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the Scriptures and a Proper Theology

In a Beginning (Genesis)

The First Book of

the Pentateuch of Moses

Chapter 1 ¹ In a[i] beginning, One/He[ii] of superior ones[iii] originated[iv] the Heavens[v] and the Earth—² the Earth became a chaos^cv[vi] and void[vii], and darkness was upon the face of the deep[viii], and an Invisible force[ix] of superior ones was vibrating^cv[x] on the face of the waters, ³ And He[xi] of superior ones[xii] says[xiii], Become radiant[xiv]; and it is becoming^cv radiant.

 ⁴ And One/He of superior ones sees the radiance, that it is good[xv], and He of superior ones separates between the radiance and the darkness[xvi]. ⁵ And He of superior ones calls[xvii] to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness, calls it 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning—day one[xviii].

   ⁶ And One/He of superior ones says, ‘Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.’ ⁷ And He of superior ones makes the expanse, and it separates between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse: and it is so. ⁸ And He of superior ones calls to the expanse 'Heavens;' ⁷and the Superior One saw that it was good⁰ [xix] and there is an evening, and there is a morning—day second.

   ⁹ And One/He of Superior-ones says, ‘Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen[xx]:’ and it is so. ¹⁰ And He of Superior-ones calls to the dry land 'Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He[xxi] called 'Seas;' and He of Superior-ones saw that it is good.

   ¹¹ And One/He of Superior-ones says, ‘Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed ⁷according to its kind and according to its likeness^0B[xxii], ⁷and^n[xxiii] fruit-tree (whose seed is in itself), making fruit after its kind, on the earth:’ and it was so. ¹² And the earth brings out into view tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit, (whose seed is in itself) after its kind; and One/He of Superior-ones sees that it is good. ¹³ and there is an evening, and there is a morning—day third[xxiv].

   ¹⁴ And One/He of Superior-ones says, ‘Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, ⁷to give light upon the Earth,⁰ to make a separation between the day and the night, then they will be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years, ¹⁵ and they will be for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light[xxv] upon the Earth:’ and it is so.

   ¹⁶ And One/He of Superior-ones makes the two great luminaries; the greater luminary for the rule of the day, and the smaller luminary—and other radiating bodies[xxvi]—for the rule of the night; ¹⁷ And He of Superior-ones gives them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light upon the earth, ¹⁸ and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and He of Superior-ones sees that it is good. ¹⁹ And there is an evening, and there is a morning-—day fourth.

   ²⁰ And One/He of Superior-ones says, ‘Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the Earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.’ ⁷And it was so⁰. ²¹ And He of Superior-ones prepares the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing[s], after [their] kind, and He of Superior-ones sees that it is good. ²² And He of Superior-ones blesses them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the Earth[xxvii];’ ²³ And there is an evening, and there is a morning—day fifth.

   ²⁴ And One/He of Superior-ones says, ‘Let the Earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the Earth after its kind:’ and it is so. ²⁵ And He of Superior-ones makes the beast of the Earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and He of Superior-ones sees that it is good.[xxviii]

   ²⁶ And He of Superior-ones says, ‘Let Us make humanity[xxix] in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the Earth.’

   ²⁷ And One/He of Superior-ones prepares the human race¹⁷ in his[xxx] own image, in the image of Superior-ones[xxxi] He[xxxii] prepared him[xxxiii], a male and a female He prepared them.

 ²⁸ And One/He of Superior-ones blessed them, and He of Superior-ones says to them, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill[xxxiv] the Earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.’

 ²⁹ And One/He of Superiors says, ‘Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the Earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food; ³⁰ and to every beast of the Earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the Earth, in which is breath of life, every green herb is for food:’ and it is so.

   ³¹ And One/He of Superiors sees all that He has done, and, lo, very good[xxxv]; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—day the sixth.

(Revised 24 September 2013 and 9 August 2016)

Problems Understanding Isaiah 9:6?

Let us therefore see what a number of translations of different versions of this text say and what some commentaries say.

KJV-1611

For vnto vs a child is borne, vnto vs a Sonne is giuen, and the gouernment shalbe vpon his shoulder: and his name shalbe called, Wonderfull, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The Prince of peace.

KJV+

For^H3588 unto us a child^H3206 is born,^H3205 unto us a son^H1121 is given:^H5414 and the government^H4951 shall be upon^H5921 his shoulder:^H7926 and his name^H8034 shall be^H1961 called^H7121 Wonderful,^H6382 Counsellor,^H3289 The mighty^H1368 God,^H410 The everlasting^H5703 Father,^H1 The Prince^H8269 of Peace.^H7965

Literal Translatiuon of the Bible

For a Child is born; to us a Son is given; and the government is on His shoulder; and His name is called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Hebrew Old Testament (Tenach) לםרבה^H4766 המשֹרה^H4951 ולש༽לום^H7965 אין^H369 קץ^H7093 על^H5921 כסא^H3678 דוד^H1732 ועל^H5921 ממלכתו^H4467 להכין^H3559 אתה^H853 ולסעדה^H5582 במש༽פט^H4941 ובצדקה^H6666 מעתה^H6258 ועד^H5704 עולם^H5769 קנאת^H7068 יהוה^H3068 צבאות^H6635 תעשֹה^H6213 זאת׃^H2063

Brenton's Septuagint (1844)

For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.

Charles Thomson's Septuagint Bible, revised by C. A. Muses (1954).

Because for us a child is born, a;nd to us a son is given, whose government is on his own shoulder; and his name is called The Messenger of Great Counsel. For I will bring peace on the rulers and health for him.

Apostolic Bible Polygot (ABP+)

For^G3754 a child^G3813 was born^G1080 to us;^G1473 a son^G5207 was given^G1325 to us,^G1473 of whom^G3739 the^G3588 sovereignty^G746 became^G1096 upon^{G1909 G3588} his shoulder;^{G5606 G1473} and^G2532 [²is called^{G2564 G3588 1}his name],^{G3686 G1473} [²of great^{G3173 3}counsel^{G1012 1}Messenger],^G32 wonderful,^G2298 counselor,^{G48 25} [²God^{G2316 1}mighty],^G2478 potentate,^G1850.1 ruler^G758 of peace,^G1515 father^G3962 of the^G3588 [²about to be^{G3195 1}eon].^G165 For I will bring^{G71 G1063} peace^G1515 upon^G1909 the^G3588 rulers,^G758 and^G2532 his health.^{G5198.1 G1473}

Apostolic Bible Polygot in Greek (ABP-G+)

οτι^G3754 παιδιον^G3813 εγεννηθη^G1080 ημιν^G1473 υιος^G5207 εδοθη^G1325 ημιν^G1473 ου^G3739 η^G3588 αρχη^G746 εγενηθη^G1096 επι^G1909 του^G3588 ωμου αυτου^{G5606 G1473} και^G2532 καλειται^G2564 το^G3588 ονομα αυτου^{G3686 G1473} μεγαλης^G3173 βουλης^G1012 αγγελος^G32 θαυμαστος^G2298 συμβουλος^G4825 θεος^G2316 ισχυρος^G2478 εξουσιαστης^{G 1850.1} αρχων^G758 ειρηνης^G1515 πατηρ^G3962 του^G3588 μελλοντος^G3195 αιωνος^G165 αξω γαρ^{G71 G1063} ειρηνην^G1515 επι^G1909 τους^G3588 αρχοντας^G758 και^G2532 υγιειαν αυτου^{G5198.1 G1473}

A New English Translation of the Septuagint, 2007.

because a child was born for us, a son also given to us, whose sovereignty was upon his shoulder and he is named Messenger of Great Counsel, for I will bring peace upon the rulers, peace and health to him.

Lamsa (from the Aramaic)

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty One, The Everlasting God, The Prince of Peace.

English Standard Version (ESV)

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

New English Bible (NEB, 1970)

For a boy has been born for us, a son given to uys to bear the symbol of dominion on his shoulder; and he shall be called in purpose wonderful, in battle God-like, Father for all time, (with a footnote of “Or of a wide realm.”) Prince of peace.

Jewish Publication Society (JPS) - 1917

For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele- joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom; )That is, Wonderful in counsel is God the Mighty, the Everlasting Father, the Ruler of peace.

JPS - 1978

For a child has been born to us, A son has been given us. And authority has settled on his shoulders. He has been named "The Mighty God is planning grace; The Eternal Father, a peaceable ruler"---

Jay Green's Interlinear Bible

For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is fiven; and the princely power shall be on His shoulder; and His name ]singular[ shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, ]a[ mighty ]g[od, ]an[ everlasting Father, ]a[ Prince of Peace.

Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Concordant Version, 2005 For a Boy, He is born to us; A Son, He is given to us, And the chieftainship shall come to be on His shoulder ]or back[, And one shall call His name Marvelous; ~Counsel to the master shall He bring, Unto the chief, well-being~. (~-~ Counsel . . . well being: Hb [standard Hebrew Text] Counsellor [a participle in Hb] , Masterful El [superior one] , Father [or chief (Numbers 25:14, 15; Joshua 22:14 ), prince (Joshua 22:14), patrimony (Deuteronmy 18:8)] of the future, Chief of well-being; LXX Messenger of mighty counsel; For I shall bring peace to the masters, Well-being and health to them. [This was their footnote].

A Possible Solution?

Victory Version

For a Child has been born to us, A Son has been given to us, And the princely power is on his back, And One calls his name Wonderful, Counselor, a Mighty Superior One of a Father of Eternity, a Prince of Peace.

Note one that the Septuagint Versions do not have the above phrase of the Father of Eternity or of the Everlasting Father that a Mighty Superior One can be regarded as in a construct relationship with a Father of Eternity, where the first phrase is a governing substantive, not taking an article and is followed by the substantive Father in the absolute state (see Kyle M. Yates’ The Essentials of Biblical Hebrew, (rev. J. J. Owens) 1954, p. 29). The Hebrew text though has the markings of the construct state but originally, there were no grammatical or vowel notations (p. 7). In other words to make this passage sensible, in that a son cannot be his father, but is a son of his father, then this child or son must therefore be of his father of eternity and that a scribe during the first thousand years after the Messiah Jesus was born added the vowel notations wrong. Why? Most likely so that Christians would have difficulty to apply this passage to Jesus of Nazareth, making him out to be the Messiah of the old Testament and the only begotten or unique son of the Father of Eternity.

Gleason L. Archer in his Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (1982) suggests that the above may simply mean that Jesus is a “father of (that is, the author of) ‘ad, a term meaning “perpetuity,” used at least nineteen times in connection with ‘ôlām (“age,” “eternity”). or of the rest of this time on Earth.” ¶ “In other words, this title points to Christ as the Creator of the world—the world viewed as a time continuum—the fullest statement of which is found in John 1:3 (“All things came into being through Him . . . “).” page 268 [See Acts 3:15; 1 Co. 14:33; Heb. 5:9 &12:2].

Norman Geisler and Thomas Howe in their book, When Critics Ask, 1992, say “Considered in this way, we see that Jesus is the One who gives us eternal life. By His death, burial, and resurrection, He has brought life and immortality to light. Truly, He is the Father of eternity for His people. The name “Father of eternity” indicates that, as a loving father provides for His children, so Jesus loves us and has provided for us by giving us everlasting life.” p. 268.

In other words, Jesus is the progenitor of our eternal life, which is suggested by the term father, which has also been translated as chief, prince, and patrimony as mentioned above.

One author suggested that the name given to this son, mentioned in this verse is just a name given to him to perhaps point to the Father of Eternity as a wonderful being and a great God. Perhaps all names of the people of the Bible have special meanings and some of them include Hebrew spellings of the words for God in their names like Abiah (the Lord is my Father), Abiel (God my Father), Ariel (the altar, light. lion of God), Isaiah (salvation of the Lord), and Ishmael (God who hears) (John Farrar, The Proper Names of the Bible).

The Power Bible -- The everlasting Father, Or, "Father of eternity," or "of that which is everlasting," a title very applicable to the Messiah, whether we consider Him as "the Author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him," Heb 5:9, or as the Founder of the new age, or world to come, the Head and Introducer of a dispensation which is to last for ever: agreeably to this last notion, the Septuagint, Vulgate, and others render, "Father of the age to come." Vitringa. The phrase might also be rendered, "the Father of eternity," that is, the Owner of it, the Everlasting; according to the Eastern custom of calling the possessor of any quality the father of it. Bp. Stock. (British Family Bible).

The Power Bible - - everlasting Father--This marks Him as "Wonderful," that He is "a child," yet the "everlasting Father" (Joh 10:30; 14:9). Earthly kings leave their people after a short reign; He will reign over and bless them for ever [HENGSTENBERG]. (Jamiesson-Fauset-Brown Commentary).

The Power Bible – The everlasting Father, Heb. the Father of eternity, Having called him a Child, and a Son in respect of his human nature, lest this should be misinterpreted to his disparagement, he adds that he is a Father also, even the God and Father of all things; the work of creation being common and commonly ascribed to each of the persons of the blessed Trinity, the Maker and Upholder of all creatures, as he is said to be, Joh 1:3; Heb 1:3, and the Father of all believers, who are called his children, Heb 2:13, and the Father of eternity; either,

1. The first author (such persons being called fathers, as Ge 4:20, and elsewhere) of eternal salvation, as he is called, Heb 5:9. Or,

2. As we render it, the everlasting Father, who, though as man he was then unborn, yet was and is from everlasting to everlasting. They who apply this to Hezekiah render it, the father of an age, and expound this of his long life and numerous posterity; which I the rather mention, to show what absurd shifts they are forced to use who interpret this text of any other but Christ. For he did not live very long, nor had he, that we read of, more than one son, Manasseh. And if both these things had been true of him, they were more eminently true of many other men. Besides, this Hebrew word being used of God, as here it is of him who was now called the mighty God, constantly signifies eternity, as Isa 26:4; 57:15, &c. (Poole).

The Power Bible --* The everlasting Father. Isa 8:18; 53:10; Pr 8:23; Heb 2:13,14 (Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge).

E-Sword –

The everlasting Father - The Chaldee renders this expression, ‘The man abiding forever.’ The Vulgate, ‘The Father of the future age.’ Lowth, ‘The Father of the everlasting age.’ Literally, it is the Father of eternity, עד אבי 'ĕby ‛ad. The word rendered “everlasting,” עד ‛ad, properly denotes “eternity,” and is used to express “forever;” see Psa_9:6, Psa_9:19; Psa_19:10. It is often used in connection with עולם ‛oˆlaˆm, thus, עולם ועד vā‛ed ‛oˆlaˆm, “forever and ever;” Psa_10:16; Psa_21:5; Psa_45:7. The Hebrews used the term father in a great variety of senses - as a literal father, a grandfather, an ancestor, a ruler, an instructor. The phrase may either mean the same as the Eternal Father, and the sense will be, that the Messiah will not, as must be the ease with an earthly king, however excellent, leave his people destitute after a short reign, but will rule over them and bless them forever (Hengstenberg); or it may be used in accordance with a custom usual in Hebrew and in Arabic, where he who possesses a thing is called the father of it.

Thus, the father of strength means strong; the father of knowledge, intelligent; the father of glory, glorious; the father of goodness, good; the father of peace, peaceful. According to this, the meaning of the phrase, the Father of eternity, is properly eternal. The application of the word here is derived from this usage. The term Father is not applied to the Messiah here with any reference to the distinction in the divine nature, for that word is uniformly, in the Scriptures, applied to the first, not to the second person of the Trinity. But it is used in reference to durations, as a Hebraism involving high poetic beauty. lie is not merely represented as everlasting, but he is introduced, by a strong figure, as even the Father of eternity. as if even everlasting duration owed itself to his paternity. There could not be a more emphatic declaration of strict and proper eternity. It may be added, that this attribute is often applied to the Messiah in the New Testament; Joh_8:58; Col_1:17; Rev_1:11, Rev_1:17-18; Heb_1:10-11; Joh_1:1-2. (Barnes)

E-Sword – The everlasting Father; which does not design any relation of Christ in the Godhead; and there is but one Father in the Godhead, and that is the first Person; indeed Christ and the Father are one, and the Father is in him, and he is in the Father, and he that has seen the one has seen the other, and yet they are distinct, Christ is not the Father; the Son and Spirit may be considered with the first Person as Father, in creation and regeneration, they being jointly concerned therein, but not in the Trinity: it is easy to make it appear Christ is not the Father, but is distinct from him, since he is said to be with the Father from eternity, to be the Son of the Father in truth and love, his own Son, his only begotten and beloved Son; Christ frequently calls the first Person his Father, prayed to him as such, and is our advocate with him, as well as the way unto him; he is said to be sent by the Father, to come from him, and to go to him; and many things are said of Christ that cannot be said of the Father, as his being made flesh, suffering and dying in the room of his people; and the Father is said to do many things unto him, as to anoint him, to seal him, to show him all he did, to commit all judgment to him, and give him to have life in himself as he had: but Christ is a Father with respect to chosen men, who were given him as his children and offspring in covenant; who are adopted into that family that is named of him, and who are regenerated by his Spirit and grace: and to these he is an "everlasting Father"; he was so from everlasting; for regeneration and faith do not make men children, but make them appear to be so; God's elect are children previous to the Spirit's work upon them, and even to the incarnation and death of Christ; adoption is an act of the will of God in covenant from eternity: and Christ is a Father to these unto everlasting; he will never die, and they shall never be left fatherless; he and they will ever continue in this relation; he as such supplies them with everlasting provisions, he clothes them with everlasting raiment, he gives them an everlasting portion, promotes them to everlasting honour, saves them with an everlasting salvation, bearing an everlasting love to them. Some render the words, "the Father of eternity" (s); the author of eternal life, who has procured it for his people, and gives it to them; or to whom eternity belongs, who inhabits it, and is possessed of it, is the everlasting I AM, was before all persons and things, was set up in an office capacity from everlasting, and had a glory with the Father before the world was, in whom eternal election, and with whom the everlasting covenant, were made. The Septuagint version is, "the Father of the world to come" (t); of the Gospel dispensation; so called, Heb_2:5 the legal dispensation, when in being, was the then present world, at the end of which Christ came; this is now at an end, and a new state of things has taken place, which with respect to the Old Testament saints was the world to come, and of this Christ is the Father or author; as the law came by Moses, and he was the father of the legal dispensation, grace and truth are come by Christ, the Father and author of the Gospel dispensation; the doctrines of it are from him, and the ordinances of it by him; and he is the father of that state or world to come after the resurrection, the New Jerusalem church state, and also of the ultimate glory. (Gill)

E-Sword –

He is the everlasting Father, or the Father of eternity; he is God, one with the Father, who is from everlasting to everlasting. He is the author of everlasting life and happiness to them, and so is the Father of a blessed eternity to them. He is the Father of the world to come (so the Septuagint reads it), the father of the gospel-state, which is put in subjection to him, not to the angels, Heb_2:5. He was, from eternity, Father of the great work of redemption: his heart was upon it; it was the product of his wisdom as the counsellor, of his love as the everlasting Father. (Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible).

What Says the Holy Scriptures about the Dead

C. Besson

In Ezekiel 32:17-32, which follows, with cross references, see where people speak to others from Sheol, after they have died (vs. 21). There is mentioned the land of the living in contrast to the land of the dead or to the area of the pit (vs. 23ff) or the nether parts of the Earth (vs.24). The pit is down (vs. 25). Sheol in Hebrew is found in vs. 21, 27. The people in Sheol suffer shame (vs. 25, 30) with their bones (vs. 27). This message is about people that were slain with the sword. They can also see each other down there in the pit (vs. 31). The purpose of going to Sheol is mentioned (vs. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)

Eze 32:17 ¶ It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (18) Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. Eze 26:20; 31:14 (19) Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid [go down to sleep (Lamsa’s from the Aramaic] with the uncircumcised. Eze 28:10; 31:2,18; 32:21,24 (20) They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. {she...: or, the sword is laid} (21) The strong among the mighty shall speak to him [their young men (Lamsa)] out of the midst of hell [Sheol (Lamsa)] with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Isa 1:31; 14:9-10; Eze 32:19,25,27 (22) Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: Eze 31:3,16; 32:24,26,29-30 (23) Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. {terror: or, dismaying} Isa 14:15; Eze 26:17; 32:24-27,32 (24) There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. Jer 49:34-39; Eze 32:21,23 (25) They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain. Ps 139:8 (26) There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. Ge 10:2; Eze 27:13; 32:19-20; 38:2-3 (27) And they shall not [no not in the Aramaic (Lamsa)] lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell [Sheol (Lamsa)] with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. {with their...: Heb. with weapons of their war} Isa 14:18-19; Eze 32:21 (28) Yea, thou shalt be broken [sleep (Lamsa)] in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword. (29) There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. {laid: Heb. given, or, put} Isa 34:5-6; Jer 48:7-22; Eze 25:12-14 (30) There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. Eze 28:21-23; 38:6,15; 39:2 (31) Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. Eze 14:22; 31:16 (32) For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD. (KJV) [This is from the Power BibleCD software program.]

Here are some other passages which verify the above teachings of the Holy Bible:

Isa 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. {Hell: or, The grave} {chief...: Heb. leaders, or, great goats} Eze 32:21 (10) All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Eze 32:21 (11) Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. (12) How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! {O Lucifer: or, O day star}

Lu 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (24) And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. Isa 66:24; Zec 14:12; Mr 9:44 (25) But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. Job 21:13; Lu 6:24 (26) And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. [note that there are different compartments or areas in Sheol: one for the wicked and one for the righteous].

Lu 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, [in the Paradise section of Sheol] and you yourselves thrust out. Mt 8:11-12; 13:42; 24:51

Re 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Re 14:10-11; 19:20; 20:8

What Did Jesus Say About the Dead?

There is judgment and hell-fire for the wicked: Mt 5:22 But I say to you, That every one who provokes his brother to anger, is condemned to judgment, and every one that said to his brother, I spit on you! Is condemned to the council, and every one that will say, You Coward, is condemned to hell-fire. (Joseph Pashka, The Aramaic Gospels and Acts: Text and Translation (Longwood, FL: Xulon Press, 2003) Mt 5:29, 30 “. . .your whole body fall into hell.” 10:28 “. . . fear him who can destroy both body, soul and body in hell.” 13:41-43 “evildoers . . . into a fiery furnace. There will be waling and grinding of teeth.” , 13:50 “a fiery furnace . . . wailing and grinding of teeth.” , 16”18 “gates of death” 18:9 “fall into the hell of fire.” 22:13 & 25:30 “weeping and grinding of teeth.” , 23:15 “twice as fit for hell as you are.” , 23:33 “condemned to hell?” , 25:41 “. . . Go away from me, you with your curse upon you, into eternal fire prepared for the Deceiver and his angels,” Mk 9:43, 45 “having two hands, to go into hell; where the worm dies not, and the fire is not extinguished. . . to fall into hell” , 9:47 “to fall into the hell of fire;” Lk 12:5 “power to cast into hell.” 16:23 “And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from far away, and saw Abraham and Lazarus in his bosom. (25) , , , wet my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame. (26) And with all these, there is a great abyss between us and you, so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot, neither can they pass from there to us. (All these above verses are from Joseph Pashka’s translation from the Aramaic.)

Would Jesus lie about there being a hell fire for the wicked where the fire is not extinguished? How could he? No iniquity was found in him. So if there is anyone who tells you that Jesus did not know what he was talking about is teach lies and doctrines of devils.

Note too, the righteous and the wicked have bodies that see and feel in the after life and the wicked are helpless to do anything about their situations.

Does God want the wicked to suffer? See

Eze 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 2Sa 14:14; Eze 18:23,30-32; 2Pe 3:9 (12) Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. 2Ch 7:14; Eze 3:20; 18:24,26-27 (13) When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. Eze 3:20; 18:24

The Righteous are Already in Heaven

The above sections show that there is suffering right now for the wicked and that the righteous will not be suffering. Below will show that the righteous are already in the Paradise section or area of Sheol, the Unseen World, which can be below us or above us in a Planet Heaven.

Mt 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Mr 9:4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. (5) And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. Lu 9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. Da 8:18; 10:9

Re 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. Re 5:13 (4) And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. (8) And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. {odours: or, incense} Ps 141:2; Re 4:8,10; 8:3-4; 14:2; 15:2 (9) And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; Ps 40:3; Da 4:1; 6:25; Ac 20:28; Ro 3:24; 1Co 6:20; 7:23; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:12; 1Pe 1:18-19; 2Pe 2:1; 1Jo 1:7; Re 4:11; 5:6; 7:9; 11:9; 14:3-4,6.

Re 6:9 ¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 2Ti 1:8; Re 1:9; 8:3; 9:13; 12:17; 14:18; 19:10; 20:4 (10) And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Zec 1:12; Re 3:7; 11:18; 19:2 (11) And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Heb 11:40; Re 3:4-5; 7:9,14; 14:13

Re 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; Ro 11:25; Re 3:5,18; 4:4; 5:9; 6:11; 7:14 (10) And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.Ps 3:8; Isa 43:11; Jer 3:23; Ho 13:4; Re 5:13; 19:1 Re 7:13 ¶ And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? Re 7:9 (14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Isa 1:18; Zec 3:3-5; Heb 9:14; 1Jo 1:7; Re 1:5; 6:9; 17:6 (15) Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. Isa 4:5-6; Re 21:3 (16) They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Ps 121:6; Isa 49:10; Re 21:4 (17) For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Ps 23:1; 36:8; Isa 25:8; Joh 10:11,14; Re 21:4 (KJV)

Re 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Mt 3:11; Re 4:6; 5:8; 13:15-17; 14:2; 21:18 (3) And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. {saints: or, nations, or, ages} Ex 7:17,20; 15:1; De 31:30; 32:4; Ps 111:2; 139:14; 145:17; Ho 14:9; Re 8:8-9; 14:3; 16:7.

Re 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. Mt 22:2-3; Lu 14:15-16; Re 21:5; 22:6 (10) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Ac 10:26; 14:14-15; 1Jo 5:10; Re 12:17; 22:8-9

Re 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Da 7:9,22,27; Mt 19:28; Lu 22:30; Ro 8:17; 1Co 6:2-3; 2Ti 2:12; Re 5:10; 6:9; 13:12,15-16.

Re 22:8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Re 19:10 (9) Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Re 19:10.

The New Testament Message

that was Once Delivered

to the Early Saints:

which is an Amended version

January 26, 2016,  revised March 26, 2017

Introduction

In this translation from the Aramaic language, which is amended from the beautiful work of John Wesley Etheridge, Ph. D. of England, we are here trying to present a more accurate version and message to show how the early Christians really understood their beliefs. In other words, the present and all other versions of the New Testament have not been doing this.

They are just showing the erroneous understandings of the translators themselves as to what their church had taught them about God, Jesus, an­gels, and the Holy Spirit. This important difference was revealed to this servant as he sought God's help to understand the Creator and the Holy Scrip­tures (the Holy Bible).

Translators have been making prejudicial adjustments from what the text really said due to denominational or general church indoctrination? For example, some denominations, sects, or cults have quite different be­liefs or doctrines than the majority of Christian believers. They advise their church members to have nothing to do with other Christian churches or believers because they are all daughters of the Roman Catholic Church or they simply do not rate like they do and are therefore going to Hell or will be annihilated once they die. In other words they also have different beliefs about Heaven and Hell. Have you not read these passages?

Matthew (Mt) 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. (Also in Mark (Mk) 13:5) Jeremiah (Jer) 29:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, . . . . and 2 Thessalonians (2Th) 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Lu 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. Romans (Ro) 1:22 Professing themselves [translat­ors?] to be wise, they became fools, 1 Corinthians( 1Co) 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise [in their own eyes or according to one's sect?], and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the dis­puter of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 1Co 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Mt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Mt 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders [how about in your own denomination]? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Mt 23:2-33 and Lk 11:38-52.

In other words, many of us have been deceived by errors in our trans­lations in our Bibles today and by any doctrines that may have come from those same errors in those same Scriptures. This is what was revealed to this servant around 1968 while in a Salvation Army seminary in Toronto, Ontario. He was there in preparation for a life and work serving God, man­kind, and the Salvation Army. He was there praying for God's help and wis­dom to know him and to understand the Trinity and the teachings of the Bible better. He found in his studies though that virtually all translators have translated their versions of the Scriptures and of the writings of the early Church fathers with bias, treating things about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit differently than they do other topics or persons.

In other words they do not follow the rules of grammar and syntax of the languages of which their manuscripts were written in. In fact they made up their own ecclesiastical or church rules about how to translate those ancient manuscripts when it comes to deity and church workers. For example, instead of deaconess (a woman church deacon, worker or minister) with re­gards to “Phebe, our sister” (Rom. 16:1), she is just called a servant in the Authorized Version (or King James Version) (A. V.). The Greek word of diakonov diakonos, dee-ak'-on-os is translated in the A. V. as servant, minister (Rom 15:8 re: Jesus Christ and 1 Co 3:5 re: the Apostle Paul and Apollos), and deacon (1 Th 3:2).

Since that time in Toronto, when this servant studied the New Testa­ment with the help of an Interlinear Literal Translation of the Greek New Testament with the Authorized Version by Thomas Newberry,¹ he returned home to further his studies on the Bible and on languages from which were trans­lated the Holy Bible. He went to the University of Winnipeg to study an­cient history of the people of Bible lands, Classical Greek, Koiné (common) Greek, and a number of other topics. Then over a number of other years, he went to three Bible colleges to study many regular religious topics and Hebrew, and Aramaic languages.

On studying the Old and New Testament manuscripts, many extra-biblical literature, and comments of the early Church fathers, he came to a better understanding of the real true beliefs of the Old Testament people of God and of the early Christians. To make these revelations clear to the regular indoctrinated scholars and public today, a new revised translation of the Scriptures needed to be made. Therefore this new version of the New Testa­ment is being made.

Because of a great urgency of the need, we are making use of a respec­ted translation into English from the very language that Jesus and all his first disciples spoke and used, that of Aramaic. As Hebrew was the sophist­icated classical language of the priests, rabbis, Hebrew scholars, and law­yers Matthew wrote his gospel in that very language of Hebrew² and Saint Paul apparently wrote his letter or Epistle to the Hebrew people in this language as well.³ This was, most likely, to make sure that the upper class of the Israelite or Judean people would have less reason to not read these important messages to the Hebrew people of their day. They would very likely not read them if they were in Greek or translated later from the Greek. It just would not be Hebrew enough for the Judeans of that day.

In order to speed up the bringing about this revised translation of the Aramaic manuscripts, this editor has taken the liberty to make use of the translation of the Syriac New Testament by the esteemed translator John Wesley Etheridge, Ph. D., an English nonconformist clergyman, who lived from 24th of February, 1804 to 24th of May, 1866. He called his work: the New Testament Translated from the Peshitta in two volumes. We have also considered George Howard's Hebrew Gospel of Matthew in this new translation as well as Janet M. Magiera's Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Translation Glenn David Bauscher's The 1^st Century Aramaic English Interlinear Bible- The New Testament with the Psalms, Proverbs & Ecclesiastes, James Murdock's The New Testament: Translated from the Syriac Peshito Version, George M. Lamsa's Holy Bible from the Ancient Eastern Text, and James Scott Trimm's The Hebraic-roots Version Scriptures.

All these versions were then compared to the translations as found in the Greek New Testament manuscripts to determine the placements of the def­inite articles, to get the viewpoint of the believers of the early Chris­tian era as to their understanding of deity in their day and age. As they wrote their translations while many of the early apostles and their com­rades were very likely still around, their opinions or their points of view mean much more than any opinions of religious indoctrinated scholars today.

We in the Church today are sons and daughters of people of churches and religious denominations that came out of the non-christian Roman Cath­olic Church and of members of the Jewish faiths who rejected Jesus of Naz­areth as their Saviour and Messiah. The Jews today and Messianic Jews have been influenced by their unsaved anti-christian comrades of their Talmudic religion which do not even uphold their ancient Scriptures as holy and sac­red above their Talmud and its philosophies.

The following amendments have been made to his translation, that of adopting Jesus for his spelling of Jeshu for e wvy (in Hebrew lettering). Regarding the Hebrew and Aramaic spelling of this Jeshu or Jesus, Hebrew text books say that this letter e, ʿᾰyĭn is to be represented in translitera­tion with ʿ but it is said to be silent⁴ or with a deep or pe­culiar guttural sound⁵.

In the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) though, this same letter is represented by the Greek letter G or now in the smaller case of g⁶, which is the letter Gamma with the pronunciation of g as in got or ng when it is before another g, k,or χ.⁷

But then consider that the Joshua of the Bible, that took over the leadership of Moses, has the same Hebrew letter as the last letter of his name, which is evwhy. His name is spelled in Greek as Iesous, Iesous.

So this suggests that there was a bit of a sound of an s on the ending of the word. Then through the process of this Greek spelling and of the Ro­man Latin spelling and pronunciation, the name Jesus came about.

In our translation we shall be noting the placements of definite art­icles in the Greek manuscripts and in the Hebrew manuscripts of parts of the New Testament. We note these with an underlining and where there are no supporting evidence of definite articles in Greek or Hebrew manuscripts those definite articles will be in superscript like this: ^the. The words Lord Jeh will be used in place of the Lord in Etheridge translation when the context appears to refer to God the Father.

Here is a note on why this editor has chosen the spelling of Jesus rather than Etheridge's Jeshu. This writer was given a special revelation concerning the proper pronunciation of God the Father's personal name. As Jesus has his father's name as part of his name: (je´zus (Iesous, for ye­hoshua`))<sup>8</sup> which is also spelled jehosh'-u-a (yehoshua`, [which means] "Yahweh is deliverance," or "is opulence")¹ or Jeh-wah is deliverance. Jesus (saviour) [is the] . . . Greek form of the name Joshua or Jeshua, a contraction of Jehoshua, that is, "help of Jehovah" or "saviour."⁹

The spelling of other translations of Yah, Jah, and of ours with Jeh all represent the same Hebrew spelling for God the Father's name when no vowel signs are shown. hy Yahh, yaw¹⁰ The ancient Hebrew manuscripts did not have vowel sign markings. These were only added years after Jesus was born as a baby.

This name of Yah, Jah, or Jeh¹¹ is found forty-five times in the Hebrew text from which the Authorized Version was translated and with the spelling of Jah. It is found as Jah in Psalm 68:4 and in the phrase “praise ye the LORD” twenty-four times (AV) and four times as Alleluia in Revelation 19:1, 3, 4, 6. It is found forty-two times in Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. The usual Hebrew form of the name Joshua . . . occurs in the King James Version of Numbers (Nu) 13:16 but the American Standard Revised Ver­sion has Hoshea and in some editions of the King James Version in 1Ch 7:27, where others have the form Jehoshuah (h being wrongly added at the end)¹².

In the understanding of this writer, it should be pronounced Jēʹsus with the accent on Je because of what happened a few years ago. This servant requested that God would give to his friend Remi, a retired gentleman but just a new Christi­an, the pronunciation of God the Father's personal name. Suddenly, a moment after this servant closed down his phone after talking to Remi, this word and pronunciation of JĒH-wah suddenly came out of his own lips. He suddenly realized that this was for what he was asking God. He immediately wrote it down as Jehwah. He later realized it would be better written with a hyphen after the Jeh, to make it Jeh-wah. In the Old Testament, God's name was written in the Hebrew many times as just hy , as mentioned above. It was evidently, pronounced Jēh as discovered in that word of knowledge that God gave this servant but incorrectly spelled Jah in the Authorized Version of the Bible.

In order to make it clear where this editor has made changes to the text of brother Etheridge's translation, that is, besides the respelling of the name of Jesus, we have underlined and made our changes in bold or regu­lar print and put Etheridge's choice as superscript just before our choices of words. Footnotes will be used at times when alternative choices of words were found necessary according to readings of other manuscripts than what Etheridge used or from notes from early Church fathers.

The Gospel According to Matthew

1 ^THE A RECORD of ^the a generation of Jesus ^the Meshicha, ^the son of David, son of Abraham.2 Abraham begat the¹³ Ishok, Ishok begat the Jakub, Jakub begat the Jehuda and his brethren,3 Jehuda begat the Pharets and the Zoroch from the Thomar. Pharets begat the Hetsron, Hetsron begat the Arom,4 Arom begat the Aminodob, Aminodob begat the Nachshun, Nachshun begat the Salmun,5 Salmun begat the Booz from the Rochab, Booz begat the Ubid from the Ruth, Ubid begat the Ishai,6 Ishai begat the David the king;

David begat the Shelemun from [her who had been] the wife of the Uria;
7 Shelemun begat the Rehebaam, Rehebaam begat the Abia, Abia begat the Asa, 8 Asa begat the Johushaphat, Johushaphat begat the Jurom, Jurom begat the Uzia,
9 Uzia begat the Juthom, Juthom begat the Ahaz, Ahaz begat the Hezakia,10 Heza­kia begat the Menasha, Menasha begat the Amun, Amun begat the Jushia,11 Jushia begat the Jukania and his brethren at the exile of Bobel.

12 And after the exile of Bobel Jukania begat the Shalathiel, Shalathiel begat the Zurbobel, 13 Zurbobel begat the Abiud, Abiud begat the Aliakim, Aliakim begat the Ozur,14 Ozur begat the Zoduk, Zoduk begat the Akin, Akin begat the Aliud,15 Aliud begat the Aliozar, Aliozar begat the Mathan, Mathan begat the Jakub,16 Jakub begat the Jauseph, the husband of Mariam, of whom was born Jesus who is called ^the a Meshicha¹⁴.

17 Thus all the generations from Abraham to David (were) fourteen genera­tions; and from David to the exile of Bobel, fourteen generations; and from the exile of Bobel to the Meshicha, fourteen generations.

18 NOW the nativity of Jesus^{15 the} a Meshicha was thus: While Mariam his mother was betrothed to Jauseph, before they could be consociated, she was found to be with child from ^the a Spirit of Holiness. 19 But Jauseph her husband was just, and, not willing to defame her, meditated privately to release her.

20 But while (on) these (things) he reflected, an angel of Lord Beautiful¹⁶ ap­peared to him in a dream, and said to him, Jauseph, son of David, fear not to take Mariam thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from ^the a Spirit of Holiness.21 She shall give birth to a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.

22 Now all this was done, that what was spoken from ^the17 Lord Beautiful by the prophet might be fulfilled: 23 Behold, ^a the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth ^the a son, and they shall call his name Amanuel; which is interpreted, With us (is) our Aloha¹⁸/Superior One.

24 Then Jauseph,¹⁹ when he had arisen from his sleep, did as the angel of Beautiful commanded him, and took unto him his wife; 25 and knew her not until she had given birth to her son, the firstborn; and she called his name Jesus.

Matthew 2

1 NOW when this²⁰ Jesus was born in Beth-lechem of the Jehuda, in ^the days of Herodes the king, there came Magians [Magusdhee]²¹ from ^the East to Urishlem: 2 and they said, Where is ^the a king of the Jews [Jihudoyee] who is born? for we have seen his ^star luminary²² in the east, and have come to worship him.

3 But Herodes the king heard, and was troubled, and all Urishlem with him. 4 And he as­sembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and anxiously inquired of them where the Meshicha²³ should be born.

5 But they said, In Beth-lechem of the Je­huda; for so it is written in the prophet: 6 Also thou, Beth-lechem of Jehuda, wast not the least among the kings of Jehuda; for from thee shall come forth ^the a king who shall be as a shepherd to my people the Isroel.

7 Then Herodes privately called the Magians, and learned from them at what the time the ^star luminary appeared to them: 8 and he sent them to Beth-le­chem, and said to them, Go and inquire diligently concerning the child; and when you have found him, come, show me, and I also will go and will worship him.

9 But they, when they had heard the king, went forth; and, lo, the ^star luminary, which they had seen in the east, pro­ceeded before them, until it came and stood over against where the child was.

10 Now when they saw the ^star luminary, they rejoiced with very great joy. 11 And they entered the house, and beheld the child with Mariam his mother; and they fell down, and worshipped him. And they opened their treasures, and offered unto him oblations; gold, and myrrh, and frankin­cense. 12 And it was shown to them in a dream, that they should not return unto Herodes; so, by another way, they went unto their place.

13 AND when they were gone, ^the an angel of ^the Lord Beautiful appeared in a dream unto Jauseph, and said to him, Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee into Metsreen, and there be until I tell thee; for it will be that Herodes will seek the child, that he may destroy him.

14 Then Jauseph arose, took up the child and his mother, and fled by night into Metsreen, 15 and was there until the death of Herodes. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken from ^the24 Lord Beautiful by the prophet, saying, Out of Metsreen have I called my son.

16 Then Herodes, when he saw that he had been deluded by the Magians, was greatly wroth, and sent (and) killed all the children of Beth-lechem, and all its limits, from two years and under, according to the time which he had inquired from the Magians.

17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Eramio the prophet, who said, 18 A cry was heard in Rometha; weeping and great lamentation; Rochel weeping for her children, and not willing to be comforted, because they are not.

19 BUT when Herodes, the king, was dead, ^the an angel of ^the Lord Beautiful appeared in a dream to Jauseph in Metsreen, 20 and said to him, Arise, take the child and his mother, and go into ^the a land of Isroel; for they are dead who sought the life of the child.

21 And Jauseph arose, (and) took the child and his mother, and came into ^the a land of Isroel. 22 But when he heard that Arkelaos was the king in Jehud, instead of Herodes his father, he was afraid to go thither: and it was shown to him in a dream, that he should go into the region of the Galila. 23 And he came and dwelt in a city which is called Natsrath. So would be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, that a Nazarene he should be called.

Matthew 3

1 NOW in those days came Juchanon [Or, Yu'hanan.] the Baptizer preaching in the desert of Jehud, 2 and saying, Repent! the kingdom of heaven hath drawn nigh. 3 For this is he of whom it was spoken by Eshaia the prophet: The voice which crieth in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths plain.

4 But this Juchanon, his clothing was of the hair of camels, with a loins-belt of leather upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wilderness-honey.

5 Then went forth to him Urishlem, ^b and all Jehud, and the whole country about Jurdan; 6 and were baptized of him in Jurdan, the river, while they were confessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the Pharishee and Zodukoyee coming to be baptized, he said to them, Generation of vipers, who hath showed you to escape from the wrath that cometh? 8 Work, therefore, fruits which are suitable to repentance. 9 Neither ruminate and say within yourselves, that Abraham is father to us; for I say to you that ^Aloha the Superior One is able from these stones to raise up sons unto Abraham. 10 But, behold, the axe lieth at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which maketh not good fruit is cut down and falleth into the fire.

11 I, indeed, baptize you with water unto repentance; but He who cometh after me is mightier than I; he, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear,-he baptizeth you with ^the a Spirit of Holiness and with fire. 12 He (it is) whose fan is in his hand, and, purifying his floors, the wheat he gathereth into his garner, but the chaff he burneth with ^the a fire that is not quenched.

13 Then came Jeshu from Galila unto Jurdan to Juchanan to be baptized of him. 14 But Juchanon prohibited him, and said, I need from thee to be baptized, and hast thou come unto me? 15 But Jeshu answered and said unto him, Permit [this] now; for thus it becometh us to accomplish all righteousness. And then he permitted him.

16 But when Jeshu was baptized, he immediately ascended from the waters; and the heaven was opened unto him; and he saw the/a²⁵ Spirit of the/a^{25 Aloha} Superior One, who descended, like ^the a dove, and came upon him. 17 And, lo, ^the a voice from heaven, which said, This (is) my Son, the Beloved, in whom I have delighted.

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Joh 8:12 BUT again spake Jeshu with them, and said, I am the Light of the world: he who followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall find the light of life.
Joh 8:13 The Pharishee say to him, Thou of thyself testifiest: thy testimony is not the truth.
Joh 8:14 Jeshu answered and said to them, Though I testify of myself, my testimony is the truth: because I know from whence I am, and whither I go. But you know not from whence I am, nor whither I go.
Joh 8:15 You judge carnally; but I judge no man.
Joh 8:16 Yet if I judge, my judgment is true: because I am not alone, but I and my Father who sent me.
Joh 8:17 So in your law it is written, that the testimony of two men is truth:
Joh 8:18 I am (one) who testify of myself, and my Father who sent me testifieth (also) of me.
Joh 8:19 They say to him, Where is thy Father? Jeshu answered and said to them, You know neither me, nor my Father; for if me you had known, my Father also would you have known.
Joh 8:20 These words spake Jeshu in the house of treasure, as he taught in the temple: and no man apprehended him; for not yet had come his hour.
Joh 8:21 Jeshu said again, I go, and you will seek me, and will die in your sins; and where I go you cannot come.
Joh 8:22 The Jihudoyee say, Will he kill himself then? for he saith, Whither I go you cannot come.
Joh 8:23 And he said to them, From beneath are you; but I am from above: you are of this world; but I am not of this world.
Joh 8:24 I said to you, that you will die in your sins: for if you believe not that I Am, you will die in your sins.
Joh 8:25 The Jihudoyee say, Who art thou? Jeshu saith to them, The same that I began to tell you.
Joh 8:26 Much have I against you to say and to judge: but he who hath sent me is true; and those (things) which I have heard from him these speak I in the world.
Joh 8:27 But they knew not that of the Father he spake to them.
Joh 8:28 JESHU saith to them again, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know that I am (he), and (that) nothing from myself I do; but as the Father hath taught me, so I speak.
Joh 8:29 And he who sent me is with me: my Father hath not left me alone; for whatever is pleasing to him I do at all time.
Joh 8:30 And as these (words) he spake, many believed on him.
Joh 8:31 And Jeshu said to those Jihudoyee who believed on him, If you persevere in my doctrine, you shall be truly my disciples;
Joh 8:32 and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall liberate you.
Joh 8:33 They say to him, We are the seed of Abraham, and never service to man have we performed; how sayest thou that we shall be sons of freedom?
Joh 8:34 Jeshu saith to them, Amen I tell you, Whoever doeth sin is the servant of sin.
Joh 8:35 And the servant abideth not for ever in the house, but the Son for ever abideth.
Joh 8:36 If He therefore, the Son, shall liberate you, truly shall you be sons of freedom.
Joh 8:37 I know that you are the seed of Abraham; but you seek to kill me, because in my word you do not concur.
Joh 8:38 That which I have seen with my Father I speak, and that which you have seen with your father you do.
Joh 8:39 They answered and said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jeshu saith to them, If you were the sons of Abraham, the works of Abraham you would do.
Joh 8:40 But now you seek to kill me, the man who the truth has spoken with you, which I have heard from Aloha. This Abraham did not.
Joh 8:41 But you do the deeds of your father. They say to him, We from fornication are not; one Father have we, Aloha.
Joh 8:42 Jeshu saith to them, If Aloha were your Father, you would love me; for I from Aloha came forth, and I came not of myself, but he sent me.
Joh 8:43 Wherefore my word do you not acknowledge? Because you cannot hear my word.
Joh 8:44 You are from your father the accuser, and the desires of your father you are willing to do. He from the beginning was the killer of men, and in the truth he stood not; therefore the truth is not in him. And when he speaketh a lie, of his own he speaketh, because of falsity he is also the father.
Joh 8:45 But I (speak the truth, and) because the truth I speak, you believe me not.
Joh 8:46 Who of you convicteth me of sin? Yet if the truth I speak, why do you not believe me?
Joh 8:47 He who is of Aloha the words of Aloha heareth: therefore you hear not, because you are not of Aloha.
Joh 8:48 The Jihudoyee answered and say to him, Did we not well say, Thou art a Shomroya, and hast a devil?
Joh 8:49 Jeshu said to them, I have no devil; but my Father I honour, and you debase me.
Joh 8:50 But I seek not my own glory; He is, who seeketh and judgeth.
Joh 8:51 Amen, amen, I say to you, That he who my word keepeth, death shall not see for ever.
Joh 8:52 The Jihudoyee say to him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, that he who thy word keepeth, death shall not taste for ever.
Joh 8:53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead; and than the prophets, who are dead? What makest thou thyself?
Joh 8:54 Jeshu said to them, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who glorifieth me; he, of whom you say that he is your God.
Joh 8:55 But you know him not; but I know him: and should I say that I know him not, I should be a liar like you. But I know him, and keep his words.
Joh 8:56 Abraham, your father, desired to see my day, and he saw, and was glad.
Joh 8:57 The Jihudoyee said to him, Yet the son of fifty years thou art not, and Abraham hast thou seen?
Joh 8:58 Jeshu saith to them, Amen, amen, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I Am.
Joh 8:59 And they took up stones to stone him; but Jeshu concealed himself, and went from the temple, and passed among them, and went.

Acts Chapter 2

Acts Chapter 5

Act 5:1 AND a certain man whose name was Hanania, with his wife whose name was Shaphira, sold a field,
Act 5:2 and took from its value and concealed, while his wife consented, and brought of it silver and laid before the feet of the apostles.
Act 5:3 And Shemun said to him, Hanania, how hath Satana thus filled thine heart that thou shouldest lie to the Spirit of Holiness, and conceal from the silver of the price of the field?
Act 5:4 Was it not thine own until it should be sold? and when it was sold thou hadst yet power over the price of it. Why hast thou laid up in thy heart to do this thing? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto Aloha!
Act 5:5 And when Hanania heard these words he fell and died. And there was great fear upon all those who heard.
Act 5:6 And they who were young men among them arose and composed him, [and] carried him forth and buried him.
Act 5:7 And after there had been three hours, his wife also entered, not knowing what had been done.
Act 5:8 Shemun said to her, Tell me if for these prices you sold the field? But she said, Yes: for these prices.
Act 5:9 Shemun said to her, Why have you agreed to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Lo, the feet of the buriers of thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out!
Act 5:10 And at once she fell before their feet and died. And those young men entered and found her dead, and they laid her out, and brought her forth and buried her by the side of her husband.
Act 5:11 And there was great fear upon all the church and in all them who heard.
Act 5:12 AND by the hand of the apostles were done great signs and mighty works among the people: and all gathered together at the portico of Shelemun.
Act 5:13 And from the others not a man dared to come near them; but the people magnified them.
Act 5:14 And the more were they who believed added to the Lord, an assemblage of men and of women;
Act 5:15 so that into the streets they brought forth the diseased lying on beds, that, when Shemun should come, even his shadow might overshadow them.
Act 5:16 But there came many to them from the other cities round about Urishlem, bringing the diseased and those who had unclean spirits: and they were healed, all of them.
Act 5:17 And the chief of the priests, and they who were with him, who were of the doctrine of the Zadukoyee, were filled with envy,
Act 5:18 and they laid hands on the apostles, and apprehended and bound them in the house of the bound.
Act 5:19 Then in the night the angel of the Lord opened the gate of the house of the bound, and brought them forth, and said to them,
Act 5:20 Go stand in the temple and speak to the people all these words of salvation.
Act 5:21 And they went forth in the time of morning, and entered the temple, and taught. But the chief of the priests and they who were with him arose (and) convoked their associates and the elders of Israel, and sent to the house of the bound to bring the apostles.
Act 5:22 And when they who were sent from them went, they found them not (in) the house of the bound; and they returned, and came,
Act 5:23 and said, We found the house of the bound shut carefully, and the keepers standing at the gates: and we opened, but no man found we there.
Act 5:24 And when the chief priests and rulers of the temple heard these words, they were astounded by them, and reasoned, what this was.
Act 5:25 And one came and declared to them, Those men whom you shut up in the house of the bound, behold, they are standing in the temple and teaching the people.
Act 5:26 Then went the rulers with the satellites to bring them, not with violence, for they feared lest the people should stone them;
Act 5:27 and when they had brought them they made them stand before all the assembly, and the chief of the priests began to say to them,
Act 5:28 Did we not commanding command you, that you should teach no man in this name? But, behold, you have filled Urishlem with your doctrine, and you will to bring upon us the blood of this man!
Act 5:29 SHEMUN answered with the apostles and said to them, Aloha must we obey rather than men.
Act 5:30 The God of our fathers hath raised up Jeshu whom you killed and hanged on the tree.
Act 5:31 Him hath Aloha constituted a Prince and a Saviour, and elevated him at his right hand, to give repentance and remission of sins unto Israel.
Act 5:32 And we are witnesses of these words, and the Spirit of Holiness himself, whom Aloha hath given to them who believe in him.
Act 5:33 And when they heard these words they were transported with rage, and were mindful to kill them.
Act 5:34 And one of the Pharishee arose, whose name was Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, and honoured by all the people, and commanded to take the apostles without a little time.
Act 5:35 And he said to them, Men, sons of Israel, beware of yourselves, and consider what it behoves you to do concerning these men.
Act 5:36 For before this time arose Thuda, and said of himself that he was something great, and there went after him four hundred men: and he was slain, and they who went after him were scattered and became as nothing.
Act 5:37 Afterward arose Jihuda Galiloya in the days when men were enregistered for the head-silver, and tempted much people after him; and he died, and all they who went after him were scattered.
Act 5:38 And now I say to you, keep aloof from these men, and dismiss them; for if from men be this imagination and this work, it will be dissolved and end;
Act 5:39 but if it be from Aloha, there is no power in your hands to bring it to an end: lest you should be found to have arisen against Aloha. And they were persuaded by him,
Act 5:40 and called the apostles, and scourged them, and commanded them that they should not teach in the name of Jeshu, and loosed them.
Act 5:41 And they went out from before them, rejoicing to be worthy for the sake of the Name to be ill treated.
Act 5:42 And they ceased not daily to teach in the temple, and in the house, and to preach concerning our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.