Rabu, 26 Juni

1.   Now it came to pass when Adoni–Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it––as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king––and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2.   that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. 3.   Therefore Adoni–Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4.   "Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel." 5.   Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it. 6.   And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, "Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us." 7.   So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8.   And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you." 9.   Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10.   So the LORD routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11.   And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, that the LORD cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword. 12.   Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." 13.   So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14.   And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. 15.   Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. 16.   But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17.   And it was told Joshua, saying, "The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah." 18.   So Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. 19.   "And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard . Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand." 20.   Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities. 21.   And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. 22.   Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave." 23.   And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24.   So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." And they drew near and put their feet on their necks. 25.   Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight." 26.   And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening. 27.   So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day. 28.   On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them––all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. 29.   Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah; and they fought against Libnah. 30.   And the LORD also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. 31.   Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 32.   And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 33.   Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining. 34.   From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 35.   They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 36.   So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it. 37.   And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword––its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it. 38.   Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it. 39.   And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king. 40.   So Joshua conquered all the land: the mountain country and the South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded. 41.   And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh Barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. 42.   All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. 43.   Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

1.   In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea. 2.   In that day sing to her, "A vineyard of red wine! 3.   I, the LORD, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day. 4.   Fury is not in Me. Who would set briers and thorns Against Me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. 5.   Or let him take hold of My strength, That he may make peace with Me; And he shall make peace with Me." 6.   Those who come He shall cause to take root in Jacob; Israel shall blossom and bud, And fill the face of the world with fruit. 7.   Has He struck Israel as He struck those who struck him? Or has He been slain according to the slaughter of those who were slain by Him? 8.   In measure, by sending it away, You contended with it. He removes it by His rough wind In the day of the east wind. 9.   Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered; And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: When he makes all the stones of the altar Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust, Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand. 10.   Yet the fortified city will be desolate, The habitation forsaken and left like a wilderness; There the calf will feed, and there it will lie down And consume its branches. 11.   When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off; The women come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no understanding; Therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, And He who formed them will show them no favor. 12.   And it shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will thresh, From the channel of the River to the Brook of Egypt; And you will be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel. 13.   So it shall be in that day: The great trumpet will be blown; They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria, And they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt, And shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

1.   Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To those who are overcome with wine! 2.   Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand. 3.   The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, Will be trampled underfoot; 4.   And the glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like the first fruit before the summer, Which an observer sees; He eats it up while it is still in his hand. 5.   In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the remnant of His people, 6.   For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. 7.   But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8.   For all tables are full of vomit and filth; No place is clean . 9.   "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? 10.   For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little." 11.   For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, 12.   To whom He said, "This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest," And, "This is the refreshing"; Yet they would not hear. 13.   But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little," That they might go and fall backward, and be broken And snared and caught. 14.   Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, 15.   Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves." 16.   Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily. 17.   Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place. 18.   Your covenant with death will be annulled, And your agreement with Sheol will not stand; When the overflowing scourge passes through, Then you will be trampled down by it. 19.   As often as it goes out it will take you; For morning by morning it will pass over, And by day and by night; It will be a terror just to understand the report." 20.   For the bed is too short to stretch out on , And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it . 21.   For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon––That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act. 22.   Now therefore, do not be mockers, Lest your bonds be made strong; For I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts, A destruction determined even upon the whole earth. 23.   Give ear and hear my voice, Listen and hear my speech. 24.   Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the clods? 25.   When he has leveled its surface, Does he not sow the black cummin And scatter the cummin, Plant the wheat in rows, The barley in the appointed place, And the spelt in its place? 26.   For He instructs him in right judgment, His God teaches him. 27.   For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing sledge, Nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cummin; But the black cummin is beaten out with a stick, And the cummin with a rod. 28.   Bread flour must be ground; Therefore he does not thresh it forever, Break it with his cartwheel, Or crush it with his horsemen. 29.   This also comes from the LORD of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance.

33.   Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34.   And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" 35.   Some of those who stood by, when they heard that , said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!" 36.   Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down." 37.   And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. 38.   Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39.   So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!" 40.   There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, 41.   who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. 42.   Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43.   Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44.   Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. 45.   So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46.   Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47.   And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.