Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: 2. Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. 3. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti–Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5. All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6. All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king. 7. So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty–eight. 8. And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student. 9. Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; 10. the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 11. the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12. the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 13. the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 14. the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 15. the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 16. the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 17. the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 18. the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 19. the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 20. the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 21. the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 22. the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 23. the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 24. the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 25. the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26. the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 27. the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 28. the twenty–first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 29. the twenty–second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 30. the twenty–third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 31. the twenty–fourth for Romamti–Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
1. Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand: 2. A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come , great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations. 3. A fire devours before them, And behind them a flame burns; The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them. 4. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like swift steeds, so they run. 5. With a noise like chariots Over mountaintops they leap, Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, Like a strong people set in battle array. 6. Before them the people writhe in pain; All faces are drained of color. 7. They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation, And they do not break ranks. 8. They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, They are not cut down. 9. They run to and fro in the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief. 10. The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness. 11. The LORD gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; Who can endure it? 12. "Now, therefore," says the LORD, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning." 13. So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. 14. Who knows if He will turn and relent, And leave a blessing behind Him––A grain offering and a drink offering For the LORD your God? 15. Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; 16. Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room. 17. Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, Weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’" 18. Then the LORD will be zealous for His land, And pity His people. 19. The LORD will answer and say to His people, "Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, And you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. 20. "But I will remove far from you the northern army , And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, With his face toward the eastern sea And his back toward the western sea; His stench will come up, And his foul odor will rise, Because he has done monstrous things." 21. Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the LORD has done marvelous things! 22. Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. 23. Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you––The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month . 24. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. 25. "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. 26. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. 27. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. 28. "And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. 29. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. 30. "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. 32. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls.
1. Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him." 3. Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. 4. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. 5. And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there ; yet he did not go in. 6. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there , 7. and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. 8. Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. 9. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. 10. Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. 11. But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13. Then they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." 14. Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there , and did not know that it was Jesus. 15. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, "Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away." 16. Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher). 17. Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’" 18. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. 19. Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20. When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21. So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." 22. And when He had said this, He breathed on them , and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23. "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." 24. Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." 26. And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!" 27. Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here , and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing." 28. And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" 29. Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." 30. And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31. but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.