Psalms 22 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ [To the Chief Musician. On "the Hind of the Dawn." A Melody of David.]
My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation? ² My God! I keep crying––By day, and thou dost not answer, and, By night, and there is no rest for me. ³ But, thou, art holy, Who inhabitest the praises of Israel. ⁴ In thee, trusted our fathers, They trusted, and thou didst deliver them; ⁵ Unto thee, made they outcry, and escaped, In thee, they trusted, and had not turned pale. ⁶ But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people; ⁷ All that see me, laugh at me,––They open wide the mouth, They shake the head:–– ⁸ He should trust in Yahweh––let him deliver him,––Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him. ⁹ For, thou, art he that severed me from the womb, he that caused me to trust, upon the breasts of my mother; ¹⁰ Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.
¹¹ Be not far from me, for, distress, is near, For there is none to help. ¹² Many bulls have surrounded me, Strong oxen of Bashan, have enclosed me; ¹³ They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring. ¹⁴ Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,––My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body; ¹⁵ Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me. ¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded me,––An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet, ¹⁷ I may tell all my bones, They, look for––they behold me! ¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots. ¹⁹ But, thou, O Yahweh, be not far off, O my help! to aid me, make haste; ²⁰ Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self: ²¹ Save me from the mouth of the lion,––Yea, from the horns of wild beasts, hast thou delivered me.
²² I will declare thy Name unto my brethren,––In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee. ²³ Ye that revere Yahweh, praise him, All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him, And, stand in awe of him, all ye seed of Israel. ²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the humbling of the patient one, neither hath he hid his face from him, but, when he cried for help unto him, he heard. ²⁵ Of thee, is my praise in the great convocation, My vows, will I pay, before them who revere him. ²⁶ The patient wronged–ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye. ²⁷ All the ends of the earth, will remember and turn to Yahweh, Yea all the families of the nations, will bow themselves down before thee, ²⁸ For, to Yahweh, belongeth the kingdom, And One to Rule over the nations. ²⁹ All the great ones of the earth, shall eat and bow down, Before him shall kneel, all that go down to the dust, Even he who had not kept alive, his own soul! ³⁰ My seed, shall serve him, It shall be recounted, of the Lord, to a generation that shall come: ³¹ That his righteousness may be declared to a people to be born, That he wrought with effect!

²² For Yahweh will not give up his people, because of his great name, for Yahweh was minded to make you his people.

²⁴ For, in the face of my food, my sighing, cometh in, and, poured out like the water, are my groans:

¹ Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou stand afar off? [Wherefore] hide thyself, in times of destitution?

¹ [A Precious Psalm of David.]
Preserve me, O GOD, for I have sought refuge in thee.

¹¹ Be not far from me, for, distress, is near, For there is none to help.

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded me,––An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

⁹ Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life;

¹⁴ I, therefore, in thee, have put my trust, O Yahweh, I have said, My God, thou art! ¹⁵ In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers! ¹⁶ Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.

³ When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day; ⁴ For, day and night, heavy upon me, was thy hand,––Changed was my life–sap into the drought of summer. [Selah.]

²⁸ For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age–abiding, have the perverse been destroyed,––and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.

⁸ I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly,––I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.

¹ [BOOK THE SECOND]
¶ [To the Chief Musician. An Instructive Psalm for the Sons of Korah.]
As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God. ² My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth,––When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?

¹ Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a nation, without lovingkindness, From the man of deceit and perversity, wilt thou deliver me? ² For, thou, art my defending God––Wherefore hast thou rejected me? Wherefore in gloom should I wander, because of the oppression of an enemy? ³ Send forth thy light and thy faithfulness, Let, them, lead me, Let them bring me into thy holy mountain, and into thy habitations: ⁴ That I may go in unto the altar of God, Unto GOD, mine exultant joy,––That I may praise thee with the lyre, O God––mine own God! ⁵ Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me, Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence, and my God.

¹¹ Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.

¹³ I have brought near my righteousness, It shall not be far away, And, my deliverance, shall not linger,––But I will give, In Zion, deliverance, To Israel, my glory.

¹¹ We growl like bears, all of us, And, like doves, do we, mournfully coo,––We wait, For justice, and there is, none, For salvation, it is far from us!

⁴⁶ And, about the ninth hour, Jesus uttered a cry, with a loud voice, saying––Eloi! Eloi! lema sabachthanei? that is, My God! my God! to what end hast thou forsaken me?

³⁴ and, at the ninth hour, Jesus, uttered a cry, with a loud voice––Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthanei? which is, being translated––My God! [My God!] to what end, didst thou forsake me?

⁴⁴ and, coming to be in an agony, more intensely, was he praying; and his perspiration became, as if great drops of blood, falling upon the ground.]

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

⁷ Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up, both supplications and entreaties unto him that was able to save him out of death, with mighty outcries and tears, and been hearkened to by reason of his devoutness,

⁵ Without fondness for money, be your way of life,––being content with the present things,––for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:

³ My tears have been my food day and night, While it hath been said unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

¹⁶ I, unto God, will cry,––And, Yahweh, will save me. ¹⁷ At evening and morning and high noon, have I been wont to lament and complain, And he hath heard my voice!

⁴ O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with the prayer of thy people?

¹ [A Song, a Melody. For the Sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. On "Mahalath." For alternate Song. An Instructive Psalm. By Heman the Ezrahite.]
O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, [also] before thee.

⁸ Yea, when I make outcry and implore, he hath shut out my prayer;

⁴⁴ Thou hast screened thyself with the clouds, that prayer, should not pass through;

⁴⁴ And, leaving them, he, again, departed, and prayed a third time, the same word, saying again.

¹² And it came to pass, in these days, that he went forth into the mountain to pray, and was spending the night in the prayer–house of God.

⁷ And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them?

⁴¹ And, he, was torn from them about a stone’s throw; and, bending his knees, he began to pray, ⁴² saying––Father! if thou please, bear aside this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be accomplished. ⁴³ [And there appeared unto him a messenger from heaven, strengthening him,–– ⁴⁴ and, coming to be in an agony, more intensely, was he praying; and his perspiration became, as if great drops of blood, falling upon the ground.] ⁴⁵ And, arising from prayer, he came unto his disciples, and found them falling asleep by reason of their grief; ⁴⁶ and he said unto them––Why are ye slumbering? Arise! and be praying, lest ye enter into temptation.

¹⁰ Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking in your faith?

³ Grateful, am I, unto God,––unto whom I am rendering divine service from my progenitors in a pure conscience, that, incessant, hold I the remembrance, concerning thee, in my supplications; day and night,

²¹ He, is thy song of praise, And, he, thy God,––who hath done with thee these great and fearful things, which thine own eyes have seen.

²³ He that sacrificeth a thankoffering, will glorify me,––And will prepare a way by which I may show him the salvation of God.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David––a song.]
Thine, are silence [and] praise, O God, in Zion,––And, to thee, shall be paid the vow.

⁹ Exalt Yahweh our God, And bow down towards his holy mountain, For, holy, is Yahweh our God.

¹⁷ Righteous is Yahweh in all his ways, and kind in all his works.

³ And they continued crying out one to another, and said, Holy––holy––holy, is Yahweh of hosts,––the fulness of the whole earth, is his glory.

⁸ and, the four living creatures, each one of them, have severally six wings, round about and within, full of eyes; and they, cease, not, day and night, saying––Holy! holy! holy! Lord, God, the Almighty,––Who was, and Who is, and Who is coming.

⁶ And he had faith in Yahweh,––so he reckoned it to him, as righteousness.

⁹ And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac,––Yahweh, who wast saying unto me,––Return to thy land and to thy kindred, that I may deal well with thee; –– ¹⁰ I am too small for all the lovingkindnesses, and for all the faithfulness, which thou hast done unto thy servant,––For, with my staff, passed I over this Jordan, But, now, have I become two camps. ¹¹ Deliver me, I pray thee, out of the hand of my brother, out of the hand of Esau,––for, I, am afraid, of him, lest he come in and smite––mother, as well as sons! ¹² But, thou thyself, saidst,––I will, deal well, with thee,––So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.

²⁸ Then he said––Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but, Israel,––For thou hast contended with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

¹³ And Moses said unto the people––Do not fear, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today,––for, as for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall not again see them any more, to times age–abiding. ¹⁴ Yahweh, will fight for you,––and, ye, shall, forbear.

³¹ And, when Israel saw the mighty hand wherewith Yahweh had wrought against the Egyptians, then did the people revere Yahweh,––and they put their trust in Yahweh, and in Moses, his servant.

⁹ So Samuel took one sucking lamb, and offered it up, as an entire ascending–sacrifice unto Yahweh,––and Samuel made outcry unto Yahweh, for Israel, and Yahweh answered him. ¹⁰ And, when Samuel was offering up the ascending–sacrifice, the Philistines, drew near to fight against Israel,––but Yahweh thundered with a great noise throughout that day, over the Philistines, and confused them, and they were smitten before Israel. ¹¹ And the men of Israel went forth out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines,––and smote them as far as under Beth–car. ¹² And Samuel took a certain stone, and set it between Mizpah and Yeshanah, and called the name thereof Eben–ezer,––and said, Hitherto, hath Yahweh helped us.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. An Instructive Psalm.]
O God! with our own ears, have we heard, Our fathers, have recounted to us,––The work thou didst work, In their day, In the days of aforetime: ² Thou thyself, with thine own hand––Didst dispossess, nations, and didst plant them, Didst break peoples in pieces, and didst spread them out: ³ For, not by their own sword, gat they possession of the land, Nor did, their own arm, win victory for them,––But thine own right hand, and thine own arm, and the light of thy face, Because thou hadst accepted them. ⁴ Thou thyself, art my king, O God, Command thou the victories of Jacob. ⁵ By thee, will we thrust at, our adversaries, In thy Name, will we tread down our assailants; ⁶ For, not in my bow, will I trust, Nor shall, my sword, give me victory; ⁷ For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And, them who hated us, hast thou put to shame.

¹⁸ Who, past hope, upon hope believed, so that he became father of many nations,––according to what had been said––So shall be thy seed; –– ¹⁹ And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened––he being a hundred years old, the deadening also of Sarah’s womb; ²⁰ In respect, however, of the promise of God, he was not led to hesitate by unbelief, but received power by his faith, giving glory unto God, ²¹ And being fully persuaded (that), ––what he hath promised, able is he also to perform: ²² Wherefore [also], it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

⁸ By faith, being called, Abraham obeyed––to come forth into a place he was destined to receive for an inheritance; and he came forth, not well knowing whither he was coming. ⁹ By faith, he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, in tents, dwelling, along with Isaac and Jacob, the joint–heirs of the same promise; ¹⁰ For he was awaiting the city having foundations, whose architect and builder is, God. ¹¹ By faith, even Sarah herself, received power for founding a seed, even beyond the season of life’s prime,––seeing that, faithful, she reckoned, him that had promised; ¹² Wherefore, even from one, were born, and, as to these things, one who had become dead,––like the stars of the heaven, for multitude, and as the sand that is by the lip of the sea, that cannot be numbered. ¹³ In faith, all these died––not bearing away the promises, but, from afar, beholding and saluting them, and confessing that, strangers and sojourners, were they upon the land. ¹⁴ For, they who such things as these are saying, make it clear that, of a paternal home they are in quest; ¹⁵ And, if indeed of that they had been mindful, from which they had come out, they might, in that case, have had an opportunity, to return; ¹⁶ But, now, after a better one, are they reaching, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be invoked as, their God,––for he hath prepared for them, a city. ¹⁷ By faith, Abraham, when tested, offered up Isaac, and, the only–begotten, would he have offered up, who the promises had accepted,–– ¹⁸ Even him of whom it had been said––In Isaac, shall there be called to thee, a seed: ¹⁹ Accounting that, even from among the dead, God, was able, to raise [him], ––whence, even in similitude, he bare him away. ²⁰ By faith, even concerning things to come, did Isaac bless Jacob and Esau. ²¹ By faith, Jacob, when about to die, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and bowed in worship on the top of his staff. ²² By faith, Joseph, when drawing to his end––concerning the exodus of the sons of Israel, called to remembrance, and, concerning his bones, gave commandment. ²³ By faith, Moses, when born––was hid three months by his parents, because, they saw, that, goodly, was, the child, and were not affrighted, at the decree of the king. ²⁴ By faith, Moses, when grown up––refused to be called the son of a daughter of a Pharaoh, ²⁵ Rather choosing––to be jointly suffering ill–treatment with the people of God, than, for a season, to be having, sins enjoyment; ²⁶ Accounting––as greater riches than Egypt’s treasures, the reproach of the Anointed One; for he was looking away unto the recompense. ²⁷ By faith, he forsook Egypt––not put in fear of the wrath of the king; for, as seeing him who cannot be seen, he persevered. ²⁸ By faith, he hath kept the passover and the besmearing of the blood, lest, he that was destroying the first–born, should be touching them. ²⁹ By faith, they passed through the Red Sea, as over dry land,––which the Egyptians, seizing an attempt to do, were swallowed up. ³⁰ By faith, the walls of Jericho, fell, having been surrounded for seven days. ³¹ By faith, Rahab the harlot perished not with them who refused to yield, she having welcomed the spies with peace.
³² And what more can I say? For, time, will fail me while I go on telling––concerning Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,––

³ And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh,––for he had, nine hundred chariots of iron, and, he, oppressed the sons of Israel heavily, twenty years.

⁶ Thus was Israel greatly impoverished, because of Midian,––and the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh.

¹⁰ Then did the sons of Israel make outcry unto Yahweh, saying,––We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals. ¹¹ Then said Yahweh unto the sons of Israel,––Was it not, from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, [that I saved you]? ¹² The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you,––and ye made outcry unto me, and I saved you out of their hand. ¹³ Yet have, ye, forsaken me, and served other gods,––therefore will I not again save you. ¹⁴ Go and make outcry unto the gods whom ye have chosen,––they, must save you, in the time of your tribulation. ¹⁵ And the sons of Israel said unto Yahweh––We have sinned, do, thou, with us, according to all that is fitting in thine eyes,––only rescue us, we beseech thee this day. ¹⁶ And they put away the gods of the stranger out of their midst, and served Yahweh,––and his soul was impatient of the misery of Israel.

² O my God, in thee, have I put my trust, Let me not be put to shame, Let not my foe exult over me: ³ Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause!

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, Let me not be ashamed to times age–abiding, In thy righteousness, deliver me:

⁶ Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts,––Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel! ⁷ Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;

¹ In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age–abiding:

⁶ Moses and Aaron, [were] among his priests, And, Samuel, [was] among them who were calling upon his Name, Who were calling upon Yahweh, and, he, used to answer them: ⁷ In the pillar of cloud, used he to speak unto them, They kept his testimonies, and the statute he gave them.

⁴⁴ Then looked he on the distress which befell them,––when he heard their loud cry;

¹⁷ Israel, hath been delivered by Yahweh, with an age–abiding deliverance,––Ye shall neither turn pale nor he put to shame, unto the ages of futurity.

²³ And, kings, shall be, thy foster–fathers, And, their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick,––So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.

³³ Even as it is written––Lo! I lay in Zion, a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.

¹¹ For the scripture saith––No one that resteth faith thereupon, shall be put to shame?

⁶ Inasmuch as it is contained in scripture––Lo! I lay in Zion an outmost corner stone, chosen, held in honour, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.

⁶ How much less a mortal who is a creeping thing? Or a son of the earth–born who is a worm?

¹¹ By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance,––They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me:

⁷ Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face; ⁸ One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother; ⁹ Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me. ¹⁰ When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach; ¹¹ When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by–word; ¹² They who sit in the gate talk against me,––And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

¹⁹ Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries. ²⁰ Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak,––Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.

⁸ Thou hast far removed mine acquaintances from me,––Thou hast made me an abomination unto them, Shut up, and I cannot go forth!

¹⁴ Do not fear, Thou worm Jacob, Ye men of Israel,––I, have become thy helper, Declareth Yahweh, And thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel.

⁷ Thus, saith Yahweh––the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him that is despised of the soul, To the abhorred of the nation, To the servant of rulers, Kings, shall see and arise, Princes, lo! they have bowed themselves down,––Because of Yahweh, who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel, lo! he hath chosen thee.

³ Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains, and familiar with sickness,––Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.

³⁰ Let him give, to him that smiteth him, his cheek, let him be sated with reproach.

¹⁹ The Son of Man, came, eating and drinking, and they say, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine–drinker! a friend of, tax–collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works.

²⁴ But, the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This one, doth not cast out the demons, save in Beelzebul ruler of the demons.

²⁰ But, the High–priests and the elders, persuaded the multitudes, that they should claim Barabbas, but, Jesus, should, destroy. ²¹ Now the governor, answering, said unto them––Which of the two desire ye I should release unto you? And they said––Barabbas! ²² Pilate saith unto them––What then shall I do unto Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say––Let him be crucified! ²³ But, he, said––Indeed! what evil hath he done? But, they, vehemently, were crying aloud, saying––Let him be crucified!

¹⁵ The Jews, therefore, began to marvel, saying––How, doth this one know, letters, not having learned?

²⁰ The multitude answered––A demon, thou hast: Who, is seeking, to slay, thee?

⁴⁷ The Pharisees, therefore, answered them––Surely, ye also, have not been led astray? ⁴⁸ Surely, none of the rulers, hath believed in him, nor of the Pharisees? ⁴⁹ But, this multitude, that take no note of the law, are, laid under a curse.

⁴⁸ The Jews answered, and said unto him––Do, we, not, well, say: Thou, art, a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

¹² Wherefore, Jesus also, that he might hallow the people through means of his own blood, outside the gate, suffered:

³ and they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying––Great and marvelous, are thy works, Lord, God, the Almighty! Righteous and true, are thy ways, O King of the ages!

⁴ I also, like you, could speak,––If your soul were in the place of my soul, I could string together words against you, and could therewith shake over you my head.

¹⁰ They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks.

⁹ But, now, their song, have I become, Yea I serve them for a byword; ¹⁰ They abhor me––have put themselves far from me, and, from my face, have not withheld––spittle! ¹¹ Because, my girdle, he had loosened and had humbled me, therefore, the bridle––in my presence, cast they off;

¹⁸ Let false lips be made dumb,––which are speaking––against a righteous one––arrogantly, with pride and contempt.

¹⁵ But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together,––There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent; ¹⁶ Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

¹⁴ Thou dost make us, A by–word among the nations,––A shaking of the head among the peoples.

²⁵ So, I, am become a reproach for them, They see me, they shake their head.

²² this, is the word which Yahweh hath spoken concerning him,––The virgin daughter of Zion, laugheth thee to scorn––mocketh thee, The daughter of Jerusalem, after thee, doth wag her head! ²³ Whom, hast thou reproached, and insulted? And, against whom, hast thou lifted high thy voice? Yea thou hast proudly raised thine eyes, against the Holy One of Israel.

⁴ Against whom, would ye disport yourselves? Against whom, would ye widen the mouth, and lengthen the tongue,––Are not, ye, Children of transgression, A Seed of falsehood.

²⁴ Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him.

⁶⁶ How, to you, doth it seem? And, they, answering, said: Guilty of death, he is. ⁶⁷ Then, spat they into his face, and buffeted him; and, others, struck him smartly, ⁶⁸ saying––Prophesy unto us, O Christ! Who is he that struck thee?

²⁹ and, plaiting a crown out of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand,––and, kneeling before him, began to mock him, saying––Joy to thee, King of the Jews!

³⁹ And, they who were passing by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, ⁴⁰ and saying––The man that taketh down the Temple and in three days buildeth it! Save, thyself! If thou art God’s, Son, come down from the cross.

²⁹ But, Jesus, said unto them––I will question you, as to one matter, and answer me,––and I will tell you, by what authority, these things, I am doing: ³⁰ The immersion by John, Of heaven, was it, or, of men? Answer me! ³¹ And they were deliberating among themselves, saying––If we say, Of heaven, he will say, Wherefore [then] did ye not believe him? ³² But, should we say, Of men. . ., they were in fear of the multitude, for, one and all, were holding John, in very deed, that he was, a prophet.

²⁰ And, when they had mocked him, they put off him, the purple, and put on him, his own garments. And they lead him forth, that they may crucify him.

²⁹ And, the passers–by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, and saying––Aha! thou who wast pulling down the shrine, and building one in three days!

¹⁴ Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him.

¹¹ And Herod with his soldiery, having set him at nought, and mocked him, threw about him a gorgeous robe, and sent him back unto Pilate.

³⁵ And the people were standing, looking on. But the rulers were sneering, saying––Others, he saved, let him save himself,––if, this, is, the Christ of God, the Chosen. ³⁶ Moreover the soldiers also mocked him,––coming near, offering, vinegar, unto him, ³⁷ and saying––If, thou, art the King of the Jews, save thyself. ³⁸ Now there was an inscription also, over him––THE KING OF THE JEWS, THIS! ³⁹ And, one of the suspended evil–doers, began to defame him––Art not, thou, the Christ? Save thyself and us!

¹ [A Melody of David, when he fled from before Absolom his son.]
Yahweh! how have mine adversaries multiplied, Multitudes, are rising against me; ² Multitudes, are saying of my soul,––No salvation for him in God. [Selah.]

¹⁹ And brought me out, into a large place, he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

⁵ Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:

¹⁰ With a crushing of my bones, have my adversaries reproached me,––While they keep saying unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

²² Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age–abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.

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;

³ Roll, upon Yahweh, thy doings, that thy plans, may be established.

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.

¹⁸ Lo! my servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom, my soul, delighteth,––I will put my Spirit upon him, and, justice, unto the nations, will he report:

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.

⁴² Israel’s King, he is! Let him come down, now, from the cross,––and we will believe on him! ⁴³ He hath put confidence upon God, Let him rescue him, now, if he desireth him; for he said, I am, God’s Son.

³⁰ Save thyself,––coming down from the cross. ³¹ Likewise, the High–priests also, mocking one to another, with the Scribes, were saying––Others, he saved, himself, he cannot save! ³² The Christ, the King of Israel––let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And, they who had been crucified with him, were casting it in his teeth.

³⁵ And the people were standing, looking on. But the rulers were sneering, saying––Others, he saved, let him save himself,––if, this, is, the Christ of God, the Chosen.

⁶ Upon thee, have I stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise––continually.

¹⁷ O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;

¹⁵ My substance was not hid from thee,––when I was made in secret, when I was skilfully figured in the lower parts of the earth. ¹⁶ Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written,––the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.

¹⁴ Wherefore, let My Lord Himself give, you a sign,––Lo! a Virgin, being with child and giving birth to a son, thou wilt call his name Immanuel. ¹⁵ Curds and honey, shall he eat, by the time that he knoweth to refuse the bad and choose the 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.

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;

¹³ Now, when they had retired, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph, saying, Arise, take unto thee the child and its mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there, until I tell thee,––for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy it. ¹⁴ And, he, arising, took unto him the child and its mother, by night, and retired into Egypt; ¹⁵ and was there, until the death of Herod,––that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt, called I my son.

⁴ and, his tail, draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And, the dragon, stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, that, as soon as she should bring forth, he might devour, her child. ⁵ And she brought forth a son, a manchild, who was about to shepherd all the nations with a sceptre of iron; and her child was caught away unto God and unto his throne.

³ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, Even all the remnant of the house of Israel,––Who have been borne from birth, Who have been carried from nativity: ⁴ Even, unto old age, I, am, the same, And, unto grey hairs, I, will bear the burden,––I, have made, and, I, will carry, Yea, I, will bear the burden and will deliver.

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;

⁵ Before I formed thee at thy birth, I took knowledge of thee, And, before thy nativity, I hallowed thee,––A prophet to the nations, I appointed thee.

⁴⁰ And, the child, went on growing, and waxing strong, becoming filled with wisdom; and, the favour of God, was upon it.

⁵² And, Jesus, went on advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

¹⁷ Jesus saith unto her––Be not detaining me, for, not yet, have I ascended unto the Father; but be going unto my disciples, and say unto them––I am ascending unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

¹⁵ But, when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his favour, was well–pleased

³⁶ For Yahweh will vindicate his people, And, upon his servants, will have compassion,––When he seeth that strength is exhausted, And there is no one shut up or at large,

²⁶ For Yahweh saw the humiliation of Israel, that it was bitter, indeed,––and that there was no one shut up, nor any one left at large, no one indeed to help Israel.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? ² How long shall I lay up cares within my soul, sorrow in my heart, day by day? How long shall mine enemy lift himself up over me? ³ Have regard! answer me O Yahweh my God,––Light up mine eyes, lest I sleep on into death:

²² Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:

²¹ Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:

¹ [To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s.]
Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life; ² I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;

¹⁸ Oh draw near unto my soul––redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.

¹² O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!

¹² Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;

⁴ Look to the right hand and see, that there is none that, for me, hath regard,––Escape is lost to me, There is no one to care for my life. ⁵ I have made outcry unto thee, O Yahweh,––I have said, Thou, art my refuge, my portion, in the land of the living. ⁶ Attend thou unto my loud cry, for I am brought very low,––Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

⁵ Therefore looked I around, and there was none to help,––And I was astonished, that there was none to uphold,––So, mine own arm, brought me salvation, And, mine indignation, the same, upheld me;

⁵⁶ But, this, hath, wholly, come to pass, that, the Scriptures of the prophets, may be fulfilled. Then, the disciples, all forsaking him, fled.

⁷² And, again, he denied, with an oath––I know not the man.

⁷⁴ Then, began he to be cursing and swearing––I know not the man! And, straightway, a cock crowed.

³² Lo! there cometh an hour, and hath come, that ye should be scattered, each, unto his own home; and, me, alone, should leave; ––And yet I am not, alone, but, the Father, is, with me!

¹⁴ Curds of kine and milk of sheep,––With fat of well–fed lambs, Yea rams bred in Bashan and he–goats, With the white of the kernels of wheat,––And, the blood of the grape, thou didst drink as it foamed.
¹⁵ Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged,––So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.

³⁰ Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples––Each one bowing down with bars of silver,––Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

⁷ Then shall buffaloes come down with them, And bullocks with bulls,––So shall their land be soaked with blood, And, their dust, with fat, shall be enriched.

¹¹ Because they used to be glad, Because they used to be uproarious, When plundering mine inheritance,––Because they used to caper about as a heifer at grass, And bellow like bulls.

¹⁸ The flesh of mighty men, shall ye eat, And, the blood of the princes of the earth, shall ye drink.––Rams, well–fed lambs and he–goats, bullocks, Fatlings of Bashan, all of them;

¹ Hear ye this word, ye heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,––who say to their lords, Bring in, and let us drink! ² Sworn hath My Lord, Yahweh, by his own holiness, That lo! days, are coming upon you,––when he will take you away with hooks, and your followers with fishhooks; ³ And, through fissures, shall ye go out, every woman, straight before her,––and ye shall be thrust forth towards the castle, Declareth Yahweh.

¹ Now, when morning came, all the High–priests and Elders of the people took, counsel, against Jesus, so as to put him to death:

²⁷ For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,––both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; ––

² Lest one tear, as a lion, my soul,––and there be no deliverer to rescue.

¹² His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.

⁷ All that see me, laugh at me,––They open wide the mouth, They shake the head:––

²¹ Save me from the mouth of the lion,––Yea, from the horns of wild beasts, hast thou delivered me.

¹⁷ My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.

²¹ Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!

¹⁶ All thy foes, have opened wide, over thee their mouth, They have hissed, and gnashed their teeth, They have said––We have swallowed [her] up! Surely, this, is the day for which we have waited, We have found! We have seen!

⁴⁶ With their mouth, opened wide over us, [stand] all our foes.

²⁷ Her rulers within her, have been like wolves, rending prey,––In shedding blood, In destroying lives, For the sake of getting dishonest gain. ²⁸ And, her prophets, have coated it for them with whitewash, Seeing visions of falsehood, And divining for them lies,––Saying, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, when, Yahweh, hath not spoken.

³ Then, were gathered together, the High–priests and the Elders of the people, into the court of the High–priest who was called Caiaphas; ⁴ and they took counsel together, in order that, Jesus, by guile, they might secure, and slay.

⁵⁹ Now, the High–priests and all the High–council, were seeking false–witness against Jesus, that they might, put him to death; ⁶⁰ and found not any, though many came forward as false–witnesses. At length, however, there came forward, two, ⁶¹ and said: This, man said––I am able to pull down the shrine of God, and, in three days, to, build, it. ⁶² And the High–priest, arising, said unto him––Nothing, answerest thou? What are these, against thee bearing witness? ⁶³ But, Jesus, was silent. And, the High–priest, said unto him: I put thee on oath, by the Living God, that, to us, thou say––Whether, thou, art the Christ, the Son of God. ⁶⁴ Jesus saith unto him: Thou, hast said; Moreover, I say unto you––Hereafter, ye will see the Son of Man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵ Then, the High–priest rent asunder his garments, saying––He hath spoken profanely! What further need have we, of witnesses? Lo! now, ye have heard the profanity!

⁸ Be sober! be watchful! Your slanderous adversary, as a roaring lion, is walking about––seeking to devour:

⁵ And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty–six men, and pursued them before the gate as far as the Shebarim, and smote them on the slope,––so that the heart of the people melted and became as water.

¹⁶ Yea, GOD, hath made timid my heart, and, the Almighty, hath put me in terror.

¹⁶ Now, therefore, over myself, my soul poureth itself out, There seize me days of affliction:

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones, They, look for––they behold me!

¹⁰ For, consumed with sorrow, is my life, and my years with sighing,––My strength hath staggered with my humiliation, and, my bones, are without marrow.

² As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about,––As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.

⁶ Then, as for the king, his bright looks, changed in him, and, his thoughts, terrified him,––and, the joints of his loins, were loosed, and, his knees, smote, one against another.

¹⁰ Emptiness, yea turned to emptiness, aye deserted [is she]! with, heart, unnerved, and, a tottering, of knees, and, anguish, in all loins, and, the faces of them all, have withdrawn their colour.

³⁸ Then, saith he unto them: Encompassed with grief, is my soul, unto death: Abide ye here, and be watching with me.

³³ And he taketh Peter and James and John with him, and began to be exceedingly amazed, and in great distress; ³⁴ and he saith unto them––Encompassed with grief is my soul, unto death: Abide ye here, and be watching.

²⁷ Now, is my soul troubled,––and what can I say? Father! save me from this hour? But, on this account, came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name!

¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground, because, therefrom, wast thou taken,––For, dust, thou art, And, unto dust, shalt thou return.

²⁷ And Abraham responded, and said,––Behold, I pray thee, I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, though, I, am dust and ashes:

²¹ And why wilt thou not remove my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For, now, in the dust, should I lie down, and thou shouldst seek me diligently, and I should not be.

⁹ Remember, I pray thee, that, as clay, thou didst make me, and, unto dust, thou wilt cause me to return.

¹⁰ The voice of nobles, was hushed, and their tongue to their palate, did cleave;

¹⁵ All flesh together, would cease to breathe, and, the earth–born, unto dust, would return.

⁹ What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?

¹⁰ My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:

³ I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat,––Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.

²¹ But they put in my food––poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink––vinegar!

²⁹ Thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do they return:

²² A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,––but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

¹² Therefore, will I give him a portion in the great, And, the strong, shall he apportion as spoil, Because he poured out, to death, his own soul, And, with transgressors, let himself be numbered,––Yea, he, the sin of Many, bare, And, for transgressors, interposeth.

⁴ The tongue of the suckling, cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst,––Young children, have asked bread, there was none, to break, it to them.

² and, many of the sleepers in the dusty ground, shall awake,––these, [shall be] to age–abiding life, but, those, to reproach, and age–abiding abhorrence;

⁵⁰ And, Jesus, again crying out with a loud voice, dismissed the spirit.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, knowing that, already, all things, have been finished,––that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith––I thirst!

³ For I delivered unto you, among the first things, what also I received:––how that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,

¹ [To the Chief Musician. On "the Hind of the Dawn." A Melody of David.]
My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation?

²⁰ Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self:

⁶ They return at evening, They grow like a dog, And go round the city.

¹⁴ Let them return, then, at evening, Let them growl like a dog, And go round the city.

¹⁴ O God, the insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them.

⁵ Yet, he, was pierced for transgressions that were ours, was crushed for iniquities that were ours,––The chastisement for our well–being, was upon him, And, by his stripes, there is healing for us.

⁶ For, even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even they! have betrayed thee, Even they, have cried after thee, with full voice,––Do not trust in them, though they speak unto thee, fair words.

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.

⁶ Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,––lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.

⁵⁷ And, they who secured Jesus, led him away unto Caiaphas the High–priest, where the Scribes and the Elders gathered themselves together.

³⁵ And, having crucified him, they parted among themselves his garments, casting a cloth;

¹⁶ And, the soldiers, led him away, inside the court, which is a judgment–hall,––and called together the whole band; ¹⁷ and they array him in purple, and set upon him, when they have plaited it; a crown of thorns,–– ¹⁸ and began to be saluting him––Joy to thee! King of the Jews! ¹⁹ and were striking him on the head with a reed, and were spitting at him,––and, bowing their knees, were doing him homage. ²⁰ And, when they had mocked him, they put off him, the purple, and put on him, his own garments. And they lead him forth, that they may crucify him.

²⁴ And they crucify him, and part asunder his garments, casting a lot upon them––who should have anything.

⁵³ And, when, from thence, he came out, the Scribes and the Pharisees began, with vehemence, to be hemming him in, and trying to make him speak off–hand concerning many things,–– ⁵⁴ lying in wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

⁶³ And, the men who held him bound, kept mocking him, with blows; ⁶⁴ and, blindfolding him, questioned him, saying––Prophesy! which is he that smote thee? ⁶⁵ and, many other things, with profane speech, were they saying unto him. ⁶⁶ And, when it became day, the Eldership of the people was gathered together––both High–priests and Scribes,––and they led him away into their high–council, saying––If, thou, art the Christ, tell us! ⁶⁷ But he said unto them––If I should tell, you, in nowise would ye believe, ⁶⁸ And, if I should put questions, in nowise would ye answer; ⁶⁹ But, henceforth, shall the Son of Man be seated on the right hand of the power of God. ⁷⁰ And they all said––Thou, then, art the Son of God? And, he, unto them said––Ye, say [it], ––because, I, am. ⁷¹ And, they, said––What, further, need have we, of witness? We ourselves, have heard it from his mouth.

⁴ And, Pilate, said unto the High–priests and the multitudes, Nothing, find I, worthy of blame, in this man. ⁵ But, they, began to be urgent, saying––He is stirring up the people, teaching along all Judaea, even beginning from Galilee unto this place.

¹⁰ And the High–priests and the Scribes stood vehemently accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod with his soldiery, having set him at nought, and mocked him, threw about him a gorgeous robe, and sent him back unto Pilate.

²³ But they became urgent with loud voices, claiming to have him crucified; and their voices began to prevail.

³³ And, when they came into the place which was called Skull, there, they crucified him; and the evil–doers, one indeed on the right hand, and the other on the left.

²³ The soldiers, therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, unto each soldier, a part; also the tunic. Howbeit, the tunic was without seam, from above, woven throughout.

³⁴ but, one of the soldiers, with a spear, pierced, his side, and there came out, straightway, blood and water.

³⁷ and, again, a different Scripture, saith––They shall look unto him whom they pierced.

²⁵ The other disciples, therefore, were saying unto him––We have seen the Lord! But, he, said unto them––Except I see, in his hands, the print of the nails, and press my finger into the print of the nails, and press my hand into his side, in nowise will I believe.

²⁷ Then, saith he unto Thomas––Reach thy finger hither, and see my hands, and reach thy hand, and press into my side,––and become not disbelieving, but believing.

² Beware of the dogs, beware of mischievous workers, beware of the mutilation;

¹⁵ Outside, are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the unchaste, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one loving and doing falsehood.

²¹ His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;

³ For, consumed in smoke, are my days, And, my bones, like a burning mass, are scorched through; ⁴ Smitten like herbage, so is my heart dried up, For I have forgotten to eat my food. ⁵ At the noise of my groaning, my bone, hath cleaved, to my flesh:

¹⁴ The more that Many, were amazed at thee, So marred, beyond any man’s, was his appearance,––And his form, beyond the sons of men,

³⁶ and, being seated, were watching him there.

³⁹ And, they who were passing by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, ⁴⁰ and saying––The man that taketh down the Temple and in three days buildeth it! Save, thyself! If thou art God’s, Son, come down from the cross. ⁴¹ Likewise, the High–priests, [also], mocking, with the Scribes and Elders, were saying: Others, he saved,––Himself, he cannot save:

²⁹ And, the passers–by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, and saying––Aha! thou who wast pulling down the shrine, and building one in three days!

²⁷ And there was following him a great throng of the people, and of women, who were smiting themselves and lamenting him.

³⁴ [But, Jesus, was saying––Father! forgive them; for they know not what they do.] And, when they were parting his garments, they cast lots.

²³ The soldiers, therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, unto each soldier, a part; also the tunic. Howbeit, the tunic was without seam, from above, woven throughout. ²⁴ They said, therefore, one to another––Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose, it shall be; ––that, the Scripture, might be fulfilled––They parted my garments amongst them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots:––yes verily, the soldiers, these things did.

¹ [To the chief Musician. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David,––who spake unto Yahweh the words of this song,––in the day when Yahweh had rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul; and he said:––]
I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength!

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult!

¹³ Be pleased, O Yahweh, to rescue me, O Yahweh! to help me, make haste!

¹⁷ But, I, being oppressed and needy, May My Lord devise for me,––My help and my deliverer, thou art! O my God, do not tarry!

¹³ But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness. ¹⁴ Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters: ¹⁵ Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth. ¹⁶ Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me: ¹⁷ Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou––answer me! ¹⁸ Oh draw near unto my soul––redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.

⁵ But, I, being humbled and needy, O God, haste to me,––My help and my deliverer, art thou, O Yahweh do not tarry.

¹³ Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one [who is] thy sword:

⁷ O Sword! awake against my shepherd, even against the man that is my companion, urgeth Yahweh of hosts,––Smite the shepherd, and let the flock, be scattered, Howbeit I will turn back my hand over the little ones.

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

¹⁷ His firstborn ox, be an honour to him, And the horns of a buffalo, be his horns, With them, let him thrust, peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth,––Yea, [with] these, the myriads of Ephraim, And, [with] those, the thousands of Manasseh.

⁹ Will the Wild–Ox be pleased to be thy servant? or lodge for the night by thy crib? ¹⁰ Canst thou bind the wild–ox, so that––with the ridge––shall run his cord? Or will he harrow the furrows after thee?

⁵³ Daily, was I with you, in the temple, and yet ye stretched not forth your hands against me! . . . But, this, is your hour, and the authority of darkness.

⁵⁹ They took up stones, therefore, that they might cast at him; but, Jesus, was hidden, and went forth out of the temple.

³⁰ No longer, many things, will I speak with you; for, the world’s ruler, is coming, and, in me, hath, nothing,––

³⁰ The God of our fathers, hath raised up Jesus,––whom, ye, got into your hands, suspending him upon a tree:–– ³¹ Him, as Princely–leader and Saviour, hath God exalted unto his right hand,––to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins. ³² And, we, are witnesses of these things,––also the Holy Spirit, which God hath given unto them who are yielding obedience unto him.

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

²⁵ Of thee, is my praise in the great convocation, My vows, will I pay, before them who revere him.

⁹ I have told the good–tidings of righteousness in a great convocation, Lo! my lips, do I not restrain, O Yahweh, thou, knowest: ¹⁰ Thy righteousness, have I not hid in the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and thy salvation, have I spoken, I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truthfulness from the great convocation.

¹⁸ Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me,––Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might; ¹⁹ And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?

⁴⁸ But, he, answering, said unto him that was telling him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ And, stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Lo! my mother and my brethren!

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.

¹⁰ Then, Jesus saith unto them––Be not afraid! Go your way, bear tidings unto my brethren, that they may depart into Galilee; and, there, shall they themselves see me.

²⁵ So then, some of them of Jerusalem were saying––Is not, this, he whom they are seeking to kill? ²⁶ And yet, see! with freedom of speech, he is talking, and, nothing, unto him, do they say:––Have the rulers perhaps come to know, of a truth, that, this, is, the Christ?

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

¹¹ For, both he that maketh holy, and they who are being made holy, are, all, of One; For which cause, he is not ashamed to be calling them, brethren, ¹² saying––I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of an assembly, will I sing praise unto thee;

⁸ Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his name, Make known among the peoples, his doings; ⁹ Sing ye to him, Make music unto him, Speak ye of all his wonders. ¹⁰ Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh. ¹¹ Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times. ¹² Remember his wonders which he hath done, His splendid deeds, and the just decisions of his mouth. ¹³ O ye seed of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob his chosen ones:

³⁰ My seed, shall serve him, It shall be recounted, of the Lord, to a generation that shall come:

⁸ Let all the earth, stand in awe of Yahweh, Of him, be in dread, all ye inhabitants of the world;

¹² I will give thee thanks, Adonay, my God, with all my heart, And will glorify thy Name unto times age–abiding.

³ Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh. ⁴ Search out Yahweh and his strength, Seek diligently his face at all times. ⁵ Remember his wonders which he hath done, His portents, and the just decisions of his mouth. ⁶ O ye Seed of Abraham––his servants, Sons of Jacob––his chosen ones: ⁷ Yahweh himself, is our God, Through all the land, are his just decision.

⁵ That I may look upon the welfare of thy chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, That I may glory, with thine inheritance.

¹ [BOOK THE FIFTH]
¶ O give thanks to Yahweh––For he is good, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. ² Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;

¹¹ Ye that revere Yahweh! trust in Yahweh, Their help and their shield, is he!

¹³ He will bless them who revere Yahweh, the small with the great.

¹⁹ O house of Israel! bless Yahweh, O house of Aaron! bless Yahweh; ²⁰ O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh.

¹⁹ The desire of them who revere him, will he fulfill, and, their cry, will he hear, and will save them.

³ For this cause, shall glorify thee––a strong people, The city of tyrannous nations, shall revere thee;

⁵⁰ And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;

²⁰ And the shepherds returned, giving glory and singing praise unto God, over all things which they had heard and seen, according as it had been told unto them.

¹⁹ Or know ye not that, your body, is, a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own; –– ²⁰ For ye have been bought with a price! Therefore glorify God in your body.

³¹ Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do, all things to the glory of God.

⁴ Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,––because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

² My God! I keep crying––By day, and thou dost not answer, and, By night, and there is no rest for me.

⁶ But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people;

⁶ This, oppressed one cried, and, Yahweh, heard––and, out of all his distresses, saved him.

¹⁰ All my bones, shall say––O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.

¹⁷ Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou––answer me!

²⁹ I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.
³⁰ I will praise the Name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving; ³¹ So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof. ³² The humbled have seen––they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive; ³³ For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised. ³⁴ Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.

³ The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found; ⁴ But, on the Name of Yahweh, I called––I beseech thee, Yahweh, deliver my soul. ⁵ Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and, our God, is full of compassion. ⁶ Yahweh, preserveth the simple, I was brought low, when, to me, he granted salvation.

⁵ Out of a strait, called I on Yah, He answered me with enlargement.

⁶ My back, gave I to smiters, and, My cheeks, to them who pulled out the beard,––My face, hid I not, from insult and spitting. ⁷ Because, My Lord, Yahweh, would help me, Therefore, was I not deterred by insult,––Therefore, did I set my face, like flint, And I knew, that I should not be put to shame. ⁸ At hand, is one who can justify me. Who, will contend with me? let, us stand forth together,––Who, can accuse me? let him draw near to me! ⁹ Lo! My Lord, Yahweh, will help me, Who, is he, that shall prove me lawless? Lo! they all, as a garment, shall fall to pieces, The moth, shall consume them.

⁴⁶ And, calling out with a loud voice, Jesus said––Father! into thy hands, I commend my spirit. And, this, saying, he ceased to breathe.

²² I will declare thy Name unto my brethren,––In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee.

¹⁸ I will thank thee, in the midst of a great convocation,––In the midst of a mighty people, will I praise thee.

¹² Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

¹³ I will enter thy house with ascending–sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

¹⁶ Come! hearken––that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul:––

¹ Praise ye Yah! I will give thanks unto Yahweh, with a whole heart, in the circle of the upright and the assembly.

¹⁴ My vows––to Yahweh, will I pay, Might it be in presence of all his people! ¹⁵ Costly in the eyes of Yahweh, is, death, for his men of lovingkindness. ¹⁶ I beseech thee, O Yahweh––for, I, am thy servant,––I, am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid, Thou hast loosened my bonds. ¹⁷ To thee, will I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and, on the Name of Yahweh, will I call: ¹⁸ My vows––to Yahweh, will I pay, Might it be in the presence of all his people; –– ¹⁹ In the courts of the house of Yahweh, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Yah!

¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness, I will enter therein, I will give thanks unto Yah. ²⁰ This, is the gate for Yahweh, Such as are righteous, shall enter therein.

⁴ When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards,––what thou vowest, pay! ⁵ Better that thou shouldest not vow,––than vow, and not pay.

¹¹ And, this, is the law of the peace–offering which one may bring near unto Yahweh. ¹² If, for thanksgiving, he bring it near, then shall he bring near, with the thanksgiving sacrifice, perforated cakes, unleavened, overflowed with oil, and wafers, unleavened, anointed with oil,––and of fine flour moistened, perforated cakes overflowed with oil. ¹³ With perforated cakes of leavened bread, shall he bring near his oblation, with his peace–offering of thanksgiving. ¹⁴ Then shall he bring near, therefrom, one of each oblation, a heave–offering unto Yahweh,––to the priest who dasheth [against the altar] the blood of the peace–offering––to him, shall it belong. ¹⁵ But, as for the flesh of his peace–offering of thanksgiving, on the day of bringing it near, shall it be eaten,––he shall not leave thereof, until morning. ¹⁶ But, if, a vow or a freewill offering, be his sacrifice of oblation, in the day he bringeth near his sacrifice, shall it be eaten,––and, on the morrow, then may, the remainder thereof, be eaten; ¹⁷ but, as for the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice, on the third day––in fire, shall it be consumed.

¹⁶ Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, who are seekers of thee. Let them say continually––Yahweh be magnified! who are lovers of thy salvation.

³² The humbled have seen––they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;

³ Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh. ⁴ Search out Yahweh and his strength, Seek diligently his face at all times.

⁹ For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

⁶ Then will Yahweh of hosts prepare, for all the peoples, in this mountain, A banquet of fat things, A banquet of old wines,––Of fat things full of marrow, Of old wines well refined;

¹³ Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh,––Lo! my servants, shall eat, but, ye, shall be famished, Lo! my servants, shall drink, but, ye, shall be thirsty,––Lo! my servants, shall rejoice, but, ye, shall turn pale;

¹⁴ But, whosoever shall drink of the water which, I, will give him, in nowise shall thirst, unto times age–abiding,––but, the water which I will give him, shall become, within him, a fountain of water, springing up unto life age–abiding.

⁴⁸ I am the bread of life:–– ⁴⁹ Your fathers, did eat, in the desert, the manna,––and died: ⁵⁰ This, is the bread which, out of heaven, cometh down, that one, thereof, may eat,––and not die. ⁵¹ I, am the living bread, which, out of heaven, came down: If one eat of this bread, he shall live unto times age–abiding; and, the bread, moreover, which, I, will give, is, my flesh––for the world’s life. ⁵² The Jews, therefore, began to strive one with another, saying––How can this one, unto us, give his flesh to eat? ⁵³ Jesus, therefore, said unto them––Verily, verily, I say unto you––Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, ye have not life within yourselves. ⁵⁴ He that feedeth upon my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath life age–abiding, and, I, will raise him up at the last day; ⁵⁵ For, my flesh, is, true, food, and, my blood, is, true, drink: ⁵⁶ He that feedeth upon my flesh, and drinketh my blood, in me, abideth, and, I, in him. ⁵⁷ Just as the living Father sent me,––and I live by reason of the Father, he also that feedeth upon me, even he, shall live by reason of me. ⁵⁸ This, is the bread, which, out of heaven, came down:––Not just as your fathers did eat––and died! He that feedeth upon this bread, shall live unto times age–abiding.

⁸ Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:

⁸ So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River[=Euphrates] unto the ends of the earth;

¹¹ Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;

⁹ All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name.

⁷ Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength;

³ He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness towards the house of Israel,––All the ends of the earth, have seen, the salvation of our God.

²² When the peoples, gather themselves together, And the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.

¹ Praise Yahweh, all ye nations, Laud him, all ye tribes of men;

²² Turn unto me––and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth,––For, I, am GOD, and there is none else.

⁸ Remember ye this, and shew yourselves men,––Bring it back, ye transgressors, to your minds; ⁹ Remember ye the things named in advance, from age–past times,––For, I, am, The Mighty One, and there is, none else, The Adorable, and there is none, like me!

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.

¹² Lo! these, from afar, shall come in,––And lo! these, from the North and from the West, And, these, from the land of Sinim.

¹⁵ and saying––Men! Why, these things, are ye doing? We also, of like nature with you, are men, bringing you the good news, that from these vain things, ye should be turning unto a living God:––Who made heaven and the earth and the sea and all things therein;

²¹ bearing full witness, both to Jews and to Greeks, as to the repentance due unto God, and as to belief on our Lord Jesus.

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. ¹⁹ Wherefore, O King Agrippa,––I became not disobedient unto the heavenly vision; ²⁰ But––both to them in Damascus, first, and in Jerusalem, unto all the country of Judaea also, and unto the nations, I carried tidings––that they should repent, and turn unto God, and, works worthy of their repentance, should practise.

²⁶ But now made manifest, and through means of prophetic scriptures, according to the command of the age–abiding God, for obedience of faith unto all the nations made known,

⁹ For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell––what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols––to be serving a living and true God,

⁹ After these things, I saw, and lo! a great multitude,––which, to number it! no one was able,––of every nation, and [of all] tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm–branches in their hands; –– ¹⁰ and they cry out with a loud voice, saying––Salvation unto our God who sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb! ¹¹ And, all the messengers, were standing round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell down before the throne upon their faces, and rendered homage unto God, ¹² saying––Amen! The blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honour, and the power, and the might,––be unto our God, unto the ages of ages. [Amen]!

⁷ For God is king of all the earth, Sing praises with understanding. ⁸ God, hath become king, over the nations, God, hath taken his seat upon his holy throne.

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.

²¹ And saviours shall come up in Mount Zion, to judge the mountain of Esau,––So shall the kingdom, belong unto Yahweh.

⁹ So will Yahweh become king over all the earth,––In that day, shall there be one Yahweh, and, his Name, be one.

¹³ And bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

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.

¹² Also, the daughter of Tyre, [cometh in] with a present! Thy face, shall the rich of the people appease.

⁶ As for them who are trusting in their wealth,––And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves, ⁷ A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself: ⁸ So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age–abiding; ⁹ That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.

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;

⁷ Their iniquity, hath proceeded from fatness, They have surpassed the imaginations of the heart;

³¹ When, the anger of God, mounted against them, And he slew of their vigorous youths, And, the choice young men of Israel, caused he to bow down in death.

⁷ That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;

¹⁶ Therefore, shall the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, Send, among his fat ones, leanness, And, under his glory, shall he kindle, a kindling, like the kindling of fire;

¹⁹ Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise,––Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust, For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades, shall give birth.

⁴ And thou shalt be brought low––Out of the earth, shalt thou speak, And, out of the dust, shalt thou lower thine utterance,––And, as one that hath a familiar spirit, Out of the earth, shall come thy voice, And, out of the dust, thy speech shall chirp;

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:

³ So shall nations come, to thy light, And kings, to the brightness of thy dawning. ⁴ Lift up––round about––thine eyes, and see, They all, have gathered themselves together––have come to thee,––Thy sons, from afar, shall come, And, thy daughters, on the side, shall be carried. ⁵ Then, shalt thou see, and be radiant, And thy heart, shall throb and be enlarged,––For there shall be turned upon thee the fulness of the sea, The riches of the nations, shall come unto thee;

¹⁶ And thou shalt derive sweet nourishment from the nations, Yea, on the bounty of kings, shalt thou be sustained,––So shalt thou know––That, I, Yahweh, am thy Saviour, and, That, thy Redeemer, is the Mighty One of Jacob.

⁹ It hath utterly destroyed thee, O Israel, for it was against me, as thy helper!

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.

²⁵ Jesus said unto her––I, am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, even though he die, shall live again! ²⁶ And, no one who liveth again and believeth on me, shall in anywise die, unto times age–abiding. Believest thou this?

¹⁰ But, thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? Aye! and thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For, all of us, shall present ourselves unto the judgment seat of God; ¹¹ For it is written––Living am, I, saith the Lord, unto me, shall bow every knee, and, every tongue, shall openly confess unto God. ¹² Hence, [then], each one of us, of himself shall give account unto God.

¹⁰ In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow––of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground,––

¹² And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and, books, were opened, and, another book, was opened, which is, the book, of life; and the dead, were judged, out of the things written in the books, according to their works. ¹³ And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and, death and hades, gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged, each one, according to their works. ¹⁴ And, death and hades, were cast into the lake of fire. This, is, the second death––the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And, if anyone was not found, in the book of life, written, he was cast into the lake of fire.

²⁴ And the nations, shall walk, through her light; and, the kings of the earth, do bring their glory into it,

⁵ There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.

⁶ This, is the generation of them who inquire of him, who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. [Selah.]

¹⁵ If I had thought, I will relate it thus, Lo! the circle of thy sons, had I betrayed.

⁶ Yahweh, will record, when he enrolleth the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah.]

²⁸ The children of thy servants, shall continue,––And, their seed, before thee, be established.

¹⁰ Yet, Yahweh, purposed to bruise him, He laid on him sickness:––If his soul become an offering for guilt, He shall see a seed, He shall prolong his days,––And, the purpose of Yahweh, in his hand, shall prosper:

⁹ and think not to be saying within yourselves,––As our father, we have, Abraham; for, I say unto you, that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children unto Abraham.

²⁶ For ye, all, are, sons of God, through the faith in Christ Jesus; ²⁷ For ye, as many as, into Christ, have been immersed, have put Christ, on: ²⁸ There cannot be Jew or Greek, there cannot be bond or free, there cannot be male and female, for, all ye, are one, in Christ Jesus: ²⁹ Now, if, ye, are of Christ, by consequence ye are, Abraham’s seed, according to promise, heirs.

¹³ and again––I, will be confident upon him; and again––Lo! I, and the children which, unto me, God, hath given.

⁹ But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you into his marvelous light:––

⁹ I have told the good–tidings of righteousness in a great convocation, Lo! my lips, do I not restrain, O Yahweh, thou, knowest:

⁶ To the end, A later generation might come to know, Children who should be born, Who should arise, and recount [them] to their children;

¹⁸ This, shall be written, for a later generation, And, a people to be created, will give praise unto Yah:––

⁴ Generation unto generation, shall celebrate thy works, and, thy mighty deeds, shall they tell: ⁵ The splendour of the glory of thy majesty, shall they speak, and, thy wonders, will I utter. ⁶ And, the might of thy terrible acts, shall men speak, and, as for thy greatness, I will recount it. ⁷ The memory of thy great goodness, shall men pour forth, and, thy righteousness, shall they shout aloud.

³ For I will pour, Water upon the thirsty soil, and, Floods upon the dry ground,––I will pour, My spirit upon thy seed, and, My blessing upon thine offspring; ⁴ So will they spring up among the grass, As willows by the water–courses: ⁵ This one, will say, Yahweh’s, am I, and, That one, will call himself by the name of Jacob, and, Yonder one, will write on his hand––Yahweh’s, And after the name of Israel, will one entitle himself.

²¹ Then shalt thou say in thy heart,––Who hath borne me, these, Seeing, I, have been bereaved, and unfruitful, a captive and banished? These, therefore, who, hath brought them up? Lo! I, was left, alone, These, where were, they? ²² Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh––Lo! I will lift up, unto nations, my hand, Yea, unto peoples, will I raise high my banner,––And they shall bring in thy sons in their bosom, And, thy daughters, on the shoulder, shall be borne; ²³ And, kings, shall be, thy foster–fathers, And, their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick,––So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.

¹ Shout in triumph, O barren one, Who hadst not borne,––Break forth into shouts of triumph––and trill thy voice, Who hadst not travailed in birth, For, more, are the children of the Desolate Than the children of Her who had the husband, Saith Yahweh.

⁴ Lift up––round about––thine eyes, and see, They all, have gathered themselves together––have come to thee,––Thy sons, from afar, shall come, And, thy daughters, on the side, shall be carried.

⁷ Before she travaileth, she hath brought forth,––Before her pains come to her, she hath given birth to a man–child! ⁸ Who, hath heard the like of this? Who, hath seen the like of these things? Can, a land, be made to bring forth, in one day? Or, a nation, be born, at one time? As soon as she travaileth, Zion hath also given birth to her children. ⁹ Could, I, bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? Saith Yahweh. Or, I, be causing to bring forth, and then prevent? Saith thy God.

¹⁷ For, a righteousness of God, is therein revealed,––by faith unto faith: even as it is written––But, he that is righteous, by faith, shall live.

²¹ But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets,–– ²² A righteousness of God, through faith in [Jesus] Christ, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction,–– ²³ For, all, have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; ²⁴ Being declared righteous freely by his favour through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:–– ²⁵ Whom God hath set forth as a propitiatory covering, through faith in his blood, for a showing forth of his righteousness, by reason of the passing–by of the previously committed sins,

¹⁹ For, just as, through the disobedience of the one man, sinners, the many were constituted, so, also, through the obedience of the one, righteous, the many shall be constituted–– ²⁰ Law, however, gained admission, in order that the fault might abound, but, where the sin abounded, the favour greatly superabounded: ²¹ In order that––just as sin reigned in death, so, also, favour, might reign through righteousness unto life age–abiding, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²¹ Him who knew not sin, in our behalf, he made to be, sin, that we might become God’s righteousness in him.