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And the understanding of our mind which is above [in] our heads [is destroyed] when our soul is poured out, and we become worms and filth; and when the heat of our body hath passed away we become nothingness and we pass away like the dissolving of a cloud.

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 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 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!

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.

Have we none else whom we can make king save in the house of Judah and in the house of Benjamin?

Have we none else whom we can make king save in the house of Judah and in the house of Benjamin?

We will reject their houses and the men of both of them, and we will make as our king and governor the man whom we wish for and in whom our soul delighteth."

We will reject their houses and the men of both of them, and we will make as our king and governor the man whom we wish for and in whom our soul delighteth."

We will reject their houses and the men of both of them, and we will make as our king and governor the man whom we wish for and in whom our soul delighteth."

And we will begin to tell you what we have heard, and what we have found written, and what we have seen concerning the King of Rome.

And we will begin to tell you what we have heard, and what we have found written, and what we have seen concerning the King of Rome.

And we will begin to tell you what we have heard, and what we have found written, and what we have seen concerning the King of Rome.

And we will begin to tell you what we have heard, and what we have found written, and what we have seen concerning the King of Rome.

And he took counsel with his counsellors of the house of Israel, and he said unto them, "We have already given our son and our children to the country of Ethiopia, and Israel hath a kingdom there.

And now, so that we may have a third kingdom, the country of Rome, I will send thither `Ardamis my youngest son.

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 they rose up, and took counsel, and returned, and said unto him, "We will speak this matter unto the King, and he shall do his will."

And when they heard this they forsook all the lust of the flesh, and they said unto our Lord, "Behold now, we have forsaken everything and followed Thee; what is our reward?"

Now the King of Babylon is of the seed of Shem, and we will show you clearly that the King of Babylon is of the seed of Shem.

Do thou take thy case against him to the king and accuse him, for we will be thy witnesses before the king, and we will not let thee be put to shame."

Do thou take thy case against him to the king and accuse him, for we will be thy witnesses before the king, and we will not let thee be put to shame."

And the King said unto him, "Go now and bring them hither secretly so that we may find out whether they agree with thy words; [and if they do] we will cut off the head of Karmin."

And the King said unto him, "Go now and bring them hither secretly so that we may find out whether they agree with thy words; [and if they do] we will cut off the head of Karmin."

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 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.

And the King of Persia is likewise of the seed of Shem, and we will inform you concerning the matters that relate to him.

And he went and took the elders of Israel to the father of Tamar, and he said unto him, "Bring to me thy daughter who hath conceived that we may stone her with stones even as Moses commanded, for she hath brought reproach upon the house of Israel."

And the King of Moab is of the seed of Shem, and we will inform you how this hath come to pass.

And Samson was of the seed of Dan, [one] of the twelve sons of Jacob, and he was the son of a handmaiden of Jacob; and we will inform you how this Samson came into being.

And they spake unto her morning and evening, saying, "We have no other king except thyself, and except that one that shall go forth from thy belly.

And if it be a daughter we will make her to reign over us, so that thy name and the name of kwolason our lord shall be your memorial over us."

And her sister rose up and seized her, saying, "Why should we be destroyed through their [quarrel?].

And we could also inform you that when God had given unto Abraham glory and riches, he lacked a son.

For He will be wroth--according to what they tell us--if we do not make our hearts right to do His Will, and if we do not readily observe all His commands in respect to Zion, the habitation of the glory of God.

For He will be wroth--according to what they tell us--if we do not make our hearts right to do His Will, and if we do not readily observe all His commands in respect to Zion, the habitation of the glory of God.

But if we do not keep our hearts right with Him He will be wroth with us, and will turn away His face from us, and will punish us, and our enemies will plunder us, and fear and trembling shall come to us from the place whence we expect them not, and they will rise up against us, and will overcome us in war, and will destroy us.

But if we do not keep our hearts right with Him He will be wroth with us, and will turn away His face from us, and will punish us, and our enemies will plunder us, and fear and trembling shall come to us from the place whence we expect them not, and they will rise up against us, and will overcome us in war, and will destroy us.

On the other hand, if we do the Will of God, and do what is right in respect of Zion, we shall become chosen men, and no one shall have the power to treat us evilly in the mountain of His holiness whilst His habitation is with us.

On the other hand, if we do the Will of God, and do what is right in respect of Zion, we shall become chosen men, and no one shall have the power to treat us evilly in the mountain of His holiness whilst His habitation is with us.

"And behold, we have brought with us the whole Law of the kingdom and the commandment of God, which Zadok the high priest declared unto us when he anointed me with the oil of sovereignty in the house of the sanctuary of God, the horn of oil, which is the unguent of priesthood and royalty, being in his hand.

And he did unto us that which was written in the Law, and we were anointed; Azariah to the priesthood and I to the kingdom, and `Almeyas, the mouth of God, keeper of the Law, that is to say, keeper of Zion, and the Ear of the King in every path of righteousness.

And now, hearken to the judgment and laws which the elders and the sons of the mighty men of Israel brought, which they wrote before King Solomon and have given unto us, so that we may not turn aside either to the right hand or to the left from what they have commanded us.

And also they told us and made us to understand that we bear death and life, and that we are like unto a man who hath fire in his left hand and water in his right, and who can put his hand into whichever he pleaseth.

And also they told us and made us to understand that we bear death and life, and that we are like unto a man who hath fire in his left hand and water in his right, and who can put his hand into whichever he pleaseth.

Tell us [this] truly and carefully for ever and from generation to generation, so that she may not be wroth with us, if we do not perform her service well, so that God may dwell with us.

And those sons of mighty men answered and said with one voice, "O our Lady, we are with you always, and we will remember the lord, the King.

And those sons of mighty men answered and said with one voice, "O our Lady, we are with you always, and we will remember the lord, the King.

Behold, what is written and the performance thereof shall take place if the God of Israel shall be unto him a helper, and if he hearkeneth to the word of his mother; and we will inform him about the path of doing good works.

And now, reject us not and treat us not as strange people, but make us like unto thy slaves who wash thy feet, for whether we die or whether we live we are with thee; we have no longer any hope in the country of our birth, but only in thee and in our Lady the heavenly Zion, the habitation of the glory of God."

And now, reject us not and treat us not as strange people, but make us like unto thy slaves who wash thy feet, for whether we die or whether we live we are with thee; we have no longer any hope in the country of our birth, but only in thee and in our Lady the heavenly Zion, the habitation of the glory of God."

And now, reject us not and treat us not as strange people, but make us like unto thy slaves who wash thy feet, for whether we die or whether we live we are with thee; we have no longer any hope in the country of our birth, but only in thee and in our Lady the heavenly Zion, the habitation of the glory of God."

And now, reject us not and treat us not as strange people, but make us like unto thy slaves who wash thy feet, for whether we die or whether we live we are with thee; we have no longer any hope in the country of our birth, but only in thee and in our Lady the heavenly Zion, the habitation of the glory of God."

And the Queen answered and said unto them, "Not as servants as ye say but as a father and a teacher will we treat you.

For ye are the guardians of the Law of God, and the guides of the commandment of the God of Israel, and the men of the house of God, and the guardians of Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, and we do not wish to transgress your commandments, for ye shall be unto us a guide to the path of God away from all evil.

At your words we will withdraw from that wherewith God is not well-pleased, and we will draw nigh unto every good thing wherewith God is well-pleased at your commandment.

At your words we will withdraw from that wherewith God is not well-pleased, and we will draw nigh unto every good thing wherewith God is well-pleased at your commandment.

From this time forth they are set down, and from this time forth we are set upright.

From this time forth they are despised and rejected, and from this time forth we shall be honoured and loved for ever and ever and throughout all the generations that are to come.

Now we and our fathers of olden time have said, God hath chosen none except the House of Jacob, us hath He chosen, us hath He multiplied, us hath He held to please Him, and He hath made us kings and made us members of His household, and councillors of His glory and of the Tabernacle of His covenant.

And as for a country, we say that He hath chosen no country except ours, but now we see that the country of Ethiopia is better than the country of Judah.

And as for a country, we say that He hath chosen no country except ours, but now we see that the country of Ethiopia is better than the country of Judah.

And from the time that we arrived in your country everything that we have seen hath appeared good to us.

And from the time that we arrived in your country everything that we have seen hath appeared good to us.

Your waters are good and they are given without price (or, payment), and [we have] air without fans, and wild honey is as [plentiful as] the dust of the market place, and cattle as the sand of the sea.

And as for what we have seen there is nothing detestable, and there is nothing malign in what we hear, and in what we walk upon, and in what we touch, and in what we taste with our mouths.

And as for what we have seen there is nothing detestable, and there is nothing malign in what we hear, and in what we walk upon, and in what we touch, and in what we taste with our mouths.

And as for what we have seen there is nothing detestable, and there is nothing malign in what we hear, and in what we walk upon, and in what we touch, and in what we taste with our mouths.

And as for what we have seen there is nothing detestable, and there is nothing malign in what we hear, and in what we walk upon, and in what we touch, and in what we taste with our mouths.

And as for what we have seen there is nothing detestable, and there is nothing malign in what we hear, and in what we walk upon, and in what we touch, and in what we taste with our mouths.

But there is one matter that we would mention: ye are black of face, and I only mention this because I have seen it, and if God lighteth up your hearts there is nothing that can do you harm."

"And withdraw ye yourselves from meat that dieth of itself, and from blood, and from bodies torn by wild animals, and from fornication, and from everything that God hateth, so that we may rejoice in you when we see you fearing God and trembling at His word; even as God commanded our fathers and said unto Moses, `Give them commands about everything, and tell them to keep My Law and My Ordinance.81` And turn ye not aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left, from that which we command you this day; and now [we command] you that ye worship God, the Holy One of Israel, and do His good pleasure; for He hath rejected our nation even as our prophets prophesied, and hath chosen you.

"And withdraw ye yourselves from meat that dieth of itself, and from blood, and from bodies torn by wild animals, and from fornication, and from everything that God hateth, so that we may rejoice in you when we see you fearing God and trembling at His word; even as God commanded our fathers and said unto Moses, `Give them commands about everything, and tell them to keep My Law and My Ordinance.81` And turn ye not aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left, from that which we command you this day; and now [we command] you that ye worship God, the Holy One of Israel, and do His good pleasure; for He hath rejected our nation even as our prophets prophesied, and hath chosen you.

"And withdraw ye yourselves from meat that dieth of itself, and from blood, and from bodies torn by wild animals, and from fornication, and from everything that God hateth, so that we may rejoice in you when we see you fearing God and trembling at His word; even as God commanded our fathers and said unto Moses, `Give them commands about everything, and tell them to keep My Law and My Ordinance.81` And turn ye not aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left, from that which we command you this day; and now [we command] you that ye worship God, the Holy One of Israel, and do His good pleasure; for He hath rejected our nation even as our prophets prophesied, and hath chosen you.

"And withdraw ye yourselves from meat that dieth of itself, and from blood, and from bodies torn by wild animals, and from fornication, and from everything that God hateth, so that we may rejoice in you when we see you fearing God and trembling at His word; even as God commanded our fathers and said unto Moses, `Give them commands about everything, and tell them to keep My Law and My Ordinance.81` And turn ye not aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left, from that which we command you this day; and now [we command] you that ye worship God, the Holy One of Israel, and do His good pleasure; for He hath rejected our nation even as our prophets prophesied, and hath chosen you.

And he who maketh a filthy graven image of stone or smelted metal, the work of a man's hand, and setteth it up and hideth it in his house, and worshippeth it as a god, not believing that God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, Who made Adam in His own image and likeness, and set him over everything which He had created, we all being His work--the man who doth not believe [this] accursed let him be!

"Now these things we have declared unto you in order that ye may keep and perform the fear of God so that ye may be blessed in this your country, which God hath given unto you because of the heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, for because of her have ye been chosen.

Consider thou [the people] of thy nation with whom God was not well pleased, and thou wilt say `Not thus [is it] good, but it is right that we should worship God'; `Not thus is it good to worship the sun, but it is right to worship God,' thou wilt say. `Not thus is it good to enquire of the diviner, but it is better to trust in God,' thou wilt say. `Not thus is it good to resort to the working of magic, but it is better to lean upon the Holy One of Israel,' thou wilt say. `Not thus is it good to offer up sacrifices to stones and trees, but it is right to offer up sacrifices to God,' thou wilt say. `Not thus is it good to seek augury from birds, but it is right to put confidence in the Creator,' thou wilt say.

And Azariah said, "Bring hither the jubilee trumpets, and let us go to Zion, and there we will make new the kingdom of our lord David."

And we believe thus and we adore the Holy Trinity.

And we believe thus and we adore the Holy Trinity.

And we are strong in the Orthodox Faith which the Fathers the Apostles have delivered unto us, the Faith of the Church.

Now through the Kebra Nagast we know and have learned that of a surety the King of Ethiopia is honourable, and that he is the King of Zion, and the firstborn of the seed of Shem, and that the habitation of God is in Zion, and that He there breaketh the might and power of all his enemies and foes.

But we who believe in the Orthodox Faith shall be upon our throne, and we shall rejoice with our teachers the Apostles, provided that we have walked in the way of Christ and in His commandments.

But we who believe in the Orthodox Faith shall be upon our throne, and we shall rejoice with our teachers the Apostles, provided that we have walked in the way of Christ and in His commandments.

But we who believe in the Orthodox Faith shall be upon our throne, and we shall rejoice with our teachers the Apostles, provided that we have walked in the way of Christ and in His commandments.

And now, come ye, and we will declare from the Law of Moses the prophecies of the Prophets our Fathers, the holy men of olden time, and the prophecies concerning Christ our Redeemer, so that the generations of posterity may hear the interpretation (or, explanation) of the story, and we will relate unto them the narrative of the interpretation of the Scriptures.

And now, come ye, and we will declare from the Law of Moses the prophecies of the Prophets our Fathers, the holy men of olden time, and the prophecies concerning Christ our Redeemer, so that the generations of posterity may hear the interpretation (or, explanation) of the story, and we will relate unto them the narrative of the interpretation of the Scriptures.

We will begin then with the beginning of the Book, and we will make [You] to understand in the Spirit, as David saith, through the Holy Spirit, `In the beginning the Book was written because of me.'" And one answered and said, "What is the beginning of the Book?"

We will begin then with the beginning of the Book, and we will make [You] to understand in the Spirit, as David saith, through the Holy Spirit, `In the beginning the Book was written because of me.'" And one answered and said, "What is the beginning of the Book?"

And now we will make known unto you how they paid no heed to Christ, the Word of God.

How is it that we also do not hear the Word of God that we may believe on Him?"

How is it that we also do not hear the Word of God that we may believe on Him?"

And when Moses came forth they said unto him, "We will not hear this word of God so that we may not die of terror.

And when Moses came forth they said unto him, "We will not hear this word of God so that we may not die of terror.