Numbers 24 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And, when Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh, to bless Israel, he went not as at other times, to invoke enchantments,––but set, towards the desert, his face. ² So Balaam lifted up his eyes, and saw Israel, dwelling, according to his tribes,––then came upon him, the Spirit of God; ³ and he took up his parable, and said,––The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye; ⁴ The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who, the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who, falleth down, but hath unveiled eyes:–– ⁵ How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob,––Thy habitations, O Israel: ⁶ Like ravines extended, Like gardens by a river,––Like aloe–trees Yahweh hath planted, Like cedars by waters: ⁷ He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters,––And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom. ⁸ GOD having brought him forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his,––He eateth up nations that assail him, And, the bones of them, he breaketh, And, the loins of him, he crusheth: ⁹ He hath knelt––hath lain down, Like a strong lion, yea like a lioness, Who shall rouse him up? Such as bless thee, are each one blessed, But, such as curse thee, are each one cursed.
¹⁰ Then kindled the anger of Balak against Balaam, and he smote together his hands,––and Balak said unto Balaam––To revile my foes, I called thee, And lo! thou hast, kept on blessing, these three times. ¹¹ Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place,––I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour. ¹² And Balaam said unto Balak,––Was it not so, that, even unto thy messengers whom thou didst send unto me, I spake, saying–– ¹³ Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, yet could I not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh, to do good or ill, out of my own heart,––what Yahweh shall speak, that, must I speak? ¹⁴ Now, therefore, behold me! going to my own people,––Come now! let me advise thee, what this people shall do unto thy people, in the afterpart of the days.
¹⁵ So he took up his parable and said,––The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye; ¹⁶ The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, And knowing the knowledge of the Most High,––Who, the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down, but hath unveiled eyes:–– ¹⁷ I see One, who is not now, I observe One, who is not nigh,––There hath marched forth a Star out of Jacob. And arisen a Sceptre out of Israel, That hath dishonoured the beard of Moab, Yea the crown of the head of all the tumultuous; ¹⁸ So Edom hath become a possession, Yea a possession is Seir to his foes,––But, Israel, is doing valiantly; ¹⁹ Yea One wieldeth dominion out of Jacob,––Who hath destroyed the remnant out of the fortress. ²⁰ And, when he saw Amalek, he took up his parable, and said––The beginning of nations,––Amalek, But, his latter end, is even to perish. ²¹ And, when he saw the Kenite, he took up his parable, and said,––Enduring, thy dwelling–place, Set thou, then, in the crag, thy nest; ²² Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain,––How long shall Assyria hold thee captive? ²³ And he took up his parable, and said,––Alas! who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD; ²⁴ When, ships, [come] from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew,––And he too, is even to perish? ²⁵ Then Balaam arose, and went, and returned unto his place,––and, Balak also, went his way.

¹³ And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your own land,––For Yahweh hath refused, to let me go with you.

³ Then said Balaam unto Balak: Station thyself by thine ascending–sacrifice, and let me go my way––peradventure, Yahweh may come and meet me, and, what thing soever he may show me, I will tell thee. So he went his way to a bare height.

¹⁵ Then said he to Balak, Station thyself here, by thine ascending–sacrifice,––while, I, meet him yonder.

²⁰ Lo! to bless, have I received [command], ––And I will bless, nor will I take it back.

²³ Surely, there is no enchantment against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel,––Now, shall it be said––Of Jacob, and of Israel, What, hath GOD wrought!

²⁸ So Balak took Balaam,––unto the head of Peor, that looketh over the face of the Jeshimon.

¹⁶ Lo! they, became unto the sons of Israel, by the advice of Balaam, the cause of daring acts of treachery against Yahweh, over the affair of Peor,––and then came the plague against the assembly of Yahweh!

²⁰ Now, therefore, lo! I know that thou, shalt indeed become king,––and that the kingdom of Israel, shall be established in thy hand.

² Then Saul arose, and went down into the wilderness of Ziph, and, with him, three thousand chosen men of Israel,––to seek David in the wilderness of Zip.

²⁵ Then said Saul unto David––Blessed, be thou, my son David, thou shalt both, do, and shalt, prevail. And David went on his way, but, Saul, returned unto his own place.

¹⁴ Nevertheless, I have against thee, a few things,––that thou hast there, such as hold fast the teaching of Balaam,––who went on to teach Balak to throw a cause of stumbling before the sons of Israel, to eat idol–sacrifices and to commit lewdness:

² Every man––near his standard, with the ensigns belonging to their ancestral houses, shall the sons of Israel encamp,––at a distance round about the tent of meeting, shall they encamp.
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; ⁴ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––seventy–four thousand, and six hundred. ⁵ Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Issachar,––even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar; ⁶ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––fifty–four thousand, and four hundred. ⁷ The, tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon; ⁸ and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty–seven thousand, and four hundred. ⁹ All they who are numbered to the camp of Judah, a hundred and eighty–six thousand, four hundred, by their hosts, shall first set forward. ¹⁰ The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts,––even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur; ¹¹ and his host, even they who are numbered of him,––forty–six thousand, and five hundred. ¹² Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon,––even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai; ¹³ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––fifty–nine thousand, and three hundred. ¹⁴ Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Reuel; ¹⁵ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––forty–five thousand, and six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ All they who are numbered to the camp of Reuben,––a hundred and fifty–one thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they, in the second rank, shall set forward. ¹⁷ Then shall set forward the tent of meeting––the camp of the Levites, in the midst of the camps,––as they encamp, so, shall they set forward, every man at the side thereof, by their standards. ¹⁸ The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, westwards,––even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; ¹⁹ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––forty thousand, and five hundred. ²⁰ Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur; ²¹ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––thirty–two thousand, and two hundred. ²² Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni; ²³ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––thirty–five thousand, and four hundred. ²⁴ All they who are numbered to the camp of Ephraim, a hundred and eight thousand, and one hundred, by their hosts, and they, in the third rank, shall set forward. ²⁵ the standard of the camp of Dan, northwards, by their hosts, even the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai: ²⁶ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––sixty–two thousand, and seven hundred. ²⁷ Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Asher,––even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran; ²⁸ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––forty–one thousand, and five hundred. ²⁹ Then the tribe of Naphtali,––even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan; ³⁰ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––fifty–three thousand, and four hundred. ³¹ All they who are numbered to the camp of Dan, a hundred and fifty–seven thousand, and six hundred, in the hindmost rank, shall they set forward, by their standards. ³² These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel, by their ancestral houses,––all they who were numbered of the camps, by their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand, and five hundred, and fifty. ³³ But, the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel,––As Yahweh commanded Moses. ³⁴ Thus did the sons of Israel,––according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they encamp by their standards, and, so, did they set forward, every one by his families, near his ancestral house.

²⁵ Then Yahweh, came down, in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave unto the seventy men––the elders. And it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and then did so no more. ²⁶ Now there were two men left behind in the camp––the name of the one, was Eldad, and, the name of the other, Medad, so then the spirit, rested on them––they, being among them who were written, though they had not gone forth unto the tent,––but they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷ And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said,––Eldad and Medad, are prophesying in the camp! ²⁸ Then responded Joshua, son of Nun, the attendant of Moses from his youth, and said,––My lord Moses, forbid them! ²⁹ But Moses said unto him, Art, thou, jealous for, me? Oh would that, all the people of Yahweh, were prophets! Yea, let Yahweh put his spirit upon them!

⁹ Surely, from the head of the rocks, do I see him, Yea, from the hills, do I observe him,––Lo! a people, who alone, doth dwell, And, among the nations, he doth not reckon himself. ¹⁰ Who, hath counted the dust of Jacob? Or who, hath numbered the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my hereafter be like his!

⁵ How pleasing are thy tents, O Jacob,––Thy habitations, O Israel:

¹⁰ And, when they came thither to the hill, lo! a band of prophets coming to meet him,––then came suddenly upon him, the Spirit of God, and he was moved to prophesy in their midst.

²⁰ So Saul sent messengers to take David, but, when they saw the assembly of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, then came the Spirit of God upon the messengers of Saul, and, they also, were, moved to prophesy.

²³ And, when he departed from thence towards Naioth in Ramah, then came upon, him also, the Spirit of God, and he went on and on, and was moved to prophesy, until he entered Naioth in Ramah.

¹ Now, as for Azariah son of Oded, there came upon him, the spirit of God.

⁴ [HE] Beautiful, art thou, my fair one, as Tirzah, comely, as Jerusalem,––majestic as bannered hosts!

¹⁰ [THEY] Who is this, that looketh forth like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, pure as the sun, majestic as bannered hosts?

²² Many, will say unto me, in, that, day, Lord! Lord! did we not, in thy name, prophesy, and, in thy name, cast, demons, out,––and, in thy name, many works of power, perform?

⁴ Simon, the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.

⁸ Be curing, the sick, raising, the dead,––cleansing, lepers, casting out, demons: freely, ye have, received, freely, give.

²⁰ Notwithstanding, in this, be not rejoicing––that, the spirits, unto you submit themselves; but be rejoicing––that, your names, are inscribed in the heavens!

⁴⁹ But, a certain one from among them, Caiaphas, being, High–priest, for that year, said unto them––Ye, know, nothing at all; ⁵⁰ nor do ye take into account, that it is profitable for you that, one man, should die for the people, and not, the whole nation, perish. ⁵¹ This, however, from himself, he spake not, but, being, High–priest, for that year, he prophesied, that Jesus was about to die for the nation;

³¹ Then did Yahweh unveil the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the messenger of Yahweh stationed in the road, with his sword drawn, in his hand,––so he bent his head and bowed down before him.

⁷ So he took up his parable and said,––From Aram, doth Balak conduct me, The king of Moab, from the mountains of the East, Come thou! curse me Jacob, Yea, come thou! rage on Israel.

¹⁸ Then took he up his parable, and said,––Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

⁴ The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who, the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who, falleth down, but hath unveiled eyes:––

¹⁶ The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, And knowing the knowledge of the Most High,––Who, the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down, but hath unveiled eyes:––

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

¹² And it came to pass, when, the sun, was about to go in, and, a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror––a great darkness, was falling upon him.

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 God came in unto Balaam, by night, and said unto him––If, to call thee, the men have come in, arise, go with them,––But only, the thing that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou do.

²⁴ And, even he, stripped off his upper garments, and, even he, was moved to prophesy before Samuel, and lay prostrate, disrobed, all that day, and all the night. For this cause, do they say, Is, even Saul, among the prophets?

¹⁹ Then spakest thou in vision of thy men of lovingkindness, and saidst––I have laid help upon a mighty one, I have exalted one chosen from among the people;

²⁸ as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud, on a day of rain, so, was the appearance of the brightness round about, that, was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh,––and, when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.

¹⁷ So he came near where I stood, and, when he came, I was terrified, and fell upon my face,––but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man, that, to the time of the end, belongeth the vision. ¹⁸ And, when he spake with me, I fell stunned upon my face, to the earth,––but he touched me, and caused me to stand up where I was.

²⁶ Now, the revelation of the evening and the morning which hath been told, faithful, indeed it is,––but, thou, close up the vision, because it is for many days. ²⁷ Now, as for me Daniel, then was I sick for days, but I arose and did the business of the king,––and, though I was confounded concerning the revelation, yet could no one discern it.

¹⁵ And, when he had spoken with me such words as these,––I set my face towards the earth, and was dumb. ¹⁶ Then lo! like the similitude of the sons of men, one was touching my lips,––so I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him who was standing before me, O my lord! By the revelation, my pains have seized me, and I retain no strength.

¹⁰ But he became hungry, and wished to eat,––and, while they were making ready, there came upon him a trance;

¹⁹ And, as Peter was pondering over the vision, the Spirit said––Lo! two men, seeking thee.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when had returned unto Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance,

¹ To be boasting, is needful,––it is not, indeed, profitable, yet will I come to visions and revelations of [the] Lord:–– ² I know a man in Christ, who, fourteen years ago, whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not, God, knoweth, such a one as this, caught away, as far as the third heaven; ³ And I know such a man as this, whether in the body or apart from the body, [I know not], ––God, knoweth, ⁴ How that he was caught away into paradise, and heard unspeakable things, which it is not allowable for a man to utter:

¹⁰ I came to be, in Spirit, in the Lord’s Day, and heard, behind me, a loud voice, as of a trumpet,

¹⁷ And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead, and he laid his right hand upon me, saying––Do not fear! I, am the First, and the Last,

⁸ And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, on the east,––and put there, the man whom he had formed. ⁹ And Yahweh God, caused to spring up, out of the ground, every tree pleasant to the sight and good for food,––and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ¹⁰ Now, a river, was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden,––and, from thence, it parted, and became four heads.

¹⁰ So Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the circuit of the Jordan, that, the whole of it, was well–watered,––before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou enterest into Zoar.

³ So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters,––that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

⁸ Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments,––Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.

¹² The righteous, like the palm–tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow; ¹³ They who are planted in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God, shall flourish; ¹⁴ Still shall they bear fruit in old age, Vigorous and fresh, shall they be:

¹⁶ Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

¹² A garden barred, is my sister, bride,––a spring barred, a fountain sealed: ¹³ Thy buddings forth, are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits,––henna bushes, with nard blossoms: ¹⁴ Nard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all woods of frankincense,––myrrh and aloes, with all the chiefs of spices:
¹⁵ A garden fountain, a well of living waters,––and flowings from Lebanon.

¹¹ [HE] To the garden of nuts, I went down, to look at the fresh shoots of the ravine,––to see whether: had burst forth the vine, had blossomed the pomegranate:––

¹⁹ I will set, in the desert! Cedar, acacia, and myrtle, and oil–tree,––I will place, in the waste plain, Cypress, holm–oak, and sherbin–cedar, together,

¹¹ Then will Yahweh guide, thee continually, And will satisfy, [even] in scorched regions, thine own soul, Yea, thy very bones, will he invigorate,––So shall thou become, like a garden well––watered, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not deceive;

¹⁸ Let my persecutors, turn pale, but let not, me, turn pale, Let, them, be terrified, but let not, me, be terrified,––Bring thou upon them, a day of calamity, And, with a double fracture, destroy them.

¹² Then shall they come in, and shall shout in triumph on the height of Zion, And shall stream unto the goodness of Yahweh, To the wheat, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flocks and of the herds,––So shall their soul become like a garden well watered, And they shall not again, languish, any more.

³ Lo! Assyria, was a cedar in Lebanon, Beautiful in bough, and, Dense in foliage, and, Lofty in stature,––and, Among the clouds, came to be his top: ⁴ The waters, made him great, the roaring deep, made him high,––with its currents going round about the place where it was planted, Its channels also, it sent forth unto all the trees of the field.

¹² And, by the river, shall grow up on the bank thereof, on this, side and on that, side, every tree for food, the leaf whereof, shall not fade,––neither shall fail, the fruit thereof, by its months, shall it break forth, for, as for the waters thereof, out of the sanctuary, are they, coming forth,––and, the fruit, thereof shall be, for food, and, the leaf thereof, for healing.

¹⁸ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow down with milk, and, all the channels of Judah, shall flow down with waters,––and, a spring, out of the house of Yahweh, shall come forth, and shall water the torrent–valley of the acacias.

⁸ And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive,––but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword. ⁹ But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and the oxen and the lambs, also the fatlings, and all that was good, and would not devote them to destruction,––but, all the cattle that was contemptible and diseased, that, devoted they to destruction.

³² Then said Samuel––Bring ye near unto me––Agag, king of Amalek, And Agag came unto him, in fetters. Then said Agag, Surely, terrible, is the bitterness of death! ³³ And Samuel said, As women have been made childless by thy sword, So, childless among women, shall be, thine own mother. And Samuel cut Agag asunder before Yahweh, in Gilgal.

¹² So David perceived that Yahweh had established him to be king over Israel,––and that he had exalted his kingdom, for the sake of his people Israel.

²¹ And, Solomon, became ruler over all the kingdoms, from the River [even unto] the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt,––and these were bringing presents, and serving Solomon, all the days of his life.

² So David perceived, that Yahweh, had confirmed him, as king over Israel,––that his kingship was exalted, for the sake of his people Israel.

²⁰ and, mighty kings, have there been over Jerusalem, and bearing rule everywhere Beyond the River,––and, tribute, excise, and toll, have been given to them.

⁶ Yet, I, have installed my king,––on Zion my holy mountain.
⁷ Let me tell of a decree,––Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, today, have begotten thee: ⁸ Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth: ⁹ Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron,––as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.
¹⁰ Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:

⁴³ Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people,––didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me:

²⁶ In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:

³ The floods have lifted up, O Yahweh, The floods have lifted up––their voice, The floods have lifted up––their dashing waves. ⁴ With the sounds of many waters, Majestic are the breakers of the sea, Majestic on high, is Yahweh.

¹¹ The glory of thy kingdom, will they tell,––and, thy power, will they speak. ¹² To make known to the sons of men, his mighty deeds, and the splendid glory of his kingdom. ¹³ Thy kingdom, is a kingdom of all ages,––and, thy dominion, is over generation after generation.

¹⁶ Let not thy fountains, flow over, abroad, in the streets, dividings of waters: ¹⁷ Let them be for thyself, alone, and not for strangers with thee. ¹⁸ Let thy well–spring be blessed,––and get thy joy from the wife of thy youth:––

² But it shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days, That the mountain of the house of Yahweh, Shall be, set up, as the head of the mountains, And be exalted above the hills,––And all the nations, shall stream thereunto;

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 Hear ye this––O house of Jacob, Ye who call yourselves by the name of Israel, Yea, from the waters of Judah, came they forth,––Who swear by the name of Yahweh, And, by the God of Israel, call to remembrance––Not in truth, nor in righteousness;

¹³ O thou who dwellest upon many waters, Who aboundest in treasures,––Come, hath thine end! The measure of thine unrighteous gain!

⁴⁴ And, in the days of those kings, shall the God of the heavens, set up, a kingdom which, to the ages, shall not be destroyed, and, the kingdom, to another people, shall not be left,––it shall break in pieces and make an end of all these kingdoms, but, itself, shall stand to the ages.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered him––Rabbi! thou, art, the Son of God: Thou, art, King, of Israel.

¹⁰ In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow––of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground,–– ¹¹ And, every tongue, might openly confess––that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

¹⁵ And, the seventh messenger, sounded; and there came to be loud voices in heaven, saying––The kingdom of the world, hath become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign unto the ages of ages.

¹ And one of the seven messengers who had the seven bowls came, and spake with me, saying––Hither! I will point out to thee the judgment of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,

¹⁵ And he saith unto me––The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are, peoples and multitudes, and nations and tongues.

¹⁶ And he hath, upon his mantle and upon his thigh, a name, written––King of kings, and Lord of lords.

⁹ Only, against Yahweh, do not rebel. Do not, ye, fear the people of the land, For, our food, they are,––Their shade hath departed from over them, And Yahweh is with us, Do not fear them!

⁵ So then the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore, have ye brought us up out of Egypt, to die in the desert? for there is neither bread, nor water, and, our soul, doth loathe this contemptible bread!

²² GOD having brought them forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his:

²⁴ Lo, a people, like a lioness, shall rise, And, like a strong lion, shall rouse himself up; He will not lie down, till he eat the torn, And, the blood of the slain, he drink.

¹ When Yahweh thy God shall bring thee into the land which thou art going in to possess, and shall clear away many nations from before thee––the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites, and the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and the Hivites and the Jebusites––seven nations greater in number and stronger than thou;

²³ I will heap on them, calamities,––Mine arrows, will I spend upon them:

⁴² I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And, my sword, shall devour flesh,––With, the blood of the slain, and the captive, With [the flesh of] the chief leader of the foe.

⁹ Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron,––as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.

¹² For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow–strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.

⁵ Thine arrows, are sharp––Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.

¹³ I cried out, until morning, like a lion, Thus, will he break all my bones! From day until night, Thou wilt finish me!

⁹ For lo! I, am rousing and bringing up against Babylon, a gathered host of great nations, out of the land of the North, And they shall array themselves against her, From thence, shall she be captured,––His arrows, are as of a hero making childless, None shall return, empty.

¹⁷ A sheep all alone, is Israel, Lions, have driven him away,––At the first, the king of Assyria, devoured him, And, here, at the last, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, hath broken his bones!

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

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.

²⁹ Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee, Become thou lord to thy brethren, And let the sons of thy mother bow down to thee,––He that curseth thee, be accursed! And, he that blesseth thee, be blessed!

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?

³⁹ Wilt thou hunt––for the Lioness––prey? Or, the craving of the Strong Lion, wilt thou satisfy; ⁴⁰ When they settle down in dens, abide in covert, for lying in wait?

¹⁰ None so bold, that he will rouse him! Who then is he that, before me, can stand?

¹² Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,––How happy are all who seek refuge in him!

⁶ Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!

⁴⁰ And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you––Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.

⁴⁵ Then, will he answer them, saying: Verily, I say unto you––Inasmuch as ye did it not, unto one of these least, neither unto me, did ye it.

⁵ And he said––Who art thou, Lord? And, he, [said]––I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!

⁶ Now, therefore, do come, I pray thee, curse me this people, For, stronger, he is, than I, If peradventure I prevail, we shall smite him, That I may drive him out of the land,––For I know that, he whom thou dost bless, is to be blessed, And, he whom thou dost curse, is to be cursed.

¹¹ Lo! the people that hath come forth out of Egypt––he covereth the eye of the land. Now, do come, do revile me him, Peradventure I shall prevail in making war with him, And shall drive him out.

¹⁷ For I will, honour, thee, exceedingly, and, all that thou shalt say unto me, will I do. Do come therefore, I pray thee, oh revile me this people.

¹¹ Then said Balak unto Balaam, What hast thou done for me? To revile mine enemies, I summoned thee, and lo! thou hast, kept on blessing.

⁴ because they met you not with bread and water, in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt,––but hired against thee Balaam son of Beor, from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. ⁵ Nevertheless, Yahweh thy God, consented not, to hearken unto Balaam, but Yahweh thy God turned, for thee, the curse into a blessing,––because Yahweh thy God loved thee.

⁹ Then rose up Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, and made war with Israel,––and sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you; ¹⁰ but I was not willing to hearken unto Balaam,––so, he kept on blessing, you, and I rescued you out of his hand.

² because they met not the sons of Israel, with bread and with water,––but hired against them Balaam, to curse them, although our God turned the curse into a blessing.

²³ He shall clap over him his hands, and shall hiss him forth out of his place.

¹⁴ Thou, therefore, son of man, Prophesy, and smite thy hands together, And let the sword smite twice, thrice, the sword of the slain! The same, is the great sword of the slain, that which hemmeth them in.

¹⁷ Yea, even I myself, will smite my hands together, And will cause mine indignation to find rest,––I, Yahweh, have spoken.

¹³ Lo! therefore, I have smitten my hand, At thine unjust gain which thou hast made––And over thy bloodshed, which they have caused in thy midst.

³⁷ And Balak said unto Balaam: Did I not, send, unto thee, to call thee? Wherefore, didst thou not come unto me? Am I not, in very deed, able to honour thee?

²⁸ And, Jesus, said unto them––Verily, I say unto you, As for you who followed me in the regeneration, When the Son of Man shall take his seat on his throne of glory, ye also, shall be seated upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And, whosoever left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for sake of my name, manifold, shall receive, and life, age–abiding, shall inherit. ³⁰ But many shall be––first–last, and last–first.

²⁰ And Peter said unto him––Thy silver, with thee, go to destruction! Because, the free–gift of God, thou didst suppose could, with money, be obtained!

⁸ Yea, doubtless! and I account all things to be, loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom, the loss, of all things, have I suffered, and do account them refuse, in order that, Christ, I may win,

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.

² Shepherd the beloved flock of God, which is among you,––not by compulsion, but by choice, nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind,–– ³ Nor yet as lording it over the allotted portions, but becoming, ensamples, to the beloved flock;

⁸ Be taking heed unto yourselves, lest ye lose what things we earned,––but, a full reward, ye may duly receive.

¹⁸ And Balaam responded, and said unto the servants of Balak, Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

³⁸ And Balaam said unto Balak––Lo! I am come unto thee, Now, can, I, possibly, promise, anything? The word that God shall put in my mouth, that, must I speak.

²⁸ Then said Moses, Hereby, shall ye know, that, Yahweh, hath sent me, to do, all these works,––verily, not out of my own heart:––

¹ Then called Jacob unto his sons,––and said––Gather yourselves together, and let me tell you, that which shall befall you in the afterpart of the days.

¹⁷ I see One, who is not now, I observe One, who is not nigh,––There hath marched forth a Star out of Jacob. And arisen a Sceptre out of Israel, That hath dishonoured the beard of Moab, Yea the crown of the head of all the tumultuous;

⁷ So they made war upon Midian, as Yahweh had commanded Moses,––and slew every male: ⁸ and, the kings of Midian, slew they besides their other slain––namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian,––Balaam also, son of Beor, slew they with the sword. ⁹ And the sons of Israel took captive the women of Midian, and their little ones,––all their cattle also, and all their flocks, and all their substance, carried they off as a prey; ¹⁰ all their cities also, in their sites, and all their encampments, burned they up with fire. ¹¹ Then took they all the spoil, and all the booty,––both of man and beast; ¹² and brought in unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the assembly of the sons of Israel––the captives, and the booty, and the spoil, unto the camp,––unto the waste plains of Moab, which are by Jordan, near Jericho.
¹³ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the assembly, went forth to meet them,––unto the outside, of the camp. ¹⁴ Then was Moses sore displeased with the officers of the force,––the princes of thousands, and the princes of hundreds, who were coming in from the warring host. ¹⁵ And Moses said unto them,––Have ye saved alive every female? ¹⁶ Lo! they, became unto the sons of Israel, by the advice of Balaam, the cause of daring acts of treachery against Yahweh, over the affair of Peor,––and then came the plague against the assembly of Yahweh! ¹⁷ Now, therefore, slay ye every male among the young,––every woman also that hath cohabited with man, slay ye. ¹⁸ But, all the young of womankind that have not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.

²² And they shall be swept together in a crowd, fettered for a pit, And shall be lowered into a dungeon,––And, after many days, shall they be punished.

⁴⁷ Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab, In the afterpart of the days, Declareth Yahweh, Thus far, is the sentence of Moab.

³⁹ But it shall come to pass, In the afterpart of the days, That I will bring back the captivity of Elam, Declareth Yahweh.

²⁸ but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and hath made known to King Nebuchadnezzar, what shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days: Thy dream and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are, these:––

¹⁴ So then I am come to let thee understand that which shall befall thy people in the afterpart of the days,––for yet is the vision for [those] days.

⁵ Afterwards, shall the sons of Israel return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king,––and shall turn with throbbing hearts unto Yahweh and unto his goodness, in the afterpart of the days.

⁵ O my people! remember, I pray you, what Balak king of Moab, counseled, and what Balaam son of Beor, answered him,––from the Acacias as far as Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Yahweh.

¹⁷ And it shall be, in the last days saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and, your young men, visions shall see and, your elders, in dreams shall dream,––

¹ But, of this, be taking note––that, in last days, there will set in perilous seasons;

¹⁰ Do not fear the things which thou art about to suffer. Lo! the adversary is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and may have tribulation ten days. Become thou faithful until death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

³ and he took up his parable, and said,––The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye; ⁴ The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who, the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who, falleth down, but hath unveiled eyes:––

¹ And Job again took up his measure, and said:––

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!

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: ² The Spirit of Yahweh, spake in me,––And, his word, was on my tongue;

¹ Now, concerning the idol–sacrifices, we are aware––because we, all, have knowledge,––knowledge, puffeth up, but, love, buildeth up;

² And, though I have [the gift of] prophesying, and know all sacred secrets, and all knowledge,––and though I have all faith, so as to be removing mountains, and have not, love, I am, nothing;

²⁵ And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth,––For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because, Cain, slew him! ²⁶ And, to Seth––to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh,––then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.

³ And Adam lived, a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness, after his image,––and called his name, Seth: ⁴ and the days of Adam, after he begat Seth, were eight hundred years,––and he begat sons and daughters. ⁵ So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years,––and he died.
⁶ And Seth lived, a hundred and five years,––and begat Enosh; ⁷ and Seth lived, after he begat Enosh, eight hundred and seven years,––and begat sons and daughters; ⁸ and all the days of Seth were, nine hundred and twelve years,––and he died. ⁹ And Enosh lived, ninety years,––and begat Kenan; ¹⁰ and Enosh lived, after he begat Kenan, eight hundred and fifteen years,––and begat sons and daughters; ¹¹ and all the days of Enosh were, nine hundred and five years,––and he died. ¹² And Kenan lived, seventy years,––and begat Mahalalel; ¹³ and Kenan lived, after he begat Mahalalel, eight hundred and forty years,––and begat sons and daughters; ¹⁴ and all the days of Kenan were, nine hundred and ten years,––and he died. ¹⁵ And Mahalalel lived, sixty–five years,––and begat Jared; ¹⁶ and Mahalalel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years,––and begat sons and daughters; ¹⁷ and all the days of Mahalalel were, eight hundred and ninety–five years,––and he died. ¹⁸ And Jared lived, a hundred and sixty–two years, and begat Enoch; ¹⁹ and Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters; ²⁰ and all the days of Jared were, nine hundred and sixty–two years,––and he died.
²¹ And Enoch lived, sixty–five years,––and begat Methuselah; ²² and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters; ²³ and all the days of Enoch were, three hundred and sixty–five years; ²⁴ and Enoch walked with God,––and was not, for God had taken him.
²⁵ And Methuselah lived, a hundred and eighty–seven years,––and begat Lamech; ²⁶ and Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty–two years,––and begat sons and daughters; ²⁷ and all the days of Methuselah were, nine hundred and sixty–nine years,––and he died.
²⁸ And Lamech lived, a hundred and eighty–two years,––and begat a son; ²⁹ and he called his name Noah, saying,––This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground, which Yahweh hath cursed.

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:

²⁹ Woe to thee, Moab, Thou art lost, O people of Chemosh,––He hath given up his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto the king of the Amorites, Sihon.

³⁸ Then said Saul, Come near hither, all ye chiefs of the people,––and get to know and see, wherein, hath been this sin, today.

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

⁵ And it came to pass, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab revolted against the king of Israel.

²⁶ And, when the king of Moab saw that, the battle, prevailed against him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through against the king of Edom, but they could not. ²⁷ So he took his firstborn son who was to have reigned in his stead, and offered him up as an ascending–sacrifice upon the wall. And so it came to pass that there was great indignation against Israel. And they brake up from against him, and returned to their own land.

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

²⁵ But, I, know that, my redeemer, liveth, and, as the Last over [my] dust, will he arise; ²⁶ And, though, after my skin is struck off, this [followeth], yet, apart from my flesh, shall I see GOD: ²⁷ Whom, I myself, shall see, on my side, and, mine own eyes, [shall] have looked upon, and not those of a stranger. Exhausted are my deepest desires in my bosom!

⁶ Thy throne, O God, is to times age–abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

⁸ So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River[=Euphrates] unto the ends of the earth; ⁹ Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick; ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the Coastlands, A gift, let them render, The kings of Sheba and Seba, A present, let them bring; ¹¹ Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;

⁷⁰ And made choice of David his servant, And took him from among the folds of the sheep: ⁷¹ From after the sucking ewes, he brought him in,––To be shepherd to Jacob his people, And to Israel, his inheritance. ⁷² So he did shepherd them, according to the singleness of his heart, And, with the discernment of his hands, used he to guide them.

² Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.

¹ The oracle on Moab: Because, in a night, was laid waste Ar of Moab––destroyed! Because, in a night, was laid waste Kir of Moab––destroyed, ² He hath gone up to Bayith and Dibon, to the high places, to weep,––On Nebo and on Medeba, Moab is howling, On all their heads, a baldness, Every beard, clipped. ³ In their streets, have they girded them with sackcloth,––On their housetops, and in their broadways, every one is howling––melting in tears; ⁴ And Heshbon, hath made outcry, and Elealeh, Unto Jahaz, hath been heard their voice,––For this cause, do the armed men of Moab roar, Every man’s soul, quivereth to him. ⁵ Mine own heart, for Moab continueth to make outcry, Her fugitive, as far as Zoar, is like a heifer of three years; For, the accent of Luhith, with weeping, they ascend, For, by the way of Horonaim––an outcry of destruction, they excite;
⁶ For, the waters of Nimrim, shall become, desolation,––For grass, hath dried up, Herbage, hath failed, Green thing, hath not sprung up! ⁷ For this cause, the savings they had made, and that which they had stored, Over the torrent–bed of the willows, shall they bear them. ⁸ For the outcry, hath gone round, the boundary of Moab,––As far as Eglaim, the howling thereof, And, to Beer–elim, the howling thereof. ⁹ For, the waters of Dimon, are full of blood, For I will lay upon Dimon new troubles,––To the escaped of Moab, the lions, Even to the survivors on the soil.

¹ Send ye the lamb due to the ruler of the land, From Sela towards the desert,––Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion; ² Yet shall it be that––Like wandering birds from a nest cast forth, Shall be the daughters of Moab, at the fords of Arnon. ³ Bring thou in counsel, Execute thou judgment, Make, as the night, thy shadow, in the midst of high noon,––Hide thou the outcasts, The wanderer, do not thou reveal. ⁴ Let mine own outcasts, sojourn with thee, O Moab, become thou a covert to them, from the face of the spoiler,––For vanished, is the oppressor, At an end, is extortion, They who tread down have ceased, out of the land. ⁵ So shall be established, in lovingkindness, a throne, And one shall sit thereon, in truth, in the home of David,––Judging––and seeking justice, and speeding righteousness.
⁶ We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, Proud exceedingly! His haughtiness and his arrogance and his passion, Not true, are his boastings. ⁷ Therefore shall, Moab, howl for, Moab, All that belong to her, shall wail,––For the ruins of Kir–hareseth, shall they moan out, Utterly stricken! ⁸ For, the fields of Heshbon, are withered––The vine of Sibmah, The owners of nations, have broken off ruddy branches, Unto Jazer, had they reached, They had spread abroad to the desert,––Her boughs, had stretched forth, had gone over to the sea. ⁹ For this cause, will I bewail, in the wailing of Jazer, The vine of Sibmah, I will drench thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh,––For, upon thy fruit–harvest, and upon thy grain–harvest, the battle–shout, hath fallen. ¹⁰ Now shall be withdrawn rejoicing and exultation, out of the garden–land, And, in the vineyards, shall be neither singing nor shouting,––Wine in the winepress, the treader, shall not tread, The vintage–shout, have I made to cease. ¹¹ For this cause, mine inward parts––for Moab, like a lyre, shall make a plaintive sound,––Yea, what is within me, for Kir–heres. ¹² And it shall be––When it is seen that Moab hath laboured in vain on the high place, He shall enter into his holy place to pray, and shall not prevail, ¹³ This, is the word which Yahweh spake concerning Moab in, time past; ¹⁴ But now, hath Yahweh spoken, saying, In three years,––as the years of a hireling, shall the glory of Moab be diminished, with all the great multitude,––even a very small remnant, of no account.

⁴⁵ In the shadow of Heshbon, stand strengthless, the fugitives,––For, a fire, hath gone forth out of Heshbon, And shall flame out of the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the beard of Moab, And the crown of the head of the proudly tumultuous.

⁴ From him, the commander, from him, the supporter, from him, the war–bow,––from him, shall proceed every one that driveth on, together;

¹⁰ But I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem, the spirit of favour, and of supplications, and they will look unto me, whom they have pierced,––and will wail over him, as one waileth over an only son, and will make bitter outcry over him, as one maketh bitter outcry over a firstborn.

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. ³ But, when King Herod heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; ⁴ and, assembling all the high–priests and scribes of the people, he was enquiring of them––Where is, the Christ, to be born? ⁵ And, they, said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea,––for, so, is it written through the prophet: ⁶ And, thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means least, art thou, among the governors of Judah,––For, out of thee, shall one come forth to govern, Who shall shepherd my people Israel. ⁷ Then Herod, privately, calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing star; ⁸ and sending them to Bethlehem, said––Go search out accurately concerning the child,––and, as soon as ye find it, bring report unto me, that, I also, may come and bow myself down to it.
⁹ Now, they, hearing the king, went, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east, was going before them, until it went and stood over where the child was;

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.

⁷⁸ Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day–dawn from on high,––

⁸ but, as to the Son,––Thy throne, O God, is unto times age–abiding, and––A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of his kingdom,

¹⁹ And we have, more firm, the prophetic word; ––whereunto ye are doing, well, to take heed,––as unto a lamp shining in a dusky place,––until, day, shall dawn, and, a day–star, shall arise in your hearts:––

¹¹ Alas for them! because––in the way of Cain have they gone, and, in the error of Balaam’s wage, have they run riot, and, in the gainsaying of Korah, have they perished.

¹⁴ But the seventh from Adam, Enoch, prophesied, even of these, saying––Lo! the Lord hath come with his holy myriads,––
¹⁵ To execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly––of all their works of ungodliness, which they committed in ungodliness, and of all the hard things which they have spoken against him––sinners, ungodly!

⁷ Lo! he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, such also as pierced him; and all the tribes of the land shall smite themselves for him. Yea! Amen.

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.

⁴⁰ And, on thy sword, shalt thou live, And, thy brother, shalt thou serve: But it shall come to pass, when thou shalt rove at large, Then shalt thou break his yoke from off thy neck.

³ Then did Jacob send messengers before him, unto Esau his brother,––to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

¹⁴ And he put, in Edom, garrisons, throughout all Edom, put be garrisons, and so it was that all Edom became servants unto David,––and Yahweh gave victory unto David, whithersoever he went.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Lily of Testimony." A precious Psalm of David, to instruct. When he waged war with Aram–neharaim, and with Aram–zobah,––and then Joab returned and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand.]
O God, thou hast rejected us––hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?

⁸ Moab, is my wash–bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia! raise shout of triumph. ⁹ Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom! ¹⁰ Is it not, thou, O God?––thou hast rejected us! And wilt thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts? ¹¹ Grant us help out of distress, For, vain, is the deliverance of man: ¹² In God, we shall do valiantly, He himself, therefore, will tread down our adversaries.

⁵ For my sword, hath been sated in the heavens,––Lo! upon Edom, shall it descend, Even on the people whom I have devoted to justice.

¹ Who, is this, coming in from Edom, With bright–red garments, from Bozrah? This, made splendid in his raiment, Marching on in the greatness of his strength? I, speaking in righteousness, Mighty to save.

¹² That they on whom my name hath been called, may take possession, of the residue of Edom and of all the nations, Declareth Yahweh, who executeth this.

¹ Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing? ² The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together,––against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One [saying]: ³ Let us break asunder their bonds,––and cast from us their cords! ⁴ He that sitteth in the heavens, will laugh,––My Lord, will mock at them: ⁵ Then, will he speak unto them in his anger, and, in his wrath, confound them: ⁶ Yet, I, have installed my king,––on Zion my holy mountain.
⁷ Let me tell of a decree,––Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, today, have begotten thee: ⁸ Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth: ⁹ Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron,––as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.
¹⁰ Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth: ¹¹ Serve Yahweh with reverence, and exult with trembling: ¹² Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,––How happy are all who seek refuge in him!

⁷ For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken. ⁸ Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee. ⁹ Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence,––Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire: ¹⁰ Their fruit––out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men;

¹⁰ And there shall come to be, in that day, A root of Jesse, which shall be standing as an ensign of peoples, Unto him, shall nations seek,––And, his resting–place, shall be, glorious.

² Thou, therefore, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though, little, to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee, shall Mine come forth, to be ruler in Israel,––whose comings forth, have been from of old, from the days of age–past time.

⁴ Then shall he stand, and tend his flock in the strength of Yahweh, In the excellency of the name of Yahweh his God, have they endured,––For, now, shall he be great unto the ends of the earth;

⁴⁶ And, these, shall go away, into, age–abiding, correction, but, the righteous, into, age–abiding, life.

¹⁸ And Jesus, coming near, spake unto them, saying––All authority, in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me;

¹² He said, therefore––A certain man, of noble birth, went into a country far away, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

²⁷ But, these mine enemies who desired not that I should be made king over them, bring ye here, and slay them outright before me.

²⁵ For he must needs reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet:

²⁰ which he energised in the Christ, when he raised him from among the dead, and seated him at his right hand in the heavenlies, ²¹ Over–above all principality, authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one, ²² And did put, all things, in subjection beneath his feet. And gave him to be head over all things unto the assembly,

²² Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, messengers and authorities and powers, having been made subject unto him.

⁸ Then came in Amalek,––and fought with Israel, in Rephidim.

¹⁴ Then said Yahweh unto Moses––Write this as a remembrancer in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua––that I will, wipe out, the remembrance of Amalek, from under the heavens.

¹⁶ And he said––Because of a hand against the throne of Yah, Yahweh hath war with Amalek,––from generation to generation!

³ And so it used to be, if Israel had sown, then came up Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east, yea came up against them,

⁴⁸ Then made he ready a force, and smote the Amalekites,––and delivered Israel out of the hand of such as plundered them.

³ Now, go and smite Amalek, and devote ye to destruction all that he hath, and spare him not,––but thou shalt slay both man and woman, both child and suckling, both ox and sheep, both camel and ass. ⁴ So then Saul called together the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen,––and ten thousand men of Judah. ⁵ And Saul came as far as the city of Amalek,––and stirred up strife in the ravine. ⁶ Then said Saul unto the Kenites––Go, depart, get you down out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, yet, ye, dealt in lovingkindness, with all the sons of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed out of the midst of the Amalekites. ⁷ And Saul smote Amalek,––from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt. ⁸ And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive,––but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword.

⁸ And David and his men went up, and made a raid against the Geshurites and the Gizrites and the Amalekites,––for, they, were the inhabitants of the land who had been from age–past times, as thou enterest Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. ⁹ Now, when David would smite a land, he used to save alive neither man nor woman,––but took sheep and oxen, and asses and camels, and apparel, and returned, and came in unto Achish.

¹ And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that, the Amalekites, had made a raid into the South, and into Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

¹⁷ And David smote them, from the closing twilight even unto the evening of the next day,––and there escaped not of them a man, save four hundred young men who rode upon camels, and fled.

⁴³ and they smote the remainder that had escaped, of the Amalekites,––and dwelt there––[as they have] unto this day.

¹ After these things, did King Ahasuerus promote to power Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him,––and placed his seat above all the rulers who were with him.

⁹ Then said Harbonah––one of the eunuchs before the king––Yea lo! the gallows that Haman made ready for Mordecai, who had spoken well for the king, is standing in Haman’s house, of a height of fifty cubits. Then said the king, Hang him thereon. ¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai,––and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.

¹⁴ And the king commanded it to be done so, and there was given an edict, in Shusan,––and, the ten sons of Haman, they hanged.

¹⁹ the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite;

¹⁶ Now, the sons of the Kenite, father–in–law of Moses, had come up from the city of palm–trees, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad,––so they went and dwelt with the people.

¹⁸ Then said I, Like a stem, shall I grow old, yea, as the sand, shall I multiply days:

¹¹ From that land, went forth Asshur,––and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth–ir, and Calah;

²² The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur,––and Arpachshad, and Lud and Aram.

² then drew they near unto Zerubbabel, and unto the ancestral chiefs, and said unto them, Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God, and, unto him, have, we, been sacrificing since the days of Esar–haddon, king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

⁸ Even Assyria hath joined herself with them, They have become an arm to the sons of Lot. [Selah.]

³ Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more––Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.

¹ Now, Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man in presence of his lord, and held in honour, because, by him, had Yahweh given deliverance to Syria,––and, the man, was a hero of valour––[but], a leper.

² But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ alkali;

⁴ And, the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish,––Kittim, and Rodanim.

²¹ Now, to Shem, father of all the sons of Eber, elder brother of Japheth, to him also, were children born. ²² The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur,––and Arpachshad, and Lud and Aram. ²³ And, the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash. ²⁴ Now, Arpachshad, begat Shelah,––and, Shelah, begat Eber. ²⁵ And, to Eber, were born two sons,––the name of the one, was Peleg, for, in his days, was the earth divided, and, the name of his brother, was Joktan.

¹³ Then came in a fugitive, and told Abram the Hebrew,––he, having his dwelling among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, they, also having a covenant with Abram.

²⁰ And, when he saw Amalek, he took up his parable, and said––The beginning of nations,––Amalek, But, his latter end, is even to perish.

¹ The oracle on Tyre,––Howl! ye ships of Tarshish, For it is laid too waste to be a haven to enter, From the land of Cyprus, hath it been unveiled to them.

³⁵ Then were broken in pieces at once, the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, and became like chaff out of the summer threshing–floors, and the wind, carried them away, and, no place, was found for them,––but, the stone that smote the image, became a mighty rock, and filled all the land.

⁴⁵ Forasmuch as thou sawest that, out of the rock, a stone tare itself away, but not with hands, and brake in pieces the clay, the iron, the bronze, the silver and the gold, the mighty God, hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. Exact then is the dream, and trusty its interpretation.

¹⁹ Then desired I to be sure, concerning the fourth wild beast, which was diverse from all of them,––exceeding terrible, whose, teeth, were iron, and, his claws, of bronze, he devoured, brake in pieces, and, the residue––with his feet, he trampled down; ²⁰ also concerning the ten horns, which were in his head, and the other, which came up, and there fell––from among them that were before it––three,––and this horn which had, eyes, and, a mouth, speaking great things, and, his look, was more proud than his fellows:

²³ Thus, he said, The fourth wild beast, is a fourth kingdom which shall be in the earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms,––and shall devour all the earth, and shall trample it down, and break it in pieces. ²⁴ And, the ten horns of that kingdom, are ten kings who will arise,––and, another, will arise after them, and, he, will be diverse from the former ones, and, three kings, will he cast down; ²⁵ and, words against the Most High, will he speak, and, the holy ones of the Highest, will he afflict,––and will hope to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand, for a season and seasons and the dividing of a season, ²⁶ but, Judgment, will take its seat,––and, his dominion, will they take away, to destroy and make disappear unto an end.

⁵ Now, I, was observing, when lo! a he–goat, coming in out of the west, over the face of all the earth, but it meddled not with the earth,––and, the goat, had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. ⁶ So then he came up to the ram having the two horns, which I had seen, standing before the river,––and ran unto him, in the fury of his strength. ⁷ Yea I saw him coming close upon the ram, and he was enraged at him, and smote the ram, and brake in pieces both his horns, and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him,––but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled him underfoot, and there was none could deliver the ram out of his power. ⁸ But, the he–goat, shewed himself very great,––and, when he had become mighty, the great horn, was broken in pieces, and there came up afterwards four, in its stead, towards the four winds of the heavens;

²¹ and, the he–goat, is the king of Greece,––and, the great horn which was between his eyes, the same, is the first king.

²⁶ And, after the sixty–two weeks, shall the Anointed One, be cut off, and have, nothing,––and, the city and the sanctuary, will one destroy with the Prince, and so will his own end come with an overwhelming flood, howbeit, up to the full end of the war, are decreed astounding things. ²⁷ And he will confirm a covenant to the many, for one week,––but, in the middle of the week, will cause sacrifice and present to cease, and, in his stead, [shall be] the horrid abomination that astoundeth, even till, a full end, and that a decreed one, shall be poured out on him that astoundeth.

²⁰ And he said, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? But, now, must I return to fight with the ruler of Persia; I, therefore am going forth, and lo! the ruler of Greece, is coming.

³⁰ Then will come in against him the ships of Cyprus, and he will be disheartened, and again have indignation against a holy covenant, and will act with effect,––and again gain intelligence, concerning them who are forsaking a holy covenant.

⁴⁵ and will plant his palace–home between the seas, towards the beautiful holy mountain, but shall come to his end, with none to help him.

¹⁵ Whensoever, therefore, ye shall see the abomination desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place,––he that readeth, let him think,

²⁴ Shew me a denary. Of whom, hath it an image and inscription? And, they, said––Of Caesar.

²⁹ For lo! days are coming, in which they will say––Happy the barren! even the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck. ³⁰ Then, will they begin to say––unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us! ³¹ Because if, in moist wood, these things, they are doing,––in, the dry, what shall happen?

⁴⁸ If we let him alone thus, all, will believe on him, and the Romans will come, and take away, both our place and nation.

² And he cried out, with a mighty voice, saying––Fallen! fallen! is Babylon the Great, and hath become a habitation of demons, and a prison of every impure spirit, and a prison of every impure and hated bird; ³ Because, by reason [of the wine] of the wrath of her lewdness, have all the nations fallen, and, the kings of the earth, with her, did commit lewdness, and, the merchants of the earth, by reason of the power of her wantonness, waxed rich. ⁴ And I heard another voice out of heaven, saying––Come forth, my people, out of her,––that ye may have no fellowship with her sins, and, of her plagues, that ye may not receive; ⁵ because her sins were joined together as far as heaven, and God hath remembered her unrighteous deeds. ⁶ Render ye unto her, as, she also, rendered, and double [the] double, according to her works,––in the cup wherein she mixed, mix, unto her, double,–– ⁷ As much as she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give, unto her, torment and grief:––because, in her heart, she saith––I sit a Queen, and, widow, am I not, and, grief, in nowise shall I see! ⁸ Therefore, in one day, shall have come her plagues,––death and grief and famine; and, with fire, shall she be burned up; ––because, mighty, is the [Lord] God who hath judged her.
⁹ And they shall weep and wail over her––shall the kings of the earth who, with her, committed lewdness and waxed wanton,––as soon as they see the smoke of her burning,–– ¹⁰ afar off, standing, because of their fear of her torment, saying––Alas! alas! the great city! Babylon, the mighty city! That, in one hour, hath come thy judgment. ¹¹ And, the merchants of the earth, weep and grieve over her, because, their cargo, no one, buyeth any more: ¹² cargo of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every article of ivory, and every article of wood most precious, and of copper, and of iron, and of marble, ¹³ and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and unguent, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and [cargo] of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies, and lives of men. ¹⁴ And, the fruit of the coveting of thy soul, hath departed from thee, and, all things rich and bright, have perished from thee; and, no more, in anywise, for them, shall they seek. ¹⁵ The merchants of these things, who were enriched by her, afar off, shall stand, because of their fear of her torment, weeping, and grieving, ¹⁶ as they say––Alas! alas! the great city! She that was arrayed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stone, and pearl,–– ¹⁷ That, in one hour, hath been laid waste, such great wealth as this! And, every pilot, and every passenger, and mariners, and as many as, by the sea, carry on traffic, afar off did stand, ¹⁸ and they cried out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying––What city is like unto the great city? ¹⁹ And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping and grieving, saying––Alas! alas! the great city! Whereby were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costliness,––that, in one hour, she hath been laid waste! ²⁰ Be glad over her, thou heaven! And ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets! For that God hath exacted your vindication from her. ²¹ And one mighty messenger lifted a stone, as it were a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying––Thus, with main force, shall be cast down, Babylon the great city,––and in nowise be found any more; ²² And sound of harp–singers, and musicians, and flute–players, and trumpeters,––in nowise be heard in thee any more; and any artisan [of any art], ––in nowise be found in thee any more; and sound of millstone,––in nowise be found in thee any more; ²³ And light of lamp,––in nowise shine in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and bride,––in nowise be heard in thee any more; because, thy merchants, were the great ones of the earth, because, with thy sorcery, were all the nations deceived: ²⁴ And, in her, blood of prophets and saints, was found,––and of all who had been slain upon the earth.

¹¹ Now, therefore, flee thou unto thy place,––I said, I will, highly honour, thee; but lo! Yahweh hath kept thee back from honour.

⁸ and, the kings of Midian, slew they besides their other slain––namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian,––Balaam also, son of Beor, slew they with the sword.

²² Balaam also son of Beor, the diviner, did the sons of Israel slay with the sword among their slain.