Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the LORD, and died; 2. and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. 3. "Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place : with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. 4. "He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. 5. "And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. 6. "Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. 7. "He shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 8. "Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9. "And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD’S lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 10. "But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness. 11. "And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. 12. "Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the LORD, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 13. "And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die. 14. "He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side ; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. 15. "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 16. "So he shall make atonement for the Holy Place , because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17. "There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place , until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 18. "And he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD, and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 19. "Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. 20. "And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place , the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 21. "Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 22. "The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. 23. "Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place , and shall leave them there. 24. "And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. 25. "The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. 26. "And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 27. "The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place , shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal. 28. "Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 29. " This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you. 30. "For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 31. "It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. 32. "And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; 33. "then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. 34. "This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year." And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
1. < A Psalm of Asaph.>> Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. 2. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute. 3. Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day. 4. For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob. 5. This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand. 6. "I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets. 7. You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 8. "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me! 9. There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. 10. I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11. "But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me. 12. So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels. 13. "Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! 14. I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries. 15. The haters of the LORD would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever. 16. He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you."
1. <> God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods. 0. 2How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3. Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. 5. They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. 6. I said, "You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High. 7. But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes." 8. Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.
1. Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. 2. And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. 3. But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4. So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live." 5. But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. 6. However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. 7. In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. 8. And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. 9. So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. 10. They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary. 11. After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island. 12. And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days. 13. From there we circled round and reached Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew; and the next day we came to Puteoli, 14. where we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome. 15. And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage. 16. Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him. 17. And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: "Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, 18. "who, when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death. 19. "But when the Jews spoke against it , I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation. 20. "For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you , because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain." 21. Then they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you. 22. "But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere." 23. So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening. 24. And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. 25. So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, 26. "saying, ‘Go to this people and say: "Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive; 27. For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them."’ 28. "Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!" 29. And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves. 30. Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, 31. preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.