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Kebra Nagast
And Solomon answered in wisdom and said, "How was he (i.e. David) able to carry away our Lady, for she is with us?"
And Solomon entered into his tent, and wept bitterly, and said, "O God, willest Thou to take away the Tabernacle of Thy Covenant from us in my days?
And until this present it was with us, and we did not minister unto it rightly, and for this reason Thou art angry with us, and Thou hast turned Thy face from us.
And until this present it was with us, and we did not minister unto it rightly, and for this reason Thou art angry with us, and Thou hast turned Thy face from us.
And until this present it was with us, and we did not minister unto it rightly, and for this reason Thou art angry with us, and Thou hast turned Thy face from us.
And this day it is three years since that time, and Thou hast snatched away Thy light from us that Thou mayest illumine those that are in darkness.
Rise up, David, my father, and weep with me for our Lady, for God hath neglected us and hath taken away our Lady from thy son.
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
What is right hath passed from us, and we are rebuked.
Woe be unto us!
Our joy hath turned aside to our enemies, and the grace that was ours hath been removed from us.
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
And the prophets rebuked us, but we would not accept rebuke, and they [wished to] make us hear, but we would not hear.
And the prophets rebuked us, but we would not accept rebuke, and they [wished to] make us hear, but we would not hear.
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
Woe be unto us!
He gave us glory, and we have thrown it away.
He made us very wise, and of our own freewill we have made ourselves more foolish than the beasts.
He gave us riches, and we have beggared ourselves even [to asking for] alms.
And it is because of them that God hath taken the Tabernacle of His Covenant away from us and hath given it to the people who do His Will and His Law, and His Ordinance.
He hath turned His face from us and hath made His face to shine upon them.
He hath despised us and hath loved them.
He hath shown mercy unto them and hath blotted us out, because He hath taken away the Tabernacle of His Covenant from us.
He hath shown mercy unto them and hath blotted us out, because He hath taken away the Tabernacle of His Covenant from us.
And when God taketh away the Tabernacle of His Covenant He will destroy the heavens, and the earth, and all His work; and this day hath God despised us and taken from us the Tabernacle of His Law."
And when God taketh away the Tabernacle of His Covenant He will destroy the heavens, and the earth, and all His work; and this day hath God despised us and taken from us the Tabernacle of His Law."
And they gathered together their priests, and magicians, and star-gazers, and they entreated them and said unto them, `How can we relieve ourselves of these sores and the tribulation which have come upon us, and upon our country?'
Find out, and tell us what we must do.'
And if they march straight for Jerusalem we shall know that peradventure God hath had compassion on our land; but if they wander about, and go hither and thither, and wish to turn back to the place whence they started, then we shall know that God is [still] wroth with us, and that He will not remove His punishment until He hath blotted out ourselves and our city.'
And as for us, if God hath willed it Jerusalem shall remain to us wherein thou hast built for us a house of God.
And as for us, if God hath willed it Jerusalem shall remain to us wherein thou hast built for us a house of God.
And as for us, if God hath willed it Jerusalem shall remain to us wherein thou hast built for us a house of God.
And supposing He were to make them to inherit our city, and destroy us--what is impossible to God?
But now let us go and kneel in the House of God."
And Solomon answered and said unto them, "Cease ye, so that the uncircumcised people may not boast themselves over us, and may not say unto us, `Their glory is taken away, and God hath forsaken them.'
And Solomon answered and said unto them, "Cease ye, so that the uncircumcised people may not boast themselves over us, and may not say unto us, `Their glory is taken away, and God hath forsaken them.'
Let us set up these hoards, which are lying here nailed together, and let us cover them over with gold, and let us decorate them after the manner of our Lady Zion, and let us lay the Book of the Law inside it.
Let us set up these hoards, which are lying here nailed together, and let us cover them over with gold, and let us decorate them after the manner of our Lady Zion, and let us lay the Book of the Law inside it.
Let us set up these hoards, which are lying here nailed together, and let us cover them over with gold, and let us decorate them after the manner of our Lady Zion, and let us lay the Book of the Law inside it.
Let us set up these hoards, which are lying here nailed together, and let us cover them over with gold, and let us decorate them after the manner of our Lady Zion, and let us lay the Book of the Law inside it.
Jerusalem the free that is in the heavens above us, which Jacob our father saw, is with us, and below it is the Gate of Heaven, this Jerusalem on the earth.
Jerusalem the free that is in the heavens above us, which Jacob our father saw, is with us, and below it is the Gate of Heaven, this Jerusalem on the earth.
If we do the Will of God and His good pleasure, God will be with us, and will deliver us out of the hand of our enemy, and out of the hand of all those who hate us; God's Will, and not our will, be done, and God's good pleasure, and not our good pleasure, be done.
If we do the Will of God and His good pleasure, God will be with us, and will deliver us out of the hand of our enemy, and out of the hand of all those who hate us; God's Will, and not our will, be done, and God's good pleasure, and not our good pleasure, be done.
If we do the Will of God and His good pleasure, God will be with us, and will deliver us out of the hand of our enemy, and out of the hand of all those who hate us; God's Will, and not our will, be done, and God's good pleasure, and not our good pleasure, be done.
Through this He hath made us sorrowful.
Henceforward His wrath will cool in respect of us, and He will not abandon us to our enemies, and He will not remove His mercy far from us, and He will remember the covenant with our fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.
Henceforward His wrath will cool in respect of us, and He will not abandon us to our enemies, and He will not remove His mercy far from us, and He will remember the covenant with our fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.
Henceforward His wrath will cool in respect of us, and He will not abandon us to our enemies, and He will not remove His mercy far from us, and He will remember the covenant with our fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.
As for us, none of us will transgress thy word, and we will not inform any other people that Zion hath been taken away from us."
As for us, none of us will transgress thy word, and we will not inform any other people that Zion hath been taken away from us."
As for us, none of us will transgress thy word, and we will not inform any other people that Zion hath been taken away from us."
But we worship none else than the Holy God of Israel and our Lady, the holy and heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, whom He hath given us to worship, us and our seed after us."
But we worship none else than the Holy God of Israel and our Lady, the holy and heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, whom He hath given us to worship, us and our seed after us."
But we worship none else than the Holy God of Israel and our Lady, the holy and heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, whom He hath given us to worship, us and our seed after us."
And Solomon answered and said unto her, "Though thou speakest thus art thou not thyself of [that race] concerning which God hath not commanded us that we should take wives from it?
And God, having destroyed of the seed of Ham seven kings, hath made us to inherit this city, that we and our seed after us may dwell therein for ever.
And God, having destroyed of the seed of Ham seven kings, hath made us to inherit this city, that we and our seed after us may dwell therein for ever.
And the Saviour shall come and shall bring us out from Sheol with all my fathers, and my kinsmen, old and young.
I and those who have been before me are unworthy to have mercy shown unto us because of the evil of our works, for we are a faithless generation.
As for the breath which we breathe, if it cease for a short time, our soul passeth away, and if the beat of the spark of our heart which moveth in our mind passeth away we become dust, and our friends and acquaintances hold us to be a loathsome thing.
And we all pass away like shadows, and when we have passed away in death our name is forgotten, and the trace of us cannot be found; after three generations of our children there is none who will remember our name."
And the people of Israel gathered themselves together to Rehoboam, and they said unto him, "Lighten for us [our] labour, for thy father made it very heavy in the hewing of wood, and in the dressing of stone, and in making wagons for bringing down cedarwood."
And when they had made an end of their playing they counselled him, saying, "O our lord, may we be with thee, and thou with us!
Now thy father in wisdom gave us, the sons of men of Israel who are learned in the art of war, to grow up with thee that thy kingdom might be strong after him.
For if they see in us an attitude of weakness in word and in deed, we shall be held in contempt by them, and they will not give us gifts, or presents, or slaves, or tribute, and thy kingdom will be destroyed.
For if they see in us an attitude of weakness in word and in deed, we shall be held in contempt by them, and they will not give us gifts, or presents, or slaves, or tribute, and thy kingdom will be destroyed.
And God did this in order that foolish people might not call us Jews, because of Solomon and because of Rehoboam his son--now God knoweth the heart--and He did this that they might not imagine such a thing.
And there was born of her God, the Word, Light of Light, God of God, Son of the Father, Who came and delivered His creation; from the hand of Sheol, and from Satan, and from death He hath delivered all of us who have believed in Him, He hath drawn us to His Father and hath raised us up into heaven His throne to become His heirs; for He is a lover of man, and unto Him praise belongeth for ever.
And there was born of her God, the Word, Light of Light, God of God, Son of the Father, Who came and delivered His creation; from the hand of Sheol, and from Satan, and from death He hath delivered all of us who have believed in Him, He hath drawn us to His Father and hath raised us up into heaven His throne to become His heirs; for He is a lover of man, and unto Him praise belongeth for ever.
And there was born of her God, the Word, Light of Light, God of God, Son of the Father, Who came and delivered His creation; from the hand of Sheol, and from Satan, and from death He hath delivered all of us who have believed in Him, He hath drawn us to His Father and hath raised us up into heaven His throne to become His heirs; for He is a lover of man, and unto Him praise belongeth for ever.
In like manner, the men of Rome, if we give them our children, will become the people of God, and unto us moreover shall be given the name of `People of God,' being spoken of thus and called thus: The people of Israel have taken the kingdom of Ethiopia and the kingdom of Rome.
And these two men agreed together and planned when they were on [their] way, saying, "When we have spoken to the King if he shall ask us afterwards separately (so that he may find out the truth of our words), saying, `Where did you hear these words?' we will each of us answer and say unto him, `When we were drinking wine with him.'
And these two men agreed together and planned when they were on [their] way, saying, "When we have spoken to the King if he shall ask us afterwards separately (so that he may find out the truth of our words), saying, `Where did you hear these words?' we will each of us answer and say unto him, `When we were drinking wine with him.'
And when he shall say unto us, `What day [was this]?' we will say, `Five days after the new moon.'
And when he saith unto us, `What time [of the day]?' we will say unto him, `At the ninth hour, when he was sitting with us, and we were drinking wine together.'
And when he saith unto us, `What time [of the day]?' we will say unto him, `At the ninth hour, when he was sitting with us, and we were drinking wine together.'
And when he shall ask us, saying, `What did ye drink out of? and where were ye sitting?' we will say unto him, `Out of cups of gold, and our seats were in the hall of his house where the cushions for reclining upon were placed.'" And they agreed together on this evil plot [whilst they were] on their way.
Our mother hath been destroyed on the road, and there is no one to marry us here."