Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon––the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite––heard about it , 2. that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord. 3. But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, 4. they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended, 5. old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. 6. And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us." 7. Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?" 8. But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?" 9. So they said to him: "From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, 10. "and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan––to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. 11. "Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, "We are your servants; now therefore, make a covenant with us."’ 12. "This bread of ours we took hot for our provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look, it is dry and moldy. 13. "And these wineskins which we filled were new, and see, they are torn; and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey." 14. Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the LORD. 15. So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. 16. And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. 17. Then the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath Jearim. 18. But the children of Israel did not attack them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers. 19. Then all the rulers said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them. 20. "This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them." 21. And the rulers said to them, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them." 22. Then Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you dwell near us? 23. "Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves––woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God." 24. So they answered Joshua and said, "Because your servants were clearly told that the LORD your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25. "And now, here we are, in your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us." 26. So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them. 27. And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, in the place which He would choose, even to this day.
1. O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2. For You have made a city a ruin, A fortified city a ruin, A palace of foreigners to be a city no more; It will never be rebuilt. 3. Therefore the strong people will glorify You; The city of the terrible nations will fear You. 4. For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. 5. You will reduce the noise of aliens, As heat in a dry place; As heat in the shadow of a cloud, The song of the terrible ones will be diminished. 6. And in this mountain The LORD of hosts will make for all people A feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things full of marrow, Of well–refined wines on the lees. 7. And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations. 8. He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. 9. And it will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation." 10. For on this mountain the hand of the LORD will rest, And Moab shall be trampled down under Him, As straw is trampled down for the refuse heap. 11. And He will spread out His hands in their midst As a swimmer reaches out to swim, And He will bring down their pride Together with the trickery of their hands. 12. The fortress of the high fort of your walls He will bring down, lay low, And bring to the ground, down to the dust.
1. In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. 2. Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. 3. You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You , Because he trusts in You. 4. Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength. 5. For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust. 6. The foot shall tread it down––The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy." 7. The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just. 8. Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. 9. With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 10. Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 11. LORD, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them. 12. LORD, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us. 13. O LORD our God, masters besides You Have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name. 14. They are dead, they will not live; They are deceased, they will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And made all their memory to perish. 15. You have increased the nation, O LORD, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land. 16. LORD, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them. 17. As a woman with child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, So have we been in Your sight, O LORD. 18. We have been with child, we have been in pain; We have, as it were, brought forth wind; We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth, Nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 19. Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead. 20. Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past. 21. For behold, the LORD comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.
1. Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. 2. Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered and said to him, " It is as you say." 3. And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. 4. Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!" 5. But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. 6. Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. 7. And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. 8. Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. 9. But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" 10. For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. 11. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. 12. Pilate answered and said to them again, "What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?" 13. So they cried out again, "Crucify Him!" 14. Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they cried out all the more, "Crucify Him!" 15. So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him , to be crucified. 16. Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. 17. And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head , 18. and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 19. Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. 20. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. 21. Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. 22. And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23. Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it . 24. And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. 25. Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. 26. And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27. With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. 28. So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with the transgressors." 29. And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30. "save Yourself, and come down from the cross!" 31. Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. 32. "Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.