Bible verses about "voting" | Rotherham

³ Do not ye trust in nobles, in a son of man who hath no deliverance: ⁴ His spirit, goeth forth, he returneth to his ground, In that very day, his thoughts perish.
⁵ How happy is he that hath the GOD of Jacob as his help, whose hope, is on Yahweh his God:–– ⁶ Who made The heavens and the earth, The sea and all that is therein, Who keepeth faithfulness to times age–abiding: ⁷ Who executeth justice for the oppressed, who giveth food to the famishing, Yahweh, who liberateth prisoners; ⁸ Yahweh, who opened [the eyes of] the blind, Yahweh, who raiseth the prostrate, Yahweh, who loveth the righteous; ⁹ Yahweh, who preserveth sojourners, The fatherless and widows, he relieveth,––but, the way of the lawless, he overturneth. ¹⁰ Yahweh, will reign, to times age–abiding, Thy God, O Zion, to generation after generation. Praise ye Yah!

²¹ And, he, changeth times and seasons, removeth kings, and setteth up kings,––giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them who are skilled in understanding:

¹ I exhort, therefore, first of all, that there be made––supplications, prayers, intercessions, thankgivings, in behalf of all men, ² In behalf of kings, and all them who are, in eminent station; in order that, an undisturbed, and quiet life, we may lead, in all godliness and gravity:

¹⁴ When thou shalt enter into the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, and shalt possess it and dwell therein,––and shalt say––I will set over me a king, like all the nations that are round about me, ¹⁵ thou shalt, set, over thee as king, him whom Yahweh thy God, shall choose,––out of the midst of thy brethren, shalt thou set over thee a king, thou mayest not appoint over thee a man that is a foreigner, who is, not thy brother. ¹⁶ Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses,––when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more. ¹⁷ Neither shall he multiply to himself wives, that his heart turn not aside,––nor, silver and gold, shall he multiply to himself, greatly. ¹⁸ But it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, then shall he write for himself a copy of this law upon a scroll, out of [that which is] before the priests, the Levites: ¹⁹ so shall it be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life,––that he may learn to revere Yahweh his God, to observe all the words of this law and these statutes to do them: ²⁰ that his heart may not be lifted up above his brethren, and he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left,––that he may prolong his days over his kingdom––he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

² When the righteous become great, the people rejoice, but, when a lawless man beareth rule, a people sigh.

¹⁷ Then said Moses’ father–in–law unto him,––Not good, is the thing that thou art doing. ¹⁸ Thou wilt get, quite worn out, both thou, and this people that is with thee,––for the thing is, too heavy for thee, thou canst not do it, alone. ¹⁹ Now, hearken thou to my voice––let me counsel thee, and may God be with thee: Be, thou, for, the people, in front of God, so shalt, thou, bring the matters unto God; ²⁰ and shalt cause to shine upon them, the statutes and the laws,––and make known to them the way wherein they should go, and the work they should do. ²¹ Thou thyself, therefore, shalt look out, from among all the people––men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion,––and place them over [them] as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

² The sense of the wise, is on his right hand,––But, the sense of the dullard, on his left:

¹ Let, every soul, unto protecting authorities be in subjection; for there is no authority save by God, and, they that are in being, have by God been arranged,––

¹ Be putting them in mind, unto rulerships, unto authorities, to be in submission, to be yielding to rule, for every good work, to be, prepared, ² To be defaming, no one, to be, averse to strife, considerate, shewing, all, meekness unto all men. ³ For, even we, used, at one time, to be––thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another. ⁴ But, when, the graciousness and affection for man of our Saviour God, shone forth, ⁵ Not by works which we had done in righteousness, but, according to his mercy, he saved us––through means of the bathing of a new birth, and the moulding anew of Holy Spirit.–– ⁶ Which he poured on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, ⁷ In order that, having been declared righteous by his favour, we should be made inheritors, according to hope, of life age–abiding. ⁸ Faithful, the saying! And, concerning these things, I am minded that thou be strongly affirming, in order that they who have believed God may be careful to be forward, in noble works. These things, are honourable, and profitable unto men;
⁹ But, foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about matters of law, avoid, for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰ From a party–man, after a first and second admonition, excuse thyself; ¹¹ Knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self–condemned.

¹ Let, every soul, unto protecting authorities be in subjection; for there is no authority save by God, and, they that are in being, have by God been arranged,–– ² So that, he who rangeth himself against the authority, against the arrangement of God opposeth himself, and, they who oppose, shall unto themselves a sentence of judgment receive. ³ For, they who bear rule, are not a terror unto the good work but unto the evil. Wouldst thou not be afraid of the authority? That which is good, be thou doing, and thou shall have praise of the same; ⁴ For, God’s minister, is he unto thee for that which is good. But, if, that which is evil, thou be doing, be afraid! For, not in vain, the sword he beareth; for, God’s minister, he is,––an avenger, unto anger, to him who practiseth what is evil. ⁵ Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection,––not only because of the anger, but also because of the conscience; ⁶ For, because of this, are ye paying tribute also,––for, God’s ministers of state, they are, unto this very thing, giving constant attendance.
⁷ Render unto all their dues,––unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour. ⁸ Nothing to any, be owing––save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment. ⁹ For, this––Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not commit murder, Thou shall not steal, Thou shall not covet, and if there is any different commandment, in this word, is summed up, [namely]––Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ¹⁰ Love, unto one’s neighbour, worketh not ill; Law’s fullness, therefore, is, love.
¹¹ And, this besides,––knowing the season––that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed: ¹² The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, [and] let us put on the armour of light,–– ¹³ As in daytime, becomingly let us walk: not in revellings and in drunken bouts, not in chamberings and in wanton deeds, not in strife and envy; –– ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and, for the flesh, take not forethought to fulfill its covetings.

¹³ Set forth, for you––men wise and discerning, and known to your tribes,––that I may appoint them to be heads over you.