Rabu, 21 Agustus

1.   David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it , they went down there to him. 2.   And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him. 3.   Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother come here with you, till I know what God will do for me." 4.   So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5.   Now the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. 6.   When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered––now Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing about him–– 7.   then Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds? 8.   "All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day." 9.   Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, "I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10.   "And he inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine." 11.   So the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob. And they all came to the king. 12.   And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub!" And he answered, "Here I am, my lord." 13.   Then Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day?" 14.   So Ahimelech answered the king and said, "And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, who is the king’s son–in–law, who goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house? 15.   "Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king impute anything to his servant, or to any in the house of my father. For your servant knew nothing of all this, little or much." 16.   And the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!" 17.   Then the king said to the guards who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled and did not tell it to me." But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to strike the priests of the LORD. 18.   And the king said to Doeg, "You turn and kill the priests!" So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and killed on that day eighty–five men who wore a linen ephod. 19.   Also Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and donkeys and sheep––with the edge of the sword. 20.   Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. 21.   And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the LORD’S priests. 22.   So David said to Abiathar, "I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons of your father’s house. 23.   "Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe."

1.   The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, 2.   "Please inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, that the king may go away from us." 3.   Then Jeremiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, 4.   ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will assemble them in the midst of this city. 5.   "I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath. 6.   "I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence. 7.   "And afterward," says the LORD, "I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy."’ 8.   "Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9.   "He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as a prize to him. 10.   "For I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good," says the LORD. "It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire."’ 11.   "And concerning the house of the king of Judah, say , ‘Hear the word of the LORD, 12.   ‘O house of David! Thus says the LORD: "Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver him who is plundered Out of the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And burn so that no one can quench it , Because of the evil of your doings. 13.   "Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, And rock of the plain," says the LORD, "Who say, ‘Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter our dwellings?’ 14.   But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings," says the LORD; "I will kindle a fire in its forest, And it shall devour all things around it."’"

1.   Thus says the LORD: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word, 2.   "and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates! 3.   ‘Thus says the LORD: "Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. 4.   "For if you indeed do this thing, then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David. 5.   "But if you will not hear these words, I swear by Myself," says the LORD, "that this house shall become a desolation."’" 6.   For thus says the LORD to the house of the king of Judah: "You are Gilead to Me, The head of Lebanon; Yet I surely will make you a wilderness, Cities which are not inhabited. 7.   I will prepare destroyers against you, Everyone with his weapons; They shall cut down your choice cedars And cast them into the fire. 8.   "And many nations will pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, ‘Why has the LORD done so to this great city?’

1.   Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, 2.   and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities––Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, 3.   and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. 4.   And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: 5.   "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6.   "Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. 7.   "And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. 8.   "But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" 9.   Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?" 10.   And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.’ 11.   "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12.   "Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13.   "But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. 14.   "Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15.   "But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience. 16.   "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light. 17.   "For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. 18.   "Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him." 19.   Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. 20.   And it was told Him by some , who said, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You." 21.   But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it." 22.   Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they launched out. 23.   But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water , and were in jeopardy. 24.   And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. 25.   But He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, "Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!"