Matthew Cross References - Rotherham

¹ The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ,––Son of David, Son of Abraham. ² Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob, begat Judah and his brethren; ³ And Judah begat Perez and Zarah of Tamah, and Perez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram; ⁴ And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon; ⁵ And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse; ⁶ And Jesse begat David the King. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah; ⁷ And Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa; ⁸ And Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah; ⁹ And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah: ¹⁰ And Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah; ¹¹ And Josiah begat Jechoniah, and his brethren,––upon the removal to Babylon. ¹² And, after the removal to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; ¹³ And Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor; ¹⁴ And Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud; ¹⁵ And Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob; –– ¹⁶ And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,––who is called Christ. ¹⁷ So then, all the generations from Abraham unto David, are, fourteen, generations, and, from David unto the removal to Babylon, fourteen, generations; and, from the removal to Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen, generations.
¹⁸ Now the birth, of [Jesus] Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph,––before they came together, she was found with child by [the] Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her,––intended, privately, to divorce her. ²⁰ But, when, these things, he had pondered, lo! a messenger of the Lord, by dream, appeared to him, saying,––Joseph, son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for, that which, in her, hath been begotten, is of [the], Holy, Spirit. ²¹ Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus,–– for, he, will save his people from their sins. ²² But, all this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying: ²³ Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,––and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us. ²⁴ And Joseph, awaking, from his sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him,––and took unto him his wife; ²⁵ and knew her not, until she had brought forth a son,––and he called his name Jesus.

⁴ These, are the geneses of the heavens and the earth, when they were created,––in the day when Yahweh God made earth and heavens.

¹⁵ And, enmity, will I put between thee, and the woman, and between thy seed, and her seed,––He, shall crush thy head, But, thou, shalt crush his heel.

¹ This, is the record of the generations of Adam,––In the day when God created man, In the likeness of God, made he, him;

⁹ These, are the generations of Noah, Noah, was, a righteous man, blameless, in his generations,––with God, did Noah walk.

²² And Noah did [so], ––according to all that God commanded him, so, did he.

⁵ And Noah did,––according to all that Yahweh commanded him.

³ That I may bless them who bless thee, But, him who maketh light of thee, will I curse,––So shall be, blessed in thee, all the families of the ground.

¹⁹ And God said––Truly, Sarah thy wife, is about to bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name, Isaac,––and I will establish my covenant with him, as an age–abiding covenant, to his seed after him.

²¹ But, my covenant, will I establish with Isaac,––whom Sarah shall bear, to thee, by this set time, in the next year.

¹⁰ And he said, I will, surely return, unto thee, at the quickening season,––and lo! a son, for Sarah thy wife. Now, Sarah, was hearkening at the opening of the tent, it, being behind him.

² So, Sarah, conceived and bare, to Abraham, a son, for his old age,––at the set time, of which God had spoken with him. ³ And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare to him, Isaac. ⁴ And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old,––as God commanded him. ⁵ Now Abraham was a hundred years old,––when Isaac his son was born to him.

² And he said––Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou lovest, even, Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah,––and cause him to ascend there, as an ascending–sacrifice, on one of the mountains, which I shall name unto thee.
³ So Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took his two young men with him, and Isaac his son,––and clave the pieces of wood for an ascending–sacrifice, and mounted and went his way unto the place which God had named to him.

¹⁸ So shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves in thy seed,––Because thou didst hearken unto my voice.

²⁶ And, after that, came forth his brother, with his hand fast hold of the heel of Esau, so they called his name, Jacob,––Now, Isaac, was sixty years old, when she bare them.

³ Sojourn in this land, that I may be with thee, and bless thee,––for, to thee, and to thy seed, will I give all these lands, So will I establish the oath which I sware to Abraham, thy father; ⁴ and will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and will give to thy seed, all these lands,––And all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves in thy seed: ⁵ Because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice,––and so kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes and my laws.

¹³ and lo! Yahweh, standing by him,––and he said, I, am Yahweh, God of Abraham thy father and God of Isaac,––The land whereon, thou, art lying, to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed; ¹⁴ And thy seed shall become, as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt break forth westward and eastward, and northward and southward,––And all the families of the ground shall be blessed in thee, and in thy seed.

³² So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name, Reuben,––for she said, Because Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me. ³³ And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, Because Yahweh heard that, I, was, hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name, Simeon. ³⁴ And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, Now––this time, will my husband be bound unto me, For I have borne him three sons,––For this cause, called she his name, Levi. ³⁵ And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, This time, will I praise Yahweh, For which cause, she called his name, Judah. And she left off bearing.

⁵ and Bilhah conceived, and bare unto Jacob a son; ⁶ and Rachel said, God hath vindicated me. Moreover also he hath hearkened unto my voice, and hath given me a son. For this cause, called she his name, Dan. ⁷ And Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, conceived again, and bare a second son to Jacob. ⁸ Then said Rachel, With wrestlings of God, have I wrestled with my sister, Yea I have prevailed. So she called his name, Naphtali. ⁹ Then saw Leah, that she had left off bearing,––so she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob, to wife. ¹⁰ And Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bare to Jacob a son: ¹¹ and Leah said, Victory hath come! So she called his name, Gad. ¹² And Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bare a second son to Jacob; ¹³ and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy, have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.
¹⁴ Then went Reuben, in the days of the wheat harvest, and found mandrakes, in the field, and brought them in unto Leah his mother,––and Rachel said unto Leah, Pray give me, some of the mandrakes of thy son! ¹⁵ And she said unto her, Is it, a small thing, that thou hast taken away my husband? And wouldst thou take away, even the mandrakes of my son? Then said Rachel, Therefore, shall he lie with thee to–night, for the mandrakes of thy son. ¹⁶ And Jacob came in from the field, in the evening, so Leah went out to meet him, and said: Unto me, shalt thou come in, for I have, hired, thee, even with the mandrakes of my son. And he lay with her that night. ¹⁷ And God hearkened unto Leah,––and she conceived, and bare to Jacob a fifth son. ¹⁸ Then said Leah, God hath given my hire, in that I gave my handmaid to my husband. So she called his name, Issachar. ¹⁹ And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob. ²⁰ Then said Leah, God hath dowered me, even me, with a handsome dowry, Now, will my husband dwell with me, for I have borne him six sons. So she called his name, Zebulon.

¹¹ And the messenger of God said unto me in a dream, Jacob! and I said, Behold me!

¹⁶ Then brake they up from Bethel, and it came to pass, when there was yet a stretch of country, to enter into Ephrath, that Rachel was in childbirth, and had hard–labour in her child–birth. ¹⁷ So it came to pass, when she was in hard–labour in her child–birth, that the midwife said to her––Do not fear, for, this also, of thine, is, a son. ¹⁸ And it came to pass, when her soul was going forth––for she died, that she called his name, Ben–oni,––but, his father, called him, Benjamin. ¹⁹ So Rachel died,––and was buried on the way to Ephrath, the same, is Bethlehem.

⁶ And Judah took a wife, for Er his firstborn,––and, her name, was Tamar.

¹¹ Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter–in–law––Remain a widow in the house of thy father, until Shelah my son grow up. For he said, Lest, he also, die, like his brethren. So Tamar went her way, and remained in the house of her father.

²⁴ And it came to pass that, about three months after, it was told Judah, saying––Tamar thy daughter–in–law hath been guilty of unchastity, moreover, also lo! she hath conceived by unchastity. Then said Judah, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

²⁴ And it came to pass that, about three months after, it was told Judah, saying––Tamar thy daughter–in–law hath been guilty of unchastity, moreover, also lo! she hath conceived by unchastity. Then said Judah, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. ²⁵ When, she, was about to be brought forth, then, she herself, sent unto her father–in–law, saying, By the man to whom these belong, have, I, conceived! And she said––Examine, I pray thee, to whom belong the signet–ring, and the guard, and the staff––these! ²⁶ So Judah examined them and said––More righteous than I! forasmuch, as I had not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again, no more. ²⁷ And it came to pass, at the time of her travail, that lo! twins, were in her womb.

²⁹ And so it was that, no sooner had he withdrawn his hand, than lo! his brother had come. And she said, Wherefore hast thou made for thyself a breach? So his name was called Perez. ³⁰ And, afterwards, came his brother, on whose hand, was the crimson thread,––so his name was called Zerah.

³ And he said: I, am GOD himself, the God of thy father,––Be not afraid of going down to Egypt, seeing that, for a great nation, will I plant thee there.

⁸ Now, these, are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt––Jacob and his sons,––The firstborn of Jacob, Reuben: ⁹ And, the sons of Reuben,––Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi; ¹⁰ And, the sons of Simeon,––Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar,––and Shaul, son of the Canaanitess; ¹¹ And, the sons of Levi,––Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; ¹² And, the sons of Judah,––Er and Onan and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah,––but Er and Onan died, in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul;

¹² And, the sons of Judah,––Er and Onan and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah,––but Er and Onan died, in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul; ¹³ And, the sons of Issachar,––Tola and Puvah, and Iob and Shimron; ¹⁴ And, the sons of Zebulon,––Sered and Elon, and Jahleel. ¹⁵ These, are the sons of Leah, whom she bare to Jacob, in Padan–aram, with Dinah also his daughter,––All the souls of his sons and of his daughters, were thirty–three. ¹⁶ And, the sons of Gad,––Zaphon and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon,––Eri and Arodi, and Areli; ¹⁷ And, the sons of Asher,––Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister,––and, the sons of Beriah, Heber and Malchiel. ¹⁸ These, are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter,––so she bare these to Jacob,––sixteen souls. ¹⁹ The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife,––Joseph, and Benjamin; ²⁰ And, there were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath daughter of Poti–phera, priest of On, bare to him, Manasseh, and Ephraim; ²¹ And, the sons of Benjamin––Bela and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh,––Muppim and Huppim, and Ard. ²² These, are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob,––all the souls, were fourteen. ²³ And, the sons of Dan,––Hushim; ²⁴ And, the sons of Naphtali,––Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem. ²⁵ These, are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,––so she bare these to Jacob,––all the souls, were seven. ²⁶ All the souls that came in with Jacob to Egypt, that had come forth of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives,––all the souls, were sixty–six; ²⁷ and, the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: All the souls of the house of Jacob that came into Egypt, were seventy.

⁸ Judah, as for thee, thy brethren shall praise thee [when], thy hand, is on the neck of thy foes,––The sons of thy father, shall bow themselves down to thee: ⁹ A lion’s whelp, is Judah, From the prey, my son, hast thou come up! He hath stooped––hath crouched, As a lion––or as a lioness, Who shall rouse him? ¹⁰ The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the commander’s staff from between his feet,––Until that he come in as a Shiloh, And, his, be the obedience of the peoples: ¹¹ Binding, to the vine, his ass, And, to the choice vine, his ass’s colt, He hath washed, in wine, his raiment, And, in the blood of grapes, his mantle: ¹² Darker––his eyes, than wine,––Whiter––his teeth, than milk!

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; ³ Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin; ⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. ⁵ And it came to pass that, all the persons who were descended from Jacob, were seventy souls,––but, Joseph, was already in Egypt.

² Hallow to me every firstborn, that which any female first beareth, among the sons of Israel, among men and among beasts,––mine, it is.

²⁹ Thy fulness and thine outflow, shalt thou not delay,––the firstborn of thy sons, shalt thou give to me.

¹⁶ And Moses did,––according to all that Yahweh had commanded him, so, did he.

¹⁹ Then spread he abroad the tent upon the habitation, and put the covering of the tent upon it, above,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

²⁵ and mounted the lamps, before Yahweh,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

²⁷ and burned thereupon the fragrant incense,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

³² when they were entering into the tent of meeting, and when they were drawing near unto the altar, then used they to bathe,––As Yahweh commanded Moses.

²⁰ And, whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, she being a bondmaid, acquired for a husband, and neither, redeemed, nor, freedom, given her, inquisition, shall be made, they shall not be put to death, because she was not free;

¹⁰ And, any man, who committeth adultery with the wife of any other man, he that committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour, shall, surely be put to death––the adulterer, and the adulteress.

⁷ Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

³ And they who encamp eastwards, towards sunrise, [shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts,––even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Amminadab;

¹² And so it was, that, he who on, the first day, offered his oblation,––was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;

¹⁷ and, as a peace–offering, two oxen, five rams, five he–goats, five he–lambs of the first year,––this, was the offering of Nashon, son of Amminadab.

¹⁴ So the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward first, by their hosts, and, over his own host, was Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

⁶ Then said he, Hear, I beseech you, my words. When ye have your prophet, As Yahweh, in a vision, will I make myself known, unto him; In a dream, will I speak with him.

²⁰ And so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that––To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites,––To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; ²¹ And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that––To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites,––To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites:

²¹ then shall they bring forth the damsel into the entrance of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones, that she die, because she hath wrought wickedness in Israel, by committing unchastity in her father’s house,––so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst. ²² When a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then shall, both, of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman,––so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of Israel. ²³ When a damsel that is a virgin is betrothed to a husband,––and a man findeth her in the city, and lieth with her, ²⁴ then shall ye bring them, both, out unto the gate of that city, and stone them with stones, that they die, the damsel, because she made not an outcry in the city, and, the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife,––so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.

¹ When a man taketh a woman, and marrieth her, then shall it be, if she find not favour in his eyes, because he hath found in her some matter of shame, that he shall write her a scroll of divorcement, and put it into her hand, and shall send her forth, out of his house. ² And, when she cometh forth out of his house, then may she go her way, and become another man’s. ³ But, if the latter husband hate her, and write her a scroll of divorcement, and put it into her hand, and send her away out of his house,––or, if the latter husband die, who had taken her to him to wife, ⁴ then may her first husband who sent her away not again take her to become his wife, after that she hath been defiled, for that were, an abomination, before Yahweh,––lest thou bring sin upon the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee for an inheritance.

¹ Then did Joshua son of Nun, send out from The Acacias, two men to spy out silently, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. So they came, and entered the house of a harlot, whose name was Rahab, and lay there. ² And it was told the king of Jericho, saying,––Lo! men, have come in hither to–night of the sons of Israel to search out the land. ³ So the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying,––Bring forth the men that are come in unto thee who have entered thy house, for, to search out all the land, have they come. ⁴ And the woman took the two men and hid them,––and said: Even so, the men did come in unto me, but I knew not from whence they were; ⁵ and it came to pass, as the gate was about to be shut in the darkness, that, the men, went out, I know not whither the men went,––pursue them quickly for ye shall overtake them. ⁶ But, she, had taken them up to the roof,––and concealed them with the stalks of flax which she had laid in order for herself upon the roof. ⁷ So, the men, pursued them by way of the Jordan unto the fords,––the gate being shut as soon as they who pursued them had gone forth.
⁸ And, ere yet they slept, she, went up unto them, upon the roof; ⁹ and said unto the men, I know that Yahweh hath given unto you the land,––and that the terror of you hath fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land, have melted away, from before you. ¹⁰ For we have heard how Yahweh, dried up, the waters of the Red Sea from before you, when ye came forth out of Egypt,––and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites who were over the Jordan unto Sihon and unto Og, whom ye devoted to destruction; ¹¹ and, when we heard, then did our heart melt, and there rose up no longer any spirit in any man because of you,––for, as for Yahweh your God, he, is God––in the heavens above, and upon the earth beneath. ¹² Now, therefore I pray you, swear unto me by Yahweh, since I have dealt with you in lovingkindness, that, ye also, will deal with the house of my father in lovingkindness, and will give me a token of faithfulness, ¹³ and will save alive my father and my mother, and my brethren and my sisters, and all that they have,––and will deliver our souls from death. ¹⁴ And the men said unto her, Our souls in your stead unto death, if ye utter not this our business,––so shall it be, when Yahweh shall give us the land, that we will deal with thee in lovingkindness and in faithfulness. ¹⁵ And she let them down with a cord through the window,––for, her house, was within the wall of the rampart, and, within the rampart, she was dwelling. ¹⁶ And she said unto them––To the mountain, get you, lest the pursuers, fall in, with you,––and hide yourselves there, three days until the pursuers return, and, afterwards, shall ye go your way. ¹⁷ And the men said unto her,––Free, will we be from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear: ¹⁸ Lo! when we are coming into the land, this cord of crimson thread, must thou bind in the window by which thou didst let us down, and, thy father and thy mother and thy brethren and all the household of thy father, must thou gather together unto thee unto the house. ¹⁹ And it shall be, whosoever shall go forth out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood, shall be on his own head and, we, shall be free,––but, whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood, shall be on our heads, if a, hand, be upon him. ²⁰ Or, if thou utter this our business, then shall we be free from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. ²¹ And she said––According to your words, so, shall it be. Thus sent she them away and they departed,––and she bound the crimson cord in the window.
²² And they went and came into the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers had returned,––so the pursuers, made search, throughout all the way, but found them not.

²² But, unto the two men who spied out the land, Joshua said, Go into the house of the woman, the harlot,––and bring out thence the woman and all that she hath, as ye aware unto her. ²³ So the young men the spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brethren and all that she had, yea, all her kindred, brought they out,––and set them outside the camp of Israel. ²⁴ But, the city, burned they with fire, and all that was therein,––save only, the silver and the gold and the vessels of bronze and of iron, put they into the treasury of the house of Yahweh. ²⁵ And, Rahab the harlot and the household of her father and all that she had, did Joshua save alive, so she hath dwelt in the midst of Israel until this day,––because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

² Then said Joshua unto all the people––Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Beyond the River, dwelt your fathers from age–past times, [unto] Terah, father of Abraham, and father of Nahor,––and they served other gods. ³ So I took your father, Abraham, from beyond the River, and led him through all the land of Canaan,––and multiplied his seed, and gave unto him, Isaac; ⁴ and gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau,––and gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it, but, Jacob and his sons, went down into Egypt.

³ And the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto the woman,––and said unto her––Lo! I pray thee, thou, art barren, and hast borne no child, but thou shalt conceive, and shalt bear a son.

⁸ Then Manoah made entreaty unto Yahweh, and said: Pardon, O My Lord! the man of God whom thou didst send, I pray thee, let him come again unto us, that he may teach us what we are to do, unto the boy that is to be born. ⁹ And God hearkened unto the voice of Manoah,––and the messenger of God came again unto the woman, as, she, was sitting in the field, Manoah her husband, not being with her.

⁴ And they took them wives, of the women of Moab, the name of the one, was Orpah, and, the name of the other, Ruth,––and they dwelt there, about ten years.

¹⁶ And Ruth said––Do not urge me to leave thee, to go back from following thee,––for, whither thou goest, I will go, and, where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people, shall be my people, and, thy God, my God; ¹⁷ where thou diest, I will die, and, there, will I be buried: So, let Yahweh do to me, and, so, let him add, if, death itself, part me and thee.

²² So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter–in–law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab,––and, they, entered Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

¹⁸ These, then, are the generations of Perez: Perez, begat, Hezron; ¹⁹ And, Hezron, begat, Ram, and, Ram, begat, Amminadab;

¹⁹ And, Hezron, begat, Ram, and, Ram, begat, Amminadab; ²⁰ And, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, and, Nahshon, begat, Salmon,

²⁰ And, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, and, Nahshon, begat, Salmon, ²¹ And, Salmon, begat, Boaz, and, Boaz, begat, Obed;

²¹ And, Salmon, begat, Boaz, and, Boaz, begat, Obed; ²² And, Obed, begat, Jesse, and, Jesse, begat, David.

²² And, Obed, begat, Jesse, and, Jesse, begat, David.

¹ And Yahweh said unto Samuel––How long, art thou going to pine for Saul, seeing that, I, have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come! let me send thee unto Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me, among his sons, a king.

¹¹ Then said Samuel unto Jesse––Are these all the young men? And he said––There yet remaineth, the youngest, but lo! he is tending the sheep. Then said Samuel unto Jesse––Do, send, and summon him, for we cannot sit round, until he cometh in hither. ¹² So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh––Rise––anoint him, for, this, is, he. ¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.

¹² Now, David, was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem–judah, whose, name, was Jesse, and, who, had eight sons,––and, the man, in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years.

⁵⁸ And Saul said unto him, Whose son art, thou, O young man? And David said, Son of thy servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite.

³⁰ Then was Saul’s anger kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of rebellious perversity! do I not know that thou art, confederate, with the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and to the confusion of the shame of thy mother? ³¹ For, as long as, the son of Jesse, liveth on the ground, thou wilt not be established, thou nor thy kingdom, Now, therefore, send and fetch him unto me, for, doomed to death, is he!

⁸ That ye have conspired, all of you, against me, and there is none to uncover mine ear as to the covenanting of my son with the son of Jesse? And none from among you that taketh pity upon me, and that uncovereth mine ear [to this], ––that, mine own son, hath stirred up, my servants, against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He, shall build a house for my name,––and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age–abiding: ¹⁴ I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men; ¹⁵ But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee. ¹⁶ So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age–abiding, before thee,––thy throne, shall be established unto times age–abiding.

³ And David sent and enquired after the woman,––and one said––Is not, this, Bath–sheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?

²⁶ And, when Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made loud lamentation over her lord. ²⁷ And, when the time of mourning had passed, David sent and received her into his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing which David had done was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh.

²⁴ And David consoled Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her,––and she bare a son, and called his name, Solomon, and Yahweh loved him. ²⁵ And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah[=Beloved of Yah], for Yahweh’s sake.

¹ Now, these, are the last words of David,––The oracle of David, son of Jesse, Yea the oracle of The man raised up on high, The Anointed of the God of Jacob, the Delight of the Songs of Israel:

³⁹ Uriah, the Hittite, In all, thirty and seven.

¹¹ Then spake Nathan unto Bath–sheba mother of Solomon, saying––Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath become king, and, our lord David, knoweth it not? ¹² Now, therefore, come; let me give thee counsel, I pray thee,––so shalt thou rescue thine own life, and the life of thy son, Solomon. ¹³ Go, and get thee in unto King David, and thou shalt say unto him––Didst not, thou thyself, my lord O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying––Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, hath, Adonijah, become king? ¹⁴ Lo! while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I also, will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. ¹⁵ So Bath–sheba went in unto the king, into the chamber, now, the king, was very old,––and Abishag the Shunammite, was ministering unto the king. ¹⁶ And Bath–sheba bowed, and did homage unto the king,––and the king said––What aileth thee? ¹⁷ And she said unto him––My lord, thou thyself, didst swear by Yahweh thy God, unto thy handmaid, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne.

²⁸ Then responded King David, and said, Call me Bath–sheba. So she came in before the king, and stood before the king. ²⁹ And the king sware, and said,––By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my life out of every strait, ³⁰ even as I sware unto thee by Yahweh, God of Israel, saying, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne, in my stead, even so, will I do this day. ³¹ Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did homage unto the king,––and said––Let my lord, King David, live to times age–abiding!

¹⁵ and he said––Blessed, be Yahweh, God of Israel, who spake with his mouth, unto David my father,––that which with his hand he hath fulfilled, saying:––

²⁴ who hast kept for thy servant David my father, that which thou didst promise him,––in that thou didst promise with thy mouth, and, with thy hand, hast fulfilled, as it is this day.

⁴³ So then Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father,––and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

² And he made proclamation against the altar, by the word of Yahweh, and said, O altar! altar! Thus, saith Yahweh,––Lo! a son to be born unto the house of David, Josiah his name, who shall sacrifice upon thee the priests of the high–places, who are making a perfume upon thee, and, human bones, shall be burned upon thee;

³¹ So then Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and, the name of his mother, was Naamah the Ammonitess,––and, Abijah his son, reigned, in his stead.

⁵ because David did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him, all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

⁸ So then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David,––and, Asa his son, reigned, in his stead.
⁹ Now, in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, began Asa to reign as king of Judah; ¹⁰ and, forty–one years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Maachah, daughter of Abishalom. ¹¹ And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––like David his father; ¹² and he put away the male devotees out of the land,––and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. ¹³ Moreover also, even Maachah his mother, he removed from being queen, because she had made a monstrous thing to the Sacred Stem,––and Asa cut down her monstrous thing and burned it in the Kidron ravine. ¹⁴ But, the high places, removed he not,––nevertheless, the heart of Asa, was blameless with Yahweh, all his days. ¹⁵ And he brought in the hallowed things of his father, and his own hallowed things, into the house of Yahweh,––silver and gold, and vessels. ¹⁶ And there was, war, between Asa and Baasha king of Israel, all their days. ¹⁷ And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah,––so as not to suffer any one to come out or go in unto Asa king of Judah. ¹⁸ So Asa took all the silver and the gold, that were left in the treasuries of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, and delivered them into the hand of his servants,––and King Asa sent them unto Ben–hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying: ¹⁹ [Let there be a] covenant between me and thee, [as] between my father and thy father: Lo! I have sent thee a gift, silver and gold, Come break thy covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may go up from against me. ²⁰ So Ben–hadad hearkened unto King Asa, and sent the generals of the forces which he had, against the cities of Israel, and smote Iyyohn [Ijon], and Dan, and Abel–beth–maacah,––and all Chinneroth, against all the land of Naphtali. ²¹ And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, he left off building Ramah,––and returned to Tirzah. ²² And, King Asa, published it unto all Judah, none was exempted, so they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the beams thereof, wherewith Baasha had built,––and King Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. ²³ Now, the rest of all the story of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did and the cities which he built, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Howbeit, in the time of his old age, he was diseased in his feet. ²⁴ So then Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of David his father,––and, Jehoshaphat his son, reigned, in his stead.

¹³ And Elijah said unto her––Do not fear, go in––make ready according to thy word,––howbeit, make me thereof a little cake, first, and bring it out to me, and, for thyself and thy son, make ready, afterwards.

² But it came to pass, in the third year, that Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down unto the king of Israel. ³ And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that, ours, is Ramoth–gilead,––yet, we, are too idle to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria? ⁴ And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to make war upon Ramoth–gilead? ⁵ And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people are us thy people, my horses as thy horses. ⁶ Then said Jehoshaphat unto the king of Israel,––Seek, I pray thee, at once, the word of Yahweh. So the king of Israel gathered together the prophets, about four hundred men, and said unto them––Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead, to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said––Go up, that the Lord may deliver it into the hand of the king. ⁷ Then said Jehoshaphat, Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, besides,––that we may seek, from him? 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. ⁹ Then the king of Israel called a certain courtier,––and said, Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁰ Now, the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, were sitting––each man upon his throne, having put on robes, in a level place, at the entrance of the gate of Samaria,––and, all the prophets, were being moved to prophesy before them; ¹¹ when Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron,––and said––Thus, saith Yahweh,––With these, shalt thou push down the Syrians, until thou hast consumed them. ¹² And, all the prophets, were being moved to prophesy, in like manner, saying,––Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and thou shalt prosper, and Yahweh will deliver it, into the hand of the king. ¹³ Now, the messenger who went to call Micaiah, spake unto him, saying, Behold, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, are good, as touching the king, let thy word, I pray thee, be as the word of one of them, so wilt thou speak that which is good. ¹⁴ And Micaiah said,––By the life of Yahweh, what Yahweh saith unto me, that, will I, speak.
¹⁵ So he came unto the king, and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he said unto him––Go up and prosper, and Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king. ¹⁶ And the king said unto him, How many times must, I, adjure thee,––that thou speak unto me nothing but truth, in the name of Yahweh? ¹⁷ And he said––I saw all Israel, scattered among the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd,––so Yahweh said, These have, no masters, let them return every man unto his own house, in peace. ¹⁸ Then said the king of Israel, unto Jehoshaphat,––Did I not say unto thee, He will not be moved to prophesy concerning me anything good, only calamity. ¹⁹ Then he said, Therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh,––I saw Yahweh, sitting upon his throne, and all the host of the heavens, standing by him, on his right hand, and on his left. ²⁰ And Yahweh said, Who will persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall, at Ramoth–gilead? And, one, said in this manner, and, another, said in that manner. ²¹ Then came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said––I, will persuade him. ²² And Yahweh said unto him––Wherewith? And he said––I will go forth, and become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets,––So he said,––Thou mayest persuade, yea and prevail, go forth, and do so. ²³ Now, therefore, lo! Yahweh hath suffered a spirit of falsehood to be put into the mouth of all these thy prophets. But, Yahweh himself, hath spoken concerning thee, calamity. ²⁴ Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek,––and said––Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee? ²⁵ Then said Micaiah, Lo! thou art about to see, on that day,––when thou enterest a chamber within a chamber, to hide thyself. 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!
²⁹ So the king of Israel went up, with Jehoshaphat king of Judah, unto Ramoth–gilead. ³⁰ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat––I am about to disguise myself, and enter into the battle, thou, therefore, put on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself, and entered into the battle. ³¹ Now, the king of Syria, had commanded the captains of chariots which he had, thirty and two, saying, Ye shall not fight with small or great,––save with the king of Israel alone. ³² And it came to pass, when the chariot–captains saw Jehoshaphat, that, they, said: Surely it is, the king of Israel! But, when they turned aside against him to fight, Jehoshaphat cried out. ³³ And it came to pass, when the chariot–captains saw that it was, not the king of Israel, that they turned back, from pursuing him. 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. ³⁵ But the battle increased that day, and, the king, was propped up in the chariot, before the Syrians,––and died in the evening, and so the blood of the wound ran out into the hollow of the chariot. ³⁶ And a loud cry went through the host, at the going in of the sun, saying––Every man to his own city! and every man to his own land! ³⁷ So the king died, and was brought into Samaria,––and they buried the king, in Samaria. ³⁸ And, when the chariot was washed out at the pool of Samaria, the dogs lapped up his blood, also, the harlots, bathed [there], ––according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken. 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? ⁴⁰ So Ahab slept with his fathers,––and, Ahaziah his son, reigned, in his stead.
⁴¹ Now, Jehoshaphat son of Asa, began to reign over Judah,––in the fourth year of Ahab, king of Israel. ⁴² Jehoshaphat, was thirty–five years old when he began to reign, and, twenty–five years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. ⁴³ And he walked in all the way of Asa his father, he turned not aside therefrom,––doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh: nevertheless, the high places, were not taken away,––still were the people offering sacrifices and burning incense in the high places. ⁴⁴ And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. ⁴⁵ Now, the rest of the story of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? ⁴⁶ Moreover, the rest of the male devotees who remained in the days of Asa his father, he consumed out of the land. ⁴⁷ And, king, was there none in Edom, a prefect, was king. ⁴⁸ Jehoshaphat, made ships of Tarshish, to go to Ophir, for gold; but they went not,––for ships had been broken to pieces in Ezion–geber. ⁴⁹ Then, said Ahaziah son of Ahab, unto Jehoshaphat, Let, my servants, go with, thy servants, in the ships,––but Jehoshaphat did not consent. ⁵⁰ So Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of David his father,––and, Jehoram his son, reigned, in his stead.

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.

¹⁶ Then said he––At this season, about the time of spring, thou, shalt be embracing a son. And she said––Nay! my lord, thou man of God, do not delude thy maid–servant. ¹⁷ And the woman conceived, and bare a son, at this season, about the time of spring, when Elisha, had spoken unto her.

¹¹ But Naaman was wroth, and went away,––and said––Lo! I thought, Unto me, will he, come right out, and take his stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand towards the spot, and so set free the leper. ¹² Are not, Abanah and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not bathe, in them, and be clean? So he turned, and went away in a rage. ¹³ Then drew near his servants, and spake unto him, and said––My father! if, some great thing, the prophet had commanded thee, wouldst thou not have done it? then, how much rather, when he hath said unto thee, Bathe and be clean? ¹⁴ Then went he down, and dipped himself in the Jordan, seven times, according to the word of the man of God: and his flesh came back, as the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

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.

²¹ And all the people of Judah took Azariah, he, being sixteen yearn old,––and made, him, king instead of his father Amaziah.

¹ In the twenty–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, fifty–two years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Jecholiah, of Jerusalem. ³ And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––according to all that, Amaziah his father, had done. ⁴ Only, the high places, took they not away,––still were the people sacrificing and burning incense in the high places. ⁵ And Yahweh smote the king, so that he became a leper, until the day of his death, and dwelt in a lazar–house,––and, Jotham, son of the king, was over the house, judging the people of the land. ⁶ Now, the rest of the story of Azariah, and all that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. ⁷ And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers, in the city of David,––and, Jotham his son, reigned, in his stead.

³² In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, began Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

¹ And it came to pass, in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. ² Twenty–five years old, was he when he began to reign, and, twenty–nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, his mother’s name, was Abi, daughter of Zachariah. ³ And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––according to all that, David his father, did. ⁴ He, removed the high places, and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Sacred Stem,––and beat in pieces the serpent of bronze that, Moses, had made, because, until those days, had the sons of Israel been burning incense thereunto, so he called it Nehushtan. ⁵ In Yahweh, God of Israel, did he trust,––so that, after him, was none like him, among all the kings of Judah, nor that were before him; ⁶ and he did cleave unto Yahweh, he turned not away from following him,––but kept his commandments, which, Yahweh, commanded, Moses. ⁷ So Yahweh was with him, whithersoever he went forth, he prospered,––and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. ⁸ He, smote the Philistines, as far as Gazah, and her boundaries,––from the watchmen’s tower even to the fortified city.
⁹ And it came to pass, in the fourth year of King Hezekiah––the same, was the seventh year of Hosea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and laid siege against it; ¹⁰ and he captured it at the end of three years, in the sixth year of Hezekiah,––the same, is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, was Samaria captured. ¹¹ So the king of Assyria drave away Israel to Assyria,––and settled them in Halah, and in Habor, by the river of Gozan, and the mountains of Media: ¹² because they hearkened not unto the voice of Yahweh their God, but transgressed his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded,––they neither hearkened nor performed. ¹³ And, in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, came up Sennacherib king of Assyria, against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them. ¹⁴ Then sent Hezekiah king of Judah unto the king of Assyria, to Lachish, saying––I have sinned, Return from me, What thou shalt lay upon me, I will bear. So the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah, three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold. ¹⁵ And Hezekiah delivered up all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king. ¹⁶ At that time, Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Yahweh, and the columns, which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid,––and gave them unto the king of Assyria.
¹⁷ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab–saris and Rab–shakeh, from Lachish unto King Hezekiah, with a heavy force to Jerusalem,––so they came up and drew near to Jerusalem, and took their stand by the upper channel of the pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field. ¹⁸ Then called they for the king, and there went out unto them Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household,––and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder. ¹⁹ And Rab–shakeh said unto them––Pray you, say unto Hezekiah,––Thus, saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What trust is this wherewith thou dost trust? ²⁰ Thou hast said––they are only words of the lips!––Counsel and might [have I] for the war. Now, in whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?

²¹ So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and, Manasseh his son, reigned, in his stead.

²¹ yea he walked in all the way wherein, his father, had walked,––and served the manufactured gods that, his father, had served, and bowed down to them; ²² and forsook Yahweh the God of his fathers,––and walked not in the way of Yahweh. ²³ And the servants of Amon, conspired against him,––and slew the king in his own house. ²⁴ Then the people of the land smote all who had conspired against King Amon,––and the people of the land made, Josiah his son, king, in his stead. ²⁵ Now, the rest of the story of Amon, what he did, is, it, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? ²⁶ And he was buried in his grave, in the garden of Uzza,––and, Josiah his son, reigned, in his stead.

²¹ Then did the king command all the people, saying, Keep ye a passover unto Yahweh, your God,––such as is written in this book of the covenant. ²² Surely there had not been held such a passover as this, from the days of the Judges who judged Israel,––nor all the days of the kings of Israel, and the kings of Judah; ²³ save only, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, when this passover was held unto Yahweh, in Jerusalem. ²⁴ Moreover also, them who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the household gods, and the manufactured gods, and the abominations which were to be seen in the land of Judah, and in Jerusalem, did Josiah consume,––that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of Yahweh.
²⁵ And, like him, was no king, before him, who turned unto Yahweh 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 one, like him. ²⁶ Howbeit, Yahweh turned not away from the glow of his great anger, wherewith his anger glowed against Judah––because of all the provocations wherewith, Manasseh, had provoked him. ²⁷ So Yahweh said: Even Judah, will I remove from my presence, as I have removed Israel,––and will reject this city, which I had chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house as to which I had said, My Name, shall be, there. ²⁸ Now, the rest of the story of Josiah, and all that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? ²⁹ In his days, came up Pharaoh–necoh king of Egypt, against the king of Assyria, unto the river Euphrates,––and, when King Josiah went against him, he slew him at Megiddo, as soon as he saw him. ³⁰ And his servants conveyed him in a chariot, dead, from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre,––and the people of the land took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made, him, king, in his father’s stead.
³¹ Twenty–three years old, was Jehoahaz when he began to reign, and, three months, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, his mother’s name, was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah, of Libnah.

³ Surely, it was, because of the anger of Yahweh, that this came upon Judah, to remove them from his presence,––for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done: ⁴ moreover also, for the innocent blood that he had shed, so that he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood,––which Yahweh was not willing to pardon.

¹⁴ And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the generals, and all the mighty men of valour, ten thousand becoming captives, and all the artificers and the smiths,––none remained save the poorest of the people of the land.

¹¹ And, the residue of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened who fell away unto the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, carry away captive.

²⁷ And it came to pass, in the thirty–seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty–seventh day of the month,––that Evil–merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, out of prison;

²⁸ The sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael.

³⁴ So then Abraham begat Isaac,––the sons of Isaac, were Esau and Israel.

¹ These, are the sons of Israel,––Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;

¹ These, are the sons of Israel,––Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; ² Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher,

² Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, ³ the sons of Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah, the three born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess,––but Er the firstborn of Judah became wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, and he slew him.

³ the sons of Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah, the three born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess,––but Er the firstborn of Judah became wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, and he slew him. ⁴ And, Tamar his daughter–in–law, bare him, Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah, were five.

⁴ And, Tamar his daughter–in–law, bare him, Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah, were five. ⁵ The sons of Perez, Hezron and Hamul.

⁵ The sons of Perez, Hezron and Hamul. ⁶ And, the sons of Zerah, Zimri and Ethan, and Heman and Calcol and Dara, all of them, five.

⁶ And, the sons of Zerah, Zimri and Ethan, and Heman and Calcol and Dara, all of them, five. ⁷ And, the sons of Carmi, Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in a thing devoted.

⁷ And, the sons of Carmi, Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in a thing devoted. ⁸ And, the sons of Ethan, Azariah.

⁸ And, the sons of Ethan, Azariah. ⁹ And, the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Calubai. ¹⁰ And, Ram, begat Amminadab,––and, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah.

¹⁰ And, Ram, begat Amminadab,––and, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah. ¹¹ And, Nahshon, begat Salma, and, Salma, begat Boaz;

¹¹ And, Nahshon, begat Salma, and, Salma, begat Boaz; ¹² and, Boaz, begat Obed, and, Obed, begat Jesse;

¹² and, Boaz, begat Obed, and, Obed, begat Jesse; ¹³ and, Jesse, begat––his firstborn, Eliab,––and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third; ¹⁴ Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth; ¹⁵ Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh.

¹⁵ Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh.

⁵ And, these, were born to him in Jerusalem, Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon––four, by Bathshua, daughter of Ammiel;

¹⁰ And, the son of Solomon, was Rehoboam,––Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son; ¹¹ Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son;

¹¹ Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son;

¹¹ Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son; ¹² Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son;

¹² Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son; ¹³ Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son;

¹³ Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son;

¹³ Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son; ¹⁴ Amon his son, Josiah his son.

¹⁴ Amon his son, Josiah his son. ¹⁵ And, the sons of Josiah, the firstborn, Johanan, the second, Jehoiakim,––the third, Zedekiah, the fourth, Shallum.

¹⁵ And, the sons of Josiah, the firstborn, Johanan, the second, Jehoiakim,––the third, Zedekiah, the fourth, Shallum. ¹⁶ And, the sons of Jehoiakim,––Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. ¹⁷ And, the sons of Jeconiah the captive, Shealtiel his son;

¹⁷ And, the sons of Jeconiah the captive, Shealtiel his son;

¹⁹ And, the sons of Pedaiah, Zerubbabel, and Shimei,––and, the sons of Zerubbabel, Meshullam, and Hananiah, and, Shelomith, was their sister; ²⁰ and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab–hesed––five. ²¹ And, the sons of Hananiah, Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah,––the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah; ²² and, the sons of Shecaniah, Shemaiah,––and, the sons of Shemaiah, Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat––six; ²³ and, the son of Neariah, Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam––three; ²⁴ and, the sons of Elioenai, Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani––seven.

¹ the sons of Judah, Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

¹ And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, for, he, was the firstborn, but because he defiled the couch of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel,––and he is not to be enrolled in the place of firstborn, ² for, Judah, prevailed over his brethren, so that, even the prince, is from him,––although, the birthright, pertaineth to Joseph;

⁶ And, of the sons of Zerah, Jeuel,––and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

⁴¹ Uriah, the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai;

⁴ Now, these, are the names of them who were born, whom he had in Jerusalem,––Shammua and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;

⁵ and, from among all my sons,––for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me,––he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel.

³¹ And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father,––and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

¹ And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of Yahweh,––and all Israel with him.

⁷ And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of the Abandoned One, who emboldened themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon,–when, Rehoboam, was young and tender of heart, and had not strengthened himself to meet them.

¹ So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in his stead,––in his days, the land rested ten years. ² And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God; ³ and took away the foreign altars, and the high places,––and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems; ⁴ and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers,–and execute the law, and the commandment; ⁵ and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun–images,––and the kingdom became quiet before him. ⁶ And he built cities of defence, in Judah,––for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh had given him rest. ⁷ Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered. ⁸ And it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand,––all these, were heroes of valour.
⁹ Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots,––and he came as far as Mareshah. ¹⁰ And Asa went out to meet him,––and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah. ¹¹ Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude,––O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee. ¹² So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah,––and the Ethiopians fled. ¹³ And Asa and the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host,––and they carried away exceeding much spoil. ¹⁴ And they smote all the cities round shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them,––and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there in them. ¹⁵ Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote,––and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

¹ And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead,––and strengthened himself against Israel; ² and put forces in all the fortified cities of Judah,––and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had captured. ³ And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Jehoshaphat,––because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and sought not unto the Baalim; ⁴ for, unto the God of his father, he sought, and, in his commandments, he walked,––and not according to the doing of Israel. ⁵ Therefore did Yahweh establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave a present unto Jehoshaphat,––and he came to have riches and honour, in abundance. ⁶ And his heart was encouraged, in the ways of Yahweh,––and he, yet further, took away the high places and the Sacred Stems, out of Judah. ⁷ And, in the third year of his reign, he sent to his rulers, even to Ben–hail and to Obadiah and to Zechariah, and to Nethanel, and to Micaiah,––that they were to teach throughout the cities of Judah; ⁸ and, with them, Levites, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan, and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob–adonijah, Levites,––and, with them, Elishama and Jehoram, priests; ⁹ and they taught throughout Judah, and, with them, was the book of the law of Yahweh,––so they went round throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
¹⁰ And it came to pass, that, the dread of Yahweh, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, that were round about Judah,––and they warred not against Jehoshaphat. ¹¹ And, from among the Philistines, were they bringing in unto Jehoshaphat a present, and silver as tribute,––even the Arabians, were bringing in unto him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he–goats. ¹² And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great,––and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store; ¹³ and, much business, had he, throughout the cities of Judah,––but, the men of war, the heroes of valour, were in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And, these, are the numbers of them, by their ancestral house,––To Judah, pertained rulers of thousands, Adnah the chief, and, with him, mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand; ¹⁵ and, under his direction, was Jehohanan the chief,––and, with him, two hundred and eighty thousand; ¹⁶ and, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh,––and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour. ¹⁷ And, out of Benjamin, a hero of valour, Eliada,––and, with him, armed with bow and buckler, two hundred thousand; ¹⁸ and, under his direction, Jehozabad,––and, with him, a hundred and eighty thousand, equipped for war. ¹⁹ These, were they who were waiting upon the king,––besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities, throughout all Judah.

¹ And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of David,––and Jehoram his son reigned in his steed.

¹ Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, when, he, was sixteen years old,––and made him king, instead of his father Amaziah. ² He, built Eloth, and restored it to Judah,––after that the king slept with his fathers. ³ Sixteen years old, was Uzziah, when he began to reign, and, fifty–two years, reigned he in Jerusalem,–and, the name of his mother, was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem. ⁴ And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh,––according to all that Amaziah his father had done. ⁵ And it came to pass that he set himself to seek God, in the days of Zechariah, who gave understanding in the seeing of God,––and, throughout the days of his seeking Yahweh, God, prospered him. ⁶ So he went forth and made war against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod,––and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistines. ⁷ And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who dwelt in Gur–baal, and the Meunim. ⁸ And the Ammonites gave a present to Uzziah,––and his name went forth as far as the entering in of Egypt, for he shewed exceeding great strength. ⁹ And Uzziah built towers, in Jerusalem, over the corner–gate, and over the valley–gate, and over the angle,––and he made them strong. ¹⁰ And he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells, for, much cattle, had he, both in the lowland, and in the plain,––husbandmen and vinedressers, in the mountains and in the fruitful field, for, a lover of the soil, was he. ¹¹ And it came to pass that Uzziah had a force ready to make war, to go forth as a host in company, by the number of their reckoning, under the direction of Jeiel the scribe, and Maaseiah the officer,––under the direction of Hananiah, from among the captains of the king. ¹² The whole number of the ancestral chiefs pertaining to the heroes of valour, was two thousand and six hundred; ¹³ and, under their direction, was the force of a host, three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, ready to make war, with the strength of a force,––for helping the king against an enemy. ¹⁴ And Uzziah prepared for them, for all the host, bucklers and spears and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows,––and yea even sling–stones. ¹⁵ And he made in Jerusalem, inventions invented of the inventor, to be upon the towers and upon the turrets, for throwing with arrows, and with great stones,––so that his name went forth afar, for he was marvelously helped, until that he was strong.
¹⁶ But, when he became strong, uplifted was his heart, unto ruin, for he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God,––and entered into the temple of Yahweh, to burn incense upon the altar of incense. ¹⁷ Then entered after him, Azariah the priest,––and with him eighty priests of Yahweh, sons of valour; ¹⁸ and they took their stand against Uzziah the king, and said unto him–It is not, for thee, O Uzziah, to burn incense unto Yahweh, but, for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are hallowed, to burn incense. Go forth out of the sanctuary, for thou hast acted unfaithfully, and, not to thee, for an honour, [shall it be] from Yahweh Elohim. ¹⁹ Then was Uzziah wroth, and, in his hand, was a censer, to burn incense,––and, when he was wroth with the priests, a leprosy, shot forth in his forehead, before the priests, in the house of Yahweh, from off the altar of incense. ²⁰ When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned towards him, lo! he, was leprous, in his forehead, so they hastened him from thence,––yea, even he himself, hurried to go out, because Yahweh had smitten him. ²¹ And it came to pass that, Uzziah the king, was a leper until the day of his death, and dwelt in a house apart––a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh,––and, Jotham his son, was over the house of the king, judging the people of the land.

²¹ And it came to pass that, Uzziah the king, was a leper until the day of his death, and dwelt in a house apart––a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh,––and, Jotham his son, was over the house of the king, judging the people of the land. ²² Now, the rest of the story of Uzziah, first and last, hath Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, written. ²³ And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial that pertained unto the kings, for they said, A leper, he is. And Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

¹ twenty–five years old, was Jotham when he began to reign, and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok. ² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done, only he entered not into the temple of Yahweh,––though still were the people acting corruptly. ³ He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh,–and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively. ⁴ Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah,––and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers. ⁵ He, also made war against the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevailed against them, and the sons of Ammon gave him, during that year, a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and, of barley, ten thousand,––this, did the sons of Ammon render him, both in the second year, and the third. ⁶ So Jotham strengthened himself,––for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God. ⁷ But, the rest of the story of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo! there they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. ⁸ Twenty–five years old, was he when he began to reign,––and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem. ⁹ And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him, in the city of David,––and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

¹ Twenty years old, was Ahaz when he began to reign, and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––but he did not that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his father; ² but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,––yea, even molten images, made he to the Baalim; ³ and, he, burned incense, in the valley of the son of Hinnom,–and burnt his sons, in the fire, according to the abominable ways of the nations, whom Yahweh dispossessed from before the sons of Israel. ⁴ And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and upon the hills,––and under every green tree. ⁵ Wherefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria, who smote him, and carried away captive from him a large body of captives, and brought them into Damascus,––yea, even into the hand of the king of Israel, was he delivered, who smote him with a great smiting.
⁶ And Pekah son of Remaliah slew, in Judah, a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all, sons of valour,–because they had forsaken Yahweh, God of their fathers. ⁷ And Zichri a hero of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam, chief ruler of the house,––and Elkanah, that was next unto the king. ⁸ And the sons of Israel, carried away captive, from among their brethren two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, moreover also, of much spoil, did they plunder them,––and brought the spoil to Samaria. ⁹ But, in that place, was a prophet unto Yahweh, Oded his name, so he went out to meet the host that was coming unto Samaria, and said unto them, Lo! in the wrath of Yahweh, God of your fathers, against Judah, hath he delivered them into your hand,––and ye have slain them in a rage, until, to the heavens, it hath reached. ¹⁰ Now, therefore, ye, are thinking to tread down, the children of Judah and Jerusalem, as servants and as handmaids for yourselves. But is it not so––that, ye yourselves, are altogether guilty against Yahweh your God? ¹¹ Now, therefore, hearken unto me, and restore the captives whom ye have taken captive from among your brethren,––for, the glow of the anger of Yahweh, is over you. ¹² Then rose up certain of the chiefs of the sons of Ephraim––Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai,––against them who were coming in from the army; ¹³ and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither, for, with guilt against Yahweh already upon us, ye, are thinking to add unto our sins, and unto our guilt,––for great is the guilt we have, and fierce is the anger over Israel. ¹⁴ So the armed men left the captives, and tile plunder, before the rulers, and all the convocation. ¹⁵ Then rose up the men who have been expressed by name––and took the captives, and, all who were naked among them, clothed they out of the spoil, and arrayed them and sandalled them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and conducted them with asses for every one that was exhausted, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm–trees, near unto their brethren,––and then returned to Samaria.
¹⁶ At that time, sent King Ahaz unto the kings of Assyria to help him. ¹⁷ For again had, the Edomites, come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives; ¹⁸ and, the Philistines, had spread themselves out against the cities of the lowland and of the south, pertaining to Judah, and had captured Beth–shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, and Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo, with its villages,––and dwelt there. ¹⁹ For Yahweh had brought Judah low, because of Ahaz king of Israel,––for he had given the rein in Judah, and, been grievously unfaithful, with Yahweh. ²⁰ And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, came against him,––and distressed him, but strengthened him not. ²¹ For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Yahweh, and out of the house of the king, and the rulers,––and gave unto the king of Assyria, but he helped him not. ²² And, in the time of his distress, he yet further acted unfaithfully with Yahweh,––he, King Ahaz! ²³ For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus who had smitten him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria are helping them, unto them, will I sacrifice, that they may help me. But, they, served to seduce him and all Israel. ²⁴ And Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, and brake away the fittings of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of Yahweh,––and made for himself altars at every corner in Jerusalem; ²⁵ and, in every several city of Judah, made he high places, for burning incense unto other gods,––and provoked Yahweh, God of his fathers. ²⁶ But, the rest of his story, and all his ways, first and last, there they are, written the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. ²⁷ And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel,––and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

¹ And, Hezekiah, began to reign when he was twenty–five years old, and, twenty–nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah. ² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,––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 Yahweh, and repaired them. ⁴ And he brought in the priests, and the Levites,––and gathered them together in the broadway on the east; ⁵ and said unto them, Hear me, O Levites! Now, hallow yourselves, and hallow the house of Yahweh, God of your fathers, and take forth the impure thing out of the holy place. ⁶ For our fathers have acted unfaithfully and done the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him,–and have turned round their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and have offered their backs. ⁷ Moreover they have shut up the doors of the porch, and have quenched the lamps, and, incense, have they not burned,–and, ascending–sacrifice, have they not caused to go up in the holy place, unto the God of Israel. ⁸ Thus hath it come to pass, that, the wrath of Yahweh, hath been upon Judah and Jerusalem,––and he hath delivered them up as a terror and as an astonishment and as hissing, even as, ye, can see with your own eyes. ⁹ And lo! our fathers have fallen by the sword, and, our sons and our daughters and our wives, are in captivity for this. ¹⁰ Now, is it near my heart, to solemnise a covenant unto Yahweh, God of Israel,––that he may turn from him the glow of his anger. ¹¹ My sons! now, do not be faulty,––for, of you, hath Yahweh made choice, to stand before him, and to wait upon him, and to be his attendants and burners of incense.
¹² Then arose the Levites––Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites, and, of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehallelel,––and, of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah; ¹³ and, of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel,––and, of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah, and Mattaniah; ¹⁴ and, of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei,––and, of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah, and Uzziel; ¹⁵ and they gathered together their brethren, who hallowed themselves, and came in according to the command of the king, in the things of Yahweh,––to purify the house of Yahweh. ¹⁶ So the priests entered into the inner part of the house of Yahweh, to make purification, and they brought out every unclean thing which they found in the temple of Yahweh, into the court of the house of Yahweh,––where the Levites received it, to carry it forth to the Kidron ravine outside. ¹⁷ And they began, on the first of the first month, to hallow,––and, on the eighth day of the month, they came to the porch of Yahweh, so they hallowed the house of Yahweh in eight days,––and, on the sixteenth day of the first month, they finished. ¹⁸ Then came they in unto Hezekiah the king, and said, We have purified all the house of Yahweh,––the altar of ascending–sacrifice, and all the utensils thereof, and the table for setting in array, and all the utensils thereof. ¹⁹ And, all the utensils which King Ahaz in his reign rejected when he acted unfaithfully, have we made ready and hallowed,––and, there they are, before the altar of Yahweh.
²⁰ So Hezekiah the king rose up early, and gathered together the rulers of the city,––and went up to the house of Yahweh. ²¹ And they brought in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven young sheep, and seven he–goats for bearing sin, for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah,––and he bade the sons of Aaron, the priests, cause them to ascend upon the altar of Yahweh. ²² So they slaughtered the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and dashed it against the altar,––and they slaughtered the rams, and dashed the blood against the altar, and slaughtered the young sheep, and dashed the blood against the altar. ²³ And they brought near the he–goats for bearing sin, before the king, and the convocation,––and they leaned their hands upon them; ²⁴ and the priests slaughtered them, and sin–cleansed, with their blood, the altar, to put a propitiatory–covering over all Israel,–because, for all Israel, did the king appoint the ascending–sacrifice and the offering for bearing sin. ²⁵ And he caused the Levites to stand in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals and with harps and with lyres, by the commandment of David, and of Gad the seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet,––for, by the hand of Yahweh, came the commandment by the hand of his prophets. ²⁶ So the Levites took their stand, with the instruments of David, and the priests, with the trumpets. ²⁷ And Hezekiah gave word, to cause the ascending–sacrifice to go up on the altar,––and, when the ascending–sacrifice began, the singing unto Yahweh began, and the trumpets, even under the direction of the instruments of David, king of Israel. ²⁸ And, all the convocation, were bowing themselves in prostration, and, the song, was resounding and the trumpets were blowing,–the whole, until the completing of the ascending–sacrifice. ²⁹ And, when the offering was complete, the king knelt down and all who were present with him, and bowed themselves in prostration. ³⁰ And Hezekiah the king and the rulers gave word to the Levites, to offer praise unto Yahweh, in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer,––so they offered praise right joyfully, and bent their heads and bowed themselves in prostration. ³¹ Then responded Hezekiah and said––Now, have ye consecrated yourselves unto Yahweh. Draw near, and bring in sacrifices and thank–offerings unto the house of Yahweh,–So the convocation brought sacrifices and thank–offerings, and, everyone of a willing heart, [brought] ascending–sacrifices. ³² And it came to pass that, the number of ascending–sacrifices which the convocation brought, was––seventy bullocks, and a hundred rams, and two hundred young sheep,––as an ascending–sacrifice unto Yahweh, all these.

³³ And Hezekiah slept 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, in his death,––and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

¹ And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah,––and made him king instead of his father, in Jerusalem. ² Twenty–three years old, was Joahaz when he began to reign,––and, three months, reigned he in Jerusalem. ³ And the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem,––and condemned the land, in a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. ⁴ And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim,––but Neco took, Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. ⁵ Twenty–five years old, was Jehoiakim when he began to reign, and, eleven years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh his God. ⁶ Against him, came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,––and bound him in fetters of bronze, to carry him to Babylon. ⁷ And, some of the utensils of the house of Yahweh, did Nebuchadnezzar carry to Babylon,––and put them in his own temple in Babylon. ⁸ But, the rest of the story of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he made, and that which was found upon him, there they are, written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah,––and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

¹⁰ and, when the year came round, King Nebuchadnezzar sent, and carried him to Babylon, with the precious utensils of the house of Yahweh,––and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

²⁰ and he exiled the remnant left from the sword, into Babylon,––where they became his and his sons, as servants, until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

¹ In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, to fulfill the word of Yahweh from the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh aroused the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, moreover also in writing, saying:

² Then arose––Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel,––to offer thereon ascending–sacrifices, as it was written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

² Then arose––Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God, which was in Jerusalem,––and, with them, were the prophets of God, strengthening them.

¹ Now, these, are the priests and the Levites, who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua,––Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra;

¹³ When there were thoughts, from visions of the night,––When deep sleep falleth upon men, ¹⁴ Dread, came upon me, and trembling, The multitude of my bones, it put in dread: ¹⁵ Then, a spirit, over my face, floated along, The hair of my flesh bristled–up: ¹⁶ It stood still, but I could not distinguish its appearance, I looked, but there was no form before mine eyes,––A whispering voice, I heard:––

⁴ Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!

¹⁴ What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman?

¹⁵ In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed, ¹⁶ Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal; ¹⁷ To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth:

⁸ Good and upright, is Yahweh, For this cause, will he direct sinners into the way. ⁹ May he guide patient wronged–ones to be righted, and teach such oppressed–ones his way.

⁷ Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

¹¹ Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

²⁰ Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.

³⁶ His seed, age–abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me;

¹⁹ In the multitude of my cares within me, Thy consolations, delight my soul.

⁴ Risen––in darkness, is light to the upright, The gracious and compassionate and righteous. ⁵ Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

¹²⁵ Thy servant, I am––give me understanding, So shall I get to know thy testimonies.

⁷ Wait, O Israel, for Yahweh,––for, with Yahweh, is lovingkindness, and there aboundeth with him––redemption. ⁸ He, therefore, will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

¹¹ Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it,––Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne.

⁸ Let me hear, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, for, in thee, have, I trusted,––Let me know the way in which I should walk, for, unto thee, have I uplifted my soul.

⁵ Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean: ⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

⁵ The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.

¹ And it came to pass, in the days of Ahaz son of Jotham son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria, and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, came up, to Jerusalem, to war against it,––but could not, prevail against it. ² And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria hath settled down upon Ephraim. Then shook his heart, and the heart of his people, as the trees of a forest shake, before a wind.

² And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria hath settled down upon Ephraim. Then shook his heart, and the heart of his people, as the trees of a forest shake, before a wind. ³ Then said Yahweh, unto Isaiah, Go forth, I pray thee, to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son,––unto the end of the channel of the upper pool, unto the highway of the fuller’s field; ⁴ and say unto him––Take heed and keep thyself calm––do not fear, neither let, thy heart, be faint, because of these two fag–ends of smoking firebrands,––in spite of the glow of the anger of Rezin and Syria, and the son of Remaliah. ⁵ Because Syria, hath taken counsel, against thee, for mischief,––[with] Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying, ⁶ Let us go up against Judah, and besiege it, and break it open, for ourselves,––and set up a king in the midst thereof, even the son of Tabeal. ⁷ Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh,––It shall not stand, Neither shall it come to pass! ⁸ For, though the head of Syria, is Damascus, And the head of Damascus is Rezin, Yet, within threescore and five years more, shall Ephraim be broken, that it shall not be a people; ⁹ Even though, the head of Ephraim, is Samaria, And, the head of Samaria, is the son of Remaliah. If ye trust not, Surely ye cannot be trusted!
¹⁰ And again, spake Yahweh unto Ahaz, saying–– ¹¹ Ask thee a sign, of Yahweh thy God,––Go down deep for a request, Or ascend on high! ¹² But Ahaz said,––I will not ask, Nor will I put Yahweh to the proof. ¹³ Then said he––Hear, I pray you, O house of David! Is it, too little, for you to weary, men, that ye must weary, even my God?

¹³ Then said he––Hear, I pray you, O house of David! Is it, too little, for you to weary, men, that ye must weary, even my God? ¹⁴ Wherefore, let My Lord Himself give, you a sign,––Lo! a Virgin, being with child and giving birth to a son, thou wilt call his name Immanuel.

⁸ and roll on throughout Judah––overflow and pass along, till, unto the neck, he shall reach,––and it shall be, that, the stretching out of his wings, shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel!
⁹ Rage, O ye peoples,––and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth,––Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown: ¹⁰ Determine a plan,––and it shall be frustrated,––Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With–us–is–GOD!

⁶ For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder,––And his Name hath been called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity. ⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

¹ But there shall come forth a shoot from the stock of Jesse,––And, a sprout, from his roots, shall bear fruit;

¹ Thou shalt say, therefore, in that day, I will praise thee, O Yahweh! Though thou hast been angry with me, Thine anger turneth back, And thou dost comfort me. ² Lo, GOD, is my salvation! I will trust, and not dread,––For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation.

² Lo, GOD, is my salvation! I will trust, and not dread,––For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation.

³ A purpose sustained, thou wilt guard, [saying], Prosper! Prosper! Because, in thee, hath he been led to trust.

²¹ So shall, thine own ears, hear a word from behind thee saying,––This, is the way, walk ye therein, When ye would turn to the right hand, Or when ye would turn to the left.

¹ Now it came to pass, in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up, against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them. ² Then did the king of Assyria send Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, unto King Hezekiah, with a heavy force,––and he took his stand by the upper channel of the pool, in the highway of the fuller’s field. ³ And there went out to him––Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household,––and Shebna, the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder. ⁴ And Rabshakeh said unto them, Pray you say unto Hezekiah,––Thus, saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What is this trust, wherewith thou dost trust? ⁵ I have said [sayest thou]––they are only words of the lips––Counsel and might [have I] for the war,––Now, upon whom, dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? ⁶ Lo! thou dost trust on the support of this bruised cane, on Egypt, whereon, if a man lean, it will enter his hand, and lay it open,––So, is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who trust upon him. ⁷ But, if thou shouldst say unto me, In Yahweh our God, do we trust, Then is that, not he, whose high places and whose altars, Hezekiah hath removed, and said unto Judah and unto Jerusalem, Before this altar, shall ye bow yourselves down? ⁸ Now, therefore, pledge thyself, I pray thee, with my lord, the king of Assyria,––That I supply thee with two thousand horses, If thou, on thy part, be able to set riders upon them; ⁹ How then, wilt thou turn away the face of one pasha of the least of my lord’s servants? Or hast thou, on thy part, trusted upon Egypt, for chariots and for horsemen? ¹⁰ But, now, is it, without Yahweh, that I have come up against this land, to destroy it? Yahweh himself, said unto me, Go thou up against this land, and destroy it!
¹¹ Then said Eliakim, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh–Speak, we pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language, for, we, can, understand, it,––and do not speak unto us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people who are upon the wall. ¹² But Rabshakeh said––Is it, unto thy lord and unto thee, that my lord hath sent me, to speak these things? Is it not concerning the men who are tarrying upon the wall, that they may eat and drink what cometh from them, with you? ¹³ So then Rabshakeh took his stand, and cried out with a loud voice, in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: ¹⁴ Thus, saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive’ you,––for he shall not be able to deliver you. ¹⁵ Neither let Hezekiah cause you to trust in Yahweh’ saying, Yahweh, will certainly deliver, us,––this city’ shall not be given over, into the hand of the king of Assyria. ¹⁶ Do not hearken unto Hezekiah,––for, thus, saith the king of Assyria, Deal with me thankfully, and come out unto me, Then shall ye eat, Every one of his own vine, and, Every one of his own fig–tree, And drink, every one the waters of his own cistern: ¹⁷ Until I come and take you, into, A land like your own land,––A land of corn, and new wine, A land of bread, and vineyards:–– ¹⁸ Lest Hezekiah, persuade you, saying, Yahweh, will deliver us! Have the gods of the nations, delivered,––any one of them––his country, out of the hand of the king of Assyria? ¹⁹ Where, are the gods of Hamath, and Arpad? Where, are the gods of Sepharvaim? If indeed they had only delivered Samaria, out of my hand! ²⁰ Who, are they, among all the gods of these countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand? That, Yahweh, should deliver, Jerusalem, out of my hand! ²¹ But they held their peace, and answered him not a word,––for, the command of the king, it was, saying,––Ye must not answer him. ²² Then came in––Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, unto Hezekiah, with rent clothes,––and they told him the words of Rabshakeh.

⁸ But, thou, Israel, my Servant, Jacob whom I have chosen,––The seed of Abraham, my loving one;

²¹ Tell ye––and bring near, Yea let them take counsel, together,––Who, let this be known aforetime, In time past, declared it? Was it not, I––Yahweh? And there is none else that is God, besides me, A GOD, righteous and ready to save, There is none, besides, me! ²² Turn unto me––and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth,––For, I, am GOD, and there is none else.

² Look well unto Abraham your father, And unto Sarah who gave you birth,––For he was, alone, when called I him, And I blessed him, that I might make him, many.

⁷ Hearken unto me, ye who discern righteousness, The people in whose heart is my law,––Do not fear the reproach of frail men, Nor, at their revilings, be dismayed;

⁸ By constraint and by sentence, was he taken away, And, of his age, who considered, That he was cut off out of the land of the living, For my people’s transgression, did the stroke fall on him?

² unto whom came the word of Yahweh, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah,––in the thirteenth year of his reign; ³ it came also in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah,––as far as the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.

¹⁰ For––pass through the coastlands of the West, and see, And, unto Kedar, send ye and, consider diligently,––And see––whether there hath been the like of this! 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.
¹⁴ Was Israel, a servant? Born in the house, was, he? Wherefore hath he become a prey? ¹⁵ Against him, have been roaring, wild lions, They have uttered their voice,––and have made his land a desolation, His cities, have been burned, so as to have no inhabitant. ¹⁶ Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes, have been crushing the crown of the head. ¹⁷ Is not this, what thou wast certain to do for thyself,––in that thou didst forsake Yahweh thy God, when he was leading thee by the way? ¹⁸ Now, therefore, what hast thou to do with the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do with the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River[=Euphrates]? ¹⁹ Let thy wickedness correct, thee, And, thine apostasies, rebuke thee, Know therefore and see, That it is a wicked thing and a bitter, that thou shouldest have forsaken Yahweh thy God,––And that the dread of me, should not have pertained to thee, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
²⁰ For, in age–past time, I brake thy yoke, I tare off thy fetters, And thou saidst, I will not transgress,––Nevertheless, on every high hill, and under every green tree, wast thou lying down as an unchaste woman. ²¹ Yet, I, planted thee a precious vine, a wholly true seed,––How then didst thou change thyself towards me, into the degenerate plantings of the alien vine? ²² For, though thou wash thee with nitre, And take thee much soap, Yet is thine iniquity inscribed, before me, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh. ²³ How canst thou say, I have not defiled myself, After the Baalim, have I not gone? See thy way, in the valley, Own, what thou hast done,––A nimble young she–camel, crossing her own ways; ²⁴ A wild ass, taught of the desert, In the desire of her soul, she snuffeth the wind, In her occasion, who can turn her back? None who seek her, will weary themselves, In her month, they shall find her! ²⁵ Withhold thy foot from being unshod, And thy throat from thirst! But thou saidst, Hopeless! No! for I love foreigners, and, after them, will I go. ²⁶ As the shame of a thief when he is found, So, hath been put to shame, the house of Israel,––They, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their, prophets: ²⁷ Saying, to a tree, My father, art, thou! And to a stone, Thou, didst give us birth, For they have turned unto me the back, and not the face,––But, in the time of their calamity, they will say, Arise, and save us! ²⁸ Where then are thy gods, which thou hast made for thyself? Let them arise, if they can save thee, in the time of thy calamity,––For, according to the number of thy cities, have become thy gods, O Judah.

²⁴ As I live, Declareth Yahweh,––Even though Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet–ring upon my right hand, yet, from thence, would I pull thee off;

²⁸ An earthen vessel, to be despised, thrown about, is this man Coniah? Or an instrument, in which is no pleasure? Wherefore, are they to be cast out, he, and his seed, and to be thrown forth upon a land which they have not known?

⁵ Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, when I will raise up to David, A righteous Bud, And he shall reign as, king, and prosper, And shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ⁶ In his days, Shall Judah, be saved, And, Israel, abide securely,––And, this, is his name whereby he shall be called, Yahweh, our Righteousness.

²⁰ which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon,––with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

²² How long, wilt thou turn hither and thither, O apostate daughter? For Yahweh hath created, a new thing in the earth, A female, defendeth, a strong man!

¹⁵ In those days, and at that time, will I cause to bud unto David, A Bud of righteousness,––And he shall execute justice and righteousness, in the land: ¹⁶ In those days, Judah shall be saved, and, Jerusalem abide, securely,––And, this, is that which shall be proclaimed to her––Yahweh, our righteousness!

¹⁶ In those days, Judah shall be saved, and, Jerusalem abide, securely,––And, this, is that which shall be proclaimed to her––Yahweh, our righteousness!
¹⁷ For, Thus, saith Yahweh,––There shall not be wanting to David––A man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

²⁶ The seed of Jacob also, and of David my servant, might I cast off, so as not to take of his seed as rulers, unto the seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,––For I will bring back them of their captivity, and will have compassion upon them.

⁹ and, the remnant of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened, who fell away unto him, and the remnant of the people who were left, did Nebuzaradan chief of the royal executioners, take captive to Babylon.

⁹ Then Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, sware, unto them, and to their men, saying, Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans,––dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, that it may be well with you.

¹¹ and, the eyes of Zedekiah, put he out,––and bound him with fetters of bronze, and the king of Babylon took, him to Babylon, and put him in prison––until the day of his death.
¹² And, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, the same, was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners,––who stood before the king of Babylon, into, Jerusalem; ¹³ and he burned the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king,––yea, all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great man’s house, burned he with fire; ¹⁴ and, all the walls of Jerusalem, round about, did all the force of the Chaldeans who were with the chief of the royal executioners, break down. ¹⁵ And, some of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened who had fallen away unto the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan chief of the royal executioners, carry away captive.

²⁸ This, is the people, whom Nebuchadrezzar, carried away captive,––In the seventh year––of them of Judah, three thousand and twenty–three; ²⁹ In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar––out of Jerusalem, eight hundred and thirty–two souls; ³⁰ In the three–and–twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, took away captive, of them of Judah, seven hundred and forty–five souls: All, the souls, were four thousand and six hundred.

²⁵ And I will throw upon you clean water, and ye shall be clean,––From all your uncleannesses and from all your manufactured gods, will I cleanse you; ²⁶ And I will give you a new heart, And, a new spirit, will I put within you,––And I will take away the heart of stone, out of your flesh, And will give you a heart of flesh; ²⁷ And, my spirit, will I put within you, And will cause, That, in my statutes, ye shall walk, And, my regulations, ye shall observe, and do; ²⁸ And ye shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers,––And ye shall become my, people, And, I, will become your, God; ²⁹ And I will save you, out of all your uncleannesses,––And will call for the corn, and will increase it, And will not lay upon you, famine;

² and the Lord gave into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and a part of the vessels of the house of God, and he brought them into the land of Shinar, into the house of his gods,––and, the vessels, brought he into the treasure–house of his gods.

²⁴ Seventy weeks, have been divided concerning thy people and concerning thy holy city––to put an end to the transgression, and fill up the measure of sin, and put a propitiatory–covering over iniquity, and bring in the righteousness of ages, and affix a seal the vision and prophecy, and anoint the holy of holies.

²⁸ And it shall come to pass, afterwards, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters, shall prophesy,––your old men, shall dream, dreams, your young men, shall see, visions;

¹¹ In that day, will I raise up the pavilion of David, that is lying prostrate,––and wall up the breaches of them, and, his ruins, will I raise up, and will build it, as in the days of age–past times:

¹ In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first of the month, came the word of Yahweh, by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and unto Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, saying:

¹² Then hearkened Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, unto the voice of Yahweh their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yahweh their God, had sent him,––and the people, stood in awe, before Yahweh.

¹⁴ Thus did Yahweh, stir up––the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and the spirit of Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people,––and they came in and did service in the house of Yahweh of hosts their God:

² Speak, I pray thee, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and unto Jehoshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest,––and unto the remnant of the people, saying:––

²³ On that day, declareth Yahweh of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel––my servant, declareth Yahweh, and will set thee as a signet–ring; For, thee, have I chosen, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.

⁹ Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion, Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo! thy king, cometh unto thee, vindicated and victorious, is he,––lowly, and riding upon an ass, yea, upon a colt, a young ass.

⁸ In that day, will Yahweh, throw a covering, around the inhabitant of Jerusalem, so shall the tottering among them, in that day, become like David,––and the house of David––like God, like the messenger of Yahweh, before them.

² I have loved you, saith Yahweh, and yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Is not Esau, brother, to Jacob? enquireth Yahweh, Yet have I loved Jacob, ³ And, Esau, have I hated,–– and made his mountains a desolation, and his inheritance [a dwelling] for the jackals of the wilderness.

¹ The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ,––Son of David, Son of Abraham.

¹¹ And Josiah begat Jechoniah, and his brethren,––upon the removal to Babylon. ¹² And, after the removal to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

¹⁸ Now the birth, of [Jesus] Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph,––before they came together, she was found with child by [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁸ Now the birth, of [Jesus] Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph,––before they came together, she was found with child by [the] Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her,––intended, privately, to divorce her. ²⁰ But, when, these things, he had pondered, lo! a messenger of the Lord, by dream, appeared to him, saying,––Joseph, son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for, that which, in her, hath been begotten, is of [the], Holy, Spirit. ²¹ Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus,–– for, he, will save his people from their sins.

²¹ Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus,–– for, he, will save his people from their sins. ²² But, all this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying: ²³ Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,––and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us. ²⁴ And Joseph, awaking, from his sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him,––and took unto him his wife; ²⁵ and knew her not, until she had brought forth a son,––and he called his name Jesus.

¹ Now, when, Jesus, was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! wise men from eastern parts, came into Jerusalem: ² saying––Where is he that hath been born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down to him.

¹³ Now, when they had retired, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph, saying, Arise, take unto thee the child and its mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there, until I tell thee,––for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy it.

¹⁵ and was there, until the death of Herod,––that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt, called I my son.

¹⁹ But, when Herod was, dead, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt;

²² Hearing, however, that, Archelaus, was reigning over Judaea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid, thither, to go,––and so, being instructed by dream, he retired into the parts of Galilee; ²³ and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth,––that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets––A Nazarene, shall he be called.

¹⁶ And Jesus, having been immersed, straightway, went up from the water,––and lo! the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove coming upon him;

¹⁷ Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets,––I came not to pull down, but to fulfill.

¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,––Himself, our weaknesses, took, and, diseases, bare.

²⁷ And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying,––Have mercy on us, O Son of David!

² Now, John, hearing in the prison the works of the Christ, sending through his disciples,

¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:––

²¹ yet hath he no root in himself, but is, only for a season,––and, there arising, tribulation or persecution because of the word, straightway, he findeth cause of stumbling.

³⁵ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying––I will open, in parables, my mouth, I will bring up things hidden from the foundation!

²² And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized.

⁴² How, to you, doth it seem, concerning the Christ? Whose son, is he? They say unto him––David’s. ⁴³ He saith unto them––How then doth, David, in spirit, call him, Lord, saying–– ⁴⁴ The Lord, hath said unto, my Lord,––Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool? ⁴⁵ If then, David, calleth him, Lord, How, is he, his son?

¹⁷ They therefore having come together, Pilate, said to them––Whom will ye I should release unto you? Barabbas? or Jesus, who is called Christ?

²² Pilate saith unto them––What then shall I do unto Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say––Let him be crucified!

⁵ But the messenger, answering, said unto the women––Be not, ye, afraid! For I know that, Jesus the crucified, ye are seeking:

²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I myself have commanded you, And lo! I, am, with you, all the days, until the conclusion of the age.

³ Is not, this, the carpenter? the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?––and they were finding cause of stumbling in him.

²⁰ for, Herod, stood in fear of John, knowing him to be a man righteous and holy,––and was keeping him safe; and, when he heard him, he paid earnest heed, and, with pleasure, used to listen to him.

⁴ And, they, said––Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce.

¹⁰ and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering. ¹¹ And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense; ¹² and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him. ¹³ But the messenger said unto him––Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to,––and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;

¹³ But the messenger said unto him––Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to,––and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;

¹⁹ And the messenger, answering, said unto him––I, am Gabriel,––he that standeth near before God; and have been sent forth to speak unto thee, and to deliver the joyful message unto thee, as touching these things.

²⁵ Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought,––in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
²⁶ Now, in the sixth month, was the messenger Gabriel sent forth from God, into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth,–– ²⁷ unto a virgin, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and, the name of the virgin, was, Mary;

²⁷ unto a virgin, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and, the name of the virgin, was, Mary; ²⁸ and entering in unto her, he said––Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee! ²⁹ And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be. ³⁰ And the messenger said unto her––Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God,–– ³¹ And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:

³¹ And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:

³¹ And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:

³¹ And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus: ³² the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,––

³² the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,––

³² the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,–– ³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end.

³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end. ³⁴ But Mary said unto the messenger––How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?

³⁴ But Mary said unto the messenger––How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not? ³⁵ And answering, the messenger said unto her––The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.

³⁵ And answering, the messenger said unto her––The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.

³⁵ And answering, the messenger said unto her––The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God. ³⁶ And lo! Elizabeth thy kinswoman, even she, hath conceived a son in, her old–age; ––and, this month, is, the sixth, to her, the so–called barren one;

³⁶ And lo! Elizabeth thy kinswoman, even she, hath conceived a son in, her old–age; ––and, this month, is, the sixth, to her, the so–called barren one; ³⁷ Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power. ³⁸ And Mary said––Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me, according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant: ⁷⁰ According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets,––

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of a city Nazareth, into Judaea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David:

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of a city Nazareth, into Judaea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David: ⁵ to enroll himself with Mary who was betrothed to him, she being with child.

⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
⁸ And there were, shepherds, in the same country, dwelling in the fields, and keeping the watches of the night over their flock. ⁹ And, a messenger of the Lord, stood over them, and, a glory of the Lord, shone round about them; and they feared, a great fear. ¹⁰ And the messenger said unto them––Be not afraid! For lo! I bring you good tidings of a great joy, the which shall be for all the people:

¹⁰ And the messenger said unto them––Be not afraid! For lo! I bring you good tidings of a great joy, the which shall be for all the people: ¹¹ That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour,––Who is Christ the Lord––in the city of David!

¹¹ That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour,––Who is Christ the Lord––in the city of David!

¹¹ That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour,––Who is Christ the Lord––in the city of David! ¹² And, this, to you is, a sign: Ye shall find a babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. ¹³ And, suddenly, there came to be, with the messenger, the throng of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying–– ¹⁴ Glory, in the highest, unto God! And, on earth, peace, among men of goodwill.

²¹ And, when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, then was his name called, Jesus,––which it was called by the messenger, before he was conceived in the womb.

²⁵ And lo! there was, a man, in Jerusalem, whose name, was Symeon; and, this man, was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him;

⁴⁸ And, when they behold him, they were astounded, and his mother said unto him––Child! why, hast thou dealt with us, thus? Lo! thy father and I, in anguish, were seeking thee.

²³ And, Jesus himself, was, when he began, about thirty years of age, being the son, as was supposed––of Joseph, of Heli:

²³ And, Jesus himself, was, when he began, about thirty years of age, being the son, as was supposed––of Joseph, of Heli: ²⁴ of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi,––of Jannai, of Joseph: ²⁵ of Mattathias, of Amos, of Nahum,––of Esli, of Naggai: ²⁶ of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semein,––of Josech, of Joda: ²⁷ of Joanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel,––of Salathiel, of Neri:

²⁷ of Joanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel,––of Salathiel, of Neri: ²⁸ of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam,––of Elmadam, of Er: ²⁹ of Jesus, of Eliezer, of Jorim,––of Matthat, of Levi: ³⁰ of Symeon, of Judas, of Joseph,––of Jonam, of Eliakim: ³¹ of Melea, of Menna, of Mattatha,––of Natham, of David: ³² of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz,––of Salmon, of Nashon:

³² of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz,––of Salmon, of Nashon: ³³ of Amminadab, of Arni, of Hezron,––of Perez, of Judah:

³³ of Amminadab, of Arni, of Hezron,––of Perez, of Judah:

³³ of Amminadab, of Arni, of Hezron,––of Perez, of Judah: ³⁴ of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham,––of Terah, of Nahor:

³⁴ of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham,––of Terah, of Nahor: ³⁵ of Serug, of Reu, of Peleg,––of Eber, of Shelah: ³⁶ of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem,––of Noah, of Lamech: ³⁷ of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared,––of Mahalaleel, of Cainan: ³⁸ of Enos, of Seth,––of Adam; of God.

²² And, all, were bearing witness to him, and marveling at the words of favour which were proceeding out of his mouth; and they were saying––Is not, this, the, son of Joseph?

²² For, days of avenging, are, these, for all the things written to be fulfilled.

⁴⁴ And he said unto them––These, are my words, which I spake unto you yet being with you: That all the things that are written in the law of Moses and the Prophets and Psalms, concerning me, must needs be fulfilled.

¹⁴ And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory,––a glory, as an Only–begotten from his Father. Full of favour and truth.

²⁹ On the morrow, he beholdeth Jesus, coming unto him, and saith––See! the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.

⁴¹ The same findeth, first, his own brother Simon, and saith unto him––We have found the Messiah! which is, when translated, Anointed.

⁵ His mother saith unto them who are ministering––Whatsoever he may say to you, do! ⁶ Now there were there, six stone water–vessels, placed, according to the purification of the Jews; holding each, two or three measures. ⁷ Jesus saith unto them––Fill the vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸ And he saith unto them––Draw out now, and be bearing unto the master of the feast. And they bare.

²⁵ The woman saith unto him––I know that, Messiah, cometh, who is called Christ,––Whensoever, he, shall come, he will tell us, everything.

⁴² Hath not the Scripture said: Of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, cometh the Christ?

⁴ they say unto him––Teacher! this woman, hath been caught in the very act of committing adultery! ⁵ Now, in the law, Moses, [unto us] gave command to stone, such as these. What, then, dost, thou, say?

³⁵ If, those, he called gods, unto whom, the word of God, came––and the Scripture cannot be broken––

³⁸ that, the word of Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled, which said––Lord! who believed, what we have heard? And, the arm of the Lord, to whom, was it revealed? ³⁹ On this account, they could not believe, because, again, said Isaiah–– ⁴⁰ He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and should understand with their heart, and should turn,––and I should heal them.

¹⁴ Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

²⁵ But. . . that the word which, in their law, is written, might be fulfilled––They hated me without cause.

¹² When I was with them, I, kept them in thy name which thou hast given me,––And I kept watch, and, none from among them, went the destruction,––save the son of destruction, that, the Scripture, might be fulfilled.

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.

³⁶ For these things came to pass, that, the Scripture, might be fulfilled––A bone thereof, shall not be crushed; ³⁷ and, again, a different Scripture, saith––They shall look unto him whom they pierced.

³⁰ Being then, a prophet, and knowing that, with an oath, God had sworn unto him, of the fruit of his loins, to seat on his throne,

¹⁸ Howbeit, God––what things he had before declared, through the mouth of all the prophets, for his Christ to suffer,––did thus fulfill!

²⁶ Unto you first, God––having raised up his Servant––hath sent him forth, ready to bless you, when ye are turning away, each one, from your wickednesses.

¹² And there is in no one else, salvation, for, neither is there any other name, under heaven, which hath been set forth among men, in which we must needs be saved.

³¹ Him, as Princely–leader and Saviour, hath God exalted unto his right hand,––to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

⁸ And he gave unto him a covenant of circumcision; and, thus, he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

²² And they said––Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well–attested by the whole nation of the Jews, hath been divinely instructed by a holy messenger to send for thee unto his house, and to hear words from thee.

²² And, setting him aside, raised up, David, unto them for king,––of whom he also said, bearing witness––I have found David, the son of Jesse,––[a man] according to my heart, who will do all my will. ²³ From this man’s seed, hath God, according to promise, brought unto Israel, a saviour––Jesus:

²³ From this man’s seed, hath God, according to promise, brought unto Israel, a saviour––Jesus:

²⁷ For, they who were dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not recognising him, have, by judging him, fulfilled, the very voices of the prophets which every sabbath are being read; ²⁸ And, though no single cause of death they found, yet claimed they of Pilate that he should be slain. ²⁹ And, when they had finished all those things which, concerning him, had been written, taking him down from the tree, they put him in a tomb.

³⁸ Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren,––that, through this man, unto you, remission of sins is declared; ³⁹ And, from all things from which ye could not, by the law of Moses, be justified, by this man, everyone that believeth, is justified.

⁹ And the Lord said by night, through means of a vision, unto Paul––Be not afraid! but be speaking,––and do not hold thy peace;

³ Concerning his Son,––who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,

³ Concerning his Son,––who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh, ⁴ Who was distinguished as the Son of God––by power, according to a Holy Spirit, through means of a resurrection of the dead,––Jesus Christ our Lord;

¹³ For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed,––that he should be heir of the world; but, through a righteousness by faith.

³ For, what was impossible by the law in that it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

²⁹ For, whom he fore–approved, he also fore–appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren,––

⁵ Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ––according to the flesh––he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen.

⁷ Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children,––but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed. ⁸ That is––not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed. ⁹ For, of promise, is this word––According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. ¹⁰ And, not only so, but, when, Rebekah also, was with child, of one––Isaac our father,–– ¹¹ They, in fact, not being yet born, nor having practised anything good or bad,––in order that the purpose of God by way of election might stand,––not by works but by him that was calling, ¹² It was said unto her––The elder, shall serve the younger; ¹³ Even as it is written––Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.

¹⁹ How that, God, was in Christ, reconciling, a world, unto himself, not reckoning, unto them, their offences,––and hath put, in us, the reconciling discourse.

¹⁶ Now, unto Abraham, were spoken the promises––and unto his seed; ––He saith not––and unto thy seeds, as of many, but, as of one––and unto thy seed, which is Christ:

⁴ But, when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, who came to be of a woman, who came to be under law,–– ⁵ That, them who were under law, he might redeem, that, the sonship, we might duly receive; ––

²⁵ Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf, ²⁶ That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration, ²⁷ That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

²⁰ And, through him, fully to reconcile all things unto him, making peace through the blood of his cross,––[through him]––whether the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens; ²¹ And, you, who at one time were estranged and enemies in your mind in your wicked works, yet, now, hath he fully reconciled, ²² In his body of flesh, through means of his death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccusable before him,–– ²³ If, at least, ye are abiding still in the faith, founded and firm, and not to be moved away from the hope of the glad–message which ye have heard, which hath been proclaimed in all creation which is under heaven,––of which, I Paul, have become minister.

¹⁶ And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness,––Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

¹⁷ But, the Lord, stood by me, and empowered me, in order that, through me, the proclamation, might be fully made, and, all the nations, might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of a lion:––

²² The Lord, be with thy spirit. Favour, be with you.

¹⁴ Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure––zealous of noble works.

¹⁴ For it is, very evident, that out of Judah hath sprung our Lord,––respecting which tribe, concerning priests, nothing did Moses speak,

²⁵ Whence he is able, even to be saving unto the very end, them who approach, through him, unto God; Since he evermore liveth to be interceding in their behalf. ²⁶ For, such a high–priest as this, for us, was [even] suited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;

⁵ Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith: Sacrifice and offering, thou willedst not, but, a body, hast thou fitted for me,––

⁷ By faith, Noah, having received intimation concerning the things not yet seen, filled with reverence, prepared an ark to the saving of his house––through which he condemned the world, and, of the righteousness by way of faith, became heir. ⁸ By faith, being called, Abraham obeyed––to come forth into a place he was destined to receive for an inheritance; and he came forth, not well knowing whither he was coming.

¹¹ By faith, even Sarah herself, received power for founding a seed, even beyond the season of life’s prime,––seeing that, faithful, she reckoned, him that had promised;

¹⁷ By faith, Abraham, when tested, offered up Isaac, and, the only–begotten, would he have offered up, who the promises had accepted,–– ¹⁸ Even him of whom it had been said––In Isaac, shall there be called to thee, a seed:

²⁴ By faith, Moses, when grown up––refused to be called the son of a daughter of a Pharaoh, ²⁵ Rather choosing––to be jointly suffering ill–treatment with the people of God, than, for a season, to be having, sins enjoyment; ²⁶ Accounting––as greater riches than Egypt’s treasures, the reproach of the Anointed One; for he was looking away unto the recompense. 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. ²⁸ By faith, he hath kept the passover and the besmearing of the blood, lest, he that was destroying the first–born, should be touching them. ²⁹ By faith, they passed through the Red Sea, as over dry land,––which the Egyptians, seizing an attempt to do, were swallowed up. ³⁰ By faith, the walls of Jericho, fell, having been surrounded for seven days. ³¹ By faith, Rahab the harlot perished not with them who refused to yield, she having welcomed the spies with peace.

³¹ By faith, Rahab the harlot perished not with them who refused to yield, she having welcomed the spies with peace.

²¹ Abraham our father, was it not, by works, he was declared righteous––when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² Thou seest that, his faith, had been working together with his works, and by his works did his faith become full–grown,–– ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which saith––And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God’s friend, was he called: ²⁴ Ye see that––by works, a man is declared righteous, and not by faith alone. ²⁵ And, in like manner also, Rahab the harlot, Was it not, by works, she was declared righteous, when she gave welcome unto the messengers, and, by another way, urged them forth?

²⁵ And, in like manner also, Rahab the harlot, Was it not, by works, she was declared righteous, when she gave welcome unto the messengers, and, by another way, urged them forth? ²⁶ Just as, the body, apart from spirit, is dead, so, our faith also, apart from works, is dead.

⁷ Whereas, if, in the light, we are walking, as, he, is in the light, we have, fellowship one with another, and, the blood of Jesus his Son, is cleansing us from all sin.

¹ My dear children! these things, am I writing unto you, in order that ye may not be committing sin. And, if anyone should commit sin, an Advocate, have we, with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous; ² And, he, is, a propitiation, concerning our sins,––and, not concerning our own only, but, also concerning those of the whole world.

⁵ And ye know, that, He, was made manifest––in order that, our sins, he should take away, and, sin, in him, is there none.

⁵ and from––Jesus Christ,––The Faithful Witness, The Firstborn of the Dead, and The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us out of our sins with his blood,–– ⁶ and he hath made us [to be] a kingdom––priests unto his God and Father, Unto him, be the glory, and the dominion, unto the ages. Amen.

⁵ Of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed, of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,

¹⁴ And I at once said to him––My lord! thou, knowest! And he said unto me––These, are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb;

¹⁷ For, God, hath put into their hearts, to do his mind, and to do one mind,––and to give their sovereignty unto the wild–beast, until the words of God shall be completed.

¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my messenger, to bear witness unto you of these things, for the assemblies. I, am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and the morning Star.