judaea : for thus it is written i^by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the l)rinces of Judah : For out of thee shall come forth a governor. Which shall be shepherd of my peo- ple Israel. 7 Then Herod privily called the i^wise men, and learned of them carefully 8 IS what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concemmg the young child ; and when ye have foimd him, bring me word, that I also may 9 come and worship him. And they, hav- ing heard the kmg, went then* way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the yomig child was. j 10 And when they saw the star, they ro- ll joiced with exceeding great joy. And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother ; and they fell down and worshipped liim ; and opening their treastu'es they offered unto him gifts, gold and " Or. bcnotten. 12 Gr. Em- manuel. 13 Gr. Mafii. Compare Estlier i. 1.3; Dan. ii. li 14 Or. Where i? the King of the Jews that is born f 15 Or, through l« Or, the time of the star that ap- peared S. MATTHEW. 2. 11. iGr. Magi. Compare Esther i. 13; D.-in. ii. 12. 2 Or, througJi 1'2 fraukincense and myrrli. Aud being warned of God in a di-eam that tliey should not return to Herod,they depart- ed into their own country another way. 13 Now when they were dei)arted, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Jo- seph in a dream, saying, Aiisc and take the young chUd and his mother, and flee into Egypt, aud be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young 11 child to destroy him. Aiid he arose and took the young child and his mother by 15 night, and departed iutoEgyjjt; and was there imtil the death of Herod : that it might be fuMUed which was spoken by the Lord tlirough the prophet, saying, 16 Out of Egypt did I caU my son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the ^wise men, was ex- ceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male chUdi-en that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the iwise men. 17 Then was fullilled that which was spoken 2 by Jeremiah the prophet, say- ing, 18 A voice was heard in Eamah, Weeping and great mourning, Eachel weepmg for her children ; Aud she would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord ai^peareth in a di-eam 20 to Joseph in Egyjit, saying. 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 21 life. And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into 22 the land of Israel. But when he hea^d that Archelaus was reigning over Ju- daea in the room of bis father Herod, he was afraid to go thither ; and being warned of God in a di-eam, he with- 23di-ew mto the parts of Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city called Naza- reth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 2 by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene. 3 And m those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness 2 of Judsea, saying, Eepent ye ; for the 3 kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of "hj Isaiah the prophet, saying. The voice of one crying in the wil- derness. Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. 4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's ban-, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his food was lo- 5 custs and wild honey. Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judsea, and all the region round about Jor- 6 dan ; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Phari- sees and Sadducees commg to his bap- tism, he said unto them. Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from 8 the wrath to come ? Bring forth there- 9 fore fniit worthy of 8 rei^entance : 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 Abra- 10 ham. And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees : every tree there- fore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 1 indeed baptize you ^ with water unto repentance : but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not ^ worthy to bear : he shall bap- tize you *witli the Holy Ghost and 12 with fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he wiU throughly cleanse his thresh- ing-floor ; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will bum up with unquenchable fire. 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized 1-1 of him. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be bap- tized of thee, and comest thou to me ? 15 But Jesus answering said unto him. Suffer ^it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then IG he suffereth him. 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 17 dove, and coming upon him ; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 8 This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of 2 the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he after- 3 ward hungered. And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be- 4 come ^bread. 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. 5 Then the devU taketh him into the holy city ; and he set him on the lOpin- 6uacle of the temple, and saith imto him. If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down : for it is written. He shall give his angels charge con- cerning thee : And on their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus saiil unto him. Again it is wi-itten. Thou shalt not tempt the 8 Lord thy God. Again, the devU taketh him unto an exceeding high moimtain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the yV-^, 5. 2G. S. MATTHEW. >0r, through 2Gr r?ir way of the se'.i. 3Gr. nations : and so else- wliere. 4 Or, Jacob: and so else- where. 5 Some ancient authori- ties read he. 6 Or, frood tidings : and so else- where. 7 Or,de- tnoniacs 16 17 8 Some ancient autho- rities trans- pose ver. 4 and 5. 9 glory of Uiem ; and be said unto him, All these things wiU I give thee, if thou wUt 10 fall down and worship me. Then saitli Jesus unto him, Get thee lience, Satan : for it is written. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou 11 serve. Then the devQ leaveth him ; and bahold, angels came and ministered unto him. 12 Now when he heard that Jolm was de- 13 livered up, he withdi-e w intoGalilee ; and leaving Nazareth, he came and dAvelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali : 1-1 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken iby Isaiah the prophet, saying, 15 The laud of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 2 Toward the sea, beyond Jordan, Gahlee of the ^ Gentiles, The people which sat in darkness Saw a great light. And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up. From that tune began Jesus to preach, and to say, Eepent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 And walkhig by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Aii(h-ew his brother, casting a netinto the sea ; for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them. Come ye after me, and I wiU make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left the nets, and 21 followedhim. And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, * James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called 22 them. And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed hun. 23 And 5 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and Ijreaching the ^ gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and aU manner of sickness among the 24 people. And the report of him went forth into all Syi-ia : and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, ^ possess- ed with devils, and epileptic, and pal- 25 sied ; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes from Ga- lilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judsea and/rom beyond Jordan. 5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain : and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him : 2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theu'S is the kingdom of heaven. 4 8 Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been per- secuted for righteousness' sake: for 11 theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Bless- ed are ye when men shall rei)roach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12Kejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost its savom", wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trod- 1-1 den under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hiU camiot 15 be hid. Neither do men Ught a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand ; and it shineth mito aU that are 16 in the house. Even so let your Ught shiue before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify yom* Father which is in heaven. 17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets : I came not to de- 18 stroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you. Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise jjass away from the law, tUl aU things be ac- 19 comphshed. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least command- ments, 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 20 of heaven. For I say unto you, that ex- cept youi'righteousness shall exceed ;7te righteousness of the scribes and Pha- risees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time. Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kQl shall be in dan- 22ger of the judgement: but I say unto you, that every one who is angi-y with his brother 9 shall be in danger of the judgement ; and whosoever shall say to hisbrother,ioKaca,shallbe in danger of the council ; and whosoever shall say, 11 Thou fool, shall be in danger 12 of the 23 13 heU of fii'e. If therefore thou art offer- ing thy gift at the altar, and there re- memberest that thy brother hath aught 24 against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be re- conciled to thy brother, and then come 25 and offer thy gift. Agree vrith thine ad- versary quickly .whiles thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deh- ver thee to the judge, and the judge 1^ de- Uver thee to the officer, and thou be cast 26 into prison. YerUy I say unto thee. Thou 9 Many ancient autiio- rities insert without ca itse. 10 An ex- pression of con- tempt. 11 Or, Moveh, a Hebrew expres- sion of condem- nation. 12 Gr. u}vto or into. 13 Gr. Gehenna of fire. u Some ancient authori- ties omit deliver thee. B2 S. MATTHEW, 5. 2G. iGr. net. 2 Or. tou/ard 3 Some ancient authori- ties read Bitt if our speech Shalt te. 1 Or. enii: as in ver. 3!) : vi 13. 5 Or, evil •iOr. impress. ' Tiiat is. C(Jltccfjr.i or renters 0/ Ro- man tftxex : and si> else- where. shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. 27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou •28 shalt not commit adultei-y : but I say uuto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath com- mitted adultei-y with her already in his 29 heart. And if thy right eye causeth thee to stmnble, pluck it out, and cast it from tliee : for it is i^roiitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not _30 thy whole body be cast into ihell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stum- ble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy 31 whole body go into ihell. It was said also. Whosoever shall piit away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce- 32 ment : 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 com- mitteth adultery. 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time. Thou shalt not for- swear thyself, but shalt perform unto 34 the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you. Swear not at all ; neither by the 35 heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet ; nor 2 by Jerusalem, for it is the city 30 of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not 37 make one ban- white or black. ^ But let yoiu'speechbe,Yea,yea; Nay,nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of ^ the evil one. 38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye 39 for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say imto you, Eesist not 5 him that is evil : but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him 41 have thy cloke also. And whosoever shaU ^compel thee to go one mile, 42 go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would boiTow of thee turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard that it was said. Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and 44 hate thine enemy : but I say unto you. Love your enemies, and pray for 45 them that persecute you; that ye may be sous of your Father which iy in heaven : for he maketh his smi to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth ram on the just and the lui- 46 just. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not 47 even the 'publicans the same? And if ye salute yom* brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the 48 Gentiles the same ? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is ])erfect. V 6 Take heed that ye do not your right- eousness before men, to be seen of them : else ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven. 2 When therefore tliou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have gloi-y of men. VeiHy I say unto you. They have 3 received then* reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know 4 what thy right hand doeth : that thine^ - ahns may be iia secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense. thee. / 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the comers of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you. They 6 have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in 7 secret shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do : for they think that they shall be heard for then- much speaking. 8 Be not therefore like unto them : for 8 your Father knoweth what things ye 9 have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which aft in heaven. Hallowed 10 be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. J2 Give us this day '^ova- daily bread. And " forgive us oiu" debts, as we also have f or- 13 given our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, but dehver us from 14 10 the evil owe.n For if ye forgive men their trespasses, yom' heavenly Father 15 will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. IG Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure thei''/„oes, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received theii- re- 17 ward. But thou, when thou fastest, a- 18 noint thy head, and wash thy face ; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. 19 Lay not up for yom'selves treasures up- on the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves inbreak 20 through and steal: but lay up for your- selves treasures in heaven, where nei- ther moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not inbreak through 21 nor steal: for where thy treasure is, 22 there will thy heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be 23 full of hght. But if thine eye be evU, thy whole bodv shall be fuU of darkness. If i^r.r dig thruugh. 8. 3. S. MATTHEW. I Or, aya therefore tlie light that in in thee be (larkuess, how great in the darkness! 21 No man can serve two masters: for either he will liate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God 25 and mammon. Therefore I say nnto - you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and 26 the body than the raiment ? Behold tlie birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; and your heavenly Father feed- cth them. Are not ye of much more 27 value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit 28imto his i stature? And why are ye anxious concerning raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spui: 2;)yet I say unto you, that even Solo- mon in all his glory was not arrayed 30 like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast in- to the oven, shall, he not much move Slchthe you, ye of Uttle faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying. What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be 32 clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your hea- venly Father knoweth that ye have 33 need of aU these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his right- eousness ; and aU these things shall 34 be added unto you. Be not there- fore anxious for the morrow : for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient imto the day is the evil thereof. T Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured 3 imto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in 4 thine own eye ? Or how wUt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye ; and lo, 5 the beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not that which is holy nnto the dogs, neither cast yoiu- pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them imder their feet, and tm-n and rend you. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be 8 opened unto you : for every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it 9 shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, wlio, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, wiU give hun a stone ; 10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will llgive hiriT'a "serpenf ? ' K • y-g--th<^u- behig evil, know how to give good gifts unto your ciiildren, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to thom that 12 ask him? All things therefore what- soever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them : for this is the law and the prophets. 13 Enter ye in by the nan-ow gate : for wide 2 is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be 14 they that enter in thereby. ^ For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but mwardly 16 are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shaU know them. Do men gather grajies 17 of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fn;it ; but the corrui^t tree bringe th for th IS evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree 19 bring forth good fruit . E very tree that bringeth not forth good fniit is hewn 20 down, and cast into the fire. Therefore 21 by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter hito the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the wiUof my 22 Father which is in heaven. Many wUl say to me in that day. Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out * devils, and by thy 23 name do many ^^ mighty works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work 24 iniquity. Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, 25 which buUt his house upon the rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; anditfeUnot: for it was founded 26 upon the rock. And eveiy one that hear- eth these wordsof mine, and doeth them not, shaU be likened unto a foohsh man, which buUt his house uixin the sand : 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the whids l)lew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were as- 29 tonished at his teaching : for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. 8 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes foUowed 2 him. And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make 3 me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I 2 Some ancient .luthuri- ticj omit is the gate. 3 Many ancient authori- ties read IIow 7i'irrow i.< the gitc. if. 4Gr. dcinoni. 5Gr. S. MATTHEW. 8. 3. 1 Or, bou ■!Gr. suffi- cient, 3GT.wit!i a word. ^ Some ancient authori- ties in- sert set : as in Luke vii. 8. 5Gr. bond- servant. ' Many ancient authori- ties read With no man in Israel have I found so ijreat faith, 7Gr. rf;cli}W. 8 Or. de- motiiacs 3 Or, throiifjh 10 Gr. one scribe, 11 Or, Teacher 12 Gr. lodging- places. will; be thou made clean. Aiidstraight- 4 way his leprosy was cleansed. And Je- sus saith imto him, See thou tell no man; hut i*"*^ ^l*y ^'^Cr» oliovr tliyoolf to tlic priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony imto them. 5 And when he was entered into Ca- pernaum, there came unto him a cen- 6 tm-ion, beseechmg him, and saying, Lord, my iseiwant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tor- 7mented. And he saith unto hiui, I 8 will come and heal him. And the cen- turion answered and said. Lord, I am not "•* worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say 8 the word, and my i servant shall be 9 healed. For I also am a man ''luuler authority, havmg under myself sol- diers: and I say to this one. Go, and he goeth ; and to another. Come, and he Cometh; and to my ^ servant. Do 10 this, and he doeth it. 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, 11 no, not in Israel. 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, 12 in the kingdom of heaven : but the sons of the kingdom shaU be cast forth into the outer darkness : there shall be 13 the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said luito the centurion, Go thy way ; as thou hast believed, so be it done imto thee. And the i servant was heal- ed in that hour. 14 And when Jesus was come mto Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying 15 sickof afever. Andhetouchedherhand, and the fever left her ; and she arose, 16 and ministered imto him. And when even was come, they brought unto hun many •''possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, 17 and healed aU that were sick : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 8 by Isaiah the prophet, saying. Him- self took oui- hilinnities, and bare om- diseases. 18 Now when Jesus saw gi-eat multitudes about him, he gave commandment to de - 19 part mi to the other side. And there came i^a scribe, and said unto him, ii Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou 20 goest. And Jesus saith unto him. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have i^uests ; but the Son of man 21 hath not where to lay his head. And another of the disciples said unto him. Lord, suffer me lii-st to go and bury my 22 father. But Jesus saith mito him. Fol- low me ; and leave the dead to bury their own dead. 2.S And when he was entered iuto a boat, 24 his disciples followed him. And behold, there ai-oso a great tempest in the sea. insomuch that the boat was covered 25 with the waves : but he was asleep. And they came to him, and awoke huu, say- 2Cmf;, Dave, Lord; wo periah. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and 27 there was a great cahn. And the men marvelled, saying. What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey hun ? 28 And when he was come to the other side into the coimti-y of the Gadarenes, there met hun two ^possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceed- ing fierce, so that no man could pass by 29 that way. And behold, they cried out, sayiug, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God ? art thou come hither 30 to torment us before the time ? Now there was afar off from them a herd of 31 many swine feeding. And the is devils besought him, saying. If thou cast us out, send us away iuto the herd of 32 swine. And he said imto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine : and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, 33 and perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were ^pos- 34 sessed with devils. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus : and when they saw him, they besought him that ho would depart from their borders. 9 And he entered into a boat, and crossed 2 over, and came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seemg their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, i^ Son, be of good cheer ; thy 3 sins are forgiven. And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, 4 This man blasphemeth. And Jesus 1" knowing their thoughts said, Where- 5 fore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier, to say. Thy sins are forgiven ; or to say. Arise, and walk ? 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath I'^power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Aiise, and take up thy bed, and 7 go mito thy house. And he arose, and 8 departed to his house. But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, which had given such ispower mito men. 9 And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toU : and he saith imto hun, FoUow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as he "gat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his discijiles. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why 10. 18. S. MATTHEW. 'Or, Tauchvr 2 Or. utrong. 3 Some ancient authori- ties ODlit oft. ■> That is, skins ttsed as bottles. •'• Or. one rtUer. 6 Or, saved 'Or, saved thee 8 Or. this fame. 9 Or, stendtf cateth your i Master with tho publicans 12 and sinners ? But wlien he heard it, he said, They that are ^ whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But {j;o ye and learn what ///?.v nieancth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sin- ners. 14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying. Why do wo and the Pharisees fast "oft, but thy disciples 15 fast not? And Jesus said unto them. Can the sons of the bride-chamber 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 wiU they 16 fast. And no man putteth a piece of midressed cloth upon an old garment ; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is 17 made. Neither do men put new wine into old * wine-skins: else the skins bm'st, and the wine is spilled, and the skms perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both ai"e preserved. 18 While he spake these things mito them, behold, there came ^a ruler, and worshipped him, saying. My daugh- ter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall 19 live. And Jesus arose, and followed' 20 bun, and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his gar- 21meut: for she said within herself. If I do but touch his garment, I shall be 22''made whole. But Jesus turning and seeing her said. Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath 'made thee whole. AJiid the woman was Gmade 23 whole from that hour. And when Je- sus came into the ruler's house, and ' saw the flute-players, and the crowd 24 making a tmuult, he said. Give place : for the damsel is not dead, but sleep- eth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25 But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the 26 hand; and the damsel arose. And ''the fame hereof went forth into aU that land. 27 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two bUnd men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, 28 thou son of David. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saitli imto them, BeUeve ye that I am able to do this? They say mito him. Yea, 29 Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying. According to your faith be it 30 done uuto you. And their eyes were opened. Aid Jesus 9 strictly charged them, saying. See that no man know it. 31 But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in aU that land. 32 And as they went forth, behold, there was ))rought to him a dumb man pos- 33 sesstnl with a lOdevU. And when the 10 devil was cast out, the dumb man spake : and the multitudes marvelled, saying. It was never so seen in Israel. 34 But the Pharisees said, n By the prince of the i''^ devils casteth he out 12 devils. 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their syna- gogues, and ])reaching the go.spel of the kmgdom, and healing all maimer of dis- 36 ease and all mamier of sickness. But when he sawthe multitudes,he was mov- ed with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as 37 sheeiJ not having a shepherd. Then saith he mito his disciples. The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the har- vest, that he send forth labourers into 10 his harvest. And he called unto bun his twelve disciples, and gave them au- thority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of dis- ease and aU manner of sickness. 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 bro- 3 ther ; PhQip, and Bartholomew ; Tho- mas, and Matthew the publican ; James 4 the son of Alphjeus, and Thaddteus ; Si- mon the i3Cauana;an, and Judas Is- 5 cariot, who also 1^ betrayed htm. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, sayuig. Go not into amj way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Sa- 6 maritans : but go rather to the lost sheej) 7 of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven 8 is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out iMevUs: free- 91y ye received, freely give. Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in yom* IQi'^purses; no waUet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff : for the labom'er is worthy of his food. 11 And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is wor- 12 thy; and there abide tiU ye go forth. And 13 as ye enter into the house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let 14 your peace return to you. And whoso- ever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your 15 feet. Verily I say luito you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for that city. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be ye therefore wise as 17 serpents, and i^harraless as doves. But beware of men : for they wUl dehver you up to councils, and iu their synagogues 18 they wiU scourge you ; yea and before 11 Or. Un/iwn. 11 Or, In 12 Or. demons. r. 13 Or, Zeilot. See Luke vi. 15 ; Acts i. la 11 Or, de- livered him up : and so always. 15 Gr. girdles. 15 Or, simple r S. MATTHEW. 10. 18. 1 Or. pM than to deith 2 Or, teacher 3Gr. bondser- vant. iGr. Beelze- bul: and so else- where. 5Gr. Gehen- na. e Gr. in me. 7 Gr. in him. 8Gr.ca5^ sOr. found 10 Or, iotit n Or, lost governors and kings sliall ye be bronght for my sake, for a testimony to tliem 19 and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak : for it shaU be given you in that hour what ye 20 shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father 21 that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shaU rise iip against parents, and 22 icause them to be put to death. And ye shaU be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say vmto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, tUl the Son of man be come. 24 A disciple is not above his ^ master, 25 nor a ^servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his '-i master, and the ^ servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house ^Beelzebub, how much more shall thej/ call them of 26 his household ! Fear ithem not there- fore: for there is nothmg covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, 27 that shall not be known. What I teU you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, 28 proclaim upon the housetops. And be not afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body 29 in ^liell. Ai-e not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your 30 Father: but the very hairs of yoiu- 31 head are all uimabered. Fear not there- fore ; ye are of more value than many 32 sparrows. Every one therefore who shall confess 6me before men, 'him will I also confess before my Father which 33 is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny be- fore my Father which is in heaven. 84 Thmk not that I came to 8 send peace on the earth : I came not to 8 send 35 peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law a- 36 gainst her mother in law : and a man's foes shall be they of his o\\ni house - 37 hold. 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. 38 And he that doth not take his cross and f oUow after me , is not worthy of me . 39 He that afindeth his w life shaU lose it; and he that nioseth his loiife for my sake shall find it. 40 He that receiveth vou receiveth me. and he that receiveth me receiveth him 41 that sent me. He that receiveth a pro- phet in the name of a prophet shaU re- ceive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righte- 42 ous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to di-mk mito one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say imto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 11 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve discijjles, he departed thence to teach and ijreach in their cities. 2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his 3 disciples, and said imto him, Ai't thou he that cometh, or look we for another ? 4 AndJesus answered and saidmito them. Go your way and teU John the things 5 which ye do hear and see : the blind re- ceive their sight, and the lame walk, the lejjers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have 12 good tidings i^reached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find 7 none occasion of stumbling in me. And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wil- derness to behold ? a reed shaken with 8 the wind ? But what went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft ramewi? Be- hold, they that wear soft raiment are in 9 kings' houses, i^ But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say luito you, and much more than a pro- 10 phet. This is he, of whom it is WTitten, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face. Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a gi'eater than John the Baptist : yet he that is 1* but little in the kingdom of hea- 12 ven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist imtil now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. 13 For aU the prophets and the law pro- 14 phesied until John. And if ye are will- ing to receive is it, this is Elijah, which 15 is to come. He that hath ears ^^ to hear, 16 let him hear. But whereimto shall I liken this generation ? It is Uke unto children sitting in the marketplaces, 17 which call mito their fellows, and say. We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; 18 we wailed, and ye did not I'raoum. For John came neither eating nor drinking, 19 and they say. He hath a i8 de\al. 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 i^'is justified by her 20 works. 20 Then began he to upbraid the 12. 32. S. MATTHEW. lOr. 2>owtir8. - Many ancient autho- rities read ft« hrnU'lht down. sor, praise 1 Or, that 5 Some ancient authori- ties read they did eat. 6 Gr. a firc'Ver thiiit/. cities wherein most of his i mighty works were done, because they repented not. '21 Woe unto thee, Chora/.in ! woe mito thee, Bethsaida! for if tlie i mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, tliey wouhl have repented long ago in sackcloth and 22 ashes. Howbeit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be ex- alted unto heaven ? thou shalt ^ go down unto Hades : for if the i mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done m thee, it would have remamed 24 until this day. Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee. 25 At that season Jesus answered and said, 1 3 thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and under- standmg, and didst reveal them mito 26 babes : yea, Father, * for so it was 27 well-pleasing in thy sight. All things have been deUvered imto 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 Sou willeth 28 to reveal him. Come unto me, aU ye that labour and are hea-^'y laden, and 291 will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and leam of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shaU find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 12 At that season Jesus went on the sab- bath day through the cornfields ; and his disciples were an huugred, and be- gan to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said imto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon 3 the sabbath. But he said unto them. Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hmigred, and they that were 4 with him ; how he entered into the house of God, and ^did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, 5 but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests m the temple j»rofaue the sabbath, and are 6 guiltless? But I say unto you, that •5 one greater than the temple is here. 7 But if ye had kuo\vn what this mean- eth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the 8 guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 9 And he departed thence, and went into 10 then- synagogue: and behold, a man havmg a withered hand. And they asked him, saying. Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ? that they might 11 accuse him. And he said imto them. What num shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a ])it on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful 13 to do good on the sabbath day. Then saith he to the man. Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth ; and it was restored whole, as the 14 other. But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against hiiu, how 15 they might destroy him. And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence : and many followed him ; and he healed 16 them all, and charged them that they 17 should not make him known : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 7 by Isaiah the i^rophet, sayuig, 18 Behold, my servant whom I have chosen ; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased : I wDl i)ut my Spirit npon him, And he shall declare judgement to the Gentiles. 19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud ; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall ho not break. Arid smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgement unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. 22 Then was brought unto him 8 one pos- sessed with a devil, blind and dmnb : and he healed him, insomuch that the 23 dumb man sjjake and saw. And aU the multitudes were amazed, and said. Is 24 this the son of David ? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said. This man doth not cast out ^ devils, but i^by Beel- 25zebub the prmce of the '•* devils. And knowmg their thoughts he said unto them. Every kingdom divided agamst itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided agauist itself shall 26 not stand : and if Satan casteth out Sa- tan, he is divided against himself ; how 27 then shall his kingdom stand ? And if 1 10 by Beelzebub cast out 9 devils, loby whom do your sons cast them out? 28 therefore shall they be yom- judges. But if I 10 by the Spirit of God cast out 9 devils, then is the kingdom of God come 29 upon you. Or how can one enter into the house of the strong 7nan, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? and then he wiU spoU his house. .SO He that is not with me is against me ; and he thatgathereth not with me scat- Sltereth. Therefore I say unto you. Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven 11 unto men ; but the blasphemy against 32 the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shaU be forgiven 'Or, through 8 Or. a deyno' niuc 9Gr. demoyu. 10 Or, in 11 Some ancient authori- ties read unto you men. US 10 S. MATTHEW. 12. 32. 1 Or, age 2 Or, Teaclier 3Gr. sea- iGr. mwre timn. 5 Or, It sOr, itset/ 7 Some ancient iiuthori- ties omit vej. 17. him ; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this i world, nor in that D3 which is to come. Either make the ti'ee good, and its fruit good ; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt : for 34 the tree is known by its fruit. Ye off- spring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abun- dance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things : and the evil man out of his evil treasm-e bringeth 36 forth evil things. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account 37 thereof hi the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be con- demned. 38 Then certain of the scribes and Phari- sees answered him, saying, ^ Master, we 39 would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the projihet : 40 for as Jonah was three days and thi-ee 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. 41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condenm it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and behold, * a 42 greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judge- ment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo- mon ; and behold, ^ a greater than Solo- 43mou is here. But the imclean spirit, when 5 he is gone out of the man, pass- eth thi-ough waterless places, seeking 44 rest, and Jindeth ituot. Then%e saith.I will retiu-u uito my house whence I came out ; and when ^ he is come, ^ he findeth 45 it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth 5 he, and taketh with 6 himself seven other spirits more evil than 6 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 evU gene- ration. 46 While he was yet speaking to the mid- titudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to 47 speak to hun. ' And one said imto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee. 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him. Who is my mother? and who 49 are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my 50 brethren ! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. 13 On that day went Jesus out of the 2 house, and sat by the sea side. And there were gathered unto hun great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude 3 stood on the beach. And he spake to them many thmgs m parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow ; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds f eU by the way side, and the birds came and de- 5 vom-ed them : 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 : 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, 7 they withered away. And others fell upon the thorns ; and the thorns grew 8 up, and choked them : and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a himdi'edfold, some sixty, some 9 thirty. He that hath ears s, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto hun. Why speakest thou unto them in 11 parables? And he answered and said unto them. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, 12 but to them it is not given. For who- soever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but whoso- ever hath not, from him shall be taken 13 away even that which he hath. There- fore speak I to them in i}arables ; be- cause seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they under- 14 stand. And mito them is fuliiUed the proj)hecy of Isaiah, which saith. By hearing ye shall hear, and shall ui no vrise imdcr stand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive : 15 For this people's heart iswaxedgross, 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 imderstand with their heart, And should tm'n agam. And I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; 17 and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the thuigs which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and 18 heard them not. Hear then ye the para- 19 ble of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and imder- standeth it not, the^i cometh the evU one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side. 20 And he that was sown upon the I'ocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy re- 21 ceiveth it ; yet hath he not root in him- self, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth "Some ancient autliori- ties add here, and in ver. 4:J, to hear : as in Mark iv. 9; Luke viii, S. 11 3. S. MATTHEW. 11 1 Or, age 2 Or. dantrt 3Gr. bond'icr- vanti. 4 Gr. A inan that is an 5 The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seali, a measure contain- ing near- ly a pecli and a half, eor. throufjh 7 Many ancient authori- ties nuiit of the 8 Or, the consuin- matioii of the ago because of the word, straiglitway he 22 stumbloth. Aiul he that was sown a- mong the thorns, this is ho tliat lieareth tlu! word ; and the caro of the i world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke tlio word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 Aiid ho that was sown upon tlio good ground, this is he tliat hearcith the ■word, and understandeth it ; who veri- ly beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some tliirty. 24 Another parable set he before them, saymg, The khigdom of heaven is likened luito a man that sowed good 25 seed in his field : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed 2 tares also among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared 27 the tares also. And the ^servants of the householder came and said imto him, Sh-, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then 28 hath it tares? And he said imto them, *An enemy hath done this. And the 3 servants say imto him, Wilt thou then 29 that we go and gather them up ? But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with 30 them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of the harvest I v/ill say to the reapers. Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like vmto a gram of mustard seed, which a 32 man took, and sowed in his field : 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 bu'ds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33 Another parable spake he imto them ; The kingdom of heaven is like mito leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three ^ measures of meal, tOl it was all leavened. 31 AU these things spake Jesus in para- bles imto the multitudes ; and without a parable simke he nothing unto them : 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken <'by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables ; I win utter thmgs hidden from the foundation '^of the world. 36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house : and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the 37 parable of the tares of the field. And he answered and said. He that soweth 38 the good seed is the Son of man; 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 ; 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil : and the harvest is 8 the end of the 40 world; and the reapers are angels. As tliercfore tlie tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in «the 41 end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall ga- ther out of liis kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do ini- 42quity, and shall cast them into the fur- nace of fire: there sliall bo the weepmg 43 and gnashmg of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun m the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. 44 The kmgdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field ; which a man foiuid, and hid; and ^in his joy lie goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Agam, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking 46 goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kmgdom of heaven is like mito a lOnet, that was cast into the sea, 48 and gathered of every kmd: 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 49 cast away. So shall it be in 8 the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the 50 righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be the weep- ing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Have ye understood aU these things ? 52 They say unto him, Yea. And he said mito them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the king- dom of heaven is like mito a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasui'e thmgs new and old. 53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed 54 thence . And commg into his own coun- try he taught them in theii" synagogue, uisomuch that they were astonished, and said, Wlience hath this man this 55 wisdom, and these " mighty works ? Is not this the carpenter's sou? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethi-en, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Ju- 56 das ? And his sisters, are they not all with us ? Whence then hath this man 57 all these things? And they were i^of- fended in him. But Jesus said mito them, A prophet is not without ho- nour, save in his o^ai country, and ui 58 his own house. And he did not many 11 mighty works there because of their unbelief. 14 At that season Herod the tetrarch 2 heard the report concernhig Jesus, and said mito his servants. This is John the Baptist ; he is risen from the dead ; and therefore do these powers work in hun. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Phi- oor. fiirjoii Otereof 10 Gr. drag- net. 11 Gr. powers. 12 Gr. caused to stumble. BO 12 S. MATTHEW. 14. 3. I Or, by land 2Gr. recline. 3 Some jtjicient authori- ties read wag many furlongs distant from the land. 4 lip's wife. For John said unto him, It 5 is not lawful for thee to have her. And wlien he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they 6 comited him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and 7 pleased Herod. Whereupon he pro- mised with an oath to give her what- 8 soever she should ask. And she, being put forward by her mother, saith. Give me here in a charger the head 9 of John the Baptist. And the king was grieved ; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them which sat at meat with hun, he commanded it to be given ; 10 and he sent, and beheaded John in the 11 prison. And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: 12 and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came, and took \\\) the coi'pse, and buried him ; and they went and told Jesus. 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 14 from the cities. And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their 15 sick. And when even was come, the disciples came to him, sajdng, Thei)lace is desert, and the time is already past ; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy them- 16 selves food. But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away ; give ye 17 them to eat. And they say imto him. We have here but live loaves, and two 18 fishes. And he said. Bring them hither 19 to me. And he commanded the midti- tudes to 2 sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking vqt to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to "20 the multitudes. And they did all eat, and were fiUed: and they took up that which remained over of the bro- '21 ken pieces, twelve baskets full. And they that did eat were about five thousand men, beside women and chil- di'en. 22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, tiU he 23 should send the multitudes away. And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray : and when even was come, he was 24 there alone. But the boat ^ was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the 25 waves ; for the wind was contrary. And in the f om'th watch of the night he came 26 mito them, walkmg upon the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying. It is an api)arition ; and they cried out for 27 fear. But straiglitway Jesus spake unto them, saying. Be of good cheer ; it is I ; 28 be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said. Lord, if it be thou, bid me 29 come unto thee upon the waters. And he said. Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the 30 waters, * to come to Jesus. But when he saw the wind 5, he was afraid ; and be- ginning to sink, he cried out, sayuig, 31 Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith mito him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt ? 32 And when they were gone up into the 33 boat, the wmd ceased. And they that were in the boat worshipped him, say- ing. Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 34 And when they had crossed over, they 35 came to the land, imto Gennesaret. And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that 36 were sick ; and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment : and as many as touched were made whole. 15 Then there come to Jesus from Jeru- salem Pharisees and scribes, saying, 2 Why do thydisciiiles transgress the tra- dition of the elders ? for they wash not 3 their hands when they eat bread. And he answered and said imto them. Why do ye also transgress the commandment 4 of God because of your tradition ? For God said. Honour thy father and thy mother : and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him ^die the death. 5 But ye say. Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother. That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by 6 me is given to God ; he shall not honoiu- his father 7. And ye have made void the 8 word of God because of your tra- 7 dition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people honoureth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain do they worship me, Teachmg as their doctrines the pre- cepts of men. 10 And he called to him the midtitude, and said unto them, Hear, and miderstaud : 11 Not that which entereth into the mouth defiJeth the man ; but that which pro- ceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth 12 the man. Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were ^offended, when they 13 heard this saying? But he answered and said. Every lo plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone : they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the bhnd, both 15 shall fall into a pit. And Peter answered and said mito him. Declare unto us the 16 parable. And he said, Are ye also 17 even yet without imderstandmg ? Per- 4 Some ancient authori- ties read and came. 5 Many ancient authori- ties add strong. 8 Or. S'crelj/ die 7 Some ancient authori- ties add or hi^ mother. 8 Some ancient authori- ties read law. 9Gr. caused to stumble. 10 Gr. plxnt^ ing. 16. 21. S. MATTHEW. 13 IGr. demon. 2 Or, loo/ 1^ ceive ye not, that wliataoever goetli into the luoutli passetli into the belly, and 18 is cast out mto the ili-au^'ht ? But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart ; and they ly deiile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, mui-ders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false 20 witness, railings: these are the things which deiile the man : but to eat with luiwashen hands detileth not the man. 21 And Jesus went out thence, and with- drew into the parts of Tyi-o and Sidon. 22 Aiid behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, say- ing. Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously 23 vexed with a i devU. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying. Send her 24 away ; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I was not sent but imto the lost sheep of the house of 25 Israel. But she came and worshipped 26 him, saying. Lord, help me. And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's ^ bread and cast it to 27 the dogs. But she said. Yea, Lord : for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which 28 fall from then* masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done imto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. 29 And Jesus departed thence, and came uigh imto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain^ and sat 30 there. And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and 31 he healed them : insomuch that the mul- titude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they gloriiied the God of Israel. 32 And Jesus called unto him his disci- ples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now tkree days and have nothing to eat : and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way. 33 And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a de- sert place, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye ? And they said. Seven, 35 and a few small fishes. And he com- manded the multitude to sit down on 36 the gi-ound; and he took the seven loaves and the fishes ; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the dis- ciples, and the disciples to the multi- 37 tudes. And they did all eat, and were filled : and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, 38 seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside 39 women and children. And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into tlie boat, and came into the borders of Magadan. 16 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting hun asked him to 2 shew them a sign from heaven. But he answered and said mito them, ^ When it is evening, ye say. It will be fair wea- 3 ther : for the heaven is red. And in the mornmg, It will he foul weather to-day : for the heaven is red and lowrmg. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven ; but ye caimot discern the signs 4 of the times. 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 dejiarted. 5 And the disciples came to the other 6 side and forgot to take ^ bread. And Jesus said unto them. Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 7 and Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, ^ We took no 8 * bread. And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yom-selves, because ye have no ^ bread ? 9 Do ye not yet perceive, neither remem- ber the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many s baskets ye took uiJ? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many 6 baskets ye 11 took up ? How is it that ye do not per- ceive that I spake not to you concern- ing 4 bread? But beware of the leaven 12 of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of * bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cfesarea Philipjn, he asked his disci- ples, saying. Who do men say ' that the 14 Son of man is ? And they said. Some sail John the Baptist ; some, Elijah : and others, Jeremiah, or one of the 15 prophets. He saith unto them, But who 16 say ye that I am ? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, 17 the Son of the living God. 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 which is in heaven. 18 And I also say unto thee, that thou art 8 Peter, and upon this '^ rock I will build my chm-ch; and the gates of Hades 19 shall not prevail against it. I ^tU give mito thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth 20 shall be loosed in heaven . Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ. 21 From that time began lo Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he 3 The fol- luwing words, to the end of ver. 3, are omit- ted by some of the most ancient and other import- ant au- tiioiitie?. 4Gr. loaves. 6 Or, It is becmiKC we took no bread. 8 Biskct in ver. i) and 10 repre- sents different Greek words. 7 Many ancient authori- ties read that Ithi; fion of inan atn. See Mark viii. 27 ; Luke ix. 18. 8Gr. Petro». OGr. petra. 10 Some ancient authori- ties read Jesus Christ. (Xa><^C grv<^^'^ 14 S. MATTHEW. 16. 21. I Or. God have mercy on thee 2 Or, soul 3 Or. doing. booths must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and 22 the thu-d day be raised up. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, say- ing,iBe it far from thee. Lord: this shall 23 never be mato thee. But he tui'ued, and said imto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan : thou art a stumblingblock unto me : for thou niindest not the things of 24 God, but the things of men. Then said Jesixs unto his disciples. If any man would come after me, let him deny him- self, and take up his cross, and follow 25 me. For whosoever woiild save his '- life shall lose it : and whosoever shall lose 26 his 21ife for my sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his '■^ILfe? or what shall a man give in ex- 27 change for his 2 life? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Fa- ther with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according '28 to his 3 deeds. Verily I say unto you. There bo some of them that stand here, which shaU in no -uase taste of death, tiU they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 17 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and briugeth them uj) mto a 2 high momitam apart : and he was trans- figured before them : and his face did shine as the smi, and his gaiinents be- 3 came white as the light. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and 4 Elijah talking with him. And Peter an- swered, and said mito Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, I will make here three * tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for 5Ehjah. 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 i>leased ; hear ye him. 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus came and touched them and 8 said, Ai'ise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, they sav.' no one, save Jesus only. 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saymg, Tell the vision to no man, luitil the Son of man be risen from the dead. 10 And his discijiles asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah 11 must fii-st come? And he answered and said, Elijah uideed cometh, and 12 shall restore aU things : but I say unto you, that Elijah is come al- ready, and they knew him not, but did unto hun whatsoever they listed. Even so shall the Son of man also 13 suffer of them. Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of Jolm the Baptist. 14 And when they were come to the mul- titude, there came to him a man, kneel- 15 ing to him, and saying. Lord, have mer- cy on my son : for he is epileptic, and suffereth gi-ievously: for oft-times he faUeth into the fii-e, and oft-times into 16 the water. And I brought him to thy discij)les, and they could not cure him. 17 And Jesus answered and said, O faith- less and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you ? brmg him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked him ; and the ^ devil went out from him : and the boy was 19 cured from that hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus ajjart, and said, Why 20 could not we cast it out ? And he saith unto them, Because of yom* little faith : for verily I say luito you. If ye have faith as a gram of mustard seed, ye shall say tuito this mountain. Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove ; and nothing shall be impossi- ble unto you." 22 And while they 7 abode in Galilee, Je- sus said unto them. The Son of man shall be dehvered up iuto the hands of 23 men ; and they shall kill him, and the thu'd day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding soriy. 24 And when they were come to Caper- naimi, they that received the 8 half-she- kel came to Peter, and said. Doth not 25 yoiu" 8 master pay the s half-shekel ? He saith. Yea. Aid when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying. What thinkest thou, Simon? thekmgs of the earth , from whom do they receive toU or tribute ? from their sons, or from 26 strangers? And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, There- 27 fore the sous are free. But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that fii'st cometh up; and when thou hast ojiened his mouth, thou shalt find a lOgiicijei: that take, and give mito them for me and thee. 18 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying. Who then is Hgi'eatest in 2 the kiugdom of heaven ? And he called to him a httle chUd, and set him in the 3 midst of them, and said, Verily I say im- to you. Except ye tmn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter 4 mto the kingdom of heaven. Whoso- ever therefore shall hmnble himself as this little chUd, the same is the Hgreat- 5 est in the kmgdoni of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child 6 m my name receiveth me : but whoso shaU cause one of these little ones which beheve on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that i^a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be smik in the 7 depth of the sea. Woe imto the world because of occasions of stiimbHng! for it must needs be that the oc- 19. 12. S. MATTHEW. 15 T.r. Uchenna liffire. ! Many autliort- tics, aoiuo ancient, insert ver. 11 For the Son 0/ ynan fame, to save that which was lost. See Luke xix. 10. SGr. a thitig willed be- foreyour Father. 4 Some ancient authori- ties read my. 5 Some ancient authori- ties omit against thee. 6 Or. con- grega- tion 'Or. seventy times and iteven 9Gr. bond- servants. 6 This talent was pro- l)ably worth about £-m. 10 Or. bond- servant. casions come ; l)ut woo to tliat man tkrougb whom tlio occasion conielhl 8 Aucl if thy hand or thy foot causeth theo to stumble, cut it olf, and cast it from thee : it is good for tlieo to enter into Ufe maimed or halt, rather than havuig two hands or two feet to be cast into the 9 eternal fii'c. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it is good for theo to enter into life with one eye, rather than hav- ing two eyes to be east into the i hell of LO lire. See that j^e despise not one of these little ones ; for I say imto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in hea- 12 ven.2 How think ye ? if any man have a hundi'ed sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountams, and 13 seek that which goeth astray? And if so be that he Ihid it, verUy I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nme which 14 have not gone astray. Even so it is not 3 the wiU of ^ your Father which , is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 15 And if thy brother sin ^ against thee, go, shew him his fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou hast 16 gamed thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or thi'ee 17 every word may be established. Aiid if he refuse to hear them, teU it mito the ^ church : and if he refuse to hear the ^ church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. 18 Verily I say mito you. What thmgs soever ye shaU bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and what thmgs soever yo shall loose on earth shall 19 be loosed in heaven. Again I say mito you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shaU ask, it shall be done for them of my 20 Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I m the midst of them. 21 Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? mitU 22 seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, I say not mito thee. Until seven times ; 23 but. Until ^ seventy times seven. There- fore is the kuigdom of heaven Ukened unto a certain king, which would make 21a reckoning with his ^ servants. .And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten 25 thousand ^ talents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and childi-eu, and all that he had, and 2G payment to be made. The i" servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying. Lord, have patience with 27 me, and I will pay thee all. And the lord of thatiOservant,beiuginovedv/itlicom- l)asbion, released him, and forgave huii 28 tile 11 debt. But that i^servant went out, and foiuid one of his fellow-servants, whicli owed him a hmidred i'^ pence: and ho laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. 29 So his fellow-servant fell down and be- sought him, sayuig, Have patience with 30 me, and I will pay thee. And he would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should i)ay that which was due. 31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto then- lord all 32 that was done. Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked lOservaut, I forgave thee all that debt, 33 because thou besoughtest me : should- est not thou also have had mercy on thy feUow-servant, even as I had mercy on 34 thee ? And his lord was wroth, and de- livered him to the tonnentors, tiU he 35 should pay all that was due. So shaU also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. 19 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he dej)arted from Galilee, and came into the borders of 2 Judfea beyond Jordan ; and great mul- titudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 And there came unto him 13 Pharisees, tempting him, and saying. Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every 4 cause? And he answered and said. Have ye not read, that he which i* made them from the begumiug made them 5 male and female, and said. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife ; and 6 the twaui shall become one flesh ? So that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined 7 together, let not man put asunder. They say unto him. Why then did Moses com- mand to give a bill of divorcement, and 8 to put her away ? He saith unto them, Moses for yom* hardness of heart suf- fered you to put away your wives : but from the beginning it hath not been so. 9 And I say imto you. Whosoever shall put away his wife, i^ except for fornica- tion, and shall marry another, commit- teth adultery: i^and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth 10 adultery. The disciples say imto him, K the case of the man is so with his wife, 11 it is not expedient to marry. But he said unto them. All men caimot receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb : and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by men : and there are eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. "iGr. l-jan, 12 The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth about eight pence half- 13 Many authori- ties.some ancient, insert the. 11 Some ancient authori- ties read created. 1^ Soma ancient authori- ties read saving for the cause of fornica- tion^ tnakcth her an adulter- ess : as in ch. V. a 16 The following words, to the end of the verse, are omitted by some ancient .aiithori- ties. 16 S. MATTHEW. 19. 13. lOr, Teacher 2 Some ancient authori- ties read Good Master. See Mark 17; Luke xviii. 13. 3 Some ancient authori- ties read Why caZlest thou me good ) Konc ii good save one, even God. See Mark x. 13 ; Luke xviii. 19. 4 Many ancient authori- ties add or wife : as in Luke xviii. 29. 5 Some ancient authori- ties read mani- fold. 'See marginal note on ch. xviii. 13 Then -n-ere there brought uiito him little chililren, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray : and the dis- 14 ciijles rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me : for of 15 such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and de- parted thence. 16 And behold, one came to him and said, 12 Master, what good thing shall I do, 17 that I may have eternal life ? And ho said unto him, ^Wliy askest thou me concernmg that which is good? One there is who is good : but if thou would- est enter into hfe, keep the command- ISments. He saith unto him, Which? Aiid Jesus said. Thou shalt not kOl, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false wit- 19 ness,Honoiu- thy father and thy mother: and. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as 20 thyself. The yoimg man saith unto him, All these things have I observed : what 21 lack I yet ? Jesus said unto him. If thou wouldcst be perfect, go, seU that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasm-e ui heaven: and come, 22 foUow me. But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrow- i ful : for he was one that had great pos- \ sessions. 23 And Jesus said mito his disciples. Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kmgdoni of 24 heaven. And agaui I say unto you. It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to 25 enter mto the kingdom of God. And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying. Who 26 then can be saved ? And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible ; but with God aU thuigs 27 are possible. Then answered Peter and said imto bun, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee ; what then shall we 28 have? And Jesus said unto them, VerUy I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit up- on twelve thrones, judging the twelve 29 tribes of Israel. 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 5 a hundredfold, and shall inherit eter- 30nal life. But many shall be last that 20<ii"e first; and first that are last. For the kmgdom of heaven is hke unto a man that is a householder, which went out early ui the morning to hu-e la- 2 bourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a Bpemiy a day, he sent them into his 3 vineyard. And he went out about the thu-d hour, and saw others standing in 4 the marketplace idle ; and to them he said. Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And 5 they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and 6 did nkewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and fomid others standing ; and he saith unto them. Why 7 stand ye here all the day idle ? They say unto hun,Because no man hathhiredus. He saith imto them. Go ye also into the 8 vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vinej'ard saith unto bis steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, begmnmg from the last Omito thetirst. And when they came that 7cerc hireddhox\.ii\ie eleventh hGur,they 10 received every man a •'penny . And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more ; and they Ukewise 11 received everyman a ^penny. And when they received it, they murmured against 12 thehouseholder,saying. These lasthave spent hut one bom*, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the biu'den of the day and the '' scorch- 13 Lug heat. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agi-ee with me for a 14 6 penny ? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way ; it is my wiU to give im- 15 to this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mme own ? or is thine eye evU, because 16 1 am good ? So the last shaU be first, and the first last. 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusa- lem, he took the twelve disciples apart, 18 and in the way he said unto them. Be- hold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be dehvered unto the chief priestsand scribes ; and they shall 19 condemn him to death, and shaU deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scoiu'ge, and to cmcify : and the third day he shall be raised up. 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee vriih. her sons, worshii)- ping him, and asking a certain thing of 21 him. And he said imto her, What would- estthou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, 22 in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. Ai-e ye able to drink the cup that I am about to ih-Luk ? They say unto him, W^e are 23 able. He saith imto them, My cup indeed ye 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 24 hath been prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two 25 bretkren. But Jesus called them luito him, and said. Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and theu' great ones exercise authority over 26 them. Not so shaU it be among you : but whosoever would become great among 21. 32. S. MATTHEW. lOr, servant 2Gr. b^nul- servatit. 3 Or, through i Many ancient authori- ties omit ofQod. 27 you shall bo your ^ minister ; and who- soever would be first ainoiiR you shall 28 be your '■^servant: even as the Son of man came not to be muiisterod unto, hut to minister, and to give liis life a ran- som for many. 29 And as they went out from Jericho, 30 a groat uuiltitude followed hiiu. And behold, two blind men sittuig by the ■way side, when they heard that Jesus was passmg by, cried out, saying. Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of 31 David. And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace : but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou 32 son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said. What will 33 ye that I should do unto you? They say unto him. Lord, that our eyes may 34 be opened. And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes: and straightway they received their eight, and followed him. 21 And when they drew nigh ixnto Jeru- salem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the moimt of Olives, then Jesus sent 2 two disciples, saying luito them. Go in- to the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, 3 and bring them unto me. And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say. The Lord hath need of them ; and straight- 4 way he will send them. Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken ^by the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did even as 7 Jesus appointed them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them then- 8 garments; and he sat thereon. And the most part of the multitude spread then- garments m the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread 9 them in the way. 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 10 liighest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stii-red, say- 11 ing. Who is this ? And the multitudes said. This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee. 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 13 seats of them that sold the doves ; and he saith unto them. It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer : 14 but ye make it a den of robbers. And the blind and the lame came to him in 15 the temple : and he healed them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful tilings that ho did, and tlie chihh'en that wer<! crying in tlie temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; tliey were moved IG with uidignation, and said unto hun, Hearest thou what these are saying? And .Tesus saith unto them. Yea: did ye never read. Out of tlie mouth of i)abes and suckhngs thou hast per- 17fected praise? And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. 18 Now ui the morning as he rctiuiied to 19 the city, he himgered. And seemg ^ a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found notMng thereon, but leaves only ; and he saith tmto it. Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And inmiediately the fig tree vnthered 20 away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, sayuig. How did the fig 21 tree immediately wither away? And Jesus answered and said unto them. Verily I say mito you. If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this momitam, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall 22 be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask ui prayer, beUeviug, ye shall receive. 23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teach- ing, and said. By what authority doest thou these things ? and who gave thee 24 this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also wiU ask you one 6 question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will teU you by what authority 25 1 do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven or from men ? And they reasoned with them- selves, saying. If we shall say. From heaven ; he will say luito us. Why then 26 did ye not beUeve him ? But if we shaU say. From men ; we fear the multitude ; 27 for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, and said. We know not. He also said mito them, Neither tell I you by what authority I 28do these things. But what think ye ? A man had two sons ; and he came to the first, and said, 7 Son, go work to-day m 29 the vineyard. And he answered and said, I will not : but afterward he re- 30 iiented himself, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I j/o, su*: and 31 went not. Whether of the twain did the will of his father? They say. The fii-st. Jesus saith unto them. Verily I say un- to you, that the publicans and the har- lots go into the kuigdom of God before 32 you. For John came vuito you in the way of righteousness, and ye beheved hun not: but the publicans and the harlots beKeved him : and ye, when ye sOr. er.r. word. "Gr. Child. 18 S. MATTHEW. 21. iGr. 6571^ 2 Or. tfte o/U ^Some ancient authori- ties omit ver. 44. saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye miglit believe him. 33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to hus- bandmen, and went into another couii- 34 try. And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his i servants to the 35 husbanchnen, to receive ^his fruits. And the husbandmen took his i servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned 36 another. Agam, he sent other i servants more than the first : and they did unto 37 them in Uke manner. But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They 38 will reverence my son. But the hus- bandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his iu- 39heritance. And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, iOand killed him. When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? •11 They say unto him. He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let oiit the vineyard unto other hus- bandmen, which shall render him the 42 fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them. Did ye never read in the ecrii^tures, The stone which the builders re- jected, The same was made the head of the corner : This was from the Lord, And it is marveUou^s in our eyes ? 43 Therefore say I mito you. The kingdom of God shall be taken away fi-om you, and shall be given to a nation bringing 44 forth the fruits thereof. ^And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces : but on whomsoever it shall fall, 45 it wlU scatter him as dust. And when the chief in-iests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he 46 spake of them. And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the mul- titudes, because they took him for a prophet. 22 Aid Jesus answered and spake again "2 in parables imto them, saymg. The king- dom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which made a mai-riage feast for 3 his son, and sent forth his i servants to call them that were bidden to the mar- riage feast : and they would not come. 4 Again he sent forth other i servants, saymg. Tell them that are bidden, Be- hold, I have made ready my dinner : my oxen and my failings are killed, and all things are ready : come to the marriage 5 feast. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, 6 another to his merchandise: and the rest laid hold on his i servants, and en- treated them shamefully, and killed 7 them. But the king was wroth ; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those 8 murderers, and burned their city. Then saith he to his i servants. The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were 9 not worthy. Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage 10 feast. And those i 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 11 guests. But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding-garment : 12 and he saith mito him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wed- ding-garment? And he was speech- 13 less. Then the king said to the * ser- vants. Bind hun hand and foot, and cast hun out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and gnash- 14 ing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in 16 his talk. And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, 6 Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one : for thou re- 17 gardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore. What thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cwsar, or 18 not? But Jesus perceived their wick- edness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye 19 hyi)ocrites? Shewme the tribute money. And they brought unto him a ''penny. 20 And he saith mito them. Whose is this 21 image and suiierscription ? They say ivato hun, Caesar's. Then saith he luito them. Bender therefore unto Cassar the thiogs that are Caesar's ; and mito God 22 the things that are God's. And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went theu' way. 23 On that day there came to him Sad- ducees, ■? which say that there is no re- 24 surrection : and they asked him, saying, 6 Master, Moses said. If a man die, hav- ing no children, his brother 8 shaUmarry his wife, and raise up seed unto his bro- 25ther. Now there were with us seven brethren : and the first married and de- ceased, and having no seed left his wife 26 unto his brother; in hke mamier the second also, and the third, mito the 27 9 seventh. And after them aU the woman 28 died. In the resm-rection therefore wliose wife shall she be of the seven ? 29 for they all had her. But Jesus answered and said unto them. Ye do err.not know- ing the scriptures,nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but 31 are as angels lo in heaven. But as touchmg the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying. u* I 23. S. MATTHEW. 19 'Or. TMchcr 2 Or, And a SCC07UI iii like II nto it. Thou RliiUtlove ■ic. s Many ancient authori- ties omit and grievous to be borne. tGr. tho heaven- 6Gr. ipreatcr, 6 Or, mi- nister 7Gr. before. 3'2I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the (iod of Jacob ? God is not the (lod of the dead, but 88 of tho hvuig. And when tlio nudti- ^^ tudes heard it, they were astonished at his teachuig. 31 But tho Pharisees, when they heard that he had put tho Sadducees to silence, 35 gathered themselves together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, oGtemptmg him, i Master, which is the 37 great conmianduient ui the law ? And he said luito hun. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy muid. 38 This is the great and fia-st conmiand- 30 mont. ^ And a second like unto it is this. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- ■10 self. Ou these two counnauihuents haugeth the whole law, and the pro- l^hets. 11 Now while the Pharisees were gather- ed together, Jesus asked them a ques- 4"2tion, saymg, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say •13 mito him. The son of David. He saith mito them, How then doth David in the Spu-it call him Lord, saying, 41 Tho Lord said imto my Lord, Sit thou ou my right hand. Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet ? 45 If David then caUeth him Lord, how is 46 he his son? And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst a.i\j man from that day forth ask him any more questions. 23 Then spake Jesus to the multitudes 2 and to his disciples, saying. The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat : Sail things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe : but do not ye after then- works ; for they say, 4 and do not. Yea, they bind heavy bm-- deus 3 and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves wiU not move them with 5 their finger. But aU their works they do for to be seen of men : for they make broad their phylacteries, and eidavge G the borders of their garments, and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief 7 seats in the synagogues, and the salu- tations in the marketplaces, and to be 8 called of men, Kabbi. But be not ye called Eabbi : for one is youi- teacher, 9 and aU ye are brethren . And call no man y oiu- father on the earth : for one is your 10 Father, * which is ui heaven. Neither be ye called masters : for one is yom- 11 master, even the Christ. But he that is s greatest among you shall be your 12 6 servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be hmnbled; and who- toever shaU humble himself shall be exalted. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Phari- sees, hypocrites ! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven '^ against men : for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering m to enter.** 15 Woe imto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyi)ocrites ! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and when he is become so, ye make him two- fold more a son of' 'Jhell than your- selves. IG Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say. Whosoever shall swear by the lotemplc, it is nothhig; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of tho lo temple, 17 he is 11 a debtor. Ye fools and blind : for whether is greater, the gold, or the 10 temide that hath sanctified the gold ? 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothmg ; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is 19 11 a debtor. Ye blind : for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanc- 20tifieth the gift? He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, 21 and by aU things thereon. And he that sweareth by the lo temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye tithe mmt and I'^anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, judge- ment, and mercy, and faith : but these ye ought to have done, and not to have 24 left the other ujidone. Ye blind guides, which strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. 25 Woe imto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyi^ocrites ! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are fuU from extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse iu'st the uiside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. 27 Woe mito you, scribes and Pharisees, hyiiocrites ! for ye are like unto whited sepulchi-es, which outwartUy appear beautiful, but inwardly are fiill of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear right- eous unto men, but mwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 2'J Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hyiiocrites t for ye buUd the sepulchres of the x)rophets,and garnish the tombs of 30 the righteous, and say, If we had been ui the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them m 31 the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the i)roi3hets. 32 Fill ye up then the measm-e of yom- fa- 33thers. Ye serpents, ye offspring of vi- pers, how shall ye escape the judgement 34 of 9hell ? Therefore, behold, I send unto you i)rophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and cru- 8 Some autiiori- ticK in- sert liere, or after vcr. \% ver. 14 \¥oe vntoyoUt scribi'S andPha- risees hy- pocrites I /i/rye drvonr widows" houses, even while for a pre- tence yc make long prayers : t here/ ore ye shall receive greater condem- nation. See Mark xii. 40; Lulie XX. 47. 8 Gr. Ge- henna. 10 Or, S'J.nc- tuary : as in ver. 35. nOr, bound by liis oatli 12 Or, diU ^{.;l^.rj^!^O^C; S. MATTHEW. 23. 34. ' Some ancient authori- ties oniit desolate. 2Gr. presence, 3 Or, the consum- mation of the age •lOr. these ffood Hdingn 5 Gr. in- habit'-'cl earth, «0r, through 'Or, o holy plare cify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and per- 35 secute from city to city : 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 ye slew between the sanctuary and 36 the altar. Verily I say unto you. All these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her 1 how often would I have gathered thy chUdren together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her 38 wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your 39 house is left unto you i desolate. For 1 say imto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth, tiU ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 24 And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way ; and his (Us- cijiles came to him to shew bim the 2 buildings of the temple. But he an- swered and said unto them, See ye 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. 3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him x)rivately, saying, TeU us, when shall these things be ? and what shall he the sign of thy 2 coming, and of ^ the end of the world ? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them. Take heed that no man lead you 5 astray. For many shall come ha my' name, saying, I am the Christ; and 6 shall lead many astray. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars : see that ye be not troTibled : for these things must needs come to pass ; but the end 7 is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and khigdom against kingdom : and there shall be famines and earth- 8 quakes in divers places. But all these things are the beginning of travail. 9 Then shall they deliver you up mito tribvdation, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my 10 name's sake. And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one ano- llther, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall arise, and 12 shall lead many astray. And because miquity shall be multiplied, the love of 13 the many shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be 1-1 saved. 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. 15 When therefore ye see the abomina- tion of desolation, which was sjioken of ''by Daniel the prophet, standing in ' the holy place (let him that readeth 16 imder stand), then let them that are in 17 Judsea flee unto the mountahis : let hun that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his 18 house : and let hun that is in the field 19 not retimi back to take his cloke. But woe mito them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days ! 20 And pray ye that your flight be not in 21 the winter, neither on a sabbath : for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days had been short- ened, no flesh would have been saved : but for the elect's sake those days shall 23 be shortened. Then if any man shall say mito you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, 24 Here ; beheve 8 it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the 25 elect. Behold, I have told you before- 26 hand. If therefore they shall say unto you. Behold, he is in the wilderness ; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner 27 chambers; beheve ^it not. For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west ; so shall be the lo coming of the Son 28 of man. Wheresoever the carcase is, there vnU the ii eagles be gathered to- gether. 29 But immediately, after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be dai-kened, and the moon shaU not give her hght, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall 30 be shaken : and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man m heaven : and then shall aU the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven 31 with j)ower and great glory. And he shall send forth his angels i^ with i^ a great soimd of a trmnpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four whids, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now from the fig tree learn her para- ble : when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye 33 know that the summer is nigh : even so ye also, when ye see aU these things, know ye that i^lie is nigh, even at the 34 doors. VerQy I say unto you. This generation shall not pass away, tiU aU 35 these things be accomjihshed. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words 36 shaU not pass away. But of that day and hoiu" knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, i^ neither the Son, but 37 the Father only. And as viere the days of Noah, so shall be the incoming 38 of the Son of man. For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and druikhig, marryuig and giving in marriage, until the day 39 that Noah entered iato the ark, and they knew not until the flood came, and 8 Or, him !>0r. tliem iDGr. presence. "Or, viUtures 12 Many ancient authori- ties read with a great trmnpet, and they shtiU ga- ther &c. 13 Or, a trumpet of great sofund W Or, it 15 Many authori- ties, some ancient, omit neither the Son, 25 38. S. MATTHEW. 21 iGr. premnce. ■2 Or, Hut thi» yc know 3Gr. digyed throuyh. iGr. servant. 5 Or, severely scourge ftiin 6 Or. torches ■?Gr. bond- servant'i. took them all away; so shall bo the 40 1 coining of the Sou of man. Then shaU two men bo in the field ; one is taken, 41 and one is left: two women shall he. grinding at the mill; one is taken, and 42 one is left. Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day yoiu- Ijord com- 43 eth. 2 But know this, that if the master of the house had knowii in what watch the thief was coming, lie would hav(! watched, and would not have suffered Ids house to be f" broken through. 44 Therefore be ye also ready : for iii an hour that ye think not the Son of man 45cometh. Who then is the faitliful and wise ^ servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them theii- 46 food ill due season? Blessed is that ^ servant^ whom his lord when he com- 47 eth shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, that ho will set him over all 48 that he hath. But if that evil ^ sei-vaut shall say m his heart, My lord tarrieth ; 49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-ser- vants, and shall cat and di-ink wdth the 50 drmiken ; the lord of that ^ servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, 51 and shall ^ cut liun asunder, and ap- l)oint his portion with the hypocrites : there shall be the weeping and gnash- ing of teeth. 25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their "^ lamps, and went forth to meet 2 the bridegroom. And five of them were 3 foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, when they took their ^ lamps, 4 took no oU with them : but the wise took on in their vessels with their 5^ lamps. Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 But at mithiight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom ! Come ye forth to meet 7 lum. Then all those virgms arose, and 8 trimmed their ^ lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise. Give us of your 9 oil ; for our ^ lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, Peradven- tiu-e there wiU not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that 10 sell, and buy for yom-selves. And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were ready went in with him to the mar- riage feast: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward cdme also the other virgms, 12 saying. Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say 13 unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 14 For it is as irhen a man, going into another country, called his own ' ser- vants, and delivered unto them his 15 goods. And luito one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one ; to each according to his several ability ; 16 and he went on his journey. Straight- way he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made 17 otlier five talents. Li like manner he also that received the two gauied other 18 two. But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid 19 his lord's money. Now after a long time the lord of those 7 .servants cometh, and 20inaketh a reckoning^with them. And he that received the five talent.s came and brought other five talents, sayuig. Lord, thou delivcredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five 21 talents. His lord said luito him. Well done, good and faithful ^ servant : thou bast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many thuigs : enter 22 thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou dehveredst unto me two talents : lo, I have gamed other 23 two talents. His lord said unto him. Well done, good and faithf ul * servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few thmgs, I will set thee over many things : 24 enter thou uito the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reapmg where thou didst not sow, and gathering where 25 thou didst not scatter : and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the 26 earth : lo, thou hast thine own. But his lord answered and said mito him. Thou ■wicked and slothful * servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; 27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my com- ing I should have received back mine 28 own with interest. Take ye away there- fore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. 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. 30 And cast ye out the uniirofitable ■* ser- vant into the outer darkness : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 31 But when the Son of man shaU come in his glory, and aU the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of 32 his glory: and before bim shall be gathered all the nations : and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd sejiarateth the sheep from the 33** goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the ^ goats on the 34 hif t. Then shall the Kmg say unto them on his right hand. Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre- pared for you from the formdation of 35 the world: for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thu-sty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger, and 36 ye took me in ; naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: 8Gr. kids. 22 S. MATTHEW. 25. 36. 'Or, Depart from me under a curse 2 Or. aJiasJi ^ Grant. *0r, theie good lidinga I was iu prison, and ye came luito me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer liim, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee ? or athu-st, and 38 gave thee drink? And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or 39 naked, and clothed thee? And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and 40 came unto thee ? And the King shall answer and say unto them. Verily I say unto you. Inasmuch as ye did it uuto one of these my brethren, even 41 these least, ye did it unto me. Then shall he say also imto them on the left hand, iDejiartfrom me, ye cm'sed, into the eternal fire which is prepared 42 for the de\'il and his angels: for I was an hmigred, and ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me no 43 drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick, and in i^rison, and ye visited me 44 not. Then shall they also answer, say- ing. Lord, when saw we thee an hun- gred, or athu'st, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minis- 45 ter imto thee ? Then shall he answer them, saying. Verily I say mito you. Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not imto me. 46 And these shall go away into eternal pmiishment: but the righteous into eternal life. 26 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said imto his 2 disciples. Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is deUvered up to be crucified. 3 Then were gathered together the chief liriests, and the elders of the people, un- to the com't of the high priest, who was 4 called Caiaphas ; and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by 5 subtUty, and kUl him. But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in 7 the house of Simon theleper,there came mito hun a woman having ^ an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she pom-ed it upon his head, as he 8 sat at meat. But when the disciples saw it, they had mdignation, saying. To 9 what puri^ose is this waste ? For this ointment might have been sold for much, 10 and given to the poor. But Jesus per- ceiving it said mito them. Why trouble ye the woman ? for she hath wrought 11 a good work upon me. For ye have the iwor always with you ; but me ye have 12 not always. For in that she ^ poured this ointment upon my body, she did 13 it to prepare me for burial. Verily I say mito you, \Mieresoever ^ this gos- pel sliaU be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 14 Then one of the twelve, who was call- ed Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief 15 priests, and said. What are ye willing to give me, and I wUl deliver hun un- to you? And they weighed imto biTn 16 thu'ty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver hiin unto them. 17 Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, say- ing. Where wUt thou that we make ready 18 for thee to eat the passover? And he said. Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The ^ Master saith. My tune is at hand ; I keep the passover at 19 thy house with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them ; 20 and they made ready the passover. Now when even was come, he was sitting at 21 meat ^vith the twelve '^ discijiles ; and as they were eating, he said. Verily I say mito you, that one of you shall beti-ay 22 me. And they were exceeding sorrow- ful, and began to say unto him every 23 one. Is it I, Lord ? And he answered and said. He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray 24 me. 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 25 if he had not been born. And Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said. Is it I, Kabbi ? He saith unto him. Thou 26 hast said. And as they were eating, Je- sus took sbread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and 27 said, Take, eat ; this is my body. And he took 9 a cwp, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of 28 it ; for this is my blood of ^the n cove- nant, which is shed for many unto re- 29 mission of sins. But I say unto you, I wUl not drink henceforth of this fniit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with yoij in my Father's king- dom. -<- 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the momit of Ohves. 31 Then saith Jesus unto them. All ye shall be i^ offended in me this night : for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scat- 32 tered abroad. But after I am raised up, 331 will go before you into Galilee. But Peter answered and said unto hun. If all shall be i^ offended in thee, I wUl never 34 be 12 offended. Jesus said mito him, VerUy I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny 35 me thrice. Peter saith unto hini, Even if I must die with thee, yet wUl I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto 13 a place caUed Gethsemane, and saith imto his disciples, Sit ye here, whUe I go 37 yonder and pray. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebe- dee, and began to be sorrowful and sore 5 Or, Tuacher 6 M.any authori- ties, some ancient, omit dUi'ij^es. 7 Gr. for him if that man. 8 Or, alojf 9 Some ancient autiiori- ties reatl the cup. 10 Or, the testa- ment 11 Many ancient authori- ties in- sert new. 12 Gh-. caused to stumble. 13 Gr. on enelosetl piece of ffrounil. 27. G. S. MATTHEW. 23 lOr. Wati-h l/e, and pray that ye enter not 2 Gr. j;s!- ed him much. 3Gr. bond- tcrvant. 38 troubled. Then saith bo mito tbom, My soiil is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : abide ye here, and watch with 39 me. And ho went forward a Uttle, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, my Father, if it be possible, let tliis cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not ■10 as I will, but as thou wilt. And he conieth luito the disciples, and findeth them sleeiimg, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one •11 hour ? 1 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is r2 willuig, but the flesh is weak. Again a second time he went away, and l)rayed, saying, O my Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, 43 thy will be done. And he came agam and found them sleepmg, for their 44 eyes were heavy. And he left them agam, and went away, and prayed a third tmie, saying again the same 45 words. Then cometh he to the dis- ciples, and saith unto them, Sleej) on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed mito the hands of sinners. 46 Arise, let us bo going : behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me. 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 jiriests and elders 48 of the people. Now he that betrayed hun gave them a sign, saying. Whomso- ever I shall kiss, that is he : take him. 49 And straightway he came to Jesus, and 50 said, HaU, Eabbi; and ^kissedhim. And Jesus said imto him, Friend, do that for which thou art come. Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 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 jn-iest, and struck oflf his ear. 52 Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up a- gain thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish 53 with the sword. Or thtnkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than 54 twelve legions of angels ? How then should the scrijitirres be fuMUed, that 55 thus it must be ? In that hour said Je- sus to the multitudes, Ai'e ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not. 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. 57 And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house o/Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders 58 were gathered together. But Peter fol- lowed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with 59 the ofBoers, to see the end. Now the chief priests and tho wliole council sought false witness agauist Jesus, that CO they might put him to death; and they fomid it not, though many false wit- nesses came. But afterward came two, 61 and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the ■'temple of (iod, and to buUd 6-2 it hi three days. And tho high priest stood ui), and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these 63 witness against theo ? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou teU us whether thou bo the 64 Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith un- to him. Thou hast said : nevertheless I say imto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and commg on the clouds of 65 heaven. Then the high priest rent his garments, saying. He hath spoken blas- phemy : what further need have we of witnesses ? behold, now ye have heard 66 the blasphemy : what think ye ? They answered and said. He is * worthy of 67 death. Then did they spit in his face and buffet him : and some smote him 68 G with the pahns of then- hands, saying. Prophesy mito us, thou Christ : who is he that struck thee ? 69 Now Peter was sitting without in the court : and a maid came mito him, say- mg. Thou also wast with Jesus the Gah- 70l8can. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71 And when he was gone out mto the porch, another maid saw liim, and saith unto them that were there. This man 72 also was with Jesus the Nazarene. And again he denied with an oath, I know 73 not the man. And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of them ; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74 Then began he to cm-se and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway 75 the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said. Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thi-ice. And ho went out, and wept bitterly. 27 Now when morning was come, aU the chief priests and the elders of the peo- ple took comisel agamst Jesus to put 2 him to death : and they boimd liun, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas,which betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repent- ed himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and 4 elders, saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed ''iimoceut blood. But they said, Wliat is that to us ? see thou to 5 it. And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and de- parted ; and he went away and hanged 6 himself. And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is <0r. san*:- tuary : a-tin ch. xxiii. xxvli. 5. 5Gr. liable to. eor, withrodr. 'Many ancient authori- ties reail riffht- eoics. 24 S. MATTHEW. 27. 6. 1 Gr. cor- ba)taji, that is, sacred trea- sure/. Compare Mark vii. 11. 2 Or. through 3 Or, / took •Or, whom they jrriced on the part of the sons qf Israel 5 Some ancient authori- ties read / gave. 6 Or, a /east '< .Some ancient authori- ties read of this Mood: see ye &c. »Gr.Prce- torlu7n. See Mark XV. Id f'Or, cohtjrt W Some ancient authori- ties read clothed. not lawful to imt them into the i trea- 7 sury, since it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bui'y strangers 8 hi. Wherefore that field was caIled,The 9 field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken ^by Je- remiah the prophet, saying. And ^ they took the thh-ty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, * whom certain 10 of the children of Israel did price ; and 5 they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor : and the governor asked him, sayhig. Art thou the King of the Jews ? And 12 Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And when he was accused by the chief priests 13 and elders, he answered nothing. Then saith Pilate imto him, Hearest thou not how many thuigs they witness against 14 thee ? And he gave him no answer, not even to one word : insomuch that the 15 governor marvelled greatly. Now at "the feast the governor was wont to release vmto the multitude one prisoner, 16 whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them. Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barab- bas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had 19dehvered him up. And while he was sitting on the judgement-seat, his wife sent unto him, sayhig. Have thou no- thing to do with that righteous man : for I have suffered many things this day 20 in a dream because of him. Now the chief iiriests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for 21 Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. But the governor answered and said unto them. Whether of the twain will ye that I re- lease imto you ? And they said, Barab- 22 has. Pilate saith unto them. What then shall I do mito Jesus which is called Christ? They all say, Let him be cru- 23cified. And he said, WTiy, what evil hath he done ? But they cried out ex- ceedingly, saying. Let him be crucified. 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arismg, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, sayhig, I am innocent ''of the blood of this right- 25 eous man : see ye to it. And all the jieople answered and said, His blood be 26 on us, and on our children. Then re- leased he imto them Barabbas: but Jesus he scom-ged and deUvered to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus ioto the s palace, and gathered 28imto limi the whole 9 band. And they 10 stripped him, and put on him a scarlet 29 robe. And they plaited 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, say- 30 ing, HaU, King of the Jews 1 And they spat upon him, and took the reed and 31 smote him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they took off from lum the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify hun. 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Gyrene, Simon by name : him they 11 compelled to go ivith them, that 33 he might bear his cross. And when they were come unto a place called Gol- gotha, that is to say. The place of a 34 skull, they gave him wine to drink mmgled with gall: and when he had 35 tasted it, he would not drink. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, castmg lots: 36 and they sat and watched him there. 37 And they set up over his head his ac- cusation written, this is jestjs the 38 KING OF THE JEWS. Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left. 39 And they that jiassed by railed on him, 40 wagging their heads, and saying. Thou that destroyest the 12 temple, and buUd- est it in three days, save thyseK : if thou art the Son of God, come down 41 from the cross. In Hke manner also the chief priests mocking Mm, with 42 the scribes and elders, said, He saved others ; i3 himself he camiot save. He is the King of Israel ; let hiin now come down from the cross, and we wiU be- 43 heve on him. He trusteth on God ; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: 44 for he said, I am the Son of God. And the robbers also that were crucified with liim cast upon him the same re- proach. 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the inland imtil the 46 rdiith hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is. My God, my God, i^ ■\vhy hast thou forsaken 47 me? And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said. This 48 man caUeth Elijah. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sjionge, and fUled it with vinegar, and put it on a 49 reed, and gave him to di'ink. And the rest said, Let be ; let us see whether 50 Elijah cometh to save him.i" And Jesus cried agaui with a loud voice, and 51 yielded up his spuit. And behold, the veil of the i'^ temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake ; and the rocks were 52 rent ; and the tombs were opened ; and many bodies of the saints that had 53 fallen aslee}) were raised; and coming forth out of the tombs after his resm-- rection they entered into the holy city 54 and appeared unto many. Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw 11 Gr. im- pressed. 12 Or, sanc- tuary 13 Or, can he not save himself I I'Or, earth 15 Or, whti thou for- sake me i le Man.v ancient authori- ties add And an- other took a spear and pierced his tide, and there came out water atid blood. See ,John xix. iW. 28. 20. S. MATTHEW. 25 'Or, a eon of UoU 2 Or, Take a ffuard 3Gr. I tnake it sure, as I/O know. the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedmgly, sayinp;, 55 Truly this was i the Son of God. And many women were there beholding from afar, wliich had followed Jesus from 56 Galilee, ministeruig mito him : anumg whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary tlie mother of .lames and Jo.ses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57 And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimatha?a, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' 58 disciple : this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given iip. 59 And Joseph took the body, and wrapped 60 it in a clean linen cloth, aiid laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock : and he roUed a great stone to the door of the tomb, and 61 departed. And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 Now on the mon-ow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered to- 63 gether unto Pilate, saying. Sir, we re- member that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive. After three days I 64 rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchi-e be made sure luitil the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say luito the people, He is risen from the dead : and the last error wUl be worse than the 65 first. Pilate said unto them, ^Ye have a guard : go your way, s make it as sure 66 as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them. 28 Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first daij of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And behold, there was a gi-eat earth- quake; for an angel of the Lord de- scended from heaven, and came and roUed away the stone, and sat upon it. 3 His appearance was as lightning, and this raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and 5 became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto tlie women, Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek 6 Jesus, which hath been crucified. He is not here ; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place ^ where the 7 Tjord lay. And go quicJily, and tell his disciples. He is risen from the dead ; and lo, he goeth before you into Gali- lee ; there shall ye see him : lo, I have 8 told you. And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word. 9 And behold, Jesus met them, sayuig, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then saith Jesus luito thorn, Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests aU the 12 things that were come to pass. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 saying. Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we 14 slept. And if this 5 come to the governor's ears, we will i^ersuade him, 15 and rid you of care. 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. 16 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the momitaui where Jesus 17 had appointed them. And when they saw him, they worshipped him : but 18 some doubted. And Jesus came to them and spake rmto them, saying. All authority hath been given unto me in 19 heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy 20 Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you : and lo, I am with you ^alway, even unto 'the end of the world. < Manv ancient authori- ties rcA'i irhara he Uiy. 5 Or, come to a hearing before the go- vernor c Gr. aa the days. 1 Or, the eon^an- matfon of the age L^ THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO S. MARK. 1 Some aiicient authori- ties omit the Son of Ood. 2 Some ancient authori- ties read in the prophets. 3 Gr. suf. ficiera. * Or, in 5 Or, Bolll Spirit : and so throu.iih- out tllid book. CGr. into. 1 The beginning of the gospel of JesusI Chi-ist, ithe Son of God. 2 Even as it is written ^m Isaiah the pi'ophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way ; 3 The voice of one crying ta the wil- derness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight ; 4 John came, who baptized in the wilder- ness and preached the baptism of re- 5pentance imto remission of shis. And there went out unto htm all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem ; and they were baptized of him iu the river Jordan, confessing their sms. 6 And Jolm was clothed with camel's hair, and Jiad a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild 7 honey. And he preached, saying, There Cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not s worthy to stoop down and 8 imloose. I baptized you * with water ; but he shall baptize you *with the 5 Holy Ghost. 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John ^ in 10 the Jordan. And straightway coming HI) out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asmider, and the Spirit as a dove 11 descending upon him : and a voice came out of the heavens. Thou art my beloved Son, iu thee I am well pleased. 12 And straightway the Spirit di'iveth 13 him forth into the wilderness. Aud he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan ; and he was with the wild beasts ; and the angels ministered imto him. 14 Now after that John was dehvered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching 15 the gospel of God, and saying. The time is fulfilled, aud the kingdom of God is at hand : rexient ye, and beheve in the gospel. 1 6 And passing along by the sea of Gali- lee, he saw Simon and Andrew the bi'other of Simon casting a net in the 17 sea : for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them. Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of 18 men. And straightway they left the 19 nets, and followed him. .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. 20 And straightway he called them : and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. 21 And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered mto the synagogue aud taught. 22 And they were astonished at his teach- ing : for he taught them as having au- 23 thority, and not as the scribes. And straightway there was in their syna- gogue a man with an imclean spirit; 24 and he cried out, sayuig. What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Na- zareth ? art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the Holy 25 One of God. And Jesus rebuked ■? him, saying. Hold thy peace, and come out 26 of him. And the imclean spu-it, 8 tear- ing him and crying with a loud voice, 27 came out of him. And they were aU amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saymg, What is this ? a new teaching ! with authority he commandeth even the imclean spirits, 28 and they obey him. And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of GaUlee round about. 29 And straightway, 9 when they we^e come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, 30 with James and John. Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and 31 straightway they teU him of her : and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up ; and the fever left her, and she ministered imto them. 32 And at even, when the sim did set, they brought mito him aU that were sick, and them that were lOpossessed 33 with devils. And aU the city was ga- 34 thered together at the door. And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many i^ devils; and he suffered not the n devils to speak, because they knew himi^. 35 Aud in the morning, a great while be- fore day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert i)lace, aiad there 36 prayed. And Simon and they that were 37 with him followed after him ; and they foimd him, and say unto him. All are 38 seeking thee. And he saith unto them. Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for 39 to this end came I forth. And he went into theii' synagogues throughout all Galilee, preachiug and casting out II devils. 40 And there cometh to bim a leper, beseeching him, i^and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him. If thou wilt, thou canst make me 3. 7. S. MARK. 27 I Or, word. 3 Gr. he, <■ Or. ^At; city s Or. at Jiotne ' Many ancient authori- ties read bring him unto him. 7Gr. Child. 8 Or, aii- thoritj 9See marginal note on Matt. V. 46. 10 Some ancient authori- ties read a/nd the Phari- 41 clean. Aud beiug moved with coiiiiias- siou, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I 4"2will; be thou made clean. And straight- way the lei)rosy dejjarted from hun, and 43 he was made clean. And he i strictly charged him, aud straightway sent him 44 out, and saith unto him, See thou say nothmg to any man : but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses conunauded, for a testunony luito them. 45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the 2 matter, insomuch that ^ Jesus could no more openly enter mto ^ a city, but was without m desert places : aud they came to him from every quarter. 2 And when he entered again into Ca- pernaimi after some days, it was noised 2 that he was ^ in the house. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room /or them, no, not even about the door : and he spake the 3 word unto them. And they come, bring- ing unto him a man sick of the palsy, 4 borne of foiu-. And when they could not 6 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 5 palsy lay. And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, ^ Son, 6 thy sins are forgiven. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and Treasonmg in then- hearts. Why doth this man thus speak ? he blasphemeth : who can forgive sins but one, even God ? 8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spii'it that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them. Why rea- son ye these things in yom* hearts? 9 Whether is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy. Thy sins are forgiven ; or to say. Arise, and take up thy bed, and 10 walk ? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath 8 power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the 11 palsy), I say unto thee, Arise, take up 12 thy bed, and go unto thy house. 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. 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and aU the multitude resorted 14 unto him, and he taught them. Aud as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphseus sitting at the place of toU, and he saith unto him. Follow me. And 15 he arose and followed him. And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many 9 publi- cans and sinners sat down with Jesus aud his disciples : for there were many, 16 and they followed him. And the scribes 10 of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating vidth the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, nilc; eatetli I'-^aiul drinketh with pubhcans 17 and shniers. And when Jesus heard it, lie saith unto them, They that are 1" whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous, but siimeis. 18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him. Why do John's disciples aiid the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but 19 thy disciples fast not ? And Jesus said luito them. Can the sons of the bride- chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them ? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they caimot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken away from them, 21 and then will they fast in that day. No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fUl it u]) taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old 14 wine-skins: else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins : but they jiut new wiue into fresh wine-skins. 23 And it came to pass, that he was go- ing on the sabbath day tlu-ough the cornfields ; and his disciples is began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the Phai-isees said unto him. Be- hold, why do they on the sabbath day 25 that which is not lawful ? And he said imto them. Did ye never read what Da'N'id did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with 26 him ? How he entered into the house of God i^when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with 27 him ? And he said imto them. The sab- bath was made for man, and not man 28 for the sabbath: so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. 3 And he entered again into the syna- gogue ; and there was a man there 2 which had his hand withered. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they 3 might accuse him. And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, 4 1^ Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or 5 to kUl ? But they held their peace. And v/hen he had looked round about on them with anger, beiug grieved at the harderung of then- heart, he saith mito the man. Stretch forth thy hand. Aud he stretched it forth: and his hand 6 was restored. And the Pharisees went out, and straightway wdth the Hero- dians took comisel against him, how they might destroy him. 7 Aud Jesus with his disciples wlth- di-ew to the sea: and a great miJ- 11 Or. J low is it that he euteth . . . tin- ners/ ^2 gome ancient aulhurl- ties omit and drink- eth. 13 Gr. strong. MThat is, gkin^ used as bottles. 15 Gr. began to maka their way pluck- ing. 1* Some ancient authori- ties read 171 the days of Abia- thar the high priest. HGr. A rise into the midst. 28 S. MAEK. 3. 7. lOr, aU the things that hti did 2Gr. ifcourgt^s. 3 Gr. /etl. an lent authori- ties add whom al60 he ilajned apostles >^ee Luke vi. 13. SGr. dctnong. G Some ancient authori- ties in- sert and he ap- pointed twelve. 'Or, Zealot. See Luke vi. 15 ; Actsi. 13. sOr. ho^ne Or, /n titiule from Galilee followed : and from 8 Judcca, and from Jerusalem, and from Idimi;ea, and beyond Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon,agreat multitude, hear- ing 1 what great things he did, cameim- 9 to him. And he spake to his discijiles, that a Uttle boat should wait on liim l)ccause of the crowd, lest they should 10 throng him : for he had healed many ; iiisomucli that as many as had ^ plagues 8pr essed upon him that they might touch 11 him. And the imclean spii-its, whenso- ever they beheld him, feU down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son 12 of God. And he charged them much that they should not make liun known. 13 And he goeth up into the momitain. and calleth unto him whom he himself 14 would: and they went unto him. And he appointed twelve,^ that they might be with him, and that he might send 15 them forth to preach, and to have au- 16 thority to cast out ^ devils : ^ and Simon 17 he surnamed Peter ; and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he snrnamed Boa- 18 nerges, which is. Sons of thunder: and An(h-ew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the S071 of Alphoeus, and Thaddams, and 19 Simon the 'Cananaean, and Judas Is- cai'iot, which also betrayed hun. '20 And he cometh 8 into a house. And the multitude cometh together agaui, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him : for they said, He 22 is beside himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said. He hath Beelzebub, and, ^ By the prince of the 6 devils casteth he out the ^ devils. 23 And he called them unto him, and said imto them in parables, How can Satan 24 cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom can- 25 not stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able 26 to stand. And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he can- 27 not stand, but hath an end. But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bhid the strong man ; and then he will 28 spoil his house. Verily I say unto you. All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphe- mies wherewith soever they shall blas- 29 phome : but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never for- giveness, but is guUty of an eternal sin : 30 because they said, He hath an imclean spirit. 31 And there come his mother and his brethren ; and, standuig without, they 32 sent imto him, calling him. And a mul- titude was sitting about him ; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy bretlu-en without seek for thee. 33 And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren ? 31 And looking round on them which sat romid about him, he saith, Behold, my 35 mother and my brethren! For who- soever shall do the wiU of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. 4 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he en- tered into a boat, and sat in the sea ; and all the multitude were by the sea on 2 the land. And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them 3 in his teaching. Hearken : Behold, the 4 sower went forth to sow : and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and 5 devoured it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because 6 it had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, it was scorched ; and because it had no root, it withered a- 7 way. And other feU among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, 8 and it yielded no fruit. And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a 9 lumdredf old. Ajid he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him 11 the parables. And he said unto them. Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God : but imto them that are without, aU things are done in pa- 12 rabies : that seeing they may see, and not j)erceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should 13 be forgiven them. And he saith unto them. Know ye not this parable ? and how shall ye know all the jjarables? Jl The sower soweth the word. 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 16 sown in them. And these in hke man- ner are they that are sown upon the rocky^)^aces,who, whenthey have heard the word, straightway receive it with 17 joy ; and they have no root in them- selves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they 18 stumble. And others are they that are sown among the thorns ; these are they 19 that have heard the word, and the cares of the 10 world, and the deceitfuhiess of riches, and the lusts of other things enteriug in, choke the word, and it be- 20 cometh mifruitful. And those are they that were sown upon the good gi-ound; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear frait, thirtyfold, and sixty- fold, and a hundredfold. 10 Or, agt 2G. B. MARK. 29 'Or, 2 Or. alfoioi'lh 3 Or. seudeth forth «Gr. A.I unto. 5 Or 2'eucher 21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to bo put mider the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the '22 stand '? For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested ; neither was anijthinff made secret, but that it 215 should come to light. If any man hatli 2i ears to hear, let hmi hear. And he said mito them, Take heed what ye hear : with what measiu-e ye mete it shall be measured unto you : and more shall be 25 given mito you. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which ho hath. 26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the 27 earth ; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprujg up 28 and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth i beareth fruit of herself ; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn 29 in the ear. But when the fruit ^is rijie, straightway he '^ putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30 And he said. How shaU w^e liken the kingdom of God ? or in what parable 31 .shall we set it forth ? *It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sov.'n upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out gi-eat branches ; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. 33 And with many such xjarables spake he the word imto them, as they were able to 34 hear it : and without a parable spake he not mito them : but jn-ivately to his owTi disciples he expounded all things. 35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them. Let us go over unto 36 the other side. And leavmg the multi- tude, they take him with them, even as he was, m the boat. And other boats 37 were with him. And there ariseth a gi'eat storm of wmd, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat 38 was now fillmg. And he himself w^as ui the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say imto him, 5 Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wmd, and said unto the sea. Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a 40 great cahn. And he said unto them, Wliy are ye fearful? have ye not yet 41 faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him ? 5 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the 3 tombs a man with an unclean spii'it, who had his dwelling in the tombs : and no man could any more bind him, no, not 4 with a chain ; because that ho had been of ten bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asmider by him, and the fetters broken in pieces : and no man had strength to tame him. 5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with 8t(me8. 6 And when ho saw Jesus from afar, he 7 ran and worshipped him ; and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee 8 by God, torment me not. For he said unto him. Come forth, thou unclean spi- 9 rit, out of the man. And he asked him. What is thy name ? And he saith unto him. My name is Legion; for we are 10 many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the 11 country. Now there was there on the moiuitain side a gi'eat herd of swine 12 feeding. And they besought him, say- ing. Send us into the swuie, that we may 13 enter uito them. And he gave them leave. And the rmclean spiritscame out, and entered into the s wme : and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they 14 were choked in the sea. And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see 15 what it was that had come to pass. And they come to Jesus, and behold ^liim that was jjossessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were 16 afraid. And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell '' him that was possessed with devils, and concerning 17 the swine. And they began to beseech 18 him to depart from their borders. And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with 'devils be- sought him that he might be with him. 19 And he suffered him not, but saith imto him. Go to thy house unto thy friends, and teU them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had 20 mercy on thee. And he went his way, and began to publish m Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him : and all men did marvel. 21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him : and 22 he was by the sea. And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he 23 f alleth at his feet, and beseecheth him much, saying, My httle daughter is at the i^oiut of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be ^made whole, and live. 24 And he went with him; and a great multitude fallowed him, and they thronged liim. 25 And a woman, which had an issue 26 of blood twelve years, and had suf- 6 Or, 1h<- de- moniac 7Gr. demons. 8 Or, saved 30 S. MARK. 5. 26. 'Or, savi-'d 2Gr. scourffe. 3 Or, saved thee 4 Or, Ti.-acher 5 Or.oV'T- hearing 6 Some ancient authori- ties in- sert the. 7Gr. powern. fered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothmgbettered,but rather grew worse, 27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and 28 touched his garment. For she said. If I touch but his garments, I shall be ^made 29 whole. -Aaid straightway the foimtain of her blood was dried ui) ; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her 30 '^plague. And straightway Jesus, per- ceiving m hunself that the power pro- ceeding from hun had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said. Who 31 touched my garments ? And his disci- ples said imto him, Thou seest the mul- titude thronging thee, and sayest thou, 32 Who touched me ? And he looked round about to see her that had done this 33 thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, 34 and told him all the truth. And he said unto her. Daughter, thy faith hath 3 made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy ^ plague. 35 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, say- ing. Thy daughter is dead : why trou- 36 blest thou the *■ Master any f m-ther? But Jesus, ^not heeding the word spoken, saith mito the ruler of the synagogue, 37 Fear not, only beUeve. .And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of 38 James. And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue ; and he be- holdeth a tumult,and many weeping and 39 waUing greatly. And when he was en- tered in, he saith imto them. Why make ye a tumult, and weep ? the child is not •10 dead, but sleepeth. 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 hun, and goeth in whei-e the child 11 was . And takuig the child by the hand, he saith xmto her, Talitha cumi ; which is, being interpreted. Damsel, I say mito 12 thee. Arise. And straightway the dam- sel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were a- mazed straightway with a great amaze- 43 ment. And he charged them much that no man should know this : and he com- manded that somethitig should be given her to eat. Q And he went out from thence ; and he Cometh into liis own country ; and his 2 disciples follow him. And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach m the synagogue : and ^ many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things ? and. What is the wisdom that is given mito this man, and lokat mean such 'mighty 3 works wrought by his hands ? Is not tliis the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Sunon ? and are not his sis- ters here with us ? ji\jid they were 8 of- 4 fended m him. And Jesus said imto them, A proi)het is not without honom*, save in his own country, and among his 5 own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no ^mighty work, save that he laid his hands ujion a few sick 6 folk, and healed them. .Aaid he mar- velled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the vil- lages teaching. 7 -And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two ; and he gave them authority 8 over the unclean spirits ; and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no waUet, no lo money in their 9 11 purse ; but to go shod with sandals : and, said he, put not on two coats. 10 And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide tUl ye 11 depart thence. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a tes- 12 timony unto them. .And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 13 And they cast out many i''^ devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. 14 And king Herod heard ^Aereo/; for his name had become known: and i^he said, John ^^ the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers 15 work in him. But others said. It is Eli- jah. And others said, It is a prophet, 16 even as one of the prophets. But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John,whom 17 1 beheaded, he is risen. For Herod him- self had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Phihp's 18 wife : for he had marriedher. For John said imto Herod, It is not lawful for thee 19 to have thy brother's wife. And Hero- dias set herself agamst him, and desired 20 to kill him; and she could not ; for He- rod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he i^ was much perplexed; and he heard him 21 gladly. Ajid when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his bu-thday made a supper to his lords, and the i^high captahis, and the chief men of 22 Galilee; and when I'the daughter of Hei-odias herself came in and danced, IS she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the kmg said unto the damsel. Ask of me whatsoever 23 thou wilt, and I wiU give it thee. And he sware unto her. Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto 24 the half of my kingdom. And she went out, and said unto her mother. What shall I ask ? And she said, The head 25 of John 11 the Baptist. And she came PGr. canned to stumble. 9 Or. power. 10 Gr. brasfi. "Gr. girdle. 12 Gr. (leiyiovs. i."i Some ancient autbori- ties read they. 14 Gr. the Bap- tizer. IJ Many ancient autliori- ties read did numy things. 16 Or, military tribune:; Gr. chili- archs. n Some ancient authori- ties rea I his dmtghtcr Hero- dias. 18 Or, if ^M; V 7. 11. S. MARK. 31 1 Gr. the Bap- tizvr. !0r, 3 Sea marginal note on Matt, xviii. 28. »Gr. rcdiiie. in straightway with hasto unto the kuifj, and asked, saying, I will that thou foi'thwitli giv6 me in a charger the head '2G of John 1 the Baptist. And the kuig was exceeduig sorry ; but for the sake of his oatlis, and of them that sat at meat, he 27 would not reject her. 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, 28 and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel ; and the damsel 29 gave it to her mother. And when his (lisciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. 30 And the apostles gather themselves together imto Jesus ; and they told him aU thmgs, whatsoever they had done, 31 and whatsoever they had taught. And he saith unto them. Come ye yourselves apart uito a desert place, and rest a whUe. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leism-e so much 32 as to eat. And they went away in the 33 boat to a desert place ajmrt. And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran there together ^on foot from all the cities, and outwent 34 them. And he came forth and saw a gi-eat multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to 35 teach them many things. 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 : 36 send them away, that they may go into the country and villages roimd about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. 37 But he answered and said mito them. Give ye them to eat. And they say mito him, ShaU. we go and buy two huudi'ed 8 pennyworth of bread, and give them to 38 eat? And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and 39 two fishes. And he comnaanded them that aU should ^ sit down by companies 40 upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hiuidreds, and by fifties. 41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and lookmg 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 42 them all. And they did all eat, and were 43 filled. And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44 And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him mito the other side to Bethsaida, whUe he himself sendeth the 46 multitude away. And after he had taken leave of them, he departed mto the 47 mountain to pray. And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the 48 sea, and he alone on the land. And see- ing them distressed in rowuig, for the wind was contrary mito tliem, al)out the fourth watch of the night he cometh im- to them, walking on the sea; and he 49 would have passed Jiy them : but they, when they saw liim walking on the sea, supposed that it was an ajiparition, and 50 cried out: 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 51 afraid. And he went uji xmto them into the boat ; and the wind ceased ; and they were sore amazed ui them- .52 selves; for they understood not con- cerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened. 53 And when they had ^ crossed over, they came to the land unto Gemiesaret, and 54 moored to the shore. And when they were come out of the boat, straightway 55 the people knew hun, and ran romid about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those thatwere 56 sick, where they heard he was. And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or mto the country, they laid the sick ui the marketplaces, and be- sought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment : and as many as touched ^him were made whole. Y And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certam of the scribes, which had come from Jerusa- 2lem, and had seen that some of his dis- ciples ate their bread with '' defiled, that 3is,miwashen,hands. For the Pharisees, and aU the Jews, except they wash their hands ^dUigently, eat not, holding the 4 tradition of the elders : and when they come from the marketplace, excejit they 3 wash themselves, they eat not: and many other things there be, which they have received to hold, ^o washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels ii. 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Wliy walk not thy disciples accord- ing to the tradition of the elders, but eat 6 their bread with '^ defiled hands ? And he said unto them, WeU did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written. This people honom-eth me with their lips. But their heart is far from me. 7 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the pre- cepts of men. 8 Ye leave the commandment of God, 9 and hold fast the tradition of men. And he said imto them, FuU well do ye re- ject the commandment of God, that ye 10 may keep yom* tradition. For Moses said, Honom- thy father and thy mother; and. He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him I'^die the death: 11 but ye say. If a man shall say to his 5 Or. crosacd over to the land, they cattle iin'o Gftittesa ret ' Or, it ■Or, cuvimon 8 Or, up to the elbow Gr. leith the fist. 9Gr. baptize. Some ancient authori- ties reatl sprinkle th^ni- selves. 10 Gr. baptiz- ing.t. n Many ancient authori- ties add and couehes. 12 Or. surely die 6>^' 32 S. MARK. 7. 11. I Many ancient authori- ties in- sert ver. 16 // any man hath ears to hear, let hiJn hear. 2Gr. thoughts that are evil. ' Some ancient authori- ties oniit and Sklon. »0r, QentUe 5Gr. deynon. " Or, loaf father or bis mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to 12 God\ ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his fatlier or his mother; 13 making void the word of God by yoiu- tradition, which ye have dehvered : and 1-1 many such Kke things ye do. And he called to him the multitude again, and said mito them, Hear me all of you, 15 and understand : there is nothuig from without the man, that going into him can defile him: but the things which proceed out of the man are those that 17 defile the man.i Aiid when ho was entered uito the house from the multi- tude, his disciples asked of him the 18 parable. And he saith mito them, Ai"e ye so without understandmg also? Per- ceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it caimot 19 defile him; because it goeth not into his heart, but into liis beUy, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, 20 making aU meats clean. And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, 21 that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, ^ evil thoughts 22j)roceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetmgs, wickednesses, de- ceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railmg, 23 j)ride, foolishness : aU these evil things proceed from within, and defile the , man. 24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyi-e ^ and Si- don. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it: and he 25 could not be hid. But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, 26 came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a ''Greek, a Syi'ophce- nician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the ^ de^dl out 27 of her daughter. And he said unto her. Let the children first be fiUed : for it is not meet to take the children's "bread 28 and cast it to the dogs. But she an- swered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord : even the dogs under the table eat of 29 the children's crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the 5 devU is gone out of thy daughter. 30iiud she went away imto her house, and foimd the child laid upon the bed, and the ^ devU gone out. 31 And again he went out from the bor- ders of Tyre, and came through Sidon mito the sea of Galilee, through the 32 midst of the borders of Decapolis. And they bring unto hhn one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ; and they beseech him to lay his hand 33 upon litm. And he took him aside from the midtitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and 34 touched his tongue ; and lookmg up to heaven, be sighed, and saith unto him, 35Ephphatha, that is. Be opened. And his ears were ojiened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake 36 plain. And he charged them that they should teU no man : but the more he charged them, so much the more a great 37 deal they pubUshed it. And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well : he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to sjieak. 8 Li those days, when there was again a great miiltitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called imto bun his disciples, 2 and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have no- 3 thing to eat : and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way ; and some of them are come 4 from far. And his disciples answered him, Wlience shall one be able to fill tliese men with 'bread here in a desert 5 place ? And he asked them. How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the gromid : and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his dis- ciples, to set before them ; and they set 7 them before the multitude. And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set 8 these also before them. And they did eat, and were filled : and they took up, of broken pieces that re- 9 mauied over, seven baskets. And they were about four thousand: and he 10 sent them away. And straightway he entered into the boat with his dis- ciples, and came into the parts of Dal- manutha. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of bun a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spu'it, and saith. Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you. There shall no sign be given imto this generation. 13 And he left them, and again entering mto the boat departed to the other side. 14 And they forgot to take bread; and they had not ui the boat with them 15 more than one loaf. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven 16 of Herod. And they reasoned one with another, 8 saying, 9 We have no bread. 17 And Jesus iierceivuig it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart har- 18 dened ? Having eyes, see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye 19 not remember ? When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many lobaskets fuU of broken pieces took ye up ? They say unto him. Twelve. 9. 25. S. MAKK. 33 1 Basket in ver. liP and •.>(> repre- sents different Greelc words-. 2 Or, tout "10 k\u\ when the seven amoufj tlie four thf)iisiui(l, how many ibasketfula of broken pieces took ye up ? And they '21 say inito hini, Seven. And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand ? ■2'2 And they eome mito Uethsaida. And they bring to him a l)lind man, and be- '23 seech him to touch liini. And he took hold of the bhnd man by the hand, and brought him out of tlie village ; and when he bad spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him. '24 Seest thou aught ? And he looked up, and said, I see men ; for I behold them '25 as trees, walkuig. Then agam he laid his hands upon his eyes ; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw '26 all thmgs clearly. And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village. '27 And .Jesus went forth, and his dis- ciples, into the villages of C;<psarea Philippi : and in the way he asked his discii)les, saying imto them. Who do '28 men say that I am ? And they told him, saying, Jolm the Baptist : and others, Elijah ; but others. One of the prophets. '29 And he asked them. But who say ye that I am ? Peter answereth and saitli 30 imto hmi. Thou art the Christ. And he charged them that they should tell no 31 man of him. 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 3'2 days rise again. And he spake the say- ing openly. And Peter took him, and 33 began to rebuke him. Biit he tm-imig about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan : for thou mindest not the things 34 of God, but the things of men. And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them. If any man woidd come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and 35 follow me. For whosoever would save his 2 life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his ^life for my sake and the 36 gospel's shall save it. For what doth it profit a man, to gaui the whole world, 37 and forfeit his '^ life ? For what should a man give in exchange for his ^life? 88 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Sou of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with 9 tlie holy angels. And he said unto them. Verily I say unto you. There be some here of them that stand hji, which shall in no wise taste of death, tQl they see the kmgdom of God come with power. '2 And after six days Jesus taketh witli him Peter, and James, and Jolm, and bruigeth them up mto a high mountain apart by themselves : and he was trans- 3 figured before them : and his garments became glisteruig, exceeding white ; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. ■4 And there appeared inito them Elijah with Moses : and they were talking 5 with Jesus. And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Kabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us nuike three '*ta- bernacles ; one for thee, and one for 6 Moses, and one for Elijah. For he wist not what to answer; for they became 7 sore afraid. And there came a cloud overshadowing them : and there came a voice out of the cloud. This is my 8 beloved Son: hear ye him. Andsuddeidj' looking round about, tlieysawno one any more, save Jesus only with themselves. 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charge<l them that they should tell no man what thmgs they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen agam from the 10 dead. And they kept the saymg, ques- tioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. 11 And they asked him, saying, *The scribes say that EUjah must first come. l"2Aud he said mito them, Elijah uideed cometh first, and restoreth all things : and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and 13 l)e set at nought ? But I say unto you, that Ehjah is come, and they have also done imto him whatsoever they listed, even as it is written of hhn. 14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a gi'eat multitude about them, 15 and scribes questionmg with them. And straightway all the nuUtitude, when they saw him, were gi-eatly amazed, and 16 running to him saluted him. And he asked them. What question ye with 17 them? And one of the multitude an- swered him, 5 Master, I brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spuit ; 18 and wheresoever it taketh him, it "^ dash- eth huu dowii : and he foameth, aud grindeth his teeth, and iJujeth away: and I si)ake to thj' disciples that they should cast it out ; and they were not 19 able. And he answereth them and saith, faithless generation, how long shall I be with you '? how long shall I bear with '20 you? brmg him ixnto me. And they brought him unto him : and when he saw him, straightway the sjjirit ^tare him grievously; and he fell on the '21 gromid, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father. How long time is it since this hath come unto hhn ? And '22 he said. From a child. And of t-tunes it hath cast him both iuto the fire and mto the waters, to destroy him : but if thou canst do anything, have compas- '23 siou on us, and helj) us. And Jesus said mito huu, If thou canst ! All things are '24 possible to hun that believeth. Straight- way the father of the child cried out, and said^, I believe ; helj) thou mme uube- '25 lief. And when Jesiis saw that a nnilti- ■"Or. boolht 4 Or. How is it thitt the scribes say . . . COTTief 5 Or. Teacher 6 Or. rendeth hint. '* Or, con- vulsed 8 Many ancient authori- ties add icith tears. c 34 S. MARK. 9. 25. 1 Or, con- viUsed 2 Or, How is it that we could not cast it out? 3 Many ancient authori- ties add and/oBt- ing. 4Gr. greater. 5 Or, Teacher 6Gr. denwm. ?Gr. power. 8 Gr. in name that ye are. Many ancient authori- ties omit on yne. W Gr. a tnilJstone turned by an ass. 11 Gr. Oe- henna. 12 Ver. 44 and 46 (which are iden- tical with ver. 48) are omit- ted by the best ancient authori- ties. tude came iiuiiiing together, he rebuliod the luiclcau spirit, sayiiig luito biiu, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I com- mand thee, come out of hhn, and enter 26 uo more into him. And having cried out, and i torn him much, he came out : and the child became as one dead; in- somuch that the more part said, He is '27 dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, '28 and raised him up ; and he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, '^sayiwj, •29 We could not cast it out. And he said imto them. This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer'"*. 30 And they went forth from thence, and passed throiigh Galilee ; and he would 31 not that any man should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said lanto them. The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after 32 three days he shall rise again. But they imderstood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them. What were ye reasouiug in the way? 34 But they held then* peace : for they had disputed one with another in the way, 35 who icas the ^greatest. And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith mito them. If any man would be fu'st, he shall be last of all, and mmis- 36ter of aU. And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them : and taking him in his arms, he said mito 37 them. Whosoever shall receive one of such Uttle children m my name, receiv- eth me : and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but hioi that sent me. 38 John said unto hun, ° Master, we saw one castuig out ^ devils in thy name : and we forbade him, because he followed 39 not us. But Jesus said. Forbid him not : for there is uo man which shall do a '^mighty work iu my name, and be 40 able quickly to speak evil of me. For 41 he that is not against us is for ixs. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to di'iuk, « because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose 42 his reward. And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe ^ on me to stimible, it were better for hun if 10 a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast iato the sea. 43 And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off : it is good for thee to enter into life manned, rather than having thy two hands to go mto Hhell, into the 45 luiquenchable fire.i^ And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off : it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be 47 cast into ii heU. And if thiue eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of Ciod «ith one eye, rather than having 48 two eyes to be cast iato nhell ; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is 49 not quenched. For every one shall be 50 salted with ih-ei'^. Salt is good: biit if the salt have lost its saltness, where- v.'ith wiU ye season it? Have salt iu yourselves, and be at peace one with another. 10 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judtea and beyond Jordan : and multitudes come together unto him again ; and, as he was wont, 2 he taught them again. And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him. Is it lawfid for a man to jiut away his wife? 3 tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses com- 4mand you? .And they said, Moses suf- fered to write a bill of divorcement, and 5 to put her away. But Jesus said mito them. For your hardness of heart he 6 wrote you this commandment. But from the beguming of the creation, 7 Male and female made he them. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, i^and shall cleave to his 8 wife ; and the twain shall become one flesh : so that they are uo more twain, 9 but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put 10 asmider. And iu the house the disci- ples asked him agam of this matter. 11 And he saith imto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, coimnitteth adultery against 12 her : and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. 13 And they brought imto him little chil- dren, that he should touch them : and 14 the discii^les rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indig- nation, and said unto them. Suffer the little children to come unto me ; forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom 15 of God. Verily I say unto you. Who- soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a httle chUd, he shall m no wise 16 enter therein. And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands ujion them. 17 And as he was going forth i^into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him. Good ^ Master, what shall I do that I may inherit 18 eternal life? And Jesiis said imto him. Why caUest thou me good? none 19 is good save one, even God. Thou knowest the commandments. Do not kQl, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Do not defraud, Honour thy father and •20 mother. And he said mito him, s Mas- ter, aU these thuigs have I observed 21 from my youth. And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said imto him. One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shaJt have 11. 9. S. MARK. 35 1 Some ancient authori- ties omit for thcyn that truM in I'iche-i. 2 Many ancient Lithori- ties read amoiKj tht'in- selves. 3 Or, ui/e i Or, but some as theyfol- 1-owed were a/ralil 5 Or, Teacher trcamire iii hoaveu: ami come, foUov.' '22 me. But his counteiiiiuco fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful : f i ir he was one that had great possessions. ■Jo And Jesus looked round ahont, and waith unto his diseiples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into 24 the kingdom of God! And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them. Children, how hard is it i for them that trust in riches to enter into tho king- 25 doni of God ! It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of 26 God. And they were astonished ex- ceedingly, saying '^ imto him. Then who 27 can be saved? Jesus looking ui)on them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are 28 possible with God. Peter began to say luito him, Lo, we have left aU, and have 29 followed thee. Jesus said, Verily I say mito you. There is no man that hath left house, or bretlu-en, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lauds, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake, 80 but he shall receive a hundredfold novi' in this time, houses, and bretkren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the 31 s world to come eternal Ufe. But many that are fu'st shall be last ; and the last first. 32 And they were in the way, going uj) to Jerusalem ; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; ^and they that followed were afraid. And lie took again the twelve, and began to teU them the things that were to hap- 33 pen unto him, sai/im/, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall con- demn him to death, and shall deliver 34 him unto the GentUes : and they shall mock him, and shaU spit ujiou him, and shall scoiu'ge him, and shall kill htm; and after three days he shall rise again. 35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sous of Zebedee, saying unto him, ^ Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall 36 ask of thee. And he said imto them. What would ye that I should do for 37 you? And they said mito huu. Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on tli// left hand, 38 in thy glory. But Jesus said mito them. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to di'ink the cup that I chink ? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am 39 baptized with? And they said imto him. We ai'e able. And Jesus said mi- to them, The cup that I di-ink ye shall di-iuk ; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40 but to sit on my right hand or on m>/ left hand is not mine to give : but it in far them for whom it hath been pre- 11 pared. And when the t(!n hearcl it, they began to be moved with iudigna- 42 tion concerning James and John. And Jesus called them to him, and saith un- to them. Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them ; and their great ones exer- 43 cise authority over them. But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your 44 ''minister: and whosoever would be first among you, shall be 'servant of 45 aU. For verily the Son of man came not to be ministered mito, but to minis- ter, and to give his life a ransom for many. 4() And they come to Jericho : and as he went out from Jericho, with his disci- ples and a great multitude, the son of Timiieus, Bartumeus, a blind beggar, 47 was sitting by the way side. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, be began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal. Thou sou of David, 49 have mercy on me. And Jesus stood stiU, and said. Call ye him. And they caU the blind man, saying unto him. Be of good cheer : rise, he caUeth 50 thee. And he, casting away his gar- ment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered him, and said. What wUt thou that I should do imto thee ? And the blind man said unto him, •^Rabboui, that I may receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way ; thy faith hath '■* made thee whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way. 11 And when they draw nigh unto Jeru- salem, mito Bethpliage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two j 2 of his discijiles, and saith unto them, ' Go your way into the village that is I over agamst you : and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, ' whereon no man ever yet sat; loose 3 him, and bring him. And if any one say imto you, "Why do ye this ? say ye. The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he lo will send him n back 4 hither . And they went away, and f oimd a colt tied at the door without in the 5 ojien street ; and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them. What do ye, loosing the 6 colt ? And they said imto them even as Jesus had said : and they let them go. 7 And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on htm then- garments ; and he 8 sat uj)on him. And many spread theu' garments upon the way; and others i^ branches, which they had cut from 9 the fields. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosau- na; Blessed is he that cometh in the I! Or, servant 'Or. fjond- servatit. '^ See John XX. 16. 9 Or, saved thee 10 Gr. sendeth. 11 Or, a'jain. 12 Gr. layers of leaves. C2 36 S. MARK. 11. 9. iGr. when* ever evening came. 2 Some ancient authori- ties read they. 3 Many ancient authori- ties add ver. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither wUl your Father which M in heaven forgive your tres- pattes. *Gt. word. 10 name of the Lord : Blessed is the king- dom that Cometh, the hingdum of ovu' father Da\ad: Hosaunaui the highest. 11 Aud he entered into Jerusalem, mto the temple ; and when he had looked round about upon all thizigs. it heui;,' now eventide, he went out imto Beth- any with the twelve. 12 And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hmigered. 13 Aud seeing a fig tree afar off ha\-iiig leaves, he came, if haply he might find auythmg thereon : aud when he came to it, he foimd nothing but leaves ; for Wit was not the season of figs. And he answered and said unto it. No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it. 15 And they come to Jerusalem : and he entered mto the temple, and began to cast out them that sold aud them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves ; 16 and he would not suffer that any man shoidd carry a vessel through the tem- 17 pie. Aud he taught, aud said unto them. Is it not written. My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations ? but ye have made it a den of 18 robbers. And the chief priests aud the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy lum : for they feared him, tor all the multitude was astonished at his teacliing. 19 And 1 every evening 2 he went forth out of the city. 20 And as they iiassed by m the morniug, they saw the fig tree withered away 21 from the roots. Aud Peter calling to remembrance saith imto hhn. Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cm-sedst 22 is withered away. And Jesus answer- ing saith mito them. Have faith hi God. 23 VerUy I say mito you, T\Tiosoever shall say imto this momitain. Be thou taken up and cast into the sea ; and shaU not doubt ui his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass ; he 24 shall have it. Therefore I say imto you. All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received 25 them, and ye shall have them. And whensoever ye stand prayhig, forgive, if ye have aught agamst any one ; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.-* 27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temjile, there come to him the chief priests, and 28 the scribes, and the elders; and they said imto him. By what authority doest thou these thmgs? or who gave thee 29 this authority to do these thmgs ? Aud Jesus said unto them, I wUl ask of you one ^question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these 30 things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men ? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, sayuig, If we shall say. From heaven ; he wUl say, Wliy then did ye not believe 32 him ? ^ But should we say, From men — they feared the people: "for all verily 33 held John to be a prophet. Aud they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith mito them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these thmgs. 12 And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and tligged a pit for the winepress, and built a towei-. and let it out to husbancbneii, and went 2 into another coiuitry. And at the sea- son he sent to the husbandmen a ' ser- vant, that he might receive from the hnabandmen of the fruits of the vine- 3 yard. And they took him, and beat him, 4 and sent him away empty. Aud agam he sent unto them another 7 servant ; and hhu they womided ui the head, and 5 handled shamefully. And he sent an- other ; and him they killed : and many others ; beating some, and k illin g some. 6 He had yet oue, a beloved son : he sent him last mito them, saying. They wUl 7 reverence my son. But those husband- men said among themselves. This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and the ui- 8 heritauce shall be om-s. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forbh 9 out of the vineyard. What therefore Avill the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmeu, aud will give the vuieyard mito others. 10 Have ye not read even this scrii^tm-e ; The stone which the builders re- jected. The same was made the head of the corner : 11 This was from the Lord, Aud it is marvellous m oiu* eyes? 12 And they sought to lay hold on him ; and they feared the multitude ; for they perceived that he spake the parable agamst them: and they left him, and went away. 13 And they send imto him certaui of the Pharisees and of the HerocUans, that 14 they might catch him in talk. And when they were come, they say unto him, "Master, we know that thou art true, and carest not for auy one : for thou regardest not the i^erson of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God : Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, 15 or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give ? But he, knowing then- hyjjocrisy, said unto them. Why tempt ye me? bring me a ^ penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them. Whose is this image and super- scription? And they said unto him, 17 CiEsar's. And Jesus said unto them, Itender unto Cresar the things that are Caisar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him. rjV-^^-tV-' 13. 13. S. MARK. 37 1 Or, Teacher 2 Or, T7ie Lord is our God ; the Lord is one 3Gr. from. 4 Some ancient authori- ties read under- neath thy feet. iOr, the great multi- tude 18 And there come niito him Sadducees, whicli say that there is no resurrection ; lO and they asked him, sayinji;, i Master, Moses wrote iinto us, If a man's bro- ther die, and leave a ■oife behind him, ami leave no child, tliat his brother slioixld take his wife, ami raise nji seed 20 unto his brother. There were seven brethren : and the fu"st took a wife, and 21 dying left no seed ; and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind '22 him; and the third likewise: and the seven left no seed. Last of all the 23 woman also died. In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for 24 the seven had her to wife. Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that 3^3 err, that ye know not the scriptures, 25 iior the power of God ? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither inarry, nor are given in marriage ; but 26 are as angels in heaven. But as touch- — ing the dead, that they are raised ; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in fl/e place concent I »g the Bush, how God spake uiito him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 27{ind the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living : ye do greatly err. 28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowuig that he had answered them well, asked him. What commandment 29 is the fii'st of all ? Jesus answered, The fh"st is, Hear, O Israel ; ^ The Lord our 30 God, the Lord is one : and thou slialt love the Lord thy God ^with all thy heart, and ^with all thy soxil, and '^ with all thy mind, and ^ with aU thy strength. 31 The second is this, Thou shalt love thy jieighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, 1 Master, thou hast weU said that he is one ; and there is none other but 33 he : and to love him with all the heart, and with aU the understanding, and Tvith all the strength, and to love his Jieighboiu' as himself, is much more than all whole burnt offermgs and sa- 34 orifices. And when Jesus sav/ that he answered discreetly, he said mito hmi. Thou art not fai- from the kingdom of ■God, And no man after that durst ask him any question. 35 And .Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple. How say the scribes that the Clrrist is the son of 36 David? David himself said m the Holy Spu-it, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thuie enemies ^the foot- stool of thy feet. 37 David himself calleth him Lord ; and whence is he his sou? And ofhe com- mon people heard hmi gladly. 38 And in his teaching he said. Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk iu long robes, and to hare salutations in 39 tlie marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts : 40 they wliich devour widows' houses, '"' and for a pretence make long jirayers ; these shaU receive greater condemna- tion. 41 And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast ' money into the treasury : and 42 many that were rich cast in much. And there came ^ a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. 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 which are casting into the trea- 44 sury : for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, ere?* aU her living. 13 And as he went forth oiit of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto hun, ^ Master, behold, what man- ner of stones and what manner of 2 buildings ! And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buOdmgs ? there shall not be left here one stone lipon another, which shall not be thi-owu down. 3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Ajuh'ew asked liim 4 privately. Tell us, when shall these thijigs be? and what shall he the sign v/hen these things are all about to be o accomplished ? And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead Cyou astray. Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he ; and shall lead 7 many astray. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not ti'oubled : these things must needs come 8 to pass ; but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kmgdom : there shall be earthquakes in divers places ; there shall be fammes : these things are the beginning of travaO. 9 BiTt take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to cormcUs ; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten ; and before governors and kmgs shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony 10 unto them. And the gosj)el must fu-st 11 be preached unto all the nations. And when they lead you to judgement, and deUver you uj), be not anxious before- hand what ye shall speak: but what- soever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that 12 speak, but the Holy Ghost. 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 i>ut to death. 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that 6 0r.>t"?H while for a pre- tence thet/ make 7Gr. brass. 8 Gr. one. 9 Or, put th4!m to death 38 S. MARK. 13. 13. 2 Or, it 3 Some ancient authori- ties omit and pray. 4Gr. hondr servants. 1 Or, him enduretb to the end, the same shall be saved. 14 But when ye see the abomuiation of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judrea flee unto 15 the mountains : and let Mm that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house : 16 and let him that is in the field not re- 17 turn back to take his cloke. But woe unto them that are with child and to 18 them that give suck in those days ! And pray ye that it be not in the winter. 19 For those days shaU be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation wliich God created until now, and never 20 shall be. 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. 21 And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Clmst; or, Lo, 22 there ; believe ^ it not : for there shall arise false Christs and false pro- phets, and shall shew signs and won- ders, that they may lead astray, if 23 possible, the elect. But take ye heed : behold, I have told you all things be- forehand. 24 But in those days, after that tribula- tion, the sun shall be darkened, and 25 the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the jiowers that are in the heavens 26 shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds 27 with great ijower and gloi-y. 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 uttennost part of heaven. 28 Now from the fig tree learn her para- ble : when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye 29 know that the summer is nigh; even so ye also, when ye see these thuigs coming to pass, know ye that '-^he is 30 nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be ac- 31 complished. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not 32 pass away. But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but 33 the Father. Take ye heed, watch ^ and pray : for ye know not when the time 34 is. It is as tcJieu a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his * servants, to each one his work, commanded also 35 the jjorter to watch. Watch therefore : for ye know not when the lord of the house Cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the 36 morning ; lest coming suddeiJy he find 37 you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto aU, Watch. 14 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 2subtilty, and kill him: for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people. 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there caffie^a woman having ^au alabaster cruse of ointmciit of •"> spike- nard very costly; and she brake the 4 cruse, and iioured it over his head. But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saijimi, To what pmi)ose hath this waste of the oint- 5 ment been made ? For this omtment might have been sold for above thi-ee hmidi-ed 'i' pence, and given to the poor. 6 And they mm-mui-ed against her. But Jesus said. Let her alone ; why trouble ye her '? she hath wrought a good work 7 on me. For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye wUl ye can do them good : but me ye have not 8 always. She hath done what she could : she hath auomted my body aforehand 9 for the bmymg. 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. 10 And Judas Iscariot, *he that was one of the twelve, went away mito the chief priests, that he might deliver 11 bun unto them. 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. 12 And on the first day of unleaveiaed bread, when they sacrificed the pass- over, his disciples say unto him. Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover? 13 And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing 14a pitcher of water: foUow bun; and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the goodman of the house. The ^ Master saith. Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my 15 discii^les '? And he wUl himself shew you a large upper room fm-nished and ready : and there make ready for us. 16 And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the l)assover. 17 And when it was evening he cometh 18 with the twelve. And as they lo sat and were eating, Jesus said, VerUy I say unto you. One of you shaU betray me, even he 19 that eateth with me. They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto huii one V 14. 65. S. MARK. 39 1 Gr. fur hhn i f that ' liOr, a loitf 3 Or. the If-sta- nient I Some ancient authori- ties in- sert new. 5Gr. caused to stumble. ^> Gr. a?i enclosed ph'Ce of ground. "Or. Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not •20 by oue, Is it I? And bo said unto them, It in one of the twelve, Jie that •21 tlippeth with me iu the disli. For the Sou of man goeth, even as it is written of bim : but woe unto that man tbi'ougli whom the Son of man is betrayed ! goad were it 'for that man if he had not been born. '22 Aiul as they were eatmg, he torik 2 bread, and when he had blessed, ho brake it, and gave to them, and said, '23 Take ye : this is my body. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, be gave to them : and they all 24:di-ank of it. And he said unto them. This is my blood of "the ^covenant. •25 which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I wUl no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. '26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out ixnto the moiuit of Olives. '27 And Jesus saith unto them. All ye shall be ^ offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep 28shaU be scattered abroad. Howbeit, after I am raised up, I wiU go before '29 you into Galilee. But Peter said unto liim. Although all shaU be ^ offended, 30 yet wiU not I. And Jesus saith unto him. Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this night, before the cock 31 crow twice, sbalt deny me thi-ice. But he spake exceeding vehemently. If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all. 3'2 And they come vmto ^a place which was named Gethsemaue : and he saith unto his disciples. Sit ye here, while I 33 pray. And he taketh with bim Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled. 34 And he saith unto them. My soul is exceeding sorrowfid even unto death : 35 abide ye here, and watch. And be went forward a little, and feU on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the 36 horn- might pass away from bim. And he said, Abba, Father, aU. things are possible unto thee ; remove this cup from me : howbeit not what I will, but 37 what thou wUt. And he cometh, and fhideth them sleepmg, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest 38 thou not watch one hour ? ' Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temr)tation : the S])irit indeed is willing, but the 39 flesh is weak. And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words. 40 And again he came, and fomid them sleeping, for then- eyes were vei^y heavy ; and they wist not what to an- 41 swer him. And he cometh the thii-d tune, and saith unto them. Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough ; the hour is come ; behold, the Son of man is botrayed into the hands of siiuiers. Arise, let us be going : behold, he that betrayeth me is at band. And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief i)riests and the scribes and the elders. Now he that betrayed liim had given them a token, sayuig. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is be ; take bun, and lead him away safely. And when he was come, straight- way he came to him, and saitlj, Kabbi ; and "^kissed bim. And they laid hands on hun, and took hmi. But a certain one of them that stood by drew lus sword, and smote the '•' servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. And Jesus answered and said unto them, -Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? I was daily vnth you in the temi)le teaching, and ye took me not : but tfiiti if! done that the scriptures might be fulfilled. And thev all left bun, and fled. And a certaui young man followed ^vith him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over hin naked body: and they lay hold on him ; but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked. And they led Jesus away to the high priest : and there come together with him aU the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. Aiid Peter had fol- lowed him afar off, even witlnn, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warm- ing himself m the bght of the fire. Now the chief priests and the whole coimcil sought witness against Jesus to put" him to death ; and found it not. For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together. And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying. We heard bun say, I will destroy this lotemjjle that is made with hands, and in three days I wiU build another made without hands. And not even so did theu' witness agree together. Aiid the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, An- swerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness agauist thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Agam the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, V.Tiat fur- ther need have we of witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy : what thiuk ye? And they all condemned him to be 11 worthy of death. And some began to spit on him, and to cover " Gr. itj»ji- ed him much. 9Gr. bond- seruant. _C ' 10 Or, sanc- tuary 11 Gr. liable to. 40 S. MAEK. 14. 65. lOr, strokes of rods 2 Or. / n&Z7ier knoWt nor ■under- statid : t?iou, wTMt sayest thou > 3Gr. fore- court. i Many ancient authori- ties omit (uul the cock crew. ■■Or, And he bef/an to weep. «0r, a feast his face, and to biiffet him, and to say unto him, I'rophesy : and the ofli- cers received him with ^ blows of their hands. 66 And as Peter was beneath in the coui't, there cometh one of tlie maids of the 67 high priest ; and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and saith. Thou also wast with the Nazarene, even 68 Jesus. But he denied, saying, '■^I neither know, nor miderstand wliat thou say- est : and he went out into the '^ porch ; 69 ■* and the cock crew. And t'le maid saw him, and began again to say to them 70 that stood by. This is one of them. But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter, Of a truth thou art one of them ; 71 for thou art a Galilicau. But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this 72 man of whom ye speak. And straight- way the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. ^And Vv'hen he thought thereon, he wept. 15 And straiglit-\vay in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole councU, held a consulta- tion, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and deUvered him up to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him. Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering 3 saith unto him. Thou sayest. And the chief priests accused him of many 4thmgs. And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? be- hold how many things they accuse .'j thee of. But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate mar- velled. G Now at "the feast he used to release unto them one ^n-isoner, whom they 7 asked of him. And there was one called Barabbas, hjiny bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had conunitted murder. 8 And the multitude went up aud began to ask him to do as he was wont to do 9 unto them. And Pilate answered them, saying. Will ye that I release mito you 10 the King of the Jews ? For he per- ceived that for envy the chief i)riests 11 had delivered liLm up. But the chief priests stirred vip the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas mi- 12 to them. And Pilate again answered and said unto them. What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King 13 of the Jews? And they cried out a- 14 gain. Crucify him. And Pilate said imto them. Why, what evU hath he done ? But they cried out exceedmgly, ISCmcify lum. And Pilate, wishing to content the nuiltitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 16 And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the ■? Pryetorium ; and they call together the whole **band. 17 And they clothe him with i)urple, and plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it 18 on him; and they began to salute him, 19 Hail, Khig of the Jews! And they smote his head with a reed, and did spit iipou him, and bowing their knees 20worshii)ped him. And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purjile, and put on him his gar- ments. And they lead him out to cru- cify him. 21 And they " compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with thent, that he might 22 bear his crcjss. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, be- ing interpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24 And they crucify him, and part his gar- ments among them, casting lots ujion 25 them, what each should take. And it was the third hotu', and they crucified 26 him. And the suijerscriptiou of his accusation was written over, the king 27 OF THE JEWS. And with him they ci-ucify two robbers ; one on his right 29 hand, and one on his left, lo And they that passed l)y railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying. Ha ! thou that destroyest the ^ifemitle, and buildest 30 it in three days, save thyself, and come 31 down from the cross. In like manner also the chief priests mocking him a- mong themselves with the scribes said. He saved others ; i'^ himself he cannot 32 save. Let the Christ, the King of Is- rael, now come down from the cross, that we may see aud believe. And they that were crucified with him re- proached him. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole 34 1-'' land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted. My God, my God, i^why hast thou forsaken 35 me ? And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, 36 he calleth Elijah. And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vmegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to di-ink, saying. Let be ; let us see whether 37 Elijah cometh to take him down. Aud Jesus uttered a Idud voice, and gave 38 up the ghost. And the veil of the iifemide was rent in twam from the 39 top to the bottom. And when the cen- turion, which stood by over against him, saw that he ^''so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was i^the 40 Son of God. And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and 1. 7. S. LUKE. 41 iGr. little. 2 Many ancient authori- ties read were a/ready detul. lOr, tablisked Mary the mother of James the ^less 11 and of Joses, and Salome ; who, wlien ho was hi Galilee, followed huii, and mmistered unto him ; and many other women which came uj) with him unto Jerusalem. 42 Arid when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day ■13 before the sabbath, there came Josei)h of Arimathiea, a comicLUor of honour- able estate, who also himself was look- ing for the khigdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and askedf or 44 the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvel- led if he were already dead : and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he ^had been any while dead. 45 And when he learned it of the centui'ion, 4(3 he granted the corpse to Joseph. And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him iii a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock ; and he rolled a stone 47 against the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. 16 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anomt him . 2 Aiid very early on the fli'st day of the week, they come to the tomb when the 3 sun was risen. And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the 4 tomb ? and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back : for it was exceed- 5 ing great. And entering into the tomb, they saw a yovmg man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe ; and 6 they were amazed. And he saith unto them. Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, which hath been craci- lied : he is risen ; he is not here : behold, 7 the place where they laid him ! But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee : there shaU ye 8 see him, as he said unto you. And they went out, and fled from the tomb ; for tn^nil)ling and astoiushment had come up<ni them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid. '.) '^ Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week; he appeared fii-st to Mary Magdalene, from whom he 10 bad cast out seven ^ devils. She went and told them that had been with him, 11 as they mom-ned and wept. And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved. 12 And after these things he was mani- fested in another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way 13 into the country. And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither be- lieved they them. 14 Aiid afterward he was manifested un- to the eleven themselves as they sat at meat ; and he upbraided them with then- unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen 15 him after he was risen. And he said un- to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that disbelieveth shall 17 be condemned. Arid these signs shall follow them that believe : in my name shaU they cast out * devils ; they shaU 18 speak with ^new tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they di'uik any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken mito them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand 20 of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord work- ing with them, and confirming the ■v\ ord by the sign s that followed . Amen . THE GOSPEL *- ACOOKDING TO S. LUKE, i Forasmuch as many have taken in \ hand to draw up a narrative couceiii- I ing those matters which have been 21 fulfilled among us, even as they de- livered them mito us, which from the begmning were eyewitnesses and minis- 3 ters of the word, it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accm'ately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent 4 Theophilus ; that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the •^things 3 wherein thou wast instructed. 5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judgea, a certain priest named Zacha- rias, of the coiu'se of Abijah : and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and 6 her name was Elisabeth . And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances 7 of the Lord blameless. And they oldest (irt-ek manu- scripts, ami some other au thoiities, omit from ver. 9 to the end. Some other au- thorities have a tliffereDt ending to tb© GospeL ^Gr deynons. >'■ Some ancient authori- ties omit new. •iGr. wordi. 3 Or. which thou wast ta light bff word of mouth 06 42 S. LUKE. 1. 7. 1 Gr. ad- vanced in their dayi. 2 Or, sanc- tuary 3Gr. sikera. 4 Or, Boly Spirit : and so through- out this book. 'Some ancient authori- ties read come nigh 60- fore his face. 6 Or. ad- vanced in her days. 'Or, at his tarrying had no child, because that EUsabeth was barren, and they both were now iwell stricken in years. 8 Now it came to pass, while be exe- cuted the priest's office before God in 9 the order of his coui-se, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the '^temple of the 10 Lord and biu-n iuceuse. And the whole multitude of the people were praying 11 without at the hour of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of 12 the altar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled when he saw Itbn, and 13 fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias : because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou 1-lshalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness ; and many 15 shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shaU drink no wine nor ^strong drink; and he shaU be filled with the -^Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall 17 he turn unto the Lord their God. AxiA he shall ■'' go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to ttiru the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient ta iralk m the wisdom of the just ; to make ready for the Lord a peo- 18 pie prei)ai ed/'o/- /; i )/? . And Zacharias said unto the angel. Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and 19 my wife "well stricken in yeai's. And the angel answeruig said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God ; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good ti- 20 dings. And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou beUevedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. '21 And the people were waiting for Zacha- rias, and they marvelled "i while he tar- 22 ried in the 2 temple. And when he came out, he could not sjieak unto them : and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the '- temjile : and he continued mak- ing signs unto them, and remained 23 dumb. And it came to ^lass, when the days of his ministration were fiiliilled, he departed unto his house. 24 Ajid after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself 25 five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days v/here- in he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men. 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Ga- briel was sent from God unto a city of 27 Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the 28 virgin's name was Mary. And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art « highly favoured, the Lord is with 29 thee". But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation tiiis might 30 be. And the angel said unto her. Fear not, Mary: for thou hast fomid wfa- 31 vour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. :>2 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lcn-d God shall give unto him the 33 throne of his father David : and he shall reign over the house of Jacob n for ever ; and of his kingdom there shall be 34 no end. And Mary said unto the angel. How shall this be, seeing I know not a 35 man ? And the angel answered and said unto her. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the j)ower of the Most High shall overshadow thee : wherefore also 1'^ that which i-^ is to be born 1^ shall 36 be called holy, the Son of God. And be- hold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that 37 15 was called barren . For no w ord from 38 God shall be ^^oid of power. And Mary said, Behold, the i" handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed f romher . 39 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hiU comitry with haste, 40 into a city of Judah ; and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Eli- 41 sabetli. And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ; and Elisa- beth was fiUed with the Holy Gliost ; 42 and she Uf ted up her voice with a loud cry, and said. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy 43 womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come 44 unto me ? For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that i'' beheved ; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from 46 the Lord. And Mary said. My soul dotli magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savioui-. 48 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his is handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth aU gene- rations shall call me blessed. 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things ; And holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him. 51 He hath shewed strengthwith his arm; He hath scattered the proud I'^in the imagination of their heart. 52 He hath put down princes from their tlirones, 8 Or, endued tinth grace 9 Many ancient authori- ties add blessed art fftott antong women. See ver. 42. 10 Or, grace 11 Gr. unto the ages. 1^ Or, the holy thing which is to be born shidl be called the Son of Qod. 13 Or, is begotten 11 Some ancient autliori- ties in- sert of thee. 1'' Or, is iSGr. bond- maid. I'Or. believed that there shall be 18 Gr. bond- rnaidetu 19 Or, by 2. 17. S. LUKE. 43 -iud bath exalted tlicm of low tle- greo. 53 Tlie hungry he hath tilled with good tliiiiKu; Aud the rich he hath sent emjity away. 54 He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remeiiiher mercy 55 (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever. 56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and I'etmuied unto her house. 57 Now Elisabeth's tune was fulfilled that she should be delivered ; and she 58 brought forth a son. And her neigh- bours and her kinsfolk heard that tlie Lord had magnified his mercy towards 5i)lier; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circmncise the child ; and they would have called him Zacliarias, GO after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said. Not so ; but Gl he shall Ije called John. And they said imto her, There is none of thy kindred 62 that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, what he would 63 have him called. And he asked for a writuig tablet, aud wrote, saj'ing. His name is Jolui. Aud they marvelled all. 64 Aud his mouth was ox)ened immediately, aud his tongiie loosed, and he spake, 65 blessing God. And fear came on all that dwelt romid about them : and all these sayuigs were noised abroad throughout 66 all the hill coiuitry of JudaL'a. Aud all that heard them laid them up in then* heart, saying. What then shall this child be ■? For the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed he the Lord, the God of Is- rael ; For he hath visited aud wrought re- demption for his people, 69 Aud hath raised up a horn of sal- vation for us In the house of his servant David 70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began) , 71 Salvation from om* enemies, aud from the hand of aU that hate us ; 72 To shew mercy towards our fathers, Aud to remember his holy covenant ; 73 The oath which he swai'e uuto Abra- ham oiu" father, 74 To grant xmto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him aU our days. 76 Yea aud thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High : For thou shalt go before the face of the ]jord to make ready his ways ; 77 To give knowledge of salvation uuto his people In the remission of their sins, 78 Because of the i tender mercy of our God, -Whereby the dayspriug from on high ^ shall visit us, 7!> To shine upon them that sit in dark- ness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of l)eace. 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, aud was in the deserts till the daj' of his shewing unto Israel. 2 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caasar Augustus, that all •'the world should be 2 enrolled. This was the first enrohnent made when Quirinius was governor of 3 Syria. Aud all went to eiu'ol them- 4 selves, eveiy one to his own city. Aud Joseph also went w.\i from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, iuto Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Beth- lehem, hecause he was of the house and 5 fimily of David ; to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to huu, being G great with chUd. And it came to pass, while they M'ere there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son ; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him iu a manger, be- cause there was no room for them iu the imi. 8 And there were shepherds iu the same comitry abidmg in the field, aud keep- ing ''watch by night over then- flock. 9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, aud the glory of the Lord shone round abmit them : and they were sore afraid. 10 Aud the angel said uuto them. Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tiduigs of great joy which shaU be to 11 all the people: for there is born to you this day iu the city of David a Saviom*, 12 which is ^ Christ the Lord. And this is the sign mito you; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and 13 lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host i)raismg God, aud say- ing, 14 Glory to God iu the highest, Aud on earth 'peace among ^ men in whom he is well pleased. 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 mito Bethlehem, and see this y thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known uuto us. 16 And they came with haste, and f omid both Mary and Joseph, and the babe 17 lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known coucernmg the saying which was spoken to them •Or, heart of m&rci/ 2 Or. Wherein 3 Many ancient authori- ties read hath visited JGr. tlie in- habited earth. 5 Or, night- watches SQr, Anoint- ed Lord ~ Many ancient authori- ties read peace, good pleasure atnong men. 8 Gr. men of good plea- sure. 9 Or, saying C aOV 44 S. LUKE. 2. 17. I Or, things 2Gr. band- servant, 3Gr. Master. i Or, the unveil- ing o/the Gentiles 5 Gr. ad- vanced in many days. 18 about this child. Aud all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken imto them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept aU these i sayings, iJon- •20 deriug them in her heart. And the shep- herds retm-ned, glorifying and praisuig God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken luito them. 21 And when eight days were f uliiUed for cu'cumcismg him, his name was called Jesus, which was so caUed by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of then- pui'ilica- tion accordmg to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought huu up to Jerusa- 23 lem, to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be 24 called holy to the Lord), aud to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle- 25 doves, or two young pigeons. And be- hold, there was a man in Jenisalem, whose name was Simeon ; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel : and the Holy 26 Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he 27 had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came ui the Spii'it into the temple : and when the pai'ents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning 28 him after the custom of the law, then he received him into his ai'ms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Now lettest thou thy 2 servant depart, O 3 Lord, According to thy word, ia peace ; 30 For muie eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 "Which thou hast prepared before the face of aU peoples ; 32 A light for ^ revelation to the Gentiles, And the gloiy of thy people Israel. 33 And his father and his mother were mar- velling at the things which were sj)oken 34 concerning him; and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Maiy his mother, Behold, this ch iltl is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel ; and for 35 a sign which is spoken against ; yea and a sword shall pierce thi-ough thine own soul ; that thoughts out of many hearts 36 may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phauuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was 5 of a great age, having lived with a hus- 37 baud seven years from her virguiity , aud she had been a widow even for fourscore and four years), which departed not from the temple, worshipping with fast- ings and supplications night and day. 38 And comuig up at that vei-y hour she gave thanks unto God, aud spake of him to aU them that were looking for the 39 redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had accompUshed aU thmgs that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into GalUee, to their own city Nazareth. 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong, "filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. 41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast; 43 and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returnmg, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; aud his 44 parents knew it not ; but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's j ourney ; and they sought for him among 45 their kinsfolk and acquaintance: and when they found him not, they retm-ned 46 to Jerusalem, seeking for him. And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the 'i'doctors,bothhearing them, 47 aud asking them questions : and all that heard him were amazed at his 48 understanding and his answers. And when they saw him, they were astonish- ed : and his mother said unto him, 8 Sou, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sor- 49 rowing. And he said unto them. How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that 50 1 must be '•* in my Father's house ? And they understood not the saying which 51 he spake mito them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth ; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these i sayings in her heart. 52 And Jesus advanced iu wisdom and 10 stature, aud in " favour with God aud men. 3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cassar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Itura;a and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch 2 of Abilene, m the high-priesthood of Annas and Caia^jhas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in 3 the wilderness. And he came into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto re- 4 mission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wil- derness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. 5 Evei-y valley shall be iilled. And every mountam and hill shall be brought low ; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth ; 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7 He said therefore to the multi- 1 u. 8. LUKE. 45 'Or, your re- penta7ici' 2 See marginal note on Matt. V. 46. 3 Or. TeacTier i Gr. sol- diers on service. 6 Or, accuse any one <■> Gr. «!</- ficienf. 7 Or, in i Or, tJie gospel tildes that went out to be baiitized of biiii, Ye otTspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of 1 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 9 unto Abraham. And even now is the axe also laid unto the root of the trees : eveiy tree therefore that bringeth not fortli good fruit is hewn down, and cast 10 into the tire. And the multitudes asked him, saying, "SVliat then must we do? 11 And lie answered and said unto them, He that hatli two coats, let him unpart to him that hath none; and he that 12 hath food, let him do likewise. And there came also '■^publicans to be bap- tized, and they said unto him, s Master, 13 what must we do? And he said unto them. Extort no more than that which Mis appointed you. And ''soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do vio- lence to no man, neither ■'' exact aufith ing wrongfully ; and be content with your wages. 15 Aiid as the people were in expecta- tion, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were 16 the Christ ; 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 ' with the Holy Ghost 17 and tcith fire : whose fan is in his hand, throughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he wiU bm-n up with un- quenchable fire. 18 With many other exhortations there- fore preached he** good tidings unto the 19 people; but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his bro- ther's wife, and for all the evil things •20 which Herod had done, added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison . 21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were bai^tized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the 22 heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon hmi, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) 24 of Joseph, the son of HeU, the son of Matthat, the so7i of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jaimai, the son of 25 Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the so7i of Nahum, the son of 26 EsU, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, theson of Mattathias, the son of Semem, 27 the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Ehesa, the son of Zenibbabel, the son of '*• Shealtiel, the 28 son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosani, the son of 29 Klmadam, the son of Er, the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of 30 Levi, the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the so7i of Jo- 31nam,tho.s"o?;.of Eliakim,the.s'r)Mof Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of i" Salmon, the 33 son of Nahshon, the so?i of Amminadab, lithe son of I'^Arni, the son of Hezron, 34 the son of Perez, the .sow of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son 35 of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, 36 the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Ar^ihaxad, the son of Shem, 37 the .<?o?iof Noah, theson of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, BSthe son. of Cainan, the so7i of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. 4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led 2 1'^ by the Spirit in the wilderness during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days : and when they were completed, he 3 hungered. And the devU said unto him. If thou art the Son of God, com- mand this stone that it become i-* bread. 4 And Jesus answered unto him. It is written, Man shall not live by bread 5 alone. And he led him up, and shewed hiai aU the kingdoms of is the world in a moment of time. And the devU said unto him. To thee wiU I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me ; and to whomsoever I will I 7 give it. If thou therefore wilt worship 8 before me, it shall all be thme. And Jesus answered and said unto him. It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt 9 thou serve. And he led him to Jeru- salem, and set Mm on the I'^pmnacle of the temple, and said unto him. If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down lOfi'om hence: for it is WTitten, He shall give his angels charge con- cerning thee, to guard thee : 11 and. On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answering said unto him. It is said. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him 17 for a season. 14 And Jesus retiu'ued in the power » Gr. Ha- lo thiel. 6 "> Some ancient authori- ties write S'tla, 11 Many ancient authori- ties in- sert the son of Admin : and one writes Admin for Am- mina- dab. 12 Some ancient authori- ties write Arayn, 13 Or, in liOr, a loa/ 13 Gr. the inhabit- ed earth. 16 Gr. wing. "Or, until 46 S. LUKE. 4. U. lOr, a roll 2 Or, roll 3 Or, Wlierc- fore i Or, the gospel 5Gr. Sarepta 6Gr. demon. 1 Or, Let alone of the Spirit into (Talilee : and a fame •went out concerning him through all the 15 region round about. And he taught in theii' synagogues, being glorified of aU. 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. 17 And there was deli\ered mito hun i the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the -book, and found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon lac, ■^Because ho anointed me to preach ^good tidings to the poor : He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recoveruig of sight to the blhid. To set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. '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 21 fastened on him. And he began to say imto them, To-day hath this scripture 22 been fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at tlie words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this 23 Joseph's son? And he said mito them, Doixbtless ye wQl say unto me tliis para- ble, Physician, heal thyself : whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do 24 also here in thine own countiy. And ho said. Verily I say mito you, No prophet 25 is acceptable in his own coimtry . But of a tnith I say mito you. There were many widows in Israel in the days of EUjah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months.when there came a great 26 famine over all the land ; and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to ^Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto 27 a woman that was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the tune of Elisha the prophet ; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the 28 Syrian. And they were all fille<l with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard 29 these things; and they rose lip, 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 30 him down headlong. Biit he passing tlu-ough the midst of them went his way. 31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching I 32 them on the sabbath day: and they ' were astonished at his teachmg; for 33 his word was with authority. And in i the synagogue there v.as a man, which | had a sjnrit of an unclean ^ devil ; and he 34 cried out with a loiid voice, 'Ah! what ! have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of i Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One 35 of fxod. And Jesus rebuked him, saying. Hold thy ijeace, and come out of him. And when the '■ devil had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, 36 having done him no hm-t. And amaze- ment came upon aU, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is * this word ? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean 37 spirits, and they come out. And there went forth a ramour concerning him into every place of the region roimd about. 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 39 him for her. jVnd he stood over her, and rebuked the fever ; and it left her : and iuunediateiy she rose uji and minis- tered unto them. 40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers dis- eases brought them unto him ; and he laid his hands on eveiy one of them, and 41 healed them. And ^devils also came out from many, crying out, and saying. Thou art the Son of God . And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. 42 And v.lien it was day, he came out and went into a desert 2'lace : and the multi- tudes sought after him, and came unto hun, and would have stayed him, that 43 he should not go from them. But he said unto them, I must preach the ^Ogood tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent. 44 And he was preaching in the syna- gogues of 11 GalUee. 5 Now it came to pass, while the mul- titude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was stand- 2ing by the lake of Gennesaret; and he sa\\' two boats standmg by the lake : but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 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 mul- 4 titudes out of the boat. And when he had left speakuig, he said mito- Si- naon. Put out into the deeii, and let 5 down your nets for a <h-auglit. And Simon answered and said. Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing : but at thy word I wUl let down the 6 nets. And when they had this doue, they inclosed a gi-eat multitude of fishes ; and their nets were break- 7 ing ; and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and hclji them. And they came, and filled both the boats, 8 so that they began to sink. But Si- 6. 8. S. LUKE. 47 1 Gr. take 2 Gr. th'it he should heaK Many ancient authori- ties read that he should heal therti. 3 Or, Jfhj/ * Or, aitr- thority luou Peter, when lie saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, sayiii}:;, Dejjart from me; for I am a sinful luiui, () Ijord. For he was amazed, and all that wen; with him, at the dvau^jht of the fishes 10 which they had t:iken ; and so were also James and John, sons of Zehedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not ; from 11 henceforth thon shult ^ catch men. And when they had l)ron{,dit their l)oats to land, they left all, and followed him. I'l 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 besoti^ht him, sa3'- ing. Lord, if thou wUt, thou canst make 13 me clean. And lie stretched forth his hand, and toucJied him, saying, I will ; be thou made clean. And straightway 14 the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him to tell no man : but go thy way, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thj' cleansing, according as Moses conniianded, for 15 a testimony unto them. But so much the more went abroad the report con- cerning him : and great multitiides came together to hear, and to be healed 16 of theu- infirmities. But he withdi'ew huuself m the deserts, and prayed. 17 And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sittuig by, which were come out of every village of Galilee and Judsea and Jerusalem : and the power of the Lord 18 was with him ^to heal. And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him 19 in, and to lay liun before him. And not finding by what n-an they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his 20 couch into the midst before Jesus. And seeing thek faith, he said, Man, thy sins 21 are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to ro'ason, saying. Who is this that speaketh blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins, but God alone ? 22 But Jesus perceiving theii* reasonings, answered and said unto them, ^What 23 reason ye m your hearts ? \^Tiether is easier, to say. Thy sins are forgiven 24 thee ; or to say, Ai'ise and wallj ? But that ye may know that the Sou of man hath J power on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was jialsied), I say unto thee, Ai'ise, and take up thy couch, 2') and go unto thy house. And immedi- ately he rcise up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed 26 to his house, glorifyuig God. And amazement took hold on aU, and /' they glorified God ; and they were fiUed with fear, saying. We have seen strange things to-day. 27 And after these things he went fortli, I and beheld a publican, named Levi, I sitting at the place of toll, and said : 2Hunto him. Follow mo. And he forsook j 29 all, and rose uj) and followed liun. And I Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multi- 1 tude of ))ublicans and of others that 30 were sitting at meat with them. And ''the Pharisees and their scribes mur- mured against his disciples, saying. Why do j'e eat and drink with the publi- 31 cans and sinners? And Jesus answering said unto them. They that are whole have no need of a physician ; but 32 they that are sick. I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to P.3 repentance. And they said luito him, The discii'.les of John fast often, and make supiilications ; likewise also the disciiilrs of the Pharisees ; but thine 34 eat and drink. And Jesus said luito them. Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bride- 35 groom is with them? But the days will come ; and when the bridegi-oom shall be taken away from them, then 36 will they fast in those days. And he spake also a parable unto them ; No man rendeth a piece from a new gar- ment and initteth it ui)ou an old gar- ment ; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not 37 agree with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old "^ wuie-skius ; else the new wine will burst the skuis, and itself will be spilled, and the skins 38 will perish. But new ^vine must be put 39 into fresh winc-skms. And no man having drunk old n-iite desireth new: for he saith. The old is 'good. 6 Now it came to pass on a ^sabbath, that he was going through tlie corn- fields ; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing 2 them in their hands. But certaui of the Pharisees said. Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sab- 3 bath day ? i\jud Jesus answering them said. Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was an hungi-ed, 4 he, and they that were with him ; how he entered into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him ; which it is not lawful to eat save for 5 the priests alone? And he said imto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass on another sab- bath, that he entered into the syna- gogue and taught : and there was a man there, and his right hand was 7 withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath ; that they 8 might fuid how to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts ; and he said to the man that had his haiuf withered. Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. ■'Or, (he Pha- risees and the scribes am07tg them '■ That i-. skins used as bottles. ' Many ancient authori- ties read better. ^ Many ancient authori- ties in- sert second- first. 48 S. LUKE. 6. 8. hltness - Or. bro- Cier. See ._ lie 1. 9 And he arose and stood forth. And Jesns said nnto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to 10 save a life, or to destroy it? And he looked round about on them all, and said iiuto him. Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so : and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with imadness ; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 12 And it came to iiass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray ; and he continued all night in prayer to 13God. And when it was day, he caDed his disciples : and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles ; 14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andi'ew his brother, and James and 15 John, and Philip and Bartholomew, and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphseus, and Simon which was 16 called the Zealot, and Judas the '^son of James, and Judas Iscariot, which was 17 the traitor ; 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 Judasa and Jerusalem, and the sea coast - of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases ; 18 and they that were troubled with un- 19 clean spu'its were healed. And aU the multitude sought to touch him: for power came forth from him, and healed them all. ■20 And he lifted wp his eyes on his dis- ciples, and said. Blessed are ye poor : 21 for yours is thekingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now : for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now : 22 for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate jonfrom their comparnj, and repi'oach you, and cast out youi' name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23Eejoicein that day, and leap /orj'o// : for behold, your reward is great in heaven : for in the same manner di'l 24 their fathers unto the lu'ophets. But woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have 25 received your consolation. Woe unto you, ye that are full now ! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe rmto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same " manner did their fathers to the false projihets. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate 28 you, bless them that curse you, pray for 29 them that desiiitefuUy use you. To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; and from him that taketh away thy cloke withhold not thy coat 30 also. Give to every one that asketh thee ; and of him that taketh away thy goods 31 ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to ?>'! them likewise. And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even 33 sinners love those that love them. And if ye do good to them that do good to yoii, what thank have ye? for even 34 siimers do the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to 35 sinners, to receive again as much. But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, 8 never despairing; andyom- reward shall be gi-eat, and ye shall be sons of the Most High : for he is kind 36 toward the unthankful and evil. Be ye merciful, oven as your Father is 37 merciful. And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned : release, 38 and ye shall be released: give, and it shall be given unto you; good mea- siu'e, pressed down, shaken together, mnning over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measui-e ye mete it shall be measiu'ed to you again. 39 And he sjiake also a parable unto them. Can the blind guide the bUnd? shall they not both fall into a pit? ■40 The discijde is not above his ^ master : but every one when he is perfected shall 41 be as his ^master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that 42 is in thine own eye ? Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thoix thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypo- crite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy 43 brother's eye. For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt finiit ; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth 44 forth goodf ruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble 45 bush gather they grapes. The good man out of the good treasiu'e 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. 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and 47 do not the things which I say ? Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I wUl shew 48yoii to whom he is hke: he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deei), and laid a foundation ujion the rock : and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it : ^ because it had 49 been well builded. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation ; agauist which the stream brake, and straightway 7. 40. S. LUKE. 49 1 Cr. homl- ^ervaiit, ;iOr, precious to hint Or, honour- able with Itiui 3 Gr. suf- ficient. 4 Gr. my vfith a word. 5 Or, boj 6 Many ancient authori- ties read on the ^lext day. ' Gr. cer- tain two. it fell in ; and the ruin of that bouse was great. 7 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. '2 And a certain centurion's ^ servant, who was 2 dear unto him, was sick and 3 at the jwint of death. And when he heai'd concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking hun that he would come and save his i ser- 4vant. And they, when they came to Jesus, hesought him earnestly, saymg, He is worthy that thou shouldest do 6 this for him : for he loveth our nation, and liimself built us our synagogue. 6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the bouse, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him. Lord, trouble not thyselif : for I am not '^ worthy that thou 7 shouldest come under my roof : where- fore neither thought I myself worthy to come xmio thee : but *say the word, 8 and my ^ servant shall be healed. 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 9 doeth it. And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and tm-ned and said unto the multitude that fol- lowed him, I say luito you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the i servant whole. 11 And it came to pass ^ soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain ; and his disciples went with him, and a 12 great multitude. 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 13 was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said 14 unto her. Weep not. And he came nigh and touched the bier : and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, 151 say unto thee. Arise. And he that was dead sat ui), and began to speak. 16 And he gave him to his mother. And fear took hold on all : and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath ^'isited his 17 people. And this report went forth con- cerning him in the whole of Judaea, and all the region round about. 18 And the disciples of John told him 19 of aU these thmgs. And John calling unto him 'two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? 20 And when the men were come vmto him, they said, John the Ba^jtist hath sent us mito thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another ? 21 In that hour he cured many of diseases 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 39 40 and *< plagues and evil spirits ; and on many that were blindhe bestowed sight. And he answered and said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye 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 l)reached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me. And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? a reed shaken with the wind ? But what went ye out to see ? a man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they which are gor- geously apparelled, and live deUcately, are in kings' com-ts. But what went ye out to see ? a prophet ? Yea, I say mito you, and much more than a i)rophet. This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face. Who shall prejiare thyway before thee. I say unto you. Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John : yet he that is lo biit little in the kmgdom of God is greater than he. And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, n being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, i^ be- mg not baptized of him. Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this ge- neration, and to what are they like? They are like unto children that sit in the marketjilace, and call one to another; which say. We piped unto you, and ye did not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not weep. For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor druiking wine ; and ye say, He hath a i3(Jevil. The Son of man is come eating and drmking ; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of pubhcans and sinners ! And wisdom i* is justified of all her children. And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat Aovm to meat. And behold, a woman which was in the city, a sinner ; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought 15 ail alabaster erase of omt- ment, and standing behuid at his feet, weeijing, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hau' of her head, and i'' kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, say- uig, This man, if he were ^^a, prophet, would have xJerceived who and what mamier of woman this is which toiacheth him, that she is a simier. And Je- «Gr. scou rges. 9 Or, the ifospel 10 Gr. lesser. 11 Or, hiiving been 12 Or, not hav- ing been 13 Gr. demon. "Or, was IS Or. a fiask 16 Gr. kissed much. n Some ancient authori- ties read th*r pro- phet. See Jolin i, 21, ;». 50 S. LUKE. 7. 40. lOr. TeacJier 2 See marginal note on Jlatt. xviii. 28. 3 Gr. kiss much. *0t, among 5 Or, gospii ecr. demons. 7 Many ancient authori- ties read him. sus ausweriiif,' said unto liim, Simon, I have somovihat to say uuto thee. And 41 he saith, i Master, say on. A certain lender had two dehtors : the one owed five hundred ^pence, and the other lif ty, 42'Wlien they had not vhereirlth to pay, he forgave them both. Wliich of them 43 therefore v.'ill love him moat? Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him. Thou hast rightly judg- 44 ed. And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped 45 them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss : but she, since the tune I came in, 46 hath not ceased to •'^kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint : but she hatli anointed my feet with oint- 47 ment. Wlierefore I say unto thee. Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is 48 forgiven, the .same loveth Uttle. And he said mito her. Thy sins are forgiven. 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say ^ within themselves. Who 50 is this that even f orgiveth sins '? And he said unto the woman. Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. 8 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bruiging the ■''good tidings of the kingdom of Clod, 2 and with liim the twelve, and certain women which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven Bedevils had gone out, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto 'them of their sub- stance, 4 And when a great multitude came to- gether, and they of eveiy city resorted 5 unto bun, he spake by a parable : 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 6 birds of the heaven devoui-ed it. And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, l)ecause Tit had no moisture. And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns 8 grew with it, and choked it. And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hun- (h-edfold. As he said these things, he cried. He that hath cars to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this 10 parable might be. And he said. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the khigdom of God : but to the rest in parables ; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 11 Now the parable is this : The seed is the 12 word of God. And those by the way side are they that have heard; then com- eth the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not be- loUeve and be saved. And those on the rock are they which, when they have heard, receive the word with joy ; and these have uo root, which for a while beUeve, and in time of temptation fall 14 away. 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 plea- sures of thi^ life, and bring no fruit 15 to perfection. 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. IG And no man, whe;i he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or put- teth it under a bed ; but putteth it on a stand, that they which enter in may see 17 the light. For nothmg is hid, that shall not be made manifest ; nor aiu/th ing se- cret, that shall not be known and come 18 to light. Take heed therefore how ye hear : for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from hun shall be taken away even that which ho '^ thinketh he hath. 19 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come 20 at him for the crowd. And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren 21 stand without, desiring to see thee. But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 22 Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, him- self and his disciples ; and he said unto them. Let us go over unto the otlier side of the lake: and they launched forth. 23 But as they saUed he fell asleep : and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ; and they were fiUing ivitli water. 24 and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saymg. Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wuul and the raging of the water : and they ceased, and there was 25 a calm. 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 ? 26 And they arrived at the countiy of the '■' Gerasenes, which is over agauist 27 Galilee. And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had <"' devUs ; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in anij house, 28 but in the tombs. And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down be- fore him, and with a loud voice said. What have I to dj v>ith thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God ? I be- 8 Or, seemeih to have f Many ancient authori- ties read Qergc- sencs; others. Gala- relies : and so in vei'. 37. 9. 12. 8. LUKE. 51 1 Or. 0/ II long time 2 Or. demon. 3 Gr. dcmouii. *0i-. 5 Some aucii^nt authori- ties omit had spent all her liv- ing upon physi- cians, and. 6 Some ancient authori- ties omit and they that were iviihhim. 29 seech thee, torment me not. For he conuiiaiideil the unclean spirit to come out from the m.in. For •oftentimes it had seized him : and lie was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fet- ters; and breaking,' the bands asunder, he was driven of the -devil into the de- .SO serfs. And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said. Legion; for many ''devils were entered into him. 31 And they intreated him that he would not command them to dejiart into the ?i'2 abyss. Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain : and they intreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And 3,She gave them leave. And the ^ devils came out from the man, and entered into the swine : and the herd rushed down the steej) into the lake, and were choked. 34 And when they that fed them saw what had come to i)ass, they fled, and told it 35 in the city and in the com itiy. And they went out to see what had come to jiass ; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the ''devils were gone out, sitting, clothed and hi his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they 36 were afraid. And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with 7 " devils was * made whole. And all the people of the countiy of the Gerasenes round about asked liim to depart from them ; for they were holden with great fear : and he entered into a boat, and I'o- 38 turned. But the man from whom the ^' devils were gone out prayed him that he might be with hmi : but he sent him 39 away, saying, Eeturn to thy house, and declare how great things (lod hath done for thee. And he went his way, l)ublishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him. 40 And as Jesus returned, the multitude M'elcomed hmi ; for they were all wait- 41 ing for him. And behold, there came a man named Jaiiiis, and he was a ruler of the synagogue : and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him to come 42 into his house ; for he had an only daugh- ter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dyuig. But as he went the mul- titudes tlu'onged him. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which ^had spent all her livuig upon physicians, and could not be 44 healed of any, came behind hmi, and touched the border of his garment : and immediately the issue of her blood 45 stanched. 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 46 thee and crush thfe. But Jesus said. Some one did touch me : for I iierceived that power had gone forth from me. 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the pre- sence of all tlu! people for what cause she touched hhn, and liow she was healed 48 immediately. And lie said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath ''made thee whole; go in peace. 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's houste, saying. Thy daughter is dead; trouble 50 not the ^Master. But Jesus hearuig it, answered him, Fear not : only be- lieve, and she shall be ' made whole. 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 52 mother. And all were weeping, and bewailing her : but he said. Weep not ; 53 for she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that 54 she was dead. But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying. Maiden, arise. 55 And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately : and he commanded that 56 soDictJiijiff be given her to eat. And her 2iarents were amazed : but he charged them to tell no man what had been done. Q And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over 2 all -'devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them forth to preach the kuig- dom of God, and to heal ^the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money ; neither 4 have two coats. And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence 5 dejiart. And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a G testimony against them. And they de- parted, and wont tlu'oughout the vil- lages, preaching the gospel, and heahng eveiy where. 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done : and he was much per- plexed, because that it was said by some, 8 that John was risen from the dead ; and by some, that Elijah had appeared ; aud by others, that one of the old prophets 9 was risen again. And Herod said, Jolm I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him. 10 And the aijostles, when they were re- tui'iied, declared unto him what thmgs they had done. Aiid he took them, and withdi'ew apart to a city called Beth- 11 saida. But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and sjiake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing 12 he healed. 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 victuals: for we "Or. saved thee 8 Or. Teacher a Som- ancient authori- ties omit the sick. 52 S. LUKE. 9. 12. iGr. redine. 2 Or, soul 3 Or, de- parture 4 Or. having re- mained awake 5 Or, boothK 13 are here in a desert place. Biit he said unto them. Give ye them to eat. Aiid they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes ; except we should 14 go and buy food for all this j)eople. For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them 1 sit down in companies, about fifty each. 15 And they did so, and made them all i sit 16 down. And he took the five loaves and -' the twofishes, andlooking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake ; and gave to the disciples to set before the miiltitude. 17 And they dideat, and were all filled : and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken jneces, twelve baskets. 18 And it came to pass, as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him : and he asked them, saymg, Who do the mul- 19 titudes say that I am ? And they answer- / ing said, John the Baptist ; but others . say, Elijah ; and others, that one of the 20 old prophets is risen again. And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am ? And Peter answering said, The Clu-ist of 21 God. But he charged them, and com- 22 manded them to teU this to no man ; say- ing. The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, 23 and the third day be raised up. And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take 24 uj) his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever would save his ^life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his 2 life for my sake, the same shall save 25 it. For what is a man iirofited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit 26 his own self ? 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 gloiy, and the ylory of the Father, and of the holy an- 27 gels. But I tell you of a truth. There be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter and John and James, and went 29 up into the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the fashion of his coun- tenance was altered, and his raunent hc- 30 came white and dazzUng. And behold, there talked with him two men, which' 31 were Moses and Elijah ; who appeared in gloiy, and spake of his ^ decease which he was about to accomplish at 32 Jerusalem. Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleej) : but ■'when they were fully awake, they saw his gloi-y, and the two men that 33 stood with him. And it came to pass, as they were ijartmg 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 know- 34 ing what he said. And while he said these thmgs, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared 35 as they entered into the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is '3 my Son, my chosen: hear ye 36 him. And when the voice i 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. 37 And it came to pass, on the next day, wlien they were come down from the mountain, a great midtitude met him. 38 And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, ** Master, I beseech thee to look ujjon my son ; for he is mine only 39 child : and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it ^teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly deiiarteth from him, bruising 40 him sorely. And I besought thy dis- ciples to cast it out ; and they could not. 41 And Jesus answered and said, O faith- less and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with 42 you ■? bi-uig hither thy son. And as he was yet a coming, the lo devil n dashed him down, and I'^tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back 43 to his father. And they were aU asto- nished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said 44iinto his disciples, Let these words sink into yoixr ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the 45 hands of men. But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not per- ceive it: and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. 46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be i^great- 47 est. But when Jesus saw the reason- ing of their heart, he took a little 48 child, and set him by his side, and said imto them, Whosoever shaU re- ceive this little child in my name re- ceiveth me: and whosoever shall re- ceive me receiveth him that sent me : for he that is i'* least among you all, the same is great. 49 And John answered and said, Mas- ter, we saw one casting out iS(;[evils in thy name ; and we forbade him, be- 50 cause he followeth not with us. But Jesus said unto him. Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you. 51 And it came to jiass, when the days i^were weU-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedf astly set his face 52 to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his face : and they went, and en- tered into a village of the Samaritans, to 53 make ready for him . And they did not re- ceive hun, because his face was as though 54 he were going to Jerusalem. And when 10. 35. S. LUKE. 53 ' Miiiiy ancient uuthori- ties add even as Elijah did. 2 Some ancient authori- ties add atidsaid, ye know not what manner of spirit f/e a re of. Sonie.lHit fewer add also For the Son of ntan eame not to de- stroy men's iives, but to save tlienu :iGr. lodging- places. 1 Many ancient authori- ties add and two : and so in ver. 17. sOr, enter first, say 6 Or, it ?Gr. poivers. liis disciples James and John saw tids, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and 55 consume themi? But he turned, and 56i'ebuked them-. And they went to an- other village. 57 And as they went iu the way, a cer- tain man said unto him, I wiU follow 58 thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said mito him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven hacf Quests; but the Son of man hath not 59 where to lay his head. And he said unto another. Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me fu'st to go and bury my father. 60 But he said unto him. Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, I will follow thee. Lord ; but first suffer me to bid f ai'eweU G"2 to them that are at my house. But Jesus said mito him. No man, havuig put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 10 Now after these things the Lord ap- pointed seventy^ others, and sent them two and two before his face iuto evei-y city and i)lace, whither he himself was 2 about to come. And he said unto them. The harvest is plenteous, but the labour- ers are few : pray ye theref (jre the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth la- 3 boiu'ers into his harvest. Go yom- ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs in the 4l midst of wolves. Carry no i)ui-se, no wal- let, no shoes : and salute no man on the Sway. And into whatsoever house ye shaU '^ enter, tii-st say. Peace he to this 6 house. And if a sou of peace be there, your peace shall rest ujion t^him: but 7 if not, it shall tm-n to you again. And iu that same house remain, eating and drinking such thuigs as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hu'e. Go Snot from house to house. And iuto whatsoever city ye enter, and they re- ceive you, eat such things as are set 9 before you : and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them. The kiiig- 10 dom of God is come nigh mito you. But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you uot, go out into the 11 streets thereof and say, Even the dust from yom- city, that cleaveth to om- feet, we do wipe off against you: howbeit know this, that the kingdom of God is 12 come nigh. I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable iu that day for Sodom, 13 than for that city. Woe unto thee, Cho- razin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the ''mighty works had been done iu Tyre and Sidoii, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sit- 14 ting in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit it shall be more tolerable for Tyi-e and Sidon in the judgement, than for you. 15 And thou, Capernaum, shaft thou be exalted mito heaven? thou shalt be 16 brought down unto Hades. He that heareth you heareth me ; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. 17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying. Lord, even the » devils ai'e sub- 18 ject mito us in thy mime. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as 19 lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon ser- pents and scorpions, and over all the l)ower of the enemy: and nothing shall 20 in any wise hm-t you. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that yoiu' names ai'e written in heaven. 21 Li that same hour he rejoiced '^m the Holy Spirit, and said, I lo thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea. Father ; 11 for so it was weU-iileasing in thy sight. 22 All thuigs 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 wQleth to reveal 'I'd him. And tm-nmg to the disciples, he said privately. Blessed are the eyes 2 i which see the thuigs that ye see : for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood uj) and temi)ted him, saying, i-^ Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? 26 And he said unto him. What is written 27 in the law? how readest thou? And he answeruig said. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God i«with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with aU thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and 28 thy neighboiu' as thyself. And he said mito him. Thou hast answered right: 29 this do, and thou shalt live. But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighboui'? 30 Jesus made answer and said, A cer- taui man was going down from Je- rusalem to Jericho ; and he fell a- moiig robbers, M'hich both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving 31 him half dead. And by chance a cer- tain priest was gouig dow^l that way : and when he saw him, he passed by 32 011 the other side. And ui hke man- ner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on 33 the other side. But a certain Samari- tan, as he jom-neyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he was 3-1 moved with compassion, and came to him, and bomid up his womids, pour- ing on them oil and whie; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him 35 to an inn, and took care of him. And »Gr. deinonji. n Or, bj/ 1" Or, 2traise II Or, that 12 Or, Teacher " Gr. from. 54 S. LUKE. 10. 35. iSee marginal note on Matt xvUi.28. 2 Gr. dit- tracted. 3 A few ancient authori- ties read Martha, Martha, thou a rt troubled: Mary hith cho- sen &c, i Many ancient authori- ties read but few things are need- ful, or one. 5 Many ancient authori- ties read Our Father, which art in heaven. See Matt. vL9. 8 Many ancient authori- ties add Thy will be done, as in hea- ven, 80 on earth. See Matt. vL 10. ■J Gr. our /yread for the coming day. 8 Many ancient authori- ties add but de- liver us from the evU one (or, from evU) See Matt. vL13. 9 Or, what- soever things w Some ancient authori- ties omit a lojf, arui he give him a stone t Oil the morrow he took out two i pence, and gave them to the host, aucl said. Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come 36 back again, will repay thee. Which of these tlu-ee, thiukest thou, proved ueighboiu' mito liim that fell among the 37 robbers? And he said, He that shewed mercy onhim. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 38 Now as they went on then- way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received 39 him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was '•^ cumbered about much servuig ; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 But the Lord answered and said unto her, 3 Martha, Martha, thou ai't anxious 42 and troubled about many things : ■* but one thuig is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. 11 And it came to pass, as he was pray- ing m a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as •2Jolin also taught his disciples. And he said unto them. When ye pray, say, 5 Father, Hallowed be thy name. 3 Thy kingdom come." Give us day by 4 day ^our daily bread. And forgive us our sins ; for we om'selves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bruig us not into temptation ». 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, G Friend, lend me three loaves ; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have uothmg to set 7 before him ; 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 8 give thee? I say unto you, Though he wUl not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet bscaixse of his im- portunity he will arise and give him 9 9 as many as he ueedeth. And I say unto you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it 10 shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that llknocketh it shall be opened. And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask lOa loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give VI him a serpent ? Or if he shall ask an 13 egg, will he give him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall i/our heavenly Father give the Holy Spuit to them that ask him ? 14 And he was casting out a udevU which vms dumb. And it came to pass, when the 11 devil was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. 15 But some of them said, i^By Beelzebub the prince of the i^ devils casteth he 16 out 1^ devils. And others, tempting Aint, 17 sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; i^ and a house divided against a house faUeth. 18 And if Satan also is divided agauist him- self, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out i-^ devils 19 i^by Beelzebu b. And if I i^by Beelzebub cast out 1^ devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they 20 be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out i^ devils, then is the 21 kingdom of God come upon you. When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace : 22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, hetaketh from him his whole armoiu- wherein he 23 trusted, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me scatter- 24eth. The unclean spirit when ^''he is gone out of the man, passe th through waterless places, seeking rest ; and find- ing none, i^he saith, I wdl tuni back 25 unto my house whence I came out. And when 15 he is come, 15 he findeth it swept 26 and garnished. Then goeth I'he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than i^himself ; and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man becometh worse than the fu'st. 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 thou 28 didst suck. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 29 And when the multitudes were gather- ing together unto him, he began to say. This generation is an evil gene- ration: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but 30 the sign of Jonah. For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Nine- vites, so shall also the Son of man 31 be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judge- ment with the men of this genera- tion, and shaU condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and be- hold, 17 a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this gene- ration, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, I'a greater than Jonah is here. i"Gr. more than. 12. 20. S. LUKE. 55 IGr. brvak- fast. 2 Or, 3 Or, Teacher 4Gr. house. 33 No man, wlien he bath lighted a lain]), putteth it in a cellar, neither under the l)usliel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the lit,'ht. 34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye : when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light ; but when it is evil, thy 35 body also is full of darkness. Look therefore whether the liglit that is iii 36 thee be not darkness. If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of hght, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light. 37 Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to 1 dine with him : and he went in, 38 and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before i dinner. 39 Aiid the Lord said unto him. Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the i)latter ; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. 40 Ye foolish ones, did not he that made 41 the outside make the inside also ? How- beit give for alms those things which - are within ; and behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and eve.-y herb, and pass over judgement and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43 Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. 44 Woe unto you! for ye ave as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not. 45 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, ^ Master, in saying this 46 thou rex)roachest ns also. And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye youi-selves touch not the 47 bm'dens with one of your fingers. Woe unto you ! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed 48 them. So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their 49 tomhs. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them pro- phets and apostles; and some of them 50 they shall kill a'ld persecute; that the blood of all the lu'ophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this genera- 51 tion ; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who pei'ished between the altar and the ^ sanctuaiy : yea, I say unto you, it shall be re- 52quu'ed of this generation. Woe unto you lawyers ! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yovu'selves, and them that were enter- ing in ye hindered. 53 Aiid when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to ^ press u^ion him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of " many 54 things ; laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth. 12 In the mean time, when 'the many thousands of the multitude were gather- ed together, iusonmch that they trode one upon another, he began to **say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which ■J is hypocrisy. But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed : and hid, that shall not be known. 3 Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light ; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed 4 upon the housetops. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the body, and after that have 5 no more that they can do. But I wiU warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath kUled hath •'power to cast into lohell; yea, I say 6 unto you, Fear him. Are not five spar- rows sold for two farthings ? and not one of them is forgotten m the sight of 7 God. But the veiy hairs of your head are aU munbered. Fear not: ye arc of more value than many sparrows. 8 And I say unto yon. Every one M^ho shaU confess ^me before men, i^him shall the Son of man also confess be- 9 fore the angels of God: but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the 10 angels of God. And every one who shaU speak a word against the Son of man, it shaU be forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spu'it it shall not be forgiven. 11 And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : 12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say. 13 And one out of the multitude said unto him, 3 Master, bid my brother 14 divide the inheritance with uie. But he said unto him, Man, who made me 15a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Tako heed, and keep yom'selves from aU covetousness : 13 for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the thuigs which he pos- 16 sesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saymg. The ground of a cei'tain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 and he reasoned within himself, saymg, What shall I do, because I have not 18 where to bestow my fruits'? And he said, ThiswiUIdo: IwUlpulldownmy barns, and buUd greater ; and there will 191 bestow aUmy corn and my goods. And I wiU say to my i^ soul, i^Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, di'ink, be merry. 20 But God said luito him, Thou fool- sOr. net them- hfmrnfty iii/aimt him "Or. ynore " Gr. the myriads nf. * Or, tay unto his disciples, First of nil be- tvare ye '■> Or, au- thority 10 Gr. Ge- henna, II Gr. in me, i-'Gr. in him. 13 Gr. for not in a man's abun- dance con- sisteth his life, from the things which he possess- eth. 14 Or. life 56 S. LUKE. 12. 20. 1 Gr. they require thy soul. 2 Or, life •J Or, soul ^ Or, age 5 Many ancient authori- ties read tlie Tcing- dom of God. 6Gr. bond- servants. 'Or, But this ye knou- 3Gr, Jigged through. sOr. tJie .faithficl steward, the wise man whom&c. ish one, this night lis thy 2 soul re- quu-ed of thee ; and the things which thou hast iwepared, whose shall they be ? 21 So is he that layeth u^) treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 22 And he said unto his disciples. There- fore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your ''life, what ye shaU eat; nor yet for yom- body, what ye shall i)ut 23 on . For the ^ hf e is more than the food, 24 and the body than the raiment. Con- sider 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 ye 25 thau the birds ! And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit imto his 26 ^ statm-e ? If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye 27 anxious concenmig the rest ? Consider the lilies, how they grow : they toil not, neither do they spm; yet I say unto you. Even Solomon in aU his gloiy was 28 not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass m the field, which to-day is, and to-mon-ow is cast into the oven ; how much more tihall he '1^ clothe you, O ye of httle faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall (b-ink, neither be ye of doubtful 30 mmd. For all these things do the na- tions of the world seek after : but your Father knoweth that ye have need of 31 these things. Howbeit seek ye ^his kingdom, and these tMngs shall be added 32 unto you. Fear not, little flock ; for it is yoiu- Father's good pleasure to give 33 you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasui-e in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth de- 34 stroyeth. For where your treasui-e is, there will your heai-t be also. 35 Let your loins be gu-ded about, and 36 your lamps bimiing ; and be ye your- selves like unto men lookmg for then- lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast ; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway 37 open mi to him. Blessed ai-e those ^ ser- vants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching : verily I say unto you, that he shall gu-d himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come 38 and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the thii-d, and find them so, blessed are those ser- 39vants. '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 40 house to be « broken thi-ough. Be ye also ready : for in an horn- that ye thiuk not the Son of man cometh. 41 And Peter said. Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto 42 aU? And the Lord said. Who then is 'J the faithful and wise steward. whom his lord shall set over his house- hold, to give them then- portion of food 43 in due season? Blessed is that lo ser- vant, whom his lord when he cometh 44 shall find so douig. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all 45 that he hath. But if that w servant shaU say in his heart. My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begm to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and druik, and to be dnuik- 46 en ; the lord of that lo servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall 11 cut him asmider, and appoint his por- 47tion with the unfaithful. And that 10 servant, which knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his wiU, shall be beaten with many 48 stripes ; but he that knew not, and did tMngs worthy of stripes, shall be beat- en with few stripes. And to whomso- ever much is given, of him shall much be required : and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more. 49 I came to cast fu'e uijon the earth ; and 50 what will I, if it is already kindled? But I have a baptism to be bai^tized with ; and how am I straitened till it be ac- 51 compUshed ! Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth ? I tell you, 52 Nay; but rather division : for there shaU be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two 53 against three. They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter agamst her mother; mother in law against her daughter m law, and daughter in law against her mother iu law. 54 And he said to the multitudes also. When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say. There cometh a shower; and so it cometh 55 to pass. And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a 12 scorching heat; and it cometh 56 to pass. Ye hyijocrites, ye know how to 13 interpret the face of the earth and the heaven ; but how is it that ye know not how to i^ interpret this 57 time? And why even of youi'selves 58 judge ye not what is right? For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give dOigence to be quit of him; lest haply he hale thee unto the judge, and the judge shaU deliver thee to the 1^ officer, and the i* officer shall 59 cast thee into prison. I say imto thee. Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou havejiaid the very last mite. 13 Now there were some present at that veiy season which told him of the GalUseans, whose blood Pi- late had mingled with their sacri- 2fices. And he answered and said 14. 7. S. LUKE. 57 iGr. debtors. 2Gr. manger 'See marginal note on Matt xiii. 3S. uuto them, Tliiak yo that these Ga- ni;i'a:is were shiiievH above all the Galiheaus, because they have siili'ered 3 these things ? I tell you, Nay : Init, except yc repent, ye shall all in like 4 manner perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom tlie tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they wei'e 1 offenders above all the men that dwell 5 in Jerusalem? I tell you. Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 6 And he spake this jiarable ; A certain man had a lig tree jJanted in his vine- yard ; and he came seekmg fruit there- 7 on, and found none. And he said unto the vinedresser. Behold, these three years I come seekmg fruit on this fig tree, and lind none : cut it down ; why 8 doth it also cmnber the ground ? And he answering saith uuto him. Lord, let it alone this year also, tiU I shaU dig 9 about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit thenceforth, irell; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in one of the 11 synagogues on the sibbath day. And behold, a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years ; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise l'2hft herself up. And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine in- ISfirmity. And be laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made 14 straight, and glorified God. 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 iu which men ought to work : iu them therefore come and be healed, and not 15 ou the day of the sabbath. 13ut the Lord answered hiui, and said, Yc hy- pocrites, doth not each one of you ou the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the 2 stall, and lead him away towater- 16ing? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, tJiene eighteen years, to have been loosed from this 17 bond on the day of the sabbath ? And as he said these things, aU his adver- saries were put to shame : aud all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 He said therefore. Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereuiito 19shaJl I liken it? It is like uuto a gram of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his owu garden; aud it grew, and became a tree; aud the birds of the heaven lodged 20 in the brauehes thereof. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken '21 the kingdom of God? It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three ^ measures of meal, till it was all leavened. •J'2 And he went on his way througli cities and villages, teaching, and journeying 23 on ujito Jerusalem. And one said unto him. Lord, are they few that be saved? 21 And he said unto them, Strive to enter iu by the narrow door: for many, I say luitoyou, shall seek to enter iu, and 25 shall not be ^ able. When once the master of the house is risen uji, and hath shut to the door, and ye 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 26 not whence ye are ; then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our 27 streets ; and he shall say, I teU you, I know not whence ye are ; depart from 28 me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and aU the prophets, in the kuigdom of God, and yom-selves 29 cast forth without. And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, aud shall s sit 30 down in the kingdom of God. And behold, there are last which shall be first, aud there are first which shall be last. 31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him. Get thee out, aud go hence: for Herod would fain 32kUl thee. And he said unto them. Go aud say to that fox. Behold, I cast out 6 devils aud pei'form cures to-day and to-morrow, aud the third dai/ 1 am ])ev- 33 f ected. Howbeit I must go ou my way to-day aud to-morrov/ aud the daij fol- lowing : for it cannot be that a i3roi)het 34 perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoueth them that are sent unto her ! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen f/athereth her own brood under her 35 wings, and ye would not ! Behold, youi' house is left unto you desolate : aud I say unto you. Ye shall not see me, luitil ye shall say. Blessed its he that cometh iu the name of the Lord. 14 Aud 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. 2 And behold, there was before him a certain man which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saymg. Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not ? 4 But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him 5 go. And he said uuto them. Which of you shall have 'au ass or an ox fallen into a well, aud will not straight- way draw him up on a sabbath day ? 6 And they could not answer again unto these things. 7 Aud he spake a parable unto 4 Qr.aUc, whril once 5Gr. recline. 6 Or. (lemons. ~ Many ancient authori- ties read a son. See cli. xiii. 15. 58 S. LUKE. 14. 7. IGr. recline iiot. 2Gr. bond- tliose whicli were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief 8 seats; saymg unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, 1 sit not down in the chief seat ; lest haply a more honourable man 9 than thou be bidden of him, and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and then thou shalt begin with shame 10 to take the lowest place. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all 11 that sit at meat with thee. For evei-y one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that himibleth hun- self shall be exalted. 12 And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, caU not thy frientLs, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours ; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be 13 made thee. But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the 14 lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not where- vntli to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed hi the resui'- rection of the just. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he sa,id unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread hi the kingdom of God. 16 But he said mito him, A certaui man made a great supper; and he bade 17 many: and he sent forth his ^ servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden. Come ; for all things are 18 now ready. And they aU with one con- sent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it: 191 pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I 20 pray thee have me excused. And an- other said, I have married a wife, 21 and therefore I cannot come. And the 2 servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angiy said to his -^ servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring ui hither the poor and manned and bUud and 22 lame. And the ^sei-vant said. Lord, what thou didst command is done, and 23 yet there is room. And the lord said unto the ^servant. Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may 24 be filled. For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 25 Now there went with him great multitudes: and he tm-ned, and said 26iuito them. If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and chUch'en, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be 28 my disciple. For which of you, desu"- ing to build a tower, doth not fu-st sit down and count the cost, whether he 29 have wherewith to complete it ? Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and i.s not able to finish, aU that behold 3U begm to mock liim, saying. This man began to build, and was not able to 31 finish. Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take comisel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with 32 twenty thousand ? Or else, while the other is yet a great way oft", he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions 33 of peace. So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 34 Salt therefore is good : but if even the salt have lost its savom-, wherewith 35 shall it be seasoned? It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghiU : 7nen cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let hun hear. 15 Now aU the publicans and sumers were drawing near unto him for to hear 2 him. And both the Pharisees and the scribes mm-mured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake imto them this pai-able, 4 saying. What man of you, Having a hmidi-ed sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the nuiety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, untU he find it? 5 And when he hath foiuid it, he layeth 6 it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he caUeth to- gether liis friends and his neighbours, saying unto them, Kejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was 7 lost. 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, which need no repentance. 8 Or what woman havhig ten 3 pieces of silver, if she lose one i^iece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek chligeutly until she find it ? 9 And when she hath found it, she caU- eth together her friends and neigh- bours, saying. Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had 10 lost. Even so, I say unto yon, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one simier that repenteth. 11 And he said, A certain man had 12 two sons: and the younger of them said to his father. Father, give me 16. 20. 8. LUKE. 59 1 Or. the 1 Gr. the pods of the carob tree. SGr. Tcissed him much* 4 Some ancient authori- ties add Ttiake 7ne as one of thy hired senmnts. See ver. 19. 5Gr. bond- servants. '■■* 'l'-^ -^•v. GGr. Chad. the portion of '^thj substance that falletli to me. Ami lie ilivifled unto 13 them his hvmg. And not many days after the y(mn{,'er son gathered all to- gether, and took liis journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his 14 substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and 15 he began to be in want. And he went and jomed himself to one of the citizens of that country ; and he sent huu into 16 his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have been fiUed with '^the husks that the swine did eat: and no man 17 gave mito him. But when he came to huuself he said, How many hired ser- vants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with 18 hunger! I v\'ill arise and go to my father, and wiU say mito hun. Father, I have sinned against heaven, aiul in 19 thy sight : I am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one of 20 thy hired servants. 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. 21 And the son said unto him. Father, I have sinned agamst heaven, and in thy sight : I am no more worthy to be 22 called thy son^. But the father said to his ^servants. Bring forth quickly the best robe, and ijut it on huu ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on 23 his feet : and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make men-y : 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is fomid. And 25 they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and di-ew nigh to the house, he heard 26 music and dauchig. And he called to him one of the ^ seiTants, and inquu-ed 27 what these things might be. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe 28 and sound. But he was angiy, axid would not go in : and his father came 29 out, and mtreated him. But he answer- ed and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a corumandment of thine: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with 30 my friends : but when this thy son came, which hath devoiu'ed thy livhig with hai'l(3ts, thou killedst for liim the 31 fatted calf. And he said unto him, i^Son, thou art ever with me, and all 32 that is mine is thuie. But it was meet to make meiTy and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and iras lost, and is found. 16 And he said also uuto the disciples. There was a certain rich man, which had a steward ; aud the same was ac- cused unto him that he was wasting 2 his goods. And he called him, and said unto him. What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship ; for thou canst be no 3 longer steward. And the steward said within himself, Wliat shall I do, see- ing that my lord taketh away the stewardship fi-oni me ? I have not strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. 4 1 am resolved what to do, that, when I am i)ut out of the stewardship, they 5 may receive me into their houses. And calling to him each one of his lord's de1)tors, he said to the first, How 6 much owest thou unto my loi"d ? And he said, A hundi-ed ''measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy ^bond, and sit down quickly and ■WTito fifty. 7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundi'ed "measiu'es of wheat. He saith unto him. Take thy ^bond, and write 8 fourscore. And his lord commended 10 the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this II world are for then- own generation 9 wiser than the sons of the light. And I say unto you, Make to youi'selves friends i'-^ by means of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you mto the 10 eternal tabernacles. He that is faithftil in a very little is f aitlifiil also in much : and he that is mirighteous in a very llUttle is unrighteous also m much. If therefore ye have not been faithfiil in the um-ighteous manunon, who will conmiit to your trust the tnte riches ? 12 And if ye have not been faithful in that wliich is another's, who will give you 13 that which is i^your own? No !•* ser- vant 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. Ye cannot serve God and manunon. 14 And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things ; and 15 they scoffed at hun. And he said mito them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men ; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is exalted among men is an abomuiation in the IG sight of God. The law and the prophets 'were until John: from that time the gospel of the kuigdom of God is preach- ed, and every man entereth ^'iolently 17 into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for oue 18 tittle of the law to faU. Every one that putteth away his wife, and mar- rieth another, committeth adulteiy : aud he that uiarrieth oue that is put away from a husband committeth adultery. 19 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in pur- ple and fine linen, 1° faring suiuptu- 20ously every day: and a cei'taiu TGr. baths, the bath being a Hebrew measui'e. SeeEzek. xlv. 10, 11, 14. 8Gr. ^oritings. "Gr. cors, the cor being a Hebrew measure. See Ezek. xlv 14. 10 Gr. tJK steward of un- right' eousness. 11 Or, age 12 Gr. out of. 1^ Some ancient authori- ties read oar own, »Gr. house' hold- servant. 15 Or, living in mirth and splcn' dour every day 60 S. LUKE. 16. 20. iGr. Child. 2 Or, in all these things 3Gr. bond- servant. beggar named Lazarus was laid at liis '21 gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs 22 came and licked his sores. 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 23 buried. And in Hades he lifted ui) his eyes, being in torments, and seetli Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in 24 his bosom. 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 25 this flame. But Abraham said, iSou, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Laza- nis in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou 26 art in anguish. And 2 beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they which would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence 27 to us. And he said, I pray thee there- fore, father, that thou wouldest send 28 him to my father's house; for I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this 29 place of torment. But Abraham saith. They have Moses and the prophets; 30 let them hear them. And he said. Nay, father Abraham : but if one go to them 31 from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead. lY And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stum- bling should come : but woe unto him, 2 through v>'hom they come ! 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. 3 Take heed to yourselves : if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, for- 4 give him. And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, 6 Increase our faith. And the Lord said. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou l)lanted in the sea ; and it would have 7 obeyed you. But who is there of you, having a ^ servant plowing or keeping sheep, that wiU say unto him, wheii he is come in from the field. Come a straightway and sit down to meat; 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 thou 9 shalt eat and drink '? Doth he thank the 8 sei-vaut because he did the tliuigs that 10 were commanded'? Even so ye also, when ye 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. 11 And it came to pass, ^as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing G thi'ough the midst of Samaria 12 and Galilee. And as he entered into a certam village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar 13 off: and they lifted up their voices, saymg, Jesus, Master, have mercy on 14 us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and shew yourselves un- to the priests. And it came to pass, as 15 they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice 10 glorifying God; and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks : and 17 he was a Samaritan. And Jesus an- swering said. Were not the ten cleans- 18 ed? but where are the nine? 'Were there none found that returned to give 19 gloiy to God, save this ^ stranger '? And he said unto him. Arise, and go thy way; thy faith hath 9 made thee whole. 20 And behig asked by the Pharisees,when the kingdom of God cometh, he answer- ed them and said. The kingdom of God 21 cometh not with observation : neither shall they say, Lo, here ! or, There ! for lo, the kingdom of God is lo within you. 22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desu-e to see one of the days of the Son 23 of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, Lo, there ! Lo, here ! go not away, nor f oUow after 24 them : for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part imder heaven ; so shall the Son 25 of man be Hin his day. But first must he suffer many thmgs and be 26 rejected of this generation. And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days 27 of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they man-ied, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, 28 and destroyed them all. Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot ; they ate, they drank, they bought, they 29 sold, they planted, they builded ; but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brunstone from heaven, 30 and destroyed them all : after the same manner shall it be in the day that the 31 Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which 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 32 return back. Remember Lot's wife. 18. 43. S. LUKE. 61 1 Or, soul 2Gr. »ati[T it uUve. 3 Some ancient authori- ties adil ver. 36 There sfKiU be two nicyt in the field: 'he 07ie shdlf be taJx-'ii. and the other shall be left. 4 Or, vultures 5 Or, I)'> tne Jus- tice of: and so in ver. 5, 7, a eCr. bruise. 1 Gr. the judge of unright- eousness. 9 Or, the faith OGr. the 7-est. 10 Or, be pro- pitiated "Or, the sin- ner 1? Or, Teache 33 Wliosoever shall seek to gain his ^ life shall lose it : but whosoever shall lose 34. his ^ life shall -preserve it. I say unto you, in that night there shall be two men oil one bed ; the one shall be takcui. 35 and the other shall be left There shall be two women giinding togetlier; the one shall be taken, and the other 37 shall be left.'* And they answering say mito hhu, WTiere, Lord? And he said unto them. Where the body (.s, thither will the 'eagles also be gathered to- gether. 18 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, 2 and not to f amt ; saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, 3 and regarded not man : and there was a widow ui that city ; and she came oft unto Ihm, saying, * Avenge me of mine 4 adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said withui himself. Though I fear not God, nor 5 regard man; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she Swear me out by her continual 6 coming. And the Lord said. Hear what 7'^ the unrighteous judge saith. And shall not God aveiige his elect, which cry to him day and night, and he i.s 8 longsuffermg over them? I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Howbeit when the Son of man cometh, shall he tuid 8 faith on the earth? 9 And he spake also this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set -^ all 10 others at nought: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a pubUcan. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extor- tioners, imjust, adulterers, or even as 12 this pubUcan. I fast twice ui the week ; 131 give tithes of all that I get. But the publican, stauduig afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, 10 be merciful to me "a sumer. 14 1 say imto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other : for eveiy one that exalteth him- self shaU be humbled; but he that hiuubleth himself shall be exalted. 15 And they brought unto hhn also theu- babes, that he should touch them : but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked 16 them. But Jesus called them mito hhn, saying, Suffer the little chiltlreu to come unto me, and forbid them not : for 17 of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kmgdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying. Good i-^ Master, what shall I do to m- 19herit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good ? •20 none is good, save one, ereu God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do ui)t kill. Do not steal, Do not bear false witness. Honour •21 thy father and mother. And he said, All these thhigs have 1 ol)scrved from '22 my youth up. And when Jesus heard it, ho said unto him. One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and 23 come, follow me. But when he heard these things, he became exceeding 21 soiTOwf ul ; for he was vei^y rich. And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the 25 kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into 26 the kuigdom of God. And they that 27 heard it said, Then who can be saved ? But he said. The things which are im- possible VNfith men are possible with 28 God. And Peter said, Lo, we have left 29 13 oirr own, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you. There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethi^en, or i)arents, or childi^en, for the kingdom of God's sake, 30 who shaU not receive manifold more in this time, and in the i* world to come eternal Ufe. 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 i= by the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. 32 For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentries, and shall be mocked, and shamefully entreated, and spit upon: 33 and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. 34 And they understood none of these thmgs ; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the thing.', that were said. 35 And it came to pass, as he di^ew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sac 36 by the way side begging : and hearing a multitude going by, he iniiuired what 37 this meant. And they told him, that 38 Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, 39 have mercy on me. And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of Da\'id. 40 have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded bun to be brought unto him : and when he was come near, 41 he asked him, Wliat wilt thou that I should do imto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42 And Jesus said unto him. Receive thy sight: thy faith hath I'hnade thee 43 whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed hun, glorifying God : and aU the people, when they saw- it, gave praise unto God. 13 Or, our own homes "Oi-,ne« 15 Or, through 16 Or, saved thee 62 S. LUKE. 19. 1. iGr. bond- servants, 2 Mina, here trans- lated a pound, IS equal I to one hundred drach- mas See ch. XV. 8. 3Gr. bond- servant. i Gr. the other. 5 Or, / should have gone and required 19 And he entered and was passing 2tlu-ough Jericho. And behold, a man called by name Zacchseus ; and he was 3 a chief piibUci^n, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he 4 was little of statui'e. And he ran on befoi'e, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass 5 that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto huu, Zacchicus, make haste, and come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and 7 received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all mm-mured, saying. He is gone m to lodge with a man that is a 8 simier. And Zacchseus 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 9 man, I restore f oui-fold. And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son 10 of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 And as they heard these thmgs, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, andJecazsA-e they supposed that the kingdom of God was 1'2 innnediately to appear. He said there- fore, A certaui nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a 13 kingdom, and to return. And he called ten 1 servants of his, and gave them ten 2poimds, and said unto them. Trade ye Uherewith till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saymg. We will not that this man 15 reign over us. And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he com- manded these 1 servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they 16 had gained by trading. And the fii-st came before htm, saying. Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. 17 And he said unto him, Well done, thou good'^servaut : because thou wast found faithful m a very Uttle, have thou 18 authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying. Thy pound. Lord, 19 hath made five pounds. And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five 20 cities. And ^another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pomid, which 21 1 kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not 22 sow. He saith unto him, Out of thuie own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked ^ servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reapmg that I 23 did not sow; then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the baidj, and ''I at my coming should have 24 required it with interest ? And he said mito them that stood by. Take away from bun the pound, and give it unto 25 htm that hath the ten pomids. And they said unto hun. Lord, he hath ten 26poiuids. I say imto 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 hun. 27Howbeit these mme enemies, which would not that I shovdd reign over them, brmg hither, and slay them before me. 28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going uj) to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he drew nigh mito Bethphage and Bethany, at the momit that is called the muimt of 30 Olives, he sent two of the disciples, say- ing. Go your way into the vUlage over against ycm ; in the which aa ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat : loose him, and bring 31 him. And tf any one ask you. Why do ye loose him ? thus shall ye say. The .32 Lord hath need of him. And they that were sent went away, and fomid even 33 as he had said luito them. And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt ? 34 And they said, The Lortl hath need of 35 huu. And they brought htm to Jesus: and they threw thetr gai-ments upon the 36 colt, and set Jesus thereon. And as he went, they spread then- garments in the 37 way. And as he was now di-awtng nigh, eve7i at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the dis- ciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for aU the "mighty 38 works which they had seen ; saytng, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace m heaven, 39 and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto hun, ^ Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said, I tell you that, tf these shall hold their peace, the stones wUl cry out. 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the 42 city and wept over it, sayuig, «If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the tlihigs which belong unto peace! but 43 now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a ''bank about thee, and comx)ass thee romid, 44 and keep thee in on every side, and shall dash thee to the groiuid, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 45 And he entered iuto the temple, and 46 began to cast out them that sold, say- ing unto them. It is written. And my house shaD be a house of prayer : but ye have made it a den of robbers. 47 And he was teaching daily ui the temple. But the chief priests and 20. 46. S. LUKE. 63 iGr. word. !Gr. bond- servant. 3 Gr. Be it not so. the scribes and tlic principal men of the 48 people souglit to destroy him : and they could not tiud wliat they inifjht d(j ; for the people all luuif^ upon him, listeiung. 20 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching,' the pe(jple in tlie temple, and i)reaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests 2 and the scribes with the elders ; and they spake, sayuig unto him, TeU us : By what authority doest tliou these things ? or who is ho that gave thee this 3 authority ? And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a iques- 4 tion ; and tell me : The baptism of John , 5 was it from heaven, or from men ? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he v«iU 6 say, Why did ye not beheve him? But if we shall say, From men; all the people wiU stone us : for they be per- 7 suaded that John was a prophet. And they answered, that they knew not 8 whence it was. And Jesus said unto them. Neither tell I you by what au- thority I do these things. 9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable : A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went mto another country for a 10 long time. And at the season be sent mito the husbandmen a "^ servant, that they should give him of the fi-uit of the vineyai-d: but the husbandmen beat 11 him, and sent hun away empty. And he sent yet another ^ servant : and him also they beat, and handled him shame- 12fully, and sent hun away empty. And he sent yet a third : and him also they 13 wounded, and cast him forth. And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do ? I wiU send my beloved son : it may 14 be they will reverence him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir : let us kiU him, that the iuherit- 15 ance may be oui-s. And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. Wliat therefore will the lord of 16 the vineyard do imto them ? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the raieyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, 17 3 God forbid. 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 ? ISEvei-y one that falletb on that stone shall be broken to pieces ; but on whom- soever it shall fall, it wUl scatter him as dust. 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that veiy hour ; and they feared the people : for they perceived that he spake this '20 parable agamst them. And they watch- ed hiin, and sent forth spies, which feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and •21 to tlie autliority of tlu^ governor. And they asked him, saying, ■'Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceiitest not the person (if an;/, but of a truth teachest the way 22 of God : Is it lawful for us to give 23 tribute unto Ca;sar, or )iot? But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto 24 them. Shew me a'' peiuiy . Whose image and sui)erscrii)tion hath it ? And they 25 said, Csesar's. And he said unto them, Then render mito Caesar the things that are Cnssar's, and unto God the 26 things that are God's. And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people : and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. 27 And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they which say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, 28 saying, ■* Master, 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 29 unto his brother. There were therefore seven brethren : and the first took a 30 wife, and died childless ; and the second ; Stand the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and 32 died. Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resuiTection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the 34 seven had her to wife. And Jesus said imto them. The sons of this ^ world 35 marry, and are given in marriage : but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that "^ world, and the resiu-- rection from the dead, neither marry, 36 nor are given in marriage : for neither can they die any more : for they are equal mito the angels ; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 38 and the God of Jacob. Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living : 39 for all live unto bun. And certam of the scribes answering said, ^ Master, 40 thou hast well said. For they durst not any more ask him any question. 41 And he said unto them, How say they 42 that the Christ is David's son? For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 TUl I make thine enemies the foot- stool of thy feet. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son ? 45 And in the hearing of all the peoiile he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which desii-e to walk in long robes, and love salu- 'Or, Tt'ach^r 5 See iial note on Matt, xviiu 28. ^ Or, ao'i S rr ^m m f"? 64 S. LUKE. 20. 46. 1 Or, and saw them that . . . trea- sury, and they were rich. 2 Or, Teacher 3 Gr. you being b7-ou<jTit 4 OT,shaZl they put to death 6 Or, lives tationa in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief 47 places at feasts ; which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers : these shall receive greater condemnation. 21 And he looked up, i and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into 2 the treasury. And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said. Of a truth I say unto you. This ijoor widow cast in more than 4 they all : 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. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and 6 offerings, he said. As for these thuigs which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be 7 thrown down. And they asked him, saying, ^ Master, when therefore shall these things be? and what shall he the sign when these things are about to 8 come to pass ? And he said. Take heed that ye be not led astray : for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and. The time is at hand: go ye 9 not after them. And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified : for these things must needs come to pass first ; but the end is not immediately. 10 Then said he unto them. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom 11 against kingdom : and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and iiestilences ; and there shall be terrors and great signs from 12 heaven. But before all these things, they shall lay theii' hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, ^ bring- ing you before kings and governors for 13 my name's sake. It shall turn unto you 14 for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand 15 how to answ"er : for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to with- 16 stand or to gauisay. But ye shall be delivered up even by i)arents, and brethi'en, and kinsfolk, and friends ; and some of you * shall they cause to 17 be put to death. And ye shall be hated 18 of all men for my name's sake. And 19 not a hair of your head shall perish. In your patience ye shall win yoiu' ^ souls. 20 But when ye see Jerusalem comjiasse 1 with armies, then know that her desola- 21tion is at hand. Then let them that are in Judtea flee unto the momitains ; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out ; and let not them that are in the countiy enter therein. 22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be 23 fulfilled. 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 24 unto this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, anil shall be led captive into all the nations : and Jeru- salem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of tlie Gentiles 25 be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars ; and upon the earth distress of nation.s, in per- plexity for the roaruig of the sea and 26 the billows ; men '' fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on * the world : for the powers of 27 the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man com- ing in a cloud with power and gi-eat 28gloi-y. But when these things begin to come to pass, look uj), and lift up y.mr heads; because yom- redemption draweth nigh. 29 And he spake to them a i^arable : Be- 30 hold the fig ti-ee, and aU the trees : when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is 31 now nigh. Even so ye also, v/hen ye see these things coming to jiass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh. 32 Verily I say luito you. This goieration shall not pass away, tiU all thhigs be 33 accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away. 34 But take heed to youi-selves, lest haply yoiu' hearts be overcharged with surfeit- ing, and drunkeimess, and cai"es of this life, and that day come on you suddenly 35 as a snare : for ,so shall it come upon all them that dwcU on the face of all the 36 earth. But watch yc at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 37 And every day he was teaching in the temple ; and eveiy night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called 38 the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the mornmg to him in the temple, to hear hun. 22 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put hira to death ; for they fearetl the peoi^le. 3 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being of the 4nvunber of the twelve. And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and caj^tains, how he might 5 deliver him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him 6 money. And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them '•'in the absence of the multitude. 7 And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must 22. 53. S. LUKE. 65 I Or, Teacher 2 Or, aloaf 3 Some ancient authori- ties omit which is giDenfor you . . . which is poured out for you. 4 Or. leita- ment 5Gr. greater. 6Gr. redin- eth. ■Or. I appoint unto you, even as 7711/ Father appoint- ed UTltO me a ki7ig- dom.that ye 7nay eat and drink (fcc. 8 Or, obtained you by atlci)iy 8 be sacrificed. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for ns 9 the passover, that we may cat. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou 10 that we make ready ? And he said un- to them. Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the house whereinto he go- 11 eth. And ye shall say unto the good- man of the house. The i Master saith unto thee. Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my 12 disciples ? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished: there make 13 ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the passover. 14 And when the horn- was come, be sat 15 down, and the apostles with him. And he said unto them. With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you 16 before I suffer : for I say unto you, I will not eat it, luitil it be fulfilled in the kiug- 17 dom of God. And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, be said. Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 for I say unto you, I will not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, untU 19 the kingdom of God shall come. And be took 2 bread, and when he bad given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body s which is given for you : this do in remembrance of me. 20 And the cup in Uke manner after supper, saying. This cup is the new ''covenant iu my blood, even that which is poured 21 out for you. But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on 22 the table. For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined : but woe unto that man through whom he is 23 betrayed ! And they began to question among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thmg. 24 And there arose also a contention a- mong them, which of them is account- 25 ed to be ^ greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them ; and they that have authority over them are called Bene- 26 factors. But ye sliall not he so : but he that is the greater among you, let hhu become as the younger; and he that 27 is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that "^ sitteth at meat, or he that servetb? is not he that 6 sitteth at meat ? but I am in the 28 midst of you as be that servetb. But ye are they which have continued with 29 me in my temptations ; and ' I ap- point unto you a kingdom, even as 30 my Father appomted unto me, that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom ; and ye shaU sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan ^asked to have you, that he might sift you as 32 wheat: but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not: and do thou, when once thou hast turned a- 33 gain, stablish thy brethren. And he said unto him. Lord, with thee I am ready to go both to prison and to 34 death. And be said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shaU not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice deny that thou know- est me. 35 And be said unto them, Wlien I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And 36 they said. Nothing. And he said unto them. But now, he that bath a purse, let htm take it, and likewise a wallet : 9 and he that hath none, let him sell 37 his cloke, and buy a sword. 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 lo fulfil- 38ment. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said un- to them. It is enough. 39 And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives ; and the disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them. Pray that ye enter not 41 into temptation. And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and 42 he kneeled down and prayed, saying. Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my 43 wiU, but thme, be done, n And there appeared unto him an angel from 44 heaven, strengthening him. And bemg in an agony he prayed more earnestly : and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the 45 ground. And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 and said unto them. Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not Into temptation. 47 While he yet spake, behold, a multi- tude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them ; and he drew near unto Jesus to kiss 48 him. But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with 49a kiss? And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said. Lord, shall we smite with 50 the sword ? And a certain one of them smote the ^^ servant of the high priest, 51 and struck off his right ear. But Jesus answered and said. Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and 52 healed htm. And Jesus said mito the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, which were come against htm. Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and 53 staves ? WTien I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 9 Or, and he that hath no sivord.let hi7n sell h is cloke, and buy one. 10 Gr. end. 11 Many ancient authori- ties omit ver. 43, 44. 12 Gr. b07Ul- servant. D 06 S. LUKE. 22. 54. iGr, Aim. ^ 2 Or, re sat/ it, becaUiic I ar.i. 3 Or, ail anointed king 54; Aiid they seized him, and led him awai/, aud brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter' followed 55 afar otf . And when they had kindled a fu-e ill the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in 56 the midst of them. And a certain maid seeuig him as he sat in the light of the fire., and lookuig stedfastly upon him, said. This man also was 57 with him. But he denied, saying, 58 Woman, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him, and said. Thou also art one of them. 59 But Peter said, Man, I am not. And after the space of about one hour another confidently aflfirmed, saying, Of a truth this man also was with 60 him: for he is a Galilsean. But Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he 61 yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord tm'iied, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said unto him, Before the cock crow this day, 62 thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, aud wept bitterlj-. 63 And the men that held i Jesus mocked 64 him, and beat him. And they blmd- folded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy : who is he that struck thee ? 65 And many other tiling.^ spake they against him, reviling him. 66 And as soon as it was day, the as- sembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away 67 into their council, saying. If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not be- 68heve: and if I ask you, ye will not 69 answer. But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right 70 hand of the power of God. And they all said, Ai-t thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, ^ Ye say 71 that I am. And they said. What fur- ther need have we of witness ? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth. 23 And the whole comi:>any of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our na- tion, and forbidding to give tribute to Csesar, and saying that he himself is 3 8 Christ a king. And Pilate asked him, saying, Axi thou the Kmg of the Jews ? And he answered him and said. Thou 4 sayest. And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no 5 fault in this man. But they were the more urgent, saying. He stirreth uji the people, teaching tliroughout all Juda a, aud beginning from GalUee even unto 6 this place. But when Pilate heard it, lie asked whether the man were a Gali- 7 Issan. 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. 8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desu-ous to see him, because ho had heard conceruuig him ; and he hojied to 9 see some * miracle done by hun. And he questioned him in many words ; but lOheansweredlmnnothuig. And the chief in-iests and the scribes stood, vehe- 1 1 niently accusing him . And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked hiin, and arraying him in gor- geous apparel sent him back to Pilate. 12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day : for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 and said unto them. Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the peoj)le : and behold, I, havuig examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye 15 accuse Mm : no, nor yet Herod : for he sent him back luito us ; and behold, no- thing worthy of death hath been done 16 by him. I will therefore chastise him, 18 and release him. 5 But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this 19 man, and release unto us Barabbas : one who for a certam uisurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into 20 prison. And PQate spake unto them 21 again, desu-ing to release Jesus ; but they shouted, saying. Crucify, cnicify 22 him. 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 23 and release him. But they were instant with loud voices, asking that he might be cmcified. And thek voices prevailed. 24 And Pilate gave sentence that what 25 they asked for should be done. 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. 26 And when they led him away, they laid hold upon oue Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great multi- tude of the people, and of women who 28 bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turnmg imto them said. Daughters of Jei-usalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for yoiu' cliil- 29 di-en. For behold, the days are com- ing, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, aud the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that 30 never gave suck. Then shall they be- gin to say to the mountams, Fall on us; and to the hiUs, Cover us. 31 For if they do these things in the 24. 22. S. LUKE. 67 1 Accord- ing to tlie Latin, Calvary, wliicli has tlie same meaning. 2 Some ancient authori- ties omit And Je- sus said. Father, forgive them ; for thet/ know not what they do. 3 Some ancient autliori- ties read into thy king- dom, 4 Or, earth 5Gr. the sun failing. 5 Or, siiiie- tuarif 7 Or, A nd Je- sus, ery- ing with a loud voice, sai:i SGr. began to dauni. green tree, what shall be done hi the dry? 3'2 And there were also two others, male- factors, led with hun to be put to death. 33 And when they came unto the phtee which is called ^ The skull, there they crucilied him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the 34 left. 2j\^iid Jesus said, Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, 35 they cast lots. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others ; let him save himself, if this is the Christ 36 of Grod, his chosen. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, off'er- 37 ing him vinegar, and saymg. If thou art 38 the King of the Jews, save thyself. And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, Ai-t not thou the Chi'ist ? save thyself and us. 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said. Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same coudemna- 41tion? And we indeed justly; for we re- ceive the due reward of our deeds : but 42 this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said, Jesus, remember me when thou 43comest ^m thy kingdom. And he said unto him. Verily I say unto thee. To- day shalt thou be with me m Paradise. 44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole 45* land until the nmth hour, *the sun's light faUuig : and the veil of the ^tem- 46 pie was rent in the midst. '' And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said. Father, mto thy hands I commend my spirit : and having said this, he gave 47 up the ghost. And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, sayuig. Certainly this was a righteous 48 man. And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they be- held the things that were done, return- 49 ed smitmg their breasts. And all his acquaintance, and the women that fol- lowed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things. 50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and 51 a righteous (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was lookmg for the kingdom of God: 52 this man went to Pilate, and asked 53 for the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and Wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn m stone, where never man 54 had yet lam. And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath 55 « drew on. And the women, which had come with him out of Galilee, fol- lowed after, and beheld the tomb, and 56 how his body was laid. And they re- turned, and prepared spices and oint- ments. And on the sabbath they rested ac- 24corduig to the conmiaudinent. But on the tirst day of the week, at early dawn, they eamo unto the tomb, bruigiug the spices wliich they had "2 prepared. And they f()uu<l the stone 3roUed away from the tomb. And they entered in, and found not the body i^oi the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, while they were perplexed there- about, behold, two men stood by them 5 in dazzling api>arel : and as they were affrighted, and bowed down then- faces to the earth, they said unto them, Wliy seek ye lothe livuig a- 6mong the dead? ^He is not here, but is risen : remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 7 sayuig that the Son of man must be delivered up uito the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third 8 day rise agam. And they remembered 9 his words, and returned i^from the tomb, and told all these things to the 10 eleven, and to all the rest. Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them told these 11 things unto the apostles. And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbeUeved them. 12 la But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb ; and stoopmg and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves ; and he i* departed to his home, wonder- hig at that which was come to pass. 13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Em- maus, which was threescore furlongs 14 from Jerusalem. And they communed with each other of all these things 15 which had happened. And it came to pass, whUe they communed and ques- tioned together, that Jesus himself 16 drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they 17 should not know him. And he said unto them, i^wi^at communications are these that ye have one with an- other, as ye walk? And they stood 18 still, looking sad. And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, i<'Dost thou alone sojourn in Je- rusalem and not know the thmgs which are come to pass there m these days ? 19 And he said unto them, What things ? And they said unto him. The things con- cerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word be- 20 fore God and all the people : and how the chief priests and our rulers dehver- ed him up to be condemned to death, 21 and crucified him. But we hoped that it was he which should redeem Israel. Yea and beside aU this, it is now the third day since these things came to 22 pass. Moreover certain women of our s Some Mlicieiit authori- ties omit of the Lord Jems, 10 Gr. hi7n that liveth. H Some ancient authori- ties omit lie is not here, but is risen. l» Some ancient authori- ties omi t .frotn the tomb. 13 Some ancient authori- ties omit ver. 12. 1-1 Or, de- parted, wonder- ing toith himself 15 Gr. What words are these that ye ex- change one with another. IcOr, Dose thou sojourn alone in Jerusa- lem, and knoivest thou not the things D2 r— 68 S. LUKE. 24. 22. 'Or. after * Or, loaf 3 Some ancient authori- ties omit and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 company amazed us, having been early at the tomb ; and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was ahve. And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but htm they saw not. And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe ^in aU that the prophets have spoken i Be- hoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in aU the scriptures the things con- cerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were go- ing : and he made as though he would go further. 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. And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the 2 bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And then* eyes were opened, and they knew htm; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, whUe he opened to us the scriptures '? And they rose up that veiy hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered to- gether, and them that were with them, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they re- hearsed the things that happened in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread. ' And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, Sand saith unto them. Peace he unto 37 you. But they were terrified and af- frighted, and supposed that they be- 38 held a spu-it. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and wherefore 39 do reasonings arise in your heart ? See my hands and my feet, that it is I my- self: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold 40 me having. *And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his 41 feet. And while they stiU disbeUeved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled 43fishs. And he took it, and did eat be- fore them. 44 And he said unto them. These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, how that aU things must needs be fulfilled, which are writ- ten in the law of Moses, and the pro- lihets, and the psalms, concerning me. 45 Then opened he their mind, that they 46 might understand the scriptures ; and he said unto them. Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise 47 again from the dead the third day ; and that repentance 6 and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the 'nations, beginning from Jeru- 48 salem. Ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you : but tarry ye in the city, untU ye be clothed with power from on high. 50 And he led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he lifted 51 up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, whUe he blessed them, he parted from them, 8 and was car- 52ried up into heaven. And they 9 wor- shipped him, and returned to Jerusa- 531em with great joy: and were con- tinually in the temple, blessing God. lOr, through 2 Or, wa& not anything made. That which hath been made was life in him ; an^i the life ic. sOr.over- came. See ch. xU. 35 (Gr.). 1 Or, The true light. which lighteth every man.was coiring THE GOSPEL ACCOKDING TO S. JOHN, 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word 2 was God. The same was in the be- 3 ginning with God. All things were made ^ by him ; and without hini ^ was not anything made that hath been 4 made. In Turn was life; and the life 5 was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness ; and the dark- 6 ness 3 apprehended it not. There came a man, sent from God, whose name 7 was John. The same came for wit- ness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through Shim. He was not the Ught, but came that he might bear witness of the Ught. 9* There was the true Ught, even the light which lighteth ^ every man, com- lOing into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made iby 11 him, and the world knew him not. He came imto " his own, and they that were 12 his own received him not. 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 : 13 which were 'born, not of 8 blood, nor of the wOl of the flesh, nor of the wUl 14 of man, but of God. And the Word became fle.sh, and ^ dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of 10 the only begotten from the Fa- 15ther), full of grace and truth. John beareth witness of him, and crieth. 2. 10. S. JOHN. 69 1 Some ancient authori- ties read (this was he that Slid). 2Gr. first in regard of nif. 8 Or, fhrouijh * Many verjf ancient authori- ties read Qod only begotten. 5 Or, And cer- tain had been se)it from among the Pha- risees. « Or, in 'Many ancient authori- ties read Betha- baruh^ some, Betharor bah. 8 Or, beareth the sin 8 Or, Teacher saying, i This was be of whom I said, He that Cometh after me is become before 16me: forhewas^beforeme. For ofbis ful- ness we all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given 8 by Moses; grace 18 and tnith came ^ by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time ; * the only begotten Son, which is ui the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent mito huu from Je- rusalem priests and Levites to ask him, 20 Who art thou ? And he confessed, and denied not ; and he confessed, I am not 21 the Christ. And they asked him, What then ? Ai't thou Ehjah ? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet ? And 22 he answered, No. They said therefore imto him, Who art thou '? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. 23 What sayest thou of thyself ? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wil- derness. Make straight the way of the 24 Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. ^ And they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked hini, and said unto him. Why then bajitizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Ehjah, neither the 26 prophet ? John answered them, saying, I baptize '^ with water : in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, 27 eveti he that conaeth after me, the latch- et of whose shoe I am not worthy to 28 unloose. These things were done in 7 Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus comuig unto him, and saith. Behold, the Laiub of God, which staketb away the sin of 30 the world ! This is he of whom I said. After me cometh a man which is become 31 before me : for he was ^ before me. And I knew him not ; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause 32 came I baptizmg ^-svith water. And John bare witness, saying, I have be- held the Spu'it descenduig as a dove out of heaven ; and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not : but he that sent me to bajitize ^ with water, he said mito me. Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and al)iding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth "^with 34 the Holy Spmt. And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Sou of God. 35 Again on the morrow John was stand- 36 ing, and two of his disciples ; and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and 37 saith. Behold, the Lamb of God ! And the two disciples heard him speak, and 38 they followed Jesus. And Jesus tui'ned, and beheld them foUovvUig, and saith vuito them. What seek ye? And they said unto bun, Kabbi (which is to say, being interiireted, 9 Master), where 39abidest thou? He saith unto them. Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode ; and they abode with him that day: it wm 40 about the tenth hour. One of the two that heard John speak, and followed bun, was Andrew, Simon I'eter's bro- 41 ther. He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith imto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being 42 intei-preted, loChrist). Hebroughthim imto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of 11 John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, 12 Peter). 43 On the morrow he was muided to go forth uito Galilee, and be findeth Philii) : and Jesus saith unto bun, Follow me. 44 Now Pliilij) was from Bethsaida, of the 45 city of Andrew and Peter. Philii> find- eth Nathanael, and saith unto him. We have fomul him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus 46 of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him. Can any good thmg come out of Nazareth? Philip 47 saith unto him. Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael commg to him, and saith of him. Behold, an IsraeUte indeed, in 48 whom is no guile ! Nathanael saith unto him. Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said mito him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast imder 49 the tig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered him, Eabbi, thou art the Son 50 of God ; thou art Kmg of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him. Because I said imto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou ? thou shalt 51 see greater things than these. And he saith imto him, VerUy, verily, I say unto you. Ye shall see the heaven ojjen- ed, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man, 2 And the thii'd day there was a mar- riage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mo- 2 ther of Jesus was there : and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the 3 marriage. And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 4 They have no wine. And Jesus saith unto her. Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine boui- is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants. Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three fir- 7 kins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, FLU the waterpots -svith water. And 8 they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the i3 ruler of the feast. And 9 they bare it. And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water "now be- come wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants which had di-awn the water knew), the ruler of the feast 10 caUeth the bridegroom, and saith unto him. Every man setteth on first the good wine ; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: 10 That is. An- ointed. 11 Gr. Joanes: called In Matt. xvL 17, Jonah. 12 Til at is, Rodk or Stone. 13 Or, steward "Or, that it htid become S. JOHN. 2. 10. lOr, sanc- tuary •■ Or, a inan ; for . . . the man 3 Or, from above 4 Or, The Spirit breath- e'h tliou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Cxalilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples behevedon him. 12 After this he went down to Caper- naum, he, and his mother, and his bre- thren, and his disciples : and there they abode not many days. 13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the 15 changers of money sitting : and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of thetemple, both the sheep and theoxen; a'ld he poured out the changers' money, 16 and overthrew their tables; and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence ; make not my Father's 17 house a house of mercha 'idLse. His dis- ciples remembered that it was written. The zeal of thine house shall eat me up. 18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him. What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things ? 19 Jesus answered and said unto them. Destroy this i temple, and in three days 20 1 wiU raise it up. The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this i tem- ple in building, and wilt thou raise it up 21 in three days? But he spake of the ^tem- 22 pie of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples re- membered that he spake this ; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believ- | ed on his name, beholding his signs 24 which he did. But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all 25 men, and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concern- ing 2 man; for he himself knew wiiat was in man. 3 Now there was a man of the Phari- sees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the 2 Jews : the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Kabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man can do these signs that thou 3 doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a man be born 8 anew, he cannot see the kingdom 4 of God. Nicodemus saith unto him. How can a man be born when he is old ? can he enter a second time into his mo- 5 ther's womb, and be born ? Jesus an- swered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the king- 6 dom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of 7 the Spirit is spu-it. Marvel not that I said unto thee. Ye must be born » anew. 8 1 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and tliou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whi- ther it goeth : so is every one that is 9 bom of the Spuit. Nicodemus answer- ed and said unto him. How can these 10 things be'? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandost not these thtugs? 11 VerUy, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen ; and ye receive not 12 our witness. If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye beheve, if I teU you heavenly things "? 13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, ^which is in hea- 14 ven. And as Moses lifted up the ser- pent in the wilderness, even so must the 15 Son of man be lifted up : tJiat whoso- ever 6 beUeveth may in him have eter- nal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that who- soever believeth on him should not per- 1 7 ish , but have eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be 18 saved thi'ough hun. He that beUeveth on him is not judged : he that believ- eth not hath been jurlged already, be- cause he hath not beUeved on the name 19 of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the judgement, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their 20 works were evil. For every one that 7 doeth iU hateth tlie light, and cometh not to the liglit, lest his works should be 21 8 reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, 9 that they have been wrought in God. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea ; and there he tarried with them, and bap- 23 tized. And John also was baptizing in jEnon near to Salim, because there lOwas much water there : and they came, and 24 were baptized. For John was not yet 25 cast into prison. There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's dis- 26 cijiles with a Jew about purifying. And they came unto John, and said to him. Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou hast borne wit- ness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all 27 men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except 28 it have been given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent 29 before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and hear- eth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy 30 therefore is fulfilled. He must in- crease, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is a- bove all : he that is of the earth is 5 Many ancient authori- ties omit tvhk-h is in hewen. 6 Or, be- Vievethin him maj have "Or, practis- eth eor, convicted oOr, because 10 Gr. were man'/ icatcrs. 4. 44. S. JOHN. 71 1 S.ime ancient aiitlmri- t ic8 read he that romcth from h''avfn h.'nn-th H-itll'-SS of what fif hath srfn tnul heard. 2 Or. ht'licveth not 3Gr. spring : and so in ver. 14 ; Imt not in ver. 11, 1-i 4 Or, as hetPas 5 Some ancient autliori- ties omit For Jews have no dealings tpith Sama- ritans. cOr. Lord of the earth, and of the earth he speak- ctli : ihe that cometh from lieaven is .S'2 above all. What he hath seen and lioard, of that he beareth witness ; and 33 no man receiveth his witness. He that hath received his witness hath set las 31 seal to this, that God is trne. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God : for he giveth not the 35 Spirit hy measure. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things 36 into his hand. He that helieveth 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 When therefore the Lord knew how that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more 2 disciples than John (although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples), 3 he left Judfea, and departed again into 4 Galilee. And he must needs pass 6 through Samaria. So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to C his son Joseph : and Jacob's ^ well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat ^thus by the ^weU. 7 It was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw ■water: Jesus saith unto her. Give me 8 to di-ink. For his disciples were gone 9 away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a Sama- ritan woman? (^For Jews have no 10 dealmgs with Samaritans.) Jesus an- - swered and said unto her, If thou knew- est the gift of God, and who it is that Siith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou ■wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, "Sir, thou hast nothing to di'aw with, and the well is deep : from whence then hast thou 12 that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the weU, and drank thereof himself, and 13 his sons, and his cattle? Jesus an- swered and said unto her. Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst 14 again : but whosoever drinlsieth of the water that I shall give him shall never tliu'st ; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water 15 springing up unto eternal life. The Wo- man saith unto lum, ^ Sir, give me this "water, that I thirst not, neither come 16 all the way hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and 17 come hither. The woman answered and said unto him, I have no hiisband. Jesus saith unto her. Thou saidst well, 18 1 have no husband : for thou hast had five husbands ; and lie whom thou now hast is not thy husband : this hast thou 19 said truly. The woman saith unto him, •'' Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers wor.shipped in this movm- tiin; and ye say, that in Jeru.salem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her. Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall 22 ye worship the Father. Ye worship that which ye know not : we worship that which we know : for salvation is 23 from the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: 7 for such doth the Father seek 24 to bo his worshippers. » God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must wor- 25 ship in spirit and truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (which is called Chi-ist) : when he is come, he will declare unto us all 26 things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27 And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was siieak- iug with a woman ; yet no man said. What seekest thou ? or. Why speakest 28 thou with her ? So the woman left her waterpot, and went away mto the city, 29 and saith to the men. Come, see a man, which told me all thuigs that ever I 30 did: can this be the Christ? They went out of the city, and were coming 31 to him. In the mean while the disci- jdes prayed him, saying, Eabbi, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat 33 to eat that ye know not. The discii)les therefore said one to another. Hath any 34 man bi-ought him aught to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accom- 35 phsh his work. 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 9 white already unto harvest. 36 He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal ; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may 37 rejoice together. For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another 38 reapeth. I sent you to reap that where- on ye have not laboured : others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour. 39 And from that city many of the Sama - ritans believed on htm because of the word of the woman, who testified, He 40 told me all things that ever I did. So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them : 41 and he abode there two days. And many more beheved because of his 42 word; and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking : for we have heai'd for our- selves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. 43 And after the two days he went 44 forth from thence into Galilee. For ' Or, for such the Father also seek- eth 8 Or, God is spirit OOr, white unto harvest. A I ready he that reapeth (^ f^fOM^^ '\^^ 72 S. JOHN. 4. 44. lOr, officer 2 Or. Lord 3Gr. bond- servants. *Many ancient authori- ties reatl thefecuit. 5 Some ancient authori- ties read Beth- saida, others, Beth- zatha. 6 Many ancient authori- ties insert, wholly or in part, waiting /or the moving of the water : ifor an ant/el of the Lord went dow7i at certain seasons into the pool, a nd trouhleX the water : whoso- ever then first after the trou- bling of the water stepped in was made whole, voith whatso- ever dis- ease he was holden. Jesus himself testified., that a prophet 45 hath no honom* in his own country. So when he came into GalUee, the Gah- liBans received him, having seen all the thmgs that he did in Jerusalem at the feast ; for they also went unto the feast. '16 He came therefore agaiu unto Cana of GalUee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain i nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. 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 48 was at the point of death. Jesus there- fore said unto him. Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. 49 The 1 nobleman saith unto him, ^Su-, 50 come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him. Go thy way; thy son Uveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went 51 his way. And as he was now gomg down, his ^ servants met him, saying, 52 that his son lived. So he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour 53 the fever left him. So the father knew that it ivas at that hour in which Jesus said unto him. Thy son Uveth : and himself believed, and his 54 whole house. This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judtea into Galilee. 5 After these things there was ^ a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a jiool, which is caUed in Hebrew S^Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a multitude of them that were 5 sick, bliad, halt, withered". And a cer- tain man was there, which had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity. 6 When Jesus saw him lyuig, and knew that he had been now a long time iii that case, he saith mito him, Wouldest thou 7 be made whole ? The sick man an- swered htm, 2 Su% I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool : but whUe I am commg, another 8 steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him. Arise, take up thy bed, and 9 walk. And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day. 10 So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not 11 lawful for thee to take up thy bed. But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me. Take up 12 thy bed, and walk. They asked him. Who is the man that said unto thee, 13 Take up th// bed, and walk ? But he that was healed wist not who it was : for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a 14 multitude being in the place. After- ward Jesus findeth him m the temple, and said unto him. Behold, thou art made whole : siu no more, lest a worse 15 thing befaU thee. The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus 16 which had made bim whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these thiags on the sab- 17 bath. But Jesus answered them. My Father worketh even untU now, and I 18 work. For this cause therefore th& Jews sought the more to kUl him, be- cause he not only brake the sabbath, but also caUed God his own Father, makiug himself equal with God. 19 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, VerUy, verUy, I say unto you. The Son can do nothing of himself, biit what he seeth the Father domg : for what things soever he doeth, these the Son 20 also doeth in like manner. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him aU things that himself doeth : and greater works than these will he shew 21 him, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth the dead and quicken- eth them, even so the Son also quicken- 22eth whom he wiU. For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath 23 given aU judgement unto the Son ; that aU may honoiu- the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honour- eth not the Son hououreth not the Fa- 24 ther which sent him. VerUy, verUy, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and beheveth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgement, but hath passed out of 25 death into life. VerUy, verUy, 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 26 shaU live. For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son 27 also to have life in himself : and he gave him authority to execute judge- ment, because he is 'the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this : for the hour com- eth, in which aU that are in the tombs 29 shaU hear his voice, and shaU come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have 8 done iU, unto the resurrection of judgement. 30 I can of myself do nothing : as I hear, I judge : and my judgement is right- eous ; because I seek not mine own wUl, but the wUl of him that sent me. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my wit- 32uess is not true. It is another that beareth witness of me ; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth 33 of me is true. Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the 34 truth. But the witness which I receive is not from man : bowbeit I say these 35 things, that ye may be saved. He 6. 32. S. JOHN. 73 lOr. .Si'ar -71 the scrip- tures 2 Some ancient authors ties ro.atl the onlif one. loaves. 4 See marginal note on Matt xviiL 88. ■was the lamp that burneth and shineth : and ye were wiUiiig to rcjt)ice for a 36 season hi his hght. But the witness which I have is greater than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given rae to accomphsh, the veiy works that I do, bear witness of me, 37 that the Father hath sent me. And the Father which sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen 38 his form. And ye have not his word abiding in you : for whom he sent, him 39 ye beUeve not. ^ Ye search the scrip- tures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life ; and these are they 40 which bear witness of me ; and yo will not come to me, that ye may have life. fi I receive not glory from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love 43 of God in yourselves. I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not : if another shall come in his own 44 name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometli from 45^ the only God ye seek not? Tliink not that I will accuse you to the Father : there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hojie. 46 For if ye believed Moses, ye would 47 believe me ; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words ? 6 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Gahlee, 2 which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on 3 them that were sick. And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat 4 with his discijjles. Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 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 fi these may eat? And this he said to prove him : for he himself knew what 7 he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred * pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every 8 one may take a little. One of his dis- ciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, 9 saith unto him. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two fishes : but what are these among so 10 many? Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in 11 number about five thousand. Jesus therefore took the loaves ; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of 12 the fishes as much as they would. And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that no- 13 thing be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them 14 that had eaten. Wlien therefore the people saw the '' sign which he did, they sai(l. This is of a trath the prophet that Cometh into the world. 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. IG And when evening came, his disciples 17 went down unto the sea; and they entered into a })oat, and were gomg over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet 18 come to them. And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. 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 20 were afraid. But he saith unto them, 21 It is I; be not afraid. They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat : and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. 22 On the morrow the multitude which stood on the other .side of the sea saw that there was none other ''boat there. Rive one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that 23 his disciples went away alone (howbeit there came '< boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks) : 24 when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his dis- ciples, they themselves got into the 7 boats, and came to Capernaum, seek- 25 iug Jesus. And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Eabbi, when camest thou 26 hither ? Jesus answered them and said. Verily, verUy, I say unto you. Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and 27 were fiUed. Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you : for liim the Father, even God, hath 28 sealed. They said therefore unto him, Wiat must we do, that we may 29 work the works of God? Jesus an- swered and said unto them. This is the work of God, that ye beheve on him 30 whom 8 he hath sent. They said there- fore unto him, 'What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and be- 31 lieve thee ? what workest thou ? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilder- ness ; as it is written, He gave them 32 bread out of heaven to eat. Jesus there- fore 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 i> Siime .iiirient autliorl- ties read tigns. CGr. little boat. 7Gr. little boats. 8 Or, lie sent D5 74 S. JOHN. 6. 32. I Or, that I should raise him up 2 Gr. trtie meat. 3Gr. true drinJc, 33 of heaven. For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, 34 and giveth hfe unto the world. They said therefore unto him, Lord, ever- 35 more give us this bread. Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of hfe : he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that beUeveth on me shall never 36 thirst. But I said unto you, that ye 37 have seen me, and yet beheve not. AU that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me ; and him that cometh 38 to me I will in no wise cast out. For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of hun 39 that sent me. And this is the will of hun that sent me, that of all that v/hich he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the 40 last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and beheveth on him, should have eternal life ; and ^ I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The Jews therefore murmm-ed con- cernmg him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. 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 43 come down out of heaven ? Jesus an- swered and said unto them. Murmur 44 not among youi'selves. No man can come to me, except the Father which sent me draw him: and I will raise 45 him ujj in the last day. It is written in the projihets. And they shall all be taught of God. Eveiy one that hath heard from the Father, and hath leani- 46 ed, cometh imto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is from God, he hath seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that 48 beheveth hath eternal life. I am the 49 bread of life. Youi- fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and they 50 died. This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may 51 eat thereof, and not die. I am the hving bread which came down out of heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shaUhve for ever : yea and the bread which I wUl give is my flesh, for the life of the world. 52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man 53 give us his flesh to eat ? Jesus there- fore said lanto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Sou of man and drink his blood, 54 ye have not life in yom-selves. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal hfe; and I will 55 raise him uj) at the last day. For my flesh is ^meat indeed, and my 56 blood is ^diink indeed. He that eat- eth my flesh and drmketh my blood 57 abide th in me, and I in hira. As the living Father sent me, and I hve because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall hve because 58 of me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers did eat, and died: he that eateth this bread shaU hve for ever. 59 These things said he in ^the syna- gogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said. This is a 61 hard saying ; who can hear ^it ? But Jesus knowing in himself that his discii)les murmured at this, said unto them. Doth this cause you to stum- 6-2 ble? What then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where 63 he was before ? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth no- thing: the words that I have spoken 64 unto you are spirit, and are life. But there are some of you that beheve not. For Jesus knew from the be- ginnuig who they were that beheved not, and who it was that should betray 65 him. 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. 66 Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Jesus said therefore tmto the twelve, 68 Would ye also go away? Simon Peter answered him. Lord, to whom shall we go? thou "hast the words of eternal 69 hfe. And we have beheved and know that thou art the Holy One of God. 70 Jesus answered them. Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a 71 devil ? Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. 7 And after these things Jesus walked in Gahlee : for he would not walk in Judsea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of 3 tabernacles, was at hand. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judsea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which 4 thou doest. For no man doeth any- thing in secret, ^ and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the 5 world. For even his brethren did not 6 believe on him. Jesus therefore saith unto them. My time is not yet come ; 7 but your time is alway ready. The world cannot hate you ; but me it hat- eth, because I testify of it, that its works 8 are evU. Go ye up unto the feast : I go not up 8 yet unto this feast ; because 9 my time is not yet fulfilled. And hav- mg said these things unto them, he abode still in Gahlee. 10 But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also uj), not jiubhcly, but as it were in 11 secret. The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said. Where is 8. 8. S. JOHN. 75 iGr. demon. 2 Or. marvel becatme of this. Motfs hath givi'n you circuni' cition 12 he ? And there was much murmuring among the multitudes couceriiiug liiin : some said, Ho is a good man : others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multi- 13 tude astray. Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 14 But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, 15 and taught. The Jews therefore mar- velled, saying. How knoweth this man 16 letters, having never learned? Jesus therefore answered them, and said. My teaching is not miue, hut his that sent 17 me. If any man wUleth to do his wUl, he shaU know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from 18 myself. 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 unrighteous- 19ness is in him. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law ? Wliy seek ye to kiU me ? 20 The multitude answered. Thou hast a 21 1 devil : who seeketh to kill thee ? Jesus answered and said vmto them, I did 22 one work, and ye aU ^ marvel. For this cause hath Moses given you circumci- sion (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) ; and on the sabbath ye cu-cum- 23 cise a man. K a man receiveth circum- cision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken ; are ye wi-oth with me, because I made a man every 24 whit whole on the sabbath? Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement. 25 Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to 26 kill ? And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto hun. Can it be that the ralers indeed know that 27 this is the Christ ? Howbeit we know this man whence he is : but when the Ckrist cometh, no one knoweth whence 28 he is. Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying. Ye both know me, and know whence I am ; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 1 know him ; because I am from him, 30 and he sent me. They sought therefore to take him : and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet 31 come. But of the multitude many be- lieved on him; and they said. When the Chi-ist shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath 32 done ? The Pharisees heard the nmlti- tude mui-mm-ing these things concern- ing him ; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him. 33 Jesus therefore said. Yet a Uttle while am I with you, and I go imto hun that 34 sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, ye cannot 35 come. 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, 36 and teach the Greeks? \Vluit is tliis word that he said. Ye shall seek me, and shaU not find me : and where I am, ye camiot come ? 37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, say- ing. If any man thirst, let him come 38 mito me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of hving 39 water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that beUeved on hun were to receive : * for the Spu-it was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glori- 40fied. Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, 41 This is of a truth the prophet. Others said. This is the Chi-ist. But some said. What, doth the Christ come out 42 of GalUee? Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the 43 village where David was? So there arose a division in the multitude be- 44 cause of htm. And some of them would have taken him ; but no man laid hands on him. 45 The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees ; and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him ? 46 The officers answered. Never man so 47 spake. The Pharisees therefore an- swered them, Ai'e ye also led astray ? 48 Hath any of the rulers behoved on him, 49 or of the Pharisees ? But this multi- tude which knoweth not the law are 50 acciu'sed. Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one 51 of them). Doth our law judge a man, except it fii'st hear from himself and 52 know what he doeth ? They answered and said unto hun, Ai't thou also of' GalUee ? Search, and ^ see that out of GalUee ariseth no prophet. 3Gr. o/. «Some ancient authori- ties read for the Boll/ Spirit uinsnot yet ffiven. 53 f^ [And they went every man unto his 8 own house : but Jesus went unto the 2 mount of Ohves. And early m the morning he came again into the temple, and aU the people came imto hun ; and 3 he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and the Pharisees brmg a woman taken in adultery ; and having 4 set her in the midst, they say mito him, 7 Master, this woman hath been taken in 5 adultery, in the very act. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such : 6 what then sayest thou of her ? And this they said, 8 tempting him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped dowm, and with his finger 7 wrote on the ground. But when they continued asking him, he lifted up hini- seH, and said unto them. He that is without sin among you, let hun fij-st 8 cast a stone at her. And again he 5 Or, see for out c/ GalU-ee e Most of the an- cient au- thorities omit John vii. 5"3 — viii. 11. Those which contain it vary much from each other. 7 Or, Teacher 8 Or, tri/ing D6 7o S. JOHN. 8. 8. lOr, /■ a7n 2 Or. How is It that I even ipeak to you at aXlt 3Gr. into. 4 0r, / am Or, / am he ; and I do stooped doTvn, and with his finger wrote 9 on the ground. And they, when they heird it, went out one hy one, begin- ning from tlie eldest, even unto the last : and Jesus was left alone, and the wo- man, where she was, in the midst. 10 And Jesus lifted vn himself, and said unto her. Woman, where are they ? did 11 no man condemn thee ? And she said. No man. Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee : go thy way ; from henceforth sin no more.] 12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world : he that foUoweth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the 13 light of life. The Pharisees therefore said unto him. Thou bearest witness of 14 thyself; thy witness is not true. Jesus answered and said unto thejn, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true ; for I know whence I cime, and whither I go ; but ye know not whence 15 1 come, or whither I go. Ye judge 16 after the flesh ; I judge no man. Yea and if I judge, my judgement is true ; for I am not alone, but I and the Father 17 that sent me. Yea and in your 1 iw it is written, that the witness of two men 18 is true. I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me 19 beareth witness of me. They said there- fore unto him, Wliere is thy Father ? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father : if ye knew me, ye 20 would know my Father also. These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple : and no man took him ; because his hour wasnotyetcome. 21 He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin : whither I go, ye cannot 22 come. The Jews therefore said. Will he kill himself, that he saith. Whither 23 1 go, ye cannot come ? And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I 24 am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that ^I am he, 25 ye shall die in your sins. They said therefore uiito him. Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, ^ Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the 26 beginning. 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 hira, 27 these speak I s unto the world. They perceived not that he spake to them of 28 the Father. Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that *I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. 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 30 him. As he spake these things, many believed on him. 31 Jesus therefore said to those Jews which had beheved him. If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples ; 32 and ye shall know the truth, and the 33 truth shall make you free. They an- swered unto him. We be Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bond- age to any man : how sayest thou. Ye 34 shall be made free? Jesus answered them. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Every one that committeth sin is the 3') bondservant of sin. And the bondser- vant abideth not in the house for ever : 3G the son abideth for ever. If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be 37 free indeed. I know that ye are Abra- ham's seed; yet ye seek to kill me, be- cause my word 6 hath not free course in 38 you. I spe■^k the things which I have seen with " my Father : and ye also do the things which ye heard from your 39 father. They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them. If ye ^ were Abraham's children, ^ye would do the works of 40 Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God : this did not 41 Abraham. Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him. We were )iot born of fornication ; we have one 42 Father, ei-en God. Jesus said unto them. If God were your Father, ye would love me : for I came forth and am come from God ; for neither have 43Icomeof myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not ^ understand my speech? Even because ye camiot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your f ither the devil, and the lusts of your f ither it is yoiu- will to do. He WIS a murderer from the be- ginning, and 10 stood not in the truth, because there is no truth inhim. ^When he sjjeaketh a he, he speaketh of his own : for he is a Uar, and the f ither 45 thereof. But because I say the truth, 46 ye beUeve me not. Which of you con- victeth me of sin ? If I say truth, why 47 do ye not beheve me ? He that is of God heareth the words of God : for tliis cause ye hear them not, because ye are 48 not of God. The Jews answered and said unto him. Say we not weU that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a i^^evil? 49 Jesus answered, I have not a i^cJevil; but I honour my Father, and ye dis- 50 honour me. But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and 51 judgeth. "\'erily, verily, I say unto you. If a mm keep my word, he shall never 52 see death. The Jews said unto him. Now we know that thou hast a i2(Jevil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest. If a man keep my word, he 53 shall never taste of death. Art thou (^,^\& WY^ 9. 41. S. JOHN. 77 1 Or, thca hesftoutU see 2Gr. was bom. 3 Or, was hklUeft, and went i-c. * Many ancient authori- ties add and going through the midst of th^tn went his way. and so jiassed 5 Or. and with the chi,y thereof anointed his ef/es greater than our father Abraham, which IS dead? and the proi)hets are dead: 54 whom makest thou tliyself ? Jeaus answered, If I glorifj' myself, my gloi-y is nothing: it is my Father that glori- fieth me ; of whom ye say, that he is 55 your God; and yo have not known him : but I know him ; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall bo like unto you, a har : but I know him, and 56 keep his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced^ to see my day; and he saw 57 it, and was glad. The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and liast thou seen Abraham ? 58 Jesus said imto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Before Abraham 2 was, I 59 am. They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus si^jd bimself, and went out of the temple*. 9 And as he passed by, he saw a man 2 blind from his bu'th. And his disciples asked him, saying. Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should 3 be born bhud ? Jesus answered. Neither did this man sin, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made 4 manifest in him. We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : the night cometh, when no man Scan work. When I am in the world, 61 am the Hght of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, 5 and anointed his eyes with the clay, 7 and said unto him, Go, wash in the j)ool of Siloam (which is by inteii^retation. Sent). He went away therefore, and 8 washed, and came seeing. The neigh- bours therefore, and they which saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said. Is not thi s he that sat and begged '? Others said. It is he : others said. No, but he is Uke him. He said, I am he. 10 They said therefore unto him. How 11 then were thine eyes opened? He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me. Go to Siloam, and wash: sol went away and washed, 12 and I received sight. And they said unto him, Where is he ? He saith, I know not. 13 They bring to the Pharisees him 14 that aforetime was bhnd. Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15 Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said imto them. He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do 16 see. Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This miin is not from God, be- cause he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said. How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a 17 division among them. They say there- fore luito the blind man again. What sayest thou of bim, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said. He is a 18 prophet. The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been bhnd, and had received his sight, until they called tlie parents of him that 19 had received his sight, and asked them, sayuig. Is this your son, who ye s;iy was born blind? how then doth he 20 now see? His parents answered and said. We know that this is our son, and 21 that he was born bhnd : but how he nowseeth,weknownot ; or who opened his eyes, we know not : ask him ; he is of age ; he shall speak for himself. 22 These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews : for the Jews had agreed already, that if tny man should confess him to be Christ, he should be 23 put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents. He is of age ; ask him. 24 So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him. Give gloiy to God : we know that this man 25 is a sinner. He therefore answered. Whether he be a siimer, I know not : one thing I know, that, whereas I was 26 bhnd, now I see. They said therefore unto him. What did he to thee? how 27 opened he thine eyes ? He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear : wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his dis- 28 ciples ? And they reviled him, and said. Thou art his disciple ; but we are dis- 29 ciples of Moses. We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is. 30 The man answered and said unto them. Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened 31 mine eyes. We know that God hear- eth not simiers : but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his wiU, 32 him he heareth. Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened 33 the eyes of a man born blind. If this man werei not from God, he could do 34 nothing. They answered and said unto him. Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 35 Jesus heard that they had east him out; and finding him, he said. Dost 36 thou believe on ^ the Son of God ? He answered and said. And who is he. Lord, that I m;.y beheve on him? 37 Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh 88 with thee. And he said, Lord, I 39 beheve. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said. For judgement came I into this world, that they which see not may see ; and that they which see may 40 become blind. Those of the Pharisees which were with himheard these things, and said unto him. Are we also bhnd ? 41 Jesus said unto them. If ye were blind, ye would have no sin : but now ye say. We see : your sin remaineth. 'Many ancient authori- ties read th^ Son of man. 78 S. JOHN. 10. 1. I Or, a 2 Or, }>roverh abun- dance ^Or, lead 5 Or, there shall lie one Jloclc 3 Some ancient authori- ties read took it away. 7 Or, right 8Gr. demon. 9 Some ancient authori- ties read At that time was the feast. lO Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that entereth uot by the door into the fold of the sheep, but cUinbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a 2 robber. ]3ut he that entereth in by the door is ithe shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth ; and the sheeiJ hear his voice : and be calleth his own sheep by name, and leadetli 4 them out. When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for they know 5 his voice. And a stranger wiU they not foUow, but will flee from him : for they Cknow not the voice of strangers. This ■•^ijarable spake Jesus mito them: but they understood not what things they were which he s^iake unto them. 7 Jesus therefore said unto them again. Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am 8 the door of the sheep. All that came before me are thieves and robbers : but 9 the sheep did not hear them. I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go 10 out, and shall find pastm'e. The thief Cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy : I came that they may have Hfe, and may ^iiave it 11 abundantly. I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd layeth down bis life 12 for the sheep. He that is a hireling, and not a shei)herd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, 13 and scattereth them: he fleeth because he is a hirehng, and careth uot for the 14 sheep. I am the good shepherd ; and I know mine own, and mine own know 15 me, even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father ; and I lay down 16 my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : them also I must ^ bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and 5 they shall become one 17 flock, one sheijherd. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down 18 my life, that I may take it again. No one ^taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have 'power to lay it down, and I have '^jiower to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father. 19 There arose a division again among 20 the Jews because of these words. And many of them said. He hath a sde-sdl, 21 and is mad ; why hear ye him ? Others said. These are not the sayings of one possessed with a 8 devil. Can a 8 devil open the eyes of the blind ? 22 9 And it was the feast of the dedica- tion at Jerusalem : it was winter ; 23 and Jesus was walkiitg in the temijle 24 in Solomon's porch. The Jews there- fore came round about him, and said unto him. How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the 25 Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye beheve not : the works that I do in my Father's 26 name, these bear witness of me. But ye beheve not, because ye are not of 27 my sheej). My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me : 28 and I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 291" My Father, which hath given them U'lto me, is gi-eater than all; and no one is able to snatch ^^them out of the 30 Father's hand. I and the Father are 31 one. The Jews took up stones again 32 to stone him* Jesus answered them. Many good works have I shewed you from the Father; for which of those 33 works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him. For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, 34makest thyself God. Jesus answered them. Is it not vsritten in your law, I 35 said. Ye are gods ? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken), 36 say ye of him, whom the Father i^ sanc- tiiied and sent into the world. Thou blasi)hemest ; because I said, I am the 37 Son of God ? If I do not the works of 38 my Father, believe me not. But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and under- stand that the Father is in me, and I in 39 the Father. They sought again to tike him: and he went forth out of their hand. 40 And he went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John was at the 41 first baptizing; and there he abode. And many came unto him ; and they said, John indeed did no sign : but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were 42 true. And many believed on him there. 11 Now a certain man was sick, Lazaras of Bethany, of the village of Maiy and 2 her sister Martha. And it was that Maiy which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, siying. Lord, behold, he whom thou 4 lovest is sick. But when Jesus heard it, he siiid, This sickness is not unto de.xth, but for the gloi-y of God, that the Son of 5 God may bo glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and 6 Lazarus. When therefore he lieard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was. 7 Then after this he saith to the disciples, 8 Let us go into Judaea again. The disciples say unto him, Eabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee ; and 9goest thou thither again? Jesus an- swered. Are there not twelve hours in the day ? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the 10 light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, be- 11. 57. S. JOHN. 79 11 cause the light is not in hiin. These things spake he : anrt after this he saith luito them, Oiu' friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; hut I go, that I may awake 12 him out of sleep. The (liscii)les there- fore said unto him. Lord, if he is f illen 13 asleep, he will i recover. Now Jesus bad spoken of his death : hut they thought that he spake of taking rest in 14 sleep. Then Jesus therefore said imto 1.5 them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may beheve: nevei-theless let us go unto him. 16 Thomas therefore, whais called ^Didy- mus, said unto bis fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 So when Jesus came, he found that be had been in the tomb four days 18 already. Now Bethany was nigh luito Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; 19 and many of the Jews bad come to Martha and Mary, to console them 20 concerning their brother. Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus Tvas coming, went and met him : but 21 Mary still sat in the house. Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou badst been here, my brother had not 22 died. And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God 23 will give thee. Jesus saith unto her, 24 Thy bi'otber shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the 25 last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life : be that believeth on me, though be die, yet 26 shall be live : and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Be- 27 lievest thou this ? She saith unto him. Yea, Lord : I have beUeved that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he 28 that Cometh into the world. And when she bad said this, she went away, and called Mary ^ her sister secretly, saying. The ■'Master is here, and calleth thee. 29 And she, when she beard it, arose 30 quickly, and went unto him. (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the jjlace where ^Martha 31 met bim.) The Jews then which were with her in the house, and were com- forting her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, fol- lowed her , supjiosing that she was going 32 unto the tomb to ^weep there. Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw bim, fell down at bis feet, saying unto hitn. Lord, if thou hadst been bei'e, my brother bad not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her ^ weep- ing, and the Jews also 6 weeping which came with her, be '' groaned in the spirit, 34 and ^was troubled, and said, Wliere have ye laid him ? They say unto bim. Lord, ^ come and see. Jesiis wept. The Jews therefore said. Behold how he loved 37 bim 1 But some of them said. Could not this man, wliieb opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that 38 this man also should not die ? Jesus therefore again "groaning in hunself Cometh to the tomb. No w it was a cave, 39 and a stone lay ^Oagainst it. Jesus saith. Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him. Lord, hy this tune he stink- eth : for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou bclievedst, thou 41 shouldest see the glory of God ? So they took away the stone. And .Jesus lifted ui) bis eyes, and said. Father, I thank 42 thee that thou beardest me. And I knew that thou bearest me always : but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me. 43 And when be had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 He that was dead came forth, bound band and foot with ii grave-clothes ; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose bim, and let him go. 45 Many therefore of the Jews, which came to Maiy and beheld i^tbat which be 46 did, bebeved on bim. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told tliem the things which Jesus had done. 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a councU, and said. What do we ? for this man doeth many 48 signs. If we let bim thus alone, all men will bebeve on bim : and the Eomans wUl come and take away both our place 49 and our nation. But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing 50 at all, nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the peoijle, and that the whole 51 nation perish not. Now this he said not of hunself : but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus 52 should die for the nation ; and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children 53 of God that are scattered abroad. So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put bim to death. 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but dei)arted thence into the countrynear to the wilderness, into a city called Eijhraim ; and there be 55 tarried vrith the discijiles. Now the passover of the Jews was at band : and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to jrai-ify 56 themselves. Tliey sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, Wliat think ye? That he will not come to the feast? 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, be should shew it, that they might take bim. oor, being movrd with indifjna- tion in hUiuelf WOr. upon " Or, i fjrave' ; bands 12 >rany ancient Mutliori- tiesread the thinfts which he did. I I 80 «. JOHN. 12. 1. I See marginal note OIL Mark Jtiv. 3. 2 See marginal note on Matt. xvUi. 23. 3 Or, box 4 Or, car- ricd what was put therein 5 Or, Let her aloiie : it was that sJte might kee2> it 6 Some ancient autlion- ties read tJie comnijn people. ' t r, To behold 12 Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from 2 the dead. So they made him a sujiper there : and Martha served ; hut La- zarus was one of them that sat at meat 3 with him. Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of i spikenard, very pre- cious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair : and the house was filled with the odour of 4 the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, which should betray 5 him, saith. Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred ^ pence, and 6 given to the poor? Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and having the sbag *took away what was put therein. 7 Jesus therefore said, ^ Suffer her to keep it against the day of my bui-ying. 8 For the poor ye have always with you ; but me ye have not always. 9 The common peojjle therefore of the Jews learned that he was there : and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, hut that they might see Lazarus also, whom 10 he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests took counsel that they 11 might put Lazarus also to death ; be- cause that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and beheved on Jesus. 12 On the morrow ^a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jeru- 13 salem, took the branches of the pahu trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna : Blessed is he that Cometh in the name of the Lord, even 14 the Kuig of Israel. And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon ; as it 15 is written. Fear not, daughter of Zion : behold, thy King cometh, sittuig on an 16 ass's colt. 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 17 thuigs unto him. The multitude there- fore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised 18 him from the dead, bare witness. For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that 19 he had done this sign. The Phari- sees therefore said among themselves, 'Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him. 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the 21 feast : these therefore came to Phihp, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sk, wo would 22 see Jesus. Phihp cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and PhUii), 23 and they teU Jesus. And Jesus answer- eth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 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 25tlie, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his 8 life loseth it; and he that hateth his ^Ufe in this world shaU keep 2G it unto hf e eternal. 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 27 honour. Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this ^hour. But for this cause 28 came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saijiiu), I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The multitude therefore, that stood by, andheardit, said that it had thundered : others said. An angel hath spoken to 30 him. Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but 31 for your sakes. Nov is lothe judge- ment of this world: now shall the 32 prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up "from the earth, 33 win draw aU men unto myself. But this he said, signifying by what manner 34 of death he should die. The multitude therefore answeredhim, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever : and how sayest thou. The Son of man must be Uf ted up ? who is this 35 Son of man ? Jesus therefore said unto them. Yet a httle while is the light 12 among you. Walk while ye have the Ught, that darkness overtake you not : and he that walketh in the darkness 36 knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have the hght, beUeve on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and i^hid himself from them. 37 But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on 38 him: that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake. Lord, who hath beheved our i-eport ? AjkI to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed ? 39 For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again, 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 tmii. And I should heal them. 41 These thmgs said Isaiah, because he saw his gloi-y ; and he spake of him. 42 Nevertheless even of the rulers many beheved on him; but bec&use of the Pharisees they did not confess i*t7, lest they should be put out of the 43 synagogue : for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. 44 And Jesus cried and said. He that beheveth on me, beheveth not on 14. 3. S. JOHN. 81 lOr. to the utter- most 2 Some ancient authori- ties omit tavcy and his feet. 3Gr. rectineU. *0r, Teaeher 5Gr. boiid- servant. « Gr. (in apo&tlc. 7 Or, cftostt -15 me, but on him that sent me. Aiul he that hcholdeth me beholdeth him that ■IGsent me. I am cduic a hfjht into the world, that whosoever Ijcheveth on me may not abide iu the darkness. 47 Ajid 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 48 the world. He that rejecteth me, and re- ceiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him : the word that I spake, the 49 same shalljudgehimiu the last day. For I spake not from my self ; but the Father which sent me, he hath given me a com- mandment, what I should say, and what 501 should speak. And I know that his commandment is hfe eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said imto me, so I speak. 13 Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that liis hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, havuig loved his own which were iu the world, he loved them 2 1 unto the end. And duruig supper, the devil having ah'eady put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simou's sun, to betray 3 him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto 4 God, riseth from supper, and layeth a- side his garments ; and he took a tov,'el, 5 and girded himself. Then he poureth water into the bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with 6 the towel wherewith he was girded. So he Cometh to Simon Peter. He sa.ith mi- to huu, Lord, dost thuu wash my feet? 7 Jesus answered and said mito htm, "Wliat I do thou kuowest not now ; but 8 thou shalt understandhereaf ter. Peter saith mito him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him. If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Simon Peter saith mito him. Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and 10 my head. Jesus saith to him. He that is bathed needeth not ^save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and ye Hare clean, but not aU. For he knew him that should betray him; therefore said he. Ye are not aU clean. 12 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and ^ sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye 13 what I have done to you ? Ye call me, ■t Master, and, Lord : and ye say well ; 14 for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the * Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's 15 feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done 16 to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, A 5 servant is not greater than his lord ; neither 6 one that is sent greater than 17 he that sent him. If ye know these tlmigs, blessed are ye if ye do them. 18 1 speak not of you all : I know whom I 'have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth 8 my bread lifted uj) his heel against me. 19 From henceforth I teU you before it come to pass, tluit, when it is come to pass, ye may behevo that '•'I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that seut me. 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that 22 one of you shaU betray me. The disciples looked one on another,doubtingof whom 23 he spake. There was at the table reclin- ing in Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, 24 whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter there- fore beckoneth to hun, and saith mito him, TeU us who it is of whom he speak- 25 eth. He leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' breast saith unto him. Lord, who 26 is it ? Jesus therefore auswereth. He it is, for whom I shall dip the sop, and give it him. So when he had dipped the sop, he taketh andgiveth it to Judas, the 27 son of Simon Iscariot. Aiid after the sop, then entered Satan into hun. Jesus therefore saith unto him. That thou 28 doest, do quickly. Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this 29 unto him. For some thought, because Judas had the i" bag, that Jesus said un- to him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast ; or, that he should give 30 something to the poor. He then having received the sop went out straightway : and it wns night. 31 When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now 11 is the Son of man glorified, 32 and God ii is glorified in him ; and God shaU glorifyhini in himself , and straight- 33 way shall he glorify him. Little chU- di'en, yet a little while I am with you. Y^e shall seek me : and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come ; 34 so now I say unto ycu. A new com- mandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; i^ even as I have loved you, 35 that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disci- ples, if ye have love one to another. 30 Simon Peter saith unto him. Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered. Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now ; but thou shalt foUow afterwards. 37 Peter saith unto him. Lord, why caimot I follow thee even now ? I wiU lay down 38 my hfe for thee. Jesus auswereth, WUt thou hiy down thy life for me ? Verily, verily, I say mito thee,Thecock shaUnot crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. 14 Let not your heart be troubled :i3 ye be- 2Heveiu God, beUevealsoinme. In my Father's house are many i^mansions ; if it were not so, I would have told you ; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and wOl receive you vmto myself; that where I am, there 8 Many ancient autliori- tics ruul hU hn-ud with inc. 'I Or, L am "J Or, hox n0r,ttra5 12 Or, even a& J Ijved you, that i;e also niat/ love one another 13 Or, believe ill God I! Or, nhjding' jjIu.L\^& 82 S. JOHN. 14. 3. 1 Man7 ancient authori- ties read And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. »0r. through i Many ancient authori- ties omit me. 4Gr. make re- quest of. 6 Or, Advocate Or. Helper Gr. Pa- raclete. 8 Or, orphans 7 Or, and ye shall live 4 ye may be also. ^And whither I go, ye 5 know the way. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest ; 6 how know we the way ? Jesus saith im- to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, 7 but 2 by me. If ye had known me, ye would have known myFather also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen 8 him. Philip saith unto him. Lord, shew 9 us the Father, and it sulBceth us. Jesus saith unto him. Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip ? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Shew 10 us the Father? Behevest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? the words that I say mito you I speak not from myself : but the Father 1 1 abiding in me doeth his works. Beheve me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me for the 12 veiy works' sake. Verily, verily, I say imto you, He that beheveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do ; 13 because I go unto the Father. And what- soever ye shall ask in my name, that ^-ill I do, that the Father may be glori- 14fied in the Son. If yeshallaskSnieany- 15 thing in my name, that will I do. If ye love me, ye will keep my command- 16 ments. And I wiU ^pray the Father, and he shall give you another ^ Comforter, 17 that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: whom the world can- not receive ; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him : ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you. 18 1 wiU not leave you '^ desolate : I come 19 unto you. Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more ; but ye be- hold me : because I live, ''ye shall live 20 also. In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I 21 in you. He that hath my command- ments, and keepeth them, lie 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 liim. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him. Lord, what is come to imss that thou wQt manifest thyself unto us, and not 23 unto the world ? 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 Conie unto him, 24 and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my words : and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, 26wliile yet abiding with you. But the ^ Comforter, even the Holy S2iirit, whom the Father wLU send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto 27you. Peace I leave with you; mypeace I give unto you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be 28 troubled, neither let it l^e fearful. Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father : for the Father is greater 29 than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to 30 pass, ye may believe. I wiU no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh : and he hath no- 31 thing in me ; but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me command- ment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is 2 the husban(hnan. 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 3 fruit. Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch camiot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; so neither can ye, 5 except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit : for apart from me ye can do nothing. 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 7 burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it sh^iU be done unto you. 8 Herein ^is my Father glorified, ^'that ye bear much fruit ; and so shall ye be my disciples. Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you : abide 10 ye in my love. If ye keej^ my command- ments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my Father's command- 11 ments, and abide in his love. These thmgs have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your 12 joy may be fulfilled. This is my com- mandment, that ye love one another, 13 even as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay 14 down his Ufe for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I 15 comniand you. No longer do I call you 10 servants; for the n servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have call- ed you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made IG known unto you. Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father 17 in my name, he may give it you. These things I conunand you, that ye may 18 love one another. If the world hateth you, i2ye know that it hath hated 19 me befoie it hated you. If ye were >^ \ , C^^iC-'''^ '^ 17. 1. S. JOHN. 83 »Gr hond- tervant. ; «0r, I Advocate . Or. ; Helper Gr. Pa- ' raclete 3 Or, goeth forth from i Or, and bear ye also witness of the world, the world would love its own : but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, 20 therefore the world hateth you. Re- member the word that I said unto you, A 1 servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted nie , they will also per- secute you ; if they kept my word, they 21will keep yours also. But all these tilings will they do imto you for my name's sake, because they know not him 22 that sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin : but now they have no excuse for their 2,3 sin. He that hateth me hateth my 24 Father also. 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 25 Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a 26 cause. But when the ^ Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Sjiirit of truth, which Sproceedeth from the Father, he 27 shall bear witness of me : * and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 16 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be made to stumble. 2 They shall put you out of the syna- gogues : yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever kiUeth yoia shall think that 3 he offereth service unto God. And these things will they do, because they have 4 not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the begimiing, because I was with 5 you. But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you askethme, Whither 6 goest thou ? But because I have sjsoken these things unto you, sorrow hath 7 filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth ; It is expedient for you that I go away : for if I go not away, the 2 Comforter wiU not come unto you ; but if I go, I will send him unto you. 8 And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of right- 9 eousness, and of judgement : of sin, be- 10 cause they believe not on me ; of right- eousness, because I go to the Father, 11 and ye behold me no more ; of jiidge- ment, because the prince of this world 12 hath been judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot 13 bear them now. 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 whatthings so- ever he shall hear, these shall he speak : and he shall declare unto you the things 14 that are to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall take of mine, and shall de- 15 clareit unto you. AU things whatsoever the Father hath are mine : therefore said 1, that he taketh of mine, and shall 16 declare it unto you. A little while, and ye behold me no more ; and again a 17 little while, and ye shall see me. Some of his disciples therefore said one to an- other, Wliat is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not ; and again a little whUe, and ye shall see me : and. Because I go to the Father ? 18 They said therefore. What is this that he saith, A little while ? We know not 19 what he saith. Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them. Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall 20 see me ? Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice : ye shall be sorrow- ful, Init your sorrow shall be turned in- 21 to joy. A woman when she is in tra- vail 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 22 into the world. And ye therefore now have sorrow : but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and yoiu- joy no one taketh away from you. 23 And in that day ye shall ^ ask me no- thing. Verily, verily, I say unto you. If ye shall ask anything, of the Father, 24 he will give it you in my name. Hither- to have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in •'proverbs: the hour cometh, when I shall no more sjieak unto you in "proverbs, but shall tell you jJainly of 26 the Father. In that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto you, that I will 'pray the Father for you; 27 for the Father himself loveth you, be- cause ye have loved me, and have be- Meved that I came forth from the Fa- 28 ther. I came out from the Father, and am come into the world : again, I leave 29 the world, and go unto the Father. His discijiles say, Lo, now speakest thou 30 plainly, and speakest no ^ proverb. Now know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee : by this we beUeve that thou 31 earnest forth from God. Jesus answer- 32 ed them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with 33 me. These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation : but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the world. IT These tilings spake Jesus; and lift- ing up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify ' Or, atk me no question cOr, parables 'Gr. make re- quest of. 8 Or. paralAe 84 S. JOHN. 17. 1. iGr. make request. 2Gr. out of. 3 Or, eoil 4 Or, Cm- seorute 5 Many ancient authori- ties read those whom. thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee : 2 even as thou gavest him authority over oil flesh, that whatsoever thou hast given him, to them he should give eter- 3 nal hf e. And this is hf e eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, Aeven Jesus Christ. I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do. 5 Anduow, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I 6 had with thee before the world was. I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world : thine they were, and thou gavest them to me ; and they have keijt thy word. 7 Now they know that all things whatso- ever thou hast given me are from thee : 8 for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them ; and they re- ceived them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they be- 91ieved that thou didst send me. Iiprny for them : I ^ pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given 10 me ; for they are thine : and aU things that are mine are thine, and thuie are mine : and I am glorified in them. 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 thy name which thou hast given me, that 12 they may be one, even as we are. While I was vni\i them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me : and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition ; that 13 the scripture might be fulfiUed. But now I come to thee ; and these things I speak in the world, that they may 14 have my joy fulfilLed in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the 15 world. 1 1 pray not that thou shouldest take them '■^from the world, but that thuu shouldest keep them ^from ^the 16 evil one . They are not of the world, 17 even as I am not of the world. * Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou didst send me into the world, 19 even so sent I them mto the world. And for their sakes I * sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified 20 in truth. Neither for these only do I 1 pray, but for them also that beheve on 21 me through their word ; that they may all be one ; even as thou. Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be m us : that the world may beheve 22 tliat thou didst send me. And the glory which thou hast given me I have given uuto them ; that they may be one, even 23 as we are one ; I ui them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, 1^ even as thou lovedst me. Father, * that which thou hast given me, I wUl that, where I am, they also may be with me; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the 25 world. righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee ; and these knew that thou didst send me; 26 and I made known unto them thy name, and wiU make it known ; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be iu them, and I in them. IS When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the 6 brook 'Kidron, where was a gar- den, into the which he entered, him self 2 and his disciples. Now Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus oft-times resorted thither 3 with his disciples. Judas then, having received the ^baud of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns 4 and torches and weapons. Jesus there- fore, knowing all the things that were coming upon htm, went forth, and saith 5 unto them. Whom seek ye ? They an- swered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith uuto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, was standing 6 with them. When therefore he said uuto them, I am he, they went back- 7 ward, and feU to the ground. Agaiu therefore he asked them. Whom seek ye ? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8 Jesus answered, I told you that I am he : if therefore ye seek me, let these 9 go then- way : that the word might be fulfilled which he spake. Of those whom thou hast given me I lost not one. 10 Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high priest's 9 servant, and cut off his right ear. Now 11 the '^servant's name was Malchus. Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath : the cup which the Father hath given me, shaU I not drink it '? 12 So the sband and the i^chief captata, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus 13 and bound him, and led him to Annas first ; for he was father in law to Cai- aphas, which was high priest that year. 14 Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was ex- pedient that one man should die for the people. 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 coixrt of the high priest; 16 but Peter was standing at the door without. So the other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in 17 Peter. The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou eOr, ravine Gr. w'rnter- tort'cnt. 7 Or. o/ the Cedars 8 Or. cohort 9Gr. boilU- servant. 10 Or. m.Uitari/ tribune Gr. chili- areh. 19. 15. S. JOHN. 85 1 Gr. bond- 2Gr. a fire of char- coaf. 3 Cr. si/v- agogue. iOr, with a rod 5Gr. toriityn. "Or. officers ; as in ver. H, 12. 18, 22. also one of this man's disciples? He Ifisaitb, I nin not. Now the i servants and the otlicers were standing ihere, having made ^ a fire of coals ; for it was cold ; and they were warming tliem- selves : and Peter also was with tliem, standing and wanning himself. 19 The high jtriest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his teaching. '20Jesns 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 21 secret spake I nothing. Wliy askest thou me ? ask them that have heard me, what I spake unto them : behold, these 22 know the things which I said. And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by stnick Jesus *with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high 23 priest so? Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me ? 24 Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore Tinto him, Art thoti also one of his dis- ciples ? He denied, and said, I am not. 26 One of the i servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter ciit off, saith. Did not I see thee 27 in the garden with him ? Peter there- fore denied again : and straightway the oock crew. 28 They lead Jesus therefore from Caia- phas into the ^ palace : and it wa s early ; and they themselves entered not into the s palace, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. 29 Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith. What accusation bring ye 30 against this man ? They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have deUvered 31 him up unto thee. Pilate therefore said unto them. Take him yourselves, and judge iiim according to your law. The Jews said unto him. It is not law- ful for us to put any man to death : 32 that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what mamier of death he should die. 33 Pilate therefore entered agam into the ''palace, and called Jesus, and said unto him. Art thou the Kmg of the 34 Jews? Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others teU it thee 35 concerning me ? Pilate answered. Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests dehvered thee unto 36 me: what hast thou done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then wovild my 6 servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom 37 not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Ai-t thou a king then ? Jesus answered, 'Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been l)om, and to this end am I come into the %vorld, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the 38 truth hearetli my voice. Pilate saith iinto him, What is truth ? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto tliem, I find no crime in him. 39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover : will ye therefore that I release unto 40 you the King of the Jews ? They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. 19 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, 2 and scourged him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purjile 3 garment ; and they came unto him, and said. Hail, Kmg of the Jews 1 and they 4 struck him 8 with their hands. And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime 5 in him. Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate saith unto 6 them. Behold, the man 1 When there- fore the chief jiriests and the officers saw him, they cried out, snying, Cru- cify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them. Take him yourselves, and crucify him : for I find no crime in him. 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of 8 God. When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid ; 9 and he entered into the ^jialace again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest thou not that I have 9 power to release thee, and have ^jiowerto cnicify thee ? 11 Jesus answered him. Thou wouldest have no 9 power against me, except it were given thee from above : there- fore he that delivered me unto thee 12 hath greater sin. Uiion this Pilate sought to release him : but the Jews cried out, saying. If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: eveiy one that maketh himself a king 13 lOspeaketh against Cfesar. When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judge- ment-seat at a place caUed The Pave- 14ment, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. Now it was the Preparation of the i^assover : it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, youi' King I 15 They therefore cried out, Away with /»»?, away with ^?'ot, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them. Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, 7 Or. Thriu saj/t'.tt it, herniijie I ton a kin;/. »0r, t/'ith rods 9 Or, authority in Or, opjioseth Ctxsar 86 S. JOHN. 19. 15. 1 Or, /or the place of the city where Jesus was crucified was nigh at hand 2 Or. funic 16 We have no king but Caesar. Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified. 17 They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for him- self, unto the place called The place of a skuU, which is called in Hebrew 18 Golgotha : where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either 19 side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE 20 JEWS. This title therefore read many of the Jews : ifor the place where Je- sus was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was written in Hebrew, and in '21 Latin, andin Greek. 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. '22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 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 24 throughout. They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the scriptm-e might be fulfilled, which saith. They parted my garments among them. And upon my vesture did theycast lots. These things therefore the soldiers 25 did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of 26Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith luito his mother, Wo- 27 man, behold, thy son! Then saith he to the disciple. Behold, thy mother! And from that houi" the disciple took her unto his own home. 28 After this Jesus, knowing that aU things are now finished, that the scrip- ture might be accomplished, saith, I 29 thirst. There was set there a vessel fuU of vuiegar : so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it 30 to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said. It is finished : and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit. 31 The Jews therefore, because it was the Preimration, 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 32 be taken away. The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified 33 with him : but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead 34 ah-eady, they brake not his legs : how- beit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there 35 came out blood and water. And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may be- 36heve. For these things came to pass, that the scriptm-e might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be ^ broken. 37 And again another scripture saith. They shall look on him whom they pierced. 38 And after these things Joseph of Arimathasa, 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 39 away his body. And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to hun by night, bringing a ^ mixture of myrrh and aloes , about a hmidred poiuid 40 iveight. So they took the body of Jesus, and boimd it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to 41 bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden ; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never 42 man yet laid. There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus. 20 Now on the first day of the week cometh Maiy Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. 2 She riumeth 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 3 have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they 4 went toward the tomb. And they ran both together : and the other disciple outran Peter, and came fii'st to the 5 tomb ; and stooping and lookmg in, he seeth the Uuen cloths lying ; yet entered 6 he not in. Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb ; ai-d he beholdeth the linen 7 cloths lymg, and the napkm, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but roUed up in a place by itself. 8 Then entered in therefore the other dis- ciple also, which came first to the tomb, 9 and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he 10 must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again imto theu* own home. 11 But Mary was standing without at the tomb weepmg : so, as she wept, she 12 stooped and looked into the tomb ; and she beholdeth two angels in white sit- ting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 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 21. 18. S. JOHN. 87 1 Or. Teacher 2 Or, rate not hold on me 3 Or, Holy Spirit « That is, Tuiin, B Or, hast thou OC' litvedt 14 have laid hini. Wlien she had thus said, slie turned lierself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew 15 not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to bo the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell mo where thou hast laid him, and IBIwiU take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; 17 which is to say, i Master. Jesus saith to her, 2 Touch mo not; for I am not yet ascended mito the Father: but go imto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend mito my Father and your Fa- 18 ther, and my God and your God. Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the dis- cii^les, I have seen the Lord; and how that he had said these thuigs unto her. 19 When therefore it was evenmg, 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 he. mito 20 you. And when he had said this, he shewed mito them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, '21 when they saw the Lord. Jesus there- fore said to them again. Peace he unto you : as the Father hath sent me, "I'l even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on theui, and saith unto them, Receive ye the 3 Holy 23 Ghost: whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven imto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called ^Didymus, was not with them when 25 Jesus came. The other disciples there- fore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said luito them. Except I shall see in his hands the print of the naUs, and put my fiiiger into the prmt of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I wiU not believe. 26 And after eight days again his dis- ciples were withm, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh;- the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, 27 Peace he luito you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and 28 be not faithless, but beUeving. Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord 29 and my God. Jesus saith unto him. Because thou hast seen me, ^thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 30 Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which 31 are not written in this book • biit these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in. his name. 21 After these things Jesus manifested himself agaui to the disciples at tlie sea of Tiberias ; and he manifested himself 2 on this wise. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called *Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and 3 two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith mito them, I go a fishuig. They say unto him, Wt; also come with thee. They went forth, and enter- ed into the boat ; and that night they 4 took nothing. But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach : howbeit the disciples knew not that 5 it was Jesus. Jesus therefore saith unto them. Children, have ye aught to 6 eat? They answered him, No. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the 7 multitude of fishes. That disciple there- fore 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), Sand cast himself uito the sea. But the other disciples came m the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), 9 dragging the net full of fishes. So when they got out upon the land, they see ^a fire of coals there, and 7 fish 10 laid thereon, and 8 bread. Jesus saith imto them, Bruig of the fish which ye 11 have now taken. Simon Peter there- fore went 9 up, and di'ew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundi'ed and fifty and three: and for aU there were so 12 many, the net was not rent. Jesus saith unto them. Come and break your fast. And none of the disciples dui-st inquire of him. Who art thou? know- ISing that it was the Lord. Jesus cometh, and taketh the ^o bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they had broken then- fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of 11 John, i^lovest thou me more than these? He saith mito him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I i^iove thee. He 16 saith unto him. Feed my lambs. He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of 11 John, i^lovest thou me? He saith unto him.Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that 1 13 love thee. He saith unto him, 17 Tend my sheei?. He saith rmto him the third time, Simon, son of n John,i31ovest thou me ? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, i^Lovest thou me ? And he said unto him. Lord, thou knowest all things; thou i^ knowest that 1 13 love thee. Jesus saith unto him, 18 Feedmy sheep. Verily,verny,I sayimto thee, When thou wast young, thou gird- ecr. a fire of char- coal. 'Or, afiih 8 Or, a loaf 3 Or, aboard 10 Or. loaf UGr. Joanes. See ch. i. 42, margin. 12.13 Love in these places re- prosents two dif- ferent Grcelc words. "Or, 2:'erceiv- est 88 S. JOHN. 21. 18. 1 Gr. ami thisman, what ; iGr first. 2 Or, EAtj Spirit: and so through- out this book. 3 Gr. pre- sented. •1 Or, eat- ing with th«m 5 Or. in 3 Or, ap- pointed edst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thoushalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and eaiTy thee 19 whither thou wouldest not. Now this he sjjake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto 20 him, Follow me. Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned back on his breast at the supjier, and said. Lord, who is be that betrayeth thee ? 21 Peter therefore seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, ^and what shall this 22 man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tari-y till I come, what is that 23 to thee ? follow thou me. This saying therefore went forth among the bre- thren, that that disciple shoiild not die : yet Jesus said not unto him, that he should not die ; but, If I will that he taiTy till I come, what is that to thee ? 24 This is the di'-;ciple which beareth witness of the:''^ things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true. 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 The 1 former treatise I made, The- ophilus, concerning all that Jesus 2 began both to do and to teach, until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment thi'ough the ^Holy Ghost unto the 3 apostles whom he had chosen : to whom he also ^ shewed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing imto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things 4 concerning the kingdom of God : and, * being assembled together with them, lie charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard 6 from me : for John indeed bajitized with water ; but ye shall be baptized ^ with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 6 They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore 7 the kingdom to Israel ? And he said unto them. It is not for you to know tunes or seasons, which the Father hath "Jset within his own authority. 8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jeru- salem, and in all Judnea and Samaria, and unto the uttennost part of the Dearth. And when he had said these things, as they were lookmg, he was taken up ; and a cloud received him 10 out of their sight. And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them 11 in white apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven ? this Jesus, which was received up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven. 12 Then retui'ned they nnto Jeru- salem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh tinto Jerusalem, a 13 sabbath day's jom-ney o£f. 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 Alphseus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the ''son of 14 James. These all with one accord continued stedfastly in jjrayer, 8 with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. 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 16 and twenty), Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus. 17 For he was numbered among us, and received his 1° portion in this minis- 18 try. (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 19 gushed out. And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; in- somuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, 20 The field of blood.) For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate. And let no man dwell therein : and. His 11 office let another take. 21 Of the men therefore which have com- panied with us aU the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out 22 12 among us, beginnmg from the bap- tism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with 2. 36. THE ACTS. 89 •Or, unto s Gr. was being fulJUled. •1 Or, parting amonij them Or, dis- tributing theni- 4 Or, through 6Gr. bond- men. 23 US of his resurrection. Aiid they put forwai-d two, Joseph called Bar.sahhas, who was Buruanied Justus, and Mat- 24thias. And they i)rayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which kuowest the hearts of all men, shew of these two the one 25 whom thou hast chosen, to take the place m this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away, that he 26 might go to his own place. And they gave lots ifor them; and the lot fell upon Matthias ; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. 2 And when the day of Pentecost ^was now come, they were all together hi 2 one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the nishmg of a mighty wmd, and it fiUed all the 3 house where they were sittuig. And there appeared imto them tongues 8 parting asmider, like as of fii-e ; and it 4 sat upon each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spu'it gave them utterance. 5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusa- lem Jews, devout men, from every na- Gtion under heaven. And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, be- cause that evei-y man heard them 7 speaking ui his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying. Behold, are not all these which 8 speak Galilaaans? And how hear we, every man in oirr own language, where- 9 in we were born ? Parthians and Medes andElamites, and the dwellers in Meso- potamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in 10 Pontus and Asia, in Phrygia and Pam- phylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from 11 Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cre- tans and Arabians, we do hear them speaking ui our tongues the mighty 12 works of God. And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, sayuig one to another. What meaneth this? 13 But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted uj) his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judsea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear imto my 15 words. For these are not di-unken, as ye suppose; seemg it is hit the thu'd hour of 16 the day; but this is that which hath been spoken ^ by the prophet Joel ; 17 And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spii'it upon all flesh ; And your sons and youi' daughters shall prophesy. And your young men shall see visions , And yoiu' old men shall dream di'eams : 18 Yea and on my ^ servants and on my 6han<lmaidens in those days WUl I pour forth of my Spirit ; and they shall proi)hesy. ID And I will shew wonders in the hea- ven above. And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke : 20 The sun shall be timied into darkness, And the moon uito blood. Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day : 21 And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22 Ye 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 ye your- 23 selves know; him, beuig deUvered up by the determinate counsel and fore- knowledge of God, ye by the hand of 8 lawless men did crucify and slay: 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 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 : 26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall ^dweU in hope : 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou madest known imto me the ways of life ; Thou shalt make me full of gladness 10 with thy comitenance. 29 Brethren, I may say mi to you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us 30 mito this day. Being therefore a pro- phet, and knovmig that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins ^^he would set one upon his 31 throne; he foreseeuig this spake of the resm-rection of the Christ, that neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh 32 see conniption. This Jesus did God raise up, ^'^ whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore is by the right hand of God exalted, and havuig received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this, which ye see 34 and hear. For David ascended not into the heavens : but he saith himself. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Till I make thuie enemies the foot- stool of thy feet. 36 Let i-all the house of Israel there- fore know assm-edly, that God hath made him both Lord and Chi-ist, this Jesus whom ye cnicifled. "Gt. himd- rnaidene. 7Gr. 2>owert. 8 Or, men icithout the law 8 Or, ta- b«macle 10 Or, in thy pretence 11 Or, one shoi^d sit 13 Or, of whom 13 Or, at 14 Or, ever;/ house 90 THE ACTS. 2. 37. lOr, having received 2 Or, in fellow ship 3 Or, through i Many ancient authori- ties add in Jeru- salem ; and great fear wa^ upon all. 5Gr. together. ' ffOr, po'tico 37 Now when they heard ilds, they were l.rickecl in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Bre- 38 threu , what shall we do ? And Peter s^aid unto them, Eepent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins ; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy 39 Ghost. For to you is the promise, and to your childi'en, and to all that are afar off, even as many a 5 the Lord our God 40 shall call unto him. And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying. Save youi-selves from this 41 crooked generation. They then i that received his word were baptized : and there were added unto them in that day 42aboiat three thousand Souls. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and '^fellowship, in the break- ing of bread and the prayers. 43 And fear camo upon every soul : and many wonders and signs were done ^by 44 the apostles*. And all that beUeved were together, and had all things com- 45 mon ; and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, ac- 46 cording as any man had need. And day by day, contmuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they did take their food with 47 gladness and singleness of heart, prais- ing God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added ^ to them day by day those that were being saved. 3 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, 2 heing the ninth hour. 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 Beau- tiful, to ask alms of them that entered 3 into the temple ; who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked 4 to receive an alms. And Peter, fasten- ing his eyes upon bun, with John, said, 5 Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something 6 from them. But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none ; but what I have, that givelthee. Intiie name of Jesus Christ 7 of Nazareth, walk. And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up : and immediately his feet and his ankle- 8 bones received strength. AtuI leaping up, he stood, and began to walk ; and he entered withthem into the temple,walk- ing, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And aU the people saw him walking and 10 praisuig God : and they took knowledge of him, that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temjile: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had hapjien- ed unto him. 11 And as he held Peter and John, all the peoi>le ran together imto them in the •'porch that is caUed Solomon's, great- 12 ly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the peojile. Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ■? man ? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk ? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his s Servant Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, and denied be- fore the face of Pilate, when he had 14 determined to release him. But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be grant- 15 ed unto you, and kiUed the 'Prince of life ; whom God raised from the 16 dead; lOwhereof weave witnesses. And 11 by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye be- hold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of 17 you all. And now, brethren, I wot that in ignorance ye did it, as did also 18 your rulers. But the things which God foreshewed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should 19 suffer, he thus fulfilled. Eepent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from 20 the presence of the Lord ; and that he may send the Christ who hath been 21 appointed for you, even Jesus : whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all tilings, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy j)rophets which have been since the 22 world began. Moses indeed said, A prophet shaU the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, I'^hke unto me ; to him shall ye hearken in aU things whatsoever he shall speak 23 unto you. And it shall be, that evei-y sold, which shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed 24 from among the people. Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days. 25 Ye are the sons of the jirophets, and of the covenant which God i^made with your fathers, saying unto Abra- ham, And in thy seed shall all the 26 families of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away eveiy one of you from your miquities. 4 And as they spake unto the people, i^the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon 2 them, being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the moiTow: 4 for it was now eventide. But many of them that heard the word be- » Some ancient authori- ties read the chief priests. 5. 4. THE ACTS. 91 I Or, in wJtoyn a Or. sai'e t 3 Or. tills name 4Gr. sign. lieved; and the number of tlie men came to be about five thonsand. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rnlers and eklers and scribes were f^atliered together in Je- Grnsalem; and Annas the high ])riest «'«,■} there, and ('aiai)has, and John, and Alexander, a' id as many as wore of the kindred of the high priest. 7 And when th(>y had set them in the midst, they inquired. By what power, or in what name, have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy (Ihost, said unto them, Ye I'ulers of 9 the j>eople, and elders, if we this day are examuied concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, ^by what 10 means this man is '^rnade whole ; be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Chi'ist of Nazareth, whom ye cmcified, whom Ciod raised from the dead, even in ^bim doth this man stand 11 here before you whole. He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of 12 the corner. 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. 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 know- ledge of them, that they had been with 14 Jesus. And seeing the man which was healed standing with them, they could 15 say nothing against it. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the coimcil, they conferred among 16 themselves, 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 Je- 17 nisalem ; and we cannot deny it. But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this 18 name. And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor 19 teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them. Whether it be right iu the sight of God to hearken unto yoii rather than unto 20 God, judge ye : for we cannot but speak the things vrhich we saw and heard. 21 And they, when they had furtlier threat- ened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified 22 God for that which was done. For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this *niu'acle of heaUng was wrought. 23 And being lot go, they came to tlieir o-\vn company, and reported all tliat the chief priests and the elders had said 24 mito them. And they, when they heard it, lifted u]) theu' voice to God with one accord, and said, O ^Lord, ''thou tliat didst make the heaven and the eartli and the sea, and all that in them is : 2.") ''who by the Holy Ghost, /'// the moutli of our father David thy servant, didst say. Why did the Gentiles rage. And tlie peoples 8ima.,'ine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth set them- selves in array, And the rulers were gathered to- gether, Against the Lord, and against his "Anouited: 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 were gathei-ed together, to do whatso- ever thy hand and thy counsel foreor- 29 dained to come to pass. Andnow,Lord, look upon then- threatenings : and grant unto thy i" servants to speak thy word 30 with all boldness, while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal ; and that signs and wonders may be done thi-ough the 31 name of thy holy Servant Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered to- gether ; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of them that believ- ed were of one heart and soul : and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own ; Imt 33 they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles their wit- ness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus 11 : and gi'eat grace was upon them 34 all. 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 35 that were sold, and laid them at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need. 36 And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted. Son of 12 exhortation), a 1 37Levite, a man of Cypms by race, hav- ing a field, sold it. and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a i^osses- 2 sion, and kept back 2)art of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain ])art, and laid it at 3 the apostles' feet. But Peter said, An- anias, why hath Satan fiUed thy heart to 13 he to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 '^VhUes it remamed, did it not remain thuie own ? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived tliis thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied unto tOr, Mfiit-er oor, thoa art he. that did irutke 7 The Oreuk text in this clause is Bome- what un- cert.iin. 8 Or. meditate SGr. Christ. ifiGr bond- servants. 11 S-TO" ancient authori- ties add Christ. 12 Or, consola- tion l-'Or, deceive 92 THE ACTS. 5. 4. iGr. younger. 2 Or, and there were the more added to them, 66- lieving on the Lord 5 men, but unto God. And Ananias hear- ing these words fell down and gave u^) the ghost: and great fear came upon 6 all that heard it. And the i young men arose and wrapped him romid, and they carried htm out and bui'ied him. 7 And it was about the space of thi-ee hours after, when his wife, not know- 8 uig what was done, came ia. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she 9 said, Yea, for so much. But Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agi-eed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, 10 and they shall carry thee out. And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the ghost : and the young men came in and foimd her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her 11 husband. And great fear came upon the whole chm-ch, and upon all that heard these things. 12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought a- mong the people; and they were aU with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13 Bat of the rest durst no man join him- self to them : howbeit the people mag- 14uified them; ^and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes 15 both of men and women; insomuch that they even cai'ried out the sick mto the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow 16 some one of them . And there also came together the multitude from the cities round about Jerusalem, bringuig sick folk, and them that were vexed witli unclean spirits : and they were healed every one. 17 But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with htm (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were 18 filled with jealousy, and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public 19 ward. But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and 20 brought them out, and said, Go ye, and stand and speak tu the temple to the 21 people all the words of this Life. And when they heard tins, 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. 22 But the officers that came found them not in the prison ; and they returned, 23 and told, sayuig. 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 24 within. Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed the Holy Ghost, whom given to them that obey concerning them whereuuto this would 25 grow. And there came one and told them. Behold, the men whom ye put in the i:)rison are in the temple standing 26 and teaching the people. Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, hut without violence; for they feared the people, lest they 27 should be stoned. And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. Ajid the high priest asked 28 them, saying. We straitly charged you not to teach in this name : aiid behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teachmg, and intend to bring this man's 29 blood upon us. But Peter and the apo- stles answered and said, We must obey 30 God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, 31 hanging him on a tree. Him did God exalt ^with his right hand to he a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance 32 to Israel, and remission of sins. And we are witnesses* of these 5 things; Sand so is God hath htm. 33 But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were minded to 34 slay them. But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Ga- maliel, a doctor of the law, had inhonour of aU the people, and commanded to 35 put the men forth a little while. And he said vmto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching these men, what ye are about to do. 36 For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody ; to whom a number of men, about four hundi-ed, joined themselves : who was slain ; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought. 37 After this man rose up Judas of GaU- lee in the days of the enrolment, and di-ew aiway some of the people after him : he also perished ; and all, as many as obeyed hun, were scattered abroad. 38 And now I say unto you, Kefrain from these men, and let them alone : for if this counsel or this work be of men, 39 it win be overthrown : but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them ; lest haply ye be found even to be 40 fighting against God. And to htm they agreed : and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name 41 of Jesus, and let them go. They there- fore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were count- ed worthy to suffer dishonour for the 42 Name. And every day, in the tem- ple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Christ. 6 Nov/ in these days, when the number of the disciples was mul- tiplymg, there arose a mui-mm-mg aOr.at 1 Some aucient authori- ties add in him. 6Gr. sayingi, 6 Some ancient authori- ties read | and Qod hath giventhc ! Boly Qhost to thetn that o6«2/ him. 7. 27. THE ACTS. 1 Gr. nd- Icnisfs. »Gr. pleasintf. 3 Or, minister to tablvs Some ancient authori- ties read But, brethren, took ye out from among you. of tlie 1 Grecian Jews against tlie Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 And tlie twelve called the multitude of the discijiles unto them, and said. It is not 2 fit that we should forsake the word of God, and s serve tables. .3 'Look ye out thei'efore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this busi- 4 ness. But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the 5 W( >rd. And the saying pleased the whole multitude : and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochoras, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas 6 a proselyte of Antioch : whom they set before the ai^ostles : and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7 And the word of God increased ; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly ; and a gi'eat company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among 9 the people. 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, dispu- 10 ting with Stephen. And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the 11 Spirit by which he spake. Then they suborned men, which said. We have heard him speak blasphemous words a- 12 gainst Moses, and against God. And theystirred up the people,and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into 13 the council, and set wp false witnesses, which said. This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and 14 the law : for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall de- stroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered luito 15 us. And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. T And the high priest said, Ai'e these 2 things so ? And he said. Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared mito our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopo- Stamia, before he dwelt in Haran, and said unto him, Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the 4 landwhich I shall shew thee. Then came he out of the land of the ChaldfEans, and dwelt in Haran : and from thence, when his father was dead, God removed him 5 into this land,wlierein ye now dwell: and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on : and he promised that be would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him. 6 when an yet ho had no child. And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bmig them into bondage, and entreat them evil, four hundred years. 7 And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and 8 serve me in this jilace. And he gave him the covenant of circumcision : and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circum- cised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve 9 patriarchs. And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egyi)t: and God was with him, 10 and delivered him out of all his afflic- tions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made hhn governor over Egypt and 11 all liis house. Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction : and our fathers 12 found no sustenance. But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time. 13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's race became manifest unto 14 Pharaoh. And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and aU his kin- 15 di-ed, threescore and fifteen souls. And Jacob went down into Egypt ; and he 16 died, himself, and our fathers; and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons 17 of sHamor in Shechem. But as the time of the promise drew nigh, which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 till there arose another king over 19 Egypt, which knew not Josej^h. The same dealt subtUly with our race, and evil entreated our fathers, that ^they should cast out their babes to the end 20 they might not 'Uve. At which season Moses was born, and was 8 exceeding fair ; andhewasnourished three months 21 in his father's house : and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own 22 son. And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians ; and he was 23 mighty in his words and works. But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into liisheart tovisit hisbrethren 24 the children of Israel. And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, 25 smiting the Egyptian : and he sujiposed that his brethren understood how that God by his hand was giving them ^de- 26 liverance; but they understood not. And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying. Sirs, ye are brethren ; why do ye wrong 27 one to another? But he that did his 5 Or. Jfjnmot. 6 Or, he ' Gr. he preserv- ed alive. 8 Or,/air unto Qod 9 Or, salvation 94 THE ACTS. 7. 27. IGr re- deemer. e Or, as he raised up me 3 Or, con- grega- tion neighbour wrong thrust him away, say- ing, Who made thee a ruler and a judge 28 over us ? "Wouldest thou kill me, as thou 29killedst the Egyptian yesterday? Aiid Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner ia the land of Midian, 30 where he begat two sons. And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel ap- peared to him in thewilderness of mount 31 Sinai, ma flame of fire in a bush. And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight : and as he drew near to behold, 32 there came a voice of the Lord, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses 33 trembled, and durst not behold. And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 341 have sm'ely seen the affliction of my i^eople which is in Egypt, and . have heard their groaning, and I am come down to dehver them : and now come, I wiU send thee into Egyjjt. 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge ? him hath God sent to he both a ruler and a i deliverer with the hand of the angel which appeared to him 36 in the bush. This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Eed sea, and in the wilderness forty years. 37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shaU God raise up unto you from among 38 your brethren, ^Hke unto me. This is he that was in the 3 church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers : who received living oracles 39 to give unto us : to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in 40theii' liearts unto Egypt, saying unto Aaron, Make us gods which shall go before us : for as for this Moses, which led us forth out of the land of Egy[)t, we wot not what is become of him. 41 And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and 42 rejoicediu the works of their hands. But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven ; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years ui the wilderness, house of Israel ? 43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch; And the star of the god Eephan, The figures which ye made to worship them : And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 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 45 figure that he had seen. Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with ^Joshua when they entered on the pos- session of the nations, which God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto 46 the days of David ; who found favour- in the sight of God, and asked to find a 47 habitation for the God of Jacob. But 48 Solomon built him a house. Howbeit the Most High dweUeth not m houses made with hands ; as saith the i^rophet, 49 The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet ; What manner of house will ye build me ■? saith the Lord : Or what is the place of my rest ? 50 Did not my hand make aU these things ? 51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost ; as your fathers did, so do 52 ye. Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute '? and they kOledthem which shewed before of the coming of the Righteous One ; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers ; 53 ye who received the law ^as it was or- dained by angels, and kept it not. 54 Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they 55 gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being fuU of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedf astly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on 56 the right hand of God, and said. Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of 57 God. But they cried out with a loud voice, a nd stopped their ear s, and rushed 58 upon him with one accord ; and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him : and the witnesses laid down then- garments at the feet of a young man 59 named S: ul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, 60 Lord Jesus, receive my si^irit. 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 8 fell asleep. And Suul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were aU scattered abroadthroughout the regions of Judiea and Samaria, except the ajio- 2 sties. And devout men buried Stejihen, and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul laid waste the chm-ch, enter- ing into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 They therefore that were scatter- ed abroad went about preaching 5 the word. And PhUip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaim- 6ed unto them the Christ. And the multitudes gave heed with one ac- cord unto the things that were spoken 9. 8. THE ACTS. 95 1 Or, For >/*(( ny of those which had uu- clettn spifiCs that cried with a Jowl voice etiiiic forth 2Gi-. nation. 3Gr. powers. * Some Hiicient authori- ties omit Solj. 5Gr. u/orU. 6 Or, wilt becotne g'XU lur, a gall root) of ' bitter- ness and a bond of iniquity. "Or, at noon by Philip, when they heard, and saw 7 the signs whicli he did. ^ For/njtii many of those which had unclean spirits, th(^y came out, crying with a loud voice : and many that were palsied, and that 8 were lame, were healed. And there was nmch joy in that city. 9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, which beforetime hi the city used sorcery, and amazed the '-iijeople of Samaria, givuig out that himself was 10 some great one : to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying. This man is that power of God 11 wliich is called Great. And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. 12 But when theybelievedPhiliiipreachuig good tidings concernuig the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and wo- 13 men. And Simon also himself believed : and being baptized, he continued with Philip ; and beholding signs and great 3 miracles wrought, he was amazed. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heai'd that Samaria had re- ceived the word of God, they sent unto 15 them Peter and John : who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that 16 they might receive the Holy Ghost : for as yet he was fallen upon none of them : only they had been baptized uito the 17 name of the Lord Jesus. Then laid they their hands on them, and they re- ISceived the Holy Ghost. Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the *Holy Ghost 19 was given, he offered them money, say- ing. Give me also this j)0wer, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may re- 20 ceive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the 21 gift of God with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this ^ matter : for 22 thy heart is not right before God. Re- pent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven 23 thee. For I see that thoii ^ art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of 24 iniquity. And Simon answered and said. Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. 25 They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, retm-n- ed to Jenxsalem, and preached the gos- pel to many villages of the Samaritans. 26 But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Ai-ise, and go ■? toward the south mito the way that goeth down from Jerusalem imto Gaza : the 27 same is desert. And he arose and went : and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of gre&t authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem for to wor- 28 ship ; and he was returnuig and sitting in his cliariot, and was reading the 29 prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said unto PliUi]), Go near, and join thyself 30 to this chariot. And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the proi)het, and said, Understandest thou 31 what thou readest ? And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me ? And he besought Philii) to come up 32 and sit with him. Now the place 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 : 33 Li his humiliation his judgement was taken away : His generation who sliaU declare? For his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom si)eaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of 35 some other ? And Phihp opened his mouth, and beginnuig from this scriptui-e, preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on the way, they came mito a certaui water; and the emmch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hmder me to be baptized ? ^ 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand stiU: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the 39 emmch; and he baptized him. 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 40 way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus : and passing thi'ough he preach- ed the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Csesarea. 9 But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he fomid any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them 3 bound to Jerusalem. And as he journey- ed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out 4 of heaven : and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said. Who art thou. Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou 6 persecutest : but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be 7 told thee what thou must do. And the men that jom-neyed with him stood speechless, hearmg the 8 9 voice, but beholding no man. And Saul arose from the earth ; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the 8 S.ime ancient autliori- ties in- sert. wliolly or in part, ver. 37 A nd PhiUp said, If thou, believest with all thy hearts thou maijest. And he answer- ed and said, I believe that Jes, s Christ is the. Sun of God. oOr, S0U;ld 96 THE ACTS. 9. 8. IGr. vsuel of election. hand, and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. 10 Now there was a certain discijile at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. Aiid he said. Behold, I am here, Lord. 11 And the LordsaiVZ unto him, Ai'ise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire iu the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus ; for 12 behold, he prayeth ; and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he 13 might receive his sight. But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he 14 did to thy saints at Jerusalem : and here he hath authority from the chief i^riests to bind all that call upon thy name. 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a i chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gen- tiles and kmgs, and the children of 16 Israel : for I will shew him how many thuigs he must suffer for my name's 17 sake. And Ananias departed, and enter- ed into the house ; and laying his hands on him said. Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, 18 and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight ; 19 and he arose and was baptized ; and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the 20 disciples which v.'ere at Damascus. And ■straightway in the synagogues he pro- claimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. 21 And aU that heard him were amazed, and said. Is not this he that in Jeru- salem made havock of them which call- ed on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief 22 priests. But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, provmg that this is the Christ. 23 And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill 24 him : but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him : 25 but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the waU, lower- ing bun ill a basket. 26 And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the dis- ciples : and they were aU afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, and brought , him to the apostles, and declared mito them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had l)reached boldly in the name of Jesus. 28 And he was with them going in and 29 going out at Jerasalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord : and he spake and disputed agamst the 2 Grecian Jews ; but they went about 30 to kiU him. And when the brethi'en knew it, they brought him down to CiBsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. 31 So the church thi-oughout all Judasa and Galilee and Samaria had jieace, being 3 edified; and, walking ^m the fear of the Ijord and ^ in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied. 32 And it came to jjass, as Peter went thi-oughout all parts, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. 33 And there he found a certain man named .33neas, which had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied. 34 And Peter said unto him, ^neas, Jesus Christ healeth thee ; arise, andmakethy 35 bed. And straightway he arose. And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. 36 Now there was at Jopi)a a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by in- terin-etation is called * Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and 37 ahnsdeeds which she did. 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 38uri2)er chamber. And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, intreatinghim. Delay not to 39 come on unto us. And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upjier chamber; and aU the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, whUe she was with 40 them. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and tiuruing to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and caUing the saints and widows, he presented her aUve. 42 And it became known throughout aU Joppa : and many believed on the Lord. 43 And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. 10 Now there vas a certain man in Cajsarea, Cornehus by name, a centu- rion of the band called the Italian 2 c b.ind, a devout man, and one that fear- ed God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to SGodalway. Hesawm avisionopenly,as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, 4 and saying to him, Cornehus. And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and be- ing affrighted, said. What is it. Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a 10. 47. THE ACTS. 97 ISome ancient authori- ties read lie. 6 7 8 '.) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 lueiiiorial before God. And now .send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is siirnamed Peter : he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side. And when tlie angel tliat spake unto him was departed, he called two of his liousehohl-servants,and a devout soldier of them that waited on him con- tinually; and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joi)pa. Now on the morrow, as they were on theu' journey, and (h'ew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour : and he became hungry, and desu'ed to eat : but while they made ready, he fell into a trance; and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descenduig, as it were a great sheet, let down by f om- corners upou the earth : wherein were aU mamier of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earthaudfowls of the heaven. And there came a voice to him. Rise, Peter; kill and eat. But Peter said. Not so. Lord; foi- I have never eaten any thing tliat is common and un- clean. And a voice caync unto him agaui the second time. What God hath cleans- ed, make not thou common. And this was done thrice : and straightway the vessel was received np into heaven. 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, and called and asked whether Simon, wdiich was surnamed Peter, were lodging there. And whUe Peter thought on the vision, the Spii'it said unto him. Behold, three men seek thee. But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them. And Peter went down to the men, and said. Behold, I am he whom ye seek : what is the cause wherefore ye are come '? And they said, Cornelius a centm-ion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well re- ported of by aU the nation of the Jews, ■was warned of God by a holy angel to sendfor thee into his house, and to hear words from thee. So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of tlie bre- thren from Joppa accompanied him. And on the morrow i they entered into Cajsarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, havuig called together his kinsmen and his ne.ir friends. And when it en me to i)ass that Peter enter- ed, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter raised him uiJ, saying. Stand up; I myself also am a man. And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together : and ho said unto tlieni. Ye yourselves know '■'how that it is an mduwful thhig for a man that is a Jew to joui himself or come unto one of another nation ; and//(7untome hath God shew- ed that I should not cull any man com- 29 mon or unclean : wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore witli what intent 30 ye sent for me. And Cornelius said, Fom* days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house ; and behold, a man stood before me in 31 bright apjiarel, and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thuie ahns are had in remembrance in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to Jopjja, and call imto thee Simon, who is siu'nnmed Peter ; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, 33 by the sea side. Forthwith therefore I sent to thee ; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the siglit of God, to hear aU things that have been com- 34 manded thee of the Lord. And Peter opened his mouth, and said. Of a truth I j)erceive that God is no 35 respecter of persons : but in every na- tion he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him. 36 3 The word which ho sent unto the chikh'eu of Israel, preaching ■igood tidmgs of i)eace by Jesus Christ (he is 37 Lord of all) — tliat saying ye yourselves know, which wasimblished throughout all Judtea, beginning from Galilee, after the bajitism which John preached ; ei^en 38 Jesus of Nazareth, how that God anointed him with the Holy Ghost and ■with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppi'ess- ed of the devU ; for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews, and m Jerusalem ; whom also they slew, 40 hanging him on a tree. Him God raised up the thu'd day, and gave him to be 41 made manifest, not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, e-ren to us, who did eat and drink wdth him after he rose from 42 the dead. And he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this is he ■which is ordained of God to be the 43 Judge of quick and dead. To him bear iill the projihets witness, that through his name eveiy one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins. 44 WliOe Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which 45 heard the word. And they of the circum- cision which believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out 46 the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and 47 magnifyGod. TheuausweredPeter,Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, which have 2 Or, holt' tlTt- lawful u Ufor a man A-c. 3 Many ancient autliuri- ties read He sent the word unto. i Or, the gospel E 98 THE ACTS. 10. 47. 1 Or, in 2 Many ancient authori- ties read Grecian Jews. received the Holy Ghost as well as 48 we ? And be commanded them to he baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then jirayed they him to tarry certain days. 11 Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of 2 God. And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the cir- 3 cumcision contended with him, saying. Thou weutest in to men uncircumcised, 4 and didst eat with them. But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto 5 them in order, saying, I was in the city of Joppa praying : and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descend- ing, as it were a great sheet let down from heavenby four corners; and it came G even unto me : upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping 7 things and fowls of the heaven. And I heard also a voice saying unto me, 8 Rise, Peter ; kill and eat. But I said. Not so. Lord : for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my 9 mouth. But a voice answered the second time out of heaven. What God hath cleansed, make not thou common. 10 And this was done thrice : and all were 11 drawn up again into heaven. And be- hold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having 12 been sent from CaBsarea unto me. And the Spirit bade me go with them, mak- ing no distinction. And these six bre- thren also accompanied me ; and we 13 entered into the man's house: and he told us how he had seen the angel stand- ing in his house, and saying. Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose sur- 14 name is Peter; who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be 1.5 saved, thou and all thy house. And as 1 began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, even as on us at the beguming. IG And I remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized 171 with the Holy Ghost. If then God gave unto them the hke gift as ^e did also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I 18 could withstand God ? 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. 19 They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoe- nicia, and Cj^jrus, and Antioch, speak- ing the word to none save only to Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyi)rus and Gyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the 2 Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them : and a great number that behev- 22 ed turned unto the Lord. And the re- port concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem : and they sent forth Barnabas as far as 23 Antioch : who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad ; and he exhorted them all, ^that with liurpose of heart they would cleave uu- 24 to the Lord: for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith : and much i^eojile was added unto the 25 Lord. And he went forth to Tarsus to 26 seek for Saul : and when he had found him, he broughthim unto Antioch. And it came to jmss, that even for a whole year they were gathered together * with the chm'ch, and taught much people; and that the disciples were called Chris- tians first in Antioch. 27 Now in these days there came down jirophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all 5 the world : which came to pass in the 29 days of Claudius. And the disciples, every man according to his abihty, de- termined to send ^rehef unto the bre- 30 thren that dwelt in Judsea : which also they did, senduig it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. 12 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of 2 the chm'ch . And he kOled James the bro- 3 ther of John with the sword. And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he pro- ceeded to seize Peter also. And tJiose 4 were the days of unleavened bread. And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and dehvered him to four qua- ternions of soldiers to guard him ; in- tending after the Passover to bring him 5 forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in the prison : but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for 6 him. And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains : and guards be- 7 fore the door kept the prison. And be- hold, 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 8 fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him. Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him. Cast thy garment about 9 thee, and follow me. And he went out, and followed ; and he wist not that it was true which was done ''by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. 10 And when they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, 13. 22. THE ACTS. 99 2 Or, judge- ment- seat 3 Many ancient authori- ties read to Jeru- salem. ami i)assed on through one street ; and straightway the angel departed from llliini. And wlien Peter was come to hhusolf , 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 12 the people of the Jews. And when ho had considered (he thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark ; where many were gathered together and were pray- 13 ing. And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, 14 named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter's voice, she ojiened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter 15 stood before the gate. And they said unto her. Thou art mad. But she con- fidently aflirmed that it was even so. 16 And they said, It is his angel. But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw huu, and were 17 amazed. But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, de- clared 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 de- 18 parted, and went to another place. Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stu' among the soldiers, what was 19 become of Peter. And when Herod had sought for him, andfoimd him not, he examined the guards, and command- ed that they should be ijmt to death. And he went down from Judaea to Cae- sarea, and tarried there. 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, be- cause their country was fed from the 21 king's comitry. And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the ^thi-one, and made an 22 oration unto them. And the people shouted, sayi?;;/, The voice of a god, and 23 not of a man. And inmiediately 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. 24 But the word of God grew and multi- plied. 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned 8 from Jerusalem, when they had fulfil- led their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark. 13 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 2 the tetrarch, and Saul. And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said. Separate me Barna- bas and Saul for the work whereunto 3 1 have called them. Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyi^rus. 5 And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews : and they had 6 also John as their attendant. And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a cer- tain ^ sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, 7 whose name was Bar- Jesus ; which was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understandmg. The same call- ed unto him Barnabas and Saul, and 8 sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the * sorcerer (for so is his name by intei-pretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the pro- 9 consul from the faith. But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy 10 Ghost, fastened his eyes on him, and said, O full of all guile and all viUauy, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of aU righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be bhnd, 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. 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, beUeved, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. 13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John dejiarted from 14 them and returned to Jerusalem. But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sab- 15 bath day, and sat down. And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say 16 on. And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said. Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, 17 hearken. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the peo- ple when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he 18 them forth out of it. And for about the time of forty years ^ suffered he 19 their manners in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundi-ed and fifty years: 20 and after these things he gave them judges untU Samuel the prophet. 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 22 forty years. And when he had re- 4Gr. MafjiiK as in Matt. 1, 7, 16. II. 5 Or. until 6 Many ancient authori- ties read bare he them as a nurs- ing- father in the wilder- ness. See Dent, i. 31. E2 100 THE ACTS. 13. 22. iGr. tviUs. 2Gr. be/ore the face of his enter inr; in. 3 Or, nerved his oivn genera- tion hi/ the couti- scl of God. fell on slee)} Or. served his 0JC71 genera- tion, fell on sfecp by the couytsrl of God 4 Or, vaitish avxiy moved liim, he raised up David to be their king ; to whom also he bare wit- ness, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heaii, who 23 shall do all my iwill. Of this man's seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus ; '24 when John had first preached ^ before his coming the baptism of repentance 25 to all the people of Israel. And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy 26 to unloose. Brethren, chil(h-en of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this 27 salvation sent forth. For they that dwell in Jerasalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the projihets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by con- 28demning/im. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of PUate that he should be slain. 29 And when they had fulfilled all things that were wi-itten of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a 30 tomb. But God raised hun from the 31 dead: and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his 32 witnesses unto the people. And v/c bring you good tidings of the promise 33 made unto the fathers, how that God hath fulfilled the same unto our chil- dren, in that he raised up Jesus ; as also it is written in the second j)salm. Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten 34 thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to comiption, he hath spoken on this wise, I ■R'ill give you the holy and 35 sure blessings of David. Because he saith also tu another psalm, Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to see corruption. 36 For David, after he had 3 in his own generation served the comisel of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his 37 fathers, and saw corraption: but he whom God raised up saw no corruption. 38 Bo it known unto you therefore, bre- thren, that through this man is pro- claimed unto you remission of sins: 39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of 40 Moses. Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets ; 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and ''perish; For I work a work in your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you. 42 And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to 43 them the next sabbath. Now v.'hen the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proseljrtes fol- lowed Paul and Barnabas : who, speak- ing to them, urged them to coutiuue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the 45 word of ^ God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the thuigs which were spoken by Paul, and'^blas- 46 phemed. And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said. It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thiiist it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I liave set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest bo for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth. 48 And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of ^ God : and as many as were ordained to 49 eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout 50 all the region. But the Jews urged on the devout women of honoui'able estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred uj) a persecution against Paul and Bar- nabas, and cast them out of their bor- 51 ders. But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto 52 Iconium. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost. 14 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they entered together into the syna- gogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of Jews and of 2 Greeks believed. But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil aff ect- 3ed against the brethren. Long time therefore they tarried there speaking boldly in the Lord, which bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their 4 hands. But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the 5 Jews, and part with the apostles. And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to entreat them shamefully, 6 and to stone them, they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Ly- caonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the 7 region round about: and there they preached the gospel. 8 And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripi)le from his mother's womb, who never had walked. 9 The same heard Paul speaking : who, fastening his eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be ''made whole, 10 said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked. 11 And when the multitudes saw what 15. 19. THE ACTS. 101 iGr. Zeus. 2Gr. IJermcs. 3 Or, nature Paul had done, tliey lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the 12 likeness of men. And they called Bar- nabas, ^ Jupiter; and Paul, 2 Mercury, because he was the cliief speaker. 13 And the iiriest of i Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done s icrifice with the 14 multitudes. But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sjirang forth 15 among the multitude, crying out and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things ? We also are men of like ^ p;issions with you, and bring you good tidings, that j'e should turn from these vain things uuto the livuig God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and 16 all that in them is : who in the genera- tions gone by siiffered aU the nations 17 to walk in their own ways. 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 glad- 18 ness. And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them. 19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium : and having i^er- suaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged hmi out of the city, 20 supposmg that he was dead. But as the disciijles stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city : and on the morrow he went forth with Bar- 21 nabas to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to 22 Antioch, confirming the souls of the disciples, exhortmg them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the 23 kingdom of God. And when they had ajipointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fastuig, they commended them to the Lord, 24 on whom they had believed. And they passed through Pisidia, and came 25 to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went 26 down to Attalia; and thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had 27 fulfilled. And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed aU thmgs that God had done with them, and how that he had opened a door of faith unto the 28GentUes. And they tan-ied no little time with the disciples. 15 And certam men came down from Judsea and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye caimot be saved. 2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning witli them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jenisalem uuto the ajjostles and elders about this ques- 3tion. They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gen- tUes : and they caused great joy unto 4 aU the brethren. And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the ajiostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things 5 that God had done with them. 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 kee}) the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this 7 matter. And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them. Brethren, ye know how that * a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and be- 8lieve. And God, which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto 9 us ; and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by 10 faith. Now therefore why tempt ye God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear ? 11 But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they. 12 And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsiugwhat signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles 13 by them. And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, 14 Brethren, hearken unto me : Symeon hath rehearsed how first God did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a 15 people for his name. And to this agree the words of the j)rophets ; as it is written, 16 After these things I will return, And I win bmld again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen ; And I will buUd again the ruins thereof. And I wDl set it up : 17 That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, 18 Saith the Lord, ^who maketh these things known from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore my judgement is, that we trouble not them which from among the Gentiles turn to God; 4G.'. frtytn early days. 6 Or, who doeth these things which were known 102 THE ACTS. 15. 20. I Or, enjoin them ■^ Some ancient authori- ties omit ivhich went out. ^ Or, ex- hortation i Or, com' forted s Some ancient authori- ties in- sert.with varia- tions, ver. 'M But it seeined yooA unto Sitas to fibide there 20 but that we i write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from 21 what is strangled, and from blood. For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath. 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their comi)any, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas ; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, cJaief men among ■23 the brethren : and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elder bre- thren unto the brethren which are of the GentUes in Antioch and Syria and 24 Cihcia, greeting : Forasmuch as we have heard that certain 2 which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls ; to whom 25 we gave no commandment ; it seemed good unto us, havuig come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barna- 26 has and Paul, men that have hazarded their Uves for the name of our Lord 27 Jesus Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall teU you the same things by word 28 of mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary 29 things; that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from forni- cation ; from which if ye keep your- selves, it shall be weU with you. Fare ye well. 30 So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they 31 dehvered the epistle. And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the ^con- 32solation. And Judas and SUas, being themselves also projjhets, ^exhorted the brethren vrtth many words, and 33 confirmed them. And after they had spent some time there, they were dis- missed in peace from the brethren unto 35 those that had sent them forth. 5 But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 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, 37 and see how they fare. And Barnabas was minded to take with them John 38 also, who was called Mark. But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from PamphyUa, and went not with them 39 to the work. And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away 40 unto Cjrprus; but Paul chose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. 41 And he went through Syria and Cihcia, confirming the churches. 16 And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra : and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess which believed; but his 2 father was a Greek. The same was well reported of by the brethren that 3 were at Lystra and Iconium. Him would Paul have to go forth with him ; and he took and circumcised him be- cause of the Jews that were in those parts : for they all knew that his father 4 was a Greek. And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, which had been ordained of the apostles 5 and elders that were at Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Ghost to speak 7 the word in Asia ; and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia ; and the Spirit of 8 Jesus suffered them not ; and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night ; There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying. Come overinto Macedonia, andhelp us. 10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had caUed us for to preach the gospel unto them. 11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, 12 and the day foUowmg to Neapohs ; and from thence to Phihppi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony : and we were in this 13 city tarrying certain days. 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 14 which were come together. 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 15 Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying. If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 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, which brought her masters much gain by sooth- 17 saying. The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are 'servants of the Most High 17. 15. THE ACTS. 103 'Or. a way 2Gr. votiteoitt. 3Gr. imxtors. * Some ancient authori- ties read God. 5Gr. a table. 6 Or, having believed Ood 7Gr. lietori. Goil, which proclaim unto you ithe 18 way of siilvatioii. And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee m the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour. 19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was 2 gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the 20 rulers, and when they had brought them unto the ^ magistrates, they said. These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble 21 our city, and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or 22 to observe, being Komans. And the multitude rose up together agauist them : and the " magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to 23 beat them with rods. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the 24 jailor to keep them safely : who, havmg received such a charge, cast them into the imier prison, and made their feet 25 fast in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners 26 were listening to them ; and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the fomidations of the prison-house were shaken : and immediately all the doors were oiiened; and every one's 27 bands were loosed. And the jailor being roused out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing 28 that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 And he called for lights, and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down 30 before Paul and Silas, and brought them out, and said. Sirs, what must 311 do to be saved? And they said. Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house. 32 And they spake the word of ^ the Lord unto him, with all that were in his 33 house. Aiid he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all 34 his, immediately. And he brought them up into his house, and set ^ meat before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, ^having believed in God. 35 But when it was day, the ^ magistrates sent the 7 Serjeants, saying, Let those 36 men go. And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The ^ magis- trates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them. They have beaten us pubUcly, uncondemned, men that are Komans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily ? nay verily ; but let them come themselves and bring us 38 out. And the ' Serjeants reiwrted these words unto the "magistrates : and they feared, when they heard that they were 39 liomans ; and they cauio and besought them ; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from 40 the city. Ajid they went out of the prison, and entei-ed into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they « comforted them, and departed. IT Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and ApoUonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a syna- 2 gogue of the Jews : and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three ^ sabbath days reasoned with 3 them from the scriptures, openmg and alleging, that it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead ; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I 4 proclaim unto you, is the Christ. Aiid some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paid and Silas ; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5 But the Jews, being moved vdth jea- lousy, 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 6xieople. And when they found them not, they tlragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crymg, These that have turned lothe world ujjside down are come hither 7 also ; whom Jason hath received : and these all act contrary to the decrees of Csesar, saying that there is another 8 king, one Jesus. And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Bercea : who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of 11 the Jews. Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with aU readi- ness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so. 12 Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honour- able estate, and of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed of Paul at Bercea also, they came thither likewise, stirring up and troubluig the mul- 14titudes. And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea : and Silas and 15 Timothy abode there still. But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens : and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timo- BOr, exhorted 9 Or. weeki 1" Gr. the in/iabited earth. 104 THE ACTS. 17. 15. IC-. demons. 2 Or. before 3 Or, t?ic hill of JIa rs i Or. had leisure for no- thing 5 Or, I'eliffious '• Or, TO THE UN- KNOWN UOD. 7 Or, sanctu- ariet lOr.that tvhich is divine oSome aiicient authori- ties read declar- eth to men. 10 Gr. fhe inhabit- ed earth. 11 Gr. in. 15 Or. a nuin thy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed. 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spu'it was provoked withui him, as he beheld the city fuU of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with 18 them that met with him. And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philo- sojihers encountered him. And some said. What would this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange igods: because he prexehed Jesus and the resurrection. 19 And tliey took hold of him, and brought him 2 unto 8 the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching 20 is, which is spoken by thee ? For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what •21 these things mean. (Now all the Athe- nians and the strangers sojourning there ^ spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new •22 thing.) And Paul stood in the midst of the Ai-eopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are somewhat ^ super- 23 stitious. For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscrip- tion, Cto an unknown god. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this '24set I forth unto you. The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dweUeth not in ''temples made with 25 hands; neither is he served hymen's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all hfe, 2Gand breath, and aU things; and he made of one every nation of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habi- 7 tation ; that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from 28 each one of us: 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. 29 Being then the offspring of God, wc ought not to think that « the Godliead is like unto gold, or sUver, or stone, 30 graven by art and device of man. The times of ignorance therefore God over- looked ; but now he ^commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent : 31 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day, in the which he wiU judge i" the world in righteousness ^^ by i^ the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto aU men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32 Now when they heard of the resur- rection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We wiU hear thee 33 concerning this yet again. Thus Paul 34 went out from among them. But certain men clave unto him, and be- Meved : among whom also was Diony- sius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. 18 After these things he departed from 2 Athens, and came to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife PrisciUa, because Claudius had commanded aU the Jews to depart from Kome: and She came unto them; and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought ; for by their 4 trade they were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue evei-y sab- bath, and i^persuaded Jews and Greeks. 5 But when SUas and Tunothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was con- strained by the word, testifying to the 6 Jews that Jesus was the Chi-ist. And when they opposed themselves, and 1* blasjjhemed, he shook out his raiment, and said unto them. Your blood he upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the 7 Gentiles. Aiid he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that vv^orshipiied God, whose house joined 8 hard to the synagogue. And Crispus, the i-uler of the synagogue, !» believed in the Lord with all his house ; and many of the Corinthians hearing beheved, 9 and were baptized. And the Lord said mito Paul in the night by a vision. Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy 10 peace : for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hai-m thee : for I 11 have much people in this city. And he dwelt there a year and six months, teachmg the word of God among them. 12 But when G.iUio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews v/ith one accord I'ose up against Paul, and brought bun be- 13 fore the judgement-seat, saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God 14 contrary to the law. But when Paul was about to open his mouth, GaUio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked viUany, ye Jews, reason would that I should 15 be ir with you : but if they are questions about words and names and your own liw, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters. IGAiid he drave them from the judge- 17ment-seat. And they aU laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgement- seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things. 18 And Paul, having tarried after this yet many days, took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence for Syria, and with him PriscUla and Aquila ; having shorn his head 19. 28. THE ACTS. 105 1 Or, an eloquent man 2Gr. tauffht by woixl of mouth. 3 Or, helped much through grace them wh ich had be- lieved 4 Or, shewing publicly 5 Or, there is a Eolii Ghost 19 ill CeuchreiE : for lie had a vow. And they came to Ei)hesus, and he left them there : hut he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 And when they asked him to ahide a '21 longer time, he consented not; hut taking his leave of them, and sayuig, I wiU return again unto you, if (iod wiU, 22 he set sail from Ephesus. And when he had landed at Cicsai-ea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down 23 to Antioch. And having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia and Pliry- gia in order, stahhshing all the dis- ciples. 24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian hy race, ^a learned man, came to Ephesus ; and he was mighty 25 in the scriptures. This man had heen '^ instructed in the way of the Lord ; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught carefully the things concerning Jesus, knowing oidy the baptism of 26 John : and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when PrisciUa and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way 27 of God more carefully. And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encoui-aged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he s helped them much which had beUeved through 28 grace : for he powerfully confuted the Jews, ^and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. 19 And it came to pass, that, while ApoUos was at Corinth, Paid having passed thi'ough the upper counti-y came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples : 2 and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed ? And they said unto him. Nay, we did not so much as hear whether ^ the Holy Ghost 3 was given. And he said. Into what then were ye baptized ? And they said. Into 4 John's baptism. And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repent- ance, saying unto the people, that they should beheve on him which should 5 come after him, that is, on Jesus. And when they heard this, they were bap- tized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they spake with tongues, and pro- 7 phesied. And they were in all about twelve men. 8 And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and jiersuading as to the things concerning the kuigdom of 9 God. 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 Tyraii- 10 nus. And this continued for the space of two years ; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the 11 Lord, both Jews and Greeks. And God wrouglit special "miracles by the hands 12 of Paul : insomuch tliat unto the sick were carried away from his body hand- kerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases de- l)arted from them, and the evU spirits 13 went out. But certain also of the stroll- ing Jews, exorcists, took uiion them to name over them which had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, say- ing, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul 14 preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, 15 which did this. And the evil spirit an- swered and said unto them, Jesus I 'know, and Paul I know ; but who are 16 ye? 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 17 and womided. And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus ; and fear fell upon them aU, and the name of the Lord Jesus was 18 magnified. Many also of theiQ that had believed came, confessing, and declar- 19 Lug then- deeds. And not a few of them that practised 8 curious arts brought their books together, and burned them ill the sight of all : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thou- 20 sand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed. 21 Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had jiassed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying. After I have 22 been there, I must also see Rome. And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. 23 And about that time there arose no 24 small stir concerning the Way. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver- smith, which made silver shrines of ^Di- ana, brought no httle busmess unto the 25 craftsmen; whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Su-s, ye know that by this 26 business we have our wealth. And ye 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 be no gods, which are made with 27 hands : and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute ; but also that the temple of the great goddess 9 Diana be made of no ac- count, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence, whom aU Asia and lothe world worship- 28iieth. And when they heard this, they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is 9 Diana of the Ei iJGr. powers. 7 Or, recognise 8 Or, magical SGr. Artein is. 10 Gr. the inhabit- ed earth. 106 THE ACTS. 19. 28. iGr. As/- archs. some of the mul- tttudein- atructcd A lexan- der 3Gr. A rteinls. 'Or, heaven 5 Or, court days are kept "Or, accivsed of riot concern- ing this daj 1 Many ant-ient authori- ties omit as far as Asia. 8 Many ancient autho- rities read came, and were waitinri. 29 Ephesians. And the city was filled with the confusion : and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, hav- ing seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in 30 travel. And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the jjeople, the discii)les 31 suffered him not. And certain also of tlie 1 chief officers of Asia, being his friends, sent unto him, and besought hun not to adventure himself mto the 32 theatre. Some therefore cried one thing, and some another : for the as- sembly was in confusion ; and the more part knew not wherefore they were 33 come together. '^AnA they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews jjutting him forward. And Alex- ander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defence unto the 34 people. But when they perceived that he was a Jew, aU with one voice about the space of two hours cried out. Great 35 is 3 Diana of the Ephesians. And when the towuclerk had quieted the multi- tude, he saith. Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is temijle- keeper of the great 3 Diana, and of the image which fell down from ^ Jupiter ? 36 Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to 37 do nothing rash. For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither I'ob- bers of temples nor blasphemers of our 38 goddess. If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, ^ the courts are open, and there are jiroconsuls : let 39 them accuse one another. But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. 40 For indeed we are in danger to be ^ ac- cused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause /or it : and as touching it we shall not be able to give account 41 of this concourse. And when he had thus sj)oken, he dismissed the assembly. 20 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and 2 departed for to go into Macedonia. And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation. She came into Greece. And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid against him by the Jews, as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Mace- 4donia. And there accompanied him ''as far as Asia Sopater of Bercea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalo- nians, Aristarchus and Secundus ; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy ; and of 5 Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. But tliese Shad gone before, and were wait- 6 ing for us at Troas. And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of un- leavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in live days ; where we tarried seven days. 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 l)rolonged his spe3ch until midnight. 8 And there were many lights in the upi^er chamber,where we were gathered 9 together. And there sat in the wmdow a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by liis slee}) he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no 11 ado; for his hfe is in him. 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 12 he departed. And they brought the lad ahve, and were not a little comforted. 13 But we, going before to the ship, set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul : for so had he appointed, iu- 14 tending himself to go ^by land. And T/hen he met us at Assos, we took him 15 in, and came to Mitylene. And saUing from thence, we came the following day over agamst Chios ; and the next day we touched at Samos ; and i^the day after 16 we came to Miletus. For Paul had de- termined to saU past Ejihesus, 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. 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ejihesus, and called to him the n elders of the 18 church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what man- 19 ner I was with you all the time, serv- ing the Lord with aU lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which 20 bef eU me by the plots of the Jews : how that I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you jiubhcly, and from house 21 to house, testifymg both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus i^ Christ. 22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the 23 things that shall befaU me there : save that the Holy Ghost testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and 24 afilictions abide me. But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, 13 so that I may accomphsh my course, and the ministiy which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel 25 of the grace of God. Alid now, be- hold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the king- dom, shall see my face no more. 26Wlierefore I testify unto you this 21. 26. THE ACTS. 107 lOr. overseers 2 Many ancient authori- ties rea<l the Lord, 3Gr. acquir- ed. i Pome ancient autiiori- tics read the Lord. day, that I am pure from tlie blood of 27 all men. For I shrank not from declar- ing unto you the whole counsel of God. 28 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in the which the Holy Ghost hath made you i bishops, to feed the church of 2 God, which he Siiurchased with his 29 own blood. I know that after my de- parting grievous wolves shall enter in 30 among you, not sparing the flock ; and from among your own selves shall men arise, speakmg perverse things, to draw 31 away the disciples after them. Where- fore watch ye, remembering that by the siJace of three years I ceased not to ad- monish every one night and day with 32 tears. And now I commend you to^God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build ycm up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are 33 sanctified. I coveted no man's silver, 34 or gold, or apparel. Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with 35 me. In all thmgs I gave you an ex- ample, how that so labouring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he him- self said. It is more blessed to give than to receive. 36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled dovra, and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's 38 neck, and kissed him, 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 And when it came to pass that we were parted from them, and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the next day unto Ehodes, and from 2 thence unto Patara : and having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we 3 went aboard, and set saU. And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syi-ia, and landed at Tyi-e : for there the ship 4 was to unlade her burden. And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul thrpugli the Spirit, that he should not 5 set foot in Jerusalem. 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, tUl we were out of the city: and kneeling 6 down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell ; and we went on board the shixj, but they returned home again. 7 And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais ; and we saluted the brethren, and abode 8 with them one day. And on the mor- row we departed, and came unto C;Bsa- rea: and entering into the house of Phihp the evangelist, who was one of 9 the seven, we abode with him. Now this man had four daughters, virgins, wliich 10 did prophesy. And as we tarried there 6 many days, there came down from Judiea a certain prophet, named Aga- 11 bus. And coming to ns, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and liands, and said. Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bmd the man that owneth this girdle, and shall dehver him into the hands of 12 the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to 13 JeiTisalem. Then Paul answered. What do ye, weeping and breakmg my heart ? for I am ready not to be bound oidy, but also to die at Jemsalem for the 14 name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. 15 And after these days we •'took up our baggage, and went up to Jerusalem. 16 And there went with us also certain of the discii)les from Ciesarea, bringing icitli iliem one Mnason of Cyi)rus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, 18 the brethren received us gladly. And the day following Paul went in with us unto James ; and all the elders were 19 present. And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among 20 the Gentiles by his ministry. And they, when they heard it, glorified God ; and they said imto him, Thou seest, brother, how many 7 thousands there are among the Jews of them wliich have believed ; and they are aU zealous for 21 the law : and they have been infonned concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gen- tiles to forsake Moses, teUing them not to circumcise their chikken, neither to 22 walk after the customs. What is it therefore ? they will certainly hear that 23 thou art come. Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men 24 which have a vow on them ; these take, and purify thyself 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 tldngs whereof they have been uiformed con- cernmg thee ; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law. 25 But as touching the Gentiles which have beheved, we 8 wrote, giving judge- ment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, 26 and from fornication. Then Paul 8 took the men, and the next day purifying himself vdWx them went into the temple, declaring the fid- filment of the days of pui-ification. 5 Or. Shine cOr, inade read 'Gr. myriai^. 8 Or, enjoined Many ancient autliori- ties read sent. 9 Or, took the men the next datf, and purify iJig him- self &C. EO 108 THE ACTS. 21. 26. lOr, military tribune Gr. chi- liarck : and so throush- out this book. 2 Or, cohort until the offering was offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were ahnost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stiiTed up all the multitude, and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, Men of Israel, help : This is the man, that teacheth aU men every- where against the peojile, and the law, and this place: and moreover he brought • Greeks also into the temjile, and hath 29 defiled this holy place. For they had before seen wath him in the city Tro- phimus the Ephesian, whom they sup- liosed that Paul had brought into the 30 temple. 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 31 doors were shut. And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the 1 chief captain of the ^band, that 32 all Jerusalem was in confusion. And forthwith he took soldiers and cen- turions, and ran down upon them : and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains ; and in- quu-ed who he was, and what he had 34 done. 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 35 be brought into the castle. And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the 36 violence of the crowd ; for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out. Away with him. 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 thou know 38 Greek ? Art thou not then the Egyjitian , which before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins? 39 But Paiil said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in CUicia, a citizen of no mean city : and I beseech thee, give me leave to 40 sjieak unto the people. 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 Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you. 2 And when they heard that he spake iTiito them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet : and he saith, 3 I am a Jew, bom in Tarsus of CUicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accord- ing to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, 4 even as ye aU are this day : and I per- secuted this Way imto the death, bind- ing and dehveiing into prisons both 5 men and women. As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders : from whom also I receiv- ed letters unto the brethi'en, and jour- neyed to Damascus, to bring them also which were there unto Jerusalem in 6 bonds, for to be punished. And it came to pass, that, as I made my jour- ney, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying mito me, Saul, Saul, 8 why iJersecutest thou me ? And I answered. Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, 9 whom thou persecutest. And they that were with me beheld indeed the hght, but they heard not the voice of 10 him that spake to me. And I said, What shall I do. Lord? And the Lord said mito me. Arise, and go into Damascus ; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed 11 for thee to do. And when I could not see for the glory of that Ught, being led by the hand of them that were 12 with me, I came into Damascus. And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the 13 Jews that dwelt there, came unto me, and standing by me said unto me. Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I ^ looked up on him. 14 And he said. The God of our fathers hath ai^pointed thee to know his will, and to see the Eighteous One, and to 15 hear a voice from his mouth. For thou shalt be a witness for him unto aU men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou ? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, 17 calling on his name. And it came to pass, that, when I bad returned to Jerusalem, and whUe I prayed in the IBtemjile, I feU into a trance, and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem : be- cause they wiU not receive of thee 19 testimony concerning me. And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I im- l^risoned and beat in every synagogue 20 them that behoved on thee : and when the blood of Stejihen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments 21 of them that slew him. And he said mito me. Depart : for I wiU send thee forth far hence unto the Gen- tUes. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up then- voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth : for it is not 23 fit that he should hve. And as they cried out, and threw off their gar- 23. 28. THE ACTS. 109 1 Or, /or '24 mouts, ami cast dust into the air, tlie chief captain commanded him to l)e hrought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they "25 so shouted agamst hun. And wlien they had tied him up i 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 uncondemn- 26 ed ■? And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief ca^jtain, and told him, saying, What art thou about to 27 do '? for this man is a Eoman. And the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman '? And 28 he said. Yea. And the chief captain answered. With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said. But I 29 am a Roman born. They then which were about to examine him straight- way departed from him : and the chief captam also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 30 But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, wherefore he was ac- cused 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 be- fore them. 23 And Paul, looking stedfastly on the coimcU, said. Brethren, I have lived be- fore God in all good conscience ixntU 2 this day. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him 3 to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall : and sittest thou to judge me accorduig to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary 4 to the law ? And they that stood by said. Re vilest thou God's high iiriest ? 5 And Paul said, I wist not, brethren, that he was high priest : for it is writ- ten. Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler 6 of thy people. But when Paul perceiv- ed that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council. Brethren, I am a Pha- risee, a son of Pharisees : touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am 7 called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension be- tween the Pharisees and Sadducees: Sand the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no re- surrection, neither angel, nor spirit: 9 but the Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great clamour : 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 ? 10 And when there arose a great dissen- sion, 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. 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said. Be of good cheer : for as thou hast testified con- cerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 12 And when it was day, tlie Jews band- ed together, and bound themselves un- der a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor (b'ink tiU they had kill- 13 ed Paul. And they were more than 14 forty which made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said. We have bound our- selves under a great curse, to taste no- 15 thing until we have kiUed Paul. Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that ho bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to 16 slay him. But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, 2 and he came and entered into the castle, and told 17 Paul. And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain : for 18 lie hath something to tell him. 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 19 hath something to say to thee. And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is that thou hast to tell me? 20 Aiid he said. The Jews have agreed to ask thee to brmg down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more ex- 21 actly concerning him. Do not thou therefore yield unto them : for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound them- selves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink tUl they have slain him : and now are they ready, looking for the 22 promise from thee. So the chief cap- tain let the young man go, chai'ging hun, TeU no man that thou hast signi- 23 tied these things to me. And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said. Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as C;Bsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the 24 night : and he hade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Fehx the go- 25vernor. And he wrote a letter after this form : 26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excel- 27 lent governor Fehx, gi-eeting. 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, hav- ing learned that he was a Roman. 28 And desiring to know the cause where- 2 Or. havintj come in upon tnem. and he entered &c. 110 THE ACTS. 23. 28. 1 Some ancient autlK'ri- tios omit I broiujht him doivn unto their cou/icil. 2 Many ancient authori- ties add Fare- well, 3Gr. Pneto- rium. i Gr. the inhabit- ed earth. 5 Some ancient authori- ties in- sert and we would havt^ judged him ac- cording to our law. 7 But the chit'/ captain Lysiai came, and with great violcnre took hiui away out of our hands, 8 com- manding his ac- cusers to come be- fore thee. 6 Or, heresg fore they accused him, ^I brought hun 29 down unto then- council : whom I fomid to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 30 And when it was shewn to me that there w'ould be a i^lot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging liis ac- cusers also to speak against him before thee.2 31 So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by 32 night to Aiitipatris. But on the mor- row they left the horsemen to go wdth 33 him, and retm-ned to the castle: and they, when they came to Casarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, 34in-esented Paul also before him. And when he h.;d read it, he asked of what province he was ; and when he under- 35 stood that he was of CUicia, I will hear thy cause, said he, when thme accusers also are come : and he commanded him to be kept in Herod's ^palace. 24 And after five days the high priest -Ananias came down with certain el- ders, and with an orator, one Tertul- lus; and they informed the governor 2 against Paul. And when he v/as called, TertuUus began to accuse him, saying. Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by thy providence evUs 3 are con-ected for this nation, we accept it in all ways and in aU places, most excellent FeUx, with aU thankfulness. 4 But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I intreat thee to hear us of thy 5 clemency a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout ^the world, and a ring- 6 leader of the sect of the Nazarenes: who moreover assayed to profane the tem- 8 pie : on whom also we laid hold : ^ from whom thou wilt be able, by examin- ing hun thyself, to take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse 9 him. And the Jews also joined ui the charge, affirming that these things were so. 10 And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered. Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do cheerfully make my de- ll fence: seemg that thou canst take knowledge, that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship 12 at Jenisalem : and neither ui the tem- ple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the 13 synagogues, nor in the city. Neither can they prove to thee the things 14 whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee, that after the Way which they call 6 a sect, so serve I the God of our fathers, beheving all thuigs which are accorduig to the law, and which are written in the prophets: 15 having hope toward God, which these also themselves ''look for, that there shall be a resui-rection both of the just 16 and unjust. Herein do I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of of- 17 fence toward God and men alway. Now after 8 many years I came to bring ahns 18 to my nation, and offerings: 9 amidst which they found me xJurified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but theix loere certain Jews 19 from Asia — who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusa- tion, if they had aught against me. 20 Or else let these men themselves say what wi'ong-doing they found, when I 21 stood before the council, except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrec- tion of the dead I am called in ques- tion before you this day. 22 But Fehx, having more exact know- ledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying. When Lysias the chief captam shall come down, I will deter- 23 mine your matter. And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indul- gence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him. 24 But after certain days, FeHx came with DmsDla, lohis wife, which was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ 25 Jesus. And as he reasoned of right- eousness, and 11 temperance, and the judgement to come, Fehx was terrified, and answered. Go thy way for this time ; and when I have a convenient 26 season, I will call thee unto me. He hoped withal that money would be given him of Pavil : wherefore also he sent for him the of tener, and conunuu- 27 ed with him. But when two years were fulfilled, FeUx was succeeded by Porcius Festus ; and desiring to gain favour with the Jews, Fehx loft Paul in bonds. 25 Festus therefore, 12 having come into the province, after three days went up 2 to Jerusalem from Caesarea. And the chief in-iests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul ; 3 and they besought him, asking favour against him, that he would send for hun to Jenisalem ; layuig wait to kill 4 him on the way. Howbeit Festus an- swered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was 5 about to depart thither shortly. Let them therefore, saith he, which are of power among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him. 6 And when he had tamed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgement - seat, and commanded 26. 15. THE ACTS. Ill iGr. ijrant me l*;l favour : and so in ver. l(j. 2 Or, haviurf saluted 3 Or, frupt'rsti- tioa i Gr. the A itgui- tus. 5 Or, ivis wUhinj 7 I'aul to be lirougbt. And when he was come, the Jews whi<;h bad come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges, which they could not 8 prove ; while Paul said in his defence. Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against 9 Ciesar, have I sinned at all. But Fes- tus, desiring to gain favour with the Jews, answered Paul, and said. Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be 10 judged of these things before me '? But Paul said, I am standing before Cae- sar's judgement-seat, where I ought to be judged : to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well 11 knowest. If then I am a wi'ong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to cUe : but if none of those things is true, whereof these accuse me, no man can igiveme up unto 12 them. lapiJealuntoCjesar. ThenFes- tus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Thou hast appealed unto Caesar : unto Csesar shalt thou go. 13 Now when certain days were i)assed, Agripi^a the king and Bernice arrived 14 at CiBsarea, ^ and saluted Festus. And as they tarried there many days, Fes- tus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left a 15 prisoner by FeUx : about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews infonned me, asking for sentence against him. 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 defence con- cerning the matter laid against him. 17 When therefore they were come toge- ther here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat down on the judgement- seat, and commanded the man to be 18 brought. Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I sup- 19 posed ; but had certain questions a- gainst him of theu" own 3 religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul '20 affirmed to be alive. And I, being l>erplexed how to inquire concerning these thhigs, asked whether he woidd go to Jerusalem, and there be judged 21 of these matters. 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 C;esar. 22 And Agrippa said unto Festus, I also 5 could wish to hear the man myself. To- morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him. 23 So on the morrow, when Agi'ippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was 21 brought in. And Festus saith, King A- grijipa, and all men which are here pre- sent with us, ye behold this man, about whom aU the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that ho ought not to live 25 any longer. But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to ^ the em- 26i)cror I detennined to send him. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and speci- ally before thee , king Agrippa , th at , after examination had, I may have somewhat 27 to write. For it seemeth to me unrea- sonable, in sending a prisoner, not with- al to signify the charges against him. 26 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art jiermitted to sjieak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence : 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence before thee this day touching all the things 3 whereof I am accused by the Jews : 6 es- pecially because thou art expert ui all customs and questions which are among the Jews : wherefore I beseech thee to 4 hear me patiently. My maimer of life then from my youth up, wliich was from the beginning among mme own nation, and at Jerusalem, know aU the Jews ; 5 having knowledge of me from the first, if they be wiUing to testify, how that after the straitest sect of oiu" rehgion I 6 lived a Pharisee. And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise 7 made of God unto our fathers; unto which promise our twelve tribes, ear- nestly serving God night and day, hoj^e to attain. And concerning this hope I 8 am accused by the Jews, O king ! Why is it judged incredible with you, if Grod 9 doth raise the dead ? I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of 10 Nazareth. And this I also did in Jeru- salem : and I both shut up many of the saints in i^risons, having received au- thority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my vote 11 against them. And punishing them of- tentimes in aU the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I perse- cuted them even unto foreign cities. 12 ■? Whereupon as I journeyed to Damas- cus with the authority and commission 13 of the chief priests, at midday, O kmg, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shm- ing round about me and them that 14 journeyed with me. And when we were aU fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me iu the He- brew language, Saul, Saul, why per- secutest thou me ? it is hard for thee 15 to kick against ^the goad. And I 8 Or, because thou art espe- cutlly expert ■<1r, On whix^h errand 8Gr. goad^. 112 THE ACTS. 26. 15. 1 Many ancient authori- ties read which thouhast seen. 2 Or, to turn them 3 Or, their re- pentance * Or, if Or, whether 5 Or, is subject to safferinff 6 Or, cohort said, Wlio art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou per- 16 secutest. But arise, and stand ujion thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to ai^point thee a minister and a witness botli of the things iwhere- in thou hast seen me, and of the things 17 wherein I will appear unto thee ; deli- vermg thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, 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 inherit- ance among them that are sanctified by 19 faith in me. Wherefore, king Agi'ippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly 20 vision : but declared both to them of Damascus first, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judsea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing 21 works worthy of s repentance. For this cause the Jews seized me in the tem- 22 pie, and assayed to kiU me. Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and gi'eat, saymg nothing but what the x>rophets and Moses did 23 say should come ; *how that the Christ 6 must suiler, and ^how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should pro- claim hght both to the people and to the Gentiles. 24 And as he thus made his defence, Fes- tus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad ; thy much learning doth turn 25 thee to madness. But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and sober- 26 ness. 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 27 not been done in a corner. King Agrip- pa, beUevest thou the prophets ? I know 28 that thou behevest. And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest faui make me a Cluris- 29 tian. And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds. 30 And the kuig rose up, aiid the gover- nor, and Bernice, and they that sat 31 with them : and when they had with- drawn, they spake one to another, say- ing. This man doeth nothing worthy of 32 death or of bonds. And Agrii^pa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. 27 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 Augus- 2 tan 6 band. And embarking in a ship of A(b-amyttium, which was about to sail unto the places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedo- nian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon : and JuUus treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends 4 and ■? refresh himself. And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were con- 5 trai-y. And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pam- phyha, we came to Myra, a city of 6 Lycia. And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria saUing for Italy ; 7 and he put us thereui. And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not 8 further suffer- ing us, we sailed under the lee of 8 Crete, over against Salmone; and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens ; nigh whereuuto was the city of Lasea. 9 And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangei'ous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul 10 admonished them, and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be VFith injuiy and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our 11 Uves. But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were 12 spoken by Paul. And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to jrat to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there ; which is a haven of Crete, looking 9 north-east and 13 south-east. And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had ob- tained their purpose, they weighed an- chor and sailed along Crete, close in 14 shore. But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which 15 is called EuraquOo : and when the shii> was caught, and could not face the wmd, we gave way to it, and were driven. 16 And running under the lee of a small is- land called 10 Cauda, we were able, with 17 difficulty, to secure the boat : and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the shii^ ; and, fearing lest they should be cast ui^on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were 18 di-iven. And as we laboured exceeding- ly with the stoi-m, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard; 19 and the third day they cast out with tlieir own hands the utaclding of the 20 ship. And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hoxie that we should be saved was now taken away. 21 And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said. Sirs, ye should h ave hearkened unto me, and not 28. 17. THE ACTS. 113 lOr, prayed 2 Some ancient authori- ties read ahout ihree- sc<jre and sixtpen soids. 3 Some ancient authori- ties read brinrj the ship safe to shore. have set sail from Crete, and have 2'2 gotten this injury and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good clieer : f(jr there shall be no loss of life among 23 you, but only of the ship. For there stood by mo this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve, 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Ctesar : and lo, God hath gi'anted thee all them that sail with 25 thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer : for 1 beheve God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken 26 unto me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors sunnised that they were draw- ls ing near to some country ; and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms : and after a little sjiace, they sounded 29 again, and found fifteen fathoms. And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stem, and i wish- 30 ed for the day. And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would lay 31 out anchors from the foreship, Paul said to the centui'ion and to the soldiers. Except these abide in the ship, ye can- 32 not be saved. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her 33 fall oif . And while the day was com- ing on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the four- teenth day that ye wait and continue 34 fasting, having taken nothing. Where- fore I beseech you to take some food : for this is for your safety : for there shall not a hair perish from the head 35 of any of you. -Aaid when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all : 36 and he brake it, and began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer, and them- 37 selves also took food. And we were in all in the ship ^ two hundred threescore 38 and sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough, they Hghtened the ship, 39 throwiag out thewheat into the sea. And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certam bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether 40 they could "diive the ship upon it. And casting off the anchors, they left them m the sea, at the same tune loosing the bands of the rudders ; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for 41 the beach. But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground ; and the foreship struck and r e- mainedu!maoveable,but the stem began to break up by the violence o/'</je?ya»es. 42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim 43 out, and escape. But the centurion, de- siring to save Paul, stayed them frcjui their purjiose ; and connnanded that they which could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to 44 the land : and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from tlie ship. And so it came to i)ass, that they all escaped safe to the land. 28 And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called * Melita. 2 And the barbarians shewed us no com- mon kinthiess : for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the c(jld. 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, 4 and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the beast 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. 5 Howbeit he shook off the beast into the G fire, and took no harm. But they exi)ect- ed that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: butwhen they were long in expectation, and beheld nothing amiss come to bun, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 7 Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Pubhus ; who received us, and entertained us three 8 days courteously. And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery : unto whom Paul enter- ed in, and prayed, and laying his hands 9 on him healed him. And when this was done, the rest also which had diseases in the island came, and were cured: 10 who also honoured us with many honours ; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed. 11 Ajid after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had winter- ed in the island, whose sign was 6 The 12 Twin Brothers. And touching at Sy- racuse, we tarried there three days. 13 And from thence we '^made a circuit, and arrived at Khegium : and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the 14 second day we came to PuteoU : where we found brethren, and were intreated to tariy with them seven days : and so 15 we came to Rome. 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. 16 And when we entered into Rome, 8 Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him. 17 And it came to pass, that after three days he called together 9 those that were the chief of the Jews : and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though 4 Some ancient authori- ties read MeXitene 5 Or, from the heat "Or. Dioscuri. ' Some ancient authori- ties read cast loose. 8 Some ancient authori- ties in- sert the centurion deliverer, the pri- soners to the cap- tain of the prcB- torian guard : 'but. oor, those that were of th^e Jews first 114 THE ACTS. 28. 17. 1 Or, call for you, to see and to speak with you IGr. bond' servant. 2 Or, through 3Gr. deter- mined. * Or, in 5 Or, to the faith 6 Or, because Gr. in. I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was dehvered prisoner from Jerusalem into 18 the hands of the Eomans : who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no 19 cause of death in me. But when the Jews spake against it, I was con- strained to appeal unto Caesar ; not that 20 1 had aught to accuse my nation of. For this cause therefore did I lintreat you to see and to speak with me : for be- cause of the hope of Israel I am bound '21 with this chain. And they said unto him. We neither received letters from Judtea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or 22 speak any harm of thee. But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest : for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against. 23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number ; to whom he expound- ed the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concern- ing Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning 24 till evening. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some 25 disbelieved. Aiid when they agi'eed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word. Well spake the Holy Ghost 2 by Isaiah 26 the prophet unto your fathers, saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand ; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive : 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 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles : they will also hear. * 30 And he abode two whole years in his own hked dwelling, and received 31 aU that went iu unto him, preach- ing the kuigdom of God, and teach- ing the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with aU boldness, none forbidding him. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE EOMANS. 1 Paul, a i servant of Jesus Christ, called to he an apostle, separated unto 2 the gospel of God, which he promised afore ^by his prophets in the holy 3 scriptures, concerning his Son, who was born cf the seed of David according to 4 the Hesh, who was ^ declared to he the Son of God ^with power, according to the spirit of hohness, by the resmTec- tion of the dead ; even Jesus Christ our 5 Lord, through whom we received grace and apostleship, imto obedience ^of faith among aU. the nations, for his 6 name's sake : among whom are yc 7 also, called to he Jesus Christ's : to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, call- ed to he saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you aU, "that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole 9 world. For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how miceasingly I make mention 10 of you, alv.'ays in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered '?by the will of 11 God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may 12 be estabUshed ; that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine. 13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I pm-posed to come unto you (and was hindered hither- to), that I might have some fruit iu you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles. 14 1 am debtor both to Greeks and to Bar- barians, both to the wise and to the 15 foolish. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you 16 also that are in Piome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that beUeveth ; to the Jew fii'st, and 17 also to the Greek. For therein is re- vealed a righteousness of God ^ by faith unto faith: as it is written. But the righteous shall live 8 by faith. 18 For 9 the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who 10 hold down the truth in unright- 19 eousness ; because that which may be known of God is manifest iu them; for God manifested it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world 2. 29. TO THE ROMANS. 115 1 Or, so that they 2Gr. mtto the ages. 3Gr. passions of dis- honour. 4Gr. did not approve. 5 Or, haters of God e Gr. the other. "i Many ancient .luthori- ties reai For, are clearly secu, being perceived through the things that are made, eren his everlasting power and divinity; '21 1 that they may be without excuse : be- cause that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks ; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they 23 became fools, and changed the gloiy of the inconuptible God for the like- ness of an imago of corruptible man, and of birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 21 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uacleanuess, that their bodies should be dishonoured 25 among themselves ; for that they ex- changed the truth of God for a Ue, and worshipped and sei-ved the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed 2 for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto 3 vile passions : for their women chang- ed the natural use into that which is 27 against natui-e ; and likewise also the men, leaving the natm-al use of the woman, burned in their lust one to- vrard another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in them- selves that recompense of their error which was due. 28 And even as they ^ refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those 29 thingswhich are not fitting ; beingfilled with all um-ighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maUciousness ; full of envy, mui-der, strife, deceit, malignity ; 30 whisperers, backbiters,5hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of e-vil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without uuderstandhig, covenant- breakers, without natural affection, un- 32 merciful : who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they which practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them. 2 Wherefore thou art without excuse, Oman, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest " another, thou condenanest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things. 2 ''And we know that the judgement of God is according to truth against them 3 that practise such things. And reckon- est thou this, O man, who judgest them that practise such things, and doest the same, that thoushalt escape the judge- 4 ment of God ? Or despisest thou the riches of bis goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of Godleadeth thee to re- 5 pentance ? but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thy- self wrath in the day of wi-ath and revelation of the righteous judgement of 6 God ; who will render to every man ac- 7 cording to his works : to them that by l^atience in well-douig seek for glory and honour and incorrui)tion, eternal 8 life : but unto them that are factious, and obey not tlie truth, but obey un- righteousness, uliaU he wrath and indig- 9 nation, tribulation and anguLsh, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek ; 10 but glory and honour and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, 11 and also to the Greek : for there is no 12 respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without lav/ : and as many as have sinned under law sliall be 13 judged bylaw; for not the hearers of a law are >*just before God, but the doers 14 of a law shall be 9 justified : for when GentQes which have no law do by natui-e the things of the law, these, hav- ing no law, are a law unto themselves ; 15 in that they shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their lothoughts one with. another accusing 16 or else excusmg them ; in the day when God 11 shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gosi)el, by Jesus Christ. 17 But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon 12 the law, and glori- 18 est in God, and knowest I'^his will, and i%pprovest the things that are excel- 19 lent, being instructed out of the law, and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a hght of them that 20 are in darkness, is a corrector of the f ooUsli, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the 21 truth; thou therefore that teachest another.teachest thou not thyself ? thou that preachest a man should not steal, 22 dost thou steal ? thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery ? thou that abhorrest 23 idols, dost thou i^rob temples ? thou who gloriest in i- the law, thi'ough thy trans- gression of the law dishonoui-est thou 24 God? Forthename of Godis blasphem- ed among the Gentiles because of you, 25 even as it is written. For cu'cumci- sion indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if thou be a trans- gressor of the law, thy circumcision 26 is become micii'cumcision. If there- fore the uncircmncision keep the or- dinances of the law, shall not his uncii'cumcisiou be reckoned for cir- 27cumcision? and sliall not the uncir- cumcision wliich is by natm'e, if it ful- fil the law, judge thee, who with the let- ter and cuTumcision art a transgressor 28 of the law ? For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly ; neither is that cir- cumcision, whichis outward in the flesh: 29 but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly ; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter ; whose praise is not of men, but of God. BOr, righteous 9 Or, ac- counted right<.ous 10 Or, rea.'ion- ings "Or, JaUgeth 12 Or. a iaiv 13 Or. the WiZl 11 Or, provest the things that differ 15 Or. ati in- structor 18 Or, commit sacrilege 116 TO THE ROMANS. 3. L iGr. Beit not so : and so else- where. 2 Many ancient authori- ties read For. 3 Or, do ute ex- cuse our- selves } «Gr. out of, 6 Or, w(yrki of law 6 Or, ac- counted right- eous 7 Or, through law 8 Or, of 5 Some ancient .luthori- tiesadd and upon aU. 3 What advantage then hath the Jew ? or what is the profit of cu-cumcision ? 2 Much eveiy way ; first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God. 3 For what if some were without faith ? shall their want of faith make of none 4 effect the faithfiihiess of God? iGod forbid : yea, let God be found true, but every man a har ; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words. And mightest prevail when thou comest uito judgement. 5 But if our unrighteousness commend- eth the righteousness of God., what shall we say ? Is (lod unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the 6 manner of men.) God forbid: for then 7 how shall God judge the world ? ^ But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his gloiy, why am I 8 also stiU judged as a sinner? and why not (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just. 9 What then? Sare we in worse case than they ? No, in no wise : for we be- fore laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are aU under 10 sin; as it is written. There is none righteous, no, not one ; There is none that understandeth. There is none that seeketh after God ; They have aU turned aside, they are together become unprofitable ; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one : Their throat is an open sepulchre ; With their tongues they have used deceit : The poison of asps is under their lips : Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness : Theu" feet are swift to shed l)lood ; Destruction and miseiy are in then- ways; And the way of jjeace have they not known : There is no fear of God before their 11 12 13 18 eyes. 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law ; that every mouth may be stopped, and aU tlie world may be brought under the 20 judgement of God: because ^by sfhe works of the law shall no flesh be 6 justified in his sight: for ''through the law Cometh the knowledge of sm. 21 But now ai>art from the law a right- eousness of God hath been mani- fested, being witnessed by the law 22 and the prophets; even the right- eousness of God through faith ^in Jesus Christ unto aU ^them that be- 23 lieve ; for there is no distinction ; for aU have sinned, and fall short of the 24 glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption 25 that is in Christ Jesus : whom God 10 set forth n^o be a propitiation, through 1-^ faith, by his blood, to shew his righteousness, because of the pass- ing over of the sins done aforetime, 26 in the forbearance of God; for the shewing, / saij, of his righteousness at this present season : that he might himself be ^-^just, and the i^justifler of him that i^hath faith sjn Jesus. 27 Where then is the glorying? It is ex- cluded. By what mamier of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith. 28 15 We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from 5 the works 29 of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles 30 also ? Yea, of Gentiles also : if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision * by faith, and the un- 31 circumcision 16 through faith. Do we then make i^the law of none effect 16 through faith ? God forbid : nay, we establish i' the law. 4 What then shall we say i^that Abra- ham, our forefather according to the 2 flesh, hath found? For if Abraham was justified^ by works, he hathwhere- 3 of to glory ; but not toward God. For what saith the scripture ? And Abra- ham believed God, and it was reckon- 4 ed unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but be- heveth on him that justifieth the un- godly, his faith is reckoned for right- 6eousness. Even as David also pro- nounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness 7 apart from works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin. 9 Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the unch'- cumcision also? for we say. To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteous- 10 ness. How then was it reckoned ? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircum- cision ? Not in cu-cumcision, but in mi- ll circumcision : and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteous- ness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision : that he might be the father of all them that beheve, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto 12 them ; and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circum- cision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which 13 he had in uncircumcision. For not 7 through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but through the right- 6. 10. TO THE ROMANS. 117 I Many ancient authori- ties omit noiv. 2Gr. out of. 3 Some .lutliori- ties read we have. 4 Some ancient autbori- ties omit by faith. 5 Or, we rejoice 6Gr. glory. 7 Or, we also rejoice 8Gr. HoLy Spirit : and so throuKli- out tiiis lx)Ok. a Or. that which is good 10 Or. in. "Or. but also glorying. l-leousiiess of faitli. Fur if tbey wliich arc of tlio law be hoii's, faith is made void, and the promise is mad(! of uoiie l,5olTuct: for the law worketh wrath ; but where there is no law, neither is there IG transgression. For this cavise it in of faith, that it vunj he according to gi-ace ; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed ; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who 17 is the father of us all (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before hiui whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as 18 though they were. Who in hope be- lieved against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken. So shall thy seed be. 19 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body ^now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's 20 womb : yea, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, gi%'ing 21 glory to God, and being fully assured that, what he had promised, he was able 22 also to perform . Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake a- 24 lone, that it was reckoned unto him ; but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Loi'd from the dead, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification. 5 Being therefore justified ^by faith, 3 let us have peace with God through 2 our Lord Jesus Christ ; thi'ough whom also we have had our access ''by faith into this grace wherein we stand ; and 5 let us 6 rejoice in hope of the glory of 3 God. And not only so, but 'let us also ''rejoice in our tribulations: knovring 4 that tribulation worketh patience ; and patience, probation; and probation, 5 hope : and hope putteth not to shame ; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the 8 Holy 6 Ghost which was given unto us. For while we were yet weak, in due season 7 Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man wiU one die : for peradventure for ^ the good man 8 some one would even dare to die. But God commendeth his own love toward lis, in that, while we were yet sumers, 9 Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified loby his blood, shall we be saved from the w'rath of God 10 through him. For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, bemg reconciled, shaU we be 11 saved loby his life; and not only so, 11 but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 12 Therefore, as througli one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin ; and so death passed unto 13 all men, for that all sinned : — for until the law sin was in the world : but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a figure of him 15 that was to come. But not as the tres- pass, so also is the free gift. For if by the tresimss of the one the many died, much more did the gi-ace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many. 16 And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift : for the judgement came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many tresi)asses unto 17 !'•* justification. For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one ; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and i^ of the gift of righteousness reign in life through 18 the one, even Jesus Christ. So then as through one trespass the judgement came unto all men to condemnation ; even so through one act of righteous- ness the free gift came unto all men to 19 justification of life. For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obe- dience of the one shall the many be 20 made righteous. And i* the law came in beside, that the trespass might abound ; but w^here sin abounded, grace did a- 21 bound more exceedingly : that, as sin reigned in death, even so might gi'ace reign through righteousness unto eter- nal life thi-ough Jesus Chi-ist our Lord. 6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound ? 2 God forbid. We who died to sin, how 3 shall we any longer live therein ? Or are ye ignorant that all we who were bap- tized into Christ Jesus were bajjtized 4 into his death ? We were buried there- fore with him through baptism into death : that like as Chi'ist was raised from the dead tlirough the glory of the Father,so we also might walk in newness 5 of life. For if we have become i^ united with h im by the likeness of his death, we shall be also hg the likeness of his resur- 6 rection ; knowing this, that our old man was crucified with h im , that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin ; 7 for he that hath died is j ustified from sin. 8 But if we died -nath Christ, we believe 9 that we shall also five with hun ; know- uig that Christ being raised from the deaddieth no more ; death no more hath 10 dominion over him. For is the death that he died, he died unto sin I'once: but icthe life that he liveth, he liv- 12 Gr. an act of right- eousness. 13 Some ancient authoi'i- ties omit of the gift. 11 Or. law 15 Or. united with the likt-nc.'^s . . .witli tlie lilie ness IS Or, in th.tt HGr. once for ail. 118 TO THE ROMANS. 6. 10. lOr, weapons 2Gr. bond- servants. 3 Or, that ye were . . . but ye became ■lOr, pattern ^ Or, law "Gt. passi&nx o/sins. 11 etli unto God. Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Clu-ist Jesus. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the 13 lusts thereof: neither present your members unto sin as i instruments of unrighteousness; but present your- selves unto God, as alive from the dead, aud your members as i instruments of 14 righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace. 15 Wliat then ? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? 16 God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as ^ servants unto obedience, liis ^ servants ye are whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or 17 of obedience unto righteousness ? But thanks bo to God, sthat, whereas ye were '■* servants of sin, ye became obedi- ent from the heart to that ^foi-m of teaching whereunto ye v\'ere deUvered ; 18 and being made free from sin, ye be- 19 came ^sei-vants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infii-mity of your flesh : for as ye presented yoiu" members as servants to uncleamiess and to iniquity unto ini- quity, even so now i^resent your mem- bers as servants to righteousness unto 20 sanctification. For when ye were 2 servants of sin, ye were free in regard 21 of righteousness. What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed ? for the end of those 22 things is death. But now being made free from sm, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctifi- 23 cation, and the end eternal life. For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. T Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men that laiow ^the law), how tliat the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? 2 For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband whUe he liveth ; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. 3 So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adultei-ess: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though 4 she be joined to another man. Wliere- fore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law tln-ough the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring 5 forth fruit unto (rod. For v^hen we were in the flesh, the ^ smful iiassious, which were through the law, -wi-ought in our members to bring forth fruit unto 6 death. But now we have been dis- charged from the law, having died to that wherein we were holden ; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, aud not in oldness of the letter. 7 TOiat shall we say then ? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through ''the law: for I had not known 7 coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not "^ covet : 8 but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the couunandment aU manner of 1 coveting : for apart from ^ the law 9 sin is dead. And I was alive ajiart from ^ the law once : but when the command- ment came, sin revived, and I died ; 10 and the commandment, which ivas unto llhfe, this I found fo he unto death: for sin, finding occasion, through the com- mandment beguiled me, and through it 12 slew me. So that the law is holy, and the comman(hnent holy, and righteous, 13 and good. Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shewn to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good ;— that through the commandment sin might become ex- 14 ceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spmtual : but I am carnal, sold 15 under sin. For that which I ^do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise ; but what I hate, that I do. IG But if what I would not, that I do, I 17 consent unto the law that it is good. So now it is no more I that 8 do it, but sin IS which dweUeth in me. For I know that in me, tliat is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing : for to will is present with me, but to 8 do that which is good is not. 19 For the good which I would I do not : but the evil which I would not, that I 20 practise. But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that ^do it, but sin 21 which dwelleth in me. I find then 9 the law, that, to me who would do good, evil 22 is present. For I dehght ^°hi the law of 23 God after the inward man : but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bring- ing me into captivity n under the law of 24 sin which is in my members. wretch- ed man that I am 1 who shall dehver me 25 out of 12 the body of this death? is I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. 8 There is therefore now no condemna- tion to them that are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin 3 and of death. For what the law could not do , 1 ^in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of i^suifulflesh ifiandasaMo^'e;-- iiig for sin, condemned sm in the flesh : 4 that the i^ ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the 5 flesh, but after the spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things 9. 10. TO THE KOMANS. 119 1 Many ancient authori- ties read because of. 2Gr, make to die. 3Gr. doings. 4 Or, in hope; because the crea- tion &c »0r, with us 6 Many ancient autliori- ties read for what a man eeethf wht/ doth he yet hope/or! 7 Some ancient authori- ties read await eth s Or. that of tlic flesh ; bttt they that are after the C spirit the things of the spirit. For tht; iniiul of the flesh is death ; hut the mind 7 of the spirit is life and peace : because the mind of the flesh is emnity against God ; for it is not subject to the law of 8 God, neither indeed can it be : and they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so bo that the Si)irit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of 10 las. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin ; but the spirit is 11 life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of hun that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall quicken also your mortal bodies 1 through his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, not 13 to the flesh, to live after the flesh : for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die ; but if by the spirit yo 2 mortify the 14 3 deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, 15 these are sons of God. For ye received not the spu'it of bondage again unto fear ; but ye received the spirit of adop- tion, whereby we ciy, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God : 17 and if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with film. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall 19 be revealed to us-ward. For the ear- nest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason 21 of him who subjected it, *in hope that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the hberty of the glory of the chUdi-en 22 of God. For we know that the whole creation gi-oaneth and travaileth in 23 pain 5 together until now. And not only so, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spu-it, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waitmg for our adoption, to wit, the 2-1 redemption of our body. For by hope were we saved ; but hope that is seen is not hope: ''for who ^hopeth for 25 that which he seeth ? But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 20 And in Hke manner the Spirit also helpeth our infuTaity : for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be 27 uttered; and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the SiJirit, ^ because he maketh inter- cession for the saints according to the 28 icill (if God. And we know that to them that love God 'JaU things work together for good, even to them that are called according to hin purpose. 29 For wliom lie foreknew, he also fore- ordained to be conformed to tlie imago of his Son, that he might bo the first- 30 born among many brethren : and wliom ho foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What then shall we say to these things ? If God is for us, who is against 32 us ? He that spared not his own Son, but deUvered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all 33 things ? Who shall lay anytliing to the charge of God's elect ? lojt is (rod that 34justifieth; who is he that shall con- demn? Hit is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who 35 also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love 12 of Christ ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or 36 peril, or sword? Even as it is written. For thy sake we are killed all the day long ; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that 38 loved us. For I am i>ersuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principahties, nor things present, nor 39 things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,iior any other i^creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 9 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in 2 the Holy Ghost, that I have great sorrow and unceasuig pain in my heart. 3 For I could i^wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 4 who are Israelites ; whose is the adop- tion, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service 5 of God, and the promises ; whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as con- cernmg the flesh, i^who is over all, God 6 blessed !<' for ever. Amen. But z7 is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not aU Israel, 7 which are of Israel : neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they aU children : but. In Isaac shall thy seed 8 be called. That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God ; but the children of the promise are 9 reckoned for a seed. For this is a word of promise. According to this season win I come, and Sarah shall have 10 a son. And not only so ; but Eebecca also having conceived by one, even 9 Some ancient authori- ties read llnd workfth Hit (hiiKja with theia /vr i/ood. wOr, Hhall (tod that Justifi- cth ! 11 Or. flhall Christ Jesiis that died, . . , uf f 12 Some ancient autliori- ties read 0/ Gjd, 13 Or, creation 11 Or, pray 15 Some modern inter- preters place a full stop after Jir<h. and translate, nc who is God over all be {is) blessed f'>r ever : or. Ue wilt is over alt is i-od, iile^scd f r ever. Others punctu- ate', ^esft, win t; over all. a^dbc ,^ ■) bless- ed for ever. ISGr. unto the a(jes. 120 TO THE ROMANS. 9. 10. 1 Some ancient authoi i- ties omit and. 2 Or, Because, doing it not by faith, but asitwere by works, they stumbled 11 by our father Isaac — for the childre7i being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that 12 caUeth, it was said unto her, The elder 13 shaU serve the younger. Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated. 14 What shall we say then ? Is there un- righteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have comi^assion on whom I have compas- 16 sion. So then it is not of him that wiU- eth, nor of him that runneth, but of God 17 that hath mercy. For the scrijiture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might shew in thee my power, and that my name might be pubUshed abroad m aU the 18 earth. So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he stUl iiud fault ? For who withstandeth '20 his wiU ? Nay but, man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing fonned say to him that formed it, 21 Why didst thou make me thus ? Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honour, and another unto dis- 22 honour ? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffer- ing vessels of wrath fitted unto destruc- 23 tion : i and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto 24 glory, everi us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the 25 Gentiles ? As he saith also in Hosea, I wiU call that my people, which was not my people ; Ajid her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall be, that in the place where it was said imto them, Ye are not my people. There shall they be called sons of the living God. 27 And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the rem- 28 nant that shall be saved : for the Lord will execute Ms word upon the earth, 29 finishing it and cutting it short. And, as Isaiah hath said before. Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made Uke unto GomoiTah. 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, attained to righteous- ness, even the righteousness which is 31 of faith : but Israel, foUowing after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at i^2 that law. Wherefore? ^Because theij sourfht it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stoue 33 of stumbUng ; even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence : And he that beheveth on 3 him shall not be irat to shame. 10 Brethren, my heart's "* desire and my supphcation to God is for them, that 2 they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, 3 but not according to knowledge. For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to estabhsh their own, they did not subject themselves to the right- 4 eousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every 5 one that believeth. For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteous- ness which is of the law shall live 6 thereby. But the righteousness whicli is of faith saith thus. Say not in thy heart. Who shall ascend into heaven ? 7 (that is, to bring Christ down :) or. Who shall descend into the abyss ? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.) 8 But what saith it ? The word is nigli thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart : that is, the word of faith, which we 9 preach : ^ because if thou shalt '' confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt beHeve in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be 10 saved : for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth 11 confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith. Whosoever be- lieveth on him shall not be init to shame . 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek : for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that caU upon 13 him: for, Whosoever shall caU upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not beHeved ? and how shall they beheve in hun whom they have not heard? and how shall they 15 hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach, except they be sent ? even as it is written. How beautiful are the feet of them that bring ''glad tidings of good things I 16 But they did not aU hearken to the Sglad tidings. For Isaiah saith. Lord, 17 who hath beheved our report ? So behef cometh of hearing, and hearing 18 by the word of Christ. But I say, Did they not hear ? Yea, verily. Their soundwent outinto all the earth. And their words imto the ends of 9 the world. 10 But I say. Did Israel not know ? First M')ses saith, I wiU i)rovoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. With a nation void of understanding wUl I anger you. 20 And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; 12. 3. TO THE ROMANS. 121 1 Or, lu 2 Or, trcspa-'8 3 Many ancient authori- ties reaO 0/ the root and of the fatness. I became manifest unto them that asked not of me. 21 But as to Israel ho saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a (hsol)cdient and gainsaying people. 11 I say then, Did God cast off his people ? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of 2 the tribe of Benjamin. God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or wot ye not what the scripture saith lof Ehjah ? how he pleadeth with God 3 against Israel, Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thme altars: and I am left alone, and 4 they seek my life. But what saith the answer of God unto him ? I have left for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the 6 election of grace. But if it is by grace, it is no more of works : otherwise grace 7 is no more grace. What then ? That which Israel seeketh for, that he ob- tained not ; but the election obtained it, 8 and the rest were hardened; according as it is vrritten, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, un- 9 to this veiy day. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a traj). And a stumbUngblock, and a recom- pense uuto them : 10 Let theu" eyes be darkened, that they may not see. And bow thou down their back al- way. 11 1 say then. Did they stumble that they might faU? God forbid: but by theii" 2fall salvation is come uuto the Gen- tiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12 Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and then- loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their ful- ness? 13 But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of 14 Gentiles, I glorify my ministiy : if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save 15 some of them. For if the casting away of them is the reconcihng of the worltl, what shall the receiving of them he, but 16 life from the dead? And if the first- fruit is holy, so is the lump : and if the 17 root is holy, so are the branches. But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wUd olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst be- come partaker with them ^ of the root 18 of the fatness of the olive tree ; glory not over the branches : but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the 19 root, but the root thee. Thou wUt say then, Branches were broken off, that 20 1 might be grafted in. Well ; by their unbelief thev were broken off. and thou standest by thy faith. Be not high- 21 minded, but fear : for if God spared not tlie natural brandies, neither will he 22 spare tliee. Behold then the goodness and severity of God : toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God's goodness, if thou continue in his good- ness ; otherwise thou also shalt be cut 23 off. And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in 24 again. For if tliou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree : how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hard- ening in part hath befallen Israel, un- til the fulness of the Gentiles be come 26 in ; and so aU Israel shaU be saved : even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; He shall turn away ^ungodliness from Jacob : 27 And this is 5 my covenant unto them. When I shall take away their sins. 28 As touching the gospel, they are ene- mies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the 29 fathers' sake. For the gifts and the caUiug of God are ''without reijentance. 80 For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy 31 by then- disobedience, even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy shewn to you they also 32 may now obtain mercy. For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all. 33 O the depth 7 of the riches 8 both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgements, 34 and his ways past tracing out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? 35 or who hath been his counsellor? or who hath first given to him, and it shaU be recompensed unto him again ? 36 For of him, and through him, and un- to him, are aU things. To him be the glory 9 for ever. Ainen. 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a Hviug sacrifice, holy, lo accept- able to God, ivhich is your i^reason- 2 able i^gervice. And be not fashioned according to this i^^j^-orld: but be ye transformed by the rene^vuig of your muid, that ye may prove what is '^■^ the good and lo acceptable and perfect will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to eveiy man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, 4Gr. ungodli- nesses. s Gr. the coventnt from me. 6 Or. jiot re- pented Of. ~ Or, of theriches and the lcisdo}n ic. 8 Or, both of vris- (lom Ac. SGr.unto the ages. 10 Gr. well- pleasing. "Or, sjnritlKH 12 Or, worship 13 Or, age 14 Or, the will of God, even the thing wh ich is good and accept- able and perfect 122 TO THE ROMANS. 12. 3. 1 Or. the faith 2 Gr. sin- 3 Some ancient authori- ties read the oppor- tunity. * Gr. pur- suing. 5 Gr. be carried away with. 6 Or. them 7 Or. the wrath of God s Or, it accorcling as God hath dealt to each 4 man a measure of faith. For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same 5 office: so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members 6 one of another. And having gifts dif - feruig according to the grace that was given to us, whether projihecy, let tis prophesy accordmg to the proportion of 7 1 our faith ; or ministry, let its give otir- selves to our mmistry ; or he that teach- 8 eth, to his teaching ; or he that exhort- eth, to his exhorting : he that giveth, let him do it with ^HberaUty; he that ruleth, with diligence ; he that sheweth 9 mercy, with cheerfuhiess. Let love be without hyiwcrisy. Abhor that which is evU; cleave to that which is good. 10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another ; in honour 11 i^ref erring one another ; in diligence not slothful ; fervent in spirit ; serving ^ the 12 Lord ; rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribulation ; continuing stedf astly in 13 prayer ; communicating to the necessi- ties of the saints ; ^ given to hospitality. 14 Bless them that persecute you ; bless, 15 and curse not. Kejoice with them that 16 rejoice ; weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but 8 condescend toothings that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honourable in the 18 sight of aU men. If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with 19 aU men. Avenge not yourselves, be- loved, but give place unto 7 wrath: for it is written. Vengeance belongeth un- to me; I will recompense, saith the 20 Lord. But if thme enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him to drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire 21 upon his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evU with good. 13 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are 2 ordained of God. Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstaudeth the ordinance of God : and they that with- stand shall receive to themselves judge- 3ment. For rulers are not a teiTor to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same : 4 for «he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for* he beareth not the sword in vain : for 8 he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that 5 doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause ye pay tribute also ; for they are ministers of God's service, attending continu;illy upon this very 7 thing. Eender to aU their dues : tri- bute to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom custom ; fear to whom fear ; honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another : for he that loveth ^his neigh- 9 hour hath fulfilled lo the law. For this. Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely. Thou shalt love thy 10 neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no iU to his neighbour : love therefore is the fulfilment of lo the law. 11 And this, knowmg the season, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep : for now is ^ salvation nearer to us than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, and the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the 13 armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But put ye on the Lord Je.sus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 14 But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not 12 to doubtful disputations. 2 One man hath faith to eat all things : 3 but he that is weak eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not ; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth : 4 for God hath received him. Who art thou that judgest the is servant of an- other? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to 5 make him stand. One man esteemeth one day above another : another esteem- eth every day alike. Let each man be 6 f uUy assured m his own mind. He that regardeth the d:iy, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks ; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God 7 thanks. For none of us hveth to htm- 8 self, and none dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord ; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore, or 9 die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and 10 the living. But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother ? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the 11 judgement-seat of God. For it is written. As I Uve, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow. And evei-y tongue shall 1* confess to God. 15. 29 TO THE ROMANS. 123 ' Many ancient author] - ties read we follow. ! Many ancient authori- ties add or is offended, or is weak. 3 Or, putteth to the test 4 Many authori- ties, some ancient, insert here ch. xvi. 25-27. 5 Some ancient authori- ties read 8 Or, con/ess 12 So then each one of us sbaU give ac- count of huuself to (lod. 13 Let us not therefore judge one an- other any more : but judge ye thi.s rather, that no man put a «tunibUng- block in his brother's way, or an occa- 14 sion of falling. I know, and am per- suaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself : save that to him who accounteth anything to he unclean, 15 to him it is unclean. For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walk- est no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died. 16 Let not then your good be evil spoken 17 of : for the kingdom of God is not eat- ing and drinking, but righteousness and i3eace and joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that herein serveth Chiist is well-pleasing to God, and approved 19 of men. So then ilet us follow af- ter things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one an- 20 other. Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All tilings indeed are clean ; howbeit it is evil for that man 21 who eateth with offence. It is good not to eat flesh, nor to diink wine, nor to do anything who'eby thy bro- 22ther stumbleth^. The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he ^approveth. 23 But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.* 15 Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and 2 not to please ourselves. Let each one of us please his neighbour for that 3 which is good, unto edifying. For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written. The reproaches of them 4 that reproached thee fell upon me. For whatsoever things were written afore- time were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might 5 have hope. Now the God of patience and of comfoi't grant you to be of the same mind one with another according 6 to Christ Jesus : that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 7 Christ. Wherefore receive ye one an- other, even as Christ also received 8 5 you, to the glory of God. For I say that Christ hath been made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the pro- 9 mises given unto the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy ; as it is written. Therefore wUI I ^give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing uuto thy name. 10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people 11 And again. Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; And let all the peoples praise hun. 12 And again, Isaiah saith. There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope. 13 Now the God of hope fiU you with all joy and peace in believing, tliat ye may abound in hope, in the jiower of the Holy Ghost. 14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with aU knowledge, 15 able also to admonish one another. But I write the more boldly luito you in some measure, as putting you again in remembrance, because of the grace that 16 was given me of God, that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gen- tiles, ''ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sancti- 17 fied by the Holy Ghost. I have therefore my glorying in Christ Jesus in things 18 pertaining to God. For I wiU not dare to speak of any 8 things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and 19 deed, in the i^ower of signs and wonders, in the power of ^the Holy Ghost ; so that from Jerusalem, and roimd about even unto lUyricum, I have lOfuUy preach- 20 ed the gospel of Christ; yea, ii mak- ing it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, tliat I might not build upon another 21 man's fomidation ; but, as it is vsritten, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came. And they who have not heard shall understand. 22 Wherefore also I was hmdered these 23 many times from coming to you : but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years 24 a longing to come unto you, whenso- ever I go unto Spain (for I hope to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first in some measure I shall have been satis- 25 fied with yoiu* company) — but now, / say, I go unto Jerusalem, ministering 26 unto the saints. For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jeru- 27 salem. Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made par- takers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in 28 carnal things. When therefore I have accomphshed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by you vmto 29 Spain. And I know that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of Christ. 7Gr. 7niniJiter- inff in sacrifice. 8 Gr. of tho.<e thint/s which Chriit wrought not through me. 9 M.iny ancient authiiri- ties read tlui Spirit ofQjd. One reads the Spirit. 10 Gr. fidfilled. UGr. being am- bitious. 124 TO THE EOMANS. 15. 30. ■Or, dea- coness 2 Or, Ju)da iGr the brother. 2 Some ancient autlinri- ties omit my. 30 Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with 31 me in your i^rayers to God for me ; that I may be delivered from them that are disobedient in Judaea, and that my mmistration which I have for Jerusa- lem may be acceptable to the sahits ; 32 that I may come unto you in joy through the will of God, and together 33 with you find rest. Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. 16 I commend unto you Phoebe our sis- ter, who is a 1 servant of the chui'ch that 2 is at Cenchrete : that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever mat- ter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a succourer of many, and of mine own self. 3 Salute Prisca and Aquila my feUow- 4 workers in Christ Jesus, who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also .5 all the churches of the Gentiles : and salute the chiirch that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is 6 the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ. Sa- lute Mary, who bestowed much labour 7 on you. Salute Andronicus and ^Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before 8 me. Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord. Salute Urbanus our fellow- worker in Christ, and Stachys my bo- 10 loved. Salute ApeUes the api^roved in Christ. Salute them which are of the 11 household of Ai'istobulus. Salute Hero- dion my kinsman. Salute them of the household of Narcissus, which are in 12 the Lord. Salute Tryphgena and Try- phosa, who labour in the Lord. Sa- lute Persis the beloved, which laboured 13 much in the Lord. Salute Eufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother 14 and mine. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Heiines, Patrobas, Hermas, and the 15 brethren that are with them. Salute PhDologus and Juha, Nereus and his sister, and Olymims, and all the saints 16 that are with them. Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Clu-ist salute you. 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbhng, contrary to the 8 doctrine which ye learned : and 18 turn away from them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Chi'ist, but then- own belly ; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts 19 of the innocent. For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you : but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and 20 simple unto that which is evil. And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The gi-ace of oui- Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 21 Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you ; and Lucius and Jason and Sosi- 22 pater, my kuismen. I Tertius, ^who ■wi-ite the epistle, salute you in the 23 Lord. Gains my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother. ^ 25 " Now to hun that is able to stahlish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus CMst, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times 26 eternal, but now is manifested, and 7 by the scriptures of the prophets, ac- cording to the commandiQent of the eternal God, is made known unto aU the nations unto obedience 8 of faith; 27 to the only vase God, through Jesus Chi-ist, 3 to whom be the glory lOfor ever. Amen. THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS. 1 Paul, called to he an apostle of Jesus Clu-ist through the will of God, and 2 Sosthenes ^ our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, even them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to he saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in evei-y place, their Lord Sand ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank ^my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was 5 given you in Christ Jesus; that in evei-ythiug ye were enriched iu him, in all 3 utterance and all knowledge; 6 even as the testimony of Christ was 7 confirmed in you : so that ye come be- hind in no gift ; waiting for the revela- 8tion of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye he um'eproveable in the day of 9 our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faith- ful, through whom ye were called 3. 3. I. CORINTHIANS. 125 lOr, Christ is divided. Was Paul cruHfied for yoicf 2 Some ancient authori- ties read / give tlianks that. 3 Or, age iGt. thing preach- ed. 5 Or, a Messiah 3 Gr. the calletl thvin- selves. 'Or, f/e behold "Or. have part tliereiii s Many ancient authori- ties omit and. 10 Or, both right- eoitsness and sane- tification and re- demp- tion into the fellowsbixJ of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 Now I be.soech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and tliat there bo no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgement. 11 For it hath Ijeen signified unto me con- cerning you, my brethren, by them u'hicJi are of the ^OT(se7;ci?fZof Chloe,that 12 there are contentions among you. Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I of Apollos ; and I 13 of Cephas; and I of Christ, i Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye bajitized into the name of 14 Paul? 21 thank God that I baptized none of you, save Crispus and Gains ; 15 lest any man should say that ye were 16 baptized into my name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: be- sides, I know not whether I baptized 17 any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gos^iel : not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. 18 For the word of the cross is to them that are perishing foolishness ; but un- to us which are being saved it is the 19 power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the prudence of the prudent will I reject. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this ^w-orld? hath not God made foolish the wisdom 21 of the world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the fooUshness of the ^preaching to save them that 22beUeve. Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom : 23 but we i)reach ^Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumbUngblock, and unto Gen- 24 tiles foolishness; but unto "them that are caUed,both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of 25 God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 2G For ''behold your calling, brethren, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, 8 are 27 called : but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might iratto shame them that are wise ; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; 28 and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea ^and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought 29 the things that are: that no flesh 30 should glory before God. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, lOand right- eousness and sanctification, and re- 31demption: that, according as it is written, Ho that glorieth, let him gloi-y in the Lord. 2 And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of 11 speech or of wisdom, proclaiming 2 to you the i- mystery of God. For I deteiTnined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him 3 crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much 4 trembling. And my " speech and n}y ^lu-eaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstra- 5 tion of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not i-' stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. G Howbeit we speak wisdom among the iJ perfect: yet a wisdom not of this 15 world, nor of the rulers of this 15 world, which are coming to nought: 7 but we speak God's -wisdom m a mys- tery, even the wisdovi that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before 8 the worlds unto our glory : which none of the rulers of this world knoweth: for had they known it, they would not 9 have crucified the Lord of glory: but as it is wi'itten, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And luMch entered not into the heai't of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him. 10 1" But unto us God revealed ^'^tJicm through the Spii'it: for the Si)irit searcheth all things, yea, the deep 11 things of God. For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the s])irit of the man, which is in him ? even so the things of God none know- 12eth, save the Spirit of God. But wo received, not the spu-it of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are 13 freely given to us by God. Wliich things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth ; i^ 19 com- paring spiritual things with spiritual. 14 Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him ; and he cannot know them, because they are 15 spiritually ^ojudged. But he that is sijiritual ^ijudgeth all things, and he 16 himself is -O judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Chi-ist. 3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto car- 2nal, as unto babes in Christ. I fed you with milk, not with meat ; for ye were not yet able to hear it : nay, not Seven now are ye able; for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is a- mong you jealousy and strife, are "Or, woril 12 Many ancient authori- ties reaJ testi- mony. 13 Gr. be. nOr, full- grown 15 Or. age : and so in vtr. 7, 8 ; but not in ver 12. 11 Som3 ancient authori- ties read For. 17 Or, it 19 Or, combin- ing 19 Or, in- terpret- ing spiri- tual things to sjnritluU men 20 Or, ex- aniined 21 Or, ex- amineth 126 I. CORINTHIANS. 3. 3. iGr. tnud land. 2 Or, and each mail's work, of what sort it is, the fire shall prove it. 3 Or, sane- tuary 4 Or, and such are j/e 5 Or. age B Or, ex- amined 7Gr. day. 8 Or, examine 9 Or. ex- amineth ye not carnal, and walk after the man- 4 ner of men ? For when one saith, I am of Paul ; and another, I am of ApoUos ; 5 are ye not men ? What then is Apollos? and what is Paul ? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the 6 Lord gave to him. I planted, ApoUos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any- thing, neither he that watereth; but 8 God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one : but each shall receive his own re- 9 ward according to bis own labour. For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's 1 husbandry, God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise master- builder I laid a foundation; and an- other buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth there- 11 on. For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is 12 Jesus Christ. But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, sUver, costly 13 stones, wood, hay, stubble ; each man's work shall be made manifest : for the day shall declare it, because it is re- vealed in fire ; 2 and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it 14 is. If any man's work shaU abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a re- 15 ward. If any man's work shaUbe burn- ed, he shall suffer loss : but he himself shall be saved ; yet so as through fire. 16 Blnow ye not that ye are a ^ temple of God, and that the Spirit of GoddweUeth 17 in you? If any man destroyeth the 3 temple of God, him shaU God destroy ; for the 3 temple of God is holy, ^ which temple ye are. 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this ^ world, let him become a 19 fool, that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh 20 the wise in their craftiness : and again. The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the 21 wise, that they are vain. Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are 22 yours ; whether Paul, or ApoUos, or Ce- phas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; aU are 23 yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's. 4 Let a man so account of us, as of minis- ters of Clu'ist, and stewards of the 2 mysteries of God. Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be 3 found f aitliful. But with me it is a very smaU thuig that I should be ^judged of you, or of man's ''judgement: yea, I 4 8 judge not mine own self. For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that ^judgeth 5 me is the Lord. Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who wiU both bring to light the hidden thmgs of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shaU each man have his praise from God. 6 Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apol- los for yom- sakes ; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the thuigs which are written; that no one of you be puffed 7 up for the one against the other. For who maketh thee to differ ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received Sit? Already are ye fiUed, already ye are become rich, ye have reigned without us : yea and I would that ye did reign, 9 that we also might reign with you. For, I think, God hath set forth us the apo- stles last of aU, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, 10 and to angels, and to men. 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ ; we are weak, but ye are strong ; ye have gloi-y, but we have 11 dishonour. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no 12 certain dweUingplace ; and we toU, working with our own hands: being revUed, we bless ; being persecuted, we 13 endure ; being defamed, we intreat : we are made as the n filth of the world, the offscouriug of aU things, even untU now. 14 I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved 15 chUcken. For though ye should have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet hai'c ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel. 16 1 beseech you therefore, be ye imitators 17 of me. For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful chUd in the Lord, who shaU put you in remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, even as I teach everjTvhere in every church. 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I 19 were not coming to you. But I wiU come to you shortly, if the Lord wUl ; and I wUl know, not the word of them which are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in 21 word, but in power. What wiU ye? shaU I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness ? 5 It is actuaUy rejjorted that there is fornication among you, and such forni- cation as is not even among the Gen- tiles, that one of you hath his father's 2 wife. And i^ye are puffed up, and 13 did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken 3 away from among you. For I verily, being absent in body but present in spu'it, have already, as though I were present, judged him that hath so 4 wrought this thing, in the name of 7. 13. I. CORINTHIANS. 127 1 Some ancient authori- ties (Unit Jexuf, 2Gr. keep festival-. 3 Or, not at all meaning the forni- cators ic. 4 Or, as it is, I wrote 5 Gr. the other. fiOr. o/Ihe smallest trihu- nais. ^ Gr. tri- bunals pertain- ing to. » Or, set than . . . church. 9 Or, a 7o.ts to you 10 Gr. washed your- selves. our Lord Jebus, ye being gathered to- gether, aud iiiy spirit, with the power .5 of our Lord Jesus, to deUver such a one uiito Satan for tlie destruction of the Uesh, that the spirit may be saved 6 in the day of the Lord i Jesus. Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a httle leaven leaveneth the whole 7 lump ? Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath 8 been sacrificed, even Christ : whei'efore let us ^kecp the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of ma- lice and wickedness, but with the uideavened bread of sincerity and truth. 9 I wi'ote unto you in my epistle to have 10 no company with fornicators; ^not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extor- tioners, or with idolaters; for then must 11 ye needs go out of the world : but ^ now I write unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a di-unkard, or an ex- tortioner ; with such a one no, not to 12 eat. For what have I to do with judg- ing them that are without ? Do not ye 13 judge them that are within, whereas them that are without God judgeth ? Put away the wicked man from among yourselves. Q Dare any of you, having a matter against ^ his neighbour, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the 2 saints ? Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world ? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy 6 to 3 judge the smallest matters ? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this 4Ufe'? If then ye have '?to judge things pertaining to this life, 8 do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the 5 church? I say tJds to move you to shame. Is it so, that there cannot be found among you one wise man, who shall be able to decide between his bre- G thren, but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers ? 7 Nay, akeady it is altogether 9 a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong ? 8 why not rather be defrauded? Nay, but ye yom-selves do wi'ong, and de- 9 fraud, and that your brethi-en. Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived : neither fornicators, nor ido- laters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor di'unk- ards,norreviIers, nor extortioners, shall 11 inherit the khigdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye ^o-^vere washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, aud in the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful for me ; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me ; but I wiU not be brought 13 under the power of any. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats : but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body: 14 and God both raised the Lord, and wUl 15 raise up us through his power. Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them 16 members of a harlot ? God forbid. Or know ye not that he that is jomed to a harlot is one body? for. The twain, saith 17 he, shall become one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body ; but he that committeth fornication siimeth against 19 his own body. Or know ye not that your body is a iitemjile of the i^jjoly Ghost which is in you, which ye have from God ? and ye are not your own ; 20 for ye were bought with a price : glorify God therefore in your body. Y Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote : It is good for a man not to 2 touch a woman. But, because of forni- cations, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own hus- 3 band. Let the husband render unto the wife her due : and hkewise also the wife 4 unto the husband. The wife hath not power over her own body, but the hus- band: and hkewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, 5 but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yoiu-selves unto prayer, and may be together a- gain, that Satan temjjt you not because 6 of your incoutiuency. But this I say by way of permission, not of command- 7 ment. ^^Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, aud another after that. 8 But I say to the unmamed and to widows. It is good for them if they 9 abide even as I. But if they have not contineucy, let them many : for it is better to marry than to burn. 10 But imto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife 11 dejiart not from her husband (but and if she depart, let her remain un- married, or else be reconciled to her husband) ; and that the husband leave 12 not his wife. But to the rest say I, not the Lord : If any brother hath an unbelievuig wife, and she is con- tent to dwell with him, let him not 13 leave her. And the woman which hath an unbelieving husband, and he is con- "Or. sanctu- ary 12 Or, Holy Spirit 13 Many ancient authori- ties read For. 128 I. CORINTHIANS. 7. 13. 1 Many ancient authnri- ties read you. 2 Or, mi/. even if 3Gr. so to he. 4 Or, is shorten- ed hence- forth, that both those &>:. 5 Or. using it to the fidl 3 Or. wife, and is di- vided. So also the wife and the virgin : she that is un- Tnarried i$ care- ful &c. Many ancient authori- ties read wife, and in divided. So also the woman that is v,n- 7narrird and lh-' virgin ;? careful tent to dwell with her, let her not 14 leave her husband. For the unbehev- ing husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbeheving wife is sanctified in the brother : else were your children 15 unclean ; but now are they holy. Yet if the unbeheving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases : but IG God hath called 1 us in peace. For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband ? or how know- est thou, O husband, whether thou 17 shalt save thy wife ? Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And 18 so ordain I in all the churches. Was any man called being cu'cumcised ? let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in unciiTumcision '? 19 let hun not be circumcised. Circmu- cision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the 20 conunandments of God. Let each man abide in that callmg wherein he 21 was called. Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: ^but if thou canst become free, use it rather. 22 For he that was caUed in the Lord, being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedmau : likewise he that was called, being free, is Christ's bondservant. 23 Ye were bought with a price ; become 24 not bondservants of men. Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God. 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord : but I give my judgement, as one that hath obtaiii- 26 ed mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I think therefore that this is good by reason of the present distress, namely, that it is good for a man sto be as he 27 is. Ai't thou bound unto a wife ? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from 28 a wife ? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned ; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Y'et such shall have tribulation in the 29 flesh : and I would spare you. But this I say, brethren, the time *is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none ; 30 and those that weep, as though they wept not ; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not ; and those that buy, as though they possessed not; 31 and those that use the world, as not 5 abusing it : for the fashion of this 32 world i)asseth away. But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is uimiarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the 33 Lord : but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may 34 please his "J wife. And there is a differ- ence also between the wife and the virgin. She that is unmarried is care- ful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may 35 please her husband. Ajid this I say for your own profit ; not that I may cast a ''snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distrac- 36 tion. But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his 8 virgin daughter, if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so re- quireth, let him do what he will ; he 37 sinneth not ; let them many. But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching his own will, and hath de- termined this in his own heart, to keep his own^virgin daughter, shall do well. 38 So then both he that giveth his own 8 virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in mar- 39 riage shaU do better. A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth ; but if the husband be 9 dead, she is free to be married to whom she wOl ; only 40 in the Lord. But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgement : and I think that I also have the Spirit of God. 8 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols : We know that we all have know- ledge. Knowledge jmffeth uji, but love 2i0edifieth. If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not 3 yet as he ought to know ; but if any man loveth God, the same is known of 4him. Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, 5 and that there is no God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there 6 are gods many, and lords many ; yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him ; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him. 7 Howbeit in all men there is not that knowledge : but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacri- ficed to an idol ; and their conscience 8 being weak is defiled. But meat will not commend us to God : neither, if we eat not, ii are we the worse ; nor, if we 9 eat, i'2 are we the better. But take heed lest by any means this i^iiberty of yours become a stumbUngblock to the 10 weak. For if a man see thee which hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, i%e emboldened to eat things sac- 11 rificed to idols'? For i°thi-ough thy know- ledge he that is weak perisheth, the bro- 12 ther for whose sake Christ died. And thus, siiming against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is 13 weak, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat maketh my brother to stumble, I 10. 17. J. CORINTHIANS. 129 iGr. titter. will eat no flesh foi- evennore, that I make not my brother to stunible. 9 Am I not free ? nni I not an ajmstle ? have I not seen Jesus our Lord ? are not 2 ye my work in the Lord '? If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you : for the seal of mine aiiostleship 3 are ye in the Lord. My defence to them 4 that examine mo is this. Have we no 5 right to eat and to drink ? Have we no right to lead about a wife tliat is a i be- liever, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Tjord, and 6 Cephas ? Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working? 7 What soldier ever serveth at his own charges ? who planteth a vineyai'd, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the 8 milk of the flock? Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or 9 saith not the law also the same ? For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen 10 that God careth, or ^ saith he it alto- gether for our sake ? Yea, for our sake it was written : because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thi'esheth, to fliresJi in hope of partak- lling. If we sowed unto you sx'iritual things, is it a gi-eat matter if we shall 12 reap your carnal thin.gs ? If others partake of fhitt right over you, do not we yet more ? Nevertheless we did not use this right ; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hinch-ance to the 13 gospel of Christ. Ivnovrye not that they which minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they which wait upon the altar have their 14 portion with the pltar ? Even so did tlie Lord ordain that tiiey which proclaim the gos^iel should live of the gospel. 15 But I have used none of these things : and I write not these thmgs that it may be so done in my case : for it ivere good for me rather to die, than that any man 16 should make my glorying void. For if I iireach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me ; for woe is unto me, if I preach not 17 the gospel. For if I do tliis of mine ov.'n will, I have a reward : but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted 18 to me. What then is my reward ? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel. 19 For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, 20 that I might gain the more. And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the 21 law; to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Chri.st, that I might gain them that are without 22 law. To the weak I became wc:ik. tliat I might gain the weak: 1 am become all things to all men, that I may by all 2.H means s.ive some. And I do all tilings for the gospel's sake, that I miy be a 24 joint partaker thereof. Know ye not that tliey which run in a "race run all, but one recciveth the jirize? Even so 25 run, that ye may attain. And every man that striveth in the games is temperate in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown ; but 26 we an incorruptilile. I therefore so nin, as not imcertainly ; so ''fight I, 27 as not beating the air: but I ''buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected. 10 For I would not, brethi-en, have you ignorant, hov.' that our fathers were all under tlie cloud, and all passed 2 through the sea ; and were all baiD- tized 6 unto Moses in the cloud and in ;->the sea; and did all eat the same 4 spiritual meat ; and did all drink the same spiritual drink : for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them : and 5 the rock was Christ. Howbeit Vv'ith most of them God M'as not well pleased : for they were overthrown in the wilderness. I) Now "J these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after 7 evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them ; as it is written. The people sat down to eat and di'ink. and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt the ^Lord, as some of them tempted, and perished by the 10 sei-pents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmui-ed, and perished 11 by the destroyer. Now these things happened iinto them -'by way of ex- ample ; and they were wi'itten for our admonition, upon whom the ends 12 of the ages are come. '\^1lerefore let him that thinketh he standeth 13 take heed lest he fall. There hath no temjitation taken you but such as man can bear : but God is faithful, who wiU not suffer you to be temjited above that ye are able ; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it. 14 Wlierefore, my beloved, flee from 15 idolatry. I speak as to wise men; 16 judge ye what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a lOcoumaunion of the blood of Clirist? The 11 bread which we break, is it not a 10 communion of the body of Christ? 17 i^seeingthat we, who are many, are one iibread, one body: for we aU partake i^of ^Gr. race- course. I Gr. box. sOr. brttite. 6Gr. into. •Or, intfiete things then became fiffuret of us 8 Some ancient authori- ties read Christ. 9 Gr. by way of pjure I'Or. partici- pation in II Or, loaf >2 0r. seeint^ that there ii one bread, we, who are many, are (me body 13 Gr. from. 130 I. CORINTHIANS. 10. 17. I Or, lot^ 2Gr. demons. 3Gr. build 7lot up. lOr, If I par- tahs with thank- fvlneis 18 the one i bread. Behold Israel after the flesh : have not they which eat the sacri- 19 flees communion with the altar ? What say I then ? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is 20 anything? But / say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacri- fice to 2 devils, and not to God ; and I would not that ye should have com- '21 munion with ^ devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of 2 devils : ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of ^ devils. '22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy '? are we stronger than he ? 23 All things are lawful ; but all things are not expedient. All things are law- 24 ful ; but all things ^ edify not. Let no man seek his own, but each his neigh- 25 hour's good. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for 26 conscience sake ; for the earth is the 27 Lord's, and the fulness thereof. If one of them that beUeve not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, ask- ing no question for conscience sake. 28 But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that shewed it, and for 29 conscience sake : conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's % for why is my Hberty judged by another con- 30 science ? * If I by grace partake, why am I evil spoken of for that for which 31 1 give thanks ? Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do 32 all to the gloiy of God. Give no occasion of stumbhng, either to Jews, or to 33 Greeks, or to the chiu'ch of God : even as I also please aU men in all thmgs, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be 11 saved. Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you that ye remember me in aU things, and hold fast the tra- ditions, even as I deUvered them to you, 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ ; and the head of the woman is the man ; and the 4 head of Chi-ist is God. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head, 5 But every woman praying or proj)hesy- ing with her head unveiled dishonoureth her head: for it is one and the same 8 thing as if she were shaven. For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn : but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled. 7 For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God : but the woman 8 is the glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman '; but the woman of 9 the man : for neither was the man created for the woman ; but the woman 10 for the man : for this cause ought the woman to '' have a sign of authority on 11 her head, because of the angels. How- beit neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, 12 in the Lord. For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman ; 13 but aU things are of God. Judge ye ^ in yourselves : is it seemly that a woman 14 pray unto God unveiled ? Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hau', it is a dishonour to him ? 15 But if a woman have long hair, it ife a gloi-y to her: for her hair is given 16 her for a covering. But if any man seenieth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. 17 But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for 18 the better but for the worse. For fii'st of all, when ye come together '^ in the church, I hear that ^clivisions exist among you ; and I partly believe it. 19 For there must be also " heresies among you, that they which are ajiproved may 20 be made manifest among you. When therefore ye assemble yourselves to- gether, it is not possible to eat the Lord's 21 supper: for in your eating each one taketh before other his own supper ; and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What ■? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in ? or despise ye the ^o church of God, and put them to shame that 11 have not ? What shall I say to you ? 12 shaU I iiraise you in this ? I praise you 23 not. For I received of the Lord that which also I deUvered unto you, how that the Lord Jesus in the night in which 24 he was betrayed took bread ; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is is for you : this do in remembrance of me. 25 Li Uke mamier also the cup, after sup- per, saying. This cup is the new i^ cove- nant in my blood : this do, as oft as ye 26 drink it. in remembrance of me, For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death 27tiU he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord unwortluly, shall be guUty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the 29 cup. For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgement unto himself i if he i-^ discern not the body, 30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep. 31 But if we ic discerned oui'selves, we 32 should not be j udged. But i' when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with 33 the world. Wherefore, my brethi-en, when ye come together to eat, wait one 34 for another. If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgement. And 14. 5. I. CORINTHIANS. 131 iGr. powers. 2 Or, put on the rest will I set in order whensoever I come. 12 Now concerning spiritual f/i/ts, bre- thren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye icere led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might be led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema ; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spii'it. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but 5 the same Si)irit. And there are diver- sities of ministrations, and the same 6 Lord. And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who work- 7 eth all things in all. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit 8 to profit withal. For to one is given thi'ough the Spirit the word of wisdom ; and to another the word of knowledge, 9 according to the same Spirit: to another faith, in the same Spirit ; and to another 10 gifts of healings, in the one Spirit ; and to another workings of i miracles ; and to another prophecy; and to another discemings of spirits : to another divers kinds of tongues ; and to another the 11 interpretation of tongues : but aU these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he win. 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body ; so also 13 is Christ. For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free ; and were all made to di-ink of one Si^irit. 14 For the body is not one member, but 15 many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. 16 Ajid if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body ; it 17 is not therefore not of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing ? If the whole were hearing, 18 where were the smeUing ? But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where 20 were the body? But now they are 21 many members, but one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee : or again the head to the 22 feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are ne- 23 cessary : and those j^a-rts of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we 2 bestow more abundant honour ; and our uncomely jjarts have 24 more abundant comeliness; whereas our comely parts have no need : but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honour to that part 25 which lacked ; that there should be no schism in the body ; but that the mem- bers should liave the same care one for 20 another. And whether one member suf- feretli, all the members suffer with it ; or one member is "honoured, all the 27 members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Chi'ist, and * severally mein- 28 hers thereof. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then 1 mi- racles, then gifts of liealings, helps, ^ govermuents, divers kinds of tongues. 29 Ai'e aU apostles ? are all prophets ? are all teachers ? are aU looi-kers of 1 mi- 30 racles ? have all gifts of heaUngs ? do all speak with tongues ? do all interpi-et ? 31 But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And a still more excellent way shew I unto you. 13 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging 2 cymbal. And if I have the gift of pro- l>hecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge ; and if I have aU faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not 3 love, I am nothing. And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body ^to be barned, but have not 4 love, it profiteth me nothing. Love suff ereth long, and is kind ; love envieth not; love vauuteth not itself, is not 5 puffed up, doth not behave itself un- seemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; Grejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but 7 rejoiceth with the truth ; ^ beareth aU things, beheveth aU things, hopeth all 8thmgs, endureth all things. Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there he tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it y shall be done away. For we know in 10 i)ar t, and we prophesy in part : but when that which is perfect is come, that which 11 is in i^art shall be done away. When I was a child, I siiake as a cluld, I felt as a child, I thought as a child : now that I am become a man, I have put away 12 childish tMugs. For now we see in a miiTor, 8 darkly ; but then face to face : now I know in part; but then shall I 9know even as also I have been 13 10 known. But now abideth faith, hope, love, these thi-ee ; ^and the ^^ greatest of these is love. 14 Follow after love ; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may 2 prophesy. For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man i^understandeth; but in 3 the spirit he speaketh mysteries . But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edi- fication, and comfort, and consolation. 4 He that speaketh in a tongue 1* edifieth himself ; but he that prophesieth i-*edi- 5 fieth the church. Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather 3 Or, glorified 4 Or, membert each in hUpart f* Or, wUe eounsel-i 6 Many ancient authori- ties read thai mai/ glory. 7 Or, covereth 8 Gr. in a riddle. 9Gr. know futty. 10 Gr. known fully. 11 Or, hut greater than these 12 Gr. greater, 13 Gr. heareth. 14 Gr. huUdeth up. F2 132 I. CORINTHIANS. 14. 5. lOr, notMnfj is wUJi- out voice 2 Or, in my case 3Gr. spirits. 4 Or. Urn that is without (jifts: _ and so in ver. 23. 17 2i. IS 5Gr. buSded up. 19 20 6 Gr. 0/ 21 fttil age. ' Or, con- victed that ye should prophesy : and greatci- is he that jirophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he in- terpret, that the church may receive 6 edifying. But now, brethren, if I come unto you spealiing with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you cither by way of revelation, or of know- ledge, or of prophesying, c>r of teaching? 7 Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pijie or h-Arp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, liow shall it be known what is i)iped or 8 harped ? For if the trumpet give an un- certain voice, who shall preimre himself 9 for war ? So also ye, unless ye utter l)y the tongue speech easy to be understood, liow shall it be known what is spoken ? for ye will be speaking into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and ^no Jciiid is 11 without signification. If then I knovv" not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh v/ill be a bar- 12barian ^unto me. So also ye, since ye are zealous of •'' spiritual f/Z/V.^, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the 13 church. Wherefore let him tiiat speak- eth in a tongue pray that he may inter- 14pret. For if I lu'ay in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is 1.5 unfruitful. What is it then ? I wiU pray with the spirit, and I will pray v/ith the understanding also : I will sing with the spirit, and I v>iU sing with the xm- 16 derstanding also. Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that fLUeth the place of Hhe unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest? For thou verUy givest thanks well, but the other is not ^ edified. I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all : howl)eit in the church Iliad rather speak five words with my uaderstandhig, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. Brethren, be not childi-en in mind: howbeit in malice be ye babes, but in mind be '' men. In the law it is written. By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will 22 they hear me, saith the Lord. Where- fore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the un- believing: but prophesying !,•>■ for a sif/n, not to the unbelieving, but to 23 them that believe. If therefore the whole church be assembled together, a7id all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or iinbelie\'ing, wiU they not say that ye are mad? 24 But if aU prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is 7 reproved by aU, he is judged by all; 25 the secrets of his heart are made mani- fest ; and so he wUl fall dovai on his face and worship God, declaring that God is ^ among you indeed. 20 What is it then, brethren ? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interjjretation. Let 27 all things be done unto edifying. If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that 28 in turn; and let one interjn-et: but if tliere be no inteiin-eter, let him keep silence in the church ; and let him speak 29 to himself, and to God. And let the prophets speak hi/ two or tlu'ee, and 30 let the others ^ discern . But if a revela- tion l)e made to another sitting by, let 31 the first keep silence. For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, .S2and aU may be w comforted; and the spirits of the jirophets are suT)ject to 33 the iirophets ; for God is not a Gud of confusion, but of peace ; as in all the churches of the saints. 31 Let the women keep silence in the churches : for it is not permitted unto them to speak ; but let them be in 35si;bjection, as also saith the law. And if they would learn anythuig, let them ask their own husbands at home : for it is shameful for a woman to speak in 3Gthe church. What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone ? 37 If any man thinketh himself to be a proi^het, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the command- 38 ment of the Lord, ii But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, my brethren, desire ear- nestly to prophesy, and forbid not to 40 speak with tongues. But let all things be done decently and in order. 15 Now I make known unto yon, bre- thren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein 2 also ye stand, by which also ye are 1'^ saved ; I make Jcnou-n, Isa;/, i^in what words I preached it unto you, if ye hold it fast, except ye beheved i^in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you fij'st of all that which also I received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scrip- ■1 turcs ; and that he was buried ; and that he hath been raised on the third day 5 according to the scriptures ; and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the 6 twelve ; then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain u;itil now, but 7 some are fallen asleep ; then be ap- peared to James; then to all the 8 apostles ; and last of all, as unto one born out of due time, he api>ear- 9ed to me also. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an aj^ostle, because I 10 persecuted the church of God. But by the gi-ace of God I am what 15. 58. I. CORINTHIANS. 133 1 Or, void 2 Some ancient authori- ties read our, :i Gr, the Christ. * Or, J/ we have otily hoped in Christ ill this life 5Gr. presence. Gr. the God and Father. 1 0r, Bat when he shall have said. All things are put in sub- jection {emdent- ly except- ing him that did subject alt things unto him), when. I sa). ail things ic. BOr. your glorying a Or, what doth it profit me, if the dead are not raised f I^t us eat dtc. to Or. Aioaka out of drunk- enness right- eatjisly I am: and his grace which was bc- .stowcd upon iiic was not ftmn<l ivain; but I laboured ]noro abundantly than they all : yet not I, but the grace; of 11 Crod which was with me. Whether then it he I or they, so wo preach, and so ye believed. 1'2 Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised f i-oin the dead , how say some among you that there is no resurrection 13 of the dead ? liut if there is no resur- rection of the dead, neither hath Christ 14 been raised : and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching ^vain, 1.5 2your faith also is i vain. Yea, and we are foutid false witnesses of God ; be- cause we witnessed of God that he rais- ed up •''Christ : whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised. 1() For if the dead are not raised, neither 17 hath Chi-ist been raised : and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain ; 18 ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ have lOperislied. ^li in this life only we have hoped in Clmst, we are of aU men most pitiable. '20 But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the lirstfruits of them that are 21 asleeii. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of 22 the dead. For as in Adam ah die, so also in -'Christ shall all be made aUve. 23 But each in his own order : Christ the ftrstfruits ; then they that are Christ's, 24 at his ^coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall deUver up the kingdom to ^ God, even the Father ; when he shall have aboUshed all rule and all authori- 25 ty and pov^'er. For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies luider his 26 feet. The last enemy that .shall be abo- 27 lished is death. For, He pait all things •in subjection under his feet. "But when he saith. All things are put in subjec- tion, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him. 28 And when all things have been subject- ed unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject aU tilings luito him, that God may be all in all. 29 Else what shall they do which are bap- tized for the dead ? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they bajitiz- 30 ed for them 1 why do we also stand in 81 jeopardy eveiy hour '? I jirotest by s that gloi-ying in you, bretlu'en, which I have in Clu"ist Jesus our Lord, I die daUy. 32 If after the manner of men I fought with beasts atEphesus, 9 what doth it profit me ? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and di-ink, for to-morrow we die. 33 Be not deceived: Evil company doth 34 corrupt good mamiers. lo Awake up righteously, and sin not ; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak this to move you to shame. 35 But some one wiU say, How are the dead raised '.' and witli what mamier of 36 body do they come '? Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not 37 quickened, excei)t it die: and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind ; 38 but God giveth it a body even as it pleas- ed him, and to each seed a body of its 39 own. All fiesh is not the same fle.sh : but there is one //c.sA of men, and an- other llesh of beasts, and another flesh of 40 ))irds, and anotlier of fishes. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies teiTes- trial : but the gloi-y of the celestial is one, and the glonj of the terrestrial is 41 anotlier. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another gloiy of the stars ; for one star 42 differetli from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption ; it is raised in iii- 43 corruption : it is so^ai in dishonour ; it is raised in glory : it is sown in weak- 44 ness ; it is raised in power : it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there 45 is also a spiritual body. So also it is written. The fu'st man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam hecame a 46 life-giving spirit. Howlieit that is not first which is spmtual, but that which is natural; then that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the 48 second man is of heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy : and as is the heavenly, such are 49 they also that are heaveidy. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, ^we shall also bear the image of the hea- venly. 50 Now this I say, l)rethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the king- dom of God ; neither doth corruption 51 inherit incorruj)tion. Behold, I teU you a mystery : We shall not all sleep, 52 but we shaU all be changed, in a mo- ment, in the twinlding of an eye, at the last trump : for the trmapet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall l)e chang- 53 ed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and tins mortal must 54put on inmiortality. But when 12 this corrui)tible shall have put on incorruj)- tion, and this mortal shall have jjut on immortahty, then shall come to i)ass the saying that is vn-itten. Death is swal- 55 lowed up i-Hii victory. O death, where is thy \'ictory? death, where is 56 thy sting? The sting of death is sin ; 57 and the power of sin is the law : but thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory tlu'ough our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethi'en, be ye stetlfast, umnoveable, always abound- ing in the v/ork of the Lord, foras- much as ye know that your labom* is not 1 vain in the Lord n Many ancient autliori- ties read let us also bear. 12 M.any ancient authori- ties omit this cor- ruptible shall have put on incor- ruptionf and. 13 Or. victo- riously 134 I. CORINTHIANS. 16. 1. whomso- ever ye shall approve, tltem vjill J send with letters 1 Gr. the brother. 16 Now conccniiug the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches 2 of Galatia, so also do ye. Upon the fii-st day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may iirosper, that no collections be made when I come. 3 And when I arrive, i whomsoever ye shall approve by letters, them will I send to carry your bomity unto Jerusa- 4 lem : and if it be meet for me to go also, 5 they shall go with me. But I wUl come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I do pass 6 through Macedonia ; but with you it may be that I shall abide, or even win- ter, that ye may set me forward on my 7 jom-uey whithersoever I go. For I do not wish to see you now by the way ; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the 8 Loi'd ijermit. But I will tarry at Ephe- 9 sus until Pentecost ; for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. 10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear ; for he worketh 11 the work of the Lord, as I also do : let no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his journey in jjeace, that he may come unto me : for I expect him 12 with the brethren. But as touchuig Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come mito you with the bre- thren: and it was not at all '^Ms wUl to come now ; but he will come when he shall have opportunity. 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit 14 you like men, be strong. Let all that ye do be done in love. 15 Now I beseech you, bretliren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the 16 saints), that ye also be in subjection un- to such, and to every one that helpeth 17 in the work and laboureth. And I re- joice at the Scommg of Stejihanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus : for that which was lacking on youi' part they 18 supphed. For they refreshed my spirit and yoiu's : acknowledge ye therefore them that are such. 19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in 20 their house. AU the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss. 21 The salutation of me Paul with mine 22 own hand. If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. ''Maran 23atha. The grace of the Lord Jesus 24 Christ be with you. My love be with you aU in Christ Jesus. Amen. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COEINTHIANS, 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the wUl of God, and Timothy 1 our brother, unto the chiux-h of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints 2 which are in the whole of Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God om- Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Chi-ist, the Father of mer- 4 cies and God of all comfort ; who com- forteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted 5 of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound unto us, even so our comfort 6 also abomideth tlirough Chi-ist. Biit whether we be afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation ; or whether we be comforted, it is for yom- comfort, which worketh in the patient enduring of the same sufferings wliich we also 7 suffer : and our hope for you is stedf ast ; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the com- 8 fort. For we would not have you igno- rant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired 9 even of hfe: ^yea, we ourselves have had the ^ answer of death within om*- selves, that we should not trust in our- selves, but in God which raiseth the 10 dead : who delivered us out of so great a death, and wiU dehver : on whom we have "iset oiu- hope that he wOl also 11 still dehver us; ye also helping toge- ther on our behalf by your suppHca- tion ; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, tlianks may be given by many persons on our be- half. 12 For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved our- selves in the world, and more abundantly 13 to you-ward. For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or even acknowledge, and I hope ye 14 will acknowledge unto the end: as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as 3. 17. 11. COKINTHIANS. 13,'') ■Or, grace Some undent authori- ties reud. joy. 2 Gi-. tltrouglu ^Gr. into. 4 Or, seeinff that he both seal- ed us 5 Or, i/our faith e Some ancient authori- ties reati ' Gr. the more. 8 Some ancient authori- ties omit rather. 9 Some ancient authori- ties read whereby. 10 Or, presence ye also are ours, iii the day of our Lord Jesus. 15 And ill tliis confidence I was minded to come before unto you, that ye might IGhave a second i benefit ; and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto 17 Judiea. Wlieii I therefore was thus luiuded, did I shew fickleness '! or the things that 1 purpose, do I purpose ac- cording to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay ? 18 But as God is faithful, our word toward 19 you is not yea and nay. For the Son of God, Jesus Clu'ist, who was preached among you ^by us, even '-^by me and Silvaiius and Timothy, was not yea 20 and nay, but in him is yea. For hov/ many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea : wherefore also tlu'ougli him is the Anien, unto the glory of God •21 through us. Now he that stabhsheth us with you -'in Christ, and anointed 22 us, is God ; ^ who also sealed us, and gave us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 23 But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I f orbare to come 24 unto Corinth. Not that we have lord- ship over your faith, but are helpers of 2 your joy: for by ° faith ye stand. 6 gut I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sor- 2 row. For if I make you sony, who then is he that maketh me glad, but he that 3 is made son-y by me ? And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice ; having confidence in you all, 4 that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much aSiction and anguish of heart I wi-ote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love wliich I have more abundantly unto you. 5 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but iu part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. 6 Sufficient to such a one is this jiunish- ment which was inflicted by ^ the many ; 7 so that contrariwise ye should f' rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed 8 up with his overmuch sorrow. Where- fore I beseech you to confirm youi: love 9 toward liim. For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, !* whether ye are obedient in aU 10 things. But to whom ye forgive any- thing, Iforgwe also; for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven any- thing, for your sakes have I forgiven it 11 in the w person of Christ; that no ad- vantage may be gamed c er us by Sa- tan • for we ai'e not ignorant of his devices. 12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was lHo))ened unto me in the Lord, I had no rclitif for my spirit, because I foiuid not Titus my lu'other : but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia. 14 But tlianks be; unto (jod, which always leadetli us hi triuniiili in Christ, and maketh manifest througli us the savour 15 of his knowledge in every place. For we are a sweet savour oi Christ unto God, in them that are being saved, and 16 in them th.*t are perishing ; to the one a savour from death unto (leath ; to the other a savour from life unto life. And 17 who is sufficient for these things ? For we are not as the many, n corrupting the word of God : but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, S2)eak we in Christ. 3 Ai'e we beginning again to commend om-selves ? or need we, as do some, epi- stles of commendation to you or from 2 you ? Ye are oui- epistle, written iu our hearts, known and read of aU men ; 3 being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, wTitten not with ink, but with the Sjiirit of the living God ; not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of 4 flesh. And such confidence have we .5 through Christ to God- ward : not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anytlung as from ourselves ; but our 6 sufficiency is from God ; who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new 12 covenant ; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kUleth, but the 7 spirit giveth life. But if the ministra- tion of death, i^^i-itten, and engi-aven on stones, came i%ith glory, so that the children of Israel could not look sted- fastly upon the face of Moses for the glo:y of his face ; which glory i^ was 8 passing away : how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be wdth glory ? 9i''For if the ministration of condemna- tion is glory, much rather doth the mi- nistration of righteousness exceed in 10 glory. For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glo- rious in this respect, by reason of the llgloi-y that sui-passeth. For if that which 1'^ passe th away n-as i^withgloiy, much more that which reniaiueth is in glory. 12 Having therefore such a hope, we use 13 great boldness of speech, and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the childi-eu of Israel should not look stedfastly i^'on the end of that 14 wiiich 15 was passing away : but their -Ommds were hardened: for mitil this very day at the readuig of the old 1-2 covenant the same veil ^^remaineth unlifted ; which veil is done away in 15 Chi'ist. But unto this day, whenso- ever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon 16 their heart. But whensoever 22 j^ shall turn to the Lord, the veil is 17 taken away. Now the Lord is the 11 Or, makintf liler- chnndisr of the word of Qod 12 Or, tes- tament 13 Gr. in letters, n Gr. in. 15 Or, was be' ing done away 1" Many- ancient autliori- ties read For if to the minis- tration of COfV- deynnor tion there is glory. n Or, is being done away 18 Gr. through. 13 Or, unto i* Gr. thoughts. 21 Or, re- maineth, it not being revealed that it is done away ?2 Or, a man shall turn 136 lOr. behold- ing as in a mirror 2 Or, the Spirit which is the JMrd II. CORINTHIANS. 3. 17. 3 Or, age ^Gr. thoughts. 5 Or, that they should not sec the light .... image of God 'Gr. illuini- nation. TGr, bond- servantff. 8 Some ancient authori- ties re.i»l through Jesus. Or, left behind 10 Gr. putting to death. 11 Some ancient authori- ties omit the Lord. 12 Gr. the more. 13 Or, bodily frame Spirit : and where the Spirit of the Lord 18 is, there iH hberty. But we all, with unveiled face ireliecting as a muTor the glory of the Lord, are transfoiiued into the same image from glory to glory, even as from ^the Lord the Spii'it. 4 Therefore seeing we have this minis- try, even as we obtained mercy, we faint 2 not : but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walliing in crafti- ness, nor hancUing the word of God de- ceitfully ; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of 3 God. But and if our gospel is veiled, it 4 is veiled in them that are perishing : in whom the god of this " world hath blind- ed the ^ minds of the unbelieving, 5 that the flight of the gospel of the glory of Chi'ist, who is the image of God, should 5 not dawn ?6/jo« them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your '^servants ffor 6 Jesus' sake. Seeing it is God, that said. Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the ''hght of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Clu-ist. 7 But wo have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from 8 ourselves ; v^e are pressed on eveiy side, yet not straitened ; perplexed, yet not 9 unto despair ; pursued, yet not " for- saken ; smitten d(jwn, yet not destroy- 10 ed ; always bearing about in the body the 10 dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may l)e manifested in our body. 11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our 12 mortal flesh. So then death worketh 13 in us, but life in you. But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and there- fore did I speak ; we also believe, and 14 therefore also we speak; knowing that he which raised up nthe Lord Jesus shall raise up us also v^^ith Jesus, and 15 shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multi])lied thi-ough I'-^the many, may cause the thanksgiving to alxjund unto the glory of God. 16 Wherefore we faint not ; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and moie exceeduigly an eternal weight of glory ; 18 while we look not at the tilings which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 5 For we know that if the earthly house of our 13 tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not lUiXdo with hands, eternal, in the hea- 2 vens. For verOy in this we gi-oan, long- ing to be clothed upon with our habi- 3 tation which is from heaven : if so be that being clothed we shall not be 4 found naked. For indeed we that are in this 13 tabernacle do groan, i-* being bm'dened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be cloth- ed u})on, that what is mortal may be 5 swallowed up of life. Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the 6 Spirit. Being therefore always of good courage, and knowuig that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent 7 from the Lord (for we walk by faith, 8 not by insight) ; we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be ab- sent from the body, and to be at home 9 with the Lord. Wherefore also we ii^make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be weU-pleasing unto him. 10 For we must all be made manifest be- fore the judgement-seat of Christ ; that each one may receive the things do7ie i^in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but wo are made manifest unto God ; and I hope that we are made manifest also in 12 your consciences. We are not again commending oiu'selves unto you, but :<peak as giving you occasion of gloiy- ing on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that gloiy 13 in appearance, and not in heart. For whether v/e if are beside ourselves, it is unto God ; or whether we are of sober 14 mind, it is unto you. For the love of Christ coustraineth us; because wc thus judge, that one died for all, 15 therefore all died; and he died for all, that they v>'hich hve should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose 16 again. AVherefore ^ve henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more. 17 Wherefore if any man is in Christ, I'-'^e is a new creature: the old things are passed away ; behold, they are lSl)ecome new. But all things are of God, y/ho reconciled us to himself tlu'ough Clu-ist, and gave unto us the 19 ministry of reconciliation ; to wit, that God was in Christ reconcihng the ■norld unto liimself, not reckoning un- to them their trespasses, and having 20 committed unto us the word of re- conciliation. 20 We are andiassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were intrealing by us: we beseech ijoii, on behaK of Christ, be ye re- 21conciled to God. Him who laiew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the 8. 5. II. CORINTHIANS. 137 I Or, Holy Spirit: and so throuph- out this book. 2Gr. through. SGr. Bcliar. 4 Or, sanc- tuary 6Gr. Make room forui. 6 righteousness of God in him. And woiking together with him we intreat also that ye receive not the grace of 2 God in vain (for he saith, At an accei^table time I hearkened mito thee, And in a day of salvation did I succour thee : behold, now is the acceptable time ; be- 3 hold, now is the day of salvation) : giv- ing no occasion of stumbUiig in any- thing, that our ministration be not 4 blamed ; but in everything commending oui'selves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in 5 distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tmnults, in labours, in watchings, in 6 fastings ; in ijureness, in knowledge, in longsuff ering, in kindness, in the i Holy 7 Ghost, in love unfeigned, in the word of truth, in the power of God; ^hy the armour of righteousness on the right 8 hand and on the left, by glory and dis- honour, by evil report and good report ; 9 as deceivers, audye^ true ; as unknown, and yet well knowTi; as dying, and be- hold, we live ; as chastened, and not 10 kiUed ; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoic- ing ; as poor, yet making many rich ; as havmg nothing, and yet possessing all things. 11 Our mouth is open unto you, Corin- 12 thiaiis, our heart is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened m 13 your owii affections. Now for a recom- pense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged. 14 Be not unequally yoked with unbe- lievers : for what feLLowship have right- eousness and iniquity ? or what com- 15 munion hath light with darkness ? And what concord hath Chi-ist with s BeUal ? or what jjortion hath a behever with an 16 unbehever ? And what agreement hath a ^temple of God with idols ? for we are a * temple of the lining God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them ; and I will be their God, and 17 they shaU be my people. Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing ; And I wiU receive you, 18 And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sous and daughters, Y saith the Lord Almighty. Having there- fore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 ^ Open your hearts to us : we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we took 3 advantage of no man. I say it not to condemn ?/om: forIhavesaidbefore,that ye are in our hearts to die together and 4 live together. Gi eat is my boldness of speech towardyou, great is my glorying on your behalf : I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our aliliction. 5 For even when we were come into Macedonia, om- flesh had no relief, but we mere afflicted on eveiy side ; without 6 wc/-cflghtings, within ('Y;/r fears. Never- theless he that coinforteth the lowly, even God, comforted us by the "J coming 7 of Titus ; and not by his ^coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal 8 for me ; so that I rejoiced yet more. For though I made you son-y with my epistle, I do not regret it, though I did regret ; ''for I see that that epistle made you 9 sori-y, though but for a season. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sony , but that ye were made sony unto repent- ance : for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by 10 us in nothing. For godly sorrow work- eth repentance ^unto salvation, a repent- ance which bringeth no regi-et : but the 11 soiTow of the world worketh death. For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wi'ought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what louging,yea, what zeal, yea,what aveng- ing ! In eveiy thing ye approved your- 12 selves to be pure in the matter. So although I wrote unto you, / wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight 13 of God. Therefore we have been com- forted : and in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed 14 by you aU. For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put to shame ; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glory- ing also, which I made before Titus, 15 was found to be truth. And his in- ward affection is more abundantly to- ward you, whilst he remenibereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and 16 trembling ye received him. I rejoice that in everything I am of good coiu'age concerning you. 8 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the chm'ches of Mace- 2 douia ; how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep jjoverty abounded unto the riches of their shberahty. 3 For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their jjower, 4, they gave of their own accord, be- seechiug us with much intreaty in regard of this grace and the feUow- ship in the ministering to the saints: 5 and tliis, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, liGr. prosenoe. 1 Some ancient authori- ties omit /or. 8 Or, unto a salvation ir/i icfi briiifjeth no regret 9 Gr. «■«-■ gleness. P5 138 II. CORINTHIANS. 8. 5. ' Some ancient authori- ties read our love to ffOU. 2Gr. apoetlei. 3 Or, SJiew 1/e ' there/ore in the face . . on your behal/ unto them 6 and to iis by tlie will of God. Inso- much that we exhorted Titus, that as he had made a begiiuiiug before, so he would also comi)lete in you this grace 7 also. But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in i your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace 8 also. I speak not by way of conunand- ment, but as proving through the ear- nestness of others the sincerity also of 9 yoiu- love. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became l)oor, that ye through his poverty might 10 become rich. And herein I give mij judgement : for tliis is expedient tor you, who were the first to make a beguming a year ago, not only to do, 11 but also to wLU. But now complete the doing also ; tliat as there ii-an the readi- ness to will, so there iiiai/ be the com- 12 pletion also out of your ability. For if the readmess is there, it in acceptable accorcUng as a man hath, not according 13 as he hath not. For / saij not this, that others may be eased, and ye dis- 14 tressed: but by equahty ; your abund- ance being a supiAii at this present time for their want, that theu" abundance also may become a siippli/ for your 15 want ; that there may be equahtj' : as it is written, He that gathered much had nothing over ; and he that gathered little had no lack. 16 But thanks be to God, which putteth the same earnest care for you into the 17 heart of Titus. For indeed he accepted our exhortation ; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of 18 his own accord. And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel is spread through 19 all the churches ; and not oidy so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in the matter of this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and to shew our 20 readiness : avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of tliis 21 bounty which is ministered by us : for we take thought for things honourable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but 22 also in the sight of men. And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more ear- nest, by reason of the great confidence 23 which he hath in you. Whether any inquire about Titus, he is my partner and mij feUow- worker to you-ward ; or our brethren, they are the 2 messengers of the churches, they are the glory of 24 Christ. ^ Shew ye therefore mito them in the face of the churches the proof of yiur love, and of our glorying on your behalf. 9 For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me 2 to write to you : f(jr I know your readiness, of which I gloiy on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past ; and ■'your zeal hath stirred up ;!''very many of them. But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your beliaU' may not be made void ui this respect ; that, even as I said, ye may 4 be prepared: lest by aiiy means, if there come with me any of Macedonia, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, jq) should be i)ut to shame in 5 this confidence. I thought it necessary tlieref(jre to iutreat the brethren, that they would go before nnto you, and make up beforehand your aforepro- mised " bounty, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, aud not of 'extortion. 6 But tliis / say, He that soweth spar- ingly shall reaj) also spai'ingly ; and he that soweth «bountifuUy shall reap also 7*" bountifully. Let eacli man do accord- ing as he hath purposed in his heart ; not y grudgingly, or of necessity: for 8 God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all suffi- ciency in every thuig, may abound unto '.) every good worlc; as it is written. He hath scattered abroad, ho hath gi^eu to the poor ; His righteousness abideth for ever. 10 And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowuig, and in- crease the fruits of your righteousness : 11 ye being enriched in everything imto all loiiberaUtj', which worketh tlirough 12 us thanksgiving to God. For the mi- nistration of this service not only filleth up the measure of the wants of the samts, but aboundeth also through 13 many thanksgivings mito God; seeing that through the proving of you by this ministration they glorify God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Clu-ist, and for the i^liberality of yoiir contribution unto 14 them and unto all; while they them- selves also, with suppUcatioii on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding gi-ace of God in 15 you. Thanks be to God for his un- speakable gift. 10 Now I Paul myself intreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Chi-ist, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you : 2 yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present shew courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, which count of us as if we walked 3 according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war 4 according to the flesh (for the wea- 7 11. 26. II. CORINTHIANS. 139 1 Or, ren- soningn 2 Or. Do I/O look . . face/ SGr. tojudge ourselves among, or to Judge ourselves vrith. lOr. Umii Gr. meet- &uring- rod. !0r, iwrc the first to come 6 Or, but indeed ye do bear with me. 'Gr. a Jealousy of <jOd, eOr. thoughts. pons of our warfare arc not of tlio Ik'sli, but ini),'lity before (xod to Mic casting,' 5 clown of strong holds); casting down 1 imaginations, and every high thing that is exiilted against the knowledge of Clod, and bringing every thought into caiitivity to tho obedience of Christ; 6 and b(;ing in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience 7 shall be fulfilled. ^ Ye look at the things that are before j'(jur face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Chi'ist's, let him consider this again with him- self, that, even as he is Christ's, so also 8 are we. For though I should gloiy somewhat abundantlj' concerning our anthority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame : 9 that I may not seem as if I would 10 terrify you by my letters. For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong ; but his bodilj' presence is «\'eak, 11 and his speech of no account. Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, f-Axch are ire also in deed when 12 we are present. For we are not bold 3 to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend them- selves : but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and compar- ing themselves with themselves, are 13 without understanduig. But we will not glory beyond ot(r measure, but ac- cording to the measure of the ■* province which God apportioned to us as a 14measiu-e, to reach even unto you. For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: fur we 5 came even as far as unto you in 15 the gospel of Christ: not glorying beyond our measure, that is, m other men's labours ; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be maguilied m you according to our ^pro- IGvince miio further abundance, so as to preach the gospel even mito the parts beyond you, and not to glory in another's ■'in'ovince in regard of things 17 ready to cur hand. But he that 18 gloiieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord com- mendeth. 11 Woiild that ye could bear with me hi a little foolishness: ^nay indeed bear 2 with me. For I am jealous over you with ''a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might pre- sent you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve m his craftiness, your Sniinds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is 4 toward Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, wliich ye did not ac- 5 cept, y (! do well to bear with li im . For I reckon that I am not a whit behind ''the ti very chiefest apostles. But though / be mdo ia speech, yet am /not in know- ledge ; nay, in everything we have made it manifest among all men to you-ward. 7 Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God for 8 nought ? I robbed other churches, tak- ing wages of them that I might minister 9 unto you ; and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a bur- den on any man ; for the bretlu'en , when they came f rc>m Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want ; and in eveiything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and .so will I keep myself. 10 As the truth of Chi-ist is in me, no man shall stop me of this glorying in the 11 regions of Achaia. '^Tierefore? because 12 1 love you not '? God knoweth. But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off 10 occasion from them which desire an occasion ; that wherein they gloiy, 13 they maybe found even as we. For such men are false apostles, deceitful work- ers, fashioning themselves mto apostles 14 of Christ. And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel 15 of light. It is no great thmg therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as muiisters of righteousness ; whose end sliaU be according to their works. 16 I say again. Let no man thuik me fool- ish ; but if ye do, yet as foohsh receive 17 me, that I also may gloiy a little. That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in fooUshness, in this con- 18 fidence of glorying. Seemg that many glory after the flesh, I wiU glory also. 19 For ye bear wuth the foohsh glaiUy, 20 being wise yourselves. For ye beai' with a man, if hehringeth you into bondage, | if he devoureth you, if he taketh you | captive, if he exalteth himself, ifhesmi- \ 21 teth you on the face. I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been ! weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also. 22 Are they Hebrews ? so am I. Ai'e they Israelites ? so am I. Ai'e they the seed 23 of Abraham ? so am I. Are they minis- ters of Christ ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more ; in labours more abun- dantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews five times received I 25 forty stripes save one. Thi-ice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night 26 and a day have I been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from viij 11 countrymen, in, perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perUs in the sea, in perUs among false »0r, those ]re- ejninrtit apostles 19 Or. the oecciHon of them. 11 Gr. ractt. F6 140 II. CORINTHIANS. 11. 26. 'Or, Beside the things which I omit Or, Beside the things that come out of course ^Gr.unio the ages. 3 Some ancient authori- ties read Now to glory is not ex- pedient, but 1 will come &c. 4 Or, stake 5 Or, cover mc Gr. spread a taber- Tiade over me. 6 Or, tliose pre- eminent apostles 'Gr. powers. 27 brethren; in labour and travail, in watcMngs often, in hunger and thii'st, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 1 Beside those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me 29 daily, anxiety for aU the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is 30 made to stumble, and I burn not ? If I must needs glory, I wiU glory of the 31 things that concern my weakness. The God and Father of the Ijord Jesus, he who is blessed ^for evennore, knoweth 32 that I lie not. In Damascus the governor under Ai'etas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, in order to take me : 33 and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. 12 ^I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions 2 and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not ; or whether out of the body, I know not ; God knoweth), such a one caught u}) 3 even to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not ; God 4 knoweth), how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man 5 to utter. On behalf of such a one will I glory : but on mine own behalf I will Snot glory, save in my weaknesses. For if I should desire to gloiy, I shall not be foolish ; for I shaU s^jeak the truth : but I forbear, lest any man should ac- count of me above that which he seeth 7 me to he, or heareth from me. And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations — wherefore, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a ^ thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that 8 1 should not be exalted oveiinuch. Con- cerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he hath said unto me. My grace is sulficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ 10 may ^ rest upon me. Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in dis- tresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 11 I am become foolish : ye compelled me ; for I ought to have been commend- ed of you : for in nothing was I behind "the very chiefest apostles, though I 12 am nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were vsrought among you in aU patience, by signs and wonders and 13 7mighty works. For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except it he that I myself was not a burden to you ? forgive me this wrong. 14 Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you ; and I will not be a burden to you : for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents 15 for the chil(b-en. And I wiU most gladly spend and be » spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, 16 am I loved the less ? But be it so, I chd not myself burden you ; but, being 17 crafty, I caught you with guile. Did I take advantage of you by any one of 18 them whom I have sent mito you ? I ex- horted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advan- tage of you ? walked we not by the same Spirit? -walked ice not in the same steps? 19 3 Ye think all this time that we ai'e ex- cusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But aU things, beloved, are for your edifymg. 20 For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not ; lest by any means there should he strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisper- 21ings, swellings, lo tumults; lest, when I come again, my God should humble me before you, and I should moui'n for many of them that have sinned hereto- fore, and rej)ented not of the unclean- uess and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed. 13 This is the thu-d time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be estabhshed. 2 1 have said ii beforehand, and I do say II beforehand, 12 as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, to them that have sinned heretofore, and to aU the rest, that, if I come again, 3 1 wiU not spare ; seeing that ye seek a proof of Christ that speaketh in me ; who to you- ward is not weak, but is 4 jiowerful in you : for he was crucified thi'ough weakness,y et he li veth through the power of God. For we also are weak I'Mn him, but we shall Uve with him through the power of God toward you. 5 Try your own selves, whether ye be in the faith ; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to youi- own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you ? unless indeed 6 ye be reprobate. But I hope that ye shall know that we are not reprobate. 7 Now we pray to God that ye do no evil ; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is honour- 8 able, 1* though we be as reprobate. For we can do nothing against the truth, but 9 for the truth. For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we 10 also pray for, even your perfecting. For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal shai-ply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building uj), and not for casting down. 2. 11. TO THE GALATIANS. 141 1 Or, re- joice : be perfect- ed lOr, a man 2 Some ancient authori- ties read from God. our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Or, o^ 4Gr. unto the ages of the ages. 5 Some ancient ' authori- ties omit unto you. 6 Or, contrary to that 7Gr. bond- servant. 8 Gr. in my race. 11 Finally, brethren, i farewell. I5o per- fected ; be comforted ; he of the saine *inmd ; live in peace: and the Trod of love and peace shall bo with you. 12 Salute one another with a holy kiss. l.S All the saints salute you. 14 The grace of the Ijord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the com- munion of tho Holy Ghost, be with you all. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE GALATIANS. 1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither tln-ough iman, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who braised him from tho dead), and all the brethren which are with me, unto the :! churches of Galatia : Grace to you and jieace ^from God the Father, and our 4 Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil ^ world, accord- ing to the will of our God and Father : 5 to whom he the glory ^for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel that ye are so quickly re- moving from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different 7 gospel ; which is not another gospel : only thei'e are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach ^unto you any gospel *> other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. 9 As we have said before, so say I now again. If any man proacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye 10 received, let him be anathema. For am I now persuading men, or God ? or am I seeking to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a ' servant of Christ. 11 For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached 12 by me, that it is not after man. For neither did I receive it from i man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, bow that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havock of it : 14 and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age f' among my countrymen, being more exceeding- ly zealous for the traditions of my 15 fathers. But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and 16 called me throiigh liis grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the GentUes ; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood : 17 neither went I uj) to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me : hut I went away into Arabia ; and agaui I returned unto Damascus. 18 Then after three years I wont up to Jenisalem to "visit Cephas, and tamed 19 with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, lOsave James the 20 Lord's brother. Now touching the things wliieh I write, unto you, behold, 21 before God, I lie not. Then I came into 22 the regions of Syria and Cilicia, And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judtea which were in 23 Christ : but they only heard say. He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made Uavock ; 24 and they glorified God in me. 2 Then "after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with 2 me. And I went up by i-evelation ; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but pri- vately before them who 12 were of re- pute, lest by any means I should be 3 running, or had run, in vain. But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circum- 4cised: i^an^ tj^at because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privUy to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they .5 might bring us into bondage : to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour ; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 6 But from those who 12 were reputed to be somewhat (i^ whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me : God accept- eth not man's person) — they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me : 7 but contrariwise, when they saw that I had been intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter with 8 the gofiiiel of the circumcision (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostle- ship of the circumcision wrought for me 9 also unto the Gentiles) ; and when they perceived the grace that was given un- to me, James and Cephas and John, they who ^'^were reputed to be iiillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto 10 the cu'cumcision ; only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thmg I was also zealous to do. 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, oor. become ac- quainted with 10 Or. but only "Or. in the course of 12 Or. are 13 Or, but it was be- cause of "Or. what they once were 142 TO THE GALATIANS. 2. 11. lOr, worki of law but only 3 Or, taw *Ot, a^ld it is n6 longer I that live, but Christ ic. "'Or, message «0r, do ye now make an end in the flesh I 7Gr powers. f Or, in OOr Te perceive "Gr iusttfi- eth. liGr ntatonS: I I resisted liim to the face, because he 12 stood condemned. For before that certain came from James, he did eat •with the Gentiles : but when they came, he drew back and separated hmiself, fearing them that were of the circura- 13cision. And the i-est of the Jews dis- sembled Ukewise with him ; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away 14 with their dissimulation. But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all. If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the GcntQes, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentries to live as 15 do the Jews ? We being Jews by nature, 16 and not sinners of the (rentiles, yet knowing that a man is not justified by 1 the works of tlie law, ^ save through faith in Jesus Christ, even we beUeved on Christ Jesus, that we might be jus- tified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law : because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. 17 But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? 13 God forbid. For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I in-ove 19 myself a transgi-essor. For I through 3 the law died mito 3 the law, that I 20 might live unto God. I have been crucified with Chi'ist ; ^ yet I live ; and yet no longer I, but Chi'ist liveth in me : and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith wliich is in the Son of God, who loved me, and 21 gave himself up for me. I do not make void the grace of God ; for if 3-ighteousuess is through sthe law, then Christ died for nought. 3 fooUsh Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ 2 was openly set forth crucified? This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by i the works of the law, 3 or by the ^ hearing of faith ? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, C'are ye now perfected in the flesh? 4 Did ye suffer so many things in vain ? 5 if it be indeed in vain. He therefore that suppUeth to you the Spirit, and worketh 'miracles ^ among you, doeth he it by i the works of the law, or by the 6 'hearing of faith? Even as Abraham believed God, and it Vv'as reckoned unto 7 him for righteousness. ^Know there- fore that they which be of faith, the 8 same are sons of Abraham. And the scriptm-e, foreseeing that God lo would justify the ^Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying. In thee shall ail the nations be 9 blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with tlie faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of i the works of the law are unde; a ciu'se : for it is written, Cm-sed is every one which contmueth not in all things that are written in the 11 book of the law, to do them. Now that no man is justified I'^by the Liv/ in the sight of God, is evident : for, The right- 12 eous shall live by faith ; and the law is not of faith ; but. He that doeth them 13 shall live in them. Cluist redeemed us from the curse of the law, having be- come a cm\se for us : for it is written. Cursed is eveiy one that hangeth on a 14 tree : that ujion the GentOes might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus ; that we might receive the pro- mise of the Spirit through faith. 15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men : Though it be but a man's i'' cove- nant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth there- 16 to. Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his .seed. He saith not. And to seeds, as of many ; but as of one, 17 And to thy seed, which is Christ. Now this I say ; A i^ covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came fom* hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make 18 the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise • but God hath granted it to 19 Abraham by promise. What then is the law? It was added because of trans- gressions, till the seed should come to wliom the promise hath been made ; and it 7oas ordained through angels by 20 the hand of a mediator. Now a media- tor is not a mediator of one ; but God is 21 one. Is the law then against the pro- mises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have 22 been of the law. Howbeit the scripture hath shut up aU things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23 But before i ' faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, slmt up unto the faith which should afterwards be re- 24 vealed. So that the law hath been our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we 25 might .be justified by faith. But now that faith is come, we are no longer 26 under a tutor. For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized 28 into Christ did put on Christ. There can be neither Jew nor Gi-eek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female : for ye all are one •29iman in Christ Jesus. And if ye are Christ's, then ai'e ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise. 4 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservarit, though he is lord of 2 all; but is under guardians and stewards until the term appointed :->of the father. So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the i^ rudiments of the world: 5. 21. TO THK GALATIANS. 143 'Or, elements «Gr. former. TGr. spat out. lOr, of yours B Or, deal truly toithpou "Many ancient authori- ties read For Si- nai is a m'nin- tain in .irabia. 4 but when the fiihiesH of the time came, Godsentfortli liis 8oii,hornof awomau, Shorn under the law, that lie niif,'ht re- deem tlieni wliich were under tlie law, that we mifjht receive the adoption of 6 sons. And I)ecMUse ye are sons, God sent fortli tlie Siiirit of liis Son into our 7 hearts, ei-ying, A))ha, Father. So that tliou art )io longer a l)ondserva)it, but a son ; and if a son, then an lieir through God. 8 Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them which 9 by nature are no gods : but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known of God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly i rudiments, whereixnto ye desire to be in bondage 10 over again ? Ye observe days, and 1 1 months, and seasons, and years. I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labom' upon you in vain. 1'2 I beseech you, brethren, be as lam, for I am as ye arc. Ye did me no wrong: 13 but ye know that because of an in- fiimity of the flesh I preached the 14 gospel unto you the 2 first time: and that wliich was a temj^tation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor ^ rejected ; but ye received me as an angel of God, i5e?v)/ as Christ Jesus. Wliere then is that gratulatiun *of yourselves? fori bear you witness, that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes and 16 given them to me. So then am I become your enemy, because I ^tell you the 17 truth? They zealously seek you in no good way ; nay, they desire to shut you 18 out, that ye may seek them. But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when 19 1 am present with you. My little chil- dren, of whom I am again in travail •20 until Christ be formed in you, yea, I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I am per- plexed about you. •21 Tell me, ye that desu-e to be under the 22 law, do ye not hear the law ? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the 23freewoman. Howbeit the son by the handmaid is born after the flesh ; but thesowbythefreewomanjs born through 24 promise. Which things contain an alle- gory: for these women are two cove- nants ; one from moimt Suiai, bearmg children unto bondage, which is Hagar. 250 Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answeretb to the Jeru- salem that now is : for she is in bondage 26 with her children. But the Jerusalem that is above is free, wliich is our mo- 27 ther. For it is written, Eejoice, thou barren that bearest not ; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not : For more are the children of the d(^solat(! than of her which hath the liusbaiid. 28 Now ''■wi\ ))retliren, as Isaac was, are 29 children of promise. ]}ut as then he that was born after tlie flesh persecuted him thai ira.f born after the Spirit, even 30 so it is now. Howb(;it what saitli the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her son : for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the Slfreewoman. Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of 5 the freewoman. ^With freedom did Christ set us free : stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. 2 Behead, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will 3 profit you nothmg. Yea, I testify a- gain to every man that receiveth cu-- cumcision, that he is a debtor to do 4 the whole law. Ye are ^ severed from Clirist, ye who would be justified by the law ; ye are fallen away from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of rigliteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circum- cision availeth anything, nor uncircum- cision; but faith 10 working tlirough 7 love. Ye were running well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the 8 truth? This persuasion came not of 9 him that calleth you. A little leaven lOleaveneth the whole lump. I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that ye wiU be none otherwise minded : but he that troubleth you shall bear 11 his judgement, whosoever he be. But I. brethren, if I still preach circum- cision, why am I still persecuted ? then hath the stmiiblingblock of tb.e cross 12 been done away. I would that they which unsettle you would even "cut tliemselves off. 13 For ye, brethren, were called for freedom ; oidy use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through 14 love be servants one to another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this ; Thou shall love thy neigh- 15 hour as thyself. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. 16 But I say. Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the tilings IS that ye would. But if ye are led by the Siiirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, fornication, i;nclean- 20ness, lasciviousness, idolati-y, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wi-aths, f ac- 21 tions, divisions, 12 heresies, envyings, di'unkemiess, reveUings, and such like: of the which I i-^ forewarn you, even as I did i-^ forewarn you, that ' Many ancient authori- ties read V- " Or, Fur freedom oor. brought to nought. wor, wrought "Or, mutilate them- selves 12 Or, parties 13 Or, tell you plainly 144 TO THE GALATIANS. 5. 21. lOr. trol JGr. the other. iOiAoad ^ Some verj; ancient authori- ties omit at Ephe- sut. 2 Or, him: having in love ' fore- ! ordained I us 3 Or. where- laith he endued us 4 Or, where- withhea- hminded they which practise such things shall 22 not inherit tlie kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodiiess,faith- 23 fulness, meekness, i temperance: a- 24 gainst such there is no law. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. 25 If we Uve by the Spii'it, by the Spirit 26 let us also walk. Let us not be vain- glorious, provoking one another, envy- ing one another. 6 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye whicli are spiritual, restore such a one in a sj)irit of meek- ness ; looking to thyself, lest J.hou al;;o 2 be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Chi-ist. 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he de- 4ceiveth himself. But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of 2 his neighbour. 5 For each man shall bear his own 3 burden. 6 But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in 7 all good things. Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for wliatsoever a man Ssoweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the ',) Spirit reap .eternal life. And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith. 11 See with how large letters I *have written unto you with mine own hand. 12 As many as desu-e to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted 5 for the cross of Christ. 13 For not even they who '' receive circum- cision do themselves keep ' the law ; but they desire to have you cu-cumcised, 14 that they may gloiy in your flesh. But far be it from me to gloiy, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through 8 which the world hath been crucified 15 unto me, and I unto the world. For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new 9 creature. 16 And as many as shaU walk by this rule, peace he upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear branded on my )x»dy the marks of Jesus. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE EPHESIANS. 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the wiU of God, to the saints which are i at Ephesus, and the faithful ! 2 in Christ Jesus : Grace to you and peace | from God our Father and the Lord I Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed he the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the 4 heavenly -places m Christ: even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before 2 him in 5 love: having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good 6 pleasure of his wiU, to the praise of the glory of his grace, ^ which lie freely 7 bestowed on us in the Beloved: in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of om- tres- passes, according to the riches of his 8 grace, * which he made to abound to- ward us in all wisdom and jirudence, 9 having made known unto us the mys- tery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he pmijosed in him 10 unto a dispensation of the fuhiess of the 5 times, to sum up all thmgs in Christ, the things •'in the heavens, and the 11 things upon the earth; in him, I say, in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all 12 things after the counsel of his will ; to the end that we should be unto the praise of his g:loiy, we who 'had be- 13 fore hoped in Clu-ist: in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, — in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed 14 with the Holy Spirit of in-omise, which is an earnest of our inheritance, un- to the redemption of God's own possession, unto tlie praise of his gloiy. 15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is 8 among you, and 'J which ye shew 16 toward all the sauits, cease not to give thanks for you, making men- 17tion of you in my prayers; that the 3. 18. TO THE EPHESIANS. 145 1 Or, age 2 Gr. agn. 3Gr. thou^gJUji. ■1 Some ancient authori- ties read in Christ. (rod of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of lilorj, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and reveUitioii in the ISlmowledgo of him; having the eyes of your heart enhglitcnt^d, that ye may know what is the hope of his calliiif:;, what the riches of the glory of liis in- 19heritance in the saints, and what the exceeding greatness of his power to US-ward who heUeve, according to that working of the strength of liis might ■20 which lie wrought in Christ, when he raised hun from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the 21 heavenly 7)/ares, far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this 1 woiid, hut also in that which 22 is to come: and he put all thing§ in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the 23 chiu-eh, wliich is his body, the fulness of him that tilleth all in all. 2 And you did he quicken, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, 2 wherein aforetime ye walked according to the 2 course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the 3 sons of disobedience ; among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our fiesli, doing the desires of the flesh and of the 8 mind, and were by nature chil- 4dren of wrath, even as the rest: — but God, being rich in mercy, for his great 5 love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, quickened us together •* with Christ (by 6 grace have ye been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in 7 Christ Jesus : that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in 8 Christ Jesus: for by grace have yo been saved through faith ; and that not 9 of yourselves : it is the gift of God : not of works, that no man should glory. 10 For we are his woi-kmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them. 11 Wlierefore remember, that aforetime ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Cu'cumcision, in the flesh, made 12 by hands ; that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without 13 God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are 14 made nigh in the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of 15 partition, having abohshed in his flesh the enmity, even the law of command- ments contained in ordinances; that he might creattdn himself of the twain 16 one new man, .syi making peace; and might reconcile tliem both in one body unto God through the cross, having 17 slain the enmity there))y : and he came and ''preached peacelo you that were far off, and iieacc to them that were 18 nigh: for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Fa- 19 ther. So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow- citizens with the saints, and of the 20 household of God, being built upon the foundation of the ai^ostles and pro- phets, Christ Jesus himself being the 21 chief corner stone ; in whom ^ each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy ■? temple in the 22 Lord; in whom ye also are builded together sfor a habitation of God in the Spirit. 3 For this cause I Paul, the prisonei" of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gen tiles, — 2 if so be that ye have heard of the 9 dis- pensation of that grace of God which 3 was given me to yoii-ward ; how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words, 4 whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of .5 Christ ; which in other generations was not made knovm unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit ; 6 to init, that the Gentiles are fellow -heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fel- low-partakers of the promise in Christ 7 Jesus through the gospel, whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power. 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable 9 riches of Christ ; and to lOmake aU men see what is the 9 dispensation of the mysteiy which from all ages hath been 10 hid in God who created aU things ; to the intent that now unto the principali- ties and the ijowers in the heavenly •places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of 11 God, according to thei^eternalpm-pose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our 12 Lord : in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through i^oiu' faith 13 in him. Wlierefore I ask that ^^ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which 1-1 are your glory. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the I."? Father, from whom every i^fai^^Uy in 16 heaven and on earth is named, that he would gi-ant you, according to the riches of his gloiy, that ye may be strengthened with power through his 17 Spirit in the inward man ; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith ; to the end tliat ye, being rooted 18 and grounded in love, may be strong to liGr. etl good tidings o/peace. CGr. evertf OuMding. 'Or, sanc- tuary 8Gr. into. "Or. steward- ship 10 Some ancient authori- ties read bring to light what ig. UGr. pu/rpos^ tfthc ages. 12 Or, the faith of him 13 Or, / 11 Or, is 15 Gr. fa- ther- hood. 146 TO THE EPHESIANS. 3. 18. iGr. all the genera- tions of the age of the aget. 2 Some ancient authori- ties in- sert ;?r4;. 3 Or, dealing truly IGr, through everii joint of the sitp- ply. ■' Or, to moAe a trade of eOr, covetoiu- ness apprelieiul ^^•itll all the saints what is the breadth and length and height 19 and deptli, and to know the love of Christ which jiasseth knowledge,that y e may be tilled unto all the f uhiess of God. 20 Now unto him tliat is able to do ex- ceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that ■21 worketh in us, unto 1 dm be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto i all generations for ever and ever. Amen. 4 I therefore, the pi-isoncr in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the 2 calling wherewith ye were called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long- suffering, forl)earing one another in 3 love ; giving diligence to keep the unity 4 of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hoi^e of your call- 5 ing ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, Gone God and Father of all, wlio is over all, and through all, and in all. 7 But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the 8 gift of Chribt. Wherefore he saith. When lie ascended on high, he led captivity captive. And gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended ^into the lower 10 parts of the earth ? He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all 11 things.) And he gave some to he apo- stles ; and some, prophets ; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and 12 teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the 13 building up of the body of Christ: till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Sou of God, unto a fullgrownman, unto the measure of the statni-e of the fulness 14 of Christ : that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after 15 the wiles of error ; but s speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, v/hich is the head, even Chi-ist; 16 from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together ^ through that which every joint suppheth, according to the working in due measure of each se- veral part, maketli the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love. 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity 18 of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening 19 of their heart ; who being jiast feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, *to work (ill uncleanness with ^greedi- 20ness. But ye did not so learn Christ; 21 if so be that ye heard Lhn. and were taught in Lira, even as truth is in 22 Jesus : that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, which waxeth cornipt after the lusts 23 of deceit ; and that ye be renewed in 24 the spu-it of your mind, and ])ut on the now man, 'which after God hath been created in righ.teousness and holiness of truth. 2,") Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neigh- bour: for we are members one of another . 26 Be ye angiy, and sin not : let not the 27 sun go down upon your s wrath : neither 28 give place to the de^il. Let him that stole steal no more : but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof 29 to give to hun that hath need. Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for 9 edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace 30 to them that hear. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were 31 sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and railing, be ])ut away from 32 you, with aU mahce : and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave lOyon. 5 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as 2 beloved children ; and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave him- self up for 11 us, an offering and a sacri- fice to God for an odour of a sweet smell. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named 4 among you, as becometh saints ; nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitthig: but rather 5 giving of thanks. For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, which is an idolater, hath any in- lieritance in the kuigdom of Christ 6 and God. Let no man deceive you with empty words : for because of these things eometh the v.-rath of God upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with 8 them ; for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord : walk as 9 children of light (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness 10 and truthj, proving what is well-pleas- 11 ing unto the Lord; and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but )ather even i'^ reprove 12 them ; for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to 13 speak of. But all things when they are i^reproved are made mainfest by the light : for everything that is 14 made manifest is light. Wherefore he saith. Awake, thou that sleepe.st, and arise from the dead, and Christ .shall .shine upon thee. 6. 24. TO THE EPHESIANS. 147 iGr. buying u;t the oppor- tunity. 2 Or, in spirit 3 Or, fo 1/our- nvlves i Gr. the God and Father. s Or, so are the wives also 8Gr. laver. 'Or, Shalt 8 Or.land OGr. Bond- i servants. 10 Gr. 1.5 Look tliercforc carefully how yc walk, 10 not as unwise, but as wise ; i redeeming the time, because tlic days arc evil. 17 Wliereftn'e be ye not foolish, but under- 18 stand wliat the will of the Lord is. And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filkid '-^witli the Spirit; 19 speakuig •' one to another in psalms and hymns and .s]iiritual songs, sinking and making melody ivith your heart to the 20 Lord; giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to ^God, e^'en the Father; 21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Clmst. 22 Wives, he in subjection unto your own 23 husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, heiijg himself the saviour of the body. 24 But as the chixrcli is subject to Christ, ^so let the wives also he to their 25 husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up 26 for it ; that he might sancLify it, havuig cleansed it by the ^ washing of water 27 with the word, that he might in'esent the church to himself a glorious church , not having spot or viTinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy 28 and without l)lemish. Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth 29 his own wife loveth himself: for no man ever hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even 30 as Clu-ist also the church ; because we 31 are members of his body. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the tw"ain shall become one flesh. 32 This mysteiy is gi'eat : but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church. 33 Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself ; and let the wife see that she fear her liusband. 6 Children, obey your parents in the 2 Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother (which is the first 3 commandment with promise), that it may be well with thee, and thou 4'^mayest live long on the Seai-th. And, ye fathers, jirovoke not your children to wrath: bixt nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord. .'> 3 Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your 10 masters, with fear and trembhng, in singleness of your heart, as unto t'l Christ ; not in the way of eyeservice, as men pleasers; but as ^servants of Christ, doing the will of Crod from 7tlio iiheart; with good will doing service, as uuto the Lord, and not unto 8 men: knowing that wliatsoever good tiling each one doeth, the same tshall he receive again from the Lord, whether '.) lie he bond or free. And, ye ^masters, do the same things uuto them, and foi'bear threatening: knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with bun. 10 1'-^ Fin ally, ^-'be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole aiinour of God, that ye may be able to stand against 12 the wiles of the devil. For our wres- tling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principaUties, against the powers, against the world-rulera of this darkness, against the spiritual ho.sfs of wickedness in the heavenly 13j;?«ef.s'. Wherefore take up the whole armour of God, that ye mny be able to withstand in the evil day, and, 14 having done all, to stand. Stand there- fore, having girded your loins with truth, and having irat on the breast- 15 j)late of righteousness, and havmg shod yjur feet with the preparation of the 16 gospel of peace; withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of 17 the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the S}>irit, W'hich is the word of God: IS with aU prayer and supplication i)raying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all jierse- verance and supj>hcation for all the 19 saints, and on my behalf, that utter- ance may be given unto me i* in opening my mouth, to make known with bold- 20ness the mysteiy of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in i' chains ; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 21 But that ye also may know my affairs, ' how I do, Tychicus, the beloved bi'other and faithful minister in the Lord, shall 22 make known to you all things : whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that yo may know our state, I and that he may comfort your hearts. 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the [ 24 Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in uucorruptness. II Gr. soul. 12 Or. From ftence- forth 13 Gr. be mad« power- fvX. 11 Or. in opening my inoxiXh with bohlness, to inake known 15 Gr. a chain. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS. iGr. band- servants. 2 Or, overseers 3 Or, 2/e have me in your heart 4 Or, prove the things that differ 5Gr. fruit. e 6r. in the whole PrcEto- rivjm. 7Gr. trusting in ray bonds. 1 Paul and Timothy, i servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at PhUippi, with the 2 2 bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God upon all my remem- 4brance of you, always in every sup- plication of mine on behalf of you all making my supphcation with joy, 5 for youi" fellowship in furtherance of the gosjiel from the first day until 6 now ; being confident of this very thing, that he which began a good work in you wOl perfect it until the day of 7 Jesus Christ: even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because si have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confinnation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me 8 of grace. For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender 9mei-cies of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your love may aboimd yet more and more in knowledge and all 10 discernment ; so that ye may * approve the things that are excellent ; that ye may be sincere and void of offence lliinto the day of Christ; being filled with the s fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 12 Now I would have you know, bre- thren, that the things vrhich ha2H)ened unto me have fallen out rather unto 13 the progress of the gospel; so that my bonds became manifest in Christ "throughout the whole prffitorian 14 guard, and to all the rest; and that most of the brethren in the Lord, ''being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak 15 the word of God without fear. Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife ; and some also of good [ 16 will: the one do it of love, know- ing that I am set for the defence | 17 of the gospel: but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, think- ing to raise up affliction for me m my j 18 ])onds. What then ? only that in every j way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclahned ; and therein I ' 19 rejoice, yea, and wiU rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus j 20 Christ, according to my earnest ex- I pectation and hope, that in nothing t shall I be put to shame, but tJ^at with aU boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to 22 die is gain. ^'Bwi if to live in the flesh, — if this is the fruit of my work, then 9 what I shall choose i^i wot not. 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: 24 yet to abide in the flesh is more needful 25 for your sake. And having this confi- dence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your pro- 26 gress and joy n in the faith ; that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you 27 again. Only 12 let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving I'^for the faith of the 28 gospel; and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries : which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your 29 salvation, and that from God ; because to you it hath been granted in the be- half of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf: 30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. 2 If there is therefore any comfort in Christ, if ajiy consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender 2 mercies and compassions, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, 1^ of 3 one mind ; doing nothing through fac- tion or through vainglory, but in low- liness of mind each counting other 4 better than himself ; not looking each of you to his own things, but each of 5 you also to the things of others. Have this mind in you, which was also in 6 Christ Jesus : who, i^ being in the form of God, counted it not i^ a prize to be 7 on an equality with God, but emptied himself, taking the form ofa^' servant, i'' being made in the likeness of men; 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the 9 cross. Wherefore also Godhighly exalt- ed him, and gave unto him the name 10 which is above every name ; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and tJtinr/.s on earth 11 and '^'^ things under the earth, and that 4. 4. TO THE PHILIPPIANS. 149 1 Some ancient authori- tiee oniit as. 2Gr. lumi- Tiaries. 3Gr. poured out as a drirtfc- offering. i Gr. ge- nuinely. 5Gr. apostJe. 6 Many ancient authori- ties read to see you aZl. 7 Many ancient authori- ties read the Lord. 8 Or, farewell "Or, scemeth evei'y tongue should confess tliat Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not i as in luy presence only, but now much iU(jre in my ab- sence, work out your own salvation 13 with fear and trembhug ; for it is God which worketh in you both to will and 14 to work, for his good pleasure. Do aU things without murmurings and dis- 15 putings ; that ye may be blameless and harmless, chibh-en of God without ble- mish in the midst of a crooked audx^r- verse generation, among whom ye are 16 seen as ^lights in the world, holiling forth the word of life ; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labour 17 in vain. Yea, and if I am ^ offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I 18 joy, and rejoice with you all : and in the same manner do ye also joy, and re- joice with me. 19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know 20 your state. For I have no man hke- minded, who will cai-e ■'truly for your 21 state. For they aU seek their own, not 22 the things of Jesus Christ. But ye know the proof of him, that, as a chUd serve th a father, so he served with me in 23 furtherance of the gospel. Him there- fore I hoiie to send forthwith, so soon as 24 1 shall see how it will go with me : bul I trust in the Lord that I myself also 2.5 shall come shortly. But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fel- low-soldier, and your ^ messenger and 26 minister to my need ; since he longed 6 after you aU, and was sore troubled, because ye had heard that he was sick : 27 for indeed he was sick nigh unto death : but God had mercy on him ; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might 28 not have sorrow upon sorrow. I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him again, ye may re- joice, and that I may be the less sor- 29 rowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy; and hold such in 30 honour: because for the work of ^Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supjily that which was lacking in your service toward me. 3 Finally, my brethren, * rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you 2 it is safe. Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the conci- 3 sion : for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and gloiy in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence 4 in the flesh: though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh : if any other man s thinketh to have confi- 5 deuce in the flesh, I yet more : cu'cum- cised the eighth day, of tlio stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a He- brew of Hebrews ; as touching the law, 6 a I'harisee; as touching zeal, i>er.secu- ting the chui'ch ; as touc;hing the right- eousness which is in the law, found 7 blameless. Howbeit what things were lOgain to me, these have I counted loss 8 for Chi'ist. Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of j the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but i' dung, 9 that I may gain Christ, and be found in him, 12 not havuig a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of 10 God I'^by faith : that I may know hun, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becom- 11 ing confonued unto his death ; if by any means I may attain unto the resurrec- 12 tion from the dead. Not that I have al- ready obtained, or am already made per- fect : but I press on, if so be that I may 1^ apprehend that for which also I was 13 apprehended by Christ Jesus. Bre- thren, I count not myself i^yet to have apprehended: but one thing / do, for- getting the things which are behind, and stretching foi"ward to the things which 14 are before, I press on toward the goal unto the itrize of the i^high caUing of 15 God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus mmded : and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, even this shall God reveal unto 16 you : only, whereuuto we have already attained, by that same rule let us walk. 17 Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them which so walk even 18 as ye have us for an ensample. For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now teU you even weeping, that thefi are the enemies of the cross of 19 Christ : whose end is perdition, whose god is the beUy, and wliose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. 20 For our i"? citizenship is in heaven ; from whence also we wait for a Sa^dom-, the 21 Lord Jesus Christ : who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may he confoiTued to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is ablfe even to subject all things unto hunself. 4 Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved. 2 I exhort Euodia, and I exliort Synty- che, to be of the same mind in the 3 Lord. Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fel- low-workers, whose names are in the book of life. 4 isjtejoice in the Lord alway: again 10 Gr. gains. 11 Or, re/use 12 Or. not havinffaa myrijht- t; tas-riess that which is of the law IT Gr. upon. n Or, ap- prehend, seeing that also I teas ap2>re~ hendcd 15 Many ancient authori- ties omit yet. 16 Or, upward nOr. comynoyi- wealth 18 Or, Farewetl 150 TO THE PHILIPPIANS. 4. 4. 1 Or, Farewell 2 Or, gen- tleneit 3 Gr. re- verend. 4 Or, ffracious 6Gr. take ac- count of. rejoiced. 1 0r, see- ing that 1 Gr. t'le brother, 2 Or, to those t?iat are at Colossm, holy and faithful brethren in Christ 3 Many ancient authori- ties read your. *0r, unto all pleasing, in every good work, bearing fruit and increas- ing ic 5 1 will say, ^ Rejoice. Let your '-* forbear- ance be known unto all men. The Lord 6 is at hand. In nothing be anxious ; luit \ in everything by prayer and supiilica- tion wi th thanksgiving let your requests ; 7 bo made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passoth aU under- : standing, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesu.s. j 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things i are true, whatsoever things are ^^ho- | nourable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are *of good report ; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, 5 think on 9 these things. The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw j in me, these things do : and the God j of peace shall be with you. 10 But I fi rejoice m the Lord gi-eatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me ; ' wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportuni- 11 ty. Not that I sjjeak ui respect of want : j for I have learned, in whatsoever state 121 am, thereui to be content. I know ; how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be lilled and to bo hungry, both to 13 abound and to be hi want. I can do aU things in bun that strengtheneth me. 14 Howbeit ye did well, tliat ye had f ellow- 15 ship with my affliction. And ye yom-- selves also know, ye PliiUppiaus, that in the beginning of tlie gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no cluirch had fellowship with me in the matter of 16 gi^ing and receiving, but ye oidy ; for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and 17 again unto my need. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that 18 mcreaseth to your accoitut. But I have aU tilings, and abound: I am filled^ having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, 19 well-pleasing to God. And my God shall fulfil every need of yours accordmg to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. •20 Now unto our God and Father be the gloiy 8 for ever and ever. Amen. '21 Salute every saint in Clu'ist Jesus. The brethren which are with me salute 2'2you. All the saints salute you, espe- cially they that are of C;esar's house- hold. 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be vnth your spirit. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS. 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the wiU of God, and Timothy 2 1 our brother, ^to the saints and faithful brethi-eu ui Christ rvkich are at Colos- si : Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Chiist, j)rayiiig always 4 for you, having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love wliich ye 5 have toward all the saints, because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the 6 word of the truth of tlie gospel, which is j come unto you ; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in 7 tinith ; even as ye learned of Epaplu-as our beloved feUow-servant, who is a f aitliful minister of Christ on 8 our be- 8 half, who also declared unto us your love ill the Spirit. 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be fiUed with the knowledge of his wiU in aU spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 to walk worthily of the Lord ^luito all pleasing, bearing fruit in e\eiy good work, and increasing ^iw tlie know- 11 ledge of God; •'strengthened ^with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto aU patience and longsuffer- 12 ing with joy; giving thanks unto the Fa- ther, who made ^'us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light ; 13 who deUvered us out of the jjower of darkness, and translated us into the 14 kingdom of the Son of his love ; in whom we have our redemption, the forgive- 15 ness of our sins : who is the image of the invisible God, the fii'stborn of aU 16 creation; for in hhn were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisi- ble, whether thrones or dominions or princiijalities or powers ; all things have been created through him, and 17 unto him; and he is before all things, 18 and in him aU thmgs ^consist. Aid he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; lothat in all things he might have the pre- 19 eminence. "For it was the good pleasure of the Father that* in him 20 should all the fuhiess dwell; and 3. 10. TO THE COLOSSIANS. ir.i lOr, tutu htm 2 0r, /I'l-i 3 Some ancient authori- ties read yc have been re- concileti. *0r, itezvariir ship «Gr. /rom tJie ages atnl from the genera- tiaiis. 6 0r, iu power 7 Or, fulfieis SThe ancient autiiori- ties vary much in the text of this passage. oOr, Jy 10 Some ancient authori- ties in- sert in it. 11 Or, See whether 12 Or. elements tlirdugli him to reconcile all tliiiigH luulu -hiiuself, having made peace through tlie hlood of his ci'oss ; through him, J sail, whether things upon the 21 earth, or things in the heavens. And you, being in time past aUenated and enemies in your mind in your evil works. '2'2 yet now •'hatli he recDiieiled in tliehoil}' of his Hesh througli death, to present you holy and withiiut blemish and unre- 23i)roveable before him: if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and sted- fast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven ; whereof I Paul was made a minister. 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part tiiat whicli is lacking of the afflictions of Clirist in my flesh for his body's sake, which is 25 the church ; whereof I was made a minister, according to tlie * dispensa- tion of God which was given me to you- 26 wai'd, to fulfil the word of God, even the mystery which hath been hid sfrom aU ages and generations : but now hath it 27 been manifested to his saints, to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glorj' of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in 28 you, the hope of gloiy: whom we pro- claim, admonishing every man and tea(;liing every man hi aU wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in 29 Ckrist ; whereunto I labour also, striv- ing according to his working, which worketh in me ''mightily. 2 For I would have you know how great- ly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not 2 seen my face in the flesh ; that their hearts may be comforted, they lieing knit together in love, and unto all riches of the '^full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, i^even Christ, ui whom are all the trea- sures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. ■i This I say, that no one may delude you 5 with persuasiveness of speech. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you ill the sijirit, joying and be- holding your order, and the stedfast- ness of your faith in Christ. 6 As therefore ye received Christ Jesus 7 the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and buildcd up in him, and stablished ''in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding ^oin thanksgiving. 8 iiTake heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the 12 rudiments 9 of the world, and not after Christ : for in him dwelleth aU the fuhiess of the 10 Godhead bodOy, and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principahty 11 and power : in whom ye w ere also cir- cumcised with a ch'cumcision not made with hiuids, ill tlie putting off of the body of tiie flesh, in tin; circumcision of 12 Clirist; liaving been buried witli him in baptism, whereui ye were also raised with him tlirough faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 1:5 And you, lieing dead through your tros- jiasses and the uncircumcision of youi" flesh, you, /.s«//, did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our It trespasses ; having l)lotted out i^-the bond written in ordinances that was ngauist us, which was contrary to u-s: and he hath taken it out of the 1.5 way, nailing it to the cross; i^iaving put oft' from himself the pruicipalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Itj Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in di'ink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath 17 day : which are a shadow of the things 18 to come; but the body is Christ's. Let no man rob you of your prize i''by a volmitary humility and worshipping of the angels, i'' dwelling in the things which lie hath i^seen, vainly puffed up 19 by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God. 20 If ye died with Christ from the 1- rudiments of the world, why, as though li^'ing in the world, do ye tubject 21 yourselves to ordinances. Handle not, 22 nor taste, nor touch (aU which things are to perish with the using), after the 23 precepts and doctruies of men ? Ar\1iicli things have indeed a show of wisdom in vviU-worshii), and humility, and severity to the body; hut are not of any i^ value against the indulgence of the flesh. 3 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Clu'ist is, seated 011 the right 2 hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things 3 that are upon the earth. For ye died, and your life is hid v.'ith Christ in God. 1 ^^Tien Christ, )rho is "oiu- life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. 5 -0 Mortify therefore yom" members which are upon the earth ; fornication, undeanness, passion, evil desire, and (j covetousness, the which is idolatry ; for which thuigs' sake cometh the wrath of God '^iiipon the sons of disobedience ; 7 '•^'■^ in the whicli ye also walked afore- time, when ye lived m these things. 8 But now put ye also away aU these; anger, wrath, malice, railing, shame- 9ful speaking out of your mouth: lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his 10 doings, and have put on the new 13 Or, the bond that wa.i against us by i(j ordi- nances 11 Or, hapirvr 2>ut off from himself tiis body, ha made a shoivof the prin- cipalities ic. 15 Or, uf his oivn mere will, by humilitt/ ic. 16 Or, taking his stand tipon 1' Many authori- ties, some anciei.t, infert not. 13 Or, honour w Many ancient authori- ties read your. 20 Gr. Make dead. 21 Some ancient authori- ties omit upon the sons of disobe- dience. See EplL V. 6. 22 Or, amo7t!7f't vihuyn 152 TO THE COLOSSIANS. 3. 10. 1 Many ancient authori- ties read Christ. 2 Gr. ar- bitrate. ■' Some ancient authori- ties read the Lord: others, Ood. 4 Or, your- selves SGr. Bond- servant f:. iGr. lords. 'Gr. from, the soul. 8Gr. receive again the vyrong. 3Gr. equality. man, which is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that 11 created him: where there cannot be Greek and Jew, cu'cumeision and uncir- cumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond- man, freeman: but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long- 13 suffering ; forbearmg one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as ^the 14 Lord forgave you, so also do ye : and above all these fhmgs put on love, which 15 is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of Christ 2 rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one 16 body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of 3 Christ dwell in you richly in all wis- dom; teaching and admonishing *one another with ijsahus and hymns atid spiritual songs, singing with grace in 17 your hearts unto God. And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do aU in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. 18 Wives, be in subjection to yoiu- hus- 19 bands, as is fitting in the Lord. Hus- bands, love yoiu' wives, and be not bit- 20 ter against them. ChUdi-en, obey your parents in aU things, for this is weU- 21 pleasing in the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your chUdi'en, that they be not 22 discouraged, ^gei-vants, obey in all things them that are youi- "masters ac- cording to the flesh ; not with eyeser- vice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness 23 of heart, f earmg the Lord : wliatsoever ye do, work 'heartily, as unto the Lord, 24 and not unto men ; knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recom- pense of the inheritance : ye sei-ve the 25 Lord Christ. For he that doeth wi-ong shall 8 receive again for the wrong that he hath done : and there is no respect of 4 persons. 6 Masters, render unto your 5 servants that which is just and ^equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 2 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watch- 3 ing therein with thanksgiving ; withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystei-y of Christ, for which I am 4 also in bonds ; that I may make it mani- 5 fest, as I ought to sjjeak. Walk in wis- dom toward them that are without, 6 10 redeeming the time . Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one. 7 AH my affairs shall Tychicus make know^n unto you, the beloved brother and faithful mmister andf eUow-servant 8 in the Lord : whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our estate, and that he may com- 9 fort your hearts ; together with Onesi- mus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things that are done here. 10 Axistarchus my fellow-prisoner salu- teth you, and Mark, the cousin of Bar- nabas (touching whom ye received conunandments ; if he come unto you, 11 receive him), and Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, men that have 12 been a comfort unto me. Epaphras, who is one of you, a ii servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the wiU 13 of God. For I bear him witness, that he hath much labour for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in 14Hierapohs. Luke, the beloved physi- IScian, and Demas salute you. Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and J^Nymphas, and the church that is in IB^stheir house. And when i^this epi- stle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans ; and that ye also read 17 the epistle from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, Take heed to the minis- try which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 18 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. 1 P.\UL, and SUvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ : Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in oui- 3 prayers ; remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father ; 4 knowing, brethren beloved of God, 5yom- election, ihow that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the ^ Holy Ghost, and in much 8 assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we I. THESSALONIANS. 153 lOr, Holy Hpirit 2 Or, claiyned honour S Most of the ancient autliori- ties reaii balKS. iSonie ancient authori- ties read called, 5 Gr. tlic word of hearing. shewed ourselves toward yuu for your 6 sake. And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, haviiif^ received tlie word in much idiiictioii, with joy of tlie 7 ' Holy CxJiost ; so tltat ye became an en- sample to all that believe in Macedonia Hand in Achaia. For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth ; so that we need not to speak 9 anything. For they themselves report concerning us what maimer of entering Ln we had unto you ; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living 10 and true God, and to wait for his Sou from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivereth us fi-om the wrath to come. 2 Foryourselves,bretlu-en, know our en- tering in luito you, that it hath not been '2 found vain : but having suffered before, and been shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Phihppi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God 3 in much conflict. For our exliortatiou /*■ not of error, nor of uncleamiess, nor 4 in guile : but even as we have been ap- proved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God which proveth oiu- hearts. 5 For neither at any time were we f omul using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness, God is wit- 6 ness ; nor seeking glory of men, neither from you, nor from others, when we might have '^been bm-deusome, as apo- 7 sties of Christ. But we were ^ gentle ill the nudst of you, as when a nurse 8 cherisheth her own children : even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also oui' own souls, because ye were become very 9 dear to us. For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail : working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gos- 10 pel of God. Ye are witnesses, ami God also, hov.' holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves to- ll v/ard you that believe : as ye know how we dealt icith each one of you, as a father with his own children, ex- horting you, and encouraging you, 12 and testifying, to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who ^caUeth you into Lis own kingdom and glory. 13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us 5 the word of the message, even the uord of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh 14 in you that believe. For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaa in Christ Jesus: for ve also suffered the same things of your own counti-ymen, even 15 as they did of the Jews ; who both killeil the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drave out us, and please not God, IG and are contrary to all men ; forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins al- way : but the wrath is come upon them to the utterm<jst. 17 But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for " a short season, in presence, not in lieart, endeavoured the more exceed- ingly to see your face with great de- 18 sire : because we would faui have come unto you, I Paul once and again ; and 19 Satan hindered us. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying ? Are not even ye, before oui' Lord Jesus at 20 his ■? coming ? For ye are our glory and our joy. 3 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left 2 behiml at Athens alone ; and sent Ti- mothy , our brother and** God's minister in the gospel of Chi-ist, to estabhsh you, and to comfort i/oii, concerning your o faith ; that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yom'selves know that 4 heremito we are appointed. For verily, when we were with you, we told you '■* beforehand that we are to suffer aftiic- tion ; even as it came to pass, and ye 5 know. For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, 6 and our labour should be in vaui. But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, long- ing to see us, even as we also to see 7 you; for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress 8 and affliction through your faith : for now we live, if ye stand fast in the 9 Lord. For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for yoiu" 10 sakes before our God ; night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith ? 11 Now may our God and Father him- self, and GUI' Lortl Jesus, direct cur 12 way unto you : and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, 13 even as we also do toward you ; to the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father, at the 7 coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. lo 4 FinaUy then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, — that ye abound 2 more and more. For ye knov>' what oGr.a season of an hour. 7Gr. Xjresence. 8 Some ancient authori- ties i'ead fcllotC' worker ivith God. 9 Or, plaint 1/ 10 Many ancieut authori- ties add A nen. 154 I. THESSALONIANS. 4. 2. iGr. charges. 2 Or. over- reach 3 Or, told you plainly iGr. he ambi- tious. 6Gr. through. Or, will Qod through Jesus !Gr. presence. 'Or. exhort 1 charge we gave you through the Lord 3 Jesus. For this is the will of God, even your saiictiiieatiou, that ye ab- 4 stain from fornication ; that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and 5 honour', not in the passion of lust, 5 even as the Gentiles which know not 6 God; that no man ^ transgress, and J 6 wrong his brother in the matter : be- cause the Lord is an avenger in all 7 these things, as also we ^ forewarned 7 you and testified. For God called us not for uucleaimess, but in sanctifi- 8 8 cation. Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you. 9 9 But concerning love of the brethi-en ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yoiu-selves are taught of 10 10 God to love one another; for indeed ye do it toward all the bretlireu wliich 11 are m all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more 11 and more ; and that ye *' study to be 12 quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as 12 we charged you; that ye may walk li! honestly toward them that are with- out, and may liave need of nothing. 13 But we would not have you ignorant, 14 bretlu'en, concerning them that fall asleep ; that ye sorrow not, even as 14 the rest, wliich have no hope. For if 15 we beUeve that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep ^in Jesus will God bring 16 15 with him. For this we say unto you | 17 by the word of the Lord, that we that 18 are alive, that are left unto the 6 com- j^g ing of the Lord, shall in no wise pre- 20 16 cede them that are fallen asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from ! 22 heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump 23 of God : and the dead in Christ shall 17 rise first : then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the 24 Lord in the air : and so shall we ever 18 be with the Lord. Wherefore 1 comfort one another with these words. 25 5 But concerning the times and the 26 seasons, brethren, ye have no need | 27 2 that aught be written unto you. For yoiu-selves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a 28 3 thief in the night. When they are saying. Peace and safety, then sud- den destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with chUd ; and they shall in no wise escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you 8 as a thief : for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day : we are not of the night, nor of darkness ; so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep m the night ; and they that be di'mikeu are drunken in the night. But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love ; and for a helmet, the ho^je of salvation. For God appointed us not unto wrath, but mito the obtain- ing of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we 9 wake or sleep, we should live to- gether with him. Wherefore lOexliort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do. But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and ad- monish you ; and to esteem them ex- ceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yoiu'selves. And we exhort you, brethren, ad- monish the disorderly, encoui-age the famthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward aU. See that none render unto any one evil for evil ; but alway foUow after that which is good, one toward another, and towardall. Re- joice alway; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks : for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you- ward. Quench not the Spirit; despise not prophesyings ; " prove aU things; hold fast that which is good; abstain from every I'-^fomi of evil. And the God of peace himself sanc- tify you wholly ; and may yom- spirit and soul and body be preserved en- tire, without blame at the ^ coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. FaithfiU is he that caUeth you, who will also do it. Brethren, pray for us^^. Salute all the brethren with a holy Idss. I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the i-' bre- thren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Chiist be with you. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. iGr. good pleasure of good- ness. 2 Gr. in behalf of. 3Gr. preserwx. i Mauy ancient authori- ties read lawless- ness. 5 Gr. an object of worship. 6 Or. sanc- tuary 1 Paul, and Silviuius, ami Timothy, unto the churcli of the Thessalouians hi Goil our Father and the Lord Jesus 2 Christ ; Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to give thanks to God alway for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth ex- ceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another abouudeth ; 4 so that we ourselves glory in you iu the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your ijersecutions and iu 5 the afflictions which ye eudure ; which is a manifest token of the righteous judgenient of God ; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom 6 of God, for which ye also suffer : if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them 7 that afflict you, and to you that are af- flicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the 8 angels of his power in flaming fire, rendering vengeance to them that know not God, aud to them that obey not the 9 gospel of our Lord Jesus: who shall suffer punishment, even eternal de- struction from the face of the Lord and 10 from the glory of his might, when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto 11 you was believed) in that day. To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every idesh-e of goodness and every work of faith, with 12 power; that the name of om- Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye iu him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Now v/e beseech you, brethreu,^ touch- ing the ^coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together luito him ; 2 to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day 3 of the Lord is now present ; let no man beguile you iu any wise: for it ivill not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of * sin be revealed, 4 the son of perdition, he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or ^tliat is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the c temple of God, setting himself forth as God. 5Kemember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you tliosc things? () And now ye know that which restram- eth, to the end that he may be re- 7 vealed in his own season. For the mystery of lawlessness doth akeady work: Tonlj theie is one that restrain- eth now, until he be taken out of the 8 way. And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord 8 Jesus shall 9slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the mani- 9festatiou of his ^commg; even he, whose 3 coming is according to the working of Satan with all ^Ojiower 10 aud signs and lying wonders, and with all deceit of imrighteousness for them that are perishmg; because they re- ceived not the love of the truth, that 11 they might be saved. And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie : 12 that they all might be judged who beheved not the truth, but had plea- sure in mu-ighteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks to God alway for you, brethren be- loved of the Lord, for that God chose you 11 from the beginning unto salva- tion in sanctification of the Spirit and Mi^behef of the tmth: whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the gloi-y of our Lord Jesus 15 Christ. So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye wei'e taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours. 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father which loved us and gave us eternal comfort aud good 17 hope through grace,comfort your hearts and stabhsh them m every good work and word. 3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run aud be glorified, even as also it is with you ; 2 and that we may be delivered from un- reasonable and evil men ; for all have 3 not i3faith. But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and guard you 4 from I'ithe evil one. Aud we have con- fidence in the Lord touchmg you, that ye both do and will do the 5 things which we command. And the Lord dh-ect your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Cln-ist. 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye witluh-aw yourselves from every brother that walketh 7 Or, only until ho thitt now ri-'strain- cth be taken &<: 8 Some aniicnt authori- ties omit J>- sus. oSome ancient authori- ties read consume. 10 Gr. 2>ower and sigjis andwon- ders of false- hood. 11 Many ancient authori- ties read as first- fruits. 12 Or, faith 13 Or, the faith liOr. evil 166 II. THESSALONIANS. 3. 6. 1 Some ancient authori- ties read lOr, steward- ship 2Gr. missed the mark. = 0r, smiters 4Gr. heaZth- fvl. 5 Or. teoKhing 6 Some ancient authori- ties re.id enatfleth. disorderly, and not after the tradition 7 which 1 they received of us. For your- selves know how ye ought to imitate us : for we behaved not ourselves dis- 8 orderly among you; neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labom* and travail, work- ing night and day, that we might not 9 burden any of you: not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that 10 ye should imitate us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let llhun eat. For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work 12 not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their 13 own bread. But ye, brethren, be not 14 weaiy in well-doing. Ajid if any man obeyeth not om- word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no com- pany with him, to the end that he 1.5 may be ashamed. And i/et count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at aU times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in 18 every epistle: so I write. The gi'ace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY. 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus ac- corduig to the commandment of God our Sa\-iour, and Christ Jesus our hope ; '2 mito Timothy, my tnae child in faith : Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our I^ord. 3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephe- sus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men 4 not to teach a different doctrine, neither to give heed to fables and endless genea- logies, the which minister questionuigs, rather than a i dispensation of God 5 which is in faith • so do F now. But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and 6 faith unfeigned : from which things [ some having 2 swerved have turned ; 7 aside unto vain talking ; deshlng to be | teachers of the law, though they under- 1 stand neither what they say, nor where- ! 8 of they confidently afiii-m. But we know ' that the law is good, if a man use it 9 LiwfuUy, as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and uniuly, for the un- godly and sinners, for the unholy and j)rofaiie, for •'*mui'derers of fathers and | s murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 for fornicators, for abusers of them- selves with men, for men-stenlers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the Unsound 'doctrine; according to the gospel of the gloiy of the blessed God, which Yv'as conmiitted to my trust. 12 I thank him that "enabled me, fvcn Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he [ counted me faithful, appointing me 1.3 to Ids service; though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtauied mercy. because I did it ignorantly in unbelief ; Hand the gi-ace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which 15 is in Christ Jesus. Faithful is the say- ing, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came mto the world to 16 save sinners ; of whom I am chief : how- beit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ shew forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them which should here- after beUeve on him unto eternal life. 17 Now uuto the King '' eternal, mcoiTupti- ble, invisible, the only God, he honour and gloiy f for ever and ever. Amen. 18 This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which ^ went before on thee, that by them thou may est war the good 19 warfare; holding faith and a good conscience ; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concern- '20 mg the faith: of whom is Hymenreus and Alexander ; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme. 2 I exhort therefore, first of all, i^that supplications, prayers, intercessions, tiianksgivings, be undo for all men; 2 for kuigs and all that are in high place ; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity. .') This is good and acceptable in the ■4 sight of God our Saviour; who will- eth that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself Oman, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to Ihe home in its own times; wiiei'e- unto I was appointed a n preacher 5. 9. I. TIMOTHY. 157 lOr, douhtiug 2 Or. her child- bearing 3 Some connect the words Faithful istho say- ing with the pre- ceding para- graph. 4 Or, overseer 5 Or, not qxtarrel- S07ne over mne 8Gr. Judge- ment. ■'Or, how thou ought est to behave thgsi-!/ 'Or, stay 'The word Ood, in place of He who, rest* on no suflfi- cient ancient evidence. Some ancient authori- ties read which. anil an apostle (I speak the trutli, I lie not), a teachei" of the Gentiles in faitli and truth. 8 I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, 9without wrath and idisputing. In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamcfastness and sohriety ; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment ; 10 but (which becometh women jirofessing 11 godliness) through good works. Let a woman learn in quietness with all sub- 12jection. But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man , l.Sbut to be in quietness. For Adam was 14 first formed, then Eve ; and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression : 15 but she shall be saved through '-the childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctiflcation with so- briety. 3 8 Faithful is the sayiiig, If a man seek- eth the ofBce of a ^bishop, he desireth 2a good work. The ^bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temjierate, soberminded, orderly, given to hosiiitality, apt to 3 teach; ^iio brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of 4 money; one that rtileth well his own house, having // in children in subjection 5 with aU gravity ; (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall 6 he take care of the church of God?) not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the ''condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without ; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8 Deacons in like manner mu.st he gi'ave, not doubletongued, not given to much 9 wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ; holding the mysteiy of the faith in a i)ure cou- 10 science. And let these also first be proved; then lei them serve as deacons, 11 if they be blameless. Women in like manner must he grave, not slanderers, 12 temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses 13 well. For they that have served well as deacons gaui to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Clmst Jesus. 14 These things write I uuto thee, hoping 15 to come unto thee shortly; but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know '' how men ought to behave themselves in the houae of God, which is the church of the hving God, the pillar and Aground of 16 the truth. And without controversy great is the mysteiy of godUness; oHe who was manifested in the flesh, jus- tified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached among the nations, be- lieved on in the world, received up in glory. 4 But the Spirit saith e.\pres.sly, that in later times some .shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing .si)irits '2 and doctrmes of lodevils, thi'ough the hvpocri.sy of men that .sjjeak lies, 11 branded in their own conscience as 3 with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, andcoiiiiiiandimi to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with th mksgiving by them that believe and 4 know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothhig is to be reject- ed, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5 for it is sanctified thi'ough the word of God and jirayer. If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou slialt be a good minis- ter of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doc- trine which thou hast followed until 7 now : but refuse iirofane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto god- 8 Uness : for bodily exercise is jn'ofitable i2for a little ; but godliness is profitable for all thmgs, having promise of the Ufe which now is, and of that which 9 is to come. Faithful is the saying, and 10 worthy of aU acceptation. For to this end we labour and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, si)eciaUy 11 of them that believe. These things 12 command and teach. Let no man despise thy youth ; biit be thou an en- simple to them that beheve, in word, in maimer of life, in love, in faith, in 13 purity. TiU I come, give heed to leading, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laymg on of the hands of the presby- 15tery. Be diligent in these things ; give thyself wholly to them; th:!t thy pro- 16 gi-ess may be manifest unto all. Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things ; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee. 5 Eebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father ; the younger men as bre- 2 thren : the elder women as mothers : the younger as sisters, ui all purity. 3 Honour Tiidows that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow hath chOdren or grand- children, let them learn first to shew piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents : for this is ac- 5 ceptable in the sight of God. Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continu- eth in supplications and jirayers night 6 and day. But she that giveth herself to jileasure is dead while she Uveth. 7 These things also command, that they 8 may be without reproach. But if any provideth not for his own, and speci- ally his own household, he hath de- nied the faith, and is worse than an 9 imbeliever. Let none be enrolled as loGr. demons. "Or, Mareit 12 Or, /or litae 158 I. TIMOTHY. 5. 9. lOr, women 2 Or, pre- ference 3Gr. the works that are good are evident, 4Gr. hond- servanu. 6 Or, lay hold of 6Gr. health- ful. a widow under tlu-eescore years old, lOhaving been the wife of one man, well reported of for good works ; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitahty to strangers, if she hath washed the samts' feet, if she hath re- lieved the afflicted, if she hath dili- il gently followed every good work. But younger widows refuse : for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they 12 desire to marry ; having condemnation, because they have rejected their fii-st 13 faith. And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house ; and not only ifUe, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they 14 ought not. I desire therefore that the joxmger ^7vidoivs marry, bear children, rule the household, give none occasion 15 to the adversary for reviling: for al- ready some are turned aside after Satan . 16 If any woman that believeth hath wi- dows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened ; that it may re- lieve them that are widows indeed. 17 Let the elders that rule well be coimted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and in 18 teachmg. For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he tread- eth out the com. And, The labourer is 19 worthy of his hire. Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the 20 mouth of two or three witnesses. Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that 21 the rest also may be in fear. I charge thee in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without ^j^i-e- 22 judice, doing nothing by partiaUty . Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins : keep thy- 23 self pure. Be no longer a diiuker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often in- 24fii-mities. Some men's sins are evi- dent, going before unto judgement; and 25 some men also they follow after. In like manner also 3 there are good works that are evident ; and such as are other- wise cannot be hid. Let as many as are ^seiwants under the yoke count their own masters wor- thy of all honour, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed. 2 And they that have beheving masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren ; but let them serve them the rather, because they that ^joartake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort. 3 If any man teacheth a different doc- trine, and consenteth not to ^ sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Chi-ist, and to the doctrine which is 4 according to godliness ; he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but 'dotmg about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, raihngs, 5 evil surmisings, wrangUngs of men cor- mpted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of 6 gain. But godliness with contentment 7 is great gain : for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we cany 8 anything out; but having food and cover- ing 8 we shall be therewith content. 9 But they that desu-e to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many f oohsh and hurtful lusts, such as di-own 10 men in destruction and jjerdition. For the love of money is a root of all 9 kinds of evil : which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things ; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meek- 12 ness. Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the Ufe eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many 13 witnesses. I charge thee in the sight of God, who lOquickeneth all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession ; 14 that thou keep the commandment, with- out .spot, without reproach, imtU the appearmg of om- Lord Jesus Christ: 15 which in "its own times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of i%ings, and Lord of i^^lords ; 16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable ; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and i)ower eternal. Amen. 17 Charge them that are rich in this present i* world, that they be not high- minded, nor have their hope set on the micertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to dis- 19 tribute, 15 willing to communicate ; lay- ing up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the hfe which is life indeed. 20 O Timothy, guard is that which is com- mitted unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so 21 called ; which some professing have 17 erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you. \ THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY. iGr. through. I- Or.. joy in being remind^ ed 3Gr. stir into flame. *Gr. sobering. 6Gr. herald. 6 Or that which he hath commit' ted unto me Gr. mg deposit, rOr. health- ful. ' Or. The good deposit, 9 Or, Holy Spirit 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus iby the will of God, according to the pro- mise of the life which is in Christ Jesns, •1 to Timothy, my beloved child : Grace, mercy, i)eace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus oiu- Lord. 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee 4 inmy sui)plications, night and day long- ing to see thee, remembering thy tears, 5 that I may be filled with ^joy ; having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice ; and, I am persuaded, in thee 6 also. For the which cause I put thee in I'emembrance that thou ^ stu" up the gift of God, which is in thee through the 7 laying on of my hands. For God gave us not a spirit of f eaiiulness ; but of 8 power and love and * discipUne. Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel accord- 9 iiig to the power of God ; who saved us, and called us with a holy caUuig, not according to oiu" works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before 10 times eternal, but hath now been mani- fested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abohshed death, and brought life and incorruption to light 11 through the gospel, wheremito I was appointed a ^ preacher, and an apostle, 12 and a teacher. For the which cause I suffer also these things : yet I am not ashamed ; for I know him whom I have behoved, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard "that which I have committed unto him against that day. 1 3 Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and 14 love which is in Christ Jesus. ^That good thing which was committed unto thee guard through the 'JHoly Ghost which dwelleth in us. 15 This thou knowest, that aU that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom 16 are Phygelus and Hermogenes. The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphoms : for he oft refreshed me, 17 and was not ashamed of my chain ; but, when he was m Rome, he sought me 18 dUigently, and found me (the Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day) ; and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. 2 Thou therefore, my child, be strength- ened in the gi-ace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 3i0Suifer hardship with me, as a good 4 soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service entaugleth himself in the affairs of thi.H life ; that he may please him who 5 enrolled him as a soldier. And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended law- 6 fully. The husbandman that laboureth must be the first to partake of the fruits. 7 Consider what I say ; for the Lord shall give thee imder standing in aU things. 8 Eemember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to 9 my gospel : wherem I suffer hardship vmto bonds, as a malefactor; but the 10 word of God is not bound. Therefore I endui'e all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal 11 glory. Faithful is the ^i saying : For if we died with him, we shall also hve 12 with him : if we endm-e, we shall also reign with him : if we shall deny him, 13 he also will deny us : if we are faithless, he abideth faithful ; for he cannot deny himself. 14 Of these things put them m remem- brance, charging them in the sight of 12 the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting 15 of them that hear. Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be asham- ed, ishandhng aright the word of truth. 16 But shun profane babbhngs : for they 17 will proceed further in ungodliness, and their word wiU i^eat as doth a gangrene : of whom is Hymenseus and PhUetus; 18 men who concerning the truth have i^eiTed, saying that i^the resurrection is past ah-eady, and overthrow the faith 19 of some. Howbeit the fiirn foundation of God standeth, ha\'ing this seal. The Lord knoweth them that are his : and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness. 20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth ; and some unto honour, and some unto 10 Or, Take thy part in suffering hard- ship, as "Or, saying ; for if Ao. '- Many ancient authori- ties read Ood. 13 Or, holding a straight course in the word of truth Or, rightly dividing the word of truth HOr, spread "Gr. missed the mark. 16 Some ancient authori- ties read a resur- rection. 160 If. TIMOTHY. 2. 20. IGr. bond- servant. ! Or, in- structing 3 Gr. re- turn to sober- ness. 4Gr. taken alive. 5 Or, by the devil, unto the will of God Gr.by him, unto the vHll of him. In the Greek the two pronouns are dif- ferent. 6Gr. vfhat perso7i3. 'Or. Evert/ scrip- ture is in.^pired of Qod, andjyro- fitabu 8 Or, <«>- ciplino '21 dishonoiu". If a man therefore jrarge liimself from these, he shall he a vessel unto lionoiir, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good 22 work. But flee youthful lusts, and fol- low after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord 23 out of a iiure heart. But foolish and ignorant (juestionings refuse, knowing 24 that they gender strifes. And the Lord's 1 servant must not strive, hut be gentle towards all, apt to teach, for- 25 hearing, in meekness 2 correctmg them that oppose themselves; if ]ieradven- ture God may give them repentance 26 unto the knowledge of the truth, and they may 3 recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been -taken captive ^by the Lord's servant luito the will of God. 3 But know this, that in the last days 2 grievous tunes shall come. For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient 3 to parents, unthankful, iinholy, with- out natiu'al affection, implacable, slan- derers, witlioiit self-control, fierce, no 4 lovers of good, traitors, headstrong, puffed Tip, lovers of iileasiire rather .') than lovers of God ; hfildiug a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn 6 away. For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by 7 divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the 8 truth. And hke as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also with- stand thetruth; men corruptedinmind, 9 reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further : for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as 10 theirs also came to be. But thou didst foUow my teaching, conduct, pm'pose, 11 faith, longsuffering, love, patience, per- secutions, sufferings ; Vviiat things be- fell me at Antiocli, at Iconium, at Lys- tra; what per.jecutions I endured: and out of them all the Lord delivered 12 me. Yea, and aU that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer pei'secution. 13 But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving an.d being 14 deceived. But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast l^een assured of, knowing of "whom thou 15 hast learned them; and that from a babe thou liast known the sacred writ- ings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faitli which is 16 in Christ Jesus. '^ Every scripture in- spu'ed of God is- also profitable for teach- ing, for reproof, for correction, for 8 in- struction whicli is in righteousness : 17 that tlie man of God may bo complete, furnished completely unto every good work. 4 ^I charge ihee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the quick and the dead, and by his ap- 2 pearing and his kingdom ; iireach the word ; be instant in season, out of sea- son ; M reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all 3 longsutiering and teaching. For the time will come when they wiU not en- dure the 11 sound i^ doctrine ; but, hav- ing itching ears, will heap to them- selves teachers after their own lusts ; 4 iind will tiuii away their ears from the 5 truth, and turn aside unto fables. But be thou sober in all things, .sufl'erhard- .ship, do the work of nn evangehst, G fulfil thy mmistry. For I am already being i ''offered, and the time of my 7 departure is come. I have fought the good fight, I liave finished the course, 81 have kept the faitli: henceforth there is lai(l up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, sliallgive to me at that dny : and not oidy to me, but also to aU them that have loved his appearing. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto 10 me: for Demaa forsook me, having loved this present i-* world, and wont toThessalonica; Crescensto i^Galitia, 11 Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee : for he is useful to me for minister- 12 ing. But Tychicus I sent to Bphesus. 13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Caiims, ])ring when thou comest, and the books, especially the iiarchments. 14iUexander the coppersmith i''did me juixch evil : the Lord will render to him 15 accoi'ding to his works : of whom be thou ware also; for he gi'eatly with- Iti stood our words. At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me : may it not be laid to their ac- 17coiint. But the Lord stood by me, and 1' strengthened me; that through me the is message might be fully pro- claimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the 18 mouth of the lion. The Lord will de- liver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom he the glory i^for ever and ever. Amen. 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the 20 house of Onesiphorus. Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at 21 Miletus sick. Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 22 The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be Vi'ith vou. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO TITUS. 8Gr. bellies. 1 Paul, a i servant of God, ami an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the know- ledge of the truth which is according to 2 godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who caimot he, promised before 3 times eternal ; but in 2 his own seasons manifested his word in the ^ message, wherewith I w;is intrusted according to the commandment of God our 4 Saviour ; to Titus, my tnie child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Chi'ist Jesus our Saviour. 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in eveiy city, as I gave thee 6 charge ; if any man is blameless, the husband of one ynie, having children that beUeve, who are not accused of 7 riot or uniiily. For the * bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self willed, not soon angry, ^uo brawler, no striker, not gi'eedy of filthy lucre ; 8 but given to hospitahty, a lover of good, sobermiuded, just, holy, tem- 9perate; holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the fi sound 'doctrine, and to convict the gainsay ers. 10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of lithe circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped ; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they 12 ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are alway Uars, evil 13 beasts, idle ^gluttons. This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be » sound in the 14 faith, not givmg heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn 15 away from the truth. To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbeheving nothing is pure ; but both their mind and their 16 conscience are defiled. They profess that they know God ; but by their works they deny him, being abomina- ble, and disobedient, and unto eveiy good work reprobate. 2 But speak thou the things which 2 befit the « sormd ■? doctrine : that aged men be temperate, grave, sobei-minded, 9 soimd in faith, in love, in patience : 3 that aged women likewise be reverent m demeanour, not slanderers nor en- slaved to much wine, teachers of that 4 which is good; that they may train the young women to love their hus- 5 bands, to love their children, to be soberminded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be 6 not blasphemed : the younger men 7 likewise exhort to be soberminded : in all things shewing thyself an ensample of good works ; in thy doctrine sheioi.ng 8 uncorruptness, gravity, sound sjieech, that cannot be condemned ; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evQ thing to say 9 of us. Exhort lOgei'vants to be in subjection to their own masters, a7id to be weU-pleasing to them in all things ; 10 not gainsaying ; not pui'loining, but shewing all good fidelity ; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our 11 Saviour in all things. For the grace of God 11 hath appeared, bringing salva- 12 tion to aU men, instructing us, to the intent that, denying imgodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this 13 present i'^ world; lookuigfor the bless- ed hope and appearing of the glory 13 of our gi'eat God and Saviour Jesus 14 Chi-ist ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from aU iniquity, and purify unto himself a jpeople for his own possession, zealous of good works. 15 These thmgs speak and exhort and reprove with all i'* authority. Let no man despise thee. 3 Put them in mmd to be in subjec- tion to riders, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good 2 work, to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, shew- 3 ing all meekness toward all men. For we also were aforetime foolish, disobe- dient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in maHce and envj-, 4 hateful, hating one another. But when the kindness of God oui' Saviour, and Shis love toward man, appeared, not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the 15 washing of regeneration i^aud re- 6newmg of the i' Holy .Ghost, which he poured out upon us richly, thi-ough 7 Jesus Christ our Saviour ; that, being justified by his grace, we might be made is heirs according to the hoi)e of 8 eternal hfe. Faithful is the sayiug, and concermng these things I wQl that thou affii-m confidently, to the end that they which have believed God may be careful to i^maintain good works . These things WGr. bond- servants. 11 Or, hath ap' peared to all 7ncn, bringing salvation 12 Or, age 13 Or, 0/ the great Ood and our Sa- viour 11 Gr. com- niand- ment. 15 Or, laeer 1'' Or, and through reneio- ing 1" Or, Buly Spirit 18 Or, heirs, ac- cording to hope, of eter- nal life 19 Or, profess honest occupa- tions G 162 TO TITUS. 3. 8. 'Or, factious 2 Or, avoid 1 Gr. the brother. 2 Gr. the sister. 3 Or, tht/ love ami faith 4 Many ancient authori- ties read 6 Or, nw ambas- sadOTy and now &c, 6 The Greek word means Helpful. IGr. a Son. 2Gr, ageff. are good and profitable unto men: 9 but shiui foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fight- ings about the law ; for they are un- 10 profitable and vain. A man that is 1 heretical after a first and second 11 admonition 2 refuse ; knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-condenuied. 12 When I shall send Ai-temas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to come unto me to NicopoUs : for there I have 13 determined to winter. Set fonvard Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey dihgently, that nothing be 14 wanting imto them. And let our jieople also learn to ^ maintain good works for necessary biases, that they be not unfruitful. 15 All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO PHILEMON. 1 Paul, a prisoner of Chi'ist Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to PhUemon 2 oui- beloved and fellow-worker, and to Appliia 2oui- sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the chm-ch Sin thy house: Grace to you and peace from God oiu- Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God always, making men- 5tion of thee in my prayers, heai'ing of '^thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, 6 and toward all the sauits ; that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the Imowledge of every good thing which is in *you, unto 7 Christ. For I had much joy and com- fort in thy love, because the heai'ts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother. 8 Wherefore, though I have all bold- ness in Christ to enjoui thee that which 9 is befitting, yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul ^ the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ 10 Jesus: I beseech thee for my chUd, whom I have begotten in my bonds, llcOuesimus, who was aforetime un- profitable to thee, but now is profitable 12 to thee and to me : whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that 13 is, my very heart : whom I would f aui have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister mito me in the bonds 14 of the gospel : but without thy mind I would do nothing ; tliat thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of 15 free will. For perhaps he was therefore partedyVont tkee for a season, that thou 16 shouldest have htni for ever ; no longer as a ■? servant, but more than a "^ servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the 17 flesh and in the Lord. If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as 18 myself. But if he hath wronged thee at aU, or oweth thee aught, put that to 19 mine account; I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it : that I say not unto thee how that thou owest to me even thine own self besides. 20 Yea, brother, let me have ''joy of thee in the Lord : refresh my heart in Christ. 21 Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou 22 wQt do even beyond what I say. But withal prepare me also a lodging : for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you. 23 Epaphras, my fellow -prisoner in Christ 24 Jesus, saluteth thee ; and so do Mai'k, Ai-istarchus, Demas, Luke, my feUow- workers. 25 The grace of ^our Lord Jesus Chi-ist be with your spirit. ^'^A- THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBEEWS. 1 God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers 2 portions and ia divers manners, hath at the end of these days spoken imto us in 1 ?iis Son, whom he appointed heir of aU things, through whom also he made 3 the 2 worlds; who being the effulgence of his glory, and » the very image of his substance, and upholding aU things by the word of his power, when he had made pmificatiou of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 havuig become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more 3 Or, profess honest occupa- tions 4 Or, wanis TGr. bond- servant. 8 Or, help 9 Some ancient authori- ties read the. w Many ancient authori- ties omit Amen, 3 Or, the irn- jjress of his sub- stance 3. 6. TO THE HEBREWS. 163 11 12 Soxcellerit name than they. For nnto wliic-h of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, Tliis thiy have I begotten thee ? and again, I will be to him a Fatlier, And he shall be to nie a Son ? (JiAiid when h'l again '^bringeth in the lirstboi'n into -'the world he saith, And let all the angels of fi-od worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith. Who maketh his angels ^ winds. And his ministers a llame of fire : 8btit of the Sou he i<aith. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of ^tliy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore trod, thy God, hath a- nointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the begmniug hast laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands : They shall i>erish; but thou con- tinuest : And they all shall wax old as dotb a garment ; And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up. As a garment, and they shall be changed : But thou art the same. And thy years shall not fail. 13 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time. Sit thou on my right hand, TiU I make thine enemies the foot- stool of thy feet ? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation ? 2 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift awayyVo?H 2 them. For if the word s^wkeu through angels proved stedf ast, and every trans- gression and disobedience received a 3 just recompense of reward ; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salva- tion? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was conlirm- 4ed unto us by them that heard; God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by c gifts of the ^Holy Ghost, according to his own wiU. 5 For not unto angels did he subj ect ^ the (j world to come, whereof we speak. But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? Or the sou of man, that thou "sisitest him '? 7 Thou madest him ^a little lower than the angels ; Thou crownedst him with glory and honour, "And didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou didst put all things in subjec- tion under his feet. For in that lie subjected all things luito him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not i)yet all things subjected to him. But we behold huu who hath been made ^a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffermg of death crowned with gloi^y and honour, that by the grace of God he should taste death 10 for evei'y man . For it became him, for whom areaUthhigs, and through whom are all things, lOin bringing many sons unto glory, to make the "author of theu' salvation perfect through suffer- 11 iugs. For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one : for which cause he is not ashamed to 12 call them brethren, saying, I wiU declare thy name unto my brethren. In the midst of the 12 congregation will I sing thy jjraise. 13 And again, I will put my tnist in him. And again. Behold, I and the children 14 which God hath given me. Since then the chDdi-en are sharers in i-' flesh and blood, he also himself in like mamier partook of the same ; that through death he 1^ might bring to nought him that i5]iad the power of death, that is, 15 the devil ; and 1^ might dehver all them who through fear of death were aU 16 their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold of the seed of Abra- 17 ham. Wherefore it behoved him in aU things to be made like unto his lirethreu , that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things ijertaining to God, to make j)ropitiation for the sins of the 18 people. 16 j'or i^ in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. 3 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our conf es- 2 sion, even Jesus ; who was faithful to him that is appointed hmi, as also was o Moses in all I'Jhis house. For he hath been counted v/or thy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that -" buUt the house hath more honour than the house. 4 For every house is 20 budded by some one ; but he that 20 buUt all things is 5 God. Aud Moses indeed was faithful in all 19 his house as a servant, for a testi- mony of those things which were after- G vv^ard to be spoken ; but Christ as a son, over 19 his house ; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm ^ Or, /or u liltld white lower ^ Many authori- ties omit . ( lid illdxt . . . hands. 10 Or, havinff hrought "Or, captain 12 Or, church 13 Gr. blood and fl-Mh. nOr, iniuj 15 Or, hath leOr, For hav- ing been himself tempted in that wherein he hath suffered "Or, ivherein 18 Gr. made. 11 That is, God's house. See Num. xii. 7. 2» Or, es- tablished 2 16-i TO THE HEBREWS. 3. 6. lOr. Wliere 2 Gr. // they shall enter. 3 Or, ivith 4Gr. limbs. 6 Or, a gospel e Some ancient authori- ties read it was. ■7 Some ancient authori- ties read We there- fore. 8 Or, the gosjjel ioas 8 Or, To- day, say- ing in David, after so long a tiine, as it hath been &c. 7 mito the end. Wherefore, even as the Holy Ghost saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 8 Harden not yoiu- hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, 9 1 Wherewith your fathers tempted me by proving me, Aiid saw my works forty years. 10 Wherefore 1 was displeased with this generation, And said, They do alway err in their heart : But they did not know my ways ; 11 As I swai-e in my wrath, 2 They shall not enter into my rest. 12 Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbehef, in falling away from the 13 living God : but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day ; lest any one of you be hardened by the 14 deceitfulness of sin : for we are become partakers 3 of Christ, if we hold fast the begimiing of om- confidence firm unto 15 the end : while it is said. To-day if ye shall hear his voice. Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. 16 For who, when they heard, did pro- voke ? nay, did not all they that came 17 out of Egypt by Moses? And with whom was he displeased forty years ? was it not with them that sinned, whose 18 * carcases fell in the wilderness ? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that 19 were disobedient ? Aiid we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbehef. 4 Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have 2 come short of it. For indeed we have had 5 good tidings iweached mito us, even as also they : but the word of hear- ing did not profit them, because 6 they were not united by faith with them 3 that heard. 'For we which have be- heved do enter into that rest ; even as he hath said. As I sware in my wrath, 2 They shall not enter into my rest : although the works were finished from 4 the foundation of the world. For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise. And God rested on the seventh day from aU his works; 5 and in this place again, 2 They shall not enter into my rest. 6 Seemg therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom sthe good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because 7 of disobedience, he again defineth a certain day, ^ saying in David, after so long a time, To-day, as it hath been before said. To-day if ye shall hear his voice. Harden not yoiu' hearts. 8 For if 10 Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of 9 another day. There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the j)eople of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, 11 as God did from his. Let us therefore give dihgence to enter into that rest, that no man fall ^ after the same ex- 12 ample of disobedience. For the word of God is hving, and active, and shai-per than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spu-it, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the 13 heart. And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all thmgs are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 14 Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our 15 confession. For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feehng of our infirmities ; but one that hath been in all pouits tempted like as 16 lee are, yet without sin. Let us there- fore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help its in time of need. 5 For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appomted for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for 2 sius : who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself 3 also is compassed with infirmity ; and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for 4 sius. And no man taketh the honour unto himself, but when he is called of 5 God, even as was Aaron. So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake imto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee : 6 as he saith also in another ^Zace, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. 7 Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and sujjplicatiojis with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him 12 from death, and having been heard for his godly 8 fear, though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suf- 9 fered ; and having been made perfect, he became unto aU them that obey bim the 13 author of eternal salvation ; 10 named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. 11 Of i^whom we have many things to say, and hard of intei-pretation, seemg ye are become dull of hear- 12ing. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers ye 7. 20. TO THE HEBREWS. 1G5 1 Or, that one teach you which be t?n; rudi- orients 2 Gr. be- ginning. 3 Or, perfect JGr. leave the word of th ebe- gimiinij of Christ. ^ Or, full growth 6 Some ancient authori- ties read, even the teaching of. 7 Or. washings 8 Or, having both tasted of , . . and being made . . , and having tasted &c. oOr. tasted the ic'ord of God that it is good 10 Or, t?ie while 11 Or, are near to 12 Or, full as- surance i3Gr.ii!i- dif-Ucd. have need again ^tliat some one teach you the ruchments of the '^ first priiici- l)les of the oracles of God ; and are be- come such as have need of milk, and 13 not of solid food. For every one that liartaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness ; for he is 14 a babe. But solid food is for ■* f uUgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. G Wierefore let us "i cease to speak of the first prhiciples of Christ, and press on imto 5 perfection ; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead 2 works, and of faith toward God, "of the teaching of ^ baptisms, and of lay- ing on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgement. 3 And this will we do, if God permit. 4 For as touching those who were once enlightened ^ and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made i)artakers of the 5 Holy Ghost, and 9 pasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to 6 come, and then fell away, it is impos- sible to renew them again luito repent- ance; 10 seeing they crucify to them- selves the Son of God afresh, and put 7 him to an open shame. For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also 8 tUled, receiveth blessing from God : but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a cru'se ; whose end is to be biuiied. 9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that n accom- pany salvation, though we thus speak : 10 for God is not mu'ighteous to forget your work and the love which ye shewed toward his name, in that ye ministered imto the saints, and still do minister. 1 And we desire that each one of you may shew the same diligence unto the I'-^ful- 12 ness of hojie even to the end : that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience uiherit the iiromises. 13 For when God made promise to Abra- ham, since he could swear by none 14 greater, he sware by himself, saying, Sm-ely blessing I wiU bless thee, and 15multiplyuig I will multiply thee. And thus, having patiently endured, he ob- 16 taiued the promise. For men swear bj' the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation. 17 Wherein God, being minded to shew more abundantly luito the heirs of the promise the immutabihty of his coun- ISsel, i^iutei-posed with an oath: that by two immutable thmgs, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong eucom-agement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the 19 hope set before us ; which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into 20 that which is within the veil ; whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Y For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returnuig from the slaughter 2 of the kings, and blessed him, to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by inteiin'ctation. King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is, Khig of peace ; 3 without father, without mother, with- oixt genealogy, having neither begin- ning of days nor end of life, biit made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest contmually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patri- arch, gave a tenth out of the chief 5 spoils. And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come 6 out of the loins of Abraham : but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the 7 promises. But without any dispute the 8 less is blessed of the better. And here men that die receive tithes ; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he 9 liveth. And, so to say, through Abra- ham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, 10 hath paid tithes ; for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him. 11 Now if there was perfection through the Levitical ijriesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need loas there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after 12 the order of Aaron ? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of neces- 13 sity a change also i-'of the law. For he of whom these things are said i^belong- eth to another tribe, from which no man 14 hath given attendance at the altar. For it is evident that oiu- Lord hath sprung out of Judah ; as to which tribe Moses 15 spake nothing concerning priests. And ■iC'kat ive say is yet more abundantly e^'i- dent, if after the Hkeness of Melchizedek 16 there ariseth another priest, who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment,but after the power of an 17 1'^ endless life : for it is witnessed qfh im, Thou art a i)riest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. 18 For there is a disaimuUing of a fore- going commandment because of its 19 weakness and unprofitableness (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a bet- ter hope, thi-ough which we draw 20 nigh unto God. And inasmuch as it 11 Or, of law 15 Gr. hath parta- ken of. See ch. ii. 14. 16 Gr. indis- soluble. 166 TO THE HEBREWS. 7. 20. lOr, through 2 Or. U7ltO 3 Or, tcs- tameiit 4 Or, hath a priest- hood that doth not pass to another ^ Or, in- violable 6Gr. com- pletely. 7 Or, Now to sum up what we are sail- ing: iVe have &c. 8Gr. upon. 3 Or, holy things 10 Or, complete 11 Gr. «_• com- plish. is not without the taking of an oath 21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath ; but he with an oath iby him that saith 2 of him, The Lord sware and wUl not repent himself, Thou art a jiriest for ever) ; ■22 by so much also hath Jesus become 23 the sui'ety of a better 3 covenant. And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death 24 they are hindered from coutmuing : but he, because he abideth for ever, *hath 25 his priesthood ^ michangeable. Where- fore also he is able to save "to the uttermost them that draw near mito God tlu-ough him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the 27 heavens ; who ueedeth not daUy, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people : for this he did once 28 for all, when he offered up himself. For the law appomteth men high priests, having infirmity ; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, ap- 2>ointefk a Son, jserfected for evermore. 8 'Now fiu the things which we are saying the chief point is this : We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the thi'one of the Majesty 2 in the heavens, a minister of ^ the sanc- tuary, and of the true tabernacle, which 3 the Lord pitched, not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices : wherefore it is ne- cessaiy that this high piiest also have 4 somewhat to offer. Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the 5 gifts according to the law ; who serve that which is a copy and shadow of the heaverJy things, even as Moses is warned of God when he is about to lOmake tlae tabernacle: for. See, saith he, that thou make all things accoriliug to the pattern that was shewed thee in 6 the momat. But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by how much also he is the mediator of a better 3 covenant, which hath been enacted 7 upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith. Behold , the days come, saith the Lord. That I will 11 make a new » covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah ; 9 Not accordhig to the ^ covenant that I made with their fathers Li the day that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt ; For they continued not in my 8 covenant, And I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 10 For this is the 3 covenant that 12 1 wUl make with the house of Israel After those days, saith the Lord ; I wiU i)ut my laws uito their mind, And on their heart also wUl I write them : And I will be to them a God, And they shall be to me a people : 11 And they shall not teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every man his brother, saying. Know the Lord : For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their iniquities. And then- sms wiU I remember no more. 13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the fii'st old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away. 9 Now even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and its sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world. 2 For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein i3((ie;-e the candlestick, and the table, and i-ifhe shewbread; 3 which is called the Holy place. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies ; 4 having a golden i5 censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, whereLQ I6 was a golden pot holtling the mamia, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the cove- 5 nant ; and above it cherubim of gloiy overshadowing I'the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak 6 severally. Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabei-nacle, 7 accompUsning the services ; but into the second the high j)riest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the 8 1« errors of the people : the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while as the first tabernacle 9 is yet standing; which is a parable for the tune no 10 present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper per- 10 feet, being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. 11 But Chrifct having come a high priest of 19 the good thiugs to come, thi'ough the greater and more per- fect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this 12 creation, nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, biit through his own blood, entered in once for aU into the holy place, havtag obtain- 10. 25. TO THE HEBREWS. 167 1 Many anrieiit authori- ties read our. •2 The Greek word here used signifies both covenant and tes- tament, 3 Gr. 6.! brought. iGr. over the, decAl. 5 Or, for it doth net'er . . . liveth. 5 Or. eonsuyn- mation 7 Or, by his sacrifice. 5 Gr. laid up for. 9 Some ancient authori- ties read it can. 18 ed eternal redemption . For if the blood of goats and bulls, and tho ashes of a lieifer sprinkling theiti that have been defiled, sanctify nnto tho cleanness of 14 the Hesh : how mucli more sliall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse lyour con- science front dead works to sei-ve tho 1.5 living God ? And for this cause he is the mediator of a new * covenant, that a death having taken place for the re- demption of the transgressions that were under the first '^covenant, they that have been called may receive the 16 promise of the eternal inheritance. For where a 2 testament is, there must of necessity ^be the death of him that 17 made it. For a '^testament is of force ^ where there hath been death : ^ f or doth it ever avail while he that made 18 it liveth ? Wlierefore even the lii'st covenant hath not been dedicated witli- 19 out blood. For when eveiy command- ment had been spoken by Moses unto aU the people accoi'ding to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssoii, and sjirinkled both the book '20 itself, and aU the i)eople, saying, This is the blood of the '-^covenant which 21 God commanded to you-ward. More- over the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry he sprinkled in like 22 mamier with the blood. And according to the law, I may ahnost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and ajaart from shedding of blood there is no remission. 23 It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these ; but the heavenly thmgs themselves with better 24 sacrifices than these. For Christ en- tered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true ; but mto heaven itself, now to ajjpear before 25 the face of God for us : nor yet that he should ofl^er himself often ; as the high priest entereth into the holy idace year 26 by year with blood not his own ; else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world : but now once at the 6 end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin 7 by the 27 sacrifice of himself. And inasmuch as it is 8 appointed unto men once to die, 28 and after this cometh. judgement ; so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall ajipear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation. 10 For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, ^ they can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect 2 them that draw nigh. Else would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more con- 3 science of sins ? But in those Kacrifice.s there is a remembrance made of sins 4 year by year. For it is impossible that the blood of buUs and goats should take 5 away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a b(jdy didst thou prepare for me ; (5 In whole burnt offerings and sacri- Jicen for sin thou hadst no jjleasure : 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roU. of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, God. 8 Saying above. Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacri- Jjce-1 for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure thereui (the which are 9 offered according to the law), then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy wiU. He taketli away the first, that he may 10 establish the second. lOBy which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ 1 1 once for all. And every n priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins : 12 but he, when he had offered one sacri- fice for i-^sins for ever, sat down on the 13 right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the 14 footstool of his feet. For by one offer- ing he hath perfected for ever them that 15 are sanctified. And the Holy Ghost also beareth witness to us : for after he hath said, 16 This is the 13 covenant that i*I will make with them After those days, saith the Lord ; I will i)ut my laws on their heart, And upon their mind also will I write them ; then saith he, 17 -And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 19 Having therefore, brethi'en, boldness to enter into the holy place by the 20 blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and Uving way, tlu-ough the veil , that is to say, his flesh; 21 and having a great priest over the house 22 of God ; let us draw near with a true heart in i^fuLness of faith, havmg oiu- hearts .sprinkled from an evil i*> con- science, and our body washed with pnre 23 water : let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not ; for he 24 is faithful that promised: and let us consider one another to provoke unto 25 love and good works; not forsaking the assembhng of oui'selves together, as the custom of some is, but exhortmg one another ; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh. 10 Or, In " Some ancient authori- ties read h i(fh priest, 12 Or, sins, for ever sat dovm&c. 13 Or, tes- tament 11 Gr. / loill cove- nant. 15 Or, full as- surance 16 Or, con- science : and hav- ing our hodr/ washed with pure water, let u^ holdfast 168 TO THE HEBREWS. 10. 26. lOr, Jea/ousy SGr. a comynon thing. 3 Or, that ye have yourozon selves for a better posses- sion 4 Some ancient authori- ties read ye have for your- selves a better posses- sioti. 5 Some ancient authori- ties read the right- eous orie. 6 Gr. of shriiik- inqback '. but of faith. 7 Or, gaining 8 Or. the giving sub- stance to 9 Or, test 10 Gr. ages. "The Greek text in this clause is some- what un- certain. 12 Or. over his gifts 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacri- 27 fice for sins, but a certain fearful ex- pectation of judgement, and a i fierce- ness of fii'e which shall devoiu" the 28 adversaries. A man that hath set at nought Moses' law dieth without com- passion on the v;ord of two or three 29 witnesses : of how much sorer pmiish- ment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, 2 an unholy thing, and hath done desjrite unto the Spirit of 30 grace? For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. Ajid again, The Lord shall 31 judge his j)eoi)le. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the hraig God. 32 But call to remembrance the fonuer days, in which, after ye were enlight- ened, ye endui-ed a great conflict of 33 sufferings ; partly, being made a gazing- stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, becoming jjartakers with 34 them that were so used. For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your ijossessions, kuo^Tng sthat ^ye yoiu'selves have a better possession and 35 an abiding one. Cast not awply there- fore your boldness, which hath great 36 recompense of reward. For ye have need of loatieuce, that, havmg done the v/Ol of God, ye may receive the promise. 37 For yet a very Uttle while. He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry. 38 But 5 my righteous one shaU live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not "of them that shrink b?xk unto perdition ; but of them that have faith unto the 1 saving of the soul. 11 Now faith is ^the assurance of things hoped for, the o proving of things not 2 seen. For therein the elders had 3 witness borne to them. By faith we understand that the i" worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out 4 of things which do appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, i^God bearing witness I'^in respect of his gifts : r^nd through it he 5 being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death ; and he was not f omid, because God translated him : for before his translation he hath had witness borne to him that he had been well- 6 pleasmg imto God : and without faith it is impossible to be weU-pleasiiig unto him : for he that cometh to God must beheve that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet,moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house ; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according 8 to faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inherit- ance; and he went out, not knowing whi- 9 ther he went. By faith he became a so- journer in the land of promise, as in a ZawfZnothis own, Indwelling in tents,with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with bim of 10 the same promise : for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose 11 1 J builder and maker is God. By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who 12 had j)romised: wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stiirs of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea shore, innumerable. 13 These all died is in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were stran- 11 gers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a 15 country of their own. And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would 16 have had opportunity to retm-n. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly : wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called then- God: for he hath jirepared for them a city. 17 By faith Abraham, bemg tried, Wof- fered up Isaac : yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up 18 his only begotten son; even he I'to whom it was said. In Isaac shall thy 19 seed be called: accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead ; fi'om whence he did also in a parable 20 receive him back. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even coucern- 21 mg things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, 22 leaning upon the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel ; and gave command- 23 ment concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king's com- 24mandment. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the 25 son of Pharaoh's daughter ; choos- ing rather to be evU entreated with the people of God, than to enjoy the "Or, having taken up his abode in tents UOr, architect 15 Gr. accord- ing to. 16 Gr. hath of- fered up. n Or, of 12. 25. TO THE HEBREWS. 169 2 Or, institut- ed Gr. hath made. 3 Or, beaten to death i Gr. the redevip' tion. '2(ipleasiirps of sin for a season; accoimt- 1 Or, the ingtlien^proacliof 'CLristgreaterrichc'8 '^''*^ than the treasures of Epyiit: forliolook- '27 ed unto the recompense of reward. By faith he forsook Egyjjt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as '28 seeing him who is invisible. By f aitli ho ^kept tile passover, and the sprinldbig of the blood, that the destroyer of the '29 lirstborn should not touch them. By faith they i)assed through the Red sea as by iby land; which the Egyiitians 30 assaying to do were swallowed up. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for 31 seven days. By faith Eahab the harlot perished not with them that were diso- bedient, having received the spies with 3*2 peace. Aiid what shall I more say ? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and 33 Samuel and the prophets : who tlirough faith subdued kingdoms, wi-oughtright- eousness, obtained i)romises, stojjped 34 the mouths of Uons, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, wax- ed mighty in war, turned to flight armies 35 of aliens. Women received their dead by a resiuTection : and others wero ^tor- tui-ed, not accepting * their deUverance; that they might obtain a better resur- 36 rection : and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds 37 and imprisonment : they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword, they went about in sheepskins, in goat- skins ; being destitute, afflicted, evil en- 38 treated (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of 39 the earth. And these all, having had witness borne to them through their 40 faith, received not the promise, God havhig "provided some better thing con- cernmg us, that ajiart from us they should not be made perfect. 12 Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside c every weight, and the siu which 'doth so easOy beset us, and let us run with jjatience the race that '2 is set bef t re us, looking unto Jesus the 8 author and perfecter of oii,r faith, who for the joy that was set before him eu- dui'ed the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the 3 throne of God. For consider him that hathenduredsuch gainsaying of sinners against ^themselves, that ye wax not 4 weary, fainting in your souls. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving 5 against sin : and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons. My sou, regard not Ughtly the chas- tening of the Lord, Nor faint when tliou art reiiroved sor, foreseen 6 Or. all cum- brance ~ Or, doth closely cling to us Or, is (.tdmired of many "Or, captain < Manjr ftuthori- ties,9orae .■rncient, read himself. of him ; () For whom tiie Lord loveth he clias- teneth, And scourgeth every son wlioni he receiveth, 7 10 It is for cliastening tliat ye endure; God dealetli witli yim as with sons ; for what son is there wliom his father Hchasteneth not? But if ye are with- out chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, 9 and not sons. Furthennore, wo had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall wo not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of n spirits, and live ? 10 For tliey verily for a few days chas- tened lis as seemed good to them ; but he for our profit, that ive may be 11 partakers of his holiness. All chasten- ing seemeth for the present to be not joyous, but grievous : yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable frait unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the Vifi uit of righteousness. Wherefore ^mit uj) the hands that hang down, and the 13 palsied knees ; and make straight paths for youi' feet, that that wliich is lame be not 13 turned out (f the w'ay, but rather be healed. 14 Follow after j)eace with all men, and the sanctification without which no 1.5 man ahaU see the Lord: looking care- fully Idlest there be any man that isfall- eth short of the grace of God ; lest any root of bitterness spruiging up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled ; 16 Idlest there be any fornicator, or pro- fane iierson, as Esau, who for one mess 17 of meat sold his owm birthright. For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected (for he found no jilace of repen- tance), though he sought it dUigeutly with tears, 18 For ye are not come unto 16 ^ mount that might be touched, and that burned with fii'e, and unto blackness, and dark- 19 ness, and tem]3est, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words ; which ■voice they that heard intreated that no word more should be spoken unto them : '20 for they could not endure that which was enjoined. If even a beast touch the '21 mountain, it shaU be stoned ; and so fearful was the axJiiearance, that Moses '22 spid, I exceedingly fear and quake : but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the Uving God, the hea- venly Jerusalem, i' and to is inuumer- '28 able hosts of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are eni-olled in heaven, and to God the Judge of aU, and to the spu-its of '24 just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of a new i9 covenant, and to the blood of sprinlding that speak- 'ioeth better '^"than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. 10 Or, Endure unto chfxsten^ 11 Or, our npirits 12 Gr. inakti straight. 13 Or. put out of joint "Or, whether 15 Or, falleth back from le Or, a palpable and kin dlcdfirc 17 Or, and to innu- merable hosts, the general assembly of angels, and the ch urch i-c. 13 Gr. myriads of angels. loOr, testa- ment 21) Or, than .ibel Go 170 TO THE HEBREWS. 12. 25. 1 Or, that \afrom. heaven 2 Or, thank- fulness 3 Or, god- ly fear i Gr. Let yoUT turn of mind be free. 5Gr. manner of life. eOr. unto the ages. 'Gr. walked. iGr. bond- servant. 2Gr. 7ifishcth Joy. 3 Or, trials For if they escaped not, when they re- fused hini that warned them on earth, much more fthall not we escape, who turn away from hun ithat warneth from 26 heaven: whoso voice then shook the earth : hut now he hath promised, say- mg. Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, hut also 27 the heaven. And this vjord, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those thuigs that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain. 28 Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have 2 grace, whereby we may offer service v/ell- pleasing to God with s reverence and 29 awe : for oui- God is a consuming fire. 13 Let love of the brethren continue. 2 Forget not to shew love unto strangers : for thereby some have entertained an- Sgels imawares. Eemember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are evil entreated, as being youi-- 4 selves also in the body. Let marriage he had in honoiur among all, and let the bed he midefiled: for fornicators and 5 adulterers God will judge. *Be ye free from the love of money ; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will iii no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. 6 So that with good corn-age we say. The Lord is my helper; I will not fear : What shall man do unto me ? 7 Eemember them that had the rule over you, which spake unto you the word of God ; and considering the issue of their 8 5 life, imitate then- faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea 9 and ^for ever. Be not carried away by divers and strange teachmgs: for it is good that the heart be stabhshed by grace ; not by meats, wherem they that 7 occupied themselves were not 10 profited. We have an altar, whereof tliey have no right to eat which serve lithe tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy place 8 by the high priest as an c{ff'erin<j for sio, are burned vsith- 12 out the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the i^eople through his own blood, suffered with- 13 out the gate. Let us therefore go forth mito him without the camp, libearmg his rejiroach. For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after the city which is to come. 15 Through him 9 then let us offer up a sacrifice of jiraise to God continu- ally, that is, the fruit of U^js which IGmake confession to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is 17 well pleased. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shaU give account; that they m.iy do this with joy, and not with 10 grief : for this were improfitable for you. 18 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, de- su'ing to Uve honestly in all things. 19 And I exhort you the more exceed- iugly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. 20 Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shep- herd of the sheejj ^with the blood of the eternal covenant, eve7i our Lord 21 Jesus, make you perfect in every good i^thuig to do his wOl, working in is us that which is well-pleasing ui his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be the glory I'^for ever and ever. Amen. 22 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written imto you iu few words. 23 Know ye that otu* brother Timothy hath been set at liberty ; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. 24 Salute all them that have the rale over you, and all the saiuts. They of Italy salute you. 25 Grace be with you all. Amen. THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JAMES. 1 James, a i servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, 2greetmg. 2 Count it an joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold ^ temptations ; 3 knowing that the proof of your faith 4worketh patience. And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entii-e, lacking in nothing. 5 But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all UberaUy and upbraideth not; and G it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting : for he that doubteth is like the sm-ge of the sea 7 driven by the wind and tossed. For let not that man think *that he shall 8 receive anythiug of the Lord ; a doubleminded man, unstable ia all his ways. 9 But let the brother of low de- lOgree glory in his high estate: and the rich, in that he is made low: be- cause as the flower of the grass he 3. 2. JAMES. 171 iGr. from. 2 Or, is untried in evil 3 Gr. evil things. lOr, tempted by his own lust, being drawn away by it, and enticed 6 Or, giving 6 Or, Know ye 7 Or, malice «0r, inborn Gr. the face of his birth. WOr, Seenieth to be 11 Or, do ye. in accept- ing persons^ hold the faith . . . glory! 12 Or, assembly 13 Or, do ye not make distinc- tions WOr, among yov/r- selves 11 shall pass away. For the sun ariseth with the scorchmg wind, and withereth the grass ; and the flower thereof faU- eth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth : so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings. 12 Blessed is the man that endiireth temptation : for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to 13 them that love him. Let no man say when he is temjited, I am tempted i of God : for God '■* cannot be tempted with 3 evil, and he himself tempteth no man : 14 but each man is * tempted, when he is di-awn away by his own lust, and en- 15ticed. Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sui : and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth 16 death. Be not deceived, my beloved 17 brethren. Every good '-> gift and every perfect boon is from above, commg down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither 18 shadow that is cast by turning. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19 ''Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let eveiy man be swift to hear, 20 slow to speak, slow to wrath : for the wrath of man worketh not the right- 21eousness of God. Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of ' wickedness, receive with meekness the 8 implanted word, which is able to save 22 your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yom- own 23 selves. For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding 9 his natural face in a 24 mirror : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway f orgetteth 25 what manner of man he was. But he that looketh into the iierfect law, the law of hberty, and so coutinueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth, but a doer that worketh, this man shaU be blessed 26 in his doing. If any man lothinketh himself to be rehgious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, 27 this man's reUgion is vain. Pure reli- gion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 2 My brethren, Hhold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of 2 glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your i'-^ synagogue a man with a gold ring, iu fine clothing, and there come iu also a poor man 3 in vile clothing ; and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine cloth- ing, ajid say. Sit thou here in a good place ; and ye say to the poor man. Stand thou there, or sit under my 4 footstool; 18 are ye not divided ^''iu your own mind, and become judges ,5 with evil thoughts ? Hearken, my be- loved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to he rich in faith, and heirs of the king- dom which he jiron listed to them that 6 love him? But ye have dishonoiu-ed the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves (b-ag you before 7 the judgement-seats ? Do not they blas- pheme the honourable name ^^hy the 8 which ye are called ? Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neigh- 9 bom* as thyself, ye do well : but if ye have resjiect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgres- lOsors. For whosoever shall keei) the whole law, and yet stumble in oneiwint, 11 he is become guilty of all. For he that said. Do not conunit adultery, said also. Do not kill. Now if thou dost not com- mit adultei-y, but kUlest, thou art be- 12 come a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to 13 be judged by a law of liberty. For judge- ment is without mercy to him that hath shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgement. 14 What doth it profit, my bretkren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not 15 works '? can that faith save him ? If a brother or sister be naked, and in lack of 16 daily food, and oneof you say unto them. Go in peace, be ye warmed and fUled ; and yet ye give them not the things need- ful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it have not works, is 18 dead in itself. '^'° Yea, a man wiU say. Thou hast faith, and I have works : shew me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will shew thee mn faith. 19 Thou behevest that 17 God is one ; thou doest well : the is devils also beheve, and 20 shudder. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is 21 barren ? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up 22 Isaac his son upon the altar ? i'-* Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made per- 23 feet; and the scripture was fulfilled which saith. And Abraham beheved God, and it was reckoned luito him for righteousness; and he was called the 24 friend of God. Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith. 25 And in like manner was not also Ea- hab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and 26 sent them out another way ? For as the body apart from the sjiirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. 3 Be not many teachers, my bre- thren, knowing that we shaU receive 2 20 heavier judgement. For iu many things we all stumble. If any stmnbleth not iu word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the 15 Gr. which was called upon you. sotnc one will say 17 Some ancient .authori- ties read there is one God. 18 Gr. demons. 19 Or, Seest thou . . . perfect t 20 Gr. greater. G6 172 JAMES. 3. 2. 1 Or, how great a forest 2 0r, rt fire, that world of iniquity: the tongue is among our members that which &c. 3 Or. that world of ini- quity, the tongue, is among our members that which S-c. 4 Or, birth 5Gr. nature. 6 Or, unto 7 Gr. the human nature. 3 whole body also. Now if wo put the horses' britUes into then- mouths, that they may obey us, we tui'u about their 4 whole body also. Behold, the shijis also, though they ai-e so great, aud are di-iven by rough winds, are yet turned aboiit by a very small rudder, whither the im- 5 pulse of the steersman wUleth. So the tongue also is a little member, andboast- eth great things. Behold, ^how much 6 wood is kindled by how small a firet And the tongue is -a fire: 3 the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of * nature, 7 and is set on fire by heU. For evei-y ^ kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and 8 hath been tamed ''by ''mankind: but the tongue can no man tame ; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we the Lord and Father ; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the Ukeness of 10 God: out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My bre- thren, these things ought not so to be. 11 Doth the foimtain send foi'th from the same opening sweet ivater and bitter ? 12 can a fig tree, my brethren, yield oUves, or a vine figs ? neither can salt water yield sweet. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you ? let hmi shew by his good hf e his 14 works in meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter jealousy aud faction in your heart, gloiy not and lie not against 15 the truth. This wisdomis not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is 16 earthly, 8 sensual, 9 devilish. For whase jealousy and faction are, theie is coiifu- 17 sion and every vUe deed. But the wis- dom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be in- treated, full of mercy and good fruits, without 10 variance, without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace n for them that make peace. 4 Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? comt. they not hence, even of youi' pleasm-es that war 2 in your members? Ye lust, and have not ; ye kill, and i^covet, and caimot ob- tain : ye fight and war ; ye have not, be- 3 cause ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may 4 spend it in yom- pleasm-cs. Ye adulter- esses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? Who- soever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy 5 of God. Or thuik ye that the scriptui'e i^speaketh in vain? i^Doth the spirit which i%e made to dwell in us long unto 6 envying ? But he giveth i^more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the i^roud, but giveth grace 7 to the humble. Be subject there- fore unto God ; but resist the devil. 8 and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he wUl draw nigh to you. Cleanse yoiu: hands, ye sinners; and piu'ify yoiu" hearts, ye doublemuided. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep : let your laughter be turned to mourning, 10 and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves m the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you. 11 Speak not one against another, bre- thren. He that speaketh against a bro- ther, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law : but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy : but who art thou that judgest thy neighbour ? 13 Go to now, ye that say. To-day or to- morrow we wiU go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get 14 gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life ? For ye are a vapour*, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 17 For that ye ought to say. If the Lord wUl, we shall both Uve, and do this or 16 that. But now ye glory in youi- vaunt- 17 ings: aU such glorying is evil. To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. 5 Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are commg upon 2 you. Your riches are corrujjted, and 3 your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony i^a- gainst you, and shall eat youi- flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure m 4 the last days. Behold, the hire of the labourers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out : and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sa- 5 baoth. Ye have Uved dehcately on the earth, and taken yoiu-pleasui-e ; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of 6 slaughter. Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one ; he doth not resist you. 7 Be patient therefore, brethi-en, until the I'-'coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until 20 it receive the early and latter 8 rain. Be ye also patient; stabUsh your hearts : for the I'J coming of the Lord is 9 at hand. Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged : behold, the judge standeth before the 10 doors. Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience , the prophets 1 1 who spake in the name of the Lord. Be- hold, we call them blessed which en- dured : ye have heard of the ^i patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that tho Lord is full of pity, and merciful. 17 Gr. Instead of your saying. 18 Or, unto 19 Gr. jyresence. ->» Or, he il Or, en- durance 1. 23. T. PETER. 173 1 Or. let pours be the pea, pea, and the nay, nay Compare Matt. V. 37. 2 Or, having anointed lOr, trials 2Gr. glorified. 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, iieitlier by the heaven, noi- 1 by the eartli, nor by any other oatli: bnt 1 let yonr yea be yea, and your nay, nay ; tliat ye fall not under judfjeniont. 13 la any among you suffering ? let him pray. Is any cheerful ? let him sing 14 praise. Is any anunig you sick ? let him c'all for the elders f)f the churcli ; and lot them pray over him, -anoint- ing him with oil in the name of the 15 Lord : and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord . shall i-aise him up ; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven 16 kim. Confess therefore your sins one | to another, and pray one for another, that ye miy l)e healed. The supplica- ti(m of a righteous man availeth much 17in its working. Elijah was a man of like '* passions with us, and lie prayed ^fer- vently tliat it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth for tlirec years 18 and six months. And he prayed again ; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought fortli her fruit. l',» My brethren, if any among you do err from the tnith, and one convert him; 20 ^let him know, that he which converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a nniltitude of sins. THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETE R. 3Gr. unto. 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesiis Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappa- 2 docia, Asia, and l>ithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctiflcation of the Spirit, unto obedi- ence and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ : Grace to you and peace be multiplied. 3 Blessed he the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, w"ho according to his gi-eat mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus 4 Chi'ist from the dead, unto an inherit- ance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in 5 heaven for you, who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the 6 last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, tliough now for a little while, if need be, ye have been j)ut to grief in mani- 7 fold 1 temptations, that the jiroof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, might be found unto praise and glory and honour at the revelation of 8 Jesus Chi'ist : whom not having seen ye love ; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy luispeakable and ^fjxll of 9 glory : receiving the end of your faith, lOet.'en the salvation oiyotir souls. Con- cerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched dihgently, who prophesied of the grace that should 11 come unto you : searching what time ox what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in tliem did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sutf erings 8 of Chi-ist, and the glories that should 12 follow them. To whom it was revealed. that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you thi'ough them that preached the gospel unto you ^ by the ^Holy Ghost sent forth from heaven ; which things angels desire to look into. 13 Wherefore gii'ding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope per- fectly on the grace that ^ is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus 14 Christ ; as cliildren of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time o/'your igno- 15 ranee : but ^like as be which called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in aU 16 manner of living ; because it is written, 17 Ye shall be holy ; for I am holy. And if ye call on him as Father, who with- out respect of persons jiidgeth accord- ing to each man's work, pass the time 18 of your sojourning in fear: knowing that ye were redeemed, not with cor- ruptible things, with silver or gold, from yoiu' vain manner of hfe handed 19 down from your fathers; but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, ey^w'/ieiZoot^ 20 of Christ : who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times 21 for your sake, who through him are be- lievers in God, which raised him from the dead, and gave him glory ; so that your 22 faith and hope might be in God. Seemg ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the tmtb unto imfeigned love of the brethren, love one another 23 8 from the heart fervently : having been begotten again, not of corruj^tible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of 9 God, which liveth and abideth. 3 Or, nature 4 Or. with jyrayer. f* Some ancient authori- ties read know ye. i Gr. in. 5 Or, Boll/ Spirit 6Gr. is being brought. 'Or, like the Holy One which called you 8 Many ancient authori- ties read frotn a clean heart. a Or, Qod who liveth 174 I. PETER. 1. 24. iGr. saying. 2 Or, malice 3Gr. reason- able. i Or, /io- nourable 6 Or, a spirittial house far a holy priest- hood 6 Or, a scrip- ture 7 Or, it 8 Or, In your sight oOr, ho7ionr 10 Gr. who. 11 Or, stumble, being ,i/5- obedient to the word 12 Gr. creation. 13 Gr. through. UGr. having. 24 For, All flesh is as gi-ass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower faUeth: 25 But the i word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the i word of good tidings which was preached unto you. 2 Putting away therefore all ^ wicked- ness, and all guile, and hyijocrisies, 2 and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, long for the s spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye 3 may grow thereby unto salvation ; if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious : 4 unto whom coming, a hving stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God 5 elect, ^ precious, ye also, as hving stones, are built up ^ a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through 6 Jesus Christ. Because it is contained in o scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, * precious : And he that beheveth on '' him shall not be put to shame. 7fFor you therefore which believe is the 9 preciousness : but for such as disbeUeve, The ston e which the builders rejected. The same was made the head of the corner ; Sand, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence ; 10 for they Ustiimble at the word, being disobedient : whereuuto also they were 9 appointed. But ye are an elect race, a royal i^riesthood, a holy nation, a peo- ple for God's own possession, that ye may shew forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his 10 marvellous light: which in time past were no people, but now are the people of God : which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and i)ilgrims, to abstain from fleshly 12 lusts, which war against the soul ; hav- ing your behaviour seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 13 Be subject to every 12 ordinance of man for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the 14 king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as sent i^by hun for vengeance on evil- doers and for praise to them that do 15 well. For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the 16 ignorance of f oohsh men : as free, and not i* using your freedom for a cloke of 2 wickedness, but as bondservants of 17 God. Honour all men. Love the bro- therhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 18 15 Servants, he in subjection to your masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the fro- 19 ward. For this is i" accejitable, if for conscience 1^ toward God a man endur- 20eth griefs, sufferuig vsrongfuUy. For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it pa- tiently, this is ic acceptable with God. 21 For heremito were ye called : because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should foUow his 22 steps : who did no sin, neither was 23 guile f oimd in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered, threatened not ; but com- mitted ^^himself to him that judgeth 24 righteously : who his own self i^ bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died mito sins, might live unto righteousness ; by whose 25 20 stripes ye were healed . For ye were going astray hke sheep ; but are now retm-ned luito the Shepherd and 21 Bishop of your souls. 3 Li like manner, ye wives, he in subjection to your own husbands ; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by 2 the 22 behaviour of their wives ; behold- ing your chaste 22 behaviour coupled 3 with fear. Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, 4 or of putting on apparel ; but let it he the hidden man of the heart, in the in- corruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of 5 great price. For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, be- ing in subjection to their own 23bus- 6 bands : as Sarah obeyed Abraham, call- ing him lord : whose children ye now are, if ye do weU, and are not 24 put m fear by any terror. 7 Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your loives according to knowledge, giving honour 25 unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life ; to the end that your prayers be not hindered. 8 Finally, he ye all hkeminded, 26 com- passionate, loving as brethren, tender- 9 hearted, humbleminded : not rendering evil for evO, or reviling for revihng ; but contrariwise blessing ; for heremito were ye called, that ye should inherit a 10 blessing. For, He that would love life. And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil. And his lips that they speak no guile : 11 And let him turn away from e^'il, and do good ; Let him seek peace, and pursue it. 15 Gr. Ilouse- hold- servay^ts. iSGr. grace. "Gr. 0/ w Or, his ciuse 13 Or, carried up... to the tree 20 Gr. bruise. 21 Or, Overseer 22 Or, manner of life 23 Or, hus- bands {as Hxrah ...ye are become), doing well, and not being afraid 21 Or, afraid uith 2.5 Gr. unto the female vessel, as weaker. 25 Gr. s'nnpa- thetic. 5. 10. I. PETER. 175 I Many ancient authori- ties read died. 2 Or. i7ltO <i'hich few, that is, eight soul^, were brought safely through water 3 Or. in the antitype 4 Or, inquiry Or, appeal 5 Or, thought 6 Some ancient authori- ties read tl7ltO sins. 7 Or, he 710 longer... his time 8 Or, fiood 9 Or. were the good tidings jyreach- €d 10 Gr. prayers 1-2 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplica- tion : But tlie face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. 13 And who is he that will hann you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? 14 But and if ye should suffer for right- eousness' sake, blessed are ye : and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; 15 but sanctify in yoiir hearts Christ as Lord : being ready always to give an- swer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in 16 you, yet with meekness and fear: havuig a good conscience ; that, whereui ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of 17 life in Christ. For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suf- fer for weU-doing than for evil-doing. 18 Because Christ also i suffered for sins once, the righteous for theuiu-ighteous, that he might bring us fo God ; being put to death in the flesh, but quickened 19 in the spirit ; in which also he went and preached unto the spii'its in prison, 20 which aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, 2 wherein few, that is, eight 21 souls, were saved through water : which also s after a true likeness doth now save you, eveyi baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the ^inten-ogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection 22 of Jesus Christ; who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven ; angels and authorities and powers be- ing made subject mito him. 4 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same ^ mind ; for he that hath suff er- • ed in the flesh hath ceased "from sin ; 2 that ''ye no longer should Hve the rest of yom- time in the flesh to the lusts of 3 men, but to the wiU of God. For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentdes, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, wine- bibbings, revellings, carousings, and 4 abominable idolatries: wherem they tliuik it strange that ye run not with them mto the same ^excess of riot, 5 speaking evU of you : who shall give account to him that is ready to judge 6 the quick and the dead. For unto this end 8 was the gospel preached even to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 7 But the end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore of sound mind, and be 8 sober unto Sprayer: above all things being fervent in yoiu- love among your- selves ; for love covereth a multitude of 9 sins : using hospitality one to another 10 without mtmnuring: according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards 11 of the manifold grace of God; if any man speaketh, upeaking as it were oracles of God ; if any man minister- eth, ministerinf/ as of the strength which God suiiplietli : that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion Hfor ever and ever. Amen. 12 Beloved, think it not strange concern- ing the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto 13 you : but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice ; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may 14 rejoice with exceeding joy. If ye are reproached i^foi- the name of Christ, blessed are ye ; because the Sjdrit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon 15 you. For let none of you suffer as a mui'derer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters : 16 but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed ; but let him glorify 17 God in this name. For the time is come for judgement to begin at the house of God : and if it begin first at us, what shall he the end of them that obey not 18 the gospel of God ? And if the right- eous is scarcely saved, where shall the 19 ungodly and sinner appear ? Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God coml^lit their sords in well-doing unto a faithful Creator. 5 The elders therefore among you I ex- hort, who am a fellow-elder, and a wit- ness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be 2 revealed : Tend the flock of God which is among you, i^exercismg the over- sight, not of constraint, but wiUingly, 1^ accordmg unto God ; nor yet for filthy 3 lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples 4 to the flock. And when the chief Shep- herd shall be manifested, ye shaU re- ceive the crown of glory that f adeth not 5 away. 1= Likewise, ye younger, be sub- ject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another : for God resisteth the proud, 6 but giveth grace to the humble. Hum- ble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may 7 exalt you in due time ; casting all your anxiety upon him, because 8 he careth for you. Be sober, be watch- ful: your adversaiy the devil, as a roai-ing lion, walketh about, seeking 9 whom he may devour : whom with- stand stedfast in i6your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are ^^ac- comphshed in your i® brethren who lOai'e in the world. And the God of all grace, who called yon unto his 176 I. PETER. 5. 10. lOr, restore 2 Mail) ancient authori- ties add settle, 3Gr. unto the ages (if the ages. 4Gr the. 1 Many ancient authori- ties read Syineon. 2Gr, hotidr- servant. 3 Gr. an equally precious. 4 Or, mor Qod and the Saviour 5 Some ancient authori- ties read through glory and virtue. «0r, a 7 Or, self- control 8 Or, closing his eyes » Or, de- parture eternal glory in Clirist, after that ye liave suffered a little while, shall hiiu- self 1 perfect, stablish, strengthen ^ you. 11 To liim he the dominion '^for ever and ever. Ameu. 12 By SUvanus, ^our faitliful brother, as I account him, I have written unto you bi'iefly, exhorting, and testify- ing that this is the trae grace of 13 God : stand ye fast therein. 8 gj^e that is in Babylon, elect together with 2/ou, saluteth you ; and so doth 14 Mark my son. Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto vou all that are in Christ. THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF P E T E E. 1 1 Simon Peter, a 2 servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained 3 a Uke ijrecious faith with us in the righteousness of "^our God and 2 Saviour Jesus Clu-ist : Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the know- ledge of God and of Jesus our Lord ; 3 seeing that his divine power hath grant- ed unto us all things that pertain mito life and godliness, through the know- ledge of him that called us s by his own 4 glory and wtue; whereby he hath granted imto us his precious and ex- ceedhig great promises ; that through these ye may become partakers of 6 the di\'ine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is iu the world by lust. 5 Yea, and for this veiy caiise adding on your jjart all diligence, in your faith supply virtue ; and m your virtue 6 knowledge; and in yoiir knowledge ■? temiierance ; and in you?- '' temperance patience; and in your j)atience godli- 7 ness ; and in your godliness love of the brethren ; and iu your love of the 8 brethi'en love. For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle uor unfniitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that lacketh these things is bluid, f seeing only what is near, hav- ing forgotten the cleansing from his 10 old sms. Wlierefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure : for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: 11 for thus shall be richly supphed luito you the entrance into the eternal king- dom of our Lord and Sa-siour Jesus Christ. 12 "Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you m remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with 13«/oM. And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by puttuig you in remembrance; 14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Clu-ist signified unto me. 15 Yea, I wOl give dihgence that at eveiy time ye may be able after my ^ decease to call these things to remembrance. 16 For we did not foUow cimningly devis- ed fables, when we made known mato you the power and incoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eye- 17 witnesses of his majesty. For he 11 received from God the Father honour and glory, when there 12 came such a voice to hun from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am 18 well pleased: and this voice we our- selves heard i^'come out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy 19 mount. And we have the word of i>ro- phecy made more sure; whereuuto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shinuig in a i^dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star aiise 20 in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of scriptui'e is of 21i''private interpretation. For no iiro- phecy ever i^ came by the wUl of man : but men spake from God, being moved by the "Holy Ghost. 2 But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in is destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift 2 destruction. And many shall foUow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall 3 be evil spoken of. And in covetous- ness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you : whose sen- tence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but i^cast them down to 20 hell, and committed them to sijnts of darkness, to be reserved unto judge- 5 ment ; and spared not the ancient world, but i^reserved Noah with seven others, ^'^a, preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood uoon the G world of the ungodly ; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an over- throw, having made them an example inito those that should live ungodly; 7 and delivered righteous Lot, sore dis- tressed by the lascivious life of the 8 wicked (for that righteous man dweUing 5 That is. The church, or, The sister. 10 Gr. presence. 11 Gr. having received. 12 Gr. was brought .. .by the m ijestic glory. 13 Gr. brought. "Gr. sqiwMd. 15 Or, special 16 Gr. was brought. "Or, Holy Spirit IS Or. sects of per- dition 19 Or, cast them into diwtr geons 20 Gr. Tar- tarus. 21 Some ancient authori- ties read chains. 22Gr. a herald. 3. 18. ir. PETER. 177 1 Gr. lor- mriitett. 2Gr. glories. SGr. natural. •lOr, to take and to destroy 6 Or, corrup- tion 6 Many ancient authori- ties read deceiv- ings. 'Gr. an adul- teress. I 6 Many \ ancient authori- ties read Bosor. oOr, what l« Many ancient autliori- ties read our. nmong them, in scciiif:; and lu^ariiip, I H'exe(l///.s- rigliteouH soul from day to '.) (lay with t/wif lawless deeds) : the Lord ! kuoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unright- eous under pmiishinent unto the day of 10 judgement ; hut chielly them that walk after the llesh in the lust of defile- ment, and despise dominion. Daruig, sclfwilled, they tremble not to rail at 11'-^ dignities: whereas angels, though greater in might and power, bring not a railing judgement against them before 12 the Lord. But these, as creatures with- out reason, born ^mere auunals ^to be taken and destroyed, i-ailing iia matters whereof tliey are ignoi'ant, shall in theii' s destroying surely be destroyed, 13 suffermg wrong as the hire of wroiig- douig ; vK'ti that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and ble- mishes, revelling in their C' love-feasts 14 while they feast with you ; having eyes full of ' adultery, and that camiot cease from sin ; enticing unstedfast souls ; having a heart exercised in covetous- 15uess; children of ciu-siug; forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the sou of ^Beor, who loved the hire of wroug- 16 doing ; but he was rebuked for his own transgression : a dumb ass spake with man's voice and stayed the madness of 17 the prophet. These are springs with- out water, and mists di-iven by a storm ; for whom the blackness of darknesshath 18 been reserved. For, uttering great swelhng v^ords of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasci\aousness, those who are just escaping from them 19 that live in error ; promising them Uber- ty, while they themselves are bondser- vants of corruption; forof^whomaman is overcome, of the same is he also 20 brought into bondage . For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of lothe Lord and Saviour Jesus Chi'ist, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with 21 them than the first. For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy coimiiandmeut deUvered unto 22 them. It has happened unto them according to the true proverb. The dog tiuniiiig to his own vomit again, and the sow that had washed to wal- lowing in the mire. 3 This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I Vta-ite unto you; and in both of them I stii- up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance ; 2 that }'e should remember the words wliich were spoken before by the li'ily jirophtts, and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour through your .T apostles: knowing this first, that 'Un the last daj's mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, 4 and saying. Where is the promise of his i-coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things con- tinue as they were from the beginning T) of the creation. For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and i'^ amidst water, by the word G of God ; by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with 7 water, perished : but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been i^ stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judge- ment and destruction of ungodly men. 8 But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thou- sand years, and a thousand years as 9 one day. The Lord is not slack con- cerniug his in-omise, as some count slackness ; but is longsuffering to you- ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that aU should come to re- 10 pentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a gr-eat noise, and the i^ elements shall be dis- solved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be 11 i^biu-ned up. Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what man- ner of persons ought ye to be in all holy 12 living and godliness, looking for and 17 earnestly desiring the i'^ coming of the day of God, by reason of which the hea- vens being on fir-e shall be dissolved, and the 15 elements shall melt with fervent 13 heat? But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 VvTierefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these thmgs, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and 15 blameless in his sight. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salva- tion ; even as oiu- beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to 16 him, wrote unto you ; as also in all /) is epistles, speaking in them of these things ; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and nnstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own 17 destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be- ware lest, being caiTied away v.ith the error of the wicked, ye fall from your ISovra stedfastness. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chi-ist. To him he the glory both now and i^for ever. Amen. 11 (;r. in Ihi' lust uflhi- da.'/i*. I.! Gr. presence. i^ir. through n Or, stored with fire 15 Or, heavenly bodies 18 The most ancient manu- scripts read dis- covered. 1- Or. htisten- ing 18 Gr. unto the day oj eternity. THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF JOHN. lOr. word 2 Many ancient authori- ties read your. 3 Or, Cotn- farter Or, Helper 'Gr. Pa- rtKJete. 1 That which was from the heguming, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we heheld, and our hands handled, con- 2 cerning the i Word of hfe (and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and hear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto 3 us) ; that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us : yea, and our feUowship is with the Father, and 4 with his Son Jesus Chi-ist : and these things we vsrite, that ^our joy may he fulfilled. 5 And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no 6 darkness at all. If we say that we have feUowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we he, and do not the truth: 7 but if we walk m the hght, as he is in the light, we have feUowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son Scleanseth us from aU sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- 9 selves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from aU unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an 8 Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the right- 2eous: and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, hut 3 also for the whole world. And hereby know we that we know him, if we keep 4 his conunandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his com- mandments, is a liar, and the truth is 5 not in him : but whoso keepeth his word, in him verUy hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby know we that we 6 are m him : he that saith he abideth m him ought himself also to walk even as he walked. 7 Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word 8 which ye heard. Again, a new com- mandment wi-ite I unto you, which thing is true in hun and in you ; because the dai-kness is jiassmg away, and the true 9 light aheady shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his bro- ther, is in the darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion 11 of stiunbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, andknow- eth not whither he goeth, hecause the darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12 I write unto you, mtj little children, because your sins are forgiven you for 18 his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him which is from the beginnmg. I write rmto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evU one . * I have written imto you, little children, because ye know the 14 Father. ■'I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him which is from the beginning. ■* I have written unto you, yoimg men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evU 15 one. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the 16 Father is not in him. For aU that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of 17 the world. And the world jmsseth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the wUl of God abideth for ever. 18 Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists ; whereby we know that it 19 is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have con- tinued with us : but they went caU, that they might be made manifest ^how 20 that they aU are not of us. And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, 21 6 and ye know aU thmgs. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and 22 ''because no lie is of the truth. Wlio is the liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ ? This is the anti- christ, even he that denieth the Father 23 and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father : he that conf esseth the Son hath the Father 24 also. As for you, let that abide in you which ye heard from the begin- ning. If that which ye heard from the begimaing abide in you, ye also shaU ahide in the Son, and in the 25 Father. And this is the promise which he promised 8 us, even the hfe eternal. 4. 16. I. JOHN. 179 1 Or. go it is truf, and is no Jit' ; and evrn as d-c. 2 Or, abide ye 3Gr. from h ini. i r.r. 2)rese)}Ct'. 6 Or, know ye e Or, it ' Or, bear sins iOr.hath known 26 These things have I written unto you concerning tlieni tliat would learl yon '27 astray. And as for you, tlie anointing which ye received of him ahidetli in you, and ye need not that any one teach you ; hut as his anointing teach- eth you concerning all things, land is true, and is no lie, and even as it "28 taught you, ^ye ahide in hun . And now, m;i little chikken, ahide in him; that, if he shall he manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed ■** before '29 him at his ^ coming. If ye know that he is righteous, ^ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him. 3 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and such we are. For this cause the world kuoweth us not, because it knew 2 him not. Beloved, now are we childi'en of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if 6 he shall be manifested, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him even as he is. 3 And every one that hath this hope set on him pvu-ifleth himself, even as he is 4piu'e. Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness: and sin is lawless- 5ness. And ye know that he was mani- fested to ■? take away sms ; and in him 6 is no sin. Whosoever abideth in hun sinneth not : whosoever siuneth hath not 7 seen him, neither ^knoweth him. My httle children, let no man lead you astray : he that doeth righteousness is 8 righteous, even as he is righteous : he that doeth sin is of the devil ; for the devU sinneth from the beguming. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the 9 devil. Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him : and he camiot sin, because he is 10 begotten of God. In this the children of God are manifest, andthechildi'enof the devil : whosoever doeth not righteous- ness is not of God, neither he that loveth 11 not his brother. For this is the message which ye heard from the beguming, that 12 we should love one another : not as Cam was of the evil one, and slew his bro- ther. And wherefore .slev/ he him ? Be- cause his works were evil, and his bro- ther's righteous. 13 Marvel not, brethi'en, if the world 14hateth you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethi-en. He that loveth 15 not abideth in death. Whosoever hat- eth his brother is a miu-derer : and ye know that no mmderer hath eternal life 16 abiduig in him. Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives 17 for the brethi-en. But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the 18 love of God abide in him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue ; ' but in deed and 19 truth. Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall ^ assure our 20 heart before him, whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all 21 things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God ; 22 and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his command- ments, and do the things that are pleas- 23 ing in his sight. And this is his com- mandment, that we should lo believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us 24 commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us. 4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God : because many false prophets 2 are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is 3 come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit which ^ confesseth not Jesus is not of God : and this is the spirit of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh ; and now it is in the world 4 ah-eady. Ye are of God, my httle chil- dren, and have overcome them : because greater is he that is in you than he that 5 is in the world. They are of the world : therefore speak they as of the world, 6 and the world heareth them. We are of God : he that knoweth God heareth us ; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of trath, and the spii'it of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another : for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God ; 9 for God is love. Herein was the love of Godmanifestedi^inus, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might Uve through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to 11 he the propitiation for our sins. Be- loved, if God so loved us, we also ought 12 to love one another. No man hath be- held God at any time : if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his 13 love is perfected m us: hereby know we that we abide in hun, and he m us, because he hath given us of his Sjiirit. 14 And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to he 15 the Savioiu' of the world, '\\1iosoever shiill confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. ]6And we know and have beheved the love which God hath i^in us. God is ^ Gr. per- suade. 10 Gr. be- iif'vf' the name. n Some ancient authori- ties read anniti' !eth Jesns.. 12 Or, in our case 180 I. JOHN 4. 16. 1 Many ancient authori- ties read how can he love Ood whom he hath not seen I 2Gr. in. love ; and he that ahideth in love aLid- eth in God, and God ahideth in him. 17 Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have holdness in the day of judgement ; because as he is, even so 18 are we in this world. There is no fear in love: but jjerfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment ; and he that feareth is not made perfect 19 in love. We love, because he first loved 20 us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar : for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, i cannot love God whom he hath 21 not seen. And this commandment have we from bun, that he who loveth God love his brother also. 5 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God : and whoso- ever loveth him that begat loveth him 2 also that is begotten of him. Hereby we know that we love the chikh-en of God, when we love God, and do his 3 commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keej) his commandments : and his commandments ai'e not griev- 4 ous. For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world : and this is the victory that hath ovei'come the world, 5 even our faith. And who is he that over- cometh the world, but he that believeth 6 that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Clu-ist ; not ^ with the water only, but 2 with the water and ^with the 7 blood. And it is the Spirit that bear- ctli witness, because the Spiiit is the 8 truth. For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the tlu'ee agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater : for the wit- ness of God is this, tliat he hath borne 10 witness concerning his Son. He that beUeveth on the Son of God hath the witness in him : he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not lieheved in the witness that God hath borne conceniing his Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is 12 in his Son. He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life. 13 These things have I written xinto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe 14 on the name of the Son of God. And this is the boldness which we have to- ward him, that, if we ask anything according to his wOl, he heareth us : 15 and if we know that he heareth us what- soever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of 16 him. If any man see his brother sin- ning a sin not unto death, 3 he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is ^ a sin unto death : not concern- ing this do I say that he should make 17 request. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is ^a sin not unto death. 18 We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not ; but he that was begotten of God keepeth 5 him, and the 19 evil one toucheth him not. We know that we are of God, and the whole 20 world lieth in the evil one. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an under- standing, that we know him that is true, and we are in hun that is true, eve7i in his Son Jesus Clmst. This 21 is the true God, and eternal life. My little children, guard yourselves from idols. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. 1 The .elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom 1 1 ive in truth ; and not I only, but also all they that know the 2 truth; for the truth's sake which ahideth in us, and it shaU be with us for ever : 3 Grace,mercy,peace shall be withus, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy childi'en walking in truth, even as we received commandment 5 from the Father. Ajid now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the l)eginning, 6 that we love one another. And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the command- ment, even as ye heard from the be- ginning, that ye should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, eiien they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometli in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the 8 antichrist. Look to yoiirselves, that ye ilose not the things which 2 we have wrought, but that ye receive a full re- 9 ward. Whosoever Sgoeth onward and ahideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God : he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the 10 Father and the Son. If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teach- ing, receive him not intoyour house, and VER. 11. JUDE. 181: lOr, rejoice greatly, when brethren come and bear witness 2 Some ancient authori- ties read ijrace. 3 Or. these things, that / may hear iGr. bond- ser-oant. -i Or. to theon that are beloved in Hod the Fa- ther, and kept for Jesus Christ, being called 3 Or, the only Master, and our Lord Jrsua Christ i Many very ancient auihori- ties read JtSUS. 5 Gr. the second time. 11 give him no greetiiif^^ : for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works. 1*2 Having many things to write unto you, I would not tcrlte ihcm Avithpai)er and ink : but I hope to cf)me unto you, and to speak face to face, tliat your i;^joy may Ik; fulfilled. The children of thine elect sister salute thee. THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN. 1 The elder unto Gaivis the beloved, whom I love in truth. 2 Beloved, I pray that m all things thou uiayest prosper and be in health, even 3 as thy soul prospereth . For 1 1 re j oiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou 4walkest in truth. Greater 2 joy have I none than ^this, to hear of my childi-eu walking in the truth. .5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful work ill whatsoever thou doe'^t toward them that are brethren and strangers withal ; who bare witness to thy love before the church : whom thou wUt do well to set forward on their jom-iiey worthily 7 of God: because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking no- 8 thing of the Gentiles. We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers with the trath. 9 I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiv- 10 eth us not. Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words : and not content there- with, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of 11 the church. Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God : he that 12 doeth evil hath not seen God. Deme- trius hath the witness of all men, and of the truth itself : yea, we also bear witness ; and thou knowest that our witness is true. 13 I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to v/rite 14 them to thee with ink and pen : but I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name. THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE. 1 Judas, a i servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, ^to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, 2 and kept for Jesus Chi-ist : Mercy unto you and peace and love be multipUed. 3 Beloved, while I was giving all dili- gence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exliorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once 4 for all dehvered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old set forth unto this condemnation, migodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasci- viousness, and denying 3 our only Mas- ter and Lord, Jesus Christ. 5 Now I desire to put you in remem- brance, though ye know aU things once for aU, how that ''the Lord, havmg saved a people out of the land of Egyiit, s afterward destroyed them that behev- 6ed not. And angels which kept not then- own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto 7 the judgement of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication, and gone after strange flesh, are set forth ^as an example, suifering the jiunishment of eternal 8 fire. Yet in like manner these also in then- dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought domuiion, and rail at 9 ''dignities. IBut Michael the archangel, when contending wdth the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a rail- ing judgement, but said, The Lord 10 rebuke thee. But these rail at what- soever things they know not: and what they miderstand natiU-aUy, Uke the creatures without reason, ill these things are they 8 destroyed. 11 Woe unto theml for they went in the way of Cain, and 9 ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hu-e, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. eOr, OS an example o/eter- luil firr. suffering puiush- nient 7Gr. glories. 8 Or, cor- rupted 9 Or, ca^t I them- selves away through 182 JUDE. VEK. 12. lOr, spots 2Gr. shatnes. ■iGr. his holy myriads. 1 Or, gave vmto hitn, to shew unto his servants the things &c. 2Gr. hond- servants: and so through- out this book. 3 Or, them 4 Or, which Cometh 5 Manj; authori- ties, some ancient, read washed. 6 Gr. in. 7Gr. unto the ages of the ages. Many ancient authori- ties omit of the ages. 8 Or, the Ijord. the God 9 Or, h^. which 12 These are they who are i hidden rocks in youi' love-feasts when they feast with you, sheiiherds that without fear feed themselves ; clouds without water, carried along by winds ; autumn trees without frait, twice dead, plucked ui) 13 by the roots; wild waves of the sea, foaming out then- own 2 shame; wan- dering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever. 14 And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, pro^jhesied, sayuig. Behold, the Lord came with ^ten thousands of 15 his holy ones, to execute judgement upon all, and to convict all the vmgodly of aU their works of uugodUness which they have ungodly wrought, and of aU the hard things which luigodly sinners 16 have spoken against him. These are mmmurers, complaiuers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling loords), shewuig respect of persons for the sake of advantage. 17 But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before j by the apostles of our Lord Jesus 18 Christ ; how that they said to you, Li the last time there shaU be mockers, walking after * their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are they who make separations, 20 ° sensual, having not the Spirit. But ye, beloved, buUding up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the 21 Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of oiu" Lord Jesus Clrrist iinto eternal 22 life. ^Aa\A on some have mercy, '^ who 23 are in doubt ; and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear ; hating even the garment sjjotted by the flesh. 24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, 25 to the only God our Saviom', through Jesus Christ oui" Lord, he glory, majesty, dominion and power, before aU time, and now, and 8 for evermore. Amen. THE REVELATION OF S. JOHN THE DIVINE. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God igave him to shew unto his 2 servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass : and he sent and signified s U by his angel unto his 2 servant John ; who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that She saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the i)ro- phecy, and keej) the things which are written therein : for the time is at hand. 4 John to the seven chui'ches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him which is and which was and * which is to come ; and f I'om the seven Spirits 5 which are Ijefore his throne ; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful wit- ness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto hun that loveth its, and ^ loosed 6 us from oiu- sins "by his blood ; and he made us to he. a kingdom, to he priests unto his God and Father ; to him he the glory and the dominion ''for ever and 7 ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with the cloitds; and eveiy eye shall see him, and they which pierced him ; and aU the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen. 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith 8 the Lord God, Swliich is and which was and ^ which is to come, the Almighty. 9 I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation andkmgdom and j)atience loJiich are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Je- 10 sus. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behuid me a great 11 voice, as of a trumpet saying, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven chiu-ches ; unto Ephe- sus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, 12 and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice which spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden 13 10 candlesticks ; and in the midst of the 10 candlesticks one like unto ^a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts 14 with a golden girdle. And his head and his hair were white as white wool, ivJiite as snow; and his eyes were 15 as a flame of fire ; and his feet like unto burnishetl brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice 16 as the voice of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his comitenance was as the sun shineth in 17 his strength. And when I saw him, I 3. 3. REVELATION. 183 IGr. beca7tie, 2Gr. unto the ages of the ages. SGr. upon. «Gr. latnp- stands. SGr. la)np- stand. 6 Or, garden : as iu Gen. ii. 8. 7 Or, reviling 8 Some ancient authori- ties read and may have. 9Gr. a tribula- tion of ten days. lOTlie Greelc text liere is some- what un- certain. feU at liis feet as one dead. Aiid he laid bis right hand upon nie, sayuig, Fear not; I am the tirst and the last, 18 and the Living one ; and I i was dead, and behold, I am alive '-^for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of 19 Hades. Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall '20 come to pass hereafter ; the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest 8iu my right baud, and the seven golden ^candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches : and the seven ■'candlesticks are seven churches. 2 To the angel of the church iu Ephesus write ; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh m the midst of the seven golden 2 ^candlesticks: I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them which call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them 3 false ; and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name's sake, and hast not 4 grovra weary. But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first 5 love. Kemember therefore from whence thou art faUen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy ^ candlestick out of 6 its iilace, except thou rejient. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the chm-ches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of Ufe, which is in the ^ Paradise of God. 8 And to the angel of the chmxh in Smyrna write ; These things saith the fu'st and the last, which i was dead, and lived again : 9 1 know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the ' blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of 10 Satan. Fear not the thmgs which thou ai't about to suffer : behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; 8 and ye shaU have 'J tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I wUl give thee 11 the crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spu'it saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hirrt of the second death. 12 And to the angel of the chm-ch in Pergamrmi write ; These thmgs saith he that hath the 13 sharp two-edged sword : I know where thou dweUest, even where Satan's throne is: and thou boldest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days ' i^of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who w^as killed amongyoUjWhere Satan dweUeth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thoix hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumljlingblock before the chikh'en of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to coumiit for- 15 nication. So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans ui IG like manner. llei)eut therefore ; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my 17 mouth. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the chm'ches. To bun that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and up- on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receivethit. 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write ; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes hke a flame of fire, and his feet are Uke imto bui-nished 19 brass : I know thy works, and thy love and faith and mmisti-y and patience, and that thy last works are more than 20 the first. But I have this against thee, that thou sufferest i^the woman Jeze- bel, which caUeth herself a proi)hetess ; and she teacheth and seduceth my ser- vants to commit fornication, and to eat 21 things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time that she should repent ; and she willeth not to repent of her f oruica- 22 tion. Behold, I do cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her mto great tribulation, excejit they 23 repent of i^ her works. And I wiU. kill her chilch-en with i^ death ; and aU the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the rems and hearts : and I will give mito each one of you 24 according to your works. But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, which know not the deep things of Satan, as they say; I cast u^jon you 25 none other bm-den. Howbeit that which 26 ye have, hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and he that keep- eth my works unto the end, to him wUl 27 1 give authority over the nations : and he shall rule them with a rod of i^irou, as the vessels of the jjotter are broken to shivers ; as I also have received of my 28 Father : and I wiU give him the morning 29 star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the chui'ches. 3 And to the angel of the chmch m Sardis vrrite ; These things saith he that hath the se- ven Spmts of God, and the seven stars : I know thy works, that thoii hast a name 2 that thou livest, and thou art dead. Be tliou watchful, and stablish the things that remain, which were ready to die : for I have i^ found no works of thine 3 fulfilled before my God. Eemember tlierefore how thou hast received and 11 Many authori- ties, some ancient, rend thy wife. 12 Many ancient authori- ties read their. 13 Or, 2^'SH- lenee 11 Or, iron; a vessels of the pot- ter, are they broken 15 Many ancient authori- ties read not found thy jforTc.''. 184 REVELATION; 3. 3. IGr. given. 2 Or, teinpta- tion 3 Gr. in- habited earth. tempt 5 Or, sanc- tuary : and so thri urIi- out this book. didst hear; and keep it, and reiient. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a tliief , and thou shalt not know 4 what hoiu' I will come upon thee. But tliou hast a few names in Saixlis which did not defile their garments : and they sliall walk with me in white ; for they 5 are wortliy. He that overcometh shall thus he arrayed in white garments ; and I will m no wise hlot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6 He that liath an ear, let him hear what the Sjiirit saith to the churche.s. 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 8 openeth : I know thy works (behold, I have iset before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keei) my word, 9 and didst not deny my name. Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them which say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie ; behold, I will make them to come and worshii^ before thy feet, and to knovif that I have loved 10 thee. Becaiise thf lU didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of 2 trial, that kmir which is to come upon the whole 3 world, to ^try them that dwell upon the eai'th. Ill come quickly: hold fast that which tliou hast, that no one take thy crown. 12 He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the ^ temple of my God, and he shaU 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 13 mme own new name. He that hath an ear, let hmi hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. 14 And to the angel of the church m Laodicea wiite ; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginnuig 1.5 of the creation of God: I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor 16 hot : I would tliou wert cold or hot. So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my 17 mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and 18 poor and blind and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe tliysetf, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest ; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that 19 thou mayest see. As many as I love, I reprove and chasten : be zealous 20 therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock : if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to bun, and wOl sup with bun, and 21 he with me. He that overcometh, I wiU give to liim to sit down with me m my tiirone, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. 4 After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, a voice as of a trumpet si)eaking with me, one saying. Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must Gcome to pass 2 hereafter. Straightway I was in the Spirit : and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the 3 throne ; and he that sat icas to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there tra-i a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look ujxin. 4 And round about the throne v-ere four and twenty thrones : and upon the thrones / .saw four and twenty elders sitting, arrayed in white garments; and on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne in-oceed light- nings and voices and thmiders. And there ivere seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which arc the seven (5 S2iirits of God; and before the throne, as it were a glassy sea like unto crystal ; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures 7 full of eyes before and behind. And the first creature ivas hke 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 flyuig 8 eagle. And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are fuU of eyes round about and within : and they have no rest day and niglit, saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, wliich was and which is and 9 "^ which is to come. And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth 8for ever and 10 ever, the four and twenty elders shaU fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and.shall worship him thatliveth 8 for ever and ever, and shall cast their 11 crowns before the throne, saying. Wor- thy art thou, our Lord and om- God, to receive the glory and the honour and the power: iov thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and vf ere created. 5 And I saw '•'iu the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, 2 close sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice. Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the 3 seals thereof ? And no one in the 7. 4. REVELATION. 185 1 Some ancient authori- ties omit sevcti. 2Gr. hath taken. 3Gr. 'into the ages of the ages. 4 Some ancient autliori- tie:5 add and see. 5 Soiat ancient authori- ties read thepeace of the earth. heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the hook, or to 4 h)ok tliereon. And I wept iimch, he- cause no one was found worthy to open 5 the hook, or to h)ok thereon : and one of the ehlers saith unto me, Wee)) not : behokl, the Lion that is of tlie ti-ihe of Judali, the Root of David, hatli over- come, to open tlie hook and the seven (5 seals thereof. And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living crea- tures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamh standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the i seven Sphits of 7 God, sent forth into all the earth. Aiid he came, and he ^taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the 8 throne. And when he had taken the book, the four Uving creatures and the f oiu' and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, havuig each one a harji, and golden bowls full of mcense, which are 9 the prayers of the saints. And they sing a new song, saying. Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof : for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and 10 people, and nation, and madest them to be unto oiu* God a kingdom and priests ; 11 and they reign upon the earth. And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatm-es and the elders ; and the num- ber of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands ; 12 sayhig with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to re- ceive the power, and riches, and wis- dom, and might, and honour, and glory, 13 and blessing. And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the dominion, 3for ever and ever. 14 And the four living creatures said. Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped. 6 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 '2 voice of thunder. Come •*. And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a how ; and there was given unto him a crown : and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second hving creature say- 4 ing. Come ■'. And another Jwrse 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 luito him a great sword. 5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third livuig creature saying, Come'i. And I saw, and behold, a black horse ; and he that sat thereon had a G balance in his hand. And I heard as it were a voice ui the midst of the four living creatures sayhig, A "measure of wheat for a 'i'i)enny, and three measures of barley for a ''pemiy ; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not. 7 And when he ojjcned the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living 8 creature saying. Come'. And I saw, and behold, a pale horse : and he that sat up- on bun, 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 sheath, and by the wild beasts of the earth. 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 10 they held : and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, Master, the holy and trae, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell lion the earth? And there was given them to each one a white robe ; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a httle time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, which should be killed even as they were, should ^he fulfilled. 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 13 blood ; and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs, when she is shaken of a 14 great wind. And the heaven was re- moved as a scroll when it is roUed up ; and every mountain and island were 15 moved out of their places. Andthe kings of the earth, and the princes, and the 10 chief cajitains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and free- man, hid themselves iu the caves and in 16 the rocks of the moiintains; and they say to the moitntains and to the rocks. Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the 17 wrath of the Lamb : for the great day of their wrath is come ; and who is able to stand? "7 After this 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, 2 or upon any tree. 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 v/hom it v.-as given to hurt the earth and 3 the sea, saying. Hurt not the earth, nei- ther the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of oui* God on 4 their foreheads. And I heard the num- ecr. chmnix, a small measure. 7 See marginal note on Matt. xviii. 28. 8 Or, pes- tilence oSome ancient authori- ties read haveful- fiUed their course. 10 Or, yyiilitary tr-ibunes Gr. cJiili- archs. 186 REVELATION. 7. 4. 1 Gr. The blessing, and the glory, S. c. 2Gr. unto the ages of the ages. 3Gr. have, said. ber of them which were sealed, a hun- dred and forty and four thousand, seal- ed out of every tribe of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Judah loere sealed twelve thousand : Of the tribe of Keuben twelve thou- sand : Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand : 6 Of the tribe of Asher twelve thou- sand : Of the tribe of Naplitali twelve thou- sand: Of the tribe of Mauasseh twelve thou- sand : 7 Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thou- sand : Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand: Of the tribe of Issachar twelve thou- sand : 8 Of the tribe of Zebuluu twelve thou- sand : Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thou- sand : Of the tribe of Benjamin ivere seal- ed twelve thousand. 9 After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of eveiy nation, and of all tribes and ijeoples and tongues, stand- ing before the thi-one and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and pahiis 10 in their hands; and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation mito our God which sitteth on tlie throne, and unto lithe Lamb. Arid all the angels were standing round about the throne, and aJjoitt the elders and the four hvmgci'ea- tures ; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipj)ed God, 12 saying, Amen : i Blessmg, and gloiy, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God 2 for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me. These which are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and 14 whence came they ? And I 8 say iiuto him. My lord, thou kuowest. And he said to me, These are they which come out of the great tribulation, and they washed theii- robes, and made them 15 white in the blood of the Lamb. There- fore 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 16 them. They shall hmiger no more, nei- ther thii'st any mere ; neither shall the 17 sun strike upon them, nor any heat : for the Lamb which 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 theii- eyes. 8 And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about '2 the space of half an horn-. Ajid 1 sav/ the seven angels which stand before God ; and there were given unto them seven trixmpets. 3 And another angel came and stood ■'over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much in- cense, that he should ^ add it unto the prayers of aU the saints upon the golden 1 altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, ^with the prayers of the samts, went up before 5 God out of the angel's hand. 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 eartliquake. t) ihid the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 And the first sounded, and there follow- ed hail and fire, mmgled 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 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great momitaiu bm-nmg with fire was cast into the sea : and the third 9 part of the sea became blood ; and there died the third j)art of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life ; and the third part of the ships was destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third jjart of the rivers, and upon the fountains of 11 the waters ; and the name of the star is called Woi-mwood : and the thu-d part of the waters became wormwood ; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel soimded, 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 thu-d part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the thii-d part of it, and the night in like manner. 13 And I saw, and I heard » an eagle, fly- ing 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 And the fifth angel somided, and I saw a star from heaven faUen unto the earth : and there was given to him the 2 key of the pit of the abyss. And he opened the jiit of the abyss ; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace ; and the smi and the air were darkened by reason 3 of the smoke of the pit. And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth ; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have 4i)ower. And it was said unto them 11. 6. REVELATION. 187 1 (!r. Jike- 2 That is, Dc- stroT/er. » Gt. one voice. iGr. demonn. that they should not hurt tho j,'rass of the earth, neither any p;reen tiling, nei- ther any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on tlu^irt'ore- 5 heads. And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tonnented live months: and their tonnent was as the torment of a scorpion, when it sti-iketli a man. 6 And in those days men .shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it ; and they shall desire to die, and death tieeth from 7 them. Aiid the i 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 8 men's faces. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as ^the teeth of lions. And they had breast- plates, as it were breastplates of iron ; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rusli- 10 ing to war. And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings ; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five 11 months. 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 2Apollyon. 12 The first Woe is i>ast : behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard ^ a voice from the horns of the 14 golden altar which is before God, one saying to the sixth angel, which had the trumpet. Loose the four angels which are bound at the great river 15 Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third jiart of men. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand : I heard the nmuber of 17 them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates as of fire and of hya- cinth and of brimstone : and the heads of the horses are as the heads of Uons ; and out of their mouths i^roceedeth fire 18 and smoke and brimstone. By these three jjlagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of 19 their mouths. For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in theu- tails : for their tails are hke unto ser- pents, and have heads ; and with them 20 they do hurt. And the rest of man- kind, which were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not wor- ship J devils, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood ; which can neither see, nor hear, 21 nor walk: and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 10 And T saw another strong angel com- ing down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud ; and th(^ rainbow was upon his head, and his fac(^ was as tho sun, and 2 his feet as pillai's (jf fire ; and he had in his hand a little book open : and he set liis right foot upon the sea, and his 8 left u])on the earth ; and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth : and when he cried, the seven thunders ut- 4 tered their voices. 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 thundei-s uttered, and write 5 them not. And the angel which I saw standing upon the sea and ujion the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 and sware by him that liveth -^forever 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 'tune no 7 longer : 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 theprophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from hea- ven, I heard it again speaking with me, and saying. Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel that stand- eth upon the sea and ujiou the earth. 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 uj); and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall 10 be sweet as honey. 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 11 belly was made bitter. And they say unto me. Thou must projihesy again 8 over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings. 11 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: '^and one said, Else, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 And the court which is without the tem- ple 10 leave without, and measure it not ; for it hath been given unto the nations : and the holy city shall they tread un- 3 der foot forty and two months. And I wiU give unto my two vritnesses, and they shall i^rophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, cloth- 4ed in sackcloth. These are the two ohve trees and the two n candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if any man desu'eth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in 6 this manner must he be killed. These have the power to shut the heaven, that it rain not during the days of 5(;r. unto the afjes of the agex. 6 Some ancient authori- ties oniii and the sea and the flihii/.i j that avii thrn'ht. "Or, delay s Or. con- cerning 3Gr. saying. 10 Gr. cast nnthout. 1 11 Gr. larno- stands. 188 REVELATION. 11. 6. iGr. carcase. 2Gr. naines ofment seven thovr land. 3Gr. unto the ages of the ajes. < Or, tes- tament their prophecy : and they have power over the waters to tiu-n them into blood, and to smite the earth with every 7 plague, as often as they shall desire. And when they shall have finished then- tes- timony, the beast that cometh w^ out of the abyss shaU make war with them, and 8 overcome them, and kill them. And their i dead bodies Zje in the street of the great city, which spiritually is caUed Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord 9 was crucified. And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations Aomeyi look upon their ^dead bodies thi-ee days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be laid ui a tomb . 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 11 that dwell on the earth. And after the three days and a half the breath of Uf e from God entered into them, and they stood upon then- feet ; and gi-eat fear 12 feU upon them which beheld them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying mito them. Come vqi hither. And they went up into heaven m the cloud ; 13 and then- enemies beheld them. And in that hour there was a great earth- quake, and the tenth part of the city fell ; and there were kLUed in the earthquake 2 seven thousand persons : and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second Woe is past : behold, the third Woe cometh quickly. 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 Christ: and he shall reign 3 for 16 ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sit before God on theu' thrones, feU upon then- faces, and wor- 17 shipped God, saying. We give thee thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, ' which art and which wast ; because thoii hast taken thy gi-eat power, and didst 18 reign. And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to thy servants the pro- phets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the gi-eat; and to destroy them that de- stroy the earth. 19 And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven ; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his ^cove- nant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earth- quake, and great haU. 12 And a great sign was seen in heaven ; a woman arrayed with the svm, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head 2 a crown of twelve stars ; and she was with child : and she crieth out, travail- ing in bhth, and in pain to be deUvered. SAiid there was seen another sign in heaven; and behold, a great red di'agon, having seven heads and ten horns, and 4 upon his heads seven diadems. And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth : and the dragon stood before the woman which was about to be deUver- ed, that when she was dehvered, he 5 might devour her child. And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule aU the nations with a rod of iron : and her child was caught up urito 6 God, and unto his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a i^lace jirepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thou- sand two hundred and threescore days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon ; and the dragon warred and 8 his angels ; and they prevailed not, nei- ther was then- place fomid any more in 9 heaven. And the great di-agon was cast down, the old seiijent, he that is called the DevQ and Satan, the deceiver of the whole 5 world ; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down 10 with him. And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, 6 Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the king- dom of oiu- God, and the authority of his Chi'ist : for the accuser of our bre- thren is cast down, which accuseth them 11 before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of then- testimony; and they loved not 12theu' life even unto death. There- fore rejoice, heavens, and ye that 'dweU in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea : because the devil is gone down unto you, having gi-eat wrath, knowuig that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the di-agon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the 14 man child. And there were given to the woman the two wiags of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wil- derness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the seii5ent. 15 And the seiiient cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away 16 by the stream. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his 17 mouth. And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, which keei3 the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus : 13 and he stood upon the sand of the sea. 14. 13. REVELATION. 189 iGr. slain. 2 Or, to d^> his works durinfj See Pan. xi. 2^. 3 Gr. f«- bernuctc. i Some ancient autliori- ties omit And it was given . . , over- come them, 6 Or, written from the founda- tion of the world in the book . . . slain 'The Greek text in tills verse is some- what un- certain. 7 Or, leadeth into cap- tivity 8 Some ancient autiiori- ties read that even the image of the beast should speak ; a7id he shall caiwe ic. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on liis horns ten diadems, and upon his licads names of blasphemy. 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 3 great authority. And / saw one of his heads as thougli it had been i smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed : and the whole earth wondered 4 after the beast ; and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his au- thority unto the beast ; and they wor- shipped the beast, saying. Who is like unto the beast ? and who is able to war 5 with him ? and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies ; and there was given to him authority ^to continue forty and 6 two mouths. And he ojiened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blas- pheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that s dwell in the heaven. 7* And it was given unto hmi to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people 8 and tongue and nation. And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been 5 written in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain from the founda- 9 tion of the world. If any man hath an 10 ear, let him hear. 6 if any man "J is for captivity, into captivity he goetli : if any man shaU kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 Andl saw another beast coming uj) out of the earth ; and he had two horns hke imto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose 13 death-stroke was healed. And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon 14 the earth in the sight of men. 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, 15andUved. Aiid it was given ?(?i^o/«'m to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, 8 that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image 16 of the beast should be killed. 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 17 upon their forehead; 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. 18 Here is wisdom. He that hath under- standing, let him count the number of the beast; for it is tlie number of a man : and his number is ^Six himdred and sixty and six. 14 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standuig on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thou- sand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. 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 loas as the voice of harriers hai^p- 3 ing with their harjis : and they smg 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 4 purchased out of the earth. These are theywhich were not defiled with women ; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were i)m'chased from among men, to he the firstfruits unto 5 God and unto the Lamb. And in theu- mouth was found no lie : they are with- out blemish. 6 And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal gospel to proclaim unto them that lo dwell on the earth, and rmto every nation and tribe 7 and tongue and i)eoi)le ; and he saith with a great voice. Fear God, and give him gloiy ; for the hour of his judge- ment is come : and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters. 8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, which hath made aU the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 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 10 his forehead, or upon his hand, he also shall di'Lnk of the wine of the wrath of God, which is ii prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger ; and he shall be tomiented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and 11 in the jireseuce of the Lamb : and the smoke of their torment goeth up isfor ever and ever ; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso re- 12 ceiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saymg, Write, Blessed are the dead ■I Some ancient auttiori- ties read Six hun- dred and sixteen. l« Gr. sU. 11 Gr. mingled. 12 Gr. unto ages of ages. 190 REVELATION. 14. 13. 1 Or, in the Lord. Fruiii hence- forth, yea. faith the Sxnrit 2 Or, the Son 3 Gr. dried up. 4Gr. Vl7U\ 5 Or, upon " Many r.ucient authori- ties read 7iatiotis. ~ Many ancient autliori- ties read ill linen. CGr. n7Uo the ag-s of 1 the ai)es. which (lie ^ui the Lord from hence- forth : yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from theu- labours ; for theh- works follow with them. 14 Ami I saw, and behold, a white cloud ; and on the cloud / saw one sitting hke iiuto -a son of man, having on his head a golden cro^vTi, and in his hand a sharp 15 sickle. And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap : for the horn- to reaj) is come ; for the harvest of the 16 earth is 3 over-ripe. And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the eai'th ; and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out from the temj)le which is in heaven, he also hav- 18 ing a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over lire ; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying. Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vLue of the earth ; for her grapes are 19 fully ripe. And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the *vin- tage of the earth, and cast it mto the winepress, the great winepress, of the 20 wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out bloodfrom the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred fm-- longs. 15 And I saw another sign in heaven, great andmarveUous, seven angels hav- ing seven i)lagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a glassy sea mingled with fire ; and them that come Adctorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing ^ by the glassy sea, hav- 3 ing harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty ; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the "ages. 4 Who shaU not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name ? for thou only art holy ; for aU the nations shaU come and worship before thee ; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest. 5 And after these things T saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testi- 6 mony in heaven was opened : and there came out from the temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, ar- rayed ''with precicms stone, pure and bright, and gkt about their breasts with 7 golden girdles. And one of the foiu- living creatui'es gave unto the seven angels seven golden bowls fuU of the ^vrath of God, who liveth ^for ever and 8 ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the gloi-y of God, and from his power ; and none was able to enter into the temple, tUl the seven plagues of the seven angels should be finished. 16 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. 2 And the first went, and poiu'ed out his bowl into the earth ; and 9 it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and which worshipped his image. 3 And the second poured out his bowl into the sea ; and 9 it became blood as of a dead man ; and every lOUving soul died, even the things that were in the sea. 4 And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the 5 waters ; n and •' it became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying. Righteous art thou, which art and which v/ast, thou Holy One, because thou didst C thus 12 judge : for they poiired out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink : they are 7 worthy. And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgements. 8 And the fourth pom-ed out his bowl upon the sun ; and it was given unto 9 13 it to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat : and they blasphemed the name of the God which hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him gloiy. 10 And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast ; and his kingdom was darkened ; and they 11 gnawed their tongues for pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven be- cause of their pams and then* sores; and they repented not of their works. 12 And the sixth poured out his bowl up- on the great river, the river Euphrates ; and the water thereof -svas di-ied up, that the way might Ije made ready for the kmgs that come from the sunrising. 13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the di-agon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false i)roi5het, three unclean spirits, 14 as it were frogs : for they are spirits of i^devils, working signs ; which go forth 15 unto the kings of the whole i^world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. 15 (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is lie that watcheth, and keepeth his gar- ments, lest he walk naked, and they 16 see his shame.) And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon. 17 And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the tem- ple, from the throne, saying, It is 18 done : and there were lightnings. 18. 11. Rp]VELAT10N. 191 1 Some ancient autbori- ties read there vfas a 7uan. 2 Or, navies .fun of blns- phi'mi/ 3Gl'. gilded. ^ Or, and of the nn clean tilings 5 Or. a inysteri/. BABY- I.Otf THE GREAT <* Or. wit- nesses ~ Some ancient authori- ties read a/id he goeth. 8 Gr. oil. 9 Or. shaU be jivcsent. 10 Or, iiu'-antng "Or, there are and voices, and thunders ; and there was a great earthquake, sucli as was not since ^ there were men upon the earth, li) so great an earthquake, so niiglity. And the great city was divided into three jiarts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Bahylon tlie great was reniemhered in the sight of Clod, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the iierceness of his 20 wrath. And every island fled away, and '21 the mountains were not found. And great hail, ei-eri/ sto?i.e about thewfiight of a talent, cometh down out of hetiven upon men ; and men blasphemed God liecause of the plague of the hail ; for the plague thereof is exceeding great. 17 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I wiU shew thee the judgement of the great harlot that sitteth upon many 2 waters; with whom the kings of the earth conmiitted fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken v;ith the wine of her fornica- 3 tion. And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness : and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, 2full of names of blasphemy, hav- ■iing seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in ]mrple and scarlet, and 8 decked with gold and pre- cious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, ^ even the uncle.m things of her f ornica- 5 tion, and upon her forehead a name written, Sjiystee y, babylon the great, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF 6 THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the (J martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great 7 wonder. And the angel said unto me. Wherefore didst thou wonder ? I will teU thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carriethher, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not ; and is about to come uji out of the abyss, 'and to go into iierdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, theif whose name hath not been written 8 in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they be- hold the beast, how that he was, and 9 is not, and ^ shall come. Here is the 10 mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which 10 the woman sitteth : and nthey are seven kings; the live are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come ; and when he cometh, he must continue a little 11 while. And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven ; and he goeth into jter- 12dition. And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, which have re- ceived no kingdom as yet ; but they receive authority as kings, with the i;5 beast, for one hour. Tliese have one mind, and they give theu' power and 14 authority unto the beast. Tliese shall war against the Lamb, and the Laml) shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings ; and they also kJiuI/ nrercame that are with him, called 15 and chosen and faithful. And he saith unto me. The w. iters wliich thou saw- est, where the harlot sitteth, are peo- ples, and multitudes, and nations, and 1() tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the liarlot, and shaU make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and 17 shall burn her utterly with fire. For (rod did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kmgdom unto the beast, until tlie words of God should be accomphsh- 18 ed. And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which i^reigiieth over the kings of the earth. 1 8 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; andtheeai-thwaslight- 2 eiied with his glory. And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of is devils, and a i^hold of everyunclean si)irit,and a i^hold of every 3 unclean and hateful bird. For i=by i'>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 earthwax- edrichbythepowerofheri'i^wantoimess. 4 Andlheardanother voice fromheaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her 5i)lagues: for her sins i8}jave reached even unto heaven, and God hath remem- 6 bered her iniquities. Render unto her even as she rendered, and double un- to her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle 7 unto her double. How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed i^wauton, ^J ( ) much give her of torment and mourn- ing : for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in 8 no wise see mourning. Therefore in one day shaU her jjlagues come, death, and mournmg, and famine; and she shall be utterly bm-ned with fire ; for strong is ^o the Lord God which judged 9 her. And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication andHved -i wan- tonly with her, shall weep and waU over her, when they look upon the 10 smoke of her burning, standuig afar off for the fear of her torment, say- ing. Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city ! for in one hour is thy 11 judgement come. And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buveth their ^'-^ merchandise 12 Gr. hatha Ulnij- doin. 13 Gr. demons. 11 Or, 2>rison 1^ Some autlKiri- ties read o.fthe wine . . . have drunk. 1(5 Some ancient autliori- tieri omit the wine of. I'Or, hixurij i-iOr, clave iof/cther 1-1 Or. luxu- rious 21 Some ancient authori- ties omit the Lord. 21 Or, fiixu- riousli/ 22 Gr. cargo. 192 REVELATION. 18. 11. iGr. cargo. 2 Gr. a- momum. 'Gr. hodhi lOr, Uvcs 5Gr. gilded. 6Gr. Wffrkthe sea. ' Gr. one. 8 Some ancient authori- ties ODlit of what- soever cr:t/t. 12 any more; i merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet ; and all tbyiue wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most i)recious wood, and of brass, and 13 iron, and marble; and cinnamon, and ^sjiice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oU, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep ; andmerchavdise of horses and chariots 14 and 3 slaves; and * souls of men. And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were daiiityand sumptuous are perished from thee, and ?ne» shall find them no more 15 at all. The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment,weep- 16 ing and mom-niug ; saying. Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and s decked with gold and precious stone 1 7 and pearl ! for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and eveiy one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as ''gain their 18 living by sea, stood afar off, and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying. What city is like 19 the great city ? And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mournuig, saying. Woe, woe, the great city, wherem were made rich all that had their ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she 20 made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye j^rophets ; for God hath judged your judgement on her. 21 And ^ a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great mUlstone, and cast it into the sea, sayuig, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all. 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 millstone shall be heard no 23 more at all in thee ; and the light of a lamp shall shbie 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 thy merchants were the princes of the earth ; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived. 24 And m her was found the blood of Ijrophets and of samts, and of all that have been slain upon the earth. 10 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah ; Salvation, and glory,and i)ower , belong to our God: 2 for true and righteous are his judge- ments; for he hath judged the great harlot, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants 3 at her hand. And a second time they 3 say. Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth 4 up 10 for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four hving creatures fell down and wor- shipped God that sitteth on the throne, 5 saymg, Amen ; Hallelujah. And a voice came forth from the throne, say ing, Give Ijraise to our God, all ye his servants, ye that fear him,the small and the great. 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 thimders, saymg. Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. 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. 8 And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, briglit and ])ure : for the fine linen is the right- 9eous acts of the saints. And he saith unto me. Write, Blessed are they which are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, 10 These' are true words of God. And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me. See thou do it not : I am a f eUow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus : worship God : for the testimony of Jesus is the spu-it of prophecy. 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 12 make war. 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. 13 And he is arrayed iu a garment i'^ sprin- kled with blood : and his name is called 14 The Word of God. And the aimies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine 15 linen, white a7id pm'e. 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 u-on: and he treadeth the is winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Al- 16 mighty God. And he hath on his gar- ment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LOHD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw '?an angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the bii'ds that fly in mid heaven. Come and be gathered together mito the great supper of God ; 18 that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of i*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 And I saw the beast, and the 21. 13. REVELATION. 193 kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and a- 20 gainst his army. And the beast was taken, and with limi the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith ]ie deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worsliipped his image : they twain were cast ahve into the lake of tire that 21 burneth with brimstone : and the rest were killed with the sword of hmi that sat u^ion the horse, even the, sworilvA\\c\\ came forth out of his mouth : and all the birds were filled with their flesh. 20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss 2 and a great chaui lin his hand. And he laid hold on the diagou, the old ser- pent, which is the Devil and Satan, and 3 bound him for a thousand years, and cast hun 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. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement 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, nei- ther his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand ; and they lived, and reigned 5 with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This is the 6 first resiu-rection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrec- tion : over these the second death hath no 2 power ; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him 3 a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of 8 his prison, and shall come forth to de- ceive 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 9 sea. And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city : andflre came down * out of heaven, 10 and devovu'ed them. And the devU 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. 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 fomad no place for 12 them. And I saw the dead, the gi-eat and the small, standing before the throne ; and books were opened : and another book was opened, which is the hook of life : and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to then* wtn-ks. 13 And the sea gave up the dead whivh were in it ; and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them : and they were judged every man according 14 to their works. And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake 15 of fire. And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire. 21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the 2 sea is no more. And I saw 6 the holy city, new Jerusalem, connng down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her hus- 3 band. 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, 8 and he then- God : 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 5 away. And he that sitteth on the throne said. Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, 'J Write: for these 6 words are faithful and true. And he said mito me. They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the begimiing and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the foun- 7 tain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, Sand he shall be my son. But for the fearful, and mibelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and for- nicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all hars, their part shall he in the lake that burneth with fire and brim- stone; which is the second death. 9 And there came one of the seven an- gels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues ; and he spake with me, saying. Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the wife of 10 the Lamb. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a momitain great and high, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, commg down out of 11 heaven from God, havmg the glory of God: her loiight was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a 12 jasjier stone, clear as crystal: having a wall great and high ; having twelve II gates, and at the Agates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve 13 tribes of the children of Israel: on the east were three " gates; and on the north three n gates; and on the <■■ Or, the Jtoly citg Jerusa- J-cni com- ing down new out o/hcavcn ' Gr. ta- bernacle. 8 Some ancien t authori- ties omit, and be their Ood. a Or. Write, I'hese words are faithfid andiruc. 10 Gr. lu- minary. 11 Gr. portals. 194 REVELATION. 21. 13. 1 Or. portals. •! Or, • Or. sapphire *0r, parent as ^lass 5 Or, avji the thr Imtip thereof 6 Or. 61/ 7Gr. *0r, fioeth 9 Or. the In the midst of tJie. Rtreet the^'cof, and on. either side of the river, was the tre^ of life w Or. a tree 11 Or, crops of fruit i^Or, «o nyore any- thinij aecurxcrf youth thrco i gates; aud on the west 1 J; three i gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, aud on them twelve names of the twelve apo- 15 sties of the Lamb. And he that spake with me had for a measm'e a golden reed to measure the city, and the 1 gates thereof, and the wall thereof. IGAiid the city heth 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 1 7 and the height thereof are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, a hun- dred and forty and four cubits, accord- in;/ to the measiire of a man, that is, IS of an angel. Aud the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pm-e gold, like unto pure glass. 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; thefoui'th, emerald; ■20 the tifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sar- dius; the seventh, chrysoUte; the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, topaz ; the tenth, chrysoprase ; the eleventh, 21 3 jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. And the twelve i gates were twelve pearls ; each one of the several Agates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pui-e gold, *as it were trans- 2"2i)arent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Al- mighty, and the Lamb, are the temple 23 thereof. And the city hath no need of the smi, neither of the moon, to shiue upon it: for the gloiy of God did lighten it, ^ and the lamp thereof in the 24 Lamb. And the nations shall walk ''amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory 25 into it. And the i gates thereof shall iu no wise be shut by day (for there 26 shall be no night there) : and they shall bring the glory and the honour 27 of the nations into it: aud there shall in no wise enter into it anything ^unclean, or ho that Smaketh an abomination and a lie: but only they which are written in the Lamb's book 22 of life. And he shewed me a river of water of hfe, bright as ciystal, proceeding out of the throne of God 2 and of othe Lamb, in the midst of the street thereof. Ajid on this side of the river and on that was ^Ofhe tree of hfe, bearing twelve ^^ manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month : and the leaves of the tree were for 3 the healing of the nations. And there shall be i"no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall do 4 him service; and they shall see his face; aud his name shall he on their 5 foreheads. And there shall be night no more ; and they need no light of lamp, neither hght of sun ; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign is for ever and ever. 6 And he said unto me. These words are faithful and tme: aud the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to shew unto his sei-vants the things which must shortly come to pass. 7 Aud behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. 8 Aud 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 which shewed me these 9 things. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not : I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thybretlu-en the prophets, and -with them which keep the words of this book : worship God. 10 And he saith unto me. Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book? 11 for the time is at hand. He that is un- righteous, let him do unrighteousness 11 stUl : and he that is fUthy, let him be made fUthy n still : and he that is right- eous, let him do righteousness n still: aud he that is holy, let him be made 12 holy 11 stUl. Behold, I come quickly ; and my i^ reward is with me, to render to ear-h man according as his work is. 13 1 am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are they that wash then- robes, that they may have i^ the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by 15 the 1 gates into the city. Without ai'e the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the for- nicators, aud the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and **maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to tes- tify unto you these things I'for the churches. I am the root and the off- spruigof David, the bright, the morning star. 17 if^Aud the Spirit and the bride say, Come. Aud he that heareth, let him say, Come. Aud he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely. 18 I testify unto eveiy man that heai'eth the words of the proijhecy of this book, If any man shall add i^mito them, God shall add i^mito him the plagues which 19 are written in this book: 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, 20 which are wiitten in this book. 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Yea : I come quickly. Amen : come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus ^i be —with the saints. Amen. JAst of readings and renderings preferred by the American Committee, recorded at their desire. See Preface to New Testamevt. CLASSES OF PASSAGES. I. Strike out "S." (i.e. Saint) from the title of the Gospels and from the heading of the pages. II. Strike out "the Apostle" from the title of the Pauline Epistles, and "of Paul the Apostle " from the title of the Epistle to the Hebrews; strike out the word "General" from the title of the Epistles of James, Peter, 1 John, and Jude; and let the title of the E<evelatiou run "The Revelation of John." III. For "Holy Ghost" adopt uniformly the rendering "Holy Spirit." IV. At the word "worship" in Matt. ii. 2, etc., add the marginal note "The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to man (see chap, xviii. 2o) or to God (see chap. iv. 10)." V. Put into the text uniformly the marginal rendering "through" in place of "by" when it relates to prophecy, viz. in Matt. ii. 5, 17, 23; iii. 3; iv. 14; viii. 17; xii. 17; xiii. 35; xxi. 4; xxiv. 15; xxvii. 9; Luke xviii. 31; Acts ii. 16; xxviii. 25. VI. For "tempt" ("temptation") substitute "try" or "make trial of" ("trial") wherever enticement to what is wrong is not evidently spoken of; viz. in the following instances: Matt. iv. 7; xvi. 1; xix. 3; xxii. 18, 35; Mark viii. 11; x. 2; xii. 15; Luke iv. 12; x. 25; xi. 16; xxii. 28; John viii. 6; Acts v. 9; xv. 10 ; 1 Cor. x. 9; Heb. iii. 8, 9; 1 Pet. i. 6. VII. Substitute modern forms of speech for the following archaisms, viz. "who" or "that" for "which" when used of persons; "are" for "be" in the present indicative; "know" "knew" for "wot" "wist"; "drag" or "drag away " for "hale." VIII. Substitute for "devil" ("devils") the word "demon" ("demons") wherever the latter word is given in the margin (or represents the Greek words &aLixtov, SaiMo^'io"); and for "possessed with a devil" (or "devils") substitute either "demoniac" or "possessed with a demon" (or "demons'"). IX. After "baptize" let the marg. "Or, in" and the text "with" exchange places. X. Let the word "testament" be everywhere changed to "covenant" (without an alternate in the margin), except in Heb. ix. 15—17. XI. Wherever "patience" occurs as the rendering of vVomoi'v? add "stedfastness" as an alternate in the margin, except iti 2 Cor. i. 6; James v. 11; Luke viii. 15; Heb. xii. 1. XII. Let oo-o-a'pioi' (Matt. x. 29; Luke xii. G) be translated "penny," and Srivapiof "shilling," except in Matt. xxii. 19; Mark xii. 15; Luke xx. 24, where the name of the coin, "a denarius," should be given. XIII. Against the expression "the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" add the marginal rendering "Or, God and the Fathei-" etc. ; viz. in Rom. xv. 6; 2 Cor. i. 3; xi. 31; Eph. i. 3; Col. i. 3; 1 Pet. i. 3. And against the expression "our God and Father" add the marg. "Or, God and our Father"; viz. in Gal. i. 4; Phil. iv. 20; 1 Thcss. i. 3; iii. 11, IS; Jas. i. 27. And against the expression "his God and Father" add the marg. "Or, God and his Father", viz. in Rev. i. 6. XIV. Let the use of "fulfil" be confined to those cases in which it denotes "accomplish,'' "bring to pass," or the like. H2 196 . MATTHEW III. 7— LUKE IX. 18. MATTHEW. III. 7 Against "to his baptism" add marg. Or, for baptism 10 Por " is the axe laid unto" read " tlie axe lieth at" So in Luke iii. 9. VI. 11 Let the marg. read Qr. our bread for the coming day, or otir needful bread. So in Luke xi. 3. 27 For "his stature" read "the measure of his life" (with marg. Or, his stature) So in Luke xii. 25. VIII. 4 Here and in Matt, xxvii. 65; Mark i. U, for "go thy [your] way" read simply "go" IX. 6, 8 For "power" read "authority" (see marg. ") So in Mark ii. 10; Luke v. 21. X. 39 " life " strike out the marg. So in xvi. 25 ; Mark viii. 35 ; Luke ix. 24 ; xvii. 33 ; John xii. 25. XIL 23 For "Is this the son of David?" read "Can this be the son of David?" [Comp. John iv. 29.] 31 " unto men" strike out the marg. XIX. 14 For "of such is" read "to such belongeth" with marg. Or, of such is So in Mark x. 14; Luke xviii. 16. XX. 1 For "that is " read " that was" XXII. 23 For marg. ^ read "Many ancient authorities read saying." XXIII. 9 For "Father, which is in heaven" read " Father, even he who is in heaven." 23 For "judgement" read "justice" So in Luke xi. 42. XXVI. 29 For " I will not drink" read " I shall not drink" Similarly in Mark xiv. 25; Luke xxii. 16, 18. XXVII. 27 For "palace" read "Proetorium" with marg. Or, palace [as in Markxv. 16] So in John xviii. 28, 33; xix. 9. MARK. II. 4, 9, 11, 12 "bed" add marg. Or, pallet So in vi. 55; John v. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Acts v. 15: ix. 33. VIL 4 For "wash" read "bathe" [Comp Luke xi. 38.] X. 13 For "brought" read " were bringing" So in Luke xviii. 15. 32 "and they that followed" etc. omit the marg. 45 For "For verily" etc. read "For the Son of man also" etc. XI. 24 For "have received" read "receive" with marg. Gr. received. XIV. 3 For "spikenard" read "pure nard" (with marg. Or, liquid nard), and omit marg.^ So in John xii. 3. LUKE. I. 35 Let the text run "wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God" with the present text in the margin. 70 For "since the world began" read "of old" Similarly Acts iii. 21 ; xv. 18. II. 34 For " and rising up" read "and the rising" 37 For "even for" read "even unto" III. 14 For " Do violence to no man" etc. read "Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully" and omit marg. ^ 20 For "added yet this above all" read "added this also to them all" IV. 1 For "by the Spirit" read "in the Spirit" and omit the marg. VI. 16 For " was the traitor" read " became a traitor" VIII. 3 For "Chuza" read "Chuzas" 29 For "commanded" read "was commanding" 83 For "\vere choked" read "were drowned" IX. 12 For "victuals" read "provisions" 18 For "alone" read "apart" LUKE IX. 46— JOHN XVII. 24. 197 IX. 46 For "should be greatest" read " was the greatest" XL 38 For "washed" read "bathed himself" [Comp. Mark vii. 4.] XII. 49 For "what will I" etc. read "what do I desire" (with the marg. Or, how I would that it were already kindled!) XIII. 82 " I am perfected" add marg. Or, / end my course XV. 10 For "have been filled" read "have filled his belly" (with the marg. Many ancient authorities read have been filled.) XVII. 6 Read "If ye had faith" etc. and " it would obey you." 11 For "through the midst of" read "along the borders of" and substitute the present text for marg. '' XVIII. 5 "lest she wear me" etc. add marg. Or, lest at last by her coming she wear me out 7 For "and he" etc. read "and yet he" etc. with the marg. Or, and is he slow to punish on their behalf/ XIX. 29 Yor" the mount ot Olives" read "Olivet" So in xxi. 37; see Acts i. 12. 42 "day" add marg. Some ancient authorities read thy day. "peace" add marg. Some ancient authorities read thy peace. XX. 20 "rule" add marg. Or, ruling power XXII. 21 For "is accounted" read "was accounted" 70 For "Ye say that I am" read "Ye say it, for I am" and substitute the text for the marg. XXIII. 2 "Christ a king" omit the marg. 15 "he sent him" etc. add marg. Many ancient authorities read I sent you to him. 23 For "instant" read "urgent" 46 Let margin and text exchange places. XXIV. 30 Read "he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them" 38 For "reasonings" read "questionings" JOHN I. 3, 10, 17 Substitute the marginal rendering for the text. II. 17 For " The zeal of thine house" read "Zeal for thy house" III. 20 For "ill "read "evil" So in v. 29. 29 For "fulfilled" read "made full" [and so xv. 11; xvi. 21; xvii. 13. See "Classes of Passages," XIV.] V. 27 Substitute the marginal rendering for the text. VII. 8 For "I go not up yet" read "I go not up" and change the marg. to Many ancient authorities add yet. 21, 22 For "marvel. For this cause hath Moses" etc. read "marvel because thereof Moses hath" etc. and omit the marg. 23 "a man every whit whole" add marg. Gr. a whole man sound. 38 For "out of his belly" read "from within him" (with marg. Gr. out of his belly.) VIII. 24, 28 "I am he" omit marg. ' (and the corresponding portion of marg. ■") So in xiii. 19. 25 Substitute for the present marg. 2 Or, Altogether that which I also speak unto you 26 "unto the world "omit marg. 3 "Gr into." 41 For "stood" read " standeth " and omit marg.^" 52, 53 For "is dead" and "are dead" read "died" [Compare vi. 49, 58.] 58 For "was" read "was born" and omit marg. 2 X. 8 "before me" add marg. Some ancient authorities omit before me. XII. 43 For " the glory of men . . . the glory of God " read " the glory that is of men . . . the glory that is ot God." XIV. 1 Let marg. i' and the text exchange places. 14 For "shall ask me anything" read "shall ask anything" and let marg.' read Many ancient authorities add me. XVI. 25, 29 For "proverbs" read "dark sayings" XVII. 24 For " I will " read " I desire " 198 JOHN XVIII. 37— ROMANS IV. 1. XVIII. 37 For "Thou sayest that" etc. read " Thou sayest it, for I am a king" and substitute t\y present text for the marg. [Comp. Luke xxii. 70.] XXI. 7 " was naked" add marg. Or, had on his under garment only ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. II. 47 For "those that were being saved" read "those that were saved" with tlio text in the marg. III. 21 Por "since the world began" read "from of old" VIII. IG For "he was fallen" read "it was fallen" XIII. IS For "suffered he their manners" read "as a nursing-father bare he th?-m", and in the marg read Many ancient authorities read suffered he their manners. XIV. 9 "made whole" omit marg. ' XV. 18 For "from the beginning of the world" road "from of old" 23 For " The apostles and the elder brethren " read " The apostles and the elder.s, brethren," and put the present text into the marg XVII. 22 For "somewhat superstitious" read "very religious" and put the present text in the marg. XIX. 31 For "chief oflicers of Asia" read "Asiarchs" (with marg. i.e. officers having charge of festivals in the Roman province of Asia.) XX. 2S For "God" read " the Lord " (with marg. Some ancient authorities, including the two oldest Msa., read God.) XXI. 10 For "many days" read "some days " XXIII. 30 "against the man" etc. add marg. Many ancient authorities read against the man oh their part, I sent him to thee, charging etc. 85 For "hear thy cause" road "hear thee fully" XXIV. 17 For "many years" read "some years" XXV. 3 For "laying wait" read "laying a plot" XXVI. 28 "With but" etc. add marg. Or, In a little time 29 "whether with little" etc. add marg. Or, hu(h in little and in great, i.e. in all respect* XXVII. 87 Omit marg. * ROMANS. I. 17 For "by faith" read "from faith " and omit the marg. IS For "hold down" read "hinder" II. 12 "have sinned " add marg. Gr. sinned. ]3 For "a law" read 'the law" 1 1 For "which have no" read "that have not the" For "having no" read "not having the" 1 1, 15 Enclose in a parcTithcsis. ] J "their thouglits" etc add marg. Or, their thoughts accusing or els^ excusing tli.'ui on-e with another 13 In marg.i* for " provcst" read "dost distinguish" fl Omit the marg. III. 9 For "in worse case" read "better" and omit the mMi-g. 21 Begin a paragraph 2'> "have sinned" add marg. Gr. sinned. 25 "set forth" omit marg i» ("pnrposed") For "by his blood" read "in liis blood" (retaining the comma after "faith") nnd omit marg. ^- r,l Make a paragraph of verse SI. IV. 1 For "according to tlie fles!,, hath found" read "hath found according to the flesh " and put the present text into Ihe margin. ROMANS V. 1—1 CORINTHIANS XIII. 13. 199 V. 1 l''or "let us liave" read "wo have" and in rnarg. ^ read Many ancient autborilies read lei V.I have. So in vorsns 2, 3 for "lot us" read "we" (twice). 7 Omit marR. » ("that tvhich is good") VI. 7 "justified" add marg. Or, released \'i[. 25 For "I myself with the mind serve" read "I of myself with the mind, indeed, sr-rve" VIII. 8 Ijet marg. "^ ("and fur sin") and the text exchange jjlaces. 5, G, 9, 18 For "spirit" read "Spirit" 13 For "mortify" read "put to death" and omit marg.^ 2-t For "by" read "in" (witli marg. Or, by) 2rt For "himself" read "it.self" 3-1 For "shall condemn" read "condemneth" IX. 5 For marg. '^ read Or, fl^sh: he trho is over all, God, be blessed for ever 22 "willing" add marg. Or, althoiiyh willing XI. 11 Begin the paragraph here instead of at ver. 13. Xil. 1 For "reasonable" read "spiritual" with marg. Gr. helo7iging to the reason. fi Omit marg. {"the faith") 13 Lot marg. ' (" the wratJi of God ") and the text exchange places. 1 CORINTHIANS. I. 18 For "are perishing . . . are being saved" read "perish . . . are saved" and put the present text into the marg. 19 For "And., .reject" read "And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought" 20 Omit marg. ^ ("Or, have part therein") II. 6 For "the perfect" read "them that are fullgrown" S For " knoweth" read "hath known" 12 For "is of God" read "is from God" For "are freely given to us by God" read "were freely given to us of God " 13 For "comparing spiritual things with spiritual" read "combining spiritual things with spiritual ivords" and omit marg. is It "natural" add marg. Or, iinspiritual Gr. psychical. IV. 8 For "have reigned" read "have come to reign" 9 For "and to angels" read "both to angels" and substitute the present text for the marg. 21 For "meekness" read "gentleness" V. 10, 11 Let marg. 3 and * and the text exchange places. VII. G For "permission" read "concession" 21 Let marg.2 ("nay, even if") and the text exchange places. 2.5 For "faithful" read "trustworthy" 2o For "the present distress'" read "the distress that is upon us" 31 For "abusing it" read "using it to the full" and omit the margin. VIII. 3 For "of him" read "by him" S "commend" add marg. Gr. 2:)resent. IX. 10 "altogether" let "assuredly" be the rendering in the text, and substitute "altogether" for the marg. 27 "have preached" add marg. Or, have been a herald XI. 10 Cmifc marg. 5 ["have authority over") 10 For "heresies" read "factions" (with marg. Gr. heresies.) 27 For "unworthily" read "in an unworthy manner" XII. 81 Read "And moreover a most excellent way" etc. XIII. 12 Read "then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known" and omit marg. ' and w IS Omit marg." ("but greater than these"} 200 1 CORINTHIANS XIV. 3— GALATIANS VI. 11. XIV. 8 For "comfort" read "exhortation" 33, 34 For "of peace; as" etc. read "of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, let" etc. [and begin the paragraph with "As" etc.] XV. 2 Adopt marg.'- for the text (substituting "the word which" for "what"). 8 For "as unto . . . time" read "as to the child untimely born" 19 Let marg. ^ and the text exchange places. 33 For "Evil company doth corrupt good manners" read "Evil companionships corrupt good morals" 31 For "Awake up" read "Awake to soberness" and omit marg.i" 44, 46 "natural" add marg, Gr. jisychical. 51 For "We shall not all" read "We all shall not" and put the present text into the marg. 2 CORINTHIANS. I. 9 For "answer" read "sentence" (with marg. Gr. answer.) 15 For "before" read "first" 24 Read in the text "for in faith ye stand fast" II. 14 Begin a new paragraph with this verse. 15 For "are being saved . . . are perishing" read "are saved. . . perish" and put the present text into the marg. III. 9 For "is glory" read "hath glory "and let marg. 15 run Many etc. For if the ministration of condemnatioti is glory. 18 Let marg. i and the text exchange places. Omit marg.^ {"the Spirit which is the Lord") IV. 3 For "are perishing " read " perish " and put the present text into the marg. VIL 8, 9 For "I do not regret it, though" etc. read "I do not regret it: though I did regret it (for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for a season), I now rejoice" etc. XII, 7 Strike out "—wherefore" and add marg. Some ancient authorities read —where- fore. GALATIANS. I. 7 " which is not another gospel : only " etc. add the marg. Or, which is nothing else save that etc. 10 Read "For am I now seeking the favour of men or of God" and for "seeking to please" read "striving to please" II. 1 Strike out marg. i^ {"in the course of") 16 For "save" read "but" and omit marg. 2 20 For "yet Hive; and yet no longer I "read "and it is no longer I that live" and omit marg. * III. 22 For "hath shut up" read "shut up" 23 Omit marg. " {"the faith") 24 For "hath been" read "is become" IV. 12 For "be" read "become" For "I am as" read "I also am become as" 16 For "because I tell you" read "by telling you" 19 Substitute a dash for the comma after "you" V. 1 Substitute marg. ' (" For freedom ") for the text. 12 For "cut themselves off" read "go beyond circumcision" 20 Substitute marg. 12 {"parties") for the text. VI. 1 "in any trespass" add marg. Or, by 10 "as" add marg. Or, since 11 Let the marg. {"write") and the text exchange places. EPHESIANS I. 15—1 TIMOTHY II. 15. 201 EPHESIANS. I. 15 For "and which ye shew" read "and the love which j/e s/icw'' and in marg." for "insert" read "omit" II. 2 For "power" read "powers" (with marg. Gr. power.) III. 13 For "ye faint not" read "I may not faint" (with marg. Or, ye) VI. 9 For " both" read "he who is both" PHILIPPIANS. I. 16 To "the one" etc. add marg. Or, they that are moved by love do it 17 To "but the other" etc. add the marg. Or, hut they that are factious 'proclaim Christ 22 Read in the text "?/this shall bring fruit from ray work" with marg. Gr. this is for me fruit of work. Omit marg. ^^ {" I do not make knoton") II. 1 For "comfort" read "exhortation" 6 For "being" read "existing" and omit marg. ^'^ Let the text run ' ' counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped " and omit marg. '^^ li For "disputings" read "questionings" 15 For "may be" read "may become" III. 8 Substitute marg. " {"refuse ") for the text. 9 For " of God" read "from God" 12 For "apprehend . . . apprehended" read "lay hold on. . . laid hold on", and in marg." for " appreJietid . . . apprehended" read "lay hold . . . laid hold on" 13 For "apprehended" read "laid hold" IV. 4 Omit marg. iS{"FaretveH") 19 For "fulfil" read "supply" [Comp. " Classes of Passages," xiv.] COLOSSIANS. I. 26 For "from all" read "for" II. 15 For "having put off from himself" read "having despoiled" and substitute the text for marg. i' III. 5 For "Mortify" read "Put to death" and omit marg.^o 16 For "richly "read "richly;" and omit the semicolon after" wisdom" putting the present text into the marg. 1 THESSALONIANS. II. 6 Let marg. 2 run claimed authority, and then let the marg. and the text exchange places. IV. 12 For "honestly" read "becomingly" V. 22 Omit raarg.'^- {" appearance") 2 THESSALONIANS. II. 2 For "is now present" read "is just at hand" 10 For "are perishing" read "perish" with the text in the marg. IIL 2 Omitmarg.i3("^^e/a;Y;t") 1 TIMOTHY. I. 16 For "hereafter "read "thereafter" 18 Substitute marg.^ {"led the way to thee") for the text. II. 4 Read "who would have all men to be saved" 15 Let marg. ^ and the text exchange places. 202 1 TIMOTHY V. 12— HEBREWS XIII. 24. V. 12 For "faith" read "pledge" (with marg. Gt. faith.) VI. 9 For "desire" read "are minded" 2 TIMOTHY. I. 10 For " incormption " read "immortality" with marg. Gr. incorruplion. II. 2G Read "having been taken captive by him unto his will"; and let marg. ^ run Or, by him, unto the tvill of God Gr. by him etc. TITUS. I. 2 "before times eternal" add marg. Or, long ages ago II. 1.3 Let the text and marg. " exchange places. III. 10 For "A man . . . heretical" read "a factious man" HEBREWS. I. 7 Omit marg. * ("spirits") 9 To the first " God" add marg. Or, O God II. 16 Let the text run "For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to" etc. (with marg. Gr. For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hohl of ate.) 17 For "might be" read "might become" III. 9 Let marg. ^ (" Where") and the text exchange places. 11 "As" add marg. Or, So So in iv. 3. IV'. 2 Letthetext and marg. « exchange places, reading in marg. "Many ancient authorities" etc. 7 Read "a certnin day, To day, saying in David, so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before). To-day it ye" etc. VI. 1 For "let us cease" etc. read "leaving *the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us" with marg. *Gr. the word of the beginning of Christ. 9 In marg. 11 for "are 7iear to" read "belong to" VIII. 8 "finding fault" etc. add marg. Some ancient authorities vq&A finding fault y^Wix it he saith unto them. IX. 4 Let marg. i^ and the text exchange places. 9 For "parable" read "figure" So in xi. 19. Omit "noio" 14 "the eternal Spirit" add marg. Or, his eternal spirit 17 Let marg. = and the text exchange places. X. 1 For "they can "read "can" (and for marg. " readMany ancient authoritits read /hey can.) 22, 23 Let the text and marg. i" exchange places. 25 For "the assembling of ourselves together" read "our own assembling together" S-t i'or "^ye yourselves have" read "^ye have for yourselves" (and omit marg.*, letting marg. ^ read Many ancient authorities read that ye have your own selves for a etc.) XI. 1 Read "faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction" etc. 5 lU'ad in the text "fur he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been" etc. with the present text in the marg. XII. 3 For "themselves" read "himself" (and let marg. 9 run Many ancient authorities read Hicynselves.) 17 For "rejected (for... of repentance)" read "rejected ; for he found no place for a change of mind in his father" with marg. Or, rejected {for ho found no place of repentance), etc. Or, rejected; for . . . of repentance etc. XIII. 18 For "honestly" read "honourably" 20 For "the eternal" read "an eternar' 21 "They of" add marg. 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