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The Book of Enoch

Translated from an Ethiopic Manuscript in the Bodleian Library
by Richard Laurence – First Published 1883
Edits, corrections and cross references by The Firmament

Chapter 1

1:1 “The word of the blessing of Enoch, how he blessed the elect and the righteous, who were to exist in the time of trouble; rejecting all the wicked and ungodly. Enoch, a righteous man, who was with God, answered and spoke, while his eyes were open, and while he saw a holy vision in the heavens. This the angels showed me.”
1:2 “From them I heard all things, and understood what I saw; that which will not take place in this generation, but in a generation which is to succeed at a distant period, on account of the elect.”
1:3 “Upon their account I spoke and conversed with him, who will go forth from his habitation, the Holy and Mighty One, the God of this world:”
1:4 “Who will hereafter tread upon Mount Sinai; appear with his hosts; and be manifested in the strength of his power from heaven.”
1:5 “All shall be afraid, and the Watchers be terrified.”
1:6 “Great fear and trembling shall seize them, even to the ends of the earth. The lofty mountains shall be troubled, and the exalted hills depressed, melting like a honeycomb in the flame. The earth shall be emerged, and all things which are in it perish; while judgment shall come upon all, even upon all the righteous;”
1:7 “But to them shall he give peace: he shall preserve the elect, and towards them exercise clemency.”
1:8 “Then shall all belong to God; be happy and blessed and the splendor of the Godhead shall illuminate them. (the light of God will shine for them)”

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Chapter 1

1:1 “And God said let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and God created man in his own image.”
1:2 “And God formed man from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul endowed with speech.”
1:3 “And the Lord said it is not good for man to be alone; I will make to him a helpmate.”
1:4 “And the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept, and he took away one of his ribs, and he built flesh upon it and formed it and brought it to Adam, and Adam awoke from his sleep, and behold a woman was standing before him.”
1:5 “And he said, this is a bone of my bones and it shall be called woman, for this has been taken from man; and Adam called her name Eve, for she was the mother of all living.”
1:6 “And God blessed them and called their names Adam and Eve in the day that he created them, and the Lord God said, be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.”
1:7 “And the Lord God took Adam and his wife, and he placed them in the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it; and he commanded them and said to them, from every tree of the garden you may eat, but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.”
1:8 “And when God had blessed and commanded them he went from them, and Adam and his wife dwelt in the garden according to the commandment which the Lord had commanded them.”
1:9 “And the serpent, which God had created with them in the earth, came to them to incite them to transgress the command of God which he had commanded them.”
1:10 “And the serpent enticed and persuaded the woman to eat from the tree of knowledge, and the woman hearkened to the voice of the serpent, and she transgressed the word of God, and took from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and she ate, and she took from it and gave also to her husband and he ate.”
1:11 “And Adam and his wife transgressed the command of God which he commanded them, and God knew it, and his anger was kindled against them and he cursed them.”
1:12 “And the Lord God drove them that day from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which they were taken, and they went and dwelt at the east of the garden of Eden; and Adam knew his wife Eve and she bore two sons and three daughters.”
1:13 “And she called the name of the first born Cain, saying, I have obtained a man from the Lord, and the name of the other she called Abel, for she said, in vanity we came into the earth and in vanity we shall be taken from it.”
1:14 “And the boys grew up and their father gave them a possession in the land; and Cain was a tiller of the ground, and Abel as keeper of sheep.”
1:15 “And it was at the expiration if a few years, that they brought an approximating offering to the Lord, and Cain brought from the fruit of the ground, and Abel brought from the firstlings of his flock from the fat thereof, and God turned and inclined to Abel and his offering, and a fire came down from the Lord from heaven and consumed it.”
1:16 “And to Cain and his offering the Lord did not turn, and he did not incline to it, for he had brought from the inferior fruit of the ground before the Lord, and Cain was jealous against his brother Abel an account of this, and he sought a pretext to slay him.”
1:17 “And in some time after, Cain and Abel his brother went one day into the field to do their work; and they were both in the field, Cain tilling and plowing his ground, and it sorely grieved Cain on this account.”
1:18 “And Cain approached his brother Abel in anger, and he said to him, what is there between me and you that you come to dwell and bring your flock to feed in my land?”
1:19 “And Abel answered his brother Cain and said to him, what is there between me and you, that you shall eat the flesh of my flock and clothe yourself with their wool?”
1:20 “And now therefore, put off the wool of my sheep with which you have clothed yourself, and recompense me for their fruit and flesh which you have eaten, and when you shall have done this, I will then go from your land as you have said.”
1:21 “And Cain said to his brother Abel, surely if I slay you this day, who will require your blood from me?”
1:22 “And Able answered Cain, saying, surely God who has made us in the earth, he will avenge my cause, and he will require my blood from you should you slay me, for the Lord is the judge and arbiter, and it is he who will requite man according to his evil, and the wicked man according to his wickedness that he may do on the earth.”
1:23 “And now, if you should slay me here, surely God knows your secret views, and will judge you for the evil which you did declare to do to me this day.”
1:24 “And when Cain heard the words which Abel his brother had spoken, behold the anger of Cain was kindled against his brother Abel for declaring this thing.”
1:25 “And Cain hastened and rose up, and took the iron part of his plowing instrument, with which he suddenly smote his brother and he slew him, and Cain spilt the blood of his brother Abel upon the earth, and the blood of Abel streamed upon the earth before the flock.”
1:26 “And after this Cain repented having slain his brother, and he was sadly grieved, and he wept over him and it vexed him exceedingly.”
1:27 “And Cain rose up and dug a hole in the field, wherein he put his brothers body, and he turned the dust over it.”
1:28 “And the Lord knew what Cain had done to his brother, and the Lord appeared to Cain and said to him, where is Abel your brother that was with you?”
1:29 “And Cain dissembled, and said, I do not know, am I my brother’s keeper? And the Lord said to him, what have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground where you have slain him.”
1:30 “For you have slain your brother and have dissembled before me, and did imagine in your heart that I saw you not, nor knew all your actions.”
1:31 “But you did this thing and did slay your brother for naught and because he spoke rightly to you, and now, therefore, cursed be you from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand, and wherein you did bury him.”
1:32 “And it shall be when you shall till it, it shall no more give you its strength as in the beginning, for thorns and thistles shall the ground produce, and you shall be moving and wandering in the earth until the day of your death.”
1:33 “And at that time Cain went out from the presence of the Lord from the place where he was, and he went moving and wandering in the land towards the east of Eden, he and all belonging to him.”
1:34 “And Cain knew his wife in those days, and she conceived and bare him a son, and he called his name Enoch, saying, in that time the Lord began to give him rest and quiet in the earth.”
1:35 And at that time Cain also began to build a city; and he built the city and he called the name of the city Enoch, according to the name of his son; for in those days the Lord had given him rest upon the earth, and he did not move about and wander as in the beginning.”
1:36 “And Irad was born to Enoch, and Irad begat Mechuysael and Mechuysael begat Methusael.”

Chapter 2

2:1 “And it was in the hundred and thirtieth year of the life of Adam upon the earth, that he again knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare a son in his likeness and in his image, and she called his name Seth, saying, because God has appointed me another seed in the place of Abel, for Cain has slain him.”
2:2 “And Seth lived one hundred and five years, and he begat a son; and Seth called the name of his son Enosh, saying, because in that time the sons of men began to multiply, and to afflict their souls and hearts by transgressing and rebelling against God.”
2:3 “And it was in the days of Enosh that the sons of men continued to rebel and transgress against God, to increase the anger of the Lord against the sons of men.”
2:4 “And the sons of men went and they served other Gods, and they forgot the Lord who had created them in the earth; and in those days the sons of men made images of brass and iron, wood and stone, and they bowed down and served them.”
2:5 “And every man made his God and they bowed down to them, and the sons of men forsook the Lord all the days of Enosh and his children; and the anger of the Lord was kindled on account of their works and abominations which they did in the earth.”
2:6 “And the Lord caused the waters of the river Gihon to overwhelm them, and he destroyed and consumed them, and he destroyed the third part of the earth; and notwithstanding this, the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and their hands were yet extended to do evil in the sight of the Lord.”
2:7 “And in those days there was neither sowing nor reaping in the earth; and there was no food for the sons of men and the famine was very great in those days.”
2:8 “And the seed which they sowed in those days in the ground became thorns, thistles and briers; for from the days of Adam was this declaration concerning the earth of the curse of God, which he cursed the earth, on account of the sin which Adam sinned before the Lord.”
2:9 “And it was when men continued to rebel and transgress against God, and to corrupt their ways, that the earth also became corrupt.”
2:10 “And Enosh lived ninety years and he begat Cainan;”
2:11 “And Cainan grew up and he was forty years old, and he became wise and had knowledge and skill in all wisdom, and he reigned over all the sons of men, and he led the sons of men to wisdom and knowledge; for Cainan was a very wise man and had understanding in all wisdom, and with his wisdom he ruled over spirits and daemons;”
2:12 “And Cainan knew by his wisdom that God would destroy the sons of men for having sinned on earth, and that the Lord would in the latter days bring upon them the waters of the flood.”
2:13 “And in those days Cainan wrote on tablets of stone, what was to take place in time to come, and he put them in his treasures.”
2:14 “And Cainan reigned over the whole earth, and he turned some of the sons of men to the service of God.”
2:15 “And when Cainan was seventy years old, he begat three sons and two daughters.”
2:16 “And these are the names of the children of Cainan; the name of the firstborn Mahlallel, the second Enan, and the third Mered, and their sisters were Adah and Zillah; these are the five children of Cainan that were born to him.”
2:17 “And Lamech, the son of Methusael, became related to Cainan by marriage, and he took his two daughters for his wives, and Adah conceived and bare a son to Lamech, and she called his name Jashbal.”
2:18 “And she again conceived and bare a son, and called his name Jubal; and Zillah, her sister, was barren in those days and had no offspring.”
2:19 “For in those days the sons of men began to trespass against God, and to transgress the commandments which he had commanded to Adam, to be fruitful and multiply in the earth.”
2:20 “And some of the sons of men caused their wives to drink a draught that would render them barren, in order that they might retain their figures and whereby their beautiful appearance might not fade.”
2:21 “And when the sons of men caused some o their wives to drink, Zillah drank with them.”
2:22 “And the child-bearing women appeared abominable in the sight of their husbands, as widows, while their husbands lived, for to the barren ones only they were attached.”
2:23 “And in the end of days and years, when Zillah became old, the Lord opened her womb.”
2:24 “And she conceived and bare a son and she called his name Tubal Cain, saying, after I had withered away have I obtained him from the Almighty God.”
2:25 “And she conceived again and bare a daughter, and she called her name Naamah, for she said, after I had withered away have I obtained pleasure and delight.”
2:26 “And Lamech was old and advanced in years, and his eyes were dim that he could not see, and Tubal Cain, his son, was leading him, and it was one day that Lamech went into the field and Tubal Cain, his son, was with him, and while they were walking in the field, Cain the son of Adam advanced towards them; for Lamech was very old and could not see much, and Tubal Cain, his son, was very young.”
2:27 “And Tubal Cain told his father to draw his bow, and with the arrows he smote Cain, who was yet far off, and he slew him, for he appeared to them to be an animal.”
2:28 “And the arrows entered Cain’s body although he was distant from them, and he fell to the ground and died.”
2:29 “And the Lord requited Cain’s evil according to his wickedness, which he had done to his brother Abel, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken.”
2:30 “And it came to pass when Cain had died, that Lamech and Tubal went to see the animal which they had slain, and they saw, and behold Cain their grandfather was fallen dead on the earth.”
2:31 “And Lamech was very much grieved at having done this, and in clapping his hands together he struck his son and caused his death.”
2:32 “And the wives of Lamech heard what Lamech had done, and they sought to kill him.”
2:33 “And the wives of Lamech hated him from that day, because he slew Cain and Tubal Cain, and the wives of Lamech separated from him, and would not hearken to him in those days.”
2:34 “And Lamech came to his wives, and he pressed them to listen to him about this matter.”
2:35 “And he said to his wives Adah and Zillah, hear my voice O wives of Lamech, attend to my words, for now you have imagined and said that I slew a man with my wounds, and a child with my stripes for their having done no violence, but surely know that my eyes are heavy through age, and I did this thing unknowingly.”
2:36 “And the wives of Lamech listened to him in this matter, and they returned to him with the advice of the father Adam,. but they bore no children to him from that time,. knowing that God’s anger was increased in those days against the sons of men, to destroy them with the waters of the flood for their evil doings.”
2:37 “And Mahlallel the son of Cainan lived sixty five years and he begat Jered; and Jered lived sixty-two years and he begat Enoch.”

Chapter 3

3:1 “And Enoch lived sixty-five years and he begat Methuselah; and Enoch walked with God after having begot Methuselah, and he served the Lord, and despised the evil ways of men.”
3:2 “And the soul of Enoch was wrapped up in the instruction of the Lord, in knowledge and in understanding; and he wisely retired from the sons of men, and secreted himself from them for many days.”
3:3 “And it was at the expiration of many years, while he was serving the Lord, and praying before him in his house, that an angel of the Lord called to him from Heaven, and he said, here I am.”
3:4 “And he said, rise, go forth from your house and from the place where you do hide yourself, and appear to the sons of men, in order that you may teach them the way in which they should go, and the work which they must accomplish to enter in the ways of God.”
3:5 “And Enoch rose up according to the word of the Lord, and went forth from his house, from his place and from the chamber in which he was concealed; and he went to the sons of men and taught them the ways of the Lord, and at that time assembled the sons of men and acquainted them with the instruction of the Lord.”
3:6 “And he ordered it to be proclaimed in all places where the sons of men dwelt, saying, where is the man who wishes to know the ways of the Lord and good works? let him come to Enoch.”
3:7 “And all the sons of men then assembled to him, for all who desired this thing went to Enoch, and Enoch reigned over the sons of men according to the word of the Lord, and they came and bowed to him and they heard his word.”
3:8 “And the spirit of God was upon Enoch, and he taught all his men the wisdom of God and his ways, and the sons of men served the Lord all the days of Enoch, and they came to hear his wisdom.”
3:9 “And all the kings of the sons of men, both first and last, together with their princes and judges, came to Enoch when they heard of his wisdom, and they bowed down to him, and they also required of Enoch to reign over them, to which he consented.”
3:10 “And they assembled in all, one hundred and thirty kings and princes, and they made Enoch king over them, and they were all under his power and command.”
3:11 “And Enoch taught them wisdom, knowledge, and the ways of the Lord; and he made peace among them, and peace was throughout the earth during the life of Enoch.”
3:12 “And Enoch reigned over the sons of men two hundred and forty-three years, and he did justice and righteousness with all his people, and he led them in the ways of the Lord.”
3:13 “And these are the generations of Enoch; Methuselah, Elisha, and Elimelech, three sons; and their sisters were Melca, and Nahmah, and Methuselah lived eighty-seven years and he begat Lamech.”
3:14 “And it was in the fifty sixth year of the life of Lamech when Adam died; nine hundred and thirty years old was he at his death, and his two sons, with Enoch and Methuselah his son, buried him with great pomp, as at the burial of kings, in the cave which God had told him.”
3:15 “And in that place all the sons of men made a great mourning and weeping on account of Adam; it has therefore become a custom among the sons of men to this day.”
3:16 “And Adam died because he ate of the tree of knowledge; he and his children after him, as the Lord God had spoken.”
3:17 “And it was in the year of Adam’s death which was the two hundred and forty-third year of the reign of Enoch, in that time Enoch resolved to separate himself from the sons of men and to secrete himself as at first in order to serve the Lord.”
3:18 “And Enoch did so, but did not entirely secrete himself from them, but kept away from the sons of men three days and then went to them for one day.”
3:19 “And during the three days that he was in his chamber, he prayed to, and praised the Lord his God, and the day on which he went and appeared to his subjects he taught them the ways of the Lord, and all they asked him about the Lord he told them.”
3:20 “And he did in this manner for many years, and he afterward concealed himself for six days, and appeared to his people one day in seven; and after that once in a month, and them once in a year, until all the kings, princes and sons of men sought for him, and desired again to see the face of Enoch, and to hear his word; but they could not, as all the sons of men were greatly afraid of Enoch, and they feared to approach him on account of the Godlike awe that was seated upon his countenance; therefore no man could look at him, fearing he might be punished and die.”
3:21 “And all the kings and princes resolved to assemble the sons of men, and to come to Enoch, thinking that they might all speak to him at the time when he should come forth among them, and they did so.”
3:22 “And the day came when Enoch went forth and they all assembled and came to him, and Enoch spoke to them the words of the Lord and he taught them wisdom and knowledge, and they bowed down before him and they said, may the king live, may the king live.”
3:23 “And in some time after, when the kings and princes and the sons of men were speaking to Enoch, and Enoch was teaching them the ways of God, behold an angel of the Lord called to Enoch from heaven, and wished to bring him up to heaven to make him reign there over the sons of God, as he had reigned over the sons of men upon the earth.”
3:24 “When at that time Enoch heard this he went and assembled all the inhabitants of the earth, and taught them wisdom and knowledge and gave them divine instructions, and he said to them, I have been required to ascend into heaven, I therefore do not know the day of my going.”
3:25 “And now therefore I will teach you wisdom and knowledge and will give you instruction before I leave you, how to act upon the earth whereby you may live; and he did so.”
3:26 “And he taught them wisdom and knowledge, and gave them instruction, and he reproved them, and he placed before them statutes and judgments to do upon earth, and he made peace among them, and he taught them everlasting life, and dwelt with them some time teaching them all these things.”
3:27 “And at that time the sons of men were with Enoch, and Enoch was speaking to them, and they lifted up their eyes and the likeness of a great horse descending from heaven, and the horse paced in the air.”
3:28 “And they told Enoch what they had seen, and Enoch said to them, on my account does this horse descend upon earth; the time is come when I must go from you and I shall no more be seen by you.”
3:29 “And the horse descended at that time and stood before Enoch, and all the sons of men that were with Enoch saw him.”
3:30 “And Enoch then again ordered a voice to be proclaimed, saying, where is the man who delights to know the ways of the Lord his God, let him come this day to Enoch before he is taken from us.”
3:31 “And all the sons of men assembled and came to Enoch that day; and all the kings of the earth with their princes and counselors remained with him that day; and Enoch then taught the sons of men wisdom and knowledge, and gave them divine instruction; and he bade them serve the Lord and walk in his ways all the days of their lives, and he continued to make peace among them.”
3:32 “And it was after this that he rose up and rode upon the horse; and he went forth and all the sons of men went after him, about eight hundred thousand men; and they went with him one day’s journey”
3:33 “And the second day he said to them, return home to your tents, why will you go? perhaps you may die; and some of them went from him, and those that remained went with him six day’s journey; and Enoch said to them every day, return to your tents, lest you may die; but they were not willing to return, and they went with him.”
3:34 “And on the sixth day some of the men remained and clung to him, and they said to him, we will go with you to the place where you go, as the Lord lives, death only shall separate us.”
3:35 “And they urged so much to go with him, that he ceased speaking to them; and they went after him and would not return;”
3:36 “And when the kings returned they caused a census to be taken, in order to know the number of remaining men that went with Enoch; and it was on the seventh day that Enoch ascended into heaven in a whirlwind, with horses and chariots of fire.”
3:37 “And on the eighth day all the kings that had been with Enoch sent to bring back the number of men that were with Enoch, in that place from which he ascended into heaven.”
3:38 “And all those kings went to the place and they found the earth there filled with snow, and on the snow were large stones of snow, and one said to the other, come, let us break through this snow and see, perhaps the men that remained with Enoch are dead, and are now under the stones of snow, and they searched but could not find him, for he had ascended into heaven.”

Chapter 4

4:1 “And all the days that Enoch lived on the earth, were three hundred and sixty five years.”
4:2 “And when Enoch had ascended into heaven, all the kings of the earth rose and took Methuselah his son and anointed him, and they caused him to reign over them in the place of his father.”
4:3 “And Methuselah acted uprightly in the sight of God, as his father, Enoch had taught him, and he likewise during the whole of his life taught the sons of men wisdom, knowledge and the fear of God, and he did not turn from the good way either to the right or to the left.”
4:4 “But in the latter days of Methuselah, the sons of men turned from the Lord, they corrupted the earth, they robbed and plundered each other, and they rebelled against God and they transgressed, and they corrupted their ways, and would not hearken to the voice off Methuselah, but rebelled against him.”
4:5 “And the Lord was exceedingly wroth against them, and the Lord continued to destroy the seed in those days, so that there was neither sowing nor reaping in the earth.”
4:6 “For when they sowed the ground in order that they might obtain food for their support, behold, thorns and thistles were produced which they did not sow.”
4:7 “And still the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and their hands were still extended to do evil in the sight of God, and they provoked the Lord with their evil ways, and the Lord was very wroth, and repented that he had made man.”
4:8 “And he thought to destroy and annihilate them and he did so.”
4:9 “In those days when Lamech the son of Methuselah was one hundred and sixty years old, Seth the son of Adam died.”
4:10 “And all the days that Seth lived, were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.”
4:11 “And Lamech was one hundred and eighty years old when he took Ashmua, the daughter of Elisha the son of Enoch his uncle, and she conceived.”
4:12 “And at that time the sons of men sowed the ground, and a little food was produced, yet the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and they transgressed and rebelled against God.”
4:13 “And the wife of Lamech conceived and bare him a son at that time, at the revolution of the year.”
4:14 “And Methuselah called his name Noah, saying, the earth was in his days at rest and free from corruption, and Lamech his father called his name Menachem, saying, this one shall comfort us in our works and miserable toil in the earth, which God has cursed.”
4:15 “And the child grew up and was weaned, and he went in the ways of his father Methuselah, perfect and upright with God.”
4:16 “And all the sons of men departed from the ways of the Lord in those days as they multiplied on the face of the earth with sons and daughters, and they taught one another their evil practices, and they continued sinning against the Lord.”
4:17 “And every man made to himself a god, and they robbed and plundered every man his neighbor as well as his relative, and they corrupted the earth, and the earth was filled with violence.”
4:18 “And their judges and rulers went to the daughters of men and took wives by force from their husbands according to their choice, and the sons of men in those days took from the cattle of the earth, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and taught the mixture of animals of one species with the other, in order to provoke the Lord, and God saw the whole earth and it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its ways on earth, all men and all animals.”
4:19 “And the Lord said, I will blot out man that I created from the face of the earth, yes from man to the birds of the air, together with cattle and beasts that are in the field, for I repent that I made them.”
4:20 “And all men who walked in the ways of the Lord, died in those days, before the Lord brought the evil on man which he had declared, for this was from the Lord, that they should not see evil which the Lord spoke of concerning the sons of men.”
4:21 “And Noah found grace in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord chose him and his children to raise up seed from them on the face of the whole earth.”

Chapter 5

5:1 “And it was in the eighty fourth year of the life of Noah, that Enoch the son of Seth died; he was nine hundred and five years old at his death.”
5:2 “And in the one hundred and seventy ninth year of the life of Noah, Cainan the son of Enosh died, and all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.”
5:3 “And in the two hundred and thirty fourth year of the life of Noah, Mahlallel the con of Cainan died, and the days of Mahlallel were eight hundred and ninety five years, and he died.”
5:4 “And Jered the son of Mahlallel died in those days, in the three hundred and thirty sixth year of the life of Noah and all the days of Jered were nine hundred and sixty two years, and he died.”
5:5 “And all who followed the Lord died in those days, before they saw the evil which God declared to do on earth.”
5:6 “And after the lapse of many years, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the life of Noah, when all those men, who followed the Lord had died away from among the sons of men, and only Methuselah was then left, God said to Noah and Methuselah, saying,”
5:7 “Speak you, and proclaim to the sons of men, saying, thus says the Lord, return from your evil ways and forsake your works, and the Lord will repent of the evil that he declared to do to you, so that it shall not come to pass.”
5:8 “For thus says the Lord, behold I give you a period of one hundred and twenty years; if you will turn to me and forsake your evil ways, then will I also turn away from the evil which I told you, and it shall not exist, says the Lord.”
5:9 “And Noah and Methuselah spoke all the words of the Lord to the sons of men, day after day, constantly speaking to them.”
5:10 “But the sons of men would not hearken to them, nor incline their ears to their words, and they were stiff-necked.”
5:11 “And the Lord granted them a period of one hundred and twenty years, saying, if they will return, then will God repent of the evil, so as not to destroy the earth.”
5:12 “And Noah the son of Lamech refrained from taking a wife in those days, to beget children, for he said, surely now God will destroy the earth, wherefore then shall I beget children?”
5:13 “And Noah was a just man, he was perfect in his generation, and the Lord chose him to raise up seed from his seed on the face of the earth.”
5:14 “And the Lord said to Noah, take to you a wife and beget children, for I have seen you righteous before me in this generation.”
5:15 “And you shall raise up seed, and your children with you, in the midst of the earth; and Noah went and took a wife, and he chose Naamah the daughter of Enoch, and she was five hundred and eighty years old.”
5:16 “And Noah was four hundred and ninety years old when he took Naamah for a wife.”
5:17 “And Naamah conceived and bare a son, and called his name Japheth, saying, God has enlarged me in the earth; and she conceived again and bare a son, and she called his name Shem, saying, God has made me a remnant, to raise up seed in the midst of the earth.”
5:18 “And Noah was five hundred and two years old when Naamah bare Shem, and the boys grew up and went in the ways of the Lord, in all that Methuselah and Noah their father taught them.”
5:19 “And Lamech the father of Noah died in those days; yet verily he did not go with all his heart in the ways of his father, and he died in the hundred and ninety-fifth year of the life of Noah.”
5:20 “And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy years and he died.”
5:21 “And all the sons of men who knew the Lord, died in that year before the Lord brought evil on them to; for the Lord willed them to die, so as not to behold the evil that God would bring on their brothers and relatives, as he had so declared to do.”
5:22 “In that time, the Lord said to Noah and Methuselah, stand forth and proclaim to the sons of men all the words that I spoke to you in those days, peradventure they may turn from their evil ways, and I will then repent of the evil and will not bring it.”
5:23 “And Noah and Methuselah stood forth, and said in the ears of the sons of men, all that God had spoken concerning them.”
5:24 “But the sons of men would not hearken, neither would they incline their ears to all their declarations.”
5:25 “And it was after this that the Lord said to Noah, the end of all flesh is come before me, on account of their evil deeds, and behold I will destroy the earth.”
5:26 “And take to you Gopher wood, and go to a certain place and make a large ark, and place it in that spot.”
5:27 “And thus shall you make it; three hundred cubits its length, fifty cubits broad and thirty cubits high.”
5:28 “And you shall make to you a door, open at its side, and to a cubit you shall finish above, and cover it within and without with pitch.”
5:29 “And behold I will bring the flood of waters upon the earth, and all flesh be destroyed, from under the heavens, all that is on earth shall perish.”
5:30 “And you and your household shall go and gather two couples of all living things, male and female, and shall bring them to the ark, to raise up seed from them on earth.”
5:31 “And gather to you all food that is eaten by all the animals, that there may be food for you and for them.”
5:32 “And you shall choose for your sons three maidens, from the daughters of men, and they shall be wives to your sons.”
5:33 “And Noah rose up, and he made the ark, in the place where God had commanded him, and Noah did as God had ordered him.”
5:34 “In his five hundred and ninety fifth year Noah commenced to make the ark, and he made the ark in five years, as the Lord had commanded.”
5:35 “Then Noah took the three daughters of Eliakim, son of Methuselah, for wives for his sons, as the Lord had commanded Noah.”
5:36 “And it was at that time Methuselah the son of Enoch died; nine hundred and sixty years old was he, at his death.”

Chapter 6

6:1 “At that time, after the death of Methuselah, the Lord said to Noah, go you with your household into the ark; behold I will gather to you all the animals of the earth, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and they shall all come and surround the ark.”
6:2 “And you shall go and seat yourself by the doors of the ark, and all the beasts, the animals, and the fowls, shall assemble and place themselves before you, and such of them as shall come and crouch before you, shall you take and deliver into the hands of your sons, who shall bring them to the ark, and all that will stand before you shall leave.”
6:3 “And the Lord brought this about on the next day, and animals, beasts and fowls came in great multitudes and surrounded the ark.”
6:4 “And Noah went and seated himself by the door of the ark, and of all flesh that crouched before him, he brought into the ark, and all that stood before him he left on earth.”
6:5 “And a lioness came, with her two whelps, male and female, and the three crouched before Noah, and the two whelps rose up against the lioness and smote her, and made her flee from her place, and she went away, and they returned to their places, and crouched on the earth before Noah.”
6:6 “And the lioness ran away, and stood in the place of the lions.”
6:7 “And Noah saw this, and wondered greatly, and he rose and took the two whelps, and brought them into the ark.”
6:8 “And Noah brought into the ark from all living creatures that were on earth, so that there was none left but which Noah brought into the ark.”
6:9 “Two and two came to Noah into the ark, but from the clean animals, and clean fowls, he brought seven couples, as God had commanded him.”
6:10 “And all the animals, and beasts, and fowls, were still there, and they surrounded the ark at everyplace, and the rain had not descended till seven days after.”
6:11 “And on that day, the Lord caused the whole earth to shake, and the sun darkened, and the foundations of the world raged, and the whole earth was moved violently, and the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared, and all the fountains in the earth were broken up, such as was not known to the inhabitants before; and God did this mighty act, in order to terrify the sons of men,
that there might be no more evil on earth.”
6:12 “And still the sons of men would not return from their evil ways, and they increased the anger of the Lord at that time, and did not even direct their hearts to all this.”
6:13 “And at the end of seven days, in the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, the waters of the flood were on the earth.”
6:14 “And all the fountains of the deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.”
6:15 “And Noah and his household, and all the living creatures that were with him, came into the ark on account of the waters of the flood, and the Lord shut him in.”
6:16 “And all the sons of men that where left on the earth, became exhausted through evil on account of the rain, for the waters were coming more violently on the earth, and the animals and beasts were still surrounding the ark.”
6:17 “And the sons of men assembled together, about seven hundred thousand men and women, and they came to Noah to the ark.”
6:18 “And they called to Noah, saying, open for us that we may come to you in the ark and wherefore shall we die?”
6:19 “And Noah, with a loud voice, answered them from the ark, saying, have you not all rebelled against the Lord, and said that he does not exist? and therefore the Lord brought on you this evil, to destroy and cut you off from the face of the earth.”
6:20 “Is not this the thing that I spoke to you of one hundred and twenty years back, and you would not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and now do you desire to live on earth?”
6:21 “And they said to Noah, we are ready to return to the Lord; only open for us that we may live and not die.”
6:22 “And Noah answered them, saying, behold now that you see the trouble of your souls, you wish to return to the Lord; why did you not return during these hundred and twenty years, which the Lord granted you as the determined period?”
6:23 “But now you come and tell me this on account of the troubles of your souls, now also the Lord will not listen to you, neither will he give ear to you on this day, so that you will not now succeed in your wishes.”
6:24 “And the sons of men approached in order to break into the ark, to come in on account of the rain, for they could not bear the rain on them.”
6:25 “And the Lord sent all the beasts and animals that stood round the ark. And the beasts overpowered them and drove them from that place, and every man went his way and they again scattered themselves on the face of the earth.”
6:26 “And the rain was still descending on the earth, and it descended forty days and forty nights, and the waters prevailed greatly on the earth; and all flesh that was on the earth or in the waters died, whether men, animals, beasts, creeping things or birds of the air, and there only remained Noah and those that were with him in the ark.”
6:27 “And the waters prevailed and they greatly increased on the earth, and they lifted up the ark and it was raised from the earth.”
6:28 “And the ark floated on the face of the waters, and it was tossed on the waters so that all the living creatures within were turned about like pottage in the cauldron.”
6:29 “And great anxiety seized all the living creatures that were in the ark, and the ark was like to be broken.”
6:30 “And all the living creatures that were in the ark were terrified, and the lions roared, and the oxen lowed, and the wolves howled, and every living creature in the ark spoke and lamented in its own language, so that their voices reached to a great distance, and Noah and his sons cried and wept in their troubles; they were greatly afraid that they had reached the gates of death.”
6:31 “And Noah prayed to the Lord, and he cried to him on account of this, and he said, O Lord help us, for we have no strength to bear this evil that has encompassed us, for the waves of the waters have surrounded us, mischievous torrents have terrified us, the snares of death have come before us; answer us, O Lord, answer us, light up your countenance toward us and be gracious to us, redeem us and deliver us.”
6:32 “ And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Noah, and the Lord remembered him.”
6:33 “And a wind passed over the earth, and the waters were still and the ark rested.”
6:34 “And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were topped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.”
6:35 “And the waters decreased in those days, and the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat.”
6:36 “And Noah then opened the windows of the ark, and Noah still called out to the Lord at that time and he said, O Lord, who did form the earth and the heavens and all that are therein, bring forth our souls from this confinement, and from the prison wherein you have placed us, for I am much wearied with sighing.”
6:37 “And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Noah, and said to him, when you shall have completed a full year you shall then go forth.”
6:38 “And at the revolution of the year, when a full year was completed to Noah’s dwelling, in the ark, the waters were dried from off the earth, and Noah put off the covering of the ark.”
6:39 “At that time, on the twenty seventh day of the second month, the earth was dry, but Noah and his sons, and those that were with him, did not go out from the ark until the Lord told them.”
6:40 “And the day came that the Lord told them to go out, and they all went out from the ark.”
6:41 “And they went and returned every one to his way and to his place, and Noah and his sons dwelt in the land that God had told them, and they served the Lord all their days, and the Lord blessed Noah and his sons on their going out from the ark.”
6:42 “And he said to them, be fruitful and fill all the earth; become strong and increase abundantly in the earth and multiply therein.”

Chapter 7

7:1 “And these are the names of the sons of Noah: Japheth, Ham and Shem; and children were born to them after the flood, for they had taken wives before the flood.”
7:2 “These are the sons of Japheth; Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras, seven sons.”
7:3 “And the sons of Gomer were Askinaz, Rephath and Tegarmah.”
7:4 “And the sons of Magog were Elichanaf and Lubal.”
7:5 “And the children of Madai were Achon, Zeelo, Chazoni and Lot.”
7:6 “And the sons of Javan were Elisha, Tarshish, Chittim and Dudomin.”
7:7 “And the sons of Tubal were Ariphi, Kesed and Taarl.”
7:8 “And the sons of Meshech were Dedon, Zaron and Shebashni.”
7:9 “And the sons of Tiras were Benib, Gera, Lupirion and Gilak; these are the sons of Japheth according to their families, and their numbers in those days were about four hundred and sixty men.”
7:10 “And these are the sons of Ham; Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan, four sons; and the sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Satecha, and the sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.”
7:11 “And the sons of Mitzraim were Lud, Anom and Pathros, Chasloth and Chaphtor.”
7:12 “And the sons of Phut were Gebul, Hadan, Benah and Adan.”
7:13 “And the sons of Canaan were Zidon, Heth, Amori, Gerashi, Hivi, Arkee, Seni, Arodi, Zlmodi and Chamothi.”
7:14 “These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, and their numbers in those days were about seven hundred and thirty men.”
7:15 “And these are the sons of Shem; Elam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, five sons; and the sons of Elam were Shushan, Machul and Harmon. “
7:16 “And the sons of Ashar were Mirus and Mokil, and the sons of Arpachshad were Shelach, Anar and Ashcol.”
7:17 “And the sons of Lud were Pethor and Bizayon, and the sons of Aram were Uz, Chul, Gather and Mash.”
7:18 “These are the sons of Ham, according to their families; and their numbers in those days were about three hundred men.”
7:19 “These are the generations of Shem; Shem begat Arpachshad and Arpachshad begat Shelach, and Shelach begat Eber and to Eber were born two children, the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the sons of men were divided, and in the latter days, the earth was divided.”
7:20 “And the name of the second was Yoktan, meaning that in his day the lives of the sons of men were diminished and lessened.”
7:21 “These are the sons of Yoktan; Almodad, Shelaf, Chazamoveth, Yerach, Hadurom, Ozel, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab; all these are the sons of Yoktan.”
7:22 “And Peleg his brother begat Yen, and Yen begat Serug, and Serug begat Nahor, and Nahor begat Terah, and Terah was thirty eight years old, and he begat Haran and Nahor.”
7:23 “And Cush the son of Ham, the son of Noah, took a wife in those days, in his old age, and she bare a son, and they called his name Nimrod, saying, at that time the sons of men again began to rebel and transgress against God, and the child grew up, and his father loved him exceedingly, for he was the son of his old age.”
7:24 “And the garments of skin which God made for Adam and his wife when they went out of the garden, were given to Cush.”
7:25 “For after the death of Adam and his wife, the garments were given to Enoch, the son of Jered, and when Enoch was taken up to God, he gave them to Methuselah, his son.”
7:26 “And at the death of Methuselah, Noah took them and brought them to the ark, and they were with him until he went out of the ark.”
7:27 “And in their going out, Ham stole those garments from Noah his father, and he took them and hid them from his brothers.”
7:28 “And when Ham begat his first born Cush, he gave him the garments in secret, and they were with Cush many days.”
7:29 “And Cush also concealed them from his sons and brothers, and when Cush had begotten Nimrod, he gave him those garments through his love for him, and Nimrod grew up, and when he was twenty years old he put on those garments.”
7:30 “And Nimrod became strong when he put on the garments, and God gave him might and strength, and he was a mighty hunter in the earth, yea, he was a mighty hunter in the field, and he hunted the animals and he built altars, and he offered on them the animals before the Lord.”
7:31 “And Nimrod strengthened himself, and he rose up from among his brethren, and he fought the battles of his brethren against all their enemies round about.”
7:32 “And the Lord delivered all the enemies of his brethren in his hands, and God prospered him from time to time in his battles, and he reigned on earth.”
7:33 “Therefore it became current in those days, when a man ushered forth those that he had trained up for battle, he would say to them, like God did to Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter in the earth, and who succeeded in the battles that prevailed against his brethren, that he delivered them from the hands of their enemies, so may God strengthen us and deliver us this day.”
7:34 “And when Nimrod was forty years old, at that time there was a war between his brethren and the children of Japheth, so that they were in the power of their enemies.”
7:35 “And Nimrod went forth at that time, and he assembled all the sons of Cush and their families, about four hundred and sixty men, and he hired also from some of his friends and acquaintances about eighty men, and he gave them their hire, and he went with them to battle, and when he was on the road,
Nimrod strengthened the hearts of the people that went with him.”
7:36 “And he said to them, do not fear, neither be alarmed, for all our enemies will be delivered into our hands, and you may do with them as you please.”
7:37 “And all the men that went were about five hundred, and they fought against their enemies, and they destroyed them, and subdued them, and Nimrod placed standing officers over them in their respective places.”
7:38 “And he took some of their children as security, and they were all servants to Nimrod and to his brethren, and Nimrod and all the people that were with him turned homeward.”
7:39 “And when Nimrod had joyfully returned from battle, after having conquered his enemies, all his brethren, together with those who knew him before, assembled to make him king over them, and they placed the regal crown on his head.”
7:40 “And he sat over his subjects and people, princes, judges and rulers, as is the custom among kings.”
7:41 “And he placed Terah the son of Nahor the prince of his host, and he dignified him and elevated him above all his princes.”
7:42 “And while he was reigning according to his hearts desire, after having conquered all his enemies around, he advised with his counselors to build a city for his palace, and they did so.”
7:43 “And they found a large valley opposite to the east, and they built him a large and extensive city, and Nimrod called the name of the city that he built Shinar, for the Lord had vehemently shaken his enemies and destroyed them.”
7:44 “And Nimrod dwelt in Shinar, and he reigned securely, and he fought with his enemies and he subdued them, and he prospered in all his battles, and his kingdom became very great.”
7:45 “And all nations and tongues heard of his fame, and they gathered themselves to him, and they bowed down to the earth, and they brought him offerings, and he became their lord and king, and they all dwelt with him in the city of Shinar, and Nimrod reigned in the earth over all the sons of Noah, and they were all under his power and counsel.”
7:46 “And all the earth was of one tongue and words of union, but Nimrod did not go in the ways of the Lord, and he was more wicked than all the men that were before him, from the days of the flood until those days.”
7:47 “And he made Gods of wood and stone, and he bowed down to them, and he rebelled against the Lord, and taught all his subjects and the people of the earth his wicked ways; and Mardon his son was more wicked than his father.”
7:48 “And every one that heard of the acts of Mardon the son of Nimrod would say, concerning him, from the wicked goes forth wickedness; therefore it became a proverb in the whole earth, saying, from the wicked goes forth wickedness, and it was current in the words of men from that time to this.”
7:49 “And Terah the son of Nahor, prince of Nimrod’s host, was in those days very great in the sight of the king and his subjects, and the king and princes loved him, and they elevated him very high.”
7:50 “And Terah took a wife, and her name was Amthelo the daughter of Cornebo; and the wife of Terah conceived and bare him a son in those days.”
7:51 “Terah was seventy years old when he begat him, and Terah called the name of his son that was born to him Abram, because the king had raised him in those days, and dignified him above all his princes that were with him.”

Chapter 8

8:1 “And it was in the night that Abram was born, that all the servants of Terah, and all the wise men of Nimrod, and his conjurors came and ate and drank in the house of Terah, and they rejoiced with him on that night.”
8:2 “And when all the wise men and conjurors went out from the house of Terah, they lifted up their eyes toward heaven that night to look at the stars, and they saw, and behold one very large star came from the east and ran in the heavens, and he swallowed up the four stars from the four sides of the heavens.”
8:3 “And all the wise men of the king and his conjurors were astonished at the sight, and the sages understood this matter, and they knew its import.”
8:4 “And they said to each other, this only betokens the child that has been born to Terah this night, who will grow up and be fruitful, and multiply, and possess all the earth, he and his children for ever, and he and his seed will slay great kings, and inherit their lands.”
8:5 “And the wise men and conjurors went home that night, and in the morning all these wise men and conjurors rose up early, and assembled in an appointed house.”
8:6 “And they spoke and said to each other, behold the sight that we saw last night is hidden from the king, it has not been made known to him.”
8:7 “And should this thing get known to the king in the latter days, he will say to us, why have you concealed this matter from me, and then we shall all suffer death; therefore, now let us go and tell the king the sight which we saw, and the interpretation thereof, and we shall then remain clear.”
8:8 “And they did so, and they all went to the king and bowed down to him to the ground, and they said, may the king live, may the king live.”
8:9 “We heard that a son was born to Terah the son of Nahor, the prince of your host, and we yesternight came to his house, and we ate and drank and rejoiced with him that night.”
8:10 “And when your servants went out from the house of Terah, to go to our respective homes to abide there for the night, we lifted up our eyes to heaven, and we saw a great star coming from the cast, and the same star ran with great speed, and swallowed up four great stars, from the four sides of the heavens.”
8:11 “And your servants were astonished at the sight which we saw, and were greatly terrified, and we made our judgment on the sight, and knew by our wisdom the proper interpretation thereof, that this thing applies to the child that is born to Terah, who will grow up and multiply greatly, and become powerful, and kill all the kings of the earth, and inherit all their lands, he and his seed forever.”
8:12 “And now our lord and king, behold we have truly acquainted you with what we have seen concerning this child.”
8:13 “If it seems good to the king to give his father value for this child; we will slay him before he shall grow up and increase in the land, and his evil increase against us, that we and our children perish through his evil.”
8:14 “And the king heard their words and they seemed good in his sight and he sent and called for Terah, and Terah came before the king.”
8:15 “And the king said to Terah, I have been told that a son was yesternight born to you, and after this manner was observed in the heavens at his birth.”
8:16 “And now therefore give me the child, that we may slay him before his evil springs up against us, and I will give you for his value, your house full of silver and gold.”
8:17 “And Terah answered the king and said to him; my Lord and king, I have heard your words, and your servant shall do all that his king desires.”
8:18 “But my lord and king, I will tell you what happened to me yesternight. That I may see what advice the king will give his servant, and then I will answer the king on what he has just spoken; and the king said, speak.”
8:19 “And Terah said to the king, Ayon son of Mored, came to me yesternight, saying,”
8:20 “Give to me the great and beautiful horse that the king gave you, and I will give you silver and gold, and straw and provender for its value; and I said to him, wait till I see the king concerning your words, and behold whatever the king says, that will I do.”
8:21 “And now my lord and king, behold I have made this thing known to you, and the advice which my king will give to his servant, that will I follow.”
8:22 “And the king heard the words of Terah, and his anger was kindled and he considered him in the light of a fool.”
8:23 “And the king answered Terah, and he said to him, are you so silly, ignorant, or deficient in understanding, to do this thing, to give your beautiful horse for sliver and gold or even for straw and provender.”
8:24 “Art you so short of silver and gold, that you should do this thing, because you can not obtain straw and provender to feed your horse? and what is silver and gold to you, or straw and provender, that you should give away that fine horse which I gave you, like which there is none to be had on the whole earth?”
8:25 “And the king left off speaking, and Terah answered the king, saying, like to this has the king, spoken to his servant;”
8:26 “I beseech you, my lord and king, what is this which you did say to me, saying, give your son that we may slay him, and I will give you silver and gold for his value; what shall I do with silver and gold after the death of my son? who shall inherit me? surely then at my death, the silver and gold will return to my king who gave it.”
8:27 “And when the king heard the words of Terah, and the parable which he brought concerning the king, it grieved him greatly and he was vexed at this thing, and his anger burned within him.”
8:28 “And Terah saw that the anger of the king was kindled against him, and he answered the king, saying, all that I have is in the king’s power; whatever the king desires to do to his servant, that let him do, yea, even my son, he is in the king’s power, without value in exchange, he and his two brothers that are older than he.”
8:29 “And the king said to Terah, no, but I will purchase your younger son for a price.”
8:30 “And Terah answered the king, saying, I beseech you my lord and king to let your servant speak a word before you, and let the king hear the word of his servant, and Terah said, let my king give me three days time till I consider this matter within myself, and consult with my family concerning the words of my king; and he pressed the king greatly to agree to this.”
8:31 “And the king hearkened to Terah, and he did so and he gave him three days time, and Terah went out from the king’s presence, and he came home to his family and spoke to them all the words of the king; and the people were greatly afraid”.
8:32 “And it was in the third day that the king sent to Terah, saying, send me your son for a price as I spoke to you; and should you not do this, I will send and slay all you have in your house, so you shall not even have a dog remaining.”
8:33 “And Terah hastened, (as the thing was urgent from the king), and he took a child from one of his servants, which his handmaid had born to him that day, and Terah brought the child to the king and received value for him.”
8:34. “And the Lord was with Terah in this matter, that Nimrod might not cause Abram’s death, and the king, took the child from Terah and with all his might dashed his head to the ground, for he thought it had been Abram; and this was concealed from him from that day, and it was forgotten by the king, as it was the will of Providence not to suffer Abram’s death.”
8:35 “And Terah took Abram his son secretly, together with his mother and nurse, and he concealed them in a cave, and he brought them their provisions monthly.”
8:36 “And the Lord was with Abram in the cave and he grew up, and Abram was in the cave ten years, and the king and his princes, soothsayers and sages, thought that the king had killed Abram.”

Chapter 9

9:1 “And Haran, the son of Terah, Abram’s oldest brother, took a wife in those days.”
9:2 “Haran was thirty nine years old when he took her; and the wife of Haran conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Lot.”
9:3 “And she conceived again and bare a daughter, and she called her name Milca; and she again conceived and bare a daughter, and she called her name Sarai.”
9:4 “Haran was forty two years old when he begat Sarai, which was in the tenth year of the life of Abram; and in those days Abram and his mother and nurse went out from the cave, as the king and his subjects had forgotten the affair of Abram.”
9:5 “And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and he remained with them to learn the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and no man knew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time.”
9:6 “And Abram was in Noah’s house thirty nine years, and Abram knew the Lord from three years old, and he went in the ways of the Lord until the day of his death, as Noah and his son Shem had taught him; and all the sons of the earth in those days greatly transgressed against the Lord, and they rebelled against him and they served other gods, and they forgot the Lord who had created them in the earth; and the inhabitants of the earth made to themselves, at that time, every man his God; gods of wood and stone which could neither speak, hear, nor deliver, and the sons of men served them and they became their gods.”
9:7 “And the king and all his servants, and Terah with all his household were then the first of those that served gods of wood and stone.”
9:8 “And Terah had twelve gods of large size, made of wood and stone, after the twelve months of the year, and he served each one monthly, and every month Terah would bring his meat offering and drink offering to his gods; thus did Terah all the days.”
9:9 “And all that generation were wicked in the sight of the Lord, and they thus made every man his god, but they forsook the Lord who had created them.”
9:10 “And there was not a man found in those days in the whole earth, who knew the Lord (for they served each man his own God) except Noah and his household, and all those who were under his counsel knew the Lord in those days.”
9:11 “And Abram the son of Terah was waxing great in those days in the house of Noah, and no man knew it, and the Lord was with him.”
9:12 “And the Lord gave Abram an understanding heart, and he knew all the works of that generation were vain, and that all their gods were vain and were of no avail.”
9:13 “And Abram saw the sun shining on the earth, and Abram said to himself surely now this sun that shines on the earth is God, and him will I serve.”
9:14 “And Abram served the sun in that day and he prayed to him, and when evening came the sun set as usual, and Abram said within himself, surely this cannot be God?”
9:15 “And Abram still continued to speak within himself, who is he who made the heavens and the earth? who created on earth? where is he?”
9:16 “And night darkened over him, and he lifted up his eyes toward the west, north, south and east, and he saw that the sun had vanished from the earth, and the day became dark.”
9:17 “And Abram saw the stars and moon before him, and he said, Surely this is the God who created the whole earth as well as man, and behold these his servants are gods around him; and Abram served the moon and prayed to it all that night.”
9:18 “And in the morning when it was light and the sun shone on the earth as usual, Abram saw all the things that the Lord God had made on earth.”
9:19 “And Abram said to himself, surely these are not gods that made the earth and all mankind, but these are the servants of God; and Abram remained in the house of Noah and there knew the Lord and his ways, and he served the Lord all the days of his life, and all that generation forgot the Lord, and served other gods of wood and stone, and rebelled all their days.”
9:20 “And king Nimrod reigned securely, and all the earth was under his control, and all the earth was of one tongue and words of union.”
9:21 “And all the princes of Nimrod and his great men took counsel together; Phut, Mitzraim, Cush and Canaan with their families, and they said to each other, come let us build ourselves a city and in it a strong tower, and its top reaching heaven, and we will make ourselves famed, so that we may reign on the whole world, in order that the evil of our enemies may cease from us, that we may reign mightily over them, and that we may not become scattered over the earth on account of their wars.”
9:22 “And they all went before the king, and they told the king these words, and the king agreed with them in this affair, and he did so.”
9:23 “And all the families assembled consisting of about six hundred thousand men, and they went to seek an extensive piece of ground to build the city and the tower, and they sought in the whole earth and they found none like one valley at the east of the land of Shinar, about, two days’ walk, and they journeyed there and they dwelt there.”
9:24 “And they began to make bricks and burn tires to build the city and the tower that they had imagined to complete.”
9:25 “And the building of the tower was to them a transgression and a sin, and they began to build it, and while they were building against the Lord God of heaven, they imagined in their hearts to war against him and to ascend into heaven.”
9:26 “And all these people and all the families divided themselves in three parts; the first said we will ascend into heaven and fight against him; the second said, we will ascend to heaven and place our own gods there and serve them; and the third part said, we will ascend to heaven and smite him with bows and spears; and God knew all their works and all their evil thoughts, and he saw the city and the tower which they were building.”
9:27 “And when they were building they built themselves a great city and a very high and strong tower; and on account of its height the mortar and bricks did not reach the builders in their ascent to it, until those who went up had completed a full year, and after that, they reached to the builders and gave them the mortar and bricks; thus was it done daily.”
9:28 “And behold these ascended and others descended the whole day; and if a brick should fall from their hands and get broken, they would all weep over it, and if a man fell and died, none of them would look at him.”
9:29 “And the Lord knew their thoughts, and it came to pass when they were building they cast the arrows toward the heavens, and all the arrows fell on them filled with blood, and when they saw them they said to each other, surely we have slain all those that are in heaven.”
9:30 “For this was from the Lord in order to cause them to err, and in order to destroy them from off the face of the ground.”
9:31 “And they built the tower and the city, and they did this thing daily until many days and years were elapsed.”
9:32 “And God said to the seventy angels who stood foremost before him, to those who were near to him, saying, come let us descend and confuse their tongues, that one man shall not understand the language of his neighbor, and they did so to them.”
9:33 “And from that day following, they forgot each man his neighbor’s tongue, and they could not understand to speak in one tongue, and when the builder took from the hands of his neighbor lime or stone which he did not order, the builder would cast it away and throw it on his neighbor, that he would die.”
9:34 “And they did so many days, and they killed many of them in this manner.”
9:35 “And the Lord smote the three divisions that were there, and he punished them according to their works and designs; those who said, we will ascend to heaven and serve our gods, became like apes and elephants; and those who said, we will smite the heaven with arrows, the Lord killed them, one man through the hand of his neighbor; and the third division of those who said, we will ascend to heaven and fight against him, the Lord scattered them throughout the earth.”
9:36 “And those who were left among them, when they knew and understood the evil which was coming on them, they forsook the building, and they also became scattered on the face of the whole earth.”
9:37 “And they ceased building the city and the tower therefore he called that place Babel, for there the Lord confounded the language of the whole earth; behold it was at the east of the land of Shinar.”
9:38 “And as to the tower which the sons of men built, the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up one third part thereof, and a fire also descended from heaven and burned another third, and the other third is left to this day, and it is of that part which was aloft, and its circumference is three days walk.”
9:39 “And many of the sons of men died in that tower, a people without number.”

Chapter 10

10:1 “And Peleg the son of Eber died in those days, in the forty-eighth year of the life of Abram son of Terah, and all the days of Terah were two hundred and thirty nine years.”
10:2 “And when the Lord had scattered the sons of men on account of their sin at the tower, Behold, they spread forth into many divisions, and all the sons of men were dispersed into the four corners of the earth.”
10:3 “And all the families became each according to its language, its land, or its city.”
10:4 “And the sons of men built many cities according to their families, in all the places where the went, and throughout the earth where the Lord had scattered them.”
10:5 “And some of them built cities in places from which they were afterward extirpated, and they called these cities after their own names, or the names of their children, or after their particular occurrences.”
10:6 “And the sons of Japheth the son of Noah went and built themselves cities in the places where they were scattered, and they called all their cities after their names, and the sons of Japheth were divided on the face of the earth into many divisions and languages.”
10:7 “And these are the sons of Japheth according to their families, Gomer, Magog, Medai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras; these are the children of Japheth according to their generations.”
10:8 “And the children of Gomer, according to their cities, were the Francum who dwelt in the land of Franza by the river Franza by the river Senah.”
10:9 “And the children of Rephath are the Bartonim, who dwell in the land of Bartonia by the river Ledah which empties its waters in the great sea Gihon, that is, Oceanus.”
10:10 “And the children of Tugarma are ten families, and these are their names; Buzar, Parzunac, Balgar, Elicanum, Ragbib, Tarki, Bid, Zebuc, Ongal and Tilmaz; all these spread and rested in the North and built themselves cities.”
10:11 “And they called their cities after their own names, those are they who abide by the rivers Hithlah and Italac to this day.”
10:12 “But the families of Angoli, Balgar and Parzunac, they dwell by the great river Dubnee; and the names of their cities are also according to their own names.”
10:13 “And the children of Javan are the Javanim who dwell in the land of Makdonia, and the children of Madai are the Orelum that dwell in the land of Curson, and the children of Tubal are those that dwell in the land of Tuskanah by the river Pashiah.”
10:14 “And the children of Meshech are the Shibashni and the children of Tiras are Rushash, Cushni, and Ongolis; all these went and built themselves cities; those are the cities that are situate by the sea Jabus by the river Cura, which empties itself in the river Tragan.”
10:15 “And the children of Elishah are the Almanim, and they also went and built themselves cities; those are the cities situate between the mountains of Job and Shibathmo; and of them were the people of Lumbardi who dwell opposite the mountains of Job and Shibathmo, and they conquered the land of Italia and remained there to this day.”
10:16 “And the children of Chittim are the Romim who dwell in the valley of Canopia by the river Tibreu.”
10:17 “And the children of Dudonim are those who dwell in the cities of the sea Gihon in the land of Bordna.”
10:18 “These are the families of the children of Japheth according to their cities and languages, when they were scattered after the tower, and they called their cities after their names and occurrences; and these are the names of all their cities according to their families, which the built in those days after the tower.”
10:19 “And the children of Ham were Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan according to their generation and cities.”
10:20 “All these went and built themselves cities as they found fit places for them, and they called their cities after the names of their fathers Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan.”
10:21 “And the children of Mitzraim are the Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuchim, Pathrusim, Casluchim and Caphturim, seven families.”
10:22 “All these dwell by the river Sihor, that is the brook of Egypt, and they built themselves cities and called them after their own names.”
10:23 “And the children of Pathros and Casloch intermarried together, and from them went forth the Pelishtim, the Azathim, and the Gerarim, the Githim and the Ekronim, in all five families; these also built themselves cities, and they called their cities after the names of their fathers to this day.”
10:24 “And the children of Canaan also built themselves cities, and they called their cities after their names eleven cities and others without number.”
10:25 “And four men from the family of Ham went to the land of the plain; these are the names of the four men, Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim.”
10:26 “And these men built themselves four cities in the land of the plain, and they called the names of their cities after their own names.”
10:27 “And they and their children and all belonging to them dwelt in those cities, and they were fruitful and multiplied greatly and dwelt peaceably.”
10:28 “And Seir the son of Hur, son of Hivi, son of Canaan, went and found a valley opposite to Mount Paran, and he built a city there, and he and his seven sons and his household dwelt there, and he called the city which he built Seir, according to his name; that is the land of Seir to this day.”
10:29 “These are the families of the children of Ham, according to their languages and cities, when they were scattered to their countries after the tower.”
10:30 “And some of the children of Shem son of Noah, father of all the children of Eber, a]so went and built themselves cities in the places wherein they were scattered, and they called their cities after their names.”
10:31 “And the sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, and they built themselves cities and called the names of all their cities after their names.”
10:32 “And Ashur son of Shem and his children and household went forth at that time, a very large body of them, and they went to a distant land that they found, and they met with a very extensive valley in the land that they went to, and they built themselves four cities, and they called them after their own names and occurrences.”
10:33 “And these are the names of the cities which the children of Ashur built, Ninevah, Resen, Calach and Rehobother; and the children of Ashur dwell there to this day.”
10:34 “And the children of Aram also went and built themselves a city, and they called the name of the city Uz after their eldest brother, and they dwelt therein; that is the land of Uz to this day.”
10:35 “And in the second year after the tower a man from the house of Ashur, whose name was Bela, went from the land of Ninevah to sojourn with his household wherever he could find a place; and they came until opposite the cities of the plain against Sodom, and they dwelt there.”
10:36 “And the man rose up and built there a small city, and called its name Bela after his name; that is the land of Zoar to this day.”
10:37 “And these are the families of the children of Shem according to their language and cities, after they were scattered on the earth after the tower.”
10:38 “And every kingdom, city and family of the families of the children of Noah built themselves many cities after this.”
10:39 “And they established governments in all their cities, in order to be regulated by their orders; so did all the families”

Chapter 11

11:1 “And Nimrod son of Cush was still in the land of Shinar, and he reigned over it and dwelt there, and he built cities in the land of Shinar.”
11:2 “And these are the names of the four cities which he built, and he called their names after the occurrences that happened to them in the building of the tower.”
11:3 “And he called the first Babel, saying, because the Lord there confounded the language of the whole earth; and the name of the second he called Erech, because from there God dispersed them.”
11:4 “And the third he ca]led Eched, saying, there was a great battle at that place; and the fourth he called Calnah, because his princes and mighty men were consumed there, and they vexed the Lord, they rebelled and transgressed against him.”
11:5 “And when Nimrod had built these cities in the land of Shinar, he placed in them the remainder of his people, his princes and his mighty men that were left in his kingdom.”
11:6 “And Nimrod dwelt in Babel, and there renewed his reign over the rest of his subjects, and he reigned securely, and the subjects and princes of Nimrod called his name Amraphel, saying that at the tower his princes and men fell through his means.”
11:7 “And notwithstanding this, Nimrod did not return to the Lord, and he continued in wickedness and teaching wickedness to the sons of men; and Mardon his son was worse than his father, and continued to add to the abominations of his father.”
11:8 “And he caused the sons of men to sin, therefore it is said, from the wicked goes forth wickedness.”
11:9 “At that time there was war between the families of the children of Ham, as they were dwelling in the cities which they had built.”
11:10 “And Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, went away from the families of the children of Ham, and he fought with them and he subdued them, and he went to the five cities of the plain and he fought against them and he subdued them, and they were under his control.”
11:11 “And they served him twelve years, and they gave him a yearly tax.”
11:12 “At that time died Nahor, son of Serug, in the forty ninth year of the life of Abram son of Terah.”
11:13 “And in the fiftieth year of the life of Abram son of Terah, Abram came forth from the house of Noah, and went to his father’s house.”
11:14 “And Abram knew the Lord, and he went in his ways and instructions, and the Lord his God was with him.”
11:15 “And Terah his father was in those days still captain of the host of king Nimrod, and he still followed strange gods.”
11:16 “And Abram came to his father’s house and saw twelve gods standing there in their temples, and the anger of Abram was kindled when he saw these images in his father’s house.”
11:17 “And Abram said, as the Lord lives, these images shall not remain in my father’s house; so shall the Lord who created me do to me if in three days’ time I do not break them all.”
11:18 “And Abram went from them, and his anger burned within him. And Abram hastened and went from the chamber to his father’s outer court, and he found his father sitting in the court, and all his servants with him, and Abram came and sat before him.”
11:19 “And Abram asked his father, saying, Father, tell me where is God who created heaven and earth, and all the sons of men on earth, and who created you and me. And Terah answered his son Abram and said, behold those who created us are all with us in the house.”
11:20 “And Abram said to his father, my lord show them to me I pray you; and Terah brought Abram into the chamber of the inner court, and Abram saw, and behold the whole room was full of gods of wood and stone, twelve great images and others less than they without number.”
11:21 “And Terah said to his son, behold these are they which made all you see on earth, and which created me and you, and all mankind.”
11:22 “And Terah bowed down to his gods, and he then went away from them, and Abram his son went away with him.”
11:23 “And when Abram had gone from them he went to his mother and sat before her, and he said to his mother, behold, my father has shown me those who made heaven and earth, and all the sons of men.”
11:24 “Now therefore hasten and fetch a kid from the flock, and make of it savory meat, that I may bring it to my father’s gods as an offering for them to eat; perhaps I may thereby become acceptable to them.”
11:25 “And his mother did so, and she fetched a kid, and made savory meat thereof, and brought it to Abram, and Abram took the savory meat from his mother and brought it before his father’s gods, and he drew nigh to them that they might eat; and Terah his father did not know of it.”
11:26 “And Abram saw on the day when he was sitting among them that they had no voice, no hearing, no motion, and not one of them could stretch forth his hand to eat.”
11:27 “And Abram mocked them, and said, surely the savory meat that I prepared has not pleased them, or perhaps it was too little for them, and for that reason they would not eat; therefore tomorrow I will prepare fresh savory meat, better and more plentiful than this, in order that I may see the result.”
11:28 “And it was on the next day that Abram directed his mother concerning the savory meat, and his mother rose and fetched three fine kids from the flock, and she made of them some excellent savory meat, such as her son was fond of and she gave it to her son Abram; and Terah his father did not know of it.”
11:29 “And Abram took the savory meat from his mother, and brought it before his father’s gods into the chamber and he came nigh to them that they might eat, and he placed it before them, and Abram sat before them all day, thinking perhaps they might eat.”
11:30 “And Abram viewed them, and behold they had neither voice nor hearing, nor did one of them stretch forth his hand to the meat to eat.”
11:31 “And in the evening of that day in that house Abram was clothed with the spirit of God.”
11:32 “And he called out and said, woe to my father and this wicked generation, whose hearts are all inclined to vanity, who serve these idols of wood and stone which can neither eat, smell, hear nor speak, who have mouths without speech eyes without sight, ears without hearing, hands without feeling, and legs which cannot move; like them are those that made them and that trust in them.”
11:33 “And when Abram saw all these things his anger was kindled against his father, and he hastened and took a hatchet in his hand, and came to the chamber of the gods, and he broke all his father’s gods .”
11:34 “And when he had done breaking the images. he placed the hatchet in the hand of the great god which was there before them, and he went out; and Terah his father came home, for he had heard at the door the sound of the striking of the hatchet; so Terah came into the house to know what this was about.”
11:35 “And Terah, having heard the noise of the hatchet in the room of images, ran to the room to the images, and he met Abram going out.”
11:36 And Terah entered the room and found all the idols fallen down and broken, and the hatchet in the hand of the largest, which was not broken, and the savory meat which Abram his son had made was still before them.”
11:37 “And when Terah saw this his anger was greatly kindled, and he hastened and went from the room to Abram.”
11:38 “And he found Abram his son still sitting in the house; and he said to him, what is this work you have done to my gods?”
11:39 “And Abram answered Terah his father and he said, not so my lord, for I brought savory meat before them, and when I came nigh to them with the meat that they might eat, they all at once stretched forth their hands to eat before the great one had put forth his hand to eat.”
11:40 “And the large one saw their works that they did before him, and his anger was violently kindled against them, and he went and took the hatchet that was in the house and came to them and broke them all, and behold the hatchet is yet in his hand as you see.”
11:41 “And Terah’s anger was kindled against his son Abram, when he spoke this; and Terah said to Abram his son in his anger, what is this tale that you have told? you speak lies to me.”
11:42 “Is there in these gods spirit soul or power to do all you have told me? Are they not wood and stone, and have I not myself made them, and can you speak such lies, saying that the large god that was with them smote them? It is you that did place the hatchet in his hands, and then say he smote them all.”
11:43 “And Abram answered his father and said to him, and how can you then serve these idols in whom there is no power to do anything? Can those idols in which you trust deliver you? can they hear your prayers when you call on them can they deliver you from the hands of your enemies, or will they fight your battles for you against your enemies, that you should serve wood and stone which can neither speak nor hear?”
11:44 “And now surely it is not good for you nor for the sons of men that are connected with you, to do these things; are you so silly, so foolish or so short of understanding that you will serve wood and stone, and do after this manner?”
11:45 “And forget the Lord God who made heaven and earth, and who created you in the earth, and thereby bring a great evil on your souls in this matter by serving stone and wood?”
11:46 “Did not our fathers in days of old sin in this manner, and the Lord God of the universe brought the waters of the flood on them and destroyed the whole earth?”
11:47 “And how can you continue to do this and serve gods of wood and stone, who cannot hear, or speak, or deliver you from oppression, thereby bringing down the anger of the God of the universe on you?”
11:48 “Now therefore my father refrain from this, and bring not evil on your soul and the souls of your household.”
11:49 “And Abram hastened and sprang from before his father, and took the hatchet from his father’s largest idol, with which Abram broke it and ran away.”
11:50 “And Terah, seeing all that Abram had done, hastened to go from his house, and he went to the king and he came before Nimrod and stood before him, and he bowed down to the king; and the king said, what do you want?”
11:51 “And he said, I beseech you my lord, to hear me – now fifty years back a child was born to me, and thus has he done to my gods and thus has he spoken; and now therefore, my lord and king, send for him that he may come before you, and judge him according to the law, that we may be delivered from his evil.”
11:52 “And the king sent three men of his servants, and they went and brought Abram before the king. And Nimrod and all his princes and servants were that day sitting before him, and Terah sat also before them.”
11:53 “And the king said to Abram, what is this that you have done to your father and to his gods? And Abram answered the king in the words that he spoke to his father, and he said, the large god that was with them in the house aid to them what you have heard.”
11:54 “And the king said to Abram, had they power to speak and eat and do as you have said? And Abram answered the king, saying, and if there be no power in them why do you serve them and cause the sons of men to err through your follies?”
11:55 “Do you imagine that they can deliver you or do any thing small or great, that you should serve them? And why will you not serve the God of the whole universe, who created you and in whose power it is to kill and to keep alive?”
11:56 “O foolish, simple, and ignorant king, woe to you forever.”
11:57 “I thought you would teach your servants the upright way, but you have not done this, but have filled the whole earth with your sins and the sins of your people who have followed your ways.”
11:58 “Do you not know, or have you not heard, that this evil which you do, our ancestors sinned therein in days of old, and the eternal God brought the waters of the flood on them and destroyed them all, and also destroyed the whole earth on their account? And will you and your people rise up now and do like to this work, in order to bring down the anger of the Lord God of the universe, and to bring evil on you and the whole earth?”
11:59 “Now therefore put away this evil deed which you do, and serve the God of the universe, as your soul is in his hands, and then it will be well with you.”
11:60 “And if your wicked heart will not hearken to my words to cause you to forsake your evil ways and to serve the eternal God, then will you die in shame in the latter days, thou, your people and all who are connected with you, hearing your words or walking in your evil ways.”
11:61 “And when Abram had ceased speaking before the king and princes, Abram lifted up his eyes to the heavens, and he said, the Lord sees all the wicked and he will judge them.”

Chapter 12

12:1 “And when the king heard the words of Abram he ordered him to be put into prison; and Abram was ten days in prison.”
12:2 “And at the end of those days the king ordered that all the kings, princes and governors of different provinces and the sages should come before him, and they sat before him, and Abram was still in the house of confinement.”
12:3 “And the king said to the princes and sages, have you heard what Abram the son of Terah has done to his father? Thus has he done to him, and I ordered him to be brought before me, and thus has he spoken; his heart did not misgive him, neither did he stir in my presence, and behold now he is confined in the prison.”
12:4 “And therefore decide what judgment is due to this man who reviled the king; who spoke and did all the things that you heard.”
12:5 “And they all answered the king, saying, the man who reviles the king should be hanged on a tree; but having done all the things that he said, and having despised our gods, he must therefore be burned to death, for this is the law in this matter.”
12:6 “If it please the king to do this, let him order his servants to kindle a fire both night and day in your brick furnace, and then we will cast this man into it. And the king did so, and he commanded his servants that they should prepare a fire for three days and three nights in the king’s furnace, that is in Casdim; and the king ordered them to take Abram from prison and bring him out to be burned.”
12:7 “And all the king’s servants, princes, lords, governors and judges, and all the inhabitants of the land, about nine hundred thousand men, stood opposite the furnace to see Abram.”
12:8 “And all the women and little ones crowded on the roofs and towers to see what was doing with Abram, and they all stood together at a distance; and there was not a man left that did not come on that day to behold the scene.”
12:9 “And when Abram was come, the conjurors of the king and the sages saw Abram, and they cried out to the king, saying, our sovereign lord, surely this is the man whom we know to have been the child at whose birth the great star swallowed the four stars, which we declared to the king now fifty years since.”
12:10 “And behold now his father has also transgressed your command, and mocked you by bringing you another child, which you did kill.”
12:11 “And when the king heard their words he was exceedingly wroth, and he ordered Terah to be brought before him.”
12:12 “And the king said, have you heard what the conjurors have spoken? Now tell me truly, how did you; and if you shall speak truth you shall be acquitted.”
12:13 “And seeing that the king’s anger was so much kindled, Terah said to the king, my lord and king, you have heard the truth and what the sages have spoken is right. And the king said, how could you do this thing to transgress my orders and to give me a child that you did not beget, and to take value for him?”
12:14 “And Terah answered the king, because my tender feelings were excited for my son, at that time, and I took a son of my handmaid, and I brought him to the king.”
12:15 “And the king said, who advised you to this? Tell me, do not hide anything from me, and then you shall not die.”
12:16 “And Terah was greatly terrified in the king’s presence, and he said to the king, it was Haran my eldest son who advised me to this; and Haran was in those days that Abram was born, two and thirty years old.”
12:17 “But Haran did not advise his father to anything, for Terah said this to the king in order to deliver his soul from the king, for he feared greatly; and the king said to Terah, Haran your son who advised you to this shall die through fire with Abram;
for the sentence of death is on him for having rebelled against the king’s desire in doing this thing.”
12:18 “And Haran at that time felt inclined to follow the ways of Abram, but he kept it within himself.”
12:19 “And Haran said in his heart, behold now the king has seized Abram on account of these things which Abram did, and it shall come to pass, that if Abram prevail over the king I will follow him, but if the king prevail, I will go after the king.”
12:20 “And when Terah had spoken this to the king concerning Haran his son, the king, ordered Haran to be seized with Abram.”
12:21 “And they brought them both, Abram and Haran his brother, to cast them into the fire; and all the inhabitants of the land and the king’s servants and princes and all the women and little ones were there, standing that day over them.”
12:22 “And the king’s servants took Abram and his brother, and they stripped them of all their clothes excepting their lower garments which were on them.”
12:23 “And they bound their hands and feet with linen cords, and the servants of the king lifted them up and cast them both into the furnace.”
12:24 “And the Lord loved Abram and he had compassion over him, and the Lord came down and delivered Abram from the fire and he was not burned.”
12:26 “But all the cords with which they bound him were burned, while Abram remained and walked about in the fire.”
12:26 “And Haran died when they had cast him into the fire, and he was burned to ashes, for his heart was not perfect with the Lord; and those men who cast him into the fire, the flame of the fire spread over them, and they were burned; and twelve men of them died.”
12:27 “And Abram walked in the midst of the fire three days and three nights, and all the servants of the king saw him walking in the fire, and they came and told the king, saying, behold we have seen Abram walking about in the midst of the fire, and even the lower garments which are on him are not burned, but the cord with which he was bound is burned.”
12:28 “And when the king heard their word, his heart fainted and he would not believe them; so he sent other faithful princes to see this matter, and they went and saw it and told it to the king; and the king rose to go and see it, and he saw Abram walking to and fro in the midst of the fire, and he saw Haran’s body burned, and the king wondered greatly.”
12:29 “And the king ordered Abram to be taken out from the fire; and his servants approached to take him out and they could not, for the fire was round about and the flame ascending toward them from the furnace.”
12:30 “And the king’s servants fled from it, and the king rebuked them, saying, make haste and bring Abram out of the fire that you shall not die.”
12:31 “And the servants of the king again approached to bring Abram out, and the flames came on them and burned their faces so that eight of them died.”
12:32 And when the king saw that his servants could not approach the fire lest they should be burned, the king called to Abram, O servant of the God who is in heaven, go forth from amid the fire and come hither before me; and Abram hearkened to the voice of the king, went forth from the fire and came and stood before the king.”
12:33 “And when Abram came out the king and all his servants saw Abram coming before the king, with his lower garments on him, for they were not burned, but the cord with which he was bound was burned.”
12:34 “And the king said to Abram, how is it that you were not burned in the fire?”
12:35 “And Abram said to the king, the God of heaven and earth in whom I trust and who has all in his power, he delivered me from the fire into which you did cast me.”
12:36 “And Haran the brother of Abram was burned to ashes, and they sought for his body and they found it consumed.”
12:37 “And Haran was eighty two years old when he died in the fire of Casdim. And the king, princes and inhabitants of the land, seeing that Abram was delivered from the fire, they came and bowed down to Abram.”
12:38 “And Abram said to them, do not bow down to me but bow down to the God of the world who made you, and serve him and go in his ways for it is he who delivered me from out of this fire, and it is he who created the souls and spirits of all men, and formed man in his mother’s womb, and brought him forth into the world, and it is he who will deliver those who trust in him from all pain.”
12:39 “And this thing seemed very wonderful in the eyes of the king and princes, that Abram was saved from the fire and that Haran was burned; and the king gave Abram many presents and he gave him his two head servants from the kings house; the name of one was Oni and the name of the other was Eliezer.”
12:40 “And all the kings, princes and servants gave Abram many gifts of silver and gold and pearl, and the king, and his princes sent him away, and he went in peace.”
12:41 “And Abram went forth from the king in peace, and many of the king’s servants followed him, and about three hundred men joined him.”
12:42 “And Abram returned on that day and went to his father’s house, he and the men that followed him, and Abram served the Lord his God all the days of his life, and he walked in his ways and followed his law.”
12:43 “And from that day forward Abram inclined the hearts of the sons of men to serve the Lord.”
12:44 “And at that time Nahor and Abram took to themselves wives, the daughters of their brother Haran; the wife of Nahor was Milca and the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And Sarai wife of Abram was barren; she had no offspring In those days.”
12:45 “And at the expiration of two years from Abram’s going out of the fire, that is in the fifty second year of his life, behold king Nimrod sat in Babel on the throne, and the king fell asleep and dreamed that he was standing with his troops and hosts in a valley opposite the king’s furnace.”
12:46 “And he lifted up his eyes and saw a man in the likeness of Abram coming forth from the furnace, and that he came and stood before the king with his drawn sword, and then sprang to the king with his sword, when the king fled from the man, for he was afraid; and while he was running, the man threw an egg on the king’s head, and the egg became a great river.”
12:47 “And the king dreamed that all his troops sank in that river and died, and the king took flight with three men who were before him and he escaped.”
12:48 “And the king looked at these men and they were clothed in princely dresses as the garments of kings, and had the appearance and majesty of kings.”
12:49 “And while they were running the river again turned to an egg before the king, and there came forth from the egg a young bird which came before the king and flew at his head and plucked out the king’s eye.”
12:50 “And the king was grieved at the sight, and he awoke out of his sleep and his spirit was agitated, and he felt a great terror.”
12:51 “And in the morning the king rose from his couch in fear, and he ordered all the wise men and magicians to come before him, when the king related his dream to them.”
12:52 “And a wise servant of the king, whose name was Anuki, answered the king, saying, this is nothing else but the evil of Abram and his seed which will spring up against my lord and king in the latter days.”
12:53 “And behold the day will come when Abram and his seed and the children of his household will war with my king, and they will smite all the king’s hosts and his troops.”
12:54 “And as to what you have said concerning three men which you did see like to yourself, and which did escape, this means that only you will escape with three kings from the kings of the earth who will be with you in battle.”
12:55 “And that which you saw of the river which turned to an egg as at first, and the young bird plucking out your eye, this means nothing else but the seed of Abram which will slay the king in latter days.”
12:56 “This is my king’s dream, and this is its interpretation, and the dream is true, and the interpretation which your servant has given you is right.”
12:57 “Now therefore my king, surely you know that it is now fifty two years since your sages saw this at the birth of Abram, and if my king will suffer Abram to live in the earth it will be to the injury of my lord and king, for all the days that Abram lives, neither you nor your kingdom will be established, for this was known formerly at his birth; and why will not my king slay him, that his evil may be kept from you in latter days?”
12:58 “And Nimrod hearkened to the voice of Anuki, and he sent some of his servants in secret to go and seize Abram, and bring him before the king to suffer death.”
12:59 “And Eliezer, Abram’s servant whom the king had given him, was at that time in the presence of the king, and he heard what Anuki had advised the king, and what the king had said to cause Abram’s death.”
12:60 “And Eliezer said to Abram, hasten, rise up and save your soul, that you may not die through the hands of the king, for thus did he see in a dream concerning you, and thus did Anuki interpret it, and thus also did Anuki advise the king concerning you.”
12:61 “And Abram hearkened to the voice of Eliezer, and Abram hastened and ran for safety to the house of Noah and his son, Shem, and he concealed himself there and found a place of safety; and the king’s servants came to Abram’s house to seek him, but they could not find him, and they searched throughout the country and he was not to be found, and they went and searched in every direction and he was not to be met with.”
12:62 “And when the king’s servants could not find Abram they returned to the king, but the king’s anger against Abram was stilled, as they did not find him, and the king drove from his mind this matter concerning Abram.”
12:63 “And Abram was concealed in Noah’s house for one month until the king had forgotten this matter, but Abram was still afraid of the king; and Terah came to see Abram his son secretly in the house of Noah, and Terah was very great in the eyes of the king.”
12:64 “And Abram said to his father, do you not know that the king thinks to slay me, and to annihilate my name from the earth by the advice of his wicked counselors?”
12:65 “Now whom have you here and what have you in this land? Arise, let us go together to the land of Canaan, that we maybe delivered from his hand, lest you perish also through him in the latter days.”
12:66 “Do you not know or have you not heard, that it is not through love that Nimrod gives you all this honor, but it is only for his benefit that he bestows all this good on you?”
12:67 “And if he do to you greater good than this, surely these are only vanities of the world, for wealth and riches cannot avail in the day of wrath and anger.”
12:68 “Now therefore hearken to my voice, and let us arise and go to the land of Canaan, out of the reach of injury from Nimrod; and serve you the Lord who created you in the earth and it will be well with you: and cast away all the vain things which you pursues.”
12:69 “And Abram ceased to speak, when Noah and his son Shem answered Terah, saying, true is the word which Abram has said to you.”
12:70 “And Terah hearkened to the voice of his son Abram, and Terah did all that Abram said, for this was from the Lord, that the king should not cause Abram’s death.”

Chapter 13

13:1 “And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of his son Abram, and all the souls of his household and went with them from Ur Casdim to go to the land of Canaan. And when they came as far as the land of Haran they remained there, for it was exceeding good land for pasture, and of sufficient extent for those who accompanied them.”
13:2 “And the people of the land of Haran saw that Abram was good and upright with God and men, and that the Lord his God was with him, and some of the people of the land Haran came and joined Abram, and he taught them the instruction of the Lord and his ways; and these men remained with Abram in his house and they adhered to him.”
13:3 “And Abram remained in the land three years, and at the expiration of three years the Lord appeared Abram and said to him: I am the Lord who brought you forth from Ur Casdim, and delivered you from the hands of all your enemies.”
13:4 “And now therefore if you will hearken to my voice and keep my commandments, my statutes and my laws, then will I cause your enemies to fall before you, and I will multiply your seed like the stars of heaven, and I will send my blessing on all the works of your hands, and you shall lack nothing.”
13:5 “Arise now, take your wife and all belonging to you and go to the land of Canaan and remain there, and I will there be to you for a God, and I will bless you. And Abram rose and took his wife and all belonging to him, and he went to the land of Canaan as the Lord had told him; and Abram was fifty years old when he went from Haran.”
13:6 “And Abram came to the land of Canaan and dwelt in the midst of the city, and he there pitched his tent among the children of Canaan, inhabitants of the land.”
13:7 “And the Lord appeared to Abram when he came to the land of Canaan, and said to him, this is the land which I gave to you and to your seed after you forever, and I will make your seed like the stars of heaven, and I will give to your seed for an inheritance all the lands which you see.”
13:8 “And Abram built an altar in the place where God had spoken to him, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.”
13:9 “At that time, at the end of three years of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, in that year Noah died, which was the fifty eighth year of the life of Abram; and all the days that Noah lived were nine hundred and fifty years and he died.”
13:10 “And Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, he, his wife, and all belonging to him, and all those that accompanied him, together with those that joined him from the people of the land; but Nabor, Abram’s brother, and Terah his father, and Lot the son of Haran and all belonging to them dwelt in Haran.”
13:11 “In the fifth year of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan the people of Sodom and Gomorrah and all the cities of the plain revolted from the power of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; for all the kings of the cities of the plain had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and given him a yearly tax, but in those days in the thirteenth year, they rebelled against him.”
13:12 “And in the tenth year of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan there was war between Nimrod king of Shinar and Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Nimrod came to fight with Chedorlaomer and to subdue him.”
13:13 “For Chedorlaomer was at that time one of the princes of the host of Nimrod, and when all the people at the tower were dispersed and those that remained were also scattered on the face of the earth, Chedorlaomer went to the land of Elam and reigned over it and rebelled against his Lord.”
13:14 “And in those days when Nimrod saw that the cities of the plain had rebelled, he came with pride and anger to war with Chedorlaomer, and Nimrod assembled all his princes and subjects, about seven hundred thousand men, and went against Chedorlaomer, and Chedorlaomer went out to meet him with five thousand men, and they prepared for battle in the valley of Babel which is between Elam and Shinar.”
13:15 “And all those kings fought there, and Nimrod and his people were smitten before the people of Chedorlaomer, and there fell from Nimrod’s men about six hundred thousand, and Mardon the king’s son fell among them.”
13:16 “And Nimrod fled and returned in shame and disgrace to his land, and he was under subjection to Chedorlaomer for a long time, and Chedorlaomer returned to his land and sent princes of his host to the kings that dwelt around him, to Arioch king of Elasar, and to Tidal king of Goyim, and made a covenant with them, and they were all obedient to his commands.”
13:17 “And it was in the fifteenth year of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, which is the seventieth year of the life of Abram, and the Lord appeared to Abram in that year and he said to him, I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur Casdim to give you this land for an inheritance.”
13:18 “Now therefore walk before me and be perfect and keep my commands, for to you and to your seed I will give this land for an inheritance, from the river Mitzraim to the great river Euphrates.”
13:19 “And you shall come to your fathers in peace and in good age, and the fourth generation shall return here in this land and shall inherit it forever; and Abram built an altar, and he called on the name of the Lord who appeared to him, and he brought up sacrifice on the altar to the Lord.”
13:20 “At that time Abram returned and went to Haran to see his father and mother, and his father’s household, and Abram and his wife and all belonging to him returned to Haran, and Abram dwelt in Haran five years.”
13:21 “And many of the people of Haran, about seventy two men, followed Abram and Abram taught them the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and he taught them to know the Lord.”
13:22 “In those days the Lord appeared to Abram in Haran, and he said to him, behold, I spoke to you these twenty years back saying,”
13:23 “Go forth from your land, from your birth place and from your father’s house, to the land which I have shown you to give it to you and to your children, for there in that land will I bless you, and make you a great nation, and make your name great, and in you shall the families of the earth be blessed.”
13:24 “Now therefore arise, go forth from this place, thou, your wife, and all belonging to you, also every one born in your house and all the souls you have made in Haran, and bring them out with you from here, and rise to return to the land of Canaan.”
13:25 “And Abram arose and took his wife Sarai and all belonging to him, and all that were born to him in his house and the souls which they had made in Haran, and they came out to go to the ]and of Canaan.”
13:26 “And Abram went and returned to the land of Canaan, according to the word of the Lord. And Lot the son of his brother Haran went with him, and Abram was seventy five years old when he went forth from Haran to return to the land of Canaan.”
13:27 “And he came to the land of Canaan according to the word of the Lord to Abram, and he pitched his tent and he dwelt in the plain of Mamre, and with him was Lot his brother’s son, and all belonging to him.”
13:28 “And the Lord again appeared to Abram and said, to your seed will I give this land; and he there built an altar to the Lord who appeared to him, which is still to this day in the plains of Mamre.”

Chapter 14

14:1 “In those days there was in the and of Shinar a wise man who had understanding in all wisdom, and of a beautiful appearance, but he was poor and indigent; his name was Rikayon and he was hard set to support himself.”
14:2 “And he resolved to go to Egypt, to Oswiris the son of Anom king of Egypt, to show the king his wisdom; for perhaps he might find grace in his sight, to raise him up and give him maintenance; and Rikayon did so.”
14:3 “And when Rikayon came to Egypt he asked the inhabitants of Egypt concerning the king, and the inhabitants of Egypt told him the custom of the king of Egypt, for it was then the custom of the king of Egypt that he went from his royal palace and was seen abroad only one day in the year, and after that the king would return to his palace to remain there.”
14:4 “And on the day when the king went forth he passed judgment in the land, and every one having a suit came before the king that day to obtain his request.”
14:5 “And when Rikayon heard of the custom in Egypt and that he could not come into the presence of the king, he grieved greatly and was very sorrowful.”
14:6 “And in the evening Rikayon went out and found a house in ruins, formerly a bake house in Egypt, and he abided there all night in bitterness of soul and pinched with hunger, and sleep was removed from his eyes.”
14:7 “And Rikayon considered within himself what he should do in the town until the king made his appearance, and how he might maintain himself there.”
14:8 “And he rose in the morning and walked about, and met in his way those who sold vegetables and various sorts of seed with which they supplied the inhabitants.”
14:9 “And Rikayon wished to do the same in order to get a maintenance in the city, but he was unacquainted with the custom of the people, and he was like a blind man among them.”
14:10 “And he went and obtained vegetables to sell them for his support, and the rabble assembled about him and ridiculed him, and took his vegetables from him and left him nothing.”
14:11 “And he rose up from there in bitterness of soul, and went sighing to the bake house in which he had remained all the night before, and he slept there the second night.”
14:12 “And on that night again he reasoned within himself how he could save himself from starvation, and he devised a scheme how to act.”
14:13 “And he rose up in the morning and acted ingeniously, and went and hired thirty strong men of the rabble, carrying their war instruments in their hands, and he led them to the top of the Egyptian sepulchre, and he placed them there.”
14:14 “And he commanded them, saying, thus says the king, strengthen yourselves and he valiant men, and let no man be buried here until two hundred pieces of silver be given, and then he may be buried; and those men did according to the order of Rikayon to the people of Egypt the whole of that year.”
14:15 “And in eight months time Rikayon and his men gathered great riches of silver and gold, and Rikayon took a great quantity of horses and other animals, and he hired more men, and he gave them horses and they remained with him.”
14:16 “And when the year came round, at the time the king went forth into the town, all the inhabitants of Egypt assembled together to speak to him concerning the work of Rikayon and his men.”
14:17 “And the king went forth on the appointed day, and all Egyptians came before him and cried to him, saying,”
14:18 “May the king live forever. What is this thing you do in the town to your servants, not to suffer a dead body to be buried until so much silver and gold be given? Was there ever the like to this done in the whole earth, from the days of Adam, to this day, that the dead should not be buried only for a set price?”
14:19 “We know it to be the custom of kings to take a yearly tax from the living, but you do not only do this, but from the dead also you exact a tax day by day.”
14:20 “Now, O king, we can no more bear this, for the whole city is ruined on this account, and do you not know it?”
14:21 “And when the king heard all that they had spoken he was very wroth, and his anger burned within him at this affair, for he had known nothing of it.”
14:22 “And the king said, who and where is he that dares to do this wicked thing in my land without my command? Surely you will tell me.”
14:23 “And they told him all the works of Rikayon and his men, and the king’s anger was aroused, and he ordered Rikayon and his men to be brought before him.”
14:24 “And Rikayon took about a thousand children, sons and daughters, and clothed them in silk and embroidery, and he set them on horses and sent them to the king by means of his men, and he also took a great quantity of silver and gold and precious stones, and a strong and beautiful horse, as a present for the king, with which he came before the king and bowed down to the earth before him; and the king, his servants and all the inhabitants of Egypt wondered at the work of Rikayon and they saw his riches and the present that he had brought to the king.”
14:25 “And it greatly pleased the king and he wondered at it; and when Rikayon sat before him the king asked him concerning all his works, and Rikayon spoke all his words wisely before the king, his servants and all the inhabitants of Egypt.”
14:26 “And when the king heard the words of Rikayon and his wisdom, Rikayon found grace in his sight, and he met with grace and kindness from all the servants of the king and from all the inhabitants of Egypt, on account of his wisdom and excellent speeches, and from that time they loved him exceedingly.”
14:27 “And the king answered and said to Rikayon, your name shall no more be called Rikayon but Pharaoh shall be your name, since you did exact a tax from the dead; and he called his name Pharaoh.”
14:28 “And the king and his subjects loved Rikayon for his wisdom, and they consulted with all the inhabitants of Egypt to make him prefect under the king.”
14:29 “And all the inhabitants of Egypt and its wise men did so, and it was made a law in Egypt.”
14:30 “And they made Rikayon Pharaoh, prefect under Oswiris, king of Egypt, and Rikayon Pharaoh governed over Egypt, daily administering justice to the whole city, but Oswiris the king would judge the people of the land one day in the year, when he went out to make his appearance.”
14:31 “And Rikayon Pharaoh cunningly usurped the government of Egypt, and he exacted a tax from all the inhabitants of Egypt.”
14:32 “And all the inhabitants of Egypt greatly loved Rikayon Pharaoh, and they made a decree to call every king that should reign over them and their seed in Egypt, Pharaoh.”
14:33 “Therefore all the kings that reigned in Egypt from that time forward were called Pharaoh to this day.”

Chapter 15

15:1 “And in that year there was a heavy famine throughout the land of Canaan, and the inhabitants of the land could not remain on account of the famine for it was very grievous. “
15:2 “And Abram and all belonging to him rose and went down to Egypt on account of the famine, and when they were at the brook Mltzraim they remained there some time to rest from the fatigue of the road.”
15:3 “And Abram and Sarai were walking at the border of the brook Mitzraim, and Abram beheld his wife Sarai that she was very beautiful.”
15:4 “And Abram said to his wife Sarai, since God has created you with such a beautiful countenance, I am afraid of the Egyptians lest they should slay me and take you away, for the fear of God is not in these places.”
15:5 “Surely then you shall do this, say you are my sister to all that may ask you, in order that it may be well with me, and that we may live and not be put to death.”
15:6 “And Abram commanded the same to all those that came with him to Egypt on account of the famine; also his nephew Lot he commanded, saying, if the Egyptians ask you concerning Sarai say she is the sister of Abram.”
15:7 “And yet with all these orders Abram did not put confidence in them, but he took Sarai and placed her in a chest and concealed it among their vessels, for Abram was greatly concerned about Sarai on account of the wickedness of the Egyptians.”
15:8 “And Abram and all belonging to him rose up from the brook Mitzraim and came to Egypt; and they had scarcely entered the gates of the city when the guards stood up to them, saying, give tithe to the king from what you have, and then you may come into the town; and Abram and those that were with him did so.”
15:9 “And Abram with the people that were with him came to Egypt, and when they came they brought the chest in which Sarai was concealed, and the Egyptians saw the chest. “
15:10 “And the king’s servants approached Abram, saying, what have you here in this chest which we have not seen? Now open you the chest and give tithe to the king of all that it contains.”
15:11 “And Abram said, this chest I will not open, but ail you demand on it I will give. And Pharaoh’s officers answered Abram, saying, it is a chest of precious stones, give us the tenth thereof.”
15:12 “Abram said, all that you desire I will give, but you must not open the chest.”
15:13 “And the king’s officers pressed Abram, and they reached the chest and opened it with force, and they saw, and behold a beautiful woman was in the chest.”
15:14 “And when the officers of the king beheld Sarai they were struck with admiration at her beauty, and all the princes and servants of Pharaoh assembled to see Sarai, for she was very beautiful. And the king’s officers ran and told Pharaoh all that they had seen, and they praised Sarai to the king; and Pharaoh ordered her to be brought, and the woman came before the king.”
15:15 “And Pharaoh beheld Sarai and she pleased him exceedingly, and he was struck with her beauty, and the king rejoiced greatly on her account, and made presents to those who brought him the tidings concerning her.”
15:16 “And the woman was then brought to Pharaoh’s house, and Abram grieved on account of his wife, And he prayed to the Lord to deliver her from the hands of Pharaoh.”
15:17 “And Sarai also prayed at that time and said, O Lord God you did tell my Lord Abram to go from his land and from his father’s house to the land of Canaan, and you did promise to do well with him if he would perform your commands; now behold we have done that which you did command us, and we left our land and our families, and we went to a strange land and to a people whom we have not known before.”
15:18 “And we came to this land to avoid the famine, and this evil accident has befallen me; now therefore O Lord God deliver us and save us from the hand of this oppressor, and do well with me for the sake of your mercy.”
15:19 “And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Sarai, and he Lord sent an angel to deliver Sarai from the power of Pharaoh.”
15:20 “And the king came and sat before Sarai, and behold an angel of the Lord was standing over them, and he appeared to Sarai and said to her, do not fear for the Lord has heard your prayer.”
15:21 “And the king approached Sarai and said to her, what is that man to you who brought you hither? and she said, he is my brother.”
15:22 “And the king said, it is incumbent on us to make him great, to elevate him and to do to him all the good which you shall command us; and at that time the king sent to Abram silver and gold and precious stones in abundance, together with cattle, men servants and maid servants; and the king ordered Abram to be brought, and he sat in the court of the king’s house, and the king greatly exalted Abram on that night.”
15:23 “And the king approached to speak to Sarai, and he reached out his hand to touch her, when the angel smote him heavily, and he was terrified and he refrained from reaching to her.”
15:24 “And when the king came near to Sarai, the angel smote him to the ground, and acted thus to him the whole night, and the king was terrified.”
15:25 “And the angel on that night smote heavily all the servants of the king, and his whole household, on account of Sarai, and there was a great lamentation that night among the people of Pharaoh’s house.”
15:26 “And Pharaoh, seeing the evil that befell him. said, surely on account of this woman has this thing happened to me, and he removed himself at some distance from her and spoke pleasing words to her.”
15:27 “And the king said to Sarai, tell me I pray you concerning the man with whom you came here; and Sarai said this man is my husband, and I said to you that he was my brother for I was afraid, lest you should put him to death through wickedness.”
15:28 “And the king kept away from Sarai, and the plagues of the angel of the Lord ceased from him and his household; and Pharaoh knew that he was smitten on account of Sarai, and the king was greatly astonished at this.”
15:29 “And in the morning the king called for Abram and said to him, what is this you have done to me? Why did you say, she is my sister, owing to which I took her to me for a wife, and this heavy plague has therefore come on me and my household.”
15:30 “Now therefore here is your wife, take her and go from our land lest we all die on her account. And Pharaoh took more cattle, men servants and maid servants, and silver and gold, to give to Abram, and he returned to him Sarai his wife.”
15:31 “And the king took a maiden whom he begat by his concubines, and he gave her to Sarai for a handmaid.”
15:32 “And the king said to his daughter, it is better for you my daughter to be a handmaid in this man’s house than to be a mistress in my house, after we have beheld the evil that befell us on account of this woman.”
15:33 “And Abram arose, and he and all belonging to him went away from Egypt; and Pharaoh ordered some of his men to accompany him and all that went with him.”
15:34 “And Abram returned to the land of Canaan, to the place where he had made the altar, where he at first had pitched his tent.”
15:35 “And Lot the son of Haran, Abram’s brother, had a heavy stock of cattle, flocks and herds and tents, for the Lord was bountiful to them on account of Abram.”
15:36 “And when Abram was dwelling in the land the herdsmen of Lot quarreled with the herdsmen of Abram, for their property was too great for them to remain together in the land, and the land could not bear them on account of their cattle.”
15:37 “And when Abram’s herdsmen went to feed their flock they would not go into the fields of the people of the land, but the cattle of Lot’s herdsmen did otherwise, for they were suffered to feed in the fields of the people of the land.”
15:38 “And the people of the land saw this occurrence daily, and they came to Abram and quarreled with him on account of Lot’s herdsmen.”
15:39 “And Abram said to Lot, what is this you are doing to me, to make me despicable to the inhabitants of the land, that you order your herdsmen to feed your cattle in the fields of other people. Do you not know that I am a stranger in this land among the children of Canaan, and why will you do this to me?”
15:40 “And Abram quarreled daily with Lot on account of this, but Lot would not listen to Abram, and he continued to do the same and the inhabitants of the land came and told Abram.”
15:41 “And Abram said to Lot, how long will you be to me for a stumbling block with the inhabitants of the land? Now beseech you let there be no more quarreling between us, for we are kinsmen.”
15:42 “But I pray you separate from me, go and choose a place where you may dwell with your cattle and all belonging to you, but keep yourself at a distance from me, you and your household.”
15:43 “And be not afraid in going from me, for if any one do an injury to you, let me know and I will avenge your cause from him, only remove from me.”
15:44 “And when Abram had spoken all these words to Lot, then Lot arose and lifted up his eyes toward the plain of Jordan.”
15:45 “And he saw that the whole of this place was well watered, and good for man as well as affording, pasture for the cattle.”
15:46 “And Lot went from Abram to that place, and he there pitched his tent and he dwelt in Sodom, and they were separated from each other.”
15:47 “And Abram dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and he pitched his tent there, and Abram remained in that place many years.”

Chapter 16

16:1 “At that time Chedorlaomer, king of Elam sent to all the neighboring kings, to Nimrod king of Shinar who was then under his power, and to Tidal king of Goyim, and to Arioch king of Elasar, with whom he made a covenant, saying, come up to me and assist me, that we may smite all the towns of, Sodom and its inhabitants, for they have rebelled against me these thirteen years.”
16:2 “And these four kings went up with all their camps, about eight hundred thousand men, and they went as they were, and smote every man they found in their road.”
16:3 “And the five kings of Sodom and Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, Bera king of Sodom, Bersha king of Gomorrah, and Bela king of Zoar, went out to meet them, and they all joined together in the valley of Siddim.”
16:4 “And these nine kings made war in the valley of Siddim; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were smitten before the kings of Elam.”
16:5 “And the valley of Siddim was full of lime pits and the kings of Elam pursued the kings of Sodom, and the kings of Sodom with their camps fled and fell into the lime pits, and all that remained went to the mountain for safety, and the five kings of Elam came after them and pursued them to the gates of Sodom, and they took all that there was in Sodom.”
16:6 “And they plundered all the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and they also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, and his property, and they seized all the goods of the cities of Sodom, and they went away; and Unic, Abram’s servant, who was in the battle, saw this, and told Abram all that the kings had done to the cities of Sodom, and that Lot was taken captive by them.
16:7 “And Abram heard this, and he rose up with about three hundred and eighteen men that were with him, and he that night pursued these kings and smote them, and they all fell before Abram and his men, and there was none remaining but the four kings who fled, and they went each his own road.”
16:8 “And Abram recovered all the property of Sodom, and he also recovered Lot and his property, his wives and little ones and all belonging to him, so that Lot lacked no thing.”
16:9 “And when he returned from smiting these kings, he and his men passed the valley of Siddim where the kings had made war together.”
16:10 “And Bera, king of Sodom, and the rest of his men that were with him, went out from the lime pit to which they had fallen, to meet Abram and his men.”
16:11 “And Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, the same was Shem, went out with his men to meet Abram and his people, with bread and wine, and they remained together in the valley of Melech.”
16:12 “And Adonizedek blessed Abram, and Abram gave him a tenth from all that he had brought from the spoil of his enemies, for Adonizedek was a priest before God.”
16:13 “And all the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah who were there, with their servants, approached Abram and begged of him to return them their servants whom he had made captive, and to take to himself all the property.”
16:14 “And Abram answered the kings of Sodom, saying, as the Lord lives who created heaven and earth, and who redeemed my soul from all affliction, and who delivered me this day from my enemies, and gave them to my hand, I will not take any thing belonging to you, that you may not boast tomorrow, saying, Abram became rich from our property that saved.”
16:15 “For the Lord my God in whom I trust said to me, you shall lack nothing, for I will bless you in all the works of your hands.”
16:16 “And now therefore behold, here is all belonging to you, take it and go; as the Lord lives I will not take from you from a living soul down to a shoe tie or thread, excepting the expense of the food of those who went out with me to battle, as also the portions of the men who went with me, Anar, Ashcol and Mamre, they and their men, as well those also who had remained to watch the baggage, they shall take their portion of the spoil.”
16:17 “And the kings of Sodom gave Abram according to all that he had said, and they pressed him to take of whatever he chose, but he would not.”
16:18 “And he sent away the kings of Sodom and the remainder of their men, and he gave them orders about Lot, and they went to their respective places.”
16:19 “And Lot, his brother’s son, he also sent away with his property, and he went with them, and Lot returned to his home, to Sodom, and Abram and his people returned to their home to the plains of Mamre which is in Hebron”
16:20 “At that time the Lord again appeared to Abram in Hebron, and he said to him, do not fear, your reward is very great before me, for I will not leave you, until I shall have multiplied you, and blessed you and made your seed like the stars in heaven, which cannot be measured nor numbered.”
16:21 “And I will give to your seed all these lands that you see with your eyes, to them will I give them for an inheritance forever, only be strong and do not fear, walk before me and be perfect.”
16:22 “And in the seventy eighth year of the life of Abram, in that year died Reu, the son of Peleg, and all the days of Reu were two hundred and thirty nine years, and he died.”
16:23 “And Sarai, the daughter of Haran, Abram’s wife, was still barren in those days, she did not bear to Abram son or daughter.”
16:24 “And when she saw that she bare no children, she took her handmaid Hagar, whom Pharaoh had given her, and she gave her to Abram her husband for a wife.”
16:25 “For Hagar learned all the ways of Sarai as Sarai taught her, she was not in any way deficient in following her good ways.”
16:26 “And Sarai said to Abram, behold here is my handmaid Hagar, go to her that she may bring forth on my knees, that I may also obtain children through her.”
16:27 “And at the end of ten years of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, which is the eighty fifth year of Abram’s life, Sarai gave Hagar to him.”
16:28 “And Abram hearkened to the voice of his wife Sarai, and he took his handmaid Hagar and Abram came to her and she conceived.”
16:29 “And when Hagar saw that she had conceived she rejoiced greatly, and her mistress was despised in her eyes, and she said within herself, this can only be that I am better before God than Sarai my mistress, for all the days that my mistress has been with my lord, she did not conceive, but me the Lord has caused in so short a time to conceive by him.”
16:30 “And when Sarai saw that Hagar had conceived by Abram, Sarai was jealous of her handmaid, and Sarai said within herself, this is surely nothing else but that she must be better than I am.”
16:31 “And Sarai said to Abram, my wrong be on you, for at the time when you did pray before the Lord for children why did you not pray on my account, that the Lord should give me seed from you?”
16:32 “And when I speak to Hagar in your presence, she despises my words because she has conceived and you will say nothing to her, may the Lord judge between me and you for what you have done to me.”
16:33 “And Abram said to Sarai, behold your handmaid is in your hand, do to her as it may seem good in your eyes; and Sarai afflicted her, and Hagar fled from her to the wilderness.”
16:34 “And an angel of the Lord found her in the place where she had fled, by a well, and he said to her, do not fear, for I will multiply your seed, for you shall bear a son and you shall call his name Ishmael; now then return to Sarai your mistress and submit yourself under her hands.”
16:35 “And Hagar called the place of that well Beer lahai roi, it is between Kadesh and the wilderness of Bered.”
16:36 “And Hagar at that time returned to her master’s house, and at he end of days Hagar bare a son to Abram, and Abram called his name Ishmael; and Abram was eighty six years old when he begat him.”

Chapter 17

17:1 “And in those days, in the ninety first year of the life of Abram, the children of Chittim made war with the children of Tubal, for when the Lord had scattered the sons of men on the face of the earth, the children of Chittim went and embodied themselves in the plain of Canopia, and they built themselves cities there and dwelt by the river Tibreu.”
17:2 “And the children of Tubal dwelt in Tuscanah, and their boundaries reached the river Tibreu, and the children of Tubal built a city in Tuscanah, and they called the name Sabinah, after the name of Sabinah son of Tubal their father, and they dwelt there to this day.”
17:3 “And it was at that time the children of Chittim made war with the children of Tubal, and the children of Tubal were smitten before the children of Chittim, and the children of Chittim caused three hundred and seventy men to fall from the children of Tubal.”
17:4 “And at that time the children of Tubal swore to the children of Chittim, saying, you shall not inter marry among us, and no man shall give his daughter to any of the sons of Chittim.”
17:5 “For all the daughters of Tubal were in those days fair, for no women were then found in the whole earth so fair as the daughters of Tubal.”
17:6 “And all who delighted in the beauty of women went to the daughters of Tubal and took wives from them, and the sons of men, kings and princes, who greatly delighted in the beauty of women, took wives in those days from the daughters of Tubal.”
17:7 “And at the end of three years after the children of Tubal had sworn to the children of Chittim not to give them their daughters for wives, about twenty men of the children of Chittim went to take some of the daughters of Tubal, but they found none.”
17:8 “For the children of Tubal kept their oaths not to intermarry with them, and they would not break their oaths.”
17:9 “And in the days of harvest the children of Tubal went into their fields to get in their harvest, when the young men of Chittim assembled and went to the city of Sabinah, and each man took a young woman from the daughters of Tubal, and they came to their cities.”
17:10 “And the children of Tubal heard of it and they went to make war with them, and they could not prevail over them, for the mountain was exceedingly high from them, and when they saw they could not prevail over them they returned to their land.”
17:11 “And at the revolution of the year the children of Tubal went and hired about ten thousand men from those cities that were near them, and they went to war with the children of Chittim.”
17:12 “And the children of Tubal went to war with the children of Chittim, to destroy their land and to distress them, and in this engagement the children of Tubal prevailed over the children of Chittim, and the children of Chittim, seeing that they were greatly distressed, lifted up the children which they had had by the daughters of Tubal, on the wall which had been built, to be before the eyes of the children of Tubal.”
17:13 “And the children of Chittim said to them, have you come to make war with your own sons and daughters, and have we not been considered your flesh and bones from that time till now?”
17:14 “And when the children of Tubal heard this they ceased to make war with the children of Chittim, and they went away.”
17:15 “And they returned to their cities, and the children of Chittim at that time assembled and built two cities by the sea, and they called one Purtu and the other Ariza.”
17:16 “And Abram the son of Terah was then ninety nine years old.”
17:17 “At that time the Lord appeared to him and he said to him, I will make my covenant between me and you, and I will greatly multiply your seed, and this is the covenant which I make between me and you, that every male child be circumcised, thou and your seed after you.”
17:18 “At eight days old shall it be circumcised, and this covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.”
17:19 “And now therefore your name shall no more be called Abram but Abraham, and your wife shall no more be called Sarai but Sarah.”
17:20 “For I will bless you both, and I will multiply your seed after you that you shall become a great nation, and kings shall come forth from you.”

Chapter 18

18:1 “And Abraham rose and did all that God had ordered him, and he took the men of his household and those bought with him money, and he circumcised them as the Lord had commanded him.”
18:2 “And there was not one left whom he did not circumcise, and Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised in the flesh of their fore skin; thirteen years old was Ishmael when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
18:3 “And in the third day Abraham went out of his tent and sat at the door to enjoy the heat of the sun, during the pain of his flesh.”
18:4 “And the Lord appeared to him in the plain of Mamre, and sent three of his ministering angels to visit him, and he was sitting at the door of the tent, and he lifted up his eyes and saw, and lo, three men were coming from a distance, and he rose up and ran to meet them, and he bowed down to them and brought them into his house.”
18:5 “And he said to them, if now I have found favor in your sight, turn in and eat a morsel of bread; and he pressed them, and they turned in and he gave them water and they washed their feet, and he placed them under a tree at the door of the tent.”
18:6 “And Abraham ran and took a calf, tender and good, and he hastened to kill it, and gave it to his servant Eliezer to dress.”
18:7 “And Abraham came to Sarah into the tent, and he said to her, make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it and make cakes to cover the pot containing the meat, and she did so.”
18:8 “And Abraham hastened and brought before them butter and milk, beef and mutton, and gave it before them to eat before the flesh of the calf was sufficiently done, and they did eat.”
18:9 “And when they had done eating, one of them said to him, I will return to you according to the time of life, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
18:10 “And the men afterward departed and went their ways, to the places to which they were sent.”
18:11 “In those days all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, and of the whole five cities, were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the Lord, and they provoked the Lord with their abominations, and they strengthened in acting abominably and scorn
fully before the Lord, and their wickedness and crimes were in those days great before the Lord.”
18:12 “And they had in their land a very extensive valley, about half a day’s walk, and in it there were fountains of water and a great deal of herbage surrounding the water.”
18:13 “And all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah went there four times in the year, with their wives and children and all belonging to them, and they rejoiced there with timbrels and dances.”
18:14 “And in the time of rejoicing they would all rise and lay hold of their neighbors’ wives, and some, the virgin daughters of their neighbors, and they enjoyed them, and each man saw his wife and daughter in the hands of his neighbor and did not say a word.”
18:15 “And they did so from morning to night, and they afterward returned home each man to his house and each woman to her tent; so they always did four times in the year.”
18:16 “Also when a stranger came into their cities and brought goods which he had purchased with a view to dispose of there, the people of these cities would assemble, men, women and children, young and old, and go to the man and take his goods by force, giving a little to each man until there was an end to all the goods of the owner which he had brought into the land.”
18:17 “And if the owner of the goods quarreled with them, saying, what is this work which you have done to me, then they would approach to him one by one, and each would show him the little which he took and taunt him, saying, I only took that little which you did give me; and when be heard this from them all, he would arise and go from them in sorrow and bitterness of soul,
when they would all arise and go after him, and drive him out of the city with great noise and tumult.”
18:18 “And there was a man, from the country of Elam who was leisurely going on the road, seated on his ass, which carried a fine mantle of divers colors, and the mantle was bound with a cord on the ass.”
18:19 “And the man was on his journey passing through the street of Sodom when the sun set in the evening, and he remained there in order to abide during the night, but no one would let him into his house; and at that time there was in Sodom a wicked and mischievous man, one skilful to do evil, and his name was EIedad.”
18:20 “And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the street of the city, and he came to him and said, whence come you and whither do you go?”
18:21 “And the man said to him. I am travelling from Hebron to Elam where I belong, and as I passed the sun set and no one would suffer me to enter his house, though I had bread and water and also straw and provender for my ass, and am short of nothing.”
18:22 “And Hedad answered and said to him, all that you shall want shall be supplied by me, but in the street you shall not abide all night.”
18:23 “And Hedad brought him to his house, and he took off the mantle from the ass with the cord, and brought them to his house, and he gave the ass straw and provender while the traveler ate and drank in Hedad’s house, and he abided there that night.”
18:24 “And in the morning the traveler rose up early to continue his journey, when Hedad said to him, wait, comfort your heart with a morsel of bread and then go, and the man did so; and he remained with him, and they both ate and drank together during the day, when the man rose up to go.”
18:25 “And Hedad said to him, behold now the day is declining, you had better remain all night that your heart may be comforted; and he pressed him so that he tarried there all night, and on the second day he rose up early to go away, when Hedad pressed him, saying, comfort your heart with a morsel of bread and then go; and he remained and ate with him also the second day, and then the man rose up to continue his journey.”
18:26 “And Hedad said to him, behold now the day is declining, remain with me to comfort your heart and in the morning rise up early and go your way.”
18:27 “And the man would not remain, but rose and saddled his ass, and while he was saddling his ass the wife of Hedad said to her husband, behold this man has remained with us for two days eating and drinking and he has given us nothing, and now shall he go away from us without giving any thing? and Hedad said to her, be silent.”
18:28 “And the man saddled his ass to go, and he asked Hedad to give him the cord and mantle to tie it up on the ass.”
18:29 “And Hedad said to him, what say thou? and he said to him, that you my lord shall give me the cord and the mantle made with divers colors which you did conceal with you in your house to take care of it.”
18:30 “And Hedad answered the man, saying, this is the interpretation of your dream, the cord which you did see, means that your life will be lengthened out like a cord, and having seen the mantle colored with all sorts of colors, means that you shall have a vineyard in which you will plant trees of all fruits.”
18:31 “And the traveler answered, saying, not so my lord, for I was awake when I gave you the cord and also a mantle woven with different colors, which you did take off the ass to put them by for me; and Hedad answered and said, surely I have told you the interpretation of your dream and it is a good dream, and this is the interpretation thereof.”
18:32 “Now the sons of men give me four pieces of silver, which is my charge for interpreting dreams, and of you only I require three pieces of silver.”
18:33 “And the man was provoked at the words of Hedad, and he cried bitterly, and he brought Hedad to Serak judge of Sodom.”
18:34 “And the man laid his cause before Serak the judge, when Hedad replied, saying, it is not so, but thus the matter stands; and the judge said to the traveler, this man Hedad tells you truth, for he is famed in the cities for the accurate interpretation of dreams.”
18:35 “And the man cried at the word of the judge, and he said, not so my Lord, for it was in the day that I gave him the cord and mantle which was on the ass, in order to put them by in his house; and they both disputed before the judge, the one saying thus the matter was, and the other declaring otherwise.”
18:36 “And Hedad said to the man, give me four pieces of silver that I charge for my interpretations of dreams; I will not make any allowance; and give me the expense of the four meals that thou did eat in my house”
18:37 “And the man said to Hedad, truly I will pay you for what I ate in your house, only give me the cord and mantle which you did conceal in your house.”
18:38 “And Hedad replied before the judge and said to the man, did I not tell you the interpretation of your dream? the cord means that your days shall be prolonged like a cord, and the mantle, that you will have a vineyard in which you will plant all kinds of fruit trees.”
18:39 “This is the proper interpretation of your dream, now give me the four pieces of silver that I require as a compensation, for I will make you no allowance.”
18:40 “And the man cried at the words of Hedad and they both quarreled before the judge, and the judge gave orders to his servants, who drove them rashly from the house.”
18:41 “And they went away quarreling from the judge, when the people of Sodom heard them, and they gathered about them and they exclaimed against the stranger, and they drove him rashly from the city.”
18:42 “And the man continued his journey on his ass with bitterness of soul, lamenting and weeping.”
18:43 “And while he was going along he wept at what had happened to him in the corrupt city of Sodom.”

Chapter 19

19:1 “And the cities of Sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names, Serak in the city of Sodom, Sharkad in Gomorrah, Zabnac in Admah, and Menon in Zeboyim.”
19:2 “And Eliezer Abraham’s servant applied to them different names, and he converted Serak to Shakra, Sharkad to Shakrura, Zabnac to Kezobim, and Menon to Matzlodin.”
19:3 “And by desire of their four judges the people of Sodom and Gomorrah had beds erected in the streets of the cities, and if a man came to these places they laid hold of him and brought him to one of their beds, and by force made him to lie in them.”
19:4 “And as he lay down, three men would stand at his head and three at his feet, and measure him by the length of the bed, and if the man was less than the bed these six men would stretch him at each end, and when he cried out to them they would not answer him.”
19:5 “And if he was longer than the bed then they would draw together the two sides of the bed at each end, until the man had reached the gates of death.”
19:6 “And if he continued to cry out to them, they would answer him, saying, thus shall it be done to a man that comes into our land.”
19:7 “And when men heard all these things that the people of the cities of Sodom did, they refrained from coming there.”
19:8 “And when a poor man came to their land they would give him silver and gold, and cause a proclamation in the whole city not to give him a morsel of bread to eat, and if the stranger should remain there some days, and die from hunger, not having been able to obtain a morsel of bread, then at his death all the people of the city would come and take their silver and gold which they had given to him.”
19:9 “And those that could recognize the silver or gold which they had given him took it back, and at his death they also stripped him of his garments, and they would fight about them, and he that prevailed over his neighbor took them.”
19:10 “They would after that carry him and bury him under some of the shrubs in the deserts; so they did all the days to any one that came to them and died in their land.”
19:11 “And in the course of time Sarah sent Eliezer to Sodom, to see Lot and inquire after his welfare.”
19:12 “And Eliezer went to Sodom, and he met a man of Sodom fighting with a stranger, and the man of Sodom stripped the poor man of all his clothes and went away.”
19:13 “And this poor man cried to Eliezer and supplicated his favor on account of what the man of Sodom had done to him.”
19:14 “And he said to him, why do you act thus to the poor man who came to your land?”
19:15 “And the man of Sodom answered Eliezer, saying, is this man your brother, or have the people of Sodom made you a judge this day, that you speak about this man? “
19:16 “And Eliezer strove with the man of Sodom on account of the poor man, and when Eliezer approached to recover the poor man’s clothes from the man of Sodom, he hastened and with a stone smote Eliezer in the forehead.”
19:17 “And the blood flowed copiously from Eliezer’s forehead, and when the man saw the blood he caught hold of Eliezer, saying, give me my hire for having rid you of this bad blood that was in your forehead, for such is the custom and the law in our land.”
19:18 “And Eliezer said to him, you have wounded me and require me to pay you your hire; and Eliezer would not hearken to the words of he man of Sodom.”
19:19 “And the man laid hold of Eliezer and brought him to Shakra the judge of Sodom for judgment.”
19:20 “And the man spoke to the judge, saying, I beseech you my lord, thus has this man done, for I smote him with a stone that the blood flowed from his forehead, and he is unwilling to give me my hire.”
19:21 “And the judge said to Eliezer, this man speaks truth to you, give him his hire, for this is the custom in our land; and Eliezer heard the words of the judge and he lifted up a stone and smote the judge, and the stone struck on his forehead and the blood flowed copiously from the forehead of the judge, and Eliezer said, if this then is the custom in your land give you to this man what I should have given him, for this has been thy decision, you did decree it.”
19:22 “And Eliezer left the man of Sodom with the judge, and he went away.”
19:23 “And when the kings of Elam had made war with the kings of Sodom, the kings of Elam captured all he property of Sodom, and they took Lot captive, with his property, and when it was told to Abraham he went and made war with the kings of Elam, and he recovered from their lands all the property of Lot as well as the property of Sodom.”
19:24 “At that time the wife of Lot bare him a daughter, and he called her name Paltith, saying, because God had delivered him and his whole household from the kings of Elam; and Paltith daughter of Lot grew up, and one of the men of Sodom took her for a wife.”
19:25 “And a poor man came into the city to seek a maintenance, and he remained in the city some days and all the people of Sodom caused a proclamation of their custom not to give this man a morsel of bread to eat, until he dropped dead on the earth, and they did so.”
19:26 “And Paltith the daughter of Lot saw this man lying in the streets starved with hunger, and no one would give him any thing to keep him alive, and he was just on the point of death.”
19:27 “And her soul was filled with pity on account of the man, and she fed him secretly with bread for many days, and the soul of this man was revived.”
19:28 “For when she went forth to fetch water she would put the bread in the water pitcher, and when she came to the place where the poor man was, she took the bread from the pitcher and gave it him to eat; so she did many days.”
19:29 “And all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah wondered how this man could bear starvation for so many days.”
19:30 “And they said to each other, this can only be that he eats and drinks, for no man can bear starvation for so many days or live as this man has, without even his countenance changing; and three men concealed themselves in a place where the poor man was stationed, to know who it was that brought him bread to eat.”
19:31 “And Paltith, daughter of Lot, went forth that day to fetch water, and she put bread into her pitcher of water, and she went to draw water by the poor man’s place, and she took out the bread from the pitcher and gave it to the poor man and he ate it.”
19:32 “And the three men saw what Paltith did to the poor man, and they said to her, it is you then who have supported him, and therefore has he not starved, nor changed in appearance, nor died like the rest.”
19:33 “And the three men went out of the place in which they were concealed, and they seized Paltith and the bread which was in the poor man’s hand.”
19:34 “And they took Paltith and brought her before their judges, and they said to them, thus did she do, and it is she who supplied the poor man with bread, therefore did he not die all this time; now therefore declare to us the punishment due to this woman for having transgressed our law.”
19:35 “And the people of Sodom and Gomorrah assembled and kindled a fire in the street of the city, and they took the woman and cast her into the fire and she was burned to ashes.”
19:36. And in the city of Admah there was a woman to whom they did the like.”
19:37 “For a traveler came into the city of Admah to abide there all night with the intention of going home in the morning and he sat opposite the door of the house of the young woman’s father, to remain there, as the sun had set when he had reached that place; and the young woman saw him sitting by the door of the house.”
19:38 “And he asked her for a drink of water and she said to him, who are you? and he said to her I was this day going on the road, and reached here when the sun set, so I will abide here all night, and in the morning I will arise early and continue my journey.”
19:39 “And the young woman went into the house and fetched the man bread and water to eat and drink.”
19:40 “And this affair became known to the people of Admall, and they assembled and brought the young woman before the judges, that they should judge her for this act.”
19:41 “And the judge said the judgment of death must pass on this woman because she transgressed our law, and this therefore is the decision concerning her.”
19:42 “And the people of those cities assembled and brought out the young woman, and anointed her with honey from head to foot, as the judge had decreed, and they placed her before a swarm of bees which were then in their hives, and the bees flew on her and stung her that her whole body was swelled.”
19:43 “And the young woman cried out on account of the bees, but no took notice of her or pitied her and her cries ascended to heaven.”
19:44 “And the Lord was provoked at this and at all the works of the cities of Sodom, for they had abundance of food and had tranquility among them, and still would not sustain the poor and the needy, and in those days their evil doings and sins became great before the Lord.”
19:45 “And the Lord sent for two of the angels that had come to Abraham’s house, to destroy Sodom and its cities.”
19:46 “And the angels rose up from the door of Abraham’s tent, after they had eaten and drunk, and they reached Sodom in the evening, and Lot was then sitting in the gate of Sodom, and when he saw them he rose to meet them and he bowed down to the ground.”
19:47 “And he pressed them greatly and brought them into his house, and he gave them victuals which they ate, and they abided all night in his house.”
19:48 “And the angels said to Lot, arise, go forth from this place, you and all belonging to you, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of this city, for the Lord will destroy this place.”
19:49 “And the angels laid hold on the hand of Lot and on the hand of his wife, and on the hands of his children, and all belonging to him, and they brought him forth and set him without the cities.”
19:50 “And they said to Lot, escape for your life, and he fled and all belonging to him.”
19:51 “Then the Lord rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah and on all these cities brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.”
19:52 “And he overthrew these cities, all the plain and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground; and Ado, the wife of Lot looked back to see the destruction of the cities, for her compassion was moved on account of her daughters who remained in Sodom, for they did not go with her.”
19:53 “And when she looked back she became a pillar of salt, and it is yet in that place to this day.”
19:54 “And the oxen which stood in that place daily licked up the salt to the extremities of their feet, and in the morning it would spring forth afresh, and they again licked it up to this day.”
19:55 “And Lot and two of his daughters that remained with him fled and escaped to the cave of Adullam, and they remained there for some time.”
19:56 “And Abraham rose up early in the morning to see what had been done to the cities of Sodom; and he looked and beheld the smoke of the cities going up like the smoke of a furnace.”
19:57 “And Lot and his two daughters remained in the cave, and they made their father drink wine, and they lay with him, for they said there was no man on earth that could raise up seed from them, for they thought that the whole earth was destroyed.”
19:58 “And they both lay with their father, and they conceived and bare sons, and the first born called the name of her son Moab, saying, from my father did I conceive him; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.”
19:59 “And the younger also called her son Benami, he is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.”
19:60 “And after this Lot and his two daughters went away from there, and he dwelt on the other side of the Jordan with his two daughters and their sons, and the sons of Lot grew up, and they went and took themselves wives from the land of Canaan, and they begat children and they were fruitful and multiplied.”

Chapter 20

20:1 “And at that time Abraham journeyed from the plain of Mamre, and he went to the land of the Philistines, and he dwelt in Gerar; it was in the twenty fifth year of Abraham’s being in the land of Canaan, and the hundredth year of the life of Abraham, that he came to Gerar in the land of the Philistines.”
20:2 “And when they entered the land he said to Sarah his wife, say you are my sister, to any one that shall ask you, in order that we may escape the evil of the inhabitants of the land.”
20:3 “And as Abraham was dwelling in the land of the Philistines, the servants of Abimelech, king of the Philistines, saw that Sarah was exceedingly beautiful, and they asked Abraham concerning her, and he said, she is my sister.”
20:4 “And the servants of Abimelech went to Abimelech, saying, a man from the land of Canaan is come to dwell in the land, and he has a sister that is exceeding fair.”
20:5 “And Abimelech heard the words of his servants who praised Sarah to him, and Abimelech sent his officers, and they brought Sarah to the king.”
20:6 “And Sarah came to the house of Abimelech, and the king saw that Sarah was beautiful, and she pleased him exceedingly.”
20:7 “And he approached her and said to her, what is that man to you with whom you did come to our land? and Sarah answered and said he is my brother, and we came from the land of Canaan to dwell wherever we could find a place.”
20:8 “And Abimelech said to Sarah, behold my land is before you, place your brother in any part of this land that pleases you, and it will be our duty to exalt and elevate him above all the people of the land since he is your brother.”
20:9 “And Abimelech sent for Abraham, and Abraham came to Abimelech.”
20:10 “And Abimelech said to Abraham, behold I have given orders that you shall be honored as you desires on account of your sister Sarah.”
20:11 “And Abraham went forth from the king, and the king’s present followed him.”
20:12 “As at evening time, before men lie down to rest, the king was sitting on his throne, and a deep sleep fell on him, and he lay on the throne and slept till morning.”
20:13 “And he dreamed that an angel of the Lord came to him with a drawn sword in his hand, and the angel stood over Abimelech, and wished to slay him with the sword, and the king was terrified in his dream, and said to the angel, in what have I sinned against you that you come to slay me with your sword?”
20:14 “And the angel answered and said to Abimelech, behold you die on account of the woman which you did yesternight bring to your house, for she is a married woman, the wife of Abraham who came to your house; now therefore return that man his wife, for she is his wife; and should you not return her, know that thou will surely die, you and all belonging to you.”
20:15 “And on that night there was a great outcry in the land of the Philistines, and the inhabitants of the land saw the figure of a man standing with a drawn sword in his hand, and he smote the inhabitants of the land with the sword, yea he continued to smite them.”
20:16 “And the angel of the Lord smote the whole land of the Philistines on that night, and there was a great confusion on that night and on the following morning.”
20:17 “And every womb was closed, and all their issues, and the hand of the Lord was on them on account of Sarah, wife of Abraham, whom Abimelech had taken.”
20:18 “And in the morning Abimelech rose with terror and confusion and with a great dread, and he sent and had his servants called in, and he related his dream to them, and the people were greatly afraid.”
20:19 “And one man standing among the servants of the king answered the king, saying, O sovereign king, restore this woman to her husband, for he is her husband, for the like happened to the king of Egypt when this man came to Egypt.”
20:20 “And he said concerning his wife, she is my sister, for such is his manner of doing when he comes to dwell in the land in which he is a stranger.”
20:21 “And Pharaoh sent and took this woman for a wife, and the Lord brought on him grievous plagues until he returned the woman to her husband.”
20:22 “Now therefore, O sovereign king, know what happened yesternight to the whole land, for there was a very great consternation and great pain and lamentation, and we know that this was on account of the woman which you did take.”
20:23 “Now therefore, restore this woman to her husband, lest it should befall us as it did to Pharaoh king of Egypt and his subjects, and that we may not die; and Abimelech hastened and called and had Sarah called for, and she came before him, and he had Abraham called for, and he came before him.”
20:24 “And Abimelech said to them, what is this work you have been doing in saying you are brother and sister, and I took this woman for a wife?”
20:25 “And Abraham said, because I thought I would suffer death on account of my wife; and Abimelech took flocks and herds, and men servants and maid servants, and a thousand pieces of silver, and he gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah to him.”
20:26 “And Abimelech said to Abraham, behold the whole land is before you, dwell in it wherever you shall choose.”
20:27 “And Abraham and Sarah his wife went forth from the king’s presence with honor and respect, and they dwelt in the land, even in Gerar.”
20:28 “And all the inhabitants of the land of the Philistines and the king’s servants were still in pain, through the plague which the angel had inflicted on them the whole night on account of Sarah.”
20:29 “And Abimelech sent for Abraham, saying, pray now for your servants to the Lord your God, that he may put away this mortality from among us.”
20:30 “And Abraham prayed on account of Abimelech and his subjects, and the Lord heard the prayer of Abraham, and he healed Abimelech and all his subjects.”

Chapter 21

21:1 “And it was at that time at the end of a year and four months of Abraham’s dwelling in the land of the Philistines in Gerar, that God visited Sarah, and the Lord remembered her, and she conceived and bare a son to Abraham.”
21:2 “And Abraham called the name of the son which was born to him, which Sarah bare to him, Isaac.”
21:3 “And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac at eight days old, as God had commanded Abraham to do to his seed after him; and Abraham was one hundred, and Sarah ninety years old, when Isaac was born to them.”
21:4 “And the child grew up and he was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.”
21:5 “And Shem and Eber and all the great people of the land, and Abimelech king of the Philistines, and his servants, and Phicol the captain of his host, came to eat and drink and rejoice at the feast which Abraham made on the day of his son Isaac’s being weaned.”
21:6 “Also Terah, the father of Abraham, and Nahor his brother, came from Haran, they and all belonging to them, for they greatly rejoiced on hearing that a son had been born to Sarah.”
21:7 “And they came to Abraham, and they ate and drank at the feast which Abraham made on the day of Isaac’s being weaned.”
21:8 “And Terah and Nahor rejoiced with Abraham and they remained with him many days in the land of the Philistines.”
21:9 “At that time Serug the son of Reu died, in the first year of the birth of Isaac son of Abraham.”
21:10 “And all the days of Serug were two hundred and thirty nine years, and he died.”
21:11 “And Ishmael the son of Abraham was grown up in those days; he was fourteen years old when Sarah bare Isaac to Abraham.”
21:12 “And God was with Ishmael the son of Abraham, and he grew up and he learned the use of the bow and became an archer.”
21:13 “And when Isaac was five years old he was sitting with Ishmael at the door of the tent.”
21:14 “And Ishmael came to Isaac and seated himself opposite to him, and he took the bow and drew it and put the arrow in it, and intended to slay Isaac.”
21:15 “And Sarah saw the act which Ishmael desired to do to her son Isaac, and it grieved her exceedingly on account of her son, and she sent for Abraham and said to him, cast out this bondwoman and her son, for her son shall not be heir with my son, for thus did he seek to do to him this day.”
21:16 “And Abraham hearkened to the voice of Sarah, and he rose up early in the morning, and he took twelve loaves and a bottle of water which he gave to Hagar, and sent her away with her son, and Hagar went with her son to the wilderness, and they dwelt in the wilderness of Paran with the inhabitants of the wilderness, and Ishmael was an archer, and he dwelt in the wilderness a long time.”
21:17 “And he and his mother afterward went to the land of Egypt, and they dwelt there, and Hagar took a wife for her son from Egypt, and her name was Meribah.”
21:18 “And the wife of Ishmael conceived and bare four sons and two daughters, and Ishmael and his mother and his wife and children afterward went and returned to the wilderness.”
21:19 “And they made themselves tents in the wilderness, in which they dwelt, and they continued to travel and then to rest monthly and yearly.”
21:20 “And God gave Ishmael flocks and herds and tents on account of Abraham his father, and the man increased in cattle.”
21:21 “And Ishmael dwelt in deserts and in tents, travelling and resting for a long time, and he did not see the face of his father.”
21:22 “And in some time after, Abraham said to Sarah his wife, I will go and see my son Ishmael, for I have a desire to see him, for I have not seen him for a long time.”
21:23 “And Abraham rode on one of his camels to the wilderness to seek his son Ishmael, for he heard that he was dwelling, in a tent in the wilderness with all belonging to him.”
21:24 “And Abraham went to the wilderness, and he reached the tent of Ishmael about noon, and he asked after lshmael, and he found the wife of Ishmael sitting in the tent with her children, and Ishmael, her husband, and his mother were not with them.”
21:25 “And Abraham asked the wife of Ishmael, saying, where has Ishmael gone? and she said, he has gone to the field to hunt, and Abraham was still mounted on the camel, for he would not get off to the ground as he had sworn to his wife Sarah that he would not get off from the camel.”
21:26 “And Abraham said to Ishmael’s wife, my daughter give me a little water that I may drink, for I am fatigued from the journey.”
21:27 “And Ishmael’s wife answered and said to Abraham, we have neither water nor bread, and she continued sitting in the tent and did not notice Abraham, neither did she ask him who he was.”
21:28 “But she was beating her children in the tent, and she was cursing them, and she also cursed her husband Ishmael and reproached him, and Abraham heard the words of Ishmael’s wife to her children, and he was very angry and displeased.”
21:29 “And Abraham called to the woman to come out to him from the tent, and the woman came and stood opposite to Abraham, for Abraham was still mounted on the camel.”
21:30 “And Abraham said to Ishmael’s wife, when your husband Ishmael returns home say these words to him.”
21:31 “A very old man from the land of the Philistines came hither to seek you, and thus was his appearance and figure; I did not ask him who he was, and seeing you was not here he spoke to me and said, when Ishmael, your husband, returns tell him thus did this man say, when you come home put away this nail of the tent which you has placed here, and place another nail in its stead.”
21:32 “And Abraham finished his instructions to the woman, and he turned and went off on the camel homeward.”
21:33 “And after that Ishmael come from the chase, he and his mother, and returned to the tent, and his wife spoke these words to him.”
21:34 “A very old man from the land of the Philistines came to seek you and thus was his appearance and figure; I did not ask him who he was, and seeing you was not at home he said to me, when your husband comes home tell him, thus says the old man, put away the nail of the tent which you have placed here and place another nail in its stead.”
21:35 “And Ishmael heard the words of his wife, and he knew that it was his father, and that his wife did not honor him.”
21:36 “And Ishmael understood his father’s words that he had spoken to his wife, and Ishmael hearkened to the voice of his father, and Ishmael cast off that woman and she went away.”
21:37 “And Ishmael afterward went to the land of Canaan, and he took another wife and he brought her to his tent to the place where he then dwelt.”
21:38 “And at the end of three years Abraham said, I will go again and see Ishmael my son, for I have not seen him for a long time.”
21:39 “And he rode on his camel and went to the wilderness, and he reached the tent of Ishmael about noon.”
21:40 “And he asked after Ishmael, and his wife came out of the tent and she said, he is not here my lord, for he has gone to hunt in the fields, and to feed the camels, and the woman said to Abraham, turn in my lord into the tent and eat a morsel of bread, for your soul must be wearied on account of the journey.”
21:41 “And Abraham said to her, I will not stop for I am in haste to continue my journey, but give me a little water to drink, for I have thirst; and the woman hastened and ran into the tent and she brought out water and bread to Abraham, which she placed before him and she urged him to eat, and he ate and drank and his heart was comforted and he blessed his son Ishmael.”
21:42 “And he finished his meal and he blessed the Lord, and he said to Ishmael’s wife, when Ishmael comes home say these words to him;”
21:43 “A very old man from the land of the Philistines came hither and asked after you, and you was not here, and I brought him out bread and water and he ate and drank and his heart was comforted.”
21:44 “And he spoke these words to me; when Ishmael, your husband comes home, say to him, the nail of the tent which you have is very good, do not put it away from the tent.”
21:45 “And Abraham finished commanding the woman, and he rode off to his home to the land of the Philistines; and when Ishmael came to his tent his wife went forth to meet him with joy and a cheerful heart.”
21:46 “And she said to him, an old man came here from the land of the Philistines and thus was his appearance, and he asked after you and you was not here, so I brought out bread and water, and he ate and drank and his heart was comforted.”
21:47 “And he spoke these words to me; when Ishmael your husband comes home say to him, the nail of the tent which you have is very good, do not put it away from the tent.”
21:48 “And Ishmael knew that it was his father, and that his wife had honored him, and the Lord blessed Ishmael.”

Chapter 22

22:1 “And Ishmael then rose up and took his wife and his children and his cattle and all belonging to him, and he journeyed from there and he went to his father in the land of the Philistines.”
22:2 “And Abraham related to Ishmael his son the transaction with the first wife that Ishmael took, according to what she did.”
22:3 “And Ishmael and his children dwelt with Abraham many days in that land, and Abraham dwelt in the land of the Philistines a long time.”
22:4 “And the days increased and reached twenty six years, and after that Abraham with his servants and all belonging to him went from the land of the Philistines and removed to a great distance, and they came near to Hebron, and they remained there, and the servants of Abraham dug wells of water, and Abraham and all belonging to him dwelt by the water, and the servants of Abimelech king of the Philistines heard the report that Abraham’s servants had dug wells of water in the borders of the land.”
22:5 “And they came and quarreled with the servants of Abraham, and they robbed them of the great well which they had dug.”
22:6 “And Abimelech king of the Philistines heard of this affair, and he with Phicol the captain of his host and twenty of his men came to Abraham, and Abimelech spoke to Abraham concerning his servants, and Abraham rebuked Abimelech concerning the well of which his servants had robbed him.”
22:7 “And Abimelech said to Abraham, as the Lord lives who created the whole earth I did not hear of the act which my servants did to your servants until this day.”
22:8 “And Abraham took seven ewe lambs and gave them to Abimelech, saying, take these I pray you from my hands that it may be a testimony for me that I dug this well.”
22:9 “And Abimelech took the seven ewe lambs which Abraham had given to him, for he had also given him cattle and herds in abundance, and Abimelech swore to Abraham concerning the well, therefore he called that well Beersheba, for there they both swore concerning it.”
22:10 “And they both made a covenant in Beersheba, and Abimelech rose up with Phicol the captain of his host and all his men, and they returned to the land of the Philistines, and Abraham and all belonging to him dwelt in Beersheba and he was in that land a long time.”
22:11 “And Abraham planted a large grove in Beersheba, and he made to it four gates facing the four sides of the earth, and he planted a vineyard in it, so that if a traveler came to Abraham he entered any gate which was in his road, and remained there and ate and drank and satisfied himself and then departed.”
22:12 “For the house of Abraham was always open to the sons of men that passed and repassed, who came daily to eat and drink in the house of Abraham.”
22:13 “And any man who had hunger and came to Abraham’s house, Abraham would give him bread that he might eat and drink and be satisfied, and any one that came naked to his house he would clothe with garments as he might choose, and give him silver and gold and make known to him the Lord who had created him in the earth; this did Abraham all his life.”
22:14 “And Abraham and his children and all belonging to him dwelt in Beersheba, and he pitched his tent as far as Hebron.”
22:15 “And Abraham’s brother Nahor and his father and all belonging to them dwelt in Haran, for they did not come with Abraham to the land of Canaan.”
22:16 “And children were born to Nahor which Milca the daughter of Haran, and sister to Sarah, Abraham’s wife, bare to him.”
22:17 “And these are the names of those that were born to him, Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Kesed, Chazo, Pildash, Tidlaf, and Bethuel, being eight sons, these are the children of Milca which she bare to Nahor Abraham’s brother.”
22:18 “And Nahor had a concubine and her name was Reumah, and she also bare to Nahor, Zebach, Gachash, Tachash and Maacha, being four sons.”
22:19 “And the children that were born to Nahor were twelve sons besides his daughters, and they also had children born to them in Haran.”
22:20 “And the children of Uz the first born of Nahor were Abi, Cheref, Gadin, Melus, and Deborah, their sister.”
22:21 “And the sons of Buz were Berachel, Naamath, Sheva and Madonu.”
22:22 “And the sons of Kemuel were Aram and Rechob.”
22:23 “And the sons of Kesed were Anamlech, Meshai, Benon and Yifi; and the sons of Chazo were Pildash, Mechi and Opher.”
22:24 “And the sons of Pildash were Arud, Chamum, Mered and Moloch.”
22:25 “And the sons of Yidlaf were Mushan, Cushan and Mutzi.”
22:26 “And the children of Bethuel were Sechar, Laban and their sister Rebecca.”
22:27 “These are the families of the children of Nahor, that were born to them in Haran; and Aram the son of Kemuel and Rechob his brother went away from Haran, and they found a valley in the land by the river Euphrates.”
22:28 “And they built a city there, and they called the name of the city after the name of Pethor the son of Aram, that is Aram Naherayim to this day.”
22:29 “And the children of Kesed also went to dwell where they could find a place, and they went and they found a valley opposite to the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.”
22:30 “And they there built themselves a city, and they called the name of the city Kesed after the name of their father, that is the land Kasdim to this day, and the Kasdim dwelt in that land and they were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.”
22:31 “And Terah father of Nahor and Abraham went and took another wife in his old age, and her name was Pelilah, and she conceived and bare him a son and he called his name Zoba.”
22:32 “And Terah lived twenty five years after he begat Zoba.”
22:33 “And Terah died in that year, that is in the thirty fifth year of the birth of Isaac son of Abraham.”
22:34 “And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and he was buried in Haran.”
22:35 “And Zoba the son of Terah lived thirty years and he begat Aram, Achlis and Merik.”
22:36 “And Aram son of Zoba son of Terah, had three wives and he begat twelve sons And three daughters; and the Lord gave to Aram the son of Zoba, riches and possessions, and abundance of cattle, and flocks and herds, and the man increased greatly.”
22:37 “And Aram the son of Zoba and his brother and all his household journeyed from Haran, and they went to dwell where they should find a place, for their property was too great to remain in Haran; for they could not stop in Haran together with their brethren the children of Nahor.”
22:38 “And Aram the son of Zoba went with his brethren, and they found a valley at a distance toward the eastern country and they dwelt there.”
22:39 “And they also built a city there, and they called the name thereof Aram, after the name of their eldest brother; that is Aram Zoba to this day.”
22:40 “And Isaac the son of Abraham was growing up in those days, and Abraham his father taught him the way of the Lord to know the Lord, and the Lord was with him.”
22:41 “And when Isaac was thirty seven years old, Ishmael his brother was going about with him in the tent.”
22:42 “And Ishmael boasted of himself to Isaac, saying, I was thirteen years old when the Lord spoke to my father to circumcise us, and I did according to the word of the Lord which he spoke to my father, and I gave my soul to the Lord, and I did not transgress his word which he commanded my father.”
22:43 “And Isaac answered Ishmael, saying, why do you boast to me about this, about a little bit of your flesh which you did take from your body, concerning which the Lord commanded you?”
22:44 “As the Lord lives, the God of my father Abraham, if the Lord should say to my father, take now your son Isaac and bring him up an offering before me, I would not refrain but I would joyfully accede to it.”
22:45 “And the Lord heard the word that Isaac spoke to Ishmael, and it seemed good in the sight of the Lord, and he thought to try Abraham in this matter.”
22:46 “And the day arrived when the sons of God came and placed themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with the sons of God before the Lord.”
22:47 “And the Lord said to Satan, whence come you? and Satan answered the Lord and said, from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
22:48 “And the Lord said to Satan, what is your word to me concerning all the children of the earth? and Satan answered the Lord and said, I have seen all the children of the earth who serve you and remember you when they require anything from you.”
22:49 “And when you give them the thing which they require from you, they sit at their ease, and forsake you and they remember you no more.”
22:50 “Have you seen Abraham the son of Terah, who at first had no children, and he served you and erected altars to you wherever he came, and he brought up offerings on them, and he proclaimed your name continually to all the children of the earth.”
22:61 “And now that his son Isaac is born to him, he has forsaken you, he has made a great feast for all the inhabitants of the land, and the Lord he has forgotten.”
22:62 “For amid all that he has done he brought you no offering; neither burnt offering nor peace offering, neither ox, lamb nor goat of all that he killed on the day that his son was weaned.”
22:53 “Even from the time of his son’s birth till now, being thirty seven years, he built no altar before you, nor brought up any offering to you, for he saw that you did give what he requested before you, and he therefore forsook you.”
22:54 “And the Lord said to Satan, have you thus considered my servant Abraham? for there is none like him on earth, a perfect and an upright man before me, one that fears God and avoids evil; as I live, were I to say to him, bring up Isaac your son before me, he would not withhold him from me, much more if I told him to bring up a burnt offering before me from his flocks or herds.”
22:55 “And Satan answered the Lord and said, speak then now to Abraham as you have said, and you will see whether he will not this day transgress and cast aside your words.”

Chapter 23

23:1 “At that time the word of the Lord came to Abraham, and he said to him, Abraham, and he said here I am.”
23:2 “And he said to him, take now your son, your only son whom you love, even Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which shall be shown to you, for there will you see a cloud and the glory of the Lord.”
23:3 “And Abraham said within himself, how shall I separate my son Isaac from Sarah his mother, in order to bring him up for a burnt offering before the Lord?”
23:4 “And Abraham came into the tent, and he sat before Sarah his wife, and he spoke these words to her.”
23:5 “My son Isaac is grown up and he has not for some time studied the service of his God, now tomorrow I will go and bring him to Shem, and Eber his son, and there he will learn the ways of the Lord, for they will teach him to know the Lord as well as to know that when he prays continually before the Lord, he will answer him, therefore there he will know the way of serving the Lord his God.”
23:6 “And Sarah said, you have spoken well, go my lord and do to him as you have said, but remove him not at a great distance from me, neither let him remain there too long, for my soul is bound within his soul.”
23:7 “And Abraham said to Sarah, my daughter, let us pray to the Lord our God that he may do good with us.”
23:8 “And Sarah took her son Isaac and he abided all that night with her, and she kissed and embraced him, and gave him instructions till morning.”
23:9 “And she said to him, O my son how can my soul separate itself from you? And she still kissed him and embraced him, and she gave Abraham instructions concerning him.”
23:10 “And Sarah said to Abraham, O my lord, I pray you take heed of your son, and place your eyes over him, for I have no other son nor daughter but him.”
23:11 “O forsake him not. If he be hungry give him bread, and it he be thirsty give him water to drink; do not let him go on foot, neither let him sit in the sun.”
23:12 “Neither let him go by himself in the road, neither force him from whatever he may desire, but do to him as he may say to you.”
23:13 “And Sarah wept bitterly the whole night on account of Isaac, and she gave him instructions till morning.”
23:14 “And in the morning Sarah selected a very fine and beautiful garment from those garments which she had in the house, that Abimelech had given to her.”
23:15 “And she dressed Isaac her son therewith, and she put a turban on his head, and she enclosed a precious stone in the top of the turban, and she gave them provision for the road,
and they went forth, and Isaac went with his father Abraham, and some of their servants accompanied them to see them off the road.”
23:16 “And Sarah went out with them, and she accompanied them on the road to see them off, and they said to her, return to the tent.”
23:17 “And when Sarah heard the words of her son Isaac she wept bitterly, and Abraham her husband wept with her, and their son wept with them a great weeping; also those who went with them wept greatly.”
23:18 “And Sarah caught hold of her son Isaac, and she held him in her arms, and she embraced him and continued to weep with him, and Sarah said, who knows if after this day I shall ever see you again?”
23:19 “And they still wept together, Abraham, Sarah and Isaac and all those that accompanied them on the road wept with them, and Sarah afterward turned away from her son, weeping bitterly, and all her men servants and maid servants returned with her to the tent.”
23:20 “And Abraham went with Isaac his son to bring him up as an offering before the Lord, as he had commanded him.”
23:21 “And Abraham took two of his young men with him, lshmael the son of Hagar and Eliezer his servant, and they went together with them, and while they were walking in the road the young men spoke these words to themselves.”
23:22 “And Ishmael said to Eliezer, now my father Abraham is going with Isaac to bring him up for a burnt offering to the Lord, as he commanded him.”
23:23 “Now when he returns he will give to me all that he possesses, to inherit after him, for I am his first born.”
23:24 “And Eliezer answered Ishmael and said, surely Abraham did cast you away with your mother, and swear that you should not inherit any thing of all he possesses, and to whom will he give all that he has, with all his treasures, but to me his servant, who has been faithful in his house, who has served him night and day, and has done all that he desired me? to me will he bequeath at his death all that he possesses.”
23:25 “And while Abraham was proceeding with his son Isaac along the road, Satan came and appeared to Abraham in the figure of a very aged man, humble and of contrite spirit. and he approached Abraham and said to him, are you silly or brutish, that you go to do this thing this day to your only son?”
23:26 “For God gave you a son in your latter days, in your old age, and will you go and slaughter him this day because he committed no violence, and will you cause the soul of your only son to perish from the earth?”
23:27 “Do you not know and understand that this thing cannot be from the Lord? for the Lord cannot do to man such evil on earth to say to him, go slaughter your child.”
23:28 “And Abraham heard this and knew that it was the word of Satan who endeavored to draw him aside from the way of the Lord, but Abraham would not hearken to the voice of Satan and Abraham rebuked him so that he went away.”
23:29 “And Satan returned and came to Isaac; and he appeared to Isaac in the figure of a young man, comely and well favored.”
23:30 “And he approached Isaac and said to him, do you not know and understand that your old silly father brings you to the slaughter this day for nought?”
23:31 “Now therefore, my son, do not listen nor attend to him, for he is a silly old man, and let not your precious soul and beautiful figure be lost from the earth.”
23:32 “And Isaac heard this, and said to Abraham, have you heard, my father, that which this man has spoken? even thus has he spoken.”
23:33 “And Abraham answered his son Isaac and said to him, take heed of him and do not listen to his words, nor attend to him, for he is Satan endeavoring to draw us aside this day from the commands of God.”
23:34 “And Abraham still rebuked Satan, and Satan went from them, and seeing he could not prevail over them he hid himself from them, and he went and passed before them in the road; and he transformed himself to a large brook of water in the road, and Abraham and Isaac and his two young men reached that place, and they saw a brook large and powerful as the mighty waters.”
23:35 “And they entered the brook and passed through it, and the waters at first reached their legs. “
23:36 “And they went deeper in the brook and the waters reached up to their necks, and they were all terrified on account of the water; and while they were going over the brook Abraham recognized that place, and he knew that there was no water there before.”
23:37 “And Abraham said to his son Isaac, I know this place in which there was no brook nor water, now therefore it is this Satan who does all this to us, to draw us aside this day from the commands of God.”
23:38 “And Abraham rebuked him and said to him, the Lord rebuke you, O Satan, begone from us for we go by the commands of God.”
23:39 “And Satan was terrified at the voice of Abraham, and he went away from them, and the place again became dry land as it was at first.”
23:40 “And Abraham went with Isaac toward the place that God had told him.”
23:41 “And on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place at a distance which God had told him of.”
23:42 “And a pillar of fire appeared to him that reached from the earth to heaven, and a cloud of glory on the mountain, and the glory of the Lord was seen in the cloud.”
23:43 “And Abraham said to Isaac, my son, do you see in that mountain, which we perceive at a distance, that which I see on it?”
23:44 “And Isaac answered and said to his father, I see and lo a pillar of fire and a cloud, and the glory of the Lord is seen on the cloud.”
23:45 “And Abraham knew that his son Isaac was accepted before the Lord for a burnt offering.”
23:46 “And Abraham said to Eliezer and to Ishmael his son, do you also see that which we see on the mountain which is at a distance?”
23:47 “And they answered and said, we see nothing more than like that other mountains of the earth. And Abraham knew that they were not accepted before the Lord to go with them, and Abraham said to them, abide you here with the ass while I and Isaac my son will go to yonder mount and worship there before the Lord and then return to you.”
23:48 “And Eliezer and Ishmael remained in that place, as Abraham had commanded.”
23:49 “And Abraham took wood for a burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he took the fire and the knife, and they both went to that place.”
23:50 “And when they were going along Isaac said to his father, behold, I see here the fire and wood, and where then is the lamb that is to be the burnt offering before the Lord?”
23:51 “And Abraham answered his son Isaac, saying, the Lord has made choice of you my son, to be a perfect burnt offering instead of the lamb.”
23:52 “And Isaac said to his father, I will do all that the Lord spoke to you with joy and cheerfulness of heart.”
23:53 “And Abraham again said to Isaac his son, is there in your heart any thought or counsel concerning this which is not proper? tell me my son, I pray you, O my son conceal it not from me.”
23:54 “And Isaac answered his father Abraham and said to him, O my father; as the Lord lives and as your soul lives there is nothing in my heart to cause me to deviate either to the right or to the left from the word that he has spoken to you.”
23:55 “Neither limb nor muscle has moved or stirred at this, nor is there in my heart any thought or evil counsel concerning this.”
23:56 “But I am of joyful and cheerful heart in this matter, and I say, blessed is the Lord who has this day chosen me to be a burnt offering before him.”
23:57 “And Abraham greatly rejoiced at the words of Isaac, and they went on and came together to that place that the Lord had spoken of.”
23:58 “And Abraham approached to build the altar in that place, and Abraham was weeping, and Isaac took stones and mortar until they had finished building the altar.”
23:59 “And Abraham took the wood and placed it in order on the altar which he had built.”
23:60 “And he took his son Isaac and bound him in order to place him on the wood which was on the altar, to slay him for a burnt offering before the Lord.”
23:61 “And Isaac said to his father, bind me securely and then place me on the altar lest I should turn and move, and break loose from the force of the knife on my flesh and thereby profane the burnt offering; and Abraham did so.”
23:62 “And Isaac still said to his father, O my father, when you shall have slain me and burnt me for an offering, take with you that which shall remain of my ashes to bring to Sarah, my mother, and say to her, this is the sweet smelling savor of Isaac; but do not tell her this if she should sit near a well or on any high place, lest she should cast her soul after me and die.”
23:63 “And Abraham heard the words of Isaac, and he lifted up his voice and wept when Isaac spoke these words; and Abraham’s tears gushed down on Isaac his son, and Isaac wept bitterly, and he said to his father, hasten thou, O my father, and do with me the will of the Lord our God as he has commanded you.”
23:64 “And the hearts of Abraham and Isaac rejoiced at this thing which the Lord had commanded them; but the eye wept bitterly while the heart rejoiced.”
23:65 “And Abraham bound his son Isaac, and placed him on the altar on the wood, and Isaac stretched forth his neck on the altar before his father, and Abraham stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay his son as a burnt offering before the Lord.”
23:66 “At that time the angels of mercy came before the Lord and spoke to him concerning Isaac saying,”
23:67 “O Lord, you are a merciful and compassionate king over all that you have created in heaven and in earth, and you support them all; give therefore ransom and redemption instead of your servant Isaac, and pity and have compassion on Abraham and on Isaac his son, who are this day performing your commands.”
23:68 “Have you seen, O Lord, how Isaac the son of Abraham your servant is bound down to the slaughter like an animal? now therefore let your pity be roused for them, O Lord.”
23:69 “At that time the Lord appeared to Abraham, and called to him from heaven, and said to him, lay not your hand on the lad, neither do you any thing to him, for now I know that you fear God in performing this act, and in not withholding your son, your only son, from me.”
23:70 “And Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, a ram was caught in a thicket by his horns; that was the ram which the Lord God had created in the earth in the day that he made earth and heaven.”
23:71 “For the Lord had prepared this ram from that day, to be a burnt offering instead of Isaac.”
23:72 “And this ram was advancing to Abraham when Satan caught hold of him and entangled his horns in the thicket, that he might not advance to Abraham, in order that Abraham might slay his son.”
23:73 “And Abraham, seeing the ram advancing to him and Satan withholding him, fetched him and brought him before the altar, and he loosened his son Isaac from his binding, and he put the ram in his stead, and Abraham lifted the ram on the altar, and brought it up as an offering in the place of his son Isaac.”
23:74 “And Abraham sprinkled some of the blood of the ram on the altar, and he exclaimed and said, this is in the place of my son, and may this be considered this day as the blood of my son before the Lord.”
23:75 “And all that Abraham did on this occasion by the altar, he would exclaim and say, this is in the room of my son, and may it this day be considered before the Lord in the place of my son; and Abraham finished the whole of the service by the altar, and the service was accepted before the Lord, and was accounted as if it had been Isaac; and the Lord blessed Abraham and his seed on that day.”
23:76 “And Satan went to Sarah, and he appeared to her in the figure of an old man very humble and meek, and Abraham was yet engaged in the burnt offering before the Lord.”
23:77 “And he said to her, do you not know all the work that Abraham has made with your only son this day? for he took Isaac and built an altar and killed him, and brought him up as a sacrifice on the altar, and Isaac cried and wept before his father, but he looked not at him, neither did he have compassion over him.”
23:78 “And Satan repeated these words, and he went away from her, and Sarah heard all the words of Satan, and she imagined him to be an old man from among the sons of men who had been with her son, and had come and told her these things.”
23:79 “And Sarah lifted up her voice and wept and cried out bitterly on account of her son; and she threw herself on the ground and she cast dust on her head, and she said, O my son, Isaac my son, O that I had this day died instead of you. And she continued to weep and said, it grieves me for you, O my son, my son Isaac, O that I had died this day in your stead.”
23:80 “And she still continued to weep, and said, it grieves me for you after that I have reared you and have brought you up; now my joy is turned into mourning over you, I that had a longing for you, and cried and prayed to God till I bare you at ninety years old; and now have you served this day for the knife and the fire, to be made an offering.”
23:81 “But I console myself with you my son, in its being the word of the Lord, for you did perform the command of your God: for who can transgress the word of our God, in whose hands is the soul of every living creature?”
23:82 “You are just O Lord our God, for all your works are good and righteous; for I also am rejoiced with your word which you did command, and while mine eye weeps bitterly, my heart rejoices.”
23:83 “And Sarah laid her head on the bosom of one of her handmaids, and she became as still as a stone.”
23:84 “She afterward rose up and went about making inquiries till she came to Hebron, and she inquired of all those whom she met walking in the road, and no one could tell her what had happened to her son.”
23:85 “And she came with her maid servants and men servants to Kireath Arba, which is Hebron, and she asked concerning her son, and she remained there while she sent some of her servants to seek where Abraham had gone with Isaac; they went to seek him in the house of Shem and Eber, and they could not find him, and they sought throughout the land and he was not there.”
23:86 “And behold, Satan came to Sarah in the shape of an old man, and he came and stood before her, and he said to her, I spoke falsely to you, for Abraham did not kill his son and he is not dead and when she heard the word her joy was so exceedingly violent on account of her son, that her soul went out through joy; she died and was gathered to her people.”
23:87 “And when Abraham had finished his service he returned with his son Isaac to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba, and they came home.”
23:88 “And Abraham sought for Sarah, and could not find her, and he made inquiries concerning her, and they said to him, she went as far as Hebron to seek you both where you had gone, for thus was she informed.”
23:89 “And Abraham and Isaac went to her to Hebron, and when they found that she was dead they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly over her; and Isaac fell on his mother’s face and wept over her, and he said, O my mother, my mother, how have you left me, and where have you gone? O how, how have you left me!”
23:90 “And Abraham and Isaac wept greatly and all their servants wept with them on account of Sarah, and they mourned over her a great and heavy mourning.”

Chapter 24

24:1 “And the life of Sarah was one hundred and twenty seven years, and Sarah died; and Abraham rose up from before his dead to seek a burial place to bury his wife Sarah; and he went and spoke to the children of Heth, the inhabitants of the land, saying,”
24:2 “I am a stranger and a sojourner with you in your land; give me a possession of a burial place in your land, that I may bury my dead from before me.”
24:3 “And the children of Heth said to Abraham, behold the land is before you, in the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead, for no man shall withhold you from burying your dead.”
24:4 “And Abraham said to them, if you are agreeable to this go and intreat for me to Ephron, the son of Zochar, requesting that he may give me cave of Machpelah which is in the end of his field, and I will purchase it of him for whatever he desire for it.”
24:5 “And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth, and they went and called for him, and he came before Abraham, and Ephron said to Abraham, behold all you requires your servant will do; and Abraham said, no, but I will buy the cave and the field which you have for value, in order that it may be for a possession of a burial place for ever.”
24:6 “And Ephron answered and said, behold the field and the cave are before you, give whatever you desires; and Abraham said, only at full value will I buy it from your hand, and from the hands of those that go in at the gate of your city, and from the hand of your seed for ever.”
24:7 “And Ephron and all his brethren heard this, and Abraham weighed to Ephron four hundred shekels of silver in the hands of Ephron and in the hands of all his brethren; and Abraham wrote this transaction, and he wrote it and testified it with four witnesses.”
24:8 “And these are the names of the witnesses, Amigal son of Abishna the Hittite, Adichorom son of Ashunach the Hivite, Abdon son of Achiram the Gomerite, Bakdil the son of Abudish the Zidonite.”
24:9 “And Abraham took the book of the purchase, and placed it in his treasures, and these are the words that Abraham wrote in the book, namely.”
24:10 “That the cave and the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite, and from his seed, and from those that go out of his city, and from their seed for ever, are to be a purchase to Abraham and to his seed and to those that go forth from his loins, for a possession of a burial place for ever; and he put a signet to it and testified it with witnesses.”
24:11 “And the field and the cave that was in it and all that place were made sure to Abraham and to his seed after him, from the children of Heth; behold it is before Mamre in Hebron, which is in the land of Canaan.”
24:12 “And after this Abraham buried his wife Sarah there, and that place and all its boundary became to Abraham and to his seed for a possession of a burial place.”
24:13 “And Abraham buried Sarah with pomp as observed at the interment of kings, and she was buried in very fine and beautiful garments.”
24:14 “And at her bier was Shem, his sons Eber and Abimelech, together with Anar, Ashcol and Mamre, and all the grandees of the land followed her bier.”
24:15 “And the days of Sarah were one hundred and twenty seven years and she died, and Abraham made a great and heavy mourning and he performed the rites of mourning for seven days.”
24:16 “And all the inhabitants of the land comforted Abraham and Isaac his son on account of Sarah.”
24:17 “And when the days of their mourning passed by Abraham sent away his son Isaac, and he went to the house of Shem and Eber, to learn the ways of the Lord and his instructions, and Abraham remained there three years.”
24:18 “At that time Abraham rose up with all his servants, and they went and returned homeward to Beersheba, and Abraham and all his servants remained in Beersheba.”
24:19 “And at the revolution of the year Abimelech king, of the Philistines died in that year; he was one hundred and ninety three years old at his death; and Abraham went with his people to the land of the Philistines, and they comforted the whole household and all his servants, and he then turned and went home.”
24:20 “And it was after the death of Abimelech that the people of Gerar took Benmalich his son, and he was only twelve years old, and they made him king in the place of his father.”
24:21 “And they called his name Abimelech after the name of his father, for thus was it their custom to do in Gerar, and Abimelech reigned instead of Abimelech his father, and he sat on his throne.”
24:22 “And Lot the son Haran also died in those days, in the thirty ninth year of the life of Isaac, and all the days that Lot lived were one hundred and forty years and he died.”
24:23 “And these are the children of Lot, that were born to him by his daughters; the name of the first born was Moab, and the name of the second was Benami.”
24:24 “And the two sons of Lot went and took themselves wives from the land of Canaan, and they bare children to them, and the children of Moab were Ed, Mayon, Tarsus, and Kanvil, four sons, these are fathers to the children of Moab to this day.”
24:25 “And all the families of the children of Lot went to dwell wherever they should light on, for they were fruitful and increased abundantly.”
24:26 “And they went and built themselves cities in the land where they dwelt, and they called the names of the cities which they built after their own names.”
24:27 “And Nahor the son of Terah, brother to Abraham, died in those days in the fortieth year of the life of Isaac, and all the days of Nahor were one hundred and seventy two years and he died and was buried in Haran.”
24:28 “And when Abraham heard that his brother was dead he grieved sadly, and he mourned over his brother many days.”
24:29 “And Abraham called for Eliezer his head servant, to give him orders concerning his house, and he came and stood before him.”
24:30 “And Abraham said to him, behold I am old, I do not know the day of my death; for I am advanced in days; now therefore rise up, go forth and do not take a wife for my son from this place and from this land, from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom we dwell.”
24:31 “But go to my land and to my birth place, and take from thence a wife for my son, and the Lord God of Heaven and earth who took me from my father’s house and brought me to this place, and said to me, to your seed will I give this land for an inheritance for ever, he will send his angel before you and prosper your way, that you may obtain a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s house.”
24:32 “And the servant answered his master Abraham and said, behold I go to your birth place and to your father’s house, and take a wife for your son from there; but if the woman be not willing to follow me to this land, shall I take your son back to the land of your birth place? “
24:33 “And Abraham said to him, take heed that you bring not my son hither again, for the Lord before whom I have walked he will send his angel before you and prosper your way.”
24:34 “And Eliezer did as Abraham ordered him, and Eliezer swore to Abraham his master on this matter; and Eliezer rose up and took ten camels of the camels of his master, and ten men from his master’s servants with him, and they rose up and went to Haran, the city of Abraham and Nahor, in order to fetch a wife for Isaac the son of Abraham; and while they were gone Abraham sent to the house of Shem and Eber, and they brought from thence his son Isaac.”
24:35 “And Isaac came home to his father’s house to Beersheba, while Eliezer and his men came to Haran; and they stopped in the city by the watering place, and he made his camels to kneel down by the water and they remained there.”
24:36 “And Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, prayed and said, O God of Abraham my master; send me I pray you good speed this day and show kindness to my master, that you shall appoint this day a wife for my master’s son from his family.”
24:37 “And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Eliezer, for the sake of his servant Abraham, and he happened to meet with the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, brother to Abraham, and Eliezer came to her house.”
24:38 “And Eliezer related to them all his concerns, and that he was Abraham’s servant, and they greatly rejoiced at him.”
24:39 “And they all blessed the Lord who brought this thing about, and they gave him Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel, for a wife for Isaac.”
24:40 “And the young woman was of very comely appearance, she was a virgin, and Rebecca was ten years old in those days.”
24:41 “And Bethuel and Laban and his children made a feast on that night, and Eliezer and his men came and ate and drank and rejoiced there in that night.”
24:42 “And Eliezer rose up in the morning, he and the men that were with him, and he called to the whole household of Bethuel, saying, send me away that I may go to my master; and they rose up and sent away Rebecca and her nurse Deborah, the daughter of Uz, and they gave her silver and gold, men servants and maid servants, and they blessed her.”
24:43 “And they sent Eliezer away with his men; and the servants took Rebecca, and he went and returned to his master to the land of Canaan.”
24:44 “And Isaac took Rebecca and she became his wife, and he brought her into the tent.”
24:45 “And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca, the daughter of his uncle Bethuel, for a wife.”

Chapter 25

25:1 “And it was at that time that Abraham again took a wife in his old age, and her name was Keturah, from the land of Canaan.”
25:2 “And she bare to him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Yishbak and Shuach, being six sons. And the children of Zimran were Abihen, Molieh and Marim.”
25:3 “And the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan, and the sons of Medan were Amida, Joab, Gochi, Elisha and Nothach; and the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Chanoch, Abida and Eldaah.”
25:4 “And the sons of Yishbak were Makiro, Beyodua and Tator.”
25:5 “And the son’s of Shuach were Bildad, Mamdad, Munan and Meban; all these are the families of the children of Keturah, the Canaanitish woman which she bare to Abraham the Hebrew.”
25:6 “And Abraham sent all these away, and he gave them gifts, and they went away from his son Isaac to dwell wherever they should find a place.”
25:7 “And all these went to the mountain at the east, and they built themselves six cities in which they dwelt to this day.”
25:8 “But the children of Sheba and Dedan, children of Jokshan, with their children, did not dwell with their brothers in their cities, and they journeyed and encamped in the countries and wildernesses to this day.”
25:9 “And the children of Midian, son of Abraham, went to the east of the land of Cush, and they there found a large valley in the eastern country, and they remained there and built a city, and they dwelt therein; that is the land of Midian to this day.”
25:10 “And Midian dwelt in the city which he built, he and his five sons and all belonging to him.”
25:11 “And these are the names of the sons of Midian according to their names in their cities, Ephah, Epher, Chanoch, Abida and Eldaah.”
25:12 “And the sons of Ephah were Methach, Meshar, Avi and Tzanua, and the sons of Epher were Ephron, Zur, Alirun and Medin, and the sons of Chanoch were Reuel, Rekem, Azi, Alyoshub and Alad.”
25:13 “And the sons of Abida were Chur, Melud, Keruy, Molchi; and the sons of Eldaah were Miker, and Reba, and Malchiyah and Gabol; these are the names of the Midianites according to their families; and afterward the families of Midian spread throughout the land of Midian.”
25:14 “And these are the generations of Ishmael the son of Abraham, whom Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid, bare to Abraham.”
25:15 “And Ishmael took a wife from the land of Egypt, and her name was Ribah, the same is Meribah.”
25:16 “And Ribah bare to Ishmael Nebayoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam and their sister Bosmath.”
25:17 “And Ishmael cast away his wife Ribah, and she went from him and returned to Egypt to the house of her father, and she dwelt there, for she had been very bad in the sight of Ishmael, and in the sight of his father Abraham.”
25:18 “And Ishmael afterward took a wife from the land of Canaan, and her name was Malchuth, and she bare to him Nishma, Dumah, Masa, Chadad, Tema, Yetur, Naphish and Kedma.”
25:19 “These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, being twelve princes according to their nations; and the families of Ishmael afterward spread forth, and Ishmael took his children and all the property that he had gained, together with the souls of his household and all belonging to him, and they went to dwell where they should find a place.”
25:20 “And they went and dwelt near the wilderness of Paran, and their dwelling was from Havilah to Shur, that is before Egypt as you come toward Assyria.”
25:21 “And Ishmael and his sons dwelt in the land, and they had children born to them, and they were, fruitful and increased abundantly.”
25:22 “And these are the names of the sons of Nebayoth the firstborn of Ishmael; Mend, Send, and Mayon; and the sons of Kedar were Alyon, Kezem, Chamad and Eli.”
25:23 “And the sons of Adbeel were Chamad and Jabin; and the sons of Mibsam were Obadiah, Ebedmelech and Yeush; these are the families of the children of Ribah the wife of Ishmael.”
25:24 “And the sons of Mishma the son of Ishmael were Shamua, Zecaryon and Obed; and the sons of Dumah were Kezed, Eli, Machmad and Amed.”
25:25 “And the sons of Masa were Melon, Mula and Ebidadon; and the sons of Chadad were Azur, Minzar and Ebedmelech; and the sons of Tema were Seir, Sadon and Yakol.”
25:26 “And the sons of Yetur were Merith, Yaish, Alyo, and Pachoth; and the sons of Naphish were Ebed, Tamed, Abiyasaph and Mir; and the sons of Kedma were Calip, Tachti, and Omir; these were the children of Malchuth the wife of Ishmael according to their families.”
25:27 “All these are the families of Ishmael according to their generations, and they dwelt in those lands wherein they had built themselves cities to this day.”
25:28 “And Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel, the wife of Abraham’s son Isaac, was barren in those days, she had no offspring; and Isaac dwelt with his father in the land of Canaan; and the Lord was with Isaac; and Arpachshad the son of Shem the son of Noah died in those days, in the forty eighth year of the life of Isaac, and all the days that Arpachshad lived were four hundred and thirty eight years, and he died.”

Chapter 26

26:1 “And in the fifty ninth year of the life of Isaac the son of Abraham, Rebecca his wife was still barren in those days.”
26:2 “And Rebecca said to Isaac, truly I have heard, my lord, that your mother Sarah was barren in her days until my lord Abraham, your father, prayed for her and she conceived by him.”
26:3 “Now therefore stand up, pray you also to God and he will hear your prayer and remember us through his mercies.”
26:4 “And Isaac answered his wife Rebecca, saying, Abraham has already prayed for me to God to multiply his seed, now therefore this barrenness must proceed to us from you.”
26:5 “And Rebecca said to him, but arise now you also and pray, that the Lord may hear your prayer and grant me children, and Isaac listened to the words of his wife and Isaac and his wife rose up and went to the land of Moriah to pray there and to seek the Lord, and when they had reached that place Isaac stood up and prayed to the Lord on account of his wife because she was barren.”
26:6 “And Isaac said, O Lord God of heaven and earth, whose goodness and mercies fill the earth, you who did take my father from his father’s house and from his birthplace, and did bring him to this land, and did say to him, to your seed will I give the land, and you did promise him and did declare to him, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand of the sea, now may your words be verified which you did speak to my father.”
26:7 “For you are the Lord our God, our eyes are toward you to give us seed of men, as you did promise us, for you are the Lord our God and our eyes are directed toward you only.”
26:8 “And the Lord heard the prayer of Isaac the son of Abraham, and the Lord was intreated of him and Rebecca his wife conceived.”
26:9 “And in about seven months after the children struggled together within her, and it pained her greatly that she was wearied on account of them, and she said to all the women who were then in the land, did such a thing happen to you as it has to me? and they said to her, no.”
26:10 “And she said to them, why am I alone in this among all the women that were on earth? and she went to the land of Moriah to seek the Lord on account of this; and she went to Shem and Eber his son to make inquiries of them in this matter, and that they should seek the Lord in this thing respecting her.”
26:11 “And she also asked Abraham to seek and inquire of the Lord about all that had befallen her.”
26:12 “And they all inquired of the Lord concerning this matter, and they brought her word from the Lord and told her, two children are in your womb, and two nations shall rise from them; and one nation shall be stronger than the other, and the greater shall serve the younger.”
26:13 “And when her days to be delivered were completed, she knelt down, and behold, there were twins in her womb, as the Lord had spoken to her.”
26:14 “And the first came out red all over like a hairy garment, and all the people of the land called his name Esau, saying, that this one was made complete from the womb.”
26:15 “And after that came his brother, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel, therefore they called his name Jacob.”
26:16 “And Isaac, the son of Abraham, was sixty years old when he begat them.”
26:17 “And the boys grew up to their fifteenth year, and they came among the society of men. Esau was a designing and deceitful man, and an expert hunter in the field, and Jacob was a man perfect and wise, dwelling in tents, feeding flocks and learning the instructions of the Lord and the commands of his father and mother.”
26:18 “And Isaac and the children of his household dwelt with his father, Abraham, in the land of Canaan, as God had commanded them.”
26:19 “And Ishmael the son of Abraham went with his children and all belonging to them, and they returned there to the land of Havilah, and they dwelt there.”
26:20 “And all the children of Abraham’s concubines went to dwell in the land of the east, for Abraham had sent them away from his son, and had given them presents, and they went away.”
26:21 “And Abraham gave all that he had to his son Isaac, and he also gave him all his treasures.”
26:22 “And he commanded him saying, do you not know and understand the Lord is God in heaven and in earth, and there is no other beside him?”
26:23 “And it was he who took me from my father’s house, and from my birthplace, and gave me all the delights on earth; who delivered me from the counsel of the wicked, for in him did I trust.”
26:24 “And he brought me to this place, and he delivered me from Ur Casdim; and he said to me, to your seed will I give all these lands and they shall inherit them when they keep my commandments, my statutes and my judgments that I have commanded you, and which I shall command them.”
26:25 “Now therefore my son, listen to my voice, and keep the commandments of the Lord your God, which I commanded you, do not turn from the right way either to the right or to the left, in order that it may be well with you and your children after you forever.”
26:26 “And remember the wonderful works of the Lord, and his kindness that he has shown toward us, in having delivered us from the hands of our enemies, and the Lord our God caused them to fall into our hands; and now therefore keep all that I have commanded you, and turn not away from the commandments of your God, and serve none beside him, in order that it may be well with you and your seed after you.”
26:27 “And teach you your children and your seed the instructions of the Lord and his commandments, and teach them the upright way in which they should go, in order that it may be well with them forever.”
26:28 “And Isaac answered his father and said to him, that which my Lord has commanded that will I do, and I will not depart from the commands of the Lord my God, I will keep all that he commanded me; and Abraham blessed his son Isaac, and also his children; and Abraham taught Jacob the instruction of the Lord and his ways.”
26:29 “And it was at that time that Abraham died, in the fifteenth year of the life of Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac, and all the days of Abraham were one hundred and seventy five years, and he died and was gathered to his people in good old age, old and satisfied with days, and Isaac and Ishmael, his sons buried him.”
26:30 “And when the inhabitants of Canaan heard that Abraham was dead, they all came with their kings and princes and all their men to bury Abraham.”
26:31 “And all the inhabitants of the land of Haran, and all the families of the house of Abraham, and all the princes and grandees, and the sons of Abraham by the concubines, all came when they heard of Abraham’s death, and they requited Abraham’s kindness, and comforted Isaac his son, and they buried Abraham in the cave which he bought from Ephron the Hittite and his children, for the possession of a burial place.”
26:32 “And all the inhabitants of Canaan, and all those who had known Abraham, wept for Abraham a whole year, and men and women mourned over him.”
26:33 “And all the little children, and all the inhabitants of the land wept on account of Abraham, for Abraham had been good to them all, and because he had been upright with God and men.”
26:34 “And there arose not a man who feared God like to Abraham, for he had feared his God from his youth, and had served the Lord, and had gone in all his ways during his life, from his childhood to the day of his death.”
26:35 “And the Lord was with him and delivered him from the counsel of Nimrod and his people, and when he made war with the four kings of Elam he conquered them.”
26:36 “And he brought all the children of the earth to the service of God and he taught them the ways of the Lord, and caused them to know the Lord.”
26:37 “And he formed a grove and he planted a vineyard therein, and he had always prepared in his tent meat and drink to those that passed through the land, that they might satisfy themselves in his house.”
26:38 “And the Lord God delivered the whole earth on account of Abraham.”
26:39 “And it was after the death of Abraham that God blessed his son Isaac and his children, and the Lord was with Isaac as he had been with his father Abraham, for Isaac kept all the commandments of the Lord as Abraham his father had commanded him; he did not turn to the right or to the left from the right path which his father had commanded him.”

Chapter 27

27:1 “And Esau at that time, after the death of Abraham, frequently went in the field to hunt.”
27:2 “And Nimrod king of Babel, the same was Amraphel, also frequently went with his mighty men to hunt in the field, and to walk about with his men in the cool of the day.”
27:3 “And Nimrod was observing Esau all the days, for a jealousy was formed in the heart of Nimrod against Esau all the days.”
27:4 “And on a certain day Esau went in the field to hunt, and he found Nimrod walking in the wilderness with his two men.”
27:5 “And all his mighty men and his people were with him in the wilderness, but they removed at a distance from him, and they went from him in different directions to hunt, and Esau concealed himself for Nimrod, and he lurked for him in the wilderness.”
27:6 “And Nimrod and his men that were with him did not know him, and Nimrod and his men frequently walked about in the field at the cool of the day, and to know where his men were hunting in the field.”
27:7 “And Nimrod and two of his men that were with him came to the place where they were, when Esau started suddenly from his lurking place, and drew his sword, and hurry and ran to Nimrod and cut off his head.”
27:8 “And Esau fought a desperate fight with the two men that were with Nimrod, and when they called out to him, Esau turned to them and smote them to death with his sword.”
27:9 “And all the mighty men of Nimrod, who had left him to go to the wilderness, heard the cry at a distance, and they knew the voices of those two men, and they ran to know the cause of it, when they found their king and the two men that were with him lying dead in the wilderness.”
27:10 “And when Esau saw the mighty men of Nimrod coming at a distance, he fled, and thereby escaped; and Esau took the valuable garments of Nimrod which Nimrod’s father had bequeathed to Nimrod, and with which Nimrod prevailed over the whole land, and he ran and concealed them in his house.”
27:11 “And Esau took those garments and ran into the city on account of Nimrod’s men, and he came to his father’s house wearied and exhausted from fight, and he was ready to die through grief when he approached his brother Jacob and sat before him.”
27:12 “And he said to his brother Jacob, behold, I shall die this day, and wherefore then do I want the birthright? And Jacob acted wisely with Esau in this matter, and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob, for it was so brought about by the Lord.”
27:13 “And Esau’s portion in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham had bought from the children of Heth for the possession of a burial ground, Esau also sold to Jacob, and Jacob bought all this from his brother Esau for value given.”
27:14 “And Jacob wrote the whole of this in a book, and he testified the same with witnesses, and he sealed it, and the book remained in the hands of Jacob.”
27:15 “And when Nimrod the son of Cush died, his men lifted him up and brought him in consternation, and buried him in his city, and all the days that Nimrod lived were two hundred and fifteen years and he died.”
27:16 “And the days that Nimrod reigned upon the people of the land were one hundred and eighty five years; and Nimrod died by the sword of Esau in shame and contempt, and the seed of Abraham caused his death as he had seen in his dream.”
27:17 “And at the death of Nimrod his kingdom became divided into many divisions, and all those parts that Nimrod reigned over were restored to the respective kings of the land, who recovered them after the death of Nimrod, and all the people of the house of Nimrod were for a long time enslaved to all the other kings of the land.”

Chapter 28

28:1 “And in those days, after the death of Abraham, in that year the Lord brought a heavy famine in the land, and while the famine was raging in the land of Canaan, Isaac rose up to go down to Egypt on account of the famine, as his father Abraham had done.”
28:2 “And the Lord appeared that night to Isaac and he said to him, do not go down to Egypt, but rise and go to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines, and remain there till the famine shall cease.”
28:3 “And Isaac rose up and went to Gerar, as the Lord commanded him, and he remained there a full year “
28:4 “And when Isaac came to Gerar, the people of the land saw that Rebecca his wife was of a beautiful appearance, and the people of Gerar asked Isaac concerning his wife, and he said, she is my sister, for he was afraid to say she was his wife lest the people of the land should slay him on account of her.”
28:5 “And the princes of Abimelech went and praised the woman to the king, but he answered them not, neither did he attend to their words.”
28:6 “But he heard them say that Isaac declared her to be his sister, so the king reserved this within himself.”
28:7 “And when Isaac had remained three months in the land, Abimelech saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebecca his wife, for Isaac dwelt in the outer house belonging to the king, so that the house of Isaac was opposite the house of the king.”
28:8 “And the king said to Isaac, what is this you have done to us in saying of your wife, she is my sister? how easily might one of the great men of the people have lain with her, and you would then have brought guilt upon us.”
28:9 “And Isaac said to Abimelech, because I was afraid lest I die on account of my wife, therefore I said, she is my sister.”
28:10 “At that time Abimelech gave orders to all his princes and great men, and they took Isaac and Rebecca his wife and brought them before the king.”
28:11 “And the king commanded that they should dress them in princely garments, and make them ride through the streets of the city, and proclaim before them throughout the land, saying, this is the man and this is his wife; whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely die. And Isaac returned with his wife to the king’s house, and the Lord was with Isaac and he continued to wax great and lacked nothing.”
28:12 “And the Lord caused Isaac to find favor in the sight of Abimelech and in the sight of all his subjects, and Abimelech acted well with Isaac, for Abimelech remembered the oath and the covenant that existed between his father and Abraham.”
28:13 “And Abimelech said to Isaac, behold, the whole earth is before you; dwell wherever it may seem good in your sight until you shall return to your land; and Abimelech gave Isaac fields and vineyards and the best part of the land of Gerar, to sow and reap and eat the fruits of the ground until the days of the famine should have passed by.”
28:14 “And Isaac sowed in that land, and received a hundred fold in the same year, and the Lord blessed him.”
28:15 “And the man waxed great, and he had possession of flocks and possession of herds and great store of servants.”
28:16 “And when the days of the famine had passed away the Lord appeared to Isaac and said to him, rise up, go forth from this place and return to your land, to the land of Canaan; and Isaac rose up and returned to Hebron which is in the land of Canaan, he and all belonging to him as the Lord commanded him.”
28:17 “And after this Shelach, the son of Arpachshad died in that year, which is the eighteenth year of the lives of Jacob and Esau; and all the days that Shelach lived were four hundred and thirty three years and he died.”
28:18 “At that time Isaac sent his younger son Jacob to the house of Shem and Eber, and he learned the instructions of the Lord, and Jacob remained in the house of Shem and Eber for thirty two years, and Esau his brother did not go, for he was not willing to go, and he remained in his father’s house in the land of Canaan.”
28:19 “And Esau was continually hunting in the fields to bring home what he could get, so did Esau all the days.”
28:20 “And Esau was a designing and deceitful man, one who hunted after the hearts of men and inveigled them, and Esau was a valiant man in the field, and in the course of time went as usual to hunt; and he came as far as the field of Seir, the same is Edom.”
28:21 “And he remained in the land of Seir hunting in the field a year and four months.”
28:22 “And Esau there saw in the land of Seir the daughter of a man of Canaan, and her name was Jehudith, the daughter of Beeri, son of Epher, from the families of Heth, the son of Canaan.”
28:23 “And Esau took her for a wife, and he came to her; forty years old was Esau when he took her, and he brought her to Hebron the land of his father’s dwelling place, and he dwelt there.”
28:24 “And it came to pass in those days, in the hundred and tenth year of the life of Isaac, that is in the fiftieth year of the life of Jacob, in that year died Shem the son of Noah; Shem was six hundred years old at his death.”
28:25 “And when Shem died Jacob returned to his father to Hebron which is in the land of Canaan.”
28:26 “And in the fifty sixth year of the life of Jacob, people came from Haran, and Rebecca was told concerning her brother Laban the son of Bethuel.”
28:27 “For the wife of Laban was barren in those days, and bare no children, and also all his handmaids bare none to him.”
28:28 “And the Lord afterward remembered Adinah the wife of Laban, and she conceived and bare twin daughters, and Laban called the names of his daughters, the name of the elder Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel.”
28:29 “And those people came and told these things to Rebecca, and Rebecca rejoiced greatly that the Lord had visited her brother and that he had got children.”

Chapter 29

29:1 “And Isaac the son of Abraham became old and advanced in days, and his eyes became heavy through age; they were dim and could not see.”
29:2 “At that time Isaac called to Esau his son, saying, get I pray you your weapons, your quiver and your bow, rise up and go forth into the field and get me some venison, and make me savory meat and bring it to me, that I may eat in order that I may bless you before my death, as I have now become old and gray-headed.”
29:3 “And Esau did so; and he took his weapon and went forth into the field to hunt for venison, as usual, to bring to his father as he had ordered him, so that he might bless him.”
29:4 “And Rebecca heard all the words that Isaac had spoken to Esau, and she hurry and called her son Jacob, saying, this did your father speak to your brother Esau, and this did I hear, now therefore hasten you and make that which I shall tell you.”
29:5 “Rise up and go, I pray you, to the flock and fetch me two fine kids of the goats, and I will get the savory meat for your father, and you shall bring the savory meat that he may eat before your brother shall have come from the chase, in order that your father may bless you.”
29:6 “And Jacob hurry and did all his mother had commanded him, and he made the savory meat and brought it before his father before Esau had come from his chase.”
29:7 “And Isaac said to Jacob, who are you, my son? And he said I am your firstborn, Esau, I have done as you did order me, now therefore rise up I pray you, and eat of my hunt, in order that your soul may bless me as you did speak to me.”
29:8 “Isaac rose up and he ate and he drank, and his heart was comforted, and he blessed Jacob, and Jacob went away from his father; and as soon as Isaac had blessed Jacob and he had gone away from him, behold, Esau came from his hunt from the field, and he also made savory meat and brought it to his father to eat thereof and to bless him.”
29:9 “And Isaac said to Esau, and who was he that has taken venison and brought it me before you came and whom I did bless? And Esau knew that his brother Jacob had done this, and the anger of Esau was kindled against his brother Jacob that he had acted thus toward him.”
29:10 “And Esau said, is he not rightly called Jacob? for he has supplanted me twice, he took away my birthright and now he has taken away my blessing; and Esau wept greatly; and when Isaac heard the voice of his son Esau weeping, Isaac said to Esau, what can I do?, my son, your brother came with subtlety and took away your blessing and Esau hated his brother Jacob on account of the blessing that his father had given him, and his anger was greatly roused against him.”
29:11 “And Jacob was very much afraid of his brother Esau, and he rose up and fled to the house of Eber the son of Shem, and he concealed himself there on account of his brother, and Jacob was sixty three years old when he went forth from the land of Canaan from Hebron, and Jacob was concealed in Eber’s house fourteen years on account of his brother Esau, and he there continued to learn the ways of the Lord and his commandments.”
29:12 “And when Esau saw that Jacob had fled and escaped from him, and that Jacob had cunningly obtained the blessing, then Esau grieved exceedingly, and he was also vexed at his father and mother; and he also rose up and took his wife and went away from his father and mother to the land of Seir, and he dwelt there; and Esau saw there a woman from among the daughters of Heth whose name was Bosmath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and he took her for a wife in addition to his first wife, and Esau called her name Adah, saying the blessing had in that time passed from him.”
29:13 “And Esau dwelt in the land of Seir six months without seeing his father and mother, and afterward Esau took his wives and rose up and returned to the land of Canaan, and Esau placed his two wives in his father’s house in Hebron.”
29:14 “And the wives of Esau vexed and provoked Isaac and Rebecca with their works, for they walked not in the ways of the Lord, but served their father’s gods of wood and stone as their father had taught them, and they were more wicked than their father.”
29:15 “And they went according to the evil desires of their hearts, and they sacrificed and burnt incense to the Baalim, and Isaac and Rebecca became weary of them.”
29:16 “And Rebecca said, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good then is life to me?”
29:17 “And in those days Adah the wife of Esau conceived and bare him a son, and Esau called the name of the son that was born to him Eliphaz, and Esau was sixty five years old when she bare him.”
29:18 “And Ishmael the son of Abraham died in those days, in the sixty fourth year of the life of Jacob, and all the days that Ishmael lived were one hundred and thirty seven years and he died.”
29:19 “ And when Isaac heard that Ishmael was dead he mourned for him, and Isaac lamented over him many days.”
29:20 “And at the end of fourteen years of Jacob’s residing in the house of Eber, Jacob desired to see his father and mother, and Jacob came to the house of his father and mother to Hebron, and Esau had in those days forgotten what Jacob had done to him in having taken the blessing from him in those days.”
29:21 “And when Esau saw Jacob coming to his father and mother he remembered what Jacob had done to him, and he was greatly incensed against him and he sought to slay him.”
29:22 “And Isaac the son of Abraham was old and advanced in days, and Esau said, now my father’s time is drawing near that he must die, and when he shall die I will slay my brother Jacob.”
29:23 “And this was told to Rebecca, and she hurry and sent and called for Jacob, her son, and she said to him, arise go and flee to Haran to my brother Laban and remain there for some time, until your brother’s anger be turned from you and then shall you come back.”
29:24 “And Isaac called to Jacob and said to him, take not a wife from the daughters of Canaan, for this did our father Abraham command us according to the word of the Lord which he had commanded him, saying, to your seed will I give this land; if your children keep my covenant that I have made with you, then will I also perform to your children that which I have spoken to you and I will not forsake them.”
29:25 “Now therefore my son listen to my voice, to all that I shall command you, and refrain from taking a wife from among the daughters of Canaan; arise, go to Haran to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father, and take to you a wife from there from the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.”
29:26 “Therefore take heed unless you should forget the Lord your God and all his ways in the land to which you go, and should get connected with the people of the land and pursue vanity and forsake the Lord your God.”
29:27 “But when you come to the land serve there the Lord, do not turn to the right or to the left from the way which I commanded you and which you did learn.”
29:28 “And may the Almighty God grant you favor in the sight of the people of the earth, that you may there take a wife according to your choice; one who is good and upright in the ways of the Lord.”
29:29 “And may God give to you and your seed the blessing of your father Abraham, and make you fruitful and multiply you, and may you become a multitude of people in the land where you go, and may God cause you to return to this land, the land of your father’s dwelling, with children and with great riches, with joy and with pleasure.”
29:30 “And Isaac finished commanding Jacob and blessing him, and he gave him many gifts, together with silver and gold, and he sent him away; and Jacob listened to his father and mother; he kissed them and arose and went to Padanaram, and Jacob was seventy seven years old when he went out from the land of Canaan from Beersheba.”
29:31 “And when Jacob went away to go to Haran, Esau called to his son, Eliphaz, and secretly spoke to him, saying, now hasten, take your sword in your hand and pursue Jacob and pass before him in the road, and lurk for him, and slay him with your sword in one of the mountains, and take all belonging to him and come back.”
29:32 “And Eliphaz the son of Esau was an active man and expert with the bow as his father had taught him, and he was a noted hunter in the field and a valiant man.”
29:33 “And Eliphaz did as his father had commanded him, and Eliphaz was at that time thirteen years old, and Eliphaz rose up and went and took ten of his mother’s brothers with him and pursued Jacob.”
29:34 “And he closely followed Jacob, and he lurked for him in the border of the land of Canaan opposite to the city of Shechem.”
29:35 “And Jacob saw Eliphaz and his men pursuing him, and Jacob stood still in the place in which he was going, in order to know what this was, for he did not know the thing; and Eliphaz drew his sword and he went on advancing, he and his men, toward Jacob; and Jacob said to them, what is to do with you that you have come here, and what does it mean that you pursue with your swords.”
29:36 “And Eliphaz came near to Jacob and he answered and said to him; this did my father command me, and now therefore I will not deviate from the orders which my father gave me; and when Jacob saw that Esau had spoken to Eliphaz to employ force, Jacob then approached and supplicated Eliphaz and his men, saying to him.”
29:37 “Behold, all that I have and which my father and mother gave to me, that take to you and go from me and do not slay me, and may this thing be accounted to you a righteousness.”
29:38 “And the Lord caused Jacob to find favor in the sight of Eliphaz the son of Esau, and his men, and they listened to the voice of Jacob, and they did not put him to death, and Eliphaz and his men took all belonging to Jacob together with the silver and gold that he had brought with him from Beersheba; they left him nothing.”
29:39 “And Eliphaz and his men went away from him and they returned to Esau to Beersheba, and they told him all that had occurred to them with Jacob, and they gave him all that they had taken from Jacob.”
29:40 “And Esau was indignant at Eliphaz his son, and at his men that were with him, because they had not put Jacob to death.”
29:41 “And they answered and said to Esau, because Jacob supplicated us in this matter not to slay him our pity was excited toward him, and we took all belonging to him and brought it to you; and Esau took all the silver and gold which Eliphaz had taken from Jacob, and he put them by in his house.”
29:42 “At that time when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and had commanded him, saying, you shall not take a wife from among the daughters of Canaan, and that the daughters of Canaan were bad in the sight of Isaac and Rebecca.”
29:43 “Then he went to the house of Ishmael his uncle, and in addition to his other wives he took Machlath, the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebayoth, for a wife.”

Chapter 30

30:1 “And Jacob went forth continuing his road to Haran, and he came as far as mount Moriah and he tarried there all night near the city of Luz; and the Lord appeared there to Jacob on that night, and he said to him, I am the Lord God of Abraham and the God of Isaac your father; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your seed.”
30:2 “And behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and I will multiply your seed as the stars of Heaven, and I will cause all your enemies to fall before you; and when they shall make war with you they shall not prevail over you, and I will bring you again to this land with joy, with children, and with great riches.”
30:3 “And Jacob awoke, from his sleep and he rejoiced greatly at the vision which he had seen; and he called the name of that place Bethel.”
30:4 “And Jacob rose up from that place quite rejoiced, and when he walked his feet felt light to him for joy, and he went from there to the land of the children of the East, and he returned to Haran and he sat by the shepherd’s well.”
30:5 “And he there found some men going from Haran to feed their flock, and Jacob made inquiries of them, and they said, we are from Haran.”
30:6 “And he said to them, do you know Laban the son of Nahor? and they said we know him and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming along to feed her father’s flock.”
30:7 “While he was still speaking with them, Rachel the daughter of Laban came to feed her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.”
30:8 “And when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, he ran and kissed her, and lifted up his voice and wept.”
30:9 “And Jacob told Rachel that he was the son of Rebecca her father’s sister, and Rachel ran and told her father, and Jacob continued to cry because he had nothing with him to bring to the house of Laban.”
30:10 “And when Laban heard that his sister’s son Jacob had come, he ran and kissed him and embraced him and brought him into the house and gave him bread, and he ate.”
30:11 “And Jacob related to Laban what his brother Esau had done to him, and what his son Eliphaz had done to him in the road.”
30:12 “And Jacob resided in Laban’s house for one month, and Jacob ate and drank in the house of Laban, and afterward Laban said to Jacob, tell me what shall be your wages, for how can you serve me for nothing?”
30:13 “And Laban had no sons but only daughters, and his other wives and handmaids were still barren in those days, and these are the names of Laban’s daughters which his wife Adinah had borne to him; the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel; and Leah was tender eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored, and Jacob loved her.”
30:14 “And Jacob said to Laban, I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter; and Laban consented to this and Jacob served Laban seven years for his daughter Rachel.”
30:15 “And in the second year of Jacob’s dwelling in Haran, that is in the seventy ninth year of the life of Jacob, in that year died Eber the son of Selah, he was four hundred and sixty four years old at his death.”
30:16 “And when Jacob heard that Eber was dead he grieved exceedingly, and he lamented and mourned over him many days.”
30:17 “And in the third year of Jacob’s dwelling in Haran, Bosmath, the daughter of Ishmael, the wife of Esau, bare to him a son, and Esau called his name Reuel.”
30:18 “And in the fourth year of Jacob’s residence in the house of Laban, the Lord visited Laban and remembered him on account of Jacob, and sons were born to him, and his firstborn was Beor, his second was Alib, and the third was Chorash.”
30:19 “And the Lord gave Laban riches and honor, sons and daughters, and the man increased greatly on account of Jacob.”
30:20 “And Jacob in those days served Laban in all manner of work, in the house and in the field, and the blessing of the Lord was in all that belonged to Laban in the house and in the field.”
30:21 “And in the fifth year died Jehudith, the daughter of Beeri, the wife of Esau, in the land of Canaan, and she had no sons but daughters only.”
30:22 “And these are the names of her daughters which she bare to Esau, the name of the elder was Marzith, and the name of the younger was Puith.”
30:23 “And when Jehudith died, Esau rose up and went to Seir to hunt in the field, as usual, and Esau dwelt in the land of Seir for a long time.”
30:24 “And in the sixth year Esau took for a wife, in addition to his other wives, Ahlibamah, the daughter of Zebeon the Hivite, and Esau brought her to the land of Canaan.”
30:25 “And Ahlibamah conceived and bare to Esau three sons, Yeush, Yaalan and Korah.”
30:26 “And in those days, in the land of Canaan, there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of Esau and the herdsmen of the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, for Esau’s cattle and goods were too abundant for him to remain in the land of Canaan, in his father’s house, and the land of Canaan could not bear him on account of his cattle.”
30:27 “And when Esau saw that his quarrelling increased with the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, he rose up and took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all belonging to him, and the cattle which he possessed, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he went away from the inhabitants of the land to the land of Seir, and Esau and all belonging to him dwelt in the land of Seir.”
30:28 “But from time to time Esau would go and see his father and mother in the land of Canaan, and Esau intermarried with the Horites, and he gave his daughters to the sons of Seir, the Horite.”
30:29 “And he gave his elder daughter Marzith to Anah, the son of Zebeon, his wife’s brother, and Puith he gave to Azar, the son of Bilhan the Horite; and Esau dwelt in the mountain, he and his children, and they were fruitful and multiplied.”

Chapter 31

31:1 “And in the seventh year, Jacob’s service which he served Laban was completed, and Jacob said to Laban, give me my wife, for the days of my service are fulfilled; and Laban did so, and Laban and Jacob assembled all the people of that place and they made a feast.”
31:2 “And in the evening Laban came to the house, and afterward Jacob came there with the people of the feast, and Laban extinguished all the lights that were there in the house.”
31:3 “And Jacob said to Laban, wherefore do you do this thing to us? and Laban answered, such is our custom to act in this land.”
31:4 “And afterward Laban took his daughter Leah, and he brought her to Jacob, and he came to her and Jacob did not know that she was Leah.”
31:5 “And Laban gave his daughter Leah his maid Zilpah for a handmaid.”
31:6 “And all the people at the feast knew what Laban had done to Jacob, but they did not tell the thing to Jacob.”
31:7 “And all the neighbors came that night to Jacob’s house, and they ate and drank and rejoiced, and played before Leah on timbrels, and with dances, and they responded before Jacob, Heleah, Heleah.”
31:8 “And Jacob heard their words but did not understand their meaning but he thought such might be their custom in this land.”
31:9 “And the neighbors spoke these words before Jacob during the night, and all the lights that were in the house Laban had that night extinguished.”
31:10 “And in the morning, when daylight appeared, Jacob turned to his wife and he saw, and behold, it was Leah that had been lying in his bosom, and Jacob said, behold, now I know what the neighbors said last night, Heleah they said, and I knew it not.”
31:11 “And Jacob called to Laban, and said to him, what is this that you did to me? Surely I served you for Rachel, and why did you deceive me and did give me Leah?”
31:12 “And Laban answered Jacob, saying, not so is it done in our place to give the younger before the elder; now therefore if you desire to take her sister likewise, take her to you for the service which you will serve me for another seven years.”
31:13 “And Jacob did so, and he also took Rachel for a wife, and he served Laban seven years more, and Jacob also came to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and Laban gave her his maid Bilhah for a handmaid.”
31:14 “And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, the Lord opened her womb, and she conceived and bare Jacob four sons in those days.”
31:15 “And these are their names, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, and she afterward left bearing.”
31:16 “And at that time Rachel was barren, and she had no offspring, and Rachel envied her sister Leah, and when Rachel saw that she bare no children to Jacob, she took her handmaid, Bilhah, and she bare Jacob two sons, Dan and Naphtali.”
31:17 “And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, she also took her handmaid Zilpah, and she gave her to Jacob for a wife, and Jacob also came to Zilpah, and she also bare Jacob two sons, Gad and Asher.”
31:18 “And Leah again conceived and bare Jacob in those days two sons and one daughter, and these are their names, Issachar, Zebulon, and their sister Dinah.”
31:19 “And Rachel was still barren in those days, and Rachel prayed to the Lord at that time, and she said, O Lord God remember me and visit me, I beseech you, for now my husband will cast me off, for I have borne him no children.”
31:20 “Now O Lord God, hear my supplication before you, and see my affliction, and give me children like one of the handmaids, that I may no more bear my reproach.”
31:21 “And God heard her and opened her womb, and Rachel conceived and bare a son, and she said the Lord has taken away my reproach, and she called his name Joseph, saying, may the Lord add to me another son; and Jacob was ninety one years old when she bare him.”
31:22 “At that time Jacob’s mother, Rebecca sent her nurse Deborah the daughter of Uz, and two of Isaac’s servants to Jacob.”
31:23 “And they came to Jacob to Haran and they said to him, Rebecca has sent us to you that you shall return to your father’s house to the land of Canaan; and Jacob listened to them in this which his mother had spoken.”
31:24 “At that time, the other seven years which Jacob served Laban for Rachel were completed, and it was at the end of fourteen years that he had dwelt in Haran that Jacob said to Laban, give me my wives and send me away, that I may go to my land, for behold, my mother did send to me from the land of Canaan that I should return to my father’s house.”
31:25 “And Laban said to him, not so I pray you, if I have found favor in your sight, do not leave me; appoint me your wages and I will give them, and remain with me.”
31:26 “And Jacob said to him, this is what you shall give me for wages, that I shall this day pass through all your flock and take away from them every lamb that is speckled and spotted and such as are brown among the sheep, and among the goats, and if you will do this thing for me I will return and feed your flock and keep them as at first.”
31:27 “And Laban did so, and Laban removed from his flock all that Jacob had said and gave them to him.”
31:28 “And Jacob placed all that he had removed from Laban’s flock in the hands of his sons, and Jacob was feeding the remainder of Laban’s flock.”
31:29 “And when the servants of Isaac which he had sent to Jacob saw that Jacob would not then return with them to the land of Canaan to his father, they then went away from him, and they returned home to the land of Canaan.”
31:30 “And Deborah remained with Jacob in Haran, and she did not return with the servants of Isaac to the land of Canaan, and Deborah resided with Jacob’s wives and children in Haran.”
31:31 “And Jacob served Laban six years longer, and when the sheep brought forth, Jacob removed from them such as were speckled and spotted, as he had determined with Laban, and Jacob did so at Laban’s for six years, and the man increased abundantly and he had cattle and maid servants, and men servants, camels and asses.”
31:32 “And Jacob had two hundred drove of cattle, and his cattle were of large size and of beautiful appearance and were very productive, and all the families of the sons of men desired to get some of the cattle of Jacob, for they were exceedingly prosperous.”
31:33 “And many of the sons of men came to procure some of Jacob’s flock, and Jacob gave them a sheep for a man servant or a maid servant or for an ass or a camel, or whatever Jacob desired from them they gave.”
31:34 “And Jacob obtained riches and honor and possessions by means of these transactions with the sons of men, and the children of Laban envied him of this honor.”
31:35 “And in the course of time he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and of that which was our father’s has he acquired all this glory.”
31:36 “And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban and of his children, and behold, it was not toward him in those days as it had been before.”
31:37 “And the Lord appeared to Jacob at the expiration of the six years, and said to him, arise go forth out of this land, and return to the land of your birthplace and I will be with you.”
31:38 “And Jacob rose up at that time and he mounted his children and wives and all belonging to him on camels, and he went forth to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.”
31:39 “And Laban did not know that Jacob had gone from him, for Laban had been that day sheep shearing.”
31:40 “And Rachel stole her father’s images, and she took them and she concealed them on the camel on which she sat, and she went on.”
31:41 “And this is the manner of the images; in taking a man who is the firstborn and slaying him and taking the hair off his head, then taking salt and salting the head and anointing it in oil, then taking a small tablet of copper or a tablet of gold and writing the name on it, and placing the tablet under his tongue, and taking the head with the tablet under the tongue and putting it in the house, and lighting up lights before it and bowing down to it.”
31:42 “And at the time when they bow down to it, it speaks to them in all matters that they ask of it, through the power of the name which is written in it.”
31:43 “And some make them in the figures of men, of gold and silver, and go to them in times known to them, and the figures receive the influence of the stars, and tell them future things, and in this manner were the images which Rachel stole from her father.”
31:44 “And Rachel stole those images which were her father’s, in order that Laban might not know through them where Jacob had gone.”
31:45 “And Laban came home and he asked concerning Jacob and his household, and he was not to be found, and Laban sought his images, to know where Jacob had gone, and could not find them, and he went to some other images, and he inquired of them and they told him that Jacob had fled from him to his father’s to the land of Canaan.”
31:46 “And Laban then rose up and he took his brothers and all his servants, and he went forth and pursued Jacob, and he overtook him in mount Gilead.”
31:47 “And Laban said to Jacob, what is this you have done to me to flee and deceive me, and lead my daughters and their children as captives taken by the sword?”
31:48 “And you did not suffer me to kiss them and send them away with joy, and you did steal my gods and did go away.”
31:49 “And Jacob answered Laban, saying, because I was afraid lest you would take your daughters by force from me; and now with whomsoever you find your gods he shall die.”
31:50 “And Laban searched for the images and he examined in all Jacob’s tents and furniture, but could not find them.”
31:51 “And Laban said to Jacob, we will make a covenant together and it shall be a testimony between me and you; if you shall afflict my daughters, or shall take other wives besides my daughters, even God shall be a witness between me and you in this matter.”
31:52 “And they took stones and made a heap, and Laban said, this heap is a witness between me and you, therefore, he called the name thereof Gilead.”
31:53 “And Jacob and Laban offered sacrifice on the mount, and they ate there by the heap, and they tarried in the mount all night, and Laban rose up early in the morning, and he wept with his daughters and he kissed them, and he returned to his place.”
31:54 “And he hurry and sent off his son Beor, who was seventeen years old, with Abichorof the son of Uz, the son of Nahor, and with them were ten men.”
31:55 “And they hurry and went and passed on the road before Jacob, and they came by another road to the land of Seir.”
31:56 “And they came to Esau and said to him, this said your brother and relative, your mother’s brother Laban, the son of Bethuel, saying,”
31:57 “Have you heard what Jacob your brother has done to me, who first came to me naked and bare, and I went to meet him, and brought him to my house with honor, and I made him great, and I gave him my two daughters for wives and also two of my maids.”
31:58 “And God blessed him on my account, and he increased abundantly, and had sons, daughters and maid servants.”
31:59 “He has also an immense stock of flocks and herds, camels and asses, also silver and gold in abundance; and when he saw that his wealth increased, he left me while I went to shear my sheep, and he rose up and fled in secrecy.”
31:60 “And he lifted his wives and children on camels, and he led away all his cattle and property which he acquired in my land, and he lifted up his countenance to go to his father Isaac to the land of Canaan.”
31:61 “And he did not suffer me to kiss my daughters and their children, and he led my daughters as captives taken by the sword, and he also stole my gods and he fled.”
31:62 “And now I have left him in the mountain of the brook of Jabuk, him and all belonging to him; he lacked nothing.”
31:63 “If it be your wish to go to him, go then and there will you find him, and you can do to him as your soul desires; and Laban’s messengers came and told Esau all these things.”
31:64 “And Esau heard all the words of Laban’s messengers, and his anger was greatly kindled against Jacob, and he remembered his hatred and his anger burned within him.”
31:65 “And Esau hurry and took his children and servants and the souls of his household, being sixty men, and he went and assembled all the children of Seir the Horite and their people, being three hundred and forty men, and took all this number of four hundred men with drawn swords, and he went to Jacob to smite him.”
31:66 “And Esau divided this number into several parts, and he took the sixty men of his children and servants and the souls of his household as one head, and gave them in care of Eliphaz, his eldest son.”
31:67 “And the remaining heads he gave to the care of the six sons of Seir the Horite, and he placed every man over his generations and children.”
31:68 “And the whole of this camp went as it was, and Esau went among them toward Jacob, and he conducted them with speed.”
31:69 “And Laban’s messengers departed from Esau and went to the land of Canaan, and they came to the house of Rebecca the mother of Jacob and Esau.”
31:70 “And they told her, saying, behold, your son Esau has gone against his brother Jacob with four hundred men, for he heard that he was coming and he is gone to make war with him, and to smite him and to take all that he has.”
31:71 “And Rebecca hurry and sent seventy two men from the servants of Isaac to meet Jacob on the road; for she said, peradventure, Esau may make war in the road when he meets him.”
31:72 “And these messengers went on the road to meet Jacob, and they met him in the road of the brook on the opposite side of the brook Jabuk, and Jacob said when he saw them, this camp is destined to me from God, and Jacob called the name of that place Machnayim.”
31:73 “And Jacob knew all his father’s people, and he kissed them and embraced them and came with them, and Jacob asked them concerning his father and mother, and they said, they were well.”
31:74 “And these messengers said to Jacob, Rebecca your mother has sent us to you, saying, I have heard, my son, that your brother Esau has gone forth against you on the road with men from the children of Seir the Horite.”
31:75 “And therefore, my son, listen to my voice and see with your counsel what you will do, and when he comes up to you, supplicate him, and do not speak rashly to him, and give him a present from what you possess, and from what God has favored you with.”
31:76 “And when he ask you concerning your affairs, conceal nothing from him, perhaps he may turn from his anger against you and you will thereby save your soul, you and all belonging to you, for it is your duty to honor him, for he is your elder brother.”
31:77 “And when Jacob heard the words of his mother which the messengers had spoken to him, Jacob lifted up his voice and wept bitterly, and did as his mother then commanded him.”

Chapter 32

32:1 “And at that time Jacob sent messengers to his brother Esau toward the land of Seir, and he spoke to him words of supplication.”
32:2 “And he commanded them, saying, this shall you say to my lord, to Esau, this says your servant Jacob, let not my lord imagine that my father’s blessing with which he did bless me has proved beneficial to me.”
32:3 “For I have been these twenty years with Laban, and he deceived me and changed my wages ten times, as it has all been already told to my lord.”
32:4 “And I served him in his house very laboriously, and God afterward saw my affliction, my labor and the work of my hands, and he caused me to find grace and favor in his sight.”
32:5 “And I afterward through God’s great mercy and kindness acquired oxen and asses and cattle, and men servants and maid servants.”
32:6 “And now I am coming to my land and my home to my father and mother, who are in the land of Canaan; and I have sent to let my lord know all this in order to find favor in the sight of my lord, so that he may not imagine that I have of myself obtained wealth, or that the blessing with which my father blessed me has benefited me.”
32:7 “And those messengers went to Esau, and found him on the borders of the land of Edom going toward Jacob, and four hundred men of the children of Seir the Horite were standing with drawn swords.”
32:8 “And the messengers of Jacob told Esau all the words that Jacob had spoken to them concerning Esau.”
32:9 “And Esau answered them with pride and contempt, and said to them, surely I have heard and truly it has been told to me what Jacob has done to Laban, who exalted him in his house and gave him his daughters for wives, and he begat sons and daughters, and abundantly increased in wealth and riches in Laban’s house through his means.”
32:10 “And when he saw that his wealth was abundant and his riches great, he fled with all belonging to him, from Laban’s house, and he led Laban’s daughters away from the face of their father, as captives taken by the sword, without telling him of it.”
32:11 “And not only to Laban has Jacob done this but also to me has he done so, and has twice supplanted me, and shall I be silent?”
32:12 “Now therefore I have this day come with my camps to meet him, and I will do to him according to the desire of my heart.”
32:13 “And the messengers returned and came to Jacob and said to him, We came to your brother, to Esau, and we told him all your words, and this has he answered us, and behold, he comes to meet you with four hundred men.”
32:14 “Now then know and see what you shall do, and pray before God to deliver you from him.”
32:15 “And when he heard the words of his brother which he had spoken to the messengers of Jacob, Jacob was greatly afraid and he was distressed.”
32:16 “And Jacob prayed to the Lord his God, and he said, O Lord God of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, you did say to me when I went away from my father’s house, saying,”
32:17 “I am the Lord God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac, to you do I give this land and your seed after you, and I will make your seed as the stars of heaven, and you shall spread forth to the four sides of heaven, and in you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”
32:18 “And you did establish your words, and did give to me riches and children and cattle, as the utmost wishes of my heart did you give to your servant; you did give to me all that I asked from you, so that I lacked nothing.”
32:19 “And you did afterward say to me, return to your parents and to your birthplace and I will still do well with you.”
32:20 “And now that I have come, and you did deliver me from Laban, I shall fall in the hands of Esau who will slay me, yea, together with the mothers of my children.”
32:21 “Now therefore O Lord God deliver me, I pray you, also from the hands of my brother Esau, for I am greatly afraid of him.”
32:22 “And if there is no righteousness in me, do it for the sake of Abraham and my father Isaac.”
32:23 “For I know that through kindness and mercy have I acquired this wealth; now therefore I beseech you to deliver me this day with your kindness and to answer me.”
32:24 “And Jacob ceased praying to the Lord, and he divided the people that were with him with the flocks and cattle into two camps, and he gave the half to the care of Damesek, the son of Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, for a camp, with his children, and the other half he gave to the care of his brother, Elianus, the son of Eliezer, to be for a camp with his children.”
32:25 “And he commanded them, saying, keep yourselves at a distance with your camps, and do not come too near each other, and if Esau come to one camp and slay it, the other camp at a distance from it will escape him.”
32:26 “And Jacob tarried there that night, and during the whole night he gave his servants instructions concerning the forces and his children.”
32:27 “And the Lord heard the prayer of Jacob on that day, and the Lord then delivered Jacob from the hands of his brother Esau.”
32:28 “And the Lord sent three angels of the angels of heaven, and they went before Esau and came to him.”
32:29 “And these angels appeared to Esau and his people as two thousand men, riding on horses furnished with all sorts of war instruments, and they appeared in the sight of Esau and all his men to be divided into four camps, with four chiefs to them.”
32:30 “And one camp went on and they found Esau coming with four hundred men toward his brother Jacob, and this camp ran toward Esau and his people and terrified them, and Esau fell off the horse in alarm, and all his men separated from him in that place, for they were greatly afraid.”
32:31 “And the whole of the camp shouted after them when they fled from Esau, and all the warlike men answered, saying,”
32:32 “Surely we are the servants of Jacob who is the servant of God, and who then can stand against us? And Esau said to them, O then, my lord and brother Jacob is your lord, whom I have not seen for these twenty years, and now that I have this day come to see him, do you treat me In this manner?”
32:33 “And the angels answered him, saying, as the Lord lives, were not Jacob of whom you spoke your brother, we had not left one remaining from you and your people, but only on account of Jacob we will do nothing to them.”
32:34 “And this camp passed from Esau and his men and it went away, and Esau and his men had gone from them about a league when the second camp came toward him with all sorts of weapons, and they also did to Esau and his men as the first camp had done to them.”
32:35 “And when they had left it to go on, behold, the third camp came toward him and they were all terrified, and Esau fell off the horse, and the whole camp cried out, and said, surely we are the servants of Jacob, who is the servant of God, and who can stand against us?”
32:36 “And Esau again answered them, saying, O then, Jacob, my lord and your lord is my brother, and for twenty years I have not seen his countenance, and hearing this day that he was coming, I went this day to meet him, and do you treat me in this manner?”
32:37 “And they answered him, and said to him, as the Lord lives, were not Jacob your brother as you did say, we had not left a remnant from you and your men, but on account of Jacob of whom you spoke being your brother, we will not meddle with you or your men.”
32:38 “And the third camp also passed from them, and he still continued his road with his men toward Jacob, when the fourth camp came toward him, and they also did to him and his men as the others had done.”
32:39 “And when Esau beheld the evil which the four angels had done to him and to his men, he became greatly afraid of his brother Jacob, and he went to meet him in peace.”
32:40 “And Esau concealed his hatred against Jacob, because he was afraid of his life on account of his brother Jacob, and because he imagined that the four camps that he had lighted on were Jacob’s servants.”
32:41 “And Jacob tarried that night with his servants in their camps, and resolved with his servants to give to Esau a present from all that he had with him, and from all his property; and Jacob rose up in the morning, he and his men, and they chose from among the cattle a present for Esau.”
32:42 “And this is the amount of the present which Jacob chose from his flock to give to his brother Esau; and he selected two hundred and forty head from the flocks, and he selected from the camels and asses thirty each, and of the herds he chose fifty kine.”
32:43 “And he put them all in ten droves; and he placed each sort by itself, and he delivered them into the hands of ten of his servants, each drove by itself.”
32:44 “And he commanded them, and said to them, keep yourselves at a distance from each other, and put a space between the droves, and when Esau and those who are with him shall meet you and ask you, saying, whose are you, and where do you go, and to whom belong all this before you, you shall say to them, we are the servants of Jacob, and we come to meet Esau in peace, and behold, Jacob comes behind us.”
32:45 “And that which is before us is a present sent from Jacob to his brother Esau.”
32:46 “And if they shall say to you, why does he delay behind you, from coming to meet his brother and to see his face, then you shall say to them, surely he comes joyfully behind us to meet his brother, for he said, I will appease him with the present that goes to him, and after this I will see his face, peradventure he will accept of me.”
32:47 “So the whole present passed on in the hands of his servants, and went before him on that day, and he lodged that night with his camps by the border of the brook of Jabuk, and he rose up in the midst of the night, and he took his wives and his maid servants, and all belonging to him, and he that night passed them over the ford Jabuk.”
32:48 “And when he had passed all belonging to him over the brook, Jacob was left by himself, and a man met him, and he wrestled with him that night until the breaking of the day, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint through wrestling with him.”
32:49 “And at the break of day the man left Jacob there, and he blessed him and went away, and Jacob passed the brook at the break of day, and he halted on his thigh.”
32:50 “And the sun rose on him when he had passed the brook, and he came up to the place of his cattle and children.”
32:51 “And they went on till midday, and while they were going the present was passing on before them.”
32:52 “And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was at a distance, coming along with many men, about four hundred, and Jacob was greatly afraid of his brother.”
32:53 “And Jacob hurry and divided his children to his wives and his handmaids, and his daughter Dinah he put in a chest, and delivered her into the hands of his servants.”
32:54 “And he passed before his children and wives to meet his brother and he bowed down to the ground, yes he bowed down seven times until he approached his brother, and God caused Jacob to find grace and favor in the sight of Esau and his men, for God had heard the prayer of Jacob.”
32:55 “And the fear of Jacob and his terror fell on his brother Esau, for Esau was greatly afraid of Jacob for what the angels of God had done to Esau, and Esau’s anger against Jacob was turned into kindness.”
32:56 “And when Esau saw Jacob running toward him, he also ran toward him and he embraced him, and he fell on his neck, and they kissed and they wept.”
32:57 “And God put fear and kindness toward Jacob in the hearts of the men that came with Esau, and they also kissed Jacob and embraced him.”
32:58 “And also Eliphaz, the son of Esau, with his four brothers, sons of Esau, wept with Jacob, and they kissed him and embraced him, for the fear of Jacob had fallen on them all.”
32:59 “And Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women with their offspring, the children of Jacob, walking behind Jacob and bowing along the road to Esau.”
32:60 “And Esau said to Jacob, who are these with you, my brother? are they your children or your servants? and Jacob answered Esau and said, they are my children which God has graciously given to your servant.”
32:61 “And while Jacob was speaking to Esau and his men, Esau beheld the whole camp, and he said to Jacob, where did you get the whole of the camp that I met last night? and Jacob said, to find favor in the sight of my Lord, it is that which God graciously gave to your servant.”
32:62 “And the present came before Esau, and Jacob pressed Esau, saying, take I pray you the present that I have brought to my lord, and Esau said, wherefore is this my purpose? keep that which you have to yourself.”
32:63 “And Jacob said, it is incumbent on me to give all this, since I have seen your face, that you still live in peace.”
32:64 “And Esau refused to take the present, and Jacob said to him, I beseech you my lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, for I have therefore seen your face, as though I had seen a god like face, because you was pleased with me.”
32:65 “And Esau took the present, and Jacob also gave to Esau silver and gold and bdellium, for he pressed him so much that he took them.”
32:66 “And Esau divided the cattle that was in the camp, and he gave the half to the men who had come with him, for they had come on hire, and the other half he delivered to the hands of his children.”
32:67 “And the silver and gold and bdellium he gave in the hands of Eliphaz his eldest son, and Esau said to Jacob, let us remain with you, and we will go slowly along with you until you come to my place with me, that we may dwell there together.”
32:68 “And Jacob answered his brother and said, I would do as my lord speaks to me, but my lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with their young who are with me, go but slowly, for if they went swiftly, they would all die, for you know their burdens and their fatigue.”
32:69 “Therefore let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will go on slowly for the sake of the children and the flock, until I come to my lord’s place to Seir.”
32:70 “And Esau said to Jacob, I will place with you some of the people that are with me to take care of you in the road, and to bear the fatigue and burden, and he said, what need of it my lord, if I may find grace in your sight?”
32:71 “Behold, I will come to you in Seir to dwell there together as you have spoken, go you then with your people for I will follow you.”
32:72 “And Jacob said this to Esau in order to remove Esau and his men from him, so that Jacob might afterward go to his father’s house to the land of Canaan.”
32:73 “And Esau listened to the voice of Jacob, and Esau returned with the four hundred men that were with him on their road to Seir, and Jacob and all belonging to him went that day as far as the extremity of the land of Canaan in its borders, and he remained there some time.”

Chapter 33

33:1 “And in some time after Jacob went away from the borders of the land, and he came to the land of Shalem, that is the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, and he rested in front of the city.”
33:2 “And he bought a parcel of the field which was there, from the children of Hamor the people of the land, for five shekels.”
33:3 “And Jacob there built himself a house, and he pitched his tent there, and he made booths for his cattle, therefore he called the name of that place Succoth.”
33:4 “And Jacob remained in Succoth a year and six months.”
33:5 “At that time some of the women of the inhabitants of the land went to the city of Shechem to dance and rejoice with the daughters of the people of the city, and when they went forth then Rachel and Leah the wives of Jacob with their families also went to behold the rejoicing of the daughters of the city.”
33:6 “And Dinah the daughter of Jacob also went along with them and saw the daughters of the city, and they remained there before these daughters while all the people of the city were standing by them to behold their rejoicings, and all the great people of the city were there.”
33:7 “And Shechem the son of Hamor the prince of the land was also standing there to see them.”
33:8 “And Shechem beheld Dinah the daughter of Jacob sitting with her mother before the daughters of the city, and the damsel pleased him greatly, and he there asked his friends and his people, saying, whose daughter is that sitting among the women, whom I do not know in this city?”
33:9 “And they said to him, surely this is the daughter of Jacob the son of Isaac the Hebrew, who has dwelt in this city for some time, and when it was reported that the daughters of the land were going forth to rejoice she went with her mother and maid servants to sit among them as you see.”
33:10 “And Shechem beheld Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and when he looked at her his soul became fixed on Dinah.”
33:11 “ And he sent and had her taken by force, and Dinah came to the house of Shechem and he seized her forcibly and lay with her and humbled her, and he loved her exceedingly and placed her in his house.”
33:12 “And they came and told the thing to Jacob, and when Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, Jacob sent twelve of his servants to fetch Dinah from the house of Shechem, and they went and came to the house of Shechem to take away Dinah from there.”
33:13 “And when they came, Shechem went out to them with his men and drove them from his house, and he would not suffer them to come before Dinah, but Shechem was sitting with Dinah kissing and embracing her before their eyes.”
33:14 “And the servants of Jacob came back and told him, saying, when we came, he and his men drove us away, and this did Shechem do to Dinah before our eyes.”
33:15 “And Jacob knew moreover that Shechem had defiled his daughter, but he said nothing, and his sons were feeding his cattle in the field, and Jacob remained silent till their return.”
33:16 “And before his sons came home, Jacob sent two maidens from his servants daughters to take care of Dinah in the house of Shechem, and to remain with her, and Shechem sent three of his friends to his father Hamor the son of Chiddekem, the son of Pered, saying, get me this damsel for a wife.”
33:17 “And Hamor the son of Chiddekem the Hivite came to the house of Shechem his son, and he sat before him, and Hamor said to his son, Shechem, is there then no woman among the daughters of your people that you will take an Hebrew woman who is not of your people?”
33:18 “And Shechem said to him, her only must you get for me, for she is delightful in my sight; and Hamor did according to the word of his son, for he was greatly beloved by him.”
33:19 “And Hamor went forth to Jacob to commune with him concerning this matter, and when he had gone from the house of his son Shechem, before he came to Jacob to speak to him, behold the sons of Jacob had come from the field, as soon as they heard the thing that Shechem the son of Hamor had done.”
33:20 “And the men were very much grieved concerning their sister, and they all came home fired with anger, before the time of gathering in their cattle.”
33:21 “And they came and sat before their father and they spoke to him kindled with wrath, saying, surely death is due to this man and to his household, because the Lord God of the whole earth commanded Noah and his children that man shall never rob, nor commit adultery; now behold Shechem has both ravaged and committed fornication with our sister, and not one of all the people of the city spoke a word to him.”
33:22 “Surely you know and understand that the judgment of death is due to Shechem, and to his father, and to the whole city on account of the thing which he has done.”
33:23 “And while they were speaking before their father in this matter, behold, Hamor, the father of Shechem came to speak to Jacob the words of his son concerning Dinah, and he sat before Jacob and before his sons.”
33:24 “And Hamor spoke to them, saying, the soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; I pray you give her to him for a wife and intermarry with us; give us your daughters and we will give you our daughters, and you shall dwell with us in our land and we will be as one people in the land.”
33:25 “For our land is very extensive, so dwell you and trade therein and get possessions in it, and do therein as you desire, and no one shall prevent you by saying a word to you.”
33:26 “And Hamor ceased speaking to Jacob and his sons, and behold Shechem, his son had come after him, and he sat before them.”
33:27 “And Shechem spoke before Jacob and his sons, saying, may I find favor in your sight that you will give me your daughter, and whatever you say to me that will I do for her.”
33:28 “Ask me for abundance of dowry and gift, and I will give it, and whatever you shall say to me that will I do, and whoever he be that will rebel against your orders, he shall die; only give me the damsel for a wife.”
33:29 “And Simeon and Levi answered Hamor and Shechem his son deceitfully, saying, all you have spoken to us we will do for you.”
33:30 “And behold, our sister is in your house, but keep away from her until we send to our father Isaac concerning this matter, for we can do nothing without his consent.”
33:31 “For he knows the ways of our father Abraham, and whatever he says to us we will tell you, we will conceal nothing from you.”
33:32 “And Simeon and Levi spoke this to Shechem and his father in order to find a pretext, and to seek counsel what was to be done to Shechem and to his city in this matter.”
33:33 “And when Shechem and his father heard the words of Simeon and Levi, it seemed good in their sight, and Shechem and his father came forth to go home.”
33:34 “And when they had gone, the sons of Jacob said to their father, saying, behold, we know that death is due to these wicked ones and to their city, because they transgressed that which God had commanded to Noah and his children and his seed after them.”
33:35 “And also because Shechem did this thing to our sister Dinah in defiling her, for such vileness shall never be done among us.”
33:36 “Now therefore know and see what you will do, and seek counsel and pretext what is to be done to them, in order to kill all the inhabitants of this city.”
33:37 “And Simeon said to them, here is a proper advice for you; tell them to circumcise every male among them as we are circumcised, and if they do not wish to do this, we shall take our daughter from them and go away.”
33:38 “And if they consent to do this and will do it, then when they are sunk down with pain, we will attack them with our swords, as on one who is quiet and peaceable, and we will slay every male person among them.”
33:39 “And Simeon’s advice pleased them, and Simeon and Levi resolved to do to them as it was proposed.”
33:40 “And on the next morning Shechem and Hamor, his father, came again to Jacob and his sons, to speak concerning Dinah, and to hear what answer the sons of Jacob would give to their words.”
33:41 “And the sons of Jacob spoke deceitfully to them, saying, we told our father Isaac all your words, and your words pleased him.”
33:42 “But he spoke to us, saying, this did Abraham his father command him from God the Lord of the whole earth, that any man who is not of his descendants that should wish to take one of his daughters, shall cause every male belonging to him to be circumcised, as we are circumcised, and then we may give him our daughter for a wife.”
33:43 “Now we have made known to you all our ways that our father spoke to us, for we cannot do this of which you spoke to us, to give our daughter to an uncircumcised man, for it is a disgrace to us.”
33:44 “But herein will we consent to you, to give you our daughter, and we will also take to ourselves your daughters, and will dwell among you and be one people as you have spoken, if you will listen to us, and consent to be like us, to circumcise every male belonging to you, as we are circumcised.”
33:45 “And if you will not listen to us, to have every male circumcised as we are circumcised, as we have commanded, then we will come to you, and take our daughter from you and go away.”
33:46 “And Shechem and his father Hamor heard the words of the sons of Jacob, and the thing pleased them exceedingly, and Shechem and his father Hamor hastened to do the wishes of the sons of Jacob, for Shechem was very fond of Dinah, and his soul was rivetted to her.”
33:47 “And Shechem and his father Hamor hurry to the gate of the city, and they assembled all the men of their city and spoke to them the words of the sons of Jacob, saying, “
33:48 “We came to these men, the sons of Jacob, and we spoke to them concerning their daughter, and these men will consent to do according to our wishes, and behold, our land is of great extent for them, and they will dwell in it, and trade in it, and we shall be one people; we will take their daughters, and our daughters we will give to them for wives.”
33:49 “But only on this condition will these men consent to do this thing; that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised, as their God commanded them, and when we shall have done according to their instructions to be circumcised, then will they dwell among us, together with their cattle and possessions, and we shall be as one people with them.”
33:50 “And when all the men of the city heard the words of Shechem and his father Hamor, then all the men of their city were agreeable to this proposal, and they obeyed to be circumcised, for Shechem and his father Hamor were greatly esteemed by them, being the princes of the land.”
33:51 “And on the next day, Shechem and Hamor his father rose up early in the morning, and they assembled all the men of their city into the middle of the city, and they called for the sons of Jacob, who circumcised every male belonging to them on that day and the next.”
33:52 “And they circumcised Shechem and Hamor his father, and the five brothers of Shechem, and then every one rose up and went home, for this thing was from the Lord against the city of Shechem, and from the Lord was Simeon’s counsel in this matter, in order that the Lord might deliver the city of Shechem into the hands of Jacob’s two sons.”

Chapter 34

34:1 “And the number of all the males that were circumcised, were six hundred and forty five men, and two hundred and forty six children.”
34:2 “But Chiddekem, son of Pered, the father of Hamor, and his six brothers, would not listen to Shechem and his father Hamor, and they would not be circumcised, for the proposal of the sons of Jacob was loathsome in their sight, and their anger was greatly roused at this, that the people of the city had not listened to them.”
34:3 “And in the evening of the second day, they found eight small children who had not been circumcised, for their mothers had concealed them from Shechem and his father Hamor, and from the men of the city.”
34:4 “And Shechem and his father Hamor sent to have them brought before them to be circumcised, when Chiddekem and his six brothers sprang at them with their swords, and sought to slay them.”
34:5 “And they sought to slay also Shechem and his father Hamor, and they sought to slay Dinah with them, on account of this matter.”
34:6 “And they said to them, what is this thing that you have done? are there no women among the daughters of your brothers, the Canaanites, that you wish to take to yourselves daughters of the Hebrews, whom you knew not before, and will do this act which your fathers never commanded you?”
34:7 “Do you imagine that you will succeed through this act which you have done? and what will you answer in this affair to your brothers, the Canaanites, who will come tomorrow and ask you concerning this thing?”
34:8 “And if your act shall not appear just and good in their sight, what will you do for your lives, and we for our lives, in your not having listened to our voices?”
34:9 “And if the inhabitants of the land and all your brothers the children of Ham, shall hear of your act, saying,”
34:10 “On account of a Hebrew woman did Shechem and Hamor his father, and all the inhabitants of their city, do that with which they had been unacquainted and which their ancestors never commanded them, where then will you fly or where conceal your shame, all your days before your brothers, the inhabitants of the land of Canaan?”
34:11 “Now therefore we cannot bear up against this thing which you have done, neither can we be burdened with this yoke on us, which our ancestors did not command us.”
34:12 “Behold, tomorrow we will go and assemble all our brothers the Canaanitish brothers who dwell in the land, and we will all come and smite you and all those who trust in you, that there shall not be a remnant left from you or them.”
34:13 “And when Hamor and his son Shechem and all the people of the city heard the words of Chiddekem and his brothers, they were terribly afraid of their lives at their words, and they repented of what they had done.”
34:14 “And Shechem and his father Hamor answered their father Chiddekem and his brothers and they said to them, all the words which you spoke to us are true.”
34:15 “Now do not say, nor imagine in your hearts that on account of the love of the Hebrews we did this thing that our ancestors did not command us.”
34:16 “But because we saw that it was not their intention and desire to accede to our wishes concerning their daughter as to our taking her, except on this condition, so we listened to their voices and did this act which you saw, in order to obtain our desire from them.”
34:17 “And we shall have obtained our request from them, we will then return to them and do to them that which you say to us.”
34:18 “We beseech you then to wait and tarry until our flesh shall be healed and we again become strong, and we will then go together against them, and do to them that which is in your hearts and in ours.”
34:19 “And Dinah the daughter of Jacob heard all these words which Chiddekem and his brothers had spoken, and what Hamor and his son Shechem and the people of their city had answered them.”
34:20 “And she hurry and sent one of her maidens, that her father had sent to take care of her in the house of Shechem, to Jacob her father and to her brothers, saying:”
34:21 “This did Chiddekem and his brothers advise concerning you, and this did Hamor and Shechem and the people of the city answer them.”
34:22 “And when Jacob heard these words he was filled with wrath, and he was indignant at them, and his anger was kindled against them.”
34:23 “And Simeon and Levi swore and said, as the Lord lives, the God of the whole earth, by this time tomorrow, there shall not be a remnant left in the whole city.”
34:24 “And twenty young men had concealed themselves who were not circumcised, and these young men fought against Simeon and Levi, and Simeon and Levi killed eighteen of them, and two fled from them and escaped to some lime pits that were in the city, and Simeon and Levi sought for them, but could not find them.”
34:25 “And Simeon and Levi continued to go about in the city, and they killed all the people of the city at the edge of the sword, and they left none remaining.”
34:26 “And there was a great consternation in the midst of the city, and the cry of the people of the city ascended to heaven, and all the women and children cried aloud.”
34:27 “And Simeon and Levi slew all the city; they left not a male remaining in the whole city.”
34:28 “And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son at the edge of the sword, and they brought away Dinah from the house of Shechem and they went from there.”
34:29 “And the sons of Jacob went and returned, and came on the slain, and spoiled all their property which was in the city and the field.”
34:30 “And while they were taking the spoil, three hundred men stood up and threw dust at them and struck them with stones, when Simeon turned to them and he slew them all with the edge of the sword, and Simeon turned before Levi, and came into the city.”
34:31 “And they took away their sheep and their oxen and their cattle, and also the remainder of the women and little ones, and they led all these away, and they opened a gate and went out and came to their father, Jacob, with vigor.”
34:32 “And when Jacob saw all that they had done to the city, and saw the spoil that they took from them, Jacob was very angry at them, and Jacob said to them, what is this that you have done to me? behold, I obtained rest among the Canaanitish inhabitants of the land, and none of them meddled with me.”
34:33 “And now you have done to make me obnoxious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and I am but of a small number, and they will all assemble against me and slay me when they hear of your work with their brothers, and I and my household will be destroyed.”
34:34 “And Simeon and Levi and all their brothers with them answered their father Jacob and said to him, behold, we live in the land, and shall Shechem do this to our sister? why are you silent at all that Shechem has done? and shall he deal with our sister as with a harlot in the streets? “
34:35 “And the number of women whom Simeon and Levi took captives from the city of Shechem, whom they did not slay, was eighty five who had not known man.”
34:36 “And among them was a young damsel of beautiful appearance and well favored, whose name as Bunah, and Simeon took her for wife, and the number of the males which they took captives and did not slay, was forty seven men, and the rest they slew.”
34:37 “And all the young men and women that Simeon and Levi had taken captives from the city of Shechem, were servants to the sons of Jacob and to their children after them, until the day of the sons of Jacob going forth from the land of Egypt.”
34:38 “And when Simeon and Levi had gone forth from the city, the two young men that were left, who had concealed themselves in the city, and did not die among the people of city, rose up, and these young men went into the city and walked about in it, and found the city desolate without a man, and only women weeping, and these young men cried out and said, behold, this is the evil which the sons of Jacob the Hebrew did to this city in their having this day destroyed one of the Canaanitish cities, and were not afraid of their lives of all the land of Canaan.”
34:39 “And these men left the city and went to the city of Tapnach, and they came there and told the inhabitants of Tapnach all that had befallen them, and all that the sons of Jacob had done to the city of Shechem.”
34:40 “And the information reached Jashub king of Tapnach, and he sent men to the city of Shechem to see those young men, for the king did not understand them in this account, saying, how could two men lay waste such a large town as Shechem?”
34:41 “And the messengers of Jashub came back and told him, saying, we came to the city, and it is destroyed, there is not a man there; only weeping women; neither is any flock or cattle there, for all that was in the city the sons of Jacob took away.”
34:42 “And Jashub wondered at this, saying, how could two men do this thing, to destroy so large a city, and not one man able to stand against them?”
34:43 “For the like has not been from the days of Nimrod, and not even from the remotest time, has the like taken place; and Jashub, king of Tapnach, said to his people, be courageous and we will go and fight against these Hebrews, and do to them as they did to the city, and we will avenge the cause of the people of the city.”
34:44 “And Jashub, king of Tapnach, consulted with his counselors about this matter, and his advisers said to him, alone you will not prevail over the Hebrews, for they must be powerful to do this work to the whole city.”
34:45 “If two of them laid waste the whole city, and no one stood against them, surely if you will go against them, they will all rise against us and destroy us likewise.”
34:46 “But if you will send to all the kings that surround us and let them come together, then we will go with them and fight against the sons of Jacob; then will you prevail against them.”
34:47 “And Jashub heard the words of his counselors, and their words pleased him and his people, and he did so; and Jashub king of Tapnach sent to all the kings of the Amorites that surrounded Shechem and Tapnach, saying,”
34:48 “Go up with me and assist me, and we will smite Jacob the Hebrew and all his son’s, and destroy them from the earth, for this did he do to the city of Shechem, and do you not know of it?”
34:49 “And all the kings of the Amorites heard the evil that the sons of Jacob had done to the city of Shechem, and they were greatly astonished at them.”
34:50 “And the seven kings of the Amorites assembled with all their armies, about ten thousand men with drawn swords, and they came to fight against the sons of Jacob; and Jacob heard that the kings of the Amorites had assembled to fight against his sons, and Jacob was greatly afraid, and it distressed him.”
34:51 “And Jacob exclaimed against Simeon and Levi, saying, what is this act that you did? why have you injured me, to bring against me all the children of Canaan to destroy me and my household? for I was at rest, even I and my household, and you have done this thing to me, and provoked the inhabitants of the land against me by your proceedings.”
34:52 “And Judah answered his father, saying, was it for nothing my brothers Simeon and Levi killed all the inhabitants of Shechem? Surely it was because Shechem had humbled our sister, and transgressed the command of our God to Noah and his children, for Shechem took our sister away by force, and committed adultery with her.”
34:53 “And Shechem did all this evil and not one of the inhabitants of his city interfered with him, to say, why will you do this? surely for this my brothers went and smote the city,
and the Lord delivered it into their hands, because its inhabitants had transgressed the commands of our God. Is it then for nothing that they have done all this?”
34:54 “And now why are you afraid or distressed, and why are you displeased at my brothers, and why is your anger kindled against them?”
34:55 “Surely our God who delivered into their hand the city of Shechem and its people, he will also deliver into our hands all the Canaanitish kings who are coming against us, and we will do to them as my brothers did to Shechem.”
34:56 “Now be tranquil about them and cast away your fears, but trust in the Lord our God, and pray to him to assist us and deliver us and deliver our enemies into our hands.”
34:57 “And Judah called to one of his father’s servants, go now and see where those kings, who are coming against us, are situated with their armies.”
34:58 “And the servant went and looked far off, and went up opposite mount Sihon, and saw all the camps of the kings standing in the fields, and he returned to Judah and said, behold, the kings are situated in the field with all their camps, a people exceedingly numerous, like to the sand on the sea shore.”
34:59 “And Judah said to Simeon and Levi, and to all his brothers, strengthen yourselves and be sons of valor, for the Lord our God is with us; do not fear them.”
34:60 “Stand forth each man, girt with his weapons of war, his bow and his sword, and we will go and fight against these uncircumcised men; the Lord is our God, he will save us.”
34:61 “And they rose up, and each girt on his weapons of war great and small, eleven sons of Jacob, and all the servants of Jacob with them.”
34:62 “And all the servants of Isaac who were with Isaac in Hebron, all came to them equipped in all sorts of war instruments, and the sons of Jacob and their servants, being one hundred and twelve men, went toward these kings, and Jacob also went with them.”
34:63 “And the sons of Jacob sent to their father Isaac the son of Abraham to Hebron, the same is Kireath arba, saying,”
34:64 “Pray we beseech you for us to the Lord our God, to protect us from the hands of the Canaanites who are coming against us, and to deliver them into our hands.”
34:65 “And Isaac the son of Abraham prayed to the Lord for his sons, and he said, O Lord God, you did promise my father, saying, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and you did also promise me, and establish you your word, now that the kings of Canaan are coming together, to make war with my children because they committed no violence.”
34:66 “Now therefore O Lord God, God of the whole earth, pervert I pray you the counsel of these kings that they may not fight against my sons.”
34:67 “And impress the hearts of these kings and their people with the terror of my sons, and bring down their pride, and that they may turn away from my sons.”
34:68 “And with your strong hand and outstretched arm deliver my sons and their servants from them, for power and might are in your hands to do all this.”
34:69 “And the sons of Jacob and their servants went toward these kings, and they trusted in the Lord their God, and while they were going, Jacob their father also prayed to the Lord and said, O Lord God, powerful and exalted God, who have reigned from days of old, from there till now and forever;”
34:70 “You are he who stirs up wars and causes them to cease, in your hand are power and might to exalt and to bring down; O may my prayer be acceptable before you that you may turn to me with your mercies, to impress the hearts of these kings and their people with the terror of my sons, and terrify them and their camps, and with your great kindness deliver all those that trust in you, for it is you who can bring people under us and reduce nations under our power.”

Chapter 35

35:1 “And all the kings of the Amorites came and took their stand in the field to consult with their counselors what was to be done with the sons of Jacob, for they were still afraid of them, saying behold, two of them slew the whole of the city of Shechem.”
35:2 “And the Lord heard the prayers of Isaac and Jacob, and he filled the hearts of all these kings advisers with great fear and terror that they unanimously exclaimed,”
35:3 “Are you silly this day, or is there no understanding in you, that you will fight with the Hebrews, and why will you take a delight in your own destruction this day?”
35:4 “Behold, two of them came to the city of Shechem without fear or terror, and they killed all the inhabitants of the city, that no man stood up against them, and how will you be able to fight with them all?”
35:5 “Surely you know that their God is exceedingly fond of them, and has done mighty things for them, such as have not been done from days of old, and among all the gods of nations, there is none can do like to his mighty deeds.”
35:6 “Surely he delivered their father Abraham, the Hebrew, from the hand of Nimrod, and from the hand of all his people who had many times sought to slay him.”
35:7 “He delivered him also from the fire in which king Nimrod had cast him, and his God delivered him from it.”
35:8 “And who else can do the like? surely it was Abraham who slew the five kings of Elam, when they had touched his brother’s son who in those days dwelt in Sodom.”
35:9 “And took his servant that was faithful in his house and a few of his men, and they pursued the kings of Elam in one night and killed them, and restored to his brother’s son all his property which they had taken from him.”
35:10 “And surely you know the God of these Hebrews is much delighted with them, and they are also delighted with him, for they know that he delivered them from all their enemies.”
35:11 “And behold, through his love toward his God, Abraham took his only and precious son and intended to bring him up as a burnt offering to his God, and had it not been for God who prevented him from doing this, he would then have done it through his love to his God.”
35:12 “And God saw all his works, and swore to him, and promised him that he would deliver his sons and all his seed from every trouble that would befall them, because he had done this thing, and through his love to his God stifled his compassion for his child.”
35:13 “And have you not heard what their God did to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to Abimelech king of Gerar, through taking Abraham’s wife, who said of her she is my sister, lest they might slay him on account of her, and think of taking her for a wife? and God did to them and their people all that you heard of.”
35:14 “And behold, we ourselves saw with our eyes that Esau, the brother of Jacob, came to him with four hundred men, with the intention of slaying him, for he called to mind that he had taken away from him his father’s blessing.”
35:15 “And he went to meet him when he came from Syria, to smite the mother with the children, and who delivered him from his hands but his God in whom he trusted? he delivered him from the hand of his brother and also from the hands of his enemies, and surely he again will protect them.”
35:16 “Who does not know that it was their God who inspired them with strength to do to the town of Shechem the evil which you heard of?”
35:17 “Could it then be with their own strength that two men could destroy such a large city as Shechem had it not been for their God in whom they trusted? he said and did to them all this to slay the inhabitants of the city in their city.”
35:18 “And can you then prevail over them who have come forth together from your city to fight with the whole of them, even if a thousand times as many more should come to your assistance.”
35:19 “Surely you know and understand that you do not come to fight with them, but you come to war with their God who made choice of them, and you have therefore all come this day to be destroyed.”
35:20 “Now therefore refrain from this evil which you are endeavoring to bring on yourselves, and it will be better for you not to go to battle with them, although they are but few in numbers, because their God is with them.”
35:21 “And when the kings of the Amorites heard all the words of their advisers, their hearts were filled with terror, and they were afraid of the sons of Jacob and would not fight against them.”
35:22 “And they inclined their ears to the words of their advisers, and they listened to all their words, and the words of the counselors greatly pleased the kings, and they did so.”
35:23 “And the kings turned and refrained from the sons of Jacob, for they did not approach them to make war with them, for they were greatly afraid of them, and their hearts melted within them from their fear of them.”
35:24 “For this proceeded from the Lord to them, for he heard the prayers of his servants Isaac and Jacob, for they trusted in him; and all these kings returned with their camps on that day, each to his own city, and they did not at that time fight with the sons of Jacob.”
35:25 “And the sons of Jacob kept their station that day till evening opposite mount Sihon, and seeing that these kings did not come to fight against them, the sons of Jacob returned home.”

Chapter 36

36:1 “At that time the Lord appeared to Jacob saying, arise, go to Bethel and remain there, and make there an altar to the Lord who appeared to you, who delivered you and all your sons from affliction.”
36:2 “And Jacob rose up with his sons and all belonging to him, and they went and came to Bethel according to the word of the Lord.”
36:3 “And Jacob was ninety nine years old when he went up to Bethel, and Jacob and his sons and all the people that were with him, remained in Bethel in Luz, and he there built an altar to the Lord who appeared to him, and Jacob and his sons remained in Bethel six months.”
36:4 “At that time died Deborah the daughter of Uz, the nurse of Rebecca, who had been with Jacob; and Jacob buried her beneath Bethel, under an oak that was there.”
36:5 “And Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel, the mother of Jacob, also died at that time in Hebron, the same is Kireath arba, and she was buried in the cave of Machpelah which Abraham had bought from the children of Heth.”
36:6 “And the life of Rebecca was one hundred and thirty three years and she died and when Jacob heard that his mother Rebecca was dead he wept bitterly for his mother, and made a great mourning for her, and for Deborah her nurse beneath the oak, and he called the name of that place Allon bachuth.”
36:7 “And Laban the Syrian died in those days, for God smote him because he transgressed the covenant that existed between him and Jacob.”
36:8 “And Jacob was a hundred years old when the Lord appeared to him, and blessed him and called his name Israel, and Rachel the wife of Jacob conceived in those days.”
36:9. And at that time Jacob and all belonging to him journeyed from Bethel to go to his father’s house, to Hebron.”
36:10 “And while they were going on the road, and there was still but little way to come to Ephrath, Rachel bare a son and she had hard labor and she died.”
36:11 “And Jacob buried her in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem, and he set a pillar on her grave, which is there to this day; and the days of Rachel were forty five years and she died.”
36:12 “And Jacob called the name of his son that was born to him, which Rachel bare to him, Benjamin, for he was born to him in the land on the right hand.”
36:13 “And it was after the death of Rachel, that Jacob pitched his tent in the tent of her hand maid Bilhah.”
36:14 “And Reuben was jealous for his mother Leah on account of this, and he was filled with anger, and he rose up in his anger and went and entered the tent of Bilhah and he there removed his father’s bed.”
36:15 “At that time the portion of birthright, together with the kingly and priestly offices, was removed from the sons of Reuben, for he had profaned his father’s bed, and the birthright was given to Joseph, the kingly office to Judah, and the priesthood to Levi, because Reuben had defiled his father’s bed.”
36:16 “And these are the generations of Jacob who were born to him in Padan aram, and the sons of Jacob were twelve.”
36:17 “The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and their sister Dinah; and the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.”
36:18 “The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, were Gad and Asher, and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, were Dan and Naphtali; these are the sons of Jacob which were born to him in Padan aram.”
36:19 “And Jacob and his sons and all belonging to him journeyed and came to Mamre, which is Kireath arba, that is in Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned, and Jacob with his sons and all belonging to him, dwelled with his father in Hebron.”
36:20 “And his brother Esau and his sons, and all belonging to him went to the land of Seir and dwelt there, and had possessions in the land of Seir, and the children of Esau were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly in the land of Seir.”
36:21 “And these are the generations of Esau that were born to him in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Esau were five.”
36:22 “And Adah bare to Esau his firstborn Eliphaz, and she also bare to him Reuel, and Ahlibamah bare to him Jeush, Yaalam and Korah.”
36:23 “These are the children of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Eliphaz the son of Esau were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz and Amalex, and the sons of Reuel were Nachas, Zerach, Shamah and Mizzah.”
36:24 “And the sons of Jeush were Timnab, Alvah, Jetheth; and the sons of Yaalam were Alah, Phinor and Kenaz.”
36:25 “And the sons of Korah were Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel and Eram; these are the families of the sons of Esau according to their dukedoms in the land of Seir.”
36:26 “And these are the names of the sons of Seir the Horite, inhabitants of the land of Seir, Lotan, Shobal, Zibean, Anah, Dishan, Ezer and Dishon, being seven sons.”
36:27 “And the children of Lotan were Hori, Heman and their sister Timna, that is Timna who came to Jacob and his sons, and they would not give ear to her, and she went and became a concubine to Eliphaz the son of Esau, and she bare to him Amalel;.”
36:28 “And the sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahas, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam, and the sons of Zibeon were Ajah, and Anah, this was that Anah who found the Yemim in the wilderness when be fled the asses of Zibeon his father.”
36:29 “And while he was feeding his father’s asses he led them to the wilderness at different times to feed them.”
36:30 “And there was a day that he brought them to one of the deserts on the sea shore, opposite the wilderness of the people, and while he was feeding them, behold, a very heavy storm came from the other side of the sea and rested on the asses that were feeding there, and they all stood still.”
36:31 “And afterward about one hundred and twenty great and terrible animals came out from the wilderness at the other side of the sea, and they all came to the place where the asses were, and they placed themselves there.”
36:32 “And those animals, from their middle downward, were in the shape of the children or men, and from their middle upward, some had the likeness of bears, and some the likeness of the keephas, with tails behind them from between their shoulders reaching down to the earth, like the tails of the ducheephas, and these animals came and mounted and rode on these asses, and led them away, and they went away to this day.”
36:33 “And one of these animals approached Anah and smote him with his tail, and then fled from that place.”
36:34 “And when he saw this work he was exceedingly afraid of his life, and he fled and escaped to the city.”
36:35 “And he related to his sons and brothers all that had happened to him, and many men went to seek the asses but could not find them, and Anah and his brothers went no more to that place from that day following, for they were greatly afraid of their lives.”
36:36 “And the children of Anah, the son of Seir, were Dishon and his sister Ahlibamah, and the children of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran, and the children of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan, and the children of Dishan were Uz and Aran.”
36:37 “These are the families of the children of Seir the Horite, according to their dukedoms in the land of Seir.”
36:38 “And Esau and his children dwelt in the land of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land, and they had possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly, and Jacob and his children and all belonging to them, dwelt with their father Isaac in the land of Canaan as the Lord had commanded Abraham their father.”

Chapter 37

37:1 “And in the one hundred and fifth year of the life of Jacob, that is the ninth year of Jacob’s dwelling with his children in the land of Canaan, he came from Padan aram.”
37:2 “And in those days Jacob journeyed with his children from Hebron, and they went and returned to the city of Shechem, they and all belonging to them, and they dwelt there, for the children of Jacob obtained good and fat pasture land for their cattle in the city of Shechem, the city of Shechem having then been rebuilt, and there were in it about three hundred men and women.”
37:3 “And Jacob and his children and all belonging to him dwelt in the part of the field which Jacob had bought from Hamor the father of Shechem, when he came from Padan aram before Simeon and Levi had smitten the city.”
37:4 “And all those kings of the Canaanites and Amorites that surrounded the city of Shechem, heard that the sons of Jacob had again come to Shechem and dwelt there.”
37:5 “And they said, shall the sons of Jacob the Hebrew again come to the city and dwell therein, after that they have smitten its inhabitants and driven them out? shall they now return and also drive out those who are dwelling in the city or slay them?”
37:6 “And all the kings of Canaan again assembled, and they came together to make war with Jacob and his sons.”
37:7 “And Jashub king of Tapnach sent also to all his neighboring kings, to Elan king of Gaash, and to Ihuri king of Shiloh, and to Parathon king of Chazar, and to Susi king of Sarton, and to Laban king of Beth-horan, and to Shabir king of Othnaymah, saying,”
37:8 “Come up to me and assist me, and let us smite Jacob the Hebrew and his sons, and all belonging to him, for they are again come to Shechem to possess it and to slay its inhabitants as before;”
37:9 “And all these kings assembled together and came with all their camps, a people exceedingly plentiful like the sand on the sea shore, and they were all opposite to Tapnach.”
37:10 “And Jashub king of Tapnach went forth to them with all his army, and he encamped with them opposite to Tapnach outside the city, and all these kings they divided into seven divisions being seven camps against the sons of Jacob.”
37:11 “And they sent a declaration to Jacob and his son, saying, come you all forth to us that we may have an interview together in the plain, and revenge the cause of the men of Shechem whom you slew in their city, and you will now again return to the city of Shechem and dwell therein, and slay its inhabitants as before.”
37:12 “And the sons of Jacob heard this and their anger was kindled exceedingly at the words of the kings of Canaan, and ten of the sons of Jacob hurry and rose up, and each of them girt on his weapons of war; and there were one hundred and two of their servants with them equipped in battle array.”
37:13 “And all these men the sons of Jacob with their servants went toward these kings, and Jacob their father was with them, and they all stood on the heap of Shechem.”
37:14 “And Jacob prayed to the Lord for his sons, and he spread forth his hands to the Lord, and he said, O God, you are an Almighty God, you are our father, you did form us and we are the works of your hands; I pray you deliver my sons through your mercy from the hands of their enemies, who are this day coming to fight with them, and save them from their hand, for in your hand is power and might, to save the few from the many.”
37:15 “And give to my sons, your servants, strength of heart and might to fight with their enemies, to subdue them, and make their enemies fall before them, and let not my sons and their servants die through the hands of the children of Canaan,”
37:16 “But if it seems good in your eyes to take away the lives of my sons and their servants, take them in your great mercy through the hand of your ministers, that they may not perish this day by the hands of the kings of the Amorites.”
37:17 “And when Jacob ceased praying to the Lord, the earth shook from its place, and the sun darkened, and all these kings were terrified and a great consternation seized them.”
37:18 “And the Lord listened to the prayer of Jacob, and the Lord impressed the hearts of all the kings and their hosts with the terror and awe of the sons of Jacob.”
37:19 “For the Lord caused them to hear the voice of chariots, and the voice of mighty horses from the sons of Jacob, and the voice of a great army accompanying them.”
37:20 “And these kings were seized with great terror at the sons of Jacob, and while they were standing in their quarters, behold, the sons of Jacob advanced on them, with one hundred and twelve men, with a great and tremendous shouting.”
37:21 “And when the kings saw the sons of Jacob advancing toward them, they were still more panic struck, and they were inclined” to retreat from before the sons of Jacob as at first, and not to fight with them.”
37:22 “But they did not retreat, saying, it would be a disgrace to us thus twice to retreat from before the Hebrews.”
37:23 “And the sons of Jacob came near and advanced against all these kings and their armies, and they saw, and behold, it was a very mighty people, numerous as the sand of the sea.”
37:24 “And the sons of Jacob called to the Lord and said, help us O Lord, help us and answer us, for we trust in you, and let us not die by the hands of these uncircumcised men, who this day have come against us.”
37:25 “And the sons of Jacob girt on their weapons of war, and they took in their hands each man his shield and his javelin, and they approached to battle.”
37:26 “And Judah, the son of Jacob, ran first before his brothers, and ten of his servants, with him, and he went toward these kings”
37:27 “And Jashub, king of Tapnach, also came forth first with his army before Judah, and Judah saw Jashub and his army coming toward him, his anger burned within him, and he approached to battle in which Judah ventured his life.”
37:28 “And Jashub and all his army were advancing toward Judah, and he was riding on a very strong and powerful horse, and Jashub was a very valiant man, and covered with iron and brass from head to foot.”
37:29 “And while he was on the horse, he shot arrows with both hands from before and behind, as was his manner in all his battles, and he never missed the place to which he aimed his arrows.”
37:30 “And when Jashub came to fight with Judah, and was darting many arrows against Judah, the Lord bound the hand of Jashub, and all the arrows that he shot rebounded on his own men.”
37:31 “And notwithstanding this, Jashub kept advancing toward Judah, to challenge him with the arrows, but the distance between them was about thirty cubits, and when Judah saw Jashub darting forth his arrows against him, he ran to him with his wrath excited might.”
37:32 “And Judah took up a large stone from the ground, and its weight was sixty shekels, and Judah ran toward Jashub, and with the stone struck him on his shield, that Jashub was stunned with the blow, and fell off from his horse to the ground.”
37:33 “And the shield burst asunder out of the hand of Jashub, and through the force of the blow sprang to the distance of about fifteen cubits, and the shield fell before the second camp.”
37:34 “And the kings that came with Jashub saw at a distance the strength of Judah, the son of Jacob, and what he had done to Jashub, and they were terribly afraid of Judah.”
37:35 “And they assembled near Jashub’s camp, seeing his confusion, and Judah drew his sword and smote forty two men of the camp of Jashub, and the whole of Jashub’s camp fled before Judah, and no man stood against him, and they left Jashub and fled from him, and Jashub was still prostrate on the ground.”
37:36 “And Jashub seeing that all the men of his camp had fled from him, hurry and rose up with terror against Judah, and stood on his legs opposite Judah.”
37:37 “And Jashub had a single combat with Judah, placing shield toward shield, and Jashub’s men all fled, for they were greatly afraid of Judah.”
37:38 “And Jashub took his spear in his hand to strike Judah on his head, but Judah had quickly placed his shield to his head against Jashub’s spear, so that the shield of Judah received the blow from Jashub’s spear, and the shield was split in two.”
37:39 “And when Judah saw that his shield was split, he hastily drew his sword and smote Jashub at his ankles, and cut off his feet that Jashub fell on the ground, and the spear fell from his hand.”
37:40 “And Judah hastily picked up Jashub’s spear, with which he severed his head and cast it next to his feet.”
37:41 “And when the sons of Jacob saw what Judah had done to Jashub, they all ran into the ranks of the other kings, and the sons of Jacob fought with the army of Jashub, and the armies of all the kings that were there.”
37:42 “And the sons of Jacob caused fifteen thousand of their men to fall, and they smote them as if smiting at gourds, and the rest fled for their lives.”
37:43 “And Judah was still standing by the body of Jashub, and stripped Jashub of his coat of mail.”
37:44 “And Judah also took off the iron and brass that was about Jashub, and behold, nine men of the captains of Jashub came alone to fight against Judah.”
37:45 “And Judah hurry and took up a stone from the ground, and with it smote one of them on the head, and his skull was fractured, and the body also fell from the horse to the ground.”
37:46 “And the eight captains that remained, seeing the strength of Judah, were greatly afraid and they fled, and Judah with his ten men pursued them, and they overtook them and slew them”
37:47 “And the sons of Jacob were still smiting the armies of the kings, and they slew many of them, but those kings daringly kept their stand with their captains, and did not retreat from their places, and they exclaimed against those of their armies that fled from before the sons of Jacob, but none would listen to them, for they were afraid of their lives lest they should die.”
37:48 “And all the sons of Jacob, after having smitten the armies of the kings, returned and came before Judah, and Judah was still slaying the eight captains of Jashub, and stripping off their garments.”
37:49 “And Levi saw Elon, king of Gaash, advancing toward him, with his fourteen captains to smite him, but Levi did not know it for certain.”
37:50 “And Elon with his captains approached nearer, and Levi looked back and saw that battle was given him in the rear, and Levi ran with twelve of his servants, and they went and slew Elon and his captains with the edge of the sword.”

Chapter 38

38:1 “And Ihuri, king of Shiloh came up to assist Elon, and he approached Jacob, when Jacob drew his bow that was in his hand and with an arrow struck Ihuri which caused his death.”
38:2 “And when Ihuri, king of Shiloh, was dead, the four remaining kings fled from their station with the rest of the captains, and they endeavored to retreat, saying we have no more strength with the Hebrews after their having killed the three kings and their captains who were more powerful than we are.”
38:3 “And when the sons of Jacob saw that the remaining kings had removed from their station, they pursued them, and Jacob also came from the heap of Shechem from the place where he was standing, and they went after the kings and they approached them with their servants.”
38:4 “And the kings and the captains with the rest of their armies, seeing that the sons of Jacob approached them, were afraid of their lives and fled till they reached the city of Chazar.”
38:5 “And the sons of Jacob pursued them to the gate of the city of Chazar, and they smote a great smiting among the kings and their armies, about four thousand men, and while they were smiting the army of the kings Jacob was occupied with his bow confining himself to smiting the kings, and he slew them all.”
38:6 “And he slew Parathoh king of Chazar at the gate of the city of Chazar, and he afterward smote Susi, king of Sarton, and Laban king of Bethchorin, and Shabir king of Machnaymah, and he slew them all with arrows, an arrow to each of them, and they died.”
38:7 “And the sons of Jacob seeing that all the kings were dead and that they were broken up and retreating, continued to carry on the battle with the armies of the kings opposite the gate of Chazar, and they still smote about four hundred of their men.”
38:8 “And three men of the servants of Jacob fell in that battle and when Judah saw that three of his servants had died, it grieved him greatly, and his anger burned within him against the Amorites.”
38:9 “And all the men that remained of the armies of the kings were greatly afraid of their lives, and they ran and broke the gate of the walls of the city of Chazar, and they all entered the city for safety.”
38:10 “And they concealed themselves in the midst of the city of Chazar, for the city of Chazar was very large and extensive, and when all these armies had entered the city, the sons of Jacob ran after them to the city.”
38:11 “And four mighty men, experienced in battle, went forth from the city and stood against the entrance of the city, with drawn swords and spears in their hands, and they placed themselves opposite the sons of Jacob, and would not suffer them to enter the city.”
38:12 “And Naphtali ran and came between them and with his sword smote two of them, and cut off their heads at one stroke.”
38:13 “And he turned to the other two, and behold, they had fled, and he pursued them, overtook them, smote them and slew them.”
38:14 “And the sons of Jacob came to the city and saw, and behold, there was another wall to the city, and they sought for the gate of the wall and could not find it, and Judah sprang on the top of the wall, and Simeon and Levi followed him and they all three descended from the wall into the city.”
38:15 “And Simeon and Levi slew all the men who ran for safety into the city, and also the inhabitants of the city with their wives and little ones, they slew with the edge of the sword, and the cries of the city ascended up to heaven.”
38:16 “And Dan and Naphtali sprang on the wall to see what caused the noise of lamentation, for the sons of Jacob felt anxious about their brothers, and they heard the inhabitants of the city speaking with weeping and supplications, saying, take all that we possess in the city and go away, only do not put us to death.”
38:17 “And when Judah, Simeon and Levi, had ceased smiting the inhabitants of the city, they ascended the wall and called to Dan and Naphtali, who were on the wall, and to the rest of their brothers, and Simeon and Levi informed them of the entrance into the city, and all the sons of Jacob came to fetch the spoil.”
38:18 “And the sons of Jacob took the spoil of the city of Chazar, the flocks and herds, and the property, and they took all that could be captured and went away that day from the city.”
38:19 “And on the next day the sons of Jacob went to Sarton, for they heard that the men of Sarton who had remained in the city were assembling to fight with them for having slain their king, and Sarton was a very high and fortified city, and it had a deep rampart surrounding the city.”
38:20 “And the pillar of the rampart was about fifty cubits and its breadth forty cubits, and there was no place for a man to enter the city on account of the rampart, and the sons of Jacob saw the rampart of the city and they sought an entrance in it but could not find it.”
38:21 “For the entrance to the city was at the rear, and every man that wished to come into the city came by that road and went round the whole city, and he afterward entered the city.”
38:22 “And the sons of Jacob seeing they could not find the way into the city, their anger was kindled greatly, and the inhabitants of the city seeing that the sons of Jacob were coming to them were greatly afraid of them, for they had heard of their strength and what they had done to Chazar.”
38:23 “And the inhabitants of the city of Sarton could not go out toward the sons of Jacob after having assembled in the city to fight against them, lest they might thereby get into the city, but when they saw that they were coming toward them, they were greatly afraid of them, for they had heard of their strength and what they had done to Chazar.”
38:24 “So the inhabitants of Sarton speedily took away the bridge of the road of the city, from its place, before the sons of Jacob came, and they brought it into the city.”
38:25 “And the sons of Jacob came and sought the way into the city, and could not find it, and the inhabitants of the city went up to the top of the wall, and saw, and behold, the sons, of Jacob were seeking an entrance into the city.”
38:26 “And the inhabitants of the city reproached the sons of Jacob from the top of the wall, and they cursed them, and the sons of Jacob heard the reproaches and they were greatly incensed, and their anger burned within them.”
38:27 “And the sons of Jacob were provoked at them, and they all rose and sprang over the rampart with the force of their strength, and through their might passed the forty cubits breadth of the rampart.”
38:28 “And when they had passed the rampart they stood under the wall of the city, and they found all the gates of the city enclosed with iron doors.”
38:29 “And the sons of Jacob came near to break open the doors of the gates of the city, and the inhabitants did not let them, for from the top of the wall they were casting stones and arrows on them.”
38:30 “And the number of the people that were on the wall was about four hundred men, and when the sons of Jacob saw that the men of the city would not let them open the gates of the city, they sprang and ascended the top of the wall, and Judah went up first to the east part of the city.”
38:31 “And Gad and Asher went up after him to the west corner of the city, and Simeon and Levi to the north, and Dan and Reuben to the south.”
38:32 “And the men who were on the top of the wall, the inhabitants of the city, seeing that the sons of Jacob were coming up to them, they all fled from the wall, descended into the city, and concealed themselves in the midst of the city.”
38:33 “And Issachar and Naphtali that remained under the wall approached and broke the gates of the city, and kindled a fire at the gates of the city, that the iron melted, and all the sons of Jacob came into the city, they and all their men, and they fought with the inhabitants of the city of Sarton and smote them with the edge of the sword, and no man stood up before them.”
38:34 “And about two hundred men fled from the city, and they all went and hid themselves in a certain tower in the city, and Judah pursued them to the tower and he broke down the tower, which fell on the men, and they all died.”
38:35 “And the sons of Jacob went up the road of the roof of that tower, and they saw, and behold, there was another strong and high tower at a distance in the city, and the top of it reached to heaven, and the sons of Jacob hurry and descended, and went with all their men to that tower, and found it filled with about three hundred men, women and little ones.”
38:36 “And the sons of Jacob smote a great smiting among those men in the tower, and they ran away and fled from them.”
38:37 “And Simeon and Levi pursued them, when twelve mighty and valiant men came out to them from the place where they had concealed themselves.”
38:38 “And those twelve men maintained a strong battle against Simeon and Levi, and Simeon and Levi could not prevail over them, and those valiant men broke the shields of Simeon and Levi, and one of them struck at Levi’s head with his sword, when Levi hastily placed his hand to his head, for he was afraid of the sword, and the sword struck Levi’s hand, and it wanted but little to the hand of Levi being cut off.”
38:39 “And Levi seized the sword of the valiant man in his hand, and took it forcibly from the man, and with it he struck at the head of the powerful man, and he severed his head.”
38:40 “And eleven men approached to fight with Levi, for they saw that one of them was killed, and the sons of Jacob fought, but the sons of Jacob could not prevail over them, for those men were very powerful.”
38:41 “And the sons of Jacob seeing that they could not prevail over them, Simeon gave a loud and tremendous shriek, and the eleven powerful men were stunned at the voice of Simeon’s shrieking.”
38:42 “And Judah at a distance knew the voice of Simeon’s shouting, and Naphtali and Judah ran with their shields to Simeon and Levi, and found them fighting with those powerful men, unable to prevail over them as their shields were broken.”
38:43 “And Naphtali saw that the shields of Simeon and Levi were broken, and he took two shields from his servants and brought them to Simeon and Levi.”
38:44 “And Simeon, Levi and Judah on that day fought all three against the eleven mighty men until the time of sunset, but they could not prevail over them.”
38:45 “And this was told to Jacob, and he was sorely grieved, and he prayed to the Lord, and he and Naphtali his son went against these mighty men.”
38:46 “And Jacob approached and drew his bow, and came near to the mighty men, and slew three of their men with the bow, and the remaining eight turned back, and behold, the war waged against them in the front and rear, and they were greatly afraid of their lives, and could not stand before the sons of Jacob, and they fled from before them.”
38:47 “And in their flight they met Dan and Asher coming toward them, and they suddenly fell on them, and fought with them, and slew two of them, and Judah and his brothers pursued them, and smote the remainder of them, and slew them.”
38:48 “And all the sons of Jacob returned and walked about the city, searching if they could find any men, and they found about twenty young men in a cave in the city, and Gad and Asher smote them all and Dan and Naphtali lighted on the rest of the men who had fled and escaped from the second tower, and they smote them all.”
38:49 “And the sons of Jacob smote all the inhabitants of the city of Sarton, but the women and little ones they left in the city and did not slay them.”
38:50 “And all the inhabitants of the city of Sarton were powerful men, one of them would pursue a thousand, and two of them would not flee from ten thousand of the rest of men.”
38:51 “And the sons of Jacob slew all the inhabitants of the city of Sarton with the edge of the sword, that no man stood up against them, and they left the women in the city.”
38:52 “And the sons of Jacob took all the spoil of the city, and captured what they desired, and they took flocks and herds and property from the city, and the sons of Jacob did to Sarton and its inhabitants as they had done to Chazar and its inhabitants, and they turned and went away.”

Chapter 39

39:1 “And when the sons of Jacob went from the city of Sarton, they had gone about two hundred cubits when they met the inhabitants of Tapnach coming toward them, for they went out to fight with them, because they had smitten the king of Tapnach and all his men.”
39:2 “So all that remained in the city of Tapnach come out to fight with the sons of Jacob, and they thought to retake from them the booty and the spoil which they had captured from Chazar and Sarton.”
39:3 “And the rest of the men of Tapnach fought with the sons of Jacob in that place, and the sons of Jacob smote them, and they fled before them, and they pursued them to the city of Arbelan, and they all fell before the sons of Jacob.”
39:4 “And the sons of Jacob returned and came to Tapnach, to take away the spoil of Tapnach, and when they came to Tapnach they heard that the people of Arbelan had gone out to meet them to save the spoil of their brothers, and the sons of Jacob left ten of their men in Tapnach to plunder the city, and they went out toward the people of Arbelan.”
39:5 “And the men of Arbelan went out with their wives to fight with the sons of Jacob, for their wives were experienced in battle, and they went out, about four hundred men and women.”
39:6 “And all the sons of Jacob shouted with a loud voice, and they all ran toward the inhabitants of Arbelan, and with a great and tremendous voice.”
39:7 “And the inhabitants of Arbelan heard the noise of the shouting of the sons of Jacob, and their roaring like the noise of lions and like the roaring of the sea and its waves.”
39:8 “And fear and terror possessed their hearts on account of the sons of Jacob, and they were terribly afraid of them, and they retreated and fled before them into the city and the sons of Jacob pursued them to the gate of the city, and they came on them in the city.”
39:9 “And the sons of Jacob fought with them in the city, and all their women were engaged in slinging against the sons of Jacob, and the combat was very severe among them the whole of that day till evening.”
39:10 “And the sons of Jacob could not prevail over them, and the sons of Jacob had almost perished in that battle, and the sons of Jacob cried to the Lord and greatly gained strength toward evening, and the sons of Jacob smote all the inhabitants of Arbelan by the edge of the sword, men, women and little ones.”
39:11 “And also the remainder of the people who had fled from Sarton, the sons of Jacob smote them in Arbelan, and the sons of Jacob did to Arbelan and Tapnach as they had done to Chazar and Sarton, and when the women saw that all their men were dead, they went on the roofs of the city and smote the sons of Jacob by showering down stones like rain.”
39:12 “And the sons of Jacob hurry and came into the city and seized all the women and smote them with the edge of the sword, and the sons of Jacob captured all the spoil and booty, flocks and herds and cattle.”
39:13 “And the sons of Jacob did to Machnaymah as they had done to Tapnach, to Chazar and to Shiloh, and they turned from there and went away.”
39:14 “And on the fifth day the sons of Jacob heard that the people of Gaash had gathered against them to battle, because they had slain their king and their captains, for there had been fourteen captains in the city of Gaash, and the sons of Jacob had slain them all in the first battle.”
39:15 “And the sons of Jacob that day girt on their weapons of war, and they marched to battle against the inhabitants of Gaash, and in Gaash there was a strong and mighty people of the people of the Amorites, and Gaash was the strongest and best fortified city of all the cities of the Amorites, and it had three walls.”
39:16 “And the sons of Jacob came to Gaash and they found the gates of the city locked, and about five hundred men standing at the top of the outermost wall, and a people numerous as the sand on the sea shore were in ambush for the sons of Jacob from outside the city at the rear thereof.”
39:17 “And the sons of Jacob approached to open the gates of the city, and while they were drawing nigh, behold those who were in ambush at the rear of the city came forth from their places and surrounded the sons of Jacob.”
39:18 “And the sons of Jacob were enclosed between the people of Gaash, and the battle was both to their front and rear, and all the men that were on the wall, were casting from the wall on them, arrows and stones.”
39:19 “And Judah, seeing that the men of Gaash were getting too heavy for them, gave a most piercing and tremendous shriek and all the men of Gaash were terrified at the voice of Judah’s cry, and men fell from the wall at his powerful shriek, and all those that were from outside and within the city were greatly afraid of their lives.”
39:20 “And the sons of Jacob still came near to break the doors of the city, when the men of Gaash threw stones and arrows on them from the top of the wall, and made them flee from the gate.”
39:21 “And the sons of Jacob returned against the men of Gaash who were with them from outside the city, and they smote them terribly, as striking against gourds, and they could not stand against the sons of Jacob, for fright and terror had seized them at the shriek of Judah.”
39:22 “And the sons of Jacob slew all those men who were from outside the city, and the sons of Jacob still drew near to effect an entrance into the city, and to fight under the city walls, but they could not for all the inhabitants of Gaash who remained in the city had surrounded the walls of Gaash in every direction, so that the sons of Jacob were unable to approach the city to fight with them.”
39:23 “And as the sons of Jacob came near to one corner to fight under the wall, the inhabitants of Gaash threw arrows and stones on them like showers of rain, and they fled from under the wall.”
39:24 “And the people of Gaash who were on the wall, seeing that the sons of Jacob could not prevail over them from under the wall, reproached the sons of Jacob in these words; saying,”
39:25 “What is the matter with you in the battle that you cannot prevail? can you then do to the mighty city of Gaash and its inhabitants as you did to the cities of the Amorites that were not so powerful? Surely to those weak ones among us you did those things, and slew them in the entrance of the city for they had no strength when they were terrified at the sound of your shouting.”
39:26 “And will you now then be able to fight in this place? Surely here you will all die, and we will avenge the cause of those cities that you lave laid waste.”
39:27 “And the inhabitants of Gaash greatly reproached the sons of Jacob and reviled them with their gods, and continued to cast arrows and stones on them from the wall.”
39:28 “And Judah and his brothers heard the words of the inhabitants of Gaash and their anger was greatly roused, and Judah was jealous of his God in this matter, and he called out and said, O Lord, help, send help to us and our brothers.”
39:29 “And he ran at a distance with all his might, with his drawn sword in his hand, and he sprang from the earth and by dint of his strength, mounted the wall, and his sword fell from his hand.”
39:30 “And Judah shouted on the wall, and all the men that were on the wall were terrified, and some of them fell from the wall into the city and died, and those who were still on the wall, when they saw Judah’s strength, they were greatly afraid and fled for their lives into the city for safety.”
39:31 “And some were emboldened to fight with Judah on the wall, and they came near to slay him when they saw there was no sword in Judah’s hand, and they thought of casting him from the wall to his brothers, and twenty men of the city came up to assist them, and they surrounded Judah and they all shouted over him, and approached him with drawn swords, and they terrified Judah, and Judah cried out to his brothers from the wall.”
39:32 “And Jacob and his sons drew the bow from under the wall, and smote three of the men that were on the top of the wall, and Judah continued to cry and he exclaimed, O Lord help us, O Lord deliver us, and he cried out with a loud voice on the wall, and the cry was heard at a great distance.”
39:33 “And after this cry he again repeated to shout, and all the men who surrounded Judah on the top of the wall were terrified, and they each threw his sword from his hand at the sound of Judah’s shouting and his tremor, and fled.”
39:34 “And Judah took the swords which had fallen from their hands, and Judah fought with them and slew twenty of their men on the wall.”
39:35 “And about eighty men and women still ascended the wall from the city and they all surrounded Judah, and the Lord impressed the fear of Judah in their hearts, that they were unable to approach him.”
39:36 “And Jacob and all who were with him drew the bow from under the wall, and they slew ten men on the wall, and they fell below the wall, before Jacob and his sons.”
39:37 “And the people on the wall seeing that twenty of their men had fallen, they still ran toward Judah with drawn swords, but they could not approach him for they were greatly terrified at Judah’s strength.”
39:38 “And one of their mighty men whose name was Arud approached to strike Judah on the head with his sword, when Judah hastily put his shield to his head, and the sword hit the shield, and it was split in two.”
39:39 “And this mighty man after he had struck Judah ran for his life, at the fear of Judah, and his feet slipped on the wall and he fell among the sons of Jacob who were below the wall, and the sons of Jacob smote him and slew him.”
39:40 “And Judah’s head pained him from the blow of the powerful man and Judah had nearly died from it.”
39:41 “And Judah cried out on the wall owing to the pain produced by the blow, when Dan heard him, and his anger burned within him, and he also rose up and went at a distance and ran and sprang from the earth and mounted the wall with his wrath excited strength.”
39:42 “And when Dan came on the wall near to Judah all the men on the wall fled, who had stood against Judah, and they went up to the second wall, and they threw arrows and stones on Dan and Judah from the second wall, and endeavored to drive them from the wall.”
39:43 “And the arrows and stones struck Dan and Judah, and they had nearly been killed on the wall, and wherever Dan and Judah fled on the wall, they were attacked with arrows and stones from the second wall.”
39:44 “And Jacob and his sons were still at the entrance of the city below the first wall, and they were not able to draw their bow against the inhabitants of the city, as they could not be seen by them, being on the second wall.”
39:45 “And Dan and Judah when they could no longer bear the stones and arrows that fell on them from the second wall, they both sprang on the second wall near the people of the city, and when the people of the city who were on the second wall saw that Dan and Judah had come to them on the second wall, they all cried out and descended below between the walls.”
39:46 “And Jacob and his sons heard the noise of the shouting from the people of the city, and they were still at the entrance of the city, and they were anxious about Dan and Judah who were not seen by them, they being on the second wall.”
39:47 “And Naphtali went up with his wrath excited might and sprang on the first wall to see what caused the noise of shouting which they had heard in the city, and Issachar and Zebulun drew near to break the doors of the city, and they opened the gates of the city and came into the city.”
39:48 “And Naphtali leaped from the first wall to the second, and came to assist his brothers, and the inhabitants of Gaash who were on the wall, seeing that Naphtali was the third who had come up to assist his brothers, they all fled and descended into the city, and Jacob and his sons and all their young men came into the city to them.”
39:49 “And Judah and Dan and Naphtali descended from the wall into the city and pursued the inhabitants of the city, and Simeon and Levi were from outside the city and knew not that the gate was opened, and they went up from there to the wall and came down to their brothers into the city.”
39:50 “And the inhabitants of the city had all descended into the city, and the sons of Jacob came to them in different directions and the battle waged against them from the front and the rear, and the sons of Jacob smote them terribly and slew about twenty thousand of them men and women, not one of them could stand up against the sons of Jacob.”
39:51 “And the blood flowed plentifully in the city, and it was like a brook of water, and the blood flowed like a brook to the outer part of the city, and reached the desert of Bethchorin.”
39:52 “And the people of Bethchorin saw at a distance the blood flowing from the city of Gaash, and about seventy men from among them ran to see the blood, and they came to the place where the blood was.”
39:53 “And they followed the track of the blood and came to the wall of the city of Gaash, and they saw the blood issue from the city, and they heard the voice of crying from the inhabitants of Gaash, for it ascended to heaven, and the blood was continuing to flow abundantly like a brook of water.”
39:54 “And all the sons of Jacob were still smiting the inhabitants of Gaash, and were engaged in slaying them till evening, about twenty thousand men and women, and the people of Chorin said, surely this is the work of the Hebrews, for they are still carrying on war in all the cities of the Amorites.”
39:55 “And those people hurry and ran to Bethchorin, and each took his weapons of war, and they cried out to all the inhabitants of Bethchorin, who also girt on their weapons of war to go and fight with the sons of Jacob.”
39:56 “And when the sons of Jacob had done smiting the inhabitants of Gaash, they walked about the city to strip all the slain, and coming in the innermost part of the city and farther on they met three very powerful men, and there was no sword in their hand.”
39:57 “And the sons of Jacob came up to the place where they were, and the powerful men ran away, and one of them had taken Zebulun, who he saw was a young lad and of short stature, and with his might dashed him to the ground.”
39:58 “And Jacob ran to him with his sword and Jacob smote him below his loins with the sword, and cut him in two, and the body fell on Zebulun.”
39:59 “And the second one approached and seized Jacob to fell him to the ground, and Jacob turned to him and shouted to him, while Simeon and Levi ran and smote him on the hips with the sword and felled him to the ground.”
39:60 “And the powerful man rose up from the ground with wrath-excited might, and Judah came to him before he had gained his footing, and struck him on the head with the sword, and his head was split and he died.”
39:61 “And the third powerful man, seeing that his companions were killed, ran from before the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Jacob pursued him in the city; and while the powerful man was fleeing, he found one of the swords of the inhabitants of the city, and he picked it up and turned to the sons of Jacob and fought them with that sword.”
39:62 “And the powerful man ran to Judah to strike him on the head with the sword, and there was no shield in the hand of Judah; and while he was aiming to strike him, Naphtali hastily took his shield and put it to Judah’s head, and the sword of the powerful man hit the shield of Naphtali and Judah escaped the sword.”
39:63 “And Simeon and Levi ran on the powerful man with their swords and struck at him forcibly with their swords, and the two swords entered the body of the powerful man and divided it in two, length-wise.”
39:64 “And the sons of Jacob smote the three mighty men at that time, together with all the inhabitants of Gaash, and the day was about to decline.”
39:65 “And the sons of Jacob walked about Gaash and took all the spoil of the city, even the little ones and women they did not suffer to live, and the sons of Jacob did to Gaash as they had done to Sarton and Shiloh.”

Chapter 40

40:1 “And the sons of Jacob led away all the spoil of Gaash, and went out of the city by night.”
40:2 “They were going out marching toward the castle of Bethchorin, and the inhabitants of Bethchorin were going to the castle to meet them, and on that night the sons of Jacob fought with the inhabitants of Bethchorin, in the castle of Bethchorin.”
40:3 “And all the inhabitants of Bethchorin were mighty men, one of them would not flee from before a thousand men, and they fought on that night on the castle, and their shouts were heard on that night from afar, and the earth quaked at their shouting.”
40:4 “And all the sons of Jacob were afraid of those men, as they were not accustomed to fight in the dark, and they were greatly confounded, and the sons of Jacob cried to the Lord, saying, give help to us O Lord, deliver us that we may not die by the hands of these uncircumcised men.”
40:5 “And the Lord listened to the voice of the sons of Jacob, and the Lord caused great terror and confusion to seize the people of Bethchorin, and they fought among themselves the one with the other in the darkness of night, and smote each other in great numbers.”
40:6 “And the sons of Jacob, knowing that the Lord had brought a spirit of perverseness among those men, and that they fought each man with his neighbor, went forth from among the bands of the people of Bethchorin and went as far as the descent of the castle of Bethchorin, and farther, and they tarried there securely with their young men on that night.”
40:7 “And the people of Bethchorin fought the whole night, one man with his brother, and the other with his neighbor, and they cried out in every direction on the castle, and their cry was heard at a distance, and the whole earth shook at their voice, for they were powerful above all the people of the earth.”
40:8 “And all the inhabitants of the cities of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites and all the kings of Canaan, and also those who were on the other side of the Jordan, heard the noise of the shouting on that night.”
40:9 “And they said, Surely these are the battles of the Hebrews who are fighting against the seven cities; who came near to them, and who can stand against those Hebrews?”
40:10 “And all the inhabitants of the cities of the Canaanites, and all those who were on the other side of the Jordan, were greatly afraid of the sons of Jacob, for they said, behold, the same will be done to us as was done to those cities, for who can stand against their mighty strength?”
40:11 “And the cries of the Chorinites were very great on that night, and continued to increase, and they smote each other till morning, and numbers of them were killed.”
40:12 “And the morning appeared, and all the sons of Jacob rose up at day break and went up to the cattle, and they smote those who remained of the Chorinites in a terrible manner, and they were all killed in the castle.”
40:13 “And the sixth day appeared and all the inhabitants of Canaan saw at a distance all the people of Bethchorin lying dead in the castle of Bethchorin, and strewed about as the carcasses of lambs and goats.”
40:14 “And the sons of Jacob led all the spoil which they had captured from Gaash and went to Bethchorin, and they found the city full of people like the sand of the sea, and they fought with them, and the sons of Jacob smote them there till evening time.”
40:15 “And the sons of Jacob did to Bethchorin as they had done to Gaash and Tapnach, and as they had done to Chazar, to Sarton and to Shiloh.”
40:16 “And the sons of Jacob took with them the spoil of Bethchorin and all the spoil of the cities, and on that day they went home to Shechem.”
40:17 “And the sons of Jacob came home to the city of Shechem, and they remained outside the city, and they then rested there from the war, and tarried there all night.”
40:18 “And all their servants together with all the spoil that they had taken from the cities, they left outside the city, and they did not enter the city, for they said, peradventure there may be still more fighting against us, and they may come to besiege us in Shechem.”
40:19 “And Jacob and his sons and their servants remained on that and the next day in the portion of the field which Jacob had purchased from Hamor for five shekels, and all that they had captured was with them.”
40:20 “And all the booty which the sons of Jacob had captured, was in the portion of the field, immense as the sand on the sea shore.”
40:21 “And the inhabitants of the land observed them from afar, and all the inhabitants of the land were afraid of the sons of Jacob who had done this thing, for no king from the days of old had ever done the like.”
40:22 “And the seven kings of the Canaanites resolved to make peace with the sons of Jacob, for they were greatly afraid of their lives, on account of the sons of Jacob.”
40:23 “And on that day, being the seventh day, Japhia king of Hebron sent secretly to the king of Ai, and to the king of Gibeon, and to the king of Shalem, and to the king of Adulam, and to the king of Lachish, and to the king of Chazar, and to all the Canaanitish kings who were under their subjection, saying,”
40:24 “Go up with me, and come to me that we may go to the sons of Jacob, and I will make peace with them, and form a treaty with them, lest all your lands be destroyed by the swords of the sons of Jacob, as they did to Shechem and the cities around it, as you have heard and seen.”
40:25 “And when you come to me, do not come with many men, but let every king bring his three head captains, and every captain bring three of his officers.”
40:26 “And come all of you to Hebron, and we will go together to the sons of Jacob, and supplicate them that they shall form a treaty of peace with us.”
40:27 “And all those kings did as the king of Hebron had sent to them, for they were all under his counsel and command, and all the kings of Canaan assembled to go to the sons of Jacob, to make peace with them; and the sons of Jacob returned and went to the portion of the field that was in Shechem, for they did not put confidence in the kings of the land.”
40:28 “And the sons of Jacob returned and remained in the portion of the field ten days, and no one came to make war with them.”
40:29 “And when the sons of Jacob saw that there was no appearance of war, they all assembled and went to the city of Shechem, and the sons of Jacob remained in Shechem.”
40:30 “And at the expiration of forty days, all the kings of the Amorites assembled from all their places and came to Hebron, to Japhia, king of Hebron.”
40:31 “And the number of kings that came to Hebron, to make peace with the sons of Jacob, was twenty one kings, and the number of captains that came with them was sixty nine, and their men were one hundred and eighty nine, and all these kings and their men rested by mount Hebron. “
40:32 “And the king of Hebron went out with his three captains and nine men, and these kings resolved to go to the sons of Jacob to make peace.”
40:33 “And they said to the king of Hebron, go you before us with your men, and speak for us to the sons of Jacob, and we will come after you and confirm your words, and the king of Hebron did so.”
40:34 “And the sons of Jacob heard that all the kings of Canaan had gathered together and rested in Hebron, and the sons of Jacob sent four of their servants as spies, saying, go and spy these kings, and search and examine their men whether they are few or many, and if they are but few in number, number them all and come back.”
40:35 “And the servants of Jacob went secretly to these kings, and did as the sons of Jacob had commanded them, and on that day they came back to the sons of Jacob, and said to them, we came to those kings and they are but few in number, and we numbered them all, and behold, they were two hundred and eighty eight, kings and men.”
40:36 “And the sons of Jacob said, they are but few in number, therefore we will not all go out to them; and in the morning the sons of Jacob rose up and chose sixty two of their men, and ten of the sons of Jacob went with them; and they girt on their weapons of war, for they said, they are coming to make war with us, for they knew not that they were coming to make peace with them.”
40:37 “And the sons of Jacob went with their servants to the gate of Shechem, toward those kings, and their father Jacob was with them .”
40:38 “And when they had come forth, behold, the king of Hebron and his three captains and nine men with him were coming along the road against the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Jacob lifted up their eyes, and saw at a distance Japhia, king of Hebron, with his captains, coming toward them, and the sons of Jacob took their stand at the place of the gate of Shechem, and did not proceed.”
40:39 “And the king of Hebron continued to advance, he and his captains, until he came near to the sons of Jacob, and he and his captains bowed down to them to the ground, and the king of Hebron sat with his captains before Jacob and his sons.”
40:40 “And the sons of Jacob said to him, what has befallen you, O king of Hebron? why have you come to us this day? what do you require from us? and the king of Hebron said to Jacob, I beseech you my lord, all the kings of the Canaanites have this day come to make peace with you.”
40:41 “And the sons of Jacob heard the words of the king of Hebron, and they would not consent to his proposals, for the sons of Jacob had no faith in him, for they imagined that the king of Hebron had spoken deceitfully to them.”
40:42 “And the king of Hebron knew from the words of the sons of Jacob, that they did not understand his words, and the king of Hebron approached nearer to Jacob, and said to him, I beseech you my lord to be assured that all these kings have come to you on peaceable terms, for they have not come with all their men, neither did they bring their weapons of war with them, for they have come to seek peace from my lord and his sons.”
40:43 “And the sons of Jacob answered the king of Hebron, saying, send you to all these kings, and if you speak truth to us, let them each come singly before us, and if they come to us unarmed, we shall then know that they seek peace from us.”
40:44 “And Japhia, king of Hebron, sent one of his men to the kings, and they all came before the sons of Jacob, and bowed down to them to the ground, and these kings sat before Jacob and his sons, and they spoke to them, saying,”
40:45 “We have heard all that you did to the kings of the Amorites with your sword and exceedingly mighty arm, so that no man could stand up before you, and we were afraid of you for the sake of our lives, lest it should befall us as it did to them.”
40:46 “So we have come to you to form a treaty of peace between us, and now therefore, contract with us a covenant of peace and truth, that you will not meddle with us, inasmuch as we have not meddled with you.”
40:47 “And the sons of Jacob knew that they had really come to seek peace from them, and the sons of Jacob listened to them, and formed a covenant with them.”
40:48 “And the sons of Jacob swore to them that they would not meddle with them, and all the kings of the Canaanites swore also to them, and the sons of Jacob made them tributary from that day forward.”
40:49 “And after this all the captains of these kings came with their men before Jacob, with presents in their hands for Jacob and his sons, and they bowed down to him to the ground.”
40:50 “And these kings then urged the sons of Jacob and begged of them to return all that spoil they had captured from the seven cities of the Amorites, and the sons of Jacob did so, and they returned all that they had captured, the women, the little ones, the cattle and all the spoil which they had taken, and they sent them off, and they went away each to his city.”
40:51 “And all these kings again bowed down to the sons of Jacob, and they sent or brought them many gifts in those days, and the sons of Jacob sent off these kings and their men, and they went peaceably away from them to their cities, and the sons of Jacob also returned to their home, to Shechem.”
40:52 “And there was peace from that day forward between the sons of Jacob and the kings of the Canaanites, until the children of Israel came to inherit the land of Canaan.”

Chapter 41

41:1 “And at the revolution of the year the sons of Jacob journeyed from Shechem, and they came to Hebron, to their father Isaac, and they dwelt there, but their flocks and herds they fed daily in Shechem, for there was there in those days food and fat pasture, and Jacob and his sons and all their household dwelt in the valley of Hebron.”
41:2 “And it was in those days, in that year, being the hundred and sixth year of the life of Jacob, in the tenth year of Jacob’s coming from Padan aram, that Leah the wife of Jacob died; she was fifty one years old when she died in Hebron.”
41:3 “And Jacob and his sons buried her in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which is in Hebron, which Abraham had bought from the children of Heth, for the possession of a burial place.”
41:4 “And the sons of Jacob dwelt with their father in the valley of Hebron, and all the inhabitants of the land knew their strength, and their fame went throughout the land.”
41:5 “And Joseph, the son of Jacob and his brother Benjamin, the sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob, were still young in those days, and did not go out with their brothers during their battles in all the cities of the Amorites.”
41:6 “And when Joseph saw the strength of his brothers, and their greatness, he praised them and extolled them, but he ranked himself greater than them, and extolled himself above them; and Jacob, his father, also loved him more than any of his sons, for he was a son of his old age, and through his love toward him, he made him a coat of many colors.”
41:7 “And when Joseph saw that his father loved him more than his brothers, he continued to exalt himself above his brothers, and he brought to his father evil reports concerning them.”
41:8 “And the sons of Jacob seeing the whole of Joseph’s conduct toward them, and that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him all the days.”
41:9 “And Joseph was seventeen years old, and he was still magnifying himself above his brothers, and thought of raising himself above them.”
41:10 “At that time he dreamed a dream, and he came to his brothers and told them his dream, and he said to them, I dreamed a dream, and behold, we were all binding sheaves in the field, and my sheaf rose and placed itself on the ground and your sheaves surrounded it and bowed down to it.”
41:11 “And his brothers answered him and said to him, what means this dream that you did dream? do you imagine in your heart to reign or rule over us?”
41:12 “And he still came, and told the thing to his father Jacob, and Jacob kissed Joseph when he heard these words from his mouth, and Jacob blessed Joseph.”
41:13 “And when the sons of Jacob saw that their father had blessed Joseph and had kissed him, and that he loved him exceedingly, they became jealous of him and hated him the more.”
41:14 “And after this Joseph dreamed another dream and related the dream to his father in the presence of his brothers, and Joseph said to his father and brothers, behold, I have again dreamed a dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”
41:15 “And his father heard the words of Joseph and his dream, and seeing that his brothers hated Joseph on account of this matter, Jacob therefore rebuked Joseph before his brothers on account of this thing, saying, what means this dream which you have dreamed, and this magnifying yourself before your brothers who are older than you art?”
41:16 “Do you imagine in your heart that I and your mother and your eleven brothers will come and bow down to you, that you speak these things?”
41:17 “And his brothers were jealous of him on account of his words and dreams, and they continued to hate him, and Jacob reserved the dreams in his heart.”
41:18 “And the sons of Jacob went one day to feed their father’s flock in Shechem, for they were still herdsmen in those days; and while the sons of Jacob were that day feeding in Shechem they delayed, and the time of gathering in the cattle was passed, and they had not arrived.”
41:19 “And Jacob saw that his sons were delayed in Shechem, and Jacob said within himself, peradventure the people of Shechem have risen up to fight against them, therefore they have delayed coming this day.”
41:20 “And Jacob called Joseph his son, and commanded him, saying, behold, your brothers are feeding in Shechem this day, and behold, they have not yet come back; go now therefore and see where they are, and bring me word back concerning the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock.”
41:21 “And Jacob sent his son Joseph to the valley of Hebron, and Joseph came for his brothers to Shechem, and could not find them, and Joseph went about the field which was near Shechem, to see where his brothers had turned, and he missed his road in the wilderness, and knew not which way he should go.”
41:22 “And an angel of the Lord found him wandering in the road toward the field, and Joseph said to the angel of the Lord, I seek my brothers; have you not heard where they are feeding? and the angel of the Lord said to Joseph, I saw your brothers feeding here, and I heard them say they would go to feed in Doesan.”
41:23 “And Joseph listened to the voice of the angel of the Lord, and he went to his brothers in Doesan and he found them in Doesan feeding the flock.”
41:24 “And Joseph advanced to his brothers, And before he had come near to them, they had resolved to slay him.”
41:25 “And Simeon said to his brothers, behold, the man of dreams is coming to us this day, and now therefore come and let us kill him and cast him in one of the pits that are in the wilderness, and when his father shall seek him from us, we will say an evil beast has devoured him.”
41:26 “And Reuben heard the words of his brothers concerning Joseph, and he said to them, you should not do this thing, for how can we look up to our father Jacob? Cast him into this pit to die there, but stretch not forth a hand on him to spill his blood; and Reuben said this, in order to deliver him from their hand, to bring him back to his father.”
41:27 “And when Joseph came to his brothers he sat before them, and they rose on him and seized him and smote him to the earth, and stripped the coat of many colors which he had on.”
41:28 “And they took him and cast him into a pit, and in the pit there was no water, but serpents and scorpions. And Joseph was afraid of the serpents and scorpions that were in the pit. And Joseph cried out with a loud voice, and the Lord hid the serpents and scorpions in the sides of the pit, and they did no harm to Joseph.”
41:29 “And Joseph called out from the pit to his brothers and said to them, what have I done to you, and in what have I sinned? why do you not fear the Lord concerning me? am I not of your bones and flesh, and is not Jacob your father, my father? why do you do this thing to me this day, and how will you be able to look up to our father Jacob?”
41:30 “And he continued to cry out and call to his brothers from the pit, and he said, O Judah, Simeon and Levi my brothers, lift me up from the place of darkness in which you have placed me, and come this day to have compassion on me, you children of the Lord, and sons of Jacob my father. And if I have sinned to you, are you not the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? if they saw an orphan they had compassion over him, or one that was hungry they gave him bread to eat, or one that was thirsty they gave him water to drink, or one that was naked they covered him with garments!”
41:31 “And how then will you withhold your pity from your brother, for I am of your flesh and bones, and if I have sinned to you, surely you will do this on account of my father !”
41:32 “And Joseph spoke these words from the pit, and his brothers would not listen to him, nor incline ears to the words of Joseph, and Joseph was crying and weeping in the pit.”
41:33 “And Joseph said, O that my father knew, this day, the act which my brothers have done to me, and the words which they have this day spoken to me.”
41:34 “And all his brothers heard his cries and weeping in the pit, and his brothers went and removed themselves from the pit, so that they might not hear the cries of Joseph and his weeping in the pit.”

Chapter 42

42:1 “And they went and sat on the opposite side, about the distance of a bow shot, and they sat there to eat bread, and while they were eating, they held counsel together what was to be done with him, whether to slay him or to bring him back to his father.”
42:2 “They were holding the counsel, when they lifted up their eyes, and saw, and behold, there was a company of Ishmaelites coming at a distance by the road of Gilead, going down to Egypt.”
42:3 “And Judah said to them, what gain will it be to us if we slay our brother? peradventure God will require him from us; this then is the counsel proposed concerning him, which you shall do to him; behold, this company of Ishmaelites going down to Egypt.”
42:4 “Now therefore, come let us dispose of him to them, and let not our hand be on him, and they will lead him along with them, and he will be lost among the people of the land, and we will not put him to death with our own hands. And the proposal pleased his brothers and they did according to the word of Judah.”
42:5 “And while they were discoursing about this matter, and before the company of Ishmaelites had come up to them, seven trading men of Midian passed by them, and as they passed they were thirsty, and they lifted up their eyes and saw the pit in which Joseph was immured, and they looked, and behold, every species of bird was on him.”
42:6 “And these Midianites ran to the pit to drink water, for they thought that it contained water, and on coming before the pit they heard the voice of Joseph crying and weeping in the pit, and they looked down into the pit, and they saw and behold, there was a youth of comely appearance and well favored.”
42:7 “And they called to him and said, who are you and who brought you here, and who placed you in this pit, in the wilderness? and they all assisted to raise up Joseph and they drew him out, and brought him up from the pit, and took him and went away on their journey and passed by his brothers.”
42:8 “And these said to them, why do you do this, to take our servant from us and to go away? surely we placed this youth in the pit because he rebelled against us, and you come and bring him up and lead him away; now then give us back our servant.”
42:9 “And the Midianites answered and said to the sons of Jacob, is this your servant, or does this man attend you? peradventure you are all his servants, for he is more comely and well favored than any of you, and why do you all speak falsely to us?”
42:10 “Now therefore we will not listen to your words, nor attend to you, for we found the youth in the pit in the wilderness, and we took him, we will therefore go on.”
42:11 “And all the sons of Jacob approached them and rose up to them and said to them, give us back our servant, and why will you all die by the edge of the sword? And the Midianites cried out against them, and they drew their swords, and approached to fight with the sons of Jacob.”
42:12 “And behold, Simeon rose up from his seat against them, and sprang on the ground and drew his sword and approached the Midianites and he gave a terrible shout before them, so that his shouting was heard at a distance, and the earth shook at Simeon’s shouting.”
42:13 “And the Midianites were terrified on account of Simeon and the noise of his shouting, and they fell on their faces, and were excessively alarmed.”
42:14 “And Simeon said to them truly I am Simeon, the son of Jacob the Hebrew, who have, only with my brother, destroyed the city of Shechem and the cities of the Amorites; so shall God moreover to me, that if all your brothers the people of Midian, and also the kings of Canaan, were to come with you, they could not fight against me.”
42:15 “Now therefore give us back the youth whom you have taken, lest I give your flesh to the birds of the skies and the beasts of the earth.”
42:16 “And the Midianites were more afraid of Simeon, and they approached the sons of Jacob with terror and fright, and with pathetic words, saying,”
42:17 “Surely you have said that the young man is your servant, and that he rebelled against you, and therefore you placed him in the pit; what then will you do with a servant who rebels against his master? Now therefore sell him to us, and we will give you all that you require for him, and the Lord was pleased to do this in order that the sons of Jacob should not slay their brother.”
42:18 “And the Midianites saw that Joseph was of a comely appearance and well favored; they desired him in their hearts and were urgent to purchase him from his brothers.”
42:19 “And the sons of Jacob listened to the Midianites and they sold their brother Joseph to them for twenty pieces of silver, and Reuben their brother was not with them, and the Midianites took Joseph and continued their journey to Gilead.”
42:20 “They were going along the road, and the Midianites repented of what they had done, in having purchased the young man, and one said to the other, what is this thing that we have done, in taking this youth from the Hebrews, who is of comely appearance and well favored.”
42:21 “Perhaps this youth is stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and why then have we done this thing? and if he should be sought for and found in our hands we shall die through him.”
42:22 “Now surely hardy and powerful men have sold him to us, the strength of one of whom you saw this day; perhaps they stole him from his land with their might and with their powerful arm, and have therefore sold him to us for the small value which we gave to them.”
42:23 “And while they were thus discoursing together, they looked, and behold, the company of Ishmaelites which was coming at first, and which the sons of Jacob saw, was advancing toward the Midianites, and the Midianites said to each other, come let us sell this youth to the company of Ishmaelites who are coming toward us, and we will take for him the little that we gave for him, and we will be delivered from his evil.”
42:24 “And they did so, and they reached the Ishmaelites, and the Midianites sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver which they had given for him to his brothers.”
42:25 “And the Midianites went on their road to Gilead, and the Ishmaelites took Joseph and they let him ride on one of the camels, and they were leading him to Egypt.”
42:26 “And Joseph heard that the Ishmaelites were proceeding to Egypt, and Joseph lamented and wept at this thing that he was to be so far removed from the land of Canaan, from his father, and he wept bitterly while he was riding on the camel, and one of their men observed him, and made him go down from the camel and walk on foot, and notwithstanding this Joseph continued to cry and weep, and he said, 0 my father, my father.”
42:27 “And one of the Ishmaelites rose up and smote Joseph on the cheek, and still he continued to weep; and Joseph was fatigued in the road, and was unable to proceed on account of the bitterness of his soul, and they all smote him and afflicted him in the road, and they terrified him in order that he might cease from weeping.”
42:28 “And the Lord saw the affliction of Joseph and his trouble, and the Lord brought down on those men darkness and confusion, and the hand of every one that smote him became withered.”
42:29 “And they said to each other, what is this thing that God has done to us in the road? and they knew not that this befell them on account of Joseph. And the men proceeded on the road, and they passed along the road of Ephrath where Rachel was buried.”
42:30 “And Joseph reached his mother’s grave, and Joseph hurry and ran to his mother’s grave, and fell on the grave and wept.”
42:31 “And Joseph cried aloud on his mother’s grave, and he said, O my mother, my mother, O you who did give me birth, awake now, and rise and see your son, how he has been sold for a slave, and no one to pity him.”
42:32 “0 rise and see your son, weep with me on account of my trouble, and see the heart of my brothers.”
42:33 “Arouse my mother, arouse, awake from your sleep for me, and direct your battles against my brothers. O how have they stripped me of my coat, and sold me already twice for a slave, and separated me from my father, and there is no one to pity me.”
42:34 “Arouse and lay your cause against them before God, and see whom God will justify in the judgment, and whom he will condemn.”
42:35 “Rise O my mother, rise, awake from your sleep and see my father how his soul is with me this day, and comfort him and ease his heart.”
42:36 “And Joseph continued to speak these words, and Joseph cried aloud and wept bitterly on his mother’s grave; and he ceased speaking, and from bitterness of heart he became still as a stone on the grave.”
42:37 “And Joseph heard a voice speaking to him from beneath the ground, which answered him with bitterness of heart, and with a voice of weeping and praying in these words,”
42:38 “My son, my son Joseph, I have heard the voice of your weeping, and the voice of your lamentation; I have seen your tears; I know your troubles, my son, and it grieves me for your sake, and abundant grief is added to my grief.”
42:39 “Now therefore my son, Joseph my son, hope to the Lord, and wait for him and do not fear, for the Lord is with you, he will deliver you from all trouble.”
42:40 “Rise my son, go down to Egypt with your masters, and do not fear, for the Lord is with you, my son. And she continued to speak like to these words to Joseph, and she was still.”
42:41 “And Joseph heard this, and he wondered greatly at this, and he continued to weep; and after this one of the Ishmaelites observed him crying and weeping on the grave, and his anger was kindled against him, and he drove him from there, and he smote him and cursed him.”
42:42 “And Joseph said to the men, may I find grace in your sight to take me back to my father’s house, and he will give you abundance of riches.”
42:43 “And they answered him, saying, are you not a slave, and where is your father? and if you had a father you would not already twice have been sold for a slave for so little value; and their anger was still roused against him, and they continued to smite him and to chastise him, and Joseph wept bitterly.”
42:44 “And the Lord saw Joseph’s affliction, and the Lord again smote these men, and chastised them, and the Lord caused darkness to envelope them on the earth, and the lightning flashed and the thunder roared, and the earth shook at the voice of the thunder and of the mighty wind, and the men were terrified and knew not where they should go.”
42:45 “And the beasts and camels stood still, and they led them, but they would not go, they smote them, and they crouched on the ground; and the men said to each other what is this that God has done to us? what are our transgressions, and what are our sins that this thing has thus befallen us?”
42:46 “And one of them answered and said to them, perhaps on account of the sin of afflicting this slave has this thing happened this day to us; now therefore implore him strongly to forgive us, and then we shall know on whose account this evil befalls us; and if God shall have compassion over us, then we shall know that all this come to us on account of the sin of afflicting this slave.”
42:47 “And the men did so, and they supplicated Joseph and pressed him to forgive them; and they said, we have sinned to the Lord and to you, now therefore vouchsafe to request of your God that he shall put away this death from among us, for we have sinned to him.”
42:48 “And Joseph did according to their words, and the Lord listened to Joseph, and the Lord put away the plague which he had inflicted on those men on account of Joseph, and the beasts rose up from the ground and they conducted them, and they went on, and the raging storm abated and the earth became tranquilized, and the men proceeded on their journey to go down to Egypt, and the men knew that this evil had befallen them on account of Joseph.”
42:49 “And they said to each other, behold, we know that it was on account of his affliction that this evil befell us; now therefore why shall we bring this death on our souls? Let us hold counsel what to do to this slave.”
42:50 “And one answered and said, surely he told us to bring him back to his father; now therefore come, let us take him back and we will go to the place that he will tell us, and take from his family the price that we gave for him and we will then go away.”
42:51 “And one answered again and said, behold, this counsel is very good, but we cannot do so for the way is very far from us, and we cannot go out of our road.”
42:52 “And one more answered and said to them, this is the counsel to be adopted, we will not swerve from it; behold, we are this day going to Egypt, and when we shall have come to Egypt, we will sell him there at a high price, and we will be delivered from his evil.”
42:53 “And this thing pleased the men and they did so, and they continued their journey to Egypt with Joseph.”

Chapter 43

43:1 “And when the sons of Jacob had sold their brother Joseph to the Midianites, their hearts were smitten on account of him, and they repented of their acts, and they sought for him to bring him back, but could not find him.”
43:2 “And Reuben returned to the pit in which Joseph had been put in order to lift him out, and restore him to his father, and Reuben stood by the pit and he heard not a word, and he called out Joseph ! Joseph ! and no one answered nor uttered a word.”
43:3 “And Reuben said, Joseph has died through fright, or some serpent has caused his death; and Reuben descended into the pit, and he searched for Joseph and could not find him in the pit, and he came out again.”
43:4 “And Reuben tore his garments and he said, the child is not there, and how shall I reconcile my father about him if he be dead? and he went to his brothers and found them grieving on account of Joseph, and counseling together how to reconcile their father about him, and Reuben said to his brothers, I came to the pit and behold, Joseph was not there, what then shall we say to our father, for my father will only seek the lad from me.”
43:5 “And his brothers answered him saying, this and this we did, and our hearts afterward smote us on account of this act, and we now sit to seek a pretext how we shall reconcile our father to it.”
43:6 “And Reuben said to them, what is this you have done to bring down the gray hairs of our father in sorrow to the grave? the thing is not good, that you have done.”
43:7 “And Reuben sat with them, and they all rose up and swore to each other not to tell this thing to Jacob, and they all said, the man who will tell this to our father or his household, or who will report this to any of the children of the land, we will all rise up against him and slay him with the sword.”
43:8 “And the sons of Jacob feared each other in this matter, from the youngest to the oldest, and no one spoke a word, and they concealed the thing in their hearts.”
43:9 “And they afterward sat down to determine and invent something to say to their father Jacob concerning all these things.”
43:10 “And Issachar said to them, here is an advice for you if it seem good in your eyes to do this thing, take the coat which belonged to Joseph and tear it, and kill a kid of the goats and dip it in its blood.”
43:11 “And send it to our father and when he sees it he will say an evil beast has devoured him, therefore tear you his coat and behold, his blood will be on his coat, and by your doing this we shall be free of our father’s murmurings.”
43:12 “And Issachar’s advice pleased them, and they listened to him and they did according to the word of Issachar which he had counseled them.”
43:13 “And they hurry and took Joseph’s coat and tore it, and they killed a kid of the goats and dipped the coat in the blood of the kid, and then trampled it in the dust, and they sent the coat to their father Jacob by the hand of Naphtali, and they commanded him to say these words.”
43:14 “We had gathered in the cattle and had come as far as the road to Shechem and farther, when we found this coat on the road in the wilderness dipped in blood and in dust; now therefore know whether it be your son’s coat or not.”
43:15 “And Naphtali went and he came to his father and he gave him the coat, and he spoke to him all the words which his brothers had commanded him.”
43:16 “And Jacob saw Joseph’s coat and he knew it and he fell on his face to the ground, and became as still as a stone, and he afterward rose up and cried out with a loud and weeping voice and he said, it is the coat of my son Joseph !”
43:17 “And Jacob hurry and sent one of his servants to his sons, who went to them and found them coming along the road with the flock.”
43:18 “And the sons of Jacob came to their father about evening, and behold, their garments were torn and dust was on their heads, and they found their father crying out and weeping with a loud voice.”
43:19 “And Jacob said to his sons, tell me truly what evil have you this day suddenly brought on me? and they answered their father Jacob, saying, we were coming along this day after the flock had been gathered in, and we came as far as the city of Shechem by the road in the wilderness, and we found this coat filled with blood on the ground, and we knew it and we sent to you if you could know it.”
43:20 “And Jacob heard the words of his sons and he cried out with a loud voice, and he said it is the coat of my son, an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is tear in pieces, for I sent him this day to see whether it was well with you and well with the flocks and to bring me word again from you, and he went as I commanded him, and this has happened to him this day while I thought my son was with you.”
43:21 “And the sons of Jacob answered and said, he did not come to us, neither have we seen him from the time of our going out from you until now.”
43:22 “And when Jacob heard their words he again cried out aloud and he rose up and tore his garments, and he put sackcloth on his loins, and he wept bitterly and he mourned and lifted up his voice in weeping and exclaimed and said these words,”
43:23 “Joseph my son, O my son Joseph, I sent you this day after the welfare of your brothers, and behold, you have been torn in pieces; through my hand has this happened to my son.”
43:24 “It grieves me for you Joseph my son, it grieves me for you; how sweet was you to me during life, and now how exceedingly bitter is your death to me.”
43:25 “O that I had died in your stead Joseph my son, for it grieves me sadly for you my son. O my son, my son, Joseph my son, where are you, and where have you been drawn? arouse, arouse from your place, and come and see my grief for you, O my son Joseph.”
43:26 “Come now and number the tears gushing from my eyes down my cheeks, and bring them up before the Lord, that his anger may turn from me.”
43:27 “O Joseph my son how did you fall, by the hand of one by whom no one had fallen from the beginning of the world to this day; for you have been put to death by the smiting of an enemy, inflicted with cruelty, but surely I know that this has happened to you, on account of the multitude of my sins.”
43:28 “Arouse now and see how bitter is my trouble for you my son, although I did not rear you, nor fashion you, nor give you breath and soul, but it was God who formed you and built your bones and covered them with flesh, and breathed in your nostrils the breath of life, and then he gave you to me.”
43:29 “Now truly God who gave you to me, he has taken you from me, and such then has befallen you his day, and all the works of God are good.”
43:30 “And Jacob continued to speak like to these words concerning Joseph, and he wept bitterly; he fell to the ground and became still.”
43:31 “And all the sons of Jacob seeing their father’s trouble, they repented of what they had done, and they also wept bitterly.”
43:32 “And Judah rose up and lifted his father’s head from the ground, and placed it on his lap, and he wiped his father’s tears from his cheeks, and Judah wept an exceeding great weeping, while his father’s head was reclining on his lap, still as a stone.”
43:33 “And the sons of Jacob saw their father’s trouble, and they lifted up their voices and continued to weep, and Jacob was yet lying on the ground still as a stone.”
43:34 “And all his sons and his servants and his servants’ children rose up and stood round him to comfort him, and he refused to be comforted.”
43:35 “And the whole household of Jacob rose up and mourned a great mourning on account of Joseph and their father’s trouble, and the intelligence reached Isaac, the son of Abraham, the father of Jacob, and he wept bitterly on account of Joseph, he and all his household, and he went from the place where he dwelt in Hebron, and his men with him, and he comforted Jacob his son, and he refused to be comforted.”
43:36 “And after this, Jacob rose up from the ground, and his tears were running down his cheeks, and he said to his sons, rise up and take your swords and your bows, and go forth into the field, and seek whether you can find my son’s body and bring it to me that I may bury it.”
43:37 “Seek also, I pray you, among the beasts and hunt them, and that which shall come the first before you seize and bring it to me, perhaps the Lord will this day pity my affliction, and prepare before you that which did tear my son in pieces, and bring it to me, and I will avenge the cause of my son.”
43:38 “And his sons did as their father had commanded them, and they rose up early in the morning, and each took his sword and his bow in his hand, and they went forth into the field to hunt the beasts.”
43:39 “And Jacob was still crying aloud and weeping and walking to and fro in the house, and smiting his hands together, saying, Joseph my son, Joseph my son.”
43:40 “And the sons of Jacob went into the wilderness to seize the beasts, and behold, a wolf came toward them, and they seized him, and brought him to their father, and they said to him, this is the first we have found, and we have brought him to you as you did command us, and your son’s body we could not find.”
43:41 “And Jacob took the beast from the hands of his sons, and he cried out with a loud and weeping voice, holding the beast in his hand, and he spoke with a bitter heart to the beast, why did you devour my son Joseph, and how did you have no fear of the God of the earth, or of my trouble for my son Joseph?”
43:42 “And you did devour my son for naught, because he committed no violence, and did thereby render me culpable on his account, therefore God will require him that is persecuted.”
43:43 “And the Lord opened the mouth of the beast in order to comfort Jacob with its words, and it answered Jacob and spoke these words to him.”
43:44 “As God lives who created us in the earth, and as your soul lives, my lord, I did not see your son, neither did I tear him to pieces, but from a distant land I also came to seek my son who went from me this day, and I know not whether he be living or dead.”
43:45 “And I came this day into the field to seek my son, and your sons found me, and seized me and increased my grief, and have this day brought me before you, and I have now spoken all my words to you.”
43:46 “And now therefore, O son of man, I am in your hands, and do to me this day as it may seem good in your sight, but by the life of God who created me, I did not see your son, nor did I tear him to pieces, neither has the flesh of man entered my mouth all the days of my life.”
43:47 “And when Jacob heard the words of the beast he was greatly astonished, and sent forth the beast from his hand, and she went her way.”
43:48 “And Jacob was still crying aloud and weeping for Joseph day after day, and he mourned for his son many days.”

Chapter 44

44:1 “And the sons of Ishmael who had bought Joseph from the Midianites, who had bought him from his brothers, went to Egypt with Joseph, and they came on the borders of Egypt, and when they came near to Egypt, they met four men of the sons of Medan the son of Abraham, who had gone forth from the land of Egypt on their journey.”
44:2 “And the Ishmaelites said to them, do you desire to purchase this slave from us? and they said, deliver him over to us, and they delivered Joseph over to them, and they beheld him, that he was a very comely youth and they purchased him for twenty shekels.”
44:3 “And the Ishmaelites continued their journey to Egypt, and the Medanim also returned that day to Egypt, and the Medanim said to each other, behold, we have heard that Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, seeks a good servant who shall stand before him to attend him, and to make him overseer over his house and all belonging to him.”
44:4 “Now therefore come let us sell him to him for what we may desire, if he be able to give to us that which we shall require for him.”
44:5 “And these Medanim went and came to the house of Potiphar, and said to him, we have heard that you seek a good servant to attend you, behold, we have a servant that will please you, if you can give to us that which we may desire, and we will sell him to you.”
44:6 “And Potiphar said, bring him before me, and I will see him, and if he please me I will give to you that which you may require for him.”
44:7 “And the Medanim went and brought Joseph and placed him before Potiphar, and he saw him, and he pleased him exceedingly, and Potiphar said to them, tell me what you require for this youth?”
44:8 “And they said, four hundred pieces of silver we desire for him, and Potiphar said, I will give it you if you bring me the record of his sale to you, and will tell me his history, for perhaps he may be stolen, for this youth is neither a slave, nor the son of a slave, but I observe in him the appearance of a goodly and handsome person.”
44:9 “And the Medanim went and brought to him the Ishmaelites who had sold him to them, and they told him, saying, he is a slave and we sold him to them.”
44:10 “And Potiphar heard the words of the Ishmaelites in his giving the silver to the Medanim, and the Medanim took the silver and went on their journey, and the Ishmaelites also returned home.”
44:11 “And Potiphar took Joseph and brought him to his house that he might serve him, and Joseph found favor in the sight of Potiphar, and he placed confidence in him, and made him overseer over his house, and all that belonged to him he delivered over into his hand.”
44:12 “And the Lord was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man, and the Lord blessed the house of Potiphar for the sake of Joseph.”
44:13 “And Potiphar left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and Joseph was one that caused things to come in and go out, and everything was regulated by his wish in the house of Potiphar.”
44:14 “And Joseph was eighteen years old, a youth with beautiful eyes and of comely appearance, and like to him was not in the whole land of Egypt.”
44:15 “At that time while he was in his master’s house, going in and out of the house and attending his master, Zelicah his master’s wife lifted up her eyes toward Joseph and she looked at him, and behold, he was a youth comely and well favored.”
44:16 “And she coveted his beauty in her heart, and her soul was fixed on Joseph, and she enticed him day after day, and Zelicah persuaded Joseph daily, but Joseph did not lift up his eyes to behold his master’s wife.”
44:17 “And Zelicah said to him, how goodly are your appearance and form, truly I have looked at all the slaves, and have not seen so beautiful a slave as you art; and Joseph said to her, surely he who created me in my mother’s womb created all mankind.”
44:18 “And she said to him, how beautiful are your eyes with which you have dazzled all the inhabitants of Egypt, men and women; and he said to her, how beautiful they are while we are alive, but should you behold them in the grave, surely you would move away from them.”
44:19 “And she said to him, how beautiful and pleasing are all your words; take now I pray you, the harp which is in the house, and play with your hands and let us hear your words.”
44:20 “And he said to her, how beautiful and pleasing are my words when I speak the praise of my God and his glory; and she said to him how very beautiful is the hair of your head, behold the golden comb which is in the house, take it I pray you and curl the hair of your head.”
44:21 “And he said to her, how long will you speak these words? cease to utter these words to me, and rise and attend to your domestic affairs.”
44:22 “And she said to him, there is no one in my house, and there is nothing to attend to but to your words and to your wish; yet notwithstanding all this she could not bring Joseph to her, neither did he place his eye on her, but directed his eyes below to the ground.”
44:23 “And Zelicah desired Joseph in her heart, that he should lie with her, and at the time that Joseph was sitting in the house doing his work, Zelicah came and sat before him, and she enticed him daily with her discourse to lie with her, or even to look at her, but Joseph would not listen to her.”
44:24 “And she said to him, if you will not do according to my words, I will chastise you with the punishment of death, and put an iron yoke on you.”
44:25 “And Joseph said to her, surely God who created man loosens the fetters of prisoners, and it is he who will deliver me from your prison and from your judgment.”
44:26 “And when she could not prevail over him, to persuade him, and her soul being still fixed on him, her desire threw her into a grievous sickness.”
44:27 “And all the women of Egypt came to visit her, and they said to her, why are you in this declining state? you that lack nothing; surely your husband is a great and esteemed prince in the sight of the king, should you lack anything of what your heart desires?”
44:28 “And Zelicah answered them, saying, this day it shall be made known to you, where this disorder springs in which you see me, and she commanded her maid servants to prepare food for all the women, and she made a banquet for them, and all the women ate in the house of Zelicah.”
44:29 “And she gave them knives to peel the citrons to eat them, and she commanded that they should dress Joseph in costly garments, and that he should appear before them, and Joseph came before their eyes and all the women looked on Joseph, and could not take their eyes from off him, and they all cut their hands with the knives that they had in their hands, and all the citrons that were in their hands were filled with blood.”
44:30 “And they knew not what they had done but they continued to look at the beauty of Joseph, and did not turn their eyelids from him.”
44:31 “And Zelicah saw what they had done, and she said to them, what is this work that you have done? behold, I gave you citrons to eat and you have all cut your hands.”
44:32 “And all the women saw their hands, and behold, they were full of blood, and their blood flowed down on their garments, and they said to her, this slave in your house has overcome us, and we could not turn our eyelids from him on account of his beauty.”
44:33 “And she said to them, surely this happened to you in the moment that you looked at him, and you could not contain yourselves from him; how then can I refrain when he is constantly in my house, and I see him day after day going in and out of my house? how then can I keep from declining or even from perishing on account of this?”
44:34 “And they said to her, the words are true, for who can see this beautiful form in the house and refrain from him, and is he not your slave and attendant in your house, and why do you not tell him that which is in your heart, and suffer your soul to perish through this matter?”
44:35 “And she said to them, I am daily endeavoring to persuade him, and he will not consent to my wishes, and I promised him every thing that is good, and still I could meet with no return from him; I am therefore in a declining state as you see.”
44:36 “And Zelicah became very ill on account of her desire toward Joseph, and she was desperately lovesick on account of him, and all the people of the house of Zelicah and her husband knew nothing of this matter, that Zelicah was ill on account of her love to Joseph.”
44:37 “And all the people of her house asked her, saying, why are you ill and she said to them, I know not this thing which is daily increasing on me.”
44:38 “And all the women and her friends came daily to see her, and they spoke with her, and she said to them, this can only be through the love of Joseph; and they said to her, entice him and seize him secretly, perhaps he may listen to you, and put off this death from you.”
44:39 “And Zelicah became worse from her love to Joseph, and she continued to decline, till she had scarce strength to stand.”
44:40 “And on a certain day Joseph was doing his master’s work in the house, and Zelicah came secretly and fell suddenly on him, and Joseph rose up against her, and he was more powerful than she, and he brought her down to the ground.”
44:41 “And Zelicah wept on account of the desire of her heart toward him, and she supplicated him with weeping, and her tears flowed down her cheeks, and she spoke to him in a voice of supplication and in bitterness of soul, saying,”
44:42 “Have you ever heard, seen or known of so beautiful a woman as I am, or better than myself, who speak daily to you, fall into a decline through love for you, confer all this honor on you, and still you will not listen to my voice?”
44:43 “And if it be through fear of your master lest he punish you, as the king lives no harm shall come to you from your master through this thing; now therefore pray listen to me, and consent for the sake of the honor which I have conferred on you, and put off this death from me, and why should I die for your sake? and she ceased to speak.”
44:44 “And Joseph answered her, saying, refrain from me, and leave this matter to my master; behold, my master knows not what there is with me in the house, for all that belongs to him he has delivered into my hand, and how shall I do these things in my master’s house?”
44:45 “For he has also greatly honored me in his house, and he has also made me overseer over his house, and he has exalted me, and there is no one greater in this house than I am, and my master has refrained nothing from me, excepting you who are his wife, how then can you speak these words to me, and how can I do this great evil and sin to God and to your husband?”
44:46 “Now therefore refrain from me, and speak no more such words as these, for I will not listen to your words. But Zelicah would not listen to Joseph when he spoke these words to her, but she daily enticed him to listen to her.”
44:47 “And it was after this that the brook of Egypt was filled above all its sides, and all the inhabitants of Egypt went forth, and also the king and princes went forth with timbrels and dances, for it was a great rejoicing in Egypt, and a holiday at the time of the inundation of the sea Sihor, and they went there to rejoice all the day.”
44:48 “And when the Egyptians went out to the river to rejoice, as was their custom, all the people of the house of Potiphar went with them, but Zelicah would not go with them,
for she said, I am indisposed, and she remained alone in the house, and no other person was with her in the house.”
44:49 “And she rose up and ascended to her temple in the house, and dressed herself in princely garments, and she placed on her head precious stones of onyx stones, inlaid with silver and gold, and she beautified her face and skin with all sorts of women’s purifying liquids, and she perfumed the temple and the house with cassia and frankincense, and she spread myrrh and aloes, and she afterward sat in the entrance of the temple, in the passage of the house, through which Joseph passed to do his work, and behold, Joseph came from the field, and entered the house to do his master’s work.”
44:50 “And he came to the place through which he had to pass, and he saw all the work of Zelicah, and he turned back.”
44:51 “And Zelicah saw Joseph turning back from her, and she called out to him, saying, what ails you Joseph? come to your work, and behold, I will make room for you until you shall have passed to your seat.”
44:52 “And Joseph returned and came to the house, and passed from there to the place of his seat, and he sat down to do his master’s work as usual, and behold, Zelicah came to him and stood before him in princely garments, and the scent from her clothes was spread to a distance.”
44:53 “And she hurry and caught hold of Joseph and his garments, and she said to him, as the king lives if you will not perform my request you shall die this day, and she hurry and stretched forth her other hand and drew a sword from beneath her garments, and she placed it on Joseph’s neck, and she said, rise and perform my request, and if not you die this day.”
44:54 “And Joseph was afraid of her at her doing this thing, and he rose up to flee from her, and she seized the front of his garments, and in the terror of his flight the garment which Zelicah seized was torn, and Joseph left the garment in the hand of Zelicah, and he fled and got out, for he was in fear.”
44:55 “And when Zelicah saw that Joseph’s garment was torn, and that he had left it in her hand, and had fled, she was afraid of her life, lest the report should spread concerning her and she rose up and acted with cunning and put off the garments in which she was dressed, and she put on her other garments.”
44:56 “And she took Joseph’s garment and she laid it beside her, and she went and seated herself in the place where she had sat in her illness, before the people of her house had gone out to the river, and she called a young lad who was then in the house, and she ordered him to call the people of the house to her.”
44:57 “And when she saw them she said to them with a loud voice and lamentation, see what a Hebrew your master has brought to me in the house, for he came this day to lie with me.”
44:58 “For when you had gone out he came to the house, and seeing that there was no person in the house, he came to me, and caught hold of me, with intent to lie with me.”
44:59 “And I seized his garments and tore them and called out against him with a loud voice, and when I had lifted up my voice he was afraid of his life and left his garment before me, and fled.”
44:60 “And the people of her house spoke nothing, but their wrath was very much kindled against Joseph, and they went to his master and told the words of his wife.”
44:61 “And Potiphar came home enraged, and his wife cried out to him, saying, what is this thing that you have done to me in bringing a Hebrew servant into my house, for he came to me this day to sport with me; this did he do to me this day.”
44:62 “And Potiphar heard the words of his wife, and he ordered Joseph to be punished with severe stripes, and they did so to him.”
44:63 “And while they were smiting him, Joseph called out with a loud voice, and he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and he said, O Lord God, you know that I am innocent of all these things, and why shall I die this day through falsehood, by the hand of these uncircumcised wicked men, whom you know?”
44:64 “And while Potiphar’s men were beating Joseph he continued to cry out and weep, and there was a child there eleven months old, and the Lord opened the mouth of the child, and he spoke these words before Potiphar’s men, who were smiting Joseph, saying,”
44:65 “What do you want of this man, and why do you do this evil to him? my mother speaks falsely and utters lies; this was the transaction.”
44:66 “And the child told them accurately all that happened, and all the words of Zelicah to Joseph day after day did he declare to them.”
44:67 “And all the men heard the words of the child and they wondered greatly at the child’s words, and the child ceased to speak and became still.”
44:68 “And Potiphar was very much ashamed at the words of his son, and he commanded his men not to beat Joseph any more, and the men ceased beating Joseph.”
44:69 “And Potiphar took Joseph and ordered him to be brought to justice before the priests, who were judges belonging to the king, in order to judge him concerning this affair.”
44:70 “And Potiphar and Joseph came before the priests who were the king’s judges, and he said to them, decide I pray you what judgment is due to a servant, for this has he done.”
44:71 “And the priests said to Joseph, why did you do this thing to your master? and Joseph answered them, saying, not so my lords, this was the matter; and Potiphar said to Joseph, surely I entrusted in your hands all that belonged to me, and I withheld nothing from you but my wife, and how could you do this evil?”
44:72 “And Joseph answered, saying, not so my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, my lord, the word which you did hear from your wife is untrue, for this was the affair this day.”
44:73 “A year has elapsed to me since I have been in your house; have you seen any iniquity in me, or any thing which might cause you to demand my life?”
44:74 “And the priests said to Potiphar, send, we pray you, and let them bring before us Joseph’s torn garment, and let us see the tear in it, and if it shall be that the tear is in front of the garment, then his face must have been opposite to her and she must have caught hold of him, to come to her, and with deceit did your wife do all that she has spoken.”
44:75 “And they brought Joseph’s garment before the priests who were judges, and they saw and behold, the tear was in front of Joseph, and all the judging priests knew that she had pressed him, and they said, the judgment of death is not due to this slave for he has done nothing, but his judgment is, that he be placed in the prison house on account of the report, which through him has gone forth against your wife.”
44:76 “And Potiphar heard their words, and he placed him in the prison house, the place where the king’s prisoners are confined, and Joseph was in the house of confinement twelve years.”
44:77 “And notwithstanding this, his master’s wife did not turn from him, and she did not cease from speaking to him day after day to listen to her, and at the end of three months Zelicah continued going to Joseph to the house of confinement day by day, and she enticed him to listen to her, and Zelicah said to Joseph, how long will you remain in this house? but listen now to my voice and I will bring you out of this house.”
44:78 “And Joseph answered her, saying, it is better for me to remain in this house than to listen to your words, to sin against God; and she said to him, if you will not perform my wish, I will pluck out your eyes, add fetters to your feet, and will deliver you into the hands of them whom you did not know before.”
44:79 “And Joseph answered her and said, behold, the God of the whole earth is able to deliver me from all that you can do to me, for he opens the eyes of the blind, and loosens those that are bound, and preserves all strangers who are unacquainted with the land.”
44:80 “And when Zelicah was unable to persuade Joseph to listen to her, she left off going to entice him; and Joseph was still confined in the house of confinement. And Jacob the father of Joseph, and all his brothers who were in the land of Canaan still mourned and wept in those days on account of Joseph, for Jacob refused to be comforted for his son Joseph, and Jacob cried aloud, and wept and mourned all those days.”

Chapter 45

45:1 “And it was at that time in that year, which is the year of Joseph’s going down to Egypt after his brothers had sold him, that Reuben the son of Jacob went to Timnah and took to him for a wife Eliuram, the daughter of Avi the Canaanite, and he came to her.”
45:2 “And Eliuram the wife of Reuben conceived and bare him Hanoch, Phalu, Hezron and Carmi, four sons; and Simeon his brother took his sister Dinah for a wife, and she bare to him Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin and Zohar, five sons.” (Gen 46:9)
45:3 “And he afterward came to Bunah, the Canaanitish woman, the same is Bunah whom Simeon took captive from the city of Shechem, and Bunah was before Dinah and attended on her, and Simeon came to her, and she bare to him Shaul,”
45:4 “And Judah went at that time to Adulam, and he came to a man of Adulam, and his name was Hirah, and Judah saw there the daughter of a man from Canaan, and her name was Aliyath, the daughter of Shua, and he took her, and came to her, and Aliyath bare to Judah, Er, Onan and Shelah; three sons.” (Gen 46:12)
45:5 “And Levi and Issachar went to the land of the east, and they took to themselves for wives the daughters of Jobab the son of Yoktan, the son of Eber; and Jobab the son of Yoktan had two daughters; the name of the elder was Adinah, and the name of the younger was Aridah.”
45:6 “And Levi took Adinah, and Issachar took Aridah, and they came to the land of Canaan, to their father’s house, and Adinah bare to Levi, Gershon, Kehas and Merari; three sons.”
45:7 “And Aridah bare to Issachar Tola, Phuvah, Job and Shimron, four sons; and Dan went to the land of Moab And took for a wife Aphlaleth, the daughter of Chamudan the Moabite, and he brought her to the land of Canaan.” (Gen 46:13)
45:8 “And Aphlaleth was barren, she had no offspring, and God afterward remembered Aphlaleth the wife of Dan, and she conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Chushim.”
45:9 “And Gad and Naphtali went to Haran and took from there the daughters of Amuram the son of Uz, the son of Nahor, for wives.”
45:10 “And these are the names of the daughters of Amuram; the name of the elder was Merimah, and the name of the younger Uzith; and Naphtali took Merimah, and Gad took Uzith; and brought them to the land of Canaan, to their father’s house.”
45:11 “And Merimah bare to Naphtali Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shilem, four sons; and Uzith bare to Gad Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli, seven sons.” (Gen 46:24,16)
45:12 “And Asher went forth and took Adon the daughter of Aphlal, the son of Hadad, the son of Ishmael, for a wife, and he brought her to the land of Canaan.”
45:13 “And Adon the wife of Asher died in those days; she had no offspring; and it was after the death of Adon that Asher went to the other side of the river and took for a wife Hadurah the daughter of Abimael, the son of Eber, the son of Shem.”
45:14 “And the young woman was of a comely appearance, and a woman of sense, and she had been the wife of Malkiel the son of Elam, the son of Shem.”
45:15 “And Hadurah bare a daughter to Malkiel, and he called her name Serach, and Malkiel died after this, and Hadurah went and remained in her father’s house.”
45:16 “And after the death of the wife of Asher he went and took Hadurah for a wife, and brought her to the land of Canaan, and Serah her daughter he also brought with them, and she was three years old, and the damsel was brought up in Jacob’s house.”
45:17 “And the damsel was of a comely appearance, and she went in the sanctified ways of the children of Jacob; she lacked nothing, and the Lord gave her wisdom and understanding.”
45:18 “And Hadurah the wife of Asher conceived and bare to him Jimnah, Ishuah, Ishui and Beriah; four sons.”
45:19 “And Zebulun went to Midian, and took for a wife Merishah the daughter of Molad, the son of Abida, the son of Midian, and brought her to the land of Canaan.”
45:20 “And Merushah bare to Zebulun Sered, Elon and Jahleel; three sons.” (Gen 46:14)
45:21 “And Jacob sent to Aram, the son of Zoba, the son of Terah, and he took for his son, Benjamin, Mechalia the daughter of Aram, and she came to the land of Canaan to the house of Jacob; and Benjamin was ten years old when he took Mechalia the daughter of Aram for a wife.”
45:22 “And Mechalia conceived and bare to Benjamin Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, five sons; and Benjamin went afterward and took for a wife Aribath, the daughter of Shomron, the son of Abraham, in addition to his first wife, and he was eighteen years old; and Aribath bare to Benjamin Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard; five sons.” (Gen 46:21)
45:23 “And in those days Judah went to the house of Shem and took Tamar the daughter of Elam, the son of Shem, for a wife for his firstborn Er.”
45:24 “And Er came to his wife Tamar, and she became his wife, and when he came to her he outwardly destroyed his seed, and his work was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.”
45:25 “And it was after the death of Er, Judah’s firstborn, that Judah said to Onan, go to your brother’s wife and marry her as the next of kin, and raise up seed to your brother.”
45:26 “And Onan took Tamar for a wife and he came to her, and Onan also did like to the work of his brother, and his work was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also.”
45:27 “And when Onan died, Judah said to Tamar, remain in your father’s house until my son Shelah shall have grown up, and Judah did no more delight in Tamar, to give her to Shelah, for he said, peradventure he will also die like his brothers.”
45:28 “And Tamar rose up and went and remained in her father’s house, and Tamar was in her father’s house for some time.”
45:29 “And at the revolution of the year, Aliyath the wife of Judah died; and Judah was comforted for his wife, and after the death of Aliyath, Judah went up with his friend Hirah to Timnah to shear their sheep.”
45:30 “And Tamar heard that Judah had gone up to Timnah to shear the sheep, and that Shelah was grown up, and Judah did not delight in her.”
45:31 “And Tamar rose up and put off the garments of her widowhood, and she put a vail on her, and she entirely covered herself, and she went and sat in the public thorough fare, which is on the road to Timnah.”
45:32 “And Judah passed and saw her and took her and he came to her, and she conceived by him, and at the time of being delivered, behold, there were twins in her womb, and he called the name of the first Pharez, and the name of the second Zarah.

Chapter 46

46:1 “In those days Joseph was still confined in the prison house in the land of Egypt.”
46:2 “At that time the attendants of Pharaoh were standing before him, the chief of the butlers and the chief of the bakers which belonged to the king of Egypt.”
46:3 “And the butler took wine and placed it before the king to drink, and the baker placed bread before the king to eat, and the king drank of the wine and ate of the bread, he and his servants and ministers that ate at the king’s table.”
46:4 “And while they were eating and drinking, the butler and the baker remained there, and Pharaoh’s ministers found many flies in the wine, which the butler had brought, and stones of nitre were found in the baker’s bread.”
46:5 “And the captain of the guard placed Joseph as an attendant on Pharaoh’s officers, and Pharaoh’s officers were in confinement one year.”
46:6 “And at the end of the year, they both dreamed dreams in one night, in the place of confinement where they were, and in the morning Joseph came to them to attend on them as usual, and he saw them, and behold, their countenances were dejected and sad.”
46:7 “And Joseph asked them, why are your countenances sad and dejected this day? and they said to him we dreamed a dream, and there is no one to interpret it; and Joseph said to them, relate, I pray you, your dream to me, and God shall give you an answer of peace as you desire.”
46:8 “And the butler related his dream to Joseph, and he said, I saw in my dream, and behold, a large vine was before me, and on that vine I saw three branches, and the vine speedily blossomed and reached a great height, and its clusters were ripened and became grapes.”
46:9 “And I took the grapes and pressed them in a cup, and placed it in Pharaoh’s hand and he drank; and Joseph said to him, the three branches that were on the vine are three days.”
46:10 “Yet within three days, the king will order you to be brought out and he will restore you to your office, and you shall give the king his wine to drink as at first when you was his butler; but let me find favor in your sight, that you shall remember me to Pharaoh when it will be well with you, and do kindness to me, and get me brought forth from this prison, for I was stolen away from the land of Canaan and was sold for a slave in this place.”
46:11 “And also that which was told you concerning my master’s wife is false, for they placed me in this dungeon for naught; and the butler answered Joseph, saying, if the king deal well with me as at first, as you have interpreted to me, I will do all that you desires, and get you brought out of this dungeon.”
46:12 “And the butler, seeing that Joseph had accurately interpreted the butler’s dream, also approached, and related the whole of his dream to Joseph.”
46:13 “And he said to him, in my dream I saw and behold, three white baskets on my head, and I looked, and behold, there were in the uppermost basket all manner of baked meats for Pharaoh, and behold, the birds were eating them from off my head.”
46:14 “And Joseph said to him, the three baskets which you did see are three days, yet within three days Pharaoh will take off your head, and hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh from off you, as you saw in your dream.”
46:15 “In those days the queen was about to be delivered, and on that day she bare a son to the king of Egypt, and they proclaimed that the king had gotten his firstborn son and all the people of Egypt together with the officers and servants of Pharaoh rejoiced greatly.”
46:16 “And on the third day of his birth Pharaoh made a feast for his officers and servants, for the host of the land of Zoar and of the land of Egypt.”
46:17 “And all the people of Egypt and the servants of Pharaoh came to eat and drink with the king at the feast of his son, and to rejoice at the king’s rejoicing.”
46:18 “And all the officers of the king and his servants were rejoicings at that time for eight days at the feast, and they made merry with all sorts of musical instruments, with timbrels and with dances in the king’s house for eight days.”
46:19 “And the butler, to whom Joseph had interpreted his dream, forgot Joseph, and he did not mention him to the king as he had promised, for this thing was from the Lord in order to punish Joseph because he had trusted in man.”
46:20 “And Joseph remained after this in the prison house two years, until he had completed twelve years.”

Chapter 47

47:1 “And Isaac the son of Abraham was still living in those days in the land of Canaan; he was very aged, one hundred and eighty years old, and Esau his son, the brother of Jacob, was in the land of Edom, and he and his sons had possessions in it among the children of Seir.”
47:2 “And Esau heard that his father’s time was drawing near to die, and be and his sons and household came to the land of Canaan, to his father’s house, and Jacob and his sons went forth from the place where they dwelt in Hebron, and they all came to their father Isaac, and they found Esau and his sons in the tent.”
47:3 “And Jacob and his sons sat before his father Isaac, and Jacob was still mourning for his son Joseph.”
47:4 “And Isaac said to Jacob, bring me here your sons and I will bless them; and Jacob brought his eleven children before his father Isaac.”
47:5 “And Isaac placed his hands on all the sons of Jacob, and he took hold of them and embraced them, and kissed them one by one, and Isaac blessed them on that day, and he said to them, may the God of your fathers bless you and increase your seed like the stars of heaven for number.”
47:6 “And Isaac also blessed the sons of Esau saying, may God cause you to be a dread and a terror to all that will behold you, and to all your enemies.”
47:7 “And Isaac called Jacob and his sons, and they all came and sat before Isaac, and Isaac said to Jacob, the Lord God of the whole earth said to me, to your seed will I give this land for an inheritance if your children keep my statutes and my ways, and I will perform to them the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.”
47:8 “Now therefore my son, teach your children and your children’s children to reverence the Lord, and to go in the good way which will please the Lord your God, for if you keep the ways of the Lord and his statutes the Lord will also keep to you his covenant with Abraham, and will do well with you and your seed all the days.”
47:9 “And when Isaac had finished commanding Jacob and his children, he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered to his people.”
47:10 “And Jacob and Esau fell on the face of their father Isaac, and they wept, and Isaac was one hundred and eighty years old when he died in the land of Canaan, in Hebron, and his sons carried him to the cave of Machpelah, which Abraham had bought from the children of Heth for a possession of a burial place.”
47:11 “And all the kings of the land of Canaan went with Jacob and Esau to bury Isaac, and all the kings of Canaan showed Isaac great honor at his death.:”
47:12 “And the sons of Jacob and the sons of Esau went barefooted round about, walking and lamenting until they reached Kireath arba.”
47:13 “And Jacob and Esau buried their father Isaac in the cave of Machpelah, which is in Kireath arba in Hebron, and they buried him with very great honor, as at the funeral of kings.”
47:14 “And Jacob and his sons, and Esau and his sons, and all the kings of Canaan made a great and heavy mourning, and they buried him and mourned for him many days.”
47:15 “And at the death of Isaac, he left his cattle and his possessions and all belonging to him to his sons; and Esau said to Jacob, behold I pray you, all that our father has left we will divide it in two parts, and I will have the choice, and Jacob said we will do so.”
47:16 “And Jacob took all that Isaac had left in the land of Canaan, the cattle and the property, and he placed them in two parts before Esau and his sons, and he said to Esau, behold all this is before you, choose you to yourself the half which you will take.”
47:17 “And Jacob said to Esau, hear you I pray you what I will speak to you, saying, the Lord God of heaven and earth spoke to our fathers Abraham and Isaac, saying, to your seed will I give this land for an inheritance forever.”
47:18 “Now therefore all that our father has left is before you, and behold all the land is before you; choose you from them what you desire.”
47:19 “If you desire the whole land take it for you and your children forever, and I will take this riches, and if you desire the riches take it to you, and I will take this land for me and for my children to inherit it forever.”
47:20 “And Nebayoth, the son of Ishmael, was then in the land with his children, and Esau went on that day and consulted with him, saying,”
47:21 “This has Jacob spoken to me, and this has he answered me, now give your advice and we will hear.”
47:22 “And Nebayoth said, what is this that Jacob has spoken to you? behold all the children of Canaan are dwelling securely in their land, and Jacob says he will inherit it with his seed all the days.”
47:23 “Go now therefore and take all your father’s riches and leave Jacob your brother in the land, as he has spoken.”
47:24 “And Esau rose up and returned to Jacob, and did all that Nebayoth the son of Ishmael had advised; and Esau took all the riches that Isaac had left, the souls, the beasts, the cattle and the property, and all the riches; he gave nothing to his brother Jacob; and Jacob took all the land of Canaan, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates, and he took it for an everlasting possession, and for his children and for his seed after him forever.”
47:25 “Jacob also took from his brother Esau the cave of Machpelah, which is in Hebron, which Abraham had bought from Ephron for a possession of a burial place for him and his seed forever.”
47:26 “And Jacob wrote all these things in the book of purchase, and he signed it, and he testified all this with four faithful witnesses.”
47:27 “And these are the words which Jacob wrote in the book, saying: The land of Canaan and all the cities of the Hittites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, and the Gergashites, all the seven nations from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates;”
47:28 “And the city of Hebron Kireath arba and the cave which is in it, the whole did Jacob buy from his brother Esau for value, for a possession and for an inheritance for his seed after him forever.”
47:29 “And Jacob took the book of purchase and the signature, the command and the statutes and the revealed book, and he placed them in an earthen vessel in order that they should remain for a long time, and he delivered them into the hands of his children.”
47:30 “Esau took all that his father had left him after his death from his brother Jacob, and he took all the property, from man and beast, camel and ass, ox and lamb, silver and gold, stones and bdellium, and all the riches which had belonged to Isaac the son of Abraham; there was nothing left which Esau did not take to himself, from all that Isaac had left after his death.”
47:31 “And Esau took all this, and he and his children went home to the land of Seir the Horite, away from his brother Jacob and his children.”
47:32 “And Esau had possessions among the children of Seir, and Esau returned not to the land of Canaan from that day forward.”
47:33 “And the whole land of Canaan became an inheritance to the children of Israel for an everlasting inheritance, and Esau with all his children inherited the mountain of Seir.”

Chapter 48

48:1 “In those days, after the death of Isaac, the Lord commanded and caused a famine on the whole earth.”
48:2 “At that time Pharaoh king of Egypt was sitting on his throne in the land of Egypt, and lay in his bed and dreamed dreams, and Pharaoh saw in his dream that he was standing by the side of the river of Egypt.”
48:3 “And while he was standing he saw and behold seven fat fleshed and well favored kine came up out of the river.”
48:4 “And seven other kine, lean fleshed and ill favored, came up after them, and the seven ill favored ones swallowed up the well favored ones, and still their appearance was ill as at first.”
48:5 “And he awoke, and he slept again and he dreamed a second time, and he saw and behold seven ears of corn came up on one stalk, rank and good, and seven thin ears blasted with the east wind sprang up after them, and the thin ears swallowed up the full ones, and Pharaoh awoke out of his dream.”
48:6 “And in the morning the king remembered his dreams, and his spirit was sadly troubled on account of his dreams, and the king hurry and sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and the wise men, and they came and stood before Pharaoh.”
48:7 “And the king said to them, I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one to interpret them; and they said to the king, relate your dreams to your servants and let us hear them.”
48:8 “And the king related his dreams to them, and they all answered and said with one voice to the king, may the king live forever; and this is the interpretation of your dreams.”
48:9 “The seven good kine which you did see denote seven daughters that will be born to you in the latter days, and the seven kine which you saw come up after them, and swallowed them up, are for a sign that the daughters which will be born to you will all die in the lifetime of the king.”
48:10 “And that which you did see in the second dream of seven full and good ears of corn coming up on one stalk, this is their interpretation, that you will build to yourself in the latter days seven cities throughout the land of Egypt; and that which you saw of the seven blasted ears of corn springing up after them and swallowing them up while you did behold them with your eyes, is for a sign that the cities which you will build will all be destroyed in the latter days, in the lifetime of the king.”
48:11 “And when they spoke these words the king did not incline his ear to their words, neither did he fix his heart on them, for the king knew in his wisdom that they did not give a proper interpretation of the dreams; and when they had finished speaking before the king, the king answered them, saying, what is this thing that you have spoken to me? surely you have uttered falsehood and spoken lies; therefore now give the proper interpretation of my dreams, that you may not die.”
48:12 “And the king commanded after this, and he sent and called again for other wise men, and they came and stood before the king, and the king related his dreams to them, and they all answered him according to the first interpretation, and the king’s anger was kindled and he was very wroth, and the king said to them, surely you speak lies and utter falsehood in what you have said.”
48:13 “And the king commanded that a proclamation should be issued throughout the land of Egypt, saying, it is resolved by the king and his great men, that any wise man who knows and understands the interpretation of dreams, and will not come this day before the king, he shall die.”
48:14 “And the man that will declare to the king the proper interpretation of his dreams, there shall be given to him all that he will require from the king. And all the wise men of the land of Egypt came before the king, together with all the magicians and sorcerers that were in Egypt and in Goshen, in Raamses, in Tachpanches, in Zoar, and in all the places on the borders of Egypt, and they all stood before the king.”
48:15 “And all the nobles and the princes, and the attendants belonging to the king, came together from all the cities of Egypt, and they all sat before the king, and the king related his dreams before the wise men, and the princes and all that sat before the king were astonished at the vision.”
48:16 “And all the wise men who were before the king were greatly divided in their interpretation of his dreams; some of them interpreted them to the king, saying, the seven good kine are seven kings, who from the king’s issue will be raised over Egypt.”
48:17 “And the seven bad kine are seven princes, who will stand up against them in the latter days and destroy them; and the seven ears of corn are the seven great princes belonging to Egypt, who will fall in the hands of the seven less powerful princes of their enemies, in the wars of our lord the king.”
48:19 “And some of them interpreted to the king in this manner, saying, the seven good kine are the strong cities of Egypt, and the seven bad kine are the seven nations of the land of Canaan, who will come against the seven cities of Egypt in the latter days and destroy them.”
48:19 “And that which you saw in the second dream, of seven good and bad ears of corn, is a sign that the government of Egypt will again return to your seed as at first.”
48:20 “And in his reign the people of the cities of Egypt will turn against the seven cities of Canaan who are stronger than they are, and will destroy them, and the government of Egypt will return to your seed.”
48:21 “And some of them said to the king, this is the interpretation of your dreams; the seven good kine are seven queens, whom you will take for wives in the latter days, and the seven bad kine denote that those women will all die in the lifetime of the king.”
48:22 “And the seven good and bad ears of corn which you did see in the second dream are fourteen children, and it will be in the latter days that they will stand up and fight among themselves, and seven of them will smite the seven that are more powerful.”
48:23 “And some of them said these words to the king, saying, the seven good kine denote that seven children will be born to you, and they will slay seven of your children’s children in the latter days; and the seven good ears of corn which you did see in the second dream, are those princes against whom seven other less powerful princes will fight and destroy them in the latter days, and avenge your children’s cause, and the government will again return to your seed.”
48:24 “And the king heard all the words of the wise men of Egypt and their interpretation of his dreams, and none of them pleased the king.”
48:25 “And the king knew in his wisdom that they did not altogether speak correctly in all these words, for this was from the Lord to frustrate the words of the wise men of Egypt, in order that Joseph might go forth from the house of confinement, and in order that he should become great in Egypt.”
48:26 “And the king saw that no one among all the wise men and magicians of Egypt spoke correctly to him, and the kings wrath was kindled, and his anger burned within him.”
48:27 “And the king commanded that all the wise men and magicians should go out from before him, and they all went out from before the king with shame and disgrace.”
48:28 “And the king commanded that a proclamation be sent throughout Egypt to slay all the magicians that were in Egypt, and not one of then should be suffered to live.”
48:29 “And the captains of the guards belonging to the king rose up, and each man drew his sword, and they began to smite the magicians of Egypt, and the wise men.”
48:30 “And after this Merod, chief butler to the king, came and bowed down before the king and sat before him.”
48:31 “And the butler said to the king, may the king live forever, and his government be exalted in the land.”
48:32 “You were angry with your servant in those days, now two years past, and did place me in the ward, and I was for some time in the ward, I and the chief of the bakers.”
48:33 “And there was with us a Hebrew servant belonging to the captain of the guard, his name was Joseph, for his master had been angry with him and placed him in the house of confinement, and he attended us here.”
48:34 “And in some time after when we were in the ward, we dreamed dreams in one night, I and the chief of the bakers; we dreamed, each man according to the interpretation of his dream.”
48:35 “And we came in the morning and told them to that servant, and he interpreted to us our dreams, to each man according to his dream, did he correctly interpret.”
48:36 “And it came to pass as he interpreted to us, so was the event; there fell not to the ground any of his words.”
48:37 “And now therefore my lord and king do not slay the people of Egypt for naught; behold that slave is still confined in the house by the captain of the guard his master, in the house of confinement.”
48:38 “If it pleases the king let him send for him that he may come before you and he will make known to you, the correct interpretation of the dream which you did dream.”
48:39 “And the king heard the words of the chief butler, and the king ordered that the wise men of Egypt should not be slain.”
48:40 “And the king ordered his servants to bring Joseph before him, and the king said to them, go to him and do not terrify him lest he be confused and will not know to speak properly.”
48:41 “And the servants of the king went to Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon, and the king’s servants shaved him, and he changed his prison garment and he came before the king.”
48:42 “And the king was sitting on his royal throne in a princely dress girt round with a golden ephod, and the fine gold which was on it sparkled, and the carbuncle and the ruby and the emerald, together with all the precious stones that were on the king’s head, dazzled the eye, and Joseph wondered greatly at the king.”
48:43 “And the throne on which the king sat was covered with gold and silver, and with onyx stones, and it had seventy steps.”
48:44 “And it was their custom throughout the land of Egypt, that every man who came to speak to the king, if he was a prince or one that was estimable in the sight of the king, he ascended to the king’s throne as far as the thirty first step, and the king would descend to the thirty sixth step, and speak with him.”
48:45 “If he was one of the common people, he ascended to the third step, and the king would descend to the fourth and speak to him, and their custom was, moreover, that any man who understood to speak in all the seventy languages, he ascended the seventy steps, and went up and spoke till he reached the king.”
48:46 “And any man who could not complete the seventy, he ascended as many steps as the languages which he knew to speak in.”
48:47 “And it was customary in those days in Egypt that no one should reign over them, but who understood to speak in the seventy languages.”
48:48 “And when Joseph came before the king he bowed down to the ground before the king, and he ascended to the third step, and the king sat on the fourth step and spoke with Joseph.”
48:49 “And the king said to Joseph, I dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter to interpret it properly, and I commanded this day that all the magicians of Egypt and the wise men thereof, should come before me, and I related my dreams to them, and no one has properly interpreted them to me.”
48:50 “And after this, I this day heard concerning you, that you are a wise man, and can correctly interpret every dream that you hear.”
48:51 “And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, let Pharaoh relate his dreams that he dreamed; surely the interpretations belong to God; and Pharaoh related his dreams to Joseph, the dream of the kine, and the dream of the ears of corn, and the king left off speaking.”
48:52 “And Joseph was then clothed with the spirit of God before the king, and he knew all the things that would befall the king from that day forward, and he knew the proper interpretation of the king’s dream, and he spoke before the king.”
48:53 “And Joseph found favor in the sight of the king, and the king inclined his ears and his heart, and he heard all the words of Joseph. And Joseph said to the king, do not imagine that they are two dreams, for it is only one dream, for that which God has chosen to do throughout the land he has shown to the king in his dream, and this is the proper interpretation of your dream.”
48:54 “The seven good kine and ears of corn are seven years, and the seven bad kine and ears of corn are also seven years; it is one dream.”
48:55 “Behold the seven years that are coming there will be a great plenty throughout the land, and after that the seven years of famine will follow them, a very grievous famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten from the land, and the famine will consume all the inhabitants of the land.”
48:56 “The king dreamed one dream, and the dream was therefore repeated to Pharaoh because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.”
48:57 “Now therefore I will give you counsel and deliver your soul and the souls of the inhabitants of the land from the evil of the famine, that you seek throughout your kingdom for a man very discreet and wise, who knows all the affairs of government, and appoint him to superintend over the land of Egypt.”
48:58 “And let the man whom you place over Egypt appoint officers under him, that they gather in all the food of the good years that are coming, and let them lay up corn and deposit it in your appointed stores.”
48:59 “And let them keep that food for the seven years of famine, that it maybe found for you and your people and your whole land, and that you and your land be not cut off by the famine.”
48:60 “Let all the inhabitants of the land be also ordered that they gather in, every man the produce of his field, of all sorts of food, during the seven good years, and that they place it in their stores, that it may be found for them in the days of the famine and that they may live on it.”
48:61 “This is the proper interpretation of your dream, and this is the counsel given to save your soul and the souls of all your subjects.”
48:62 “And the king answered and said to Joseph, who says and who knows that your words are correct? And he said to the king, this shall be a sign for you respecting all my words, that they are true and that my advice is good for you.”
48:63 “Behold your wife sits this day on the stool of delivery, and she will bear you a son and you will rejoice with him; when your child shall have gone forth from his mother’s womb, your firstborn son that has been born these two years back shall die, and you will be comforted in the child that will be born to you this day.”
48:64 “And Joseph finished speaking these words to the king, and he bowed down to the king and he went out, and when Joseph had gone out from the king’s presence, those signs which Joseph had spoken to the king came to pass on that day.”
48:65 “And the queen bare a son on that day and the king heard the glad tidings about his son, and he rejoiced, and when the reporter had gone forth from the king’s presence, the king’s servants found the firstborn son of the king fallen dead on the ground.”
48:66 “And there was great lamentation and noise in the king’s house, and the king heard it, and he said, what is the noise and lamentation that I have heard in the house? and they told the king that his firstborn son had died; then the king knew that all Joseph’s words that he had spoken were correct, and the king was consoled for his son by the child that was born to him on that day as Joseph had spoken.”

Chapter 49

49:1 “After these things the king sent and assembled all his officers and servants, and all the princes and nobles belonging, to the king, and they all came before the king.”
49:2 “And the king said to them, behold you have seen and heard all the words of this Hebrew man, and all the signs which he declared would come to pass, and not any of his words have fallen to the ground.”
49:3 “You know that he has given a proper interpretation of the dream, and it will surely come to pass, now therefore take counsel and know what you will do and how the land will be delivered from the famine.”
49:4 “Seek now and see whether the like can be found in whose heart there is wisdom and knowledge, and I will appoint him over the land.”
49:5 “For you have heard what the Hebrew man has advised concerning this to save the land therewith from the famine, and I know that the land will not be delivered from the famine but with the advice of the Hebrew man, him that advised me.”
49:6 “And they all answered the king and said, the counsel which the Hebrew has given concerning this is good; now therefore, our lord and king, behold the whole land is in your hand, do that which seems good in your sight.”
49:7 “Him whom you choose, and whom you in your wisdom know to be wise and capable of delivering the land with his wisdom, him shall the king appoint to be under him over the land.”
49:8 “And the king said to all the officers, I have thought that since God has made known to the Hebrew man all that he has spoken, there is no one so discreet and wise in the whole land as he is; if it seem good in your sight I will place him over the land, for he will save the land with his wisdom.”
49:9 “And all the officers answered the king, and said, but surely it is written in the laws of Egypt, and it should not be violated, that no man shall reign over Egypt, nor be the second to the king, but one who has knowledge in all the languages of the sons of men.”
49:10 “Now therefore our lord and king, behold this Hebrew man can only speak the Hebrew language, and how then can he be over us the second under government, a man who not even knows our language?”
49:11 “Now we pray you send for him, and let him come before you, and prove him in all things, and do as you see fit.”
49:12 “And the king said, it shall be done so tomorrow, and the thing that you have spoken is good; and all the officers came on that day before the king.”
49:13 “And on that night the Lord sent one of his ministering angels, and he came to the land of Egypt to Joseph; and the angel of the Lord stood over Joseph, and behold Joseph was lying in the bed at night in his master’s house in the dungeon, for his master had put him back into the dungeon on account of his wife.”
49:14 “And the angel roused him from his sleep, and Joseph rose up and stood on his legs, and behold the angel of the Lord was standing opposite to him; and the angel of the Lord spoke with Joseph, and he taught him all the languages of man in that night, and he called his name Jehoseph.”
49:15 “And the angel of the Lord went from him, and Joseph returned and lay on his bed, and Joseph was astonished at the vision which he saw.”
49:16 “And it came to pass in the morning that the king sent for all his officers and servants, and they all came and sat before the king, and the king ordered Joseph to be brought, and the king’s servants, went and brought Joseph before Pharaoh.”
49:17 “And the king came forth and ascended the steps of the throne, and Joseph spoke to the king in all languages, and Joseph went up to him and spoke to the king until he arrived before the king in the seventieth step, and he sat before the king.”
49:18 “And the king greatly rejoiced on account of Joseph, and all the king’s officers rejoiced greatly with the king when they heard all the words of Joseph.”
49:19 “And the thing seemed good in the sight of the king and the officers, to appoint Joseph to be second to the king over the whole land of Egypt, and the king spoke to Joseph, saying,”
49:20 “Now you did give me counsel to appoint a wise man over the land of Egypt, in order with his wisdom to save the land from the famine; now therefore, since God has made all this known to you, and all the words which you have spoken, there is not throughout the land a discreet and wise man like to you.”
49:21 “And your name no more shall be called Joseph, but Zaphnath Paaneah shall be your name; you shall be second to me, and according to your word shall be all the affairs of my government, and at your word shall my people go out and come in.”
49:22 “Also from under your hand shall my servants and officers receive their salary which is given to them monthly, and to you shall all the people of the land bow down; only in my throne will I be greater than you.”
49:23 “And the king took off his ring from his hand and put it on the hand of Joseph, and the king dressed Joseph in a princely garment, and he put a golden crown on his head, and he put a golden chain on his neck.”
49:24 “And the king commanded his servants, and they made him ride in the second chariot belonging to the king that went opposite to the king’s chariot, and he caused him to ride on a great and strong horse from the kings horses, and to be conducted through the streets of the land of Egypt.”
49:25 “And the king commanded that all those that played on timbrels, harps and other musical instruments should go forth with Joseph; one thousand timbrels, one thousand Mecholoth, and one thousand Nebalim went after him.”
49:26 “And five thousand men, with drawn swords glittering in their hands, and they went marching and playing before Joseph, and twenty thousand of the great men of the king girt with girdles of skin covered with gold, marched at the right hand of Joseph, and twenty thousand at his left, and all the women and damsels went on the roofs or stood in the streets playing and rejoicing at Joseph, and gazed at the appearance of Joseph and at his beauty.”
49:27 “And the king’s people went before him and behind him, perfuming the road with frankincense and with cassia, and with all sorts of fine perfume, and scattered myrrh and aloes along the road, and twenty men proclaimed these words before him throughout the land in a loud voice;”
49:28 “Do you see this man whom the king has chosen to be his second? all the affairs of government shall be regulated by him, and he that transgresses his orders, or that does not bow down before him to the ground, shall die, for he rebels against the king and his second.”
49:29 “And when the heralds had ceased proclaiming, all the people of Egypt bowed down to the ground before Joseph and said, may the king live, also may his second live; and all the inhabitants of Egypt bowed down along the road, and when the heralds approached them, they bowed down, and they rejoiced with all sorts of timbrels, mechol and nebal before Joseph.”
49:30 “And Joseph on his horse lifted up his eyes to heaven, and called out and said, He raises the poor man from the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill. O Lord of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in you.”
49:31 “And Joseph passed throughout the land of Egypt with Pharaoh’s servants and officers, and they showed him the whole land of Egypt and all the king’s treasures.”
49:32 “And Joseph returned and came on that day before Pharaoh, and the king gave to Joseph a possession in the land of Egypt, a possession of fields and vineyards and the king gave to Joseph three thousand talents of silver and one thousand talents of gold, and onyx stones and bdellium and many gifts.”
49:33 “And on the next day the king commanded all the people of Egypt to bring to Joseph offerings and gifts, and that he that violated the command of the king should die; and they made a high place in the street of the city, and they spread out garments there, and whoever brought anything to Joseph put it into the high place.”
49:34 “And all the people of Egypt cast something into the high place, one man a golden earring, and the other rings and earrings, and different vessels of gold and silver work, and onyx stones and bdellium did he cast on the high place; every one gave something of what he possessed.”
49:35 “And Joseph took all these and placed them in his treasures, and all the officers and nobles belonging to the king exalted Joseph, and they gave him many gifts, seeing that the king had chosen him to be his second.”
49:36 “And the king sent to Potiphera, the son of Ahiram priest of On, and he took his young daughter Osnath and gave her to Joseph for a wife.”
49:37 “And the damsel was very comely, a virgin, one whom man had not known, and Joseph took her for a wife; and the king said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and beside you no one shall dare to lift up his hand or his foot to regulate my people throughout the land of Egypt.”
49:38 “And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, and Joseph went out from before the king, and he became the king’s second in Egypt.”
49:39 “And the king gave Joseph a hundred servants to attend him in his house, and Joseph also sent and purchased many servants and they remained in the house of Joseph.”
49:40 “Joseph then built for himself a very magnificent house like to the houses of kings, before the court of the king’s palace, and he made in the house a large temple, very elegant in appearance and convenient for his residence; three years was Joseph in erecting his house.”
49:41 “And Joseph made to himself a very elegant throne of abundance of gold and silver, and he covered it with onyx stones and bdellium, and he made on it the likeness of the whole land of Egypt, and the likeness of the river of Egypt that waters the whole land of Egypt; and Joseph sat securely on his throne in his house and the Lord increased Joseph’s wisdom.”
49:42 “And all the inhabitants of Egypt and Pharaoh’s servants and his princes loved Joseph exceedingly, for this thing was from the Lord to Joseph.”
49:43 “And Joseph had an army that made war, going out in hosts and troops to the number of forty thousand six hundred men, capable of bearing arms to assist the king and Joseph against the enemy, besides the king’s officers and his servants and inhabitants of Egypt without number.”
49:44 “And Joseph gave to his mighty men, and to all his host, shields and javelins, and caps and coats of mail and stones for slinging.”

Chapter 50

50:1 “At that time the children of Tarshish came against the sons of Ishmael, and made war with them, and the children of Tarshish spoiled the Ishmaelites for a long time.”
50:2 “And the children of Ishmael were small in number in those days, and they could not prevail over the children of Tarshish, and they were sorely oppressed.”
50:3 “And the old men of the Ishmaelites sent a record to the king of Egypt, saying, send I pray you to your servants officers and hosts to help us to fight against the children of Tarshish, for we have been consuming away for a long time.”
50:4 “And Pharaoh sent Joseph with the mighty men and host which were with him, and also his mighty men from the king’s house.”
50:5 “And they went to the land of Havilah to the children of Ishmael, to assist them against the children of Tarshish, and the children of Ishmael fought with the children of Tarshish, and Joseph smote the Tarshishites and he subdued all their land, and the children of Ishmael dwelt therein to this day.”
50:6 “And when the land of Tarshish was subdued, all the Tarshishites ran away and came on the border of their brothers the children of Javan, and Joseph with all his mighty men and host returned to Egypt, not one man of them was missing.”
50:7 “And at the revolution of the year, in the second year of Joseph’s reigning over Egypt, the Lord gave great plenty throughout the land for seven years as Joseph had spoken, for the Lord blessed all the produce of the earth in those days for seven years, and they ate and were greatly satisfied.”
50:8 “And Joseph at that time had officers under him, and they collected all the food of the good years, and heaped corn year by year, and they placed it in the treasuries of Joseph.”
50:9 “And at any time when they gathered the food Joseph commanded that they should bring the corn in the ears, and also bring with it some of the soil of the field, that it should not spoil.”
50:10 “And Joseph did according to this year by year, and he heaped up corn like the sand of the sea for abundance, for his stores were immense and could not be numbered for abundance.”
50:11 “And also all the inhabitants of Egypt gathered all sorts of food in their stores in great abundance during the seven good years, but they did not do to it as Joseph did.”
50:12 “And all the food which Joseph and the Egyptians had gathered during the seven years of plenty, was secured for the land in stores for the seven years of famine, for the support of the whole land.”
50:13 “And the inhabitants of Egypt filled each man his store and his concealed place with corn, to be for support during the famine.”
50:14 “And Joseph placed all the food that he had gathered in all the cities of Egypt, and he closed all the stores and placed sentinels over them.”
50:15 “And Joseph’s wife Osnath the daughter of Potiphera bare him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and Joseph was thirty four years old when he begat them.”
50:16 “And the lads grew up and they went in his ways and in his instructions, they did not deviate from the way which their father taught them, either to the right or left.”
50:17 “And the Lord was with the lads, and they grew up and had understanding and skill in all wisdom and in all the affairs of government, and all the king’s officers and his great men of the inhabitants of Egypt exalted the lads, and they were brought up among the king’s children.”
50:18 “And the seven years of plenty that were throughout the land were at an end, and the seven years of famine came after them as Joseph had spoken, and the famine was throughout the land.”
50:19 “And all the people of Egypt saw that the famine had commenced in the land of Egypt, and all the people of Egypt opened their stores of corn for the famine prevailed over them.”
50:20 “And they found all the food that was in their stores, full of vermin and not fit to eat, and the famine prevailed throughout the land, and all the inhabitants of Egypt came and cried before Pharaoh, for the famine was heavy on them.”
50:21 “And they said to Pharaoh, give food to your servants, and wherefore shall we die through hunger before your eyes, even we and our little ones?”
50:22 “And Pharaoh answered them, saying, and wherefore do you cry to me? did not Joseph command that the corn should be laid up during the seven years of plenty for the years of famine? and wherefore did you not listen to his voice?”
50:23 “And the people of Egypt answered the king, saying, as your soul lives, our lord, your servants have done all that Joseph ordered, for your servants also gathered in all the produce of their fields during the seven years of plenty and laid it in the stores to this day.”
50:24 “And when the famine prevailed over your servants we opened our stores, and behold all our produce was filled with vermin and was not fit for food.”
50:25 “And when the king heard all that had befallen to the inhabitants of Egypt, the king was greatly afraid on account of the famine, and he was much terrified; and the king answered the people of Egypt, saying, since all this has happened to you, go to Joseph, do whatever he shall say to you, transgress not his commands.”
50:26 “And all the people of Egypt went forth and came to Joseph, and said to him, give to us food and wherefore shall we die before you through hunger? for we gathered in our produce during the seven years as you did command, and we put it in store, and thus has it befallen us.”
50:27 “And when Joseph heard all the words of the people of Egypt and what had befallen them, Joseph opened all his stores of the produce and he sold it to the people of Egypt.”
50:28 “And the famine prevailed throughout the land, and the famine was in all countries, but in the land of Egypt there was produce for sale.”
50:29 “And all the inhabitants of Egypt came to Joseph to buy corn, for the famine prevailed over them, and all their corn was spoiled, and Joseph daily sold it to all the people of Egypt.”
50:30 “And all the inhabitants of the land of Canaan and the Philistines, and those beyond the Jordan, and the children of the east and all the cities of the lands far and near heard that there was corn in Egypt, and they all came to Egypt to buy corn, for the famine prevailed over them.”
50:31 “And Joseph opened the stores of corn and placed officers over them, and they daily stood and sold to all that came.”
50:32 “And Joseph knew that his brothers also would come to Egypt to buy corn, for the famine prevailed throughout the earth. And Joseph commanded all his people that they should cause it to be proclaimed throughout the land of Egypt, saying,”
50:33 “It is the pleasure of the king, of his second and of their great men, that any person who wishes to buy corn in Egypt shall not send his servants to Egypt to purchase, but his sons, and also any Egyptian or Canaanite, who shall come from any of the stores from buying corn in Egypt, and shall go and sell it throughout the land, he shall die, for no one shall buy but for the support of his household.”
50:34 “And any man leading two or three beasts shall die, for a man shall only lead his own beast.”
50:35 “And Joseph placed sentinels at the gates of Egypt, and commanded them, saying, any person who may come to buy corn, suffer him not to enter until his name, and the name of his father, and the name of his father’s father be written down, and whatever is written by day, send their names to me in the evening that I may know their names.”
50:36 “And Joseph placed officers throughout the land of Egypt, and he commanded them to do all these things.”
50:37 “And Joseph did all these things, and made these statutes, in order that he might know when his brothers should come to Egypt to buy corn; and Joseph’s people caused it daily to be proclaimed in Egypt according to these words and statutes which Joseph had commanded.”
50:38 “And all the inhabitants of the east and west country, and of all the earth, heard of the statutes and regulations which Joseph had enacted in Egypt, and the inhabitants of the extreme parts of the earth came and they bought corn in Egypt day after day, and then went away.”
50:39 “And all the officers of Egypt did as Joseph had commanded, and all that came to Egypt to buy corn, the gate keepers would write their names, and their fathers’ names, and daily bring them in the evening before Joseph.”

Chapter 51

51:1 “And Jacob afterward heard that there was corn in Egypt, and he called to his sons to go to Egypt to buy corn, for on them also did the famine prevail, and he called to his sons. saying,”
51:2 “Behold I hear that there is corn in Egypt and all the people of the earth go there to purchase, now therefore why will you show yourselves satisfied before the whole earth? go you also down to Egypt and buy us a little corn among those that come there, that we may not die.”
51:3 “And the sons of Jacob listened to the voice of their father, and they rose up to go down to Egypt in order to buy corn among the rest that came there.”
51:4 “And Jacob their father commanded them, saying, when you come into the city do not enter together in one gate, on account of the inhabitants of the land.”
51:5 “And the sons of Jacob went forth and they went to Egypt, and the sons of Jacob did all as their father had commanded them, and Jacob did not send Benjamin, for he said, lest an accident might befall him on the road like his brother; and ten of Jacob’s sons went forth.”
51:6 “And while the sons of Jacob were going on the road, they repented of what they had done to Joseph, and they spoke to each other, saying, we know that our brother Joseph went down to Egypt, and now we will seek him where we go, and if we find him we will take him from his master for a ransom, and if not, by force, and we will die for him.”
51:7 “And the sons of Jacob agreed to this thing and strengthened themselves on account of Joseph, to deliver him from the hand of his master, and the sons of Jacob went to Egypt; and when they came near to Egypt they separated from each other and they came through ten gates of Egypt, and the gate keepers wrote their names on that day, and brought them to Joseph in the evening.”
51:8 “And Joseph read the names from the hand of the gate keepers of the city, and he found that his brothers had entered at the ten gates of the city, and Joseph at that time commanded that it should be proclaimed throughout the land of Egypt, saying,”
51:9 “Go forth all you store guards, close all the corn stores and let only one remain open, that those who come may purchase from it.”
51:10 “And all the officers of Joseph did so at that time, and they closed all the stores and left only one open.”
51:11 “And Joseph gave the written names of his brothers to him that was set over the open store, and he said to him, whosoever shall come to you to buy corn, ask his name, and when men of these names shall come before you, seize them and send them, and they did so.”
51:12 “And when the sons of Jacob came into the city, they joined together in the city to seek Joseph before they bought themselves corn.”
51:13 “And they went to the walls of the harlots, and they sought Joseph in the walls of the harlots for three days, for they thought that Joseph would come in the walls of the harlots, for Joseph was very comely and well favored, and the sons of Jacob sought Joseph for three days, and they could not find him.”
51:14 “And the man who was set over the open store sought for those names which Joseph had given him and he did not find them.”
51:15 “And he sent to Joseph, saying, these three days have passed, and those men whose names you did give to me have not come; and Joseph sent servants to seek the men in all Egypt, and to bring them before Joseph.”
51:16 “And Joseph’s servants went and came into Egypt and could not find them, and went to Goshen and they were not there, and then went to the city of Raamses and could not find them.”
51:17 “And Joseph continued to send sixteen servants to seek his brothers, and they went and spread themselves in the four corners of the city, and four of the servants went into the house of the harlots, and they found the ten men there seeking their brother.”
51:18 “And those four men took them and brought them before him, and they bowed down to him to the ground, and Joseph was sitting on his throne in his temple, clothed with princely garments, and on his head was a large crown of gold, and all the mighty men were sitting around him.”
51:19 “And the sons of Jacob saw Joseph, and his figure and comeliness and dignity of countenance seemed wonderful in their eyes, and they again bowed down to him to the ground.”
51:20 “And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but they knew him not, for Joseph was very great in their eyes, therefore they knew him not.”
51:21 “And Joseph spoke to them, saying, from where come you? and they all answered and said, your servants have come from the land of Canaan to buy corn, for the famine prevails throughout the earth, and your servants heard that there was corn in Egypt, so they have come among the other comers to buy corn for their support.”
51:22 “And Joseph answered them, saying, if you have come to purchase as you say, why do you come through ten gates of the city? it can only be that you have come to spy through the land.”
51:23 “And they all together answered Joseph, and said, not so my lord, we are right, your servants are not spies, but we have come to buy corn, for your servants are all brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and our father commanded us, saying, when you come to the city do not enter together at one gate on account of the inhabitants of the land.”
51:24 “And Joseph again answered them and said, that is the thing which I spoke to you, you have come to spy through the land, therefore you all came through ten gates of the city; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
51:25 “Surely every one that comes to buy corn goes his way, and you are already three days in the land, and what do you do in the walls of harlots in which you have been for these three days? surely spies do like to these things.”
51:26 “And they said to Joseph, far be it from our lord to speak this, for we are twelve brothers, the sons of our father Jacob, in the land of Canaan, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the Hebrew, and behold the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan, and one is not, for he was lost from us, and we thought perhaps he might be in this land so we are seeking him throughout the land, and have come even to the houses of harlots to seek him there.”
51:27 “And Joseph said to them, and have you then sought him throughout the earth, that there only remained Egypt for you to seek him in? And what also should your brother do in the houses of harlots, although he were in Egypt? have you not said that you are from the sons of Isaac, the son of Abraham, and what shall the sons of Jacob do then in the houses of harlots?”
51:28 “And they said to him, because we heard that Ishmaelites stole him from us, and it was told to us that they sold him in Egypt, and your servant, our brother, is very comely and well favored, so we thought he would surely be in the houses of harlots, therefore your servants went there to seek him and give ransom for him.”
51:29 “And Joseph still answered them, saying, surely you speak falsely and utter lies, to say of yourselves that you are the sons of Abraham; as Pharaoh lives you are spies, therefore have you come to the houses of harlots that you should not be known.”
51:30 “And Joseph said to them, and now if you find him, and his master requires of you a great price, will you give it for him? and they said, it shall be given.”
51:31 “And he said to them, and if his master will not consent to part with him for a great price, what will you do to him on this account? and they answered him, saying, if he will not give him to us we will slay him, and take our brother and go away.”
51:32 “And Joseph said to them, that is the thing, which I have spoken to you; you are spies for you are come to slay the inhabitants of the land, for we heard that two of your brothers smote all the inhabitants of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, on account of your sister, and you now come to do the like in Egypt on account of your brother.”
51:33 “Only hereby shall I know that you are true men; if you will send home one from among you to fetch your youngest brother from your father, and to bring him here to me, and by doing this thing I will know that you are right.”
51:34 “And Joseph called to seventy of his mighty men, and he said to them, take these men and bring them into the ward.”
51:35 “And the mighty men took the ten men, they laid hold of them and put them into the ward, and they were in the ward three days.”
51:36 “And on the third day Joseph had them brought out of the ward, and he said to them, do this for yourselves if you be true men, so that you may live, one of your brothers shall be confined in the ward while you go and take home the corn for your household to the land of Canaan, and fetch your youngest brother and bring him here to me, that I may know that you are true men when you do this thing.”
51:37 “And Joseph went out from them and came into the chamber, and wept a great weeping, for his pity was excited for them, and he washed his face, and returned to them again, and he took Simeon from them and ordered him to be bound, but Simeon was not willing to be done so, for he was a very powerful man and they could not bind him.”
51:38 “And Joseph called to his mighty men and seventy valiant men came before him with drawn swords in their hands, and the sons of Jacob were terrified at them.”
51:39 “And Joseph said to them, seize this man and confine him in prison until his brothers come to him, and Joseph’s valiant men hurry and they all laid hold of Simeon to bind him, and Simeon gave a loud and terrible shriek and the cry was heard at a distance.”
51:40 “And all the valiant men of Joseph were terrified at the sound of the shriek, that they fell on their faces, and they were greatly afraid and fled.”
51:41 “And all the men that were with Joseph fled for they were greatly afraid of their lives, and only Joseph’s Manasseh, his son remained there, and Manasseh the son of Joseph saw the strength of Simeon, and he was exceedingly wroth.”
51:42 “And Manasseh the son of Joseph rose up to Simeon, and Manasseh smote Simeon a heavy blow with his fist against the back of his neck, and Simeon was stilled of his rage.”
51:43 “And Manasseh laid hold of Simeon and he seized him violently and he bound him and brought him into the house of confinement, and all the sons of Jacob were astonished at the act of the youth.”
51:44 “And Simeon said to his brothers, none of you must say that this is the smiting of an Egyptian, but it is the smiting of the house of my father.”
51:45 “And after this Joseph ordered him to be called who was set over the storehouse, to fill their sacks with corn as much as they could carry, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the road, and this did he to them.”
51:46 “And Joseph commanded them, saying, take heed less you transgress my orders to bring your brother as I have told you, and it shall be when you bring your brother here to me, then will I know that you are true men, and you shall traffic in the land, and I will restore to you your brother and you shall return in peace to your father.”
51:47 “And they all answered and said, according as our lord speaks, so will we do, and they bowed down to him to the ground.”
51:48 “And every man lifted his corn on his ass, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan to their father, and they came to the inn and Levi spread his sack to give provender to his ass, when he saw and behold his money in full weight was still in his sack.”
51:49 “And the man was greatly afraid, and he said to his brothers, my money is restored and lo, it is even in my sack, and the men were greatly afraid, and they said, what is this that God has done to us?”
51:50 “And they all said, and where is the Lord’s kindness with our fathers, with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that the Lord has this day delivered us into the hands of the king of Egypt to contrive against us?”
51:51 “And Judah said to them, surely we are guilty sinners before the Lord our God in having sold our brother, our own flesh, and wherefore do you say, where is the Lord’s kindness with our fathers?”
51:52 “And Reuben said to them, said I not to you, do not sin against the lad, and you would not listen to me? now God requires him from us, and how dare you say, where is the Lord’s kindness with our fathers, while you have sinned to the Lord?”
51:53 “And they tarried over night in that place, and they rose up early in the morning and laded their asses with their corn, and they led them and went on and came to their father’s house in the land of Canaan. “
51:54 “And Jacob and his household went out to meet his sons, and Jacob saw and behold their brother Simeon was not with them. and Jacob said to his sons, where is your brother Simeon, whom I do not see? and his sons told him all that had befallen them in Egypt.”

Chapter 52

52:1 “And they entered their house, and every man opened his sack and they saw and behold every man’s bundle of money was there, at which they and their father were greatly terrified.”
52:2 “And Jacob said to them, what is this that you have done to me? I sent your brother Joseph to inquire after your welfare and you said to me, a wild beast did devour him.”
52:3 “And Simeon went with you to buy food and you say the king of Egypt has confined him in prison, and you wish to take Benjamin to cause his death also, and bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave on account of Benjamin and his brother Joseph.”
52:4 “Now therefore my son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he is left alone, and mischief may befall him by the way in which you go, as it befell his brother.”
52:5 “And Reuben said to his father, you shall slay my two sons if I do not bring your son and place him before you; and Jacob said to his sons, abide you here and do not go down to Egypt, for my son shall not go down with you to Egypt, nor die like his brother.”
52:6 “And Judah said to them, refrain you from him until the corn is finished, and he will then say, take down your brother, when he will find his own life and the life of his household in danger from the famine.”
52:7 “And in those days the famine was sore throughout the land, and all the people of the earth went and came to Egypt to buy food, for the famine prevailed greatly among them, and the sons of Jacob remained in Canaan a year and two months until their corn was finished.”
52:8 “And it came to pass after their corn was finished, the whole household of Jacob was pinched with hunger, and all the infants of the sons of Jacob came together and they approached Jacob, and they all surrounded him, and they said to him, give to us bread and wherefore shall we all perish through hunger in your presence?”
52:9 “Jacob heard the words of his sons and children, and he wept a great weeping, and his pity was roused for them, and Jacob called to his sons and they all came and sat before him.”
52:10 “And Jacob said to them, and have you not seen how your children have been weeping over me this day, saying, give to us bread, and there is none? now therefore return and buy for us a little food.”
52:11 “And Judah answered and said to his father, if you will send our brother with us we will go down and buy corn for you, and if you will not send him then we will not go down, for surely the king of Egypt particularly enjoined us, saying, you shall not see my face unless your brother be with you, for the king of Egypt is a strong and mighty king, and behold if we shall go to him without our brother we shall all be put to death.”
52:12 “Do you not know and have you not heard that this king is very powerful and wise, and there is not like to him in all the earth? behold we have seen all the kings of the earth and we have not seen one like that king, the king of Egypt; surely among all the kings of the earth there is no one greater than Abimelech king of the Philistines, yet the king of Egypt is greater and mightier than he, and Abimelech can only be compared to one of his officers.”
52:13 “Father, you have not seen his palace and his throne, and all his servants standing before him; you have not seen that king on his throne in his pomp and royal appearance, dressed in his kingly robes with a large golden crown on his head; you have not seen the honor and glory which God has given to him, for there is not like to him in all the earth.”
52:14 “Father, you have not seen the wisdom, the understanding and the knowledge which God has given in his heart, nor heard his sweet voice when he spoke to us.”
52:15 “We know not, father, who made him acquainted with our names and all that befell us, yet he asked also after you, saying, is your father still living, and is it well with him?”
52:16 “You have not seen the affairs of the government of Egypt regulated by him, without inquiring of Pharaoh his lord; you have not seen the awe and fear which he impressed on all the Egyptians.”
52:17 “And also when we went from him, we threatened to do to Egypt like to the rest of the cities of the Amorites, and we were exceedingly wroth against all his words which he spoke considering us as spies, and now when we shall again come before him his terror will fall on us all, and not one of us will be able to speak to him either a little or great thing.”
52:18 “Now therefore, father, send we pray you the lad with us and we will go down and buy you food for our support, and not die through hunger; and Jacob said, why have you dealt so ill with me to tell the king you had a brother? what is this thing that you have done to me?”
52:19 “And Judah said to Jacob his father, give the lad into my care and we will rise up and go down to Egypt and buy corn, and then return, and it shall be when we return if the lad be not with us, then let me bear your blame forever.”
52:20 “Have you seen all our infants weeping over you through hunger and there is no power in your hands to satisfy them? Now, let your pity be roused for them and send our brother with us and we will go.”
52:21 “For how will the Lord’s kindness to our ancestors be manifested to you when you say that the king of Egypt will take away your son? as the Lord lives I will not leave him until I bring him and place him before you; but pray for us to the Lord, that he may deal kindly with us to cause us to be received favorably and kindly before the king of Egypt and his men, for had we not delayed, surely now we had returned a second time with your son.”
52:22 “And Jacob said to his sons, I trust in the Lord God that he may deliver you and give you favor in the sight of the king of Egypt, and in the sight of all his men.”
52:23 “Now therefore rise up and go to the man, and take for him in your hands a present from what can be obtained in the land and bring it before him, and may the Almighty God give you mercy before him that he may send Benjamin and Simeon your brothers with you.”
52:24 “And all the men rose up, and they took their brother Benjamin, and they took in their hands a large present of the best of the land, and they also took a double portion of silver.”
52:25 “And Jacob strictly commanded his sons concerning Benjamin, saying, take heed of him in the way in which you are going, and do not separate yourselves from him in the road, neither in Egypt.”
52:26 “And Jacob rose up from his sons and spread forth his hands and he prayed to the Lord on account of his sons, saying, 0 Lord God of heaven and earth, remember your covenant with our father Abraham, remember it with my father Isaac and deal kindly with my sons and deliver them not into the hands of the king of Egypt; do it I pray you, O God, for the sake of your mercies and redeem all my children and rescue them from Egyptian power, and send them their two brothers.”
52:27 “And all the wives of the sons of Jacob and their children lifted up their eyes to heaven and they all wept before the Lord, and cried to him to deliver their fathers from the hand of the king of Egypt.”
52:28 “And Jacob wrote a record to the king of Egypt and gave it into the hand of Judah and into the hands of his sons for the king of Egypt, saying,”
52:29 “From your servant Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham the Hebrew, the prince of God, to the powerful and wise king, the revealer of secrets, king of Egypt, greeting.”
52:30 “Be it known to my lord the king of Egypt, the famine was sore on us in the land of Canaan, and I sent my sons to you to buy us a little food from you for our support.”
52:31 “For my sons surrounded me and I being very old cannot see with my eyes, for my eyes have become very heavy through age, as well as with daily weeping for my son, for Joseph who was lost from before me, and I commanded my sons that they should not enter together the gates of the city when they came to Egypt, on account of the inhabitants of the land.”
52:32 “And I also commanded them to go about Egypt to seek for my son Joseph, perhaps they might find him there, and they did so, and you did consider them as spies of the land.”
52:33 “Have we not heard concerning you that you did interpret Pharaoh’s dream and did speak truly to him? how then do you not know in your wisdom whether my sons are spies or not?”
52:34 “Now therefore, my lord and king, behold I have sent my son before you, as you did speak to my sons; I beseech you to put your eyes on him until he is returned to me in peace with his brothers.”
52:35 “For do you not know, or have you not heard that which our God did to Pharaoh when he took my mother Sarah, and what he did to Abimelech king of the Philistines on account of her, and also what our father Abraham did to the nine kings of Elam, how he smote them all with a few men that were with him?”
52:36 “And also what my two sons Simeon and Levi did to the eight cities of the Amorites, how they destroyed them on account of their sister Dinah?”
52:37 “And also on account of their brother Benjamin they consoled themselves for the loss of his brother Joseph; what will they then do for him when they see the hand of any people prevailing over them, for his sake?”
52:38 “Do you not know, O king of Egypt, that the power of God is with us, and that also God ever hears our prayers and forsakes us not all the days?”
52:39 “And when my sons told me of your dealings with them, I called not to the Lord on account of you, for then you would have perished with your men before my son Benjamin came before you, but I thought that as Simeon my son was in your house, perhaps you might deal kindly with him, therefore I did not this thing to you.”
52:40 “Now therefore behold Benjamin, my son comes to you with my sons, take heed of him and put your eyes on him, and then will God place his eyes over you and throughout your kingdom.”
52:41 “Now I have told you all that is in my heart, and behold my sons are coming to you with their brother, examine the face of the whole earth for their sake and send them back in peace with their brothers.”
52:42 “And Jacob gave the record to his sons into the care of Judah to give it to the king of Egypt.”

Chapter 53

53:1 “And the sons of Jacob rose up and took Benjamin and the whole of the presents, and they went and came to Egypt and they stood before Joseph.”
53:2 “And Joseph beheld his brother Benjamin with them and he saluted them, and these men came to Joseph’s house.”
53:3 “And Joseph commanded the superintendent of his house to give to his brothers to eat, and he did so to them.”
53:4 “And at noon time Joseph sent for the men to come before him with Benjamin, and the men told the superintendent of Joseph’s house concerning the silver that was returned in their sacks, and he said to them, it will be well with you, fear not, and he brought their brother Simeon to them.”
53:5 “And Simeon said to his brothers, the lord of the Egyptians has acted very kindly to me, he did not keep me bound, as you saw with your eyes, for when you went out from the city he let me free and dealt kindly with me in his house.”
53:6 “And Judah took Benjamin by the hand, and they came before Joseph, and they bowed down to him to the ground.”
53:7 “And the men gave the present to Joseph and they all sat before him, and Joseph said to them, is it well with you, is it well with your children, is it well with your aged father, and they said it is well and Judah took the record which Jacob had sent and gave it into the hand of Joseph.”
53:8 “And Joseph read the letter and knew his father’s writing, and he wished to weep and he went into an inner room and he wept a great weeping; and he went out.”
53:9 “And he lifted up his eyes and beheld his brother Benjamin, and he said, is this your brother of whom you spoke to me? and Benjamin approached Joseph, and Joseph placed his hand on his head and he said to him, may God be gracious to you my son.”
53:10 “And when Joseph saw his brother, the son of his mother, he again wished to weep, and he entered the chamber, and he wept there and he washed his face, and went out and refrained from weeping, and he said, prepare food.”
53:11 “And Joseph had a cup from which he drank, and it was of silver beautifully inlaid with onyx stones and bdellium, and Joseph struck the cup in the sight of his brothers while they were sitting to eat with him.”
53:12 “And Joseph said to the men, I know by this cup that Reuben the firstborn, Simeon and Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun are children from one mother, seat yourselves to eat according to your births.”
53:13 “And he also placed the others according to their births, and he said, I know that this, your youngest brother, has no brother, and I, like him, have no brother, he shall, therefore, sit down to eat with me.”
53:14 “And Benjamin went up before Joseph and sat on the throne, and the men beheld the acts of Joseph, and they were astonished at them; and the men ate and drank at that time with Joseph, and he then gave presents to them, and Joseph gave one gift to Benjamin, and Manasseh and Ephraim saw the acts of their father, and they also gave presents to him, and Osnath gave him one present, and they were five presents in the hand of Benjamin.”
53:15 “And Joseph brought them out wine to drink, and they would not drink, and they said, from the day on which Joseph was lost we have not drunk wine, nor eaten any delicacies.”
53:16 “And Joseph swore to them, and he pressed them hard, and they drank plentifully with him on that day, and Joseph afterward turned to his brother Benjamin to speak with him, and Benjamin was still sitting on the throne before Joseph.”
53:17 “And Joseph said to him, have you begotten any children? and he said, your servant has ten sons, and these are their names, Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Achi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard, and I called their names after my brother whom I have not seen.” (Gen 46:21)
53:18 “And he ordered them to bring before him his map of the stars, whereby Joseph knew all the times, and Joseph said to Benjamin, I have heard that the Hebrews are acquainted with all wisdom, do you know any thing of this?”
53:19 “And Benjamin said, your servant is knowing also in all the wisdom which my father taught me, and Joseph said to Benjamin, look now at this instrument and understand where your brother Joseph is in Egypt, who you said went down to Egypt.”
53:20 “And Benjamin beheld that instrument with the map of the stars of heaven, and he was wise and looked therein to know where his brother was, and Benjamin divided the whole land of Egypt into four divisions, and he found that he who was sitting on the throne before him was his brother Joseph, and Benjamin wondered greatly, and when Joseph saw that his brother Benjamin was so much astonished, he said to Benjamin, what have you seen, and why are you astonished?”
53:21 “And Benjamin said to Joseph, I can see by this that Joseph, my brother, sits here with me on the throne, and Joseph said to him, I am Joseph, your brother, reveal not this thing to your brothers; behold I will send you with them when they go away, and I will command them to be brought back again into the city, and I will take you away from them.”
53:22 “And if they dare their lives and fight for you, then shall I know that they have repented of what they did to me, and I will make myself known to them, and if they forsake you when I take you then shall you remain with me, and I will wrangle with them, and they shall go away, and I will not become known to them.”
53:23 “At that time Joseph commanded his officer to fill their sacks with food, and to put each man’s money into his sack, and to put the cup in the sack of Benjamin, and to give them provision for the road, and they did so to them.”
53:24 “And on the next day the men rose up early in the morning, and they loaded their asses with their corn, and they went forth with Benjamin, and they went to the land of Canaan with their brother Benjamin.”
53:25 “They had not gone far from Egypt when Joseph commanded him that was set over his house, saying, rise, pursue these men before they get too far from Egypt, and say to them, why have you stolen my master’s cup?”
53:26 “And Joseph’s officer rose up and he reached them, and he spoke to them all the words of Joseph; and when they heard this thing they became exceedingly wroth, and they said, he with whom your master’s cup shall be found shall die, and we will also become slaves.”
53:27 “And they hurry and each man brought down his sack from his ass, and they looked in their bags and the cup was found in Benjamin’s bag, and they all tore their garments and they returned to the city, and they smote Benjamin in the road, continually smiting him until he came into the city, and they stood before Joseph.”
53:28 “And Judah’s anger was kindled, and he said, this man has only brought me back to destroy Egypt this day.”
53:29 “And the men came to Joseph’s house, and they found Joseph sitting on his throne, and all the mighty men standing at his right and left.”
53:30 “And Joseph said to them, what is this act that you have done, that you took away my silver cup and went away? but I know that you took my cup in order to know thereby in what part of the land your brother was.”
53:31 “And Judah said, what shall we say to our lord, what shall we speak and how shall we justify ourselves? God has this day found the iniquity of all your servants, therefore has he done this thing to us this day.”
53:32 “And Joseph rose up and caught hold of Benjamin and took him from his brothers with violence, and he came to the house and locked the door at them, and Joseph commanded him that was set over his house that he should say to them, this says the king, go in peace to your father, behold I have taken the man in whose hand my cup was found.”

Chapter 54

54:1 “And when Judah saw the dealings of Joseph with them, Judah approached him and broke open the door, and came with his brothers before Joseph.”
54:2 “And Judah said to Joseph, let it not seem grievous in the sight of my lord, may your servant I pray you speak a word before you? and Joseph said to him, speak.”
54:3 “And Judah spoke before Joseph, and his brothers were there standing before them; and Judah said to Joseph, surely when we first came to our lord to buy food, you did consider us as spies of the land, and we brought Benjamin before you, and you still make sport of us this day.”
54:4 “Now therefore let the king hear my words, and send, I pray you, our brother that he may go along with us to our father, lest your soul perish this day with all the souls of the inhabitants of Egypt.”
54:5 “Do you not know what two of my brothers, Simeon and Levi, did to the city of Shechem, and to seven cities of the Amorites, on account of our sister Dinah, and also what they would do for the sake of their brother Benjamin?”
54:6 “And I with my strength, who am greater and mightier than both of them, come this day on you and your land if you are unwilling to send our brother.”
54:7 “Have you not heard what our God who made choice of us did to Pharaoh on account of Sarah our mother, whom he took away from our father, that he smote him and his household with heavy plagues that even to this day the Egyptians relate this wonder to each other? so will our God do to you on account of Benjamin whom you have this day taken from his father, and on account of the evils which you this day heap over us in your land; for our God will remember his covenant with our father Abraham and bring evil on you, because you have grieved the soul of our father this day.”
54:8 “Now therefore hear my words that I have this day spoken to you, and send our brother that he may go away lest you and the people of your land die by the sword, for you cannot all prevail over me.”
54:9 “And Joseph answered Judah, saying, why have you opened wide your mouth and why do you boast over us, saying, strength is with you? as Pharaoh lives, if I command all my valiant men to fight with you, surely you and these your brothers would sink in the mire.”
54:10 “And Judah said to Joseph, surely it becomes you and your people to fear me; as the Lord lives if I once draw my sword I shall not sheathe it again until I shall this day have slain all Egypt, and I will commence with you and finish with Pharaoh your master.”
54:11 “And Joseph answered and said to him, surely strength belongs not alone to you; I am stronger and mightier than you; surely if you draw your sword I will put it to your neck and the necks of all your brothers.”
54:12 “And Judah said to him, surely if I this day open my mouth against you I would swallow you up that you be destroyed from off the earth and perish this day from your kingdom. And Joseph said, surely if you open your mouth I have power and might to close your mouth with a stone until you shall not be able to utter a word; see how many stones are before us, truly I can take a stone, and force it into your mouth and break your jaws.”
54:13 “And Judah said, God is witness between us, that we have not hereto desired to battle with you, only give us our brother and we will go from you; and Joseph answered and said, as Pharaoh lives, if all the kings of Canaan came together with you, you should not take him from my hand.”
54:14 “Now therefore go your way to your father, and your brother shall be to me for a slave, for he has robbed the king’s house. And Judah said, what is it to you or to the character of the king, surely the king sends forth from his house, throughout the land, silver and gold either in gifts or expenses, and you still talk about your cup which you did place in our brother’s bag and say that he has stolen it from you?”
54:15 “God forbid that our brother Benjamin or any of the seed of Abraham should do this thing to steal from you, or from any one else, whether king, prince, or any man.”
54:16 “Now therefore cease this accusation lest the whole earth hear your words, saying, for a little silver the king of Egypt wrangled with the men, and he accused them and took their brother for a slave.”
54:17 “And Joseph answered and said, take to you this cup and go from me and leave your brother for a slave, for it is the judgment of a thief to be a slave.”
54:18 “And Judah said, why are you not ashamed of your words, to leave our brother and to take your cup? Surely if you give us your cup, or a thousand times as much, we will not leave our brother for the silver which is found in the hand of any man, that we will not die over him.”
54:19 “And Joseph answered, and why did you forsake your brother and sell him for twenty pieces of silver to this day, and why then will you not do the same to this your brother?”
54:20 “And Judah said, the Lord is witness between me and you that we desire not your battles; now therefore, give us our brother and we will go from you without quarreling.”
54:21 “And Joseph answered and said, if all the kings of the land should assemble, they will not be able to take your brother from my hand; and Judah said, what shall we say to our father, when he sees that our brother comes not with us, and will grieve over him?”
54:22 “And Joseph answered and said, this is the thing which you shall tell to your father, saying, the rope has gone after the bucket.”
54:23 “And Judah said, surely you are a king, and why speak you these things, giving a false judgment? woe to the king who is like to you.”
54:24 “And Joseph answered and said, there is no false judgment in the word that I spoke on account of your brother, Joseph, for all of you sold him to the Midianites for twenty pieces of silver, and you all denied it to your father and said to him,
an evil beast has devoured him, Joseph has been torn to pieces.”
54:25 “And Judah said, behold the fire of Shechem burns in my heart, now I will burn all your land with fire; and Joseph answered and said, surely your sister in law Tamar, who killed your sons, extinguished the fire of Shechem.”
54:26 “And Judah said, if I pluck out a single hair from my flesh, I will fill all Egypt with its blood.”
54:27 “And Joseph answered and said, such is your custom to do as you did to your brother whom you sold, and you dipped his coat in blood and brought it to your father in order that he might say an evil beast devoured him and here is his blood.”
54:28 “And when Judah heard this thing he was exceedingly wroth and his anger burned within him, and there was before him in that place a stone, the weight of which was about four hundred shekels, and Judah’s anger was kindled and he took the stone in one hand and cast it to the heavens and caught it with his left hand.”
54:29 “And he placed it afterward under his legs, and he sat on it with all his strength and the stone was turned into dust from the force of Judah.”
54:30 “And Joseph saw the act of Judah and he was very much afraid, but he commanded Manasseh his son and he also did with another stone like to the act of Judah, and Judah said to his brothers, let not any of you say, this man is an Egyptian, but by his doing this thing he is of our father’s family.”
54:31 “And Joseph said, not to you only is strength given, for we are also powerful men, and why will you boast over us all? and Judah said to Joseph, send, I pray you, our brother and ruin not your country this day.”
54:32 “And Joseph answered and said to them, go and tell your father, an evil beast has devoured him as you said concerning your brother Joseph.”
54:33 “And Judah spoke to his brother Naphtali, and he said to him, make haste, go now and number all the streets of Egypt and come and tell me; and Simeon said to him, let not this thing be a trouble to you; now I will go to the mount and take up one large stone from the mount and level it at every one in Egypt and kill all that are in it.”
54:34 “And Joseph heard all these words that his brothers spoke before him, and they did not know that Joseph understood them, for they imagined that he knew not to speak Hebrew.”
54:35 “And Joseph was greatly afraid at the words of his brothers lest they should destroy Egypt, and he commanded his son Manasseh, saying, go now make haste and gather to me all the inhabitants of Egypt and all the valiant men together, and let them come to me now on horseback and on foot and with all sorts of musical instruments, and Manasseh went and did so.”
54:36 “And Naphtali went as Judah had commanded him, for Naphtali was light footed as one of the swift stags, and he would go on the ears of corn and they would not break under him.”
54:37 “And he went and numbered all the streets of Egypt, and found them to be twelve, and he came hastily and told Judah, and Judah said to his brothers, hasten you and put on every man his sword on his loins and we will come over Egypt, and smite them all, and let not a remnant remain.”
54:38 “And Judah said, behold, I will destroy three of the streets with my strength, and you shall each destroy one street; and when Judah was speaking this thing, behold the inhabitants of Egypt and all the mighty men came toward them with all sorts of musical instruments and with loud shouting.”
54:39 “And their number was five hundred cavalry and ten thousand infantry, and four hundred men who could fight without sword or spear, only with their hands and strength.”
54:40 “And all the mighty men came with great storming and fighting and they all surrounded the sons of Jacob and terrified them, and the ground quaked at the sound of their shouting.”
54:41 “And when the sons of Jacob saw these troops they were greatly afraid of their lives, and Joseph did so in order to terrify the sons of Jacob to become tranquilized.”
54:42 “And Judah, seeing some of his brothers terrified, said to them, why are you afraid while the grace of God is with us? and when Judah saw all the people of Egypt surrounding them at the command of Joseph to terrify them, only Joseph commanded them, saying, do not touch any of them;”
54:43 “Then Judah hurry and drew his sword, and uttered a loud and bitter scream, and he smote with his sword, and he sprang on the ground, and he still continued to shout against all the people.”
54:44 “And when he did this thing the Lord caused the terror of Judah and his brothers to fall on the valiant men and all the people that surrounded them.”
54:45 “And they all fled at the sound of the shouting, and they were terrified and fell one on the other, and many of them died as they fell, and they all fell from before Judah and his brothers and from before Joseph.”
54:46 “And while they were fleeing Judah and his brothers pursued them to the house of Pharaoh, and they all escaped, and Judah again sat before Joseph and roared at him like a lion, and gave a great and tremendous shriek at him.”
54:47 “And the shriek was heard at a distance, and all the inhabitants of Succoth heard it, and all Egypt quaked at the sound of the shriek, and also the walls of Egypt and of the land of Goshen fell in from the shaking of the earth, and Pharaoh also fell from his throne on the ground, and also all the pregnant women of Egypt and Goshen miscarried when they heard the noise of the shaking, for they were terribly afraid.”
54:48 “And Pharaoh sent word, saying, what is this thing that has this day happened in the land of Egypt? and they came and told him all the things from beginning to end, and Pharaoh was alarmed and he wondered and was greatly afraid.”
54:49 “And his fright increased when he heard all these things, and he sent to Joseph, saying, you have brought to me the Hebrews to destroy all Egypt; what will you do with that thievish slave? send him away and let him go with his brothers, and let us not perish through their evil, even we, you and all Egypt.”
54:50 “And if you desire not to do this thing, cast off from you all my valuable things, and go with them to their land, if you delight in it, for they will this day destroy my whole country and slay all my people; even all the women of Egypt have miscarried through their screams; see what they have done merely by their shouting and speaking, moreover if they fight with the sword, they will destroy the land; now therefore choose that which you desire, whether me or the Hebrews, whether Egypt or the land of the Hebrews.”
54:51 “And they came and told Joseph all the words of Pharaoh that he had said concerning him, and Joseph was greatly afraid at the words of Pharaoh, and Judah and his brothers were still standing, before Joseph indignant and enraged, and all the sons of Jacob roared at Joseph, like the roaring of the sea and its waves.”
54:52 “And Joseph was greatly afraid of his brothers and on account of Pharaoh, and Joseph sought a pretext to make himself known to his brothers, lest they should destroy all Egypt.”
54:53 “And Joseph commanded his son Manasseh, and Manasseh went and approached Judah, and placed his hand on his shoulder, and the anger of Judah was stilled.”
54:54 “And Judah said to his brothers, let no one of you say that this is the act of an Egyptian youth for this is the work of my father’s house.”
54:55 “And Joseph seeing and knowing that Judah’s anger was stilled, he approached to speak to Judah in the language of mildness.”
54:56 “And Joseph said to Judah, surely you speak truth and have this day verified your assertions concerning your strength, and may your God, who delights in you, increase your welfare; but tell me truly why from among all your brothers do you wrangle with me on account of the lad, as none of them had spoken one word to me concerning him.”
54:57 “And Judah answered Joseph, saying, surely you must know that I was security for the lad to his father, saying, if I brought him not to him I should bear his blame forever.”
54:58 “Therefore have I approached you from among all my brothers, for I saw that you was unwilling to suffer him to go from you; now therefore may I find grace in your sight that you shall send him to go with us, and behold I will remain as a substitute for him, to serve you in whatever you desire, for wheresoever you shall send me I will go to serve you with great energy.”
54:59 “Send me now to a mighty king who has rebelled against you and you shall know what I will do to him and to his land; although he may have cavalry and infantry or an exceeding mighty people, I will slay them all and bring the king’s head before you.”
54:60 “Do you not know or have you not heard that our father Abraham with his servant Eliezer smote all the kings of Elam with their hosts in one night, they left not one remaining? and ever since that day our father’s strength was given to us for an inheritance, for us and our seed forever.”
54:61 “And Joseph answered and said, you speak truth and falsehood is not in your mouth, for it was also told to us that the Hebrews have power and that the Lord their God delights much in them, and who then can stand before them?”
54:62 “However, on this condition will I send your brother, if you will bring before me his brother, the son of his mother, of whom you said that he had gone from you down to Egypt; and it shall come to pass when you bring to me his brother I will take him in his stead, because not one of you was security for him to your father, and when he shall come to me, I will then send with you his brother for whom you have been security.”
54:63 “And Judah’s anger was kindled against Joseph when he spoke this thing, and his eyes dropped blood with anger, and he said to his brothers, how does this man this day seek his own destruction and that of all Egypt!”
54:64 “And Simeon answered Joseph, saying, did we not tell you at first that we knew not the particular spot to which he went, and whether he be dead or alive, and wherefore speaks my lord like to these things?”
54:65 “And Joseph observing the countenance of Judah discerned that his anger began to kindle when he spoke to him, saying, bring to me your other brother instead of this brother.”
54:66 “And Joseph said to his brothers, surely you said that your brother was either dead or lost, now if I should call him this day and he should come before you, would you give him to me instead of his brother?”
54:67 “And Joseph began to speak and call out, Joseph, Joseph, come this day before me, and appear to your brothers and sit before them.”
54:68 “And when Joseph spoke this thing before them, they looked each a different way to see from where Joseph would come before them.”
54:69 “And Joseph observed all their acts, and said to them, why do you look here and there? I am Joseph whom you sold to Egypt, now therefore let it not grieve you that you sold me, for as a support during the famine did God send me before you.”
54:70 “And his brothers were terrified at him when they heard the words of Joseph, And Judah was exceedingly terrified at him.”
54:71 “And when Benjamin heard the words of Joseph he was before them in the inner part of the house, and Benjamin ran to Joseph his brother and embraced him and fell on his neck, and they wept.”
54:72 “And when Joseph’s brothers saw that Benjamin had fallen on his brother’s neck and wept with him, they also fell on Joseph and embraced him, and they wept a great weeping with Joseph.”
54:73 “And the voice was heard in the house of Joseph that they were Joseph’s brothers, and it pleased Pharaoh exceedingly, for he was afraid of them lest they should destroy Egypt.”
54:74 “And Pharaoh sent his servants to Joseph to congratulate him concerning his brothers who had come to him, and all the captains of the armies and troops that were in Egypt came to rejoice with Joseph, and all Egypt rejoiced greatly about Joseph’s brothers.”
54:75 “And Pharaoh sent his servants to Joseph, saying, tell your brothers to fetch all belonging to them and let them come to me and I will place them in the best part of the land of Egypt, and they did so.”
54:76 “And Joseph commanded him that was set over his house to bring out to his brothers gifts and garments, and he brought out to them many garments being robes of royalty, and many gifts, and Joseph divided them among his brothers.”
54:77 “And he gave to each of his brothers a change of garments of gold and silver, and three hundred pieces of silver, and Joseph commanded them all to be dressed in these garments and to be brought before Pharaoh.”
54:78 “And Pharaoh seeing that all Joseph’s brothers were valiant men, and of beautiful appearance, he greatly rejoiced.”
54:79 “And they afterward went out from the presence of Pharaoh to go to the land of Canaan, to their father, and their brother, Benjamin, was with them.”
54:80 “And Joseph rose up and gave to them eleven chariots from Pharaoh, and Joseph gave to them his chariot, on which he rode on the day of his being crowned in Egypt, to fetch his father to Egypt; and Joseph sent to all his brothers’ children, garments according to their numbers, and a hundred pieces of silver to each of them, and he also sent garments to the wives of his brothers from the garments of the king’s wives, and he sent them.”
54:81 “And he gave to each of his brothers ten men to go with them to the land of Canaan to serve them, to serve their children and all belonging to them in coming to Egypt.”
54:82 “And Joseph sent by the hand of his brother, Benjamin, ten suits of garments for his ten sons, a portion above the rest of the children of the sons of Jacob.”
54:83 “And he sent to each fifty pieces of silver, and ten chariots on the account of Pharaoh, and he sent to his father ten asses laden with all the luxuries of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and nourishment for his father, and to all that were with him as provision for the road.”
54:84 “And he sent to his sister Dinah garments of silver and gold, and frankincense and myrrh, and aloes and women’s ornaments in great plenty, and he sent the same from the wives of Pharaoh to the wives of Benjamin.”
54:85 “And he gave to all his brothers, also to their wives, all sorts of onyx stones and bdellium, and from all the valuable things among the great people of Egypt, nothing of all the costly things was left but what Joseph sent of to his father’s household.”
54:86 “And he sent his brothers away, and they went, and he sent his brother, Benjamin, with them.”
54:87 “And Joseph went out with them to accompany them on the road to the borders of Egypt, and he commanded them concerning his father and his household, to come to Egypt.”
54:88 “And he said to them, do not quarrel on the road, for this thing was from the Lord to keep a great people from starvation, for there will be still five years of famine in the land.”
54:89 “And he commanded them saying, when you come to the land of Canaan, do not come suddenly before my father in this affair, but act in your wisdom.”
54:90 “And Joseph ceased to command them, and he turned and went back to Egypt, and the sons of Jacob went to the land of Canaan with joy and cheerfulness to their father Jacob.”
54:91 “And they came to the borders of the land, and they said to each other, what shall we do in this matter before our father, for if we come suddenly to him and tell him the matter, he will be greatly alarmed at our words and will not understand us.”
54:92 “And they went along until they came near to their houses, and they found Serach, the daughter of Asher, going forth to meet them, and the damsel was very good and subtle, and knew how to play on the harp.”
54:93 “And they called to her and she came before them and she kissed them, and they took her and gave to her a harp, saying, go now before our father, and sit before him, and strike on the harp, and speak these words.”
54:94 “And they commanded her to go to their house, and she took the harp and hurry before them, and she came and sat near Jacob.”
54:95 “And she played well and sang, and uttered in the sweetness of her words, Joseph my uncle is living, and he rules throughout the land of Egypt, and is not dead.”
54:96 “And she continued to repeat and utter these words, and Jacob heard her words and they were agreeable to him.”
54:97 “He listened while she repeated them twice and thrice, and joy entered the heart of Jacob at the sweetness of her words, and the spirit of God was on him, and he knew all her words to be true.”
54:98 “And Jacob blessed Serach when she spoke these words before him, and he said to her, my daughter, may death never prevail over you, for you have revived my spirit; only speak yet before me as you have spoken, for you have gladdened me with all your words.”
54:99 “And she continued to sing these words, and Jacob listened and it pleased him, and he rejoiced, and the spirit of God was on him.”
54:100 “While he was still speaking with her, behold his sons came to him with horses and chariots and royal garments and servants running before them.”
54:101 “And Jacob rose up to meet them, and saw his sons dressed in royal garments and he saw all the treasures that Joseph had sent to them.”
54:102 “And they said to him, be informed that our brother Joseph is living, and it is he who rules throughout the land of Egypt, and it is he who spoke to us as we told you.”
54:103 “And Jacob heard all the words of his sons, and his heart palpitated at their words, for he could not understand them until he saw all that Joseph had given them and what he had sent him, and all the signs which Joseph had spoken to them.”
54:104 “And they opened out before him, and showed him all that Joseph had sent, they gave to each what Joseph had sent him, and he knew that they had spoken the truth, and he rejoiced exceedingly on account of his son.”
54:105 “And Jacob said, it is enough for me that my son Joseph is still living, I will go and see him before I die.”
54:106 “And his sons told him all that had befallen them, and Jacob said, I will go down to Egypt to see my son and his offspring.”
54:107 “And Jacob rose up and put on the garments which Joseph had sent him, and after he had washed, and shaved his hair, he put on his head the turban which Joseph had sent him.”
54:108 “And all the people of Jacob’s house and their wives put on the garments which Joseph had sent to them, and they greatly rejoiced at Joseph that he was still living and that he was ruling in Egypt.”
54:109 “And all the inhabitants of Canaan heard of this thing, and they came and rejoiced much with Jacob that he was still living.”
54:110 “And Jacob made a feast for them for three days, and all the kings of Canaan and nobles of the land ate and drank and rejoiced in the house of Jacob.”

Chapter 55

55:1 “And it came to pass after this that Jacob said, I will go and see my son in Egypt and will then come back to the land of Canaan of which God had spoken to Abraham, for I cannot leave the land of my birthplace.”
55:2 “Behold the word of the Lord came to him, saying, go down to Egypt with all your household and remain there, fear not to go down to Egypt for I will there make you a great nation.”
55:3 “And Jacob said within himself, I will go and see my son whether the reverence of his God is still in his heart amid all the inhabitants of Egypt.”
55:4 “And the Lord said to Jacob, fear not about Joseph, for he still retains his integrity to serve me, as will seem good in your sight, and Jacob rejoiced exceedingly concerning his son.”
55:5 “At that time Jacob commanded his sons and household to go to Egypt according to the word of the Lord to him; and Jacob rose up with his sons and all his household, and he went out from the land of Canaan from Beersheba, with joy and gladness of heart, and they went to the land of Egypt.”
55:6 “And it came to pass when they came near Egypt, Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph that he might show him a situation in Egypt, and Judah did according to the word of his father, and he hurry and ran and came to Joseph, and they assigned for them a place in the land of Goshen for all his household, and Judah returned and came along the road to his father.”
55:7 “And Joseph harnessed the chariot, and he assembled all his mighty men and his servants and all the officers of Egypt in order to go and meet his father Jacob, and Joseph’s mandate was proclaimed in Egypt, saying, all that do not go to meet Jacob shall die.”
55:8 “And on the next day Joseph went forth with all Egypt a great and mighty host, all dressed in garments of fine linen and purple and with instruments of silver and gold and with their instruments of war with them.”
55:9 “And they all went to meet Jacob with all sorts of musical instruments, with drums and timbrels, strewing myrrh and aloes all along the road, and they all went after this fashion, and the earth shook at their shouting.”
55:10 “And all the women of Egypt went on the roofs of Egypt and on the walls to meet Jacob, and on the head of Joseph was Pharaoh’s regal crown, for Pharaoh had sent it to him to put on at the time of his going to meet his father.”
55:11 “And when Joseph came within fifty cubits of his father, he alighted from the chariot and he walked toward his father, and when all the officers of Egypt and her nobles saw that Joseph had gone on foot toward his father, they also alighted and walked on foot toward Jacob.”
55:12 “And when Jacob approached the camp of Joseph, Jacob observed the camp that was coming toward him with Joseph, and it gratified him and Jacob was astonished at it.”
55:13 “And Jacob said to Judah, who is that man whom I see in the camp of Egypt dressed in kingly robes with a very red garment on him and a royal crown on his head, who has alighted from his chariot and is coming toward us? and Judah answered his father, saying, he is your son Joseph the king; and Jacob rejoiced in seeing the glory of his son.”
55:14 “And Joseph came near to his father and he bowed to his father, and all the men of the camp bowed to the ground with him before Jacob.”
55:15 “And behold Jacob ran and hurry to his son Joseph and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept, and Joseph also embraced his father and kissed him, and they wept and all the people of Egypt wept with them.”
55:16 “And Jacob said to Joseph, now I will die cheerfully after I have seen your face, that you are still living and with glory.”
55:17 “And the sons of Jacob and their wives and their children and their servants, and all the household of Jacob wept exceedingly with Joseph, and they kissed him and wept greatly with him.”
55:18 “And Joseph and all his people returned afterward home to Egypt, and Jacob and his sons and all the children of his household came with Joseph to Egypt, and Joseph placed them in the best part of Egypt, in the land of Goshen.”
55:19 “And Joseph said to his father and to his brothers, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, saying, my brothers and my father’s household and all belonging to them have come to me, and behold they are in the land of Goshen.”
55:20 “And Joseph did so and took from his brothers Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun and his brother, Benjamin, and he placed them before Pharaoh.”
55:21 “And Joseph spoke to Pharaoh, saying, my brothers and my father’s household and all belonging to them together with their flocks and cattle have come to me from the land of Canaan, to sojourn in Egypt; for the famine was sore on them.”
55:22 “And Pharaoh said to Joseph, place your father and brothers in the best part of the land, withhold not from them all that is good, and cause them to eat of the fat of the land.”
55:23 “And Joseph answered, saying, behold I have stationed them in the land of Goshen, for they are shepherds, therefore let them remain in Goshen to feed their flocks apart from the Egyptians.”
55:24 “And Pharaoh said to Joseph, do with your brothers all that they shall say to you; and the sons of Jacob bowed down to Pharaoh, and they went forth from him in peace, and Joseph afterward brought his father before Pharaoh.”
55:26 “And Jacob came and bowed down to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and he then went out; and Jacob and all his sons, and all his household dwelt in the land of Goshen.”
55:26 “In the second year, that is in the hundred and thirtieth year of the life of Jacob, Joseph maintained his father and his brothers, and all his father’s household, with bread according to their little ones, all the days of the famine; they lacked nothing.”
55:27 “And Joseph gave to them the best part of the whole land; the best of Egypt had they all the days of Joseph; and Joseph also gave to them and to the whole of his father’s household, clothes and garments year by year; and the sons of Jacob remained securely in Egypt all the days of their brother.”
55:28 “And Jacob always ate at Joseph’s table, Jacob and his sons did not leave Joseph’s table day or night, besides what Jacob’s children consumed in their houses.”
55:29 “And all Egypt ate bread during the days of the famine from the house of Joseph, for all the Egyptians sold all belonging to them on account of the famine.”
55:30 “And Joseph purchased all the lands and fields of Egypt for bread on the account of Pharaoh, and Joseph supplied all Egypt with bread all the days of the famine, and Joseph collected all the silver and gold that came to him for the corn which they bought throughout the land, and he accumulated much gold and silver, besides an immense quantity of onyx stones, bdellium and valuable garments which they brought to Joseph from every part of the land when their money was spent.”
55:31 “And Joseph took of all the silver and gold that came into his hand, about seventy two talents of gold and silver, and also onyx stones and bdellium in great abundance, and Joseph went and concealed them in four parts, and he concealed one part in the wilderness near the Red sea, and one part by the river Perath, and the third and fourth part he concealed in the desert opposite to the wilderness of Persia and Media.”
55:32 “And he took part of the gold and silver that was left, and gave it to all his brothers and to all his father’s household, and to all the women of his father’s household, and the rest he brought to the house of Pharaoh, about twenty talents of gold and silver.”
55:33 “And Joseph gave all the gold and silver that was left to Pharaoh, and Pharaoh placed it in the treasury, and the days of the famine ceased after that in the land, and they sowed and reaped in the whole land, and they obtained their usual quantity year by year; they lacked nothing.”
55:34 “And Joseph dwelt securely in Egypt, and the whole land was under his advice, and his father and all his brothers dwelt in the land of Goshen and took possession of it.”
55:35 “And Joseph was very aged, advanced in days, and his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, remained constantly in the house of Jacob, together with the children of the sons of Jacob their brothers, to learn the ways of the Lord and his law.”
55:36 “And Jacob and his sons dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen, and they took possession in it, and they were fruitful and multiplied in it.”

Chapter 56

56:1 “And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty seven years.”
56:2 “At that time Jacob was attacked with that illness of which he died, and he sent and called for his son Joseph from Egypt, and Joseph his son came from Egypt, and Joseph came to his father.”
56:3 “And Jacob said to Joseph and to his sons, behold I die, and the God of your ancestors will visit you, and bring you back to the land, which the Lord swore to give to you and to your children after you; now therefore when I am dead, bury me in the cave which is in Machpelah in Hebron in the land of Canaan, near my ancestors.”
56:4 “And Jacob made his sons swear to bury him in Machpelah, in Hebron, and his sons swore to him concerning this thing.”
56:5 “And he commanded them, saying, serve the Lord your God, for he who delivered your fathers will also deliver you from all trouble.”
56:6 “And Jacob said, call all your children to me, and all the children of Jacob’s sons came and sat before him, and Jacob blessed them, and he said to them, the Lord God of your fathers shall grant you a thousand times as much and bless you, and may he give you the blessing of your father Abraham; and all the children of Jacob’s sons went forth on that day after he had blessed them.”
56:7 “And on the next day Jacob again called for his sons, and they all assembled and came to him and sat before him, and Jacob on that day blessed his sons before his death, each man did he bless according to his blessing; behold it is written in the book of the law of the Lord appertaining to Israel.”
56:8 “And Jacob said to Judah, I know my son that you are a mighty man for your brothers; reign over them, and your sons shall reign over their sons forever.”
56:9 “Only teach your sons the bow and all weapons of war, in order that they may fight the battles of their brother who will rule over his enemies.”
56:10 “And Jacob again commanded his sons on that day, saying, behold I shall be this day gathered to my people; carry me up from Egypt, and bury me in the cave of Machpelah as I have commanded you.”
56:11 “Howbeit take heed I pray you that none of your sons carry me, only yourselves, and this is the manner you shall do to me, when you carry my body to go with it to the land of Canaan to bury me.”
56:12 “Judah, Issachar and Zebulun shall carry my bier at the eastern side; Reuben, Simeon and Gad at the south, Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin at the west, Dan, Asher and Naphtali at the north.”
56:13 “Let not Levi carry with you, for he and his sons will carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord with the Israelites in the camp, neither let Joseph my son carry, for as a king so let his glory be; howbeit, Ephraim and Manasseh shall be in their stead.”
56:14 “This shall you do to me when you carry me away; do not neglect any thing of all that I command you; and it shall come to pass when you do this to me, that the Lord will remember you favorably and your children after you forever.”
56:15 “And you my sons, honor each his brother and his relative, and command your children and your children’s children after you to serve the Lord God of your ancestors all the days.”
56:16 “In order that you may prolong your days in the land, you and your children and your children’s children for ever, when you do what is good and upright in the sight of the Lord your God, to go in all his ways.”
56:17 “And you, Joseph my son, forgive I pray you the wrongs of your brothers and all their misdeeds in the injury that they heaped on you, for God intended it for your and your children’s benefit.”
56:18 “And O my son leave not your brothers to the inhabitants of Egypt, neither hurt their feelings, for behold I consign them to the land of God and in your hand to guard them from the Egyptians; and the sons of Jacob answered their father saying, 0, our father, all that you have commanded us, so will we do; may God only be with us.”
56:19 “And Jacob said to his sons, so may God be with you when you keep all his ways; turn not from his ways either to the right or the left in performing what is good and upright in his sight.”
56:20 “For I know that many and grievous troubles will befall you in the latter days in the land, yes your children and children’s children; only serve the Lord and he will save you from all trouble.”
56:21 “And it shall come to pass when you shall go after God to serve him and will teach your children after you, and your children’s children, to know the Lord, then will the Lord raise up to you and your children a servant from among your children, and the Lord will deliver you through his hand from all affliction,
and bring you out of Egypt and bring you back to the land of your fathers to inherit it securely.”
56:22 “And Jacob ceased commanding his sons, and he drew his feet into the bed, he died and was gathered to his people.”
56:23 “And Joseph fell on his father and he cried out and wept over him and he kissed him, and he called out in a bitter voice, and he said, O my father, my father.”
56:24 “And his sons’ wives and all his household came and fell on Jacob, and they wept over him, and cried in a very loud voice concerning Jacob.”
56:25 “And all the sons of Jacob rose up together, and they tore their garments, and they all put sackcloth on their loins, and they fell on their faces, and they cast dust on their heads toward the heavens.”
56:26 “And the thing was told to Osnath Joseph’s wife, and she rose up and put on a sack and she with all the Egyptian women with her came and mourned and wept for Jacob.”
56:27 “And also all the people of Egypt who knew Jacob came all on that day when they heard this thing, and all Egypt wept for many days.”
56:28 “And also from the land of Canaan did the women come to Egypt when they heard that Jacob was dead, and they wept for him in Egypt for seventy days.”
56:29 “And it came to pass after this that Joseph commanded his servants the doctors to embalm his father with myrrh and frankincense and all manner of incense and perfume, and the doctors embalmed Jacob as Joseph had commanded them.”
56:30 “And all the people of Egypt and the elders and all the inhabitants of the land of Goshen wept and mourned over Jacob, and all his sons and the children of his household lamented and mourned over their father Jacob many days.”
56:31 “And after the days of his weeping had passed away, at the end of seventy days, Joseph said to Pharaoh, I will go up and bury my father in the land of Canaan as he made me swear, and then I will return.”
56:32 “And Pharaoh sent Joseph, saying, go up and bury your father as he said, and as he made you swear; and Joseph rose up with all his brothers to go to the land of Canaan to bury their father, Jacob, as he had commanded them.”
56:33 “And Pharaoh commanded that it should be proclaimed throughout Egypt; saying, whoever goes not up with Joseph and his brothers to the land of Canaan to bury Jacob, shall die.”
56:34 “And all Egypt heard of Pharaoh’s proclamation, and they all rose up together, and all the servants of Pharaoh, and the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt went up with Joseph, and all the officers and nobles of Pharaoh went up as the servants of Joseph, and they went to bury Jacob in the land of Canaan.”
56:35 “And the sons of Jacob carried the bier on which he lay; according to all that their father commanded them, so did his sons to him.”
56:36 “And the bier was of pure gold, and it was inlaid round about with onyx stones and bdellium; and the covering of the bier was gold woven work, joined with threads, and over them were hooks of onyx stones and bdellium.”
56:37 “And Joseph placed on the head of his father Jacob a large golden crown, and he put a golden scepter in his hand, and they surrounded the bier as was the custom of kings during their lives.”
56:38 “And all the troops of Egypt went before him in this array, at first all the mighty men of Pharaoh and the mighty men of Joseph, and after them the rest of the inhabitants of Egypt, and they were all girded with swords and equipped with coats of mail, and the trappings of war were on them.”
56:39 “And all the weepers and mourners went at a distance opposite to the bier, going and weeping and lamenting, and the rest of the people went after the bier.”
56:40 “And Joseph and his household went together near the bier barefooted and weeping, and the rest of Joseph’s servants went around him; each man had his ornaments on him, and they were all armed with their weapons of war.”
56:41 “And fifty of Jacob’s servants went in front of the bier, and they strewed along the road myrrh and aloes, and all manner of perfume, and all the sons of Jacob that carried the bier walked on the perfumery, and the servants of Jacob went before them strewing the perfume along the road.”
56:42 “And Joseph went up with a heavy camp, and they did after this manner every day until they reached the land of Canaan, and they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which was on the other side of Jordan, and they mourned an exceeding great and heavy mourning in that place.”
56:43 “And all the kings of Canaan heard of this thing, and they all went forth, each man from his house, thirty one kings of Canaan, and they all came with their men to mourn and weep over Jacob.”
56:44 “And all these kings beheld Jacob’s bier, and behold Joseph’s crown was on it, and they also put their crowns on the bier, and encircled it with crowns.”
56:45 “And all these kings made in that place a great and heavy mourning with the sons of Jacob and Egypt over Jacob, for all the kings of Canaan knew the valor of Jacob and his sons.”
56:46 “And the report reached Esau, saying, Jacob died in Egypt, and his sons and all Egypt are conveying him to the land of Canaan to bury him.”
56:47 “And Esau heard this thing, and he was dwelling in mount Seir, and he rose up with his sons and all his people and all his household, a people exceedingly great, and they came to mourn and weep over Jacob.”
56:48 “And it came to pass, when Esau came he mourned for his brother Jacob, and all Egypt and all Canaan again rose up and mourned a great mourning with Esau over Jacob in that place.”
56:49 “And Joseph and his brothers brought their father, Jacob, from that place, and they went to Hebron to bury Jacob in the cave by his fathers.”
56:50 “And they came to Kireath arba, to the cave, and as they came Esau stood with his sons against Joseph and his brothers as an hindrance in the cave, saying, Jacob shall not be buried therein, for it belongs to us and to our father.”
56:51 “And Joseph and his brothers heard the words of Esau’s sons, and they were exceedingly wroth, and Joseph approached to Esau, saying, what is this thing which they have spoken? surely my father Jacob bought it from you for great riches after the death of Isaac, now five and twenty years ago, and also all the land of Canaan he bought from you and from your sons, and your seed after you.”
56:52 “And Jacob bought it for his sons and his seed after him for an inheritance forever, and why speak you these things this day?”
56:53 “And Esau answered, saying, you speak falsely and utter lies, for I sold not anything belonging to me in all this land, as you say neither did my brother, Jacob, buy anything belonging to me in this land.”
56:54 “And Esau spoke these things in order to deceive Joseph with his words, for Esau knew that Joseph was not present in those days when Esau sold all belonging to him in the land of Canaan to Jacob.”
56:55 “And Joseph said to Esau, surely my father inserted these things with you in the record of purchase, and testified the record with witnesses, and behold it is with us in Egypt.”
56:56 “And Esau answered, saying to him, bring the record, all that you will find in the record, so will we do.”
56:57 “And Joseph called to Naphtali, his brother, and he said, hasten quickly, stay not, and run I pray you to Egypt and bring all the records; the record of the purchase, the sealed record and the open record, and also all the first records in which all the transactions of the birthright are written, fetch you.”
56:58 “And you shall bring them to us here, that we may know from them all the words of Esau and his sons which they spoke this day.”
56:59 “And Naphtali listened to the voice of Joseph and he hurry and ran to go down to Egypt, and Naphtali was lighter on foot than any of the stags that were on the wilderness, for he would go on ears of corn without crushing them.”
56:60 “And when Esau saw that Naphtali had gone to fetch the records he and his sons increased their resistance against the cave, and Esau and all his people rose up against Joseph and his brothers to battle.”
56:61 “And all the sons of Jacob and the people of Egypt fought with Esau and his men, and the sons of Esau and his people were smitten before the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Jacob slew of Esau’s people forty men.”
56:62 “And Chushim the son of Dan, the son of Jacob, was at that time with Jacob’s sons, but he was about a hundred cubits distant from the place of battle, for he remained with the children of Jacob’s sons by Jacob’s bier to guard it.”
56:63 “And Chushim was dumb and deaf, still he understood the voice of consternation among the men.”
56:64 “And he asked, saying, why do you not bury the dead and what is this great consternation? and they answered him the words of Esau and his sons; and he ran to Esau in the midst of the battle, and he slew Esau with a sword, and he cut off his head, and it sprang to a distance, and Esau fell among the people of the battle.”
56:65 “And when Chushim did this thing the sons of Jacob prevailed over the sons of Esau, and the sons of Jacob buried their father Jacob by force in the cave, and the sons of Esau beheld it.”
56:66 “And Jacob was buried in Hebron, in the cave of Machpelah which Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth for the possession of a burial place, and he was buried in very costly garments.”
56:67 “And no king had such honor paid him as Joseph paid to his father at his death, for he buried him with great honor like to the burial of kings.”
56:68 “And Joseph and his brothers made a mourning of seven days for their father.”

Chapter 57

57:1 “And it was after this that the sons of Esau waged war with the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Esau fought with the sons of Jacob in Hebron, and Esau was still lying dead, and not buried.”
57:2 “And the battle was heavy between them, and the sons of Esau were smitten before the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Jacob slew of the sons of Esau eighty men, and not one died of the people of the sons of Jacob; and the hand of Joseph prevailed over all the people of the sons of Esau, and he took Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and fifty of his men captive, and he bound them with chains of iron, and gave them into the hand of his servants to bring them to Egypt.”
57:3 “And it came to pass when the sons of Jacob had taken Zepho and his people captive, all those that remained were greatly afraid of their lives from the house of Esau, lest they should also be taken captive, and they all fled with Eliphaz the son of Esau and his people, with Esau’s body, and they went on their road to mount Seir.”
57:4 “And they came to mount Seir and they buried Esau in Seir, but they had not brought his head with them to Seir, for it was buried in that place where the battle had been in Hebron.”
57:5 “And it came to pass when the sons of Esau had fled from before the sons of Jacob, the sons of Jacob pursued them to the borders of Seir, but they did not slay a single man from among them when they pursued them, for Esau’s body which they carried with them excited their confusion, so they fled and the sons of Jacob turned back from them and came up to the place where their brothers were in Hebron, and they remained there on that day, and on the next day until they rested from the battle.”
57:6 “And it came to pass on the third day they assembled all the sons of Seir the Horite, and they assembled all the children of the east, a multitude of people like the sand of the sea, and they went and came down to Egypt to fight with Joseph and his brothers, in order to deliver their brothers.”
57:7 “And Joseph and all the sons or Jacob heard that the sons of Esau and the children of the east had come on them to battle in order to deliver their brothers.”
57:8 “And Joseph and his brothers and the strong men of Egypt went forth and fought in the city of Raamses, and Joseph and his brothers dealt out a tremendous blow among the sons of Esau and the children of the east.”
57:9 “And they slew of them six hundred thousand men, and they slew among them all the mighty men of the children of Seir the Horite; there were only a few of them left, and they slew also a great many of the children of the east, and of the children of Esau; and Eliphaz the son of Esau and the children of the east all fled before Joseph and his brothers.”
57:10 “And Joseph and his brothers pursued them until they came to Succoth, and they still slew of them in Succoth thirty men, and the rest escaped and they fled each to his city.”
57:11 “And Joseph and his brothers and the mighty men of Egypt turned back from them with joy and cheerfulness of heart, for they had smitten all their enemies.”
57:12 “And Zepho the son of Eliphaz and his men were still slaves in Egypt to the sons of Jacob, and their pains increased.”
57:13 “And when the sons of Esau and the sons of Seir returned to their land, the sons of Seir saw that they had all fallen into the hand of the sons of Jacob, and the people of Egypt, on account of the battle of the sons of Esau.”
57:14 “And the sons of Seir said to the sons of Esau, you have seen and therefore you know that this camp was on your account, and not one mighty man or an adept in war remained.”
57:15 “Now, therefore, go forth from our land, go from us to the land of Canaan to the land of the dwelling of your fathers; wherefore shall your children inherit the effects of our children in latter days?”
57:16 “And the children of Esau would not listen to the children of Seir, and the children of Seir considered to make war with them.”
57:17 “And the children of Esau sent secretly to Angeas, king of Africa, the same is Dinhabah, saying,”
57:18 “Send to us some of your men and let them come to us, and we will fight together with the children of Seir the Horite, for they have resolved to fight with us to drive us away from the land.”
57:19 “And Angeas, king of Dinhabah, did so, for he was in those days friendly to the children of Esau, and Angeas sent five hundred valiant infantry to the children of Esau, and eight hundred cavalry.”
57:20 “And the children of Seir sent to the children of the east and to the children of Midian, saying, you have seen what the children of Esau have done to us, on whose account we are almost all destroyed, in their battle with the sons of Jacob.”
57:21 “Now, therefore, come to us and assist us, and we will fight them together, and we will drive them from the land and be avenged of the cause of our brothers who died for their sakes in their battle with their brothers the sons or Jacob.”
57:22 “And all the children of the east listened to the children of Seir, and they came to them about eight hundred men with drawn swords, and the children of Esau fought with the children of Seir at that time in the wilderness of Paran.”
57:23 “And the children of Seir prevailed then over the sons of Esau, and the children of Seir slew on that day of the children of Esau in that battle about two hundred men of the people of Angeas, king of Dinhabah.”
57:24 “And on the second day the children of Esau came again to fight a second time with the children of Seir, and the battle was sore on the children of Esau this second time, and it troubled them greatly on account of the children of Seir.”
57:25 “And when the children of Esau saw that the children of Seir were more powerful than they were, some men of the children of Esau turned and assisted the children of Seir their enemies.”
57:26 “And there fell yet of the people of the children of Esau in the second battle fifty eight men of the people of Angeas king of Dinhabah.”
57:27 “And on the third day the children of Esau heard that some of their brothers had turned from them to fight against them in the second battle; and the children of Esau mourned when they heard this thing.”
57:28 “And they said, what shall we do to our brothers who turned from us to assist the children of Seir our enemies? and the children of Esau again sent to Angeas king of Dinhabah, saying,”
57:29 “Send to us again other men that with them we may fight with the children of Seir, for they have already twice been heavier than we were.”
57:30 “And Angeas again sent to the children of Esau about six hundred valiant men, and they came to assist the children of Esau.”
57:31 “And in ten days time the children of Esau again waged war with the children of Seir in the wilderness of Paran, and the battle was very severe on the children of Seir, and the children of Esau prevailed at this time over the children of Seir, and the children of Seir were smitten before the children of Esau, and the children of Esau slew from them about two thousand men.”
57:32 “And all the mighty men of the children of Seir died in this battle, and there only remained their young children that were left in their cities.”
57:33 “And all Midian and the children of the east betook themselves to flight from the battle, and they left the children of Seir and fled when they saw that the battle was severe on them, and the children of Esau pursued all the children of the east until they reached their land.”
57:34 “And the children of Esau slew yet of them about two hundred and fifty men and from the people of the children of Esau there fell in that battle about thirty men, but this evil came on them through their brothers turning from them to assist the children of Seir the Horite, and the children of Esau again heard of the evil doings of their brothers, and they again mourned on account of this thing.”
57:35 “And it came to pass after the battle, the children of Esau turned back and came home to Seir, and the children of Esau slew those who had remained in the land of the children of Seir; they slew also their wives and little one, they left not a soul alive excepting fifty young lads and damsels whom they suffered to live, and the children of Esau did not put them to death, and the lads became their slaves, and the damsels they took for wives.”
57:36 “And the children of Esau dwelt in Seir in the place of the children of Seir, and they inherited their land and took possession of it.”
57:37 “And the children of Esau took all belonging in the land to the children of Seir, also their flocks, their bullocks and their goods, and all belonging to the children of Seir, did the children of Esau take, and the children of Esau dwelt in Seir in the place of the children of Seir to this day, and the children of Esau divided the land into divisions to the five sons of Esau, according to their families.”
57:38 “And it came to pass in those days, that the children of Esau resolved to crown a king over them in the land of which they became possessed. And they said to each other, not so, for he shall reign over us in our land, and we shall be under his counsel and he shall fight our battles, against our enemies, and they did so.”
57:39 “And all the children of Esau swore, saying that none of their brothers should ever reign over them, but a strange man who is not of their brothers, for the souls of all the children of Esau were embittered every man against his son, brother, and friend, on account of the evil they sustained from their brothers when they fought with the children of Seir.”
57:40 “Therefore the sons of Esau swore, saying, from that day forward they would not choose a king from their brothers, but one from a strange land to this day.”
57:41 “And there was a man there from the people of Angeas king of Dinhabah; his name was Bela the son of Beor, who was a very valiant man, beautiful and comely and wise in all wisdom and a man of sense and counsel; and there was none of the people of Angeas like to him.”
57:42 “And all the children of Esau took him and anointed him and they crowned him for a king, and they bowed down to him, and they said to him, may the king live, may the king live.”
57:43 “And they spread out the sheet, and they brought him each man earrings of gold and silver or rings or bracelets, and they made him very rich in silver and in gold, in onyx stones and bdellium, and they made him a royal throne, and they placed a regal crown on his head, and they built a palace for him and he dwelt therein, and he became king over all the children of Esau.”
57:44 “And the people of Angeas took their hire for their battle from the children of Esau, and they went and returned at that time to their master in Dinhabah.”
57:45 “And Bela reigned over the children of Esau thirty years, and the children of Esau dwelt in the land instead of the children of Seir, and they dwelt securely in their stead to this day.”

Chapter 58

58:1 “And it came to pass, in the thirty second year of the Israelites going down to Egypt, that is in the seventy first year of the life of Joseph, in that year died Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Magron his son reigned in his stead.”
58:2 “And Pharaoh commanded Joseph before his death to be a father to his son Magron, and that Magron should be under the care of Joseph and under his counsel.”
58:3 “And all Egypt consented to this thing that Joseph should be king over them, for all the Egyptians loved Joseph as of heretofore, only Magron the son of Pharaoh sat on his father’s throne, and he became king in those days in his father’s stead.”
58:4 “Magron was forty one years old when he began to reign, and forty years he reigned in Egypt, and all Egypt called his name Pharaoh after the name of his father, as it was their custom to do in Egypt to every king that reigned over them.”
58:5 “And it came to pass when Pharaoh reigned in his father’s stead, he placed the laws of Egypt and all the affairs of government in the hand of Joseph, as his father had commanded him.”
58:6 “And Joseph became king over Egypt, for he superintended over all Egypt, and all Egypt was under his care and under his counsel, for all Egypt inclined to Joseph after the death of Pharaoh, and they loved him exceedingly to reign over them.”
58:7 “But there were some people among them, who did not like him, saying, no stranger shall reign over us, still the whole government of Egypt devolved in those days on Joseph, after the death of Pharaoh, he being the regulator, doing as he liked throughout the land without any one interfering.”
58:8 “And all Egypt was under the care of Joseph, and Joseph made war with all his surrounding enemies, and he subdued them; also all the land and all the Philistines, to the borders of Canaan, did Joseph subdue, and they were all under his power and they gave a yearly tax to Joseph.”
58:9 “And Pharaoh king of Egypt sat on his throne in his father’s stead, but he was under the control and counsel of Joseph, as he was at first under the control of his father.”
58:10 “Neither did he reign but in the land of Egypt only, under the counsel of Joseph, but Joseph reigned over the whole country at that time, from Egypt to the great river Perath.”
58:11 “And Joseph was successful in all his ways, and the Lord was with him, and the Lord gave Joseph additional wisdom, and honor, and glory and love toward him in the hearts of the Egyptians and throughout the land, and Joseph reigned over the whole country forty years.”
58:12 “And all the countries of the Philistines and Canaan and Zidon, and on the other side of Jordan, brought presents to Joseph all his days, and the whole country was in the hand of Joseph, and they brought to him a yearly tribute as it was regulated, for Joseph had fought against all his surrounding enemies and subdued them, and the whole country was in the hand of Joseph, and Joseph sat securely on his throne in Egypt.”
58:13 “And also all his brothers the sons of Jacob dwelt securely in the land, all the days of Joseph, and they were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly in the land, and they served the Lord all their days, as their father Jacob had commanded them.”
58:14 “And it came to pass at the end of many days and years, when the children of Esau were dwelling quietly in their land with Bela their king, that the children of Esau were fruitful and multiplied in the land, and they resolved to go and fight with the sons of Jacob and all Egypt, and to deliver their brother, Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, and his men, for they were still in those days slaves to Joseph.”
58:15 “And the children of Esau sent to all the children of the east, and they made peace with them, and all the children of the east came to them I to go with the children of Esau to Egypt to battle.”
58:16 “And there came also to them of the people of Angeas, king of Dinhabah, and they also sent to the children of Ishmael and they also came to them.”
58:17 “And all this people assembled and came to Seir to assist the children of Esau in their battle, and this camp was very large and heavy with people, numerous as the sand of the sea, about eight hundred thousand men, infantry and cavalry, and all these troops went down to Egypt to fight with the sons of Jacob, and they encamped by Raamses.”
58:18 “And Joseph went forth with his brothers with the mighty men of Egypt, about six hundred men, and they fought with them in the land of Raamses; and the sons of Jacob at that time again fought with the children of Esau, in the fiftieth year of the sons of Jacob going down to Egypt, that is the thirtieth year of the reign of Bela over the children of Esau in Seir.”
58:19 “And the Lord gave all the mighty men of Esau and the children of the east into the hand of Joseph and his brothers, and the people of the children of Esau and the children of the east were smitten before Joseph.”
58:20 “And of the people of Esau and the children of the east that were slain, there fell before the sons of Jacob about two hundred thousand men, and their king Bela the son of Beor fell with them in the battle, and when the children of Esau saw that their king had fallen in battle and was dead, their hands became weak in the combat.”
58:21 “And Joseph and his brothers and all Egypt were still smiting the people of the house of Esau, and all Esau’s people were afraid of the sons of Jacob and fled from before them.”
58:22 “And Joseph and his brothers and all Egypt pursued them a day’s journey, and they slew still from them about three hundred men, continuing to smite them in the road; and they afterward turned back from them.”
58:23 “And Joseph and all his brothers returned to Egypt, not one man was missing from them, but of the Egyptians there fell twelve men.”
58:24 “And when Joseph returned to Egypt he ordered Zepho and his men to be additionally bound, and they bound them in irons and they increased their grief.”
58:25 “And all the people of the children of Esau, and the children of the east, returned in shame each to his city, for all the mighty men that were with them had fallen in battle.”
58:26 “And when the children of Esau saw that their king had died in battle they hurry and took a man from the people of the children of the east; his name was Jobab the son of Zarach, from the land of Botzrah, and they caused him to reign over them instead of Bela their king.”
58:27 “And Jobab sat on the throne of Bela as king in his stead, and Jobab reigned in Edom over all the children of Esau ten years, and the children of Esau went no more to fight with the sons of Jacob from that day forward, for the sons of Esau knew the valor of the sons of Jacob, and they were greatly afraid of them.”
58:28 “But from that day forward the children of Esau hated the sons of Jacob, and the hatred and enmity were very strong between them all the days, to this day.”
58:29 “And it came to pass after this, at the end of ten years, Jobab, the son of Zarach, from Bolzrah, died, and the children of Esau took a man whose name was Chusham, from the land of Teman, and they made him king over them instead of Jobab, and Chusham reigned in Edom over all the children of Esau for twenty years.”
58:30 “And Joseph, king of Egypt, and his brothers, and all the children of Israel dwelt securely in Egypt in those days, together with all the children of Joseph and his brothers, having no hindrance or evil accident; and the land of Egypt was at that time at rest from war in the days of Joseph and his brothers.”

Chapter 59

59:1 “And these are the names of the sons of Israel who dwelt in Egypt, who had come with Jacob, all the sons of Jacob came to Egypt, every man with his household.”
59:2 “The children of Leah were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun, and their sister Dinah.”
59:3 “And the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.”
59:4 “And the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah, were Gad and Asher.”
59:5 “And the sons of Bilhah, the handmaid of Rachel, were Dan and Naphtali.”
59:6 “And these were their offspring that were born to them in the land of Canaan, before they came to Egypt with their father Jacob.”
59:7 “The sons of Reuben were Chanoch, Pallu, Chetzron and Carmi.”
59:8 “And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zochar and Saul, the son of the Canaanitish woman.”
59:9 “And the children of Levi were Gershon, Kehas and Merari, and their sister Jochebed, who was born to them in their going down to Egypt.”
59:10 “And the sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zarach.”
59:11 “And Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Chezron and Chamul.”
59:12 “And the sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Job and Shomron.”
59:13 “And the sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon and Jachleel, and the son of Dan was Chushim.”
59:14 “And the sons of Naphtali were Jachzeel, Guni, Jetzer and Shilam.”
59:15 “And the sons of Gad were Ziphion, Chaggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.”
59:16 “And the children of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Ishui, Beriah and their sister Serah; and the sons of Beriah were Cheber and Malchiel.” (Gen 46:17)
59:17 “And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.” (Gen 46:21)
59:18 “And the sons of Joseph, that were born to him in Egypt, were Manaaseh and Ephraim.”
59:19 “And all the souls that went forth from the loins of Jacob, were seventy souls; these are they who came with Jacob their father to Egypt to dwell there; and Joseph and all his brothers dwelt securely in Egypt, and they ate of the best of Egypt all the days of the life of Joseph.”
59:20 “And Joseph lived in the land of Egypt ninety three years, and Joseph reigned over all Egypt eighty years.”
59:21 “And when the days of Joseph drew near that he should die, he sent and called for his brothers and all his father’s household, and they all came together and sat before him.”
59:22 “And Joseph said to his brothers and to the whole of his father’s household; behold I die, and God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land which he swore to your fathers to give to them.”
59:23 “And it shall be when God shall visit you to bring you up from here to the land of your fathers, then bring up my bones with you from here.”
59:24 “And Joseph made the sons of Israel to swear for their seed after them, saying, God will surely visit you and you shall bring up my bones with you from here.”
59:25 “And it came to pass after this that Joseph died in that year, the seventy first year of the Israelites going down to Egypt.”
59:26 “And Joseph was one hundred and ten years old when he died in the land of Egypt, and all his brothers and all his servants rose up and they embalmed Joseph, as was their custom, and his brothers and all Egypt mourned over him for seventy days.”
59:27 “And they put Joseph in a coffin filled with spices and all sorts of perfume, and they buried him by the side of the river, that is Sihor, and his sons and all his brothers, and the whole of his father’s household made a seven days mourning for him.”
59:28 “And it came to pass after the death of Joseph, all the Egyptians began in those days to rule over the children of Israel, and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who reigned in his father’s stead, took all the laws of Egypt and conducted the whole government of Egypt under his counsel, and he reigned securely over his people.”

Chapter 60

60:1 “And when the year came round, being the seventy second year from the Israelites going down to Egypt, after the death of Joseph, Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, fled from Egypt, he and his men, and they went away.”
60:2 “And he came to Africa, which is Dinhabah, to Angeas king of Africa, and Angeas received them with great honor, and he made Zepho the captain of his host.”
60:3 “And Zepho found favor in the sight of Angeas and in the sight of his people, and Zepho was captain of the host to Angeas king of Africa for many days.”
60:4 “And Zepho enticed Angeas, king of Africa to collect all his army to go and fight with the Egyptians, and with the sons of Jacob, and to avenge of them the cause of his brothers.”
60:5 “But Angeas would not listen to Zepho to do this thing, for Angeas knew the strength of the sons of Jacob, and what they had done to his army in their warfare with the children of Esau.”
60:6 “And Zepho was in those days very great in the sight of Angeas and in the sight of all his people, and he continually enticed them to make war against Egypt, but they would not.”
60:7 “And it came to pass in those days there was in the land of Chittim a man in the city of Puzimna, whose name was Uzu, and he became degenerately defiled by the children of Chittim, and the man died and had no son, only one daughter whose name was Jania.”
60:8 “And the damsel was exceedingly beautiful, comely and intelligent, there was none seen like to her for beauty and wisdom throughout the land.”
60:9 “And the people of Angeas king of Africa saw her and they came and praised her to him, and Angeas sent to the children of Chittim, and be requested to take her to himself for a wife. And the people of Chittim consented to give her to him for a wife.”
60:10 “And when the messengers of Angeas were going forth from the land of Chittim to take their journey, behold the messengers of Turnus king of Bibentu came to Chittim, for Turnus king of Bibentu also sent his messengers to request Jania for him, to take to himself for a wife, for all his men had also praised her to him, therefore he sent all his servants to her.”
60:11 “And the servants of Turnus came to Chittim, and they asked for Jania, to be taken to Turnus their king for a wife.”
60:12 “And the people of Chittim said to them, we cannot give her, because Angeas king of Africa desired her to take her to him for a wife before you came and that we should give her to him, and now therefore we cannot do this thing to deprive Angeas of the damsel in order to give her to Turnus.”
60:13 “For we are greatly afraid of Angeas lest he come in battle against us and destroy us, and Turnus your master will not be able to deliver us from his hand.”
60:14 “And when the messengers of Turnus heard all the words of the children of Chittim, they turned back to their master and told him all the words of the children of Chittim.”
60:15 “And the children of Chittim sent a memorial to Angeas, saying, behold Turnus has sent for Jania to take her to him for a wife, and this have we answered him and we heard that he has collected his whole army to go to war against you, and he intends to pass by the road of Sardunia to fight against your brother, Lucus, and after that he will come to fight against you.”
60:16 “And Angeas heard the words of the children of Chittim which they sent him in the record, and his anger was kindled and he rose up and assembled his whole army and came through the islands of the sea, the road to Sardunia, to his brother, Lucus, king of Sardunia.”
60:17 “And Niblos, the son of Lucus, heard that his uncle Angeas was coming, and he went out to meet him with a heavy army, and he kissed him and embraced him, and Niblos said to Angeas, when you ask my father after his welfare, when I shall go with you to fight with Turnus, ask of him to make me captain of his host, and Angeas did so, and he came to his brother and his brother came to meet him, and he asked him after his welfare.”
60:18 “And Angeas asked his brother, Lucus, after his welfare, and to make his son Niblos captain of his host, and Lucus did so and Angeas and his brother, Lucus, rose up and they went toward Turnus to battle, and there was with them a great army and a heavy people.”
60:19 “And he came in ships, and they came into the province of Ashtorash, and behold Turnus came toward them, for he went forth to Sardunia, and intended to destroy it and afterward to pass on from there to Angeas to fight with him.”
60:20 “And Angeas and Lucus, his brother, met Turnus in the valley of Canopia, and the battle was strong and mighty between them in that place.”
60:21 “And the battle was severe on Lucus king of Sardunia, and all his army fell, and Niblos his son fell also in that battle.”
60:22 “And his uncle, Angeas commanded his servants and they made a golden coffin for Niblos and they put him into it, and Angeas again waged battle toward Turnus, and Angeas was stronger than he, and he slew him, and he smote all his people with the edge of the sword, and Angeas avenged the cause of Niblos, his brother’s son, and the cause of the army of his brother, Lucus.”
60:23 “And when Turnus died, the hands of those that survived the battle became weak, and they fled from before Angeas and Lucus, his brother.”
60:24 “And Angeas and his brother, Lucus, pursued them to the highroad, which is between Alphanu and Romah, and they slew the whole army of Turnus with the edge of the sword.”
60:25 “And Lucus king of Sardunia commanded his servants that they should make a coffin of brass, and that they should place therein the body of his son Niblos, and they buried him in that place.”
60:26 “And they built on it a high tower there on the highroad, and they called its name after the name of Niblos to this day, and they also buried Turnus, king of Bibentu, there in that place with Niblos.”
60:27 “And behold on the highroad between Alphanu and Romah the grave of Niblos is on one side and the grave of Turnus on the other, and a pavement between them to this day.”
60:28 “And when Niblos was buried, Lucus his father returned with his army to his land Sardunia, and Angeas, his brother, king of Africa, went with his people to the city of Bibentu, that is the city of Turnus.”
60:29 “And the inhabitants of Bibentu heard of his fame and they were greatly afraid of him, and they went forth to meet him with weeping and supplication, and the inhabitants of Bibentu entreated of Angeas not to slay them nor to destroy their city; and he did so, for Bibentu was in those days reckoned as one of the cities of the children of Chittim; therefore he did not destroy the city.”
60:30 “But from that day forward, the troops of the king of Africa would go to Chittim to spoil and plunder it, and whenever they went Zepho, the captain of the host of Angeas, would go with them.”
60:31 “And it was after this that Angeas turned with his army and they came to the city of Puzimna, and Angeas took there Jania, the daughter of Uzu, for a wife and brought her to his city to Africa.”

Chapter 61

61:1 “And it came to pass at that time, Pharaoh, king of Egypt commanded all his people to make for him a strong palace in Egypt.”
61:2 “And he also commanded the sons of Jacob to assist the Egyptians in the building, and the Egyptians made a beautiful and elegant palace for a royal habitation, and he dwelt therein and he renewed his government and he reigned securely.”
61:3 “And Zebulun, the son of Jacob, died in that year, that is the seventy second year of the going down of the Israelites to Egypt, and Zebulun died a hundred and fourteen years old, and was put into a coffin and given into the hands of his children.”
61:4 “And in the seventy fifth year died his brother, Simeon, he was a hundred and twenty years old at his death, and he was also put into a coffin and given into the hands of his children.”
61:5 “And Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, captain of the host to Angeas king of Dinhabah, was daily enticing Angeas to prepare for battle to fight with the sons of Jacob in Egypt, and Angeas was unwilling to do this thing, for his servants had related to him all the might of the sons of Jacob, what they had done to them in their battle with the children of Esau.”
61:6 “And Zepho was in those days daily enticing Angeas to fight with the sons of Jacob in those days.”
61:7 “And after some time, Angeas listened to the words of Zepho and consented to him to fight with the sons of Jacob in Egypt and Angeas got all his people in order, a people numerous as the sand which is on the sea shore, and he formed his resolution to go to Egypt to battle.”
61:8 “And among the servants of Angeas was a youth fifteen years old, Balaam the son of Beor was his name, and the youth was very wise and understood the are of witchcraft.”
61:9 “And Angeas said to Balaam, conjure for us, I pray you, with the witchcraft, that we may know who will prevail in this battle to which we are now proceeding.”
61:10 “And Balaam ordered that they should bring him wax and he made thereof the likeness of chariots and horsemen representing the army of Angeas and the army of Egypt, and he put them in the cunningly prepared waters that he had for that purpose, and he took in his hand the boughs of myrtle trees, and he exercised his cunning, and he joined them over the water, and there appeared to him in the water the resembling images of the hosts of Angeas falling before the resembling images of the Egyptians and the sons of Jacob.”
61:11 “And Balaam told this thing to Angeas, and Angeas despaired and did not arm himself to go down to Egypt to battle, and he remained in his city.”
61:12 “And when Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, saw that Angeas despaired of going forth to battle with the Egyptians, Zepho fled from Angeas, from Africa, and he went and came to Chittim.”
61:13 “And all the people of Chittim received him with great honor, and they hired him to fight their battles all the days, and Zepho became exceedingly rich in those days, and the troops of the king of Africa still spread themselves in those days, and the children of Chittim assembled and went to Mount Cuptizia on account of the troops of Angeas king of Africa, who were advancing on them.”
61:14 “And it was one day that Zepho lost a young heifer, and he went to seek it, and he heard it lowing round about the mountain.”
61:15 “And Zepho went and he saw and behold there was a large cave at the bottom of the mountain, and there was a great stone there at the entrance of the cave, and Zepho split the stone and he came to the cave and he looked and behold, a large animal was devouring the ox from the middle upward it resembled a man, and from the middle downward it resembled an animal, and Zepho rose up against the animal and slew it with his sword.”
61:16 “And the inhabitants of Chittim heard of this thing, and they rejoiced exceedingly, and they said, what shall we do to this man who has slain this animal that devoured our cattle?”
61:17 “And they all assembled to consecrate one day in the year to him, and they called the name thereof Zepho after his name, and they brought to him drink offerings year after year on that day, and they brought to him gifts.”
61:18 “At that time Jania, the daughter of Uzu, wife of king Angeas, became ill, and her illness was heavily felt by Angeas and his officers, and Angeas said to his wise men, what shall I do to Jania and how shall I heal her from her illness? and his wise men said to him, because the air of our country is not like the air of the land of Chittim, and our water is not like their water, therefore from this has the queen become ill.”
61:19 “For through the change of air and water she became ill, and also because in her country she drank only the water which came from Purmah, which her ancestors had brought up with bridges.”
61:20 “And Angeas commanded his servants, and they brought to him in vessels of the waters of Purmah belonging to Chittim, and they weighed those waters with all the waters of the land of Africa and they found those waters lighter than the waters of Africa.”
61:21 “And Angeas saw this thing and he commanded all his officers to assemble the hewers of stone in thousands and tens of thousands, and they hewed stones without number, and the builders came and they built an exceedingly strong bridge, and they conveyed the spring of water from the land of Chittim to Africa, and those waters were for Jania the queen and for all her concerns, to drink from and to bake, wash and bathe therewith, and also to water therewith all seed from which food can be obtained, and all fruit of the ground.”
61:22 “And the king commanded that they should bring of the soil of Chittim in large ships, and they also brought stones to build therewith, and the builders built palaces for Jania the queen, and the queen became healed of her illness.”
61:23 “And at the revolution of the year, the troops of Africa continued coming to the land of Chittim to plunder as usual, and Zepho son of Eliphaz heard their report, and he gave orders concerning them and he fought with them, and they fled before him, and he delivered the land of Chittim from them.”
61:24 “And the children of Chittim saw the valor of Zepho, and the children of Chittim resolved and they made Zepho king over them, and he became king over them, and while he reigned they went to subdue the children of Tubal, and all the surrounding islands.”
61:25 “And their king Zepho went at their head and they made war with Tubal and the islands, and they subdued them, and when they returned from the battle they renewed his government for him, and they built for him a very large palace for his royal habitation and seat, and they made a large throne for him, and Zepho reigned over the whole land of Chittim and over the land of Italia fifty years.”

Chapter 62

62:1 “In that year, being the seventy-ninth year of the Israelites going down to Egypt, died Reuben the son of Jacob, in the land of Egypt; Reuben was a hundred and twenty five years old when he died, and they put him into a coffin, and he was given into the hands of his children.”
62:2 “And in the eightieth year died his brother, Dan; he was a hundred and twenty years old at his death, and he was also put into a coffin and given into the hands of his children.”
62:3 “And in that year died Chusham king of Edom, and after him reigned Hadad the son of Bedad, for thirty five years; and in the eighty first year died Issachar, the son of Jacob, in Egypt, and Issachar was a hundred and twenty two years old at his death, and he was put into a coffin in Egypt, and given into the hands of his children.”
62:4 “And in the eighty second year died Asher, his brother, he was a hundred and twenty three years old at his death, and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt, and given into the hands of his children.”
62:5 “And in the eighty third year died Gad, he was a hundred and twenty five years old at his death, and he was put into a coffin in Egypt, and given into the hands of his children.”
62:6 “And it came to pass in the eighty fourth year, that is the fiftieth year of the reign of Hadad, son of Bedad, king of Edom, that Hadad assembled all the children of Esau, and he got his whole army in readiness, about four hundred thousand men, and he directed his way to the land of Moab, and he went to fight with Moab and to make them tributary to him.”
62:7 “And the children of Moab heard this thing, and they were very much afraid, and they sent to the children of Midian to assist them in fighting with Hadad, son of Bedad, king of Edom.”
62:8 “And Hadad came to the land of Moab, and Moab and the children of Midian went out to meet him, and they placed themselves in battle array against him in the field of Moab.”
62:9 “And Hadad fought with Moab, and there fell of the children of Moab and the children of Midian many slain ones, about two hundred thousand men.”
62:10 “And the battle was very severe on Moab, and when the children of Moab saw that the battle was sore on them, they weakened their hands and turned their backs, and left the children of Midian to carry on the battle.”
62:11 “And the children of Midian knew not the intentions of Moab, but they strengthened themselves in battle and fought with Hadad and all his host, and all Midian fell before him.”
62:12 “And Hadad smote all Midian with a heavy smiting, and he slew them with the edge of the sword, he left no one remaining of those who came to assist Moab.”
62:13 “And when all the children of Midian had perished in battle, and the children of Moab had escaped, Hadad made all Moab at that time tributary to him, and they became under his hand, and they gave a yearly tax as it was ordered, and Hadad turned and went back to his land.”
62:14 “And at the revolution of the year, when the rest of the people of Midian that were in the land heard that all their brothers had fallen in battle with Hadad for the sake of Moab, because the children of Moab had turned their backs in battle and left Midian to fight, then five of the princes of Midian resolved with the rest of their brothers who remained in their land, to fight with Moab to avenge the cause of their brothers.”
62:15 “And the children of Midian went to all their brothers the children of the east, and all their brothers, all the children of Keturah came to assist Midian to fight with Moab.”
62:16 “And the children of Moab heard this thing, and they were greatly afraid that all the children of the east had assembled together against them for battle, and they the children of Moab sent a memorial to the land of Edom to Hadad, the son of Bedad,
saying,”
62:17 “Come now to us and assist us and we will smite Midian, for they all assembled together and have come against us with all their brothers the children of the east to battle, to avenge the cause of Midian that fell in battle.”
62:18 “And Hadad, son of Bedad, king of Edom, went forth with his whole army and went to the land of Moab to fight with Midian, and Midian and the children of the east fought with Moab in the field of Moab, and the battle was very fierce between them.”
62:19 “And Hadad smote all the children of Midian and the children of the east with the edge of the sword, and Hadad at that time delivered Moab from the hand of Midian, and those that remained of Midian and of the children of the east fled before Hadad and his army, and Hadad pursued them to their land, and smote them with a very heavy slaughter, and the slain fell in the road.”
62:20 “And Hadad delivered Moab from the hand of Midian, for all the children of Midian had fallen by the edge of the sword, and Hadad turned and went back to his land.”
62:21 “And from that day forth, the children of Midian hated the children of Moab, because they had fallen in battle for their sake, and there was a great and mighty enmity between them all the days.”
62:22 “And all that were found of Midian in the road of the land of Moab perished by the sword of Moab, and all that were found of Moab in the road of the land of Midian, perished by the sword of Midian; this did Midian to Moab and Moab to Midian for many days.”
62:23 “And it came to pass at that time that Judah, the son of Jacob died in Egypt, in the eighty sixth year of Jacob’s going down to Egypt, and Judah was a hundred and twenty nine years old at his death, and they embalmed him and put him into a coffin and he was given into the hands of his children.”
62:24 “And in the eighty ninth year died Naphtali, he was a hundred and thirty two years old, and he was put into a coffin and given into the hands of his children.”
62:25 “And it came to pass in the ninety first year of the Israelites going down to Egypt, that is in the thirtieth year of the reign of Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, over the children of Chittim, the children of Africa came on the children of Chittim to plunder them as usual, but they had not come on them for these thirteen years.”
62:26 “And they came to them in that year, and Zepho the son of Eliphaz went out to them with some of his men and smote them desperately, and the troops of Africa fled from before Zepho and the slain fell before him, and Zepho and his men pursued them, going on and smiting them until they were near to Africa.”
62:27 “And Angeas king of Africa heard the thing which Zepho had done, and it vexed him exceedingly, and Angeas was afraid of Zepho all the days.”

Chapter 63

63:1 “And in the ninety third year died Levi the son of Jacob in Egypt, and Levi was a hundred and thirty seven years old when he died, and they put him into a coffin and he was given into the hands of his children.”
63:2 “And it came to pass after the death of Levi, when all Egypt saw that the sons of Jacob the brothers of Joseph were dead, all the Egyptians began to afflict the children of Jacob, and to embitter their lives from that day to the day of their going forth from Egypt, and they took from their hands all the vineyards and fields which Joseph had given to them, and all the elegant houses in which the people of Israel lived, and all the fat of Egypt, the Egyptians took all from the sons of Jacob in those days.”
63:3 “And the hand of all Egypt became more grievous in those days against the children of Israel, and the Egyptians injured the Israelites until the children of Israel were wearied of their lives on account of the Egyptians.”
63:4 “And it came to pass in those days, in the hundred and second year of Israel’s going down to Egypt, that Pharaoh king of Egypt died, and Melol his son reigned in his stead, and all the mighty men of Egypt and all that generation which knew Joseph and his brothers died in those days.”
63:5 “And another generation rose up in their stead, which had not known the sons of Jacob and all the good which they had done to them, and all their might in Egypt.”
63:6 “Therefore, all Egypt began from that day forth to embitter the lives of the sons of Jacob, and to afflict them with all manner of hard labor, because they had not known their ancestors who had delivered them in the days of the famine.”
63:7 “And this was also from the Lord, for the children of Israel, to benefit them in their latter days, in order that all the children of Israel might know the Lord their God.”
63:8 “And in order to know the signs and mighty wonders which the Lord would do in Egypt on account of his people Israel, in order that the children of Israel might reverence the Lord God of their ancestors, and walk in all his ways, they and their seed after them, all the days.”
63:9 “Melol was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned ninety four years, and all Egypt called his name Pharaoh after the name of his father, as it was their custom to do to every king who reigned over them in Egypt.”
63:10 “At that time all the troops of Angeas, king of Africa went forth to spread along the land of Chittim as usual for plunder.”
63:11 “And Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau heard their report, and he went forth to meet them with his army, and he fought them there in the road.”
63:12 “And Zepho smote the troops of the king of Africa with the edge of the sword, and left no one remaining of them, and not even one returned to his master in Africa.”
63:13 “And Angeas heard of this which Zepho the son of Eliphaz had done to all his troops, that he had destroyed them, and Angeas assembled all his troops, all the men of the land of Africa, a people numerous like the sand by the sea shore.”
63:14 “And Angeas sent to Lucus, his brother, saying, come to me with all your men and help me to smite Zepho and all the children of Chittim who have destroyed my men, and Lucus came with his whole army, a very great force, to assist Angeas, his brother, to fight with Zepho and the children of Chittim.”
63:15 “And Zepho and the children of Chittim heard this thing, and they were greatly afraid and a great terror fell on their hearts.”
63:16 “And Zepho also sent a letter to the land of Edom to Hadad the son of Bedad king of Edom and to all the children of Esau, saying,”
63:17 “I have heard that Angeas king of Africa is coming to us with his brother for battle against us, and we are greatly afraid of him, for his army is very great, particularly as he comes against us with his brother and his army likewise.”
63:18 “Now, therefore, come you also up with me and help me, and we will fight together against Angeas and his brother, Lucus, and you will save us out of their hands, but if not, know you that we shall all die.”
63:19 “And the children of Esau sent a letter to the children of Chittim and to Zepho, their king, saying, we cannot fight against Angeas and his people, for a covenant of peace has been between us these many years, from the days of Bela the first king, and from the days of Joseph the son of Jacob king of Egypt, with whom we fought on the other side of Jordan when he buried his father.”
63:20 “And when Zepho heard the words of his brothers the children of Esau he refrained from them, and Zepho was greatly afraid of Angeas.”
63:21 “And Angeas and Lucus, his brother, arrayed all their forces, about eight hundred thousand men, against the children of Chittim.”
63:22 “And all the children of Chittim said to Zepho, pray for us to the God of your ancestors, peradventure he may deliver us from the hand of Angeas and his army, for we have heard that he is a great God and that he delivers all who trust in him.”
63:23 “And Zepho heard their words, and Zepho sought the Lord and he said.”
63:24 “O Lord God of Abraham and Isaac my ancestors, this day I know that you are a true God, and all the gods of the nations are vain and useless.”
63:25 “Remember now this day to me your covenant with Abraham our father, which our ancestors related to us, and do graciously with me this day for the sake of Abraham and Isaac our fathers, and save me and the children of Chittim from the hand of the king of Africa who comes against us for battle.”
63:26 “And the Lord listened to the voice of Zepho, and he had regard for him on account of Abraham and Isaac, and the Lord delivered Zepho and the children of Chittim from the hand of Angeas and his people.”
63:27 “And Zepho fought Angeas king of Africa and all his people on that day, and the Lord gave all the people of Angeas into the hands of the children of Chittim.”
63:28 “And the battle was severe on Angeas, and Zepho smote all the men of Angeas and Lucus, his brother, with the edge of the sword, and there fell from them until the evening of that day about four hundred thousand men.”
63:29 “And when Angeas saw that all his men perished, he sent a letter to all the inhabitants of Africa to come to him to assist him in the battle, and he wrote in the letter, saying, all who are found in Africa let them come to me from ten years old and upward; let them all come to me, and behold if he comes not he shall die, and all that he has, with his whole household, the king will take.”
63:30 “And all the rest of the inhabitants of Africa were terrified at the words of Angeas, and there went out of the city about three hundred thousand men and boys, from ten years upward, and they came to Angeas.”
63:31 “And at the end of ten days, Angeas renewed the battle against Zepho and the children of Chittim, and the battle was very great and strong between them.”
63:32 “And from the army of Angeas and Lucus, Zepho sent many of the wounded to his land, about two thousand men, and Sosiphtar the captain of the host of Angeas fell in that battle.”
63:33 “And when Sosiphtar had fallen, the African troops turned their backs to flee, and they fled, and Angeas and Lucus, his brother were with them.”
63:34 “And Zepho and the children of Chittim pursued them, and they smote them still heavily on the road, about two hundred men, and they pursued Azdrubal the son of Angeas who had fled with his father, and they smote twenty of his men in the road, and Azdrubal escaped from the children of Chittim, and they did not slay him.”
63:35 “And Angeas and Lucus, his brother, fled with the rest of their men, and they escaped and came into Africa with terror and consternation, and Angeas feared all the days lest Zepho the son of Eliphaz should go to war with him.”

Chapter 64

64:1 “And Balaam, the son of Beor, was at that time with Angeas in the battle, and when he saw that Zepho prevailed over Angeas, he fled from there and came to Chittim.”
64:2 “And Zepho and the children of Chittim received him with great honor, for Zepho knew Balaam’s wisdom, and Zepho gave to Balaam many gifts and he remained with him.”
64:3 “And when Zepho had returned from the war, he commanded all the children of Chittim to be numbered who had gone into battle with him, and behold not one was missed.”
64:4 “And Zepho rejoiced at this thing and he renewed his kingdom, and he made a feast to all his subjects.”
64:5 “But Zepho remembered not the Lord and considered not that the Lord had helped him in battle, and that he had delivered him and his people from the hand of the king of Africa, but still walked in the ways of the children of Chittim and the wicked children of Esau, to serve other gods which his brothers the children of Esau had taught him; it is therefore said, from the wicked goes forth wickedness.”
64:6 “And Zepho reigned over all the children of Chittim securely, but knew not the Lord who had delivered him and all his people from the hand of the king of Africa; and the troops of Africa came no more to Chittim to plunder as usual, for they knew of the power of Zepho who had smitten them all at the edge of the sword, so Angeas was afraid of Zepho the son of Eliphaz, and of the children of Chittim all the days.”
64:7 “At that time when Zepho had returned from the war, and when Zepho had seen how he prevailed over all the people of Africa and had smitten them in battle at the edge of the sword, then Zepho advised with the children of Chittim, to go to Egypt to fight with the sons of Jacob and with Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
64:8 “For Zepho heard that the mighty men of Egypt were dead and that Joseph and his brothers the sons of Jacob were dead, and that all their children, the children of Israel, remained in Egypt.”
64:9 “And Zepho considered to go to fight against them and all Egypt, to avenge the cause of his brothers, the children of Esau, whom Joseph with his brothers and all Egypt had smitten in the land of Canaan, when they went up to bury Jacob in Hebron.”
64:10 “And Zepho sent messengers to Hadad, son of Bedad, king of Edom, and to all his brothers the children of Esau, saying,”
64:11 “Did you not say that you would not fight against the king of Africa for he is a member of your covenant? behold I fought with him and smote him and all his people.”
64:12 “Now, therefore, I have resolved to fight against Egypt and the children of Jacob who are there, and I will be revenged of them for what Joseph, his brothers and ancestors did to us in the land of Canaan when they went up to bury their father in Hebron.”
64:13 “Now then, if you are willing to come to me to assist me in fighting against them and Egypt, then shall we avenge the cause of our brothers.”
64:14 “And the children of Esau listened to the words of Zepho, and the children of Esau gathered themselves, together, a very great people, and they went to assist Zepho and the children of Chittim in battle.”
64:15 “And Zepho sent to all the children of the east and to all the children of Ishmael with words like to these, and they gathered themselves and came to the assistance of Zepho and the children of Chittim in the war on Egypt.”
64:16 “And all these kings, the king of Edom and the children of the east and all the children of Ishmael, and Zepho the king of Chittim went forth and arrayed all their hosts in Hebron.”
64:17 “And the camp was very heavy, extending in length a distance of three days journey, a people numerous as the sand on the sea shore which cannot be counted.”
64:18 “And all these kings and their hosts went down and came against all Egypt in battle, and encamped together in the valley of Pathros.”
64:19 “And all Egypt heard their report, and they also gathered themselves together, all the people of the land of Egypt, and of all the cities belonging to Egypt, about three hundred thousand men.”
64:20 “And the men of Egypt sent also to the children of Israel who were in those days in the land of Goshen, to come to them in order to go and fight with these kings.”
64:21 “And the men of Israel assembled and were about one hundred and fifty men, and they went into battle to assist the Egyptians.”
64:22 “And the men of Israel and of Egypt went forth, about three hundred thousand men and one hundred and fifty men, and they went toward these kings to battle, and they placed themselves from outside the land of Goshen opposite Pathros.”
64:23 “And the Egyptians understood not in Israel to go with them in their camps together for battle, for all the Egyptians said, perhaps the children of Israel will deliver us, into the hand of the children of Esau and Ishmael, for they are their brothers.”
64:24 “And all the Egyptians said to the children of Israel, remain you here together in your stand and we will go and fight against the children of Esau and Ishmael, and if these kings should prevail over us, then come you altogether on them and assist us, and the children of Israel did so.”
64:25 “And Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, king of Chittim, and Hadad, the son of Bedad king of Edom, and all their camps, and all the children of the east, and children of Ishmael, a people numerous as sand, encamped together in the valley of Pathros opposite Tachpanches.”
64:26 “And Balaam, the son of Beor the Syrian, was there in the camp of Zepho, for he came with the children of Chittim to the battle, and Balaam was a man highly honored in the eyes of Zepho and his men.”
64:27 “And Zepho said to Balaam, try by divination for us that we may know who will prevail in the battle, we or the Egyptians.”
64:28 “And Balaam rose up and tried the are of divination, and he was skilful in the knowledge of it, but he was confused and the work was destroyed in his hand.”
64:29 “And he tried it again but it did not succeed, and Balaam despaired of it and left it and did not complete it, for this was from the Lord, in order to cause Zepho and his people to fall into the hand of the children of Israel, who had trusted in the Lord, the God of their ancestors, in their war.”
64:30 “And Zepho and Hadad put their forces in battle array, and all the Egyptians went alone against them, about three hundred thousand men, and not one man of Israel was with them.”
64:31 “And all the Egyptians fought with these kings opposite Pathros and Tachpanches, and the battle was severe against the Egyptians.”
64:32 “And the kings were stronger than the Egyptians in that battle, and about one hundred and eighty men of Egypt fell on that day, and about thirty men of the forces of the kings, and all the men of Egypt fled from before the kings, so the children of Esau and Ishmael pursued the Egyptians, continuing to smite them to the place where was the camp of the children of Israel.”
64:33 “And all the Egyptians cried to the children of Israel, saying, hasten to us and assist us and save us from the hand of Esau, Ishmael and the children of Chittim.”
64:34 “And the hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel ran from their station to the camps of these kings, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord their God to deliver them.”
64:35 “And the Lord listened to Israel, and the Lord gave all the men of the kings into their hand, and the children of Israel fought against these kings, and the children of Israel smote about four thousand of the kings’ men.”
64:36 “And the Lord threw a great consternation in the camp of the kings, so that the fear of the children of Israel fell on them.”
64:37 “And all the hosts of the kings fled from before the children of Israel, and the children of Israel pursued them continuing to smite them to the borders of the land of Cush.”
64:38 “And the children of Israel slew of them in the road yet two thousand men, and of the children of Israel not one fell.”
64:39 “And when the Egyptians saw that the children of Israel had fought with such few men with the kings, and that the battle was so very severe against them,”
64:40 “All the Egyptians were greatly afraid of their lives on account of the strong battle, and all Egypt fled, every man hiding himself from the arrayed forces, and they hid themselves in the road, and they left the Israelites to fight.”
64:41 “And the children of Israel inflicted a terrible blow on the kings’ men, and they returned from them after they had driven them to the border of the land of Cush.”
64:42 “And all Israel knew the thing which the men of Egypt had done to them, that they had fled from them in battle, and had left them to fight alone.”
64:43 “So the children of Israel also acted with cunning, and as the children of Israel returned from battle, they found some of the Egyptians in the road and smote them there.”
64:44 “And while they slew them, they said to them these words, “
64:45 “Wherefore did you go from us and leave us, being a few people, to fight against these kings who had a great people to smite us, that you might thereby deliver your own souls?”
64:46 “And of some which the Israelites met on the road, they the children of Israel spoke to each other, saying, smite, smite, for he is an Ishmaelite, or an Edomite, or from the children of Chittim, and they stood over him and slew him, and they knew that he was an Egyptian.”
64:47 “And the children of Israel did these things cunningly against the Egyptians, because they had deserted them in battle and had fled from them.”
64:48 “And the children of Israel slew of the men of Egypt in the road in this manner, about two hundred men.”
64:49 “And all the men of Egypt saw the evil which the children of Israel had done to them, so all Egypt feared greatly the children of Israel, for they had seen their great power, and that not one man of them had fallen.”
64:50 “So all the children of Israel returned with joy on their road to Goshen, and the rest of Egypt returned each man to his place.”

Chapter 65

65:1 “And it came to pass after these things, that all the counselors of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all the elders of Egypt assembled and came before the king and bowed down to the ground, and they sat before him.”
65:2 “And the counselors and elders of Egypt spoke to the king, saying,”
65:3 “Behold the people of the children of Israel is greater and mightier than we are, and you know all the evil which they did to us in the road when we returned from battle.”
65:4 “And you have also seen their strong power, for this power is to them from their fathers, for but a few men stood up against a people numerous as the sand, and smote them at the edge of the sword, and of themselves not one has fallen, so that if they had been numerous they would then have utterly destroyed them.”
65:5 “Now therefore give us counsel what to do with them, until we gradually destroy them from among us, lest they become too numerous for us in the land.”
65:6 “For if the children of Israel should increase in the land, they will become an obstacle to us, and if any war should happen to take place, they with their great strength will join our enemy against us, and fight against us, destroy us from the land and go away from it.”
65:7 “So the king answered the elders of Egypt and said to them, this is the plan advised against Israel, from which we will not depart.”
65:8 “Behold in the land are Pithom and Rameses, cities unfortified against battle, it behooves you and us to build them, and to fortify them.”
65:9 “Now therefore go you also and act cunningly toward them, and proclaim a voice in Egypt and in Goshen at the command of the king, saying, “
65:10 “All you men of Egypt, Goshen, Pathros and all their inhabitants! the king has commanded us to build Pithom and Rameses, and to fortify them for battle; who among you of all Egypt, of the children of Israel and of all the inhabitants of the cities, are willing to build with us, shall each have his wages given to him daily at the king’s order; so go you first and do cunningly, and gather yourselves and come to Pithom and Rameses to build.”
65:11 “And while you are building, cause a proclamation of this kind to be made throughout Egypt every day at the command of the king.”
65:12 “And when some of the children of Israel shall come to build with you, you shall give them their wages daily for a few days.”
65:13 “And after they shall have built with you for their daily hire, draw yourselves away from them daily one by one in secret, and then you shall rise up and become their task masters and officers, and you shall leave them afterward to build without wages, and should they refuse, then force them with all your might to build.”
65:14 “And if you do this it will be well with us to strengthen our land against the children of Israel, for on account of the fatigue of the building and the work, the children of Israel will decrease, because you will deprive them from their wives day by day.”
65:15 “And all the elders of Egypt heard the counsel of the king, and the counsel seemed good in their eyes and in the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all Egypt, and they did according to the word of the king.”
65:16 “And all the servants went away from the king, and they caused a proclamation to be made in all Egypt, in Tachpanches and in Goshen, and in all the cities which surrounded Egypt, saying,”
65:17 “You have seen what the children of Esau and Ishmael did to us, who came to war against us and wished to destroy us; “
65:18 “Now therefore, the king commanded us to fortify the land, to build the cities Pithom and Rameses, and to fortify them for battle, if they should again come against us.”
65:19 “Whosoever of you from all Egypt and from the children of Israel will come to build with us, he shall have his daily wages given by the king, as his command is to us.”
65:20 “And when Egypt and all the children of Israel heard all that the servants of Pharaoh had spoken, there came from the Egyptians and the children of Israel to build with the servants of Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses, but none of the children of Levi came with their brothers to build.”
65:21 “And all the servants of Pharaoh and his princes came at first with deceit to build with all Israel as daily hired laborers, and they gave to Israel their daily hire at the beginning.”
65:22 “And the servants of Pharaoh built with all Israel, and were employed in that work with Israel for a month.”
65:23 “And at the end of the month, all the servants of Pharaoh began to withdraw secretly from the people of Israel daily.”
65:24 “And Israel went on with the work at that time, but they then received their daily hire, because some of the men of Egypt were still carrying on the work with Israel at that time; therefore the Egyptians gave Israel their hire in those days, in order that they, the Egyptians, their fellow workmen, might also take the pay for their labor.”
65:25 “And at the end of a year and four months all the Egyptians had withdrawn from the children of Israel, so that the children of Israel were left alone engaged in the work.”
65:26 “And after all the Egyptians had withdrawn from the children of Israel they returned and became oppressors and officers over them, and some of them stood over the children of Israel as task masters, to receive from them all that they gave them for the pay of their labor.”
65:27 “And the Egyptians did in this manner to the children of Israel day by day, in order to afflict the Israelites in their work.”
65:28 “And all the children of Israel were alone engaged in the labor, and the Egyptians refrained from giving any pay to the children of Israel from that time forward.”
65:29 “And when some of the men of Israel refused to work on account of the wages not being given to them, then the exacters and the servants of Pharaoh oppressed them and smote them with heavy blows, and made them return by force, to labor with their brothers; this did all the Egyptians to the children of Israel all the days.”
65:30 “And all the children of Israel were greatly afraid of the Egyptians in this matter, and all the children of Israel returned and worked alone without pay.”
65:31 “And the children of Israel built Pithom and Rameses, and all the children of Israel did the work, some making bricks, and some building, and the children of Israel built and fortified all the land of Egypt and its walls, and the children of Israel were engaged in work for many years, until the time came when the Lord remembered them and brought them out of Egypt.”
65:32 “But the children of Levi were not employed in the work with their brothers of Israel, from the beginning to the day of their going forth from Egypt.”
65:33 “For all the children of Levi knew that the Egyptians had spoken all these words with deceit to the Israelites, therefore the children of Levi refrained from approaching to the work with their brothers.”
65:34 “And the Egyptians did not direct their attention to make the children of Levi work afterward, since they had not been with their brothers at the beginning, therefore the Egyptians left them alone.”
65:35 “And the hands of the men of Egypt were directed with continued severity against the children of Israel in that work, and the Egyptians made the children of Israel work with rigor.”
65:36 “And the Egyptians embittered the lives of the children of Israel with hard work, in mortar and bricks, and also in all manner of work in the field.”
65:37 “And the children of Israel called Melol, the king of Egypt “Meror, king of Egypt,” because in his days the Egyptians had embittered their lives with all manner of work.”
65:38 “And all the work wherein the Egyptians made the children of Israel labor, they exacted with rigor, in order to afflict the children of Israel, but the more they afflicted them, the more they increased and grew, and the Egyptians were grieved because of the children of Israel.”

Chapter 66

66:1 “At that time died Hadad, the son of Bedad king of Edom, and Samlah from Mesrekah, from the country of the children of the east, reigned in his place.”
66:2 “In the thirteenth year of the reign of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, which was the hundred and twenty fifth year of the Israelites going down into Egypt, Samlah had reigned over Edom eighteen years.”
66:3 “And when he reigned, he drew forth his hosts to go and fight against Zepho the son of Eliphaz and the children of Chittim, because they had made war against Angeas, king of Africa, and they destroyed his whole army.”
66:4 “But he did not engage with him, for the children of Esau prevented him, saying he was their brother, so Samlah listened to the voice of the children of Esau, and turned back with all his forces to the land of Edom, and did not proceed to fight against Zepho the son of Eliphaz.”
66:5 “And Pharaoh, king of Egypt, heard this thing, saying, Samlah king of Edom has resolved to fight the children of Chittim, and afterward he will come to fight against Egypt.”
66:6 “And when the Egyptians heard this matter, they increased the labor on the children of Israel, lest the Israelites should do to them as they did to them in their war with the children of Esau in the days of Hadad.”
66:7 “So the Egyptians said to the children of Israel, hasten and do your work, and finish your task, and strengthen the land, lest the children of Esau your brothers should come to fight against us, for on your account will they come against us.”
66:8 “And the children of Israel did the work of the men of Egypt day by day, and the Egyptians afflicted the children of Israel in order to lessen them in the land.”
66:9 “But as the Egyptians increased the labor on the children of Israel, so did the children of Israel increase and multiply, and all Egypt was filled with the children of Israel.”
66:10 “And in the hundred and twenty fifth year of Israel’s going down into Egypt, all the Egyptians saw that their counsel did not succeed against Israel, but that they increased and grew, and the land of Egypt and the land of Goshen were filled with the children of Israel.”
66:11 “So all the elders of Egypt and its wise men came before the king and bowed down to him and sat before him.”
66:12 “And all the elders of Egypt and the wise men thereof said to the king, may the king live forever; you did counsel us the counsel against the children of Israel, and we did to them according to the word of the king.”
66:13 “But in proportion to the increase of the labor so do they increase and grow in the land, and behold the whole country is filled with them.”
66:14 “Now therefore our lord and king, the eyes of all Egypt are on you to give them advice with your wisdom, by which they may prevail over Israel to destroy them, or to diminish them from the land; and the king answered them, saying, give you counsel in this matter that we may know what to do to them.”
66:15 “And an officer, one of the king’s counselors, whose name was Job, from Mesopotamia, in the land of Uz, answered the king, saying, “
66:16 “If it please the king, let him hear the counsel of his servant; and the king said to him, speak.”
66:17 “And Job spoke before the king, the princes, and before all the elders of Egypt, saying,”
66:18 “Behold the counsel of the king which he advised formerly respecting the labor of the children of Israel is very good, and you must not remove from them that labor forever.”
66:19 “But this is the advice counseled by which you may lessen them, if it seems good to the king to afflict them.”
66:20 “Behold, we have feared war for a long time, and we said, when Israel becomes fruitful in the land, they will drive us from the land if a war should take place.”
66:21 “If it please the king, let a royal decree go forth, and let it be written in the laws of Egypt which shall not be revoked, that every male child born to the Israelites, his blood shall be spilled on the ground.”
66:22 “And by your doing this, when all the male children of Israel shall have died, the evil of their wars will cease; let the king do so and send for all the Hebrew midwives and order them in this matter to execute it; so the thing pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Job.”
66:23 “And the king sent for the Hebrew midwives to be called, of which the name of one was Shephrah, and the name of the other Puah.”
66:24 “And the midwives came before the king, and stood in his presence.”
66:25 “And the king said to them, when you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the stools, if it be a son, then you shall kill him, but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.”
66:26 “But if you will not do this thing, then will I burn you up and all your houses with fire.”
66:27 “But the midwives feared God and did not listen to the king of Egypt nor to his words, and when the Hebrew women brought forth to the midwife son or daughter, then did the midwife do all that was necessary to the child and let it live; this did the midwives all the days.”
66:28 “And this thing was told to the king, and he sent and called for the midwives and he said to them, why have you done this thing and have saved the children alive?”
66:29 “And the midwives answered, and spoke together before the king, saying,”
66:30 “Let not the king think that the Hebrew women are as the Egyptian women, for all the children of Israel are hale, and before the midwife comes to them they are delivered, and as for us, your handmaids, for many days no Hebrew woman has brought forth on us, for all the Hebrew women are their own midwives, because they are hale.”
66:31 “And Pharaoh heard their words and understood them in this matter, and the midwives went away from the king, and God dealt well with them, and the people multiplied and waxed exceedingly.”

Chapter 67

67:1 “There was a man in the land of Egypt of the seed of Levi, whose name was Amram, the son of Kehas, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.”
67:2 “And this man went and took a wife, namely Jochebed the daughter of Levi his father’s sister, and she was one hundred and twenty six years old, and he came to her.”
67:3 “And the woman conceived and bare a daughter, and she called her name Miriam, because in those days the Egyptians had embittered the lives of the children of Israel.”
67:4 “And she conceived again and bare a son and she called his name Aaron, for in the days of her conception, Pharaoh began to spill the blood of the male children of Israel.”
67:5 “In those days died Zepho the son of Eliphaz, son of Esau, king of Chittim, and Janeas reigned in his stead.”
67:6 “And the time that Zepho reigned over the children of Chittim was fifty years, and he died and was buried in the city of Nabna in the land of Chittim.”
67:7 “And Janeas, one of the mighty men of the children of Chittim, reigned after him and he reigned fifty years.”
67:8 “And it was after the death of the king of Chittim, that Balaam the son of Beor fled from the land of Chittim, and he went and came to Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
67:9 “And Pharaoh received him with great honor, for he had heard of his wisdom, and he gave him presents and made him for a counselor, and aggrandized him.”
67:10 “And Balaam dwelt in Egypt, in honor with all the nobles of the king, and the nobles exalted him, because they all coveted to learn his wisdom.”
67:11 “And in the hundred and thirtieth year of Israel’s going down to Egypt, Pharaoh dreamed that he was sitting on his kingly throne, and lifted up his eyes and saw an old man standing before him, and there were scales in the hands of the old man, such scales as are used by merchants.”
67:12 “And the old man took the scales and hung them before Pharaoh.”
67:13 “And the old man took all the elders of Egypt and all its nobles and great men, and he tied them together and put them in one scale.”
67:14 “And he took a milk kid and put it into the other scale, and the kid preponderated over all.”
67:15 “And Pharaoh was astonished at this dreadful vision, why the kid should preponderate over all, and Pharaoh woke and behold it was a dream.”
67:16 “And Pharaoh rose up early in the morning and called all his servants and related to them the dream, and the men were greatly afraid.”
67:17 “And the king said to all his wise men, interpret I pray you the dream which I dreamed, that I may know it.”
67:18 “And Balaam, the son of Beor, answered the king and said to him, this means nothing else but a great evil that will spring up against Egypt in the latter days.”
67:19 “For a son will be born to Israel who will destroy all Egypt and its inhabitants, and bring forth the Israelites from Egypt with a mighty hand.”
67:20 “Now therefore O king, take counsel on this matter, that you may destroy the hope of the children of Israel and their expectation, before this evil arise against Egypt.”
67:21 “And the king said to Balaam, and what shall we do to Israel? surely after a certain manner did we at first counsel against them and could not prevail over them.”
67:22 “Now therefore, give you also advice against them by which we may prevail over them.”
67:23 “And Balaam answered the king, saying, send now and call your two counselors, and we will see what their advice is on this matter and afterward your servant will speak.”
67:24 “And the king sent and called his two counselors, Reuel the Midianite and Job the Uzite, and they came and sat before the king.”
67:25 “And the king said to them, behold you have both heard the dream which I have dreamed, and the interpretation thereof; now therefore give counsel and know and see what is to be done to the children of Israel, whereby we may prevail over them, before their evil shall spring up against us.”
67:26 “And Reuel, the Midianite answered the king and said, may the king live, may the king live forever.”
67:27 “If it seem good to the king, let him desist from the Hebrews and leave them, and let him not stretch forth his hand against them.”
67:28 “For these are they whom the Lord chose in days of old, and took as the lot of his inheritance from among all the nations of the earth and the kings of the earth; and who is there that stretched his hand against them with impunity, of whom their God was not avenged?”
67:29 “Surely you know that when Abraham went down to Egypt, Pharaoh, the former king of Egypt, saw Sarah his wife, and took her for a wife, because Abraham said, she is my sister, for he was afraid, lest the men of Egypt should slay him on account of his wife.”
67:30 “And when the king of Egypt had taken Sarah, then God smote him and his household with heavy plagues, until he restored to Abraham his wife Sarah, then was he healed.”
67:31 “And Abimelech the Gerarite, king of the Philistines, God punished on account of Sarah wife of Abraham, in stopping up every womb from man to beast.”
67:32 “When their God came to Abimelech in the dream of night and terrified him, in order that he might restore to Abraham Sarah whom he had taken, and afterward all the people of Gerar were punished on account of Sarah, and Abraham prayed to his God for them, and he was intreated of him, and he healed them.”
67:33 “And Abimelech feared all this evil that came on him and his people, and he returned to Abraham his wife Sarah, and gave him with her many gifts.”
67:34 “He did so also to Isaac when he had driven him from Gerar, and God had done wonderful things to him, that all the water courses of Gerar were dried up, and their productive trees did not bring forth.”
67:35 “Until Abimelech of Gerar, and Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Pichol the captain of his host, went to him and they bent and bowed down before him to the ground.”
67:36 “And they requested of him to supplicate for them, and he prayed to the Lord for them, and the Lord was intreated of him and he healed them.”
67:37 “Jacob also, the plain man, was delivered through his integrity from the hand of his brother, Esau, and the hand of Laban the Syrian, his mother’s brother, who had sought his life; likewise from the hand of all the kings of Canaan who had come together against him and his children to destroy them, and the Lord delivered them out of their hands, that they turned on them and smote them, for who had ever stretched forth his hand against them with impunity?”
67:38 “Surely Pharaoh the former, your father’s father, raised Joseph the son of Jacob above all the princes of the land of Egypt, when he saw his wisdom, for through his wisdom he rescued all the inhabitants of the land from the famine.”
67:39 “After which he ordered Jacob and his children to come down to Egypt, in order that through their virtue, the land of Egypt and the land of Goshen might be delivered from the famine.”
67:40 “Now therefore, if it seem good in your eyes, cease from destroying the children of Israel, but if it be not your will that they shall dwell in Egypt, send them forth from here, that they may go to the land of Canaan, the land where their ancestors sojourned.”
67:41 “And when Pharaah heard the words of Jethro/Reuel he was very angry with him, so that he rose with shame from the king’s presence, and went to Midian, his land, and took Joseph’s stick/rod1Jash 77:26-51 with him.”
67:42 “And the king said to Job the Uzite, what say you Job, and what is your advice respecting the Hebrews?”
67:43 “So Job said to the king, behold all the inhabitants of the land are in your power, let the king do as it seems good in his eyes.”
67:44 “And the king said to Balaam, what do you say, Balaam speak your word that we may hear it.”
67:45 “And Balaam said to the king, of all that the king has counseled against the Hebrews will they be delivered, and the king will not be able to prevail over them with any counsel.”
67:46 “For if you think to lessen them by the flaming fire, you cannot prevail over them, for surely their God delivered Abraham, their father, from Ur of the Chaldeans; and if you think to destroy them with a sword, surely Isaac their father was delivered from it, and a ram was placed in his stead.”
67:47 “And if with hard and rigorous labor you think to lessen them, you will not prevail even in this, for their father Jacob served Laban in all manner of hard work, and prospered.”
67:48 “Now therefore, O king, hear my words, for this is the counsel which is counseled against them, by which you will prevail over them, and from which you should not depart.”
67:49 “If it please the king let him order all their children which shall be born from this day forward, to be thrown into the water, for by this can you wipe away their name,
for none of them, nor of their fathers, were tried in this manner.”
67:50 “And the king heard the words of Balaam, and the thing pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Balaam.”
67:51 “And the king ordered a proclamation to be issued and a law to be made throughout the land of Egypt, saying, every male child born to the Hebrews from this day forward shall be thrown into the water.”
67:52 “And Pharaoh called to all his servants, saying, go now and seek throughout the land of Goshen where the children of Israel are, and see that every son born to the Hebrews shall be cast into the river, but every daughter you shall let live.”
67:53 “And when the children of Israel heard this thing which Pharaoh had commanded, to cast their male children into the river, some of the people separated from their wives and others adhered to them.”
67:54 “And from that day forward, when the time of delivery arrived to those women of Israel who had remained with their husbands, they went to the field to bring forth there, and they brought forth in the field, and left their children on the field and returned home.”
67:55 “And the Lord who had sworn to their ancestors to multiply them, sent one of his ministering angels, which are in heaven, to wash each child in water, to anoint and swathe it and to put into its hands two smooth stones from one of which it sucked milk and from the other honey, and he caused its hair to grow to his knees, by which it might cover itself, to comfort it and to cleave to it, through his compassion for it.”
67:56 “And when God had compassion over them and had desired to multiply them on the face of the land, he ordered his earth to receive them to be preserved therein until the time of their growing up, after which the earth opened its mouth and vomited them forth and they sprouted forth from the city like the herb of the earth and the grass of the forest, and they returned each to his family and to his father’s house, and they remained with them.”
67:57 “And the babes of the children of Israel were on the earth like the herb of the field, through God’s grace to them.”
67:58 “And when all the Egyptians saw this thing, they went forth, each to his field with his yoke of oxen and his plowshare, and they plowed it up as one plows the earth at seed time.”
67:59 “And when they plowed they were unable to hurt the infants of the children of Israel, so the people increased and waxed exceedingly.”
67:60 “And Pharaoh ordered his officers daily to go to Goshen to seek for the babes of the children of Israel.”
67:61 “And when they had sought and found one, they took it from its mother’s bosom by force, and threw it into the river, but the female child they left with its mother; this did the Egyptians do to the Israelites all the days.”

Chapter 68

68:1 “And it was at that time the spirit of God was on Miriam, the daughter of Amram, the sister of Aaron, and she went forth and prophesied about the house, saying, behold a son will be born to us from my father and mother this time, and he will save Israel from the hands of Egypt.”
68:2 “And when Amram heard the words of his daughter, he went and took his wife back to the house, after he had driven her away at the time when Pharaoh ordered every male child of the house of Jacob to be thrown into the water.”
68:3 “So Amram took Jochebed his wife, three years after he had driven her away, and he came to her and she conceived.”
68:4 “And at the end of seven months from her conception, she brought forth a son, and the whole house was filled with great light as of the light of the sun and moon at the time of their shining.”
68:5 “And when the woman saw the child that it was good and pleasing to the sight, she hid it for three months in an inner room.”
68:6 “In those days, the Egyptians conspired to destroy all the Hebrews there.”
68:7 “And the Egyptian women went to Goshen where the children of Israel were, and they carried their young ones on their shoulders, their babes who could not yet speak.”
68:8 “And in those days, when the women of the children of Israel brought forth, each woman had hidden her son from before the Egyptians, that the Egyptians might not know of their bringing forth, and might not destroy them from the land.”
68:9 “And the Egyptian women came to Goshen and their children who could not speak were on their shoulders, and when an Egyptian woman came into the house of Hebrew woman, her babe began to cry.”
68:10 “And when it cried, the child that was in the inner room answered it, so the Egyptian women went and told it at the house of Pharaoh.”
68:11 “And Pharaoh sent his officers to take the children and slay them; this did the Egyptians to the Hebrew women all the days.”
68:12 “And it was at that time, about three months from Jochebed’s concealment of her son, that the thing was known in Pharaoh’s house.”
68:13 “And the woman hurry to take away her son before the officers came, and she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein, and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.”
68:14 “And his sister Miriam stood afar off to know what would be done to him, and what would become of her words.”
68:15 “And God sent forth at that time a terrible heat in the land of Egypt, which burned up the flesh of man like the sun in his circuit, and it greatly oppressed the Egyptians.”
68:16 “And all the Egyptians went down to bathe in the river, on account of the consuming heat which burned up their flesh.”
68:17 “And Bathia, the daughter of Pharaoh, went also to bathe in the river, owing to the consuming heat, and her maidens walked at the river side, and all the women of Egypt as well.”
68:18 “And Bathia lifted up her eyes to the river, and she saw the ark on the water, and sent her maid to fetch it.”
68:19 “And she opened it and saw the child, and behold the babe wept, and she had compassion on him, and she said, this is one of the Hebrew children.”
68:20 “And all the women of Egypt walking on the river side desired to give him suck, but he would not suck, for this thing was from the Lord, in order to restore him to his mother’s breast.”
68:21 “And Miriam, his sister was at that time among the Egyptian women at the river side, and she saw this thing and she said to Pharaoh’s daughter, shall I go and fetch a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
68:22 “And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, go, and the young woman went and called the child’s mother.”
68:23 “And Pharaoh’s daughter said to Jochebed, take this child away and suckle it for me, and I will pay you your wages, two bits of silver daily; and the woman took the child and nursed it.”
68:24 “And at the end of two years, when the child grew up, she brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he was to her as a son, and she called his name Moses, for she said, because I drew him out of the water.”
68:25 “And Amram, his father called his name Chabar, for he said, it was for him that he associated with his wife whom he had turned away.”
68:26 “And Jochebed, his mother, called his name Jekuthiel, because, she said, I have hoped for him to the Almighty, and God restored him to me.”
68:27 “And Miriam his sister called him Jered, for she descended after him to the river to know what his end would be.”
68:28 “And Aaron, his brother, called his name Abi Zanuch, saying, my father left my mother and returned to her on his account.”
68:29 “And Kehas, the father of Amram, called his name Abigdor, because on his account did God repair the breach of the house of Jacob, that they could no longer throw their male children into the water.”
68:30 “And their nurse called him Abi Socho, saying, in his tabernacle was he hidden for three months, on account of the children of Ham.”
68:31 “And all Israel called his name Shemaiah, son of Nethanel, for they said, in his days has God heard their cries and rescued them from their oppressors.”
68:32 “And Moses was in Pharaoh’s house, and was to Bathia, Pharaoh’s daughter, as a son, and Moses grew up among the king’s children.”

Chapter 69

69:1 “And the king of Edom died in those days, in the eighteenth year of his reign, and was buried in his temple which he had built for himself as his royal residence in the land of Edom.”
69:2 “And the children of Esau sent to Pethor, which is on the river, and they fetched from there a young man of beautiful eyes and comely aspect, whose name was Saul, and they made him king over them in the place of Samlah.”
69:3 “And Saul reigned over all the children of Esau in the land of Edom for forty years.”
69:4 “And when Pharaoh, king of Egypt, saw that the counsel which Balaam had advised respecting the children of Israel did not succeed, but that still they were fruitful, multiplied and increased throughout the land of Egypt,”
69:5 “Then Pharaoh commanded in those days that a proclamation should be issued throughout Egypt to the children of Israel, saying, no man shall diminish any thing of his daily labor.”
69:6 “And the man who shall be found deficient in his labor which he performs daily, whether in mortar or in bricks, then his youngest son shall be put in their place.”
69:7 “And the labor of Egypt strengthened upon the children of Israel in those days, and behold if one brick was deficient in any man’s daily labor, the Egyptians took his youngest boy by force from his mother, and put him into the building in the place of the brick which his father had left wanting.”
69:8 “And the men of Egypt did so to all the children of Israel day by day, all the days for a long period.”
69:9 “But the tribe of Levi did not at that time work with the Israelites, their brothers, from the beginning, for the children of Levi knew the cunning of the Egyptians which they exercised at first toward the Israelites.”

Chapter 70

70:1 “And in the third year from the birth of Moses, Pharaoh was sitting at a banquet, when Alparanith the queen was sitting at his right and Bathia at his left, and the lad, Moses, was lying on her bosom, and Balaam, the son of Beor, with his two sons, and all the princes of the kingdom were sitting at table in the king’s presence.”
70:2 “And the lad stretched forth his hand on the king’s head, and took the crown from the king’s head and placed it on his own head.”
70:3 “And when the king and princes saw the work which the boy had done, the king and princes were terrified, and one man to his neighbor expressed astonishment.”
70:4 “And the king said to the princes who were before him at table, what speak you and what say you, O you princes, in this matter, and what is to be judgment against the boy on account of this act?”
70:5 “And Balaam, the son of Beor, the magician answered before the king and princes, and he said, remember now, O my lord and king, the dream which you did dream many days since, and that which your servant interpreted to you?”
70:6 “Now therefore, this is a child from the Hebrew children, in whom is the spirit of God, and let not my lord the king imagine that this youngster did this thing without knowledge.”
70:7 “For he is a Hebrew boy, and wisdom and understanding are with him, although he is still a child, and with wisdom has he done this and chosen to himself the kingdom of Egypt.”
70:8 “For this is the manner of all the Hebrews to deceive kings and their nobles, to do all these things cunningly in order to make the kings of the earth and their men tremble.”
70:9 “Surely you know that Abraham their father acted thus, who deceived the army of Nimrod, king of Babel, and Abimelech king of Gerar, and that he possessed himself of the land of the children of Heth and all the kingdoms of Canaan.”
70:10 “And that he descended into Egypt and said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister, in order to mislead Egypt and her king.”
70:11 “His son, Isaac, also did so when he went to Gerar and dwelt there, and his strength prevailed over the army of Abimelech king of the Philistines.”
70:12 “He also thought of making the kingdom of the Philistines stumble, in saying that Rebecca his wife was his sister.”
70:13 “Jacob also dealt treacherously with his brother, and took from his hand his birthright and his blessing.”
70:14 “He went then to Padan aram to the house of Laban, his mother’s brother, and cunningly obtained from him his daughter, his cattle, and all belonging to him, and fled away and returned to the land of Canaan to his father.”
70:15 “His sons sold their brother, Joseph, who went down into Egypt and became a slave, and was placed in the prison house for twelve years.”
70:16 “Until the former Pharaoh dreamed dreams, and withdrew him from the prison house, and magnified him above all the princes in Egypt on account of his interpreting dreams to him.”
70:17 “And when God caused a famine throughout the land, he sent for and brought his father and all his brothers, and the whole of his father’s household, and supported them without price or reward, and bought the Egyptians for slaves.”
70:18 “Now, therefore, my lord king behold this child has risen up in their stead in Egypt, to do according to their deeds and to trifle with every king, prince and judge.”
70:19 “If it please the king, let us now spill his blood on the ground, lest he grow up and take away the government from your hand, and the hope of Egypt perish after he shall have reigned.”
70:20 “And Balaam said to the king, let us moreover call for all the judges of Egypt and the wise men thereof, and let us know if the judgment of death is due to this boy as you did say, and then we will slay him.”
70:21 “And Pharaoh sent and called for all the wise men of Egypt and they came before the king, and an angel of the Lord came among them, and he was like one of the wise men of Egypt.”
70:22 “And the king said to the wise men, surely you have heard what this Hebrew boy who is in the house has done, and thus has Balaam judged in the matter.”
70:23 “Now judge you also and see what is due to the boy for the act which he has committed.”
70:24 “And the angel, who seemed like one of the wise men of Pharaoh, answered and said as follows, before all the wise men of Egypt and before the king and the princes.”
70:25 “If it please the king, let the king send for men who shall bring before him an onyx stone and a coal of fire, and place them before the child, and if the child shall stretch forth his hand and take the onyx stone, then shall we know that with wisdom has the youth done all that he has done, and we must slay him.”
70:26 “But if he stretch forth his hand on the coal, then shall we know that it was not with knowledge that he did this thing, and he shall live.”
70:27 “And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king and the princes, so the king did according to the word of the angel of the Lord.”
70:28 “And the king ordered the onyx stone and coal to be brought and placed before Moses.”
70:29 “And they placed the boy before them, and the lad endeavored to stretch forth his hand to the onyx stone, but the angel of the Lord took his hand and placed it on the coal, and the coal became extinguished in his hand, and he lifted it up and put it into his mouth, and burned part of his lips and part of his tongue, and he became heavy in mouth and tongue.”
70:30 “And when the king and princes saw this, they knew that Moses had not acted with wisdom in taking off the crown from the king’s head.”
70:31 “So the king and princes refrained from slaying the child, so Moses remained in Pharaoh’s house, growing up, and the Lord was with him.”
70:32 “And while the boy was in the king’s house, he was robed in purple and he grew among the children of the king.”
70:33 “And when Moses grew up in the king’s house, Bathia the daughter of Pharaoh considered him as a son, and all the household of Pharaoh honored him, and all the men of Egypt were afraid of him.”
70:34 “And he daily went forth and came into the land of Goshen, where his brothers, the children of Israel were, and Moses saw them daily in shortness of breath and hard labor.”
70:35 “And Moses asked them, saying, wherefore is this labor meted out to you day by day?”
70:36 “And they told him all that had befallen them, and all the injunctions which Pharaoh had put on them before his birth.”
70:37 “And they told him all the counsels which Balaam the son of Beor, had counseled against them, and what he had also counselled against him in order to slay him when he had taken the king’s crown from off his head.”
70:38 “And when Moses heard these things his anger was kindled against Balaam, and he sought to kill him, and he was in ambush for him day by day.”
70:39 “And Balaam was afraid of Moses, and he and his two sons rose up and went forth from Egypt, and they fled and delivered their souls and betook themselves to the land of Cush to Kikianus, king of Cush.”
70:40 “And while Moses was in the king’s house going out and coming in, the Lord gave him favor in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants, and in the eyes of all the people of Egypt, and they loved Moses exceedingly.”
70:41 “And the day arrived when Moses went to Goshen to see his brothers, that he saw the children of Israel in their burdens and hard labor, and Moses was grieved on their account.”
70:42 “And Moses returned to Egypt and came to the house of Pharaoh, and came before the king and Moses bowed down before the king.”
70:43 “And Moses said to Pharaoh, I pray you my lord, I have come to seek a small request from you, turn not away my face empty; and Pharaoh said to him, speak.”
70:44 “And Moses said to Pharaoh, let there be given to your servants, the children of Israel, who are in Goshen, one day to rest therein from their labor.”
70:45 “And the king answered Moses and said, behold I have lifted up your face in this thing to grant your request.”
70:46 “And Pharaoh ordered a proclamation to be issued throughout Egypt and Goshen, saying, “
70:47 “To you, all the children of Israel, this says the king, for six days you shall do your work and labor but on the seventh day you shall rest, and shall not perform any work, this shall you do all the days, as the king and Moses, the son of Bathia have commanded.”
70:48 “And Moses rejoiced at this thing which the king had granted to him, and all the children of Israel did as Moses ordered them.”
70:49 “For this thing was from the Lord to the children of Israel, for the Lord had begun to remember the children of Israel to save them for the sake of their fathers.”
70:50 “And the Lord was with Moses and his fame went throughout Egypt.”
70:51 “And Moses became great in the eyes of all the Egyptians, and in the eyes of all the children of Israel, seeking good for his people Israel and speaking words of peace regarding them to the king.”

Chapter 71

71:1 “And when Moses was eighteen years old, he desired to see his father and mother and he went to them to Goshen, and when Moses had come near Goshen, he came to the place where the children of Israel were engaged in work, and he observed their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian smiting one of his Hebrew brothers.”
71:2 “And when the man who was beaten saw Moses he ran to him for help, for the man Moses was greatly respected in the house of Pharaoh, and he said to him, my lord attend to me, this Egyptian came to my house in the night, bound me, and came to my wife in my presence, and now he seeks to take my life away.”
71:3 “And when Moses heard this wicked thing, his anger was kindled against the Egyptian, and he turned this way and the other, and when he saw there was no man there he smote the Egyptian and hid him in the sand, and delivered the Hebrew from the hand of him that smote him.”
71:4 “And the Hebrew went to his house, and Moses returned to his home, and went forth and came back to the king’s house.”
71:5 “And when the man had returned home, he thought of repudiating his wife, for it was not right in the house of Jacob, for any man to come to his wife after she had been defiled.”
71:6 “And the woman went and told her brothers, and the woman’s brothers sought to slay him, and he fled to his house and escaped.”
71:7 “And on the second day Moses went forth to his brothers, and saw, and behold two men were quarreling, and he said to the wicked one, why do you smite your neighbor?”
71:8 “And he answered him and said to him, who has set you for a prince and judge over us? do you think to slay me as you did slay the Egyptian? and Moses was afraid and he said, surely the thing is known !”
71:9 “And Pharaoh heard of this affair; and he ordered Moses to be slain, so God sent his angel, and he appeared to Pharaoh in the likeness of a captain of the guard.”
71:10 “And the angel of the Lord took the sword from the hand of the captain of the guard, and took his head off with it, for the likeness of the captain of the guard was turned into the likeness of Moses.”
71:11 “And the angel of the Lord took hold of the right hand of Moses, and brought him forth from Egypt, and placed him from without the borders of Egypt, a distance of forty days journey.”
71:12 “And Aaron, his brother, alone remained in the land of Egypt, and he prophesied to the children of Israel, saying,”
71:13 “This says the Lord God of your ancestors, throw away, each man, the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt.”
71:14 “And the children of Israel rebelled and would not listen to Aaron at that time.”
71:15 “And the Lord thought to destroy them, were it not that the Lord remembered the covenant which he had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
71:16 “In those days the hand of Pharaoh continued to be severe against the children of Israel, and he crushed and oppressed them until the time when God sent forth his word and took notice of them.”

Chapter 72

72:1 “And it was in those days that there was a great war between the children of Cush and the children of the east and Aram, and they rebelled against the king of Cush in whose hands they were.”
72:2 “So Kikianus, king of Cush, went forth with all the children of Cush, a people numerous as the sand, and he went to fight against Aram and the children of the east, to bring them under subjection.”
72:3 “And when Kikianus went out, he left Balaam the magician, with his two sons, to guard the city, and the lowest sort of the people of the land.”
72:4 “So Kikianus went forth to Aram and the children of the east, and he fought against them and smote them, and they all fell down wounded before Kikianus and his people.”
72:5 “And he took many of them captives and he brought them under subjection as at first, and he encamped on their land to take tribute from them as usual.”
72:6 “And Balaam, the son of Beor, when the king of Cush had left him to guard the city and the poor of the city, he rose up and advised with the people of the land to rebel against king Kikianus, not to let him enter the city when he should come home.”
72:7 “And the people of the land listened to him, and they swore to him and made him king over them and his two sons for captains of the army.”
72:8 “So they rose up and raised the walls of the city at the two corners, and they built an exceeding strong building.”
72:9 “And at the third corner they dug ditches without number, between the city and the river which surrounded the whole land of Cush, and they made the waters of the river burst forth there.”
72:10 “At the fourth corner they collected numerous serpents by their incantations and enchantments, and they fortified the city and dwelt therein, and no one went out or in before them.”
72:11 “And Kikianus fought against Aram and the children of the east and he subdued them as before, and they gave him their usual tribute, and he went and returned to his land.”
72:12 “And when Kikianus the king of Cush approached his city and all he captains of the forces with him, they lifted up their eyes and saw that the walls of the city were built up and greatly elevated, so the men were astonished at this.”
72:13 “And they said one to the other, it is because they saw that we were delayed, in the battle, and were greatly afraid of us, therefore have they done this thing and raised the city walls and fortified them so that the kings of Canaan might not come in battle against them.”
72:14 “So the king and the troops approached the city door and they looked up and behold, all the gates of the city were closed, and they called out to the sentinels, saying, open to us, that we may enter the city.”
72:15 “But the sentinels refused to open to them by the order of Balaam the magician their king, they suffered them not to enter their city.”
72:16 “So they raised a battle with them opposite the city gate, and one hundred and thirty men of the army of Kikianus fell on that day.”
72:17 “And on the next day they continued to fight and they fought at the side of the river; they endeavored to pass but were not able, so some of them sank in the pits and died.”
72:18 “So the king ordered them to cut down trees to make rafts, on which they might pass to them, and they did so.”
72:19 “And when they came to the place of the ditches, the waters revolved by mills, and two hundred men on ten rafts were drowned.”
72:20 “And on the third day they came to fight at the side where the serpents were, but they could not approach there, so the serpents slew of them one hundred and seventy men, and they ceased fighting against Cush, and they besieged Cush for nine years, no person came out or in.”
72:21 “At that time that the war and the siege were against Cush, Moses fled from Egypt from Pharaoh who sought to kill him for having slain the Egyptian.”
72:22 “And Moses was eighteen years old when he fled from Egypt from the presence of Pharaoh, and he fled and escaped to the camp of Kikianus, which at that time was besieging Cush.”
72:23 “And Moses was nine years in the camp of Kikianus king of Cush, all the time that they were besieging Cush, and Moses went out and came in with them.”
72:24 “And the king and princes and all the fighting men loved Moses, for he was great and worthy, his stature was like a noble lion, his face was like the sun, and his strength was like that of a lion, and he was counselor to the king.”
72:25 “And at the end of nine years, Kikianus was seized with a mortal disease, and his illness prevailed over him, and he died on the seventh day.”
72:26 “So his servants embalmed him and carried him and buried him opposite the city gate to the north of the land of Egypt.”
72:27 “And they built over him an elegant strong and high building, and they placed great stones below.”
72:28 “And the king’s scribes engraved on those stones all the might of their king Kikianus, and all his battles which he had fought, behold they are written there at this day.”
72:29 “Now after the death of Kikianus king of Cush it grieved his men and troops greatly on account of the war.”
72:30 “So they said one to the other, give us counsel what we are to do at this time, as we have resided in the wilderness nine years away from our homes.”
72:31 “If we say we will fight against the city many of us will fall wounded or killed, and if we remain here in the siege we shall also die.”
72:32 “For now all the kings of Aram and of the children of the east will hear that our king is dead, and they will attack us suddenly in a hostile manner, and they will fight against us and leave no remnant of us.”
72:33 “Now therefore, let us go and make a king over us, and let us remain in the siege until the city is delivered up to us.”
72:34 “And they wished to choose on that day a man for king from the army of Kikianus, and they found no object of their choice like Moses to reign over them.”
72:35 “And they hurry and stripped off each man his garments and cast them on the ground, and they made a great heap and placed Moses thereon.”
72:36 “And they rose up and blew with trumpets and called out before him, and said, may the king live, may the king live !”
72:37 “And all the people and nobles swore to him to give him for a wife Adoniah the queen, the Cushite, wife of Kikianus, and they made Moses king over them on that day.”
72:38 “And all the people of Cush issued a proclamation on that day, saying, every man must give something to Moses of what is in his possession.”
72:39 “And they spread out a sheet on the heap, and every man cast into it something of what he had, one a gold earring and the other a coin.”
72:40 “Also of onyx stones, bdellium, pearls and marble did the children of Cush cast to Moses on the heap, also silver and gold in great abundance.”
72:41 “And Moses took all the silver and gold, all the vessels, and the bdellium and onyx stones, which all the children of Cush had given to him, and he placed them among his treasures.”
72:42 “And Moses reigned over the children of Cush on that day, in the place of Kikianus king of Cush.”

Chapter 73

73:1 “In the fifty fifth year of the reign of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that is in the hundred and fifty seventh year of the Israelites going down into Egypt, reigned Moses in Cush.”
73:2 “Moses was twenty seven years old when he began to reign over Cush, and forty years did he reign.”
73:3 “And the Lord granted Moses favor and grace in the eyes of all the children of Cush, and the children of Cush loved him exceedingly, so Moses was favored by the Lord and by men.”
73:4 “And in the seventh day of his reign, all the children of Cush assembled and came before Moses and bowed down to him to the ground.”
73:5 “And all the children spoke together in the presence of the king, saying, give us counsel that we may see what is to be done to this city.”
73:6 “For it is now nine years that we have been besieging round about the city, and have not seen our children and our wives.”
73:7 “So the king answered them, saying, if you will listen to my voice in all that I shall command you, then will the Lord give the city into our hands and we shall subdue it.”
73:8 “For if we fight with them as in the former battle which we had with them before the death of Kikianus, many of us will fall down wounded as before.”
73:9 “Now therefore, behold here is counsel for you in this matter; if you will listen to my voice, then will the city be delivered into our hands.”
73:10 “So all the forces answered the king, saying, all that our lord shall command, that will we do.”
73:11 “And Moses said to them, pass through and proclaim a voice in the whole camp to all the people, saying,”
73:12 “This says the king, go into the forest and bring with you of the young ones of the stork, each man a young one in his hand.”
73:13 “And any person transgressing the word of the king, who shall not bring his young one, he shall die, and the king will take all belonging to him.”
73:14 “And when you shall bring them they shall be in your keeping, you shall rear them until they grow up, and you shall teach them to dart on, as is the way of the young ones of the hawk.”
73:15 “So all the children of Cush heard the words of Moses, and they rose up and caused a proclamation to be issued throughout the camp, saying,”
73:16 “To you, all the children of Cush, the king’s order is, that you go all together to the forest, and catch there the young storks each man his young one in his hand, and you shall bring them home.”
73:17 “And any person violating the order of the king shall die, and the king will take all that belongs to him.”
73:18 “And all the people did so and they went out to the wood and they climbed the fir trees and caught, each man a young one in his hand, all the young of the storks, and they brought them into the desert and reared them by order of the king, and they taught them to dart on, similar to the young hawks.”
73:19 “And after the young storks were reared, the king ordered them to be hungered for three days, and all the people did so.”
73:20 “And on the third day, the king said to them, strengthen yourselves and become valiant men, and put on each man his armor and gird on his sword on him, and ride each man his horse and take each his young stork in his hand.”
73:21 “And we will rise up and fight against the city at the place where the serpents are; and all the people did as the king had ordered.”
73:22 “And they took each man his young one in his hand, and they went away, and when they came to the place of the serpents the king said to them, send forth each man his young stork on the serpents.”
73:23 “And they sent forth each man his young stork at the king’s order, and the young storks ran on the serpents and they devoured them all and destroyed them out of that place.”
73:24 “And when the king and people had seen that all the serpents were destroyed in that place, all the people set up a great shout.”
73:25 “And they approached and fought against the city and took it and subdued it, and they entered the city.”
73:26 “And there died on that day one thousand and one hundred men of the people of the city, all that inhabited the city, but of the people besieging not one died.”
73:27 “So all the children of Cush went each to his home, to his wife and children and to all belonging to him.”
73:28 “And Balaam the magician, when he saw that the city was taken, he opened the gate and he and his two sons and eight brothers fled and returned to Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
73:29 “They are the sorcerers and magicians who are mentioned in the book of the law, standing against Moses when the Lord brought the plagues on Egypt.”
73:30 “So Moses took the city by his wisdom, and the children of Cush placed him on the throne instead of Kikianus king of Cush.”
73:31 “And they placed the royal crown on his head, and they gave him for a wife Adoniah the Cushite queen, wife of Kikianus.”
73:32 “And Moses feared the Lord God of his fathers, so that he came not to her, nor did he turn his eyes to her.”
73:33 “For Moses remembered how Abraham had made his servant Eliezer swear, saying to him, you shall not take a woman from the daughters of Canaan for my son Isaac.”
73:34 “Also what Isaac did when Jacob had fled from his brother, when he commanded him, saying, you shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan, nor make alliance with any of the children of Ham.”
73:35 “For the Lord our God gave Ham, the son of Noah, and his children and all his seed, as slaves to the children of Shem and to the children of Japheth and to their seed after them for slaves, forever.”
73:36 “Therefore, Moses turned not his heart nor his eyes to the wife of Kikianus all the days that he reigned over Cush.”
73:37 “And Moses feared the Lord his God all his life, and Moses walked before the Lord in truth, with all his heart and soul, he turned not from the right way all the days of his life; he declined not from the way either to the right or to the left, in which Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had walked.”
73:38 “And Moses strengthened himself in the kingdom of the children of Cush, and he guided the children of Cush with his usual wisdom, and Moses prospered in his kingdom.”
73:39 “And at that time Aram and the children of the east heard that Kikianus, king of Cush had died, so Aram and the children of the east rebelled against Cush in those days.”
73:40 “And Moses gathered all the children of Cush, a people very mighty, about thirty thousand men, and he went forth to fight with Aram and the children of the east.”
73:41 “And they went at first to the children of the east, and when the children of the east heard their report, they went to meet them, and engaged in battle with them.”
73:42 “And the war was sever against the children of the east, so the Lord gave all the children of the east into the hand of Moses, and about three hundred men fell down slain.”
73:43 “And all the children of the east turned back and retreated, so Moses and the children of Cush followed them and subdued them and put a tax on them, as was their custom.”
73:44 “So Moses and all the people with him passed from there to the land of Aram for battle.”
73:45 “And the people of Aram also went to meet them, and they fought against them, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Moses, and many of the men of Aram fell down wounded.”
73:46 “And Aram also were subdued by Moses and the people of Cush, and also gave their usual tax.”
73:47 “And Moses brought Aram and the children of the east under subjection to the children of Cush, and Moses and all the people who were with him, turned to the land of Cush.”
73:48 “And Moses strengthened himself in the kingdom of the children of Cush, and the Lord was with him, and all the children of Cush were afraid of him.”

Chapter 74

74:1 “In the end of years died Saul king of Edom, and Baal Chanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.”
74:2 “In the sixteenth year of the reign of Moses over Cush, Baal Chanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in the land of Edom over all the children of Edom for thirty eight years.”
74:3 “In his days, Moab rebelled against the power of Edom, having been under Edom since the days of Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote them and Midian, and brought Moab under subjection to Edom.”
74:4 “And when Baal Chanan, the son of Achbor, reigned over Edom, all the children of Moab withdrew their allegiance from Edom.”
74:5 “And Angeas, king of Africa died in those days, and Azdrubal, his son, reigned in his stead.”
74:6 “And in those days died Janeas, king of the children of Chittim, and they buried him in his temple which he had built for himself in the plain of Canopia for a residence, and Latinus reigned in his stead.”
74:7 “In the twenty second year of the reign of Moses over the children of Cush, Latinus reigned over the children of Chittim forty five years.”
74:8 “And he also built for himself a great and mighty tower, and he built therein an elegant temple for his residence, to conduct his government, as was the custom.”
74:9 “In the third year of his reign he caused a proclamation to he made to all his skillful men, who made many ships for him.”
74:10 “And Latinus assembled all his forces, and they came in ships, and went therein to fight with Azdrubal, son of Angeas, king of Africa, and they came to Africa and engaged in battle with Azdrubal and his army.”
74:11 “And Latinus prevailed over Azdrubal, and Latinus took from Azdrubal the aqueduct which his father had brought from the children of Chittim, when he took Janiah, the daughter of Uzi, for a wife, so Latinus overthrew the bridge of the aqueduct, and smote the whole army of Azdrubal a severe blow.”
74:12 “And the remaining strong men of Azdrubal strengthened themselves, and their hearts were filled with envy, and they courted death, and again engaged in battle with Latinus, king of Chittim.”
74:13 “And the battle was severe on all the men of Africa, and they all fell wounded before Latinus and his people, and Azdrubal, the king, also fell in that battle.”
74:14 “And the king, Azdrubal had a very beautiful daughter whose name was Ushpezena, and all the men of Africa embroidered her likeness on their garments, on account of her great beauty and comely appearance.”
74:15 “And the men of Latinus saw Ushpezena, the daughter of Azdrubal, and praised her to Latinus their king.”
74:16 “And Latinus ordered her to be brought to him, and Latinia took Ushpezena for a wife, and he turned back on his way to Chittim.”
74:17 “And it was after the death of Azdrubal, son of Angeas, when Latinus had turned back to his land from the battle, that all the inhabitants of Africa rose up and took Anibal the son of Angeas, the younger brother of Azdrubal, and made him king instead of his brother over the whole land of Africa.”
74:18 “And when he reigned, he resolved to go to Chittim to fight with the children of Chittim, to avenge the cause of Azdrubal, his brother, and the cause of the inhabitants of Africa, and he did so.”
74:19 “And he made many ships, and he came therein with his whole army, and he went to Chittim.”
74:20 “So Anibal fought with the children of Chittim, and the children of Chittim fell wounded before Anibal and his army, and Anibal avenged his brother’s cause.”
74:21 “And Anibal continued the war for eighteen years with the children of Chittim, and Anibal dwelt in the land of Chittim and encamped there for a long time.”
74:22 “And Anibal smote the children of Chittim very severely, and he slew their great men and princes, and of the rest of the people he smote about eighty thousand men.”
74:23 “And at the end of days and years, Anibal returned to his land of Africa, and he reigned securely in the place of Azdrubal, his brother.”

Chapter 75

75:1 “At that time, in the hundred and eightieth year of the Israelites going down into Egypt, there went forth from Egypt valiant men, thirty thousand on foot, from the children of Israel, who were all of the tribe of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim the son of Joseph.”
75:2 “For they said the period was completed which the Lord had appointed to the children of Israel in the times of old, which he had spoken to Abraham.”
75:3 “And these men girded themselves, and they put each man his sword at his side, and every man his armor on him, and they trusted to their strength, and they went out together from Egypt with a mighty hand.”
75:4 “But they brought no provision for the road, only silver and gold, not even bread for that day did they bring in their hands, for they thought of getting their provision for pay from the Philistines, and if not, they would take it by force.”
75:5 “And these men were very mighty and valiant men, one man could pursue a thousand and two could rout ten thousand, so they trusted to their strength and went together as they were.”
75:6 “And they directed their course toward the land of Gath, and they went down and found the shepherds of Gath feeding the cattle of the children of Gath.”
75:7 “And they said to the shepherds, give us some of the sheep for pay, that we may eat, for are hungry, for we have eaten no bread this day .”
75:8 “And the shepherds said, are they our sheep or cattle that we should give them to you even for pay? so the children of Ephraim approached to take them by force.”
75:9 “And the shepherds of Gath shouted over them that their cry was heard at a distance, so all the children of Gath went out to them.”
75:10 “And when the children of Gath saw the evil doings of the children of Ephraim, they returned and assembled the men of Gath, and they put on each man his armor, and came forth to the children of Ephraim for battle.”
75:11 “And they engaged with them in the valley of Gath, and the battle was severe, and they smote from each other a great many on that day.”
75:12 “And on the second day the, children of Gath sent to all the cities of the Philistines that they should come to their help, saying,”
75:13 “Come up to us and help us, that we may smite the children of Ephraim who have come forth from Egypt to take our cattle, and to fight against us without cause.”
75:14 “Now the souls of the children of Ephraim were exhausted with hunger and thirst, for they had eaten no bread for three days. And forty thousand men went forth from the cities of the Philistines to the assistance of the men of Gath.”
75:15 “And these men were engaged in battle with the children of Ephraim, and the Lord delivered the children of Ephraim into the hands of the Philistines.”
75:16 “And they smote all the children of Ephraim, all who had gone forth from Egypt, none were remaining, but ten men who had run away from the engagement.”
75:17 “For this evil was from the Lord against the children of Ephraim, for they transgressed the word of the Lord in going, forth from Egypt, before the period had arrived which the Lord in the days of old had appointed to Israel.”
75:18 “And of the Philistines also there fell a great many, about twenty thousand men, and their brothers carried them and buried them in their cities.”
75:19 “And the slain of the children of Ephraim remained forsaken in the valley of Gath for many days and years, and were not brought to burial, and the valley was filled with men’s bones.”
75:20 “And the men who had escaped from the battle came to Egypt, and told all the children of Israel all that had befallen them.”
75:21 “And their father Ephraim mourned over them for many days, and his brothers came to console him.”
75:22 “And he came to his wife and she bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, for she was unfortunate in his house.”

Chapter 76

76:1 “And Moses, the son of Amram, was still king in the land of Cush in those days, and he prospered in his kingdom, and he conducted the government of the children of Cush in justice, in righteousness and integrity.”
76:2 “And all the children of Cush loved Moses all the days that he reigned over them, and all the inhabitants of the land of Cush were greatly afraid of him.”
76:3 “And in the fortieth year of the reign of Moses over Cush, Moses was sitting on the royal throne while Adoniah the queen was before him, and all the nobles were sitting around him.”
76:4 “And Adoniah, the queen, said before the king and the princes, what is this thing which you, the children of Cush, have done for this long time?”
76:5 “Surely you know that for forty years that this man has reigned over Cush he has not approached me, nor has he served the gods of the children of Cush.”
76:6 “Now therefore hear, O you children of Cush, and let this man no more reign over you as he is not of our flesh.”
76:7 “Behold Menacrus, my son, is grown up, let him reign over you, for it is better for you to serve the son of your lord, than to serve a stranger, a slave of the king of Egypt.”
76:8 “And all the people and nobles of the children of Cush heard the words which Adoniah the queen had spoken in their ears.”
76:9 “And all the people were preparing until the evening, and in the morning they rose up early and made Menacrus, son of Kikianus, king over them.”
76:10 “And all the children of Cush were afraid to stretch forth their hand against Moses, for the Lord was with Moses, and the children of Cush remembered the oath which they swore to Moses, therefore they did no harm to him.”
76:11 “But the children of Cush gave many presents to Moses, and sent him from them with great honor.”
76:12 “So Moses went forth from the land of Cush, and went home and ceased to reign over Cush, and Moses was sixty six years old when he went out of the land of Cush, for the thing was from the Lord, for the period had arrived which he had appointed in the days of old, to bring forth Israel from the affliction of the children of Ham.”
76:13 “So Moses went to Midian, for he was afraid to return to Egypt on account of Pharaoh, and he went and sat at a well of water in Midian.”
76:14 “And the seven daughters of Reuel the Midianite went out to feed their father’s flock.”
76:15 “And they came to the well and drew water to water their father’s flock.”
76:16 “So the shepherds of Midian came and drove them away, and Moses rose up and helped them and watered the flock.”
76:17 “And they came home to their father Reuel, and told him what Moses did for them.”
76:18 “And they said, an Egyptian man has delivered us from the hands of the shepherds, he drew up water for us and watered the flock.”
76:19 “And Reuel said to his daughters, and where is he? wherefore have you left the man?”
76:20 “And Reuel sent for him and fetched him and brought him home, and he ate bread with him.”
76:21 “And Moses related to Reuel that he had fled from Egypt and that he reigned forty years over Cush, and that they afterward had taken the government from him, and had sent him away in peace with honor and with presents.”
76:22 “And when Reuel had heard the words of Moses, Reuel said within himself, I will put this man into the prison house, whereby I shall conciliate the children of Cush, for he has fled from them.”
76:23 “And they took and put him into the prison house, and Moses was in prison ten years, and while Moses was in the prison house, Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel, took pity over him, and supported him with bread and water all the time.”
76:24 “And all the children of Israel were still in the land of Egypt serving the Egyptians in all manner of hard work, and the hand of Egypt continued in severity over the children of Israel in those days.”
76:25 “At that time the Lord smote Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he afflicted him with the plague of leprosy from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head; owing to the cruel treatment of the children of Israel was this plague at that time from the Lord on Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
76:26 “For the Lord had listened to the prayer of his people, the children of Israel, and their cry reached them on account of their hard work.”
76:27 “Still his anger did not turn from them, and the hand of Pharaoh was still stretched out against the children of Israel, and Pharaoh hardened his neck before the Lord, and he increased his yoke over the children of Israel, and embittered their lives with all manner of hard work.”
76:28 “And when the Lord had inflicted the plague on Pharaoh, king of Egypt, he asked his wise men and sorcerers to cure him.”
76:29 “And his wise men and sorcerers said to him, that if the blood of little children were put into the wounds he would be healed.”
76:30 “And Pharaoh listened to them, and sent his ministers to Goshen to the children of Israel to take their little children.”
76:31 “And Pharaoh’s ministers went and took the infants of the children of Israel from the bosoms of their mothers by force, and they brought them to Pharaoh daily, a child each day, and the physicians killed them and applied them to the plague; this did they all the days.”
76:32 “And the number of the children which Pharaoh slew was three hundred and seventy five.”
76:33 “But the Lord listened not to the physicians of the king of Egypt, and the plague went on increasing mightily.”
76:34 “And Pharaoh was ten years afflicted with that plague, still the heart of Pharaoh was more hardened against the children of Israel.”
76:35 “And at the end of ten years, the Lord continued to afflict Pharaoh with destructive plagues.”
76:36 “And the Lord smote him with a bad tumor and sickness at the stomach, and that plague turned to a severe boil.”
76:37 “At that time the two ministers of Pharaoh came from the land of Goshen where all the children of Israel were, and went to the house of Pharaoh and said to him, we have seen the children of Israel slacken in their work and negligent in their labor.”
76:38 “And when Pharaoh heard the words of his ministers, his anger was kindled against the children of Israel exceedingly, for he was greatly grieved at his bodily pain.”
76:39 “And he answered and said, now that the children of Israel know that I am ill, they turn and scoff at us, now therefore harness my chariot for me, and I will betake myself to Goshen and will see the scoff of the children of Israel with which they are deriding me; so his servants harnessed the chariot for him.”
76:40 “And they took and made him ride on a horse, for he was not able to ride of himself.”
76:41 “And he took with him ten horsemen and ten footmen, and went to the children of Israel to Goshen.”
76:42 “And when they had come to the border of Egypt, the king’s horse passed into a narrow place, elevated in the hollow part of the vineyard, fenced on both sides, the low, plain country being on the other side.”
76:43 “And the horses ran rapidly in that place and pressed each other, and the other horses pressed the king’s horse.”
76:44 “And the king’s horse fell into the low plain while the king was riding on it, and when he fell the chariot turned over the king’s face and the horse lay on the king, and the king cried out, for his flesh was very sore.”
76:45 “And the flesh of the king was torn from him, and his bones were broken and he could not ride, for this thing was from the Lord to him, for the Lord had heard the cries of his people, the children of Israel, and their affliction.”
76:46 “And his servants carried him on their shoulders, a little at a time, and they brought him back to Egypt, and the horsemen who were with him came also back to Egypt.”
76:47 “And they placed him in his bed, and the king knew that his end was come to die, so Aparanith, the queen, his wife, came and cried before the king, and the king wept a great weeping with her.”
76:48 “And all his nobles and servants came on that day and saw the king in that affliction and wept a great weeping with him.”
76:49 “And the princes of the king and all his counselors advised the king to cause one to reign in his stead in the land, whomsoever he should choose from his sons.”
76:50 “And the king had three sons and two daughters which Aparanith, the queen, his wife, had borne to him, besides the king’s children of concubines.”
76:51 “And these were their names, the firstborn, Othri, the second Adikam and the third Morion, and their sisters, the name of the elder Bathia and of the other Acuzi.”
76:52 “And Othri, the firstborn of the king, was an idiot, precipitate and hurried in his words.”
76:53 “But Adikam was a cunning and a wise man and knowing in all the wisdom of Egypt, but of unseemly aspect, thick in flesh, and very short in stature; his height was one cubit.”
76:54 “And when the king saw Adikam his son intelligent and wise in all things, the king resolved that he should be king in his stead after his death.”
76:55 “And he took for him a wife, Gedudah daughter of Abilot, and he was ten years old, and she bare to him four sons.”
76:56 “And he afterward went and took three wives and begat eight sons and three daughters.”
76:57 “And the disorder greatly prevailed over the king, and his flesh stank like the flesh of a carcass cast on the field in summer time, during the heat of the sun.”
76:58 “And when the king saw that his sickness had greatly strengthened itself over him, he ordered his son, Adikam, to be brought to him, and they made him king over the land in his place.”
76:59 “And at the end of three years, the king died, in shame, disgrace and disgust, and his servants carried him and buried him in the sepulchre of the kings of Egypt in Zoan Mizraim.”
76:60 “But they embalmed him not as was usual with kings, for his flesh was putrid, and they could not approach to embalm him on account of the stench, so they buried him in haste.”
76:61 “For this evil was from the Lord to him, for the Lord had requited him evil for the evil which in his days he had done to Israel.”
76:62 “And he died with terror and with shame, and his son, Adikam reigned in his place.”

Chapter 77

77:1 “Adikam was twenty years old when he reigned over Egypt, he reigned four years.”
77:2 “In the two hundred and sixth year of Israel’s going down to Egypt did Adikam reign over Egypt, but he continued not so long in his reign over Egypt as his fathers had continued in their reigns.”
77:3 “For Melol his father reigned ninety four years in Egypt, but he was ten years sick and died, for he had been wicked before the Lord.”
77:4 “And all the Egyptians called the name of Adikam, Pharaoh, like the name of his fathers, as was their custom to do in Egypt.”
77:5 “And all the wise men of Pharaoh called the name of Adikam Ahuz, for short is called Ahuz in the Egyptian language.”
77:6 “And Adikam was exceedingly ugly, and he was a cubit and a span and he had a great beard which reached to the soles of his feet.”
77:7 “And Pharaoh sat on his father’s throne to reign over Egypt, and he conducted the government of Egypt in his wisdom.”
77:8 “And while he reigned he exceeded his father and all the preceding kings in wickedness, and he increased his yoke over the children of Israel.”
77:9 “And he went with his servants to Goshen to the children of Israel, and he strengthened the labor over them and he said to them, complete your work, each day’s task, and let not your hands slacken from your work from this day forward as you did in the days of my father.”
77:10 “And he placed officers over them from among the children of Israel, and over these officers he placed taskmasters from among his servants.”
77:11 “And he placed over them a measure of bricks for them to do according to that number, day by day, and he turned back and went to Egypt.”
77:12 “At that time the taskmasters of Pharaoh ordered the officers of the children of Israel according to the command of Pharaoh, saying,”
77:13 “This says Pharaoh, do your work each day, and finish your task, and observe the daily measure of bricks; diminish not any thing.”
77:14 “And it shall come to pass that if you are deficient in your daily bricks, I will put your young children in their stead.”
77:15 “And the taskmasters of Egypt did so in those days as Pharaoh had ordered them.”
77:16 “And whenever any deficiency was found in the children of Israel’s measure of their daily bricks, the taskmasters of Pharaoh would go to the wives of the children of Israel and take infants of the children of Israel to the number of bricks deficient, they would take them by force from their mother’s laps, and put them in the building instead of the bricks;”
77:17 “While their fathers and mothers were crying over them and weeping when they heard the weeping voices of their infants in the wall of the building.”
77:18 “And the taskmasters prevailed over Israel, that the Israelites should place their children in the building, so that a man placed his son in the wall and put mortar over him, while his eyes wept over him, and his tears ran down on his child.”
77:19 “And the taskmasters of Egypt did so to the babes of Israel for many days, and no one pitied or had compassion over the babes of the children of Israel.”
77:20 “And the number of all the children killed in the building was two hundred and seventy, some whom they had built on instead of the bricks which had been left deficient by their fathers, and some whom they had drawn out dead from the building.”
77:21 “And the labor imposed on the children of Israel in the days of Adikam exceeded in hardship that which they performed in the days of his father.”
77:22 “And the children of Israel sighed every day on account of their heavy work, for they had said to themselves, behold when Pharaoh shall die, his son will rise up and lighten our work!”
77:23 “But they increased the latter work more than the former, and the children of Israel sighed at this and their cry ascended to God on account of their labor.”
77:24 “And God heard the voice of the children of Israel and their cry in those days, and God remembered to them his covenant which he had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
77:25 “And God saw the burden of the children of Israel, and their heavy work in those days, and he determined to deliver them.”
77:26 “And Moses, the son of Amram was still confined in the dungeon in those days, in the house of Reuel the Midianite, and Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel, did support him with food secretly day by day.”
77:27 “And Moses was confined in the dungeon in the house of Reuel for ten years.”
77:28 “And at the end of ten years, which was the first year of the reign of Pharaoh over Egypt, in the place of his father,”
77:29 “Zipporah said to her father Reuel, no person inquires or seeks after the Hebrew man, whom you did bind in prison now ten years.”
77:30 “Now therefore, if it seem good in your sight, let us send and see whether he is living, or dead, but her father knew not that she had supported him.”
77:31 “And Reuel her father answered and said to her, has ever such a thing happened that a man should be shut up in a prison without food for ten years, and that he should live?”
77:32 “And Zipporah answered her father, saying, surely you have heard that the God of the Hebrews is great and awesome, and does wonders for them at all times.”
77:33 “He it was who delivered Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans, and Isaac from the sword of his father, and Jacob from the angel of the Lord who wrestled with him at the ford of Jabbuk.”
77:34 “Also with this man has he done many things, he delivered him from the river in Egypt and from the sword of Pharaoh, and from the children of Cush, so also can he deliver him from famine and make him live.”
77:35 “And the thing seemed good in the sight of Reuel, and he did according to the word of his daughter, and sent to the dungeon to ascertain what became of Moses.”
77:36 “And he saw, and behold the man Moses was living in the dungeon, standing on his feet, praising and praying to the God of his ancestors.”
77:37 “And Reuel commanded Moses to be brought out of the dungeon, so they shaved him and he changed his prison garments and ate bread.”
77:38 “And afterward Moses went into the garden of Reuel which was behind the house, and he there prayed to the Lord, his God, who had done mighty wonders for him.”
77:39 “And it was that while he prayed he looked opposite to him, and behold, a sapphire stick/rod was placed in the ground which was planted in the midst of the garden.”
77:40 “And he approached the stick/rod and he looked, and behold the name of the Lord God of hosts was engraved thereon, written and developed on the stick/rod.”
77:41 “And he read it and stretched forth his hand and he plucked it like a forest tree from the thicket, and the stick/rod was in his hand.”
77:42 “And this was the stick/rod with which all the works of our God were performed, after he had created heaven and earth, and all the host of them, seas, rivers and all their fishes.”
77:43 “And when God had driven Adam from the garden of Eden, he took the stick/rod in his hand and went and tilled the ground from which he was taken,”
77:44 “And the stick/rod came down to Noah and was given to Shem and his descendants, until it came into the hand of Abraham the Hebrew.”
77:45 “And when Abraham had given all he had to his son Isaac, he also gave to him this stick/rod.”
77:46 “And when Jacob had fled to Padan aram, he took it into his hand, and when he returned to his father, he had not left it behind him.”
77:47 “Also when he went down to Egypt he took it into his hand and gave it to Joseph, one portion above his brothers, for Jacob had taken it by force from his brother, Esau.”
77:48 “And after the death of Joseph, the nobles of Egypt came into the house of Joseph, and the stick/rod came into the hand of Reuel the Midianite2Jash 67:41, and when he went out of Egypt, he took it in his hand and planted it in his garden.”
77:49 “And all the mighty men of the Kinites tried to pluck it when they endeavored to get Zipporah his daughter, but they were unsuccessful.”
77:50 “So that stick/rod remained planted in the garden of Reuel, until he came who had a right to it and took it.”
77:51 “And when Reuel saw the stick/rod in the hand of Moses, he wondered at it, and he gave him his daughter, Zipporah, for a wife.”

Chapter 78

78:1 “At that time died Balchannan, son of Achbor, king of Edom, and was buried in his house in the land of Edom.”
78:2 “And after his death, the children of Esau sent to the land of Edom, and took from there a man who was in Edom, whose name was Hadad, and they made him king over them in the place of Balchannan, their king.”
78:3 “And Hadad reigned over the children of Edom forty eight years.”
78:4 “And when he reigned he resolved to fight against the children of Moab, to bring them under the power of the children of Esau as they were before, but he was not able, because the children of Moab heard this thing, and they rose up and hurry to elect a king over them from among their brothers.”
78:5 “And they afterward gathered together a great people, and sent to the children of Ammon their brothers for help to fight against Hadad, king of Edom.”
78:6 “And Hadad heard the thing which the children of Moab had done, and was greatly afraid of them, and refrained from fighting against them. “
78:7 “In those days Moses, the son of Amram, in Midian, took Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel the Midianite, for a wife.”
78:8 “And Zipporah walked in the ways of the daughters of Jacob, she was nothing short of the righteousness of Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.”
78:9 “And Zipporah conceived and bare a son and he called his name Gershom, for he said, I was a stranger in a foreign land; but he circumcised not his foreskin, at the command of Reuel his father in law.”
78:10 “And she conceived again and bare a son, but circumcised his foreskin, and called his name Eliezer, for Moses said, because the God of my fathers was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
78:11 “And Pharaoh, king of Egypt, greatly increased the labor of the children of Israel in those days, and continued to make his yoke heavier on the children of Israel.”
78:12 “And he ordered a proclamation to be made in Egypt, saying, give no more straw to the people to make bricks with, let them go and gather themselves straw as they can find it.”
78:13 “Also the tally of bricks which they shall make let them give each day, and diminish nothing from them, for they are idle in their work.”
78:14 “And the children of Israel heard this, and they mourned and sighed, and they cried to the Lord on account of the bitterness of their souls.”
78:15 “And the Lord heard the cries of the children of Israel, and saw the oppression with which the Egyptians oppressed them.”
78:16 “And the Lord was jealous for his people and his inheritance, and heard their voice, and he resolved to take them out of the affliction of Egypt, to give them the land of Canaan for a possession.”

Chapter 79

79:1 “And in those days, Moses was feeding the flock of Reuel, the Midianite, his father in law, beyond the wilderness of Sin, and the stick/rod which he took from his father in law was in his hand.”
79:2 “And it came to pass one day that a kid of goats strayed from the flock, and Moses pursued it and came to the mountain of God to Horeb.”
79:3 “And when he came to Horeb, the Lord appeared there to him in the bush, and he found the bush burning with fire, but the fire had no power over the bush to consume it.”
79:4 “And Moses was greatly astonished at this sight, wherefore the bush was not consumed, and he approached to see this mighty thing, and the Lord called to Moses out of the fire and commanded him to go down to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to send the children of Israel from his service.”
79:5 “And the Lord said to Moses, go return to Egypt, for all those men who sought your life are dead, and you shall speak to Pharaoh to send forth the children of Israel from his land.”
79:6 “And the Lord showed him to do signs and wonders in Egypt before the eyes of Pharaoh and the eyes of his subjects, in order that they might understand that the Lord had sent him.”
79:7 “And Moses listened to all that the Lord had commanded him and he returned to his father in law and told him the thing, and Reuel said to him, go in peace.”
79:8 “And Moses rose up to go to Egypt, and he took his wife and sons with him, and he was at an inn in the road, and an angel of God came down, and sought an occasion against him.”
79:9 “And he wished to kill him on account of his firstborn son, because he had not circumcised him, and had transgressed the covenant which the Lord had made with Abraham.”
79:10 “For Moses had listened to the words of his father in law which he had spoken to him, not to circumcise his firstborn son, therefore he circumcised him not.”
79:11 “And Zipporah saw the angel of the Lord seeking an occasion against Moses, and she knew that this thing was owing to his not having circumcised her son Gershom.”
79:12 “And Zipporah hurry and took of the sharp rock stones that were there, and she circumcised her son, and delivered her husband and her son from the hand of the angel of the Lord.”
79:13 “And Aaron, the son of Amram, the brother of Moses, was in Egypt walking at the river side on that day.”
79:14 “And the Lord appeared to him in that place, and he said to him, go now toward Moses in the wilderness, and he went and met him in the mountain of God, and he kissed him.”
79:15 “And Aaron lifted up his eyes, and saw Zipporah the wife of Moses and her children, and he said to Moses, who are these to you?”
79:16 “And Moses said to him, they are my wife and sons, which God gave to me in Midian; and the thing grieved Aaron on account of the woman and her children.”
79:17 “And Aaron said to Moses, send away the woman and her children that they may go to her father’s house, and Moses listened to the words of Aaron and did so.”
79:18 “And Zipporah returned with her children, and they went to the house of Reuel, and remained there until the time arrived when the Lord had visited his people, and brought them forth from Egypt from the hand of Pharaoh.”
79:19 “And Moses and Aaron came to Egypt to the community of the children of Israel, and they spoke to them all the words of the Lord, and the people rejoiced an exceeding great rejoicing.”
79:20 “And Moses and Aaron rose up early on the next day, and they went to the house of Pharaoh and they took in their hands the stick/rod of God.”
79:21 “And when they came to the king’s gate, two young lions were confined there with iron instruments, and no person went out or came in from before them, unless those whom the king ordered to come, when the conjurors came and withdrew the lions by their incantations, and brought them to the king.”
79:22 “And Moses hurry and lifted up the stick/rod on the lions, and he loosed them, and Moses and Aaron came into the king’s house.”
79:23 “The lions also came with them in joy, and they followed them and rejoiced as a dog rejoices over his master when he comes from the field.”
79:24 “And when Pharaoh saw this thing, he was astonished at it, and he was greatly terrified at the report, for their appearance was like the appearance of the children of God.”
79:25 “And Pharaoh said to Moses, what do you require? and they answered him, saying the Lord God of the Hebrews has sent us to you to say, send forth my people that they may serve me.”
79:26 “And when Pharaoh heard their words he was greatly terrified before them, and he said to them, go today and come back to me tomorrow, and they did according to the word of the king.”
79:27 “And when they had gone Pharaoh sent for Balaam the magician and to Jannes and Jambres his sons, and to all the magicians and conjurors and counselors which belonged to the king, and they all came and sat before the king.”
79:28 “And the king told them all the words which Moses and his brother, Aaron, had spoken to him, and the magicians said to the king, but how came the men to you, on account of the lions which were confined at the gate?”
79:29 “And the king said, because they lifted up their rod against the lions and loosed them, and came to me, and the lions also rejoiced at them as a dog rejoices to meet his master.”
79:30 “And Balaam, the son of Beor, the magician answered the king, saying, these are none else than magicians like ourselves.”
79:31 “Now therefore, send for them, and let them come and we will try them, and the king did so.”
79:32 “And in the morning Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron to come before the king, and they took the rod of God, and came to the king and spoke to him, saying,”
79:33 “This said the Lord God of the Hebrews, send my people that they may serve me”
79:34 “And the king said to them, but who will understand you that you are the messengers of God and that you come to me by his order?”
79:35 “Now therefore, give a wonder or sign in this matter, and then the words which you speak will be understood.”
79:36 “And Aaron hurry and threw the rod out of his hand before Pharaoh and before his servants, and the rod turned into a serpent.”
79:37 “And the sorcerers saw this and they cast each man his rod on the ground and they became serpents.”
79:38 “And the serpent of Aaron’s rod lifted up it’s head and opened it’s mouth to swallow the rods of the magicians.”
79:39 “And Balaam, the magician, answered and said, this thing has been from the days of old, that a serpent should swallow it’s fellow, and that living things devour each other.”
79:40 “Now therefore, restore it to a rod as it was at first, and we will also restore our rods as they were at first, and if your rod shall swallow our rods, then shall we know that the spirit of God is in you, and if not, you are only an artificer like to ourselves.”
79:41 “And Aaron hurry and stretched forth his hand and caught hold of the serpent’s tail and it became a rod in his hand, and the sorcerers did the like with their rods, and they got hold, each man of the tail of his serpent, and they became rods as at first.”
79:42 “And when they were restored to rods, the rod of Aaron swallowed up their rods.”
79:43 “And when the king saw this thing, he ordered the book of records that related to the kings of Egypt, to be brought, and they brought the book of records, the chronicles of the kings of Egypt, in which all the idols of Egypt were inscribed, for they thought of finding therein the name of Jehovah but they found it not.”
79:44 “And Pharaoh said to Moses and Aaron, behold I have not found the name of your God written in this book, and his name I know not.”
79:45 “And the counselors and wise men answered the king, we have heard that the God of the Hebrews is a son of the wise, the son of ancient kings.”
79:46 “And Pharaoh turned to Moses and Aaron and said to them, I know not the Lord whom you have declared, neither will I send his people.”
79:47 “And they answered and said to the king, the Lord God of Gods is his name, and he proclaimed his name over us from the days of our ancestors, and sent us, saying, go to Pharaoh and say to him, send my people that they may serve me.”
79:48 “Now therefore send us, that we may take a journey for three days in the wilderness, and there may sacrifice to him, for from the days of our going down to Egypt, he has not taken from our hands, either burnt offering, oblation or sacrifice, and if you will not send us, his anger will be kindled against you, and he will smite Egypt either with the plague or with the sword.”
79:49 “And Pharaoh said to them, tell me now his power and his might; and they said to him, he created the heaven and the earth, the seas and all their fishes, he formed the light, created the darkness, caused rain on the earth and watered it, and made the herbage and grass to sprout, he created man and beast and the animals of the forest, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and by his mouth they live and die.”
79:50 “Surely he created you in your mother’s womb, and put into you the breath of life, and reared you and placed you on the royal throne of Egypt, and he will take your breath and soul from you, and return you to the ground where you was taken.”
79:51 “And the anger of the king, was kindled at their words, and he said to them, but who among all the Gods of nations can do this? my river is my own, and I have made it for myself.”
79:52 “And he drove them from him, and he ordered the labor on Israel to be more severe than it was yesterday and before.”
79:53 “And Moses and Aaron went out from the king’s presence, and they saw the children of Israel in an evil condition for the taskmasters had made their labor exceedingly heavy.”
79:54 “And Moses returned to the Lord and said, why have you ill treated your people? for since I came to speak to Pharaoh what you did send me for, he has exceedingly ill used the children of Israel.”
79:55 “And the Lord said to Moses, behold you will see that with an outstretched hand and heavy plagues, Pharaoh will send the children of Israel from his land.”
79:56 “And Moses and Aaron dwelt among their brothers the children of Israel in Egypt.”
79:57 “And as for the children of Israel, the Egyptians embittered their lives, with the heavy work which they imposed on them.”

Chapter 80

80:1 “And at the end of two years, the Lord again sent Moses to Pharaoh to bring forth the children of Israel, and to send them out of the land of Egypt.”
80:2 “And Moses went and came to the house of Pharaoh, and he spoke to him the words of the Lord who had sent him, but Pharaoh would not listen to the voice of the Lord, and God roused his might in Egypt on Pharaoh and his subjects, and God smote Pharaoh and his people with very great and sore plagues.”
80:3 “And the Lord sent by the hand of Aaron and turned all the waters of Egypt into blood, with all their streams and rivers.”
80:4 “And when an Egyptian came to drink and draw water, he looked into his pitcher, and behold all the water was turned into blood; and when he came to drink from his cup the water in the cup became blood.”
80:5 “And when a woman kneaded her dough and cooked her victuals, their appearance was turned to that of blood.”
80:6 “And the Lord sent again and caused all their waters to bring forth frogs, and all the frogs came into the houses of the Egyptians.”
80:7 “And when the Egyptians drank, their bellies were filled with frogs and they danced in their bellies as they dance when in the river.”
80:8 “And all their drinking water and cooking water turned to frogs, also when they lay in their beds their perspiration bred frogs.”
80:9 “Notwithstanding all this, the anger of the Lord did not turn from them, and his hand was stretched out against all the Egyptians to smite them with every heavy plague.”
80:10 “And he sent and smote their dust to lice, and the lice became in Egypt to the height of two cubits on the earth.”
80:11 “The lice were also very numerous, in the flesh of man and beast, in all the inhabitants of Egypt, also on the king and queen the Lord sent the lice, and it grieved Egypt exceedingly on account of the lice.”
80:12 “Notwithstanding this, the anger of the Lord did not turn away, and his hand was still stretched out over Egypt.”
80:13 “And the Lord sent all kinds of beasts of the field into Egypt, and they came and destroyed all Egypt, man and beast, and trees, and all things that were in Egypt.”
80:14 “And the Lord sent fiery serpents, scorpions, mice, weasels, toads, together with others creeping in dust.”
80:15 “Flies, hornets, fleas, bugs and gnats, each swarm according to its kind.”
80:16 “And all reptiles and winged animals according to their kind came to Egypt and grieved the Egyptians exceedingly.”
80:17 “And the fleas and flies came into the eyes and ears of the Egyptians.”
80:18 “And the hornet came on them and drove them away, and they removed from it into their inner rooms, and it pursued them.”
80:19 “And when the Egyptians hid themselves on account of the swarm of animals, they locked their doors after them, and God ordered the Sulanuth, which was in the sea, to come up and go into Egypt.”
80:20 “And she had long arms, ten cubits in length of the cubit of a man.”
80:21 “And she went on the roofs and uncovered the raftering and flooring and cut them. and stretched forth her arm into the house and removed the lock and the bolt, and opened the house of Egypt.”
80:22 “Afterward came the swarm of animals into the houses of Egypt, and the swarm of animals destroyed the Egyptians, and it grieved them exceedingly.”
80:23 “Notwithstanding this, the anger of the Lord did not turn away from the Egyptians, and his hand was still stretched forth against them.”
80:24 “And God sent the pestilence, and the pestilence pervaded Egypt, in the horses and asses, and in the camels, in herds of oxen and sheep and in man.”
80:25 “And when the Egyptians rose up early in the morning to take their cattle to pasture they found all their cattle dead.”
80:26 “And there remained of the cattle of the Egyptians only one in ten, and of the cattle belonging to Israel in Goshen not one died.”
80:27 “And God sent a burning inflammation in the flesh of the Egyptians, which burst their skins, and it became a severe itch in all the Egyptians from the soles of their feet to the crowns of their heads.”
80:28 “And many boils were in their flesh, that their flesh wasted away until they became rotten and putrid.”
80:29 “Notwithstanding this, the anger of the Lord did not turn away, and his hand was still stretched out over all Egypt.”
80:30 “And the Lord sent a very heavy hail, which smote their vines and broke their fruit trees and dried them up that they fell on them.”
80:31 “Also every green herb became dry and perished, for a mingling fire descended amidst the hail, therefore the hail and the fire consumed all things.”
80:32 “Also men and beasts that were found abroad perished of the flames of fire and of the hail, and all the young lions were exhausted.”
80:33 “And the Lord sent and brought numerous locusts into Egypt, the Chasel, Salom Chargol, and Chagole, locusts each of its kind, which devoured all that the hail had left remaining.”
80:34 “Then the Egyptians rejoiced at the locusts, although they consumed the produce of the field, and they caught them in abundance and salted them for food.”
80:35 “And the Lord turned a mighty wind of the sea which took away all the locusts, even those that were salted, and thrust them into the Red Sea; not one locust remained within the boundaries of Egypt.”
80:36 “And God sent darkness on Egypt, that the whole land of Egypt and Pathros became dark for three days, so that a man could not see his hand when he lifted it to his mouth.”
80:37 “At that time died many of the people of Israel who had rebelled against the Lord and who would not listen to Moses and Aaron, and understood not in them that God had sent them.”
80:38 “And who had said, we will not go forth from Egypt lest we perish with hunger in a desolate wilderness, and who would not listen to the voice of Moses.”
80:39 “And the Lord plagued them in the three days of darkness, and the Israelites buried them in those days, without the Egyptians knowing of them or rejoicing, over them.”
80:40 “And the darkness was very great in Egypt for three days, and any person who was standing when the darkness came, remained standing in his place, and he that was sitting, remained sitting, and he that was lying continued lying in the same state, and he that was walking remained sitting on the ground in the same spot; and this thing happened to all the Egyptians, until the darkness had passed away.”
80:41 “And the days of darkness passed away, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron to the children of Israel, saying, celebrate your feast and make your passover, for behold, I come in the midst of the night among all the Egyptians, and I will smite all their firstborn, from the firstborn of a man to the firstborn of a beast, and when I see your passover, I will pass over you.”
80:42 “And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, this did they in that night.”
80:43 “And it came to pass in the middle of the night, that the Lord went forth in the midst of Egypt, and smote all the firstborn of the Egyptians, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of beast.”
80:44 “And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry throughout Egypt in that night, for there was not a house in which there was not a corpse.”
80:45 “Also the likenesses of the firstborn of Egypt, which were carved in the walls of their houses, were destroyed and fell to the ground.”
80:46 “Even the bones of their firstborn who had died before this and whom they had buried in their houses, were raked up by the dogs of Egypt on that night and dragged before the Egyptians and cast before them.”
80:47 “And all the Egyptians saw this evil which had suddenly come on them, and all the Egyptians cried out with a loud voice.”
80:48 “And all the families of Egypt wept on that night, each man for his son, and each man for his daughter, being the firstborn, and the tumult of Egypt was heard at a distance on that night.”
80:49 “And Bathia, the daughter of Pharaoh, went forth with the king on that night to seek Moses and Aaron in their houses, and they found them in their houses, eating and drinking and rejoicing with all Israel.”
80:50 “And Bathia said to Moses, is this the reward for the good which I have done to you, who have reared you and stretched you out, and you have brought this evil on me and my father’s house?”
80:51 “And Moses said to her, surely ten plagues did the Lord bring on Egypt; did any evil accrue to you from any of them? did one of them affect you? and she said, no.”
80:52 “And Moses said to her, although you are the firstborn to your mother, you shall not die, and no evil shall reach you in the midst of Egypt.”
80:53 “And she said, what advantage is it to me, when I see the king, my brother, and all his household and subjects in this evil, whose firstborn perish with all the firstborn of Egypt?”
80:54 “And Moses said to her, surely your brother and his household, and subjects, the families of Egypt, would not listen to the words of the Lord, therefore did this evil come on them.”
80:55 “And Pharaoh, king of Egypt, approached Moses and Aaron, and some of the children of Israel who were with them in that place, and he prayed to them, saying,”
80:56 “Rise up and take your brothers, all the children of Israel who are in the land, with their sheep and oxen, and all belonging to them, they shall leave nothing remaining, only pray for me to the Lord your God.”
80:57 “And Moses said to Pharaoh, behold though you are your mother’s firstborn, yet fear not, for you will not die, for the Lord has commanded that you shall live, in order to show you his great might and strong stretched out arm.”
80:58 “And Pharaoh ordered the children of Israel to be sent away, and all the Egyptians strengthened themselves to send them, for they said, we are all perishing.”
80:59 “And all the Egyptians sent the Israelites forth, with great riches, sheep and oxen and precious things, according to the oath of the Lord between him and our father Abraham.”
80:60 “And the children of Israel delayed going forth at night, and when the Egyptians came to them to bring them out, they said to them, are we thieves, that we should go forth at night?”
80:61 “And the children of Israel asked of the Egyptians, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and the children of Israel stripped the Egyptians.”
80:62 “And Moses hurry and rose up and went to the river of Egypt, and brought up from there the coffin of Joseph and took it with him.”
80:63 “The children of Israel also brought up, each man his father’s coffin with him, and each man the coffins of his tribe.”

Chapter 81

81:1 “And the children of Israel journeyed from Raamses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the little ones and their wives.”
81:2 “Also a mixed multitude went up with them, and flocks and herds, even much cattle.”
81:3 “And the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Egypt in hard labor, was two hundred and ten years.”
81:4 “And at the end of two hundred and ten years, the Lord brought forth the children of Israel from Egypt with a strong hand.”
81:5 “And the children of Israel traveled from Egypt and from Goshen and from Raamses, and encamped in Succoth on the fifteenth day of the first month.”
81:6 “And the Egyptians buried all their firstborn whom the Lord had smitten, and all the Egyptians buried their slain for three days.”
81:7 “And the children of Israel traveled from Succoth and encamped in Ethom at the end of the wilderness.”
81:8 “And on the third day after the Egyptians had buried their firstborn, many men rose up from Egypt and went after Israel to make them return to Egypt, for they repented that they had sent the Israelites away from their servitude.”
81:9 “And one man said to his neighbor, surely Moses and Aaron spoke to Pharaoh, saying, we will go a three days journey in the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God.”
81:10 “Now, therefore, let us rise up early in the morning and cause them to return, and it shall be that if they return with us to Egypt to their masters, then shall we know that there is faith in them, but if they will not return, then will we fight with them, and make them come back with great power and a strong hand.”
81:11 “And all the nobles of Pharaoh rose up in the morning, and with them about seven hundred thousand men, and they went forth from Egypt on that day, and came to the place where the children of Israel were.”
81:12 “And all the Egyptians saw and behold Moses and Aaron and all the children of Israel were sitting before Pi-hahiroth, eating and drinking and celebrating the feast of the Lord.”
81:13 “And all the Egyptians said to the children of Israel, surely you said, we will go a journey for three days in the wilderness and sacrifice to our God, and return.”
81:14 “Now therefore, this day makes five days since you went, why do you not return to your masters?”
81:15 “And Moses and Aaron answered them, saying, because the Lord our God has testified in us, saying, you shall no more return to Egypt, but we will betake ourselves to a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord our God had sworn to our ancestors to give to us.”
81:16 “And when the nobles of Egypt saw that the children of Israel did not listen to them, to return to Egypt, they girded themselves to fight with Israel.”
81:17 “And the Lord strengthened the hearts of the children of Israel over the Egyptians, that they gave them a severe beating, and the battle was sore on the Egyptians, and all the Egyptians fled from before the children of Israel, for many of them perished by the hand of Israel.”
81:18 “And the nobles of Pharaoh went to Egypt and told Pharaoh, saying, the children of Israel have fled, and will no more return to Egypt, and in this manner did Moses and Aaron speak to us.”
81:19 “And Pharaoh heard this thing, and his heart and the hearts of all his subjects were turned against Israel, and they repented that they had sent Israel; and all the Egyptians advised Pharaoh to pursue the children of Israel to make them come back to their burdens.”
81:20 “And they said each man to his brother, what is this which we have done, that we have sent Israel from our servitude?”
81:21 “And the Lord strengthened the hearts of all the Egyptians to pursue the Israelites, for the Lord desired to overthrow the Egyptians in the Red Sea.”
81:22 “And Pharaoh rose up and harnessed his chariot, and he ordered all the Egyptians to assemble, not one man was left excepting the little ones and the women.”
81:23 “And all the Egyptians went forth with Pharaoh to pursue the children of Israel, and the camp of Egypt was an exceedingly large and heavy camp, about ten hundred thousand men.”
81:24 “And the whole of this camp went and pursued the children of Israel to bring them back to Egypt, and they reached them encamping by the Red Sea.”
81:25 “And the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and beheld all the Egyptians pursuing them, and the children of Israel were greatly terrified at them, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord.”
81:26 “And on account of the Egyptians, the children of Israel divided themselves into four divisions, and they were divided in their opinions, for they were afraid of the Egyptians,
and Moses spoke to each of them.”
81:27 “The first division was of the children of Reuben, Simeon and Issachar, and they resolved to cast themselves into the sea, for they were exceedingly afraid of the Egyptians.”
81:28 “And Moses said to them, fear not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord which he will effect this day for you.”
81:29 “The second division was of the children of Zebulun, Benjamin and Naphtali. and they resolved to go back to Egypt with the Egyptians.”
81:30 “And Moses said to them, fear not, for as you have seen the Egyptians this day, so shall you see them no more forever.”
81:31 “The third division was of the children of Judah and Joseph, and they resolved to go to meet the Egyptians to fight with them.”
81:32 “And Moses said to them, stand in your places, for the Lord will fight for you, and you shall remain silent.”
81:33 “And the fourth division was of the children of Levi, Gad and Asher, and they resolved to go into the midst of the Egyptians to confound them, and Moses said to them, remain in your stations and fear not, only call to the Lord that he may save you out of their hands.”
81:34 “After this Moses rose up from amidst the people, and he prayed to the Lord and said,”
81:35 “O Lord God of the whole earth, save now your people whom you did bring forth from Egypt, and let not the Egyptians boast that power and might are theirs.”
81:36 “So the Lord said to Moses, why do you cry to me? speak to the children of Israel that they shall proceed, and do you stretch out your rod on the sea and divide it, and the children of Israel shall pass through it.”
81:37 “And Moses did so, and he lifted up his rod on the sea and divided it.”
81:38 “And the waters of the sea were divided into twelve parts, and the children of Israel passed through on foot, with shoes, as a man would pass through a prepared road.”
81:39 “And the Lord manifested to the children of Israel his wonders in Egypt and in the sea by the hand of Moses and Aaron.”
81:40 “And when the children of Israel had entered the sea, the Egyptians came after them, and the waters of the sea returned on them, and they all sank in the water, and not one man was left excepting Pharaoh, who gave thanks to the Lord and understood in him, therefore the Lord did not cause him to perish at that time with the Egyptians.”
81:41 “And the Lord ordered an angel to take him from among the Egyptians, who cast him on the land of Ninevah and he reigned over it for a long time.”
81:42 “And on that day the Lord saved Israel from the hand of Egypt and all the children of Israel saw that the Egyptians had perished, and they beheld the great hand of the Lord, in what he had performed in Egypt and in the sea.”
81:43 “Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to the Lord, on the day when the Lord caused the Egyptians to fall before them.”
81:44 “And all Israel sang in concert saying, I will sing to the Lord for he is greatly exalted, the horse and his rider has he cast into the sea; behold it is written in the book of the law of God.”
81:45 “After this the children of Israel proceeded on their journey, and encamped in Marah, and the Lord gave to the children of Israel statutes and judgments in that place in Marah, and the Lord commanded the children of Israel to walk in all his ways and to serve him.”
81:46 “And they journeyed from Marah and came to Elim, and in Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy date trees, and the children encamped there by the waters.”
81:47 “And they journeyed from Elim and came to the wilderness of Sin, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from Egypt.”
81:48 “At that time, the Lord gave the manna the children of Israel to eat, and the Lord caused food to rain from heaven for the children of Israel day by day.”
81:49 “And the children of Israel ate the manna for forty years, all the days that they were in the wilderness, until they came to the land of Canaan to possess it.”
81:50 “And they proceeded from the wilderness of Sin and encamped in Alush.”
81:51 “And they proceeded from Alush and encamped in Rephidim.”
81:52 “And when the children of Israel were in Rephidim, Amalek the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, the brother of Zepho, came to fight with Israel.”
81:53 “And he brought with him eight hundred and one thousand men, magicians and conjurors, and he prepared for battle with Israel in Rephidim.”
81:54 “And they carried on a great and severe battle against Israel, and the Lord delivered Amalek and his people into the hands of Moses and the children of Israel, and into the hand of Joshua the son of Nun, the Ephrathite, the servant of Moses.”
81:55 “And the children of Israel smote Amalek and his people at the edge of the sword, but the battle was very sore on the children of Israel.”
81:56 “And the Lord said to Moses, write this thing as a memorial for you in a book, and place it in the hand of Joshua the son of Nun your servant, and you shall command the children of Israel, saying, when you shall come to the land of Canaan, you shall utterly efface the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”
81:57 “And Moses did so, and he took the book and wrote on it these words, saying,”
81:58 “Remember what Amalek has done to you in the road when you went forth from Egypt.”
81:59 “Who met you in the road and smote your rear, even those that were feeble behind you when you were faint and weary.”
81:60 “Therefore it shall be when the Lord your God shall have given you rest from all your enemies round about in the land which the Lord your God give you for an inheritance, to possess it, that you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven, you shall not forget it.”
81:61 “And the king who shall have pity on Amalek, or on his memory or on his seed, behold I will require it of him, and I will cut him off from among his people.”
81:62 “And Moses wrote all these things in a book, and he enjoined the children of Israel respecting all these matters.”

Chapter 82

82:1 “And the children of Israel proceeded from Rephidim and they encamped in the wilderness of Sinai, in the third month from their going forth from Egypt.”
82:2 “At that time came Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, with Zipporah his daughter and her two sons, for he had heard of the wonders of the Lord which he had done to Israel, that he had delivered them from the hand of Egypt.”
82:3 “And Reuel came to Moses to the wilderness where he was encamped, where was the mountain of God.”
82:4 “And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law with great honor, and all Israel was with him.”
82:5 “And Reuel and his children remained among the Israelites for many days, and Reuel knew the Lord from that day forward.”
82:6 “And in the third month from the children of Israel’s departure from Egypt, on the sixth day thereof, the Lord gave to Israel the ten commandments on mount Sinai.”
82:7 “And all Israel heard all these commandments, and all Israel rejoiced exceedingly in the Lord on that day.”
82:8 “And the glory of the Lord rested on mount Sinai, and he called to Moses, and Moses came in the midst of a cloud and ascended the mountain.”
82:9 “And Moses was on the mount forty days and forty nights; he ate no bread and drank no water, and the Lord instructed him in the statutes and judgments in order to teach the children of Israel.”
82:10 “And the Lord wrote the ten commandments which he had commanded the children of Israel on two tablets of stone, which he gave to Moses to command the children of Israel.”
82:11 “And at the end of forty days and forty nights, when the Lord had finished speaking to Moses on mount Sinai, then the Lord gave to Moses the tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.”
82:12 “And when the children of Israel saw that Moses tarried to come down from the mount, they gathered round Aaron, and said, as for this man Moses we know not what has become of him.”
82:13 “Now therefore rise up, make to us a god who shall go before us, so that you shall not die.”
82:14 “And Aaron was greatly afraid of the people, and he ordered them to bring him gold and he made it into a molten calf for the people.”
82:15 “And the Lord said to Moses, before he had come down from the mount, get you down for your people whom you did bring forth from Egypt have corrupted themselves.”
82:16 “They have made to themselves a molten calf, and have bowed down to it, now therefore leave me, that I may consume them from off the earth, for they are a stiff-necked people.”
82:17 “And Moses besought the countenance of the Lord, and he prayed to the Lord for the people on account of the calf which they had made, and he afterward descended from the mount and in his hands were the two tablets of stone, which God had given him to command the Israelites.”
82:18 “And when Moses approached the camp and saw the calf which the people had made, the anger of Moses was kindled and he broke the tablets under the mount.”
82:19 “And Moses came to the camp and he took the calf and burned it with fire, and ground it till it became fine dust, and strewed it on the water and gave it to the Israelites to drink.”
82:20 “And there died of the people by the swords of each other about three thousand men who had made the calf.”
82:21 “And on the morrow Moses said to the people, I will go up to the Lord, peradventure I may make atonement for your sins which you have sinned to the Lord.”
82:22 “And Moses again went up to the Lord, and he remained with the Lord forty days and forty nights.”
82:23 “And during the forty days did Moses entreat the Lord in behalf of the children of Israel, and the Lord listened to the prayer of Moses, and the Lord was entreated of him in behalf of Israel.”
82:24 “Then spoke the Lord to Moses to hew two stone tablets and to bring them up to the Lord, who would write on them the ten commandments.”
82:25 “Now Moses did so, and he came down and hewed the two tablets and went up to mount Sinai to the Lord, and the Lord wrote the ten commandments on the tablets.”
82:26 “And Moses remained still with the Lord forty days and forty nights, and the Lord instructed him in statutes and judgments to impart to Israel.”
82:27 “And the Lord commanded him respecting the children of Israel that they should make a sanctuary for the Lord, that his name might rest therein, and the Lord showed him the likeness of the sanctuary and the likeness of all its vessels.”
82:28 “And at the end of the forty days, Moses came down from the mount and the two tablets were in his hand.”
82:29 “And Moses came to the children of Israel and spoke to them all the words of the Lord, and he taught them laws, statutes and judgments which the Lord had taught him.”
82:30 “And Moses told the children of Israel the word of the Lord, that a sanctuary should be made for him, to dwell among the children of Israel.”
82:31 “And the people rejoiced greatly at all the good which the Lord had spoken to them, through Moses, and they said, we will do all that the Lord has spoken to you.”
82:32 “And the people rose up like one man and they made generous offerings to the sanctuary of the Lord, and each man brought the offering of the Lord for the work of the sanctuary, and for all its service.”
82:33 “And all the children of Israel brought each man of all that was found in his possession for the work of the sanctuary of the Lord, gold, silver and brass, and every thing that was serviceable for the sanctuary.”
82:34 “And all the wise men who were practiced in work came and made the sanctuary of the Lord, according to all that the Lord had commanded, every man in the work in which he had been practiced; and all the wise men in heart made the sanctuary, and its furniture and all the vessels for the holy service, as the Lord had commanded Moses.”
82:35 “And the work of the sanctuary of the tabernacle was completed at the end of five months, and the children of Israel did all that the Lord had commanded Moses.”
82:36 “And they brought the sanctuary and all its furniture to Moses; like to the representation which the Lord had shown to Moses, so did the children of Israel.”
82:37 “And Moses saw the work, and behold they did it as the Lord had commanded him, so Moses blessed them.”

Chapter 83

83:1 “And in the twelfth month, in the twenty third day of the month, Moses took Aaron and his sons, and he dressed them in their garments, and anointed them and did to them as the Lord had commanded him, and Moses brought up all the offerings which the Lord had on that day commanded him.”
83:2 “Moses afterward took Aaron and his sons and said to them, for seven days shall you remain at the door of the tabernacle, for thus am I commanded.”
83:3 “And Aaron and his sons did all that the Lord had commanded them through Moses, and they remained for seven days at the door of the tabernacle.”
83:4 “And on the eighth day, being the first day of the first month, in the second year from the Israelites’ departure from Egypt, Moses erected the sanctuary, and Moses put up all the furniture of the tabernacle and all the furniture of the sanctuary, and he did all that the Lord had commanded him.”
83:5 “And Moses called to Aaron and his sons, and they brought the burnt offering and the sin offering for themselves and the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.”
83:6 “On that day the two sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, took strange fire and brought it before the Lord who had not commanded them, and a fire went forth from before the Lord, and consumed them, and they died before the Lord on that day.”
83:7 Then on the day when Moses had completed to erect the sanctuary, the princes of the children of Israel began to bring their offerings before the Lord for the dedication of the altar.”
83:8 “And they brought up their offerings each prince for one day, a prince each day for twelve days.”
83:9 “And all the offerings which they brought, each man in his day, one silver charger weighing one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour, mingled with oil for a meat offering.”
83:10 “One spoon, weighing ten shekels of gold, full of incense.”
83:11 “One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year for a burnt offering.”
83:12 “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering.”
83:13 “And for a sacrifice of peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old.”
83:14 “This did the twelve princes of Israel day by day, each man in his day.”
83:15 “And it was after this, in the thirteenth day of the month, that Moses commanded the children of Israel to observe the Passover.”
83:16 “And the children of Israel kept the Passover in its season in the fourteenth day of the month, as the Lord had commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.”
83:17 “And in the second month, on the first day thereof, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,”
83:18 “Number the heads of all the males of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, you and your brother Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel.”
83:19 “And Moses did so, and Aaron came with the twelve princes of Israel, and they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.”
83:20 “And the number of the children of Israel by the houses of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.”
83:21 “But the children of Levi were not numbered among their brothers, the children of Israel.”
83:22 “And the number of all the males of the children of Israel from one month old and upward, was twenty two thousand, two hundred and seventy three.”
83:23 “And the number of the children of Levi from one month old and above, was twenty two thousand.”
83:24 “And Moses placed the priests and the Levites each man to his service and to his burden to serve the sanctuary of the tabernacle, as the Lord had commanded Moses.”
83:25 “And on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was taken away from the tabernacle of testimony.”
83:26 “At that time the children of Israel continued their journey from the wilderness of Sinai, and they took a journey of three days, and the cloud rested on the wilderness of Paran; there the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, for they had provoked the Lord in asking him for meat, that they might eat.”
83:27 “And the Lord listened to their voice, and gave them meat which they ate for one month.”
83:28 “But after this the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he smote them with a great slaughter, and they were buried there in that place.”
83:29 “And the children of Israel called that place Kebroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted flesh.”
83:30 “And they departed from Kebroth Hattaavah and pitched in Hazeroth, which is in the wilderness of Paran.”
83:31 “And while the children of Israel were in Hazeroth, the anger of the Lord was kindled against Miriam on account of Moses, and she became leprous, white as snow.”
83:32 “And she was confined outside the camp for seven days, until she had been received again after her leprosy.”
83:33 “The children of Israel afterward departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the end of the wilderness of Paran.”
83:34 “At that time, the Lord spoke to Moses to send twelve men from the children of Israel, one man to a tribe, to go and explore the land of Canaan.”
83:35 “And Moses sent the twelve men, and they came to the land of Canaan to search and examine it, and they explored the whole land from the wilderness of Sin to Rechob as you came to Chamoth.”
83:36 “And at the end of forty days they came to Moses and Aaron, and they brought him word as it was in their hearts, and ten of the men brought up an evil report to the children of Israel, of the land which they had explored, saying, it is better for us to return to Egypt than to go to this land, a land that consumes its inhabitants.”
83:37 “But Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephuneh, who were of those that explored the land, said, the land is exceedingly good.”
83:38 “If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us to this land and give it to us, for it is a land flowing with milk and honey.”
83:39 “But the children of Israel would not listen to them, and they listened to the words of the ten men who had brought up an evil report of the land.”
83:40 “And the Lord heard the murmurings of the children of Israel and he was angry and swore, saying,”
83:41 “Surely not one man of this wicked generation shall see the land from twenty years old and upward excepting Caleb the son of Jephuneh and Joshua, the son of Nun.”
83:42 “But surely this wicked generation shall perish in this wilderness, and their children shall come to the land and they shall possess it; so the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the end of that wicked generation, because they did not follow the Lord.”
83:43 “And the people dwelt in the wilderness of Param a long time, and they afterward proceeded to the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.”

Chapter 84

84:1 “At that time Korah, the son of Jetzer, the son of Kehas, the son of Levi, took many men of the children of Israel, and they rose up and quarreled with Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation.”
84:2 “And the Lord was angry with them, and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, with their houses and all belonging to them, and all the men belonging to Korah.”
84:3 “And after this God made the people go round by the way of Mount Seir for a long time.”
84:4 “At that time the Lord said to Moses, provoke not a war against the children of Esau, for I will not give to you of any thing belonging to them, as much as the sole of the foot could tread on, for I have given Mount Seir for an inheritance to Esau.”
84:5 “Therefore did the children of Esau fight against the children of Seir in former times, and the Lord had delivered the children of Seir into the hands of the children of Esau, and destroyed them from before them, and the children of Esau dwelt in their stead to this day.”
84:6 “Therefore the Lord said to the children of Israel, fight not against the children of Esau your brothers, for nothing in their land belongs to you, but you may buy food of them for money and eat it, and you may buy water of them for money and drink it.”
84:7 “And the children of Israel did according to the word of the Lord.”
84:8 “And the children of Israel went about the wilderness, going round by the way of Mount Sinai for a long time, and touched not the children of Esau, and they continued in that district for nineteen years.”
84:9 “At that time died Latinus king of the children of Chittim, in the forty fifth year of his reign, which is the fourteenth year of the children of Israel’s departure from Egypt.”
84:10 “And they buried him in his place which he had built for himself in the land of Chittim, and Abimnas reigned in his place for thirty eight years.”
84:11 “And the children of Israel passed the boundary of the children of Esau in those days, at the end of nineteen years, and they came and passed the road of the wilderness of Moab.”
84:12 “And the Lord said to Moses, besiege not Moab, and do not fight against them, for I will give you nothing of their land.”
84:13 “And the children of Israel passed the road of the wilderness of Moab for nineteen years and they did not fight against them.”
84:14 “And in the thirty sixth year of the children of Israel’s departure from Egypt the Lord smote the heart of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and he waged war, and went forth to fight against the children of Moab.”
84:15 “And Sihon sent messengers to Beor, the son of Janeas, the son of Balaam, counselor to the king of Egypt, and to Balaam, his son, to curse Moab, in order that it might be delivered into the hand of Sihon.”
84:16 “And the messengers went and brought Beor the son of Janeas, and Balaam his son, from Pethor in Mesopotamia, so Beor and Balaam, his son came to the city of Sihon and they cursed Moab and their king in the presence of Sihon king of the Amorites.”
84:17 “So Sihon went out with his whole army, and he went to Moab and fought against them, and he subdued them, and the Lord delivered them into his hands, and Sihon slew the king of Moab.”
84:18 “And Sihon took all the cities of Moab in the battle; he also took Heshbon from them, for Heshbon was one of the cities of Moab, and Sihon placed his princes and his nobles in Heshhon, and Heshbon belonged to Sihon in those days.”
84:19 “Therefore the parable speakers Beor and Balaam, his son, uttered these words, saying, come to Heshbon, the city of Sihon will be built and established.”
84:20 “Woe to you Moab! you are lost, O people of Kemosh! behold it is written on the book of the law of God.”
84:21 “And when Sihon had conquered Moab, he placed guards in the cities which he had taken from Moab, and a considerable number of the children of Moab fell in battle into the land of Sihon, and he made a great capture of them, sons and daughters, and he slew their king; so Sihon turned back to his own land.”
84:22 “And Sihon gave numerous presents of silver and gold to Beor and Balaam his son, and he dismissed them, and they went to Mesopotamia to their home and country.”
84:23 “At that time all the children of Israel passed from the road of the wilderness of Moab, and returned and surrounded the wilderness of Edom.”
84:24 “So the whole congregation came to the wilderness of Sin in the first month of the fortieth year from their departure from Egypt, and the children of Israel dwelt there in Kadesh, of the wilderness of Sin, and Miriam died there and she was buried there.”
84:25 “At that time Moses sent messengers to Hadad, king of Edom, saying, this says your brother Israel, let me pass I pray you through your land, we will not pass through field or vineyard, we will not drink the water of the well; we will walk in the king’s road.”
84:26 “And Edom said to him, you shall not pass through my country, and Edom went forth to meet the children of Israel with a mighty people.”
84:27 “And the children of Esau refused to let the children of Israel pass through their land, so the Israelites removed from them and fought not against them.”
84:28 “For before this the Lord had commanded the children of Israel saying, you shall not fight against the children of Esau, therefore the Israelites removed from them and did not fight against them.”
84:29 “So the children of Israel departed from Kadesh, and all the people came to mount Hor.”
84:30 “At that time the Lord said to Moses, tell your brother Aaron that he shall die there, for he shall not come to the land which I have given to the children of Israel.”
84:31 “And Aaron went up, at the command of the Lord, to mount Hor, in the fortieth year, in the fifth month, in the first day of the month.”
84:32 “And Aaron was one hundred and twenty three years old when he died in mount Hor.”

Chapter 85

85:1 “And king Arad the Canaanite, who dwelt in the south, heard that the Israelites had come by the way of the spies, and he arranged his forces to fight against the Israelites.”
85:2 “And the children of Israel were greatly afraid of him, for he had a great and heavy army, so the children of Israel resolved to return to Egypt.”
85:3 “And the children of Israel turned back about the distance of three days journey to Maserath Beni Jaakon, for they were greatly afraid on account of the king Arad.”
85:4 “And the children of Israel would not get back to their places, so they remained in Beni Jaakon for thirty days.”
85:5 “And when the children of Levi saw that the children of Israel would not turn back, they were jealous for the sake of the Lord, and they rose up and fought against the Israelites their brothers, and slew of them a great body, and forced them to turn back to their place, mount Hor.”
85:6 “And when they returned, king Arad was still arranging his host for battle against the Israelites.”
85:7 “And Israel vowed a vow, saying, if you will deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”
85:8 “And the Lord listened to the voice of Israel, and he delivered the Canaanites into their hand, and he utterly destroyed them and their cities, and he called the name of the place Hormah.”
85:9 “And the children of Israel journeyed from mount Hor and pitched in Oboth, and they journeyed from Oboth and they pitched at Ije aba rim, in the border of Moab.”
85:10 “And the children of Israel sent to Moab, saying, let us pass now through your land into our place, but the children of Moab would not suffer the children of Israel to pass through their land, for the children of Moab were greatly afraid lest the children of Israel should do to them as Sihon, king of the Amorites, had done to them, who had taken their land and had slain many of them.”
85:11 “Therefore Moab would not suffer the Israelites to pass through his land, and the Lord commanded the children of Israel, saying that they should not fight against Moab, so the Israelites removed from Moab.”
85:12 “And the children of Israel journeyed from the border of Moab and they came to the other side of Arnon, the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites, and they pitched in the border of Sihon, king of the Amorites, in the wilderness of Kedemoth.”
85:13 “And the children of Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,”
85:14 “Let us pass through your land, we will not turn into the fields or into the vineyards, we will go along by the kings highway until we shall have passed your border, but Sihon would not suffer the Israelites to pass.”
85:15 “So Sihon collected all the people of the Amorites and went forth into the wilderness to meet the children of Israel, and he fought against Israel in Jahaz.”
85:16 “And the Lord delivered Sihon, king of the Amorites, into the hand of the children of Israel, and Israel smote all the people of Sihon with the edge of the sword and avenged the cause of Moab.”
85:17 “And the children of Israel took possession of the land of Sihon from Aram to Jabuk, to the children of Ammon, and they took all the spoil of the cities.”
85:18 “And Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites.”
85:19 “And all the children of Israel resolved to fight against the children of Ammon, to take their land also.”
85:20 “So the Lord said to the children of Israel, do not besiege the children of Ammon, neither stir up battle against them, for I will give nothing to you of their land, and the children of Israel listened to the word of the Lord, and did not fight against the children of Ammon.”
85:21 “And the children of Israel turned and went up by the way of Bashan to the land of Og, king of Bashan, and Og the king of Bashan went out to meet the Israelites in battle, and he had with him many valiant men, and a very strong force from the people of the Amorites.”
85:22 “And Og, king of Bashan, was a very powerful man, but Naaron his son was exceedingly powerful, even stronger than he was.”
85:23 “And Og said in his heart, behold now the whole camp of Israel takes up a space of three parsa, now will I smite them at once without sword or spear.”
85:24 “And Og went up mount Jahaz and took therefrom one large stone, the length of which was three parsa, and he placed it on his head, and resolved to throw it on the camp of the children of Israel, to smite all the Israelites with that stone.”
85:25 “And the angel of the Lord came and pierced the stone on the head of Og, and the stone fell on the neck of Og that Og fell to the earth on account of the weight of the stone on his neck.”
85:26 “At that time the Lord said to the children of Israel, be not afraid of him, for I have given him and all his people and all his land into your hand, and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon.”
85:27 “And Moses went down to him with a small number of the children of Israel, and Moses smote Og with a stick at the ankles of his feet and smote him.”
85:28 “The children of Israel afterward pursued the children of Og and all his people, And they beat and destroyed them till there was no remnant left of them.”
85:29 “Moses afterward sent some of the children of Israel to spy out Jaazer, for Jaazer was a very famous city.”
85:30 “And the spies went to Jaazer and explored it, and the spies trusted in the Lord, and they fought against the men of Jaazer.”
85:31 “And these men took Jaazer and its villages, and the Lord delivered them into their hand, and they drove out the Amorites who had been there.”
85:32 “And the children of Israel took the land of the two kings of the Amorites, sixty cities which were on the other side of Jordan, from the brook of Arnan to Mount Hermon.”
85:33 “And the children of Israel journeyed and came into the plain of Moab, which is on this side of Jordan, by Jericho.”
85:34 “And the children of Moab heard all the evil which the children of Israel had done to the two kings of the Amorites, to Sihon and Og, so all the men of Moab were greatly afraid of the Israelites.”
85:35 “And the elders of Moab said, behold the two kings of the Amorites, Sihon and Og, who were more powerful than all the kings of the earth, could not stand against the children of Israel, how then can we stand before them?”
85:36 “Surely they sent us a message before now to pass through our land on their way, and we would not suffer them, now they will turn on us with their heavy swords and destroy us, and Moab as distressed on account of the children of Israel, and they were greatly afraid of them, and they counseled together what was to be done to the children of Israel.”
85:37 “And the elders of Moab resolved and took one of their men, Balak the son of Zippor the Moabite, and made him king over them at that time, and Balak was a very wise man.”
85:38 “And the elders of Moab rose up and sent to the children of Midian to make peace with them, for a great battle and enmity had been in those days between Moab and Midian, from the days of Hadad the son of Bedad king of Edom, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, to these days.”
85:39 “And the children of Moab sent to the children of Midian, and they made peace with them, and the elders of Midian came to the land of Moab to make peace in behalf of the children of Midian.”
85:40 “And the elders of Moab counseled with the elders of Midian what to do in order to save their lives from Israel.”
85:41 “And all the children of Moab said to the elders of Midian, now therefore the children of Israel lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field, for this did they do to the two kings of the Amorites who are stronger than we are.”
85:42 “And the elders of Midian said to Moab, we have heard that at the time when Sihon, king of the Amorites fought against you, when he prevailed over you and took your land, he had sent to Beor the son of Janeas and to Balaam his son from Mesopotamia, and they came and cursed you; therefore did the hand of Sihon prevail over you, that he took your land.”
85:43 “Now therefore, send you also to Balaam his son, for he still remains in his land, and give him his hire, that he may come and curse all the people of whom you are afraid; so the elders of Moab heard this thing, and it pleased them to send to Balaam the son of Beor.”
85:44 “So Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent messengers to Balaam, saying,”
85:45 “Behold there is a people come out from Egypt, behold they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.”
85:46 “Now therefore, come and curse this people for me, for they are too mighty or me, peradventure I shall prevail to fight against them, and drive them out, for I heard that he whom you bless is blessed, and whom you curse is cursed.”
85:47 “So the messengers of Balak went to Balaam and brought Balaam to curse the people to fight against Moab.”
85:48 “And Balaam came to Balak to curse Israel, and the Lord said to Balaam, curse not this people for it is blessed.”
85:49 “And Balak urged Balaam day by day to curse Israel, but Balaam listened not to Balak on account of the word of the Lord which he had spoken to Balaam.”
85:50 “And when Balak saw that Balaam would not accede to his wish he rose up and went home, and Balaam also returned to his land and he went from there to Midian.”
85:51 “And the children of Israel journeyed from the plain of Moab and pitched by Jordan from Beth-jesimoth even to Abel shittim at the end of the plains of Moab.”
85:52 “And when the children of Israel abode in the plain of Shittim, they began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.”
85:53 “And the children of Israel approached Moab, and the children of Moab pitched their tents opposite to the camp of the children of Israel.”
85:54 “And the children of Moab were afraid of the children of Israel, and the children of Moab took all their daughters and their wives of beautiful aspect and comely appearance and dressed them in gold and silver and costly garments.”
85:55 “And the children of Moab seated those women at the door of their tents, in order that the children of Israel might see them and turn to them, and not fight against Moab.”
85:56 “And all the children of Moab did this thing to the children of Israel, and every man placed his wife and daughters at the door of his tent, and all the children of Israel saw the act of the children of Moab, and the children of Israel turned to the daughters of Moab and coveted them, and they went to them.”
85:57 “And it came to pass that when a Hebrew came to the door of the tent of Moab, and saw a daughter of Moab and desired her in his heart, and spoke with her at the door of the tent that which he desired, while they were speaking together the men of the tent would come out and speak to the Hebrew like to these words:”
85:58 “Surely you know that we are brothers, we are all the descendants of Lot and the descendants of Abraham his brother, wherefore then will you not remain with us, and wherefore will you not eat our bread and our sacrifice?”
85:59 “And when the children of Moab had thus overwhelmed him with their speeches, and enticed him by their flattering words, they seated him in the tent and cooked and sacrificed for him, and he ate of their sacrifice and of their bread.”
85:60 “They then gave him wine and he drank and became intoxicated, and they placed before him a beautiful damsel, and he did with her as he liked, for he knew not what he was doing, as he had drunk plentifully of wine.”
85:61 “This did the children of Moab to Israel in that place, in the plain of Shittim, and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel on account of this matter, and he sent a pestilence among them, and there died of the Israelites twenty four thousand men.”
85:62 “Now there was a man of the children of Simeon whose name was Zimri, the son of Salu, who connected himself with the Midianite Cosbi, the daughter of Zur, king of Midian, in the sight of all the children of Israel.”
85:63 “And Phineas the son of Elazer, the son of Aaron the priest, saw this wicked thing which Zimri had done, and he took a spear and rose up and went after them, and pierced them both and slew them, and the pestilence ceased from the children of Israel.”

Chapter 86

86:1 “At that time after the pestilence, the Lord said to Moses, and to Elazer, the son of Aaron the priest, saying,”
86:2 “Number the heads of the whole community of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth in the army.”
86:3 “And Moses and Elazer numbered the children of Israel after their families, and the number of all Israel was seven hundred thousand, seven hundred and thirty.”
86:4 “And the number of the children of Levi, from one month old and upward, was twenty three thousand, and among these there was not a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai.”
86:5 “For the Lord had told them that they would die in the wilderness, so they all died, and not one had been left of them excepting Caleb the son of Jephuneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.”
86:6 “And it was after this that the Lord said to Moses, say to the children of Israel to avenge on Midian the cause of their brothers the children of Israel.”
86:7 “And Moses did so, and the children of Israel chose from among them twelve thousand men, being one thousand to a tribe, and they went to Midian.”
86:8 “And the children of Israel warred against Midian, and they slew every male, also the five princes of Midian, and Balaam the son of Beor did they slay with the sword.”
86:9 “And the children of Israel took the wives of Midian captive, with their little ones and their cattle, and all belonging to them.”
86:10 “And they took all the spoil and all the prey, and they brought it to Moses and to Elazer to the plains of Moab.”
86:11 “And Moses and Elazer and all the princes of the congregation went forth to meet them with joy.”
86:12 “And they divided all the spoil of Midian, and the children of Israel had been revenged on Midian for the cause of their brothers the children of Israel.”

Chapter 87

87:1 “At that time the Lord said to Moses, behold your days are approaching to an end, take now Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant and place him in the tabernacle, and I will command him, and Moses did so.”
87:2 “And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the entrance of the tabernacle.”
87:3 “And the Lord commanded Joshua the son of Nun and said to him, be strong and courageous for you shall bring the children of Israel to the land which I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
87:4 “And Moses said to Joshua, be strong and courageous for you will make the children of Israel inherit the land, and the Lord will be with you, he will not leave you nor forsake you, be not afraid nor disheartened.”
87:5 “And Moses called to all the children of Israel and said to them, you have seen all the good which the Lord your God has done for you in the wilderness.”
87:6 “Now therefore, observe all the words of this law, and walk in the way of the Lord your God, turn not from the way which the Lord has commanded you, either to the right or to the left.”
87:7 “And Moses taught the children of Israel statutes and judgments and laws to do in the land as the Lord had commanded him.”
87:8 “And he taught them the way of the Lord and his laws; behold they are written on the book of the law of God which he gave to the children of Israel by the hand of Moses.”
87:9 “And Moses finished commanding the children of Israel, and the Lord said to him, saying, go up to the mount Abarim and die there, and be gathered to your people as Aaron your brother was gathered.”
87:10 “And Moses went up as the Lord had commanded him, and he died there in the land of Moab by the order of the Lord, in the fortieth year from the Israelites going forth from the land of Egypt.”
87:11 “And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, and the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were completed.”

Chapter 88

88:1 “And it was after the death of Moses that the Lord said to Joshua, the son of Nun, saying,”
88:2 “Rise up and pass the Jordan to the land which I have given to the children of Israel, and you shall make the children of Israel inherit the land.”
88:3 “Every place on which the sole of your feet shall tread shall belong to you, from the wilderness of Lebanon to the great river the river of Perath shall be your boundary.”
88:4 “No man shall stand up against you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so will I be with you, only be strong and of good courage to observe all the law which Moses commanded you, turn not from the way either to the right or to the left, in order that you may prosper in all that you do.”
88:5 “And Joshua commanded the officers of Israel, saying, pass through the camp and command the people, saying, prepare for yourselves provisions, for in three days more you will pass the Jordan to possess the land.”
88:6 “And the officers of the children of Israel did so, and they commanded the people and they did all that Joshua had commanded.”
88:7 “And Joshua sent two men to spy out the land of Jericho, and the men went and spied out Jericho.”
88:8 “And at the end of seven days they came to Joshua in the camp and said to him, the Lord has delivered the whole land into our hand, and the inhabitants thereof are melted with fear because of us.”
88:9 “And it came to pass after that, that Joshua rose up in the morning and all Israel with him, and they journeyed from Shittim, and Joshua and all Israel with him passed the Jordan; and Joshua was eighty two years old when he passed the Jordan with Israel.”
88:10 “And the people went up from Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped in Gilgal at the eastern corner of Jericho.”
88:11 “And the children of Israel kept the Passover in Gilgal, in the plains of Jericho, on the fourteenth day of the month, as it is written in the law of Moses.”
88:12 “And the manna ceased at that time on the morrow of the Passover, and there was no more manna for the children of Israel, and they ate of the produce of the land of Canaan.”
88:13 “And Jericho was entirely closed against the children of Israel, no one came out or went in.”
88:14 “And it was in the second month, on the first day of the month, that the Lord said to Joshua, rise up, behold I have given Jericho into your hand with all the people thereof; and all your fighting men shall go round the city, once each day, this shall you do for six days.”
88:15 “And the priests shall blow on trumpets, and when you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall give a great shouting, that the walls of the city shall fall down; all the people shall go up every man against his opponent.”
88:16 “And Joshua did so according to all that the Lord had commanded him.”
88:17 “And on the seventh day they went round the city seven times, and the priests blew on trumpets.”
88:18 “And at the seventh round, Joshua said to the people, shout, for the Lord has delivered the whole city into our hands.”
88:19 “Only the city and all that it contains shall be accursed to the Lord, and keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest you make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.”
88:20 “But all the silver and gold and brass and iron shall be consecrated to the Lord, they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.”
88:21 “And the people blew on trumpets and made a great shouting, and the walls of Jericho fell down, and all the people went up, every man straight before him, and they took the city and utterly destroyed all that was in it, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and ass, with the edge of the sword.”
88:22 “And they burned the whole city with fire; only the vessels of silver and gold, and brass and iron, they put into the treasury of the Lord.”
88:23 “And Joshua swore at that time, saying, cursed be the man who builds Jericho; he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates thereof.”
88:24 “And Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, son of Judah, dealt treacherously in the accursed thing, and he took of the accursed thing and hid it in the tent, and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.”
88:25 “And it was after this when the children of Israel had returned from burning Jericho, Joshua sent men to spy out also Ai, and to fight against it.”
88:26 “And the men went up and spied out Ai, and they returned and said, let not all the people go up with you to Ai, only let about three thousand men go up and smite the city, for the men thereof are but few.”
88:27 “And Joshua did so, and there went up with him of the children of Israel about three thousand men, and they fought against the men of Ai.”
88:28 “And the battle was severe against Israel, and the men of Ai smote thirty six men of Israel, and the children of Israel fled from before the men of Ai.”
88:29 “And when Joshua saw this thing, he tore his garments and fell on his face to the ground before the Lord, he, with the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads.”
88:30 “And Joshua said, why, O Lord, did you bring this people over the Jordan? what shall I say after the Israelites have turned their backs against their enemies?”
88:31 “Now therefore all the Canaanites, inhabitants of the land, will hear this thing, and surround us and cut off our name.”
88:32 “And the Lord said to Joshua, why do you fall on your face? Rise, get you off, for the Israelites have sinned, and taken of the accursed thing; I will no more be with them unless they destroy the accursed thing from among them.”
88:33 “And Joshua rose up and assembled the people, and brought the Urim by the order of the Lord, and the tribe of Judah was taken, and Achan the son of Carmi was taken.”
88:34 “And Joshua said to Achan, tell me my son, what have you done, and Achan said, I saw among the spoil a goodly garment of Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight; I coveted them and took them, and behold they are all hid in the earth in the midst of the tent.”
88:35 “And Joshua sent men who went and took them from the tent of Achan,”
88:36 “And Joshua took Achan and these utensils, and his sons and daughters and all belonging to him, and they brought them into the valley of Achor.”
88:37 “And Joshua burned them there with fire, and all the Israelites stoned Achan with stones, and they raised over him a heap of stones; therefore did he call that place the valley of Achor, so the Lord’s anger was appeased, and Joshua afterward came to the city and fought against it.”
88:38 “And the Lord said to Joshua, fear not, neither be you dismayed, behold I have given into your hand Ai, her king and her people, and you shall do to them as you did to Jericho and her king, only the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall you take for a prey for yourselves; lay an ambush for the city behind it.”
88:39 “So Joshua did according to the word of the Lord, and he chose from among the sons of war thirty thousand valiant men, and he sent them, and they lay in ambush for the city.”
88:40 “And he commanded them, saying, when you shall see us we will flee before them with cunning, and they will pursue us, you shall then rise out of the ambush and take the city, and they did so.”
88:41 “And Joshua fought, and the men of the city went out toward Israel, not knowing that they were lying in ambush for them behind the city.”
88:42 “And Joshua and all the Israelites feigned themselves wearied out before them, and they fled by the way of the wilderness with cunning.”
88:43 “And the men of Ai gathered all the people who were in the city to pursue the Israelites, and they went out and were drawn away from the city, not one remained, and they left the city open and pursued the Israelites.”
88:44 “And those who were lying in ambush rose up out of their places, and hurry to come to the city and took it and set it on fire, and the men of Ai turned back, and behold the smoke of the city ascended to the skies, and they had no means of retreating either one way or the other.”
88:45 “And all the men of Ai were in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side, and they smote them so that not one of them remained.”
88:46 “And the children of Israel took Melosh, king of Ai alive, and they brought him to Joshua, and Joshua hanged him on a tree and he died.”
88:47 “And the children of Israel returned to the city after having burned it, and they smote all those that were in it with the edge of the sword.”
88:48 “And the number of those that had fallen of the men of Ai, both man and woman, was twelve thousand; only the cattle and the spoil of the city they took to themselves, according to the word of the Lord to Joshua.”
88:49 “And all the kings on this side Jordan, all the kings of Canaan heard of the evil which the children of Israel had done to Jericho and to Ai, and they gathered themselves together to fight against Israel.”
88:50 “Only the inhabitants of Gibeon were greatly afraid of fighting against the Israelites lest they should perish, so they acted cunningly, and they came to Joshua and to all Israel, and said to them, we have come from a distant land, now therefore, make a covenant with us.”
88:51 “And the inhabitants of Gibeon over reached the children of Israel, and the children of Israel made a covenant with them, and they made peace with them, and the princes of the congregation swore to them, but afterward the children of Israel knew that they were neighbors to them and were dwelling among them.”
88:52 “But the children of Israel slew them not; for they had sworn to them by the Lord, and they became hewers of wood and drawers of water.”
88:53 “And Joshua said to them, why did you deceive me, to do this thing to us? and they answered him, saying, because it was told to your servants all that you had done to all the kings of the Amorites, and we were greatly afraid of our lives, and we did this thing.”
88:54 “And Joshua appointed them on that day to hew wood and to draw water, and he divided them for slaves to all the tribes of Israel.”
88:55 “And when Adonizedek, king of Jerusalem, heard all that the children of Israel had done to Jericho and to Ai, he sent to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Deber, king of Eglon, saying,”
88:66 “Come up to me and help me, that we may smite the children of Israel and the inhabitants of Gibeon who have made peace with the children of Israel.”
88:57 “And they gathered themselves together and the five kings of the Amorites went up with all their camps, a mighty people numerous as the sand of the sea shore.”
88:58 “And all these kings came and encamped before Gibeon, and they began to fight against the inhabitants of Gibeon, and all the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua, saying, come up quickly to us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites have gathered together to fight against us.”
88:59 “And Joshua and all the fighting people went up from Gilgal, and Joshua came suddenly to them, and smote these five kings with a great slaughter.”
88:60 “And the Lord confounded them before the children of Israel, who smote them with a terrible slaughter in Gibeon, and pursued them along the way that goes up to Beth Horon to Makkedah, and they fled from before the children of Israel.”
88:61 “And while they were fleeing, the Lord sent on them hail stones from heaven, and more of them died by the hail stones, than by the slaughter of the children of Israel.”
88:62 “And the children of Israel pursued them, and they still smote them in the road, going on and smiting them.”
88:63 “And when they were smiting, the day was declining toward evening, and Joshua said in the sight of all the people, sun, stand you still on Gibeon, and you moon in the valley of Ajalon, until the nation shall have revenged itself on its enemies.”
88:64 “And the Lord listened to the voice of Joshua, and the sun stood still in the midst of the heavens, and it stood still six and thirty moments, and the moon also stood still and hurry not to go down a whole day.”
88:65 “And there was no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord listened to the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel.”

Chapter 89

89:1 “Then spoke Joshua this song, on the day that the Lord had given the Amorites into the hand of Joshua and the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of all Israel,”
89:2 “You have done mighty things, O Lord, you have performed great deeds; who is like to you? my lips shall sing to your name.”
89:3 “My goodness and my fortress, my high tower, I will sing a new song to you, with thanksgiving will I sing to you, you are the strength of my salvation.”
89:4 “All the kings of the earth shall praise you, the princes of the world shall sing to you, the children of Israel shall rejoice in your salvation, they shall sing and praise your power.”
89:6 “To you, O Lord, did we confide; we said you are our God, for you was our shelter and strong tower against our enemies.”
89:6 “To you we cried and were not ashamed, in you we trusted and were delivered; when we cried to you, you did hear our voice, you did deliver our souls from the sword, you did show us your grace, you did give us your salvation, you did rejoice our hearts with your strength.”
89:7 “You did go forth for our salvation, with your arm you did redeem your people; you did answer us from the heavens of your holiness, you did save us from ten thousands of people.”
89:8 “The sun and moon stood still in heaven, and you did stand in your wrath against our oppressors and did command your judgments over them.”
89:9 “All the princes of the earth stood up, the kings of the nations had gathered themselves together, they were not moved at your presence, they desired your battles.”
89:10 “You did rise against them in your anger, and did bring down your wrath on them; you did destroy them in your anger, and cut them off in your heart.”
89:11 “Nations have been consumed with your fury, kingdoms have declined because of your wrath, you did wound kings in the day of your anger.”
89:12 “You did pour out your fury on them, your wrathful anger took hold of them, you did turn their iniquity on them, and did cut them off in their wickedness.”
89:13 “They did spread a trap, they fell therein, in the net they hid, their foot was caught.”
89:14 “Your hand was ready for all your enemies who said, through their sword they possessed the land, through their arm they dwelt in the city; you did fill their faces with shame, you did bring their horns down to the ground, you did terrify them in your wrath, and did destroy them in your anger.”
89:15 “The earth trembled and shook at the sound of your storm over them, you did not withhold their souls from death, and did bring down their lives to the grave.”
89:16 “You did pursue them in your storm, you did consume them in your whirlwind, you did turn their rain into hail, they fell in deep pits so that they could not rise.”
89:17 “Their carcasses were like rubbish cast out in the middle of the streets.”
89:18 “They were consumed and destroyed in your anger, you did save your people with your might.”
89:19 “Therefore, our hearts rejoice in you, our souls exult in your salvation.”
89:20 “Our tongues shall relate your might, we will sing and praise your wondrous works.”
89:21 “For you did save us from our enemies, you did deliver us from those who rose up against us, you did destroy them from before us and depress them beneath our feet.”
89:22 “Thus shall all your enemies perish O Lord, and the wicked shall be like chaff driven by the wind and your beloved shall be like trees planted by the waters.”
89:23 “So Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp in Gilgal, after having smitten all the kings, so that not a remnant was left of them.”
89:24 “And the five kings fled alone on foot from battle, and hid themselves in a cave, and Joshua sought for them in the field of battle, and did not find them.”
89:25 “And it was afterward told to Joshua, saying, the kings are found and behold they are hidden in a cave.”
89:26 “And Joshua said, appoint men to be at the mouth of the cave, to guard them, lest they take themselves away; and the children of Israel did so.”
89:27 “And Joshua called to all Israel and said to the officers of battle, place our feet on the necks of these kings, and Joshua said, so shall the Lord do to all your enemies.”
89:28 “And Joshua commanded afterward that they should slay the kings and cast them into the cave, and to put great stones at the mouth of the cave.”
89:29 “And Joshua went afterward with all the people that were with him on that day to Makkedah, and he smote it with the edge of the sword.”
89:30 “And he utterly destroyed the souls and all belonging to the city, and he did to the king and people thereof as he had done to Jericho.”
89:31 “And he passed from there to Libnah and he fought against it; and the Lord delivered it into his hand, and Joshua smote it with the edge of the sword and all the souls thereof, and he did to it and to the king thereof as he had done to Jericho.”
89:32 “And from there he passed on to Lachish to fight against it, and Horam king of Gaza went up to assist the men of Lachish, and Joshua smote him and his people until there was none left to him.”
89:33 “And Joshua took Lachish and all the people thereof, and he did to it as he had done to Libnah.”
89:34 “And Joshua passed from there to Eglon, and he took that also, and he smote it and all the people thereof with the edge of the sword.”
89:35 “And from there he passed to Hebron and fought against it and took it and utterly destroyed it, and he returned from there with all Israel to Debir and fought against it and smote it with the edge of the sword.”
89:36 “And he destroyed every soul in it, he left none remaining, and he did to it and the king thereof as he had done to Jericho.”
89:37 “And Joshua smote all the kings of the Amorites from Kadesh barnea to Azah, and he took their country at once, for the Lord had fought for Israel.”
89:38 “And Joshua with all Israel came to the camp to Gilgal.”
89:39 “When at that time Jabin, king of Chazor, heard all that Joshua had done to the kings of the Amorites, Jabin sent to Jobat, king of Midian, and to Laban, king of Shimron, to Jephal, king of Achshaph, and to all the kings of the Amorites, saying,”
89:40 “Come quickly to us and help us, that we may smite the children of Israel, before they come on us and do to us as they have done to the other kings of the Amorites.”
89:41 “And all these kings listened to the words of Jabin, king of Chazor, and they went forth with all their camps, seventeen kings, and their people were as numerous as the sand on the sea shore, together with horses and chariots innumerable, and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, and they were met together to fight against Israel.”
89:42 “And the Lord said to Joshua, fear them not, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver them up all slain before you, you shall hough their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
89:43 “And Joshua with all the men of war came suddenly on them and smote them, and they fell into their hands, for the Lord had delivered them into the hand of the children of Israel.”
89:44 “So the children of Israel pursued all these kings with their camps, and smote them until there was none left of them, and Joshua did to them as the Lord had spoken to him.”
89:45 “And Joshua returned at that time to Chazor and smote it with the sword and destroyed every soul in it, and burned it with fire, and from Chazor, Joshua passed to Shimron and smote it and utterly destroyed it.”
89:46 “From there he passed to Achshaph and he did to it as he had done to Shimron.”
89:47 “From there he passed to Adulam and he smote all the people in it, and he did to Adulam as he had done to Achshaph and to Shimron.”
89:48 “And he passed from them to all the cities of the kings which he had smitten, and he smote all the people that were left of them and he utterly destroyed them.”
89:49 “Only their booty and cattle the Israelites took to themselves as a prey, but every human being they smote, they suffered not a soul to live.”
89:50 “As the Lord had commanded Moses, so did Joshua and all Israel, they failed not in any thing.”
89:51 “So Joshua and all the children of Israel smote the whole land of Canaan as the Lord had commanded them, and smote all their kings, being thirty and one kings, and the children of Israel took their whole country.”
89:52 “Besides the kingdoms of Sihon and Og which are on the other side Jordan, of which Moses had smitten many cities, and Moses gave them to the Reubenites and the Gadites and to half the tribe of Manasseh.”
89:53 “And Joshua smote all the kings that were on this side Jordan to the west, and gave them for an inheritance to the nine tribes and to the half tribe of Israel.”
89:54 “For five years did Joshua carry on the war with these kings, and he gave their cities to the Israelites, and the land became tranquil from battle throughout the cities of the Amorites and the Canaanites.”

Chapter 90

90:1 “At that time in the fifth year after the children of Israel had passed over Jordan, after the children of Israel had rested from their war with the Canaanites, at that time great and severe battles arose between Edom and the children of Chittim, and the children of Chittim fought against Edom.”
90:2 “And Abianus, king of Chittim went forth in that year, that is in the thirty first year of his reign, and a great force with him of the mighty men of the children of Chittim, and he went to Seir to fight against the children of Esau.”
90:3 “And Hadad, the king of Edom, heard of his report, and he went forth to meet him with a heavy people and strong force, and engaged in battle with him in the field of Edom.”
90:4 “And the hand of Chittim prevailed over the children of Esau, and the children of Chittim slew of the children of Esau two and twenty thousand men, and all the children of Esau fled from before them.”
90:5 “And the children of Chittim pursued them and they reached Hadad, king of Edom, who was running before them, and they caught him alive, and brought him to Abianus, king of Chittim.”
90:6 “And Abianus ordered him to be slain, and Hadad, king of Edom died in the forty eighth year of his reign.”
90:7 “And the children of Chittim continued their pursuit of Edom, and they smote them with a great slaughter and Edom became subject to the children of Chittim.”
90:8 “And the children of Chittim ruled over Edom, and Edom became under the hand of the children of Chittim and became one kingdom from that day.”
90:9 “And from that time they could no more lift up their heads, and their kingdom became one with the children of Chittim.”
90:10 “And Abianus placed officers in Edom and all the children of Edom became subject and tributary to Abianus, and Abianus turned back to his own land, Chittim.”
90:11 “And when he returned, he renewed his government and built for himself a spacious and fortified palace for a royal residence, and reigned securely over the children of Chittim and over Edom.”
90:12 “In those days, after the children of Israel had driven away all the Canaanites and Amorites, Joshua was old and advanced in years.”
90:13 “And the Lord said to Joshua, you are old, advanced in life, and a great part of the land remains to be possessed.”
90:14 “Now therefore, divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and to the half tribe of Manasseh, and Joshua rose up and did as the Lord had spoken to him.”
90:15 “And he divided the whole land to the tribes of Israel as an inheritance, according to their divisions.”
90:6 “But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, the offerings of the Lord are their inheritance as the Lord had spoken of them by the hand of Moses.”
90:17 “And Joshua gave Mount Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephuneh, one portion above his brothers, as the Lord had spoken through Moses.”
90:18 “Therefore Hebron became an inheritance to Caleb and his children to this day.”
90:19 “And Joshua divided the whole land by lots to all Israel for an inheritance, as the Lord had commanded him.”
90:20 “And the children of Israel gave cities to the Levites from their own inheritance, and suburbs for their cattle, and property, as the Lord had commanded Moses so did the children of Israel, and they divided the land by lot whether great or small.”
90:21 “And they went to inherit the land according to their boundaries, and the children of Israel gave to Joshua the son of Nun an inheritance among them.”
90:22 “By the word of the Lord did they give to him the city which he required, Timnath-serach in Mount Ephraim, and he built the city and dwelt therein.”
90:23 “These are the inheritances which Elazer the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes portioned out to the children of Israel by lot in Shiloh,
before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle, and they left off dividing the land.”
90:24 “And the Lord gave the land to the Israelites, and they possessed it as the Lord had spoken to them, and as the Lord had sworn to their ancestors.”
90:25 “And the Lord gave to the Israelites rest from all their enemies around them, and no man stood up against them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands, and not one thing failed of all the good which the Lord had spoken to the children of Israel, yes the Lord performed everything.”
90:26 “And Joshua called to all the children of Israel and he blessed them, and commanded them to serve the Lord, and he afterward sent them away, and they went each man to his city, and each man to his inheritance.”
90:27 “And the children of Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and the Lord gave them rest from all around them, and they dwelt securely in their cities.”
90:28 “And it came to pass in those days, that Abianus, king of Chittim died, in the thirty eighth year of his reign, that is the seventh year of his reign over Edom, and they buried him in his place which he had built for himself, and Latinus reigned in his stead fifty years.”
90:29 “And during his reign he brought forth an army, and he went and fought against the inhabitants of Britannia and Kernania, the children of Elisha, son of Javan, and he prevailed over them and made them tributary.”
90:30 “He then heard that Edom had revolted from under the hand of Chittim, and Latinus went to them and smote them and subdued them, and placed them under the hand of the children of Chittim, and Edom became one kingdom with the children of Chittim all the days.”
90:31 “And for many years there was no king in Edom, and their government was with the children of Chittim and their king.”
90:32 “And it was in the twenty sixth year after the children of Israel had passed the Jordan, that is the sixty sixth year after the children of Israel had departed from Egypt, that Joshua was old, advanced in years, being one hundred and eight years old in those days.”
90:33 “And Joshua called to all Israel, to their elders, their judges and officers, after the Lord had given to all the Israelites rest from all their enemies round about, and Joshua said to the elders of Israel, and to their judges, behold I am old, advanced in years, and you have seen what the Lord has done to all the nations whom he has driven away from before you, for it is the Lord who has fought for you.”
90:34 “Now therefore strengthen yourselves to keep and to do all the words of the law of Moses, not to deviate from it to the right or to the left, and not to come among those nations who are left in the land; neither shall you make mention of the name of their gods, but you shall cleave to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day.”
90:35 “And Joshua greatly exhorted the children of Israel to serve the Lord all their days.”
90:36 “And all the Israelites said, we will serve the Lord our God all our days, we and our children, and our children’s children, and our seed for ever.”
90:37 “And Joshua made a covenant with the people on that day, and he sent away the children of Israel, and they went each man to his inheritance and to his city.”
90:38 “And it was in those days, when the children of Israel were dwelling securely in their cities, that they buried the coffins of the tribes of their ancestors, which they had brought up from Egypt, each man in the inheritance of his children, the twelve sons of Jacob did the children of Israel bury, each man in the possession of his children.”
90:39 “And these are the names of the cities wherein they buried the twelve sons of Jacob, whom the children of Israel had brought up from Egypt.”
90:40 “And they buried Reuben and Gad on this side Jordan, in Romia, which Moses had given to their children.”
90:41 “And Simeon and Levi they buried in the city Mauda, which he had given to the children of Simeon, and the suburb of the city was for the children of Levi.”
90:42 “And Judah they buried in the city of Benjamin opposite Bethlehem.”
90:43 “And the bones of Issachar and Zebulun they buried in Zidon, in the portion which fell to their children.”
90:44 “And Dan was buried in the city of his children in Eshtael, and Naphtali and Asher they buried in Kadesh naphtali, each man his place which he had given to his children.”
90:45 “And the bones of Joseph they buried in Shechem, in the part of the field which Jacob had purchased from Hamor, and which became to Joseph for an inheritance.”
90:46 “And they buried Benjamin in Jerusalem opposite the Jebusite, which was given to the children of Benjamin; the children of Israel buried their fathers each man in the city of his children.”
90:47 “And at the end of two years, Joshua, the son of Nun, died, one hundred and ten years old, and the time which Joshua judged Israel was twenty eight years, and Israel served the Lord all the days of his life.”
90:48 “And the other affairs of Joshua and his battles and his reproofs with which he reproved Israel, and all which he had commanded them, and the names of the cities which the children of Israel possessed in his days, behold they, are written in the book of the words of Joshua to the children of Israel, and in the book of the wars of the Lord, which Moses and Joshua and the children of Israel had written.”
90:49 “And the children of Israel buried Joshua in the border of his inheritance, in Timnath serach which was given to him in mount Ephraim.”
90:50 “And Elazer, the son of Aaron, died in those days, and they buried him in a hill belonging to Phineas his son, which was given him in Mount Ephraim.”

Chapter 91

91:1 “At that time, after the death of Joshua, the children of the Canaanites were still in the land, and the Israelites resolved to drive them out.”
91:2 “And the children of Israel asked of the Lord, saying, who shall first go up for us to the Canaanites to fight against them? and the Lord said, Judah shall go up.”
91:3 “And the children of Judah said to Simeon, go up with us into our lot, and we will fight against the Canaanites and we likewise will go up with you, in your lot, so the children of Simeon went with the children of Judah.”
91:4 “And the children of Judah went up and fought against the Canaanites, so the Lord delivered the Canaanites into the hands of the children of Judah, and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.”
91:5 “And they fought with Adoni-bezek in Bezek, and he fled from before them, and they pursued him and caught him, and they took hold of him and cut off his thumbs and great toes.”
91:6 “And Adoni bezek said, threescore and ten kings having their thumbs and great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table, as I have done, so God has requited me, and they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.”
91:7 “And the children of Simeon went with the children of Judah, and they smote the Canaanites with the edge of the sword.”
91:8 “And the Lord was with the children of Judah, and they possessed the mountain, and the children of Joseph went up to Bethel, the same is Luz, and the Lord was with them.”
91:9 “And the children of Joseph spied out Bethel, and the watchmen saw a man going forth from the city, and they caught him and said to him, show us now the entrance of the city and we will show kindness to you.”
91:10 “And that man showed them the entrance of the city, and the children of Joseph came and smote the city with the edge of the sword.”
91:11 “And the man with his family they sent away, and he went to the Hittites and he built a city, and he called the name thereof Luz, so all the Israelites dwelt in their cities, and the children of Israel dwelt in their cities, and the children of Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who had lengthened their days after Joshua, and saw the great work of the Lord, which he had performed for Israel.”
91:12 “And the elders judged Israel after the death of Joshua for seventeen years.”
91:13 “And all the elders also fought the battles of Israel against the Canaanites, and the Lord drove the Canaanites from before the children of Israel, in order to place the Israelites, in their land.”
91:14 “And he accomplished all the words which he had spoken to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the oath which he had sworn, to give to them and to their children, the land of the Canaanites.”
91:15 “And the Lord gave to the children of Israel the whole land of Canaan, as he had sworn to their ancestors, and the Lord gave them rest from those around them, and the children of Israel dwelt securely in their cities.”
91:16 “Blessed be the Lord for ever, amen, and amen.”
91:17 “Strengthen yourselves, and let the hearts of all you that trust in the Lord be of good courage.”

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The Book of Jubilees

Edits, corrections and cross references by The Firmament

These are the words of the division of days, according to the law and testimony (covenant), according to the events of the years, according to their sevens, according to their Jubilees, to all the years of the world, according to the word of the Lord on Mount Sinai to Moses, when he ascended to receive the stone tablets of the law and the commandments by the voice of the Lord when He said to him: “Ascend to the top of the mountain!”


Chapter 1

1:1 “And it happened in the first year of the exodus of the children of Israel out of Egypt, in the 3rd month, on the 16th of this month, and the Lord spoke to Moses saying: Ascend to me here on the mountain, and I will give to you the two stone tablets of the law and the commandments; as I have written them, you shall make them known.”
1:2 “And Moses ascended the mountain of the Lord, and the glory of the Lord dwelt on the mountain of Sinai, and a cloud over shadowed it six days.”
1:3 “And the Lord called to Moses on the seventh day in the midst of the cloud; and he saw the glory of the Lord like a flaming fire on the top of the mountain.”
1:4 “And Moses was there on the mountain forty days and forty nights, and the Lord instructed him in regard to what was past and what would be, the words of the division of days, both in the law and the testimony.”
1:5 “And he said to him: “Incline your heart to every word which I shall speak to you, and write them into a book, in order that their generations may see how I have left them on account of all the evil which they do, in rebelling and in deserting the covenant which I established between me and you this day on Mount Sinai for their generations.”
1:6 “And it will be and these words shall declare it thus when all the punishments shall come over them; and they will know that I am more righteous than they in all their judgments and their desires, and they will know that I was with them.”
1:7 “And you, write for yourself all these words which I make known to you this day (for I know their rebellion and their stiff neck) before I shall lead them into the land which I have sworn to their fathers, to Abraham and Isaac and to Jacob, saying, “To your seed I will give this land, which flows with milk and honey; and they shall eat and be satisfied.”
1:8 “And they will turn themselves to false gods, who did not deliver them from all their oppression; and this testimony will be heard against them for a testimony.”
1:9 “For they will forget all my ordinances which I have commanded them, and will walk after the Gentiles/hethan and after their impurity and after their shame, and will serve their gods, and these will become for them an offence unto oppression and misfortune and for a trap.”
1:10 “And many will be destroyed and will be taken captive and will fall into the hands of the enemy, because they have deserted my ordinances and my commands and the festivals of my covenant, and my sabbaths and that which I have sanctified to myself in their midst, and my tabernacle and my sanctuary which I have sanctified to myself in the midst of the land that I should set my name over it and should dwell there.”
1:11 “And they will make to themselves altars on heights and groves and sculptured idols, and each one will worship his own idol for sin, and they will offer their children to the demons and to all the deeds of the error of their hearts.”
1:12 “And I will send witnesses to them that I may testify over them, but they will not hear and will slay my witnesses, and they will cast out those who seek the law, and will abolish the whole (law), and will begin to do evil before my eyes.”
1:13 “And I will hide my face from them and I will deliver them over to the Gentiles/hethan for captivity and for binding and for devouring and for expelling them from the midst of the land, and I shall scatter them in the midst of the Gentiles/hethan.”
1:14 “And they will forget all my law and all my commandments and all my judgment, and they will err in reference to new moons and sabbaths and festivals and jubilees and ordinances.”
1:15 “And then they will turn themselves to me from the midst of the Gentiles/hethan with all their hearts and all their soul and all their power, and I shall gather them from amongst all the Gentiles/hethan, and they will seek me that I may be found for them when they seek me with all their heart and with all their soul, and I will open to them much peace and righteousness.”
1:16 “And I will transplant them as a plant of righteousness, with all my heart and with all my soul, and they will be to me for a blessing and not for a curse, a head and not a tail; and I will build up my sanctuary in their midst, and I will dwell with them, and I will be to them their God, and they shall be to me my people, in truth and in righteousness, and I will not desert them and will not deny them, for I am the Lord their God.”
1:17 “And Moses fell down upon his face, and he prayed and said: “My Lord and my God, do not forsake your people and your inheritance to wander in the error of their hearts, and do not deliver them into the hands of their enemies, the Gentiles/hethan, that these may not rule over them, and that they do not make them to sin against you.”
1:18 “O Lord, let your mercy be raised over your people, and create for them a righteous mind, and let not the spirit of Beliar/Satan rule over them to accuse them before you, to entrap them away from the path of righteousness, that they be destroyed from before your face.”
1:19 “But they are your people and your inheritance, which you have delivered from the hands of the Egyptians with your great power; and create in them a clean heart and a holy spirit, and let them not be entrapped in their sins from now on and to eternity!”
1:20 “And the Lord said to Moses: “I know their contrariness and their thoughts and their stiff neck, and they will not obey until they learn their sins and the sins of their fathers. And after this they will turn to me in all righteousness and with their whole heart and with their whole soul, and I will circumcise the foreskin of their hearts and the foreskin of the hearts of their seed, and I will create for them a holy spirit, and will cleanse them so that they do not turn away from me from this day to eternity.”
1:21 “And their souls will cling to me and to all my commandments, and my commandments shall return to them, and I will be to them a father, and they shall be to me children. And they shall all be called the children of the living God, and will know all things of the spirit and all things of service, and it will be known that they are my children and that I am their father in righteousness and in truth, and that I love them.”
1:22 “And you, write down for yourself all these words which I have this day made known to you on this mountain, the first and the last and what is future, according to all the division of days in the law and in the testimony, and according to the weeks of the jubilees to eternity, until I descend and dwell with them in all eternity.”
1:23 “And he said to the angel of the face: “Write for Moses from the beginning of creation until my sanctuary shall have been established in their midst for all eternity, and the Lord will have appeared to the eyes of all, and all will know that I am the God of Israel and the Father of all of the children of Jacob and King on Mount Zion from eternity to eternity. And Zion and Jerusalem will be holy.”
1:24 “And the angel of the face, who went before the tents of Israel, took the tablets of the division of years from the time of creation, the law and the testimony for the weeks and the jubilees, each year according to all its number and the jubilees according to years from the day of the new creation, when heaven and earth were created new, and also all creation according to the powers of heaven and all the creation of the earth, until then when the sanctuary of the Lord will be made in Jerusalem on Mount Zion, and all the luminaries will be renewed for a healing and for peace and for a blessing for all the chosen of Israel, that it may be thus from this day on and to all the days of the world!”

Chapter 2

2:1 “And the angel of the face spoke to Moses by the command of the Lord, saying: “Write all the words of creation, how in six days the Lord God finished all the works which he created, and rested on the seventh day and sanctified it for all the years and established it as a sign for all his works.” For on the first day he created the heavens above and the earth and the waters and all the spirits that serve before him, and the angels of the face and the angels that cry “holy”, and the angels of the spirit of fire, and the angels of the spirit of wind, and the angels of the spirit of the clouds of darkness and of hail and of hoarfrost, and the angels of the abysses and of thunder and of lightning, and the angels of the spirits of cold and of heat, of winter and of spring and of fall and of summer and of all the spirits of the multitude of works which are in the heavens and on the earth and in all the depths, and of darkness and of light and of dawn and of eve which he has prepared in the knowledge of his heart.”
2:2 “And at that time we saw his work and praised him and lauded before him on account of all his work, for seven great things did he make on the first day.”
2:3 “And on the second day he made a firmament between the waters, and the waters divided on this day, and half of it ascended upward, and half of it descended beneath the firmament over the face of the earth. And this work alone was made on the second day.”
2:4 “And on the third day he did as he said to the waters that they should cross from the face of the whole earth to one place, and that dry land should appear.”
2:5 “And he made the waters thus as he said to them, and they gathered from over the face of the earth into one place outside of this firmament, and the dry land appeared.”
2:6 “And on that day he created for it (the water) the abysses of the seas, according to their separate gathering places, and all the rivers and the gathering places of the waters in the hills and in all the earth, and all the lakes, and all the dew of the earth, and the seed which is sown according to its kind, and every thing that is eaten, and the trees which bear fruit, and the wild trees, and the garden of Eden for pleasure; and all these four great creations he made on the third day.”
2:7 “And on the fourth day he made the sun and moon and stars and placed them in the firmament of heaven that they should shine over the earth and to rule over day and night and to divide between night and day and between darkness and light.”
2:8 “And God established the sun as a great sign over the earth and for days and for sabbaths and for months and for festivals and for years and for jubilees and for all seasons of the years.”
2:9 “And he shall divide between light and darkness and for prosperity that all things that sprout and grow on earth may prosper.”
2:10 “These three kinds God made on the fourth day.”
2:11 “And on the fifth day he created the great animals in the abysses of the seas (for these were the first things of flesh created by his hands), and every thing that moves in the waters, and the fishes and every thing that flies, the birds and their whole kind.”
2:12 “And the sun arose over them to prosper them, and over all that was on the earth, every thing that sprouts out of the earth and all the trees that bear fruit and all flesh: these three kinds he made on the fifth day.”
2:13 “And on the sixth day he made all the animals of the earth and all the beasts and every thing that moves over the earth.”
2:14 “And after all this he made mankind, a single one; male and female he created them, and made him ruler over all things upon the earth and in the seas and over that which flies and over all the animals and beasts and over every thing that moves on the earth, and over the whole earth; and over all this he made him ruler.”
2:15 “And these four kinds he made on the sixth day. And there were altogether twenty two kinds.”
2:16 “And he completed all his work on the sixth day, all that is in the heavens and on the earth and in the seas and in the abysses, in the light and in the darkness and in every thing; and he gave us (the angels) a great sign, the day of sabbaths, that we should do work six days, and should rest on the sabbath from all work.”
2:17 “And all the angels of the face and all the angels that cry “holy”, to us, these two great kinds, he said that we should observe the sabbath with him in heaven and on earth.”
2:18 “And he said to us: Behold, I shall separate for myself a people from among all the nations, and these shall celebrate the sabbath, and I shall sanctify them unto myself as a nation, and I will sanctify them unto myself as a people, and will bless them, as I have sanctified the day of sabbaths, and I will sanctify them unto me and thus I will bless them; and they shall be to me my people, and I will be to them a God.”
2:19 “And I chose the seed of Jacob from among all that I have seen and have written him down as a first born son, and I have sanctified him unto myself forever and ever; and the day of the sabbaths I will teach them, that they observe sabbath on it from all work.”
2:20 “And he made therein a sign that they too should observe the sabbath with us on the seventh day, to eat and to drink and to bless/praise him who has created all things, as he blessed and sanctified unto himself a people which shall appear from among the nations and that they should observe the sabbath together with us. And he caused that before him his commands should ascend like a sweet savor which should be acceptable before him all the days of the twenty two heads of men from Adam to Jacob. And twenty two kinds of works were made until this seventh day; this thing is blessed and holy, and the former too is blessed and holy and this one with that one serves for a sanctification and blessing.”
2:21 “And to this one (Jacob and his seed) was given that they should be for all the days the blessed and holy ones of the testimony and the first law, just as he had blessed and sanctified the seventh day on the seventh day.”
2:22 “He created heaven and earth and every thing that he created in six days, and the Lord established a holy festival day for all his creation; and therefore he commanded on its account that he who does any work on it shall die, and whoever defiles it shall surely die.”
2:23 “And you, command the children of Israel, and they shall observe this day, so that they keep it holy and do not work on it any work, and do not defile it; for it is holier than all the days.”
2:24 “All who profane this day shall surely die, and all who do any work on it shall surely die forever; so that the children of Israel observe this day in their generations and be not rooted out of the land; for it is a holy day and a blessed day.”
2:25 “And every man who observe it and keeps the sabbath on it away from all his work, will be blessed and holy for all his days like unto me.”
2:26 “And announce and say to the children of Israel the law of this day, and that they shall observe the sabbath on it, and do not desert it in the error of their hearts, and that they be not engaged in doing anything on it which should not be done, and that they do not prepare on it any thing that is eaten or drunk, nor draw water, nor on it carry in or bring out of their gates any thing that is carried, which they have not prepared for themselves as a work on the six days in their houses.”
2:27 “And they shall not carry out or bring in on that day from one house to another, for this is a holy and blessed day over all the days of jubilees; on it we observed the sabbath in heaven, before it was known to any mortal to observe the sabbath on it on earth.”
2:28 “And the Creator of all blessed it; but he did not sanctify all nations and peoples to observe the sabbath on it, only Israel alone: to them alone he granted to eat and to drink and to observe sabbath on it on the earth.”
2:29 “And the Creator of all blessed it, who had created this day for a blessing and a sanctification and for glory above all the days.”
2:30 “This law and testimony was given to the children of Israel as a law forever to their generations.”

Chapter 3

3:1 “And in the sixth day of the second sabbath we brought, by the command of the Lord, to Adam all the animals and all the beasts and all the birds and every thing that moves on the earth and every thing that moves in the water, each according to their kind, and each according to their similarity: on the first day the animals; the beasts on the second day; the birds on the third day; every thing that moves on the earth the fourth day; whatever moves in the water on the fifth day.”
3:2 “And Adam gave unto each its name; and as he called them, this was their name. And on these five days Adam saw this: a male and a female in each kind that is on the earth, but he was alone and could not find a companion who could be an aid to such as he.”
3:3 “And God said to me: “It is not good that man should be alone: let us make for him a helpmeet like unto him.”
3:4 “And the Lord our God caused a stupor to fall upon him and he slept, and he took for a wife one rib from among his ribs, and this rib was made into a woman from among his ribs, and he built flesh there in its place, and built a woman.”
3:5 “And he awakened Adam out of his sleep, and awakening he arose on the sixth day and came to her and knew her and said unto her: ‘This is now bone of my bone and flesh from my flesh: this one shall be called my wife, for she came and originated from man.”
3:6 “For this reason man and wife shall be one, and for this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and will connect himself with his wife, and they shall be one flesh.”
3:7 “And in the first seventh was Adam created, and his wife in his side, and in the second seventh he showed her to him, and on that account the command was given to observe in their defilement seven days for a male and twice seven days for a female.”
3:8 “And when Adam had completed forty days in the land where he had been created, we brought him into the garden of Eden, that he should work it and watch it; but his wife they brought in on the eightieth day, and after this she entered the garden; and on this account the commandment is written on the tablets of heaven in reference to her that gives birth, that “if she brings forth a male, she shall remain in her uncleanness seven days according to the first week of her days, and thirty [three] days shall she abide in the blood of purifying, and she shall touch nothing holy and shall not enter into the sanctuary until these days are completed for her who has a male child.”
3:9 “But she who has a female child shall remain in her uncleanness two weeks, according to the first two weeks, and sixty six days in the blood of purifying, and all the days for her shall be eighty.”
3:10 “And she having completed these eighty days we brought her into the garden of Eden, for it is holy above the whole earth, and every tree that is planted in it is holy. And on this account was ordained concerning her that gives birth to a male or female this law for these days, that they shall touch nothing holy nor enter a sanctuary until these days for a male or a female are completed.”
3:11 “This law and testimony was given and written for the children of Israel that they should observe it all the days.”
3:12 “And in the first week of the first jubilee Adam and his wife were in the garden of Eden seven years working and watching it; and we gave them work and taught them to work every thing that offered itself for work.”
3:13 “And he labored and was naked and did not know it and was not ashamed, and he watched the garden against the birds and the animals and the beasts, and gathered its fruits and ate and laid aside the rest for himself and his wife, and laid aside that which he had guarded for himself.”
3:14 “And having ended the completion of seven years which he completed there, in the seventh year exactly, and in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the serpent came and approached the woman, and the serpent said to the woman: “Has God commanded that you shall not eat of any of the fruit of the trees in the garden?”
3:15 “And she said to it: He has told us, ‘Eat from all the fruit of the trees in the garden, but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden you shall not eat, nor shall you touch it, that you die not!”
3:16 “And the serpent said to the woman: “You will surely not die, but because God knows that on which day you eat of it your eyes shall be opened and you shall be like gods and will know good and evil.”
3:17 “And the woman saw the tree that it was pleasant and it pleased the eye, and that its fruit was good to eat; she took from it and ate.”
3:18 “And she first covered her shame with fig leaves, and gave to her husband, and he ate, and his eyes were opened and he saw that he was naked.”
3:19 “And he took fig leaves and sewed them together and made for himself an apron and covered his shame.”
3:20 “And God cursed the serpent and was enraged at it forever; and he was enraged at the woman also, because she had obeyed the voice of the serpent, and he said to her: “I shall surely increase your pains and your trouble; in your pains bear children, and to your husband be your refuge, and he shall be your lord.”
3:21 “And to Adam he said: “Because you did obey the voice of your wife and did eat from this tree of which I had commanded you that you should not eat, let the earth be cursed on account of your deed; thorns and thistles shall it bring forth for you; and eat you your bread in the sweat of your brow until you return to the earth from which you have been taken; for earth you are, and to earth you shall return.”
3:22 “And he made for them garments of skin and clothed them, and sent them from the garden.”
3:23 “And on that day on which Adam came out of the garden of Eden he offered, as a sweet savor, a burnt offering: frankincense and galbanum and myrrh spices, in the morning with the rising of the sun, on the day when he covered his shame.”
3:24 “And on that day was closed the mouth of all the animals and of the beasts and of the birds and of whatever walks and of whatever moves, so that they could not speak; for they all had spoken with each other one lip and one tongue.”
3:25 “And he sent out of the garden of Eden all flesh that was in the garden of Eden, and all flesh was scattered according to its kinds and according to its natures to the places which had been created for them.”
3:26 “And to Adam alone did he give to cover his shame, of all the animals and beasts.”
3:27 “On this account it is commanded in the tablets of heaven concerning all who know the judgment of the law, that they shall cover their shame and shall not uncover themselves as the Gentiles/hethan uncover themselves.”
3:28 “And at the new moon of the fourth month Adam and his wife came out of the garden of Eden and dwelt in the land of Elda, in the land of their creation.”
3:29 “And Adam called the name of his wife Eve.”
3:30 “And they did not have a son until the first jubilee year; and after this he knew her.”
3:31 “But he cultivated the land, as he had been taught in the garden of Eden.”

Chapter 4

4:1 “And in the third week of the second jubilee she gave birth to Cain, and in the fourth she gave birth to Abel, and in the fifth she gave birth to her daughter Awan.”
4:2 “And in the first (week) of the third jubilee Cain slew Abel, because (God) accepted an offering from his hands, but did not receive a fruit offering from the hands of Cain.”
4:3 “And he slew him on the field; and his blood cried aloud from earth to heaven lamenting that he had slain him, and God punished Cain, because he had slain Abel.”
4:4 “And he made him a refugee over the earth, on account of the blood of his brother, and he cursed him upon the earth.”
4:5 “And on this account it is written in the tablets of heaven: “Cursed be he who slays his neighbor in wickedness, and all who hear shall say, ‘So be it!’ and the man who sees it and does not announce it, cursed be he like the other.”
4:6 “And on this account we hearing come to announce before the Lord our God all the sins which take place in heaven and earth, and in light and in darkness, and everywhere.”
4:7 “And Adam and his wife mourned Abel four weeks of years; and in the fourth year of the fifth week he became joyful and knew his wife again, and she brought forth for him a son, and they called his name Seth; for he said: “The Lord has raised up for us a second seed on the earth in the place of Abel; for Cain slew him.”
4:8 “In the sixth week he begat his daughter Azura.”
4:9 “And Cain took Awan his sister to himself as wife, and she brought forth for him Enoch at the end of the fourth jubilee. And in the first year of the first week of the fifth jubilee houses were built on the earth, and Cain built a city, and called it by the name of his son Enoch.”
4:10 “And Adam knew Eve, his wife, and she brought forth yet nine sons.”
4:11 “And in the fifth week of this jubilee Seth took Azura his sister to himself as wife, and in the fourth (year) she brought forth for him Enos.”
4:12 “And he began first to call upon the name of the Lord on the earth.”
4:13 “And in the seventh jubilee, in the fifth week, Enos took Noem his sister to himself as wife, and she brought forth for him a son in the third year of the fifth week, and called his name Cainan.”
4:14 “And at the end of the eighth jubilee Cainan took to himself as wife Mualet his sister, and she bore for him a son in the ninth jubilee, in the first week, in the third year of this week, and he called his name Malalel.”
4:15 “And in the second week of the tenth jubilee Malalel took unto himself as wife Sina, the daughter of Barakhel, the daughter of the sister of his father, and she bore him a son in the third week, in the sixth year, and he called his name Jared; for in his days the angels of the Lord descended upon the earth, those that are called Watchmen, that they should teach the children of men to do judgment and right over the earth.”
4:16 “And in the eleventh jubilee Jared took to himself a wife, and her name was Baraka, a daughter of Rasujel, a daughter of the sister of his father, in the fourth week of this jubilee; and she bore for him a son in the fifth week, in the fourth year, of this jubilee, and he called his name Enoch.”
4:17 “He was the first one from among the children of men that are born on the earth to learn writing and knowledge and wisdom.”
4:18 “And he wrote the signs of heaven according to the order of their months in a book, that the sons of men might know the time of the year according to their separate months.”
4:19 “He was the first to write a testimony, and he testified to the children of men concerning the generations of the earth, and explained the weeks of the jubilees, and made known to them the days of the years, and arranged the months and explained the sabbaths of the years as we made them known to him.”
4:20 “And what was and what will be he saw in a vision of the night in a dream, and as it will happen to the children of men in their generations until the day of judgment; he saw and learned every thing and wrote it as a testimony and laid the testimony on the earth over all the children of men and for their generations.”
4:21 “And in the twelfth jubilee, in the seventh week thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Edna, the daughter of Daniel, the daughter of the sister of his father; and in the sixth year in this week she bore him a son, and he called his name Methusaleh.”
4:22 “And then he was with the angels of God six years of this jubilee, and they showed him all things on earth and in heaven, the rule of the sun, and he wrote down all things.”
4:23 “And he testified to the Watchmen, those that sinned with the daughters of men; for they had commenced to mix with the daughters of the earth, so that they were defiled; and Enoch testified against them all.”
4:24 “And he was removed from the midst of the children of men, and we conducted him into the garden of Eden for greatness and for honor, and behold here he was engaged in writing down the judgment and the eternal condemnation and all the wickedness of the sons of the children of men.”
4:25 “And on this account (God) brought the deluge over the whole land of Eden; or there he was set as a sign and that he should testify over all the sons of the children of men, that he should declare all the deeds of the generations until the day of judgment.”
4:26 “And he offered a burnt offering on the west side of the sanctuary which was pleasing before the Lord on the hill of the south; for there are four places to the Lord on earth: the garden of Eden and the hill of the east in it, and this hill on which you are today, the hill of Sinai, and the hill of Zion, which will be sanctified in the new creation for a sanctification of the earth: through it the earth will be sanctified from all its sin and its uncleanness to the generation of eternity.”
4:27 “And in the fourteenth jubilee Methusaleh took unto himself as his wife Edna, the daughter of Ezrael, the daughter of the sister of his father, in the third week in the first year of this week, and he begat a son and called his name Lamech. And in the fifteenth jubilee, in the third week, Lamech took to himself a wife, and her name was Bilanos, the daughter of Barakel, the daughter of the sister of his father; and in this week she bore him a son, and he called his name Noah, saying: “This one will comfort me on account of all my work and on account of the earth which the Lord has cursed.”
4:28 “And at the end of the nineteenth jubilee, in the seventh week, in the sixth year thereof, Adam died, and all of his sons buried him in the land of the creation of Adam, and he was the first to be buried in the earth, and he lacked seventy years of one thousand years; for one thousand years are like one day in the testimony of heaven, and therefore it was written concerning the tree of knowledge: “On the day on which you shall eat thereof you shall die.”
4:29 “And for this reason he did not complete the years of this day; for in it he died.”
4:30 “At the end of this jubilee Cain was killed, after him, in the same year; and his house fell upon him, and he died in the midst of the house, and he was killed with his stones, for with a stone he had killed Abel, and with a stone he was killed by a judgment of righteousness.”
4:31 “On this account it is ordained in the tablets of heaven: “With the instrument with which a man kills his neighbor, he shall be killed; as he wounded him, shall thus they do to him.”
4:32 “And in the fifty fifth jubilee Noah took to himself a wife, and her name was Emzarah, the daughter of Rakel the daughter of his sister (sic) in the first year, in the fifth week; and in the third year thereof she bore him Shem, in the fifth year thereof she born him Ham, and in the first year in the sixth week she bore him Japhet.”

Chapter 5

5:1 “And it happened, when the sons of the children of men commenced to increase over the face of the whole earth and daughters were born to them, that the angels of the Lord saw them in one year of this jubilee, that they were beautiful to look upon; and they took unto themselves wives from all of them whomever they chose, and they bore them sons, and these were giants.”
5:2 “And injustice increased over the earth and all flesh corrupted its way, from men to animals and to beasts and to birds and to all that walks upon the earth; all corrupted their ways and their orders and began to devour each other, and unrighteousness increased over the earth, and all the thoughts of the knowledge of all the sons of men were thus wicked all the days.”
5:3 “And the Lord looked upon the earth, and behold it was corrupt, and all flesh corrupted its order and they all did evil before his eyes, all that were on the earth.”
5:4 “And he said: “I shall destroy mankind and all flesh that has been created above the face of the earth.” And Noah alone found grace before the eyes of the Lord.”
5:5 “And concerning the angels whom he had sent upon the earth, he was greatly enraged, that he would root them out of all their power; and he said to us that we should bind them in the depths of the earth; and behold they are bound in the midst of them (depths) and separate.”
5:6 “And against their children came a word from before the face of the Lord, that they should be slain with a sword and be removed from under heaven.”
5:7 “And he said: “My spirit shall not abide over men forever, for they are flesh; and let their days be one hundred and twenty years.”
5:8 “And he sent into their midst his sword that each should slay his neighbor; and they began to slay one the other until they all fell upon the sword and were destroyed from the earth.”
5:9 “And their fathers witnessed it; and after this these were bound in the depths of the earth, until the day of the great judgment for the coming of punishment unto eternity over all those who have corrupted their ways and their works before the Lord.”
5:10 “And he destroyed all their places, and there was not left a single one of them who was not judged according to all their wickedness.”
5:11 “And he made for all of his works a new and righteous nature, so that they did not sin in their entire nature unto eternity and were righteous each in his generation all the days.”
5:12 “And the judgment of all is ordained and written on the tablets of the heaven without injustice; and all who depart from the path which is ordained for them to walk in, and if they do not walk in it, then is written down a judgment for every creature and every generation; and nothing that is in heaven, or on earth, or in the light, or in the darkness, or in Sheol, or in the depth, or in the dark place (can escape); all their judgments are ordained and written and engraved concerning all.”
5:13 “He will judge the small and the great, the great according to his greatness and the small according to his smallness, and each one according to his path.”
5:14 “And he is not one who has regard for persons, nor one who receives bribes when he says that he will hold judgment over each one: if one gives him all things on earth, he will have no regard for his person and will not receive any thing from his hands, for he is the judge.”
5:15 “And of the children of Israel it has been written and ordained, if they shall turn to him in righteousness, he will remove all their guilt and pardon all their sins.”
5:16 “It is ordained and written that he will show mercy to all who turn from all their errors, once each year.”
5:17 “And concerning all those who corrupted their ways and works before the flood, he had no regard for their persons, with the exception of Noah alone: for he had regard for his person on account of the sons whom he saved from the water of the flood for his sake; for his heart was righteous in all his ways, as had been commanded concerning it, and he had not transgressed any thing that had been ordained for him.”
5:18 “And the Lord said: “Every thing that is on the dry land and every thing that is created, from men to animals and to beasts and to birds and to whatever moves upon the earth, shall be destroyed.”
5:19 “And he commanded Noah to build an ark for himself that he might save him from the water of the flood.”
5:20 “And Noah made an ark in every thing as he had commanded him in the (twenty seventh) jubilee, in the fifth week, in the fifth year.”
5:21 “And he entered on the sixth (year) thereof, in the second month, in the new moon of the second month: until the sixteenth thereof he entered and all that we brought to him into the ark, and the Lord locked it from without on the seventeenth, at eve.”
5:22 “And the Lord opened the seven flood gates of heaven and the mouths of the fountains of the great deep, seven mouths in number.”
5:23 “And the flood gates began to pour down water from heaven forty days and forty nights, and the fountains of the deep also sent up waters, until the whole world was full of water.”
5:24 “And the water increased upon the earth: fifteen ells the waters were raised over all the high mountains, and the ark was lifted above the earth and moved upon the face of the waters.”
5:25 “And the water remained standing upon the face of the earth five months, one hundred and fifty days.”
5:26 “And the ark proceeded and rested on the top of Lubar, one of the mountains of Ararat.”
5:27 “And in the fourth month the fountains of the great deep were closed, and the flood gates of heaven were restrained, and in the new moon of the seventh month all the mouths of the deep of the earth were opened, and the water began to descend into the deep below.”
5:28 “And in the new moon of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible, and in the new moon of the first month the earth became visible.”
5:29 “And the waters disappeared from above the earth in the fifth week, in the seventh year thereof, and on the seventeenth day in the second month the earth became dry.”
5:30 “And on the twenty seventh thereof he opened the ark and sent out of it the animals and the beasts and the birds and whatever moves.”

Chapter 6

6:1 “And at the new moon of the third month he came out of the ark and built an altar on that hill.”
6:2 “And he appeared on the earth, and he took a young goat and atoned by its blood for all the guilt of the earth, because every thing that had been on it was destroyed except those that were in the ark with Noah; and he placed the fat on the altar, and he took an ox and a goat and a sheep and young goats and salt and a turtle dove and the young of a dove and brought a burnt sacrifice upon the altar and scattered over them fruit offerings baked in oil and sprinkled the blood and wine, and placed upon it frankincense, and a sweet savor arose which was acceptable before the Lord.”
6:3 “And the Lord smelt the sweet savor, and he made with him a covenant that there should no more be a flood upon the earth which would destroy the earth: all the days of the earth, seed and harvest shall not cease, frost and heat and summer and winter and day and night shall not change their order and shall not cease forever.”
6:4 “And you, grow and increase on the earth and increase over it, and be for a blessing in its midst: your fear and your terror I will put upon every thing that is on the earth and in the sea.”
6:5 “And, behold, I have given you all the animals and all the beasts and every thing that flies and every thing that moves on the earth and the fish in the waters and all things for food; like the herbs of grass, I have given them all to you to eat.”
6:6 “Only flesh which is in its life with blood you shall not eat: for the blood is the soul of all flesh, so that your blood in your souls be not demanded of you.”
6:7 “From the hands of each one I will demand the blood of a man; every one that sheds the blood of a man, by the hand of a man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God did he create Adam.”
6:8 “But you, grow and increase upon the earth.”
6:9 “And Noah and his sons swore that they would not eat any blood that is in any flesh, and they made a covenant before the Lord God for ever, in all the generations of the world, in this month.”
6:10 “On this account he spoke to you that you should make a covenant with the children of Israel in this month upon the mountain, with an oath, and should sprinkle blood over them on account of all the words of the covenant which the Lord has made with them for all days.”
6:11 “And this testimony is written concerning you, that you observe it in all days, that you do not in all days eat any blood of animals and birds and beasts in all the days of the earth; and the man who eats the blood of an animal or of beasts or of birds in all the days of the earth, he and his seed shall be rooted out of the land.”
6:12 “And you command the children of Israel that they shall not eat any blood, so that their names and their seed may be before the Lord our God all the days.”
6:13 “And for this law there is no limit of days, for it is for eternity; and they shall observe it to generation and generation, so that they may continue supplicating in their behalf with blood before the Lord on the altar on each day and day; mornings and evenings they shall supplicate in their behalf perpetually before the Lord, that they may observe this and not be rooted out.”
6:14 “And he gave to Noah and his sons a sign that there should not again be a deluge over the earth; he placed his bow in the clouds as a sign of the eternal covenant that no water of the deluge should again come over the earth to destroy it all the days of the earth.”
6:15 “On this account it is ordained and written on the tablets of heaven that the celebration of the festival of weeks should be in this month, once a year, for a renewed covenant in each year and year.”
6:16 “And during the time this festival was being celebrated in heaven, from the days of creation to the days of Noah, it was twenty six jubilees and five weeks of years; and Noah and his sons observed it seven jubilees and one week of years until the time when Noah died.”
6:17 “But his children violated it until the days of Abraham, and they ate blood. But Abraham alone observed it, and Isaac and Jacob observed it, for these are his children, up to your day; and in your day the children of Israel forgot it until I renewed it for them on this mountain.”
6:18 “And you command the children of Israel that they should observe this festival in all their generations as a commandment for them: one day in the year, in this month, they shall celebrate this festival.”
6:19 “For it is the festival of weeks and is a festival of first fruits; for this festival is of a double nature and double kind, as is written and engraved concerning its celebration.”
6:20 “For I have written it in the book of the first law in which I write to you that you should observe it in its time one day a year; and I have explained to you the offerings on that day, that they should be remembered and that the children of Israel should celebrate it one day in each year.”
6:21 “And at the new moon of the first month, and in the new moon of the fourth month, and in the new moon of the seventh month, and in the new moon of the tenth month are the days of remembrance and the days of the festivals in the four divisions of the years: written and ordained they are for a testimony until eternity.”
6:22 “And Noah ordained them for himself as festivals for future generations, for on them there was to him a remembrance.”
6:23 “At the new moon of the first month it was said to him that he should make for himself an ark, and on it the earth became dry, and he opened (the ark) and saw the earth. And at the new moon of the fourth month the mouth of the flood gates of the earth were opened and the waters began to descend into the depth beneath.”
6:25 “And at the new moon of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared, and Noah became glad.”
6:26 “And on this account he ordained them as festivals of remembrance unto himself unto eternity, and thus they are ordained.”
6:27 “And they were raised into the tablets of heaven: thirteen sabbaths to each, from one to another their remembrance, from the first to the second, from the second to the third, from the third to the fourth.”
6:28 “And all the days of this commandment are fifty two sabbaths of days, and the whole year is completed.”
6:29 “Thus it is engraved and ordained in the tablets of heaven, and there is no transgression from one year to another.”
6:30 “And you command the children of Israel that they should observe the years in this number, three hundred and sixty four days, and the year shall be complete and the fixed date of their days and their festivals shall not be corrupted, for every thing transpires in them according to their testimony, and they (Israel) shall not miss a day or corrupt a festival.”
6:31 “But if they do transgress and do not observe them according to his commandment, then will be corrupted all their fixed dates, and the years will waver in consequence, and also their times and their years, and they will transgress their ordinances.”
6:32 “And all the children of Israel will forget and will not find the paths of the years, and will forget the new moon and the sabbaths and the festivals, and in all the order of the years they will err.”
6:33 “For I know, and from now on I shall make it known to you, and not from my heart, but thus is written in a book before me and is ordained in the tablets of heaven, the division of days, that they forget not the festivals of my covenant and walk according to the festivals of the Gentiles/hethan, after their errors and after their ignorance.”
6:34 “And there will be those who will make observations of the moon, for this one (the moon) corrupts the stated times and comes out earlier each year by ten days.”
6:35 “And in this way they will corrupt the years and will observe a wrong day as the day of testimony and a corrupted festival day, and every one will mix holy days with unclean ones and unclean with holy; for they will err as to months and sabbaths and festivals and jubilees.”
6:36 “And on this account I command you and testify to you that you should testify to them, for after your death your children will corrupt, so that they make a year only three hundred and sixty four days, and on this account they will err as to new moons and sabbaths and fixed times and festivals and will ever eat blood with all kinds of flesh.”

Chapter 7

7:1 “And in the seventh week, in the first year thereof, in this jubilee, Noah planted vines on this hill upon which the ark had rested, named Lubar, the Ararat Mountains, and they produced fruit in the fourth year, and he watched their fruit and gathered them in this year in the seventh month, and he made wine of it, and put it into a vessel and kept it until the fifth year, until the first day of the new moon of the first month.”
7:2 “And he celebrated this day in rejoicing as a festival, and he made a sacrifice unto the Lord, a young one from among the oxen and a ram and a sheep, each seven years old, and a young goat, that he might thereby obtain pardon for himself and his sons.”
7:3 “And he prepared the goat first, and he placed of its blood upon the flesh of the altar which he had made, and all the fat he laid upon the altar where he was sacrificing to the Lord, and of the ox and the sheep he also placed the flesh upon the altar.”
7:4 “And he made all the fruit offerings thereof mixed with oil upon them, and thereupon he first scattered wine upon the fire on the altar, and placed incense upon the altar, and a sweet savor ascended which was acceptable before the Lord his God.”
7:5 “And he and his children rejoiced and drank of this wine in joy.”
7:6 “And it was evening, and he went into his tent, and he lay down drunken, and he slept, and he was uncovered in his tent while sleeping.”
7:7 “And Ham saw his father naked, and going out he told it to his two brothers without.”
7:8 “And Shem took his garment and arose, he and Japheth, and they carried the garment upon their shoulders, and their faces backward, and covered the shame of their father.”
7:9 “And Noah awoke from his sleep and learned everything that his youngest sons had done to him; and he cursed his son and said: “Cursed be Canaan, a slaving servant shall he be to his brothers.”
7:10 “And he blessed Shem: “Blessed/praised be the Lord God of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant; and may the Lord extend Japheth and may the Lord dwell in the tent of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant!”
7:11 “And Ham knew that his father had cursed his youngest son, and he became displeased with him because he had cursed his son and he separated himself from his father, he and his sons with him, Chush, and Meshrem, and Pud, and Canaan.”
7:12 “And he built for himself a city, and called its name after the name of his wife Neelata Mek.”
7:13 “And Japheth saw it and became envious of his brother, and he too built a city, and called its name after the name of his wife Adalenses.”
7:14 “But Shem dwelt with his father Noah, and he built a city by the side of his father on the hill, and he too called its name by the name of his wife Sedukatelbab.”
7:15 “And behold these three cities are near Mount Lubar: Sedukatelbab on the side of the hill on the east; Neultemauk on the south side; and Adalaneses toward the west; and these are the sons of Shem: Elam, and Asur, and Arpakeed: this is the generation after the second year of the flood(?) . . . these are the children of Noah.”
7:16 “And in the twenty eighth jubilee he began to command the sons of his sons the ordinances and the commandments all as he had learned them and the judgments, and he testified to his sons that they should observe righteousness, and that they should cover the shame of their flesh, and that they should bless/praise him who created them, and should honor father and mother, and each should love his neighbor, and should preserve their souls from all fornication and from all uncleanness and unrighteousness.”
7:17 “For on account of these three things the deluge came over the earth, namely on account of fornication, in which the Watchmen indulged against the commandments of their law, with the daughters of men, and took to themselves wives from all whom they chose and made the beginning of uncleanness.”
7:18 “And they begat sons, the Naphidem, and they were all unlike and they devoured one another: the giant slew the Naphil, and the Naphil slew Eljo, and Eljo the children of men, and all publicly practiced every unrighteousness and shed much blood, and the earth was filled with unrighteousness; and after all these the animals, and the beasts, and the birds, and whatever walks and moves on the earth; and much blood was spilt on the earth, and all the thoughts and deeds of men were wicked in all the days.”
7:19 “And the Lord destroyed everything from the face of the earth on account of their deeds and on account of the blood which was spilt over the earth.”
7:20 “And we were left, I and you, my sons, and everything that entered with us into the ark, and behold I am the first to see your works that you do not walk in righteousness, for in the path of destruction have you commenced to walk, and are separating yourselves each from his neighbor, and are envious the one of the other, and are not in harmony each with his neighbor and his brother.”
7:21 “And yet, my sons, for I see and behold the satans have commenced to lead astray you and your children; and now I fear on your behalf that after my death you will spill the blood of men over the face of the earth, and that you too will be destroyed from its face.”
7:22 “For every one that sheds the blood of any man, and every one that eats the blood in any flesh, shall all be destroyed from the earth.”
7:23 “And there shall not be left any man who eats blood and who sheds blood upon the earth, and there shall not be left alone for him any seed or children under heaven; for they will go into Sheol, and into the place of judgment they will descend, in the darkness of the deep they will all be cast by a terrible death.”
7:24 “With regard to all blood over you which is in all the days that you sacrifice an animal or a beast or whatever flies over the earth, and do a good deed concerning your souls in your covering of that which has been spilt over the face of the earth.”
7:25 “And you shall not be like him that eats with blood; be strong that no one eat blood in your presence: bury the blood in the earth; for as I have been commanded, I testify to you and your children together with all flesh.”
7:26 “And you shall not eat the soul with the meat, that you be not those of whom your blood, that is, your soul, be demanded from the hands of every one that sheds blood on the earth.”
7:27 “For the earth will not be clean of the blood which has been spilt upon it, but only by the blood of him that shed it will the earth be cleansed in all the generations of the earth.”
7:28 “And now, my children, obey and practice righteousness and justice so that you be planted in righteousness upon the whole face of the earth, and that your renown be elevated before my God who has saved me from the water of the deluge.”
7:29 “And, behold, you will proceed and build for yourselves cities and will plant in them all that bears fruit; for three years its fruit shall not be gathered to eat it, and in the fourth year the fruit shall be sanctified, and the first fruits which they gather shall be brought before the Lord our God, the Most High, who created heaven and earth and all things, so that they bring in fatness the first of the wine and oil as firstfruits upon the altar of the Lord who receives it; and what is left the servants of the house of the Lord shall eat before the altar which he has accepted.”
7:30 “And in the fifth year make the release, so that you release them in righteousness and justice, and you shall be just and all your plants shall be right.”
7:31 “For thus did Enoch the father of your father Methusaleh, command his sons, and Methusaleh his son Lamech, and Lamech commanded me all the things which his father commanded him; but I command it to you, my children, just as Enoch commanded his son in his first jubilee; while he was alive, in his generation the seventh, he commanded and testified to his son and to the sons of his sons until the day of his death.”

Chapter 8

8:1 “In the twenty ninth jubilee, in the first week, in the first (year) thereof, Arphaksed took to himself a wife, and her name was Rasuja, the daughter of Susan, the daughter of Elam, and she bore him a son in the third year of this week, and he called his name Kainan.”
8:2 “And his son grew, and his father taught him writing, and he went to seek for himself a place where he might seize for himself a city.”
8:3 “And he found a writing which the forefathers had carved into a rock, and he read what was in it, and he translated it and found that there was within it the science of the Watchmen by which they had seen the astrology of the sun and the moon and the stars and in all the signs of heaven; and he wrote this down and did not say any thing concerning it, for he feared to speak to Noah concerning it, lest he be angry with him on this account.”
8:4 “And in the thirtieth jubilee, in the second week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Milka, the daughter of Abadai, the son of Japhet, and in the fourth year she bore him a son, and he called his name Sala, for he said, “Verily, I have been sent away.”
8:5 “And in the fourth year Sala was born, and he grew up and took to himself a wife, and her name was Muak, the daughter of Kesed, the brother of his father, in the thirty first jubilee, in the first week, in the first year thereof. And she bore him a son in the fifth year, and he called his name Ebor; and he took to himself a wife, and her name was Azurad, the daughter of Nebrod, in the thirty second jubilee, in the seventh week, in the third year thereof.”
8:6 “And in the sixth year thereof she bore him a son, and he called his name Phalek, for in the days when he was born the children of Noah began to divide the earth among themselves; and on this account he called his name Phalek.”
8:7 “And they divided the earth among themselves in wickedness, and told it to Noah.”
8:8 “And it happened in the beginning of the thirty third jubilee, and they divided the earth into three parts, to Shem and to Ham, and to Japhet, each one his inheritance, in the first year of the first week, while an angel, one of us who were sent to them, was there.”
8:9 “And he called his sons, and they came to him, they and their children, and he divided the earth by lot what his three sons should take, and they stretched out their hands and took to themselves the writing out of the bosom of their father Noah.”
8:10 “And there came out on the writing as the lot for Shem the middle of the earth, which he and his children should have as an inheritance for the generations unto eternity, from the middle of the Mountain Rafu, from the exit of the water of the river Tina, and his portion goes toward the west through the midst of this river, and they go until they approach to the abyss of the waters out of which comes this river, and this river empties and pours its waters into the sea Miot, and this river goes into the great sea: all that is toward the north of this is Japhet’s, and all that is to the direction of the south is Shem’s.”
8:11 “And it reaches until it comes to Karaso, which is in the bosom of the tongue which looks toward the south.”
8:12 “And his portion reaches unto the great sea, and reaches straight until it approaches the west of the tongue which looks toward the south; for the sea is called the tongue of the Egyptian sea.”
8:13 “And it turns from there toward the south, toward the mouth of the great sea in the shore of the waters and proceeds toward Arabia and Ophra, and it proceeds until it reaches to the water of the river Gejon and toward the south of the water of Gejon, along the shore of this same river.”
8:14 “And it proceeds toward the north until it approaches the garden of Eden, toward the south thereof to the south, and from the east of the whole land of Eden, and toward the whole east, and it turns to the east, and proceeds until it approaches toward the east of the hills whose name is Rafa, and it descends toward the border of the outlet of the water of the river Tina.”
8:15 “This portion came out in the lot for Shem and his sons, and he remembered his word which he had spoken with his mouth in prophecy, for he had said:”
8:16 “Blessed/praised be the Lord God of Shem, and may the Lord dwell in the dwelling of Shem!”
8:17 “And he knew that the garden of Eden is the holy of holies, and the dwelling of the Lord, and Mount Sinai, the center of the desert, and Mount Zion, the center of the navel of the earth, these three, opposite one another, were created as sanctuaries.”
8:18 “And he blessed/praised the God of gods who had put the speech of the Lord into his mouth.”
8:19 “And he knew that a blessed portion and a blessing had come to Shem and to the children of his generations forever; the whole land of Edom, and all the land of the Erythrian sea, and all the land of the east, and India and at the Erythrian and the mountains thereof, and all the land of Basor, and all the land of Lebanon and the islands of Kuphatur, and all the land of Elam and Asur and Babel and Susan and Madar, and all the mountains of Ararat, and all the land beyond the sea which is beyond the hills of Asur toward the north, a blessed and prosperous land, and all that is in it is very good.”
8:20 “And for Ham came out as the second portion, beyond the Gijon, toward the south, to the right of the garden, and it proceeds to all the fire mountains, and goes toward the west to the sea Atil, and goes to the west until it reaches to the sea of Mauk, of that one into which everything descends that is destroyed.”
8:21 “And it proceeds to the north to the shore of Gadil and goes to the west of the water of the sea until it approaches the river Gejon, and the river Gejon goes until it approaches to the right of the garden of Eden: and this land is the land which came forth for Ham as the portion he shall retain for himself and the children of his generations forever.”
8:22 “And for Japhet there came forth a third portion beyond the river Tina, toward the north of the exit of its waters, and it goes toward the northeast the whole district of Lag, and all the east thereof.”
8:23 “And it goes toward the north to the north, and goes to the mountains of Kilt, toward the north and toward the sea Mauk, and it goes toward the east of Gadir over toward the coast of the water of the sea.”
8:24 “And it proceeds until it approaches the west of Para, and returns toward Apherag, and goes toward the east, towards the waters of the sea Meat. And it goes toward the shore of the river Tina, toward the east of the north, until it approaches to the shore of the waters thereof, toward the mountain Rafa, and it bends toward the north.”
8:25 “This is the land which came forth for Japhet and his children as the portion of his inheritance which he should hold unto eternity for himself and the children of their generation unto eternity: five great islands and a great land in the north; only it is cold, but the land of Ham is hot, and the land of Shem has neither heat nor frost, for it is mixed in coldness and heat.”

Chapter 9

9:1 “And Ham divided among his sons; and the first portion came out for Ques toward the east, and to the west of him for Phud, and to the west of him for Kainan toward the west of the sea.”
9:2 “And Shem also divided among his sons, and the first portion came forth for Elam and his sons toward the east of the river Tiger, until it approaches the east, the whole land of India and on the Erythrian and its coast, and the waters of Dedan and all the mountains of Mebri and Ela, and all the land of Susan, and all that is on the side of the Phernak to the Erythrian sea and the river Tina.”
9:3 “But for Asur came forth a second portion, all the land of Asur and Nineva and Sinaor and to the border of India, and ascends along the river.”
9:4 “And for Arphaksed came forth a third portion, all the land of the district of the Chaldees toward the east of the Euphrates, bordering on the Erythrian sea, and all the waters of the desert until near to the tongue of the sea which looks toward Egypt, and all the sand of Lebanon and Saner and Amana to the border of the Euphrates.”
9:5 “And for Aram came forth as a fourth portion all the land of Mesopotamia, between the Tiger and the Euphrates, toward the north of the Chaldees, to the border of the mountains of Asur.”
9:6 “And the land of Arara came out as a fifth portion to his son, the mountains of Asur and all belonging to them until it reaches to the east of Asur, his brother.”
9:7 “And Japhet, too, divided the land of his inheritance between his sons, and the first portion came forth for Gomer toward the east, from the north side to the river Tina. And in the north there came out for Magog all the inner portions of the north until it reaches the sea Meat.”
9:8 “And for Madai came forth as his portion that he should possess, to the west of his two brothers, unto the islands and unto the coasts of the islands. And to Egawan came forth as a fourth portion all the islands, and the islands which are toward Edalud.”
9:9 “And for Tobel came forth as a fifth portion, between the tongue which approaches toward the side of the portion of Lud, to the second tongue, unto beyond the second tongue into the third tongue.”
9:10 “And for Melek came forth as a sixth portion, all that beyond the third tongue, until it approaches to the east of Gadir.”
9:11 “And for Tiras came forth a seventh portion; four great islands in the midst of the sea, which approach to the portion of Ham; and the islands of Kamatura came out for the sons of Arphaksed in his division of his inheritance by lot.”
9:12 “And thus the sons of Noah divided out to their children, in the presence of Noah their father, and he caused them to swear an oath cursing him who endeavored to seize a portion which had not been allotted him. And they all said: “Thus be it! Thus be it!” for themselves and for their descendants to eternity in their generations, until the day of judgment, on which the Lord God will judge them with a sword and with fire for all the wickedness of uncleanness which they have committed in that they filled the earth with transgression, uncleanness, fornication, and sin.”

Chapter 10

10:1 “And in the third week of this jubilee the evil demons began to lead astray the sons of Noah and deceived them and destroyed them.”
10:2 “And the sons came to Noah their father and told him concerning the demons which were leading astray, darkening, and slaying the sons of their sons.”
10:3 “And he prayed before the Lord his God, and he said: “Lord of the spirits of all flesh, you who has shown mercy to me and has delivered me and my children from the waters of the deluge, and has not suffered me to be destroyed as you did the children of destruction, for your grace was great over men, and great was your mercy over my soul; may your grace be exalted over the sons of your sons, and may the evil spirit not rule over them to destroy them off the earth. And you have verily blessed me and my sons that we increase and multiply and fill the earth.”
10:4 “And you know how the Watchmen, the fathers of these spirits, acted in my day; and these spirits also which are alive, cast them into prison and hold them in the places of judgment, and let them not destroy the sons of your servant, my God, for they are terrible and created for destroying; and may they not rule over the spirits of the living; for you alone know their judgment.”
10:5 “And let them have no sway over the children of the righteous from now on and to eternity.”
10:6 “And our God said unto us that we should bind all.”
10:7 “And the angel of the spirits, Mastema, came and said: “O Lord, Creator, leave some of them before me, and they shall hear my voice and they shall do all things that I tell them; for if you do not leave any of them to me I shall not be able to accomplish the power of my will among the children of men, for they are here for corrupting, and destroying, and leading astray before the judgment, for great is their wickedness to the children of men.”
10:8 “And he said: “The tenth part of them shall be left before him and nine parts shall descend into the place of judgment.”
10:9 “And one of us said: “We will teach Noah all their medicines”; for they did not walk in righteousness, and did not contend in uprightness. And we did according to his word; all the wicked ones that were terrible we bound in the place of judgment, but the tenth part of them we left, that they should be judged before satan on the earth.”
10:10 “And the medicines of all their sicknesses we explained to Noah together with all their deceptions how to heal them with the plants of the earth.”
10:11 “And Noah wrote all these down in a book as we instructed him, concerning every kind of medicines, and the evil spirits were held away from the sons of Noah.”
10:12 “And he gave all the writings which he had written to Shem, his oldest son, for him he loved exceedingly above all his children.”
10:13 “And Noah slept with his fathers and was buried on Mount Lubar, in the land of Ararat.”
10:14 “Nine hundred and fifty years he completed in his life; nineteen jubilees and two weeks and five years; he excelled in his life on the earth the children of men on account of his righteousness, in which he, alone, was perfect, with the exception of Enoch.”
10:15 “For the history of Enoch is made a testimony to the generations of eternity to announce all the deeds of the generation on the day of judgment.”
10:16 “In the thirty third (fourth) jubilee, in the first year of the second week, Phalek took to himself a wife, whose name was Lamna, the daughter of Sinaar, and she bore him a son in the fourth year of this week, and he called his name Ragev, for he said: “Behold, the sons of men have become evil through a plan of wickedness, because they build for themselves a city and a tower in the land of Sinaar”; for they separated from the land of Ararat toward the east to Sinaar, for in his day they were building a city and a tower, saying: “We will ascend on it into heaven.”
10:17 “And they began to build in the fourth week, and they burned with fire, and they used bricks for stones, and the clay with which they joined them was asphalt, which comes out of the sea and out of the fountains of water in the land of Sinaar, and they built forty years, and three years they were making bricks…”
10:18 “And the Lord our God said to us: “Behold it is one people that has commenced to do it, and now I shall not let go of them; behold, we will descend and mix their tongues, and one shall not hear the other and they shall be scattered into cities and into nations and one counsel shall no longer abide with them until the day of judgment.”
10:19 “And the Lord descended, and we descended with him to see the city and tower which the children of men were building.”
10:20 “And he confounded all the speech of their tongues, and they no longer heard the voice one of the other, and they ceased then to build the city and the tower. On this account the whole land of Sinaar is called Babel, because there God confused all the tongues of the children of men, and from there they were scattered to all their cities, each according to his language and his nation. And the Lord sent a great wind against the tower and it overturned it upon the ground, and behold, (it stood) between the land of Assur and Babylon in the land of Sinaar, and they called its name Ruins.”
10:21 “And in the fourth week, in the first year of the thirty-fourth jubilee they were scattered out of the land of Sinaar.”
10:22 “And Ham and his sons went into the land which he had taken, which fell to him by lot in the land of the north (south); and Kainaan saw the land of the Libanon to the canal of Egypt that it was very good, and he did not go into the land of his inheritance to the west of the sea, and dwelt in the land of Libanon on the coast of the sea.”
10:23 “And Ham, his father, and Cush and Mezrem, his brothers, said to him: “You have settled in a land which is not yours and did not fall to us by lot, you should not do thus; for if you do thus, then you and your children will fall by condemnation in the land, and as cursed ones by sedition, for by sedition you have settled and by sedition your children will fall and you will be rooted out to eternity.”
10:24 “Do not dwell in the dwelling place of Shem, for to Shem and his children was it given by lot.”
10:25 “Cursed are you and cursed shall you be above all the sons of Noah by the curse which we covenanted with an oath between us in the presence of the holy judge and before Noah our father.”
10:26 “But he did not listen to them and dwelt in the land of Libanon from Hamath to the entrance of Egypt, he and his sons until this day.”
10:27 “And on this account this land is called Canaan.”
10:28 “But Japheth and his sons went toward the east and dwelt in their portions and Madi saw the land of the sea, and it pleased him, and he begged it from Elam, and Assur, and Arphaksed, the brother of his wife, and he dwelt in the land Medkin, near to the brother of his wife until this day.”
10:29 “And he called his dwelling place and the dwelling place of his sons Madakia, by the name of their father Madai.”

Chapter 11

11:1 “In the thirty fifth jubilee, in the third week, in the first year thereof, Ragev took unto himself a wife, and her name was Ora, the daughter of Or, the daughter of the son of Kesed, and she bore him a son, and he called his name Serug, in the seventh year of this week of this jubilee.”
11:2 “And the sons of Noah began to fight with each other, to take captive and to slay each one his brother, and to spill the blood of men over the earth, and to eat blood, and to build strong cities, and walls, and towers (and single men elevated themselves above the people, and first founded kingdoms), and to make war, a nation against a nation, and nations against nations, and city against city, and all things became worse, and they acquired for themselves arms, and taught their sons war, and began to take captive the cities and to sell male and female slaves.”
11:3 “And Ur, the son of Kesed, built Era of the Chaldees, and called its name after his own name and by the name of his father.”
11:4 “And he made for himself molten images, and they worshipped each one his own image which they had made for themselves by molding, and they began to make sculptured images and unclean forms, and the terrible spirits assisted them and misled them to commit transgression and uncleanness.”
11:5 “And the prince Mastema gave his power to make all this, and through the angels who had been given under his hand, he sent out his hand to do all wickedness and sin and all transgression, and to destroy and to murder and to shed blood over the earth.”
11:6 “On this account his name was called Serach, for Serach turned himself in all things to do all kinds of sin.”
11:7 “And he grew and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees near to the father of the mother of his wife, and he worshipped idols, and he took to himself a wife in the thirty sixth jubilee, in the fifth week, in the first year thereof, and her name was Melka, the daughter of Keher, the daughter of the brother of his father. And she bore him a son Nakor, in the first year of this week, and he grew and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, and his father taught him the researches of the Chaldees, divination and astrology according to the signs of the heavens.”
11:8 “And in the thirty seventh jubilee, in the sixth week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Ijosek, the daughter of Nesteg of the Chaldees.”
11:9 “And she bore him Tarah in the seventh year of this week.”
11:10 “And the prince Mastema sent ravens and birds that they should eat what was sown on the land, in order to destroy the land, so that they might deprive the children of men of their labor, for before they plowed in the seed the ravens picked it up from the surface of the ground.”
11:11 “On that account his father called his name Tarah, because the ravens and the birds robbed them and devoured their seed.”
11:12 “And the years began to be barren on account of the birds, and all the fruit of the trees they ate from the trees; with great strength they were able to save a little from all the fruit of the land in their days.”
11:13 “And in the thirty ninth jubilee, in the second week, in the first year, Tarah took to himself a wife, and her name was Edna, the daughter of Abram, the daughter of the sister of his father.”
11:14 “And in the seventh year of this week she bore him a son, and he called his name Abram by the name of the father of his mother, for he had died before his daughter conceived a son.”
11:15 “And the child began to understand the errors of the earth, that all went astray after the images and after uncleanness; and his father taught him writing when two weeks of years old; and he separated himself from his father that he might not worship the idols with him.”
11:16 “And he began to pray to the Creator of all things that he should save him from the errors of the children of men, and that his portion should not fall into error after uncleanness and shame.”
11:17 “And the time of seed came to sow it upon the land, and all came out together to watch their seed against the ravens, and Abram came out with those that came out, and he was a boy of fourteen years.”
11:18 “And a cloud of ravens came to devour the seed, and Abram ran to scatter them before they sat down on the earth to eat the seed, and said: “Do not devour; return to the place whence you came!” and they turned back.”
11:19 “And clouds of ravens returned that day seven times, and of all the ravens none sat down upon any of the land where Abram was, and not one was left there.”
11:20 “And all those that were with him on the whole land saw him crying, and all the ravens turned back, and great was his name in all the land of the Chaldees.”
11:21 “And there came to him in this year all those that had sowed seed, and he would go with them until the time sowing in the land ceased, and they sowed in their land, and in this year they brought home grain, and ate it and were satisfied.”
11:22 “And in the fifth year of the fifth week Abram taught those who make the instruments for oxen, the workmen in wood, and they made utensils over the earth, opposite the crook timber of the plows in order to put the seed thereon, and to let the seed fall out of it into the seed furrows.”
11:23 “And it was hidden in the earth, and they no longer feared the ravens; and thus they did on all the crook timber of the plows over the earth, and they sowed and worked the land each one as Abram had commanded them, and no longer feared the ravens.”

Chapter 12

12:1 “And it happened in the sixth week, in the seventh year thereof, Abram said unto Tarah, his father, saying, “Father!” And he said, “Behold, here I am, my son!”
12:2 “And he said: “What assistance and what pleasure have we from all the idols which you do worship and before which you do prostrate yourself?”
12:3 “For there is no spirit in them, but they are dumb statues and a deception of the heart: do not worship them.”
12:4 “Worship the God of heaven, who sends down dew and rain upon the earth and does everything upon the earth and has created everything through his word and all living things are from before his face.”
12:5 “Why do you worship those who have no heart and spirit in them; for they are the works of hands, and upon your shoulders do you carry them, and you have from them no help, but a great disgrace to those who make them and a deception of the heart to those who worship them: do not worship them!”
12:6 “And Tarah said: “I also know it, my son; but what shall I do with this people who command me that I should serve them?”
12:7 “If I tell them the truth, they will slay me; for their soul clings to them to worship and to glorify them.”
12:8 “Keep silent, my son, lest they slay you.”
12:9 “And these words he spoke to his two brothers, and they became angry at him, and he kept silent.”
12:10 “And in the fortieth jubilee, in the second week, in the seventh year thereof, Abram took to himself a wife, and her name was Sara, the daughter of his father, and she became to him a wife.”
12:11 “And Aran, his brother, took to himself (a wife) in the third year of this week, and his wife bare him a son in the seventh year of this week, and he called his name Lot.”
12:12 “And Nachor also, his brother, took to himself a wife.”
12:13 “And in the (sixtieth) year of the life of Abram, that is, in the fourth year of the fourth week, Abram arose in the night, and burned down the house of his idols, and burned all that was in the house, and there was no man that knew it.”
12:14 “And they arose in the night and desired to save their idols from the midst of the flame.”
12:15 “And Aran ran in order to save them, and the fire burned over him and he burned in the midst of the fire, and he died in Ur of the Chaldees before Tarah, his father, and they buried him in Ur.”
12:16 “And Tarah went away from Ur of the Chaldees, he and his sons, in order to come into the land of the Lebanon and into the land of Canaan; and he dwelt in Haran, and Abram dwelt with his father Tarah in Haran two weeks of years.”
12:17 “And in the sixth week, in the fifth year thereof, Abram arose and sat in the night at the new moon of the seventh month, so that he might observe the stars from the evening to the morning, so that he might know what would be the character of the year with regard to the rains, and he was sitting alone and observing.”
12:18 “And a word came into his heart, and he said: “All the signs of the stars and the signs of the sun and of the moon are all in the hand of the Lord; why do I search them out?”
12:19 “If he desires, he causes it to rain, morning and evening; and if he desires, he causes it to descend, and all things are in his hands.”
12:20 “And he prayed in that night, and said: “My God, God Most High, you alone are a God to me, and you have created all things, and all things that are, are the works of your hand, and you and your godship have I chosen.”
12:21 “Deliver me from the hands of the evil spirits who reign over the thoughts of the hearts of men, and let them not lead me astray from you, my God, and cause me and my seed in eternity not to go astray from now on and to eternity!”
12:22 “And I say, shall I return to Ur of the Chaldees, who seek my face, that I should return to them; or shall I remain here in this place; the right path before you prosper in the hands of your servant, that he may follow it and not walk in the error of my heart, O my God!”
12:23 “He completed his words and prayer, and, behold, the Lord sent a word to him through me, saying: Up, go you out of your country, and out of your kindred, and out of the house of your father, into a land which I will show to you, and I will make you in the land which is great into a great and numerous people.”
12:24 “And I will bless you and will make your name great, and you shall be blessed in the land, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in you [of all the nations of the earth you shall be blessed]; those that bless you I will bless, and those that curse you I will curse.”
12:25 “And I will be a God to you and to your children and to your children’s children and to all your seed, and behind you will be your God.”
12:26 “Fear not, from now on to all the generations of the earth I am your God.”
12:27 “And the Lord God said to me: “Open his mouth and his ears that he may hear and speak with the language which has been revealed; for it had ceased from the mouths of all the children of men.”
12:28 “And I opened his mouth and his lips, and I opened his ears, and I began to speak with him in Hebrew, in the tongue of creation; and he took the books of his father, and these were written in Hebrew, and he copied them, and he began to learn them from then on, and I made known to him every thing he was incapable (of understanding), and he studied them the six months of the rainy period.”
12:29 “And it happened in the seventh year of the sixth week, and he spoke with his father, and informed him that he would go from Haran to go to the land of Canaan to see it and to return to him.”
12:30 “And Tarah, his father, said to him: “Go in peace! the God of the world make straight your path, and the Lord be with you and protect you from all evil, and give to you good will and mercy and grace before those who see you; and may none of the sons of men come over you to do you evil; go in peace!”
12:31 “And if you see a land pleasant to your eyes to dwell in it, then up, and take me with you; and take Lot with you, the son of Aran your brother, as your son, and God be with you.”
12:32 “But Nachor your brother leave with me until you return in peace and we go with you together.”

Chapter 13

13:1 “And Abram went from Haran, and took Sara, his wife, and Lot, the son of his brother Aran, to the land of Canaan, and he came into the land of Asur, and proceeded to Sakimon, and dwelt near a great oak. And he saw the land, and, behold, it was very beautiful from the entrance of Emet to the great mountains.”
13:2 “And the Lord said to him: “To you and to your seed I will give this land.”
13:3 “And he built an altar there, and brought upon it a sacrifice to the Lord who had appeared to him.”
13:4 “And he arose from there, with the hill Bethel toward the sea (west), and Ai to the east, and fixed his tent there.”
13:5 “And he saw, and, behold, the land was pleasant and extended and very wide, and every thing grew on it, vines and figs and pomegranates and terebinths and oil trees and cedars and Lebanon trees and cypresses and all the trees of the field; and water was upon the hills.”
13:6 “And he blessed/praised the Lord who had led him out of Ur of the Chaldees and brought him to this mountain.”
13:7 “And it happened in the first year, in the seventh week, at the new moon of the first month, that he built an altar on this hill, and called upon the name of the Lord: “You are my God, the God unto eternity.”
13:8 “And he placed upon the altar a sacrifice unto the Lord, that he should be with him and should not desert him all the days of his life.”
13:9 “And he arose from there and went toward the north, and he came to Hebron, and Hebron was built at that time, and he dwelt there two years in the land to the north of Boa Lot, and there was a famine in the land, and Abram went into Egypt in the third year of this week, and he dwelt in Egypt five years before his wife was torn away from him.”
13:10 “But Tani (Taviv) in Egypt was then built in the seventh winter after Hebron.”
13:11 “And it happened that when Pharoah seized Sara, the wife of Abram, the Lord punished Pharoah and his whole house with large plagues, on account of Sara, the wife of Abram. And Abram was very conspicuous by wealth in sheep and oxen and asses and horses and camels and in man servants and in maid servants and in silver and in gold exceedingly, and Lot, also, the son of his brother, was wealthy.”
13:12 “And Pharoah brought back Sara, the wife of Abram, and sent him out of the land of Egypt; and he came to a place where he had first fixed his tent, at the place of the altar at Age to the east of Bethel, and he went and blessed/praised the Lord his God who had brought him back in peace.”
13:13 “And it happened in the forty first jubilee, in the third year of the first week, he returned to this place, and placed upon it a burnt sacrifice, and called upon the name of the Lord, and said: “You, O Lord, Most High God, are my God to all eternity.”
13:14 “And in the fourth year of this week Lot separated from him, and Lot dwelt in Sodom; but the men of Sodom were great sinners. And he grieved in his heart that the son of his brother had separated from him, for he had no children.”
13:15 “And in that year when Lot was taken captive, the Lord also said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, in the fourth year of this week, and said: Lift up your eyes from the place here where you are dwelling toward the north and south and west and east.”
13:16 “For the whole land which you see I will give to you and your seed to eternity, and I will make your seed like the sand on the sea; and when man is able to count the sand on the sea, then your seed will be counted.”
13:17 “Arise and go through it in its length and breadth and see it all, for to your seed I will give it.”
13:18 “And Abram went to Hebron and dwelt there.”
13:19 “And in that year came Kolodogomor, the king of Elam, and Emalphel, the king of Sinar, and Ariok, the king of Selasar, and Tirgal, the king of the Gentiles/hethan, and slew the king of Gomorrha, and the king of Sodom fled, and many fell by wounds in Sedemav and in the salt district, and they took captive Sodom and Adam and Sheboem, and Lot, also, the son of the brother of Abram, and all his possessions, and went to Dan.”
13:20 “And one who had escaped came and told Abram, that the son of the brother of Abram had been taken captive.”
13:21 “And the house servant brought for Abram and his seed the first tenth to the Lord, and the Lord ordained it as an ordinance to eternity, that they should give (this) to the priests who served before him, that they should possess it forever.”
13:22 “And to this law is not a limit of days, but it is ordained to the generation of eternity, that they should give the tenth to the Lord, of their seed and of their wine and of their oil and of their oxen and of their sheep.”
13:23 “And he gave it to his priests to eat and to drink in joy before him.”
13:24 “And the king of Sodom came to him and bowed down before him, and said: “Our lord Abram, give us the souls you have saved, but let the booty be yours.”
13:25 “And Abram said to him: “I lift up my hands to God on high, from a thread to a shoe latchet I will take nothing from all that is yours, so that you say not, ‘I have made Abram rich,’ only except what the youths have eaten and the portion for the men who came with me, Avnan, Eskol, and Mamre, these shall take their share.”

Chapter 14

14:1 “And after these events, in the fourth year of this week, in the new moon of the third month, the voice of the Lord came to Abram in a dream, saying: “Fear not, Abram, for I am your defender and your exceeding great reward.”
14:2 “And he said: “O Lord, Lord, what will you give me, and I have no son; and the son of Masek, the son of my maid servant, this Eleazer of Damascus, will be my heir; but to me you have not given any seed.”
14:3 “And he said to him: “This one will not be your heir, but he that comes from your body, he will be your heir.”
14:4 “And he took him without and said to him: “Look upon the heavens and see the stars of heaven, if you are able to count them.”
14:5 “And he looked at the heavens and saw the stars; and he said to him: “Thus shall be your seed.”
14:6 “And he believed the Lord, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
14:7 “And he said to him: “I am the Lord your God, who have brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, that I might give you the land of Canaan for an eternal possession, and I will be to you and your children after you a God.”
14:8 “And he said: “O Lord, Lord, by what am I to know that I shall inherit it?”
14:9 “And he said to him: “Take to yourself a heifer of three years, and a goat of three years, and a sheep of three years, and a turtle dove and a pigeon.”
14:10 “And he took all these in the middle of the month, and he dwelt near the oak Mamre, which is near Hebron, and he built there an altar, and sacrificed all these and poured their blood upon the altar, and divided them into halves and laid them opposite each other; but the birds he did not divide.”
14:12 “And birds descended upon the pieces, and Abram drove them away and would not suffer the birds to touch them.”
14:13 “And it happened when the sun had set, a stupor fell upon Abram, and, behold, a great horror of darkness fell upon him, and it was spoken to Abram: “Know in truth that your seed will be a stranger in a strange land, and they will make them servants and oppress them four hundred years.”
14:14 “But the nation which they serve I will judge, and after that they will go out from there with many possessions.”
14:15 “And you shall go to your fathers in peace and shall be buried in a good age.”
14:16 “And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for not yet are the sins of the Amorites completed.”
14:17 “And he awoke from his sleep, and he arose, and the sun had set, and there was a flame, and, behold, an oven was smoking, and a flame of fire passed through between the pieces.”
14:18 “And on that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your seed I will give this land from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates, the Kenites and the Kenizzites and the Kadmonites and the Perizzites and the Rephaimites and the Ewites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Girgashites.”
14:19 “And Abram went and took up the pieces and the birds and the fruit and the drink offerings, and the fire devoured them.”
14:20 “And on that day we made a covenant with Abram according to the covenant which he had made in this month with Noah; and Abram renewed the festival and ordinance for himself unto eternity.”
14:21 “And Abram rejoiced and told all these things to Sara, his wife, and he believed that he would have seed; but she did not bring forth. And Sara advised her husband Abram, and said to him: “Go in to Hagar, my Egyptian maid; it is possible that he will raise up for you seed from her.”
14:22 “And Abram obeyed the voice of Sara, his wife, and said to her, “Do it,” and Sara took her Egyptian maid Hagar and gave her to Abram, her husband, that she should become his wife.”
14:23 “And he went in to her, and she conceived and bore him a son, and he called his name Ishmael, in the fifth year of this week: and this was the eighty sixth year of the life of Abram.”

Chapter 15

15:1 “In the fifth year of the fourth week of this jubilee, in the third month, in the beginning of the month, Abram celebrated the festival of the first of the grain harvest; and he brought new offerings beside offerings of the first fruits to the Lord, an ox and a goat and a sheep upon the altar as a sacrifice to the Lord, and their fruit offerings and their drink offerings he placed upon the altar together with frankincense.”
15:2 “And the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him: “I am the omnipotent God; be pleasing to me and be perfect, and I will establish my covenant between me and you, and will increase you exceedingly.”
15:3 “And Abram fell down on his face.”
15:4 “And the Lord spoke to him and said: “Behold my ordinance is with you, and I will make you the father of many nations, and your name shall no longer be Abram, and your name henceforth and to eternity shall be Abraham, for I will make you a father of many nations, and I will make you exceedingly great, and will cause nations and kings to proceed from you.”
15:5 “And I will establish my covenant between me and you and between your seed after you in their generations, as an ordinance of eternity, that I will be a God to you and to your seed after you in their generations, (and I will give you) the land where you are a stranger, the land of Canaan, that you shall be ruler over it to eternity, and I will be their God.”
15:6 “And the Lord said to Abraham: “And you, preserve my covenant, you and your seed after you, and circumcise all your foreskins, and let it be a sign of my ordinance unto eternity between me and you and for your descendants.”
15:7 “On the eighth day you shall circumcise all the males in your generation, the members of the household, and him whom you have bought with gold from all the sons of the strangers whom you have as your property, who are not of your seed, they shall circumcise the children of the household, and whomsoever you have bought shall be circumcised.”
15:8 “And my covenant shall be on your flesh as an eternal ordinance; and whosoever is not circumcised on the eighth day, his soul shall be rooted out of his generation, for he has overthrown my covenant.”
15:9 “And the Lord said unto Abraham: “Sara, your wife, shall no longer be called by her name Sara, for Sarah shall be her name; for I will bless and give to you a son from her, and I will bless him and he will become a people, and kings and nations shall proceed from him.”
15:10 “And Abraham fell upon his face and rejoiced, and he said in his heart: “Should there be born a son to one of a hundred years, and shall Sarah, who is ninety, yet bring forth!”
15:11 “And Abraham said to the Lord: “O that Ishmael might live before you!”
15:12 “And the Lord said: “Yes, and Sarah also shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac, and I will establish my eternal covenant with him and with his seed after him.”
15:13 “And also in reference to Ishmael have I heard you, and, behold, I will bless him, and I will make him great and will increase him exceedingly, and twelve princes he will beget, and I will make him a great nation; but I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear for you, in these days, in the second year.”
15:14 “And having ended speaking with him, the Lord ascended from over above Abraham.”
15:15 “And Abraham did as the Lord had said to him, and took Ishmael his son, and all the members of his household, and those whom he had bought with gold, all the males that were in his house, and circumcised the flesh of their sexual member.”
15:16 “And at the time of these days Abraham was circumcised, and all the men of his house and all whom he had bought with gold from among the sons of the strangers were circumcised with him.”
15:17 “And this is the law for all the generations of eternity, with no change of days and no deviation of day from the eighth day, for it is an eternal ordinance; ordained and written in the tablets of heaven.”
15:18 “And every one that is born, the flesh of whose member is not circumcised upon the eighth day, is not of the children of the covenant which the Lord made with Abraham, but is of the children of destruction; and he has no sign upon him that he is the Lord’s, but he is for destruction and slaying from the earth and for rooting out of the earth; for he has broken the covenant of the Lord our God.”
15:19 “For all the angels of the face and all the angels of glorification were thus created from the day of their creation; and he looked upon the angels of glorification, and he sanctified Israel that they should be with him and with his holy angels.”
15:20 “And you command the children of Israel and let them observe the sign of this covenant, and for their generations as an eternal ordinance that they be not rooted out of the land.”
15:21 “For it is ordained as a command of the covenant that they should observe it forever among all the children of Israel.”
15:22 “For Ishmael and his sons and his brothers and Esau the Lord did not permit to approach him and did not choose them, for the sons of Abraham are those he acknowledged, and he chose Israel to be his people.”
15:23 “And he sanctified it and collected it from among all the children of men, for there are many nations and many peoples, and all are his, and over all has he appointed spirits to rule, that they should lead them astray from him, but over Israel he did not appoint any ruler, neither an angel nor a spirit, but he alone is their ruler, and he preserves them, and he contends for them against the hands of his angels and his spirits and all; and they shall keep all his commandments, and he will bless them, and they shall be his, and he will be theirs, from now on and to eternity.”
15:24 “And from now on I will announce to you that the children of Israel will break faith with this ordinance, and will not circumcise their sons according to this whole law, for they will omit this circumcision of the children on the flesh of their circumcision, and they all, the sons of Belial/Satan, will leave their children without circumcision as they were born.”
15:25 “And the wrath upon the children of Israel will be great from the Lord, for they have deserted his covenant, and have departed from his word, and enrage him and blaspheme him, as they do not observe this ordinance according to this sign, for they make their members like the Gentiles/hethan for being torn and rooted out of the land. And no longer is there forgiveness or pardon for them that all their sin may be forgiven and pardoned for this error to eternity.”

Chapter 16

16:1 “And at the new moon of the fourth month we appeared to Abraham at the oak of Mamre, and we conversed with him, and we announced to him that a son would be given him from Sarah his wife.”
16:2 “And Sarah laughed, for she heard that we spoke these words with Abraham; and we admonished her, and she became afraid and denied that she had laughed on account of the words.”
16:3 “And we told her the name of her son as it is written on the tablets of heaven, namely, Isaac, as his name.”
16:4 “And when we returned to her in a fixed time then she was pregnant with a son.”
16:5 “And in this month the Lord carried out the judgments of Sodom and Gomorrah and Sebruem and all the circuit of the Jordan, and burnt them with fire and brimstone, and demolished them unto the present day, according to what we have made known to you concerning all their actions, that they were terrible and very sinful and have defiled themselves and committed fornication and uncleanness over the earth.”
16:6 “And accordingly the Lord inflicted judgment upon all the places by the hand of his servants, according to the uncleanness of Sodom, according to the judgment of Sodom.”
16:7 “But Lot we saved, for the Lord remembered Abraham, and led him out of the destruction.”
16:8 “And he and his daughters committed sin on the earth, such as had not been from the days of Adam until now, for the man lay with his daughters.”
16:9 “And, behold, it is commanded and engraved concerning all his seed on the tablets of heaven, that they should tear them out and root them out and judge them according to the judgment of Sodom, and that no seed should be left this man on the earth in the day of judgment.”
16:10 “And in this month Abraham migrated from Hebron, and dwelt between Kades and Shur in the mountains of Geraron.”
16:11 “And in the middle of the fifth month he migrated from there and dwelt at the well of the oath. And in the middle of the sixth month the Lord visited Sarah, and did to her as he had said to her, and she conceived and bore a son. And in the third month, in the middle of the month, in the days which the Lord had said to Abraham, on the festival of the first harvest, Isaac was born; and Abraham circumcised his son on the eighth day: he was the first one circumcised in the covenant as it was ordained forever.”
16:12 “And in the sixth year, in this month, of the fourth week, we came to Abraham to the well of the oath, and we appeared to him as we had told Sarah, that we would come to her, but she became pregnant with a son, and we returned in the seventh month and found Sarah pregnant before us, and we blessed her and told her all things that had been commanded us concerning him (Abraham) that he should not die until six sons had been born to him, and that he would see them before he should die: but that in Isaac his name and seed should be called.”
16:13 “And all the seed of his (other) sons will become Gentiles/hethan and will be numbered with the Gentiles/hethan; but from the sons of Isaac one shall become a holy seed and shall not be numbered among the Gentiles/hethan.”
16:14 “For he shall become the portion of the Most High, and among those of whom God is ruler will be his abode and all his seed, that it become a seed of the Lord, a nation of inheritance among all the nations, and that it may be a kingdom and a priesthood and a holy nation.”
16:15 “And we went our way, and we announced to Sarah all that we had told him; and these two rejoiced with an exceeding great joy.”
16:16 “And he built there an altar to the Lord who had saved him and had filled him with joy in the land of his pilgrimage, and he celebrated a festival of great joy in this month, seven days, at the altar which he had built at the fountain of the oath; and he built tents for himself and his servants on this festival, and he was the first one to celebrate the festival of tabernacles on the earth.”
16:17 “And in these seven days Abraham would bring every single day upon the altar a burnt offering to the Lord, two oxen, seven sheep, one young goat, on account of his sins that thereby these might be forgiven him and his seed, and as an offering of salvation seven rams, seven goats, and their fruit offering and their drink offering; over all the fat thereof he burnt incense upon the altar as a sacrifice chosen to the Lord as a sweet savor.”
16:18 “At mornings and evenings he burnt frankincense, galbanum, stakle and wood and myrrh and spice and costum; all these seven he brought, united with each other in equal parts and clean.”
16:19 “And thus he celebrated his festival seven days, rejoicing with his whole heart and his whole soul, he and all those that were in his house; and there was not any stranger with him nor any bastard.”
16:20 “And he blessed/praised his Creator who had created him in his generation, for according to his pleasure did he create him; for he knew and observed that from him would come the plant of righteousness for the generations of eternity, and that from him should also come the holy seed, like him who had made all things.”
16:21 “And he blessed/praised his Creator, and he was glad, and he called the name of this festival the festival of the Lord with a joy acceptable to the Most High God.”
16:22 “And we blessed him forever and all his seed after him in all the generations of the world on this earth, because he celebrated this festival in its house according to the testimony of the tablets of heaven.”
16:23 “On this account it is ordained in the tablets of heaven concerning Israel that they shall celebrate the festival of the tabernacles seven days in joy, in the seventh month, that it be accepted before the Lord as an eternal law in the generations of all the years.”
16:24 “And to this there is no limit of days, but it is ordained over Israel as a festival that they shall observe it, and shall dwell in tents, and shall place wreaths upon their heads, and they shall take a willow branch with foliage from the brook.”
16:25 “And Abraham took the heart of the palm and good fruit of trees, and every day and day he would go around the altar with the branches, seven times a day, and in the morning he praised and thanked his God for all things in joy.”

Chapter 17

17:1 “And in the first year of the fifth week Isaac was weaned, in this jubilee, and Abraham made a great feast in the third month on the day his son Isaac was weaned.”
17:2 “And Ishmael, the son of the Egyptian Hagar, was before the face of his father in this place; and Abraham rejoiced and blessed/praised the Lord, because that he could see sons to himself and had not died without sons.”
17:3 “And he remembered the words which he had spoken to him on the day that Lot had separated from him; and he rejoiced, because the Lord had given him seed on the earth to inherit the land; and he blessed/praised with his whole mouth the Creator of all things.”
17:4 “And when Sarah saw that Ishmael was playing and growing, and that Abraham was rejoicing exceedingly, she became jealous of Ishmael, and she said to Abraham: “Drive away this slave and her son, for the son of this one shall not inherit with my son Isaac.”
17:5 “And these words were grievous in the eyes of Abraham, on account of his maid, and on account of his son, that he should drive them away from him.”
17:6 “And the Lord said to Abraham: “Let it not be grievous in your eyes concerning the child, concerning the slave; for in Isaac shall your name and your seed be called for you.”
17:7 “But the son of this (slave) I will make into a great nation, for he is of your seed.”
17:8 “And Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a bag of water and put them upon the shoulders of Hagar and of the boy and sent them away.”
17:9 “And she went wandering about in the desert Beer-Sheba; and the water was finished from the bag, and the boy was thirsty, and was not able to walk, and he fell down.”
17:10 “And his mother took him, and going, threw him under an olive tree, and she went and sat down opposite him, the distance of an arrow shot, saying: “I cannot see the death of my child;” and she sat weeping.”
17:11 “And an angel of God, one of the holy ones, said to Her: “Why do you weep, Hagar” Arise, take the boy, and lead him by the hand, for the Lord has heard your voice.”
17:12 “And she looked at the bag and opened her eyes and saw a well of water, and she went and filled the bag with water and gave her boy to drink, and she arose and went toward the desert of Paran.”
17:13 “And the boy grew and became a horseman, and the Lord was with him.”
17:14 “And his mother took for him a wife from among the daughters of Egypt, and she bore him a son, and he called his name Nabemoth for she said: “The Lord was near to me when I cried out to him.”
17:15 “And it happened in the seventh week, in the first year thereof, in the first month of this jubilee, on the twelfth of this month, there was a word in the heavens concerning Abraham, that he was a believer in all that the Lord told him, and that he loved him, because in all temptations he was faithful.”
17:16 “And the prince Mastema approached and said before God: “Behold Abraham loves Isaac his son, and esteems him more than all other things; say that he should bring him as a burnt offering on the altar and you will see if he will do this word, and you will know if he is a believer in everything with which you try him.”
17:17 “And the Lord knew that Abraham was a believer in all trials which he spoke to him; for he had tried him in his country, and in the strange land, and had tried him with the wealth of kings, and had tried him again with his wife in that she was torn from him, and with the circumcision, and had tried him with Ishmael and Hagar his maid, when he sent them away, and in all in which he had tried him he was found faithful, and his soul did not become impatient nor did he hesitate to do it, for he was faithful and a lover of God.”

Chapter 18

18:1 “And the Lord said to Abraham, “Abraham”. And he said to him, “Behold, O Lord, here I am.”
18:2 “And he said to him: “Take your son Isaac whom you love, and go into the high land, and take him upon one of the hills which I will show you.”
18:3 “And he arose in the morning from there and saddled his ass, and took two young men with him, and Isaac his son, and split the wood for a sacrifice, and he came to the place on the third day, and saw the place from afar.”
18:4 “And he came to a well of water, and he said to the young men: “Remain here with the asses, and I and the boy will go on and will worship, and after worshipping will return to you.”
18:5 “And he took the wood for the sacrifice and put it upon the shoulders of his son Isaac and he took in his hands the fire and the knife, and the two went together to that place.”
18:6 “And Isaac said to his father: “My father.”
18:7 “And he said to him: “Behold, here I am, my son.”
18:8 “(And he said) “Behold here is the fire, and the knife, and the wood; but where, my father, is the sheep for the sacrifice?”
18:9 “And he said: “The Lord will show me the sheep for the sacrifice, my son.”
18:10 “And he came to the place of the mountain of the Lord, and he built an altar and laid the wood upon the altar, and tied Isaac his son and placed him upon the wood over the altar, and he stretched out his hands to take the knife to sacrifice Isaac.”
18:11 “And I stood before him (God) and before the prince Mastema, and the Lord said: “Tell him not to lay his hand upon the boy and to do him no harm; for I know that he fears the Lord.”
18:12 “And the Lord called to him from heaven and said to him: “Abraham! Abraham!” and he was frightened and said: “Behold, here I am.”
18:13 “And he said to him: “Do not lay your hands upon the boy, and do him no harm, for now I know that you fear/reverence the Lord, and have not spared from me your first-born son.”
18:14 “And the prince Mastema was confounded; and Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold a ram held fast with his horns.”
18:15 “And Abraham went and took the ram and brought him as a sacrifice in the place of his son Isaac.”
18:16 “And Abraham called this place “The Lord sees”, so that it is said “The Lord saw it” for Mount Zion.”
18:17 “And the Lord called Abraham by name a second time from heaven as he had appeared to us that we should speak to him in the name of the Lord.”
18:18 “And he said: “By my head, I swear, says the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not spared from me your first-born son whom you love, therefore I will surely bless you and will surely increase your head like the stars of heaven and like the sand of the shore of the sea.”
18:19 “And your seed shall inherit the cities of their enemy, and in your seed shall be blessed all the nations of the earth [of all the nations of the earth your seed shall be blessed], for this that you have listened to my voice and have shown unto all that you are faithful unto me in all that I say to you; go in peace.”
18:20 “And Abraham went to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beer-Sheba, and Abraham dwelt near the well of the oath; and he celebrated this festival in all the years, seven days in joy, and called it “the festival of the Lord”, according to the seven days in which he had gone and returned in peace.”
18:21 “And thus it is, and it is engraved and written in the tablets of heaven concerning Israel and its seed to keep this festival seven days in joy.”

Chapter 19

19:1 “And in the first year of the first week in the forty-second jubilee Abraham returned and dwelt opposite Hebron, that is, Karjatarbok, two weeks of years.”
19:2 “And in the first year of the third week of this jubilee the days of the life of Sarah were completed, and she died in Hebron.”
19:3 “And Abraham went to mourn over and to bury her; and we tried him if his spirit was patient and if he was impatient in the words of his mouth, and he was found patient in this, and was not shaken.”
19:4 “For in the patience of his soul he conversed with the children of Keti that they should give him a place that he could bury his body in it; and the Lord gave him grace before all who saw him, and he asked with modesty of heart of the children of Keti, and they gave him the land of the double cave opposite Mamre, which is Hebron, for forty pieces of silver.”
19:5 “But they begged him, saying: “We will give it to you;” and he did not take anything from them for nothing, for he gave the price for the place, perfect silver; and he bowed down before them twice, and then he buried the body in the double cave.”
19:6 “And all the days of the life of Sarah were one hundred and twenty-seven years, and this is two jubilees and four weeks and one year; those are the days of the years of the life of Sarah.”
19:7 “And this was the tenth trial with which Abraham was tempted, and he was found faithful and of patient spirit.”
19:8 “And he did not speak a single word concerning that God had said that he would give him and his seed after him this land when he petitioned that he might bury his body there, for he was found faithful and patient and was written down as a friend of the Lord in the tablets of heaven.”
19:9 “And in the fourth year thereof he took a wife for Isaac his son, and her name was Rebecca, the daughter of Betuel, the son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham.”
19:10 “And Abraham took to himself a third wife, and her name was Keturah, from among the sons of his household, for Hagar had died before Sarah.”
19:11 “And she bore him six sons, Zambari, and Joksan, and Madai, and Ejazbok, and Sachai in the second week of years.”
19:12 “And in the sixth week, in the second year, Rebecca bore to Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau: but Jacob was pious and righteous and Esau was a rough man, a tiller of the field and hairy, but Jacob dwelt within tents.”
19:13 “And the youths grew, and Jacob learned writing; but Esau did not learn it, for he was a man of the field and a hunter, and learned war and all rough deeds.”
19:14 “But Abraham loved Jacob, but Isaac loved Esau.”
19:15 “And Abraham saw the deeds of Esau, and he knew that his name and seed should be called for him in Jacob, and he called Rebecca, and commanded her concerning Jacob, for he saw that she too loved Jacob much more than Esau.”
19:16 “And he said to her: “My daughter, watch my son Jacob, for he shall be in my stead upon the earth as a blessing among the sons of men and to all the seed of Shem, and for an honor, and I know that the Lord has chosen him for himself as a people secluded from all those upon the face of the earth, and behold, Isaac, my son, loves Esau more than Jacob; add yet to do something good for him and let your eyes be over him as the beloved, for he shall be to me a blessing over the earth, from now on and to all the generations of the earth.”
19:17 “Let your hands be strong, and you shall rejoice in your son Jacob, for him do I love exceedingly above all my children; for to eternity the Lord will be blessed/praised in him, and his seed shall fill all the land.”
19:18 “If a man can number the dust of the earth then his seed will be numbered.”
19:19 “And all the blessings with which the Lord has blessed me and my seed shall be to Jacob and his seed all the days, and in his seed shall my name be blessed and the names of my fathers, Shem, and Noah, and Enoch, and Mahaalel, and Seth, and Adam; and these will serve to a founding of heaven and a strengthening of the earth and for a removal of all the stars upon the firmament.”
19:20 “And he called Jacob before the eyes of his mother Rebecca, and he kissed him, and blessed him, and said to him; “My beloved son Jacob, whom my soul loves, may God bless you from the firmament above and give you all the blessings with which he blessed Adam, and Enoch, and Noah, and Shem, and all that he has conversed with me and all that he has said that he would give me, may he fasten these to you and to your seed to eternity, according to the days of heaven over the earth.”
19:21 “And the spirits of Mastema shall not become masters over you and over your seed to remove you from the Lord who is your God, from now on and to eternity.”
19:22 “And may the Lord God be your father, and you his first-born son, and his people for all days: go, my son, in peace!”
19:23 “And Rebecca loved Jacob with all her heart, and with all her soul, exceedingly more than Esau; and Isaac loved Esau exceedingly more than Jacob.”

Chapter 20

20:1 “And in the thirty-second jubilee, in the first year of the seventh week Abraham called Ishmael and his twelve sons, and Isaac and his two sons, and the six sons of Keturah and their sons.”
20:2 “And he commanded them that they should preserve the path of the Lord to do righteousness and should love each his neighbor, and that they should be thus in all the wars that they go into against every one that is against them, and do justice and righteousness over the earth, and that they circumcise their sons according to the covenant which he had made with them, and that they should not transgress neither to the right hand nor to the left from all the paths which the Lord had commanded them, and that they should preserve themselves from all uncleanness, and that we should remove from our midst all uncleanness and fornication.”
20:3 “And if any woman or maid commit fornication among you, burn her with fire, and do not commit fornication after their eyes and hearts; and that they should not take unto themselves wives from among the daughters of Canaan, for the seed of Canaan shall be rooted out of the land.”
20:4 “And he spoke to them concerning the judgment of the giants and the judgment of Sodom, that these had been judged on account of their wickedness, and on account of fornication and uncleanness and destruction among each other.”
20:5 “But be on your guard against all fornication and uncleanness and contamination of sin, so that you do not make our name a curse and bring your lives and your sons to destruction by the sword and you become accursed like Sodom, and all your remnant like the sons of Gomorrah.”
20:6 “And I call upon you as witnesses, my sons, love the God of heaven and submit to all his commandments, and do not walk after their idols and after their uncleanness, and do not make molten gods for yourselves nor wooden ones.”
20:7 “For they are vanity, and have no spirit, but they are the work of hands, and all who depend upon them . . . Do not worship them nor bow down to them.”
20:8 “But worship you the Most High God and bow down to him ever, and hope upon his face at all times, and do rectitude and righteousness before him, that he may find pleasure in you and give you his mercy, and send down rain to you morning and evening, and bless all your work which you do on the earth, and bless your grain and your water, and bless the seed of your body, and the seed of your land, and the herds of your oxen, and the herds of your sheep.”
20:9 “And you shall be for a blessing over the earth, and all the nations of the earth shall desire for you and will bless your sons in my name that they be blessed as I am.”
20:10 “And he gave to Ishmael his son and to the sons of Keturah a gift and sent them away from Isaac his son.”
20:11 “And Ishmael and his sons and the sons of Keturah and their sons went together and dwelt from Pharmon (Pharan) to the entrance of Babylon, in all the land which faces toward the east opposite the desert.”
20:12 “And these mingled with each other, and their name was called Arabs and Ishmaelites.”

Chapter 21

21:1 “And in the sixth year of the seventh week of this jubilee Abraham called Isaac his son, and his father commanded him saying: “I am gray and do not know the day of my death, for I am satisfied in my days.”
21:2 “And behold, my son, I am one hundred and seventy-five years old, and in all the days of my life I have ever remembered the Lord and sought with all my might that I might do the will of my God, and that I might walk aright in all his paths.”
21:3 “My soul hated idols so that I could be on my guard to do the will of him that created me, for he is the living God, and he is holy, and he is faithful, and he is just above all, and no evil is with him to have regard for persons and to take presents, for he is a god of righteousness, and a doer of judgment over all who transgress his commandments, and all that violate his covenant.”
21:4 “And you, my son, observe his commandments and his ordinance and his judgment, and walk not after the unclean and after the wooden images and after the molten ones.”
21:5 “And do not eat any blood of an animal, or of a beast, or of any bird that flies in the heavens.”
21:6 “And if you slaughter, slaughter as a pure sacrifice that is acceptable; slaughter it and pour out its blood upon the altar and all the fat of the sacrifice place upon the altar with flour and fruit offering, mixed with oil together with drink offering, place all this together upon the altar as a sacrifice of sweet savor before the Lord.”
21:7 “Like the fat of the thank offering lay them upon the fire, like the fat of the belly, and all the fat upon the entrails, and the two kidneys and all the fat that is upon them, and upon the thigh pieces, and the liver, together with the kidneys wrapped up in them; bring this all as a sweet savor which will be acceptable before the Lord together with fruit and drink offerings, you shall bring them all together for a sweet savor as the bread of the burnt offering for the Lord.”
21:8 “And the meat eat on that day and on the second day, and do not let the sun go down on it on the second day until it is eaten and nothing shall be left over for the third day, for it is not acceptable nor chosen, and it shall no longer be eaten, and all who eat bring sin upon themselves.”
21:9 “For thus have I found it written in the books of my forefathers, in the words of Enoch and in the words of Noah.”
21:10 “And upon all your sacrifices you shall put salt, and you shall not violate the covenant of salt in all your sacrifices before the Lord.”
21:11 “And watch all the wood of the sacrifices, that you do not bring sacrificing wood beside the following: cypress, and fir, and almond, and pine, and cedar, and savin, and citron, and olive, and myrrh, and balsam.”
21:12 “Of these kinds of wood lay upon the altar, under the sacrifice, having examined its appearance, and do not place any broken or dark wood; hard wood and unbroken, perfect, and nearly grown, and not old, for its savor is gone and there is no more savor in it, as at first.”
21:13 “Besides these kinds of wood you shall place no other kinds, for its savor has departed, and you shall send up the smell of its savor to heaven.”
21:14 “Observe this commandment and do it, my son, that you may be right in all your actions. And at all times be clean in your body and wash yourself with water, before you go to sacrifice upon the altar, and wash your hands and your feet before you approach the altar; and when you are done sacrificing, return and wash your hands and your feet.”
21:15 “And let there not appear upon any one of you any blood, nor upon your clothes: be on your guard, my son, guard yourself exceedingly against blood; bury it in the ground.”
21:16 “And do not eat any blood for it is the soul, eat no blood whatever.”
21:17 “And do not receive any present for any blood of man that it should be spilt in vain without judgment, for this blood which is spilt causes sin upon the earth, and it cannot be cleansed of the blood except by blood being shed; and do not receive a present or any gift for the blood of man; blood for blood; and you shall become acceptable before the Lord God Most High, and he will be the protector of good, and that you may be preserved from all evil and be saved from all death.”
21:18 “I see, my son, all the deeds of the sons of men, that they are sin and evil, and all their deeds are uncleanness, and rebellious and defiling, and there is no righteousness with them.”
21:19 “Guard yourself, do not go on their paths to step into their footprints and do not commit the error of death before the Most High God, lest he hide his face from you, and return you into the hands of your transgression and root you out of the land, and your seed from under heaven, and your name be destroyed and your seed from all the earth.”
21:20 “Preserve yourself from all their deeds and from all their uncleanness, and observe the observance of the Lord Most High and do his will and do right in all things.”
21:21 “And he will bless you in all your deeds, and will bring forth from you a plant of righteousness in all the earth, in all the generations of the earth. And my name shall be known, and your name, under heaven, in all the days.”
21:22 “Go, my son, in peace. May the Most High God, my God and your God, strengthen you to do his will, and may he bless all your seed and the descendants of your seeds to the generations of eternity, with all the blessings of righteousness, that you may be a blessing on all the earth.”
21:23 “And he went out from him, rejoicing happy.”

Chapter 22

22:1 “And it happened in the first week of the forty-third (fourth) jubilee, in the second year, that is the year in which Abraham died, Isaac and Ishmael came from the fountain of the oath that they might celebrate the festival of the seven days, that is, the festival of the first-fruits of the harvest, with Abraham, their father; and Abraham rejoiced because his two sons came to him.”
22:2 “For Isaac had much possessions in Beer-Sheba, and Isaac went out to see his possessions and returned to his father.”
22:3 “And in these days Ishmael came to see his father, and they all came together, and Isaac offered up a sacrifice as a burnt offering, and brought it upon the altar which his father had made at Hebron.”
22:4 “And he offered a thank offering and made a feast of joy before his brother Ishmael, and Rebecca made new cakes out of new grain, and she gave thereof to Jacob, her best son, that he should bring to Abraham, his father, from the first-fruits of the land, that he might eat and bless/praise the Creator of all before he died.”
22:5 “And Isaac, too, sent by the hand of Jacob, who excelled, a thank offering to Abraham, that he should drink and eat.”
22:6 “And he ate and drank and blessed/praised the Most High God, who had created the heavens and the earth, and had made all the fat of the earth and had given it to the children of men to eat and to drink and that they should bless/praise their Creator.”
22:7 “And now I humbly thank you, my Lord, that you have shown to me this day: behold, I am one hundred and seventy-five years old and full of days, and all the days were peace.”
22:8 “The sword of the hater did not overcome me in all that you have given me and my children all the days of my life until the present day.”
22:9 “My God, your grace be over your servant and over the seed of his sons, that he may be to you a chosen nation and an inheritance from among all the nations of the earth, from now on and to all the days of the generations of the earth unto all eternities.”
22:10 “And he called Jacob and said to him: “My son Jacob, the Lord of all bless you and strengthen you to do righteousness and his will before him, and may he choose you and your seed that you may be a people for his inheritance, according to his will in all the days.”
22:11 “And you, my son Jacob, come hither and kiss me.”
22:12 “And he approached and kissed him, and he said: “Blessed be Jacob, my son, and all his children to the Lord Most High in all eternities; may the Lord give you a seed of righteousness from among your sons, to sanctify him in the midst of all the earth; and may all the nations serve and bow down to your seed.”
22:13 “Become powerful before men, as you rule over all the seed of the earth and among the seed of Seth, when your path and the path of your sons is just for being his holy nation.”
22:14 “May the Most High God give you all the blessings with which he blessed me and with which he blessed Noah and Adam; may they rest upon the sacred head of your seed to all generations and to eternity.”
22:15 “And may the Lord preserve you clean from all unclean defilement, that you may be forgiven of all the sins which without knowledge you have committed, and may he strengthen you and bless you, and may you inherit the whole earth.”
22:16 “And may he renew his covenant with you, that you may be to him a nation for his inheritance to all eternities, and he may be to you and to your seed a God in reality and in truth in all the days of the earth.”
22:17 “And you, my son Jacob, remember my words and observe the commandments of Abraham, your father; withdraw from among the Gentiles/hethan and do not eat with them, and do not according to their actions, and be not their companion; for their actions are unclean and all their ways are defiled and their sacrifices an abomination.”
22:18 “They sacrifice to the dead, and the evil spirits they worship, and in the graves they eat, and all their doings are in vain and for naught.”
22:19 “They have no heart to think and no eyes to see any of their actions and when they err, saying to a piece of wood, “You are my God,” and to a stone, “You are my Lord and my savior”, and these have no heart.”
22:20 “And you, my son Jacob, may the Most High Lord aid you, and the God of heaven bless you and preserve you from all their uncleanness and from all their error.”
22:21 “Be you on your guard, my son Jacob, that you take not a wife from among all the seed of the daughters of Canaan, for all its seed is to be rooted out of the land; for on account of the sin of Ham and the transgression of Canaan also all his seed will be destroyed from the earth, and none will be left and escape of them on the day of judgment.”
22:22 “And all those that worship idols and all haters will have no hope in the land of the living, for they will descend into Sheol and will go unto the place of judgment, and there will not be any remembrance of them on the earth; just as the children of Sodom were taken away from the earth, there will be taken away all those that worship idols.”
22:23 “Fear not, my son Jacob, and do not tremble, son of Abraham; the Most High God will protect you from all destruction, and from all the paths of error he will deliver you.”
22:24 “This house I have built for myself, that I might place my name above it upon the land which is given to you and to your seed forever, and that it should be called the house of Abraham; it is given to you and to your seed forever, since you will build up my house and will establish my name before God unto eternity, and your seed and your name will stand in all the generations of the earth.”
22:25 “And he ceased speaking and commanding and blessing.”
22:26 “And the two lay together on one bed, and Jacob slept in the bosom of Abraham, the father of his father, and his thoughts kissed him seven times, and his love and his heart rejoiced over him.”
22:27 “And he blessed/praised him with his whole heart and said: “The Most High God, the God of all, the Creator of all, who has led me out of Ur of the Chaldees, that he might give me this land as an inheritance to eternity and that I should establish a holy seed, may the Most High be blessed/praised to eternity.”
22:28 “And he blessed Jacob and said: “My son, who is in all my heart and in all my thoughts, may I rejoice in him, and may your grace and your mercy be extensive over him and over his seed all the days.”
22:29 “And do not desert him and do not neglect him from now on and to the eternity of days, and may your eyes be open over him and over his seed, that you protect him and bless him and sanctify him, to be a nation for your inheritance.”
22:30 “And bless him with all your blessings from now on and to all the days to eternity, and renew your covenant, and be merciful with him and with his seed, in all your will to all the generations of the earth.”

Chapter 23

23:1 “And he laid two fingers of Jacob upon his eyes, and he blessed/praised the God of gods, and he covered his face and stretched out his feet and slept the sleep of eternity and was gathered to his father.”
23:2 “And during all this, Jacob was lying on his bosom and did not know that Abraham, the father of his father, was dead.”
23:3 “And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and, behold, Abraham was cold like ice, and he said, “Father! father!” and no one answered, and he knew that Abraham was dead.”
23:4 “And he arose from his bosom and ran and told it to Rebecca, his mother, and Rebecca went to Isaac in the night and told him, and they went together and Jacob with them, and a lamp was in his hand, and going they found Abraham as a corpse.”
23:5 “And Isaac fell upon the face of his father Abraham, and wept and blessed him and kissed him; and the words were heard in the house of Abraham, and Ishmael, his son, arose and came to his father Abraham, and wept over Abraham, his father, he and all the house of Abraham, and they wept exceedingly.”
23:6 “And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave, near to Sarah, his wife, and they mourned over him forty days, all the people of his house, Isaac and Ishmael and all their children and the children of Keturah in their places; and the lamentation and weeping over Abraham was ended.”
23:7 “And he lived three jubilees and four weeks of years, one hundred and seventy-five years, and the days of his life were completed, and he was old, perfect in days.”
23:8 “For the days of the lives of the first fathers were nineteen jubilees, and after the flood they began to decrease from nineteen jubilees, diminishing the jubilees and becoming speedily old and satisfying their days on account of the many sufferings and the wickedness of their ways, with the exception of Abraham.”
23:9 “But Abraham was perfect in his deeds with the Lord and well pleasing and in righteousness all the days of his life; and behold, he did not complete four jubilees in his life until he grew old on account of wickedness, and satisfied with days.”
23:10 “And all the generations that arise from then and unto the day of the great judgment age die speedily before completing two jubilees.”
23:11 “And it will be since their knowledge leaves them on account of their old age that also all their knowledge ceases.”
23:12 “And on that day if a man lives a jubilee and a half jubilee, they say concerning him, “He has lived long”; and the mass of his days are sufferings and pain and trouble and no peace, for punishment follows upon punishment, hostility upon hostility, trouble upon trouble, wickedness upon wickedness, sickness upon sickness, and all evil judgments of this kind, as sickness and inflammation and hail and ice and snow and fever and suffering and becoming stiff, and sterility and death and sword and captivity and all the punishments and sufferings.”
23:13 “All this comes in the evil generation which sins upon the earth with the uncleanness of fornication and defilement and the abomination of their deeds.”
23:14 “And then they will say: “The days of the fathers were many, even to one thousand years, and were good, and behold the days of our lives, if a man has lived many, are seventy years, and if he is strong, eighty years, and all were evil and no peace will be in this evil generation.”
23:15 “And in that generation the children will be about to upbraid their fathers and their sires concerning the sin, and concerning the injustice and concerning the words of their mouth, and concerning the great wickedness which they do, and concerning their deserting the ordinances which the Lord had covenanted between them and him, that they should observe and do all his commandments and his ordinances and all his laws and not depart to the right or to the left.”
23:16 “For all are wicked, and every mouth speaks transgression, and all their deeds are unclean and an abomination, and all their paths are contamination and uncleanness and destruction.”
23:17 “Behold, the earth will be destroyed on account of all their deeds, and there will be no seed of wine and no oil, because all their deeds are unbelief, and they all will be destroyed together, the beasts and the animals and the birds and all the fish of the sea, on account of the sons of men.”
23:18 “And they will contend with each other, the young with the old and the old with the young; the poor with the rich, and the lowly with the great, and the beggar with the prince, on account of the law and on account of the covenant, for they have forgotten his commandments and his covenant and the festivals and the months and the sabbaths and the jubilees and all law.”
23:19 “And they will arise with swords and murder to bring them back to the path, but they will not return until the blood of many has been spilt upon the earth, one over the other.”
23:20 “And those who escape will not return on the path of righteousness from their wickedness, for they all will arise for a robbery for wealth, that each one may take that which is his neighbors’ and be called by a great name, but not in reality and in truth, and the most holy will be defiled in the uncleanness of the destruction of their defilement.”
23:21 “And a great punishment will be over the deeds of this generation from the Lord, and he will give them over to the sword and to judgment and to captivity and to robbery and to devouring.”
23:22 “And he will awaken over them the sinners of the Gentiles/hethan, who will have no mercy or grace for them, and who regard the face of none, neither old nor young nor any one; for they are wicked and powerful that they act more wickedly than all the children of men; and in Israel they practice violence and sin in Jacob, and the blood of many will be spilt on the land; and there will be none to gather and to bury.”
23:23 “And in those days they will cry aloud and call and pray that they will be saved from the hands of the sinful Gentiles/hethan, and there will be none to save them.”
23:24 “And the heads of the children will be white with gray hair, and a child of three weeks will appear as old as a man of a hundred years, and their standing will be destroyed by trouble and oppression.”
23:25 “And in those days the children will begin to seek the laws and to seek the commandments and to return to the path of righteousness.”
23:26 “And the days will begin to increase and grow many, and the children of men generation by generation and day by day, until their days approach to one thousand years and to a multitude of years and days.”
23:27 “And no one will be old or satisfied with days, for all will be (like) children and youths.”
23:28 “And all their days will be in peace, and in joy they will end them and live, and there will be no satan nor any destroyer, for all their days will be days of peace and healings and blessings.”
23:29 “And at that time the Lord will heal his servants, and they will arise and see great peace and will cast out their enemies; and the just shall see it and be thankful and rejoice in joy to all eternity and shall see judgment and curses upon all their enemies.”
23:30 “And their bones shall rest in the earth, but their spirits shall increase in joy, and they shall know that the Lord is the doer of judgment, and gives mercy to the hundreds and thousands and to all that love him.”
23:31 “And you, Moses, write down all these words, for thus are they written, and they have raised them upon the tablets of heaven to the generation of eternity.”

Chapter 24

24:1 “And it happened after the death of Abraham that the Lord blessed Isaac, his son, and he arose from Hebron and went and dwelt at the fountain of the vision, in the first year of the third week of this jubilee, seven years.”
24:2 “And in the first year of the fourth week a famine began in the land, in addition to the first famine which was in the days of Abraham.”
24:3 “And Jacob cooked a mess of lentils, and Esau came from the field hungry.”
24:4 “And he said to Jacob, his brother, “Give me of your mess of pulse”, and Jacob said to him, “Give up to me your right of first birth, and I will give you bread and also from this mess of pulse.”
24:5 “And Esau said in his heart, “I shall die; what is it to me to be born first?”
24:6 “And he said to Jacob, “I will give it to you.”
24:7 “And Jacob said, “Swear to me this day”, and he swore to him.”
24:8 “And Jacob gave to his brother Esau bread and the mess, and he ate and was satisfied, and Esau despised his right of first birth; and from this was Esau called Edom, on account of the mess of grain which Jacob gave him for his right of first birth.”
24:9 “And Jacob became the older, but Esau diminished from his greatness.”
24:10 “And the famine was over the land, and Isaac went to go down to Egypt in the second year of this week, and he went to the king of the Philistines at Gerara, to Abimelech.”
24:11 “And the Lord appeared to him and said to him: “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land which I tell you of: be a stranger in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you.”
24:12 “For to you and to your seed I will give all this land, and I will confirm my oath which I swore to Abraham, your father, and I will increase your seed like the stars of the heavens, and I will give to your seed all this land.”
24:13 “And in your seed shall be blessed all the nations of the earth [of all the nations of the earth your seed shall be blessed], because your father hearkened unto my voice and observed my words and my commandments and my law and my ordinances and my covenant; and now hear my voice and dwell in this land.”
24:14 “And he dwelt at Gerar three weeks of years.”
24:15 “And Abimelech commanded on his account and on account of all that was his, saying: “Every man that touches him or anything that is his, shall surely die.”
24:16 “And Isaac increased in Philistia, and he secured many possessions, oxen and sheep and camels and asses and many possessions.”
24:17 “And he sowed in the land of Philistia and he raised a hundredfold, and Isaac became exceedingly great, and the Philistines were jealous of him, and all the wells which the young men of Abraham had dug during the life of Abraham the Philistines covered after the death of Abraham and filled them with earth.”
24:18 “And Abimelech said to Isaac: “Go from me, for you are exceedingly greater than I”; and Isaac went in the first year of this seventh week from there, and migrated to valleys of Geranon.”
24:19 “And they returned and dug open the wells of water, which the servants of Abraham, his father, had dug, and which the Philistines had covered over after the death of Abraham, his father, and he called their names as Abraham, his father, had named them.”
24:20 “And the young men of Isaac dug wells in the valley, and found living water; and the shepherds of Geranon quarreled with the shepherds of Isaac, saying, “This is our Water”, and Isaac called the name of this well Contention, “because you have contended with us.”
24:21 “And they dug another well, and quarreled on its account, and Isaac called its name Narrowness.”
24:22 “And he arose from there, and they dug another well, and did not quarrel on its account, and he called its name Extension, and Isaac said, “Now the Lord has extended us”; and he increased in the land.”
24:23 “And he ascended from there to the well of the oath in the first year of the first week in the forty-third jubilee.”
24:24 “And the Lord appeared to him in this night, at the new moon of the first month, and said to him: “I am the God of Abraham, your father: fear not, for I am with you, and I will bless you and increase your seed like the sand of the sea, on account of Abraham, my servant.”
24:25 “And he built an altar there where Abraham, his father, had first built one, and he called upon the name of the Lord, and offered sacrifices to the God of Abraham, his father. And they dug a well and found living water.”
24:26 “And the young men of Isaac dug another well, and did not find water, and they went and told Isaac that they had not found water, and Isaac said: “I have sworn this day to the Philistines, and this is to us the affair.”
24:27 “And Isaac called the name of this place “The Well of the Oath”, for there had he sworn to Abimelech and Akosat, his friend, and Phikol his companion.”
24:28 “And Isaac knew on that day that in injustice they had sworn to them to keep the peace with them.”
24:29 “And Isaac on that day cursed the Philistines, and he said: “Cursed be the Philistines to the day of wrath and rage above all nations: may the Lord make them an ignominy and a curse and anger and rage in the hands of sinful nations, and by the hands of the Hittites let him root them out.”
24:30 “And whoever escapes from the sword of the enemy and from the Hittites, may the people of the just root them out in judgment from under heaven, for they will be enemies and haters to my children in their days over the earth.”
24:31 “And may no remnant of them be left nor may any be saved on the day of the judgment of wrath, for to destruction and rooting out and being destroyed from the land are all the seed of the Philistines, and no remnant or name shall be left of their seed over the earth.”
24:32 “For even if he had ascended to heaven, they would bring him down from there; and if he is fortified upon the earth they will tear him from there; and if he hides himself among the Gentiles/hethan, they will destroy him from there; and even if he descends into Sheol, there too shall his judgment be great, and no peace shall be to him; and if he go into captivity, by the hand of those that seek his soul on the way he shall be killed, and no name or seed shall be left him on the whole earth, for he shall go into the curse of eternity.”
24:33 “And thus is it written and engraved concerning him on the tablets of heaven, to do to him on the day of judgment, that he may be rooted out of the earth.”

Chapter 25

25:1 “And in the second year of this week in this jubilee Rebecca called Jacob her son, and spoke to him, saying: “My son, do not take to yourself a wife from among the daughters of Canaan, like Esau, your brother, who took to himself as wives two from the seed of Canaan, and they embittered my spirit with all their unclean deeds, for all their deeds are fornication and shame, and there is no righteousness in them, but it is evil.”
25:2 “And I, my son, love you exceedingly, and my mercy, my son, blesses you at every hour and watch of the night; and now, my son, hear my voice, and do the will of your mother, and do not take to yourself a wife from among the daughters of this land, except from the house of your father and except from the family of your father: take to yourself a wife from the house of my father, and the Most High God will bless you, and your children will be a generation of righteousness and your seed holy.”
25:3 “And then spoke Jacob with his mother Rebecca, and said to her: Behold, I am now nine weeks of years old and know no woman: I have touched none nor betrothed myself to any, nor do I think of taking to myself a wife from all the seed of the daughters of Canaan.”
25:4 “For I remember, O mother, the words of Abraham, our father that he commanded me not to take my wife from among all the seed of the house of Canaan, but from the seed of my father’s house I should take to myself a wife and from my relationship.”
25:5 “I have heard before that daughters have been born to Laban, your brother, and upon them is my heart set to take a wife of them.”
25:6 “On this account I have preserved myself in my spirit not to sin nor defile myself in all my ways all the days of my life, for with reference to lust and fornication my father Abraham gave me many commands.”
25:7 “And with all that he has commanded me these twenty-two years my brother contends with me and continually converses, saying: “My brother, take to wife one of the sisters of my two wives”; but I am not willing to do as my brother has done.”
25:8 “I swear before you, my mother, that all the days of my life I will not take to myself a wife from the seed of all the daughters of Canaan, and will not act wickedly as my brother has done.”
25:9 “And do not fear, mother; trust me that I will do your will, and will walk in rectitude, and my paths will not be destroyed in eternity.”
25:10 “And then he lifted up her face to heaven and extended the fingers of her hand heaven, and opened her mouth and blessed/praised the Most High God, who had created heaven and earth, and she gave him thanks and praise.”
25:11 “And she said: “Blessed/praised be the Lord God and blessed/praised be His name for ever and ever, who has given to me Jacob as a pure son and a holy seed; for yours he is and yours shall be his seed unto all the days and in all the generations of the world.”
25:12 “Bless him, O Lord, and place the blessing of righteousness in my mouth that I may bless.”
25:13 “And at that hour the Holy Spirit descended into her mouth, and she placed her two hands upon the head of Jacob, and she said: “Blessed/praised are you, Lord of righteousness and God of the world, and you do all the generations of men praise: may he give you, my son, the path of righteousness, and reveal to your seed righteousness.”
25:14 “And may your sons increase in your life, and stand to the number of the months of the year, and may your sons increase and grow more than the stars of the heavens, and more than the sand of the sea increase their numbers.”
25:15 “And may he give to them this fruitful land, as he said he would give it to Abraham and his seed after him in all the days, and may they possess it to eternity.”
25:16 “And may I see for you, my son, blessed children in this life, and may holy seed be all your seed.”
25:17 “And as the spirit of your mother in her life caused you to rest in her womb to give you birth, thus my affection blesses you, and my breasts bless you and my mouth and my tongue praise you.”
25:18 “Increase and be poured over the earth, and your seed be perfect in all the earth in the joy of heaven and earth, and may your seed rejoice and on the great day of peace may the peace of your name be theirs.”
25:19 “And may your seed abide to all the world, and may the Most High God be their God, and may the Most High God dwell with them and his sanctuary be built to all the eternities.”
25:20 “He that blesses you be blessed, and all flesh that curses you in lies, may it be cursed.”
25:21 “And she kissed him and said to him, “May the Lord of the world love you as the heart of your mother, and may her affection rejoice in you and bless you.”
25:22 “And she ceased from blessing him.”

Chapter 26

26:1 “And in the seventh year of this week Isaac called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: “My son, I am old, and behold my eyes are dull of seeing, and I do not know the day of my death.”
26:2 “And now take your hunting weapon and your bow and your quiver, and go to the field and hunt and catch something for me, my son, and prepare me a meal such as my soul loves, and bring it to me, so that I may eat and my soul bless you before I die.”
26:3 “But Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau.”
26:4 “And Esau went early to the field to hunt and catch something and bring it to his father.”
26:5 “And Rebecca called Jacob, her son, and said to him: “Behold, I have heard your father Isaac speaking with your brother Esau, saying, “Hunt me something and prepare a meal and bring it in to me, and I will bless you before the Lord before I die.”
26:6 “But now hear, my son, my words which I command you: Go to your flocks and bring me two good young kids, and I will make a meal out of them such as he loves, and you shall bring it in to your father and he shall eat, that he may bless you before the Lord before he dies, and you become blessed.”
26:7 “And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca: no mother, I will not hold back anything that my father may eat and is pleasing to him; only I fear, my mother, that he will know my voice and will desire to touch me; and you know that I am smooth, but my brother Esau is rough, and I may be before his eyes like an evil-doer, and I should do a deed which he has not commanded me, and he might become angry with me and I should bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
26:8 “And Rebecca, his mother, said to him: “Upon me, my son, be your curse; and again listen to my voice.”
26:9 “And Jacob obeyed the words of his mother Rebecca, and he went and took two good and fat young kids and brought them in to his mother, and his mother made a meal out of them as he liked it.”
26:10 “And Rebecca took the clothing of her elder son Esau, the most precious with her in the house, and clothed Jacob with them, and the skins of kids she placed over his hands and upon the exposed parts of his body; and she gave the meat and the bread which she had made into the hands of her son Jacob.”
26:11 “And he went in to his father and said: “Behold, I am your son; I have done as you have said to me: arise and sit up and eat of what I have hunted, my father, that your soul may bless me.”
26:12 “And Isaac said to his son, “What is this, that you have so suddenly found it, my son?”
26:13 “And Jacob said to him: “He who has caused me to find it, your God, is before me.”
26:14 “And Isaac said: “Come hither to me, that I may touch you, my son, if you are my son Esau, or if not.”
26:15 “And Jacob came near to Isaac his father, and he touched him.”
26:16 “And he said: “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hand is the hand of Esau”; and he did not know him, for it was a fate from heaven to remove his spirit; and Isaac did not know him, for his hands were like his (i.e., Esau’s) hands, and hairy like the hands of Esau, so that he should bless him.”
26:17 “And he said, “Are you my son Esau?” And he said, “I am your son.” And he said: “Bring hither to me, and I will eat of what you have hunted, my son, that my soul may bless you.”
26:18 “And he brought to him the meal, and he ate; and he brought in wine, and he drank.”
26:19 “And Isaac, his father, said to him: “Approach and kiss me, my son”; and he approached and kissed him.”
26:20 “And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and he blessed him, and said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of the field which the Lord has blessed; and may the Lord give you and increase you like the dew of the heaven and the dew of earth, and may grain increase and oil be plenty to you, and may the nations serve you and the peoples bow down to you.”
26:21 “Be the lord of your brother, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you, and may all the blessings with which the Lord has blessed me and has blessed my father Abraham be yours and your seed’s to eternity: he that curses you shall be cursed, and he that blesses you shall be blessed.”
26:22 “And when Isaac ended blessing his son Jacob, then Jacob went out from Isaac his father to hide himself.”
26:23 “But Esau, his brother, came in from hunting, and said to his father, “Arise, my father, and eat of my prey, that your soul may bless me.”
26:24 “And Isaac, his father, said to him, “Who are you?”
26:25 “And he said to him, “I am your first-born son Esau; I have done as you have commanded me.”
26:26 “And Isaac was very much astounded, and said: “Who was he that hunted and caught something for me, and brought it in, and I ate of all before you came in, and I blessed him?”
26:27 “Blessed shall he be and his seed to eternity.”
26:28 “And when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac he cried with a loud and very bitter voice, and said to his father: “Bless me too, father!”
26:29 “And he said to him, “Your brother came and took your blessing.”
26:30 “(And Esau said:) “And now I know why his name is called Jacob; behold he has ensnared me twice; the first time he took my birth-right, and now he takes my blessing.”
26:31 “And he said, “Have you not a blessing left for me, my father?”
26:32 “And Isaac answered and said to Esau: “Behold, I have set him as lord over you and all his brothers, and have given to them to be his servants, and with much grain and oil and wine I have strengthened him, and what shall I do to you, my son?”
26:33 “And Esau said to his father Isaac: “Have you but one blessing, father? Bless also me, father.”
26:34 “And Esau raised his voice and wept. And Isaac answered and said to him: “Behold, from the fatness of the earth shall be your substance and from the dew of heaven above; and you shall live by your sword and you shall serve your brother.”
26:35 “And it will happen when you are great and shall break his yoke off your neck, you shall commit a sin unto death, and all your seed shall be rooted out from under heaven.”
26:36 “And Esau was wroth at Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and he said in his heart, “Now the days of grief may come for my father, that I may kill my brother Jacob.”

Chapter 27

27:1 “And the words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebecca in a dream, and Rebecca, sending, called for Jacob, her younger son.”
27:2 “And she said to him: “Behold, your brother Esau is making his plans to kill you; and now hear my words: arise and flee to my brother Laban and dwell with him a number of days, until the anger of your brother has turned and his anger has departed from you and he forget every thing that you have done him, and I will send to bring you from there.”
27:3 “And Jacob said: “I have no fear: if he desires to kill me, I will kill him.”
27:4 “And she said to him, “Then should I be deprived of both my sons in one day.”
27:5 “And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca: “Behold, you know that my father is old, and I see that his eyes have become dull, and if I leave him it will be evil in his eyes that I leave him and go away from you, and my father will be angry and curse me. I will not go; only if he sends me will I go from here.”
27:6 “And Rebecca said to Jacob: “I will go in and will speak to him, and he will send you.”
27:7 “And Rebecca went in and spoke to Isaac: “I am aggrieved in my life on account of the two daughters of Heth which Esau has taken to himself as wives from among the daughters of Canaan: why should I yet live? for the daughters of the land of Canaan are evil.”
27:8 “And Isaac called his son Jacob, and blessed him, and admonished him, and said to him: “Do not take to you a wife from among all the daughters of Canaan, arise and go to Mesopotamia, to the house of the father of your mother, to the house of Bethuel, and take to you from there a wife from among the daughters of Laban, the brother of your mother. And may the God of heaven bless you and increase and enlarge you, and become you a collection of nations, and may he give the blessings of your father Abraham to you and your seed after you, that you may inherit the land of your pilgrimage and all the land which the Lord gave to Abraham: go, my son, in peace!”
27:9 “And Isaac sent away Jacob, and he went to Mesopotamia to Laban, the son of Bethuel, the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca, the mother of Jacob.”
27:10 “And it happened when Jacob had arisen to go to Mesopotamia, the spirit of Rebecca was sad after her son had gone, and she wept.”
27:11 “And Isaac said to Rebecca: “My sister, weep not on account of Jacob, my son, for he is going in peace, and in peace he will return.”
27:12 “The Most High God will preserve him from all evil and will be with him, for he will not desert him any day of his life, for I perceive that the Lord will prosper his path wherever he goes, until he returns in peace to us and we see him in peace.”
27:13 “Do not fear on his account, my sister, for right is his path and he is a perfect and faithful man and will not be destroyed: do not weep!”
27:14 “And Isaac comforted Rebecca on account of Jacob her son, and blessed him.”
27:15 “And Jacob went from The Well of the Oath that he might come to Haran in the first year of the second week in the forty-fourth jubilee, and came to Luz among the mountains, that is, Bethel, in the beginning of the first month of this week, and he came to the place at eve, and he turned off from the way toward the west from the highway in this night, and slept there, for the sun had set.”
27:16 “And he took one from among the stones of that place and laid it under a tree, and he was travelling alone, and he slept.”
27:17 “And he dreamed in that night a dream, and behold, a ladder was planted upon the earth, and its head reached to the heaven, and behold, the angels of the Lord ascended and descended on it, and behold, the Lord stood upon it.”
27:18 “And the Lord spoke to Jacob and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham, your father, and the God of Isaac: the land upon which you are sleeping I will give to you and to your seed after you, and your seed shall be like the sand of the sea, and you shall increase to the west and east and south and north; and all the countries of the nations shall be blessed in you and in your seed [of all the countries of the nations you and your seed shall be blessed].”
27:19 “And behold, I will be with you and still watch over you in all things wherever you go, and will bring you back into this land in peace: for I will not leave you until I do all that I have said to you.”
27:20 “And Jacob finished his sleep, and said: “Truly this place is the house of the Lord, and I did not know it.”
27:21 “And he was afraid/in awe, and said: “Awesome is this place, which is nothing but the house of the Lord, and this is the portal of heaven.”
27:22 “And Jacob awoke early in the morning and took the stone from under his head and placed it up as a pillar, as a sign of this place; and he poured oil upon its head, and called the name of this place Bethel; but its first name was Luz, like the land.”
27:23 “And Jacob prayed a prayer to the Lord, saying: “If the Lord will be with me and guard me on this path upon which I walk, and if the Lord give me bread to eat and clothes to clothe myself, and I return in peace to the house of my father, then the Lord shall be my God, and this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, as a sign in this place, shall be a house of the Lord.”
27:24 “And all things that you give me, of that I will give the tenth to you, my God.”

Chapter 28

28:1 “And he lifted up his feet and went to the land of the east, to Laban, the brother of his mother Rebecca, and he was with him and served him for Rachel, his daughter, one week. And in the first year of the third week he said to him: “Give me my wife, for whom I have served you seven years.”
28:2 “And Laban said to Jacob, “I will give you your wife.” And Laban made a feast, and took Leah, his older daughter, and gave her to Jacob as a wife, and gave her Zilpah as a maid to serve her; and Jacob did not know it, for he thought she was Rachel.”
28:3 “And he went in to her, and behold, it was Leah; and Jacob was angry at Laban and said to him: “Why have you done thus?”
28:4 “Have I not served you for Rachel and not for Leah? Why have you injured me? Take your daughter and I will go; for you have done evil to me.”
28:5 “For Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, for the eyes of Leah were dull, but her form was very beautiful; but Rachel had beautiful eyes and a beautiful and very attractive form.”
28:6 “And Laban said to Jacob: “It is not the custom in our land to give the younger before the elder.”
28:7 “And it is not right to do this, for thus is it ordained and written on the tablets of heaven, that no one shall give his younger daughter before the older, but shall give the younger after her.”
28:8 “And the man that does this loads sin upon himself on this account in heaven, and no one who does this is just, for it is an evil deed before the Lord.”
28:9 “And you command the children of Israel that they do not this thing, and neither take nor give the younger before the older has been established, for it is very wicked.”
28:10 “And Laban said to Jacob: “Let the seven days of this feast pass by, and I will give you Rachel that you may serve me another seven years, that you may herd my sheep, as you have done in the first week.”
28:11 “And on the day when the seven days of the feast of Leah were passed, Laban gave Rachel to Jacob, that he might serve him a second seven years, and he gave Rachel Bilhah, the sister of Zilpah, as a maid to serve her.”
28:12 “And he served seven years again for Rachel, for Leah had been given to him.”
28:13 “And the Lord opened the womb of Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a son, and he called his name Reuben, on the fourteenth of the ninth month of the first year of the third week.”
28:14 “But the womb of Rachel was closed, for the Lord saw that Leah was hated but Rachel was beloved.”
28:15 “And again Jacob went in to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a second son, and he called his name Simeon, on the twenty-first of the tenth month and the third year of this week.”
28:16 “And again Jacob went in to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore him a third son, and he called his name Levi, in the beginning of the third month, in the sixth year of this week.”
28:17 “And again Jacob went in to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore him a fourth son, and he called his name Judah, on the fifteenth of the third month in the first year of the fourth week.”
28:18 “And in all this Rachel was jealous of Leah, for she did not bear; and she said to Jacob, “Give me a son!”
28:19 “And Jacob said to her, “Am I preventing fruit of the womb from you: have I left you?”
28:20 “And when Rachel saw that Leah had borne Jacob four sons, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, then she said to him, “Go in to Bilhah, my maid, and she will conceive and bear a son for me.”
28:21 “And he went in to her, and she became pregnant and bore him a son, and she called his name Dan, on the ninth of the sixth month, in the sixth year of the third week.”
28:22 “And again a second time he went in to Bilhah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob another son, and Rachel called his name Naphtali, in the fifth of the seventh month of the second year of the fourth week.”
28:23 “And when Leah saw that she had become sterile and did not bear, she became jealous of Rachel, and she gave Zilpah, her maid, to Jacob as a wife, and she became pregnant and bore him a son, and she called his name Gad, on the twelfth of the eighth month in the third year of the fourth week.”
28:24 “And again he went in to her, and she became pregnant and bore him another son, and Leah called his name Asher, on the second of the eleventh month in the fifth year of the fourth week.”
28:25 “And Jacob went in to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a son, and she called his name Issachar, on the fourth of the fifth month in the fourth year of the fourth week, and she gave him to a nurse.”
28:26 “And Jacob again went in to her, and she became pregnant and she bore him two (children), a son and a daughter, and she called his name Zebulon and the name of the daughter Dinah, on the seventh of the seventh month in the sixth year of the fourth week.”
28:27 “And the Lord was gracious to Rachel and opened her womb, and she became pregnant and bore a son, and she called his name Joseph, in the beginning of the fourth month of the sixth year of this fourth week.”
28:28 “And in the days when Joseph was born Jacob said to Laban: “Give me my wives and my children, and I will go to my father Isaac, and I will make for myself a house, for I have completed the years which I have served you for your two daughters, and I will go to the house of my father.”
28:29 “And Laban said to Jacob: “Remain with me for wages, and herd my folds again and receive your wages.”
28:30 “And they agreed with each other, that he would give him as wages all the young sheep and goats . . should be his wages. And the possessions of Jacob increased very much, and he possessed oxen and sheep and asses and camels and sons and daughters.”
28:31 “And Laban and his sons were jealous of Jacob, and Laban gathered his sheep away from him, and thought out evil.”

Chapter 29

29:1 “And it happened when Rachel had given birth to Joseph that Laban went out to shear his sheep, for they were distant from him a journey of three days.”
29:2 “And Jacob saw that Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and he called Leah and Rachel, and spoke unto their hearts, that they should go with him to the land of Canaan, for he told them all that he had seen in the dream, and all that he (God) had spoken to him, that he should return to the house of his father; and they said to him: “We will go everywhere you go, with you we will go.”
29:3 “And Jacob blessed/praised the God of his father Isaac, and the God of Abraham, the father of his father, and he arose and prepared his wives and children, and took all his possessions and crossed the river and came to the land of Gilead, and Jacob hid his heart from Laban and did not tell him.”
29:4 “And in the seventh year of the fourth week Jacob returned to Gilead in the first month, on the twenty-first; and Laban followed after him, and found Jacob in the mountains of Gilead, in the third month, on the twelfth thereof.”
29:5 “And the Lord did not permit him to injure Jacob, for he appeared to him in a dream by night; and Laban spoke to Jacob.”
29:6 “And on the fifteenth thereof, on that day, Jacob made a feast to Laban and all who had come with him, and Jacob swore to Laban on this day and Laban to Jacob, that they would not cross for evil to one another the mountains of Gilead.”
29:7 “And he made there a large stone heap as a testimony; on this account the name of this place is called “The Stone Heap of Testimony”; such is the heap.”
29:8 “But before they had called the land of Gilead the land of Raphaim, for it was the land of the Raphaim, and the Raphaim, or giants, were born there, whose length is ten, nine, eight, and seven ells, and their dwellings were from the land of the sons of Ammon to Mount Hermon, and the seats of their kingdom were Koronaem and Adra and Misur and Beon.”
29:9 “And the Lord slew them on account of the wickedness of their deeds, for they were most terrible, and the Ammorites inhabit it in their place, evil and sinful, and there is no nation today that has completed all their sin, and therefore they have no length of life upon the earth.”
29:10 “And Jacob sent Laban away, and he came into the land of Mesopotamia, the land of the east, but Jacob returned to the land of Gilead and crossed over the Jabbok in the ninth month on the eleventh thereof.”
29:11 “And on that day Esau, his brother, came to him, and they settled their troubles; and they went from here into the land of Seir, but Jacob dwelt in tents.”
29:12 “And in the first year of the fifth week of this jubilee he crossed the Jordan and lived opposite the Jordan, that he might pasture his sheep from the land of Stone Heap to Beta-Zon and to Dotaem and to Akrabil.”
29:13 “And he sent to his father Isaac of all his possessions clothing and food and meat and drink and milk and oil and bread of milk and of the palms of the valley; and to his mother Rebecca he also sent four times a year, between the times of the months, between the plowing and the harvest, between the spring and the rain, and between winter and summer, to the tower of Abraham, for Isaac had returned from The Well of the Oath and had gone up to the tower of his father Abraham, and he dwelt there apart from his son Esau.”
29:14 “For in the days when Jacob went to Mesopotamia, Esau took to himself as wife Malit, the daughter of Ishmael, and collected all the herds of his father and his wives and went up and dwelt in the mountains of Seir, and left Isaac, his father, at The Well of the Oath alone; and Isaac went up from The Well of the Oath, and dwelt in the tower of Abraham, his father, on the mountains of Hebron.”
29:15 “And from here Jacob sent all things which he sent to his father Isaac and to his mother from time to time . . . all their sorrows; and they blessed Jacob with all their heart and all their souls.”

Chapter 30

30:1 “And in the first year of the sixth week he went up to Salem, which is opposite the east of Shechem, in peace, in the fourth month; and there they brought by force Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, into the house of Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite prince of the land, and he slept with her and defiled her, and she was a small girl twelve years of age.”
30:2 “And he begged her father and her brothers for her, that she should be given to him as wife; and Jacob and his sons were angry on account of the men of Shechem, because they had defiled their sister Dinah; and they spoke with them for evil, and intrigued against and deceived them.”
30:3 “And Simeon and Levi secretly came to Shechem and inflicted punishment upon all the men of Shechem, and slew all the men they found in it, and did not leave a single one in it.”
30:4 “They killed all in torments, because they had dishonored their sister Dinah.”
30:5 “And thus you shall not do from now on and to eternity to defile a daughter of Israel, for in heaven it was ordained over them as a punishment that they should root out all the men of Shechem, because they committed a shame on a daughter of Israel, and the Lord turned them over into the hands of the sons of Jacob, that they should root them out with the sword, and that they should inflict punishment upon them; and never again shall it be thus in Israel, that a daughter of Israel be defiled.”
30:6 “And if there is any man in Israel who desires to give his daughter or his sister to any man who is of the seed of the Gentiles/hethan, he shall surely die, and they shall slay him with stones, for he has committed a sin and a shame in Israel; and his wife they shall burn with fire, for she has defiled the name of the house of her father, and she shall be rooted out of Israel.”
30:7 “And no fornication or defilement shall be found in Israel all the generations of the earth; for Israel is holy to the Lord, and every man that defiles must surely die, and they shall slay him with stones.”
30:8 “For thus it is ordained and written on the tablets of heaven concerning all the seed of Israel, that he who defiles must surely die, and they shall slay him with stones.”
30:9 “And to this law there is no limit of days and no ceasing and no forgiveness, but he shall be rooted out who defiles his daughter, among all Israel, because he has given of his seed to Moloch and has sinned by defiling.”
30:10 “And you, Moses, command the children of Israel and testify over them that they shall not give any of their daughters to the Gentiles/hethan and that they shall not take any of the daughters of the Gentiles/hethan; for this is accursed before the Lord.”
30:11 “And on this account I have written for you in the words of the law all the deeds of Shechem which they did against Dinah, and how the children of Jacob conversed saying: “We will not give our daughter to an uncircumcised man, for this is disgraceful to us.”
30:12 “And it is disgraceful to Israel to those that give and to those that receive from any Gentiles/hethan any daughters, for it is unclean and accursed to Israel; and Israel will not be clean of this uncleanness of him who has of the daughters of the Gentiles/hethan for a wife, or who has given of his daughters to a man who is of any of the seed of the Gentiles/hethan; for there will be plagues upon plagues, curse upon curse, and all punishment and plagues and curses will come.”
30:13 “And if they do this thing, and if they blind their eyes to those that commit uncleanness and to those that defile the sanctuary of the Lord and those that profane his holy name, then shall the whole people together be punished, on account of all this uncleanness and this profaneness, and there will be no respect for persons, and no consideration for persons, and no taking of fruits from his hands and fruit offering and burnt offering and fat and incense offering as a sweet savor, that it may be acceptable.”
30:14 “And every man and woman in Israel who defiles the sanctuary shall be thus.”
30:15 “And on account of this I have commanded you, saying: “Testify this testimony over Israel: see how it happened to the Shechemites and their sons, how they were given into the hands of the two sons of Jacob, and they slew them in torments, and it was justice to them, and it is written down for justice concerning them.”

Chapter 31

31:1 “And in the new moon of the month, Jacob spoke to all the men of his house, saying: “Purify yourselves and change your clothes, and arising let us go up to Bethel, where I made a vow when I was fleeing from the face of Esau, my brother; because he (God) has been with me, and has brought me into this land in peace.”
31:2 “And remove the false gods that are in your midst.”
31:3 “And tear away the false gods which are in your ears and on your necks, and the idols which Rachel took from her father Laban, and which she gave all to Jacob.”
31:4 “And he burned and broke and destroyed and hid them under an oak, which was in the land of Shechem.”
31:5 “And he ascended at the new moon of the seventh month to Bethel.”
31:6 “And he built an altar at the place where he had slept, and he erected there a monument, and he sent for his father Isaac to come to him to the sacrifice, and to his mother Rebecca.”
31:7 “And Isaac said: “Let my son Jacob come and let me see him before I die.”
31:8 “And Jacob went to Isaac his father, and to his mother Rebecca, to the house of his father Abraham, and he took two of his sons with him, Levi and Judah, and came to his father Isaac and his mother Rebecca.”
31:9 “And Rebecca came out of the tower to the front of the tower, that she might kiss Jacob and to embrace him, for her spirit was alive when she heard, “Behold your son Jacob has come!” and she kissed him.”
31:10 “And she saw the two sons and she knew them, and said to him:”
31:11 “Are these your sons, my son?” and she embraced them and kissed them and blessed them, saying: “In you may the seed of Abraham be honored, and may you be a blessing over the earth!”
31:12 “And Jacob went in to his father Isaac to his chamber where he slept, and his two sons with him, and he took the hand of his father, and bending down kissed him, and Isaac clung to the neck of Jacob his son, and wept on his neck.”
31:13 “And the darkness left the eyes of Isaac, and he saw the two sons of Jacob, Levi and Judah, and he said, “Are these your sons, my Son? for they are like you.”
31:14 “And he said that in truth they were his sons, and in truth you see that they are my Sons.”
31:15 “And they approached him, and they turned, and he kissed them and embraced them all together.”
31:16 “And the spirit of prophecy fell into his mouth, and he took Levi by the right hand, and Judah by the left hand.”
31:17 “And he turned to Levi and began to bless him first, saying, “May the Lord God of all, the Lord of all the world, bless you and your children in all the world.”
31:18 “And may the Lord give you and your seed greatness and great honor, and cause you and your seed to approach to him from among all flesh, that they shall serve him in his sanctuary like the angels of the face, and like the holy ones that shall be the seed of your sons for honor and greatness and holiness: and may he make them great in all the world.”
31:19 “And they shall be princes and lords and leaders for all the seed of the sons of Jacob: they shall speak the words of the Lord in truth, and shall judge all his judgments in truth, and speak my ways to Jacob, and they shall appear to Israel: may the blessing of the Lord be given into their mouths, that they may bless all the seed of the beloved.”
31:20 “And your mother has called your name Levi, and in truth has she thus called you: you shall be very near to the Lord, and shall have a part with all the sons of Jacob: his table shall be yours, and you and your sons shall eat thereof, and to all the generations may your table be full, and may your food not decrease to all eternity.”
31:21 “And all those that hate you shall fall before you, and all your enemies shall be rooted out and be destroyed, but they that bless you shall be blessed, and all the nations that curse you shall be cursed.”
31:22 “And to Judah he spoke: “May the Lord give you strength and power that you may tread down all that hate you: be you a prince, you and one of your sons over the sons of Jacob.”
31:23 “May your name and the name of your sons be one that goes and encompasses the whole earth and the cities; then shall the Gentiles/hethan fear your face, and all the nations shall tremble and all the people shake.”
31:24 “In you let there be help to Jacob, and in you may deliverance be found for Israel.”
31:25 “And if you sit on the throne of the honor of your righteousness, there shall be great peace to all the seed of the sons of the beloved.”
31:26 “He that blesses you shall be blessed, and all that hate and trouble you, and those that curse you, shall be rooted out and be destroyed from the earth, and shall be accursed.”
31:27 “And turning around he kissed him again and embraced him and rejoiced greatly; for he had seen sons of Jacob, who was his son in truth.”
31:28 “And he came from between his feet, and fell down and prostrated himself, and he blessed them, and he remained with Isaac, his father, on that night, and they ate and drank with joy.”
31:29 “And he caused the two sons of Jacob to sleep, the one at his right, and other at his left, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
31:30 “And Jacob told his father everything during the night, how the Lord had been merciful to him, and how he had prospered him in all his ways and had protected him from all evil.”
31:31 “And Isaac blessed/praised the God of his father Abraham, who had not ceased his mercy and righteousness from the sons of his servant Isaac.”
31:32 “And in the morning Jacob told his father Isaac of the vow he had made to the Lord, and of the vision he had seen, and how he had built an altar, and that everything was ready for the sacrifice before the Lord, as he had vowed, and that he had come to place him upon an ass.”
31:33 “And Isaac said to his son Jacob: “I am not able to go with you, for I am old and not able to endure the way: go, my son, in peace, for I am one hundred and sixty-five years old today; I am not able to travel.”
31:34 “Take your mother and let her go with you.”
31:35 “And I know, my son, that you have come on my account; and may this day be blessed upon which you have seen me alive and I have seen you, my son.”
31:36 “Prosper, and fulfil the vow which you have vowed, and do not delay your vow, for you must seek the vow.”
31:37 “And now hasten to fulfil your vow; and may he be pleased who has made all things, to whom you have made your vow.”
31:38 “And he said to Rebecca: “Go with Jacob, your son.”
31:39 “And Rebecca went with Jacob, and Deborah with her, and they came to Bethel.”
31:40 “And Jacob remembered the prayer with which his father had blessed him and his two sons, Levi and Judah, and he rejoiced and blessed/praised the God of his fathers, Abraham and Isaac.”
31:41 “And he said: “Now I know that I have an eternal hope, and my sons also before the God of all; and thus it is ordained concerning the two, and they have placed it as a testimony for them to eternity, upon the tablets of heaven as Isaac blessed them.”

Chapter 32

32:1 “And he remained that night in Bethel, and Levi dreamed that they had appointed and made him priest, and his sons to eternity, priests of the Most High God; and he awoke from his sleep and blessed/praised the Lord.”
32:2 “And Jacob started early in the morning, on the fourteenth of this month, and the tenth of all that came with him of men and beasts, and gold, and all possessions and clothing.”
32:3 “And in those days Rachel became pregnant with her son Benjamin, and Jacob counted his sons from him on and upwards; and the portion of the Lord fell upon Levi, and his father clothed him with the garments of the priesthood, and filled his hands.”
32:4 “And on the fifteenth of this month he brought to the altar fifteen oxen from among the cattle, twenty-eight rams, and forty-nine sheep, and sixty lambs, and twenty-nine young goats, as a burnt sacrifice on the altar, and as an acceptable gift for a sweet savor to the Lord God.”
32:5 “This was the fulfillment of the vow he had made to give the tenth; together with their fruit and their drink offerings.”
32:6 “And when the fire had consumed them, he scattered frankincense over them on the fire; and for thank offering two oxen, and four rams, and four sheep, and a sheep of two years, and two young goats; thus he did distributing over seven days.”
32:7 “And he remained there eating, and all his sons and his men in joy seven days, and he blessed/praised and thanked the Lord, who had delivered him from all his trouble, and to whom he had fulfilled his vow.”
32:8 “And he took the tenth of all the clean animals and made a burnt offering; and the unclean animals he gave to his son, and the men he gave him, and Levi exercised his priestly office in Bethel before Jacob, his father, in preference to his ten brothers, and he was there a priest, and Jacob fulfilled to him his vows: and thus he gave the tenth again to the Lord, and sanctified it, and it was holy for him.”
32:9 “And on this account it is ordained on the tablets of heaven as a law concerning the giving of a second tenth – to eat before the Lord at the place upon which he has chosen his name to dwell year after year, and to this law there is no limit of day to eternity.”
32:10 “And this ordinance is written to do it year after year for eating a second tenth before the Lord in the place which he has chosen, and nothing shall be left over from it to the following year.”
32:11 “For in its year shall the seed be eaten until the seed of the year and the wine change their days to the days of wine and oil, and to the days of oil in its season.”
32:12 “And all that is left thereof and which becomes old, let it be considered contaminated; burn it with fire, for it is unclean.”
32:13 “And thus they shall eat together in the sanctuary, and shall not let it become old.”
32:14 “And all the tenth of oxen and sheep shall be holy to the Lord, and shall belong to his priests, who will eat it before him from year to year; for thus it is ordained and engraved concerning the tenth on the tablets of heaven.”
32:15 “And in the following night, on the twenty-second day of this month, Jacob planned that he would build this place and erect a wall around it, and that he would sanctify it and make it holy to eternity, for himself and his children after him.”
32:16 “And the Lord appeared to him in the night, and blessed him, and said to him: “You shall not call your name Jacob only, but Israel also shall your name be called.”
32:17 “And he said to him again: “I am the Lord your God, who has created heaven and earth; and I will increase and multiply you exceedingly, and kings shall come from you, and they shall rule over all, wherever the foot of the sons of man has trod.”
32:18 “And I will give to your seed all the land under heaven, and they shall rule over all the nations as they desire, and after that they will gather to themselves the whole earth, and shall inherit the world.”
32:19 “And he completed conversing with him, and ascended from there, and Jacob looked until he ascended to heaven.”
32:20 “And he saw in a vision of the night, and behold an angel descended from heaven with seven tablets in his hands, and he gave them to Jacob, and he read all that was written on them, what would happen to himself and his sons in all the years.”
32:21 “And he showed him all things that were written on the tablets, and said to him: “Do not build up this place, and do not make it an eternal sanctuary, and do not dwell here, for this is not the place.”
32:22 “Go to the house of Abraham, your father, and dwell there with Isaac, your father, until the day of the death of your father.”
32:23 “For in Egypt you shall die in peace, and in this land you shall be buried in honor, in the grave of your fathers, with Abraham and Isaac.”
32:24 “Fear not; for as you have seen and read it, thus shall it all be.”
32:25 “But write you down all as you have seen and read.”
32:26 “And Jacob said: “How can I remember all as I have seen and read it?”
32:27 “And he said to him: “I will recall it all for you.”
32:28 “And he went up from there: and he awoke from his sleep and remembered all that he had seen and read, and he wrote down all the words that he had read and that he had seen.”
32:29 “And he stayed there yet another day, and sacrificed there according to all that had been ordained on former days, and called its name “addition”, for this day was added; and the first day he called “the festival.”
32:30 “And thus it appeared that it would be, and it is written on the tablets of heaven; and on this account it was revealed to him, that he should celebrate it, and that he should add it to the seven days of the festival, and its name was called “addition”, because it comes to the seven days; and thus is the festival by number of days of the year.”
32:31 “And in the night of the twenty-third of this month, Deborah, the nurse of Rebecca, died, and he buried her below the city under the oak of the river, and called the name of this river “the river of Deborah,” and of the oak, “lamentation oak of Deborah.”
32:32 “And Rebecca went and returned to her house, to Isaac, that she should prepare for his father a meal, as he loved it.”
32:33 “And he too went after his mother until he came to the land of Kebratan, and he dwelt there.”
32:34 “And Rachel in that night gave birth to a son, and called his name “Son of my sorrow”, for she suffered in giving birth; but his father called him Benjamin, on the eleventh of the eighth month, in the first year of the sixth week of this jubilee.”
32:35 “And Rachel died there, and was buried in the land of Ephrathah, that is, Bethlehem; and Jacob erected upon the grave of Rachel a column, on the road above her grave.”

Chapter 33

33:1 “And Jacob went and dwelt toward the north at Magdelraep.”
33:2 “And he went to his father Isaac, he and Leah, his wife, on the new moon of the tenth month.”
33:3 “And Reuben saw Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, the concubine of his father, while she was bathing in water at a hidden place, and he loved her.”
33:4 “And he hid himself at night, and he entered the house of Bilhah at night, and found her lying alone on her bed, and sleeping, and he lay down with her.”
33:5 “And she awoke, and saw, and behold, Reuben was lying with her on the bed; and she uncovered the edge and seized him and cried out, and discovered that it was Reuben, and she was ashamed on his account, and let go her hand from him, and he fled.”
33:6 “And she lamented on account of this thing exceedingly, and did not mention it to anybody.”
33:7 “And when Jacob returned and sought her, she said to him: “l am not clean for you, for I have been defiled for you, for Reuben has defiled me and lay with me in the night, and I was asleep and did not discover it until he uncovered the edge, and he lay with me.”
33:8 “And Jacob was very angry at Reuben that he had lain with Bilhah, for he had uncovered the covering of his father; and Jacob did not approach her any more, because Reuben had defiled her, for his deed was very wicked, for it is accursed before the Lord.”
33:9 “On this account it is written and ordained on the tablets of heaven, that a man shall not sleep with the wife of his father, and that he shall not uncover the covering of his father, for this is unclean; they must surely die together, the man that lies with the wife of his father, and the woman, for they do an unclean thing in the land.”
33:10 “And there shall be nothing unclean before our God in the nation he has chosen for himself as a kingdom.”
33:11 “And again it is written: “Cursed be the one that lies with the wife of his father, for he hath uncovered the shame of his father and all the holy ones of the Lord shall say: “Thus be it! Thus be it!”
33:12 “And you, Moses, command the children of Israel that they observe this word, for the punishment is death, and it is unclean, and there is no forgiveness to atone for a man that does this wicked deed, except slaying and stoning him to death, or rooting him out from among the people of our God.”
33:13 “For there shall not remain alive on earth a single day any man that does this in Israel, for it is accursed and unclean.”
33:14 “And let them not say that Reuben lived and was forgiven that he had slept with the concubine of his father, and she too, although her husband, Jacob, his father, was yet alive.”
33:15 “For he had not yet revealed the ordinance and the punishment and the law in its entire completeness; for in your days it is as a law since his days and as a law to eternity, to the generation of eternity; and there is not any passing of days to this law, nor any forgiveness to him, except that they both be rooted out together from the midst of the people: on the day on which they do it they shall slay them.”
33:16 “And you, Moses, write it down for Israel that they observe it according to these words, and let them not commit a mortal sin, for the Lord our God is a judge who has no regard for persons and receives no presents.”
33:17 “And tell them these words of ordinance, that they obey and preserve them, and watch themselves, and be not destroyed and rooted out of the land; for unclean and an abomination and contamination and profanation are all they that do this on the earth before our God.”
33:18 “And there is no sin on earth greater than fornication, which they commit on the earth, for Israel is a nation holy unto God, and a nation of inheritance for its God, and a nation of priesthood and royalty and a possession, and no one shall appear thus unclean in the midst of the holy people.”
33:19 “And in the third year of this sixth week Jacob and all his sons went and dwelt in the house of Abraham, near Isaac, his father, and Rebecca, his mother.”
33:20 “And these are the names of the sons of Jacob: the first born Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, the sons of Leah; and the sons of Rachel, Joseph and Benjamin; and the sons of Bilhah, Dan and Naphtali; and the sons of Zilpah, Gad and Ashur; and Dinah, the daughter of Leah, the only daughter of Jacob.”
33:21 “And going, they bowed down before Isaac and Rebecca; and when they saw them, they blessed Jacob and all his sons.”
33:22 “And Isaac rejoiced exceedingly that he saw all the sons of Jacob, his youngest son, and he blessed them.”

Chapter 34

34:1 “And in the sixth year of this week of the forty-fourth jubilee, Jacob sent his sons to pasture his sheep, and his servants with them to the pasture of Shechem.”
34:2 “And the seven kings of the Amorites assembled themselves against them to slay them, hiding themselves under the trees, and to take away their cattle and their wives.”
34:3 “And Jacob and Levi and Judah and Joseph were at the house where Isaac their father was, for his spirit was sad, and they could not leave him; and Benjamin was the youngest, and on this account remained with his father.”
34:4 “And the kings of Tapho and of Azesa and Saragon and Selo and Gaez, and the king of Betoron and of Manisaker came, and all those that dwell in those mountains, who dwell in the woods of the land of Canaan.”
34:5 “And they announced this to Jacob, saying: “Behold the kings of the Amorites have surrounded thy sons in order to rob their herds.”
34:6 “And he arose from his house, he and his three sons and the young men of his father, and went forth and went against them, eight hundred men who carried swords.”
34:7 “And they slew them on the fields of Shechem, and pursued those that fled and slew them with the edge of the sword, and slew them at Aresa and Thapha and Seragen and Selo and Amanisakero and Gagaas.”
34:8 “And he collected his herds; and he was more powerful than those and ordained a tax over them, that they should give him tribute, fine fruits of their land, and he built Reuben and Tamnatares.”
34:9 “And he returned in peace, and made peace with them, and they were his servants until the day he and his sons descended down to the land of Egypt.”
34:10 “And in the seventh year of this week he sent Joseph to learn about the safety of his brothers, from his house to Shechem, and he found them in the land of Dothan.”
34:11 “And they waylaid him and made a plot against him to slay him; and changing, they sold him to Ishmaelite merchants, and they brought him to Egypt, and sold him to Potiphar, the eunuch of Pharaoh, the head cook, the one that sacrificed in the city of Elew.”
34:12 “And the sons of Jacob killed a young goat, and dipped the clothes of Joseph in its blood, and sent it to their father Jacob.”
34:13 “And it was on the tenth of the seventh month, and they stayed all this day until the evening, and they brought it to him; and he became fevered in his grief unto death, and said: “A wild beast has devoured Joseph”; and on that day all the men of his house were with him, and mourned and lamented with him all the day.”
34:14 “And his sons and his daughter arose to comfort him, but he could not be comforted on account of his son.”
34:15 “And on that day Bilhah heard that Joseph had been killed, and she died in her grief, and she was living at Kertaretef; and Dinah, his daughter, died also after Joseph had been slain.”
34:16 “This threefold sorrow came over Israel in one month.”
34:17 “And he buried Bilhah opposite the grave of Rachel, and Dinah, his daughter, he also buried there.”
34:18 “And he continued mourning for Joseph one year, and did not cease, saying: “I will descend into the grave grieving for my son.”
34:19 “And on this account it is ordained for the children of Israel, that they shall mourn on the tenth of the seventh month, on the day when they brought the sad news concerning Joseph to his father Jacob, that on it pardon should be sought by the death of a young goat, on the tenth of the seventh month, once a year, for their sins; for they had grieved the heart of their father on account of his son Joseph.”
34:20 “And this day has been ordained that they shall lament on it over their sins, and on account of all their transgressions, and on account of their error, that they shall cleanse themselves on this day once a year.”
34:21 “And after the death of Joseph the sons of Jacob took wives to themselves: first, the name of the wife of Reuben is Ada; secondly, the name of the wife of Simeon is Adiba, a Canaanite woman; third, the name of the wife of Levi is Melka, from among the daughters of Aram, from the seed of the sons of Taram; fourth, the name of the wife of Judah is Betasuel, a Canaanite woman; fifth, the name of the wife of Issachar is Jesakor Hezka; sixth, the name of the wife of Zebulun is Niiman; seventh, the name of the wife of Dan, Egla; eighth, the name of the wife of Naphtali is Rasua, of Mesopotamia; ninth, the name of the wife of Gad is Mak; and tenth, name of the wife of Ashur is Ijon; eleventh, the name of the wife of Joseph is Aseneth, an Egyptian woman; twelfth, the name of the wife of Benjamin is Ijoska.”
34:22 “And Simeon repented and took a second wife from Mesopotamia, like his brothers.”

Chapter 35

35:1 “And in the first year of the first week of the forty-fifth jubilee, Rebecca called her son Jacob and gave him command concerning his father and concerning his brother, that he should honor them all the days of the life of Jacob.”
35:2 “And Jacob said: “I will do all you command me, for this thing will be honor and greatness to me and righteousness before the Lord, that I should honor them.”
35:3 “And you, my mother, know me from the time I was born until this day, all my deeds and everything that is in my heart, that always I think good concerning all.”
35:4 “And how should I not do this which you have commanded me, that I should honor my father and my brother?”
35:5 “Tell me, my mother, what perversity you see in me?”
35:6 “And I am far removed from him, and gentleness is in me.”
35:7 “And she said to him: “My son, all my days I have not seen in you any perversity, and no depraved actions, but righteousness.”
35:8 “But in truth I tell thee, my son, I will die in this year, and will not get beyond this year in my life, for I saw in a dream the day of my death, that I should not live beyond one hundred and fifty-five years.”
35:9 “And behold, I have completed all the days of my life which I was to live.”
35:10 “And Jacob laughed at the words of his mother, because she said that she would die, and she was sitting opposite him with her strength upon her, without any decrease of strength, for she went in and out, and saw, and her teeth were strong, and no ailment had touched her all the days of her life.”
35:11 “And Jacob said to her: “Happy am I, my mother, if my days approach the days of your life, and my strength abide in me as your strength; and you will not die, for in vain do you speak with me concerning your death.”
35:12 “And she went in to Isaac, and said to him: “One petition I ask of you: let Esau swear that he will not harm Jacob, and will not persecute him in enmity, for you know the thoughts of Esau, that he was terrible from his youth on, and there is not gentleness in him; for he desires after your death to kill him.”
35:13 “And you know how he has done all the days from the day when Jacob, his brother, went to Haran to this day, that he has left us with his whole heart, and does evil with us.”
35:14 “He has collected thy flocks, and all thy possessions he robs from before thy face, and when we entreated and asked for what was ours, he did as a man that practices usury on us.”
35:15 “And he is bitter at thee because you did bless that perfect and righteous son Jacob; for in him there is no evil, but goodness.”
35:16 “And since he came from Haran to this day, he has not deprived us of the least; but he brings us everything in its time and always, and he rejoices in his whole heart when we take anything from his hands, and he blesses us and does not separate from us since he came from Haran to the present day, and he lives with us ever in our house, honoring us.”
35:17 “And Isaac said to her: “I know and I see the deeds of Jacob with us, that with all his heart he honors us; but I loved Esau formerly more than Jacob, on account of his birth; but now I love Jacob more than Esau, because he has increased in evil doings, and there is no righteousness in him, for all his ways are injustice and violence, and there is no righteousness in him at all.”
35:18 “And now my heart trembles concerning all his deeds, and neither he nor his seed shall abide, for they shall be destroyed from the earth, and they shall be rooted out from under heaven; for he has deserted the God of Abraham, and goes after his women after uncleanness and after error, he and his children.”
35:19 “And you do tell me that I shall make him swear not to kill Jacob: even if he swears he will not keep to his oath, and will not do good but evil.”
35:20 “And if he desires to kill his brother Jacob, he shall be given into the hands of Jacob and shall not escape from his hands, but fall into his hands.”
35:21 “And you fear not concerning Jacob, for the watchman of Jacob is great and powerful, and honored and worshipped above the watchman of Esau.”
35:22 “And Rebecca sent for and called Esau, and he came to her, and she said to him, “One prayer I have, my son, which I ask of you, and grant it, that you may do what I ask of thee, my son.”
35:23 “And he said to her: “I will do all that you tell me, and will not refuse any thing that you ask.”
35:24 “And she said to him: “I ask of thee that the day I die you will take me and bury me near the grave of Sarah, the mother of your father, and that you and your brother Jacob will love each other, and that neither will undertake evil against his brother, but love him, so that you may be prosperous, my son, and be honored in the midst of the land and that an enemy may not rejoice over you, and that you may be a blessing and mercy before the eyes of all that love you.”
35:25 “And he said: “I will do all that you say to me, and I will bury you on the day of your death near Sarah, the mother of my father, as you love her bones, that they shall be near to your bones.”
35:26 “But Jacob, my brother, I will love above all flesh, and I have no other brother in all the world except him alone, and this is not a great thing for me that I shall love him, for he is my brother, and together we were sown in your womb, and together we came forth from you, and if I do not love my brother, whom shall I love?”
35:27 “And I then beg of you that you will exhort Jacob concerning me and concerning my children, for I know that he will rule as king over me and over my children, for on the day when my father blessed him, he made him the higher and me the lower.”
35:28 “And I swear to you that I will love him and will not seek out evil against him all the days of my life, but only good.”
35:29 “And he swore to her concerning this whole matter.”
35:30 “And she called Jacob before the eyes of Esau, and commanded him according to the words she had spoken with Esau.”
35:31 “And he said, “I will do your pleasure, promising that no evil shall proceed from me and from my sons against Esau, my brother, and nothing shall be shown him except love.”
35:32 “And they ate and drank, she and her sons, on this day, and she died, three jubilees and one week and one year old, in this night, and her two sons, Esau and Jacob, buried her in the cave near Sarah, the mother of their father.”

Chapter 36

36:1 “In the sixth week of this year, Isaac called his two sons, Esau and Jacob, and they came to him, and he said to them: “My sons, I shall go the way of my father into the house of eternity, where my fathers are.”
36:2 “Bury me near to Abraham, my father, in the south cave in the field of Ephron, the Hittite, which Abraham bought as a burial place; there bury me.”
36:3 “And this I command you, my sons, that you practice righteousness and rectitude on the earth, so that the Lord may bring upon you all that the Lord said that he would do to Abraham and to his seed.”
36:4 “And be you to each other as loving brothers as a man that loves himself, and each seeking for his brother that which is good for him, and acting together from the heart upon earth, and loving each other as yourselves.”
36:5 “And concerning the matter of idols, I command you, that you cast them away and hold them in abomination, and hate them, and that you do not love them, for they are full of deception for those that worship them, and for those that bow down to them.”
36:6 “And remember, O my sons, the Lord God of Abraham, your father, and how I too worshipped him and served him in truth, that he may increase you in joy and may enlarge your seed like the stars of the heaven in multitude, and plant you upon the earth as a plant of righteousness, which is not rooted out to all the generations of eternity.”
36:7 “And now I will make you swear a great oath, for there is no oath greater than the one by the glorious and honored and great name of him who created the heavens and the earth and all things together, that you will fear/reverence and worship him, and that each will love his brother in tenderness and in truth, and that neither will wish evil against his brother, from now on to eternity, all the days of your life, that you may be prosperous in all your deeds, and be not destroyed.”
36:8 “And if either of you devises evil against his brother, know from now on, that every one that devises evil against his brother shall fall into his hands, and shall be rooted out of the land of the living, and his seed shall be destroyed from under heaven.”
36:9 “And on that day of cursing and turbulence he (God) will also burn with devouring fire, as he burned Sodom, thus also will he burn his land and his city and all that is his, and he will be erased out of the book of the discipline of the sons of men, and shall not ascend into the book of life, for he shall be destroyed and shall depart to the eternal curse, so that for all days their punishments may be renewed in hate and in cursing, and in wrath, and in torments, and in fury, and in plagues, and in sickness to eternity.”
36:10 “And I say and testify to you, my sons, how that my judgment will come upon the man who desires to do evil against his brother.”
36:11 “And he divided all the possessions he had between the two on that day, and he gave the preference to him that was born first, both the tower and all around it, and everything that Abraham possessed around the well of the oath.”
36:12 “And he said: “This preference shall be his who was born first.”
36:13 “And Esau said: “I have sold and given my age to Jacob, to him it has been given, and I will not say anything more about it, not one word, for it is passed.”
36:14 “And Isaac said: “May blessing rest upon you, my sons, and upon your seed this day, for you have given me rest, and my heart is not sad on account of the birthright, that no strife will take place concerning it.”
36:15 “The Most High Lord bless the man that does righteousness, him and his seed to eternity.”
36:16 “And he ended commanding them and blessing them, and they ate and drank before him together; and he rejoiced, for there was a reconciliation between them, and they went out from him and rested on that day and slept.”
36:17 “And Isaac slept on his bed that day rejoicing, and he slept the sleep of eternity, and died one hundred and eighty years old.”
36:18 “And he completed twenty-five weeks and five years.”
36:20 “And Esau went to the land of Edom, to the mountains of Seir and dwelt there.”
36:21 “And Jacob dwelt in the land of Hebron, in the tower of the land of the pilgrimage of his father Abraham, and worshipped God with his whole heart, and according to the command of him who appeared to him, who had distinguished him on the day of his birth.”
36:22 “And Leah, his wife, died, in the fourth year of the second week of the forty-fifth jubilee, and he buried her in the double cave near to Rebecca, his mother, to the left of the grave of Sarah, the mother of his father.”
36:23 “And all of her sons and his sons came to weep over Leah, his wife, with him, and that they might comfort each other on her account, for he mourned over her.”
36:24 “For he loved her exceedingly after Rachel her sister died, for she was perfect and righteous in all her ways and honored Jacob: and in all the days which she lived she was gentle and upright and peaceful and honorable.”
36:25 “And he remembered all her deeds which she had done in her life, and mourned exceedingly, for he loved her very much with all his heart and with all his soul.”

Chapter 37

37:1 “And on the day of the death of Isaac, the father of Jacob and Esau, when the sons of Esau heard that Isaac had given the birthright to his younger son Jacob, they were very angry.”
37:2 “And they quarreled with their father, saying: “Why has thy father, although you are the elder and Jacob the younger, given to Jacob the birthright and left thee behind?”
37:3 “And he said to them: “Because I sold my right of first birth to Jacob for a small mess of lentils.”
37:4 “And on the day that my father sent me to hunt and catch and bring something to him that he should eat it and bless me, he came in deception and brought to my father something to eat and to drink, and my father blessed him and put me under his hand.”
37:5 “And now our father has made us swear, me and him, that we will not devise any evil one against his brother, and that each will continue in love and in peace with his brother, and will not destroy our ways.”
37:6 “And they said to him: “We will not listen to thee to keep peace with him, for our strength exceeds his strength, and we are more powerful than he.”
37:7 “We will go out against him, and will slay him, and destroy his children; and if you do not go with us, we will do thee harm also.”
37:8 “Listen now to us: We will send to Aram and to Philistia and to Moab and to Ammon, and we will pick out for ourselves chosen men who are prepared for battle, and we will go against him and will battle with him, and we will root him out of the land, before he has taken root and is strong.”
37:9 “And their father said to them: “You shall not go and make war upon him, that you may not fall before him.”
37:10 “And they said to him: “This is as you have done from thy youth on to the present day, and you have brought thy neck under his yoke.”
37:11 “We will not listen to these words.” And they sent to Aram and to Aduram to the associates of their father, and they hired with themselves one thousand fighting men and chosen warriors.”
37:12 “And there came to them from Moab and from the children of Ammon those that were hired, one thousand chosen men, and from Philistia one thousand chosen warriors, and from Edom and the Horites one thousand chosen fighters, and from the Hittites strong fighting men.”
37:13 “And they said to their father: “Go out, lead them, and if not, we will kill thee.”
37:14 “And he was filled with anger and wrath at the time when he saw his sons that they were forcing him to go before them to lead them against Jacob, his brother.”
37:15 “And then he remembered all the evil which had been hidden in his heart against his brother Jacob, and did not remember the oath which he had sworn to his father and his mother, that he would not devise any evil all his days against his brother Jacob.”
37:16 “And in all this time Jacob did not know that they were coming against him for battle, but he was lamenting over Leah, his wife, until they approached him very near to the tower, four thousand warlike, powerful, and chosen fighters.”
37:17 “And the men of Hebron sent to him saying: “Behold thy brother is coming against thee to fight with thee with four thousand heavily girded men, and they carry shields and weapons”; for they loved Jacob more than Esau, and told it to him, for Jacob was a more gracious and mild man than Esau.”
37:18 “But Jacob did not believe it until he approached very near the tower.”
37:19 “And he fastened the gates of the tower and stood upon the top of the tower, and spoke with his brother Esau and said: “Have you come to me bringing me a good consolation on account of my wife who has died?”
37:20 “Is this the oath which you have sworn to thy father and thy mother twice before they died?”
37:21 “You have violated the oath, and on account of what you have sworn to thy father, you shall be judged.”
37:22 “And then Esau answered and said to him: “There is not to the sons of men and to the animals of the earth any oath of trust which they swear to them unto eternity; but on that morning yet they devise evil against each other, so that one may kill his hater and his enemy.”
37:23 “And you too do hate me and my children to eternity, and there is no brotherly dealing with thee.”
37:24 “Hear these my words which I announce to thee: If one can change the bristles of the swine and change them into wool, and if horns will come out of its head like the horns of the deer and rams, then I will maintain brotherly relations with thee.”
37:25 “And if the breasts are separated from the mother – for were not you to me a brother – and if the wolves make peace with the lambs, so that they do not devour and rob them; and if their hearts incline to doing each other good, then will there be peace in my heart toward thee.”
37:26 “And when the lion becomes the friend of the ox, and when he is put into one yoke with him and plows with him, then I will make peace with thee.”
37:27 “And when the raven becomes white like the rice bird, then I will know that I love thee and will make peace with thee. You shall be rooted out and thy sons shall be rooted out, and there shall be no peace”
37:28 “And then Jacob saw that his heart was evil against him, and that from his whole soul he would slay him, and he had come springing like a wild animal which comes against the spear that pierces it through and kills it, and it does not depart from it.”
37:29 “And then he said to his sons and to his servants that they should attack him and all his companions.”

Chapter 38

38:1 “And after that Judah spoke to his father Jacob and said to him: “Bend thy bow, Father, and send forth thy arrows and cast down thy hater and slay thy enemy: and may you have the power, for we will not slay thy brother, for to thee and with thee and to us it will be an honor.”
38:2 “And immediately Jacob bent the bow and sent forth his arrow, and cast down his brother Esau, and slew him.”
38:3 “And again he sent forth his arrow and hit Adoran, the Aramaean, on the left breast, and drove him back and killed him.”
38:4 “And then the sons of Jacob and their servants came out breaking forth from the four sides of the tower.”
38:5 “Out came completely Judah, and Naphtali and Gad with him, and fifty young men with him out of the north side of the tower, and killed all that they found before them, and none escaped of those, not one.”
38:6 “And Levi and Dan and Asher came out from the east side of the tower, and fifty with them, and they slew the warriors of Moab and Ammon.”
38:7 “And Reuben and Issachar and Zebulun came out of the south side of the tower, and fifty with them, and they killed the fighters of Philistia.”
38:8 “And Simeon and Benjamin and Enoch, the son of Reuben, came out of the west side of the tower, and fifty with them, and killed of those of Edom and Choran four hundred powerful men, and seven hundred escaped, and four of the sons of Esau fled with them, and left their father behind dead, as he had fallen on the hill which is (called) Aduram.”
38:9 “And the sons of Jacob pursued after them to the mountains of Seir, and made them bend their necks, so that they became the servants of the sons of Jacob;”
38:10 “And they sent word to their father inquiring if they should make peace with them, or if they should kill them.”
38:11 “And Jacob sent word to his sons that they should make peace; and they made peace with them, and they placed the yoke of servitude upon them that they should pay tribute to Jacob and his sons all the days.”
38:12 “And they continued to pay tribute to Jacob until the day when Jacob descended to the land of Egypt, and the sons of Esau did not cease from the yoke of servitude which the twelve sons of Jacob had imposed upon them, until the present day.”
38:13 “And these are the kings which ruled over Edom before a king ruled over the children of Israel, until the present day in the land of Edom; and Balak, the son of Beor, was king, and the name of his city was Dinaba.”
38:14 “And Balak died, and Jobab, the son of Zara, of Bezor, ruled in his stead.”
38:15 “And Jobab died, and Adat, the son of Barad, who slew the Mediarites on the field of Moab, was king in his place, and the name of his city was Amot.”
38:16 “And Adat died and Salman, of Amalek, was king in his stead.”
38:17 “And Salman died and Saul, of the river Robaet, was king in his stead.”
38:18 “And Saul died, and Beulunan, the son of Akbur, was king in his stead.”
38:19 “And Beulunan died, and Adat was king in his stead, and the name of his wife was Matilat, the daughter of Matrit, the daughter of Metbed Zaab.”
38:20 “These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom.”

Chapter 39

39:1 “And Jacob dwelt in the land of the pilgrimage of his father, the land of Canaan.”
39:2 “These are the generations of Jacob: When Joseph was seventeen years old they took him down into Egypt, and sold him to Potiphar, the eunuch of Pharaoh, the head of the cooks.”
39:3 “And he set Joseph over his whole house: and the blessing of the Lord was in the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph, and all that he did the Lord prospered.”
39:4 “And the Egyptian left in Joseph’s hands all that was before him, for he saw that the Lord was with him, and that everything he did the Lord prospered.”
39:5 “But Joseph was beautiful to look at and very attractive in form, and the wife of the master lifted up her eyes and saw Joseph.”
39:6 “And she loved him and entreated him to lie with her.”
39:7 “But he did not give over his soul, but remembered the Lord and the words which his father Jacob had read from among the words of Abraham, that no one among men should commit fornication with the wife of another, and with a woman who has a husband, and that as a punishment for this one death has been established in the heavens before the Most High God, and the sin on account of it will be inscribed on the books which are in eternity, all the days, before the Lord.”
39:8 “And Joseph remembered these words, and was not willing to lie with her.”
39:9 “And she entreated him one year, and he refused, and would not listen.”
39:10 “But she embraced him and seized him in the house in order to force him to lie with her, and locked the doors of the house; but he tore himself out of her hands and left his garment in her hand, and broke the lock, and fled without away from her presence.”
39:11 “And the woman saw that he would not lie with her, and she lied before her lord, saying: “Thy Hebrew servant, whom you love, sought to do me violence that he might lie with me, and it happened that when I raised my voice, he fled and left his garment in my hand, when I had seized him, and broke the lock.”
39:12 “And the Egyptian saw the garment of Joseph and the broken lock, and he obeyed the words of his wife, and cast Joseph into prison, into the place where the prisoners stayed whom the king had caused to be imprisoned.”
39:13 “And there he was in prison, and the Lord gave Joseph grace in the eyes of the head of the prison guards, and good will before him, for he saw that the Lord was with him, and all that he did the Lord prospered.”
39:14 “And he left all things to him, and the head of the prison guards looked to nothing, for all things that Joseph did the Lord perfected.”
39:15 “And he remained there two years.”
39:16 “And in those days Pharaoh was angry with two of his eunuchs, the chief of the butlers and the chief of the bakers, and he cast them into prison, into the house of the chief of the cooks, the prison where Joseph was held.”
39:17 “And the chief of the prison guards ordered Joseph to serve them, and he served them before him.”
39:18 “And both of them dreamed a dream, the chief of the butlers and the chief of the bakers, and they told it to Joseph.”
39:19 “And as he explained to them, thus it happened to them; and the chief of the butlers Pharaoh put back into his office, and the chief of the bakers he killed, as Joseph had explained to them.”
39:20 “And the chief of the butlers forgot Joseph in the prison, although he had informed him what would become of him, and did not remember to inform Pharaoh as Joseph had told him, for he forgot.”

Chapter 40

40:1 “And in those days Pharaoh dreamed two dreams in one night, concerning the matter of a famine which would come over all the land; and he awoke from his dream, and called all the dream interpreters that were in Egypt, and the sorcerers, and told them both his dreams, and they were not able to understand them.”
40:2 “And then the chief of the butlers recalled Joseph to memory, and spoke concerning him to the king; and he brought him out of prison and narrated his two dreams before him.”
40:3 “And he spoke before Pharaoh that his two dreams were one, and he said: “Seven years will come of plenty over all the land of Egypt, and after that, seven years of famine, such as had not been upon the whole earth.”
40:4 “And now, O Pharaoh, establish throughout the land of Egypt storehouses that grain may be gathered into them from city to city, in the days of the years of plenty, so that there may be grain for the seven years of famine, and that the land be not destroyed on account of the famine, for it will be very severe.”
40:5 “And the Lord gave Joseph grace and good will before the eyes of Pharaoh, and Pharaoh said to his servants: “We shall not be able to find a wise and intelligent man like this man, for the spirit of the Lord is upon him.”
40:6 “And he appointed him the second over the whole kingdom, and made him prince over all Egypt; and caused him to ride upon the second chariot of Pharaoh, and clothed him with Byssus garments, and put a golden chain around his neck, and proclaimed before him, saying: “El El wa abrir”. And he put (a ring) upon his hand, and made him master of his whole house, and made him great, and said to him: “I will not be greater than thee except in regard to the thronedom.”
40:7 “And Joseph was lord in all the land of Egypt, and all the princes of Pharaoh loved him, and all the servants and all those that did the offices of the king, for he walked in rectitude and without pride and haughtiness of heart, and did not regard persons nor take bribes, but in rectitude he judged over all the peoples of the land.”
40:8 “And the land of Egypt was governed peacefully before Pharaoh on account of Joseph, for the Lord was with him, and gave him grace and good will over all his race, before all who knew him and heard reports concerning him; and the kingdom of Pharaoh was in a right condition, without any enemy or evil.”
40:9 “And the king called the name of Joseph, Sephnetiphanz, and gave the daughter of Potiphar as a wife to Joseph, the daughter of one that sacrifices at Heliopolis, the chief of the cooks.”
40:10 “And on the day that Joseph stood before Pharaoh he was thirty years old, when he stood before the face of Pharaoh.”
40:11 “And in that year Isaac died.”
40:12 “And it happened as Joseph had said concerning the explanation of the two dreams, and there were seven years of plenty, and the land of Egypt was full of fruit, for one measure eighteen measures.”
40:13 “And Joseph gathered food from city to city, until they were full of grain, until they were not able to count and measure it on account of multitude.”

Chapter 41

41:1 “And in the forty-fifth jubilee, in the second week in the second year, Judah took a wife for Er, his first-born, from among the daughters of Aram, and her name was Tamar.”
41:2 “And he hated her and did not lie with her, because his mother was from among the daughters of Canaan, and he desired to take a wife to himself from the relatives of his mother, but his father Judah would not permit him.”
41:3 “And this his first-born was wicked, and the Lord slew him.”
41:4 “And Judah said to his son Onan: “Go in to the wife of thy brother, and make her thy wife and raise up seed for thy brother.”
41:5 “And Onan knew that the seed would not be his, but rather his brother’s, and he went to the house of the wife of his brother, and poured the seed upon the ground, and was wicked before the eyes of the Lord, and he slew him.”
41:6 “And Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Abide in the house of thy father as a widow until my son Shelah has grown, and I will give thee to him for a wife.”
41:7 “And he grew up; but Bedsuel, the wife of Judah, would not permit her son Shelah to marry her.”
41:8 “And Bedsuel, the wife of Judah, died in the fifth year of this week.”
41:9 “And in the sixth year thereof Judah went up to shear his sheep at Timnath.”
41:10 “And she laid aside her widow’s garments and clothed herself with a vail, and beautified herself, and sat down at the gate on the way to Timnath.”
41:11 “And when Judah came, he found her, and thought her a harlot, and said to her: “I will go in to thee?”
41:12 “And she said to him, “Come in”, and he came in unto her.”
41:13 “And she said to him, “Give me my pay.”
41:14 “And he said to her, “I have nothing in my hand except my ring on my finger and my bracelet and my staff, which is in my hand.”
41:15 “And she said to him, “Give me these until you send me my pay.”
41:16 “And he said to her, “I will send thee a young kid”; and he gave them to her.”
41:17 “And she conceived from him; and Judah went to his sheep, but she went to the house of her father.”
41:18 “And Judah sent a young kid through a shepherd of Adullam, and he did not find her, and asked the people of the place, saying, “Where is the harlot which was here?”
41:19 “And they said, “There has been no harlot here, and there is no harlot among us.”
41:20 “And he returned and told him that he had not found her, and said, “I asked the people of the place and they said to me that there was no harlot there.”
41:21 “And he said, “Arise, let us go that we do not become a laughing stock.”
41:22 “And when three months were over she learned that she was pregnant, and they told Judah, saying, “Behold, thy daughter-in-law Tamar has conceived by whoredom.”
41:23 “And Judah went to the house of her father, and said to her father and mother and brothers: “Bring her out that she be burned, for she has done an unclean thing in Israel.”
41:24 “And it happened when they brought her out to burn her, she sent to her father-in-law the ring and the bracelets and the staff, saying, “Do you recognize whose these are, for from him have I conceived?”
41:25 “And Judah recognized them and said, “Tamar is more just than I.”
41:26 “And they did not burn her.”
41:27 “And on this account she was not given to Shelah; and he did not again approach her.”
41:28 “And after that she gave birth to two male children, Pharez and Zarah, in the seventh year of this second week.”
41:29 “And three more completed the seven years of fruitfulness of which Joseph had said to Pharaoh.”
41:30 “And Judah knew that it was an evil deed which he had done, for he had lain with his daughter-in-law, and regarded it as a sin before his eyes, and he knew that he had sinned and erred, because he had uncovered the skirt of his son.”
41:31 “And he began to lament it and ask for mercy before the Lord on account of his sin.”
41:32 “And he told him in a dream, that it would be forgiven him, because he begged exceedingly for mercy and lamented, and did not repeat it.”
41:33 “And he obtained forgiveness, for he turned from his sin and ignorance, for it was a great transgression before the Lord our God; and every one that does thus, and lies with his daughter-in-law shall be burned with fire, that he may burn therein, for it is uncleanness and defilement upon them: with fire they shall be burnt.”
41:34 “And you, Moses, command the children of Israel that there be no uncleanness among them, for every one that lies with his mother-in-law or his daughter-in-law does an unclean thing: with fire shall be burnt the man who lies with her, and the woman also, and he (God) shall remove the anger and punishment from Israel.”
41:35 “But to Judah he said that because his two sons did not lie with her, on that account his seed stands for a second generation, and should not be rooted out; for in innocence of his eyes he had gone and sought punishment, namely, according to the judgment of Abraham which he commanded his children, that Judah should be burned with fire.”

Chapter 42

42:1 “And in the first year of the third week of the forty-fifth jubilee, the famine began to come into the land, and rain refused to be given to the earth; for none fell.”
42:2 “And the earth was unfruitful, and in the land of Egypt alone there was food, for Joseph had gathered that he might give them food, and Joseph had gathered seed of the earth in the seven years of fruitfulness and had guarded it.”
42:3 “And the Egyptians came to Joseph that he should give them food, and he opened the storehouses where the grain was in the first year, and he sold it to the people of the land for gold.”
42:4 “And Jacob heard that there was food in the land of Egypt, and he sent ten sons, that they should go for him to Egypt, but Benjamin he did not send.”
42:5 “And they came, together with those that went there.”
42:6 “And Joseph knew them, but they did not know him; and he spoke with and asked them, and said to them: “Are you not spies and have come to examine the traces of the land?”
42:7 “And he locked them in.”
42:8 “And then again he released them and incarcerated Simeon alone, and his nine brothers he sent away.”
42:9 “And he filled their sacks with grain, and he placed their gold in their sacks, and they did not know it.”
42:10 “And he commanded them that they should bring their youngest brother, for they had told him that their father was yet living and also their youngest brother.”
42:11 “And they went up from the land of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan, and told their father all that had happened to them, and how the prince of the land had spoken with them and had seized Simeon until they should bring Benjamin.”
42:12 “And Jacob said, “You have robbed me of my children: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you will also take Benjamin; your wickedness is upon you.”
42:13 “And he said: “My son shall not go with you; it is possible that he will become sick; for their mother has given birth to two sons, one is destroyed and this one you will take.”
42:14 “He might take a fever on the road, and you will bring my gray hairs in sorrow into death.”
42:15 “For he saw that all their gold was returned in their packages, and on this account he feared to send him.”
42:16 “But the famine increased and became strong in the land of Canaan, and in all the lands, except in the land of Egypt, for many of the sons of Egypt had gathered their seeds for food when they saw that Joseph was collecting the seed and placing it into the storehouses, and preserving it for the years of famine, and the men of Egypt fed themselves in the first year of their famine.”
42:17 “And when Israel saw that the famine was very powerful in the land, and that there was no deliverance, he said to his sons: “Go, return, and bring us food that we die not.”
42:18 “And they said: “We will not go: unless our youngest brother goes with us we will not go.”
42:19 “And Israel saw that if he would not send him with them all would be destroyed on account of the famine.”
42:20 “And Reuben said: “Give him to me into my hand, and if I do not return him to thee, slay my two sons in place of his soul.”
42:21 “And he said, “He shall not go with thee.”
42:22 “And Judah approached and said to him: “Send him with me; and if I do not bring him back to thee, I shall be a transgressor before thee all the days of my life.”
42:23 “And he sent him with them in the second year of this week in the new moon of the month, and they came into the land of Egypt with all those that went, and presents in their hands; and stacte and nuts and pistachio and pure honey.”
42:24 “And they came and stood before Joseph, and he saw his brother Benjamin, and knew him, and said to them: “Is this your youngest brother?”
42:25 “And they said to him: “Yes, it is he.”
42:26 “And he said, “The Lord be merciful to thee, my son.”
42:27 “And he sent them into his house, and brought out Simeon to them and made them a feast, and they brought to him what they had brought in their hands.”
42:28 “And they ate before him, and he gave them all a portion of the others seven times, and they ate and drank, and arose and remained with their asses.”
42:29 “And Joseph thought out a plan how he could learn their thoughts, whether their thoughts were peace among each other; and he said to the man who was over his house: “Fill all their sacks with food, but their gold return to them in the midst of their receptacle, and my goblet out of which I drink put into the sack of the youngest, the silver goblet, and send them away.”

Chapter 43

43:1 “And he did as Joseph had told him, and filled all their sacks for them with food, but their gold he put into their sacks, and the goblet he put into the sack of Benjamin.”
43:2 “And early in the morning they departed.”
43:3 “And it happened when they had gone from there that Joseph said to the man: “Follow them, run and upbraid them, saying: ‘For good you have returned evil, and have stolen the silver cup out of which my master drinks.’ And bring back to me their youngest brother, quickly before that I go to my official work.”
43:4 “And he ran after them and said to them according to these words.”
43:5 “And they said to him: “Far be it from thy servants to do this thing: we have not stolen out of the house of thy lord any utensil, and the gold which we found the first time in our sacks, we, thy servants, have brought back out of the land of Canaan.”
43:6 “How then would we steal any utensil: behold, here we are, and our sacks; search, and wherever you find the cup in the sack of any man among us, he shall be killed, but we and our asses will serve thy lord.”
43:7 “And he said to them: “Not thus, the man with whom I find it, him alone will I take as a servant, but you shall return in peace to your houses.”
43:8 “And when he searched in their vessels, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, it was found in the sack of Benjamin, the youngest.”
43:9 “And they were terrified and rent their clothes, and loaded their asses and returned to the city and came to the house of Joseph, and all fell down before him upon their faces on the ground.”
43:10 “And Joseph said to them: “You have done evil”; and they said to him: “What shall we say, and with what shall we defend ourselves that our Lord has found the guilt of his servants?”
43:11 “Behold, we are thy servants, O our lord, together with our asses.”
43:12 “And Joseph said to them: “I, too, fear/reverence the Lord, and you shall go to your houses, but your youngest brother shall be my servant, for you have done evil: do you not know that one like me who drinks out of his cup values it?”
43:13 “And you have stolen it.”
43:14 “And Judah said: “For us, my lord, let me speak a word into the ear of my lord: his mother has borne thy servant, our father, two sons; one has left and was lost, and no one found him, and this one alone is left from his mother; and thy servant, our father, loves him and his soul cleaves to his soul, and it will happen when we return to thy servant, our father, and if the young man is not with us, he will die, and our father will sink away through grief unto death.”
43:15 “But I will become a servant to my lord in the place of the boy; but let the youth go with his brothers, for I have given promise for him to thy servant, our father; and if you do not return him, then thy servant will be guilty to our father all the days.”
43:16 “And Joseph saw the heart of all that they were friendly to each other and well disposed, and he was not able to restrain himself, and he said that he was Joseph, and conversed with them in the Hebrew tongue, and he fell upon their neck and wept; but they had not known him, and began to weep.”
43:17 “And he said to them: “Do not weep over me; but hasten and bring my father to me, that I may see him before I die, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin while I see.”
43:18 “For, behold, this is the second year of the famine, and there are yet five years without any harvest or fruit of trees or any plants.”
43:19 “Hasten you to come down with your households, so that you be not destroyed by the famine, and do not grieve yourselves on account of yourselves, and on account of your possessions, for the Lord has sent me before you as a provider, that many people might live.”
43:20 “And tell my father that I am yet alive.”
43:21 “But you, behold, see me, that the Lord has set me as a father to Pharaoh, and that I should rule in his house and over all the land of Egypt.”
43:22 “And tell my father of all my honor and all the measure which the Lord has given me of wealth and of honor.”
43:23 “And at the command of Pharaoh, he gave them wagons and provisions for the road and gave them all colored garments and silver and ten asses that carried grain and he sent them away.”
43:25 “And they went up and announced to their father that Joseph was alive, and that he was measuring out grain to all the nations of the earth, and that he was lord of all the land of Egypt.”
43:26 “And their father did not believe it, for he was terrified in his thoughts, but when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent, his spirit revived and lived, and he said: “It is a great thing for me that Joseph lives: I will go down to see him before I die.”

Chapter 44

44:1 “And Israel arose from Haran, from his house, at the new moon of the third month, and came by the way of the well of the oath, and offered a sacrifice to the God of his father, Isaac, on the seventh of this month, and Jacob remembered the dream which he had dreamed at Bethel, and he feared to descend down to Egypt.”
44:2 “And while he was thinking that he would send word to Joseph that he should come to him, and the he would not go down, he remained there seven days, if he might see a vision, whether he should remain or go down.”
44:3 “And he celebrated the harvest festival of firstfruits with old grain, for there was not a handful of seed in all the land of Canaan, for it was unfruitful for all the animals and beasts and birds, and also human beings.”
44:4 “And on the sixteenth thereof the Lord appeared to him and said to him: “Jacob, Jacob!”
44:5 “And he said: “Here I am.”
44:6 “And he said to him: “I am the God of your fathers Abraham and Isaac: fear not to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great people.”
44:7 “I will go down with you and I will bring you back into this land that you be buried here, and Joseph shall lay his hands upon your eyes: fear not to go down to Egypt.”
44:8 “And he arose, and his sons and his sons’ sons, and they placed their father and their vessels upon the wagons.”
44:9 “And Israel started from the well of the oath on the sixteenth of the third month, and went to the land of Egypt.”
44:10 “And Israel sent before him to Joseph, his son Judah, that he should examine the land of Goshen, for there Joseph had told his brothers that they should come, that they should dwell there, that they might be near him; and this was good in the land of Egypt and near to him, for them all and for their animals.”
44:11 “And these are the names of the sons of Jacob who went into Egypt with Jacob their father; Reuben, the first-born of Israel: and these are the names of his sons: Enoch and Phalus and Ezerom and Charami, five: Simeon and his sons, and these are the names of his sons: Ijamoel and Ijamen and Amet and Ijakim and Saar and Samel, the son of the Sephanite; seven: Levi and his sons; and these are the names of his sons, Gedson and Kaat and Merari, four: Judah and his sons; and these are the names of his sons: Selem and Phalus and Zara, four: Issachar and his sons; and these are the names of his sons: Tola and Phua and Ijaseb and Samarom, five: Zebulun and his sons, and these are the names of his sons: Azor and Elon and Ijaluel, four.”
44:12 “And these are the sons of Jacob and their sons whom Leah had borne to Jacob in Mesopotamia, six, and one sister to them, Dinah; and all the souls whom Leah had borne and their sons, who went with their father Jacob to Egypt, were twenty-nine, and Jacob, their father, with them, it thus was thirty.”
44:13 “And the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah, the wife of Jacob, whom she bore to Jacob: Gad and Asher.”
44:14 “And these are the names of their sons who went with them to Egypt; the sons of Gad: Zephjon and Agati and Somi and Asohen . . . and Aroli and Arodi; eight.”
44:15 “And the sons of Asher: Ijamua and Jesua and Barja and Sara, their sister, seven.”
44:16 “And all the souls are fourteen, and all of Leah were forty-four.”
44:17 “And the sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob, were Joseph and Benjamin.”
44:18 “And to Joseph were born in Egypt before his father came to Egypt, whom Aseneth bore him, the daughter of Potiphar, the sacrificer of Heliopolis, Manasseh and Ephraim, three.”
44:19 “The sons of Benjamin are Bala and Bachor and Esabel, Zuel and Neman and Abdlji and Rae and Sanaim and Aphem and Gaom, eleven.”
44:20 “And all the souls of Rachel were fourteen.”
44:21 “And the sons of Bilhah, the handmaid of Rachel, the wife of Jacob, were Dan and Naphtali.”
44:22 “And these are the names of their sons who went with them to Egypt; the sons of Dan are Chusi and Samon and Asudi and Ijak and Salamon, six.”
44:23 “And they died in Egypt in the year in which they went down, and there was left to Dan only Chusi.”
44:24 “And these are the names of the sons of Naphtali: Ijasiel and Guhani and Asaar and Suloni and Eme, six; and Eme died in Egypt, who was born after the year of the famine.”
44:25 “And all the souls of Rachel were twenty-six.”
44:26 “And all the souls of Jacob, that went with him to Egypt, were seventy souls; but his children and his children’s children, all together were seventy-five, but five died in Egypt, who were not married and had no children; and in the land of Canaan two sons of Judah died, Er and Onan, and had no children.”
44:27 “And the sons of Israel buried those that were destroyed, and these were counted among the seventy peoples.”

Chapter 45

45:1 “And Israel went to the land of Egypt unto the land of Goshen at the new moon of the fourth month of the second year of the third week of the forty-fifty jubilee.”
45:2 “And Joseph went to meet his father Jacob in the land of Goshen, and he fell upon the neck of his father and wept.”
45:3 “And Israel said to Joseph: “I would die now after I have seen you.”
45:4 “And now may the Lord God of Abraham and Isaac be blessed/praised, who has not withdrawn his mercy and kindness from his servant Jacob: It is a great thing to me that I have seen your face in my life, for true is the vision which I saw in Bethel, blessed/praised be the Lord God to all eternity, and blessed/praised be his name.”
45:5 “And Joseph and his brothers ate bread before their father and drank wine; and Jacob rejoiced exceedingly much, for he saw that Joseph ate with his brothers and drank before him; and he blessed/praised the Creator of all, who had preserved for him his twelve sons.”
45:6 “And Joseph gave his father and his brothers as a present that they should dwell in the land of Goshen and in Ramasitino, and their whole territory, that they should rule it before Pharaoh.”
45:7 “And Israel and his sons dwelt in the land of Goshen, the best part of the land of Egypt: but Israel was one hundred and thirty years old when he came into Egypt.”
45:8 “And Joseph gave provisions to his father and brothers, and their possessions as much as supported them for the seven years of famine.”
45:9 “And the land of Egypt suffered on account of the famine, and Joseph gathered in all the land of Egypt to Pharaoh for food, both the people and their cattle, and Pharaoh possessed everything.”
45:10 “And the years of famine were completed, and Joseph gave to the people that were in the land of Egypt seed and food to sow in the eighth year, for the river had overflowed into all the land of Egypt.”
45:11 “For in the seven years of famine it had watered only a few spots along the bank of the river, but now it overflowed; and the Egyptians sowed upon their land and it produced much grain in that year.”
45:12 “And this was the first year of the fourth week of the thirty-fifth jubilee.”
45:13 “And Joseph took of the grain which they sowed the fifth part for the king, and the fourth he left them for food and for sowing: and Joseph made it a law for the land of Egypt unto this day.”
45:14 “And Israel lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and all the days which he lived were three jubilees, one hundred and forty-seven years.”
45:15 “And he died in the fourth year of the fifth week of the forty-fifth jubilee.”
45:16 “And Israel blessed his sons before he died, and told them everything as it would happen to them in the latter days, and everything he made known to them, and blessed them and gave Joseph two portions in the land.”
45:17 “And he slept with his fathers and was buried in the double cave in the land of Canaan beside Abraham, his father, in the grave which he had dug for himself, in the double cave, in the land of Hebron.”
45:18 “And he gave all his books and the books of his fathers to his son Levi, that he should guard them and renew them for the sons of Israel to this day.”

Chapter 46

46:1 “And it happened after the death of Jacob that the children of Israel increased in the land of Egypt.”
46:2 “And they became a great people, and they were all united in their hearts, so that each loved his brother and every man assisted his brother, and they increased and multiplied and increased very much.”
46:3 “And ten weeks of years were all the days of the life of Joseph which he lived after his father, and he was no enemy or anything wicked in all the days of the life of Joseph which he lived after his father Jacob, for all the Egyptians honored the sons of Jacob during all the days of the life of Joseph.”
46:4 “And Joseph died when he was one hundred and ten years old: seventeen years he lived in the land of Canaan and ten years he was a servant, and three years he was in prison, and eighty years he was under the king ruling all the land of Egypt.”
46:5 “And all his brothers died, and all that generation.”
46:6 “And he commanded the children of Israel, before he died, that they should carry up his bones when they would go out of the land of Egypt.”
46:7 “And he made them swear concerning his bones, for he knew that the Egyptians would not again bring out his bones and bury them in the land of Canaan, for Memkeron, the king of Canaan, while he was dwelling in the land of Asur, was fighting in the valley with the king of Egypt and killed him there and pursued the Egyptians to the gates of Eromon.”
46:8 “But he was unable to enter, for a second new king ruled over Egypt, and he was more powerful than he; and he returned to the land of Canaan, and the gates of Egypt were locked and no one entered Egypt.”
46:9 “And Joseph died in the forty-sixth jubilee, in the sixth week, in the second year; and they buried him in the land of Egypt, and all his brothers died after him.”
46:10 “And the king of Egypt went out to fight with the king of Canaan in the forty-seventh jubilee, in the second week, in the second year thereof; and the children of Israel brought out the bones of all the sons of Jacob except the bones of Joseph, and buried them in the fields, in the double caves in the mountains.”
46:11 “And the most returned to Egypt, and a few of them remained behind in the mountains of Hebron, and your father Anbaram (Amram) remained with them.”
46:12 “And the king of Canaan overcame the king of Egypt and locked the portals of Egypt.”
46:13 “And he devised an evil plan against the children of Israel that he would torment them, and he said to the men of Egypt: “Behold, the people of the children of Israel have increased and multiplied more than we; behold, we will plot against them before they become too many, and will torment them with slavery, before a murder comes over us and before these become our enemies; if not, these will unite with the enemy and will depart out of our land, for their faces and hearts are toward the land of Canaan.”
46:14 “And he set over them work-overseers that they should torment them with slave work.”
46:15 “And they commanded them, and they built strong cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Ramese, and they built all the walls and sides which had fallen in, in the cities of Egypt.”
46:16 “And they oppressed them with service, but as much as they abused them so much they increased and so much they multiplied.”
46:17 “And the men of Egypt considered the children of Israel unclean.”

Chapter 47

47:1 “And in the seventh week, in the seventh year, in the forty-seventh jubilee, your father came from the land of Canaan, and you were born in the fourth week, in the sixth year, in the forty-eighth jubilee, which are the days of the persecution over the sons of Israel.”
47:2 “And King Pharaoh, of Egypt, issued a command concerning them, that they should throw all their children, every male, into the river.”
47:3 “And they threw them in seven months, until the day when you were born: but your mother hid you three months; and they told about her.”
47:4 “And she made for you an ark, and covered it with pitch and asphalt, and laid it in the grass, on the bank of the river, and placed you into it seven days; and your mother came in the night and nursed you, and during the days your sister Miriam protected you from the wild animals.”
47:5 “And in those days Tarmuth, the daughter of Pharaoh, came to bathe in the river, and she heard your voice crying, and she told her Hebrew maidens that they should bring you out; and they brought you to them.”
47:6 “And they took you out of the ark, and she pitied you.”
47:7 “And your sister said: “Shall I go and call for you one of the Hebrew women, who shall raise and nurse this child for you?”
47:8 “And she said: “Go.”
47:9 “And she went and called your mother Jokabed, and she gave her wages, and she raised you.”
47:10 “And when you did grow, they brought you to the house of Pharaoh, and you became his son; and Anbaram, your father, taught you writing.”
47:11 “And when you did complete three weeks, he brought you to the royal court.”
47:12 “And you were in the court three weeks of years, until the day when you did go out of the royal court, and did see the Egyptian as he was beating your friend from among the children of Israel.”
47:13 “And you slew him and hid him in the sand, and on the following day you found two of the children of Israel quarrelling, and did say to the more powerful: “Why do you beat your brother?”
47:14 “And he became angry and wroth, and said: “Who has set you a ruler and prince over us?”
47:15 “Do you desire to kill me, as you did kill the Egyptian yesterday?”
47:16 “And you did fear and flee on account of these words.”

Chapter 48

48:1 “And in the sixth year of the third week of the forty-ninth jubilee, you did go and dwell here five weeks and one year, and did return to Egypt in the second week, in the second year, in the fiftieth jubilee.”
48:2 “And you know what he spoke to you at Mt. Sinai, and what the prince Mastema desired to do with you, as you returned to Egypt, on the way, at the feast of tabernacles.”
48:3 “Did he not with all his power seek to kill you, and to save the Egyptians out of your hand, when you saw that you were sent to deliver judgments and vengeance over the Egyptians?”
48:4 “And I delivered you out of his hands, and you did the signs and wonders for which I had sent you to do in Egypt over Pharaoh and over all his house and over his servants and over his people.”
48:5 “And the Lord inflicted a great vengeance upon them for Israel’s sake, and beat them and killed them through blood and frogs and flies and dog flies and breaking-out skin-diseases, and also their animals by death, and through hail, by which he destroyed everything that grew for them; and through grasshoppers, who ate the rest that had been left by the hail, and through darkness; and also the first-born of man and animals; and on all their idols the Lord took vengeance and burned them with fire.”
48:6 “And everything was sent through your hand, that you should do it before it was done, and you did tell it to the king of Egypt and before all of his servants and before his people.”
48:7 “And everything took place according to your words: ten great and terrible judgments came over the land of Egypt, that they might take vengeance for Israel. And all the deeds of the Lord concerning Israel and according to his ordinance which he covenanted with Abraham, that he would take vengeance upon them, according as they had served the Egyptians in oppression.”
48:8 “And the prince Mastema placed himself against you, and endeavored to throw you into the hand of Pharaoh and aided the sorcerers of the Egyptians, and stood by them, and they performed them before you: the evils, however, we permitted them to perform, but their remedies we did not suffer them to perform by their hands.”
48:9 “And the Lord struck them with a dire pox, and they were not able to withstand, for we destroyed them so that they could not do a single sign.”
48:10 “And amid all the signs and wonders, the prince Mastema was not ashamed, until he became powerful and cried to the Egyptians that they should pursue after you with all the power of the Egyptians, with their wagons and with their horses and with all the masses of the people of Egypt.”
48:11 “And I stood between the Egyptians and you, and between them and Israel, and I saved the Israelites out of their hands and out of the hands of the Egyptians.”
48:12 “And the Lord led them through the middle of the sea, as if it were dry land.”
48:13 “And all the people he caused to come out to pursue Israel, the Lord our God cast into the midst of the sea, into the depths of the abysses, instead of the children of Israel, because the people of Egypt had thrown their children by the hundreds into the river: vengeance was taken upon them and one thousand powerful men, and those that were strong, perished on account of one suckling babe which they had cast into the river from among your people.”
48:14 “And on the fourteenth day, and on the fifteenth day, and on the sixteenth day, and on the seventeenth day, and on the eighteenth day, the prince Mastema was bound and chained behind the children of Israel, so that he could not accuse the children of Israel.”
48:15 “But on the nineteenth day we let him loose, so that he could help the Egyptians, and that they could pursue the children of Israel; and he made hard their hearts and strengthened them and he became powerful according to the Lord our God, so that he could smite the Egyptians and hurl them into the sea.”
48:16 “And on the fifteenth day we bound him, so that he could not accuse the children of Israel on the day when they asked for the utensils and clothing from the men of Egypt, utensils of silver and utensils of gold and utensils of iron, in order to despoil the Egyptians for having served him a service in oppression: and we did not cause the children of Israel to go out of Egypt empty-handed.”

Chapter 49

49:1 “Remember the command which the Lord commanded you concerning the Pascah, that you shall keep it in its time, on the fourteenth of the first month, that you shall kill it before the evening come, and that they shall eat it during the night, on the evening of the fifteenth, from the time of the setting of the sun, for this is the first day of the festival and the first Pascah.”
49:2 “But you were engaged in eating the Pascah in Egypt while all the powers of Mastema were sent forth in Egypt to destroy all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh to the first-born of the captive servant maid in the mill, and down to the animals.”
49:3 “And this is the sign which the Lord gave them: In every house at whose portals they had thrown the blood of a year old sheep, into this house they did not enter to kill those that were locked in it, so that all who were in the house were saved, because the sign of blood was upon the portals.”
49:4 “And the powers of the Lord did everything as the Lord commanded them, and they passed by all the sons of Israel, and no plague came over them to destroy any soul from their midst, neither of beast nor of man, not even a dog. And the plague was in Egypt exceedingly great, and there was no house in Egypt in which there was no dead body and weeping and lamentation.”
49:5 “And all Israel was engaged in eating the meat of the Pascah and drinking wine, and they lauded and thanked and blessed/praised the Lord God of their fathers, and were prepared to go out from under the yoke of Egypt and from under its slavery.”
49:6 “But you, remember this day all the days of your life, once in the year, on its day, according to all the law thereof, and you shall not change the day for another day, or the month for another month.”
49:7 “For it is an ordinance of eternity, which is engraved on the tablets of heaven concerning the children of Israel, that they shall observe each year by year the festivals; once a year, in all their generations, and it has no limit of days, for it is ordained for eternity.”
49:8 “And a man, if he is pure and does not come to observe in its time the day, to bring an offering which is acceptable before the Lord on the day of the festival, and to eat and to drink before the Lord, on the day of his festival, that man shall be rooted out, if he is pure and near, because he has not brought the offering to the Lord in its time, on the fourteenth of the first month, between the evenings, in the third part of the day to the third part of the night; for two parts of the day are given to the light and the third to the evening; this it is that the Lord has commanded that you shall observe it between the evenings.”
49:9 “And it shall not take place in the morning, at any time of daylight, but only at the limits of the evenings; and they shall eat it in the time of evening until the third night, and whatever is left of all the meat on the third night, they shall again burn in the fire.”
49:10 “And they shall not cook it in water and shall not eat it raw, but carefully roasted on the fire and broiled on the fire; its head together with the intestines they shall roast, and its feet, and shall not break any bone within it, for none of the children of Israel shall have any bone broken.”
49:11 “On this account the Lord has commanded the children of Israel to observe the Pascah on the day of its time, and that no bone in it shall be broken, for it is a festival and a day commanded, and there must be no change from it from one day to another, or from one month to another, but on the day shall its festival be observed.”
49:12 “But you, command the children of Israel that they should observe the Pascah on its days in all the years, once each year, on the day of its fixed time, and that it shall become a memorial before the Lord which is acceptable, and that no plague come over them to kill them and to scourge them in that year.”
49:13 “If they observe the Pascah in its time in everything as they have been commanded, then it is not allowed them to eat it outside of the sanctuary of the Lord, and all the people of the assembly of Israel shall observe it in its time.”
49:14 “Every man who is twenty years and above who comes on that day shall eat it in the sanctuary of your God before the Lord, for thus it is written and ordained that they shall eat it in the sanctuary of the Lord.”
49:15 “And when the children of Israel come into the land which they shall possess, into the land of Canaan, and plant the tent of the Lord in the midst of the land, within one of their hosts, until the time when the sanctuary of the Lord shall have been built in the land, then they shall come and observe the Pascah in the midst of the tent of the Lord, and shall sacrifice it before the Lord from year to year.”
49:16 “And in the days when a house shall have been built in the name of the Lord in the land of their inheritance, they shall go there and slay the Pascah in the evening, as the sun goes down, in the third part of the day.”
49:17 “And they shall place the blood on the foundation of the altar, and the fat they shall lay upon the fire upon the altar, and shall eat flesh thereof that has been roasted at the fire, in the court of the sanctuary in the name of the Lord.”
49:18 “And they must not observe the Pascah in their cities and in all their districts, but only before the tent of the Lord or before his house, where his name dwells, so that you do not trespass against the Lord.”
49:19 “But you, Moses, command the children of Israel, that they shall observe the ordinance of the Pascah as it has been commanded to you, that they shall observe the day year by year, and its day and the festival of the unleavened bread, that they shall eat unleavened bread seven days, so that they observe its festival, that they bring an offering day by day in these seven days of the Pascah before the Lord on the altar of your God.”
49:20 “For this festival you observed with trembling when you went out of Egypt until you had gone through the sea into the desert of Sur, for on the shore of the sea you completed it.”

Chapter 50

50:1 “And after this law I made known to you the days of Sabbaths in the desert Sinai, which is between Elam and Sinai.”
50:2 “And I told you concerning the Sabbaths of the earth on Mt. Sinai, and concerning the years of jubilees with the Sabbaths; and also the year I mentioned to you; but the year thereof we did not tell you, until you come into the land which you shall possess; and you shall make the land also observe the Sabbaths for those dwelling in it, and the years of jubilees shall learn.”
50:3 “Concerning this I have ordained for you the weeks of years and the jubilees, from the days of Adam to this day: forty-nine (jubilees) and one week and two years; and yet forty years are before for learning the commandments of the Lord, until you cross the border of the land of Canaan, crossing the Jordan on the western side, and jubilees will pass by until Israel shall be cleansed from all fornication and guilt and uncleanness and contamination and sin and transgression, and shall dwell in all the land in safety, and no satan and no evil one will injure him, and the land will be cleansed from that time on and to eternity.”
50:4 “And, behold, the command of the Sabbaths I have written down for you, and all the judgments of its laws.”
50:5 “Six days you shall do work, and on the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God; you shall not do any work on it, neither you, nor your children, nor your male servants, nor your maid servants, nor any of your beasts, nor your stranger who is with you.”
50:6 “The man that does any work on it shall die, and every man who desecrates this day, who lies with a wife, and who says that he will do something on it, that he will make a trip on it, or concerning all buying and selling, and who draws water on it which he did not prepare for himself on the sixth day, and whoever takes up a burden to carry it out of his tent or out of his house, he shall die.”
50:7 “You shall not do any work on the Sabbath which you have not prepared for yourselves on the sixth day, to eat or to drink or to rest or to keep Sabbath from all your work on that day, and to bless/praise the Lord your God, who has given it to you as a festival day; and a holy day it shall be, and a day of the holy kingdom, for the honor which the Lord has given to Israel to eat and to drink and to be satisfied on this festival day, after resting on this day from all the work of the children of men, except burning frankincense and bringing offerings and sacrifices before the Lord on the days and the Sabbaths.”
50:9 “This work alone shall be done on the Sabbath days, in the sanctuary of the Lord your God, so that these shall appear over Israel as a constant atonement, day by day, as a memorial, which is acceptable before the Lord and received forever, day by day, as I have commanded you.”
50:10 “And every man who does any work on this day, or makes a journey, or works his land, be it in the house or at any other place, and whoever lights a fire or rides upon any beast, or travels by ship upon the sea, and everyone that strikes or kills anything, or kills an animal or a bird, and who catches an animal and bird and fish, and who contends or engages in war on the Sabbath day, shall die, so that the children of Israel shall observe the Sabbaths, according to the command of the Sabbath of the land, as it is written on the tablets of heaven, which he gave into my hands, that I should write for you the laws of the times, and the different times in the division of their days.”

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The Gospel According to Thomas

From the Nag Hammadi Library in English

These are the secret words which the Living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas wrote.

Thom :1   “And he said, “Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.”

Thom :2   “Jesus said, “Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds.  When he finds, he will become troubled.  When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over the All.”

Thom :3   “Jesus said, “If those who lead you say to you, ‘See, the Kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you.  If they say to you, ‘It is in the sea,’ then the fish will precede you.  Rather the Kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you.  When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living Father.  But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it if you who are that poverty.”  (Herm Tri 2:50)

Thom :4   “Jesus said, “The man old in days will not hesitate to ask a small child seven days old about the place of life, and he will live.  For many who are first will become last, and they will become one and the same.”

Thom :5   “Jesus said, “Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you.  For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest.”

Thom :6   “His disciples questioned Him, and said to Him, “Do you want us to fast?  How shall we pray?  Shall we give alms?  What diet shall we observe?”   Jesus said, “Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven.  For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered.”

Thom :7   “Jesus said, “Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man.”

Thom :8   “And He said, “The man is like a wise fisherman who cast his net into the sea and drew it up from the sea full of small fish.  Among them the wise fisherman found a fine large fish.  He threw all the small fish back into the sea and chose the large fish without difficulty.  Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Thom :9   “Jesus said, “Now the sower went out, took a handful (of seeds), and scattered them.  Some fell on the road; the birds came and gathered them up.  Others fell on rock, did not take root in the soil, and did not produce ears.  And others fell on thorns; they choked the seed(s) and worms ate them.  And others fell on the good soil and produced good fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a hundred and twenty per measure.”

Thom :10   “Jesus said, “I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it blazes.”

Thom :11   “Jesus said, “This heaven will pass away, and the one above it will pass away.  The dead are not alive, and the living will not die.  In the days when you consumed what is dead, you made it what is alive.  When you come to dwell in the light, what will you do?  On the day when you were one you became two.  But when you become two, what will you do?”

Thom :12   “The disciples said to Jesus, “We know that you will depart from us.  Who is to be our leader?”   Jesus said to them, “Wherever you are, you are to go to James the righteous, for whose sake heaven and earth came into being.”

Thom :13   “Jesus said to His disciples, “Compare me to someone and tell me whom I am like.”   Simon Peter said to Him, “You are like a righteous angel.”   Matthew said to Him, “You are like a wise philosopher.”   Thomas said to Him, “Master, my mouth is wholly incapable of saying who you are like.”   Jesus said, “I am not your master.  Because you have drunk, you have become intoxicated from the bubbling spring which I have measured out.”   And He took him and withdrew and told him three things.  When Thomas returned to his companions, they asked him, “What did Jesus say to you?”   Thomas said to them, “If I tell you one of the things which he told me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me; a fire will come out of the stones and burn you up.”

Thom :14   “Jesus said to them, If you fast, you will give rise to sin for yourselves; and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you give alms, you will do harm to your spirits.  When you go into any land and walk about the districts, if they receive you, eat what they will set before you, and heal the sick among them.  For what goes into your mouth will not defile you, but that which issues from your mouth – it is that which will defile you.”

Thom :15   “Jesus said, “When you see one who was not born of woman, prostrate yourselves on your faces and worship him.  That one is your Father.”

Thom :16   “Jesus said, “Men think, perhaps, that it is peace which I have come to cast upon the world.  They do not know that it is dissension which I have comer to cast upon the earth: fire, sword, and war.  For there will be five in a house; three will be against two, and two against three, the father against the son, and the son against the father.  And they will stand solitary.”

Thom :17   “Jesus said, “I shall give you what no eye has seen and what no ear has heard and what no hand has touched and what has never occurred to the human mind.”

Thom :18   “The disciples said to Jesus, “Tell us how our end will be.”    Jesus said, “Have you discovered, then, the beginning, that you look for the end?  For where the beginning is, there will the end be.  Blessed is he who will take his place in the beginning, he will know the end and will not experience death.”

Thom :19   “Jesus said, “Blessed is he who came into being before he came into being.  If you become My disciples and listen to my words, these stones will minister to you.  For there are five trees for you in Paradise which remain undisturbed summer and winter and whose leaves do not fall.  Whoever becomes acquainted with them will not experience death.”

Thom :20   “The disciples said to Jesus, “Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like.”   He said to them, “It is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds.  But when it falls on tilled soil, it produces a great plant and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky.”

Thom :21   “Mary said to Jesus, “Whom are your disciples like?”   He said, “They are like children who have settled in a field which is not theirs.  When the owners of the field come, they will say, ‘Let us have back our field.’  They (will) undress in their presence in order to let them have their field and to give it back to them.  Therefore I say to you, if the owner of a house knows that the thief is coming, he will begin his vigil before he comes and will not let him dig through into his house of his domain to carry away his goods.  You, then, be on your guard against the world.  Arm yourselves with great strength lest the robbers find a way to come to you, for the difficulty which you expect will (surely) materialize.  Let there be among you a man of understanding.  When the grain ripened, he came quickly with his sickle in his hand and reaped it.  Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Thom :22   “Jesus saw infants being suckled.  He said to his disciples, “These infants being suckled are like those who enter the Kingdom.”    They said to him, “Shall we then, as children, enter the Kingdom?” Jesus said to them, “When you make the two one, and when you make the inside like the outside and the outside like the inside, and the above like the below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the male not be male nor the female, female; and when you fashion eyes in place of an eye, and a hand in place of a hand, and a foot in place of a foot, and a likeness in place of a likeness; then will you enter [the Kingdom].”

Thom :23   “Jesus said, “I shall choose you, one out of a thousand, and two out of ten thousand, and they shall stand as a single one.”

Thom :24   “His disciples said to Him, “Show us the place where You are, since it is necessary for us to seek it.”   He said to them, “Whoever has ears, let him hear.  There is light within a man of light, and he lights up the whole world.  If he does not shine, he is darkness.”

Thom :25   “Jesus said, “Love your brother like your soul, guard him like the pupil of your eye.”

Thom :26   “Jesus said, “You see the mote in your brother’s eye, but you do not see the beam in your own eye.  When you cast the beam out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to cast the mote from your brother’s eye.”

Thom :27   “<Jesus said>, “If you do not fast as regards the world, you will not find the Kingdom.  If you do not observe the Sabbath as a Sabbath, you will not see the Father.”

Thom :28   “Jesus said, “I took My place in the midst of the world, and I appeared to them in the flesh.  I found them all intoxicated; I found none of them thirsty.  And My soul became afflicted for the sons of men, because they are blind in their hearts and do not have sight; for empty they came into the world, and empty they seek to leave the world.  But for a moment they are intoxicated.  When they shake off their wine, they will repent.”

Thom :29   “Jesus said, “If the flesh came into being because of spirit, it is a wonder.  But if spirit came into being because of the body, it is a wonder of wonders.  Indeed I am amazed at how this great wealth has made its home in this poverty.”

Thom :30   “Jesus said, “Where there are three gods, they are gods.  Where there are two or one, I am with him.”

Thom :31   “Jesus said, “No prophet is accepted in his own village; no physician heals those who know him.”

Thom :32   “Jesus said, “A city being built on a high mountain and fortified cannot fall, nor can it be hidden.”

Thom :33   “Jesus said, “Preach from your housetops that which you will hear in your ear {(and) in the other ear}.  For no one lights a lamp and puts it under a bushel, nor does he put it in a hidden place, but rather he sets it on a lampstand so that everyone who enters and leaves will see its light.”

Thom :34   “Jesus said, “If a blind man leads a blind man, they will both fall into a pit.”

Thom :35   “Jesus said, “It is not possible for anyone to enter the house of a strong man and take it by force unless he binds his hands; then he will (be able to) ransack his house.”

Thom :36   “Jesus said, “Do not be concerned from morning until evening and from evening until morning about what you will wear.”

Thom :37   “His disciples said, “When will you become revealed to us and when shall we see You?”   Jesus said, “When you disrobe without being ashamed and take up your garments and place them under your feet like little children and tread on them, then [you will see] the Son of the Living One, and you will not be afraid.”

Thom :38   “Jesus said, “Many times have you desired to hear these words which I am saying to you, and you have no one else to hear them from.  There will be days when you will look for me and will not find me.”

Thom :39   “Jesus said, “The Pharisees and the scribes have taken the keys of Knowledge and hidden them.  They themselves have not entered, nor have they allowed to enter those who wish to.  You, however, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.”

Thom :40   “Jesus said, “A grapevine has been planted outside of the Father, but being unsound, it will be pulled up by its roots and destroyed.”

Thom :41   “Jesus said, “Whoever has something in his hand will receive more, and whoever has nothing will be deprived of even the little he has.”

Thom :42   “Jesus said, “Become passers-by.”

Thom :43   “His disciples said to him, “Who are You that You should say these things to us?”   <Jesus said to them> “You do not realize who I am from what I say to you, but you have become like the Jews, for they (either) love the tree and hate its fruit (or) love the fruit and hate the tree.”

Thom :44   “Jesus said, “Whoever blasphemes against the Father will be forgiven, and whoever blasphemes against the Son will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven either on earth or in heaven.”

Thom :45   “Jesus said, “Grapes are not harvested from thorns, nor are figs gathered from thistles, for they do not produce fruit.  A good man brings forth good things from his storehouse; an evil man brings forth evil things from his evil storehouse, which is in his heart, and says evil things.  For out of the abundance of the heart he brings forth evil things.”

Thom :46   “Jesus said, “Among those born of women, from Adam until John the Baptist, there is no one so superior to John the Baptist that his eyes should not be lowered (before him).  Yet I have said, whichever one of you comes to be a child will be acquainted with the Kingdom and will become superior to John.”

Thom :47   “Jesus said, “It is impossible for a man to mount two horses or to stretch two bows.  And it is impossible for a servant to serve two masters; otherwise, he will honor the one and treat the other contemptuously.  No man drinks old wine and immediately desires to drink new wine.  And new wine is not put into old wineskins, lest they burst; nor is old wine put into a new wineskin, lest it spoil it.  An old patch is not sewn onto a new garment, because a tear would result.”

Thom :48   “Jesus said, “If two make peace with each other in this one house, they will say to the mountain, ‘Move away’, and it will move away.”

Thom :49   “Jesus said, “Blessed are the solitary and elect, for you will find the Kingdom.  For you are from it, and to it you will return.”

Thom :50   “Jesus said, “If they say to you, ‘Where did you come from?’, then say to them, ‘We came from the light, the place where the light came into being on its own accord and established [itself] and became manifest through their image.’  If they say to you, Is it you?’, say, ‘We are its children, and we are the elect of the Living Father.’  If they ask you, ‘What is the sign of your Father in you?’, say to them, ‘It is movement and repose.’“

Thom :51   “His disciples said to Him, “When will the repose of the dead come about, and when will the new world come?”   He said to them, “What you look forward to has already come, but you do not recognize it.”

Thom :52   “His disciples said to Him, “Twenty-four prophets spoke in Israel, and all of them spoke in You.”   He said to them, “You have omitted the one living in your presence and have spoken (only) of the dead.”

Thom :53   “His disciples said to Him, “Is circumcision beneficial or not?”   He said to them, “If it were beneficial, their father would beget them already circumcised from their mother.  Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become completely profitable.”

Thom :54   “Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor, for yours is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Thom :55   “Jesus said, “Whoever does not hate his father and his mother cannot become a disciple to Me.  And whoever does not hate his brothers and sisters and take up his cross in My way will not be worthy of Me.”

Thom :56   “Jesus said, “Whoever has come to understand the world has found (only) a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world.”

Thom :57   “Jesus said, “The Kingdom of the Father is like a man who had [good] seed.  His enemy came by night and sowed weeds among the good seed.  The man did not allow them to pull up the weeds; he said to them, ‘I am afraid that you will go intending to pull up the weeds and pull up the wheat along with them.’  For on the day of the harvest the weeds will be plainly visible, and they will be pulled up and burned.”

Thom :58   “Jesus said, “Blessed is the man who has suffered and found life.”

Thom :59   “Jesus said, “Take heed of the Living One while you are alive, lest you die and seek to see Him and be unable to do so.”

Thom :60   “<They saw> a Samaritan carrying a lamb on his way to Judea.  He said to his disciples, “(Why does) that man (carry) the lamb around?”   They said to Him, “So that he may kill it and eat it.”   He said to them, “While it is alive, he will not eat it, but only when he has killed it and it has become a corpse.”   They said to him, “He cannot do otherwise.”   He said to them, “You too, look for a place for yourselves within Repose, lest you become a corpse and be eaten.”

Thom :61   “Jesus said, “Two will rest on a bed; the one will die, and other will live.” Salome said, “who are you, man, that you, as though from the One, (or: as <whose son>, that you) have come up on my couch and eaten from my table?”   Jesus said to her, “I am He who exists from the Undivided.  I was given some of the things of my Father.”   <Salome said,> “I am your disciple.”   <Jesus said to her,> “Therefore I say, if he is <undivided>, he will be filled with light, but if he is divided, he will be filled with darkness.”

Thom :62   “Jesus said, “It is to those [who are worthy of My] mysteries that I tell My mysteries.  Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.”

Thom :63   “Jesus said, “There was a rich man who had much money.  He said, ‘I shall put my money to use so that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouse with produce, with the result that I shall lack nothing.’  Such were his intentions, but the same night he died.  Let him who has ears hear.”

Thom :64   “Jesus said, “A man had received visitors.  And when he had prepared the dinner, he sent his servant to invite the guests.  He went to the first one and said to him, ‘My master invites you.’  He said, ‘I have claims against some merchants.  They are coming to me this evening.  I must go and give them my orders.  I ask to be excused from the dinner.’  He went to another and said to him, ‘My master has invited you.’ He said to him, ‘I have just bought a house and am required for the day.  I shall not have any spare time.’  He went to another and said to him, ‘My master invites you.’  He said to him, ‘My friend is going to get married, and I am to prepare the banquet.  I shall not be able to come.  I ask to be excused from the dinner.’  He went to another and said to him, ‘My master invites you.’  He said to him, ‘I have just bought a farm, and I am on my way to collect the rent.  I shall not be able to come.  I ask to be excused.’  The servant returned and said to his master, ‘Those whom you invited to the dinner have asked to be excused.’  The master said to his servant, ‘Go outside to the streets and bring back those whom you happen to meet, so that they may dine.’  Businessmen and merchants will not enter the Places of my Father.”

Thom :65   “He said, “There was a good man who owned a vineyard.  He leased it to tenant farmers so that they might work it and he might collect the produce from them.  He sent his servant so that the tenants might give him the produce of the vineyard.  They seized his servant and beat him, all but killing him.  The servant went back and told his master.  The master said, ‘Perhaps <they> did not recognize <him>.  He sent another servant.  The tenants beat this one as well.  Then the owner sent his son and said, ‘Perhaps they will show respect to my son.’  Because the tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to the vineyard, they seized him and killed him.  Let him who has ears hear.”

Thom :66   “Jesus said, “Show me the stone which the builders rejected.  That one is the cornerstone.”

Thom :67   “Jesus said, “Whoever believes that the All itself is deficient is (himself) completely deficient.”

Thom :68   “Jesus said, “Blessed are you when you are hated and persecuted.  Wherever you have been persecuted they will find no Place.”

Thom :69   “Jesus said, “Blessed are they who have been persecuted within themselves.  It is they who have truly come to know the Father.  Blessed are the hungry, for the belly of him who desires will be filled.”

Thom :70   “Jesus said, “That which you have will save you if you bring it forth from yourselves.  That which you do not have within you will kill you if you do not have it within you.”

Thom :71   “Jesus said, “I shall destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to rebuild it.”

Thom :72   “[A man said] to him, “Tell my brothers to divide my father’s possessions with me.”   He said to him, “O man, who made Me a divider?”   He turned to his disciples and said to them, “I am not a divider, am I?”

Thom :73   “Jesus said, “The harvest is great but the laborers are few.  Beseech the Lord, therefore, to send out laborers to the harvest.”

Thom :74   “He said, “O Lord, there are many around the drinking trough, but there is nothing in the cistern.”

Thom :75   “Jesus said, “Many are standing at the door, but it is the solitary who will enter the bridal chamber.”

Thom :76   “Jesus said, “The Kingdom of the Father is like a merchant who had a consignment of merchandise and who discovered a pearl.  That merchant was shrewd.  He sold the merchandise and bought the pearl alone for himself.  You too, seek his unfailing and enduring treasure where no moth comes near to devour and no worm destroys.”

Thom :77   “Jesus said, “It is I who am the light which is above them all.  It is I who am the All.  From Me did the All come forth, and unto Me did the All extend.  Split a piece of wood, and I am there.  Lift up the stone, and you will find Me there.”

Thom :78   “Jesus said, “Why have you come out to the desert?  To see a reed shaken by the wind?  And to see a man clothed in fine garments like your kings and your great men?  Upon them are the fine [garments], and they are unable to discern the truth.”

Thom :79   “A woman from the crowd said to Him, “Blessed are the womb which bore you and the breasts which nourished You.”   He said to her, “Blessed are those who have heard the word of the Father and have truly kept it.  For there will be days when you will say, ‘Blessed are the womb which has not conceived and the breasts which have not given milk.’“

Thom :80   “Jesus said, “He who recognized the world has found the body, but he who has found the body is superior to the world.”

Thom :81   “Jesus said, “Let him who has grown rich be king, and let him who possesses power renounce it.”

Thom :82   “Jesus said, “He who is near Me is near the fire, and he who is far from Me is far from the Kingdom.”

Thom :83   “Jesus said, “The images are manifest to man, but the light in them remains concealed in the image of the light of the Father.  He will become manifest, but his image will remain concealed by his light.”

Thom :84   “Jesus said, “When you see your likeness, you rejoice.  But when you see your images which came into being before you, and which neither die nor become manifest, how much you will have to bear!”

Thom :85   “Jesus said, “Adam came into being from a great power and a great wealth, but he did not become worthy of you.  For had he been worthy, [he would] not [have experienced] death.”

Thom :86   “Jesus said, [The foxes have their holes] and the birds have [their] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head and rest.”

Thom :87   “Jesus said, “Wretched is the body that is dependent upon the body, and wretched is the soul that is dependent on these two.”

Thom :88   “Jesus said, “The angels and the prophets will come to you and give to you those things you (already) have.  And you too, give them those things which you have, and say to yourselves, ‘When will they come and take what is theirs.”

Thom :89   “Jesus said, “Why do you wash the outside of the cup?  Do you not realize that he who made the inside is the same one who made the outside?”

Thom :90   “Jesus said, “Come unto me, for My yoke is easy and My lordship is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves.”

Thom :91   “They said to Hem, “Tell us who You are so that we may believe in You.”   He said to them, “You read the face of the sky and of the earth, but you have not recognized the one who (or: that which) is before you, and you do not know how to read this moment.”

Thom :92   “Jesus said, “Seek and you will find.  Yet you asked Me about former times and which I did not tell you then, now I do desire to tell, but you do not inquire after it.”

Thom :93   “<Jesus said,> “Do not give what is holy to the dogs, lest they throw them on the dung-heap.  Do not throw the pearls to swine, lest they grind it [to bits].”

Thom :94   “Jesus [said], “He who seeks will find, and [he who knocks] will be let in.”

Thom :95   “[Jesus said], “If you have money, do not lend it at interest, but give [it] to one from whom you will not get it back.”

Thom :96   “Jesus [said], “The Kingdom of the Father is like a certain woman.  She took a little leaven, [concealed] it in some dough, and made it into large loaves.  Let him who has ears hear.”

Thom :97   “Jesus said, “The Kingdom of the [Father] is like a certain woman who was carrying a jar full of meal.  While she was walking [on] a road, still some distance from home, the handle of the jar broke and the meal emptied out behind her on the road.  She did not realize it; she had noticed no accident.  When she reached her house, she set the jar down and found it was empty.”

Thom :98   “Jesus said, “The Kingdom of the Father is like a certain man who wanted to kill a powerful man.  In his own house he drew his sword and stuck it into the wall in order to find out whether his hand could carry through.  Then he slew the powerful man.”

Thom :99   “The disciples said to Him, “Your brothers and Your mother are standing outside.”   He said to them, “Those here who do the will of My Father are My brothers and My mother.  It is they who will enter the Kingdom of My Father.”

Thom :100   “They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to Him, “Caesar’s men demand taxes from us.”   He said to them, “Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God, and give Me what is Mine.”

Thom :101   “<Jesus said,> “Whoever does not hate his father and his mother as I do cannot become a disciple to Me.  And whoever does [not] love his father and his mother as I do cannot become a [disciple] to Me.  For my mother [gave me falsehood], but [My] true [Mother] gave me life.”

Thom :102   “Jesus said, “Woe to the Pharisees, for they are like a dog sleeping in the manger of oxen, for neither does he eat nor does he let the oxen eat.”

Thom :103   “Jesus said, “Fortunate is the man who knows where the brigands will enter, so that he may get up, muster his domain, and arm himself before they invade.”

Thom :104   “They said [to Jesus], “Come, let us pray today and let us fast.”   Jesus said, “What is the sin that I have committed, or wherein have I been defeated?  But when the bridegroom leaves the bridal chamber, then let them fast and pray.”

Thom :105   “Jesus said, “He who knows the father and the mother will be called the son of a harlot.”

Thom :106   “Jesus said, “When you make the two one, you will become the sons of man, and when you say, ‘Mountain, move away, it will move away.”

Thom :107   “Jesus said, “The Kingdom is like a shepherd who had a hundred sheep.  One of them, the largest, went astray.  He left the ninety-nine and looked for that one until he found it.  When he had gone to such trouble, he said to the sheep, ‘I care for you more than the ninety-nine.’“

Thom :108   “Jesus said, “He who will drink from My mouth will become like Me.  I myself shall become he, and the things that are hidden will be revealed to him.”

Thom :109   “Jesus said, “The Kingdom is like a man who had a [hidden] treasure in his field without knowing it.  And [after] he died, he left it to his son.  The son did not know (about the treasure).  He inherited the field and sold [it].  And the one who bought it went plowing and found the treasure.  He began to lend money at interest to whomever he wished.”

Thom :110   “Jesus said, “Whoever finds the world and becomes rich, let him renounce the world.”

Thom :111   “Jesus said, “The heavens and the earth will be rolled up in your presence.  And the one who lives from the Living One will not see death.”  Does not Jesus say, “Whoever finds himself is superior to the world”?

Thom :112   “Jesus said, “Woe to the flesh that depends on the soul; woe to the soul that depends on the flesh.”

Thom :113   “His disciples said to Him, “When will the Kingdom come?    <Jesus said> “It will not come by waiting for it.  It will not be a matter of saying ‘Here it is’ or ‘There it is.’  Rather the Kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it.”

Thom :114   “Simon Peter said to them, “Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of Life.”   Jesus said, “I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males.  For every woman who will make herself male will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”

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The Gospel of Mary

From the Nag Hammadi Library in English

Gospel of Mary :1   “[…] (pp. 1‑6 missing) will matter then be [destroyed] or not?” The Savior said, “All natures, all formations, all creatures exist in and with one another, and they will be resolved again into their own roots.  For the nature of matter is resolved into (the roots of) its nature alone. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Gospel of Mary :2   “Peter said to him, “Since you have explained everything to us, tell us this also: What is the sin of the world?” The Savior said, “There is no sin, but it is you who make sin when you do the things that are like the nature of adultery, which is called sin. That is why the Good came into your midst, to the essence of every nature, in order to restore it to its root.” Then he continued and said, “That is why you [become sick] and die, for […] of the one who […. He who] understands, let him understand. [Matter gave birth to] a passion that has no equal, which proceeded from (something) contrary to nature.  Then there arises a disturbance in the whole body. That is why I said to you, ‘Be of good courage,’ and if you are discouraged, (be) encouraged in the presence of the different forms of nature. He who has ears to hear let him hear.”

Gospel of Mary :3   “When the blessed one had said this, he greeted them all, saying, “Peace be with you.  Receive my peace to yourselves.  Beware that no one lead you astray, saying, ‘Lo here!’ or ‘Lo there!’ For the Son of Man is within you. Follow after him! Those who seek him will find him.  Go then and preach the gospel of the kingdom.  Do not lay down any rules beyond what I appointed for you, and do not give a law like the lawgiver lest you be constrained by it.”  When he had said this, he departed.”

Gospel of Mary :4   “But they were grieved.  They wept greatly, saying, “How shall we go to the Gentiles and preach the gospel of the kingdom of the Son Of Man?  If they did not spare him, how will they spare us?”  Then Mary stood up, greeted them all, and said to her brethren, “Do not weep and do not grieve nor be irresolute, for his grace will be entirely with you and will protect you. But rather let praise his greatness, for he has prepared us (and) made us into men. When Mary said this, she turned their hearts to the Good, and they began to discuss the words of the [Savior].”

Gospel of Mary :5   “Peter said to Mary, “Sister, we know that the Savior loved you more than the rest of women.  Tell us the words of the Savior which you remember – which you know (but) we do not nor have we heard them.”  Mary answered and said,  “What is hidden from you I will proclaim to you.”  And she began to speak to them these words: “I,” she said, “I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to him, Lord, I saw you today in a vision.’ He answered and said to me, ‘Blessed are you, that you did not waver at the sight of me.  For where the mind is, there is the treasure.’ I said to him, ‘Lord, now does he who sees the vision see it <through> the soul <or> through the spirit?’ The Savior answered and said, ‘He does not see through the soul ‘ nor through the spirit, but the mind which [is] between the two – that is [what] sees the vision and it is […].” (pp. 11‑14 missing)

Gospel of Mary :6   “[…] it.  And desire said, ‘I did not see you descending, but now I see you ascending.  Why do you lie, since you belong to me?’ The soul answered and said, I saw you.  You did not see me nor recognize me. I served you as a garment, and you did not know me.’ When it had said this, it went away rejoicing greatly.”

Gospel of Mary :7   “Again it came to the third power, which is called ignorance.  [It (the power)] questioned the soul, saying, ‘Where are you going?  In wickedness are you bound. But you are bound; do not judge!’ And the soul said, ‘Why do you judge me, although I have not judged?  I was bound, though I have not bound.  I was not recognized. But I have recognized that the All is being dissolved, both the earthly (things) and the heavenly.”

Gospel of Mary :8   “When the soul had overcome the third power, it went upwards and saw the fourth power, (which) took seven forms.  The first form is darkness, the second desire, the third ignorance, the fourth is the excitement of death, the fifth is the kingdom of the flesh, the sixth is the foolish wisdom of flesh, the seventh is the wrathful wisdom.  These are the seven [powers] of wrath.  They ask the soul, ‘Whence do you come, slayer of men, or where are you going, conqueror of space?’ The soul answered ‘ and said, ‘What binds me has been slain, and what turns me about has been overcome, and my desire has been ended, and ignorance has died.  In a [world] I was released from a world, [and] in a type from a heavenly type, and (from) the fetter of oblivion which is transient. From this time on will I attain to the rest of the time, of the season, of the aeon, in silence.”

Gospel of Mary :9   “When Mary had said this, she fell silent, since it was to this point that the Savior had spoken with her.  But Andrew answered and said to the brethren, “Say what you (wish to) say about what she has said. I at least do not believe that the Savior said this.  For certainly these teachings are strange ideas.”  Peter answered and spoke concerning these same things. He questioned them about the Savior: “Did he really speak privately with a woman (and) not openly to us?  Are we to turn about and all listen to her?  Did he prefer her to us?”

Gospel of Mary :10   “Then Mary wept and said to Peter, “My brother Peter, what do you think?  Do you think that I thought this up myself in my heart, or that I am lying about the Savior?”  Levi answered and said to Peter, “Peter, you have always been hot-tempered. Now I see you contending against the woman like the adversaries. But if the Savior made her worthy, who are you indeed to reject her?  Surely the Savior knows her very well.  That is why he loved her more than us. Rather let us be ashamed and put on the perfect man, and separate as he commanded us and preach the gospel, not laying down any other rule or other law beyond what the Savior said.”  When […] and they began to go forth to proclaim and to preach.”

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The Gospel of Philip

From the Nag Hammadi Library in English

Philip :1   “A Hebrew makes another Hebrew and such a person is called “proselyte” (convert).  But a convert does not make another convert. Some both exist just as they are and make others like themselves, while others simply exist.”

Philip :2   “The slave seeks only to be free, but he does not hope to acquire the estate of his master.  But the son is not only a son but lays claim to the inheritance of the father.  Those who are heirs to the dead are themselves dead, and they inherit the dead.  Those who are heirs to what is living are alive, and they are heirs to both what is living and the dead.  The dead are heirs to nothing.  For how can he who is dead inherit?  If he who is dead inherits what is living he will not die, but he who is dead will live even more.” 

Philip :3   “A Gentile does not die, for he has never lived in order that he may die.  He who has believed in the truth has found life,  and this one is in danger of dying, for he is alive.  Ever since Christ came the world is created, the cities adorned, the dead carried out.  When we were Hebrews we were orphans and had only our mother, but when we became Christians we had both father and mother.” 

Philip :4   “Those who sow in winter reap in summer.  The winter is the world, the summer the other aeon.  Let us sow in the world that we may reap in the summer.  Because of this it is fitting for us not to pray in the winter.  Summer follows winter.  But if any man reap in winter he will not actually reap but only pluck out, since this sort of thing will not provide [him] a harvest.  It is not only [now] that the fruit will [not] come forth, but also on the Sabbath [his field] is barren.”

Philip :5   “Christ came to ransom some, to save others, to redeem others.  He ransomed those who were strangers and made them his own.  And he set his own apart, those whom he gave as a pledge in his will.  It was not only when he appeared that he voluntarily laid down his life, but he voluntarily laid down his life from the very day the world came into being.  Then he came forth in order to take it, since it had been given as a pledge.  It fell into the hands of robbers and was taken captive, but he saved it.  He redeemed the good people in the world as well as the evil.”

Philip :6   “Light and darkness, life and death, right and left, are brothers of one another.  They are inseparable.  Because of this neither are the good good, nor the evil evil, nor is life life, nor death death.  For this reason each one will dissolve into its original nature.  But those who are exalted above the world are indissoluble, eternal.”

Philip :7   “Names given to worldly things are very deceptive, for they divert our thoughts from what is correct to what is incorrect.  Thus one who hears the word “God” does not perceive what is correct, but perceives what is incorrect.  So also with “the Father” and “the Son” and “the Holy Spirit” and “life” and “light” and “resurrection” and “the Church” and all the rest— people do not perceive what is correct but they perceive what is incorrect, [unless] they have come to know what is correct.  The [names which are heard] are in the world [to deceive.  If they] were in the aeon, they would at no time be used as names in the world.  Nor were they set among worldly things.  They have an end in the aeon.”

Philip :8   “One single name is not uttered in the world, the name which the Father gave to the Son, the name above all things: the name of the Father.  For the Son would not become Father unless he wears the name of the Father.  Those who have this name know it, but they do not speak it.  But those who do not have it do not know it.”

Philip :9   “But truth brought names into existence in the world because it is not possible to teach it without names.  Truth is one single thing and it is also many things for our sakes who learn this one thing in love through many things.  The powers wanted to deceive man, since they saw that he had a kinship with those that are truly good.  They took the name of those that are good and gave it to those that are not good, so that through the names they might deceive him and bind them to those that are not good.  And afterward, if they do them a favor, they will be made to remove them from those that are not good and place them among those that are good.  These things they knew, for they wanted to take the free man and make him a slave to them forever.” 

Philip :10   “These are powers which [contend against] man, not wishing him to be [saved], in order that they may […].  For if man is [saved, there will not] be any sacrifices […] and animals will not be offered to the powers.  The [very ones] who […] the animals are they who sacrifice to them.  They were indeed offering them up alive, but when they offered them up they died.  As for man, they offered him up to God dead, and he lived.”

Philip :11   “Before Christ came there was no bread in the world, just as paradise, the place where Adam was, had many trees to nourish the animals but no wheat to sustain man.   Man used to feed like the animals, but when Christ came, the perfect man, he brought bread from heaven in order that man might be nourished with the food of man.  The powers thought that it was by their own power and will that they were doing what they did, but the  Holy Spirit in secret was accomplishing everything through them as it wished.  Truth, which existed since the beginning, is sown everywhere.  And many see it as it is sown, but few are they who see it as it is reaped.”

Philip :12   “Some said, “Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit.”  They are in error.  They do not know what they are saying.  When did a woman ever conceive by a woman?  Mary is the virgin whom no power defiled.  She is a great anathema to the Hebrews, who are the apostles and [the] apostolic men.  This virgin whom no power defiled […] the powers defile themselves.  And the Lord [would] not have said “My [Father who is in] heaven”(Mathew 16:17) unless [he] had had another father, but he would have said simply “My Father]”.

Philip :13   “The Lord said to the disciples, “[Bring out] from every (other) house.  Bring into the house of the Father.  But do not take (anything) in the house of the Father nor carry it off.”

Philip :14   “Jesus” is a hidden name,  “Christ” is a revealed name.  For this reason “Jesus” does not exist in any (other) language, but his name is always “Jesus,” as he is called.  “Christ” is also his name: in Syriac it is “Messiah,” in Greek it is “Christ.”  Certainly all the others have it according to their own language.  “The Nazarene” is he who reveals what is hidden.  Christ has everything in himself, whether man or angel or mystery, and the Father.”

Philip :15   “Those who say that the Lord died first and (then) rose up are in error, for he rose up first and (then) died.  If one does not first attain the resurrection will he not die?  As God lives, he would be (already) <dead>.”

Philip :16   “No one will hide a large valuable object in something large, but many a time one has tossed countless thousands into a thing worth a penny.  Compare the soul.  It is a precious thing (and) it came to be in a contemptible body.”

Philip :17   “Some are afraid lest they rise naked.  Because of this they wish to rise in the flesh, and [they] do not know that it is those who wear the [flesh] who are naked.  [It is] those who […] to unclothe themselves who are not naked.  “Flesh [and blood shall] not [be able] to inherit the kingdom [of God]” (1 Corinthians 15:50).  What is this which will not inherit?  This which is on us.  But what is this very thing which will inherit?  It is that which belongs to Jesus and his blood.  Because of this he said, “He who shall not eat my flesh and drink my blood has not life in him” (John 6:53).  What is it?  His flesh is the word, and his blood is the Holy Spirit.  He who has received these has food and he has drink and clothing.  I find fault with the others who say that it will not rise.  Then both of them are at fault.  You say that the flesh will not rise.  But tell me what will rise, that we may honor you. You say the spirit in the flesh, and it is also this light in the flesh (But) this too is a matter which is in the flesh, for whatever you shall, say, you say nothing outside the flesh.  It is necessary to rise in the flesh, since everything exists in it.  In this world those who put on garments are better than the garments.  In the kingdom of heaven the garments are better than those who have put them on.”

Philip :18   “It is through water and fire that the whole place is purified — the visible by the visible, the hidden by the hidden.  There are some things hidden through those visible.  There is water in water, there is fire in a chrism. 

Philip :19   “Jesus took them all by stealth, for he did not reveal himself in the manner [in which] he was, but it was in the manner in which [they would] be able to see him that he revealed himself.  He revealed himself to [them all.  He revealed himself] to the great as great.  He [revealed himself] to the small as small.  He [revealed himself to the] angels as an angel, and to men as a man.  Because of this his word hid itself from everyone.  Some indeed saw him, thinking that they were seeing themselves, but when he appeared to his disciples in glory on the mount he was not small.  He became great, but he made the disciples great, that they might be able to see him in his greatness.”

Philip :20   “He said on that day in the Thanksgiving, “You who have joined the perfect, the light, with the Holy Spirit, unite the angels with us also, the images.”  Do not despise the lamb, for without it it is not possible to see the king.  No one will be able to go in to the king if he is naked.”

Philip :21   “The heavenly man has many more sons than the earthly man.  If the sons of Adam are many, although they die, how much more the sons of the perfect man, they who do not die but are always begotten.  The father makes a son, and the son has not the power to beget, but the son gets brothers for himself, not sons .  All who are begotten in the world are begotten in a natural way, and the others in a spiritual way.  [Those who] are begotten by him [cry out] from that place to the (perfect) man [because they  are nourished] on the promise [concerning] the heavenly place. …] from the mouth, [because if] the word has gone out from the that place it would be nourished from the mouth and it would become perfect.  For it is by a kiss that the perfect conceive and give  birth.  For this reason we also kiss one another.  We receive conception from the grace which is in each other.”

Philip :22   “There were three who always walked with the Lord:  Mary his mother and her sister and Magdalene, the one who was called his companion.  His sister and his mother and his companion were each a Mary.” 

Philip :23   “The Father” and “the Son” are single names, “the Holy Spirit” is a double name.  For they are everywhere: They are above, they are below;  they are in the concealed, they are in the revealed: The Holy Spirit is in the revealed: it is in the concealed: it is above.”

Philip :24   “The saints are served by evil powers, for they are blinded by the Holy Spirit into thinking that they are serving an (ordinary) man whenever they do (something) for the saints.  Because of this a disciple asked the Lord one day for something of this world.  He said to him, “Ask your mother and she will give  you of the things which are another’s.”

Philip :25   “The apostles said to the disciples, “May our whole offering obtain salt.”  They called [Sophia] “salt.”  Without it no offering [is] acceptable.  But Sophia is barren, [without] child.  For this reason she is called “a trace of salt.”  [But] where they will be in their own way, the Holy Spirit [will (also) be, and] her children are many.” 

Philip :26   “What the father possesses belongs to the son, and the son himself, so long as he is small is not entrusted with what is his.  But when he becomes a man his father gives him all that he possesses.”

Philip :27   “Those who have gone astray, whom the Spirit (itself) begets, usually go astray also because of the Spirit.  Thus, by this one and the same breath, the fire blazes and is put out.”

Philip :28   “Echamoth is one thing and Echmoth another.  Echamoth is Wisdom simply, but Echmoth is the Wisdom of death which is {the Wisdom of death which is} the one which knows death, which is called “the little Wisdom.”

Philip :29   “There are domestic animals, like the bull and the ass and others of this kind.  Others are wild and live apart in the deserts.  Man ploughs the field by means of the domestic animals, and from this he feeds (both) himself and the animals, whether tame or wild.  Compare the perfect man.  It is through powers which are submissive that he ploughs, preparing for everything to come into being.  For it is because of this that the whole place stands, whether the good or the evil, the right and the left.  The Holy Spirit shepherds every one and rules [all] the powers, the “tame” ones and the “wild” ones, as well as those which are unique.  For indeed he [gathers them (and)] shuts them in, in order that [these, even if they] wish, will not be able [to escape].”

Philip :30   “[He who] has been created is [beautiful and] you would find his sons noble creations.  If he was not created but begotten, you would find that his seed was noble.  But now he was created (and) he begot.  What nobility is this?  First adultery came into being, afterward murder.  And he was begotten in adultery, for he was the child of the serpent.  So he became a murderer, just like his father, and he killed his brother.  Indeed every act of sexual intercourse which has occurred between those unlike one another is adultery.”

Philip :31   “God is a dyer.  As the good dyes, which are called “true,” dissolve with the things dyed in them, so it is with those whom God has dyed.  Since his dyes are immortal, they are immortal by means of his colors.  Now God dips what he dips in water.”

Philip :32   “It is not possible for anyone to see anything of the things that actually exist unless he becomes like them.  This is not the way with man in the world:  he sees the sun without being a sun; and he sees the heaven and the earth and all other things, but he is not these things.  This is quite in keeping with the truth.  But you (sing.) saw something of that place and you became those things.  You saw the Spirit, you became spirit.  You saw Christ, you became Christ.  You saw [the Father, you] shall become Father.  So [in this place] you see everything and [do] not [see] yourself, but [in that place] you do see yourself–and what you see you shall [become].”

Philip :33   “Faith receives, love gives.  [No one will be able to receive] without faith.  No one will be able to give without love.  Because of this, in order that we may indeed receive, we believe, but it is so that we may love and give, since if one does not give in love, he has no profit from what he has given.  He who has received the Lord is still a Hebrew.”

Philip :34   “The apostles who were before us had these names for him:  “Jesus, the Nazarene, Messiah,” that is “Jesus, the Nazarene, the Christ.”  The last name is “Christ,” the first is “Jesus,” that in the middle is “the Nazarene.”  “Messiah” has two meanings, both “the Christ” and “the measured.”  “Jesus” in Hebrew is “the redemption.”  “Nazara” is “the truth.”  “The Nazarene,” then, is “the truth.”  “Christ” has been measured.  “The Nazarene,” and “Jesus” are they who have been measured.”

Philip :35   “When the pearl is cast down into the mud it does not become greatly despised, nor if it is anointed with balsam oil will it become more precious.  But it always has value in the eyes of its owner.  Compare the sons of God, wherever they may be.  They still have value in the eyes of their Father.”

Philip :36   “If you say, “I am a Jew,” not one will be moved.  If you say, “I am a Roman.” no one will be disturbed.  If you say, “I am a Greek, a barbarian, a slave, [a] free man,” no one will tremble.  [If] you [say], “I am a Christian,” the [world] will tremble.  Would that I [may receive] a name like that!  This is the person whom the [powers] will not be able to endure [when they hear] his name.”

Philip :37   “God is a man-eater.  For this reason men are [sacrificed] to him.  Before men were sacrificed animals were being sacrificed, since those to whom they were sacrificed were not gods.”

Philip :38   Glass decanters and earthenware jugs are both made by means of fire.  But if glass decanters break they are done over, for they came into being through a breath.  If earthenware jugs break, however, they are destroyed, for they came into being without breath.

Philip :39   An ass which turns a millstone did a hundred miles walking.  When it was loosed it found that it was still at the same place.  There are men who make many journeys, but make no progress towards a destination.  When evening came upon them. they saw neither city nor village, neither creation nor nature, power nor angel.  In vain have the wretches labored.

Philip :40   The eucharist is Jesus.  For he is called in Syriac “Pharisatha,” which is “the one who is spread out,” for Jesus came crucifying the world. 

Philip :41   The Lord went into the dye works of Levi.  He took seventy-two different colors and threw them into the vat.  He took them out all white.  And he said, “Even so has the Son of Man come [as] a dyer.” 

Philip :42   As for the Wisdom who is called  “the barren,” she is the mother [of the] angels.  And the companion of the [Savior is] Mary Magdalene.  [But Christ loved] her more than [all] the disciples [and used to] kiss her [often] on her [mouth].  The rest of [the disciples were offended] by it [and expressed disapproval].  They said to him, “Why do you love her more than all of us?”  The Savior answered and said to them, “Why do I not love you like her?”  When a blind man and one who sees are both together in darkness, they are no different from one another.  When the light comes, then he who sees will see the light, and he who is blind will remain in darkness.

Philip :43   The Lord said, “Blessed is he who is before he came into being.  For he who is, has been and shall be.”

Philip :44   The superiority of man is not obvious to the eye, but lies in what is hidden from view.  Consequently he has mastery over the animals which are stronger than he is and great in terms of the obvious and the hidden.  This enables them to survive.  But if man is separated from them, they slay one another and bite one another.  They ate one another because they did not find any food.  But now they have found food because man tilled the soil.

Philip :45   If one go down into the water and come up without having received anything and says “I am a Christian,” he has borrowed the name at interest.  But if he receive the Holy Spirit, he has the name as a gift.  He who has received a gift does not have to give it back, but of him who has borrowed it at interest, payment is demanded.  This is the way [it happens to one] when one experiences a mystery.

Philip :46   Great is the mystery of marriage!  For [without] it the world would [not have existed].  Now the existence of [the world depends on man], and the existence [of man on marriage].  think of the [undefiled relationship], for it possesses [a great] power.  Its image consists of a [defilement of] the form.

Philip :47   As for the unclean [spirits], there are males among them and there are females.  The males are they which unite with the souls which inhabit a female form, but the females are they which are mingled with those in a male form, through one who was disobedient.  And none shall be unable to escape them, since they detain him if he does not receive a male power or a female power– the bridegroom and the bride.–One receives them from the mirrored bridal chamber.  When the wanton women see a male sitting alone, they leap down on him and play with him and defile him.  So also the lecherous men, when they see a beautiful woman sitting alone, they persuade her and compel her, wishing to defile her.  But if they see the man and his wife sitting beside one another, the female cannot come in to the man, nor can the male come in to the woman.  So if the image and the angel are united with one another, neither can any venture to go in to the man or the woman.

Philip :48   He who comes out of the world can no longer be detained, because he was in the world.  It is evident that he is above desire […] and fear.  He is master over [nature].  He is superior to envy.  If [any one else] comes, they seize him and throttle [him].  And how will [this one] be able to escape the [great grasping] powers?  How will he be able to [hide from them?  Often] some [come and say], “We are faithful.” in order that [they may be able to escape the unclean spirits] and the demons.  For if they had the Holy Spirit, no unclean spirit would cleave to them,  Fear not the flesh nor love it.  If you fear it, it will gain mastery over you.  If you love it, it will swallow and paralyze you.

Philip :49   Either he will be in this world or in the resurrection or in the places in the middle.  God forbid that I be found in them!  In this world there is good and evil.  Its good is not good, and its evil not evil.  But there is evil after this world which is truly evil–what is called “the Middle.”  It is death.  While we are in this world it is fitting for us to acquire the resurrection for ourselves, so that when we strip off the flesh we may be found in rest and not walk in the Middle.  For many go astray on the way.  For it is good to come forth from the world before one has sinned.

Philip :50   Some neither desire (to sin) nor are able (to sin).  Others (even) if they desire (to sin), are not better off for not having done it, for [this] desire makes them sinners.  But (even) if some do not desire (to sin), righteousness will be concealed from them both– the desire-not and the do-not.

Philip :51   An apostolic man in a vision saw some people shut up in a house of fire and bound with fiery [chains], lying in flaming [ointment].  They possessed […].  [They answered], “They did not desire it.  They received [this place as] punishment, what is called the [outer] darkness, because he is [thrown out (into it).”

Philip :52   It is from water and fire that the soul and the spirit came into being.  It is from water and fire and light that the son of the bridal chamber (came into being).  The fire is the chrism, the light is the fire.  I am not referring to that fire which has no form, but to the other fire whose form is white, which is bright and beautiful, and which  gives beauty. 

Philip :53   Truth did not come into the world naked, but it came in types and images.  One will not receive truth in any other way.  There is a rebirth and an image of rebirth.  It is certainly necessary that they should be born again through the image.  What is the resurrection?  The image must rise again through the image.  The <bridegroom> and the image must enter through the image into the truth:  this is the restoration.  It is appropriate that those who do have it not only acquire the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, but that they have acquired it on their own.  If one does not acquire the name for himself, the name (Christian) will also be taken from him.  But one receives them in the aromatic unction of the power of the cross.  This power the apostles called “the right and the left.”  For this person is no longer a Christian but a Christ.

Philip :54   The Lord [did] everything in a mystery, a baptism and a chrism and a eucharist and a redemption and a bridal chamber.

Philip :55   [The Lord] said, “I came to make [the things below] like the things [above, and the things] outside like those [inside.  I came to unite] them in that place.  [He revealed himself in] this place through types and images.  Those who say “There is a heavenly man and there is one above him,” are wrong.  For he who is revealed in heaven is that heavenly man, and the one who is called “the one who is below”; he to whom the hidden belongs is that one who is above him.  For it is good that they should say, “The inner and the outer, with what is outside the outer.”  Because of this the Lord called destruction “the outer darkness”:  there is not another outside of it.  He said, “My Father who is in secret.”  He said, “Go into your chamber and shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father who is in secret” (Matthew 6:6), the one who is within them all.  But that which is within them all is the fullness.  Beyond it there is nothing else within it.  This is that of which they say, “That which is above them.”

Philip :56   Before Christ some came from a place they were no longer able to enter, and they went where they were no longer able to come out.  Then Christ came.  Those who went in he brought out, and those who went out he brought in.

Philip :57   When Eve was still in Adam death did not exist.  When she was separated from him death came into being.  If he again becomes complete and attains his former self, death will be no more.

Philip :58   “My God, my God, why, O Lord, have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34 and parallels), It was on the cross that he said these words, for it was there that he was divided.

Philip :59   [Everyone] who has been begotten through him who [destroys did not emanate] from God.

Philip :60   The [Lord rose] from the dead.  [He became as he used] to be, but now [his body was] perfect.  [He did indeed possess] flesh, but this [flesh] is true flesh.  [Our flesh] is not true, but [we possess] only on image of the true.

Philip :61   A bridal chamber is not for the animals, nor is it for the slaves, nor for the defiled women; but it is for the free men and virgins. 

Philip :62   Through the Holy Spirit we are indeed begotten again, but we are begotten through Christ in the two.  We are anointed though the Spirit.  When we were begotten we were united.  None shall be able to see himself either in water or in a mirror without light.  Nor again will you be able to see in light without water or mirror.  For this reason it is fitting to baptize in the two, in the light and the water.  Now the light is the chrism.

Philip :63   There were three buildings specifically for sacrifice in Jerusalem.  The one facing west was called “the Holy.”  Another facing south was called “the Holy of the Holy.”  The third facing east was called “the Holy of the Holies,” the place where only the high priest enters.  Baptism is “the Holy” building.  Redemption is “the Holy of the Holy.”  “The Holy of the Holies” is the bridal chamber.  Baptism includes the resurrection [and the] redemption; the redemption (takes place) in the bridal chamber.  But the bridal chamber is in that which is superior to [it and the others, because] you will not find [anything like] it.  [Those who are familiar with it] are those who pray in “the Holy” in Jerusalem, awaiting [the kingdom of heaven].  These are called “the Holy of the Holies,” [because before the] veil was rent [we had no] other bridal chamber except the image [of the bridal chamber which is] above.  Because of this its veil was rent from top to bottom.  For it was fitting for some from below to go upward.

Philip :64   The powers do not see those who are clothed in the perfect light, and consequently are not able to detain them.  One will clothe himself in this light sacramentally in the union.

Philip :65   If the woman had not separated from the man, she would not die with the man.  His separation became the beginning of death.  Because of this Christ came to repair the separation which was from the beginning and again unite the two, and to give life to those who died as a result of the separation and unite them.  But the woman is united to her husband in the bridal chamber.  Indeed those who have united in the bridal chamber will no longer be separated.  Thus Eve separated from Adam because she was never united with him in the bridal chamber.

Philip :66   The soul of Adam came onto being by means of a breath, which is a synonym for [Spirit].  The spirit given him is his mother,  His soul was replaced by a [spirit].  When he was united (to the spirit), [he spoke] words incomprehensible to the powers.  They envied him [because they were separated from the] spiritual union.  […] hidden […].  This [separation] afforded them the opportunity [to fashion] for themselves [the symbolic] bridal chamber so that [men would be defiled].

Philip :67   Jesus revealed [himself at the] Jordan: it was the [fullness of the kingdom] of heaven.  He who [was begotten] before everything was begotten anew.  He [who was] once [anointed] was anointed anew.  He who was redeemed in turn redeemed (others).

Philip :68   Is it permitted to utter a mystery?  The Father of everything united with the virgin who came down, and a fire shone for him on that day.  He appeared in the great bridal chamber.  Therefore, his body came into being on that very day.  It left the bridal chamber as one who came into being from the bridegroom and the bride.  So Jesus established everything in it through these.  It is fitting for each of the disciples to enter into his rest. 

Philip :69   Adam came into being from two virgins, from the Spirit and from the virgin earth.  Christ, therefore, was born from a virgin to rectify the fall which occurred in the beginning.

Philip :70   There are two trees growing in Paradise.  The one bears [animals], the other bears men.  Adam [ate] from the tree which bore animals.  He became an animal and he brought forth animals.  For this reason the children of Adam worship [animals].  The tree [whose] fruit [Adam ate] is [the tree of knowledge.  That] is why [sins] increased.  [If he] ate the [fruit of the other tree, that is to say, the] fruit of the [tree of life, the one which] bears men, [then the gods would] worship man.  [For in the beginning]  God created man.  [But now men] create God.  That is the way it is in the world–men make gods and worship their creation.  It would be fitting for the gods to worship men!

Philip :71   Surely what a man accomplishes depends on his abilities.  We even refer to one’s accomplishments as “abilities”.  Among his accomplishments are his children.  They originate in a moment of ease.  Thus his abilities determine what he may accomplish, but this ease is clearly evident in the children.  You will find that this applies directly to the image.  Here is that man made after the image accomplishing things with his physical strength, but producing his children with ease.

Philip :72   In this world the slaves serve the free.  In the kingdom of heaven the free will minister to the slaves: the children of the bridal chamber will minister to the children of the marriage.  The children of the bridal chamber have [just one] name.  Together they [share] rest.  They need take no (other) form [because they have] contemplation, [comprehending by insight].  They are numerous [because they do not put their treasure] in the things [below, which are despised, but] in the glories which [are above, though they did] not (yet) [know] them.

Philip :73   “Those [who will be baptized go] down into the water.  [But Christ, by coming] out (of the water), will consecrate it, [so that] they who have [received baptism] in his name [may be perfect].  For he said, “[Thus] we should fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15).

Philip :74   “Those who say they will die first and then rise are in error.  If they do not first receive the resurrection while they live, when they die they will receive nothing.  So also when speaking about baptism they say, “Baptism is a great thing,” because if people receive it they will live.”

Philip :75   Philip the apostle said, “Joseph the carpenter planted a garden because he needed wood for his trade.  It was he who made the cross from the trees which he planted.  His own offspring hung on that which he planted.  His offspring was Jesus and the planting was the cross.  But the tree of life is in the middle of the garden.  However, it is from the olive tree that we get the chrism, and from the chrism, the resurrection.

Philip :76   This world is a corpse-eater.  All the things eaten in it themselves die also.  Truth is a life-eater.  Therefore no one nourished by [truth] will die.  It was from that place that Jesus came and brought food.  To those who so desired he gave [life, that] they might not die. 

Philip :77   “God planted a garden.  Man was put into the garden.  There were many trees there for him, and man lived in this place with the blessing and in the image of God.  The things which are in it I will eat as I wish.  This garden is the place where they will say to me, “O man, eat this or do not eat that, just as you wish.”  This is the place where I will eat all things,  since the tree of knowledge is there.  That one killed Adam, but here the tree of knowledge made men alive.  The law was the tree.  It has power to give the knowledge of good and evil.  It neither removed him from evil, nor did it set him in the good, but it created death for those who ate of it.  For when he said, “Eat this, do not eat that,” it became the beginning of death.”

Philip :78    “The chrism is superior to baptism, for it is from the word “chrism” that we have been called “Christians,” certainly not because of the word “baptism.”  And it is because of the chrism that “the Christ” has his name,  For the Father anointed the Son, and the Son anointed the apostles, and the apostles anointed us.  He who has been anointed possesses everything.  He possesses the resurrection, the light, the cross, the Holy Spirit.  The Father gave him this in the bridal chamber; he merely accepted (the gift).  The Father was in the Son and the Son in the Father.  This is [the] kingdom of heaven.”

Philip :79   The Lord said it well:  “Some have entered the kingdom of heaven laughing and they have come out.”  [They do not remain there–the] one because he is [not] a Christian, [the other because he regrets (his action)] afterward.  And as soon as [Christ went down into] the water he came [out laughing at] everything (of this world), [not] because [he considers it] a trifle, but [because he is full of] contempt for it.  He who [wants to enter] the kingdom of [heaven will attain it].  If he despises [everything (of this world)] and scorns it as a trifle, [he will come] out laughing.  So it is also with the bread and the cup and the oil, even though there is another one superior to these.

Philip :80   The world came about through a mistake.  For he who created it wanted to create it imperishable and immortal.  He fell short of attaining his desire.  For the world never was imperishable, nor for that matter, was he who made the world.  For things are not imperishable, but sons are.  Nothing will be able to receive imperishability if it does not first become a son.  But he who has not the ability to receive, how much more will he be unable to give?

Philip :81   The cup of prayer contains wine and water, since it is appointed as the type of the blood for which thanks is given.  And it is full of the Holy Spirit, and it belongs to the wholly perfect man.  When we drink this, we shall receive for ourselves the perfect man.  The living water is a body.  It is necessary that we put on the living man.  Therefore, when he is about to go down into the water, he unclothes himself, in order that he may put on the living man. 

Philip :82   A horse sires a horse, a man begets man, a god brings forth a god.  Compare [the] bridegroom and the bride.  [Their children] were conceived in the [bridal chamber].  No Jew [was ever born] to Greek parents [as long as the world] has existed.  And [as a] Christian [people], we [ourselves do not descend] from the Jews.  [There was] another [people and] these [blessed ones] are referred to as “the chosen people of [the living God]” and “the true man” and “the Son of man” and “the seed of the son of man.”  In the world it is called “this true people.”  Where they are, there are the sons of the bridal chamber.

Philip :83   Whereas in this world the union is one of husband with wife–a case of strength complemented by weakness– in the aeon the form of the union is different, although we refer to them by the same names.  There are other names, however; they are superior to every name that is named and are stronger than the strong.  For where there is a show of strength, there those who excel in strength appear.  These are not separate things, but both of them are this one single thing.  This is the one which will not be able to rise above the heart of flesh. 

Philip :84   Is it not necessary for all those who possess everything to know themselves?  Some indeed, if they do not know themselves, will not enjoy what they possess.  But those who have come to know themselves will enjoy their possessions.

Philip :85   Not only will they be unable to detain the perfect man, but they will not be able to see him, for a person to acquire this quality except by putting on the perfect light [and] becoming perfect oneself.  [Every] one who has [put this] on will enter [the kingdom].  This is the perfect [light, and it is necessary] that we [by all means] become [perfect men] before we leave [the world].  He who has received everything [and has not rid himself] of these places will [not] be able [to share in] that place, but will [go to the Middle] as imperfect.  Only Jesus knows the end of this person.

Philip :86   The priest is completely holy, down to his very body.  For if he has taken the bread, will he consecrate it?  Or the cup or anything else that he gets, does he consecrate them?  Then how will he not consecrate the body also? 

Philip :87   By perfecting the water of baptism, Jesus emptied it of death.  Thus we do go down into the water, but we do not go down into death in order that we may not be poured out into the spirit of the world.  When that spirit blows, it brings the winter.  When the Holy Spirit breathes, the summer comes. 

Philip :88   He who has knowledge of the truth is a free man, but the free man does not sin, for “he who sins is the slave of sin” (John 8:34).  Truth is the mother, knowledge the father.  Those who think that sinning does not apply to them are called “free” by the world.  Knowledge of the truth merely makes such people arrogant, which is what the words “it makes them free” mean.  It even gives them a sense of superiority over the whole world.  But “love builds up” (1 Corinthians 8:1).  In fact, he who is really free through knowledge is a slave because of love for those who have not yet been able to attain to the freedom of knowledge.  Knowledge makes them capable of becoming free.  Love [never calls] something its own, [and yet] it may actually possess [that very thing].  It never [says “This is mine”] or “That is mine,”[but “All these] are yours.” Spiritual love is wine and fragrance.  All those who anoint themselves with it take pleasure in it.  While those who are anointed are present, those nearby also profit (from the fragrance).  If those anointed with ointment withdraw from them and leave, then those not anointed, who merely stand nearby, still remain in their bad odor.  The Samaritan gave nothing but wine and oil to the wounded man.  It is nothing other than the ointment.  It healed the wounds, for “love covers a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8).

Philip :89   The children a woman bears resemble the man who loves her.  If her husband loves her, then they resemble her husband.  If it is an adulterer, then they resemble the adulterer.  Frequently, if a woman sleeps with her husband out of necessity, while her heart is with the adulterer with whom she usually has intercourse, the child she will bear is born resembling the adulterer.  Now you who live together with the Son of God, love not the world, but love the Lord, in order that those you will bring forth may  not resemble the world, but may resemble the Lord. 

Philip :90   The human being has intercourse with the human being.  The horse has intercourse with the horse, the ass with the ass.  Members of a race usually have associated with those of like race.  So spirit mingles with spirit, and thought consorts with thought, and [light] shares [with light.  If you (sing.)] are born a human being, it is [the human being] who will love you.  If you become [a spirit], it is the spirit which will be joined to you.  If you become thought, it is thought which will mingle with you.  If you become light, it is the light which will share with you.  If you become one of those who belong above, it is those who belong above who will rest in you.  If you become horse or ass or bull or dog or sheep or another of the animals which are outside or below, then neither human being nor spirit nor thought nor those who belong within will be able to rest in you, and you have no part in them. 

Philip :91   He who is a slave against his will, will be able to become free.  He who has become free by the favor of his master and has sold himself into slavery will no longer be able to be free. 

Philip :92   Farming in the world requires the cooperation of four essential elements.  A harvest is gathered into the barn only as a result of the natural action of water, earth, wind, and light.  God’s farming likewise has four elements–faith, hope, love, and knowledge.  Faith is our earth, that in which we take root.  [And] hope is the water through which we are nourished.  Love i+s the wind through which we grow.  Knowledge then is the light through which we [ripen].  Grace exists in [four ways: it is] earthborn; it is [heavenly; it comes from] the highest heaven; and [it resides] in [truth]. 

Philip :93   Blessed is the one who on no occasion caused a soul distress.  That person if Jesus Christ.  He came to the whole place and did not burden anyone.  Therefore, blessed is the one who is like this, because he is a perfect man.  This indeed is the Word.  Tell us about it since it is difficult to define.  How shall we be able to accomplish such a great thing?  How will he give everyone comfort?  Above all, it is not proper to cause anyone distress–whether the person is great or small, unbeliever or believer–and then give comfort only to those who take satisfaction in good deeds.  Some find it advantageous to give comfort to the one who has fared well.  He who does good deeds cannot give comfort to such people, for it goes against his will.  He is unable to cause distress, however since he does not afflict them.  To be sure, the one who fares well sometimes causes people distress– not that he intends to do so; rather it is their own wickedness which is responsible for their distress.  He who possesses the qualities (of the perfect man) rejoices in the good.  Some, however, are terribly distressed by all this.

Philip :94   There was a householder who had every conceivable thing, be it son or slave or cattle or dog or pig or corn [or] barley or chaff or grass or castor oil or meat and acorn.  [Now he was] a sensible fellow and he knew what the food of each one was.  He [himself] served the children bread [and meat].  He served the slaves castor oil [and] meal.  And [he threw barley] and chaff and grass to the cattle.  He threw bones to [the] dogs, and to the pigs he threw acorns and scraps of bread.  Compare the disciple of God:  if he is a sensible fellow he understands what discipleship is all about.  The bodily forms will not deceive him, but he will look at the condition of the soul of each one and speak with him.  There are many animals in the world which are in human form.  When he identifies them, to the swine he will throw acorns, to the cattle he will throw barley and chaff and grass, to the dogs he will throw bones.  To the slaves he will give only the elementary lessons, to the children he will give the complete instruction. 

Philip :95   There is the Son of man and there is the son of the Son of man.  The Lord is the Son of man, and the son of the Son of man is he who is created through the Son of man.  The Son of man received from God the capacity to create.  He also has the ability to beget.  He who has received the ability to create is a creature.  He who has received the ability to beget is an offspring.  He who creates cannot beget.  He who begets also has power to create.  Now they say, “He who creates begets.”  But his so-called “offspring” is merely a creature.  [Therefore] his children are not offspring but [creatures].  He who creates works openly and he himself is visible.  He who begets, begets in [private] and he himself is hidden, [since he is superior to every] image.  He who creates [creates] openly.  But one who begets [begets] children in private.  No [one will be able] to know when [the husband] and the wife have intercourse with one another except the two of them.  Indeed marriage in the world is a mystery for those who have taken a wife.  If there is a hidden quality to the marriage of defilement, how much more is the undefiled marriage a true mystery!  It is not fleshly but pure.  It belongs not to desire but to the will.  It belongs not to the darkness or the night but to the day and the light.  If a marriage is open to the public, it has become prostitution, and the bride plays the harlot not only when she in impregnated by another man but even if she slips out of her bedroom and is seen.  Let her show herself only to her father and her mother and to the friend of the bridegroom and the sons of the bridegroom.  These are permitted to enter every day into the bridal chamber.  But let the others yearn just to listen to her voice and to enjoy her ointment, and let them feed from the crumbs that fall from the table, like the dogs.  Bridegrooms and brides belong to the bridal chamber.  No one shall be able to see the bridegroom with the bride unless [one become] one. 

Philip :96   When Abraham [rejoiced] that he was to see what he was to see, [he circumcised] the flesh of the foreskin, teaching us that it is proper to destroy the flesh. 

Philip :97   [Most things] in the world, as long as their [inner parts] are hidden, stand upright and live.  [If they are revealed] they die, as is illustrated by the visible man:  [as long as] the intestines of the man are hidden, the man is alive; when his intestines are exposed and come out of him, the man will die.  So also with the tree: while its root is hidden it sprouts and grows.  If its root is exposed, the tree dries up.  So it is with every birth that is in the world, not only with the revealed but with the hidden.  For so long as the root of wickedness is hidden, it is strong.  But when it is recognized it is dissolved.  When it is revealed it perishes.  That is why the word says, “Already the ax is laid at the root of the trees” (Matthew 3:10).  It will not merely cut– what is cut sprouts again–but the ax penetrates deeply until it brings up the root.  Jesus pulled out the root of the whole place, while others did it only partially.  As for ourselves, let each one of us dig down after the root of evil which is within one, and let one pluck it out of one’s heart from the root.  It will be plucked out if we recognize it.  But if we are ignorant of it, it takes root in us and produces its fruit in our heart.  It masters us.  We are its slaves.  It takes us captive, to make us do what we do [not] want; and what we do want we do [not] do.  It is powerful because we have not recognized it.  While it exists it is active.  Ignorance is the mother of [all evil].  Ignorance will eventuate in [death, because] those that come from [ignorance] neither were nor [are] nor shall be.  [But those who are in the truth] will be perfect when all the truth is revealed.  For truth is like ignorance:  while it is hidden it rests in itself, but when it is revealed and is recognized, it is praised inasmuch as it is stronger than ignorance and error.  It gives freedom.  The word said, “If you know the truth, the truth will make you free” (John 8:32).  Ignorance is a slave.  Knowledge is freedom.  If we know the truth, we shall find the fruits of the truth within us.  If we are joined to it, it will bring our fulfillment. 

Philip :98   At the present time we have the manifest things of creation.  We say, “The strong are they who are held in high regard.  And the obscure are the weak who are despised.”  Contrast the manifest things of truth:  they are weak and despised, while the hidden things are strong and held in high regard.  The mysteries of truth are revealed, though in type and image.  The bridal chamber, however, remains hidden.  It is the holy in the holy.  The veil at first concealed how God controlled the creation, but when the veil is rent and things inside are revealed, this house will be left desolate, or rather will be [destroyed].  But the whole inferior Godhead will not flee [from] these places into the Holies [of the] Holies, for it will not be able to mix with the unmixed [light] and the [flawless] fullness, but will be under the wings of the Cross [and under] its arms.  This ark will be [its] salvation when the flood of water surges over them.  If some belong to the order of the priesthood they will be able to go within the veil with the high priest.  For this reason the veil was not rent at the top only, since it would have been open only to those above; nor was it rent at the bottom only, since it would have been revealed only to those below. 

Philip :99   But it was rent from top to bottom.  Those above opened to us who are below, in order that we may go in to the secret of the truth.  This truly is what is held in high regard, since it is strong!  But we shall go in there by means of lowly types and forms of weakness.  They are lowly indeed when compared with the perfect glory.  There is glory which surpasses glory.  There is power which surpasses power. Therefore the perfect things have opened to us, together with the hidden things of truth.  The Holies of the Holies were revealed, and the bridal chamber invited us in. 

Philip :100   As long as it is hidden, wickedness is indeed ineffectual, but it has not been removed from the midst of the seed of the Holy Spirit.  They are slaves of evil.  But when it is revealed, then the perfect light will flow out on every one.  And all those who are in it will [receive the chrism].  Then the slaves will be free [and] the captives ransomed.  “[Every]  plant [which] my father who is in heaven [has not] planted [will be] plucked out” (Matthew 15:13).  Those who are separated will be united [and will be filled.  Every one who will [enter] the bridal chamber will kindle the [light], for [it burns] just as in the marriages which are [observed, though they] happen at night.  That fire [burns] only at night and is put out.  But the mysteries of this marriage  are perfected rather in the day and the light.  Neither that day nor its light ever sets.  If anyone does not receive it while he is in these places, he will not be able to receive it in the other place.  He who will receive that light will not be seen, nor can he be detained.  And none shall be able to torment a person like this even while he dwells in the world.  And again when he leaves the world he has already received the truth in the images.  The world has become the aeon, for the aeon is fullness for him.  This is the way it is: it is revealed to him alone, not hidden in the darkness and the night, but hidden in a perfect day and a holy light.

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The Gospel of Truth

From the Nag Hammadi Library in English

Gospel of Truth :1   “The gospel of truth is a joy for those who have received from the Father of truth the gift of knowing him, through the power of the Word that came forth from the pleroma – the one who is in the thought and the mind of the Father, that is, the one who is addressed as the Savior, (that) being the name of the work he is to perform for the redemption of those who were ignorant of the Father, while the name [of] the gospel is the proclamation of hope, being discovery for those who search for him.”

Gospel of Truth :2   “Indeed the all went about searching for the one from whom it (pl.) had come forth, and the all was inside of him, the incomprehensible, inconceivable one who is superior to every thought. Ignorance of the Father brought about anguish and terror.  And the anguish grew solid like a fog so that no one was able to see.  For this reason error became powerful; it fashioned its own matter foolishly, not having known the truth.  It set about making a creature, with (all its) might preparing, in beauty, the substitute for the truth.”

Gospel of Truth :3   “This was not, then, a humiliation for him, the incomprehensible, inconceivable one, for they were nothing – the anguish and the oblivion and the creature of lying – while the established truth is immutable, imperturbable, perfect in beauty. For this reason, despise error.”

Gospel of Truth :4   “Being thus without any root, it fell into a fog regarding the Father, while it was involved in preparing works and oblivions and terrors in order that by means of these it might entice those of the middle and capture them.  The oblivion of error was not revealed.  It is not a […] under the Father.  Oblivion did not come into existence under the Father, although it did indeed come into existence because of him.  But what comes into existence in him is knowledge, which appeared in order that oblivion might vanish and the Father might be known.  Since oblivion came into existence because the Father was not known, then if the Father comes to be known, oblivion will not exist from that moment on.”

Gospel of Truth :5   “This <is> the gospel of the one who is searched for, which <was> revealed to those who are perfect through the mercies of the Father – the hidden mystery, Jesus, the Christ. Through it he enlightened those who were in darkness.  Out of oblivion he enlightened them, he showed (them) a way.  And the way is the truth which he taught them.”

Gospel of Truth :6   “For this reason error grew angry at him, persecuted him, was distressed at him, (and) was brought to naught. He was nailed to a tree; he became a fruit of the knowledge of the Father, which did not, however, become destructive because it <was> eaten, but to those who ate it, it gave (cause) to become glad in the discovery.  For he discovered them in himself, and they discovered him in themselves, the incomprehensible, inconceivable one, the Father, the perfect one, the one who made the all, while the all is within him and the all has need of him, since he retained its (pl.) perfection within himself which he did not give to the all.  The Father was not jealous.  What jealousy indeed (could there be) between himself and his members?  For if the aeon had thus [received] their [perfection], they could not have come […] the Father, since he retained their perfection within himself, granting it to them as a return to him and a knowledge unique in perfection. It is he who fashioned the all, and the all is within him and the all had need of him.”

Gospel of Truth :7   “As in the case of one of whom some are ignorant, who wishes to have them know him and love him, so – for what did the all have need of if not knowledge regarding the Father? – he became a guide, restful and leisurely.  He went into the midst of the schools (and) he spoke the word as a teacher.  There came the wise men – in their own estimation – putting him to the test.  But he confounded them because they were foolish. They hated him because they were not really wise.”

Gospel of Truth :8   “After all these, there came the little children also, those to whom the knowledge of the Father belongs.  Having been strengthened, they learned about the impressions of the Father.  They knew, they were known; they were glorified, they glorified.  There was revealed in their heart the living book of the living – the one written in the thought and the mind [of the] Father, and which from before the foundation of the all was within the incomprehensible (parts) of him – that (book) which no one was able to take since it is reserved for the one who will take it and will be slain.  No one could have appeared among those who believed in salvation unless that book had intervened.  For this reason the merciful one, the faithful one, Jesus, was patient in accepting sufferings until he took that book, since he knows that his death is life for many.”

Gospel of Truth :9   “Just as there lies hidden in a will, before it <is> opened, the fortune of the deceased master of the house, so (it is) with the all, which lay hidden while the Father of the all was invisible, the one who is from himself, from whom all spaces come forth.  For this reason Jesus appeared; he put on that book; he was nailed to a tree; he published the edict of the Father on the cross. O such great teaching!  He draws himself down to death though life eternal clothes him.  Having stripped himself of the perishable rags, he put on imperishability, which no one can possibly take away from him.  Having entered the empty spaces of terrors, he passed through those who were stripped naked by oblivion, being knowledge and perfection, proclaiming the things that are in the heart of the [Father] in order to […] teach those who will receive teaching.”

Gospel of Truth :10   “But those who are to receive teaching [are] the living who are inscribed in the book of the living. They receive teaching about themselves. They receive it (pl.) from the Father, turning again to him.  Since the perfection of the all is in the Father, it is necessary for the all to ascend to him.  Then, if one has knowledge, he receives what are his own and draws them to himself. For he who is ignorant is in need, and what he lacks is great since he lacks that which will make him perfect. Since the perfection of the all is in the Father and it is necessary for the all to ascend to him and for each one to receive what are his own, he enrolled them in advance, having prepared them to give to those who came forth from him.”

Gospel of Truth :11   “Those whose name he knew in advance were called at the end, so that one who has knowledge is the one whose name the Father has uttered.  For he whose name has not been spoken is ignorant.  Indeed, how is one to hear if his name has not been called?  For he who is ignorant until the end is a creature of oblivion, and he will vanish along with it.  If not, how is it that these miserable ones have no name, (how is it that) they do not have the call?  Therefore if one has knowledge, he is from above. If he is called, he hears, he answers, and he turns to him who is calling him, and ascends to him. And he knows in what manner he is called.  Having knowledge, he does the will of the one who called him, he wishes to be pleasing to him, he receives rest.”

Gospel of Truth :12   “Each one’s name comes to him.  He who is to have knowledge in this manner knows where he comes from and where he is going.  He knows as one who having become drunk has turned away from his drunkenness, (and) having returned to himself, has set right what are his own.  He has brought many back from error.  He has gone before them to their places, from which they had moved away when they received error, on account of the depth of the one who encircles all spaces while there is none that encircles him.  It was a great wonder that they were in the Father, not knowing him, and (that) they were able to come forth by themselves, since they were unable to comprehend or to know the one in whom they were. If his will had not thus emerged from him – for he revealed it in view of a knowledge in which all its emanations concur.”

Gospel of Truth :13   “This is the knowledge of the living book which he revealed to the aeons to the last of its [letters], revealing how they are not vowels nor are they consonants, so that one might read them and think of something foolish, but they are letters of the truth which they alone speak who know them.  Each letter is a complete <thought> like a complete book, since they are letters written by the Unity, the Father having written them for the aeons in order that by means of his letters they should know the Father.  His wisdom contemplates the Word, his teaching utters it, his knowledge has revealed <it>.  His forbearance is a crown upon it, his gladness is in harmony with it, his glory has exalted it, his image has revealed it, his repose has received it into itself, his love has made a body over it, his fidelity has embraced it.  In this way the Word of the Father goes forth in the all, as the fruit [of] his heart and an impression of his will.  But it supports the all; it chooses it (pl.) and also receives the impression of the all, purifying it (pl.), bringing it (pl.) back into the Father, into the Mother, Jesus of the infiniteness of gentleness.”

Gospel of Truth :14   “The Father reveals his bosom -now his bosom is the Holy Spirit.  He reveals what is hidden of him – what is hidden of him is his Son – so that through the mercies of the Father the aeons may know him and cease laboring in search of the Father, resting there in him, knowing that this is rest.  Having filled the deficiency, he abolished the form – the form of it is the world, that in which he served.  For the place where there is envy and strife is a deficiency, but the place where (there is) Unity is a perfection. Since the deficiency came into being because the Father was not known, therefore when the Father is known, from that moment on the deficiency will no longer exist.  As with the ignorance of a person, when he comes to have knowledge his ignorance vanishes of itself, as the darkness vanishes when light appears, so also the deficiency vanishes in the perfection.  So from that moment on the form is not apparent, but it will vanish in the fusion of Unity, for now their works lie scattered. In time Unity will perfect the spaces. It is within Unity that each one will attain himself; within knowledge he will purify himself from multiplicity into Unity, consuming matter within himself like fire, and darkness by light, death by life.”

Gospel of Truth :15   “If indeed these things have happened to each one of us, then we must see to it above all that the house will be holy and silent for the Unity.  (It is) as in the case of some people who moved out of dwellings where there were jars that in spots were not good.  They would break them, and the master of the house does not suffer loss.  Rather <he> is glad because in place of the bad jars there are full ones which are made perfect. For such is the judgment which has come from above. It has passed judgment on everyone; it is a drawn sword, with two edges, cutting on either side.  When the Word came into the midst, the one that is within the heart of those who utter it – it is not a sound alone but it became a body – a great disturbance took place among the jars because some had been emptied, others filled; that is, some had been supplied, others poured out, some had been purified, still others broken up.  All the spaces were shaken and disturbed because they had no order nor stability.  Error was upset, not knowing what to do; it was grieved, in mourning, afflicting itself because it knew nothing.  When knowledge drew near it – this is the downfall of (error) and all its emanations – error is empty, having nothing inside.”

Gospel of Truth :16   “Truth came into the midst; all its emanations knew it.  They greeted the Father in truth with a perfect power that joins them with the Father.  For everyone loves the truth because the truth is the mouth of the Father; his tongue is the Holy Spirit.  He who is joined to the truth is joined to the Father’s mouth by his tongue, whenever he is to receive the Holy Spirit.  This is the manifestation of the Father and his revelation to his aeons: he manifested what was hidden of him; he explained it.  For who contains if not the Father alone?  All the spaces are his emanations.  They have known that they came forth from him like children who are from a grown man.  They knew that they had not yet received form nor yet received a name, each one of which the Father begets.  Then when they receive form by his knowledge, though truly within him, they do not know him.  But the Father is perfect, knowing every space within him. If he wishes, he manifests whomever he wishes by giving him form and giving him a name, and he gives a name to him and brings it about that those come into existence who before they come into existence are ignorant of him who fashioned them.”

Gospel of Truth :17   “I do not say, then, that they are nothing (at all) who have not yet come into existence, but they are in him who will wish that they come into existence when he wishes, like the time that is to come.  Before all things appear, he knows what he will produce.  But the fruit which is not yet manifest knows nothing, nor does it do anything.  Thus also every space which is itself in the Father is from the one who exists, who established it from what does not exist.  For he who has no root has no fruit either, but though he thinks to himself, “I have come into being,” yet  he will perish by himself.  For this reason, he who did not exist at all will never come into existence.  What, then, did he wish him to think of himself?  This:  “I have come into being like the shadows and phantoms of the night.”  When the light shines on the terror which that person had experienced, he knows that it is nothing.”

Gospel of Truth :18   “Thus they were ignorant of the Father, he being the one whom they did not see.  Since it was terror and disturbance and instability and doubt and division, there were many illusions at work by means of these, and (there were) empty fictions, as if they were sunk in sleep and found themselves in disturbing dreams.  Either (there is) a place to which they are fleeing, or without strength they come (from) having chased after others, or they are involved in striking blows, or they are receiving blows themselves, or they have fallen from high places, or they take off into the air though they do not even have wings.  Again, sometimes (it is as) if people were murdering them, though there is no one even pursuing them, or they themselves are killing their neighbors, for they have been stained with their blood.  When those who are going through all these things wake up, they see nothing, they who were in the midst of all these disturbances, for they are nothing.  Such is the way of those who have cast ignorance aside from them like sleep, not esteeming it as anything, nor do they esteem its works as solid things either, but they leave them behind like a dream in the night. The knowledge of the Father they value as the dawn.  This is the way each one has acted, as though asleep at the time when he was ignorant.  And this is the way he has come to knowledge, as if he had awakened.  {And} Good for the man who will come to and awaken.  And blessed is he who has opened the eyes of the blind.  And the Spirit ran after him, hastening from waking him up.  Having extended his hand to him who lay upon the ground, he set him up on his feet, for he had not yet risen.  He gave them the means of knowing as the knowledge of the Father and the revelation of his Son.”

Gospel of Truth :19   “For when they had seen him and had heard him, he granted them to taste him and to smell him and to touch the beloved Son.  When he had appeared instructing them about the Father, the incomprehensible one, when he had breathed into them what is in the mind, doing his will, when many had received the light, they turned to him.  For the material ones were strangers and did not see his likeness and had not known him.  For he came by means of fleshly appearance while nothing blocked his course because it was incorruptibility (and) irresistibility.  Again, speaking new things, still speaking about what is in the heart of the Father, he brought forth the flawless word.  Light spoke through his mouth, and his voice gave birth to life.  He gave them thought and understanding and mercy and salvation and the powerful spirit from the infiniteness and the gentleness of the Father.  He made punishments and tortures cease, for it was they which were leading astray from his face some who were in need of mercy, in error and in bonds; and with power he destroyed them and confounded them with knowledge.  He became a way for those who were lost and knowledge for those who were ignorant, a discovery for those who were searching, and a support for those who were wavering, immaculateness for those who were defiled.”

Gospel of Truth :20   “He is the shepherd who left behind the ninety nine sheep which were not lost.  He went searching for the one which was lost.  He rejoiced when he found it, for 99 is a number that is in the left hand which holds it.  But when the one is found, the entire number passes to the right (hand).  Thus (it is with) him who lacks the one; that is, the entire right which draws what was deficient and takes it from the left-hand side and brings (it) to the right, and thus the number becomes 100.  It is the sign of the one who is in their sound; it is the Father.  Even on the Sabbath, he labored for the sheep which he found fallen into the pit. He gave life to the sheep, having brought it Up from the pit in order that you might know interiorly you – the sons of interior knowledge – what is the Sabbath, on which it is not fitting for salvation to be idle, in order that you may speak from the day from above, which has no night, and from the light which does not sink because it is perfect. Say, then, from the heart that you are the perfect day and in you dwells the light that does not fail.”

Gospel of Truth :21   “Speak of the truth with those who search for it, and (of) knowledge to those who have committed sin in their error.  Make firm the foot of those who have stumbled and stretch out your hands to those who are ill.  Feed those who are hungry and give repose to those who are weary, and raise up those who wish to rise, and awaken those who sleep.  For you are the understanding that is drawn forth.  If strength acts thus, it becomes even stronger.  Be concerned with yourselves; do not be concerned with other things which you have rejected from yourselves.  Do not return to what you have vomited to eat it.  Do not be moths, do not be worms, for you have already cast it off.  Do not become a (dwelling) place for the devil, for you have already destroyed him.  Do not strengthen (those who are) obstacles to you who are collapsing, as though (you were) a support (for them).  For the unjust one is someone to treat ill rather than the just one.  For the former does his works as an unjust person; the latter as a righteous person does his works among others. So you, do the will of the Father, for you are from him.”

Gospel of Truth :22   “For the Father is gentle and in his will there are good things.  He took cognizance of the things that are yours that you might find rest in them. For by the fruits does one take cognizance of the things that are yours because the children of the Father are his fragrance, for they are from the grace of his countenance.  For this reason the Father loves his fragrance and manifests it in every place, and if it mixes with matter he gives his fragrance to the light and in his repose he causes it to surpass every form (and) every sound.  For it is not the ears that smell the fragrance, but (it is) the breath that has the sense of smell and attracts the fragrance to itself and is submerged in the fragrance of the Father.  It shelters it, then, takes it to the place where it came from, the first fragrance which is grown cold.  It is something in a psychic form, being like cold water which has […], which is on earth that is not solid, of which those who see it think it is earth; afterwards it dissolves again.  If a breath draws it, it gets hot. The fragrances therefore that are cold are from the division.  For this reason [faith] came; it did away with the division, and it brought the warm pleroma of love in order that the cold should not come again but there should be the unity of perfect thought.”

Gospel of Truth :23   “This <is> the word of the gospel of the discovery of the pleroma, for those who await the salvation which is coming from on high.  While their hope which they are waiting for is waiting – they whose image is light with no shadow in it – then at that time the pleroma is about to come.  The deficiency of matter has not arisen through the limitlessness of the Father, who is about to bring the time of the deficiency, although no one could say that the incorruptible one will come in this way.  But the depth of the Father was multiplied and the thought of error did not exist with him.  It is a thing that falls, it is a thing that easily stands upright (again) in the discovery of him who has come to him whom he shall bring back.  For the bringing back is called repentance.”

Gospel of Truth :24   “For this reason incorruptibility breathed forth; it pursued the one who had sinned in order that he might rest. For forgiveness is what remains for the light in the deficiency, the word of the pleroma.  For the physician runs to the place where a sickness is because that is his will that is in him.  He who has a deficiency, then, does not hide it, because one has what the other lacks.  So with the pleroma, which has no deficiency; it fills up his deficiency – (it is) that which he provided for filling up what he lacks, in order that therefore he might receive the grace. When he was deficient he did not have the grace.  That is why there was diminution existing in the place where there is no grace.  When that which was diminished was received, he revealed what he lacked, as a pleroma; that is the discovery of the light of truth which rose upon him because it is immutable.”

Gospel of Truth :25   “That is why Christ was spoken of in their midst, so that those who were disturbed might receive a bringing back, and he might anoint them with the ointment.  The ointment is the mercy of the Father who will have mercy on them.  But those whom he has anointed are the ones who have become perfect.  For full jars are the ones that are usually anointed.  But when the anointing of one (jar) is dissolved, it is emptied, and the reason for there being a deficiency is the thing through which its ointment goes.  For at that time a breath draws it, one by the power of the one with it. But from him who has no deficiency no seal is removed, nor is anything emptied.  But what he lacks the perfect Father fills again. He is good.  He knows his plantings because it is he who planted them in his paradise.  Now his paradise is his place of rest.”

Gospel of Truth :26   “This is the perfection in the thought of the Father, and these are the words of his meditation.  Each one of his words is the work of his one will in the revelation of his Word. While they were still in the depth of his thought, the Word which was first to come forth revealed them along with a mind that speaks the one Word in silent grace.  It (masc.) was called thought since they were in it (fem.) before being revealed.  It came about, then, that it was first to come forth at the time that was pleasing to the will of him who willed.  And the will is what the Father rests in and is pleased with.  Nothing happens without him, nor does anything happen without the will of the Father, but his will is incomprehensible. His trace is the will, and no one will know it, nor is it possible for one to scrutinize it in order to grasp it.  But when he wills, what he wills is this – even if the sight does not please them in any way – before God (it is) the will, the Father.  For he knows the beginning of all of them and their end.  For at their end he will question them directly (?).  Now the end is receiving knowledge about the one who is hidden, and this is the Father, from whom the beginning came forth, to whom all will return who have come forth from him.  And they have appeared for the glory and the joy of his name.”

Gospel of Truth :27   “Now the name of the Father is the Son. It is he who first gave a name to the one who came forth from him, who was himself, and he begot him as a son.  He gave him his name which belonged to him; he is the one to whom belongs all that exists around him, the Father.  His is the name; his is the Son.  It is possible for him to be seen.  But the name is invisible because it alone is the mystery of the invisible which comes to ears that are completely filled with it. For indeed the Father’s name is not spoken, but it is apparent through a Son.”

Gospel of Truth :28   “In this way, then, the name is a great thing. Who therefore will be able to utter a name for him, the great name, except him alone to whom the name belongs and the sons of the name in whom rested the name of the Father, (who) in turn themselves rested in his name?  Since the Father is unengendered, he alone is the one who begot a name for himself before he brought forth the aeons in order that the name of the Father should be over their head as lord, that is, the name in truth, which is firm in his command through perfect power.  For the name is not from (mere) words, nor does his name consist of appellations, but it is invisible.  He gave a name to himself since he sees himself, he alone having the power to give himself a name.  For he who does not exist has no name.  For what name is given to him who does not exist?  But the one who exists, exists also with his name, and he knows himself.  And to give himself a name is (the prerogative of) the Father.  The Son is his name.  He did not therefore hide it in the work, but the Son existed; he alone was given the name.  The name therefore is that of the Father, as the name of the Father is the Son.  Where indeed would mercy find a name except with the Father?”

Gospel of Truth :29   “But no doubt one will say to his neighbor, “Who is it who will give a name to him who existed before himself, as if offspring did not receive a name from those who begot them?” First, then, it is fitting for us to reflect on this matter: what is the name?  It is the name in truth; it is not therefore the name from the father, for it is the one which is the proper name.  Therefore he did not receive the name on loan as (do) others, according to the form in which each one is to be produced.  But this is the proper name.  There is no one else who gave it to him.  But he is unnameable, indescribable, until the time when he who is perfect spoke of himself.  And it is he who has the power to speak his name and to see it.

Gospel of Truth :30   “When therefore it pleased him that his name which is uttered should be his Son, and he gave the name to him, that is, him who came forth from the depth, he spoke about his secret things, knowing that the Father is a being without evil.  For that very reason he brought him forth in order to speak about the place and his resting-place from which he had come forth, and to glorify the pleroma, the greatness of his name and the gentleness of the Father.  About the place each one came from he will speak, and to the region where he received his essential being he will hasten to return again, and to be taken from that place – the place where he stood  receiving a taste from that place and receiving nourishment, receiving growth.  And his own resting-place is his pleroma.”

Gospel of Truth :31   “Therefore all the emanations of the Father are pleromas, and the root of all his emanations is in the one who made them all grow up in himself.  He assigned them their destinies.  Each one then is apparent in order that through their own thought […]. For the place to which they send their thought, that place (is) their root, which takes them up in all the heights to the Father.  They possess his head which is rest for them and they hold on close to him, as though to say that they have participated in his face by means of kisses.  But they do not appear in this way, for they did not surpass themselves nor lack the glory of the Father nor think of him as small nor that he is harsh nor that he is wrathful, but a being without evil, imperturbable, gentle, knowing all spaces before they have come into existence, and having no need to be instructed.”

Gospel of Truth :32   “This is the manner of those who possess (something) from above of the immeasurable greatness, as they stretch out after the one alone and the perfect one, the one who is there for them.  And they do not go down to Hades nor have they envy nor groaning nor death within them, but they rest in him who is at rest, not striving nor being involved in the search for truth.  But they themselves are the truth; and the Father is within them and they are in the Father, being perfect, being undivided in the truly good one, being in no way deficient in anything, but they are set at rest, refreshed in the Spirit.  And they will heed their root.  They will be concerned with those (things) in which he will find his root and not suffer loss to his soul. This is the place of the blessed; this is their place.”

Gospel of Truth :33   “For the rest, then, may they know, in their places, that it is not fitting for me, having come to be in the resting-place, to speak of anything else.  But it is in it that shall come to be, to be concerned at all times with the Father of the all and the true brothers, those upon whom the love of the Father is poured out and in whose midst there is no lack of him.  They are the ones who appear in truth since they exist in true and eternal life and speak of the light which is perfect and filled with the seed of the Father, and which is in his heart and in the pleroma, while his Spirit rejoices in it and glorifies the one in whom it existed because he is good.  And his children are perfect and worthy of his name, for he is the Father: it is children of this kind that he loves.”

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The General Epistle of Barnabas

Edits, corrections and cross references by The Firmament


Introduction

Barnabas, whose name means “son of encouragement”, addresses this epistle to his sons and daughters saying, “I therefore, not as a teacher, but as one of you, will endeavor to lay before you a few things by which you may, on many accounts, become the more joyful.” (Bar 1:10)

Barnabas was a Levite from Cyprus, and his given name was Joseph or Joses. He sold his land and gave the money to the apostles in Jerusalem. (Acts 4:36-37) This was the custom of the apostles who “had all things common… and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.” (Acts 4:32-35)

Barnabas was a companion and fellow teacher with Paul, the apostle. He introduced Saul (as Paul was still called) to the apostles and told them how “he spoke boldly in the Name of the Lord…and disputed against the Hellenists…” (Acts 9:27-29) He accompanied Paul on his first journey from Seleucia, a place near Antioch in Syria, to Cyprus where they taught the Word of God. (Acts 13:4-5) From there they went to the provinces of Asia Minor, where they again declared the message. (Acts 13:13, 14:1-6) After traveling throughout the region, they returned to Antioch and remained there for some time. Afterward, they passed through Samaria to Jerusalem and then later back to Antioch. (Acts 15:1-6, :12-35) Afterwards, Barnabas took Mark on a second journey to Cyprus while Paul and Silas traveled through Syria and Cilicia. (Acts 15:36-41)

Barnabas and Paul went in search of the lost sheep of the house of Israel to give them the news of the coming King of Righteousness, prophesied to come in the latter days. As it is written in the Lost Chapter of Acts (Acts 29), “And Paul, full of the blessings of Christ, and abounding in the Spirit, departed out of Rome, determining to go into Spain, for he had a long time proposed to journey there, and was minded also to go from there to Britain.” (Acts 29:1)

Barnabas wrote, “In many times and in many ways of old, God spoke to the forefathers by the Prophets, of the last days, He has spoken to us of a Son, whom He has appointed heir of the Throne, He by whom all things have been made through the ages.” (Heb 1:1-2)

Paul states, “And in the latter days new announcements of the Righteous Message shall issue forth out of Jerusalem, and the hearts of the people shall rejoice, and behold, Fountains shall be opened, and there shall be no more plague. In those days there shall be wars and rumors of war; and a King shall rise up, and his Sword, shall be for the healing of the people, and his Law of Rest shall stand, and the glory of his Kingdom a wonder among rulers.” (Acts 29:11-12)

In this epistle, Barnabas gives explanation of the time frame of these latter days. “For with Him one day is a thousand years; as Himself testifies, saying, Behold this day shall be as a thousand years. Therefore, children, in six days, that is, in six thousand years, shall all things be accomplished. And what is it that He said, And He rested the seventh day: He means this; that when His Son shall come, and abolish the season of the Wicked One, and judge the ungodly; and shall change the Sun and the Moon, and the Stars; then he shall gloriously rest in that seventh day.” (Bar 13:5-6)

In the book of Hebrews, Barnabas writes, “For if Joshua had given them rest, then he would not have afterward spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest (a keeping of the Sabbath) to the people of God. For the one that enters into His rest, they also will cease from their own works, as God did from His. Be eager therefore to enter into that rest…” (Heb 4:8-11)

Lastly, Barnabas tells us, “Be you taught of God; seeking what it is the Lord requires of you, and doing it; that you be saved in the Day of Judgement.” (Bar 15:13)

The Book of Barnabas was indexed from the “Canon” Bible, even though his book of Hebrews remains in the New Testament. He reveals the meaning of parables and uncovers the shadows of the Law with the same clarity in both his book of Hebrews as well as this book, his general epistle. “For should I speak further of the things that now are, and of those that are to come, you would not yet understand them, seeing they lie in parables. This therefore shall suffice as to these things.” (Bar 14:2) “For the Law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things…” (Heb 10:1) He writes lastly, “…I have given the more diligence to write to you, according to my ability, that you might rejoice. Farewell, children, of love and peace.” (Bar 15:16)

In this translation, the name “Jesus” has been left from the original Greek translation. It should be noted, however, that “Jesus” is a Greek name that has been grafted onto the Israelite teacher and prophet. His name was “Joshua” or “Y’hoshua”, as it would have been pronounced in the Hebrew tongue.

Chapter 1

1:1 “All happiness to you my sons and offspring in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who loved us, in peace.”
1:2 “Having perceived abundance of knowledge of the great and excellent laws of God to be in you, I exceedingly rejoice in your blessed and admirable souls, because you have so worthily received the grace which was grafted in you.”
1:3 “For which cause I am full of joy, hoping the rather to be saved; inasmuch as I truly see a spirit infused in you, from the pure fountain of God.”
1:4 “Having this persuasion, and being fully convinced thereof, because that since I have begun to speak to you, I have had a more than ordinary good success in the way of the law of the Lord which is in Christ.”
1:5 “For which cause brothers, I also think truly that I love you above my own soul: because that therein dwells the greatness of faith/truth and love, as also the hope of that life which is to come.”
1:6 “Wherefore considering this, that if I shall take care to communicate to you a part of what I have received, it shall turn to my reward, that I have served such good souls; I gave diligence to write in a few words to you; that together with your faith/truth, knowledge also may be perfect.”
1:7 “There are therefore three things ordained by the Lord; the hope of life; the beginning and the completion of it.”
1:8 “For the Lord has both declared to us, by the prophets those things that are past; and opened to us the beginnings of those that are to come.”
1:9 “Wherefore, it will behoove us, as he has spoken, to come more holily, and nearer to his altar.”
1:10 “I therefore, not as a teacher, but as one of you, will endeavor to lay before you a few things by which you may, on many accounts, become the more joyful.”

Chapter 2

2:1 “Seeing then the days are exceeding evil, and the adversary has got the power of this present world we ought to give the more diligence to inquire into the righteous judgements of the Lord.”
2:2 “Now the assistants of our faith/truth are reverence and patience; our fellow-combatants, long-suffering and continence.”
2:3 “While these remain pure in what relates to the Lord, wisdom, and understanding, and science, and knowledge, rejoice together with them.”
2:4 “For God has manifested to us by all the prophets, that he has no occasion for our sacrifices, or burnt-offerings, or oblations: saying this; To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me, says the Lord.”
2:5 “I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of he-goats.”
2:6 “When you come to appear before me; who has required this at your hands? You shall no more tread my courts.”
2:7 “Bring no more vain oblations, incense is an abomination to me; your new moons and sabbaths; the calling of assemblies I cannot away with, it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting; your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates!”
2:8 “These things therefore has God abolished, that the new law of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is without the yoke of any such necessity, might have the spiritual offering of men themselves.“
2:9 “For so the Lord says again to those heretofore; Did I at all command your fathers when they came out of the land of Egypt concerning burnt-offerings of sacrifices?”
2:10 “But this I commanded them, saying, Let no one of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath.”
2:11 “For as much then as we are not without understanding, we ought to apprehend the design of our merciful Father. For he speaks to us, being willing that we who have been in the same error about the sacrifices, should seek and find how to approach to him.”
2:12 “And therefore he thus speaks to us, The sacrifice of God (is a broken spirit,) a broken and contrite heart God will not despise.”
2:13 “Wherefore brothers, we ought the more diligently to inquire after those things that belong to our salvation, that the adversary may not have any entrance to us, and deprive us of our spiritual life.”
2:14 “Wherefore he again speaks to them, concerning these things; you shall not fast as you do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.”
2:15 “Is it such a fast that I have chosen? A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?”
2:16 “But to us he said on this wise. Is not this the fast that I have chosen, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free; and that you break every yoke?”
2:17 “Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked that you cover him, and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh.”
2:18 “Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your reward.”
2:19 “Then shall you call and the Lord shall answer; you shall cry and he shall say, Here I am. If you put away the yoke from the midst of you, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if you draw out your soul to the hungry; and satisfy the afflicted soul.”
2:20 “In this therefore brothers, God has manifested His foreknowledge and love for us; because the people which He has purchased to his beloved Son were to understand in sincerity; and therefore He has shown these things to all of us, that we should not run as proselytes to the Jewish law.”

Chapter 3

3:1 “Wherefore it is necessary that searching diligently into those things which are near to come to pass, we should write to you what may serve to keep you whole.”
3:2 “To which end let us flee from every evil work and hate the errors of the present time, that we may be happy in that which is to come.”
3:3 “Let us not give ourselves the liberty of disputing with the wicked and sinners; unless we should chance in time to become like to them.”
3:4 “For the consummation of sin is come, as it is written, as the prophet Daniel says. And for this end the Lord has shortened the times and the days, that his beloved might hasten his coming to his inheritance.”
3:5 “For so the prophet speaks; “There shall ten kings reign in the heart, and there shall rise last of all another little one, and he shall humble three kings.”
3:6 “And again Daniel speaks in like manner concerning the kingdoms; “And I saw the fourth beast dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and behold there came up among them another little horn, before which were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots.”
3:7 “We ought therefore to understand this also. And I beseech you as one of your own brothers, loving you all beyond my own life, that you look well to yourselves, and be not like to those who add sin to sin and say: “Their covenant is ours also.” No, but it is ours only: for they have forever lost that which Moses received.”
3:8 “For this is what the Scriptures say: And Moses continued fasting forty days and forty nights in the Mount, and he received the covenant from the Lord, even the two tablets of stone, written by the hand of God.”
3:9 “But having turned themselves to idols they lost it; as the Lord also said to Moses; Moses, go down quickly, for your people which you have brought forth out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves, and turned aside from the way which I commanded them. And Moses cast the two tablets out of his hands: and their covenant was broken; that the love of Jesus might be sealed in your hearts, to the hope of his faith/truth.”
3:10 “Wherefore let us give heed to the last times. For all the time past of our life, and our faith/truth will profit us nothing; unless we continue to hate what is evil, and to withstand the future temptations. So the Son of God tells us; Let us resist all iniquity and hate it.”
3:11 “Wherefore consider the works of the evil way. Do not withdraw yourselves from others, as if you were already justified; but coming altogether in one place, inquire what is agreeable to and profitable for the beloved of God. For the Scriptures say; Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their sight.”
3:12 “Let us become spiritual, a perfect temple to God. As much as in us lies let us meditate upon the reverence of God; and strive to the utmost of our power to keep his commandments; that we may rejoice in his righteous judgements.”
3:13 “For God will judge the world without respect of persons: and every one shall receive according to his works.”
3:14 “If a man shall be good, his righteousness shall go before him; if wicked, the reward of his wickedness shall follow him.”
3:15 “Take heed therefore lest sitting still, now that we are called, we fall asleep in our sins; and the wicked one getting the dominion over us, stir us up, and shut us out of the kingdom of the Lord.”
3:16 “Consider this also: although you have seen so great signs and wonders among the people of the Jews, yet this notwithstanding the Lord has forsaken them.”
3:17 “Beware therefore, unless it happen to us; as it is written. There may be many called, but few chosen.”

Chapter 4

4:1 “For this cause did our Lord vouchsafe to give up his body to destruction, that through the forgiveness of our sins we might be sanctified; that is, by the sprinkling of his blood.”
4:2 “Now for what concerns the things that are written about him, some belong to the people of the Jews, and some to us.”
4:3 “For this is what the Scriptures say: He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, and by his blood we are healed. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before his shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.”
4:4 “Wherefore we ought the more to give thanks to God, for that he has both declared to us what is passed, and not allowed us to be without understanding of those things that are to come.”
4:5 “But to them he said; The nets are not unjustly spread for the birds.”
4:6 “This he spoke, because a man will justly perish, if having the knowledge of the way of truth, he shall nevertheless not refrain himself from the way of darkness.”
4:7 “And for this cause the Lord was content to suffer for our souls, although he is the Lord of the whole earth; to whom God said before the beginning of the world, Let us make man after our own image and likeness.”
4:8 “Now how he suffered for us, seeing it was by men that he underwent it, I will show you.”
4:9 “The prophets having received from him the gift of prophecy, spoke before concerning him:”
4:10 “But he, that he might abolish death, and make known the resurrection from the dead, was content, as it was necessary, to appear in the flesh, that he might make good the promise before given to our fathers, and preparing himself a new people, might demonstrate to them while he was upon earth, that after the resurrection he would judge the world.”
4:11 “And finally teaching the people of Israel, and doing many wonders and signs among them, he preached to them and showed the exceeding great love which he bare towards them.”
4:12 “And when he chose his apostles, which were afterwards to publish his Message, he took men who had been very great sinners; that thereby he might plainly show, that he came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
4:13 “Then he clearly manifested himself to be the Son of God. For had he not come in the flesh, how should men have been able to look upon him, that they might be saved?”
4:14 “Seeing if they beheld only the sun, which was the work of his hands, and shall hereafter cease to be, they are not able to endure steadfastly to look against the rays of it.”
4:15 “Wherefore the Son of God came in the flesh for this cause, that he might fill up the measure of their iniquity, who have persecuted his prophets to death. And for the same reason also he suffered.” (Matt 23:30-32)
4:16 “For God has said of the stripes of his flesh, that they were from them. And, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.”
4:17 “Thus he would suffer, because it behooved him to suffer upon the cross.”
4:18 “For thus one said, prophesying concerning him; Spare my soul from the sword. And again, Pierce my flesh from your fear.”
4:19 “And again, the congregation of wicked doers rose up against me, (They have pierced my hands and my feet).”
4:20 “And again he said, I gave my back to the smiters, and my face I set as an hard rock.”

Chapter 5

5:1 “And when he had fulfilled the commandment of God, What says he? Who will contend with me? Let him stand against me: or who is he that will impede me? Let him draw near to the servant of the Lord. Woe be to you! Because you shall all wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat you up.”
5:2 “And again the prophet adds, He is put for a stone for stumbling. Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation, a precious stone, a choice corner stone; an honorable stone. And what follows? And he that hopes in him shall live for ever.”
5:3 “What then? Is our hope built upon a stone? God forbid. But because the Lord has hardened his flesh against sufferings, he said, I have put me as a firm rock.”
5:4. “And again the prophet adds; The stone which the builders refused has become the head of the corner. And again he said; This is the great and wonderful day which the Lord has made. I write these things the more plainly to you that you may understand: For indeed I could be content even to die for your sakes.”
5:5 “But what said the prophet again? The counsel of the wicked encompassed me about. They came about me, as bees about the honey-comb: and upon my vesture they cast lots.”
5:6 “For as much then as our Savior was to appear in the flesh and suffer, his passion was hereby foretold.”
5:7 “For this said the prophet against Israel: Woe be to their soul, because they have taken wicked counsel against themselves, saying, let us lay snares for the righteous, because he is unprofitable to us.”
5:8 “Moses also in like manner speaks to them; Behold this is what the Lord God says; Enter you into the good land of which the Lord has sworn to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to you, and possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
5:9 “Now what the spiritual meaning of this is, learn; It is as if it had been said, Put your trust in Jesus, who shall be manifested to you in the flesh. For man is the earth which suffers: for as much as out of the substance of the earth Adam was formed.”
5:10 “What therefore does he mean when he says, Into a good land flowing with milk and honey? Blessed be our Lord, who has given us wisdom, and a heart to understand his secrets, For so says the prophet, Who shall understand the hard sayings of the Lord? But he that is wise, and intelligent, and that loves his Lord.”
5:11 “Seeing therefore he has renewed us by the remission of our sins, he has put us into another frame, that we should have souls like those of children, forming us again himself by the spirit.”
5:12 “For the Scripture says this concerning us, where it introduces the Father speaking to the Son; Let us make man after our likeness and similitude; and let them have dominion over the beasts of the earth, and over the fowls of the air, and the fish of the sea.”
5:13 “And when the Lord saw the man which he had formed, that behold he was very good; he said, Increase and multiply, and replenish the earth. And this he spoke to his son.
5:14 “I will now show you, how he made/will make us a new creature, in the latter days.”
5:15 “The Lord says; Behold I will make the last as the first. Wherefore the prophet spoke this, Enter into the land flowing with milk and honey, and have dominion over it.”
5:16 “Wherefore you see how we are again formed anew; as also he speaks by another prophet; Behold says the Lord, I will take from them, that is, from those whom the spirit of the Lord foresaw, their hearts of stone, and I will put in them hearts of flesh.”
5:17 “Because he was about to be made manifest in the flesh and to dwell among us.”
5:18 “For, my brothers, the habitation of our heart is a holy temple to the Lord. For the Lord says again. In what place shall I appear before the Lord my God, and be glorified?”
5:19 “He answers I will confess to you in the congregation in the midst of my brothers; and will sing to you in the Church/congregation of the saints/elect.”
5:20 “Wherefore we are they whom he has brought into that good land.”
5:21 “But what signifies the milk and honey? Because as the child is nourished first with milk, and then with honey; so we being kept alive by the belief/understanding of his promises, and his word, shall live and have dominion over the land.”
5:22 “For he foretold above, saying, increase and multiply, and have dominion over the fishes, etc.”
5:23 “But who is there that is now able to have this dominion over the wild beasts, or fishes, or fowls of the air? For you know that to rule is to have power, that a man should be set over what he rules.”
5:24 “But for as much as this we have not now, he tells us when we shall have it; namely, when we shall become perfect, that we may be made the inheritors of the covenant of the Lord.

Chapter 6

6:1 “Understand then my beloved children, that the good God has before manifested all things to us, that we might know to whom we ought always to give thanks and praise.”
6:2 “If therefore the Son of God who is the Lord of all, shall come to judge both the quick and dead, has suffered, that by his stripes we might live: let us understand that the Son of God could not have suffered but for us. But being crucified, they gave him vinegar and gall to drink.”
6:3 “Hear therefore how the priests of the temple did fore show this also: the Lord by his command which was written, declared that whosoever did not fast the appointed fast he should die the death: because he also was himself one day to offer up his body for our sins; that so the type of what was done in Isaac might be fulfilled, who was offered upon the altar.”
6:4 “What therefore is it that he says by the prophet? And let them eat of the goat which is offered in the day of the fast for all their sins. Listen diligently (my brothers,) and all the priests, and they only shall eat the inwards not washed with vinegar.”
6:5 “Why so? Because I know that when I shall hereafter offer my flesh for the sins of a new people, you will give me vinegar to drink mixed with gall; therefore do you only eat, the people fasting the while, and lamenting in sackcloth and ashes.”
6:6 “And that he might fore show that he was to suffer for them, hear then how he appointed it.”
6:7 “Take, he says, two lambs, fair and alike, and offer them, and let the high priest take one of them for a burnt offering. And what must be done with the other? Let it he says be accursed.”
6:8 “Consider how exactly this appears to have been a type of Jesus. And let all the congregation spit upon it, and prick it; and put the scarlet wool about its head, and thus let it be carried forth into the wilderness.”
6:9 “And this being done, he that was appointed to convey the goat, led it into the wilderness, and took away the scarlet wool, and put it upon a thorn bush, whose young sprouts when we find them in the field we are wont to eat: so the fruit of that thorn only is sweet.”
6:10 “And to what end was this ceremony? Consider; one was offered upon the altar, the other was accursed.”
6:11 “And why was that which was accursed crowned? Because they shall see Christ in that day having a scarlet garment about his body; and shall say: Is not this he whom we crucified, having despised him, pierced him, mocked him? Certainly, this is he, who then said, that he was the Son of God.”
6:12 “As therefore he shall be then like to what he was on earth, so were the Jews heretofore commanded, to take two lambs fair and equal. That when they shall see (our Savior) hereafter coming (in the clouds of heaven), they may be amazed at the likeness of the lambs.”
6:13 “Wherefore you here again see a type of Jesus who was to suffer for us.”
6:14 “But what then signifies this. That the wool was to be put into the midst of the thorns?”
6:15 “This also is a figure of Jesus sent out to the called out ones. For as he who would take away the scarlet wool must undergo many difficulties, because that thorn was very sharp, and with difficulty get it: So they, said Christ, that will see me, and come to my kingdom, must through many afflictions and troubles attain to me.”

Chapter 7

7:1 “But what type do you suppose it to have been, where it is commanded to the people of Israel, that grown persons in whom sins are come to perfection, should offer an heifer, and after they had killed it should burn the same.”
7:2 “But then young men should take up the ashes and put them in vessels; and tie a piece of scarlet wool and hyssop upon a stick, and so the young men should sprinkle every one of the people, and they should be clear from their sins.”
7:3 “Consider how all these are delivered in a figure to us.”
7:4 “This heifer is Jesus Christ; the wicked men that were to offer it are those sinners who brought him to death: who afterwards have no more to do with it; the sinners have no more the honor of handling of it.”
7:5 “But the young men that performed the sprinkling, signified those who preach to us the forgiveness of sins and the purification of the heart, to whom the Lord gave authority to preach his Message: being at the beginning twelve, to signify the tribes, because there were twelve tribes of Israel.”
7:6 “But why were there three young men appointed to sprinkle? To denote Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, because they were great before God.”
7:7 “And why was the wool put upon a stick? Because the kingdom of Jesus was founded upon the cross, and therefore they that put their trust in him, shall live for ever.”
7:8 “But why was the wool and hyssop put together? To signify that in the kingdom of Christ there shall be evil and filthy days, in which however we shall be saved; and because he that has any disease in the flesh by some filthy humors is cured by hyssop.”
7:9 “Wherefore these things being thus done, are to us indeed evident, but to the Jews they are obscure; because they listened not to the voice of the Lord.”

Chapter 8

8:1 “And therefore the Scripture again speaks concerning our ears, that God has circumcised them, together with our hearts. For this is what the Lord says by the holy prophets: By the hearing of the ear they obeyed me.”
8:2 “And again, They who are afar off, shall hear and understand what things I have done. And again, Circumcise your hearts, says the Lord.”
8:3 “And again he says, Hear O Israel! For this is what the Lord your God says. And again the Spirit of God prophesies, saying: Who is there that would live for ever, let him hear the voice of my Son.”
8:4 “And again, Hear, O Heaven and give ear O Earth! Because the Lord has spoken these things for a witness.”
8:5 “And again he says, Hear the word of the Lord, you princes of the people. And again, Hear O Children! The voice of one crying in the wilderness.”
8:6 “Wherefore he has circumcised our ears that we should hear his word, and understand. But as for the Jews trust, it is abolished. For the circumcision of which God spoke, was not of the flesh.”
8:7 “But they have transgressed his commands, because the evil one has deceived them. For this God speaks to them; This is what the Lord your God says, Sow not among thorns; but circumcise yourselves to the Lord your God. And what does he mean by this saying? Listen to your Lord.”
8:8 “And again he says, Circumcise the hardness of your heart, and harden not your neck. And again, Behold, says the Lord, all the nations are uncircumcised, (they have not lost their foreskin) but this people is uncircumcised in heart.”
8:9 “But you will say the Jews were circumcised for a sign. And so are all the Syrians and Arabians, and all the idolatrous priests: but are they therefore of the covenant of Israel? And even the Egyptians themselves are circumcised.”
8:10 “Understand therefore, children, these things more fully, that Abraham, who was the first that brought in circumcision, looking forward in the Spirit to Jesus, circumcised, having received the mystery of three letters.”
8:11 “For the Scripture says that Abraham circumcised three hundred and eighteen men of his house. But what therefore was the mystery that was made known to him?”
8:12 “Mark, first the eighteen, and next the three hundred. For the numeral letters of ten and eight are IH. And these denote Jesus.”
8:13 “And because the cross was that by which we were to find grace; therefore he adds, three hundred; the note of which is T (the figure of the cross). Wherefore by two letters he signified Jesus, and by the third his cross.”
8:14 “He who has put the engrafted gift of his doctrine within us, knows that I never taught to any one a more certain truth; but I trust that you are worthy of it.”

Chapter 9

9:1 “But why did Moses say you shall not eat of the swine, neither the eagle, nor the hawk; nor the crow, nor any fish that has not a scale upon him? Answer, that in the spiritual sense, he comprehended three doctrines, that were to be gathered from there.”
9:2 “Besides which he says to them in the book of Deuteronomy, And I will give my statutes to this people. Wherefore it is not the command of God that they should not eat these things; but Moses in the spirit spoke to them.”
9:3 “Now the sow he forbade them to eat; meaning this: you shall not join yourself to such persons as are like to swine; who while they live in pleasure, forget their God; but when any want pinches them, then they know the Lord; as the sow when she is full knows not her master; but when she is hungry she makes a noise; and being again fed, is silent.”
9:4 “Neither says he, shall you eat the eagle, nor the hawk, nor the kite, nor the crow; that is you shall not keep company with such kind of men as know not how by their labor and sweat to get themselves food: but injuriously ravish away the things of others; and watch how to lay snares for them; when at the same time they appear to live in perfect innocence.”
9:5 “(So these birds alone seek not food for themselves, but) sitting idle seek how they may eat of the flesh others have provided; being destructive through their wickedness.)”
9:6 “Neither, says he, shall you eat the lamprey, nor the polypus, nor the cuttlefish; that is you shall not be like such men, by using to converse with them; who are altogether wicked and adjudged to death. For so those fishes are alone accursed, and wallow in the mire, nor swim as other fishes, but tumble in the dirt at the bottom of the deep.”
9:7 “But he adds, neither shall you eat of the hare. To what end? To signify this to us; you shall not be an adulterer; nor liken yourself to such persons. For the hare every year multiplies the places of its conception; and so many years as it lives, so many it has.”
9:8 “Neither shall you eat of the hyena; that is again, be not an adulterer, nor a corrupter of others; neither be like to such. And wherefore so? Because that creature every year changes its kind, and is sometimes male and sometimes female.”
9:9 “For which cause also he justly hated the weasel; to the end that they should not be like such persons who with their mouths commit wickedness by reason of their uncleanness; nor join themselves with those impure women, who with their mouths commit wickedness. Because that animal conceives with its mouth.”
9:10 “Moses, therefore, speaking as concerning meats, delivered indeed three great precepts to them in the spiritual signification of those commands. But they according to the desires of the flesh, understood him as if he had only meant it of meats.”
9:11 “And therefore David took aright the knowledge of his three-fold command, saying in like manner.”
9:12 “Blessed is the man that has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly; as the fishes before mentioned in the bottom of the deep in darkness.”
9:13 “Nor stood in the way of sinners, as they who seem to reverence the Lord, but yet sin, as the sow.”
9:14 “And has not sat in the seat of the scorners; as those birds who sit and watch that they may devour.”
9:15 “Here you have the law concerning meat perfectly set forth, and according to the true knowledge of it.”
9:16 “But, Moses said, you shall eat all that divides the hoof, and chews the cud. Signifying thereby such an one as having taken his food, knows him that nourishes him; and resting upon him, rejoices in him.”
9:17 “And in this he spoke well, having respect to the commandment. What, therefore, is it that he said? That we should hold fast to them that reverence the Lord; with those who meditate on the command of the word which they have received in their heart; with those that declare the righteous judgments of the Lord, and keep his commandments.”
9:18 “In short, with those who know that to meditate is a work of pleasure, and therefore exercise themselves in the word of the Lord.”
9:19 “But why might they eat those that clave the hoof? Because the righteous lives in this present world; but his expectation is fixed upon the other. See, brothers, how admirably Moses commanded these things.”
9:20 “But how should we thus know all this, and understand it? We, therefore, understanding aright the commandments, speak as the Lord would have us. Wherefore he has circumcised our ears and our hearts, that we might know these things.”

Chapter 10

10:1 “Let us now inquire whether the Lord took care to manifest anything beforehand concerning water and the cross.”
10:2 “Now for the former of these, it is written to the people of Israel how they shall not receive that baptism which brings to forgiveness of sins; but shall institute another to themselves that cannot.”
10:3 “For the prophet said this: Be astonished, O Heaven, and let the earth tremble at it, because this people has done two great and wicked things; they have left me, the fountain of living water, and have dug for themselves broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”
10:4 “Is my holy mountain Zion, a desolate wilderness? For you shall be as a young bird when its nest is taken away.”
10:5 “And again the prophet said, I will go before you, and will make plain the mountains, and will break the gates of brass, and will snap in sunder the gates of iron; and will give you dark, and hidden, and invisible treasures, that they may know that I am the Lord God.”
10:6 “And again; He shall dwell in the high den of the strong rock. And then, what follows in the same prophet? His water is faithful/truthful; you shall see the king with glory, and your soul shall learn the reverence of the Lord.”
10:7 “And again he says in another prophet; He that does these things, shall be like a tree planted by the currents of water, which shall give its fruit in its season. Its leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he does it shall prosper.”
10:8 “As for the wicked it is not so with them; but they are as the dust which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.”
10:9 “Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the council of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
10:10 “Consider how he has joined both the cross and the water together.”
10:11 “For he says this: Blessed are they who put their trust in the cross, descend into the water; for they shall have their reward in due time; then, said he, I will give it to them.”
10:12 “But as concerning the present time, he said, their leaves shall not fall; meaning thereby that every word that shall go out of your mouth, shall through faith/truth and charity be to the conversion and hope of many.”
10:13 “In like manner does another prophet speak. And the land of Jacob was the praise of all the earth; magnifying thereby the vessel of his spirit.”
10:14 “And what follows? And there was a river running on the right hand, and beautiful trees grew up by it; and he that shall eat of them shall live for ever. The signification of which is this: that we go down into the water full of sins and pollutions; but come up again, bringing forth fruit; having in our hearts the reverence and hope which is in Jesus, by the spirit. And whosoever shall eat of them shall live for ever.”
10:15 “That is, whosoever shall listen to those who call them, and shall understand, shall live for ever.”

Chapter 11

11:1 “In like manner he determines concerning the cross in another prophet, saying: And when shall these things be fulfilled?”
11:2 “The Lord answers; When the tree that has fallen shall rise, and when blood shall drop down from the tree. Here you have again mention made, both of the cross, and of him that was to be crucified upon it.”
11:3 “And yet further he said by Moses; (when Israel was fighting with, and beaten by, a strange people; to the end that God might put them in mind how that for their sins they were delivered to death) yes, the holy spirit put it into the heart of Moses, to represent both the sign of the cross, and of him that was to suffer; that so they might know that if they did not understand in him, they should be overcome for ever.”
11:4 “Moses therefore piled up armor upon armor in the middle of a rising ground, and standing up high above all of them, stretched forth his arms, and so Israel again conquered.”
11:5 “But no sooner did he let down his hands, but they were again slain. And why so? To the end they might know, that except they trust in him they cannot be saved.”
11:6 “And in another prophet, he said, I have stretched out my hands all the day long to a people disobedient, and speaking against my righteous way.”
11:7 “And again Moses makes a type of Jesus, to show that he was to die, and then that he, whom they thought to be dead, was to give life to others; in the type of those that fell in Israel.”
11:8 “For God caused all sorts of serpents to bite them, and they died; for as much as by a serpent transgression began in Eve: that so he might convince them that for their transgressions they shall be delivered into the pain of death.”
11:9 “Moses then himself, who had commanded them, saying, you shall not make to yourselves any graven or molten image, to be your God; yet now did so himself, that he might represent to them the figure of the Lord Jesus.”
11:10 “For he made a brazen serpent, and set it up on high and called the people together by a proclamation; where being come, they entreated Moses that he would make an atonement for them, and pray that they might be healed.”
11:11 “Then Moses spoke to them, saying: When any one among you shall be bitten, let him come to the serpent that is set upon the pole; and let him assuredly trust in him, that though he be dead, yet he is able to give life, and presently he shall be saved; and so they did. See therefore how here also you have in this the glory of Jesus; and that in him and to him are all things.”
11:12 “Again; What says Moses to Joshua the son of Nun, when he gave that name to him, as being a prophet that all the people might hear him alone, because the Father did manifest all things concerning his son Jesus, in Joshua the Son of Nun; and gave him that name when he sent him to spy out the land of Canaan; he said: Take a book in your hands, and write what the Lord says: For as much as Jesus the Son of God shall in the last days cut off by the roots all the house of Amalek. See here again Jesus, not the son of man, but the Son of God, made manifest in a type and in the flesh.”
11:13 “But because it might hereafter be said, that Christ was the Son of David; therefore David fearing and well knowing the errors of the wicked, said; The Lord said to my Lord, sit you on my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
11:14 “And again Isaiah speaks on this wise. The Lord said to Christ my Lord, I have laid hold on his right hand, that the nations should obey before him, and I will break the strength of kings.”
11:15 “Behold, how David and Isaiah call him Lord, and the Son of God.”

Chapter 12

12:1 “But let us go yet further, and inquire whether this people be the heir, or the former; and whether the covenant be with us or with them.”
12:2 “And first, as concerning the people, hear now what the Scripture says.”
12:3 “Isaac prayed for his wife Rebekah, because she was barren; and she conceived. Afterwards Rebekah went forth to inquire of the Lord.”
12:4 “And the Lord said to her; There are two nations in your womb, and two people shall come from your body; and the one shall have power over the other, and the greater shall serve the lesser. Understand here who was Isaac, who Rebekah, and of whom it was foretold, this people shall be greater than that.”
12:5 “And in another prophesy Jacob speaks more clearly to his son Joseph saying; Behold the Lord has not deprived me of seeing your face, bring me your sons that I may bless them. And he brought to his father Manasseh and Ephraim, desiring that he should bless Manasseh, because he was the elder.”
12:6 “Therefore Joseph brought him to the right hand of his father Jacob. But Jacob by the spirit foresaw the figure of the people that was to come.”
12:7 “And what does the Scripture say? And Jacob crossed his hands, and put his right hand upon Ephraim, his second, and the younger son, and blessed him. And Joseph said to Jacob; Put your right hand upon the head of Manasseh, for he is my first-born son. And Jacob said to Joseph; I know it my son, I know it; but the greater shall serve the lesser; though he also shall be blessed.”
12:8 “You see of whom he appointed it, that they should be the first people, and heirs of the covenant.”
12:9 “If therefore God shall have yet further taken notice of this by Abraham too; our understanding of it will then be perfectly established.”
12:10 “What then does the Scripture say to Abraham, when he understood, and it was imputed to him for righteousness? Behold I have made you a father of the nations, which without circumcision understand in the Lord.”
12:11 “Let us therefore now inquire whether God has fulfilled the covenant, which he swore to our fathers, that he would give this people? Yes, truly, he gave it: But they were not worthy to receive it by reason of their sins.”
12:12 “For this says the prophet: And Moses continued fasting in mount Sinai, to receive the covenant of the Lord with the people, forty days and forty nights.”
12:13 “And he received of the Lord two tablets written with the finger of the Lord’s hand in the Spirit. And Moses when he had received them brought them down that he might deliver them to the people.”
12:14 “And the Lord said to Moses; Moses, Moses, get you down quickly, for the people which you brought out of the land of Egypt have done wickedly.”
12:15 “And Moses understood that they had again set up a molten image, and he cast the two tablets out of his hands, and the tablets of the covenant of the Lord were broken. Moses therefore received them, but they were not worthy.”
12:16 “Now then learn how we have received them. Moses, being a servant, took them, but the Lord himself has given them to us, that we might be the people of his inheritance, having suffered for us.”
12:17 “He was therefore made manifest; that they should fill up the measure of their sins, and that we being made heirs by him, should receive the covenant of the Lord Jesus.”
12:18 “And again the prophet says; Behold, I have set you for a light to the nations/tribes, to be the savior of all the ends of the earth, says the Lord the God who has redeemed you.”
12:19 “Who for that very end was prepared, that by his own appearing he might redeem our hearts, already devoured by death, and delivered over to the irregularity of error, from darkness; and establish a covenant with us by his word.”
12:20 “For so it is written that the father commanded him by delivering us from darkness, to prepare to himself a holy people.”
12:21 “Wherefore the prophet says: I the Lord your God have called you in righteousness, and I will take you by your hand and will strengthen you. And give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the tribes. To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.”
12:22 “Consider therefore from where we have been redeemed. And again the prophet says: The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me: he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the broken in heart, to preach remission to the captives, and sight to the blind. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of restitution, to comfort all that mourn.”

Chapter 13

13:1 “Furthermore it is written concerning the sabbath, in the Ten Commandments, which God spoke in the Mount Sinai to Moses, face to face; Sanctify the sabbath of the Lord with pure hands, and with a clean heart.”
13:2 “And elsewhere he said; If your children shall keep my sabbaths, then will I put my mercy upon them.”
13:3 “And even in the beginning of the creation he makes mention of the sabbath. And God made in six days the works of his hands; and he finished them on the seventh day, and he rested the seventh day, and sanctified it.”
13:4 “Consider, my children, what that signifies, he finished them in six days. The meaning of it is this; That in six thousand years the Lord God will bring all things to an end.”
13:5 “For with him one day is a thousand years; as himself testifies, saying, Behold this day shall be as a thousand years. Therefore, children, in six days, that is, in six thousand years, shall all things be accomplished.”
13:6 “And what is that he said, And he rested the seventh day: He means this; that when his Son shall come, and abolish the season of the Wicked One, and judge the ungodly; and shall change the sun and the moon, and the stars; then he shall gloriously rest in that seventh day.”
13:7 “He adds lastly; you shall sanctify it with clean hands and a pure heart. Wherefore we are greatly deceived if we imagine that any one can now sanctify that day which God has made holy, without having a heart pure in all things.”
13:8 “Behold therefore he will then truly sanctify it with blessed rest, when we (having received the righteous promise, when iniquity shall be no more, all things being renewed by the Lord) shall be able to sanctify it, being ourselves first made holy.”
13:9 “Lastly, he said to them: Your new moons and your sabbaths I cannot bear them. Consider what he means by it; the sabbaths, he says, which you now keep are not acceptable to me, but those which I have made; when resting from all things I shall begin the eighth day, that is, the beginning of the other world.”
13:10 “For which cause we observe the eighth day with gladness, in which Jesus rose from the dead; and having manifested himself to his disciples, ascended into heaven.”
13:11 “It remains yet that I speak to you concerning the temple how these miserable men being deceived have put their trust in the house, and not in God himself who made them, as if it were the habitation of God.”
13:12 “For much after the same manner as the nations, they consecrated him in the temple.”
13:13 “But learn therefore how the Lord speaks, rendering the temple vain: Who has measured the heaven with a span, and the earth with his hand? Is it not I? This is what the Lord says; Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What is the house that you will build me? Or what is the place of my rest? Know therefore that all their hope is vain.”
13:14 “And again he speaks after this manner: Behold they that destroy this temple, even they shall again build it up. And so it came to pass; for through their wars it is now destroyed by their enemies; and the servants of their enemies built it up.”
13:15 “Furthermore it has been made manifest, how both the city and the temple, and the people of Israel should be given up. For the Scripture says; And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the Lord will deliver up the sheep of his pasture, and their fold, and their tower into destruction. And it is come to pass, as the Lord has spoken.”
13:16 “Let us inquire therefore whether there be any temple of God? Yes there is; and that there, where himself declares that he would both make and perfect it. For it is written; And it shall be that as soon as the week shall be completed, the temple of the Lord shall be gloriously built in the name of the Lord.”
13:17 “I find therefore that there is a temple. But how shall it be built in the name of the Lord? I will show you.”
13:18 “Before that we understood in God, the habitation of our heart was corruptible, and feeble, as a temple truly built with hands.”
13:19 “For it was a house full of idolatry, a house of demons; inasmuch as there was done in it whatsoever was contrary to God. But it shall be built in the name of the Lord.”
13:20 “Consider, how that the temple of the Lord shall be very gloriously built; and by what means that shall be, learn.”
13:21 “Having received remission of our sins, and trusting in the name of the Lord, we are become renewed, being again created as it were from the beginning. Wherefore God truly dwells in our house, that is, in us.”
13:22 “But how does he dwell in us? The word of his faith/truth, the calling of his promise, the wisdom of his righteous judgments, the commands of his doctrine; he himself prophesies within us, he himself dwells in us, and opens to us who were in bondage of death the gate of our temple, that is, the mouth of wisdom, having given repentance to us; and by this means has brought us to be an incorruptible temple.”
13:23 “He therefore that desires to be saved looks not to the man, but to him that dwells in him, and speaks by way of/through him; being struck with wonder, for as much as he never either heard him speaking such words out of his mouth, nor ever desired to hear them.”
13:24 “This is that spiritual temple that is built to the Lord.”

Chapter 14

14:1 “And this, I trust, I have declared to you as much, and with as great simplicity as I could, those things which make for your salvation, so as not to have omitted anything that might be requisite thereunto.”
14:2 “For should I speak further of the things that now are, and of those that are to come, you would not yet understand them, seeing they lie in parables. This therefore shall suffice as to these things.”
14:3 “Let us now go on to the other kind of knowledge and doctrine. There are two ways of doctrine and power; the one of light, the other of darkness.”
14:4 “But there is a great deal of difference between these two ways: for over one are appointed the angels of God, the leaders of the way of light; over the other, the angels of Satan. And the one is the Lord from everlasting to everlasting; the other is the prince of the time of unrighteousness.”
14:5 “Now the way of light is this, if any one desires to attain to the place that is appointed for him, and will hasten there by his works. And the knowledge that has been given to us for walking in it, to this effect: you shall love him that made you: you shall glorify him that has redeemed you from death.”
14:6 “You shall be simple in heart, and rich in the spirit. you shall not cleave to those that walk in the way of death. You shall hate to do anything that is not pleasing to God. You shall abhor all dissimulation. You shall not neglect any of the commands of the Lord.”
14:7 “You shall not exalt yourself, but shall be humble. You shall not take honor to yourself. You shall not enter into any wicked counsel against your neighbor. You shall not be over-confident in your heart.”
14:8 “You shall not commit fornication, nor adultery. Neither shall you corrupt yourself with mankind. You shall not make use of the word of God, to any impurity.”
14:9 “You shall not accept any man’s person, when you reprove any one’s faults. You shall be gentle. You shall be quiet. You shall reverence the words which you have heard. You shall not keep any hatred in your heart against your brother. You shall not entertain any doubt whether it shall be or not.”
14:10 “You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain. You shall love your neighbor above your own soul.”
14:11 “You shall not destroy your conceptions before they are brought forth; nor kill them after they are born.”
14:12 “You shall not withdraw your hand from your son, or from your offspring; but shall teach them from their youth the reverence of the Lord.”
14:13 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods; neither shall you be an extortioner. Neither shall your heart be joined to proud men; but you shall be numbered among the righteous and the lowly. Whatever events shall happen to you, you shall receive them as good.”
14:14 “You shall not be double-minded, or double-tongued; for a double tongue is the snare of death. You shall be subject to the Lord and to inferior/lessor masters as to the representatives of God, in fear and reverence.”
14:15 “You shall not be bitter in your commands towards any of your servants that trust in God; unless you chance not to reverence him who is over both; because he came not to call any with respect of persons, but whomsoever the spirit had prepared.”
14:16 “You shall communicate to your neighbor of all you have; you shall not call anything your own: for if you partake in such things as are incorruptible, how much more should you do it in those that are corruptible?”
14:17 “You shall not be forward to speak; for the mouth is the snare of death. Strive for your soul with all your might. Reach not out your hand to receive, and withhold it not when you should give.”
14:18 “You shall love, as the apple of your eye, every one that speaks to you the Word of the Lord. Call to your remembrance, day and night, the future judgement.”
14:19 “You shall seek out every day the persons of the righteous: and both consider and go about to exhort others by the word, and meditate how you may save a soul.”
14:20 “You shall also labor with your hands to give to the poor, that your sins may be forgiven you. You shall not deliberate whether you should give: nor having given, murmur at it.”
14:21 “Give to every one that asks: so shall you know who is the good rewarder of your gifts.”
14:22 “Keep what you have received; you shall neither add to it nor take from it.”
14:23 “Let the wicked be always your aversion. You shall judge righteous judgment. You shall never cause divisions; but shall make peace between those that are at variance, and bring them together.”
14:24 “You shall confess your sins; and not come to your prayer with an evil conscience.”
14:25 “This is the way of light.”

Chapter 15

15:1 “But the way of darkness is crooked and full of cursing. For it is the way of eternal death, with punishment; in which they that walk meet those things that destroy their own souls.”
15:2 “Such are; idolatry, confidence, pride of power, hypocrisy, double-mindedness, adultery, dashing to pieces, rapine, pride, transgression, deceit, malice, arrogance, witchcraft, covetousness, and the want/lack of the fear/reverence of God.”
15:3 “In this walk those who are the persecutors of them that are good; haters of truth; lovers of lies; who know not the reward of righteousness, nor cleave to any thing that is good.”
15:4 “Who administer not righteous judgement to the widow and orphan; who watch for wickedness and not for the reverence of the Lord.”
15:5 “From whom gentleness and patience are far off; who love vanity, and follow after rewards; having no compassion upon the poor; nor take any pains for such as are heavy laden and oppressed.”
15:6 “Ready to evil speaking, not knowing him that made them; murderers of children; corrupters of the creatures of God; that turn away from the needy; oppress the afflicted; are the advocates of the rich, but unjust judges of the poor; being altogether sinners.”
15:7 “It is therefore fitting that learning the just commands of the Lord, which we have before mentioned, we should walk in them. For he who does such things shall be glorified in the kingdom of God.”
15:8 “But he that chooses the other part shall be destroyed, together with his works. For this cause there shall be both a resurrection, and a retribution.”
15:9 “I beseech those that are in high estate among you, (if so be you will take the counsel which with a good intention I offer to you,) you have those with you towards whom you may do good; do not forsake them.”
15:10 “For the day is at hand in which all things shall be destroyed, together with the wicked one. The Lord is near, and his reward is with him.”
15:11 “I beseech you, therefore, again, and again, be as good lawgivers to one another; continue faithful/truthful counselors to each other; remove from among you all hypocrisy.”
15:12 “And may God, the Lord of all the world give you wisdom, knowledge, counsel, and understanding of his judgements in patience.”
15:13 “Be you taught of God; seeking what it is the Lord requires of you, and doing it; that you may be saved in the day of judgement.”
15:14 “And if there be among you any remembrance of what is good, think of me; meditating upon these things, that both my desire and my watching for you may turn to a good account.”
15:15 “I beseech you; I ask it as a favor of you; while you are in this beautiful tabernacle of the body, be wanting in none of these things; but without ceasing seek them, and fulfil every command. For these things are fitting and worthy to be done.”
15:16 “Wherefore I have given the more diligence to write to you, according to my ability, that you might rejoice. Farewell, children, of love and peace.”
15:17 “The Lord of glory and of all grace, be with your spirit, Amen.”

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The Lost Chapter of Acts of the Apostles

Edits, corrections and cross references by The Firmament

1 “And Paul, full of the blessings of Christ, and abounding in the spirit, departed out of Rome, determining to go into Spain, for he had a long time proposed to journey there, and was minded also to go from there to Britain.”
2 “For he had heard in Phoenicia that certain of the children of Israel, about the time of the Assyrian captivity, had escaped by sea to “The Isles afar off” as spoken by the Prophet (Esdras), and called by the Romans — Britain.”
3 “And the Lord commanded the gospel to be preached far hence to the Gentiles (nations), and to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.” (Matt 10:5-6, 15:24 & Acts 9:15, 22:21)
4 “And no man hindered Paul; for he testified boldly of Jesus before the tribunes and among the people; and he took with him certain of the brethren which abode with him at Rome, and they took shipping at Ostrium and having the winds fair, were brought safely into a haven of Spain.”
5 “And many people were gathered together from the towns and villages, and the hill country; for they had heard of the conversion of the Apostles, and the many miracles which he had wrought.”
6 “And Paul preached mightily in Spain, and great multitudes believed and were converted, for they perceived he was an apostle sent from God.”
7 “And they departed out of Spain, and Paul and his company finding a ship in Armorica sailing unto Britain, they were therein, and passing along the South Coast, they reached a port called Raphinus.” (This is the Roman name for Sandwich, in Kent. In Saxon times there was, still standing in Sandwich, an old house called the “House of the Apostles” and tradition has it that Paul was one of the Apostles).
8 “Now when it was voiced abroad that the Apostle had landed on their coast, great multitudes of the inhabitants met him, and they treated Paul courteously and he entered in at the east gate of their city, and lodged in the house of an Hebrew and one of his own nation.”
9 “And on the morrow he came and stood upon Mount Lud (Ludgate Hill and Broadway where St. Paul’s Cathedral stands in London, England) and the people thronged at the gate, and assembled in the Broadway, and he preached Christ unto them, and they believed the Word and the testimony of Jesus.”
10 “And at evening the Holy Spirit fell upon Paul, and he prophesied, saying, Behold in the last days the God of Peace shall dwell in the cities, and the inhabitants thereof shall be numbered: and in the seventh numbering of the people, their eyes shall be opened, and the glory of their inheritance shine forth before them. The nations shall come up to worship on the mount that testifies of the patience and long suffering of a servant of the Lord.”
11 “And in the latter days new tidings of the Gospel shall issue forth out of Jerusalem, and the hearts of the people shall rejoice, and behold, fountains shall be opened, and there shall be no more plague.”
12 “In those days there shall be wars and rumors of war; and a king shall rise up, and his sword, shall be for the healing of the nations, and his peacemaking shall abide, and the glory of his kingdom a wonder among princes.” (Mat 24:6)
13 “And it came to pass that certain of the Druids came unto Paul privately, and showed by their rites and ceremonies they were descended from the Jews (Judahites) which escaped from bondage in the land of Egypt, and the Apostle believed these things, and he gave them the kiss of peace.”
14 “And Paul abode in his lodgings three months confirming in the faith and preaching Christ continually.”
15 “And after these things Paul and his brethren departed from Raphinus and sailed unto Atium in Gaul.”
16 “And Paul preached in the Roman garrison and among the people, exhorting all men to repent and confess/profess their sins.”
17 “And there came to him certain of the Belgae to inquire of him of the new doctrine, and of the man Jesus; and Paul opened his heart unto them and told them all things that had befallen him, howbeit, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; and they departed pondering among themselves upon the things which they had heard.”
18 “And after much preaching and toil, Paul and his fellow laborers passed into Helvetia, and came to Mount Pontius Pilate, where he who condemned the Lord Jesus dashed himself down headlong, and so miserably perished.”
19 “And immediately. a torrent gushed out of the mountain and washed his body, broken in pieces, into a lake.”
20 “And Paul stretched forth his hands upon the water, and prayed unto the Lord, saying O Lord God, give a sign unto all nations that here Pontius Pilate which condemned Your first-begotten. Son, plunged down headlong into the pit.”
21 “And while Paul was yet speaking behold, there came a great earthquake, and the face of the waters was changed, and the form of the lake like unto the Son of Man hanging in an agony upon the Cross.”
22 “And a voice came out of heaven saying, Even Pilate has escaped the wrath to come (Second death — Rev. 21:8) for he washed his hands before the multitude at the blood-shedding of the Lord Jesus.” (Matt. 27:24)
23 “When, therefore, Paul and those that were with him saw the earthquake, and heard the voice of the angel, they glorified God, and were mightily strengthened in the spirit.”
24 “And they journeyed and came to Mount Julius where stood two pillars, one on the right hand and one on the left hand, erected by Caesar Augustus.”
25 “And Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stood up between the two pillars, saying, Men and brethren these stones which you see this day shall testify of my journey here; and verily I say, they shall remain until the outpouring of the Spirit upon all nations, neither shall the way be hindered throughout all generations.”
26 “And they went forth and came unto Ilitricum, intending to go by Macedonia into Asia, and grace was found in all the churches, and they prospered and had peace. Amen!”

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Joseph and Aseneth

Edits, corrections and cross references by The Firmament


Chapter 1

1:1 “And it happened in the first year of the seven years of plenty, in the second month, on the fifth of the month. Pharaoh sent Joseph out to drive around the whole land of Egypt.”
1:2 “And Joseph came in the fourth month of the first year, on the eighteenth of the month, into the territory of Heliopolis, and was gathering the grain of that region like the sand of the sea.”
1:3 “And there was a man in that city, a satrap of Pharaoh, and this man was a chief of all the satraps and the noblemen of Pharaoh. And this man was exceedingly rich and prudent and gentle, and he was a counselor of Pharaoh, because he was understanding beyond all the noblemen of Pharaoh. And the name of that man was Pentephres, priest of Heliopolis.”
1:4 “And he had a daughter, a virgin of eighteen years, she was very tall and handsome and beautiful to look at beyond all virgins on the earth.”
1:5 “And this girl had nothing similar to the virgins of the Egyptians, but she was in every respect similar to the daughters of the Hebrews; and she was tall as Sarah and handsome as Rebecca and beautiful as Rachel. And the name of that virgin was Aseneth.”
1:6 “And the fame of her beauty spread all over that land and to the ends of the inhabited world. And all the sons of the noblemen and the sons of the satraps and the sons of all kings, all of them young and powerful, asked for her hand in marriage, and there was much wrangling among them over Aseneth, and they made attempts to fight against each other because of her.”
1:7 “And Pharaoh’s firstborn son heard about her and he kept entreating his father to give her to him for his wife. And his firstborn son said to Pharaoh, Father, give me Aseneth, the daughter of Pentephres, the priest of Heliopolis, for my wife.”
1:8 “And Pharaoh, his father, said to him, Why do you seek a wife that is beneath you, and you are king of the whole land of Egypt?”
1:9 “Behold, is not the daughter of the king of Moab, Joakim, betrothed to you, and she is a queen and exceedingly beautiful? This one take for your wife.”

Chapter 2

2:1 “And Aseneth was despising and scorning every man, and she was boastful and arrogant with everyone. And no man had ever seen her, because Pentephres had a tower adjoining his house, very big and high, and on top of this tower was an upper floor including ten chambers.”
2:2 “And the first chamber was big and splendid, paved with purple stones, and its walls were faced with colored and precious stones, and the ceiling of that chamber was of gold.”
2:3 “And within that chamber gods of the Egyptians who were without number were fixed to the walls, even gods of gold and silver. And Aseneth worshiped them all and feared them and performed sacrifices to them every day.”
2:4 “And the second chamber contained Aseneth’s ornaments and chests, and there was much gold in it (the chamber) and silver and clothes interwoven with gold and chosen and costly stones and distinguished cloths and all the ornaments of her virginity.”
2:5 “And the third chamber was Aseneth’s storeroom, and in it were all the good things of the earth.”
2:6 “And seven virgins occupied the remaining seven chambers, each having one chamber, and these were waiting on Aseneth, and they were all of the same age, born in one night with Aseneth, and she loved them very much. And they were very beautiful, like the stars of heaven, and no man ever conversed with them, not even a male child.”
2:7 “And there were three windows to Aseneth’s big chamber where her virginity was being fostered. And the one window, the first, was exceedingly big, looking east toward the court, and the second one was looking north toward the street where people passed by.”
2:8 “And there was a golden bed standing in the chamber, (a bed) that looked toward the window (looking) east, and the bed was laid with gold-woven purple stuff, interwoven with violet, purple, and white.”
2:9 “And in this bed Aseneth slept, alone; and a man or another woman never sat on it, only Aseneth alone.”
2:10 “And there was a large court surrounding the house, and a wall was around the court, very high, built from big square stones.”
2:11 “And the court had four iron-plated gates, and eighteen powerful armed young men guarded each of these. And handsome trees of all sorts and all bearing fruit were planted within the court along the wall. And their fruit was ripe, for it was the time of harvest.”
2:12 “And there was in the court, on the right hand, a spring of abundant living water, and below the spring was a big cistern receiving the water of that spring. From there a river ran right through the court and watered all the trees of that court.”

Chapter 3

3:1 “And it happened in the first year of the seven years of plenty, in the fourth month, on the eighteenth of the month; Joseph came into the territory of Heliopolis and was gathering the surplus grain of that region.”
3:2 “And when he had come close to that city, Joseph sent twelve men ahead of him to Pentephres the priest, saying, I will lodge with you because it is the hour of noon and the time of lunch, and the heat of the sun is great, and I desire that I may refresh myself under the shadow of your house.”
3:3 “And Pentephres heard this, and rejoiced exceedingly with great joy and said, Blessed is the Lord, the God of Joseph, because my lord Joseph thought me worthy to come to us.”
3:4 “And Pentephres called the steward of his house and said to him, Hurry and make my house ready and prepare a great dinner, because Joseph, the Powerful One of God, is coming to us today.”
3:5 “And Aseneth heard that her father and mother had come from the field, which was their inheritance, and rejoiced and said, I will go and see my father and my mother because they have come from the field which is our inheritance. For it was the time of harvest.”
3:6 “And Aseneth hurried into the chamber, where her robes lay, and dressed in a white linen robe interwoven with violet and gold, and girded herself with a golden girdle and put bracelets on her hands and feet, and put golden buskins about her feet, and around her neck she put valuable ornaments and costly stones which hung around from all sides, and the names of the gods of the Egyptians were engraved everywhere on the bracelets and the stones, and the faces of all the idols were carved on them. And she put a tiara on her head and fastened a diadem around her temples, and covered her head with a veil.”

Chapter 4

4:1 “And she hurried and went down the stairs from the upper floor, and came to her father and mother and greeted them and kissed them. And Pentephres and his wife rejoiced over her daughter Aseneth with great joy, because they saw her adorned like a bride of God.”
4:2 “And they brought out all the good things which they had brought from the field which was their inheritance, and gave them to their daughter. And Aseneth rejoiced over all the good things, the fruit, and the grapes, and the dates, and the doves, and the pomegranates, and the figs, because they were all handsome and good to taste.”
4:3 “And Pentephres said to his daughter Aseneth, My child, And she said, Behold, here I am my lord.”
4:4 “And he said to her, Sit down between us, and I will tell you what I have to say.”
4:5 “And Aseneth sat between her father and mother. And Pentephres, her father, with his right hand grasped the right hand of his daughter and kissed it and said to her, My child Aseneth.”
4:6 “And he said, Behold, her I am, lord. Let my lord and my father speak up.”
4:7 “And Pentephres, her father, said to her, Joseph the Powerful One of God is coming to us today. and he is chief of the whole land of Egypt, and the king Pharaoh appointed him king of the whole land, and he is giving grain to the whole land, and saving it from the oncoming famine. And Joseph is a man who worships God, and self-controlled, and a virgin like you today, and Joseph is also a man powerful in wisdom and experience, and the spirit of God is upon him, and the grace of the Lord is with him.”
4:8 “Come, my child, and I will hand you over to him for his wife, and you will be a bride to him, and he will be your bridegroom for ever and ever.”
4:9 “And when Aseneth heard these words from her father, plenty of red sweat poured over her face, and she became furious with great anger, and looked askance at her father with her eyes, and said, Why does my lord and my father speak words such as these, to hand me over, like a captive, to a man who is an alien, and a fugitive, and was sold as a slave?”
4:10 “Is he not the shepherd’s son from the land of Canaan, and he himself was caught in the act of sleeping with his mistress, and his master threw him into the prison of darkness; and Pharaoh brought him out of prison, because he interpreted his dream just like the older women of the Egyptians interpret dreams?”
4:11 “No, but I will be married to the king’s firstborn son, because he is king of the whole land of Egypt.”
4:12 “Hearing this, Pentephres was ashamed to speak further to his daughter Aseneth about Joseph, because she had answered him daringly and with boastfulness and anger.”

Chapter 5

5:1 “And a young man of Pentephres’ servants rushed in and says, Behold, Joseph is standing before the doors of our court.”
5:2 “And Aseneth fled from her father’s and mother’s presence, when she heard them speak these words about Joseph, and went up into the upper floor and entered her chamber and stood by the large window, the one looking east, in order to see Joseph entering her father’s house.”
5:3 “And Pentephres and his wife and his whole family went out to meet Joseph.”
5:4 “And the gates of the court looking east were opened, and Joseph entered, standing on Pharaoh’s second chariot, and four horses, white as snow and with golden bridles, were harnessed to it, and the entire chariot was manufactured from pure gold.”
5:5 “And Joseph was dressed in an exquisite white tunic, and the robe which he had thrown around him was purple, made of linen interwoven with gold, and a golden crown was on his head, and around the crown were twelve chosen stones, and on the top of the twelve stones were twelve golden rays. And a royal staff was in his left hand, and in his right hand he held outstretched an olive branch, and there was plenty of fruit on it, and in the fruits was a great wealth of oil.”
5:6 “And Joseph entered the court, and the gates of the court were closed, and every man and woman, if strange remained outside the court, because the guards of the gates drew tight and closed the doors, and all the strangers were closed out.”
5:7 “And Pentephres and his wife and his whole family, except their daughter Aseneth, went and prostrated themselves face down to the ground before Joseph. And Joseph descended from his chariot and greeted them with his right hand.”

Chapter 6

6:1 “And Aseneth saw Joseph on his chariot and was strongly cut to the heart, and her soul was crushed, and her knees were paralyzed, and her entire body trembled, and she was filled with great fear. And she sighed and said in her heart:”
6:2 “What shall I do now, wretched that I am? Did I not speak saying that Joseph is coming, the shepherd’s son from the land of Canaan? And now, behold, the sun from heaven has come to us on its chariot and entered our house today, and shines in it like a light upon the earth.”
6:3 “But I, foolish and daring, have despised him and spoken wicked words about him, and did not know that Joseph is (a) son of God.”
6:4 “For who among men on earth will generate such beauty, and what womb of a woman will give birth to such light? What a wretched and foolish girl I am, because I have spoken wicked word about him to my father.”
6:5 “And now, where shall I go and hide from his face in order that Joseph, the son of God, does not see me because I have spoken wicked things about him?”
6:6 “And where shall I flee and hide, because every hiding place, he sees and nothing hidden escapes him, because of the great light that is inside him?”
6:7 “And now be gracious on me, Lord, God of Joseph, because I have spoken wicked words against him in ignorance.”
6:8 “And now, let my father give me to Joseph for a maidservant and slave, and I will serve him for ever and ever.”

Chapter 7

7:1 “And Joseph entered the house of Pentephres and sat upon the throne.. And they washed his feet and set a table before him by itself, because Joseph never ate with the Egyptians, for this was an abomination to him.”
7:2 “And looking up with his eyes, Joseph saw Aseneth leaning through the window. and Joseph said to Pentephres and his whole family, saying, Who is this woman who is standing in the upper floor by the window? Let her leave this house, because Joseph was afraid, saying, This one must not molest me, too.”
7:3 “For all the wives and the daughters of the noblemen and the satraps of the whole land of Egypt used to molest him wanting to sleep with him, and all the wives and the daughters of the Egyptians, when they saw Joseph, suffered badly because of his beauty.”
7:4 “But Joseph despised them, and the messengers whom the women sent to him with gold and silver and valuable presents Joseph sent back with threats and insults, because Joseph said, I will not sin before the Lord God of my father Israel nor in the face of my father Jacob.”
7:5 “And the face of his father Jacob, Joseph always had before his eyes, and he remembered his father’s commandments. For Jacob would say to his son Joseph and all his sons, My children, guard strongly against associating with a strange woman, for association with her is destruction and corruption.”
7:6 “Therefore Joseph said, Let this woman leave this house.”
7:7 “And Pentephres said to him, Lord, this one whom you have seen standing in the upper floor is not a strange woman, but she is our daughter, a virgin hating every man, and there is not any other man who has ever seen her except you alone today. And if you will, she will come and address you, because our daughter is like a sister to you.”
7:8 “And Joseph rejoiced exceedingly with great joy because Pentephres had said, She is a virgin hating every man. And Joseph said by himself, If she is a virgin hating every man, this girl will certainly not molest me. And Joseph said to Pentephres and his whole family, If she is your daughter and a virgin, let her come, because she is a sister to me, and I love her from today as my sister.”

Chapter 8

8:1 “And Aseneth’s mother went up to the upper floor and brought her and stood her before Joseph. And Pentephres said to his daughter Aseneth, Greet your brother, because he, too, is a virgin like you today and hates every strange woman, as you, too, every strange man.”
8:2 “And Aseneth said to Joseph, Be of good cheer, my lord, blessed by the Most High Lord.”
8:3 “And Joseph said to Aseneth, May the Lord God who gives life to all things bless you.”
8:4 “And Pentephres said to his daughter Aseneth, Go up and kiss your brother.”
8:5 “And as Aseneth went up to kiss Joseph, Joseph stretched out his right hand and put it on her chest between her two breasts, and her breasts were already standing upright like handsome apples. And Joseph said, It is not fitting for a man who worships God, who will bless with his mouth the living God and eat blessed bread of life and drink a blessed cup of immortality and anoint himself with blessed ointment if incorruptibility to kiss a strange women who will bless with her mouth dead and dumb idols and eat from their table bread of strangulation and drink from their libation a cup of insidiousness and anoint herself with ointment of destruction.”
8:6 “But a man who worships God will kiss his mother and the sister who is born of his mother and the sister who is born of his clan and family and the wife who shares his bed, all of whom bless with their mouths the living God.”
8:7 “Likewise, for a woman who worships God it is not fitting to kiss a strange man, because this is an abomination before the Lord God.”
8:8 “And when Aseneth heard these words of Joseph, she was cut to the heart strongly and was distressed exceedingly and sighed, and she kept gazing at Joseph with her eyes open and her eyes were filled with tears. And Joseph saw her, and had mercy on her exceedingly, and was himself cut to the heart, because Joseph was meek and merciful and fearing God.”
8:9 “And he lifted up his right hand and put it upon her head and said: Lord God of my father Israel, the Most High, the Powerful One of Jacob, who gave life to all things and called them from the darkness to the light, and from the error to the truth, and from the death to the life, you, Lord, bless this virgin, and renew her by your spirit, and form her anew by your hidden hand, and make her alive again by your life, and let her eat your bread of life, and brink your cup of blessing, and number her among your people that you have chosen before all things came into being, and let her enter your rest which you have prepared for your chosen ones, and live in your eternal life for ever and ever.”

Chapter 9

9:1 “And Aseneth rejoiced exceedingly with great joy over Joseph’s blessing, and hurried and went into the upper floor by herself, and fell on her bed exhausted, because in her there was joy and distress and much fear and trembling and continuous sweating as she heard all these words of Joseph, which he had spoken to her in the name of the Most High God. And she wept with great and bitter weeping and repented of her infatuation with the gods whom she used to worship, and spurned all the idols, and waited for the evening to come. And Joseph ate and drank and told his servants, Harness the horses to the chariots, for, he said, I will go away and drive around the whole land.”
9:2 “And Pentephres said to Joseph, Let my lord lodge here today, and tomorrow you will go out on your way. And Joseph said, No, but I will go out today, because this is the day on which God began to make all his creatures, and on the eighth day, when this day returns, I too will return to you and lodge here.”

Chapter 10

10:1 “And Joseph went away on his way and Pentephres and his whole family went away to their estate. And Aseneth was left alone with the seven virgins, and she continued to be weighed down and weep until the sun set. And she ate no bread and drank no water. And the night fell, and all the people in the house slept, and she alone was awake and continued to brood and to weep; and she often struck her breast with her hand and kept being filled with great fear and trembled with heavy trembling.”
10:2 “And Aseneth rose from her bed and quietly went down the stairs from the upper floor and went to the gateway, and the woman gatekeeper was asleep with her children. And Aseneth hurried and took down from the window the skin which hung there for a curtain, and filled it with ashes from the fireplace, and carried it up into the upper floor, and put it on the floor.”
10:3 “And she closed the door firmly and slipped the iron bolt across and sighed with great sighing and bitter weeping.”
10:4 “And the virgin who was her foster sister, whom Aseneth loved beyond all the virgins, heard her sighing and hurried and woke up the other six virgins. And they went to Aseneth’s door and found the door closed.”
10:5 “And they heard Aseneth’s sighing and weeping and said to her, What have you, mistress, and why do you feel so sad, and what is it that is bothering you? Open the door to us, and we will see what you have.”
10:6 “And Aseneth did not open the door, but said to them from within, My head is stricken with heavy pain, and I am resting in my bed, and I do not have the strength to rise and open the door to you, because I have grown weak in all my limbs.”
10:7 “But go each of you in your chamber and rest and let me be quiet.”
10:8 “And the virgins went away, each into her chamber. And Aseneth rose and opened the door quietly and went into her second chamber where the chests containing her ornaments were, and opened her coffer and took out a black and somber tunic. And this was her tunic of mourning when her younger brother died. In this Aseneth had dressed and mourned for her brother.”
10:9 “And she took her black tunic and carried it into her chamber and closed the door again firmly and slipped the bold across.”
10:10 “And Aseneth hurried and put off her linen and gold woven royal robe and dressed in the black tunic of mourning, and loosened her golden girdle and girded a rope around her, and put off the tiara from her head, and the diadem and the bracelets from her hands and feet, and put everything on the floor.”
10:11 “And she took her chosen robe and the golden girdle and the headgear and the diadem, and threw everything through the window looking north to the poor.”
10:12 “And Aseneth hurried and took all her gods that were in her chamber, the ones of gold and silver who were without number, and ground them to pieces, and threw all the idols of the Egyptians through the window looking north from her upper floor to beggars and needy persons.”
10:13 “And Aseneth took her royal dinner and the fatlings and the fish and the flesh of the heifer and all the sacrifices of her gods and the vessels of their wine of libation and threw everything through the window looking north, and gave everything to the strange dogs. For Aseneth said to herself, By no means must my dogs eat from my dinner and from the sacrifice of the idols, but let the strange dogs eat those.”
10:14 “And after that Aseneth took the skin full of ashes and poured it on the floor. and she took a piece of sackcloth and girded it around her waist. And she loosened the clasp of the hair of her head and sprinkled ashes upon her head.”
10:15 “And she scattered the ashes on the floor and struck her breast often with both hands, and wept bitterly, and fell upon the ashes and wept with great and bitter weeping all night with sighing and screaming until daybreak.”
10:16 “And Aseneth rose at daybreak and looked, and behold, there was much mud from her tears and from the ashes. And Aseneth fell again upon her face on the ashes till evening and until the setting of the sun.”
10:17 “And this way Aseneth did for seven days, and she ate no bread and drank no water in those seven days of her humiliation.”

Chapter 11

11:1 “And on the eighth day, behold, it was dawn and the birds were already singing and the dogs barking at people who were passing through, and Aseneth lifted her head just a little from the floor and the ashes on which she was lying, because she was exceedingly tired and could not control her limbs because of the want of food for the seven days. And she rose on her knees and put her hand on the floor and lifted herself up a little from the floor, and she was still bowing her head, and the hairs of her head were stretched out in strands from the load of ashes. And Aseneth clasped her hands, finger against finger, and shook her head to and fro, and struck her breast continuously with her hands, and laid her head into her lap, and her face was flooded with her tears, and she sighed with great sighing, and pulled her hairs from her head, and sprinkled ashes on her head. And Aseneth was tired and had become discouraged and her strength had gone. And she turned upward to the wall and sat below the window looking east.”
11:2 “And she laid her head into her lap, clasping her fingers round her right knee, and her mouth was closed, and she had not opened it in the seven days and in the seven nights of her humiliation.”
11:3 “And she said in her heart without opening her mouth: What shall I do, miserable that I am, or where shall I go; with whom shall I take refuge, or what shall I speak, I the virgin and an orphan and desolate and abandoned and hated?”
11:4 “All people have come to hate me, and on top of those my father and my mother, because I, too, have come to hate their gods and have destroyed them, and caused them to be trampled underfoot by men.”
11:5 “And therefore my father and my mother and my whole family have come to hate me and said, Aseneth is not our daughter because she destroyed our gods.”
11:6 “And all people hate me, because I, too, have come to hate every man, and all who asked for my hand in marriage. And now, in the humiliation of mine, all have come to hate me, and gloat over this affliction of mine.”
11:7 “And the Lord the God of the powerful Joseph, the Most High, hates all those who worship idols, because he is a jealous and terrible god toward all those who worship strange gods.”
11:8 “Therefore he has come to hate me, too, because I worshiped dead and dumb idols, and blessed them,”
11:9 “And ate from their sacrifices, and my mouth is defiled from their table, and I do not have the boldness to call on the Lord God of Heaven, the Most High, the Mighty One of the powerful Joseph, because my mouth is defiled from sacrifices of the idols”
11:10 “But I have heard many saying that the God of the Hebrews is a true God, and a living God, and a merciful God, and compassionate and long-suffering and full of pity and gentle, and does not count the sin of a humble person, nor expose the lawless deeds of an afflicted person at the time of his affliction.”
11:11 “Therefore I will take courage too and turn to him, and take refuge with him, and confess all my sins to him, and pour out my supplication before him.”
11:12 “Who knows, maybe he will see my humiliation and have mercy on me. Perhaps he will see this desolation of mine and have compassion on me,”
11:13 “Or see my orphanage and protect me, because he is the father of orphans, and a protector of the persecuted, and of the afflicted a helper.”
11:14 “I will take courage and cry to him”
11:15 “And Aseneth rose from the wall where she was sitting and turned to the window looking east and straightened up on her knees and spread her hands out toward heaven. And she was afraid to open her mouth and to name the name of God. And she turned again away to the wall and sat and struck her head and her breast with her hand often, and said in her heart without opening her mouth:”
11:16 “What a wretched woman I am, and an orphan and desolate, my mouth is defiled from the sacrifices of the idols and from the blessings of the gods of the Egyptians.”
11:17 “And now, in these tears of mine and the ashes strewn around and the filth of my humiliation, how shall I open my mouth to the Most High, and how name his awesome holy name, and be sure that the Lord will not be angry with me, because in the midst of my lawless deeds I have called on his holy name?”
11:18 “What shall I now do, wretched that I am? I will rather take courage and open my mouth to him and invoke his name. And if in fury the Lord strikes me he himself will again heal me; and if he chastises me with his whips, he himself will look again on me in his mercy; and if he is furious at me in my sins, he will again be reconciled with me and forgive me every sin. so I will take courage to open my mouth to hem.”
11:19 “And Aseneth rose again from the wall where she sat and straightened up on her knees and spread her hand eastward and looked with her eyes up toward heaven, and opened her mouth to God, and said:”

Chapter 12

12:1 “Lord God of the ages, who created all things and gave life to them, who gave breath of life to your whole creation, who brought the invisible things out into the light,”
12:2 “Who made the things that are and the ones that have an appearance from the non-appearing and non-being, who lifted up the heaven and founded it on a firmament upon the back of the winds, who founded the earth upon the waters, who put big stones on the abyss of the water, and the stones will not be submerged, but they are like oak leaves floating on top of the water, and they are living stones and hear your voice, Lord, and keep your commandments which you have commanded to them, and never transgress your ordinances, but are doing your will to the end. For you, Lord, spoke and they were brought to life, because your word, Lord, is life for all your creatures.”
12:3 “With you I take refuge, Lord, and to you I will shout, Lord, to you I will pour out my supplication, to you I will confess my sins, and to you I will reveal my lawless deeds.”
12:4 “Spare me, Lord, because I have sinned much before you, I have committed lawlessness and irreverence, and have said wicked and unspeakable things before you.”
12:5 “My mouth is defiled from the sacrifices of the idols and from the tables of the gods of the Egyptians. I have sinned, Lord, before you I have sinned much in ignorance, and have worshiped dead and dumb idols. And now I am not worthy to open my mouth to you, Lord. And I, Aseneth, daughter of Pentephres the priest, the virgin and queen, who was once proud and arrogant, and prospering in my riches beyond all people, am now an orphan, and desolate, and abandoned by all people.”
12:6 “With you I take refuge, Lord, and to you I bring my supplication, and to you I will shout.”
12:7 “Rescue me before I am caught by my persecutors.”
12:8 “For just as a little child who is afraid flees to his father, and the father, stretching out his hands, snatches him off the ground, and puts his arms around him by his breast, and the child clasps his hands around his father’s neck, and regains his breath after his fear, and rests at his father’s breast, the father, however, smiles at the confusion of his childish mind, likewise you too, Lord, stretch out your hands upon me as a child-loving father, and snatch me off the earth.”
12:9 “For behold, the wild old lion persecutes me, because he is the father of the gods of the Egyptians, and his children are the gods of the idol maniacs. And I have come to hate them, because they are the lion’s children, and have thrown all of them from me and destroyed them.”
12:10 “And the lion their father furiously persecutes me/tries to swallow me,”
12:11 “But you, Lord, rescue me from his hands, and from his mouth deliver me, lest he carry me off like a lion, and tear me up and throw me into the flame of the fire, and the fire will throw me into the hurricane, and the hurricane will wrap me up in darkness and throw me out into the deep of the sea, and the big sea monster who exists since eternity will swallow me, and I will be destroyed forever.”
12:12 “Rescue me, Lord, before all this comes upon me. Rescue me, Lord, the desolate and solitary, because my father and mother disowned me and said, Aseneth is not our daughter, because I have destroyed and ground to pieces their gods, and have come to hate them.”
12:13 “And I am now an orphan and desolate, and I have no other hope save in you, Lord, and no other refuge except your mercy, Lord, because you are the father of the orphans, and a protector of the persecuted and a helper of the afflicted.”
12:14 “Have mercy upon me, Lord, and guard me, a virgin who is abandoned and an orphan, because you, Lord, are a sweet and good and gentle father.”
12:15 “What father is as sweet as you, Lord, and who is as quick in mercy as you, Lord, and who is as long-suffering toward our sins as you, Lord? For behold, all the gifts of my father Pentephres, which he gave me as an inheritance, are transient and obscure; but the gifts of your inheritance, Lord, are incorruptible and eternal.”

Chapter 13

13:1 “Be mindful, Lord, of my humiliation and have mercy upon me. Look at my orphanage and have compassion on the afflicted. for behold, I fled from everything and took refuge in you, Lord, the only friend to men.”
13:2 “Behold, I left behind all the good things of the earth and took refuge in you, Lord, in this sackcloth and ashes, naked and an orphan and left all alone.”
13:3 “Behold, I put off my linen royal robe, interwoven with violet and gold, and dressed in a black mourning tunic.”
13:4 “Behold, I loosened my golden girdle and threw it off me and girded a rope and sackcloth around myself.”
13:5 “Behold, my tiara and my diadem I threw off my head, and have sprinkled ashes upon it.”
13:6 “Behold, the floor of my chamber, paved with colored and purple stones, which once used to be besprinkled with perfumes and wiped with bright linen cloths, is now besprinkled with my tears and was profaned having been powdered with ashes.”
13:7 “Behold, my Lord, from my tears and the ashes much mud has been formed in my chamber, as on a broad street.”
13:8 “Behold, Lord, my royal dinner and the cereals I gave to the strange dogs.”
13:9 “And behold, seven days and seven nights I was fasting and ate no bread and drank no water, and my mouth has become dry as a drum, and my tongue as a horn, and my lips as a potsherd, and my face has fallen, and my eyes are burning in shame from my many tears, and my entire strength has left me.”
13:10 “Behold, now, all the gods whom I once used to worship in ignorance: I have now recognized that they were dumb and dead idols, and I have caused them to be trampled underfoot by men, and the thieves snatched those that were of silver and gold.”
13:11 “And with you I have taken refuge, O Lord my God. Yet you, rescue me from my many deeds of ignorance and pardon me,”
13:12 “Because I have sinned against you in ignorance, being a virgin, and have fallen in error unwittingly, and have spoken blasphemous words against my lord Joseph, because I did not know, the miserable one that I am, that he is your son, as people told me that Joseph is the shepherd’s son from the land of Canaan.”
13:13 “And I, the miserable one, have come to believe them and fall into error. And I have despised him and spoken wicked words about him, and did not know that he is your son”
13:14 “For who among men will give birth to such beauty and such great wisdom and virtue and power, as owned by the all-beautiful Joseph?”
13:15 “Lord, I commit him to you, because I love him beyond my own soul. Preserve him in the wisdom of your grace. And you, Lord, commit me to him for a maidservant and slave. And I will make his bed and wash his feet and wait on him and be a slave for him and serve him for ever and ever.”

Chapter 14

14:1 “And when Aseneth had ceased making confession to the Lord, behold, the morning star rose out of heaven in the east. And Aseneth saw it and rejoiced and said, So the Lord God listened to my prayer, because this star rose as a messenger and herald of the light of the great day.”
14:2 “And Aseneth kept looking, and behold, close to the morning star, the heaven was torn apart and great and unutterable light appeared.”
14:3 “And Aseneth saw it and fell on her face on the ashes. And a man came to her from heaven and stood by Aseneth’s head.”
14:4 “And he called her and said, Aseneth, Aseneth.”
14:5 “And she said, Who is he that calls me, because the door of my chamber is closed, and the tower is high, and how then did he come into my chamber?”
14:6 “And the man called her a second time and said, Aseneth, Aseneth.”
14:7 “And she said, Behold, here I am, Lord. Who are you, tell me.”
14:8 “And the man said, I am the chief of the house of the Lord, and commander of the whole host of the Most High. Rise and stand on your feet, and I will tell you what I have to say.”
14:9 “And Aseneth raised her head and saw, and behold, there was a man in every respect similar to Joseph, by the robe and the crown and the royal staff, except that his face was a burning torch, and hands and feet like iron shining forth from a fire, and sparks shot forth from his hands and feet.”
14:10 “And Aseneth saw it and fell on her face at his feet on the ground. And Aseneth was filled with great fear, and all of her limbs trembled.”
14:11 “And the man said to her, Courage, and do not be afraid, but rise and stand on your feet, and I will tell you what I have to say”
14:12 “And Aseneth rose and stood on her feet. And the man said to her, Proceed unhindered into your second chamber and put off your black tunic of mourning, and the sackcloth put off your waist, and shake off those ashes from your head, and wash your face and your hands with living water, and dress in a new linen robe as yet untouched and distinguished and gird your waist with the new twin girdle of your virginity.”
14:13 “And come back to me, and I will tell you what I have to say.”
14:14 “And Aseneth hurried and went into her second chamber where the chests containing as yet untouched, and undressed the black tunic of mourning and put off the sackcloth from her waist, and dressed in her distinguished and as yet untouched linen robe, and girded herself with the twin girdle of her virginity, one girdle around her waist, and another girdle upon her breast.”
14:15 “And she shook off the ashes from her head, and washed her hands and her face with living water. And she took an as yet untouched and distinguished linen veil and covered her head.”

Chapter 15

15:1 “And she went to the man into her first chamber and stood before him. And the man said to her, Remove the veil from your head, and for what purpose did you do this? For you are a chaste virgin today, and your head is like that of a young men.”
15:2 “And Aseneth removed the veil from her head. And the man said to her, Courage, Aseneth, chaste virgin. Behold, I have heard all the words of your confession and your prayer.”
15:3 “Behold, I have also seen the humiliation and the affliction of the seven days of your want of food. Behold, from your tears and these ashes, plenty of mud has formed before your face.”
15:4 “Courage, Aseneth, chaste virgin. For behold, your name was written in the book of the living in heaven; in the beginning of the book, as the very first of all, your name was written by my finger, and it will not be erased forever.”
15:5 “Behold, from today, you will be renewed and formed anew and made alive again, and you will eat blessed bread of life, and drink a blessed cup of immortality, and anoint yourself with blessed ointment of incorruptibility.”
15:6 “Courage, Aseneth, chaste virgin. Behold, I have given you today to Joseph for a bride, and he himself will be your bridegroom for ever and ever.”
15:7 “And your name shall no longer be called Aseneth, but your name shall be City of Refuge, because in you many nations will take refuge with the Lord God, the Most High, and under your wings many peoples trusting in the Lord God will be sheltered, and behind your walls will be guarded those who attach themselves to the Most High God in the name of Repentance. For Repentance is in the heavens, an exceedingly beautiful and good daughter of the Most High. And she herself entreats the Most High God for you at all times and for all who repent in the mane of the Most High God, because he is the father of Repentance. And she herself is guardian of all virgins, and loves you very much, and is beseeching the Most High for at all times and for all who repent she prepared a place of rest in the heavens. And she will renew all who repent, and wait on them herself for ever and ever.”
15:8 “And Repentance is exceedingly beautiful, a virgin pure and laughing always, and she is gentle and meek. And, therefore, the Most High Father lovers her, and all the angels stand in awe of her. And I, too, love her exceedingly, because she is also my sister. And because she loves you virgins, I love you, too.”
15:9 “And behold, I am going away to Joseph and will tell him about you everything I have to say. And Joseph will come to you today, and see you, and rejoice over you, and love you, and he will be your bridegroom, and you will be a bride for him for ever and ever.”
15:10 “And now listen to me, Aseneth, chaste virgin, and dress in your wedding robe, the ancient and first robe which is laid up in your chamber since eternity, and put around you all your wedding ornaments, and adorn yourself as a good bride, and go meet Joseph. For behold, he himself is coming to you today, and he will see you and rejoice.”
15:11 “And when the man had finished speaking these words, Aseneth rejoiced exceedingly with great joy about all these words and fell down at his feet and prostrated herself face down to the ground before him, and said to him,”
15:12 “Blessed be the Lord your God the Most High who sent you out to rescue me from the darkness and to bring me up from the foundations of the abyss, and blessed be your name forever.”
15:13 “What is your name, Lord; tell me in order that I may praise and glorify you for ever and ever. And the man said to her, Why do you seek this, my name, Aseneth? My name is in the heavens in the book of the Most High, written by the finger of God in the beginning of the book before all the others, because I am chief of the house of the Most High. And all names written in the book of the Most High are unspeakable, and man is not allowed to pronounce nor hear them in this world, because those names are exceedingly great and wonderful and laudable.”
15:13 “And Aseneth said, If I have found favor in your sight, Lord, and will know that you will do all your words that you have spoken to me, let your maidservant speak before you.”
15:14 “And the man said to her, Speak up. And Aseneth stretched out her right hand and put it on his knees and said to him, I beg you, Lord, sit down a little on this bed, because this bed is pure and undefiled, and a man or woman never sat on it. And I will set a table before you, and bring you bread and you will eat, and bring you from my storeroom old and good wine, the exhalation of which will go up till heaven, and you will drink from it. And after this you will go out on your way.”
15:15 “And the man said to her, Hurry and bring it quickly.”

Chapter 16

16:1 “And Aseneth hurried and set a new table before him and went to provide bread for him. And the man said to her, Bring me also a honeycomb.”
16:2 “And Aseneth stood still and was distressed, because she did not have a honeycomb in her storeroom.”
16:3 “And the man said to her, Why do you stand still?”
16:4 “And Aseneth said, I will send a boy to the suburb, because the field which is our inheritance is close, and he will quickly bring you a honeycomb from there, and I will set it before you, Lord.”
16:5 “And the man said to her, Proceed and enter your storeroom, and you will find a honeycomb lying upon the table. Pick it up and bring it here.”
16:6 “And Aseneth said, Lord, a honeycomb is not in my storeroom.”
16:7 “And the man said, Proceed and you will find one.”
16:8 “And Aseneth entered her storeroom and found a honeycomb lying on the table. And the comb was big and white as snow and full of honey. And that honey was like dew from heaven and its exhalation like breath of life.”
16:9 “And Aseneth wondered and said in herself, Did then this comb come out of the man’s mouth, because its exhalation is like the breath of this man’s mouth?”
16:10 “And Aseneth took that comb and brought it to the man, and put it on the table which she had prepared before him. And the man said to her, How is it that you said that a honeycomb is not in my storeroom? And behold, you have brought a wonderful honeycomb.”
16:11 “And Aseneth was afraid and said, Lord, I did not have a honeycomb in my storeroom at any time, but you spoke and it came into being. Surely this came out of your mouth, because its exhalation is like breath of your mouth.”
16:12 “And the man smiled at Aseneth’s understanding,”
16:13 “And called her to himself, and stretched out his right hand, and grasped her head and shook her head with his right hand. And Aseneth was afraid of the man’s hand, because sparks shot forth from his hand as from bubbling red-hot iron. And Aseneth looked, gazing with her eyes at the man’s hand.”
16:14 “And the man saw and smiled and said, Happy are you, Aseneth, because the ineffable mysteries of the Most High have been revealed to you, and happy are all who attach themselves to the Lord God in repentance, because they will eat from this comb. For this comb is full of the spirit of life. And the bees of the paradise of delight have made this from the dew of the roses of life that are in the paradise of God. And all the angels of God eat of it and all the chosen of God and all the sons of the Most High, because this is a comb of life, and everyone who eats of it will not die for ever and ever.”
16:15 “And the man stretched out his right hand and broke a small portion off the comb, and he himself ate and what was left he put with his hand into Aseneth’s mouth, and said to her, Eat. And she ate.”
16:16 “And the man said to Aseneth, Behold, you have eaten bread of life, and drunk a cup of immortality, and been anointed with ointment of incorruptibility. Behold, from today your flesh will flourish like flowers of life from the ground of the Most High, and your bones will grow strong like the cedars of the paradise of delight of God, and untiring powers will embrace you, and your youth will not see old age, and your beauty will not fail for ever. And you shall be like a walled mother-city of all who take refuge with the name of the Lord God, the king of the ages. And the man stretched out his right hand and touched the comb where he had broken off a portion, and it was restored and filled up, and at once it became whole as it was in the beginning.”
16:17 “And again the man stretched out his right hand and put his forefinger on the edge of the comb looking east and drew it over the edge looking west, and the way of his finger became like blood. And he stretched out his hand the second time and put his finger on the edge of the comb looking north and drew it over the edge looking south, and the way of his finger became like blood. And Aseneth stood at his left and watched everything that the men was doing. And the man said to the comb, Come. And the bees rose from the cells of that comb, and the cells were innumerable, ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands upon thousands.”
16:18 “And the bees were white as snow, and their wings like purple and like violet and like scarlet and like gold-woven linen cloaks, and golden diadems were on their heads, and they had sharp stings, and they would not injure anyone.”
16:19 “And all those bees encircled Aseneth from feet to head. And other bees were great and chosen like their queens, and they rose from the damaged part of the comb and encircled Aseneth’s mouth, and made upon her mouth and her lips a comb similar to the comb which was lying before the man.”
16:20 “And all these bees ate of the comb which was on Aseneth’s mouth. and the man said to the bees, Go off to your place.”
16:21 “And all the bees rose and flew and went away into heaven.”
16:22 “And those who wanted to injure Aseneth fell to the ground and died. and the man stretched out his staff over the dead bees and said to them, Rise you, too, and go away to your place.”
16:23 “And the bees who had died rose and went into the court adjoining Aseneth’s house and sought shelter on the fruit-bearing trees.”

Chapter 17

17:1 “And the man said to Aseneth, Have you seen this thing? And she said, Yes, Lord, I have seen all these things.”
17:2 “And the man said to her, So will be all my words which I have spoken to you today.”
17:3 “And the man for the third time stretched out his right hand, and touched the damaged part of the comb, and at once fire went up from the table and consumed the comb, but the table it did not injure.”
17:4 “And much fragrance came forth from the burning of the comb, and filled the chamber. And Aseneth said to the man, Lord, with me are seven virgins ministering to me, fostered with me from my childhood, born with me in one night, and I love them as my sisters. I will call them and you will bless them as you have blessed me, too.”
17:5 “And the man said, Call them”
17:6 “And Aseneth called the seven virgins and stood them before the man. And the man blessed them and said, May the Lord God the Most High bless you. And you shall be seven pillars of the City of Refuge, and all the fellow inhabitants of the chosen of that city will rest upon you for ever and ever.”
17:7 “And the man said to Aseneth, Put this table away.”
17:8 “And Aseneth turned to put the table away, and at once the man went away out of her sight. And Aseneth saw something like a chariot of four horses traveling into heaven toward the east. And the chariot was like a flame of fire, and the horses like lightning. And the man was standing on that chariot.”
17:9 “And Aseneth said, What a foolish and bold woman I am, because I have spoken with frankness and said that a man came into my chamber from heaven; and I did not know that a god came to me. And behold, now he is traveling back into heaven to his place.”
17:10 “And she said in herself, Be gracious, Lord, to your slave, and spare your maidservant, because I have spoken boldly before you all my words in ignorance.”

Chapter 18

18:1 “And as Aseneth was still saying these things to herself, behold, a young man from Pentephres servant staff rushed in and said, Behold, Joseph the Powerful One of God is coming to us today. For a forerunner of his is standing at the gates of our court.”
18:2 “And Aseneth hurried and called her foster-father, the steward of her house, and said to him, Hurry and make the house ready and prepare a good dinner, because Joseph the Powerful One of God is coming to us today.”
18:3 “And her foster-father saw her, and behold, her face had fallen from the affliction and the weeping and the fasting of the seven days, and he was distressed and wept, and he took her right hand and kissed it and said, What have you, my child, because your face has fallen so much?”
18:4 “And Aseneth said to him, My head is stricken with heavy pain, and the sleep kept away from my eyes, and therefore my face has fallen.”
18:5 “And her foster-father went away and prepared the house and the dinner. And Aseneth remembered the man from heaven and his commandment, and she hurried and entered her second chamber where the chests containing her ornaments were, and opened her big coffer and brought out her first robe, the one of wedding, like lightning in appearance, and dressed in it.”
18:6 “And she girded a golden and royal girdle around herself which was made of precious stones. And she put golden bracelets on her fingers and on her feet golden buskins, and precious ornaments she put around her neck in which innumerable costly and precious stones were fastened, and a golden crown she put on her head, and on that crown, in front on her brow, was a big sapphire stone, and around the big stone were six costly stones. and with a veil she covered her head like a bride, and she took a scepter in her hand.”
18:7 “And Aseneth remembered the words of her foster-father, because he had said to her, Your face has fallen. And she sighed and was much distressed and said, Woe is me, the humble, because my face has fallen. Joseph will see me and despise me.”
18:8 “And she said to her foster-sister, Bring me pure water from the spring, and I will wash my face.”
18:9 “And she brought her pure water from the spring and poured it into the basin. And Aseneth leaned over to wash her face and saw her face in the water. and it was like the sun and her eyes were like a rising morning star, and her cheeks like fields of the Most High, and on her cheeks there was red color like a son of man’s blood, and her lips were like a rose of life coming out of its foliage, and her teeth like fighting men lined up for a fight, and the hair of her head was like a vine in the paradise of God prospering in its fruits, and her neck like an all-variegated cypress, and her breasts were like the mountains of the Most High God.”
18:10 “And when Aseneth saw herself in the water, she was amazed at the sight and rejoiced with great joy, and did not wash her face, for she said, Perhaps I will wash off this great beauty.”
18:11 “And her faster-father came to say to her, Everything is prepared as you have commanded. And when he saw her he was alarmed and stood speechless for a long time, and was filled with great fear and fell at her feet and said, What is this, my mistress, and what is this great and wonderful beauty? At last the Lord God of heaven has chosen you as a bride for his firstborn son, Joseph.”

Chapter 19

19:1 “And while they were still speaking this way a boy came and said to Aseneth, Behold, Joseph is standing at the doors of our court.”
19:2 “And Aseneth hurried and went down the stairs from the upper floor with the seven virgins to meet Joseph and stood in the entrance of the house.”
19:3 “And Joseph entered the court and the gates were closed, and all strangers remained outside.”
19:4 “And Aseneth went out of the entrance to meet Joseph, and Joseph saw her and was amazed at her beauty, and said to her, Who are you? Quickly tell me.”
19:5 “And she said to him, I am your maidservant Aseneth, and all the idols I have thrown away from me and they were destroyed. And a man came to me from heaven today, and gave me bread of life and I ate, and a cup of blessing and I drank. And he said to me, I have given you for a bride to Joseph today, and he himself will be your bridegroom for ever and ever. And he said to me, Your name will no longer be called Aseneth, but your name will be called City of Refuge and the Lord God will reign as king over many nations for ever, because in you many nations will take refuge with the Lord God, the Most High.”
19:6 “And the man said to me, I will also go to Joseph and speak into his ears concerning you what I have to say.”
19:7 “And now, you know, my Lord, whether that man has come to you and spoken to you concerning me.”
19:8 “And Joseph said to Aseneth, Blessed are you by the Most High God, and blessed is your name forever, because the Lord God founded your walls in the highest, and your walls are adamantine walls of life, because the sons of the living God will dwell in your City of Refuge, and the Lord God will reign as king over them for ever and ever.”
19:9 “For this man came to me today and spoke to me words such as these concerning you. And now, come to me, chaste virgin, and why do you stand far away from me?”
19:10 “And Joseph stretched out his hands and called Aseneth by a wink of his eyes. And Aseneth also stretched out her hands and ran up to Joseph and fell on his breast. And Joseph put his arms around her, and Aseneth put hers around Joseph, and they kissed each other for a long time and both came to life in their spirit.”
19:11 “And Joseph kissed Aseneth and gave her spirit of life, and he kissed her the second time and gave her spirit of wisdom, and he kissed her the third time and gave her spirit of truth.”

Chapter 20

20:1 “And they embraced each other for a long time and interlocked their hands like bonds. And Aseneth said to Joseph, Come, my Lord, and enter our house, because I have prepared our house and made a great dinner.”
20:2 “And she grasped his right hand and led him into her house and seated him on Pentephres her father’s throne. And she brought water to wash his feet.”
20:3 “And Joseph said, Let one of the virgins come and wash my feet.”
20:4 “And Aseneth said to him, No, my Lord, because you are my lord from now on, and I am your maidservant. And shy do you say that another virgin is to wash your feet? For your feet are my feet, and your hands are my hands, and your soul my soul, and your feet another woman will never wash.”
20:5 “And she urged him and washed his feet. And Joseph looked at her hands, and they were like hands of life, and her fingers fine like the fingers of a fast-writing scribe. And after this Joseph grasped her right hand and kissed it, and Aseneth kissed his heat and sat at his right hand.”
20:6 “And her father and mother and his whole family came from the field which was their inheritance. And they saw Aseneth like the appearance of light, and her beauty was like heavenly beauty. And they saw her sitting with Joseph and dressed in a wedding garment.” (see 5:3)
20:7 “And they were amazed at her beauty and rejoiced and gave glory to God who gives life to the dead.”
20:8 “And after this they ate and drank and celebrated. And Pentephres said to Joseph, Tomorrow I will call all the noblemen and the satraps of the whole land of Egypt and give a marriage feast for you, and you will take my daughter Aseneth for your wife.”
20:9 “And Joseph said, I will go tomorrow to Pharaoh the king, because he is like a father to me and appointed me chief of the whole land of Egypt, and I will speak about Aseneth into his ears, and he himself will give her to me for my wife.”
20:10 “And Pentephres said to him, Go in peace.”

Chapter 21

21:1 “And Joseph stayed that day with Pentephres, and he did not sleep with Aseneth, because Joseph said, It does not befit a man who worships God to sleep with his wife before the wedding.”
21:2 “And Joseph rose at daybreak and went away to Pharaoh and said to him, Give me Aseneth, daughter of Pentephres, priest of Heliopolis, for my wife.”
21:3 “And Pharaoh rejoiced with great joy and said to Joseph, Behold, is not this one betrothed to you since eternity? And she shall be your wife from now on and for ever and ever.”
21:4 “And Pharaoh sent and called Pentephres, and he came and brought Aseneth, and stood her before Pharaoh. And Pharaoh saw her and was amazed at her beauty and said, May the Lord, the God of Joseph bless you, child, and let this beauty of yours remain for ever and ever, because justly the Lord, the God of Joseph, has chosen you as a bride for Joseph, because he is the firstborn son of God. And you shall be called a daughter of the Most High and a bride of Joseph from now on and for ever.”
21:5 “And Pharaoh took Joseph and Aseneth and put golden crowns on their heads which had been in his house from the beginning and of old. And Pharaoh set Aseneth at Joseph’s right side,”
21:6 “And put his hands on their heads, and his right hand was on Aseneth’s head. And Pharaoh said, May the Lord God the Most High bless you and multiply you and magnify you and glorify you forever.”
21:7 “And Pharaoh turned them around toward each other face to face and brought them mouth to mouth and joined them by their lips, and they kissed each other.”
21:8 “And after this Pharaoh gave a marriage feast and a great dinner and a big banquet for seven days. And he called together all the chiefs of the land of Egypt and all the kings of the nations and proclaimed to the whole land of Egypt, saying, Every man who does any work during the seven days of Joseph’s and Aseneth’s wedding shall surely die.”
21:9 “And it happened after this, Joseph went in to Aseneth, and Aseneth conceived from Joseph, and gave birth to Manasseh and Ephraim, his brother, in Joseph’s house.”
21:10 “And then Aseneth began to confess to the Lord God and gave thanks, preying, for all the good things of which she was deemed worthy by the Lord:”
21:11 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much, I Aseneth, daughter of Pentephres, priest of Heliopolis, who is an overseer of everything.”
21:12 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much, I was prospering in my father’s house, and was a boastful and arrogant virgin.”
21:13 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much, And have worshiped strange gods who were without number, and eaten bread from their sacrifices.”
21:14 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much, Bread of strangulation I have eaten, and a cup of insidiousness I have drunk from the table of death.”
21:15 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much. And I did not know the Lord the God of Heaven, and I did not trust in the Most High God of life.”
21:16 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much. For I trusted in the richness of my glory and in my beauty, and I was boastful and arrogant.”
21:17 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much. And I despised every man on earth, and there was no one who achieved something before me.”
21:18 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much. And I had come to hate all who had asked my hand in marriage, and despised them and scorned them.”
21:19 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much. And I spoke bold words in vanity and said, There is no prince on earth who may loosen the girdle of my virginity.”
21:20 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much. But will be the bride of the great king’s firstborn son.”
21:21 “I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned; before you I have sinned much, until Joseph the Powerful One of God came. He pulled me down from my dominating position and made me humble after my arrogance, and by his beauty he caught me, and by his wisdom he grasped me like a fish on a hook, and by his spirit, as by bait of life, he ensnared me, and by his power he confirmed me, and brought me to the God of the ages and to the chief of the house of the Most High, and gave me to eat bread of life, and to drink a cup of wisdom, and I became his bride for ever and ever.”

Chapter 22

22:1 “And it happened after this: The seven years of plenty passed and the seven years of famine began to come.”
22:2 “And Jacob heard about Joseph his son, and Israel went to Egypt with his whole family, in the second year of the famine, in the second month, on the twenty-first of the month, and dwelt in the land of Goshen.”
22:3 “And Aseneth said to Joseph, I will go and see your father, because your father Israel is like a father to me and a god.”
22:4 “And Joseph said to her, You shall go with me and see my father.”
22:5 “And Joseph and Aseneth went to the land of Goshen to Jacob. And Joseph’s brothers met them and prostrated themselves face down to the ground before them.”
22:6 “And they went in to Jacob. And Israel was sitting on his bed, and he was an old man in comfortable old age.”
22:7 “And Aseneth saw him and was amazed at his beauty, because Jacob was exceedingly beautiful to look at, and his old age was like the youth of a handsome young man, and his head was all white as snow, and the hairs of his head were all exceedingly close and thick like those of an Ethiopian, and his beard was white reaching down to his breast, and his eyes were flashing and darting flashes of lightning, and his sinews and his shoulders and his arms were like those of an angel, and his thighs and his calves and his feet like those of a giant. And Jacob was like a man who had wrestled with God.”
22:8 “And Aseneth saw him and was amazed, and prostrated herself before him face down to the ground. And Jacob said to Joseph, Is this my daughter-in-law, your wife? Blessed she will be by the Most High God.”
22:9 “And Jacob called her to himself and blessed her and kissed her. And Aseneth stretched out her hands and grasped Jacob’s neck and hung herself on her father’s neck just like someone hangs on to his father’s neck when he returns from fighting into his house, and she kissed him.”
22:10 “And after this they ate and drank. And Joseph and Aseneth went back to their house.”
22:11 “And Simeon and Levi, Joseph’s brethren, the sons of Leah, alone escorted them; but the sons of Zilpah and Bilhah, Leah’s and Rachel’s maidservants, did not escort them, because they envied them and were hostile against them.”
22:12 “And Levi was on Aseneth’s right side and Joseph on her left.”
22:13 “And Aseneth grasped Levi’s hand. And Aseneth loved Levi exceedingly beyond all of Joseph’s brethren, because he was one who attached himself to the Lord, and he was a prudent man and a prophet of the Most High and sharp-sighted with his eyes, and he used to see letters written in heaven by the finger of God and he knew the unspeakable mysteries of the Most High God and revealed them to Aseneth in secret, because he himself, Levi, would love Aseneth very much, and see her place of rest in the highest, and her walls like adamantine eternal walls, and her foundations found upon the rock of the seventh heaven.”

Chapter 23

23:1 “And it happened while Joseph and Aseneth were passing by, Pharaoh’s firstborn son saw them from the wall. And he saw Aseneth and was cut to the heart, and for some time he was heavily indignant and felt sick because of her beauty. And he said, Thus it shall not be.”
23:2 “And Pharaoh’s son sent messengers and called to him Simeon and Levi. And the men came to him and stood before him. And Pharaoh’s firstborn son said to them, I know today that you are powerful men beyond all men on the earth, and by these right hands of yours the city of the Shechemites has been overthrown, and by these two swords of yours thirty thousand fighting men were cut down.”
23:3 “And behold, today I will take you as companions for myself, and give you plenty of gold and silver, and servants and maids and houses and big estates as inheritance. Only do this thing and show mercy on me, for I have been insulted very much by your brother Joseph, for he himself took Aseneth my envisaged wife who was betrothed to me from the beginning.”
23:4 “And now, come assist me, and we will make war on Joseph, your brother, and I will kill him with my sword, and have Aseneth for my wife, and you will be to me brothers and faithful friends.”
23:5 “However, do this thing. But if you are too cowardly to do this thing, and despise my purpose, behold, my sword is prepared against you.”
23:6 “And while he was saying this, he exposed his sword and showed it to them. But when the men, Simeon and Levi, heart these words, they were exceedingly cut to the heart, because Pharaoh’s son had spoken to them in a tyrannical fashion.”
23:7 “And Simeon was a daring and bold man, and he intended to lay his hand on the handle of his sword and draw it from its sheath and strike Pharaoh’s son, because he had spoken defiant things to them.”
23:8 “And Levi saw the intention of his heart, because Levi was a prophet, and he was sharp-sighted with both his mind and his eyes, and he used to read what is written in the heart of men. And Levi trod with his foot on Simeon’s right foot and pressed it and thus signaled him to cease from his wrath.”
23:9 “And Levi said to Simeon quietly, Why are you furious with anger with this man? And we are men who worship God, and it does not befit us to repay evil for evil.”
23:10 “And Levi said to Pharaoh’s son with frankness, his face cheerful, and there was not the least bit of anger in him, but in meekness of heart he said to him, Why does our lord speak words such as these? And we are men who worship God, and our father is a friend of the Most High God, and Joseph our brother is like the firstborn son of God.”
23:11 “And how could we do this wicked thing, and sin before our God and before our father Israel and before our brother Joseph?”
23:12 “And now, listen to my words. It does not befit a man who worships God to injure anyone in any way. And if anyone wants to injure a man who worships God, that first-mentioned man who worships God does not succor him (the injurer), because a sword is not in his hands.”
23:13 “And you at least guard against speaking any longer about our brother Joseph words such as these. But if you insist on this wicked purpose of yours, behold, our swords are drawn in our right hands before you.”
23:14 “And Simeon and Levi drew their swords from their sheaths and said, Behold, have you seen these swords? With these two swords the Lord God punished the insult of the Shechemites by which they insulted the sons of Israel, because of our sister Dinah whom Shechem the son of Hamor had defiled.”
23:15 “And the son of Pharaoh saw their swords drawn and was exceedingly afraid and trembled over his whole body, because their swords were flashing forth like a flame of fire, and the eyes of Pharaoh’s son darkened, and he fell on his face on the ground beneath their feet.”
23:16 “And Levi stretched out his right hand and grasped him and said to him, Rise and do not be afraid. Only guard against speaking any longer a wicked word about our brother Joseph.”
23:17 “And Simeon and Levi went away from the presence of Pharaoh’s son.”

Chapter 24

24:1 “And the son of Pharaoh was full of fear and distress, because he was afraid of Joseph’s brothers, Simeon and Levi, and he was still weighed down by Aseneth’s beauty and distressed with great overwhelming distress.”
24:2 “And his servants said to him into the ear, saying, Behold, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s and Rachel’s maidservants, Jacob’s wives, are hostile to Joseph and Aseneth and envy them. and these will be in your power according to your will.”
24:3 “And Pharaoh’s son sent messengers and called them to himself. And they came to him at the first hour of the night and stood before him. and Pharaoh’s son said to them, I have a word to say to you, because you are powerful men.”
24:4 “And Dan and Gad, the elder brothers, said to him, Let our lord say to his servants what he wants to say, and your servants will listen, and we will do according to your will.”
24:5 “And Pharaoh’s son rejoiced exceedingly with great joy and said to his servants, Withdraw from me a little, because I have a confidential word to say to these men.”
24:6 “And they all withdrew.”
24:7 “And Pharaoh’s son lied to them and said, Behold, blessing and death are set before your face. Take now rather the blessing and not the death, because you are powerful men and will not die like women, but be brave and avenge yourself on your enemies.”
24:8 “For I heard Joseph your brother saying to Pharaoh my father concerning you, Children of my father’s maidservants are Dan and Gad and Naphtali and Asher, and they are not my brothers. And I will wait for my father’s death and them I will blot them out from the earth and all their offspring lest they share the inheritance with us, because they are children of maidservants.”
24:9 “And these men have sold me to the Ishmaelites, and I will repay them according to the whole insult of theirs which they committed against me wickedly. Only let my father die first.”
24:10 “And Pharaoh, my father, commended him and said to him, Well you have spoken, child. Then, take from me men who are powerful in fighting and go out to meet them in accordance with what they did to you. And I will be a helper to you.”
24:11 “And when the men heard the words of Pharaoh’s son, they were exceedingly troubled and distressed and said to Pharaoh’s son, We beg you, lord, help us.”
24:12 “And Pharaoh’s son said to them, I will be a helper to you if you hear my words.”
24:13 “And the men said, Behold, we are your servants before you. Give us orders, and we will do according to your will.”
24:14 “And Pharaoh’s son said to them, I will kill my father Pharaoh this night, because Pharaoh my father is like a father to Joseph and said to him that he would help him against you. And you kill Joseph. And I will take Aseneth for a wife for myself, and you will be brothers to me and fellow heirs of all my things. However, do this thing.”
24:15 “And Dan and Gad said to him, We are your servants today and will do everything which you have ordered us. And we have heard Joseph saying to Aseneth today, Go tomorrow to the field which is our inheritance, because it is the hour of the vintage. And he gave as an escort to be with her six hundred men powerful in fighting and fifty forerunners.”
24:16 “And now, listen to us, and we will speak to our lord.”
24:17 “And they spoke to him all their secret words and said, Give us men for war.”
24:18 “And Pharaoh’s son gave to the four brothers five hundred men each, and them he appointed their chiefs and commanders.”
24:19 “And Dan and Gad said to him, We are your servants today, and will do everything that you have ordered us. We will go by night and set up an ambush in the wadi, and hide in the thicket of the reeds. And you, take with you fifty bowmen on horses, and go far ahead of us. And Aseneth will come and fall into our hands. And we will cut down the men who are with her. And Aseneth will flee ahead with her carriage and fall into your hands, and you will do to her as your soul desires. And after that we will kill Joseph as he is distressed over Aseneth, and his children we will kill before his eyes. And Pharaoh’s son rejoiced when he heard these words. And he sent them out and two thousand fighting men with them.”
24:20 “And they came to the wadi and hid in the thicket of the reeds. And they split into four detachments. And there were sitting across the wadi, on the forward section as it were, on this side of the road and the other five hundred men each; likewise on this side of the wadi the rest were waiting, and they, too, were sitting in the thicket of the reeds, on this side of the road and the other five hundred men each. And between them the road was wide and spacious.”

Chapter 25

25:1 “And Pharaoh’s son rose in that night and went to the chamber of his father in order to kill his father with a sword. And his father’s guards prevented him from going in to his father and said to him, What are your orders, lord?”
25:2 “And Pharaoh’s son said to them, I want to see my father, because I am going out to harvest the vintage of my new-planted vineyard.”
25:3 “And the guards said to him, Your father suffers from a headache and lay awake all night, and now he is resting a little. And he said to us, Let no one come close to me, not even my firstborn son.”
25:4 “And when he heard this, Pharaoh’s son went away hurriedly and took with him fifty mounted bowmen and went away at their head, just as Dan and Gad had spoken to him.”
25:5 “And the younger brothers, Naphtali and Asher, spoke to their older brothers, Dan and Gad, saying, Why do you once again act wickedly against our father Israel and against our brother Joseph? And him the Lord is guarding like an apple of the eye. Behold, have you not sold him once, and now he is king of the whole land of Egypt and savior and grain giver?”
25:6 “And now again, if you should attempt to act wickedly against him, he will cry to the Most High, and he will send fire from heaven, and it will consume you, and the angels of God will fight for him against you.”
25:7 “And their older brothers, Dan and Gad, were angry at them and said, But shall we die like women? That would be absurd.”
25:8 “And they went out to meet Joseph and Aseneth.”

Chapter 26

26:1 “And Aseneth rose at daybreak and said to Joseph, I will go, just like you have said, to the field which is our inheritance. And my soul is anxious, because you are parting from me.”
26:2 “And Joseph said to her, Courage, and go not be afraid, but go because the Lord is with you, and he himself will guard you like an apple of the eye from every wicked deed.”
26:3 “For I, too, will go to my grain giving and will give bread to all men, and the whole land will surely not perish from the face of the Lord.”
26:4 “And Aseneth went away on her way, and Joseph went away to his grain giving.”
26:5 “And Aseneth and the six hundred men with her came to the place of the wadi. And suddenly those who lay in ambush rushed out of their ambushes and joined battle with Aseneth’s men, and cut them down with the edge of the sword, and they killed all her forerunners, but Aseneth fled ahead with her carriage.”
26:6 “And Levi, the son of Leah, perceived all these things in his spirit as a prophet, and he declared the danger in which Aseneth was to his brothers the sons of Leah. And each of them took his sword and put it on his thigh, and they took their shields and put them on their arms, and they took their spears in their right hands, and pursued after Aseneth in rapid course.”
26:7 “And Aseneth was fleeing ahead, and behold, Pharaoh’s son and fifty horsemen with him met her.”
26:8 “And Aseneth saw him and was afraid and troubled very much, and her whole body trembled. And she called on the name of the Lord her God.”

Chapter 27

27:1 “And Benjamin sat at Aseneth’s left hand in her carriage. And Benjamin was a boy of eighteen years, big and strong and powerful, and there was unspeakable beauty on him, and strength like that of a lion cub, and he feared the Lord exceedingly.”
27:2 “And Benjamin leapt down from the carriage and took a round stone from the wadi and filled his hand and hurled the stone at Pharaoh’s son and struck his left temple and wounded him with a heavy wound.”
27:3 “And Pharaoh’s son fell down from his horse on the ground, being half dead.”
27:4 “And Benjamin leapt and went up upon the rock, and said to Aseneth’s charioteer, Give me stones from the wadi.”
27:5 “And he gave him fifty stones. And Benjamin hurled the fifty stones and killed the fifty men who were with the son of Pharaoh. And all the stones penetrated their temples.”
27:6 “And the sons of Leah, Ruben and Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun, pursued after the men who had been lying in ambush for Aseneth and fell upon them unawares and cut them all down; the six men killed two thousand.”
27:7 “And their brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, fled from their presence and said, We have been destroyed by our brothers, and Pharaoh’s son has died by the hand of Benjamin the boy, and all who were with him have been destroyed by the one hand of the boy Benjamin.”
27:8 “And now, come, let us kill Aseneth and Benjamin and flee into this thicket of reeds.”
27:9 “And they came toward Aseneth holding their swords drawn, full of blood.”
27:10 “And Aseneth saw them and was exceedingly afraid and said: Lord my God, who made me alive again and rescued me from the idols and the corruption of death, who said to me, Your soul will live for ever, rescue me from the hands of these wicked men.”
27:11 “And the Lord God heard Aseneth’s voice, and at once their swords fell from their hands on the ground and were reduced to ashes.”

Chapter 28

28:1 “And the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah saw this great thing and were exceedingly afraid and said, The Lord fights against us for Aseneth.”
28:2 “And they fell on the face to the ground and prostrated themselves before Aseneth and said, Have mercy on us, your slaves, because you are our mistress and queen.”
28:3 “And we have wickedly committed evil against you and against our brother Joseph; and the Lord repaid us according to our works.”
28:4 “And now we, your slaves, beg you, have mercy on us and rescue us from the hands of our brothers, because they arrived as avengers of the insult done to you, and their swords are against us.”
28:5 “And we know that our brothers are men who worship God and do not repay anyone evil for evil.”
28:6 “Anyway, be gracious to your slaves, mistress, before them.”
28:7 “And Aseneth said to them, Courage, and do not be afraid of your brothers, because they are men who worship God and fearing God and respecting every man. But go into this thicket of reeds, until I appease them concerning you and make their anger cease, because you acted in great boldness against them. Courage now, and do not be afraid. Besides, the Lord will judge between me and you.”
28:8 “And Dan and Gad and their brothers fled into the thicket of reeds. And behold, the sons of Leah came running like three-year-old stags against them.”
28:9 “And Aseneth descended from the carriage that gave her shelter and gave them her right hand with tears, and they, falling down, prostrated themselves on the ground before her, and wept in a loud voice; and they were seeking their brothers, the sons of their father’s maidservants, in order to do away with them.”
28:10 “And Aseneth said to them, I beg you, spare your brothers and do not do them evil for evil, because the Lord protected me against them, and shattered their swords, and they melted on the ground like wax from the presence of fire. And this is enough for them that the Lord fights against them for us. And this is enough for them that the Lord fights against them for us.”
28:11 “And you, spare them because they are your brothers and your father Israel’s blood.”
28:12 “And Simeon said to her, Why does our mistress speak good on behalf of her enemies?”
28:13 “No, but let us cut them down with our swords, because they were first to plan evil against us and against our father Israel and against our brother Joseph, this already twice, and against you, our mistress and queen, today.”
28:14 “And Aseneth stretched out her right hand and touched Simeon’s beard and kissed him and said, By no means, brother, will you do evil for evil to your neighbor. To the Lord will you give the right to punish the insult done by them. And they are your brothers and your fathers, Israel’s line, and they fled far from your presence. Anyway, grant them pardon.”
28:15 “And Levi went up to her and kissed her right hand and perceived that she wanted to save the men from their brother’s anger so that they would not kill them.”
28:16 “And they were nearby in the thicket of reeds.”
28:17 “And Levi their brother perceived it and did not declare it to his brothers. For he was afraid that in their anger they might cut them down.”

Chapter 29

29:1 “And Pharaoh’s son rose from the ground and sat up and spat blood from his mouth, because the blood from his temple ran down over his mouth.”
29:2 “And Benjamin ran up to him and took his sword and drew it from its sheath, because Benjamin did not have a sword on his thigh, and set about to strike the breast of Pharaoh’s son.”
29:3 “And Levi ran up to him and grasped his hand and said, By no means, brother, will you do this deed, because we are men who worship God, and it does not befit a man who worships God to repay evil for evil nor to trample underfoot a fallen man nor to oppress his enemy till death.”
29:4 “And now, put your sword back into its place, and come, help me, and we will heal him of his wound; and if he lives, he will be our friend after this, and his father Pharaoh will be like our father.”
29:5 “And Levi raised Pharaoh’s son from the ground and washed the blood off his face and tied a bandage to his wound, and put him upon his horse, and conducted him to his father Pharaoh, and described to him all these things.”
29:6 “And Pharaoh rose from his throne and prostrated himself before Levi on the ground and blessed him.”
29:7 “And on the third day Pharaoh’s son died from the wound of the stone of Benjamin, the boy.”
29:8 “And Pharaoh mourned exceedingly for his firstborn son, and from the mourning he fell ill; and Pharaoh died at a hundred and nine years, and left his diadem to Joseph.”
29:9 “And Joseph reigned as king in Egypt for forty-eight years, and after this he gave the diadem to Pharaoh’s younger offspring, who was at the breast when Pharaoh died. And Joseph was like a father to Pharaoh’s younger son in the land of Egypt all the days of his life.”

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