Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 2. He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. 3. And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. 4. He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5. And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6. He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. 7. He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8. one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 9. The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. 10. He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 11. And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it. 12. Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it. 13. And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. 14. The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. 15. And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold. 16. He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring. 17. He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. 18. And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. 19. There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower––and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 20. And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. 21. There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it. 22. Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. 23. And he made its seven lamps, its wick–trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. 24. Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils. 25. He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit–– it was square––and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26. And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. 27. He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. 28. And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29. He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
1. <> Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2. Both low and high, Rich and poor together. 3. My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. 4. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp. 5. Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me? 6. Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches, 7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him–– 8. For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever–– 9. That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit. 10. For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others. 11. Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names. 12. Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish. 13. This is the way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah 14. Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling. 15. But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah 16. Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; 17. For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. 18. Though while he lives he blesses himself (For men will praise you when you do well for yourself), 19. He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light. 20. A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.
1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2. Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3. explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying , "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ." 4. And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas. 5. But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6. But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. 7. "Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king––Jesus." 8. And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things. 9. So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. 10. Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11. These were more fair–minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. 12. Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. 13. But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds. 14. Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there. 15. So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.