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OT Pseudepigrapha
And I said unto them, I know not, I am a slave.
For I know that after my death the Egyptians will afflict you, but God will avenge you, and will bring you into that which He promised to your fathers.
And I said unto him, They dabbled thy coat with blood and sent it, and said: Know whether this be thy son's coat.
And let your mind be unto good, even as ye know me; for he that bath his mind right seeth all things rightly.
And I know how lowly He shall be upon earth, and how glorious in heaven.
And when he had said these things, he said unto them: Know ye, therefore, my children, that I am dying.
Know, therefore, O king, that he is lying. And Jerusalem also he hath called Sodom, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem he hath declared to be the people of Gomorrah. And he brought many accusations against Isaiah and the prophets before Manasseh.
And he said unto me: 'When I have raised thee on high [through the (various) degrees] and made thee see the vision, on account of which I have been sent, then thou wilt understand who I am: but my name thou dost not know:
And I wished to learn how it is known, and he answered me saying: 'When I have raised thee to the seventh heaven whence I was sent, to that which is above these, then thou shalt know that there is nothing hidden from the thrones and from those who dwell in the heavens and from the angels.' And the praise wherewith they praised and the glory of him who sat on the throne was great, and the glory of the angels on the right hand and on the left was beyond that of the heaven which was below them.
And he said unto me: 'Crowns and thrones of glory they do not receive, till the Beloved will descend in the form in which you will see Him descend [will descend, I say] into the world in the last days the Lord, who will be called Christ. Nevertheless they see and know whose will be thrones, and whose the crowns when He has descended, and been made in your form, and they will think that He is flesh and is a man.
Showed me a book, [but not as a book of this world] and he opened it, and the book was written, but not as a book of this world. And he gave (it) to me and I read it, and lo! the deeds of the children of Israel were written therein, and the deeds of those whom I know (not), my son Josab.
And none of the angels of that world shall know that Thou art Lord with Me of the seven heavens and of their angels.
And they shall not know that Thou art with Me, till with a loud voice I have called (to) the heavens, and their angels and their lights, (even) unto the sixth heaven, in order that you mayst judge and destroy the princes and angels and gods of that world, and the world that is dominated by them:
Then Haiqar knelt before the king, and said, 'Let my lord the king live for ever! and if thou desire to slay me, let thy wish be fulfilled; and I know that I am not guilty, but the wicked man bas to give an account of his wickedness; nevertheless, O my lord the king! I beg of thee and of thy friendship, permit the swordsman to give my body to my slaves, that they may bury me, and let thy slave be thy sacrifice.'
Then Haiqar took the swordsman aside apart from the company and said, 'O Abu Samik, dost thou not know that when Sarhadum the king, the father of Sennacherib, wanted to kill thee, I took thee and hid thee in a certain place till the king's anger subsided and he asked for thee?
And I know that the king will repent him about me and will be wroth with a great wrath about my execution.
For I am not guilty, and it shall be when thou shalt present me before him in his palace, thou shalt meet with great good fortune, and know that Nadan my sister's son has deceived me and has done this bad deed to me, and the king will repent of having slain me; and now I have a cellar in the garden of my house, and no one knows of it.
Bring him out and dress him in my clothes, and command the servants when they are drunk to slay him. They will not know who it is they are killing.
And they said to him, 'O our lord the king! know thou that there is none in thy kingdom who is acquainted with these questions except Haiqar, thy vizier and secretary.
Saying, 'O my grief! O Haiqar, who didst know the secrets and the riddles! woe is me for thee, O Haiqar! O teacher of my country and ruler of my kingdom, where shall I find thy like? O Haiqar, O teacher of my country, where shall I turn for thee? woe is me for thee! how did I destroy thee! and I listened to the talk of a stupid, ignorant boy without knowledge, without religion, without manliness.
And when Pharaoh heard this speech, he was greatly perplexed and was wroth with a great wrath, and said to him: 'O man! tell me the truth, and let me know who thou really art.'
O my son! know thou that if the tail of the dog or the pig were ten cubits long it would not approach to the worth of the horse's even if it were like silk.
They are written in the Hebrew characters and language and have been carelessly interpreted, and do not represent the original text as I am informed by those who know; for they have never had a king's care to protect them.
I summoned together the whole people and read it to them that they might know of your devotion to our God.
And he answered, 'To know that God is Lord of the Universe, and that in our finest achievements it is not we who attain success but God who by his power brings all things to fulfilment and leads us to the goal.'
And he replied, 'By observing that the human race increases and is born with much trouble and great suffering: wherefore you must not lightly punish or inflict torments upon them, since you know that the life of men is made up of pains and penalties. For if you understood everything you would be filled with pity, for God also it pitiful!
And he answered, 'By recognizing that womankind are by nature headstrong and energetic in the pursuit of their own desires, and subject to sudden changes of opinion through fallacious reasoning, and their nature is essentially weak. It is necessary to deal wisely with them and not to provoke strife. For the successful conduct of life. the steersman must know the goal toward which he ought to direct his course. It is only by calling upon the help of God that men can steer a true course of life at all times.'
For it is the custom, as you know, from the moment the king begins to transact business until the time when he retires to rest, for a record to be taken of all his sayings and doings--a most excellent and useful arrangement.
I obtained therefore, as has been said, accurate information from the public records, and I have set forth the facts in proper order since I know how eager you are to obtain useful information.
Therefore do we eat no unclean meat; for believing our Law to be given by God, we know also that the Creator of the world, as a Lawgiver, feels for us according to our nature.
This is the Spirit of the Lord, which doth not lie, which teacheth the sons of men to know His ways.
For thy seal is known: and thy creatures know it: and thy (heavenly) hosts possess it: and the elect archangels are clad with it.
He hath caused me to know Himself, without grudging, by His simplicity: His kindness has humbled His greatness.
And understand my knowledge, ye who know me in truth.
For I know them, and before they came into being I took knowledge of them, and on their faces I set my seal:
And they know not how to stand and be idle; and His heavenly hosts are subject to His word.
Nor does it know thee.
Neither does it know thee.
But those who saw it went after the letter that they might know where it would alight, and who should read it and who should hear it.
For the Lord disclosed His way, and spread abroad His grace: and those who understood it, know His holiness. Hallelujah.
For it suffices to know and to rest: for in rest the singers stand,
And it came infinitely and invisibly: and until it was set in the midst they did not know it:
Whatever I did not know, it made clear to me, all the poisons of error, and the plagues of death which they think to be sweetness:
Put on, therefore, the name of the Most High, and know Him, and you shall cross without danger, for the rivers will be subject to you.
So was my yoke over those that know me:
And now I know that those who have sinned are many, and they have lived in prosperity,' and departed from the world, but the few nations will be left in those times, to whom those words shall he said which you did say.
For as the breath ascends involuntarily, and again dies, so it is with the nature of men, who depart not according to their own will, and know not what will befall them in the end.
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.
For you alone do live immortal and past finding out, and know the number of mankind.
You know where you preserve the end of those who have sinned, or the consummation of those who have been righteous.
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 He answered and said unto me: 'Why therefore are you troubled about that which you know not, and why are you ill at ease about things in which you are ignorant?
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 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 you know that my soul hath always walked in Your law, and from my (earliest) days I departed not from Your wisdom.'
You alone know the duration of the generations, And you reveal not Your mysteries to many.
In you do we trust, for lo! Your law is with us, And we know that we shall not fall so long as we keep Your statutes.
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 there shall not be found many wise at that time, And the intelligent shall be but a few: Moreover, even those who know shall most of all be silent.
You, O LORD, my Lord, know what is in Your creature.
For you did of old command the dust to produce Adam, and you know the number of those who are born from him, and how far they have sinned before you, who have existed and not confessed you as their Creator.
And it shall come to pass, when they have severally recognized those whom they now know, then judgment shall grow strong, and those things which before were spoken of shall come.
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.
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 show great acts to those who know not; You break up the enclosure of those who are ignorant, And lightest up what is dark, And reveal what is hidden to the pure, [Who in faith have submitted themselves to you and Your law.]
For I know that as regards those things wherein I besought you, I have received a response, And as regards what I besought, you did reveal to me with what voice I should praise you, And from what members I should cause praises and hallelujahs to ascend to you.
For he had not lived perfectly, for he was not worthy-but that thenceforward he might know by whom finally he should be tormented.
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.
But if now we know not wherefore we have come, And recognize not the principate of Him who brought us up out of Egypt, We shall come again and seek after those things which have been now, And be grieved with pain because of those things which have befallen.'
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.
And know you not that on account of you who did sin, That which sinned not was overthrown, And, on account of those who wrought wickedly, That which wrought not foolishness was delivered up to (its) enemies?'
And truly I know that behold all we the twelve tribes are bound by one bond, inasmuch as we are born from one father.
For assuredly I know that (the consolation of) the inhabitants of Zion consoles you: so far as you knew that it was prospered (your consolation) was greater than the tribulation which you endured in having to depart from it.
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.
[Know, moreover, that In former times and in the generations of old our fathers had helpers, Righteous men and holy prophets:
O Lord God, I will praise Thy name with joy, In the midst of them that know Thy righteous judgments.
God laid bare their sins in the full light of day; All the earth came to know the righteous judgments of God.
For he shall know them, that they are all sons of their God. And he shaIl divide them according to their tribes upon the land,
They also shall know through him, and the way
I follow; for I know not that I speak,
That live a holy life and know one God.
And Azael, they that know how many evils
Know then that the destructive race of Egypt
Know God, the Immortal, who performs these things;
That thou may'st know when the end of all things
To lower darkness [and then they shall know
Then know the anger of the God of heaven,
Then know thou that God is no longer mild,
And unplowed, until mortal men shall know
Having a sign, shall know for what they toiled.
And who praised God, shall know thee to be naught.
O wretched one, thou didst not know thy God,
For age-long years, they shall know that God's law
That the people might know him to be elect
Lest anyone should know whose son he is
Know thou thy God himself, who is God's Son;
And know who this one is, and thou shalt then
Will he accomplish; and I know the number