Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Then the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. 2. And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, 3. and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the LORD where the ark of God was , and while Samuel was lying down, 4. that the LORD called Samuel. And he answered, "Here I am!" 5. So he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." And he said, "I did not call; lie down again." And he went and lay down. 6. Then the LORD called yet again, "Samuel!" So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." He answered, "I did not call, my son; lie down again." 7. (Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.) 8. And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. Then he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you did call me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD had called the boy. 9. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.’" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10. Now the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant hears." 11. Then the LORD said to Samuel: "Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 12. "In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. 13. "For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. 14. "And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." 15. So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision. 16. Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" And he answered, "Here I am." 17. And he said, "What is the word that the LORD spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you." 18. Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD. Let Him do what seems good to Him." 19. So Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. 20. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the LORD. 21. Then the LORD appeared again in Shiloh. For the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
1. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
1. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2. "Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD: "I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not sown. 3. Israel was holiness to the LORD, The firstfruits of His increase. All that devour him will offend; Disaster will come upon them," says the LORD.’" 4. Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel. 5. Thus says the LORD: "What injustice have your fathers found in Me, That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters? 6. Neither did they say, ‘Where is the LORD, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and pits, Through a land of drought and the shadow of death, Through a land that no one crossed And where no one dwelt?’ 7. I brought you into a bountiful country, To eat its fruit and its goodness. But when you entered, you defiled My land And made My heritage an abomination. 8. The priests did not say, ‘Where is the LORD?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me; The prophets prophesied by Baal, And walked after things that do not profit. 9. "Therefore I will yet bring charges against you," says the LORD, "And against your children’s children I will bring charges. 10. For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see, Send to Kedar and consider diligently, And see if there has been such a thing . 11. Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people have changed their Glory For what does not profit. 12. Be astonished, O heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid; Be very desolate," says the LORD. 13. "For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns––broken cisterns that can hold no water. 14. " Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave ? Why is he plundered? 15. The young lions roared at him, and growled; They made his land waste; His cities are burned, without inhabitant. 16. Also the people of Noph and Tahpanhes Have broken the crown of your head. 17. Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the LORD your God When He led you in the way? 18. And now why take the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? Or why take the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the River? 19. Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the LORD your God, And the fear of Me is not in you," Says the Lord GOD of hosts. 20. "For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; And you said, ‘I will not transgress,’ When on every high hill and under every green tree You lay down, playing the harlot. 21. Yet I had planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality. How then have you turned before Me Into the degenerate plant of an alien vine? 22. For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, Yet your iniquity is marked before Me," says the Lord GOD. 23. "How can you say, ‘I am not polluted, I have not gone after the Baals’? See your way in the valley; Know what you have done: You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways, 24. A wild donkey used to the wilderness, That sniffs at the wind in her desire; In her time of mating, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves; In her month they will find her. 25. Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘There is no hope. No! For I have loved aliens, and after them I will go.’ 26. "As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, So is the house of Israel ashamed; They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets, 27. Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ And to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’ 28. But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, If they can save you in the time of your trouble; For according to the number of your cities Are your gods, O Judah. 29. "Why will you plead with Me? You all have transgressed against Me," says the LORD. 30. "In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion. 31. "O generation, see the word of the LORD! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are lords; We will come no more to You’? 32. Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number. 33. "Why do you beautify your way to seek love? Therefore you have also taught The wicked women your ways. 34. Also on your skirts is found The blood of the lives of the poor innocents. I have not found it by secret search, But plainly on all these things. 35. Yet you say, ‘Because I am innocent, Surely His anger shall turn from me.’ Behold, I will plead My case against you, Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’ 36. Why do you gad about so much to change your way? Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria. 37. Indeed you will go forth from him With your hands on your head; For the LORD has rejected your trusted allies, And you will not prosper by them.
1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 2. To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3. I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did , as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4. greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, 5. when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. 6. Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 8. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9. who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 10. but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11. to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12. For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 13. Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14. That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. 15. This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16. The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17. but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me . 18. The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day––and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.