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OT Pseudepigrapha
For I am first sent to speak a word to the earth, and to place in it what the Lord the Most High has commanded me.'
'Enter, you enemies, And come, you adversaries; For he who kept the house has forsaken (it).
Blessed is he who was not born, Or he, who having been born, has died.
But as for us who live, woe unto us, Because we see the afflictions of Zion, And what has befallen Jerusalem.
Who will be judge regarding these things? Or to whom shall we complain regarding that which has befallen us? O Lord, how have you borne (it)?
Because you have been astonished at what has befallen Zion, you shall therefore be assuredly preserved to the consummation of the times, that you may be for a testimony.
For how long? you will say to them: "Ye who have drunk the strained wine, Drink you also of its dregs, The judgment of the Lofty One Who has no respect of persons."
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.
Or who will be able to think out Your incomprehensible counsel? Or who of those that are born has ever found The beginning or end of Your wisdom?
And as regards what you did say touching the righteous, that on account of them has this world come, so also again shall that, which is to come, come on their account.
And I answered and said: 'He that lighted has taken from the light, and there are but few that have imitated him. But those many whom he has lighted have taken from the darkness of Adam and have not rejoiced in the light of the lamp.'
And I answered and said: 'He that lighted has taken from the light, and there are but few that have imitated him. But those many whom he has lighted have taken from the darkness of Adam and have not rejoiced in the light of the lamp.'
And show to those who know not, that everything that has befallen us and our city until now has been according to the long-suffering of Your power, because on account of Your name you have called us a beloved people.
And show to those who know not, that everything that has befallen us and our city until now has been according to the long-suffering of Your power, because on account of Your name you have called us a beloved people.
And now quickly show Your glory, and do not defer what has been promised by you.'
Or a woman who has conceived, if she bring forth untimely, does she not assuredly slay her infant?
For truly My redemption has drawn nigh, and is not far distant as aforetime.
For it shall come to pass at that time that you shall see-and the many that are with you-the long-suffering of the Most High, which has been throughout all generations, who has been long-suffering towards all who are born, (alike) those who sin and (those who) are righteous.'
For it shall come to pass at that time that you shall see-and the many that are with you-the long-suffering of the Most High, which has been throughout all generations, who has been long-suffering towards all who are born, (alike) those who sin and (those who) are righteous.'
For I know indeed that which has befallen us, but what will happen to our enemies I know not, and when you will visit Your works.'
For they know that the time has come of which it is said, that it is the consummation of the times.
For they shall know that their torment has come and their perdition has arrived.'
For they shall know that their torment has come and their perdition has arrived.'
Therefore we should not be distressed so much over the evil which has now come as over that which is still to be.
"Look to this people till I go and make ready the rest of the brethren in Babylon against whom has gone forth the sentence that they should be led into captivity"?
But now our glorying has been made into dust, And the desire of our soul into sand.'
But now your time has sped and your hour is come.
And it will come to pass when the time of its consummation that it should fall has approached, then the principate of My Messiah will be revealed, which is like the fountain and the vine, and when it is revealed it will root out the multitude of its host.
But, do thou, Baruch, direct your heart to that which has been said to you, And understand those things which have been shown to you; For there are many eternal consolations for you.
And the hour comes which abides for ever. And the new world (comes) which does not turn to corruption those who depart to its blessedness, And has no mercy on those who depart to torment, And leads not to perdition those who live in it.
For these are they who shall inherit that time which has been spoken of, And theirs is the inheritance of the promised time.
And my son and the elders of the people answered and said unto me: 'Has the Mighty One humiliated us to such a degree As to take you from us quickly?
With nods of fear and indignation You command the flames, And they change into spirits, And with a word you quicken that which was not, And with mighty power you hold that which has not yet come.
For this is as follows: he that is corrupted is not at all; he has both wrought iniquity so far as lie could do anything, and has not remembered My goodness, nor accepted My long-suffering.
For this is as follows: he that is corrupted is not at all; he has both wrought iniquity so far as lie could do anything, and has not remembered My goodness, nor accepted My long-suffering.
And it shall come to pass in those days that all the inhabitants of the earth shall be moved one against another, because they know not that My judgment has drawn nigh.
For the earth shall then assuredly restore the dead, [Which it now receives, in order to preserve them]. It shall make no change in their form, But as it has received, so shall it restore them, And as I delivered them unto it, so also shall it raise them.
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 with Your counsel you do govern all the creatures which Your right hand has created And you have established every fountain of light beside you, And the treasures of wisdom beneath Your throne have you prepared.
For though Adam first sinned And brought untimely death upon all, Yet of those who were born from him Each one of them has prepared for his own soul torment to come, And again each one of them has chosen for himself glories to come.
For though Adam first sinned And brought untimely death upon all, Yet of those who were born from him Each one of them has prepared for his own soul torment to come, And again each one of them has chosen for himself glories to come.
For His works have not taught you, Nor has the skill of His creation which is at all times persuaded you.]
Adam is therefore not the cause, save only of his own soul, But each of us has been the Adam of his own soul.
"Behold, for lo! Sennacherib is prepared to destroy us, and he will be boastful and uplifted when he has destroyed Zion."
Do you think that there is no anguish to the angels in the presence of the Mighty One, That Zion was so delivered up, And that lo! the Gentiles boast in their hearts, And assemble before their idols and say, "She is trodden down who oftentimes trod down, And she has been reduced to servitude who reduced (others)"?
But the king of Babylon will arise who has now destroyed Zion, And he will boast over the people, And he will speak great things in his heart in the presence of the Most High.
Behold! the days come, and it shall be when the time of the age has ripened, And the harvest of its evil and good seeds has come, That the Mighty One will bring upon the earth and its inhabitants and upon its rulers Perturbation of spirit and stupor of heart.
Behold! the days come, and it shall be when the time of the age has ripened, And the harvest of its evil and good seeds has come, That the Mighty One will bring upon the earth and its inhabitants and upon its rulers Perturbation of spirit and stupor of heart.
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.
For I have come to tell you these things, because your prayer has been heard with the Most High.
Every nation, which knows not Israel and has not trodden down the seed of Jacob, shall indeed be spared.
'And it shall come to pass, when He has brought low everything that is in the world, And has sat down in peace for the age on the throne of His kingdom, That joy shall then be revealed, And rest shall appear.
'And it shall come to pass, when He has brought low everything that is in the world, And has sat down in peace for the age on the throne of His kingdom, That joy shall then be revealed, And rest shall appear.
For it is these very things which have filled this world with evils, And on account of these the life of man has been greatly troubled.
But if, indeed, we who exist know wherefore we have come, And submit ourselves to Him who brought us out of Egypt, We shall come again and remember those things which have passed, And shall rejoice regarding that which has been.
And He answered and said unto me: ['Inasmuch as the revelation of this vision has been interpreted to you as you requested], hear the word of the Most High that you may know what is to befall you after these things.
Have you not seen here what has befallen Zion?
And the whole people answered and said unto me: 'So far as we can recall the good things which the Mighty One has done unto us, we do recall them; and those things which we do not remember He in His mercy knows.
Wherefore I have been the more careful to leave you the words of this epistle before I die, that you may be comforted regarding the evils which have come upon you, and that you may be grieved also regarding the evil that has befallen your brethren; and again, also, that you may justify His judgment which
He has decreed against you that you should be carried away captive-for what you have suffered is disproportioned to what you have done-in order that, at the last times, you may be found worthy of your fathers.
And let us not now look unto the delights of the Gentiles in the present, but let us remember what has been promised to us in the end.
For that which exists now or which has passed away, or which is to come, in all these things, neither is the evil fully evil, nor again the good fully good.
Lo! I also say unto you after you have suffered, that if you obey those things which have been said unto you, you will receive from the Mighty One whatever has been laid up and reserved for you.
And I saw and entreated the Lord and said, Long enough, O Lord, has Thine hand been heavy on Israel, in bringing the nations upon (them).
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 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.
I'll prophesy each thing: what erst has been,
Are of one 'blood, and no land has for men
For many times has one in striking done
Excessive good has not brought forth to men
No more at all will one say, "night has come,"
Nor "morrow comes," nor "yesterday has been;
For my heart has grown weary from within.
That has delight in blood, deceitful, vile,
For no one who has riches will impart
For he has not for his abode a stone
And shall sail after he has cut the mount
Is one who has the alphabet's first letter;
Then shall one rule who has the initial sign
Who has the first mark of the initial sign
But dust that of Nemea's flower has name,
Of mortals wished for thee? Who has not been
A sight that has been longed for. Rising sun
Of Egypt has ceased, it shall come to pass
And he shall teach them as he has taught me,
Nor perforated flute that has a power
To rule with Ares. And when he has wrought
When she with royal honor has been crowned;
But when the world has perished . . .
"Morrow shall be," nor "yesterday has been;"
Who has three hundred for initial sign,
But dust that of Nemea's flower has name.
Whose name has the first letter, pressing hard
Who has for his first sign the number eighty.
For God has not been gracious to the world
to Senacherib the king your father has corrupted the land against you, for he is a counsellor and a skilful
The son whom you brought up, whom you set in the gate of the palace, has injured you; he has ruined you, and
The son whom you brought up, whom you set in the gate of the palace, has injured you; he has ruined you, and
Even to gods is it precious, to it for ever belongs the kingdom, in heaven it is treasured up, for the lord of holiness has exalted it.