Kamis, 16 Mei

50.   Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying, 51.   "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52.   ‘then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places; 53.   ‘you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess. 54.   ‘And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone’s inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. 55.   ‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell. 56.   ‘Moreover it shall be that I will do to you as I thought to do to them.’"

1.   Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2.   "Command the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance––the land of Canaan to its boundaries. 3.   ‘Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea; 4.   ‘your border shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon; 5.   ‘the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea. 6.   ‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border. 7.   ‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to Mount Hor; 8.   ‘from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad; 9.   ‘the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border. 10.   ‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham; 11.   ‘the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth; 12.   ‘the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.’" 13.   Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half–tribe. 14.   "For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance ; and the half–tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance. 15.   "The two tribes and the half–tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise." 16.   And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 17.   "These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18.   "And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance. 19.   "These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 20.   "from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud; 21.   "from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon; 22.   "a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli; 23.   "from the sons of Joseph: a leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod, 24.   "and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan; 25.   "a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach; 26.   "a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan; 27.   "a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi; 28.   "and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud." 29.   These are the ones the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

1.   Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife. 2.   A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers. 3.   The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts. 4.   An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. 5.   He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 6.   Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father. 7.   Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. 8.   A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers. 9.   He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. 10.   Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool. 11.   An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12.   Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. 13.   Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house. 14.   The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts. 15.   He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. 16.   Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it ? 17.   A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. 18.   A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend. 19.   He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction. 20.   He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. 21.   He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy. 22.   A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. 23.   A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice. 24.   Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. 25.   A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him. 26.   Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness. 27.   He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. 28.   Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

1.   A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. 2.   A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. 3.   When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach. 4.   The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. 5.   It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. 6.   A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. 7.   A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. 8.   The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. 9.   He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer. 10.   The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. 11.   The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. 12.   Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility. 13.   He who answers a matter before he hears it , It is folly and shame to him. 14.   The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit? 15.   The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 16.   A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. 17.   The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him. 18.   Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart. 19.   A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle. 20.   A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth, From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. 21.   Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. 22.   He who finds a wife finds a good thing , And obtains favor from the LORD. 23.   The poor man uses entreaties, But the rich answers roughly. 24.   A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

1.   Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others , epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? 2.   You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3.   clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is , of the heart. 4.   And we have such trust through Christ toward God. 5.   Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, 6.   who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 7.   But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, 8.   how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? 9.   For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. 10.   For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. 11.   For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. 12.   Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech–– 13.   unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. 14.   But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. 15.   But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16.   Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17.   Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is liberty. 18.   But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.