Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2. The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. 3. And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. 4. Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. 5. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month , on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. 6. So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. 7. Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. 8. He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground. 9. But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself. 10. And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. 11. Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 12. So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. 13. And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month , the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. 14. And in the second month, on the twenty–seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. 15. Then God spoke to Noah, saying, 16. "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. 17. "Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth." 18. So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. 19. Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark. 20. Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21. And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. 22. "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease."
1. So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2. "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. 3. "Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs. 4. "But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is , its blood. 5. "Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning ; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. 6. "Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man. 7. And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it." 8. Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9. "And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10. "and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11. "Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." 12. And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13. "I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14. "It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15. "and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16. "The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." 17. And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."
1. Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2. So Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, helping them. 3. At the same time Tattenai the governor of the region beyond the River and Shethar–Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: "Who has commanded you to build this temple and finish this wall?" 4. Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. 5. But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter . 6. This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent: The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar–Boznai, and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king. 7. They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus––To Darius the king: All peace. 8. Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the temple of the great God, which is being built with heavy stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands. 9. Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: "Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?" 10. We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were chief among them. 11. And thus they returned us an answer, saying: "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed. 12. "But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and carried the people away to Babylon. 13. "However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this house of God. 14. "Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon––those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. 15. "And he said to him, ‘Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.’ 16. "Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished." 17. Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter .
1. Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2. And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus: 3. In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: "Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, 4. with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king’s treasury. 5. Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God" –– 6. Now therefore , Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar–Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there. 7. Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site. 8. Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king’s expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered. 9. And whatever they need––young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem––let it be given them day by day without fail, 10. that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11. Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this. 12. And may the God who causes His name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently.
1. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 5. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. 6. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 7. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. 9. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. 10. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11. "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12. "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 13. "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 14. "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15. "Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.