From fe2a08daf55daa74810cf6e17ab49b9d8b53c89e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lukasz Kasprzak Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:12:41 +0200 Subject: bible(drb): renumber three chapters, fill eight absent verses Eight corpus-check warnings, of two kinds. Three chapters (Exodus 40, Genesis 49, Song of Solomon 1) held exactly as many verses as the Vulgate but numbered with a gap. The count pins the mapping, so renumbering 1..N is safe and changes no text. Five chapters were genuinely short. The missing verses came from get.bible's douayrheims -- the same public-domain source and API scripts/gen-deutero.py already uses for this corpus, so no new provenance is introduced. Scope was deliberately narrowed to the flagged chapters. A first pass over every chapter shorter than the Vulgate pulled in 938 verses, 820 of them in Psalms -- but drb.ini declares psalm_system = drb, a different numbering, so matching by Vulgate verse number there would have inserted the wrong text under the wrong numbers across the Psalter. One warning remains and is not a defect: Baruch 6 runs 1-72 with verse 37 absent in drb and in get.bible alike, a genuine Douay/Vulgate versification difference faithfully represented. --- internal/bible/corpora_optional/drb.tsv | 9410 ++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 4709 insertions(+), 4701 deletions(-) (limited to 'internal') diff --git a/internal/bible/corpora_optional/drb.tsv b/internal/bible/corpora_optional/drb.tsv index a6bb978..b6a2d61 100644 --- a/internal/bible/corpora_optional/drb.tsv +++ b/internal/bible/corpora_optional/drb.tsv @@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ Genesis Ge 1 27 19 And Jacob said: I am Esau thy firstborn: I have done as thou Genesis Ge 1 27 20 And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son? Genesis Ge 1 27 21 And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not. Genesis Ge 1 27 22 He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands are the hands of Esau. +Genesis Ge 1 27 23 And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him, Genesis Ge 1 27 24 He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am. Genesis Ge 1 27 25 Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk, Genesis Ge 1 27 26 He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son. @@ -1502,7 +1503,7 @@ Genesis Ge 1 49 28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their Genesis Ge 1 49 29 And he charged them, saying: I am now going to be gathered to my people : bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, Genesis Ge 1 49 30 Over against Mambre in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought to- gather with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to bury in. Genesis Ge 1 49 31 There they buried him, and Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried. -Genesis Ge 1 49 33 And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people.” +Genesis Ge 1 49 32 And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people.” Genesis Ge 1 50 1 And when Joseph saw this, he fell upon his father’s face weeping and kissing him. Genesis Ge 1 50 2 And he commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. Genesis Ge 1 50 3 And while they were fulfilling his commands, there passed forty days: for this was the manner with bodies that were embalmed, and Egypt mounted for him seventy days. @@ -1759,6 +1760,7 @@ Exodus Exo 2 9 17 Dost thou yet hold back my people: and wilt thou not let them Exodus Exo 2 9 18 Behold I will cause it to rain to morrow at this same hour, an exceeding great hail: such as hath not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, until this present time. Exodus Exo 2 9 19 Send therefore now presently, and gather together thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field: for men and beasts, and all things that shall be found abroad, and not gathered together out of the fields, which the hail shall fall upon, shall die. Exodus Exo 2 9 20 He that feared the word of the Lord among Pharao’s servants, made his servants and his cattle flee into houses: +Exodus Exo 2 9 21 But he that regarded not the word of the Lord, left his servants, and his cattle in the fields. Exodus Exo 2 9 22 And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand towards heaven, that there may be hail in the whole land of Egypt, upon men, and upon beasts, and upon every herb of the field in the land of Egypt. Exodus Exo 2 9 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod towards heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning running along the ground: and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. Exodus Exo 2 9 24 And the hail and fire mixed with it drove on together: and it was of so great bigness, as never before was seen in the whole land of Egypt since that nation was founded. @@ -2716,29 +2718,29 @@ Exodus Exo 2 40 10 The altar of holocaust and all its vessels: Exodus Exo 2 40 11 The laver with its foot: thou shalt consecrate all with the oil of unction, that they may be most holy. Exodus Exo 2 40 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water, Exodus Exo 2 40 13 Thou shalt put on them the holy vestments, that they may minister to me, and that the unction of them may prosper to an everlasting priesthood. -Exodus Exo 2 40 16 And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded. -Exodus Exo 2 40 17 So in the first month of the second year, the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up. -Exodus Exo 2 40 18 And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars, -Exodus Exo 2 40 19 And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded. -Exodus Exo 2 40 20 And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above. -Exodus Exo 2 40 21 And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord. -Exodus Exo 2 40 22 And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony at the north side without the veil, -Exodus Exo 2 40 23 Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -Exodus Exo 2 40 24 He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony over against the table on the south side, -Exodus Exo 2 40 25 Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord. -Exodus Exo 2 40 26 He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony over against the veil, -Exodus Exo 2 40 27 And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -Exodus Exo 2 40 28 And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, -Exodus Exo 2 40 29 And the altar of holocaust of the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded. -Exodus Exo 2 40 30 And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water. -Exodus Exo 2 40 31 And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet, -Exodus Exo 2 40 32 When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -Exodus Exo 2 40 33 He set up also the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging in the entry thereof. After all things were perfected, -Exodus Exo 2 40 34 The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it. -Exodus Exo 2 40 35 Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all. -Exodus Exo 2 40 36 If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops: -Exodus Exo 2 40 37 If it hung over, they remained in the same place. -Exodus Exo 2 40 38 For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions. +Exodus Exo 2 40 14 And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded. +Exodus Exo 2 40 15 So in the first month of the second year, the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up. +Exodus Exo 2 40 16 And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars, +Exodus Exo 2 40 17 And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded. +Exodus Exo 2 40 18 And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above. +Exodus Exo 2 40 19 And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord. +Exodus Exo 2 40 20 And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony at the north side without the veil, +Exodus Exo 2 40 21 Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +Exodus Exo 2 40 22 He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony over against the table on the south side, +Exodus Exo 2 40 23 Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord. +Exodus Exo 2 40 24 He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony over against the veil, +Exodus Exo 2 40 25 And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +Exodus Exo 2 40 26 And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, +Exodus Exo 2 40 27 And the altar of holocaust of the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded. +Exodus Exo 2 40 28 And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water. +Exodus Exo 2 40 29 And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet, +Exodus Exo 2 40 30 When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +Exodus Exo 2 40 31 He set up also the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging in the entry thereof. After all things were perfected, +Exodus Exo 2 40 32 The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it. +Exodus Exo 2 40 33 Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all. +Exodus Exo 2 40 34 If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops: +Exodus Exo 2 40 35 If it hung over, they remained in the same place. +Exodus Exo 2 40 36 For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions. Leviticus Lev 3 1 1 And the Lord called Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of the testimony, saying: Leviticus Lev 3 1 2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man among you that shall offer to the Lord a sacrifice of the cattle, that is, offering victims of oxen and sheep, Leviticus Lev 3 1 3 If his offering be a holocaust, and of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish, at the door of the testimony, to make the Lord favourable to him: @@ -12695,149 +12697,351 @@ Nehemiah Neh 16 13 29 Remember them, O Lord my God, that defile the priesthood, Nehemiah Neh 16 13 30 So I separated from them all strangers, and I appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, every man in his ministry : Nehemiah Neh 16 13 31 And for the offering of wood at times appointed, and for the firstfruits: remember me, O my God, unto good. Amen. Esther Est 17 1 1 In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces: +Tobit Tob 17 1 1 Tobias of the tribe and city of Nephtali, (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Naasson, beyond the way that leadeth to the west, having on the right hand the city of Sephet,) Esther Est 17 1 2 When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom. +Tobit Tob 17 1 2 When he was made captive in the days of Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, even in his captivity, forsook not the way of truth, Esther Est 17 1 3 Now in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all the princes, and for his servants, for the most mighty of the Persians, and the nobles of the Medes, and the governors of the provinces in his sight, +Tobit Tob 17 1 3 But every day gave all he could get to his brethren his fellow captives, that were of his kindred. Esther Est 17 1 4 That he might shew the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the greatness, and boasting of his power, for a long time, to wit, for a hundred and fourscore days. +Tobit Tob 17 1 4 And when he was younger than any of the tribe of Nephtali, yet did he no childish thing in his work. Esther Est 17 1 5 And when the days of the feast were expired, he invited all the people that were found in Susan, from the greatest to the least: and commanded a feast to be made seven days in the court of the garden, and of the wood, which was planted by the care and the hand of the king. +Tobit Tob 17 1 5 Moreover when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam king of Israel had made, he alone fled the company of all, Esther Est 17 1 6 And there were hung up on every side sky coloured, and green, and violet hangings, fastened with cords of silk, and of purple, which were put into rings of ivory, and were held up with marble pillars. The beds also were of gold and silver, placed in order upon a floor paved with porphyry and white marble: which was embellished with painting of wonderful variety. +Tobit Tob 17 1 6 And went to Jerusalem to the temple of the Lord, and there adored the Lord God of Israel, offering faithfully all his firstfruits, and his tithes, Esther Est 17 1 7 And they that were invited, drank in golden cups, and the meats were brought in divers vessels one after another. Wine also in abundance and of the best was presented, as was worthy of a king’s magnificence. +Tobit Tob 17 1 7 So that in the third year he gave all his tithes to the proselytes, and strangers. Esther Est 17 1 8 Neither was there any one to compel them to drink that were not willing, but as the king had appointed, who set over every table one of his nobles, that every man might take what he would. +Tobit Tob 17 1 8 These and such like things did he observe when but a boy according to the law of God. Esther Est 17 1 9 Also Vasthi the queen made a feast for the women in the palace, where king Assuerus was used to dwell. +Tobit Tob 17 1 9 But when he was a man, he took to wife Anna of his own tribe, and had a son by her, whom he called after his own name, Esther Est 17 1 10 Now on the seventh day, when the king was merry, and after very much drinking was well warmed with wine, he commanded Mauman, and Bazatha, and Harbona, and Bagatha, and Abgatha, and Zethar, and Charcas, the seven eunuchs that served in his presence, +Tobit Tob 17 1 10 And from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin. Esther Est 17 1 11 To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful. +Tobit Tob 17 1 11 And when by the captivity he with his wife and his son and all his tribe was come to the city of Ninive, Esther Est 17 1 12 But she refused, and would not come at the king’s commandment, which he had signified to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry, and inflamed with a very great fury, +Tobit Tob 17 1 12 (When all ate of the meats of the Gentiles) he kept his soul and never was defiled with their meats. Esther Est 17 1 13 Baked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers: +Tobit Tob 17 1 13 And because he was mindful of the Lord with all his heart, God gave him favour in the sight of Salmanasar the king. Esther Est 17 1 14 (Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians, and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him :) +Tobit Tob 17 1 14 And he gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he had a mind. Esther Est 17 1 15 What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs? +Tobit Tob 17 1 15 He therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome admonitions. Esther Est 17 1 16 And Mamuchan answered, in the hearing of the king and the princes: Queen Vasthi hath not only injured the king, but also all the people and princes that are in all the provinces of king Assuerus. +Tobit Tob 17 1 16 And when he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of that with which he had been honoured by the king: Esther Est 17 1 17 For this deed of the queen will go abroad to all women, so that they will despise their husbands, and will say: King Assuerus commanded that queen Vasthi should come in to him, and she would not. +Tobit Tob 17 1 17 And when amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he saw Gabelus in want, who was one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him the aforesaid sum of money. Esther Est 17 1 18 And by this example all the wives of the princes of the Persians and the Medes will slight the commandments of their husbands: wherefore the king’s indignation is just. +Tobit Tob 17 1 18 But after a long time, Salmanasar the king being dead, when Sennacherib his son, who reigned in his place, had a hatred for the children of Israel: Esther Est 17 1 19 If it please thee, let an edict go out from thy presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and of the Medes, which must not be altered, that Vasthi come in no more to the king, but another, that is better than her, be made queen in her place. +Tobit Tob 17 1 19 Tobias daily went among all his kindred and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods: Esther Est 17 1 20 And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands. +Tobit Tob 17 1 20 He fed the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead, and they that were slain. Esther Est 17 1 21 His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan. +Tobit Tob 17 1 21 And when king Sennacherib was come back, fleeing from Judea by reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blasphemy, and being angry slew many of the children of Israel, Tobias buried their bodies. Esther Est 17 1 22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people. +Tobit Tob 17 1 22 But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and took away all his substance. +Tobit Tob 17 1 23 But Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay concealed, for many loved him. +Tobit Tob 17 1 24 But after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons. +Tobit Tob 17 1 25 And Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance was restored to him. Esther Est 17 2 1 After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done end what she had suffered: +Tobit Tob 17 2 1 But after this, when there was a festival of the Lord, and a good dinner was prepared in Tobias's house, Esther Est 17 2 2 And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful, +Tobit Tob 17 2 2 He said to his son: Go, and bring some of our tribe that fear God, to feast with us. Esther Est 17 2 3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king’s women: and let them receive women’s ornaments, and other things necessary for their use. +Tobit Tob 17 2 3 And when he had gone, returning he told him, that one of the children of Israel lay slain in the street. And he forthwith leaped up from his place at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to the body. Esther Est 17 2 4 And whosoever among them all shall please the king’s eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested. +Tobit Tob 17 2 4 And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the sun was down, he might bury him cautiously. Esther Est 17 2 5 There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini, +Tobit Tob 17 2 5 And when he had hid the body, he ate bread with mourning and fear, Esther Est 17 2 6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda, +Tobit Tob 17 2 6 Remembering the word which the Lord spoke by Amos the prophet: Your festival days shall be turned into lamentation and mourning. Esther Est 17 2 7 And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter. +Tobit Tob 17 2 7 So when the sun was down, he went and buried him. Esther Est 17 2 8 And when the king’s ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women. +Tobit Tob 17 2 8 Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead? Esther Est 17 2 9 And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids. +Tobit Tob 17 2 9 But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them. Esther Est 17 2 10 And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that: +Tobit Tob 17 2 10 Now it happened one day that being wearied with burying, he came to his house, and cast himself down by the wall and slept, Esther Est 17 2 11 And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins werre kept, having a care for Esther’s welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her. +Tobit Tob 17 2 11 And as he was sleeping, hot dung out of a swallow's nest fell upon his eyes, and he was made blind. Esther Est 17 2 12 Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices. +Tobit Tob 17 2 12 Now this trial the Lord therefore permitted to happen to him, that an example might be given to posterity of his patience, as also of holy Job. Esther Est 17 2 13 And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king’s chamber. +Tobit Tob 17 2 13 For whereas he had always feared God from his infancy, and kept his commandments, he repined not against God because the evil of blindness had befallen him, Esther Est 17 2 14 And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king’s concubines: neither could she re- turn any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come. +Tobit Tob 17 2 14 But continued immoveable in the fear of God, giving thanks to God all the days of his life. Esther Est 17 2 15 And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women’s ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all. +Tobit Tob 17 2 15 For as the kings insulted over holy Job: so his relations and kinsmen mocked at his life, saying: Esther Est 17 2 16 So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. +Tobit Tob 17 2 16 Where is thy hope, for which thou gavest alms, and buriedst the dead? Esther Est 17 2 17 And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi. +Tobit Tob 17 2 17 But Tobias rebuked them, saying: Speak not so: Esther Est 17 2 18 And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther. And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence. +Tobit Tob 17 2 18 For we are the children of saints, and look for that life which God will give to those that never change their faith from him. Esther Est 17 2 19 And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate, +Tobit Tob 17 2 19 Now Anna his wife went daily to weaving work, and she brought home what she could get for their living by the labour of her hands. Esther Est 17 2 20 Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one. +Tobit Tob 17 2 20 Whereby it came to pass, that she received a young kid, and brought it home: Esther Est 17 2 21 At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king’s gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him. +Tobit Tob 17 2 21 And when her husband heard it bleating, he said: Take heed, lest perhaps it be stolen: restore ye it to its owners, for it is not lawful for us either to eat or to touch any thing that cometh by theft. Esther Est 17 2 22 And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai’s name, who had reported the thing unto her. +Tobit Tob 17 2 22 At these words his wife being angry answered: It is evident the hope is come to nothing, and thy alms now appear. Esther Est 17 2 23 It was inquired into, and found out: and they were both hanged on a gibbet. And it was put in the histories, and recorded in the chronicles before the king. +Tobit Tob 17 2 23 And with these and other such like words, she upbraided him. Esther Est 17 3 1 After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him. +Tobit Tob 17 3 1 Then Tobias sighed, and began to pray with tears, Esther Est 17 3 2 And all the king’s servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him. +Tobit Tob 17 3 2 Saying, Thou art just, O Lord, and all thy judgments are just, and all thy ways mercy, and truth, and judgment: Esther Est 17 3 3 And the king’s servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king’s commandment? +Tobit Tob 17 3 3 And now, O Lord, think of me, and take not revenge of my sins, neither remember my offences, nor those of my parents. Esther Est 17 3 4 And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them; they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew. +Tobit Tob 17 3 4 For we have not obeyed thy commandments, therefore are we delivered to spoil and to captivity, and death, and are made a fable, and a reproach to all nations, amongst which thou hast scattered us. Esther Est 17 3 5 Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry. +Tobit Tob 17 3 5 And now, O Lord, great are thy judgments, because we have not done according to thy precepts, and have not walked sincerely before thee. Esther Est 17 3 6 And he counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus. +Tobit Tob 17 3 6 And now, O Lord, do with me according to thy will, and command my spirit to be received in peace: for it is better for me to die, than to live. Esther Est 17 3 7 In the first month (which is called Nisan) in the twelfth year of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out the twelfth month, which is called Adar. +Tobit Tob 17 3 7 Now it happened on the same day, that Sara daughter of Raguel, in Rages a city of the Medes, received a reproach from one of her father's servant maids, Esther Est 17 3 8 And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king’s ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity. +Tobit Tob 17 3 8 Because she had been given to seven husbands and a devil named Asmodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her. Esther Est 17 3 9 If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers. +Tobit Tob 17 3 9 So when she reproved the maid for her fault, she answered her, saying: May we never see son, or daughter of thee upon the earth, thou murderer of thy husbands. Esther Est 17 3 10 And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews, +Tobit Tob 17 3 10 Wilt thou kill me also, as thou hast already killed seven husbands? At these words, she went into an upper chamber of her house: and for three days and three nights did neither eat nor drink: Esther Est 17 3 11 And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee. +Tobit Tob 17 3 11 But continuing in prayer with tears besought God, that he would deliver her from this reproach. Esther Est 17 3 12 And the king’s scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king’s lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, +Tobit Tob 17 3 12 And it came to pass on the third day when she was making an end of her prayer, blessing the Lord, Esther Est 17 3 13 Were sent by the king’s messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods. +Tobit Tob 17 3 13 She said: Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers, who when thou hast been angry, wilt shew mercy, and in the time of tribulation forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee. Esther Est 17 3 14 And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day. +Tobit Tob 17 3 14 To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes. Esther Est 17 3 15 The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king’s commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping. +Tobit Tob 17 3 15 I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth. +Tobit Tob 17 3 16 Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust. +Tobit Tob 17 3 17 Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness. +Tobit Tob 17 3 18 But a husband I consented to take, with thy fear, not with my lust. +Tobit Tob 17 3 19 And either I was unworthy of them, or they perhaps were not worthy of me: because perhaps thou hast kept me for another man, +Tobit Tob 17 3 20 For thy counsel is not in man's power. +Tobit Tob 17 3 21 But this every one is sure of that worshippeth thee, that his life, if it be under trial, shall be crowned and if it be under tribulation, it shall be delivered: and if it be under correction, it shall be allowed to come to thy mercy. +Tobit Tob 17 3 22 For thou art not delighted in our being lost, because after a storm thou makest a calm, and after tears and weeping thou pourest in joyfulness. +Tobit Tob 17 3 23 Be thy name, O God of Israel, blessed for ever, +Tobit Tob 17 3 24 At that time the prayers of them both were heard in the sight of the glory of the most high God: +Tobit Tob 17 3 25 And the holy angel of the Lord, Raphael was sent to heal them both, whose prayers at one time were rehearsed in the sight of the Lord. Esther Est 17 4 1 Now when Mardochai had heard these things, he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head: and he cried with a loud voice in the street in the midst of the city, shewing the anguish of his mind. +Tobit Tob 17 4 1 Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, Esther Est 17 4 2 And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king’s court. +Tobit Tob 17 4 2 And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. Esther Est 17 4 3 And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king’s cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed. +Tobit Tob 17 4 3 When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life: Esther Est 17 4 4 Then Esther’s maids and her eunuchs went in, and told her. And when she heard it she was in a consternation: and she sent a garment, to clothe him, and to take away the sackcloth: but he would not receive it. +Tobit Tob 17 4 4 For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb. Esther Est 17 4 5 And she called for Athach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to attend upon her, and she commanded him to go to Mardochai, and learn of him why he did this. +Tobit Tob 17 4 5 And when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her by me. Esther Est 17 4 6 And Athach going out went to Mardochai, who was standing in the street of the city, before the palace gate: +Tobit Tob 17 4 6 And all the days of thy life have God in thy mind: and take heed thou never consent to sin, nor transgress the commandments of the Lord our God. Esther Est 17 4 7 And Mardochai told him all that had happened, how Aman had promised to pay money into the king’s treasures, to have the Jews destroyed. +Tobit Tob 17 4 7 Give alms out of thy substance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person: for so it shall come to pass that the face of the Lord shall not be turned from thee. Esther Est 17 4 8 He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to en- treat him for her people. +Tobit Tob 17 4 8 According to thy ability be merciful. Esther Est 17 4 9 And Athach went back and told Esther all that Mardochai had said. +Tobit Tob 17 4 9 If thou have much give abundantly: if thou have little, take care even so to bestow willingly a little. Esther Est 17 4 10 She answered him, and bade him say to Mardochai: +Tobit Tob 17 4 10 For thus thou storest up to thyself a good reward for the day of necessity. Esther Est 17 4 11 11All the king’s servants, and all the provinces that are under his dominion, know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, cometh into the king’s inner court, who is not called for, is immediately to be put to death without any delay: except the king shall hold out the golden sceptre to him, in token of clemency, that so he may live. How then can I go in to the king, who for these thirty days now have not been called unto him? +Tobit Tob 17 4 11 For alms deliver from all sin, and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness. Esther Est 17 4 12 And when Mardochai had heard this, +Tobit Tob 17 4 12 Alms shall be a great confidence before the most high God, to all them that give it. Esther Est 17 4 13 He sent word to Esther again, saying: Think not that thou mayst save thy life only, because thou art in the king a house, more than all the Jews: +Tobit Tob 17 4 13 Take heed to keep thyself, my son, from all fornication, and beside thy wife never endure to know a crime. Esther Est 17 4 14 For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father’s house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this? +Tobit Tob 17 4 14 Never suffer pride to reign in thy mind, or in thy words: for from it all perdition took its beginning. Esther Est 17 4 15 And again Esther sent to Mardochai in these words: +Tobit Tob 17 4 15 If any man hath done any work for thee, immediately pay him his hire, and let not the wages of thy hired servant stay with thee at all. Esther Est 17 4 16 Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger. +Tobit Tob 17 4 16 See thou never do to another what thou wouldst hate to have done to thee by another. Esther Est 17 4 17 So Mardochai went, and did all that Esther had commanded him. +Tobit Tob 17 4 17 Eat thy bread with the hungry and the needy, and with thy garments cover the naked, +Tobit Tob 17 4 18 Lay out thy bread, and thy wine upon the burial of a just man, and do not eat and drink thereof with the wicked. +Tobit Tob 17 4 19 Seek counsel always of a wise man. +Tobit Tob 17 4 20 Bless God at all times: and desire of him to direct thy ways, and that all thy counsels may abide in him. +Tobit Tob 17 4 21 I tell thee also, my son, that I lent ten talents of silver, while thou wast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a city of the Medes, and I have a note of his hand with me: +Tobit Tob 17 4 22 Now therefore inquire how thou mayst go to him, and receive of him the foresaid sum of money, and restore to him the note of his hand. +Tobit Tob 17 4 23 Fear not, my son: we lead indeed a poor life, but we shall have many good things if we fear God, and depart from all sin, and do that which is good. Esther Est 17 5 1 And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house. +Tobit Tob 17 5 1 Then Tobias answered his father, and said: I will do all things, father, which thou hast commanded me. Esther Est 17 5 2 And when he saw Esther the queen standing, she pleased his eyes, and he held out toward her the golden sceptre, which he held in his hand: and she drew near, and kissed the top of his sceptre. +Tobit Tob 17 5 2 But how I shall get this money, I cannot tell; he knoweth not me, and I know not him: what token shall I give him? nor did I ever know the way which leadeth thither. Esther Est 17 5 3 And the king said to her: What wilt then, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee. +Tobit Tob 17 5 3 Then his father answered him, and said: I have a note of his hand with me, which when thou shalt shew him, he will presently pay it. Esther Est 17 5 4 But she answered: If it please the king. I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared. +Tobit Tob 17 5 4 But go now, and seek thee out some faithful man, to go with thee for his hire: that thou mayst receive it, while I yet live. Esther Est 17 5 5 And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther’s will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them. +Tobit Tob 17 5 5 Then Tobias going forth, found a beautiful young man, standing girded, and as it were ready to walk. Esther Est 17 5 6 And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine plentifully: What dost thou desire should be given thee? and for what thing askest thou? although thou shouldst ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it. +Tobit Tob 17 5 6 And not knowing that he was an angel of God, he saluted him, and said: From whence art thou, good young man? Esther Est 17 5 7 And Esther answered: My petition and request is this: +Tobit Tob 17 5 7 But he answered: Of the children of Israel. And Tobias said to him: Knowest thou the way that leadeth to the country of the Medes? Esther Est 17 5 8 If I have found favour in the king’s sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to the king. +Tobit Tob 17 5 8 And he answered: I know it: and I have often walked through all the ways thereof, and I have abode with Gabelus our brother, who dwelleth at Rages a city of the Medes, which is situate in the mount of Ecbatana. Esther Est 17 5 9 So Aman went out that day joyful and merry. And when he saw Mardochai sitting before the gate of the palace, and that he not only did not rise up to honour him, but did not so much as move from the place where he sat, he was exceedingly angry: +Tobit Tob 17 5 9 And Tobias said to him: Stay for me, I beseech thee, till I tell these same things to my father. Esther Est 17 5 10 But dissembling his anger, and returning into his house, he called together to him his friends, and Zares his wife: +Tobit Tob 17 5 10 Then Tobias going in told all these things to his father. Upon which his father being in admiration, desired that he would come in unto him. Esther Est 17 5 11 And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants. +Tobit Tob 17 5 11 So going in he saluted him, and said: Joy be to thee always. Esther Est 17 5 12 And after this he said: Queen Esther also hath invited no other to the banquet with the king, but me: and with her I am also to dine to morrow with the king: +Tobit Tob 17 5 12 And Tobias said: What manner of joy shall be to me, who sit in darkness and see not the light of heaven? Esther Est 17 5 13 And whereas I have all these things, I think I have nothing, so long as I see Mardochai the Jew sitting before the king’s gate. +Tobit Tob 17 5 13 And the young man said to him: Be of good courage, thy cure from God is at hand. Esther Est 17 5 14 Then Zares his wife, and the rest of his friends answered him: Order a great beam to be prepared, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king, that Mardochai may be hanged upon it, and so thou shalt go full of joy with the king to the banquet. The counsel pleased him, and he commanded a high gibbet to be prepared. +Tobit Tob 17 5 14 And Tobias said to him: Canst thou conduct my son to Gabelus at Rages, a city of the Medes? and when thou shalt return, I will pay thee thy hire. +Tobit Tob 17 5 15 And the angel said to him: I will conduct him thither, and bring him back to thee. +Tobit Tob 17 5 16 And Tobias said to him: I pray thee, tell me, of what family, or what tribe art thou? +Tobit Tob 17 5 17 And Raphael the angel answered: Dost thou seek the family of him thou hirest, or the hired servant himself to go with thy son? +Tobit Tob 17 5 18 But lest I should make thee uneasy, I am Azarias the son of the great Ananias. +Tobit Tob 17 5 19 And Tobias answered: Thou art of a great family. But I pray thee be not angry that I desired to know thy family. +Tobit Tob 17 5 20 And the angel said to him: I will lead thy son safe, and bring him to thee again safe. +Tobit Tob 17 5 21 And Tobias answering, said: May you have a good journey, and God be with you in your way, and his angel accompany you. +Tobit Tob 17 5 22 Then all things being ready, that were to be carried in their journey, Tobias bade his father and his mother farewell, and they set out both together. +Tobit Tob 17 5 23 And when they were departed, his mother began to weep, and to say: Thou hast taken the staff of our old age, and sent him away from us. +Tobit Tob 17 5 24 I wish the money for which thou hast sent him, had never been. +Tobit Tob 17 5 25 For our poverty was sufficient for us, that we might account it as riches, that we saw our son. +Tobit Tob 17 5 26 And Tobias said to her: Weep not, our son will arrive thither safe, and will return safe to us, and thy eyes shall see him. +Tobit Tob 17 5 27 For I believe that the good angel of God doth accompany him, and doth order all things well that are done about him, so that he shall return to us with joy. +Tobit Tob 17 5 28 At these words his mother ceased weeping, and held her peace. Esther Est 17 6 1 That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him, +Tobit Tob 17 6 1 And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris. Esther Est 17 6 2 They came to that place where it was written, how Mardochai had discovered the treason of Bagathan and Thares the eunuchs, who sought to kill king Assuerus. +Tobit Tob 17 6 2 And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him. Esther Est 17 6 3 And when the king heard this, he said: What honour and reward hath Mardochai received for this fidelity? His servants and ministers said to him: He hath received no reward at all. +Tobit Tob 17 6 3 And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me. Esther Est 17 6 4 And the king said immediately: Who is in the court? for Aman was coming in to the inner court of the king’s house, to speak to the king, that he might order Mardochai to be hanged upon the gibbet which was prepared for him. +Tobit Tob 17 6 4 And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet. Esther Est 17 6 5 The servants answered: Aman standeth in the court, and the king said: Let him come in. +Tobit Tob 17 6 5 Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines. Esther Est 17 6 6 And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself, +Tobit Tob 17 6 6 And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes. Esther Est 17 6 7 Answered: The man whom the king desireth to honour, +Tobit Tob 17 6 7 Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him: I beseech thee, brother Azarias, tell me what remedies are these things good for, which thou hast bid me keep of the fish? Esther Est 17 6 8 Ought to be clothed with the king’s apparel, and to be set upon the horse that the king rideth upon, and to have the royal crown upon his head, +Tobit Tob 17 6 8 And the angel, answering, said to him: If thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kind of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them. Esther Est 17 6 9 And let the first of the king’s princes and nobles hold his horse, and going through the street of the city, proclaim before him and say: Thus shall he be honoured, whom the king hath a mind to honour. +Tobit Tob 17 6 9 And the gall is good for anointing the eyes, in which there is a white speck, and they shall be cured. Esther Est 17 6 10 And the king said to him: Make haste and take the robe and the horse, and do as thou hast spoken to Mardochai the Jew, who sitteth before the gates of the palace. Beware thou pass over any of those things which thou hast spoken. +Tobit Tob 17 6 10 And Tobias said to him: Where wilt thou that we lodge? Esther Est 17 6 11 So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mardochai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, went before him, and proclaimed: This honour is he worthy of, whom the king hath a mind to honour. +Tobit Tob 17 6 11 And the angel answering, said: Here is one whose name is Raguel, a near kinsman of thy tribe, and he hath a daughter named Sara, but he hath no son nor any other daughter beside her. Esther Est 17 6 12 But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered: +Tobit Tob 17 6 12 All his substance is due to thee, and thou must take her to wife. Esther Est 17 6 13 And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight. +Tobit Tob 17 6 13 Ask her therefore of her father, and he will give her thee to wife. Esther Est 17 6 14 As they were yet speaking, the king’s eunuchs came, and compelled him to go quickly to the banquet which the queen had prepared. +Tobit Tob 17 6 14 Then Tobias answered, and said: I hear that she hath been given to seven husbands, and they all died: moreover I have heard, that a devil killed them. +Tobit Tob 17 6 15 Now I am afraid, lest the same thing should happen to me also: and whereas I am the only child of my parents, I should bring down their old age with sorrow to hell. +Tobit Tob 17 6 16 Then the angel Raphael said to him: Hear me, and I will shew thee who they are, over whom the devil can prevail. +Tobit Tob 17 6 17 For they who in such manner receive matrimony, as to shut out God from themselves, and from their mind, and to give themselves to their lust, as the horse and mule, which have not understanding, over them the devil hath power. +Tobit Tob 17 6 18 But thou when thou shalt take her, go into the chamber, and for three days keep thyself continent from her, and give thyself to nothing else but to prayers with her. +Tobit Tob 17 6 19 And on that night lay the liver of the fish on the fire, and the devil shall be driven away. +Tobit Tob 17 6 20 But the second night thou shalt be admitted into the society of the holy Patriarchs. +Tobit Tob 17 6 21 And the third night thou shalt obtain a blessing that sound children may be born of you. +Tobit Tob 17 6 22 And when the third night is past, thou shalt take the virgin with the fear of the Lord, moved rather for love of children than for lust, that in the seed of Abraham thou mayst obtain a blessing in children. Esther Est 17 7 1 So the king and Aman went in, to drink with the queen. +Tobit Tob 17 7 1 And they went in to Raguel, and Raguel received them with joy. Esther Est 17 7 2 And the king said to her again the second day, after he was warm with wine: What is thy petition, Esther, that it may be granted thee? and what wilt thou have done: although thou ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it. +Tobit Tob 17 7 2 And Raguel looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my cousin? Esther Est 17 7 3 Then she answered: If I have found Favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please thee, give me my life for which I ask, and my people for which I request. +Tobit Tob 17 7 3 And when he had spoken these words, he said: Whence are ye young men our brethren? Esther Est 17 7 4 For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king. +Tobit Tob 17 7 4 But they said: We are of the tribe of Nephtali, of the captivity of Ninive. Esther Est 17 7 5 And king Assuerus answered and said: Who is this, and of what power, that he should do these things? +Tobit Tob 17 7 5 And Raguel said to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him. Esther Est 17 7 6 And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen. +Tobit Tob 17 7 6 And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man's father. Esther Est 17 7 7 But the king being angry rose up, and went from the place of the banquet into the garden set with trees. Aman also rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his life, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king. +Tobit Tob 17 7 7 And Raguel went to him, and kissed him with tears and weeping upon his neck, said: A blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most virtuous man. Esther Est 17 7 8 And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king’s mouth, and immediately they covered his face. +Tobit Tob 17 7 8 And Anna his wife, and Sara their daughter wept. Esther Est 17 7 9 And Harbona, one of the eunuchs that stood waiting on the king, said: Behold the gibbet which he hath prepared for Mardochai, who spoke for the king, standeth in Aman’s house, being fifty cubits high. And the king said to him: Hang him upon it. +Tobit Tob 17 7 9 And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner, Esther Est 17 7 10 So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king’s wrath ceased. +Tobit Tob 17 7 10 Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara thy daughter. +Tobit Tob 17 7 11 Now when Raguel heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands, that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his petition, +Tobit Tob 17 7 12 The angel said to him: Be not afraid to give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her. +Tobit Tob 17 7 13 Then Raguel said: I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight. +Tobit Tob 17 7 14 And I believe he hath therefore made you come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee. +Tobit Tob 17 7 15 And taking the right hand of his daughter, he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying: The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may he join you together, and fulfil his blessing in you. +Tobit Tob 17 7 16 And taking paper they made a writing of the marriage. +Tobit Tob 17 7 17 And afterwards they made merry, blessing God. +Tobit Tob 17 7 18 And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her to prepare another chamber. +Tobit Tob 17 7 19 And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept. +Tobit Tob 17 7 20 And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone. Esther Est 17 8 1 On that day king Assuerus gave the house of Aman, the Jews’ enemy, to queen Esther, and Mardochai came in before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her uncle. +Tobit Tob 17 8 1 And after they had supped, they brought in the young man to her. Esther Est 17 8 2 And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house. +Tobit Tob 17 8 2 And Tobias remembering the angel's word, took out of his bag part of the liver, and laid it upon burning coals. Esther Est 17 8 3 And not content with these things, she fell down at the king’s feet and wept, and speaking to him besought him, that he would give orders that the malice of Aman the Agagite, and his most wicked devices which he had invented against the Jews, should be of no effect. +Tobit Tob 17 8 3 Then the angel Raphael took the devil, and bound him in the desert of upper Egypt. Esther Est 17 8 4 But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him, +Tobit Tob 17 8 4 Then Tobias exhorted the virgin, and said to her: Sara, arise, and let us pray to God to day, and to morrow, and the next day: because for these three nights we are joined to God: and when the third night is over, we will be in our own wedlock. Esther Est 17 8 5 And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be reversed by new letters. +Tobit Tob 17 8 5 For we are the children of saints, and we must not be joined together like heathens that know not God. Esther Est 17 8 6 For how call I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people? +Tobit Tob 17 8 6 So they both arose, and prayed earnestly both together that health might be given them. Esther Est 17 8 7 And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman’s house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews. +Tobit Tob 17 8 7 And Tobias said: Lord God of our fathers, may the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all thy creatures that are in them, bless thee. Esther Est 17 8 8 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king’s name, and were sealed with his ring. +Tobit Tob 17 8 8 Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper. Esther Est 17 8 9 Then the king’s scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. +Tobit Tob 17 8 9 And now, Lord, thou knowest, that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever. Esther Est 17 8 10 And these letters which were sent in the king’s name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages. +Tobit Tob 17 8 10 Sara also said: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, and let us grow old both together in health. Esther Est 17 8 11 And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil. +Tobit Tob 17 8 11 And it came to pass about the cockcrowing, Raguel ordered his servants to be called for, and they went with him together to dig a grave. Esther Est 17 8 12 And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar. +Tobit Tob 17 8 12 For he said: Lest perhaps it may have happened to him, in like manner as it did to the other seven husbands, that went in unto her. Esther Est 17 8 13 And this was the content of the letter, that it should be notified in all lands and peoples that were subject to the empire of king Assuerus, that the Jews were ready to be revenged of their enemies. +Tobit Tob 17 8 13 And when they had prepared the pit, Raguel went back to his wife, and said to her: Esther Est 17 8 14 So the swift posts went out carrying the messages, and the king’s edict was hung up in Susan. +Tobit Tob 17 8 14 Send one of thy maids, and let her see if he be dead, that I may bury him before it be day. Esther Est 17 8 15 And Mardochai going forth out of the palace, and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel, to wit, of violet and sky colour, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was glad. +Tobit Tob 17 8 15 So she sent one of her maidservants, who went into the chamber, and found them safe and sound, sleeping both together. Esther Est 17 8 16 But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing. +Tobit Tob 17 8 16 And returning she brought the good news: and Raguel and Anna his wife blessed the Lord, Esther Est 17 8 17 And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king’s commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all. +Tobit Tob 17 8 17 And said: We bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because it hath not happened as we suspected. +Tobit Tob 17 8 18 For thou hast shewn thy mercy to us, and hast shut out from us the enemy that persecuted us. +Tobit Tob 17 8 19 And thou hast taken pity upon two only children. Make them, O Lord, bless thee more fully: and to offer up to thee a sacrifice of thy praise, and of their health, that all nations may know, that thou alone art God in all the earth. +Tobit Tob 17 8 20 And immediately Raguel commanded his servants, to fill up the pit they had made, before it was day. +Tobit Tob 17 8 21 And he spoke to his wife to make ready a feast, and prepare all kind of provisions that are necessary for such as go a journey. +Tobit Tob 17 8 22 He caused also two fat kine, and four wethers to be killed, and a banquet to be prepared for all his neighbours, and all his friends. +Tobit Tob 17 8 23 And Raguel adjured Tobias, to abide with him two weeks. +Tobit Tob 17 8 24 And of all things which Raguel possessed, he gave one half to Tobias, and made a writing, that the half that remained should after their decease come also to Tobias. Esther Est 17 9 1 So on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said above is called Adar, when all the Jews were designed to be massacred, and their enemies were greedy after their blood, the case being altered, the Jews began to have the upper hand, and to revenge themselves of their adversaries. +Tobit Tob 17 9 1 Then Tobias called the angel to him, whom he took to be a man, and said to him: Brother Azarias, I pray thee hearken to my words: Esther Est 17 9 2 And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people. +Tobit Tob 17 9 2 If I should give myself to be thy servant I should not make a worthy return for thy care. Esther Est 17 9 3 And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai: +Tobit Tob 17 9 3 However, I beseech thee, to take with thee beasts and servants, and to go to Gabelus to Rages the city of the Medes: and to restore to him his note of hand, and receive of him the money, and desire him to come to my wedding. Esther Est 17 9 4 For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men’s mouths. +Tobit Tob 17 9 4 For thou knowest that my father numbereth the days: and if I stay one day more, his soul will be afflicted. Esther Est 17 9 5 So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them: +Tobit Tob 17 9 5 And indeed thou seest how Raguel hath adjured me, whose adjuring I cannot despise. Esther Est 17 9 6 Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these: +Tobit Tob 17 9 6 Then Raphael took four of Raguel's servants, and two camels, and went to Rages the city of the Medes: and finding Gabelus, gave him his note of hand, and received of him all the money. Esther Est 17 9 7 Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha, +Tobit Tob 17 9 7 And he told him concerning Tobias the son of Tobias, all that had been done: and made him come with him to the wedding. Esther Est 17 9 8 And Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, +Tobit Tob 17 9 8 And when he was come into Raguel's house he found Tobias sitting at the table: and he leaped up, and they kissed each other: and Gabelus wept, and blessed God, Esther Est 17 9 9 And Phermesta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Jezatha. +Tobit Tob 17 9 9 And said: The God of Israel bless thee, because thou art the son of a very good and just man, and that feareth God, and doth almsdeeds: Esther Est 17 9 10 And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods. +Tobit Tob 17 9 10 And may a blessing come upon thy wife and upon your parents. Esther Est 17 9 11 And presently the number of them that were killed in Susan was brought to the king. +Tobit Tob 17 9 11 And may you see your children, and your children's children, unto the third and fourth generation: and may your seed be blessed by the God of Israel, who reigneth for ever and ever. Esther Est 17 9 12 And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done? +Tobit Tob 17 9 12 And when all had said, Amen, they went to the feast: but the marriage feast they celebrated also with the fear of the Lord. Esther Est 17 9 13 And she answered: If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews, to do to morrow in Susan as they have done to day, and that the ten sons of Aman may be hanged upon gibbets. Esther Est 17 9 14 And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged. Esther Est 17 9 15 15And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance. @@ -12859,20 +13063,226 @@ Esther Est 17 9 30 And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and tw Esther Est 17 9 31 And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots, Esther Est 17 9 32 And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther. Esther Est 17 10 1 And king Assuerus made all the land, and all the islands of the sea tributary. +Tobit Tob 17 10 1 But as Tobias made longer stay upon occasion of the marriage, Tobias his father was solicitous, saying: Why thinkest thou doth my son tarry, or why is he detained there? Esther Est 17 10 2 And his strength and his empire, and the dignity and greatness wherewith he exalted Mardochai, are written in the books of the Medes, and of the Persians: +Tobit Tob 17 10 2 Is Gabelus dead, thinkest thou, and no man will pay him the money? Esther Est 17 10 3 And how Mardochai of the race of the Jews, was next after king Assuerus: and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking those things which were for the welfare of his seed. +Tobit Tob 17 10 3 And he began to be exceeding sad, both he and Anna his wife with him: and they began both to weep together, because their son did not return to them on the day appointed. +Tobit Tob 17 10 4 But his mother wept and was quite disconsolate, and said: Woe, woe is me, my son; why did we send thee to go to a strange country, the light of our eyes, the staff of our old age, the comfort of our life, the hope of our posterity? +Tobit Tob 17 10 5 We having all things together in thee alone, ought not to have let thee go from us. +Tobit Tob 17 10 6 And Tobias said to her: Hold thy peace, and be not troubled, our son is safe: that man with whom we sent him is very trusty. +Tobit Tob 17 10 7 But she could by no means be comforted, but daily running out looked round about, and went into all the ways by which there seemed any hope he might return, that she might if possible see him coming afar off. +Tobit Tob 17 10 8 But Raguel said to his son in law: Stay here, and I will send a messenger to Tobias thy father, that thou art in health. +Tobit Tob 17 10 9 And Tobias said to him: I know that my father and mother now count the days, and their spirit is grievously afflicted within them. +Tobit Tob 17 10 10 And when Raguel had pressed Tobias with many words, and he by no means would hearken to him, he delivered Sara unto him, and half of all his substance in menservants, and womenservants, in cattle, in camels, and in kine, and in much money, and sent him away safe and joyful from him, +Tobit Tob 17 10 11 Saying: The holy angel of the Lord be with you in your journey, and bring you through safe, and that you may find all things well about your parents, and my eyes may see your children before I die. +Tobit Tob 17 10 12 And the parents taking their daughter kissed her, and let her go: +Tobit Tob 17 10 13 Admonishing her to honour her father and mother in law, to love her husband, to take care of the family, to govern the house, and to behave herself irreprehensibly. +Tobit Tob 17 11 1 And as they were returning they came to Charan, which is in the midway to Ninive, the eleventh day. +Esther Est 17 11 1 In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest, and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy had interpreted in Jerusalem. +Tobit Tob 17 11 2 And the angel said: Brother Tobias, thou knowest how thou didst leave thy father. +Esther Est 17 11 2 In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardochai the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the tribe of Benjamin: +Tobit Tob 17 11 3 If it please thee therefore, let us go before, and let the family follow softly after us, together with thy wife, and with the beasts. +Esther Est 17 11 3 A Jew who dwelt in the city of Susan, a great man and among the first of the king's court, had a dream. +Tobit Tob 17 11 4 And as this their going pleased him, Raphael said to Tobias: Take with thee of the gall of the fish, for it will be necessary. So Tobias took some of that gall and departed. +Esther Est 17 11 4 Now he was of the number of the captives, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Juda: +Tobit Tob 17 11 5 But Anna sat beside the way daily, on the top of a hill, from whence she might see afar off. +Esther Est 17 11 5 And this was his dream: Behold there were voices, and tumults, and thunders, and earthquakes, and a disturbance upon the earth. +Tobit Tob 17 11 6 And while she watched his coming from that place, she saw him afar off, and presently perceived it was her son coming: and returning she told her husband, saying: Behold thy son cometh. +Esther Est 17 11 6 And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight one against another. +Tobit Tob 17 11 7 And Raphael said to Tobias: As soon as thou shalt come into thy house, forthwith adore the Lord thy God: and giving thanks to him, go to thy father, and kiss him. +Esther Est 17 11 7 And at their cry all nations were stirred up to fight against the nation of the just. +Tobit Tob 17 11 8 And immediately anoint his eyes with this gall of the fish, which thou carriest with thee. For be assured that his eyes shall be presently opened, and thy father shall see the light of heaven, and shall rejoice in the sight of thee. +Esther Est 17 11 8 And that was a day of darkness and danger, of tribulation and distress, and great fear upon the earth. +Tobit Tob 17 11 9 Then the dog, which had been with them in the way, ran before, and coming as if he had brought the news, shewed his joy by his fawning and wagging his tail. +Esther Est 17 11 9 And the nation of the just was troubled fearing their own evils, and was prepared for death. +Tobit Tob 17 11 10 And his father that was blind, rising up, began to run stumbling with his feet: and giving a servant his hand, went to meet his son. +Esther Est 17 11 10 And they cried to God: and as they were crying, a little fountain grew into a very great river, and abounded into many waters. +Tobit Tob 17 11 11 And receiving him kissed him, as did also his wife, and they began to weep for joy. +Esther Est 17 11 11 The light and the sun rose up, and the humble were exalted, and they devoured the glorious. +Tobit Tob 17 11 12 And when they had adored God, and given him thanks, they sat down together. +Esther Est 17 11 12 And when Mardochai had seen this, and arose out of his bed, he was thinking what God would do: and he kept it fixed in his mind, desirous to know what the dream should signify. +Tobit Tob 17 11 13 Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his father's eyes. +Tobit Tob 17 11 14 And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. +Tobit Tob 17 11 15 And Tobias took hold of it, and drew it from his eyes, and recovered his sight. +Tobit Tob 17 11 16 And they glorified God, both he and his wife and all that knew him. +Tobit Tob 17 11 17 And Tobias said: I bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because thou hast chastised me, and thou hast saved me and behold I see Tobias my son. +Tobit Tob 17 11 18 And after seven days Sara his son's wife and all the family arrived safe, and the cattle, and the camels, and an abundance of money of his wife's: and that money also which he had received of Gabelus, +Tobit Tob 17 11 19 And he told his parents all the benefits of God, which he had done to him by the man that conducted him. +Tobit Tob 17 11 20 And Achior and Nabath the kinsmen of Tobias came, rejoicing for Tobias, and congratulating with him for all the good things that God had done for him. +Tobit Tob 17 11 21 And for seven days they feasted and rejoiced all with great joy. +Tobit Tob 17 12 1 Then Tobias called to him his son and said to him: What can we give to this holy man, that is come with thee? +Esther Est 17 12 1 And he abode at that time in the king's court with Bagatha and Thara the king's eunuchs, who were porters of the palace. +Tobit Tob 17 12 2 Tobias answering, said to his father: Father, what wages shall we give him? or what can be worthy of his benefits? +Esther Est 17 12 2 And when he understood their designs, and had diligently searched into their projects, he learned that they went about to lay violent hands on king Artaxerxes, and he told the king thereof. +Tobit Tob 17 12 3 He conducted me and brought me safe again, he received the money of Gabelus, he caused me to have my wife, and he chased from her the evil spirit, he gave joy to her parents, myself he delivered from being devoured by the fish, thee also he hath made to see the light of heaven, and we are filled with all good things through him. What can we give him sufficient for these things? +Esther Est 17 12 3 Then the king had them both examined, and after they had confessed, commanded them to be put to death. +Tobit Tob 17 12 4 But I beseech thee, my father, to desire him, that he would vouchsafe to accept of one half of all things that have been brought. +Esther Est 17 12 4 But the king made a record of what was done: and Mardochai also committed the memory of the thing to writing. +Tobit Tob 17 12 5 So the father and the son calling him, took him aside: and began to desire him that he would vouchsafe to accept of half of all things that they had brought, +Esther Est 17 12 5 And the king commanded him, to abide in the court of the palace, and gave him presents for the information. +Tobit Tob 17 12 6 Then he said to them secretly, Bless ye the God of heaven, give glory to him in the sight of all that live, because he hath shewn his mercy to you. +Esther Est 17 12 6 But Aman the son of Amadathi the Bugite was in great honour with the king, and sought to hurt Mardochai and his people, because of the two eunuchs of the king who were put to death. +Tobit Tob 17 12 7 For it is good to hide the secret of a king: to reveal and confess the works of God. +Tobit Tob 17 12 8 Prayer is good with fasting and alms more than to lay up treasures of gold. +Tobit Tob 17 12 9 For alms delivereth from death, and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting. +Tobit Tob 17 12 10 But they that commit sin and iniquity, are enemies to their own soul. +Tobit Tob 17 12 11 I discover then the truth unto you, and I will not hide the secret from you. +Tobit Tob 17 12 12 When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord. +Tobit Tob 17 12 13 And because thou wast acceptable to God, it was necessary that temptation should prove thee. +Tobit Tob 17 12 14 And now the Lord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy son's wife from the devil. +Tobit Tob 17 12 15 For I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord. +Tobit Tob 17 12 16 And when they had heard these things, they were troubled, and being seized with fear they fell upon the ground on their face. +Tobit Tob 17 12 17 And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not. +Tobit Tob 17 12 18 For when I was with you, I was there by the will of God: bless ye him, and sing praises to him. +Tobit Tob 17 12 19 I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you but I use an invisible meat and drink, which cannot be seen by men. +Tobit Tob 17 12 20 It is time therefore that I return to him that sent me: but bless ye God, and publish all his wonderful works. +Tobit Tob 17 12 21 And when he had said these things, he was taken from their sight, and they could see him no more. +Tobit Tob 17 12 22 Then they lying prostrate for three hours upon their face, blessed God, and rising up, they told all his wonderful works. +Tobit Tob 17 13 1 And Tobias the elder opening his mouth, blessed the Lord, and said: Thou art great O Lord, for ever, and thy kingdom is unto all ages. +Esther Est 17 13 1 And this was the copy of the letter: Artaxerxes the great king who reigneth from India to Ethiopia, to the princes and governors of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, that are subject to his empire, greeting. +Tobit Tob 17 13 2 For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again: and there is none that can escape thy hand. +Esther Est 17 13 2 Whereas I reigned over many nations, and had brought all the world under my dominion, I was not willing to abuse the greatness of my power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and that they might live quietly without any terror, and might enjoy peace, which is desired by all men, +Tobit Tob 17 13 3 Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the Gentiles: +Esther Est 17 13 3 But when I asked my counsellors how this might be accomplished, one that excelled the rest in wisdom and fidelity, and was second after the king, Aman by name, +Tobit Tob 17 13 4 Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, who know not him, that you may declare his wonderful works, and make them know that there is no other almighty God besides him. +Esther Est 17 13 4 Told me that there was a people scattered through the whole world, which used new laws, and acted against the customs of all nations, despised the commandments of kings, and violated by their opposition the concord of all nations. +Tobit Tob 17 13 5 He hath chastised us for our iniquities: and he will save us for his own mercy. +Esther Est 17 13 5 Wherefore having learned this, and seeing one nation in opposition to all mankind using perverse laws, and going against our commandments, and disturbing the peace and concord of the provinces subject to us, +Tobit Tob 17 13 6 See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory to him: and extol the eternal King of worlds in your works. +Esther Est 17 13 6 We have commanded that all whom Aman shall mark out, who is chief over all the provinces, and second after the king, and whom we honour as a father, shall be utterly destroyed by their enemies, with their wives and children, and that none shall have pity on them, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year: +Tobit Tob 17 13 7 As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation, +Esther Est 17 13 7 That these wicked men going down to hell in one day, may restore to our empire the peace which they had disturbed. +Tobit Tob 17 13 8 Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God, believing that he will shew his mercy to you. +Esther Est 17 13 8 But Mardochai besought the Lord, remembering all his works, +Tobit Tob 17 13 9 And I and my soul will rejoice in him. +Esther Est 17 13 9 And said: O Lord, Lord, almighty king, for all things are in thy power, and there is none that can resist thy will, if thou determine to save Israel. +Tobit Tob 17 13 10 Bless ye the Lord, all his elect, keep days of joy, and give glory to him. +Esther Est 17 13 10 Thou hast made heaven and earth and all things that are under the cope of heaven. +Tobit Tob 17 13 11 Jerusalem, city of God, the Lord hath chastised thee for the works of thy hands. +Esther Est 17 13 11 Thou art Lord of all, and there is none that can resist thy majesty. +Tobit Tob 17 13 12 Give glory to the Lord for thy good things, and bless the God eternal that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back all the captives to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for ever and ever. +Esther Est 17 13 12 Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest that it was not out of pride and or any desire of glory, that I refused to worship the proud Aman, +Tobit Tob 17 13 13 Thou shalt shine with a glorious light: and all the ends of the earth shall worship thee, +Esther Est 17 13 13 (For I would willingly and readily for the salvation of Israel have kissed even the steps of his feet,) +Tobit Tob 17 13 14 Nations from afar shall come to thee: and shall bring gifts, and shall adore the Lord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy. +Esther Est 17 13 14 But I feared lest I should transfer the honour of my God to a man, and lest I should adore any one except my God. +Tobit Tob 17 13 15 For they shall call upon the great name in thee, +Esther Est 17 13 15 And now, O Lord, O king, O God of Abraham, have mercy on thy people, because our enemies resolve to destroy us, and extinguish thy inheritance. +Tobit Tob 17 13 16 They shall be cursed that shall despise thee: and they shall be condemned that shall blaspheme thee: and blessed shall they be that shall build thee up, +Esther Est 17 13 16 Despise not thy portion, which thou hast redeemed for thyself out of Egypt. +Tobit Tob 17 13 17 But thou shalt rejoice in thy children, because they shall all be blessed, and shall be gathered together to the Lord. +Esther Est 17 13 17 Hear my supplication, and be merciful to thy lot and inheritance, and turn our mourning into joy, that we may live and praise thy name, O Lord, and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee. +Tobit Tob 17 13 18 Blessed are all they that love thee, and that rejoice in thy peace, +Esther Est 17 13 18 And all Israel with like mind and supplication cried to the Lord, because they saw certain death hanging over their heads. +Tobit Tob 17 13 19 My soul, bless thou the Lord, because the Lord our God hath delivered Jerusalem his city from all her troubles. +Tobit Tob 17 13 20 Happy shall I be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the glory of Jerusalem. +Tobit Tob 17 13 21 The gates of Jerusalem shall be built of sapphire, and of emerald, and all the walls thereof round about of precious stones. +Tobit Tob 17 13 22 All its streets shall be paved with white and clean stones: and Alleluia shall be sung in its streets, +Tobit Tob 17 13 23 Blessed be the Lord, who hath exalted it, and may he reign over it for ever and ever, Amen. +Tobit Tob 17 14 1 And the words of Tobias were ended. And after Tobias was restored to his sight, he lived two and forty years, and saw the children of his grandchildren. +Esther Est 17 14 1 Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord. +Tobit Tob 17 14 2 And after he had lived a hundred and two years, he was buried honorably in Ninive. +Esther Est 17 14 2 And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair. +Tobit Tob 17 14 3 For he was six and fifty years old when he lost the sight of his eyes, and sixty when he recovered it again. +Esther Est 17 14 3 And she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, saying: O my Lord, who alone art our king, help me a desolate woman, and who have no other helper but thee. +Tobit Tob 17 14 4 And the rest of his life was in joy, and with great increase of the fear of God he departed in peace. +Esther Est 17 14 4 My danger is in my hands. +Tobit Tob 17 14 5 And at the hour of his death he called unto him his son Tobias and his children, seven young men, his grandsons, and said to them: +Esther Est 17 14 5 I have heard of my father that thou, O Lord, didst take Israel from among all nations, and our fathers from all their predecessors, to possess them as an everlasting inheritance, and thou hast done to them as thou hast promised. +Tobit Tob 17 14 6 The destruction of Ninive is at hand: for the word of the Lord must be fulfilled: and our brethren, that are scattered abroad from the land of Israel, shall return to it. +Esther Est 17 14 6 We have sinned in thy sight, and therefore thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies: +Tobit Tob 17 14 7 And all the land thereof that is desert shall be filled with people, and the house of God which is burnt in it, shall again be rebuilt: and all that fear God shall return thither. +Esther Est 17 14 7 For we have worshipped their gods. Thou art just, O Lord. +Tobit Tob 17 14 8 And the Gentiles shall leave their idols, and shall come into Jerusalem, and shall dwell in it. +Esther Est 17 14 8 And now they are not content to oppress us with most hard bondage, but attributing the strength of their hands to the power of their idols, +Tobit Tob 17 14 9 And all the kings of the earth shall rejoice in it, adoring the King of Israel. +Esther Est 17 14 9 They design to change thy promises, and destroy thy inheritance, and shut the mouths of them that praise thee, and extinguish the glory of thy temple and altar, +Tobit Tob 17 14 10 Hearken therefore, my children, to your father: serve the Lord in truth, and seek to do the things that please him: +Esther Est 17 14 10 That they may open the mouths of Gentiles, and praise the strength of idols, and magnify for ever a carnal king. +Tobit Tob 17 14 11 And command your children that they do justice and almsdeeds, and that they be mindful of God, and bless him at all times in truth, and with all their power. +Esther Est 17 14 11 Give not, O Lord, thy sceptre to them that are not, lest they laugh at our ruin: but turn their counsel upon themselves, and destroy him that hath begun to rage against us. +Tobit Tob 17 14 12 And now, children, hear me, and do not stay here: but as soon as you shall bury your mother by me in one sepulchre, without delay direct your steps to depart hence: +Esther Est 17 14 12 Remember, O Lord, and shew thyself to us in the time of our tribulation, and give me boldness, O Lord, king of gods, and of all power: +Tobit Tob 17 14 13 For I see that its iniquity will bring it to destruction. +Esther Est 17 14 13 Give me a well ordered speech in my mouth in the presence of the lion, and turn his heart to the hatred of our enemy, that both he himself may perish, and the rest that consent to him. +Tobit Tob 17 14 14 And it came to pass that after the death of his mother, Tobias departed out of Ninive with his wife, and children, and children's children, and returned to his father and mother in law. +Esther Est 17 14 14 But deliver us by thy hand, and help me, who have no other helper, but thee, O Lord, who hast the knowledge of all things. +Tobit Tob 17 14 15 And he found them in health in a good old age: and he took care of them, and he closed their eyes: and all the inheritance of Raguel's house came to him: and he saw his children's children to the fifth generation. +Esther Est 17 14 15 And thou knowest that I hate the glory of the wicked, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of every stranger. +Tobit Tob 17 14 16 And after he had lived ninety-nine years in the fear of the Lord, with joy they buried him. +Esther Est 17 14 16 Thou knowest my necessity, that I abominate the sign of my pride and glory, which is upon my head in the days of my public appearance, and detest it as a menstruous rag, and wear it not in the days of my silence, +Tobit Tob 17 14 17 And all his kindred, and all his generation continued in good life, and in holy conversation, so that they were acceptable both to God, and to men, and to all that dwelt in the land. +Esther Est 17 14 17 And that I have not eaten at Aman's table, nor hath the king's banquet pleased me, and that I have not drunk the wine of the drink offerings: +Esther Est 17 14 18 And that thy handmaid hath never rejoiced, since I was brought hither unto this day but in thee, O Lord, the God of Abraham. +Esther Est 17 14 19 O God, who art mighty above all, hear the voice of them, that have no other hope, and deliver us from the hand of the wicked, and deliver me from my fear. +Esther Est 17 15 1 And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country. +Esther Est 17 15 2 Remember, (said he,) the days of thy low estate, how thou wast brought up by my hand, because Aman the second after the king hath spoken against us unto death. +Esther Est 17 15 3 And do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death. +Esther Est 17 15 4 And on the third day she laid away the garments she wore, and put on her glorious apparel. +Esther Est 17 15 5 And glittering in royal robes, after she had called upon God the ruler and Saviour of all, she took two maids with her, +Esther Est 17 15 6 And upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body. +Esther Est 17 15 7 And the other maid followed her lady, bearing up her train flowing on the ground. +Esther Est 17 15 8 But she with a rosy colour in her face, and with gracious and bright eyes hid a mind full of anguish, and exceeding great fear. +Esther Est 17 15 9 So going in she passed through all doors in order, and stood before the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed with his royal robes, and glittering with gold, and precious stones, and he was terrible to behold. +Esther Est 17 15 10 And when he had lifted up his countenance, and with burning eyes had shewn the wrath of his heart, the queen sunk down, and her colour turned pale, and she rested her weary head upon her handmaid. +Esther Est 17 15 11 And God changed the king's spirit into mildness, and all in haste and in fear he leaped from his throne, and holding her up in his arms, till she came to herself, caressed her with these words: +Esther Est 17 15 12 What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother, fear not. +Esther Est 17 15 13 Thou shalt not die: for this law is not made for thee, but for all others. +Esther Est 17 15 14 Come near then, and touch the sceptre. +Esther Est 17 15 15 And as she held her peace, he took the golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, and kissed her, and said: Why dost thou not speak to me? +Esther Est 17 15 16 She answered: I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty. +Esther Est 17 15 17 For thou, my lord, art very admirable, and thy face is full of graces. +Esther Est 17 15 18 And while she was speaking, she fell down again, and was almost in a swoon. +Esther Est 17 15 19 But the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her. +Esther Est 17 16 1 The great king Artaxerxes, from India to Ethiopia, to the governors and princes of a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, which obey our command, sendeth greeting. +Esther Est 17 16 2 Many have abused unto pride the goodness of princes, and the honour that hath been bestowed upon them: +Esther Est 17 16 3 And not only endeavour to oppress the king's subjects, but not bearing the glory that is given them, take in hand, to practise also against them that gave it. +Esther Est 17 16 4 Neither are they content not to return thanks for benefits received, and to violate in themselves the laws of humanity, but they think they can also escape the justice of God who seeth all things. +Esther Est 17 16 5 And they break out into so great madness, as to endeavour to undermine by lies such as observe diligently the offices committed to them, and do all things in such manner as to be worthy of all men's praise, +Esther Est 17 16 6 While with crafty fraud they deceive the ears of princes that are well meaning, and judge of others by their own nature. +Esther Est 17 16 7 Now this is proved both from ancient histories, and by the things which are done daily, how the good designs of kings are depraved by the evil suggestions of certain men. +Esther Est 17 16 8 Wherefore we must provide for the peace of all provinces. +Esther Est 17 16 9 Neither must you think, if we command different things, that it cometh of the levity of our mind, but that we give sentence according to the quality and necessity of times, as the profit of the commonwealth requireth. +Esther Est 17 16 10 Now that you may more plainly understand what we say, Aman the son of Amadathi, a Macedonian both in mind and country, and having nothing of the Persian blood, but with his cruelty staining our goodness, was received being a stranger by us: +Esther Est 17 16 11 And found our humanity so great towards him, that he was called our father, and was worshipped by all as the next man after the king: +Esther Est 17 16 12 But he was so far puffed up with arrogancy, as to go about to deprive us of our kingdom and life. +Esther Est 17 16 13 For with certain new and unheard of devices he hath sought the destruction of Mardochai, by whose fidelity and good services our life was saved, and of Esther the partner of our kingdom with all their nation: +Esther Est 17 16 14 Thinking that after they were slain, he might work treason against us left alone without friends, and might transfer the kingdom of the Persians to the Macedonians. +Esther Est 17 16 15 But we have found that the Jews, who were by that most wicked man appointed to be slain, are in no fault at all, but contrariwise, use just laws, +Esther Est 17 16 16 And are the children of the highest and the greatest, and the ever living God, by whose benefit the kingdom was given both to our fathers and to us, and is kept unto this day. +Esther Est 17 16 17 Wherefore know ye that those letters which he sent in our name, are void and of no effect. +Esther Est 17 16 18 For which crime both he himself that devised it, and all his kindred hang on gibbets, before the gates of this city Susan: not we, but God repaying him as he deserved. +Esther Est 17 16 19 But this edict, which we now send, shall be published in all cities, that the Jews may freely follow their own laws. +Esther Est 17 16 20 And you shall aid them that they may kill those who had prepared themselves to kill them, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is called Adar. +Esther Est 17 16 21 For the almighty God hath turned this day of sadness and mourning into joy to them. +Esther Est 17 16 22 Wherefore you shall also count this day among other festival days, and celebrate it with all joy, that it may be known also in times to come, +Esther Est 17 16 23 That all they who faithfully obey the Persians, receive a worthy reward for their fidelity: but they that are traitors to their kingdom, are destroyed for their wickedness. +Esther Est 17 16 24 And let every province and city, that will not be partaker of this solemnity, perish by the sword and by fire, and be destroyed in such manner as to be made unpassable, both to men and beasts, for an example of contempt, and disobedience. Job Job 18 1 1 There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil. +Judith Jdt 18 1 1 Now Arphaxad king of the Medes had brought many nations under his dominions, and he built a very strong city, which he called Ecbatana, Job Job 18 1 2 And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. +Judith Jdt 18 1 2 Of stones squared and hewed: he made the walls thereof seventy cubits broad, and thirty cubits high, and the towers thereof he made a hundred cubits high. But on the square of them, each side was extended the space of twenty feet. Job Job 18 1 3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceeding great: and this man was great among all the people of the east. +Judith Jdt 18 1 3 And he made the gates thereof according to the height of the towers: Job Job 18 1 4 And his sons went, and made a feast by houses every one in his day. And sending they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them. +Judith Jdt 18 1 4 And he gloried as a mighty one in the force of his army and in the glory of his chariots. Job Job 18 1 5 And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days. +Judith Jdt 18 1 5 Now in the twelfth year of his reign, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Ninive the great city, fought against Arphaxad and overcame him, Job Job 18 1 6 Now on a certain day when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them. +Judith Jdt 18 1 6 In the great plain which is called Ragua, about the Euphrates, and the Tigris, and the Jadason, in the plain of Erioch the king of the Elicians. Job Job 18 1 7 And the Lord said to him: Whence comest thou ? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it. +Judith Jdt 18 1 7 Then was the kingdom of Nabuchodonosor exalted, and his heart was elevated: and he sent to all that dwelt in Cilicia and Damascus, and Libanus, Job Job 18 1 8 And the Lord said to him: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a simple and upright man, and fearing God, and avoiding evil? +Judith Jdt 18 1 8 And to the nations that are in Carmelus, and Cedar, and to the inhabitants of Galilee in the great plain of Asdrelon, Job Job 18 1 9 And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain ? +Judith Jdt 18 1 9 And to all that were in Samaria, and beyond the river Jordan even to Jerusalem, and all the land of Jesse till you come to the borders of Ethiopia. Job Job 18 1 10 Hast not thou made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth ? +Judith Jdt 18 1 10 To all these Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, sent messengers: Job Job 18 1 11 But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he blesseth thee not to thy face. +Judith Jdt 18 1 11 But they all with one mind refused, and sent them back empty, and rejected them without honour. Job Job 18 1 12 Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. +Judith Jdt 18 1 12 Then king Nabuchodonosor being angry against all that land, swore by his throne and kingdom that he would revenge himself of all those countries. Job Job 18 1 13 Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother, Job Job 18 1 14 There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them, Job Job 18 1 15 And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee. @@ -12884,33 +13294,66 @@ Job Job 18 1 20 Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his h Job Job 18 1 21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord. Job Job 18 1 22 In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God. Job Job 18 2 1 And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord, and Satan came among them, and stood in his sight, +Judith Jdt 18 2 1 In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, the two and twentieth day of the first month, the word was given out in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, that he would revenge himself. Job Job 18 2 2 That the Lord said to Satan: Whence comest thou ? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it. +Judith Jdt 18 2 2 And he called all the ancients, and all the governors, and his officers of war, and communicated to them the secret of his counsel: Job Job 18 2 3 And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple, and upright, and fearing Cod, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence ? But thou hast moved me against him, that I sho uld afflict him without cause. +Judith Jdt 18 2 3 And he said that his thoughts were to bring all the earth under his empire. Job Job 18 2 4 And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin, and all that a man hath he will give for his life: +Judith Jdt 18 2 4 And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies, Job Job 18 2 5 gut put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt gee that he will bless thee to thy face. +Judith Jdt 18 2 5 And said to him: Go out against all the kingdoms of the west, and against them especially that despised my commandment. Job Job 18 2 6 And the Lord said to Satan: Behold be is in thy hand, but yet save his life. +Judith Jdt 18 2 6 Thy eye shall not spare any kingdom, and all the strong cities thou shalt bring under my yoke. Job Job 18 2 7 So Satan went forth from the presence Of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head: +Judith Jdt 18 2 7 Then Holofernes called the captains, and officers of the power of the Assyrians: and he mustered men for the expedition, and the king commanded him, a hundred and twenty thousand fighting men on foot, and twelve thousand archers, horsemen. Job Job 18 2 8 And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill. +Judith Jdt 18 2 8 And he made all his warlike preparations to go before with a multitude of innumerable camels, with all provisions sufficient for the armies in abundance, and herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, without number. Job Job 18 2 9 And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die. +Judith Jdt 18 2 9 He appointed corn to be prepared out of all Syria in his passage. Job Job 18 2 10 And he said to her: Thou hast; spoken like one of the foolish women: if we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips. +Judith Jdt 18 2 10 But gold and silver he took out of the king's house in great abundance. Job Job 18 2 11 Now when Job’s three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Alphas the Themanite, and Baldad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, a nd comfort him. +Judith Jdt 18 2 11 And he went forth he and all the army, with the chariots, and horsemen, and archers, who covered the face of the earth, like locusts. Job Job 18 2 12 And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out they wept, and rending their garments they sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven. +Judith Jdt 18 2 12 And when he had passed through the borders of the Assyrians, he came to the great mountains of Ange, which are on the left of Cilicia: and he went up to all their castles, and took all the strong places. Job Job 18 2 13 And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great. +Judith Jdt 18 2 13 And he took by assault the renowned city of Melothus, and pillaged all the children of Tharsis, and the children of Ismahel, who were over against the face of the desert, and on the south of the land of Cellon. +Judith Jdt 18 2 14 And he passed over the Euphrates and came into Mesopotamia: and he forced all the stately cities that were there, from the torrent of Mambre, till one comes to the sea: +Judith Jdt 18 2 15 And he took the borders thereof, from Cilicia to the coasts of Japheth, which are towards the south. +Judith Jdt 18 2 16 And he carried away all the children of Madian, and stripped them of all their riches, and all that resisted him he slew with the edge of the sword. +Judith Jdt 18 2 17 And after these things he went down into the plains of Damascus in the days of the harvest, and he set all the corn on fire, and he caused all the trees and vineyards to be cut down. +Judith Jdt 18 2 18 And the fear of them fell upon all the inhabitants of the land. Job Job 18 3 1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day, +Judith Jdt 18 3 1 Then the kings and the princes of all the cities and provinces, of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Syria Sobal, and Libya, and Cilicia sent their ambassadors, who coming to Holofernes, said: Job Job 18 3 2 and he said: +Judith Jdt 18 3 2 Let thy indignation towards us cease, for it is better for us to live and serve Nabuchodonosor the great king, and be subject to thee, than to die and to perish, or suffer the miseries of slavery. Job Job 18 3 3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said: A man child is conceived. +Judith Jdt 18 3 3 All our cities and our possessions, all mountains and hills, and fields, and herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, and goats, and horses, and camels, and all our goods, and families are in thy sight: Job Job 18 3 4 Let that day be turned into darkness, let not God regard it from above, and let not the light shine upon it. +Judith Jdt 18 3 4 Let all we have be subject to thy law, Job Job 18 3 5 Let darkness, and the shadow of death cover it, let a mist overspread it, and let it be wrapped up in bitterness. +Judith Jdt 18 3 5 Both we and our children are thy servants. Job Job 18 3 6 Let a darksome whirlwind seize upon that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months. +Judith Jdt 18 3 6 Come to us a peaceable lord, and use our service as it shall please thee, Job Job 18 3 7 Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise. +Judith Jdt 18 3 7 Then he came down from the mountains with horsemen, in great power, and made himself master of every city, and all the inhabitants of the land. Job Job 18 3 8 Let them curse it who curse the day. who are ready to raise up a leviathan: +Judith Jdt 18 3 8 And from all the cities he took auxiliaries valiant men, and chosen for war, Job Job 18 3 9 Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day: +Judith Jdt 18 3 9 And so great a fear lay upon all those provinces, that the inhabitants of all the cities, both princes and nobles, as well as the people, went out to meet him at his coming. Job Job 18 3 10 Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, nor took away evils from my eyes. +Judith Jdt 18 3 10 And received him with garlands, and lights, and dances, and timbrels, and flutes. Job Job 18 3 11 Why did I not die in the womb, why did I not perish when I came out of the belly? +Judith Jdt 18 3 11 And though they did these things, they could not for all that mitigate the fierceness of his heart: Job Job 18 3 12 Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts ? +Judith Jdt 18 3 12 For he both destroyed their cities, and cut down their groves. Job Job 18 3 13 For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep. +Judith Jdt 18 3 13 For Nabuchodonosor the king had commanded him to destroy all the gods of the earth, that he only might be called God by those nations which could be brought under him by the power of Holofernes. Job Job 18 3 14 With kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes: +Judith Jdt 18 3 14 And when he had passed through all Syria Sobal, and all Apamea, and all Mesopotamia, he came to the Idumeans into the land of Gabaa, Job Job 18 3 15 Or with princes, that possess gold, and All their houses with silver: +Judith Jdt 18 3 15 And he took possession of their cities, and stayed there for thirty days, in which days he commanded all the troops of his army to be united. Job Job 18 3 16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I should not be, or as they that being conceived have not seen the light. Job Job 18 3 17 There the wicked cease from tumult, and there the wearied in strength are at rest. Job Job 18 3 18 And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor. @@ -12923,74 +13366,141 @@ Job Job 18 3 24 Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring Job Job 18 3 25 For the fear which I feared hath come upon me: and that which I was afraid of, hath befallen me. Job Job 18 3 26 Have I not dissembled ? have I not kept silence ? have I not been quiet? and indignation is come upon me. Job Job 18 4 1 Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 4 1 Then the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Juda, hearing these things, were exceedingly afraid of him. Job Job 18 4 2 If we begin to speak to thee, perhaps thou wilt take it ill, but who can withhold the words he hath conceived? +Judith Jdt 18 4 2 Dread and horror seized upon their minds, lest he should do the same to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, that he had done to other cities and their temples. Job Job 18 4 3 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands: +Judith Jdt 18 4 3 And they sent into all Samaria round about, as far as Jericho, and seized upon all the tops of the mountains: Job Job 18 4 4 Thy words have confirmed them that were staggering, and thou hast strengthened the trembling knees: +Judith Jdt 18 4 4 And they compassed their towns with walls and gathered together corn for provision for war. Job Job 18 4 5 But now the scourge is come upon thee, and thou faintest: it hath touched thee, and thou art troubled. +Judith Jdt 18 4 5 And Eliachim the priest wrote to all that were over against Esdrelon, which faceth the great plain near Dothain, and to all by whom there might be a passage of way, Job Job 18 4 6 Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways? +Judith Jdt 18 4 6 that they should take possession of the ascents of the mountains, by which there might be any way to Jerusalem, and should keep watch where the way was narrow between the mountains. Job Job 18 4 7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished being innocent? or when were the just destroyed? +Judith Jdt 18 4 7 And the children of Israel did as the priests of the Lord Eliachim had appointed them. Job Job 18 4 8 On the contrary I have seen those who work iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap them, +Judith Jdt 18 4 8 And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness, and they humbled their souls in fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives. Job Job 18 4 9 Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath. +Judith Jdt 18 4 9 And the priests put on haircloths, and they caused the little children to lie prostrate before the temple of the Lord, and the altar of the Lord they covered with haircloth. Job Job 18 4 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the whelps of lions are broken: +Judith Jdt 18 4 10 And they cried to the Lord the God of Israel with one accord, that their children might not be made a prey, and their wives carried off, and their cities destroyed, and their holy things profaned, and that they might not be made a reproach to the Gentiles. Job Job 18 4 11 The tiger hath perished for want of prey, and the young lions are scattered abroad. +Judith Jdt 18 4 11 Then Eliachim the high priest of the Lord went about all Israel and spoke to them, Job Job 18 4 12 Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper. +Judith Jdt 18 4 12 Saying: Know ye that the Lord will hear your prayers, if you continue with perseverance in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord. Job Job 18 4 13 In the horror of a vision by night, when deep sleep is wont to hold men, +Judith Jdt 18 4 13 Remember Moses the servant of the Lord overcame Amalec that trusted in his own strength, and in his power, and in his army, and in his shields, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen, not by fighting with the sword, but by holy prayers: Job Job 18 4 14 Fear seized upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were affrighted: +Judith Jdt 18 4 14 So all the enemies of Israel be, if you persevere in this work which you have begun. Job Job 18 4 15 And when a spirit passed before me, the hair of my flesh stood up. +Judith Jdt 18 4 15 So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord. Job Job 18 4 16 There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice as it were of a gentle wind: +Judith Jdt 18 4 16 So that even they who offered the holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and with ashes upon their head. Job Job 18 4 17 Shall man be justified in comparison of God, or shall a man be more pure than his maker? +Judith Jdt 18 4 17 And they all begged of God with all their heart, that he would visit his people Israel. Job Job 18 4 18 Behold they that serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he found wickedness: Job Job 18 4 19 How much more shall they that dwell in houses of clay, who have an earthly foundation, be consumed as with the moth? Job Job 18 4 20 From morning till evening they shall be cut down: and because no one understandeth, they shall perish for ever. Job Job 18 4 21 And they that shall be left, shall be taken away from them: they shall die, and not in wisdom. Job Job 18 5 1 Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints. +Judith Jdt 18 5 1 And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to resist, and had shut up the ways of the mountains. Job Job 18 5 2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one. +Judith Jdt 18 5 2 And he was transported with exceeding great fury and indignation, and he called all the princes of Moab and the leaders of Ammon. Job Job 18 5 3 I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately. +Judith Jdt 18 5 3 And he said to them: Tell me what is this people that besetteth the mountains: or what are their cities, and of what sort, and how great: also what is their power, or what is their multitude: or who is the king over their warfare: Job Job 18 5 4 His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them. +Judith Jdt 18 5 4 And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace? Job Job 18 5 5 Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches. +Judith Jdt 18 5 5 Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said; If thou vouchsafe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth. Job Job 18 5 6 Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground. +Judith Jdt 18 5 6 This people is of the offspring of the Chaldeans. Job Job 18 5 7 Man is born to labour and the bird to fly. +Judith Jdt 18 5 7 They dwelt first in Mesopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers, who were in the land of the Chaldeans. Job Job 18 5 8 Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God: +Judith Jdt 18 5 8 Wherefore forsaking the ceremonies of their fathers, which consisted in the worship of many gods, Job Job 18 5 9 Who doth great things and unsearchable and wonderful things without number: +Judith Jdt 18 5 9 They worshipped one God of heaven, who also commanded them to depart from thence, and to dwell in Charan. And when there was a famine over all the land, they went down into Egypt, and there for four hundred years were so multiplied, that the army of them could not be numbered. Job Job 18 5 10 Who giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and watereth all things with waters: +Judith Jdt 18 5 10 And when the king of Egypt oppressed them, and made slaves of them to labour in clay and brick, in the building of his cities, they cried to their Lord, and he struck the whole land of Egypt with divers plagues. Job Job 18 5 11 Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn. +Judith Jdt 18 5 11 And when the Egyptians had cast them out from them, and the plague had ceased from them, and they had a mind to take them again, and bring them back to their service, Job Job 18 5 12 Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun: +Judith Jdt 18 5 12 The God of heaven opened the sea to them in their flight, so that the waters were made to stand firm as a wall on either side, and they walked through the bottom of the sea and passed it dry foot. Job Job 18 5 13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked: +Judith Jdt 18 5 13 And when an innumerable army of the Egyptians pursued after them in that place, they were so overwhelmed with the waters, that there was not one left, to tell what had happened to posterity. Job Job 18 5 14 They shall meet with darkness in the day, and grope at noonday as in the night. +Judith Jdt 18 5 14 After they came out of the Red Sea, they abode in the deserts of mount Sina, in which never man could dwell, or son of man rested. Job Job 18 5 15 But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent. +Judith Jdt 18 5 15 There bitter fountains were made sweet for them to drink, and for forty years they received food from heaven. Job Job 18 5 16 And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth. +Judith Jdt 18 5 16 Wheresoever they went in without bow and arrow, and without shield and sword, their God fought for them and overcame. Job Job 18 5 17 Blessed is the man whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord: +Judith Jdt 18 5 17 And there was no one that triumphed over this people, but when they departed from the worship of the Lord their God. Job Job 18 5 18 For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal. +Judith Jdt 18 5 18 But as often as beside their own God, they worshipped any other, they were given to spoil and to the sword, and to reproach. Job Job 18 5 19 In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee. +Judith Jdt 18 5 19 And as often as they were penitent for having revolted from the worship of their God, the God of heaven gave them power to resist. Job Job 18 5 20 In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle, from the hand of the sword. +Judith Jdt 18 5 20 So they overthrew the king of the Chanaanites, and of the Jebusites, and of the Pherezites, and of the Hethites, and of the Hevites, and of the Amorrhites, and all the mighty ones in Hesebon, and they possessed their lands, and their cities: Job Job 18 5 21 Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh. +Judith Jdt 18 5 21 And as long as they sinned not in the sight of their God, it was well with them: for their God hateth iniquity. Job Job 18 5 22 In destruction and famine then shalt laugh: and thou shalt not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. +Judith Jdt 18 5 22 And even some years ago when they had revolted from the way which God had given them to walk therein, they were destroyed in battles by many nations and very many of them were led away captive into a strange land. Job Job 18 5 23 But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee. +Judith Jdt 18 5 23 But of late returning to the Lord their God, from the different places wherein they were scattered, they are come together and are gone up into all these mountains, and possess Jerusalem again, where their holies are. Job Job 18 5 24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle is in peace, and visiting thy beauty thou shalt not sin. +Judith Jdt 18 5 24 Now therefore, my lord, search if there be any iniquity of theirs in the sight of their God: let us go up to them, because their God will surely deliver them to thee, and they shall be brought under the yoke of thy power: Job Job 18 5 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be multiplied, and thy offspring like the grass of the earth. +Judith Jdt 18 5 25 But if there be no offence of this people in the sight of their God, we cannot resist them because their God will defend them: and we shall be a reproach to the whole earth. Job Job 18 5 26 Thou shalt enter into the grave in abundance, as a heap of wheat is brought in its season. +Judith Jdt 18 5 26 And it came to pass, when Achior had ceased to speak these words, all the great men of Holofernes were angry, and they had a mind to kill him, saying to each other: Job Job 18 5 27 Behold, this is even so, as we have searched oat: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind. +Judith Jdt 18 5 27 Who is this, that saith the children of Israel can resist king Nabuchodonosor, and his armies, men unarmed, and without force, and without skill in the art of war? +Judith Jdt 18 5 28 That Achior therefore may know that he deceiveth us, let us go up into the mountains: and when the bravest of them shall be taken, then shall he with them be stabbed with the sword, +Judith Jdt 18 5 29 That every nation may know that Nabuchodonosor is god of the earth, and besides him there is no other. Job Job 18 6 1 But Job answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 6 1 And it came to pass when they had left off speaking, that Holofernes being in a violent passion, said to Achior: Job Job 18 6 2 O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance. +Judith Jdt 18 6 2 Because thou hast prophesied unto us, saying: That the nation of Israel is defended by their God, to shew thee that there is no God, but Nabuchodonosor: Job Job 18 6 3 As the sand of the sea this would appear heavier: therefore my words are full of sorrow : +Judith Jdt 18 6 3 When we shall slay them all as one man, then thou also shalt die with them by the sword of the Assyrians, and all Israel shall perish with thee: Job Job 18 6 4 For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me. +Judith Jdt 18 6 4 And thou shalt find that Nabuchodonosor is lord of the whole earth: and then the sword of my soldiers shall pass through thy sides, and thou shalt be stabbed and fall among the wounded of Israel, and thou shalt breathe no more till thou be destroyed with them. Job Job 18 6 5 Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger? +Judith Jdt 18 6 5 But if thou think thy prophecy true, let not thy countenance sink, and let the paleness that is in thy face, depart from thee, if thou imaginest these my words cannot be accomplished. Job Job 18 6 6 Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which when tasted bringeth death? +Judith Jdt 18 6 6 And that thou mayst know that thou shalt experience these things together with them, behold from this hour thou shalt be associated to their people, that when they shall receive the punishment they deserve from my sword, thou mayst fall under the same vengeance. Job Job 18 6 7 The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish are my meats. +Judith Jdt 18 6 7 Then Holofernes commanded his servants to take Achior, and to lead him to Bethulia, and to deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel. Job Job 18 6 8 Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for? +Judith Jdt 18 6 8 And the servants of Holofernes taking him, went through the plains: but when they came near the mountains, the slingers came out against them. Job Job 18 6 9 And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off? +Judith Jdt 18 6 9 Then turning out of the way by the side of the mountain, they tied Achior to a tree hand and foot, and so left him bound with ropes, and returned to their master. Job Job 18 6 10 And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy One. +Judith Jdt 18 6 10 And the children of Israel coming down from Bethulia, came to him, and loosing him they brought him to Bethulia, and setting him in the midst of the people, asked him what was the matter that the Assyrians had left him bound. Job Job 18 6 11 For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end that I should keep patience? +Judith Jdt 18 6 11 In those days the rulers there, were Ozias the son of Micha of the tribe of Simeon, and Charmi, called also Gothoniel. Job Job 18 6 12 My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass. +Judith Jdt 18 6 12 And Achior related in the midst of the ancients, and in the presence of all the people, all that he had said being asked by Holofernes: and how the people of Holofernes would have killed him for this word, Job Job 18 6 13 Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me. +Judith Jdt 18 6 13 And how Holofernes himself being angry had commanded him to be delivered for this cause to the Israelites: that when he should overcome the children of Israel, then he might command Achior also himself to be put to death by diverse torments, for having said: The God of heaven is their defender. Job Job 18 6 14 He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord. +Judith Jdt 18 6 14 And when Achior had declared all these things, all the people fell upon their faces, adoring the Lord, and all of them together mourning and weeping poured out their prayers with one accord to the Lord, Job Job 18 6 15 My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys. +Judith Jdt 18 6 15 Saying: O Lord God of heaven and earth, behold their pride, and look on our low condition, and have regard to the face of thy saints, and shew that thou forsakest not them that trust on thee, and that thou humblest them that presume of themselves, and glory in their own strength. Job Job 18 6 16 They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them. +Judith Jdt 18 6 16 So when their weeping was ended, and the people's prayer, in which they continued all the day, was concluded, they comforted Achior, Job Job 18 6 17 At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot they shall be melted out of their place. +Judith Jdt 18 6 17 Saying: The God of our fathers, whose power thou hast set forth, will make this return to thee, that thou rather shalt see their destruction. Job Job 18 6 18 The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish. +Judith Jdt 18 6 18 And when the Lord our God shall give this liberty to his servants, let God be with thee also in the midst of us: that as it shall please thee, so thou with all thine mayst converse with us. Job Job 18 6 19 Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while. +Judith Jdt 18 6 19 Then Ozias, after the assembly was broken up, received him into his house, and made him a great supper. Job Job 18 6 20 They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame. +Judith Jdt 18 6 20 And all the ancients were invited, and they refreshed themselves together after their fast was over. Job Job 18 6 21 Now you are come: and now seeing my affliction you are afraid. +Judith Jdt 18 6 21 And afterwards all the people were called together, and they prayed all the night long within the church, desiring help of the God of Israel. Job Job 18 6 22 Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance? Job Job 18 6 23 Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty? Job Job 18 6 24 Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant in any thing, instruct me. @@ -13001,67 +13511,145 @@ Job Job 18 6 28 However finish what you have begun, give ear, and see whether I Job Job 18 6 29 Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye. Job Job 18 6 30 And you shall not And iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth. Job Job 18 7 1 The life of man upon earth is a warfare, and his days are like the days of a hireling. +Judith Jdt 18 7 1 But Holofernes on the next day gave orders to his army, to go up against Bethulia. Job Job 18 7 2 As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work; +Judith Jdt 18 7 2 Now there were in his troops a hundred and twenty thousand footmen, and two and twenty thousand horsemen, besides the preparations of those men who had been taken, and who had been brought away out of the provinces and cities of all the youth. Job Job 18 7 3 So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights. +Judith Jdt 18 7 3 All these prepared themselves together to fight against the children of Israel, and they came by the hillside to the top, which looketh toward Dothain, from the place which is called Belma, unto Chelmon, which is over against Esdrelon. Job Job 18 7 4 If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall arise? and again I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness. +Judith Jdt 18 7 4 But the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, prostrated themselves upon the ground, putting ashes upon their heads, praying with one accord, that the God of Israel would shew his mercy upon his people. Job Job 18 7 5 My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust, my skin is withered and drawn together. +Judith Jdt 18 7 5 And taking their arms of war, they posted themselves at the places, which by a narrow pathway lead directly between the mountains, and they guarded them all day and night. Job Job 18 7 6 My days have passed more swiftly than the web is cut by the weaver, and are consumed without any hope. +Judith Jdt 18 7 6 Now Holofernes, in going round about, found that the fountain which supplied them with water, ran through an aqueduct without the city on the south side: and he commanded their aqueduct to be cut off. Job Job 18 7 7 Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things. +Judith Jdt 18 7 7 Nevertheless there were springs not far from the walls, out of which they were seen secretly to draw water, to refresh themselves a little rather than to drink their fill. Job Job 18 7 8 Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more. +Judith Jdt 18 7 8 But the children of Ammon and Moab came to Holofernes, saying: The children of Israel trust not in their spears, nor in their arrows, but the mountains are their defence, and the steep hills and precipices guard them. Job Job 18 7 9 As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall go down to hell shall not come up. +Judith Jdt 18 7 9 Wherefore that thou mayst overcome them without joining battle, set guards at the springs that they may not draw water out of them, and thou shalt destroy them without sword, or at least being wearied out they will yield up their city, which they suppose, because it is situate in the mountains, to be impregnable. Job Job 18 7 10 Nor shall he return my more into his house, neither shall his place know him any more. +Judith Jdt 18 7 10 And these words pleased Holofernes, and his officers, and he placed all round about a hundred men at every spring. Job Job 18 7 11 Wherefore I will not spare my month, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul. +Judith Jdt 18 7 11 And when they had kept this watch for full twenty days, the cisterns, and the reserve of waters failed among all the inhabitants of Bethulia, so that there was not within the city, enough to satisfy them, no not for one day, for water was daily given out to the people by measure. Job Job 18 7 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast enclosed me in a prison? +Judith Jdt 18 7 12 Then all the men and women, young men, and children, gathering themselves together to Ozias, all together with one voice, Job Job 18 7 13 If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch: +Judith Jdt 18 7 13 Said: God be judge between us and thee, for thou hast done evil against us, in that thou wouldst not speak peaceably with the Assyrians, and for this cause God hath sold us into their hands. Job Job 18 7 14 Thou wilt frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions. +Judith Jdt 18 7 14 And therefore there is no one to help us, while we are cast down before their eyes in thirst, and sad destruction. Job Job 18 7 15 So that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death. +Judith Jdt 18 7 15 And now assemble ye all that are in the city, that we may of our own accord yield ourselves all up to the people of Holofernes. Job Job 18 7 16 I have done with hope, I shall now live no longer: spare me, for my days are nothing. +Judith Jdt 18 7 16 For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes. Job Job 18 7 17 What is a man that thou shouldst magnify him? or why dost thou set thy heart upon him? +Judith Jdt 18 7 17 We call to witness this day heaven and earth, and the God of our fathers, who taketh vengeance upon us according to our sins, conjuring you to deliver now the city into the hand of the army of Holofernes, that our end may be short by the edge of the sword, which is made longer by the drought of thirst. Job Job 18 7 18 Thou visitest him early in the morning, and thou provest him suddenly. +Judith Jdt 18 7 18 And when they had said these things, there was great weeping and lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours with one voice they cried to God, saying: Job Job 18 7 19 How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle? +Judith Jdt 18 7 19 We have sinned with our fathers, we have done unjustly, we have committed iniquity: Job Job 18 7 20 I have sinned: what shall I do to thee, O keeper of men? why hast thou set me opposite to thee, and I am become burdensome to myself? +Judith Jdt 18 7 20 Have thou mercy on us, because thou art good, or punish our iniquities by chastising us thyself, and deliver not them that trust in thee to a people that knoweth not thee, Job Job 18 7 21 Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be. +Judith Jdt 18 7 21 That they may not say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? +Judith Jdt 18 7 22 And when being wearied with these cries, and tired with these weepings, they held their peace, +Judith Jdt 18 7 23 Ozias rising up all in tears, said: Be of good courage, my brethren, and let us wait these five days for mercy from the Lord. +Judith Jdt 18 7 24 For perhaps he will put a stop to his indignation, and will give glory to his own name. +Judith Jdt 18 7 25 But if after five days be past there come no aid, we will do the things which you have spoken. Job Job 18 8 1 The Baldad the Suhite answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 8 1 Now it came to pass, when Judith a widow had heard these words, who was the daughter of Merari, the son of Idox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozias, the son of Elai, the son of Jamnor, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Achitob, the son of Melchias, the son of Enan, the son of Nathanias, the son of Salathiel, the son of Simeon, the son of Ruben: Job Job 18 8 2 How long wilt thou speak these things, and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? +Judith Jdt 18 8 2 And her husband was Manasses, who died in the time of the barley harvest: Job Job 18 8 3 Doth God pervert judgment, or doth the Almighty overthrow that which is just? +Judith Jdt 18 8 3 For he was standing over them that bound sheaves in the field; and the heat came upon his head, and he died in Bethulia his own city, and was buried there with his fathers. Job Job 18 8 4 Although thy children have sinned against him, and he hath left them in the hand of their iniquity: +Judith Jdt 18 8 4 And Judith his relict was a widow now three years and six months. Job Job 18 8 5 Yet if thou wilt arise early to God, and wilt beseech the Almighty: +Judith Jdt 18 8 5 And she made herself a private chamber in the upper part of her house, in which she abode shut up with her maids. Job Job 18 8 6 If thou wilt walk clean and upright, he will presently awake onto thee, and will make the dwelling of thy justice peaceable: +Judith Jdt 18 8 6 And she wore haircloth upon her loins, and fasted all the days of her life, except the sabbaths, and new moons, and the feasts of the house of Israel. Job Job 18 8 7 Insomuch, that if thy former things were small, thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly. +Judith Jdt 18 8 7 And she was exceedingly beautiful, and her husband left her great riches, and very many servants, and large possessions of herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep. Job Job 18 8 8 For inquire of the former generation, and search diligently into the memory of the fathers: +Judith Jdt 18 8 8 And she was greatly renowned among all, because she feared the Lord very much, neither was there any one that spoke an ill word of her. Job Job 18 8 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days upon earth are but a shadow:) +Judith Jdt 18 8 9 When therefore she had heard that Ozias had promised that he would deliver up the city after the fifth day, she sent to the ancients Chabri and Charmi. Job Job 18 8 10 And they shall teach thee: they shall speak to thee, and utter words out of their hearts. +Judith Jdt 18 8 10 And they came to her, and she said to them: What is this word, by which Ozias hath consented to give up the city to the Assyrians, if within five days there come no aid to us? Job Job 18 8 11 Can the rush be green without moisture? or a sedge-bush grow without water? +Judith Jdt 18 8 11 And who are you that tempt the Lord? Job Job 18 8 12 When it is yet in flower, and is not plucked up with the hand, it withereth before all herbs. +Judith Jdt 18 8 12 This is not a word that may draw down mercy, but rather that may stir up wrath, and enkindle indignation. Job Job 18 8 13 Even so are the ways of all that forget God, and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish: +Judith Jdt 18 8 13 You have set a time for the mercy of the Lord, and you have appointed him a day, according to your pleasure. Job Job 18 8 14 His folly shall not please him, and his trust shall be like the spider’s web. +Judith Jdt 18 8 14 But forasmuch as the Lord is patient, let us be penitent for this same thing, and with many tears let us beg his pardon: Job Job 18 8 15 He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand: he shall prop it up, and it shall not rise: +Judith Jdt 18 8 15 For God will not threaten like man, nor be inflamed to anger like the son of man. Job Job 18 8 16 He seemeth to have moisture before the sun cometh, and at his rising his blossom shall shoot forth. +Judith Jdt 18 8 16 And therefore let us humble our souls before him, and continuing in an humble spirit, in his service: Job Job 18 8 17 His roots shall be thick upon a heap of stones, and among the stones he shall abide. +Judith Jdt 18 8 17 Let us ask the Lord with tears, that according to his will so he would shew his mercy to us: that as our heart is troubled by their pride, so also we may glorify in our humility. Job Job 18 8 18 If one swallow him up out of his place, he shall deny him, and shall say: I know thee not. +Judith Jdt 18 8 18 For we have not followed the sins of our fathers, who forsook their God, and worshipped strange gods. Job Job 18 8 19 For this is the joy of his way, that others may spring again out of the earth. +Judith Jdt 18 8 19 For which crime they were given up to their enemies, to the sword, and to pillage, and to confusion: but we know no other God but him. Job Job 18 8 20 God will not cast away the simple, nor reach out his hand to the evildoer: +Judith Jdt 18 8 20 Let us humbly wait for his consolation, and the Lord our God will require our blood of the afflictions of our enemies, and he will humble all the nations that shall rise up against us, and bring them to disgrace. Job Job 18 8 21 Until thy mouth be filled with laughter, and thy lips with rejoicing. +Judith Jdt 18 8 21 And now, brethren, as you are the ancients among the people of God, and their very soul resteth upon you: comfort their hearts by your speech, that they may be mindful how our fathers were tempted that they might be proved, whether they worshipped their God truly. Job Job 18 8 22 They that hate thee, shall be clothed with confusion: and the dwelling of the wicked shall not stand. +Judith Jdt 18 8 22 They must remember how our father Abraham was tempted, and being proved by many tribulations, was made the friend of God. +Judith Jdt 18 8 23 So Isaac, so Jacob, so Moses, and all that have pleased God, passed through many tribulations, remaining faithful. +Judith Jdt 18 8 24 But they that did not receive the trials with the fear of the Lord, but uttered their impatience and the reproach of their murmuring against the Lord, +Judith Jdt 18 8 25 Were destroyed by the destroyer, and perished by serpents. +Judith Jdt 18 8 26 As for us therefore let us not revenge ourselves for these things which we suffer. +Judith Jdt 18 8 27 But esteeming these very punishments to be less than our sins deserve, let us believe that these scourges of the Lord, with which like servants we are chastised, have happened for our amendment, and not for our destruction. +Judith Jdt 18 8 28 And Ozias and the ancients said to her: All things which thou hast spoken are true, and there is nothing to be reprehended in thy words. +Judith Jdt 18 8 29 Now therefore pray for us, for thou art a holy woman, and one fearing God. +Judith Jdt 18 8 30 And Judith said to them: As you know that what I have been able to say is of God: +Judith Jdt 18 8 31 So that which I intend to do prove ye if it be of God, and pray that God may strengthen my design. +Judith Jdt 18 8 32 You shall stand at the gate this night, and I will go out with my maidservant: and pray ye, that as you have said, in five days the Lord may look down upon his people Israel. +Judith Jdt 18 8 33 But I desire that you search not into what I am doing, and till I bring you word let nothing else be done but to pray for me to the Lord our God. +Judith Jdt 18 8 34 And Ozias the prince of Juda said to her: Go in peace, and the Lord be with thee to take revenge of our enemies. So returning they departed. Job Job 18 9 1 And Job answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 9 1 And when they were gone, Judith went into her oratory: and putting on haircloth, laid ashes on her head: and falling down prostrate before the Lord, she cried to the Lord, saying: Job Job 18 9 2 Indeed I know it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with +Judith Jdt 18 9 2 Lord God of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion: Job Job 18 9 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one for a thousand. +Judith Jdt 18 9 3 And who gavest their wives to be made a prey, and their daughters into captivity: and all their spoils to be divided to the servants, who were zealous with thy zeal: assist, I beseech thee, O Lord God, me a widow. Job Job 18 9 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace ? +Judith Jdt 18 9 4 For thou hast done the things of old, and hast devised one thing after another: and what thou hast designed hath been done. Job Job 18 9 5 Who hath removed mountains, and they whom he overthrew in his wrath, knew it not. +Judith Jdt 18 9 5 For all thy ways are prepared, and in thy providence thou hast placed thy judgments. Job Job 18 9 6 Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. +Judith Jdt 18 9 6 Look upon the camp of the Assyrians now, as thou wast pleased to look upon the camp of the Egyptians, when they pursued armed after thy servants, trusting in their chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of warriors. Job Job 18 9 7 Who commandeth tile sun and it riseth not: and shutteth up the stars as it were under a seal: +Judith Jdt 18 9 7 But thou lookedst over their camp, and darkness wearied them. Job Job 18 9 8 Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea. +Judith Jdt 18 9 8 The deep held their feet, and the waters overwhelmed them. Job Job 18 9 9 Who maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the inner parts of the south. +Judith Jdt 18 9 9 So may it be with these also, O Lord, who trust in their multitude, and in their chariots, and in their pikes, and in their shields, and in their arrows, and glory in their spears, Job Job 18 9 10 Who doth things great and incomprehensible, and wonderful, of which there is no number. +Judith Jdt 18 9 10 And know not that thou art our God, who destroyest wars from the beginning, and the Lord is thy name. Job Job 18 9 11 If he come to me, I shall not see him: if he depart I shall not understand. +Judith Jdt 18 9 11 Lift up thy arm as from the beginning, and crush their power with thy power: let their power fall in their wrath, who promise themselves to violate thy sanctuary, and defile the dwelling place of thy name, and to beat down with their sword the horn of thy altar. Job Job 18 9 12 If he examine on a sudden, who shall answer him? or who can say: Why dost thou so? +Judith Jdt 18 9 12 Bring to pass, O Lord, that his pride may be cut off with his own sword. Job Job 18 9 13 God, whose wrath no man can resist, and under whom they stoop that bear up the world. +Judith Jdt 18 9 13 Let him be caught in the net of his own eyes in my regard, and do thou strike him by the graces of the words of my lips. Job Job 18 9 14 What am I then, that I should answer him, and have words with him? +Judith Jdt 18 9 14 Give me constancy in my mind, that I may despise him: and fortitude that I may overthrow him. Job Job 18 9 15 I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge. +Judith Jdt 18 9 15 For this will be a glorious monument for thy name, when he shall fall by the hand of a woman. Job Job 18 9 16 And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice. +Judith Jdt 18 9 16 For thy power, O Lord, is not in a multitude, nor is thy pleasure in the strength of horses, nor from the beginning have the proud been acceptable to thee: but the prayer of the humble and the meek hath always pleased thee. Job Job 18 9 17 For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause. +Judith Jdt 18 9 17 O God of the heavens, creator of the waters, and Lord of the whole creation, hear me a poor wretch, making supplication to thee, and presuming of thy mercy. Job Job 18 9 18 He alloweth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitterness. +Judith Jdt 18 9 18 Remember, O Lord, thy covenant, and put thou words in my mouth, and strengthen the resolution in my heart, that thy house may continue in thy holiness: Job Job 18 9 19 If strength be demanded, he is most strong: if equity of judgment, no man dare bear witness for me. +Judith Jdt 18 9 19 And all nations may acknowledge that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee. Job Job 18 9 20 If I would justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I would shew myself innocent, he shall prove me wicked. Job Job 18 9 21 Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life. Job Job 18 9 22 One thing there is that I have spoken, both the innocent and the wicked he consumeth. @@ -13079,137 +13667,262 @@ Job Job 18 9 33 There is none that may be able to reprove both, and to put his h Job Job 18 9 34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me. Job Job 18 9 35 I will speak, and will not fear him: for I cannot answer while I am in fear. Job Job 18 10 1 My soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech against myself, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. +Judith Jdt 18 10 1 And it came to pass, when she had ceased to cry to the Lord, that she rose from the place wherein she lay prostrate before the Lord. Job Job 18 10 2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me: tell me why thou judgest me so. +Judith Jdt 18 10 2 And she called her maid, and going down into her house she took off her haircloth, and put away the garments of her widowhood, Job Job 18 10 3 Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and oppress me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked? +Judith Jdt 18 10 3 And she washed her body, and anointed herself with the best ointment, and plaited the hair of her head, and put a bonnet upon her head, and clothed herself with the garments of her gladness, and put sandals on her feet, and took her bracelets, and lilies, and earlets, and rings, and adorned herself with all her ornaments. Job Job 18 10 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh: or, shalt thou see as man seeth? +Judith Jdt 18 10 4 And the Lord also gave her more beauty: because all this dressing up did not proceed from sensuality, but from virtue: and therefore the Lord increased this her beauty, so that she appeared to all men's eyes incomparably lovely. Job Job 18 10 5 Are thy days as the days of man, and are thy years as the times of men: +Judith Jdt 18 10 5 And she gave to her maid a bottle of wine to carry, and a vessel of oil, and parched corn, and dry figs, and bread and cheese, and went out. Job Job 18 10 6 That thou shouldst inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin? +Judith Jdt 18 10 6 And when they came to the gate of the city, they found Ozias, and the ancients of the city waiting. Job Job 18 10 7 And shouldst know that I have done no wicked thing, whereas there is no man that can deliver out of thy hand. +Judith Jdt 18 10 7 And when they saw her they were astonished, and admired her beauty exceedingly. Job Job 18 10 8 Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me wholly round about, and dost thou thus cast me down headlong on a sudden? +Judith Jdt 18 10 8 But they asked her no question, only they let her pass, saying: The God of our fathers give thee grace, and may he strengthen all the counsel of thy heart with his power, that Jerusalem may glory in thee, and thy name may be in the number of the holy and just. Job Job 18 10 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and thou wilt bring me into dust again. +Judith Jdt 18 10 9 And they that were there said, all with one voice: So be it, so be it. Job Job 18 10 10 Hast thou not milked me as milk, and curdled me like cheese? +Judith Jdt 18 10 10 But Judith praying to the Lord, passed through the gates, she and her maid. Job Job 18 10 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh: thou hast put me together with bones and sinews: +Judith Jdt 18 10 11 And it came to pass, when she went down the hill, about break of day, that the watchmen of the Assyrians met her, and stopped her, saying: Whence comest thou or whither goest thou? Job Job 18 10 12 Thou hast granted me life and mercy, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. +Judith Jdt 18 10 12 And she answered: I am a daughter of the Hebrews, and I am fled from them, because I knew they would be made a prey to you, because they despised you, and would not of their own accord yield themselves, that they might find mercy in your sight. Job Job 18 10 13 Although thou conceal these things in thy heart, yet I know that thou rememberest all things. +Judith Jdt 18 10 13 For this reason I thought with myself, saying: I will go to the presence of the prince Holofernes, that I may tell him their secrets, and shew him by what way he may take them, without the loss of one man of his army. Job Job 18 10 14 If I have sinned and thou hast spared me for an hour: why dost thou not suffer me to be clean from my iniquity? +Judith Jdt 18 10 14 And when the men had heard her words, they beheld her face, and their eyes were amazed, for they wondered exceedingly at her beauty. Job Job 18 10 15 And if I be wicked, woe unto me: and if just, I shall not lift up my head, being filled with affliction and misery. +Judith Jdt 18 10 15 And they said to her: Thou hast saved thy life by taking this resolution, to come down to our lord. Job Job 18 10 16 And for pride thou wilt take me as a lioness, and returning thou tormentest me wonderfully. +Judith Jdt 18 10 16 And be assured of this, that when thou shalt stand before him, he will treat thee well, and thou wilt be most acceptable to his heart. And they brought her to the tent of Holofernes, telling him of her. Job Job 18 10 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and multipliest thy wrath upon me, and pains war against me. +Judith Jdt 18 10 17 And when she was come into his presence, forthwith Holofernes was caught by his eyes. Job Job 18 10 18 Why didst thou bring me forth out of the womb: O that I had been consumed that eye might not see me! +Judith Jdt 18 10 18 And his officers said to him: Who can despise the people of the Hebrews, who have such beautiful women, that we should not think it worth our while for their sakes to fight against them? Job Job 18 10 19 I should have been as if I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. +Judith Jdt 18 10 19 And Judith seeing Holofernes sitting under a canopy, which was woven of purple and gold, with emeralds and precious stones: Job Job 18 10 20 Shall not the fewness of my days be ended shortly? suffer me, therefore, that I may lament my sorrow a little: +Judith Jdt 18 10 20 After she had looked on his face, bowed down to him, prostrating herself to the ground. And the servants of Holofernes lifted her up, by the command of their master. Job Job 18 10 21 Before I go, and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death: Job Job 18 10 22 A land of misery and darkness, where the shadow of death, and no order, but everlasting horror dwelleth. Job Job 18 11 1 Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 11 1 Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear not in thy heart: for I have never hurt a man that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor the king. Job Job 18 11 2 Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified? +Judith Jdt 18 11 2 And if thy people had not despised me, I would never have lifted up my spear against them. Job Job 18 11 3 Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee? +Judith Jdt 18 11 3 But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us? Job Job 18 11 4 For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight. +Judith Jdt 18 11 4 And Judith said to him: Receive the words of thy handmaid, for if thou wilt follow the words of thy handmaid, the Lord will do with thee a perfect thing. Job Job 18 11 5 And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee, +Judith Jdt 18 11 5 For as Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and his power liveth which is in thee for chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him. Job Job 18 11 6 That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth. +Judith Jdt 18 11 6 For the industry of thy mind is spoken of among all nations, and it is told through the whole world, that thou only art excellent, and mighty in all his kingdom, and thy discipline is cried up in all provinces. Job Job 18 11 7 Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly? +Judith Jdt 18 11 7 It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him. Job Job 18 11 8 He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do ? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? +Judith Jdt 18 11 8 For it is certain that our God is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins. Job Job 18 11 9 The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. +Judith Jdt 18 11 9 And because the children of Israel know they have offended their God, thy dread is upon them. Job Job 18 11 10 If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him? +Judith Jdt 18 11 10 Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead. Job Job 18 11 11 For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it? +Judith Jdt 18 11 11 And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them. Job Job 18 11 12 A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt. +Judith Jdt 18 11 12 And the consecrated things of the Lord their God which God forbade them to touch, in corn, wine, and oil, these have they purposed to make use of, and they design to consume the things which they ought not to touch with their hands: therefore because they do these things, it is certain they will be given up to destruction. Job Job 18 11 13 Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him. +Judith Jdt 18 11 13 And I thy handmaid knowing this, am fled from them, and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things. Job Job 18 11 14 If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle: +Judith Jdt 18 11 14 For I thy handmaid worship God even now that I am with thee, and thy handmaid will go out, and I will pray to God, Job Job 18 11 15 Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear. +Judith Jdt 18 11 15 And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins, and I will come and tell thee, so that I may bring thee through the midst of Jerusalem, and thou shalt have all the people of Israel, as sheep that have no shepherd, and there shall not so much as one dog bark against thee: Job Job 18 11 16 Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away. +Judith Jdt 18 11 16 Because these things are told me by the providence of God. Job Job 18 11 17 And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star. +Judith Jdt 18 11 17 And because God is angry with them, I am sent to tell these very things to thee. Job Job 18 11 18 And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure. +Judith Jdt 18 11 18 And all these words pleased Holofernes, and his servants, and they admired her wisdom, and they said one to another: Job Job 18 11 19 Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face. +Judith Jdt 18 11 19 There is not such another woman upon earth in look, in beauty, and in sense of words. Job Job 18 11 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul. +Judith Jdt 18 11 20 And Holofernes said to her: God hath done well who sent thee before the people, that thou mightest give them into our hands: +Judith Jdt 18 11 21 And because thy promise is good, if thy God shall do this for me, he shall also be my God, and thou shalt be great in the house of Nabuchodonosor, and thy name shall be renowned through all the earth. Job Job 18 12 1 When Job answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 12 1 Then he ordered that she should go in where his treasures were laid up, and bade her tarry there, and he appointed what should be given her from his own table. Job Job 18 12 2 Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you? +Judith Jdt 18 12 2 And Judith answered him and said: Now I cannot eat of these things which thou commandest to be given me, lest sin come upon me: but I will eat of the things which I have brought. Job Job 18 12 3 I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know? +Judith Jdt 18 12 3 And Holofernes said to her: If these things which thou hast brought with thee fail thee, what shall we do for thee? Job Job 18 12 4 He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn. +Judith Jdt 18 12 4 And Judith said: As thy soul liveth, my lord, thy handmaid shall not spend all these things till God do by my hand that which I have purposed. And his servants brought her into the tent which he had commanded. Job Job 18 12 5 The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed. +Judith Jdt 18 12 5 And when she was going in, she desired that she might have liberty to go out at night and before day to prayer, and to beseech the Lord. Job Job 18 12 6 The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands: +Judith Jdt 18 12 6 And he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in, to adore her God as she pleased, for three days. Job Job 18 12 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee: and the birds of the air, and they shall tell thee. +Judith Jdt 18 12 7 And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water. Job Job 18 12 8 Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell. +Judith Jdt 18 12 8 And as she came up, she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, that he would direct her way to the deliverance of his people. Job Job 18 12 9 Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord hath made all these things? +Judith Jdt 18 12 9 And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening. Job Job 18 12 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man. +Judith Jdt 18 12 10 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: Go, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me. Job Job 18 12 11 Doth not the ear discern words, and the palate of him that eateth, the taste? +Judith Jdt 18 12 11 For it is looked upon as shameful among the Assyrians, if a woman mock a man, by doing so as to pass free from him. Job Job 18 12 12 In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence. +Judith Jdt 18 12 12 Then Vagao went in to Judith, and said: Let not my good maid be afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eat with him and drink wine and be merry. Job Job 18 12 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. +Judith Jdt 18 12 13 And Judith answered him: Who am I, that I should gainsay my lord? Job Job 18 12 14 If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open. +Judith Jdt 18 12 14 All that shall be good and best before his eyes, I will do. And whatsoever shall please him, that shall be best to me all the days of my life. Job Job 18 12 15 If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth. +Judith Jdt 18 12 15 And she arose and dressed herself out with her garments, and going in she stood before his face. Job Job 18 12 16 With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceiver, and him that is deceived. +Judith Jdt 18 12 16 And the heart of Holofernes was smitten, for he was burning with the desire of her. Job Job 18 12 17 He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility. +Judith Jdt 18 12 17 And Holofernes said to her: Drink now, and sit down and be merry; for thou hast found favour before me. Job Job 18 12 18 He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord. +Judith Jdt 18 12 18 And Judith said: I will drink my lord, because my life is magnified this day above all my days. Job Job 18 12 19 He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles. +Judith Jdt 18 12 19 And she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared for her. Job Job 18 12 20 He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged. +Judith Jdt 18 12 20 And Holofernes was made merry on her occasion, and drank exceeding much wine, so much as he had never drunk in his life. Job Job 18 12 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed. Job Job 18 12 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death. Job Job 18 12 23 He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown. Job Job 18 12 24 He changeth the heart of the princes of the people of the earth, and deceiveth them that they walk in vain where there is no way. Job Job 18 12 25 They shall grope as in the dark, and not in the light, and he shall make them stagger like men that are drunk. Job Job 18 13 1 Behold my eye hath seen all these things, and my ear hath heard them, and I have understood them all. +Judith Jdt 18 13 1 And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their lodgings, and Vagao shut the chamber doors, and went his way. Job Job 18 13 2 According to your knowledge I also know: neither am I inferior to you. +Judith Jdt 18 13 2 And they were all overcharged with wine. Job Job 18 13 3 But yet I will speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. +Judith Jdt 18 13 3 And Judith was alone in the chamber. Job Job 18 13 4 Having first shewn that you are forgers of lies, and maintainers of perverse opinions. +Judith Jdt 18 13 4 But Holofernes lay on his bed, fast asleep, being exceedingly drunk. Job Job 18 13 5 And I wish you would hold your peace, that you might be thought to be wise men.. +Judith Jdt 18 13 5 And Judith spoke to her maid to stand without before the chamber, and to watch: Job Job 18 13 6 Hear ye therefore my reproof, and attend to the judgment of my lips. +Judith Jdt 18 13 6 And Judith stood before the bed praying with tears, and the motion of her lips in silence, Job Job 18 13 7 Hath God any need of your lie, that you should speak deceitfully for him? +Judith Jdt 18 13 7 Saying: Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look on the works of my hands, that as thou hast promised, thou mayst raise up Jerusalem thy city: and that I may bring to pass that which I have purposed, having a belief that it might be done by thee. Job Job 18 13 8 Do you accept his person, and do you endeavour to judge for God? +Judith Jdt 18 13 8 And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed's head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it. Job Job 18 13 9 Or shall it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed ? or shall he be deceived as a man, with your deceitful dealings ? +Judith Jdt 18 13 9 And when she had drawn it out, she took him by the hair of his head, and said: Strengthen me, O Lord God, at this hour. Job Job 18 13 10 He shall reprove you, because in secret you accept his person. +Judith Jdt 18 13 10 And she struck twice upon his neck, and cut off his head, and took off his canopy from the pillars, and rolled away his headless body. Job Job 18 13 11 As soon as he shall move himself, he shall trouble you: and his dread shall fall upon you. +Judith Jdt 18 13 11 And after a while she went out, and delivered the head of Holofernes to her maid, and bade her put it into her wallet. Job Job 18 13 12 Your remembrance shall be compared to ashes, and your necks shall be brought to clay. +Judith Jdt 18 13 12 And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they passed the camp, and having compassed the valley, they came to the gate of the city. Job Job 18 13 13 Hold your peace a little while, that I may speak whatsoever my mind shall suggest to me. +Judith Jdt 18 13 13 And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel. Job Job 18 13 14 Why do I tear my flesh with my teeth, and carry my soul in my hands? +Judith Jdt 18 13 14 And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city. Job Job 18 13 15 Although he should bill me, I will trust in him: but yet I will reprove my ways in his sight. +Judith Jdt 18 13 15 And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come. Job Job 18 13 16 And he shall be my saviour: for no hypocrite shall come before his presence. +Judith Jdt 18 13 16 And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace, Job Job 18 13 17 Hear ye my speech, and receive with Sour ears hidden truths. +Judith Jdt 18 13 17 Judith said: Praise ye the Lord our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in him. Job Job 18 13 18 If I shall be judged, I know that I shall be found just. +Judith Jdt 18 13 18 And by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel: and he hath killed the enemy of his people by my hand this night. Job Job 18 13 19 Who is he that will plead against me? let him come: why am I consumed holding my peace? +Judith Jdt 18 13 19 Then she brought forth the head of Holofernes out of the wallet, and shewed it them, saying: Behold the head of Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, and behold his canopy, wherein he lay in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God slew him by the hand of a woman. Job Job 18 13 20 Two things only do not to me, and then from thy face I shall not be hid: +Judith Jdt 18 13 20 But as the same Lord liveth, his angel hath been my keeper both going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither: and the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled, but hath brought me back to you without pollution of sin, rejoicing for his victory, for my escape, and for your deliverance. Job Job 18 13 21 Withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not thy dread terrify me. +Judith Jdt 18 13 21 Give all of you glory to him, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever. Job Job 18 13 22 Call me, and I will answer thee: or else I will speak, and do thou answer me. +Judith Jdt 18 13 22 And they all adored the Lord, and said to her: The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. Job Job 18 13 23 How many are my iniquities and sins? make me know my crimes and offences. +Judith Jdt 18 13 23 And Ozias the prince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Job Job 18 13 24 Why hidest thou thy face, and thinkest me thy enemy? +Judith Jdt 18 13 24 Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies. Job Job 18 13 25 Against a leaf, that is carried away with the wind, thou shewest thy power, and thou pursuest a dry straw. +Judith Jdt 18 13 25 Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God. Job Job 18 13 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and wilt consume me for the sins of my youth. +Judith Jdt 18 13 26 And all the people said: So be it, so be it. Job Job 18 13 27 Thou hast put my feet in the stocks, and hast observed all my paths, and hast considered the steps of my feet: +Judith Jdt 18 13 27 And Achior being called for came, and Judith said to him: The God of Israel, to whom thou gavest testimony, that he revengeth himself of his enemies, he hath cut off the head of all the unbelievers this night by my hand. Job Job 18 13 28 Who am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is moth-eaten. +Judith Jdt 18 13 28 And that thou mayst find that it is so, behold the head of Holofernes, who in the contempt of his pride despised the God of Israel: and threatened them with death, saying: When the people of Israel shall be taken, I will command thy sides to be pierced with a sword. +Judith Jdt 18 13 29 Then Achior seeing the head of Holofernes, being seized with a great fear he fell on his face upon the earth, and his soul swooned away. +Judith Jdt 18 13 30 But after he had recovered his spirits he fell down at her feet, and reverenced her, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 13 31 Blessed art thou by thy God in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation which shall hear thy name, the God of Israel shall be magnified on occasion of thee. Job Job 18 14 1 Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries. +Judith Jdt 18 14 1 And Judith said to all the people: Hear me, my brethren, hang ye up this head upon our walls. Job Job 18 14 2 Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state. +Judith Jdt 18 14 2 And as soon as the sun shall rise, let every man take his arms, and rush ye out, not as going down beneath, but as making an assault. Job Job 18 14 3 And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee? +Judith Jdt 18 14 3 Then the watchmen must needs run to awake their prince for the battle. Job Job 18 14 4 Who can make him clean that is conceived of unclean seed ? is it not thou who only art? +Judith Jdt 18 14 4 And when the captains of them shall run to the tent of Holofernes, and shall find him without his head wallowing in his blood, fear shall fall upon them. Job Job 18 14 5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed. +Judith Jdt 18 14 5 And when you shall know that they are fleeing, go after them securely, for the Lord will destroy them under your feet. Job Job 18 14 6 Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished for day come, as that of the hireling. +Judith Jdt 18 14 6 Then Achior seeing the power that the God of Israel had wrought, leaving the religion of the Gentiles, he believed God, and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined to the people of Israel, with all the succession of his kindred until this present day. Job Job 18 14 7 A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout. +Judith Jdt 18 14 7 And immediately at break of day, they hung up the head of Holofernes upon the walls, and every man took his arms, and they went out with a great noise and shouting. Job Job 18 14 8 If its root be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust: +Judith Jdt 18 14 8 And the watchmen seeing this, ran to the tent of Holofernes. Job Job 18 14 9 At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted. +Judith Jdt 18 14 9 And they that were in the tent came, and made a noise, before the door of the chamber to awake him, endeavouring by art to break his rest, that Holofernes might awake, not by their calling him, but by their noise. Job Job 18 14 10 But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he? +Judith Jdt 18 14 10 For no man durst knock, or open and go into the chamber of the general of the Assyrians. Job Job 18 14 11 As if the waters should depart out of the sea, and an emptied river should be dried up: +Judith Jdt 18 14 11 But when his captains and tribunes were come, and all the chiefs of the army of the king of the Assyrians, they said to the chamberlains: Job Job 18 14 12 So man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep. +Judith Jdt 18 14 12 Go in, and awake him, for the mice, coming out of their holes, have presumed to challenge us to fight. Job Job 18 14 13 Who will grant me this, that thou mayest protect me in hell, and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a. time when thou wilt remember me? +Judith Jdt 18 14 13 Then Vagao going into his chamber, stood before the curtain, and made a clapping with his hands: for he thought that he was sleeping with Judith. Job Job 18 14 14 Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come. +Judith Jdt 18 14 14 But when with hearkening, he perceived no motion of one lying, he came near to the curtain, and lifting it up, and seeing the body of Holofernes, lying upon the ground, without the head, weltering in his blood, he cried out with a loud voice, with weeping, and rent his garments. Job Job 18 14 15 Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand. +Judith Jdt 18 14 15 And he went into the tent of Judith, and not finding her, he ran out to the people, Job Job 18 14 16 Thou indeed hast numbered my steps, but spare my sins. +Judith Jdt 18 14 16 And said: One Hebrew woman hath made confusion in the house of king Nabuchodonosor: for behold Holofernes lieth upon the ground, and his head is not upon him. Job Job 18 14 17 Thou hast sealed up my offences as it were in a bag, but hast cured my iniquity. +Judith Jdt 18 14 17 Now when the chiefs of the army of the Assyrians had heard this, they all rent their garments, and an intolerable fear and dread fell upon them, and their minds were troubled exceedingly. Job Job 18 14 18 A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place. +Judith Jdt 18 14 18 And there was a very great cry in the midst of their camp. Job Job 18 14 19 Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man. Job Job 18 14 20 Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away. Job Job 18 14 21 Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand. Job Job 18 14 22 But yet his flesh, while he shall live, shall have pain, and his soul shall mourn over him. Job Job 18 15 1 And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 15 1 And when all the army heard that Holofernes was beheaded, courage and counsel fled from them, and being seized with trembling and fear they thought only to save themselves by flight. Job Job 18 15 2 Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat? +Judith Jdt 18 15 2 So that no one spoke to his neighbour, but hanging down the head, leaving all things behind, they made haste to escape from the Hebrews, who, as they heard, were coming armed upon them, and fled by the ways of the fields, and the paths of the hills. Job Job 18 15 3 Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee. +Judith Jdt 18 15 3 So the children of Israel seeing them fleeing, followed after them. And they went down sounding with trumpets and shouting after them. Job Job 18 15 4 As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God. +Judith Jdt 18 15 4 And because the Assyrians were not united together, they went without order in their flight; but the children of Israel pursuing in one body, defeated all that they could find. Job Job 18 15 5 For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers. +Judith Jdt 18 15 5 And Ozias sent messengers through all the cities and countries of Israel. Job Job 18 15 6 Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee. +Judith Jdt 18 15 6 And every country, and every city, sent their chosen young men armed after them, and they pursued them with the edge of the sword until they came to the extremities of their confines. Job Job 18 15 7 Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills ? +Judith Jdt 18 15 7 And the rest that were in Bethulia went into the camp of the Assyrians, and took away the spoils which the Assyrians in their flight had left behind them, and they were laden exceedingly, Job Job 18 15 8 Hast thou heard God’s counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee? +Judith Jdt 18 15 8 But they that returned conquerors to Bethulia, brought with them all things that were theirs, so that there was no numbering of their cattle, and beasts, and all their moveables, insomuch that from the least to the greatest all were made rich by their spoils. Job Job 18 15 9 What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not? +Judith Jdt 18 15 9 And Joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his ancients to see Judith. Job Job 18 15 10 There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers. +Judith Jdt 18 15 10 And when she was come out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: Job Job 18 15 11 Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this. +Judith Jdt 18 15 11 For thou hast done manfully, and thy heart has been strengthened, because thou hast loved chastity, and after thy husband hast not known any other: therefore also the hand of the Lord hath strengthened thee, and therefore thou shalt be blessed for ever. Job Job 18 15 12 Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things ? +Judith Jdt 18 15 12 And all the people said: So be it, so be it. Job Job 18 15 13 Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth ? +Judith Jdt 18 15 13 And thirty days were scarce sufficient for the people of Israel to gather up the spoils of the Assyrians. Job Job 18 15 14 What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just? +Judith Jdt 18 15 14 But all those things that were proved to be the peculiar goods of Holofernes, they gave to Judith in gold, and silver, and garments and precious stones, and all household stuff, and they all were delivered to her by the people. Job Job 18 15 15 Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight. +Judith Jdt 18 15 15 And all the people rejoiced, with the women, and virgins, and young men, playing on instruments and harps. Job Job 18 15 16 How much more is man abominable, and unprofitable, who drinketh iniquity like water? Job Job 18 15 17 I will shew thee, hear me : and I mill tell thee what I have seen. Job Job 18 15 18 Wise men confess and hide not their fathers. @@ -13231,27 +13944,58 @@ Job Job 18 15 33 He shall be blasted as a vine when its grapes are in the first Job Job 18 15 34 For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes. Job Job 18 15 35 He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits. Job Job 18 16 1 Then Job answered, and said: +Judith Jdt 18 16 1 Then Judith sung this canticle to the Lord, saying: Job Job 18 16 2 I have often heard such things as these: you are all troublesome comforters. +Judith Jdt 18 16 2 Begin ye to the Lord with timbrels, sing ye to the Lord with cymbals, tune unto him a new psalm, extol and call upon his name. Job Job 18 16 3 Shall windy words have no end? or is it any trouble to thee to speak? +Judith Jdt 18 16 3 The Lord putteth an end to wars, the Lord is his name. Job Job 18 16 4 I also could speak like you: and would God your soul were for my soul. I would comfort you also with words, and would wag my head over you. +Judith Jdt 18 16 4 He hath set his camp in the midst of his people, to deliver us from the hand of all our enemies. Job Job 18 16 5 I would strengthen you with my mouth, and would move my lips, as sparing you. +Judith Jdt 18 16 5 The Assyrian came out of the mountains from the north in the multitude of his strength: his multitude stopped up the torrents, and their horses covered the valleys. Job Job 18 16 6 But what shall I do? If I speak, my pain will not rest: and if I hold my peace, it will not depart from me. +Judith Jdt 18 16 6 He bragged that he would set my borders on fire, and kill my young men with the sword, to make my infants a prey, and my virgins captives. Job Job 18 16 7 But now my sorrow hath oppressed me, and all my limbs are brought to nothing. +Judith Jdt 18 16 7 But the almighty Lord hath struck him, and hath delivered him into the hands of a woman, and hath slain him. Job Job 18 16 8 My wrinkles bear witness against me, and a false speaker riseth up against my face, contradicting me. +Judith Jdt 18 16 8 For their mighty one did not fall by young men, neither did the sons of Titan strike him, nor tall giants oppose themselves to him, but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her face. Job Job 18 16 9 He hath gathered together his fury against me, and threatening me he hath gnashed with his teeth upon me: my enemy hath beheld me with terrible eyes. +Judith Jdt 18 16 9 For she put off her the garments of widowhood, and put on her the garments of joy, to give joy to the children of Israel. Job Job 18 16 10 They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains. +Judith Jdt 18 16 10 She anointed her face with ointment, and bound up her locks with a crown, she took a new robe to deceive him. Job Job 18 16 11 God hath shut me up with the unjust man, and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked. +Judith Jdt 18 16 11 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty made his soul her captive, with a sword she cut off his head. Job Job 18 16 12 I that was formerly so wealthy, am all on a sudden broken to pieces: he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me up to be his mark. +Judith Jdt 18 16 12 The Persians quaked at her constancy, and the Medes at her boldness. Job Job 18 16 13 He hath compassed me round about with his lances, he hath wounded my loins, he hath not spared, and hath poured out my bowels on the earth. +Judith Jdt 18 16 13 Then the camp of the Assyrians howled, when my lowly ones appeared, parched with thirst. Job Job 18 16 14 He hath torn me with wound upon wound, he hath rushed in upon me like a giant. +Judith Jdt 18 16 14 The sons of the damsels have pierced them through, and they have killed them like children fleeing away: they perished in battle before the face of the Lord my God. Job Job 18 16 15 I have sowed sackcloth upon my skin, and have covered my flesh with ashes. +Judith Jdt 18 16 15 Let us sing a hymn to the Lord, let us sing a new hymn to our God. Job Job 18 16 16 My face is swollen with weeping, and my eyelids are dim. +Judith Jdt 18 16 16 O Adonai, Lord, great art thou, and glorious in thy power, and no one can overcome thee. Job Job 18 16 17 These things have I suffered without the iniquity of my hand, when I offered pure prayers to God. +Judith Jdt 18 16 17 Let all thy creatures serve thee: because thou hast spoken, and they were made: thou didst send forth thy spirit, and they were created, and there is no one that can resist thy voice. Job Job 18 16 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, neither let my cry find a hiding place in thee. +Judith Jdt 18 16 18 The mountains shall be moved from the foundations with the waters: the rocks shall melt as wax before thy face. Job Job 18 16 19 For behold my witness is in heaven, and he that knoweth my conscience is on high. +Judith Jdt 18 16 19 But they that fear thee, shall be great with thee in all things. Job Job 18 16 20 My friends are full of words: my eye poureth out tears to God. +Judith Jdt 18 16 20 Woe be to the nation that riseth up against my people: for the Lord almighty will take revenge on them, in the day of judgment he will visit them. Job Job 18 16 21 And O that a man might so be judged with God, as the son of man is judged with his companion! +Judith Jdt 18 16 21 For he will give fire, and worms into their flesh, that they may burn, and may feel for ever. Job Job 18 16 22 For behold short years pass away and I am walking in a path by which l shall not return. +Judith Jdt 18 16 22 And it came to pass after these things, that all the people, after the victory, came to Jerusalem to adore the Lord: and as soon as they were purified, they all offered holocausts, and vows, and their promises. +Judith Jdt 18 16 23 And Judith offered for an anathema of oblivion all the arms of Holofernes, which the people gave her, and the canopy that she had taken away out of his chamber. +Judith Jdt 18 16 24 And the people were joyful in the sight of the sanctuary, and for three months the joy of this victory was celebrated with Judith. +Judith Jdt 18 16 25 And after those days every man returned to his house, and Judith was made great in Bethulia, and she was most renowned in all the land of Israel. +Judith Jdt 18 16 26 And chastity was joined to her virtue, so that she knew no man all the days of her life, after the death of Manasses her husband. +Judith Jdt 18 16 27 And on festival days she came forth with great glory. +Judith Jdt 18 16 28 And she abode in her husband's house a hundred and five years, and made her handmaid free, and she died, and was buried with her husband in Bethulia. +Judith Jdt 18 16 29 And all the people mourned for seven days. +Judith Jdt 18 16 30 And all the time of her life there was none that troubled Israel, nor many years after her death. +Judith Jdt 18 16 31 But the day of the festivity of this victory is received by the Hebrews in the number of holy days, and is religiously observed by the Jews from that time until this day. Job Job 18 17 1 My spirit shall be wasted, my days shall be shortened, and only the grave remaineth for me. Job Job 18 17 2 I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness. Job Job 18 17 3 Deliver me O Lord, and set me beside thee, and let any man’s hand fight against me. @@ -13637,6 +14381,7 @@ Job Job 18 32 14 He hath spoken nothing to me, and I will not answer him accordi Job Job 18 32 15 They were afraid, and answered no more, and they left off speaking. Job Job 18 32 16 Therefore because I have waited, and they have not spoken : they stood, and answered no more : Job Job 18 32 17 I also will answer my part, and will shew my knowledge. +Job Job 18 32 18 For I am full of matter to speak of, and the spirit of my bowels straiteneth me. Job Job 18 32 19 Behold, my belly is as new wine which wanteth vent, which bursteth the new vessels. Job Job 18 32 20 I will speak and take breath a little : I will open my lips, and will answer. Job Job 18 32 21 I will not accept the person of man, and I will not level God with man. @@ -13858,6 +14603,7 @@ Job Job 18 39 30 Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcas Job Job 18 40 1 And the Lord went on, and said to Job : Job Job 18 40 2 Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him. Job Job 18 40 3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said : +Job Job 18 40 4 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Job Job 18 40 5 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said : and another, to which I will add no more. Job Job 18 40 6 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said : Job Job 18 40 7 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me. @@ -13878,6 +14624,10 @@ Job Job 18 40 21 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in Job Job 18 40 22 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about. Job Job 18 40 23 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth. Job Job 18 40 24 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes. +Job Job 18 40 25 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him? +Job Job 18 40 26 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head? +Job Job 18 40 27 Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more. +Job Job 18 40 28 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down. Job Job 18 41 1 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord? Job Job 18 41 2 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle? Job Job 18 41 3 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee? @@ -17527,22 +18277,22 @@ Ecclesiastes Eccl 21 12 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deep Ecclesiastes Eccl 21 12 12 More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh. Ecclesiastes Eccl 21 12 13 Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man: Ecclesiastes Eccl 21 12 14 And all things that are done, God will bring into judgment for every error, whether it be good or evil. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 2 Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine, -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 3 Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 4 Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 5 I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 6 Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 7 Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 8 If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 9 To my company of horsemen, in Pharao’s chariots, have I likened thee, O my love. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 10 Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove’s, thy neck as jewels. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 11 We will make thee chains of gold, inlaid with silver. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 12 While the king was at his repose, my spikenard sent forth the odour thereof. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 14 A cluster of cypress my love is to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 15 Behold thou art fair, O my love, behold thou art fair, thy eyes are as those of doves. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 16 Behold thou art fair, my beloved, and comely. Our bed is flourishing. -Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 17 The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 1 Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine, +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 2 Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 3 Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 4 I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 5 Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 6 Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 7 If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 8 To my company of horsemen, in Pharao’s chariots, have I likened thee, O my love. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 9 Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove’s, thy neck as jewels. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 10 We will make thee chains of gold, inlaid with silver. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 11 While the king was at his repose, my spikenard sent forth the odour thereof. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 12 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 13 A cluster of cypress my love is to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 14 Behold thou art fair, O my love, behold thou art fair, thy eyes are as those of doves. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 15 Behold thou art fair, my beloved, and comely. Our bed is flourishing. +Song of Solomon SSol 22 1 16 The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees. Song of Solomon SSol 22 2 1 I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys. Song of Solomon SSol 22 2 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Song of Solomon SSol 22 2 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired: and his fruit was sweet to my palate. @@ -20300,21 +21050,37 @@ Jeremiah Jer 24 52 32 And he spoke kindly to him, and he set his throne above th Jeremiah Jer 24 52 33 And he changed his prison garments, and he ate bread before him always all the days of his life. Jeremiah Jer 24 52 34 And for his diet a continual provision was allowed him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion, until the day of his death, all the days of his life. Lamentations Lam 25 1 1 Aleph. How doth the city sit solitary that was full of people! how is the mistress of the Gentiles become as a widow: the princes of provinces made tributary! +Wisdom Wis 25 1 1 Love justice, you that are the judges of the earth. Think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in simplicity of heart: Lamentations Lam 25 1 2 Beth. Weeping she hath wept in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: there is none to comfort her among all them that were dear to her: all her friends have despised her, and are become her enemies. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 2 For he is found by them that tempt him not: and he sheweth himself to them that have faith in him. Lamentations Lam 25 1 3 Ghimel. Juda hath removed her dwelling place because of her affliction, and the greatness of her bondage: she hath dwelt among the nations, and she hath found no rest: all her persecutors have taken her in the midst of straits. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 3 For perverse thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise: Lamentations Lam 25 1 4 Daleth. The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the solemn feast: all her gates are broken down: her priests sigh: her virgins are in affliction, and she is oppressed with bitterness. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 4 For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subject to sins. Lamentations Lam 25 1 5 He. Her adversaries are become her lords, her enemies are enriched: because the Lord hath spoken against her for the multitude of her iniquities: her children are led into captivity: before the face of the oppressor. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 5 For the Holy Spirit of discipline will flee from the deceitful, and will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and he shall not abide when iniquity cometh in. Lamentations Lam 25 1 6 Vau. And from the daughter of Sion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like rams that find no pastures: and they are gone away without strength before the face of the pursuer. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 6 For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not acquit the evil speaker from his lips: for God is witness of his reins, and he is a true searcher of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue. Lamentations Lam 25 1 7 Zain. Jerusalem hath remembered the days of her affliction, and prevarication of all her desirable things which she had from the days of old, when her people fell in the enemy’s hand, and there was no helper: the enemies have seen her, and have mocked at her sabbaths. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 7 For the Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world: and that which containeth all things, hath knowledge of the voice. Lamentations Lam 25 1 8 Heth. Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore is she become unstable: all that honoured her have despised her, because they have seen her shame: but she sighed and turned backward. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 8 Therefore he that speaketh unjust things, cannot be hid, neither shall the chastising judgment pass him by. Lamentations Lam 25 1 9 Teth. Her filthiness is on her feet, and she hath not remembered her end: she is wonderfully cast down, not having a comforter: behold, O Lord, my affliction, because the enemy is lifted up. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 9 For inquisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly, and the hearing of his words shall come to God, to the chastising of his iniquities. Lamentations Lam 25 1 10 Jod. The enemy hath put out his hand to all her desirable things: for she hath seen the Gentiles enter into her sanctuary, of whom thou gavest commandment that they should not enter into thy church. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 10 For the ear of jealousy heareth all things, and the tumult of murmuring shall not be hid. Lamentations Lam 25 1 11 Caph. All her people sigh, they seek bread: they have given all their precious things for food to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider, for I am become vile. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 11 Keep yourselves, therefore, from murmuring, which profiteth nothing, and refrain your tongue from detraction, for an obscure speech shall not go for nought: and the mouth that belieth, killeth the soul. Lamentations Lam 25 1 12 Lamed. O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow: for he hath made a vintage of me, as the Lord spoke in the day of his fierce anger. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 12 Seek not death in the error of your life, neither procure ye destruction by the works of your hands. Lamentations Lam 25 1 13 Mem. From above he hath sent fire into my bones, and hath chastised me: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate, wasted with sorrow all the day long. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 13 For God made not death, neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. Lamentations Lam 25 1 14 Nun. The yoke of my iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck: my strength is weakened: the Lord hath delivered me into a hand out of which I am not able to rise. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 14 For he created all things that they might be: and he made the nations of the earth for health: and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor kingdom of hell upon the earth. Lamentations Lam 25 1 15 Samech. The Lord hath taken away all my mighty men out of the midst of me: he hath called against me the time, to destroy my chosen men: the Lord hath trodden the winepress for the virgin daughter of Juda. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 15 For justice is perpetual and immortal. Lamentations Lam 25 1 16 Ain. Therefore do I weep, and my eyes run down with water: because the comforter, the relief of my soul, is far from me: my children are desolate because the enemy hath prevailed. +Wisdom Wis 25 1 16 But the wicked with works and words have called it to them: and esteeming it a friend, have fallen away and have made a covenant with it: because they are worthy to be of the part thereof. Lamentations Lam 25 1 17 Phe. Sion hath spread forth her hands, there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded against Jacob, his enemies are round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. Lamentations Lam 25 1 18 Sade. The Lord is just, for I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear, I pray you, all ye people, and see my sorrow: my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity. Lamentations Lam 25 1 19 Coph. I called for my friends, but they deceived me: my priests and my ancients pined away in the city: while they sought their food, to relieve their souls. @@ -20322,46 +21088,90 @@ Lamentations Lam 25 1 20 Res. Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress, my bowels ar Lamentations Lam 25 1 21 Sin. They have heard that I sigh, and there is none to comfort me: all my enemies have heard of my evil, they have rejoiced that thou hast done it: thou hast brought a day of consolation, and they shall be like unto me. Lamentations Lam 25 1 22 Thau. Let all their evil be present before thee: and make vintage of them, as thou hast made vintage of me for all my iniquities: for my sighs are many, and my heart is sorrowful. Lamentations Lam 25 2 1 Aleph. How hath the Lord covered with obscurity the daughter of Sion in his wrath! how hath he cast down from heaven to the earth the glorious one of Israel, and hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger! +Wisdom Wis 25 2 1 For they have said, reasoning with themselves, but not right: The time of our life is short and tedious, and in the end of a man there is no remedy, and no man hath been known to have returned from hell: Lamentations Lam 25 2 2 Beth. The Lord hath cast down headlong, and hath not spared, all that was beautiful in Jacob: he hath destroyed in his wrath the strong holds of the virgin of Juda, and brought them down to the ground: he hath made the kingdom unclean, and the princes thereof. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 2 For we are born of nothing, and after this we shall be as if we had not been: for the breath in our nostrils is smoke: and speech a spark to move our heart, Lamentations Lam 25 2 3 Ghimel. He hath broken in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: and he hath kindled in Jacob as it were a flaming fire devouring round about. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 3 Which being put out, our body shall be ashes, and our spirit shall be poured abroad as soft air, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, which is driven away by the beams of the sun, and overpowered with the heat thereof: Lamentations Lam 25 2 4 Daleth. He hath bent his bow as an enemy, he hath fixed his right hand as an adversary: and he hath killed all that was fair to behold in the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion, he hath poured out his indignation like fire. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 4 And our name in time shall be forgotten, and no man shall have any remembrance of our works. Lamentations Lam 25 2 5 He. The Lord is become as an enemy: he hath cast down Israel headlong, he hath overthrown all the walls thereof: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath multiplied in the daughter of Juda the afflicted, both men and women. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 5 For our time is as the passing of a shadow, and there is no going back of our end: for it is fast sealed, and no man returneth: Lamentations Lam 25 2 6 Vau. And he hath destroyed his tent as a garden, he hath thrown down his tabernacle: the Lord hath caused feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Sion: and hath delivered up king and priest to reproach, and to the indignation of his wrath. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 6 Come, therefore, and let us enjoy the good things that are present, and let us speedily use the creatures as in youth. Lamentations Lam 25 2 7 Zain. The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath cursed his sanctuary: he hath delivered the walls of the towers thereof into the hand of the enemy: they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 7 Let us fill ourselves with costly wine, and ointments: and let not the flower of the time pass by us. Lamentations Lam 25 2 8 Heth. The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 8 Let us crown ourselves with roses, before they be withered: let no meadow escape our riot. Lamentations Lam 25 2 9 Teth. Her gates are sunk into the ground: he hath destroyed, and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more, and her prophets have found no vision from the Lord. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 9 Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot. Lamentations Lam 25 2 10 Jod. The ancients of the daughter of Sion sit upon the ground, they have held their peace: they have sprinkled their heads with dust, they are girded with haircloth, the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 10 Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged. Lamentations Lam 25 2 11 Caph. My eyes have failed with weeping, my bowels are troubled: my liver is poured out upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, when the children, and the sucklings, fainted away in the streets of the city. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 11 But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth. Lamentations Lam 25 2 12 Lamed. They said to their mothers: Where is corn and wine? when they fainted away as the wounded in the streets of the city: when they breathed out their souls in the bosoms of their mothers. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 12 Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life. Lamentations Lam 25 2 13 Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee? +Wisdom Wis 25 2 13 He boasteth that he hath the knowledge of God, and calleth himself the son of God. Lamentations Lam 25 2 14 Nun. Thy prophets have seen false and foolish things for thee: and they have not laid open thy iniquity, to excite thee to penance: but they have seen for thee false revelations and banishments. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 14 He is become a censurer of our thoughts. Lamentations Lam 25 2 15 Samech. All they that passed by the way have clapped their hands at thee: they have hissed, and wagged their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying: Is this the city of perfect beauty, the joy of all the earth? +Wisdom Wis 25 2 15 He is grievous unto us, even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, and his ways are very different. Lamentations Lam 25 2 16 Phe. All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed, and gnashed with the teeth, and have said: We will swallow her up: lo, this is the day which we looked for: we have found it, we have seen it. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 16 We are esteemed by him as triflers, and he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness, and he preferreth the latter end of the just, and glorieth that he hath God for his father. Lamentations Lam 25 2 17 Ain. The Lord hath done that which he purposed, he hath fulfilled his word, which he commanded in the days of old: he hath destroyed, and hath not spared, and he hath caused the enemy to rejoice over thee, and hath set up the horn of thy adversaries. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 17 Let us see then if his words be true, and let us prove what shall happen to him, and we shall know what his end shall be. Lamentations Lam 25 2 18 Sade. Their heart cried to the Lord upon the walls of the daughter of Sion: Let tears run down like a torrent day and night: give thyself no rest, and let not the apple of thy eye cease. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 18 For if he be the true son of God, he will defend him, and will deliver him from the hands of his enemies. Lamentations Lam 25 2 19 Coph. Arise, give praise in the night, in the beginning of the watches: pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands to him for the life of thy little children, that have fainted for hunger at the top of all the streets. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 19 Let us examine him by outrages and tortures, that we may know his meekness, and try his patience. Lamentations Lam 25 2 20 Res. Behold, O Lord, and consider whom thou hast thus dealt with: shall women then eat their own fruit, their children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord ? +Wisdom Wis 25 2 20 Let us condemn him to a most shameful death: for there shall be respect had unto him by his words. Lamentations Lam 25 2 21 Sin. The child and the old man lie without on the ground: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: thou hast slain them in the day of thy wrath: thou hast killed, and shewn them no pity. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 21 These things they thought, and were deceived: for their own malice blinded them. Lamentations Lam 25 2 22 Thau. Thou hast called as to a festival, those that should terrify me round about, and there was none in the day of the wrath of the Lord that escaped and was left: those that I brought up, and nourished, my enemy hath consumed them. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 22 And they knew not the secrets of God, nor hoped for the wages of justice, nor esteemed the honour of holy souls. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 23 For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him. +Wisdom Wis 25 2 24 But by the envy of the devil, death came into the world: +Wisdom Wis 25 2 25 And they follow him that are of his side. Lamentations Lam 25 3 1 Aleph. I am the man that see my poverty by the rod of his indignation. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 1 But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. Lamentations Lam 25 3 2 Aleph. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, and not into light. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 2 In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery: Lamentations Lam 25 3 3 Aleph. Only against me he hath turned, and turned again his hand all the day. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 3 And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. Lamentations Lam 25 3 4 Beth. My skin and my flesh he hath made old, he hath broken my bones. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 4 And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Lamentations Lam 25 3 5 Beth. He hath built round about me, and he hath compassed me with gall and labour. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 5 Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. Lamentations Lam 25 3 6 Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 6 As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. Lamentations Lam 25 3 7 Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 7 The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. Lamentations Lam 25 3 8 Ghimel. Yea, and when I cry, and entreat, he hath shut out my prayer. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 8 They shall judge nations, and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. Lamentations Lam 25 3 9 Ghimel. He hath shut up my ways with square stones, he hath turned my paths upside down. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 9 They that trust in him shall understand the truth: and they that are faithful in love, shall rest in him: for grace and peace are to his elect. Lamentations Lam 25 3 10 Daleth. He is become to me as a bear lying in wait: as a lion in secret places. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 10 But the wicked shall be punished according to their own devices: who have neglected the just, and have revolted from the Lord. Lamentations Lam 25 3 11 Daleth. He hath turned aside my paths, and hath broken me in pieces, he hath made me desolate. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 11 For he that rejecteth wisdom, and discipline, is unhappy: and their hope is vain, and their labours without fruit, and their works unprofitable. Lamentations Lam 25 3 12 Daleth. He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for his arrows. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 12 Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked. Lamentations Lam 25 3 13 He. He hath shot into my reins the daughters of his quiver. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 13 Their offspring is cursed, for happy is the barren: and the undefiled, that hath not known bed in sin, she shall have fruit in the visitation of holy souls. Lamentations Lam 25 3 14 He. I am made a derision to all my people, their song all the day long. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 14 And the eunuch, that hath not wrought iniquity with his hands, nor thought wicked things against God for the precious gift of faith shall be given to him, and a most acceptable lot in the temple of God. Lamentations Lam 25 3 15 He. He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath inebriated me with wormwood. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 15 For the fruit of good labours is glorious, and the root of wisdom never faileth. Lamentations Lam 25 3 16 Vau. And he hath broken my teeth one by one, he hath fed me with ashes. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 16 But the children of adulterers shall not come to perfection, and the seed of the unlawful bed shall be rooted out. Lamentations Lam 25 3 17 Vau. And my soul is removed far off from peace, I have forgotten good things. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 17 And if they live long, they shall be nothing regarded, and their last old age shall be without honour. Lamentations Lam 25 3 18 Vau. And I said: My end and my hope is perished from the Lord. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 18 And if they die quickly, they shall have no hope, nor speech of comfort in the day of trial. Lamentations Lam 25 3 19 Zain. Remember my poverty, and transgression, the wormwood, and the gall. +Wisdom Wis 25 3 19 For dreadful are the ends of a wicked race. Lamentations Lam 25 3 20 Zain. I will be mindful and remember, and my soul shall languish within me. Lamentations Lam 25 3 21 Zain. These things I shall think over in my heart, therefore will I hope. Lamentations Lam 25 3 22 Heth. The mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed: because his commiserations have not failed. @@ -20410,284 +21220,1027 @@ Lamentations Lam 25 3 64 Thau. Thou shalt render them a recompense, O Lord, acco Lamentations Lam 25 3 65 Thau. Thou shalt give them a buckler of heart, thy labour. Lamentations Lam 25 3 66 Thau. Thou shalt persecute them in anger, and shalt destroy them from under the heavens, O Lord. Lamentations Lam 25 4 1 Aleph. How is the gold become dim, the finest colour is changed, the stones of the sanctuary are scattered in the top of every street? +Wisdom Wis 25 4 1 How beautiful is the chaste generation with glory: for the memory thereof is immortal: because it is known both with God and with men. Lamentations Lam 25 4 2 Beth. The noble sons of Sion, and they that were clothed with the best gold: how are they esteemed as earthen vessels, the work of the potter’s hands? +Wisdom Wis 25 4 2 When it is present, they imitate it: and they desire it, when it hath withdrawn itself, and it triumpheth crowned for ever, winning the reward of undefiled conflicts. Lamentations Lam 25 4 3 Ghimel. Even the sea monsters have drawn out the breast, they have given suck to their young: the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 3 But the multiplied brood of the wicked shall not thrive, and bastard slips shall not take deep root, nor any fast foundation. Lamentations Lam 25 4 4 Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the little ones have asked for bread, and there was none to break it unto them. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 4 And if they flourish in branches for a time, yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out. Lamentations Lam 25 4 5 He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 5 For the branches not being perfect, shall be broken, and their fruits shall be unprofitable, and sour to eat, and fit for nothing. Lamentations Lam 25 4 6 Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 6 For the children that are born of unlawful beds, are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial. Lamentations Lam 25 4 7 Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 7 But the just man, if he be prevented with death, shall be in rest. Lamentations Lam 25 4 8 Heth. Their face is now made blacker than coals, and they are not known in the streets: their skin hath stuck to their bones, it is withered, and is become like wood. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 8 For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man is grey hairs. Lamentations Lam 25 4 9 Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword, than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 9 And a spotless life is old age. Lamentations Lam 25 4 10 Jod. The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 10 He pleased God, and was beloved, and living among sinners, he was translated. Lamentations Lam 25 4 11 Caph. The Lord hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Sion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 11 He was taken away, lest wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. Lamentations Lam 25 4 12 Lamed. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed, that the adversary and the enemy should enter in by the gates of Jerusalem. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 12 For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind. Lamentations Lam 25 4 13 Mem. For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 13 Being made perfect in a short space, he fulfilled a long time. Lamentations Lam 25 4 14 Nun. They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they were defiled with blood: and when they could not help walking in it, they held up their skirts. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 14 For his soul pleased God: therefore he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the people see this, and understand not, nor lay up such things in their hearts: Lamentations Lam 25 4 15 Samech. Depart you that are defiled, they cried out to them: Depart, get ye hence, touch not: for they quarrelled, and being removed, they said among the Gentiles: He will no more dwell among them. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 15 That the grace of God, and his mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect to his chosen. Lamentations Lam 25 4 16 Phe. The face of the Lord hath divided them, he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, neither had they pity on the ancient. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 16 But the just that is dead, condemneth the wicked that are living, and youth soon ended, the long life of the unjust. Lamentations Lam 25 4 17 Ain. While we were yet standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively towards a nation that was not able to save. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 17 For they shall see the end of the wise man, and it shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety. Lamentations Lam 25 4 18 Sade. Our steps have slipped in the way of our streets, our end draweth near: our days are fulfilled, for our end is come. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 18 They shall see him, and shall despise him: but the Lord shall laugh them to scorn. Lamentations Lam 25 4 19 Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 19 And they shall fall after this without honour, and be a reproach among the dead for ever: for he shall burst them puffed up and speechless, and shall shake them from the foundations, and they shall be utterly laid waste: they shall be in sorrow, and their memory shall perish. Lamentations Lam 25 4 20 Res. The breath of our mouth, Christ the Lord, is taken in our sins: to whom we said: Under thy shadow we shall live among the Gentiles. +Wisdom Wis 25 4 20 They shall come with fear at the thought of their sins, and their iniquities shall stand against them to convict them. Lamentations Lam 25 4 21 Sin. Rejoice, and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Hus: to thee also shall the cup come, thou shalt be made drunk, and naked. Lamentations Lam 25 4 22 Thau. Thy iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Sion, he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he visited thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he hath discovered thy sins. The Prayer of Jeremias the Prophet. Lamentations Lam 25 5 1 Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider and behold our reproach. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 1 Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours. Lamentations Lam 25 5 2 Our inheritance is turned to aliens: our houses to strangers. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 2 These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, Lamentations Lam 25 5 3 We are become orphans without a father: our mothers are as widows. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 3 Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach. Lamentations Lam 25 5 4 We have drunk our water for money: we have bought our wood. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 4 We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. Lamentations Lam 25 5 5 We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 5 Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints. Lamentations Lam 25 5 6 We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 6 Therefore we have erred from the way of truth, and the light of justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen upon us. Lamentations Lam 25 5 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not: and we have borne their iniquities. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 7 We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways, but the way of the Lord we have not known. Lamentations Lam 25 5 8 Servants have ruled over us: there was none to redeem us out of their hand. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 8 What hath pride profited us? or what advantage hath the boasting of riches brought us? Lamentations Lam 25 5 9 We fetched our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the desert. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 9 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and like a post that runneth on, Lamentations Lam 25 5 10 Our skin was burnt as an oven, by reason of the violence of the famine. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 10 And as a ship, that passeth through the waves: whereof when it is gone by, the trace cannot be found. nor the path of its keel in the waters: Lamentations Lam 25 5 11 They oppressed the women in Sion, and the virgins in the cities of Juda. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 11 Or as when a bird flieth through the air, of the passage of which no mark can be found, but only the sound of the wings beating the light air, and parting it by the force of her flight: she moved her wings, and hath flown through, and there is no mark found afterwards of her way: Lamentations Lam 25 5 12 The princes were hanged up by their hand: they did not respect the persons of the ancient. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 12 Or as when an arrow is shot at a mark, the divided air quickly cometh together again, so that the passage thereof is not known: Lamentations Lam 25 5 13 They abused the young men indecently: and the children fell under the wood. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 13 So we also being born, forthwith ceased to be: and have been able to shew no mark of virtue: but are consumed in our wickedness. Lamentations Lam 25 5 14 The ancients have ceased from the gates: the young men from the choir of the singers. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 14 Such things as these the sinners said in hell: Lamentations Lam 25 5 15 The joy of our heart is ceased, our dancing is turned into mourning. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 15 For the hope of the wicked is as dust, which is blown away with the wind, and as a thin froth which is dispersed by the storm: and a smoke that is scattered abroad by the wind: and as the remembrance of a guest of one day that passeth by. Lamentations Lam 25 5 16 The crown is fallen from our head woe to us, because we have sinned. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 16 But the just shall live for evermore: and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the most High. Lamentations Lam 25 5 17 Therefore is our heart sorrowful, therefore are our eyes become dim, +Wisdom Wis 25 5 17 Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them. Lamentations Lam 25 5 18 For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 18 And his zeal will take armour, and he will arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies. Lamentations Lam 25 5 19 But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 19 He will put on justice as a breastplate, and will take true judgment instead of a helmet: Lamentations Lam 25 5 20 Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time? +Wisdom Wis 25 5 20 He will take equity for an invincible shield: Lamentations Lam 25 5 21 Convert us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be converted: renew our days, as from the beginning. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 21 And he will sharpen his severe wrath for a spear, and the whole world shall fight with him against the unwise. Lamentations Lam 25 5 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us, thou art exceedingly angry against us. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 22 Then shafts of lightning shall go directly from the clouds, as from a bow well bent, they shall be shot out, and shall fly to the mark. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 23 And thick hail shall be cast upon them from the stone casting wrath: the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the rivers shall run together in a terrible manner. +Wisdom Wis 25 5 24 A mighty wind shall stand up against them, and as a whirlwind shall divide them: and their iniquity shall bring all the earth to a desert, and wickedness shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 1 Wisdom is better than strength: and a wise man is better than a strong man. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 2 Hear, therefore, ye kings, and understand, learn ye that are judges of the ends of the earth. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 3 Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations: +Wisdom Wis 25 6 4 For power is given you by the Lord, and strength by the most High, who will examine your works: and search out your thoughts: +Wisdom Wis 25 6 5 Because being ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged rightly, nor kept the law of justice, nor walked according to the will of God. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 6 Horribly and speedily will he appear to you: for a most severe judgment shall be for them that bear rule. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 7 For to him that is little, mercy is granted: but the mighty shall be mightily tormented. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 8 For God will not except any man's person, neither will he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he made the little and the great, and he hath equally care of all. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 9 But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 10 To you, therefore, O kings, are these my words, that you may learn wisdom, and not fall from it. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 11 For they that have kept just things justly, shall be justified: and they that have learned these things, shall find what to answer. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 12 Covet ye, therefore, my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 13 Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away, and is easily seen by them that love her, and is found by them that seek her. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 14 She preventeth them that covet her, so that she first sheweth herself unto them. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 15 He that awaketh early to seek her, shall not labour: for he shall find her sitting at his door. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 16 To think, therefore, upon her, is perfect understanding: and he that watcheth for her, shall quickly be secure. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 17 For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she sheweth herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meeteth them with all providence. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 18 For the beginning of her is the most true desire of discipline. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 19 And the care of discipline is love: and love is the keeping of her laws: and the keeping of her laws is the firm foundation of incorruption: +Wisdom Wis 25 6 20 And incorruption bringeth near to God. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 21 Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to the everlasting kingdom. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 22 If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 23 Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 24 Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth: +Wisdom Wis 25 6 25 Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 26 Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people. +Wisdom Wis 25 6 27 Receive, therefore, instruction by my words, and it shall be profitable to you. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 1 I myself am a mortal man, like all others, and of the race of him, that was first made of the earth, and in the womb of my mother I was fashioned to be flesh. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 2 In the time of ten months I was compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure of sleep concurring. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 3 And being born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, that is made alike, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 4 I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and with great cares. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 5 For none of the kings had any other beginning of birth. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 6 For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 7 Wherefore I wished, and understanding was given me: and I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came upon me: +Wisdom Wis 25 7 8 And I preferred her before kingdoms and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 9 Neither did I compare unto her any precious stone: for all gold, in comparison of her, is as a little sand; and silver, in respect to her, shall be counted as clay. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 10 I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for her light cannot be put out. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 11 Now all good things came to me together with her, and innumerable riches through her hands, +Wisdom Wis 25 7 12 And I rejoiced in all these: for this wisdom went before me, and I knew not that she was the mother of them all. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 13 Which I have learned without guile, and communicate without envy, and her riches I hide not. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 14 For she is an infinite treasure to men: which they that use, become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts of discipline. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 15 And God hath given to me to speak as I would, and to conceive thoughts worthy of those things that are given me: because he is the guide of wisdom, and the director of the wise: +Wisdom Wis 25 7 16 For in his hand are both we, and our words, and all wisdom, and the knowledge and skill of works. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 17 For he hath given me the true knowledge of the things that are: to know the disposition of the whole world, and the virtues of the elements, +Wisdom Wis 25 7 18 The beginning, and ending, and midst of the times, the alterations of their courses, and the changes of seasons, +Wisdom Wis 25 7 19 The revolutions of the year, and the dispositions of the stars, +Wisdom Wis 25 7 20 The natures of living creatures, and rage of wild beasts, the force of winds, and reasonings of men, the diversities of plants, and the virtues of roots, +Wisdom Wis 25 7 21 And all such things as are hid, and not foreseen, I have learned: for wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 22 For in her is the spirit of understanding; holy, one, manifold, subtile, eloquent, active, undefiled, sure, sweet, loving that which is good, quick, which nothing hindereth, beneficent, +Wisdom Wis 25 7 23 Gentle, kind, steadfast, assured, secure, having all power, overseeing all things, and containing all spirits: intelligible, pure, subtile: +Wisdom Wis 25 7 24 For wisdom is more active than all active things; and reacheth everywhere, by reason of her purity. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 25 For she is a vapour of the power of God, and a certain pure emmanation of the glory of the Almighty God: and therefore no defiled thing cometh into her. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 26 For she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of God's majesty, and the image of his goodness. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 27 And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself the same, she reneweth all things, and through nations conveyeth herself into holy souls, she maketh the friends of God and prophets. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 28 For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 29 For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of the stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it. +Wisdom Wis 25 7 30 For after this cometh night, but no evil can overcome wisdom. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 1 She reacheth, therefore, from end to end mightily, and ordereth all things sweetly. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 2 Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 3 She glorifieth her nobility by being conversant with God: yea, and the Lord of all things hath loved her. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 4 For it is she that teacheth the knowledge of God and is the chooser of his works. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 5 And if riches be desired in life, what is richer than wisdom, which maketh all things? +Wisdom Wis 25 8 6 And if sense do work: who is a more artful worker than she of those things that are? +Wisdom Wis 25 8 7 And if a man love justice: her labours have great virtues: for she teacheth temperance, and prudence, and justice, and fortitude, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in life. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 8 And if a man desire much knowledge: she knoweth things past, and judgeth of things to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and the solutions of arguments: she knoweth signs and wonders before they be done, and the events of times and ages. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 9 I purposed, therefore, to take her to me to live with me: knowing that she will communicate to me of her good things, and will be a comfort in my cares and grief. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 10 For her sake I shall have glory among the multitude, and honour with the ancients, though I be young: +Wisdom Wis 25 8 11 And I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of princes shall wonder at me. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 12 They shall wait for me when I hold my peace, and they shall look upon me when I speak; and if I talk much, they shall lay their hands on their mouth. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 13 Moreover, by the means of her I shall have immortality: and shall leave behind me an everlasting memory to them that come after me. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 14 I shall set the people in order: and nations shall be subject to me. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 15 Terrible kings hearing, shall be afraid of me: among the multitude I shall be found good, and valiant in war. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 16 When I go into my house, I shall repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness, nor her company any tediousness, but joy and gladness. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 17 Thinking these things with myself, and pondering them in my heart, that to be allied to wisdom is immortality, +Wisdom Wis 25 8 18 And that there is great delight in her friendship, and inexhaustible riches in the works of her hands, and in the exercise of conference with her, wisdom, and glory in the communication of her words: I went about seeking, that I might take her to myself. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 19 And I was a witty child, and had received a good soul. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 20 And whereas I was more good, I came to a body undefiled. +Wisdom Wis 25 8 21 And as I knew that I could not otherwise be continent, except God gave it, and this also was a point of wisdom, to know whose gift it was, I went to the Lord, and besought him, and said with my whole heart: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 1 God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word, +Wisdom Wis 25 9 2 And by thy wisdom hast appointed man, that he should have dominion over the creature that was made by thee, +Wisdom Wis 25 9 3 That he should order the world according to equity and justice, and execute justice with an upright heart: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 4 Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne, and cast me not off from among thy children: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 5 For I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid, a weak man, and of short time, and falling short of the understanding of judgment and laws. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 6 For if one be perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 7 Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 8 And hast commanded me to build a temple on thy holy mount, and an altar in the city of thy dwelling place, a resemblance of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 9 And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which then also was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was agreeable to thy eyes, and what was right in thy commandments. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 10 Send her out of thy holy heaven, and from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me, and may labour with me, that I may know what is acceptable with thee: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 11 For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and shall lead me soberly in my works, and shall preserve me by her power. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 12 So shall my works be acceptable, and I shall govern thy people justly, and shall be worthy of the throne of my father. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 13 For who among men is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of God is? +Wisdom Wis 25 9 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are fearful, and our counsels uncertain. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 15 For the corruptible body is a load upon the soul, and the earthly habitation presseth down the mind that museth upon many things. +Wisdom Wis 25 9 16 And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth: and with labour do we find the things that are before us. But the things that are in heaven, who shall search out? +Wisdom Wis 25 9 17 And who shall know thy thought, except thou give wisdom, and send thy holy Spirit from above: +Wisdom Wis 25 9 18 And so the ways of them that are upon earth may be corrected, and men may learn the things that please thee? +Wisdom Wis 25 9 19 For by wisdom they were healed, whosoever have pleased thee, O Lord, from the beginning. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 1 She preserved him, that was first formed by God, the father of the world, when he was created alone, +Wisdom Wis 25 10 2 And she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to govern all things. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 3 But when the unjust went away from her in his anger, he perished by the fury wherewith he murdered his brother. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 4 For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, directing the course of the just by contemptible wood. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 5 Moreover, when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and kept him strong against the compassion for his son. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 6 She delivered the just man, who fled from the wicked that were perishing, when the fire came down upon Pentapolis: +Wisdom Wis 25 10 7 Whose land, for a testimony of their wickedness, is desolate, and smoketh to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ripen not, and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 8 For regarding not wisdom, they did not only slip in this, that they were ignorant of good things; but they left also unto men a memorial of their folly, so that in the things in which they sinned, they could not so much as lie hid. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 9 But wisdom hath delivered from sorrow them that attend upon her. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 10 She conducted the just, when he fled from his brother's wrath, through the right ways, and shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours, and accomplished his labours. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 11 In the deceit of them that overreached him, she stood by him, and made him honourable. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 12 She kept him safe from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier than all. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 13 She forsook not the just when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners: she went down with him into the pit. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 14 And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: and shewed them to be liars that had accused him, and gave him everlasting glory. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 15 She delivered the just people, and blameless seed, from the nations that oppressed them. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 16 She entered into the soul of the servant of God and stood against dreadful kings in wonders and signs. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 17 And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night: +Wisdom Wis 25 10 18 And she brought them through the Red Sea, and carried them over through a great water. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 19 But their enemies she drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hell she brought them out. Therefore the just took the spoils of the wicked. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 20 And they sung to thy holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord thy victorious hand. +Wisdom Wis 25 10 21 For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of infants eloquent. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 1 She prospered their works in the hands of the holy prophet. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 2 They went through wildernesses that were not inhabited, and in desert places they pitched their tents. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 3 They stood against their enemies, and revenged themselves of their adversaries. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 4 They were thirsty, and they called upon thee, and water was given them out of the high rock, and a refreshment of their thirst out of the hard stone. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 5 For by what things their enemies were punished, when their drink failed them, while the children of Israel abounded therewith, and rejoiced: +Wisdom Wis 25 11 6 By the same things they in their need were benefited. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 7 For instead of a fountain of an ever running river, thou gavest human blood to the unjust. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 8 And whilst they were diminished for a manifest reproof of their murdering the infants, thou gavest to thine abundant water unlooked for: +Wisdom Wis 25 11 9 Shewing by the thirst that was then, how thou didst exalt thine, and didst kill their adversaries. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 10 For when they were tried, and chastised with mercy, they knew how the wicked were judged with wrath, and tormented. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 11 For thou didst admonish and try them as a father: but the others, as a severe king, thou didst examine and condemn. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 12 For whether absent or present, they were tormented alike. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 13 For a double affliction came upon them, and a groaning for the remembrance of things past. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 14 For when they heard that by their punishments the others were benefited, they remembered the Lord, wondering at the end of what was come to pass. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 15 For whom they scorned before, when he was thrown out at the time of his being wickedly exposed to perish, him they admired in the end, when they saw the event: their thirsting being unlike to that of the just. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 16 But for the foolish devices of their iniquity, because some being deceived worshipped dumb serpents and worthless beasts, thou didst send upon them a multitude of dumb beasts for vengeance: +Wisdom Wis 25 11 17 That they might know that by what things a man sinneth, by the same also he is tormented. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 18 For thy almighty hand, which made the world of matter without form, was not unable to send upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions, +Wisdom Wis 25 11 19 Or unknown beasts of a new kind, full of rage; either breathing out a fiery vapour, or sending forth a stinking smoke, or shooting horrible sparks out of their eyes: +Wisdom Wis 25 11 20 Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 21 Yea, and without these, they might have been slain with one blast, persecuted by their own deeds, and scattered by the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 22 For great power always belonged to thee alone: and who shall resist the strength of thy arm? +Wisdom Wis 25 11 23 For the whole world before thee is as the least grain of the balance, and as a drop of the morning dew, that falleth down upon tho earth. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 24 But thou hast mercy upon all, because thou canst do all things, and overlookest the sins of men for the sake of repentance. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 25 For thou lovest all things that are, and hatest none of the things which thou hast made: for thou didst not appoint, or make any thing hating it. +Wisdom Wis 25 11 26 And how could any thing endure, if thou wouldst not? or be preserved, if not called by thee? +Wisdom Wis 25 11 27 But thou sparest all: because they are thine, O Lord, who lovest souls. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 1 O how good and sweet is thy Spirit, O Lord, in all things! +Wisdom Wis 25 12 2 And therefore thou chastisest them that err, by little and little: and admonishest them, and speakest to them, concerning the things wherein they offend: that leaving their wickedness, they may believe in thee, O Lord. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 3 For those ancient inhabitants of thy holy land, whom thou didst abhor, +Wisdom Wis 25 12 4 Because they did works hateful to thee by their sorceries, and wicked sacrifices, +Wisdom Wis 25 12 5 And those merciless murderers of their own children, and eaters of men's bowels, and devourers of blood from the midst of thy consecration, +Wisdom Wis 25 12 6 And those parents sacrificing with their own hands helpless souls, it was thy will to destroy by the hands of our parents, +Wisdom Wis 25 12 7 That the land which of all is most dear to thee, might receive a worthy colony of the children of God. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 8 Yet even those thou sparedst as men, and didst send wasps forerunners of thy host, to destroy them by little and little. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 9 Not that thou wast unable to bring the wicked under the just by war, or by cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them at once: +Wisdom Wis 25 12 10 But executing thy judgments by degrees, thou gavest them place of repentance, not being ignorant that they were a wicked generation, and their malice natural, and that their thought could never be changed. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 11 For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: neither didst thou for fear of any one give pardon to their sins. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 12 For who shall say to thee: What hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgment? or who shall come before thee to be a revenger of wicked men? or who shall accuse thee, if the nations perish, which thou hast made ? +Wisdom Wis 25 12 13 For there is no other God but thou, who hast care of all, that thou shouldst shew that thou dost not give judgment unjustly. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 14 Neither shall king, nor tyrant, in thy sight inquire about them whom thou hast destroyed. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 15 For so much then, as thou art just, thou orderest all things justly: thinking it not agreeable to the power, to condemn him who deserveth not to be punished. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 16 For thy power is the beginning of justice: and because thou art Lord of all, thou makest thyself gracious to all. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 17 For thou shewest thy power, when men will not believe thee to be absolute in power, and thou convincest the boldness of them that know thee not. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 18 But thou being master of power, judgest with tranquillity, and with great favour disposest of us: for thy power is at hand when thou wilt. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 19 But thou hast taught thy people by such works, that they must be just and humane, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope: because in judging, thou givest place for repentance for sins. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 20 For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy servants, and that deserved to die, with so great deliberation, giving them time and place whereby they might be changed from their wickedness: +Wisdom Wis 25 12 21 With what circumspection hast thou judged thy own children, to whose parents thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises? +Wisdom Wis 25 12 22 Therefore whereas thou chastisest us, thou scourgest our enemies very many ways, to the end that when we judge we may think on thy goodness: and when we are judged, we may hope for thy mercy. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 23 Wherefore thou hast also greatly tormented them, who, in their life, have lived foolishly and unjustly, by the same things which they worshipped. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 24 For they went astray for a long time in the ways of error, holding those things for gods which are the most worthless among beasts, living after the manner of children without understanding. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 25 Therefore thou hast sent a judgment upon them, as senseless children, to mock them. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 26 But they that were not amended by mockeries and reprehensions, experienced the worthy judgment of God. +Wisdom Wis 25 12 27 For seeing, with indignation, that they suffered by those very things which they took for gods, when they were destroyed by the same, they acknowledged him the true God, whom in time past they denied that they knew: for which cause the end also of their condemnation came upon them. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 1 But all men are vain, in whom there is not the knowledge of God: and who by these good things that are seen, could not understand him that is, neither by attending to the works have acknowledged who was the workman: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 2 But have imagined either the fire, or the wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the great water, or the sun and moon, to be the gods that rule the world. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 3 With whose beauty, if they, being delighted, took them to be gods: let them know how much the Lord of them is more beautiful than they: for the first author of beauty made all those things. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 4 Or if they admired their power, and their effects, let them understand by them, that he that made them, is mightier than they: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 5 For by the greatness of the beauty, and of the creature, the creator of them may be seen, so as to be known thereby. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 6 But yet as to these they are less to be blamed. For they perhaps err, seeking God, and desirous to find him. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 7 For being conversant among his works, they search: and they are persuaded that the things are good which are seen. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 8 But then again they are not to be pardoned. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 9 For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? +Wisdom Wis 25 13 10 But unhappy are they, and their hope is among the dead, who have called gods the works of the hand of men, gold and silver, the inventions of art, and the resemblances of beasts, or an unprofitable stone the work of an ancient hand. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 11 Or if an artist, a carpenter, hath cut down a tree proper for his use in the wood, and skilfully taken off all the bark thereof, and with his art, diligently formeth a vessel profitable for the common uses of life, +Wisdom Wis 25 13 12 And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 13 And taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, carveth it diligently when he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth it, and maketh it like the image of a man: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 14 Or the resemblance of some beast, laying it over with vermilion, and painting it red, and covering every spot that is in it: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 15 And maketh a convenient dwelling place for it, and setting it in a wall, and fastening it with iron, +Wisdom Wis 25 13 16 Providing for it, lest it should fall, knowing that it is unable to help itself: for it is an image, and hath need of help. +Wisdom Wis 25 13 17 And then maketh prayer to it, enquiring concerning his substance, and his children, or his marriage. And he is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 18 And for health he maketh supplication to the weak, and for life prayeth to that which is dead, and for help calleth upon that which is unprofitable: +Wisdom Wis 25 13 19 And for a good journey he petitioneth him that cannot walk: and for getting, and for working, and for the event of all things he asketh him that is unable to do any thing. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 1 Again, another designing to sail, and beginning to make his voyage through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more frail than the wood that carrieth him. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 2 For this the desire of gain devised, and the workman built it by his skill. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 3 But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way even in the sea, and a most sure path among the waves, +Wisdom Wis 25 14 4 Shewing that thou art able to save out of all things, yea, though a man went to sea without art. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 5 But that the works of thy wisdom might not be idle: therefore men also trust their lives even to a little wood, and passing over the sea by ship, are saved. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 6 And from the beginning also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world fleeing to a vessel, which was governed by thy hand, left to the world seed of generation. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 7 For blessed is the wood, by which justice cometh +Wisdom Wis 25 14 8 But the idol that is made by hands, is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he because he made it; and it because being frail it is called a god. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 9 But to God the wicked and his wickedness are hateful alike. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 10 For that which is made, together with him that made it, shall suffer torments. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 11 Therefore there shall be no respect had even to the idols of the Gentiles: because the creatures of God are turned to an abomination, and a temptation to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 12 For the beginning of fornication is the devising of idols: and the invention of them is the corruption of life. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 13 For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 14 For by the vanity of men they came into the world: and therefore they shall be found to come shortly to an end. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 15 For a father being afflicted with bitter grief, made to himself the image of his son, who was quickly taken away: and him who then had died as a man, he began now to worship as a god, and appointed him rites and sacrifices among his servants. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 16 Then, in process of time, wicked custom prevailing, this error was kept as a law, and statues were worshipped by the commandment of tyrants. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 17 And those whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they brought their resemblance from afar, and made an express image of the king, whom they had a mind to honour: that by this their diligence, they might honour as present, him that was absent. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 18 And to the worshipping of these, the singular diligence also of the artificer helped to set forward the ignorant. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 19 For he being willing to please him that employed him, laboured with all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 20 And the multitude of men, carried away by the beauty of the work, took him now for a god, that little before was but honoured as a man. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 21 And this was the occasion of deceiving human life: for men serving either their affection, or their kings, gave the incommunicable name to stones and wood. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 22 And it was not enough for them to err about the knowledge of God, but whereas they lived in a great war of ignorance, they call so many and so great evils peace. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 23 For either they sacrifice their own children, or use hidden sacrifices, or keep watches full of madness, +Wisdom Wis 25 14 24 So that now they neither keep life, nor marriage undefiled, but one killeth another through envy, or grieveth him by adultery: +Wisdom Wis 25 14 25 And all things are mingled together, blood, murder, theft, and dissimulation, corruption and unfaithfulness, tumults and perjury, disquieting of the good, +Wisdom Wis 25 14 26 Forgetfulness of God, defiling of souls, changing of nature, disorder in marriage, and the irregularity of adultery and uncleanness. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 27 For the worship of abominable idols is the cause, and the beginning and end of all evil. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 28 For either they are mad when they are merry: or they prophesy lies, or they live unjustly, or easily forswear themselves. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 29 For whilst they trust in idols, which are without life, though they swear amiss, they look not to be hurt. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 30 But for both these things they shall be justly punished, because they have thought not well of God, giving heed to idols, and have sworn unjustly, in guile despising justice. +Wisdom Wis 25 14 31 For it is not the power of them, by whom they swear, but the just vengeance of sinners always punisheth the transgression of the unjust. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 1 But thou, our God, art gracious and true, patient, and ordering all things in mercy. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 2 For if we sin, we are thine, knowing thy greatness: and if we sin not, we know that we are counted with thee. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 3 For to know thee is perfect justice: and to know thy justice, and thy power, is the root of immortality. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 4 For the invention of mischievous men hath not deceived us, nor the shadow of a picture, a fruitless labour, a graven figure with divers colours, +Wisdom Wis 25 15 5 The sight whereof enticeth the fool to lust after it, and he loveth the lifeless figure of a dead image. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 6 The lovers of evil things deserve to have no better things to trust in, both they that make them, and they that love them, and they that worship them. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 7 The potter also tempering soft earth, with labour fashioneth every vessel for our service, and of the same clay he maketh both vessels that are for clean uses, and likewise such as serve to the contrary: but what is the use of these vessels, the potter is the judge. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 8 And of the same clay by a vain labour he maketh a god: he who a little before was made of earth himself, and a little after returneth to the same out of which he was taken, when his life, which was lent him, shall be called for again. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 9 But his care is, not that he shall labour, nor that his life is short, but he striveth with the goldsmiths and silversmiths: and he endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it a glory to make vain things. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 10 For his heart is ashes, and his hope vain earth and his life more base than clay: +Wisdom Wis 25 15 11 Forasmuch as he knew not his maker, and him that inspired into him the soul that worketh, and that breathed into him a living spirit. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 12 Yea, and they have counted our life a pastime and the business of life to be gain, and that we must be getting every way, even out of evil. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 13 For that man knoweth that he offendeth above all others, who of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels, and graven gods. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 14 But all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection, are foolish, and unhappy, and proud beyond measure: +Wisdom Wis 25 15 15 For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 16 For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 17 For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 18 Moreover, they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense, compared to these, are worse than they. +Wisdom Wis 25 15 19 Yea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts. But they have fled from the praise of God, and from his blessing. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 1 For these things, and by the like things to these, they were worthily punished, and were destroyed by a multitude of beasts. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 2 Instead of which punishment, dealing well with thy people, thou gavest them their desire of delicious food, of a new taste, preparing for them quails for their meat: +Wisdom Wis 25 16 3 To the end, that they indeed desiring food, by means of those things that were shewn and sent among them, might loath even that which was necessary to satisfy their desire. But these, after suffering want for a short time, tasted a new meat. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 4 For it was requisite that inevitable destruction should come upon them that exercised tyranny: but to these it should only be shewn how their enemies were destroyed. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 5 For when the fierce rage of beasts came upon these, they were destroyed by the bitings of crooked serpents. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 6 But thy wrath endured not for ever, but they were troubled for a short time for their correction, having a sign of salvation, to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 7 For he that turned to it, was not healed by that which he saw, but by thee, the Saviour of all. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 8 And in this thou didst shew to our enemies, that thou art he who deliverest from all evil. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 9 For the bitings of locusts, and of flies, killed them, and there was found no remedy for their life: because they were worthy to be destroyed by such things. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 10 But not even the teeth of venomous serpents overcame thy children: for thy mercy came and healed them. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 11 For they were examined for the remembrance of thy words, and were quickly healed, lest falling into deep forgetfulness, they might not be able to use thy help. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 12 For it was neither herb, nor mollifying plaster, that healed them, but thy word, O Lord, which healeth all things. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 13 For it is thou, O Lord, that hast power of life and death, and leadest down to the gates of death, and bringest back again: +Wisdom Wis 25 16 14 A man indeed killeth through malice, and when the spirit is gone forth, it shall not return, neither shall he call back the soul that is received: +Wisdom Wis 25 16 15 But it is impossible to escape thy hand: +Wisdom Wis 25 16 16 For the wicked that denied to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thy arm, being persecuted by strange waters, and hail, and rain, and consumed by fire. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 17 And which was wonderful, in water, which extinguisheth all things, the fire had more force: for the world fighteth for the just. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 18 For at one time the fire was mitigated, that the beasts which were sent against the wicked might not be burnt, but that they might see, and perceive that they were persecuted by the judgment of God. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 19 And at another time the fire, above its own power, burnt in the midst of water, to destroy the fruits of a wicked land. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 20 Instead of which things, thou didst feed thy people with the food of angels, and gavest them bread from heaven, prepared without labour; having in it all that is delicious, and the sweetness of every taste. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 21 For thy sustenance shewed thy sweetness to thy children, and serving every man's will, it was turned to what every man liked. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 22 But snow and ice endured the force of fire, and melted not: that they might know that the fire, burning in the hail, and flashing in the rain, destroyed the fruits of the enemies. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 23 But this same again, that the just might be nourished, did even forget its own strength. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 24 For the creature serving thee, the Creator, is made fierce against the unjust for their punishment: and abateth its strength for the benefit of them that trust in thee. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 25 Therefore even then it was transformed into all things, and was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all, according to the will of them that desired it of thee: +Wisdom Wis 25 16 26 That thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovedst, might know that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth men, but thy word preserveth them that believe in thee. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 27 For that which could not be destroyed by fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam, presently melted away: +Wisdom Wis 25 16 28 That it might be known to all, that we ought to prevent the sun to bless thee, and adore thee at the dawning of the light. +Wisdom Wis 25 16 29 For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter's ice, and shall run off as unprofitable water. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 1 For thy judgments, O Lord, are great, and thy words cannot be expressed: therefore undisciplined souls have erred. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 2 For while the wicked thought to be able to have dominion over the holy nation, they themselves being fettered with the bonds of darkness, and a long night, shut up in their houses, lay there exiled from the eternal providence. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 3 And while they thought to lie hid in their obscure sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfullness, being horribly afraid, and troubled with exceeding great astonishment. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 4 For neither did the den that held them, keep them from fear: for noises coming down troubled them, and sad visions appearing to them, affrighted them. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 5 And no power of fire could give them light, neither could the bright flames of the stars enlighten that horrible night. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 6 But there appeared to them a sudden fire, very dreadful: and being struck with the fear of that face, which was not seen, they thought the things which they saw to be worse: +Wisdom Wis 25 17 7 And the delusions of their magic art were put down, and their boasting of wisdom was reproachfully rebuked. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 8 For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 9 For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 10 For whereas wickedness is fearful, it beareth witness of its condemnation: for a troubled conscience always forecasteth grievous things. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 11 For fear is nothing else but a yielding up of the succours from thought. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 12 And while there is less expectation from within, the greater doth it count the ignorance of that cause which bringeth the torment. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 13 But they that during that night, in which nothing could be done, and which came upon them from the lowest and deepest hell, slept the same sleep, +Wisdom Wis 25 17 14 Were sometimes molested with the fear of monsters, sometimes fainted away, their soul failing them: for a sudden and unlooked for fear was come upon them. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 15 Moreover, if any of them had fallen down, he was kept shut up in prison without irons. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 16 For if any one were a husbandman, or a shepherd, or a labourer in the field, and was suddenly overtaken, he endured a necessity from which he could not fly. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 17 For they were all bound together with one chain of darkness. Whether it were a whistling wind, or the melodious voice of birds, among the spreading branches of trees, or a fall of water running down with violence, +Wisdom Wis 25 17 18 Or the mighty noise of stones tumbling down, or the running that could not be seen of beasts playing together, or the roaring voice of wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the highest mountains: these things made them to swoon for fear. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 19 For the whole world was enlightened, with a clear light, and none were hindered in their labours. +Wisdom Wis 25 17 20 But over them only was spread a heavy night, an image of that darkness which was to come upon them. But they were to themselves more grievous than the darkness. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 1 But thy saints had a very great light, and they heard their voice indeed, but did not see their shape. And because they also did not suffer the same things, they glorified thee: +Wisdom Wis 25 18 2 And they that before had been wronged, gave thanks, because they were not hurt now: and asked this gift, that there might be a difference. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 3 Therefore they received a burning pillar of fire for a guide of the way which they knew not, and thou gavest them a harmless sun of a good entertainment. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 4 The others indeed were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who kept thy children shut up, by whom the pure light of the law was to be given to the world. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 5 And whereas they thought to kill the babes of the just: one child being cast forth, and saved to reprove them, thou tookest away a multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 6 For that night was known before by our fathers, that assuredly knowing what oaths they had trusted to, they might be of better courage. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 7 So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 8 For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 9 For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 10 But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 11 And the servant suffered the same punishment as the master, and a common man suffered in like manner as the king. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 12 So all alike had innumerable dead, with one kind of death. Neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 13 For whereas they would not believe any thing before by reason of the enchantments, then first upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged the people to be of God. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 14 For while all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, +Wisdom Wis 25 18 15 Thy Almighty word leaped down from heaven from thy royal throne, as a fierce conqueror into the midst of the land of destruction, +Wisdom Wis 25 18 16 With a sharp sword carrying thy unfeigned commandment, and he stood and filled all things with death, and standing on the earth, reached even to heaven. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 17 Then suddenly visions of evil dreams troubled them, and fears unlooked for came upon them. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 18 And one thrown here, another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 19 For the visions that troubled them foreshewed these things, lest they should perish, and not know why they suffered these evils. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 20 But the just also were afterwards touched by an assault of death, and there was a disturbance of the multitude in the wilderness: but thy wrath did not long continue; +Wisdom Wis 25 18 21 For a blameless man made haste to pry for the people, bringing forth the shield of his ministry, prayer, and by incense making supplication, withstood the wrath, and put an end to the calamity, shewing that he was thy servant. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 22 And he overcame the disturbance, not by strength of body nor with force of arms, but with a word he subdued him that punished them, alleging the oath and covenant made with the fathers. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 23 For when they were now fallen down dead by heaps one upon another, he stood between and stayed the assault, and cut off the way to the living. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 24 For in the priestly robe which he wore, was the whole world: and in the four rows of the stones, the glory of the fathers was graven, and thy majesty was written upon the diadem of his head. +Wisdom Wis 25 18 25 And to these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for the proof only of wrath was enough. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 1 But as to the wicked, even to the end there came upon them wrath without mercy. For he knew before also what they would do: +Wisdom Wis 25 19 2 For when they had given them leave to depart and had sent them away with great care, they repented and pursued after them. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 3 For whilst they were yet mourning, and lamenting at the graves of the dead, they took up another foolish device: and pursued them as fugitives whom they had pressed to be gone: +Wisdom Wis 25 19 4 For a necessity, of which they were worthy, brought them to this end: and they lost the remembrance of those things which had happened, that their punishment might fill up what was wanting to their torments: +Wisdom Wis 25 19 5 And that thy people might wonderfully pass through, but they might find a new death. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 6 For every creature, according to its kind was fashioned again as from the beginning, obeying thy commandments, that thy children might be kept without hurt. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 7 For a cloud overshadowed their camps and where water was before, dry land appeared, and in the Red Sea a way without hindrance, and out of the great deep a springing field: +Wisdom Wis 25 19 8 Through which all the nation passed which was protected with thy hand, seeing thy miracles and wonders. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 9 For they fed on their food like horses, and they skipped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 10 For they were yet mindful of those things which had been done in the time of their sojourning, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 11 And at length they saw a new generation of birds, when being led by their appetite, they asked for delicate meats. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 12 For to satisfy their desire, the quail came up to them from the sea: and punishments came upon the sinners, not without foregoing signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 13 For they exercised a more detestable inhospitality than any: others indeed received not strangers unknown to them, but these brought their guests into bondage that had deserved well of them. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 14 And not only so, but in another respect also they were worse: for the others against their will received the strangers. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 15 But these grievously afflicted them whom they had received with joy, and who lived under the same laws. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 16 But they were struck with blindness: as those others were at the doors of the just man, when they were covered with sudden darkness, and every one sought the passage of his own door. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 17 For while the elements are changed in themselves, as in an instrument the sound of the quality is changed, yet all keep their sound: which may clearly be perceived by the very sight. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 18 For the things of the land were turned into things of the water: and the things that before swam in the water passed upon the land. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 19 The fire had power in water above its own virtue, and the water forgot its quenching nature. +Wisdom Wis 25 19 20 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of corruptible animals walking therein, neither did they melt that good food, which was apt to melt as ice. For in all things thou didst magnify thy people, O Lord, and didst honour them, and didst not despise them, but didst assist them at all times, and in every place. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God. +Sirach Sir 26 1 1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 2 On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin, +Sirach Sir 26 1 2 Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss? Ezekiel Eze 26 1 3 The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Bud in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. +Sirach Sir 26 1 3 Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things? Ezekiel Eze 26 1 4 And I saw, and behold a whirlwind came out of the north: and a great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness was about it: and out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it were the resemblance of amber: +Sirach Sir 26 1 4 Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 5 And in the midst thereof the likeness of four living creatures: and this was their appearance: there was the likeness of a man in them. +Sirach Sir 26 1 5 The word of God on high is the fountain of wisdom, and her ways are everlasting commandments. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 6 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings. +Sirach Sir 26 1 6 To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed, and who hath known her wise counsels? Ezekiel Eze 26 1 7 Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass. +Sirach Sir 26 1 7 To whom hath the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest? and who hath understood the multiplicity of her steps? Ezekiel Eze 26 1 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the four sides, +Sirach Sir 26 1 8 There is one most high Creator Almighty, and a powerful king, and greatly to be feared, who sitteth upon his throne, and is the God of dominion. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 9 And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward. +Sirach Sir 26 1 9 He created her in the Holy Ghost, and saw her, and numbered her, and measured her. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 10 And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four. +Sirach Sir 26 1 10 And he poured her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh according to his gift, and hath given her to them that love him. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 11 And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: +Sirach Sir 26 1 11 The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of joy. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 12 And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. +Sirach Sir 26 1 12 The fear of the Lord shall delight the heart, and shall give joy, and gladness, and length of days. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 13 And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire. +Sirach Sir 26 1 13 With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 14 And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning. +Sirach Sir 26 1 14 The love of God is honourable wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces. +Sirach Sir 26 1 15 And they to whom she shall shew herself love her by the sight, and by the knowledge of her great works. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 16 And the appearance of the wheels, and the work of them was like the appearance of the sea: and the four had all one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the midst of a wheel. +Sirach Sir 26 1 16 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and was created with the faithful in the womb, it walketh with chosen women, and is known with the just and faithful. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 17 When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went. +Sirach Sir 26 1 17 The fear of the Lord is the religiousness of knowledge. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 18 The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four. +Sirach Sir 26 1 18 Religiousness shall keep and justify the heart, it shall give joy and gladness. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels also went together by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up with them. +Sirach Sir 26 1 19 It shall go well with him that feareth the Lord, and in the days of his end he shall be blessed. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 20 Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. +Sirach Sir 26 1 20 To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 21 When those went these went, and when those stood these stood, and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels also were lifted up together, and followed them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. +Sirach Sir 26 1 21 She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 22 And over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of the firmament, as the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above. +Sirach Sir 26 1 22 The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation: Ezekiel Eze 26 1 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner. +Sirach Sir 26 1 23 And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 24 And I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, as it were the voice of the most high God: when they walked, it was like the voice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and when they stood, their wings were let down. +Sirach Sir 26 1 24 Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 25 For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings. +Sirach Sir 26 1 25 The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord: and the branches thereof are long-lived. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was a likeness as of the appearance of a man above upon it. +Sirach Sir 26 1 26 In the treasures of wisdom is understanding, and religiousness of knowledge: but to sinners wisdom is an abomination. Ezekiel Eze 26 1 27 And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber as the appearance of fire within it round about: from his loins and upward, and from his loins downward, I saw as it were the resemblance of fire shining round about. +Sirach Sir 26 1 27 The fear of the Lord driveth out sin: Ezekiel Eze 26 1 28 As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about. +Sirach Sir 26 1 28 For he that is without fear, cannot be justified: for the wrath of his high spirits is his ruin. +Sirach Sir 26 1 29 A patient man shall bear for a time, and afterwards joy shall be restored to him. +Sirach Sir 26 1 30 A good understanding will hide his words for a time, and the lips of many shall declare his wisdom. +Sirach Sir 26 1 31 In the treasures of wisdom is the signification of discipline: +Sirach Sir 26 1 32 But the worship of God is an abomination to a sinner. +Sirach Sir 26 1 33 Son, if thou desire wisdom, keep justice, and God will give her to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 1 34 For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and discipline: and that which is agreeable to him, +Sirach Sir 26 1 35 Is faith, and meekness: and he will fill up his treasures. +Sirach Sir 26 1 36 Be not incredulous to the fear of the Lord: and come not to him with a double heart. +Sirach Sir 26 1 37 Be not a hypocrite in the sight of men, and let not thy lips be a stumblingblock to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 1 38 Watch over them, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, +Sirach Sir 26 1 39 And God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation. +Sirach Sir 26 1 40 Because thou camest to the Lord wickedly, and thy heart is full of guile and deceit. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 1 This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And I saw, and I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke. And he said to me: Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 2 1 Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare thy soul for temptation. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 2 And the spirit entered into me after that he spoke to me, and he set me upon my feet: and I heard him speaking to me, +Sirach Sir 26 2 2 Humble thy heart, and endure: incline thy ear, and receive the words of understanding: and make not haste in the time of clouds. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 3 And saying: Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people, that hath revolted from me, they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day. +Sirach Sir 26 2 3 Wait on God with patience: join thyself to God, and endure, that thy life may be increased in the latter end. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 4 And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: +Sirach Sir 26 2 4 Take all that shall be brought upon thee: and in thy sorrow endure, and in thy humiliation keep patience. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 5 If so be they at least will hear, and if so be they will forbear, for they are a provoking house: and they shall know that there hath been a prophet in the midst of them. +Sirach Sir 26 2 5 For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 6 And thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words: for thou art among unbelievers and destroyers, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, neither be thou dismayed at their looks: for they are a provoking house. +Sirach Sir 26 2 6 Believe God, and he will recover thee: and direct thy way, and trust in him. Keep his fear, and grow old therein. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 7 And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger. +Sirach Sir 26 2 7 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy: and go not aside from him lest ye fall. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 8 But thou, O son of man, hear all that I say to thee: and do not thou provoke me, as that house provoketh me: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee. +Sirach Sir 26 2 8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him: and your reward shall not be made void. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was sent to me, wherein was a book rolled up: +Sirach Sir 26 2 9 Ye that fear the Lord hope in him, and mercy shall come to you for your delight. Ezekiel Eze 26 2 10 and he spread it before me, and it was written within and without: and there were written in it lamentations, and canticles, and woe. +Sirach Sir 26 2 10 Ye that fear the Lord, love him, and your hearts shall be enlightened. +Sirach Sir 26 2 11 My children behold the generations of men: and know ye that no one hath hoped in the Lord, and hath been confounded. +Sirach Sir 26 2 12 For who hath continued in his commandment, and hath been forsaken? or who hath called upon him, and he despised him? +Sirach Sir 26 2 13 For God is compassionate and merciful, and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation: and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth. +Sirach Sir 26 2 14 Woe to them that are of a double heart and to wicked lips, and to the hands that do evil, and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways. +Sirach Sir 26 2 15 Woe to them that are fainthearted, who believe not God: and therefore they shall not be protected by him. +Sirach Sir 26 2 16 Woe to them that have lost patience, and that have forsaken the right ways, and have gone aside into crooked ways. +Sirach Sir 26 2 17 And what will they do, when the Lord shall begin to examine? +Sirach Sir 26 2 18 They that fear the Lord, will not be incredulous to his word: and they that love him, will keep his way. +Sirach Sir 26 2 19 They that fear the Lord, will seek after the things that are well pleasing to him: and they that love him, shall be filled with his law. +Sirach Sir 26 2 20 They that fear the Lord, will prepare their hearts, and in his sight will sanctify their souls, +Sirach Sir 26 2 21 They that fear the Lord, keep his commandments, and will have patience even until his visitation, +Sirach Sir 26 2 22 Saying: If we do not penance, we shall fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men. +Sirach Sir 26 2 23 For according to his greatness, so also is his mercy with him. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 1 And he said to me: Son of man, eat all that thou shalt find: eat this book, and go speak to the children of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 3 1 The sons of wisdom are the church of the just: and their generation, obedience and love. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 2 And I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that book : +Sirach Sir 26 3 2 Children, hear the judgment of your father, and so do that you may be saved. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 3 And he said to me: Son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this book, which I give thee. And I did eat it: and it was sweet as honey in my mouth. +Sirach Sir 26 3 3 For God hath made the father honourable to the children: and seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it upon the children. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 4 And he said to me: Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak my words to them. +Sirach Sir 26 3 4 He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 5 For thou art not sent to a people of a profound speech, and of an unknown tongue, but to the house of Israel: +Sirach Sir 26 3 5 And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 6 Nor to many nations of a strange speech, and of an unknown tongue, whose words thou canst not understand: and if thou wert sent to them, they would hearken to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 3 6 He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 7 But the house of Israel will not hearken to thee: because they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and an obstinate heart. +Sirach Sir 26 3 7 He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 8 Behold I have made thy face stronger than their faces: and thy forehead harder than their foreheads. +Sirach Sir 26 3 8 He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 9 I have made thy face like an adamant and like flint: fear them not, neither be thou dismayed at their presence: for they are a provoking house. +Sirach Sir 26 3 9 Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, Ezekiel Eze 26 3 10 And he said to me: Son of man, receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears, all the words that I speak to thee: +Sirach Sir 26 3 10 That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 11 And go get thee in to them of the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak to them, and shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If so be they will hear and will forbear. +Sirach Sir 26 3 11 The father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's curse rooteth up the foundation. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 12 And the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying: Blessed be the glory of the Lord, from his place. +Sirach Sir 26 3 12 Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 13 And the noise of the wings of the living creatures striking one against another, and the noise of the wheels following the living creatures, and the noise of a great commotion. +Sirach Sir 26 3 13 For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 14 The spirit also lifted me, and took me up: and I went away in bitterness in the indignation of my spirit: for the hand of the Lord was with me, strengthening me. +Sirach Sir 26 3 14 Son, support the old age of thy father, and grieve him not in his life; Ezekiel Eze 26 3 15 And I came to them of the captivity, to the heap of new corn, to them that dwelt by the river Chobar, and I sat where they sat: and I remained there seven days mourning in the midst of them. +Sirach Sir 26 3 15 And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, and despise him not when thou art in thy strength: for the relieving of the father shall not be forgotten. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 16 And at the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 3 16 For good shall be repaid to thee for the sin of thy mother. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: and thou shalt hear the word out of my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. +Sirach Sir 26 3 17 And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 18 If, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die: thou declare it not to him, nor speak to him, that he may be converted from his wicked way, and live: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand. +Sirach Sir 26 3 18 Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 19 But if thou give warning to the wicked, and he be not converted from his wickedness, and from his evil way: he indeed shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul. +Sirach Sir 26 3 19 My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 20 Moreover if the just man shall turn away from his justice, and shall commit iniquity: I will lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die, because thou hast not given him warning: he shall die in his sin, and his justices which he hath done, shall not be remembered: but I will require his blood at thy hand. +Sirach Sir 26 3 20 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God: Ezekiel Eze 26 3 21 But if thou warn the just man, that the just may not sin, and he doth not sin: living he shall live, because thou hast warned him, and thou hast delivered thy soul. +Sirach Sir 26 3 21 For great is the power of God alone, and he is honoured by the humble. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 22 And the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he said to me: Rise and go forth into the plain, and there I will speak to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 3 22 Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things above thy ability: but the things that God hath commanded thee, think on them always, and in many of his works be not curious. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 23 And I rose up, and went forth into the plain: and behold the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chobar: and I fell upon my face. +Sirach Sir 26 3 23 For it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes those things that are hid. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 24 And the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet: and he spoke to me, and said to me: Go in; and shut thyself up in the midst of thy house. +Sirach Sir 26 3 24 In unnecessary matters be not over curious, and in many of his works thou shalt not be inquisitive. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 25 And thou, O son of man, behold they shall put bands upon thee, and they shall bind thee with them: and thou shalt not go forth from the midst of them. +Sirach Sir 26 3 25 For many things are shewn to thee above the understanding of men. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 26 And I will make thy tongue stick fast to the roof of thy mouth, and thou shalt be dumb, and not as a man that reproveth: because they are a provoking house. +Sirach Sir 26 3 26 And the suspicion of them hath deceived many, and hath detained their minds in vanity. Ezekiel Eze 26 3 27 But when I shall speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: He that heareth, let him hear: and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a provoking house. +Sirach Sir 26 3 27 A hard heart shall fear evil at the last: and he that loveth danger shall perish in it. +Sirach Sir 26 3 28 A heart that goeth two ways shall not have success, and the perverse of heart shall be scandalized therein. +Sirach Sir 26 3 29 A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin. +Sirach Sir 26 3 30 The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. +Sirach Sir 26 3 31 The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. +Sirach Sir 26 3 32 A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. +Sirach Sir 26 3 33 Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: +Sirach Sir 26 3 34 And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 1 And thou, O son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee: and draw upon it the plan of the city of Jerusalem. +Sirach Sir 26 4 1 Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 2 And lay siege against it, and build forts, and cast up a mount, and set a camp against it, and place battering rams round about it. +Sirach Sir 26 4 2 Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 3 And take unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face resolutely against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: it is a sign to the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 4 3 Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to gibe to him that is in distress. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 4 And thou shalt sleep upon thy left side, and shalt lay the iniquities of the house of Israel upon it, according to the number of the days that thou shalt sleep upon it, and thou shalt take upon thee their iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 4 4 Reject not the petition of the afflicted: and turn not away thy face from the needy. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 5 And I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days three hundred and ninety days: and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 4 5 Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 6 And when thou hast accomplished this, thou shalt sleep again upon thy right side, and thou shalt take upon thee the iniquity of the house of Juda forty days: a day for it year, yea, a day for a year I have appointed to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 4 6 For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 7 And thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of Jerusalem, and thy arm shall be stretched out: and thou shalt prophesy against it. +Sirach Sir 26 4 7 Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 8 Behold I have encompassed thee with bands: and thou shalt not turn thyself from one side to the other, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. +Sirach Sir 26 4 8 Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 9 And take to thee wheat and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side: three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 4 9 Deliver him that suffereth wrong out of the hand of the proud: and be not fainthearted in thy soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 10 And thy meat that thou shalt eat, shall be in weight twenty staters a day: from time to time thou shalt eat it. +Sirach Sir 26 4 10 In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a husband to their mother. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 11 And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time thou shalt drink it, +Sirach Sir 26 4 11 And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 12 And thou shalt eat it as barley bread baked under the ashes: and thou shalt cover it, in their sight, with the dung that cometh out of a man. +Sirach Sir 26 4 12 Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 13 And the Lord said: So shall the children of Israel eat their bread all filthy among the nations whither I will cast them out. +Sirach Sir 26 4 13 And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 14 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, behold my soul hath not been defiled, and from my infancy even till now, I have not eaten any thing that died of itself, or was torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath entered into my mouth. +Sirach Sir 26 4 14 They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she entereth, God will give a blessing. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 15 And he said to me: Behold I have given thee neat’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith. +Sirach Sir 26 4 15 They that serve her, shall be servants to the holy one: and God loveth them that love her. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 16 And he said to me: Son of man: Behold, I will break in pieces the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care: and they shall drink water by measure, and in distress. +Sirach Sir 26 4 16 He that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations: and he that looketh upon her, shall remain secure. Ezekiel Eze 26 4 17 So that when bread and water fail, every man may fall against his brother, and they may pine away in their iniquities. +Sirach Sir 26 4 17 If he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall be in assurance. +Sirach Sir 26 4 18 For she walketh with him in temptation, and at the first she chooseth him. +Sirach Sir 26 4 19 She will bring upon him fear and dread and trial: and she will scourge him with the affliction of her discipline, till she try him by her laws, and trust his soul. +Sirach Sir 26 4 20 Then she will strengthen him, and make a straight way to him, and give him joy, +Sirach Sir 26 4 21 And will disclose her secrets to him, and will heap upon him treasures of knowledge and understanding of justice. +Sirach Sir 26 4 22 But if he go astray, she will forsake him, and deliver him into the hands of his enemy. +Sirach Sir 26 4 23 Son, observe the time, and fly from evil. +Sirach Sir 26 4 24 For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth. +Sirach Sir 26 4 25 For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace. +Sirach Sir 26 4 26 Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie. +Sirach Sir 26 4 27 Reverence not thy neighbour in his fall: +Sirach Sir 26 4 28 And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 4 29 For by the tongue wisdom is discerned: and understanding, and knowledge, and learning by the word of the wise, and steadfastness in the works of justice. +Sirach Sir 26 4 30 In nowise speak against the truth, but be ashamed of the lie of thy ignorance. +Sirach Sir 26 4 31 Be not ashamed to confess thy sins, but submit not thyself to every man for sin. +Sirach Sir 26 4 32 Resist not against the face of the mighty, and do not strive against the stream of the river. +Sirach Sir 26 4 33 Strive for justice for thy soul, and even unto death fight for justice, and God will overthrow thy enemies for thee. +Sirach Sir 26 4 34 Be not hasty in thy tongue: and slack and remiss in thy works. +Sirach Sir 26 4 35 Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee. +Sirach Sir 26 4 36 Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife that shaveth the hair: and cause it to pass over thy head, and over thy beard: and take thee a balance to weigh in, and divide the hair. +Sirach Sir 26 5 1 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 2 A third part thou shalt burn with fire in the midst of the city, according to the fulfilling of the days of the siege: and thou shalt take a third part, and cut it in pieces with the knife all round about: and the other third part thou shalt scatter in the wind, and I will draw out the sword after them. +Sirach Sir 26 5 2 Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: Ezekiel Eze 26 5 3 And thou shalt take thereof a small number: and shalt bind them in the skirt of thy cloak. +Sirach Sir 26 5 3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 4 And thou shalt take of them again, and shalt cast them in the midst of the fire, and shalt burn them with fire: and out of it shall come forth a fire into all the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 5 4 Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 5 Thus saith the Lord God: This is Jerusalem, I have set her in the midst of the nations, and the countries round about her. +Sirach Sir 26 5 5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: Ezekiel Eze 26 5 6 And she hath despised my judgments, so as to be more wicked than the Gentiles; and my commandments, more than the countries that are round about her: for they have cast off my judgments, and have not walked in my commandments. +Sirach Sir 26 5 6 And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have surpassed the Gentiles that are round about you, and have not walked in my commandments, and have not kept my judgments, and have not done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you: +Sirach Sir 26 5 7 For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, and I myself will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the Gentiles. +Sirach Sir 26 5 8 Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done: and the like to which I will do no more, because of all thy abominations. +Sirach Sir 26 5 9 For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers: and I will execute judgments in thee, and I will scatter thy whole remnant into every wind. +Sirach Sir 26 5 10 Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 11 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord God : Because thou hast violated my sanctuary with all thy offences, and with ail thy abominations: I will also break thee in pieces, and my eye shall not spare, and I will not have any pity. +Sirach Sir 26 5 11 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and shall be consumed with famine in the midst of thee: and a third part of thee shall fall by the sword round about thee: and a third part of thee will I scatter into every wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. +Sirach Sir 26 5 12 Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of thy judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 13 And I will accomplish my fury, and will cause my indignation to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I shall have accomplished my indignation in them. +Sirach Sir 26 5 13 Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 14 And I will make thee desolate, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of every one that passeth by. +Sirach Sir 26 5 14 If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskilful word, and be confounded. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 15 And thou shalt be a reproach, and a scoff, an example, and an astonishment amongst the nations that are round about thee, when I shall have executed judgments in thee in anger, and in indignation, and in wrathful rebukes. +Sirach Sir 26 5 15 Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 16 I the Lord have spoken it: When I shall send upon them the grievous arrows of famine, which shall bring death, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will gather together famine against you: and I will break among you the staff of bread. +Sirach Sir 26 5 16 Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and confounded. Ezekiel Eze 26 5 17 And I will send in upon you famine, and evil beasts unto utter destruction: and pestilence, and blood shall pass through thee, and I will bring in the sword upon thee. I the Lord have spoken it. +Sirach Sir 26 5 17 For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach. +Sirach Sir 26 5 18 Justify alike the small and the great. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 6 1 Instead of a friend become not an enemy to thy neighbour: for an evil man shall inherit reproach and shame, so shall every sinner that is envious and double tongued. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 2 Son of man, set thy face towards the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them. +Sirach Sir 26 6 2 Extol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull: lest thy strength be quashed by folly, Ezekiel Eze 26 6 3 And say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus Faith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, and to the rocks, and the valleys: Behold, I will bring upon you the sword, and I will destroy your high places. +Sirach Sir 26 6 3 And it eat up thy leaves, and destroy thy fruit, and thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 4 And I will throw down your altars, and your idols shall be broken in pieces: and I will cast down your slain before your idols. +Sirach Sir 26 6 4 For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 5 And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before your idols: and I will scatter Sour bones round about your altars, +Sirach Sir 26 6 5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 6 In all your dwelling places. The cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be thrown down, and destroyed, and your altars shall be abolished, and shall be broken in pieces: and your idols shall be no more, and your temples shall be destroyed, and your works shall be defaced. +Sirach Sir 26 6 6 Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 6 7 If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 8 And I will leave in you some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when I shall have scattered you, through the countries. +Sirach Sir 26 6 8 For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 9 And they that are saved of you shall remember me amongst the nations to which they are carried captives: because I have broken their heart that was faithless, and revolted from me: and their eyes that went a fornicating after their idols: and they shall be displeased with themselves because of the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. +Sirach Sir 26 6 9 And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 10 And they shall know that I the Lord have not spoken in vain that I would do this evil to them. +Sirach Sir 26 6 10 And there is a friend a companion at the table, and he will not abide in the day of distress. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 11 Thus saith the Lord God: Strike with thy hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say: Alas, for all the abominations of the evils of the house of Israel: for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine and by the pestilence. +Sirach Sir 26 6 11 A friend if he continue steadfast, shall be to thee as thyself, and shall act with confidence among them of thy household. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence: and he that is near, shall fall by the sword: and he that remaineth, and is besieged, shall die by the famine: and I will accomplish my indignation upon them. +Sirach Sir 26 6 12 If he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face, thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when your slain shall be amongst your idols, round about your altars, in every high hill, and on all the tops of mountains, and under every woody tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they burnt sweet smelling frankincense to all their idols. +Sirach Sir 26 6 13 Separate thyself from thy enemies, and take heed of thy friends. Ezekiel Eze 26 6 14 And I will stretch forth my hand upon them: and I will make the land desolate, and abandoned from the desert of Deblatha in all their dwelling places: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 6 14 A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure. +Sirach Sir 26 6 15 Nothing can be compared to a faithful friend, and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity. +Sirach Sir 26 6 16 A faithful friend is the medicine of life and immortality: and they that fear the Lord, shall find him. +Sirach Sir 26 6 17 He that feareth God, shall likewise have good friendship: because according to him shall his friend be. +Sirach Sir 26 6 18 My son, from thy youth up receive instruction, and even to thy grey hairs thou shalt find wisdom. +Sirach Sir 26 6 19 Come to her as one that plougheth, and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: +Sirach Sir 26 6 20 For in working about her thou shalt labour a little, and shalt quickly eat of her fruits. +Sirach Sir 26 6 21 How very unpleasant is wisdom to the unlearned, and the unwise will not continue with her. +Sirach Sir 26 6 22 She shall be to them as a mighty stone of trial, and they will cast her from them before it be long. +Sirach Sir 26 6 23 For the wisdom of doctrine is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many, but with them to whom she is known, she continueth even to the sight of God. +Sirach Sir 26 6 24 Give ear, my son, and take wise counsel, and cast not away my advice. +Sirach Sir 26 6 25 Put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chains: +Sirach Sir 26 6 26 Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bands. +Sirach Sir 26 6 27 Come to her with all thy mind, and keep her ways with all thy power. +Sirach Sir 26 6 28 Search for her, and she shall be made known to thee, and when thou hast gotten her, let her not go: +Sirach Sir 26 6 29 For in the latter end thou shalt find rest in her, and she shall be turned to thy joy. +Sirach Sir 26 6 30 Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and a firm foundation, and her chain a robe of glory: +Sirach Sir 26 6 31 For in her is the beauty of life, and her bands are a healthful binding. +Sirach Sir 26 6 32 Thou shalt put her on as a robe of glory, and thou shalt set her upon thee as a crown of joy. +Sirach Sir 26 6 33 My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. +Sirach Sir 26 6 34 If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise. +Sirach Sir 26 6 35 Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. +Sirach Sir 26 6 36 And if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the morning, and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors. +Sirach Sir 26 6 37 Let thy thoughts be upon the precepts of God, and meditate continually on his commandments: and he will give thee a heart, and the desire of wisdom shall be given to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 7 1 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 2 And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God to the land of Israel: The end is come, the end is come upon the four quarters of the land. +Sirach Sir 26 7 2 Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 3 Now is an end come upon thee, and I will send my wrath upon thee, and I will judge thee according to thy ways: and I will set all thy abominations against thee. +Sirach Sir 26 7 3 My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 4 And my eye shall not spare thee, and I will shew thee no pity: but I will lay thy ways upon thee, and thy abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 7 4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 5 Thus saith the Lord God: One affliction, behold an affliction is come. +Sirach Sir 26 7 5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 6 An end is come, the end is come, it hath awaked against thee: behold it is come. +Sirach Sir 26 7 6 Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 7 Destruction is come upon thee that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of slaughter is near, and not of the joy of mountains. +Sirach Sir 26 7 7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, Ezekiel Eze 26 7 8 Now very shortly I will pour out my wrath upon thee, and I will accomplish my anger in thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and I will lay upon thee all thy crimes. +Sirach Sir 26 7 8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 9 And my eye shall not spare, neither will I shew mercy: but I will lay thy ways upon thee, and thy abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and you shall know that I am the Lord that strike. +Sirach Sir 26 7 9 Be not fainthearted in thy mind: Ezekiel Eze 26 7 10 Behold the day, behold it is come: destruction is gone forth, the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. +Sirach Sir 26 7 10 Neglect not to pray, and to give alms. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 11 Iniquity is risen up into a rod of impiety: nothing of them shall remain, nor of their people, nor of the noise of them: and there shall be no rest among them. +Sirach Sir 26 7 11 Say not: God will have respect to the multitude of my gifts, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept my offerings. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 12 The time is come, the day is at hand: let not the buyer rejoice: nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the people thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 7 12 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 13 For the seller shall not return to that which he hath sold, although their life be yet among the living. For the vision which regardeth all the multitude thereof, shall not go back: neither shall man be strengthened in the iniquity of his life. +Sirach Sir 26 7 13 Devise not a lie against thy brother: neither do the like against thy friend. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 14 Blow the trumpet, let all be made ready, yet there is none to go to the battle: for my wrath shall be upon all the people thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 7 14 Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 15 The sword without: and the pestilence, and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die by the sword: and they that are in the city, shall be devoured by the pestilence, and the famine. +Sirach Sir 26 7 15 Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 16 And such of them as shall flee shall escape: and they shall be in the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them trembling, every one for his iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 7 16 Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 17 All hands shall be made feeble, and all knees shall run with water. +Sirach Sir 26 7 17 Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 18 And they shall gird themselves with haircloth, and fear shall cover them, and shame shall be upon every face, and baldness upon all their heads. +Sirach Sir 26 7 18 Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 19 Their silver shall be cast forth, and their gold shall become a dunghill. Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They shall not satisfy their soul, and their bellies shall not be filled: because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 7 19 Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 20 And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations, and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them. +Sirach Sir 26 7 20 Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 21 And I will give it into the hands of strangers for spoil, and to the wicked of the earth for a prey, and they shall defile it. +Sirach Sir 26 7 21 Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 22 And I will turn away my face from them, and they shall violate my secret place: and robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. +Sirach Sir 26 7 22 Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 23 Make a shutting up: for the land is full of the judgment of blood, and the city is full of iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 7 23 Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 24 And I will bring the worse of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: and I will make the pride of the mighty to cease, and they shall possess their sanctuary. +Sirach Sir 26 7 24 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 25 When distress cometh upon them, they will seek for peace and there shall be none. +Sirach Sir 26 7 25 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 26 Trouble shall come upon trouble, and rumour upon rumour, and they shall seek a vision of the prophet, and the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. +Sirach Sir 26 7 26 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them. Ezekiel Eze 26 7 27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with sorrow, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled. I will do to them according to their way, and will judge them according to their judgments: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 7 27 Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. +Sirach Sir 26 7 28 If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart, +Sirach Sir 26 7 29 Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother: +Sirach Sir 26 7 30 Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee. +Sirach Sir 26 7 31 With all thy soul fear the Lord, and reverence his priests. +Sirach Sir 26 7 32 With all thy strength love him that made thee: and forsake not his ministers. +Sirach Sir 26 7 33 Honour God with all thy soul and give honour to the priests, and purify thyself with thy arms. +Sirach Sir 26 7 34 Give them their portion, as it is commanded thee, of the firstfruits and of purifications: and for thy negligences purify thyself with a few. +Sirach Sir 26 7 35 Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things: +Sirach Sir 26 7 36 And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected. +Sirach Sir 26 7 37 A gift hath grace in the sight of all the living, and restrain not grace from the dead. +Sirach Sir 26 7 38 Be not wanting in comforting them that weep, and walk with them that mourn. +Sirach Sir 26 7 39 Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. +Sirach Sir 26 7 40 In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the ancients of Juda sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me. +Sirach Sir 26 8 1 Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 2 And I saw, and behold a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins, and downward, fire: and from his loins, and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the appearance of amber. +Sirach Sir 26 8 2 Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 3 And the likeness of a hand was put forth and took me by a lock of my head: and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the vision of God into Jerusalem, near the inner gate, that looked toward the north, where was set the idol of jealousy to provoke to jealousy. +Sirach Sir 26 8 3 For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 4 And behold the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision which I had seen in the plain. +Sirach Sir 26 8 4 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 5 And he said to me: Son of man, lift up thy eyes towards the way of the north. And I lifted up my eyes towards the way of the north: and behold on the north side of the gate of the altar the idol of jealousy in the very entry. +Sirach Sir 26 8 5 Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 6 And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou see, thinkest thou, what these are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should depart far off from my sanctuary? and turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations. +Sirach Sir 26 8 6 Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 7 And he brought me in to the door of the court: and I saw, and behold a hole in the wall. +Sirach Sir 26 8 7 Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 8 And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall. And when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. +Sirach Sir 26 8 8 Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 9 And he said to me: Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they commit here. +Sirach Sir 26 8 9 Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 10 And I went in and saw, and behold every form of creeping things, and of living creatures, the abomination, and all the idols of the house of Israel, were painted on the wall all round about. +Sirach Sir 26 8 10 For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 11 And seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and Jezonias the son of Saaphan stood in the midst of them, that stood before the pictures: and every one had a censer in his hand: and a cloud of smoke went up from the incense. +Sirach Sir 26 8 11 Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: Ezekiel Eze 26 8 12 And he add to me: Surely thou seest. O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 8 12 For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 13 And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit. +Sirach Sir 26 8 13 Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 14 And he brought me in by the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked to the north: and behold women sat there mourning for Adonis. +Sirach Sir 26 8 14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 15 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again: and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. +Sirach Sir 26 8 15 Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord: and behold at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men having their backs towards the temple of the Lord, and their faces to the east: and they adored towards the rising of the sun. +Sirach Sir 26 8 16 Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 17 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: is this a light thing to the house of Juda, that they should commit these abominations which they have committed here: because they have filled the land with iniquity, and have turned to provoke me to anger? and behold they put a branch to their nose. +Sirach Sir 26 8 17 Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. Ezekiel Eze 26 8 18 Therefore I also will deal with them in my wrath: my eye shall not spare them, neither will I shew mercy: and when they shall cry to my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them. +Sirach Sir 26 8 18 Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly. +Sirach Sir 26 8 19 Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. +Sirach Sir 26 8 20 Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them. +Sirach Sir 26 8 21 Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. +Sirach Sir 26 8 22 Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 1 And he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying: The visitations of the city are at hand, and every one hath a destroying weapon in his hand. +Sirach Sir 26 9 1 Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, lest she shew in thy regard the malice of a wicked lesson. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 2 And behold six men came from the way of the upper gate, which looketh to the north: and each one had his weapon of destruction in his hand: and there was one man in the midst of them clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn at his reins: and they went in, and stood by the brazen altar. +Sirach Sir 26 9 2 Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 3 And the glory of the Lord of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which he was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man that was clothed with linen, and had a writer’s inkhorn at his loins. +Sirach Sir 26 9 3 Look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many: lest thou fall into her snares. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 4 And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 9 4 Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 5 And to the others he said in my hearing: Go ye after him through the city, and strike: let not your eyes spare, nor be ye moved with pity. +Sirach Sir 26 9 5 Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 6 Utterly destroy old and young, maidens, children and women: but upon whomsoever you shall see Thau, kill him not, and begin ye at my sanctuary. So they began at the ancient men who mere before the house. +Sirach Sir 26 9 6 Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 7 And he said to them: Defile the house, and ill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew them that were in the city. +Sirach Sir 26 9 7 Look not round about thee in the ways of the city, nor wander up and down in the streets thereof. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 8 And the slaughter being ended I was left: and I fell upon my face, and crying, I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the remnant of Israel, by pouring out thy fury upon Jerusalem? +Sirach Sir 26 9 8 Turn away thy face from a woman dressed up, and gaze not about upon another's beauty. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 9 And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. +Sirach Sir 26 9 9 For many have perished by the beauty of a woman, and hereby lust is enkindled as a fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 10 Therefore neither shall my eye spare, nor will I have pity: I will requite their way upon their head. +Sirach Sir 26 9 10 Every woman that is a harlot, shall be trodden upon as dung in the way. Ezekiel Eze 26 9 11 And behold the man that was clothed with linen, that had the inkhorn at his back, returned the word, saying: I have done as thou hast commanded me. +Sirach Sir 26 9 11 Many by admiring the beauty of another man's wife, have become reprobate, for her conversation burneth as fire. +Sirach Sir 26 9 12 Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor repose upon the bed with her: +Sirach Sir 26 9 13 And strive not with her over wine, lest thy heart decline towards her and by thy blood thou fall into destruction. +Sirach Sir 26 9 14 Forsake not an old friend, for the new will not be like to him. +Sirach Sir 26 9 15 A new friend is as new wine: it shall grow old, and thou shalt drink it with pleasure. +Sirach Sir 26 9 16 Envy not the glory and riches of a sinner: for thou knowest not what his ruin shall be. +Sirach Sir 26 9 17 Be not pleased with the wrong done by the unjust, knowing that even to hell the wicked shall not please. +Sirach Sir 26 9 18 Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill, so thou shalt not suspect the fear of death. +Sirach Sir 26 9 19 And if thou come to him, commit no fault, lest he take away thy life. +Sirach Sir 26 9 20 Know it to be a communication with death: for thou art going in the midst of snares, and walking upon the arms of them that are grieved. +Sirach Sir 26 9 21 According to thy power beware of thy neighbour, and treat with the wise and prudent. +Sirach Sir 26 9 22 Let just men be thy guests, and let thy glory be in the fear of God. +Sirach Sir 26 9 23 And let the thought of God be in thy mind, and all thy discourse on the commandments of the Highest. +Sirach Sir 26 9 24 Works shall be praised for the hand of the artificers, and the prince of the people for the wisdom of his speech, but the word of the ancients for the sense. +Sirach Sir 26 9 25 A man full of tongue is terrible in his city, and he that is rash in his word shall be hateful. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 1 And I saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. +Sirach Sir 26 10 1 A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 2 And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight: +Sirach Sir 26 10 2 As the judge of the people is himself, so also are his ministers: and what manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that dwell therein. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 3 And the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. +Sirach Sir 26 10 3 An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 4 And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 10 4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the out- ward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking. +Sirach Sir 26 10 5 The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 6 And when he had commanded the man that was clothed with linen, saying: Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubims: he went in and stood beside the wheel, +Sirach Sir 26 10 6 Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 7 And one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the cherubims to the fire that was between the cherubims: and he took, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went forth. +Sirach Sir 26 10 7 Pride is hateful before God and men: and all iniquity of nations is execrable. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man’s hand under their wings. +Sirach Sir 26 10 8 A kingdom is translated from one people to another, because of injustices, and wrongs, and injuries, and divers deceits. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 9 And I saw, and behold there were four wheels by the cherubims: one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by an- other cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was to the sight like the chrysolite stone: +Sirach Sir 26 10 9 But nothing is more wicked than the covetous man. Why is earth, and ashes proud? Ezekiel Eze 26 10 10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel. +Sirach Sir 26 10 10 There is not a more wicked thing than to love money: for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale: because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 11 And when they went, they went by four ways: and they turned not when they went: but to the place whither they first turned, the rest also followed, and did not turn back. +Sirach Sir 26 10 11 All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 12 And their whole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their wings, and the circles were full of eyes, round about the four wheels. +Sirach Sir 26 10 12 The physician cutteth off a short sickness: so also a king is to day, and to morrow he shall die. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing. +Sirach Sir 26 10 13 For when a man shall die, he shall inherit serpents, and beasts, and worms. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 14 And every one had four faces: one face was the face of a cherub, and the second face, the face of a man: and in the third was the face of a lion: and in the fourth the face of an eagle. +Sirach Sir 26 10 14 The beginning of the pride of man, is to fall off from God: Ezekiel Eze 26 10 15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar. +Sirach Sir 26 10 15 Because his heart is departed from him that made him: for pride is the beginning of all sin: he that holdeth it, shall be filled with maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels also went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings, to mount up from the earth, the wheels stayed not behind, but were by them. +Sirach Sir 26 10 16 Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 17 When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them. +Sirach Sir 26 10 17 God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims. +Sirach Sir 26 10 18 God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 19 And the cherubims lifting up their wings, were raised from the earth before me: and as they went out, the wheels also followed: and it stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. +Sirach Sir 26 10 19 The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 20 This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chobar: and I understood that they were cherubims. +Sirach Sir 26 10 20 He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 21 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man’s hand was under their wings. +Sirach Sir 26 10 21 God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind. Ezekiel Eze 26 10 22 And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward. +Sirach Sir 26 10 22 Pride was not made for men: nor wrath for the race of women. +Sirach Sir 26 10 23 That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 10 24 In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes. +Sirach Sir 26 10 25 The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor. +Sirach Sir 26 10 26 Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich. +Sirach Sir 26 10 27 The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God. +Sirach Sir 26 10 28 They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved; and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured. +Sirach Sir 26 10 29 Extol not thyself in doing thy work, and linger not in the time of distress; +Sirach Sir 26 10 30 Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread. +Sirach Sir 26 10 31 My son, keep thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to its desert. +Sirach Sir 26 10 32 Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own soul? +Sirach Sir 26 10 33 The poor man is glorified by his discipline and fear, and there is a man that is honoured for his wealth. +Sirach Sir 26 10 34 But he that is glorified in poverty, how much more in wealth? and he that is glorified in wealth, let him fear poverty. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 1 And the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the east gate of the house of the Lord, which looketh towards the rising of the sun: and behold in the entry of the gate five and twenty men: and I saw in the midst of them Jezonias the son of Azur, and Pheltias the son of Banaias, princes of the people. +Sirach Sir 26 11 1 The wisdom of the humble shall exalt his head, and shall make him sit in the midst of great men. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 2 And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city, +Sirach Sir 26 11 2 Praise not a man for his beauty, neither despise a man for his look. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 3 Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh. +Sirach Sir 26 11 3 The bee is small among flying things but her fruit hath the chiefest sweetness. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, thou son of man. +Sirach Sir 26 11 4 Glory not in apparel at any time, and be not exalted in the day of thy honour: for the works of the Highest only are wonderful, and his works are glorious, and secret, and hidden. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 5 And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me: Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Thus have you spoken, O house of Israel, for I know the thoughts of your heart. +Sirach Sir 26 11 5 Many tyrants have sat on the throne, and he whom no man would think on, hath worn the crown. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 6 You have killed a great many in this city, and you have filled the streets thereof with the slain. +Sirach Sir 26 11 6 Many mighty men have been greatly brought down, and the glorious have been delivered into the hand of others. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Your slain, whom you have laid in the midst thereof, they are the flesh, and this is the caldron: and I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 11 7 Before thou inquire, blame no man: and when thou hast inquired, reprove justly. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 8 You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 11 8 Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 9 And I will cast you out of the midst thereof, and I will deliver you into the hand of the enemies, and I will execute judgments upon you. +Sirach Sir 26 11 9 Strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee, and sit not in judgment with sinners. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 10 You shall fall by the sword: I will judge you in the borders of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 11 10 My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake; and if thou run before thou shalt not escape. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 11 This shall not be as a caldron to you, and you shall not be as flesh in the midst thereof: I will judge you in the borders of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 11 11 There is an ungodly man that laboureth, and maketh haste, and is in sorrow, and is so much the more in want. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 12 And you shall know that I am the Lord: because you have not walked in my commandments, and have not done my judgments, but you have done according to the judgments of the nations that; are round about you. +Sirach Sir 26 11 12 Again, there is an inactive man that wanteth help, is very weak in ability, and full of poverty: Ezekiel Eze 26 11 13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pheltias the son of Banaias died: and I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice: and said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God: wilt thou make an end of all the remnant of Israel? +Sirach Sir 26 11 13 Yet the eye of God hath looked upon him for good, and hath lifted him up from his low estate, and hath exalted his head: and many have wondered at him, and have glorified God. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 14 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 11 14 Good things and evil, life and death, poverty and riches, are from God. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 15 Son of man, thy brethren, thy brethren, thy kinsmen, and all the house of Israel, all they to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said: Get ye far from the Lord, the land is given in possession to us. +Sirach Sir 26 11 15 Wisdom and discipline, and the knowledge of the law are with God. Love and the ways of good things are with him. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because I have removed them far off among the Gentiles, and because I have scattered them among the countries: I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries whither they are come. +Sirach Sir 26 11 16 Error and darkness are created with sinners: and they that glory in evil things, grow old in evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 17 Therefore speak to them: Thus saith the Lord God: I will gather you from among the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 11 17 The gift of God abideth with the just, and his advancement shall have success for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 18 And they shall go in thither, and shall take away all the scandals, and all the abominations thereof from thence. +Sirach Sir 26 11 18 There is one that is enriched by living sparingly, and this is the portion of his reward. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 19 And I will give them one heart, and will put a new spirit in their bowels: and I will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh: +Sirach Sir 26 11 19 In that he saith: I have found me rest, and now I will eat of my goods alone: Ezekiel Eze 26 11 20 That they may walk in my commandments, and keep my judgments, and do them: and that they may be my people, and I may be their God. +Sirach Sir 26 11 20 And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 21 But as for them whose heart walketh after their scandals and abominations, I will lay their way upon their head, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 11 21 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 22 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and the wheels with them: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. +Sirach Sir 26 11 22 Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place, Ezekiel Eze 26 11 23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood over the mount that is on the east side of the city. +Sirach Sir 26 11 23 For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 24 And the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into Chaldea, to them of the captivity, in vision, by the spirit of God: and the vision which I had seen was taken up from me. +Sirach Sir 26 11 24 The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit. Ezekiel Eze 26 11 25 And I spoke to them of the captivity all the words of the Lord, which he had shewn me. +Sirach Sir 26 11 25 Say not: What need I, and what good shall I have by this? +Sirach Sir 26 11 26 Say not: I am sufficient for myself: and what shall I be made worse by this? +Sirach Sir 26 11 27 In the day of good things be not unmindful of evils: and in the day of evils be not unmindful of good things: +Sirach Sir 26 11 28 For it is easy before God in the day of death to reward every one according to his ways. +Sirach Sir 26 11 29 The affliction of an hour maketh one forget great delights, and in the end of a man is the disclosing of his works. +Sirach Sir 26 11 30 Praise not any man before death, for a man is known by his children. +Sirach Sir 26 11 31 Bring not every man into thy house: for many are the snares of the deceitful. +Sirach Sir 26 11 32 For as corrupted bowels send forth stinking breath, and as the partridge is brought into the cage, and as the roe into the snare: so also is the heart of the proud, and as a spy that looketh on the fall of his neighbour. +Sirach Sir 26 11 33 For he lieth in wait and turneth good into evil, and on the elect he will lay a blot. +Sirach Sir 26 11 34 Of one spark cometh a great fire, and of one deceitful man much blood: and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood. +Sirach Sir 26 11 35 Take heed to thyself of a mischievous man, for he worketh evils: lest he bring upon thee reproach for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 11 36 Receive a stranger in, and he shall overthrow thee with a whirlwind, and shall turn thee out of thy own. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 12 1 If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a provoking house: who have eyes to see, and see not: and ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a provoking house. +Sirach Sir 26 12 2 Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 3 Thou, therefore, O son of man, prepare thee all necessaries for removing, and remove by day in their sight: and thou shalt remove out of thy place to another place in their sight, if so be they will regard it: for they are a provoking house. +Sirach Sir 26 12 3 For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 4 And thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as the furniture of one that is removing by day in their sight: and thou shalt go forth in the evening in their presence, as one goeth forth that removeth his dwelling. +Sirach Sir 26 12 4 Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 5 Dig thee a way through the wall before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth through it. +Sirach Sir 26 12 5 Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 6 In their sight thou shalt be carried out upon men’s shoulders, thou shalt be carried out in the dark: thou shalt cover thy face, and shalt not see the ground: for I have set thee for a sign of things to come to the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 12 6 Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 7 I did therefore as he had commanded me: I brought forth my goods by day, as the goods of one that removeth: and in the evening I digged through the wall with my hand: and I went forth in the dark, and was carried on men’s shoulders in their sight. +Sirach Sir 26 12 7 For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 8 And the word of the Lord came to me in the morning, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 12 8 A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the provoking house, said to thee: What art thou doing? +Sirach Sir 26 12 9 In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 10 Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: This burden concerneth my prince that is in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel, that are among them. +Sirach Sir 26 12 10 Never trust thy enemy for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth: Ezekiel Eze 26 12 11 Say: I am a sign of things to come to you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall be removed from their dwellings, and go into captivity. +Sirach Sir 26 12 11 Though he humble himself and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 12 And the prince that is in the midst of them, shall be carried on shoulders, he shall go forth in the dark: they shall dig through the wall to bring him out: his face shall be covered, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. +Sirach Sir 26 12 12 Set him not by thee, neither let him sit on thy right hand, lest he turn into thy place, and seek to take thy seat and at the last thou acknowledge my words, and be pricked with my sayings. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 13 And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not see it, and there he shall die. +Sirach Sir 26 12 13 Who will pity an enchanter struck by a serpent, or any that come near wild beasts? so is it with him that keepeth company with a wicked man, and is involved in his sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 14 And all that are about him, his guards, and his troops I will scatter into every wind: and I will draw out the sword after them. +Sirach Sir 26 12 14 For an hour he will abide with thee: but if thou begin to decline, he will not endure it. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 15 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have dispersed them among the nations, and scattered them in the countries. +Sirach Sir 26 12 15 An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he lieth in wait, to throw thee into a pit. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 16 And I will leave a few men of them from the sword, and from the famine, and from the pestilence: that they may declare all their wicked deeds among the nations whither they shall go: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 12 16 An enemy weepeth with his eyes: but if he find an opportunity he will not be satisfied with blood: Ezekiel Eze 26 12 17 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 12 17 And if evils come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 18 Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble: and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow. +Sirach Sir 26 12 18 An enemy hath tears in his eyes, and while he pretendeth to help thee, will undermine thy feet. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 19 And say to the people of the land: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in care, and drink their water in desolation: that the land may become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniquity of all that dwell therein. +Sirach Sir 26 12 19 He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 20 And the cities that are now inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate: and you shall know that I am the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 21 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezekiel Eze 26 12 22 Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail. @@ -20698,90 +22251,202 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 12 26 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezekiel Eze 26 12 27 Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The vision that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this men prophesieth of times afar off. Ezekiel Eze 26 12 28 Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 13 1 He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 2 Son of man, prophesy thou against the prophets of Israel that prophesy: and thou shalt say to them that prophesy out of their own heart: Hear ye the word of the Lord: +Sirach Sir 26 13 2 He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 3 Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the foolish prophets that follow their own spirit, and see nothing. +Sirach Sir 26 13 3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 4 Thy prophets, O Israel, were like foxes in the deserts. +Sirach Sir 26 13 4 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 5 You have not gone up to face the enemy, nor have you set up a wall for the house of Israel, to stand in battle in the day of the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 13 5 If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 6 They see vain things, and they foretell lies, saying: The Lord saith: whereas the Lord hath not sent them: and they have persisted to confirm what they have said. +Sirach Sir 26 13 6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 7 Have you not seen a vain vision and spoken a lying divination: and you say: The Lord saith: whereas I have not spoken. +Sirach Sir 26 13 7 If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou? Ezekiel Eze 26 13 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have spoken vain things, and have seen lies: therefore behold I come against you, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 13 8 And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 9 And my hand shall be upon the prophets that see vain things, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, nor shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 13 9 Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 10 Because they have deceived my people, saying: Peace, and there is no peace: and the people built up a wall, and they daubed it with dirt without straw. +Sirach Sir 26 13 10 Beware that thou be not deceived into folly, and be humbled. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 11 Say to them that daub without tempering, that it shall fall: for there shall be an overflowing shower, and I will cause great hailstones to fall violently from above, and a stormy wind to throw it down. +Sirach Sir 26 13 11 Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 12 Behold, when the wall is fallen: shall it not be said to you: Where is the daubing wherewith you have daubed it? +Sirach Sir 26 13 12 If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Lo, I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in my indignation, and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger: and great hailstones in my wrath to consume. +Sirach Sir 26 13 13 Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 14 And I will break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar: and I will make it even with the ground, and the foundation thereof shall be laid bare: and it shall fall, and shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 13 14 Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 15 And I will accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that daub it without tempering the mortar, and I will say to you: The wall is no more, and they that daub it are no more. +Sirach Sir 26 13 15 His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 16 Even the prophets of Israel that prophesy to Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her: and there is no peace, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 13 16 Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 17 And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people that prophesy out of their own heart: and do thou prophesy against them, +Sirach Sir 26 13 17 When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 18 And say: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to them that sew cushions under every elbow: and make pillows for the heads of persons of every age to catch souls: and when they caught the souls of my people, they gave life to their souls. +Sirach Sir 26 13 18 Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 19 And they violated me among my people, for a handful of barley, and a piece of bread, to kill souls which should not die, and to save souls alive which should not live, telling lies to my people that believe lies. +Sirach Sir 26 13 19 Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I declare against your cushions, wherewith you catch flying souls: and I will tear them off from your arms: and I will let go the souls that you catch, the souls that should fly. +Sirach Sir 26 13 20 All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 21 And I will tear your pillows, and will deliver my people out of your hand, neither shall they be any more in your hands to be a prey: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 13 21 If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb, so the sinner with the just. Ezekiel Eze 26 13 22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the just to mourn, whom I have not made sorrowful: and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his evil way, and live. +Sirach Sir 26 13 22 What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what part hath the rich with the poor? Ezekiel Eze 26 13 23 Therefore you shall not see vain things, nor divine divinations any more, and I will deliver my people out of your hand: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 13 23 The wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich. +Sirach Sir 26 13 24 And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor. +Sirach Sir 26 13 25 When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his acquaintance. +Sirach Sir 26 13 26 When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him. +Sirach Sir 26 13 27 The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place. +Sirach Sir 26 13 28 The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds. +Sirach Sir 26 13 29 The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and if he stumble, they will overthrow him. +Sirach Sir 26 13 30 Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly. +Sirach Sir 26 13 31 The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or for evil. +Sirach Sir 26 13 32 The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 1 And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me. +Sirach Sir 26 14 1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of his mouth, and is not pricked with the remorse of sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 14 2 Happy is he that hath had no sadness of his mind, and who is not fallen from his hope. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 3 Son of man, these men have placed their uncleannesses in their hearts, and have set up before their face the stumblingblock of their iniquity : and shall I answer when they inquire of me? +Sirach Sir 26 14 3 Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold? Ezekiel Eze 26 14 4 Therefore speak to them, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Man, man of the house of Israel that shall place his uncleannesses in his heart, and set up the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and shall come to the prophet inquiring of me by him: I the Lord will answer him according to the multitude of his uncleannesses: +Sirach Sir 26 14 4 He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 5 That the house of Israel may be caught in their own heart, with which they have departed from me through all their idols. +Sirach Sir 26 14 5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his goods. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 6 Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Be converted, and depart from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations. +Sirach Sir 26 14 6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his wickedness: Ezekiel Eze 26 14 7 For every man of the house of Israel, and every stranger among the proselytes in Israel, if he separate himself from me, and place his idols in his heart, and set the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and come to the prophet to inquire of me by him: I the Lord will answer him by myself. +Sirach Sir 26 14 7 And if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth his wickedness. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him an example, and a proverb, and will cut him off from the midst of my people: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 14 8 The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 9 And when the prophet shall err, and speak a word: I the Lord have deceived that prophet: and I will stretch forth my hand upon him, and will cut him off from the midst of my people Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 14 9 The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 10 And they shall bear their iniquity: according to the iniquity of him that inquireth, so shall the iniquity of the prophet be. +Sirach Sir 26 14 10 An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, nor be polluted with all their transgressions: but may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord of hosts. +Sirach Sir 26 14 11 My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 12 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 14 12 Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 13 Son of man, when a land shall sin against me, so as to transgress grievously, I will stretch forth my hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof: and I will send famine upon it, and will destroy man and beast out of it. +Sirach Sir 26 14 13 Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 14 And if these three men, Noe, Daniel, and Job, shall be in it: they shall deliver their own souls by their justice, saith the Lord of hosts. +Sirach Sir 26 14 14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good gift overpass thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 15 And if I shall bring mischievous beasts also upon the land to waste it, and it be desolate, so that there is none that can pass because of the beasts: +Sirach Sir 26 14 15 Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours? Ezekiel Eze 26 14 16 If these three men shall be in it, as I live, saith the Lord, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters: but they only shall be delivered, and the land shall be made desolate. +Sirach Sir 26 14 16 Give and take, and justify thy soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 17 Or if I bring the sword upon that land, and say to the sword: Pass through the land: and I destroy man and beast out of it: +Sirach Sir 26 14 17 Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 18 And these three men be in the midst thereof: as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they themselves alone shall be delivered. +Sirach Sir 26 14 18 All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 19 Or if I also send the pestilence upon that land, and pour out my indignation upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: +Sirach Sir 26 14 19 Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 20 And Noe, and Daniel, and Job be in the midst thereof: as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter: but they shall only deliver their own souls by their justice. +Sirach Sir 26 14 20 Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 21 For thus saith the Lord: Although I shall send in upon Jerusalem my four grievous judgments, the sword, and the famine, and the mischievous beasts, and the pestilence, to destroy out of it man and beast, +Sirach Sir 26 14 21 And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 22 Yet there shall be left in it some that shall be saved, who shall bring away their sons and daughters: behold they shall come among you, and you shall see their way, and their doings: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, in all things that I have brought upon it. +Sirach Sir 26 14 22 Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 14 23 And they shall comfort you, when you shall see their ways, and their doings : and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 14 23 He that considereth her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in her ways. +Sirach Sir 26 14 24 He who looketh in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door. +Sirach Sir 26 14 25 He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent high unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 14 26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches: +Sirach Sir 26 14 27 He shall be protected under her covering from the heat, and shall rest in her glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 15 1 He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her, Ezekiel Eze 26 15 2 Son of man, what shall be made of the wood of the vine, out of all the trees of the woods that are among the trees of the forests? +Sirach Sir 26 15 2 And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 3 Shall wood be taken of if, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon? +Sirach Sir 26 15 3 With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 4 Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath consumed both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes: shall it be useful for any work? +Sirach Sir 26 15 4 And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 5 Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it? +Sirach Sir 26 15 5 And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As the vine tree among the trees of the forests which I have given to the fire to be consumed, so will I deliver up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +Sirach Sir 26 15 6 She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 7 And I will set my face against them: they shall go out from fire, and fire shall consume them : and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have set my face against them. +Sirach Sir 26 15 7 But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. Ezekiel Eze 26 15 8 And I shall have made their land a wilderness, and desolate, because they have been transgressors, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 15 8 Lying men shall be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. +Sirach Sir 26 15 9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner: +Sirach Sir 26 15 10 For wisdom came forth from God: for praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the sovereign Lord will give praise unto it. +Sirach Sir 26 15 11 Say not: It is through God, that she is not with me: for do not thou the things that he hateth. +Sirach Sir 26 15 12 Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men. +Sirach Sir 26 15 13 The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it. +Sirach Sir 26 15 14 God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel. +Sirach Sir 26 15 15 He added his commandments and precepts. +Sirach Sir 26 15 16 If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee. +Sirach Sir 26 15 17 He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt. +Sirach Sir 26 15 18 Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him: +Sirach Sir 26 15 19 For the wisdom of God is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing. +Sirach Sir 26 15 20 The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth al the work of man. +Sirach Sir 26 15 21 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin; +Sirach Sir 26 15 22 For he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 16 1 Rejoice not in ungodly children, if they be multiplied: neither be delighted in them, if the fear of God be not with them. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 2 Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. +Sirach Sir 26 16 2 Trust not to their life, and respect not their labours. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 3 And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God to Jerusalem: Thy root, and thy nativity is of the land of Chanaan, thy father was an Amorrhite, and thy mother a Cethite. +Sirach Sir 26 16 3 For better is one that feareth God, than a thousand ungodly children. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 4 And when thou wast born, in the day of thy nativity thy navel wits not cut, neither wast thou washed with water for thy health, nor salted with salt, nor swaddled with clouts. +Sirach Sir 26 16 4 And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 5 No eye had pity on thee to do any of these things for thee, out of compassion to thee: but thou wast cast out upon the face of the earth in the abjection of thy soul, in the day that thou wast born. +Sirach Sir 26 16 5 By one that is wise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 6 And passing by thee, I saw that thou wast trodden under foot in thy own blood. and I said to thee when thou wast in thy blood: Live: I have said to thee: Live in thy blood. +Sirach Sir 26 16 6 Many such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these my ear hath heard. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 7 I caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field: and thou didst increase and grow great, and advancedst, and camest to woman’s ornament: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: and thou wast naked, and full of confusion. +Sirach Sir 26 16 7 In the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled, and in an unbelieving nation wrath shall flame out. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 8 And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers : and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine. +Sirach Sir 26 16 8 The ancient giants did not obtain pardon for their sins, who were destroyed trusting to their own strength: Ezekiel Eze 26 16 9 And I washed thee with water, and cleansed away thy blood from thee: and I anointed thee with oil. +Sirach Sir 26 16 9 And he spared not the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for the pride of their word. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 10 And I clothed thee with embroidery, and shed thee with violet coloured shoes : and I girded thee about with fine linen, and clothed thee with fine garments. +Sirach Sir 26 16 10 He had not pity on them, destroying the whole nation that extolled themselves in their sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thy hands, and a chain about thy neck. +Sirach Sir 26 16 11 So did he with the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their heart: and if one had been stiffnecked, it is a wonder if he had escaped unpunished: Ezekiel Eze 26 16 12 And I put a jewel upon thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head. +Sirach Sir 26 16 12 For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation: Ezekiel Eze 26 16 13 And thou wast adorned with gold, and silver, and wast clothed with fine linen, and embroidered work, and many colours: thou didst eat fine hour, and honey, and oil, and wast made exceeding beautiful: and wast advanced to be a queen. +Sirach Sir 26 16 13 According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty: for thou wast perfect through my beauty, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 16 14 The sinner shall not escape in his rapines, and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 15 But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his. +Sirach Sir 26 16 15 All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 16 And taking of thy garments thou hast made thee high places sewed together on each side: and hast played the harlot upon them, as hath not been done before, nor shall be hereafter. +Sirach Sir 26 16 16 Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high? Ezekiel Eze 26 16 17 And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them. +Sirach Sir 26 16 17 In such a multitude I shall not be known: for what is my soul in such an immense creation? Ezekiel Eze 26 16 18 And thou tookest thy garments of divers colours, and coveredst them : and settest my oil and my sweet incense before them. +Sirach Sir 26 16 18 Behold the heaven, and the heavens of heavens, the deep, and all the earth, and the things that are in them, shall be moved in his sight, Ezekiel Eze 26 16 19 And my bread which I gave thee, the fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast set before them for a sweet odour; and it was done, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 16 19 The mountains also, and the hills, and the foundations of the earth: when God shall look upon them, they shall be shaken with trembling. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 20 And thou hast taken thy sons, and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne to me: and best sacrificed the same to them to be devoured. Is thy fornication small? +Sirach Sir 26 16 20 And in all these things the heart is senseless: and every heart is understood by him. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 21 Thou hast sacrificed and given my children to them, consecrating them by fire. +Sirach Sir 26 16 21 And his ways who shall understand, and the storm, which no eye of man shall see? Ezekiel Eze 26 16 22 And after all thy abominations, and fornications, thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked, and full of confusion, trodden under foot in thy own blood. +Sirach Sir 26 16 22 For many of his works are hidden, but the works of his justice who shall declare? or who shall endure? for the testament is far from some, and the examination of all is in the end. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe to thee, saith the Lord God) +Sirach Sir 26 16 23 He that wanteth understanding thinketh vain things, and the foolish, and erring man, thinketh foolish things. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 24 That thou didst also build thee a common stew, and madest thee a brothel house in every street. +Sirach Sir 26 16 24 Hearken to me, my son, and learn the discipline of understanding, and attend to my words in thy heart. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 25 At every head of the way thou hast set up a sign of thy prostitution: and hast made thy beauty to be abominable: and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and hast multiplied thy fornications. +Sirach Sir 26 16 25 And I will shew forth good doctrine in equity, and will seek to declare wisdom: and attend to my words in thy heart, whilst with equity of spirit I tell thee the virtues that God hath put upon his works from the beginning, and I shew forth in truth his knowledge. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 26 And thou hast committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, men of large bodies, and hast multiplied thy fornications to provoke me. +Sirach Sir 26 16 26 The works of God are done in judgment from the beginning, and from the making of them he distinguished their parts, and their beginnings in their generations. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 27 Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and will take away thy justification: and I will deliver thee up to the will of the daughters of the Philistines that hate thee, that are ashamed of thy wicked way. +Sirach Sir 26 16 27 He beautified their works for ever, they have neither hungered, nor laboured, and they have not ceased from their works. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 28 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Assyrians, because thou wast not yet satisfied: and after thou hadst played the harlot with them, even so thou wast not contented. +Sirach Sir 26 16 28 Nor shall any of them straiten his neighbour at any time. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 29 Thou hast also multiplied thy fornications in the land of Chanaan with the Chaldeans: and neither so wast then satisfied. +Sirach Sir 26 16 29 Be not thou incredulous to his word. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 30 Wherein shall I cleanse thy heart, saith the Lord God: seeing thou dost all these the works of a shameless prostitute? +Sirach Sir 26 16 30 After this God looked upon the earth, and filled it with his goods. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 31 Because thou hast built thy brothel house at the head of every way, and thou hast made thy high place in every street: and wast not as a harlot that by disdain enhanceth her price, +Sirach Sir 26 16 31 The soul of every living thing hath shewn forth before the face thereof, and into it they return again. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 32 But as an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers over her husband. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 33 Gifts are given to all harlots: but thou hast given hire to all thy lovers, and thou hast given them gifts to come to thee from every side, to commit fornication with thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 16 34 And it hath happened in thee contrary to the custom of women in thy fornications, and after thee there shall be no such fornication: for in that thou gavest rewards, and didst not take rewards, the contrary hath been done in thee. @@ -20815,108 +22480,233 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 16 61 And thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed: when thou Ezekiel Eze 26 16 62 And I will establish my covenant with thee: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, Ezekiel Eze 26 16 63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and mayest no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I shall be pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 17 1 God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, +Sirach Sir 26 17 2 And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 3 And say: Thus saith the Lord God: A large eagle with great wings, long-limbed, full of feathers, and of variety, came to Libanus, and took away the marrow of the cedar. +Sirach Sir 26 17 3 He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 4 He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants. +Sirach Sir 26 17 4 He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 5 And he took of the seed of the land, and put it in the ground for seed, that it might take a firm root over many waters: he planted it on the surface of the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 17 5 He created of him a helpmate like to himself, he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 6 And it sprung up and grew into a spreading vine of low stature, and the branches thereof looked towards him: and the roots thereof were under him. So it became a vine, and grew into branches, and shot forth sprigs. +Sirach Sir 26 17 6 He created in them the science of the spirit, he fired their heart with wisdom, and shewed them both good and evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 7 And there was another large eagle, with great wings, and many feathers: and behold this vine, bending as it were her roots towards him, stretched forth her branches to him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation. +Sirach Sir 26 17 7 He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works: Ezekiel Eze 26 17 8 It was planted in a good ground upon many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and bear fruit, that it might become a large vine. +Sirach Sir 26 17 8 That they might praise the name which he hath sanctified: and glory in his wondrous act that they might declare the glorious things of his works. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 9 Say thou: Thus saith the Lord God: Shall it prosper then? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches it hath shot forth, and make it wither: and this without a strong arm, or many people, to pluck it up by the root? +Sirach Sir 26 17 9 Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 10 Behold, it is planted: shall it prosper then? shall it not be dried up when the burning wind shall touch it, and shall it not wither in the furrows where it grew? +Sirach Sir 26 17 10 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 17 11 And their eye saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 12 Say to the provoking house: Know you not what these things mean? Tell them: Behold the king of Babylon cometh to Jerusalem: and he shall take away the king and the princes thereof, and carry them with him to Babylon. +Sirach Sir 26 17 12 And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 13 And he shall take one of the king’s seed, and make a covenant with him, and take an oath of him. Yea, and he shall take away the mighty men of the land, +Sirach Sir 26 17 13 Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 14 That it may be a low kingdom and not lift itself up, but keep his covenant, and observe it. +Sirach Sir 26 17 14 Over every nation he set a ruler. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 15 But he hath revolted from him and sent ambassadors to Egypt, that it might give him horses, and much people. And shall he that hath done thus prosper, or be saved? and shall he escape that hath broken the covenant? +Sirach Sir 26 17 15 And Israel was made the manifest portion of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 16 As I live, saith the Lord God: In the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he hath made void, and whose covenant he broke, even in the midst of Babylon shall he die. +Sirach Sir 26 17 16 And all their works are as the sun in the sight of God: and his eyes are continually upon their ways. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 17 And not with a great army, nor with much people shall Pharao fight against him: when he shall cast up mounts, and build forts, to cut off many souls. +Sirach Sir 26 17 17 Their covenants were not hid by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 18 For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape. +Sirach Sir 26 17 18 The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye: Ezekiel Eze 26 17 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As I live, I will lay upon his head the oath he hath despised, and the covenant he hath broken. +Sirach Sir 26 17 19 And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 20 And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, and will judge him there for the transgression by which he hath despised me. +Sirach Sir 26 17 20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword: and the residue shall be scattered into every wind: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken. +Sirach Sir 26 17 21 Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: Ezekiel Eze 26 17 22 Thus saith the Lord God: I myself will take of the marrow of the high cedar, and will set it: I will crop off a tender twig from the top of the branches thereof, and I will plant it on a mountain high and eminent. +Sirach Sir 26 17 22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 23 On the high mountains of Israel will I plant it, and it shall shoot forth into branches, and shall bear fruit, and it shall become a great cedar: and all birds shall dwell under it, and every fowl shall make its nest under the shadow of the branches thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 17 23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. Ezekiel Eze 26 17 24 And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it. +Sirach Sir 26 17 24 And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God. +Sirach Sir 26 17 25 Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God. +Sirach Sir 26 17 26 Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing. +Sirach Sir 26 17 27 Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies. +Sirach Sir 26 17 28 How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him ! +Sirach Sir 26 17 29 For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil. +Sirach Sir 26 17 30 What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented? and this shall be reproved. +Sirach Sir 26 17 31 He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning? +Sirach Sir 26 18 1 He that liveth for ever created all things together. God only shall be justified, and he remaineth an invincible king for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 2 That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge. +Sirach Sir 26 18 2 Who is able to declare his works? Ezekiel Eze 26 18 3 As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 18 3 For who shall search out his glorious acts? Ezekiel Eze 26 18 4 Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die. +Sirach Sir 26 18 4 And who shall show forth the power of his majesty? or who shall be able to declare his mercy? Ezekiel Eze 26 18 5 And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice, +Sirach Sir 26 18 5 Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman: +Sirach Sir 26 18 6 When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 7 And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: +Sirach Sir 26 18 7 What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil? Ezekiel Eze 26 18 8 Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man: +Sirach Sir 26 18 8 The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years, as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 9 Hath walked in my commandments, and kept my judgments, to do truth: he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 18 9 Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 10 And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things: +Sirach Sir 26 18 10 He hath seen the presumption of their heart that it is wicked, and hath known their end that it is evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 11 Though he doth not all these things, but that eateth upon the mountains, and that defileth his neighbour’s wife: +Sirach Sir 26 18 11 Therefore hath he filled up his mercy in their favour, and hath shewn them the way of justice. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 12 That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that committeth abomination: +Sirach Sir 26 18 12 The compassion of man is toward his neighbour: but the mercy of God is upon all flesh. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 13 That giveth upon usury, and that taketh an increase: shall such a one live? he shall not live. Seeing he hath done all these detestable things, he shall surely die, his blood shall be upon him. +Sirach Sir 26 18 13 He hath mercy, and teacheth, and correcteth, as a shepherd doth his flock. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 14 But if he beget a son, who, seeing all his father’s sine, which he hath done, is afraid, and shall not do the like to them : +Sirach Sir 26 18 14 He hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy, and that maketh haste in his judgments. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife: +Sirach Sir 26 18 15 My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 16 And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment: +Sirach Sir 26 18 16 Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 17 That hath turned away his hand from injuring the poor, hath not taken usury and increase, but hath executed my judgments, and hath walked in my commandments: this man shall not die for the iniquity of his father, but living he shall live. +Sirach Sir 26 18 17 Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 18 As for his father, because he oppressed and offered violence to his brother, and wrought evil in the midst of his people, behold he is dead in his own iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 18 18 A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 19 And you say: Why hath not the son borne the iniquity of his father? Verily, because the son hath wrought judgment and justice, hath kept all my commandments, and done them, living, he shall live. +Sirach Sir 26 18 19 Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 20 The soul that sinneth, the same shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son: the justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. +Sirach Sir 26 18 20 Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 21 But if the wicked do penance for all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all my commandments, and do judgment, and justice, living he shall live, and shall not die. +Sirach Sir 26 18 21 Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 22 I will not remember all his iniquities that he hath done: in his justice which he hath wrought, he shall live. +Sirach Sir 26 18 22 Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 23 Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways, and live? +Sirach Sir 26 18 23 Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 24 But if the just man turn himself away from his justice, and do iniquity according to all the abominations which the wicked man useth to work, shall he live? all his justices which he hath done, shall not be remembered: in the prevarication, by which he hath prevaricated, and in his sin, which he hath committed, in them he shall die. +Sirach Sir 26 18 24 Remember the wrath that shall be at the last day, and the time of repaying when he shall turn away his face. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 25 And you have said: The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye, therefore, O house of Israel: Is it my way that is not right, and are not rather your ways perverse? +Sirach Sir 26 18 25 Remember poverty in the time of abundance, and the necessities of poverty in the day of riches. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 26 For when the just turneth himself away from his justice, and committeth iniquity, he shall die therein: in the injustice that he hath wrought he shall die. +Sirach Sir 26 18 26 From the morning until the evening the time shall be changed, and all these are swift in the eyes of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 27 And when the wicked turneth himself away from his wickedness, which he hath wrought, and doeth judgment, and justice: he shall save his soul alive. +Sirach Sir 26 18 27 A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the days of sins will beware of sloth. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 28 Because he considereth and turneth away himself from all his iniquities which he hath wrought, he shall surely live, and not die. +Sirach Sir 26 18 28 Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise to him that findeth her. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 29 And the children of Israel say: The way of the Lord is not right. Are not my ways right, O house of Israel, and are not rather your ways perverse? +Sirach Sir 26 18 29 They that were of good understanding in words, have also done wisely themselves: and have understood truth and justice, and have poured forth proverbs and judgments. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 30 Therefore will I judge every man according to his ways, O house of Israel, saith the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities: and iniquity shall not be your ruin. +Sirach Sir 26 18 30 Go not after thy lusts, but turn away from thy own will. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit: and why will you die, O house of Israel? +Sirach Sir 26 18 31 If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. Ezekiel Eze 26 18 32 For I desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God, return ye and live. +Sirach Sir 26 18 32 Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual. +Sirach Sir 26 18 33 Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, +Sirach Sir 26 19 1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 2 And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions? +Sirach Sir 26 19 2 Wine and women make wise men fall off, and shall rebuke the prudent: Ezekiel Eze 26 19 3 And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men. +Sirach Sir 26 19 3 And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 4 And the nations heard of him, and took him, but not without receiving wounds: and they brought him in chains into the land of Egypt. +Sirach Sir 26 19 4 He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 5 But she seeing herself weakened, and that her hope was lost, took one of her young lions, and set him up for a lion. +Sirach Sir 26 19 5 He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 6 And he went up and down among the lions, and became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men. +Sirach Sir 26 19 6 He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 7 He learned to make widows, and to lay waste their cities: and the land became desolate, and the fulness thereof by the noise of his roaring. +Sirach Sir 26 19 7 Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 8 And the nations Game together against him on every side out of the provinces, and they spread their net over him, in their wounds he was taken. +Sirach Sir 26 19 8 Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 9 And they put him into a cage, they brought him in chains to the king of Babylon: and they cast him into prison, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 19 9 For he will hearken to thee, and will watch thee, and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee, and so will he be with thee always. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 10 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood planted by the water: her fruit and her branches have grown out of many waters. +Sirach Sir 26 19 10 Hast thou heard a word against thy neighbour? let it die within thee, trusting that it will not burst thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 11 And she hath strong rods to make sceptres for them that bear rule, and her stature was exalted among the branches: and she saw her height in the multitude of her branches. +Sirach Sir 26 19 11 At the hearing of a word the fool is in travail, as a woman groaning in the bringing forth a child. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 12 But she was plucked up in wrath, and cast on the ground, and the burning wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods are withered, and dried up: the fire hath devoured her. +Sirach Sir 26 19 12 As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh: so is a word in the heart of a fool. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 13 And now she is transplanted into the desert, in a land not passable, and dry. +Sirach Sir 26 19 13 Reprove a friend, lest he may not have understood, and say: I did it not: or if he did it, that he may do it no more. Ezekiel Eze 26 19 14 And a fire is gone out from a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit: so that she now hath no strong rod, to be a sceptre of rulers. This is a lamentation, and it shall be for a lamentation. +Sirach Sir 26 19 14 Reprove thy neighbour, for it may be he hath not said it: and if he hath said it, that he may not say it again. +Sirach Sir 26 19 15 Admonish thy friend: for there is often a fault committed. +Sirach Sir 26 19 16 And believe not every word. There is one, that slippeth with the tongue, but not from his heart. +Sirach Sir 26 19 17 For who is there that hath not offended with his tongue? Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him. +Sirach Sir 26 19 18 And give place to the fear of the most High: for the fear of God is all wisdom, and therein is to fear God, and the disposition of the law is in all wisdom. +Sirach Sir 26 19 19 But the learning of wickedness is not wisdom: and the device of sinners is not prudence. +Sirach Sir 26 19 20 There is a subtle wickedness, and the same is detestable: and there is a man that is foolish, wanting in wisdom. +Sirach Sir 26 19 21 Better is a man that hath less wisdom, and wanteth understanding, with the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and transgresseth the law of the most High. +Sirach Sir 26 19 22 There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust. +Sirach Sir 26 19 23 And there is one that uttereth an exact word telling the truth. There is one that humbleth himself wickedly, and his interior is full of deceit: +Sirach Sir 26 19 24 And there is one that submitteth himself exceedingly with a great lowliness: and there is one that casteth down his countenance, and maketh as if he did not see that which is unknown: +Sirach Sir 26 19 25 And if he be hindered from sinning for want of power, if he shall find opportunity to do evil, he will do it. +Sirach Sir 26 19 26 A man is known by his look, and a wise man, when thou meetest him, is known by his countenance. +Sirach Sir 26 19 27 The attire of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the gait of the man, shew what he is. +Sirach Sir 26 19 28 There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace, he is wise. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month: there came men of the ancients of Israel to inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me. +Sirach Sir 26 20 1 How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 20 2 The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden: Ezekiel Eze 26 20 3 Son of man, speak to the ancients of Israel, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Are you come to inquire of me? As I live, I will not answer you, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 20 3 So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 4 If thou judgest them, if thou judgest, son of man, declare to them the abominations of their fathers. +Sirach Sir 26 20 4 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 5 And say to them: Thus saith the Lord God : In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand for the race of the house of Jacob: and appeared to them in the land of Egypt, and lifted up my hand for them, saying: I am the Lord your God: +Sirach Sir 26 20 5 There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 6 In that day I lifted up my hand for them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt, into a land which I had provided for them, flowing with milk and honey, which excelleth amongst all lands. +Sirach Sir 26 20 6 There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 7 And I said to them: Let every man cast away the scandals of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. +Sirach Sir 26 20 7 A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 8 But they provoked me, and would not hearken to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: and I said I would pour out my indignation upon them, and accomplish my wrath against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. +Sirach Sir 26 20 8 He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 9 But I did otherwise for my name’s sake, that it might not be violated before the nations, in the midst of whom they were, and among whom I made myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt. +Sirach Sir 26 20 9 There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 10 Therefore I brought them out from the land of Egypt, and brought them into the desert. +Sirach Sir 26 20 10 There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is a gift, the recompense of which is double. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 11 And I gave them my statutes, and I shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them. +Sirach Sir 26 20 11 There is an abasement because of glory: and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 12 Moreover I gave them also my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them: and that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. +Sirach Sir 26 20 12 There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 13 But the house of Israel provoked me in the desert: they walked not in my statutes, and they cast away my judgments, which if a man do he shall live in them: and they grievously violated my sabbaths. I said therefore that I would pour out my indignation upon them in the desert, and would consume them. +Sirach Sir 26 20 13 A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 14 But I spared them for the sake of my name, lest it should be profaned before the nations, from which I brought them out, in their sight. +Sirach Sir 26 20 14 The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 15 So I lifted up my hand over them in the desert, not to bring them into the land which I had given them flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands. +Sirach Sir 26 20 15 He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 16 Because they cast off my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, and violated my sabbaths: for their heart went after idols. +Sirach Sir 26 20 16 To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 17 Yet my eye spared them, so that I destroyed them not: neither did I consume them in the desert. +Sirach Sir 26 20 17 A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 18 And I said to their children in the wilderness: Walk not in the statutes of your fathers, and observe not their judgments, nor be ye defiled with their idols: +Sirach Sir 26 20 18 For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn! Ezekiel Eze 26 20 19 I am the Lord your God: walk ye in my statutes, and observe my judgments, and do them. +Sirach Sir 26 20 19 For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 20 And sanctify my sabbaths, that they may be a sign between me and you: and that you may know that I am the Lord your God. +Sirach Sir 26 20 20 The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 21 But their children provoked me, they walked not in my commandments, nor observed my judgments to do them: which if a man do, he shell live in them: and they violated my sabbaths: and I threatened to pour out my indignation upon them, and to accomplish my wrath in them in the desert. +Sirach Sir 26 20 21 A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 22 But I turned away my hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it might not be violated before the nations, out of which I brought them forth in their sight. +Sirach Sir 26 20 22 A parable coming out of a fool's mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 23 Again I lifted up my hand upon them in the wilderness, to disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries : +Sirach Sir 26 20 23 There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 24 Because they had not done my judgments, and had cast off my statutes, and had violated my sabbaths, and their eyes had been after the idols of their fathers. +Sirach Sir 26 20 24 There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 25 Therefore I also gave them statutes that were not good, and judgments, in which they shall not live. +Sirach Sir 26 20 25 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, when they offered all that opened the womb, for their offences: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 20 26 A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 27 Wherefore speak to the house of Israel, O son of man, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Moreover in this also your fathers blasphemed me, when they had despised and contemned me; +Sirach Sir 26 20 27 A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 28 And I had brought them into the land, for which I lifted up my hand to give it them: they saw every high hill, and every shady tree, and there they sacrificed their victims: and there they presented the provocation of their offerings, and there they set their sweet odours, and poured forth their libations. +Sirach Sir 26 20 28 The manners of lying men are without honour: and their confusion is with them without ceasing. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 29 And I said to them: What meaneth the high place to which you go? and the name thereof was called High-place even to this day. +Sirach Sir 26 20 29 A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 30 Wherefore say to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Verily, you are defiled in the way of your fathers, and you commit fornication with their abominations. +Sirach Sir 26 20 30 He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 31 And you defile yourselves with all your: idols unto this day, in the offering of your gifts, when you make your children pass through the fire: and shall I answer you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not answer you. +Sirach Sir 26 20 31 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 32 Neither shall the thought of your mind come to pass, by which you say: We will be as the Gentiles, and as the families of the earth, to worship stocks and stones. +Sirach Sir 26 20 32 O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both? Ezekiel Eze 26 20 33 As I live, saith the Lord God, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. +Sirach Sir 26 20 33 Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and I will gather you out of the countries, in which you are scattered, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of people, and there will I plead with you face to face. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 36 As I pleaded against your fathers in the desert of the land of Egypt; even so will I judge you, saith the Lord God. @@ -20934,106 +22724,208 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 20 47 And any to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thu Ezekiel Eze 26 20 48 And all flesh shall see, that I the Lord have kindled it, and it shall not be quenched. Ezekiel Eze 26 20 49 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables? Ezekiel Eze 26 21 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 21 1 My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and let thy speech flow towards the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel: +Sirach Sir 26 21 2 Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 3 And say to the land of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off in thee the just, and the wicked. +Sirach Sir 26 21 3 The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 4 And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just, and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north. +Sirach Sir 26 21 4 All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back. +Sirach Sir 26 21 5 Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 6 And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them. +Sirach Sir 26 21 6 The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 7 And when they shall say to thee: Why mournest thou? thou shalt say: For that which I hear: because it cometh, and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be made feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and water shall run down every knee: behold it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 21 7 He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 21 8 He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Say: The sword, the sword is sharpened, and furbished. +Sirach Sir 26 21 9 He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 10 It is sharpened to kill victims: it is furbished that it may glitter: thou removest the sceptre of my son, thou hast cut down every tree. +Sirach Sir 26 21 10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 11 And I have given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the hand of the slayer. +Sirach Sir 26 21 11 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 12 Cry, and howl, 0 son of man, for this sword is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel, that are fled: they are delivered up to the sword with my people, strike therefore upon thy thigh, +Sirach Sir 26 21 12 He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 13 Because it is tried: and that when it shall overthrow the sceptre, and it shall not be, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 21 13 The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 14 Thou therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled: this is the sword of a great slaughter, that maketh them stand amazed, +Sirach Sir 26 21 14 He that is not wise in good, will not be taught. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 15 And languish in heart, and that multiplieth ruins. In all their gates I have set the dread of the sharp sword, the sword that is furbished to glitter, that is made ready for slaughter. +Sirach Sir 26 21 15 But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 16 Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face. +Sirach Sir 26 21 16 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 17 And I will clap my hands together, and will satisfy my indignation: I the Lord have spoken. +Sirach Sir 26 21 17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 18 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 21 18 A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 19 And thou son of man, set thee two ways, for the sword of the king of Babylon to come: both shall come forth out of one land: and with his hand he shall draw lots, he shall consult at the head of the way of the city. +Sirach Sir 26 21 19 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 20 Thou shalt make a way that the sword may come to Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and to Juda unto Jerusalem the strong city. +Sirach Sir 26 21 20 The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 21 For the king of Babylon stood in the highway, at the head of two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows: he inquired of the idols, and consulted entrails. +Sirach Sir 26 21 21 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 22 On his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to lift up the voice in howling, to set engines against the gates, to cast up a mount, to build forts. +Sirach Sir 26 21 22 Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 23 And he shall be in their eyes as one consulting the oracle in vain, and imitating the leisure of sabbaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity that they may be taken. +Sirach Sir 26 21 23 A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have remembered your iniquity, and have discovered your prevarications, and your sins have appeared in all your devices: because, I say, you have remembered, you shall be taken with the hand. +Sirach Sir 26 21 24 Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 25 But thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come that hath been appointed in the time of iniquity: +Sirach Sir 26 21 25 The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 26 Thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, take off the crown: is it not this that hath exalted the low one, and brought down him that was high? +Sirach Sir 26 21 26 A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 27 I will shew it to be iniquity, iniquity, iniquity: but this was not done till he came to whom judgment belongeth, and I will give it him. +Sirach Sir 26 21 27 It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 28 And thou son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach, and thou shalt say: sword, O sword, come out of the scabbard to kill, be furbished to destroy, and to glitter, +Sirach Sir 26 21 28 The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things: but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 29 Whilst they see vain things in thy regard, and they divine lies: to bring thee upon the necks of the wicked that are wounded, whose appointed day is come in the time of iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 21 29 The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 30 Return into thy sheath. I will judge thee in the place wherein thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. +Sirach Sir 26 21 30 While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 31 And I will pour out upon thee my indignation: in the fire of my rage will I blow upon thee, and will give thee into the hands of men that are brutish and contrive thy destruction. +Sirach Sir 26 21 31 The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured. Ezekiel Eze 26 21 32 Thou shalt be fuel for the fire, thy blood shall be in the midst of the land, thou shalt be forgotten: for I the Lord have spoken it. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 22 1 The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 2 And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood? +Sirach Sir 26 22 2 The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 3 And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself. +Sirach Sir 26 22 3 A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood which thou hast shed: and thou art defiled in thy idols which thou hast made: and thou hast made thy days to draw near, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all countries. +Sirach Sir 26 22 4 A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 5 Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall triumph over thee: thou filthy one, infamous, great in destruction. +Sirach Sir 26 22 5 She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 6 Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood. +Sirach Sir 26 22 6 A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 7 They have abused father and mother in thee, they have oppressed the stranger in the midst of thee, they have grieved the fatherless and widow in thee. +Sirach Sir 26 22 7 He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 8 Thou hast despised my sanctuaries, and profaned my sabbaths. +Sirach Sir 26 22 8 He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 9 Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee. +Sirach Sir 26 22 9 He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this? Ezekiel Eze 26 22 10 They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee. +Sirach Sir 26 22 10 Weep for the dead, for his light hath failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding faileth. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 11 And every one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife, and the father in law hath wickedly defiled his daughter in law, the brother hath oppressed his sister the daughter of his father in thee. +Sirach Sir 26 22 11 Weep but a little for the dead, for he is at rest. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 12 They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and then hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 22 12 For the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 13 Behold, I have clapped my hands at thy covetousness, which thou hast exercised and at the blood that hath been shed: In the midst of thee. +Sirach Sir 26 22 13 The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 14 Shall thy heart endure, or shall thy hands prevail ill the days which I will bring upon thee: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it. +Sirach Sir 26 22 14 Talk not much with a fool and go not with him that hath no sense. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 15 And I will disperse thee in the nations, and will scatter thee among the countries, and I will put an end to thy uncleanness in thee. +Sirach Sir 26 22 15 Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 16 And I will possess thee in the sight of the Gentiles, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 22 16 Turn away from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be wearied out with his folly. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 17 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 22 17 What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool? Ezekiel Eze 26 22 18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dress to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dress of silver. +Sirach Sir 26 22 18 Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you are all turned into dress, therefore behold I will gather you together in the midst of Jerusalem. +Sirach Sir 26 22 19 A frame of wood bound together in the foundation of a building, shall not be loosed: so neither shall the heart that is established by advised counsel. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and will take my rest, and I will melt you down. +Sirach Sir 26 22 20 The thought of him that is wise at all times, shall not be depraved by fear. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 21 And I will gather you together, and will burn you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 22 21 As pales set in high places, and plasterings made without cost, will not stand against the face of the wind: Ezekiel Eze 26 22 22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be in the midst thereof: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have poured out my indignation upon you. +Sirach Sir 26 22 22 So also a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool shall not resist against the violence of fear. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 22 23 As a fearful heart in the thought of a fool at all times will not fear, so neither shall he that continueth always in the commandments of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 24 Son of man, say to her: Thou art a land that is unclean, and not rained upon in the day of wrath. +Sirach Sir 26 22 24 He that pricketh the eye, bringeth out tears: and he that pricketh the heart, bringeth forth resentment. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 25 There is a conspiracy of prophets in the midst thereof: like a lion that roareth and catcheth the prey, they have devoured souls, they have taken riches and hire, they have made many widows in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 22 25 He that flingeth a stone at birds, shall drive them away: so he that upbraideth his friend, breaketh friendship. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 26 Her priests have despised my law, and have defiled my sanctuaries: they have put no difference between holy and profane: nor have distinguished between the polluted and the clean: and they have turned away their eyes from my sabbaths, and I was profaned in the midst of them. +Sirach Sir 26 22 26 Although thou hast drawn a sword at a friend, despair not: for there may be a returning. To a friend, Ezekiel Eze 26 22 27 Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness. +Sirach Sir 26 22 27 If thou hast opened a sad mouth, fear not, for there may be a reconciliation: except upbraiding, and reproach, and pride, and disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for in all these cases a friend will flee away. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 28 And her prophets have daubed them without tempering the mortar, seeing vain things, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith the Lord God: when the Lord hath not spoken. +Sirach Sir 26 22 28 Keep fidelity with a friend in his poverty, that in his prosperity also thou mayst rejoice. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and committed robbery: they afflicted the needy and poor, and they oppressed the stranger by calumny without judgment. +Sirach Sir 26 22 29 In the time of his trouble continue faithful to him, that thou mayst also be heir with him in his inheritance. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 30 And I sought among them for a man that might set up a hedge, and stand in the gap before me in favour of the land, that I might not destroy it: and I found none. +Sirach Sir 26 22 30 As the vapour of a chimney, and the smoke of the fire goeth up before the fire: so also injurious words, and reproaches, and threats, before blood. Ezekiel Eze 26 22 31 And I poured out my indignation upon them, in the fire of my wrath I consumed them: I have rendered their way upon their own head, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 22 31 I will not be ashamed to salute a friend, neither will I hide myself from his face: and if any evil happen to me by him, I will bear it. +Sirach Sir 26 22 32 But every one that shall hear it, will beware of him. +Sirach Sir 26 22 33 Who will set a guard before my mouth, and a sure seal upon my lips, that I fall not by them, and that my tongue destroy me not? Ezekiel Eze 26 23 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 23 1 O Lord, father, and sovereign ruler of my life, leave me not to their counsel: nor suffer me to fall by them. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 2 Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother. +Sirach Sir 26 23 2 Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over my heart, that they spare me not in their ignorances, and that their sins may not appear: Ezekiel Eze 26 23 3 And they committed fornication in Egypt, in their youth they committed fornication: there were their breasts pressed down, and the teats of their virginity were bruised. +Sirach Sir 26 23 3 Lest my ignorances increase, and my offences be multiplied, and my sins abound, and I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me? Ezekiel Eze 26 23 4 And their names were Oolla the elder, and Ooliba her younger sister: and I took them, and they bore sons and daughters. Now for their names, Samaria is Oolla, and Jerusalem is Ooliba. +Sirach Sir 26 23 4 O Lord, father, and God of my life, leave me not to their devices. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 5 And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her, +Sirach Sir 26 23 5 Give me not haughtiness of my eyes, and turn away from me all coveting. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 6 Who were clothed with blue, princes, and rulers, beautiful youths, all horsemen, mounted upon horses. +Sirach Sir 26 23 6 Take from me the greediness of the belly, and let not the lusts of the flesh take hold of me, and give me not over to a shameless and foolish mind. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 7 And she committed her fornications with those chosen men, all sons of the Assyrians: and she defiled herself with the uncleanness of all them on whom she doted. +Sirach Sir 26 23 7 Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth, and he that will keep it shall not perish by his lips, nor be brought to fall into most wicked works. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 8 Moreover also she did not forsake her fornications which she had committed in Egypt: for they also lay with her in her youth, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured out their fornication upon her. +Sirach Sir 26 23 8 A sinner is caught in his own vanity, and the proud and the evil speakers shall fall thereby. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 9 Therefore have I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the sons of the Assyrians, upon whose lust she doted. +Sirach Sir 26 23 9 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to swearing: for in it there are many falls. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 10 They discovered her disgrace, took away her sons and daughters, and slew her with the sword: and they became infamous women, and they executed judgments in her. +Sirach Sir 26 23 10 And let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not escape free from them. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 11 And when her sister Ooliba saw this, she was mad with lust more than she: and she carried her fornication beyond the fornication of her sister. +Sirach Sir 26 23 11 For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 12 Impudently prostituting herself to the children of the Assyrians, the princes, and rulers that came to her, clothed with divers colours, to the horsemen that rode upon horses, and to young men all of great beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 23 12 A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 13 And I saw that she was defiled, and that they both took one way. +Sirach Sir 26 23 13 And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him, and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double: Ezekiel Eze 26 23 14 And she increased her fornications: and when she had seen men painted on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth in colours, +Sirach Sir 26 23 14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 15 And girded with girdles about their reins, and with dyed turbans on their heads, the resemblance of all the captains, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, and of the land of the Chaldeans wherein they were born, +Sirach Sir 26 23 15 There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 16 She doted upon them with the lust of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them into Chaldea. +Sirach Sir 26 23 16 For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 17 And when the sons of Babylon were come to her to the bed of love, they defiled her with their fornications, and she was polluted by them, and her soul was glutted with them. +Sirach Sir 26 23 17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 18 And she discovered her fornications, and discovered her disgrace: and my soul was alienated from her, as my soul was alienated from her sister. +Sirach Sir 26 23 18 Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men: Ezekiel Eze 26 23 19 For she multiplied her fornications, remembering the days of her youth, in which she played the harlot in the land of Egypt. +Sirach Sir 26 23 19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 20 And she was mad with lust after lying with them whose flesh is as the flesh of asses: and whose issue as the issue of horses. +Sirach Sir 26 23 20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 21 And thou hast renewed the wickedness of thy youth, when thy breasts were pressed in Egypt, and the papa of thy virginity broken. +Sirach Sir 26 23 21 Two sorts of men multiply sins, and the third bringeth wrath and destruction. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 22 Therefore, Ooliba, thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will raise up against thee all thy lovers with whom thy soul hath been glutted: and I will gather them together against thee round about. +Sirach Sir 26 23 22 A hot soul is a burning fire, it will never be quenched, till it devour some thing. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 23 The children of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, the nobles, and the kings, and princes, all the sons of the Assyrians, beautiful young men, all the captains, and rulers, the princes of princes, and the renowned horsemen. +Sirach Sir 26 23 23 And a man that is wicked in the mouth of his flesh, will not leave off till he hath kindled a fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 24 And they shall come upon thee well appointed with chariot and wheel, a multitude of people: they shall be armed against thee on every side with breastplate, and buckler, and helmet: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee by their judgments. +Sirach Sir 26 23 24 To a man that is a fornicator all bread is sweet, he will not be weary of sinning unto the end. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, which they shall execute upon thee with fury: they shall cut off thy nose and thy ears: and what remains shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons, and thy daughters, and thy residue shall be devoured by fire. +Sirach Sir 26 23 25 Every man that passeth beyond his own bed, despising his own soul, and saying: Who seeth me? Ezekiel Eze 26 23 26 And they shall strip thee of thy garments, and take away the instruments of thy glory. +Sirach Sir 26 23 26 Darkness compasseth me about, and the walls cover me, and no man seeth me: whom do I fear? the most High will not remember my sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 27 And I will put an end to thy wickedness in thee, and thy fornication brought out of the land of Egypt: neither shalt thou lift up thy eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more. +Sirach Sir 26 23 27 And he understandeth not that his eye seeth all things, for such a man's fear driveth him from the fear of God, and the eyes of men fearing him: Ezekiel Eze 26 23 28 For thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will deliver thee into the hands of them whom thou hatest, into their hands with whom thy soul hath been glutted. +Sirach Sir 26 23 28 And he knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are far brighter than the sun, beholding round about all the ways of men, and the bottom of the deep, and looking into the hearts of men, into the most hidden parts. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 29 And they shall deal with thee in hatred, and they shall take away all thy labours, and shall let thee go naked, and full of disgrace, and the disgrace of thy fornication shall be discovered, thy wickedness, and thy fornications. +Sirach Sir 26 23 29 For all things were known to the Lord God, before they were created: so also after they were perfected he beholdeth all things. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 30 They have done these things to thee, because thou hast played the harlot with the nations among which thou wast defiled with their idols. +Sirach Sir 26 23 30 This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and he shall be chased as a colt: and where he suspected not, he shall be taken. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister, and I will give her cup into thy hand. +Sirach Sir 26 23 31 And he shall be in disgrace with all men, because he understood not the fear of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 32 Thus saith the Lord God: Thou shalt drink thy sister’s cup, deep, and wide: thou shalt be had in derision and scorn, which containeth very much. +Sirach Sir 26 23 32 So every woman also that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another: Ezekiel Eze 26 23 33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness, and sorrow: with the cup of grief, and sadness, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. +Sirach Sir 26 23 33 For first she hath been unfaithful to the law of the most High: and secondly, she hath offended against her husband: thirdly, she hath fornicated in adultery, and hath gotten her children of another man. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 34 And thou shalt drink it, and shalt drink it up even to the dregs, and thou shalt devour the fragments thereof, thou shalt rend thy breasts: because I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 23 34 This woman shall be brought into the assembly, and inquisition shall be made of her children. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast forgotten me, and hast cast me off behind thy back, bear thou also thy wickedness, and thy fornications. +Sirach Sir 26 23 35 Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 36 And the Lord spoke to me, saying: Son of man, dost thou judge Oolla, and Ooliba, and dost thou declare to them their wicked deeds? +Sirach Sir 26 23 36 She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her infamy shall not be blotted out. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 37 Because they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and they have committed fornication with their idols: moreover also their children, whom they bore to me, they have offered to them to be devoured. +Sirach Sir 26 23 37 And they that remain shall know, that there is nothing better than the fear of God: and that there is nothing sweeter than to have regard to the commandments of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 38 Yea, and they have done this to me. They polluted my sanctuary on the same day, and profaned my sabbaths. +Sirach Sir 26 23 38 It is great glory to follow the Lord: for length of days shall be received from him. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 39 And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, and went into my sanctuary the same day to profane it: they did these things even in the midst of my house. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 40 They sent for men coming from afar, to whom they had sent a messenger: and behold they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, and didst paint thy eyes, and wast adorned with women’s ornaments. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 41 Thou sattest on a very fine bed, and a table was decked before thee: whereupon thou didst set my incense, and my ointment. @@ -21046,336 +22938,759 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 23 47 And lee the people stone them with stones, and let them be Ezekiel Eze 26 23 48 And I will take away wickedness out of the land: and all women shall learn, not to do according to the wickedness of them. Ezekiel Eze 26 23 49 And they shall render your wickedness upon you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols: and you shall know that I am the Lord God. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 1 And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 24 1 Wisdom shall praise her own self, and shall be honoured in God, and shall glory in the midst of her people, Ezekiel Eze 26 24 2 Son of man, write thee the name of this day, on which the king of Babylon hath set himself against Jerusalem to day. +Sirach Sir 26 24 2 And shall open her mouth in the churches of the most High, and shall glorify herself in the sight of his power, Ezekiel Eze 26 24 3 And thou shalt speak by a figure a parable to the provoking house, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Set on a pot, set it on, I say, and put water into it. +Sirach Sir 26 24 3 And in the midst of her own people she shall be exalted, and shall be admired in the holy assembly. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 4 Heap together into if the pieces thereof, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, choice pieces and full of bones. +Sirach Sir 26 24 4 And in the multitude of the elect she shall have praise, and among the blessed she shall be blessed, saying: Ezekiel Eze 26 24 5 Take the fattest of the flock, and lay together piles of bones under it: the seething thereof is boiling hot, and the bones thereof are thoroughly sodden in the midst of it. +Sirach Sir 26 24 5 I came out of the mouth of the most High, the firstborn before all creatures: Ezekiel Eze 26 24 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is in it, and its rust is not gone out of it: cast it out piece by piece, there hath no lot fallen upon it. +Sirach Sir 26 24 6 I made that in the heavens there should rise light that never faileth, and as a cloud I covered all the earth: Ezekiel Eze 26 24 7 For her blood is in the midst of her, she hath shed it upon the smooth rock: she hath not shed it upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust. +Sirach Sir 26 24 7 I dwelt in the highest places, and my throne is in a pillar of a cloud. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 8 And that I might bring my indignation upon her, and take my vengeance: I have shed her blood upon the smooth rock, that it should not be covered. +Sirach Sir 26 24 8 I alone have compassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated into the bottom of the deep, and have walked in the waves of the sea, Ezekiel Eze 26 24 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, of which I will make a great bonfire. +Sirach Sir 26 24 9 And have stood in all the earth: and in every people, Ezekiel Eze 26 24 10 Heap together the bones, which I will burn with Are: the flesh shall be consumed, and the whole composition shall be sodden, and the bones shall be consumed. +Sirach Sir 26 24 10 And in every nation I have had the chief rule: Ezekiel Eze 26 24 11 Then set it empty upon burning coals, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may be melted: and let the filth of it be melted in the midst thereof, and let the rust of it be consumed. +Sirach Sir 26 24 11 And by my power I have trodden under my feet the hearts of all the high and low: and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 12 Great pains have been taken, and the great rust thereof is not gone out, not even by fire. +Sirach Sir 26 24 12 Then the creator of all things commanded, and said to me: and he that made me, rested in my tabernacle, Ezekiel Eze 26 24 13 Thy uncleanness is execrable: be- cause I desired to cleanse thee, and thou art not cleansed from thy filthiness: neither shalt thou be cleansed, before I cause my indignation to rest in thee. +Sirach Sir 26 24 13 And he said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in my elect. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 14 I the Lord have spoken: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not pass by, nor spare, nor be pacified: I will judge thee according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, saith the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 24 14 From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 24 15 And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 16 Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thy eyes with a stroke: and thou shalt not lament, nor weep : neither shall thy tears run down. +Sirach Sir 26 24 16 And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead: let the tire of thy head be upon thee, and thy shoes on thy feet, and cover not thy face, nor eat the meat of mourners. +Sirach Sir 26 24 17 I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree on mount Sion. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me. +Sirach Sir 26 24 18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Cades, and as a rose plant in Jericho: Ezekiel Eze 26 24 19 And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest? +Sirach Sir 26 24 19 As a fair olive tree in the plains, and as a plane tree by the water in the streets, was I exalted. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 20 And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 24 20 I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon, and aromatical balm: I yielded a sweet odour like the best myrrh: Ezekiel Eze 26 24 21 Speak to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will profane my sanctuary, the glory of your realm, and the thing that your eyes de sire, and for which your soul feareth: your sons, and your daughters, whom you have left, shall fall by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 24 21 And I perfumed my dwelling as storax, and galbanum, and onyx, and aloes, and as the frankincense not cut, and my odour is as the purest balm. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 22 And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your faces, nor shall you eat the meat of mourners. +Sirach Sir 26 24 22 I have stretched out my branches as the turpentine tree, and my branches are of honour and grace. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 23 You shall have crowns on your heads, and shoes on your feet: you shall not lament nor weep, but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and every one shall sigh with his brother. +Sirach Sir 26 24 23 As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 24 And Ezechiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come: according to all that he hath done, so shall you do, when this shall come to pass: and you shall know that I am the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 24 24 I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 25 And thou, O son of man, behold in the day wherein I will take away from them their strength, and the joy of their glory, and the desire of their eyes, upon which their souls rest, their sons and their daughters. +Sirach Sir 26 24 25 In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 26 In that day when he that escapeth shall come to thee, to tell thee: +Sirach Sir 26 24 26 Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. Ezekiel Eze 26 24 27 In that day, I say, shall thy mouth be opened to him that hath escaped, and thou shalt speak, and shalt be silent no more: and thou shalt be unto them for a sign of things to come, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 24 27 For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb. +Sirach Sir 26 24 28 My memory is unto everlasting generations. +Sirach Sir 26 24 29 They that eat me, shall yet hunger: and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. +Sirach Sir 26 24 30 He that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded: and they that work by me, shall not sin. +Sirach Sir 26 24 31 They that explain me shall have life everlasting. +Sirach Sir 26 24 32 All these things are the book of life, and the covenant of the most High, and the knowledge of truth. +Sirach Sir 26 24 33 Moses commanded a law in the precepts of justices, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 24 34 He appointed to David his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 24 35 Who filleth up wisdom as the Phison, and as the Tigris in the days of the new fruits. +Sirach Sir 26 24 36 Who maketh understanding to abound as the Euphrates, who multiplieth it as the Jordan in the time of harvest. +Sirach Sir 26 24 37 Who sendeth knowledge as the light, and riseth up as Gehon in the time of the vintage. +Sirach Sir 26 24 38 Who first hath perfect knowledge of her, and a weaker shall not search her out. +Sirach Sir 26 24 39 For her thoughts are more vast than the sea, and her counsels more deep than the great ocean. +Sirach Sir 26 24 40 I, wisdom, have poured out rivers. +Sirach Sir 26 24 41 I, like a brook out of a river of a mighty water; I, like a channel of a river, and like an aqueduct, came out of paradise. +Sirach Sir 26 24 42 I said: I will water my garden of plants, and I will water abundantly the fruits of my meadow. +Sirach Sir 26 24 43 And behold my brook became a great river, and my river came near to a sea: +Sirach Sir 26 24 44 For I make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light, and I will declare it afar off. +Sirach Sir 26 24 45 I will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that sleep, and will enlighten all that hope in the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 24 46 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and will leave it to them that seek wisdom, and will not cease to instruct their offspring even to the holy age. +Sirach Sir 26 24 47 See ye that I have not laboured myself only, but for all that seek out the truth. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 25 1 With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men: Ezekiel Eze 26 25 2 Son of man, set thy face against the children of Ammon, and thou shalt prophesy of them. +Sirach Sir 26 25 2 The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 3 And thou shalt say to the children of Ammon: Hear ye the word of the Lord God: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast said: Ha, ha, upon my sanctuary, because it was profaned: and upon the land of Israel, because it was laid waste: and upon the house of Juda, because they are led into captivity: +Sirach Sir 26 25 3 Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life: Ezekiel Eze 26 25 4 Therefore will I deliver thee to the men of the east for an inheritance, and they shall place their sheepcotes in thee, and shall set up their tents in thee: they shall eat thy fruits: and they shall drink thy milk. +Sirach Sir 26 25 4 A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 5 And I will make Rabbath a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching place for flocks: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 25 5 The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age? Ezekiel Eze 26 25 6 For thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast clapped thy hands and stamped with thy foot, and hast rejoiced with all thy heart against the land of Israel: +Sirach Sir 26 25 6 O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel! Ezekiel Eze 26 25 7 Therefore behold I: will stretch forth my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee to be the spoil of nations, and will cut thee off from among the people, and destroy thee out of the lands, and break thee in pieces: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 25 7 O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour! Ezekiel Eze 26 25 8 Thus saith the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir have said: Behold the house of Juda is like all other nations: +Sirach Sir 26 25 8 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 9 Therefore behold I will open the shoulder of Moab from the cities, from his cities, I say, and his borders, the noble cities of the land of Bethiesimoth, and Beelmeon, and Cariathaim, +Sirach Sir 26 25 9 Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 10 To the people of the east with the children of Ammon, and I will give it them for an inheritance: that there may be no more any remembrance of the children of Ammon among the nations. +Sirach Sir 26 25 10 A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 11 And I will execute judgments in Moab: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 25 11 Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 12 Thus saith the Lord God: Because Edom hath taken vengeance to revenge herself of the children of Juda, and hath greatly offended, and hath sought revenge of them: +Sirach Sir 26 25 12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: I will stretch forth my hand upon Edom, and will take away out of it man and beast, and will make it desolate from the south: and they that are in Dedan shall fall by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 25 13 How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to my wrath, and my fury: and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 25 14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things: Ezekiel Eze 26 25 15 Thus saith the Lord God: Because the Philistines have taken vengeance, and have revenged themselves with all their mind, destroying and satisfying old enmities : +Sirach Sir 26 25 15 Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? Ezekiel Eze 26 25 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will stretch forth my hand upon the Philistines, and will kill the killers, and will destroy the remnant of the sea coast. +Sirach Sir 26 25 16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. Ezekiel Eze 26 25 17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them, rebuking them in fury: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. +Sirach Sir 26 25 17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. +Sirach Sir 26 25 18 And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart: +Sirach Sir 26 25 19 And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman: +Sirach Sir 26 25 20 And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him: +Sirach Sir 26 25 21 And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies. +Sirach Sir 26 25 22 There is no head worse than the head of a serpent: +Sirach Sir 26 25 23 And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman. +Sirach Sir 26 25 24 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face: and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear: and sheweth it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbours, +Sirach Sir 26 25 25 Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little. +Sirach Sir 26 25 26 All malice is short to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her. +Sirach Sir 26 25 27 As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man. +Sirach Sir 26 25 28 Look not upon a woman's beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 25 29 A woman's anger, and impudence, and confusion is great. +Sirach Sir 26 25 30 A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband. +Sirach Sir 26 25 31 A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart. +Sirach Sir 26 25 32 Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy. +Sirach Sir 26 25 33 From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die. +Sirach Sir 26 25 34 Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad. +Sirach Sir 26 25 35 If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies. +Sirach Sir 26 25 36 Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 26 1 Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 2 Son of man, because Tyre hath said of Jerusalem: Aha, the gates of the people are broken, she is turned to me: I shall be filled, now she is laid waste. +Sirach Sir 26 26 2 A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, O Tyre, and I will cause many nations to come up to thee, as the waves of the sea rise up. +Sirach Sir 26 26 3 A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 4 And they shall break down the walls of Tyre, and destroy the towers thereof: and I will scrape her dust from her, and make her like a smooth rock. +Sirach Sir 26 26 4 Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 5 She shall be a drying place for nets in the midst of the sea, because I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and she shall be a spoil to the nations. +Sirach Sir 26 26 5 Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled: Ezekiel Eze 26 26 6 Her daughters also that are in the field, shall be slain by the sword: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 26 6 The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people: Ezekiel Eze 26 26 7 For thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will bring against Tyre Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, the king of kings, from the north, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and companies, and much people. +Sirach Sir 26 26 7 And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 8 Thy daughters that are in the field, he shall kill with the sword: and he shall compass thee with forts, and shall cast up a mount round about: and he shall lift up the buckler against thee. +Sirach Sir 26 26 8 A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 9 And he shall set engines of mar and battering rams against thy walls, and shall destroy thy towers with his arms. +Sirach Sir 26 26 9 With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 10 By reason of the multitude of his horses, their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and wheels, and chariots, when they shall go in at thy gates, as by the entrance of a city that is destroyed. +Sirach Sir 26 26 10 As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 11 With the hoofs of his horses he shall tread down all thy streets: thy people he shall kill with the sword, and thy famous statues shall fall to the ground. +Sirach Sir 26 26 11 A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 12 They shall waste thy riches, they shall make a spoil of thy merchandise: and they shall destroy thy walls, and pull down thy fine houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber, and thy dust in the midst of the waters. +Sirach Sir 26 26 12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 13 And I will make the multitude of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harps shall be heard no more. +Sirach Sir 26 26 13 On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 14 And I will make thee like a naked rock, then shalt be a drying place for nets, neither shalt thou be built any more: for I have spoken it, saith. the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 26 14 Take heed of the impudence of her eyes, and wonder not if she slight thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 15 Thus saith the Lord God to Tyre: Shall not the islands shake at the sound of thy fall, and the groans of thy slain when they shall be killed in the midst of thee? +Sirach Sir 26 26 15 She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones: and take off their robes, and cast away their broidered garments, and be clothed with astonishment: they shall sit on the ground, and with amazement shall wonder at thy sudden fall. +Sirach Sir 26 26 16 The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 17 And taking up a lamentation over thee, they shall say to thee: How art thou fallen, that dwellest in the sea, renowned city that wast strong in the sea, with thy inhabitants whom all did dread? +Sirach Sir 26 26 17 Her discipline is the gift of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 18 Now shall the ships be astonished in the day of thy terror: and the islands in the sea shall be troubled because no one cometh out of thee. +Sirach Sir 26 26 18 Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 19 For thus saith the Lord God: When I shall make thee a desolate city like the cities that are not inhabited: and shall bring the deep upon thee, and many waters shall cover thee: +Sirach Sir 26 26 19 A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 20 And when I shall bring thee down with those that descend into the pit to the everlasting people, and shall set thee in the lowest parts of the earth, as places desolate of old, with them that are brought down into the pit, that thou be not inhabited: and when I shall give glory in the land of the living, +Sirach Sir 26 26 20 And no price is worthy of a continent soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 26 21 I will bring thee to nothing, and thou shalt not be, and if thou be sought for, thou shalt not be found any more for ever, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 26 21 As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. +Sirach Sir 26 26 22 As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age, +Sirach Sir 26 26 23 As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman. +Sirach Sir 26 26 24 As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman. +Sirach Sir 26 26 25 At two things my heart is grieved, and the third bringeth anger upon me. +Sirach Sir 26 26 26 A man of war fainting through poverty, and a man of sense despised: +Sirach Sir 26 26 27 And he that passeth over from justice to sin, God hath prepared such an one for the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 26 28 Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 27 1 Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 2 Thou therefore, O son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre: +Sirach Sir 26 27 2 As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 3 And say to Tyre that dwelleth at the entry of the sea, being the mart of the people for many islands: Thus saith the Lord God: O Tyre, thou hast said: I am of perfect beauty, +Sirach Sir 26 27 3 Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 4 And situate in the heart of the sea. Thy neighbours, that built thee, have perfected thy beauty: +Sirach Sir 26 27 4 Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 5 With fir trees of Sanir they have built thee with all sea planks: they have taken cedars from Libanus to make thee masts. +Sirach Sir 26 27 5 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 6 They have cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan: and they have made thee benches of Indian ivory and cabins with things brought from the islands of Italy. +Sirach Sir 26 27 6 The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 7 Fine broidered linen from Egypt was woven for thy sail, to be spread on thy mast: blue and purple from the islands of Elisa, were made thy covering. +Sirach Sir 26 27 7 As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 8 The inhabitants of Sidon, and the Arabians were thy rowers : thy wise men, O Tyre, were thy pilots. +Sirach Sir 26 27 8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 9 The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof furnished mariners for the service of thy various furniture: all the ships of the sea, and their mariners were thy factors. +Sirach Sir 26 27 9 If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 10 The Persians, and Lydians, and the Libyans were thy soldiers in thy army: they hung up the buckler and the helmet in thee for thy ornament. +Sirach Sir 26 27 10 Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 11 The men of Arad were with thy army upon thy walls round about: the Pygmeans also that were in thy towers, hung up their quivers on thy walls round about: they perfected thy beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 27 11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 12 The Carthaginians thy merchants supplied thy fairs with a multitude of all kinds of riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead. +Sirach Sir 26 27 12 A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 13 Greece, Thubal, and Mosoch, they were thy merchants: they brought to thy people slaves and vessels of brass. +Sirach Sir 26 27 13 In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 14 From the house of Thogorma they brought horses, and horsemen, and mules to thy market. +Sirach Sir 26 27 14 The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants: many islands were the traffic of thy hand, they exchanged for thy price teeth of ivory and ebony. +Sirach Sir 26 27 15 The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 16 The Syrian was thy merchant: by reason of the multitude of thy works, they set forth precious stones, and purple, and broidered works, and fine linen, and silk, and chodchod in thy market. +Sirach Sir 26 27 16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 17 Juda and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants with the best corn: they set forth balm, and honey, and oil, and rosin in thy fairs. +Sirach Sir 26 27 17 He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 18 The men of Damascus were thy merchants in the multitude of thy works, in the multitude of divers riches, in rich wine, in wool of the best colour. +Sirach Sir 26 27 18 Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 19 Dan, and Greece, and Mosel have set forth in thy marts wrought iron: stacte, and calamus were in thy market. +Sirach Sir 26 27 19 But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 20 The men of Dedan were thy merchants in tapestry for seats. +Sirach Sir 26 27 20 For as a man that destroyeth his friend, so is he that destroyeth the friendship of his neighbour. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 21 Arabia, and all the princes of Cedar, they were the merchants of thy hand: thy merchants came to thee with lambs, and rants, and kids. +Sirach Sir 26 27 21 And as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and thou shalt not get him again. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 22 The sellers of Saba, and Reema, they were thy merchants: with all the best spices, and precious stones, and gold, which they set forth in thy market. +Sirach Sir 26 27 22 Follow after him no more, for he is gone afar off, he is fled, as a roe escaped out of the snare because his soul is wounded. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 23 Haran, and Chene, and Eden were thy merchants; Saba, Assur, and Chelmad sold to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 27 23 Thou canst no more bind him up. And of a curse there is reconciliation: Ezekiel Eze 26 27 24 They were thy merchants in divers manners, with bales of blue cloth, and of embroidered work, and of precious riches, which were wrapped up and bound with cords: they had cedars also in thy merchandise. +Sirach Sir 26 27 24 But to disclose the secrets of a friend, leaveth no hope to an unhappy soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 25 The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise : and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea. +Sirach Sir 26 27 25 He that winketh with the eye forgeth wicked things, and no man will cast him off: Ezekiel Eze 26 27 26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the south wind hath broken thee in the heart of the sea. +Sirach Sir 26 27 26 In the sight of thy eyes he will sweeten his mouth, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and on thy words he will lay a stumblingblock. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 27 Thy riches, and thy treasures, and thy manifold furniture, thy mariners, and thy pilots, who kept thy goods, and were chief over thy people: thy men of war also, that were in thee, with all thy multitude that is in the midst of thee: shall fall in the heart of the sea in the day of thy ruin. +Sirach Sir 26 27 27 I have hated many things but not like him, and the Lord will hate him. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 28 Thy fleets shall be troubled at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. +Sirach Sir 26 27 28 If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 29 And all that handled the oar shall come down from their ships: the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea shall stand upon the land: +Sirach Sir 26 27 29 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 30 And they shall mourn over thee with a loud voice, and shall cry bitterly: and they shall cast up dust upon their heads, and shall be sprinkled with ashes. +Sirach Sir 26 27 30 A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 31 And they shall shave themselves bald for thee, and shall be girded with haircloth: and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of soul, with most bitter weeping. +Sirach Sir 26 27 31 Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 32 And they shall take up a mournful song for thee, and snail lament thee: What city is like Tyre, which is become silent in the midst of the sea? +Sirach Sir 26 27 32 They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 33 Which by thy merchandise that went from thee by sea didst fill many people: which by the multitude of thy riches, and of thy people didst enrich the kings of the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 27 33 Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 34 Now thou art destroyed by the sea, thy riches are in the bottom of the waters, and all the multitude that was in the midst of thee is fallen. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 35 All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at thee: and all their kings being struck with the storm have changed their countenance. Ezekiel Eze 26 27 36 The merchants of people have hissed at thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 28 1 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and T sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God. +Sirach Sir 26 28 2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 3 Behold thou art wiser than Daniel: no secret is hid from thee. +Sirach Sir 26 28 3 Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? Ezekiel Eze 26 28 4 In thy wisdom and thy understanding thou hast made thyself strong: and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures. +Sirach Sir 26 28 4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins? Ezekiel Eze 26 28 5 By the greatness of thy wisdom, and by thy traffic thou hast increased thy strength: and thy heart is lifted up with thy strength. +Sirach Sir 26 28 5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins? Ezekiel Eze 26 28 6 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up as the heart of God: +Sirach Sir 26 28 6 Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: Ezekiel Eze 26 28 7 Therefore behold, I will bring upon thee strangers the strongest of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 28 7 For corruption and death hang over in his commandments. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 8 They shall kill thee, and bring thee down: and thou shalt die the death of them that are slain in the heart of the sea. +Sirach Sir 26 28 8 Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 9 Wilt thou yet say before them that slay thee: I am God; whereas thou art a man, and not God, in the hand of them that slay thee? +Sirach Sir 26 28 9 Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 10 Thou shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 28 10 Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre: +Sirach Sir 26 28 11 For a passionate man kindleth strife, and a sinful man will trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 12 And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Thou wast the seal of resemblance, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 28 12 For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth, and as a man's strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 13 Thou wast in the pleasures of the paradise of God: every precious stone teas thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the jasper, the chrysolite, and the onyx, and the beryl, the sapphire, and the carbuncle, and the emerald: gold the work of thy beauty: and thy pipes were prepared in the day that thou wast created. +Sirach Sir 26 28 13 A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 14 Thou a cherub stretched out, and protecting, and I set thee in the holy mountain of God, thou hast walked in the midst of the stones of fire. +Sirach Sir 26 28 14 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day of thy creation, until iniquity was found in thee. +Sirach Sir 26 28 15 The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise, thy inner parts were filled with iniquity, and thou hast sinned: and I cast thee out from the mountain of God, and destroyed thee, O covering cherub, out of the midst of the stones of fire. +Sirach Sir 26 28 16 The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 17 And thy heart was lifted up with thy beauty: thou best lost thy wisdom in thy beauty, I have cast thee to the ground: I have set thee before the face of kings, that they might behold thee. +Sirach Sir 26 28 17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thy iniquities, and by the iniquity of thy traffic: therefore I will bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, to devour thee, and I will make thee as ashes upon the earth in the sight of all that see thee. +Sirach Sir 26 28 18 It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 19 All that shall see thee among the nations, shall be astonished at thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more. +Sirach Sir 26 28 19 The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 20 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 28 20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 21 Son of man, set thy face against Sidon: and thou shalt prophesy of it, +Sirach Sir 26 28 21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 22 And shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, Sidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall execute judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. +Sirach Sir 26 28 22 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 23 And I will send into her pestilence, and blood in her streets: and they shall fall being slain by the sword on all sides in the midst thereof: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 28 23 Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 24 And the house of Israel shall have no more a stumblingblock of bitterness, nor a thorn causing pain on every side round about them, of them that are against them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 28 24 For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 25 Thus saith the Lord God: When I shall have gathered together the house of Israel out of the people among whom they are scattered: I will be sanctified in them before the Gentiles: and they shall dwell in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. +Sirach Sir 26 28 25 The death thereof is a most evil death: and hell is preferable to it. Ezekiel Eze 26 28 26 And they shall dwell therein secure, and they shall build houses, and shall plant vineyards, and shall dwell with confidence, when I shall have executed judgments upon all that are their enemies round about: and they shall know that I am the Lord their God. +Sirach Sir 26 28 26 Its continuance shall not be for a long time, but it shall possess the ways of the unjust: and the just shall not be burnt with its flame. +Sirach Sir 26 28 27 They that forsake God shall fall into it, and it shall burn in them, and shall not be quenched, and it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and as a leopard it shall tear them. +Sirach Sir 26 28 28 Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth. +Sirach Sir 26 28 29 Melt down thy gold and silver, and make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth: +Sirach Sir 26 28 30 And take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue, and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable unto death. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 1 In the tenth year, the tenth month, the eleventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 29 1 He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharao king of Egypt: and thou shalt prophesy of him, and of all Egypt: +Sirach Sir 26 29 2 Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 3 Speak, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, Pharao king of Egypt, thou great dragon that liest in the midst of thy rivers, and sayest: The river is mine, and I made myself. +Sirach Sir 26 29 3 Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 4 But I will put a bridle in thy jaws: and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales: and I will draw thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all thy fish shall stick to thy scales. +Sirach Sir 26 29 4 Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 5 And I will cast thee forth into the desert, and all the fish of thy river: thou shalt fall upon the face of the earth, thou shalt not be taken up, nor gathered together: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the earth, and to the fowls of the air. +Sirach Sir 26 29 5 Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice: Ezekiel Eze 26 29 6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord: because thou hast been a staff of a reed to the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 29 6 But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time: Ezekiel Eze 26 29 7 When they took hold of thee with the hand thou didst break, and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brokest, and weakenest all their loins. +Sirach Sir 26 29 7 And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it: Ezekiel Eze 26 29 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will bring the sword upon thee: and cut off man and beast out of thee. +Sirach Sir 26 29 8 But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 9 And the land of Egypt shall become a desert, and a wilderness: and they shall know that I am the Lord: because thou hast said: The river is mine, and I made +Sirach Sir 26 29 9 And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 10 Therefore, behold I come against thee, and thy rivers: and I will make the land of Egypt utterly desolate, and wasted by the sword, from the tower of Syene, even to the borders of Ethiopia. +Sirach Sir 26 29 10 Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 11 The foot of man shall not pass through it, neither shall the foot of beasts go through it: nor shall it be inhabited during forty years. +Sirach Sir 26 29 11 But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof in the midst of the cities that are destroyed, and they shall be desolate for forty gears: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. +Sirach Sir 26 29 12 Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 13 For thus saith the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they had been scattered. +Sirach Sir 26 29 13 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 14 And I will bring hack the captivity of Egypt, and will place them in the land of Phatures, in the land of their nativity, and they shall be there a low kingdom: +Sirach Sir 26 29 14 Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 15 It shall be the lowest among other kingdoms, and it shall no more be exalted over the nations, and I will diminish them that they shall rule no more over the nations. +Sirach Sir 26 29 15 Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 16 And they shall be no more a confidence to the house of Israel, teaching iniquity, that they may flee, and follow them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 29 16 Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: Ezekiel Eze 26 29 17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first of the month: that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 29 17 It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 18 Son of man, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon hath made his army to undergo hard service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: and there hath been no reward given him, nor his army for Tyre, for the service that he rendered me against +Sirach Sir 26 29 18 A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will set Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon in the land of Egypt: and he shall take her multitude, and take the booty thereof for a prey, and rifle the spoils thereof: and it shall be wages for his army. +Sirach Sir 26 29 19 Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 20 And for the service that he hath done me against it: I have given him the land of Egypt, because he hath laboured for me, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 29 20 The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety. Ezekiel Eze 26 29 21 In that day a horn shall bud forth to the house of Israel, and I will give thee an open mouth in the midst of them: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 29 21 A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him. +Sirach Sir 26 29 22 A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him. +Sirach Sir 26 29 23 Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea. +Sirach Sir 26 29 24 It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries. +Sirach Sir 26 29 25 A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment. +Sirach Sir 26 29 26 Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not. +Sirach Sir 26 29 27 The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. +Sirach Sir 26 29 28 Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. +Sirach Sir 26 29 29 Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. +Sirach Sir 26 29 30 It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. +Sirach Sir 26 29 31 He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. +Sirach Sir 26 29 32 Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. +Sirach Sir 26 29 33 Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me. +Sirach Sir 26 29 34 These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 30 1 He that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he may rejoice in his latter end, and not grope after the doors of his neighbours. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 2 Son of man prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, Woe, woe to the day: +Sirach Sir 26 30 2 He that instructeth his son shall be praised in him, and shall glory in him in the midst of them of his household. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 3 For the day is near, yea the day of the Lord is near: a cloudy day, it shall be the time of the nations. +Sirach Sir 26 30 3 He that teacheth his son, maketh his enemy jealous, and in the midst of his friends he shall glory in him. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt: and there shall be dread in Ethiopia, when the wounded shall fall in Egypt, and the multitude thereof shall be taken away, and the foundations thereof shall be destroyed. +Sirach Sir 26 30 4 His father is dead, and he is as if he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the rest of the crowd, and Chub, and the children of the land of the covenant, shall fall with them by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 30 5 While he lived he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died he was not sorrowful, neither was he confounded before his enemies. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 6 Thus saith the Lord God: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall, and the pride of her empire shall be brought down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord the God of hosts. +Sirach Sir 26 30 6 For he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies, and one that will requite kindness to his friends. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. +Sirach Sir 26 30 7 For the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds, and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 8 And they shall know that I am the Lord: when I shall have set a fire in Egypt, and all the helpers thereof shall be destroyed. +Sirach Sir 26 30 8 A horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself will become headstrong. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from my face in ships to destroy the confidence of Ethiopia, and there shall be dread among them in the day of Egypt: because it shall certainly come. +Sirach Sir 26 30 9 Give thy son his way, and he shall make thee afraid: play with him, and he shall make thee sorrowful. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 10 Thus saith the Lord God : I will make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon. +Sirach Sir 26 30 10 Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow, and at the last thy teeth be set on edge. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 11 He and his people with him, the strongest of nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords upon Egypt: and shall fill the land with the slain. +Sirach Sir 26 30 11 Give him not liberty in his youth, and wink not at his devices. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 12 And I will make the channels of the rivers dry, and will deliver the land into the hand of the wicked: and will lay waste the land and all that is therein by the hands of strangers, I the Lord have spoken it. +Sirach Sir 26 30 12 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 13 Thus saith the Lord God: I will also destroy the idols, and I will make an end of the idols of Memphis: and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will cause a terror in the land of Egypt. +Sirach Sir 26 30 13 Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 14 And I will destroy the land of Phatures, and will make a fire in Taphnis, and will execute judgments in Alexandria. +Sirach Sir 26 30 14 Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 15 And I will pour out my indignation upon Pelusium the strength of Egypt, and will cut off the multitude of Alexandria. +Sirach Sir 26 30 15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 16 And I will make a fire in Egypt: Pelusium shall be in pain like a woman in labour, and Alexandria shall be laid waste, and in Memphis there shall be daily distresses. +Sirach Sir 26 30 16 There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 17 The young men of Heliopolis, and of Bubastus shall fall by the sword, and they themselves shall go into captivity. +Sirach Sir 26 30 17 Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 18 And in Taphnis the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the sceptres of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall be led into captivity. +Sirach Sir 26 30 18 Good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut, are as messes of meat set about a grave. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 19 And I will execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 30 19 What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell: Ezekiel Eze 26 30 20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 30 20 So is he that is persecuted by the Lord, bearing the reward of his iniquity: Ezekiel Eze 26 30 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharao king of Egypt: and behold it is not bound up, to be healed, to be tied up with clothes, and swathed with linen, that it might recover strength, and hold the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 30 21 He seeth with his eyes, and groaneth, as an eunuch embracing a virgin, and sighing. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 22 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against Pharao king of Egypt, and I will break into pieces his strong arm, which is already broken: and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand: +Sirach Sir 26 30 22 Give not up thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 23 And I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and scatter them through the countries. +Sirach Sir 26 30 23 The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and will put my sword in his hand: and I will break the arms of Pharao, and they shall groan bitterly being slain before his face. +Sirach Sir 26 30 24 Have pity on thy own soul, pleasing God, and contain thyself: gather up thy heart in his holiness: and drive away sadness far from thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 25 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharao shall fall: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have given my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall have stretched it forth upon the land of Egypt. +Sirach Sir 26 30 25 For sadness hath killed many, and there is no profit in it. Ezekiel Eze 26 30 26 And I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and will scatter them through the countries, and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 30 26 Envy and anger shorten a man's days, and pensiveness will bring old age before the time. +Sirach Sir 26 30 27 A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, the third month, the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 31 1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 2 Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness? +Sirach Sir 26 31 2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 3 Behold, the Assyrian was like a cedar in Libanus, with fair branches, and full of leaves, of a high stature, and his top was elevated among the thick boughs. +Sirach Sir 26 31 3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 4 The waters nourished him, the deep set him up on high, the streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent forth its rivulets to all the trees of the country. +Sirach Sir 26 31 4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 5 Therefore was his height exalted above all the trees of the country: and his branches were multiplied, and his boughs were elevated because of many waters. +Sirach Sir 26 31 5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 6 And when he had spread forth his shadow, all the fowls of the air made their nests in his boughs, and all the beasts of the forest brought forth their young under his branches, and the assembly of many nations dwelt under his shadow. +Sirach Sir 26 31 6 Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 7 And he was most beautiful for his greatness, and for the spreading of his branches: for his root was near great waters. +Sirach Sir 26 31 7 Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 8 The cedars in the paradise of God wars not higher than he, the fir trees did not equal his top, neither were the plane trees to be compared with him for branches: no tree in the paradise of God was like him in his beauty. +Sirach Sir 26 31 8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 9 For I made him beautiful and thick set with many branches: and all the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, envied him. +Sirach Sir 26 31 9 Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God Because he was exalted in height, and shot up his top green and thick, and his heart was lifted up in his height: +Sirach Sir 26 31 10 Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: Ezekiel Eze 26 31 11 I have delivered him into the hands of the mighty one of the nations, he shall deal with him: I have cast him out according to his wickedness. +Sirach Sir 26 31 11 Therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 12 And strangers, and the most cruel of the nations shall cut him down, and cast him away upon the mountains, and his boughs shall fall in every valley, and his branches shall be broken on every rock of the country: and all the people of the earth shall depart from his shadow, and leave him. +Sirach Sir 26 31 12 Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 13 All the fowls of the air dwelt upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the field were among his branches. +Sirach Sir 26 31 13 Say not: There are many things which are upon it. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 14 For which cause none of the trees by the waters shall exalt themselves for their height: nor shoot up their tops among the thick branches and leaves, neither shall any of them that are watered stand up in their height: for they are all delivered unto death to the lowest parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down into the pit. +Sirach Sir 26 31 14 Remember that a wicked eye is evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 15 Thus saith the Lord God: In the day when he went down to hell, I brought in mourning, I covered him with the deep: and I withheld its rivers, and restrained the many waters: Libanus grieved for him, and all the trees of the field trembled. +Sirach Sir 26 31 15 What is created more wicked than an eye? therefore shall it weep over all the face when it shall see. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 16 I shook the nations with the sound of his fall, when I brought him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of pleasure, the choice and best in Libanus, all that were moistened with waters, were comforted in the lowest parts of the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 31 16 Stretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 17 For they also shall go down with him to hell to them that are slain by the sword: and the arm of every one shall sit down under his shadow in the midst of the nations. +Sirach Sir 26 31 17 Be not hasty in a feast. Ezekiel Eze 26 31 18 To whom art thou like, O thou that art famous and lofty among the trees of pleasure? Behold, thou art brought down with the trees of pleasure to the lowest parts of the earth: thou shalt sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword: this is Pharao, and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 31 18 Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. +Sirach Sir 26 31 19 Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. +Sirach Sir 26 31 20 Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. +Sirach Sir 26 31 21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. +Sirach Sir 26 31 22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. +Sirach Sir 26 31 23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: +Sirach Sir 26 31 24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. +Sirach Sir 26 31 25 And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. +Sirach Sir 26 31 26 Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. +Sirach Sir 26 31 27 In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee. +Sirach Sir 26 31 28 The lips of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread, and the testimony of his truth is faithful. +Sirach Sir 26 31 29 Against him that is niggardly of his bread, the city will murmur, and the testimony of his niggardliness is true. +Sirach Sir 26 31 30 Challenge not them that love wine: for wine hath destroyed very many. +Sirach Sir 26 31 31 Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud. +Sirach Sir 26 31 32 Wine taken with sobriety is equal life to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober. +Sirach Sir 26 31 33 What is his life, who is diminished with wine? +Sirach Sir 26 31 34 What taketh away life? death. +Sirach Sir 26 31 35 Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk. +Sirach Sir 26 31 36 Wine drunken with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart. +Sirach Sir 26 31 37 Sober drinking is health to soul and body. +Sirach Sir 26 31 38 Wine drunken with excess raiseth quarrels, and wrath, and many ruins. +Sirach Sir 26 31 39 Wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul. +Sirach Sir 26 31 40 The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds. +Sirach Sir 26 31 41 Rebuke not thy neighbour in a banquet of wine: and despise him not in his mirth. +Sirach Sir 26 31 42 Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 1 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 32 1 Have they made thee ruler? be not lifted up: be among them as one of them. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharao the king of Egypt, and say to him: Thou art like the lion of the nations, and the dragon that is in the sea: and thou didst push with the horn in thy rivers, and didst trouble the waters with thy feet, and didst trample upon their streams. +Sirach Sir 26 32 2 Have care of them, and so sit down, and when thou hast acquitted thyself of all thy charge, take thy place: Ezekiel Eze 26 32 3 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: I will spread out my net over thee with the multitude of many people, and I will draw thee up in my net. +Sirach Sir 26 32 3 That thou mayst rejoice for them, and receive a crown as an ornament of grace, and get the honour of the contribution. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 4 And I will throw thee out on the land, I will cast thee away into the open field: and I will cause all the fowls of the air to dwell upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of all the earth with thee. +Sirach Sir 26 32 4 Speak, thou that art elder: for it becometh thee, Ezekiel Eze 26 32 5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and will fill thy hills with thy corruption, +Sirach Sir 26 32 5 To speak the first word with careful knowledge, and hinder not music. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 6 And I will water the earth with thy stinking blood upon the mountains, and the valleys shall be filled with thee. +Sirach Sir 26 32 6 Where there is no hearing, pour not out words, and be not lifted up out of season with thy wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 7 And I will cover the heavens, when thou shalt be put out, and I will make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. +Sirach Sir 26 32 7 A concert of music in a banquet of wine is as a carbuncle set in gold. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 8 I will make all the lights of heaven to mourn over thee: and I will cause darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God, when thy wounded shall fall in the midst of the land, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 32 8 As a signet of an emerald in a work of gold: so is the melody of music with pleasant and moderate wine. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 9 And I shall provoke to anger the heart of many people, when I shall have brought in thy destruction among the nations upon the lands, which thou knowest not. +Sirach Sir 26 32 9 Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 10 And I will make many people to be amazed at thee, and their kings shell be horribly afraid for thee, when my sword shall begin to fly upon their faces: and they shall be astonished on a sudden, every one for his own life, in the day of their ruin. +Sirach Sir 26 32 10 Young man, scarcely speak in thy own cause. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 11 For thus saith the Lord God: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee, +Sirach Sir 26 32 11 If thou be asked twice, let thy answer be short. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 12 By the swords of the mighty I will overthrow thy multitude: all these nations are invincible: and they shall waste the pride of Egypt, and the multitude thereof shall be destroyed. +Sirach Sir 26 32 12 In many things be as if thou wert ignorant, and hear in silence and withal seeking. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof that were beside the great waters: and the foot of man shall trouble them no more, neither shall the hoof of beasts trouble them. +Sirach Sir 26 32 13 In the company of great men take not upon thee: and when the ancients are present, speak not much. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 14 Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God: +Sirach Sir 26 32 14 Before a storm goeth lightning: and before shamefacedness goeth favour: and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 15 When I shall have made the land of Egypt desolate: and the land shall be destitute of her fulness, when I shall have struck all the inhabitants thereof: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 32 15 And at the time of rising be not slack: but be first to run home to thy house, and there withdraw thyself, and there take thy pastime. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 16 This is the lamentation, and they shall lament therewith: the daughters of the nations shall lament therewith: for Egypt, and for the multitude thereof they shall lament therewith, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 32 16 And do what thou hast a mind, but not in sin or proud speech. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 17 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 32 17 And for all these things bless the Lord, that made thee, and that replenisheth thee with all his good things. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 18 Son of man, sing a mournful song for the multitude of Egypt: and cast her down, both her, and the daughters of the mighty nations to the lowest part of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. +Sirach Sir 26 32 18 He that feareth the Lord, will receive his discipline: and they that will seek him early, shall find a blessing. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 19 Whom dost thou excel in beauty? go down and sleep with the uncircumcised. +Sirach Sir 26 32 19 He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain with the sword : the sword is given, they have drawn her down, and all her people. +Sirach Sir 26 32 20 They that fear the Lord, shall find just judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 21 The most mighty among the strong ones shall speak to him from the midst of hell, they that went down with his helpers, and slept uncircumcised, slain by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 32 21 A sinful man will flee reproof, and will find an excuse according to his will. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 22 Assur is there, and all his multitude: their graves are round about him, all of them slain, and that fell by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 32 22 A man of counsel will not neglect understanding, a strange and proud man will not dread fear: Ezekiel Eze 26 32 23 Whose graves are set in the lowest parts of the pit: and his multitude lay round about his grave: all of them slain, and fallen by the sword, they that heretofore spread terror in the land of the living. +Sirach Sir 26 32 23 Even after he hath done with fear without counsel, he shall be controlled by the things of his own seeking. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 24 There is Elam and all his multitude round about his grave, all of them slain, and fallen by the sword; that went down uncircumcised to the lowest parts of the earth: that caused their terror in the land of the living, and they have borne their shame with them that go down into the pit. +Sirach Sir 26 32 24 My son, do thou nothing without counsel, and thou shalt not repent when thou hast done. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 25 In the midst of the slain they have set him a bed among all his people: their graves are round about him: all these are uncircumcised, and slain by the sword: for they spread their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with them that descend into the pit: they are laid in the midst of the slain. +Sirach Sir 26 32 25 Go not in the way of ruin, and thou shalt not stumble against the stones: trust not thyself to a rugged way, lest thou set a stumblingblock to thy soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 26 There is Mosoch, and Thubal, and all their multitude: their graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised and slain, and fallen by the sword: though they spread their terror in the land of the living. +Sirach Sir 26 32 26 And beware of thy own children, and take heed of them of thy household. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 27 And they shall not sleep with the brave, and with them that fell uncircumcised, that went down to hell with their weapons, and laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities were in their bones, because they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. +Sirach Sir 26 32 27 In every work of thine regard thy soul in faith: for this is the keeping of the commandments. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 28 So thou also shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt sleep with them that are slain by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 32 28 He that believeth God, taketh heed to the commandments: and he that trusteth in him, shall fare never the worse. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 29 There is Edom, and her kings, and all her princes, who with their army are joined with them that are slain by the sword: and have slept with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down into the pit. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 30 There are all the princes of the north, and all the hunters: who were brought down with the slain, fearing, and con- founded in their strength: who slept uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and have borne their shame with them that go down into the pit. Ezekiel Eze 26 32 31 Pharao saw them, and he was comforted concerning all his multitude, which was slain by the sword: Pharao, and all his army, saith the Lord God: Ezekiel Eze 26 32 32 Because I have spread my terror in the land of the living, and he hath slept in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword: Pharao and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 33 1 No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him and deliver him from evils. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them: When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man, one of their meanest, and make him a watchman over them: +Sirach Sir 26 33 2 A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 3 And he see the sword coming upon the land, and sound the trumpet, and tell the people: +Sirach Sir 26 33 3 A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 4 Then he that heareth the sound of the trumpet, whosoever he be, and doth not look to himself, if the sword come, and cut him off: his blood shall be upon his own head. +Sirach Sir 26 33 4 He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not look to himself, his blood shall be upon him: but if he look to himself, he shall save his life. +Sirach Sir 26 33 5 The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 6 And if the watchman see the sword coming, and sound not the trumpet: and the people look not to themselves, and the sword come, and cut off a soul from among them: he indeed is taken away in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at the hand of the watchman. +Sirach Sir 26 33 6 A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 7 So thou, O son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. +Sirach Sir 26 33 7 Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun? Ezekiel Eze 26 33 8 When I say to the wicked: O wicked man, thou shalt surely die: if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked man from his way: that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand. +Sirach Sir 26 33 8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 9 But if thou tell the wicked man, that he may be converted from his ways, and he be not converted from his way: he shall die in his iniquity: but thou hast delivered thy soul. +Sirach Sir 26 33 9 And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 10 Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: Thus you have spoken, saying: Our iniquities, and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them: how then can we live? +Sirach Sir 26 33 10 Some of them God made high and great days, and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, and out of the earth, from whence Adam was created. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 11 Say to them: As I live, saith the Lord God, I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way, and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways: and why will you die, O house of Israel? +Sirach Sir 26 33 11 With much knowledge the Lord hath divided them and diversified their ways. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 12 Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the children of thy people: The justice of the just shall not deliver him, in what day soever he shall sin: and the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, in what day soever he shall turn from his wickedness: and the just shall not be able to live in his justice, in what day soever he shall sin. +Sirach Sir 26 33 12 Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned them from their station. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 13 Yea, if I shall say to the just that he shall surely live, and he, trusting in his justice, commit iniquity: all his justices shall be forgotten, and in his iniquity, which he hath committed, in the same shall he die. +Sirach Sir 26 33 13 As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it: Ezekiel Eze 26 33 14 And if I shall say to the wicked: Thou shalt surely die: and he do penance for his sin, and do judgment and justice, +Sirach Sir 26 33 14 All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 15 And if that wicked man restore the pledge, and render what he had robbed, and walk in the commandments of life, and do no unjust thing: he shall surely live, and shall not die. +Sirach Sir 26 33 15 Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man. And so look upon all the works of the most High. Two and two, and one against another. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 16 None of his sins, which he hath committed, shall be imputed to him: he hath done judgment and justice, he shall surely live. +Sirach Sir 26 33 16 And I awaked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 17 And the children of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not equitable: whereas their own way is unjust. +Sirach Sir 26 33 17 In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 18 For when the just shall depart from his justice, and commit iniquities, he shall die in them. +Sirach Sir 26 33 18 See that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek discipline. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 19 And when the wicked shall depart from his wickedness, and shall do judgments, and justice: be shall live in them. +Sirach Sir 26 33 19 Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 20 And you say: The way of the Lord is not right, I will judge every one of you according to his ways, O house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 33 20 Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest thou repent, and thou entreat for the same. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that there came to me one that was fled from Jerusalem, saying: The city is laid waste. +Sirach Sir 26 33 21 As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 22 And the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before he that was fled came: and he opened my mouth till he came to me in the morning, and my mouth being opened, I was silent no more. +Sirach Sir 26 33 22 For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 33 23 In all thy works keep the pre-eminence. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 24 Son of man, they that dwell in these ruinous places in the land of Israel, speak, saying: Abraham was one, and he inherited the land, but we are many, the land is given us in possession. +Sirach Sir 26 33 24 Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 25 Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God, You that eat with the blood and lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and that shed blood: shall you possess the land by inheritance? +Sirach Sir 26 33 25 Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 26 You stood on your swords, you have committed abominations, and every one hath defiled his neighbour’s wife; and shall you possess the land by inheritance? +Sirach Sir 26 33 26 He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 27 Say thou thus to them: Thus saith the Lord God: As I live, they that dwell in the ruinous places, shall fall by the sword: and he that is in the field, shall be given to the beasts to be devoured: and they that are in holds, and caves, shall die of the pestilence. +Sirach Sir 26 33 27 The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 28 And I will make the land a wilderness, and a desert, and the proud strength thereof shall fail, and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, because there is none to pass by them. +Sirach Sir 26 33 28 Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle: Ezekiel Eze 26 33 29 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have made their land waste and desolate, for all their abominations which they have committed. +Sirach Sir 26 33 29 For idleness hath taught much evil. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 30 And thou son of man: the children of thy people, that talk of thee by the walls, and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another each men to his neighbour, saying: Come, and let us hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 33 30 Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one, and do no grievous thing without judgment. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 31 And they come to thee, as if a people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness. +Sirach Sir 26 33 31 If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him. Ezekiel Eze 26 33 32 And thou art to them as a musical song which is sung with a sweet and agreeable voice: and they hear thy words, and do them not. +Sirach Sir 26 33 32 If thou hurt him unjustly, he will run away: Ezekiel Eze 26 33 33 And when that which was foretold shall come to pass, (for behold it is coming,) then shall they know that a prophet bath been among them. +Sirach Sir 26 33 33 And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 34 1 The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 2 Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the hocks be fed by the shepherds? +Sirach Sir 26 34 2 The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 3 You ate the milk, end you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed. +Sirach Sir 26 34 3 The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 4 The weak you have not strengthened, and that which was sick you have not healed, that which was broken you have not bound up, and that which was driven away you have not brought again, neither have you sought that which was lost: but you ruled over them with rigour, and with a high hand. +Sirach Sir 26 34 4 What can be made clean by the unclean? and what truth can come from that which is false? Ezekiel Eze 26 34 5 And my sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became the prey of all the beasts of the field, and were scattered. +Sirach Sir 26 34 5 Deceitful divinations and lying omens and the dreams of evildoers, are vanity: Ezekiel Eze 26 34 6 My sheep have wandered in every mountain, and in every high hill: and my flocks mere scattered upon the face of the earth, and there was none that sought them, there was none, I say, that sought them. +Sirach Sir 26 34 6 And the heart fancieth as that of a woman in travail: except it be a vision sent forth from the most High, set not thy heart upon them. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: +Sirach Sir 26 34 7 For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 8 As I live, saith the Lord God, forasmuch as my flocks have been made a spoil, and my sheep are become a prey to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd: for my shepherds did not seek after my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flocks: +Sirach Sir 26 34 8 The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 9 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: +Sirach Sir 26 34 9 What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 10 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I myself come upon the shepherds, I will require my hock at their hand, and I will cause them to cease from feeding the flock any more, neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more: and I will deliver my flock from their mouth, and it shall no more be meat for them. +Sirach Sir 26 34 10 He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 11 For thus saith the Lord God: Behold I myself will seek my sheep, and will visit them. +Sirach Sir 26 34 11 He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know? he that hath been surprised, shall abound with subtlety. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 12 As the shepherd visiteth his hock in the day when he shall be in the midst of his sheep that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep, and will deliver them out of all the places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. +Sirach Sir 26 34 12 I have seen many things by travelling, and many customs of things. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and will gather them out of the countries, and will bring them to their own land: and I will feed them in the mountains of Israel, by the rivers, and in all the habitations of the land. +Sirach Sir 26 34 13 Sometimes I have been in danger of death for these things, and I have been delivered by the grace of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 14 I will feed them in the most fruitful pastures, and their pastures shall be in the high mountains of Israel: there shall they rest on the green grass, and be fed in fat pastures upon the mountains of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 34 14 The spirit of those that fear God, is sought after, and by his regard shall be blessed. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 15 I will feed my sheep : and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 34 15 For their hope is on him that saveth them, and the eyes of God are upon them that love him. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 16 I will seek that which was lost: and that which was driven away, I will bring again: and I will bind up that which was broken, and I will strengthen that which was weak, and that which was fat and strong I will preserve: and I will feed them in judgment. +Sirach Sir 26 34 16 He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid: for he is his hope. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 17 And as for you, O my flocks, thus saith the Lord God: Behold I judge between cattle and cattle, of rams and of he goats. +Sirach Sir 26 34 17 The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 18 Was it not enough for you to feed upon good pastures? but you must also tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures: and when you drank the dearest water, you troubled the rest with your feet. +Sirach Sir 26 34 18 To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? Ezekiel Eze 26 34 19 And my sheep were fed with that which you had trodden with your feet: and they drank what your feet had troubled. +Sirach Sir 26 34 19 The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, Ezekiel Eze 26 34 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God to you: Behold, I myself will judge between the fat cattle and the lean. +Sirach Sir 26 34 20 A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling: he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 21 Because you thrusted with sides and shoulders, and struck all the weak cattle with your horns, till they were scattered abroad: +Sirach Sir 26 34 21 The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 22 I will save my dock, and it shall be no more a spoil, and I will judge between cattle and cattle. +Sirach Sir 26 34 22 The Lord is only for them that wait upon him in the way of truth and justice. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 23 AND I WILL SET UP ONE SHEPHERD OVER THEM, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. +Sirach Sir 26 34 23 The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked: neither hath he respect to the oblations of the unjust, nor will he be pacified for sins by the multitude of their sacrifices. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 24 And I the Lord will be their God: and my servant David the prince in the midst of them: I the Lord have spoken it. +Sirach Sir 26 34 24 He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor, is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 25 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they that dwell in the wilderness shall sleep secure in the forests. +Sirach Sir 26 34 25 The bread of the needy, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 26 And I will make them a blessing round about my hill: and I will send down the rain in its season, there shall be showers of blessing. +Sirach Sir 26 34 26 He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be in their land without fear: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have broken the bonds of their yoke, and shall have delivered them out of the hand of those that rule over them. +Sirach Sir 26 34 27 He that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire, are brothers. Ezekiel Eze 26 34 28 And they shall be no more for a spoil to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them: but they shall dwell securely without any terror. +Sirach Sir 26 34 28 When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour? Ezekiel Eze 26 34 29 And I will raise up for them a bud of renown: and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither shall they bear any more the reproach of the Gentiles. +Sirach Sir 26 34 29 When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? Ezekiel Eze 26 34 30 And they shall know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they are my people the house of Israel: saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 34 30 He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? Ezekiel Eze 26 34 31 And you my flocks, the flocks of my pasture are men: and I am the Lord your God, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 34 31 So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? Ezekiel Eze 26 35 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 35 1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy concerning it, and say to it: +Sirach Sir 26 35 2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 3 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, mount Seir, and I will stretch forth my hand upon thee, and I will make thee desolate and waste. +Sirach Sir 26 35 3 And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 4 I will destroy thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 35 4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 5 Because thou hast been an everlasting enemy, and hast shut up the children of Israel in the hands of the sword in the time of their affliction, in the time of their last iniquity. +Sirach Sir 26 35 5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 6 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord God, I will deliver thee up to blood, and blood shall pursue thee: and whereas thou hast hated blood, blood shall pursue thee. +Sirach Sir 26 35 6 Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 7 And I will make mount Seir waste and desolate: and I will take away from it him that goeth and him that returneth. +Sirach Sir 26 35 7 For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 8 And I will fill his mountains with his men that are slain: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in thy torrents they shall fall that are slain with the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 35 8 The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 9 I will make thee everlasting desolations, and thy cities shall not be inhabited: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 35 9 The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will not forget the memorial thereof. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 10 Because thou hast said: The two nations, and the two lands shall be mine, and I will possess them by inheritance: whereas the Lord was there. +Sirach Sir 26 35 10 Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 11 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord God, I will do according to thy wrath, and according to thy envy, which thou hast exercised in hatred to them: and I will be made known by them, when I shall have judged thee. +Sirach Sir 26 35 11 In every gift shew a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 12 And thou shalt know that I the Lord have heard all thy reproaches, that thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying: They are desolate, they are given to us to consume. +Sirach Sir 26 35 12 Give to the most High according to what he hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands: Ezekiel Eze 26 35 13 And you rose up against me with your mouth, and have derogated from me by your words: I have heard them. +Sirach Sir 26 35 13 For the Lord maketh recompense, and will give thee seven times as much. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 14 Thus saith the Lord God: When the whole earth shall rejoice, I will make thee a wilderness. +Sirach Sir 26 35 14 Do not offer wicked gifts, for such he will not receive. Ezekiel Eze 26 35 15 As thou best rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was laid waste, so will I do to thee: thou shalt be laid waste, O mount Seir, and all Idumea: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 35 15 And look not upon an unjust sacrifice, for the Lord is judge, and there is not with him respect of person. +Sirach Sir 26 35 16 The Lord will not accept any person against a poor man, and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged. +Sirach Sir 26 35 17 He will not despise the prayers of the fatherless: nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. +Sirach Sir 26 35 18 Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall? +Sirach Sir 26 35 19 For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them. +Sirach Sir 26 35 20 He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds. +Sirach Sir 26 35 21 The prayer of him that humbleth himself, shall pierce the clouds: and till it come nigh he will not be comforted: and he will not depart till the most High behold. +Sirach Sir 26 35 22 And the Lord will not be slack, but will judge for the just, and will do judgment: and the Almighty will not have patience with them, that he may crush their back: +Sirach Sir 26 35 23 And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust, +Sirach Sir 26 35 24 Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption, +Sirach Sir 26 35 25 Till he have judged the cause of his people, and he shall delight the just with his mercy. +Sirach Sir 26 35 26 The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 1 And thou son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: +Sirach Sir 26 36 1 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: Ezekiel Eze 26 36 2 Thus saith the Lord God: Because the enemy hath said of you: Aha, the everlasting heights are given to us for an inheritance. +Sirach Sir 26 36 2 And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 3 Therefore prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Because you have been desolate, and trodden under foot on every side, and made an inheritance to the rest of the nations, and are become the subject of the talk, and the reproach of the people: +Sirach Sir 26 36 3 Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the brooks, and to the valleys, and to desolate places, and ruinous walls, and to the cities that are forsaken, that are spoiled, and derided by the rest of the nations round about. +Sirach Sir 26 36 4 For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence, Ezekiel Eze 26 36 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: In the fire of my zeal I have spoken of the rest of the nations, and of all Edom, who have taken my land to themselves, for an inheritance with joy, and with all the heart, and with the mind: and have cast it out to lay it waste. +Sirach Sir 26 36 5 That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, and to the hills, to the ridges, and to the valleys: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I have spoken in my zeal, and in my indignation, because you have borne the shame of the Gentiles. +Sirach Sir 26 36 6 Renew thy signs, and work new miracles. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: I have lifted up my hand, that the Gentiles who are round about you, shall themselves bear their shame. +Sirach Sir 26 36 7 Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 8 But as for you, O mountains of Israel, shoot ye forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel: for they are at hand to come. +Sirach Sir 26 36 8 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 9 For lo I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be ploughed and sown. +Sirach Sir 26 36 9 Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 10 And I will multiply men upon you, and all the house of Israel: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the ruinous places shall be repaired. +Sirach Sir 26 36 10 Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 11 And I will make you abound with men and with beasts: and they shall be multiplied, and increased: and I will settle you as from the beginning, and will give you greater gifts, than you had from the beginning: and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 36 11 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 12 And I will bring men upon you, my people Israel, and they shall possess thee for their inheritance: and thou shalt be their inheritance, and shalt no more henceforth be without them. +Sirach Sir 26 36 12 Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 13 Thus saith the Lord God: Because they say of you: Thou art a devourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation: +Sirach Sir 26 36 13 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, nor destroy thy nation any more, saith the Lord God: +Sirach Sir 26 36 14 Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the nations any more, nor shalt thou bear the reproach of the people, nor lose thy nation any more, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 36 15 Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the city of thy rest. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 16 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 36 16 Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it with their ways, and with their doings: their way was before me like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. +Sirach Sir 26 36 17 Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 18 And I poured out my indignation upon them for the blood which they had shed upon the land, and with their idols they defiled it. +Sirach Sir 26 36 18 Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants, Ezekiel Eze 26 36 19 And I scattered them among the nations, and they are dispersed through the countries: I have judged them according to their ways, and their devices. +Sirach Sir 26 36 19 According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 20 And when they entered among the nations whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when it was said of them: This is the people of the Lord, and they are come forth out of his land. +Sirach Sir 26 36 20 The belly will devour all meat, yet one is better than another. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 21 And I have regarded my own holy name, which the house of Israel hath profaned among the nations to which they went in. +Sirach Sir 26 36 21 The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 22 Therefore thou shalt say to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: It is not for your sake that I will do this, O house of Israel, but for my holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations whither you went. +Sirach Sir 26 36 22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the Gentiles, which you have profaned in the midst of them: that the Gentiles may know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord of hosts, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. +Sirach Sir 26 36 23 A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 24 For I will take you from among the Gentiles, and will gather you together out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. +Sirach Sir 26 36 24 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 25 And I will pour upon you clean water, and you shall be cleansed from all your filthiness, and I will cleanse you from all your idols. +Sirach Sir 26 36 25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 26 And I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh. +Sirach Sir 26 36 26 He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 27 And I will put my spirit in the midst of you: and I will cause you to walk in my commandments, and to keep my judgments, and do them. +Sirach Sir 26 36 27 Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 28 And you shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. +Sirach Sir 26 36 28 Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 29 And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for corn, and will multiply it, and will lay no famine upon you. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the held, that you bear no more the reproach of famine among the nations. Ezekiel Eze 26 36 31 And you shall remember your wicked ways, and your doings that were not good: and your iniquities, and your wicked deeds shall displease you. @@ -21387,117 +23702,263 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 36 36 And the nations, that shall be left round about you, shall Ezekiel Eze 26 36 37 Thus saith the Lord God: Moreover in this shall the house of Israel find me, that I will do it for them: I will multiply them as a flock of men, Ezekiel Eze 26 36 38 As a holy dock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts: so shall the waste cities be full of flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me forth in the spirit of the Lord: and set me down in the midst of a plain that was full of bones. +Sirach Sir 26 37 1 Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? Ezekiel Eze 26 37 2 And he led me about through them on every side: now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceeding dry. +Sirach Sir 26 37 2 But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 3 And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live? And I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest. +Sirach Sir 26 37 3 O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? Ezekiel Eze 26 37 4 And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 37 4 There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time of trouble, he will be against him. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 5 Thus saith the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live. +Sirach Sir 26 37 5 There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you with skin: and I will give you spirit and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 37 6 Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 7 And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and as I prophesied there was a noise, and behold a commotion: and the bones came together, each one to its joint. +Sirach Sir 26 37 7 Consult not with him that layeth a snare for thee, and hide thy counsel from them that envy thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 8 And I saw, and behold the sinews, and the flesh came up upon them: and the skin was stretched out over them, but there was no spirit in them. +Sirach Sir 26 37 8 Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 9 And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again. +Sirach Sir 26 37 9 Beware of a counsellor. And know before what need he hath: for he will devise to his own mind: Ezekiel Eze 26 37 10 And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the spirit came into them, and they lived: and they stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. +Sirach Sir 26 37 10 Lest he thrust a stake into the ground, and say to thee: Ezekiel Eze 26 37 11 And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel : they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off. +Sirach Sir 26 37 11 Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will open your graves, and will bring you out of your sepulchres, O my people: and will bring you into the land of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 37 12 Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks, Ezekiel Eze 26 37 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have opened your sepulchres, and shall have brought you out of your graves, O my people: +Sirach Sir 26 37 13 Nor with the ungodly of piety, nor with the dishonest of honesty, nor with the field laborer of every work, Ezekiel Eze 26 37 14 And shall have put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall make you rest upon your own land: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken, and done it, saith the Lord God: +Sirach Sir 26 37 14 Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 37 15 But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, Ezekiel Eze 26 37 16 And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates. +Sirach Sir 26 37 16 Whose soul is according to thy own soul: and who, when thou shalt stumble in the dark, will be sorry for thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 17 And join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand. +Sirach Sir 26 37 17 And establish within thyself a heart of good counsel: for there is no other thing of more worth to thee than it. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 18 And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by this? +Sirach Sir 26 37 18 The soul of a holy man discovereth sometimes true things, more than seven watchmen that sit in a high place to watch. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 19 Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel that are associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Juda, and will make them one stick: and they shall be one in his hand. +Sirach Sir 26 37 19 But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 20 And the sticks whereon thou hast written, shall be in thy hand, before their eyes. +Sirach Sir 26 37 20 In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 21 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from the midst of the nations whither they are gone: and I will gather them on every side, and will bring them to their own land. +Sirach Sir 26 37 21 A wicked word shall change the heart: out of which four manner of things arise, good and evil, life and death: and the tongue is continually the ruler of them. There is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 22 And I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king over them all: and they shall no more be two nations, neither shall they be divided any more into two kingdoms. +Sirach Sir 26 37 22 A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 23 Nor shall they be defiled any more with their idols, nor with their abominations, nor with all their iniquities: and I will save them out of all the places in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. +Sirach Sir 26 37 23 He that speaketh sophistically, is hateful: he shall be destitute of every thing. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 24 And my servant David shall be king over them, and they shall have one shepherd: they shall walk in my judgments, and shall keep my commandments, and shall do them. +Sirach Sir 26 37 24 Grace is not given him from the Lord: for he is deprived of all wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 25 And they shall dwell in the land which I gave to my servant Jacob, wherein your fathers dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, they and their children, and their children’s children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 37 25 There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, it shall be an everlasting covenant with them : and I will establish them, and will multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 37 26 A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 27 And my tabernacle shall be with them: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. +Sirach Sir 26 37 27 A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. Ezekiel Eze 26 37 28 And the nations shall know that I am the Lord the sanctifier of Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever. -Ezekiel Eze 26 38 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -Ezekiel Eze 26 38 2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal: and prophesy of him, -Ezekiel Eze 26 38 3 And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal. -Ezekiel Eze 26 38 4 And I will turn thee about, and I will put a bit in thy jaws: and I will bring thee forth, and ail thy army, horses and horsemen all clothed with coats of mail, a great multitude, armed with spears and shields and swords. +Sirach Sir 26 37 28 The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. +Sirach Sir 26 37 29 A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 37 30 My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power: +Sirach Sir 26 37 31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. +Sirach Sir 26 37 32 Be not greedy in any feasting, and pour not out thyself upon any meat: +Sirach Sir 26 37 33 For in many meats there will be sickness, and greediness will turn to choler. +Sirach Sir 26 37 34 By surfeiting many have perished, but he that is temperate, shall prolong life. +Ezekiel Eze 26 38 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +Sirach Sir 26 38 1 Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him. +Ezekiel Eze 26 38 2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal: and prophesy of him, +Sirach Sir 26 38 2 For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king. +Ezekiel Eze 26 38 3 And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal. +Sirach Sir 26 38 3 The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised. +Ezekiel Eze 26 38 4 And I will turn thee about, and I will put a bit in thy jaws: and I will bring thee forth, and ail thy army, horses and horsemen all clothed with coats of mail, a great multitude, armed with spears and shields and swords. +Sirach Sir 26 38 4 The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 5 The Persians, Ethiopians, and Libyans with them, all with shields and helmets. +Sirach Sir 26 38 5 Was not bitter water made sweet with wood? Ezekiel Eze 26 38 6 Gomer, and all his bands, the house of Thogorma, the northern parts and all his strength, and many peoples with thee. +Sirach Sir 26 38 6 The virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the most High hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 7 Prepare and make thyself ready, and all thy multitude that is assembled about thee, and be thou commander over them. +Sirach Sir 26 38 7 By these he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the apothecary shall make sweet confections, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his works there shall be no end. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 8 After many days thou shalt be visited: at the end of years thou shalt come to the land that is returned from the sword, and is gathered out of many nations, to the mountains of Israel which have been continually waste: but it hath been brought forth out of the nations, and they shall all of them dwell securely in +Sirach Sir 26 38 8 For the peace of God is over all the face of the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 9 And thou shalt go up and come like a storm, and like a cloud to cover the land, thou and all thy bands and many people with thee. +Sirach Sir 26 38 9 My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 10 Thus saith the Lord God: In that day projects shall enter into thy heart, and thou shalt conceive a mischievous design. +Sirach Sir 26 38 10 Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 11 And thou shalt say: I will go up to the land which is without a wall, I will come to them that are at rest, and dwell securely: all these dwell without a wall, they have no bars nor gates : +Sirach Sir 26 38 11 Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 12 To take spoils, and lay hold on the prey, to lay thy hand upon them that had been wasted, and afterwards restored, and upon the people that is gathered together out of the nations, which hath begun to possess and to dwell in the midst of the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 38 12 For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 13 Saba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions thereof shall say to thee: Art thou come to take spoils? behold, thou hast gathered thy multitude to take a prey, to take silver, and gold, and to carry away goods and substance, and to take rich spoils. +Sirach Sir 26 38 13 For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands: Ezekiel Eze 26 38 14 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy and say to Cog: Thus saith the Lord God: Shalt thou not know, in that day, when my people of Israel shall dwell securely? +Sirach Sir 26 38 14 And they shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and remedy, for their conversation. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 15 And then shalt come out of thy place from the northern parts, thou and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army. +Sirach Sir 26 38 15 He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 16 And thou shalt come upon my people of Israel like a cloud, to cover the earth. Thou shalt be in the latter days, and I will bring thee upon my land: that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. +Sirach Sir 26 38 16 My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 17 Thus saith the Lord God: Thou then art he, of whom I have spoken in the days of old, by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in the days of those times that I would bring thee upon them. +Sirach Sir 26 38 17 And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, in the day of the coming of Gog upon the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my indignation shall come up in my wrath. +Sirach Sir 26 38 18 And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 19 And I have spoken in my zeal, and in the fire of my anger, that in that day there shall be a great commotion upon the land of Israel: +Sirach Sir 26 38 19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the beasts of the field, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the ground, and all men that are upon the face of the earth, shall be moved at my presence: and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the hedges shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. +Sirach Sir 26 38 20 In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 21 And I will call in the sword against him in all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be pointed against his brother. +Sirach Sir 26 38 21 Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 22 And I will judge him with pestilence, and with blood, and with violent rain, and vast hailstones: I will rain fire and brimstone upon him, and upon his army, and upon the many nations that are with him. +Sirach Sir 26 38 22 Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself. Ezekiel Eze 26 38 23 And I will be magnified, and I will be sanctified: and I will be known in the eyes of many nations: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 38 23 Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee. +Sirach Sir 26 38 24 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit. +Sirach Sir 26 38 25 The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom. +Sirach Sir 26 38 26 With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls? +Sirach Sir 26 38 27 He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder. +Sirach Sir 26 38 28 So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. +Sirach Sir 26 38 29 So doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace. +Sirach Sir 26 38 30 The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh. +Sirach Sir 26 38 31 He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection. +Sirach Sir 26 38 32 So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number: +Sirach Sir 26 38 33 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet: +Sirach Sir 26 38 34 He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace. +Sirach Sir 26 38 35 All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art. +Sirach Sir 26 38 36 Without these a city is not built. +Sirach Sir 26 38 37 And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly. +Sirach Sir 26 38 38 Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken: +Sirach Sir 26 38 39 But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 1 And thou, son of man, prophesy against Cog, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Cog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal. +Sirach Sir 26 39 1 The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 2 And I will turn thee round, and I will lead thee out, and will make thee go up from the northern parts: and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 39 2 He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 3 And I will break thy bow in thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall out of thy right hand. +Sirach Sir 26 39 3 He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be conversant in the secrets of parables. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou and all thy bands, and thy nations that are with thee: I have given thee to the wild beasts, to the birds, and to every fowl, and to the beasts of the earth to be devoured. +Sirach Sir 26 39 4 He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 5 Thou shalt fall upon the face of the field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 39 5 He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell confidently in the islands: and they shall know that I am the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 39 6 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 7 And I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and my holy name shall be profaned no more: and the Gentiles shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 39 7 He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 8 Behold it cometh, and it is done, saith the Lord God: this is the day whereof I have spoken. +Sirach Sir 26 39 8 For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: Ezekiel Eze 26 39 9 And the inhabitants shall go forth of the cities of Israel, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, the shields, and the spears, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves and the pikes: and they shall burn them with fire seven years. +Sirach Sir 26 39 9 And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 10 And they shall not bring wood out of the countries, nor cut down out of the forests: for they shall burn the weapons with fire, and shall make a prey of them to whom they had been a prey, and they shall rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 39 10 And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give Gog a noted place for a sepulchre in Israel: the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea, which shall cause astonishment in them that pass by: and there shall they bury Cog, and all his multitude, and it shall be called the valley of the multitude of Cog. +Sirach Sir 26 39 11 He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 12 And the house of Israel shall bury them for seven months to cleanse the land. +Sirach Sir 26 39 12 Many shall praise his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 13 And all the people of the land shall bury him, and it shall be unto them a noted day, wherein I was glorified, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 39 13 The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 14 And they shall appoint men to go continually about the land, to bury and to seek out them that were remaining upon the face of the earth, that they may cleanse it: and after seven months they shall begin to seek. +Sirach Sir 26 39 14 Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 15 And they shall go about passing through the land: and when they shall see the bone of a man, they shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers bury it in the valley of the multitude of Cog. +Sirach Sir 26 39 15 If he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 16 And the name of the city shall be Amona, and they shall cleanse the land. +Sirach Sir 26 39 16 I will yet meditate that I may declare: for I am filled as with a holy transport. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 17 And thou, O son of man, saith the Lord God, say to every fowl, and to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field: Assemble yourselves, make haste, come together from every side to my victim, which I slay for you, a great victim upon the mountains of Israel: to eat flesh, and drink blood. +Sirach Sir 26 39 17 By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 18 You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and you shall drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, and of lambs, and of he goats, and bullocks, and of all that are well fed and fat. +Sirach Sir 26 39 18 Give ye a sweet odour as frankincense. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 19 And you shall eat the fat till you be full, and shall drink blood till you be drunk of the victim which I shall slay for you. +Sirach Sir 26 39 19 Send forth flowers, as the lily, and yield a smell, and bring forth leaves in grace, and praise with canticles, and bless the Lord in his works. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 20 And you shall be filled at my table with horses, and mighty horsemen, and all the men of war, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 39 20 Magnify his name, and give glory to him with the voice of your lips, and with the canticles of your mouths, and with harps, and in praising him, you shall say in this manner: Ezekiel Eze 26 39 21 And I will set my glory among the nations: and all nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. +Sirach Sir 26 39 21 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 22 And the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward. +Sirach Sir 26 39 22 At his word the waters stood as a heap: and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters: Ezekiel Eze 26 39 23 And the nations shall know that the house of Israel were made captives for their iniquity, because they forsook me, and I hid my face from them: and I delivered them into the hands of their enemies, and they fell all by the sword. +Sirach Sir 26 39 23 For at his commandment favour is shewn, and there is no diminishing of his salvation. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 24 I have dealt with them according to their uncleanness, and wickedness, and hid my face from them. +Sirach Sir 26 39 24 The works of all flesh are before him, and there is nothing hid from his eyes. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 25 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Now will I bring back the captivity of Jacob, and will have mercy on all the house of Israel: and I will be jealous for my holy name. +Sirach Sir 26 39 25 He seeth from eternity to eternity, and there is nothing wonderful before him. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 26 And they shall bear their confusion, and all the transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against me, when they shall dwell in their land securely fearing no man: +Sirach Sir 26 39 26 There is no saying: What is this, or what is that? for all things shall be sought in their time. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 27 And I shall have brought them back from among the nations, and shall have gathered them together out of the lands of their enemies, and shall be sanctified in them, in the sight of many nations. +Sirach Sir 26 39 27 His blessing hath overflowed like a river. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 28 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I caused them to be carried away among the nations; and I have gathered them together unto their own land, and have not left any of them there. +Sirach Sir 26 39 28 And as a flood hath watered the earth; so shall his wrath inherit the nations, that have not sought after him. Ezekiel Eze 26 39 29 And I will hide my face no more from them, for I have poured out my spirit upon all the house of Israel, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 39 29 Even as he turned the waters into a dry land, and the earth was made dry: and his ways were made plain for their journey: so to sinners they are stumblingblocks in his wrath. +Sirach Sir 26 39 30 Good things were created for the good from the beginning, so for the wicked, good and evil things. +Sirach Sir 26 39 31 The principal things necessary for the life of men, are water, fire, and iron, salt, milk, and bread of flour, and honey, and the cluster of the grape, and oil, and clothing. +Sirach Sir 26 39 32 All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil. +Sirach Sir 26 39 33 There are spirits that are created for vengeance, and in their fury they lay on grievous torments. +Sirach Sir 26 39 34 In the time of destruction they shall pour out their force: and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them. +Sirach Sir 26 39 35 Fire, hail, famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance. +Sirach Sir 26 39 36 The teeth of beasts, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction. +Sirach Sir 26 39 37 In his commandments they shall feast, and they shall be ready upon earth when need is, and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word. +Sirach Sir 26 39 38 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and I have meditated, and thought on these things and left them in writing, +Sirach Sir 26 39 39 All the works of the Lord are good, and he will furnish every work in due time. +Sirach Sir 26 39 40 It is not to be said: This is worse than that: for all shall be well approved in their time. +Sirach Sir 26 39 41 Now therefore with the whole heart and mouth praise ye him, and bless the name of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, the tenth day of the month, the fourteenth year after the city was destroyed: in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me thither. +Sirach Sir 26 40 1 Great labour is created for all men, and a heavy yoke is upon the children of Adam from the day of their coming out of their mother's womb, until the day of their burial into the mother of all. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 2 In the visions of God he brought me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain: upon which there was as the building of a city, bending towards the south. +Sirach Sir 26 40 2 Their thoughts, and fears of the heart, their imagination of things to come, and the day of their end: Ezekiel Eze 26 40 3 And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate. +Sirach Sir 26 40 3 From him that sitteth on a glorious throne, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes: Ezekiel Eze 26 40 4 And this man said to me: Son of man, see with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall shew thee: for thou art brought hither that they may be shewn to thee: declare all that thou seest, to the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 40 4 From him that weareth purple, and beareth the crown, even to him that is covered with rough linen: wrath, envy, trouble, unquietness, and the fear of death, continual anger, and strife, Ezekiel Eze 26 40 5 And behold there was a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits and a handbreadth: and he measured the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed. +Sirach Sir 26 40 5 And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 6 And he came to the gate that looked toward the east, and he went up the steps thereof: and he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed broad: +Sirach Sir 26 40 6 A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 7 And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad: and between the little chambers were five cubits: +Sirach Sir 26 40 7 He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 8 And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one reed. +Sirach Sir 26 40 8 Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 9 And he measured the porch of the gate eight cubits, and the front thereof two cubits: and the porch of the gate was inward. +Sirach Sir 26 40 9 Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges: Ezekiel Eze 26 40 10 And the little chambers of the gate that looked eastward were three on this side, and three on that side: all three were of one measure, and the fronts of one measure, on both parts. +Sirach Sir 26 40 10 All these things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 11 And he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate ten cubits: and the length of the gate thirteen cubits: +Sirach Sir 26 40 11 All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 12 And the border before the little chambers one cubit: and one cubit was the border on both sides: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side and that side. +Sirach Sir 26 40 12 All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 13 And he measured the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another, in breadth five and twenty cubits: door against door. +Sirach Sir 26 40 13 The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 14 He made also fronts of sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about. +Sirach Sir 26 40 14 While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 15 And before the face of the gate which reached even to the face of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 40 15 The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 16 And slanting windows in the little chambers, and in their fronts, which were within the gate on every side round about: and in like, manner there wore also in the porches windows round about within, and before the fronts the representation of palm trees. +Sirach Sir 26 40 16 The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 17 And he brought me into the outward court, and behold there were chambers, and a pavement of stone in the court round about: thirty chambers encompassed the pavement. +Sirach Sir 26 40 17 Grace is like a paradise in blessings, and mercy remaineth for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 18 And the pavement in the front of the gates according to the length of the gates was lower. +Sirach Sir 26 40 18 The life of a laborer that is content with what he hath, shall be sweet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 19 And he measured the breadth from the face of the lower gate to the front of the inner court without, a hundred cubits to the east, and to the north. +Sirach Sir 26 40 19 Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 20 He measured also both the length and the breadth of the gate of the outward court, which looked northward. +Sirach Sir 26 40 20 Wine and music rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 21 And the little chambers thereof three on this side, and three on that side: and the front thereof, and the porch thereof according to the measure of the former gate, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. +Sirach Sir 26 40 21 The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 22 And the windows thereof, and the porch, and the gravings according to the measure of the gate that looked to the east, and they went up to it by seven steps, and a porch was before it. +Sirach Sir 26 40 22 Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 23 And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate of the north, and that of the ease: and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 40 23 A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 24 And he brought me out to the way of the south, and behold the gate that looked to the south : and he measured the front thereof, and the porch thereof according to the former measures. +Sirach Sir 26 40 24 Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 25 And the windows thereof, and the porches round about, as the other windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 40 25 Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 26 And there were seven steps to go up to it: and a porch before the doors thereof: and there were graven palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side in the front thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 40 26 Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 27 And there was a gate of the inner court towards the south: and he measured from gate to gate towards the south, a hundred cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 40 27 There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 28 And he brought me into the inner court at the south gate : and he measured the gate according to the former measures. +Sirach Sir 26 40 28 The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 29 The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the porch thereof with the same measures: and the windows thereof, and the porch thereof round about it was fifty cubits in length, and five and twenty cubits in breadth. +Sirach Sir 26 40 29 My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 30 And the porch round about was five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. +Sirach Sir 26 40 30 The life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life: for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 31 And the porch thereof to the outward court, and the palm trees thereof in the front: and there were eight steps to go up to It. +Sirach Sir 26 40 31 But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 32 And he brought me into the inner court by the way of the east: and he measured the gate according to the former measures. +Sirach Sir 26 40 32 Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise, but in his belly there shall burn a fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 33 The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the porch thereof as before: and the windows thereof, and the porches thereof round about it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 34 And the porch thereof, that is, of the outward court: and the graven palm trees in the front thereof on this side and on that side: and the going up thereof was by eight steps. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 35 And he brought me into the gate that looked to the north: and he measured according to the former measures. @@ -21516,209 +23977,440 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 40 47 And he measured the court a hundred cubits long, and a hund Ezekiel Eze 26 40 48 And he brought me into the porch of the temple: and he measured the porch five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. Ezekiel Eze 26 40 49 And the length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and there were eight, steps to go up to it. And there were pillars in the fronts: one on this side, and another on that side. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 1 And he brought me into the temple, and he measured the fronts six cubits broad on this side, and six cubits on that side, the breadth of the tabernacle. +Sirach Sir 26 41 1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! Ezekiel Eze 26 41 2 And the breadth of the gate was ten cubits: and the sides of the gate five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and he measured the length thereof forty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 41 2 To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! Ezekiel Eze 26 41 3 Then going inward he measured the front of the gate two cubits: and the gate six cubits, and the breadth of the gate seven cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 41 3 O death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need, and to him whose strength faileth: Ezekiel Eze 26 41 4 And he measured the length thereof twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, before the face of the temple: and he said to me: This is the holy of holies. +Sirach Sir 26 41 4 Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience! Ezekiel Eze 26 41 5 And he measured the wall of the house six cubits: and the breadth of every side chamber four cubits round about the house on every side. +Sirach Sir 26 41 5 Fear not the sentence of death. Remember what things have been before thee, and what shall come after thee: this sentence is from the Lord upon all flesh. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 6 And the side chambers one by another, were twice thirty-three: and they bore outwards, that they might enter in through the wall of the house in the sides round about, to hold in, and not to touch the wall of the temple. +Sirach Sir 26 41 6 And what shall come upon thee by the good pleasure of the most High? whether ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 7 And there was a broad passage round about, going up by winding stairs, and it led into the upper loft of the temple all round: therefore was the temple broader in the higher parts: and so from the lower parts they went to the higher by the midst. +Sirach Sir 26 41 7 For among the dead there is no accusing of life. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 8 And I saw in the house the height round about, the foundations of the side chambers which were the measure of a reed the space of six cubits: +Sirach Sir 26 41 8 The children of sinners become children of abominations, and they that converse near the houses of the ungodly. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 9 And the thickness of the wall for the side chamber without, which was five cubits: and the inner house was within the side chambers of the house. +Sirach Sir 26 41 9 The inheritance of the children of sinners shall perish, and with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 10 And between the chambers was the breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. +Sirach Sir 26 41 10 The children will complain of an ungodly father, because for his sake they are in reproach. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 11 And the door of the side chambers was turned towards the place of prayer: one door was toward the north, and another door was toward the south: and the breadth of the place for prayer, was five cubits round about. +Sirach Sir 26 41 11 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 12 And the building that was separate, and turned to the way that looked toward the sea, was seventy cubits broad: and the wall of the building, five cubits thick round about: and ninety cubits long. +Sirach Sir 26 41 12 And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 13 And he measured the length of the house, a hundred cubits: and the separate building, and the walls thereof, a hundred cubits in length. +Sirach Sir 26 41 13 All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 14 And the breadth before the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, a hundred cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 41 14 The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 15 And he measured the length of the building over against it, which was separated at the back of it: and the galleries on both sides a hundred cubits: and the inner temple, and the porches of the court. +Sirach Sir 26 41 15 Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 16 The thresholds, and the oblique windows, and the galleries round about on three sides, over against the threshold of every one, and floored with wood all round about: and the ground was up to the windows, and the windows were shut over the doors. +Sirach Sir 26 41 16 A good life hath its number of days: but a good name shall continue for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 17 And even to the inner house, and without all the wall round about within and without, by measure. +Sirach Sir 26 41 17 My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is there in them both? Ezekiel Eze 26 41 18 And there were cherubims and palm trees wrought, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub, and every cherub had two faces. +Sirach Sir 26 41 18 Better is the man that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 19 The face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a lion was toward the palm tree on the other side: set forth through all the house round about. +Sirach Sir 26 41 19 Wherefore have a shame of these things I am now going to speak of. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 20 From the ground even to the upper parts of the gate, were cherubims and palm trees wrought in the wall of the temple. +Sirach Sir 26 41 20 For it is not good to keep all shamefacedness: and all things do not please all men in opinion. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 21 The threshold was foursquare, and the face of the sanctuary, sight to sight. +Sirach Sir 26 41 21 Be ashamed of fornication before father and mother: and of a lie before a governor and a man in power: Ezekiel Eze 26 41 22 The altar of wood was three cubits high: and the length thereof was two cubits: and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof were of wood. And he said to me: This is the table before the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 41 22 Of an offence before a prince, and a judge: of iniquity before a congregation and a people: Ezekiel Eze 26 41 23 And there were two doors in the temple, and in the sanctuary. +Sirach Sir 26 41 23 Of injustice before a companion and friend: and in regard to the place where thou dwellest, Ezekiel Eze 26 41 24 And in the two doors on both sides were two little doors, which were folded within each other: for there were two wickets on both sides of the doors. +Sirach Sir 26 41 24 Of theft, and of the truth of God, and the covenant: of leaning with thy elbow over meat, and of deceit in giving and taking: Ezekiel Eze 26 41 25 And there were cherubims also wrought in the doors of the temple, and the figures of palm trees, like as were made on the walls: for which cause also the planks were thicker in the front of the porch without. +Sirach Sir 26 41 25 Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman. Ezekiel Eze 26 41 26 Upon which were the oblique windows, and the representation of palm trees on this side, and on that side in the sides of the porch, according to the sides of the house, and the breadth of the walls. +Sirach Sir 26 41 26 Turn not away thy face from thy neighbour, and of taking away a portion and not restoring. +Sirach Sir 26 41 27 Gaze not upon another man's wife, and be not inquisitive after his handmaid, and approach not her bed. +Sirach Sir 26 41 28 Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 1 And he brought me forth into the outward court by the way that leadeth to the north, and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate building, and over against the house toward the north. +Sirach Sir 26 42 1 Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby: Ezekiel Eze 26 42 2 In the face of the north door was the length of a hundred cubits, and the breadth of fifty cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 42 2 Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly: Ezekiel Eze 26 42 3 Over against the twenty cubits of the inner court, and over against the pavement of the outward court that was paved with stone, where there was a gallery joined to a triple gallery. +Sirach Sir 26 42 3 Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends: Ezekiel Eze 26 42 4 And before the chambers was a walk ten cubits broad, looking to the inner parts of a way of one cubit. And their doors were toward the north. +Sirach Sir 26 42 4 Of exactness of balance and weights, of getting much or little: Ezekiel Eze 26 42 5 Where were the store chambers lower above: because they bore up the galleries, which appeared above out of them from the lower parts, and from the midst of the building. +Sirach Sir 26 42 5 Of the corruption of buying, and of merchants, and of much correction of children, and to make the side of a wicked slave to bleed. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 6 For they were of three stories, and had not pillars, as the pillars of the courts: therefore did they appear above out of the lower places, and out of the middle places, fifty cubits from the ground. +Sirach Sir 26 42 6 Sure keeping is good over a wicked wife. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 7 And the outward wall that went about by the chambers, which were towards the outward court on the forepart of the chambers, was fifty cubits long. +Sirach Sir 26 42 7 Where there are many hands, shut up, and deliver all things in number, and weight: and put all in writing that thou givest out or receivest in. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 8 For the length of the chambers of the outward court was fifty cubits: and the length before the face of the temple, a hundred cubits. +Sirach Sir 26 42 8 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the aged, that are judged by young men: and thou shalt be well instructed in all things, and well approved in the sight of all men living. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 9 And there was under these chambers, an entrance from the east, for them that went into them out of the outward court. +Sirach Sir 26 42 9 The father waketh for the daughter when no man knoweth, and the care for her taketh away his sleep, when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age, and when she is married, lest she should be hateful: Ezekiel Eze 26 42 10 In the breadth of the outward wall of the court that was toward the east, over against the separate building, and there were chambers before the building. +Sirach Sir 26 42 10 In her virginity, lest she should be corrupted, and be found with child in her father's house: and having a husband, lest she should misbehave herself, or at the least become barren. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 11 And the way before them was like the chambers which were toward the north: they wore as long as they, and as broad as they: and all the going is to them, and their fashions, and their doors were alike. +Sirach Sir 26 42 11 Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter: lest at anytime she make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and she make thee ashamed before all the multitude. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 12 According to the doors of the chambers that were towards the south : there was a door in the head of the way, which way was before the porch, separated towards the east as one entereth in. +Sirach Sir 26 42 12 Behold not everybody's beauty: and tarry not among women. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 13 And he said to me: The chambers of the north, and the chambers of the south, which are before the separate building: they are holy chambers, in which the priests shall eat, that approach to the Lord into the holy of holies: there they shall lay the most holy things, and the offering for sin, and for trespass: for it is a holy place. +Sirach Sir 26 42 13 For from garments cometh a moth, and from a woman the iniquity of a man. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 14 And when the priests shall have entered in, they shall not go out of the holy places into the outward court: but there they shall lay their vestments, wherein they minister, for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and so they shall go forth to the people. +Sirach Sir 26 42 14 For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate that looked toward the east: and he measured it on every side round about. +Sirach Sir 26 42 15 I will now remember the works of the Lord, and I will declare the things I have seen. By the words of the Lord are his works. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 16 And he measured toward the east with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. +Sirach Sir 26 42 16 The sun giving light hath looked upon all things, and full of the glory of the Lord is his work. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 17 And he measured toward the north five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. +Sirach Sir 26 42 17 Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory? Ezekiel Eze 26 42 18 And towards the south he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. +Sirach Sir 26 42 18 He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 19 And toward the west he measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. +Sirach Sir 26 42 19 For the Lord knoweth all knowledge, and hath beheld the signs of the world, he declareth the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and revealeth the traces of hidden things. Ezekiel Eze 26 42 20 By the four winds he measured the wall thereof on every side round about, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits broad, making a separation between the sanctuary and the place of the people. +Sirach Sir 26 42 20 No thought escapeth him, and no word can hide itself from him. +Sirach Sir 26 42 21 He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added, +Sirach Sir 26 42 22 Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor. +Sirach Sir 26 42 23 O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark! +Sirach Sir 26 42 24 All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him. +Sirach Sir 26 42 25 All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective. +Sirach Sir 26 42 26 He hath established the good things of every one. And who shall be filled with beholding his glory? Ezekiel Eze 26 43 1 And he brought me to the gate that looked towards the east. +Sirach Sir 26 43 1 The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 2 And behold the glory of the God of Israel came in by the way of the east: and his voice was like the noise of many waters, and the earth shone with his majesty. +Sirach Sir 26 43 2 The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 3 And I saw the vision according to the appearance which I had seen when he came to destroy the city: and the appearance was according to the vision which I had seen by the river Chobar: and I fell upon my face. +Sirach Sir 26 43 3 At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat: Ezekiel Eze 26 43 4 And the majesty of the Lord went into the temple by the way of the gate that looked to the east. +Sirach Sir 26 43 4 The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 5 And the spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court: and behold the house was filled with the glory of the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 43 5 Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 6 And I heard one speaking to me out of the house, and the man that stood by me, +Sirach Sir 26 43 6 And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 7 Said to me: Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever: and the house of Israel shall no more profane my holy name, they and their kings by their fornications, and by the carcasses of their kings, and by the high places. +Sirach Sir 26 43 7 From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 8 They who have set their threshold by my threshold, and their posts by my posts: and there was but a wall between me and them: and they profaned my holy name by the abominations which they committed: for which reason I consumed them in my wrath. +Sirach Sir 26 43 8 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 9 Now therefore let them put away their fornications, and the carcasses of their kings far from me: and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 43 9 Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 10 But thou, son of man, shew to the house of Israel the temple, and let them be ashamed of their iniquities, and let them measure the building: +Sirach Sir 26 43 10 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 11 And be ashamed of all that they have done. Shew them the form of the house, and of the fashion thereof, the goings out and the comings in, and the whole plan thereof, and all its ordinances, and all its order, and all its laws, and thou shalt write it in their sight: that they may keep the whole form thereof, and its ordinances, and do them. +Sirach Sir 26 43 11 By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 12 This is the law of the house upon the top of the mountain: All its border round about is most holy: this then is the law of the house. +Sirach Sir 26 43 12 Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 13 And these are the measures of the altar by the truest cubit, which is a cubit and a handbreadth: the bottom thereof was a cubit, and the breadth a cubit: and the border thereof unto its edge, and round about, one handbreadth: and this was the trench of the altar. +Sirach Sir 26 43 13 It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 14 And from the bottom of the ground to the lowest brim two cubits, and the breadth of one cubit: and from the lesser brim to the greater brim four cubits, and the breadth of one cubit. +Sirach Sir 26 43 14 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 15 And the Ariel itself was four cubits: and from the Ariel upward were four horns. +Sirach Sir 26 43 15 Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 16 And the Ariel was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, foursquare, with equal sides. +Sirach Sir 26 43 16 By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 17 And the brim was fourteen cubits long, and fourteen cubits broad in the four corners thereof: and the crown round about it was half a cubit, and the bottom of it one cubit round about: and its steps turned toward the east. +Sirach Sir 26 43 17 At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 18 And he said to me: Son of man, thus saith the Lord God: These are the ceremonies of the altar, in what day soever it shall be made: that holocausts may be offered upon it, and blood poured out. +Sirach Sir 26 43 18 The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind: Ezekiel Eze 26 43 19 And thou shalt give to the priests, and the Levites, that are of the race of Sadoc, who approach to me, saith the Lord God, to offer to me a calf of the herd for sin. +Sirach Sir 26 43 19 And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scattereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 20 And thou shalt take of his blood, and shalt put it upon the four horns thereof, and upon the four corners of the brim, and upon the crown round about: and thou shalt cleanse, and expiate it. +Sirach Sir 26 43 20 The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 21 And thou shalt take the calf, that is offered for sin: and thou shalt burn him in a separate place of the house without the sanctuary. +Sirach Sir 26 43 21 He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 22 And in the second day thou shalt offer a he goat without blemish for sin: and they shall expiate the altar, as they expiated it with the calf. +Sirach Sir 26 43 22 The cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 23 And when thou shalt have made an end of the expiation thereof, thou shalt offer a calf of the herd without blemish, and a ram of the flock without blemish. +Sirach Sir 26 43 23 And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 24 And thou shalt offer them in the sight of the Lord: and the priests shall put salt upon them, and shall offer them a holocaust to the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 43 24 A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 25 Seven days shalt thou offer a he goat for sill daily: they shall offer also a calf of the herd, and a ram of the flock without blemish. +Sirach Sir 26 43 25 At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeaseth the deep, and the Lord hath planted islands therein. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 26 Seven days shall they expiate the altar, and shall cleanse it: and they shall consecrate it. +Sirach Sir 26 43 26 Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire. Ezekiel Eze 26 43 27 And the days being, expired, on the eighth day and thenceforward, the priests shall offer your holocausts upon the altar, and the peace offerings: and I will be pacified towards you, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 43 27 There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales. +Sirach Sir 26 43 28 Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated. +Sirach Sir 26 43 29 We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all. +Sirach Sir 26 43 30 What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works. +Sirach Sir 26 43 31 The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable. +Sirach Sir 26 43 32 Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful. +Sirach Sir 26 43 33 Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; for he is above all praise. +Sirach Sir 26 43 34 When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough. +Sirach Sir 26 43 35 Who shall see him, and declare him? and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning? +Sirach Sir 26 43 36 There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works. +Sirach Sir 26 43 37 But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 1 And he brought me back to the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary, which looked towards the east: and it was shut. +Sirach Sir 26 44 1 Let us now praise men of renown and our fathers in their generation. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 2 And the Lord said to me: This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall pass through it: because the Lord the God of Israel hath entered in by it, and it shall be shut +Sirach Sir 26 44 2 The Lord hath wrought great glory through his magnificence from the beginning. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 3 For the prince. The prince himself shall sit in it, to eat bread before the Lord: he shall enter in by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the same way. +Sirach Sir 26 44 3 Such as have borne rule in their dominions, men of great power, and endued with their wisdom, shewing forth in the prophets the dignity of prophets, Ezekiel Eze 26 44 4 And he brought me by the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house: and I saw, and behold the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell on my face. +Sirach Sir 26 44 4 And ruling over the present people, and by the strength of wisdom instructing the people in most holy words. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 5 And the Lord said to me: Son of man, attend with thy heart, and behold with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears, all that I say to thee concerning all the ceremonies of the house of the Lord, and concerning all the laws thereof: and mark well the ways of the temple, with all the goings out of the sanctuary. +Sirach Sir 26 44 5 Such as by their skill sought out musical tunes, and published canticles of the scriptures. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 6 And thou shalt say to the house of Israel that provoketh me: Thus saith the Lord God: Let all your wicked doings suffice you, 0 house of Israel: +Sirach Sir 26 44 6 Rich men in virtue, studying beautifulness: living at peace in their houses. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 7 In that you have brought in strangers uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to defile my house: and you offer my bread, the fat, and the blood: and you have broken my covenant by all your wicked doings. +Sirach Sir 26 44 7 All these have gained glory in their generations, and were praised in their days. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 8 And you have not kept the ordinances of my sanctuary: but you have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. +Sirach Sir 26 44 8 They that were born of them have left a name behind them, that their praises might be related: Ezekiel Eze 26 44 9 Thus saith the Lord God: No stranger uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, no stranger that is in the midst of the children of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 44 9 And there are some, of whom there is no memorial: who are perished, as if they had never been: and are become as if they had never been born, and their children with them. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 10 Moreover the Levites that went away far from me, when the children of Israel went astray, and have wandered from me after their idols, and have borne their iniquity: +Sirach Sir 26 44 10 But these were men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed: Ezekiel Eze 26 44 11 They shall be officers in my sanctuary, and doorkeepers of the gates of the house, and ministers to the house: they shall slay the holocausts, and the victims of the people: and they shall stand in their sight, to minister to them. +Sirach Sir 26 44 11 Good things continue with their seed, Ezekiel Eze 26 44 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols, and were a stumblingblock of iniquity to the house of Israel: therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity: +Sirach Sir 26 44 12 Their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 13 And they shall not come near to me to do the office of priest to me, neither shall they come near to any of my holy things that are by the holy of holies: but they shall bear their shame, and their wickednesses which they have committed. +Sirach Sir 26 44 13 And their children for their sakes remain for ever: their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 14 And I will make them doorkeepers of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. +Sirach Sir 26 44 14 Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 15 But the priests, and Levites, the sons of Sadoc, who kept the ceremonies or my sanctuary, when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me, to minister to me: and they shall stand before me, to offer me the fat, and the blood, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 44 15 Let the people shew forth their wisdom, and the church declare their praise. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and to keep my ceremonies. +Sirach Sir 26 44 16 Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 17 And when they shall enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments: neither shall any woollen come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court and within. +Sirach Sir 26 44 17 Noe was found perfect, just, and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 18 They shall have linen mitres on their heads, and linen breeches on their loins, and they shall not be girded with any thing that causeth sweat. +Sirach Sir 26 44 18 Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 19 And when they shall go forth to the outward court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them up in the store chamber of the sanctuary, and they shall clothe themselves with other garments: and they shall not sanctify the people with their vestments. +Sirach Sir 26 44 19 The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long heir: but they shall only poll their heads. +Sirach Sir 26 44 20 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 21 And no priest shall drink wine when he is to go into the inner court. +Sirach Sir 26 44 21 In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 22 Neither shall they take to wife a widow, nor one that is divorced, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel: but they may take a widow also, that is, the widow of a priest. +Sirach Sir 26 44 22 Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth, Ezekiel Eze 26 44 23 And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and profane, and shew them how to discern between clean and unclean. +Sirach Sir 26 44 23 And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 24 And when there shall be a controversy, they shall stand in my judgments, and shall judge: they shall keep my laws, and my ordinances in all my solemnities, and sanctify my sabbaths. +Sirach Sir 26 44 24 And he did in like manner with Isaac for the sake of Abraham his father. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 25 And they shall come near no dead person, lest they be defiled, only their father and mother, and son and daughter, and brother and sister, that hath not had another husband: for whom they may become unclean. +Sirach Sir 26 44 25 The Lord gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his covenant upon the head of Jacob. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 26 And after one is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. +Sirach Sir 26 44 26 He acknowledged him in his blessings, and gave him an inheritance, and divided him his portion in twelve tribes. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, to the inner court, to minister unto me in the sanctuary, he shall offer for his sin, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 44 27 And he preserved for him men of mercy, that found grace in the eyes of all flesh. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 28 And they shall have no inheritance, I am their inheritance: neither shall you give them any possession in Israel, for I am their possession. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 29 They shall eat the victim both for sin and for trespass: and every vowed thing in Israel shall be theirs. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 30 And the firstfruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations of all things that are offered, shall be the priest’s: and you shall give the firstfruits of your meats to the priest, that he may return a blessing upon thy house. Ezekiel Eze 26 44 31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or caught by a beast, whether it be fowl or cattle. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 1 And when you shall begin to divide the land by lot, separate ye firstfruits to the Lord, a portion of the land to be holy, in length twenty-five thousand and in breadth ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. +Sirach Sir 26 45 1 Moses was beloved of God, and men: whose memory is in benediction. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 2 And there shall be for the sanctuary on every side five hundred by five hundred, foursquare round about: and fifty cubits for the suburbs thereof round about. +Sirach Sir 26 45 2 He made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 3 And with this measure thou shalt measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand, and in it shall be the temple and the holy of holies. +Sirach Sir 26 45 3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to the ministry of the Lord: and it shall be a place for their houses, and for the holy place of the sanctuary. +Sirach Sir 26 45 4 He sanctified him in his faith, and meekness, and chose him out of all flesh. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 5 And five and twenty thousand of length, and ten thousand of breadth shall be for the Levites, that minister in the house: they shall possess twenty store chambers. +Sirach Sir 26 45 5 For he heard him, and his voice, and brought him into a cloud. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 6 And you shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, according to the separation of the sanctuary, for the whole house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 45 6 And he gave him commandments before his face, and a law of life and instruction, that he might teach Jacob his covenant, and Israel his judgments. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 7 For the prince also on the one side and on the other side, according to the separation of the sanctuary, and according to the possession of the city, over against the separation of the sanctuary, and over against the possession of the city: from the side of the sea even to the sea, and from the side of the east; even to the east. And the length according to every part from the west border to the east border. +Sirach Sir 26 45 7 He exalted Aaron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of Levi: Ezekiel Eze 26 45 8 He shall have a portion of the lead in Israel: and the princes shall no more rob my people: but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes: +Sirach Sir 26 45 8 He made an everlasting covenant with him, and gave him the priesthood of the nation, and made him blessed in glory, Ezekiel Eze 26 45 9 Thus saith the Lord God: Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: cease from iniquity and robberies, and execute judgment and justice, separate your confines from my people, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 45 9 And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 10 You shall have just balances, and a just ephi, and a just bate. +Sirach Sir 26 45 10 He put upon him a garment to the feet, and breeches, and an ephod, and he compassed him with many little bells of gold all round about, Ezekiel Eze 26 45 11 The ephi and the bate shall be equal, and of one measure: that the bate may contain the tenth part of a core, and the ephi the tenth part of a core: their weight shall be equal according to the measure of a core. +Sirach Sir 26 45 11 That as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 12 And the sicle hath twenty obols. Now twenty sides, and five and twenty sides, and fifteen sides make a mna. +Sirach Sir 26 45 12 He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth: Ezekiel Eze 26 45 13 And these are the firstfruits, which you shall take: the sixth part of an ephi of a core of wheat, and the sixth part of an ephi of a core of barley. +Sirach Sir 26 45 13 Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 14 The measure of oil also, a bate of oil is the tenth part of a core: and ten bates make a core: for ten bates fill a core. +Sirach Sir 26 45 14 And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 15 And one ram out of a flock of two hundred, of those that Israel feedeth for sacrifice, and for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to make atonement for them, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 45 15 Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 16 All the people of the land shall be bound to these firstfruits for the prince in Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 45 16 No stranger was ever clothed with them, but only his children alone, and his grandchildren for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 17 And the prince shall give the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and the libations on the feasts, and on the new moons, and on the sabbaths, and on all the solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall offer the sacrifice for sin, and the holocaust, and the peace offerings to make expiation for the house of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 45 17 His sacrifices were consumed with fire every day. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 18 Thus saith the Lord God: In the first month, the first of the month, thou shalt take a calf of the herd without blemish, and thou shalt expiate the sanctuary. +Sirach Sir 26 45 18 Moses filled his hands and anointed him with holy oil. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering : and he shall put it on the posts of the house, and on the four corners of the brim of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner court. +Sirach Sir 26 45 19 This was made to him for an everlasting testament, and to his seed as the days of heaven, to execute the office of the priesthood, and to have praise, and to glorify his people in his name. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 20 And so shalt thou do in the seventh day of the month, for every one that hath been ignorant, and hath been deceived by error, and thou shalt make expiation for the house. +Sirach Sir 26 45 20 He chose him out of all men living, to offer sacrifice to God, incense, and a good savour, for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people: Ezekiel Eze 26 45 21 In the first month, the fourteenth day of the month, you shall observe the solemnity of the pasch: seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. +Sirach Sir 26 45 21 And he gave him power in his commandments, in the covenants of his judgments, that he should teach Jacob his testimonies, and give light to Israel in his law. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 22 And the prince on that day shall offer for himself, and for all the people of the land, a calf for sin. +Sirach Sir 26 45 22 And strangers stood up against him, and through envy the men that were with Dathan and Abiron, compassed him about in the wilderness, and the congregation of Core in their wrath. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 23 And in the solemnity of the seven days he shall offer for a holocaust to the Lord, seven calves, and seven rams without blemish daily for seven days: and for sin a he goat daily. +Sirach Sir 26 45 23 The Lord God saw and it pleased him not, and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 24 And he shall offer the sacrifice of an ephi for every calf, and an ephi for every ram: and a hin of oil for every ephi. +Sirach Sir 26 45 24 He wrought wonders upon them, and consumed them with a flame of fire. Ezekiel Eze 26 45 25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, in the solemn feast, he shall do the like for the seven days: as well in regard to the sin offering, as to the holocaust, and. the sacrifice, and the +Sirach Sir 26 45 25 And he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 45 26 He prepared them bread in the first place unto fulness: for the sacrifices also of the Lord they shall eat, which he gave to him, and to his seed. +Sirach Sir 26 45 27 But he shall not inherit among the people in the land, and he hath no portion among the people: for he himself is his portion and inheritance. +Sirach Sir 26 45 28 Phinees the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, by imitating him in the fear of the Lord: +Sirach Sir 26 45 29 And he stood up in the shameful fall of the people: in the goodness and readiness of his soul he appeased God for Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 45 30 Therefore he made to him a covenant of peace, to be the prince of the sanctuary, and of his people, that the dignity of priesthood should be to him and to his seed for ever. +Sirach Sir 26 45 31 And a covenant to David the king, the son of Jesse of the tribe of Juda, an inheritance to him and to his seed, that he might give wisdom into our heart to judge his people in justice, that their good things might not be abolished, and he made their glory in their nation everlasting. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 1 Thus saith the Lord God: The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east, shall be shut the six days, on which work is done; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, yea and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. +Sirach Sir 26 46 1 Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name, Ezekiel Eze 26 46 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate from without, and he shall stand at the threshold of the gate: and the priests shall offer his holocaust, and his peace offerings: and he shall adore upon the threshold of the gate, and shall go out: but the gate shall not be shut till the evening. +Sirach Sir 26 46 2 Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 3 And the people of the land shall adore at the door of that gate before the Lord on the sabbaths, and on the new moons. +Sirach Sir 26 46 3 How great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands, and stretched out swords against the cities? Ezekiel Eze 26 46 4 And the holocaust that the prince shall offer to the Lord on the sabbath day, shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. +Sirach Sir 26 46 4 Who before him hath so resisted? for the Lord himself brought the enemies. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 5 And the sacrifice of an ephi for a ram: but for the lambs what sacrifice his hand shall allow: and a hin of oil for every ephi. +Sirach Sir 26 46 5 Was not the sun stopped in his anger, and one day made as two? Ezekiel Eze 26 46 6 And on the day of the new moon a calf of the herd without blemish: and the six lambs, and the rams shall be without blemish. +Sirach Sir 26 46 6 He called upon the most high Sovereign when the enemies assaulted him on every side, and the great and holy God heard him by hailstones of exceeding great force. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 7 And he shall offer in sacrifice an ephi for a calf, an ephi also for a ram: but for the lambs, as his hand shall find : and a hin of oil for every ephi. +Sirach Sir 26 46 7 He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 8 And when the prince is to go in, let him go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and let him go out the same way. +Sirach Sir 26 46 8 That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one: Ezekiel Eze 26 46 9 But when the people of the land shall go in before the Lord in the solemn feasts, he that goeth in by the north gate to adore, shall go out by the way of the south gate : and he that; goeth in by the way of the south gate, shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go out at that over against it. +Sirach Sir 26 46 9 And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 10 And the prince in the midst of them, shall go in when they go in, and go out when they go out. +Sirach Sir 26 46 10 And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 11 And in the fairs, and in the solemnities there shall be the sacrifice of an ephi to a calf, and an ephi to a ram: and to the lambs, the sacrifice shall be as his hand shall find: and a hin of oil to every ephi. +Sirach Sir 26 46 11 And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance: Ezekiel Eze 26 46 12 But when the prince shall offer a voluntary holocaust, or voluntary peace offerings to the Lord : the gate that looketh towards the east shall be opened to him, and he shall offer his holocaust, and his peace offerings, as it is wont to be done on the sabbath day: and he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he is gone forth. +Sirach Sir 26 46 12 That all the children of Israel might see, that it is good to obey the holy God. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 13 And he shall offer every day for a holocaust to the Lord, a lamb of the same year without blemish: he shall offer it always in the morning. +Sirach Sir 26 46 13 Then all the judges, every one by name, whose heart was not corrupted: who turned not away from the Lord, Ezekiel Eze 26 46 14 And he shall offer the sacrifice for it morning by morning, the sixth part of ephi: and the third part of a bin of oil be mingled with the fine hour: a to the Lord by ordinance continual and everlasting. +Sirach Sir 26 46 14 That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place, Ezekiel Eze 26 46 15 He shall offer the lamb, and the sacrifice, and the oil morning by morning: an everlasting holocaust. +Sirach Sir 26 46 15 And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 16 Thus saith the Lord God: If the prince give a gift to any of his sons: the inheritance of it shall go to his children, they shall possess it by inheritance. +Sirach Sir 26 46 16 Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 17 But if he give a legacy out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of release, and it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall go to his sons. +Sirach Sir 26 46 17 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 18 And the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by violence, nor of their possession : but out of his own possession he shall give an inheritance to his sons: that my people be not dispersed every man from his possession. +Sirach Sir 26 46 18 And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light: Ezekiel Eze 26 46 19 And he brought me in by the entry that was at the side of the gate, into the chambers of the sanctuary that were for the priests, which looked toward the north. And there was a place bending to the west. +Sirach Sir 26 46 19 And called upon the name of the Lord Almighty, in fighting against the enemies who beset him on every side, when he offered a lamb without blemish. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 20 And he said to me: This is the place where the priests shall boil the sin offering, and the trespass offering: where they shall dress the sacrifice, that they may not bring it out into the outward court, and the people be sanctified. +Sirach Sir 26 46 20 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 21 And he brought me into the outward court, and he led me about by the four corners of the court: and behold there was a little court in the corner of the court, to every corner of the court there was a little court. +Sirach Sir 26 46 21 And he crushed the princes of the Tyrians, and all the lords of the Philistines: Ezekiel Eze 26 46 22 In the four corners of the court were little courts disposed, forty cubits long, and thirty broad, all the four were of one measure. +Sirach Sir 26 46 22 And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he protested before the Lord, and his anointed: money, or any thing else, even to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no man did accuse him. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 23 And there was a wall round about compassing the four little courts, and there were kitchens built under the rows round about. +Sirach Sir 26 46 23 And after this he slept, and he made known to the king, and shewed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation. Ezekiel Eze 26 46 24 And he said to me: This is the house of the kitchens wherein the ministers of the house of the Lord shall boil the victims of the people. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 1 And he brought me again to the gate of the house, and behold waters issued out from under the threshold of the house toward the east: for the forefront, of the house looked toward the east: but the waters came down to the right side of the temple to the south part of the altar. +Sirach Sir 26 47 1 Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 2 And he led me out by the way of the north gate, and he caused me to turn to the way without the outward gate to the way that looked toward the east: and behold there ran out waters on the right side. +Sirach Sir 26 47 2 And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went out towards the east, he measured a thousand cubits: and he brought me through the water up to the ankles. +Sirach Sir 26 47 3 He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 4 And again he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the water up to the knees. +Sirach Sir 26 47 4 Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people? Ezekiel Eze 26 47 5 And he measured a thousand. and he brought me through the water up to the loins. And he measured a thousand, and it was a torrent, which I could not pass over: for the waters were risen so as to make a deep torrent, which could not be passed over. +Sirach Sir 26 47 5 In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: Ezekiel Eze 26 47 6 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man. And he brought me out, and he caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent. +Sirach Sir 26 47 6 For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 7 And when I had turned myself, behold on the bank of the torrent were very many trees on both sides. +Sirach Sir 26 47 7 So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory: Ezekiel Eze 26 47 8 And he said to me: These waters that issue forth toward the hillocks of sand to the east, and go down to the plains of the desert, shall go into the sea, and shall go out, and the waters shall be healed. +Sirach Sir 26 47 8 For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 9 And every living creature that creepeth whithersoever the torrent shall come, shall live: and there shall be fishes in abundance after these waters shall come thither, and they shall be healed, and all things shall live to which the torrent shall come. +Sirach Sir 26 47 9 In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 10 And the fishers shall stand over these waters, from Engaddi even to Engallim there shall be drying of nets: there shall be many sorts of the fishes thereof, as the fishes of the great sea, a very great multitude : +Sirach Sir 26 47 10 With his whole heart he praised the Lord, and loved God that made him: and he gave him power against his enemies: Ezekiel Eze 26 47 11 But on the shore thereof, and in the fenny places they shall not be healed, because they shall be turned into saltpits. +Sirach Sir 26 47 11 And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 12 And by the torrent on the banks thereof on both sides shall grow all trees that bear fruit: their leaf shall not fall off, and their fruit shall not fail: every month shall they bring forth firstfruits, because the waters thereof shall issue out of the sanctuary: and the fruits thereof shall be for food, and the leaves thereof for medicine. +Sirach Sir 26 47 12 And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 13 Thus saith the Lord God: This is the border, by which you shall possess the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: for Joseph hath a double portion. +Sirach Sir 26 47 13 The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 14 And you shall possess it, every man in like manner as his brother: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for a possession. +Sirach Sir 26 47 14 After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 15 And this is the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethalon, as men go to Sedada, +Sirach Sir 26 47 15 Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth! Ezekiel Eze 26 47 16 Emath, Berotha, Sabarim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Emath, the house of Tichon, which is by the border of Auran. +Sirach Sir 26 47 16 And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 17 And the border from the sea even to the court of Enan, shall be the border of Damascus, and from the north to the north: the border of Emath, this is the north side. +Sirach Sir 26 47 17 And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 18 And the east side is from the midst of Auran, and from the midst of Damascus, and from the midst of Galaad, and from the midst of the land of Israel, Jordan making the bound to the east sea, and thus you shall measure the east side. +Sirach Sir 26 47 18 The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations, Ezekiel Eze 26 47 19 And the south side southward is from Thamar even to the waters of contradiction of Cades: and the torrent even to the great sea: and this is the south side southward. +Sirach Sir 26 47 19 And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 20 And the side toward the sea, is the great sea from the borders straight on, till thou come to Emath: this is the side of the sea. +Sirach Sir 26 47 20 Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead, Ezekiel Eze 26 47 21 And you shall divide this land unto you by the tribes of Israel: +Sirach Sir 26 47 21 And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection. Ezekiel Eze 26 47 22 And you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to the strangers that shall come over to you, that shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as men of the same country born among the children of Israel: they shall divide the possession with you in the midst of the tribes of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 47 22 Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled, Ezekiel Eze 26 47 23 And in what tribe soever the stranger shall be, there shall you give him possession, saith the Lord God. +Sirach Sir 26 47 23 That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule. +Sirach Sir 26 47 24 But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he cut up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 47 25 Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock. +Sirach Sir 26 47 26 And Solomon had an end with his fathers. +Sirach Sir 26 47 27 And he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation, +Sirach Sir 26 47 28 Even Roboam that had little wisdom, who turned away the people through his counsel: +Sirach Sir 26 47 29 And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied exceedingly. +Sirach Sir 26 47 30 They removed them far away from their land. +Sirach Sir 26 47 31 And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 1 And these are the names of the tribes from the borders of the north, by the way of Hethalon, as they go to Emath, the court of Enan the border of Damascus northward, by the way of Emath. And from the east side thereof to the sea, shall be one portion for Dan. +Sirach Sir 26 48 1 And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Aser: +Sirach Sir 26 48 2 He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 3 And by the border of Aser, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Nephthali. +Sirach Sir 26 48 3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 4 And by the border of Nephthali, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Manasses. +Sirach Sir 26 48 4 Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee? Ezekiel Eze 26 48 5 And by the border of Manasses, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ephraim. +Sirach Sir 26 48 5 Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ruben. +Sirach Sir 26 48 6 Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 7 And by the border of Ruben, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Juda. +Sirach Sir 26 48 7 Who heardest judgment in Sina, and in Horeb the judgments of vengeance. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 8 And by the border of Juda, from the east side even to the side of the sea, shall be the firstfruits which you shall set apart, five and twenty thousand in breadth, and in length, as every one of the portions from the east side to the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 48 8 Who anointedst kings to penance, and madest prophets successors after thee. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 9 The firstfruits which you shall set apart for the Lord : shall be the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand. +Sirach Sir 26 48 9 Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 10 And these shall be the firstfruits of the sanctuary for the priests: toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the sea ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east also ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 48 10 Who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 11 The sanctuary shall be for the priests of the sons of Sadoc, who kept my ceremonies, and went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites also went astray. +Sirach Sir 26 48 11 Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured with thy friendship. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 12 And for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the land holy of holies, by the border of the Levites. +Sirach Sir 26 48 12 For we live only in our life, but after death our name shall not be such. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 13 And the Levites in like manner shall have by the borders of the priests five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth. All the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. +Sirach Sir 26 48 13 Elias was indeed covered with the whirlwind, and his spirit was filled up in Eliseus: in his days he feared not the prince, and no man was more powerful than he. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 14 And they shall not sell thereof, nor exchange, neither shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated, because they are sanctified to the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 48 14 No word could overcome him, and after death his body prophesied. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 15 But the five thousand that remain in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 48 15 In his life he did great wonders, and in death he wrought miracles. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 16 And these are the measures thereof: on the north side four thousand and five hundred: and on the south side four thousand and five hundred: and on the east side four thousand and five hundred: and on the west side four thousand and five hundred. +Sirach Sir 26 48 16 For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be to the north two hundred and fifty, and to the south two hundred and fifty, and to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the sea two hundred and fifty. +Sirach Sir 26 48 17 And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 18 And the residue in length by the firstfruits of the sanctuary, ten thousand toward the east, and ten thousand toward the west, shall be as the firstfruits of the sanctuary: and the fruits thereof shall be for bread to them that serve the city. +Sirach Sir 26 48 18 Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 19 And they that serve the city, shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. +Sirach Sir 26 48 19 Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 20 All the firstfruits, of five and twenty thousand, by five and twenty thousand foursquare, shall be set apart for the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and for the possession of the city. +Sirach Sir 26 48 20 In his days Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against them, and he stretched out his hand against Sion, and became proud through his power. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 21 And the residue shall be for the prince on every side of the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and of the possession of the city over against the five and twenty thousand of the firstfruits unto the east border: toward the sea also over against the five and twenty thousand, unto the border of the sea, shall likewise be the portion of the prince: and the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the midst thereof. +Sirach Sir 26 48 21 Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 22 And from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city which ale in the midst of the prince’s portions: what shall be to the border of Juda, and to the border of Benjamin, shall also belong to the prince. +Sirach Sir 26 48 22 And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 23 And for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, one portion for Benjamin. +Sirach Sir 26 48 23 He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 24 And over against the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Simeon. +Sirach Sir 26 48 24 He overthrew the army of the Assyrians, and the angel of the Lord destroyed them. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Issachar. +Sirach Sir 26 48 25 For Ezechias did that which pleased God, and walked valiantly in the way of David his father, which Isaias, the great prophet, and faithful in the sight of God, had commanded him. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Zabulon. +Sirach Sir 26 48 26 In his days the sun wen backward, and he lengthened the king's life. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 27 And by the border of Zabulon, from the east side to the side of the sea, one portion for Gad. +Sirach Sir 26 48 27 With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 28 And by the border of Gad, the south side southward: and the border shah be from Thamar, even to the waters of contradiction of Cades, the inheritance over against the great sea. +Sirach Sir 26 48 28 He showed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things before they came. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel: and these are the portions of them, saith the Lord God. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 30 And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 31 And the gates of the city according to the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates on the north side, the gate of Ruben one, the gate of Juda one, the gate of Levi one. @@ -21726,6 +24418,94 @@ Ezekiel Eze 26 48 32 And at the east side, four thousand and five hundred: and t Ezekiel Eze 26 48 33 And at the south side, thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred: and three gates, the gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar one, the gate of Zabulon one. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 34 And at the west side, four thousand and five hundred, and their three gates, the gate of Gad one, the gate of Aser one, the gate of Nephthali one. Ezekiel Eze 26 48 35 Its circumference was eighteen thousand: and the name of the city from that day, The Lord is there. +Sirach Sir 26 49 1 The memory of Josias is like the composition of a sweet smell made by the art of a perfumer: +Sirach Sir 26 49 2 His remembrance shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, and as music at a banquet of wine. +Sirach Sir 26 49 3 He was directed by God unto the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of wickedness. +Sirach Sir 26 49 4 And he directed his heart towards the Lord, and in the days of sinners he strengthened godliness. +Sirach Sir 26 49 5 Except David, and Ezechias and Josias, all committed sin. +Sirach Sir 26 49 6 For the kings of Juda forsook the law of the most High, and despised the fear of God. +Sirach Sir 26 49 7 So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation, +Sirach Sir 26 49 8 They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias. +Sirach Sir 26 49 9 For they treated him evil, who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb, to overthrow, and pluck up, and destroy, and to build again, and renew. +Sirach Sir 26 49 10 It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims. +Sirach Sir 26 49 11 For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and of doing good to them that shewed right ways. +Sirach Sir 26 49 12 And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up out of their place: for they strengthened Jacob, and redeemed themselves by strong faith. +Sirach Sir 26 49 13 How shall we magnify Zorobabel? for he was as a signet on the right hand; +Sirach Sir 26 49 14 In like manner Jesus the son of Josedec who in their days built the house, and set up a holy temple to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory. +Sirach Sir 26 49 15 And let Nehemias be a long time remembered, who raised up for us our walls that were cast down, and set up the gates and the bars, who rebuilt our houses. +Sirach Sir 26 49 16 No man was born upon earth like Henoch: for he also was taken up from the earth. +Sirach Sir 26 49 17 Nor as Joseph, who was a man born prince of his brethren, the support of his family, the ruler of his brethren, the stay of the people: +Sirach Sir 26 49 18 And his bones were visited, and after death they prophesied. +Sirach Sir 26 49 19 Seth and Sem obtained glory among men: and above every soul Adam in the beginning, +Sirach Sir 26 50 1 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple. +Sirach Sir 26 50 2 By him also the height of the temple was founded, the double building and the high walls of the temple. +Sirach Sir 26 50 3 In his days the wells of water flowed out, and they were filled as the sea above measure. +Sirach Sir 26 50 4 He took care of his nation, and delivered it from destruction. +Sirach Sir 26 50 5 He prevailed to enlarge the city, and obtained glory in his conversation with the people: and enlarged the entrance of the house and the court. +Sirach Sir 26 50 6 He shone in his days as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full. +Sirach Sir 26 50 7 And as the sun when it shineth, so did he shine in the temple of God. +Sirach Sir 26 50 8 And as the rainbow giving light in bright clouds, and as the flower of roses in the days of the spring, and as the lilies that are on the brink of the water, and as the sweet smelling frankincense in the time of summer. +Sirach Sir 26 50 9 As a bright fire, and frankincense burning in the fire. +Sirach Sir 26 50 10 As a massy vessel of gold, adorned with every precious stone. +Sirach Sir 26 50 11 As an olive tree budding forth, and a cypress tree rearing itself on high, when he put on the robe of glory, and was clothed with the perfection of power. +Sirach Sir 26 50 12 When he went up to the holy altar, he honoured the vesture of holiness. +Sirach Sir 26 50 13 And when he took the portions out of the hands of the priests, he himself stood by the altar. And about him was the ring of his brethren: and as the cedar planted in mount Libanus, +Sirach Sir 26 50 14 And as branches of palm trees, they stood round about him, and all the sons of Aaron in their glory. +Sirach Sir 26 50 15 And the oblation of the Lord was in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel: and finishing his service, on the altar, to honour the offering of the most high King, +Sirach Sir 26 50 16 He stretched forth his hand to make a libation, and offered of the blood of the grape. +Sirach Sir 26 50 17 He poured out at the foot of the altar a divine odour to the most high Prince. +Sirach Sir 26 50 18 Then the sons of Aaron shouted, they sounded with beaten trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before God. +Sirach Sir 26 50 19 Then all the people together made haste, and fell down to the earth upon their faces, to adore the Lord their God, and to pray to the Almighty God the most High. +Sirach Sir 26 50 20 And the singers lifted up their voices, and in the great house the sound of sweet melody was increased. +Sirach Sir 26 50 21 And the people in prayer besought the Lord the most High, until the worship of the Lord was perfected, and they had finished their office. +Sirach Sir 26 50 22 Then coming down, he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of Israel, to give glory to God with his lips, and to glory in his name: +Sirach Sir 26 50 23 And he repeated his prayer, willing to shew the power of God. +Sirach Sir 26 50 24 And now pray ye to the God of all, who hath done great things in all the earth, who hath increased our days from our mother's womb, and hath done with us according to his mercy. +Sirach Sir 26 50 25 May he grant us joyfulness of heart, and that there be peace in our days in Israel for ever: +Sirach Sir 26 50 26 That Israel may believe that the mercy of God is with us, to deliver us in his days. +Sirach Sir 26 50 27 There are two nations which my soul abhorreth: and the third is no nation: which I hate: +Sirach Sir 26 50 28 They that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem. +Sirach Sir 26 50 29 Jesus the son of Sirach, of Jerusalem, hath written in this book the doctrine of wisdom and instruction, who renewed wisdom from his heart. +Sirach Sir 26 50 30 Blessed is he that is conversant in these good things and he that layeth them up in his heart, shall be wise always. +Sirach Sir 26 50 31 For if he do them, he shall be strong to do all things: because the light of God guideth his steps. +Sirach Sir 26 51 1 A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will give glory to thee, O Lord, O King, and I will praise thee, O God my Saviour. +Sirach Sir 26 51 2 I will give glory to thy name: for thou hast been a helper and protector to me. +Sirach Sir 26 51 3 And hast preserved my body from destruction, from the snare of an unjust tongue, and from the lips of them that forge lies, and in the sight of them that stood by, thou hast been my helper. +Sirach Sir 26 51 4 And thou hast delivered me, according to the multitude of the mercy of thy name, from them that did roar, prepared to devour. +Sirach Sir 26 51 5 Out of the hands of them that sought my life, and from the gates of afflictions, which compassed me about: +Sirach Sir 26 51 6 From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt. +Sirach Sir 26 51 7 From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue: +Sirach Sir 26 51 8 My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. +Sirach Sir 26 51 9 And my life was drawing near to hell beneath. +Sirach Sir 26 51 10 They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none. +Sirach Sir 26 51 11 I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world. +Sirach Sir 26 51 12 How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations. +Sirach Sir 26 51 13 Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and I have prayed for death to pass away. +Sirach Sir 26 51 14 I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help. +Sirach Sir 26 51 15 I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard. +Sirach Sir 26 51 16 And thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time. +Sirach Sir 26 51 17 Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord. +Sirach Sir 26 51 18 When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer. +Sirach Sir 26 51 19 I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe. +Sirach Sir 26 51 20 My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her. +Sirach Sir 26 51 21 I bowed down my ear a little, and received her. +Sirach Sir 26 51 22 I found much wisdom in myself, and profited much therein. +Sirach Sir 26 51 23 To him that giveth me wisdom, will I give glory. +Sirach Sir 26 51 24 For I have determined to follow her: I have had a zeal for good, and shall not be confounded. +Sirach Sir 26 51 25 My soul hath wrestled for her, and in doing it I have been confirmed. +Sirach Sir 26 51 26 I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her. +Sirach Sir 26 51 27 I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her. +Sirach Sir 26 51 28 I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken. +Sirach Sir 26 51 29 My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession. +Sirach Sir 26 51 30 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward: and with it I will praise him. +Sirach Sir 26 51 31 Draw near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yourselves together into the hours of discipline. +Sirach Sir 26 51 32 Why are ye slow and what do you say of these things? your souls are exceeding thirsty. +Sirach Sir 26 51 33 I have opened my mouth, and have spoken: buy her for yourselves without silver, +Sirach Sir 26 51 34 And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found. +Sirach Sir 26 51 35 Behold with your eyes how I have laboured a little, and have found much rest to myself. +Sirach Sir 26 51 36 Receive ye discipline as a great sum of money, and possess abundance of gold by her. +Sirach Sir 26 51 37 Let your soul rejoice in his mercy and you shall not be confounded in his praise. +Sirach Sir 26 51 38 Work your work before the time, and he will give you your reward in his time. Daniel Dan 27 1 1 In the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and besieged it. Daniel Dan 27 1 2 And the Lord delivered into his hands Joakim the king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he carried them away into the land of Sennaar, to the house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure house of his god. Daniel Dan 27 1 3 And the king spoke to Asphenez the master of the eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed and of the princes, @@ -22083,76 +24863,183 @@ Daniel Dan 27 12 10 Many shall be chosen, and made white, and shall be tried as Daniel Dan 27 12 11 And from the time when the continual sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination unto desolation shall be set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred ninety days, Daniel Dan 27 12 12 Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh unto a thousand three hundred thirty-five days. Daniel Dan 27 12 13 But go thou thy ways until the time appointed: and thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot unto the end of the days. -Hosea Hos 28 1 1 The word of the Lord, that came to Osee the son of Beeri, in the days of Ozias, Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias kings of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel. -Hosea Hos 28 1 2 The beginning of the Lord’s speaking by Osse: and the Lord said to Osee: Go, take thee a wife of fornications, and have of her children of fornications: for the land by fornication shall depart from the Lord. -Hosea Hos 28 1 3 So he went, and took Gomer the daughter of Debelaim: and she conceived and bore him a son. -Hosea Hos 28 1 4 And the Lord said to him: Call his name Jezrahel: for yet a little while, and I will visit the blood of Jezrahel upon the house of Jehu, and I will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. -Hosea Hos 28 1 5 And in that day I will break in pieces the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezrahel. -Hosea Hos 28 1 6 And she conceived again, and bore a daughter, and he said to him: Call her name, Without mercy: for I will not add any more to have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly forget them. -Hosea Hos 28 1 7 And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord their God: and Iwill not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen. -Hosea Hos 28 1 8 And she weaned her that was called Without mercy. And she conceived, and bore a son. -Hosea Hos 28 1 9 And he said: Call his name, Not my people: for you are not my people, and I will not be yours. -Hosea Hos 28 1 10 And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, that is without measure, and shall not be numbered. And it shall be in the place where it shall be said to them: You are not my people: it shall be said to them: Ye are the sons of the living God. -Hosea Hos 28 1 11 And the children of Juda, and the children of Israel shall be gathered together: and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall come up out of the land: for great is the day of Jezrahel. -Hosea Hos 28 2 1 Say ye to your brethren: You are my people, and to your sister: Thou hast obtained mercy. -Hosea Hos 28 2 2 Judge your mother, judge her: because she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her put away her fornications from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts. -Hosea Hos 28 2 3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born: and I will make her as a wilderness, and will set her as a land that none can pass through, and will kill her with drought. -Hosea Hos 28 2 4 And I will not have mercy on her children: for they are the children of fornications. -Hosea Hos 28 2 5 For their mother hath committed fornication, she that conceived them is covered with shame: for she said: I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread, and my water, my wool, and my flax, my oil, and my drink. -Hosea Hos 28 2 6 Wherefore behold I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will stop it up with a wall, and she shall not find her paths. -Hosea Hos 28 2 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them: and she shall seek them, and shall not find, and she shall say: I will go, and return to my first husband, because it was better with me then, than now. -Hosea Hos 28 2 8 And she did not know that I gave her corn and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver, and gold, which they have used in the service of Baal. -Hosea Hos 28 2 9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in its season, and my wine in its season, and I will set at liberty my wool, and my flax, which covered her disgrace. -Hosea Hos 28 2 10 And now I will lay open her folly in the eyes of her lovers: and no man shall deliver her out of my hand: -Hosea Hos 28 2 11 And I will cause all her mirth to cease, her solemnities, her new moons, her sabbaths, and all her festival times. -Hosea Hos 28 2 12 And I will destroy her vines, and her fig trees, of which she said: These are my rewards, which my lovers have given me: and I will make her as a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour her. -Hosea Hos 28 2 13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, to whom she burnt incense, and decked herself out with her earrings, and with her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord. -Hosea Hos 28 2 14 Therefore, behold I will allure her, and will lead her into the wilderness: and I will speak to her heart. -Hosea Hos 28 2 15 And I will give her vinedressers out of the same place, and the valley of Achor for an opening of hope: and she shall sing there according to the days of her youth, and according to the days of her coming up out of the land of Egypt. -Hosea Hos 28 2 16 And it shall be in that day, saith the Lord, That she shall call me : My husband, and she shall call me no more Baali. -Hosea Hos 28 2 17 And I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and she shall no more remember their name. -Hosea Hos 28 2 18 And in that day I will make a covenant with them, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air, and with the creeping things of the earth: and I will destroy the bow, and the sword, and war out of the land: and I will make them sleep secure. -Hosea Hos 28 2 19 And I will espouse thee to me for ever: and I will espouse thee to me in justice, and judgment, and in mercy, and in commiserations. -Hosea Hos 28 2 20 And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. -Hosea Hos 28 2 21 And it shall come to pass in that day: I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth. -Hosea Hos 28 2 22 And the earth shall hear the core, and the wine, and the oil, and these shall hear Jezrahel. -Hosea Hos 28 2 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy on her that was without mercy. And I will say to that which was not my people: Thou art my people: and they shall say: Thou art my God. -Hosea Hos 28 3 1 And the Lord said to me: Go yet again, and love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress : as the Lord loveth the children of Israel, and they look to strange gods, and love the husks of the grapes. -Hosea Hos 28 3 2 And I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a core of barley, and for half a core of barley. -Hosea Hos 28 3 3 And I said to her: Thou shalt wait for me many days: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt be no man’s, and I also will wait for thee. -Hosea Hos 28 3 4 For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim. -Hosea Hos 28 3 5 And after this the children of Israel shall return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king: and they shall fear the Lord, and his goodness in the last days. -Hosea Hos 28 4 1 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land. -Hosea Hos 28 4 2 Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood. -Hosea Hos 28 4 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together. -Hosea Hos 28 4 4 But yet let not any man judge: and let not a man be rebuked: for thy people are as they that contradict the priest. -Hosea Hos 28 4 5 And thou shalt fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I have made thy mother to be silent. -Hosea Hos 28 4 6 My people have been silent, because they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt not do the office of priesthood to me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children. -Hosea Hos 28 4 7 According to the multitude of them so have they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. -Hosea Hos 28 4 8 They shall eat the sins of my people, and shall lift up their souls to their iniquity. -Hosea Hos 28 4 9 And there shall be like people like priest: and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them their devices. -Hosea Hos 28 4 10 And they shall eat and shall not be filled: they have committed fornication, and have not ceased: because they have forsaken the Lord in not observing his law. -Hosea Hos 28 4 11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness take away the understanding. -Hosea Hos 28 4 12 My people have consulted their stocks, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornication hath deceived them, and they have committed fornication against their God. -Hosea Hos 28 4 13 They offered sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burnt incense upon the hills: under the oak, and the poplar, and the turpentine tree, because the shadow thereof was good: therefore shall your daughters commit fornication, and your spouses shall be adulteresses. -Hosea Hos 28 4 14 I will not visit upon your daughters when they shell commit fornication, and upon your spouses when they shall commit adultery: because themselves conversed with harlots, and offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and the people that doth not understand shall be beaten. -Hosea Hos 28 4 15 If thou play the harlot, O Israel, at least let not Juda offend: and go ye not into Galgal, and come not up into Bethaven, and do not swear: The Lord liveth. -Hosea Hos 28 4 16 For Israel hath gone astray like a wanton heifer: now will the Lord feed them, as a lamb in a spacious place. -Hosea Hos 28 4 17 Ephraim is a partaker with idols, let him alone. -Hosea Hos 28 4 18 Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them. -Hosea Hos 28 4 19 The wind hath bound them up in its wings, and they shall be confounded because of their sacrifices. -Hosea Hos 28 5 1 Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over, and a net spread upon Thabor. -Hosea Hos 28 5 2 And you have turned aside victims into the depth: and I am, the teacher of them all. -Hosea Hos 28 5 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now Ephraim hath committed fornication, Israel is defiled. -Hosea Hos 28 5 4 They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. -Hosea Hos 28 5 5 And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity, Juda also shall fall with them. -Hosea Hos 28 5 6 With their flocks, and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them. -Hosea Hos 28 5 7 They have transgressed against the Lord, for they have begotten children that are strangers: now shall a month devour them with their portions. -Hosea Hos 28 5 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gabaa, the trumpet in Rama: howl ye in Bethaven, behind thy back, O Benjamin. -Hosea Hos 28 5 9 Ephraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel I have shewn that which shall surely be. -Hosea Hos 28 5 10 The princes of Juda are become as they that take up the bound: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. -Hosea Hos 28 5 11 Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness. -Hosea Hos 28 5 12 And I will be like a moth to Ephraim: and like rottenness to the house of Juda. +Daniel Dan 27 13 1 Now there was a man that dwelt in Babylon, and his name was Joakim: +Daniel Dan 27 13 2 And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helcias, a very beautiful woman, and one that feared God. +Daniel Dan 27 13 3 For her parents being just, had instructed their daughter according to the law of Moses. +Daniel Dan 27 13 4 Now Joakim was very rich, and had an orchard near his house: and the Jews resorted to him, because he was the most honourable of them all. +Daniel Dan 27 13 5 And there were two of the ancients of the people appointed judges that year, of whom the Lord said: That iniquity came out from Babylon, from the ancient judges, that seemed to govern the people. +Daniel Dan 27 13 6 These men frequented the house of Joakim, and all that hand any matters of judgment came to them. +Daniel Dan 27 13 7 And when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went in, and walked in her husband's orchard. +Daniel Dan 27 13 8 And the old men saw her going in every day, and walking: and they were inflamed with lust towards her: +Daniel Dan 27 13 9 And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments. +Daniel Dan 27 13 10 So they were both wounded with the love of her, yet they did not make known their grief one to the other. +Daniel Dan 27 13 11 For they were ashamed to declare to one another their lust, being desirous to have to do with her: +Daniel Dan 27 13 12 And they watched carefully every day to see her. And one said to the other: +Daniel Dan 27 13 13 Let us now go home, for it is dinner time. So going out, they departed one from another. +Daniel Dan 27 13 14 And turning back again, they came both to the same place: and asking one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: and then they agreed together upon a time, when they might find her alone. +Daniel Dan 27 13 15 And it fell out, as they watched a fit day, she went in on a time, as yesterday and the day before, with two maids only, and was desirous to wash herself in the orchard: for it was hot weather. +Daniel Dan 27 13 16 And there was nobody there, but the two old men that had hid themselves, and were beholding her. +Daniel Dan 27 13 17 So she said to the maids: Bring me oil, and washing balls, and shut the doors of the orchard, that I may wash me. +Daniel Dan 27 13 18 And they did as she bade them: and they shut the doors of the orchard, and went out by a back door to fetch what she had commanded them, and they knew not that the elders were hid within. +Daniel Dan 27 13 19 Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders arose, and ran to her, and said: +Daniel Dan 27 13 20 Behold the doors of the orchard are shut, and nobody seeth us, and we are in love with thee: wherefore consent to us, and lie with us. +Daniel Dan 27 13 21 But if thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee, and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. +Daniel Dan 27 13 22 Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me: and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands. +Daniel Dan 27 13 23 But it is better for me to fall into your hands without doing it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. +Daniel Dan 27 13 24 With that Susanna cried out with a loud voice: and the elders also cried out against her. +Daniel Dan 27 13 25 And one of them ran to the door of the orchard, and opened it. +Daniel Dan 27 13 26 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the orchard, they rushed in by the back door, to see what was the matter. +Daniel Dan 27 13 27 But after the old men had spoken, the servants were greatly ashamed: for never had there been any such word said of Susanna. And on the next day, +Daniel Dan 27 13 28 When the people were come to Joakim, her husband, the two elders also came full of wicked device against Susanna, to put her to death. +Daniel Dan 27 13 29 And they said before the people: Send to Susanna, daughter of Helcias, the wife of Joakim. And presently they sent. +Daniel Dan 27 13 30 And she came with her parents, and children and all her kindred. +Daniel Dan 27 13 31 Now Susanna was exceeding delicate, and beautiful to behold. +Daniel Dan 27 13 32 But those wicked men commanded that her face should be uncovered, (for she was covered) that so at least they might be satisfied with her beauty. +Daniel Dan 27 13 33 Therefore her friends, and all her acquaintance wept. +Daniel Dan 27 13 34 But the two elders rising up in the midst of the people, laid their hands upon her head. +Daniel Dan 27 13 35 And she weeping, looked up to heaven, for her heart had confidence in the Lord. +Daniel Dan 27 13 36 And the elders said: As we walked in the orchard alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the doors of the orchard, and sent away the maids from her. +Daniel Dan 27 13 37 Then a young man that was there hid came to her, and lay with her. +Daniel Dan 27 13 38 But we that were in a corner of the orchard, seeing this wickedness, ran up to them, and we saw them lie together. +Daniel Dan 27 13 39 And him indeed we could not take, because he was stronger than us, and opening the doors, he leaped out: +Daniel Dan 27 13 40 But having taken this woman, we asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us: of this thing we are witnesses. +Daniel Dan 27 13 41 The multitude believed them, as being the elders, and the judges of the people, and they condemned her to death. +Daniel Dan 27 13 42 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said: O eternal God, who knowest hidden things, who knowest all things before they come to pass, +Daniel Dan 27 13 43 Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me: and behold I must die, whereas I have done none of these things, which these men have maliciously forged against me. +Daniel Dan 27 13 44 And the Lord heard her voice. +Daniel Dan 27 13 45 And when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose name was Daniel: +Daniel Dan 27 13 46 And he cried out with a loud voice: I am clear from the blood of this woman. +Daniel Dan 27 13 47 Then all the people turning themselves towards him, said: What meaneth this word that thou hast spoken? +Daniel Dan 27 13 48 But he standing in the midst of them, said: Are ye so foolish, ye children of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth, you have condemned a daughter of Israel? +Daniel Dan 27 13 49 Return to judgment, for they have borne false witness against her. +Daniel Dan 27 13 50 So all the people turned again in haste, and the old men said to him: Come, and sit thou down among us, and shew it us: seeing God hath given thee the honour of old age. +Daniel Dan 27 13 51 And Daniel said to the people: Separate these two far from one another, and I will examine them. +Daniel Dan 27 13 52 So when they were put asunder one from the other, he called one of them, and said to him: O thou that art grown old in evil days, now are thy sins come out, which thou hast committed before: +Daniel Dan 27 13 53 In judging unjust judgments, oppressing the innocent, and letting the guilty to go free, whereas the Lord saith: The innocent and the just thou shalt not kill. +Daniel Dan 27 13 54 Now then if thou sawest her, tell me under what tree thou sawest them conversing together: He said: Under a mastic tree. +Daniel Dan 27 13 55 And Daniel said: Well hast thou lied against thy own head: for behold the angel of God having received the sentence of him, shall cut thee in two. +Daniel Dan 27 13 56 And having put him aside, he commanded that the other should come, and he said to him: O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thy heart: +Daniel Dan 27 13 57 Thus did you do to the daughters of Israel, and they for fear conversed with you: but a daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness. +Daniel Dan 27 13 58 Now, therefore, tell me, under what tree didst thou take them conversing together. And he answered: Under a holm tree. +Daniel Dan 27 13 59 And Daniel said to him: Well hast thou also lied against thy own head: for the angel of the Lord waiteth with a sword to cut thee in two, and to destroy you. +Daniel Dan 27 13 60 With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and they blessed God, who saveth them that trust in him. +Daniel Dan 27 13 61 And they rose up against the two elders, (for Daniel had convicted them of false witness by their own mouth) and they did to them as they had maliciously dealt against their neighbour, +Daniel Dan 27 13 62 To fulfil the law of Moses: and they put them to death, and innocent blood was saved in that day. +Daniel Dan 27 13 63 But Helcias, and his wife, praised God, for their daughter, Susanna, with Joakim, her husband, and all her kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her. +Daniel Dan 27 13 64 And Daniel became great in the sight of the people from that day, and thence forward. +Daniel Dan 27 13 65 And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers; and Cyrus, the Persian, received his kingdom. +Daniel Dan 27 14 1 And Daniel was the king's guest, and was honoured above all his friends. +Daniel Dan 27 14 2 Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel: and there was spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine. +Daniel Dan 27 14 3 The king also worshipped him, and went every day to adore him: but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel? +Daniel Dan 27 14 4 And he answered, and said to him: Because I do not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, that created heaven and earth, and hath power over all flesh. +Daniel Dan 27 14 5 And the king said to him: Doth not Bel seem to thee to be a living god? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day? +Daniel Dan 27 14 6 Then Daniel smiled, and said: O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, neither hath he eaten at any time. +Daniel Dan 27 14 7 And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die. +Daniel Dan 27 14 8 But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word. +Daniel Dan 27 14 9 Now the priests of Bel were seventy, beside their wives, and little ones, and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. +Daniel Dan 27 14 10 And the priests of Bel said: Behold, we go out: and do thou, O king, set on the meats, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thy own ring: +Daniel Dan 27 14 11 And when thou comest in the morning, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death, or else Daniel, that hath lied against us. +Daniel Dan 27 14 12 And they little regarded it, because they had made under the table a secret entrance, and they always came in by it, and consumed those things. +Daniel Dan 27 14 13 So it came to pass after they were gone out, the king set the meats before Bel: and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them all over the temple before the king: and going forth, they shut the door, and having sealed it with the king's ring, they departed. +Daniel Dan 27 14 14 But the priests went in by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their children: and they eat and drank up all. +Daniel Dan 27 14 15 And the king arose early in the morning, and Daniel with him. +Daniel Dan 27 14 16 And the king said: Are the seals whole, Daniel? And he answered: They are whole, O king. +Daniel Dan 27 14 17 And as soon as he had opened the door, the king looked upon the table, and cried out with a loud voice: Great art thou, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with thee. +Daniel Dan 27 14 18 And Daniel laughed: and he held the king, that he should not go in: and he said: Behold the pavement, mark whose footsteps these are. +Daniel Dan 27 14 19 And the king said: I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children. And the king was angry. +Daniel Dan 27 14 20 Then he took the priests, and their wives, and their children: and they shewed him the private doors by which they came in, and consumed the things that were on the table. +Daniel Dan 27 14 21 The king, therefore, put them to death, and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who destroyed him and his temple. +Daniel Dan 27 14 22 And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him. +Daniel Dan 27 14 23 And the king said to Daniel: Behold, thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him, therefore. +Daniel Dan 27 14 24 And Daniel said: I adore the Lord, my God: for he is the living God: but that is no living god. +Daniel Dan 27 14 25 But give me leave, O king, and I will kill this dragon without sword or club. And the king said, I give thee leave. +Daniel Dan 27 14 26 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and boiled them together: and he made lumps, and put them into the dragon's mouth, and the dragon burst asunder. And he said: Behold him whom you worship. +Daniel Dan 27 14 27 And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death. +Daniel Dan 27 14 28 And they came to the king, and said: Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thy house. +Daniel Dan 27 14 29 And the king saw that they pressed upon him violently: and being constrained by necessity: he delivered Daniel to them. +Daniel Dan 27 14 30 And they cast him into the den of lions, and he was there six days. +Daniel Dan 27 14 31 And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep: but then they were not given unto them, that they might devour Daniel. +Daniel Dan 27 14 32 Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habacuc, and he had boiled pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl: and was going into the field, to carry it to the reapers. +Daniel Dan 27 14 33 And the angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner which thou hast into Babylon, to Daniel, who is in the lions' den. +Daniel Dan 27 14 34 And Habacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon, nor do I know the den. +Daniel Dan 27 14 35 And the angel of the Lord took him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon, over the den, in the force of his spirit. +Daniel Dan 27 14 36 And Habacuc cried, saying: O Daniel, thou servant of God, take the dinner that God hath sent thee. +Daniel Dan 27 14 37 And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God, and thou hast not forsaken them that love thee. +Daniel Dan 27 14 38 And Daniel arose, and ate. And the angel of the Lord presently set Habacuc again in his own place. +Daniel Dan 27 14 39 And upon the seventh day the king came to bewail Daniel: and he came to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions. +Daniel Dan 27 14 40 And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou, O Lord, the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lions' den. +Daniel Dan 27 14 41 But those that had been the cause of his destruction, he cast into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before him. +Daniel Dan 27 14 42 Then the king said: Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel: for he is the Saviour, working signs, and wonders in the earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions' den. +Hosea Hos 28 1 1 The word of the Lord, that came to Osee the son of Beeri, in the days of Ozias, Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias kings of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel. +Hosea Hos 28 1 2 The beginning of the Lord’s speaking by Osse: and the Lord said to Osee: Go, take thee a wife of fornications, and have of her children of fornications: for the land by fornication shall depart from the Lord. +Hosea Hos 28 1 3 So he went, and took Gomer the daughter of Debelaim: and she conceived and bore him a son. +Hosea Hos 28 1 4 And the Lord said to him: Call his name Jezrahel: for yet a little while, and I will visit the blood of Jezrahel upon the house of Jehu, and I will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. +Hosea Hos 28 1 5 And in that day I will break in pieces the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezrahel. +Hosea Hos 28 1 6 And she conceived again, and bore a daughter, and he said to him: Call her name, Without mercy: for I will not add any more to have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly forget them. +Hosea Hos 28 1 7 And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord their God: and Iwill not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen. +Hosea Hos 28 1 8 And she weaned her that was called Without mercy. And she conceived, and bore a son. +Hosea Hos 28 1 9 And he said: Call his name, Not my people: for you are not my people, and I will not be yours. +Hosea Hos 28 1 10 And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, that is without measure, and shall not be numbered. And it shall be in the place where it shall be said to them: You are not my people: it shall be said to them: Ye are the sons of the living God. +Hosea Hos 28 1 11 And the children of Juda, and the children of Israel shall be gathered together: and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall come up out of the land: for great is the day of Jezrahel. +Hosea Hos 28 2 1 Say ye to your brethren: You are my people, and to your sister: Thou hast obtained mercy. +Hosea Hos 28 2 2 Judge your mother, judge her: because she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her put away her fornications from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts. +Hosea Hos 28 2 3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born: and I will make her as a wilderness, and will set her as a land that none can pass through, and will kill her with drought. +Hosea Hos 28 2 4 And I will not have mercy on her children: for they are the children of fornications. +Hosea Hos 28 2 5 For their mother hath committed fornication, she that conceived them is covered with shame: for she said: I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread, and my water, my wool, and my flax, my oil, and my drink. +Hosea Hos 28 2 6 Wherefore behold I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will stop it up with a wall, and she shall not find her paths. +Hosea Hos 28 2 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them: and she shall seek them, and shall not find, and she shall say: I will go, and return to my first husband, because it was better with me then, than now. +Hosea Hos 28 2 8 And she did not know that I gave her corn and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver, and gold, which they have used in the service of Baal. +Hosea Hos 28 2 9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in its season, and my wine in its season, and I will set at liberty my wool, and my flax, which covered her disgrace. +Hosea Hos 28 2 10 And now I will lay open her folly in the eyes of her lovers: and no man shall deliver her out of my hand: +Hosea Hos 28 2 11 And I will cause all her mirth to cease, her solemnities, her new moons, her sabbaths, and all her festival times. +Hosea Hos 28 2 12 And I will destroy her vines, and her fig trees, of which she said: These are my rewards, which my lovers have given me: and I will make her as a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour her. +Hosea Hos 28 2 13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, to whom she burnt incense, and decked herself out with her earrings, and with her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord. +Hosea Hos 28 2 14 Therefore, behold I will allure her, and will lead her into the wilderness: and I will speak to her heart. +Hosea Hos 28 2 15 And I will give her vinedressers out of the same place, and the valley of Achor for an opening of hope: and she shall sing there according to the days of her youth, and according to the days of her coming up out of the land of Egypt. +Hosea Hos 28 2 16 And it shall be in that day, saith the Lord, That she shall call me : My husband, and she shall call me no more Baali. +Hosea Hos 28 2 17 And I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and she shall no more remember their name. +Hosea Hos 28 2 18 And in that day I will make a covenant with them, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air, and with the creeping things of the earth: and I will destroy the bow, and the sword, and war out of the land: and I will make them sleep secure. +Hosea Hos 28 2 19 And I will espouse thee to me for ever: and I will espouse thee to me in justice, and judgment, and in mercy, and in commiserations. +Hosea Hos 28 2 20 And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. +Hosea Hos 28 2 21 And it shall come to pass in that day: I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth. +Hosea Hos 28 2 22 And the earth shall hear the core, and the wine, and the oil, and these shall hear Jezrahel. +Hosea Hos 28 2 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy on her that was without mercy. And I will say to that which was not my people: Thou art my people: and they shall say: Thou art my God. +Hosea Hos 28 3 1 And the Lord said to me: Go yet again, and love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress : as the Lord loveth the children of Israel, and they look to strange gods, and love the husks of the grapes. +Hosea Hos 28 3 2 And I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a core of barley, and for half a core of barley. +Hosea Hos 28 3 3 And I said to her: Thou shalt wait for me many days: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt be no man’s, and I also will wait for thee. +Hosea Hos 28 3 4 For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim. +Hosea Hos 28 3 5 And after this the children of Israel shall return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king: and they shall fear the Lord, and his goodness in the last days. +Hosea Hos 28 4 1 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land. +Hosea Hos 28 4 2 Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood. +Hosea Hos 28 4 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together. +Hosea Hos 28 4 4 But yet let not any man judge: and let not a man be rebuked: for thy people are as they that contradict the priest. +Hosea Hos 28 4 5 And thou shalt fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I have made thy mother to be silent. +Hosea Hos 28 4 6 My people have been silent, because they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt not do the office of priesthood to me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children. +Hosea Hos 28 4 7 According to the multitude of them so have they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. +Hosea Hos 28 4 8 They shall eat the sins of my people, and shall lift up their souls to their iniquity. +Hosea Hos 28 4 9 And there shall be like people like priest: and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them their devices. +Hosea Hos 28 4 10 And they shall eat and shall not be filled: they have committed fornication, and have not ceased: because they have forsaken the Lord in not observing his law. +Hosea Hos 28 4 11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness take away the understanding. +Hosea Hos 28 4 12 My people have consulted their stocks, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornication hath deceived them, and they have committed fornication against their God. +Hosea Hos 28 4 13 They offered sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burnt incense upon the hills: under the oak, and the poplar, and the turpentine tree, because the shadow thereof was good: therefore shall your daughters commit fornication, and your spouses shall be adulteresses. +Hosea Hos 28 4 14 I will not visit upon your daughters when they shell commit fornication, and upon your spouses when they shall commit adultery: because themselves conversed with harlots, and offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and the people that doth not understand shall be beaten. +Hosea Hos 28 4 15 If thou play the harlot, O Israel, at least let not Juda offend: and go ye not into Galgal, and come not up into Bethaven, and do not swear: The Lord liveth. +Hosea Hos 28 4 16 For Israel hath gone astray like a wanton heifer: now will the Lord feed them, as a lamb in a spacious place. +Hosea Hos 28 4 17 Ephraim is a partaker with idols, let him alone. +Hosea Hos 28 4 18 Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them. +Hosea Hos 28 4 19 The wind hath bound them up in its wings, and they shall be confounded because of their sacrifices. +Hosea Hos 28 5 1 Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over, and a net spread upon Thabor. +Hosea Hos 28 5 2 And you have turned aside victims into the depth: and I am, the teacher of them all. +Hosea Hos 28 5 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now Ephraim hath committed fornication, Israel is defiled. +Hosea Hos 28 5 4 They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. +Hosea Hos 28 5 5 And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity, Juda also shall fall with them. +Hosea Hos 28 5 6 With their flocks, and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them. +Hosea Hos 28 5 7 They have transgressed against the Lord, for they have begotten children that are strangers: now shall a month devour them with their portions. +Hosea Hos 28 5 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gabaa, the trumpet in Rama: howl ye in Bethaven, behind thy back, O Benjamin. +Hosea Hos 28 5 9 Ephraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel I have shewn that which shall surely be. +Hosea Hos 28 5 10 The princes of Juda are become as they that take up the bound: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. +Hosea Hos 28 5 11 Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness. +Hosea Hos 28 5 12 And I will be like a moth to Ephraim: and like rottenness to the house of Juda. Hosea Hos 28 5 13 And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you. Hosea Hos 28 5 14 For I will be like a lioness to Ephraim, and like a lion’s whelp to the house of Juda: I, I will catch, and go: I will take away, and there is none that can rescue. Hosea Hos 28 5 15 I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face. @@ -22354,73 +25241,214 @@ Joel Joel 29 3 19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a wilderness destroyed: Joel Joel 29 3 20 And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation. Joel Joel 29 3 21 And I will cleanse their blood which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion. Amos Amos 30 1 1 The words of Amos, who was among herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel two years before the earthquake. +Baruch Bar 30 1 1 And these are the words of the book, which Baruch the son of Nerias, the son of Maasias, the son of Sedecias, the son of Sedei, the son Helcias, wrote in Babylonia. Amos Amos 30 1 2 And he said: The Lord will roar from Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the beautiful places of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is withered. +Baruch Bar 30 1 2 In the fifth year, in the seventh day of the month, at the time that the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire. Amos Amos 30 1 3 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four I will not convert it: because they have thrashed Galaad with iron wains. +Baruch Bar 30 1 3 And Baruch read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Juda, and in the hearing of all the people that came to hear the book. Amos Amos 30 1 4 And I will send a fire into the house of Azael, and it shall devour the houses of Benadad. +Baruch Bar 30 1 4 And in the hearing of the nobles, the sons of the kings, and in the hearing of the ancients, and in the hearing of the people, from the least even to the greatest of them that dwelt in Babylonia, by the river Sedi. Amos Amos 30 1 5 And I will break the bar of Damascus: and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure: and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 1 5 And when they heard it they wept, and fasted, and prayed before the Lord. Amos Amos 30 1 6 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four I will not convert it: because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom. +Baruch Bar 30 1 6 And they made a collection of money according to every man's power. Amos Amos 30 1 7 And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof. +Baruch Bar 30 1 7 And they sent it to Jerusalem to Joakim the priest, the son of Helcias, the son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people, that were found with him in Jerusalem: Amos Amos 30 1 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Azotus, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ascalon: and I will turn my hand against Accaron, and the rest of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God. +Baruch Bar 30 1 8 At the time when he received the vessels of the temple of the Lord, which had been taken away out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda the tenth day of the month Sivan, the silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda had made, Amos Amos 30 1 9 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four I will not convert it: because they have shut up an entire captivity in Edom, and have not remembered the covenant of brethren. +Baruch Bar 30 1 9 After that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and all the powerful men, and the people of the land from Jerusalem, and brought them bound to Babylon. Amos Amos 30 1 10 And I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the houses thereof. +Baruch Bar 30 1 10 And they said: Behold we have sent you money, buy with it holocausts, and frankincense, and make meat offerings, and offerings for sin at the altar of the Lord our God: Amos Amos 30 1 11 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword, and hath cast off all pity, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end. +Baruch Bar 30 1 11 And pray ye for the life of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and for the life of Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven: Amos Amos 30 1 12 I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra. +Baruch Bar 30 1 12 And that the Lord may give us strength, and enlighten our eyes, that we may live under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Balthasar his son, and may serve them many days, and may find favour in their sight. Amos Amos 30 1 13 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath ripped up the women with child of Galaad to enlarge his border. +Baruch Bar 30 1 13 And pray ye for us to the Lord our God: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, and his wrath is not turned away from us even to this day. Amos Amos 30 1 14 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabba: and it shall devour the houses thereof with shouting in the day of battle, and with a whirlwind in the day of trouble. +Baruch Bar 30 1 14 And read ye this book, which we have sent to you to be read in the temple of the Lord, on feasts, and proper days. Amos Amos 30 1 15 And Melchom shall go into captivity, both he, and his princes together, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 1 15 And you shall say: To the Lord our God belongeth justice, but to us confusion of our face: as it is come to pass at this day to all Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, +Baruch Bar 30 1 16 To our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers. +Baruch Bar 30 1 17 We have sinned before the Lord our God, and have not believed him, nor put our trust in him: +Baruch Bar 30 1 18 And we were not obedient to him, and we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his commandments which he hath given us. +Baruch Bar 30 1 19 From the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, we were disobedient to the Lord our God: and going astray we turned away from hearing his voice. +Baruch Bar 30 1 20 And many evils have cleaved to us, and the curses which the Lord foretold by Moses his servant: who brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. +Baruch Bar 30 1 21 And we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God according to all the words of the prophets whom he sent to us: +Baruch Bar 30 1 22 And we have gone away every man after the inclinations of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. Amos Amos 30 2 1 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Moab, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath burnt the bones of the king of Edom even to ashes. +Baruch Bar 30 2 1 Wherefore the Lord our God hath made good his word, that he spoke to us, and to our judges that have judged Israel, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to all Israel and Juda: Amos Amos 30 2 2 And I will seed a fire into Moab, and it shall devour the houses of Carioth: and Moab shall die with a noise, with the sound of the trumpet: +Baruch Bar 30 2 2 That the Lord would bring upon us great evils, such as never happened under heaven, as they have come to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses: Amos Amos 30 2 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all his princes with him, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 2 3 That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter. Amos Amos 30 2 4 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Juda, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath cast away the law of the Lord, and hath not kept his commandments: for their idols have caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked. +Baruch Bar 30 2 4 And he hath delivered them up to be under the hand of all the kings that are round about us, to be a reproach, and desolation among all the people, among whom the Lord hath scattered us. Amos Amos 30 2 5 And I will send a fire into Juda, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem. +Baruch Bar 30 2 5 And we are brought under, and are not uppermost: because we have sinned against the Lord our God, by not obeying his voice. Amos Amos 30 2 6 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath sold the just man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of shoes. +Baruch Bar 30 2 6 To the Lord our God belongeth justice: but to us, and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day. Amos Amos 30 2 7 They bruise the heads of the poor upon the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the humble: and the son and his father have gone to the same young woman, to profane my holy name. +Baruch Bar 30 2 7 For the Lord hath pronounced against us all these evils that are come upon us: Amos Amos 30 2 8 And they sat down upon garments laid to pledge by every altar: and drank the wine of the condemned in the house of their God. +Baruch Bar 30 2 8 And we have not entreated the face of the Lord our God, that we might return every one of us from our most wicked ways. Amos Amos 30 2 9 Yet I cast out the Amorrhite before their face: whose height was like the height of cedars, and who was strong as an oak: and I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots beneath. +Baruch Bar 30 2 9 And the Lord hath watched over us for evil, and hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is just in all his works which he hath commanded us: Amos Amos 30 2 10 It is I that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and I led you forty years through the wilderness, that you might possess the land of the Amorrhite. +Baruch Bar 30 2 10 And we have not hearkened to his voice to walk in the commandments of the Lord which he hath set before us. Amos Amos 30 2 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not so, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord? +Baruch Bar 30 2 11 And now, O Lord God of Israel, who hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with thy great power, and with a mighty arm, and hast made thee a name as at this day, Amos Amos 30 2 12 And you will present wine to the Nazarites: and command the prophets, saying: Prophesy not. +Baruch Bar 30 2 12 We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have acted unjustly, O Lord our God, against all thy justices. Amos Amos 30 2 13 Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay. +Baruch Bar 30 2 13 Let thy wrath be turned away from us: for we are left a few among the nations where thou hast scattered us. Amos Amos 30 2 14 And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life. +Baruch Bar 30 2 14 Hear, O Lord, our prayers, and our petitions, and deliver us for thy own sake: and grant that we may find favour in the sight of them that have led us away: Amos Amos 30 2 15 And he that holdeth the bow shall not stand, and the swift of foot shall not escape, neither shall the rider of the horse save his life. +Baruch Bar 30 2 15 That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, and that thy name is called upon Israel, and upon his posterity. Amos Amos 30 2 16 And the stout of heart among the valiant shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 2 16 Look down upon us, O Lord, from thy holy house, and incline thy ear, and hear us. +Baruch Bar 30 2 17 Open thy eyes, and behold: for the dead that are in hell, whose spirit is taken away from their bowels, shall not give glory and justice to the Lord: +Baruch Bar 30 2 18 But the soul that is sorrowful for the greatness of evil she hath done, and goeth bowed down, and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul giveth glory and justice to thee the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 2 19 For it is not for the justices of our fathers that we pour out our prayers, and beg mercy in thy sight, O Lord our God: +Baruch Bar 30 2 20 But because thou hast sent out thy wrath, and thy indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying: +Baruch Bar 30 2 21 Thus saith the Lord: Bow down your shoulder, and your neck, and serve the king of Babylon: and you shall remain in the land which I have given to your fathers. +Baruch Bar 30 2 22 But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to serve the king of Babylon: I will cause you to depart out of the cities of Juda, and from without Jerusalem. +Baruch Bar 30 2 23 And I will take away from you the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, and the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, and all the land shall be without any footstep of inhabitants. +Baruch Bar 30 2 24 And they hearkened not to thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: and thou hast made good thy words, which thou spokest by the hands of thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers should be removed out of their place: +Baruch Bar 30 2 25 And behold they are cast out to the heat of the sun, and to the frost of the night: and they have died in grievous pains, by famine, and by the sword, and in banishment. +Baruch Bar 30 2 26 And thou hast made the temple, in which thy name was called upon, as it is at this day, for the iniquity of the house of Israel, and the house of Juda. +Baruch Bar 30 2 27 And thou hast dealt with us, O Lord our God, according to all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine: +Baruch Bar 30 2 28 As thou spokest by the hand of thy servant Moses, in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel, +Baruch Bar 30 2 29 Saying: If you will not hear my voice, this great multitude shall be turned into a very small number among the nations, where I will scatter them: +Baruch Bar 30 2 30 For I know that the people will not hear me, for they are a people of a stiff neck: but they shall turn to their heart in the land of their captivity: +Baruch Bar 30 2 31 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God: and I will give them a heart, and they shall understand: and ears, and they shall hear. +Baruch Bar 30 2 32 And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and shall be mindful of my name. +Baruch Bar 30 2 33 And they shall turn away themselves from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds: for they shall remember the way of their fathers, that sinned against me. +Baruch Bar 30 2 34 And I will bring them back again into the land which I promised with an oath to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be masters thereof: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished. +Baruch Bar 30 2 35 And I will make with them another covenant that shall be everlasting, to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more remove my people, the children of Israel, out of the land that I have given them. Amos Amos 30 3 1 Hear the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O ye children of Israel: concerning the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying: +Baruch Bar 30 3 1 And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee: Amos Amos 30 3 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities. +Baruch Bar 30 3 2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee. Amos Amos 30 3 3 Shall two walk together except they be agreed? +Baruch Bar 30 3 3 For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly? Amos Amos 30 3 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion’s whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing ? +Baruch Bar 30 3 4 O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us. Amos Amos 30 3 5 Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat ? +Baruch Bar 30 3 5 Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time: Amos Amos 30 3 6 Shall the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done? +Baruch Bar 30 3 6 For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord: Amos Amos 30 3 7 For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. +Baruch Bar 30 3 7 Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee. Amos Amos 30 3 8 The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy? +Baruch Bar 30 3 8 And behold we are at this day in our captivity, whereby thou hast scattered us to be a reproach, and a curse, and an offence, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, who departed from thee, O Lord our God. Amos Amos 30 3 9 Publish it in the houses of Azotus, and in the houses of the land of Egypt, and say: Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the many follies in the midst thereof, and them that suffer oppression in the inner rooms thereof. +Baruch Bar 30 3 9 Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom. Amos Amos 30 3 10 And they have not known to do the right thing, saith the Lord, storing up iniquity, and robberies in their houses. +Baruch Bar 30 3 10 How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies' land? Amos Amos 30 3 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: The land shall be in tribulation, and shall be compassed about: and thy strength shall be taken away from thee, and thy houses shall be spoiled. +Baruch Bar 30 3 11 Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell. Amos Amos 30 3 12 Thus saith the Lord: As if a shepherd should get out of the lion’s mouth two legs, or the tip of the ear: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in a piece of a bed, and in the couch of Damascus. +Baruch Bar 30 3 12 Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom: Amos Amos 30 3 13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts: +Baruch Bar 30 3 13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever. Amos Amos 30 3 14 That in the day when I shall begin to visit the transgressions of Israel, I will visit upon him, and upon the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground. +Baruch Bar 30 3 14 Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding: that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. Amos Amos 30 3 15 And I will strike the winter house with the summer house: and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 3 15 Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures? +Baruch Bar 30 3 16 Where are the princes of the nations, and they that rule over the beasts that are upon the earth? +Baruch Bar 30 3 17 That take their diversion with the birds of the air. +Baruch Bar 30 3 18 That hoard up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no end of their getting? who work in silver and are solicitous, and their works are unsearchable. +Baruch Bar 30 3 19 They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place. +Baruch Bar 30 3 20 Young men have seen the light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge they have not known, +Baruch Bar 30 3 21 Nor have they understood the paths thereof, neither have their children received it, it is far from their face. +Baruch Bar 30 3 22 It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman. +Baruch Bar 30 3 23 The children of Agar also, that search after the wisdom that is of the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding: but the way of wisdom they have not known, neither have they remembered her paths. +Baruch Bar 30 3 24 O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of his possession! +Baruch Bar 30 3 25 It is great, and hath no end: it is high and immense. +Baruch Bar 30 3 26 There were the giants, those renowned men that were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in war. +Baruch Bar 30 3 27 The Lord chose not them, neither did they find the way of knowledge: therefore did they perish. +Baruch Bar 30 3 28 And because they had not wisdom, they perished through their folly. +Baruch Bar 30 3 29 Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? +Baruch Bar 30 3 30 Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold? +Baruch Bar 30 3 31 There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths: +Baruch Bar 30 3 32 But he that knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and fourfooted beasts: +Baruch Bar 30 3 33 He that sendeth forth the light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling. +Baruch Bar 30 3 34 And the stars have given light in their watches, and rejoiced: +Baruch Bar 30 3 35 They were called, and they said: Here we are: and with cheerfulness they have shined forth to him that made them. +Baruch Bar 30 3 36 This is our God, and there shall no other be accounted of in comparison of him. +Baruch Bar 30 3 37 He found out all the way of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. +Baruch Bar 30 3 38 Afterwards he was seen upon earth, and conversed with men. Amos Amos 30 4 1 Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink. +Baruch Bar 30 4 1 This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law, that is for ever: all they that keep it, shall come to life: but they that have forsaken it, to death. Amos Amos 30 4 2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come upon you, when they shall lift you up on pikes, and what shall remain of you in boiling pots. +Baruch Bar 30 4 2 Return, O Jacob, and take hold of it, walk in the way by its brightness, in the presence of the light thereof. Amos Amos 30 4 3 And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 4 3 Give not thy honour to another, nor thy dignity to a strange nation. Amos Amos 30 4 4 Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days. +Baruch Bar 30 4 4 We are happy, O Israel: because the things that are pleasing to God, are made known to us. Amos Amos 30 4 5 And offer a sacrifice of praise with leaven: and call free offerings, and proclaim it: for so you would do, O children of Israel, saith the Lord God. +Baruch Bar 30 4 5 Be of good comfort, O people of God, the memorial of Israel: Amos Amos 30 4 6 Whereupon I also have given you dulness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet you have not returned to me, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 4 6 You have been sold to the Gentiles, not for your destruction: but because you provoked God to wrath, you are delivered to your adversaries. Amos Amos 30 4 7 I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon: and the piece whereupon I rained not, withered. +Baruch Bar 30 4 7 For you have provoked him who made you, the eternal God, offering sacrifice to devils, and not to God. Amos Amos 30 4 8 And two and three cities went to one city to drink water, and were not filled: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 4 8 For you have forgotten God, who brought you up, and you have grieved Jerusalem that nursed you. Amos Amos 30 4 9 I struck you with a burning wind, and with mildew, the palmerworm hath eaten up your many gardens, and your vineyards: your olive groves, and fig groves: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 4 9 For she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, and she said: Give ear, all you that dwell near Sion, for God hath brought upon me great mourning: Amos Amos 30 4 10 I sent death upon you in the way of Egypt, I slew your young men with the sword, even to the captivity of your horses: and I made the stench of your camp to come up into your nostrils: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 4 10 For I have seen the captivity of my people, of my sons, and my daughters, which the Eternal hath brought upon them. Amos Amos 30 4 11 I destroyed some of you, as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, and you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 4 11 For I nourished them with joy: but I sent them away with weeping and mourning. Amos Amos 30 4 12 Therefore I will do these things to thee, O Israel: and after I shall have done these things to thee, be prepared to meet thy God, O Israel. +Baruch Bar 30 4 12 Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and desolate: I am forsaken of many for the sins of my children, because they departed from the law of God. Amos Amos 30 4 13 For behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth his word to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and walketh upon the high places of the earth: the Lord the God of hosts is his name. +Baruch Bar 30 4 13 And they have not known his justices, nor walked by the ways of God's commandments, neither have they entered by the paths of his truth and justice. +Baruch Bar 30 4 14 Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Eternal hath brought upon them. +Baruch Bar 30 4 15 For he hath brought a nation upon them from afar, a wicked nation, and of a strange tongue: +Baruch Bar 30 4 16 Who have neither reverenced the ancient, nor pitied children, and have carried away the beloved of the widow, and have left me all alone without children. +Baruch Bar 30 4 17 But as for me, what help can I give you? +Baruch Bar 30 4 18 But he that hath brought the evils upon you, he will deliver you out of the hands of your enemies. +Baruch Bar 30 4 19 Go your way, my children, go your way: for I am left alone. +Baruch Bar 30 4 20 I have put off the robe of peace, and have put upon me the sackcloth of supplication, and I will cry to the most High in my days. +Baruch Bar 30 4 21 Be of good comfort, my children, cry to the Lord, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the princes your enemies. +Baruch Bar 30 4 22 For my hope is in the Eternal that he will save you: and joy is come upon me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall come to you from our everlasting Saviour. +Baruch Bar 30 4 23 For I sent you forth with mourning and weeping: but the Lord will bring you back to me with joy and gladness for ever. +Baruch Bar 30 4 24 For as the neighbours of Sion have now seen your captivity from God: so shall they also shortly see your salvation from God, which shall come upon you with great honour, and everlasting glory. +Baruch Bar 30 4 25 My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you: for thy enemy hath persecuted thee, but thou shalt quickly see his destruction: and thou shalt get up upon his neck. +Baruch Bar 30 4 26 My delicate ones have walked rough ways, for they were taken away as a flock made a prey by the enemies. +Baruch Bar 30 4 27 Be of good comfort, my children, and cry to the Lord: for you shall be remembered by him that hath led you away. +Baruch Bar 30 4 28 For as it was your mind to go astray from God; so when you return again you shall seek him ten times as much. +Baruch Bar 30 4 29 For he that hath brought evils upon you, shall bring you everlasting joy again with your salvation. +Baruch Bar 30 4 30 Be of good heart, O Jerusalem: for he exhorteth thee, that named thee. +Baruch Bar 30 4 31 The wicked that have afflicted thee, shall perish: and they that have rejoiced at thy ruin, shall be punished. +Baruch Bar 30 4 32 The cities which thy children have served, shall be punished: and she that received thy sons. +Baruch Bar 30 4 33 For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation. +Baruch Bar 30 4 34 And the joy of her multitude shall be cut off: and her gladness shall be turned to mourning. +Baruch Bar 30 4 35 For fire shall come upon her from the Eternal, long to endure, and she shall be inhabited by devils for a great time. +Baruch Bar 30 4 36 Look about thee, O Jerusalem, towards the east, and behold the joy that cometh to thee from God. +Baruch Bar 30 4 37 For behold thy children come, whom thou sentest away scattered, they come gathered together from the east even to the west, at the word of the Holy One rejoicing for the honour of God. Amos Amos 30 5 1 Hear ye this word, which I take up concerning you for a lamentation. The house of Israel is fallen, and it shall rise no more. +Baruch Bar 30 5 1 Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of thy mourning, and affliction: and put on the beauty, and honour of that everlasting glory which thou hast from God. Amos Amos 30 5 2 The virgin of Israel is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up. +Baruch Bar 30 5 2 God will clothe thee with the double garment of justice, and will set a crown on thy head of everlasting honour. Amos Amos 30 5 3 For thus saith the Lord God: The city, out of which came forth a thousand, there shall be left in it a hundred: and out of which there came a hundred, there shall be left in it ten, in the house of Israel. +Baruch Bar 30 5 3 For God will shew his brightness in thee, to every one under heaven. Amos Amos 30 5 4 For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live. +Baruch Bar 30 5 4 For thy name shall be named to thee by God for ever: the peace of justice, and honour of piety. Amos Amos 30 5 5 But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you pass over to Bersabee: for Galgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall be unprofitable. +Baruch Bar 30 5 5 Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high: and look about towards the east, and behold thy children gathered together from the rising to the setting sun, by the word of the Holy One rejoicing in the remembrance of God. Amos Amos 30 5 6 Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel. +Baruch Bar 30 5 6 For they went out from thee on foot, led by the enemies: but the Lord will bring them to thee exalted with honour as children of the kingdom. Amos Amos 30 5 7 You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land, +Baruch Bar 30 5 7 For God hath appointed to bring down every high mountain, and the everlasting rocks, and to fill up the valleys to make them even with the ground: that Israel may walk diligently to the honour of God. Amos Amos 30 5 8 Seek him that maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and that turneth darkness into morning, and that changeth day into night: that calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name. +Baruch Bar 30 5 8 Moreover the woods, and every sweetsmelling tree have overshadowed Israel by the commandment of God. Amos Amos 30 5 9 He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty. +Baruch Bar 30 5 9 For God will bring Israel with joy in the light of his majesty, with mercy, and justice, that cometh from him. Amos Amos 30 5 10 They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly. Amos Amos 30 5 11 Therefore because you robbed the poor, and took the choice prey from him: you shall build houses with square stone, and shall not dwell in them: you shall plant most delightful vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them. Amos Amos 30 5 12 Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sine: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate. @@ -22440,19 +25468,90 @@ Amos Amos 30 5 25 Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me in the desert for f Amos Amos 30 5 26 But you carried a tabernacle for your Moloch, and the image of your idols, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves. Amos Amos 30 5 27 And I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the God of hosts is his name. Amos Amos 30 6 1 Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel. +Baruch Bar 30 6 1 For the sins that you have committed before God, you shall be carried away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon. Amos Amos 30 6 2 Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border. +Baruch Bar 30 6 2 And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace. Amos Amos 30 6 3 You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; +Baruch Bar 30 6 3 But now, you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon shoulders, causing fear to the Gentiles. Amos Amos 30 6 4 You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd; +Baruch Bar 30 6 4 Beware therefore that you imitate not the doings of others, and be afraid, and the fear of them should seize upon you. Amos Amos 30 6 5 You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David; +Baruch Bar 30 6 5 But when you see the multitude behind, and before, adoring them, say you in your hearts: Thou oughtest to be adored, O Lord. Amos Amos 30 6 6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph. +Baruch Bar 30 6 6 For my angel is with you: And I myself will demand an account of your souls. Amos Amos 30 6 7 Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away. +Baruch Bar 30 6 7 They shall not pity the widow, nor do good to the fatherless. Amos Amos 30 6 8 The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof. +Baruch Bar 30 6 8 And as if it were for a maiden that loveth to go gay: so do they take gold and make them up. Amos Amos 30 6 9 And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die. +Baruch Bar 30 6 9 Their gods have golden crowns upon their heads: whereof the priests secretly convey away from them gold, and silver, and bestow it on themselves. Amos Amos 30 6 10 And a man’s kinsman shall take him up, and shall burn him, that he may carry the bones out of the house; and he shall say to him that is in the inner rooms of the house: Is there yet any with thee? And he shall answer: There is an end. And he shall any to him: Hold thy peace, and mention not the name of the Lord. +Baruch Bar 30 6 10 Yea and they give thereof to prostitutes, and they dress out harlots: and again when they receive it of the harlots, they adorn their gods. Amos Amos 30 6 11 For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts. +Baruch Bar 30 6 11 And these gods cannot defend themselves from the rust, and the moth. Amos Amos 30 6 12 Can horses run upon the rocks, or can any one plough with buffles? for you have turned judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of justice into wormwood. +Baruch Bar 30 6 12 But when they have covered them with a purple garment, they wipe their face because of the dust of the house, which is very much among them. Amos Amos 30 6 13 You that rejoice in a thing of nought: you that say: Have we not taken unto us horns by our own strength? +Baruch Bar 30 6 13 This holdeth a sceptre as a man, as a judge of the country, but cannot put to death one that offendeth him. Amos Amos 30 6 14 But behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall destroy you from the entrance of Emath, even to the torrent of the desert. +Baruch Bar 30 6 14 And this hath in his hand a sword, or an axe, but cannot save himself from war, or from robbers, whereby be it known to you, that they are not gods. +Baruch Bar 30 6 15 Therefore fear them not. For as a vessel that a man uses when it is broken becometh useless, even so are their gods: +Baruch Bar 30 6 16 When they are placed in the house, their eyes are full of dust by the feet of them that go in. +Baruch Bar 30 6 17 And as the gates are made sure on every side upon one that hath offended the king, or like a dead man carried to the grave, so do the priests secure the doors with bars and locks, lest they be stripped by thieves. +Baruch Bar 30 6 18 They light candles to them, and in great number, of which they cannot see one: but they are like beams in the house. +Baruch Bar 30 6 19 And they say that the creeping things which are of the earth, gnaw their hearts, while they eat them and their garments, and they feel it not. +Baruch Bar 30 6 20 Their faces are black with the smoke that is made in the house. +Baruch Bar 30 6 21 Owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats in like manner. +Baruch Bar 30 6 22 Whereby you may know that they are no gods. Therefore fear them not. +Baruch Bar 30 6 23 The gold also which they have, is for shew, but except a man wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten, did they feel it. +Baruch Bar 30 6 24 Men buy them at a high price, whereas there is no breath in them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 25 And having not the use of feet they are carried upon shoulders, declaring to men how vile they are. Be they confounded also that worship them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 26 Therefore if they fall to the ground, they rise not up again of themselves, nor if a man set them upright, will they stand by themselves, but their gifts shall be set before them, as to the dead. +Baruch Bar 30 6 27 The things that are sacrificed to them, their priests sell and abuse: in like manner also their wives take part of them, but give nothing of it either to the sick, or to the poor. +Baruch Bar 30 6 28 The childbearing and menstruous women touch their sacrifices: knowing, therefore, by these things that they are not gods, fear them not. +Baruch Bar 30 6 29 For how can they be called gods? because women set offerings before the gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood: +Baruch Bar 30 6 30 And priests sit in their temples, having their garments rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads. +Baruch Bar 30 6 31 And they roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead. +Baruch Bar 30 6 32 The priests take away their garments, and clothe their wives and their children. +Baruch Bar 30 6 33 And whether it be evil that one doth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: neither can they set up a king, nor put him down: +Baruch Bar 30 6 34 In like manner they can neither give riches, nor requite evil. If a man make a vow to them, and perform it not: they cannot require it. +Baruch Bar 30 6 35 They cannot deliver a man from death, nor save the weak from the mighty. +Baruch Bar 30 6 36 They cannot restore the blind man to his sight: nor deliver a man from distress. +Baruch Bar 30 6 38 Their gods, of wood, and of stone, and of gold, and of silver, are like the stones that are hewn out of the mountains: and they that worship them shall be confounded. +Baruch Bar 30 6 39 How then is it to be supposed, or to be said, that they are gods? +Baruch Bar 30 6 40 Even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them: who when they hear of one dumb that cannot speak, they present him to Bel, entreating him, that he may speak. +Baruch Bar 30 6 41 As though they could be sensible that have no motion themselves: and they, when they shall perceive this, will leave them: for their gods themselves have no sense. +Baruch Bar 30 6 42 The women also, with cords about them, sit in the ways, burning olive-stones. +Baruch Bar 30 6 43 And when any one of them, drawn away by some passenger, lieth with him, she upbraideth her neighbor, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken. +Baruch Bar 30 6 44 But all things that are done about them, are false: how is it then to be thought, or to be said, that they are gods? +Baruch Bar 30 6 45 And they are made by workmen, and by goldsmiths. They shall be nothing else but what the priests will have them to be. +Baruch Bar 30 6 46 For the artificers themselves that make them, are of no long continuance. Can those things then that are made by them, be gods? +Baruch Bar 30 6 47 But they have left false things and reproach to them that come after. +Baruch Bar 30 6 48 For when war cometh upon them , or evils: the priests consult with themselves, where they may hide themselves with them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 49 How then can they be thought to be gods, that can neither deliver themselves from war, nor save themselves from evils? +Baruch Bar 30 6 50 For seeing they are but of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, it shall be known hereafter that they are false things, by all nations, and kings: and it shall be manifest that they are no gods, but the work of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 51 Whence, therefore, is it known that they are not gods, but the work of men's hands, and no work of God is in them? +Baruch Bar 30 6 52 They cannot set up a king over the land, nor give rain to men. +Baruch Bar 30 6 53 They determine no causes, nor deliver countries from oppression: because they can do nothing, and are as daws between heaven and earth. +Baruch Bar 30 6 54 For when fire shall fall upon the house of these gods of wood, and of silver, and of gold, their priests indeed will flee away, and be saved: but they themselves shall be burnt in the midst like beams. +Baruch Bar 30 6 55 And they cannot withstand a king and war. How then can it be supposed, or admitted, that they are gods? +Baruch Bar 30 6 56 Neither are these gods of wood, and of stone, and laid over with gold, and with silver, able to deliver themselves from thieves or robbers: they that are stronger than them, +Baruch Bar 30 6 57 Shall take from them the gold, and silver, and the raiment wherewith they are clothed, and shall go their way, neither shall they help themselves. +Baruch Bar 30 6 58 Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power: or else a profitable vessel in the house, with which the owner thereof will be well satisfied: or a door in the house, to keep things safe that are therein, than such false gods. +Baruch Bar 30 6 59 The sun, and the moon, and the stars being bright, and sent forth for profitable uses, are obedient. +Baruch Bar 30 6 60 In like manner the lightning, when it breaketh forth, is easy to be seen: and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. +Baruch Bar 30 6 61 And the clouds, when God commandeth them to go over the whole world, do that which is commanded them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 62 The fire also being sent from above to consume mountains, and woods, doth as it is commanded. But these neither in shew, nor in power, are alike to any one of them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 63 Wherefore it is neither to be thought, nor to be said, that they are gods: since they are neither able to judge causes, nor to do any good to men. +Baruch Bar 30 6 64 Knowing, therefore, that they are not gods, fear them not. +Baruch Bar 30 6 65 For neither can they curse kings, nor bless them. +Baruch Bar 30 6 66 Neither do they shew signs in the heaven to the nations, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon. +Baruch Bar 30 6 67 Beasts are better than they, which can fly under a covert, and help themselves. +Baruch Bar 30 6 68 Therefore there is no manner of appearance that they are gods: so fear them not. +Baruch Bar 30 6 69 For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and of silver, and laid over with gold. +Baruch Bar 30 6 70 They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark. +Baruch Bar 30 6 71 By the purple also and the scarlet which are motheaten upon them, you shall know that they are not gods. And they themselves at last are consumed, and shall be a reproach in the country. +Baruch Bar 30 6 72 Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols: for he shall be far from reproach. Amos Amos 30 7 1 These things the Lord God shewed to me: and behold the locust was formed in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter rain, and lo, it was the latter rain after the king’s mowing. Amos Amos 30 7 2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, I said: O Lord God, be merciful, I beseech thee: who shall raise up Jacob, for he is very little? Amos Amos 30 7 3 The Lord had pity upon this: It shall not be, said the Lord. @@ -27920,223 +31019,694 @@ The Acts Acts 44 28 29 And when he had said these things, the Jews went out from The Acts Acts 44 28 30 And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging; and he received all that came in to him, The Acts Acts 44 28 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without prohibition. Romans Rom 45 1 1 PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 1 Now it came to pass, after that Alexander the son of Philip the Macedonian, who first reigned in Greece, coming out of the land of Cethim, had overthrown Darius, king of the Persians and Medes: Romans Rom 45 1 2 Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 2 He fought many battles, and took the strong holds of all, and slew the kings of the earth: Romans Rom 45 1 3 Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 3 And he went through even to the ends of the earth: and took the spoils of many nations: and the earth was quiet before him. Romans Rom 45 1 4 Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 4 And he gathered a power, and a very strong army: and his heart was exalted and lifted up: Romans Rom 45 1 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 5 And he subdued countries of nations, and princes; and they became tributaries to him. Romans Rom 45 1 6 Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 6 And after these things, he fell down upon his bed, and knew that he should die. Romans Rom 45 1 7 To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 7 And he called his servants, the nobles that were brought up with him from his youth: and he divided his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. Romans Rom 45 1 8 First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 8 And Alexander reigned twelve years, and he died. Romans Rom 45 1 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 9 And his servants made themselves kings, every one in his place: Romans Rom 45 1 10 Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 10 And they all put crowns upon themselves after his death, and their sons after them, many years; and evils were multiplied in the earth. Romans Rom 45 1 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 11 And there came out of them a wicked root, Antiochus the Illustrious, the son of king Antiochus, who had been a hostage at Rome: and he reigned in the hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. Romans Rom 45 1 12 That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you, by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 12 In those days there went out of Israel wicked men, and they persuaded many, saying: Let us go and make a covenant with the heathens that are round about us: for since we departed from them, many evils have befallen us. Romans Rom 45 1 13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (and have been hindered hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 13 And the word seemed good in their eyes. Romans Rom 45 1 14 To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 14 And some of the people determined to do this, and went to the king: and he gave them license to do after the ordinances of the heathens. Romans Rom 45 1 15 So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 15 And they built a place of exercise in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the nations: Romans Rom 45 1 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 16 And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil: Romans Rom 45 1 17 For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 17 And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might reign over two kingdoms. Romans Rom 45 1 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 18 And he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great number of ships: Romans Rom 45 1 19 Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 19 And he made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt; but Ptolemee was afraid at his presence and fled, and many were wounded unto death. Romans Rom 45 1 20 For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 20 And he took the strong cities in the land of Egypt: and he took the spoils of the land of Egypt. Romans Rom 45 1 21 Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 21 And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt, in the hundred and forty-third year, he returned and went up against Israel. Romans Rom 45 1 22 For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 22 And he went up to Jerusalem, with a great multitude. Romans Rom 45 1 23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 23 And he proudly entered into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition, and the pouring vessels, and the vials, and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornament that was before the temple: and he broke them all in pieces. Romans Rom 45 1 24 Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 24 And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels: and he took the hidden treasures, which he found: and when he had taken all away, he departed into his own country. Romans Rom 45 1 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 25 And he made a great slaughter of men, and spoke very proudly. Romans Rom 45 1 26 For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 26 And there was great mourning in Israel, and in every place where they were: Romans Rom 45 1 27 And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 27 And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the women was changed. Romans Rom 45 1 28 And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 28 Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the bride that sat in the marriage bed, mourned: Romans Rom 45 1 29 Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 29 And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. Romans Rom 45 1 30 Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 30 And after two full years, the king sent the chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusalem with a great multitude. Romans Rom 45 1 31 Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 31 And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit; and they believed him. Romans Rom 45 1 32 Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 32 And he fell upon the city suddenly, and struck it with a great slaughter, and destroyed much people in Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 33 And he took the spoils of the city, and burnt it with fire, and threw down the houses thereof, and the walls thereof round about: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 34 And they took the women captive, and the children, and the cattle they possessed. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 35 And they built the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with strong towers, and made it a fortress for them: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 36 And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour; and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 37 And laid them up there: and they became a great snare. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 38 And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 39 And they shed innocent blood round about the sanctuary, and defiled the holy place. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 40 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled away by reason of them and the city was made the habitation of strangers, and she became a stranger to her own seed, and her children forsook her. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 41 Her sanctuary was desolate like a wilderness, her festival days were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honours were brought to nothing. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 42 Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourning. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 43 And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 44 And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 45 And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 46 And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 47 And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 48 And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days to be celebrated. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 49 And he commanded the holy places to be profaned, and the holy people of Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 50 And he commanded altars to be built, and temples, and idols, and swine's flesh to be immolated, and unclean beasts, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 51 And that they should leave their children uncircumcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the end that they should forget the law, and should change all the justifications of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 52 And that whosoever would not do according to the word of king Antiochus, should be put to death. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 53 According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 54 And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 55 Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 56 And they drove away the people of Israel into lurking holes, and into the secret places of fugitives. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 57 On the fifteenth day of the month, Casleu, in the hundred and forty-fifth year, king Antiochus set up the abominable idol of desolation upon the altar of God, and they built altars throughout all the cities of Juda round about: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 58 And they burnt incense, and sacrificed at the doors of the houses and in the streets. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 59 And they cut in pieces, and burnt with fire the books of the law of God: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 60 And every one with whom the books of the testament of the Lord were found, and whosoever observed the law of the Lord, they put to death, according to the edict of the king. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 61 Thus by their power did they deal with the people of Israel, that were found in the cities month after month. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 62 And on the five and twentieth day of the month they sacrificed upon the altar of the idol that was over against the altar of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 63 Now the women that circumcised their children were slain according to the commandment of king Antiochus, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 64 And they hanged the children about their neck in all their houses: and those that had circumcised them, they put to death. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 65 And many of the people of Israel determined with themselves, that they would not eat unclean things: and they chose rather to die, than to be defiled with unclean meats: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 66 And they would not break the holy law of God and they were put to death: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 67 And there was very great wrath upon the people. Romans Rom 45 2 1 WHEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself. For thou dost the same things which thou judgest. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 1 In those days arose Mathathias, the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and he abode in the mountain of Modin: Romans Rom 45 2 2 For we know that the judgment of God is, according to truth, against them that do such things. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 2 And he had five sons: John, who was surnamed Gaddis: Romans Rom 45 2 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them who do such things, and dost the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 3 And Simon, who was surnamed Thasi; Romans Rom 45 2 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and patience, and longsuffering? Knowest thou not, that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 4 And Judas, who was called Machabeus; Romans Rom 45 2 5 But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath, and revelation of the just judgment of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 5 And Eleazar, who was surnamed Abaron; and Jonathan, who was surnamed Apphus. Romans Rom 45 2 6 Who will render to every man according to his works. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 6 These saw the evils that were done in the people of Juda, and in Jerusalem. Romans Rom 45 2 7 To them indeed, who according to patience in good work, seek glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 7 And Mathathias said: Woe is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it is given into the hands of the enemies? Romans Rom 45 2 8 But to them that are contentious, and who obey not the truth, but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 8 The holy places are come into the hands of strangers her temple is become as a man without honour. Romans Rom 45 2 9 Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 9 The vessels of her glory are carried away captive; her old men are murdered in the streets, and her young men are fallen by the sword of the enemies. Romans Rom 45 2 10 But glory, and honour, and peace to every one that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 10 What nation hath not inherited her kingdom, and gotten of her spoils? Romans Rom 45 2 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 11 All her ornaments are taken away. She that was free is made a slave. Romans Rom 45 2 12 For whosoever have sinned without the law, shall perish without the law; and whosoever have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 12 And behold our sanctuary, and our beauty, and our glory is laid waste, and the Gentiles have defiled them. Romans Rom 45 2 13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 13 To what end then should we live any longer? Romans Rom 45 2 14 For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these having not the law are a law to themselves: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 14 And Mathathias and his sons rent their garments, and they covered themselves with haircloth, and made great lamentation. Romans Rom 45 2 15 Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them, and their thoughts between themselves accusing, or also defending one another, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 15 And they that were sent from king Antiochus, came thither, to compel them that were fled into the city of Modin, to sacrifice, and to burn incense, and to depart from the law of God. Romans Rom 45 2 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 16 And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them: but Mathathias and his sons stood firm. Romans Rom 45 2 17 But if thou art called a Jew and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 17 And they that were sent from Antiochus, answering, said to Mathathias: Thou art a ruler, and an honourable, and great man in this city, and adorned with sons, and brethren. Romans Rom 45 2 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the more profitable things, being instructed by the law, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 18 Therefore, come thou first, and obey the king's commandment, as all nations have done, and the men of Juda, and they that remain in Jerusalem: and thou, and thy sons shall be in the number of the king's friends, and enriched with gold, and silver, and many presents. Romans Rom 45 2 19 Art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 19 Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments: Romans Rom 45 2 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 20 I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers. Romans Rom 45 2 21 Thou therefore that teachest another, teachest not thyself: thou that preachest that men should not steal, stealest: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 21 God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God: Romans Rom 45 2 22 Thou that sayest, men should not commit adultery, committest adultery: thou that abhorrest idols, committest sacrilege: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 22 We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way. Romans Rom 45 2 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 23 Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment. Romans Rom 45 2 24 (For the name of God through you is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.) +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 24 And Mathathias saw, and was grieved, and his reins trembled, and his wrath was kindled according to the judgment of the law, and running upon him he slew him upon the altar: Romans Rom 45 2 25 Circumcision profiteth indeed, if thou keep the law; but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 25 Moreover the man whom king Antiochus had sent, who compelled them to sacrifice, he slew at the same time, and pulled down the altar, Romans Rom 45 2 26 If, then, the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law, shall not this uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 26 And shewed zeal for the law, as Phinees did by Zamri, the son of Salomi. Romans Rom 45 2 27 And shall not that which by nature is uncircumcision, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 27 And Mathathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying: Every one that hath zeal for the law, and maintaineth the testament, let him follow me. Romans Rom 45 2 28 For it is not he is a Jew, who is so outwardly; nor is that circumcision which is outwardly in the flesh: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 28 So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that they had in the city. Romans Rom 45 2 29 But he is a Jew, that is one inwardly; and the circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 29 Then many that sought after judgment, and justice, went down into the desert +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 30 And they abode there, they and their children, and their wives, and their cattle: because afflictions increased upon them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 31 And it was told to the king's men, and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone away into the secret places in the wilderness, and that many were gone after them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 32 And forthwith they went out towards them, and made war against them on the sabbath day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 33 And they said to them: Do you still resist? come forth, and do according to the edict of king Antiochus, and you shall live. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 34 And they said: We will not come forth, neither will we obey the king's edict, to profane the sabbath day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 35 And they made haste to give them battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 36 But they answered them not, neither did they cast a stone at them, nor stopped up the secret places, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 37 Saying: Let us all die in our innocency: and heaven and earth shall be witnesses for us, that you put us to death wrongfully. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 38 So they gave them battle on the sabbath: and they were slain, with their wives, and their children, and their cattle, to the number of a thousand persons. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 39 And Mathathias and his friends heard of it, and they mourned for them exceedingly. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 40 And every man said to his neighbour: If we shall all do as our brethren have done, and not fight against the heathens for our lives, and our justifications, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 41 And they determined in that day, saying: Whosoever shall come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die, as our brethren that were slain in the secret places. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 42 Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 43 And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 44 And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their indignation: and the rest fled to the nations for safety. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 45 And Mathathias and his friends went round about, and they threw down the altars: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 46 And they circumcised all the children whom they found in the confines of Israel that were uncircumcised: and they did valiantly. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 47 And they pursued after the children of pride, and the work prospered in their hands: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 48 And they recovered the law out of the hands of the nations, and out of the hands of the kings: and they yielded not the horn to the sinner. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 49 Now the days drew near that Mathathias should die, and he said to his sons: Now hath pride and chastisement gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 50 Now, therefore, O my sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 51 And call to remembrance the works of the fathers, which they have done in their generations: and you shall receive great glory, and an everlasting name. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 52 Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 53 Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 54 Phinees, our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 55 Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 56 Caleb, for bearing witness before the congregation, received an inheritance. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 57 David, by his mercy, obtained the throne of an everlasting kingdom. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 58 Elias, while he is full of zeal for the law, was taken up into heaven. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 59 Ananias and Azarias and Misael, by believing, were delivered out of the flame. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 60 Daniel, in his innocency, was delivered out of the mouth of the lions. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 61 And thus consider, through all generations: that none that trust in him, fail in strength. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 62 And fear not the words of a sinful man, for his glory is dung and worms: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 63 Today he is lifted up, and tomorrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his earth and his thought is come to nothing. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 64 You, therefore, my sons, take courage, and behave manfully in the law: for by it you shall be glorious. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 65 And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel: give ear to him always, and he shall be a father to you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 66 And Judas Machabeus, who is valiant and strong from his youth up, let him be the leader of your army, and he shall manage the war of the people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 67 And you shall take to you all that observe the law: and revenge ye the wrong of your people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 68 Render to the Gentiles their reward, and take heed to the precepts of the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 69 And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 70 And he died in the hundred and forty-sixth year: and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchres of his fathers, in Modin, and all Israel mourned for him with great mourning. Romans Rom 45 3 1 WHAT advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 1 Then his son Judas, called Machabeus, rose up in his stead. Romans Rom 45 3 2 Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 2 And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. Romans Rom 45 3 3 For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 3 And he got his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike armour about him in battles, and protected the camp with his sword. Romans Rom 45 3 4 But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 4 In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey. Romans Rom 45 3 5 But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 5 And he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and them that troubled his people he burnt with fire: Romans Rom 45 3 6 (I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 6 And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: and salvation prospered in his hand. Romans Rom 45 3 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 7 And he grieved many kings, and made Jacob glad with his works, and his memory is blessed for ever. Romans Rom 45 3 8 And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 8 And he went through the cities of Juda, and destroyed the wicked out of them, and turned away wrath from Israel. Romans Rom 45 3 9 What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 9 And he was renowned even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered them that were perishing. Romans Rom 45 3 10 As it is written: There is not any man just. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 10 And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make war against Israel. Romans Rom 45 3 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 11 And Judas understood it, and went forth to meet him: and he overthrew him, and killed him: and many fell down slain, and the rest fled away. Romans Rom 45 3 12 All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 12 And he took their spoils, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and fought with it all his lifetime. Romans Rom 45 3 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 13 And Seron, captain of the army of Syria, heard that Judas had assembled a company of the faithful, and a congregation with him, Romans Rom 45 3 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 14 And he said I will get me a name, and will be glorified in the kingdom, and will overthrow Judas, and those that are with him, that have despised the edict of the king. Romans Rom 45 3 15 Their feet swift to shed blood: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 15 And he made himself ready; and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to be revenged of the children of Israel. Romans Rom 45 3 16 Destruction and misery in their ways: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 16 And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small company. Romans Rom 45 3 17 And the way of peace they have not known: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 17 But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude, and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting today? Romans Rom 45 3 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 18 And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to deliver with a great multitude, or with a small company: Romans Rom 45 3 19 Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be made subject to God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 19 For the success of war is not in the multitude of the army, but strength cometh from heaven. Romans Rom 45 3 20 Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 20 They come against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our children, and to take our spoils. Romans Rom 45 3 21 But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 21 But we will fight for our lives, and our laws: Romans Rom 45 3 22 Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 22 And the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face, but as for you, fear them not Romans Rom 45 3 23 For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 23 And as soon as he had made an end of speaking, he rushed suddenly upon them: and Seron, and his host were overthrown before him: Romans Rom 45 3 24 Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 24 And he pursued him by the descent of Bethoron, even to the plain, and there fell of them eight hundred men, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines. Romans Rom 45 3 25 Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 25 And the fear of Judas, and of his brethren, and the dread of them, fell upon all the nations round about them. Romans Rom 45 3 26 Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 26 And his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles of Judas. Romans Rom 45 3 27 Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 27 Now when king Antiochus heard these words, he was angry in his mind: and he sent, and gathered the forces of all his kingdom, an exceeding strong army. Romans Rom 45 3 28 For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 28 And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things. Romans Rom 45 3 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 29 And he perceived that the money of his treasures failed, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of the dissension, and the evil that he had brought upon the land, that he might take away the laws of old times: Romans Rom 45 3 30 For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 30 And he feared that he should not have as formerly enough for charges and gifts, which he had given before with a liberal hand: for he had abounded more than the kings that had been before him. Romans Rom 45 3 31 Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 31 And he was greatly perplexed in mind, and purposed to go into Persia, and to take tributes of the countries, and to gather much money. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 32 And he left Lysias, a nobleman of the blood royal to oversee the affairs of the kingdom from the river Euphrates even to the river of Egypt: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 33 And to bring up his son, Antiochus, till he came again. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 34 And he delivered to him half the army, and the elephants: and he gave him charge concerning all that he would have done, and concerning the inhabitants of Judea, and Jerusalem. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 35 And that he should send an army against them to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away the memory of them from that place. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 36 And that he should settle strangers, to dwell in all their coasts, and divide their land by lot. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 37 So the king took the half of the army that remained, and went forth from Antioch, the chief city of his kingdom, in the hundred and forty-seventh year: and he passed over the river Euphrates, and went through the higher countries. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 38 Then Lysias chose Ptolemee, the son of Dorymenus, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king's friends. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 39 And he sent with them forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen: to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, according to the king's orders. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 40 So they went forth with all their power, and came, and pitched near Emmaus, in the plain country. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 41 And the merchants of the countries heard the fame of them: and they took silver and gold in abundance, and servants: and they came into the camp, to buy the children of Israel for slaves: and there were joined to them the forces of Syria, and of the land of the strangers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 42 And Judas, and his brethren, saw that evils were multiplied, and that the armies approached to their borders: and they knew the orders the king had given to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 43 And they said, every man to his neighbour: Let us raise up the low condition of our people, and let us fight for our people, and our sanctuary. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 44 And the assembly was gathered, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 45 Now Jerusalem was not inhabited, but was like a desert: there was none of her children that went in or out: and the sanctuary was trodden down: and the children of strangers were in the castle, there was the habitation of the Gentiles: and joy was taken away from Jacob, and the pipe and harp ceased there. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 46 And they assembled together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a place of prayer heretofore in Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 47 And they fasted that day, and put on haircloth, and put ashes upon their heads: and they rent their garments: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 48 And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 49 And they brought the priestly ornaments, and the first fruits and tithes, and stirred up the Nazarites that had fulfilled their days: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 50 And they cried with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 51 For thy holies are trodden down, and are profaned, and thy priests are in mourning, and are brought low. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 52 And behold the nations are come together against us, to destroy us: thou knowest what they intend against us. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 53 How shall we be able to stand before their face, unless thou, O God, help us? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 54 Then they sounded with trumpets, and cried out with a loud voice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 55 And after this, Judas appointed captains over the people, over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 56 And he said to them that were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, that they should return every man to his house, according to the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 57 So they removed the camp, and pitched on the south side of Emmaus. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 58 And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 59 For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the holies: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 60 Nevertheless, as it shall be the will of God in heaven, so be it done. Romans Rom 45 4 1 WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 1 Then Gorgias took five thousand men, and a thousand of the best horsemen; and they removed out of the camp by night. Romans Rom 45 4 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 2 That they might come upon the camp of the Jews and strike them suddenly: and the men that were of the castle were their guides. Romans Rom 45 4 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 3 And Judas heard of it, and rose up, he and the valiant men, to attack the king's forces that were in Emmaus. Romans Rom 45 4 4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 4 For as yet the army was dispersed from the camp Romans Rom 45 4 5 But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 5 And Gorgias came by night into the camp of Judas, and found no man; and he sought them in the mountains: for he said: These men flee from us. Romans Rom 45 4 6 As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 6 And when it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men only, who neither had armour nor swords: Romans Rom 45 4 7 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 7 And they saw the camp of the Gentiles that it was strong, and the men in breastplates, and the horsemen round about them, and these were trained up to war. Romans Rom 45 4 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 8 And Judas said to the men that were with him: Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault. Romans Rom 45 4 9 This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 9 Remember in what manner our fathers were saved in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with a great army. Romans Rom 45 4 10 How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 10 And now let us cry to heaven, and the Lord will have mercy on us, and will remember the covenant of our fathers, and will destroy this army before our face this day: Romans Rom 45 4 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 11 And all nations shall know that there is one that redeemeth and delivereth Israel. Romans Rom 45 4 12 And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 12 And the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming against them. Romans Rom 45 4 13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world; but through the justice of faith. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 13 And they went out of the camp to battle, and they that were with Judas sounded the trumpet. Romans Rom 45 4 14 For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 14 And they joined battle: and the Gentiles were routed, and fled into the plain. Romans Rom 45 4 15 For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 15 But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men. Romans Rom 45 4 16 Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 16 And Judas returned again with his army that followed him. Romans Rom 45 4 17 (As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations,) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 17 And he said to the people: Be not greedy of the spoils; for there is war before us: Romans Rom 45 4 18 Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 18 And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards with safety. Romans Rom 45 4 19 And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 19 And as Judas was speaking these words, behold part of them appeared, looking forth from the mountain. Romans Rom 45 4 20 In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 20 And Gorgias saw that his men were put to flight, and that they had set fire to the camp: for the smoke that was seen declared what was done. Romans Rom 45 4 21 Most fully knowing, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 21 And when they had seen this, they were seized with great fear, seeing at the same time Judas and his army in the plain ready to fight. Romans Rom 45 4 22 And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 22 So they all fled away into the land of the strangers. Romans Rom 45 4 23 Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 23 And Judas returned to take the spoils of the camp, and they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches. Romans Rom 45 4 24 But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him, that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 24 And returning home, they sung a hymn, and blessed God in heaven, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever. Romans Rom 45 4 25 Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 25 So Israel had a great deliverance that day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 26 And such of the strangers as escaped, went and told Lysias all that had happened. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 27 And when he heard these things, he was amazed and discouraged: because things had not succeeded in Israel according to his mind, and as the king had commanded. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 28 So the year following, Lysias gathered together threescore thousand chosen men, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 29 And they came into Judea, and pitched their tents in Bethoron, and Judas met them with ten thousand men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 30 And they saw that the army was strong, and he prayed and said: Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst break the violence of the mighty by the hand of thy servant David, and didst deliver up the camp of the strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and of his armour bearer. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 31 Shut up this army in the hands of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their host and their horsemen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 32 Strike them with fear, and cause the boldness of their strength to languish, and let them quake at their own destruction. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 33 Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee: and let all that know thy name praise thee with hymns. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 34 And they joined battle: and there fell of the army of Lysias five thousand men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 35 And when Lysias saw that his men were put to flight, and how bold the Jews were, and that they were ready either to live, or to die manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose soldiers, that they might come again into Judea with greater numbers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 36 Then Judas, and his brethren said: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up now to cleanse the holy places, and to repair them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 37 And all the army assembled together, and they went up into Mount Sion. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 38 And they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burnt, and shrubs growing up in the courts as in a forest, or on the mountains, and the chambers joining to the temple thrown down. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 39 And they rent their garments, and made great lamentation, and put ashes on their heads: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 40 And they fell down to the ground on their faces, and they sounded with the trumpets of alarm, and they cried towards heaven. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 41 Then Judas appointed men to fight against them that were in the castle, till they had cleansed the holy places, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 42 And he chose priests without blemish, whose will was set upon the law of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 43 And they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones that had been defiled into an unclean place. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 44 And he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been profaned, what he should do with it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 45 And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 46 And they laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple, in a convenient place, till there should come a prophet, and give answer concerning them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 47 Then they took whole stones, according to the law and built a new altar, according to the former: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 48 And they built up the holy places, and the things that were within the temple: and they sanctified the temple and the courts. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 49 And they made new holy vessels, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incense, and the table, into the temple. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 50 And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted up the lamps that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 51 And they set the loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works that they had begun to make. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 52 And they arose before the morning on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, (which is the month of Casleu) in the hundred and forty-eighth year. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 53 And they offered sacrifice, according to the law, upon the new altar of holocausts which they had made. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 54 According to the time, and according to the day wherein the heathens had defiled it, in the same was it dedicated anew with canticles, and harps, and lutes, and cymbals. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 55 And all the people fell upon their faces, and adored, and blessed up to heaven, him that had prospered them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 56 And they kept the dedication of the altar eight days, and they offered holocausts with joy, and sacrifices of salvation, and of praise. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 57 And they adorned the front of the temple with crowns of gold, and escutcheons, and they renewed the gates, and the chambers, and hanged doors upon them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 58 And there was exceeding great joy among the people, and the reproach of the Gentiles was turned away. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 59 And Judas, and his brethren, and all the church of Israel decreed, that the day of the dedication of the altar should be kept in its season from year to year for eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, with joy and gladness. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 60 They built up also at that time Mount Sion, with high walls, and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should at any time come, and tread it down, as they did before. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 61 And he placed a garrison there, to keep it, and he fortified it, to secure Bethsura, that the people might have a defence against Idumea. Romans Rom 45 5 1 BEING justified therefore by faith, let us have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 1 Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were built up, as before, that they were exceeding angry. Romans Rom 45 5 2 By whom also we have access through faith into this grace, wherein we stand, and glory in the hope of the glory of the sons of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 2 And they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them. Romans Rom 45 5 3 And not only so; but we glory also in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 3 Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea, and them that were in Acrabathane: because they beset the Israelites round about, and he made a great slaughter of them. Romans Rom 45 5 4 And patience trial; and trial hope; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 4 And he remembered the malice of the children of Bean: who were a snare and a stumblingblock to the people, by lying in wait for them in the way. Romans Rom 45 5 5 And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost, who is given to us. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 5 And they were shut up by him in towers, and he set upon them, and devoted them to utter destruction, and burnt their towers with fire, and all that were in them. Romans Rom 45 5 6 For why did Christ, when as yet we were weak, according to the time, die for the ungodly? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 6 Then he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus was their captain: Romans Rom 45 5 7 For scarce for a just man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 7 And he fought many battles with them, and they were discomfited in their sight, and he smote them: Romans Rom 45 5 8 But God commendeth his charity towards us; because when as yet we were sinners, according to the time, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 8 And he took the city of Gazer and her towns, and returned into Judea. Romans Rom 45 5 9 Christ died for us; much more therefore, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 9 And the Gentiles that were in Galaad, assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them: and they fled into the fortress of Datheman. Romans Rom 45 5 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 10 And they sent letters to Judas, and his brethren, saying: The heathens that are round about are gathered together against us to destroy us: Romans Rom 45 5 11 And not only so; but also we glory in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received reconciliation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 11 And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timotheus is the captain of their host. Romans Rom 45 5 12 Wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world, and by sin death; and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 12 Now therefore come, and deliver us out of their hands, for many of us are slain. Romans Rom 45 5 13 For until the law sin was in the world; but sin was not imputed, when the law was not. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 13 And all our brethren that were in the places of Tubin, are killed: and they have carried away their wives, and their children, captives, and taken their spoils, and they have slain there almost a thousand men. Romans Rom 45 5 14 But death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even over them also who have not sinned after the similitude of the transgression of Adam, who is a figure of him who was to come. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 14 And while they were yet reading these letters, behold there came other messengers out of Galilee with their garments rent, who related according to these words: Romans Rom 45 5 15 But not as the offence, so also the gift. For if by the offence of one, many died; much more the grace of God, and the gift, by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 15 Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against them, and all Galilee is filled with strangers, in order to consume us. Romans Rom 45 5 16 And not as it was by one sin, so also is the gift. For judgment indeed was by one unto condemnation; but grace is of many offences, unto justification. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 16 Now when Judas and the people heard these words, a great assembly met together to consider what they should do for their brethren that were in trouble, and were assaulted by them. Romans Rom 45 5 17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned through one; much more they who receive abundance of grace, and of the gift, and of justice, shall reign in life through one, Jesus Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 17 And Judas said to Simon, his brother: Choose thee men, and go, and deliver thy brethren in Galilee: and I, and my brother Jonathan, will go into the country of Galaad: Romans Rom 45 5 18 Therefore, as by the offence of one, unto all men to condemnation; so also by the justice of one, unto all men to justification of life. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 18 And he left Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the army in Judea, to keep it: Romans Rom 45 5 19 For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners; so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made just. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 19 And he commanded them, saying: Take ye the charge of this people; but make no war against the heathens, till we return. Romans Rom 45 5 20 Now the law entered in, that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 20 Now three thousand men were allotted to Simon, to go into Galilee: and eight thousand to Judas, to go into the land of Galaad. Romans Rom 45 5 21 That as sin hath reigned to death; so also grace might reign by justice unto life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 21 And Simon went into Galilee, and fought many battles with the heathens: and the heathens were discomfited before his face, and he pursued them even to the gate of Ptolemais. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 22 And there fell of the heathens almost three thousand men, and he took the spoils of them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 23 And he took with him those that were in Galilee and in Arbatis, with their wives, and children, and all that they had, and he brought them into Judea with great joy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 24 And Judas Machabeus, and Jonathan, his brother, passed over the Jordan, and went three days' journey through the desert. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 25 And the Nabutheans met them, and received them in a peaceable manner, and told them all that happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 26 And that many of them were shut up in Barasa, and in Bosor, and in Alima, and in Casphor, and in Mageth, and in Carnaim; all these strong and great cities. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 27 Yea, and that they were kept shut up in the rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had appointed to bring their army on the morrow near to these cities, and to take them, and to destroy them all in one day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 28 Then Judas and his army suddenly turned their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took the city: and he slew every male by the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burnt it with fire. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 29 And they removed from thence by night, and went till they came to the fortress. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 30 And it came to pass that early in the morning, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and assault them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 31 And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 32 And he said to his host: Fight ye today for your brethren. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 33 And he came with three companies behind them, and they sounded their trumpets, and cried out in prayer. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 34 And the host of Timotheus understood that it was Machabeus, and they fled away before his face and they made a great slaughter of them, and there fell of them in that day almost eight thousand men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 35 And Judas turned aside to Maspha, and assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and burnt it with fire. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 36 From thence he marched, and took Casbon, and Mageth, and Bosor, and the rest of the cities of Galaad. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 37 But after this Timotheus gathered another army, and camped over against Raphon, beyond the torrent. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 38 And Judas sent men to view the army: and they brought him word, saying: All the nations, that are round about us, are assembled unto him an army exceeding great: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 39 And they have hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the torrent, ready to come to fight against thee. And Judas went to meet them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 40 And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for he will certainly prevail over us. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 41 But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp on the other side of the river, we will pass over to them, and shall prevail against him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 42 Now when Judas came near the torrent of water, he set the scribes of the people by the torrent, and commanded them, saying: Suffer no man to stay behind: but let all come to the battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 43 And he passed over to them first, and all the people after him, and all the heathens were discomfited before them, and they threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple that was in Carnaim. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 44 And he took that city, and the temple he burnt with fire, with all things that were therein: and Carnaim was subdued, and could not stand against the face of Judas. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 45 And Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives and children, and an army exceeding great, to come into the land of Juda. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 46 And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city, situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 47 And they that were in the city shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 48 Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our own country, and no man shall hurt you; we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 49 Then Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the camp, that they should make an assault, every man in the place where he was. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 50 And the men of the army drew near, and he assaulted that city all the day, and all the night; and the city was delivered into his hands: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 51 And they slew every male with the edge of the sword, and he razed the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through all the city over them that were slain. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 52 Then they passed over the Jordan to the great plain that is over against Bethsan. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 53 And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people, all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 54 And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain, till they had returned in peace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 55 Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee, before Ptolemais, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 56 Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captain of the soldiers, heard of the good success, and the battles that were fought, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 57 And he said: Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 58 And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 59 And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 60 And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell on that day, of the people of Israel, about two thousand men, and there was a great overthrow of the people: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 61 Because they did not hearken to Judas and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfully. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 62 But they were not of the seed of those men by whom salvation was brought to Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 63 And the men of Juda were magnified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the nations where their name was heard. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 64 And the people assembled to them with joyful acclamations. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 65 Then Judas and his brethren went forth and attacked the children of Esau, in the land towards the south, and he took Chebron and her towns: and he burnt the walls thereof, and the towers all round it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 66 And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 67 In that day some priests fell in battle, while desiring to do manfully they went out unadvisedly to fight. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 68 And Judas turned to Azotus, into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda. Romans Rom 45 6 1 WHAT shall we say, then? shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 1 Now king Antiochus was going through the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia, was greatly renowned, and abounding in silver and gold, Romans Rom 45 6 2 God forbid. For we that are dead to sin, how shall we live any longer therein? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 2 And that there was in it a temple exceeding rich; and coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which king Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian, that reigned first in Greece, had left there. Romans Rom 45 6 3 Know you not that all we, who are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in his death? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 3 So he came, and sought to take the city and to pillage it; but he was not able, because the design was known to them that were in the city. Romans Rom 45 6 4 For we are buried together with him by baptism into death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 4 And they rose up against him in battle, and he fled away from thence, and departed with great sadness, and returned towards Babylonia. Romans Rom 45 6 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 5 And whilst he was in Persia there came one that told him how the armies that were in the land of Juda were put to flight: Romans Rom 45 6 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 6 And that Lysias went with a very great power, and was put to flight before the face of the Jews, and that they were grown strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils which they had gotten out of the camps which they had destroyed: Romans Rom 45 6 7 For he that is dead is justified from sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 7 And that they had thrown down the abomination which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls as before, and Bethsura also, his city. Romans Rom 45 6 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 8 And it came to pass, when the king heard these words, that he was struck with fear, and exceedingly moved: and he laid himself down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not fallen out to him as he imagined. Romans Rom 45 6 9 Knowing that Christ rising again from the dead, dieth now no more, death shall no more have dominion over him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 9 And he remained there many days: for great grief came more and more upon him, and he made account that he should die. Romans Rom 45 6 10 For in that he died to sin, he died once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 10 And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety: Romans Rom 45 6 11 So do you also reckon, that you are dead to sin, but alive unto God, in Christ Jesus our Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 11 And I said in my heart: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow wherein now I am: I that was pleasant and beloved in my power! Romans Rom 45 6 12 Let no sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 12 But now I remember the evils that I did in Jerusalem, from whence also I took away all the spoils of gold, and of silver, that were in it, and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Juda without cause. Romans Rom 45 6 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of iniquity unto sin; but present yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of justice unto God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 13 I know, therefore, that for this cause these evils have found me: and behold I perish with great grief in a strange land. Romans Rom 45 6 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under the law, but under grace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 14 Then he called Philip, one of his friends, and he made him regent over all his kingdom. Romans Rom 45 6 15 What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 15 And he gave him the crown, and his robe, and his ring, that he should go to Antiochus, his son, and should bring him up for the kingdom. Romans Rom 45 6 16 Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 16 So king Antiochus died there in the year one hundred and forty-nine. Romans Rom 45 6 17 But thanks be to God, that you were the servants of sin, but have obeyed from the heart, unto that form of doctrine, into which you have been delivered. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 17 And Lysias understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had brought up young: and he called his name Eupator. Romans Rom 45 6 18 Being then freed from sin, we have been made servants of justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 18 Now they that were in the castle, had shut up the Israelites round about the holy places: and they were continually seeking their hurt, and to strengthen the Gentiles. Romans Rom 45 6 19 I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity; so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 19 And Judas purposed to destroy them: and he called together all the people, to besiege them. Romans Rom 45 6 20 For when you were the servants of sin, you were free men to justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 20 And they came together, and besieged them in the year one hundred and fifty, and they made battering slings and engines. Romans Rom 45 6 21 What fruit therefore had you then in those things, of which you are now ashamed? For the end of them is death. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 21 And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them. Romans Rom 45 6 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life everlasting. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 22 And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute judgment, and to revenge our brethren? Romans Rom 45 6 23 For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 23 We determined to serve thy father, and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 24 And for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find, and have spoiled our inheritances. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 25 Neither have they put forth their hand against us only, but also against all our borders. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 26 And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 27 And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 28 Now when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and them that were over the horsemen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 29 There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea, hired troops. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 30 And the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants trained to battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 31 And they went through Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sallied forth, and burnt them with fire, and fought manfully. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 32 And Judas departed from the castle, and removed the camp to Bethzacharam, over against the king's camp. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 33 And the king rose before it was light, and made his troops march on fiercely towards the way of Bethzacharam: and the armies made themselves ready for the battle, and they sounded the trumpets: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 34 And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes, and mulberries, to provoke them to fight. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 35 And they distributed the beasts by the legions: and there stood by every elephant a thousand men in coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads: and five hundred horsemen set in order were chosen for every beast. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 36 These before the time wheresoever the beast was they were there: and whithersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 37 And upon the beast, there were strong wooden towers which covered every one of them: and engines upon them, and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above: and an Indian to rule the beast. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 38 And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 40 And part of the king's army was distinguished by the high mountains, and the other part by the low places: and they marched on warily and orderly. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 41 And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 42 And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 43 And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 44 And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 45 And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 46 And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it: and slew it, and it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 47 Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of his army, turned away from them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 48 But the king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king's army pitched their tents against Judea and Mount Sion. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 49 And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 50 And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 51 And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot arrows, and slings. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 52 And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought for many days. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 53 But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh year: and such as had stayed in Judea of them that came from among the nations, had eaten the residue of all that which had been stored up. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 54 And there remained in the holy places but a few, for the famine had prevailed over them: and they were dispersed every man to his own place. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 55 Now Lysias heard that Philip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 56 Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him and that he sought to take upon him the affairs of the kingdom: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 57 Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 58 Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 59 And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 60 And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make peace: and they accepted of it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 61 And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the strong hold. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 62 Then the king entered into Mount Sion, and saw the strength of the place: and he quickly broke the oath that he had taken, and gave commandment to throw down the wall round about. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 63 And he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip master of the city: and he fought against him, and took the city. Romans Rom 45 7 1 KNOW you not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) that the law hath dominion over a man, as long as it liveth? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 1 In the hundred and fifty-first year, Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, departed from the city of Rome, and came up with few men into a city of the sea coast, and reigned there. Romans Rom 45 7 2 For the woman that hath an husband, whilst her husband liveth is bound to the law. But if her husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 2 And it came to pass as he entered into the house of the kingdom of his fathers, that the army seized upon Antiochus, and Lysias, to bring them unto him. Romans Rom 45 7 3 Therefore, whilst her husband liveth, she shall be called an adulteress, if she be with another man: but if her husband be dead, she is delivered from the law of her husband; so that she is not an adulteress, if she be with another man. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 3 And when he knew it, he said: Let me not see their face. Romans Rom 45 7 4 Therefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law, by the body of Christ; that you may belong to another, who is risen again from the dead, that we may bring forth fruit to God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 4 So the army slew them. And Demetrius sat upon the throne of his kingdom: Romans Rom 45 7 5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 5 And there came to him the wicked and ungodly men of Israel: and Alcimus was at the head of them, who desired to be made high priest. Romans Rom 45 7 6 But now we are loosed from the law of death, wherein we were detained; so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 6 And they accused the people to the king, saying: Judas and his brethren have destroyed all thy friends, and he hath driven us out of our land. Romans Rom 45 7 7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? God forbid. But I do not know sin, but by the law; for I had not known concupiscence, if the law did not say: Thou shalt not covet. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 7 Now, therefore, send some men whom thou trustest, and let him go, and see all the havoc he hath made amongst us, and in the king's lands: and let him punish all his friends and their helpers. Romans Rom 45 7 8 But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 8 Then the king chose Bacchides, one of his friends, that ruled beyond the great river in the kingdom, and was faithful to the king: and he sent him, Romans Rom 45 7 9 And I lived some time without the law. But when the commandment came, sin revived, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 9 To see the havoc that Judas had made: and the wicked Alcimus he made high priest, and commanded him to take revenge upon the children of Israel. Romans Rom 45 7 10 And I died. And the commandment that was ordained to life, the same was found to be unto death to me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 10 And they arose, and came with a great army into the land of Juda: and they sent messengers, and spoke to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words, deceitfully. Romans Rom 45 7 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me, and by it killed me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 11 But they gave no heed to their words: for they saw that they were come with a great army. Romans Rom 45 7 12 Wherefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 12 Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things that are just: Romans Rom 45 7 13 Was that then which is good, made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it may appear sin, by that which is good, wrought death in me; that sin, by the commandment, might become sinful above measure. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 13 And first the Assideans, that were among the children of Israel, and they sought peace of them. Romans Rom 45 7 14 For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 14 For they said: One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come, he will not deceive us. Romans Rom 45 7 15 For that which I work, I understand not. For I do not that good which I will; but the evil which I hate, that I do. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 15 And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor your friends. Romans Rom 45 7 16 If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 16 And they believed him. And he took threescore of them, and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: Romans Rom 45 7 17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 17 The flesh of thy saints, and the blood of them they have shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. Romans Rom 45 7 18 For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 18 Then fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice among them: for they have broken the covenant, and the oath which they made. Romans Rom 45 7 19 For the good which I will, I do not; but the evil which I will not, that I do. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 19 And Bacchides removed the camp from Jerusalem, and pitched in Bethzecha: and he sent, and took many of them that were fled away from him, and some of the people he killed, and threw them into a great pit. Romans Rom 45 7 20 Now if I do that which I will not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 20 Then he committed the country to Alcimus, and left with him troops to help him. So Bacchides went away to the king. Romans Rom 45 7 21 I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 21 But Alcimus did what he could to maintain his chief priesthood. Romans Rom 45 7 22 For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 22 And they that disturbed the people resorted to him, and they got the land of Juda into their power, and did much hurt in Israel. Romans Rom 45 7 23 But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and captivating me in the law of sin, that is in my members. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 23 And Judas saw all the evils that Alcimus, and they that were with him, did to the children of Israel, much more than the Gentiles. Romans Rom 45 7 24 Unhappy man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 24 And he went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance upon the men that had revolted, and they ceased to go forth any more into the country. Romans Rom 45 7 25 The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore, I myself, with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh, the law of sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 25 And Alcimus saw that Judas and they that were with him, prevailed: and he knew that he could not stand against them, and he went back to the king, and accused them of many crimes. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 26 And the king sent Nicanor, one of his principal lords, who was a great enemy to Israel: and he commanded him to destroy the people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 27 And Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great army, and he sent to Judas and to his brethren deceitfully, with friendly words, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 28 Saying: Let there be no fighting between me and you: I will come with a few men, to see your faces with peace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 29 And he came to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably: and the enemies were prepared to take away Judas by force. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 30 And the thing was known to Judas that he was come to him with deceit: and he was much afraid of him, and would not see his face any more. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 31 And Nicanor knew that his counsel was discovered: and he went out to fight against Judas, near Capharsalama. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 32 And there fell of Nicanor's army almost five thousand men, and they fled into the city of David. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 33 And after this Nicanor went up into mount Sion: and some of the priests and the people came out to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the holocausts that were offered for the king. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 34 But he mocked and despised them, and abused them: and he spoke proudly, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 35 And swore in anger, saying: Unless Judas and his army be delivered into my hands, as soon as ever I return in peace, I will burn this house. And he went out in a great rage. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 36 And the priests went in, and stood before the face of the altar and the temple: and weeping, they said: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 37 Thou, O Lord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for thy people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 38 Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 39 Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria joined him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 40 But Judas pitched in Adarsa with three thousand men: and Judas prayed, and said: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 41 O Lord, when they that were sent by king Sennacherib blasphemed thee, an angel went out, and slew of them a hundred and eighty-five thousand: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 42 Even so destroy this army in our sight today and let the rest know that he hath spoken ill against thy sanctuary: and judge thou him according to his wickedness. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 43 And the armies joined battle on the thirteenth day of the month, Adar: and the army of Nicanor was defeated, and he himself was first slain in the battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 44 And when his army saw that Nicanor was slain they threw away their weapons, and fled: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 45 And they pursued after them one day's journey from Adazer, even till ye come to Gazara, and they sounded the trumpets after them with signals. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 46 And they went forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and they pushed them with the horns, and they turned again to them, and they were all slain with the sword, and there was not left of them so much as one. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 47 And they took the spoils of them for a booty, and they cut off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he had proudly stretched out, and they brought it, and hung it up over against Jerusalem. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 48 And the people rejoiced exceedingly, and they spent that day with great joy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 49 And he ordained that this day should be kept every year, being the thirteenth of the month of Adar +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 50 And the land of Juda was quiet for a short time. Romans Rom 45 8 1 THERE is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 1 Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power. Romans Rom 45 8 2 For the law of the spirit of life, in Christ Jesus, hath delivered me from the law of sin and of death. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 2 And they heard of their battles, and their noble acts which they had done in Galatia, how they had conquered them, and brought them under tribute: Romans Rom 45 8 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh; God sending his own Son, in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 3 And how great things they had done in the land of Spain, and that they had brought under their power the mines of silver and of gold that are there, and had gotten possession of all the place by their counsel and patience: Romans Rom 45 8 4 That the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 4 And had conquered places that were very far off from them, and kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had overthrown them with great slaughter: and the rest pay them tribute every year. Romans Rom 45 8 5 For they that are according to the flesh, mind the things that are of the flesh; but they that are according to the spirit, mind the things that are of the spirit. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 5 And that they had defeated in battle Philip and Perses the king of the Ceteans, and the rest that had borne arms against them, and had conquered them: Romans Rom 45 8 6 For the wisdom of the flesh is death; but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 6 And how Antiochus, the great king of Asia, who went to fight against them, having a hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was routed by them. Romans Rom 45 8 7 Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 7 And how they took him alive, and appointed to him, that both he and they that should reign after him, should pay a great tribute, and that he should give hostages, and that which was agreed upon, Romans Rom 45 8 8 And they who are in the flesh, cannot please God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 8 And the country of the Indians, and of the Medes, and of the Lydians, some of their best provinces: and those which they had taken from them, they gave to king Eumenes. Romans Rom 45 8 9 But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 9 And that they who were in Greece, had a mind to go and to destroy them: and they had knowledge thereof, Romans Rom 45 8 10 And if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead, because of sin; but the spirit liveth, because of justification. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 10 And they sent a general against them, and fought with them, and many of them were slain, and they carried away their wives, and their children captives, and spoiled them, and took possession of their land, and threw down their walls, and brought them to be their servants unto this day. Romans Rom 45 8 11 And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 11 And the other kingdoms, and islands, that at any time had resisted them, they had destroyed and brought under their power. Romans Rom 45 8 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 12 But with their friends, and such as relied upon them, they kept amity, and had conquered kingdoms that were near, and that were far off: for all that heard their name, were afraid of them. Romans Rom 45 8 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 13 That whom they had a mind to help to a kingdom, those reigned: and whom they would, they deposed from the kingdom: and they were greatly exalted. Romans Rom 45 8 14 For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 14 And none of all these wore a crown, or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby. Romans Rom 45 8 15 For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father). +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 15 And that they had made themselves a senate house, and consulted daily three hundred and twenty men, that sat in counsel always for the people, that they might do the things that were right: Romans Rom 45 8 16 For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 16 And that they committed their government to one man every year, to rule over all their country, and they all obey one, and there is no envy nor jealousy amongst them. Romans Rom 45 8 17 And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 17 So Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob, and Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of amity and confederacy with them: Romans Rom 45 8 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come, that shall be revealed in us. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 18 And that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians, for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude. Romans Rom 45 8 19 For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 19 And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said: Romans Rom 45 8 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 20 Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with you, and that we may be registered your confederates and friends. Romans Rom 45 8 21 Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 21 And the proposal was pleasing in their sight. Romans Rom 45 8 22 For we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain, even till now. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 22 And this is the copy of the writing that they wrote back again, graven in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with them there for a memorial of the peace, and alliance. Romans Rom 45 8 23 And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 23 GOOD SUCCESS BE TO THE ROMANS, and to the people of the Jews by sea, and by land, for ever: and far be the sword and enemy from them. Romans Rom 45 8 24 For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 24 But if there come first any war upon the Romans, or any of their confederates, in all their dominions: Romans Rom 45 8 25 But if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with patience. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 25 The nation of the Jews shall help them according as the time shall direct, with all their heart: Romans Rom 45 8 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity. For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit himself asketh for us with unspeakable groanings. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 26 Neither shall they give them, whilst they are fighting, or furnish them with wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall obey their orders, without taking any thing of them. Romans Rom 45 8 27 And he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what the Spirit desireth; because he asketh for the saints according to God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 27 In like manner also if war shall come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall permit them: Romans Rom 45 8 28 And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 28 And there shall not be given to them that come to their aid, either wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall observe their orders without deceit. Romans Rom 45 8 29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son; that he might be the firstborn amongst many brethren. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 29 According to these articles did the Romans covenant with the people of the Jews. Romans Rom 45 8 30 And whom he predestinated, them he also called. And whom he called, them he also justified. And whom he justified, them he also glorified. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 30 And, if after this, one party or the other shall have a mind to add to these articles, or take away any thing, they may do it at their pleasure: and whatsoever they shall add, or take away, shall be ratified. Romans Rom 45 8 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who is against us? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 31 Moreover, concerning the evils that Demetrius, the king, hath done against them, we have written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and allies, the Jews. Romans Rom 45 8 32 He that spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how hath he not also, with him, given us all things? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 32 If, therefore, they come again to us complaining of thee, we will do them justice, and will make war against thee by sea and land. Romans Rom 45 8 33 Who shall accuse against the elect of God? God that justifieth. Romans Rom 45 8 34 Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died, yea that is risen also again; who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Romans Rom 45 8 35 Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword? @@ -28145,608 +31715,1624 @@ Romans Rom 45 8 37 But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath Romans Rom 45 8 38 For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, Romans Rom 45 8 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans Rom 45 9 1 I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 1 In the mean time, when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army were fallen in battle, he sent again Bacchides and Alcimus into Judea; and the right wing of his army with them. Romans Rom 45 9 2 That I have great sadness, and continual sorrow in my heart. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 2 And they took the road that leadeth to Galgal, and they camped in Masaloth, which is in Arabella: and they made themselves masters of it, and slew many people. Romans Rom 45 9 3 For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 3 In the first month of the hundred and fifty-second year they brought the army to Jerusalem: Romans Rom 45 9 4 Who are Israelites, to whom belongeth the adoption as of children, and the glory, and the testament, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 4 And they arose and went to Berea, with twenty thousand men, and two thousand horsemen. Romans Rom 45 9 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all things, God blessed for ever. Amen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 5 Now Judas had pitched his tents in Laisa, and three thousand chosen men with him: Romans Rom 45 9 6 Not as though the word of God hath miscarried. For all are not Israelites that are of Israel: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 6 And they saw the multitude of the army that they were many, and they were seized with great fear: and many withdrew themselves out of the camp, and there remained of them no more than eight hundred men. Romans Rom 45 9 7 Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children; but in Isaac shall thy seed be called: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 7 And Judas saw that his army slipped away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was cast down: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged. Romans Rom 45 9 8 That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh, are the children of God; but they, that are the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 8 Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our enemies, if we may be able to fight against them. Romans Rom 45 9 9 For this is the word of promise: According to this time will I come; and Sara shall have a son. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 9 But they dissuaded him, saying: We shall not be able, but let us save our lives now, and return to our brethren, and then we will fight against them: for we are but few. Romans Rom 45 9 10 And not only she. But when Rebecca also had conceived at once, of Isaac our father. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 10 Then Judas said: God forbid we should do this thing, and flee away from them: but if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our glory. Romans Rom 45 9 11 For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand,) +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 11 And the army removed out of the camp, and they stood over against them: and the horsemen were divided into two troops, and the slingers, and the archers, went before the army, and they that were in the front were all men of valour. Romans Rom 45 9 12 Not of works, but of him that calleth, it was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 12 And Bacchides was in the right wing, and the legion drew near on two sides, and they sounded the trumpets: Romans Rom 45 9 13 As it is written: Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 13 And they also that were on Judas's side, even they also cried out, and the earth shook at the noise of the armies: and the battle was fought from morning even unto the evening. Romans Rom 45 9 14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? God forbid. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 14 And Judas perceived that the stronger part of the army of Bacchides was on the right side, and all the stout of heart came together with him: Romans Rom 45 9 15 For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 15 And the right wing was discomfited by them, and he pursued them even to the mount Azotus. Romans Rom 45 9 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 16 And they that were in the left wing saw that the right wing was discomfited, and they followed after Judas, and them that were with him, at their back: Romans Rom 45 9 17 For the scripture saith to Pharao: To this purpose have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 17 And the battle was hard fought, and there fell many wounded of the one side and of the other. Romans Rom 45 9 18 Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardeneth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 18 And Judas was slain, and the rest fled away. Romans Rom 45 9 19 Thou wilt say therefore to me: Why doth he then find fault? for who resisteth his will? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 19 And Jonathan and Simon took Judas, their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of their fathers, in the city of Modin. Romans Rom 45 9 20 O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why hast thou made me thus? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 20 And all the people of Israel bewailed him with great lamentation, and they mourned for him many days. Romans Rom 45 9 21 Or hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 21 And said: How is the mighty man fallen, that saved the people of Israel! Romans Rom 45 9 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 22 But the rest of the words of the wars of Judas, and of the noble acts that he did, and of his greatness, are not written: for they were very many. Romans Rom 45 9 23 That he might shew the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared unto glory? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 23 And it came to pass, after the death of Judas, that the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of iniquity rose up. Romans Rom 45 9 24 Even us, whom also he hath called, nor only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 24 In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all their country yielded to Bacchides. Romans Rom 45 9 25 As in Osee he saith: I will call that which was not my people, my people; and her that was not beloved, beloved; and her that had not obtained mercy, one that hath obtained mercy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 25 And Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country: Romans Rom 45 9 26 And it shall be, in the place where it was said unto them, You are not my people; there they shall be called the sons of the living God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 26 And they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took vengeance of them, and abused them. Romans Rom 45 9 27 And Isaias crieth out concerning Israel: If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 27 And there was a great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel. Romans Rom 45 9 28 For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 28 And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan: Romans Rom 45 9 29 And as Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and we had been like unto Gomorrha. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 29 Since thy brother Judas died there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of our nation. Romans Rom 45 9 30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who followed not after justice, have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 30 Now, therefore, we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and captain, in his stead, to fight our battles. Romans Rom 45 9 31 But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 31 So Jonathan took upon him the government at that time, and rose up in the place of Judas, his brother Romans Rom 45 9 32 Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 32 And Bacchides had knowledge of it, and sought to kill him. Romans Rom 45 9 33 As it is written: Behold I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and a rock of scandal; and whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded. -Romans Rom 45 10 1 BRETHREN, the will of my heart, indeed, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation. -Romans Rom 45 10 2 For I bear them witness, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. -Romans Rom 45 10 3 For they, not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God. -Romans Rom 45 10 4 For the end of the law is Christ, unto justice to every one that believeth. -Romans Rom 45 10 5 For Moses wrote, that the justice which is of the law, the man that shall do it, shall live by it. -Romans Rom 45 10 6 But the justice which is of faith, speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down; -Romans Rom 45 10 7 Or who shall descend into the deep? that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead. -Romans Rom 45 10 8 But what saith the scripture? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart. This is the word of faith, which we preach. -Romans Rom 45 10 9 For if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 33 And Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, knew it, and all that were with them: and they fled into the desert of Thecua, and they pitched by the water of the lake Asphar, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 34 And Bacchides understood it, and he came himself, with all his army, over the Jordan, on the sabbath day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 35 And Jonathan sent his brother, a captain of the people, to desire the Nabutheans his friends, that they would lend them their equipage, which was copious. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 36 And the children of Jambri came forth out of Madaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went away with them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 37 After this it was told Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride out of Madaba, the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan, with great pomp. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 38 And they remembered the blood of John, their brother: and they went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 39 And they lifted up their eyes, and saw: and behold a tumult, and great preparation: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends, and his brethren to meet them with timbrels, and musical instruments and many weapons. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 40 And they rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and slew them, and there fell many wounded, and the rest fled into the mountains, and they took all their spoils: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 41 And the marriage was turned into mourning, and the noise of their musical instruments into lamentation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 42 And they took revenge for the blood of their brother: and they returned to the bank of the Jordan. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 43 And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the sabbath day even to the bank of the Jordan, with a great power. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 44 And Jonathan said to his company: Let us arise, and fight against our enemies: for it is not now as yesterday, and the day before. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 45 For behold the battle is before us, and the water of the Jordan on this side and on that side, and banks, and marshes, and woods: and there is no place for us to turn aside. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 46 Now, therefore, cry ye to heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. And they joined battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 47 And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 48 And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 49 And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 50 And they built strong cities in Judea, the fortress that was in Jericho, and in Ammaus, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Thopo, with high walls, and gates, and bars. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 51 And he placed garrisons in them, that they might wage war against Israel: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 52 And he fortified the city of Bethsura, and Gazara, and the castle, and set garrisons in them, and provisions of victuals: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 53 And he took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages, and put them in the castle in Jerusalem in custody. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 54 Now in the year one hundred and fifty-three, the second month, Alcimus commanded the walls of the inner court of the sanctuary to be thrown down, and the works of the prophets to be destroyed: and he began to destroy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 55 At that time Alcimus was struck: and his works were hindered, and his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak a word, nor give order concerning his house. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 56 And Alcimus died at that time in great torment. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 57 And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 58 And all the wicked held a council, saying: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease and without fear: now, therefore, let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 59 So they went, and gave him counsel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 60 And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea to seize upon Jonathan, and them that were with him: but they could not, for their design was known to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 61 And he apprehended of the men of the country, that were the principal authors of the mischief, fifty men, and he slew them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 62 And Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, retired into Bethbessen, which is in the desert: and he repaired the breaches thereof, and they fortified it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 63 And when Bacchides knew it, he gathered together all his multitude: and sent word to them that were of Judea. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 64 And he came, and camped above Bethbessen, and fought against it many days, and made engines. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 65 But Jonathan left his brother, Simon, in the city and went forth into the country, and came with a number of men, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 66 And struck Odares, and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron, in their tents, and he began to slay, and to increase in forces. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 67 But Simon, and they that were with him, sallied out of the city, and burnt the engines, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 68 And they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, for his counsel, and his enterprise was in vain. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 69 And he was angry with the wicked men that had given him counsel to come into their country, and he slew many of them: and he purposed to return with the rest into their country. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 70 And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and to restore to him the prisoners. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 71 And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him no harm all the days of his life. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 72 And he restored to him the prisoners which he before had taken out of the land of Juda: and he returned, and went away into his own country, and he came no more into their borders. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 73 So the sword ceased from Israel: and Jonathan dwelt in Machmas, and Jonathan began there to judge the people, and he destroyed the wicked out of Israel. +Romans Rom 45 10 1 BRETHREN, the will of my heart, indeed, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 1 Now in the hundred and sixtieth year, Alexander, the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up and took Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there. +Romans Rom 45 10 2 For I bear them witness, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 2 And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight. +Romans Rom 45 10 3 For they, not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 3 And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceable words, to magnify him. +Romans Rom 45 10 4 For the end of the law is Christ, unto justice to every one that believeth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 4 For he said: Let us first make a peace with him, before he make one with Alexander against us. +Romans Rom 45 10 5 For Moses wrote, that the justice which is of the law, the man that shall do it, shall live by it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 5 For he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brother, and against his nation. +Romans Rom 45 10 6 But the justice which is of faith, speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 6 And he gave him authority to gather together a army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confederate: and the hostages that were in the castle, he commanded to be delivered to him. +Romans Rom 45 10 7 Or who shall descend into the deep? that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 7 And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people, and of them that were in the castle. +Romans Rom 45 10 8 But what saith the scripture? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart. This is the word of faith, which we preach. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 8 And they were struck with great fear, because they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army. +Romans Rom 45 10 9 For if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 9 And the hostages were delivered to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents. Romans Rom 45 10 10 For, with the heart, we believe unto justice; but, with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 10 And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began to build, and to repair the city. Romans Rom 45 10 11 For the scripture saith: Whosoever believeth in him, shall not be confounded. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 11 And he ordered workmen to build the walls, and mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification: and so they did. Romans Rom 45 10 12 For there is no distinction of the Jew and the Greek: for the same is Lord over all, rich unto all that call upon him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 12 Then the strangers that were in the strong holds, which Bacchides had built, fled away. Romans Rom 45 10 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 13 And every man left his place, and departed into his own country: Romans Rom 45 10 14 How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him, of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear, without a preacher? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 14 Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them. Romans Rom 45 10 15 And how shall they preach unless they be sent, as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, of them that bring glad tidings of good things! +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 15 And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured. Romans Rom 45 10 16 But all do not obey the gospel. For Isaias saith: Lord, who hath believed our report? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 16 And he said: Shall we find such another man? now, therefore, we will make him our friend and our confederate. Romans Rom 45 10 17 Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 17 So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying: Romans Rom 45 10 18 But I say: Have they not heard? Yes, verily, their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the whole world. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 18 King Alexander to his brother, Jonathan, greetings. Romans Rom 45 10 19 But I say: Hath not Israel known? First, Moses saith: I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation; by a foolish nation I will anger you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 19 We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend: Romans Rom 45 10 20 But Isaias is bold, and saith: I was found by them that did not seek me: I appeared openly to them that asked not after me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 20 Now therefore, we make thee this day high priest of thy nation, and that thou be called the king's friend, (and he sent him a purple robe, and a crown of gold) and that thou be of one mind with us in our affairs, and keep friendship with us. Romans Rom 45 10 21 But to Israel he saith: All the day long have I spread my hands to a people that believeth not, and contradicteth me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 21 Then Jonathan put on the holy vestment in the seventh month, in the year one hundred and threescore, at the feast day of the tabernacles: and he gathered together an army, and made a great number of arms. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 22 And Demetrius heard these words, and was exceeding sorry, and said: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 23 What is this that we have done, that Alexander hath prevented us to gain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 24 I also will write to them words of request, and offer dignities, and gifts: that they may be with me to aid me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 25 And he wrote to them in these words: King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greeting. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 26 Whereas you have kept covenant with us, and have continued in our friendship, and have not joined with our enemies, we have heard of it, and are glad. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 27 Wherefore now continue still to keep fidelity towards us, and we will reward you with good things, for what you have done in our behalf. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 28 And we will remit to you many charges, and will give you gifts. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 29 And now I free you, and all the Jews, from tributes, and I release you from the customs of salt, and remit the crowns, and the thirds of the seed: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 30 And the half of the fruit of trees, which is my share, I leave to you from this day forward, so that it shall not be taken of the land of Juda, and of the three cities that are added thereto out of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth, and for ever: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 31 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, with the borders thereof: and let the tenths, and tributes be for itself. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 32 I yield up also the power of the castle that is in Jerusalem, and I give it to the high priest, to place therein such men as he shall choose, to keep it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 33 And every soul of the Jews that hath been carried captive from the land of Juda in all my kingdom, I set at liberty freely, that all be discharged from tributes, even of their cattle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 34 And I will that all the feasts, and the sabbaths, and the new moons, and the days appointed, and three days before the solemn day, and three days after the solemn day, be all days of immunity and freedom, for all the Jews that are in my kingdom: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 35 And no man shall have power to do any thing against them, or to molest any of them, in any cause. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 36 And let there be enrolled in the king's army to the number of thirty thousand of the Jews: and allowance shall be made them, as is due to all the king's forces and certain of them shall be appointed to be in the fortresses of the great king: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 37 And some of them shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, that are of trust, and let the governors be taken from among themselves, and let them walk in their own laws, as the king hath commanded in the land of Juda. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 38 And the three cities that are added to Judea, out of the country of Samaria, let them be accounted with Judea: that they may be under one, and obey no other authority but that of the high priest: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 39 Ptolemais and the confines thereof, I give as a free gift to the holy places that are in Jerusalem, for the necessary charges of the holy things. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 40 And I give every year fifteen thousand sickles of silver out of the king's accounts, of what belongs to me: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 41 And all that is above, which they that were over the affairs the years before, had not paid, from this time they shall give it to the works of the house. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 42 Moreover, the five thousand sickles of silver, which they received from the account of the holy places, every year, shall also belong to the priests that execute the ministry. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 43 And whosoever shall flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any matter, let them be set at liberty, and all that they have in my kingdom, let them have it free. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 44 For the building also, or repairing the works of the holy places, the charges shall be given out of the king's revenues: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 45 For the building also of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, the charges shall be given out of the king's account, as also for the building of the walls in Judea. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 46 Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit to them, nor received them because they remembered the great evil that he had done in Israel, for he had afflicted them exceedingly. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 47 And their inclinations were towards Alexander, because he had been the chief promoter of peace in their regard, and him they always helped. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 48 And king Alexander gathered together a great army, and moved his camp near to Demetrius. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 49 And the two kings joined battle, and the army of Demetrius fled away, and Alexander pursued after him, and pressed them close. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 50 And the battle was hard fought, till the sun went down: and Demetrius was slain that day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 51 And Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt, with words to this effect, saying: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 52 Forasmuch as I am returned into my kingdom and am set in the throne of my ancestors, and have gotten the dominion, and have overthrown Demetrius and possessed our country, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 53 And have joined battle with him, and both he and his army have been destroyed by us, and we are placed in the throne of his kingdom: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 54 Now, therefore, let us make friendship one with another: and give me now thy daughter to wife, and I will be thy son in law, and I will give both thee and her gifts worthy of thee. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 55 And king Ptolomee answered, saying: Happy is the day wherein thou didst return to the land of thy fathers, and sattest in the throne of their kingdom. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 56 And now I will do to thee as thou hast written but meet me at Ptolemais, that we may see one another, and I may give her to thee as thou hast said. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt, with Cleopatra his daughter, and he came to Ptolemais, in the hundred and sixty-second year. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 58 And king Alexander met him, and he gave him his daughter, Cleopatra: and he celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, after the manner of kings. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 59 And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan, that he should come and meet him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 60 And he went honourably to Ptolemais, and he met there the two kings, and he gave them much silver, and gold, and presents: and he found favour in their sight. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 61 And some pestilent men of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: and the king gave no heed to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 62 And he commanded that Jonathan's garments should be taken off, and that he should be clothed with purple: and they did so. And the king made him sit by himself. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 63 And he said to his princes: Go out with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 64 So when his accusers saw his glory proclaimed, and him clothed with purple, they all fled away. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 65 And the king magnified him, and enrolled him amongst his chief friends, and made him governor, and partaker of his dominion. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 66 And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with peace and joy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 67 In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 68 And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 69 And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan, the high priest, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 70 Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 71 Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 72 Ask, and learn who I am, and the rest that help me, who also say that your foot cannot stand before our face, for thy fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 73 And now how wilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great an army in the plain, where there is no stone, nor rock, nor place to flee to? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 74 Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon, his brother, met him to help him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 75 And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 76 And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 77 And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 78 And he went to Azotus, as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 79 And Apollonius left privately in the camp a thousand horsemen behind them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 80 And Jonathan knew that there was an ambush behind him, and they surrounded his army, and cast darts at the people from morning till evening. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 81 But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so their horses were fatigued. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 82 Then Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the horsemen were wearied: and they were discomfited by him, and fled. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 83 And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, there to save themselves. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 84 But Jonathan set fire to Azotus, and the cities that were round about it, and took the spoils of them and the temple of Dagon: and all them that were fled into it, he burnt with fire. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 85 So they that were slain by the sword, with them that were burnt, were almost eight thousand men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 86 And Jonathan, removed his army from thence and camped against Ascalon: and they went out of the city to meet him with great honour. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 87 And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with his people, having many spoils. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 88 And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 89 And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the borders thereof, in possession. Romans Rom 45 11 1 I SAY then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 1 And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom. Romans Rom 45 11 2 God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture saith of Elias; how he calleth on God against Israel? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 2 And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law. Romans Rom 45 11 3 Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 3 Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city. Romans Rom 45 11 4 But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 4 And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way. Romans Rom 45 11 5 Even so then at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 5 And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace. Romans Rom 45 11 6 And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 6 And Jonathan came to meet the king at Joppe with glory, and they saluted one another, and they lodged there. Romans Rom 45 11 7 What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it; and the rest have been blinded. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 7 And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river, called Eleutherus: and he returned into Jerusalem. Romans Rom 45 11 8 As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 8 And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander. Romans Rom 45 11 9 And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 9 And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father. Romans Rom 45 11 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 10 For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me. Romans Rom 45 11 11 I say then, have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid. But by their offence, salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 11 And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom, Romans Rom 45 11 12 Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world, and the diminution of them, the riches of the Gentiles; how much more the fulness of them? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 12 And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest. Romans Rom 45 11 13 For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 13 And Ptolemee entered into Antioch, and set two crowns upon his head, that of Egypt, and that of Asia. Romans Rom 45 11 14 If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 14 Now king Alexander was in Cilicia at that time: because they that were in those places had rebelled. Romans Rom 45 11 15 For if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 15 And when Alexander heard of it, he came to give him battle: and king Ptolemee brought forth his army, and met him with a strong power, and put him to flight. Romans Rom 45 11 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, so is the lump also: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 16 And Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be protected: and king Ptolemee was exalted. Romans Rom 45 11 17 And if some of the branches be broken, and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them, and art made partaker of the root, and of the fatness of the olive tree, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 17 And Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it to Ptolemee. Romans Rom 45 11 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 18 And king Ptolemee died the third day after: and they that were in the strong holds were destroyed by them that were within the camp. Romans Rom 45 11 19 Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 19 And Demetrius reigned in the hundred and sixty-seventh year. Romans Rom 45 11 20 Well: because of unbelief they were broken off. But thou standest by faith: be not highminded, but fear. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 20 In those days Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engines of war against it. Romans Rom 45 11 21 For if God hath not spared the natural branches, fear lest perhaps he also spare not thee. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 21 Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him that Jonathan was besieging the castle. Romans Rom 45 11 22 See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness, otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 22 And when he heard it, he was angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the castle, but should come to him in haste, and speak to him. Romans Rom 45 11 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 23 But when Jonathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still: and he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the priests, and put himself in danger Romans Rom 45 11 24 For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive tree, which is natural to thee; and, contrary to nature, were grafted into the good olive tree; how much more shall they that are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 24 And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other presents, and went to the king to Ptolemais and he found favour in his sight. Romans Rom 45 11 25 For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in your own conceits), that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come in. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 25 And certain wicked men of his nation made complaints against him. Romans Rom 45 11 26 And so all Israel should be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion, he that shall deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 26 And the king treated him as his predecessors had done before: and he exalted him in the sight of all his friends. Romans Rom 45 11 27 And this is to them my covenant: when I shall take away their sins. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 27 And he confirmed him in the high priesthood and all the honours he had before, and he made him the chief of his friends. Romans Rom 45 11 28 As concerning the gospel, indeed, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 28 And Jonathan requested of the king that he would make Judea free from tribute, and the three governments, and Samaria, and the confines thereof: and he promised him three hundred talents. Romans Rom 45 11 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 29 And the king consented: and he wrote letters to Jonathan of all these things, to this effect. Romans Rom 45 11 30 For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 30 King Demetrius to his brother, Jonathan, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. Romans Rom 45 11 31 So these also now have not believed, for your mercy, that they also may obtain mercy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 31 We send you here a copy of the letter which we have written to Lasthenes, our parent, concerning you, that you might know it. Romans Rom 45 11 32 For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 32 King Demetrius to Lasthenes, his parent, greetings. Romans Rom 45 11 33 O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 33 We have determined to do good to the nation of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep the things that are just with us, for their good will which they bear towards us. Romans Rom 45 11 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 34 We have ratified, therefore, unto them all the borders of Judea, and the three cities, Apherema, Lydda, and Ramatha, which are added to Judea, out of Samaria, and all their confines, to be set apart to all them that sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them every year, and for the fruits of the land, and of the trees. Romans Rom 45 11 35 Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 35 And as for other things that belonged to us of the tithes, and of the tributes, from this time we discharge them of them: the saltpans also, and the crowns that were presented to us. Romans Rom 45 11 36 For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 36 We give all to them, and nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth and for ever. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 37 Now, therefore, see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be given to Jonathan, and set upon the holy mountain, in a conspicuous place. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 38 And king Demetrius, seeing that the land was quiet before him, and nothing resisted him, sent away all his forces, every man to his own place, except the foreign army, which he had drawn together from the islands of the nations: so all the troops of his fathers hated him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 39 Now there was one Tryphon who had been of Alexander's party before: who seeing that all the army murmured against Demetrius, went to Emalchuel, the Arabian, who brought up Antiochus, the son of Alexander: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 40 And he pressed him much to deliver him to him, that he might be king in his father's place: and he told him all that Demetrius had done, and how his soldiers hated him. And he remained there many days. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 41 And Jonathan sent to king Demetrius, desiring that he would cast out them that were in the castle in Jerusalem, and those that were in the strong holds: because they fought against Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 42 And Demetrius sent to Jonathan, saying: I will not only do this for thee, and for thy people, but I will greatly honour thee, and thy nation, when opportunity shall serve. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 43 Now, therefore, thou shalt do well if thou send me men to help me: for all my army is gone from me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 44 And Jonathan sent him three thousand valiant men to Antioch: and they came to the king, and the king was very glad of their coming. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 45 And they that were of the city assembled themselves together, to the number of a hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have killed the king. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 46 And the king fled into the palace: and they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 47 And the king called the Jews to his assistance: and they came to him all at once, and they all dispersed themselves through the city. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 48 And they slew in that day a hundred thousand men, and they set fire to the city, and got many spoils that day, and delivered the king. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 49 And they that were of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would: and they were discouraged in their mind, and cried to the king, making supplication, and saying +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 50 Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us, and the city. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 51 And they threw down their arms, and made peace, and the Jews were glorified in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm, and were renowned throughout the kingdom, and returned to Jerusalem with many spoils. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 52 So king Demetrius sat in the throne of his kingdom: and the land was quiet before him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 53 And he falsified all whatsoever he had said, and alienated himself from Jonathan, and did not reward him according to the benefits he had received from him, but gave him great trouble. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 54 And after this Tryphon returned, and with him Antiochus, the young boy, who was made king, and put on the diadem. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 55 And there assembled unto him all the hands which Demetrius had sent away, and they fought against Demetrius who turned his back and fled. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 56 And Tryphon took the elephants, and made himself master of Antioch. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 57 And young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying: I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and I appoint thee ruler over the four cities, and to be one of the king's friends. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 58 And he sent him vessels of gold for his service, and he gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 59 And he made his brother, Simon, governor, from the borders of Tyre even to the confines of Egypt. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 60 Then Jonathan went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the river, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves to him to help him, and he came to Ascalon, and they met him honourably out of the city. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 61 And he went from thence to Gaza: and they that were in Gaza shut him out: and he besieged it, and burnt all the suburbs round about, and took the spoils. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 62 And the men of Gaza made supplication to Jonathan, and he gave them the right hand: and he took their sons for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem: and he went through the country, as far as Damascus. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 63 And Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come treacherously to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great army, purposing to remove him from the affairs of the kingdom. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 64 And he went against them: but left his brother, Simon, in the country. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 65 And Simon encamped against Bethsura, and assaulted it many days, and shut them up. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 66 And they desired him to make peace, and he granted it them: and he cast them out from thence, and took the city, and placed a garrison in it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 67 And Jonathan and his army encamped by the water of Genesar, and before it was light they were ready in the plain of Asor. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 68 And behold the army of the strangers met him in the plain, and they laid an ambush for him in the mountains: but he went out against them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 69 And they that lay in ambush rose out of their places, and joined battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 70 And all that were on Jonathan's side fled, and none was left of them, but Mathathias, the son of Absalom, and Judas, the son of Calphi, chief captain of the army. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 71 And Jonathan rent his garments, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 72 And Jonathan turned again to them to battle, and he put them to flight, and they fought. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 73 And they of his part that fled saw this, and they turned again to him, and they all with him pursued the enemies, even to Cades, to their own camp, and they came even thither. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 74 And there fell of the aliens in that day three thousand men: and Jonathan returned to Jerusalem. Romans Rom 45 12 1 I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 1 And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, to confirm and to renew the amity with them: Romans Rom 45 12 2 And be not conformed to this world; but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 2 And he sent letters to the Spartans, and to other places, according to the same form. Romans Rom 45 12 3 For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 3 And they went to Rome, and entered into the senate house, and said: Jonathan, the high priest, and the nation of the Jews, have sent us to renew the amity, and alliance, as it was before. Romans Rom 45 12 4 For as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 4 And they gave them letters to their governors in every place, to conduct them into the land of Juda with peace. Romans Rom 45 12 5 So we being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 5 And this is a copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans: Romans Rom 45 12 6 And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 6 Jonathan, the high priest, and the ancients of the nation, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, to the Spartans, their brethren, greeting. Romans Rom 45 12 7 Or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 7 There were letters sent long ago to Onias the high priest, from Arius, who reigned then among you to signify that you are our brethren, as the copy here underwritten doth specify. Romans Rom 45 12 8 He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 8 And Onias received the ambassador with honour and received the letters, wherein there was mention made of the alliance, and amity. Romans Rom 45 12 9 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 9 We, though we needed none of these things having for our comfort the holy books that are in our hands, Romans Rom 45 12 10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing one another. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 10 Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become stranger to you altogether: for there is a long time passed since you sent to us. Romans Rom 45 12 11 In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 11 We, therefore, at all times without ceasing, both in our festivals, and other days wherein it is convenient, remember you in the sacrifices that we offer, and in our observances, as it is meet and becoming to remember brethren. Romans Rom 45 12 12 Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 12 And we rejoice at your glory. Romans Rom 45 12 13 Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 13 But we have had many troubles and wars on every side; and the kings that are round about us have fought against us. Romans Rom 45 12 14 Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 14 But we would not be troublesome to you, nor to the rest of our allies and friends, in these wars. Romans Rom 45 12 15 Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 15 For we have had help from heaven, and we have been delivered, and our enemies are humbled. Romans Rom 45 12 16 Being of one mind one towards another. Not minding high things, but consenting to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 16 We have chosen, therefore, Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, and have sent them to the Romans, to renew with them the former amity and alliance. Romans Rom 45 12 17 To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 17 And we have commanded them to go also to you, and salute you, and to deliver you our letters, concerning the renewing of our brotherhood. Romans Rom 45 12 18 If it be possible, as much as is in you, have peace with all men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 18 And now you shall do well to give us an answer hereto. Romans Rom 45 12 19 Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 19 And this is the copy of the letter which he had sent to Onias: Romans Rom 45 12 20 But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 20 Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the high priest, greeting. Romans Rom 45 12 21 Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 21 It is found in writing concerning the Spartans, and the Jews, that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 22 And now since this is come to our knowledge, you do well to write to us of your prosperity. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 23 And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and yours, ours. We, therefore, have commanded that these things should be told you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 24 Now Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come again with a greater army than before to fight against him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 25 So he went out from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amath: for he gave them no time to enter into his country. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 26 And he sent spies into their camp, and they came back, and brought him word that they designed to come upon them in the night. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 27 And when the sun was set, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms all night long ready to fight, and he set sentinels round about the camp. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 28 And the enemies heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle: and they were struck with fear and dread in their heart: and they kindled fires in their camp. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 29 But Jonathan, and they that were with him, knew it not till the morning: for they saw the lights burning. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 30 And Jonathan pursued after them, but overtook them not: for they had passed the river Eleutherus. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 31 And Jonathan turned upon the Arabians, that are called Zabadeans: and he defeated them, and took the spoils of them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 32 And he went forward, and came to Damascus, and passed through all that country. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 33 Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to Joppe, and took possession of it, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 34 (For he heard that they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius) and he put a garrison there to keep it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 35 And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people; and he took a resolution with them to build fortresses in Judea, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 36 And to build up walls in Jerusalem, and raise a mount between the castle and the city, to separate it from the city, that so it might have no communication, and that they might neither buy nor sell. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 37 And they came together to build up the city: for the wall that was upon the brook, towards the east, was broken down, and he repaired that which is called Caphetetha: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 38 And Simon built Adiada in Sephela, and fortified it, and set up gates and bars. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 39 Now when Tryphon had conceived a design to make himself king of Asia and to take the crown, and to stretch out his hand against king Antiochus: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 40 Fearing lest Jonathan would not suffer him, but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came to Bethsan. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 41 And Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for battle, and came to Bethsan. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 42 Now when Tryphon saw that Jonathan came with a great army, he durst not stretch forth his hand against him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 43 But received him with honour, and commended him to all his friends, and gave him presents: and he commanded his troops to obey him, as himself. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 44 And he said to Jonathan: Why hast thou troubled all the people, whereas we have no war? +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 45 Now, therefore, send them back to their own houses: and choose thee a few men that may be with thee, and come with me to Ptolemais, and I will deliver it to thee, and the rest of the strong holds, and the army, and all that have any charge, and I will return and go away: for this is the cause of my coming. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 46 And Jonathan believed him, and did as he said: and sent away his army, and they departed into the land of Juda: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 47 But he kept with him three thousand men: of whom he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one thousand went with him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 48 Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates of the city, and took him: and all them that came in with him they slew with the sword. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 49 Then Tryphon sent an army and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all Jonathan's company. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 50 But they, when they understood that Jonathan, and all that were with him, were taken and slain, encouraged one another, and went out ready for battle. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 51 Then they that had come after them, seeing that they stood for their lives, returned back. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 52 Whereupon they all came peaceably into the land of Juda and they bewailed Jonathan, and them that had been with him, exceedingly: and Israel mourned with great lamentation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 53 Then all the heathens that were round about them, sought to destroy them. For they said: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 54 They have no prince, nor any to help them: now therefore, let us make war upon them, and take away the memory of them from amongst men. Romans Rom 45 13 1 LET every soul be subject to higher powers: for there is no power but from God: and those that are, are ordained of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 1 Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it. Romans Rom 45 13 2 Therefore he that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, purchase to themselves damnation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 2 And seeing that the people was in dread and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled the people, Romans Rom 45 13 3 For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 3 And exhorted them, saying: You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws, and the sanctuary, and the distresses that we have seen: Romans Rom 45 13 4 For he is God’s minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God’s minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 4 By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alone. Romans Rom 45 13 5 Wherefore be subject of necessity, not only for wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 5 And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble: for I am not better than my brethren. Romans Rom 45 13 6 For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving unto this purpose. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 6 I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children, and wives: for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out of mere malice. Romans Rom 45 13 7 Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 7 And the spirit of the people was enkindled as soon as they heard these words: Romans Rom 45 13 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 8 And they answered with a loud voice, saying: Thou art our leader in the place of Judas, and Jonathan, thy brother: Romans Rom 45 13 9 For Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet: and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 9 Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say to us. Romans Rom 45 13 10 The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 10 So gathering together all the men of war, he made haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about. Romans Rom 45 13 11 And that knowing the season; that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 11 And he sent Jonathan, the son of Absalom, and with him a new army, into Joppe, and he cast out them that were in it, and himself remained there. Romans Rom 45 13 12 The night is passed, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 12 And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade the land of Juda, and Jonathan was with him in custody. Romans Rom 45 13 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 13 But Simon pitched in Addus, over against the plain. Romans Rom 45 13 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 14 And when Tryphon understood that Simon was risen up in the place of his brother, Jonathan, and that he meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers to him, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 15 Saying: We have detained thy brother, Jonathan, for the money that he owed in the king's account, by reason of the affairs which he had the management of. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 16 But now send a hundred talents of silver, and his two sons for hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will release him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 17 Now Simon knew that he spoke deceitfully to him; nevertheless, he ordered the money and the children to be sent, lest he should bring upon himself a great hatred of the people of Israel, who might have said: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 18 Because he sent not the money and the children therefore is he lost. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 19 So he sent the children and the hundred talents and he lied, and did not let Jonathan go. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 20 And after this, Tryphon entered within the country, to destroy it: and they went about by the way that leadeth to Ador: and Simon and his army marched to every place whithersoever they went. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 21 And they that were in the castle, sent messengers to Tryphon, that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them victuals. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 22 And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night; but there fell a very great snow, and he came not into the country of Galaad. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 23 And when he approached to Bascama, he slew Jonathan and his sons there. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 24 And Tryphon returned, and went into his own country. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 25 And Simon sent, and took the bones of Jonathan, his brother, and buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 26 And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation: and they mourned for him many days. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 27 And Simon built over the sepulchre of his father and of his brethren, a building lofty to the sight, of polished stone, behind and before: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 28 And he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four brethren: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 29 And round about these he set great pillars; and upon the pillars, arms, for a perpetual memory; and by the arms, ships carved, which might be seen by all that sailed on the sea. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 30 This is the sepulchre that he made in Modin, even unto this day. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 31 But Tryphon, when he was upon a journey with the young king, Antiochus, treacherously slew him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 32 And he reigned in his place, and put on the crown of Asia: and brought great evils upon the land. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 33 And Simon built up the strong holds of Judea, fortifying them with high towers, and great walls, and gates and bars: and he stored up victuals in the fortresses. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 34 And Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end that he should grant an immunity to the land; for all that Tryphon did, was to spoil. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 35 And king Demetrius, in answer to this request, wrote a letter in this manner: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 36 King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest, and friend of kings, and to the ancients, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 37 The golden crown, and the palm, which you sent, we have received: and we are ready to make a firm peace with you, and to write to the king's chief officers to release you the things that we have released. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 38 For all that we have decreed in your favour shall stand in force. The strong holds that you have built, shall be your own. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 39 And as for any oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it: and the crown which you owed: and if any other thing were taxed in Jerusalem, now let it not be taxed. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 40 And if any of you be fit to be enrolled among ours, let them be enrolled, and let there be peace between us. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 41 In the year one hundred and seventy, the yoke of the Gentiles was taken off from Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 42 And the people of Israel began to write in the instruments, and public records, The first year under Simon, the high priest, the great captain, and prince of the Jews. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 43 In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 44 And they that were within the engine leapt into the city: and there was a great uproar in the city. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 45 And they that were in the city went up, with their wives and children, upon the wall, with their garments rent, and they cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 46 And they said: Deal not with us according to our evil deeds, but according to thy mercy. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 47 And Simon being moved, did not destroy them but yet he cast them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein there had been idols, and then he entered into it with hymns, blessing the Lord: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 48 And having cast out of it all uncleanness, he placed in it men that should observe the law: and he fortified it, and made it his habitation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 49 But they that were in the castle of Jerusalem were hindered from going out and coming into the country, and from buying and selling: and they were straitened with hunger, and many of them perished through famine. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 50 And they cried to Simon for peace, and he granted it to them: and he cast them out from thence and cleansed the castle from uncleannesses. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 51 And they entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month, in the year one hundred and seventy-one, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and harps, and cymbals, and psalteries, and hymns, and canticles, because the great enemy was destroyed out of Israel. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 52 And he ordained that these days should be kept every year with gladness. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 53 And he fortified the mountain of the temple that was near the castle, and he dwelt there himself, and they that were with him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 54 And Simon saw that John, his son, was a valiant man for war: and he made him captain of all the forces: and he dwelt in Gazara. Romans Rom 45 14 1 NOW him that is weak in faith, take unto you: not in disputes about thoughts. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 1 In the year one hundred and seventy-two king Demetrius assembled his army, and went into Media to get him succours to fight against Tryphon. Romans Rom 45 14 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: but he that is weak, let him eat herbs. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 2 And Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, and he sent one of his princes to take him alive, and bring him to him. Romans Rom 45 14 3 Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and he that eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth. For God hath taken him to him. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 3 And he went, and defeated the army of Demetrius: and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, and he put him into custody. Romans Rom 45 14 4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 4 And all the land of Juda was at rest all the days of Simon, and he sought the good of his nation: and his power, and his glory pleased them well all his days. Romans Rom 45 14 5 For one judgeth between day and day: and another judgeth every day: let every man abound in his own sense. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 5 And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea. Romans Rom 45 14 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord. And he that eateth, eateth to the Lord: for he giveth thanks to God. And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 6 And he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master of the country. Romans Rom 45 14 7 For none of us liveth to himself; and no man dieth to himself. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 7 And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him. Romans Rom 45 14 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 8 And every man tilled his land with peace, and the land of Juda yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit. Romans Rom 45 14 9 For to this end Christ died and rose again; that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 9 The ancient men sat all in the streets, and treated together of the good things of the land, and the young men put on them glory, and the robes of war. Romans Rom 45 14 10 But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 10 And he provided victuals for the cities, and he appointed that they should be furnished with ammunition, so that the fame of his glory was renowned even to the end of the earth. Romans Rom 45 14 11 For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 11 He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy. Romans Rom 45 14 12 Therefore every one of us shall render account to God for himself. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 12 And every man sat under his vine, and under his fig tree: and there was none to make them afraid. Romans Rom 45 14 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more. But judge this rather, that you put not a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brother’s way. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 13 There was none left in the land to fight against them: kings were discomfited in those days. Romans Rom 45 14 14 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 14 And he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low, and he sought the law, and took away every unjust and wicked man. Romans Rom 45 14 15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 15 He glorified the sanctuary, and multiplied the vessels of the holy places. Romans Rom 45 14 16 Let not then our good be evil spoken of. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 16 And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead: and they were very sorry. Romans Rom 45 14 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 17 But when they heard that Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and the cities therein: Romans Rom 45 14 18 For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is approved of men. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 18 They wrote to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brethren. Romans Rom 45 14 19 Therefore let us follow after the things that are of peace; and keep the things that are of edification one towards another. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 19 And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent. Romans Rom 45 14 20 Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 20 The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, their brethren, greeting. Romans Rom 45 14 21 It is good not to eat flesh, and not to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended, or scandalized, or made weak. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 21 The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoiced at their coming. Romans Rom 45 14 22 Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 22 And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the people, in this manner: Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us. Romans Rom 45 14 23 But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemned; because not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 23 And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to put a copy of their words in the public records, to be a memorial to the people of the Spartans. And we have written a copy of them to Simon, the high priest. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 24 And after this Simon sent Numenius to Rome, with a great shield of gold, of the weight of a thousand pounds, to confirm the league with them. And when the people of Rome had heard +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 25 These words, they said: What thanks shall we give to Simon, and his sons: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 26 For he hath restored his brethren, and hath driven away in fight the enemies of Israel from them: and they decreed him liberty, and registered it in tables of brass, and set it upon pillars in mount Sion. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 27 And this is a copy of the writing. The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the year one hundred and seventy-two, being the third year under Simon, the high priest, at Asaramel, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 28 In a great assembly of the priests, and of the people, and the princes of the nation, and the ancients of the country, these things were notified: Forasmuch as there have often been wars in our country, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 29 And Simon, the son of Mathathias, of the children of Jarib, and his brethren, have put themselves in danger, and resisted the enemies of their nation, for the maintenance of their holy places, and the law: and have raised their nation to great glory. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 30 And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid to his people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 31 And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 32 Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 33 And he fortified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 34 And he fortified Joppe, which lieth by the sea: and Gazara, which bordereth upon Azotus, wherein the enemies dwelt before, and he placed Jews here: and furnished them with all things convenient for their reparation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 35 And the people seeing the acts of Simon, and to what glory he meant to bring his nation, made him their prince and high priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to advance his people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 36 And in his days things prospered in his hands, so that the heathens were taken away out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David, in Jerusalem, in the castle, out of which they issued forth, and profaned all places round about the sanctuary, and did much evil to purity. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 37 And he placed therein Jews for the defence of the country, and of the city, and he raised up the walls of Jerusalem. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 38 And king Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 39 According to these things he made him his friend, and glorified him with great glory. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 40 For he had heard that the Romans had called the Jews their friends, and confederates, and brethren, and that they had received Simon's ambassadors with honour: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 41 And that the Jews, and their priests, had consented that he should be their prince and high priest for ever, till there should arise a faithful prophet: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 42 And that he should be chief over them, and that he should have the charge of the sanctuary, and that he should appoint rulers over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the strong holds; +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 43 And that he should have care of the holy places; and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all the writings in the country should be made in his name; and that he should be clothed with purple and gold: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 44 And that it should not be lawful for any of the people, or of the priests, to disannul any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to call together an assembly in the country without him: or to be clothed with purple, or to wear a buckle of gold. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 45 And whosoever shall do otherwise, or shall make void any of these things, shall be punished. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 46 And it pleased all the people to establish Simon, and to do according to these words. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 47 And Simon accepted thereof, and was well pleased to execute the office of the high priesthood, and to be captain, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests, and to be chief over all. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 48 And they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary, in a conspicuous place: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 49 And that a copy thereof should be put in the treasury, that Simon, and his sons, may have it. Romans Rom 45 15 1 NOW we that are stronger, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 1 And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people: Romans Rom 45 15 2 Let every one of you please his neighbour unto good, to edification. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 2 And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. Romans Rom 45 15 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate; and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war. Romans Rom 45 15 4 For what things soever were written, were written for our learning: that through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 4 And I design to go through the country, that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm. Romans Rom 45 15 5 Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 5 Now, therefore, I confirm unto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted to thee: Romans Rom 45 15 6 That with one mind, and with one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 6 And I give thee leave to coin thy own money in thy country: Romans Rom 45 15 7 Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath received you unto the honour of God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 7 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou keepest in thy hands, let them remain to thee. Romans Rom 45 15 8 For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 8 And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king's hereafter, from this present and for ever, is forgiven thee. Romans Rom 45 15 9 But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 9 And when we shall have recovered our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the temple, with great glory, so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth. Romans Rom 45 15 10 And again he saith: Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 10 In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus entered into the land of his fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon. Romans Rom 45 15 11 And again: Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and magnify him, all ye people. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 11 And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora. Romans Rom 45 15 12 And again Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 12 For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him. Romans Rom 45 15 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing; that you may abound in hope, and in the power of the Holy Ghost. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 13 And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen: Romans Rom 45 15 14 And I myself also, my brethren, am assured of you, that you also are full of love, replenished with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 14 And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out. Romans Rom 45 15 15 But I have written to you, brethren, more boldly in some sort, as it were putting you in mind: because of the grace which is given me from God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 15 And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these: Romans Rom 45 15 16 That I should be the minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles; sanctifying the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the Holy Ghost. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 16 Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting. Romans Rom 45 15 17 I have therefore glory in Christ Jesus towards God. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 17 The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews. Romans Rom 45 15 18 For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 18 And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds. Romans Rom 45 15 19 By the virtue of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem round about as far as unto Illyricum, I have replenished the gospel of Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 19 It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them. Romans Rom 45 15 20 And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 20 And it hath seemed good to us to receive the shield of them. Romans Rom 45 15 21 But as it is written: They to whom he was not spoken of, shall see, and they that have not heard shall understand. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 21 If, therefore, any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon, the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law. Romans Rom 45 15 22 For which cause also I was hindered very much from coming to you, and have been kept away till now. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 22 These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces, Romans Rom 45 15 23 But now having no more place in these countries, and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 23 And to all the countries: and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene. Romans Rom 45 15 24 When I shall begin to take my journey into Spain, I hope that as I pass, I shall see you, and be brought on my way thither by you, if first, in part, I shall have enjoyed you: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 24 And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon, the high priest, and to the people of the Jews. Romans Rom 45 15 25 But now I shall go to Jerusalem, to minister unto the saints. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 25 But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and he shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out. Romans Rom 45 15 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 26 And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture. Romans Rom 45 15 27 For it hath pleased them; and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they ought also in carnal things to minister to them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 27 And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him. Romans Rom 45 15 28 When therefore I shall have accomplished this, and consigned to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 28 And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: Romans Rom 45 15 29 And I know, that when I come to you, I shall come in the abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 29 Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom. Romans Rom 45 15 30 I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 30 Now, therefore, deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea. Romans Rom 45 15 31 That I may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in Judea, and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in Jerusalem to the saints. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 31 But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the havoc that you have made, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: or else we will come and fight against you. Romans Rom 45 15 32 That I may come to you with joy, by the will of God, and may be refreshed with you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 32 So Athenobius, the king's friend came to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his great equipage, and he was astonished, and told him the king's words. Romans Rom 45 15 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 33 And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men's land, neither do we hold that which is other men's, but the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 34 But we having opportunity, claim the inheritance of our fathers. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 35 And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, and to our country: yet for these we will give a hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 36 But returning in a rage to the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen, and the king was exceeding angry. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 37 And Tryphon fled away by ship to Orthosias. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 38 And the king appointed Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and horsemen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 39 And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 40 And Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and to kill, and to build Gedor. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 41 And he placed there horsemen, and an army: that they might issue forth, and make incursions upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him. Romans Rom 45 16 1 AND I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the church, that is in Cenchrae: +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 1 Then John came up from Gazara, and told Simon, his father, what Cendebeus had done against their people. Romans Rom 45 16 2 That you receive her in the Lord as becometh saints; and that you assist her in whatsoever business she shall have need of you. For she also hath assisted many, and myself also. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 2 And Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them: I and my brethren, and my father's house, have fought against the enemies of Israel from our youth even to this day: and things have prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel oftentimes. Romans Rom 45 16 3 Salute Prisca and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus, +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 3 And now I am old, but be you instead of me, and my brethren, and go out, and fight for our nation: and the help from heaven be with you. Romans Rom 45 16 4 (Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not I only give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles,) +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 4 Then he chose out of the country twenty thousand fighting men, and horsemen, and they went forth against Cendebeus: and they rested in Modin. Romans Rom 45 16 5 And the church which is in their house. Salute Epenetus, my beloved: who is the firstfruits of Asia in Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 5 And they arose in the morning, and went into the plain: and behold a very great army of footmen and horsemen came against them, and there was a running river between them. Romans Rom 45 16 6 Salute Mary, who hath laboured much among you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 6 And he and his people pitched their camp over against them, and he saw that the people were afraid to go over the river, so he went over first: then the men seeing him, passed over after him. Romans Rom 45 16 7 Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners: who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 7 And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the horsemen of the enemies were very numerous. Romans Rom 45 16 8 Salute Ampliatus, most beloved to me in the Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 8 And they sounded the holy trumpets: and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight: and there fell many of them wounded, and the rest fled into the strong hold. Romans Rom 45 16 9 Salute Urbanus, our helper in Christ Jesus, and Stachys, my beloved. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 9 At that time, Judas, John's brother, was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built: Romans Rom 45 16 10 Salute Apelles, approved in Christ. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 10 And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace. Romans Rom 45 16 11 Salute them that are of Aristobulus’ household. Salute Herodian, my kinsman. Salute them that are of Narcissus’ household, who are in the Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 11 Now Ptolemee, the son of Abobus, was appointed captain in the plain of Jericho, and he had abundance of silver and gold. Romans Rom 45 16 12 Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute Persis, the dearly beloved, who hath much laboured in the Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 12 For he was son in law of the high priest. Romans Rom 45 16 13 Salute Rufus, elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 13 And his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed treachery against Simon and his sons, to destroy them. Romans Rom 45 16 14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren that are with them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 14 Now Simon, as he was going through the cities that were in the country of Judea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, went down to Jericho, he and Mathathias and Judas, his sons, in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, the eleventh month: the same is the month Sabath. Romans Rom 45 16 15 Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympias; and all the saints that are with them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 15 And the son of Abobus received them deceitfully into a little fortress, that is called Doch, which he had built: and he made them a great feast, and hid men there. Romans Rom 45 16 16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 16 And when Simon and his sons had drunk plentifully, Ptolemee and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and entered into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and some of his servants. Romans Rom 45 16 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 17 And he committed a great treachery in Israel, and rendered evil for good. Romans Rom 45 16 18 For they that are such, serve not Christ our Lord, but their own belly; and by pleasing speeches and good words, seduce the hearts of the innocent. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 18 And Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king that he should send him an army to aid him, and he would deliver him the country, and their cities, and tributes. Romans Rom 45 16 19 For your obedience is published in every place. I rejoice therefore in you. But I would have you to be wise in good, and simple in evil. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 19 And he sent others to Gazara to kill John: and to the tribunes he sent letters to come to him, and that he would give them silver, and gold, and gifts. Romans Rom 45 16 20 And the God of peace crush Satan under your feet speedily. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 20 And he sent others to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple. Romans Rom 45 16 21 Timothy, my fellow labourer, saluteth you, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 21 Now one running before, told John in Gazara, that his father and his brethren were slain, and that he hath sent men to kill thee also. Romans Rom 45 16 22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 22 But when he heard it, he was exceedingly afraid: and he apprehended the men that came to kill him, and he put them to death: for he knew that they sought to make him away. Romans Rom 45 16 23 Caius, my host, and the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, saluteth you, and Quartus, a brother. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 23 And as concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and the worthy deeds, which he bravely achieved, and the building of the walls, which he made, and the things that he did: Romans Rom 45 16 24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. +1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 24 Behold, these are written in the book of the days of his priesthood, from the time that he was made high priest after his father. Romans Rom 45 16 25 Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret from eternity, Romans Rom 45 16 26 (Which now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the precept of the eternal God, for the obedience of faith,) known among all nations; Romans Rom 45 16 27 To God the only wise, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 1 PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 1 To the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt; the brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem, and in the land of Judea, send health and good peace. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 2 To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place of theirs and ours. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 2 May God be gracious to you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 3 Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 3 And give you all a heart to worship him, and to do his will with a great heart, and a willing mind. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 4 I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 4 May he open your heart in his law, and in his commandments, and send you peace. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 5 That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 5 May he hear your prayers, and be reconciled unto you, and never forsake you in the evil time. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 6 As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 6 And now here we are praying for you. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 7 So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 7 When Demetrius reigned, in the year one hundred and sixty-nine, we Jews wrote to you in the trouble and violence that came upon us in those years, after Jason withdrew himself from the holy land, and from the kingdom. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 8 Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 8 They burnt the gate, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed to the Lord, and were heard, and we offered sacrifices, and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 9 God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 9 And now celebrate ye the days of Scenopegia in the month of Casleu. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you; but that you be perfect in the same mind, and in the same judgment. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 10 In the year one hundred and eighty-eight, the people that is at Jerusalem, and in Judea, and the senate, and Judas, to Aristobolus, the preceptor of king Ptolemee, who is of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that are in Egypt, health and welfare. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 11 For it hath been signified unto me, my brethren, of you, by them that are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 11 Having been delivered by God out of great dangers, we give him great thanks, forasmuch as we have been in war with such a king. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith: I indeed am of Paul; and I am of Apollo; and I am of Cephas; and I of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 12 For he made numbers of men swarm out of Persia, that have fought against us, and the holy city. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul then crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 13 For when the leader himself was in Persia, and with him a very great army, he fell in the temple of Nanea, being deceived by the counsel of the priests of Nanea. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 14 I give God thanks, that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 14 For Antiochus, with his friends, came to the place as though he would marry her, and that he might receive great sums of money under the title of a dowry. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 15 Lest any should say that you were baptized in my name. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 15 And when the priests of Nanea had set it forth, and he with a small company had entered into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanus; besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 16 When Antiochus was come in: and opening a secret entrance of the temple, they cast stones and slew the leader, and them that were with him, and hewed them in pieces; and cutting off their heads, they threw them forth. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 17 Blessed be God in all things, who hath delivered up the wicked. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 18 For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 18 Therefore, whereas we purpose to keep the purification of the temple on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, we thought it necessary to signify it to you: that you also may keep the day of Scenopegia, and the day of the fire, that was given when Nehemias offered sacrifice, after the temple and the altar was built. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 19 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 19 For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that then were worshippers of God, took privately the fire from the altar, and hid it in a valley where there was a deep pit without water, and there they kept it safe, so that the place was unknown to all men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 20 But when many years had passed, and it pleased God that Nehemias should be sent by the king of Persia, he sent some of the posterity of those priests that had hid it, to seek for the fire: and as they told us, they found no fire, but thick water. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 21 Then he bade them draw it up, and bring it to him: and the priest, Nehemias, commanded the sacrifices that were laid on, to be sprinkled with the same water, both the wood, and the things that were laid upon it. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 22 For both the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 22 And when this was done, and the time came that the sun shone out, which before was in a cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that all wondered. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 23 And all the priests made prayer, while the sacrifice was consuming, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 24 But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 24 And the prayer of Nehemias was after this manner: O Lord God, Creator of all things, dreadful and strong, just and merciful, who alone art the good king, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 25 Who alone art gracious, who alone art just, and almighty, and eternal, who deliverest Israel from all evil, who didst choose the fathers, and didst sanctify them: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 26 For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 26 Receive the sacrifice for all thy people Israel, and preserve thy own portion, and sanctify it. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 27 But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 27 Gather together our scattered people, deliver them that are slaves to the Gentiles, and look upon them that are despised and abhorred: that the Gentiles may know that thou art our God 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 28 And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 28 Punish them that oppress us, and that treat us injuriously with pride. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 29 That no flesh should glory in his sight. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 29 Establish thy people in thy holy place, as Moses hath spoken. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 30 But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and justice, and sanctification, and redemption: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 30 And the priests sung hymns till the sacrifice was consumed. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 1 31 That, as it is written: He that glorieth, may glory in the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 31 And when the sacrifice was consumed, Nehemias commanded the water that was left to be poured out upon the great stones. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 32 Which being done, there was kindled a flame from them: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 33 And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 34 And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 35 And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 36 And Nehemias called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted purification. But many call it Nephi. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 1 AND I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 1 Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias, the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 2 For I judged not myself to know anything among you, but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 2 And how he gave them the law, that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 3 And with other such like speeches, he exhorted them that they would not remove the law from their heart. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 4 And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in shewing of the Spirit and power; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 4 It was also contained in the same writing, how the prophet, being warned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should accompany him, till he came forth to the mountain where Moses went up, and saw the inheritance of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 5 That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 5 And when Jeremias came thither he found a hollow cave: and he carried in thither the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 6 Then some of them that followed him, came up to mark the place: but they could not find it. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, a wisdom which is hidden, which God ordained before the world, unto our glory : +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 7 And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew; for if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 8 And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 9 But, as it is written: That eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 9 For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 10 But to us God hath revealed them, by this Spirit. For the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 10 And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of a man that is in him? So the things also that are of God no man knoweth, but the Spirit of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 11 And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 12 Now we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God; that we may know the things that are given us from God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 12 So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 13 Which things also we speak, not in the learned words of human wisdom; but in the doctrine of the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 13 And these same things were set down in the memoirs, and commentaries of Nehemias: and how he made a library, and gathered together out of the countries, the books both of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings, and concerning the holy gifts. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 14 But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 14 And in like manner Judas also gathered together all such things as were lost by the war we had, and they are in our possession. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 15 But the spiritual man judgeth all things; and he himself is judged of no man. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 15 Wherefore, if you want these things, send some that may fetch them to you. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 2 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that we may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 16 As we are then about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you: and you shall do well, if you keep the same days. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 17 And we hope that God, who hath delivered his people, and hath rendered to all the inheritance, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 18 As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and will gather us together from every land under heaven into the holy place. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 19 For he hath delivered us out of great perils, and hath cleansed the place. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 20 Now as concerning Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 21 As also the wars against Antiochus, the Illustrious, and his son, Eupator: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 22 And the manifestations that came from heaven to them, that behaved themselves manfully on the behalf of the Jews, so that, being but a few they made themselves masters of the whole country, and put to flight the barbarous multitude: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 23 And recovered again the most renowned temple in all the world, and delivered the city, and restored the laws that were abolished, the Lord with all clemency shewing mercy to them. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 24 And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason, of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 25 For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 26 We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 27 And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task; yea, rather a business full of watching and sweat. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 28 But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 29 Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 30 For as the master builder of a new house must have care of the whole building: but he that taketh care to paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning of it: so must it be judged of us. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 31 For to collect all that is to be known, to put the discourse in order, and curiously to discuss every particular point, is the duty of the author of a history: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 32 But to pursue brevity of speech, and to avoid nice declarations of things, is to be granted to him that maketh an abridgment. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 33 Here then we will begin the narration: let this be enough by way of a preface: for it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 1 AND I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 1 Therefore, when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws as yet were very well kept, because of the godliness of Onias, the high priest and the hatred his soul had of evil, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 2 I gave you milk to drink, not meat; for you were not able as yet. But neither indeed are you now able; for you are yet carnal. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 2 It came to pass that even the kings themselves and the princes esteemed the place worthy of the highest honour, and glorified the temple with very great gifts: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 3 For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal, and walk according to man ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 3 So that Seleucus, king of Asia, allowed out of his revenues all the charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 4 For while one saith, I indeed am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; are you not men ? What then is Apollo, and what is Paul? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 4 But one Simon, of the tribe of Benjamin, who was appointed overseer of the temple, strove in opposition to the high priest, to bring about some unjust thing in the city. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 5 The ministers of him whom you have believed; and to every one as the Lord hath given. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 5 And when he could not overcome Onias, he went to Apollonius, the son of Tharseas, who at that time was governor of Celesyria, and Phenicia: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 6 I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 6 And told him, that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of immense sums of money, and the common store was infinite, which did not belong to the account of the sacrifices: and that it was possible to bring all into the king's hands. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 7 Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 7 Now when Apollonius had given the king notice concerning the money that he was told of, he called for Heliodorus, who had the charge over his affairs, and sent him with commission to bring him the foresaid money. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 8 Now he that planteth, and he that watereth, are one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 8 So Heliodorus forthwith began his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Celesyria and Phenicia, but indeed to fulfil the king's purpose. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 9 For we are God’s coadjutors: you are God’s husbandry; you are God’s building. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 9 And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been courteously received in the city by the high priest, he told him what information had been given concerning the money: and declared the cause for which he was come: and asked if these things were so indeed. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 10 According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 10 Then the high priest told him that these were sums deposited, and provisions for the subsistence of the widows and the fatherless: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 11 For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 11 And that some part of that which wicked Simon had given intelligence of belonged to Hircanus, son of Tobias, a man of great dignity; and that the whole was four hundred talents of silver, and two hundred of gold. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 12 But that to deceive them who had trusted to the place and temple which is honoured throughout the whole world, for the reverence and holiness of it, was a thing which could not by any means be done. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 13 Every man’s work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work, of what sort it is. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 13 But he, by reason of the orders he had received from the king, said, that by all means the money must be carried to the king. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 14 If any man’s work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 14 So on the day he had appointed, Heliodorus entered in to order this matter. But there was no small terror throughout the whole city. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 15 If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 15 And the priests prostrated themselves before the altar in their priests' vestments, and called upon him from heaven, who made the law concerning things given to be kept, that he would preserve them safe, for them that had deposited them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 16 Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 16 Now whosoever saw the countenance of the high priest, was wounded in heart: for his face, and the changing of his colour, declared the inward sorrow of his mind. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 17 But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 17 For the man was so compassed with sadness and horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that beheld him, what sorrow he had in his heart. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 18 Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 18 Others also came flocking together out of their houses, praying and making public supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 19 And the women, girded with haircloth about their breasts, came together in the streets. And the virgins also that were shut up, came forth, some to Onias, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 20 And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 20 And all holding up their hands towards heaven made supplication. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 21 Let no man therefore glory in men. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 21 For the expectation of the mixed multitude, and of the high priest, who was in an agony, would have moved any one to pity. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 22 For all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to some; for all are yours; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 22 And these indeed called upon almighty God, to preserve the things that had been committed to them safe and sure for those that had committed them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 3 23 And you are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 23 But Heliodorus executed that which he had resolved on, himself being present in the same place with his guard about the treasury. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 24 But the spirit of the Almighty God gave a great evidence of his presence, so that all that had presumed to obey him, falling down by the power of God, were struck with fainting and dread. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 25 For there appeared to them a horse, with a terrible rider upon him, adorned with a very rich covering: and he ran fiercely and struck Heliodorus with his fore feet, and he that sat upon him seemed to have armour of gold. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 26 Moreover there appeared two other young men, beautiful and strong, bright and glorious, and in comely apparel: who stood by him, on either side, and scourged him without ceasing with many stripes. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 27 And Heliodorus suddenly fell to the ground, and they took him up, covered with great darkness, and having put him into a litter, they carried him out. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 28 So he that came with many servants, and all his guard, into the aforesaid treasury, was carried out, no one being able to help him, the manifest power of God being known. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 29 And he indeed, by the power of God, lay speechless, and without all hope of recovery. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 30 But they praised the Lord, because he had glorified his place: and the temple, that a little before was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 31 Then some of the friends of Heliodorus forthwith begged of Onias, that he would call upon the Most High to grant him his life, who was ready to give up the ghost. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 32 So the high priest, considering that the king might perhaps suspect that some mischief had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews, offered a sacrifice of health for the recovery of the man. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 33 And when the high priest was praying, the same young men in the same clothing stood by Heliodorus, and said to him: Give thanks to Onias the priest: because for his sake the Lord hath granted thee life. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 34 And thou having been scourged by God, declare unto all men the great works and the power of God. And having spoken thus, they appeared no more. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 35 So Heliodorus, after he had offered a sacrifice to God, and made great vows to him, that had granted him life, and given thanks to Onias, taking his troops with him, returned to the king. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 36 And he testified to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his own eyes. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 37 And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once more to Jerusalem, he said: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 38 If thou hast any enemy, or traitor to thy king dom, send him thither, and thou shalt receive him again scourged, if so be he escape: for there is undoubtedly in that place a certain power of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 39 For he that hath his dwelling in the heavens, is the visitor and protector of that place, and he striketh and destroyeth them that come to do evil to it. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 40 And the things concerning Heliodorus, and the keeping of the treasury, fell out in this manner. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 1 LET a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 1 But Simon, of whom we spoke before, who was the betrayer of the money, and of his country, spoke ill of Onias, as though he had incited Heliodorus to do these things, and had been the promoter of evils: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 2 Here now it is required among the dispensers, that a man be found faithful. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 2 And he presumed to call him a traitor to the kingdom, who provided for the city, and defended his nation, and was zealous for the law of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 3 But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you, or by man’s day; but neither do I judge my own self. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 3 But when the enmities proceeded so far, that murders also were committed by some of Simon's friends: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 4 For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 4 Onias, considering the danger of this contention, and that Apollonius, who was the governor of Celesyia, and Phenicia, was outrageous, which increased the malice of Simon, went to the king, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 5 Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 5 Not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but with view to the common good of all the people. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 6 But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes; that in us you may learn, that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 6 For he saw that, except the king took care, it was impossible that matters should be settled in peace, or that Simon would cease from his folly. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 7 For who distinguisheth thee ? Or what hast thou that thou hast not received ? And if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 7 But after the death of Seleucus, when Antiochus, who was called the Illustrious, had taken possession of the kingdom, Jason, the brother of Onias, ambitiously sought the high priesthood: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 8 You are now full; you are now become rich; you reign without us; and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 8 And went to the king, promising him three hundred and sixty talents of silver, and out of other revenues fourscore talents. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 9 For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 9 Besides this he promised also a hundred and fifty more, if he might have license to set him up a place for exercise, and a place for youth, and to entitle them that were at Jerusalem, Antiochians. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we without honour. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 10 Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten the rule into his hands, forthwith he began to bring over his countrymen to the fashion of the heathens. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 11 Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 11 And abolishing those things, which had been decreed of special favour by the kings in behalf of the Jews, by the means of John, the father of that Eupolemus, who went ambassador to Rome to make amity and alliance, he disannulled the lawful ordinances of the citizens, and brought in fashions that were perverse. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 12 And we labour, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 12 For he had the boldness to set up, under the very castle, a place of exercise, and to put all the choicest youths in brothel houses. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 13 We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 13 Now this was not the beginning, but an increase, and progress of heathenish and foreign manners, through the abominable and unheard of wickedness of Jason, that impious wretch, and no priest. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 14 I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 14 Insomuch that the priests were not now occupied about the offices of the altar, but despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the games, and of the unlawful allowance thereof, and of the exercise of the discus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 15 For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 15 And setting nought by the honours of their fathers, they esteemed the Grecian glories for the best: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 16 For the sake of which they incurred a dangerous contention, and followed earnestly their ordinances, and in all things they coveted to be like them, who were their enemies and murderers. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 17 For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord; who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus; as I teach every where in every church. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 17 For acting wickedly against the laws of God doth not pass unpunished: but this the time following will declare. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 18 As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 18 Now when the game that was used every fifth year was kept at Tyre, the king being present, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 19 The wicked Jason sent from Jerusalem sinful men, to carry three hundred didrachmas of silver for the sacrifice of Hercules; but the bearers thereof desired it might not be bestowed on the sacrifices, because it was not necessary, but might be deputed for other charges. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 20 For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 20 So the money was appointed by him that sent it to the sacrifice of Hercules: but because of them that carried it was employed for the making of galleys. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 4 21 What will you ? shall I come to you with a rod; or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 21 Now when Apollonius, the son of Mnestheus was sent into Egypt to treat with the nobles of king Philometor, and Antiochus understood that he was wholly excluded from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interest, he departed thence and came to Joppe, and from thence to Jerusalem. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 22 Where he was received in a magnificent manner by Jason, and the city, and came in with torch lights, and with praises, and from thence he returned with his army into Phenicia. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 23 Three years afterwards Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the aforesaid Simon, to carry money to the king, and to bring answers from him concerning certain necessary affairs. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 24 But he being recommended to the king, when he had magnified the appearance of his power, got the high priesthood for himself, by offering more than Jason by three hundred talents of silver. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 25 So having received the king's mandate, he returned, bringing nothing worthy of the high priesthood: but having the mind of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 26 Then Jason, who had undermined his own brother, being himself undermined, was driven out a fugitive into the country of the Ammonites. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 27 So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money he had promised to the king, he took no care, when Sostratus, the governor of the castle, called for it. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 28 For to him appertained the gathering of the taxes: wherefore they were both called before the king. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 29 And Menelaus was removed from the priesthood, Lysimachus, his brother, succeeding: and Sostratus alas made governor of the Cyprians. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 30 When these things were in doing, it fell out that they of Tharsus, and Mallos, raised a sedition, because they were given for a gift to Antiochus, the king's concubine. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 31 The king, therefore, went in all haste to appease them, leaving Andronicus, one of his nobles, for his deputy. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 32 Then Menelaus supposing that he had found a convenient time, having stolen certain vessels of gold out of the temple, gave them to Andronicus, and others he had sold at Tyre, and in the neighbouring cities: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 33 Which when Onias understood most certainly, he reproved him, keeping himself in a safe place at Antioch, beside Daphne. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 34 Whereupon Menelaus coming to Andronicus, desired him to kill Onias. And he went to Onias, and gave him his right hand with an oath, and (though he were suspected by him) persuaded him to come forth out of the sanctuary, and immediately slew him, without any regard to justice. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 35 For which cause not only the Jews, but also the other nations, conceived indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust murder of so great a man. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 36 And when the king was come back from the places of Cilicia, the Jews that were at Antioch, and also the Greeks, went to him: complaining of the unjust murder of Onias. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 37 Antiochus, therefore, was grieved in his mind for Onias, and being moved to pity, shed tears, remembering the sobriety and modesty of the deceased. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 38 And being inflamed to anger, he commanded Andronicus to be stripped of his purple, and to be led about through all the city: and that in the same place wherein he had committed the impiety against Onias, the sacrilegious wretch should be put to death, the Lord repaying him his deserved punishment. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 39 Now when many sacrileges had been committed by Lysimachus in the temple, by the counsel of Menelaus, and the rumour of it was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus, a great quantity of gold being already carried away. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 40 Wherefore the multitude making an insurrection, and their minds being filled with anger, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began to use violence, one Tyrannus being captain, a man far gone both in age and in madness. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 41 But when they perceived the attempt of Lysimachus, some caught up stones, some strong clubs, and some threw ashes upon Lysimachus. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 42 And many of them were wounded, and some struck down to the ground, but all were put to flight: and as for the sacrilegious fellow himself, they slew him beside the treasury. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 43 Now concerning these matters, an accusation was laid against Menelaus. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 44 And when the king was come to Tyre, three men were sent from the ancients to plead the cause before him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 45 But Menelaus being convicted, promised Ptolemee to give him much money to persuade the king to favour him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 46 So Ptolemee went to the king in a certain court where he was, as it were to cool himself, and brought him to be of another mind: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 47 So Menelaus, who was guilty of all the evil, was acquitted by him of the accusations: and those poor men, who, if they had pleaded their cause even before Scythians, should have been judged innocent, were condemned to death. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 48 Thus they that persecuted the cause for the city, and for the people, and the sacred vessels, did soon suffer unjust punishment. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 49 Wherefore even the Tyrians, being moved with indignation, were very liberal towards their burial. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 50 And so through the covetousness of them that were in power, Menelaus continued in authority, increasing in malice to the betraying of the citizens. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 1 IT is absolutely heard, that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens; that one should have his father’s wife. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 1 At the same time Antiochus prepared for a second journey into Egypt. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 2 And you are puffed up; and have not rather mourned, that he might be taken away from among you, that hath done this deed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 2 And it came to pass, that through the whole city of Jerusalem, for the space of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in gilded raiment, and armed with spears, like bands of soldiers. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 3 I indeed, absent in body, but present in spirit, have already judged, as though I were present, him that hath so done, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 3 And horses set in order by ranks, running one against another, with the shakings of shields, and a multitude of men in helmets, with drawn swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden armour, and of harnesses of all sorts. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, you being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 4 Wherefore all men prayed that these prodigies might turn to good. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 5 To deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 5 Now when there was gone forth a false rumour as though Antiochus had been dead, Jason taking with him no fewer than a thousand men, suddenly assaulted the city: and though the citizens ran together to the wall, the city at length was taken, and Menelaus fled into the castle. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 6 Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven corrupteth the whole lump ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 6 But Jason slew his countrymen without mercy, not considering that prosperity against one's own kindred is a very great evil, thinking they had been enemies, and not citizens, whom he conquered. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 7 Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as you are unleavened. For Christ our pasch is sacrificed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 7 Yet he did not get the principality, but received confusion at the end, for the reward of his treachery, and fled again into the country of the Ammonites. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 8 Therefore let us feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 8 At the last, having been shut up by Aretas, the king of the Arabians, in order for his destruction, flying from city to city, hated by all men, as a forsaker of the laws and execrable, as an enemy of his country and countrymen, he was thrust out into Egypt: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 9 I wrote to you in an epistle, not to keep company with fornicators. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 9 And he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, going to Lacedemon, as if for kindred sake he should have refuge there: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 10 I mean not with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or the extortioners, or the servers of idols; otherwise you must needs go out of this world. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 10 But he that had cast out many unburied, was himself cast forth both unlamented and unburied, neither having foreign burial, nor being partaker of the sepulchre of his fathers. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 11 But now I have written to you, not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or a server of idols, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner: with such a one, not so much as to eat. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 11 Now when these things were done, the king suspected that the Jews would forsake the alliance: whereupon departing out of Egypt with a furious mind, he took the city by force of arms, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 12 For what have I to do to judge them that are without ? Do not you judge them that are within ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 12 And commanded the soldiers to kill, and not to spare any that came in their way, and to go up into the houses to slay. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 5 13 For them that are without, God will judge. Put away the evil one from among yourselves. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 13 Thus there was a slaughter of young and old, destruction of women and children, and killing of virgins and infants. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 14 And there were slain in the space of three whole days fourscore thousand, forty thousand were made prisoners, and as many sold. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 15 But this was not enough, he presumed also to enter into the temple, the most holy in all the world Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his country, being his guide. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 16 And taking in his wicked hands the holy vessels, which were given by other kings and cities, for the ornament and the glory of the place, he unworthily handled and profaned them. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 17 Thus Antiochus going astray in mind, did not consider that God was angry for a while, because of the sins of the inhabitants of the city: and therefore this contempt had happened to the place: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 18 Otherwise had they not been involved in many sins, as Heliodorus, who was sent by king Seleucus to rob the treasury, so this man also, as soon as he had come, had been forthwith scourged, and put back from his presumption. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 19 But God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 20 And, therefore, the place also itself was made partaker of the evils of the people: but afterwards shall communicate in the good things thereof, and as it was forsaken in the wrath of Almighty God, shall be exalted again with great glory, when the great Lord shall be reconciled. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 21 So when Antiochus had taken away out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he went back in all haste to Antioch, thinking through pride that he might now make the land navigable, and the sea passable on foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 22 He left also governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that set him there: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 23 And in Gazarim, Andronicus and Menelaus, who bore a more heavy hand upon the citizens than the rest. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 24 And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince, Apollonius, with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 25 Who, when he was come to Jerusalem, pretending peace, rested till the holy day of the sabbath: and then the Jews keeping holiday, he commanded his men to take arms. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 26 And he slew all that were come forth to flee: and running through the city with armed men, he destroyed a very great multitude. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 27 But Judas Machabeus, who was the tenth, had withdrawn himself into a desert place, and there lived amongst wild beasts in the mountains with his company: and they continued feeding on herbs, that they might not be partakers of the pollution. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 1 DARE any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust, and not before the saints ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 1 But not long after the king sent a certain old man of Antioch, to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers and of God: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 2 Know you not that the saints shall judge this world ? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 2 And to defile the temple that was in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius: and that in Garazim of Jupiter Hospitalis, according as they were that inhabited the place. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 3 Know you not that we shall judge angels ? how much more things of this world ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 3 And very bad was this invasion of evils, and grievous to all. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 4 If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world, set them to judge, who are the most despised in the church. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 4 For the temple was full of the riot and revellings of the Gentiles: and of men lying with lewd women. And women thrust themselves of their accord into the holy places, and brought in things that were not lawful. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 5 I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man, that is able to judge between his brethren ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 5 The altar also was filled with unlawful things, which were forbidden by the laws. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 6 And neither were the sabbaths kept, nor the solemn days of the fathers observed, neither did any man plainly profess himself to be a Jew. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 7 Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 7 But they were led by bitter constraint on the king's birthday to the sacrifices: and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, they were compelled to go about crowned with ivy in honour of Bacchus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 8 But you do wrong and defraud, and that to your brethren. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 8 And there went out a decree into the neighbouring cities of the Gentiles, by the suggestion of the Ptolemeans, that they also should act in like manner against the Jews, to oblige them to sacrifice: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 9 Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 9 And whosoever would not conform themselves to the ways of the Gentiles, should be put to death: then was misery to be seen. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 10 Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 10 For two women were accused to have circumcised their children: whom, when they had openly led about through the city, with the infants hanging at their breasts, they threw down headlong from the walls. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 11 And such some of you were; but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Spirit of our God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 11 And others that had met together in caves that were near, and were keeping the sabbath day privately, being discovered by Philip, were burnt with fire, because they made a conscience to help themselves with their hands, by reason of the religious observance of the day. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 12 All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 12 Now I beseech those that shall read this book, that they be not shocked at these calamities, but that they consider the things that happened, not as being for the destruction, but for the correction of our nation. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 13 Meat for the belly, and the belly for the meats; but God shall destroy both it and them: but the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 13 For it is a token of great goodness, when sinners are not suffered to go on in their ways for a long time, but are presently punished. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 14 Now God hath both raised up the Lord, and will raise us up also by his power. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 14 For, not as with other nations, (whom the Lord patiently expecteth, that when the day of judgment shall come, he may punish them in the fulness of their sins:) 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 15 Know you not that your bodies are the members of Christ ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot ? God forbid. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 15 Doth he also deal with us, so as to suffer our sins to come to their height, and then take vengeance on us. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 16 Or know you not, that he who is joined to a harlot, is made one body ? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 16 And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: but though he chastise his people with adversity he forsaketh them not. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 17 But he who is joined to the Lord, is one spirit. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 17 But let this suffice in a few words for a warning to the readers. And now we must come to the narration. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 18 Fly fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 18 Eleazar one of the chief of the scribes, a man advanced in years, and of a comely countenance, was pressed to open his mouth to eat swine's flesh. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 19 Or know you not, that your members are the temple of the Holy Ghost, who is in you, whom you have from God; and you are not your own ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 19 But he, choosing rather a most glorious death than a hateful life, went forward voluntarily to the torment. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 6 20 For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 20 And considering in what manner he was to come to it, patiently bearing, he determined not to do any unlawful things for the love of life. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 21 But they that stood by, being moved with wicked pity, for the old friendship they had with the man, taking him aside, desired that flesh might be brought which it was lawful for him to eat, that he might make as if he had eaten, as the king had commanded, of the flesh of the sacrifice: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 22 That by so doing he might be delivered from death; and for the sake of their old friendship with the man, they did him this courtesy. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 23 But he began to consider the dignity of his age, and his ancient years, and the inbred honour of his grey head, and his good life and conversation from a child; and he answered without delay, according to the ordinances of the holy law made by God, saying, that he would rather be sent into the other world. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 24 For it doth not become our age, said he, to dissemble: whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, at the age of fourscore and ten years, was gone over to the life of the heathens: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 25 And so they, through my dissimulation, and for a little time of a corruptible life, should be deceived, and hereby I should bring a stain and a curse upon my old age. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 26 For though, for the present time, I should be delivered from the punishments of men, yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty neither alive nor dead. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 27 Wherefore, by departing manfully out of this life, I shall shew myself worthy of my old age: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 28 And I shall leave an example of fortitude to young men, if with a ready mind and constancy I suffer an honourable death, for the most venerable and most holy laws. And having spoken thus, he was forthwith carried to execution. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 29 And they that led him, and had been a little before more mild, were changed to wrath for the words he had spoken, which they thought were uttered out of arrogancy. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 30 But when be was now ready to die with the stripes, he groaned: and said: O Lord, who hast the holy knowledge, thou knowest manifestly that whereas I might be delivered from death, I suffer grievous pains in body: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear thee. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 31 Thus did this man die, leaving not only to young men, but also to the whole nation, the memory of his death, for an example of virtue and fortitude. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 1 NOW concerning the thing whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 1 It came to pass also, that seven brethren, together with their mother, were apprehended, and compelled by the king to eat swine's flesh against the law, for which end they were tormented with whips and scourges. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 2 But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 2 But one of them, who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of God, received from our fathers. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 3 Let the husband render the debt to his wife, and the wife also in like manner to the husband. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 3 Then the king being angry, commanded fryingpans and brazen caldrons to be made hot: which forthwith being heated, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband. And in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body, but the wife. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 4 He commanded to cut out the tongue of him that had spoken first: and the skin of his head being drawn off, to chop off also the extremities of his hands and feet, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 5 Defraud not one another, except, perhaps, by consent, for a time, that you may give yourselves to prayer; and return together again, lest Satan tempt you for your incontinency. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 5 And when he was now maimed in all parts, he commanded him, being yet alive, to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the fryingpan: and while he was suffering therein long torments, the rest, together with the mother, exhorted one another to die manfully, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 6 But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 6 Saying: The Lord God will look upon the truth, and will take pleasure in us, as Moses declared in the profession of the canticle; And in his servants he will take pleasure. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 7 For I would that all men were even as myself: but every one hath his proper gift from God; one after this manner, and another after that. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 7 So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the next to make him a mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him if he would eat, before he were punished throughout the whole body in every limb. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 8 But I say to the unmarried, and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 8 But he answered in his own language, and said: I will not do it. Wherefore he also, in the next place, received the torments of the first: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 9 But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 9 And when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present life: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal life. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 10 But to them that are married, not I but the Lord commandeth, that the wife depart not from her husband. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 10 After him the third was made a mocking-stock, and when he was required, he quickly put forth his tongue, and courageously stretched out his hands: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 11 And if she depart, that she remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 11 And said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 12 For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not put her away. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 12 So that the king, and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 13 And if any woman hath a husband that believeth not, and he consent to dwell with her, let her not put away her husband. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 13 And after he was thus dead, they tormented the fourth in the like manner. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife; and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband: otherwise your children should be unclean; but now they are holy. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 14 And when he was now ready to die, he spoke thus: It is better, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him; for, as to thee, thou shalt have no resurrection unto life. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 15 But if the unbeliever depart, let him depart. For a brother or sister is not under servitude in such cases. But God hath called us in peace. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 15 And when they had brought the fifth, they tormented him. But he, looking upon the king, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 16 For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband ? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 16 Said: Whereas thou hast power among men though thou art corruptible, thou dost what thou wilt but think not that our nation is forsaken by God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 17 But as the Lord hath distributed to every one, as God hath called every one, so let him walk: and so in all churches I teach. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 17 But stay patiently a while, and thou shalt see his great power, in what manner he will torment thee and thy seed. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 18 Is any man called, being circumcised ? let him not procure uncircumcision. Is any man called in uncircumcision ? let him not be circumcised. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 18 After him they brought the sixth, and he being ready to die, spoke thus: Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God, and things worthy of admiration are done to us: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing: but the observance of the commandments of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 19 But do not think that thou shalt escape unpunished, for that thou hast attempted to fight against God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 20 Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 20 Now the mother was to be admired above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld her seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hope that she had in God: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 21 Wast thou called, being a bondman ? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 21 And she bravely exhorted every one of them in her own language, being filled with wisdom; and joining a man's heart to a woman's thought, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a bondman, is the freeman of the Lord. Likewise he that is called, being free, is the bondman of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 22 She said to them: I know not how you were formed in my womb; for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 23 You are bought with a price; be not made the bondslaves of men. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 23 But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man, and that found out the origin of all, he will restore to you again, in his mercy, both breath and life, as now you despise yourselves for the sake of his laws. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 24 Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and withal despising the voice of the upbraider, when the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with an oath, that he would make him a rich and a happy man, and, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers, would take him for a friend, and furnish him with things necessary. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 25 Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 25 But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 26 I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity, that it is good for a man so to be. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 26 And when he had exhorted her with many words she promised that she would counsel her son. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 27 Art thou bound to a wife ? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 27 So bending herself towards him, mocking the cruel tyrant, she said in her own language: My son have pity upon me, that bore thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee suck three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 28 But if thou take a wife, thou hast not sinned. And if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: nevertheless, such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But I spare you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 28 I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them, and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind also: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 29 This therefore I say, brethren; the time is short; it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 29 So thou shalt not fear this tormentor, but being made a worthy partner with thy brethren, receive death, that in that mercy I may receive thee again with thy brethren. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 30 While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said: For whom do you stay? I will not obey the commandment of the king, but the commandment of the law which was given us by Moses. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 31 And they that use this world, as if they used it not: for the fashion of this world passeth away. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 31 But thou that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, shalt not escape the hand of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 32 But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 32 For we suffer thus for our sins. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 33 But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 33 And though the Lord, our God, is angry with us a little while, for our chastisement and correction, yet he will be reconciled again to his servants. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 34 And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she that is married thinketh on the things of the world, how she may please her husband. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 34 But thou, O wicked, and of all men most flagitious, be not lifted up without cause with vain hopes, whilst thou art raging against his servants. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 35 And this I speak for your profit: not to cast a snare upon you; but for that which is decent, and which may give you power to attend upon the Lord, without impediment. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 35 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of the Almighty God, who beholdeth all things. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 36 But if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured, with regard to his virgin, for that she is above the age, and it must so be: let him do what he will; he sinneth not, if she marry. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 36 For my brethren having now undergone a short pain, are under the covenant of eternal life: but thou, by the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy pride. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 37 For he that hath determined being steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power of his own will; and hath judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin, doth well. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 37 But I, like my brethren, offer up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers: calling upon God to be speedily merciful to our nation, and that thou by torments and stripes mayst confess that he alone is God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 38 Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 38 But in me, and in my brethren, the wrath of the Almighty, which hath justly been brought upon all our nation, shall cease. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 39 A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty: let her marry to whom she will; only in the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 39 Then the king being incensed with anger, raged against him more cruelly than all the rest, taking it grievously that he was mocked. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 7 40 But more blessed shall she be, if she so remain, according to my counsel; and I think that I also have the spirit of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 40 So this man also died undefiled, wholly trusting in the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 41 And last of all, after the sons, the mother also was consumed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 42 But now there is enough said of the sacrifices and of the excessive cruelties. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 1 NOW concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up; but charity edifieth. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 1 But Judas Machabeus, and they that were with him, went privately into the towns: and calling together their kinsmen and friends, and taking unto them such as continued in the Jews' religion, they assembled six thousand men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 2 And they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon his people that was trodden down by all and would have pity on the temple, that was defiled by the wicked: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 3 But if any any love God, the same is known by him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 3 That he would have pity also upon the city that was destroyed, that was ready to be made even with the ground, and would hear the voice of the blood that cried to him: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 4 But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 4 That he would remember also the most unjust deaths of innocent children, and the blasphemies offered to his name, and would shew his indignation on this occasion. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 5 For although there be that are called gods, either in heaven or on earth (for there be gods many, and lords many); +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 5 Now when Machabeus had gathered a multitude, he could not be withstood by the heathens: for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 6 Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 6 So coming unawares upon the towns and cities, he set them on fire, and taking possession of the most commodious places, he made no small slaughter of the enemies: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 7 But there is not knowledge in every one. For some until this present, with conscience of the idol: eat as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 7 And especially in the nights he went upon these expeditions, and the fame of his valour was spread abroad every where. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 8 But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more; nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 8 Then Philip seeing that the man gained ground by little and little, and that things for the most part succeeded prosperously with him, wrote to Ptolemee, the governor of Celesyria and Phenicia, to send aid to the king's affairs. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 9 But take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 9 And he with all speed sent Nicanor, the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, giving him no fewer than twenty thousand armed men of different nations, to root out the whole race of the Jews, joining also with him Gorgias, a good soldier, and of great experience in matters of war. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 10 For if a man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not his conscience, being weak, be emboldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to idols ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 10 And Nicanor purposed to raise for the king the tribute of two thousand talents, that was to be given to the Romans, by making so much money of the captive Jews: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 11 Wherefore he sent immediately to the cities upon the sea coast, to invite men together to buy up the Jewish slaves, promising that they should have ninety slaves for one talent, not reflecting on the vengeance which was to follow him from the Almighty. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 12 Now when you sin thus against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 12 Now when Judas found that Nicanor was coming, he imparted to the Jews that were with him, that the enemy was at hand. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 8 13 Wherefore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 13 And some of them being afraid, and distrusting the justice of God, fled away. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 14 Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord, that he would deliver them from the wicked Nicanor, who had sold them before he came near them: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 15 And if not for their sakes, yet for the covenant that he had made with their fathers, and for the sake of his holy and glorious name that was invoked upon them. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 16 But Machabeus calling together seven thousand that were with him, exhorted them not to be reconciled to the enemies, nor to fear the multitude of the enemies who came wrongfully against them, but to fight manfully: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 17 Setting before their eyes the injury they had unjustly done the holy place, and also the injury they had done to the city, which had been shamefully abused, besides their destroying the ordinances of the fathers. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 18 For, said he, they trust in their weapons, and in their boldness: but we trust in the Almighty Lord, who at a beck can utterly destroy both them that come against us, and the whole world. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 19 Moreover, he put them in mind also of the helps their fathers had received from God: and how, under Sennacherib, a hundred and eighty-five thousand had been destroyed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 20 And of the battle that they had fought against the Galatians, in Babylonia; how they, being in all but six thousand, when it came to the point, and the Macedonians, their companions, were at a stand, slew a hundred and twenty thousand, because of the help they had from heaven, and for this they received many favours. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 21 With these words they were greatly encouraged and disposed even to die for the laws and their country. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 22 So he appointed his brethren captains over each division of his army; Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving to each one fifteen hundred men. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 23 And after the holy book had been read to them by Esdras, and he had given them for a watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 24 And the Almighty being their helper, they slew above nine thousand men: and having wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor's army, they obliged them to fly. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 25 And they took the money of them that came to buy them, and they pursued them on every side. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 26 But they came back for want of time: for it was the day before the sabbath: and therefore they did not continue the pursuit. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 27 But when they had gathered together their arms and their spoils, they kept the sabbath: blessing the Lord who had delivered them that day, distilling the beginning of mercy upon them. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 28 Then after the sabbath they divided the spoils to the feeble and the orphans, and the widows, and the rest they took for themselves and their servants. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 29 When this was done, and they had all made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord, to be reconciled to his servants unto the end. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 30 Moreover, they slew above twenty thousand of them that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, and they made themselves masters of the high strong holds: and they divided amongst them many spoils, giving equal portions to the feeble, the fatherless, and the widows; yea, and the aged also +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 31 And when they had carefully gathered together their arms, they laid them all up in convenient places, and the residue of their spoils they carried to Jerusalem: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 32 They slew also Philarches, who was with Timotheus, a wicked man, who had many ways afflicted the Jews. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 33 And when they kept the feast of the victory at Jerusalem, they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire to the holy gates, who had taken refuge in a certain house, rendering to him a worthy reward for his impieties: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 34 But as for that most wicked man, Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to the sale of the Jews, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 35 Being, through the help of the Lord, brought down by them, of whom he had made no account, laying aside his garment of glory, fleeing through the midland country, he came alone to Antioch, being rendered very unhappy by the destruction of his army. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 36 And he that had promised to levy the tribute for the Romans, by the means of the captives of Jerusalem, now professed that the Jews had God for their protector, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws appointed by him. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 1 AM not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 1 At that time Antiochus returned with dishonour out of Persia. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 2 And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 2 For he had entered into the city called Persepolis, and attempted to rob the temple, and to oppress the city, but the multitude running together to arms, put them to flight: and so it fell out that Antiochus being put to flight, returned with disgrace. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 3 My defence with them that do examine me is this. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 3 Now when he was come about Ecbatana, he received the news of what had happened to Nicanor and Timotheus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 4 Have not we power to eat and to drink? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 4 And swelling with anger, he thought to revenge upon the Jews the injury done by them that had put him to flight. And therefore he commanded his chariot to be driven, without stopping in his journey, the judgment of heaven urging him forward, because he had spoken so proudly, that he would come to Jerusalem, and make it a common burying place of the Jews. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 5 Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 5 But the Lord, the God of Israel, that seeth all things, struck him with an incurable and an invisible plague. For as soon as he had ended these words, a dreadful pain in his bowels came upon him, and bitter torments of the inner parts. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 6 And indeed very justly, seeing he had tormented the bowels of others with many and new torments, albeit he by no means ceased from his malice. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 7 Who serveth as a soldier at any time, at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth the flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 7 Moreover, being filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it happened as he was going with violence, that he fell from the chariot, so that his limbs were much pained by a grievous bruising of the body. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 8 Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say these things? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 8 Thus he that seemed to himself to command even the waves of the sea, being proud above the condition of man, and to weigh the heights of the mountains in a balance, now being cast down to the ground, was carried in a litter, bearing witness to the manifest power of God in himself: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 9 So that worms swarmed out of the body of this man, and whilst he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell off, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to the army. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 10 Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope; and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 10 And the man that thought a little before he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry, for the intolerable stench. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 11 And by this means, being brought from his great pride, he began to come to the knowledge of himself, being admonished by the scourge of God, his pains increasing every moment. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 12 And when he himself could not now abide his own stench, he spoke thus: It is just to be subject to God, and that a mortal man should not equal himself to God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 13 Know you not, that they who work in the holy place, eat the things that are of the holy place; and they that serve the altar, partake with the altar? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 13 Then this wicked man prayed to the Lord, of whom he was not like to obtain mercy. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 14 So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 14 And the city, to which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common burying place, he now desireth to make free: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 15 But I have used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die, rather than that any man should make my glory void. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 15 And the Jews, whom he said he would not account worthy to be so much as buried, but would give them up to be devoured by the birds and wild beasts, and would utterly destroy them with their children, he now promiseth to make equal with the Athenians. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 16 For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 16 The holy temple also, which before he had spoiled, he promised to adorn with goodly gifts, and to multiply the holy vessels, and to allow out of his revenues the charges pertaining to the sacrifices. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 17 Yea also, that he would become a Jew himself, and would go through every place of the earth, and declare the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 18 What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 18 But his pains not ceasing, (for the just judgment of God was come upon him) despairing of life, he wrote to the Jews, in the manner of a supplication, a letter in these words: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 19 For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 19 To his very good subjects the Jews, Antiochus, king and ruler, wisheth much health, and welfare, and happiness. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 20 And I became to the Jews, a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 20 If you and your children are well, and if all matters go with you to your mind, we give very great thanks. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 21 To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 21 As for me, being infirm, but yet kindly remembering you, returning out of the places of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to take care for the common good: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 22 Not distrusting my life, but having great hope to escape the sickness. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 23 And I do all things for the gospel’s sake: that I may be made partaker thereof. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 23 But considering that my father also, at what time he led an army into the higher countries, appointed who should reign after him: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 24 Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize ? So run that you may obtain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 24 To the end that if any thing contrary to expectation should fall out, or any bad tidings should be brought, they that were in the countries, knowing to whom the whole government was left, might not be troubled. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 25 And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 25 Moreover, considering that neighbouring princes, and borderers, wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event, I have appointed my son, Antiochus, king, whom I often recommended to many of you, when I went into the higher provinces: and I have written to him what I have joined here below. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 26 I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 26 I pray you, therefore, and request of you, that, remembering favours both public and private, you will every man of you continue to be faithful to me and to my son. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 9 27 But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 27 For I trust that he will behave with moderation and humanity, and following my intentions, will be gracious unto you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 28 Thus the murderer and blasphemer being grievously struck, as himself had treated others, died a miserable death in a strange country, among the mountains. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 29 But Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body: and out of fear of the son of Antiochus, went into Egypt to Ptolemee Philometor. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 1 FOR I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 1 But Machabeus, and they that were with him, by the protection of the Lord, recovered the temple and the city again. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 2 And all in Moses were baptized, in the cloud, and in the sea: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 2 But he threw down the altars which the heathens had set up in the streets, as also the temples of the idols. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 3 And did all eat the same spiritual food, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 3 And having purified the temple, they made another altar: and taking fire out of the fiery stones, they offered sacrifices after two years, and set forth incense, and lamps, and the loaves of proposition. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 4 And all drank the same spiritual drink; (and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.) +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 4 And when they had done these things, they besought the Lord, lying prostrate on the ground, that they might no more fall into such evils; but if they should at any time sin, that they might be chastised by him more gently, and not be delivered up to barbarians and blasphemous men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 5 But with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the desert. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 5 Now upon the same day that the temple had been polluted by the strangers on the very same day it was cleansed again; to wit, on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 6 Now these things were done in a figure of us, that we should not covet evil things as they also coveted. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 6 And they kept eight days with joy, after the manner of the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long before they had kept the feast of the tabernacles when they were in the mountains, and in dens like wild beasts. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 7 Neither become ye idolaters, as some of them, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 7 Therefore they now carried boughs and green branches and palms, for him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and there fell in one day three and twenty thousand. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 8 And they ordained by a common statute, and decree, that all the nation of the Jews should keep those days every year. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 9 Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 9 And this was the end of Antiochus, that was called the Illustrious. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 10 Neither do you murmur: as some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 10 But now we will repeat the acts of Eupator, the son of that wicked Antiochus, abridging the account of the evils that happened in the wars. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 11 Now all these things happened to them in figure: and they are written for our correction, upon whom the ends of the world are come. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 11 For when he was come to the crown, he appointed over the affairs of his realm one Lysias, general of the army of Phenicia and Syria. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 12 Wherefore he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 12 For Ptolemee, that was called Macer, was determined to be strictly just to the Jews and especially by reason of the wrong that had been done them, and to deal peaceably with them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 13 Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 13 But being accused for this to Eupator by his friends, and being oftentimes called traitor, because he had left Cyprus, which Philometor had committed to him, and coming over to Antiochus the Illustrious, had revolted also from him, he put an end to his life by poison. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, fly from the service of idols. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 14 But Gorgias, who was governor of the holds, taking with him the strangers, often fought against the Jews. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 15 I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 15 And the Jews that occupied the most commodious holds, received those that were driven out of Jerusalem, and attempted to make war. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 16 The chalice of benediction, which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ ? And the bread, which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 16 Then they that were with Machabeus, beseeching the Lord by prayers to be their helper, made a strong attack upon the strong holds of the Idumeans: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 17 For we, being many, are one bread, one body, all that partake of one bread. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 17 And assaulting them with great force, won the holds, killed them that came in the way, and slew altogether no fewer than twenty thousand. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 18 Behold Israel according to the flesh: are not they, that eat of the sacrifices, partakers of the altar ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 18 And whereas some were fled into very strong towers, having all manner of provision to sustain a siege, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 19 What then ? Do I say, that what is offered in sacrifice to idols, is any thing ? Or, that the idol is any thing ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 19 Machabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zacheus, and them that were with them, in sufficient number to besiege them, and departed to those expeditions which urged more. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 20 But the things which the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God. And I would not that you should be made partakers with devils. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 20 Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for the sake of money by some that were in the towers: and taking seventy thousand didrachmas, let some of them escape. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 21 You cannot drink the chalice of the Lord, and the chalice of devils: you cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, and of the table of devils. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 21 But when it was told Machabeus what was done, he assembled the rulers of the people, and accused those men that they had sold their brethren for money, having let their adversaries escape. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy ? Are we stronger than he? All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 22 So he put these traitors to death, and forthwith took the two towers. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 23 And having good success in arms, and all things he took in hand, he slew more than twenty thousand in the two holds. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 24 Let no man seek his own, but that which is another’s. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 24 But Timotheus, who before had been overcome by the Jews, having called together a multitude of foreign troops, and assembled horsemen out of Asia, came as though he would take Judea by force of arms. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; asking no question for conscience’ sake. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 25 But Machabeus, and they that were with him, when he drew near, prayed to the Lord, sprinkling earth upon their heads, and girding their loins with haircloth, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 26 The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 26 And lying prostrate at the foot of the altar, besought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law saith. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 27 If any of them that believe not, invite you, and you will be willing to go; eat of any thing that is set before you, asking no question for conscience’ sake. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 27 And so after prayer taking their arms, they went forth further from the city, and when they were come very near the enemies they rested. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 28 But if any man say: This has been sacrificed to idols, do not eat of it for his sake that told it, and for conscience’ sake. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 28 But as soon as the sun was risen both sides joined battle: the one part having, with their valour, the Lord for a surety of victory, and success: but the other side making their rage their leader in battle. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 29 Conscience, I say, not thy own, but the other’s. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 29 But when they were in the heat of the engagement, there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely, with golden bridles, conducting the Jews: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 30 If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 30 Two of them took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe; but cast darts and fireballs against the enemy, so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and filled with trouble. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 31 And there were slain twenty thousand five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 32 Be without offence to the Jews, and to the Gentiles, and to the church of God: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 32 But Timotheus fled into Gazara, a strong hold where Chereas was governor. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 10 33 As I also in all things please all men, not seeking that which is profitable to myself, but to many, that may be saved. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 33 Then Machabeus, and they that were with him cheerfully laid siege to the fortress four days. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 34 But they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and cast forth abominable words. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 35 But when the fifth day appeared, twenty young men of them that were with Machabeus, inflamed in their minds, because of the blasphemy, approached manfully to the wall, and pushing forward with fierce courage, got up upon it: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 36 Moreover, others also getting up after them, went to set fire to the towers and the gates, and to burn the blasphemers alive. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 37 And having for two days together pillaged and sacked the fortress, they killed Timotheus, who was found hid in a certain place: they slew also his brother Chereas, and Apollophanes. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 38 And when this was done, they blessed the Lord with hymns and thanksgiving, who had done great things in Israel, and given them the victory. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 1 BE ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 1 A short time after this Lysias, the king's lieutenant, and cousin, and who had chief charge over all the affairs, being greatly displeased with what had happened, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that in all things you are mindful of me: and keep my ordinances as I have delivered them to you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 2 Gathered together fourscore thousand men, and all the horsemen, and came against the Jews, thinking to take the city, and make it a habitation of the Gentiles: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 3 And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles and to set the high priesthood to sale every year: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 4 Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered, disgraceth his head. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 4 Never considering the power of God, but puffed up in mind, and trusting in the multitude of his foot soldiers, and the thousands of his horsemen, and his fourscore elephants. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered, disgraceth her head: for it is all one as if she were shaven. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 5 So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 6 For if a woman be not covered, let her be shorn. But if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald, let her cover her head. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 6 But when Machabeus, and they that were with him, understood that the strong holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 7 The man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 7 Then Machabeus himself first taking his arms, exhorted the rest to expose themselves together with him, to the danger, and to succour their brethren. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 8 For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 8 And when they were going forth together with a willing mind, there appeared at Jerusalem a horseman going before them in white clothing, with golden armour, shaking a spear. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 9 For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 9 Then they all together blessed the merciful Lord, and took great courage: being ready to break through not only men, but also the fiercest beasts, and walls of iron. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 10 Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 10 So they went on courageously, having a helper from heaven, and the Lord, who shewed mercy to them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 11 But yet neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 11 And rushing violently upon the enemy, like lions, they slew of them eleven thousand footmen, and one thousand six hundred horsemen: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 12 For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 12 And put all the rest to flight; and many of them being wounded, escaped naked: Yea, and Lysias himself fled away shamefully, and escaped. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 13 You yourselves judge: doth it become a woman, to pray unto God uncovered? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 13 And as he was a man of understanding, considering with himself the loss he had suffered, and perceiving that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because they relied upon the help of the Almighty God, he sent to them: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 14 And promised that he would agree to all things that are just, and that he would persuade the king to be their friend. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 15 But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 15 Then Machabeus consented to the request of Lysias, providing for the common good in all things; and whatsoever Machabeus wrote to Lysias, concerning the Jews, the king allowed of. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the church of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 16 For there were letters written to the Jews from Lysias, to this effect: Lysias, to the people of the Jews, greeting. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 17 Now this I ordain: not praising you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 17 John, and Abesalom, who were sent from you, delivering your writings, requested that I would accomplish those things which were signified by them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 18 For first of all I hear that when you come together in the church, there are schisms among you; and in part I believe it. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 18 Therefore whatsoever things could be reported to the king, I have represented to him: and he hath granted as much as the matter permitted. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 19 For there must be also heresies: that they also, who are approved, may be made manifest among you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 19 If, therefore, you will keep yourselves loyal in affairs, hereafter also I will endeavour to be a means of your good. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 20 When you come therefore together into one place, it is not now to eat the Lord’s supper. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 20 But as concerning other particulars, I have given orders by word both to these, and to them that are sent by me, to commune with you. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 21 For every one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one indeed is hungry and another is drunk. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 21 Fare ye well. In the year one hundred and forty-eight, the four and twentieth day of the month of Dioscorus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 22 What, have you not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God; and put them to shame that have not ? What shall I say to you? Do I praise you? In this I praise you not. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 22 But the king's letter contained these words King Antiochus to Lysias, his brother, greeting. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 23 Our father being translated amongst the gods we are desirous that they that are in our realm should live quietly, and apply themselves diligently to their own concerns. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 24 And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, which shall be delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of me. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 24 And we have heard that the Jews would not consent to my father to turn to the rites of the Greeks but that they would keep to their own manner of living and therefore that they request us to allow them to live after their own laws. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 25 In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 25 Wherefore being desirous that this nation also should be at rest, we have ordained and decreed, that the temple should be restored to them, and that they may live according to the custom of their ancestors. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 26 For as often as you shall eat this bread, and drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the Lord, until he come. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 26 Thou shalt do well, therefore, to send to them, and grant them peace, that our pleasure being known, they may be of good comfort, and look to their own affairs. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 27 Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 27 But the king's letter to the Jews was in this manner: King Antiochus to the senate of the Jews, and to the rest of the Jews, greeting. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 28 But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 28 If you are well, you are as we desire: we ourselves also are well. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 29 Menelaus came to us, saying that you desired to come down to your countrymen, that are with us. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 30 Therefore are there many inform and weak among you, and many sleep. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 30 We grant, therefore, a safe conduct to all that come and go, until the thirtieth day of the month of Xanthicus, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 31 But if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 31 That the Jews may use their own kind of meats, and their own laws, as before: and that none of them any manner of ways be molested for things which have been done by ignorance. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 32 But whilst we are judged, we are chastised by the Lord, that we be not condemned with this world. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 32 And we have sent also Menelaus to speak to you. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 33 Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 33 Fare ye well. In the year one hundred and forty-eight, the fifteenth day of the month of Xanthicus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 11 34 If any man be hungry, let him eat at home; that you come not together unto judgment. And the rest I will set in order, when I come. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 34 The Romans also sent them a letter, to this effect: Quintus Memmius, and Titus Manilius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the people of the Jews, greeting. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 35 Whatsoever Lysias, the king's cousin, hath granted to you, we also have granted. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 36 But touching such things as he thought should be referred to the king, after you have diligently conferred among yourselves, send some one forthwith, that we may decree as it is convenient for you: for we are going to Antioch. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 37 And therefore make haste to write back, that we may know of what mind you are. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 38 Fare ye well. In the year one hundred and forty-eight, the fifteenth day of the month of Xanthicus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 1 NOW concerning spiritual things, my brethren, I would not have you ignorant. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 1 When these covenants were made, Lysias went to the king, and the Jews gave themselves to husbandry. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 2 You know that when you were heathens, you went to dumb idols, according as you were led. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 2 But they that were behind, viz. Timotheus, and Apollonius, the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor, the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to live in peace, and to be quiet. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man, speaking by the Spirit of God, saith Anathema to Jesus. And no man can say the Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 3 The men of Joppe also were guilty of this kind of wickedness: they desired the Jews, who dwelt among them, to go with their wives and children into the boats, which they had prepared, as though they had no enmity to them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 4 Now there are diversities of graces, but the same Spirit; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 4 Which when they had consented to, according to the common decree of the city, suspecting nothing, because of the peace: when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 5 And there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 5 But as soon as Judas heard of this cruelty done to his countrymen, he commanded the men that were with him: and after having called upon God, the just judge, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 6 And there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who worketh all in all. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 6 He came against those murderers of his brethren, and set the haven on fire in the night, burnt the boats, and slew with the sword them that escaped from the fire. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 7 And the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man unto profit. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 7 And when he had done these things in this manner, he departed as if he would return again, and root out all the Joppites. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 8 To one indeed, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom: and to another, the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 8 But when he understood that the men of Jamnia also designed to do in like manner to the Jews that dwelt among them, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 9 To another, faith in the same spirit; to another, the grace of healing in one Spirit; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 9 He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set the haven on fire, with the ships, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem, two hundred and forty furlongs off. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 10 To another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, diverse kinds of tongues; to another, interpretation of speeches. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 10 And when they were now gone from thence nine furlongs, and were marching towards Timotheus, five thousand footmen, and five hundred horsemen of the Arabians, set upon them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 11 But all these things one and the same Spirit worketh, dividing to every one according as he will. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 11 And after a hard fight, in which, by the help of God, they got the victory, the rest of the Arabians being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising to give him pastures, and to assist him in other things. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body, so also is Christ. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 12 And Judas thinking that they might be profitable indeed in many things, promised them peace, and after having joined hands, they departed to their tents. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 13 For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and in one Spirit we have all been made to drink. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 13 He also laid siege to a certain strong city, encompassed with bridges and walls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the name of which is Casphin. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 14 For the body also is not one member, but many. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 14 But they that were within it, trusting in the strength of the walls, and the provision of victuals, behaved in a more negligent manner, and provoked Judas with railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 15 If the foot should say, because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 15 But Machabeus calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of war threw down the walls of Jericho, in the time of Josue, fiercely assaulted the walls. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 16 And if the ear should say, because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 16 And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining, of two furlongs broad, seemed to run with the blood of the slain. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 17 If the whole body were the eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 17 From thence they departed seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa, to the Jews that are called Tubianites. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 18 But now God hath set the members every one of them in the body as it hath pleased him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 18 But as for Timotheus, they found him not in those places, for before he had dispatched any thing he went back, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 19 And if they all were one member, where would be the body? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 19 But Dositheus, and Sosipater, who were captains with Machabeus, slew them that were left by Timotheus in the hold, to the number of ten thousand men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 20 But now there are many members indeed, yet one body. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 20 And Machabeus having set in order about him six thousand men, and divided them by bands, went forth against Timotheus, who had with him a hundred and twenty thousand footmen, and two thousand five hundred horsemen. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand: I need not thy help; nor again the head to the feet: I have no need of you. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 21 Now when Timotheus had knowledge of the coming of Judas, he sent the women and children, and the other baggage, before him into a fortress, called Carnion: for it was impregnable, and hard to come at, by reason of the straitness of the places. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 22 Yea, much more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body, are more necessary. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 22 But when the first band of Judas came in sight, the enemies were struck with fear, by the presence of God, who seeth all things, and they were put to flight one from another, so that they were often thrown down by their own companions, and wounded with the strokes of their own swords. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 23 And such as we think to be the less honourable members of the body, about these we put more abundant honour; and those that are our uncomely parts, have more abundant comeliness. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 23 But Judas pursued them close, punishing the profane, of whom he slew thirty thousand men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 24 But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 24 And Timotheus himself fell into the hands of the band of Dositheus and Sosipater, and with many prayers he besought them to let him go with his life, because he had the parents and brethren of many of the Jews, who, by his death, might happen to be deceived. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 25 That there might be no schism in the body; but the members might be mutually careful one for another. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 25 And when he had given his faith that he would restore them according to the agreement, they let him go without hurt, for the saving of their brethren. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 26 And if one member suffer any thing, all the members suffer with it; or if one member glory, all the members rejoice with it. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 26 Then Judas went away to Carnion, where he slew five and twenty thousand persons. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members of member. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 27 And after he had put to flight and destroyed these, he removed his army to Ephron, a strong city, wherein there dwelt a multitude of divers nations: and stout young men standing upon the walls, made a vigorous resistance: and in this place there were many engines of war, and a provision of darts. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 28 And God indeed hath set some in the church; first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly doctors; after that miracles; then the graces of healing, helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 28 But when they had invocated the Almighty, who with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city: and slew five and twenty thousand of them that were within. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all doctors? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 29 From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 30 Are all workers of miracles? Have all the grace of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 30 But the Jews that were among the Scythopolitans testifying that they were used kindly by them, and that even in the times of their adversity they had treated them with humanity: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 12 31 But be zealous for the better gifts. And I shew unto you yet a more excellent way. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 31 They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 32 And after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias, the governor of Idumea. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 33 And he came out with three thousand footmen and four hundred horsemen. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 34 And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 35 But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor's band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 36 But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 37 Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias's soldiers to flight. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 38 So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the same place. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 39 And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 40 And they found under the coats of the slain, some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 41 Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 42 And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 43 And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 44 (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,) +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 45 And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 46 It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 1 IF I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 1 In the year one hundred and forty-nine, Judas understood that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a multitude against Judea, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 2 And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 2 And with him Lysias, the regent, who had charge over the affairs of the realm, having with him a hundred and ten thousand footmen, five thousand horsemen, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred chariots. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 3 And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 3 Menelaus also joined himself with them: and with great deceitfulness besought Antiochus, not for the welfare of his country, but in hopes that he should be appointed chief ruler. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 4 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 4 But the King of kings stirred up the mind of Antiochus against the sinner, and upon Lysias suggesting that he was the cause of all the evils, he commanded (as the custom is with them) that he should be apprehended and put to death in the same place. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 5 Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 5 Now there was in that place a tower fifty cubits high, having a heap of ashes on every side: this had a prospect steep down. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 6 From thence he commanded the sacrilegious wretch to be thrown down into the ashes, all men thrusting him forward unto death. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 7 And by such a law it happened that Menelaus the transgressor of the law, was put to death: not having so much as burial in the earth. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 8 Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 8 And indeed very justly, for insomuch as he had committed many sins against the altar of God, the fire and ashes of which were holy: he was condemned to die in ashes. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 9 But the king, with his mind full of rage, came on to shew himself worse to the Jews than his father was. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 10 But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 10 Which when Judas understood, he commanded the people to call upon the Lord day and night, that as he had always done, so now also he would help them: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 11 Because they were afraid to be deprived of the law, and of their country, and of the holy temple: and that he would not suffer the people, that had of late taken breath for a little while, to be again in subjection to blasphemous nations. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 12 We see now through a glass in a dark manner; but then face to face. Now I know I part; but then I shall know even as I am known. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 12 So when they had all done this together, and had craved mercy of the Lord with weeping and fasting, lying prostrate on the ground for three days continually, Judas exhorted them to make themselves ready. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 13 13 And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 13 But he, with the ancients, determined before the king should bring his army into Judea, and make himself master of the city, to go out, and to commit the event of the thing to the judgment of the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 14 So committing all to God, the Creator of the world, and having exhorted his people to fight manfully, and to stand up even to death for the laws, the temple, the city, their country, and citizens: he placed his army about Modin. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 15 And having given his company for a watchword, The victory of God, with most valiant chosen young men, he set upon the king's quarter by night, and slew four thousand men in the camp, and the greatest of the elephants, with them that had been upon him, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 16 And having filled the camp of the enemies with exceeding great fear and tumult, they went off with good success. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 17 Now this was done at the break of day, by the protection and help of the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 18 But the king having taken a taste of the hardiness of the Jews, attempted to take the strong places by policy: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 19 And he marched with his army to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was repulsed, he failed, he lost his men. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 20 Now Judas sent necessaries to them that were within +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 21 But Rhodocus, one of the Jews' army, disclosed the secrets to the enemies, so he was sought out, and taken up, and put in prison. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 22 Again the king treated with them that were in Bethsura: gave his right hand: took theirs: and went away. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 23 He fought with Judas: and was overcome. And when he understood that Philip, who had been left over the affairs, had rebelled at Antioch, he was in a consternation of mind, and entreating the Jews, and yielding to them, he swore to all things that seemed reasonable, and, being reconciled, offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and left gifts. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 24 He embraced Machabeus, and made him governor and prince from Ptolemais unto the Gerrenians. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 25 But when he was come to Ptolemais, the men of that city were much displeased with the conditions of the peace, being angry for fear they should break the covenant. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 26 Then Lysias went up to the judgment seat, and set forth the reason, and appeased the people, and returned to Antioch: and thus matters went with regard to the king's coming and his return. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 1 FOLLOW after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 1 But after the space of three years Judas, and they that were with him, understood that Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, was come up with a great power, and a navy by the haven of Tripolis, to places proper for his purpose, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 2 For he that speaketh in a tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man heareth. Yet by the Spirit he speaketh mysteries. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 2 And had made himself master of the countries against Antiochus, and his general, Lysias. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 3 But he that prophesieth, speaketh to men unto edification, and exhortation, and comfort. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 3 Now one Alcimus, who had been chief priest, but had wilfully defiled himself in the time of mingling with the heathens, seeing that there was no safety for him, nor access to the altar, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 4 He that speaketh in a tongue, edifieth himself: but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 4 Came to king Demetrius in the year one hundred and fifty, presenting unto him a crown of gold, and a palm, and besides these, some boughs that seemed to belong to the temple. And that day indeed he held his peace. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 5 And I would have you all to speak with tongues, but rather to prophesy. For greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues: unless perhaps he interpret, that the church may receive edification. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 5 But having gotten a convenient time to further his madness, being called to counsel by Demetrius, and asked what the Jews relied upon, and what were their counsels, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 6 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in doctrine? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 6 He answered thereunto: They among the Jews that are called Assideans, of whom Judas Machabeus is captain, nourish wars, and raise seditions, and will not suffer the realm to be in peace. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 7 Even things without life that give sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction of sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 7 For I also being deprived of my ancestor's glory (I mean of the high priesthood) am now come hither: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 8 Principally indeed out of fidelity to the king's interests, but in the next place also to provide for the good of my countrymen: for all our nation suffereth much from the evil proceedings of these men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 9 So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue plain speech, how shall it be known what is said ? For you shall be speaking into the air. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 9 Wherefore, O king, seeing thou knowest all these things, take care, I beseech thee, both of the country, and of our nation, according to thy humanity which is known to all men. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 10 There are, for example, so many kinds of tongues in this world; and none is without voice. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 10 For as long as Judas liveth it is not possible that the state should be quiet. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 11 If then I know not the power of the voice, I shall be to him to whom I speak a barbarian; and he that speaketh, a barbarian to me. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 11 Now when this man had spoken to this effect the rest also of the king's friends, who were enemies of Judas, incensed Demetrius against him. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 12 So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 12 And forthwith he sent Nicanor, the commander over the elephants, governor into Judea: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 13 And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 13 Giving him in charge, to take Judas himself: and disperse all them that were with him, and to make Alcimus the high priest of the great temple. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruit. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 14 Then the Gentiles who had fled out of Judea, from Judas, came to Nicanor by flocks, thinking the miseries and calamities of the Jews to be the welfare of their affairs. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 15 What is it then ? I will pray with the spirit, I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing with the spirit, I will sing also with the understanding. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 15 Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor's coming, and that the nations were assembled against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him who chose his people to keep them for ever, and who protected his portion by evident signs. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 16 Else if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that holdeth the place of the unlearned say, Amen, to thy blessing ? because he knoweth not what thou sayest. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 16 Then at the commandment of their captain, they forthwith removed from the place where they were, and went to the town of Dessau, to meet them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 17 For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 17 Now Simon, the brother of Judas, had joined battle with Nicanor: but was frightened with the sudden coming of the adversaries. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 18 I thank my God I speak with all your tongues. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 18 Nevertheless Nicanor hearing of the valour of Judas's companions, and the greatness of courage, with which they fought for their country, was afraid to try the matter by the sword. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 19 But in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also; than ten thousand words in a tongue. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 19 Wherefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotius and Matthias before to present and receive the right hands. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 20 Brethren, do not become children in sense: but in malice be children, and in sense be perfect. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 20 And when there had been a consultation thereupon, and the captain had acquainted the multitude with it, they were all of one mind to consent to covenants. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 21 In the law it is written: In other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; and neither so will they hear me, saith the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 21 So they appointed a day upon which they might come together by themselves: and seats were brought out, and set for each one. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers; but prophecies not to unbelievers, but to believers. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 22 But Judas ordered armed men to be ready in convenient places, lest some mischief might be suddenly practised by the enemies: so they made an agreeable conference. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 23 If therefore the whole church come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons or infidels, will they not say that you are mad ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 23 And Nicanor abode in Jerusalem, and did no wrong, but sent away the flocks of the multitudes that had been gathered together. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or an unlearned person, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 24 And Judas was always dear to him from the heart, and he was well affected to the man. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 25 The secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so, falling down on his face, he will adore God, affirming that God is among you indeed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 25 And he desired him to marry a wife, and to have children. So he married: he lived quietly, and they lived in common. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 26 How is it then, brethren ? When you come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation: let all things be done to edification. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 26 But Alcimus seeing the love they had one to another, and the covenants, came to Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor had assented to the foreign interest, for that he meant to make Judas, who was a traitor to the kingdom, his successor. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 27 If any speak with a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and in course, and let one interpret. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 27 Then the king, being in a rage, and provoked with this man's wicked accusation, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was greatly displeased with the covenant of friendship: and that he commanded him nevertheless to send Machabeus prisoner in all haste to Antioch. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church, and speak to himself and to God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 28 When this was known, Nicanor was in a consternation, and took it grievously that he should make void the articles that were agreed upon, having received no injury from the man. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 29 And let the prophets speak, two or three; and let the rest judge. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 29 But because he could not oppose the king, he watched an opportunity to comply with the orders 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 30 But if any thing be revealed to another sitting, let the first hold his peace. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 30 But when Machabeus perceived that Nicanor was more stern to him, and that when they met together as usual he behaved himself in a rough manner; and was sensible that this rough behaviour came not of good, he gathered together a few of his men, and hid himself from Nicanor. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 31 For you may all prophesy one by one; that all may learn, and all may be exhorted: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 31 But he finding himself notably prevented by the man, came to the great and holy temple: and commanded the priests that were offering the accustomed sacrifices, to deliver him the man. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 32 And when they swore unto him, that they knew not where the man was whom he sought, he stretched out his hand to the temple, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 33 For God is not the God of dissension, but of peace: as also I teach in all the churches of the saints. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 33 And swore, saying: Unless you deliver Judas prisoner to me, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and will beat down the altar, and I will dedicate this temple to Bacchus. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 34 Let women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 34 And when he had spoken thus, he departed. But the priests stretching forth their hands to heaven, called upon him that was ever the defender of their nation, saying in this manner: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 35 But if they would learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 35 Thou, O Lord of all things, who wantest nothing, wast pleased that the temple of thy habitation should be amongst us. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 36 Or did the word of God come out from you ? Or came it only unto you ? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 36 Therefore now, O Lord, the holy of all holies, keep this house for ever undefiled, which was lately cleansed. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 37 If any seem to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him know the things that I write to you, that they are the commandments of the Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 37 Now Razias, one of the ancients of Jerusalem, was accused to Nicanor, a man that was a lover of the city, and of good report, who for his kindness was called the father of the Jews. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 38 But if any man know not, he shall not be known. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 38 This man, for a long time, had held fast his purpose of keeping himself pure in the Jews' religion, and was ready to expose his body and life, that he might persevere therein. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 39 Wherefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy; and forbid not to speak with tongues. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 39 So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 14 40 But let all things be done decently, and according to order. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 40 For he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the Jews very much. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 41 Now as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 42 Choosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 43 But whereas through haste he missed of giving a sure wound, and the crowd was breaking into the doors, he ran boldly to the wall, and manfully threw himself down to the crowd: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 44 But they quickly making room for his fall, he came upon the midst of the neck. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 45 And as he had yet breath in him, being inflamed in mind, he arose: and while his blood ran down with a great stream, and he was grievously wounded, he ran through the crowd: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 46 And standing upon a steep rock, when he was now almost without blood, grasping his bowels, with both hands he cast them upon the throng, calling upon the Lord of life and spirit, to restore these to him again: and so he departed this life. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 1 NOW I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received, and wherein you stand; +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 1 But when Nicanor understood that Judas was in the places of Samaria, he purposed to set upon him with all violence, on the sabbath day. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 2 By which also you are saved, if you hold fast after what manner I preached unto you, unless you have believed in vain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 2 And when the Jews that were constrained to follow him, said: Do not act so fiercely and barbarously, but give honour to the day that is sanctified: and reverence him that beholdeth all things: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 3 For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 3 That unhappy man asked, if there were a mighty One in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures: +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 4 And when they answered: There is the living Lord himself in heaven, the mighty One, that commanded the seventh day to be kept. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 5 And that he was seen by Cephas; and after that by the eleven. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 5 Then he said: And I am mighty upon the earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Nevertheless he prevailed not to accomplish his design. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 6 Then he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 6 So Nicanor being puffed up with exceeding great pride, thought to set up a public monument of his victory over Judas. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 7 After that, he was seen by James, then by all the apostles. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 7 But Machabeus ever trusted with all hope that God would help them. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 8 And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due time. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 8 And he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the nations, but to remember the help they had before received from heaven, and now to hope for victory from the Almighty. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 9 And speaking to them out of the law, and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles they had fought before, he made them more cheerful: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am; and his grace in me hath not been void, but I have laboured more abundantly than all they: yet not I, but the grace of God with me. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 10 Then after he had encouraged them, he shewed withal the falsehood of the Gentiles, and their breach of oaths. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 11 For whether I, or they, so we preach, and so you have believed. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 11 So he armed every one of them, not with defence of shield and spear, but with very good speeches, and exhortations, and told them a dream worthy to be believed, whereby he rejoiced them all. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 12 Now if Christ be preached, that he arose again from the dead, how do some among you say, that there is no resurrection of the dead? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 12 Now the vision was in this manner. Onias, who had been high priest, a good and virtuous man, modest in his looks, gentle in his manners, and graceful in speech, and who from a child was exercised in virtues holding up his hands, prayed for all the people of the Jews: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 13 After this there appeared also another man, admirable for age, and glory, and environed with great beauty and majesty: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 14 And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 14 Then Onias answering, said: This is a lover of his brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for all the holy city, Jeremias, the prophet of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God: because we have given testimony against God, that he hath raised up Christ; whom he hath not raised up, if the dead rise not again. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 15 Whereupon Jeremias stretched forth his right hand, and gave to Judas a sword of gold, saying: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 16 For if the dead rise not again, neither is Christ risen again. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 16 Take this holy sword, a gift from God, wherewith thou shalt overthrow the adversaries of my people Israel. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 17 And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain, for you are yet in your sins. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 17 Thus being exhorted with the words of Judas, which were very good, and proper to stir up the courage, and strengthen the hearts of the young men, they resolved to fight, and to set upon them manfully: that valour might decide the matter, because the holy city, and the temple were in danger. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 18 Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ, are perished. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 18 For their concern was less for their wives, and children, and for their brethren, and kinsfolks: but their greatest and principal fear was for the holiness of the temple. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 19 And they also that were in the city, had no little concern for them that were to be engaged in battle. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep : +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 20 And now when all expected what judgment would be given, and the enemies were at hand, and the army was set in array, the beasts and the horsemen ranged in convenient places, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 21 For by a man came death, and by a man the resurrection of the dead. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 21 Machabeus considering the coming of the multitude, and the divers preparations of armour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretching out his hands to heaven, called upon the Lord, that worketh wonders, who giveth victory to them that are worthy, not according to the power of their arms, but according as it seemeth good to him. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 22 And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 22 And in his prayer he said after this manner: Thou, O Lord, who didst send thy angel in the time of Ezechias, king of Juda, and didst kill a hundred and eighty-five thousand of the army of Sennacherib: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 23 But every one in his own order: the firstfruits Christ, then they that are of Christ, who have believed in his coming. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 23 Send now also, O Lord of heaven, thy good angel before us, for the fear and dread of the greatness of thy arm, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 24 Afterwards the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father, when he shall have brought to nought all principality, and power, and virtue. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 24 That they may be afraid, who come with blasphemy against thy holy people. And thus he concluded his prayer. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 25 For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 25 But Nicanor, and they that were with him came forward, with trumpets and songs. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 26 And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For he hath put all things under his feet. And whereas he saith, +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 26 But Judas, and they that were with him, encountered them, calling upon God by prayers: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 27 All things are put under him; undoubtedly, he is excepted, who put all things under him. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 27 So fighting with their hands, but praying to the Lord with their hearts, they slew no less than five and thirty thousand, being greatly cheered with the presence of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then the Son also himself shall be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 28 And when the battle was over, and they were returning with joy, they understood that Nicanor was slain in his armour. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 29 Otherwise what shall they do that are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not again at all? why are they then baptized for them? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 29 Then making a shout, and a great noise, they blessed the Almighty Lord in their own language. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 30 Why also are we in danger every hour? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 30 And Judas, who was altogether ready, in body and mind, to die for his countrymen, commanded that Nicanor's head, and his hand, with the shoulder, should be cut off, and carried to Jerusalem. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 31 I die daily, I protest by your glory, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 31 And when he was come thither, having called together his countrymen, and the priests to the altar, he sent also for them that were in the castle, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 32 If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 32 And shewing them the head of Nicanor, and the wicked hand, which he had stretched out, with proud boasts, against the holy house of the Almighty God, 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 33 Be not seduced: Evil communications corrupt good manners. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 33 He commanded also, that the tongue of the wicked Nicanor should be cut out, and given by pieces to birds, and the hand of the furious man to be hanged up over against the temple. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 34 Awake, ye just, and sin not. For some have not the knowledge of God, I speak it to your shame. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 34 Then all blessed the Lord of heaven, saying: Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 35 But some man will say: How do the dead rise again? or with what manner of body shall they come? +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 35 And he hung up Nicanor's head in the top of the castle, that it might be an evident and manifest sign of the help of God. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 36 Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 36 And they all ordained by a common decree, by no means to let this day pass without solemnity: 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be; but bare grain, as of wheat, or of some of the rest. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 37 But to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, called in the Syrian language, the day before Mardochias' day. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 38 But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 38 So these things being done with relation to Nicanor, and from that time the city being possessed by the Hebrews, I also will here make an end of my narration. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but one is the flesh of men, another of beasts, another of birds, another of fishes. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 39 Which if I have done well, and as it becometh the history, it is what I desired: but if not so perfectly, it must be pardoned me. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 40 And there are bodies celestial, and bodies terrestrial: but, one is the glory of the celestial, and another of the terrestrial. +2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 40 For as it is hurtful to drink always wine, or always water, but pleasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other: so if the speech be always nicely framed, it will not be grateful to the readers. But here it shall be ended. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 41 One is the glory of the sun, another the glory of the moon, and another the glory of the stars. For star differeth from star in glory. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it shall rise in incorruption. 1 Corinthians 1Cor 46 15 43 It is sown in dishonour, it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power. @@ -31090,4581 +35676,3 @@ Revelation Rev 66 22 18 For I testify to every one that heareth the words of the Revelation Rev 66 22 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from these things that are written in this book. Revelation Rev 66 22 20 He that giveth testimony of these things, saith, Surely I come quickly: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation Rev 66 22 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. -Tobit Tob 17 1 1 Tobias of the tribe and city of Nephtali, (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Naasson, beyond the way that leadeth to the west, having on the right hand the city of Sephet,) -Tobit Tob 17 1 2 When he was made captive in the days of Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, even in his captivity, forsook not the way of truth, -Tobit Tob 17 1 3 But every day gave all he could get to his brethren his fellow captives, that were of his kindred. -Tobit Tob 17 1 4 And when he was younger than any of the tribe of Nephtali, yet did he no childish thing in his work. -Tobit Tob 17 1 5 Moreover when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam king of Israel had made, he alone fled the company of all, -Tobit Tob 17 1 6 And went to Jerusalem to the temple of the Lord, and there adored the Lord God of Israel, offering faithfully all his firstfruits, and his tithes, -Tobit Tob 17 1 7 So that in the third year he gave all his tithes to the proselytes, and strangers. -Tobit Tob 17 1 8 These and such like things did he observe when but a boy according to the law of God. -Tobit Tob 17 1 9 But when he was a man, he took to wife Anna of his own tribe, and had a son by her, whom he called after his own name, -Tobit Tob 17 1 10 And from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin. -Tobit Tob 17 1 11 And when by the captivity he with his wife and his son and all his tribe was come to the city of Ninive, -Tobit Tob 17 1 12 (When all ate of the meats of the Gentiles) he kept his soul and never was defiled with their meats. -Tobit Tob 17 1 13 And because he was mindful of the Lord with all his heart, God gave him favour in the sight of Salmanasar the king. -Tobit Tob 17 1 14 And he gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he had a mind. -Tobit Tob 17 1 15 He therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome admonitions. -Tobit Tob 17 1 16 And when he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of that with which he had been honoured by the king: -Tobit Tob 17 1 17 And when amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he saw Gabelus in want, who was one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him the aforesaid sum of money. -Tobit Tob 17 1 18 But after a long time, Salmanasar the king being dead, when Sennacherib his son, who reigned in his place, had a hatred for the children of Israel: -Tobit Tob 17 1 19 Tobias daily went among all his kindred and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods: -Tobit Tob 17 1 20 He fed the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead, and they that were slain. -Tobit Tob 17 1 21 And when king Sennacherib was come back, fleeing from Judea by reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blasphemy, and being angry slew many of the children of Israel, Tobias buried their bodies. -Tobit Tob 17 1 22 But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and took away all his substance. -Tobit Tob 17 1 23 But Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay concealed, for many loved him. -Tobit Tob 17 1 24 But after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons. -Tobit Tob 17 1 25 And Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance was restored to him. -Tobit Tob 17 2 1 But after this, when there was a festival of the Lord, and a good dinner was prepared in Tobias's house, -Tobit Tob 17 2 2 He said to his son: Go, and bring some of our tribe that fear God, to feast with us. -Tobit Tob 17 2 3 And when he had gone, returning he told him, that one of the children of Israel lay slain in the street. And he forthwith leaped up from his place at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to the body. -Tobit Tob 17 2 4 And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the sun was down, he might bury him cautiously. -Tobit Tob 17 2 5 And when he had hid the body, he ate bread with mourning and fear, -Tobit Tob 17 2 6 Remembering the word which the Lord spoke by Amos the prophet: Your festival days shall be turned into lamentation and mourning. -Tobit Tob 17 2 7 So when the sun was down, he went and buried him. -Tobit Tob 17 2 8 Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead? -Tobit Tob 17 2 9 But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them. -Tobit Tob 17 2 10 Now it happened one day that being wearied with burying, he came to his house, and cast himself down by the wall and slept, -Tobit Tob 17 2 11 And as he was sleeping, hot dung out of a swallow's nest fell upon his eyes, and he was made blind. -Tobit Tob 17 2 12 Now this trial the Lord therefore permitted to happen to him, that an example might be given to posterity of his patience, as also of holy Job. -Tobit Tob 17 2 13 For whereas he had always feared God from his infancy, and kept his commandments, he repined not against God because the evil of blindness had befallen him, -Tobit Tob 17 2 14 But continued immoveable in the fear of God, giving thanks to God all the days of his life. -Tobit Tob 17 2 15 For as the kings insulted over holy Job: so his relations and kinsmen mocked at his life, saying: -Tobit Tob 17 2 16 Where is thy hope, for which thou gavest alms, and buriedst the dead? -Tobit Tob 17 2 17 But Tobias rebuked them, saying: Speak not so: -Tobit Tob 17 2 18 For we are the children of saints, and look for that life which God will give to those that never change their faith from him. -Tobit Tob 17 2 19 Now Anna his wife went daily to weaving work, and she brought home what she could get for their living by the labour of her hands. -Tobit Tob 17 2 20 Whereby it came to pass, that she received a young kid, and brought it home: -Tobit Tob 17 2 21 And when her husband heard it bleating, he said: Take heed, lest perhaps it be stolen: restore ye it to its owners, for it is not lawful for us either to eat or to touch any thing that cometh by theft. -Tobit Tob 17 2 22 At these words his wife being angry answered: It is evident the hope is come to nothing, and thy alms now appear. -Tobit Tob 17 2 23 And with these and other such like words, she upbraided him. -Tobit Tob 17 3 1 Then Tobias sighed, and began to pray with tears, -Tobit Tob 17 3 2 Saying, Thou art just, O Lord, and all thy judgments are just, and all thy ways mercy, and truth, and judgment: -Tobit Tob 17 3 3 And now, O Lord, think of me, and take not revenge of my sins, neither remember my offences, nor those of my parents. -Tobit Tob 17 3 4 For we have not obeyed thy commandments, therefore are we delivered to spoil and to captivity, and death, and are made a fable, and a reproach to all nations, amongst which thou hast scattered us. -Tobit Tob 17 3 5 And now, O Lord, great are thy judgments, because we have not done according to thy precepts, and have not walked sincerely before thee. -Tobit Tob 17 3 6 And now, O Lord, do with me according to thy will, and command my spirit to be received in peace: for it is better for me to die, than to live. -Tobit Tob 17 3 7 Now it happened on the same day, that Sara daughter of Raguel, in Rages a city of the Medes, received a reproach from one of her father's servant maids, -Tobit Tob 17 3 8 Because she had been given to seven husbands and a devil named Asmodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her. -Tobit Tob 17 3 9 So when she reproved the maid for her fault, she answered her, saying: May we never see son, or daughter of thee upon the earth, thou murderer of thy husbands. -Tobit Tob 17 3 10 Wilt thou kill me also, as thou hast already killed seven husbands? At these words, she went into an upper chamber of her house: and for three days and three nights did neither eat nor drink: -Tobit Tob 17 3 11 But continuing in prayer with tears besought God, that he would deliver her from this reproach. -Tobit Tob 17 3 12 And it came to pass on the third day when she was making an end of her prayer, blessing the Lord, -Tobit Tob 17 3 13 She said: Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers, who when thou hast been angry, wilt shew mercy, and in the time of tribulation forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee. -Tobit Tob 17 3 14 To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes. -Tobit Tob 17 3 15 I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth. -Tobit Tob 17 3 16 Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust. -Tobit Tob 17 3 17 Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness. -Tobit Tob 17 3 18 But a husband I consented to take, with thy fear, not with my lust. -Tobit Tob 17 3 19 And either I was unworthy of them, or they perhaps were not worthy of me: because perhaps thou hast kept me for another man, -Tobit Tob 17 3 20 For thy counsel is not in man's power. -Tobit Tob 17 3 21 But this every one is sure of that worshippeth thee, that his life, if it be under trial, shall be crowned and if it be under tribulation, it shall be delivered: and if it be under correction, it shall be allowed to come to thy mercy. -Tobit Tob 17 3 22 For thou art not delighted in our being lost, because after a storm thou makest a calm, and after tears and weeping thou pourest in joyfulness. -Tobit Tob 17 3 23 Be thy name, O God of Israel, blessed for ever, -Tobit Tob 17 3 24 At that time the prayers of them both were heard in the sight of the glory of the most high God: -Tobit Tob 17 3 25 And the holy angel of the Lord, Raphael was sent to heal them both, whose prayers at one time were rehearsed in the sight of the Lord. -Tobit Tob 17 4 1 Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, -Tobit Tob 17 4 2 And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. -Tobit Tob 17 4 3 When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life: -Tobit Tob 17 4 4 For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb. -Tobit Tob 17 4 5 And when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her by me. -Tobit Tob 17 4 6 And all the days of thy life have God in thy mind: and take heed thou never consent to sin, nor transgress the commandments of the Lord our God. -Tobit Tob 17 4 7 Give alms out of thy substance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person: for so it shall come to pass that the face of the Lord shall not be turned from thee. -Tobit Tob 17 4 8 According to thy ability be merciful. -Tobit Tob 17 4 9 If thou have much give abundantly: if thou have little, take care even so to bestow willingly a little. -Tobit Tob 17 4 10 For thus thou storest up to thyself a good reward for the day of necessity. -Tobit Tob 17 4 11 For alms deliver from all sin, and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness. -Tobit Tob 17 4 12 Alms shall be a great confidence before the most high God, to all them that give it. -Tobit Tob 17 4 13 Take heed to keep thyself, my son, from all fornication, and beside thy wife never endure to know a crime. -Tobit Tob 17 4 14 Never suffer pride to reign in thy mind, or in thy words: for from it all perdition took its beginning. -Tobit Tob 17 4 15 If any man hath done any work for thee, immediately pay him his hire, and let not the wages of thy hired servant stay with thee at all. -Tobit Tob 17 4 16 See thou never do to another what thou wouldst hate to have done to thee by another. -Tobit Tob 17 4 17 Eat thy bread with the hungry and the needy, and with thy garments cover the naked, -Tobit Tob 17 4 18 Lay out thy bread, and thy wine upon the burial of a just man, and do not eat and drink thereof with the wicked. -Tobit Tob 17 4 19 Seek counsel always of a wise man. -Tobit Tob 17 4 20 Bless God at all times: and desire of him to direct thy ways, and that all thy counsels may abide in him. -Tobit Tob 17 4 21 I tell thee also, my son, that I lent ten talents of silver, while thou wast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a city of the Medes, and I have a note of his hand with me: -Tobit Tob 17 4 22 Now therefore inquire how thou mayst go to him, and receive of him the foresaid sum of money, and restore to him the note of his hand. -Tobit Tob 17 4 23 Fear not, my son: we lead indeed a poor life, but we shall have many good things if we fear God, and depart from all sin, and do that which is good. -Tobit Tob 17 5 1 Then Tobias answered his father, and said: I will do all things, father, which thou hast commanded me. -Tobit Tob 17 5 2 But how I shall get this money, I cannot tell; he knoweth not me, and I know not him: what token shall I give him? nor did I ever know the way which leadeth thither. -Tobit Tob 17 5 3 Then his father answered him, and said: I have a note of his hand with me, which when thou shalt shew him, he will presently pay it. -Tobit Tob 17 5 4 But go now, and seek thee out some faithful man, to go with thee for his hire: that thou mayst receive it, while I yet live. -Tobit Tob 17 5 5 Then Tobias going forth, found a beautiful young man, standing girded, and as it were ready to walk. -Tobit Tob 17 5 6 And not knowing that he was an angel of God, he saluted him, and said: From whence art thou, good young man? -Tobit Tob 17 5 7 But he answered: Of the children of Israel. And Tobias said to him: Knowest thou the way that leadeth to the country of the Medes? -Tobit Tob 17 5 8 And he answered: I know it: and I have often walked through all the ways thereof, and I have abode with Gabelus our brother, who dwelleth at Rages a city of the Medes, which is situate in the mount of Ecbatana. -Tobit Tob 17 5 9 And Tobias said to him: Stay for me, I beseech thee, till I tell these same things to my father. -Tobit Tob 17 5 10 Then Tobias going in told all these things to his father. Upon which his father being in admiration, desired that he would come in unto him. -Tobit Tob 17 5 11 So going in he saluted him, and said: Joy be to thee always. -Tobit Tob 17 5 12 And Tobias said: What manner of joy shall be to me, who sit in darkness and see not the light of heaven? -Tobit Tob 17 5 13 And the young man said to him: Be of good courage, thy cure from God is at hand. -Tobit Tob 17 5 14 And Tobias said to him: Canst thou conduct my son to Gabelus at Rages, a city of the Medes? and when thou shalt return, I will pay thee thy hire. -Tobit Tob 17 5 15 And the angel said to him: I will conduct him thither, and bring him back to thee. -Tobit Tob 17 5 16 And Tobias said to him: I pray thee, tell me, of what family, or what tribe art thou? -Tobit Tob 17 5 17 And Raphael the angel answered: Dost thou seek the family of him thou hirest, or the hired servant himself to go with thy son? -Tobit Tob 17 5 18 But lest I should make thee uneasy, I am Azarias the son of the great Ananias. -Tobit Tob 17 5 19 And Tobias answered: Thou art of a great family. But I pray thee be not angry that I desired to know thy family. -Tobit Tob 17 5 20 And the angel said to him: I will lead thy son safe, and bring him to thee again safe. -Tobit Tob 17 5 21 And Tobias answering, said: May you have a good journey, and God be with you in your way, and his angel accompany you. -Tobit Tob 17 5 22 Then all things being ready, that were to be carried in their journey, Tobias bade his father and his mother farewell, and they set out both together. -Tobit Tob 17 5 23 And when they were departed, his mother began to weep, and to say: Thou hast taken the staff of our old age, and sent him away from us. -Tobit Tob 17 5 24 I wish the money for which thou hast sent him, had never been. -Tobit Tob 17 5 25 For our poverty was sufficient for us, that we might account it as riches, that we saw our son. -Tobit Tob 17 5 26 And Tobias said to her: Weep not, our son will arrive thither safe, and will return safe to us, and thy eyes shall see him. -Tobit Tob 17 5 27 For I believe that the good angel of God doth accompany him, and doth order all things well that are done about him, so that he shall return to us with joy. -Tobit Tob 17 5 28 At these words his mother ceased weeping, and held her peace. -Tobit Tob 17 6 1 And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris. -Tobit Tob 17 6 2 And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him. -Tobit Tob 17 6 3 And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me. -Tobit Tob 17 6 4 And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet. -Tobit Tob 17 6 5 Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines. -Tobit Tob 17 6 6 And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes. -Tobit Tob 17 6 7 Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him: I beseech thee, brother Azarias, tell me what remedies are these things good for, which thou hast bid me keep of the fish? -Tobit Tob 17 6 8 And the angel, answering, said to him: If thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kind of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them. -Tobit Tob 17 6 9 And the gall is good for anointing the eyes, in which there is a white speck, and they shall be cured. -Tobit Tob 17 6 10 And Tobias said to him: Where wilt thou that we lodge? -Tobit Tob 17 6 11 And the angel answering, said: Here is one whose name is Raguel, a near kinsman of thy tribe, and he hath a daughter named Sara, but he hath no son nor any other daughter beside her. -Tobit Tob 17 6 12 All his substance is due to thee, and thou must take her to wife. -Tobit Tob 17 6 13 Ask her therefore of her father, and he will give her thee to wife. -Tobit Tob 17 6 14 Then Tobias answered, and said: I hear that she hath been given to seven husbands, and they all died: moreover I have heard, that a devil killed them. -Tobit Tob 17 6 15 Now I am afraid, lest the same thing should happen to me also: and whereas I am the only child of my parents, I should bring down their old age with sorrow to hell. -Tobit Tob 17 6 16 Then the angel Raphael said to him: Hear me, and I will shew thee who they are, over whom the devil can prevail. -Tobit Tob 17 6 17 For they who in such manner receive matrimony, as to shut out God from themselves, and from their mind, and to give themselves to their lust, as the horse and mule, which have not understanding, over them the devil hath power. -Tobit Tob 17 6 18 But thou when thou shalt take her, go into the chamber, and for three days keep thyself continent from her, and give thyself to nothing else but to prayers with her. -Tobit Tob 17 6 19 And on that night lay the liver of the fish on the fire, and the devil shall be driven away. -Tobit Tob 17 6 20 But the second night thou shalt be admitted into the society of the holy Patriarchs. -Tobit Tob 17 6 21 And the third night thou shalt obtain a blessing that sound children may be born of you. -Tobit Tob 17 6 22 And when the third night is past, thou shalt take the virgin with the fear of the Lord, moved rather for love of children than for lust, that in the seed of Abraham thou mayst obtain a blessing in children. -Tobit Tob 17 7 1 And they went in to Raguel, and Raguel received them with joy. -Tobit Tob 17 7 2 And Raguel looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my cousin? -Tobit Tob 17 7 3 And when he had spoken these words, he said: Whence are ye young men our brethren? -Tobit Tob 17 7 4 But they said: We are of the tribe of Nephtali, of the captivity of Ninive. -Tobit Tob 17 7 5 And Raguel said to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him. -Tobit Tob 17 7 6 And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man's father. -Tobit Tob 17 7 7 And Raguel went to him, and kissed him with tears and weeping upon his neck, said: A blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most virtuous man. -Tobit Tob 17 7 8 And Anna his wife, and Sara their daughter wept. -Tobit Tob 17 7 9 And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner, -Tobit Tob 17 7 10 Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara thy daughter. -Tobit Tob 17 7 11 Now when Raguel heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands, that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his petition, -Tobit Tob 17 7 12 The angel said to him: Be not afraid to give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her. -Tobit Tob 17 7 13 Then Raguel said: I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight. -Tobit Tob 17 7 14 And I believe he hath therefore made you come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee. -Tobit Tob 17 7 15 And taking the right hand of his daughter, he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying: The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may he join you together, and fulfil his blessing in you. -Tobit Tob 17 7 16 And taking paper they made a writing of the marriage. -Tobit Tob 17 7 17 And afterwards they made merry, blessing God. -Tobit Tob 17 7 18 And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her to prepare another chamber. -Tobit Tob 17 7 19 And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept. -Tobit Tob 17 7 20 And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone. -Tobit Tob 17 8 1 And after they had supped, they brought in the young man to her. -Tobit Tob 17 8 2 And Tobias remembering the angel's word, took out of his bag part of the liver, and laid it upon burning coals. -Tobit Tob 17 8 3 Then the angel Raphael took the devil, and bound him in the desert of upper Egypt. -Tobit Tob 17 8 4 Then Tobias exhorted the virgin, and said to her: Sara, arise, and let us pray to God to day, and to morrow, and the next day: because for these three nights we are joined to God: and when the third night is over, we will be in our own wedlock. -Tobit Tob 17 8 5 For we are the children of saints, and we must not be joined together like heathens that know not God. -Tobit Tob 17 8 6 So they both arose, and prayed earnestly both together that health might be given them. -Tobit Tob 17 8 7 And Tobias said: Lord God of our fathers, may the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all thy creatures that are in them, bless thee. -Tobit Tob 17 8 8 Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper. -Tobit Tob 17 8 9 And now, Lord, thou knowest, that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever. -Tobit Tob 17 8 10 Sara also said: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, and let us grow old both together in health. -Tobit Tob 17 8 11 And it came to pass about the cockcrowing, Raguel ordered his servants to be called for, and they went with him together to dig a grave. -Tobit Tob 17 8 12 For he said: Lest perhaps it may have happened to him, in like manner as it did to the other seven husbands, that went in unto her. -Tobit Tob 17 8 13 And when they had prepared the pit, Raguel went back to his wife, and said to her: -Tobit Tob 17 8 14 Send one of thy maids, and let her see if he be dead, that I may bury him before it be day. -Tobit Tob 17 8 15 So she sent one of her maidservants, who went into the chamber, and found them safe and sound, sleeping both together. -Tobit Tob 17 8 16 And returning she brought the good news: and Raguel and Anna his wife blessed the Lord, -Tobit Tob 17 8 17 And said: We bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because it hath not happened as we suspected. -Tobit Tob 17 8 18 For thou hast shewn thy mercy to us, and hast shut out from us the enemy that persecuted us. -Tobit Tob 17 8 19 And thou hast taken pity upon two only children. Make them, O Lord, bless thee more fully: and to offer up to thee a sacrifice of thy praise, and of their health, that all nations may know, that thou alone art God in all the earth. -Tobit Tob 17 8 20 And immediately Raguel commanded his servants, to fill up the pit they had made, before it was day. -Tobit Tob 17 8 21 And he spoke to his wife to make ready a feast, and prepare all kind of provisions that are necessary for such as go a journey. -Tobit Tob 17 8 22 He caused also two fat kine, and four wethers to be killed, and a banquet to be prepared for all his neighbours, and all his friends. -Tobit Tob 17 8 23 And Raguel adjured Tobias, to abide with him two weeks. -Tobit Tob 17 8 24 And of all things which Raguel possessed, he gave one half to Tobias, and made a writing, that the half that remained should after their decease come also to Tobias. -Tobit Tob 17 9 1 Then Tobias called the angel to him, whom he took to be a man, and said to him: Brother Azarias, I pray thee hearken to my words: -Tobit Tob 17 9 2 If I should give myself to be thy servant I should not make a worthy return for thy care. -Tobit Tob 17 9 3 However, I beseech thee, to take with thee beasts and servants, and to go to Gabelus to Rages the city of the Medes: and to restore to him his note of hand, and receive of him the money, and desire him to come to my wedding. -Tobit Tob 17 9 4 For thou knowest that my father numbereth the days: and if I stay one day more, his soul will be afflicted. -Tobit Tob 17 9 5 And indeed thou seest how Raguel hath adjured me, whose adjuring I cannot despise. -Tobit Tob 17 9 6 Then Raphael took four of Raguel's servants, and two camels, and went to Rages the city of the Medes: and finding Gabelus, gave him his note of hand, and received of him all the money. -Tobit Tob 17 9 7 And he told him concerning Tobias the son of Tobias, all that had been done: and made him come with him to the wedding. -Tobit Tob 17 9 8 And when he was come into Raguel's house he found Tobias sitting at the table: and he leaped up, and they kissed each other: and Gabelus wept, and blessed God, -Tobit Tob 17 9 9 And said: The God of Israel bless thee, because thou art the son of a very good and just man, and that feareth God, and doth almsdeeds: -Tobit Tob 17 9 10 And may a blessing come upon thy wife and upon your parents. -Tobit Tob 17 9 11 And may you see your children, and your children's children, unto the third and fourth generation: and may your seed be blessed by the God of Israel, who reigneth for ever and ever. -Tobit Tob 17 9 12 And when all had said, Amen, they went to the feast: but the marriage feast they celebrated also with the fear of the Lord. -Tobit Tob 17 10 1 But as Tobias made longer stay upon occasion of the marriage, Tobias his father was solicitous, saying: Why thinkest thou doth my son tarry, or why is he detained there? -Tobit Tob 17 10 2 Is Gabelus dead, thinkest thou, and no man will pay him the money? -Tobit Tob 17 10 3 And he began to be exceeding sad, both he and Anna his wife with him: and they began both to weep together, because their son did not return to them on the day appointed. -Tobit Tob 17 10 4 But his mother wept and was quite disconsolate, and said: Woe, woe is me, my son; why did we send thee to go to a strange country, the light of our eyes, the staff of our old age, the comfort of our life, the hope of our posterity? -Tobit Tob 17 10 5 We having all things together in thee alone, ought not to have let thee go from us. -Tobit Tob 17 10 6 And Tobias said to her: Hold thy peace, and be not troubled, our son is safe: that man with whom we sent him is very trusty. -Tobit Tob 17 10 7 But she could by no means be comforted, but daily running out looked round about, and went into all the ways by which there seemed any hope he might return, that she might if possible see him coming afar off. -Tobit Tob 17 10 8 But Raguel said to his son in law: Stay here, and I will send a messenger to Tobias thy father, that thou art in health. -Tobit Tob 17 10 9 And Tobias said to him: I know that my father and mother now count the days, and their spirit is grievously afflicted within them. -Tobit Tob 17 10 10 And when Raguel had pressed Tobias with many words, and he by no means would hearken to him, he delivered Sara unto him, and half of all his substance in menservants, and womenservants, in cattle, in camels, and in kine, and in much money, and sent him away safe and joyful from him, -Tobit Tob 17 10 11 Saying: The holy angel of the Lord be with you in your journey, and bring you through safe, and that you may find all things well about your parents, and my eyes may see your children before I die. -Tobit Tob 17 10 12 And the parents taking their daughter kissed her, and let her go: -Tobit Tob 17 10 13 Admonishing her to honour her father and mother in law, to love her husband, to take care of the family, to govern the house, and to behave herself irreprehensibly. -Tobit Tob 17 11 1 And as they were returning they came to Charan, which is in the midway to Ninive, the eleventh day. -Tobit Tob 17 11 2 And the angel said: Brother Tobias, thou knowest how thou didst leave thy father. -Tobit Tob 17 11 3 If it please thee therefore, let us go before, and let the family follow softly after us, together with thy wife, and with the beasts. -Tobit Tob 17 11 4 And as this their going pleased him, Raphael said to Tobias: Take with thee of the gall of the fish, for it will be necessary. So Tobias took some of that gall and departed. -Tobit Tob 17 11 5 But Anna sat beside the way daily, on the top of a hill, from whence she might see afar off. -Tobit Tob 17 11 6 And while she watched his coming from that place, she saw him afar off, and presently perceived it was her son coming: and returning she told her husband, saying: Behold thy son cometh. -Tobit Tob 17 11 7 And Raphael said to Tobias: As soon as thou shalt come into thy house, forthwith adore the Lord thy God: and giving thanks to him, go to thy father, and kiss him. -Tobit Tob 17 11 8 And immediately anoint his eyes with this gall of the fish, which thou carriest with thee. For be assured that his eyes shall be presently opened, and thy father shall see the light of heaven, and shall rejoice in the sight of thee. -Tobit Tob 17 11 9 Then the dog, which had been with them in the way, ran before, and coming as if he had brought the news, shewed his joy by his fawning and wagging his tail. -Tobit Tob 17 11 10 And his father that was blind, rising up, began to run stumbling with his feet: and giving a servant his hand, went to meet his son. -Tobit Tob 17 11 11 And receiving him kissed him, as did also his wife, and they began to weep for joy. -Tobit Tob 17 11 12 And when they had adored God, and given him thanks, they sat down together. -Tobit Tob 17 11 13 Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his father's eyes. -Tobit Tob 17 11 14 And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. -Tobit Tob 17 11 15 And Tobias took hold of it, and drew it from his eyes, and recovered his sight. -Tobit Tob 17 11 16 And they glorified God, both he and his wife and all that knew him. -Tobit Tob 17 11 17 And Tobias said: I bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because thou hast chastised me, and thou hast saved me and behold I see Tobias my son. -Tobit Tob 17 11 18 And after seven days Sara his son's wife and all the family arrived safe, and the cattle, and the camels, and an abundance of money of his wife's: and that money also which he had received of Gabelus, -Tobit Tob 17 11 19 And he told his parents all the benefits of God, which he had done to him by the man that conducted him. -Tobit Tob 17 11 20 And Achior and Nabath the kinsmen of Tobias came, rejoicing for Tobias, and congratulating with him for all the good things that God had done for him. -Tobit Tob 17 11 21 And for seven days they feasted and rejoiced all with great joy. -Tobit Tob 17 12 1 Then Tobias called to him his son and said to him: What can we give to this holy man, that is come with thee? -Tobit Tob 17 12 2 Tobias answering, said to his father: Father, what wages shall we give him? or what can be worthy of his benefits? -Tobit Tob 17 12 3 He conducted me and brought me safe again, he received the money of Gabelus, he caused me to have my wife, and he chased from her the evil spirit, he gave joy to her parents, myself he delivered from being devoured by the fish, thee also he hath made to see the light of heaven, and we are filled with all good things through him. What can we give him sufficient for these things? -Tobit Tob 17 12 4 But I beseech thee, my father, to desire him, that he would vouchsafe to accept of one half of all things that have been brought. -Tobit Tob 17 12 5 So the father and the son calling him, took him aside: and began to desire him that he would vouchsafe to accept of half of all things that they had brought, -Tobit Tob 17 12 6 Then he said to them secretly, Bless ye the God of heaven, give glory to him in the sight of all that live, because he hath shewn his mercy to you. -Tobit Tob 17 12 7 For it is good to hide the secret of a king: to reveal and confess the works of God. -Tobit Tob 17 12 8 Prayer is good with fasting and alms more than to lay up treasures of gold. -Tobit Tob 17 12 9 For alms delivereth from death, and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting. -Tobit Tob 17 12 10 But they that commit sin and iniquity, are enemies to their own soul. -Tobit Tob 17 12 11 I discover then the truth unto you, and I will not hide the secret from you. -Tobit Tob 17 12 12 When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord. -Tobit Tob 17 12 13 And because thou wast acceptable to God, it was necessary that temptation should prove thee. -Tobit Tob 17 12 14 And now the Lord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy son's wife from the devil. -Tobit Tob 17 12 15 For I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord. -Tobit Tob 17 12 16 And when they had heard these things, they were troubled, and being seized with fear they fell upon the ground on their face. -Tobit Tob 17 12 17 And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not. -Tobit Tob 17 12 18 For when I was with you, I was there by the will of God: bless ye him, and sing praises to him. -Tobit Tob 17 12 19 I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you but I use an invisible meat and drink, which cannot be seen by men. -Tobit Tob 17 12 20 It is time therefore that I return to him that sent me: but bless ye God, and publish all his wonderful works. -Tobit Tob 17 12 21 And when he had said these things, he was taken from their sight, and they could see him no more. -Tobit Tob 17 12 22 Then they lying prostrate for three hours upon their face, blessed God, and rising up, they told all his wonderful works. -Tobit Tob 17 13 1 And Tobias the elder opening his mouth, blessed the Lord, and said: Thou art great O Lord, for ever, and thy kingdom is unto all ages. -Tobit Tob 17 13 2 For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again: and there is none that can escape thy hand. -Tobit Tob 17 13 3 Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the Gentiles: -Tobit Tob 17 13 4 Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, who know not him, that you may declare his wonderful works, and make them know that there is no other almighty God besides him. -Tobit Tob 17 13 5 He hath chastised us for our iniquities: and he will save us for his own mercy. -Tobit Tob 17 13 6 See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory to him: and extol the eternal King of worlds in your works. -Tobit Tob 17 13 7 As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation, -Tobit Tob 17 13 8 Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God, believing that he will shew his mercy to you. -Tobit Tob 17 13 9 And I and my soul will rejoice in him. -Tobit Tob 17 13 10 Bless ye the Lord, all his elect, keep days of joy, and give glory to him. -Tobit Tob 17 13 11 Jerusalem, city of God, the Lord hath chastised thee for the works of thy hands. -Tobit Tob 17 13 12 Give glory to the Lord for thy good things, and bless the God eternal that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back all the captives to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for ever and ever. -Tobit Tob 17 13 13 Thou shalt shine with a glorious light: and all the ends of the earth shall worship thee, -Tobit Tob 17 13 14 Nations from afar shall come to thee: and shall bring gifts, and shall adore the Lord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy. -Tobit Tob 17 13 15 For they shall call upon the great name in thee, -Tobit Tob 17 13 16 They shall be cursed that shall despise thee: and they shall be condemned that shall blaspheme thee: and blessed shall they be that shall build thee up, -Tobit Tob 17 13 17 But thou shalt rejoice in thy children, because they shall all be blessed, and shall be gathered together to the Lord. -Tobit Tob 17 13 18 Blessed are all they that love thee, and that rejoice in thy peace, -Tobit Tob 17 13 19 My soul, bless thou the Lord, because the Lord our God hath delivered Jerusalem his city from all her troubles. -Tobit Tob 17 13 20 Happy shall I be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the glory of Jerusalem. -Tobit Tob 17 13 21 The gates of Jerusalem shall be built of sapphire, and of emerald, and all the walls thereof round about of precious stones. -Tobit Tob 17 13 22 All its streets shall be paved with white and clean stones: and Alleluia shall be sung in its streets, -Tobit Tob 17 13 23 Blessed be the Lord, who hath exalted it, and may he reign over it for ever and ever, Amen. -Tobit Tob 17 14 1 And the words of Tobias were ended. And after Tobias was restored to his sight, he lived two and forty years, and saw the children of his grandchildren. -Tobit Tob 17 14 2 And after he had lived a hundred and two years, he was buried honorably in Ninive. -Tobit Tob 17 14 3 For he was six and fifty years old when he lost the sight of his eyes, and sixty when he recovered it again. -Tobit Tob 17 14 4 And the rest of his life was in joy, and with great increase of the fear of God he departed in peace. -Tobit Tob 17 14 5 And at the hour of his death he called unto him his son Tobias and his children, seven young men, his grandsons, and said to them: -Tobit Tob 17 14 6 The destruction of Ninive is at hand: for the word of the Lord must be fulfilled: and our brethren, that are scattered abroad from the land of Israel, shall return to it. -Tobit Tob 17 14 7 And all the land thereof that is desert shall be filled with people, and the house of God which is burnt in it, shall again be rebuilt: and all that fear God shall return thither. -Tobit Tob 17 14 8 And the Gentiles shall leave their idols, and shall come into Jerusalem, and shall dwell in it. -Tobit Tob 17 14 9 And all the kings of the earth shall rejoice in it, adoring the King of Israel. -Tobit Tob 17 14 10 Hearken therefore, my children, to your father: serve the Lord in truth, and seek to do the things that please him: -Tobit Tob 17 14 11 And command your children that they do justice and almsdeeds, and that they be mindful of God, and bless him at all times in truth, and with all their power. -Tobit Tob 17 14 12 And now, children, hear me, and do not stay here: but as soon as you shall bury your mother by me in one sepulchre, without delay direct your steps to depart hence: -Tobit Tob 17 14 13 For I see that its iniquity will bring it to destruction. -Tobit Tob 17 14 14 And it came to pass that after the death of his mother, Tobias departed out of Ninive with his wife, and children, and children's children, and returned to his father and mother in law. -Tobit Tob 17 14 15 And he found them in health in a good old age: and he took care of them, and he closed their eyes: and all the inheritance of Raguel's house came to him: and he saw his children's children to the fifth generation. -Tobit Tob 17 14 16 And after he had lived ninety-nine years in the fear of the Lord, with joy they buried him. -Tobit Tob 17 14 17 And all his kindred, and all his generation continued in good life, and in holy conversation, so that they were acceptable both to God, and to men, and to all that dwelt in the land. -Judith Jdt 18 1 1 Now Arphaxad king of the Medes had brought many nations under his dominions, and he built a very strong city, which he called Ecbatana, -Judith Jdt 18 1 2 Of stones squared and hewed: he made the walls thereof seventy cubits broad, and thirty cubits high, and the towers thereof he made a hundred cubits high. But on the square of them, each side was extended the space of twenty feet. -Judith Jdt 18 1 3 And he made the gates thereof according to the height of the towers: -Judith Jdt 18 1 4 And he gloried as a mighty one in the force of his army and in the glory of his chariots. -Judith Jdt 18 1 5 Now in the twelfth year of his reign, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Ninive the great city, fought against Arphaxad and overcame him, -Judith Jdt 18 1 6 In the great plain which is called Ragua, about the Euphrates, and the Tigris, and the Jadason, in the plain of Erioch the king of the Elicians. -Judith Jdt 18 1 7 Then was the kingdom of Nabuchodonosor exalted, and his heart was elevated: and he sent to all that dwelt in Cilicia and Damascus, and Libanus, -Judith Jdt 18 1 8 And to the nations that are in Carmelus, and Cedar, and to the inhabitants of Galilee in the great plain of Asdrelon, -Judith Jdt 18 1 9 And to all that were in Samaria, and beyond the river Jordan even to Jerusalem, and all the land of Jesse till you come to the borders of Ethiopia. -Judith Jdt 18 1 10 To all these Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, sent messengers: -Judith Jdt 18 1 11 But they all with one mind refused, and sent them back empty, and rejected them without honour. -Judith Jdt 18 1 12 Then king Nabuchodonosor being angry against all that land, swore by his throne and kingdom that he would revenge himself of all those countries. -Judith Jdt 18 2 1 In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, the two and twentieth day of the first month, the word was given out in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, that he would revenge himself. -Judith Jdt 18 2 2 And he called all the ancients, and all the governors, and his officers of war, and communicated to them the secret of his counsel: -Judith Jdt 18 2 3 And he said that his thoughts were to bring all the earth under his empire. -Judith Jdt 18 2 4 And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies, -Judith Jdt 18 2 5 And said to him: Go out against all the kingdoms of the west, and against them especially that despised my commandment. -Judith Jdt 18 2 6 Thy eye shall not spare any kingdom, and all the strong cities thou shalt bring under my yoke. -Judith Jdt 18 2 7 Then Holofernes called the captains, and officers of the power of the Assyrians: and he mustered men for the expedition, and the king commanded him, a hundred and twenty thousand fighting men on foot, and twelve thousand archers, horsemen. -Judith Jdt 18 2 8 And he made all his warlike preparations to go before with a multitude of innumerable camels, with all provisions sufficient for the armies in abundance, and herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, without number. -Judith Jdt 18 2 9 He appointed corn to be prepared out of all Syria in his passage. -Judith Jdt 18 2 10 But gold and silver he took out of the king's house in great abundance. -Judith Jdt 18 2 11 And he went forth he and all the army, with the chariots, and horsemen, and archers, who covered the face of the earth, like locusts. -Judith Jdt 18 2 12 And when he had passed through the borders of the Assyrians, he came to the great mountains of Ange, which are on the left of Cilicia: and he went up to all their castles, and took all the strong places. -Judith Jdt 18 2 13 And he took by assault the renowned city of Melothus, and pillaged all the children of Tharsis, and the children of Ismahel, who were over against the face of the desert, and on the south of the land of Cellon. -Judith Jdt 18 2 14 And he passed over the Euphrates and came into Mesopotamia: and he forced all the stately cities that were there, from the torrent of Mambre, till one comes to the sea: -Judith Jdt 18 2 15 And he took the borders thereof, from Cilicia to the coasts of Japheth, which are towards the south. -Judith Jdt 18 2 16 And he carried away all the children of Madian, and stripped them of all their riches, and all that resisted him he slew with the edge of the sword. -Judith Jdt 18 2 17 And after these things he went down into the plains of Damascus in the days of the harvest, and he set all the corn on fire, and he caused all the trees and vineyards to be cut down. -Judith Jdt 18 2 18 And the fear of them fell upon all the inhabitants of the land. -Judith Jdt 18 3 1 Then the kings and the princes of all the cities and provinces, of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Syria Sobal, and Libya, and Cilicia sent their ambassadors, who coming to Holofernes, said: -Judith Jdt 18 3 2 Let thy indignation towards us cease, for it is better for us to live and serve Nabuchodonosor the great king, and be subject to thee, than to die and to perish, or suffer the miseries of slavery. -Judith Jdt 18 3 3 All our cities and our possessions, all mountains and hills, and fields, and herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, and goats, and horses, and camels, and all our goods, and families are in thy sight: -Judith Jdt 18 3 4 Let all we have be subject to thy law, -Judith Jdt 18 3 5 Both we and our children are thy servants. -Judith Jdt 18 3 6 Come to us a peaceable lord, and use our service as it shall please thee, -Judith Jdt 18 3 7 Then he came down from the mountains with horsemen, in great power, and made himself master of every city, and all the inhabitants of the land. -Judith Jdt 18 3 8 And from all the cities he took auxiliaries valiant men, and chosen for war, -Judith Jdt 18 3 9 And so great a fear lay upon all those provinces, that the inhabitants of all the cities, both princes and nobles, as well as the people, went out to meet him at his coming. -Judith Jdt 18 3 10 And received him with garlands, and lights, and dances, and timbrels, and flutes. -Judith Jdt 18 3 11 And though they did these things, they could not for all that mitigate the fierceness of his heart: -Judith Jdt 18 3 12 For he both destroyed their cities, and cut down their groves. -Judith Jdt 18 3 13 For Nabuchodonosor the king had commanded him to destroy all the gods of the earth, that he only might be called God by those nations which could be brought under him by the power of Holofernes. -Judith Jdt 18 3 14 And when he had passed through all Syria Sobal, and all Apamea, and all Mesopotamia, he came to the Idumeans into the land of Gabaa, -Judith Jdt 18 3 15 And he took possession of their cities, and stayed there for thirty days, in which days he commanded all the troops of his army to be united. -Judith Jdt 18 4 1 Then the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Juda, hearing these things, were exceedingly afraid of him. -Judith Jdt 18 4 2 Dread and horror seized upon their minds, lest he should do the same to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, that he had done to other cities and their temples. -Judith Jdt 18 4 3 And they sent into all Samaria round about, as far as Jericho, and seized upon all the tops of the mountains: -Judith Jdt 18 4 4 And they compassed their towns with walls and gathered together corn for provision for war. -Judith Jdt 18 4 5 And Eliachim the priest wrote to all that were over against Esdrelon, which faceth the great plain near Dothain, and to all by whom there might be a passage of way, -Judith Jdt 18 4 6 that they should take possession of the ascents of the mountains, by which there might be any way to Jerusalem, and should keep watch where the way was narrow between the mountains. -Judith Jdt 18 4 7 And the children of Israel did as the priests of the Lord Eliachim had appointed them. -Judith Jdt 18 4 8 And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness, and they humbled their souls in fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives. -Judith Jdt 18 4 9 And the priests put on haircloths, and they caused the little children to lie prostrate before the temple of the Lord, and the altar of the Lord they covered with haircloth. -Judith Jdt 18 4 10 And they cried to the Lord the God of Israel with one accord, that their children might not be made a prey, and their wives carried off, and their cities destroyed, and their holy things profaned, and that they might not be made a reproach to the Gentiles. -Judith Jdt 18 4 11 Then Eliachim the high priest of the Lord went about all Israel and spoke to them, -Judith Jdt 18 4 12 Saying: Know ye that the Lord will hear your prayers, if you continue with perseverance in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord. -Judith Jdt 18 4 13 Remember Moses the servant of the Lord overcame Amalec that trusted in his own strength, and in his power, and in his army, and in his shields, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen, not by fighting with the sword, but by holy prayers: -Judith Jdt 18 4 14 So all the enemies of Israel be, if you persevere in this work which you have begun. -Judith Jdt 18 4 15 So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord. -Judith Jdt 18 4 16 So that even they who offered the holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and with ashes upon their head. -Judith Jdt 18 4 17 And they all begged of God with all their heart, that he would visit his people Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 5 1 And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to resist, and had shut up the ways of the mountains. -Judith Jdt 18 5 2 And he was transported with exceeding great fury and indignation, and he called all the princes of Moab and the leaders of Ammon. -Judith Jdt 18 5 3 And he said to them: Tell me what is this people that besetteth the mountains: or what are their cities, and of what sort, and how great: also what is their power, or what is their multitude: or who is the king over their warfare: -Judith Jdt 18 5 4 And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace? -Judith Jdt 18 5 5 Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said; If thou vouchsafe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth. -Judith Jdt 18 5 6 This people is of the offspring of the Chaldeans. -Judith Jdt 18 5 7 They dwelt first in Mesopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers, who were in the land of the Chaldeans. -Judith Jdt 18 5 8 Wherefore forsaking the ceremonies of their fathers, which consisted in the worship of many gods, -Judith Jdt 18 5 9 They worshipped one God of heaven, who also commanded them to depart from thence, and to dwell in Charan. And when there was a famine over all the land, they went down into Egypt, and there for four hundred years were so multiplied, that the army of them could not be numbered. -Judith Jdt 18 5 10 And when the king of Egypt oppressed them, and made slaves of them to labour in clay and brick, in the building of his cities, they cried to their Lord, and he struck the whole land of Egypt with divers plagues. -Judith Jdt 18 5 11 And when the Egyptians had cast them out from them, and the plague had ceased from them, and they had a mind to take them again, and bring them back to their service, -Judith Jdt 18 5 12 The God of heaven opened the sea to them in their flight, so that the waters were made to stand firm as a wall on either side, and they walked through the bottom of the sea and passed it dry foot. -Judith Jdt 18 5 13 And when an innumerable army of the Egyptians pursued after them in that place, they were so overwhelmed with the waters, that there was not one left, to tell what had happened to posterity. -Judith Jdt 18 5 14 After they came out of the Red Sea, they abode in the deserts of mount Sina, in which never man could dwell, or son of man rested. -Judith Jdt 18 5 15 There bitter fountains were made sweet for them to drink, and for forty years they received food from heaven. -Judith Jdt 18 5 16 Wheresoever they went in without bow and arrow, and without shield and sword, their God fought for them and overcame. -Judith Jdt 18 5 17 And there was no one that triumphed over this people, but when they departed from the worship of the Lord their God. -Judith Jdt 18 5 18 But as often as beside their own God, they worshipped any other, they were given to spoil and to the sword, and to reproach. -Judith Jdt 18 5 19 And as often as they were penitent for having revolted from the worship of their God, the God of heaven gave them power to resist. -Judith Jdt 18 5 20 So they overthrew the king of the Chanaanites, and of the Jebusites, and of the Pherezites, and of the Hethites, and of the Hevites, and of the Amorrhites, and all the mighty ones in Hesebon, and they possessed their lands, and their cities: -Judith Jdt 18 5 21 And as long as they sinned not in the sight of their God, it was well with them: for their God hateth iniquity. -Judith Jdt 18 5 22 And even some years ago when they had revolted from the way which God had given them to walk therein, they were destroyed in battles by many nations and very many of them were led away captive into a strange land. -Judith Jdt 18 5 23 But of late returning to the Lord their God, from the different places wherein they were scattered, they are come together and are gone up into all these mountains, and possess Jerusalem again, where their holies are. -Judith Jdt 18 5 24 Now therefore, my lord, search if there be any iniquity of theirs in the sight of their God: let us go up to them, because their God will surely deliver them to thee, and they shall be brought under the yoke of thy power: -Judith Jdt 18 5 25 But if there be no offence of this people in the sight of their God, we cannot resist them because their God will defend them: and we shall be a reproach to the whole earth. -Judith Jdt 18 5 26 And it came to pass, when Achior had ceased to speak these words, all the great men of Holofernes were angry, and they had a mind to kill him, saying to each other: -Judith Jdt 18 5 27 Who is this, that saith the children of Israel can resist king Nabuchodonosor, and his armies, men unarmed, and without force, and without skill in the art of war? -Judith Jdt 18 5 28 That Achior therefore may know that he deceiveth us, let us go up into the mountains: and when the bravest of them shall be taken, then shall he with them be stabbed with the sword, -Judith Jdt 18 5 29 That every nation may know that Nabuchodonosor is god of the earth, and besides him there is no other. -Judith Jdt 18 6 1 And it came to pass when they had left off speaking, that Holofernes being in a violent passion, said to Achior: -Judith Jdt 18 6 2 Because thou hast prophesied unto us, saying: That the nation of Israel is defended by their God, to shew thee that there is no God, but Nabuchodonosor: -Judith Jdt 18 6 3 When we shall slay them all as one man, then thou also shalt die with them by the sword of the Assyrians, and all Israel shall perish with thee: -Judith Jdt 18 6 4 And thou shalt find that Nabuchodonosor is lord of the whole earth: and then the sword of my soldiers shall pass through thy sides, and thou shalt be stabbed and fall among the wounded of Israel, and thou shalt breathe no more till thou be destroyed with them. -Judith Jdt 18 6 5 But if thou think thy prophecy true, let not thy countenance sink, and let the paleness that is in thy face, depart from thee, if thou imaginest these my words cannot be accomplished. -Judith Jdt 18 6 6 And that thou mayst know that thou shalt experience these things together with them, behold from this hour thou shalt be associated to their people, that when they shall receive the punishment they deserve from my sword, thou mayst fall under the same vengeance. -Judith Jdt 18 6 7 Then Holofernes commanded his servants to take Achior, and to lead him to Bethulia, and to deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 6 8 And the servants of Holofernes taking him, went through the plains: but when they came near the mountains, the slingers came out against them. -Judith Jdt 18 6 9 Then turning out of the way by the side of the mountain, they tied Achior to a tree hand and foot, and so left him bound with ropes, and returned to their master. -Judith Jdt 18 6 10 And the children of Israel coming down from Bethulia, came to him, and loosing him they brought him to Bethulia, and setting him in the midst of the people, asked him what was the matter that the Assyrians had left him bound. -Judith Jdt 18 6 11 In those days the rulers there, were Ozias the son of Micha of the tribe of Simeon, and Charmi, called also Gothoniel. -Judith Jdt 18 6 12 And Achior related in the midst of the ancients, and in the presence of all the people, all that he had said being asked by Holofernes: and how the people of Holofernes would have killed him for this word, -Judith Jdt 18 6 13 And how Holofernes himself being angry had commanded him to be delivered for this cause to the Israelites: that when he should overcome the children of Israel, then he might command Achior also himself to be put to death by diverse torments, for having said: The God of heaven is their defender. -Judith Jdt 18 6 14 And when Achior had declared all these things, all the people fell upon their faces, adoring the Lord, and all of them together mourning and weeping poured out their prayers with one accord to the Lord, -Judith Jdt 18 6 15 Saying: O Lord God of heaven and earth, behold their pride, and look on our low condition, and have regard to the face of thy saints, and shew that thou forsakest not them that trust on thee, and that thou humblest them that presume of themselves, and glory in their own strength. -Judith Jdt 18 6 16 So when their weeping was ended, and the people's prayer, in which they continued all the day, was concluded, they comforted Achior, -Judith Jdt 18 6 17 Saying: The God of our fathers, whose power thou hast set forth, will make this return to thee, that thou rather shalt see their destruction. -Judith Jdt 18 6 18 And when the Lord our God shall give this liberty to his servants, let God be with thee also in the midst of us: that as it shall please thee, so thou with all thine mayst converse with us. -Judith Jdt 18 6 19 Then Ozias, after the assembly was broken up, received him into his house, and made him a great supper. -Judith Jdt 18 6 20 And all the ancients were invited, and they refreshed themselves together after their fast was over. -Judith Jdt 18 6 21 And afterwards all the people were called together, and they prayed all the night long within the church, desiring help of the God of Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 7 1 But Holofernes on the next day gave orders to his army, to go up against Bethulia. -Judith Jdt 18 7 2 Now there were in his troops a hundred and twenty thousand footmen, and two and twenty thousand horsemen, besides the preparations of those men who had been taken, and who had been brought away out of the provinces and cities of all the youth. -Judith Jdt 18 7 3 All these prepared themselves together to fight against the children of Israel, and they came by the hillside to the top, which looketh toward Dothain, from the place which is called Belma, unto Chelmon, which is over against Esdrelon. -Judith Jdt 18 7 4 But the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, prostrated themselves upon the ground, putting ashes upon their heads, praying with one accord, that the God of Israel would shew his mercy upon his people. -Judith Jdt 18 7 5 And taking their arms of war, they posted themselves at the places, which by a narrow pathway lead directly between the mountains, and they guarded them all day and night. -Judith Jdt 18 7 6 Now Holofernes, in going round about, found that the fountain which supplied them with water, ran through an aqueduct without the city on the south side: and he commanded their aqueduct to be cut off. -Judith Jdt 18 7 7 Nevertheless there were springs not far from the walls, out of which they were seen secretly to draw water, to refresh themselves a little rather than to drink their fill. -Judith Jdt 18 7 8 But the children of Ammon and Moab came to Holofernes, saying: The children of Israel trust not in their spears, nor in their arrows, but the mountains are their defence, and the steep hills and precipices guard them. -Judith Jdt 18 7 9 Wherefore that thou mayst overcome them without joining battle, set guards at the springs that they may not draw water out of them, and thou shalt destroy them without sword, or at least being wearied out they will yield up their city, which they suppose, because it is situate in the mountains, to be impregnable. -Judith Jdt 18 7 10 And these words pleased Holofernes, and his officers, and he placed all round about a hundred men at every spring. -Judith Jdt 18 7 11 And when they had kept this watch for full twenty days, the cisterns, and the reserve of waters failed among all the inhabitants of Bethulia, so that there was not within the city, enough to satisfy them, no not for one day, for water was daily given out to the people by measure. -Judith Jdt 18 7 12 Then all the men and women, young men, and children, gathering themselves together to Ozias, all together with one voice, -Judith Jdt 18 7 13 Said: God be judge between us and thee, for thou hast done evil against us, in that thou wouldst not speak peaceably with the Assyrians, and for this cause God hath sold us into their hands. -Judith Jdt 18 7 14 And therefore there is no one to help us, while we are cast down before their eyes in thirst, and sad destruction. -Judith Jdt 18 7 15 And now assemble ye all that are in the city, that we may of our own accord yield ourselves all up to the people of Holofernes. -Judith Jdt 18 7 16 For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes. -Judith Jdt 18 7 17 We call to witness this day heaven and earth, and the God of our fathers, who taketh vengeance upon us according to our sins, conjuring you to deliver now the city into the hand of the army of Holofernes, that our end may be short by the edge of the sword, which is made longer by the drought of thirst. -Judith Jdt 18 7 18 And when they had said these things, there was great weeping and lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours with one voice they cried to God, saying: -Judith Jdt 18 7 19 We have sinned with our fathers, we have done unjustly, we have committed iniquity: -Judith Jdt 18 7 20 Have thou mercy on us, because thou art good, or punish our iniquities by chastising us thyself, and deliver not them that trust in thee to a people that knoweth not thee, -Judith Jdt 18 7 21 That they may not say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? -Judith Jdt 18 7 22 And when being wearied with these cries, and tired with these weepings, they held their peace, -Judith Jdt 18 7 23 Ozias rising up all in tears, said: Be of good courage, my brethren, and let us wait these five days for mercy from the Lord. -Judith Jdt 18 7 24 For perhaps he will put a stop to his indignation, and will give glory to his own name. -Judith Jdt 18 7 25 But if after five days be past there come no aid, we will do the things which you have spoken. -Judith Jdt 18 8 1 Now it came to pass, when Judith a widow had heard these words, who was the daughter of Merari, the son of Idox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozias, the son of Elai, the son of Jamnor, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Achitob, the son of Melchias, the son of Enan, the son of Nathanias, the son of Salathiel, the son of Simeon, the son of Ruben: -Judith Jdt 18 8 2 And her husband was Manasses, who died in the time of the barley harvest: -Judith Jdt 18 8 3 For he was standing over them that bound sheaves in the field; and the heat came upon his head, and he died in Bethulia his own city, and was buried there with his fathers. -Judith Jdt 18 8 4 And Judith his relict was a widow now three years and six months. -Judith Jdt 18 8 5 And she made herself a private chamber in the upper part of her house, in which she abode shut up with her maids. -Judith Jdt 18 8 6 And she wore haircloth upon her loins, and fasted all the days of her life, except the sabbaths, and new moons, and the feasts of the house of Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 8 7 And she was exceedingly beautiful, and her husband left her great riches, and very many servants, and large possessions of herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep. -Judith Jdt 18 8 8 And she was greatly renowned among all, because she feared the Lord very much, neither was there any one that spoke an ill word of her. -Judith Jdt 18 8 9 When therefore she had heard that Ozias had promised that he would deliver up the city after the fifth day, she sent to the ancients Chabri and Charmi. -Judith Jdt 18 8 10 And they came to her, and she said to them: What is this word, by which Ozias hath consented to give up the city to the Assyrians, if within five days there come no aid to us? -Judith Jdt 18 8 11 And who are you that tempt the Lord? -Judith Jdt 18 8 12 This is not a word that may draw down mercy, but rather that may stir up wrath, and enkindle indignation. -Judith Jdt 18 8 13 You have set a time for the mercy of the Lord, and you have appointed him a day, according to your pleasure. -Judith Jdt 18 8 14 But forasmuch as the Lord is patient, let us be penitent for this same thing, and with many tears let us beg his pardon: -Judith Jdt 18 8 15 For God will not threaten like man, nor be inflamed to anger like the son of man. -Judith Jdt 18 8 16 And therefore let us humble our souls before him, and continuing in an humble spirit, in his service: -Judith Jdt 18 8 17 Let us ask the Lord with tears, that according to his will so he would shew his mercy to us: that as our heart is troubled by their pride, so also we may glorify in our humility. -Judith Jdt 18 8 18 For we have not followed the sins of our fathers, who forsook their God, and worshipped strange gods. -Judith Jdt 18 8 19 For which crime they were given up to their enemies, to the sword, and to pillage, and to confusion: but we know no other God but him. -Judith Jdt 18 8 20 Let us humbly wait for his consolation, and the Lord our God will require our blood of the afflictions of our enemies, and he will humble all the nations that shall rise up against us, and bring them to disgrace. -Judith Jdt 18 8 21 And now, brethren, as you are the ancients among the people of God, and their very soul resteth upon you: comfort their hearts by your speech, that they may be mindful how our fathers were tempted that they might be proved, whether they worshipped their God truly. -Judith Jdt 18 8 22 They must remember how our father Abraham was tempted, and being proved by many tribulations, was made the friend of God. -Judith Jdt 18 8 23 So Isaac, so Jacob, so Moses, and all that have pleased God, passed through many tribulations, remaining faithful. -Judith Jdt 18 8 24 But they that did not receive the trials with the fear of the Lord, but uttered their impatience and the reproach of their murmuring against the Lord, -Judith Jdt 18 8 25 Were destroyed by the destroyer, and perished by serpents. -Judith Jdt 18 8 26 As for us therefore let us not revenge ourselves for these things which we suffer. -Judith Jdt 18 8 27 But esteeming these very punishments to be less than our sins deserve, let us believe that these scourges of the Lord, with which like servants we are chastised, have happened for our amendment, and not for our destruction. -Judith Jdt 18 8 28 And Ozias and the ancients said to her: All things which thou hast spoken are true, and there is nothing to be reprehended in thy words. -Judith Jdt 18 8 29 Now therefore pray for us, for thou art a holy woman, and one fearing God. -Judith Jdt 18 8 30 And Judith said to them: As you know that what I have been able to say is of God: -Judith Jdt 18 8 31 So that which I intend to do prove ye if it be of God, and pray that God may strengthen my design. -Judith Jdt 18 8 32 You shall stand at the gate this night, and I will go out with my maidservant: and pray ye, that as you have said, in five days the Lord may look down upon his people Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 8 33 But I desire that you search not into what I am doing, and till I bring you word let nothing else be done but to pray for me to the Lord our God. -Judith Jdt 18 8 34 And Ozias the prince of Juda said to her: Go in peace, and the Lord be with thee to take revenge of our enemies. So returning they departed. -Judith Jdt 18 9 1 And when they were gone, Judith went into her oratory: and putting on haircloth, laid ashes on her head: and falling down prostrate before the Lord, she cried to the Lord, saying: -Judith Jdt 18 9 2 Lord God of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion: -Judith Jdt 18 9 3 And who gavest their wives to be made a prey, and their daughters into captivity: and all their spoils to be divided to the servants, who were zealous with thy zeal: assist, I beseech thee, O Lord God, me a widow. -Judith Jdt 18 9 4 For thou hast done the things of old, and hast devised one thing after another: and what thou hast designed hath been done. -Judith Jdt 18 9 5 For all thy ways are prepared, and in thy providence thou hast placed thy judgments. -Judith Jdt 18 9 6 Look upon the camp of the Assyrians now, as thou wast pleased to look upon the camp of the Egyptians, when they pursued armed after thy servants, trusting in their chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of warriors. -Judith Jdt 18 9 7 But thou lookedst over their camp, and darkness wearied them. -Judith Jdt 18 9 8 The deep held their feet, and the waters overwhelmed them. -Judith Jdt 18 9 9 So may it be with these also, O Lord, who trust in their multitude, and in their chariots, and in their pikes, and in their shields, and in their arrows, and glory in their spears, -Judith Jdt 18 9 10 And know not that thou art our God, who destroyest wars from the beginning, and the Lord is thy name. -Judith Jdt 18 9 11 Lift up thy arm as from the beginning, and crush their power with thy power: let their power fall in their wrath, who promise themselves to violate thy sanctuary, and defile the dwelling place of thy name, and to beat down with their sword the horn of thy altar. -Judith Jdt 18 9 12 Bring to pass, O Lord, that his pride may be cut off with his own sword. -Judith Jdt 18 9 13 Let him be caught in the net of his own eyes in my regard, and do thou strike him by the graces of the words of my lips. -Judith Jdt 18 9 14 Give me constancy in my mind, that I may despise him: and fortitude that I may overthrow him. -Judith Jdt 18 9 15 For this will be a glorious monument for thy name, when he shall fall by the hand of a woman. -Judith Jdt 18 9 16 For thy power, O Lord, is not in a multitude, nor is thy pleasure in the strength of horses, nor from the beginning have the proud been acceptable to thee: but the prayer of the humble and the meek hath always pleased thee. -Judith Jdt 18 9 17 O God of the heavens, creator of the waters, and Lord of the whole creation, hear me a poor wretch, making supplication to thee, and presuming of thy mercy. -Judith Jdt 18 9 18 Remember, O Lord, thy covenant, and put thou words in my mouth, and strengthen the resolution in my heart, that thy house may continue in thy holiness: -Judith Jdt 18 9 19 And all nations may acknowledge that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee. -Judith Jdt 18 10 1 And it came to pass, when she had ceased to cry to the Lord, that she rose from the place wherein she lay prostrate before the Lord. -Judith Jdt 18 10 2 And she called her maid, and going down into her house she took off her haircloth, and put away the garments of her widowhood, -Judith Jdt 18 10 3 And she washed her body, and anointed herself with the best ointment, and plaited the hair of her head, and put a bonnet upon her head, and clothed herself with the garments of her gladness, and put sandals on her feet, and took her bracelets, and lilies, and earlets, and rings, and adorned herself with all her ornaments. -Judith Jdt 18 10 4 And the Lord also gave her more beauty: because all this dressing up did not proceed from sensuality, but from virtue: and therefore the Lord increased this her beauty, so that she appeared to all men's eyes incomparably lovely. -Judith Jdt 18 10 5 And she gave to her maid a bottle of wine to carry, and a vessel of oil, and parched corn, and dry figs, and bread and cheese, and went out. -Judith Jdt 18 10 6 And when they came to the gate of the city, they found Ozias, and the ancients of the city waiting. -Judith Jdt 18 10 7 And when they saw her they were astonished, and admired her beauty exceedingly. -Judith Jdt 18 10 8 But they asked her no question, only they let her pass, saying: The God of our fathers give thee grace, and may he strengthen all the counsel of thy heart with his power, that Jerusalem may glory in thee, and thy name may be in the number of the holy and just. -Judith Jdt 18 10 9 And they that were there said, all with one voice: So be it, so be it. -Judith Jdt 18 10 10 But Judith praying to the Lord, passed through the gates, she and her maid. -Judith Jdt 18 10 11 And it came to pass, when she went down the hill, about break of day, that the watchmen of the Assyrians met her, and stopped her, saying: Whence comest thou or whither goest thou? -Judith Jdt 18 10 12 And she answered: I am a daughter of the Hebrews, and I am fled from them, because I knew they would be made a prey to you, because they despised you, and would not of their own accord yield themselves, that they might find mercy in your sight. -Judith Jdt 18 10 13 For this reason I thought with myself, saying: I will go to the presence of the prince Holofernes, that I may tell him their secrets, and shew him by what way he may take them, without the loss of one man of his army. -Judith Jdt 18 10 14 And when the men had heard her words, they beheld her face, and their eyes were amazed, for they wondered exceedingly at her beauty. -Judith Jdt 18 10 15 And they said to her: Thou hast saved thy life by taking this resolution, to come down to our lord. -Judith Jdt 18 10 16 And be assured of this, that when thou shalt stand before him, he will treat thee well, and thou wilt be most acceptable to his heart. And they brought her to the tent of Holofernes, telling him of her. -Judith Jdt 18 10 17 And when she was come into his presence, forthwith Holofernes was caught by his eyes. -Judith Jdt 18 10 18 And his officers said to him: Who can despise the people of the Hebrews, who have such beautiful women, that we should not think it worth our while for their sakes to fight against them? -Judith Jdt 18 10 19 And Judith seeing Holofernes sitting under a canopy, which was woven of purple and gold, with emeralds and precious stones: -Judith Jdt 18 10 20 After she had looked on his face, bowed down to him, prostrating herself to the ground. And the servants of Holofernes lifted her up, by the command of their master. -Judith Jdt 18 11 1 Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear not in thy heart: for I have never hurt a man that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor the king. -Judith Jdt 18 11 2 And if thy people had not despised me, I would never have lifted up my spear against them. -Judith Jdt 18 11 3 But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us? -Judith Jdt 18 11 4 And Judith said to him: Receive the words of thy handmaid, for if thou wilt follow the words of thy handmaid, the Lord will do with thee a perfect thing. -Judith Jdt 18 11 5 For as Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and his power liveth which is in thee for chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him. -Judith Jdt 18 11 6 For the industry of thy mind is spoken of among all nations, and it is told through the whole world, that thou only art excellent, and mighty in all his kingdom, and thy discipline is cried up in all provinces. -Judith Jdt 18 11 7 It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him. -Judith Jdt 18 11 8 For it is certain that our God is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins. -Judith Jdt 18 11 9 And because the children of Israel know they have offended their God, thy dread is upon them. -Judith Jdt 18 11 10 Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead. -Judith Jdt 18 11 11 And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them. -Judith Jdt 18 11 12 And the consecrated things of the Lord their God which God forbade them to touch, in corn, wine, and oil, these have they purposed to make use of, and they design to consume the things which they ought not to touch with their hands: therefore because they do these things, it is certain they will be given up to destruction. -Judith Jdt 18 11 13 And I thy handmaid knowing this, am fled from them, and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things. -Judith Jdt 18 11 14 For I thy handmaid worship God even now that I am with thee, and thy handmaid will go out, and I will pray to God, -Judith Jdt 18 11 15 And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins, and I will come and tell thee, so that I may bring thee through the midst of Jerusalem, and thou shalt have all the people of Israel, as sheep that have no shepherd, and there shall not so much as one dog bark against thee: -Judith Jdt 18 11 16 Because these things are told me by the providence of God. -Judith Jdt 18 11 17 And because God is angry with them, I am sent to tell these very things to thee. -Judith Jdt 18 11 18 And all these words pleased Holofernes, and his servants, and they admired her wisdom, and they said one to another: -Judith Jdt 18 11 19 There is not such another woman upon earth in look, in beauty, and in sense of words. -Judith Jdt 18 11 20 And Holofernes said to her: God hath done well who sent thee before the people, that thou mightest give them into our hands: -Judith Jdt 18 11 21 And because thy promise is good, if thy God shall do this for me, he shall also be my God, and thou shalt be great in the house of Nabuchodonosor, and thy name shall be renowned through all the earth. -Judith Jdt 18 12 1 Then he ordered that she should go in where his treasures were laid up, and bade her tarry there, and he appointed what should be given her from his own table. -Judith Jdt 18 12 2 And Judith answered him and said: Now I cannot eat of these things which thou commandest to be given me, lest sin come upon me: but I will eat of the things which I have brought. -Judith Jdt 18 12 3 And Holofernes said to her: If these things which thou hast brought with thee fail thee, what shall we do for thee? -Judith Jdt 18 12 4 And Judith said: As thy soul liveth, my lord, thy handmaid shall not spend all these things till God do by my hand that which I have purposed. And his servants brought her into the tent which he had commanded. -Judith Jdt 18 12 5 And when she was going in, she desired that she might have liberty to go out at night and before day to prayer, and to beseech the Lord. -Judith Jdt 18 12 6 And he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in, to adore her God as she pleased, for three days. -Judith Jdt 18 12 7 And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water. -Judith Jdt 18 12 8 And as she came up, she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, that he would direct her way to the deliverance of his people. -Judith Jdt 18 12 9 And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening. -Judith Jdt 18 12 10 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: Go, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me. -Judith Jdt 18 12 11 For it is looked upon as shameful among the Assyrians, if a woman mock a man, by doing so as to pass free from him. -Judith Jdt 18 12 12 Then Vagao went in to Judith, and said: Let not my good maid be afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eat with him and drink wine and be merry. -Judith Jdt 18 12 13 And Judith answered him: Who am I, that I should gainsay my lord? -Judith Jdt 18 12 14 All that shall be good and best before his eyes, I will do. And whatsoever shall please him, that shall be best to me all the days of my life. -Judith Jdt 18 12 15 And she arose and dressed herself out with her garments, and going in she stood before his face. -Judith Jdt 18 12 16 And the heart of Holofernes was smitten, for he was burning with the desire of her. -Judith Jdt 18 12 17 And Holofernes said to her: Drink now, and sit down and be merry; for thou hast found favour before me. -Judith Jdt 18 12 18 And Judith said: I will drink my lord, because my life is magnified this day above all my days. -Judith Jdt 18 12 19 And she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared for her. -Judith Jdt 18 12 20 And Holofernes was made merry on her occasion, and drank exceeding much wine, so much as he had never drunk in his life. -Judith Jdt 18 13 1 And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their lodgings, and Vagao shut the chamber doors, and went his way. -Judith Jdt 18 13 2 And they were all overcharged with wine. -Judith Jdt 18 13 3 And Judith was alone in the chamber. -Judith Jdt 18 13 4 But Holofernes lay on his bed, fast asleep, being exceedingly drunk. -Judith Jdt 18 13 5 And Judith spoke to her maid to stand without before the chamber, and to watch: -Judith Jdt 18 13 6 And Judith stood before the bed praying with tears, and the motion of her lips in silence, -Judith Jdt 18 13 7 Saying: Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look on the works of my hands, that as thou hast promised, thou mayst raise up Jerusalem thy city: and that I may bring to pass that which I have purposed, having a belief that it might be done by thee. -Judith Jdt 18 13 8 And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed's head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it. -Judith Jdt 18 13 9 And when she had drawn it out, she took him by the hair of his head, and said: Strengthen me, O Lord God, at this hour. -Judith Jdt 18 13 10 And she struck twice upon his neck, and cut off his head, and took off his canopy from the pillars, and rolled away his headless body. -Judith Jdt 18 13 11 And after a while she went out, and delivered the head of Holofernes to her maid, and bade her put it into her wallet. -Judith Jdt 18 13 12 And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they passed the camp, and having compassed the valley, they came to the gate of the city. -Judith Jdt 18 13 13 And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 13 14 And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city. -Judith Jdt 18 13 15 And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come. -Judith Jdt 18 13 16 And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace, -Judith Jdt 18 13 17 Judith said: Praise ye the Lord our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in him. -Judith Jdt 18 13 18 And by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel: and he hath killed the enemy of his people by my hand this night. -Judith Jdt 18 13 19 Then she brought forth the head of Holofernes out of the wallet, and shewed it them, saying: Behold the head of Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, and behold his canopy, wherein he lay in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God slew him by the hand of a woman. -Judith Jdt 18 13 20 But as the same Lord liveth, his angel hath been my keeper both going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither: and the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled, but hath brought me back to you without pollution of sin, rejoicing for his victory, for my escape, and for your deliverance. -Judith Jdt 18 13 21 Give all of you glory to him, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever. -Judith Jdt 18 13 22 And they all adored the Lord, and said to her: The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. -Judith Jdt 18 13 23 And Ozias the prince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. -Judith Jdt 18 13 24 Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies. -Judith Jdt 18 13 25 Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God. -Judith Jdt 18 13 26 And all the people said: So be it, so be it. -Judith Jdt 18 13 27 And Achior being called for came, and Judith said to him: The God of Israel, to whom thou gavest testimony, that he revengeth himself of his enemies, he hath cut off the head of all the unbelievers this night by my hand. -Judith Jdt 18 13 28 And that thou mayst find that it is so, behold the head of Holofernes, who in the contempt of his pride despised the God of Israel: and threatened them with death, saying: When the people of Israel shall be taken, I will command thy sides to be pierced with a sword. -Judith Jdt 18 13 29 Then Achior seeing the head of Holofernes, being seized with a great fear he fell on his face upon the earth, and his soul swooned away. -Judith Jdt 18 13 30 But after he had recovered his spirits he fell down at her feet, and reverenced her, and said: -Judith Jdt 18 13 31 Blessed art thou by thy God in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation which shall hear thy name, the God of Israel shall be magnified on occasion of thee. -Judith Jdt 18 14 1 And Judith said to all the people: Hear me, my brethren, hang ye up this head upon our walls. -Judith Jdt 18 14 2 And as soon as the sun shall rise, let every man take his arms, and rush ye out, not as going down beneath, but as making an assault. -Judith Jdt 18 14 3 Then the watchmen must needs run to awake their prince for the battle. -Judith Jdt 18 14 4 And when the captains of them shall run to the tent of Holofernes, and shall find him without his head wallowing in his blood, fear shall fall upon them. -Judith Jdt 18 14 5 And when you shall know that they are fleeing, go after them securely, for the Lord will destroy them under your feet. -Judith Jdt 18 14 6 Then Achior seeing the power that the God of Israel had wrought, leaving the religion of the Gentiles, he believed God, and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined to the people of Israel, with all the succession of his kindred until this present day. -Judith Jdt 18 14 7 And immediately at break of day, they hung up the head of Holofernes upon the walls, and every man took his arms, and they went out with a great noise and shouting. -Judith Jdt 18 14 8 And the watchmen seeing this, ran to the tent of Holofernes. -Judith Jdt 18 14 9 And they that were in the tent came, and made a noise, before the door of the chamber to awake him, endeavouring by art to break his rest, that Holofernes might awake, not by their calling him, but by their noise. -Judith Jdt 18 14 10 For no man durst knock, or open and go into the chamber of the general of the Assyrians. -Judith Jdt 18 14 11 But when his captains and tribunes were come, and all the chiefs of the army of the king of the Assyrians, they said to the chamberlains: -Judith Jdt 18 14 12 Go in, and awake him, for the mice, coming out of their holes, have presumed to challenge us to fight. -Judith Jdt 18 14 13 Then Vagao going into his chamber, stood before the curtain, and made a clapping with his hands: for he thought that he was sleeping with Judith. -Judith Jdt 18 14 14 But when with hearkening, he perceived no motion of one lying, he came near to the curtain, and lifting it up, and seeing the body of Holofernes, lying upon the ground, without the head, weltering in his blood, he cried out with a loud voice, with weeping, and rent his garments. -Judith Jdt 18 14 15 And he went into the tent of Judith, and not finding her, he ran out to the people, -Judith Jdt 18 14 16 And said: One Hebrew woman hath made confusion in the house of king Nabuchodonosor: for behold Holofernes lieth upon the ground, and his head is not upon him. -Judith Jdt 18 14 17 Now when the chiefs of the army of the Assyrians had heard this, they all rent their garments, and an intolerable fear and dread fell upon them, and their minds were troubled exceedingly. -Judith Jdt 18 14 18 And there was a very great cry in the midst of their camp. -Judith Jdt 18 15 1 And when all the army heard that Holofernes was beheaded, courage and counsel fled from them, and being seized with trembling and fear they thought only to save themselves by flight. -Judith Jdt 18 15 2 So that no one spoke to his neighbour, but hanging down the head, leaving all things behind, they made haste to escape from the Hebrews, who, as they heard, were coming armed upon them, and fled by the ways of the fields, and the paths of the hills. -Judith Jdt 18 15 3 So the children of Israel seeing them fleeing, followed after them. And they went down sounding with trumpets and shouting after them. -Judith Jdt 18 15 4 And because the Assyrians were not united together, they went without order in their flight; but the children of Israel pursuing in one body, defeated all that they could find. -Judith Jdt 18 15 5 And Ozias sent messengers through all the cities and countries of Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 15 6 And every country, and every city, sent their chosen young men armed after them, and they pursued them with the edge of the sword until they came to the extremities of their confines. -Judith Jdt 18 15 7 And the rest that were in Bethulia went into the camp of the Assyrians, and took away the spoils which the Assyrians in their flight had left behind them, and they were laden exceedingly, -Judith Jdt 18 15 8 But they that returned conquerors to Bethulia, brought with them all things that were theirs, so that there was no numbering of their cattle, and beasts, and all their moveables, insomuch that from the least to the greatest all were made rich by their spoils. -Judith Jdt 18 15 9 And Joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his ancients to see Judith. -Judith Jdt 18 15 10 And when she was come out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: -Judith Jdt 18 15 11 For thou hast done manfully, and thy heart has been strengthened, because thou hast loved chastity, and after thy husband hast not known any other: therefore also the hand of the Lord hath strengthened thee, and therefore thou shalt be blessed for ever. -Judith Jdt 18 15 12 And all the people said: So be it, so be it. -Judith Jdt 18 15 13 And thirty days were scarce sufficient for the people of Israel to gather up the spoils of the Assyrians. -Judith Jdt 18 15 14 But all those things that were proved to be the peculiar goods of Holofernes, they gave to Judith in gold, and silver, and garments and precious stones, and all household stuff, and they all were delivered to her by the people. -Judith Jdt 18 15 15 And all the people rejoiced, with the women, and virgins, and young men, playing on instruments and harps. -Judith Jdt 18 16 1 Then Judith sung this canticle to the Lord, saying: -Judith Jdt 18 16 2 Begin ye to the Lord with timbrels, sing ye to the Lord with cymbals, tune unto him a new psalm, extol and call upon his name. -Judith Jdt 18 16 3 The Lord putteth an end to wars, the Lord is his name. -Judith Jdt 18 16 4 He hath set his camp in the midst of his people, to deliver us from the hand of all our enemies. -Judith Jdt 18 16 5 The Assyrian came out of the mountains from the north in the multitude of his strength: his multitude stopped up the torrents, and their horses covered the valleys. -Judith Jdt 18 16 6 He bragged that he would set my borders on fire, and kill my young men with the sword, to make my infants a prey, and my virgins captives. -Judith Jdt 18 16 7 But the almighty Lord hath struck him, and hath delivered him into the hands of a woman, and hath slain him. -Judith Jdt 18 16 8 For their mighty one did not fall by young men, neither did the sons of Titan strike him, nor tall giants oppose themselves to him, but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her face. -Judith Jdt 18 16 9 For she put off her the garments of widowhood, and put on her the garments of joy, to give joy to the children of Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 16 10 She anointed her face with ointment, and bound up her locks with a crown, she took a new robe to deceive him. -Judith Jdt 18 16 11 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty made his soul her captive, with a sword she cut off his head. -Judith Jdt 18 16 12 The Persians quaked at her constancy, and the Medes at her boldness. -Judith Jdt 18 16 13 Then the camp of the Assyrians howled, when my lowly ones appeared, parched with thirst. -Judith Jdt 18 16 14 The sons of the damsels have pierced them through, and they have killed them like children fleeing away: they perished in battle before the face of the Lord my God. -Judith Jdt 18 16 15 Let us sing a hymn to the Lord, let us sing a new hymn to our God. -Judith Jdt 18 16 16 O Adonai, Lord, great art thou, and glorious in thy power, and no one can overcome thee. -Judith Jdt 18 16 17 Let all thy creatures serve thee: because thou hast spoken, and they were made: thou didst send forth thy spirit, and they were created, and there is no one that can resist thy voice. -Judith Jdt 18 16 18 The mountains shall be moved from the foundations with the waters: the rocks shall melt as wax before thy face. -Judith Jdt 18 16 19 But they that fear thee, shall be great with thee in all things. -Judith Jdt 18 16 20 Woe be to the nation that riseth up against my people: for the Lord almighty will take revenge on them, in the day of judgment he will visit them. -Judith Jdt 18 16 21 For he will give fire, and worms into their flesh, that they may burn, and may feel for ever. -Judith Jdt 18 16 22 And it came to pass after these things, that all the people, after the victory, came to Jerusalem to adore the Lord: and as soon as they were purified, they all offered holocausts, and vows, and their promises. -Judith Jdt 18 16 23 And Judith offered for an anathema of oblivion all the arms of Holofernes, which the people gave her, and the canopy that she had taken away out of his chamber. -Judith Jdt 18 16 24 And the people were joyful in the sight of the sanctuary, and for three months the joy of this victory was celebrated with Judith. -Judith Jdt 18 16 25 And after those days every man returned to his house, and Judith was made great in Bethulia, and she was most renowned in all the land of Israel. -Judith Jdt 18 16 26 And chastity was joined to her virtue, so that she knew no man all the days of her life, after the death of Manasses her husband. -Judith Jdt 18 16 27 And on festival days she came forth with great glory. -Judith Jdt 18 16 28 And she abode in her husband's house a hundred and five years, and made her handmaid free, and she died, and was buried with her husband in Bethulia. -Judith Jdt 18 16 29 And all the people mourned for seven days. -Judith Jdt 18 16 30 And all the time of her life there was none that troubled Israel, nor many years after her death. -Judith Jdt 18 16 31 But the day of the festivity of this victory is received by the Hebrews in the number of holy days, and is religiously observed by the Jews from that time until this day. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 1 Love justice, you that are the judges of the earth. Think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in simplicity of heart: -Wisdom Wis 25 1 2 For he is found by them that tempt him not: and he sheweth himself to them that have faith in him. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 3 For perverse thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise: -Wisdom Wis 25 1 4 For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subject to sins. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 5 For the Holy Spirit of discipline will flee from the deceitful, and will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and he shall not abide when iniquity cometh in. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 6 For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not acquit the evil speaker from his lips: for God is witness of his reins, and he is a true searcher of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 7 For the Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world: and that which containeth all things, hath knowledge of the voice. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 8 Therefore he that speaketh unjust things, cannot be hid, neither shall the chastising judgment pass him by. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 9 For inquisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly, and the hearing of his words shall come to God, to the chastising of his iniquities. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 10 For the ear of jealousy heareth all things, and the tumult of murmuring shall not be hid. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 11 Keep yourselves, therefore, from murmuring, which profiteth nothing, and refrain your tongue from detraction, for an obscure speech shall not go for nought: and the mouth that belieth, killeth the soul. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 12 Seek not death in the error of your life, neither procure ye destruction by the works of your hands. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 13 For God made not death, neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 14 For he created all things that they might be: and he made the nations of the earth for health: and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor kingdom of hell upon the earth. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 15 For justice is perpetual and immortal. -Wisdom Wis 25 1 16 But the wicked with works and words have called it to them: and esteeming it a friend, have fallen away and have made a covenant with it: because they are worthy to be of the part thereof. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 1 For they have said, reasoning with themselves, but not right: The time of our life is short and tedious, and in the end of a man there is no remedy, and no man hath been known to have returned from hell: -Wisdom Wis 25 2 2 For we are born of nothing, and after this we shall be as if we had not been: for the breath in our nostrils is smoke: and speech a spark to move our heart, -Wisdom Wis 25 2 3 Which being put out, our body shall be ashes, and our spirit shall be poured abroad as soft air, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, which is driven away by the beams of the sun, and overpowered with the heat thereof: -Wisdom Wis 25 2 4 And our name in time shall be forgotten, and no man shall have any remembrance of our works. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 5 For our time is as the passing of a shadow, and there is no going back of our end: for it is fast sealed, and no man returneth: -Wisdom Wis 25 2 6 Come, therefore, and let us enjoy the good things that are present, and let us speedily use the creatures as in youth. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 7 Let us fill ourselves with costly wine, and ointments: and let not the flower of the time pass by us. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 8 Let us crown ourselves with roses, before they be withered: let no meadow escape our riot. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 9 Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 10 Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 11 But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 12 Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 13 He boasteth that he hath the knowledge of God, and calleth himself the son of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 14 He is become a censurer of our thoughts. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 15 He is grievous unto us, even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, and his ways are very different. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 16 We are esteemed by him as triflers, and he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness, and he preferreth the latter end of the just, and glorieth that he hath God for his father. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 17 Let us see then if his words be true, and let us prove what shall happen to him, and we shall know what his end shall be. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 18 For if he be the true son of God, he will defend him, and will deliver him from the hands of his enemies. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 19 Let us examine him by outrages and tortures, that we may know his meekness, and try his patience. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 20 Let us condemn him to a most shameful death: for there shall be respect had unto him by his words. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 21 These things they thought, and were deceived: for their own malice blinded them. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 22 And they knew not the secrets of God, nor hoped for the wages of justice, nor esteemed the honour of holy souls. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 23 For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him. -Wisdom Wis 25 2 24 But by the envy of the devil, death came into the world: -Wisdom Wis 25 2 25 And they follow him that are of his side. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 1 But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 2 In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery: -Wisdom Wis 25 3 3 And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 4 And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 5 Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 6 As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 7 The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 8 They shall judge nations, and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 9 They that trust in him shall understand the truth: and they that are faithful in love, shall rest in him: for grace and peace are to his elect. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 10 But the wicked shall be punished according to their own devices: who have neglected the just, and have revolted from the Lord. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 11 For he that rejecteth wisdom, and discipline, is unhappy: and their hope is vain, and their labours without fruit, and their works unprofitable. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 12 Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 13 Their offspring is cursed, for happy is the barren: and the undefiled, that hath not known bed in sin, she shall have fruit in the visitation of holy souls. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 14 And the eunuch, that hath not wrought iniquity with his hands, nor thought wicked things against God for the precious gift of faith shall be given to him, and a most acceptable lot in the temple of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 15 For the fruit of good labours is glorious, and the root of wisdom never faileth. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 16 But the children of adulterers shall not come to perfection, and the seed of the unlawful bed shall be rooted out. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 17 And if they live long, they shall be nothing regarded, and their last old age shall be without honour. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 18 And if they die quickly, they shall have no hope, nor speech of comfort in the day of trial. -Wisdom Wis 25 3 19 For dreadful are the ends of a wicked race. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 1 How beautiful is the chaste generation with glory: for the memory thereof is immortal: because it is known both with God and with men. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 2 When it is present, they imitate it: and they desire it, when it hath withdrawn itself, and it triumpheth crowned for ever, winning the reward of undefiled conflicts. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 3 But the multiplied brood of the wicked shall not thrive, and bastard slips shall not take deep root, nor any fast foundation. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 4 And if they flourish in branches for a time, yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 5 For the branches not being perfect, shall be broken, and their fruits shall be unprofitable, and sour to eat, and fit for nothing. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 6 For the children that are born of unlawful beds, are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 7 But the just man, if he be prevented with death, shall be in rest. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 8 For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man is grey hairs. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 9 And a spotless life is old age. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 10 He pleased God, and was beloved, and living among sinners, he was translated. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 11 He was taken away, lest wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 12 For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 13 Being made perfect in a short space, he fulfilled a long time. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 14 For his soul pleased God: therefore he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the people see this, and understand not, nor lay up such things in their hearts: -Wisdom Wis 25 4 15 That the grace of God, and his mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect to his chosen. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 16 But the just that is dead, condemneth the wicked that are living, and youth soon ended, the long life of the unjust. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 17 For they shall see the end of the wise man, and it shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 18 They shall see him, and shall despise him: but the Lord shall laugh them to scorn. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 19 And they shall fall after this without honour, and be a reproach among the dead for ever: for he shall burst them puffed up and speechless, and shall shake them from the foundations, and they shall be utterly laid waste: they shall be in sorrow, and their memory shall perish. -Wisdom Wis 25 4 20 They shall come with fear at the thought of their sins, and their iniquities shall stand against them to convict them. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 1 Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 2 These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, -Wisdom Wis 25 5 3 Saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit: These are they, whom we had sometime in derision, and for a parable of reproach. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 4 We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honour. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 5 Behold, how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 6 Therefore we have erred from the way of truth, and the light of justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen upon us. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 7 We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways, but the way of the Lord we have not known. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 8 What hath pride profited us? or what advantage hath the boasting of riches brought us? -Wisdom Wis 25 5 9 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and like a post that runneth on, -Wisdom Wis 25 5 10 And as a ship, that passeth through the waves: whereof when it is gone by, the trace cannot be found. nor the path of its keel in the waters: -Wisdom Wis 25 5 11 Or as when a bird flieth through the air, of the passage of which no mark can be found, but only the sound of the wings beating the light air, and parting it by the force of her flight: she moved her wings, and hath flown through, and there is no mark found afterwards of her way: -Wisdom Wis 25 5 12 Or as when an arrow is shot at a mark, the divided air quickly cometh together again, so that the passage thereof is not known: -Wisdom Wis 25 5 13 So we also being born, forthwith ceased to be: and have been able to shew no mark of virtue: but are consumed in our wickedness. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 14 Such things as these the sinners said in hell: -Wisdom Wis 25 5 15 For the hope of the wicked is as dust, which is blown away with the wind, and as a thin froth which is dispersed by the storm: and a smoke that is scattered abroad by the wind: and as the remembrance of a guest of one day that passeth by. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 16 But the just shall live for evermore: and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the most High. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 17 Therefore shall they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm he will defend them. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 18 And his zeal will take armour, and he will arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 19 He will put on justice as a breastplate, and will take true judgment instead of a helmet: -Wisdom Wis 25 5 20 He will take equity for an invincible shield: -Wisdom Wis 25 5 21 And he will sharpen his severe wrath for a spear, and the whole world shall fight with him against the unwise. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 22 Then shafts of lightning shall go directly from the clouds, as from a bow well bent, they shall be shot out, and shall fly to the mark. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 23 And thick hail shall be cast upon them from the stone casting wrath: the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the rivers shall run together in a terrible manner. -Wisdom Wis 25 5 24 A mighty wind shall stand up against them, and as a whirlwind shall divide them: and their iniquity shall bring all the earth to a desert, and wickedness shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 1 Wisdom is better than strength: and a wise man is better than a strong man. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 2 Hear, therefore, ye kings, and understand, learn ye that are judges of the ends of the earth. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 3 Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations: -Wisdom Wis 25 6 4 For power is given you by the Lord, and strength by the most High, who will examine your works: and search out your thoughts: -Wisdom Wis 25 6 5 Because being ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged rightly, nor kept the law of justice, nor walked according to the will of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 6 Horribly and speedily will he appear to you: for a most severe judgment shall be for them that bear rule. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 7 For to him that is little, mercy is granted: but the mighty shall be mightily tormented. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 8 For God will not except any man's person, neither will he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he made the little and the great, and he hath equally care of all. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 9 But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 10 To you, therefore, O kings, are these my words, that you may learn wisdom, and not fall from it. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 11 For they that have kept just things justly, shall be justified: and they that have learned these things, shall find what to answer. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 12 Covet ye, therefore, my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 13 Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away, and is easily seen by them that love her, and is found by them that seek her. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 14 She preventeth them that covet her, so that she first sheweth herself unto them. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 15 He that awaketh early to seek her, shall not labour: for he shall find her sitting at his door. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 16 To think, therefore, upon her, is perfect understanding: and he that watcheth for her, shall quickly be secure. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 17 For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she sheweth herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meeteth them with all providence. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 18 For the beginning of her is the most true desire of discipline. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 19 And the care of discipline is love: and love is the keeping of her laws: and the keeping of her laws is the firm foundation of incorruption: -Wisdom Wis 25 6 20 And incorruption bringeth near to God. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 21 Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to the everlasting kingdom. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 22 If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 23 Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 24 Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth: -Wisdom Wis 25 6 25 Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 26 Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people. -Wisdom Wis 25 6 27 Receive, therefore, instruction by my words, and it shall be profitable to you. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 1 I myself am a mortal man, like all others, and of the race of him, that was first made of the earth, and in the womb of my mother I was fashioned to be flesh. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 2 In the time of ten months I was compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure of sleep concurring. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 3 And being born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, that is made alike, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 4 I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and with great cares. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 5 For none of the kings had any other beginning of birth. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 6 For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 7 Wherefore I wished, and understanding was given me: and I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came upon me: -Wisdom Wis 25 7 8 And I preferred her before kingdoms and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 9 Neither did I compare unto her any precious stone: for all gold, in comparison of her, is as a little sand; and silver, in respect to her, shall be counted as clay. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 10 I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for her light cannot be put out. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 11 Now all good things came to me together with her, and innumerable riches through her hands, -Wisdom Wis 25 7 12 And I rejoiced in all these: for this wisdom went before me, and I knew not that she was the mother of them all. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 13 Which I have learned without guile, and communicate without envy, and her riches I hide not. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 14 For she is an infinite treasure to men: which they that use, become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts of discipline. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 15 And God hath given to me to speak as I would, and to conceive thoughts worthy of those things that are given me: because he is the guide of wisdom, and the director of the wise: -Wisdom Wis 25 7 16 For in his hand are both we, and our words, and all wisdom, and the knowledge and skill of works. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 17 For he hath given me the true knowledge of the things that are: to know the disposition of the whole world, and the virtues of the elements, -Wisdom Wis 25 7 18 The beginning, and ending, and midst of the times, the alterations of their courses, and the changes of seasons, -Wisdom Wis 25 7 19 The revolutions of the year, and the dispositions of the stars, -Wisdom Wis 25 7 20 The natures of living creatures, and rage of wild beasts, the force of winds, and reasonings of men, the diversities of plants, and the virtues of roots, -Wisdom Wis 25 7 21 And all such things as are hid, and not foreseen, I have learned: for wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 22 For in her is the spirit of understanding; holy, one, manifold, subtile, eloquent, active, undefiled, sure, sweet, loving that which is good, quick, which nothing hindereth, beneficent, -Wisdom Wis 25 7 23 Gentle, kind, steadfast, assured, secure, having all power, overseeing all things, and containing all spirits: intelligible, pure, subtile: -Wisdom Wis 25 7 24 For wisdom is more active than all active things; and reacheth everywhere, by reason of her purity. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 25 For she is a vapour of the power of God, and a certain pure emmanation of the glory of the Almighty God: and therefore no defiled thing cometh into her. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 26 For she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of God's majesty, and the image of his goodness. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 27 And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself the same, she reneweth all things, and through nations conveyeth herself into holy souls, she maketh the friends of God and prophets. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 28 For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 29 For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of the stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it. -Wisdom Wis 25 7 30 For after this cometh night, but no evil can overcome wisdom. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 1 She reacheth, therefore, from end to end mightily, and ordereth all things sweetly. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 2 Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 3 She glorifieth her nobility by being conversant with God: yea, and the Lord of all things hath loved her. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 4 For it is she that teacheth the knowledge of God and is the chooser of his works. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 5 And if riches be desired in life, what is richer than wisdom, which maketh all things? -Wisdom Wis 25 8 6 And if sense do work: who is a more artful worker than she of those things that are? -Wisdom Wis 25 8 7 And if a man love justice: her labours have great virtues: for she teacheth temperance, and prudence, and justice, and fortitude, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in life. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 8 And if a man desire much knowledge: she knoweth things past, and judgeth of things to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and the solutions of arguments: she knoweth signs and wonders before they be done, and the events of times and ages. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 9 I purposed, therefore, to take her to me to live with me: knowing that she will communicate to me of her good things, and will be a comfort in my cares and grief. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 10 For her sake I shall have glory among the multitude, and honour with the ancients, though I be young: -Wisdom Wis 25 8 11 And I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of princes shall wonder at me. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 12 They shall wait for me when I hold my peace, and they shall look upon me when I speak; and if I talk much, they shall lay their hands on their mouth. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 13 Moreover, by the means of her I shall have immortality: and shall leave behind me an everlasting memory to them that come after me. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 14 I shall set the people in order: and nations shall be subject to me. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 15 Terrible kings hearing, shall be afraid of me: among the multitude I shall be found good, and valiant in war. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 16 When I go into my house, I shall repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness, nor her company any tediousness, but joy and gladness. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 17 Thinking these things with myself, and pondering them in my heart, that to be allied to wisdom is immortality, -Wisdom Wis 25 8 18 And that there is great delight in her friendship, and inexhaustible riches in the works of her hands, and in the exercise of conference with her, wisdom, and glory in the communication of her words: I went about seeking, that I might take her to myself. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 19 And I was a witty child, and had received a good soul. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 20 And whereas I was more good, I came to a body undefiled. -Wisdom Wis 25 8 21 And as I knew that I could not otherwise be continent, except God gave it, and this also was a point of wisdom, to know whose gift it was, I went to the Lord, and besought him, and said with my whole heart: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 1 God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word, -Wisdom Wis 25 9 2 And by thy wisdom hast appointed man, that he should have dominion over the creature that was made by thee, -Wisdom Wis 25 9 3 That he should order the world according to equity and justice, and execute justice with an upright heart: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 4 Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne, and cast me not off from among thy children: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 5 For I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid, a weak man, and of short time, and falling short of the understanding of judgment and laws. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 6 For if one be perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 7 Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 8 And hast commanded me to build a temple on thy holy mount, and an altar in the city of thy dwelling place, a resemblance of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 9 And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which then also was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was agreeable to thy eyes, and what was right in thy commandments. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 10 Send her out of thy holy heaven, and from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me, and may labour with me, that I may know what is acceptable with thee: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 11 For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and shall lead me soberly in my works, and shall preserve me by her power. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 12 So shall my works be acceptable, and I shall govern thy people justly, and shall be worthy of the throne of my father. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 13 For who among men is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of God is? -Wisdom Wis 25 9 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are fearful, and our counsels uncertain. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 15 For the corruptible body is a load upon the soul, and the earthly habitation presseth down the mind that museth upon many things. -Wisdom Wis 25 9 16 And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth: and with labour do we find the things that are before us. But the things that are in heaven, who shall search out? -Wisdom Wis 25 9 17 And who shall know thy thought, except thou give wisdom, and send thy holy Spirit from above: -Wisdom Wis 25 9 18 And so the ways of them that are upon earth may be corrected, and men may learn the things that please thee? -Wisdom Wis 25 9 19 For by wisdom they were healed, whosoever have pleased thee, O Lord, from the beginning. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 1 She preserved him, that was first formed by God, the father of the world, when he was created alone, -Wisdom Wis 25 10 2 And she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to govern all things. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 3 But when the unjust went away from her in his anger, he perished by the fury wherewith he murdered his brother. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 4 For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, directing the course of the just by contemptible wood. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 5 Moreover, when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and kept him strong against the compassion for his son. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 6 She delivered the just man, who fled from the wicked that were perishing, when the fire came down upon Pentapolis: -Wisdom Wis 25 10 7 Whose land, for a testimony of their wickedness, is desolate, and smoketh to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ripen not, and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 8 For regarding not wisdom, they did not only slip in this, that they were ignorant of good things; but they left also unto men a memorial of their folly, so that in the things in which they sinned, they could not so much as lie hid. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 9 But wisdom hath delivered from sorrow them that attend upon her. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 10 She conducted the just, when he fled from his brother's wrath, through the right ways, and shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours, and accomplished his labours. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 11 In the deceit of them that overreached him, she stood by him, and made him honourable. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 12 She kept him safe from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier than all. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 13 She forsook not the just when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners: she went down with him into the pit. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 14 And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: and shewed them to be liars that had accused him, and gave him everlasting glory. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 15 She delivered the just people, and blameless seed, from the nations that oppressed them. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 16 She entered into the soul of the servant of God and stood against dreadful kings in wonders and signs. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 17 And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night: -Wisdom Wis 25 10 18 And she brought them through the Red Sea, and carried them over through a great water. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 19 But their enemies she drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hell she brought them out. Therefore the just took the spoils of the wicked. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 20 And they sung to thy holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord thy victorious hand. -Wisdom Wis 25 10 21 For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of infants eloquent. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 1 She prospered their works in the hands of the holy prophet. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 2 They went through wildernesses that were not inhabited, and in desert places they pitched their tents. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 3 They stood against their enemies, and revenged themselves of their adversaries. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 4 They were thirsty, and they called upon thee, and water was given them out of the high rock, and a refreshment of their thirst out of the hard stone. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 5 For by what things their enemies were punished, when their drink failed them, while the children of Israel abounded therewith, and rejoiced: -Wisdom Wis 25 11 6 By the same things they in their need were benefited. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 7 For instead of a fountain of an ever running river, thou gavest human blood to the unjust. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 8 And whilst they were diminished for a manifest reproof of their murdering the infants, thou gavest to thine abundant water unlooked for: -Wisdom Wis 25 11 9 Shewing by the thirst that was then, how thou didst exalt thine, and didst kill their adversaries. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 10 For when they were tried, and chastised with mercy, they knew how the wicked were judged with wrath, and tormented. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 11 For thou didst admonish and try them as a father: but the others, as a severe king, thou didst examine and condemn. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 12 For whether absent or present, they were tormented alike. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 13 For a double affliction came upon them, and a groaning for the remembrance of things past. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 14 For when they heard that by their punishments the others were benefited, they remembered the Lord, wondering at the end of what was come to pass. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 15 For whom they scorned before, when he was thrown out at the time of his being wickedly exposed to perish, him they admired in the end, when they saw the event: their thirsting being unlike to that of the just. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 16 But for the foolish devices of their iniquity, because some being deceived worshipped dumb serpents and worthless beasts, thou didst send upon them a multitude of dumb beasts for vengeance: -Wisdom Wis 25 11 17 That they might know that by what things a man sinneth, by the same also he is tormented. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 18 For thy almighty hand, which made the world of matter without form, was not unable to send upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions, -Wisdom Wis 25 11 19 Or unknown beasts of a new kind, full of rage; either breathing out a fiery vapour, or sending forth a stinking smoke, or shooting horrible sparks out of their eyes: -Wisdom Wis 25 11 20 Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 21 Yea, and without these, they might have been slain with one blast, persecuted by their own deeds, and scattered by the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 22 For great power always belonged to thee alone: and who shall resist the strength of thy arm? -Wisdom Wis 25 11 23 For the whole world before thee is as the least grain of the balance, and as a drop of the morning dew, that falleth down upon tho earth. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 24 But thou hast mercy upon all, because thou canst do all things, and overlookest the sins of men for the sake of repentance. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 25 For thou lovest all things that are, and hatest none of the things which thou hast made: for thou didst not appoint, or make any thing hating it. -Wisdom Wis 25 11 26 And how could any thing endure, if thou wouldst not? or be preserved, if not called by thee? -Wisdom Wis 25 11 27 But thou sparest all: because they are thine, O Lord, who lovest souls. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 1 O how good and sweet is thy Spirit, O Lord, in all things! -Wisdom Wis 25 12 2 And therefore thou chastisest them that err, by little and little: and admonishest them, and speakest to them, concerning the things wherein they offend: that leaving their wickedness, they may believe in thee, O Lord. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 3 For those ancient inhabitants of thy holy land, whom thou didst abhor, -Wisdom Wis 25 12 4 Because they did works hateful to thee by their sorceries, and wicked sacrifices, -Wisdom Wis 25 12 5 And those merciless murderers of their own children, and eaters of men's bowels, and devourers of blood from the midst of thy consecration, -Wisdom Wis 25 12 6 And those parents sacrificing with their own hands helpless souls, it was thy will to destroy by the hands of our parents, -Wisdom Wis 25 12 7 That the land which of all is most dear to thee, might receive a worthy colony of the children of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 8 Yet even those thou sparedst as men, and didst send wasps forerunners of thy host, to destroy them by little and little. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 9 Not that thou wast unable to bring the wicked under the just by war, or by cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them at once: -Wisdom Wis 25 12 10 But executing thy judgments by degrees, thou gavest them place of repentance, not being ignorant that they were a wicked generation, and their malice natural, and that their thought could never be changed. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 11 For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: neither didst thou for fear of any one give pardon to their sins. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 12 For who shall say to thee: What hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgment? or who shall come before thee to be a revenger of wicked men? or who shall accuse thee, if the nations perish, which thou hast made ? -Wisdom Wis 25 12 13 For there is no other God but thou, who hast care of all, that thou shouldst shew that thou dost not give judgment unjustly. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 14 Neither shall king, nor tyrant, in thy sight inquire about them whom thou hast destroyed. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 15 For so much then, as thou art just, thou orderest all things justly: thinking it not agreeable to the power, to condemn him who deserveth not to be punished. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 16 For thy power is the beginning of justice: and because thou art Lord of all, thou makest thyself gracious to all. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 17 For thou shewest thy power, when men will not believe thee to be absolute in power, and thou convincest the boldness of them that know thee not. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 18 But thou being master of power, judgest with tranquillity, and with great favour disposest of us: for thy power is at hand when thou wilt. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 19 But thou hast taught thy people by such works, that they must be just and humane, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope: because in judging, thou givest place for repentance for sins. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 20 For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy servants, and that deserved to die, with so great deliberation, giving them time and place whereby they might be changed from their wickedness: -Wisdom Wis 25 12 21 With what circumspection hast thou judged thy own children, to whose parents thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises? -Wisdom Wis 25 12 22 Therefore whereas thou chastisest us, thou scourgest our enemies very many ways, to the end that when we judge we may think on thy goodness: and when we are judged, we may hope for thy mercy. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 23 Wherefore thou hast also greatly tormented them, who, in their life, have lived foolishly and unjustly, by the same things which they worshipped. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 24 For they went astray for a long time in the ways of error, holding those things for gods which are the most worthless among beasts, living after the manner of children without understanding. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 25 Therefore thou hast sent a judgment upon them, as senseless children, to mock them. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 26 But they that were not amended by mockeries and reprehensions, experienced the worthy judgment of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 12 27 For seeing, with indignation, that they suffered by those very things which they took for gods, when they were destroyed by the same, they acknowledged him the true God, whom in time past they denied that they knew: for which cause the end also of their condemnation came upon them. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 1 But all men are vain, in whom there is not the knowledge of God: and who by these good things that are seen, could not understand him that is, neither by attending to the works have acknowledged who was the workman: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 2 But have imagined either the fire, or the wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the great water, or the sun and moon, to be the gods that rule the world. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 3 With whose beauty, if they, being delighted, took them to be gods: let them know how much the Lord of them is more beautiful than they: for the first author of beauty made all those things. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 4 Or if they admired their power, and their effects, let them understand by them, that he that made them, is mightier than they: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 5 For by the greatness of the beauty, and of the creature, the creator of them may be seen, so as to be known thereby. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 6 But yet as to these they are less to be blamed. For they perhaps err, seeking God, and desirous to find him. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 7 For being conversant among his works, they search: and they are persuaded that the things are good which are seen. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 8 But then again they are not to be pardoned. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 9 For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? -Wisdom Wis 25 13 10 But unhappy are they, and their hope is among the dead, who have called gods the works of the hand of men, gold and silver, the inventions of art, and the resemblances of beasts, or an unprofitable stone the work of an ancient hand. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 11 Or if an artist, a carpenter, hath cut down a tree proper for his use in the wood, and skilfully taken off all the bark thereof, and with his art, diligently formeth a vessel profitable for the common uses of life, -Wisdom Wis 25 13 12 And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 13 And taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, carveth it diligently when he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth it, and maketh it like the image of a man: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 14 Or the resemblance of some beast, laying it over with vermilion, and painting it red, and covering every spot that is in it: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 15 And maketh a convenient dwelling place for it, and setting it in a wall, and fastening it with iron, -Wisdom Wis 25 13 16 Providing for it, lest it should fall, knowing that it is unable to help itself: for it is an image, and hath need of help. -Wisdom Wis 25 13 17 And then maketh prayer to it, enquiring concerning his substance, and his children, or his marriage. And he is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 18 And for health he maketh supplication to the weak, and for life prayeth to that which is dead, and for help calleth upon that which is unprofitable: -Wisdom Wis 25 13 19 And for a good journey he petitioneth him that cannot walk: and for getting, and for working, and for the event of all things he asketh him that is unable to do any thing. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 1 Again, another designing to sail, and beginning to make his voyage through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more frail than the wood that carrieth him. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 2 For this the desire of gain devised, and the workman built it by his skill. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 3 But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way even in the sea, and a most sure path among the waves, -Wisdom Wis 25 14 4 Shewing that thou art able to save out of all things, yea, though a man went to sea without art. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 5 But that the works of thy wisdom might not be idle: therefore men also trust their lives even to a little wood, and passing over the sea by ship, are saved. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 6 And from the beginning also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world fleeing to a vessel, which was governed by thy hand, left to the world seed of generation. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 7 For blessed is the wood, by which justice cometh -Wisdom Wis 25 14 8 But the idol that is made by hands, is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he because he made it; and it because being frail it is called a god. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 9 But to God the wicked and his wickedness are hateful alike. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 10 For that which is made, together with him that made it, shall suffer torments. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 11 Therefore there shall be no respect had even to the idols of the Gentiles: because the creatures of God are turned to an abomination, and a temptation to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 12 For the beginning of fornication is the devising of idols: and the invention of them is the corruption of life. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 13 For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 14 For by the vanity of men they came into the world: and therefore they shall be found to come shortly to an end. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 15 For a father being afflicted with bitter grief, made to himself the image of his son, who was quickly taken away: and him who then had died as a man, he began now to worship as a god, and appointed him rites and sacrifices among his servants. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 16 Then, in process of time, wicked custom prevailing, this error was kept as a law, and statues were worshipped by the commandment of tyrants. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 17 And those whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they brought their resemblance from afar, and made an express image of the king, whom they had a mind to honour: that by this their diligence, they might honour as present, him that was absent. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 18 And to the worshipping of these, the singular diligence also of the artificer helped to set forward the ignorant. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 19 For he being willing to please him that employed him, laboured with all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 20 And the multitude of men, carried away by the beauty of the work, took him now for a god, that little before was but honoured as a man. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 21 And this was the occasion of deceiving human life: for men serving either their affection, or their kings, gave the incommunicable name to stones and wood. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 22 And it was not enough for them to err about the knowledge of God, but whereas they lived in a great war of ignorance, they call so many and so great evils peace. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 23 For either they sacrifice their own children, or use hidden sacrifices, or keep watches full of madness, -Wisdom Wis 25 14 24 So that now they neither keep life, nor marriage undefiled, but one killeth another through envy, or grieveth him by adultery: -Wisdom Wis 25 14 25 And all things are mingled together, blood, murder, theft, and dissimulation, corruption and unfaithfulness, tumults and perjury, disquieting of the good, -Wisdom Wis 25 14 26 Forgetfulness of God, defiling of souls, changing of nature, disorder in marriage, and the irregularity of adultery and uncleanness. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 27 For the worship of abominable idols is the cause, and the beginning and end of all evil. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 28 For either they are mad when they are merry: or they prophesy lies, or they live unjustly, or easily forswear themselves. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 29 For whilst they trust in idols, which are without life, though they swear amiss, they look not to be hurt. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 30 But for both these things they shall be justly punished, because they have thought not well of God, giving heed to idols, and have sworn unjustly, in guile despising justice. -Wisdom Wis 25 14 31 For it is not the power of them, by whom they swear, but the just vengeance of sinners always punisheth the transgression of the unjust. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 1 But thou, our God, art gracious and true, patient, and ordering all things in mercy. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 2 For if we sin, we are thine, knowing thy greatness: and if we sin not, we know that we are counted with thee. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 3 For to know thee is perfect justice: and to know thy justice, and thy power, is the root of immortality. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 4 For the invention of mischievous men hath not deceived us, nor the shadow of a picture, a fruitless labour, a graven figure with divers colours, -Wisdom Wis 25 15 5 The sight whereof enticeth the fool to lust after it, and he loveth the lifeless figure of a dead image. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 6 The lovers of evil things deserve to have no better things to trust in, both they that make them, and they that love them, and they that worship them. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 7 The potter also tempering soft earth, with labour fashioneth every vessel for our service, and of the same clay he maketh both vessels that are for clean uses, and likewise such as serve to the contrary: but what is the use of these vessels, the potter is the judge. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 8 And of the same clay by a vain labour he maketh a god: he who a little before was made of earth himself, and a little after returneth to the same out of which he was taken, when his life, which was lent him, shall be called for again. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 9 But his care is, not that he shall labour, nor that his life is short, but he striveth with the goldsmiths and silversmiths: and he endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it a glory to make vain things. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 10 For his heart is ashes, and his hope vain earth and his life more base than clay: -Wisdom Wis 25 15 11 Forasmuch as he knew not his maker, and him that inspired into him the soul that worketh, and that breathed into him a living spirit. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 12 Yea, and they have counted our life a pastime and the business of life to be gain, and that we must be getting every way, even out of evil. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 13 For that man knoweth that he offendeth above all others, who of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels, and graven gods. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 14 But all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection, are foolish, and unhappy, and proud beyond measure: -Wisdom Wis 25 15 15 For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 16 For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 17 For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 18 Moreover, they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense, compared to these, are worse than they. -Wisdom Wis 25 15 19 Yea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts. But they have fled from the praise of God, and from his blessing. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 1 For these things, and by the like things to these, they were worthily punished, and were destroyed by a multitude of beasts. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 2 Instead of which punishment, dealing well with thy people, thou gavest them their desire of delicious food, of a new taste, preparing for them quails for their meat: -Wisdom Wis 25 16 3 To the end, that they indeed desiring food, by means of those things that were shewn and sent among them, might loath even that which was necessary to satisfy their desire. But these, after suffering want for a short time, tasted a new meat. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 4 For it was requisite that inevitable destruction should come upon them that exercised tyranny: but to these it should only be shewn how their enemies were destroyed. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 5 For when the fierce rage of beasts came upon these, they were destroyed by the bitings of crooked serpents. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 6 But thy wrath endured not for ever, but they were troubled for a short time for their correction, having a sign of salvation, to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 7 For he that turned to it, was not healed by that which he saw, but by thee, the Saviour of all. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 8 And in this thou didst shew to our enemies, that thou art he who deliverest from all evil. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 9 For the bitings of locusts, and of flies, killed them, and there was found no remedy for their life: because they were worthy to be destroyed by such things. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 10 But not even the teeth of venomous serpents overcame thy children: for thy mercy came and healed them. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 11 For they were examined for the remembrance of thy words, and were quickly healed, lest falling into deep forgetfulness, they might not be able to use thy help. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 12 For it was neither herb, nor mollifying plaster, that healed them, but thy word, O Lord, which healeth all things. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 13 For it is thou, O Lord, that hast power of life and death, and leadest down to the gates of death, and bringest back again: -Wisdom Wis 25 16 14 A man indeed killeth through malice, and when the spirit is gone forth, it shall not return, neither shall he call back the soul that is received: -Wisdom Wis 25 16 15 But it is impossible to escape thy hand: -Wisdom Wis 25 16 16 For the wicked that denied to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thy arm, being persecuted by strange waters, and hail, and rain, and consumed by fire. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 17 And which was wonderful, in water, which extinguisheth all things, the fire had more force: for the world fighteth for the just. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 18 For at one time the fire was mitigated, that the beasts which were sent against the wicked might not be burnt, but that they might see, and perceive that they were persecuted by the judgment of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 19 And at another time the fire, above its own power, burnt in the midst of water, to destroy the fruits of a wicked land. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 20 Instead of which things, thou didst feed thy people with the food of angels, and gavest them bread from heaven, prepared without labour; having in it all that is delicious, and the sweetness of every taste. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 21 For thy sustenance shewed thy sweetness to thy children, and serving every man's will, it was turned to what every man liked. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 22 But snow and ice endured the force of fire, and melted not: that they might know that the fire, burning in the hail, and flashing in the rain, destroyed the fruits of the enemies. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 23 But this same again, that the just might be nourished, did even forget its own strength. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 24 For the creature serving thee, the Creator, is made fierce against the unjust for their punishment: and abateth its strength for the benefit of them that trust in thee. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 25 Therefore even then it was transformed into all things, and was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all, according to the will of them that desired it of thee: -Wisdom Wis 25 16 26 That thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovedst, might know that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth men, but thy word preserveth them that believe in thee. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 27 For that which could not be destroyed by fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam, presently melted away: -Wisdom Wis 25 16 28 That it might be known to all, that we ought to prevent the sun to bless thee, and adore thee at the dawning of the light. -Wisdom Wis 25 16 29 For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter's ice, and shall run off as unprofitable water. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 1 For thy judgments, O Lord, are great, and thy words cannot be expressed: therefore undisciplined souls have erred. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 2 For while the wicked thought to be able to have dominion over the holy nation, they themselves being fettered with the bonds of darkness, and a long night, shut up in their houses, lay there exiled from the eternal providence. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 3 And while they thought to lie hid in their obscure sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfullness, being horribly afraid, and troubled with exceeding great astonishment. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 4 For neither did the den that held them, keep them from fear: for noises coming down troubled them, and sad visions appearing to them, affrighted them. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 5 And no power of fire could give them light, neither could the bright flames of the stars enlighten that horrible night. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 6 But there appeared to them a sudden fire, very dreadful: and being struck with the fear of that face, which was not seen, they thought the things which they saw to be worse: -Wisdom Wis 25 17 7 And the delusions of their magic art were put down, and their boasting of wisdom was reproachfully rebuked. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 8 For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 9 For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 10 For whereas wickedness is fearful, it beareth witness of its condemnation: for a troubled conscience always forecasteth grievous things. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 11 For fear is nothing else but a yielding up of the succours from thought. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 12 And while there is less expectation from within, the greater doth it count the ignorance of that cause which bringeth the torment. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 13 But they that during that night, in which nothing could be done, and which came upon them from the lowest and deepest hell, slept the same sleep, -Wisdom Wis 25 17 14 Were sometimes molested with the fear of monsters, sometimes fainted away, their soul failing them: for a sudden and unlooked for fear was come upon them. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 15 Moreover, if any of them had fallen down, he was kept shut up in prison without irons. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 16 For if any one were a husbandman, or a shepherd, or a labourer in the field, and was suddenly overtaken, he endured a necessity from which he could not fly. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 17 For they were all bound together with one chain of darkness. Whether it were a whistling wind, or the melodious voice of birds, among the spreading branches of trees, or a fall of water running down with violence, -Wisdom Wis 25 17 18 Or the mighty noise of stones tumbling down, or the running that could not be seen of beasts playing together, or the roaring voice of wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the highest mountains: these things made them to swoon for fear. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 19 For the whole world was enlightened, with a clear light, and none were hindered in their labours. -Wisdom Wis 25 17 20 But over them only was spread a heavy night, an image of that darkness which was to come upon them. But they were to themselves more grievous than the darkness. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 1 But thy saints had a very great light, and they heard their voice indeed, but did not see their shape. And because they also did not suffer the same things, they glorified thee: -Wisdom Wis 25 18 2 And they that before had been wronged, gave thanks, because they were not hurt now: and asked this gift, that there might be a difference. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 3 Therefore they received a burning pillar of fire for a guide of the way which they knew not, and thou gavest them a harmless sun of a good entertainment. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 4 The others indeed were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who kept thy children shut up, by whom the pure light of the law was to be given to the world. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 5 And whereas they thought to kill the babes of the just: one child being cast forth, and saved to reprove them, thou tookest away a multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 6 For that night was known before by our fathers, that assuredly knowing what oaths they had trusted to, they might be of better courage. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 7 So thy people received the salvation of the just, and destruction of the unjust. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 8 For as thou didst punish the adversaries so thou didst also encourage and glorify us. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 9 For the just children of good men were offering sacrifice secretly, and they unanimously ordered a law of justice: that the just should receive both good and evil alike, singing now the praises of the fathers. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 10 But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable mourning was heard for the children that were bewailed. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 11 And the servant suffered the same punishment as the master, and a common man suffered in like manner as the king. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 12 So all alike had innumerable dead, with one kind of death. Neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 13 For whereas they would not believe any thing before by reason of the enchantments, then first upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged the people to be of God. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 14 For while all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, -Wisdom Wis 25 18 15 Thy Almighty word leaped down from heaven from thy royal throne, as a fierce conqueror into the midst of the land of destruction, -Wisdom Wis 25 18 16 With a sharp sword carrying thy unfeigned commandment, and he stood and filled all things with death, and standing on the earth, reached even to heaven. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 17 Then suddenly visions of evil dreams troubled them, and fears unlooked for came upon them. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 18 And one thrown here, another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 19 For the visions that troubled them foreshewed these things, lest they should perish, and not know why they suffered these evils. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 20 But the just also were afterwards touched by an assault of death, and there was a disturbance of the multitude in the wilderness: but thy wrath did not long continue; -Wisdom Wis 25 18 21 For a blameless man made haste to pry for the people, bringing forth the shield of his ministry, prayer, and by incense making supplication, withstood the wrath, and put an end to the calamity, shewing that he was thy servant. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 22 And he overcame the disturbance, not by strength of body nor with force of arms, but with a word he subdued him that punished them, alleging the oath and covenant made with the fathers. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 23 For when they were now fallen down dead by heaps one upon another, he stood between and stayed the assault, and cut off the way to the living. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 24 For in the priestly robe which he wore, was the whole world: and in the four rows of the stones, the glory of the fathers was graven, and thy majesty was written upon the diadem of his head. -Wisdom Wis 25 18 25 And to these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for the proof only of wrath was enough. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 1 But as to the wicked, even to the end there came upon them wrath without mercy. For he knew before also what they would do: -Wisdom Wis 25 19 2 For when they had given them leave to depart and had sent them away with great care, they repented and pursued after them. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 3 For whilst they were yet mourning, and lamenting at the graves of the dead, they took up another foolish device: and pursued them as fugitives whom they had pressed to be gone: -Wisdom Wis 25 19 4 For a necessity, of which they were worthy, brought them to this end: and they lost the remembrance of those things which had happened, that their punishment might fill up what was wanting to their torments: -Wisdom Wis 25 19 5 And that thy people might wonderfully pass through, but they might find a new death. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 6 For every creature, according to its kind was fashioned again as from the beginning, obeying thy commandments, that thy children might be kept without hurt. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 7 For a cloud overshadowed their camps and where water was before, dry land appeared, and in the Red Sea a way without hindrance, and out of the great deep a springing field: -Wisdom Wis 25 19 8 Through which all the nation passed which was protected with thy hand, seeing thy miracles and wonders. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 9 For they fed on their food like horses, and they skipped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 10 For they were yet mindful of those things which had been done in the time of their sojourning, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 11 And at length they saw a new generation of birds, when being led by their appetite, they asked for delicate meats. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 12 For to satisfy their desire, the quail came up to them from the sea: and punishments came upon the sinners, not without foregoing signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 13 For they exercised a more detestable inhospitality than any: others indeed received not strangers unknown to them, but these brought their guests into bondage that had deserved well of them. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 14 And not only so, but in another respect also they were worse: for the others against their will received the strangers. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 15 But these grievously afflicted them whom they had received with joy, and who lived under the same laws. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 16 But they were struck with blindness: as those others were at the doors of the just man, when they were covered with sudden darkness, and every one sought the passage of his own door. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 17 For while the elements are changed in themselves, as in an instrument the sound of the quality is changed, yet all keep their sound: which may clearly be perceived by the very sight. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 18 For the things of the land were turned into things of the water: and the things that before swam in the water passed upon the land. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 19 The fire had power in water above its own virtue, and the water forgot its quenching nature. -Wisdom Wis 25 19 20 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of corruptible animals walking therein, neither did they melt that good food, which was apt to melt as ice. For in all things thou didst magnify thy people, O Lord, and didst honour them, and didst not despise them, but didst assist them at all times, and in every place. -Sirach Sir 26 1 1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time. -Sirach Sir 26 1 2 Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss? -Sirach Sir 26 1 3 Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things? -Sirach Sir 26 1 4 Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting. -Sirach Sir 26 1 5 The word of God on high is the fountain of wisdom, and her ways are everlasting commandments. -Sirach Sir 26 1 6 To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed, and who hath known her wise counsels? -Sirach Sir 26 1 7 To whom hath the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest? and who hath understood the multiplicity of her steps? -Sirach Sir 26 1 8 There is one most high Creator Almighty, and a powerful king, and greatly to be feared, who sitteth upon his throne, and is the God of dominion. -Sirach Sir 26 1 9 He created her in the Holy Ghost, and saw her, and numbered her, and measured her. -Sirach Sir 26 1 10 And he poured her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh according to his gift, and hath given her to them that love him. -Sirach Sir 26 1 11 The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of joy. -Sirach Sir 26 1 12 The fear of the Lord shall delight the heart, and shall give joy, and gladness, and length of days. -Sirach Sir 26 1 13 With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed. -Sirach Sir 26 1 14 The love of God is honourable wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 1 15 And they to whom she shall shew herself love her by the sight, and by the knowledge of her great works. -Sirach Sir 26 1 16 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and was created with the faithful in the womb, it walketh with chosen women, and is known with the just and faithful. -Sirach Sir 26 1 17 The fear of the Lord is the religiousness of knowledge. -Sirach Sir 26 1 18 Religiousness shall keep and justify the heart, it shall give joy and gladness. -Sirach Sir 26 1 19 It shall go well with him that feareth the Lord, and in the days of his end he shall be blessed. -Sirach Sir 26 1 20 To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof. -Sirach Sir 26 1 21 She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures. -Sirach Sir 26 1 22 The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation: -Sirach Sir 26 1 23 And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God. -Sirach Sir 26 1 24 Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her. -Sirach Sir 26 1 25 The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord: and the branches thereof are long-lived. -Sirach Sir 26 1 26 In the treasures of wisdom is understanding, and religiousness of knowledge: but to sinners wisdom is an abomination. -Sirach Sir 26 1 27 The fear of the Lord driveth out sin: -Sirach Sir 26 1 28 For he that is without fear, cannot be justified: for the wrath of his high spirits is his ruin. -Sirach Sir 26 1 29 A patient man shall bear for a time, and afterwards joy shall be restored to him. -Sirach Sir 26 1 30 A good understanding will hide his words for a time, and the lips of many shall declare his wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 1 31 In the treasures of wisdom is the signification of discipline: -Sirach Sir 26 1 32 But the worship of God is an abomination to a sinner. -Sirach Sir 26 1 33 Son, if thou desire wisdom, keep justice, and God will give her to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 1 34 For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and discipline: and that which is agreeable to him, -Sirach Sir 26 1 35 Is faith, and meekness: and he will fill up his treasures. -Sirach Sir 26 1 36 Be not incredulous to the fear of the Lord: and come not to him with a double heart. -Sirach Sir 26 1 37 Be not a hypocrite in the sight of men, and let not thy lips be a stumblingblock to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 1 38 Watch over them, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, -Sirach Sir 26 1 39 And God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation. -Sirach Sir 26 1 40 Because thou camest to the Lord wickedly, and thy heart is full of guile and deceit. -Sirach Sir 26 2 1 Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare thy soul for temptation. -Sirach Sir 26 2 2 Humble thy heart, and endure: incline thy ear, and receive the words of understanding: and make not haste in the time of clouds. -Sirach Sir 26 2 3 Wait on God with patience: join thyself to God, and endure, that thy life may be increased in the latter end. -Sirach Sir 26 2 4 Take all that shall be brought upon thee: and in thy sorrow endure, and in thy humiliation keep patience. -Sirach Sir 26 2 5 For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation. -Sirach Sir 26 2 6 Believe God, and he will recover thee: and direct thy way, and trust in him. Keep his fear, and grow old therein. -Sirach Sir 26 2 7 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy: and go not aside from him lest ye fall. -Sirach Sir 26 2 8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him: and your reward shall not be made void. -Sirach Sir 26 2 9 Ye that fear the Lord hope in him, and mercy shall come to you for your delight. -Sirach Sir 26 2 10 Ye that fear the Lord, love him, and your hearts shall be enlightened. -Sirach Sir 26 2 11 My children behold the generations of men: and know ye that no one hath hoped in the Lord, and hath been confounded. -Sirach Sir 26 2 12 For who hath continued in his commandment, and hath been forsaken? or who hath called upon him, and he despised him? -Sirach Sir 26 2 13 For God is compassionate and merciful, and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation: and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth. -Sirach Sir 26 2 14 Woe to them that are of a double heart and to wicked lips, and to the hands that do evil, and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways. -Sirach Sir 26 2 15 Woe to them that are fainthearted, who believe not God: and therefore they shall not be protected by him. -Sirach Sir 26 2 16 Woe to them that have lost patience, and that have forsaken the right ways, and have gone aside into crooked ways. -Sirach Sir 26 2 17 And what will they do, when the Lord shall begin to examine? -Sirach Sir 26 2 18 They that fear the Lord, will not be incredulous to his word: and they that love him, will keep his way. -Sirach Sir 26 2 19 They that fear the Lord, will seek after the things that are well pleasing to him: and they that love him, shall be filled with his law. -Sirach Sir 26 2 20 They that fear the Lord, will prepare their hearts, and in his sight will sanctify their souls, -Sirach Sir 26 2 21 They that fear the Lord, keep his commandments, and will have patience even until his visitation, -Sirach Sir 26 2 22 Saying: If we do not penance, we shall fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men. -Sirach Sir 26 2 23 For according to his greatness, so also is his mercy with him. -Sirach Sir 26 3 1 The sons of wisdom are the church of the just: and their generation, obedience and love. -Sirach Sir 26 3 2 Children, hear the judgment of your father, and so do that you may be saved. -Sirach Sir 26 3 3 For God hath made the father honourable to the children: and seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it upon the children. -Sirach Sir 26 3 4 He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days. -Sirach Sir 26 3 5 And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. -Sirach Sir 26 3 6 He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. -Sirach Sir 26 3 7 He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. -Sirach Sir 26 3 8 He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world. -Sirach Sir 26 3 9 Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, -Sirach Sir 26 3 10 That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end. -Sirach Sir 26 3 11 The father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's curse rooteth up the foundation. -Sirach Sir 26 3 12 Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 3 13 For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son. -Sirach Sir 26 3 14 Son, support the old age of thy father, and grieve him not in his life; -Sirach Sir 26 3 15 And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, and despise him not when thou art in thy strength: for the relieving of the father shall not be forgotten. -Sirach Sir 26 3 16 For good shall be repaid to thee for the sin of thy mother. -Sirach Sir 26 3 17 And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather. -Sirach Sir 26 3 18 Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother. -Sirach Sir 26 3 19 My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men. -Sirach Sir 26 3 20 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God: -Sirach Sir 26 3 21 For great is the power of God alone, and he is honoured by the humble. -Sirach Sir 26 3 22 Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things above thy ability: but the things that God hath commanded thee, think on them always, and in many of his works be not curious. -Sirach Sir 26 3 23 For it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes those things that are hid. -Sirach Sir 26 3 24 In unnecessary matters be not over curious, and in many of his works thou shalt not be inquisitive. -Sirach Sir 26 3 25 For many things are shewn to thee above the understanding of men. -Sirach Sir 26 3 26 And the suspicion of them hath deceived many, and hath detained their minds in vanity. -Sirach Sir 26 3 27 A hard heart shall fear evil at the last: and he that loveth danger shall perish in it. -Sirach Sir 26 3 28 A heart that goeth two ways shall not have success, and the perverse of heart shall be scandalized therein. -Sirach Sir 26 3 29 A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin. -Sirach Sir 26 3 30 The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. -Sirach Sir 26 3 31 The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. -Sirach Sir 26 3 32 A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. -Sirach Sir 26 3 33 Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: -Sirach Sir 26 3 34 And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay. -Sirach Sir 26 4 1 Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor. -Sirach Sir 26 4 2 Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want. -Sirach Sir 26 4 3 Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to gibe to him that is in distress. -Sirach Sir 26 4 4 Reject not the petition of the afflicted: and turn not away thy face from the needy. -Sirach Sir 26 4 5 Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back. -Sirach Sir 26 4 6 For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him. -Sirach Sir 26 4 7 Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man. -Sirach Sir 26 4 8 Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness. -Sirach Sir 26 4 9 Deliver him that suffereth wrong out of the hand of the proud: and be not fainthearted in thy soul. -Sirach Sir 26 4 10 In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a husband to their mother. -Sirach Sir 26 4 11 And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother. -Sirach Sir 26 4 12 Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice. -Sirach Sir 26 4 13 And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness. -Sirach Sir 26 4 14 They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she entereth, God will give a blessing. -Sirach Sir 26 4 15 They that serve her, shall be servants to the holy one: and God loveth them that love her. -Sirach Sir 26 4 16 He that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations: and he that looketh upon her, shall remain secure. -Sirach Sir 26 4 17 If he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall be in assurance. -Sirach Sir 26 4 18 For she walketh with him in temptation, and at the first she chooseth him. -Sirach Sir 26 4 19 She will bring upon him fear and dread and trial: and she will scourge him with the affliction of her discipline, till she try him by her laws, and trust his soul. -Sirach Sir 26 4 20 Then she will strengthen him, and make a straight way to him, and give him joy, -Sirach Sir 26 4 21 And will disclose her secrets to him, and will heap upon him treasures of knowledge and understanding of justice. -Sirach Sir 26 4 22 But if he go astray, she will forsake him, and deliver him into the hands of his enemy. -Sirach Sir 26 4 23 Son, observe the time, and fly from evil. -Sirach Sir 26 4 24 For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth. -Sirach Sir 26 4 25 For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace. -Sirach Sir 26 4 26 Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie. -Sirach Sir 26 4 27 Reverence not thy neighbour in his fall: -Sirach Sir 26 4 28 And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. -Sirach Sir 26 4 29 For by the tongue wisdom is discerned: and understanding, and knowledge, and learning by the word of the wise, and steadfastness in the works of justice. -Sirach Sir 26 4 30 In nowise speak against the truth, but be ashamed of the lie of thy ignorance. -Sirach Sir 26 4 31 Be not ashamed to confess thy sins, but submit not thyself to every man for sin. -Sirach Sir 26 4 32 Resist not against the face of the mighty, and do not strive against the stream of the river. -Sirach Sir 26 4 33 Strive for justice for thy soul, and even unto death fight for justice, and God will overthrow thy enemies for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 4 34 Be not hasty in thy tongue: and slack and remiss in thy works. -Sirach Sir 26 4 35 Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee. -Sirach Sir 26 4 36 Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. -Sirach Sir 26 5 1 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. -Sirach Sir 26 5 2 Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: -Sirach Sir 26 5 3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. -Sirach Sir 26 5 4 Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. -Sirach Sir 26 5 5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: -Sirach Sir 26 5 6 And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. -Sirach Sir 26 5 7 For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners. -Sirach Sir 26 5 8 Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day. -Sirach Sir 26 5 9 For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee. -Sirach Sir 26 5 10 Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge. -Sirach Sir 26 5 11 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue. -Sirach Sir 26 5 12 Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of thy judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee. -Sirach Sir 26 5 13 Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 5 14 If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskilful word, and be confounded. -Sirach Sir 26 5 15 Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin. -Sirach Sir 26 5 16 Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and confounded. -Sirach Sir 26 5 17 For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach. -Sirach Sir 26 5 18 Justify alike the small and the great. -Sirach Sir 26 6 1 Instead of a friend become not an enemy to thy neighbour: for an evil man shall inherit reproach and shame, so shall every sinner that is envious and double tongued. -Sirach Sir 26 6 2 Extol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull: lest thy strength be quashed by folly, -Sirach Sir 26 6 3 And it eat up thy leaves, and destroy thy fruit, and thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness. -Sirach Sir 26 6 4 For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. -Sirach Sir 26 6 5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. -Sirach Sir 26 6 6 Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. -Sirach Sir 26 6 7 If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. -Sirach Sir 26 6 8 For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble. -Sirach Sir 26 6 9 And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches. -Sirach Sir 26 6 10 And there is a friend a companion at the table, and he will not abide in the day of distress. -Sirach Sir 26 6 11 A friend if he continue steadfast, shall be to thee as thyself, and shall act with confidence among them of thy household. -Sirach Sir 26 6 12 If he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face, thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good. -Sirach Sir 26 6 13 Separate thyself from thy enemies, and take heed of thy friends. -Sirach Sir 26 6 14 A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure. -Sirach Sir 26 6 15 Nothing can be compared to a faithful friend, and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity. -Sirach Sir 26 6 16 A faithful friend is the medicine of life and immortality: and they that fear the Lord, shall find him. -Sirach Sir 26 6 17 He that feareth God, shall likewise have good friendship: because according to him shall his friend be. -Sirach Sir 26 6 18 My son, from thy youth up receive instruction, and even to thy grey hairs thou shalt find wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 6 19 Come to her as one that plougheth, and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: -Sirach Sir 26 6 20 For in working about her thou shalt labour a little, and shalt quickly eat of her fruits. -Sirach Sir 26 6 21 How very unpleasant is wisdom to the unlearned, and the unwise will not continue with her. -Sirach Sir 26 6 22 She shall be to them as a mighty stone of trial, and they will cast her from them before it be long. -Sirach Sir 26 6 23 For the wisdom of doctrine is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many, but with them to whom she is known, she continueth even to the sight of God. -Sirach Sir 26 6 24 Give ear, my son, and take wise counsel, and cast not away my advice. -Sirach Sir 26 6 25 Put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chains: -Sirach Sir 26 6 26 Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bands. -Sirach Sir 26 6 27 Come to her with all thy mind, and keep her ways with all thy power. -Sirach Sir 26 6 28 Search for her, and she shall be made known to thee, and when thou hast gotten her, let her not go: -Sirach Sir 26 6 29 For in the latter end thou shalt find rest in her, and she shall be turned to thy joy. -Sirach Sir 26 6 30 Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and a firm foundation, and her chain a robe of glory: -Sirach Sir 26 6 31 For in her is the beauty of life, and her bands are a healthful binding. -Sirach Sir 26 6 32 Thou shalt put her on as a robe of glory, and thou shalt set her upon thee as a crown of joy. -Sirach Sir 26 6 33 My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. -Sirach Sir 26 6 34 If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise. -Sirach Sir 26 6 35 Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. -Sirach Sir 26 6 36 And if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the morning, and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors. -Sirach Sir 26 6 37 Let thy thoughts be upon the precepts of God, and meditate continually on his commandments: and he will give thee a heart, and the desire of wisdom shall be given to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 7 1 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. -Sirach Sir 26 7 2 Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. -Sirach Sir 26 7 3 My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. -Sirach Sir 26 7 4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. -Sirach Sir 26 7 5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. -Sirach Sir 26 7 6 Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. -Sirach Sir 26 7 7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, -Sirach Sir 26 7 8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. -Sirach Sir 26 7 9 Be not fainthearted in thy mind: -Sirach Sir 26 7 10 Neglect not to pray, and to give alms. -Sirach Sir 26 7 11 Say not: God will have respect to the multitude of my gifts, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept my offerings. -Sirach Sir 26 7 12 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all. -Sirach Sir 26 7 13 Devise not a lie against thy brother: neither do the like against thy friend. -Sirach Sir 26 7 14 Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. -Sirach Sir 26 7 15 Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer. -Sirach Sir 26 7 16 Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 7 17 Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly. -Sirach Sir 26 7 18 Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long. -Sirach Sir 26 7 19 Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. -Sirach Sir 26 7 20 Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold. -Sirach Sir 26 7 21 Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. -Sirach Sir 26 7 22 Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. -Sirach Sir 26 7 23 Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. -Sirach Sir 26 7 24 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. -Sirach Sir 26 7 25 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood. -Sirach Sir 26 7 26 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them. -Sirach Sir 26 7 27 Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. -Sirach Sir 26 7 28 If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart, -Sirach Sir 26 7 29 Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother: -Sirach Sir 26 7 30 Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 7 31 With all thy soul fear the Lord, and reverence his priests. -Sirach Sir 26 7 32 With all thy strength love him that made thee: and forsake not his ministers. -Sirach Sir 26 7 33 Honour God with all thy soul and give honour to the priests, and purify thyself with thy arms. -Sirach Sir 26 7 34 Give them their portion, as it is commanded thee, of the firstfruits and of purifications: and for thy negligences purify thyself with a few. -Sirach Sir 26 7 35 Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things: -Sirach Sir 26 7 36 And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected. -Sirach Sir 26 7 37 A gift hath grace in the sight of all the living, and restrain not grace from the dead. -Sirach Sir 26 7 38 Be not wanting in comforting them that weep, and walk with them that mourn. -Sirach Sir 26 7 39 Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. -Sirach Sir 26 7 40 In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin. -Sirach Sir 26 8 1 Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands. -Sirach Sir 26 8 2 Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee. -Sirach Sir 26 8 3 For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. -Sirach Sir 26 8 4 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. -Sirach Sir 26 8 5 Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. -Sirach Sir 26 8 6 Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. -Sirach Sir 26 8 7 Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. -Sirach Sir 26 8 8 Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death. -Sirach Sir 26 8 9 Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs. -Sirach Sir 26 8 10 For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. -Sirach Sir 26 8 11 Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: -Sirach Sir 26 8 12 For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. -Sirach Sir 26 8 13 Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. -Sirach Sir 26 8 14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. -Sirach Sir 26 8 15 Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. -Sirach Sir 26 8 16 Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. -Sirach Sir 26 8 17 Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. -Sirach Sir 26 8 18 Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly. -Sirach Sir 26 8 19 Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. -Sirach Sir 26 8 20 Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them. -Sirach Sir 26 8 21 Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. -Sirach Sir 26 8 22 Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 9 1 Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, lest she shew in thy regard the malice of a wicked lesson. -Sirach Sir 26 9 2 Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded. -Sirach Sir 26 9 3 Look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many: lest thou fall into her snares. -Sirach Sir 26 9 4 Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms. -Sirach Sir 26 9 5 Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 9 6 Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance. -Sirach Sir 26 9 7 Look not round about thee in the ways of the city, nor wander up and down in the streets thereof. -Sirach Sir 26 9 8 Turn away thy face from a woman dressed up, and gaze not about upon another's beauty. -Sirach Sir 26 9 9 For many have perished by the beauty of a woman, and hereby lust is enkindled as a fire. -Sirach Sir 26 9 10 Every woman that is a harlot, shall be trodden upon as dung in the way. -Sirach Sir 26 9 11 Many by admiring the beauty of another man's wife, have become reprobate, for her conversation burneth as fire. -Sirach Sir 26 9 12 Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor repose upon the bed with her: -Sirach Sir 26 9 13 And strive not with her over wine, lest thy heart decline towards her and by thy blood thou fall into destruction. -Sirach Sir 26 9 14 Forsake not an old friend, for the new will not be like to him. -Sirach Sir 26 9 15 A new friend is as new wine: it shall grow old, and thou shalt drink it with pleasure. -Sirach Sir 26 9 16 Envy not the glory and riches of a sinner: for thou knowest not what his ruin shall be. -Sirach Sir 26 9 17 Be not pleased with the wrong done by the unjust, knowing that even to hell the wicked shall not please. -Sirach Sir 26 9 18 Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill, so thou shalt not suspect the fear of death. -Sirach Sir 26 9 19 And if thou come to him, commit no fault, lest he take away thy life. -Sirach Sir 26 9 20 Know it to be a communication with death: for thou art going in the midst of snares, and walking upon the arms of them that are grieved. -Sirach Sir 26 9 21 According to thy power beware of thy neighbour, and treat with the wise and prudent. -Sirach Sir 26 9 22 Let just men be thy guests, and let thy glory be in the fear of God. -Sirach Sir 26 9 23 And let the thought of God be in thy mind, and all thy discourse on the commandments of the Highest. -Sirach Sir 26 9 24 Works shall be praised for the hand of the artificers, and the prince of the people for the wisdom of his speech, but the word of the ancients for the sense. -Sirach Sir 26 9 25 A man full of tongue is terrible in his city, and he that is rash in his word shall be hateful. -Sirach Sir 26 10 1 A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady. -Sirach Sir 26 10 2 As the judge of the people is himself, so also are his ministers: and what manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that dwell therein. -Sirach Sir 26 10 3 An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers. -Sirach Sir 26 10 4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. -Sirach Sir 26 10 5 The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour. -Sirach Sir 26 10 6 Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury. -Sirach Sir 26 10 7 Pride is hateful before God and men: and all iniquity of nations is execrable. -Sirach Sir 26 10 8 A kingdom is translated from one people to another, because of injustices, and wrongs, and injuries, and divers deceits. -Sirach Sir 26 10 9 But nothing is more wicked than the covetous man. Why is earth, and ashes proud? -Sirach Sir 26 10 10 There is not a more wicked thing than to love money: for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale: because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels. -Sirach Sir 26 10 11 All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician. -Sirach Sir 26 10 12 The physician cutteth off a short sickness: so also a king is to day, and to morrow he shall die. -Sirach Sir 26 10 13 For when a man shall die, he shall inherit serpents, and beasts, and worms. -Sirach Sir 26 10 14 The beginning of the pride of man, is to fall off from God: -Sirach Sir 26 10 15 Because his heart is departed from him that made him: for pride is the beginning of all sin: he that holdeth it, shall be filled with maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end. -Sirach Sir 26 10 16 Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. -Sirach Sir 26 10 17 God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. -Sirach Sir 26 10 18 God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. -Sirach Sir 26 10 19 The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. -Sirach Sir 26 10 20 He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 10 21 God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind. -Sirach Sir 26 10 22 Pride was not made for men: nor wrath for the race of women. -Sirach Sir 26 10 23 That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 10 24 In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes. -Sirach Sir 26 10 25 The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor. -Sirach Sir 26 10 26 Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich. -Sirach Sir 26 10 27 The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God. -Sirach Sir 26 10 28 They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved; and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured. -Sirach Sir 26 10 29 Extol not thyself in doing thy work, and linger not in the time of distress; -Sirach Sir 26 10 30 Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread. -Sirach Sir 26 10 31 My son, keep thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to its desert. -Sirach Sir 26 10 32 Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own soul? -Sirach Sir 26 10 33 The poor man is glorified by his discipline and fear, and there is a man that is honoured for his wealth. -Sirach Sir 26 10 34 But he that is glorified in poverty, how much more in wealth? and he that is glorified in wealth, let him fear poverty. -Sirach Sir 26 11 1 The wisdom of the humble shall exalt his head, and shall make him sit in the midst of great men. -Sirach Sir 26 11 2 Praise not a man for his beauty, neither despise a man for his look. -Sirach Sir 26 11 3 The bee is small among flying things but her fruit hath the chiefest sweetness. -Sirach Sir 26 11 4 Glory not in apparel at any time, and be not exalted in the day of thy honour: for the works of the Highest only are wonderful, and his works are glorious, and secret, and hidden. -Sirach Sir 26 11 5 Many tyrants have sat on the throne, and he whom no man would think on, hath worn the crown. -Sirach Sir 26 11 6 Many mighty men have been greatly brought down, and the glorious have been delivered into the hand of others. -Sirach Sir 26 11 7 Before thou inquire, blame no man: and when thou hast inquired, reprove justly. -Sirach Sir 26 11 8 Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse. -Sirach Sir 26 11 9 Strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee, and sit not in judgment with sinners. -Sirach Sir 26 11 10 My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake; and if thou run before thou shalt not escape. -Sirach Sir 26 11 11 There is an ungodly man that laboureth, and maketh haste, and is in sorrow, and is so much the more in want. -Sirach Sir 26 11 12 Again, there is an inactive man that wanteth help, is very weak in ability, and full of poverty: -Sirach Sir 26 11 13 Yet the eye of God hath looked upon him for good, and hath lifted him up from his low estate, and hath exalted his head: and many have wondered at him, and have glorified God. -Sirach Sir 26 11 14 Good things and evil, life and death, poverty and riches, are from God. -Sirach Sir 26 11 15 Wisdom and discipline, and the knowledge of the law are with God. Love and the ways of good things are with him. -Sirach Sir 26 11 16 Error and darkness are created with sinners: and they that glory in evil things, grow old in evil. -Sirach Sir 26 11 17 The gift of God abideth with the just, and his advancement shall have success for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 11 18 There is one that is enriched by living sparingly, and this is the portion of his reward. -Sirach Sir 26 11 19 In that he saith: I have found me rest, and now I will eat of my goods alone: -Sirach Sir 26 11 20 And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. -Sirach Sir 26 11 21 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. -Sirach Sir 26 11 22 Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place, -Sirach Sir 26 11 23 For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich. -Sirach Sir 26 11 24 The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit. -Sirach Sir 26 11 25 Say not: What need I, and what good shall I have by this? -Sirach Sir 26 11 26 Say not: I am sufficient for myself: and what shall I be made worse by this? -Sirach Sir 26 11 27 In the day of good things be not unmindful of evils: and in the day of evils be not unmindful of good things: -Sirach Sir 26 11 28 For it is easy before God in the day of death to reward every one according to his ways. -Sirach Sir 26 11 29 The affliction of an hour maketh one forget great delights, and in the end of a man is the disclosing of his works. -Sirach Sir 26 11 30 Praise not any man before death, for a man is known by his children. -Sirach Sir 26 11 31 Bring not every man into thy house: for many are the snares of the deceitful. -Sirach Sir 26 11 32 For as corrupted bowels send forth stinking breath, and as the partridge is brought into the cage, and as the roe into the snare: so also is the heart of the proud, and as a spy that looketh on the fall of his neighbour. -Sirach Sir 26 11 33 For he lieth in wait and turneth good into evil, and on the elect he will lay a blot. -Sirach Sir 26 11 34 Of one spark cometh a great fire, and of one deceitful man much blood: and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood. -Sirach Sir 26 11 35 Take heed to thyself of a mischievous man, for he worketh evils: lest he bring upon thee reproach for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 11 36 Receive a stranger in, and he shall overthrow thee with a whirlwind, and shall turn thee out of thy own. -Sirach Sir 26 12 1 If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds. -Sirach Sir 26 12 2 Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 12 3 For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent. -Sirach Sir 26 12 4 Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance. -Sirach Sir 26 12 5 Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. -Sirach Sir 26 12 6 Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. -Sirach Sir 26 12 7 For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. -Sirach Sir 26 12 8 A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. -Sirach Sir 26 12 9 In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. -Sirach Sir 26 12 10 Never trust thy enemy for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth: -Sirach Sir 26 12 11 Though he humble himself and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him. -Sirach Sir 26 12 12 Set him not by thee, neither let him sit on thy right hand, lest he turn into thy place, and seek to take thy seat and at the last thou acknowledge my words, and be pricked with my sayings. -Sirach Sir 26 12 13 Who will pity an enchanter struck by a serpent, or any that come near wild beasts? so is it with him that keepeth company with a wicked man, and is involved in his sins. -Sirach Sir 26 12 14 For an hour he will abide with thee: but if thou begin to decline, he will not endure it. -Sirach Sir 26 12 15 An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he lieth in wait, to throw thee into a pit. -Sirach Sir 26 12 16 An enemy weepeth with his eyes: but if he find an opportunity he will not be satisfied with blood: -Sirach Sir 26 12 17 And if evils come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first. -Sirach Sir 26 12 18 An enemy hath tears in his eyes, and while he pretendeth to help thee, will undermine thy feet. -Sirach Sir 26 12 19 He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. -Sirach Sir 26 13 1 He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride. -Sirach Sir 26 13 2 He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself. -Sirach Sir 26 13 3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. -Sirach Sir 26 13 4 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace. -Sirach Sir 26 13 5 If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee. -Sirach Sir 26 13 6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 13 7 If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou? -Sirach Sir 26 13 8 And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. -Sirach Sir 26 13 9 Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands. -Sirach Sir 26 13 10 Beware that thou be not deceived into folly, and be humbled. -Sirach Sir 26 13 11 Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly. -Sirach Sir 26 13 12 If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more. -Sirach Sir 26 13 13 Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten. -Sirach Sir 26 13 14 Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. -Sirach Sir 26 13 15 His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison. -Sirach Sir 26 13 16 Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin. -Sirach Sir 26 13 17 When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake. -Sirach Sir 26 13 18 Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. -Sirach Sir 26 13 19 Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself. -Sirach Sir 26 13 20 All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like. -Sirach Sir 26 13 21 If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb, so the sinner with the just. -Sirach Sir 26 13 22 What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what part hath the rich with the poor? -Sirach Sir 26 13 23 The wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich. -Sirach Sir 26 13 24 And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor. -Sirach Sir 26 13 25 When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his acquaintance. -Sirach Sir 26 13 26 When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him. -Sirach Sir 26 13 27 The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place. -Sirach Sir 26 13 28 The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds. -Sirach Sir 26 13 29 The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and if he stumble, they will overthrow him. -Sirach Sir 26 13 30 Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly. -Sirach Sir 26 13 31 The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or for evil. -Sirach Sir 26 13 32 The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour. -Sirach Sir 26 14 1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of his mouth, and is not pricked with the remorse of sin. -Sirach Sir 26 14 2 Happy is he that hath had no sadness of his mind, and who is not fallen from his hope. -Sirach Sir 26 14 3 Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold? -Sirach Sir 26 14 4 He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting. -Sirach Sir 26 14 5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his goods. -Sirach Sir 26 14 6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his wickedness: -Sirach Sir 26 14 7 And if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth his wickedness. -Sirach Sir 26 14 8 The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul. -Sirach Sir 26 14 9 The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up. -Sirach Sir 26 14 10 An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table. -Sirach Sir 26 14 11 My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings. -Sirach Sir 26 14 12 Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die. -Sirach Sir 26 14 13 Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor. -Sirach Sir 26 14 14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good gift overpass thee. -Sirach Sir 26 14 15 Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours? -Sirach Sir 26 14 16 Give and take, and justify thy soul. -Sirach Sir 26 14 17 Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food. -Sirach Sir 26 14 18 All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree. -Sirach Sir 26 14 19 Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. -Sirach Sir 26 14 20 Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it. -Sirach Sir 26 14 21 And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein. -Sirach Sir 26 14 22 Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God. -Sirach Sir 26 14 23 He that considereth her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in her ways. -Sirach Sir 26 14 24 He who looketh in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door. -Sirach Sir 26 14 25 He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent high unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 14 26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches: -Sirach Sir 26 14 27 He shall be protected under her covering from the heat, and shall rest in her glory. -Sirach Sir 26 15 1 He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her, -Sirach Sir 26 15 2 And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin. -Sirach Sir 26 15 3 With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved. -Sirach Sir 26 15 4 And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. -Sirach Sir 26 15 5 And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. -Sirach Sir 26 15 6 She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. -Sirach Sir 26 15 7 But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. -Sirach Sir 26 15 8 Lying men shall be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. -Sirach Sir 26 15 9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner: -Sirach Sir 26 15 10 For wisdom came forth from God: for praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the sovereign Lord will give praise unto it. -Sirach Sir 26 15 11 Say not: It is through God, that she is not with me: for do not thou the things that he hateth. -Sirach Sir 26 15 12 Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men. -Sirach Sir 26 15 13 The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it. -Sirach Sir 26 15 14 God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel. -Sirach Sir 26 15 15 He added his commandments and precepts. -Sirach Sir 26 15 16 If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee. -Sirach Sir 26 15 17 He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt. -Sirach Sir 26 15 18 Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him: -Sirach Sir 26 15 19 For the wisdom of God is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing. -Sirach Sir 26 15 20 The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth al the work of man. -Sirach Sir 26 15 21 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin; -Sirach Sir 26 15 22 For he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children. -Sirach Sir 26 16 1 Rejoice not in ungodly children, if they be multiplied: neither be delighted in them, if the fear of God be not with them. -Sirach Sir 26 16 2 Trust not to their life, and respect not their labours. -Sirach Sir 26 16 3 For better is one that feareth God, than a thousand ungodly children. -Sirach Sir 26 16 4 And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children. -Sirach Sir 26 16 5 By one that is wise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate. -Sirach Sir 26 16 6 Many such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these my ear hath heard. -Sirach Sir 26 16 7 In the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled, and in an unbelieving nation wrath shall flame out. -Sirach Sir 26 16 8 The ancient giants did not obtain pardon for their sins, who were destroyed trusting to their own strength: -Sirach Sir 26 16 9 And he spared not the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for the pride of their word. -Sirach Sir 26 16 10 He had not pity on them, destroying the whole nation that extolled themselves in their sins. -Sirach Sir 26 16 11 So did he with the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their heart: and if one had been stiffnecked, it is a wonder if he had escaped unpunished: -Sirach Sir 26 16 12 For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation: -Sirach Sir 26 16 13 According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works. -Sirach Sir 26 16 14 The sinner shall not escape in his rapines, and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off. -Sirach Sir 26 16 15 All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment. -Sirach Sir 26 16 16 Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high? -Sirach Sir 26 16 17 In such a multitude I shall not be known: for what is my soul in such an immense creation? -Sirach Sir 26 16 18 Behold the heaven, and the heavens of heavens, the deep, and all the earth, and the things that are in them, shall be moved in his sight, -Sirach Sir 26 16 19 The mountains also, and the hills, and the foundations of the earth: when God shall look upon them, they shall be shaken with trembling. -Sirach Sir 26 16 20 And in all these things the heart is senseless: and every heart is understood by him. -Sirach Sir 26 16 21 And his ways who shall understand, and the storm, which no eye of man shall see? -Sirach Sir 26 16 22 For many of his works are hidden, but the works of his justice who shall declare? or who shall endure? for the testament is far from some, and the examination of all is in the end. -Sirach Sir 26 16 23 He that wanteth understanding thinketh vain things, and the foolish, and erring man, thinketh foolish things. -Sirach Sir 26 16 24 Hearken to me, my son, and learn the discipline of understanding, and attend to my words in thy heart. -Sirach Sir 26 16 25 And I will shew forth good doctrine in equity, and will seek to declare wisdom: and attend to my words in thy heart, whilst with equity of spirit I tell thee the virtues that God hath put upon his works from the beginning, and I shew forth in truth his knowledge. -Sirach Sir 26 16 26 The works of God are done in judgment from the beginning, and from the making of them he distinguished their parts, and their beginnings in their generations. -Sirach Sir 26 16 27 He beautified their works for ever, they have neither hungered, nor laboured, and they have not ceased from their works. -Sirach Sir 26 16 28 Nor shall any of them straiten his neighbour at any time. -Sirach Sir 26 16 29 Be not thou incredulous to his word. -Sirach Sir 26 16 30 After this God looked upon the earth, and filled it with his goods. -Sirach Sir 26 16 31 The soul of every living thing hath shewn forth before the face thereof, and into it they return again. -Sirach Sir 26 17 1 God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image. -Sirach Sir 26 17 2 And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself. -Sirach Sir 26 17 3 He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 17 4 He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls. -Sirach Sir 26 17 5 He created of him a helpmate like to himself, he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding. -Sirach Sir 26 17 6 He created in them the science of the spirit, he fired their heart with wisdom, and shewed them both good and evil. -Sirach Sir 26 17 7 He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works: -Sirach Sir 26 17 8 That they might praise the name which he hath sanctified: and glory in his wondrous act that they might declare the glorious things of his works. -Sirach Sir 26 17 9 Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance. -Sirach Sir 26 17 10 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments. -Sirach Sir 26 17 11 And their eye saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity. -Sirach Sir 26 17 12 And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour. -Sirach Sir 26 17 13 Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes. -Sirach Sir 26 17 14 Over every nation he set a ruler. -Sirach Sir 26 17 15 And Israel was made the manifest portion of God. -Sirach Sir 26 17 16 And all their works are as the sun in the sight of God: and his eyes are continually upon their ways. -Sirach Sir 26 17 17 Their covenants were not hid by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God. -Sirach Sir 26 17 18 The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye: -Sirach Sir 26 17 19 And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 17 20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. -Sirach Sir 26 17 21 Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: -Sirach Sir 26 17 22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. -Sirach Sir 26 17 23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. -Sirach Sir 26 17 24 And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God. -Sirach Sir 26 17 25 Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God. -Sirach Sir 26 17 26 Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing. -Sirach Sir 26 17 27 Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies. -Sirach Sir 26 17 28 How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him ! -Sirach Sir 26 17 29 For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil. -Sirach Sir 26 17 30 What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented? and this shall be reproved. -Sirach Sir 26 17 31 He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes. -Sirach Sir 26 18 1 He that liveth for ever created all things together. God only shall be justified, and he remaineth an invincible king for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 18 2 Who is able to declare his works? -Sirach Sir 26 18 3 For who shall search out his glorious acts? -Sirach Sir 26 18 4 And who shall show forth the power of his majesty? or who shall be able to declare his mercy? -Sirach Sir 26 18 5 Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. -Sirach Sir 26 18 6 When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. -Sirach Sir 26 18 7 What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil? -Sirach Sir 26 18 8 The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years, as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. -Sirach Sir 26 18 9 Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. -Sirach Sir 26 18 10 He hath seen the presumption of their heart that it is wicked, and hath known their end that it is evil. -Sirach Sir 26 18 11 Therefore hath he filled up his mercy in their favour, and hath shewn them the way of justice. -Sirach Sir 26 18 12 The compassion of man is toward his neighbour: but the mercy of God is upon all flesh. -Sirach Sir 26 18 13 He hath mercy, and teacheth, and correcteth, as a shepherd doth his flock. -Sirach Sir 26 18 14 He hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy, and that maketh haste in his judgments. -Sirach Sir 26 18 15 My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word. -Sirach Sir 26 18 16 Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift. -Sirach Sir 26 18 17 Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man. -Sirach Sir 26 18 18 A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes. -Sirach Sir 26 18 19 Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak. -Sirach Sir 26 18 20 Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God. -Sirach Sir 26 18 21 Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation. -Sirach Sir 26 18 22 Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 18 23 Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God. -Sirach Sir 26 18 24 Remember the wrath that shall be at the last day, and the time of repaying when he shall turn away his face. -Sirach Sir 26 18 25 Remember poverty in the time of abundance, and the necessities of poverty in the day of riches. -Sirach Sir 26 18 26 From the morning until the evening the time shall be changed, and all these are swift in the eyes of God. -Sirach Sir 26 18 27 A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the days of sins will beware of sloth. -Sirach Sir 26 18 28 Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise to him that findeth her. -Sirach Sir 26 18 29 They that were of good understanding in words, have also done wisely themselves: and have understood truth and justice, and have poured forth proverbs and judgments. -Sirach Sir 26 18 30 Go not after thy lusts, but turn away from thy own will. -Sirach Sir 26 18 31 If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 18 32 Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual. -Sirach Sir 26 18 33 Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life. -Sirach Sir 26 19 1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little. -Sirach Sir 26 19 2 Wine and women make wise men fall off, and shall rebuke the prudent: -Sirach Sir 26 19 3 And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number. -Sirach Sir 26 19 4 He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised. -Sirach Sir 26 19 5 He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil. -Sirach Sir 26 19 6 He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned. -Sirach Sir 26 19 7 Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse. -Sirach Sir 26 19 8 Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not. -Sirach Sir 26 19 9 For he will hearken to thee, and will watch thee, and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee, and so will he be with thee always. -Sirach Sir 26 19 10 Hast thou heard a word against thy neighbour? let it die within thee, trusting that it will not burst thee. -Sirach Sir 26 19 11 At the hearing of a word the fool is in travail, as a woman groaning in the bringing forth a child. -Sirach Sir 26 19 12 As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh: so is a word in the heart of a fool. -Sirach Sir 26 19 13 Reprove a friend, lest he may not have understood, and say: I did it not: or if he did it, that he may do it no more. -Sirach Sir 26 19 14 Reprove thy neighbour, for it may be he hath not said it: and if he hath said it, that he may not say it again. -Sirach Sir 26 19 15 Admonish thy friend: for there is often a fault committed. -Sirach Sir 26 19 16 And believe not every word. There is one, that slippeth with the tongue, but not from his heart. -Sirach Sir 26 19 17 For who is there that hath not offended with his tongue? Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him. -Sirach Sir 26 19 18 And give place to the fear of the most High: for the fear of God is all wisdom, and therein is to fear God, and the disposition of the law is in all wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 19 19 But the learning of wickedness is not wisdom: and the device of sinners is not prudence. -Sirach Sir 26 19 20 There is a subtle wickedness, and the same is detestable: and there is a man that is foolish, wanting in wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 19 21 Better is a man that hath less wisdom, and wanteth understanding, with the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and transgresseth the law of the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 19 22 There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust. -Sirach Sir 26 19 23 And there is one that uttereth an exact word telling the truth. There is one that humbleth himself wickedly, and his interior is full of deceit: -Sirach Sir 26 19 24 And there is one that submitteth himself exceedingly with a great lowliness: and there is one that casteth down his countenance, and maketh as if he did not see that which is unknown: -Sirach Sir 26 19 25 And if he be hindered from sinning for want of power, if he shall find opportunity to do evil, he will do it. -Sirach Sir 26 19 26 A man is known by his look, and a wise man, when thou meetest him, is known by his countenance. -Sirach Sir 26 19 27 The attire of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the gait of the man, shew what he is. -Sirach Sir 26 19 28 There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace, he is wise. -Sirach Sir 26 20 1 How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. -Sirach Sir 26 20 2 The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden: -Sirach Sir 26 20 3 So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise. -Sirach Sir 26 20 4 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. -Sirach Sir 26 20 5 There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. -Sirach Sir 26 20 6 There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time. -Sirach Sir 26 20 7 A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time. -Sirach Sir 26 20 8 He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated. -Sirach Sir 26 20 9 There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss. -Sirach Sir 26 20 10 There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is a gift, the recompense of which is double. -Sirach Sir 26 20 11 There is an abasement because of glory: and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate. -Sirach Sir 26 20 12 There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold. -Sirach Sir 26 20 13 A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. -Sirach Sir 26 20 14 The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold. -Sirach Sir 26 20 15 He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire. -Sirach Sir 26 20 16 To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. -Sirach Sir 26 20 17 A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds. -Sirach Sir 26 20 18 For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn! -Sirach Sir 26 20 19 For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had. -Sirach Sir 26 20 20 The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. -Sirach Sir 26 20 21 A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. -Sirach Sir 26 20 22 A parable coming out of a fool's mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season. -Sirach Sir 26 20 23 There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked. -Sirach Sir 26 20 24 There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself. -Sirach Sir 26 20 25 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. -Sirach Sir 26 20 26 A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline. -Sirach Sir 26 20 27 A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction. -Sirach Sir 26 20 28 The manners of lying men are without honour: and their confusion is with them without ceasing. -Sirach Sir 26 20 29 A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones. -Sirach Sir 26 20 30 He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity. -Sirach Sir 26 20 31 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct. -Sirach Sir 26 20 32 O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both? -Sirach Sir 26 20 33 Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 21 1 My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee. -Sirach Sir 26 21 2 Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. -Sirach Sir 26 21 3 The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. -Sirach Sir 26 21 4 All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. -Sirach Sir 26 21 5 Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. -Sirach Sir 26 21 6 The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily. -Sirach Sir 26 21 7 He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. -Sirach Sir 26 21 8 He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. -Sirach Sir 26 21 9 He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. -Sirach Sir 26 21 10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. -Sirach Sir 26 21 11 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. -Sirach Sir 26 21 12 He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof. -Sirach Sir 26 21 13 The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. -Sirach Sir 26 21 14 He that is not wise in good, will not be taught. -Sirach Sir 26 21 15 But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness. -Sirach Sir 26 21 16 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. -Sirach Sir 26 21 17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. -Sirach Sir 26 21 18 A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. -Sirach Sir 26 21 19 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. -Sirach Sir 26 21 20 The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts. -Sirach Sir 26 21 21 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. -Sirach Sir 26 21 22 Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. -Sirach Sir 26 21 23 A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. -Sirach Sir 26 21 24 Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. -Sirach Sir 26 21 25 The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty. -Sirach Sir 26 21 26 A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without. -Sirach Sir 26 21 27 It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. -Sirach Sir 26 21 28 The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things: but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance. -Sirach Sir 26 21 29 The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart. -Sirach Sir 26 21 30 While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul. -Sirach Sir 26 21 31 The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured. -Sirach Sir 26 22 1 The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace. -Sirach Sir 26 22 2 The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands. -Sirach Sir 26 22 3 A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss. -Sirach Sir 26 22 4 A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father. -Sirach Sir 26 22 5 She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both. -Sirach Sir 26 22 6 A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time. -Sirach Sir 26 22 7 He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together. -Sirach Sir 26 22 8 He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep. -Sirach Sir 26 22 9 He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this? -Sirach Sir 26 22 10 Weep for the dead, for his light hath failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding faileth. -Sirach Sir 26 22 11 Weep but a little for the dead, for he is at rest. -Sirach Sir 26 22 12 For the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death. -Sirach Sir 26 22 13 The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life. -Sirach Sir 26 22 14 Talk not much with a fool and go not with him that hath no sense. -Sirach Sir 26 22 15 Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. -Sirach Sir 26 22 16 Turn away from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be wearied out with his folly. -Sirach Sir 26 22 17 What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool? -Sirach Sir 26 22 18 Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked. -Sirach Sir 26 22 19 A frame of wood bound together in the foundation of a building, shall not be loosed: so neither shall the heart that is established by advised counsel. -Sirach Sir 26 22 20 The thought of him that is wise at all times, shall not be depraved by fear. -Sirach Sir 26 22 21 As pales set in high places, and plasterings made without cost, will not stand against the face of the wind: -Sirach Sir 26 22 22 So also a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool shall not resist against the violence of fear. -Sirach Sir 26 22 23 As a fearful heart in the thought of a fool at all times will not fear, so neither shall he that continueth always in the commandments of God. -Sirach Sir 26 22 24 He that pricketh the eye, bringeth out tears: and he that pricketh the heart, bringeth forth resentment. -Sirach Sir 26 22 25 He that flingeth a stone at birds, shall drive them away: so he that upbraideth his friend, breaketh friendship. -Sirach Sir 26 22 26 Although thou hast drawn a sword at a friend, despair not: for there may be a returning. To a friend, -Sirach Sir 26 22 27 If thou hast opened a sad mouth, fear not, for there may be a reconciliation: except upbraiding, and reproach, and pride, and disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for in all these cases a friend will flee away. -Sirach Sir 26 22 28 Keep fidelity with a friend in his poverty, that in his prosperity also thou mayst rejoice. -Sirach Sir 26 22 29 In the time of his trouble continue faithful to him, that thou mayst also be heir with him in his inheritance. -Sirach Sir 26 22 30 As the vapour of a chimney, and the smoke of the fire goeth up before the fire: so also injurious words, and reproaches, and threats, before blood. -Sirach Sir 26 22 31 I will not be ashamed to salute a friend, neither will I hide myself from his face: and if any evil happen to me by him, I will bear it. -Sirach Sir 26 22 32 But every one that shall hear it, will beware of him. -Sirach Sir 26 22 33 Who will set a guard before my mouth, and a sure seal upon my lips, that I fall not by them, and that my tongue destroy me not? -Sirach Sir 26 23 1 O Lord, father, and sovereign ruler of my life, leave me not to their counsel: nor suffer me to fall by them. -Sirach Sir 26 23 2 Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over my heart, that they spare me not in their ignorances, and that their sins may not appear: -Sirach Sir 26 23 3 Lest my ignorances increase, and my offences be multiplied, and my sins abound, and I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me? -Sirach Sir 26 23 4 O Lord, father, and God of my life, leave me not to their devices. -Sirach Sir 26 23 5 Give me not haughtiness of my eyes, and turn away from me all coveting. -Sirach Sir 26 23 6 Take from me the greediness of the belly, and let not the lusts of the flesh take hold of me, and give me not over to a shameless and foolish mind. -Sirach Sir 26 23 7 Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth, and he that will keep it shall not perish by his lips, nor be brought to fall into most wicked works. -Sirach Sir 26 23 8 A sinner is caught in his own vanity, and the proud and the evil speakers shall fall thereby. -Sirach Sir 26 23 9 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to swearing: for in it there are many falls. -Sirach Sir 26 23 10 And let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not escape free from them. -Sirach Sir 26 23 11 For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin. -Sirach Sir 26 23 12 A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house. -Sirach Sir 26 23 13 And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him, and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double: -Sirach Sir 26 23 14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment. -Sirach Sir 26 23 15 There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob. -Sirach Sir 26 23 16 For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins. -Sirach Sir 26 23 17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. -Sirach Sir 26 23 18 Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men: -Sirach Sir 26 23 19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. -Sirach Sir 26 23 20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. -Sirach Sir 26 23 21 Two sorts of men multiply sins, and the third bringeth wrath and destruction. -Sirach Sir 26 23 22 A hot soul is a burning fire, it will never be quenched, till it devour some thing. -Sirach Sir 26 23 23 And a man that is wicked in the mouth of his flesh, will not leave off till he hath kindled a fire. -Sirach Sir 26 23 24 To a man that is a fornicator all bread is sweet, he will not be weary of sinning unto the end. -Sirach Sir 26 23 25 Every man that passeth beyond his own bed, despising his own soul, and saying: Who seeth me? -Sirach Sir 26 23 26 Darkness compasseth me about, and the walls cover me, and no man seeth me: whom do I fear? the most High will not remember my sins. -Sirach Sir 26 23 27 And he understandeth not that his eye seeth all things, for such a man's fear driveth him from the fear of God, and the eyes of men fearing him: -Sirach Sir 26 23 28 And he knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are far brighter than the sun, beholding round about all the ways of men, and the bottom of the deep, and looking into the hearts of men, into the most hidden parts. -Sirach Sir 26 23 29 For all things were known to the Lord God, before they were created: so also after they were perfected he beholdeth all things. -Sirach Sir 26 23 30 This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and he shall be chased as a colt: and where he suspected not, he shall be taken. -Sirach Sir 26 23 31 And he shall be in disgrace with all men, because he understood not the fear of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 23 32 So every woman also that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another: -Sirach Sir 26 23 33 For first she hath been unfaithful to the law of the most High: and secondly, she hath offended against her husband: thirdly, she hath fornicated in adultery, and hath gotten her children of another man. -Sirach Sir 26 23 34 This woman shall be brought into the assembly, and inquisition shall be made of her children. -Sirach Sir 26 23 35 Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit. -Sirach Sir 26 23 36 She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her infamy shall not be blotted out. -Sirach Sir 26 23 37 And they that remain shall know, that there is nothing better than the fear of God: and that there is nothing sweeter than to have regard to the commandments of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 23 38 It is great glory to follow the Lord: for length of days shall be received from him. -Sirach Sir 26 24 1 Wisdom shall praise her own self, and shall be honoured in God, and shall glory in the midst of her people, -Sirach Sir 26 24 2 And shall open her mouth in the churches of the most High, and shall glorify herself in the sight of his power, -Sirach Sir 26 24 3 And in the midst of her own people she shall be exalted, and shall be admired in the holy assembly. -Sirach Sir 26 24 4 And in the multitude of the elect she shall have praise, and among the blessed she shall be blessed, saying: -Sirach Sir 26 24 5 I came out of the mouth of the most High, the firstborn before all creatures: -Sirach Sir 26 24 6 I made that in the heavens there should rise light that never faileth, and as a cloud I covered all the earth: -Sirach Sir 26 24 7 I dwelt in the highest places, and my throne is in a pillar of a cloud. -Sirach Sir 26 24 8 I alone have compassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated into the bottom of the deep, and have walked in the waves of the sea, -Sirach Sir 26 24 9 And have stood in all the earth: and in every people, -Sirach Sir 26 24 10 And in every nation I have had the chief rule: -Sirach Sir 26 24 11 And by my power I have trodden under my feet the hearts of all the high and low: and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 24 12 Then the creator of all things commanded, and said to me: and he that made me, rested in my tabernacle, -Sirach Sir 26 24 13 And he said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in my elect. -Sirach Sir 26 24 14 From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. -Sirach Sir 26 24 15 And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. -Sirach Sir 26 24 16 And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints. -Sirach Sir 26 24 17 I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree on mount Sion. -Sirach Sir 26 24 18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Cades, and as a rose plant in Jericho: -Sirach Sir 26 24 19 As a fair olive tree in the plains, and as a plane tree by the water in the streets, was I exalted. -Sirach Sir 26 24 20 I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon, and aromatical balm: I yielded a sweet odour like the best myrrh: -Sirach Sir 26 24 21 And I perfumed my dwelling as storax, and galbanum, and onyx, and aloes, and as the frankincense not cut, and my odour is as the purest balm. -Sirach Sir 26 24 22 I have stretched out my branches as the turpentine tree, and my branches are of honour and grace. -Sirach Sir 26 24 23 As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. -Sirach Sir 26 24 24 I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. -Sirach Sir 26 24 25 In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. -Sirach Sir 26 24 26 Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. -Sirach Sir 26 24 27 For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb. -Sirach Sir 26 24 28 My memory is unto everlasting generations. -Sirach Sir 26 24 29 They that eat me, shall yet hunger: and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. -Sirach Sir 26 24 30 He that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded: and they that work by me, shall not sin. -Sirach Sir 26 24 31 They that explain me shall have life everlasting. -Sirach Sir 26 24 32 All these things are the book of life, and the covenant of the most High, and the knowledge of truth. -Sirach Sir 26 24 33 Moses commanded a law in the precepts of justices, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 24 34 He appointed to David his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 24 35 Who filleth up wisdom as the Phison, and as the Tigris in the days of the new fruits. -Sirach Sir 26 24 36 Who maketh understanding to abound as the Euphrates, who multiplieth it as the Jordan in the time of harvest. -Sirach Sir 26 24 37 Who sendeth knowledge as the light, and riseth up as Gehon in the time of the vintage. -Sirach Sir 26 24 38 Who first hath perfect knowledge of her, and a weaker shall not search her out. -Sirach Sir 26 24 39 For her thoughts are more vast than the sea, and her counsels more deep than the great ocean. -Sirach Sir 26 24 40 I, wisdom, have poured out rivers. -Sirach Sir 26 24 41 I, like a brook out of a river of a mighty water; I, like a channel of a river, and like an aqueduct, came out of paradise. -Sirach Sir 26 24 42 I said: I will water my garden of plants, and I will water abundantly the fruits of my meadow. -Sirach Sir 26 24 43 And behold my brook became a great river, and my river came near to a sea: -Sirach Sir 26 24 44 For I make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light, and I will declare it afar off. -Sirach Sir 26 24 45 I will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that sleep, and will enlighten all that hope in the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 24 46 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and will leave it to them that seek wisdom, and will not cease to instruct their offspring even to the holy age. -Sirach Sir 26 24 47 See ye that I have not laboured myself only, but for all that seek out the truth. -Sirach Sir 26 25 1 With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men: -Sirach Sir 26 25 2 The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together. -Sirach Sir 26 25 3 Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life: -Sirach Sir 26 25 4 A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting. -Sirach Sir 26 25 5 The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age? -Sirach Sir 26 25 6 O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel! -Sirach Sir 26 25 7 O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour! -Sirach Sir 26 25 8 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. -Sirach Sir 26 25 9 Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. -Sirach Sir 26 25 10 A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 25 11 Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. -Sirach Sir 26 25 12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. -Sirach Sir 26 25 13 How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 25 14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things: -Sirach Sir 26 25 15 Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? -Sirach Sir 26 25 16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. -Sirach Sir 26 25 17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. -Sirach Sir 26 25 18 And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart: -Sirach Sir 26 25 19 And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman: -Sirach Sir 26 25 20 And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him: -Sirach Sir 26 25 21 And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 25 22 There is no head worse than the head of a serpent: -Sirach Sir 26 25 23 And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman. -Sirach Sir 26 25 24 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face: and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear: and sheweth it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbours, -Sirach Sir 26 25 25 Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little. -Sirach Sir 26 25 26 All malice is short to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her. -Sirach Sir 26 25 27 As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man. -Sirach Sir 26 25 28 Look not upon a woman's beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty. -Sirach Sir 26 25 29 A woman's anger, and impudence, and confusion is great. -Sirach Sir 26 25 30 A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband. -Sirach Sir 26 25 31 A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart. -Sirach Sir 26 25 32 Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy. -Sirach Sir 26 25 33 From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die. -Sirach Sir 26 25 34 Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad. -Sirach Sir 26 25 35 If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 25 36 Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee. -Sirach Sir 26 26 1 Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double. -Sirach Sir 26 26 2 A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. -Sirach Sir 26 26 3 A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds. -Sirach Sir 26 26 4 Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times. -Sirach Sir 26 26 5 Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled: -Sirach Sir 26 26 6 The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people: -Sirach Sir 26 26 7 And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death. -Sirach Sir 26 26 8 A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. -Sirach Sir 26 26 9 With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. -Sirach Sir 26 26 10 As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. -Sirach Sir 26 26 11 A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. -Sirach Sir 26 26 12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. -Sirach Sir 26 26 13 On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself. -Sirach Sir 26 26 14 Take heed of the impudence of her eyes, and wonder not if she slight thee. -Sirach Sir 26 26 15 She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail. -Sirach Sir 26 26 16 The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones. -Sirach Sir 26 26 17 Her discipline is the gift of God. -Sirach Sir 26 26 18 Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul. -Sirach Sir 26 26 19 A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace. -Sirach Sir 26 26 20 And no price is worthy of a continent soul. -Sirach Sir 26 26 21 As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. -Sirach Sir 26 26 22 As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age, -Sirach Sir 26 26 23 As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman. -Sirach Sir 26 26 24 As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman. -Sirach Sir 26 26 25 At two things my heart is grieved, and the third bringeth anger upon me. -Sirach Sir 26 26 26 A man of war fainting through poverty, and a man of sense despised: -Sirach Sir 26 26 27 And he that passeth over from justice to sin, God hath prepared such an one for the sword. -Sirach Sir 26 26 28 Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips. -Sirach Sir 26 27 1 Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye. -Sirach Sir 26 27 2 As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. -Sirach Sir 26 27 3 Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner. -Sirach Sir 26 27 4 Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown. -Sirach Sir 26 27 5 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts. -Sirach Sir 26 27 6 The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men. -Sirach Sir 26 27 7 As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man. -Sirach Sir 26 27 8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. -Sirach Sir 26 27 9 If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. -Sirach Sir 26 27 10 Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. -Sirach Sir 26 27 11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. -Sirach Sir 26 27 12 A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon. -Sirach Sir 26 27 13 In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think. -Sirach Sir 26 27 14 The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin. -Sirach Sir 26 27 15 The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. -Sirach Sir 26 27 16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. -Sirach Sir 26 27 17 He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. -Sirach Sir 26 27 18 Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. -Sirach Sir 26 27 19 But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him. -Sirach Sir 26 27 20 For as a man that destroyeth his friend, so is he that destroyeth the friendship of his neighbour. -Sirach Sir 26 27 21 And as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and thou shalt not get him again. -Sirach Sir 26 27 22 Follow after him no more, for he is gone afar off, he is fled, as a roe escaped out of the snare because his soul is wounded. -Sirach Sir 26 27 23 Thou canst no more bind him up. And of a curse there is reconciliation: -Sirach Sir 26 27 24 But to disclose the secrets of a friend, leaveth no hope to an unhappy soul. -Sirach Sir 26 27 25 He that winketh with the eye forgeth wicked things, and no man will cast him off: -Sirach Sir 26 27 26 In the sight of thy eyes he will sweeten his mouth, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and on thy words he will lay a stumblingblock. -Sirach Sir 26 27 27 I have hated many things but not like him, and the Lord will hate him. -Sirach Sir 26 27 28 If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful. -Sirach Sir 26 27 29 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it. -Sirach Sir 26 27 30 A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him. -Sirach Sir 26 27 31 Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him. -Sirach Sir 26 27 32 They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die. -Sirach Sir 26 27 33 Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them. -Sirach Sir 26 28 1 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. -Sirach Sir 26 28 2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. -Sirach Sir 26 28 3 Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? -Sirach Sir 26 28 4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins? -Sirach Sir 26 28 5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins? -Sirach Sir 26 28 6 Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: -Sirach Sir 26 28 7 For corruption and death hang over in his commandments. -Sirach Sir 26 28 8 Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour. -Sirach Sir 26 28 9 Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour. -Sirach Sir 26 28 10 Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins. -Sirach Sir 26 28 11 For a passionate man kindleth strife, and a sinful man will trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace. -Sirach Sir 26 28 12 For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth, and as a man's strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger. -Sirach Sir 26 28 13 A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. -Sirach Sir 26 28 14 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. -Sirach Sir 26 28 15 The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace. -Sirach Sir 26 28 16 The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. -Sirach Sir 26 28 17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. -Sirach Sir 26 28 18 It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. -Sirach Sir 26 28 19 The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours. -Sirach Sir 26 28 20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. -Sirach Sir 26 28 21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. -Sirach Sir 26 28 22 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue. -Sirach Sir 26 28 23 Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands. -Sirach Sir 26 28 24 For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass. -Sirach Sir 26 28 25 The death thereof is a most evil death: and hell is preferable to it. -Sirach Sir 26 28 26 Its continuance shall not be for a long time, but it shall possess the ways of the unjust: and the just shall not be burnt with its flame. -Sirach Sir 26 28 27 They that forsake God shall fall into it, and it shall burn in them, and shall not be quenched, and it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and as a leopard it shall tear them. -Sirach Sir 26 28 28 Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth. -Sirach Sir 26 28 29 Melt down thy gold and silver, and make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth: -Sirach Sir 26 28 30 And take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue, and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable unto death. -Sirach Sir 26 29 1 He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments. -Sirach Sir 26 29 2 Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time. -Sirach Sir 26 29 3 Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 29 4 Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them. -Sirach Sir 26 29 5 Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice: -Sirach Sir 26 29 6 But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time: -Sirach Sir 26 29 7 And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it: -Sirach Sir 26 29 8 But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause. -Sirach Sir 26 29 9 And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries. -Sirach Sir 26 29 10 Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. -Sirach Sir 26 29 11 But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy. -Sirach Sir 26 29 12 Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty. -Sirach Sir 26 29 13 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost. -Sirach Sir 26 29 14 Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. -Sirach Sir 26 29 15 Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. -Sirach Sir 26 29 16 Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: -Sirach Sir 26 29 17 It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. -Sirach Sir 26 29 18 A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. -Sirach Sir 26 29 19 Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 29 20 The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety. -Sirach Sir 26 29 21 A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him. -Sirach Sir 26 29 22 A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him. -Sirach Sir 26 29 23 Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea. -Sirach Sir 26 29 24 It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries. -Sirach Sir 26 29 25 A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment. -Sirach Sir 26 29 26 Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not. -Sirach Sir 26 29 27 The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. -Sirach Sir 26 29 28 Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. -Sirach Sir 26 29 29 Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. -Sirach Sir 26 29 30 It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. -Sirach Sir 26 29 31 He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. -Sirach Sir 26 29 32 Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. -Sirach Sir 26 29 33 Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me. -Sirach Sir 26 29 34 These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender. -Sirach Sir 26 30 1 He that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he may rejoice in his latter end, and not grope after the doors of his neighbours. -Sirach Sir 26 30 2 He that instructeth his son shall be praised in him, and shall glory in him in the midst of them of his household. -Sirach Sir 26 30 3 He that teacheth his son, maketh his enemy jealous, and in the midst of his friends he shall glory in him. -Sirach Sir 26 30 4 His father is dead, and he is as if he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself. -Sirach Sir 26 30 5 While he lived he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died he was not sorrowful, neither was he confounded before his enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 30 6 For he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies, and one that will requite kindness to his friends. -Sirach Sir 26 30 7 For the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds, and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled. -Sirach Sir 26 30 8 A horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself will become headstrong. -Sirach Sir 26 30 9 Give thy son his way, and he shall make thee afraid: play with him, and he shall make thee sorrowful. -Sirach Sir 26 30 10 Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow, and at the last thy teeth be set on edge. -Sirach Sir 26 30 11 Give him not liberty in his youth, and wink not at his devices. -Sirach Sir 26 30 12 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 30 13 Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 30 14 Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. -Sirach Sir 26 30 15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. -Sirach Sir 26 30 16 There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart. -Sirach Sir 26 30 17 Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness. -Sirach Sir 26 30 18 Good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut, are as messes of meat set about a grave. -Sirach Sir 26 30 19 What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell: -Sirach Sir 26 30 20 So is he that is persecuted by the Lord, bearing the reward of his iniquity: -Sirach Sir 26 30 21 He seeth with his eyes, and groaneth, as an eunuch embracing a virgin, and sighing. -Sirach Sir 26 30 22 Give not up thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. -Sirach Sir 26 30 23 The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life. -Sirach Sir 26 30 24 Have pity on thy own soul, pleasing God, and contain thyself: gather up thy heart in his holiness: and drive away sadness far from thee. -Sirach Sir 26 30 25 For sadness hath killed many, and there is no profit in it. -Sirach Sir 26 30 26 Envy and anger shorten a man's days, and pensiveness will bring old age before the time. -Sirach Sir 26 30 27 A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence. -Sirach Sir 26 31 1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. -Sirach Sir 26 31 2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. -Sirach Sir 26 31 3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. -Sirach Sir 26 31 4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. -Sirach Sir 26 31 5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. -Sirach Sir 26 31 6 Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. -Sirach Sir 26 31 7 Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. -Sirach Sir 26 31 8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. -Sirach Sir 26 31 9 Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life. -Sirach Sir 26 31 10 Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: -Sirach Sir 26 31 11 Therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms. -Sirach Sir 26 31 12 Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it. -Sirach Sir 26 31 13 Say not: There are many things which are upon it. -Sirach Sir 26 31 14 Remember that a wicked eye is evil. -Sirach Sir 26 31 15 What is created more wicked than an eye? therefore shall it weep over all the face when it shall see. -Sirach Sir 26 31 16 Stretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion. -Sirach Sir 26 31 17 Be not hasty in a feast. -Sirach Sir 26 31 18 Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. -Sirach Sir 26 31 19 Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. -Sirach Sir 26 31 20 Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. -Sirach Sir 26 31 21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. -Sirach Sir 26 31 22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. -Sirach Sir 26 31 23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: -Sirach Sir 26 31 24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. -Sirach Sir 26 31 25 And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. -Sirach Sir 26 31 26 Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. -Sirach Sir 26 31 27 In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 31 28 The lips of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread, and the testimony of his truth is faithful. -Sirach Sir 26 31 29 Against him that is niggardly of his bread, the city will murmur, and the testimony of his niggardliness is true. -Sirach Sir 26 31 30 Challenge not them that love wine: for wine hath destroyed very many. -Sirach Sir 26 31 31 Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud. -Sirach Sir 26 31 32 Wine taken with sobriety is equal life to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober. -Sirach Sir 26 31 33 What is his life, who is diminished with wine? -Sirach Sir 26 31 34 What taketh away life? death. -Sirach Sir 26 31 35 Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk. -Sirach Sir 26 31 36 Wine drunken with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart. -Sirach Sir 26 31 37 Sober drinking is health to soul and body. -Sirach Sir 26 31 38 Wine drunken with excess raiseth quarrels, and wrath, and many ruins. -Sirach Sir 26 31 39 Wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul. -Sirach Sir 26 31 40 The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds. -Sirach Sir 26 31 41 Rebuke not thy neighbour in a banquet of wine: and despise him not in his mirth. -Sirach Sir 26 31 42 Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again. -Sirach Sir 26 32 1 Have they made thee ruler? be not lifted up: be among them as one of them. -Sirach Sir 26 32 2 Have care of them, and so sit down, and when thou hast acquitted thyself of all thy charge, take thy place: -Sirach Sir 26 32 3 That thou mayst rejoice for them, and receive a crown as an ornament of grace, and get the honour of the contribution. -Sirach Sir 26 32 4 Speak, thou that art elder: for it becometh thee, -Sirach Sir 26 32 5 To speak the first word with careful knowledge, and hinder not music. -Sirach Sir 26 32 6 Where there is no hearing, pour not out words, and be not lifted up out of season with thy wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 32 7 A concert of music in a banquet of wine is as a carbuncle set in gold. -Sirach Sir 26 32 8 As a signet of an emerald in a work of gold: so is the melody of music with pleasant and moderate wine. -Sirach Sir 26 32 9 Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 32 10 Young man, scarcely speak in thy own cause. -Sirach Sir 26 32 11 If thou be asked twice, let thy answer be short. -Sirach Sir 26 32 12 In many things be as if thou wert ignorant, and hear in silence and withal seeking. -Sirach Sir 26 32 13 In the company of great men take not upon thee: and when the ancients are present, speak not much. -Sirach Sir 26 32 14 Before a storm goeth lightning: and before shamefacedness goeth favour: and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. -Sirach Sir 26 32 15 And at the time of rising be not slack: but be first to run home to thy house, and there withdraw thyself, and there take thy pastime. -Sirach Sir 26 32 16 And do what thou hast a mind, but not in sin or proud speech. -Sirach Sir 26 32 17 And for all these things bless the Lord, that made thee, and that replenisheth thee with all his good things. -Sirach Sir 26 32 18 He that feareth the Lord, will receive his discipline: and they that will seek him early, shall find a blessing. -Sirach Sir 26 32 19 He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein. -Sirach Sir 26 32 20 They that fear the Lord, shall find just judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light. -Sirach Sir 26 32 21 A sinful man will flee reproof, and will find an excuse according to his will. -Sirach Sir 26 32 22 A man of counsel will not neglect understanding, a strange and proud man will not dread fear: -Sirach Sir 26 32 23 Even after he hath done with fear without counsel, he shall be controlled by the things of his own seeking. -Sirach Sir 26 32 24 My son, do thou nothing without counsel, and thou shalt not repent when thou hast done. -Sirach Sir 26 32 25 Go not in the way of ruin, and thou shalt not stumble against the stones: trust not thyself to a rugged way, lest thou set a stumblingblock to thy soul. -Sirach Sir 26 32 26 And beware of thy own children, and take heed of them of thy household. -Sirach Sir 26 32 27 In every work of thine regard thy soul in faith: for this is the keeping of the commandments. -Sirach Sir 26 32 28 He that believeth God, taketh heed to the commandments: and he that trusteth in him, shall fare never the worse. -Sirach Sir 26 33 1 No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him and deliver him from evils. -Sirach Sir 26 33 2 A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm. -Sirach Sir 26 33 3 A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him. -Sirach Sir 26 33 4 He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer. -Sirach Sir 26 33 5 The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. -Sirach Sir 26 33 6 A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. -Sirach Sir 26 33 7 Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun? -Sirach Sir 26 33 8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment. -Sirach Sir 26 33 9 And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour. -Sirach Sir 26 33 10 Some of them God made high and great days, and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, and out of the earth, from whence Adam was created. -Sirach Sir 26 33 11 With much knowledge the Lord hath divided them and diversified their ways. -Sirach Sir 26 33 12 Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned them from their station. -Sirach Sir 26 33 13 As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it: -Sirach Sir 26 33 14 All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment. -Sirach Sir 26 33 15 Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man. And so look upon all the works of the most High. Two and two, and one against another. -Sirach Sir 26 33 16 And I awaked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers. -Sirach Sir 26 33 17 In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress. -Sirach Sir 26 33 18 See that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek discipline. -Sirach Sir 26 33 19 Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church. -Sirach Sir 26 33 20 Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest thou repent, and thou entreat for the same. -Sirach Sir 26 33 21 As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee. -Sirach Sir 26 33 22 For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children. -Sirach Sir 26 33 23 In all thy works keep the pre-eminence. -Sirach Sir 26 33 24 Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance. -Sirach Sir 26 33 25 Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave. -Sirach Sir 26 33 26 He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty. -Sirach Sir 26 33 27 The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave. -Sirach Sir 26 33 28 Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle: -Sirach Sir 26 33 29 For idleness hath taught much evil. -Sirach Sir 26 33 30 Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one, and do no grievous thing without judgment. -Sirach Sir 26 33 31 If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him. -Sirach Sir 26 33 32 If thou hurt him unjustly, he will run away: -Sirach Sir 26 33 33 And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him. -Sirach Sir 26 34 1 The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools. -Sirach Sir 26 34 2 The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind. -Sirach Sir 26 34 3 The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man. -Sirach Sir 26 34 4 What can be made clean by the unclean? and what truth can come from that which is false? -Sirach Sir 26 34 5 Deceitful divinations and lying omens and the dreams of evildoers, are vanity: -Sirach Sir 26 34 6 And the heart fancieth as that of a woman in travail: except it be a vision sent forth from the most High, set not thy heart upon them. -Sirach Sir 26 34 7 For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them. -Sirach Sir 26 34 8 The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful. -Sirach Sir 26 34 9 What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding. -Sirach Sir 26 34 10 He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence. -Sirach Sir 26 34 11 He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know? he that hath been surprised, shall abound with subtlety. -Sirach Sir 26 34 12 I have seen many things by travelling, and many customs of things. -Sirach Sir 26 34 13 Sometimes I have been in danger of death for these things, and I have been delivered by the grace of God. -Sirach Sir 26 34 14 The spirit of those that fear God, is sought after, and by his regard shall be blessed. -Sirach Sir 26 34 15 For their hope is on him that saveth them, and the eyes of God are upon them that love him. -Sirach Sir 26 34 16 He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid: for he is his hope. -Sirach Sir 26 34 17 The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. -Sirach Sir 26 34 18 To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? -Sirach Sir 26 34 19 The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, -Sirach Sir 26 34 20 A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling: he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing. -Sirach Sir 26 34 21 The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable. -Sirach Sir 26 34 22 The Lord is only for them that wait upon him in the way of truth and justice. -Sirach Sir 26 34 23 The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked: neither hath he respect to the oblations of the unjust, nor will he be pacified for sins by the multitude of their sacrifices. -Sirach Sir 26 34 24 He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor, is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father. -Sirach Sir 26 34 25 The bread of the needy, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood. -Sirach Sir 26 34 26 He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour. -Sirach Sir 26 34 27 He that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire, are brothers. -Sirach Sir 26 34 28 When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour? -Sirach Sir 26 34 29 When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? -Sirach Sir 26 34 30 He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? -Sirach Sir 26 34 31 So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? -Sirach Sir 26 35 1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. -Sirach Sir 26 35 2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. -Sirach Sir 26 35 3 And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. -Sirach Sir 26 35 4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. -Sirach Sir 26 35 5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. -Sirach Sir 26 35 6 Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 35 7 For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. -Sirach Sir 26 35 8 The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 35 9 The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will not forget the memorial thereof. -Sirach Sir 26 35 10 Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands. -Sirach Sir 26 35 11 In every gift shew a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy. -Sirach Sir 26 35 12 Give to the most High according to what he hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands: -Sirach Sir 26 35 13 For the Lord maketh recompense, and will give thee seven times as much. -Sirach Sir 26 35 14 Do not offer wicked gifts, for such he will not receive. -Sirach Sir 26 35 15 And look not upon an unjust sacrifice, for the Lord is judge, and there is not with him respect of person. -Sirach Sir 26 35 16 The Lord will not accept any person against a poor man, and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged. -Sirach Sir 26 35 17 He will not despise the prayers of the fatherless: nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. -Sirach Sir 26 35 18 Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall? -Sirach Sir 26 35 19 For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them. -Sirach Sir 26 35 20 He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds. -Sirach Sir 26 35 21 The prayer of him that humbleth himself, shall pierce the clouds: and till it come nigh he will not be comforted: and he will not depart till the most High behold. -Sirach Sir 26 35 22 And the Lord will not be slack, but will judge for the just, and will do judgment: and the Almighty will not have patience with them, that he may crush their back: -Sirach Sir 26 35 23 And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust, -Sirach Sir 26 35 24 Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption, -Sirach Sir 26 35 25 Till he have judged the cause of his people, and he shall delight the just with his mercy. -Sirach Sir 26 35 26 The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought. -Sirach Sir 26 36 1 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: -Sirach Sir 26 36 2 And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders. -Sirach Sir 26 36 3 Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power. -Sirach Sir 26 36 4 For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence, -Sirach Sir 26 36 5 That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 36 6 Renew thy signs, and work new miracles. -Sirach Sir 26 36 7 Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm. -Sirach Sir 26 36 8 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath. -Sirach Sir 26 36 9 Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy. -Sirach Sir 26 36 10 Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works. -Sirach Sir 26 36 11 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people. -Sirach Sir 26 36 12 Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us. -Sirach Sir 26 36 13 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning. -Sirach Sir 26 36 14 Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn. -Sirach Sir 26 36 15 Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the city of thy rest. -Sirach Sir 26 36 16 Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory. -Sirach Sir 26 36 17 Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name. -Sirach Sir 26 36 18 Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants, -Sirach Sir 26 36 19 According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages. -Sirach Sir 26 36 20 The belly will devour all meat, yet one is better than another. -Sirach Sir 26 36 21 The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches. -Sirach Sir 26 36 22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. -Sirach Sir 26 36 23 A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. -Sirach Sir 26 36 24 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. -Sirach Sir 26 36 25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. -Sirach Sir 26 36 26 He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest. -Sirach Sir 26 36 27 Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want. -Sirach Sir 26 36 28 Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city. -Sirach Sir 26 37 1 Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? -Sirach Sir 26 37 2 But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. -Sirach Sir 26 37 3 O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? -Sirach Sir 26 37 4 There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time of trouble, he will be against him. -Sirach Sir 26 37 5 There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy. -Sirach Sir 26 37 6 Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches. -Sirach Sir 26 37 7 Consult not with him that layeth a snare for thee, and hide thy counsel from them that envy thee. -Sirach Sir 26 37 8 Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself. -Sirach Sir 26 37 9 Beware of a counsellor. And know before what need he hath: for he will devise to his own mind: -Sirach Sir 26 37 10 Lest he thrust a stake into the ground, and say to thee: -Sirach Sir 26 37 11 Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. -Sirach Sir 26 37 12 Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks, -Sirach Sir 26 37 13 Nor with the ungodly of piety, nor with the dishonest of honesty, nor with the field laborer of every work, -Sirach Sir 26 37 14 Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. -Sirach Sir 26 37 15 But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, -Sirach Sir 26 37 16 Whose soul is according to thy own soul: and who, when thou shalt stumble in the dark, will be sorry for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 37 17 And establish within thyself a heart of good counsel: for there is no other thing of more worth to thee than it. -Sirach Sir 26 37 18 The soul of a holy man discovereth sometimes true things, more than seven watchmen that sit in a high place to watch. -Sirach Sir 26 37 19 But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth. -Sirach Sir 26 37 20 In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action. -Sirach Sir 26 37 21 A wicked word shall change the heart: out of which four manner of things arise, good and evil, life and death: and the tongue is continually the ruler of them. There is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. -Sirach Sir 26 37 22 A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul. -Sirach Sir 26 37 23 He that speaketh sophistically, is hateful: he shall be destitute of every thing. -Sirach Sir 26 37 24 Grace is not given him from the Lord: for he is deprived of all wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 37 25 There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable. -Sirach Sir 26 37 26 A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful. -Sirach Sir 26 37 27 A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. -Sirach Sir 26 37 28 The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. -Sirach Sir 26 37 29 A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 37 30 My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power: -Sirach Sir 26 37 31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. -Sirach Sir 26 37 32 Be not greedy in any feasting, and pour not out thyself upon any meat: -Sirach Sir 26 37 33 For in many meats there will be sickness, and greediness will turn to choler. -Sirach Sir 26 37 34 By surfeiting many have perished, but he that is temperate, shall prolong life. -Sirach Sir 26 38 1 Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him. -Sirach Sir 26 38 2 For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king. -Sirach Sir 26 38 3 The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised. -Sirach Sir 26 38 4 The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them. -Sirach Sir 26 38 5 Was not bitter water made sweet with wood? -Sirach Sir 26 38 6 The virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the most High hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders. -Sirach Sir 26 38 7 By these he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the apothecary shall make sweet confections, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his works there shall be no end. -Sirach Sir 26 38 8 For the peace of God is over all the face of the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 38 9 My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee. -Sirach Sir 26 38 10 Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence. -Sirach Sir 26 38 11 Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician. -Sirach Sir 26 38 12 For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary. -Sirach Sir 26 38 13 For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands: -Sirach Sir 26 38 14 And they shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and remedy, for their conversation. -Sirach Sir 26 38 15 He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician. -Sirach Sir 26 38 16 My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. -Sirach Sir 26 38 17 And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness. -Sirach Sir 26 38 18 And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. -Sirach Sir 26 38 19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. -Sirach Sir 26 38 20 In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart. -Sirach Sir 26 38 21 Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end. -Sirach Sir 26 38 22 Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself. -Sirach Sir 26 38 23 Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee. -Sirach Sir 26 38 24 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit. -Sirach Sir 26 38 25 The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 38 26 With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls? -Sirach Sir 26 38 27 He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder. -Sirach Sir 26 38 28 So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. -Sirach Sir 26 38 29 So doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace. -Sirach Sir 26 38 30 The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh. -Sirach Sir 26 38 31 He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection. -Sirach Sir 26 38 32 So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number: -Sirach Sir 26 38 33 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet: -Sirach Sir 26 38 34 He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace. -Sirach Sir 26 38 35 All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art. -Sirach Sir 26 38 36 Without these a city is not built. -Sirach Sir 26 38 37 And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly. -Sirach Sir 26 38 38 Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken: -Sirach Sir 26 38 39 But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 39 1 The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. -Sirach Sir 26 39 2 He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables. -Sirach Sir 26 39 3 He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be conversant in the secrets of parables. -Sirach Sir 26 39 4 He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor. -Sirach Sir 26 39 5 He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men. -Sirach Sir 26 39 6 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 39 7 He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. -Sirach Sir 26 39 8 For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: -Sirach Sir 26 39 9 And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 39 10 And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. -Sirach Sir 26 39 11 He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 39 12 Many shall praise his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten. -Sirach Sir 26 39 13 The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation. -Sirach Sir 26 39 14 Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise. -Sirach Sir 26 39 15 If he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage. -Sirach Sir 26 39 16 I will yet meditate that I may declare: for I am filled as with a holy transport. -Sirach Sir 26 39 17 By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters. -Sirach Sir 26 39 18 Give ye a sweet odour as frankincense. -Sirach Sir 26 39 19 Send forth flowers, as the lily, and yield a smell, and bring forth leaves in grace, and praise with canticles, and bless the Lord in his works. -Sirach Sir 26 39 20 Magnify his name, and give glory to him with the voice of your lips, and with the canticles of your mouths, and with harps, and in praising him, you shall say in this manner: -Sirach Sir 26 39 21 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good. -Sirach Sir 26 39 22 At his word the waters stood as a heap: and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters: -Sirach Sir 26 39 23 For at his commandment favour is shewn, and there is no diminishing of his salvation. -Sirach Sir 26 39 24 The works of all flesh are before him, and there is nothing hid from his eyes. -Sirach Sir 26 39 25 He seeth from eternity to eternity, and there is nothing wonderful before him. -Sirach Sir 26 39 26 There is no saying: What is this, or what is that? for all things shall be sought in their time. -Sirach Sir 26 39 27 His blessing hath overflowed like a river. -Sirach Sir 26 39 28 And as a flood hath watered the earth; so shall his wrath inherit the nations, that have not sought after him. -Sirach Sir 26 39 29 Even as he turned the waters into a dry land, and the earth was made dry: and his ways were made plain for their journey: so to sinners they are stumblingblocks in his wrath. -Sirach Sir 26 39 30 Good things were created for the good from the beginning, so for the wicked, good and evil things. -Sirach Sir 26 39 31 The principal things necessary for the life of men, are water, fire, and iron, salt, milk, and bread of flour, and honey, and the cluster of the grape, and oil, and clothing. -Sirach Sir 26 39 32 All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil. -Sirach Sir 26 39 33 There are spirits that are created for vengeance, and in their fury they lay on grievous torments. -Sirach Sir 26 39 34 In the time of destruction they shall pour out their force: and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them. -Sirach Sir 26 39 35 Fire, hail, famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance. -Sirach Sir 26 39 36 The teeth of beasts, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction. -Sirach Sir 26 39 37 In his commandments they shall feast, and they shall be ready upon earth when need is, and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word. -Sirach Sir 26 39 38 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and I have meditated, and thought on these things and left them in writing, -Sirach Sir 26 39 39 All the works of the Lord are good, and he will furnish every work in due time. -Sirach Sir 26 39 40 It is not to be said: This is worse than that: for all shall be well approved in their time. -Sirach Sir 26 39 41 Now therefore with the whole heart and mouth praise ye him, and bless the name of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 40 1 Great labour is created for all men, and a heavy yoke is upon the children of Adam from the day of their coming out of their mother's womb, until the day of their burial into the mother of all. -Sirach Sir 26 40 2 Their thoughts, and fears of the heart, their imagination of things to come, and the day of their end: -Sirach Sir 26 40 3 From him that sitteth on a glorious throne, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes: -Sirach Sir 26 40 4 From him that weareth purple, and beareth the crown, even to him that is covered with rough linen: wrath, envy, trouble, unquietness, and the fear of death, continual anger, and strife, -Sirach Sir 26 40 5 And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge. -Sirach Sir 26 40 6 A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch. -Sirach Sir 26 40 7 He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear. -Sirach Sir 26 40 8 Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more. -Sirach Sir 26 40 9 Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges: -Sirach Sir 26 40 10 All these things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood. -Sirach Sir 26 40 11 All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea. -Sirach Sir 26 40 12 All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 40 13 The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain. -Sirach Sir 26 40 14 While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end. -Sirach Sir 26 40 15 The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock. -Sirach Sir 26 40 16 The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass. -Sirach Sir 26 40 17 Grace is like a paradise in blessings, and mercy remaineth for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 40 18 The life of a laborer that is content with what he hath, shall be sweet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure. -Sirach Sir 26 40 19 Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both. -Sirach Sir 26 40 20 Wine and music rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both. -Sirach Sir 26 40 21 The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both. -Sirach Sir 26 40 22 Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields. -Sirach Sir 26 40 23 A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband. -Sirach Sir 26 40 24 Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they. -Sirach Sir 26 40 25 Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both. -Sirach Sir 26 40 26 Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 40 27 There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help. -Sirach Sir 26 40 28 The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory. -Sirach Sir 26 40 29 My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want. -Sirach Sir 26 40 30 The life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life: for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat. -Sirach Sir 26 40 31 But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself. -Sirach Sir 26 40 32 Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise, but in his belly there shall burn a fire. -Sirach Sir 26 41 1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! -Sirach Sir 26 41 2 To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! -Sirach Sir 26 41 3 O death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need, and to him whose strength faileth: -Sirach Sir 26 41 4 Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience! -Sirach Sir 26 41 5 Fear not the sentence of death. Remember what things have been before thee, and what shall come after thee: this sentence is from the Lord upon all flesh. -Sirach Sir 26 41 6 And what shall come upon thee by the good pleasure of the most High? whether ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years. -Sirach Sir 26 41 7 For among the dead there is no accusing of life. -Sirach Sir 26 41 8 The children of sinners become children of abominations, and they that converse near the houses of the ungodly. -Sirach Sir 26 41 9 The inheritance of the children of sinners shall perish, and with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach. -Sirach Sir 26 41 10 The children will complain of an ungodly father, because for his sake they are in reproach. -Sirach Sir 26 41 11 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 41 12 And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion. -Sirach Sir 26 41 13 All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction. -Sirach Sir 26 41 14 The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out. -Sirach Sir 26 41 15 Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great. -Sirach Sir 26 41 16 A good life hath its number of days: but a good name shall continue for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 41 17 My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is there in them both? -Sirach Sir 26 41 18 Better is the man that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 41 19 Wherefore have a shame of these things I am now going to speak of. -Sirach Sir 26 41 20 For it is not good to keep all shamefacedness: and all things do not please all men in opinion. -Sirach Sir 26 41 21 Be ashamed of fornication before father and mother: and of a lie before a governor and a man in power: -Sirach Sir 26 41 22 Of an offence before a prince, and a judge: of iniquity before a congregation and a people: -Sirach Sir 26 41 23 Of injustice before a companion and friend: and in regard to the place where thou dwellest, -Sirach Sir 26 41 24 Of theft, and of the truth of God, and the covenant: of leaning with thy elbow over meat, and of deceit in giving and taking: -Sirach Sir 26 41 25 Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman. -Sirach Sir 26 41 26 Turn not away thy face from thy neighbour, and of taking away a portion and not restoring. -Sirach Sir 26 41 27 Gaze not upon another man's wife, and be not inquisitive after his handmaid, and approach not her bed. -Sirach Sir 26 41 28 Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not. -Sirach Sir 26 42 1 Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby: -Sirach Sir 26 42 2 Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly: -Sirach Sir 26 42 3 Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends: -Sirach Sir 26 42 4 Of exactness of balance and weights, of getting much or little: -Sirach Sir 26 42 5 Of the corruption of buying, and of merchants, and of much correction of children, and to make the side of a wicked slave to bleed. -Sirach Sir 26 42 6 Sure keeping is good over a wicked wife. -Sirach Sir 26 42 7 Where there are many hands, shut up, and deliver all things in number, and weight: and put all in writing that thou givest out or receivest in. -Sirach Sir 26 42 8 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the aged, that are judged by young men: and thou shalt be well instructed in all things, and well approved in the sight of all men living. -Sirach Sir 26 42 9 The father waketh for the daughter when no man knoweth, and the care for her taketh away his sleep, when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age, and when she is married, lest she should be hateful: -Sirach Sir 26 42 10 In her virginity, lest she should be corrupted, and be found with child in her father's house: and having a husband, lest she should misbehave herself, or at the least become barren. -Sirach Sir 26 42 11 Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter: lest at anytime she make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and she make thee ashamed before all the multitude. -Sirach Sir 26 42 12 Behold not everybody's beauty: and tarry not among women. -Sirach Sir 26 42 13 For from garments cometh a moth, and from a woman the iniquity of a man. -Sirach Sir 26 42 14 For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach. -Sirach Sir 26 42 15 I will now remember the works of the Lord, and I will declare the things I have seen. By the words of the Lord are his works. -Sirach Sir 26 42 16 The sun giving light hath looked upon all things, and full of the glory of the Lord is his work. -Sirach Sir 26 42 17 Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory? -Sirach Sir 26 42 18 He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices. -Sirach Sir 26 42 19 For the Lord knoweth all knowledge, and hath beheld the signs of the world, he declareth the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and revealeth the traces of hidden things. -Sirach Sir 26 42 20 No thought escapeth him, and no word can hide itself from him. -Sirach Sir 26 42 21 He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added, -Sirach Sir 26 42 22 Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor. -Sirach Sir 26 42 23 O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark! -Sirach Sir 26 42 24 All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him. -Sirach Sir 26 42 25 All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective. -Sirach Sir 26 42 26 He hath established the good things of every one. And who shall be filled with beholding his glory? -Sirach Sir 26 43 1 The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew. -Sirach Sir 26 43 2 The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 43 3 At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat: -Sirach Sir 26 43 4 The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes. -Sirach Sir 26 43 5 Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course. -Sirach Sir 26 43 6 And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world. -Sirach Sir 26 43 7 From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. -Sirach Sir 26 43 8 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection. -Sirach Sir 26 43 9 Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven. -Sirach Sir 26 43 10 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high. -Sirach Sir 26 43 11 By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches. -Sirach Sir 26 43 12 Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness. -Sirach Sir 26 43 13 It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it. -Sirach Sir 26 43 14 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. -Sirach Sir 26 43 15 Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. -Sirach Sir 26 43 16 By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken. -Sirach Sir 26 43 17 At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow. -Sirach Sir 26 43 18 The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind: -Sirach Sir 26 43 19 And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scattereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts. -Sirach Sir 26 43 20 The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof. -Sirach Sir 26 43 21 He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles. -Sirach Sir 26 43 22 The cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate. -Sirach Sir 26 43 23 And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire. -Sirach Sir 26 43 24 A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it. -Sirach Sir 26 43 25 At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeaseth the deep, and the Lord hath planted islands therein. -Sirach Sir 26 43 26 Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire. -Sirach Sir 26 43 27 There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales. -Sirach Sir 26 43 28 Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated. -Sirach Sir 26 43 29 We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all. -Sirach Sir 26 43 30 What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works. -Sirach Sir 26 43 31 The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable. -Sirach Sir 26 43 32 Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful. -Sirach Sir 26 43 33 Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; for he is above all praise. -Sirach Sir 26 43 34 When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough. -Sirach Sir 26 43 35 Who shall see him, and declare him? and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning? -Sirach Sir 26 43 36 There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works. -Sirach Sir 26 43 37 But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom. -Sirach Sir 26 44 1 Let us now praise men of renown and our fathers in their generation. -Sirach Sir 26 44 2 The Lord hath wrought great glory through his magnificence from the beginning. -Sirach Sir 26 44 3 Such as have borne rule in their dominions, men of great power, and endued with their wisdom, shewing forth in the prophets the dignity of prophets, -Sirach Sir 26 44 4 And ruling over the present people, and by the strength of wisdom instructing the people in most holy words. -Sirach Sir 26 44 5 Such as by their skill sought out musical tunes, and published canticles of the scriptures. -Sirach Sir 26 44 6 Rich men in virtue, studying beautifulness: living at peace in their houses. -Sirach Sir 26 44 7 All these have gained glory in their generations, and were praised in their days. -Sirach Sir 26 44 8 They that were born of them have left a name behind them, that their praises might be related: -Sirach Sir 26 44 9 And there are some, of whom there is no memorial: who are perished, as if they had never been: and are become as if they had never been born, and their children with them. -Sirach Sir 26 44 10 But these were men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed: -Sirach Sir 26 44 11 Good things continue with their seed, -Sirach Sir 26 44 12 Their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants. -Sirach Sir 26 44 13 And their children for their sakes remain for ever: their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken. -Sirach Sir 26 44 14 Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. -Sirach Sir 26 44 15 Let the people shew forth their wisdom, and the church declare their praise. -Sirach Sir 26 44 16 Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations. -Sirach Sir 26 44 17 Noe was found perfect, just, and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation. -Sirach Sir 26 44 18 Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came. -Sirach Sir 26 44 19 The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood. -Sirach Sir 26 44 20 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. -Sirach Sir 26 44 21 In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful. -Sirach Sir 26 44 22 Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth, -Sirach Sir 26 44 23 And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 44 24 And he did in like manner with Isaac for the sake of Abraham his father. -Sirach Sir 26 44 25 The Lord gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his covenant upon the head of Jacob. -Sirach Sir 26 44 26 He acknowledged him in his blessings, and gave him an inheritance, and divided him his portion in twelve tribes. -Sirach Sir 26 44 27 And he preserved for him men of mercy, that found grace in the eyes of all flesh. -Sirach Sir 26 45 1 Moses was beloved of God, and men: whose memory is in benediction. -Sirach Sir 26 45 2 He made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. -Sirach Sir 26 45 3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his glory. -Sirach Sir 26 45 4 He sanctified him in his faith, and meekness, and chose him out of all flesh. -Sirach Sir 26 45 5 For he heard him, and his voice, and brought him into a cloud. -Sirach Sir 26 45 6 And he gave him commandments before his face, and a law of life and instruction, that he might teach Jacob his covenant, and Israel his judgments. -Sirach Sir 26 45 7 He exalted Aaron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of Levi: -Sirach Sir 26 45 8 He made an everlasting covenant with him, and gave him the priesthood of the nation, and made him blessed in glory, -Sirach Sir 26 45 9 And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire. -Sirach Sir 26 45 10 He put upon him a garment to the feet, and breeches, and an ephod, and he compassed him with many little bells of gold all round about, -Sirach Sir 26 45 11 That as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people. -Sirach Sir 26 45 12 He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth: -Sirach Sir 26 45 13 Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 45 14 And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty. -Sirach Sir 26 45 15 Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning. -Sirach Sir 26 45 16 No stranger was ever clothed with them, but only his children alone, and his grandchildren for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 45 17 His sacrifices were consumed with fire every day. -Sirach Sir 26 45 18 Moses filled his hands and anointed him with holy oil. -Sirach Sir 26 45 19 This was made to him for an everlasting testament, and to his seed as the days of heaven, to execute the office of the priesthood, and to have praise, and to glorify his people in his name. -Sirach Sir 26 45 20 He chose him out of all men living, to offer sacrifice to God, incense, and a good savour, for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people: -Sirach Sir 26 45 21 And he gave him power in his commandments, in the covenants of his judgments, that he should teach Jacob his testimonies, and give light to Israel in his law. -Sirach Sir 26 45 22 And strangers stood up against him, and through envy the men that were with Dathan and Abiron, compassed him about in the wilderness, and the congregation of Core in their wrath. -Sirach Sir 26 45 23 The Lord God saw and it pleased him not, and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation. -Sirach Sir 26 45 24 He wrought wonders upon them, and consumed them with a flame of fire. -Sirach Sir 26 45 25 And he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 45 26 He prepared them bread in the first place unto fulness: for the sacrifices also of the Lord they shall eat, which he gave to him, and to his seed. -Sirach Sir 26 45 27 But he shall not inherit among the people in the land, and he hath no portion among the people: for he himself is his portion and inheritance. -Sirach Sir 26 45 28 Phinees the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, by imitating him in the fear of the Lord: -Sirach Sir 26 45 29 And he stood up in the shameful fall of the people: in the goodness and readiness of his soul he appeased God for Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 45 30 Therefore he made to him a covenant of peace, to be the prince of the sanctuary, and of his people, that the dignity of priesthood should be to him and to his seed for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 45 31 And a covenant to David the king, the son of Jesse of the tribe of Juda, an inheritance to him and to his seed, that he might give wisdom into our heart to judge his people in justice, that their good things might not be abolished, and he made their glory in their nation everlasting. -Sirach Sir 26 46 1 Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name, -Sirach Sir 26 46 2 Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 46 3 How great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands, and stretched out swords against the cities? -Sirach Sir 26 46 4 Who before him hath so resisted? for the Lord himself brought the enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 46 5 Was not the sun stopped in his anger, and one day made as two? -Sirach Sir 26 46 6 He called upon the most high Sovereign when the enemies assaulted him on every side, and the great and holy God heard him by hailstones of exceeding great force. -Sirach Sir 26 46 7 He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries. -Sirach Sir 26 46 8 That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one: -Sirach Sir 26 46 9 And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring. -Sirach Sir 26 46 10 And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey. -Sirach Sir 26 46 11 And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance: -Sirach Sir 26 46 12 That all the children of Israel might see, that it is good to obey the holy God. -Sirach Sir 26 46 13 Then all the judges, every one by name, whose heart was not corrupted: who turned not away from the Lord, -Sirach Sir 26 46 14 That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place, -Sirach Sir 26 46 15 And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children. -Sirach Sir 26 46 16 Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people. -Sirach Sir 26 46 17 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet. -Sirach Sir 26 46 18 And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light: -Sirach Sir 26 46 19 And called upon the name of the Lord Almighty, in fighting against the enemies who beset him on every side, when he offered a lamb without blemish. -Sirach Sir 26 46 20 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard. -Sirach Sir 26 46 21 And he crushed the princes of the Tyrians, and all the lords of the Philistines: -Sirach Sir 26 46 22 And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he protested before the Lord, and his anointed: money, or any thing else, even to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no man did accuse him. -Sirach Sir 26 46 23 And after this he slept, and he made known to the king, and shewed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation. -Sirach Sir 26 47 1 Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David. -Sirach Sir 26 47 2 And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 47 3 He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth. -Sirach Sir 26 47 4 Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people? -Sirach Sir 26 47 5 In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: -Sirach Sir 26 47 6 For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation. -Sirach Sir 26 47 7 So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory: -Sirach Sir 26 47 8 For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever. -Sirach Sir 26 47 9 In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. -Sirach Sir 26 47 10 With his whole heart he praised the Lord, and loved God that made him: and he gave him power against his enemies: -Sirach Sir 26 47 11 And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody. -Sirach Sir 26 47 12 And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. -Sirach Sir 26 47 13 The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 47 14 After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies. -Sirach Sir 26 47 15 Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth! -Sirach Sir 26 47 16 And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 47 17 And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. -Sirach Sir 26 47 18 The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations, -Sirach Sir 26 47 19 And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel. -Sirach Sir 26 47 20 Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead, -Sirach Sir 26 47 21 And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection. -Sirach Sir 26 47 22 Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled, -Sirach Sir 26 47 23 That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule. -Sirach Sir 26 47 24 But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he cut up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 47 25 Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock. -Sirach Sir 26 47 26 And Solomon had an end with his fathers. -Sirach Sir 26 47 27 And he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation, -Sirach Sir 26 47 28 Even Roboam that had little wisdom, who turned away the people through his counsel: -Sirach Sir 26 47 29 And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied exceedingly. -Sirach Sir 26 47 30 They removed them far away from their land. -Sirach Sir 26 47 31 And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sins. -Sirach Sir 26 48 1 And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch. -Sirach Sir 26 48 2 He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 48 3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice. -Sirach Sir 26 48 4 Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee? -Sirach Sir 26 48 5 Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God. -Sirach Sir 26 48 6 Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed. -Sirach Sir 26 48 7 Who heardest judgment in Sina, and in Horeb the judgments of vengeance. -Sirach Sir 26 48 8 Who anointedst kings to penance, and madest prophets successors after thee. -Sirach Sir 26 48 9 Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses. -Sirach Sir 26 48 10 Who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. -Sirach Sir 26 48 11 Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured with thy friendship. -Sirach Sir 26 48 12 For we live only in our life, but after death our name shall not be such. -Sirach Sir 26 48 13 Elias was indeed covered with the whirlwind, and his spirit was filled up in Eliseus: in his days he feared not the prince, and no man was more powerful than he. -Sirach Sir 26 48 14 No word could overcome him, and after death his body prophesied. -Sirach Sir 26 48 15 In his life he did great wonders, and in death he wrought miracles. -Sirach Sir 26 48 16 For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 48 17 And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David. -Sirach Sir 26 48 18 Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins. -Sirach Sir 26 48 19 Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water. -Sirach Sir 26 48 20 In his days Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against them, and he stretched out his hand against Sion, and became proud through his power. -Sirach Sir 26 48 21 Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail. -Sirach Sir 26 48 22 And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice. -Sirach Sir 26 48 23 He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet. -Sirach Sir 26 48 24 He overthrew the army of the Assyrians, and the angel of the Lord destroyed them. -Sirach Sir 26 48 25 For Ezechias did that which pleased God, and walked valiantly in the way of David his father, which Isaias, the great prophet, and faithful in the sight of God, had commanded him. -Sirach Sir 26 48 26 In his days the sun wen backward, and he lengthened the king's life. -Sirach Sir 26 48 27 With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion. -Sirach Sir 26 48 28 He showed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things before they came. -Sirach Sir 26 49 1 The memory of Josias is like the composition of a sweet smell made by the art of a perfumer: -Sirach Sir 26 49 2 His remembrance shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, and as music at a banquet of wine. -Sirach Sir 26 49 3 He was directed by God unto the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of wickedness. -Sirach Sir 26 49 4 And he directed his heart towards the Lord, and in the days of sinners he strengthened godliness. -Sirach Sir 26 49 5 Except David, and Ezechias and Josias, all committed sin. -Sirach Sir 26 49 6 For the kings of Juda forsook the law of the most High, and despised the fear of God. -Sirach Sir 26 49 7 So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation, -Sirach Sir 26 49 8 They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias. -Sirach Sir 26 49 9 For they treated him evil, who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb, to overthrow, and pluck up, and destroy, and to build again, and renew. -Sirach Sir 26 49 10 It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims. -Sirach Sir 26 49 11 For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and of doing good to them that shewed right ways. -Sirach Sir 26 49 12 And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up out of their place: for they strengthened Jacob, and redeemed themselves by strong faith. -Sirach Sir 26 49 13 How shall we magnify Zorobabel? for he was as a signet on the right hand; -Sirach Sir 26 49 14 In like manner Jesus the son of Josedec who in their days built the house, and set up a holy temple to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory. -Sirach Sir 26 49 15 And let Nehemias be a long time remembered, who raised up for us our walls that were cast down, and set up the gates and the bars, who rebuilt our houses. -Sirach Sir 26 49 16 No man was born upon earth like Henoch: for he also was taken up from the earth. -Sirach Sir 26 49 17 Nor as Joseph, who was a man born prince of his brethren, the support of his family, the ruler of his brethren, the stay of the people: -Sirach Sir 26 49 18 And his bones were visited, and after death they prophesied. -Sirach Sir 26 49 19 Seth and Sem obtained glory among men: and above every soul Adam in the beginning, -Sirach Sir 26 50 1 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple. -Sirach Sir 26 50 2 By him also the height of the temple was founded, the double building and the high walls of the temple. -Sirach Sir 26 50 3 In his days the wells of water flowed out, and they were filled as the sea above measure. -Sirach Sir 26 50 4 He took care of his nation, and delivered it from destruction. -Sirach Sir 26 50 5 He prevailed to enlarge the city, and obtained glory in his conversation with the people: and enlarged the entrance of the house and the court. -Sirach Sir 26 50 6 He shone in his days as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full. -Sirach Sir 26 50 7 And as the sun when it shineth, so did he shine in the temple of God. -Sirach Sir 26 50 8 And as the rainbow giving light in bright clouds, and as the flower of roses in the days of the spring, and as the lilies that are on the brink of the water, and as the sweet smelling frankincense in the time of summer. -Sirach Sir 26 50 9 As a bright fire, and frankincense burning in the fire. -Sirach Sir 26 50 10 As a massy vessel of gold, adorned with every precious stone. -Sirach Sir 26 50 11 As an olive tree budding forth, and a cypress tree rearing itself on high, when he put on the robe of glory, and was clothed with the perfection of power. -Sirach Sir 26 50 12 When he went up to the holy altar, he honoured the vesture of holiness. -Sirach Sir 26 50 13 And when he took the portions out of the hands of the priests, he himself stood by the altar. And about him was the ring of his brethren: and as the cedar planted in mount Libanus, -Sirach Sir 26 50 14 And as branches of palm trees, they stood round about him, and all the sons of Aaron in their glory. -Sirach Sir 26 50 15 And the oblation of the Lord was in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel: and finishing his service, on the altar, to honour the offering of the most high King, -Sirach Sir 26 50 16 He stretched forth his hand to make a libation, and offered of the blood of the grape. -Sirach Sir 26 50 17 He poured out at the foot of the altar a divine odour to the most high Prince. -Sirach Sir 26 50 18 Then the sons of Aaron shouted, they sounded with beaten trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before God. -Sirach Sir 26 50 19 Then all the people together made haste, and fell down to the earth upon their faces, to adore the Lord their God, and to pray to the Almighty God the most High. -Sirach Sir 26 50 20 And the singers lifted up their voices, and in the great house the sound of sweet melody was increased. -Sirach Sir 26 50 21 And the people in prayer besought the Lord the most High, until the worship of the Lord was perfected, and they had finished their office. -Sirach Sir 26 50 22 Then coming down, he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of Israel, to give glory to God with his lips, and to glory in his name: -Sirach Sir 26 50 23 And he repeated his prayer, willing to shew the power of God. -Sirach Sir 26 50 24 And now pray ye to the God of all, who hath done great things in all the earth, who hath increased our days from our mother's womb, and hath done with us according to his mercy. -Sirach Sir 26 50 25 May he grant us joyfulness of heart, and that there be peace in our days in Israel for ever: -Sirach Sir 26 50 26 That Israel may believe that the mercy of God is with us, to deliver us in his days. -Sirach Sir 26 50 27 There are two nations which my soul abhorreth: and the third is no nation: which I hate: -Sirach Sir 26 50 28 They that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem. -Sirach Sir 26 50 29 Jesus the son of Sirach, of Jerusalem, hath written in this book the doctrine of wisdom and instruction, who renewed wisdom from his heart. -Sirach Sir 26 50 30 Blessed is he that is conversant in these good things and he that layeth them up in his heart, shall be wise always. -Sirach Sir 26 50 31 For if he do them, he shall be strong to do all things: because the light of God guideth his steps. -Sirach Sir 26 51 1 A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will give glory to thee, O Lord, O King, and I will praise thee, O God my Saviour. -Sirach Sir 26 51 2 I will give glory to thy name: for thou hast been a helper and protector to me. -Sirach Sir 26 51 3 And hast preserved my body from destruction, from the snare of an unjust tongue, and from the lips of them that forge lies, and in the sight of them that stood by, thou hast been my helper. -Sirach Sir 26 51 4 And thou hast delivered me, according to the multitude of the mercy of thy name, from them that did roar, prepared to devour. -Sirach Sir 26 51 5 Out of the hands of them that sought my life, and from the gates of afflictions, which compassed me about: -Sirach Sir 26 51 6 From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt. -Sirach Sir 26 51 7 From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue: -Sirach Sir 26 51 8 My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. -Sirach Sir 26 51 9 And my life was drawing near to hell beneath. -Sirach Sir 26 51 10 They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none. -Sirach Sir 26 51 11 I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world. -Sirach Sir 26 51 12 How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations. -Sirach Sir 26 51 13 Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and I have prayed for death to pass away. -Sirach Sir 26 51 14 I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help. -Sirach Sir 26 51 15 I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard. -Sirach Sir 26 51 16 And thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time. -Sirach Sir 26 51 17 Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord. -Sirach Sir 26 51 18 When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer. -Sirach Sir 26 51 19 I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe. -Sirach Sir 26 51 20 My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her. -Sirach Sir 26 51 21 I bowed down my ear a little, and received her. -Sirach Sir 26 51 22 I found much wisdom in myself, and profited much therein. -Sirach Sir 26 51 23 To him that giveth me wisdom, will I give glory. -Sirach Sir 26 51 24 For I have determined to follow her: I have had a zeal for good, and shall not be confounded. -Sirach Sir 26 51 25 My soul hath wrestled for her, and in doing it I have been confirmed. -Sirach Sir 26 51 26 I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her. -Sirach Sir 26 51 27 I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her. -Sirach Sir 26 51 28 I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken. -Sirach Sir 26 51 29 My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession. -Sirach Sir 26 51 30 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward: and with it I will praise him. -Sirach Sir 26 51 31 Draw near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yourselves together into the hours of discipline. -Sirach Sir 26 51 32 Why are ye slow and what do you say of these things? your souls are exceeding thirsty. -Sirach Sir 26 51 33 I have opened my mouth, and have spoken: buy her for yourselves without silver, -Sirach Sir 26 51 34 And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found. -Sirach Sir 26 51 35 Behold with your eyes how I have laboured a little, and have found much rest to myself. -Sirach Sir 26 51 36 Receive ye discipline as a great sum of money, and possess abundance of gold by her. -Sirach Sir 26 51 37 Let your soul rejoice in his mercy and you shall not be confounded in his praise. -Sirach Sir 26 51 38 Work your work before the time, and he will give you your reward in his time. -Baruch Bar 30 1 1 And these are the words of the book, which Baruch the son of Nerias, the son of Maasias, the son of Sedecias, the son of Sedei, the son Helcias, wrote in Babylonia. -Baruch Bar 30 1 2 In the fifth year, in the seventh day of the month, at the time that the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire. -Baruch Bar 30 1 3 And Baruch read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Juda, and in the hearing of all the people that came to hear the book. -Baruch Bar 30 1 4 And in the hearing of the nobles, the sons of the kings, and in the hearing of the ancients, and in the hearing of the people, from the least even to the greatest of them that dwelt in Babylonia, by the river Sedi. -Baruch Bar 30 1 5 And when they heard it they wept, and fasted, and prayed before the Lord. -Baruch Bar 30 1 6 And they made a collection of money according to every man's power. -Baruch Bar 30 1 7 And they sent it to Jerusalem to Joakim the priest, the son of Helcias, the son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people, that were found with him in Jerusalem: -Baruch Bar 30 1 8 At the time when he received the vessels of the temple of the Lord, which had been taken away out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda the tenth day of the month Sivan, the silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda had made, -Baruch Bar 30 1 9 After that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and all the powerful men, and the people of the land from Jerusalem, and brought them bound to Babylon. -Baruch Bar 30 1 10 And they said: Behold we have sent you money, buy with it holocausts, and frankincense, and make meat offerings, and offerings for sin at the altar of the Lord our God: -Baruch Bar 30 1 11 And pray ye for the life of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and for the life of Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven: -Baruch Bar 30 1 12 And that the Lord may give us strength, and enlighten our eyes, that we may live under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Balthasar his son, and may serve them many days, and may find favour in their sight. -Baruch Bar 30 1 13 And pray ye for us to the Lord our God: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, and his wrath is not turned away from us even to this day. -Baruch Bar 30 1 14 And read ye this book, which we have sent to you to be read in the temple of the Lord, on feasts, and proper days. -Baruch Bar 30 1 15 And you shall say: To the Lord our God belongeth justice, but to us confusion of our face: as it is come to pass at this day to all Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, -Baruch Bar 30 1 16 To our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers. -Baruch Bar 30 1 17 We have sinned before the Lord our God, and have not believed him, nor put our trust in him: -Baruch Bar 30 1 18 And we were not obedient to him, and we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his commandments which he hath given us. -Baruch Bar 30 1 19 From the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, we were disobedient to the Lord our God: and going astray we turned away from hearing his voice. -Baruch Bar 30 1 20 And many evils have cleaved to us, and the curses which the Lord foretold by Moses his servant: who brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. -Baruch Bar 30 1 21 And we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God according to all the words of the prophets whom he sent to us: -Baruch Bar 30 1 22 And we have gone away every man after the inclinations of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. -Baruch Bar 30 2 1 Wherefore the Lord our God hath made good his word, that he spoke to us, and to our judges that have judged Israel, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to all Israel and Juda: -Baruch Bar 30 2 2 That the Lord would bring upon us great evils, such as never happened under heaven, as they have come to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses: -Baruch Bar 30 2 3 That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter. -Baruch Bar 30 2 4 And he hath delivered them up to be under the hand of all the kings that are round about us, to be a reproach, and desolation among all the people, among whom the Lord hath scattered us. -Baruch Bar 30 2 5 And we are brought under, and are not uppermost: because we have sinned against the Lord our God, by not obeying his voice. -Baruch Bar 30 2 6 To the Lord our God belongeth justice: but to us, and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day. -Baruch Bar 30 2 7 For the Lord hath pronounced against us all these evils that are come upon us: -Baruch Bar 30 2 8 And we have not entreated the face of the Lord our God, that we might return every one of us from our most wicked ways. -Baruch Bar 30 2 9 And the Lord hath watched over us for evil, and hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is just in all his works which he hath commanded us: -Baruch Bar 30 2 10 And we have not hearkened to his voice to walk in the commandments of the Lord which he hath set before us. -Baruch Bar 30 2 11 And now, O Lord God of Israel, who hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with thy great power, and with a mighty arm, and hast made thee a name as at this day, -Baruch Bar 30 2 12 We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have acted unjustly, O Lord our God, against all thy justices. -Baruch Bar 30 2 13 Let thy wrath be turned away from us: for we are left a few among the nations where thou hast scattered us. -Baruch Bar 30 2 14 Hear, O Lord, our prayers, and our petitions, and deliver us for thy own sake: and grant that we may find favour in the sight of them that have led us away: -Baruch Bar 30 2 15 That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, and that thy name is called upon Israel, and upon his posterity. -Baruch Bar 30 2 16 Look down upon us, O Lord, from thy holy house, and incline thy ear, and hear us. -Baruch Bar 30 2 17 Open thy eyes, and behold: for the dead that are in hell, whose spirit is taken away from their bowels, shall not give glory and justice to the Lord: -Baruch Bar 30 2 18 But the soul that is sorrowful for the greatness of evil she hath done, and goeth bowed down, and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul giveth glory and justice to thee the Lord. -Baruch Bar 30 2 19 For it is not for the justices of our fathers that we pour out our prayers, and beg mercy in thy sight, O Lord our God: -Baruch Bar 30 2 20 But because thou hast sent out thy wrath, and thy indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying: -Baruch Bar 30 2 21 Thus saith the Lord: Bow down your shoulder, and your neck, and serve the king of Babylon: and you shall remain in the land which I have given to your fathers. -Baruch Bar 30 2 22 But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to serve the king of Babylon: I will cause you to depart out of the cities of Juda, and from without Jerusalem. -Baruch Bar 30 2 23 And I will take away from you the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, and the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, and all the land shall be without any footstep of inhabitants. -Baruch Bar 30 2 24 And they hearkened not to thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: and thou hast made good thy words, which thou spokest by the hands of thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers should be removed out of their place: -Baruch Bar 30 2 25 And behold they are cast out to the heat of the sun, and to the frost of the night: and they have died in grievous pains, by famine, and by the sword, and in banishment. -Baruch Bar 30 2 26 And thou hast made the temple, in which thy name was called upon, as it is at this day, for the iniquity of the house of Israel, and the house of Juda. -Baruch Bar 30 2 27 And thou hast dealt with us, O Lord our God, according to all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine: -Baruch Bar 30 2 28 As thou spokest by the hand of thy servant Moses, in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel, -Baruch Bar 30 2 29 Saying: If you will not hear my voice, this great multitude shall be turned into a very small number among the nations, where I will scatter them: -Baruch Bar 30 2 30 For I know that the people will not hear me, for they are a people of a stiff neck: but they shall turn to their heart in the land of their captivity: -Baruch Bar 30 2 31 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God: and I will give them a heart, and they shall understand: and ears, and they shall hear. -Baruch Bar 30 2 32 And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and shall be mindful of my name. -Baruch Bar 30 2 33 And they shall turn away themselves from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds: for they shall remember the way of their fathers, that sinned against me. -Baruch Bar 30 2 34 And I will bring them back again into the land which I promised with an oath to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be masters thereof: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished. -Baruch Bar 30 2 35 And I will make with them another covenant that shall be everlasting, to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more remove my people, the children of Israel, out of the land that I have given them. -Baruch Bar 30 3 1 And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee: -Baruch Bar 30 3 2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee. -Baruch Bar 30 3 3 For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly? -Baruch Bar 30 3 4 O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us. -Baruch Bar 30 3 5 Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time: -Baruch Bar 30 3 6 For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord: -Baruch Bar 30 3 7 Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee. -Baruch Bar 30 3 8 And behold we are at this day in our captivity, whereby thou hast scattered us to be a reproach, and a curse, and an offence, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, who departed from thee, O Lord our God. -Baruch Bar 30 3 9 Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom. -Baruch Bar 30 3 10 How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies' land? -Baruch Bar 30 3 11 Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell. -Baruch Bar 30 3 12 Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom: -Baruch Bar 30 3 13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever. -Baruch Bar 30 3 14 Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding: that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. -Baruch Bar 30 3 15 Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures? -Baruch Bar 30 3 16 Where are the princes of the nations, and they that rule over the beasts that are upon the earth? -Baruch Bar 30 3 17 That take their diversion with the birds of the air. -Baruch Bar 30 3 18 That hoard up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no end of their getting? who work in silver and are solicitous, and their works are unsearchable. -Baruch Bar 30 3 19 They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place. -Baruch Bar 30 3 20 Young men have seen the light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge they have not known, -Baruch Bar 30 3 21 Nor have they understood the paths thereof, neither have their children received it, it is far from their face. -Baruch Bar 30 3 22 It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman. -Baruch Bar 30 3 23 The children of Agar also, that search after the wisdom that is of the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding: but the way of wisdom they have not known, neither have they remembered her paths. -Baruch Bar 30 3 24 O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of his possession! -Baruch Bar 30 3 25 It is great, and hath no end: it is high and immense. -Baruch Bar 30 3 26 There were the giants, those renowned men that were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in war. -Baruch Bar 30 3 27 The Lord chose not them, neither did they find the way of knowledge: therefore did they perish. -Baruch Bar 30 3 28 And because they had not wisdom, they perished through their folly. -Baruch Bar 30 3 29 Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? -Baruch Bar 30 3 30 Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold? -Baruch Bar 30 3 31 There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths: -Baruch Bar 30 3 32 But he that knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and fourfooted beasts: -Baruch Bar 30 3 33 He that sendeth forth the light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling. -Baruch Bar 30 3 34 And the stars have given light in their watches, and rejoiced: -Baruch Bar 30 3 35 They were called, and they said: Here we are: and with cheerfulness they have shined forth to him that made them. -Baruch Bar 30 3 36 This is our God, and there shall no other be accounted of in comparison of him. -Baruch Bar 30 3 37 He found out all the way of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. -Baruch Bar 30 3 38 Afterwards he was seen upon earth, and conversed with men. -Baruch Bar 30 4 1 This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law, that is for ever: all they that keep it, shall come to life: but they that have forsaken it, to death. -Baruch Bar 30 4 2 Return, O Jacob, and take hold of it, walk in the way by its brightness, in the presence of the light thereof. -Baruch Bar 30 4 3 Give not thy honour to another, nor thy dignity to a strange nation. -Baruch Bar 30 4 4 We are happy, O Israel: because the things that are pleasing to God, are made known to us. -Baruch Bar 30 4 5 Be of good comfort, O people of God, the memorial of Israel: -Baruch Bar 30 4 6 You have been sold to the Gentiles, not for your destruction: but because you provoked God to wrath, you are delivered to your adversaries. -Baruch Bar 30 4 7 For you have provoked him who made you, the eternal God, offering sacrifice to devils, and not to God. -Baruch Bar 30 4 8 For you have forgotten God, who brought you up, and you have grieved Jerusalem that nursed you. -Baruch Bar 30 4 9 For she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, and she said: Give ear, all you that dwell near Sion, for God hath brought upon me great mourning: -Baruch Bar 30 4 10 For I have seen the captivity of my people, of my sons, and my daughters, which the Eternal hath brought upon them. -Baruch Bar 30 4 11 For I nourished them with joy: but I sent them away with weeping and mourning. -Baruch Bar 30 4 12 Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and desolate: I am forsaken of many for the sins of my children, because they departed from the law of God. -Baruch Bar 30 4 13 And they have not known his justices, nor walked by the ways of God's commandments, neither have they entered by the paths of his truth and justice. -Baruch Bar 30 4 14 Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Eternal hath brought upon them. -Baruch Bar 30 4 15 For he hath brought a nation upon them from afar, a wicked nation, and of a strange tongue: -Baruch Bar 30 4 16 Who have neither reverenced the ancient, nor pitied children, and have carried away the beloved of the widow, and have left me all alone without children. -Baruch Bar 30 4 17 But as for me, what help can I give you? -Baruch Bar 30 4 18 But he that hath brought the evils upon you, he will deliver you out of the hands of your enemies. -Baruch Bar 30 4 19 Go your way, my children, go your way: for I am left alone. -Baruch Bar 30 4 20 I have put off the robe of peace, and have put upon me the sackcloth of supplication, and I will cry to the most High in my days. -Baruch Bar 30 4 21 Be of good comfort, my children, cry to the Lord, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the princes your enemies. -Baruch Bar 30 4 22 For my hope is in the Eternal that he will save you: and joy is come upon me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall come to you from our everlasting Saviour. -Baruch Bar 30 4 23 For I sent you forth with mourning and weeping: but the Lord will bring you back to me with joy and gladness for ever. -Baruch Bar 30 4 24 For as the neighbours of Sion have now seen your captivity from God: so shall they also shortly see your salvation from God, which shall come upon you with great honour, and everlasting glory. -Baruch Bar 30 4 25 My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you: for thy enemy hath persecuted thee, but thou shalt quickly see his destruction: and thou shalt get up upon his neck. -Baruch Bar 30 4 26 My delicate ones have walked rough ways, for they were taken away as a flock made a prey by the enemies. -Baruch Bar 30 4 27 Be of good comfort, my children, and cry to the Lord: for you shall be remembered by him that hath led you away. -Baruch Bar 30 4 28 For as it was your mind to go astray from God; so when you return again you shall seek him ten times as much. -Baruch Bar 30 4 29 For he that hath brought evils upon you, shall bring you everlasting joy again with your salvation. -Baruch Bar 30 4 30 Be of good heart, O Jerusalem: for he exhorteth thee, that named thee. -Baruch Bar 30 4 31 The wicked that have afflicted thee, shall perish: and they that have rejoiced at thy ruin, shall be punished. -Baruch Bar 30 4 32 The cities which thy children have served, shall be punished: and she that received thy sons. -Baruch Bar 30 4 33 For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation. -Baruch Bar 30 4 34 And the joy of her multitude shall be cut off: and her gladness shall be turned to mourning. -Baruch Bar 30 4 35 For fire shall come upon her from the Eternal, long to endure, and she shall be inhabited by devils for a great time. -Baruch Bar 30 4 36 Look about thee, O Jerusalem, towards the east, and behold the joy that cometh to thee from God. -Baruch Bar 30 4 37 For behold thy children come, whom thou sentest away scattered, they come gathered together from the east even to the west, at the word of the Holy One rejoicing for the honour of God. -Baruch Bar 30 5 1 Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of thy mourning, and affliction: and put on the beauty, and honour of that everlasting glory which thou hast from God. -Baruch Bar 30 5 2 God will clothe thee with the double garment of justice, and will set a crown on thy head of everlasting honour. -Baruch Bar 30 5 3 For God will shew his brightness in thee, to every one under heaven. -Baruch Bar 30 5 4 For thy name shall be named to thee by God for ever: the peace of justice, and honour of piety. -Baruch Bar 30 5 5 Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high: and look about towards the east, and behold thy children gathered together from the rising to the setting sun, by the word of the Holy One rejoicing in the remembrance of God. -Baruch Bar 30 5 6 For they went out from thee on foot, led by the enemies: but the Lord will bring them to thee exalted with honour as children of the kingdom. -Baruch Bar 30 5 7 For God hath appointed to bring down every high mountain, and the everlasting rocks, and to fill up the valleys to make them even with the ground: that Israel may walk diligently to the honour of God. -Baruch Bar 30 5 8 Moreover the woods, and every sweetsmelling tree have overshadowed Israel by the commandment of God. -Baruch Bar 30 5 9 For God will bring Israel with joy in the light of his majesty, with mercy, and justice, that cometh from him. -Baruch Bar 30 6 1 For the sins that you have committed before God, you shall be carried away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon. -Baruch Bar 30 6 2 And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace. -Baruch Bar 30 6 3 But now, you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon shoulders, causing fear to the Gentiles. -Baruch Bar 30 6 4 Beware therefore that you imitate not the doings of others, and be afraid, and the fear of them should seize upon you. -Baruch Bar 30 6 5 But when you see the multitude behind, and before, adoring them, say you in your hearts: Thou oughtest to be adored, O Lord. -Baruch Bar 30 6 6 For my angel is with you: And I myself will demand an account of your souls. -Baruch Bar 30 6 7 They shall not pity the widow, nor do good to the fatherless. -Baruch Bar 30 6 8 And as if it were for a maiden that loveth to go gay: so do they take gold and make them up. -Baruch Bar 30 6 9 Their gods have golden crowns upon their heads: whereof the priests secretly convey away from them gold, and silver, and bestow it on themselves. -Baruch Bar 30 6 10 Yea and they give thereof to prostitutes, and they dress out harlots: and again when they receive it of the harlots, they adorn their gods. -Baruch Bar 30 6 11 And these gods cannot defend themselves from the rust, and the moth. -Baruch Bar 30 6 12 But when they have covered them with a purple garment, they wipe their face because of the dust of the house, which is very much among them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 13 This holdeth a sceptre as a man, as a judge of the country, but cannot put to death one that offendeth him. -Baruch Bar 30 6 14 And this hath in his hand a sword, or an axe, but cannot save himself from war, or from robbers, whereby be it known to you, that they are not gods. -Baruch Bar 30 6 15 Therefore fear them not. For as a vessel that a man uses when it is broken becometh useless, even so are their gods: -Baruch Bar 30 6 16 When they are placed in the house, their eyes are full of dust by the feet of them that go in. -Baruch Bar 30 6 17 And as the gates are made sure on every side upon one that hath offended the king, or like a dead man carried to the grave, so do the priests secure the doors with bars and locks, lest they be stripped by thieves. -Baruch Bar 30 6 18 They light candles to them, and in great number, of which they cannot see one: but they are like beams in the house. -Baruch Bar 30 6 19 And they say that the creeping things which are of the earth, gnaw their hearts, while they eat them and their garments, and they feel it not. -Baruch Bar 30 6 20 Their faces are black with the smoke that is made in the house. -Baruch Bar 30 6 21 Owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats in like manner. -Baruch Bar 30 6 22 Whereby you may know that they are no gods. Therefore fear them not. -Baruch Bar 30 6 23 The gold also which they have, is for shew, but except a man wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten, did they feel it. -Baruch Bar 30 6 24 Men buy them at a high price, whereas there is no breath in them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 25 And having not the use of feet they are carried upon shoulders, declaring to men how vile they are. Be they confounded also that worship them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 26 Therefore if they fall to the ground, they rise not up again of themselves, nor if a man set them upright, will they stand by themselves, but their gifts shall be set before them, as to the dead. -Baruch Bar 30 6 27 The things that are sacrificed to them, their priests sell and abuse: in like manner also their wives take part of them, but give nothing of it either to the sick, or to the poor. -Baruch Bar 30 6 28 The childbearing and menstruous women touch their sacrifices: knowing, therefore, by these things that they are not gods, fear them not. -Baruch Bar 30 6 29 For how can they be called gods? because women set offerings before the gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood: -Baruch Bar 30 6 30 And priests sit in their temples, having their garments rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads. -Baruch Bar 30 6 31 And they roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead. -Baruch Bar 30 6 32 The priests take away their garments, and clothe their wives and their children. -Baruch Bar 30 6 33 And whether it be evil that one doth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: neither can they set up a king, nor put him down: -Baruch Bar 30 6 34 In like manner they can neither give riches, nor requite evil. If a man make a vow to them, and perform it not: they cannot require it. -Baruch Bar 30 6 35 They cannot deliver a man from death, nor save the weak from the mighty. -Baruch Bar 30 6 36 They cannot restore the blind man to his sight: nor deliver a man from distress. -Baruch Bar 30 6 38 Their gods, of wood, and of stone, and of gold, and of silver, are like the stones that are hewn out of the mountains: and they that worship them shall be confounded. -Baruch Bar 30 6 39 How then is it to be supposed, or to be said, that they are gods? -Baruch Bar 30 6 40 Even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them: who when they hear of one dumb that cannot speak, they present him to Bel, entreating him, that he may speak. -Baruch Bar 30 6 41 As though they could be sensible that have no motion themselves: and they, when they shall perceive this, will leave them: for their gods themselves have no sense. -Baruch Bar 30 6 42 The women also, with cords about them, sit in the ways, burning olive-stones. -Baruch Bar 30 6 43 And when any one of them, drawn away by some passenger, lieth with him, she upbraideth her neighbor, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken. -Baruch Bar 30 6 44 But all things that are done about them, are false: how is it then to be thought, or to be said, that they are gods? -Baruch Bar 30 6 45 And they are made by workmen, and by goldsmiths. They shall be nothing else but what the priests will have them to be. -Baruch Bar 30 6 46 For the artificers themselves that make them, are of no long continuance. Can those things then that are made by them, be gods? -Baruch Bar 30 6 47 But they have left false things and reproach to them that come after. -Baruch Bar 30 6 48 For when war cometh upon them , or evils: the priests consult with themselves, where they may hide themselves with them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 49 How then can they be thought to be gods, that can neither deliver themselves from war, nor save themselves from evils? -Baruch Bar 30 6 50 For seeing they are but of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, it shall be known hereafter that they are false things, by all nations, and kings: and it shall be manifest that they are no gods, but the work of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 51 Whence, therefore, is it known that they are not gods, but the work of men's hands, and no work of God is in them? -Baruch Bar 30 6 52 They cannot set up a king over the land, nor give rain to men. -Baruch Bar 30 6 53 They determine no causes, nor deliver countries from oppression: because they can do nothing, and are as daws between heaven and earth. -Baruch Bar 30 6 54 For when fire shall fall upon the house of these gods of wood, and of silver, and of gold, their priests indeed will flee away, and be saved: but they themselves shall be burnt in the midst like beams. -Baruch Bar 30 6 55 And they cannot withstand a king and war. How then can it be supposed, or admitted, that they are gods? -Baruch Bar 30 6 56 Neither are these gods of wood, and of stone, and laid over with gold, and with silver, able to deliver themselves from thieves or robbers: they that are stronger than them, -Baruch Bar 30 6 57 Shall take from them the gold, and silver, and the raiment wherewith they are clothed, and shall go their way, neither shall they help themselves. -Baruch Bar 30 6 58 Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power: or else a profitable vessel in the house, with which the owner thereof will be well satisfied: or a door in the house, to keep things safe that are therein, than such false gods. -Baruch Bar 30 6 59 The sun, and the moon, and the stars being bright, and sent forth for profitable uses, are obedient. -Baruch Bar 30 6 60 In like manner the lightning, when it breaketh forth, is easy to be seen: and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. -Baruch Bar 30 6 61 And the clouds, when God commandeth them to go over the whole world, do that which is commanded them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 62 The fire also being sent from above to consume mountains, and woods, doth as it is commanded. But these neither in shew, nor in power, are alike to any one of them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 63 Wherefore it is neither to be thought, nor to be said, that they are gods: since they are neither able to judge causes, nor to do any good to men. -Baruch Bar 30 6 64 Knowing, therefore, that they are not gods, fear them not. -Baruch Bar 30 6 65 For neither can they curse kings, nor bless them. -Baruch Bar 30 6 66 Neither do they shew signs in the heaven to the nations, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon. -Baruch Bar 30 6 67 Beasts are better than they, which can fly under a covert, and help themselves. -Baruch Bar 30 6 68 Therefore there is no manner of appearance that they are gods: so fear them not. -Baruch Bar 30 6 69 For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and of silver, and laid over with gold. -Baruch Bar 30 6 70 They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark. -Baruch Bar 30 6 71 By the purple also and the scarlet which are motheaten upon them, you shall know that they are not gods. And they themselves at last are consumed, and shall be a reproach in the country. -Baruch Bar 30 6 72 Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols: for he shall be far from reproach. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 1 Now it came to pass, after that Alexander the son of Philip the Macedonian, who first reigned in Greece, coming out of the land of Cethim, had overthrown Darius, king of the Persians and Medes: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 2 He fought many battles, and took the strong holds of all, and slew the kings of the earth: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 3 And he went through even to the ends of the earth: and took the spoils of many nations: and the earth was quiet before him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 4 And he gathered a power, and a very strong army: and his heart was exalted and lifted up: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 5 And he subdued countries of nations, and princes; and they became tributaries to him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 6 And after these things, he fell down upon his bed, and knew that he should die. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 7 And he called his servants, the nobles that were brought up with him from his youth: and he divided his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 8 And Alexander reigned twelve years, and he died. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 9 And his servants made themselves kings, every one in his place: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 10 And they all put crowns upon themselves after his death, and their sons after them, many years; and evils were multiplied in the earth. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 11 And there came out of them a wicked root, Antiochus the Illustrious, the son of king Antiochus, who had been a hostage at Rome: and he reigned in the hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 12 In those days there went out of Israel wicked men, and they persuaded many, saying: Let us go and make a covenant with the heathens that are round about us: for since we departed from them, many evils have befallen us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 13 And the word seemed good in their eyes. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 14 And some of the people determined to do this, and went to the king: and he gave them license to do after the ordinances of the heathens. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 15 And they built a place of exercise in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the nations: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 16 And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 17 And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might reign over two kingdoms. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 18 And he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great number of ships: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 19 And he made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt; but Ptolemee was afraid at his presence and fled, and many were wounded unto death. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 20 And he took the strong cities in the land of Egypt: and he took the spoils of the land of Egypt. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 21 And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt, in the hundred and forty-third year, he returned and went up against Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 22 And he went up to Jerusalem, with a great multitude. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 23 And he proudly entered into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition, and the pouring vessels, and the vials, and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornament that was before the temple: and he broke them all in pieces. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 24 And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels: and he took the hidden treasures, which he found: and when he had taken all away, he departed into his own country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 25 And he made a great slaughter of men, and spoke very proudly. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 26 And there was great mourning in Israel, and in every place where they were: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 27 And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the women was changed. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 28 Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the bride that sat in the marriage bed, mourned: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 29 And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 30 And after two full years, the king sent the chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusalem with a great multitude. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 31 And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit; and they believed him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 32 And he fell upon the city suddenly, and struck it with a great slaughter, and destroyed much people in Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 33 And he took the spoils of the city, and burnt it with fire, and threw down the houses thereof, and the walls thereof round about: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 34 And they took the women captive, and the children, and the cattle they possessed. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 35 And they built the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with strong towers, and made it a fortress for them: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 36 And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour; and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem; -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 37 And laid them up there: and they became a great snare. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 38 And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 39 And they shed innocent blood round about the sanctuary, and defiled the holy place. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 40 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled away by reason of them and the city was made the habitation of strangers, and she became a stranger to her own seed, and her children forsook her. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 41 Her sanctuary was desolate like a wilderness, her festival days were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honours were brought to nothing. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 42 Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourning. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 43 And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 44 And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 45 And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 46 And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 47 And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 48 And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days to be celebrated. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 49 And he commanded the holy places to be profaned, and the holy people of Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 50 And he commanded altars to be built, and temples, and idols, and swine's flesh to be immolated, and unclean beasts, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 51 And that they should leave their children uncircumcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the end that they should forget the law, and should change all the justifications of God. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 52 And that whosoever would not do according to the word of king Antiochus, should be put to death. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 53 According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 54 And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 55 Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 56 And they drove away the people of Israel into lurking holes, and into the secret places of fugitives. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 57 On the fifteenth day of the month, Casleu, in the hundred and forty-fifth year, king Antiochus set up the abominable idol of desolation upon the altar of God, and they built altars throughout all the cities of Juda round about: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 58 And they burnt incense, and sacrificed at the doors of the houses and in the streets. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 59 And they cut in pieces, and burnt with fire the books of the law of God: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 60 And every one with whom the books of the testament of the Lord were found, and whosoever observed the law of the Lord, they put to death, according to the edict of the king. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 61 Thus by their power did they deal with the people of Israel, that were found in the cities month after month. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 62 And on the five and twentieth day of the month they sacrificed upon the altar of the idol that was over against the altar of God. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 63 Now the women that circumcised their children were slain according to the commandment of king Antiochus, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 64 And they hanged the children about their neck in all their houses: and those that had circumcised them, they put to death. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 65 And many of the people of Israel determined with themselves, that they would not eat unclean things: and they chose rather to die, than to be defiled with unclean meats: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 66 And they would not break the holy law of God and they were put to death: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 1 67 And there was very great wrath upon the people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 1 In those days arose Mathathias, the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and he abode in the mountain of Modin: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 2 And he had five sons: John, who was surnamed Gaddis: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 3 And Simon, who was surnamed Thasi; -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 4 And Judas, who was called Machabeus; -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 5 And Eleazar, who was surnamed Abaron; and Jonathan, who was surnamed Apphus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 6 These saw the evils that were done in the people of Juda, and in Jerusalem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 7 And Mathathias said: Woe is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it is given into the hands of the enemies? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 8 The holy places are come into the hands of strangers her temple is become as a man without honour. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 9 The vessels of her glory are carried away captive; her old men are murdered in the streets, and her young men are fallen by the sword of the enemies. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 10 What nation hath not inherited her kingdom, and gotten of her spoils? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 11 All her ornaments are taken away. She that was free is made a slave. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 12 And behold our sanctuary, and our beauty, and our glory is laid waste, and the Gentiles have defiled them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 13 To what end then should we live any longer? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 14 And Mathathias and his sons rent their garments, and they covered themselves with haircloth, and made great lamentation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 15 And they that were sent from king Antiochus, came thither, to compel them that were fled into the city of Modin, to sacrifice, and to burn incense, and to depart from the law of God. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 16 And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them: but Mathathias and his sons stood firm. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 17 And they that were sent from Antiochus, answering, said to Mathathias: Thou art a ruler, and an honourable, and great man in this city, and adorned with sons, and brethren. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 18 Therefore, come thou first, and obey the king's commandment, as all nations have done, and the men of Juda, and they that remain in Jerusalem: and thou, and thy sons shall be in the number of the king's friends, and enriched with gold, and silver, and many presents. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 19 Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 20 I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 21 God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 22 We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 23 Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 24 And Mathathias saw, and was grieved, and his reins trembled, and his wrath was kindled according to the judgment of the law, and running upon him he slew him upon the altar: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 25 Moreover the man whom king Antiochus had sent, who compelled them to sacrifice, he slew at the same time, and pulled down the altar, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 26 And shewed zeal for the law, as Phinees did by Zamri, the son of Salomi. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 27 And Mathathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying: Every one that hath zeal for the law, and maintaineth the testament, let him follow me. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 28 So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that they had in the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 29 Then many that sought after judgment, and justice, went down into the desert -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 30 And they abode there, they and their children, and their wives, and their cattle: because afflictions increased upon them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 31 And it was told to the king's men, and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone away into the secret places in the wilderness, and that many were gone after them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 32 And forthwith they went out towards them, and made war against them on the sabbath day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 33 And they said to them: Do you still resist? come forth, and do according to the edict of king Antiochus, and you shall live. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 34 And they said: We will not come forth, neither will we obey the king's edict, to profane the sabbath day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 35 And they made haste to give them battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 36 But they answered them not, neither did they cast a stone at them, nor stopped up the secret places, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 37 Saying: Let us all die in our innocency: and heaven and earth shall be witnesses for us, that you put us to death wrongfully. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 38 So they gave them battle on the sabbath: and they were slain, with their wives, and their children, and their cattle, to the number of a thousand persons. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 39 And Mathathias and his friends heard of it, and they mourned for them exceedingly. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 40 And every man said to his neighbour: If we shall all do as our brethren have done, and not fight against the heathens for our lives, and our justifications, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 41 And they determined in that day, saying: Whosoever shall come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die, as our brethren that were slain in the secret places. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 42 Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 43 And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 44 And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their indignation: and the rest fled to the nations for safety. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 45 And Mathathias and his friends went round about, and they threw down the altars: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 46 And they circumcised all the children whom they found in the confines of Israel that were uncircumcised: and they did valiantly. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 47 And they pursued after the children of pride, and the work prospered in their hands: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 48 And they recovered the law out of the hands of the nations, and out of the hands of the kings: and they yielded not the horn to the sinner. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 49 Now the days drew near that Mathathias should die, and he said to his sons: Now hath pride and chastisement gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 50 Now, therefore, O my sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 51 And call to remembrance the works of the fathers, which they have done in their generations: and you shall receive great glory, and an everlasting name. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 52 Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 53 Joseph, in the time of his distress, kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 54 Phinees, our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 55 Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 56 Caleb, for bearing witness before the congregation, received an inheritance. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 57 David, by his mercy, obtained the throne of an everlasting kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 58 Elias, while he is full of zeal for the law, was taken up into heaven. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 59 Ananias and Azarias and Misael, by believing, were delivered out of the flame. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 60 Daniel, in his innocency, was delivered out of the mouth of the lions. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 61 And thus consider, through all generations: that none that trust in him, fail in strength. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 62 And fear not the words of a sinful man, for his glory is dung and worms: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 63 Today he is lifted up, and tomorrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his earth and his thought is come to nothing. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 64 You, therefore, my sons, take courage, and behave manfully in the law: for by it you shall be glorious. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 65 And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel: give ear to him always, and he shall be a father to you. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 66 And Judas Machabeus, who is valiant and strong from his youth up, let him be the leader of your army, and he shall manage the war of the people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 67 And you shall take to you all that observe the law: and revenge ye the wrong of your people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 68 Render to the Gentiles their reward, and take heed to the precepts of the law. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 69 And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 2 70 And he died in the hundred and forty-sixth year: and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchres of his fathers, in Modin, and all Israel mourned for him with great mourning. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 1 Then his son Judas, called Machabeus, rose up in his stead. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 2 And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 3 And he got his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike armour about him in battles, and protected the camp with his sword. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 4 In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 5 And he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and them that troubled his people he burnt with fire: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 6 And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: and salvation prospered in his hand. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 7 And he grieved many kings, and made Jacob glad with his works, and his memory is blessed for ever. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 8 And he went through the cities of Juda, and destroyed the wicked out of them, and turned away wrath from Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 9 And he was renowned even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered them that were perishing. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 10 And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make war against Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 11 And Judas understood it, and went forth to meet him: and he overthrew him, and killed him: and many fell down slain, and the rest fled away. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 12 And he took their spoils, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and fought with it all his lifetime. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 13 And Seron, captain of the army of Syria, heard that Judas had assembled a company of the faithful, and a congregation with him, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 14 And he said I will get me a name, and will be glorified in the kingdom, and will overthrow Judas, and those that are with him, that have despised the edict of the king. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 15 And he made himself ready; and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to be revenged of the children of Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 16 And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small company. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 17 But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude, and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting today? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 18 And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to deliver with a great multitude, or with a small company: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 19 For the success of war is not in the multitude of the army, but strength cometh from heaven. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 20 They come against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our children, and to take our spoils. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 21 But we will fight for our lives, and our laws: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 22 And the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face, but as for you, fear them not -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 23 And as soon as he had made an end of speaking, he rushed suddenly upon them: and Seron, and his host were overthrown before him: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 24 And he pursued him by the descent of Bethoron, even to the plain, and there fell of them eight hundred men, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 25 And the fear of Judas, and of his brethren, and the dread of them, fell upon all the nations round about them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 26 And his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles of Judas. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 27 Now when king Antiochus heard these words, he was angry in his mind: and he sent, and gathered the forces of all his kingdom, an exceeding strong army. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 28 And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 29 And he perceived that the money of his treasures failed, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of the dissension, and the evil that he had brought upon the land, that he might take away the laws of old times: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 30 And he feared that he should not have as formerly enough for charges and gifts, which he had given before with a liberal hand: for he had abounded more than the kings that had been before him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 31 And he was greatly perplexed in mind, and purposed to go into Persia, and to take tributes of the countries, and to gather much money. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 32 And he left Lysias, a nobleman of the blood royal to oversee the affairs of the kingdom from the river Euphrates even to the river of Egypt: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 33 And to bring up his son, Antiochus, till he came again. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 34 And he delivered to him half the army, and the elephants: and he gave him charge concerning all that he would have done, and concerning the inhabitants of Judea, and Jerusalem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 35 And that he should send an army against them to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away the memory of them from that place. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 36 And that he should settle strangers, to dwell in all their coasts, and divide their land by lot. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 37 So the king took the half of the army that remained, and went forth from Antioch, the chief city of his kingdom, in the hundred and forty-seventh year: and he passed over the river Euphrates, and went through the higher countries. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 38 Then Lysias chose Ptolemee, the son of Dorymenus, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king's friends. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 39 And he sent with them forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen: to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, according to the king's orders. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 40 So they went forth with all their power, and came, and pitched near Emmaus, in the plain country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 41 And the merchants of the countries heard the fame of them: and they took silver and gold in abundance, and servants: and they came into the camp, to buy the children of Israel for slaves: and there were joined to them the forces of Syria, and of the land of the strangers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 42 And Judas, and his brethren, saw that evils were multiplied, and that the armies approached to their borders: and they knew the orders the king had given to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 43 And they said, every man to his neighbour: Let us raise up the low condition of our people, and let us fight for our people, and our sanctuary. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 44 And the assembly was gathered, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 45 Now Jerusalem was not inhabited, but was like a desert: there was none of her children that went in or out: and the sanctuary was trodden down: and the children of strangers were in the castle, there was the habitation of the Gentiles: and joy was taken away from Jacob, and the pipe and harp ceased there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 46 And they assembled together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a place of prayer heretofore in Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 47 And they fasted that day, and put on haircloth, and put ashes upon their heads: and they rent their garments: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 48 And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 49 And they brought the priestly ornaments, and the first fruits and tithes, and stirred up the Nazarites that had fulfilled their days: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 50 And they cried with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 51 For thy holies are trodden down, and are profaned, and thy priests are in mourning, and are brought low. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 52 And behold the nations are come together against us, to destroy us: thou knowest what they intend against us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 53 How shall we be able to stand before their face, unless thou, O God, help us? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 54 Then they sounded with trumpets, and cried out with a loud voice. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 55 And after this, Judas appointed captains over the people, over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 56 And he said to them that were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, that they should return every man to his house, according to the law. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 57 So they removed the camp, and pitched on the south side of Emmaus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 58 And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 59 For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the holies: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 3 60 Nevertheless, as it shall be the will of God in heaven, so be it done. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 1 Then Gorgias took five thousand men, and a thousand of the best horsemen; and they removed out of the camp by night. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 2 That they might come upon the camp of the Jews and strike them suddenly: and the men that were of the castle were their guides. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 3 And Judas heard of it, and rose up, he and the valiant men, to attack the king's forces that were in Emmaus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 4 For as yet the army was dispersed from the camp -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 5 And Gorgias came by night into the camp of Judas, and found no man; and he sought them in the mountains: for he said: These men flee from us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 6 And when it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men only, who neither had armour nor swords: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 7 And they saw the camp of the Gentiles that it was strong, and the men in breastplates, and the horsemen round about them, and these were trained up to war. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 8 And Judas said to the men that were with him: Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 9 Remember in what manner our fathers were saved in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with a great army. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 10 And now let us cry to heaven, and the Lord will have mercy on us, and will remember the covenant of our fathers, and will destroy this army before our face this day: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 11 And all nations shall know that there is one that redeemeth and delivereth Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 12 And the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming against them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 13 And they went out of the camp to battle, and they that were with Judas sounded the trumpet. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 14 And they joined battle: and the Gentiles were routed, and fled into the plain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 15 But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 16 And Judas returned again with his army that followed him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 17 And he said to the people: Be not greedy of the spoils; for there is war before us: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 18 And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards with safety. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 19 And as Judas was speaking these words, behold part of them appeared, looking forth from the mountain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 20 And Gorgias saw that his men were put to flight, and that they had set fire to the camp: for the smoke that was seen declared what was done. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 21 And when they had seen this, they were seized with great fear, seeing at the same time Judas and his army in the plain ready to fight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 22 So they all fled away into the land of the strangers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 23 And Judas returned to take the spoils of the camp, and they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 24 And returning home, they sung a hymn, and blessed God in heaven, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 25 So Israel had a great deliverance that day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 26 And such of the strangers as escaped, went and told Lysias all that had happened. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 27 And when he heard these things, he was amazed and discouraged: because things had not succeeded in Israel according to his mind, and as the king had commanded. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 28 So the year following, Lysias gathered together threescore thousand chosen men, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 29 And they came into Judea, and pitched their tents in Bethoron, and Judas met them with ten thousand men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 30 And they saw that the army was strong, and he prayed and said: Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst break the violence of the mighty by the hand of thy servant David, and didst deliver up the camp of the strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and of his armour bearer. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 31 Shut up this army in the hands of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their host and their horsemen. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 32 Strike them with fear, and cause the boldness of their strength to languish, and let them quake at their own destruction. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 33 Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee: and let all that know thy name praise thee with hymns. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 34 And they joined battle: and there fell of the army of Lysias five thousand men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 35 And when Lysias saw that his men were put to flight, and how bold the Jews were, and that they were ready either to live, or to die manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose soldiers, that they might come again into Judea with greater numbers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 36 Then Judas, and his brethren said: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up now to cleanse the holy places, and to repair them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 37 And all the army assembled together, and they went up into Mount Sion. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 38 And they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burnt, and shrubs growing up in the courts as in a forest, or on the mountains, and the chambers joining to the temple thrown down. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 39 And they rent their garments, and made great lamentation, and put ashes on their heads: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 40 And they fell down to the ground on their faces, and they sounded with the trumpets of alarm, and they cried towards heaven. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 41 Then Judas appointed men to fight against them that were in the castle, till they had cleansed the holy places, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 42 And he chose priests without blemish, whose will was set upon the law of God. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 43 And they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones that had been defiled into an unclean place. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 44 And he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been profaned, what he should do with it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 45 And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 46 And they laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple, in a convenient place, till there should come a prophet, and give answer concerning them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 47 Then they took whole stones, according to the law and built a new altar, according to the former: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 48 And they built up the holy places, and the things that were within the temple: and they sanctified the temple and the courts. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 49 And they made new holy vessels, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incense, and the table, into the temple. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 50 And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted up the lamps that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 51 And they set the loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works that they had begun to make. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 52 And they arose before the morning on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, (which is the month of Casleu) in the hundred and forty-eighth year. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 53 And they offered sacrifice, according to the law, upon the new altar of holocausts which they had made. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 54 According to the time, and according to the day wherein the heathens had defiled it, in the same was it dedicated anew with canticles, and harps, and lutes, and cymbals. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 55 And all the people fell upon their faces, and adored, and blessed up to heaven, him that had prospered them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 56 And they kept the dedication of the altar eight days, and they offered holocausts with joy, and sacrifices of salvation, and of praise. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 57 And they adorned the front of the temple with crowns of gold, and escutcheons, and they renewed the gates, and the chambers, and hanged doors upon them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 58 And there was exceeding great joy among the people, and the reproach of the Gentiles was turned away. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 59 And Judas, and his brethren, and all the church of Israel decreed, that the day of the dedication of the altar should be kept in its season from year to year for eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, with joy and gladness. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 60 They built up also at that time Mount Sion, with high walls, and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should at any time come, and tread it down, as they did before. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 4 61 And he placed a garrison there, to keep it, and he fortified it, to secure Bethsura, that the people might have a defence against Idumea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 1 Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were built up, as before, that they were exceeding angry. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 2 And they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 3 Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea, and them that were in Acrabathane: because they beset the Israelites round about, and he made a great slaughter of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 4 And he remembered the malice of the children of Bean: who were a snare and a stumblingblock to the people, by lying in wait for them in the way. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 5 And they were shut up by him in towers, and he set upon them, and devoted them to utter destruction, and burnt their towers with fire, and all that were in them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 6 Then he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus was their captain: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 7 And he fought many battles with them, and they were discomfited in their sight, and he smote them: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 8 And he took the city of Gazer and her towns, and returned into Judea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 9 And the Gentiles that were in Galaad, assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them: and they fled into the fortress of Datheman. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 10 And they sent letters to Judas, and his brethren, saying: The heathens that are round about are gathered together against us to destroy us: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 11 And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timotheus is the captain of their host. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 12 Now therefore come, and deliver us out of their hands, for many of us are slain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 13 And all our brethren that were in the places of Tubin, are killed: and they have carried away their wives, and their children, captives, and taken their spoils, and they have slain there almost a thousand men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 14 And while they were yet reading these letters, behold there came other messengers out of Galilee with their garments rent, who related according to these words: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 15 Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against them, and all Galilee is filled with strangers, in order to consume us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 16 Now when Judas and the people heard these words, a great assembly met together to consider what they should do for their brethren that were in trouble, and were assaulted by them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 17 And Judas said to Simon, his brother: Choose thee men, and go, and deliver thy brethren in Galilee: and I, and my brother Jonathan, will go into the country of Galaad: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 18 And he left Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the army in Judea, to keep it: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 19 And he commanded them, saying: Take ye the charge of this people; but make no war against the heathens, till we return. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 20 Now three thousand men were allotted to Simon, to go into Galilee: and eight thousand to Judas, to go into the land of Galaad. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 21 And Simon went into Galilee, and fought many battles with the heathens: and the heathens were discomfited before his face, and he pursued them even to the gate of Ptolemais. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 22 And there fell of the heathens almost three thousand men, and he took the spoils of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 23 And he took with him those that were in Galilee and in Arbatis, with their wives, and children, and all that they had, and he brought them into Judea with great joy. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 24 And Judas Machabeus, and Jonathan, his brother, passed over the Jordan, and went three days' journey through the desert. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 25 And the Nabutheans met them, and received them in a peaceable manner, and told them all that happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 26 And that many of them were shut up in Barasa, and in Bosor, and in Alima, and in Casphor, and in Mageth, and in Carnaim; all these strong and great cities. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 27 Yea, and that they were kept shut up in the rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had appointed to bring their army on the morrow near to these cities, and to take them, and to destroy them all in one day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 28 Then Judas and his army suddenly turned their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took the city: and he slew every male by the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burnt it with fire. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 29 And they removed from thence by night, and went till they came to the fortress. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 30 And it came to pass that early in the morning, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and assault them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 31 And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 32 And he said to his host: Fight ye today for your brethren. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 33 And he came with three companies behind them, and they sounded their trumpets, and cried out in prayer. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 34 And the host of Timotheus understood that it was Machabeus, and they fled away before his face and they made a great slaughter of them, and there fell of them in that day almost eight thousand men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 35 And Judas turned aside to Maspha, and assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and burnt it with fire. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 36 From thence he marched, and took Casbon, and Mageth, and Bosor, and the rest of the cities of Galaad. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 37 But after this Timotheus gathered another army, and camped over against Raphon, beyond the torrent. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 38 And Judas sent men to view the army: and they brought him word, saying: All the nations, that are round about us, are assembled unto him an army exceeding great: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 39 And they have hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the torrent, ready to come to fight against thee. And Judas went to meet them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 40 And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for he will certainly prevail over us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 41 But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp on the other side of the river, we will pass over to them, and shall prevail against him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 42 Now when Judas came near the torrent of water, he set the scribes of the people by the torrent, and commanded them, saying: Suffer no man to stay behind: but let all come to the battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 43 And he passed over to them first, and all the people after him, and all the heathens were discomfited before them, and they threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple that was in Carnaim. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 44 And he took that city, and the temple he burnt with fire, with all things that were therein: and Carnaim was subdued, and could not stand against the face of Judas. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 45 And Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives and children, and an army exceeding great, to come into the land of Juda. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 46 And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city, situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 47 And they that were in the city shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 48 Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our own country, and no man shall hurt you; we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 49 Then Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the camp, that they should make an assault, every man in the place where he was. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 50 And the men of the army drew near, and he assaulted that city all the day, and all the night; and the city was delivered into his hands: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 51 And they slew every male with the edge of the sword, and he razed the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through all the city over them that were slain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 52 Then they passed over the Jordan to the great plain that is over against Bethsan. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 53 And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people, all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 54 And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain, till they had returned in peace. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 55 Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee, before Ptolemais, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 56 Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captain of the soldiers, heard of the good success, and the battles that were fought, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 57 And he said: Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 58 And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 59 And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 60 And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell on that day, of the people of Israel, about two thousand men, and there was a great overthrow of the people: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 61 Because they did not hearken to Judas and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfully. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 62 But they were not of the seed of those men by whom salvation was brought to Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 63 And the men of Juda were magnified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the nations where their name was heard. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 64 And the people assembled to them with joyful acclamations. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 65 Then Judas and his brethren went forth and attacked the children of Esau, in the land towards the south, and he took Chebron and her towns: and he burnt the walls thereof, and the towers all round it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 66 And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 67 In that day some priests fell in battle, while desiring to do manfully they went out unadvisedly to fight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 5 68 And Judas turned to Azotus, into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 1 Now king Antiochus was going through the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia, was greatly renowned, and abounding in silver and gold, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 2 And that there was in it a temple exceeding rich; and coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which king Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian, that reigned first in Greece, had left there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 3 So he came, and sought to take the city and to pillage it; but he was not able, because the design was known to them that were in the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 4 And they rose up against him in battle, and he fled away from thence, and departed with great sadness, and returned towards Babylonia. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 5 And whilst he was in Persia there came one that told him how the armies that were in the land of Juda were put to flight: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 6 And that Lysias went with a very great power, and was put to flight before the face of the Jews, and that they were grown strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils which they had gotten out of the camps which they had destroyed: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 7 And that they had thrown down the abomination which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls as before, and Bethsura also, his city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 8 And it came to pass, when the king heard these words, that he was struck with fear, and exceedingly moved: and he laid himself down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not fallen out to him as he imagined. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 9 And he remained there many days: for great grief came more and more upon him, and he made account that he should die. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 10 And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 11 And I said in my heart: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow wherein now I am: I that was pleasant and beloved in my power! -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 12 But now I remember the evils that I did in Jerusalem, from whence also I took away all the spoils of gold, and of silver, that were in it, and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Juda without cause. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 13 I know, therefore, that for this cause these evils have found me: and behold I perish with great grief in a strange land. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 14 Then he called Philip, one of his friends, and he made him regent over all his kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 15 And he gave him the crown, and his robe, and his ring, that he should go to Antiochus, his son, and should bring him up for the kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 16 So king Antiochus died there in the year one hundred and forty-nine. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 17 And Lysias understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had brought up young: and he called his name Eupator. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 18 Now they that were in the castle, had shut up the Israelites round about the holy places: and they were continually seeking their hurt, and to strengthen the Gentiles. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 19 And Judas purposed to destroy them: and he called together all the people, to besiege them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 20 And they came together, and besieged them in the year one hundred and fifty, and they made battering slings and engines. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 21 And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 22 And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute judgment, and to revenge our brethren? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 23 We determined to serve thy father, and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 24 And for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find, and have spoiled our inheritances. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 25 Neither have they put forth their hand against us only, but also against all our borders. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 26 And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 27 And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 28 Now when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and them that were over the horsemen. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 29 There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea, hired troops. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 30 And the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants trained to battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 31 And they went through Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sallied forth, and burnt them with fire, and fought manfully. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 32 And Judas departed from the castle, and removed the camp to Bethzacharam, over against the king's camp. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 33 And the king rose before it was light, and made his troops march on fiercely towards the way of Bethzacharam: and the armies made themselves ready for the battle, and they sounded the trumpets: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 34 And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes, and mulberries, to provoke them to fight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 35 And they distributed the beasts by the legions: and there stood by every elephant a thousand men in coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads: and five hundred horsemen set in order were chosen for every beast. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 36 These before the time wheresoever the beast was they were there: and whithersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 37 And upon the beast, there were strong wooden towers which covered every one of them: and engines upon them, and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above: and an Indian to rule the beast. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 38 And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 40 And part of the king's army was distinguished by the high mountains, and the other part by the low places: and they marched on warily and orderly. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 41 And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 42 And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 43 And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 44 And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 45 And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 46 And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it: and slew it, and it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 47 Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of his army, turned away from them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 48 But the king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king's army pitched their tents against Judea and Mount Sion. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 49 And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 50 And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 51 And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot arrows, and slings. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 52 And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought for many days. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 53 But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh year: and such as had stayed in Judea of them that came from among the nations, had eaten the residue of all that which had been stored up. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 54 And there remained in the holy places but a few, for the famine had prevailed over them: and they were dispersed every man to his own place. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 55 Now Lysias heard that Philip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 56 Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him and that he sought to take upon him the affairs of the kingdom: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 57 Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 58 Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 59 And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 60 And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make peace: and they accepted of it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 61 And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the strong hold. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 62 Then the king entered into Mount Sion, and saw the strength of the place: and he quickly broke the oath that he had taken, and gave commandment to throw down the wall round about. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 6 63 And he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip master of the city: and he fought against him, and took the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 1 In the hundred and fifty-first year, Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, departed from the city of Rome, and came up with few men into a city of the sea coast, and reigned there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 2 And it came to pass as he entered into the house of the kingdom of his fathers, that the army seized upon Antiochus, and Lysias, to bring them unto him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 3 And when he knew it, he said: Let me not see their face. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 4 So the army slew them. And Demetrius sat upon the throne of his kingdom: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 5 And there came to him the wicked and ungodly men of Israel: and Alcimus was at the head of them, who desired to be made high priest. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 6 And they accused the people to the king, saying: Judas and his brethren have destroyed all thy friends, and he hath driven us out of our land. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 7 Now, therefore, send some men whom thou trustest, and let him go, and see all the havoc he hath made amongst us, and in the king's lands: and let him punish all his friends and their helpers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 8 Then the king chose Bacchides, one of his friends, that ruled beyond the great river in the kingdom, and was faithful to the king: and he sent him, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 9 To see the havoc that Judas had made: and the wicked Alcimus he made high priest, and commanded him to take revenge upon the children of Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 10 And they arose, and came with a great army into the land of Juda: and they sent messengers, and spoke to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words, deceitfully. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 11 But they gave no heed to their words: for they saw that they were come with a great army. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 12 Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things that are just: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 13 And first the Assideans, that were among the children of Israel, and they sought peace of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 14 For they said: One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come, he will not deceive us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 15 And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor your friends. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 16 And they believed him. And he took threescore of them, and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 17 The flesh of thy saints, and the blood of them they have shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 18 Then fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice among them: for they have broken the covenant, and the oath which they made. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 19 And Bacchides removed the camp from Jerusalem, and pitched in Bethzecha: and he sent, and took many of them that were fled away from him, and some of the people he killed, and threw them into a great pit. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 20 Then he committed the country to Alcimus, and left with him troops to help him. So Bacchides went away to the king. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 21 But Alcimus did what he could to maintain his chief priesthood. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 22 And they that disturbed the people resorted to him, and they got the land of Juda into their power, and did much hurt in Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 23 And Judas saw all the evils that Alcimus, and they that were with him, did to the children of Israel, much more than the Gentiles. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 24 And he went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance upon the men that had revolted, and they ceased to go forth any more into the country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 25 And Alcimus saw that Judas and they that were with him, prevailed: and he knew that he could not stand against them, and he went back to the king, and accused them of many crimes. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 26 And the king sent Nicanor, one of his principal lords, who was a great enemy to Israel: and he commanded him to destroy the people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 27 And Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great army, and he sent to Judas and to his brethren deceitfully, with friendly words, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 28 Saying: Let there be no fighting between me and you: I will come with a few men, to see your faces with peace. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 29 And he came to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably: and the enemies were prepared to take away Judas by force. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 30 And the thing was known to Judas that he was come to him with deceit: and he was much afraid of him, and would not see his face any more. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 31 And Nicanor knew that his counsel was discovered: and he went out to fight against Judas, near Capharsalama. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 32 And there fell of Nicanor's army almost five thousand men, and they fled into the city of David. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 33 And after this Nicanor went up into mount Sion: and some of the priests and the people came out to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the holocausts that were offered for the king. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 34 But he mocked and despised them, and abused them: and he spoke proudly, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 35 And swore in anger, saying: Unless Judas and his army be delivered into my hands, as soon as ever I return in peace, I will burn this house. And he went out in a great rage. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 36 And the priests went in, and stood before the face of the altar and the temple: and weeping, they said: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 37 Thou, O Lord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for thy people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 38 Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 39 Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria joined him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 40 But Judas pitched in Adarsa with three thousand men: and Judas prayed, and said: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 41 O Lord, when they that were sent by king Sennacherib blasphemed thee, an angel went out, and slew of them a hundred and eighty-five thousand: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 42 Even so destroy this army in our sight today and let the rest know that he hath spoken ill against thy sanctuary: and judge thou him according to his wickedness. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 43 And the armies joined battle on the thirteenth day of the month, Adar: and the army of Nicanor was defeated, and he himself was first slain in the battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 44 And when his army saw that Nicanor was slain they threw away their weapons, and fled: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 45 And they pursued after them one day's journey from Adazer, even till ye come to Gazara, and they sounded the trumpets after them with signals. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 46 And they went forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and they pushed them with the horns, and they turned again to them, and they were all slain with the sword, and there was not left of them so much as one. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 47 And they took the spoils of them for a booty, and they cut off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he had proudly stretched out, and they brought it, and hung it up over against Jerusalem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 48 And the people rejoiced exceedingly, and they spent that day with great joy. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 49 And he ordained that this day should be kept every year, being the thirteenth of the month of Adar -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 7 50 And the land of Juda was quiet for a short time. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 1 Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 2 And they heard of their battles, and their noble acts which they had done in Galatia, how they had conquered them, and brought them under tribute: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 3 And how great things they had done in the land of Spain, and that they had brought under their power the mines of silver and of gold that are there, and had gotten possession of all the place by their counsel and patience: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 4 And had conquered places that were very far off from them, and kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had overthrown them with great slaughter: and the rest pay them tribute every year. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 5 And that they had defeated in battle Philip and Perses the king of the Ceteans, and the rest that had borne arms against them, and had conquered them: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 6 And how Antiochus, the great king of Asia, who went to fight against them, having a hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was routed by them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 7 And how they took him alive, and appointed to him, that both he and they that should reign after him, should pay a great tribute, and that he should give hostages, and that which was agreed upon, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 8 And the country of the Indians, and of the Medes, and of the Lydians, some of their best provinces: and those which they had taken from them, they gave to king Eumenes. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 9 And that they who were in Greece, had a mind to go and to destroy them: and they had knowledge thereof, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 10 And they sent a general against them, and fought with them, and many of them were slain, and they carried away their wives, and their children captives, and spoiled them, and took possession of their land, and threw down their walls, and brought them to be their servants unto this day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 11 And the other kingdoms, and islands, that at any time had resisted them, they had destroyed and brought under their power. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 12 But with their friends, and such as relied upon them, they kept amity, and had conquered kingdoms that were near, and that were far off: for all that heard their name, were afraid of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 13 That whom they had a mind to help to a kingdom, those reigned: and whom they would, they deposed from the kingdom: and they were greatly exalted. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 14 And none of all these wore a crown, or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 15 And that they had made themselves a senate house, and consulted daily three hundred and twenty men, that sat in counsel always for the people, that they might do the things that were right: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 16 And that they committed their government to one man every year, to rule over all their country, and they all obey one, and there is no envy nor jealousy amongst them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 17 So Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob, and Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of amity and confederacy with them: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 18 And that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians, for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 19 And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 20 Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with you, and that we may be registered your confederates and friends. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 21 And the proposal was pleasing in their sight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 22 And this is the copy of the writing that they wrote back again, graven in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with them there for a memorial of the peace, and alliance. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 23 GOOD SUCCESS BE TO THE ROMANS, and to the people of the Jews by sea, and by land, for ever: and far be the sword and enemy from them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 24 But if there come first any war upon the Romans, or any of their confederates, in all their dominions: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 25 The nation of the Jews shall help them according as the time shall direct, with all their heart: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 26 Neither shall they give them, whilst they are fighting, or furnish them with wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall obey their orders, without taking any thing of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 27 In like manner also if war shall come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall permit them: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 28 And there shall not be given to them that come to their aid, either wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall observe their orders without deceit. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 29 According to these articles did the Romans covenant with the people of the Jews. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 30 And, if after this, one party or the other shall have a mind to add to these articles, or take away any thing, they may do it at their pleasure: and whatsoever they shall add, or take away, shall be ratified. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 31 Moreover, concerning the evils that Demetrius, the king, hath done against them, we have written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and allies, the Jews. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 8 32 If, therefore, they come again to us complaining of thee, we will do them justice, and will make war against thee by sea and land. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 1 In the mean time, when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army were fallen in battle, he sent again Bacchides and Alcimus into Judea; and the right wing of his army with them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 2 And they took the road that leadeth to Galgal, and they camped in Masaloth, which is in Arabella: and they made themselves masters of it, and slew many people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 3 In the first month of the hundred and fifty-second year they brought the army to Jerusalem: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 4 And they arose and went to Berea, with twenty thousand men, and two thousand horsemen. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 5 Now Judas had pitched his tents in Laisa, and three thousand chosen men with him: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 6 And they saw the multitude of the army that they were many, and they were seized with great fear: and many withdrew themselves out of the camp, and there remained of them no more than eight hundred men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 7 And Judas saw that his army slipped away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was cast down: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 8 Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our enemies, if we may be able to fight against them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 9 But they dissuaded him, saying: We shall not be able, but let us save our lives now, and return to our brethren, and then we will fight against them: for we are but few. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 10 Then Judas said: God forbid we should do this thing, and flee away from them: but if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our glory. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 11 And the army removed out of the camp, and they stood over against them: and the horsemen were divided into two troops, and the slingers, and the archers, went before the army, and they that were in the front were all men of valour. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 12 And Bacchides was in the right wing, and the legion drew near on two sides, and they sounded the trumpets: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 13 And they also that were on Judas's side, even they also cried out, and the earth shook at the noise of the armies: and the battle was fought from morning even unto the evening. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 14 And Judas perceived that the stronger part of the army of Bacchides was on the right side, and all the stout of heart came together with him: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 15 And the right wing was discomfited by them, and he pursued them even to the mount Azotus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 16 And they that were in the left wing saw that the right wing was discomfited, and they followed after Judas, and them that were with him, at their back: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 17 And the battle was hard fought, and there fell many wounded of the one side and of the other. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 18 And Judas was slain, and the rest fled away. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 19 And Jonathan and Simon took Judas, their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of their fathers, in the city of Modin. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 20 And all the people of Israel bewailed him with great lamentation, and they mourned for him many days. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 21 And said: How is the mighty man fallen, that saved the people of Israel! -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 22 But the rest of the words of the wars of Judas, and of the noble acts that he did, and of his greatness, are not written: for they were very many. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 23 And it came to pass, after the death of Judas, that the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of iniquity rose up. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 24 In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all their country yielded to Bacchides. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 25 And Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 26 And they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took vengeance of them, and abused them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 27 And there was a great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 28 And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 29 Since thy brother Judas died there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of our nation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 30 Now, therefore, we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and captain, in his stead, to fight our battles. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 31 So Jonathan took upon him the government at that time, and rose up in the place of Judas, his brother -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 32 And Bacchides had knowledge of it, and sought to kill him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 33 And Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, knew it, and all that were with them: and they fled into the desert of Thecua, and they pitched by the water of the lake Asphar, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 34 And Bacchides understood it, and he came himself, with all his army, over the Jordan, on the sabbath day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 35 And Jonathan sent his brother, a captain of the people, to desire the Nabutheans his friends, that they would lend them their equipage, which was copious. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 36 And the children of Jambri came forth out of Madaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went away with them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 37 After this it was told Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride out of Madaba, the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan, with great pomp. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 38 And they remembered the blood of John, their brother: and they went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 39 And they lifted up their eyes, and saw: and behold a tumult, and great preparation: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends, and his brethren to meet them with timbrels, and musical instruments and many weapons. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 40 And they rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and slew them, and there fell many wounded, and the rest fled into the mountains, and they took all their spoils: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 41 And the marriage was turned into mourning, and the noise of their musical instruments into lamentation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 42 And they took revenge for the blood of their brother: and they returned to the bank of the Jordan. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 43 And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the sabbath day even to the bank of the Jordan, with a great power. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 44 And Jonathan said to his company: Let us arise, and fight against our enemies: for it is not now as yesterday, and the day before. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 45 For behold the battle is before us, and the water of the Jordan on this side and on that side, and banks, and marshes, and woods: and there is no place for us to turn aside. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 46 Now, therefore, cry ye to heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. And they joined battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 47 And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 48 And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan to them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 49 And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 50 And they built strong cities in Judea, the fortress that was in Jericho, and in Ammaus, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata, and Phara, and Thopo, with high walls, and gates, and bars. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 51 And he placed garrisons in them, that they might wage war against Israel: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 52 And he fortified the city of Bethsura, and Gazara, and the castle, and set garrisons in them, and provisions of victuals: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 53 And he took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages, and put them in the castle in Jerusalem in custody. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 54 Now in the year one hundred and fifty-three, the second month, Alcimus commanded the walls of the inner court of the sanctuary to be thrown down, and the works of the prophets to be destroyed: and he began to destroy. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 55 At that time Alcimus was struck: and his works were hindered, and his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak a word, nor give order concerning his house. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 56 And Alcimus died at that time in great torment. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 57 And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 58 And all the wicked held a council, saying: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease and without fear: now, therefore, let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 59 So they went, and gave him counsel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 60 And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea to seize upon Jonathan, and them that were with him: but they could not, for their design was known to them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 61 And he apprehended of the men of the country, that were the principal authors of the mischief, fifty men, and he slew them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 62 And Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, retired into Bethbessen, which is in the desert: and he repaired the breaches thereof, and they fortified it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 63 And when Bacchides knew it, he gathered together all his multitude: and sent word to them that were of Judea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 64 And he came, and camped above Bethbessen, and fought against it many days, and made engines. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 65 But Jonathan left his brother, Simon, in the city and went forth into the country, and came with a number of men, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 66 And struck Odares, and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron, in their tents, and he began to slay, and to increase in forces. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 67 But Simon, and they that were with him, sallied out of the city, and burnt the engines, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 68 And they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, for his counsel, and his enterprise was in vain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 69 And he was angry with the wicked men that had given him counsel to come into their country, and he slew many of them: and he purposed to return with the rest into their country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 70 And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and to restore to him the prisoners. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 71 And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him no harm all the days of his life. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 72 And he restored to him the prisoners which he before had taken out of the land of Juda: and he returned, and went away into his own country, and he came no more into their borders. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 9 73 So the sword ceased from Israel: and Jonathan dwelt in Machmas, and Jonathan began there to judge the people, and he destroyed the wicked out of Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 1 Now in the hundred and sixtieth year, Alexander, the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up and took Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 2 And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 3 And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceable words, to magnify him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 4 For he said: Let us first make a peace with him, before he make one with Alexander against us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 5 For he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brother, and against his nation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 6 And he gave him authority to gather together a army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confederate: and the hostages that were in the castle, he commanded to be delivered to him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 7 And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people, and of them that were in the castle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 8 And they were struck with great fear, because they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 9 And the hostages were delivered to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 10 And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began to build, and to repair the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 11 And he ordered workmen to build the walls, and mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification: and so they did. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 12 Then the strangers that were in the strong holds, which Bacchides had built, fled away. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 13 And every man left his place, and departed into his own country: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 14 Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 15 And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 16 And he said: Shall we find such another man? now, therefore, we will make him our friend and our confederate. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 17 So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 18 King Alexander to his brother, Jonathan, greetings. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 19 We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 20 Now therefore, we make thee this day high priest of thy nation, and that thou be called the king's friend, (and he sent him a purple robe, and a crown of gold) and that thou be of one mind with us in our affairs, and keep friendship with us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 21 Then Jonathan put on the holy vestment in the seventh month, in the year one hundred and threescore, at the feast day of the tabernacles: and he gathered together an army, and made a great number of arms. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 22 And Demetrius heard these words, and was exceeding sorry, and said: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 23 What is this that we have done, that Alexander hath prevented us to gain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 24 I also will write to them words of request, and offer dignities, and gifts: that they may be with me to aid me. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 25 And he wrote to them in these words: King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 26 Whereas you have kept covenant with us, and have continued in our friendship, and have not joined with our enemies, we have heard of it, and are glad. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 27 Wherefore now continue still to keep fidelity towards us, and we will reward you with good things, for what you have done in our behalf. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 28 And we will remit to you many charges, and will give you gifts. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 29 And now I free you, and all the Jews, from tributes, and I release you from the customs of salt, and remit the crowns, and the thirds of the seed: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 30 And the half of the fruit of trees, which is my share, I leave to you from this day forward, so that it shall not be taken of the land of Juda, and of the three cities that are added thereto out of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth, and for ever: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 31 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, with the borders thereof: and let the tenths, and tributes be for itself. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 32 I yield up also the power of the castle that is in Jerusalem, and I give it to the high priest, to place therein such men as he shall choose, to keep it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 33 And every soul of the Jews that hath been carried captive from the land of Juda in all my kingdom, I set at liberty freely, that all be discharged from tributes, even of their cattle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 34 And I will that all the feasts, and the sabbaths, and the new moons, and the days appointed, and three days before the solemn day, and three days after the solemn day, be all days of immunity and freedom, for all the Jews that are in my kingdom: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 35 And no man shall have power to do any thing against them, or to molest any of them, in any cause. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 36 And let there be enrolled in the king's army to the number of thirty thousand of the Jews: and allowance shall be made them, as is due to all the king's forces and certain of them shall be appointed to be in the fortresses of the great king: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 37 And some of them shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, that are of trust, and let the governors be taken from among themselves, and let them walk in their own laws, as the king hath commanded in the land of Juda. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 38 And the three cities that are added to Judea, out of the country of Samaria, let them be accounted with Judea: that they may be under one, and obey no other authority but that of the high priest: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 39 Ptolemais and the confines thereof, I give as a free gift to the holy places that are in Jerusalem, for the necessary charges of the holy things. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 40 And I give every year fifteen thousand sickles of silver out of the king's accounts, of what belongs to me: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 41 And all that is above, which they that were over the affairs the years before, had not paid, from this time they shall give it to the works of the house. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 42 Moreover, the five thousand sickles of silver, which they received from the account of the holy places, every year, shall also belong to the priests that execute the ministry. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 43 And whosoever shall flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any matter, let them be set at liberty, and all that they have in my kingdom, let them have it free. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 44 For the building also, or repairing the works of the holy places, the charges shall be given out of the king's revenues: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 45 For the building also of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, the charges shall be given out of the king's account, as also for the building of the walls in Judea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 46 Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit to them, nor received them because they remembered the great evil that he had done in Israel, for he had afflicted them exceedingly. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 47 And their inclinations were towards Alexander, because he had been the chief promoter of peace in their regard, and him they always helped. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 48 And king Alexander gathered together a great army, and moved his camp near to Demetrius. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 49 And the two kings joined battle, and the army of Demetrius fled away, and Alexander pursued after him, and pressed them close. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 50 And the battle was hard fought, till the sun went down: and Demetrius was slain that day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 51 And Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt, with words to this effect, saying: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 52 Forasmuch as I am returned into my kingdom and am set in the throne of my ancestors, and have gotten the dominion, and have overthrown Demetrius and possessed our country, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 53 And have joined battle with him, and both he and his army have been destroyed by us, and we are placed in the throne of his kingdom: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 54 Now, therefore, let us make friendship one with another: and give me now thy daughter to wife, and I will be thy son in law, and I will give both thee and her gifts worthy of thee. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 55 And king Ptolomee answered, saying: Happy is the day wherein thou didst return to the land of thy fathers, and sattest in the throne of their kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 56 And now I will do to thee as thou hast written but meet me at Ptolemais, that we may see one another, and I may give her to thee as thou hast said. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt, with Cleopatra his daughter, and he came to Ptolemais, in the hundred and sixty-second year. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 58 And king Alexander met him, and he gave him his daughter, Cleopatra: and he celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, after the manner of kings. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 59 And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan, that he should come and meet him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 60 And he went honourably to Ptolemais, and he met there the two kings, and he gave them much silver, and gold, and presents: and he found favour in their sight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 61 And some pestilent men of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: and the king gave no heed to them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 62 And he commanded that Jonathan's garments should be taken off, and that he should be clothed with purple: and they did so. And the king made him sit by himself. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 63 And he said to his princes: Go out with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 64 So when his accusers saw his glory proclaimed, and him clothed with purple, they all fled away. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 65 And the king magnified him, and enrolled him amongst his chief friends, and made him governor, and partaker of his dominion. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 66 And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with peace and joy. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 67 In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 68 And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 69 And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan, the high priest, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 70 Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 71 Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 72 Ask, and learn who I am, and the rest that help me, who also say that your foot cannot stand before our face, for thy fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 73 And now how wilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great an army in the plain, where there is no stone, nor rock, nor place to flee to? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 74 Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon, his brother, met him to help him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 75 And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 76 And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 77 And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 78 And he went to Azotus, as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 79 And Apollonius left privately in the camp a thousand horsemen behind them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 80 And Jonathan knew that there was an ambush behind him, and they surrounded his army, and cast darts at the people from morning till evening. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 81 But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so their horses were fatigued. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 82 Then Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the horsemen were wearied: and they were discomfited by him, and fled. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 83 And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, there to save themselves. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 84 But Jonathan set fire to Azotus, and the cities that were round about it, and took the spoils of them and the temple of Dagon: and all them that were fled into it, he burnt with fire. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 85 So they that were slain by the sword, with them that were burnt, were almost eight thousand men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 86 And Jonathan, removed his army from thence and camped against Ascalon: and they went out of the city to meet him with great honour. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 87 And Jonathan returned into Jerusalem with his people, having many spoils. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 88 And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 10 89 And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the borders thereof, in possession. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 1 And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 2 And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 3 Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 4 And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 5 And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 6 And Jonathan came to meet the king at Joppe with glory, and they saluted one another, and they lodged there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 7 And Jonathan went with the king as far as the river, called Eleutherus: and he returned into Jerusalem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 8 And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 9 And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 10 For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 11 And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 12 And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 13 And Ptolemee entered into Antioch, and set two crowns upon his head, that of Egypt, and that of Asia. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 14 Now king Alexander was in Cilicia at that time: because they that were in those places had rebelled. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 15 And when Alexander heard of it, he came to give him battle: and king Ptolemee brought forth his army, and met him with a strong power, and put him to flight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 16 And Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be protected: and king Ptolemee was exalted. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 17 And Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it to Ptolemee. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 18 And king Ptolemee died the third day after: and they that were in the strong holds were destroyed by them that were within the camp. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 19 And Demetrius reigned in the hundred and sixty-seventh year. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 20 In those days Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engines of war against it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 21 Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him that Jonathan was besieging the castle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 22 And when he heard it, he was angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the castle, but should come to him in haste, and speak to him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 23 But when Jonathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still: and he chose some of the ancients of Israel, and of the priests, and put himself in danger -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 24 And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other presents, and went to the king to Ptolemais and he found favour in his sight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 25 And certain wicked men of his nation made complaints against him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 26 And the king treated him as his predecessors had done before: and he exalted him in the sight of all his friends. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 27 And he confirmed him in the high priesthood and all the honours he had before, and he made him the chief of his friends. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 28 And Jonathan requested of the king that he would make Judea free from tribute, and the three governments, and Samaria, and the confines thereof: and he promised him three hundred talents. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 29 And the king consented: and he wrote letters to Jonathan of all these things, to this effect. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 30 King Demetrius to his brother, Jonathan, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 31 We send you here a copy of the letter which we have written to Lasthenes, our parent, concerning you, that you might know it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 32 King Demetrius to Lasthenes, his parent, greetings. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 33 We have determined to do good to the nation of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep the things that are just with us, for their good will which they bear towards us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 34 We have ratified, therefore, unto them all the borders of Judea, and the three cities, Apherema, Lydda, and Ramatha, which are added to Judea, out of Samaria, and all their confines, to be set apart to all them that sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them every year, and for the fruits of the land, and of the trees. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 35 And as for other things that belonged to us of the tithes, and of the tributes, from this time we discharge them of them: the saltpans also, and the crowns that were presented to us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 36 We give all to them, and nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth and for ever. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 37 Now, therefore, see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be given to Jonathan, and set upon the holy mountain, in a conspicuous place. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 38 And king Demetrius, seeing that the land was quiet before him, and nothing resisted him, sent away all his forces, every man to his own place, except the foreign army, which he had drawn together from the islands of the nations: so all the troops of his fathers hated him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 39 Now there was one Tryphon who had been of Alexander's party before: who seeing that all the army murmured against Demetrius, went to Emalchuel, the Arabian, who brought up Antiochus, the son of Alexander: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 40 And he pressed him much to deliver him to him, that he might be king in his father's place: and he told him all that Demetrius had done, and how his soldiers hated him. And he remained there many days. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 41 And Jonathan sent to king Demetrius, desiring that he would cast out them that were in the castle in Jerusalem, and those that were in the strong holds: because they fought against Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 42 And Demetrius sent to Jonathan, saying: I will not only do this for thee, and for thy people, but I will greatly honour thee, and thy nation, when opportunity shall serve. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 43 Now, therefore, thou shalt do well if thou send me men to help me: for all my army is gone from me. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 44 And Jonathan sent him three thousand valiant men to Antioch: and they came to the king, and the king was very glad of their coming. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 45 And they that were of the city assembled themselves together, to the number of a hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have killed the king. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 46 And the king fled into the palace: and they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 47 And the king called the Jews to his assistance: and they came to him all at once, and they all dispersed themselves through the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 48 And they slew in that day a hundred thousand men, and they set fire to the city, and got many spoils that day, and delivered the king. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 49 And they that were of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would: and they were discouraged in their mind, and cried to the king, making supplication, and saying -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 50 Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us, and the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 51 And they threw down their arms, and made peace, and the Jews were glorified in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm, and were renowned throughout the kingdom, and returned to Jerusalem with many spoils. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 52 So king Demetrius sat in the throne of his kingdom: and the land was quiet before him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 53 And he falsified all whatsoever he had said, and alienated himself from Jonathan, and did not reward him according to the benefits he had received from him, but gave him great trouble. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 54 And after this Tryphon returned, and with him Antiochus, the young boy, who was made king, and put on the diadem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 55 And there assembled unto him all the hands which Demetrius had sent away, and they fought against Demetrius who turned his back and fled. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 56 And Tryphon took the elephants, and made himself master of Antioch. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 57 And young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying: I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and I appoint thee ruler over the four cities, and to be one of the king's friends. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 58 And he sent him vessels of gold for his service, and he gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 59 And he made his brother, Simon, governor, from the borders of Tyre even to the confines of Egypt. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 60 Then Jonathan went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the river, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves to him to help him, and he came to Ascalon, and they met him honourably out of the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 61 And he went from thence to Gaza: and they that were in Gaza shut him out: and he besieged it, and burnt all the suburbs round about, and took the spoils. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 62 And the men of Gaza made supplication to Jonathan, and he gave them the right hand: and he took their sons for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem: and he went through the country, as far as Damascus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 63 And Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come treacherously to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great army, purposing to remove him from the affairs of the kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 64 And he went against them: but left his brother, Simon, in the country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 65 And Simon encamped against Bethsura, and assaulted it many days, and shut them up. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 66 And they desired him to make peace, and he granted it them: and he cast them out from thence, and took the city, and placed a garrison in it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 67 And Jonathan and his army encamped by the water of Genesar, and before it was light they were ready in the plain of Asor. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 68 And behold the army of the strangers met him in the plain, and they laid an ambush for him in the mountains: but he went out against them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 69 And they that lay in ambush rose out of their places, and joined battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 70 And all that were on Jonathan's side fled, and none was left of them, but Mathathias, the son of Absalom, and Judas, the son of Calphi, chief captain of the army. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 71 And Jonathan rent his garments, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 72 And Jonathan turned again to them to battle, and he put them to flight, and they fought. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 73 And they of his part that fled saw this, and they turned again to him, and they all with him pursued the enemies, even to Cades, to their own camp, and they came even thither. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 11 74 And there fell of the aliens in that day three thousand men: and Jonathan returned to Jerusalem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 1 And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, to confirm and to renew the amity with them: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 2 And he sent letters to the Spartans, and to other places, according to the same form. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 3 And they went to Rome, and entered into the senate house, and said: Jonathan, the high priest, and the nation of the Jews, have sent us to renew the amity, and alliance, as it was before. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 4 And they gave them letters to their governors in every place, to conduct them into the land of Juda with peace. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 5 And this is a copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 6 Jonathan, the high priest, and the ancients of the nation, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, to the Spartans, their brethren, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 7 There were letters sent long ago to Onias the high priest, from Arius, who reigned then among you to signify that you are our brethren, as the copy here underwritten doth specify. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 8 And Onias received the ambassador with honour and received the letters, wherein there was mention made of the alliance, and amity. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 9 We, though we needed none of these things having for our comfort the holy books that are in our hands, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 10 Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become stranger to you altogether: for there is a long time passed since you sent to us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 11 We, therefore, at all times without ceasing, both in our festivals, and other days wherein it is convenient, remember you in the sacrifices that we offer, and in our observances, as it is meet and becoming to remember brethren. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 12 And we rejoice at your glory. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 13 But we have had many troubles and wars on every side; and the kings that are round about us have fought against us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 14 But we would not be troublesome to you, nor to the rest of our allies and friends, in these wars. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 15 For we have had help from heaven, and we have been delivered, and our enemies are humbled. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 16 We have chosen, therefore, Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, and have sent them to the Romans, to renew with them the former amity and alliance. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 17 And we have commanded them to go also to you, and salute you, and to deliver you our letters, concerning the renewing of our brotherhood. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 18 And now you shall do well to give us an answer hereto. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 19 And this is the copy of the letter which he had sent to Onias: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 20 Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the high priest, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 21 It is found in writing concerning the Spartans, and the Jews, that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 22 And now since this is come to our knowledge, you do well to write to us of your prosperity. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 23 And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and yours, ours. We, therefore, have commanded that these things should be told you. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 24 Now Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come again with a greater army than before to fight against him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 25 So he went out from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amath: for he gave them no time to enter into his country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 26 And he sent spies into their camp, and they came back, and brought him word that they designed to come upon them in the night. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 27 And when the sun was set, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms all night long ready to fight, and he set sentinels round about the camp. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 28 And the enemies heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle: and they were struck with fear and dread in their heart: and they kindled fires in their camp. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 29 But Jonathan, and they that were with him, knew it not till the morning: for they saw the lights burning. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 30 And Jonathan pursued after them, but overtook them not: for they had passed the river Eleutherus. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 31 And Jonathan turned upon the Arabians, that are called Zabadeans: and he defeated them, and took the spoils of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 32 And he went forward, and came to Damascus, and passed through all that country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 33 Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to Joppe, and took possession of it, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 34 (For he heard that they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius) and he put a garrison there to keep it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 35 And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people; and he took a resolution with them to build fortresses in Judea, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 36 And to build up walls in Jerusalem, and raise a mount between the castle and the city, to separate it from the city, that so it might have no communication, and that they might neither buy nor sell. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 37 And they came together to build up the city: for the wall that was upon the brook, towards the east, was broken down, and he repaired that which is called Caphetetha: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 38 And Simon built Adiada in Sephela, and fortified it, and set up gates and bars. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 39 Now when Tryphon had conceived a design to make himself king of Asia and to take the crown, and to stretch out his hand against king Antiochus: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 40 Fearing lest Jonathan would not suffer him, but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came to Bethsan. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 41 And Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for battle, and came to Bethsan. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 42 Now when Tryphon saw that Jonathan came with a great army, he durst not stretch forth his hand against him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 43 But received him with honour, and commended him to all his friends, and gave him presents: and he commanded his troops to obey him, as himself. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 44 And he said to Jonathan: Why hast thou troubled all the people, whereas we have no war? -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 45 Now, therefore, send them back to their own houses: and choose thee a few men that may be with thee, and come with me to Ptolemais, and I will deliver it to thee, and the rest of the strong holds, and the army, and all that have any charge, and I will return and go away: for this is the cause of my coming. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 46 And Jonathan believed him, and did as he said: and sent away his army, and they departed into the land of Juda: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 47 But he kept with him three thousand men: of whom he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one thousand went with him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 48 Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates of the city, and took him: and all them that came in with him they slew with the sword. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 49 Then Tryphon sent an army and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all Jonathan's company. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 50 But they, when they understood that Jonathan, and all that were with him, were taken and slain, encouraged one another, and went out ready for battle. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 51 Then they that had come after them, seeing that they stood for their lives, returned back. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 52 Whereupon they all came peaceably into the land of Juda and they bewailed Jonathan, and them that had been with him, exceedingly: and Israel mourned with great lamentation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 53 Then all the heathens that were round about them, sought to destroy them. For they said: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 12 54 They have no prince, nor any to help them: now therefore, let us make war upon them, and take away the memory of them from amongst men. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 1 Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 2 And seeing that the people was in dread and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled the people, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 3 And exhorted them, saying: You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws, and the sanctuary, and the distresses that we have seen: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 4 By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alone. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 5 And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble: for I am not better than my brethren. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 6 I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children, and wives: for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out of mere malice. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 7 And the spirit of the people was enkindled as soon as they heard these words: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 8 And they answered with a loud voice, saying: Thou art our leader in the place of Judas, and Jonathan, thy brother: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 9 Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say to us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 10 So gathering together all the men of war, he made haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 11 And he sent Jonathan, the son of Absalom, and with him a new army, into Joppe, and he cast out them that were in it, and himself remained there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 12 And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade the land of Juda, and Jonathan was with him in custody. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 13 But Simon pitched in Addus, over against the plain. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 14 And when Tryphon understood that Simon was risen up in the place of his brother, Jonathan, and that he meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers to him, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 15 Saying: We have detained thy brother, Jonathan, for the money that he owed in the king's account, by reason of the affairs which he had the management of. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 16 But now send a hundred talents of silver, and his two sons for hostages, that when he is set at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will release him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 17 Now Simon knew that he spoke deceitfully to him; nevertheless, he ordered the money and the children to be sent, lest he should bring upon himself a great hatred of the people of Israel, who might have said: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 18 Because he sent not the money and the children therefore is he lost. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 19 So he sent the children and the hundred talents and he lied, and did not let Jonathan go. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 20 And after this, Tryphon entered within the country, to destroy it: and they went about by the way that leadeth to Ador: and Simon and his army marched to every place whithersoever they went. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 21 And they that were in the castle, sent messengers to Tryphon, that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them victuals. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 22 And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night; but there fell a very great snow, and he came not into the country of Galaad. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 23 And when he approached to Bascama, he slew Jonathan and his sons there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 24 And Tryphon returned, and went into his own country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 25 And Simon sent, and took the bones of Jonathan, his brother, and buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 26 And all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation: and they mourned for him many days. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 27 And Simon built over the sepulchre of his father and of his brethren, a building lofty to the sight, of polished stone, behind and before: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 28 And he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four brethren: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 29 And round about these he set great pillars; and upon the pillars, arms, for a perpetual memory; and by the arms, ships carved, which might be seen by all that sailed on the sea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 30 This is the sepulchre that he made in Modin, even unto this day. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 31 But Tryphon, when he was upon a journey with the young king, Antiochus, treacherously slew him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 32 And he reigned in his place, and put on the crown of Asia: and brought great evils upon the land. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 33 And Simon built up the strong holds of Judea, fortifying them with high towers, and great walls, and gates and bars: and he stored up victuals in the fortresses. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 34 And Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end that he should grant an immunity to the land; for all that Tryphon did, was to spoil. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 35 And king Demetrius, in answer to this request, wrote a letter in this manner: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 36 King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest, and friend of kings, and to the ancients, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 37 The golden crown, and the palm, which you sent, we have received: and we are ready to make a firm peace with you, and to write to the king's chief officers to release you the things that we have released. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 38 For all that we have decreed in your favour shall stand in force. The strong holds that you have built, shall be your own. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 39 And as for any oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it: and the crown which you owed: and if any other thing were taxed in Jerusalem, now let it not be taxed. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 40 And if any of you be fit to be enrolled among ours, let them be enrolled, and let there be peace between us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 41 In the year one hundred and seventy, the yoke of the Gentiles was taken off from Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 42 And the people of Israel began to write in the instruments, and public records, The first year under Simon, the high priest, the great captain, and prince of the Jews. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 43 In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 44 And they that were within the engine leapt into the city: and there was a great uproar in the city. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 45 And they that were in the city went up, with their wives and children, upon the wall, with their garments rent, and they cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 46 And they said: Deal not with us according to our evil deeds, but according to thy mercy. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 47 And Simon being moved, did not destroy them but yet he cast them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein there had been idols, and then he entered into it with hymns, blessing the Lord: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 48 And having cast out of it all uncleanness, he placed in it men that should observe the law: and he fortified it, and made it his habitation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 49 But they that were in the castle of Jerusalem were hindered from going out and coming into the country, and from buying and selling: and they were straitened with hunger, and many of them perished through famine. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 50 And they cried to Simon for peace, and he granted it to them: and he cast them out from thence and cleansed the castle from uncleannesses. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 51 And they entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month, in the year one hundred and seventy-one, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and harps, and cymbals, and psalteries, and hymns, and canticles, because the great enemy was destroyed out of Israel. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 52 And he ordained that these days should be kept every year with gladness. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 53 And he fortified the mountain of the temple that was near the castle, and he dwelt there himself, and they that were with him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 13 54 And Simon saw that John, his son, was a valiant man for war: and he made him captain of all the forces: and he dwelt in Gazara. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 1 In the year one hundred and seventy-two king Demetrius assembled his army, and went into Media to get him succours to fight against Tryphon. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 2 And Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, and he sent one of his princes to take him alive, and bring him to him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 3 And he went, and defeated the army of Demetrius: and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, and he put him into custody. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 4 And all the land of Juda was at rest all the days of Simon, and he sought the good of his nation: and his power, and his glory pleased them well all his days. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 5 And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 6 And he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master of the country. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 7 And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 8 And every man tilled his land with peace, and the land of Juda yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 9 The ancient men sat all in the streets, and treated together of the good things of the land, and the young men put on them glory, and the robes of war. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 10 And he provided victuals for the cities, and he appointed that they should be furnished with ammunition, so that the fame of his glory was renowned even to the end of the earth. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 11 He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 12 And every man sat under his vine, and under his fig tree: and there was none to make them afraid. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 13 There was none left in the land to fight against them: kings were discomfited in those days. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 14 And he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low, and he sought the law, and took away every unjust and wicked man. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 15 He glorified the sanctuary, and multiplied the vessels of the holy places. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 16 And it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead: and they were very sorry. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 17 But when they heard that Simon, his brother, was made high priest in his place, and was possessed of all the country, and the cities therein: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 18 They wrote to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brethren. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 19 And they were read before the assembly in Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartans sent. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 20 The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, their brethren, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 21 The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoiced at their coming. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 22 And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the people, in this manner: Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 23 And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to put a copy of their words in the public records, to be a memorial to the people of the Spartans. And we have written a copy of them to Simon, the high priest. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 24 And after this Simon sent Numenius to Rome, with a great shield of gold, of the weight of a thousand pounds, to confirm the league with them. And when the people of Rome had heard -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 25 These words, they said: What thanks shall we give to Simon, and his sons: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 26 For he hath restored his brethren, and hath driven away in fight the enemies of Israel from them: and they decreed him liberty, and registered it in tables of brass, and set it upon pillars in mount Sion. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 27 And this is a copy of the writing. The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the year one hundred and seventy-two, being the third year under Simon, the high priest, at Asaramel, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 28 In a great assembly of the priests, and of the people, and the princes of the nation, and the ancients of the country, these things were notified: Forasmuch as there have often been wars in our country, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 29 And Simon, the son of Mathathias, of the children of Jarib, and his brethren, have put themselves in danger, and resisted the enemies of their nation, for the maintenance of their holy places, and the law: and have raised their nation to great glory. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 30 And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid to his people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 31 And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 32 Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 33 And he fortified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 34 And he fortified Joppe, which lieth by the sea: and Gazara, which bordereth upon Azotus, wherein the enemies dwelt before, and he placed Jews here: and furnished them with all things convenient for their reparation. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 35 And the people seeing the acts of Simon, and to what glory he meant to bring his nation, made him their prince and high priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to advance his people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 36 And in his days things prospered in his hands, so that the heathens were taken away out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David, in Jerusalem, in the castle, out of which they issued forth, and profaned all places round about the sanctuary, and did much evil to purity. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 37 And he placed therein Jews for the defence of the country, and of the city, and he raised up the walls of Jerusalem. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 38 And king Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 39 According to these things he made him his friend, and glorified him with great glory. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 40 For he had heard that the Romans had called the Jews their friends, and confederates, and brethren, and that they had received Simon's ambassadors with honour: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 41 And that the Jews, and their priests, had consented that he should be their prince and high priest for ever, till there should arise a faithful prophet: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 42 And that he should be chief over them, and that he should have the charge of the sanctuary, and that he should appoint rulers over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the strong holds; -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 43 And that he should have care of the holy places; and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all the writings in the country should be made in his name; and that he should be clothed with purple and gold: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 44 And that it should not be lawful for any of the people, or of the priests, to disannul any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to call together an assembly in the country without him: or to be clothed with purple, or to wear a buckle of gold. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 45 And whosoever shall do otherwise, or shall make void any of these things, shall be punished. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 46 And it pleased all the people to establish Simon, and to do according to these words. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 47 And Simon accepted thereof, and was well pleased to execute the office of the high priesthood, and to be captain, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests, and to be chief over all. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 48 And they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary, in a conspicuous place: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 14 49 And that a copy thereof should be put in the treasury, that Simon, and his sons, may have it. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 1 And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 2 And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate; and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 4 And I design to go through the country, that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 5 Now, therefore, I confirm unto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted to thee: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 6 And I give thee leave to coin thy own money in thy country: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 7 And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou keepest in thy hands, let them remain to thee. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 8 And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king's hereafter, from this present and for ever, is forgiven thee. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 9 And when we shall have recovered our kingdom, we will glorify thee, and thy nation, and the temple, with great glory, so that your glory shall be made manifest in all the earth. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 10 In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus entered into the land of his fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 11 And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 12 For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 13 And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 14 And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 15 And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 16 Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 17 The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 18 And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 19 It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 20 And it hath seemed good to us to receive the shield of them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 21 If, therefore, any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon, the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 22 These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces, -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 23 And to all the countries: and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 24 And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon, the high priest, and to the people of the Jews. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 25 But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and he shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 26 And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 27 And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 28 And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 29 Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 30 Now, therefore, deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 31 But if not, give me for them five hundred talents of silver, and for the havoc that you have made, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: or else we will come and fight against you. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 32 So Athenobius, the king's friend came to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his great equipage, and he was astonished, and told him the king's words. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 33 And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men's land, neither do we hold that which is other men's, but the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 34 But we having opportunity, claim the inheritance of our fathers. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 35 And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, and to our country: yet for these we will give a hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 36 But returning in a rage to the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen, and the king was exceeding angry. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 37 And Tryphon fled away by ship to Orthosias. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 38 And the king appointed Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an army of footmen and horsemen. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 39 And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 40 And Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and to kill, and to build Gedor. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 15 41 And he placed there horsemen, and an army: that they might issue forth, and make incursions upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 1 Then John came up from Gazara, and told Simon, his father, what Cendebeus had done against their people. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 2 And Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them: I and my brethren, and my father's house, have fought against the enemies of Israel from our youth even to this day: and things have prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel oftentimes. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 3 And now I am old, but be you instead of me, and my brethren, and go out, and fight for our nation: and the help from heaven be with you. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 4 Then he chose out of the country twenty thousand fighting men, and horsemen, and they went forth against Cendebeus: and they rested in Modin. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 5 And they arose in the morning, and went into the plain: and behold a very great army of footmen and horsemen came against them, and there was a running river between them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 6 And he and his people pitched their camp over against them, and he saw that the people were afraid to go over the river, so he went over first: then the men seeing him, passed over after him. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 7 And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the horsemen of the enemies were very numerous. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 8 And they sounded the holy trumpets: and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight: and there fell many of them wounded, and the rest fled into the strong hold. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 9 At that time, Judas, John's brother, was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 10 And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 11 Now Ptolemee, the son of Abobus, was appointed captain in the plain of Jericho, and he had abundance of silver and gold. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 12 For he was son in law of the high priest. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 13 And his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed treachery against Simon and his sons, to destroy them. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 14 Now Simon, as he was going through the cities that were in the country of Judea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, went down to Jericho, he and Mathathias and Judas, his sons, in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, the eleventh month: the same is the month Sabath. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 15 And the son of Abobus received them deceitfully into a little fortress, that is called Doch, which he had built: and he made them a great feast, and hid men there. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 16 And when Simon and his sons had drunk plentifully, Ptolemee and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and entered into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and some of his servants. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 17 And he committed a great treachery in Israel, and rendered evil for good. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 18 And Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king that he should send him an army to aid him, and he would deliver him the country, and their cities, and tributes. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 19 And he sent others to Gazara to kill John: and to the tribunes he sent letters to come to him, and that he would give them silver, and gold, and gifts. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 20 And he sent others to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 21 Now one running before, told John in Gazara, that his father and his brethren were slain, and that he hath sent men to kill thee also. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 22 But when he heard it, he was exceedingly afraid: and he apprehended the men that came to kill him, and he put them to death: for he knew that they sought to make him away. -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 23 And as concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and the worthy deeds, which he bravely achieved, and the building of the walls, which he made, and the things that he did: -1 Maccabees 1Mac 45 16 24 Behold, these are written in the book of the days of his priesthood, from the time that he was made high priest after his father. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 1 To the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt; the brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem, and in the land of Judea, send health and good peace. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 2 May God be gracious to you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 3 And give you all a heart to worship him, and to do his will with a great heart, and a willing mind. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 4 May he open your heart in his law, and in his commandments, and send you peace. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 5 May he hear your prayers, and be reconciled unto you, and never forsake you in the evil time. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 6 And now here we are praying for you. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 7 When Demetrius reigned, in the year one hundred and sixty-nine, we Jews wrote to you in the trouble and violence that came upon us in those years, after Jason withdrew himself from the holy land, and from the kingdom. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 8 They burnt the gate, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed to the Lord, and were heard, and we offered sacrifices, and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 9 And now celebrate ye the days of Scenopegia in the month of Casleu. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 10 In the year one hundred and eighty-eight, the people that is at Jerusalem, and in Judea, and the senate, and Judas, to Aristobolus, the preceptor of king Ptolemee, who is of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that are in Egypt, health and welfare. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 11 Having been delivered by God out of great dangers, we give him great thanks, forasmuch as we have been in war with such a king. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 12 For he made numbers of men swarm out of Persia, that have fought against us, and the holy city. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 13 For when the leader himself was in Persia, and with him a very great army, he fell in the temple of Nanea, being deceived by the counsel of the priests of Nanea. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 14 For Antiochus, with his friends, came to the place as though he would marry her, and that he might receive great sums of money under the title of a dowry. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 15 And when the priests of Nanea had set it forth, and he with a small company had entered into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 16 When Antiochus was come in: and opening a secret entrance of the temple, they cast stones and slew the leader, and them that were with him, and hewed them in pieces; and cutting off their heads, they threw them forth. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 17 Blessed be God in all things, who hath delivered up the wicked. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 18 Therefore, whereas we purpose to keep the purification of the temple on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, we thought it necessary to signify it to you: that you also may keep the day of Scenopegia, and the day of the fire, that was given when Nehemias offered sacrifice, after the temple and the altar was built. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 19 For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that then were worshippers of God, took privately the fire from the altar, and hid it in a valley where there was a deep pit without water, and there they kept it safe, so that the place was unknown to all men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 20 But when many years had passed, and it pleased God that Nehemias should be sent by the king of Persia, he sent some of the posterity of those priests that had hid it, to seek for the fire: and as they told us, they found no fire, but thick water. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 21 Then he bade them draw it up, and bring it to him: and the priest, Nehemias, commanded the sacrifices that were laid on, to be sprinkled with the same water, both the wood, and the things that were laid upon it. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 22 And when this was done, and the time came that the sun shone out, which before was in a cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that all wondered. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 23 And all the priests made prayer, while the sacrifice was consuming, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 24 And the prayer of Nehemias was after this manner: O Lord God, Creator of all things, dreadful and strong, just and merciful, who alone art the good king, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 25 Who alone art gracious, who alone art just, and almighty, and eternal, who deliverest Israel from all evil, who didst choose the fathers, and didst sanctify them: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 26 Receive the sacrifice for all thy people Israel, and preserve thy own portion, and sanctify it. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 27 Gather together our scattered people, deliver them that are slaves to the Gentiles, and look upon them that are despised and abhorred: that the Gentiles may know that thou art our God -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 28 Punish them that oppress us, and that treat us injuriously with pride. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 29 Establish thy people in thy holy place, as Moses hath spoken. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 30 And the priests sung hymns till the sacrifice was consumed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 31 And when the sacrifice was consumed, Nehemias commanded the water that was left to be poured out upon the great stones. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 32 Which being done, there was kindled a flame from them: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 33 And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 34 And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 35 And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 1 36 And Nehemias called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted purification. But many call it Nephi. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 1 Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias, the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 2 And how he gave them the law, that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 3 And with other such like speeches, he exhorted them that they would not remove the law from their heart. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 4 It was also contained in the same writing, how the prophet, being warned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should accompany him, till he came forth to the mountain where Moses went up, and saw the inheritance of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 5 And when Jeremias came thither he found a hollow cave: and he carried in thither the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 6 Then some of them that followed him, came up to mark the place: but they could not find it. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 7 And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 8 And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 9 For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 10 And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 11 And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 12 So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 13 And these same things were set down in the memoirs, and commentaries of Nehemias: and how he made a library, and gathered together out of the countries, the books both of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings, and concerning the holy gifts. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 14 And in like manner Judas also gathered together all such things as were lost by the war we had, and they are in our possession. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 15 Wherefore, if you want these things, send some that may fetch them to you. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 16 As we are then about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you: and you shall do well, if you keep the same days. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 17 And we hope that God, who hath delivered his people, and hath rendered to all the inheritance, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 18 As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and will gather us together from every land under heaven into the holy place. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 19 For he hath delivered us out of great perils, and hath cleansed the place. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 20 Now as concerning Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 21 As also the wars against Antiochus, the Illustrious, and his son, Eupator: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 22 And the manifestations that came from heaven to them, that behaved themselves manfully on the behalf of the Jews, so that, being but a few they made themselves masters of the whole country, and put to flight the barbarous multitude: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 23 And recovered again the most renowned temple in all the world, and delivered the city, and restored the laws that were abolished, the Lord with all clemency shewing mercy to them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 24 And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason, of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 25 For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 26 We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 27 And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task; yea, rather a business full of watching and sweat. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 28 But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 29 Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 30 For as the master builder of a new house must have care of the whole building: but he that taketh care to paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning of it: so must it be judged of us. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 31 For to collect all that is to be known, to put the discourse in order, and curiously to discuss every particular point, is the duty of the author of a history: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 32 But to pursue brevity of speech, and to avoid nice declarations of things, is to be granted to him that maketh an abridgment. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 2 33 Here then we will begin the narration: let this be enough by way of a preface: for it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 1 Therefore, when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws as yet were very well kept, because of the godliness of Onias, the high priest and the hatred his soul had of evil, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 2 It came to pass that even the kings themselves and the princes esteemed the place worthy of the highest honour, and glorified the temple with very great gifts: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 3 So that Seleucus, king of Asia, allowed out of his revenues all the charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 4 But one Simon, of the tribe of Benjamin, who was appointed overseer of the temple, strove in opposition to the high priest, to bring about some unjust thing in the city. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 5 And when he could not overcome Onias, he went to Apollonius, the son of Tharseas, who at that time was governor of Celesyria, and Phenicia: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 6 And told him, that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of immense sums of money, and the common store was infinite, which did not belong to the account of the sacrifices: and that it was possible to bring all into the king's hands. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 7 Now when Apollonius had given the king notice concerning the money that he was told of, he called for Heliodorus, who had the charge over his affairs, and sent him with commission to bring him the foresaid money. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 8 So Heliodorus forthwith began his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Celesyria and Phenicia, but indeed to fulfil the king's purpose. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 9 And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been courteously received in the city by the high priest, he told him what information had been given concerning the money: and declared the cause for which he was come: and asked if these things were so indeed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 10 Then the high priest told him that these were sums deposited, and provisions for the subsistence of the widows and the fatherless: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 11 And that some part of that which wicked Simon had given intelligence of belonged to Hircanus, son of Tobias, a man of great dignity; and that the whole was four hundred talents of silver, and two hundred of gold. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 12 But that to deceive them who had trusted to the place and temple which is honoured throughout the whole world, for the reverence and holiness of it, was a thing which could not by any means be done. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 13 But he, by reason of the orders he had received from the king, said, that by all means the money must be carried to the king. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 14 So on the day he had appointed, Heliodorus entered in to order this matter. But there was no small terror throughout the whole city. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 15 And the priests prostrated themselves before the altar in their priests' vestments, and called upon him from heaven, who made the law concerning things given to be kept, that he would preserve them safe, for them that had deposited them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 16 Now whosoever saw the countenance of the high priest, was wounded in heart: for his face, and the changing of his colour, declared the inward sorrow of his mind. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 17 For the man was so compassed with sadness and horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that beheld him, what sorrow he had in his heart. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 18 Others also came flocking together out of their houses, praying and making public supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 19 And the women, girded with haircloth about their breasts, came together in the streets. And the virgins also that were shut up, came forth, some to Onias, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 20 And all holding up their hands towards heaven made supplication. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 21 For the expectation of the mixed multitude, and of the high priest, who was in an agony, would have moved any one to pity. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 22 And these indeed called upon almighty God, to preserve the things that had been committed to them safe and sure for those that had committed them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 23 But Heliodorus executed that which he had resolved on, himself being present in the same place with his guard about the treasury. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 24 But the spirit of the Almighty God gave a great evidence of his presence, so that all that had presumed to obey him, falling down by the power of God, were struck with fainting and dread. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 25 For there appeared to them a horse, with a terrible rider upon him, adorned with a very rich covering: and he ran fiercely and struck Heliodorus with his fore feet, and he that sat upon him seemed to have armour of gold. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 26 Moreover there appeared two other young men, beautiful and strong, bright and glorious, and in comely apparel: who stood by him, on either side, and scourged him without ceasing with many stripes. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 27 And Heliodorus suddenly fell to the ground, and they took him up, covered with great darkness, and having put him into a litter, they carried him out. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 28 So he that came with many servants, and all his guard, into the aforesaid treasury, was carried out, no one being able to help him, the manifest power of God being known. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 29 And he indeed, by the power of God, lay speechless, and without all hope of recovery. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 30 But they praised the Lord, because he had glorified his place: and the temple, that a little before was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 31 Then some of the friends of Heliodorus forthwith begged of Onias, that he would call upon the Most High to grant him his life, who was ready to give up the ghost. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 32 So the high priest, considering that the king might perhaps suspect that some mischief had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews, offered a sacrifice of health for the recovery of the man. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 33 And when the high priest was praying, the same young men in the same clothing stood by Heliodorus, and said to him: Give thanks to Onias the priest: because for his sake the Lord hath granted thee life. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 34 And thou having been scourged by God, declare unto all men the great works and the power of God. And having spoken thus, they appeared no more. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 35 So Heliodorus, after he had offered a sacrifice to God, and made great vows to him, that had granted him life, and given thanks to Onias, taking his troops with him, returned to the king. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 36 And he testified to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his own eyes. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 37 And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once more to Jerusalem, he said: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 38 If thou hast any enemy, or traitor to thy king dom, send him thither, and thou shalt receive him again scourged, if so be he escape: for there is undoubtedly in that place a certain power of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 39 For he that hath his dwelling in the heavens, is the visitor and protector of that place, and he striketh and destroyeth them that come to do evil to it. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 3 40 And the things concerning Heliodorus, and the keeping of the treasury, fell out in this manner. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 1 But Simon, of whom we spoke before, who was the betrayer of the money, and of his country, spoke ill of Onias, as though he had incited Heliodorus to do these things, and had been the promoter of evils: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 2 And he presumed to call him a traitor to the kingdom, who provided for the city, and defended his nation, and was zealous for the law of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 3 But when the enmities proceeded so far, that murders also were committed by some of Simon's friends: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 4 Onias, considering the danger of this contention, and that Apollonius, who was the governor of Celesyia, and Phenicia, was outrageous, which increased the malice of Simon, went to the king, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 5 Not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but with view to the common good of all the people. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 6 For he saw that, except the king took care, it was impossible that matters should be settled in peace, or that Simon would cease from his folly. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 7 But after the death of Seleucus, when Antiochus, who was called the Illustrious, had taken possession of the kingdom, Jason, the brother of Onias, ambitiously sought the high priesthood: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 8 And went to the king, promising him three hundred and sixty talents of silver, and out of other revenues fourscore talents. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 9 Besides this he promised also a hundred and fifty more, if he might have license to set him up a place for exercise, and a place for youth, and to entitle them that were at Jerusalem, Antiochians. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 10 Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten the rule into his hands, forthwith he began to bring over his countrymen to the fashion of the heathens. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 11 And abolishing those things, which had been decreed of special favour by the kings in behalf of the Jews, by the means of John, the father of that Eupolemus, who went ambassador to Rome to make amity and alliance, he disannulled the lawful ordinances of the citizens, and brought in fashions that were perverse. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 12 For he had the boldness to set up, under the very castle, a place of exercise, and to put all the choicest youths in brothel houses. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 13 Now this was not the beginning, but an increase, and progress of heathenish and foreign manners, through the abominable and unheard of wickedness of Jason, that impious wretch, and no priest. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 14 Insomuch that the priests were not now occupied about the offices of the altar, but despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the games, and of the unlawful allowance thereof, and of the exercise of the discus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 15 And setting nought by the honours of their fathers, they esteemed the Grecian glories for the best: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 16 For the sake of which they incurred a dangerous contention, and followed earnestly their ordinances, and in all things they coveted to be like them, who were their enemies and murderers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 17 For acting wickedly against the laws of God doth not pass unpunished: but this the time following will declare. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 18 Now when the game that was used every fifth year was kept at Tyre, the king being present, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 19 The wicked Jason sent from Jerusalem sinful men, to carry three hundred didrachmas of silver for the sacrifice of Hercules; but the bearers thereof desired it might not be bestowed on the sacrifices, because it was not necessary, but might be deputed for other charges. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 20 So the money was appointed by him that sent it to the sacrifice of Hercules: but because of them that carried it was employed for the making of galleys. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 21 Now when Apollonius, the son of Mnestheus was sent into Egypt to treat with the nobles of king Philometor, and Antiochus understood that he was wholly excluded from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interest, he departed thence and came to Joppe, and from thence to Jerusalem. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 22 Where he was received in a magnificent manner by Jason, and the city, and came in with torch lights, and with praises, and from thence he returned with his army into Phenicia. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 23 Three years afterwards Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the aforesaid Simon, to carry money to the king, and to bring answers from him concerning certain necessary affairs. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 24 But he being recommended to the king, when he had magnified the appearance of his power, got the high priesthood for himself, by offering more than Jason by three hundred talents of silver. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 25 So having received the king's mandate, he returned, bringing nothing worthy of the high priesthood: but having the mind of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 26 Then Jason, who had undermined his own brother, being himself undermined, was driven out a fugitive into the country of the Ammonites. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 27 So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money he had promised to the king, he took no care, when Sostratus, the governor of the castle, called for it. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 28 For to him appertained the gathering of the taxes: wherefore they were both called before the king. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 29 And Menelaus was removed from the priesthood, Lysimachus, his brother, succeeding: and Sostratus alas made governor of the Cyprians. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 30 When these things were in doing, it fell out that they of Tharsus, and Mallos, raised a sedition, because they were given for a gift to Antiochus, the king's concubine. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 31 The king, therefore, went in all haste to appease them, leaving Andronicus, one of his nobles, for his deputy. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 32 Then Menelaus supposing that he had found a convenient time, having stolen certain vessels of gold out of the temple, gave them to Andronicus, and others he had sold at Tyre, and in the neighbouring cities: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 33 Which when Onias understood most certainly, he reproved him, keeping himself in a safe place at Antioch, beside Daphne. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 34 Whereupon Menelaus coming to Andronicus, desired him to kill Onias. And he went to Onias, and gave him his right hand with an oath, and (though he were suspected by him) persuaded him to come forth out of the sanctuary, and immediately slew him, without any regard to justice. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 35 For which cause not only the Jews, but also the other nations, conceived indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust murder of so great a man. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 36 And when the king was come back from the places of Cilicia, the Jews that were at Antioch, and also the Greeks, went to him: complaining of the unjust murder of Onias. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 37 Antiochus, therefore, was grieved in his mind for Onias, and being moved to pity, shed tears, remembering the sobriety and modesty of the deceased. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 38 And being inflamed to anger, he commanded Andronicus to be stripped of his purple, and to be led about through all the city: and that in the same place wherein he had committed the impiety against Onias, the sacrilegious wretch should be put to death, the Lord repaying him his deserved punishment. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 39 Now when many sacrileges had been committed by Lysimachus in the temple, by the counsel of Menelaus, and the rumour of it was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus, a great quantity of gold being already carried away. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 40 Wherefore the multitude making an insurrection, and their minds being filled with anger, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began to use violence, one Tyrannus being captain, a man far gone both in age and in madness. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 41 But when they perceived the attempt of Lysimachus, some caught up stones, some strong clubs, and some threw ashes upon Lysimachus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 42 And many of them were wounded, and some struck down to the ground, but all were put to flight: and as for the sacrilegious fellow himself, they slew him beside the treasury. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 43 Now concerning these matters, an accusation was laid against Menelaus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 44 And when the king was come to Tyre, three men were sent from the ancients to plead the cause before him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 45 But Menelaus being convicted, promised Ptolemee to give him much money to persuade the king to favour him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 46 So Ptolemee went to the king in a certain court where he was, as it were to cool himself, and brought him to be of another mind: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 47 So Menelaus, who was guilty of all the evil, was acquitted by him of the accusations: and those poor men, who, if they had pleaded their cause even before Scythians, should have been judged innocent, were condemned to death. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 48 Thus they that persecuted the cause for the city, and for the people, and the sacred vessels, did soon suffer unjust punishment. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 49 Wherefore even the Tyrians, being moved with indignation, were very liberal towards their burial. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 4 50 And so through the covetousness of them that were in power, Menelaus continued in authority, increasing in malice to the betraying of the citizens. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 1 At the same time Antiochus prepared for a second journey into Egypt. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 2 And it came to pass, that through the whole city of Jerusalem, for the space of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in gilded raiment, and armed with spears, like bands of soldiers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 3 And horses set in order by ranks, running one against another, with the shakings of shields, and a multitude of men in helmets, with drawn swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden armour, and of harnesses of all sorts. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 4 Wherefore all men prayed that these prodigies might turn to good. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 5 Now when there was gone forth a false rumour as though Antiochus had been dead, Jason taking with him no fewer than a thousand men, suddenly assaulted the city: and though the citizens ran together to the wall, the city at length was taken, and Menelaus fled into the castle. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 6 But Jason slew his countrymen without mercy, not considering that prosperity against one's own kindred is a very great evil, thinking they had been enemies, and not citizens, whom he conquered. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 7 Yet he did not get the principality, but received confusion at the end, for the reward of his treachery, and fled again into the country of the Ammonites. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 8 At the last, having been shut up by Aretas, the king of the Arabians, in order for his destruction, flying from city to city, hated by all men, as a forsaker of the laws and execrable, as an enemy of his country and countrymen, he was thrust out into Egypt: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 9 And he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, going to Lacedemon, as if for kindred sake he should have refuge there: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 10 But he that had cast out many unburied, was himself cast forth both unlamented and unburied, neither having foreign burial, nor being partaker of the sepulchre of his fathers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 11 Now when these things were done, the king suspected that the Jews would forsake the alliance: whereupon departing out of Egypt with a furious mind, he took the city by force of arms, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 12 And commanded the soldiers to kill, and not to spare any that came in their way, and to go up into the houses to slay. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 13 Thus there was a slaughter of young and old, destruction of women and children, and killing of virgins and infants. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 14 And there were slain in the space of three whole days fourscore thousand, forty thousand were made prisoners, and as many sold. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 15 But this was not enough, he presumed also to enter into the temple, the most holy in all the world Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his country, being his guide. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 16 And taking in his wicked hands the holy vessels, which were given by other kings and cities, for the ornament and the glory of the place, he unworthily handled and profaned them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 17 Thus Antiochus going astray in mind, did not consider that God was angry for a while, because of the sins of the inhabitants of the city: and therefore this contempt had happened to the place: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 18 Otherwise had they not been involved in many sins, as Heliodorus, who was sent by king Seleucus to rob the treasury, so this man also, as soon as he had come, had been forthwith scourged, and put back from his presumption. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 19 But God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 20 And, therefore, the place also itself was made partaker of the evils of the people: but afterwards shall communicate in the good things thereof, and as it was forsaken in the wrath of Almighty God, shall be exalted again with great glory, when the great Lord shall be reconciled. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 21 So when Antiochus had taken away out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he went back in all haste to Antioch, thinking through pride that he might now make the land navigable, and the sea passable on foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 22 He left also governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that set him there: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 23 And in Gazarim, Andronicus and Menelaus, who bore a more heavy hand upon the citizens than the rest. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 24 And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince, Apollonius, with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 25 Who, when he was come to Jerusalem, pretending peace, rested till the holy day of the sabbath: and then the Jews keeping holiday, he commanded his men to take arms. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 26 And he slew all that were come forth to flee: and running through the city with armed men, he destroyed a very great multitude. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 5 27 But Judas Machabeus, who was the tenth, had withdrawn himself into a desert place, and there lived amongst wild beasts in the mountains with his company: and they continued feeding on herbs, that they might not be partakers of the pollution. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 1 But not long after the king sent a certain old man of Antioch, to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers and of God: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 2 And to defile the temple that was in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius: and that in Garazim of Jupiter Hospitalis, according as they were that inhabited the place. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 3 And very bad was this invasion of evils, and grievous to all. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 4 For the temple was full of the riot and revellings of the Gentiles: and of men lying with lewd women. And women thrust themselves of their accord into the holy places, and brought in things that were not lawful. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 5 The altar also was filled with unlawful things, which were forbidden by the laws. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 6 And neither were the sabbaths kept, nor the solemn days of the fathers observed, neither did any man plainly profess himself to be a Jew. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 7 But they were led by bitter constraint on the king's birthday to the sacrifices: and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, they were compelled to go about crowned with ivy in honour of Bacchus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 8 And there went out a decree into the neighbouring cities of the Gentiles, by the suggestion of the Ptolemeans, that they also should act in like manner against the Jews, to oblige them to sacrifice: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 9 And whosoever would not conform themselves to the ways of the Gentiles, should be put to death: then was misery to be seen. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 10 For two women were accused to have circumcised their children: whom, when they had openly led about through the city, with the infants hanging at their breasts, they threw down headlong from the walls. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 11 And others that had met together in caves that were near, and were keeping the sabbath day privately, being discovered by Philip, were burnt with fire, because they made a conscience to help themselves with their hands, by reason of the religious observance of the day. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 12 Now I beseech those that shall read this book, that they be not shocked at these calamities, but that they consider the things that happened, not as being for the destruction, but for the correction of our nation. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 13 For it is a token of great goodness, when sinners are not suffered to go on in their ways for a long time, but are presently punished. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 14 For, not as with other nations, (whom the Lord patiently expecteth, that when the day of judgment shall come, he may punish them in the fulness of their sins:) -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 15 Doth he also deal with us, so as to suffer our sins to come to their height, and then take vengeance on us. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 16 And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: but though he chastise his people with adversity he forsaketh them not. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 17 But let this suffice in a few words for a warning to the readers. And now we must come to the narration. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 18 Eleazar one of the chief of the scribes, a man advanced in years, and of a comely countenance, was pressed to open his mouth to eat swine's flesh. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 19 But he, choosing rather a most glorious death than a hateful life, went forward voluntarily to the torment. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 20 And considering in what manner he was to come to it, patiently bearing, he determined not to do any unlawful things for the love of life. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 21 But they that stood by, being moved with wicked pity, for the old friendship they had with the man, taking him aside, desired that flesh might be brought which it was lawful for him to eat, that he might make as if he had eaten, as the king had commanded, of the flesh of the sacrifice: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 22 That by so doing he might be delivered from death; and for the sake of their old friendship with the man, they did him this courtesy. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 23 But he began to consider the dignity of his age, and his ancient years, and the inbred honour of his grey head, and his good life and conversation from a child; and he answered without delay, according to the ordinances of the holy law made by God, saying, that he would rather be sent into the other world. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 24 For it doth not become our age, said he, to dissemble: whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, at the age of fourscore and ten years, was gone over to the life of the heathens: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 25 And so they, through my dissimulation, and for a little time of a corruptible life, should be deceived, and hereby I should bring a stain and a curse upon my old age. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 26 For though, for the present time, I should be delivered from the punishments of men, yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty neither alive nor dead. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 27 Wherefore, by departing manfully out of this life, I shall shew myself worthy of my old age: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 28 And I shall leave an example of fortitude to young men, if with a ready mind and constancy I suffer an honourable death, for the most venerable and most holy laws. And having spoken thus, he was forthwith carried to execution. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 29 And they that led him, and had been a little before more mild, were changed to wrath for the words he had spoken, which they thought were uttered out of arrogancy. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 30 But when be was now ready to die with the stripes, he groaned: and said: O Lord, who hast the holy knowledge, thou knowest manifestly that whereas I might be delivered from death, I suffer grievous pains in body: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear thee. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 6 31 Thus did this man die, leaving not only to young men, but also to the whole nation, the memory of his death, for an example of virtue and fortitude. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 1 It came to pass also, that seven brethren, together with their mother, were apprehended, and compelled by the king to eat swine's flesh against the law, for which end they were tormented with whips and scourges. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 2 But one of them, who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of God, received from our fathers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 3 Then the king being angry, commanded fryingpans and brazen caldrons to be made hot: which forthwith being heated, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 4 He commanded to cut out the tongue of him that had spoken first: and the skin of his head being drawn off, to chop off also the extremities of his hands and feet, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 5 And when he was now maimed in all parts, he commanded him, being yet alive, to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the fryingpan: and while he was suffering therein long torments, the rest, together with the mother, exhorted one another to die manfully, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 6 Saying: The Lord God will look upon the truth, and will take pleasure in us, as Moses declared in the profession of the canticle; And in his servants he will take pleasure. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 7 So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the next to make him a mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him if he would eat, before he were punished throughout the whole body in every limb. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 8 But he answered in his own language, and said: I will not do it. Wherefore he also, in the next place, received the torments of the first: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 9 And when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present life: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal life. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 10 After him the third was made a mocking-stock, and when he was required, he quickly put forth his tongue, and courageously stretched out his hands: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 11 And said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 12 So that the king, and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 13 And after he was thus dead, they tormented the fourth in the like manner. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 14 And when he was now ready to die, he spoke thus: It is better, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him; for, as to thee, thou shalt have no resurrection unto life. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 15 And when they had brought the fifth, they tormented him. But he, looking upon the king, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 16 Said: Whereas thou hast power among men though thou art corruptible, thou dost what thou wilt but think not that our nation is forsaken by God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 17 But stay patiently a while, and thou shalt see his great power, in what manner he will torment thee and thy seed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 18 After him they brought the sixth, and he being ready to die, spoke thus: Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God, and things worthy of admiration are done to us: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 19 But do not think that thou shalt escape unpunished, for that thou hast attempted to fight against God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 20 Now the mother was to be admired above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld her seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hope that she had in God: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 21 And she bravely exhorted every one of them in her own language, being filled with wisdom; and joining a man's heart to a woman's thought, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 22 She said to them: I know not how you were formed in my womb; for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 23 But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man, and that found out the origin of all, he will restore to you again, in his mercy, both breath and life, as now you despise yourselves for the sake of his laws. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 24 Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and withal despising the voice of the upbraider, when the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with an oath, that he would make him a rich and a happy man, and, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers, would take him for a friend, and furnish him with things necessary. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 25 But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 26 And when he had exhorted her with many words she promised that she would counsel her son. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 27 So bending herself towards him, mocking the cruel tyrant, she said in her own language: My son have pity upon me, that bore thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee suck three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 28 I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them, and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind also: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 29 So thou shalt not fear this tormentor, but being made a worthy partner with thy brethren, receive death, that in that mercy I may receive thee again with thy brethren. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 30 While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said: For whom do you stay? I will not obey the commandment of the king, but the commandment of the law which was given us by Moses. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 31 But thou that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, shalt not escape the hand of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 32 For we suffer thus for our sins. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 33 And though the Lord, our God, is angry with us a little while, for our chastisement and correction, yet he will be reconciled again to his servants. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 34 But thou, O wicked, and of all men most flagitious, be not lifted up without cause with vain hopes, whilst thou art raging against his servants. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 35 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of the Almighty God, who beholdeth all things. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 36 For my brethren having now undergone a short pain, are under the covenant of eternal life: but thou, by the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy pride. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 37 But I, like my brethren, offer up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers: calling upon God to be speedily merciful to our nation, and that thou by torments and stripes mayst confess that he alone is God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 38 But in me, and in my brethren, the wrath of the Almighty, which hath justly been brought upon all our nation, shall cease. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 39 Then the king being incensed with anger, raged against him more cruelly than all the rest, taking it grievously that he was mocked. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 40 So this man also died undefiled, wholly trusting in the Lord. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 41 And last of all, after the sons, the mother also was consumed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 7 42 But now there is enough said of the sacrifices and of the excessive cruelties. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 1 But Judas Machabeus, and they that were with him, went privately into the towns: and calling together their kinsmen and friends, and taking unto them such as continued in the Jews' religion, they assembled six thousand men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 2 And they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon his people that was trodden down by all and would have pity on the temple, that was defiled by the wicked: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 3 That he would have pity also upon the city that was destroyed, that was ready to be made even with the ground, and would hear the voice of the blood that cried to him: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 4 That he would remember also the most unjust deaths of innocent children, and the blasphemies offered to his name, and would shew his indignation on this occasion. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 5 Now when Machabeus had gathered a multitude, he could not be withstood by the heathens: for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 6 So coming unawares upon the towns and cities, he set them on fire, and taking possession of the most commodious places, he made no small slaughter of the enemies: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 7 And especially in the nights he went upon these expeditions, and the fame of his valour was spread abroad every where. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 8 Then Philip seeing that the man gained ground by little and little, and that things for the most part succeeded prosperously with him, wrote to Ptolemee, the governor of Celesyria and Phenicia, to send aid to the king's affairs. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 9 And he with all speed sent Nicanor, the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, giving him no fewer than twenty thousand armed men of different nations, to root out the whole race of the Jews, joining also with him Gorgias, a good soldier, and of great experience in matters of war. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 10 And Nicanor purposed to raise for the king the tribute of two thousand talents, that was to be given to the Romans, by making so much money of the captive Jews: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 11 Wherefore he sent immediately to the cities upon the sea coast, to invite men together to buy up the Jewish slaves, promising that they should have ninety slaves for one talent, not reflecting on the vengeance which was to follow him from the Almighty. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 12 Now when Judas found that Nicanor was coming, he imparted to the Jews that were with him, that the enemy was at hand. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 13 And some of them being afraid, and distrusting the justice of God, fled away. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 14 Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord, that he would deliver them from the wicked Nicanor, who had sold them before he came near them: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 15 And if not for their sakes, yet for the covenant that he had made with their fathers, and for the sake of his holy and glorious name that was invoked upon them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 16 But Machabeus calling together seven thousand that were with him, exhorted them not to be reconciled to the enemies, nor to fear the multitude of the enemies who came wrongfully against them, but to fight manfully: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 17 Setting before their eyes the injury they had unjustly done the holy place, and also the injury they had done to the city, which had been shamefully abused, besides their destroying the ordinances of the fathers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 18 For, said he, they trust in their weapons, and in their boldness: but we trust in the Almighty Lord, who at a beck can utterly destroy both them that come against us, and the whole world. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 19 Moreover, he put them in mind also of the helps their fathers had received from God: and how, under Sennacherib, a hundred and eighty-five thousand had been destroyed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 20 And of the battle that they had fought against the Galatians, in Babylonia; how they, being in all but six thousand, when it came to the point, and the Macedonians, their companions, were at a stand, slew a hundred and twenty thousand, because of the help they had from heaven, and for this they received many favours. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 21 With these words they were greatly encouraged and disposed even to die for the laws and their country. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 22 So he appointed his brethren captains over each division of his army; Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving to each one fifteen hundred men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 23 And after the holy book had been read to them by Esdras, and he had given them for a watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 24 And the Almighty being their helper, they slew above nine thousand men: and having wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor's army, they obliged them to fly. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 25 And they took the money of them that came to buy them, and they pursued them on every side. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 26 But they came back for want of time: for it was the day before the sabbath: and therefore they did not continue the pursuit. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 27 But when they had gathered together their arms and their spoils, they kept the sabbath: blessing the Lord who had delivered them that day, distilling the beginning of mercy upon them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 28 Then after the sabbath they divided the spoils to the feeble and the orphans, and the widows, and the rest they took for themselves and their servants. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 29 When this was done, and they had all made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord, to be reconciled to his servants unto the end. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 30 Moreover, they slew above twenty thousand of them that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, and they made themselves masters of the high strong holds: and they divided amongst them many spoils, giving equal portions to the feeble, the fatherless, and the widows; yea, and the aged also -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 31 And when they had carefully gathered together their arms, they laid them all up in convenient places, and the residue of their spoils they carried to Jerusalem: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 32 They slew also Philarches, who was with Timotheus, a wicked man, who had many ways afflicted the Jews. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 33 And when they kept the feast of the victory at Jerusalem, they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire to the holy gates, who had taken refuge in a certain house, rendering to him a worthy reward for his impieties: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 34 But as for that most wicked man, Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to the sale of the Jews, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 35 Being, through the help of the Lord, brought down by them, of whom he had made no account, laying aside his garment of glory, fleeing through the midland country, he came alone to Antioch, being rendered very unhappy by the destruction of his army. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 8 36 And he that had promised to levy the tribute for the Romans, by the means of the captives of Jerusalem, now professed that the Jews had God for their protector, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws appointed by him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 1 At that time Antiochus returned with dishonour out of Persia. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 2 For he had entered into the city called Persepolis, and attempted to rob the temple, and to oppress the city, but the multitude running together to arms, put them to flight: and so it fell out that Antiochus being put to flight, returned with disgrace. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 3 Now when he was come about Ecbatana, he received the news of what had happened to Nicanor and Timotheus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 4 And swelling with anger, he thought to revenge upon the Jews the injury done by them that had put him to flight. And therefore he commanded his chariot to be driven, without stopping in his journey, the judgment of heaven urging him forward, because he had spoken so proudly, that he would come to Jerusalem, and make it a common burying place of the Jews. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 5 But the Lord, the God of Israel, that seeth all things, struck him with an incurable and an invisible plague. For as soon as he had ended these words, a dreadful pain in his bowels came upon him, and bitter torments of the inner parts. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 6 And indeed very justly, seeing he had tormented the bowels of others with many and new torments, albeit he by no means ceased from his malice. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 7 Moreover, being filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it happened as he was going with violence, that he fell from the chariot, so that his limbs were much pained by a grievous bruising of the body. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 8 Thus he that seemed to himself to command even the waves of the sea, being proud above the condition of man, and to weigh the heights of the mountains in a balance, now being cast down to the ground, was carried in a litter, bearing witness to the manifest power of God in himself: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 9 So that worms swarmed out of the body of this man, and whilst he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell off, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to the army. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 10 And the man that thought a little before he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry, for the intolerable stench. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 11 And by this means, being brought from his great pride, he began to come to the knowledge of himself, being admonished by the scourge of God, his pains increasing every moment. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 12 And when he himself could not now abide his own stench, he spoke thus: It is just to be subject to God, and that a mortal man should not equal himself to God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 13 Then this wicked man prayed to the Lord, of whom he was not like to obtain mercy. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 14 And the city, to which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common burying place, he now desireth to make free: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 15 And the Jews, whom he said he would not account worthy to be so much as buried, but would give them up to be devoured by the birds and wild beasts, and would utterly destroy them with their children, he now promiseth to make equal with the Athenians. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 16 The holy temple also, which before he had spoiled, he promised to adorn with goodly gifts, and to multiply the holy vessels, and to allow out of his revenues the charges pertaining to the sacrifices. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 17 Yea also, that he would become a Jew himself, and would go through every place of the earth, and declare the power of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 18 But his pains not ceasing, (for the just judgment of God was come upon him) despairing of life, he wrote to the Jews, in the manner of a supplication, a letter in these words: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 19 To his very good subjects the Jews, Antiochus, king and ruler, wisheth much health, and welfare, and happiness. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 20 If you and your children are well, and if all matters go with you to your mind, we give very great thanks. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 21 As for me, being infirm, but yet kindly remembering you, returning out of the places of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to take care for the common good: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 22 Not distrusting my life, but having great hope to escape the sickness. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 23 But considering that my father also, at what time he led an army into the higher countries, appointed who should reign after him: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 24 To the end that if any thing contrary to expectation should fall out, or any bad tidings should be brought, they that were in the countries, knowing to whom the whole government was left, might not be troubled. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 25 Moreover, considering that neighbouring princes, and borderers, wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event, I have appointed my son, Antiochus, king, whom I often recommended to many of you, when I went into the higher provinces: and I have written to him what I have joined here below. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 26 I pray you, therefore, and request of you, that, remembering favours both public and private, you will every man of you continue to be faithful to me and to my son. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 27 For I trust that he will behave with moderation and humanity, and following my intentions, will be gracious unto you. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 28 Thus the murderer and blasphemer being grievously struck, as himself had treated others, died a miserable death in a strange country, among the mountains. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 9 29 But Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body: and out of fear of the son of Antiochus, went into Egypt to Ptolemee Philometor. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 1 But Machabeus, and they that were with him, by the protection of the Lord, recovered the temple and the city again. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 2 But he threw down the altars which the heathens had set up in the streets, as also the temples of the idols. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 3 And having purified the temple, they made another altar: and taking fire out of the fiery stones, they offered sacrifices after two years, and set forth incense, and lamps, and the loaves of proposition. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 4 And when they had done these things, they besought the Lord, lying prostrate on the ground, that they might no more fall into such evils; but if they should at any time sin, that they might be chastised by him more gently, and not be delivered up to barbarians and blasphemous men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 5 Now upon the same day that the temple had been polluted by the strangers on the very same day it was cleansed again; to wit, on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 6 And they kept eight days with joy, after the manner of the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long before they had kept the feast of the tabernacles when they were in the mountains, and in dens like wild beasts. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 7 Therefore they now carried boughs and green branches and palms, for him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 8 And they ordained by a common statute, and decree, that all the nation of the Jews should keep those days every year. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 9 And this was the end of Antiochus, that was called the Illustrious. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 10 But now we will repeat the acts of Eupator, the son of that wicked Antiochus, abridging the account of the evils that happened in the wars. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 11 For when he was come to the crown, he appointed over the affairs of his realm one Lysias, general of the army of Phenicia and Syria. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 12 For Ptolemee, that was called Macer, was determined to be strictly just to the Jews and especially by reason of the wrong that had been done them, and to deal peaceably with them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 13 But being accused for this to Eupator by his friends, and being oftentimes called traitor, because he had left Cyprus, which Philometor had committed to him, and coming over to Antiochus the Illustrious, had revolted also from him, he put an end to his life by poison. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 14 But Gorgias, who was governor of the holds, taking with him the strangers, often fought against the Jews. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 15 And the Jews that occupied the most commodious holds, received those that were driven out of Jerusalem, and attempted to make war. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 16 Then they that were with Machabeus, beseeching the Lord by prayers to be their helper, made a strong attack upon the strong holds of the Idumeans: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 17 And assaulting them with great force, won the holds, killed them that came in the way, and slew altogether no fewer than twenty thousand. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 18 And whereas some were fled into very strong towers, having all manner of provision to sustain a siege, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 19 Machabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zacheus, and them that were with them, in sufficient number to besiege them, and departed to those expeditions which urged more. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 20 Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for the sake of money by some that were in the towers: and taking seventy thousand didrachmas, let some of them escape. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 21 But when it was told Machabeus what was done, he assembled the rulers of the people, and accused those men that they had sold their brethren for money, having let their adversaries escape. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 22 So he put these traitors to death, and forthwith took the two towers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 23 And having good success in arms, and all things he took in hand, he slew more than twenty thousand in the two holds. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 24 But Timotheus, who before had been overcome by the Jews, having called together a multitude of foreign troops, and assembled horsemen out of Asia, came as though he would take Judea by force of arms. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 25 But Machabeus, and they that were with him, when he drew near, prayed to the Lord, sprinkling earth upon their heads, and girding their loins with haircloth, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 26 And lying prostrate at the foot of the altar, besought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law saith. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 27 And so after prayer taking their arms, they went forth further from the city, and when they were come very near the enemies they rested. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 28 But as soon as the sun was risen both sides joined battle: the one part having, with their valour, the Lord for a surety of victory, and success: but the other side making their rage their leader in battle. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 29 But when they were in the heat of the engagement, there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely, with golden bridles, conducting the Jews: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 30 Two of them took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe; but cast darts and fireballs against the enemy, so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and filled with trouble. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 31 And there were slain twenty thousand five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 32 But Timotheus fled into Gazara, a strong hold where Chereas was governor. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 33 Then Machabeus, and they that were with him cheerfully laid siege to the fortress four days. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 34 But they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and cast forth abominable words. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 35 But when the fifth day appeared, twenty young men of them that were with Machabeus, inflamed in their minds, because of the blasphemy, approached manfully to the wall, and pushing forward with fierce courage, got up upon it: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 36 Moreover, others also getting up after them, went to set fire to the towers and the gates, and to burn the blasphemers alive. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 37 And having for two days together pillaged and sacked the fortress, they killed Timotheus, who was found hid in a certain place: they slew also his brother Chereas, and Apollophanes. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 10 38 And when this was done, they blessed the Lord with hymns and thanksgiving, who had done great things in Israel, and given them the victory. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 1 A short time after this Lysias, the king's lieutenant, and cousin, and who had chief charge over all the affairs, being greatly displeased with what had happened, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 2 Gathered together fourscore thousand men, and all the horsemen, and came against the Jews, thinking to take the city, and make it a habitation of the Gentiles: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 3 And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles and to set the high priesthood to sale every year: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 4 Never considering the power of God, but puffed up in mind, and trusting in the multitude of his foot soldiers, and the thousands of his horsemen, and his fourscore elephants. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 5 So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 6 But when Machabeus, and they that were with him, understood that the strong holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 7 Then Machabeus himself first taking his arms, exhorted the rest to expose themselves together with him, to the danger, and to succour their brethren. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 8 And when they were going forth together with a willing mind, there appeared at Jerusalem a horseman going before them in white clothing, with golden armour, shaking a spear. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 9 Then they all together blessed the merciful Lord, and took great courage: being ready to break through not only men, but also the fiercest beasts, and walls of iron. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 10 So they went on courageously, having a helper from heaven, and the Lord, who shewed mercy to them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 11 And rushing violently upon the enemy, like lions, they slew of them eleven thousand footmen, and one thousand six hundred horsemen: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 12 And put all the rest to flight; and many of them being wounded, escaped naked: Yea, and Lysias himself fled away shamefully, and escaped. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 13 And as he was a man of understanding, considering with himself the loss he had suffered, and perceiving that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because they relied upon the help of the Almighty God, he sent to them: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 14 And promised that he would agree to all things that are just, and that he would persuade the king to be their friend. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 15 Then Machabeus consented to the request of Lysias, providing for the common good in all things; and whatsoever Machabeus wrote to Lysias, concerning the Jews, the king allowed of. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 16 For there were letters written to the Jews from Lysias, to this effect: Lysias, to the people of the Jews, greeting. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 17 John, and Abesalom, who were sent from you, delivering your writings, requested that I would accomplish those things which were signified by them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 18 Therefore whatsoever things could be reported to the king, I have represented to him: and he hath granted as much as the matter permitted. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 19 If, therefore, you will keep yourselves loyal in affairs, hereafter also I will endeavour to be a means of your good. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 20 But as concerning other particulars, I have given orders by word both to these, and to them that are sent by me, to commune with you. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 21 Fare ye well. In the year one hundred and forty-eight, the four and twentieth day of the month of Dioscorus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 22 But the king's letter contained these words King Antiochus to Lysias, his brother, greeting. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 23 Our father being translated amongst the gods we are desirous that they that are in our realm should live quietly, and apply themselves diligently to their own concerns. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 24 And we have heard that the Jews would not consent to my father to turn to the rites of the Greeks but that they would keep to their own manner of living and therefore that they request us to allow them to live after their own laws. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 25 Wherefore being desirous that this nation also should be at rest, we have ordained and decreed, that the temple should be restored to them, and that they may live according to the custom of their ancestors. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 26 Thou shalt do well, therefore, to send to them, and grant them peace, that our pleasure being known, they may be of good comfort, and look to their own affairs. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 27 But the king's letter to the Jews was in this manner: King Antiochus to the senate of the Jews, and to the rest of the Jews, greeting. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 28 If you are well, you are as we desire: we ourselves also are well. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 29 Menelaus came to us, saying that you desired to come down to your countrymen, that are with us. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 30 We grant, therefore, a safe conduct to all that come and go, until the thirtieth day of the month of Xanthicus, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 31 That the Jews may use their own kind of meats, and their own laws, as before: and that none of them any manner of ways be molested for things which have been done by ignorance. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 32 And we have sent also Menelaus to speak to you. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 33 Fare ye well. In the year one hundred and forty-eight, the fifteenth day of the month of Xanthicus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 34 The Romans also sent them a letter, to this effect: Quintus Memmius, and Titus Manilius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the people of the Jews, greeting. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 35 Whatsoever Lysias, the king's cousin, hath granted to you, we also have granted. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 36 But touching such things as he thought should be referred to the king, after you have diligently conferred among yourselves, send some one forthwith, that we may decree as it is convenient for you: for we are going to Antioch. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 37 And therefore make haste to write back, that we may know of what mind you are. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 11 38 Fare ye well. In the year one hundred and forty-eight, the fifteenth day of the month of Xanthicus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 1 When these covenants were made, Lysias went to the king, and the Jews gave themselves to husbandry. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 2 But they that were behind, viz. Timotheus, and Apollonius, the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor, the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to live in peace, and to be quiet. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 3 The men of Joppe also were guilty of this kind of wickedness: they desired the Jews, who dwelt among them, to go with their wives and children into the boats, which they had prepared, as though they had no enmity to them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 4 Which when they had consented to, according to the common decree of the city, suspecting nothing, because of the peace: when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 5 But as soon as Judas heard of this cruelty done to his countrymen, he commanded the men that were with him: and after having called upon God, the just judge, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 6 He came against those murderers of his brethren, and set the haven on fire in the night, burnt the boats, and slew with the sword them that escaped from the fire. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 7 And when he had done these things in this manner, he departed as if he would return again, and root out all the Joppites. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 8 But when he understood that the men of Jamnia also designed to do in like manner to the Jews that dwelt among them, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 9 He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set the haven on fire, with the ships, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem, two hundred and forty furlongs off. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 10 And when they were now gone from thence nine furlongs, and were marching towards Timotheus, five thousand footmen, and five hundred horsemen of the Arabians, set upon them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 11 And after a hard fight, in which, by the help of God, they got the victory, the rest of the Arabians being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising to give him pastures, and to assist him in other things. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 12 And Judas thinking that they might be profitable indeed in many things, promised them peace, and after having joined hands, they departed to their tents. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 13 He also laid siege to a certain strong city, encompassed with bridges and walls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the name of which is Casphin. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 14 But they that were within it, trusting in the strength of the walls, and the provision of victuals, behaved in a more negligent manner, and provoked Judas with railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 15 But Machabeus calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of war threw down the walls of Jericho, in the time of Josue, fiercely assaulted the walls. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 16 And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining, of two furlongs broad, seemed to run with the blood of the slain. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 17 From thence they departed seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa, to the Jews that are called Tubianites. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 18 But as for Timotheus, they found him not in those places, for before he had dispatched any thing he went back, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 19 But Dositheus, and Sosipater, who were captains with Machabeus, slew them that were left by Timotheus in the hold, to the number of ten thousand men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 20 And Machabeus having set in order about him six thousand men, and divided them by bands, went forth against Timotheus, who had with him a hundred and twenty thousand footmen, and two thousand five hundred horsemen. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 21 Now when Timotheus had knowledge of the coming of Judas, he sent the women and children, and the other baggage, before him into a fortress, called Carnion: for it was impregnable, and hard to come at, by reason of the straitness of the places. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 22 But when the first band of Judas came in sight, the enemies were struck with fear, by the presence of God, who seeth all things, and they were put to flight one from another, so that they were often thrown down by their own companions, and wounded with the strokes of their own swords. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 23 But Judas pursued them close, punishing the profane, of whom he slew thirty thousand men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 24 And Timotheus himself fell into the hands of the band of Dositheus and Sosipater, and with many prayers he besought them to let him go with his life, because he had the parents and brethren of many of the Jews, who, by his death, might happen to be deceived. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 25 And when he had given his faith that he would restore them according to the agreement, they let him go without hurt, for the saving of their brethren. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 26 Then Judas went away to Carnion, where he slew five and twenty thousand persons. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 27 And after he had put to flight and destroyed these, he removed his army to Ephron, a strong city, wherein there dwelt a multitude of divers nations: and stout young men standing upon the walls, made a vigorous resistance: and in this place there were many engines of war, and a provision of darts. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 28 But when they had invocated the Almighty, who with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city: and slew five and twenty thousand of them that were within. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 29 From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 30 But the Jews that were among the Scythopolitans testifying that they were used kindly by them, and that even in the times of their adversity they had treated them with humanity: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 31 They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 32 And after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias, the governor of Idumea. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 33 And he came out with three thousand footmen and four hundred horsemen. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 34 And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 35 But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor's band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 36 But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 37 Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias's soldiers to flight. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 38 So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the same place. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 39 And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 40 And they found under the coats of the slain, some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 41 Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 42 And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 43 And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 44 (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,) -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 45 And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 12 46 It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 1 In the year one hundred and forty-nine, Judas understood that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a multitude against Judea, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 2 And with him Lysias, the regent, who had charge over the affairs of the realm, having with him a hundred and ten thousand footmen, five thousand horsemen, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred chariots. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 3 Menelaus also joined himself with them: and with great deceitfulness besought Antiochus, not for the welfare of his country, but in hopes that he should be appointed chief ruler. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 4 But the King of kings stirred up the mind of Antiochus against the sinner, and upon Lysias suggesting that he was the cause of all the evils, he commanded (as the custom is with them) that he should be apprehended and put to death in the same place. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 5 Now there was in that place a tower fifty cubits high, having a heap of ashes on every side: this had a prospect steep down. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 6 From thence he commanded the sacrilegious wretch to be thrown down into the ashes, all men thrusting him forward unto death. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 7 And by such a law it happened that Menelaus the transgressor of the law, was put to death: not having so much as burial in the earth. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 8 And indeed very justly, for insomuch as he had committed many sins against the altar of God, the fire and ashes of which were holy: he was condemned to die in ashes. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 9 But the king, with his mind full of rage, came on to shew himself worse to the Jews than his father was. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 10 Which when Judas understood, he commanded the people to call upon the Lord day and night, that as he had always done, so now also he would help them: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 11 Because they were afraid to be deprived of the law, and of their country, and of the holy temple: and that he would not suffer the people, that had of late taken breath for a little while, to be again in subjection to blasphemous nations. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 12 So when they had all done this together, and had craved mercy of the Lord with weeping and fasting, lying prostrate on the ground for three days continually, Judas exhorted them to make themselves ready. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 13 But he, with the ancients, determined before the king should bring his army into Judea, and make himself master of the city, to go out, and to commit the event of the thing to the judgment of the Lord. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 14 So committing all to God, the Creator of the world, and having exhorted his people to fight manfully, and to stand up even to death for the laws, the temple, the city, their country, and citizens: he placed his army about Modin. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 15 And having given his company for a watchword, The victory of God, with most valiant chosen young men, he set upon the king's quarter by night, and slew four thousand men in the camp, and the greatest of the elephants, with them that had been upon him, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 16 And having filled the camp of the enemies with exceeding great fear and tumult, they went off with good success. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 17 Now this was done at the break of day, by the protection and help of the Lord. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 18 But the king having taken a taste of the hardiness of the Jews, attempted to take the strong places by policy: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 19 And he marched with his army to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was repulsed, he failed, he lost his men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 20 Now Judas sent necessaries to them that were within -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 21 But Rhodocus, one of the Jews' army, disclosed the secrets to the enemies, so he was sought out, and taken up, and put in prison. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 22 Again the king treated with them that were in Bethsura: gave his right hand: took theirs: and went away. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 23 He fought with Judas: and was overcome. And when he understood that Philip, who had been left over the affairs, had rebelled at Antioch, he was in a consternation of mind, and entreating the Jews, and yielding to them, he swore to all things that seemed reasonable, and, being reconciled, offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and left gifts. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 24 He embraced Machabeus, and made him governor and prince from Ptolemais unto the Gerrenians. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 25 But when he was come to Ptolemais, the men of that city were much displeased with the conditions of the peace, being angry for fear they should break the covenant. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 13 26 Then Lysias went up to the judgment seat, and set forth the reason, and appeased the people, and returned to Antioch: and thus matters went with regard to the king's coming and his return. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 1 But after the space of three years Judas, and they that were with him, understood that Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, was come up with a great power, and a navy by the haven of Tripolis, to places proper for his purpose, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 2 And had made himself master of the countries against Antiochus, and his general, Lysias. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 3 Now one Alcimus, who had been chief priest, but had wilfully defiled himself in the time of mingling with the heathens, seeing that there was no safety for him, nor access to the altar, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 4 Came to king Demetrius in the year one hundred and fifty, presenting unto him a crown of gold, and a palm, and besides these, some boughs that seemed to belong to the temple. And that day indeed he held his peace. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 5 But having gotten a convenient time to further his madness, being called to counsel by Demetrius, and asked what the Jews relied upon, and what were their counsels, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 6 He answered thereunto: They among the Jews that are called Assideans, of whom Judas Machabeus is captain, nourish wars, and raise seditions, and will not suffer the realm to be in peace. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 7 For I also being deprived of my ancestor's glory (I mean of the high priesthood) am now come hither: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 8 Principally indeed out of fidelity to the king's interests, but in the next place also to provide for the good of my countrymen: for all our nation suffereth much from the evil proceedings of these men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 9 Wherefore, O king, seeing thou knowest all these things, take care, I beseech thee, both of the country, and of our nation, according to thy humanity which is known to all men. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 10 For as long as Judas liveth it is not possible that the state should be quiet. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 11 Now when this man had spoken to this effect the rest also of the king's friends, who were enemies of Judas, incensed Demetrius against him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 12 And forthwith he sent Nicanor, the commander over the elephants, governor into Judea: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 13 Giving him in charge, to take Judas himself: and disperse all them that were with him, and to make Alcimus the high priest of the great temple. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 14 Then the Gentiles who had fled out of Judea, from Judas, came to Nicanor by flocks, thinking the miseries and calamities of the Jews to be the welfare of their affairs. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 15 Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor's coming, and that the nations were assembled against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him who chose his people to keep them for ever, and who protected his portion by evident signs. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 16 Then at the commandment of their captain, they forthwith removed from the place where they were, and went to the town of Dessau, to meet them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 17 Now Simon, the brother of Judas, had joined battle with Nicanor: but was frightened with the sudden coming of the adversaries. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 18 Nevertheless Nicanor hearing of the valour of Judas's companions, and the greatness of courage, with which they fought for their country, was afraid to try the matter by the sword. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 19 Wherefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotius and Matthias before to present and receive the right hands. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 20 And when there had been a consultation thereupon, and the captain had acquainted the multitude with it, they were all of one mind to consent to covenants. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 21 So they appointed a day upon which they might come together by themselves: and seats were brought out, and set for each one. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 22 But Judas ordered armed men to be ready in convenient places, lest some mischief might be suddenly practised by the enemies: so they made an agreeable conference. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 23 And Nicanor abode in Jerusalem, and did no wrong, but sent away the flocks of the multitudes that had been gathered together. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 24 And Judas was always dear to him from the heart, and he was well affected to the man. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 25 And he desired him to marry a wife, and to have children. So he married: he lived quietly, and they lived in common. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 26 But Alcimus seeing the love they had one to another, and the covenants, came to Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor had assented to the foreign interest, for that he meant to make Judas, who was a traitor to the kingdom, his successor. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 27 Then the king, being in a rage, and provoked with this man's wicked accusation, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was greatly displeased with the covenant of friendship: and that he commanded him nevertheless to send Machabeus prisoner in all haste to Antioch. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 28 When this was known, Nicanor was in a consternation, and took it grievously that he should make void the articles that were agreed upon, having received no injury from the man. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 29 But because he could not oppose the king, he watched an opportunity to comply with the orders -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 30 But when Machabeus perceived that Nicanor was more stern to him, and that when they met together as usual he behaved himself in a rough manner; and was sensible that this rough behaviour came not of good, he gathered together a few of his men, and hid himself from Nicanor. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 31 But he finding himself notably prevented by the man, came to the great and holy temple: and commanded the priests that were offering the accustomed sacrifices, to deliver him the man. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 32 And when they swore unto him, that they knew not where the man was whom he sought, he stretched out his hand to the temple, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 33 And swore, saying: Unless you deliver Judas prisoner to me, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and will beat down the altar, and I will dedicate this temple to Bacchus. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 34 And when he had spoken thus, he departed. But the priests stretching forth their hands to heaven, called upon him that was ever the defender of their nation, saying in this manner: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 35 Thou, O Lord of all things, who wantest nothing, wast pleased that the temple of thy habitation should be amongst us. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 36 Therefore now, O Lord, the holy of all holies, keep this house for ever undefiled, which was lately cleansed. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 37 Now Razias, one of the ancients of Jerusalem, was accused to Nicanor, a man that was a lover of the city, and of good report, who for his kindness was called the father of the Jews. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 38 This man, for a long time, had held fast his purpose of keeping himself pure in the Jews' religion, and was ready to expose his body and life, that he might persevere therein. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 39 So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 40 For he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the Jews very much. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 41 Now as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 42 Choosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 43 But whereas through haste he missed of giving a sure wound, and the crowd was breaking into the doors, he ran boldly to the wall, and manfully threw himself down to the crowd: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 44 But they quickly making room for his fall, he came upon the midst of the neck. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 45 And as he had yet breath in him, being inflamed in mind, he arose: and while his blood ran down with a great stream, and he was grievously wounded, he ran through the crowd: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 14 46 And standing upon a steep rock, when he was now almost without blood, grasping his bowels, with both hands he cast them upon the throng, calling upon the Lord of life and spirit, to restore these to him again: and so he departed this life. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 1 But when Nicanor understood that Judas was in the places of Samaria, he purposed to set upon him with all violence, on the sabbath day. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 2 And when the Jews that were constrained to follow him, said: Do not act so fiercely and barbarously, but give honour to the day that is sanctified: and reverence him that beholdeth all things: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 3 That unhappy man asked, if there were a mighty One in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 4 And when they answered: There is the living Lord himself in heaven, the mighty One, that commanded the seventh day to be kept. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 5 Then he said: And I am mighty upon the earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Nevertheless he prevailed not to accomplish his design. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 6 So Nicanor being puffed up with exceeding great pride, thought to set up a public monument of his victory over Judas. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 7 But Machabeus ever trusted with all hope that God would help them. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 8 And he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the nations, but to remember the help they had before received from heaven, and now to hope for victory from the Almighty. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 9 And speaking to them out of the law, and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles they had fought before, he made them more cheerful: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 10 Then after he had encouraged them, he shewed withal the falsehood of the Gentiles, and their breach of oaths. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 11 So he armed every one of them, not with defence of shield and spear, but with very good speeches, and exhortations, and told them a dream worthy to be believed, whereby he rejoiced them all. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 12 Now the vision was in this manner. Onias, who had been high priest, a good and virtuous man, modest in his looks, gentle in his manners, and graceful in speech, and who from a child was exercised in virtues holding up his hands, prayed for all the people of the Jews: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 13 After this there appeared also another man, admirable for age, and glory, and environed with great beauty and majesty: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 14 Then Onias answering, said: This is a lover of his brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for all the holy city, Jeremias, the prophet of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 15 Whereupon Jeremias stretched forth his right hand, and gave to Judas a sword of gold, saying: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 16 Take this holy sword, a gift from God, wherewith thou shalt overthrow the adversaries of my people Israel. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 17 Thus being exhorted with the words of Judas, which were very good, and proper to stir up the courage, and strengthen the hearts of the young men, they resolved to fight, and to set upon them manfully: that valour might decide the matter, because the holy city, and the temple were in danger. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 18 For their concern was less for their wives, and children, and for their brethren, and kinsfolks: but their greatest and principal fear was for the holiness of the temple. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 19 And they also that were in the city, had no little concern for them that were to be engaged in battle. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 20 And now when all expected what judgment would be given, and the enemies were at hand, and the army was set in array, the beasts and the horsemen ranged in convenient places, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 21 Machabeus considering the coming of the multitude, and the divers preparations of armour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretching out his hands to heaven, called upon the Lord, that worketh wonders, who giveth victory to them that are worthy, not according to the power of their arms, but according as it seemeth good to him. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 22 And in his prayer he said after this manner: Thou, O Lord, who didst send thy angel in the time of Ezechias, king of Juda, and didst kill a hundred and eighty-five thousand of the army of Sennacherib: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 23 Send now also, O Lord of heaven, thy good angel before us, for the fear and dread of the greatness of thy arm, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 24 That they may be afraid, who come with blasphemy against thy holy people. And thus he concluded his prayer. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 25 But Nicanor, and they that were with him came forward, with trumpets and songs. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 26 But Judas, and they that were with him, encountered them, calling upon God by prayers: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 27 So fighting with their hands, but praying to the Lord with their hearts, they slew no less than five and thirty thousand, being greatly cheered with the presence of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 28 And when the battle was over, and they were returning with joy, they understood that Nicanor was slain in his armour. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 29 Then making a shout, and a great noise, they blessed the Almighty Lord in their own language. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 30 And Judas, who was altogether ready, in body and mind, to die for his countrymen, commanded that Nicanor's head, and his hand, with the shoulder, should be cut off, and carried to Jerusalem. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 31 And when he was come thither, having called together his countrymen, and the priests to the altar, he sent also for them that were in the castle, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 32 And shewing them the head of Nicanor, and the wicked hand, which he had stretched out, with proud boasts, against the holy house of the Almighty God, -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 33 He commanded also, that the tongue of the wicked Nicanor should be cut out, and given by pieces to birds, and the hand of the furious man to be hanged up over against the temple. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 34 Then all blessed the Lord of heaven, saying: Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 35 And he hung up Nicanor's head in the top of the castle, that it might be an evident and manifest sign of the help of God. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 36 And they all ordained by a common decree, by no means to let this day pass without solemnity: -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 37 But to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, called in the Syrian language, the day before Mardochias' day. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 38 So these things being done with relation to Nicanor, and from that time the city being possessed by the Hebrews, I also will here make an end of my narration. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 39 Which if I have done well, and as it becometh the history, it is what I desired: but if not so perfectly, it must be pardoned me. -2 Maccabees 2Mac 46 15 40 For as it is hurtful to drink always wine, or always water, but pleasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other: so if the speech be always nicely framed, it will not be grateful to the readers. But here it shall be ended. -Daniel Dan 27 13 1 Now there was a man that dwelt in Babylon, and his name was Joakim: -Daniel Dan 27 13 2 And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helcias, a very beautiful woman, and one that feared God. -Daniel Dan 27 13 3 For her parents being just, had instructed their daughter according to the law of Moses. -Daniel Dan 27 13 4 Now Joakim was very rich, and had an orchard near his house: and the Jews resorted to him, because he was the most honourable of them all. -Daniel Dan 27 13 5 And there were two of the ancients of the people appointed judges that year, of whom the Lord said: That iniquity came out from Babylon, from the ancient judges, that seemed to govern the people. -Daniel Dan 27 13 6 These men frequented the house of Joakim, and all that hand any matters of judgment came to them. -Daniel Dan 27 13 7 And when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went in, and walked in her husband's orchard. -Daniel Dan 27 13 8 And the old men saw her going in every day, and walking: and they were inflamed with lust towards her: -Daniel Dan 27 13 9 And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments. -Daniel Dan 27 13 10 So they were both wounded with the love of her, yet they did not make known their grief one to the other. -Daniel Dan 27 13 11 For they were ashamed to declare to one another their lust, being desirous to have to do with her: -Daniel Dan 27 13 12 And they watched carefully every day to see her. And one said to the other: -Daniel Dan 27 13 13 Let us now go home, for it is dinner time. So going out, they departed one from another. -Daniel Dan 27 13 14 And turning back again, they came both to the same place: and asking one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: and then they agreed together upon a time, when they might find her alone. -Daniel Dan 27 13 15 And it fell out, as they watched a fit day, she went in on a time, as yesterday and the day before, with two maids only, and was desirous to wash herself in the orchard: for it was hot weather. -Daniel Dan 27 13 16 And there was nobody there, but the two old men that had hid themselves, and were beholding her. -Daniel Dan 27 13 17 So she said to the maids: Bring me oil, and washing balls, and shut the doors of the orchard, that I may wash me. -Daniel Dan 27 13 18 And they did as she bade them: and they shut the doors of the orchard, and went out by a back door to fetch what she had commanded them, and they knew not that the elders were hid within. -Daniel Dan 27 13 19 Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders arose, and ran to her, and said: -Daniel Dan 27 13 20 Behold the doors of the orchard are shut, and nobody seeth us, and we are in love with thee: wherefore consent to us, and lie with us. -Daniel Dan 27 13 21 But if thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee, and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. -Daniel Dan 27 13 22 Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me: and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands. -Daniel Dan 27 13 23 But it is better for me to fall into your hands without doing it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. -Daniel Dan 27 13 24 With that Susanna cried out with a loud voice: and the elders also cried out against her. -Daniel Dan 27 13 25 And one of them ran to the door of the orchard, and opened it. -Daniel Dan 27 13 26 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the orchard, they rushed in by the back door, to see what was the matter. -Daniel Dan 27 13 27 But after the old men had spoken, the servants were greatly ashamed: for never had there been any such word said of Susanna. And on the next day, -Daniel Dan 27 13 28 When the people were come to Joakim, her husband, the two elders also came full of wicked device against Susanna, to put her to death. -Daniel Dan 27 13 29 And they said before the people: Send to Susanna, daughter of Helcias, the wife of Joakim. And presently they sent. -Daniel Dan 27 13 30 And she came with her parents, and children and all her kindred. -Daniel Dan 27 13 31 Now Susanna was exceeding delicate, and beautiful to behold. -Daniel Dan 27 13 32 But those wicked men commanded that her face should be uncovered, (for she was covered) that so at least they might be satisfied with her beauty. -Daniel Dan 27 13 33 Therefore her friends, and all her acquaintance wept. -Daniel Dan 27 13 34 But the two elders rising up in the midst of the people, laid their hands upon her head. -Daniel Dan 27 13 35 And she weeping, looked up to heaven, for her heart had confidence in the Lord. -Daniel Dan 27 13 36 And the elders said: As we walked in the orchard alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the doors of the orchard, and sent away the maids from her. -Daniel Dan 27 13 37 Then a young man that was there hid came to her, and lay with her. -Daniel Dan 27 13 38 But we that were in a corner of the orchard, seeing this wickedness, ran up to them, and we saw them lie together. -Daniel Dan 27 13 39 And him indeed we could not take, because he was stronger than us, and opening the doors, he leaped out: -Daniel Dan 27 13 40 But having taken this woman, we asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us: of this thing we are witnesses. -Daniel Dan 27 13 41 The multitude believed them, as being the elders, and the judges of the people, and they condemned her to death. -Daniel Dan 27 13 42 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said: O eternal God, who knowest hidden things, who knowest all things before they come to pass, -Daniel Dan 27 13 43 Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me: and behold I must die, whereas I have done none of these things, which these men have maliciously forged against me. -Daniel Dan 27 13 44 And the Lord heard her voice. -Daniel Dan 27 13 45 And when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose name was Daniel: -Daniel Dan 27 13 46 And he cried out with a loud voice: I am clear from the blood of this woman. -Daniel Dan 27 13 47 Then all the people turning themselves towards him, said: What meaneth this word that thou hast spoken? -Daniel Dan 27 13 48 But he standing in the midst of them, said: Are ye so foolish, ye children of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth, you have condemned a daughter of Israel? -Daniel Dan 27 13 49 Return to judgment, for they have borne false witness against her. -Daniel Dan 27 13 50 So all the people turned again in haste, and the old men said to him: Come, and sit thou down among us, and shew it us: seeing God hath given thee the honour of old age. -Daniel Dan 27 13 51 And Daniel said to the people: Separate these two far from one another, and I will examine them. -Daniel Dan 27 13 52 So when they were put asunder one from the other, he called one of them, and said to him: O thou that art grown old in evil days, now are thy sins come out, which thou hast committed before: -Daniel Dan 27 13 53 In judging unjust judgments, oppressing the innocent, and letting the guilty to go free, whereas the Lord saith: The innocent and the just thou shalt not kill. -Daniel Dan 27 13 54 Now then if thou sawest her, tell me under what tree thou sawest them conversing together: He said: Under a mastic tree. -Daniel Dan 27 13 55 And Daniel said: Well hast thou lied against thy own head: for behold the angel of God having received the sentence of him, shall cut thee in two. -Daniel Dan 27 13 56 And having put him aside, he commanded that the other should come, and he said to him: O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thy heart: -Daniel Dan 27 13 57 Thus did you do to the daughters of Israel, and they for fear conversed with you: but a daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness. -Daniel Dan 27 13 58 Now, therefore, tell me, under what tree didst thou take them conversing together. And he answered: Under a holm tree. -Daniel Dan 27 13 59 And Daniel said to him: Well hast thou also lied against thy own head: for the angel of the Lord waiteth with a sword to cut thee in two, and to destroy you. -Daniel Dan 27 13 60 With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and they blessed God, who saveth them that trust in him. -Daniel Dan 27 13 61 And they rose up against the two elders, (for Daniel had convicted them of false witness by their own mouth) and they did to them as they had maliciously dealt against their neighbour, -Daniel Dan 27 13 62 To fulfil the law of Moses: and they put them to death, and innocent blood was saved in that day. -Daniel Dan 27 13 63 But Helcias, and his wife, praised God, for their daughter, Susanna, with Joakim, her husband, and all her kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her. -Daniel Dan 27 13 64 And Daniel became great in the sight of the people from that day, and thence forward. -Daniel Dan 27 13 65 And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers; and Cyrus, the Persian, received his kingdom. -Daniel Dan 27 14 1 And Daniel was the king's guest, and was honoured above all his friends. -Daniel Dan 27 14 2 Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel: and there was spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine. -Daniel Dan 27 14 3 The king also worshipped him, and went every day to adore him: but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel? -Daniel Dan 27 14 4 And he answered, and said to him: Because I do not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, that created heaven and earth, and hath power over all flesh. -Daniel Dan 27 14 5 And the king said to him: Doth not Bel seem to thee to be a living god? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day? -Daniel Dan 27 14 6 Then Daniel smiled, and said: O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, neither hath he eaten at any time. -Daniel Dan 27 14 7 And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die. -Daniel Dan 27 14 8 But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word. -Daniel Dan 27 14 9 Now the priests of Bel were seventy, beside their wives, and little ones, and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. -Daniel Dan 27 14 10 And the priests of Bel said: Behold, we go out: and do thou, O king, set on the meats, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thy own ring: -Daniel Dan 27 14 11 And when thou comest in the morning, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death, or else Daniel, that hath lied against us. -Daniel Dan 27 14 12 And they little regarded it, because they had made under the table a secret entrance, and they always came in by it, and consumed those things. -Daniel Dan 27 14 13 So it came to pass after they were gone out, the king set the meats before Bel: and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them all over the temple before the king: and going forth, they shut the door, and having sealed it with the king's ring, they departed. -Daniel Dan 27 14 14 But the priests went in by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their children: and they eat and drank up all. -Daniel Dan 27 14 15 And the king arose early in the morning, and Daniel with him. -Daniel Dan 27 14 16 And the king said: Are the seals whole, Daniel? And he answered: They are whole, O king. -Daniel Dan 27 14 17 And as soon as he had opened the door, the king looked upon the table, and cried out with a loud voice: Great art thou, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with thee. -Daniel Dan 27 14 18 And Daniel laughed: and he held the king, that he should not go in: and he said: Behold the pavement, mark whose footsteps these are. -Daniel Dan 27 14 19 And the king said: I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children. And the king was angry. -Daniel Dan 27 14 20 Then he took the priests, and their wives, and their children: and they shewed him the private doors by which they came in, and consumed the things that were on the table. -Daniel Dan 27 14 21 The king, therefore, put them to death, and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who destroyed him and his temple. -Daniel Dan 27 14 22 And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him. -Daniel Dan 27 14 23 And the king said to Daniel: Behold, thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him, therefore. -Daniel Dan 27 14 24 And Daniel said: I adore the Lord, my God: for he is the living God: but that is no living god. -Daniel Dan 27 14 25 But give me leave, O king, and I will kill this dragon without sword or club. And the king said, I give thee leave. -Daniel Dan 27 14 26 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and boiled them together: and he made lumps, and put them into the dragon's mouth, and the dragon burst asunder. And he said: Behold him whom you worship. -Daniel Dan 27 14 27 And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death. -Daniel Dan 27 14 28 And they came to the king, and said: Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thy house. -Daniel Dan 27 14 29 And the king saw that they pressed upon him violently: and being constrained by necessity: he delivered Daniel to them. -Daniel Dan 27 14 30 And they cast him into the den of lions, and he was there six days. -Daniel Dan 27 14 31 And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep: but then they were not given unto them, that they might devour Daniel. -Daniel Dan 27 14 32 Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habacuc, and he had boiled pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl: and was going into the field, to carry it to the reapers. -Daniel Dan 27 14 33 And the angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner which thou hast into Babylon, to Daniel, who is in the lions' den. -Daniel Dan 27 14 34 And Habacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon, nor do I know the den. -Daniel Dan 27 14 35 And the angel of the Lord took him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon, over the den, in the force of his spirit. -Daniel Dan 27 14 36 And Habacuc cried, saying: O Daniel, thou servant of God, take the dinner that God hath sent thee. -Daniel Dan 27 14 37 And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God, and thou hast not forsaken them that love thee. -Daniel Dan 27 14 38 And Daniel arose, and ate. And the angel of the Lord presently set Habacuc again in his own place. -Daniel Dan 27 14 39 And upon the seventh day the king came to bewail Daniel: and he came to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions. -Daniel Dan 27 14 40 And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou, O Lord, the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lions' den. -Daniel Dan 27 14 41 But those that had been the cause of his destruction, he cast into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before him. -Daniel Dan 27 14 42 Then the king said: Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel: for he is the Saviour, working signs, and wonders in the earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions' den. -Esther Est 17 11 1 In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest, and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy had interpreted in Jerusalem. -Esther Est 17 11 2 In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardochai the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the tribe of Benjamin: -Esther Est 17 11 3 A Jew who dwelt in the city of Susan, a great man and among the first of the king's court, had a dream. -Esther Est 17 11 4 Now he was of the number of the captives, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Juda: -Esther Est 17 11 5 And this was his dream: Behold there were voices, and tumults, and thunders, and earthquakes, and a disturbance upon the earth. -Esther Est 17 11 6 And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight one against another. -Esther Est 17 11 7 And at their cry all nations were stirred up to fight against the nation of the just. -Esther Est 17 11 8 And that was a day of darkness and danger, of tribulation and distress, and great fear upon the earth. -Esther Est 17 11 9 And the nation of the just was troubled fearing their own evils, and was prepared for death. -Esther Est 17 11 10 And they cried to God: and as they were crying, a little fountain grew into a very great river, and abounded into many waters. -Esther Est 17 11 11 The light and the sun rose up, and the humble were exalted, and they devoured the glorious. -Esther Est 17 11 12 And when Mardochai had seen this, and arose out of his bed, he was thinking what God would do: and he kept it fixed in his mind, desirous to know what the dream should signify. -Esther Est 17 12 1 And he abode at that time in the king's court with Bagatha and Thara the king's eunuchs, who were porters of the palace. -Esther Est 17 12 2 And when he understood their designs, and had diligently searched into their projects, he learned that they went about to lay violent hands on king Artaxerxes, and he told the king thereof. -Esther Est 17 12 3 Then the king had them both examined, and after they had confessed, commanded them to be put to death. -Esther Est 17 12 4 But the king made a record of what was done: and Mardochai also committed the memory of the thing to writing. -Esther Est 17 12 5 And the king commanded him, to abide in the court of the palace, and gave him presents for the information. -Esther Est 17 12 6 But Aman the son of Amadathi the Bugite was in great honour with the king, and sought to hurt Mardochai and his people, because of the two eunuchs of the king who were put to death. -Esther Est 17 13 1 And this was the copy of the letter: Artaxerxes the great king who reigneth from India to Ethiopia, to the princes and governors of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, that are subject to his empire, greeting. -Esther Est 17 13 2 Whereas I reigned over many nations, and had brought all the world under my dominion, I was not willing to abuse the greatness of my power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and that they might live quietly without any terror, and might enjoy peace, which is desired by all men, -Esther Est 17 13 3 But when I asked my counsellors how this might be accomplished, one that excelled the rest in wisdom and fidelity, and was second after the king, Aman by name, -Esther Est 17 13 4 Told me that there was a people scattered through the whole world, which used new laws, and acted against the customs of all nations, despised the commandments of kings, and violated by their opposition the concord of all nations. -Esther Est 17 13 5 Wherefore having learned this, and seeing one nation in opposition to all mankind using perverse laws, and going against our commandments, and disturbing the peace and concord of the provinces subject to us, -Esther Est 17 13 6 We have commanded that all whom Aman shall mark out, who is chief over all the provinces, and second after the king, and whom we honour as a father, shall be utterly destroyed by their enemies, with their wives and children, and that none shall have pity on them, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year: -Esther Est 17 13 7 That these wicked men going down to hell in one day, may restore to our empire the peace which they had disturbed. -Esther Est 17 13 8 But Mardochai besought the Lord, remembering all his works, -Esther Est 17 13 9 And said: O Lord, Lord, almighty king, for all things are in thy power, and there is none that can resist thy will, if thou determine to save Israel. -Esther Est 17 13 10 Thou hast made heaven and earth and all things that are under the cope of heaven. -Esther Est 17 13 11 Thou art Lord of all, and there is none that can resist thy majesty. -Esther Est 17 13 12 Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest that it was not out of pride and or any desire of glory, that I refused to worship the proud Aman, -Esther Est 17 13 13 (For I would willingly and readily for the salvation of Israel have kissed even the steps of his feet,) -Esther Est 17 13 14 But I feared lest I should transfer the honour of my God to a man, and lest I should adore any one except my God. -Esther Est 17 13 15 And now, O Lord, O king, O God of Abraham, have mercy on thy people, because our enemies resolve to destroy us, and extinguish thy inheritance. -Esther Est 17 13 16 Despise not thy portion, which thou hast redeemed for thyself out of Egypt. -Esther Est 17 13 17 Hear my supplication, and be merciful to thy lot and inheritance, and turn our mourning into joy, that we may live and praise thy name, O Lord, and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee. -Esther Est 17 13 18 And all Israel with like mind and supplication cried to the Lord, because they saw certain death hanging over their heads. -Esther Est 17 14 1 Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord. -Esther Est 17 14 2 And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair. -Esther Est 17 14 3 And she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, saying: O my Lord, who alone art our king, help me a desolate woman, and who have no other helper but thee. -Esther Est 17 14 4 My danger is in my hands. -Esther Est 17 14 5 I have heard of my father that thou, O Lord, didst take Israel from among all nations, and our fathers from all their predecessors, to possess them as an everlasting inheritance, and thou hast done to them as thou hast promised. -Esther Est 17 14 6 We have sinned in thy sight, and therefore thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies: -Esther Est 17 14 7 For we have worshipped their gods. Thou art just, O Lord. -Esther Est 17 14 8 And now they are not content to oppress us with most hard bondage, but attributing the strength of their hands to the power of their idols, -Esther Est 17 14 9 They design to change thy promises, and destroy thy inheritance, and shut the mouths of them that praise thee, and extinguish the glory of thy temple and altar, -Esther Est 17 14 10 That they may open the mouths of Gentiles, and praise the strength of idols, and magnify for ever a carnal king. -Esther Est 17 14 11 Give not, O Lord, thy sceptre to them that are not, lest they laugh at our ruin: but turn their counsel upon themselves, and destroy him that hath begun to rage against us. -Esther Est 17 14 12 Remember, O Lord, and shew thyself to us in the time of our tribulation, and give me boldness, O Lord, king of gods, and of all power: -Esther Est 17 14 13 Give me a well ordered speech in my mouth in the presence of the lion, and turn his heart to the hatred of our enemy, that both he himself may perish, and the rest that consent to him. -Esther Est 17 14 14 But deliver us by thy hand, and help me, who have no other helper, but thee, O Lord, who hast the knowledge of all things. -Esther Est 17 14 15 And thou knowest that I hate the glory of the wicked, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of every stranger. -Esther Est 17 14 16 Thou knowest my necessity, that I abominate the sign of my pride and glory, which is upon my head in the days of my public appearance, and detest it as a menstruous rag, and wear it not in the days of my silence, -Esther Est 17 14 17 And that I have not eaten at Aman's table, nor hath the king's banquet pleased me, and that I have not drunk the wine of the drink offerings: -Esther Est 17 14 18 And that thy handmaid hath never rejoiced, since I was brought hither unto this day but in thee, O Lord, the God of Abraham. -Esther Est 17 14 19 O God, who art mighty above all, hear the voice of them, that have no other hope, and deliver us from the hand of the wicked, and deliver me from my fear. -Esther Est 17 15 1 And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country. -Esther Est 17 15 2 Remember, (said he,) the days of thy low estate, how thou wast brought up by my hand, because Aman the second after the king hath spoken against us unto death. -Esther Est 17 15 3 And do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death. -Esther Est 17 15 4 And on the third day she laid away the garments she wore, and put on her glorious apparel. -Esther Est 17 15 5 And glittering in royal robes, after she had called upon God the ruler and Saviour of all, she took two maids with her, -Esther Est 17 15 6 And upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body. -Esther Est 17 15 7 And the other maid followed her lady, bearing up her train flowing on the ground. -Esther Est 17 15 8 But she with a rosy colour in her face, and with gracious and bright eyes hid a mind full of anguish, and exceeding great fear. -Esther Est 17 15 9 So going in she passed through all doors in order, and stood before the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed with his royal robes, and glittering with gold, and precious stones, and he was terrible to behold. -Esther Est 17 15 10 And when he had lifted up his countenance, and with burning eyes had shewn the wrath of his heart, the queen sunk down, and her colour turned pale, and she rested her weary head upon her handmaid. -Esther Est 17 15 11 And God changed the king's spirit into mildness, and all in haste and in fear he leaped from his throne, and holding her up in his arms, till she came to herself, caressed her with these words: -Esther Est 17 15 12 What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother, fear not. -Esther Est 17 15 13 Thou shalt not die: for this law is not made for thee, but for all others. -Esther Est 17 15 14 Come near then, and touch the sceptre. -Esther Est 17 15 15 And as she held her peace, he took the golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, and kissed her, and said: Why dost thou not speak to me? -Esther Est 17 15 16 She answered: I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty. -Esther Est 17 15 17 For thou, my lord, art very admirable, and thy face is full of graces. -Esther Est 17 15 18 And while she was speaking, she fell down again, and was almost in a swoon. -Esther Est 17 15 19 But the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her. -Esther Est 17 16 1 The great king Artaxerxes, from India to Ethiopia, to the governors and princes of a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, which obey our command, sendeth greeting. -Esther Est 17 16 2 Many have abused unto pride the goodness of princes, and the honour that hath been bestowed upon them: -Esther Est 17 16 3 And not only endeavour to oppress the king's subjects, but not bearing the glory that is given them, take in hand, to practise also against them that gave it. -Esther Est 17 16 4 Neither are they content not to return thanks for benefits received, and to violate in themselves the laws of humanity, but they think they can also escape the justice of God who seeth all things. -Esther Est 17 16 5 And they break out into so great madness, as to endeavour to undermine by lies such as observe diligently the offices committed to them, and do all things in such manner as to be worthy of all men's praise, -Esther Est 17 16 6 While with crafty fraud they deceive the ears of princes that are well meaning, and judge of others by their own nature. -Esther Est 17 16 7 Now this is proved both from ancient histories, and by the things which are done daily, how the good designs of kings are depraved by the evil suggestions of certain men. -Esther Est 17 16 8 Wherefore we must provide for the peace of all provinces. -Esther Est 17 16 9 Neither must you think, if we command different things, that it cometh of the levity of our mind, but that we give sentence according to the quality and necessity of times, as the profit of the commonwealth requireth. -Esther Est 17 16 10 Now that you may more plainly understand what we say, Aman the son of Amadathi, a Macedonian both in mind and country, and having nothing of the Persian blood, but with his cruelty staining our goodness, was received being a stranger by us: -Esther Est 17 16 11 And found our humanity so great towards him, that he was called our father, and was worshipped by all as the next man after the king: -Esther Est 17 16 12 But he was so far puffed up with arrogancy, as to go about to deprive us of our kingdom and life. -Esther Est 17 16 13 For with certain new and unheard of devices he hath sought the destruction of Mardochai, by whose fidelity and good services our life was saved, and of Esther the partner of our kingdom with all their nation: -Esther Est 17 16 14 Thinking that after they were slain, he might work treason against us left alone without friends, and might transfer the kingdom of the Persians to the Macedonians. -Esther Est 17 16 15 But we have found that the Jews, who were by that most wicked man appointed to be slain, are in no fault at all, but contrariwise, use just laws, -Esther Est 17 16 16 And are the children of the highest and the greatest, and the ever living God, by whose benefit the kingdom was given both to our fathers and to us, and is kept unto this day. -Esther Est 17 16 17 Wherefore know ye that those letters which he sent in our name, are void and of no effect. -Esther Est 17 16 18 For which crime both he himself that devised it, and all his kindred hang on gibbets, before the gates of this city Susan: not we, but God repaying him as he deserved. -Esther Est 17 16 19 But this edict, which we now send, shall be published in all cities, that the Jews may freely follow their own laws. -Esther Est 17 16 20 And you shall aid them that they may kill those who had prepared themselves to kill them, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is called Adar. -Esther Est 17 16 21 For the almighty God hath turned this day of sadness and mourning into joy to them. -Esther Est 17 16 22 Wherefore you shall also count this day among other festival days, and celebrate it with all joy, that it may be known also in times to come, -Esther Est 17 16 23 That all they who faithfully obey the Persians, receive a worthy reward for their fidelity: but they that are traitors to their kingdom, are destroyed for their wickedness. -Esther Est 17 16 24 And let every province and city, that will not be partaker of this solemnity, perish by the sword and by fire, and be destroyed in such manner as to be made unpassable, both to men and beasts, for an example of contempt, and disobedience. -- cgit v1.3