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OT Pseudepigrapha
Where one is surrounded on every side by beauty, there is nothing that is divided.
And I was carried like a child by his mother: and He gave me milk, the dew of the Lord:
And I grew great by His bounty, and rested in His perfection,
And made me stand on my feet in the height of the Lord, before His perfection and His glory, while I was praising Him by the composition of His songs.
And my access to Him was in peace; and I was established by the Spirit of His government. Hallelujah.
And it gave me rest by the grace of the Lord. Hallelujah.
And the Lord alone was glorified in His planting and in His husbandry: by His care and by the blessing of His lips,
And the Lord alone was glorified in His planting and in His husbandry: by His care and by the blessing of His lips,
By the beautiful planting of His right hand: and by the discovery of His planting, and by the thought of His mind. Hallelujah.
By the beautiful planting of His right hand: and by the discovery of His planting, and by the thought of His mind. Hallelujah.
By the beautiful planting of His right hand: and by the discovery of His planting, and by the thought of His mind. Hallelujah.
The Lord has bridged them by His word; and He walked and crossed them on foot:
We live in the Lord by His grace: and life we receive in His Messiah:
And let our faces shine in His light: and let our hearts meditate in His love by night and by day.
And let our faces shine in His light: and let our hearts meditate in His love by night and by day.
The man who was humbled, and exalted by His own righteousness,
That He might save souls for ever by the truth of His name: a new song arises from those who love Him. Hallelujah.
And I rose up and am with them; and I will speak by their mouths.
And I made a congregation of living men amongst his dead men, and I spake with them by living lips:
And bring us out from the bonds of darkness: and open to us the door by which we shall come out to thee.
For the former tribes were forced by their kings to commit sin, but these two of themselves have been forcing and compelling their kings to commit sin.
And after these things I showed it to My servant Abraham by night among the portions of the victims.
And it came to pass on the morrow that, lo! the army of the Chaldees surrounded the city, and at the time of the evening, I, Baruch, left the people, and I went forth and stood by the oak.
For assuredly in its own season shall the (divine) wrath awake against you. Which now in long-suffering is held in as it were by reins.
And I answered and said: 'Lo! you have shown me the method of the times, and that which shall be after these things, and you have said unto me, that the retribution, which has been spoken of by you, shall come upon the nations.
But you know accurately what you have done by means of Your servants; for we are not able to understand that which is good as you art, our Creator.
And you did say that you wouldst make for Your world man as the administrator of Your works, that it might be known that he was by no means made on account of the world, but the world on account of him.
'O you that have made the earth, hear me, that have fixed the firmament by the word, and have made firm the height of the heaven by the spirit, that have called from the beginning of the world that which did not yet exist, and they obey you.
'O you that have made the earth, hear me, that have fixed the firmament by the word, and have made firm the height of the heaven by the spirit, that have called from the beginning of the world that which did not yet exist, and they obey you.
You that have commanded the air by Your nod, and have seen those things which are to be as those things which you are doing.
Who causes the drops of rain to rain by number upon the earth, and alone knows the consummation of the times before they come; have respect unto my prayer.
And now quickly show Your glory, and do not defer what has been promised by you.'
He who travels by a road but does not complete it, or who departs by sea but does not arrive at the port, can he be comforted?
He who travels by a road but does not complete it, or who departs by sea but does not arrive at the port, can he be comforted?
And it will come to pass when they say in their thoughts by reason of their much tribulation: "The Mighty 'One doth no longer remember the earth"-yes, it will come to pass when they abandon hope, that the time will then awake.'
And in the third part the fall of many by death.
And I beheld and lo! that vine opened its mouth and spoke and said to that cedar: Art you not that cedar which was left of the forest of wickedness, and by whose means wickedness persisted, and was wrought all those years, and goodness never.
And I prayed and said: 'O LORD, my Lord, you do always enlighten those who are led by understanding.
And by it the truth will be hidden, and all those who are polluted with iniquity will flee to it, as evil beasts flee and creep into the forest.
For you shall depart from this place, And you shall pass from the regions which are now seen by you, And you shall forget whatever is corruptible, And shall not again recall those things which happen among mortals.
And take not account of our works; For what are we? For lo! by Your gift do we come into the world, And we depart not of our own will.
For that time shall arise which brings affliction; for it shall come and pass by with quick vehemence, and it shall be turbulent coming in the heat of indignation.
Because each of the inhabitants of the earth knew when he was transgressing. But My Law they knew not by reason of their pride.
And it shall come to pass, when that appointed day has gone by, that then shall the aspect of those who are condemned be afterwards changed, and the glory of those who are justified.
But those who have been saved by their works, And to whom the law has been now a hope, And understanding an expectation, And wisdom a confidence, Shall wonders appear in their time.
For there shall be spread before them the extents of Paradise, and there shall be shown to them the beauty of the majesty of the living creatures which are beneath the throne, and all the armies of the angels, who are now held fast by My word, lest they should appear, and are held fast by a command, that they may stand in their places till their advent comes.
For there shall be spread before them the extents of Paradise, and there shall be shown to them the beauty of the majesty of the living creatures which are beneath the throne, and all the armies of the angels, who are now held fast by My word, lest they should appear, and are held fast by a command, that they may stand in their places till their advent comes.
And by reason of my fear I awoke.
And I besought the Mighty One, and said: 'You alone, O Lord, know of aforetime the deep things of the world, And the things which befall in their times You bring about by Your word, And against the works of the inhabitants of the earth you do hasten the beginnings of the times, And the end of the seasons you alone know.
(You) for whom nothing is too hard, But who do everything easily by a nod:
But even Israel was then polluted by sins in the days of the judges, though they saw many signs which were from Him who made them.
And the land [which] was then beloved by the Lord, And because its inhabitants sinned not, it was glorified beyond all lands, And the city Zion ruled then over all lands and regions.
And the black seventh waters which you have seen, this is the perversion (brought about) by the counsel of Jeroboam, who took counsel to make two calves of gold:
For he had not lived perfectly, for he was not worthy-but that thenceforward he might know by whom finally he should be tormented.
Yet after these things shall the dispersed among the Gentiles be taken hold of by tribulation, And in shame shall they dwell in every place.
Because so far as Zion is delivered up And Jerusalem laid waste, Shall idols prosper in the cities of the Gentiles, And the vapor of the smoke of the incense of the righteousness which is by the law is extinguished in Zion, And in the region of Zion in every place lo! there is the smoke of impiety.
And some of them shall be destroyed by their own. Then the Most High peoples whom He has prepared before, And they shall come and make war with the leaders that shall then be left.
And it shall come to pass that whoever gets safe out of the war shall die in the earthquake, And whoever gets safe out of the earthquake shall be burned by the fire, And whoever gets safe out of the fire shall be destroyed by famine.
And it shall come to pass that whoever gets safe out of the war shall die in the earthquake, And whoever gets safe out of the earthquake shall be burned by the fire, And whoever gets safe out of the fire shall be destroyed by famine.
These things therefore shall come upon the nations which are to be spared by Him.
Nevertheless, as you said unto me, I will write also unto your brethren in Babylon, and I will send by means of men, and I will write in like manner to the nine tribes and a half, and send by means of a bird.'
Nevertheless, as you said unto me, I will write also unto your brethren in Babylon, and I will send by means of men, and I will write in like manner to the nine tribes and a half, and send by means of a bird.'
And I wrote these two epistles: one I sent by an eagle to the nine and a half tribes; and the other I sent to those that were at Babylon by means of three men.
And I wrote these two epistles: one I sent by an eagle to the nine and a half tribes; and the other I sent to those that were at Babylon by means of three men.
And now let it not weary you, and turn not to the right hand nor the left, but fly and go by a direct way, that you may preserve the command of the Mighty One, according as I said unto you.'
And truly I know that behold all we the twelve tribes are bound by one bond, inasmuch as we are born from one father.
And when they had done these things, they delivered thereupon to the enemy the overthrown wall, and the plundered house, and the burnt temple, and the people who were overcome because they were delivered up, lest the enemy should boast and say: 'Thus by force have we been able to lay waste even the house of the Most High in war.'
For know you that our Maker will assuredly avenge us on all our enemies, according to all that they have done to us, also that the consummation which the Most High will make is very nigh, and His mercy that is coming, and the consummation of His judgment, is by no means far off.
And He will assuredly judge those who are in His world, And will visit in truth all things by means of all their hidden works.
For the ends of the times and of the seasons and whatsoever is with them shall assuredly pass by together.
The righteous continually searcheth his house, To remove utterly (all) iniquity (done) by him in error.
He maketh atonement for (sins of) ignorance by fasting and afflicting his soul,
By night and in secret he sinneth as though unseen, With his eyes he talketh to every woman of evil compacts.
(Let) his old age (be spent) in childless loneliness until his removal (by death).
Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And (let) the bones of the lawless (lie) dishonored in the sight of the sun.
For man and his portion (lie) before Thee in the balance; He cannot add to, so as to enlarge, what has been prescribed by Thee. O God,
And Thou wilt hearken -for who is good and gentle but Thou— Making glad the soul of the humble by opening Thine hand in mercy.
His ways are made even by the Lord, And the works of his hands are preserved by the Lord his God.
His ways are made even by the Lord, And the works of his hands are preserved by the Lord his God.
That Thou mightest be justified, O God, in Thy righteousness by reason of our transgressions:
For He maketh straight the ways of the righteous, And doth not pervert (them) by His chastening.
Stand on the height, O Jerusalem, and behold thy children, From the East and the West, gathered together by the Lord;
The hills fled at their entrance. The woods gave them shelter as they passed by;
Every sweet-smelling tree God caused to spring up for them, That Israel might pass by in the visitation of the glory of their God.
Let the Lord do what He hath spoken concerning Israel and Jerusalem; Let the Lord raise up Israel by His glorious name. The mercy of the Lord be upon Israel for ever and ever.
To involve households in warfare by means of slanderous lips. May God remove far from the innocent the lips of transgressors by (bringing them to) want And may the bones of slanderers be scattered (far) away from them that fear the Lord!
To involve households in warfare by means of slanderous lips. May God remove far from the innocent the lips of transgressors by (bringing them to) want And may the bones of slanderers be scattered (far) away from them that fear the Lord!
For the Lord spareth His pious ones, And blotteth out their errors by His chastening. For the life of the righteous shall be for ever;
The pious of the Lord shall live by it for ever; The Paradise of the Lord, the trees of life, are His pious ones.
He that offereth these things shall never be shaken by evil; The flame of fire and the wrath against the unrighteous shall not touch him,
For they shall flee away from the pious as men pursued in war; But they shall pursue sinners and overtake (them), And they that do lawlessness shall not escape the judgment of God; As by enemies experienced (in war) shall they be overtaken,
But they that fear the Lord shall find mercy therein, And shall live by the compassion of their God; But sinners shall perish for ever.
When a man is rebuked by means of his corruption, Thy testing (of him) is in his flesh and in the affliction of poverty.
Over the whole earth were they scattered by lawless (men).
And he shall gather together a holy people, whom he shall lead in righteousness, And he shall judge the tribes of the people that has been sanctified by the Lord his God.
And he himself (will be) pure from sin, so that he may rule a great people. He will rebuke rulers, and remove sinners by the might of his word;
And (relying) upon his God, throughout his days he will not stumble; For God will make him mighty by means of (His) holy spirit, And wise by means of the spirit of understanding, with strength and righteousness.
And (relying) upon his God, throughout his days he will not stumble; For God will make him mighty by means of (His) holy spirit, And wise by means of the spirit of understanding, with strength and righteousness.
That he may direct (every) man in the works of righteousness by the fear of God, That he may establish them all before the Lord,
And they have erred not since the day He created them. Since the generations of old they have not withdrawn from their path, Unless God commanded them (so to do) by the command of His servants.