Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2. "The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. 3. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God. 4. And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’ 5. "Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase? 6. But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands. 7. But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place." 8. These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb–Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. 9. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. 10. He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder. 11. And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. Then the people fled from the Philistines. 12. But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. And the LORD brought about a great victory. 13. Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 14. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15. And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" 16. So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD. 17. And he said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men. 18. Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men , killed them , and won a name among these three. 19. Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three. 20. Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion–like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. 21. And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. 22. These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. 23. He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard. 24. Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25. Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26. Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27. Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28. Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29. Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30. Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash, 31. Abi–Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan, 33. Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34. Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35. Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36. Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), 38. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39. and Uriah the Hittite: thirty–seven in all.
21. "Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it, And against the inhabitants of Pekod. Waste and utterly destroy them," says the LORD, "And do according to all that I have commanded you. 22. A sound of battle is in the land, And of great destruction. 23. How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations! 24. I have laid a snare for you; You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon, And you were not aware; You have been found and also caught, Because you have contended against the LORD. 25. The LORD has opened His armory, And has brought out the weapons of His indignation; For this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans. 26. Come against her from the farthest border; Open her storehouses; Cast her up as heaps of ruins, And destroy her utterly; Let nothing of her be left. 27. Slay all her bulls, Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their punishment. 28. The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon Declares in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, The vengeance of His temple. 29. "Call together the archers against Babylon. All you who bend the bow, encamp against it all around; Let none of them escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all she has done, do to her; For she has been proud against the LORD, Against the Holy One of Israel. 30. Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets, And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day," says the LORD. 31. "Behold, I am against you, O most haughty one!" says the Lord GOD of hosts; "For your day has come, The time that I will punish you. 32. The most proud shall stumble and fall, And no one will raise him up; I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it will devour all around him." 33. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "The children of Israel were oppressed, Along with the children of Judah; All who took them captive have held them fast; They have refused to let them go. 34. Their Redeemer is strong; The LORD of hosts is His name. He will thoroughly plead their case, That He may give rest to the land, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 35. "A sword is against the Chaldeans," says the LORD, "Against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes and her wise men. 36. A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed. 37. A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; And they will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed. 38. A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is the land of carved images, And they are insane with their idols. 39. "Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals, And the ostriches shall dwell in it. It shall be inhabited no more forever, Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. 40. As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah And their neighbors," says the LORD, " So no one shall reside there, Nor son of man dwell in it. 41. "Behold, a people shall come from the north, And a great nation and many kings Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth. 42. They shall hold the bow and the lance; They are cruel and shall not show mercy. Their voice shall roar like the sea; They shall ride on horses, Set in array, like a man for the battle, Against you, O daughter of Babylon. 43. "The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands grow feeble; Anguish has taken hold of him, Pangs as of a woman in childbirth. 44. "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will make them suddenly run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd Who will withstand Me?" 45. Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD that He has taken against Babylon, And His purposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them. 46. At the noise of the taking of Babylon The earth trembles, And the cry is heard among the nations.
1. Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. 2. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. 3. Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. 4. So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. 5. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6. So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude. 7. Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. 8. And He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat." 9. So they said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare?" 10. And He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters. 11. "Then you shall say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"’ 12. "Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready." 13. So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. 14. When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. 15. Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16. "for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." 17. Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves; 18. "for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." 19. And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it , and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 20. Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. 21. "But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. 22. "And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!" 23. Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.