Proverbs 8 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Doth not, wisdom, cry aloud? and, understanding, send forth her voice? ² At the top of the high places above the way, at the place where paths meet, she taketh her stand: ³ Beside the gates, at the entrance of the city,––at the going in of the openings, she shouteth:–– ⁴ Unto you, O men, I call, and, my voice, is unto the sons of men; ⁵ Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense; ⁶ Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity; ⁷ For, faithfulness, shall my mouth softly utter, but, the abomination of my lips, shall be lawlessness; ⁸ In righteousness, shall be all the sayings of my mouth, nothing therein, shall be crafty or perverse; ⁹ All of them, shall be plain, to them who would understand, and just, to such as would gain knowledge. ¹⁰ Receive my correction, and not silver, and knowledge, rather than choicest gold. ¹¹ For better is wisdom, than ornaments of coral, and, no delightful things, can equal her.
¹² I, wisdom, inhabit shrewdness,––and, the knowledge of sagacious things, I gain. ¹³ The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate. ¹⁴ Mine, are counsel, and effective working, I, am understanding, mine, is valour: ¹⁵ By me, kings reign, and dignitaries decree righteousness; ¹⁶ By me, rulers govern, and nobles––all the righteous judges: ¹⁷ I, love, them who love me, and, they who diligently seek me, find me: ¹⁸ Riches and honour, are with me, lordly wealth, and righteousness; ¹⁹ Better is my fruit, than gold––yea fine gold, and mine increase, than choice silver; ²⁰ In the way of righteousness, I march along, in the middle of the paths of justice: ²¹ That I may cause them who love me to inherit substance, and, their treasuries, I may fill.
²² Yahweh, had constituted me the beginning of his way, before his works, at the commencement of that time; ²³ At the outset of the ages, had I been established, in advance of the antiquities of the earth; ²⁴ When there was no resounding deep, I had been brought forth, when there were no fountains, abounding with water; ²⁵ Ere yet the mountains had been settled, before the hills, had I been brought forth; ²⁶ Or ever he had made the land and the wastes, or the top of the dry parts of the world: ²⁷ When he prepared the heavens, there, was I! When he decreed a vault upon the face of the resounding deep; ²⁸ When he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the resounding deep, waxed strong; ²⁹ When he fixed for the sea its bound, that, the waters, should not go beyond his bidding, when he decreed the foundations of the earth:–– ³⁰ Then became I beside him, a firm and sure worker, then became I filled with delight, day by day, exulting before him on every occasion; ³¹ Exulting in the fruitful land of his earth, Yea, my fulness of delight, was with the sons of men.
³² Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, for how happy are they who, to my ways, pay regard! ³³ Hear ye correction, and be wise, and do not neglect. ³⁴ How happy the man that doth hearken to me,––keeping guard at my doors, day by day, watching at the posts of my gates; ³⁵ For, he that findeth me, findeth life, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh; ³⁶ But, he that misseth me, wrongeth his own soul, all who hate me, love death.

²⁰ Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice; ²¹ At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud,––at the openings of the gates in the city––her sayings, she doth utter:––

¹ Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars; ² hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table; ³ hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:

¹ Hearken, ye Coastlands, unto me, And give ear, ye peoples afar off,––Yahweh, called me, from my birth, From my nativity, made he mention of my name; ² And he made my mouth, like a sharp sword, In the shadow of his hand, he concealed me,––And made of me a polished arrow, In his quiver, he hid me; ³ And said to me, My Servant, thou art,––Israel, in whom I will get myself glory. ⁴ But, I, said, To no purpose, have I toiled, For waste and mist––my vigour, have I spent,––Surely, my vindication, is, with, Yahweh, And, my recompence, with my God. ⁵ Now, therefore, said Yahweh––Fashioning me from birth, To be Servant to him, To restore Jacob unto him, And that, Israel, unto him, might be gathered, And I be honourable in the eyes of Yahweh, And, my God, be proved to have been my strength; ⁶ Yea he said––It is too small a thing, for being my, Servant, That thou shouldest raise up the tribes of Jacob, And, the preserved of Israel, shouldst restore,––So I will give thee to become a light of nations, That, my salvation, may reach as far as, the end of the earth.

¹ Ho! every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters, Yea he that hath no money,––Come ye––buy corn, and eat, Yea come––buy corn, without money, And, without price, wine and milk. ² Wherefore, should ye spend, Money, for that which is, not bread? Or your labour, for that which, satisfieth not? Keep on hearkening unto me, And so eat that which is good, And let your soul, take exquisite delight in fatness: ³ Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hearken, That your soul, may live,––That I may solemnise for you a covenant age–abiding, The Lovingkindness to David, well–assured.

³ For, this, is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, A voice, of one crying aloud! In the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight, be making his paths.

¹⁷ From that time, began Jesus to be making proclamation, and saying,––Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.

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.

¹⁰ And, unto all the nations, first, must needs be proclaimed, the glad–message.

¹⁵ and he said unto them––Go ye into all the world, and proclaim the glad–message, to the whole creation: ¹⁶ He that hath believed, and been immersed, shall be saved; but, he that hath disbelieved, shall be condemned:

⁴⁷ And that repentance for remission of sins should be proclaimed upon his name unto all the nations,––beginning from Jerusalem.

³⁷ Now, on the last––the great––day of the feast, Jesus was standing, and he cried aloud, saying––If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink:

⁸ But ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit cometh upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and [in] all Judaea and Samaria and as far as the uttermost part of the land.

²¹ And he said unto me––Be taking thy journey; because, I, unto nations afar off, will send thee.

¹⁸ For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations,––by word and deed, ¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of [Holy Spirit]; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad–message of the Christ,–– ²⁰ Although, thus,––as ambitious to be announcing the glad–message––not where Christ had been named, lest, upon another’s foundation, I should be building; ²¹ But, even as it is written––They shall see unto whom had been announced no tidings concerning him, and, they who had not heard, shall understand.

³ hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:

¹⁴ So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;

⁷ When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,

⁹ Be going, therefore, into the crossways of the roads, and, as many as ye shall find, call ye into the marriage–feast.

²¹ And, going near, the servant reported unto his lord these things. Then, provoked to anger, the master of the house said unto his servant––Go out quickly, into the broadways and streets of the city,––and, the destitute, and tried, and blind, and lame, bring thou in here. ²² And the servant said––Lord! what thou didst order, hath been done; and, yet, there is, room. ²³ And the lord said unto the servant––Go out among the highways and fences, and compel them to come in; that my house may be filled.

²⁰ Jesus answered him––I, openly, have spoken, unto the world,––I, ever, taught, in synagogue, and in the temple, where all the Jews gather together; and, in secret, spake nothing:

²⁰ Be going your way, and, taking your stand, be speaking, in the temple, unto the people, all the declarations of this Life.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody.]
Hear ye this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of this passing world; ² Both sons of the low, And sons of the high,––Together both rich and needy:–– ³ My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding:

¹ [A Melody of Asaph.]
El, Elohim, Yahweh, hath spoken, and culled the earth, From the rising of the sun, unto the going in thereof:

¹⁵ He that hath ears, let him hear!

¹⁶ For God, so loved, the world, that, his Only Begotten Son, he gave,––that, whosoever believeth on him, might not perish, but have life age–abiding.

¹⁹ How that, God, was in Christ, reconciling, a world, unto himself, not reckoning, unto them, their offences,––and hath put, in us, the reconciling discourse. ²⁰ In behalf of Christ, therefore, are we ambassadors,––as if God were beseeching through us: we entreat, in behalf of Christ,––be reconciled unto God!

²³ If, at least, ye are abiding still in the faith, founded and firm, and not to be moved away from the hope of the glad–message which ye have heard, which hath been proclaimed in all creation which is under heaven,––of which, I Paul, have become minister.

²⁸ Whom we are declaring, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man complete in Christ;

⁴ Who willeth, all men, to be saved, and, unto a personal knowledge of truth, to come; ⁵ For there is, one, God, one, mediator also, between God and men,––a man––Christ Jesus: ⁶ Who gave himself a ransom in behalf of all,––the testimony, in its own fit times:

¹¹ For the favour of God, bringing salvation for all men, hath shone forth, ¹² Putting us under discipline––in order that,––denying ourselves of ungodliness and worldly covetings, in a soberminded and righteous and godly manner, we should live, in the present age,

¹⁷ And, the Spirit and the Bride, say––Come! and, he that heareth, let him say––Come! and, he that is athirst, let him come,––he that will, let him take of the water of life, freely.

⁷ The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple;

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people, And, ye dullards, when will ye show discretion?

⁴ For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him––

¹³ Yahweh, as a hero, goeth forth, As a man of war, he stirreth up jealousy,––He giveth a cry, yea he raiseth a war–cry, Over his foes, he showeth his strength.

¹⁸ To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.

²⁸ And, the low–born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen,––[and] the things that are not,––that, the things that are, he might bring to nought;

⁹ Or know ye not that, wrong–doers, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves:––neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, ¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners––shall inherit, God’s kingdom. ¹¹ And, these things, were some of you; but ye bathed them away,––but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified, in the name of [our] Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

¹⁷ Because thou sayest, Rich, am I, and have become enriched, and, of nothing, have I need, and knowest not that, thou, art the wretched one, and pitiable, and destitute, and blind, and naked, ¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me, gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich,––and white raiment, that thou mayest array thyself, and, the shame of thy nakedness, may not be made manifest,––and eye–salve, to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

¹ But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear. ² Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken, ³ Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken;

⁷ The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple; ⁸ The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes; ⁹ The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore,––The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether: ¹⁰ More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb. ¹¹ Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward.

³ My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding:

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,

² For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.

²⁰ My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear; ²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart; ²² For, life, they are, to them who find them,––and, to every part of one’s flesh, they bring healing.

²⁰ Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge: ²¹ To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.

¹⁶ So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.

² and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying:––
³ Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens; ⁴ Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted: ⁵ Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth: ⁶ Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled: ⁷ Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy: ⁸ Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God: ⁹ Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God: ¹⁰ Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹¹ Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake: ¹² Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching; ²⁹ for he was teaching them as one having, authority, and not as their Scribes.

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!

⁶ Wisdom, however, we do speak, among the full–grown,––wisdom, indeed, not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are to come to nought; ⁷ But we speak, God’s, wisdom, in a sacred secret, that hidden [wisdom], which God marked out beforehand, before the ages, for our glory,––

²⁶ The sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages and from the generations, but, now, hath been made manifest unto his saints––

⁴ For, of a truth––not false, are my words, One of competent knowledge, is with thee.

³⁰ The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

²² An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is his delight.

¹² The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.

²⁷ An abomination to the righteous, is the man of perversity, and, an abomination to the lawless, is a man of straightforward way.

¹⁷ Because, the law, through Moses, was given, favour and truth, through Jesus Christ, came into existence.

¹⁴ Jesus answered, and said unto them––Even though, I, bear witness concerning myself, true, is my witness, because I know whence I came, and whither I go; but, ye, know not whence I come, and whither I go.

⁴⁵ But, as for me, because, the truth, I speak, ye do not believe me.
⁴⁶ Which of you convicteth me of sin? If, truth, I speak, wherefore, do, ye, not believe me?

⁶ Jesus saith unto him––I, am the way, and the truth, and the life: No one, cometh unto the Father, but through me.

¹⁷ Hallow them in the truth: Thine own word, is, truth:

³⁷ Pilate, therefore, said unto him––And yet, thou, art, not a king? Jesus answered––Thou, sayest, that, a king, I am: I, for this, have been born, and, for this, have come into the world,––that I may bear witness unto the truth: Every one who is of the truth, hearkeneth unto my voice.

¹⁴ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Laodicea, write:––These things, saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of God:

⁵ They have broken faith with him, to be no sons of his––their fault,––A generation twisted and crooked.

⁶ The words of Yahweh, are words, that are pure, silver refined in a crucible of earth, purified seven times!

¹³ The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.

²³ By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree, And shall not turn back,––That, unto myself, Shall bow, every knee, Shall swear, every tongue:

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.

⁴⁶ The officers answered––Never, man spake thus!

⁷ The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple; ⁸ The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes;

¹² Who then is the man that revereth Yahweh? Let him direct him into the way he should choose. ¹³ His soul, with prosperity, shall tarry, and, his seed, shall possess the land. ¹⁴ Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.

⁹⁸ Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age–abidingly, shall it be mine. ⁹⁹ Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my meditation. ¹⁰⁰ Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.

⁶ A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.

¹⁴ The heart of the intelligent, seeketh knowledge, but, the mouth of dullards, feedeth on folly.

²⁴ The way of life, is upwards to the prudent, that he may depart from hades beneath.

²⁴ Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.

¹ A man seeketh, for satisfaction, going his own way, through all safe counsel, he breaketh.
² A dullard, delighteth not, in understanding, in nothing save the exposing of his own heart.

¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent, acquireth knowledge, yea, the ear of the wise, seeketh knowledge.

⁸ And there shall be, there, a raised way–even, a high road, And, the Highroad of Holiness, shall it be called, There shall not pass over it one who is unclean; But, He Himself, shall be one of them, travelling the road, And, the perverse, shall not stray [thereinto].

⁷ O thou who art said to be the house of Jacob, Is the spirit of Yahweh, impatient? Or are, these, his doings? Are not, his words, pleasant to him who is upright in his walk?

¹¹ And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens,––whereas, unto them, hath it not been given. ¹² For, whosoever hath, it shall be given, to him, and he shall be made to abound,––but, whoever hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him?

⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets,––And they shall be, all, the instructed of God: Every one who hath heard of the Father, and learned, cometh unto me.

¹⁷ If any one intend, his will, to do, he shall get to know concerning the teaching––whether it is, of God, or, I, from myself, am speaking,

¹⁴ But, a man of the soul, doth not welcome the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, and he cannot get to know them, because, spiritually, are they examined; ¹⁵ But, the man of the spirit, on the one hand, examineth all things, but, on the other, he himself, by no one, is examined.

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;

⁷² Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.

¹²⁷ For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!

¹⁶² Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her, ⁵ Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find.

¹³ How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding, ¹⁴ For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase; ¹⁵ More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:

¹⁹ Better is my fruit, than gold––yea fine gold, and mine increase, than choice silver;

²⁰ Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.

¹⁶ To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!

²³ Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.

¹¹ Good is wisdom, with an inheritance,––and a profit, to such as see the sun.

⁶ But Peter said––Silver and gold, have none, but, what I have, the same, unto thee do I give:––In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, Walk!

¹⁰ as grieving, yet, ever, rejoicing, as destitute, yet making, many, rich, as holding, nothing, and yet firmly holding, all things.

¹⁵ Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof; ¹⁶ It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire; ¹⁷ Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold, ¹⁸ Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral; ¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.

¹⁰ More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb.

⁵ Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth. ⁶ Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee,––love her and she will keep thee. ⁷ The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.

¹⁵ There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.

²⁶ For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?

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,
⁹ And be found in him––not having a righteousness of my own, that which is by law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is, of God, upon my faith,––

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. ⁶ I myself, therefore, lo! I have given with him––Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and, in the heart of every one that is wise–hearted, have I put wisdom,––so shall they make all that I have commanded thee:––

³⁰ And Moses said unto the sons of Israel––See! Yahweh hath called by name,––Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

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.

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;

¹⁹ the whole in writing, From the hand of Yahweh upon me, to give understanding,––all the works of the pattern.

¹⁴ And, when Judah turned and lo! as for them, the battle was before and behind, then made they outcry unto Yahweh,––and, the priests, kept on blowing with the trumpets.

²⁴ How thy works abound, O Yahweh! All of them––in wisdom, hast thou made, The earth is full of thy possession:––

²⁶ Yea, One hath trained him to good judgment, His God, directeth him.

⁸ For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways,––Declareth Yahweh. ⁹ For, higher, are the heavens than the earth,––So, higher, are, My ways, than, your ways, and, My thoughts, than, your thoughts.

³³ Oh! the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments! and untraceable his ways!

⁸ which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence,

¹¹ In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will,

¹⁰ In order that now, unto the principalities and the authorities in the heavenlies, might be made known, through means of the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God,––

³ In whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden away.

³ Do not multiply words, so loftily––loftily, Nor let arrogance proceed from your mouth,––For, a GOD of knowledge, is Yahweh, And, for himself, are great doings made firm.

⁴ For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine: ⁵ Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes,––Thou hatest all workers of iniquity:

¹⁰ Ye lovers of Yahweh! be haters of wrong,––He preserveth the lives of his men of lovingkindness, From the hand of the lawless, will he rescue them.

³ I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing,––The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;

¹⁰⁴ Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.

¹²⁸ For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.

⁶ Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty––afar off, doth he acknowledge.

²⁴ Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.

¹² An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, [is he] who––goeth on in perversity of mouth;

¹⁶ These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul:–– ¹⁷ Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood; ¹⁸ A heart contriving iniquitous devices, feet hasting to run into mischief; ¹⁹ One that uttereth lies––a false witness, and one sending forth strifes between brethren.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.

⁶ By lovingkindness and fidelity, shall iniquity be covered, and, in the revering of Yahweh, is a turning away from wrong.

¹⁸ Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

¹⁵ Hate wrong, and love right, and station, Justice, in the gate,––Peradventure, Yahweh, God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

¹⁷ And let, no man, devise, the injury of his neighbour, in your heart, and the oath of falsehood, do not love,––for, all these, are things which I hate, declareth Yahweh.

⁹ Your love, [be] without hypocrisy,––loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;

²² From every form of wickedness, abstain.

¹⁹ Howbeit, the firm foundation of God, standeth, having this seal––The Lord hath acknowledged them who are his, and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord stand aloof from unrighteousness.

⁵ In like manner, ye younger men––submit yourselves unto elders; ––All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

⁵ A wise man, is mighty, and, a man of knowledge, becometh alert in vigour.

¹⁹ Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city.

¹⁶ Then said, I, Better is wisdom than strength,––although, the wisdom of the poor man, be despised, and, his words, not heard. ¹⁷ The words of the wise, in quietness, are heard,––beyond the outcry of one who ruleth over dullards. ¹⁸ Better is wisdom, than weapons of war,––but, one sinner, may destroy much good.

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.

¹⁴ With whom, hath he taken counsel––And he hath given him intelligence, And instructed him in the path of justice,––And taught him knowledge, And, in the way of intelligence, hath been giving him understanding?

⁹ It, was––The real light that enlighteneth every man––Coming into the world.

²² Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,

³³ Oh! the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments! and untraceable his ways! ³⁴ For who hath come to know the mind of the Lord? Or who hath become his counselor?

²⁴ But, unto the called themselves––both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God’s power, and, God’s wisdom.

³⁰ But, of him, are, ye, in Christ Jesus, who hath been made wisdom unto us, from God,––both righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

¹⁷ And, when, Samuel, beheld Saul, Yahweh, answered him, Lo! the man, of whom I said unto thee, Here, is one shall control my people.

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

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?

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king,––for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.

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!

⁹ Yahweh thy God be blessed, who delighted in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel,––because Yahweh loveth Israel unto times age–abiding, therefore hath he appointed thee to be king, to execute justice and righteousness.

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.

¹ [Solomon’s.> O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
² May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice; ³ May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness; ⁴ May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.

⁴ Yea, with the strength of a king––justice, he loveth,––Thou, hast established equity, Justice and righteousness in Jacob, thou, hast wrought.

²⁶ That I may restore, thy Judges, as at the first, and, thy Counselors, as at the beginning,––After that, shalt thou be called, Righteous, citadel, Trusty, city,––

¹ Lo! in righteousness, shall reign, a king, Yea, even princes, with equity, shall bear rule. ² So shall each one become, As a hiding–place from the wind, And a covert from the storm,––As channels of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a massive cliff in a weary land.

⁵ I, made, The earth––The man and the beast that are on the face of the earth––By my great power, And by mine outstretched arm,––And gave it to whomsoever was right in mine own eyes. ⁶ Now, therefore, I, have given all these lands, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant,––Moreover also, the wild beast of the field, have I given him, to serve him. ⁷ Therefore shall all the nations, serve him, and his son, and his son’s son,––until the time even of his own land, itself, arrive, when many nations and great kings, shall use him as a slave.

¹⁵ In those days, and at that time, will I cause to bud unto David, A Bud of righteousness,––And he shall execute justice and righteousness, in the land:

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

²⁵ That, thee, are they going to drive forth from among men, and, along with the wild beasts of the field, shall be thy dwelling, and, grass––like oxen, will they suffer, thee, to eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, will they suffer, thee, to be drenched, and, seven seasons, shall pass over thee,––until that thou come to know, that the Most High, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, to whomsoever he pleaesth, he giveth it.

³² And, from among men, are they going to drive, thee, forth, and, with the wild beast of the field, shall be thy dwelling, grass––like oxen, will they suffer, thee, to eat, and, seven seasons, shall pass over thee,––until that thou come to know that the Most High, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, to whomsoever he pleaseth, he giveth it.

¹⁸ As for thee, O king, the Most High God, gave, kingship and greatness and honour and majesty, unto Nebuchadnezzar thy father; ¹⁹ and, for the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, races and tongues, used to tremble and to withdraw falteringly from before him,––Whom he would, he slew, and, whom he would, he kept alive, and, whom he would, he set up, and, whom he would, he put down. ²⁰ But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him; ²¹ And, from among the sons of men, was he driven, and, his heart, to a wild beast’s, became equal, and, with the wild asses, was his dwelling, and, grass––like oxen, they suffered him to eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, his body, was drenched––until that he came to know that the Most High God, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, whomsoever he pleaseth, he setteth up over it. ²² And yet, thou, his son, O Belshazzar! hast not humbled thy heart, though, all this, thou knewest; ²³ but, against the Lord of the heavens, hast uplifted thyself, and, the vessels of his house, have they brought before thee, and, thou, and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have been drinking, wine, therein, and, gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which see not nor hear nor know, hast thou praised,––whereas, God, in whose hand thy breath is and whose are all thy ways, him, hast thou not glorified. ²⁴ Then was there put forth from before him the part of the hand,––and, this writing, was inscribed: ²⁵ And this is the writing which was inscribed, M’ne, M’ne, T’kel, u–Pharsin. ²⁶ This, is the interpretation of the thing,––M’ne[=" Reckoned–up"], God hath reckoned up thy reign, and ended it: ²⁷ T’kel[=" Weighed"], ––thou art weighed in the balances, and found wanting; ²⁸ P’res[=" Snatched–away"], ––snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians. ²⁹ Then Belshazzar, gave word, that they should clothe Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold upon his neck,––and should make a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler over the kingdom.
³⁰ In that night, was slain––Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans. ³¹ And, Darius the Mede, received the kingdom,––when about sixty–two years of age.

¹³ I continued looking in the visions of the night, when lo! with the clouds of the heavens, one like a son of man, was coming,––and, unto the Ancient of days, he approached, and, before him, they brought him near; ¹⁴ and, unto him, were given dominion and dignity and kingship, that all peoples, races and tongues, unto him, should do service,––his dominion, was an age–abiding dominion, which should not pass away, and, his kingdom, that which should not be destroyed.

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

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

¹¹ And I saw heaven, set open, and lo! a white horse, and, he that was sitting thereon, [called] Faithful, and True; and, in righteousness, doth he judge and make war;

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

³⁰ Hence, the oracle of Yahweh God of Israel, I, said, that, thy house, and the house of thy father, should go to and fro in my presence, unto times age–abiding: But, now, (is the oracle of Yahweh)––Be it far from me! For, them who honour me, will I honour, but, they who despise me, shall be lightly esteemed.

¹⁴ Because, on me, he hath set firm his love, Therefore will I deliver him, I will set him on high, Because he hath known my Name;

²⁸ Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.

¹ Yet remember thy Creator, in the days of thy vigour,––or ever come in, the days of discomfort, and the years arrive, in which thou shalt say––I have, in them, no pleasure;

¹⁹ Not in secret, have I spoken, In a place of the earth that is dark,––I have not said unto the seed of Jacob, In a waste, seek ye me,––I, am Yahweh, Speaking the thing that is right, Declaring the things that are just.

⁶ Seek Yahweh, while he may be found,––Call ye upon him, while he is near:

³³ But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness,––and, all these things, shall be added unto you.

⁷ Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find,––Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you. ⁸ For, whosoever asketh, receiveth, and, he that seeketh, findeth,––and, to him that knocketh, shall it be opened.

¹⁴ But Jesus, seeing it, was greatly displeased, and said unto them––Suffer the children to come unto me,––do not hinder them; for, of such, is the kingdom of God.

²¹ He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he, it is that loveth me; and, he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and, I, will love him, and will manifest, myself, unto him.

²³ Jesus answered, and said unto him––If any man be loving me, my word, he will keep, and, my Father, will love him,––and, unto him, will we come, and, an abode with him, will we make.

²⁷ For, the Father himself, dearly loveth you, because, ye, have dearly loved me, and believed that, I, from the Father, came forth:––

¹⁹ We, love, because, he, first loved us:––

⁶ Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep,––Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!

³ Wealth and riches, shall be in his house, and, his righteousness, standeth for aye.

¹⁶ Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;

⁷ The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding. ⁸ Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her: ⁹ She will give for thy head, a wreath of beauty, A crown of adorning, will she bestow upon thee.

⁴ Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.

¹⁴ and those riches perish, by being ill employed,––and though he begetteth a son, yet is there in his hand nothing at all. ¹⁵ As he came from his mother’s womb, naked, he again departeth, as he came,––and, nothing, can he take of his toil, which he can carry in his hand. ¹⁶ Even this, moreover, is an incurable evil, altogether as he came, so, shall he depart,––what profit then shall he have who toileth for the wind?

¹⁹ Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal; ²⁰ but be laying up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where, neither moth nor rust, doth tarnish, and where, thieves, dig not through nor steal:

⁴² Of few things, is there need, or, of one; Mary, in fact, hath chosen, the good part,––one which shall not be taken away from her.

²⁰ But God said unto him––Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? ²¹ [So, is he that is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich, towards God.]

³³ Sell your possessions, and give alms, make for yourselves purses that wax not old,––treasure unfailing, in the heavens, where, thief, doth not draw near, and, moth, doth not spoil.

¹¹ If therefore, in the unjust Riches ye proved unfaithful, the true, who, unto you, will entrust? ¹² And, if, in what was another’s, ye proved unfaithful, your own, who will give unto you?

⁸ Unto me––the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad–message of the untraceable riches of the Christ,

¹⁹ And, my God, will fill up your every need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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, ¹⁸ To be doing good, to be rich in noble works, to be, generous in giving, ready for fellowship,–– ¹⁹ Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life [which is life] indeed.

⁵ Hearken! my brethren beloved:––Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

¹ Come now! ye wealthy! Weep ye, howling, for your hardships which are coming upon you: ² Your wealth, hath rotted, and, your garments, have become, moth–eaten,–– ³ Your gold and silver, have rusted away, and, their rust, shall be, witness against you, and shall eat your flesh, as fire! Ye have laid up treasure in days of extremity:––

¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me, gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich,––and white raiment, that thou mayest array thyself, and, the shame of thy nakedness, may not be made manifest,––and eye–salve, to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

¹⁴ For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;

¹⁰ Receive my correction, and not silver, and knowledge, rather than choicest gold.

¹² For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver,––but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof.

³² So then ye must observe to do, as Yahweh your God hath commanded you,––ye must not turn aside, to the right hand or to the left.

³ My life, he restoreth, He guideth me in right paths, for the sake of his Name.

⁴ Thy ways, O Yahweh, let me know, Thy paths, teach thou me: ⁵ Guide me into thy truth and teach me, for, thou, art my delivering God, For thee, have I waited all the day:

⁸ I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.

⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

¹¹ In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness. ¹² When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

²⁵ Let, thine eyes, right onward, look,––and, thine eyelashes, point straight before thee. ²⁶ Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright: ²⁷ Decline not, to the right hand or to the left,––Turn away thy foot from wickedness.

²² When thou walkest abroad, it shall guide thee, when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee, when thou wakest, it shall speak to thee:

³ And many peoples shall go, and say––Come ye, and let us ascend, Unto the mountain of Yahweh, Unto the house of the God of Jacob, That he may teach us of his ways, And we may walk in his paths,––For, out of Zion, shall go forth a law, And the word of Yahweh out of Jerusalem;

¹⁰ They shall neither hunger, nor thirst, Nor shall smite, them the glowing sand, or the glaring sun,––For, he that hath compassion upon them, will lead them, And, unto springs of water, will he conduct them.

⁴ Lo! As a witness to the peoples, have I given him,––As a leader and commander, to the peoples:

³ To him, the porter openeth, and, the sheep, unto his voice, hearken: and, his own sheep, he calleth by name, and leadeth them forth.

²⁷ My sheep, unto my voice, hearken,––and, I, know, them, and they follow me,–– ²⁸ And, I, give unto them life age–abiding, and in nowise shall they perish, unto times age–abiding; and no one shall carry them off out of my hand.

¹⁷ Because, the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne, shall shepherd them, and shall lead them unto life’s fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away every tear out of their eyes.

¹⁴ moreover also, the nation whom they will serve, I, am going to judge, and, after that, shall they come forth with great substance.

⁸ Raiseth, from the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy, To give them a dwelling with nobles, And, a throne of glory, to make them inherit. For, to Yahweh, belong the pillars of the earth, And he setteth thereon the habitable world.

¹¹ Thou wilt cause me to know, the path of life,––Fulness of joys before thee, Pleasures at thy right hand evermore.

¹³ All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;

³¹ Yet, if found, he must pay back sevenfold, All the substance of his house, must he give:

¹⁸ Riches and honour, are with me, lordly wealth, and righteousness;

⁴ And, in knowledge, chambers are filled, with all acquisitions, costly and fair.

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

¹ Originally, was, the Word, and, the Word, was, with God; and, the Word, was, God. ² The same, was originally, with God. ³ All things, through him, came into existence, and, without him, came into existence, not even one thing: that which hath come into existence, ⁴ in him, was, life, and, the life, was, the light of men.––
⁵ And, the light, in the darkness, shineth; and, the darkness, thereof, laid not hold. ⁶ There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John: ⁷ The same, came, for a witness, That he might bear witness, concerning the light, that, all, might believe, through him. ⁸ He, was not the light,––but, that he might bear witness concerning the light, ⁹ It, was––The real light that enlighteneth every man––Coming into the world. ¹⁰ In the world, he was, and, the world, through him, came into existence, and, the world, knew him not. ¹¹ Into his own possessions, he came, and, his own people, received him not home. ¹² But, as many as did receive him, he gave, unto them, authority, children of God, to become,––unto them who were believing on his name: ¹³ Who––not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but––of God, were born. ¹⁴ And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory,––a glory, as an Only–begotten from his Father. Full of favour and truth.
¹⁵ (John beareth witness concerning him, and hath cried aloud, saying––the same, was he that said––He who, after me, was coming, before me, hath advanced; because, my Chief, was he.) ¹⁶ Because, out of his fulness, we all, received, even favour over against favour. ¹⁷ Because, the law, through Moses, was given, favour and truth, through Jesus Christ, came into existence. ¹⁸ No one, hath seen, God, at any time: An Only Begotten God, The One existing within the bosom of the Father, He, hath interpreted [him].

¹⁷ And, if children, heirs also––heirs, indeed, of God, but co–heirs with Christ,––if, at least, we are suffering together, in order that we may also be glorified together.

¹⁹ To get to know, also, the knowledge–surpassing, love of the Christ,––in order that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God: ²⁰ Now, unto him who is able to do, above all things, exceeding abundantly above the things which we ask or conceive,––according to the power which doth energise itself within us,––

³⁴ For, even with them who were in bonds, ye sympathised, and, unto the seizure of your goods, with joy, ye bade welcome,––knowing that ye have yourselves, for a better possession and an abiding.

⁴ Unto an inheritance, incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you

⁷ He that overcometh, shall inherit these things,––And I will be, to him, a God, and, he, shall be, to me, a son;

²⁶ When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders, ²⁷ Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out; ²⁸ And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.

¹⁹ Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;

¹ Originally, was, the Word, and, the Word, was, with God; and, the Word, was, God. ² The same, was originally, with God.

¹⁷ And, he, is before all, and, they all, in him, hold together;

²⁶ And God said––Let us make man in our image, after our likeness––and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over the tame–beast––and over all the land, and over every creeping thing, that creepeth on the land.

⁶ Yet, I, have installed my king,––on Zion my holy mountain.

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.

⁵ And, now, glorify me––thou, Father! with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world’s existence, with thee.

²⁴ Father! As touching that which thou hast given me, I desire––That, where, I, am, they also, may be, with me, that they may behold my own glory which thou hast given me,––because thou lovedst me, before the foundation of the world.

¹⁰ For an administration of the fulness of the seasons, to reunite for himself (under one head) the all things in the Christ, the things upon the heavens, and the things upon the earth, in him: ¹¹ In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will,

¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we for ourselves gazed upon, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of Life,–– ² And, the Life, was made manifest, and we have seen, and are bearing witness, and announcing unto you, the Age–abiding Life, which, indeed, was with the Father, and was made manifest unto us;

² Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and, darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep,––but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters.

⁷ Let me tell of a decree,––Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, today, have begotten thee:

²⁰ By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.

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

²⁰ For, the Father, dearly loveth the Son, and, all things, pointeth out to him, which, himself, is doing; and, greater works than these, will he point out to him, that, ye, may marvel.

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?

⁹ Herein, hath the love of God in us, been made manifest, that, his only–begotten Son, God sent into the world, in order that we might live through him.

⁷ The first of mankind, wast thou born? Or, before the hills, wast thou brought forth? ⁸ In the secret council of GOD, hast thou been wont to hearken? Or canst thou attain for thyself unto wisdom?

⁴ Where wast thou, when I founded the earth? Tell, if thou knowest understanding! ⁵ Who set the measurements thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched out over it a line? ⁶ Whereon were the pedestals thereof sunk? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; –– ⁷ When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? ⁸ Or [who] shut in, with double doors, the sea, when, bursting out of the womb, it came forth; ⁹ When I put a cloud as the garment thereof, and a thick cloud as the swaddling–band thereof; ¹⁰ And brake off for it my boundary, and fixed a bar and double doors; ¹¹ And said––Hitherto, shalt thou come, and no further,––and, here, shalt thou set a limit to the majesty of thy waves?

² Before, the mountains, were born, Or thou hadst brought forth the earth and the world, Even, from age to age, thou, [wast] GOD.

²⁵ Of old––the earth, thou didst found, And, the work of thy hands, are the heavens; ²⁶ They, shall perish, But, thou, wilt abide; And, they all, like a garment, shall fall in pieces, As a vesture, wilt thou change them and they shall vanish; ²⁷ But, thou, art, the same,––And, thy years, shall have no end: ²⁸ The children of thy servants, shall continue,––And, their seed, before thee, be established.

¹⁰ and––Thou, by way of beginning, Lord, the earth, didst found, and, the works of thy hands, are the heavens,––

¹ In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and, darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep,––but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters.
³ And God said––Light, be. And light was. ⁴ And God saw the light, that it was, good,––and God divided, the light, from the, darkness; ⁵ and God called, the light, day, but, the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening––and it was morning, one day.
⁶ And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters,––and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters. ⁷ And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. ⁸ And God called, the expanse, heavens. So it was evening––and it was morning, a, second day.
⁹ And God said––Let the waters under the heavens, be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry–ground appear. And it was so. ¹⁰ And God called, the dry–ground, land, but, the gathering together of the waters, called he, seas. And God saw that it was, good. ¹¹ And God said––Let the land put–forth vegetation––herb yielding seed, fruit–tree, bearing fruit, after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. And it was so. ¹² And the land brought–forth vegetation––herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its kind. And God saw that it was, good. ¹³ So it was evening––and it was morning, a third day.
¹⁴ And God said––Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night,––and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years; ¹⁵ yea let them be for luminaries, in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so. ¹⁶ And God made the two great luminaries,––the greater luminary to rule the day, and the lesser luminary to rule the night, also the stars. ¹⁷ And God set them in the expanse of the heavens,––to give light on the earth; ¹⁸ and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was, good. ¹⁹ So it was evening––and it was morning, a fourth day.
²⁰ And God said––Let the waters swarm [with] an abundance of living soul, and, birds, shall fly over the earth, over the face of the expanse of the heavens. ²¹ And God created the great sea–monsters,––and every living soul that moveth––[with] which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird––after its kind. And God saw that it was, good. ²² And God blessed them, saying,––Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let, the birds, multiply in the land. ²³ So it was evening––and it was morning, a fifth day.
²⁴ And God said––Let the land, bring forth, living soul, after its kind, tame–beast and creeping thing and wild–beast of the land, after its kind. And it was so. ²⁵ And God made the wild–beast of the land, after its kind, and the tame–beast, after its kind, and every creeping thing of the ground, after its kind. And God saw that it was, good.
²⁶ And God said––Let us make man in our image, after our likeness––and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over the tame–beast––and over all the land, and over every creeping thing, that creepeth on the land. ²⁷ And God created the man, in his own image, In the image of God, created he, him,––Male and female, created he, them. ²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said to them––Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it,––and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.
²⁹ And God said––Lo! I have given to you––every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree, yielding seed,––to you, shall it be, for food; ³⁰ and to every living thing of the land––and to every bird of the heavens, and to every thing that moveth on the land, wherein is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.
³¹ And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was, very good. So it was evening––and it was morning, the sixth day.

¹⁰ A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;

⁶ By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host:

¹⁹ Yahweh, in the heavens, hath established his throne, And, his kingdom, over all, hath dominion.

⁵ To him that made the heavens with understanding, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.

¹¹ Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And, in his own bosom, will he carry [them], ––Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.

²² It is he who sitteth upon the circle of the earth, While, the inhabitants thereof, are, as grasshoppers,––Who stretcheth forth, as a curtain, the heavens, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

¹² He that made the earth by his power, That established the world by his wisdom,––And, by his understanding, stretched out the heavens,

¹⁶ Because, in him, were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the things seen and the things unseen, whether thrones or lordships or principalities or authorities,––they all, through him and for him, have been created,

² At the end of these days, He hath spoken unto us in his Son,––whom he hath appointed heir of all things, through whom also he hath made the ages;

⁹ And God said––Let the waters under the heavens, be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry–ground appear. And it was so. ¹⁰ And God called, the dry–ground, land, but, the gathering together of the waters, called he, seas. And God saw that it was, good.

⁷ Who gathered as into a skin–bottle the waters of the sea, Delivering, into treasuries, the roaring deeps.

⁵ He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age–abiding and beyond.

⁹ Bounds, hast thou set, which they are not to pass over, They are not to return to cover the earth.

²² Even for me, will ye have no reverence? Enquireth Yahweh, And, because of me, will ye not be pained? In that, though I placed the sand as a bound to the sea, A decree age–abiding, and it should not pass beyond it,––When they would toss themselves, Then should they not prevail, When the waves thereof would roar, Then should they not pass beyond it,

¹ Lo! my Servant, I will uphold him, My chosen, well–pleased, is my soul,––I have put my spirit upon him, Justice––to the nations, will he bring forth:

¹⁷ and lo! a voice out of the heavens,––saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.

⁵ While yet he was speaking, lo! a brightly shining cloud, overshadowed them, and lo! a voice, out of the cloud, saying––This, is, my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight,––Be hearkening to him.

¹ Originally, was, the Word, and, the Word, was, with God; and, the Word, was, God. ² The same, was originally, with God. ³ All things, through him, came into existence, and, without him, came into existence, not even one thing: that which hath come into existence,

¹⁸ No one, hath seen, God, at any time: An Only Begotten God, The One existing within the bosom of the Father, He, hath interpreted [him].

²⁸ There came, therefore, a voice out of heaven––I both have glorified it, and will glorify it again.

²⁸ I came forth out of the Father, and have come into the world,––Again, I leave the world, and go, unto the Father.

¹³ Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

³ It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight

⁶ Sacrifice and meal–offering, thou didst not delight in, Ears, didst thou pierce for me,––Ascending–sacrifice and sin–bearer, thou didst not ask: ⁷ Then, said I––Lo! I am come, In the written scroll, is it prescribed for me; ⁸ To do thy good–pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:

³⁴ Jesus saith unto them––My food, is, that I should do the will of him that sent me, and complete, his 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.

⁹ For ye are taking knowledge of the favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ], ––how that, for your sakes, he became destitute––although he was, rich, in order that, ye, by his destitution, might be enriched.

¹ [BOOK THE FIRST]
¶ How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless,––and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat; ² But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight,––and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night. 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.
⁴ Not so, the lawless,––but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

¹ [ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh. ² How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.

¹ [A Song of Ascents.]
How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!

⁷ Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.

²⁴ Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth;

²⁸ But, he, said––Yea rather!––Happy they who hear the word of God, and observe it!

¹¹ But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me. ¹² So then I let them go on in the stubbornness of their own heart,[––] They might walk in their own counsels!

² For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence; ³ For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;

⁸ Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;

²¹ At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud,––at the openings of the gates in the city––her sayings, she doth utter:––

¹ Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.

¹ My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:

³⁵ The same Moses whom they had refused, saying––Who hath appointed thee to be ruler and judge? the same, both as ruler and redeemer, did God send, by the hand of the messenger who had appeared unto him in the bush: ³⁶ The same, led them forth, doing wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert, forty years: ³⁷ The same, is the Moses that said unto the sons of Israel––A prophet, unto you, will God raise up, from among your brethren, like unto me:

¹⁶ But, not all, have become obedient unto the glad tidings; ––for, Isaiah, saith––Lord! who believed what we have heard? ¹⁷ Hence, our faith, cometh by something heard, and, that which is heard, through a declaration of Christ.

²⁵ Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away:

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.

¹⁰ For better is a day in thy courts, than a thousand, I choose rather to stand at the threshold in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of lawlessness.

¹³ They who are planted in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God, shall flourish;

³ Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice; ⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her,

¹³ How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,

¹⁸ A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her,––and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

²⁴ Every one, therefore, who heareth [these] my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

⁶ Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;

³⁹ And, she, had a sister, called Mary, who also, seating herself at the feet of the Lord, was hearing his word.

³¹ Jesus was saying, therefore, unto the Jews who had believed on him––If, ye, abide in my word, of a truth, my disciples, ye are; ³² And ye shall know the truth, and, the truth, shall make you free.

⁴² And they went on to give constant attention––unto the teaching of the apostles, and unto the fellowship, unto the breaking of bread, and unto the prayers.

¹¹ and, these, were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they welcomed the word with all readiness of mind, daily, searching the Scriptures,––whether these things could be so. ¹² Many, therefore, from among them, believed, and, of the Grecian women of the higher class, and of men, not a few.

²² Become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only––reasoning yourselves astray; ²³ Because, if any is, a word–hearer, and not a doer, the same, is like unto a man observing his natural face in a mirror,–– ²⁴ For he observed himself, and is gone away, and, straightway, it hath escaped him,––what manner of man, he was! ²⁵ But, he that hath obtained a nearer view into the perfect law of liberty, and hath taken up his abode by it, becoming––not a forgetful hearer, but a work doer, the same, happy in his doing, shall be.

³³ Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.

¹³ How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding, ¹⁴ For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase; ¹⁵ More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her: ¹⁶ Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour; ¹⁷ Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace; ¹⁸ A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her,––and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

²² For, life, they are, to them who find them,––and, to every part of one’s flesh, they bring healing.

² A good man, obtaineth favour from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked devices, will he condemn.

³⁶ He that believeth on the Son, hath life age–abiding: whereas, he that yieldeth not unto the Son, shall not see life,––but, the anger of God, awaiteth him.

³ And, this, is the age–abiding life, That they get to know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou didst send, Jesus Christ.

⁶ Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One,––

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,

³ For ye have died, and, your life, is hid, together with the Christ, in God,––

¹¹ And, this, is the witness:––that, life age–abiding, hath God given unto us, and, this life, is, in his Son: ¹² He that hath the Son, hath, the life,––he that hath not the Son of God, hath not, the life.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and, with their own counsels, be filled.

¹¹ So shalt thou grieve in thy latter end, in the failing of thy flesh and of thy healthy condition; ¹² And thou shalt say––How I hated correction! and, reproof, my heart disdained;

²² His own iniquities, shall entrap him with the lawless, and, by the cords of his own sin, shall he be seized. ²³ He, shall die, for lack of discipline, and, by the abounding of his perversity, shall he be lost.

¹ He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge, but, he that hateth reproof, is brutish.

³² He that declineth correction, despiseth his own soul, but, he that heareth reproof, gaineth sense.

² The growl as of a young lion, is the dread inspired by a king, he that provoketh him, endangereth his own life.

⁶ The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, [they who seek them] seek death.

³¹ Cast off from you, all your transgressions which ye have committed against me, And make you a new heart; And a new spirit,––For why, should ye die, O house of Israel?

¹¹ Say unto them, As I live, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, Surely, I can take no pleasure in the death of the lawless man, But that the lawless man turn, from his way, and live,––Turn ye, turn ye, from your wicked ways, For wherefore, should ye die, O house of Israel?

¹⁹ And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world,––and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works. ²⁰ For, whosoever doth practise corrupt things, hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light, lest his works should be reproved;

²³ He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also. ²⁴ Had I not done among them, the works, which, no other, had done, sin, had they none; but, now, have they, both seen and hated both me and my Father.

⁴⁶ And Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said––Unto you, was it necessary, that the word of God should first be spoken: seeing ye are thrusting it from you, and, unworthy, are judging yourselves of the age–abiding life, lo! we turn unto the nations;

²² If anyone doth not dearly love the Lord, let him be anathema [that is, "accursed"]: Maran atha [that is, "The Lord, cometh"].

³ how shall, we, escape, if, so great a salvation as this, we have neglected,––which, indeed, having received, a beginning, of being spoken through the Lord, by them who heard, unto us was confirmed,

²⁹ Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be accounted worthy, who hath trampled underfoot the Son of God, and, the blood of the covenant, hath esteemed, a profane thing, by which he had been made holy, and, unto the Spirit of favour, hath offered wanton insult?