Thursday, February 22, 2029

^2:11For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. ¹²For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down; ¹³and upon every cedar of Libanus, of them that are high and towering, and upon every oak of Basan, ¹⁴and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, ¹⁵and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall, ¹⁶and upon every ship of the sea, and upon every display of fine ships.

¹⁷And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. ¹⁸And they shall hide all idols made with hands, ¹⁹having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth. ²⁰For in that day a man shall cast forth his silver and gold abominations, which they made in order to worship vanities and bats; ²¹to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

^2:4This is the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven and the earth, ⁵and every herb of the field before it was on the earth, and all the grass of the field before it sprang up, for God had not rained on the earth, and there was not a man to cultivate it. ⁶But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth. ⁷And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

⁸And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed. ⁹And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil. ¹⁰And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads. ¹¹The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

¹²And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald. ¹³And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia. ¹⁴And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates. ¹⁵And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it. ¹⁶And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat, ¹⁷but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.

¹⁸And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him. ¹⁹And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

^3:1My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words: ²for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee. ³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck: ⁴so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men. ⁵Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom. ⁶In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil. ⁸Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones. ⁹Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness: ¹⁰that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine. ¹¹My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: ¹²for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

¹³Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence. ¹⁴For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver. ¹⁵And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value. ¹⁶For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: ¹⁷Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful. ¹⁸She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.

^2:11For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. ¹²For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down; ¹³and upon every cedar of Libanus, of them that are high and towering, and upon every oak of Basan, ¹⁴and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, ¹⁵and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall, ¹⁶and upon every ship of the sea, and upon every display of fine ships.

¹⁷And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. ¹⁸And they shall hide all idols made with hands, ¹⁹having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth. ²⁰For in that day a man shall cast forth his silver and gold abominations, which they made in order to worship vanities and bats; ²¹to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

^2:4This is the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven and the earth, ⁵and every herb of the field before it was on the earth, and all the grass of the field before it sprang up, for God had not rained on the earth, and there was not a man to cultivate it. ⁶But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth. ⁷And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

⁸And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed. ⁹And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil. ¹⁰And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads. ¹¹The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

¹²And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald. ¹³And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia. ¹⁴And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates. ¹⁵And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it. ¹⁶And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat, ¹⁷but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.

¹⁸And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him. ¹⁹And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

^3:1My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words: ²for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee. ³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck: ⁴so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men. ⁵Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom. ⁶In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil. ⁸Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones. ⁹Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness: ¹⁰that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine. ¹¹My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: ¹²for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

¹³Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence. ¹⁴For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver. ¹⁵And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value. ¹⁶For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: ¹⁷Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful. ¹⁸She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.

^7:7But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. ⁸Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives. ⁹We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes, ¹⁰for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him. ¹¹Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

¹²For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law. ¹³For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar. ¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. ¹⁵This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest, ¹⁶who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life; ¹⁷for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

^2:22When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ²³(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” ²⁵Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. ²⁷He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law, ²⁸then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said, ²⁹“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace; ³⁰for my eyes have seen your salvation, ³¹which you have prepared before the face of all peoples; ³²a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”

³³Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him. ³⁴Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against. ³⁵Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” ³⁶There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, ³⁷and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fastings and petitions night and day.

³⁸Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem. ³⁹When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. ⁴⁰The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.