Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Now the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him, 2. "and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD." 3. So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 4. ‘Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory. 5. ‘And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. 6. ‘They shall fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians––which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’" And he turned and went out from Pharaoh. 7. Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, "How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?" 8. So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, "Go, serve the LORD your God. Who are the ones that are going?" 9. And Moses said, "We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for we must hold a feast to the LORD." 10. Then he said to them, "The LORD had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. 11. "Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the LORD, for that is what you desired." And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence. 12. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land––all that the hail has left." 13. So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them. 15. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt. 16. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. 17. "Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only." 18. So he went out from Pharaoh and entreated the LORD. 19. And the LORD turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. 20. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go. 21. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt." 22. So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23. They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24. Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, "Go, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you." 25. But Moses said, "You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. 26. "Our livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the LORD our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the LORD until we arrive there." 27. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28. Then Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!" 29. And Moses said, "You have spoken well. I will never see your face again."
1. And the LORD said to Moses, "I will bring yet one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. 2. "Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold." 3. And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people. 4. Then Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: ‘About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5. ‘and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals. 6. ‘Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before , nor shall be like it again. 7. ‘But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the LORD does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’ 8. "And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will go out." Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger. 9. But the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not heed you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt." 10. So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
1. Moreover Elihu answered and said: 2. "Do you think this is right? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? 3. For you say, ‘What advantage will it be to You? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’ 4. "I will answer you, And your companions with you. 5. Look to the heavens and see; And behold the clouds––They are higher than you. 6. If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? Or, if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him? 7. If you are righteous, what do you give Him? Or what does He receive from your hand? 8. Your wickedness affects a man such as you, And your righteousness a son of man. 9. "Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty. 10. But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night, 11. Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’ 12. There they cry out, but He does not answer, Because of the pride of evil men. 13. Surely God will not listen to empty talk , Nor will the Almighty regard it. 14. Although you say you do not see Him, Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him. 15. And now, because He has not punished in His anger, Nor taken much notice of folly, 16. Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; He multiplies words without knowledge."
1. Elihu also proceeded and said: 2. "Bear with me a little, and I will show you That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf. 3. I will fetch my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4. For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. 5. "Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. 6. He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed. 7. He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted. 8. And if they are bound in fetters, Held in the cords of affliction, 9. Then He tells them their work and their transgressions––That they have acted defiantly. 10. He also opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they turn from iniquity. 11. If they obey and serve Him , They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures. 12. But if they do not obey, They shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge. 13. "But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath; They do not cry for help when He binds them. 14. They die in youth, And their life ends among the perverted persons. 15. He delivers the poor in their affliction, And opens their ears in oppression. 16. "Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness. 17. But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you . 18. Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; For a large ransom would not help you avoid it . 19. Will your riches, Or all the mighty forces, Keep you from distress? 20. Do not desire the night, When people are cut off in their place. 21. Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction. 22. "Behold, God is exalted by His power; Who teaches like Him? 23. Who has assigned Him His way, Or who has said, ‘You have done wrong’? 24. "Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung. 25. Everyone has seen it; Man looks on it from afar. 26. "Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him ; Nor can the number of His years be discovered. 27. For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist, 28. Which the clouds drop down And pour abundantly on man. 29. Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, The thunder from His canopy? 30. Look, He scatters his light upon it, And covers the depths of the sea. 31. For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance. 32. He covers His hands with lightning, And commands it to strike. 33. His thunder declares it, The cattle also, concerning the rising storm .
1. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8. "And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? 9. "Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10. "Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11. "Cretans and Arabs––we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." 12. So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?" 13. Others mocking said, "They are full of new wine." 14. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15. "For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16. "But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17. ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. 19. I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. 21. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.’