Song of Songs Cross References - Rotherham

¹ The Song of Songs, which pertaineth to Solomon.
² [SHE] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [THEY] For better are thy caresses than wine: ³ Like the fragrance of thy precious oils, Oil poured out, is thy name, For this cause, virgins love thee. ⁴ [SHE] Draw me! [THEY] After thee, will we run! [SHE] The king, hath brought me, into his chambers. [THEY] We will exult and rejoice in thee, we will mention thy caresses, beyond wine, Sincerely they love thee. ⁵ [SHE] Swarthy, I am but comely, ye daughters of Jerusalem. [THEY] Like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. ⁶ [SHE] Do not look on me, because, I, am so swarthy, because the sun hath scorched me,––My mother’s sons, were angry with me, they set me to keep the vineyards, Mine own vineyard, have I not kept. . . .
⁷ Tell me, thou loved of my soul! Where wilt thou pasture thy flock? Where wilt thou let them recline at noon? For why should I be as one that wrappeth a veil about her, by the flocks of thy companions? ⁸ [HE] If thou know not of thyself, most beautiful among women! get thee forth in the footsteps of the flock, and pasture thy kids by the huts of the shepherds. . . . ⁹ To a mare of mine, in the chariots of Pharaoh, have I likened thee, my fair one! ¹⁰ Comely are thy cheeks, with bead–rows, thy neck, with strings of gems. ¹¹ [THEY] Rows of golden ornaments, will we make thee, with studs of silver.
¹² [SHE] By the time the king is in his circle, my nard, will have given out its fragrance: ¹³ A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night! ¹⁴ A cluster of henna, is my beloved to me, in the vineyards of En–gedi. ¹⁵ [HE] Lo! thou art beautiful my fair one, lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, [are] doves! ¹⁶ [SHE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my beloved, Yea delightful! [BOTH] Yea! our couch, is covered with leaves: ¹⁷ The beams of our house, are cedars, Our fretted ceiling, is cypress–trees.

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.

²² And it came to pass, when the camels had done drinking, that the man took a ring of gold, half a shekel its weight,––and two bracelets, for her hands, ten of gold their weight;

⁴⁷ Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter, art, thou? And she said, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom, Milcah, bare to him,––Then put I the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands;

²⁶ Then Isaac his father said unto him,––Come thou near, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son. ²⁷ So he came near, and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him,––and said, See! the smell of my son, As the smell of a field, which Yahweh hath blessed;

¹¹ And Jacob kissed Rachel,––and lifted up his voice, and wept.

¹⁶ And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking,––do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.

⁴² So Pharaoh took his ring from off his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand,––and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the chain of gold upon his neck;

¹¹ Then Israel their father said unto them––If so, then, do, this,––Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man, a present,––A little balsam, and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

¹⁵ Then kissed he all his brethren, and wept upon them,––and, thereafter, his brethren spake with him.

²³ Thou, therefore, take to thee––principal spices,––self–flowing myrrh, five hundred, and, fragrant cinnamon, half as much, two hundred and fifty, and, fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty; ²⁴ and, cassia, five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary,––and, oil olive, a hin. ²⁵ And thou shalt make it an oil for holy anointing, a compounded perfume, the work of a perfumer,––an oil for holy anointing, shall it be. ²⁶ And thou shalt anoint therewith, the tent of meeting,––and the ark of the testimony; ²⁷ and the table, and all its utensils, and the lampstand, and its utensils,––and the incense altar, ²⁸ and the altar for the ascending–sacrifice, and all its utensils,––and the laver, and its stand.

¹² Then said Moses, unto Yahweh, See! thou, art saying unto me––Take up this people, and yet, thou, hast no let me know, whom thou wilt send with me,––though, thou thyself, didst say––I acknowledge thee by name, Yea, moreover, thou hast found favour, in mine eyes.

¹⁹ And he said,––I, will cause all my goodness, to pass before thee, And will proclaim myself by the name Yahweh, before thee,––And will show favour, unto whom I may show favour, And will have compassion on whom I may have compassion.

⁵ And Yahweh descended in the cloud, and took his station with him, there,––and proclaimed himself by the name Yahweh. ⁶ So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed,––Yahweh, Yahweh, A GOD of compassion, and favour,––Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness: ⁷ Keeping lovingkindness to a thousand generations, Forgiving iniquity, and transgression, and sin, Though he leave not, utterly unpunished, Visiting the iniquity of fathers Upon sons, And upon sons’ sons, Unto a third and unto a fourth generation.

⁵⁰ Therefore have we brought near an offering unto Yahweh, what, each man, hath found––articles of gold, ankle chains and bracelets, rings, earrings and buckles,––to put a propitiatory–covering over our souls, before Yahweh.

⁶² and Nibshan and the City of Salt, and En–gedi,––six cities, with their villages.

¹⁹ So, they two, went their way, until they entered Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they entered Bethlehem, that all the city was moved concerning them, and the women said––Is this Naomi? ²⁰ And she said unto them, Do not call me Naomi[=" Sweet"], ––call me Mara[=" Bitter"], for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me: ²¹ I was full when I departed, but, empty, am I brought back of Yahweh,––wherefore should ye call me Naomi, when, Yahweh, hath given answer against me, and, the Almighty, hath crushed me?

²⁰ Then said Samuel unto the people––Do not fear, ye, have done all this wrong,––nevertheless, do not turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh, with all your heart; ²¹ and turn not aside after vanities, that can neither profit nor deliver, because, vanities, they are.

²⁹ And David went up from thence,––and abode in the strongholds of En–gedi.

³² And he spake three thousand proverbs,––and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.

⁹ So he built the house, and finished it,––and ceiled the house with planks and beams of cedar;

²⁸ And the horses that Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,––and, a company of the merchants of the king, used to fetch, a drove, at a price,

¹⁴ And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen, and came to have a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,––and he settled them in chariot cities, and with the king, in Jerusalem. ¹⁵ And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem, like stones, and, cedars, made he like the sycomores that are in the lowland, for abundance. ¹⁶ And the horses which Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,––and a, company of royal merchants, used to fetch a drove, at a price; ¹⁷ and they built and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot, for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse, for a hundred and fifty,–and, so, for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria, by their means, brought they them forth.

⁸ And send me––timbers of cedar, cypress and sandal–wood, out of the Lebanon, for, I, know that, thy servants, are skilful, to cut the timbers of Lebanon,––and lo! my servants shall be with thy servants: ⁹ yea to prepare me timbers in abundance,––for, the house which I am about to build, [must be] great and most wonderful.

³⁰ My skin, turned black, and peeled off me, and, my bones, burned with heat:

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

¹ [To the Chief Musician. David’s.]
The impious hath said in his heart––There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.

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

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 [A Melody of David.]
Yahweh, is my shepherd––I shall not want: ² In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me;

¹ [David’s.]
Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, O my Rock! do not turn in silence from me,––lest, if thou turn from me in silence, I be like them who go down into the pit.

⁷ How precious thy lovingkindness, O God,––Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:

⁴ These things, I keep calling to mind, and pouring out, over me, my own soul, For I used to cross over with a crowd, Lead them in procession up to the house of God, With the voice of shouting and praise,––a throng keeping festival.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. On Shoshannim. For the Sons of Korah. A Psalm of Instruction. A Song of Love.]
Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, [like] the pen of a scribe who is skilled. ² Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age–abiding.

⁷ Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness,––For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners. ⁸ Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments,––Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.

⁸ Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments,––Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee. ⁹ Daughters of kings, are among thine honourable women, Stationed is the bride at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.

¹¹ When the king shall desire thy beauty, Surely, he, is thy lord, then bow down to him.

¹³ All glorious––the daughter of a king [sitteth] within, Brocades, wrought with gold, [are] her clothing! ¹⁴ In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king––The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:

¹⁴ In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king––The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee: ¹⁵ They shall be brought, with rejoicings and exultation,––They shall enter into the palace of the king!

⁹ We have thought, O God, upon thy lovingkindness, In the midst of thy temple:

³ Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee! ⁴ Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands: ⁵ As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.

⁵ As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.

⁸ One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For "the Lilies of Testimony." Asaph’s. A Melody.]
O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!

¹⁵ How happy are the people who know the joyful sound! O Yahweh! in the light of thy countenance, shall they firmly march along; ¹⁶ In thy Name, shall they exult all the day, And, in thy righteousness, shall they be exalted.

¹⁷ And let the delightfulness of Adonay our God be upon us,––And, the work of our hands, establish thou upon us, Yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

¹² The righteous, like the palm–tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow;

⁴ Shout aloud to Yahweh, all the earth, Break forth and make a joyful noise and sweep the strings; ⁵ Sweep the strings to Yahweh, With the lyre, With the lyre, and the voice of melody; ⁶ With trumpets and the sound of a horn, Shout aloud, before the king––Yahweh. ⁷ Let the sea, roar, and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein; ⁸ Let, the floods, clap their hands, Together, let, the mountains, make a joyful noise, ⁹ Before Yahweh, for he is coming––to judge the earth,––He will judge the world, in righteousness, And the peoples, with equity.

¹ Bless, O my soul, Yahweh,––And all that is within me, his holy Name; ² Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings:––

³ Thy people, will freely offer themselves, in the day of thine army,––in the splendours of holiness, out of the womb of the dawn, To thee, [shall spring forth] the dew of thy youth.

⁴ A memorial, hath he made by his wonders, Gracious and compassionate, is Yahweh.

¹ I love Yahweh––because he heareth my voice, my supplications;

³² The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.

⁶⁰ I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.

⁵ Woe is me, That I sojourn in Meshek,––That I abide near the tents of Kedar!

² Like the precious oil upon the head, descending upon the beard; the beard of Aaron,––which descended unto the opening of his robe:

² Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, Let the sons of Zion exult in their king;

⁴ For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory.

⁹ For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.

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;

⁹ Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.

¹ Better a name, than precious ointment,––and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

² [SHE] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [THEY] For better are thy caresses than wine: ³ Like the fragrance of thy precious oils, Oil poured out, is thy name, For this cause, virgins love thee. ⁴ [SHE] Draw me! [THEY] After thee, will we run! [SHE] The king, hath brought me, into his chambers. [THEY] We will exult and rejoice in thee, we will mention thy caresses, beyond wine, Sincerely they love thee.

⁸ [HE] If thou know not of thyself, most beautiful among women! get thee forth in the footsteps of the flock, and pasture thy kids by the huts of the shepherds. . . .

¹³ A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night!

¹⁵ [HE] Lo! thou art beautiful my fair one, lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, [are] doves!

² [HE] As a lily among thorns, So, is my fair one, among the daughters!
³ [SHE] As an apple–tree among the trees of the forest, So, is my beloved, among the sons: In his shade, I greatly delighted and sat down, And, his fruit, was sweet to my taste.

³ [SHE] As an apple–tree among the trees of the forest, So, is my beloved, among the sons: In his shade, I greatly delighted and sat down, And, his fruit, was sweet to my taste. ⁴ He hath brought me into the house of wine, and, his banner over me, is love.

⁴ He hath brought me into the house of wine, and, his banner over me, is love. ⁵ Sustain me with raisin–cakes, refresh me with apples,––for sick with love, I am.

⁷ [HE] I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,––That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please! [****]

¹⁰ Responded my beloved, and said to me,––Rise up! my fair––my beautiful––one, and come away,

¹³ The fig–tree, hath spiced her green figs, and, the vines––all blossom, yield fragrance,––Rise up! my fair––my beautiful––one, and come away!
¹⁴ [HE] O my dove! In the retreats of the crag, in the hiding–place of the terrace, Let me see thy form, Let me hear thy voice,––For, thy voice, is sweet, and, thy form, comely.

¹⁶ [SHE] My beloved, is, mine, and, I, am, his, he that pastureth among lilies!

¹ [SHE] Upon my couch, in the night–time, sought I the beloved of my soul,––I sought him, but found him not. ² Come! I must arise, and go about in the city, In the paths and in the broadways, I must seek the beloved of my soul,––I sought him, but found him not. ³ The watchmen that go round in the city, found me, The beloved of my soul, have ye seen? ⁴ Scarcely had I passed from them, when I found the beloved of my soul,––I caught him, and would not let him go, until that I had brought him into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

⁴ Scarcely had I passed from them, when I found the beloved of my soul,––I caught him, and would not let him go, until that I had brought him into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. ⁵ [HE] I adjure you ye, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field,––That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please. [****]
⁶ [THEY] Who is this, coming up out of the wilderness, like pillars of smoke,––with perfume of myrrh, and frankincense, besides all the aromatic powder of the merchant?
⁷ Lo! his couch, ‘tis Solomon’s own, Threescore heroes, around it,––of the heroes of Israel:

¹⁰ The supports thereof, made he of silver, the couch thereof, of gold, the seat thereof, of purple,––the midst thereof, hath an inlay of love from the daughters of Jerusalem.

¹ [HE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my fair one, Lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, are doves, from behind thy veil,––Thy hair, is like a flock of goats, which are reclining on the sides of Mount Gilead:

³ Like a cord of crimson, are thy lips, and, thy mouth, is lovely,––Like a slice of pomegranate, are thy temples, behind thy veil:

⁶ Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense. ⁷ Thou art, all over, beautiful, my fair one, and, blemish, is there none in thee.

⁹ Thou hast encouraged me, my sister, bride,––thou hast encouraged me, with one [glance] of thine eyes, with one ornament of thy neck. ¹⁰ How beautiful are thy caresses, my sister, bride,––how much more delightful thy caresses, than wine, and the fragrance of thine oils, than all spices:

¹³ Thy buddings forth, are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits,––henna bushes, with nard blossoms:

¹³ Thy buddings forth, are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits,––henna bushes, with nard blossoms: ¹⁴ Nard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all woods of frankincense,––myrrh and aloes, with all the chiefs of spices:

¹⁴ Nard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all woods of frankincense,––myrrh and aloes, with all the chiefs of spices:

¹⁴ Nard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all woods of frankincense,––myrrh and aloes, with all the chiefs of spices:
¹⁵ A garden fountain, a well of living waters,––and flowings from Lebanon. ¹⁶ [SHE] Awake, O north wind, and come in, thou south, Fan my garden––its balsams, will flow out,––Let my beloved enter his garden, and eat his precious fruits.

¹ [HE] I have entered my garden, my sister, bride, I have plucked my myrrh, with my balsam, I have eaten the honey of my thicket, I have drunk my wine, with my milk:––Eat ye, O friends, Drink, yea drink abundantly, ye beloved! [****]
² [SHE] I, was sleeping, but, my heart, was awake,––The voice of my beloved––knocking! Open to me, my sister, my fair one, my dove, my perfect one, for, my head, is filled with dew, my locks, with the moisture of the night.

⁵ I myself, arose, to open to my beloved,––and, my hands, dripped with myrrh, and, my fingers, with myrrh distilling, upon the handles of the bolt.

⁸ I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem,––If ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? That, sick with love, I am.
⁹ [DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM] What is thy beloved more than any other beloved, thou most beautiful among women? What is thy beloved more than any other beloved, that, thus, thou hast adjured us? ¹⁰ [SHE.] My beloved, is white and ruddy, conspicuous beyond ten thousand:

¹⁰ [SHE.] My beloved, is white and ruddy, conspicuous beyond ten thousand: ¹¹ His head, is pure gold,––his locks, are bushy, black as a raven; ¹² His eyes, like doves, by the channels of water,––bathing in milk, set as gems in a ring:

¹² His eyes, like doves, by the channels of water,––bathing in milk, set as gems in a ring: ¹³ His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,––His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:

¹³ His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,––His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling: ¹⁴ His hands, cylinders of gold, set with topaz,––His body, wrought work of ivory, covered with sapphires: ¹⁵ His legs, pillars of white marble, founded on sockets of gold,––His form, like Lebanon, choice as cedars: ¹⁶ His mouth, most sweet, yea, altogether, he is delightful,––This, is my beloved, yea, this, is my dear one, ye daughters of Jerusalem.

¹⁶ His mouth, most sweet, yea, altogether, he is delightful,––This, is my beloved, yea, this, is my dear one, ye daughters of Jerusalem.

¹ [DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM] Whither hath thy beloved, gone, thou most beautiful among women? whither hath thy beloved turned him aside? That we may seek him with thee.

³ I, am, my beloved’s, and, my beloved, is mine, he that pastureth among lilies.
⁴ [HE] Beautiful, art thou, my fair one, as Tirzah, comely, as Jerusalem,––majestic as bannered hosts!

⁴ [HE] Beautiful, art thou, my fair one, as Tirzah, comely, as Jerusalem,––majestic as bannered hosts! ⁵ Turn away thine eyes from me, for, they, have excited me,––Thy hair, is like a flock of goats, that are reclining on the sides of Mount Gilead: ⁶ Thy teeth, are like a flock of sheep which have come up from the washing–place,––whereof, all of them, are twin–bearers, and bereaved, is there none among them: ⁷ Like a slice of pomegranate, are thy temples, from behind thy veil: ⁸ Threescore, are the queens, and, fourscore, are the concubines,––and, virgins, there are, without number.

⁸ Threescore, are the queens, and, fourscore, are the concubines,––and, virgins, there are, without number. ⁹ One alone, is my dove, my perfect one, one alone, was she to her mother, Pure, was she to her that bare her,––The daughters, have seen her, and pronounced her happy, Queens and concubines, and they have praised her. [****] ¹⁰ [THEY] Who is this, that looketh forth like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, pure as the sun, majestic as bannered hosts?

¹ How beautiful, are thy feet in sandals, O daughter of a noble,––The curvings of thy hips, are like ornaments wrought by the hands of a skilled workman: ² Thy navel, is a round bowl, may it not lack spiced wine! Thy body, a heap of wheat fenced about with lilies; ³ Thy two breasts, are like two young roes, the twins of a gazelle: ⁴ Thy neck, is like a tower of ivory,––Thine eyes, are pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim, Thy nose, is like the tower of Lebanon, which looketh towards Damascus: ⁵ Thy head upon thee, is like Carmel, And, the hair of thy head, is like purple,––The king, is held captive by the ringlets!

⁵ Thy head upon thee, is like Carmel, And, the hair of thy head, is like purple,––The king, is held captive by the ringlets! ⁶ [HE] How beautiful, and how delightful, O dear love, for delights:

⁶ [HE] How beautiful, and how delightful, O dear love, for delights: ⁷ This thy stature, is like to a palm–tree, and, thy breasts, are like clusters: ⁸ I said, I will ascend the palm–tree, I will lay hold of its fruit stalks––Oh then, let thy breasts, I pray thee, be like vine–clusters, And, the fragrance of thy nose, like apples; ⁹ And, thy mouth, like good wine––[SHE] Flowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of the sleeping.

⁹ And, thy mouth, like good wine––[SHE] Flowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of the sleeping.
¹⁰ I, am my beloved’s, and, unto me, is his longing. ¹¹ Come, my beloved, Let us go forth into the country, Let us stay the night in the villages: ¹² Let us get up early to the vineyards, Let us see whether the vine, hath burst forth, the blossom, hath opened, the pomegranates, have bloomed,––There, will I give my caresses to thee.

¹² Let us get up early to the vineyards, Let us see whether the vine, hath burst forth, the blossom, hath opened, the pomegranates, have bloomed,––There, will I give my caresses to thee. ¹³ The love–apples, have given fragrance, and, at our openings, are all precious things, new and yet old,––O my beloved! I have treasured them up for thee.

¹ Oh that thou hadst been a very brother to me, who had sucked the breasts of my own mother,––Had I found thee without, I had kissed thee, Yea, folk would not have despised me! ² I would have guided thee––brought thee into the house of my mother, Thou wouldst have instructed me,––I would have let thee drink of spiced wine, of the pressed–out juice of my pomegranate. ³ His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me. ⁴ I [HE] adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,––Why will ye wake, and why will ye arouse the dear love until she please! [****]

⁴ I [HE] adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,––Why will ye wake, and why will ye arouse the dear love until she please! [****]

⁹ If, a wall, she is, we will build upon it a battlement of silver,––but if, a door, she is, we will close it up with a plank of cedar.

¹¹ A vineyard, had Solomon, as the owner of abundance, He put out the vineyard to keepers,––Every man, was to bring in, for the fruit thereof, a thousand silverlings: ¹² Mine own vineyard, is before me,––The thousand belong to thee, O Solomon, and two hundred to the keepers of the fruit thereof.
¹³ [HE] O thou fair dweller in the gardens, the companions are giving heed to thy voice, Let me hear it.

¹⁸ In that day, will My Lord remove the finery––of the anklets, and the little suns, and the little moons; ¹⁹ the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils; ²⁰ the chaplets, and the armlets, and the girdles, and the scent–cases, and the amulets; ²¹ the rings, and the nose–jewels;

¹ Let me sing, I pray you, for a well–beloved of mine, The song of my beloved, concerning his vineyard:––A vineyard, had my well–beloved, on a very fruitful hill;

⁶ For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder,––And his Name hath been called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity. ⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

²⁰ It shall not be dwelt, in for ever, Neither shall it be inhabited, from generation to generation,––Neither shall encamp there, an Arab, Nor, shepherds, fold their flocks there.

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;

⁸ Having swallowed up death itself victoriously, My Lord, Yahweh, will wipe away, tears from off all faces,––And, the reproach of his own people, will he remove from off all the earth, For, Yahweh, hath spoken.

⁹ With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee,––For, when thy regulations [extend] to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.

¹ Alas! for them who are going down to Egypt for help, On horses, would rely,––And have trusted––In chariots––because they are many, and, In horsemen, because they are very bold, But have not looked unto the Holy One of Israel, And, onto Yahweh, have not sought.

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.

²⁵ In Yahweh, shall be justified and shall boast themselves––All the seed of Israel.

² When he came up as a sapling before him, And as a root–sprout out of dry ground, He had neither beauty nor majesty,––When we beheld him, there was nothing to behold, that we should desire him;

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:

⁷ All the flocks of Kedar, shall be gathered unto thee, The rams of Nebaioth, shall wait upon thee,––They shall come up, with acceptance, on mine altar, And, my beautiful, house, will I adorn.

³ To appoint unto the mourners of Zion––To give unto them, A chaplet instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of the spirit of dejection,––So shall they be called, The oaks of righteousness, The plantation of Yahweh: That he may get himself glory

¹⁰ I will, greatly rejoice, in Yahweh, My soul shall exult, in my God, For he hath clothed me, with the garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness, hath he enwrapt me,––As, a bridegroom, adorneth himself with, a chaplet, And as, a bride, bedecketh herself with, her jewels.

⁷ The lovingkindness of Yahweh, will I recall, the praises of Yahweh, According to all that Yahweh, hath bestowed upon us,––Even the abundance of goodness to the house of Israel, Which he bestowed upon them––According to his compassions, and, According to the abundance of his lovingkindness.

¹⁶ Thus, saith Yahweh––Stand ye at the ways––and see, And ask for the paths of age–past times, Where is the good, way? And walk therein, And ye shall find rest, to your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein]!

²¹ For the grievous injury of the daughter of my people, I am grievously injured,––I am enshrouded in gloom, Horror, hath seized me:––

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.

⁵ Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, when I will raise up to David, A righteous Bud, And he shall reign as, king, and prosper, And shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ⁶ In his days, Shall Judah, be saved, And, Israel, abide securely,––And, this, is his name whereby he shall be called, Yahweh, our Righteousness.

³ From afar, Yahweh, hath appeared unto me, Yea, with an age–abiding love, have I loved thee, For this cause, have I prolonged to thee lovingkindness.

¹² Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Again, shall there be in this place––Which is deserted, without man or even beast––And all the cities thereof,––The home of shepherds, causing, flocks, to lie down.

⁸ Darker than a coal, is their visage, They are not known in the streets––Their skin shrivelleth on their bones, is withered, become like a stick.

¹¹ Then decked I thee with ornaments,––And put bracelets upon thy hands, And a neckchain upon thy throat; ¹² And put a nose–jewel upon thy nose, And earrings in thine ears,––And a crown of adorning, upon thy head. ¹³ Thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, And, thy raiment, was of fine linen and silk, and embroidered work, Fine flour and honey and oil, didst thou eat,––And so thou becamest exceedingly, beautiful, And didst attain unto royalty. ¹⁴ Then went forth thy fame among the nations, for thy beauty,––For, perfect, it was––in my splendour which I had put upon thee, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

¹⁶ the entrance spaces and the latticed windows and the galleries round about their three stories, over against the entrance spaces wainscoted with wood, round about on every side,––and from the ground up to the windows, and, the windows, were covered;

³ over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;

⁴ With human cords, used I to draw them, with the bands of love, so became I unto them like those who remove the yoke [that was] on their jaws,––and, holding out [food] to him, I let him eat.

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

⁶ For, the son, treateth as foolish, the father, and, the daughter, riseth up against, her mother, the daughter–in–law against her mother–in–law,––The foes of a man, are the men of his own house.

¹⁴ Sing out, O daughter of Zion, shout aloud, O Israel,––rejoice and exult with all thy heart, O daughter Jerusalem:

⁹ Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion, Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo! thy king, cometh unto thee, vindicated and victorious, is he,––lowly, and riding upon an ass, yea, upon a colt, a young ass.

¹⁷ For how excellent it is! Yea how beautiful! Corn, shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.

¹⁴ Yet ye say, For what cause? Because, Yahweh, hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, with whom, thou, hast dealt treacherously, though, she, was thy consort, and thy covenant wife.

²¹ Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus,–– for, he, will save his people from their sins. ²² But, all this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying: ²³ Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,––and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.

²² And ye will be hated by all, because of my name,––but, he that endureth throughout, the same, shall be saved.

²⁵ Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house!

³⁵ For I came to set at variance––a man, against, his father, and, a daughter, against, her mother, and, a bride, against, her mother–in–law; ³⁶ And, a man foes, are, they of his own house. ³⁷ He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me,––and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me;

⁴ Again, sent he other servants, saying––Say to the invited, Lo! my dinner, have I prepared, mine oxen and my fatlings, are slain,––and, all things, are, ready: Come ye into the marriage–feast.

¹¹ But the king, entering to view the guests, saw there a man, who had not put on a wedding–garment,––

¹ Then, will the kingdom of the heavens become like unto, ten virgins, who, taking their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

¹⁰ But, as they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and, they who were ready, went in with him, into the marriage–feast, and, the door was locked.

³⁴ Then, will the king say to those on his right hand: Come ye, the blessed of my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

²⁶ And, as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf and blessing, brake,––and, giving to his disciples, said––Take, eat! This, is, my body.

²⁶ And, as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf and blessing, brake,––and, giving to his disciples, said––Take, eat! This, is, my body. ²⁷ And, taking a cup, and giving thanks, he gave unto them, saying––Drink of it, all of you; ²⁸ For, this, is my blood of the covenant, which, for many, is to be poured out, for remission of sins.

⁶ and, when the sun arose, it was scorched,––and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;

³ And, he being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining, there came a woman, holding an alabaster–jar of perfume, pure spikenard, very costly; and breaking the jar she was pouring down [the perfume], upon his head.

¹⁰ And the messenger said unto them––Be not afraid! For lo! I bring you good tidings of a great joy, the which shall be for all the people:

⁵¹ Suppose ye, that, peace, I am come to give in the earth? Nay, I tell you, but rather division. ⁵² For there shall be, henceforth, five in one house, divided,––three against two, and two against three: ⁵³ There shall be divided––Father against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother,––mother–in–law against her daughter–in–law, and daughter–in–law against the mother–in–law.

³⁴ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! she that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! How often, have I desired to gather together thy children, like as a hen, her own brood, under her wings,––and ye did not desire!

²⁰ Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.

²² But the father said unto his servants––Quick! bring forth a robe––the best! and put on him, and get out a ring for his hand, and sandals for his feet.

¹⁹ And, taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave unto them, saying––This is my body [which in your behalf is being given: this, be ye doing, in remembrance, of me.

³⁰ And it came to pass, when he reclined with them, taking the loaf, he blessed, and, breaking it, went on to give unto them. ³¹ And, their, eyes were opened, and they knew him; and, he, vanished from them. ³² And they said one to another––Was not, our heart, burning, as he was speaking to us in the way, as he was opening to us the Scriptures?

⁴⁴ No one, can come unto me, except, the Father who sent me, draw him,––and, I, will raise him up, in the last day.

⁶⁷ Jesus, therefore, said unto the twelve––Are, ye also, wishing to withdraw? ⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him––Lord! unto whom, shall we go? Declarations of life age–abiding, thou hast; ⁶⁹ And, we, have believed, and come to know,––that, thou, art the Holy One of God.

¹¹ I, am the good shepherd: The good shepherd, his life, layeth down, for the sheep.

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. ²⁹ What, my Father, hath given me, is, something greater than all, and, no one, can carry off out of the hand of my Father:––

³ Mary, therefore, taking a pound of pure nard perfume, very precious, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped, with her hair, his feet; and, the house, was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

³² And, I, if I be lifted up out of the earth, will draw, all, unto myself.

² In the house of my Father, are, many dwellings; or else I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you. ³ And, if I go, and prepare a place for you, again, am I coming, and will take you home unto––myself, that, where, I, am, ye also, may be.

¹⁴ Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you. ¹⁵ No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.

³⁹ There came, moreover, Nicodemus also,––he that came unto him by night at the first,––bearing a roll of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds’ weight.

¹⁵ When, therefore, they had broken their fast, Jesus saith unto Simon Peter––Simon, son of John! lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him––Yea, Lord! thou, knowest that I am fond of thee, he saith unto him––Be feeding my lambs.

¹⁵ When, therefore, they had broken their fast, Jesus saith unto Simon Peter––Simon, son of John! lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him––Yea, Lord! thou, knowest that I am fond of thee, he saith unto him––Be feeding my lambs. ¹⁶ He saith unto him, again, the second time––Simon, son of John! lovest thou me? He saith unto him––Yea, Lord! thou, knowest that I am fond of thee. He saith unto him––Be shepherding my sheep. ¹⁷ He saith unto him, the third time––Simon, son of John! art thou fond of me? Peter was grieved, that he said unto him, the third time, Art thou fond of me? and he said unto him––Lord! all things, thou, knowest: thou perceivest that I am fond of thee. Jesus saith unto him––Be feeding my sheep.

¹⁷ He saith unto him, the third time––Simon, son of John! art thou fond of me? Peter was grieved, that he said unto him, the third time, Art thou fond of me? and he said unto him––Lord! all things, thou, knowest: thou perceivest that I am fond of thee. Jesus saith unto him––Be feeding my sheep.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, beseeching them to abide in the faith, and [declaring] that, through many tribulations, must we enter into the kingdom of God.

⁷ And, we, finishing the voyage from Tyre, reached Ptolemais, and, saluting the brethren, abode one day with them;

¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and, for the flesh, take not forethought to fulfill its covetings.

¹⁰ We, are foolish for Christ’s sake, but, ye, prudent in Christ; we are weak, but, ye, mighty; ye, all–glorious, but, we, dishonoured. ¹¹ Until the present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and are wanderers, ¹² And toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless, being persecuted, we hold on, ¹³ Being defamed, we beseech: as the sweepings of the world have we become, the offscouring of all––until even now.

¹ Become imitators of me,––even as, I also, [am] of Christ.

²³ For, I myself, received from the Lord––that which I also delivered unto you,––how that, the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was being delivered up, took a loaf, ²⁴ And, giving thanks, brake it, and said––This, is my body, which is for you,––this, do ye, in remembrance of me; ²⁵ In the same manner, the cup also, after they had taken supper, saying––This cup, is, the new covenant in my blood, this, do ye, as often soever as ye may be drinking it, in remembrance of me. ²⁶ For, as often as ye may be eating this loaf, and, the cup, may be drinking, The death of the Lord, do ye announce, until he come.

¹⁴ But, unto God, be thanks, who, ever, leadeth us in triumph in the Christ, and, the fragrance of the knowledge of him, maketh manifest, through us, in every place, ¹⁵ That, of Christ, a grateful odour, are we, unto God,––in them who are being saved, and in them who are being lost: ¹⁶ In these, indeed, a fragrance out of death into death, but, in those, a fragrance out of life into life. And, for these things, who is sufficient?

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

² For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ,––

² For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ,–– ³ But I fear lest, by any means, as, the serpent, completely deceived Eve, in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the singleness [and the chasteness] which are [due] unto the Christ.

²⁶ But, the Jerusalem above, is free,––the which is our mother;

²⁹ But, just as, then, he that after the manner of the flesh had been born, did persecute him who [had been born] after the manner of the Spirit, thus, also now.

¹⁷ That, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a Spirit of wisdom and understanding in gaining a personal knowledge of him,–– ¹⁸ The eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that ye may know––what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

⁶ And raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies, in Christ:

¹⁷ That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,

²⁵ Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf, ²⁶ That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,

²⁶ That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration, ²⁷ That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

²⁷ That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

²⁴ Favour be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptness.

⁹ Wherefore also, God, uplifted him far on high, and favoured him with the name which is above every name,–– ¹⁰ In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow––of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground,––

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

³ For, we, are the circumcision, who in the Spirit of God, are doing divine service, and are boasting in Christ Jesus, and, not in flesh, having confidence,––

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,––

²¹ Who will transfigure our humbled body, into conformity with his glorified body, according to the energy wherewith he is able even to subdue, unto himself, all things.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I will say––rejoice!

¹⁸ But I have all things in full, and have more than enough, I am filled, having welcomed from Epaphroditus the things that came from you,––a fragrance of sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing unto God.

¹⁴ And, over all these things, love, which is a uniting–bond of completeness; ¹⁵ And let, the peace of Christ, act as umpire in your hearts, unto which ye have been called in [one] body, and be thankful: ¹⁶ Let, the word of the Christ, dwell within you richly,––in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with your hearts unto God: ¹⁷ And whatsoever ye may be doing, in word, or in work, all things, [do] in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto the Divine Father through him:––
¹⁸ Ye wives! be submitting yourselves unto your husbands, as is becoming in the Lord;

¹⁵ But, if I should tarry, that thou mayest know––how it behoveth, in a house of God, to behave oneself,––the which, is an assembly of a Living God, a pillar and basement of the truth; –– ¹⁶ And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness,––Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

¹² In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.

⁴ By faith, a fuller sacrifice, did Abel, offer unto God, than Cain,––through which, he received witness that he was righteous, there being a witnessing upon his gifts, by God; and, through it, though he died, he yet is speaking. ⁵ By faith, Enoch was translated, so as not to see death, and was not found, because that, God, had translated him; for, before the translation, he had received witness that he had become well–pleasing unto God; –– ⁶ But, apart from faith, it is impossible to be well–pleasing; for he that approacheth unto God––must needs have faith, that he is, and that, to them who seek him out, a rewarder he becometh. ⁷ By faith, Noah, having received intimation concerning the things not yet seen, filled with reverence, prepared an ark to the saving of his house––through which he condemned the world, and, of the righteousness by way of faith, became heir. 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.

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,–– ³³ Who, through faith––prevailed in contest over kingdoms, wrought righteousness, attained unto promises, shut the mouths of lions, ³⁴ Quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouths of the sword, were made powerful from weakness, became mighty in battle, overturned, camps of aliens; ³⁵ Women received, by resurrection, their dead; but, others, were put to the rack, not accepting redemption, that, unto a better resurrection, they might attain: ³⁶ Others, again, of mockings and scourgings, received trial, nay! further, of bonds and imprisonments: ³⁷ They were stoned, were pierced through, were sawn asunder, by murder, with a sword, died, went about in sheep–skins, in goat–hides,––being in want, suffering tribulation, enduring ill–treatment: ³⁸ Of whom the world, was not worthy––upon deserts, wandering, and mountains, and in caves,––and in the caverns of the earth. ³⁹ And, these all, though they obtained witness through their faith, yet bare not away, the promise: ⁴⁰ God, for us, something better providing,––that, not apart from us, should they be made, perfect.

¹ Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,

⁷ Be mindful of them who are guiding you, who, indeed, have spoken unto you, the word of God: the outgoing of whose behaviour, reviewing, be imitating, their faith.

²¹ Abraham our father, was it not, by works, he was declared righteous––when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

²⁵ And, in like manner also, Rahab the harlot, Was it not, by works, she was declared righteous, when she gave welcome unto the messengers, and, by another way, urged them forth?

¹⁰ An example, take ye, brethren, of distress and patience,––the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

⁸ Whom, not having seen, ye love, on whom, though at present not looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with glory,

⁴ Unto whom coming near, as unto a living stone––by men, indeed, rejected, but, with God, chosen, held in honour, ⁵ Yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well–pleasing unto God through Jesus Christ;

⁷ Unto you, then, is the honour––[unto you] who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected,––The same, hath become head of the corner,

⁴ But the hidden character, of the heart,––in the incorruptible [ornament] of the quiet, and meek, spirit, which is, in presence of God, of great price.

⁶ As, Sarah, was obedient unto Abraham, calling him, lord,––whose children ye have become––so long as ye are doing good, and not bringing yourselves into fear of any single cause of alarm.

¹⁴ Salute ye one another with a kiss of love. Peace unto you all who are in Christ.

³ As, all things, suited for life and godliness his divine power, unto us, hath given, through the personal knowledge of him that hath called us through glory and excellence,–– ⁴ Through which, his precious, and very great, promises, have, unto us, been given, in order that, through these, ye might become sharers in a divine nature––escaping the corruption that is in the world by coveting.

¹⁹ From among us, they went out, but they were not of us; for, if, of us, they had been, they would in that case have abode with us; but [it came to pass] in order that they might be made manifest, because, all, are not of us.

¹ Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us––that, children of God, we should be called,––and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

²⁰ Lo! I am standing at the door, and knocking; if anyone shall hearken unto my voice, and open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and, he, with, me.

¹¹ And I saw, and heard a voice of many messengers, round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders,––and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands–– ¹² saying with a loud voice––Worthy, is the Lamb that hath been slain, to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing. ¹³ And, every created thing which was in heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth, and upon the sea, and, all the things in them, heard I, saying––Unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the dominion, unto the ages of ages!

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.

³ And, another messenger, came, and took his stand at the altar, having a censer of gold: and there was given unto him much incense, that he might give [it] unto the prayers of all the saints, upon the altar of gold that is before the throne. ⁴ And the smoke of the incense went up, with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the messenger before God.

⁴ These, are they, who with women, were not defiled, for they are, virgin. These, are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he is going. These, were redeemed from mankind, as a firstfruit unto God and the Lamb;

⁷ Let us rejoice and exult, and give glory unto him, because the marriage of the Lamb, is come, and, his wife, hath made herself ready; ⁸ and it hath been given unto her, that she should be arrayed in fine linen, bright, pure, for, the fine linen, is, the righteous acts of the saints.