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Kebra Nagast

Kebra Nagast 37:14

And thou shalt be blessed in this land of inheritance with the blessing that God gave unto our fathers, even as He covenanted with Noah His servant, and with Abraham His friend, and the righteous men their descendants after them down to David my father.

Kebra Nagast 37:16

And the Tabernacle of the God of Israel shall belong to thee and to thy seed, whereto thou shalt make offerings and make prayers to ascend.

Kebra Nagast 37:17

And God shall dwell within it for ever and shall hear thy prayers therein, and, thou shalt do the good pleasure of God therein, and thy remembrance shall be in it from generation to generation."

Kebra Nagast 37:17

And God shall dwell within it for ever and shall hear thy prayers therein, and, thou shalt do the good pleasure of God therein, and thy remembrance shall be in it from generation to generation."

Kebra Nagast 37:19

And the Tabernacle of the God of Israel shall bless me wheresoever I shall be, and thy prayer shall accompany me whithersoever I go.

Kebra Nagast 38:5

And I put my trust in God that a third time He will give me seed, and that a third king will be to me.

Kebra Nagast 38:11

And we will send unto them priests, and we will ordain laws for them, and they shall worship and serve the God of Israel under the three royal heads.

Kebra Nagast 38:12

And God shall be praised by the race of His people Israel, and be exalted in all the earth, even as my father wrote in his Book, saying, `Tell the nations that God is king'; and again he said, `Announce to the peoples His work, praise Him and sing ye unto Him'; and again he saith, `Praise God with a new song.

Kebra Nagast 38:12

And God shall be praised by the race of His people Israel, and be exalted in all the earth, even as my father wrote in his Book, saying, `Tell the nations that God is king'; and again he said, `Announce to the peoples His work, praise Him and sing ye unto Him'; and again he saith, `Praise God with a new song.

Kebra Nagast 38:12

And God shall be praised by the race of His people Israel, and be exalted in all the earth, even as my father wrote in his Book, saying, `Tell the nations that God is king'; and again he said, `Announce to the peoples His work, praise Him and sing ye unto Him'; and again he saith, `Praise God with a new song.

Kebra Nagast 38:15

And the nations who serve idols shall look upon us, and they shall fear us, and make us kings over them, and they shall praise God and fear Him.

Kebra Nagast 38:20

Who can resist the commandment of God and the king?

Kebra Nagast 38:22

If thou wishest, thou canst sell them and their mothers to be slaves; it is not for us to transgress thy command and the command of the Lord thy God."

Kebra Nagast 39:6

And the Lord God of Israel shall be unto thee a guide, and the Tabernacle of the Law of God shall be with all that thou lookest upon.

Kebra Nagast 39:6

And the Lord God of Israel shall be unto thee a guide, and the Tabernacle of the Law of God shall be with all that thou lookest upon.

Kebra Nagast 39:9

And his father also said unto Zadok the priest, "Make him to know and tell him concerning the judgment and decree of God which he shall observe there" [in Ethiopia].

Kebra Nagast 40:2

And if thou wilt perform it thou shalt live to God, and if thou dost not God will punish thee, and thou shalt become the least of all the nations, and thou shalt be vanquished by thy foes.

Kebra Nagast 40:2

And if thou wilt perform it thou shalt live to God, and if thou dost not God will punish thee, and thou shalt become the least of all the nations, and thou shalt be vanquished by thy foes.

Kebra Nagast 40:3

And God shall turn away His face from thee, and thou shalt be dismayed, and sad, and sorrowful in thy heart, and thy sleep shall be without refreshing and health.

Kebra Nagast 40:4

And hearken unto the word of God, and perform it, and withdraw not thyself either to the right hand or the left, in respect of that which we command thee this day; and thou shalt serve no other god.

Kebra Nagast 40:4

And hearken unto the word of God, and perform it, and withdraw not thyself either to the right hand or the left, in respect of that which we command thee this day; and thou shalt serve no other god.

Kebra Nagast 40:5

And if thou wilt not hear the word of God, then hearken to all the curses here mentioned which shall come upon thee.

Kebra Nagast 40:8

And God shall send upon thee famine and pestilence, and He shall destroy that whereto thou hast put thine hand, until at length He shall destroy thee, because thou hast not hearkened to His word.

Kebra Nagast 40:9

And the heavens which are above thee shall become brass, and the earth which is beneath thee shall become iron; and God shall make the rain [which should fall upon] thy land to be darkness only, and dust shall descend from heaven upon thee until it shall cover thee up and destroy thee.

Kebra Nagast 40:12

And God shall punish thee with sores; (or, leprosy), and with the wasting disease, and with the fever that destroyeth, and with the punishments (i.e., plagues) of Egypt, and with blindness and terror of heart; and thou shalt grope about by day like a blind man in the darkness, and thou shalt find none to help thee in [thy] trouble.

Kebra Nagast 40:22

But if thou wilt truly hearken unto the word of the Lord--hear thou--the goodness of God shall find thee, and thou shalt rule the countries of the enemy, and thou shalt inherit everlasting glory from the Lord God of Israel, Who ruleth everything.

Kebra Nagast 40:22

But if thou wilt truly hearken unto the word of the Lord--hear thou--the goodness of God shall find thee, and thou shalt rule the countries of the enemy, and thou shalt inherit everlasting glory from the Lord God of Israel, Who ruleth everything.

Kebra Nagast 41:1

"Hearken thou now to the blessing that shall come upon thee, if thou wilt do the Will of God.

Kebra Nagast 41:18

"And God shall bring to thee thine enemies who have risen up against thee, and they shall be trodden small beneath thy feet.

Kebra Nagast 41:20

And God shall send His blessing on thy houses and on everything to which thou hast put thine hand.

Kebra Nagast 41:22

And God shall multiply for thee good things, namely, children of thy body, produce of thy land, and births among thy flocks And herds.

Kebra Nagast 41:26

And God shall open for thee the storehouse of the blessing of the heavens, and He shall give thee blessed rain, and shall bless the fruit of thy labour.

Kebra Nagast 41:32

And God shall set thee at the head and not at the tail, and thou shalt be at the top and not at the bottom.

Kebra Nagast 41:36

"For God shall be with thee in all thy ways, and He will perform thy will in everything that thou determinest.

Kebra Nagast 41:38

And all those who do not perform the Will of God will fear thee because thou dost do His Will, and dost serve Him, and therefore He will give thee great majesty in the sight of those who see thee.

Kebra Nagast 41:40

And when those who are in the mountains see thee afar off they shall come down to the plain, and those who are on the seas and in the deep waters shall come forth, so that the Lord may bring them into thy hand, because they have transgressed the command of God.

Kebra Nagast 42:1

"And hear ye, Israel, that which God commandeth you to keep; He saith, `I am the Lord thy God Who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt and out of the house of bondage.

Kebra Nagast 42:1

"And hear ye, Israel, that which God commandeth you to keep; He saith, `I am the Lord thy God Who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt and out of the house of bondage.

Kebra Nagast 42:2

There shall be no other gods besides Me, and thou shalt not make any god that is graven, and no god that is like what is in the heavens above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water which is under the earth.

Kebra Nagast 42:2

There shall be no other gods besides Me, and thou shalt not make any god that is graven, and no god that is like what is in the heavens above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water which is under the earth.

Kebra Nagast 42:3

Thou shalt not bow down to them, and thou shalt not serve them, for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. [I am He] Who visiteth the sin of the father on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, and I perform mercy to a thousand (or, ten thousand) generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Kebra Nagast 42:3

Thou shalt not bow down to them, and thou shalt not serve them, for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. [I am He] Who visiteth the sin of the father on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, and I perform mercy to a thousand (or, ten thousand) generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Kebra Nagast 42:4

"Thou shalt not swear a false oath in the Name of the Lord thy God, for the Lord will not hold innocent the man who sweareth a false oath in His Name.

Kebra Nagast 42:5

"And observe the day of the Sabbath to sanctify it, even as the Lord thy God commanded.

Kebra Nagast 42:6

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day, the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, thou shalt do no work at all, neither thyself, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy nor thine ass, nor any beast, nor the stranger that abideth with thee.

Kebra Nagast 42:7

For in six days God made the heavens and the earth, and the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day, and because of this God blessed the seventh day and declared it free [from work].

Kebra Nagast 42:7

For in six days God made the heavens and the earth, and the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day, and because of this God blessed the seventh day and declared it free [from work].

Kebra Nagast 42:8

"Honour thy father and thy mother so that may be good to thee th many days that thou shalt find in the land which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

Kebra Nagast 42:15

This is the word which God hath spoken, His Law and His Ordinance.

Kebra Nagast 42:16

And those who sin He rebuketh, so that they may not be confirmed in error, and may restrain themselves from the pollution wherewith God is not pleased.

Kebra Nagast 42:17

And this is the thing with which God is not pleased, and it is right that men should abstain from it.

Kebra Nagast 42:18

"No man shall uncover the shame of one with whom he hath kinship; for I am the Lord your God.

Kebra Nagast 42:41

"And sanctify ye your souls and your bodies too God, for He is the Holy One, and He loveth those who sanctify their souls and their bodies to Him.

Kebra Nagast 43:24

Thy wisdom is so good that the kingdom of Israel, by the Will of God and by thy wisdom, extendeth to the country of Ethiopia.

Kebra Nagast 43:25

And God will gather together the other kingdoms [of the world] into thy hand, for thou hast a right mind towards God, and thou wishest that they shall serve the God of Israel, and that idols may be destroyed out of the world."

Kebra Nagast 43:25

And God will gather together the other kingdoms [of the world] into thy hand, for thou hast a right mind towards God, and thou wishest that they shall serve the God of Israel, and that idols may be destroyed out of the world."

Kebra Nagast 43:25

And God will gather together the other kingdoms [of the world] into thy hand, for thou hast a right mind towards God, and thou wishest that they shall serve the God of Israel, and that idols may be destroyed out of the world."

Kebra Nagast 43:26

And they praised him and said unto him, "Now know we that God spake concerning thee to our father Abraham [when He said], `In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.'" And they made their faces to appear happy, and they jested before him, and they praised him exceedingly (i.e., fulsomely) because of his wisdom.

Kebra Nagast 43:27

And when they said these things unto him, he understood them in [his] wisdom, and bore with them patiently; now God beareth with us patiently knowing well all our sins.

Kebra Nagast 43:28

And the whole earth, and the heavens, and the ends of the world, and the sea, and the dry land, are the kingdom of God.

Kebra Nagast 43:31

For the Spirit of God resteth in the heart of the king, and His hands are in his mind, and His knowledge is in his understanding.

Kebra Nagast 44:1

Now it is not a seemly thing to revile the king, for he is the anointed of God.

Kebra Nagast 44:3

If he doeth that which is good he will not suffer loss in three kingdoms: FIRST, God shall overthrow for him his enemy, and he shall not be seized by the hand of his enemy.

Kebra Nagast 44:4

SECONDLY, God shall make him reign with Him and with His righteousness, and shall make him to sit on His right hand.

Kebra Nagast 44:5

THIRDLY, God shall make him to reign upon earth with glory and joy, and shall direct his kingdom for him, and shall bring down the nations under his feet.

Kebra Nagast 44:6

And if he treateth God lightly, and doth not do that which is good, and doth not himself walk in the path of uprightness, God shall work as He pleaseth against him; on earth He will make his days to be few, and in heaven his place of abode shall be the habitation of Sheol with the Devil.

Kebra Nagast 44:6

And if he treateth God lightly, and doth not do that which is good, and doth not himself walk in the path of uprightness, God shall work as He pleaseth against him; on earth He will make his days to be few, and in heaven his place of abode shall be the habitation of Sheol with the Devil.

Kebra Nagast 44:8

It is not a good thing for any of those who are under the dominion of a king to revile him, for retribution belongeth to God.

Kebra Nagast 44:11

And a priest, who hath in him understanding, rebuketh the king concerning that he hath seen; and that which he hath not seen God will enquire into, and there is none who can call Him to account.

Kebra Nagast 44:12

Moreover, the people must not revile the bishops and the priests, for they are the children of God and the men of His house, for which reason they must rebuke [men] for their sins and errors.

Kebra Nagast 44:14

And hear how angry God was with Isaiah because he did not rebuke King `Uzyan (Uzziah).

Kebra Nagast 44:18

But believing Christian folk dwell in peace, without sickness and suffering, without hatred and offence, with our king who loveth God and who removeth not from his heart the thing of righteousness, and faith in the Churches and in the believers.

Kebra Nagast 45:4

For God is here, and God is there, and may God's Will be done!

Kebra Nagast 45:4

For God is here, and God is there, and may God's Will be done!

Kebra Nagast 45:8

For in her they have committed us to God, and we have served her to this day; and let us be sorrowful because they have made us to leave her.

Kebra Nagast 45:18

And they swore an oath to him in the Name of the Lord God of Israel, and by the heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and by what God had promised unto Abraham, and by the purity and excellence of Isaac, and by His making Jacob to arrive in and inherit a land whereto he was a stranger, and his seed after him.

Kebra Nagast 45:18

And they swore an oath to him in the Name of the Lord God of Israel, and by the heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and by what God had promised unto Abraham, and by the purity and excellence of Isaac, and by His making Jacob to arrive in and inherit a land whereto he was a stranger, and his seed after him.

Kebra Nagast 45:18

And they swore an oath to him in the Name of the Lord God of Israel, and by the heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and by what God had promised unto Abraham, and by the purity and excellence of Isaac, and by His making Jacob to arrive in and inherit a land whereto he was a stranger, and his seed after him.

Kebra Nagast 45:21

And carry ye out my plan and if God willeth we shall be able to take our Lady with us.

Kebra Nagast 45:24

If we die it will not cause us sorrow, and if we live--the Will of God be done!"

Kebra Nagast 45:27

Thou canst go into the House of God in the place of thy father Zadok, and the keys are continually in thy hand.

Kebra Nagast 46:3

And your Lord David shall speak to Solomon the King and shall say unto him, `One thing I ask from thee, O father, I would offer up a sacrifice to the holy city Jerusalem, and to my Lady Zion, the holy and heavenly Tabernacle of the Law of God.'

Kebra Nagast 46:6

And thou shalt bring forth the Tabernacle of the Law of God after thou hast offered up the sacrifice, and I will again show thee what thou shalt do in respect of it as to bringing it out; for this is from God.

Kebra Nagast 46:6

And thou shalt bring forth the Tabernacle of the Law of God after thou hast offered up the sacrifice, and I will again show thee what thou shalt do in respect of it as to bringing it out; for this is from God.

Kebra Nagast 46:7

For Israel hath provoked God to wrath, and for this reason He will make the Tabernacle of the Law of God to depart from him."

Kebra Nagast 46:7

For Israel hath provoked God to wrath, and for this reason He will make the Tabernacle of the Law of God to depart from him."

Kebra Nagast 46:9

And he went to his brethren, and when they were gathered together he told them everything that the Angel of God had shown him: how the Tabernacle of the Law of God had been given to them, and how God had made blind His eye in respect of the kingdom of Israel, and how its glory had been given to others, and they themselves were to take away the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and how the kingdom of Solomon was to be seized by them--with the exception of two "rods," and how it was not to be left to Iyorbe'am (Rehoboam) his son, and how the kingdom of Israel was to be divided.

Kebra Nagast 46:9

And he went to his brethren, and when they were gathered together he told them everything that the Angel of God had shown him: how the Tabernacle of the Law of God had been given to them, and how God had made blind His eye in respect of the kingdom of Israel, and how its glory had been given to others, and they themselves were to take away the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and how the kingdom of Solomon was to be seized by them--with the exception of two "rods," and how it was not to be left to Iyorbe'am (Rehoboam) his son, and how the kingdom of Israel was to be divided.

Kebra Nagast 46:9

And he went to his brethren, and when they were gathered together he told them everything that the Angel of God had shown him: how the Tabernacle of the Law of God had been given to them, and how God had made blind His eye in respect of the kingdom of Israel, and how its glory had been given to others, and they themselves were to take away the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and how the kingdom of Solomon was to be seized by them--with the exception of two "rods," and how it was not to be left to Iyorbe'am (Rehoboam) his son, and how the kingdom of Israel was to be divided.

Kebra Nagast 46:9

And he went to his brethren, and when they were gathered together he told them everything that the Angel of God had shown him: how the Tabernacle of the Law of God had been given to them, and how God had made blind His eye in respect of the kingdom of Israel, and how its glory had been given to others, and they themselves were to take away the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and how the kingdom of Solomon was to be seized by them--with the exception of two "rods," and how it was not to be left to Iyorbe'am (Rehoboam) his son, and how the kingdom of Israel was to be divided.

Kebra Nagast 46:11

I rejoice because it hath been shown unto me thus; for the grace of their priesthood and kingdom shall depart with us, and it shall be by the Will of God.

Kebra Nagast 46:16

For I thy servant am going to depart, and I wish to offer up a sacrifice of propitiation (or, salvation) for my sins in this thy holy city of Jerusalem and of Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God.

Kebra Nagast 47:2

And he brought and gave unto him that which he had vowed to God, one hundred bulls, one hundred oxen, ten thousand sheep, ten thousand goats, and ten of every kind of animal that may be eaten, and ten of every kind of clean bird, so that he might offer libations and sacrifices to the God of Israel; and twenty silver sahal of fine white flour, each weighing twelve shekels, and forty baskets of bread.

Kebra Nagast 47:2

And he brought and gave unto him that which he had vowed to God, one hundred bulls, one hundred oxen, ten thousand sheep, ten thousand goats, and ten of every kind of animal that may be eaten, and ten of every kind of clean bird, so that he might offer libations and sacrifices to the God of Israel; and twenty silver sahal of fine white flour, each weighing twelve shekels, and forty baskets of bread.

Kebra Nagast 47:7

And Azaryas mingled [his offerings] with the offerings of the king, and he made an offering with his vessels, even as the Angel of God had commanded him to do by night.

Kebra Nagast 48:3

And take thou the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and thou shalt carry it without trouble and discomfort.

Kebra Nagast 48:4

And I, inasmuch as I have been commanded by God to be with it for ever, will be thy guide when thou shalt carry it away."

Kebra Nagast 48:5

And Azaryas rose up straightway, and woke up the three men his brethren, and they took the pieces of wood, and went into the house of God--now they found all the doors open, both those that were outside and those that were inside--to the actual place where Azaryas found Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God; and it was taken away by them forthwith, in the twinkling of an eye, the Angel of the Lord being present and directing.

Kebra Nagast 48:5

And Azaryas rose up straightway, and woke up the three men his brethren, and they took the pieces of wood, and went into the house of God--now they found all the doors open, both those that were outside and those that were inside--to the actual place where Azaryas found Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God; and it was taken away by them forthwith, in the twinkling of an eye, the Angel of the Lord being present and directing.

Kebra Nagast 48:6

And had it not been that God willed it Zion could not have been taken away forthwith.