@ C onteyning the Old Teltamens, AND THE NEIFe fs, TO THE MOST | r RET RISeS we fee, | | ,HIGH AND MIGHTIE| | Prince, lames by the grace of God | King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, | Defender of the Faith, &c. | THE TRANSLATORS OF THE BIBLE, | wish Grace, Mercie, and Peace, through IEsvs i Curisr our Lorp. | i I | | ' »» Reat and manifold were the blessings {most dread A Soueraigne) which Almighty Gop, the Father <4 of all Mercies, bestowed vpon vs the people I, ENGLAND, when first he sent your Maiesties Royall person to rule and raigne ouer us. For t whereas it was the expectation of many, who \ > a @& wished not well vnto our Sion, that vpon the! setting of that bright Occidental Starre Queene; | | | | I a Evizaseta of most happy memory, som thicke and palpable cloudes of darkenesse would so haue ouershadowed this land, that men should haue bene in doubt which way they were to] walke, and that it should hardly be knowen, who was to direct the vnsetled| State: the appearance of your Mazesrre, as of the Suxze in his strength, instantly dispelled those supposed and surmised mists, and gaue vnto all that were well affected, exceeding cause of comfort; especially when we de- held the gouernment established in your H1cHnessé, and your hope- full Seed, by an vndoubted Title, and this also accompanied with Peace and tranquiilitie, at home and abroad. But amongst all our loyes, there was no one that more filled our hearts, then the blessed continuance of the Preaching of Gops sacred word a- mongst vs, which is that inestimable treasure, which excelleth all the rich of theearth, because the fruit thereofextendethit selfe, notonely tothetime, spent in this transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men vnto that Eternall happinesse which is aboue in Heauen. Then, not to suffer this to fall to the ground, but rather to take it vp, and jtecontinue it in thatstate, wherein the famous predecessour of your Hicn-| ‘ESE did leaue it; Nay, to goe forward with the confidence and reso- lationThe Epiftle lution of a man in maintaining the trueth of Curisr, and propagating i farre and neere, is that which hath so bound and firmely knit the hearts fall your Mazesries loyall and Religious people vnto you, that your| very Name is precious among them, their eye doeth behold you with| comfort, and they blesse you in their hearts, as that sanctified person, who! vnder Gop, is the immediate authour of their true happinesse. And this} their contentment doeth not diminish or decay, but every day increaseth land taketh strength, when they obserue that the zeale of your Maiestie to-| wards the house of Gop, doth not slacke or goc backward, but is more and more kindled, manifesting it selfe abroad in the furthest parts of Christen- dome, by writing in defence of the Trueth, (which hath giuen such a blow] vnto that man of Sinne, as will not be healed) and euery day at home, by| Religious and learned discourse, by frequenting the house of Gop, by; hearing the word preached, by cherishing the teachers therof, by caring for the Church as a most tender and louing nourcing Father. There are infinite arguments of this right Christian and Religious af- fection in your Marsst1E: but none is more forcible to declare it to o- thers, then the vehement and perpetuated desire of the accomplishing and| publishing of this W orke, which now with all humilitie we present vnto your Marestie. For when your Highnesse had once out of deepe indg- ment apprehended, how conuenient it was, That out of the Originall sa- cred tongues, together with comparing of the labours, both in our owne and other forreigne Languages, of many worthy men who went before vs, there should be one more exact Translation of the holy Scriptures into the} English tongue; your Maestte did neuer desist, to vrge and to excite those to whom it was commended, that the worke might be hastened, and that the businesse might be expedited in so decent a maner, as a matter o| such importance might iustly require. And now at last, by the Mercy of Gon, and the continuance of our La-| lbours, it being brought vnto such a conclusion, as that we haue great hope that the Church of England shall reape good fruit thereby; we hold it our| duety to offer it to your Mazestts, not onely as to our King and Soue- igne, but as to the principall moouer and Author of the Worke. Hum- bly crauing of your most Sacred Maiestie, that since things of this quality, haue ever bene subiect tothe censures of ill meaning and discontented per- sons, it may receiue approbation and Patronage from so learned and iudi- cious a Prince as your Highnesse is, whose allowance and acceptance of] our Labours, shall more honour and incourage vs, then all the calumniati- ons and hard interpretations of other men shall dismay vs. So that, if on the one side we shall be traduced by Popish persons at home or abroad, who therefore will maligne vs, because we are poore Instruments to make IGons holy Trueth to be yet more and more knowen vnto the people, whom they desire still to keepe in ignorance and darknesse: or if on the other| Dedicatorie. — other side, we shall be maligned by selfe-conceited brethren, who runne| their owne wayes, and giue liking vnto nothing but what is framed by| themselues,and hammered on their Anuile; we may rest secure, supported] within by the trueth and innocencie of a good conscience, hauing walked the wayes of simplicitie and integritie, as before the Lord; And sustained without. by the powerfull Protection of your Maiesties grace and fauour, which will euer giuc countenance to honest and Christian endeuours, a- lgainst bitter censures, and vncharitable imputations. The Lorp of Ffeauen and carth blesse your Maiestie with many and| happy dayes, that as his Heanenly hand hath enriched your Highnessc with many singular, and extraordinary Graces; so you may be the | wonder of the world in this later age, for happinesse and true | felicitie, to the honour of that Great Gop, and the ! good of his Church, through Insvs Curist our Lord and onely Sauiour. i Cr) | i oe _ | q THEHe waters freshers ea ater, Lorri. Cote abe eer Gores the Dwr alo, uBing.o254 2Sam.6.25. THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER. Eale to promote the common good, whether it be by deuising any but cold iniertainment jn the world. It is welcommed with suspi- ccion in stead of love, and with emulation in stead of thankes: and if there be any hole left for cauill to enter, and cauill.if it doe not finde a hole, will make one) it is sure to bee misconstrued . and in danger tobe condemned. This will easily be granted by as many as know story, or haue any experience. For, was there ever any thing pro- iected,that savoured any way of newnesse or renewi the same ‘endured many a storme of grine-saying, of opposition > A man would thinke that Ciuilitie, hole- some Lawes, learning and cloqnence,Synods, and Church-maintenance,( that we speake of no more things of this kinde) should be as safe as a Sanctuary , and || out of shot, as they say, that no man woold lift vp the heele,no,nor dogge mooue his tongue against the motioners ofthem. For by the frst,we are distinguished from bruit-beasts led with sensvalitic: By the secnnd, we are bridledand re~ strained from outragious behaniour,and from doing of iniuries,wbether by fraud or by violence: By the third, we are enabled to informe and reforme others,by the light and feeling that we have attai- ned vato our selues: Briefly, by the fonrth being brought together to a parle face to faceywe sooner] * compose out differences then hy writings, which are endlesse : And lastly, that the Church be suffi- ciently provided for,is so agreeable to good reasan and conscience, that those mathers are holden to be Jesse cruell, that kill theit children assoone as they are borne, then those noursing fathers and mo- thers ( swheresoeuer they be )that withdraw from them who hang tpon their breasts(and vpon whose breasts againe themselues doe hang to receine the Spiritaall and sincere milke of the word )liuely- ‘hood and support fit fortheir estates, Thus it is apparent,that these things which we speake of,are of most necessary wse,and therefore,that none, either withaut absutditie can speake against them,or without note of wickednesse can spurne against them, ‘Yet for all that, the learned know that certaine worthy men have bene brought to vntimely death for none other fault, but for seeking to reduce their Countrey-mett to good order and discipline: and that in some Common-weales it wat made a capitall crime,once to motion the making ofa new Law for the abrogating of an old,though the same were most pernicinus: And that certaine which would be counted pillars of the Stateand paternes of Vertue and Prudence, could not be brought for 2 long time to gine way to good Letters and refined speech, but bare themselues as averse from them, 25 from rocks or boxes of poison: And fourthly,, that hee was no babe,but a great clearke, that gaue foorth ( and in writing to remaine to posteritie )in passion peradaencure, but yet he gave foorth, that hee had not scene any profit to come by any Synode, or meeting of the Clergie, but rather the con- trary: And/lastly.against Church-maintenanc¢and allowance,in such sort,s the Embassadors and messengers of the great Kingof Kings should be farnished,it is not ynknowen what a fiction or fable (so itis esteemed, and for no better by the reporter himselfe, though superstitious ) was deuised ; ‘Namely, that at such time as the professours and teachers of Christianitie in tbe Church of Rome, then trae Church, were liberally endowed,a voyee forsooth was heard from heauen,saying: Now is Poison powred down into theChurch,Xc. Thus not only as oft as we speake,as one saith, but alsoas oftas we doany thing of note or consequence, we subiectour selues to enery ones censureand happy is he that is least tossed vpon tongues ; for vtterly to escape the snatch of them it is impossible. If any ‘man conceit,that this és the lot and portion of the meaner sort onely, and that Princes are priniledged by their high estate,he isdeceiued. As the sword denoureth astoell one as the other as itis in Samue?; nay as the great Consmander charged bis souldiers in a certaine battell, to strike at no part of the enemie, butatthe face; And as the King of Syria commanded his chiefe Captaines to fight neither with sural! for great .saue onely against the King ofTsract: so itis too true, that Enuie strikethmost spitefully at the | fairest, and at the chiefest. Dauid was a worthy Prince, and no man to be compared to him for his first deedes, and yet for as warthy an acte as euer he did ( euen for bringing backe the Arke of God in solemuitie ) he was scorned and scoffed at by his owne wife. Solamon was greater then Dauid, though thing our selnes, or reaising that which hath bene laboured by o-| ways bave thers,deserueth certainly much respect and exteeme,but yet findeth | Mem cv The Wighest penonages awe been ca wessiated His Maiessics sorwithatan Ging cstarani sion, for the saroey of the Eoghah tram lations ‘The praise of the holy Seri- nares, To the Reader. though not in vertue, yet in power: and by his power and wisdome he built x Temple to the Lono, such aone as was the glory of the land of Israel, and the wonder of the whole world. But was that his magnificence liked of by all? We doubt of it. Otherwise, why doe they lay it in his sonnes dish. and call vnto him for || easing of the burden, Make, say they, the griewous serwitude of thy father, and bis sore yoke, lighter. Belike he haa charged them with some leuies, and troubled them with some ca- riages; Hereopon they raise vp a tragedie, and wish in their heart the Temple had neuer beve built. So hard a thing it is to please all, euen when we please God best, and doe seeke to approue our selues to every ones conscience. Hf wee will descend to latertimes, wee shall finde many the like examples of such kind, or rather ‘enkind acceptance. The first Romane Emperour did nener doc a more pleasing deed to the learned, nor more profitable to posteritie, for conseruing the record of times in true supputation : then when he corrected the Calender, and ordered the yeere according to the course of the Sunne: and yet thiswas imputed to bim for nooeltie, and arrogancie, and procured to him greatobloquie. So the first Christened Emperour (at the leastwise that openly professed the faith himselfe, and allowed others to, doe the like) for strengthening the Empire at his great charges, and prouiding for the Church, as he did, got for his labour the name Pupillus, as whn would say, 4 wasteful Prince, that had neede of a Guardian,or onerseer. So the best Christened Emperour, for the love that he bare vnto peace, there- byto enrich both himselfe and his subiects, and because he did not seeke warre but find it, was indged to be mo man at armes,( though in deed he excelled in feates of chivatrie, and shewed so much when he was proucked) and condemned for giuing himselfe to his ease, and to his pleasure. Tobe short, the most learned Emperour of former times, (at the least, the greatest politician) what thanks had he for cutting off the superftuities of the lawes, and digesting them into some order and method? This, that he hath been blotted by some to bee an Epitomist, that is, one that extinguished worthy whole volumies, to bring hisabridgements into request. This is the measure that hath been rendred toex- cellent Princes in former times, even, Cuon bend facerent, mali audire, For their good deedes to be euill spoken of. Neither is there any likelihood, thatenuie and malignitie died, and were buried with the, ancient, No, na, the reproofe af Moses taketh hold of most ages; You are risen up in your fathers stead, ‘am increase of sinfull men. What is thet that bath been dome? that which shall Be done: and tbere is mo mew thing vader the Swene, saith the wiseman: and S. Stenen, 4s your fathers did, so doe you. This, and ‘more to this purpose, His Maiestie that now reigneth (and long, and long may he reigne, and his off spring for euer, Himselfe and children, and childrens children abcayes) knew full well, according to the singular wisedame giuen vnto him by God, and the rare learning and experience that he hath attai- ned ento; namely that whosoeuer attempteth any thing for the publike (specially if it pectaine tn Religion, and to the opening and clearing of the word of God )the same setteth himselfe vpon a stage tnbe glouted vpon by cuery euil ese, yea, he casteth himselfe headlong spon pikes, tobe gored by eue- ty sharpe tongue. For he that medleth with mens Religion in any part, medleth with their custome, nay, with their freehold: and though they finde no content in that which they haué, yet they can- not abide to heare of altering. Notwithstanding his Royall heart was ant daunted or discouraged for this or that colour, but stood resolute,asa statue imunoucable,and an anuile not easic to be beaten into plates, asone sayth; he knew who had chosen him to bea Snuldier, or rather a Captaine, and being assured that the course which he intended made much forthe glory of God, & the building vp of his Church, ‘he would not snffer it to be broken off for whatsoeuer speaches or practises. It doth certainely belong vnto Kings, yea, it doth specially belong ento them, to haue care of Religion, yea, to know it aright, ‘Fea, to professe it zealously, yea to promote it to the vttermost of thetr power. This is their glory before all wations which meane well, and this will bring ento them a farre most excellem weight off glory inthe day ofthe Lord lesus. Forthe Scripture saith not in vaine, Them (bat bonor me, I will boner, neither was it 2 vaine word that Eusebius delivered long agoe, that pietie towards God was the wea- pon, and the onely weapon that both preserued Constantines person, and auenged him of his, enemies. Bot oow what pietie without traeth ? what trueth ( what saning irueth ) without the word of God? what word of God (whereof we may be sure) without the Scripture ? The Scriptures we are comman- ded to search. Toh. 5.39. Es2.8.20. They arc commended that searched & studied them. Act.t7.1¢.and 8.28.29. Theyare reproued that were enskilfal in them, or slow to beleeue them. Afut.22.29. Luk.24, 25. They can make vs wise vnto ssluation.2. Timm.3.15. Ifwe be ignorant, they will instruct vs if out of| the way, they will bring vs home; if out of order, they will reforme vs, ifin heauines, comfortvs;if dull, quicken vs; ifcolde, inflame vs. Tolle, ge; Tolle, lege, Take vp and read, take vp and read the Scrip: tures, (for vnto them was the direction) it was said vnto S. Augustine by a supernaturall voyce. Whatsoewar isin the Scriptures, helecue me, saith the same S. Augustine, is high and diuine’ there is verily trueth, and a doctrine most fit for the refreshing and renewing of mens mindes, and truely 30 tempered , that rtaoee, Ting. cee, Pinterch, Aer Fiter Thode. Zaimes latinas, Sei, Seven te det meray te Sam 250, svete. Envchver tbo ap S.depwieoe Hed Baap 2 S.Aarutde ei eden rp cueryThe Translators ued from it must needs be muddie. This moued 5. Hicrome 2 most learned father, and the best linguist without coutrouersie, of his age, or of any that weat before bim, to vadertake the translating of the Old Testampat, out of the very fonntaines themselues; which hee performed with that e dence of great learpiug,indgement,inelustrie and faithfalnes,that hie hath for ever bound the Church vato him, in a debs of speciall remembrance and thankefulnesse. Now though the Church were thus furnished with Grebe and Latine Translations, enen befnre the faith of Cua 1st was generally embraced im the Empire : (for the learned know that euen in S, SHicrwwrm | Hicroms time,the Consut of Rome and his wife were both Ethuicks,and about the same time the grea inn test part of the Senate alsa) yet for all that the godly learned were not content to hane the Scriptures aiogas Jim the Language which themselues vnderstood,, Grecke and Latine , (as the good Lepers were not Jcoutent to fare well themseluea, but acquainted their neighbours with the store that God had sent, {that they also might prouide for themselues) but also for the behoofe and edifying of the vntearned which hongred and thirsted after Righteousnesse,and had sonles to be saued aswell as they,tbey pro- vided Translations into the vulgar for their Countreymen, insomuch that most nations vader hea- ‘wen did shortly after their conuersion, beare CHRIST speaking cnto them in their mother tongue, not by the voyce of their Minister ooely,but also by the written word trauslated. If any doubt hereof, 5 tire pr, | BE MBY be satisfied by examples enough, ifeuough wil serue the turne. First S.Hierome saith Mulla- z 7 | rum genlit lingwis Scriplura anti translata,docel falvaerse gux addite sunt ber. i.The Scripture being trensla- ted before in the languages of many Nations doth shew that those things that were added (by Lucian cr Hesy- Silom so |ebins pare false. So S.Hicranein that place. The same Hierome elsewhere affrmeth that he, the time ‘was,had set forth the translation of the Sewenty, sux linguz bominibus.i,for his countreymen of Ditma- tia, Which words not only Erasmus doth vnderstand to purport, that 5. Hicrome translated the Scrip- ‘are into the Dalmation tongue, but also Sixtus Senensis, and Alphonsus d Castro (that we speake of no more) men not to be excepted against by then of Kome, doe ingenuously confesse as much. So, 5. | Chrysostome that liued in S. Hieromes time, giveth cuidence with him: TBedoctrine of S. Istn( saith he) id wot in such sort (as the Philosophers did vanitb away : but the Syrieat, Egyptians, Indians, Persians. Exhiopians and infinite otber nations being barbarous people translated it into their( motber Jlongue,aad baue Learned to be (true) Philosophers, he meaneth Christians. To this may be added Tbeodorit,as next vnto him, both for autiquitie and for learning. His wards be these, Euery Coumtrey that is ender the Sunne, is full of these wordes (of the Apostles and Prophets) and the Hebrew tongue (he meaneth the Scrip- tures in the Hebreev tongue ) is burned not onely inta the Language of the Grecians, but also of the Romznes, end Egyptians ond Persians,and Indians, and Armenians,and Scytbians, and Saurosmatians jand briefly into | ld the Languages thet any Nation vietb. So he. 1m like maner,Vipilasis reported by Paulus Diaconus Pommicis. |and Isidor (and before them by Sazomen) to have translated the Scriptares into the Gotbicke tongue: oes Toon Bishop of Sixil by Vasseus, to haue turned them into Arabicke, about the yeere of our Lord 717: Sepinn | Beda by Cistertiensir, to haue turned a great part of them into Saxon: Efnard by Tritbemivs, to have Gre Hips |@btidged the French Psalter, as Beda had dnne the Hebrew, about the yeere 800: King Alured by the PaipeFirg, | S8id Cistertienss,to haue turned the Psalter into Sazon: Metbodius by Auentinus ( ptinted at Ingolstad) shite: dcr {to hawe turned the Scriptures into || Sclauonian : Faldo, Bishop of Frising by Bealus Réenanus ,to rapes | Baue caused about thst time, the Gospels to be uanslated into Dulct-rithme,yet extant in the Library wa, | Cerbinion : Valdes, by divers to have turned them himselfe, or to haue gotten them turned into Seem French, about the yeese t160: Cbarlrs the 5. of that name, surnamed The wise, to have caused them pen BE Rienes. 10 be turned into French, about 20a. yeetes after Valdas his time, of which translation there be many sx copies yet extant, as witnesseth Beroafdus, Much about that time, egen in our King Richard the se- conds dayes, Joba Treuisa translated them into English, and many English Bibles in written hand are yet to he seene with diuers, translated as it is very probable, in that age, So the Syrian translation of the New Testament is in niost learned mens Libraries, of Widminsladius his setting forth ,and the Pualterin Arabicke is with many, of Augustinus Neviensis setting foorth. So Poste! affirmeth, that in his travaile be saw the Gospels in the Eebiapian tongue; And Ambrose Tbesiusalleageth the Psalier of the Indians, which hetestiGeth tn baue bene set forth by Potken iu Syrian characters, So that, to have the Scriptures in the mnnther-tongue is not a quaint conccit lately tzken vp, either by the Lord Crom- toell in England, or by the Lord Radewsl in Polonie, of by the Lord Vngnadias in the Emperours do- amiinion, but hath bene shought vpon , and put in practise of old, euen coma the frst times of the con uuersion of any Nation ; no doubt, because it was estecnied most profitable ro cause faith to grow in mens hearts the sooner, and tn make thera to be able tosay with the words of the Psalme, ds ze Sexe beard, 20 we bane seene. Now the Church of Rome would secme at the length to beore a motherly affection towards her children, and to allow them the Scriptures in their mother tongue : but indced itis 2 gift, mot deser- Ving to be called a gift, 29 wipro 2 Pease age Mtcowe sabe detecae Sopher. yy must frst get a Licence in writing befo: may vse The vas: chiefe Aduer- saris that the gains this wotke. A satisfaction To the Reader. se them, and to gét that, they must approne themselues to their Confessor, that is,to be such as are, if not frozen in the deegs, yet sowred with the leaven of their superstition. Howbeit, it seemed too | much to Clement the 8, that there should be any Lieenet granted to hane them in the vulgar tongue, |Sce te obser} snd therefore he overruleth and frustrateth the grant of Pivs the fourth. So mnch arg they afraid [toot ofthe Sight of the Scripture, ( Lavifngs Seripturarum,as Tertullian speaketh )that they will mottmstte mesh - Te with it, no not as it is set foorth by their owne sworne meo, no not with the Licence of their | ho" Nose fowne Bishops and Inquisitors, Yea,so vnwilling they are to communicate the Scripturesto the peo- | ashe 4. bis ples vnderstanding in any sort,thst they are not ashamed to confesse , that wee forced them to tran inking nt ‘Sate it intn English against their wills, This seemeth to argue a bad cause, ora bad conscience, OF | pac, both, Sure we are, that it is not he that hath good gold, that is afraid to bring it to the touch-stone, | 7-5, bot he that hath the counterfeit; neither is it the trae man that shanneth the light, but the malefa- | cai tour lest his deedes should be reproued:: neither is it the plaine dealing Merchant that is vnwilling | lean 320, to haye the waights,or the meteyard brought in place, but he thst vseth decrit. But we will let them alone for this fault,and returne to translation, H Many mens moaths have bene open 2 good while (and yet are not stopped ) with speeches about the Translation so long in hand, or rather perusals of 'ranslations made before: and aske what may be the reason what the necessitie of the employment: Hath the Church benc deceiued, say they,all this chile? Hath her sweet bread bene mingled with leaven, her siluer withdrosse, her wine with wa terher mille with Mme? (Lacte grpsum male miscetur, saith S.Jreney,) We hoped that we bad bene in | s.tems- the right way, that we had had the Oracles of God delivered vnto v5, an thar though all the world [7% had cause to be offended and to compiaine, yet that we bad none, Hath the nurse holden out the breast, and nothing but winde in it? Hath the bsead bene delivered by the fathers of the Churchy and the same proved to be lapidesus,as Seneca speaketh ? What is it tn handle the word of God de- cecitfully, if this be'not? Thus certaine brethren. Also the alucrsari¢s of Judab and Hierasatem like ‘Senbullat in Nebemials, mocke,as we heare, both at the worke and workemen, saying ; M"bat dee teese eva: Iewes,6-c. will tbey make the stanes ucbole againe out of the beapes of dust wbich are burnt ? altlough they build, yet if foe goc vp, be sll cuen Brenke downe thes siony wall. Was this Transtation good before? Why doe they now mend it? Was it not good? Why then was it obtraded to the people? Yea, why did the Catholicks (meaning Popish Romauisis) alwayes goc in ieopardie, for refusing to goe to heare it? Nay, ifit must be translated into English, Catholicks are fittest to doc it, They haue Tearaing, and they know when 2 thing is well, they can manum de tabuli. Wee will answere them both briefly: and the former, being brethren, thus, with 5.Hierame, Damnamus veteres? 3 2, seq | S Hiren A fost peiaruin stadia in dono Domini cued porsunus laboramus. That 1s. Doe we rondessne the ancient? Ta | Regs tia care: bat afler the endenosirs of them Ibat were before vs, wee take the best paines we can in Ibe house af| God. As if hee said, Being prouoked by the example of the learned that fiued befure my time, I haue Neha thoughtit my to assay whether my talent in the knowledge of the tongues, may be profitable: in airy measure 10 Gods Church, lest! should seme to have laboured in them in vaine and lest I should be thought to glory in men, (although ancient) about that which Wasinthent. Thus 5.Hie- rome may be thought to speake. ‘Ane to the same effect say wee, that we are so farre off from condemning any of their Tabours that traueiled before vs in this kinde, either in this land or beyond sca, either in King Henries time, or King Edwards (if there were any translation , or correction of a translation iut his time) ar Queene Elizabeibs of exer-renoumed memosic, that we acknowledge them to haue beee raised xp of God, for the building and furnishing of his Charch, and that they deserve to be had of vs and of posteritie jn everlasting remembrance. The Iudgement of Aristotle is worthy and well knowen: If Timolheus ‘hd not bene, we bad uot bad ive sweet snusicke; but if Pbrynis(Timotheus his master) bad st Beene, reer bad not bod Timotkcus. Therefore blessed be they, and most honoured be their name,thiat breake the ce, and ghueth omzet spon that which belpeth forward tothe ssuing of soules. Now what can bee more auaileable thereto, then to deliuer Gods booke vnto Gods people fn. tongue which they vn- derstand? Since of an hidden treasure,and of a fountaine that is sealed, there is uo profit, as Piolamee Philadeipb wrote tothe Rabbins or masters of the lewes, as witnesseth Epiphanius: and as S. Augustine saith; A man bad rather be with bis dog then witha stranger(whase tongue is strange vnto him.) Yet for all that, as nothing is begun and pecfited at the same time, and the later thoughts are thought to be the wiser: so, if we building vpon their foundation that went before vs, and being holpen hy theie Iabours, doe endeuour to make that better which they left so good; no matt, we are sure, hath cause tomislike vs; they, we perswade our selues, if they were aliue,would thanke vs. The sintage nf Ai- acer, that steake the stroake: yet the gleaning of grapes of Epbrainwas not to be despised. See Judges| fatser#.+. Biurrie2, Icarthe king cf Israetdid not satisfie himaselfe. ill he hiad smitten the ground three times, |: Kise Jor gizing ower thea. Aqui%i,of whem wee spake before, transla. tedted the Bible ascarefvlly,ahd as skilfully as he could; and yet he thought good to go¢ over it againe, and then it got the credit with the Lewes, to be called earn dx piBevar, thatis, accuratly done, asSaint Hierame witnesseth. How many bookes of profane learning have bene gone ouer againe aud againe. by the seme translators, by others? Of ane aind the same booke of Aristotfes Ethikes, there are extant not $0 few as sixe or seven severall translations. Now if this cost may bee bestowed vpon the goo:d, which affordeth vs a little shade, aud which to day flourisheth, but to mincrnw is cut downe; what may we bestow,nay what ought we uot to bestow vpou the Vine,the fruite wherenf maketh glad the conscience of man ,and the stemme whercof abideth forever? And this isthe word of God, which we| ranslate. What is tbe chaffe to tbe wheat, saib the Lord ? Tamti vitrevm,quanti verun margaritum (saith Tertallian,) if a toy of glasse be of that rekoning with vs, how ought wee to value the true pearle? Therefore letuo manseye be euill, because Ins Maiesties is good: ucither let any be grieued, thatwee have aPrince ahat seeketh the increase of the spiritual’ wealth of Israe! (let Senballats aud Tobichs doe 30, which therefore doe beare their just reproofe) but let vs rather blessé God fram the ground ofour heart, for working this religious care in him, to haue the translations af the Bible maturely couside- réd of and examined. For by this nteanes it commeth to passe , that whatsocuer is sound alr {audall is sound for substance, in one ar other of our editinns , and the worst of ours farre better then their autentike vulgar ) the sanie will shineas gold more brightly, being mbbed aud polished ; also ,if any thing be halting, or superfluous, or not so agreeable to the origivall, the same may bee corrected, and the trueth set in place. And what ean the King command to bee done, that will bring bim more true honour then this? and wherein could they that baue beene set a worke , approue their duetie to the King, yea their obedience to God and loue to his Saints more, then by yeelding their seruice ,and all that is within them, for the furvishing of the worke? But besides all this, they were the principall motiues of t,atnd therefore ought least to quarrell it: for the very Historicall trueth is, that wpoa the importunate petitions of the Puritanes. at his Maiesties comming to this Crowne, the Conference at Hampton Court hauing bene appointed for hearing their complaints: when by force of reason they ‘were put from all other grounds, they had recourse at the last, to this shift, shat they could not with good conscience subscribe to the Comniunion booke, since it maintained the Bible as it was there translated, which was as they said, a mast corrupted translation, And although this was indged to ‘be but a very poore and emptie shift; yet euen hereupon did his Maiestie beginue to bethinke him- selfe of the good that might ensue by a ew translation, and presently after gaue order for this Traus- lation which is now presented vato thes. Thus much to satisfie our scrupulous Brethren. ‘Now to the later we ausweres that wee doe not deny. nay wee affirme and auow, that the very meanest translation of the Bible in English, set foorth by men of our profession for wee have seene noue of theirs of the whale Bible as yet Jcoataineth the word of God,nay, is the word of God. As the Kings Speech which hee vttered in Parliament, being trantslazed into French, Dutch, Haliaa and Latine, is still the Kings Speecb, thaugh itbe not interpreted by eery Translator with the like grace, nny pecad wentuse so ftly for phrase, nor so expresly for sevice, cuery where. For itis confessed.that ters. ‘Wings are to take theie denomination of the greater part mun could say, Fer ita nitent in carvaiue, wom ego pancit ofeudor macalis, sc. A cian may be counted a vertuous man, Tehough hee haue made many slips in his life, (els, there were nose vertunus, for in many thing swe of find alt) also a comely man and loucly, though hee haue some warts wpon his haud, yes, tot onely freakles vpon his face, but also skarres. No cause therefore why the word translated stiould bec de- nied so be the woed,or forbiddeu to be currant, notwithstanding that some imperfections and blemi- ! Siena Exechsap. 3 The Translators Tames 5.2 shes may be noted in the settivg forth of it. For what ever was perfect vader the Sunne, where A- postles or Apostolike men, that is, men indued with an extraordinary measure of Gods spirit and priuiledged with the priuiledge of infallitititie,had not their baud? The Rumanistes therefare in refusing to bease,aud daring to burue the Word translated , did am lesse then despite t= spirit of grace,from whom originally it proceeded,and whose sense and meaning,as well s5 mans weakenesse| punts | Would enable, it did expresst. Iudge by an example nr two. Pivlareh writeth, that after that Rome Comill, bad beeue hurnt by the Gelles, they fell soone to huilde it againe- but doing it in haste, they did uot cast the streets,ncr proportion the houses int such comely fashion,s hai bene most sightly aud cou- Uenient; was Catiline therefore an honest cxaa., ora good Patrior,that sought to bring it to a combu- stian? of Nero a good Prince, that did indeed set it an Sire? So, by the story of Eqra’s, aud the pro- phesie of Hoggai it may be gathered that the Tempte built by Zerubbubel after the returne from Ba- by Solomon (for they thas remembred bylon, was by wo meanes to bee contpared to the former the former. wept when they considered the Luer ) notwithstanding, might this later either haue bene abhorred and forsaken by the Jewes, or proplaued by te Greekes} The Tike wee are to thinke of ym the Originatl in maay gtaces, meizher witch of the Apostles did condemne iw” Translations. The taustation of th: Sewentic disse Jdoeth it conte neere it,for perspicuitie, gr Aw ansivere 10 he impotat= ons of our <- wersaries. To the Reader. 1? Nay,they veed it, (as it is apparent, and as Saint Hierome and most lcarned me doe confesse) which they would stot haue done,nor by their example of vsing it, so grace and com- mend itto the Church, if it had bene viworthy the appellation and name of the word nf God. Acé whereas they vrge for their second defence of their vitifying and abusing of the English Bibles,or some pieces theceof, which they meete with, for that heretikes (orsooth) were the Authours of the translations, (eretikes they call vs by the same right that they call thenaselues Catholikes, both be- ig Wrong) wee marueile what diuinitie taught them so, Wee are sure Tertullian was of another minds : Ex personis probainus fidem,an ex fide personas? Doe we trie ueus faith by their persons? we! should trie their persons hy their faith. AlsoS. Augustine was of another minde: for he lighting vp- ‘on certaine rules made by Tycbunius a Donatist, for the better vnderstanding of the word, was not 3- shamed to make vse of thent, yea, to insert them into his owne booke, with giuing commendation to them so farre foorth as they were worthy to be commended, as is 10 be seenz ia S. ugustines third booke De doctrind Christiand. Tu be short, Origewand thewhole Church of God for certain hundred yeeres, were af an other minde: for they were so farre from treading vader foote, (much more from barning ) the Translation of dgu‘tza Proselite, that is,one tha: had turned Jew; of Sytmachus, and Theodation, both Etionites, that is,most vile heretikes, that they ioyned them together with the Hi~ frow Originall,and the Translation of the Seuentie (as hath bene before signitied out of Epipharsiu:) and set them forth openly to be considered of and perused by all. But we weary the veleacned,who need not know so much.and trouble the learned, who know it already. Yet before we end, we must answere a third cauill and objection of theirs against vs, for altering and amending our Taanslations s0 oft; wherein truely they deale hardly ,and strangely with vs. For sowhom ever was it imputed for a fault (by such as were wise ) to got oucr that which ee had done. and to amend it where he saw cause? Saint tugustine was mot afraide to exhort S. Hicrome to a Pali- ‘odia or recautation ; the same S. Augustine was nnt ashamed to retractate, we might say renoke,m2- ny things that had passed him,and detheuen glory that he seeth his infirmities. If we will besonnes of the Trueth, we must consider what it speaketh, and trample vpon our owne credit, yea, and xpont other mens too,ifeither be any way au hinderance t it. This to the cause: then to the persons we say, that of «Il men they ought to bee most silent in this case. For what varieties haue they, and what akerations haue they miade, not onely of their Seruice bookes, Portesses and Breuiaries , but also of their Lafine Translation ? The Seruice boake supposed to be made by S. Ambrose (Oftciume Ambro- Siamuin) was a great while in speciall vse and request: but Pope Hadrian calling a Couneill with the ayde of Charles the Entperour,abolished it, yea burnt it, and commanded the Seraice-booke of Saint Gregorie vniuersally to be vsed. Well, Officium Gregorianum gers by this meanes to be in credit, bur doeth it continne without change or ahkering ? No,the very Romane Seruice was of two fashions,the New fashion , and the Old, (the one vsed in one Church, the other in another) 3$ is to bee seene in Pamclius a Romanist,, his Preface, befare Micrologus. The same Parmelivs reporteth out of Radul- pbus de Rive, that about the yeere of our Lord, 1277. Pope Nicelus the third remoued out of the Churches of Rome, the more ancient bookes (of Semuice) and brought into vse the Missals of the Friers Minorites,and commaunded them to bee obserned there ; insomuch that about a11 hundred yeeres after, when the abone named Radulpbas happeued to be at Romz, he found all the bookes to. be new,(of the new stampe.) Neither was there this chopping and changing in the aore anciem times onely, but also of late: Pius Quintus himselfe confesseth, that euery Bishopricke almost had a eculiac kind of sernice,most vnlike to that which others had: which miousd hint toabolish all other Breujaries, though neuer so ancient, and priuiledged and published by Bishops iu their Dioces- ses, and to establish and catifie that onely which was of his owne setting foorth.in the yeere 1368, ‘Now, when the father of their Church, who gladly would heale the soare of the daughter of his pco- ple sofily aud sleightly and make the best of it, findeth so great fault with them for their oddes and jarring; we hape the children haue no great cause to vaunt of their vniformitie, But the difference that sppeareth betweene our Translations,and our often correcting of them, is the thing that wee are specially charged with ; let vs see therefore whether they themselues bee without fault this way. (if it be to be counteda fault, to correct) and whether they bee Git men to throw stones at vs: O fan- | dem maior parcas insane sainori: they that are lesse sound themselues, onght not to obiect iutirmities to others. Sf we should tell them that Falta, Stepulensis, Erasmuus,and I’iucs found faylt with their vulgar "Translation, and consequently wished the same to be mended,or a new one to be made, they would auswere peraduenture, that we prodcced their enemies for witnesses against them; albeit, they were in no other sort enemies,then as 5, Paul wasto the Galatians, for telling them the tructh: aud it were to be wished, that they had dared to tell it them plainlier and oftner. But what will they say to this, that Pope Leo the tenth allowed Erasmus Translation of the New Testament,so much different from the wulger, by his Apostolike Letter & Bull:that the same Leo exhorted Pagain to translate the whole Bible, Tera depres seripbeoit areas. Sategusttde be: Chracep so. SAap piety. Saag hb Re amet, Fido interdam itia maa. S. Aap Epa DemLibs. Herat, Galaga. Siatas Sexe,4 The Translators To the Reader. fas, Bible, and bare whatfoener charges wap necessary for the worke? Surely, as the Apostle reasonetb the Heirrcure Volumes ,500f the New by the Greeke longuc, he meancth by the originall Greeke, LF traeth| S to the Hfcbrewes, thal the forher Loa ond Testatent bod bene suffentttote bad been na need oy te bbe to be tried by these tongues, then whence sbonld a Translation be made, bat out of them? These latier: sowe may say, that if the olde vulgar had bene at all points allowable, to small purpose had tongues therefore, the Scriptures wee saysin thost tongues, wee set before vs tn translate, being the labour and charges bene vndergone, abou! framipg ofa new. lf they say, it was one Popes priuate tongues wherein God was plessed to speake to his Church by his Prophets and Apostles. Neitherd?1 opinion, aod that he consulted anely bimeelfe: then wee ate able to goe further with them, and to. we roa over the worke with that posting haste that the Seplusgint did , ifthat be trae which is repo terre, that mone oftheir chiefe men ofl sorts, even their owe Trent-champions Poiue & Vege,and ted of them,that they finished it in 72. dayes; neither were we barred or hindered from going ouer it f7..ein. their owne Inquisitors, Hieronymus ab Oleastro,and their own Bishop Isidorw: Clarius, and their owne, againe, having oncedone it, like S.Hierome,if that be trne which himselfe reporteth,that he could no| top [Cardinal Téomas 4 Vio Caielan, doe either make new Translations themselues, or follow new ones: sooner write any thing,bnt presently it was ciught from him, and poblished, and he could nat have | mics of other mens making , or note the vulgar lnterpretor for halting; none of them feare to dissent from leave to mend it: neither,to be short,were we the first that fell in hand with translating the Scripture | Me™ bir nor yetto exceptagainst him, And call they this an eniformne tenon of text and judgement a into English, and cousequently destitute nf former helpes, sit is written of Origen, that hee was the | s»arsecm boot the texto siany of theit Worthies ditclaiming the uow sceeiued conceit? Nay,we wil yet come first ina maner,that put his hand to write Commentaries wpan the Scriptures, and therefore no mar- neerer the quicke: doth not their Parit-edition differ from the Louaine, and Eentemius bis (rom them € worke hath not bene hudled vp Sitypeost. [oth,and yet al of them allawed hy autharitie? Nay, doth not Sixtus Quintus confesse , that cer-l € painies of twise seven timesseven. 18906" 1 ssine Catholikes (ie meavetlt certaine of his awne side ) were im such an humor of translating the tic wo dayes and more: matters of such weight and consequence are to bee speeded with maturitie: [Scriptures inta ative, that Satan taking occasion by them ,thoagh they thought of no such matter, for ina besinesse of moment a man feareth not the blame of conuenient slacknesse, Neither did id striue what he could, out of so vncertaine and manifold a varictie of Translations,soto mingle all | wee thinke much to consult the Translators or Commentators, Chaldee, Heirewe, Syrian, Greeke, ot things, that nothing might seeme to be left certaine and Brme in them,&e? Nay further, did not the Latine,no not the Spanish, French, Htalian, oc Dutch; neitherdid we disdaine to renise that which ‘we. same Sixtasordaine by an inviolable decree, and that with the counsell and consent af his Cardinals, had dons, and to bring backe to the anuill that which ws bad hantmered: but hauing and vsingas| that the Latine edition of the olde and new Testament,which the Couocill of Trent wnuld haue to be great hetpesas were needfull,and fearing no reproch for slowsesse.nor caueting praise for expedition, authenticke,j the same without controversie which he thea set forth, being diigently corrected and wee have at the Jength,through the good hand of the Lord vpon vs, brought the worke to that printed in the Printiag-house of Patican 7 Thus Sixtusin his Preface befare his Bible. Andyct Cle- Passe thet yor see. Tren! the eight his immsediatesuccessons, publishethanotler edition of the Bible, containiogen ins Recommo. | Some perwuenture would hane no varietie of sences tobe tet in the margine,test the amhorhic of Enite differences fom that of Sixtus (and ruany of them ssightie sind material Jand yet this must be ingrsiose: | the Scriptoresfordec'ding of cantroucrsies by that shew of ence-taintieshould somewshatbe shaken. Jauthentike by all meanes. What is ¢o have the faith of our glorious Lord {ESV CHRIST with Yea seeiesin the | Bat we hold thefr iudgmét not to be so sound iv this point.For though, wbstsauer things are necessary nd Nay, if this be not? Againe,what is sweet harmonic and consent this be? Therfore,as Deimarer marincie | aremauifst, 25. Cbrytotome saith, and a8 S. Auguetor Fa trstings Ht are plaincly set dowme inthe tus of Corinth aduised a great King , before he lked af the dissentions among the Greciens, vo cons- Stombilytoe | Seriprures, al sach matters are found thal rencerne Faith,bope,and Cheritie, Yet for all that it cannot be pose his domesticke broiles (for st that time his Queene and his sonne aud heire were at deadly fuide oe dissembled, that peetly to cxercise and whet our wits, partly to weane the curiows from Ioat : frith him) soll tre while that ouc adversaries doe make so isny 2nd so variouscditionsthentvelues, them for their every-where-plainenesse, partly also to stitre “p our denotion to crane che assistance | «#p.9- aad doe iarre so much about the worth and authoritie of them, they can with no show of equitie of Gods spirit by prayer,and lastly, that we might be forward to seeke ayd of our brethren by confe- challenge vs for changing and correcting. rence, and nevetscornethose that bent in all respects so compiete as theyshould bee, being tosetke Butt is igh time co leaue thema,and to shew in briefe what wee proposed to our selnes anc! what Te prose in many things ott selues, it hath pleased God in his divine providence, heere and there to Scatter coorse we held in this oor peresall and soruay ofthe Bible. ‘Traly (good Christian Reader) wee ne-| mF wordes aud sentences of that difficultie and doubrfulnesse,not in docirinal points that eoncerne sa tuer though from the beginning, that we should neede to make anew Translation , nor yet to make | ere, nation, (for in such it hath bene vouched that the Scriptares are plaine) but in matters of lesse mo- of bad one & good one, (for then the imputation of Sixtus had bene true in some sort, that ous peo- | Smo ment, that fearefulnesse wand better beseeme vs then confidence,aid if we will resolue,roresalue sp ple had bene fed with gall of Dragons in stead of wine, with whey in stead of miJke:) batt makea| ' on modestie with S. Augustine, (though not in this same case altogether, yet pon the same ground) {ood one better,or out of many good ones,one prineipall good oxe,not inst to be excepted agaist; Muliusest dubitere de accultis,quém liigaredeiucertis itis betier ¢ denbt of those things wh SaAagmit 6A. that hath bewe our indeauour, thatour marke, To that purpose there were many chosen, that were # secres, then to strine about those things that are encertaine, There be many words in the Serip.| (Cort greater in other menseyes hen in their owne, and that sough the troth rather them their own praise, tures, which be nencr found there hut once, (hauing neither brocher nor neighbour, as the Hebretecs| feet rien ignine,they came or wete thonglt tocome cathe worke, not exereral cousd (as one sath) but exes speske) so that we cannot be holpen by conference of places. Again, there be many rare names o! silati,thatis, earned, uot talearae: Forthechiele overseer and ipyoduscrye vider his Maiestie, to whom cectaine birds, beastes and precious stanes, Ke. eoncerming which the Hrbrewesthemselses are soi cmon, {22100617 es bt lo our whale Churcle ws much bound, knew by bic woe, sich thngateo aided ssnong themselues for iudgement, that they may seeme 10 hane defined this or that,rather be- SSRETIK, | Neriauzen wrughtso long agoe, that it is a preposterous order to teach first and to learne after , yea cause they would say somthing,thé becausethey weresmreofthstwhich they said.asS. Hicrame some lee tape | hat 3 daddy axpopiay partner to leatne al practise together ,isneither con ble forthe workensa, where saith of the Septragint, Now in such acase,doth nota margine do well to admonish the Reader gn nor safe for the worke. Therefore such were thought vpon,as could say modcstly with Saint Hicrame, to seeke further and not to conclude or dogmatizeypom this or that peremptorily?Forasit isa faut ef Et Hebrzum Sermonem ex parte didicimus , Ex in Latin pond ab ipsis sncumabulis &fc. detriti sumas. Beth) incredulitic, to doubt of those things that are euident : sotodetermine of such things as the Spicitoé| toe bau learmed the Hebrews tongue in part, and in te Latine wee have beens excited abut from our cere \ {God bath left(euen in the indgment of she iudicious)questionzble,canhe nolesse then presumption. cradle, S, Hicrowe maketh uo mention of the Greeke tongue, wherein yet hee did excell, because hee Therfoteas S. Augertinesaith,thatvariedie nf Trauslationsis profitable for the finding out ofthesense translated not the gld Testament ont af Greete, bot out of Hebreue, And in wha sort dd theee at. ofthe Scriptures: so diuersitie of signification and sensein the margins, where the textis norsocleste, senible? To the trust of their owne knowledge,or of their sharpenesse of wit,or deepeuesse of iudge- must neces doe good, yeas necessaryyas.we are perswaded, We kunw that Sixties Quintur exptesly meentasit were iu an atm of Besh? Atno hand. ‘They arusted in hi thic hath the Ley of Daud, | forbiddeth,that any varietie of readings of theic vulgar edition, should be putin the margine,(which ppeaing and no wian shutting; they prayed to the Lord the Father of our Lord, to the effect that though it be not altogether the same thing to that we haue in hand, yet it looketh that way ) but we! Sectegatine ids O let thy Serpures be my uredligbte re vat be dscvedvathersuciter tt medercie | thinke he hath notall of his owne sidehis fauourers,fot this conceit. They that are wise,had rather Jy dem. fa this confidence, and with this deuotion did they assemble together: ot too many, est | have their judgements at libertie indifferences of readings.then to be captivated to one,when itmay Jone shouid trouble avother, aud yet ane tets ny things heply might escape them. If you aske | bethe other. fthey were sure thattheir hie Priesthadall lawes shut wp in his hrest.as Paul the second | plaie ton- what they had before them, trucly it was the Hebrew text of the Olde Testament, the Greek of the 1 bragged, and that he were as free from errour by speciall priviledge,ssthe Dictmtors of Rome were fercwals New. ‘These are the two golden pipes.or rathet conduits,where-throvgh the oliue branches emp- i made by law inuiolable,itwere an other matter; then his word were an Oracle, hisopinian a decisian. tic themselues into the golde. Saint Augustine calleth them precedent, or originall tongues; Saint 1 But the eyes of the world are now open, God be thanked,and have bene a great while,they find that Hierane. tountsines. ‘The same Saint Hicrome afitmeth, and Gratien hath not spared to pan itiovo heissubieetto the same affections and infirmities that others be,tkathis skin is penetrable,and thete- his Decree, That or dbe credit ofthe ote Bootes(-ie meaneth of the Old Testannent) is fo er tryed by fore so muctt as he prooteth,not as much as he claimeth,they grant and embrace, An thesoiree, Abed. Kivwph. Catt, Wd cap at. S.Hier.se lear, Set © Hage 10. also that we cannot follow a beticr patterne far elo: The Translators Ain other thing we thinke good to admonish thec of (gentle Reader) that wee haue not tyed our selues to au vniformitie 6f phrasing, or to.an identitie of words, as some peraduenture would wish that we had done,because they obserue,that some learned men some where, haue bene 25 exact as they conld that way. Truly, thatwe mtight uot varie from the sense of that which we bad translated before, if the word signified the same thing in both places (for there bee some wnrdes that bee not of the same sense euery where) we were especially carefull, and made a conscience , according to our: doetic. But, that we should expresse the same notion in the same particular word ; as forexansple, if we translate the Hebrew or Greeke word once by Purpose, neuer to-call it Inent ; ifone where ourncy- ing, newer Trameiling ; if one where Thinke, neuer Suppose; if one where Paine. neuer Adi where Joy, nener Gladueste, Ke. Thus to minse the matter, wee thought to sauourmore of curiositie thea wisedome, and that rather it would breed scorne in the Atheist, then bring profite to the godly Reader. For is the kingdome of God became words or syllables? why should wee be in bondar: to them if we may be free, vsc one precisely when wee may vse another no lesse fit, as commedinusly > A godly Father in the I'rimitiue time shewed himselfe greatly moued, that one of newfanplencs eal- led apdBitarov ext yrvovs, though the di ferencebe litcJeornone; andanother teporteih,that bewasmuchsbu- sed for turning Ccurbite (to which cceding the people had beene wsed) imo Hedera. Now if thishap- ‘pen in better times, and vpon so small occasions, wee miphs justly feare hard censure, if generally wee should make verball and wnnecessary changings. Wemight also be charged (by scoffers) with some -ynequall deating towards a great number of good English wordes. For as it is written of a certaine ‘grent Philosopher, that he should say,that those logs were happie that were made images io be wor- shipped; for their fellowes , 28 food a8 they lay for Mockcs behinde the fire: so if wee should sa¥,as it were,wnto certaine words,Stand vp higher. hauc a place in the Bible alwayes, and to others of like qualitie, Get ye hence, be benished for ener, wee might be taxed peraduenture with S. Lames his words, namely, To he partial? in our setuesand indges ofevill tbeuglits. Adde herennto,that micenesse in wordes was alwayes counted the next step to trifling , and so was to bee curious about names t jon ther God himselfe; 1herefore kee vsing. vers words,in his holy writ, and indifferently for onething in nature: we,if wee will not be supersiiti- ‘ous, may vse the same libertie in our English versions out af Hebrew & Grecke, for that copie or s:0re, that he hath given vs. Lastly , wee hae on the onc side avoided the scrupulesitie of the Puritsnes, who leaue the olde Ecclesiastieall words, and betake them to otter, as when they put washing 4 Euptisme, and Congregation in stead of Clureb: as alsoon the other side we base shunned the obscnsi- ‘ic of the Papists, in their Azimes, Tuuake, Rittional,Holocawsts, Przpuce, Pasche , and a numbe: of such Tike, whereof their late Translation is full, and that of purpose to darken the sence , that since they ‘must needs translate the Bible, yer by the language thereof, it may bee kept from being vnderstood. But we desire that the Scripture may speake Tike it selfe, as in the language of Canaan,that it may bee vndersrood even of the very vulgar. Many other things we might pive thee warring of (gentle Reader) if wee bad not exceeded the, {measure of a Preface alseadiz. It rextaineth, that we commend thee to God , and to the Spirit of his, [ grace, which is able to build further then we can aske or thinke. Hee remoueth the scales fram our j eyes.the vaile from our hearts, opening our wits that wee may vnderstand bis word, enlarging cur hearts, yea correcting out affectinas, that we may loue it aboue gold and situer, yea that we may loue itto the end. Ye are brought vnto fountaines of lining water which yee digged not: doe not cast earth into them with the Philistines, neisher preferre broken pits before them with the wicked Iewes. ‘Others haue laboured, and you may euter into their labours ; O receiue not so great things in vaiue, O despise not so great saluation! Be not like swine to treade vnder foote so preciaus things, neither yet like dogs to teare and abuse holy things. Say nat to our Sauiour with the Gergesites, Depart out of onrcoasts; neither yer with Esew seil yonr birthright fora messe of potage.{flight beenme intathe world,loue not darkenesse more then light; if foode ,if clothing beoffered,goe not naked, stare nat your selues, Remember the aduise of Nazianzene, It is a griewous thing (or dangerous) fo neglect a [erent faire send toseeke fo make markets afterwards: also the encouragement of S. Clrysostonie, It is alto- ether impossible tbat be tbat is sober (ond watelfull) should at any time be neglected : Lastly,the admoniti- Jon and menacing of S. Augustine, Yixy thal despise Gods will inuiting them, shal feele Gods weill taking ven- geance af thera, It is a featefullthing to fall into the hands of the liviag God ; but blessed thingitis, and will bring vs to euestacting Messednes in the end, when God speaketh vntows,in hearken; when be setteth his word before vs,to reade it; when hee stretchctl out his hand and calleth , to answere, | Here am 1; here we are 10 doe thy will, God. ‘The Lord worke a care and conscience in vsto know hhim and serne him, that we may be acknowledged nf him atthe appearing of our Lord fess Ch to whom with the holy Ghost,be all prayse and thankesgiuing. Amen, CBOE IA Oe Reasows indo cing ¥5 e0t fe stued en porasing. Shy. tx oi ad Bom. Cop. tame, hint defy ote rae eseneds ea <7 Ft7-15 rifeth so 2 SeerESes Gee E| ¢ Morning | ¢Euening Sunn hou 5 Motning qEuening 4mi.4s| 2 Prayer. Prayer. falleth ? s.mi.42, ayer. 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Ferrara i i ‘I qeiataq ers i i = e Es RESEEs Bava ETE =F BPE (@z The Table and efsing the order of Pfalmes and Tcffons to be faidat Morning and Euening prayer throt x i feafts , as the rul ce ig copa dee we The order how the T falter is appointed to be read. HePGilterfhall bee read through once euery Moneth. And be- caufethat fome Maneths be longer then fone other be tis thought }good to makethem cuen by this meanes. Toeuery moneth thal beappointed (28 concerning this purpol) iuftchinie dayes. Pp seepere DSTA, Aedcele ase and March hason day show the yd FEA) Of oumber,and February, which ssplacedberweene them both , hath 57S only xxv dayes:Echruary hallborcowe tether of the Monet Fie LY (ttaraary and March one day :and fo the ser which tallbce read aFebrunymnultbeyurarthelaft day of fanuary,and end che fftday of Match. ‘And whereas May.tuly, Auguft, O@ober, and December haue xxxj.dayesapicee Iris ordered thatthe Pialnes halbe read he lal day ofthe Gd Mouerhe which were read the day before fo cha the falrecmay begin agtine he uf day of henext moneth entuing. Now to know what Pfalmes (hallbe tead eueryday: Looke in the Kalenderthe number thatis appointed for the Pfalmesyand then find the Game rasmber in this Table, and ypon chat number you Thall fe what Pfalnesthallbe Gyd at Moming and Euening prayer. ‘And where the Cxix Plame is diuidedinto x portions, and is overlong tobe read at one ine: itis ordered,thatat one time fhall not be read abou foure of fie ofthe isd portions ,2¢ you hall perceme tobe noted in this Table following, Andhere isalfotobee noted, thatia this Table, and inall other partsof the Seruice where any Paks are appointed, the nurmberisexpreffed afer the great Englfh Biblewhich fom theix Pfalme nto the Ct PGlee, (following the diuiion of the Flebrewes ) doeth varie in number from the common Latine Tranflation. The order bow the reft of boly Scripture ( befidethe Pfalter) is appointed robee read. mmeve He old Teftamentis appointed for the firit Lefloos: ing and | ing prayer and (halberead dough every yeete once, exept ceraine ied open, which beleaft edifying,and might beft be fpured,and therfore arc left varead, The New Tefamencis appointed forthe (econd Lefons at Mort and Eue.| ning prayerand fhallbe read ouer orderly ewery yeerethrfe befides the Epiftles and Goll: exept Apocalypfeouofthe which ber be only eine Eells appt pon divers proper Feattes, And to know whatLeflons hall be read euery day, finde the day ofthe Moneth in the Kalender, pei anddhne ye Ql pein the Boolean Chapers tha ube ad forthe Leos ‘at Morning and Evening prayer. And hereis tobe noted,that whenfoeuerthere be any proper Pfalmes or Leffons appointed for the Sundayes,ot for aby Feaft ,moueable or vomoticable: then the Pialmes and Leffons appointed in the Kalender, {hall be omitted for that time. ‘Yenualtmote alo,shat the Colle@ Epi s appointed forthe Sunday , thall frve all the weckeafte, sonderlnce Fenda ene a en,ofourLord may be dutedinw fours euca pat, whic suey our veer leer yyeerethe Pfalmes and Lefions which feruc tor the xxij. day easy telbe ipa ya sie renin oftheold F inthe Table Aloette nig oly Lin, {isnotexprelfed, there yee mutt HE ee pt inept athens reed, there fhall yourezdetotheendeoftbe Item, (0 0fe as the Bir of Saint Matthew isread either for Leffon or Golf fhall begin theLmea( SOW of $elus Chait as onthis we Aud bebidas ofS, Lukes Gofpel, eaaemrnecresers ts tat e@§ Proper Leffons to bee read forth the Arft Leffons, both ac Morning and Euening prayer, on the Sundaycs throughout the yeere, and for fome alfo the fecond Leffons, GWadayes of | qMarrens. | Eucnlong, q{Macens. | q Euenfong. Advent, bicfanday. j-Leflon. . | matfenom.t. yp Ldfon, Acts xr. Hts | White Apot- ‘io Was at Eonnth, ec. Ti Sun- Coyatee j.Ldlon. ip.Leffon. tundayes after ‘Trinaiz. Firft. i. iy, * ‘i vi. vi. ix. x aa a), se oper for Holy dayes. ‘S-Matthias. Annundation@ Proper Pfalmes oncertainedayes. —— —_a~ Meesl ee ward SN Eafter —_———— |Matens.| | Enenfoog. day. gent} a v5 Sa | | I t [Mamens| | Eueafoog Act aS fu) oa! | woe” Sata, Radey. @ Thetable forthe order of thePhalmes, to befaid at Morning and Euening prayer. Dayes ofthe oneth, I 2 3. 4 S 6, 7 3. 9 1, an. 12, Ls 14. TS 16, 7. 18, 19. qPfalmes for Morning prayer. ¢ Pfalmes for Buening Prayer, Eptuagefima P bef Sexagefima ? uinquagefima : Desert \ Xx before Eafter { wy weekes. Ogations v Whatretay after Eafter J vij i weekes, Trinitie Sunday } U vitj ws ;Th efetobe obferued for Holy dayes, and none other. the featts orcpeeimemnnger of our sae gets Ebr. Dt or ee ueitea ‘Sunanion of the biciien icietone thepeets, icgin. DESaint Matthias the Apolie. Ofehe Annunciation of OF bleed Bicgin, at aint Gparke the enang ett a> pba and Jarod or Apo: Dl the Alcention ofour Loy Fetus: Dat ts to fap. an 4un- DIS. peter the Apolite. DES.James the pane, DiS. Apottie. ee DiS. the eEuangent. 1 ae. Simon E Bude the Apovies. | All Saints. Die Lbomestbe Root Dl the Martuitie of our Hoyd. Di D.sptenen the Party: ote Boece Funotents, pees and Suelbay it Eafter ehns. of Ot fhe Batienty Saint John a zambae ad aeay tn Oban |i i The names and order of all the Bookes of the Olde and New Testament, with the | Number of their Chapters. | 1 i Enesishath Chapters 50 ; | Ecclesiastes hath Chapters 12 Exodus 40 | | The song of Solomon 8) Leuiticus 27) | Isaiah 66 i } Numbers 86 | | Ieremiah 52 1 Deuteronomie st. Lamentations 5 i 24 | | Ezekiel 48 i at! | Daniel 12 4 | | Hosea 14 | 31} | Toe! 3 24 | Amos 9 | 22 | | Obadiah 1 : 8 25 Tonah 4 | Chronicles 99: | Micah 7 2. Chronicles 36 | Nahum 3 Ezrah 10 Habskkuk 3 Nehemiah 13 Zephaniah 3 Ester 10 Haggai 2 Tob 42 Zechariah 4 Psalmes 150 Malachi 4 | Proverbs ail | % The Bookes called Apocrypha. mS Baruch with the Eptsticofleremiah 6 | )) 2.Esdras The song of the threc children. | n) Tobit 14 The story of Susanna. ! Iudeth 16 The idole Bel and the Dragon. | The rest of Esther 6 The prayer of Manasseh. | Wisedome 19 LM 16 : Ecclesiasticus 2. Maccabees 15 51 : %& The Bookes of the New Teftament. i Authew hath Chap. 28, 2. Thessalonians hath Chapters 8 : AF) Marke 16 | 1.Timotheus 6 Z Luke a+ 2.Timotheus 4 ¥ Iohn 21 | Titus 3 i E§ The Actes 26) | Philemon 1 | "The Epistle to the Ro- To the Hebrewes 13 1 manes 16 The Epistle of lames 5 1 2.Cerinthians 16 1.Peter 5 j 2Cerinchiang 13 2.Peter 3 | Galatians 6 Lohn 5 | Ephesians 6 2.Tohn 1 Philippians 4 | Sohn I Colossians 4 Tude 1 1.Thessaloniens 51 1 Revelation 22 4 x mo The creation THE BOOKE OF MOSES, called GENESIS. FIRST CHAP. L 1 The creation of Heauen and Earth, 3 of the| light, 6 of the Grmament, 9 of the earth se- rated from the waters, 11 and made fruit- fall, 14 of the Sunne , Moone, and Starres, 20 of fish and fowle, 24 of beasts and cat-| tell, 26 of Man in the Image of Ged. 29 Al-| so the appointment of fe are N *the beginnin; G God created the 23 Heaven, and the Earth. 2 And the A earth was with, out forme, and) voyd,and darke- a ms nesse 72s vpon| ithe face of the deepe: and the Spirit lof God mooued vpon the face of the aos ts waters. }°-2. Cor. 3 And God said, *Let there be light: +6 land there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that i¢ was} It Hebe. be- |good: and God diuided tthe light from| Vaekt wut te.|the darkenesse. . \aocene the | & And God called the light, Day, + Hebr. and [and the darknesse he called Night: tand ite euentng the euening and the morning were the Jmorningwasifirst day. Fan ras. | 6 1 And God said, * Let there be a at '9,12 |t firmament in the midst of the watets ; It riebr. Ex. [and Tet it diuide the waters from the [Parsi waters. % And God made the firmament ;) land diuided the waters, which were vn- der the firmament, from the waters, which zere aboue the firmament: and it ras, of the world. @ And God called the * firmament,}° ter. 51.15. Heauen: and the cuening and the mor- Ining were the second day. 9 & And God said, * Let the waters|* Psat 33.7 Iynder the heauen be gathered together | 12, nto one place, and let the dry land ap re: and it was so. 10 And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering together o ithe waters called hee, Seas: and God! saw that i¢ reas good. 11 And God said, Let the Earth brin; foorth +; », the herbe yeelding seed t Heb tender} land the fruit tree, yeelding fruit after his" |kinde, whose seed is in it selfe, vpon the| leartlt: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought foorth| peesee> and herbe yeelding seed after his inde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose] seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that i¢ was good. 13 And the euening and the morning] were the third day. 14 @ And God said, Let there bee * lights in the firmament of the heauen,|* Dev.419 ito divide +the day from the night: and|t wens se let them be for sigmes and for seasons,jfceeve he land for dayes and yeeres. reine the 15 And let them be for lights in the|**" firmament of the heauen, to giue light] vpon the carth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights ;| the greater light + to rule the day, and]}, Met. the lesser light to rule the oight: he madcfice dog. ye the starres also. 17 And God set them in the firma. ment of the heauen, to giue light vpon! the carth: 18 And to * rule over the day, and}* ter 31.15 ouer|‘The creation of man. fouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw it was good 19 And the euening and the morning] were the fourth day. 20 And God said, * Let the waters lbring foorth aboundantly the || mouing| creature that hath +life, and foule that may flie aboue the carth in the t open| firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, land euery liuing creature that moueth, which the waters brought forth aboun- jdantly after their kinde, end every win- iged foule after his kinde: and God saw that i¢ was 2, | 22 AndGod blessed them, saying, *Be| * |frvitfull, and raultiply, and fill the wa, ters in the Seas, and let foute multiply! in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning| were the fift day. 24 1 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the liuing creature after his inde, cattell, and creeping thing, and ibeast of the earth after his kinde: and it was 50. 25 And God made the beast of the| rth after his kinde, and cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that cree- ipeth vpon the earth, after his kinde : land God saw that if was good. +1 26 % And God said, * Let vs make man in our Image, after our likenesse - ' land let them haue dominion ouer the fish of the sen, and ouer the foule of the faire, and ouer the cattell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer eucry creeping thing! that ereepeth vpon the earth. 27 So God created man in his owne| Tmage in the Image of God created] ee him; *male and female created hce| 28 And God blessed them, and God] * Chan. tteaid vnto them, *Be fruitfull, and mul- tiply, and replenish the earth, and sub-| due it, and haue dominion ouer the fish jof the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, land ouer euery living thing that +moo- ueth vpon the earth. 29 @ And God said, Behold, 1 haue| giuen you cuery herbe tbearing scede,| which ¢s vpon the face of all the earth, land er trec, in the which is the fruit] }* Chap. ¢ 3./of'a tree ycelding seed, *to youit shalt be} for meat : 80 And to euery beast of the earth, land to eucry fuule of the aire, and to eue- ry thing that creepeth vpon the earth, t Hed. cree. pete. } Hebe. see- ding sced. Genelis. The firft Sabbath. |wherein there ist life,/ haue piveneuery |t Hebr. a fi. herbe for meat: amd it was ao. [Fo 81 And *God saw enery thing that]* Eccl »] hee had made: and behold, it zas very|'~ |. And the euening and the mor- ning were the sixth day. CHAP. IL 1 The first Sabbath. 4 The maner ef the cres- tion. § The planting of the garden of Eden, 10 and the Huer thereof, “17 The tree of knowledge onely forbidden. 9. 20 The naming of the creatures. 21 The making of woman, and institution of Mariage. Hus the heauens and the| earth were finished, and all the hoste of them. 2 *And on the seuenth|? Exot 20. day God ended his worke, lt deaes. which hee had made: And he rested on/,* B™* the seuenth day from all his worke, Which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seuenth day, ‘and sanctified it: because thatin it he had| rested from all his worke, which God| + created and made. t Hed. erec-| 49 These are the rations of the; Iheauens, & of the earth, when they were created; in the day that the LORD! |God made the earth, and the heaucns, 5 And euery plant of the ficld, before} it was im the earth, and euery herbe o! the ficld, before it grew: for the LORD| God had not caused it to raine vpon the| earth, and there was not a man to till the ground, G || But there went up a mist from! ora min the earth, anc watered the whole face of fry from ge. the ground. 7 And the LORD God formed man| + of the dust of the ground, & brea-|!,Heh dustof| thed into his nostrils the breath of lifes|*'s cor 1s land * man became a living soule. oot 8 © And the LORD God planted): ™ la garden Eastward in Eden; and there, lhe put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow euery tree that! is pleasant to the sight, and good for} food: the tree of life also in the midst of| the garden, and the tree of knowledge| lof and euill. 10 And a river went out of Eden to} Iwater the garden, and from thence it Iwas parted, and became into foure; 11 The name of the first is * Piso that is it which compasseth the whote land of Hauilah, where there is gold. 12 And Mariage inftituted. ‘There is Bdellium and the Onix stone. 13 And the name of the second river His Gihon: the same és it that compasseth | Heb. Cush.the whole land of + Ethiopia. 14 And the name of fhe. third riuer tOr, East. lis Hiddekel: that is it whic th |] ta- aria.” 4" lwardthe East of Assyria: ‘md the fourth riuer is Euphrates. 15 And the LORD God tooke | the man, and put him into the gardca of E- iden, to dresce it, and to keepe it. 16 And the LORD God comman- ded the man, saying, Of cuery tree of the| garden thou mayest t freely cate. 17 But of the tree of the knowledge! lof good and euill, thou shalt not eate of} it: for in the day that thou eatest there- ~ of, thou shalt t surely die. 18 § And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be a- Jone: I will make hin * an helpe tmect es {for him. 19 And out of ¢ ground the LORD| God formed every beast of the field, and! leuery foule of the aire, and brought them vnto || Adam, to see what he would call them: and whatsoener Adam called jeuery liuing creature, that icas the name} thereof. 20 And Adam + gaue names to alll icattell, and to the foule of the aire, and to leuery beast of the fielde: but for Adem there was not found an helpe meete| for him, dcop en the ORD God caused a sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and hee} leper and he tooke one of his ribs, and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof. 22 And the rib which the LORD} t Hetr. bull! God had taken from man, +made hee a . woman, & brought her vnto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now! bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: ishe shalbe called woman, because shee] was * taken out of man. 24 * Therefore shall a man leaue his| ©. {father and his mother, and shall cleaue| vnto his wife: and they shalbe one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man & his wife, and were not ashamed. } Or, Adam. CHAP. Ill. The serpent deceiueth Eue, 6 Mans shame. full fall. 9 God arraigneth them. 14 The| serpent is cursed. 15 The promised Sced. 16 The punishment of Mankind. 21 ‘Theit| first clothing. 22 Their Taradise. 2 And the gold of that land is good :| 1 {Ow the serpent was more| E¢subtill then any beast of the, gficld, which the LORD) fee od had made, and he said| *vnto the woman, + Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not cat of euery, tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said vnto the ser-| Ipent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden : 3 But of the fruit of the tree, which| jis in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Y eshal not eateof it, ncither shatl yey touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the Serpent said vnto the| woman, Ye shall not * surely die. 5 For God doeth know, that in the! day ye eate thereof, then your eyes shal.| bee opened: and ye shail bee as Gods, knowing good and euill. 6 And when the woman saw, that the tree was good for food, and that itzas! + pleasant to the eyes, and a treetobe de. sired to make one wise, she tooke of the} fruit thereof, *and did eate, and gaue al-| so vnto her husband with her, end hee| did cate. 7 And the eyes of them both were lopencd, & they knew that they were na-| lked, and they sewed fgg leaues toge- ther, and made themselucs ||aprons. 8 And they heard the voyce of the LOND God, walking in the garden in the +coole of the day: and Adam and, his wife hid themselues from the pre- sence of the LORD God, amongst| ithe trees of the garden. 9 And the LORD God called lvnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where| jar? thou ? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in| the garden: and I was afraid, because} I reas naked, and I hid my selfe, 11 And he said, Who told thee, that] thou wast naked? Last thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that] thou shouldest not eate? 12 And the man said, The woman| whom thou gauest fo de with mee, shee Jgaue me of the tree, and [ did eate. 13 And the LORD God said vnto} the woman, What is this that thou hast} done? And the woman said, The Ser- belly shale thou goe, and dust stiatt thou : cates nt iled me, and I did eate. 14 And the LORD God ssid vn-| ito the Serpent, Because thou hast done| this, thou «rt cursed aboue all cattet, and| lahoue eucry Least of the field: vpon thy, The fall of man. it Heb. Yee ee Yen 3. i. tim, eee, h Heda den sire. 1 Or, things ff Met. wind,Genefis. tAbel, and Abel was a tkeeper of shi but Cain was « tiller of the ground.’ 8 And tin processe of time it came to| passe, that thin brought of the fruite| : ne 4 And Abel, he also brought of the| firstlings of his tflocke, and of the fat : and the LORD had *respect wnto Abel, and to his offering. 5 But vnto Cain, and to his offring lhe had not : and Cain was very| wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said vnto Cain,| Why art thou wroth? And why is thy| countenance fallen ? ite If thou doe well shalt thou not . accepted? and if thou doest not well, les shall it] |sinne lieth at the doore: And |] vnto thee he promifed feed. 16 Unto (he woman he said; I will greatly multi sorowe and th: sion. fe nondethow shalt air Me eee {forth children: and thy desire shall be ||to] Rend thy husband, and hee shall * rule ouer| ee, 17 And vnto Adam he said, Because} thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, o! which I commaunded thee, saying,| jo bed. "| tring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate| [shail be his desire, and thou shalt rule o-|' juer him. 8 And Cain talked with i thou eate bread, till thou returne ynto| |brother : and it came wipe nine ken, fordust thouart,and vnto dust shalt] lagainet Abel his brother, and slew hink 9 4% And the LORD said vnto| Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And hee said, I know not: Am I my bro. thers keeper ? was taken, 13 And Cain ssid vnto the LORD, 2% So he droue out the man: and hel |||My punishment D placed at the Kast ofthe garden of E- eng Pamshment greater then Tap » Cherubims, and a flaming sword, | 14 Behold, thou hast driuen me out fmhich turned every way, to Keepe th lway of the tree of fe. CHAP. IIIL The birth, trade, and religion of Cai - bel. @ The murder of Abel. § The care of Gein. 17 Enoch the fir citie. 19 Le} ‘mech and his £ it 25 The bis ee lwo wives, e birth off this day from the face of the earth, and| from thy face shall I be hid, and I shall be a fogitiue, and a vagabond in the » that jeuery one that findeth me, shall slay me. 15 And the LORD said vnto him, [Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shalbe taken on him seuen| fold. And the LORD set a marke vpon Cain, lest any finding him, should kill him. 16 @ And Cain went out from the wife, and shee conceiued, and bare Cain, and said, I Abel murthered. ithe ground: for out of it wast thou ta they were in the field, that Cain rose vp| it Hed. He. bet. ii ene "Hebd. ar ead of doves. | & t Hed. t Hed sheep, * Heb. 11.4 1 Or, haue the o: ete # Or, subiect lente thee, © Wis Lo, 3 math. 23. 95. 3. lob ie tude ni. haue gotten a man from| {presence of the LORD, and dwelt in RD. the land of Nod, on the East of Eden, 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she concei-! The genealogie + Heb. caa- |conceiued and bare tEnoch, and hee| neck. builded a City, and called the name of ithe City, after the name of his sonne, ‘Enoch. 18 And vnto Enoch was borne I- rad: and Irad begate Mehuisel, and| Mehuiael begate Methusael, and Me. | Hebr. Ze Ithusael begate + Lamech. ° 19 4 And Lamech tooke vnto him two wines: the name of the one was A-| dah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was! the father of such as dwell in tents, and| lof such as have cattell. 21 And his brothers name was Ju-| bal: hee was the father of all such as handle the harpe and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- + Heb. whet.|Cain, an t instructer of euery artificer in feo lbrasse and iron: and the sister of Tubal-| (Cain zoas Naamah. 23 And Lamech sayd vnto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Heare my royce, yee wives of Lamech, hearken 10r,1wouid| nto my speech : for || I have slaine a, savemanttman to my wounding, and a yong man| ge. ito my ||hurt. ior. my | 94 If Cain shall bee auenged seuen fold, truely Lamech seuenty and seuen| folde, 25 % And Adam knew his wife a-| gaine, and she bare a sone, & called his + Hebr. — Jname +Seth: For God, said she, hath ap-| Sheth. pointed mee another seed in stead of A- bel, whom Cain slew. tustre. | 96 And to Seth, to him also there Or, tocan }Was borne a sonne, and he called his temeeiues name +Enos: then began men to ||call| (ine Lae-|vpon the Name of the LORD. CHAP. V. 1 The genealogie, age, and death of the Patri- archs from Adam nto Noah. 24'Tbe god- linesse and translation of Enoch. His is the * booke of the ge-| Fnerations of Adam: In PF the day that God created Chap.v. tet* man, in the likenes of God| made he him. 2 *Male and female created heey them, and blessed them, and called their} Iname Adam, in the day «hen they) were created. 3 4 And Adam lined an hundred) land thirtie yeeres, and begate a sonne in| his owne likenesse, after his image; and| . called his name Seth. nae | & * And the dayes of Adam, after he * Wisd. 8. of the Patriarchs, &c. had begotten Seth, were eight hun- jdred yeeres: and he begate sonnes and| daughters. 5 And all the deyes that Adam ii ued, were nine hundred and thirtie| : and he died. 6 And Seth liued an hundred and} fiue yeeres: and begate + Enos. Hebe. 7 And Seth liued, after he begate| Enos, eight hundred and seuen yecres, jand begate sonnes and daughters. 8 And ail the dayes of Seth, were! Inine hundred and twelue yeeres, and he died. 9 @ And Enos liued ninetie yeeres,| jand begate +Cainan. tHe 10 And Enos liued after hee begate| ‘Cainan, eight hundred and fifteene| lyeeres, and fhegate sonnes & daughters. TI And all the dayes of Enos were Inine hundred & fiue yeres: and he died. 12 § And Cainan Hued scuentie| erect jyeeres, and begate + Mahalaleel. “ 13 And Cainan liued after he begate ‘Mahalaleel, eight hundred and fourtie| lyceres, & begate sonnes and daughters. V4 And al the dayes of Cainan were! nine hundred & ten yeres; and he died. 15 @ And Mahalalec! lived sixtie and| fiue yeeres, and begat tJared. 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he be. gate Jared, eight hundred and thirtie} yeeres, and begate sonnes & daughters. 17 And all the dayes of Mahalaleel, were eight hundred ninetic and fiue| yecres, and he died. 18 © And Jared lived an hundred] lsixtie and two yeeres, & he begat Enoch. 19 And Jared liued after he begate| Enoch, eight hundred yeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 20 And all the dayes of Jared were nine hundred sixtie and two yecres, and| he diedy 21 € And Enoch lined sixtie and fiue| eeres, and begate |j Methuselah. b Gr. aa. Poe And Bech walked with God,|"“"" lafter he begate Methuselah, three hun-| dred yeeres, and begate sonnes andj daughters. 2 And all the dayes of Enoch, were] three hundred sixtie and fiue yeeres. 24 And *Enoch walked with God.|* Betas land he was not; for God tooke him. [1.s° 25 And Methuselah liued an hun- dred cightie and seuen yeeres, and begat} ‘Lamech. 26 And Methuselah liued, after hee] lbegate + Lamech, seven hundred, eightie}! Mer. Le- ani }t Heb, fered.Genefis. jand ‘ro yeeres, and begate sonnes and| ters. 27 And all the dayes of Methuselah, were nine hundred, sixtie and nine! lyeeres, and he died. 28 { And Lamech lived an hun- red eightie and two yceres: and be- gate & sonne. 29 And he called his name || Noah, saying; This same shall comfort vs, con-| cerning our woorke and toyle of our| hands, because of the ground, which the! LORD hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived, after hee be- gate Noah, fiue hundred ninetie and jue yeeres, and begate sonnes and tere. 31 And all the dayes of Lamech| were seuen hundred seuentic and seuen eeres, and he dicd. $2 And Noah was fiue hundred| olde: and Noali begate Sem, jam, and Japhetl:. 8 Nosh findeth grace. 13 The order, forme. ‘and end of the Arke. Nd it came to passe, when men began to multiply on| the face of the arth, and| daughters were borne vn- wl : 2 That the sonnes of God saw the| daughters of men, that they were faire, land they took them wiues, of all which! they chose. 8 And the LORD said, My Spi- in those daies: and algo after that, when| the sonnes of God came in ynto the! daughters of men, & they bare children to them; the same became mightie men, which were of ald, men of renowme. 5 @ And God saw, that the wicked-| nes of man was in the earth, and| IIzhaz every imagination of the thoughts| jof his heart eas onely euill Feoati istnerese (ually. Ron, bot aie he jana 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and 7 And the LORD said, 1 will “|destroy man, whom I haue created,| from the face of the earth: + both man|t Nebr. from| land beast, and the creeping thing, and|Searr™” the foules of the aire: for it repenteth me that I haue made them. 8 But Nosh found grace in the| eyes of the LORD. 9 © These ave the generations of ers * Noah was a iust man, and fect in his generations, and Noal walked with Gol 10 And Nosh begate three sonnes : Sem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt be- fore God; and the carth was filled with| violence. 12 And God looked vpon the earth, land behold, it was corrupt: for all flesh! had corru) his way vpon the earth. 13 And God said ynto Nosh, The! lend of all flesh is come before mee; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and behold, I will destroy them| || with the earth. pher-wood: +roomes shalt thou make|! Het. ness, in the arke, and shalt pitch i¢ within and| without with pitch. 15 And this ts the fashion, which thou] shalt make it of: the length of the arke shalbe three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thir- tie cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to} the arke, and in a cubite shalt thou fi- nish it aboue; and the doore of the arke shalt thou set in the side thereof: With| lower, second, and third stories shalt; thou make it. stroy all flesh, wherein is the hreath o' life from vnder heauen, and cuery thing] that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee wil I establish my! \Couenant: and thou shalt come into] the Arke, thou, and thy sonnes, and thy, wife, and thy sonnes wiues with thee. 19 And of euery liuing thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou brin; into the Arke, to keepe them aliue witl thee: they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowles after their kinde, and! lof cattel after their kinde: of euery cree- ping thing of the earth after his kinde, two of euery sort shall come ynto thee,| to keepe them alive. 21 And take thou vnto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt ga-| ther iz to thee; and it shall be for food, for! v9 Pet 2 out. 1 Or, food. lentes. ifor thee, and for them. 22 * Thus did Nosh; according to; lall that God commanded him, so did he- CHAP. VIL 1 Nosh, with his familie, and the lining crea- tures, enter into the Arke. 17 The begin-| ning, increase, and continuance of the Flood. Nd the * LORD saide| vnto Noah, Come thou! and all thy house into the Arke: for thee have I seene righteous before me, ‘in this generation. 2 Of euery cleane beast thou shalt Nebr severltake to thee t by scuens, the male and his female: and of beastes that are not| cleane, by two, the male and his female. 3 OF fowles also of the aire, by scuens, the male & the female; to ke sced alive vpon the face of all the carth.| 4 For yet senen dayes, and I will cause it to raine vpon the earth, fortic] ldayes, and forty nights: and euery li. juing substance that I haue made, will 1 dtetr. blot IT + destroy, fro off the face of the earth.| 5 And Noah did according vnto all that the LORD commanded him. G And Noah was sixe hundred yeeres old, when the flood of waters| was vpon the earth. 7 % And Noah went in, and_his| lsonnes, and his wife, and his sonnes wiucs with him, into the Arke, because] lof the waters of the Flood. 8 OF cleane beasts, & of beasts that] fare not cleane, & of fowles, and of eue- ry thing that creepeth vpon the earth, 9 There went in two and two vn-| ito Noali into the Arke, the male & the| female, as God had commanded Noah.| 10 And it came to passe jlafter seuen dayes, that the waters of the Flood] were vpon the earth. 11 4 In the sixe hundredth yeere of| Noahs life, in the second moneth, the se- uenteenth day of the moneth, the same| day, were al the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the ||windowes of| Iheauen were opened. 12 And the raine was ypon_ the| earth, fortie dayes, and fortic nights. 13 In the selfe same day entred No- ah, and Sem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sonnes of Noah, and Noahs wife, land the three wiues of his sonnes with them, into the Arke, 14 They, and euery beast after his Kinde, & all the cattell after their Kinde: land cuery creeping thing that cree] lvpon the eartheafer his kinde, and Te ry foule after his kinde, every birde of e- luery t+sort. . 15 And they went in vnto Noah in-| to the Arke, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went in, went in| mate and female of all flesh, as God had lcomnaunded him: and the LORD shut him in. 17 And the Flood was fortie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters increa- sed, and bare vp the Arke, and it was| lift vp aboue the earth. 18 And the waters preuailed, and] were encreased greatly vpon the earth : land the Arke went vpon the face of the| waters. 19 And the waters preuailed excce-| dingly vpon the earth, and all the high hits, that were vnder the whole heaucn, were couered. 20 Fifteene cubits vpward, did the] waters preuaile; and the mountains lwere couered. 21 * And all flesh died, that mooued| lypon the earth, both of fowte, & of cat- tell, and of beast, and of euery creeping, thing that creepeth vpon the earth, and euery man, 22 All in whose nosethrils was the + breath of life, of all that was in the}! Hebr. the dry land, died.” Becta el 23 And euery liuing substance was| destroyed, which was wpon the face the ground, both man and cattell, and the creeping things, and the foule of the heaven ; and they were destroyed from| the earth: and * Noah onely remained]? Wi laliue, and they that were with him in|" ithe Arke. 24 And the waters preuailed vpon| the carth, an hundred and fifty dayes. CHAP. VIIL 1 The waters 4The Arke resteth on! Ararat. 7 The rauen and the doue. 15 Noah, | deing commanded, 18 goeth forth of the Arke. 20 He buildeth an Altar, and offe-| reth sacrifice, 21 which God accepteth, and| promiseth to curse the earth no more. Nd God remembred No- ah,and every liuing thing, andall the cattell that was} ith him in the Arke; and God made a winde| tolThe Arke refteth. to passe over the earth, and the waters 2 The fountaines also of the deepe, land the windowes of heauen were! stopped, and the raine from heaven Iwas restrained. 3 And the waters returned from the earth, tcontinually: and after the lend of the hundred and fiftie dayes, the waters were abated. 4 And the Arke rested in the se- lucnth moneth, on the seventeenth day the moneth, vpon the mountaines of Ararat. 1 aFebr. i iroing and returning. ” leenth moneth, on the first day of the mo- Ineth, were the tops of the mountaines| scene, 6 4 And it came to at the end off forty dayes, that Noah the win- dow of the Arke which he had made. 1 And he sent forth a Raven, which| febr.in_|went foorth +to and fro, vntill the wa- foorth| ters were dried vp from off the earth. 8 Also hee sent foorth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground. 9 But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote, and she returned vnto| [put foorth his hand, and tooke her, and| ited her in vnto him, into the Arke. 10 And hee stayed yet other scuen| dayes; and againe hee sent foorth the doue out of the Arke. 11 And the doue came in to him in| ithe euening, and loe, in her mouth was| lan Oliue leafe pluckt off: So Noah knew that the waters were abated| from off the earth. 12 And hee stayed yet other seven| jdayes, and sent forth the doue, which re- turned not sgaine vnto him any more. 13 4 And it came to passe in the sixe hundredth and one yeere, in the first mo- ring of the Arke, and looked, and be- hold, the face of the ground was drie. 14 And in the second moneth, on thi lseucn and twentieth day of the moneth,| was the earth dried. 15 4 And God spake vnto Noah, ing, nie Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, id thy wife, and thy sonnes, and thy, Genefis. Noah facrificeth. lsonnes wines with thee: 17 Bring forth with thee euery li luing thing that is with thee, of all flesh, of fowle, and of cattell, and of euery ing thing that creepeth vpon the| earth, That they may breed abundantly in the carth, end be fruitfull, and multi-| the earth. Pyro Noah went foorth, and his| lsonnes, and his wife, and his sonnes| wives with him: 19 Euery beast, euery crceping thing, land euery fowle, and whatsocuer cree- the earth, after their thinds,|t Hebr. fo. went foorth out of the Arke. nies 20 % And Noah builded an Altar] lento the LORD, and tooke of cuery Icleane beast, and of euery cleane fowle, land offred burnt offrings on the Altar. 21 And the LORD smelled 2! + sweete ssuour, and the LORD said|t Hey ao in bis heart, I will not agame curse the| . ground any more for mans sake; for the} * imagination of mans heart is euil from|* Chap. 6. lhis youth: neither will I againe smite)}"“" '* lany More euery thing tiuing, as I haue| dons e. 22 +While the earth remaineth, seed-}! Heh as vl time and haruest, and cold, and heat,loihe earth. and Summer, and Winter, and day! land night, shall not cease. CHAP. IX. God blesseth Noab. 4 Blood and murder} ate forbidden. 9 Gods Couenant 13 sig- nified by the Rainehow. 18 Noah reple-| nisheth the world, 20 planteth a Vineyard, 21 is drunken, and mocked of his sonne? 25 Curseth Canaan, 26 Blesseth Shem, 21 prayeth for Faphet, 23 and dieth. Nd God blessed Noah,| and his sonnes, and said| vnto them, *Bee fruitfull and multiply, and reple- ‘ nish the earth. @ And the feare of you, & the dread lof you shall be vpon cuery beast of the earth, and vpon eucry fowle of the aire, vpon all that mooueth rpon the earth, land vpon all the fishes of the sea; into) your hand are they deliuered. 8 Euery mouing thing that liveth, shalbe meat for you; euen as tlie "greene, herbe haue I giuen you all thin 4 * But ficsh ith the life thereof,}* Leute. 13. zohich is the blood thercof, sliall you not|'* leate. 5 And surely your blood of your] ies J¢ Chap. - and 8. 7. ° Chap. 1. 29. The Rainbow. = Man. 26. 52, reuel. 13, 19. © Chap. t- ar. * Bea ser * Ecclus. 43, uy ie, Chap.x. liues will I require: at the hand of eue- ry beast will I require it, & at the han lof man, at the hand of euery mans bro-| ther will I require the life of man. 6 * Who so sheddeth mans blood, by! man shall his blood be shed: * for in the| image of God made he man. 7 And you, be ye fruitfull, and mul- tiply, bring foorth aboundantly in the) earth, and multiply therein, 8 5. And God spake vnto Noah, and to his sonnes with him, saying; 9 And I, behold, I Gstablish my co-| Juenant with you, and with your scede| after you: 10 And with cuery living creature] that is with you, of the fowle, of the cat-| etl, and of euery beast of the earth with you, from all that goe out of the Arke, to euery beast of the earth. 11 And*] wil establish my couenant with you, neither shal all flesh be cut off] any more, by the waters of a flood, nei- ther shall there any more be a flood to! destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token lof the Couenant which I make be- tweene mee and you, and cuery liuiny creature that is with you, for perpet generations. 18 I doe set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a couenant, be-| tweene me and the earth. 14 * And it shall come to passe, when I bring a cloud oucr the earth, that the! bow shall be seene in the cloud. 15 And I will remember my coue- nant, which is betweene mee and you, land every liuing creature of all flesh ; land the waters shall no more become a| food to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shalbe in the cloud; land I will looke vpon it, that I may remember the euerlasting couenant be- tweene God and euery living creature,| lof all flesh that is . 17 And God said vnto Noah, This| is the token of the covenant, which I haue established betweene mee and all flesh, that is vpon the earth. 18 @ And the sonnes of Nosh that! went forth of the Arke, were Shem, and Ham, and Iaphet: and Ham is the father of || Canaan. 19 These are the three sonnes of No- lah: and of them was the whole carth| louerspreatt. 20 And Noah began to bee an hus. bandman, and he planted a vineyard. 21 And he dranke of the wine, and| was drunken, and hee was vncouered, within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, Isaw the nakednesse of his father, and| told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Laphet tooke a| garment, and layed i¢ both their} shoulders, and went backward, and co- luered the nakednesse of their father, land their faces were backward, and they saw not their fathere nakednesse. 24 And Nosh awoke from his} wine, and knew what his yonger sonne| had done vnto him. 25 And he said, Cursed dee Canasn:| a seruant of seruants shall hee be vato| his brethren. 26 And hee saide, Blessed dve the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shalbe || his seruant. land he shal dwel in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shalbe his seruant. 28 4 And Noah liued after the flood, thrce hundred and fifty yeeres. 29 And all the dayes of Nosh were| nine hundred & fifty yeeres, and he died. CHAP. x 1 The generations of Nosh. 2 The sonnes Taphet. 6 The sonnes of Harn. 8 Nimrod the first Monarch. 2] The sonnes of Shem. fer the Flood. 2 *The sonnes of Japhet: Go-| ‘mer, and Magog, and Madai, and I-|" luan, & Tubal, and Meshech, & Tiras. 3 And the sonnes of Gomer: Ash- kenas, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Iauan: Elishah, land Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the Iles of the Gentiles diuided in their lands, euery, lone after his tongue: after their fami-| lies, in their nations. 6 4 * And the sonnes of Ham: Cush,| land Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sonnes of Cush, Seba, land Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raa.| mah, and Sabtccha: and the sonnes of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod : he be- gan to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before ' +13 Noahs generations, 27 God shall ljenlarge Taphet | ° 1. Chron, ha1 Gr. ‘Euen as Nimrod the mightie hunter] Po And {he beginnin of his ki 10 innit is king- \dome was + Babel, and Erech, and ae cad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. [Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naph-| ituhim, 14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim 15 % And Canaan begate + Sidon| his first borne, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Emo-| rite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hiuite, and the Arkite, land the Sinite, 18 And the Aruadite, and the Ze- marite, and the Hamathite: and after-| ward were the families of the Canaa- nites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaa_ nites, was from Sidon, as thou com-| mest to Gerar, vnto + Gaza, as thou go- lest. vnto Sodoma and Gomorah, and Admah, & Zeboim, euen vnto Lasha. 20 These are the sonnes of Ham, af-| ter their families, after their ton; in their countries, in their nations. 21 4 Vnto Shem also the father fall the children of Eber, the brother Haphet the elder, euen to him were] children borne. 22 The *children of Shem: Elam,| jand Asshur, and + Arphaxad, and Lud, land Aram. 23 And the children of Aram: Vz, ewe Gether, and Mash. haxad te + Salsh,| jand Salah tone te 25 * And vnto Eber were borne two! lsonnes: the name of one was Peleg, for in his dayes was the earth diuided, and brothers name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan begate Almodad, land Sheleph, and Hasarmaueth , and Terah, 27 And Hadoram, and Vzal, and] Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and 29 And Ophir, and Hauilah, & Io. bab: all these were the sonnes of Joktan.| 31 These are the sonnes of Shem, af iter their families, after their tongues, in their tands after their nations. 32 These are the families of the| lsonnes of Noah after their generati- lons, in their nations: and hy these were! the nations diuided in the earth after e CHAP. XI. 1 One language in the world. 3The building] of ‘S The confusion of tongues. 10] ‘The generations of Shem. 21 The genera- tions of Terah the father of Abraro. 31 Te- rah goeth from Vr to Haran. Nd *the whole earth was| of one tlanguage, and of BMD one tspcach. 2 And it came to passe] as they iourneyed from! the East, that they found a plaine in the| land of Shinar, and they dwelt there eT 4 And they said; Goe to, let vs build] vs a city and a tower, whose top may] reach vnto heauen, and let vs make vs a| name, lest we be scattered sbroad vpon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came downe| to see the city and the tower, which the| ‘hildren of men builded. 6 And the LORD said; Behold, ithe people is one, and they have all one} language: and this they begin to doe :| land now nothing will be restrained| them, which they haue imagined Ito doe. 7 Goe to, let vs go downe, and there cofound their language, that they may, iot vnderstand one anothers speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence, vpon the face of all} the earth: and they left off to build the| \Citie, 9 Therefore is the name of it called| + Babel, because the LORD did there] confound the language of all the earth: land from thence did the LORD scat, ter them abroad vpon the face of all the| earth. 10 % * These arc the generations Shem. Shem was an hundred yeres old a Babel builded. * Wis. 10. 8] 1 Hebr.lippe. | 1 Heb words. t Heb.a man| said to his Ieighbour. That i Confusion. The generations land begate Arphaxad two yeeres after the Flood. 11_ And Shem lined, after he begate fiue hundred yeeres, and be-| gate sonnes and daughters. gate Salah, yeeres, and begate sonnes and daugh-| ters. 14 And Salah liued thirtie yeeres, land begate Eber. 15 And Salah liued, after hee begate| Eber, foure hundred and three yeeres, land begate sonnes and daughters. 16 * And Eber hued foure and thirty] Peleg, foure hundred and thirtie yeres, land begate sonnes and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirtie yecres, land begate Reu. 19 And Peleg lived, after hee begate| Reu, two hundred and nine yeeres, and| te sonnes and daughters. 20 And Reu liued two and thirtie lyeeres, and te * Serug. @1 And Reu lived, after hee begate| Serug, two hundreth and seuen yeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 22 And Serug liued thirtie yeeres, land begate Nahor. @3 And Serug liued, after he begate| INahor, two hundred yeeres, and begat lof the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues: the name of Abrams wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahors wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father scab. 30 But Sarai was barren; she Ino childe. . $1 And Terah tooke Abram his! 32 And the dayes of Terah, were| three] |two hundred and five yeres: and Te-| rah died in Haran. CHAP. KIL him, by plagues is compe! Ow the © LORD had @ And I will make of thee great nation, and I wil hlesse thee, and make} thy name great; and thou shalt bee aj 3 And I will blesse them that blesse thee, aud curse him, that curseth thee: and in thee shal all families of the earth|" 4 So Abram > LORD had en voto him, end! ‘Lot went with him: And Abram was lseuentie and fiue yeeres old when he de-| parted out of Haran. . . 5 And Abram tooke Sarai his wife,| land Lot his brothers sonne, and all lof Canaan the came. hub 6 49 An passed through the| land, vnto the place of Sichem, vn ithe plaine of Moreh. And the Canaa- nite mas then in the land. 7 And the LORD appeared vn, teand 2. tbe blessed. is acts, 3. as the|S-euatstHe ings.| 9 And Abram iourneyed, |{going on] agae."" still toward the South. : 10 4 And there was a famine in the tand, and Abram went downe into E- lgypt, to soiourne there: for the famine| fwas grieuous in the land. 11 And it came to passe when he was \¢ neere to enter into Egypt, that he; said vnto Sarai his wife, old now,| I know that thou art a faire woman| to looke vpon. 12 Therefore it shall come to passe, when the Egyptians shall sec thee, that, shall say, This is his wife: and they wit] kill me, but they will saue thce| alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my si- ster, that it may be wel with me, for thy, leake: and my soute shall liue, because of thee. 14 @ And it came to passe, that when |Abram was come into pt, the E- tians beheld the woman, that shec| was very faire. 15 Princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Phe- raoh: and the woman was taken into| Pharaohs house. 16 And he entreated Abram well for jher sake: and he had sheepe, and oxen, land hee asses, and men seruants, and maid scruants, and shee asses, and ca-' Imels. 17 And the LORD plagued Ph: rach & his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abrams wife. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done| ynto me? Why diddest thou not tell me, that she was thy wife? 19 Why saidest thon, Shee is my si- ister? so I might haue taken her to mee] to wife: now therfore behold, thy wife, take Aer and goe thy way. 20 And Pharaoh comanded Ais men| concerning hi nd they sent him a. , and all that he had,; CHAP. XIIL 1 Abram and Lot retumne out of Egypt. 7 By| ent they part asunder. 10 Lo! go-| eth to wicked Sodom. 14 God renueth the| promise to Abram. 18 He remoueth to Ic- and there buildeth an Altar. Abram and Lot. S Nd Abram went vp out| of » he and his wife,} and all that he had, and| Lot with bim, into the] South. 2 And Abram was very rich in cat- tell, in siluer, and in gold. 3 And hee went on his iourneyes| from the South, euen to Beth-el, vito} the place where his tent had bene at the| beginning, betweene Beth-cl and Ilai; 4 nto the * place of the altar, which] lhe had made there at the first: and there] [Abram called on the Name of the LORD. 5 @ And Lot also which went with Abram, had flocks and heards, & tents.| 6 And the land was not able tol lbeare them, that they might dwell to-| gether: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a strife betweenc| the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and] the heardmen of Lots cattell: And the Canaanite, and the Perizzite dwelled| then in the land. 8 And Abram ssid vnto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thec, betweene| mee and thee, and betweenc my heard-| men and thy heardmen: for wee bee + brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before] thee? Separate thy sclfe, I pray thee, rom mee: if thouzil take the left hand, then I will goe to the right: or if thou! depart to the right hand, then I will goe to the left. 10 And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and| beheld all the plaine of Iordanc, that it] jwas well watered euery where before the Lord destroyed Sodome and Go- Imorah , cuen as the garden of the! LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plaine| of Tordane and Lot journeyed | ast; and t! ated themselues the one from the other. wicked, and sinners before the LORD| exceedingly. 14 @ And the LORD said vnto Abram, after that Lot was separated| from him, Lift vp now thine eyes, and llooke from the place where thou art, North-} Melchizedek. Eastward, and Westward. 15 For all the land which thou seest,| - |*to thee will I giue it, and to thy seede| for euer. * 16 And I will make thy seede as the| dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall) thy seed also be numbred. 17 Arise, walke through the land, in) the tength of it, and in the breadth of it: for I will giue it vnto thee. 18 Then Abram remoued his tent,| land came and dwelt in the t plaine off ‘Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built] there an altar ynto the LORD. = CHAP. XIIIL. 1 The battell of foure Kings against fiue. 11! Lot is taken prisoner. 14 Abram rescueth| him. 18 Melchi-zedek blesseth Abram. 20) Abram giueth him tithe. 22 The rest of the| spoile, his partners hauing had their portions, he restoreth to the King of Sodom. Nd it came to passe in the! dayes of Amraphel King of Shinar, Arioch King, of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer| King of Elam, and Ti- dat King of nations : 2 ‘That these made warre with Be-| ra King of Sodome, and with Birsha| King of Gomorrah, Shinab King off Admah, and Shemeber King of Ze- boiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar. 8 All these were ioyned together in| the vale of Siddim ; which is the salt| Sea. 4 Twelue yeeres they serued Che-| Jdorlaomer, and in the thirteenth yeere| they rebclled. 5 And in the fourteenth yeere came| Chedorlaomer, and the Kings that were with him, and smote the Repha-| ims, in Ashteroth Karnaim, & the Zu-| _|zims in Ham, and the Emims in |] Sha- f¥*lueh Kiriathaim ; 6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, vnto [El-Paran, which is by the| wildernesse. 7 And they returned, and came to| ‘En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, & smote fall the countrey of the Amalekites, and/ also the Amorites, that dwelt in Haze- zon-tamar. 8 And there went out the King of] Sodame, and the King of Gomorrah, jand the King of Admah, and the King] lof Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, (the same ig Zoar) and they-ioyned battell with ther, in the vale of Siddim, 9 With Chedorlaomer the. King of Elam, and with Tidal King of nati- long, and Amraphel King of Shinar, land Arioch King of Elleser; foure Kings with fiue. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full} lof slime-pits: and the Kings of So-| dome & Gomorrah fled, and fell there : land they that remained, fled to the Imounteine. 11 And they tooke all the goods Sodome and Gomorrah, and all their] victuals, and went their way. 12 And they tooke Lot, Abrams bro- phere sonne, (obo aeech Sodome), fand his goods, an £ . 139 Red there came one that had| lescaped , and told Abram the Hebrew,| for hee dwelt in the plaine of Mamre the Amarite, brother of Eshcol, and bro-| ther of Aner: and these were confede-| irate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his} brother was taken captive, he lj armed|!0r, let his ||trained seruants borne in his owne|i oy" esyery. house, three hundred and eighteene, and pursued them vnto Dan. 15 Aud kee dinided himselfe against| them, he and his seruants by night, and| smote them, and purst them vnto| Hoba, whieh is on the left hand of Da. MASCUB : , and also brought againe his bro-| ther Lot, and his goods, and the wo- men also, and the le. 17 4 And the king of Sodome went! lout to meete him, (after his returne| from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the Kings that were with him) lat_the valley of Saueh, which is the * Kings dale. 9. Gam. 18, 18 And * Melchizedek King of Sa-lthin a1. em brought foorth bread and wine: eed he was the Priest of the most high] 19 And hee blessed him, and saide ; Blessed bee Abram of the most high (God, possessour of heauen and earth, 20 And blessed bee the most high| (God, which hath deliuered thine ene- mies into thy hand: and hee gaue him * tithes of all. 21 And the King of Sodome said| vnto Abram, yiue me the + persons, and|! eerich: 24 Saue onely that which th men haue pian and the portion of the men which went with mee, Aner, Es- chol, and Mamre; let them take their| lhim, *So shall thy seed be. inom «3, 6 And he *beleeued in the LORD; -a€ [and hee counted it to him for righte- jousnesse. 1 And he said vnto him; I am the LORD that brought thee out of Vr] e to giue th i of iene , to giue thee this land, 8 And he said, Lord GOD, wh by shal T know that T shall inherit it? 9 And he said vnto him, Take me| lan heifer of three yeeres old, and a shee| goat of three yeeres old, and @ ramme| lof three yeerea old, and a turtle doue, land a yong pigeon. jand di leach lone against another: but birds diuided he not. jing downe, a deepe sleepe fell bra: and loc, an herour of \darkenesse fell rf ger, in a [and that is not theirs, and shal| fserue them, and they shall afflict them! ifoure hundred yeeres. 14 And also that nation whom the: shalt serue, wil I iudge: and afterw: thal they come out with great sub-| ce. | 15 And thou shalt goe to thy fathers] in paces thou shait be buried in a good riuer, the riuer Euphrates : 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizites,| land the Kadmonites : izzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Ca-| naanites, and the Girgashites, and the! Tebusites. CHAP. XVI her backe to submit he rae telleth| sal Iand her of her ebild. "15 Ishmael is borne. Sarai Abrams wife| bare him no children: and Hagar fleeth. Chap.xvij. Heh bee |t obtaine children by her: and Abram} jtusided ty lhearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 Aud Sarai eto wife, tooke| | Hagar her maid, ptian, after A-| pram had dwelt ten yeeres in the land lof Canaan, and gaue her to her hus- band Abram, to be his wife. 4 4 And he went in vnto Hagar, and she conceiued: And when shee saw} that shee had conceiued, her mistresse| was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said vnto Abram, My jrrong be vpon thee: I haue gien my maid into thy bosome, and when shee| saw that she had conceiued, I was de- spised in her eyes : the LORD iudge| lbctweene me aud thee. 6 But Abram said vnto Sarai, Be-| hold, thy maid is in thy hand; doe to her| it Het thot tas it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai| Evie eser, |t dealt hardly with her, shee fled from t Heb. ofti-|her face. ted ners | | And the Angel of the LORD| found her by a fountaine of water, in| ithe wildernesse, by the fountaine, in the way to Shur: 8 And he said, Hagar Sarais maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flee from the| face of my mistresse Sarai. 9 And the Angel of the LORD| said vnto her, Returne to thy mistresse,| land submit thy selfe vnder her hands. 10 And the Angel of the LORD said vnto her, I will multiply thy seede| exceedingly, that it shall not benumbred| for multitude. 11 And the Angel of the LORD| said vnto her, Behold, thou art with| child, and shalt beare a sonne, and shalt] a Tha bey leall his name || Ishmael ; because the| Menre. LORD hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wilde man; his| hand will be against euery man, and e- + chap.os. fuery mans hand against him: *& he shal] te dwell in the presence of all his brethren.| 18 And shee called the name of the LORD that ke vnto her, Thou God seest me: Fe che said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called, + chap 2. |* |] Beer-lahai-roi: Behold, It is be-] ee ware, [tweene Cadesh and Bered. laewret’o¢ | 154 And Hagar bare Abram a sone: fwmandacejand Abram calted his sonnes name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourescore and] sixe yeeres old, when Hagar bare Ish-| mael to Abra. CHAP XVIL 11 God reneweth the Covenant. 5 Abram his} name is changed, in token of a greater bles- ang 1o Circumcision is instiated. 15 Sa- rai her name is changed, and she blessed. 17] Insaac is promised. 23 Abram and Ishmael are circumcised. fect. ji Brand I wil make my couenant_be-lor sincere leweetre me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 8 And Abram fell on his face, and} God talked with him, saying, ‘4 As for me, behold, my covenant ‘is with thee, and thou shalt be a * father] of || many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more|tons. Ibe called Abram, but thy name shall bee! ‘Abraham: *for a father of many nati-|* Rom. 4.17 ons haue I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding| fruitfull, and I will make nations thee, and Kings shall come out of thee.| 7 And I will establish my couenant| bet weene me and thee, and thy seede af-| iter thee, in their generations for an e-| juerlasting couenant, to bee a God vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And [ will give vnto thee, and] to thy seed after thee, the land t wherein} et. oy thou art a stranger, all the land of Ca[™7""™" Inaan, for an euerlasting possession, and| I will be their God. 9 { And God said vnto Abraham, ‘Thou shalt keepe my eoucnant there- fore, thou, and thy seede after thee, in| their generations. 10 This is my couenant, which yee shall keepe betweene me and you, and| thy seed after thee: *euery man-child a-|* Acts 7. mong you shall be circumcised. 1 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of lyour foreskinne: and it shal be a *token|* Acts. 6. lof the couenant betwixt me and you. . 12 And he that is teight dayes olde,|t Het. '*shalbe circumcised smong you, euery| man child in your generations, he that]: tut 2, ig borne in the house, or bought with |tonn 7.2. money of any stranger, which is not thy sced. 13 He that is borne in thy house, and] Ihe that is bought with thy money, must needs|* Gene. 25. ae. needs be circumcised: and my cou shall be in flesh, for an cuert couenant. 14 And the vneireumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not cir- lcumcised, that soule shall be cut off from lhis people: hee hath broken my couc- nant. 15 @ And God said vuto Abraham,| |As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah s/ her name be. 16 And I will blesse her, and give thee a sonne also of her: yea I wil blesse| her, and ||she shalbe a mother of nations; Kings of peopte shalt be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell vpon_his| face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be borne vnto him that is| lan hundred yeeres old ? and shal Sarah] that is ninetie yeeres old, bearc ? 18 And Abraham said vnto God, O; that Ishmael might liue before thee. 19 And God said, * Sarah thy wife} shal! beare thee a sonne in deede, and| thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I’ will establish my couenant with him, for an everlasting couenant, and with! his seed after hint. 20 And as for Ishmael, I haue| heard thee: behold, I haue blessed him, land will make him fruisfull, and will] multiple him exceedingly : * Tweluel princes shall he beget, and I will make| im a great nation. 21 But my couenant wil I establish] with Isaac, which Sarah shall beare wnto thee, at this set time, in the next} |yeere. 22 And he left off talking with him, land God went vp from Abraham, 23 4 And Abraham tooke Ishmael} his sonne, and all that were borne in his fhousc, and all that were bought with his money, cuery male, among the men| lof Abraliams house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskinne, in the selfe- same day, as God had said vnto him. 24 And Abraham seas ninety yeeres| old and nine, when he was circumcised| in the flesh of his foreskinne. 25 And Ishmael his sonne was thir-| teene yeeres old, when he was eircum- cised in the flesh of his foreskinne. 26 In the selfe same day was A-| braham circumcised, and Ishmaet his| sonne. 27 And all the men of his house, borne in the house, and bought with} Three Angels. f the stranger, were circumci- h CHAP. XVIII 1 Abraham entertaineth three Angels. 9 Sa- rah is reproued for laughing at the *promise. 17 The destruction of Sodorne is revealed to Abraham. 21 Abraham ma-| keth intercession for the men thercof. vnto him, in tl SES plaines of Mamre: and he| iY satein the tent doore,in the| heat of the day. 2 And he lift vp his eyes and loo. ed, and oe, three men stood by him : and when he saw them, hee ranne to; Imeete them from the tent doore, and! bowed himselfe toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, If now 1 haue found fauour in thy sight, passe! not away, I pray thee, fro thy seruant: 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be, fetched, and wash your feete, and rest your selues vnder the tree: 5 And I will fetch » morsell off ter that you shalt passe on: for therefore! they said; So doc, as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the| wickly three messures of fine meate, ad if, and make cakes vpon the| hearth. 1 And Abraham ranne vnto the heard, ana fetcht a calfe, tender and , and gaue it vnto a yong man: eee hasted to dresse it. one 8 And he tooke butter, and milke, land the calfe which he had dressed, and| set it before them; and he stood by them vnder the tree: and they did eate. 9 4 And they said vnto him, Where| fis Sarah thy wife? And he said, Be-| hold, in the tent. | 10 And he said, I vill certainly re. lturne ynto thee according to the time o! she tent doore, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age: and it cea- sed to be with Sarah after the maner, lof Women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed with-} in her selfe, saying, After T am waxed| ing old also? 13 Andi Nd the *LORD 4g jp Hebe, bread, and +comfort ye your hearts, af-|1 Hetr. stay. + debe. tare you come to your seruant. And| dete vou tent, vnto Sarah, & ssid; +Make ready} et. Ha. life; and loe, * Sarah thy wife shall{* chap 17. lhaue a sonne. And Sarah heard if inj;” old, shall I haue pleasure, my * lord be- Jz Peta. braham prayeth 13 And the LORD said vnto A-| lorsham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety beare al childe, which am old? . 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed will I returne vnto thee, according to the| time of life, and Sarah shall haue a) lsonne. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And Ihe said, Nay, but thou diddest laugh. 16 © And the men rose vp from thence, and locked toward Sodome :! land Abraham went with them, to| bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which T doe ; 18 Secing that Abraham shall sure- ly become a great and mighty nation, land all the nations of the earth shall be - |* blessed in him ? 19 For I know him, that hee will command his children, and his house- hold after him, and they shall keepe the! way of the LORD, to doe iustice and iudgement, that the LORD may bring vpon Abraham, that which hee hath spoken of him. 20 And the LORD said, Because! the cry of Sodome and Gomorrah is great, and because their sinne is very grievous : 21 I will goe downe now, and see} whether they haue done altogether ac- cording to the exy of it, which is come| vnto me: and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward So- dome: but Abraham stool yet before} the LORD. 93 4 And Abraham drew neere, and snick, Wilt thou also destroy the righ- teous with the wicked ? ducnture there be fifty righ. teous in the citie; wilt thou also de- stroy, and not spare the place for the fif. tie righteous, that are therein ? 25 That be farre from thee, to do af:| tcr this maner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be farre| from thee: Shall not the Judge of all| the earth doe right ? 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fiftie righteous, within, the citie, then I will spare all the place| fur their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered, and| said, Behold now, I haue taken vpon| me to speake vnto the LORD, which lam but dust and ashes. 28 Peraduenture there shall lacke fiue of the fiftie righteous: wilt thou de-| stroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he said, If I find there fourtie and fiuc, I will not destroy éf. 99 And hee spake vnto him yet a- lgaine, and said, Peraduenture there shall be fourtie found there: and he said, 1 will not doe it for fourties sake. 80 And he said vnto him, Oh let not} the Lord be angry, and I wilt speake Peraduenture there shall thirtie bee found there. And he said, I will not doe iz, it L find thirtie there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I haue| taken vpon mee to speake vnto the| ‘Lord: Peraduenture there shall bce twenty found there. And he said, I wilt not destroy i¢ for twenties sake. $2 And hee saide, Oh let not the} Lord be angry, and I will speake yet but ¢his once: Pernduen ture ten shalt be found there. And he said, J will not de- Istroy it for tennes sake. 33 And the LORD went his way,| lassoone as hee had left communing| with Abraham: and Abraham retur- Ined vnto his place. CHAP. XIX. 1 Lot entertaineth two Angels. $ The vici- ous Sodomites are striken with blindnesse. 12 Lol is sent for safety into the mountaines.| 18 Hee obtaineth teaue to goe into Zoar,| 28 Sodome and Gomorrah are destroyed.| 26 Lots wife isa pillar of salt. 30 Loi dwel-| leth in a cue. 31 The incestuous original of Moab and Ammon. Nd there came two An. gels to Sodome at eucn, 3 and Lot sate in the gate of Sodome: and Lot seeing] § ctem,rosevpto meet them,| land he bowed himselfe with his face to- ward the ground. 2 And he said, Beholde now my! (Lords, turne in, I pray you, into your} scruants honse, and tarie all night, and| learly and gne on your wayes. And they|* lsaid, Nay: but we wil abide in the street all night. 3 And he pressed vpon them greatly. land they ttmed in vato him, and en- itred into his house: and he made them wash your fete, and ye shall rise vp|* chap. 1s.Lots houfe befet. fa feast, and did bake vnleauened bread, hand of his wife, and vpon the hand land they did eate. 4% Bat before they lay dovne, the men of the citie, euen the men of So- , compassed the house round, both| ld and yong, all the people from every, 6 And called vnto Lot, and said nto him, ere are the men which in to thee this night? bring them| fout vnto vs, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out at the doore| vnto them, & shut the doore after him, 7% And said, I pray you, brethren,| doe not so wit a 8 Behold now, y haue two daugh-| yous and d you, and doe ye to them, as is good in your eyes: onely vnto these men do no- ching: for therefore came they vnder the 11 And they smote the men ® that| were at the doore of the house, with| lbiindnes, both amall and great: so that they wearied themsclues to finde the] 12 { And the men said vnto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? sonne in] llaw, and thy sonnes, and thy daugh- ters, and whatsocuer thou hast in the| citie, bring them out of this place. 18 For we will destroy this place, be- cause the *crie of them is waxen it] lbefore the face of the LORD: the LORD hath sent vs to destroy it. 14 And Lot went out, and spake vn- ito his sonnes in law, which married his! mocked, vnto his sonnes in law. 15 4 And when the morning arose, then the A: hastened Lot, saying, | Arise, take thy wife, & thy two daugh- It Heb. are ters, which tare here, lest thou be cousu- or pun ien.\med in the |Jiniquitie of the citie. 16 And * while he tingred, the men je.“ '* Haid hold vpon his hand, and ypon the Genefis. Istood before the land Gomorrah, & toward all the land lof the plaine, and beheld, and loe, the lsmoke of the countrey went vp as the| smoke of a furnace. destroyed the cities of the plaine, that| when he ouerthtew the cities, in the| which Lot dwelt. land dwelt in the mountaine, and his| ercifull vnto him: and they brought! him forth, and set him without the citie. 174 And it came to , when they] lhad brought them forth sbroad, that he said, Escape forthy life, looke not behind| neither stay thou in all the plaine:| lescape to the mountaine, lest thou bee! consumed. 18 And Lot said vnto them, Oh not| found in thy sight, and thou has¢| magnified thy mercy, which thou hast| lshewed vnto me, in sauing my life, and| I cannot escape to the mountaine, lest| lsome euill take me, and I die. 20 Behold now, this citie is neere to] flee vnto, and it is a litle one: Oh let me! lescape thither, (is it not a litle one?) and] my soule shall liue. 1 And he said vnto him, See, I haue} laccepted + thee concerning this thing, that I will not overthrow this citie, for| ithe which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither: for I cannot doe any thing till thou bee come thither: therefore the name of the citie jwas called Zoar. 23°49 The tri sunne was trisen vpon|t Hei the earth, when Lot entred into Zoar. 24 Then *the LORD rained vp lon Sodome & vpon Gomorrah, brim.|%2 124 17- stone and fire, from the LORD out/!31er.50. tfude lof heauen. 25 And he overthrew those cities, and] all the plaine, and all the inhabitants the ground. 26 @ Bat his wife looked backe from| behind him, and she became a pillar te 27% And Abraham gate xp carely in the morning, to the place, w! 28 And he looked toward Sodome| 29 F And it came to passe, when God] God remembred Abraham, and sent ‘Lot out of the midst of the ouerthrow,| 30 4 And Lot went vp out of Zoar,| two! Sodome burnt. wine that ni sonne, and called his name, Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children o ‘Ammon, vnto this day, ‘wo daughters with him: for hee feo ed to dwell in Zoar, and he dwelt in| cave, he and his two daughters. 81 And the first borne saide vnto the| jyonger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth, to come in vnto vs, after the maner of all the earth. 82 Come, let vs make our father ldrinke wine, and we will lye with him, that we may preserue seed of our father.| 33 And they made their father drinke wine that night, & the first borne went lin, and tay with her father: and he per-| ued not, when shee lay downe, nor| when she arose. 34 And it came to passe on the mor-| row, that the first borne said vnto the} lyonger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let vs make him drinke| wine this ni; land lye with him, that we may preserve] seed of our father. 35 And they made their father drinke| he also, and the yonger a- rose, and lay with him: and jued not, when she lay downe, nor when] she arose. also, and goe thou in, 36 Thus were both the daughters lof Lot with childe by their father. 87 And the first borne bare a sonne, land called his name Moab: the same ig} the father of the Moabites vnto this day, 38 And the yonger, she also bare a| CHAP. XX. 1 Abraham soiourneth ac Gerar, 2 denieth' his wife, and loseth her. 3 Abimelech is re- proued for her in a dreame. 9 He rebuketh ‘Abraham, 14 restoreth Sarah, 16 and] reprooueth her. 17 Hee is healed by A- prayer. Sse Nd Abraham iourneyed| ES from thence, toward the} 4% South - Countrey, and = dwelled betweene Ca} desh and Shur, and s0-] iourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his| wife, She is my sister: And Abimelec! King of Gerar sent, and tooke Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a| ldreame by night, and said to him, Be- hold, thou art ud a dead man, for thewo-| man which thou hast taken: for shee is| + a mans wife. thou slay also a righteous nation ? 3 Said he not ‘sister? and she,euen she herselfe said, H. lis my brother: in the Nintegritie of my, art, and innocencie of my I done this. percei-| ded thee, that thou hast brought on me, land on my kingdome a great sine? thou hast done deeds vnto mee that] ought not to be done. Ime; at euery place whither wee shall come, *say of me, He is my brother. joxen, and men-seruants, and women-| lseruants, and gaue them vnto Abra-| |ham, and restored him Sarah his wife. land és before thee; dwel + where it ples-| seth thee. la couering of the eyes, vnto all that Abraham in Gerar. 4 But Abimelech had not come her: and he said, LORD, wilt he not vnto me, She is my, thou shalt surely die, thou, and ail that| fare thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech rose earely in the morning, and called all his ser- juants, and told all these things in their| leares: and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abra. 10 And Abimelech said vnto Abre-| 14 And Abimelech tooke sheepe and] 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my with] ands haue|%%,lhe is thy seed. : 14 And Abraham rose vp eately in| the morning, and tooke bread, and a! bottle of water, and gaue it vnto He-| - patting it on her shoulder,) andj te ild, and sent her away: sheo| departed, and wandered in the wilder-| Inesse of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the} and shee cast the child vnder one] of the shrubs. lsate oner against Aim, and lift vp her| ls 7 voice, and wept. a 17 And God heard tbe voice of the| je Act 7.8 Ined, lad, and the Angel of God called to Ha. esti jold age, at the set time, of which God] |gar out of heanen, and said vnto her, F en to him. ‘What aileth thee, Hagar? feare not: for| (God hath heard the voice of the laddc,| where he is. 18 Arise, lift vp the lad, and hold him in thine hand: for I will make bim * And God opened h and 19 Al er eyes, ‘she saw a well of water, and thee went, land filled the bottle with water, and| igaue the led drinke. 20 And God was with the lad, and he , and dwelt in the wildernesse, | and became an archer. 21 And hee dwelt in the wildernesse| lof Paran; and his mother tooke him al wife out of the land of Egypt. 22 € And it came to at that} time, that Abimelecb and Phichol the chiefe captaine of bis hoste spake vnto| Abraham, saying, God is with tbee in all that thou doest. 4 And Abraham circumcised his . ronne Isaac, being eight dayes old, as [God bad commanded him. 8 And the cbild grew, and was wea- ned: and Abraham made a great feast, the same day that Isaac was weaned. 9 @ And Sarah saw the sonne *Ga.«30 [*Cast out this bond woman, and her| |with my sonnes sonne: but according to| i ithe kindnesse that I haue done vnto thee, thou shalt doe vnto me, and to the} land wherein thou hast soiourned. 24 And Abraham saide, I will isweare. 25 And Abraham reproued Ahime-| lech, because of a well of water, which] |Abimelechs servants had violently ta- ken away. 26 And Abimelech saide, I wote; not! Let it not be grievous in thy sight, be- caus ofthe 1sd, and because oft bond| woman. In all that Sarah hath said! the ‘ian, which shee had| | 23 Now therefore sweare vnto mee| borne vnto Al m, mocking: lhere hy God, that thou wilt not tdesle|t Hebrew. is 10 Wherfore she said vnto Abraham,| |falsly with me, nor with my sone, not|enia me. “| Abraham is tempted. not who hath done this thing: neither, ididst thou tell me, neither yet heard I lof it, but to day. 27 And Abraham tooke sheepe and them vnto Abimelech ; them made # couenant. 28 And Abraham eet secuen ewe lambcs of the flocke by themselues 29 And Abimelech said vnto Abra- ham, What meane these scuen ewe| lambes, which thou bast ect by them- selues ? 30 And he said, For these seuen ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that] they may be a witnesse vnto me, that I have digged this well and Phichol the chiefe captaine of his| hoste, and they returned into the land| f the Philistines. 33 4 And Abraham planted a || groue| lin Beer-sheba, and called there on the| Name of the LORD, the euerla. isting God. 34 And Abraham soiourned in the| Philistines land, many dayes. CHAP. XXII eere I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy sonne,| thine onely aonne Isaac, whom thou lo-| juest, and get thee into the land of Mo- riah: and offer him there for a burnt] offerii n one of the Mountaines} which I will tell thee of. | 3% And Abraham rose vp earel in the mornings and sadled his asse, ant is yong men with him, land Isaae his sonne, and claue the| and went vnto the place of which| God had told him. Chap.xxij. 4 Then on the third lift vp his eyes, and saw ¢ farre off 5 And Abraham said vnto his yon, Imen, Abide you here with the asse, and| [and the lad will goe yonder and wor, ship, and come againe to you. 6 And Abraham tooke the wood the burnt offering, and layd it vpon I- lsaac his sonne: and he tooke the fire in| his hand, and a knife: and they went] both of them together. 7 And esac e vnto Abraham issid, + Here am I, my sonne. And hee|} Hetr.be. said, Behold the fire and wood: but) where is the ||lambe for a burnt offring?]' . kidde. 8 And Abraham said, My sonne, God will-prouide himselfe a lambe for a| burnt offing: eo they went both ther. them toge . 9 And they came to the place which| (God had tolde him of, and Abraham} built an Altar there, and layd the wood, lin order, and bound Isaac his sonne,| land *layde him on the Altar vpon the! wood. 10 And Abraham stretched foorthj his hand, and tooke the knife to slay his| sone. : ll And the Angel of the LORD! called vnto him out of heauen, and said, Abraham, Abrabam. And he said, Here jam I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the lad, neither do thou any thing] nto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not with- helde thy sonne, thine onely eonne| from mee. 18 And Abraham lifted the Ramme, and offered him vp for a] burnt offering, in the stead of his sonne. 14 And Al m called the name that place ||Iehouah-ijreh, as it is said}! Tat is to this day, In the Mount of thelwoi (LORD it shalbe seene. 15 4 And the Angel of the LORD called vnto Abraham out of heauen the second time, 16 And said, * By my sclfe haue I leworne, saith the LORD, for because|sun thou hast done this thing, and hast not)!-73 he! withheld thy sonne, thine onely sonne, 17 That in blessing I will blesse| thee, and in multiplying, I will mul. tiplyitiply thy seed as rres ¢ luen, and as the sand which is vpon the| {sea tshore, and thy seed shall possesse the} of his enemies. 18 © And in thy seed shall all the nati- 2d 16 Jong of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice. 45 Be Roechan returned vnto his lyong men, and they rose vp, and went together to Beer-sheba, and Abraham| dwelt at Beer-sheba. 20.4% And it came to passe after these] things, that i¢ was told Abraham, say-| ing, Behold Milcah, shee hath aleo| borne children vnto thy brother Na- or, 21 Huz his first borne, and Buz his| brother, and Kemuel the father o' Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pil- dash, and Tidlaph, and Bethuel. 3 And Bethue! begate * Rebekah: these eight Milcah did beare to Nahor, Abrahams brother. 24 And his concubine whose name! was Reumah, she bare also ‘I'ebah, and| \Gaham, and ‘Thahash, and Maachah. CHAP. XXIIL 1 The age and death of Sarah. 3 ‘The purchase] of Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried.| CP Nd Sarah was an hun-| dred and seuen andtwenty| yeeres olde: these were the} yeeres of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in| Kiri arba, the same is Hebron in the Nand of Canaan: And Abraham came] be mourne for Sarah, and to weepe for| er. 8 % And Abraham stood vp from before his dead, & spake vnto the sonnes lof Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a soiourner with you: giue me a possession of a bu-| rying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth ansered| |Abraham, saying vnto him, 6 Heare vs, my Lord, thou art a| it mightie Prince amongst vs: in the| choise of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall withhold from thee his| sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham stood vp and bow-| jed himselfe to the people of the land, ¢-| en to the children of Heth. 8 And hee communed with them, jeaying, if it be your mind that I should| bury my dead out of my sight, heare me,| land entreat for me to Ephron the sonne| lof Zohar: Q That he may gine me the caue of| (Machpelah, which e hath, which is in the end of his field: for +as much money, las it is worth he shall giue it mee, for | possession of a burying place amongst} yu. Po And Ephron dwelt amongst the! children of Heth. And Ephron the Hit-| tite answered Abraham in the taudi-| lence of the children of Heth, even of all] that went in at the gates of his citie, saying. 1 Nay, my lord, heare mee: the field| gue I thee, and the caue that is therein, giue it thee, in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee: bu ry thy dead. 12° And Abraham bowed downe| himselfe before the people of the land. 18 And he spake vnto Ephron in the| laudience of the people of the land, say- ing, But if thou wilt giue it, I pray thee,| Iheare mee: I will give thee money for| the field: take it of me, and I will bury) my dead there. 14 And Ephron answered Abra- ham, saying nto him, 15 My lord, hearken vnto mee: the| Hand is worth foure hundred shekcls off lsiluer: what is that betwixt mee and| thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened vnto} Ephron, and Abraham weighed to E- phron the siluer, which he had named, iin the audience of the sonnes of Heth, (Care to prouide [Mamre, the as therein, and all the trees that were| fin the field, that were in all the borders| round about, were made sure 18 Vato Abraham for = possession in| the presence of the children of Heth, be- fore all that went in at the gates of his Citie. 19 And after this Abraham buried| Sarah his wife in the caue of the field| lof Machpelah, before Mamre: the same| iis Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the caue that is therein, were made sure vnto Abra_ ham, for a possession of a burying place, by the sonnes of Heth. CHAP. CHAP. XXIIIL }1 Abraham sweareth his sernant. 10 The ser- + 12 His. prayer: 16 His| Rebekah meeteth him, 18 fal- jewels, 23 seruant of his house, that ruled ouer alll . {that he had, * Put, I pray thee, thy| hand vnder my thigh : 3 And I will make thee sweare by} the LORD the God of hesuen, andj 4 But thou shalt go vato my conn- trey, and to my kinred, and take a wife| Imels, of the camels of his master, and] departed, (||for all the goods of his mz ster were in his hand) and he arose, and| Chap.xxiiij. a wife for downe without the citie, by a well jwater, at tbe time of the euening, euen ithe time +that women goe out to draw| 12 And he said, O LORD, God of my master Abraham, I pra: thee send Ime good speed this day, an i Inesse vnto my master Al 13 Behold, *1 stand here by the welll of water; and the daughters of the Imen of the Citie come out to draw| water : 14 And let it come to passe, that the] damsell to whom I shall say, Let idowne th: pitcher, I thee, that I| may drinke, and she say, Drinke, ‘and I will give thy camels drinke also; pitcher into the trough, and ranne »-| vnto the well to draw wafer, and! Ifaac. t Hebe. that poms eokich \érexe water, Forth.Genefis. Efaus birthright fold. 27 And the boyes grew: and Esau| was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man,| dwelling in tents. 88 And Isaac loued Esau, because +he| it Hebr. we- laid gate of his venison: but Rebekahjitrmi 29 4 And Iacob sod pottage: and| Esau came from the field, and hee was 90 And Esau said to lacob, Feed me, I pray thee, + with that same red pot. tage: for I am faint; therefore was his| Iname called Edom. Ht Hrebr. sath lehat rect, with that And Esau said; Behold, I am + at}t Hetr. dre the yeeres of the life| the poi and what p mente lof Ishmael; an hundred and thirty and| |this Gathright dos ta me Profit shall pre Yceres: and be gaue vp the ghoet| | $3 And Lacob said, Sweare to mee ie . was gathcred vnto his| |this day: and he sware to him: and *he|* Hete.12. " a8 re. 19 4 And these are the generations! Ree Abrahams tonne! Abraham CHAP. XXVI isaac. . ” 20 And Teasc was fortie y old) |! ¥ssac because of famine went to Gerar. 2God Irhen hee tooke Rebekah ta wife, thel | proast'tr anaes en. THe are i ughter of Bethuel the Syrien of Pa-|| te Iie groweth rich, 18 Hie Yiggetn Back lan Aram, the sister to Laban the| | Sitnah, and Rehoboth. 23 Abimelech ma-| Syrian. keth a couenant with him at Beersheba. 34] 21 Exaus wiues. ther within her; and she said, If it 2 so, why am I thus? and shee went to| lect enguire o of the TORD. IGerar. dtl IRD said vnto her, 2 And the L peared Tro » Ration are in thy wombe, and| [to him and ‘aids renal downe into tro er of people shall be separated pt; dwell in the land which I shall thy bowels: and the one He! |tell thee of. ishalbe fironger then the other people: ae angel er shall serue the yonger. . nd when her dayes to be tiuered were fulfilled, beheld has igiue vnto thy seed all these co F and in thy Seed shall all the sata of the earth be * blessed: 5 Because that Abraham obeyed| ay voyce, and kept my charge , my] Com. J* Chap. 2, 3. andi. As. and 22. 1a. Ifaac foiourneth Chap.xxvj- at Beer-fheba. \Commandements, my Statutes andj |striue with Isaacs heardmen, saying, Lawes. Tbe r is ours; and hee called the} @ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. mame of the well, ||Esek, because they|! That is, 7 And the men of the place asked] |stroue with him. ; Contention. sim of his wife: and he said, She is my] | 21 And they digged another well, and sister: forhe fearedto say, Shcismy wife;| |stroue for that also: and hee called the lest, said he, the men of the place should) |name of it, || Sitnah. Kill me for Rebekah, because shee was| | 22% And he remoued from thence, faire to looke vpon. digged another well, and for that they 8 And it came to passe when he had] |stroue not: and he called the name of it| bene there a long time, that Abimelech| |{|Rehoboth: and he said, For now the]? That is, king of the Philistims looked out at a] {LORD hath made roome for vs, and|’””"” indow, and saw, and behold, Isaac| |we shall be fruitfull in the land. was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 23 And he went vp from thence to| 9 And Abimelech called Isaac and] |Beer-sheba. said, Behold, of a suretie she is thy wife:! | 24 And the LORD appeared vo land how saidst thou, She is my sister ?| |to him the same night, and saide, I am And Isaac said ynto him, Because I| |the God of Abraham thy father: feare| said, Lest I die for her. not, for I am with thee, and will blesse 10 And Abimelech said, What is this] |thee, and multiply thy seede, for my ser- thou hast done vnto vs? one of the peo-| juant Abrahams sake. ple might lightly have lien with thy} | 25 And he builded an altar there, and wife, and thou shouldest haue brought} |called the name of the LORD, guiltinesse vpon vs. land pitched his tent there: and there| 11 And Abimelech charged all his} [Isaacs seruants digged a well. people, saying, Hee that toucheth this| | 26 | Then Abimelech went to him| man or his wife, shall surely bee put to| |from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his death, friends, and Phichol the chiefe captaine 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land,| Jof his armie. Heb. found.|and treceiued in the same yeere an hun-| | 27 And Isaac saide vnto them, dred fold: & the LORD blessed him.} | Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate 18 And the man waxed great, and} |me, and haue sent me away from you ?| + Heb. wend |t went forward, and gvew vntill he be-| | 23 And they said, +We saw certainly1/-b. seeing| * leame very great. that the LORD was with thee: and} *”" 14 For he had possession of flocks,| {wee said, Let there be now an othe be- land possession of heards, and great] |twixt vs, euen betwixt vs and thee, and| Or, kue- |store of ||seruants, and the Philistims| [let vs make a couenant with thee, ondry- —lenuied him. 29 +That thou wilt doe vs no burt,|t Hehi/chou] 15 For all the wels which his fathers) Jas we haue not toucbed thee, and as we"! 5= seruants had di: in the dayes of A-) |haue done vnto thee nothing but good, | braham his father, the Philistims had] jand haue sent thee away in peace: thou| them, & filled them with earth. Jart now the blessed of the LORD. 16 And Ahimelech said vnto Isaac,j | 30 And he made them a feast, ancl) |Goe from vs: for thou art much migh-| |they did eate and drinke. tier then we. 31 And they rose vp betimes in the 17 4 And Isaac d thence,| {morning , and sware one to another: land pitched his tent in the valley of Ge-| |and Isaac sent them away, and they rar, and dwelt there. departed from him in peace. 18 And Isaac digged againe the wels| | 92 And it came to passe the same day, lof water, which they had digged in the} |that Isaacs seruants came, and tolde| dayes of Abraham his father: for the} |him concerning the well which they' Philistims had stopped them after the! /had digged, and said vnto him, We haue| death of Abraham, and he called their] |found water. Inames after the names by which his| | 83 And he called it ||Shebah: there-] }t That i, an) father had called them. fore the name of the citie is || Beer-shebalrtnat ts, the| 19 And Isaacs seruants digged in| [ynto this day. eH of the the valley, and found there a well 84 4 And Esau was forty yeeres| ~ 1) Hes tiuing|t springing water. lold, when he tooke to wife Tudith, the] 20 And the heardmen of Gerar did| |daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and jashe-| me angGenefis. Tacob is bleffed. Chap.xxviij. Jacob is fent away. i Jdominion, that thou shalt breake his Efau mourneth. "The dayes of mourning for my lare at hand; ° then will I slay my ther Iacob. CHAP. XXVIL }1 Ieaae sendeth Resn for venison. 5 Rebekah inatracteth Encob 00; at 80 4 And it came to passe, 85 soon lan Isaac had made an ende of blessing Iacob, and Iacob was yet scarce gone] lout from the presence of Isaac his ther, thet Esau his brother came in| from his hunting. ‘31 And hee also had made sauoury| meate, and brought it vnto his father, land said vnto his father, Let my father| arise, and eat of his sonnes venison, that! thy soule may blesse me. 32 And Isaac his father said vnto| him, Who art thou? and he said, I am| thy sonne, thy first borne Esau. ‘And Isaac +trembled very excee- frertled _\dingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath ttaken venison, and brought it me, land I haue caten of all before thou ca- ‘mest, and haue blessed him? yea and he| ishalbe blessed. 84 And when Esau heard the words| lof his father, he cried with a great and ing bitter cry, and said vnto his| father, BI mee, euen me also, O my) 85 And hee said, Thy brother came| with subtilty, and hath taken away thy] blessit Toued. 16 And Rebekah tooke +goodly rai-|t Hote. de. ment of her eldest sonne ee jorestle, were with her in the house, and put| them vpon Iscob her yonger sonne: 26 And shee put the innes of the| e goate vpon his hands, and| pon the anboth of his neckes 17 And she gau 48 Now tl re my sonne, Imy voice: and arise, flee thou to Imy brother, to Haran. 44 And tary with him a few dayes,| 'vntill thy brothers furie turne away; 45 Vntill thy brothers anger turne| jaway from thee, and hee forget that,| which thou hast done to him: then I il send, and fetch thee f from thence why shou! be iu of you oth in one day ieee * 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, *1|* chap ts. lam weary of my life, because of the| daughters of Heth: If Iacob take ct And Tate saide ynto Tacob, me neere, I pra} that I feele thee, my sane, whether thou bee my very sonne Esau, or not. And Tacob went neere vnto I. heard} |saac his father: and hee felt him, and| id, The voyce is Iacobs voyce, but the} CHAP. XXVIII 1 Teac blesseth Iacob, and aendeth him to Pa- dan Aram. 6 Esau marrieth Mahalal daughter of Ishmael 10 The Vision Tacobs ladder. 18 The stone of Bethel. 20 Jacobs vow. Ib That ts, 4 spplauter. Hast thou but one blessing, my father? blesse mee, cuen mee also, O my father. And Esau lift vp his voyce, *and wept. $89 And Isaac his father answered, + verse 2s. [and said vnto him, Behold, * thy dwel-| It Or. of che |ling shall be ||the fatnesse of the earth, June: land of the dew of heauen from aboue. 40 And by thy sword shalt thou liue, land shalt serue thy brother: and it shall] come to passe when thou shalt haue the} + Heb. 12. jt7- lof people : 4 And give thee the blessing of A- braham, to thee and to thy seede with} thee, tbat thou mayest inherit the lande| +wherein thou art a stranger, which God gaue vnto Abraham. Therefore *God giue thee of the dew of heauen, and the fatnesce of the} earth, and plenty of corne end wine. 29 Let it Hebe of Jehy sonarThat is fadeing. _|thaue children by her. t Feb roves] Hiss of Gad.| " Jand gaue her Iacob to wife. payMerroe+l te daughters will call me blessed: and 2 An anger was _kindled| ent Rachel, and he said, Am I in stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the wombe? 8 And she said, Behold my mayde| Bilhah; goe in vnto her, and she shall lbeare vpon my knees, that I may also} 4 And shee lhandmayd to wife: and Iacob went in| ‘vnto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived and bare} Iacob a sonne. 6 And Rachel said, God hath iudged ime, and hath also heard my voyce, and| hath giuen me a sonne; therefore called| she his name || Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachels mayd con- ceived againe, and bare Iscob a second lsonne. 8 And Rachel saide, With + great jwrastlings have I wrastled with my sister, and haue preusiled: and she cal_ led bis name ||* Naphtali. 9 When Lesh saw that she had left} bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde,| 10 And Zilpah Leabs mayde bare acob # sonne. 11 And Leah said, A troupe com-| meth: and she called his name ||Gad. 12 And Zilpsh Leahs mayde bare acob a second sonne. 1S And Leah said, + Hi am I, for! ishe called his name || Asher. 14 1 And Reuben went in the dayes; lof wheat harvest, & found ‘Mandrakes lin the field, and brought them vnto his; rather Leah, Then Rachel saide to| , Giue me, thee, of sonnes Mandrakes. pay vy 15 And shee said vnto her, Is it aj smal] matter, that thou hast taken my) husband? and wouldst thou take away my sonnes Mandrakes also? and Ra- Genefis. 16 And Iacob came out of the field} lin the euening, and Leah went out to! meet him, and said, Thou must come in| sonne. 18 And Lesh said, God hath giuen Imee my bire, because I haue giveu my lmayden to my husband: and che called his name ||Issachar. a That bs, 19 And Leab conceiued againe, and|4*""* bare Lacob the sixth sonne. 20 D And i ssid, God hath vendued me a : Now will m: husband dwel with me, because I hate borne him sixe sonnes: and shee called] his name ||* Zebulun. daughter, and called her name || Dinah. |Mszh 1. @ ‘a N fin God remembred Rachel, lem a1 to be id sed |" That is, and God he rkens er, and opened Te ine. 23 And shee concejued and bare lsonne, and said ; God hath taken away, reprocl: : "hs And shee called his name {{Io-|1 that, , and saide, The LORD shall|““"* ladde to me another sonne. 25 J And it came to passe when Ra- ichel had borne Ioseph, that Iacob said, lvnto Laban, Send me away, that I may goe vnto mine owne place, and to| my countrey. Giue mee my wines and my chil.| ldren, for whom I haue serued thee, and! et me ge: for thou knowest my seruice] which I have done thee. 27 And Laban said vato him, I pray thee, if I haue found fauour in thine eyes, tary: for I have learned ience, that the LORD hatl lblessed me for thy sake. 28 And he Appoint me thy wa. lges, and I will give at ” 29 And hee said vnto him, Thou! |knowest bow I have serued thee, and lhow thy cattell was with me. 30 For it was little which thou hadst lbefore I came; and it is now + increased|t Hetr. bro. lvnto a multitude; and the LORD|"*"* hath blessed thee tsince my comming :|1 tet. ot land now when shall I prouide for|"”/““" mine owne house also? 31 And| Chap.xxxj. Jacobs feruice. ly, and hed muel cattell, and mayd-| seruants, and men seruants, and a-| ‘after him, 26 and complai- pea oe the wrong. 3¢ Rachela Side’ bide the im: '36 Tacobs complaint Laban. 43 The couenant of and Tacob at Galeed. tes, and of such sbalbe my hire. P53 So ah my righteousnesse an- lswere for mee tin time to come, when it| ‘hall come for my hire, before thy face: lenery one that is not speckled and spot- ted amongst the goates, and browne #| Imongst the sheepe, that shalbe counted] stollen with me. 84 And Laban saide, Beholde, 1] would it might bee according to thy rd. 35 ‘And he remoued that day the hee that were ring-straked, and| it Hetr. as toward him tas before. i id La-feesenser \d alt the sh that were] | 3 And the LORD said vnto lair ieday pete ae potte, a euery one that| jcob, Returne vnto the land of thy fs-[bsore. thers, and to thy kindred; and I wil bel with thee. 4 And Tacob sent and called Rachel} land Leah, to the field vnto his flocke, 5 And said vnto them, I see your fa- thers countenance, that it is not to-| ward mee as before: but the God of my, father hath bene with me. G And yee know, that with all my wer 1 haue serued your father. 7 And your father hath deceived mee, and changed my wages ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. 8 If hee said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages, then all the cateell speckled: and if he said thus, The had some white in it, and all the browne amongst the sheepe, and gaue them into} the hand of his sonnes. . 36 And hee set tbree dayes iourney| i : and Ia. lof e jar, and of the hasel and cheput ree, ei pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appeare| the; . 39 And the fockes conceiued before] Ithe rods, and brought forth cattell ring- istraked, speckled and spotted. 40 And Iscob did separate the} put his owne flocks by themselues, and| put them not vnto Labans cattell. 41 And it came to whensoever| the stronger cattell did conceiue, that Taco layd the rods before the eyes the cattell in the gutters, that they] might conceiue among the 42 But when the cattel were feeble,| hee put ¢her not in: so the feebler were| ‘Labans, and the stronger Iacobs. — 43 And the man increased exceeding- land grisled. 11 And the Angel of God Ime in a dreame, saying, Iacob; And I said, Here am I. . 12 And hee said, Lift vp now thine; leyes, and see, all the rarmes which eape vpon the cattell are ring-straked, ed and grisled: for I haue seene +2red, and said vnto him; Is there yet a- ny portion or inheritance for vs in our| fathers house ? 15 Are.we not counted of him stran- our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that i 18 And he caried away all his cattell,| all his goods which he had gotten, his getting, which hee bad] gotten in Padan Aram, for to goe to I-| isaac his father in the land of Canaan. Isheepe: and Rachel had stollen the +1, it Fietr. hast stollen ms. mages that sere her fathers. And Tacob stale away 22 And it was tolde Laban on the chird day, that Iacob was fled. 23 And hee tooke his brethren with| thren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Iscob, What! Jway vnawares to me, and ceried awa im, hters, as captiu it i ie vee F ptiues taken with herefore didst thou flie awa ecretly, and tsteale away from me, and didst not tell mee? that I might haue| sent thee away with mirth, and with ig® with tabret, and with harpe, 28 And hast not suffered me to kisse Imy sonnes and m thoet now done feo en . 29 It is in the power of my hand to dde you'hurt: but the God of your father ¢ vata mee yesternight, say-| ing, Take thou heed, that thou speate| Inot to Tacob either or bad. 80 And now though thou wouldest Ineedes bee gone, because thou sore lon. t after thy fathers house; yet where-| fore hast thou atollen my gods? $1 And lacob answered and said to} not displease my lord, that I cannot! Irise vp before thee ; for the women is vpon mee: and he searched, but found not the images. 36 { And Iacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Iacob answe. red and said to Laban, What is my tres.| passe? what is my sinne, that thou hast iso hotly pursued ‘after me? 37 Whereas thou hast tsearched alllt nebr. feu. my stnffe, what Hast thou found of all my brethren, and thy brethren, that they| betwixt ¥s both. 38 This twentie yeeres have I) dene with thee: thy ewes and thy shee| fgoates haue not cast their yong, and ithe rammes of thy flocke haue I not 89 That which at which was torne of beasts, ought not vnto thee: base the hoe of it: of *my hand didst thou reqnire it,|* xo. 2 whether stollen by day, or stollen by)'* night. 40 Thus I was in ¥ day, the drought consumed mee, and the frost by night, jaud my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Thus! i ie ,. |Sahadutha: but Iacob called it Ga-| Chap.xxxij. 41 Thus baue I bene twentie yeres iin thy house: I serued thee fourteene| lyeeres for thy two ters, and sixe| lyeres for thy cattel; thou hast cban-| ged my wages ten times. 42 the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the feare of I-| saac had bin witb me, surely thou hadst sent me away now emptic: God hath seene mine affliction, and the labour of] my hands, & rebuked thee yesternight.| 43 4 And Laban answered and said| vnto Iacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattell are my cat. tell, and all that thou seest, is mine: and] what can I doe this day vnto these| my daughters, or vnto their children which they haue borne? 44 Now therefore come thou, let! vs make a couenant, I and thou: and| jez it be for a witnesse betweene me and| thee. 45 And Iacob tooke a stone, and set! it vp for a pillar. ae And Jacob saide vuto his bre- Ithren, Gather stones: and they tooke| stones, and made an heape, and they’ did eate there vpon the beape. 47 And Laban called it || Legar-| Need. 48 And Laban said, This heape is la witnesse betweene mee and thee this| be . Therefore was the name of it cal- 49 And ||Mizpsh: for he said, The| LORD watch betweene me and thee| when we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daugh. ters, or if thou shalt take other wiues beside my daughters, no man is with vs; See, God is witnesse betwixt mee and thee. 51 And Laban said to Iacob, Be-| hold this heape, and bebold this pillar, ‘which I haue cast betwixt me and thee.| 52 This heape be witnesse, and this pillar be witnesse, that I will not passe| jouer this heape to thee, and that thou ‘shalt not passe ouer this heape, and this| pillar vnto.me, for harme. 53 The God of Abraham, and the! God of Nahor, the God of their fa- ther, iudge betwixt vs. And Tacob| sware by the feare of his father Isaac. 54 Then Iacob |loffred sacrifice vp- jon the mount, and called his brethren to| leate bread, and they did eate bread, and taried all night in the mount. 55 And earely in the morning, La. ban tore vp and kissed his connes, and| bis daughters, and blessed them: and| ‘Laban. departed, and returned vnto| his place. CHAP. XXXII 1 lacobs vision at Mahanaim. 3 His message| to Esau. 6 He is afraid of Esaus comming, 9 He prayeth for deli . 13 Hee sen- deth a present to Esau. 24 He wrestleth with| an Angel at Peniel, where hee is called Tarael, 31 He halteth. Nd L[acob went on his} way, and the Angels Ged met him. 2 And when Iacob| saw them, he said, This is |Gods hoste: and hee called the name off that place || Mahanaim. 1 That is, 8 And Iacob sent messengers beforelor camper. him, to Esau his brother, ynto the land| lof Seir, the tcountrey of Edom. 4 And he commaunded them, say- jing, Thus shall ye speake vnto my lord Esau, Thy seruant Iacob saith thus, IX have soiourned with Laban, and| stayed there vntill now. 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flockes, and men seruants and women eruants : and 1 haue sent to ell my |, that I may fine ce in thy sighi.| 6 And the messengers returned to Tacob, saying, Wee came to thy bro-| ther Esau, and also he commeth to meet thee, and foure hundred men with him. 7 Then Iacob was tly afraid, jand distressed, and he diuided the people that was with him, and the flockes, and] lherdes, and the camels into two bands, 8 And said, If Esau come to the one} company, and smite it, then the other| company which is left, shall escape. 9 4 And Iacob said, O God of my} father Abraham, and God of my father} Isaac, the LORD which saidst vuto| me, *Returne vnto thy countrey, and]/* chap. 2. to thy kinred, and I will deale well|'* with thee: 10 +I am not worthy of tbe least jall the mercies, and a all the trueth,|¥2" which thou hast shewed vnto tby ser- luant: for with my staffe I ouer| this Lordan , and now I am become| two bands. 11 Deliuer me, I pray thee, from the} hand of my brotber, from the hand ol sau: t Heb. Fietd.|