2 Esdras (4 Esdras) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
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1 Nevertheless as concerning the tokens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth shall be taken with great amazement, and the way of truth shall be hidden, and the land shall be barren of faith.
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1 “Nevertheless, concerning the signs, behold, the days will come when those who dwell on earth will be taken with great amazement, and the way of truth will be hidden, and the land will be barren of faith.
2 But iniquity shall be increased above that which now thou seest, or that thou hast heard long ago.
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2 Iniquity will be increased above what now you see, and beyond what you have heard long ago.
3 And the land, that thou seest now to have rule, shall be waste and untrodden, and men shall see it desolate.
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3 The land that you now see ruling will be a trackless waste, and men will see it desolate.
4 But if the Most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see that which is after the third [kingdom ] to be troubled; and the sun shall suddenly shine forth in the night, and the moon in the day:
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4 But if the Most High grants you to live, you will see troubles after the third period. The sun will suddenly shine in the night, and the moon in the day.
5 and blood shall drop out of wood, and the stone shall give his voice, and the peoples shall be troubled; and [their] goings shall be changed:
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5 Blood will drop out of wood, and the stone will utter its voice. The peoples will be troubled, and the stars will fall.
6 and he shall rule, whom they that dwell upon the earth look not for, and the fowls shall take their flight away together:
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6 He will rule whom those who dwell on the earth don’t expect, and the birds will fly away together.
7 and the Sodomitish sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known: but all shall hear the voice thereof.
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7 The Sodomite sea will cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known; but all will hear its voice.
8 There shall be chaos also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and women shall bring forth monsters:
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8 There will also be chaos in many places. Fires will break out often, and the wild animals will change their places, and women will bring forth monsters.
9 and salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into its chamber;
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9 Salt waters will be found in the sweet, and all friends will destroy one another. Then reason will hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into its chamber.
10 and it shall be sought of many, and shall not be found: and unrighteousness and incontinency shall be multiplied upon earth.
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10 It will be sought by many, and won’t be found. Unrighteousness and lack of restraint will be multiplied on earth.
11 One land also shall ask another, and say, Is righteousness, is a man that doeth righteousness, gone through thee? And it shall say, No.
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11 One country will ask another, ‘Has righteousness, or a man that does righteousness, gone through you?’ And it will say, ‘No.’
12 And it shall come to pass at that time that men shall hope, but shall not obtain: they shall labour, but their ways shall not prosper.
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12 It will come to pass at that time that men will hope, but won’t obtain. They will labor, but their ways won’t prosper.
13 To shew thee such tokens I have leave; and if thou wilt pray again, and weep as now, and fast seven days, thou shalt hear yet greater things than these.
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13 I am permitted to show you such signs. If you will pray again, and weep as now, and fast seven days, you will hear yet greater things than these.”
14 Then I awaked, and an extreme trembling went through my body, and my mind was troubled, so that it fainted.
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14 Then I woke up, and an extreme trembling went through my body, and my mind was so troubled that it fainted.
15 So the angel that was come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my feet.
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15 So the angel who had come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me on my feet.
16 And in the second night it came to pass, that Phaltiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance sad?
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16 In the second night, it came to pass that Phaltiel the captain of the people came to me, saying, “Where have you been? Why is your face sad?
17 or knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity?
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17 Or don’t you know that Israel is committed to you in the land of their captivity?
18 Up then, and eat some bread, and forsake us not, as the shepherd [that leaveth ] in the hands of cruel wolves.
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18 Get up then, and eat some bread, and don’t forsake us, like a shepherd who leaves the flock in the power of cruel wolves.”
19 Then said I unto him, Go thy ways from me, and come not nigh me for seven days, and then shalt thou come unto me. And he heard what I said, and went from me.
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19 Then said I to him, “Go away from me and don’t come near me for seven days, and then you shall come to me.” He heard what I said and left me.
20 And so I fasted seven days, mourning and weeping, like as Uriel the angel commanded me.
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20 So I fasted seven days, mourning and weeping, like Uriel the angel had commanded me.
21 And after seven days, so it was, that the thoughts of my heart were very grievous unto me again,
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21 After seven days, the thoughts of my heart were very grievous to me again,
22 and my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to speak words before the Most High again,
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22 and my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to speak words before the Most High again.
23 and said, O Lord that bearest rule, of all the woods of the earth, and of all the trees thereof, thou hast chosen thee one vine:
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23 I said, “O sovereign Lord of all the woods of the earth, and of all the trees thereof, you have chosen one vine for yourself.
24 and of all the lands of the world thou hast chosen thee one country: and of all the flowers of the world thou hast chosen thee one lily:
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24 Of all the lands of the world you have chosen one country for yourself. Of all the flowers of the world, you have chosen one lily for yourself.
25 and of all the depths of the sea thou hast filled thee one river: and of all builded cities thou hast hallowed Sion unto thyself:
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25 Of all the depths of the sea, you have filled one river for yourself. Of all built cities, you have consecrated Zion for yourself.
26 and of all the fowls that are created thou hast named thee one dove: and of all the cattle that are made thou hast provided thee one sheep:
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26 Of all the birds that are created you have named for yourself one dove. Of all the livestock that have been made, you have provided for yourself one sheep.
27 and among all the multitudes of peoples thou hast gotten thee one people: and unto this people, whom thou lovedst, thou gavest a law that is approved of all.
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27 Among all the multitudes of peoples you have gotten yourself one people. To this people, whom you loved, you gave a law that is approved by all.
28 And now, O Lord, why hast thou given this one people over unto many, and hast dishonoured the one root above others, and hast scattered thine only one among many?
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28 Now, O Lord, why have you given this one people over to many, and have dishonored the one root above others, and have scattered your only one among many?
29 And they which did gainsay thy promises have trodden them down that believed thy covenants.
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29 Those who opposed your promises have trampled down those who believed your covenants.
30 If thou dost so much hate thy people, they should be punished with thine own hands.
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30 If you really do hate your people so much, they should be punished with your own hands.”
31 Now when I had spoken these words, the angel that came to me the night afore was sent unto me,
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31 Now when I had spoken these words, the angel that came to me the night before was sent to me,
32 and said unto me, Hear me, and I will instruct thee; hearken unto me, and I shall tell thee more.
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32 and said to me, “Hear me, and I will instruct you. Listen to me, and I will tell you more.”
33 And I said, Speak on, my Lord. Then said he unto me, Thou art sore troubled in mind for Israel’s sake: lovest thou that people better than he that made them?
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33 I said, “Speak on, my Lord.” Then said he to me, “You are very troubled in mind for Israel’s sake. Do you love that people more than he who made them?”
34 And I said, No, Lord: but of very grief have I spoken: for my reins torment me every hour, while I labour to comprehend the way of the Most High, and to seek out part of his judgement.
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34 I said, “No, Lord; but I have spoken out of grief; for my heart is in agony every hour while I labor to comprehend the way of the Most High, and to seek out part of his judgment.”
35 And he said unto me, Thou canst not. And I said, Wherefore, Lord, or whereunto was I born? or why was not my mother’s womb then my grave, that I might not have seen the travail of Jacob, and the wearisome toil of the stock of Israel?
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35 He said to me, “You can’t.” And I said, “Why, Lord? Why was I born? Why wasn’t my mother’s womb my grave, that I might not have seen the travail of Jacob, and the wearisome toil of the people of Israel?”
36 And he said unto me, Number me them that are not yet come, gather me together the drops that are scattered abroad, make me the flowers green again that are withered,
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36 He said to me, “Count for me those who haven’t yet come. Gather together for me the drops that are scattered abroad, and make the withered flowers green again for me.
37 open me the chambers that are closed, and bring me forth the winds that in them are shut up, or shew me the image of a voice: and then I will declare to thee the travail that thou askest to see.
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37 Open for me the chambers that are closed, and bring out the winds for me that are shut up in them. Or show me the image of a voice. Then I will declare to you the travail that you asked to see.”
38 And I said, O Lord that bearest rule, who may know these things, but he that hath not his dwelling with men?
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38 And I said, “O sovereign Lord, who may know these things except he who doesn’t have his dwelling with men?
39 As for me, I am unwise: how may I then speak of these things whereof thou askest me?
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39 As for me, I lack wisdom. How can I then speak of these things you asked me about?”
40 Then said he unto me, Like as thou canst do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so canst thou not find out my judgement, or the end of the love that I have promised unto my people.
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40 Then said he to me, “Just as you can do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so you can’t find out my judgment, or the end of the love that I have promised to my people.”
41 And I said, But, lo, O Lord, thou hast made the promise unto them that be in the end: and what shall they do that have been before us, or we [that be now, ] or they that shall come after us?
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41 I said, “But, behold, O Lord, you have made the promise to those who are alive at the end. What should they do who have been before us, or we ourselves, or those who will come after us?”
42 And he said unto me, I will liken my judgement unto a ring: like as there is no slackness of them that be last, even so there is no swiftness of them that be first.
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42 He said to me, “I will compare my judgment to a ring. Just as there is no slowness of those who are last, even so there is no swiftness of those who be first.”
43 So I answered and said, Couldest thou not make them [to be ] at once that have been made, and that be now, and that are for to come; that thou mightest shew thy judgment the sooner?
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43 So I answered, “Couldn’t you make them all at once that have been made, and that are now, and that are yet to come, that you might show your judgment sooner?”
44 Then answered he me, and said, The creature may not haste above the creator; neither may the world hold them at once that shall be created therein.
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44 Then he answered me, “The creature may not move faster than the creator, nor can the world hold them at once who will be created in it.”
45 And I said, How hast thou said unto thy servant, that thou wilt surely make alive at once the creature that thou hast created? If therefore they shall be alive at once, and the creature shall sustain them: even so it might now also support them to be present at once.
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45 And I said, “How have you said to your servant, that you will surely make alive at once the creature that you have created? If therefore they will be alive at once, and the creation will sustain them, even so it might now also support them to be present at once.”
46 And he said unto me, Ask the womb of a woman, and say unto her, If thou bringest forth ten children, why [doest thou it ] at several times? pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at once.
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46 And he said to me, “Ask the womb of a woman, and say to her, ‘If you bear ten children, why do you it at different times? Ask her therefore to give birth to ten children at once.”
47 And I said, she cannot: but must do it by distance of time.
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47 I said, “She can’t, but must do it each in their own time.”
48 Then said he unto me, Even so have I given the womb of the earth to those that be sown therein in their several times.
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48 Then said he to me, “Even so, I have given the womb of the earth to those who are sown in it in their own times.
49 For like as a young child may not bring forth, neither she that is grown old [bring forth ] any more, even so have I disposed the world which I created.
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49 For just as a young child may not give birth, neither she who has grown old any more, even so have I organized the world which I created.”
50 And I asked, and said, Seeing thou hast now shewed me the way, I will speak before thee: Is our mother, of whom thou hast told me, still young? or doth she now draw nigh unto age?
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50 I asked, “Seeing that you have now shown me the way, I will speak before you. Is our mother, of whom you have told me, still young? Or does she now draw near to old age?”
51 He answered me, and said, Ask a woman that beareth children, and she shall tell thee.
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51 He answered me, “Ask a woman who bears children, and she will tell you.
52 Say unto her, wherefore are not they whom thou hast now brought forth like those that were before, but less of stature?
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52 Say to her, ‘Why aren’t they whom you have now brought forth like those who were before, but smaller in stature?’
53 And she also shall answer thee, They that be born in the strength of youth are of one fashion, and they that are born in the time of age, when the womb faileth, are otherwise.
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53 She also will answer you, ‘Those who are born in the strength of youth are different from those who are born in the time of old age, when the womb fails.’
54 Consider therefore thou also, how that ye are less of stature than those that were before you.
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54 Consider therefore you also, how you are shorter than those who were before you.
55 And so are they that come after you less than ye, as [born ] of the creature which now beginneth to be old, and is past the strength of youth.
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55 So are those who come after you smaller than you, as born of the creature which now begins to be old, and is past the strength of youth.”
56 Then said I, Lord, I beseech thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, shew thy servant by whom thou visitest thy creature.
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56 Then I said, “Lord, I implore you, if I have found favor in your sight, show your servant by whom you visit your creation.”