2 Kings 1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Then Moab revolted against Israel, after the death of Ahab. ² And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, which was in Samaria, and became sick,––so he sent messengers, and said unto them––Go enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness. ³ But, the messenger of Yahweh, spake unto Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria,––and say unto them––Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, ye, are going to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? ⁴ Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, From the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. And Elijah departed. ⁵ And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them––How is it that ye have returned? ⁶ And they said unto him––A man, came up to meet us, and said unto us––Go, return unto the king who sent you, and ye shall say unto him, Thus, saith Yahweh––Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, thou, art sending to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. ⁷ And he said unto them, What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you,––and spake unto you these words? ⁸ And they said unto him––A hairy man, with a leathern girdle girt about his loins. And he said––Elijah the Tishbite, it was.
⁹ Then sent he unto him a captain of fifty, with his fifty, and he went up unto him, and lo! he abode on the top of the mountain, and he said unto him, O man of God! the king, hath said, Come down! ¹⁰ And Elijah responded and said unto the captain of fifty, If, then, a man of God, I am, let fire come down out of the heavens, and devour thee and thy fifty. So there came down fire out of the heavens, and devoured him and his fifty. ¹¹ Then he again sent unto him another captain of fifty, with his fifty. And he also spake and said unto him, O man of God! thus, saith the king, Haste thee, come down! ¹² And Elijah responded and said unto them––If, a man of God, I am, let fire come down out of the heavens, and devour thee and thy fifty. And there came down a fire of God, out of the heavens, and devoured him and his fifty. ¹³ Then he again sent a third captain of fifty, with his fifty,––and the third captain of fifty ascended and came near, and bowed down upon his knees before Elijah, and made supplication unto him, and said unto him, O man of God! let my life, I pray thee, and the lives of these thy fifty servants, be precious in thine eyes. ¹⁴ Lo! there hath come down fire out of the heavens, and devoured the captains of the former fifties, with their fifties,––now, therefore, let my life be precious in thine eyes. ¹⁵ And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Elijah, Go down with him, do not fear because of him, So he arose, and went down with him, unto the king; ¹⁶ and said unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh––For that thou didst send messengers to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, was it because there was no God in Israel, for whose word thou couldst enquire? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. ¹⁷ And he died, according to the word of Yahweh which, Elijah, had spoken, and Jehoram reigned in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah,––because he had no son. ¹⁸ Now, the rest of the story of Ahaziah, the things that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

¹⁷ but, of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it,––for, in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt, die.

⁴ And the serpent said unto the woman,––Ye shall not, die.

¹ After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision, saying,––Do not fear, Abram, I, am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.

²² Then shalt thou say unto Pharaoh,––Thus, saith Yahweh––My son––my firstborn, is Israel; ²³ Therefore I say unto thee,––Let my son go, that he may serve me, But, if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I, am going to slay, thy son, thy firstborn.

⁸ So shall all these thy servants come down unto me, and bow themselves down to me, saying––Go forth, thou, and all the people who are in thy footsteps, and, after that, will I go forth. And he went forth from Pharaoh, in a heat of anger.

¹ And it came to pass, that, when the people were giving themselves up to murmuring, it was grievous in the ears of Yahweh,––so Yahweh hearkened, and kindled was his anger, and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and consumed the uttermost part of the camp.

¹¹ Then said Aaron unto Moses,––Oh my lord, do not, I beseech thee, lay upon us sin, although we have made ourselves foolish, and although we have sinned. ¹² Let her not, I beseech thee, remain like the still–born,––which, when it is born of its mother, the half of its flesh is consumed. ¹³ Then Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, saying,––O GOD, I beseech thee, grant healing, I beseech thee, unto her.

²⁸ Then said Moses, Hereby, shall ye know, that, Yahweh, hath sent me, to do, all these works,––verily, not out of my own heart:–– ²⁹ If, as all human beings die, these, do die, and, the visitation of all human beings, be visited upon them, Yahweh, hath not sent me. ³⁰ But, if, a creation, Yahweh create, and the ground open wide her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that pertain unto them, and so they go down, alive, unto hades, then shall ye know, that these men have despised, Yahweh.

³⁵ Fire also, came forth, from Yahweh,––and consumed the two hundred and fifty men, who offered the incense.

⁴¹ And all the assembly of the sons of Israel murmured, on the morrow, against Moses and against Aaron, saying,––Ye, have caused the death of the people of Yahweh.

⁷ He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters,––And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom.

⁶⁵ For Yahweh had said of them, They shall, surely die, in the desert. And there was not left of them a man, save only, Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.

²⁸ Through the window, looked out and shrilly cried, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice,––Why is his chariot ashamed to come? Why delay the wheels of his chariot?

¹⁸ Then said he unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, What manner of men were they, whom ye slew at Tabor? And they said, As thou art, so were they, each one, as handsome as the sons of a king.

²⁴ What Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess, that, wilt thou not possess? and, whatsoever Yahweh our God hath set before us to possess, that, shall we not possess?

¹⁰ Then sent they the ark of God to Ekron,––and so it was, when the ark of God entered Ekron, that the Ekronites made outcry, saying––They have brought round unto me the ark of the God of Israel, to slay me, and my people!

⁹ Then shall ye look––if, by the way of its own boundary, it goeth up to Beth–shemesh, he, it was who caused us this great affliction,––but, if not, then shall we know that it was not, his hand, that smote us, a chance, it was, that befell us.

⁴⁶ This day, will Yahweh deliver thee into my hand, and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee, and will give thy dead body and the dead bodies of the host of Philistines, this day, unto the birds of heaven, and unto the wild beasts of the earth,––that all the earth may know that Israel hath a God;

¹⁷ And the king said unto the runners that were stationed by him––Turn ye round and put to death the priests of Yahweh, because, their hand also, is with David, and because they knew that he was, in flight, and unveiled not mine ear. But the servants of the king were not willing to thrust forth their hand, to fall upon the priests of Yahweh. ¹⁸ Then said the king to Doeg, Turn, thou, and fall upon the priests. So Doeg the Edomite turned, and, himself, fell upon the priests, and put to death, that day, four score and five men bearing an ephod of linen; ¹⁹ Nob also, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings,––and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

²¹ Then said Saul––I have sinned, Return, my son David, for I will harm thee no more, because my life was precious in thine eyes, this day,––lo! I have acted foolishly and, greatly, erred.

²⁴ Lo! then, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so, let my life be much set by in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him rescue me out of all tribulation.

¹⁴ And he said to her––What was his form? And she said––An old man, coming up, he being wrapped about with a robe. Then Saul knew, that it was, Samuel, so he inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.

¹⁹ that Yahweh may deliver, Israel also, with thee, into the hand of the Philistines, and, tomorrow, thou and thy sons with thee are about to fall,––the host of Israel also, will Yahweh deliver, into the hand of the Philistines.

² And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line casting, them down to the ground, and be measured with two lines to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive,––so the Moabites became David’s, as servants, bringing gifts.

³³ Because they have forsaken me, and bowed themselves down to Ashtoreth, goddess of the Zidonians, to Chemosh, god of the Moabites, and to Milcom, god of the sons of Ammon,––and have not walked in my ways, by doing what is right in mine eyes, even my statutes and my regulations, like David his father.

⁶ Then responded the king and said unto the man of God––Appease, I pray thee, the face of Yahweh thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored unto me. So the man of God appeased the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king was restored unto him, and became as aforetime.

³ and thou shall take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a bottle of honey, and shalt go unto him,––he, will tell thee what shall befall the young man.

⁶ So it came to pass, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she entered the doorway, that he said––Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam,––wherefore, is it that thou art feigning to be a stranger–woman, seeing that, I, am sent unto thee, with something hard to bear?
⁷ Go, say to Jeroboam––Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the midst of the people,––and gave thee to be leader over my people Israel; ⁸ and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to thee,––and yet thou hast not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me, with all his heart, to do only that which was right in mine eyes; ⁹ but hast made wicked thy doings beyond any who were before thee,––and hast gone and made thee ether gods, even molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast, me, behind thy back, ¹⁰ therefore, behold me! bringing misfortune against the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off the meanest pertaining to Jeroboam, whether shut up or left at large, in Israel,––and will consume after the house of Jeroboam, as one consumeth dung, till it be all gone: ¹¹ Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city, shall, the dogs, eat, and, him that dieth in the field, shall, the birds of heaven, eat,––For, Yahweh, hath spoken. ¹² Thou, therefore, arise, go to thine own house,––as thy feet are entering the city, the young man shall die.

¹² Thou, therefore, arise, go to thine own house,––as thy feet are entering the city, the young man shall die. ¹³ Then shall all Israel lament for him, and bury him, for, this one, pertaining to Jeroboam, shall reach a burying–place,––because there hath been found in him something good toward Yahweh, God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

¹⁹ Now, the rest of the story of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold them! written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

¹ Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,––save at the bidding of my word.

¹ And it came to pass, after many days, that, the word of Yahweh, came unto Elijah, in the third year, saying,––Go, shew thyself unto Ahab, that I may send rain upon the face of the ground.

⁴ And so it came to pass, when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of Yahweh, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifties in caves, and sustained them, with bread and water.

¹⁰ By the life of Yahweh thy God, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee, and, when they have said––Nay! he hath taken an oath of the kingdom or the nation, that no one could find thee;

¹⁵ Then said Elijah––By the life of Yahweh of hosts, before whom I stand, today, will I show myself unto him.

³⁶ And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the gift, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel! Today, let it be known––That, thou, art God in Israel, and that, I, am thy servant,––and that, by thy word, have I done all these things.

³⁶ And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the gift, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel! Today, let it be known––That, thou, art God in Israel, and that, I, am thy servant,––and that, by thy word, have I done all these things. ³⁷ Answer me, O Yahweh! answer me, That this people may know, that, thou––Yahweh, art GOD,––so shalt, thou thyself, have turned their heart back again. ³⁸ Then fell fire from Yahweh, and consumed the ascending–sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust,––even the water that was in the trench, it licked up.

⁴² So Ahab went up, to eat and to drink,––but, Elijah, went up to the top of Carmel, and bowed himself to the earth, and put his face between his knees.

² Then sent Jezebel a messenger unto Elijah, saying,––So, let the gods do, and, so, let them add, if, by this time tomorrow, I make not thy life as the life of one of them.

⁵ And, as he lay, and slept, under a certain shrub, lo! a messenger, touching him, who said to him––Rise, eat.

⁷ And the messenger of Yahweh came again a second time, and touched him, and said––Rise, eat,––because, too much for thee, is the journey.

¹⁷ Then came the word of Yahweh unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying: ¹⁸ Arise! go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria,––lo! he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he hath gone down, to take possession thereof. ¹⁹ Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying––Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou committed murder, and also taken possession? Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying: Thus, saith Yahweh, In the place where the dogs have lapped up the blood of Naboth, shall the dogs lap up thy blood, even thine. ²⁰ Then said Ahab unto Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he said: I have found [thee]! Because thou hast sold thyself to do the thing that is wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, ²¹ Behold me! [saith he] bringing in upon thee, calamity, and I will consume after thee,––and cut off of Ahab, even the meanest, whether shut up or left at large in Israel; ²² and will deliver up thy house––Like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah,––for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked, and caused, Israel, to sin. ²³ Moreover also, concerning Jezebel, hath Yahweh spoken, saying,––The dogs, shall eat Jezebel, in the town–land of Jezreel: ²⁴ Him that dieth, of Ahab, in the city, shall, the dogs, eat,––and, him that dieth in the field, shall, the birds of heaven, eat.

⁸ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Besides, is a certain man, by whom we might seek Yahweh, but, I, hate him, for he is never moved to prophesy concerning me anything good, only evil, Micaiah, son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

²⁶ And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon captain of the city,––and unto Joash son of the king; ²⁷ and thou shalt say––Thus, saith the king, Put this man into the prison,––and let him eat the bread of oppression, with the water of oppression, until I enter in peace. ²⁸ Then said Micaiah, If thou, return, in peace, Yahweh hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you!

³⁴ But, a certain man, drawing a bow in his innocence, smote the king of Israel, between the shoulder–joints and the coat of mail,––wherefore he said to his charioteer––Turn thy hand, and convey me out of the host, for I am sore wounded.

³⁹ Now, the rest of the story of Ahab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he built, and all the cities that he built, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁵¹ Ahaziah son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah,––and reigned over Israel, two years.

² And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, which was in Samaria, and became sick,––so he sent messengers, and said unto them––Go enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.

² And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, which was in Samaria, and became sick,––so he sent messengers, and said unto them––Go enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness. ³ But, the messenger of Yahweh, spake unto Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria,––and say unto them––Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, ye, are going to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron?

³ But, the messenger of Yahweh, spake unto Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria,––and say unto them––Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, ye, are going to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? ⁴ Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, From the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. And Elijah departed.

⁶ And they said unto him––A man, came up to meet us, and said unto us––Go, return unto the king who sent you, and ye shall say unto him, Thus, saith Yahweh––Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, thou, art sending to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die.

⁸ And they said unto him––A hairy man, with a leathern girdle girt about his loins. And he said––Elijah the Tishbite, it was.
⁹ Then sent he unto him a captain of fifty, with his fifty, and he went up unto him, and lo! he abode on the top of the mountain, and he said unto him, O man of God! the king, hath said, Come down! ¹⁰ And Elijah responded and said unto the captain of fifty, If, then, a man of God, I am, let fire come down out of the heavens, and devour thee and thy fifty. So there came down fire out of the heavens, and devoured him and his fifty.

¹⁰ And Elijah responded and said unto the captain of fifty, If, then, a man of God, I am, let fire come down out of the heavens, and devour thee and thy fifty. So there came down fire out of the heavens, and devoured him and his fifty. ¹¹ Then he again sent unto him another captain of fifty, with his fifty. And he also spake and said unto him, O man of God! thus, saith the king, Haste thee, come down!

¹⁵ And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Elijah, Go down with him, do not fear because of him, So he arose, and went down with him, unto the king; ¹⁶ and said unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh––For that thou didst send messengers to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, was it because there was no God in Israel, for whose word thou couldst enquire? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die.

¹⁶ and said unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh––For that thou didst send messengers to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, was it because there was no God in Israel, for whose word thou couldst enquire? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die.

²³ And he went up from thence, to Bethel,––and, as he was going up on the way, some lads, came forth, out of the city, and made mockery of him, and said to him, Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head! ²⁴ And, when he turned round and saw them, he cursed them, in the name of Yahweh,––and there came forth two she–bears out of the wood, and tare, of them, forty–two youths.

¹ Now, Jehoram son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah,––and he reigned twelve years.

⁴ Now, Mesha king of Moab, was a sheep–master,––and used to render to the king of Israel, the wool of hundred thousand fat sheep, and of a hundred thousand rams. ⁵ And it came to pass, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab revolted against the king of Israel.

⁸ And it was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent unto the king, saying––Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come, I pray thee, unto me, that he may get to know that there is a prophet in Israel.

¹⁵ And he returned unto the man of God, he and all his company; and came, and took his stand before him, and said––Lo! I pray thee––I know that there is no God in all the earth, save in Israel,––now, therefore, I pray thee, accept a blessing from thy servant.

²¹ So Gehazi hastened after Naaman. And, when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from his chariot to meet him, and said,––Is all well?

¹³ And he said––Go, and see where he is, that I may send and take him. And it was told him, saying––Lo! in Dothan. ¹⁴ Therefore sent he thither––horses and chariots, and a strong force,––and they came in by night, and encompassed the city.

⁷ And Elisha came into Damascus, when Ben–hadad king of Syria, was sick,––and it was told him, saying, The man of God hath come as far as this place. ⁸ So the king said unto Hazael––Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God,––so shalt thou enquire of Yahweh, from him, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness? ⁹ So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present in his hand, even every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden,––and came, and stood before him, and said––Thy son, Ben–hadad king of Syria, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness? ¹⁰ And Elisha said unto him, Go, say to him, Thou shalt, recover; And yet Yahweh hath shown me, that he will, die.

¹⁶ Now, in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, having been king of Judah, Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, began to reign. ¹⁷ Thirty–two years old, was he when he began to reign, and, eight years, reigned, he in Jerusalem.

²⁰ In his days, did Edom revolt from under the hand of Judah,––and they set over them a king.

²² Yet did Edom revolt from under the hand of Judah, unto this day,––then, revolted Libnah, at the same time.

¹³ Thus died Saul, for his unfaithfulness wherewith he dealt unfaithfully against Yahweh, over the word of Yahweh, which he kept not,––and, also, in asking by necromancy when he desired to enquire; ¹⁴ and enquired not of Yahweh, wherefore he slew him,––and turned round the kingdom unto David, son of Jesse.

² And he smote Moab,––and the Moabites became servants to David, bearers of a present.

¹⁴ lo! Yahweh, is about to plague, with a great plague, thy people,–and thy children and thy wives, and all thy possessions; ¹⁵ also, thyself, with sore diseases, with disease of thy bowels,–until thy bowels shall fall out, by reason of the disease, in a year added to a year.

¹⁶ yet became they mockers of the messengers of God, and despisers of his words, and mimics of his prophets,––until the mounting up of the wrath of Yahweh against his people, until there was no healing.

¹⁶ Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said,––A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

²⁵ Because he had stretched out––against GOD––his hand, and, against the Almighty, had been wont to behave himself proudly; ²⁶ He used to run against him with uplifted neck, with the stout bosses of his bucklers;

³ Is there not calamity, for the perverse? and misfortune, for the workers of iniquity?

⁴ They multiply their idols––another, have they purchased! I will not pour out their drink–offerings of blood, nor will I take up their names on my lips.

¹ [David’s.]
Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread?

⁸ So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age–abiding;

⁸ Moab, is my wash–bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia! raise shout of triumph.

¹⁴ From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. A Melody of Asaph, a Song.]
God is, known in Judah, In Israel, great is his Name;

¹⁷ Hath turned towards the prayer of the destitute, And not despised their prayer,

¹⁵ Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.

¹⁸ Then was kindled a fire in their assembly,––a flame, consumed the lawless ones.

¹⁵ Costly in the eyes of Yahweh, is, death, for his men of lovingkindness.

³ Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch;

²⁶ Because, for the sake of an impure woman, [a man may be brought] even to a cake of bread,––and, a man’s wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!

¹⁹ A righteous son, [turneth] to life, but, he that pursueth wickedness, to his own death.

³² By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

²² Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.

¹² When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.

³ This was a misfortune in all that was done under the sun, that, one destiny, had they all,––yea also, the heart of the sons of men, was full of wickedness, and, madness, was in their heart, while they lived, and, after that, [they went] unto the dead.

⁹ Resembleth, my beloved, a gazelle, or a young stag,––Lo! here he is, standing behind our wall, looking in at the windows, peeping in at the lattice.

⁵ Why should ye be smitten any more? Ye would again, turn aside! The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint:

² At that time, spake Yahweh, through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, And, thy sandal, draw thou off from thy foot,––And he did so, walking disrobed and barefoot.

¹¹ O Yahweh, though thy hand be lifted up,––yet do they not see, Would they might see––and turn pale at a people’s zeal,––Surely, the fire of thine enemies, must consume them!

⁷ Yea, a knave, his weapons, are wicked,––He, base schemes, hath devised, To ruin the oppressed with speeches of falsehood, Even when the needy pleadeth for justice.

¹² Did the gods of the nations, deliver them, whom my fathers destroyed,––Gozan, and Haran,––and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who were in Telassar?

¹⁹ and have put their gods in the fire,––for, no–gods, were they, but the work of the hands of men–wood, and stone, and so they destroyed them.

²² Let them advance them, and tell us, What shall happen,––Things known in advance––what they were, tell ye, That we may lay them to our heart, and mark the after–story of them, Or, things yet to come, let us hear: ²³ Tell ye the events which shall be hereafter, That we may perceive that, gods, ye are,––Surely ye must do something––good or bad, That we may be amazed, and behold it, at once.

¹² I––I, am he that comforteth you,––Who, art, thou, that thou hast feared, Frail man that dieth, and, A son of the earthborn, who, as grass, shall be delivered up?

¹⁴ Then shall come unto thee, bending low, The sons of them who had humbled thee, Then shall bow down, unto the soles of thy feet, All they who had despised thee; And they shall call thee––The city of Yahweh, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

² For, all these things, hath mine own hand made, And all these things, came into being,––Declareth Yahweh. But, for this one, will I look around, For him who is humbled and smitten in spirit, And so careth anxiously for my word.

¹⁷ Thou, therefore, shalt gird thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them, all that, I, command thee,––be not dismayed because of them, lest I dismay thee before their face.

¹¹ Hath, a nation, changed, gods, although, they, were No–gods? Yet, my people, have changed my glory, for that which could not profit! ¹² Be amazed, O ye heavens, at this,––And shudder, be dried up utterly, Urgeth Yahweh. ¹³ For, two wicked things, have my people committed,––Me, have they forsaken, a fountain of living water, To hew out for themselves, cisterns, broken cisterns, that cannot hold water.

³ O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them––They have refused to receive correction,––They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.

²⁰ So will I make thee, to this people, a wall of bronze, fortified, When they fight against thee, they shall not prevail against thee,––For, with thee, am, I, to save thee and to deliver thee, Declareth Yahweh;

⁶ But, thou, son of man, Be not afraid of them, Nor, of their words, be afraid, Though, thorns and thistles, are about thee, And, amongst prickly plants, thou dost dwell, Of their words, be not afraid, nor, At their faces, be thou dismayed, For, a perverse house, they are!

⁴ Lo! as for all persons, mine, they are, As, the person of the father, so, also the person of the son, mine, they are,––The person that sinneth, the same, shall die.

²² Therefore, because the word of the king had raged forth, and the furnace was exceeding hot, those very men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, were slain by the flame of the fire;

²⁵ He answered and said, Lo! I, see four men, unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and, injury, there is not in them, and, the appearance of the fourth, is like to a son of the gods!

²⁴ And the king, gave word, that they should bring those men who had accused Daniel, and, into the den of lions, they cast them––them, their children, and their wives,––and, they had not reached the bottom of the den, when the lions, seized them, and, all their bones, brake they in pieces.

¹² Then said Amaziah unto Amos, O seer, go flee thee away unto the land of Judah––and eat, there, bread, and, there, mayest thou prophesy;

⁸ They who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake.

⁴ Yea it shall come to pass, in that day, that the prophets, will turn pale, every man by reason of his vision when he prophesieth,––neither will they put on a mantle of hair to deceive.

¹⁶ Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged,––and sent and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.

⁴ But John, himself, had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins,––while, his food, was locusts and wild honey.

²⁵ Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house!

²⁸ And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body,––and, the soul, are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able, both soul and body, to destroy in gehenna!

⁸ But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft clothing, arrayed? Lo! they who soft clothing do wear, are in the houses of kings.

²⁴ But, the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This one, doth not cast out the demons, save in Beelzebul ruler of the demons. ²⁵ And, knowing their inward thoughts, he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is laid waste,––and, no city or house divided against itself, will stand; ²⁶ And, if, Satan, is casting, Satan, out, against himself, hath he become divided,––How then shall, his kingdom, stand? ²⁷ And, if, I, in Beelzebul, am casting out the demons, In whom are, your sons, casting them out? Wherefore, they, shall be, judges of you.

³ For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away,––because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;

²⁵ For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it,––but, whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, shall find it. ²⁶ For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?

⁴¹ They say unto him––Miserable men! Miserably, will he destroy them; and will let out, the vineyard, to other husbandmen, who will render unto him the fruits in their seasons.

³⁴ For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes,––some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will––scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city: ³⁵ That there may come upon you––all righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the Temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily, I say unto you––All these things, will have come, upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her,––how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,––and ye would not!

⁶⁸ saying––Prophesy unto us, O Christ! Who is he that struck thee?

²⁹ and, plaiting a crown out of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand,––and, kneeling before him, began to mock him, saying––Joy to thee, King of the Jews!

⁴¹ Likewise, the High–priests, [also], mocking, with the Scribes and Elders, were saying: Others, he saved,––Himself, he cannot save: ⁴² Israel’s King, he is! Let him come down, now, from the cross,––and we will believe on him! ⁴³ He hath put confidence upon God, Let him rescue him, now, if he desireth him; for he said, I am, God’s Son.

⁶ and John was clothed with camel’s–hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and was eating locusts and wild honey;

²² And, the Scribes who from Jerusalem had come down, were saying––He hath, Beelzebul; and––In the ruler of the demons, casteth he out the demons.

²⁹ And, the passers–by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, and saying––Aha! thou who wast pulling down the shrine, and building one in three days!

³² The Christ, the King of Israel––let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And, they who had been crucified with him, were casting it in his teeth.

¹⁷ And, he, shall go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah,––To turn the hearts of fathers unto children, and the unyielding, into the prudence of the righteous, and to prepare, for the Lord, a people made ready.

¹¹ But, they, were filled with folly, and began conversing one with another, as to, what they might do with Jesus.
¹² And it came to pass, in these days, that he went forth into the mountain to pray, and was spending the night in the prayer–house of God.

⁵⁴ And the disciples James and John, seeing it, said––Lord! wilt thou, that we bid fire come down from heaven, and destroy them?

¹⁵ but, some from among them, said––In Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons;

⁶³ And, the men who held him bound, kept mocking him, with blows; ⁶⁴ and, blindfolding him, questioned him, saying––Prophesy! which is he that smote thee?

⁵ They answered him––Jesus, the Nazarene. He saith unto them––I, am he. Now Judas also, who was delivering him up, was standing with them. ⁶ When, therefore, he said unto them, I, am he, they went backwards, and fell to the ground. ⁷ Again, therefore, he questioned them––Whom, seek ye? And, they, said––Jesus, the Nazarene. ⁸ Jesus answered––I told you, I, am he. If, then, ye seek me, let these go their way:–– ⁹ that the word might be fulfilled which he had said––As touching them whom thou hast given me, I lost from among them, not so much as one. ¹⁰ Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and smote the High–priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus. ¹¹ Jesus, therefore, said unto Peter––Thrust the sword into its sheath:––The cup which the Father hath given me, shall I in anywise not drink it? ¹² The band, therefore, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, apprehended Jesus, and bound him,

¹⁶ Saying––What are we to do with these men? For, indeed, that a notable sign hath come to pass through their means, unto all who are dwelling in Jerusalem, is manifest, and we cannot deny [it]! ¹⁷ Nevertheless, lest it further spread abroad among the people, let us charge them with threats, to be no more speaking upon this name, to any soul of man.

³ But Peter said––Ananias! wherefore did Satan fill thy heart, that thou shouldst deal falsely with the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the field? ⁴ While it remained, was it not, as thine own, it remained? and, when sold, was it not, in thine own authority, that it still continued? Why was it that thou didst contrive in thy heart this deed? Thou hast not dealt falsely with men but, with God. ⁵ And, as Ananias heard these words, he fell, and expired. And there came great fear upon all that heard; ⁶ But the young men, rising up, wrapped him about, and, bearing him forth, buried him. ⁷ And it came to pass, after about three hours interval, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. ⁸ And Peter began to say unto her––Tell me! was it, for so much, ye gave up the field? And she said––Yea! for so much. ⁹ And, Peter, [said] unto her––Why was it agreed by you to put to the proof the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of them that have buried thy husband, are at the door, and they shall bear thee forth. ¹⁰ And she fell instantly at his feet, and expired. And the young men, coming in, found her dead; and, bearing her forth, they buried her with her husband.

²⁶ And, a messenger of the Lord, spake unto Philip, saying––Arise, and be journeying along southward, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza,––the same, is desert.

⁷ And lo! a messenger of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in the cell; and, smiting the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying––Rise up quickly! And his chains fell off out of his hands. ⁸ And the messenger said unto him––Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him––Throw around thee thy mantle, and be following me. ⁹ And, coming out, he began following, and knew not that it was true which was coming about through means of the messenger; but supposed that, a vision, he was beholding. ¹⁰ And, passing through the first ward and the second, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city, the which, of its own accord, opened unto them; and, coming out, they went on through one street, and, straightway, the messenger was parted from him. ¹¹ And, Peter, coming to himself said––Now, know I, of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his messenger, and taken me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

¹⁹ And, Herod, seeking after and not finding, him, having examined the guards, ordered them to be led away [to death]; and, going down from Judaea unto Caesarea, stayed there.

⁹ And there sat, a certain young man by name Eutychus, in the window, who was getting overpowered by a deep sleep; and, while Paul was discoursing yet further, being overpowered by his sleep, he fell, from the third story, down, and was taken up dead.

²⁴ But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour of God.

²⁷ By faith, he forsook Egypt––not put in fear of the wrath of the king; for, as seeing him who cannot be seen, he persevered.

³⁶ Others, again, of mockings and scourgings, received trial, nay! further, of bonds and imprisonments:

²⁹ For, even our God, is a consuming fire.

⁷ Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:

⁹ Lo! I give them of the synagogue of Satan, who are affirming themselves to be, Jews, and are not,––but say what is false,––lo! I will cause them, that they shall have come, and shall bow down before thy feet, and shall get to know that, I, loved thee.

³ And I will give unto my two witnesses, that they shall prophesy, a thousand two hundred and sixty days, arrayed in sackcloth.

⁵ And, if any one, upon them, chooseth to inflict injury, fire, cometh forth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies; and, if anyone shall choose, upon them, to inflict injury, thus, must he be slain.