1 Chronicles 22 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Then said David, This, is the house of Yahweh God,––and, this, is the altar of ascending–sacrifice, for Israel. ² And David gave word, to gather together the sojourners, who were in the land of Israel,––and he set hewers to hew squared stones, for building the house of God; ³ and, iron in abundance, for nails for the doors of the gates, and for hooks, did David prepare,––and bronze in abundance, without weight; ⁴ and cedar–trees, even without number,––for the Zidonians and the Tyreans brought cedar–trees in abundance, unto David. ⁵ And David said, Solomon my son, is young and tender, and, the house to be built, must be great and lofty and famous and beautiful, for all lands,––oh let me then prepare for it. So David prepared abundantly, before his death.
⁶ Then he called for Solomon his son,––and charged him, to build a house, for Yahweh, God of Israel. ⁷ And David said to Solomon his son,––As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God; ⁸ but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,––thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me. ⁹ Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,––for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days; ¹⁰ He, shall build a house for my Name, and, he, shall be my son, and, I, will be his father,––therefore will I establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel, unto times age–abiding: ¹¹ Now, my son, Yahweh be with thee,––so shalt thou be prosperous, and shalt build the house of Yahweh thy God, according as he hath spoken concerning thee. ¹² Only Yahweh give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel,––so that thou take heed unto the law of Yahweh thy God. ¹³ Then, shalt thou prosper, if thou take heed to do the statutes and the regulations, which Yahweh commanded Moses, concerning Israel,––be strong and bold, thou mayst not be in fear, nor be dismayed. ¹⁴ Lo! then, in my humiliation, have I prepared for the house of Yahweh, of gold a hundred thousand talents, and of silver a thousand thousand talents, and, as for bronze and iron, without weight, for, an abundance, hath it become,––timber also and stone, have I prepared, and, thereunto, thou canst add. ¹⁵ And, with thee, in abundance, are workmen, hewers and carvers of stone and wood,––and every sort of wise man, in all manner of work: ¹⁶ for gold and for silver and for bronze and for iron, without number. Arise and do, and Yahweh be with thee!
¹⁷ And David charged all the rulers of Israel, to help Solomon his son:–– ¹⁸ Is not, Yahweh your God, with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given into my hand, the inhabitants of the land, and subdued is the land before Yahweh, and before his people. ¹⁹ Now, apply your heart and your soul, to seek unto Yahweh your God,––and then arise ye and build the sanctuary of Yahweh Elohim, that ye may bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house which hath been built for the Name of Yahweh.

¹⁷ And he feared, and said, How fearful is this place! None other this, than the house of God! Nor this than the gate of the heavens!

⁶ And they shall make the ephod,––of gold, blue and purple, crimson and fine–twined linen, the work of a skilful weaver.

³ and have filled him with the Spirit of God,––in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; ⁴ to devise skilful designs,––to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze; ⁵ and in the cutting of stones for setting, and in the carving of wood,––to work in all manner of workmanship.

³² to devise skilful designs,––to work in gold and in silver, and in bronze;

³⁵ hath filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship––of cutter, and deviser, and embroiderer, in blue and in purple, in crimson and in fine linen, and of the weaver,––workers of any manner of workmanship, and devisers of skilful designs.

¹⁸ And Yahweh said unto Moses: Take thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit,––then shalt thou lean thy hand upon him; ¹⁹ and shalt cause him to stand, before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly,––and shalt charge him, before their eyes;

²³ and leaned his hands upon him, and charged him,––As Yahweh spake by the hand of Moses.

²⁰ Every garment also, and every article of skin, and every thing made of goat’s–hair, and every article of wood, shall ye cleanse (from sin).

²⁴ And ye shall wash your clothes, on the seventh day, and be clean,––and, afterwards, shall ye come into the camp.

⁶ Therefore shall ye observe, and do [them], for, that, will be your wisdom, and discernment, in the eyes of the peoples,––who will hear all these statutes, and will say––Nevertheless, a people wise and discerning, is this great nation.

²⁹ If thou shalt seek from thence, Yahweh thy God, then shalt thou find him,––when thou shalt search after him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

⁵ but, unto the place, which Yahweh your God shall choose, out of all your tribes, to put his name there,––as his habitation, shall ye ask your way, and come in thither;

⁵ but, unto the place, which Yahweh your God shall choose, out of all your tribes, to put his name there,––as his habitation, shall ye ask your way, and come in thither; ⁶ and bring in thither your ascending–offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave–offering of your hand,––and your vow–offerings, and your freewill–offerings, and the firstlings of your herd, and of your flock; ⁷ and shall eat there, before Yahweh your God, and rejoice in all whereunto ye are putting your hand, ye, and your households,––wherewith Yahweh thy God hath blessed thee.

¹⁰ But, when ye shall pass over the Jordan, and settle down in the land which, Yahweh your God, is causing you to inherit,––and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell securely, ¹¹ then shall it be, that, unto the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there, thither, shall ye bring in all that I am commanding you,––your ascending–offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave–offering of your hand, and all your chosen vow–offerings which ye shall vow unto Yahweh.

¹¹ then shall it be, that, unto the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there, thither, shall ye bring in all that I am commanding you,––your ascending–offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave–offering of your hand, and all your chosen vow–offerings which ye shall vow unto Yahweh.

²¹ When the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose to put his name there, shall be, too far for thee, then shalt thou sacrifice of thy herd or of thy flock, which Yahweh hath given unto thee, as I have commanded thee,––and shalt eat, within thine own gates, of whatsoever thy soul desireth.

⁴ For, Yahweh your God, is he that is going with you,––to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

² and said unto them––A hundred and twenty years old, am I today, I can no more go out and come in,––Yahweh, indeed hath said unto me, Thou shall not pass over this Jordan. ³ Yahweh thy God, is passing over before thee, he, will destroy these nations from before thee, so shalt thou dispossess them,––Joshua, is passing over before thee, as Yahweh hath spoken. ⁴ So will Yahweh do unto them as he did unto Sihon and unto Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them whom he destroyed. ⁵ So will Yahweh deliver them up before you,––and ye shall do unto them––according to all the commandment which I have commanded you. ⁶ Be firm and bold, do not fear nor tremble, because of them,––for, Yahweh thy God, it is who is going with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee.

⁶ Be firm and bold, do not fear nor tremble, because of them,––for, Yahweh thy God, it is who is going with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee. ⁷ And Moses called for Joshua, and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel, Be firm and bold, for, thou, shalt go with this people, into the land which Yahweh sware unto their fathers, to give unto them, and, thou, shalt cause them to inherit it.

⁷ And Moses called for Joshua, and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel, Be firm and bold, for, thou, shalt go with this people, into the land which Yahweh sware unto their fathers, to give unto them, and, thou, shalt cause them to inherit it. ⁸ But, Yahweh, it is who is going before thee, he, will be with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee,––thou must not fear, nor be dismayed.

¹⁴ Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Lo! thy days have drawn near, that thou must die. Call Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may command him. So Moses went, with Joshua, and they took their station in the tent of meeting.

²³ And he commanded Joshua, son of Nun, and said––Be firm and bold, for, thou, shalt bring the sons of Israel into the land which I have sworn to them,––and, I, will be with thee.

⁴⁶ he said unto them––Apply your hearts unto all the words which I am witnessing against you, today,––how that ye must command your sons to observe to do all the words of this law; ⁴⁷ for it is not, too small a thing, for you, for, it, is your life,––and, hereby, shall ye prolong your days upon the soil whereunto ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.

² Moses my servant, is dead,––Now, therefore, arise, pass over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, into the land which I am giving unto them––unto the sons of Israel.

⁵ No man shall stand before thee, all the days of thy life,––as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee, I will not fail thee, neither will I forsake thee. ⁶ Be firm and bold,––for, thou, shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers,––to give unto them. ⁷ Only be very firm and bold, taking heed to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee, do not turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left,––that thou mayest prosper, whithersoever thou goest. ⁸ This scroll of the law must not cease out of thy mouth, but thou must talk to thyself therein, day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein,––for, then, shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and, then, shalt thou have good success. ⁹ Have I not commanded thee, Be firm and bold, do not start nor be dismayed,––for, with thee, is Yahweh thy God, whithersoever thou goest?

⁹ Have I not commanded thee, Be firm and bold, do not start nor be dismayed,––for, with thee, is Yahweh thy God, whithersoever thou goest?

¹⁸ Any man who shall rebel against thy bidding, and not hearken unto thy words in all that thou shalt command him, shall be put to death,––only be firm and bold.

¹⁰ And Yahweh said unto Joshua––Get thee up! wherefore is it that thou art lying upon thy face?

⁴² Yea, all these kings and their land, did Joshua capture at one time,––because, Yahweh, God of Israel, fought for Israel.

⁴ Now, therefore, that Yahweh your God hath given rest unto your brethren, according as he spake unto them,––now, therefore, turn ye and get you to your homes within the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave unto you, over the Jordan.

¹ And it came to pass, after many days, when Yahweh had given rest unto Israel, from all their enemies round about,––and, Joshua, had become old, advanced in days,

¹⁴ Then said Deborah unto Barak––Up! for, this, is the day on which Yahweh hath delivered Sisera into thy hand, hath not, Yahweh, gone forth before thee? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, with ten thousand men after him.

¹² so the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto him,––and said unto him, Yahweh, is with thee, thou mighty man of valour! ¹³ And Gideon said unto him––Pardon, my lord! if Yahweh be with us, then wherefore hath all this befallen us? and where are all his wonders, which our fathers have recounted to us––saying, Was it not, out of Egypt, that Yahweh brought us up? But, now, hath Yahweh abandoned us, and delivered us into the hand of Midian. ¹⁴ And Yahweh, turned unto him, and said––Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel, out of the hand of Midian,––have I not sent thee?

²⁴ So Gideon built there an altar unto Yahweh, and called it, Yahweh–shalom. Unto this day, it remaineth, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

⁹ And they said––Arise! and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo! it is very good,––are, ye, then, minded to do nothing? do not be too slothful to go, and enter, and take possession of the land. ¹⁰ When ye do enter, ye will enter amongst a people secure, and, the land, is of ample bounds,––yea God hath delivered it into your hands,––a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.

³⁷ And David said, Yahweh, who hath rescued me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, he, will rescue us out of the hand of this Philistine. Then said Saul unto David––Go! and, Yahweh, will be with thee.

¹³ So, let Yahweh do unto Jonathan, and, so, let him add––when harm against thee seemeth good unto my father, then will I unveil thine ear, and let thee go, and thou shall depart in peace,––then Yahweh be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

²⁸ Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid,––for Yahweh, will certainly make, for my lord an assured house, for, the battles of Yahweh, is my lord fighting, and, wrong, shall not be found in thee, all thy days;

¹¹ Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar–wood, and carpenters, and masons, and they built a house for David.

¹⁹ So then David enquired of Yahweh, saying,––Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said unto David––Go up; for I, will surely deliver, the Philistines into thy hand. ²⁰ And David entered Baal–perazim, and David smote them there, and said––Yahweh hath broken forth upon mine enemies, before me, like a breaking forth of waters. For this cause, called he the name of that place, Baal–perazim.

¹ And it came to pass, when the king had taken up his abode in his house,––and Yahweh had given him rest round about, from all his enemies, ² that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee––I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains. ³ And Nathan said unto the king, All that is in thy heart, go––do,––for Yahweh is with thee.

⁵ Go and say unto my servant––unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh,––Shalt, thou, build me a house, for me to dwell in; ⁶ seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day,––but have been wandering in a tent as my habitation? ⁷ Wheresoever I have wandered with any of the sons of Israel, spake I ever, a word, with any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people Israel, saying,––Wherefore have ye not built me a house, of cedar? ⁸ Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock,––to become leader over my people, over Israel; ⁹ and was with thee, whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth; ¹⁰ and will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more,––neither shall the sons of perversity again humiliate them, as at first; ¹¹ even from the day when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, thus will I give thee rest from all thine enemies. And Yahweh must tell thee that, a house, will Yahweh make for thee. 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:

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;

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.

¹⁸ And Gad came unto David, on that day,––and said unto him––Go up, rear thou unto Yahweh an altar, in the threshing–floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

³ and keep the observances of Yahweh thy God, by walking in his ways, by keeping his statutes, his commandments, and his regulations and his testimonies, as written in the law of Moses,––to the end thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;

⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in.

⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people? ¹⁰ And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord,––that Solomon had asked this thing; ¹¹ And God said unto him––Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies,––but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause, ¹² lo! I have done according to thy word,––lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee.

²⁰ Judah and Israel, were many, as the sand that is by the sea, for multitude,––eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelt securely, every man under his own vine, and under his own fig–tree, from Dan even unto Beer–sheba,––all the days of Solomon.

³ Thou, knewest David my father, how that he could not build a house unto the Name of Yahweh his God, because of the wars that were about him on every side,––until Yahweh should put them under the soles of his feet; ⁴ but, now, Yahweh my God hath given me rest on every side,––there is neither adversary nor incident of evil. ⁵ Behold me! then, purposing to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God––even as Yahweh spake unto David my father, saying––Thy son, whom I will set in thy stead, upon thy throne, he, shall build the house for my Name. ⁶ Now, therefore, command thou that they fell me cedars, out of Lebanon, and, my servants, shall be, with thy servants, and, the hire of thy servants, will I give thee, according to all that thou shalt say,––for, thou, knowest, that, none amongst us, hath skill to fell timber, like the Zidonians. ⁷ And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly,––and said: Blessed, be Yahweh, today, who hath given unto David a wise son, over this great people! ⁸ And Hiram sent unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me,––I, will do all thy desire, as to timber of cedar, and timber of fir. ⁹ My servants, shall bring them down out of Lebanon unto the sea, and, I, will put them in rafts on the sea, unto the place of which thou shalt send me word, and will cause them to be discharged there, and, thou, shalt receive them, and, thou, shalt do my desire, by giving food for my household.
¹⁰ So then Hiram began giving unto Solomon timber of cedar, and timber of fir, even all his desire,

¹⁷ And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to found the house with hewn stones. ¹⁸ And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders with the Gebalites wrought them,––thus made they ready the timber and the stones, for building the house.

⁷ Now, the house, when it was in building, with whole quarry–stones, was built,––neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tools of iron, was heard in the house, when it was in building.

⁹ All these, were of costly stones, after the dimensions of hewn stones, sawn with saws, within and without,––even from the foundation, unto the coping, and without as far as the great court. ¹⁰ And, the foundation, was of costly stones, large stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. ¹¹ And, above, were costly stones, after the dimensions of hewn stone, and cedar. ¹² And, the great court round about, was of three rows of hewn stone, and a row of beams of cedar,––both to the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and to the porch of the house.

¹⁴ son of a widow woman, was he of the tribe of Naphtali, but, his father, was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze, and he was filled with wisdom, and discernment, and knowledge, for executing all manner of work in bronze,––so he came unto King Solomon, and executed all his work.

⁴⁷ And Solomon let all the vessels be, because of their exceeding great multitude,––the weight of the bronze was not found out.

⁶ So the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into its place, into the shrine of the house, into the holy of holies,––under the wings of the cherubim.

¹⁶ Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel, out of Egypt, I had chosen no city, out of all the tribes of Israel, for building a house, where my Name might be,––but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my Name should be there, and I have chosen David, to be over my people Israel: ¹⁷ And so it came to pass, that it was near the heart of David my father,––to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel. ¹⁸ Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart; ¹⁹ Only, thou thyself, must not build the house,––but, thine own son who hath proceeded out of thy loins, he, shall build the house, for my Name. ²⁰ So then Yahweh hath established his word which he spake,––and I have been raised up in the room of David my father, and have taken my seat upon the throne of Israel, as spake Yahweh, and have built the house for the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel; ²¹ and have appointed there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Yahweh,––which he solemnised with our fathers, when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt.

²⁹ that thine eye may be opened toward this house, night and day, toward the place of which thou hast said, My Name shall be, there; hearkening unto the prayer which thy servant shall offer toward this place.

³ And Yahweh said unto him––I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, wherewith thou hast made supplication before me, I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my Name there unto times age–abiding,––and mine eyes and my heart shall be there, continually:

⁸ and, this house which had been renowned, shall be desolate, every one that passeth by it, shall be astonished and shall whistle,––and men shall say––For what cause, hath Yahweh done, thus, unto this land, and unto this house?

²⁰ All the people that were left, of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were, not of the sons of Israel; ²¹ their sons, who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were not able to devote to destruction, Solomon levied them for a toiling labour–band [which remaineth] unto this day.

¹⁴ And it came to pass that, the weight of the gold which came in unto Solomon in one year, was six hundred and sixty–six talents of gold;

¹ But, King Solomon, loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh,––women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites: ² out of the nations concerning whom Yahweh had said unto the sons of Israel––Ye shall not go in unto them, and, they, shall not come in unto you, surely they will turn aside your heart after their gods. Unto these, did Solomon cleave in love. ³ So it came to pass that he had seven hundred wives who were princesses, and three hundred concubines,––and, his wives, turned aside, his heart. ⁴ Yea it came to pass, in the old age of Solomon, that, his wives, turned aside his heart after other gods,––his heart therefore was not sound with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father. ⁵ And Solomon went after Ashtoreth, goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites. ⁶ Thus Solomon did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,––and went not fully after Yahweh, as did David his father. ⁷ Then, did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem,––and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon; ⁸ and, thus, did he for all his foreign wives,––who burned incense and offered sacrifices unto their gods.
⁹ Therefore did Yahweh shew himself angry with Solomon,––because his heart had turned aside from Yahweh God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice; ¹⁰ and had been giving command to him concerning this thing, that he should not go away after other gods,––but he had not taken heed unto that which Yahweh had commanded.

¹² and to the masons, and to the hewers of stone, and to buy timber, and hewn stone, for repairing the breaches of the house of Yahweh,––and to every one that went out upon the house, to repair it.

²² But, if ye should 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 down, in Jerusalem?

⁶ to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons,––and to buy timber, and hewn stones, for repairing the house.

¹⁶ As for the two pillars the one sea and the stands which Solomon made for the house of Yahweh, without weight, was the bronze of all these things.

¹ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David, and timber of cedars, with masons and artificers, to build for him a house.

¹¹ Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.

¹ And it came to pass, when David had taken up his abode in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo! I, am dwelling in a house of cedars, but, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, is under curtains. ² Then said Nathan unto David, All that is in thy heart, do,––for, God, is with thee. ³ But so it was that, in that night, the word of God came unto Nathan, saying: ⁴ Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh,––Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in;

⁴ Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh,––Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in; ⁵ seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up Israel, until this day,––but have been from tent to tent, and without a habitation.

⁵ seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up Israel, until this day,––but have been from tent to tent, and without a habitation. ⁶ Wheresoever I have wandered with all Israel, spake I ever, a word, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people, saying,––Wherefore have ye not built me a house of cedars?

⁶ Wheresoever I have wandered with all Israel, spake I ever, a word, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people, saying,––Wherefore have ye not built me a house of cedars? ⁷ Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee from the pasture, from after the flock,––to become leader over my people Israel;

⁷ Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee from the pasture, from after the flock,––to become leader over my people Israel; ⁸ and was with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones, who are in the earth;

⁸ and was with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones, who are in the earth; ⁹ and will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more,––neither shall the sons of perversity again wear them out, as at the first;

⁹ and will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more,––neither shall the sons of perversity again wear them out, as at the first; ¹⁰ even from the days when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, and have subdued all thine enemies,––that I might make thee great, yea, a house, will Yahweh build for thee.

¹⁰ even from the days when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, and have subdued all thine enemies,––that I might make thee great, yea, a house, will Yahweh build for thee. ¹¹ And it shall be that, when thy days are fulfilled, to sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons,––and I will establish his kingdom.

¹¹ And it shall be that, when thy days are fulfilled, to sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹² He, shall build me a house,––and I will establish his throne unto times age–abiding.

¹² He, shall build me a house,––and I will establish his throne unto times age–abiding. ¹³ I, will become his father, and, he, shall become my son,––and, my lovingkindness, will I not cause to depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from him who was before thee;

¹³ I, will become his father, and, he, shall become my son,––and, my lovingkindness, will I not cause to depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from him who was before thee; ¹⁴ but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age–abiding.

¹⁴ but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age–abiding. ¹⁵ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so, spake Nathan unto David.

¹⁸ And, the messenger of Yahweh, commanded Gad, to say unto David,––that David should go up, to rear an altar unto Yahweh, in the threshing–floor of Ornan the Jebusite. ¹⁹ So David went up, according to the word of Gad, which he spake in the name of Yahweh. ²⁰ And Ornan turned, and saw the messenger, but, his four sons with him, were hiding themselves,––now, Ornan, had been threshing wheat. ²¹ Then came David unto Ornan,––and Ornan looked, and saw David, and went forth out of the threshing–floor, and bowed himself unto David, with his face to the ground. ²² And David said unto Ornan, Grant me the place of the threshing–floor, that I may build thereon an altar, unto Yahweh,––for silver in full, shalt thou grant it me, that the plague may be stayed from off the people. ²³ And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do what is good in his own eyes,––see! I have given the oxen for ascending–sacrifices, and, the threshing implements for wood, and the wheat for a meal–offering,––the whole, have I given. ²⁴ Then said King David to Ornan, Nay! but I will, surely buy, it for silver in full,––for I will not take that which is thine for Yahweh, nor offer an ascending–sacrifice that hath cost me nothing. ²⁵ So David gave to Ornan, for the place,––shekels of gold, by weight, six hundred. ²⁶ And David built there an altar unto Yahweh, and caused to go up ascending–sacrifices, and peace–offerings,––and called unto Yahweh, and he responded to him, by fire, out of the heavens, upon the altar of ascending–sacrifice. ²⁷ And Yahweh gave word to tile messenger, and he put back his sword into its sheath. ²⁸ At that time, when David saw that Yahweh had answered him in the threshing–floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.

³ and, iron in abundance, for nails for the doors of the gates, and for hooks, did David prepare,––and bronze in abundance, without weight;

⁷ And David said to Solomon his son,––As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God;

⁹ Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,––for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days;

¹¹ Now, my son, Yahweh be with thee,––so shalt thou be prosperous, and shalt build the house of Yahweh thy God, according as he hath spoken concerning thee.

¹⁴ Lo! then, in my humiliation, have I prepared for the house of Yahweh, of gold a hundred thousand talents, and of silver a thousand thousand talents, and, as for bronze and iron, without weight, for, an abundance, hath it become,––timber also and stone, have I prepared, and, thereunto, thou canst add.

¹⁶ for gold and for silver and for bronze and for iron, without number. Arise and do, and Yahweh be with thee!

²⁵ For, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people,––and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age–abiding;

¹ And David called together all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of tribes and the rulers of the courses who waited upon the king,––and the rulers of thousands and the rulers of hundreds, and the rulers over all the possessions and substance that belonged to the king and to his sons, with the courtiers and the heroes, even every hero of valour, unto Jerusalem. ² Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people,––As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build.

² Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people,––As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build. ³ But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name,––for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed.

³ But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name,––for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed.

³ But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name,––for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed. ⁴ Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age–abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father,––and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well–pleased, to make me king over all Israel;

⁴ Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age–abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father,––and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well–pleased, to make me king over all Israel; 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.

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.

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. ⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father. ⁷ So will I establish his kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––if he be strong, to do my commandments and my regulations, as at this day.

⁷ So will I establish his kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––if he be strong, to do my commandments and my regulations, as at this day.

⁷ So will I establish his kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––if he be strong, to do my commandments and my regulations, as at this day. ⁸ Now, therefore, in the eyes of all Israel––the convocation of Yahweh, and in the ears of our God, Observe and seek all the commandments of Yahweh your God,––to the end that ye may possess the good land,––and suffer your sons after you to inherit it, unto times age–abiding. ⁹ Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,––If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.

⁹ Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,––If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever. ¹⁰ See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary––be strong and do!

¹⁰ See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary––be strong and do!
¹¹ Then gave David unto Solomon his son, the plan of the porch, and the recesses thereof, and the treasuries thereof, and the upper rooms thereof, and the inner chambers thereof, and the recess for the propitiatory; ¹² and the plan of all which had come by the spirit to be with him, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the rooms round about,––for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of hallowed things; ¹³ and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh,––and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh: ¹⁴ of gold, by weight, for the gold, for all manner of utensils for each several service,––for all manner of utensils of silver, by weight, for all manner of utensils for each several service; ¹⁵ and a weight, for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by the weight of each several lampstand, and the lamps thereof,––and for the lampstands of silver by weight, for each lampstand and the lamps thereof, according to the service of each several lampstand. ¹⁶ And the gold [gave he] by weight for the tables for setting in array, for each several table,––and silver, for the tables of silver; ¹⁷ and the flesh–hooks and the bowls and the cups, pure gold,––and for the goblets of gold, by weight for each several goblet, and for the goblets of silver, by weight for each several goblet; ¹⁸ and, for the altar of incense, refined gold, by weight,––and, for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, gold, for them that were spreading out, and covering the ark of the covenant of Yahweh:–– ¹⁹ the whole in writing, From the hand of Yahweh upon me, to give understanding,––all the works of the pattern. ²⁰ Then said David, unto Solomon his son, Be strong and bold, and act, thou mayest not fear nor be dismayed,––for, Yahweh, God, my God, will be with thee, he will not let thee go, neither will he forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh.

²⁰ Then said David, unto Solomon his son, Be strong and bold, and act, thou mayest not fear nor be dismayed,––for, Yahweh, God, my God, will be with thee, he will not let thee go, neither will he forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh. ²¹ And there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God,––and, with thee, in all manner of work, is every willing, skilful man for any service, also the rulers and all the people, for all thine affairs.

²¹ And there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God,––and, with thee, in all manner of work, is every willing, skilful man for any service, also the rulers and all the people, for all thine affairs.

¹ Then said David the king unto all the convocation, Solomon my son, the one, of whom God hath made choice, is young and tender,––and, the work, is great, seeing that, not for man, is the palace, but for Yahweh Elohim. ² And, with all my might, have I made preparation for the house of my God, the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood,––and beryl stones and settings, stones coloured and particoloured, and all manner of precious stones and stones of white marble, in abundance. ³ And yet further, because of my delighting in the house of my God, having a treasure of mine own in gold and silver, I have given for the house of my God, above and beyond all that I have prepared for the holy house: ⁴ three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,––and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the recesses. ⁵ Of gold for the gold, and of silver for the silver, and for all manner of work in the hand of artificers,––Who then is ready to offer willingly, by filling his hand today, unto Yahweh? ⁶ Then offered they willingly––the ancestral rulers and the rulers of the tribes of Israel, and the rulers of thousands and hundreds, even to the rulers of the work of the king;

⁶ Then offered they willingly––the ancestral rulers and the rulers of the tribes of Israel, and the rulers of thousands and hundreds, even to the rulers of the work of the king; ⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold, five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and, of silver, ten thousand talents, and, of bronze, eighteen thousand talents,––and, of iron, one hundred thousand talents.

⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold, five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and, of silver, ten thousand talents, and, of bronze, eighteen thousand talents,––and, of iron, one hundred thousand talents.

¹⁰ Now, wisdom and knowledge, give thou unto me, that I may go out before this people, and may come in,––for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

³ And Solomon sent unto Huram king of Tyre, saying,––As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell in, ⁴ lo! I, am about to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God, to hallow unto him––to burn before him sweet incense, and for a continual setting in array, and to offer ascending–sacrifices morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts of Yahweh our God,–age–abiding, is this [law] for Israel. ⁵ And, the house which I am about to build, [must be] great,––for great is our God, above all gods.

¹⁷ So Solomon numbered all the men that were sojourners, who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering, wherewith David his father had numbered them,––and they were found to be––a hundred and fifty–three thousand and six hundred.

¹ Then began Solomon, to build the house of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, in Mount Moriah, where he had appeared unto David his father,––in the place which David had prepared, in the threshing–floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

¹⁸ So Solomon made all these utensils, in great abundance,––for the weight of the bronze could not be searched out.

⁷ And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into the place thereof, into the shrine of the house, into the holy of holies,––into [the place] beneath the wings of the cherubim; ––

⁵ From the day I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I made choice of no city, out of all the tribes of Israel, for building a house, where my Name might be,––neither made I choice of any man, to be chief ruler over my people Israel: ⁶ nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there,––and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel. ⁷ And so it came to pass, that it was near the heart of David my father,––to build a house, to the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel. ⁸ Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart: ⁹ Only, thou thyself, must not build the house,––but, thine own son, that proceedeth out of thy loins––he, shall build the house for my Name.

¹¹ and have put there, the ark,––wherein is the covenant of Yahweh,––which he solemnised with the sons of Israel.

²¹ and, this house which hath been renowned, all that pass by near it, shall be astonished,––and say, Wherefore hath Yahweh done, thus and thus, to this land, and to this house?

⁷ As for all the people that were left, of the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not, of Israel; –– ⁸ of their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel had not utterly destroyed, Solomon enrolled them as tributary––unto this day.

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.

³ And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set his face to seek unto Yahweh,––and proclaimed a fast for all Judah.

¹⁷ It is not, for you, to fight in this matter,––take your station, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem, do not fear, nor be dismayed, tomorrow, go ye out to meet them, and, Yahweh, will be with you.

²⁰ So they rose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa,––and, as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Trust ye in Yahweh your God, and ye shall be trusted, Trust ye in his prophets, and ye shall prosper.

¹² Is it not, the same Hezekiah, who hath removed his high places, and his altars,––and hath given word to Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar, shall ye bow yourselves down, and, thereupon, shall ye burn incense?

⁷ And they gave silver, unto the masons and carpenters,––and food and drink and oil, unto them of Zidon and unto them of Tyre, to bring in cedar–trees out of the Lebanon, unto the sea of Joppa, according to the grant of Cyrus king of Persia unto them.

¹² But, many of the priests and the Levites and the ancestral chiefs, who were old men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, were weeping with a loud voice,––many, however, shouting and rejoicing, with voice raised on high;

¹² and, the God who hath caused his Name to dwell there, destroy any king or people, who shall put forth their hand to alter to destroy this house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued an edict, forthwith, let it be done.

²⁹ When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth [his] face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,

⁴ One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure,––That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. An Instructive Psalm.]
O God! with our own ears, have we heard, Our fathers, have recounted to us,––The work thou didst work, In their day, In the days of aforetime: ² Thou thyself, with thine own hand––Didst dispossess, nations, and didst plant them, Didst break peoples in pieces, and didst spread them out: ³ For, not by their own sword, gat they possession of the land, Nor did, their own arm, win victory for them,––But thine own right hand, and thine own arm, and the light of thy face, Because thou hadst accepted them. ⁴ Thou thyself, art my king, O God, Command thou the victories of Jacob. ⁵ By thee, will we thrust at, our adversaries, In thy Name, will we tread down our assailants;

¹ [Solomon’s.> O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;

⁷ May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.

⁶⁰ So he gave up the habitation of Shiloh, The tent he had set up among Men;

⁶⁷ Howbeit he rejected the tent of Joseph, And, the tribe of Ephraim, did not choose: ⁶⁸ But made choice of the tribe of Judah, The mountain of Zion, which he loved; ⁶⁹ And built, like the heights, his sanctuary, Like the earth, he founded it to times age–abiding.

²⁶ He, shall cry out unto me, My Father, thou art, My GOD, and my Rock of Salvation!

³⁶ His seed, age–abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me; ³⁷ Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age–abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. [Selah.]

⁶ Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

⁵ Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹³ For Yahweh hath chosen Zion,––He hath desired it as a dwelling for himself: ¹⁴ This, is my place of rest unto futurity, Here, will I dwell, for I have desired it;

⁶ For, Yahweh, giveth wisdom, out of his mouth, knowledge and understanding; ⁷ Yea he treasureth, for the upright, safety, A shield [is he] to them who walk in integrity,

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent, is to understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,––for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.

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!

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!

¹² O Yahweh, thou wilt ensure prosperity for us,––For, even all our works, hast thou wrought for us.

⁷ Forming light, and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune,––I––Yahweh, who doeth all these.

¹⁹ Creating the fruit of the lips––Prosperity! Prosperity! For him that is far off, and for him that is near, saith Yahweh, So should I heal him.

¹ Arise––shine, For thy light, hath come,––And, the glory of Yahweh, on thee, hath beamed;

⁵ Then shall strangers stay, and feed your flocks,––And, the sons of the foreigner, shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. ⁶ But, ye, the priests of Yahweh, shall be called, The attendants of our God, shall ye be named,––The riches of the nations, shall ye eat, And, in their glory, shall ye boast yourselves.

¹¹ Our holy, and our beautiful, house, Where our fathers praised, thee, Hath become a conflagration,––And, all our delightful, places, are in ruins!

¹² For, thus, saith Yahweh,––Behold me! extending unto her, like a river, prosperity, And, as a torrent overflowing, the glory of the nations, That ye may draw it forth––Upon the side, shall ye be carried, and, Upon the knees, shall ye be caressed:

³ Thus, saith Yahweh,––Execute ye justice, and righteousness, And deliver the robbed, out of the hand of the oppressor,––But, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, do not oppress, neither commit violence, And, the blood of the innocent, do not ye shed, in this place. ⁴ For, if ye, indeed do, this thing, then shall there enter into the gates of this house––kings, sitting for David upon his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

²⁰ As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve oxen of bronze which were under the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh, without weight, was the bronze of all these things.

²⁰ When, the beauty of his own ornament, he had, in majesty, placed, Then, the images, of their abominations, Their detestable things, Made they therein,––For this cause, have I delivered it up to them for removal;

³ So I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek [him] by prayer, and supplication,––with fasting, and sackcloth and ashes;

⁵ Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts,––Apply your heart unto your own experience––

³ Who is there among you that is left, that saw this house, in its former glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not, in comparison with that, as nothing, in your eyes?

⁹ Greater shall be the last glory of this house than the first, saith Yahweh of hosts,––and, in this place, will I give prosperity, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.

¹² then shalt thou speak unto him, saying, Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, saying,––Lo! a man! Bud, is his name, and, out of his own place, shall he bud forth, and shall build the temple of Yahweh; ¹³ Yea, he, shall build the temple of Yahweh, and, he, shall bear the honour, and shall sit and rule upon his throne,––and shall become a priest upon his throne, and, the counsel of peace, shall be between the two of them.

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.

¹⁵ But Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer [me] even now,––for, thus, it becometh us, to fulfill, all righteousness; then, he suffered him.

¹⁸ And Jesus, coming near, spake unto them, saying––All authority, in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me; ¹⁹ Go ye, therefore, and disciple all the nations, Immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,–– 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.

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.

⁵ And, certain saying, of the temple––With beautiful stones and offerings, hath it been adorned! he said––

¹⁵ For, I, will give you a mouth and wisdom, which one–and–all who are setting themselves against, you shall be unable to withstand or gainsay.

³⁰ That One, it behoveth to increase,––but, me, to decrease.

²⁰ Our fathers, in this mountain, worshipped; and, ye, say, that, in Jerusalem, is the place, where, to worship, it behoveth. ²¹ Jesus saith unto her––Believe me, woman! There cometh an hour, when, neither in this mountain, nor yet in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. ²² Ye, worship, that which ye know not; We, worship, that which we know; because, salvation, is, of the Jews.

³⁷ For, herein, doth the saying, hold good,––One, is the sower, and, another, is the reaper. ³⁸ I, sent you forth, to be reaping that whereon, ye, have not toiled: Others, have toiled, and, ye, into their toil, have entered.

⁴ We must needs be working the works of him that sent me, while it is, day: There cometh a night, when, no one, can work.

¹ Now, before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come, that he should remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, unto the end, loved them.

² Until the day when, having given command unto the apostles, whom through Holy Spirit he had chosen, he was taken up;

³¹ So then, the assembly throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, building itself up, and going on its way in the fear of the Lord; and, by the advocacy of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.

²³ Who, arriving, and seeing the favour which was of God, rejoiced, and went on to beseech all, with the purpose of their heart, to abide [in] the Lord;

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.

²⁵ And, now, lo! I, know that, no more, shall ye see my face,––ye all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom. ²⁶ Wherefore I take you to witness, on this very day, that, pure am I from the blood of all; ²⁷ for I have not shrunk from announcing all the counsel of God unto you. ²⁸ Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,––to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own. ²⁹ I, know, that there will enter, after my departure, grievous wolves into your midst, not sparing the little flock; ³⁰ and, from among your own selves, will arise men speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. ³¹ Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.

¹⁶ And, now, what art thou going to do? Arise, and get thyself immersed, and have thy sins bathed away, calling upon his name.

³¹ What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God [is] for us, who [shall be] against us?

³³ Now, the God of peace, be with you all. Amen.

² In order that ye may give her welcome in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and stand by her in any matter wherein she may have need of you; for, she also, hath proved to be a defender of many, and of my own self. ³ Salute ye Prisca and Aquila, my fellow–workers in Christ Jesus,––

⁵⁸ So, then, my beloved brethren,––become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.

¹³ Be on the watch, stand firm in the faith, be men––be strong;

² That, in a great testing of tribulation, the superabounding of their joy and their deep destitution, superabounded unto the riches of their liberality;

² One another’s burdens, be ye bearing, and, so, fill up the law of the Christ.

¹² That ye were, in that season, separate from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and godless in the world;

¹⁹ Hence, then––no longer, are ye strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow–citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God,–– ²⁰ Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself,–– ²¹ In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in [the] Lord; ²² In whom, ye also, are being builded together, into a habitation of God in Spirit.

¹⁴ Wherefore it saith––Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.

¹⁰ For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:

¹² So, then, my beloved––even as ye have always obeyed, not [as] in my presence only, but, now, much more, in my absence, with fear and trembling, your own salvation, be working out; ¹³ For it is, God, who energiseth within you, both the desiring and the energising, in behalf of his good pleasure.

³ Yea! I request thee also, true yokefellow, be thou helping together with these women,––who, indeed, in the joyful message, have maintained the combat with me, along with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow–workers, whose names, are in the book of life.

¹³ I have might, for all things, in him that empowereth me.

²¹ I adjure thee, before God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen messengers, that, these things, thou observe, apart from prejudgment, doing, nothing, by partiality.

¹³ I charge thee, before God, who engendereth life in all things, and Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, witnessed the noble confession, ¹⁴ That thou keep the commandment without spot, free from reproach, until the forthshining of our Lord Jesus Christ–– ¹⁵ Which, in its own fit times, the happy and only Potentate will shew––the King of them that reign, and Lord of them that wield lordship, ¹⁶ Who alone hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable,––Whom no man hath seen––nor can see: unto whom, be honour and might age–abiding. Amen. ¹⁷ Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge––not to be high–minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches’, uncertainty,––but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying,

¹ Thou, therefore, my child, be empowering thyself in the favour that is in Christ Jesus,

¹ I adjure [thee] before God, and Christ Jesus––Who is about to be judging living and dead,––both as to his forthshining and his kingdom,

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

⁵ For unto which of the messengers said he at any time––My Son, art, thou, I, this day have begotten thee? and again––I, will become, his father, and, he, shall become my Son?

⁵ But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;

⁸ If ye are, indeed, fulfilling, a royal law, according to the scripture––Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, nobly, are ye doing;

¹³ Right, nevertheless, I account it––as long as I am in this tent, to be stirring you up by putting you in remembrance, ¹⁴ Knowing that, speedy, is the putting off of my tent––even as, our Lord Jesus Christ also, made clear to me: ¹⁵ Yea, I will give diligence also, that, at every time, ye may be able, after my own departure, to be keeping up the remembrance of, these very things.

³ And, hereby, perceive we, that we understand him,––if, his commandments, we are keeping.

⁸ We, therefore ought to be sustaining such as these, that we may become, fellowworkers, with the truth.