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BOOK OF JASHER

FAITHFULLY TRANSLATED

(1840)

FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW INTO ENGLISH

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%ONTENTS

%HA$TER 1The Creation of Adam and Eve. The Fall. Birth of Cain and Abel. Abel a Keeper

of Sheep. Cain a Tiller of the Soil. The Quarrel Between the Brothers and the Result. Cain theFirst !urderer Cursed of od.

%HA$TER 9Seth is Born. #eople be$in to !ultipl% and Be&ome 'dolatrous. Third #art of the

Earth (estro%ed. Earth &ursed and be&omes &orrupt throu$h the )i&*edness of !en. Cainan a)ise and Ri$hteous Kin$ Foretells the Flood. Eno&h is Born.

%HA$TER 5Eno&h Rei$ns over the Earth. Eno&h Establishes Ri$hteousness upon the Earthand after Rei$nin$ Two +undred and Fort% ,ears is Translated.

%HA$TER 4The #eople of the Earth A$ain Be&ome Corrupt. -oah is Born.

%HA$TER :-oah and !ethuselah #rea&h Repentan&e for ne +undred and Twent% ,ears.

-oah Builds the Ar*. (eath of !ethuselah.

%HA$TER ;Animals Beasts and Fowls #reserved in the Ar*. -oah and his Sons and their)ives are Shut in. )hen the Floods &ome the #eople want to $et in. -oah ne ,ear in the Ar*.

%HA$TER The enerations of -oah. The arments of S*in made for Adam Stolen b% +am

and the% (es&end to -imrod the !i$ht% +unter who Be&omes the Kin$ of the )hole Earth. The

Birth of Abram.

%HA$TER 8The )ise !en of -imrod b% their (ivination Foretell the Evil that Abram will

do to -imrod/s Kin$dom and the% see* to *ill the Child. Abram with his !other and -urse are+id in a &ave for Ten ,ears.

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%HA$TER 11-imrod/s )i&*ed Rei$n. The 'dolatr% of Terah Abram/s Father. )hen Fift%

,ears old Abram returns to his Father/s +ouse and (is&overs his 'dols. !a*es a prete2t to

destro% them. After ma*in$ Savor% !eat for the $ods Abram ta*es a +at&het and destro%s themleavin$ the +at&het in the hands of the lar$er one where it is dis&overed b% his Father who is

told b% Abram that the reat od had risen up in an$er and (estro%ed his Fellows. Terah in his

wrath betra%s Abram to the Kin$ who brin$s him up before the Throne for 3ud$ment. Abram)arns his Father and the Kin$ before all the #rin&es of the Evils of 'dolatr%.

%HA$TER 19Abram pla&ed in #rison and is &ondemned after ten da%s to be &ast into a Fier%

Furna&e. +is Brother +aran bein$ Falsel% A&&used is &ondemned to the same Fate. As +aran/heart was not ri$ht before the 1ord he perished but Abram is (elivered and is brou$ht forth

Alive. 's #resented with !an% ifts. The Kin$ (reams of Abram and a$ain See*s his 1ife.

Abram flees to the +ouse of -oah.

%HA$TER 15n Abram/s a&&ount Terah and all his +ouse with Abram 1eave 4r Casdim to

$o to the 1and of Canaan. The% tarr% in +aran where the 1ord Appears to Abram and upon&ondition of Faithfulness #romises man% Blessin$s. Abram &ommanded of the 1ord ta*es his

)ife and all belon$in$ to him and $oes to the 1and of Canaan where the 1ord a$ain appears to

him and #romises the 1and of Canaan as an Everlastin$ 'nheritan&e. After Fifteen ,ears Abramreturns to +aran to 5isit his Father. Tea&hes man% to )al* in the )a%s of the 1ord. A$ain

&ommanded to $o to Canaan where he Builds an Altar. The 1ord renews his Covenant with him.

%HA$TER 14Ri*a%on/s &unnin$ (evi&e to ma*e !one% of the E$%ptians.

%HA$TER 1:n A&&ount of Famine in Canaan Abram $oes to E$%pt. Tells the #eople that

Sarah is his Sister on a&&ount of her Beaut%. #haraoh (esires to ta*e her but is #revented b% anAn$el of the 1ord. The Truth is made *nown and Sarah is Restored to Abram with man%

#resents. Abram returns to his +ome. Trouble between 1ot and Abram on a&&ount of 1ot/s &attle.

1ot Removes to Sodom.

%HA$TER 1;Four Kin$s with Ei$ht +undred Thousand !en )ar a$ainst Sodom and the

Cities of the #lain and destro% and plunder their people. Abram +earin$ that 1ot is ta*en&aptive $athers to$ether about Three +undred !en and #ursues the Kin$s reta*es the &aptivesand smites the whole Arm% of the &onfederate Rin$s. n his Return Abram meets Adoni6ede*

Kin$ of 3erusalem the same was Shem. Abram $ives Tithin$ of all he had ta*en to Adoni6ede*

and is Blessed of +im. Abram Restores to ever% !an his propert% whi&h he had reta*en in the)ar and returns to +ebron. The 1ord a$ain appears to Abram and promises to bless him with a

-umberless #osterit%. Sarah bein$ &hildless $ives +a$ar to Abram for a )ife and be&omin$

7ealous of her affli&ts her. An An$el &omforts +a$ar. 'shmael is Born.

%HA$TER 1The 1ord Appears to Abram and Establishes the Covenant of Cir&um&ision and

&alls his name Abraham and Sarai +e &alls Sarah.

%HA$TER 18Abraham Entertains Three An$els who eat with him. Sarah is promised a Son.

The #eople of Sodom and omorrah and of all the Cities of the #lain be&ome ver% )i&*ed.

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%HA$TER 90Abraham $oes to the land of the #hilistines and a$ain tells the #eople that Sarah

is his Sister. Abimele&h the Kin$ desires her for a )ife. An An$el warns him and &ommandshim to return her to her +usband. The whole land affli&ted on a&&ount of the matter. Sarah

Restored to Abraham who entreats the 1ord to heal the #eople of Abimele&h.

%HA$TER 91'saa& is Born &ausin$ mu&h Re7oi&in$ amon$ the Friends of Abraham. 'shmael

Attempts to *ill 'saa& and on that a&&ount is sent awa% with his !other. 'shmael is blessed with

Ri&hes and #osterit%.

%HA$TER 99'shmael returns to his Father with his )ives and Children. Abraham Returns to

Canaan and ma*es his +ome in Beersheba where he +ospitabl% Entertains all stran$ers and

tea&hes them the wa% of the 1ord. 'saa& and 'shmael/s &onversation. The fferin$ of 'saa&Foretold. Satan/s opinion of the Father of the Faithful.

%HA$TER 95Abraham &ommanded to ffer up 'saa& in the 1and !oriah. Abraham/sbedien&e. Sarah/s Affli&tion. )hat +appened on the )a%. Satan attempts to hinder them. 'saa&

an A&&eptable fferin$. Father and Son alone. The willin$ness of 'saa&. +e Assists his Father in

Buildin$ the Altar. )hile the% both weep bitterl% the% %et Re7oi&e to be &ounted worth% beforethe 1ord. 'saa& bound and pla&ed upon the Altar. The An$els of od inter&ede for 'saa& who is

released at the &ommand of the 1ord and a Ram is offered in his pla&e. Satan b% his de&eptionand Evils &auses the (eath of Sarah.

%HA$TER 94Abraham #ur&hases a Burial #la&e. 'saa& sent to the +ouse of Shem and Eber to

1earn the )a% of the 1ord. Elie6er is sent to $et a )ife for 'saa&. oes to the +ouse of Bethuel

and brin$s Rebe&&a.

%HA$TER 9:Abraham ta*es Keturah for a )ife b% whom he has Si2 Sons. The enerations

of the Sons of Keturah and of 'shmael.

%HA$TER 9;'saa& and Rebe&&a pra% for &hildren. Their #ra%ers answered and Esau and

3a&ob are Born. Abraham after re&ountin$ all the )onderful )or*s of the 1ord en7oins his Sonto )al* in +is wa% and *eep +is Commandments. 'n the Fifteenth ,ear of 3a&ob and Esau/slives Abraham (ies and is Buried b% all the Kin$s of the land. All the #eople and even the

&hildren mourn for Abraham for a Full.

%HA$TER 9Esau sla%s -imrod and Two of his !i$ht% !en. Returns +ome wear% from the

Fi$ht and sells his Birthri$ht for 5alue.

%HA$TER 98n a&&ount of Famine 'saa& $oes to erar the 1and of the #hilistines. After the

Famine he Returns at the Command of the 1ord to +ebron. 3a&ob is sent to the +ouse of Shem

where he Remains Thirt%0two ,ears to learn the )a% of the 1ord but Esau would not $o. Esau

marries a Canaanitish )oman.

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%HA$TER 50)hen he Arrives at !ount !oriah the 1ord appears to 3a&ob and establishes +isCovenant with him. Arrivin$ at his 4n&le/s +ouse he En$a$es to Serve Seven ,ears for Ra&hel.

%HA$TER 513a&ob is (e&eived and is $iven 1eah in #la&e of Ra&hel but is iven Ra&hel forSeven ,ears/ more Servi&e. 3a&ob serves 1aban si2 %ears lon$er for )a$es and be&omes ver%

Ri&h when the 1ord Appears to him and &ommands him to Return to the 1and of Canaan. 3a&ob

be%s and $oes from 1aban. Ra&hel Steals her Father/s $ods that he ma% not *now where 3a&ob

has fled. 1aban #ursues him but establishes a &ovenant of pea&e. 1aban brea*s his Covenant b%sendin$ his Son se&retl% to Esau that 3a&ob ma% Fall in his +ands. Esau with Four +undred

!en see* to (estro% 3a&ob.

%HA$TER 593a&ob sends a !essa$e of #ea&e to his Brother who re7e&ts it with &ontempt and

Advan&es to (estro% him. +osts of An$els &ause the Fear of 3a&ob to &ome upon Esau and he

$oes to meet him in pea&e in answer to 3a&ob/s #ra%er. 3a&ob )restles with an An$el of the1ord.

%HA$TER 553a&ob $oes to She&hem. #rin&e She&hem defiles (inah the (au$hter of 3a&ob.She&hem desires her for a )ife.

%HA$TER 54The #erfid% of She&hem. Simeon and 1evi Sons of 3a&ob aven$e the +onor of

their Sister (inah (estro% all the !en of the Cit% and Spoil it. The #eople of Canaan &onspireto aven$e the &ause of She&hem. 'saa& and 3a&ob #ra% for Su&&or.

%HA$TER 5:The Fear of od &ome upon the Canaanites and the% do not Fi$ht with 3a&ob.

%HA$TER 5;3a&ob and his +ouse $oes to Bethel where the 1ord appears to him &alls his

name 'srael and Blesses him. The enerations of 3a&ob and Esau.

%HA$TER 53a&ob Returns to She&hem. The Kin$s of Canaan a$ain assemble a$ainst 3a&ob.

3a&ob/s Ten Sons with ne +undred and Two of their servants Fi$ht a$ainst the Canaanites andAmorites and are su&&essful.

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%HA$TER 443oseph is sold to #otiphar an ffi&er of #haraoh. 8eli&ah the )ife of #otipharsee*s to enti&e 3oseph to do Evil but all her advan&es are Re7e&ted. 's Falsel% A&&used b% her

and is brou$ht to 3ud$ment. 's A&9uitted b% his 3ud$es but for the Sa*e of the Report a$ainst

#otiphar/s )ife he is &ast into #rison.

%HA$TER 4:An A&&ount of the Families of 3a&ob/s Sons.

%HA$TER 4;3oseph 'nterprets the (reams of his Fellow0#risoners.

%HA$TER 4'saa& Blesses his two Sons and (ies. +is #ropert% is (ivided. Esau ta*es all the

personal #ropert% and 3a&ob &hooses the 'nheritan&e of the 1and of Canaan with the Cave of!a&hpelah for a Bur%in$ #la&e.

%HA$TER 48#haraoh/s (reams. -ot Re&eivin$ a Satisfa&tor% 'nterpretation from the!a$i&ians he orders the )ise !en to be Slain. The Kin$/s Butler ma*es 3oseph/s ifts *nown to

#haraoh. 3oseph is Brou$ht before the Kin$ who Relates his (reams to him. 3oseph b% the ift

of od 'nterprets them. A $reat Famine #redi&ted.

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%HA$TER :53a&ob/s Sons a$ain $o to E$%pt for Bread. Ben7amin is presented before 3oseph.

3oseph/s Cup. 3oseph/s &ondu&t towards Ben7amin b% whi&h he ma*es himself *nown to him.Resolves to prove his Brethren b% ta*in$ awa% Ben7amin from them and puts his Cup in

Ben7amin/s sa&* of &orn and sends them +ome to their Father. An ffi&er is sent after them who

a&&uses them of purloinin$ his !aster/s Cup. Brin$s them ba&* to 3oseph. Ben7amin is ta*enfrom them b% for&e and the% are told to $o on their wa%.

%HA$TER :43udah brea*s throu$h the (oor to $et to 3oseph and Ben7amin. +e re&ounts the

man% !i$ht% (eeds of his Brethren and threatens to destro% all E$%pt if Ben7amin be notreleased. 3oseph wran$les with his Brethren and a&&uses them of Sellin$ their Brother. The%

&ommen&e to war upon the E$%ptians and fri$hten the whole 1and. After satisf%in$ himself of

their repentan&e for sellin$ their Brother 3oseph ma*es himself *nown to them and bestowspresents upon them. The% are presented before #haraoh who &ommands 3oseph to brin$ all his

Father/s +ousehold (own to E$%pt. +e sends Chariots for this #urpose laden with #resents

1u2uries and Clothin$. 3a&ob/s 7o% on 1earnin$ that 3oseph is still Alive.

%HA$TER ::The 1ord &ommands 3a&ob to $o down to E$%pt where +e will ma*e him a

reat -ation. 3oseph and all E$%pt $o to meet 3a&ob to do him +onor when he arrives. The 1andof oshen is $iven to him and his Children.

%HA$TER :;After Seventeen ,ears/ (wellin$ in E$%pt 3a&ob dies after Blessin$ his Children

and &ommandin$ them to $o in the )a% of the 1ord. 3oseph and his Brethren and all the !i$ht%!en of E$%pt $o up to Canaan to Bur% 3a&ob. Esau &laimin$ the 1and of Canaan as his will not

Allow 3oseph to Bur% his Father. After Esau and man% of his #eople are slain 3a&ob is Buried b%

For&e. All the Kin$s of Canaan &ome up to do him +onor.

%HA$TER :The Sons of Esau ma*e war with the Sons of 3a&ob and are smitten. Some are

ta*en &aptive to E$%pt. The Children of Esau enlist the #eople of Seir to A&&ompan% them toE$%pt to (eliver their Brethren. 3oseph and his Brethren and the E$%ptians sla% Si2 +undred

Thousand. -earl% all the !i$ht% !en of Seir bein$ Slain the% ma*e war with the Children of

Esau to (rive them from their 1and. Esau prevails and utterl% annihilates the Children of Seir.

%HA$TER :8#haraoh dies and the whole overnment of E$%pt devolves upon 3oseph

#haraoh the ,oun$er bein$ but a nominal Ruler. The Children of Esau a$ain &ome A$ainst the

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%HA$TER ;:The Elders of E$%pt &onspire with #haraoh and &unnin$l% brin$ 'srael into

Bonda$e to them. Bein$ afraid of their power the% affli&t them in order to lessen the -umber of

the Children of 'srael.

%HA$TER ;;#haraoh (e&rees that ever% !ale Child born in 'srael shall be Killed and still

the% in&rease.

%HA$TER ;Aaron is Born. n A&&ount of #haraoh/s de&ree man% of the Sons of 'srael live

apart from their )ives. The Kin$/s &ounsellors devise another plan to lessen the number of 'srael

b% drownin$ them. The 1ord finds a means of preservin$ the !ale Children.

%HA$TER ;8!oses a Child of #romise is born. The E$%ptian )omen a&tin$ as Spies. !oses

is dis&overed and pla&ed b% his !other in an Ar* of Bulrushes. 's Found and Adopted b% the(au$hter of #haraoh and $rows up amon$ the Kin$/s Children.

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%HA$TER 88The 1ord &ommands 3oshua to prepare the #eople to pass over 3ordan to possess

the 1and. 3eri&ho is Besie$ed Ta*en and (estro%ed. A&han brin$s evil upon the &amp b%#urloinin$ the &ursed thin$ and Brin$s (estru&tion upon +imself. All is ta*en and (estro%ed.

The ibeonites &unnin$l% save themselves. Five Kin$s rise up a$ainst 'srael and are destro%ed.

The Sun and !oon stand still at 3oshua/s Command.

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THE BOOK OF JASHER

THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE GENERATIONS OF MAN WHOM

GOD %REATED

U$ON THE EARTH ON THE DAY WHEN THE LORD GOD

MADE HEA=EN AND EARTH&

%HA$TER 11 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and Godcreated man in his own image. 2 And God formed man from the ground, andhe blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soulendowed with speech. 3 And the Lord said, It is not good for man to bealone I will make unto him a helpmeet. ! And the Lord caused a deep sleepto fall upon Adam, and he slept, and he took awa" one of his ribs, and hebuilt flesh upon it, and formed it and brought it to Adam, and Adam awoke

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from his sleep, and behold a woman was standing before him. # And he said,$his is a bone of m" bones and it shall be called woman, for this has beentaken from man and Adam called her name %ve, for she was the mother ofall living. & And God blessed them and called their names Adam and %ve inthe da" that he created them, and the Lord God said, 'e fruitful and multipl"and fill the earth. ( And the Lord God took Adam and his wife, and he placedthem in the garden of %den to dress it and to keep it and he commandedthem and said unto them, )rom ever" tree of the garden "ou ma" eat, butfrom the tree of the knowledge of good and evil "ou shall not eat, for in the

da" that "ou eat thereof "ou shall surel" die. * And when God had blessedand commanded them, he went from them, and Adam and his wife dwelt inthe garden according to the command which the Lord had commanded them.+ And the serpent, which God had created with them in the earth, came tothem to incite them to transgress the command of God which he hadcommanded them. 1 And the serpent enticed and persuaded the woman toeat from the tree of knowledge, and the woman hearkened to the voice ofthe serpent, and she transgressed the word of God, and took from the tree ofthe knowledge of good and evil, and she ate, and she took from it and gavealso to her husband and he ate. 11 And Adam and his wife transgressed thecommand of God which he commanded them, and God knew it, and his

anger was kindled against them and he cursed them. 12 And the Lord Goddrove them that da" from the garden of %den, to till the ground from whichthe" were taken, and the" went and dwelt at the east of the garden of %denand Adam knew his wife %ve and she bore two sons and three daughters. 13And she called the name of the first born -ain, sa"ing, I have obtained a manfrom the Lord, and the name of the other she called Abel, for she said, Invanit" we came into the earth, and in vanit" we shall be taken from it. 1!And the bo"s grew up and their father gave them a possession in the landand -ain was a tiller of the ground, and Abel a keeper of sheep. 1# And itwas at the epiration of a few "ears, that the" brought an approimatingoffering to the Lord, and -ain brought from the fruit of the ground, and Abel

brought from the firstlings of his flock from the fat thereof, and God turnedand inclined to Abel and his offering, and a fire came down from the Lordfrom heaven and consumed it. 1& And unto -ain and his offering the Lorddid not turn, and he did not incline to it, for he had brought from the inferiorfruit of the ground before the Lord, and -ain was /ealous against his brotherAbel on account of this, and he sought a pretet to sla" him. 1( And in sometime after, -ain and Abel his brother, went one da" into the field to do theirwork and the" were both in the field, -ain tilling and ploughing his ground,and Abel feeding his flock and the flock passed that part which -ain hadploughed in the ground, and it sorel" grieved -ain on this account. 1* And-ain approached his brother Abel in anger, and he said unto him, 0hat is

there between me and thee, that thou comest to dwell and bring th" flock tofeed in m" land1+ And Abel answered his brother -ain and said unto him, 0hat is therebetween me and thee, that thou shalt eat the flesh of m" flock and clotheth"self with their wool2 And now therefore, put off the wool of m" sheep with which thou hastclothed th"self, and recompense me for their fruit and flesh which thou hasteaten, and when thou shalt have done this, I will then go from th" land as

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thou hast said21 And -ain said to his brother Abel, urel" if I sla" thee this da", who willreuire th" blood from me 22 And Abel answered -ain, sa"ing, urel" Godwho has made us in the earth, he will avenge m" cause, and he will reuirem" blood from thee shouldst thou sla" me, for the Lord is the /udge andarbiter, and it is he who will reuite man according to his evil, and the wickedman according to the wickedness that he ma" do upon earth.23 And now, if thou shouldst sla" me here, surel" God knoweth th" secretviews, and will /udge thee for the evil which thou didst declare to do unto me

this da".2! And when -ain heard the words which Abel his brother had spoken,behold the anger of -ain was kindled against his brother Abel for declaringthis thing. 2# And -ain hastened and rose up, and took the iron part of hisploughing instrument, with which he suddenl" smote his brother and he slewhim, and -ain spilt the blood of his brother Abel upon the earth, and theblood of Abel streamed upon the earth before the flock.2& And after this -ain repented having slain his brother, and he was sadl"grieved, and he wept over him and it veed him eceedingl". 2( And -ainrose up and dug a hole in the field, wherein he put his brother4s bod", and heturned the dust over it.

2* And the Lord knew what -ain had done to his brother, and the Lordappeared to -ain and said unto him, 0here is Abel th" brother that was withthee 2+ And -ain dissembled, and said, I do not know, am I m" brother4skeeper And the Lord said unto him, 0hat hast thou done $he voice of th"brother4s blood crieth unto me from the ground where thou hast slain him. 3)or thou hast slain th" brother and hast dissembled before me, and didstimagine in th" heart that I saw thee not, nor knew all th" actions. 31 'utthou didst this thing and didst sla" th" brother for naught and because hespoke rightl" to thee, and now, therefore, cursed be thou from the groundwhich opened its mouth to receive th" brother4s blood from th" hand, andwherein thou didst bur" him. 32 And it shall be when thou shalt till it, it shall

no more give thee its strength as in the beginning, for thorns and thistlesshall the ground produce, and thou shalt be moving and wandering in theearth until the da" of th" death. 33 And at that time -ain went out from thepresence of the Lord, from the place where he was, and he went moving andwandering in the land toward the east of %den, he and all belonging to him.3! And -ain knew his wife in those da"s, and she conceived and bare a son,and he called his name %noch, sa"ing, In that time the Lord began to givehim rest and uiet in the earth. 3# And at that time -ain also began to builda cit"5 and he built the cit" and he called the name of the cit" %noch,according to the name of his son for in those da"s the Lord had given himrest upon the earth, and he did not move about and wander as in the

beginning. 3& And Irad was born to %noch, and Irad begat 6echu"ael and6echu"ael begat 6ethusael.

CHAPTER 2

1 And it was in the hundred and thirtieth "ear of the life of Adam upon theearth, that he again knew %ve his wife, and she conceived and bare a son inhis likeness and in his image, and she called his name eth, sa"ing, 'ecauseGod has appointed me another seed in the place of Abel, for -ain has slain

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him. 2 And eth lived one hundred and five "ears, and he begat a son andeth called the name of his son %nosh, sa"ing, 'ecause in that time the sonsof men began to multipl", and to afflict their souls and hearts b"transgressing and rebelling against God.3 And it was in the da"s of %nosh that the sons of men continued to rebeland transgress against God, to increase the anger of the Lord against thesons of men.! And the sons of men went and the" served other gods, and the" forgot theLord who had created them in the earth5 and in those da"s the sons of men

made images of brass and iron, wood and stone, and the" bowed down andserved them. # And ever" man made his god and the" bowed down to them,and the sons of men forsook the Lord all the da"s of %nosh and his childrenand the anger of the Lord was kindled on account of their works andabominations which the" did in the earth. & And the Lord caused the watersof the river Gihon to overwhelm them, and he destro"ed and consumedthem, and he destro"ed the third part of the earth, and notwithstanding this,the sons of men did not turn from their evil wa"s, and their hands were "etetended to do evil in the sight of the Lord. ( And in those da"s there wasneither sowing nor reaping in the earth and there was no food for the sonsof men and the famine was ver" great in those da"s.

* And the seed which the" sowed in those da"s in the ground becamethorns, thistles and briers for from the da"s of Adam was this declarationconcerning the earth, of the curse of God, which he cursed the earth, onaccount of the sin which Adam sinned before the Lord. + And it was whenmen continued to rebel and transgress against God, and to corrupt theirwa"s, that the earth also became corrupt. 1 And %nosh lived ninet" "earsand he begat -ainan 11 And -ainan grew up and he was fort" "ears old, andhe became wise and had knowledge and skill in all wisdom, and he reignedover all the sons of men, and he led the sons of men to wisdom andknowledge for -ainan was a ver" wise man and had understanding in allwisdom, and with his wisdom he ruled over spirits and demons 12 And

-ainan knew b" his wisdom that God would destro" the sons of men forhaving sinned upon earth, and that the Lord would in the latter da"s bringupon them the waters of the flood. 13 And in those da"s -ainan wrote upontablets of stone, what was to take place in time to come, and he put them inhis treasures.1! And -ainan reigned over the whole earth, and he turned some of the sonsof men to the service of God. 1# And when -ainan was sevent" "ears old, hebegat three sons and two daughters. 1& And these are the names of thechildren of -ainan the name of the first born 6ahlallel, the second %nan, andthe third 6ered, and their sisters were Adah and 7illah these are the fivechildren of -ainan that were born to him. 1( And Lamech, the son of

6ethusael, became related to -ainan b" marriage, and he took his twodaughters for his wives, and Adah conceived and bare a son to Lamech, andshe called his name 8abal. 1* And she again conceived and bare a son, andcalled his name 8ubal and 7illah, her sister, was barren in those da"s andhad no offspring.1+ )or in those da"s the sons of men began to trespass against God, and totransgress the commandments which he had commanded to Adam, to befruitful and multipl" in the earth. 2 And some of the sons of men caused

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their wives to drink a draught that would render them barren, in order thatthe" might retain their figures and whereb" their beautiful appearance mightnot fade. 21 And when the sons of men caused some of their wives to drink,7illah drank with them. 22 And the child9bearing women appearedabominable in the sight of their husbands as widows, whilst their husbandslived, for to the barren ones onl" the" were attached. 23 And in the end ofda"s and "ears, when 7illah became old, the Lord opened her womb. 2! Andshe conceived and bare a son and she called his name $ubal -ain, sa"ing,After I had withered awa" have I obtained him from the Almight" God. 2#

And she conceived again and bare a daughter, and she called her name:aamah, for she said, After I had withered awa" have I obtained pleasureand delight. 2& And Lamech was old and advanced in "ears, and his e"eswere dim that he could not see, and $ubal -ain, his son, was leading him andit was one da" that Lamech went into the field and $ubal -ain his son waswith him, and whilst the" were walking in the field, -ain the son of Adamadvanced towards them for Lamech was ver" old and could not see much,and $ubal -ain his son was ver" "oung. 2( And $ubal -ain told his father todraw his bow, and with the arrows he smote -ain, who was "et far off, andhe slew him, for he appeared to them to be an animal.2* And the arrows entered -ain4s bod" although he was distant from them,

and he fell to the ground and died. 2+ And the Lord reuited -ain4s evilaccording to his wickedness, which he had done to his brother Abel,according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken. 3 And it came topass when -ain had died, that Lamech and $ubal went to see the animalwhich the" had slain, and the" saw, and behold -ain their grandfather wasfallen dead upon the earth. 31 And Lamech was ver" much grieved at havingdone this, and in clapping his hands together he struck his son and causedhis death.32. And the wives of Lamech heard what Lamech had done, and the" soughtto kill him.33 And the wives of Lamech hated him from that da", because he slew -ain

and $ubal -ain, and the wives of Lamech separated from him, and would nothearken to him in those da"s. 3! And Lamech came to his wives, and hepressed them to listen to him about this matter. 3# And he said to his wivesAdah and 7illah, ;ear m" voice < wives of Lamech, attend to m" words, fornow "ou have imagined and said that I slew a man with m" wounds, and achild with m" stripes for their having done no violence, but surel" know that Iam old and gre"9headed, and that m" e"es are heav" through age, and I didthis thing unknowingl". 3& And the wives of Lamech listened to him in thismatter, and the" returned to him with the advice of their father Adam, butthe" bore no children to him from that time, knowing that God4s anger wasincreasing in those da"s against the sons of men, to destro" them with the

waters of the flood for their evil doings. 3( And 6ahlallel the son of -ainanlived sit"9five "ears and he begat 8ared and 8ared lived sit"9two "ears andhe begat %noch.

CHAPTER 3

1 And %noch lived sit"9five "ears and he begat 6ethuselah and %nochwalked with God after having begot 6ethuselah, and he served the Lord, and

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despised the evil wa"s of men. 2 And the soul of %noch was wrapped up inthe instruction of the Lord, in knowledge and in understanding and he wisel"retired from the sons of men, and secreted himself from them for man" da"s.3 And it was at the epiration of man" "ears, whilst he was serving the Lord,and pra"ing before him in his house, that an angel of the Lord called to himfrom ;eaven, and he said, ;ere am I. ! And he said, =ise, go forth from th"house and from the place where thou dost hide th"self, and appear to thesons of men, in order that thou ma"est teach them the wa" in which the"should go and the work which the" must accomplish to enter in the wa"s of

God. # And %noch rose up according to the word of the Lord, and went forthfrom his house, from his place and from the chamber in which he wasconcealed and he went to the sons of men and taught them the wa"s of theLord, and at that time assembled the sons of men and acuainted them withthe instruction of the Lord. & And he ordered it to be proclaimed in all placeswhere the sons of men dwelt, sa"ing, 0here is the man who wishes to knowthe wa"s of the Lord and good works let him come to %noch. ( And all thesons of men then assembled to him, for all who desired this thing went to%noch, and %noch reigned over the sons of men according to the word of theLord, and the" came and bowed to him and the" heard his word. * And thespirit of God was upon %noch, and he taught all his men the wisdom of God

and his wa"s, and the sons of men served the Lord all the da"s of %noch, andthe" came to hear his wisdom. + And all the kings of the sons of men, bothfirst and last, together with their princes and /udges, came to %noch whenthe" heard of his wisdom, and the" bowed down to him, and the" alsoreuired of %noch to reign over them, to which he consented. 1 And the"assembled in all, one hundred and thirt" kings and princes, and the" made%noch king over them and the" were all under his power and command.11 And %noch taught them wisdom, knowledge, and the wa"s of the Lordand he made peace amongst them, and peace was throughout the earthduring the life of %noch.12 And %noch reigned over the sons of men two hundred and fort"9three

"ears, and he did /ustice and righteousness with all his people, and he ledthem in the wa"s of the Lord. 13 And these are the generations of %noch,6ethuselah, %lisha, and %limelech, three sons and their sisters were 6elcaand :ahmah, and 6ethuselah lived eight"9seven "ears and he begatLamech. 1! And it was in the fift"9sith "ear of the life of Lamech when Adamdied nine hundred and thirt" "ears old was he at his death, and his twosons, with %noch and 6ethuselah his son, buried him with great pomp, as atthe burial of kings, in the cave which God had told him. 1# And in that placeall the sons of men made a great mourning and weeping on account ofAdam it has therefore become a custom among the sons of men to this da".1& And Adam died because he ate of the tree of knowledge he and his

children after him, as the Lord God had spoken. 1( And it was in the "ear ofAdam4s death which was the two hundred and fort"9third "ear of the reign of%noch, in that time %noch resolved to separate himself from the sons of menand to secret himself as at first in order to serve the Lord. 1* And %noch didso, but did not entirel" secret himself from them, but kept awa" from thesons of men three da"s and then went to them for one da". 1+ And duringthe three da"s that he was in his chamber, he pra"ed to, and praised theLord his God, and the da" on which he went and appeared to his sub/ects he

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taught them the wa"s of the Lord, and all the" asked him about the Lord hetold them. 2 And he did in this manner for man" "ears, and he afterwardconcealed himself for si da"s, and appeared to his people one da" in sevenand after that once in a month, and then once in a "ear, until all the kings,princes and sons of men sought for him, and desired again to see the face of%noch, and to hear his word but the" could not, as all the sons of men weregreatl" afraid of %noch, and the" feared to approach him on account of theGodlike awe that was seated upon his countenance therefore no man couldlook at him, fearing he might be punished and die.

21 And all the kings and princes resolved to assemble the sons of men, andto come to %noch, thinking that the" might all speak to him at the time whenhe should come forth amongst them, and the" did so. 22 And the da" camewhen %noch went forth and the" all assembled and came to him, and %nochspoke to them the words of the Lord and he taught them wisdom andknowledge, and the" bowed down before him and the" said, 6a" the kinglive> 6a" the king live> 23 And in some time after, when the kings andprinces and the sons of men were speaking to %noch, and %noch wasteaching them the wa"s of God, behold an angel of the Lord then called unto%noch from heaven, and wished to bring him up to heaven to make him reignthere over the sons of God, as he had reigned over the sons of men upon

earth. 2! 0hen at that time %noch heard this he went and assembled all theinhabitants of the earth, and taught them wisdom and knowledge and gavethem divine instructions, and he said to them, I have been reuired toascend into heaven, I therefore do not know the da" of m" going. 2# Andnow therefore I will teach "ou wisdom and knowledge and will give "ouinstruction before I leave "ou, how to act upon earth whereb" "ou ma" liveand he did so. 2& And he taught them wisdom and knowledge, and gavethem instruction, and he reproved them, and he placed before them statutesand /udgments to do upon earth, and he made peace amongst them, and hetaught them everlasting life, and dwelt with them some time teaching themall these things. 2( And at that time the sons of men were with %noch, and

%noch was speaking to them, and the" lifted up their e"es and the likeness ofa great horse descended from heaven, and the horse paced in the air 2*And the" told %noch what the" had seen, and %noch said to them,


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and those that remained went with him si da"4s /ourne" and %noch said tothem ever" da", =eturn to "our tents, lest "ou ma" die but the" were notwilling to return, and the" went with him. 3! And on the sith da" some ofthe men remained and clung to him, and the" said to him, 0e will go withthee to the place where thou goest as the Lord liveth, death onl" shallseparate us. 3# And the" urged so much to go with him, that he ceasedspeaking to them and the" went after him and would not return3& And when the kings returned the" caused a census to be taken, in orderto know the number of remaining men that went with %noch and it was upon

the seventh da" that %noch ascended into heaven in a whirlwind, with horsesand chariots of fire.3( And on the eighth da" all the kings that had been with %noch sent tobring back the number of men that were with %noch, in that place from whichhe ascended into heaven.3* And all those kings went to the place and the" found the earth there filledwith snow, and upon the snow were large stones of snow, and one said to theother, -ome, let us break through the snow and see, perhaps the men thatremained with %noch are dead, and are now under the stones of snow, andthe" searched but could not find him, for he had ascended into heaven.

CHAPTER 4

1 And all the da"s that %noch lived upon earth, were three hundred andsit"9five "ears.2 And when %noch had ascended into heaven, all the kings of the earth roseand took 6ethuselah his son and anointed him, and the" caused him to reignover them in the place of his father. 3 And 6ethuselah acted uprightl" in thesight of God, as his father %noch had taught him, and he likewise during thewhole of his life taught the sons of men wisdom, knowledge and the fear ofGod, and he did not turn from the good wa" either to the right or to the left.! 'ut in the latter da"s of 6ethuselah, the sons of men turned from the Lord,

the" corrupted the earth, the" robbed and plundered each other, and the"rebelled against God and the" transgressed, and the" corrupted their wa"s,and would not hearken to the voice of 6ethuselah, but rebelled against him.# And the Lord was eceedingl" wroth against them, and the Lord continuedto destro" the seed in those da"s, so that there was neither sowing norreaping in the earth. & )or when the" sowed the ground in order that the"might obtain food for their support, behold, thorns and thistles wereproduced which the" did not sow. ( And still the sons of men did not turnfrom their evil wa"s, and their hands were still etended to do evil in thesight of God, and the" provoked the Lord with their evil wa"s, and the Lordwas ver" wroth, and repented that he had made man. * And he thought to

destro" and annihilate them and he did so. + In those da"s when Lamech theson of 6ethuselah was one hundred and sit" "ears old, eth the son ofAdam died. 1 And all the da"s that eth lived, were nine hundred andtwelve "ears, and he died. 11 And Lamech was one hundred and eight""ears old when he took Ashmua, the daughter of %lishaa the son of %noch hisuncle, and she conceived.12 And at that time the sons of men sowed the ground, and a little food wasproduced, "et the sons of men did not turn from their evil wa"s, and the"

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trespassed and rebelled against God. 13 And the wife of Lamech conceivedand bare him a son at that time, at the revolution of the "ear. 1! And6ethuselah called his name :oah, sa"ing, $he earth was in his da"s at restand free from corruption, and Lamech his father called his name 6enachem,sa"ing, $his one shall comfort us in our works and miserable toil in the earth,which God had cursed. 1# And the child grew up and was weaned, and hewent in the wa"s of his father 6ethuselah, perfect and upright with God. 1&And all the sons of men departed from the wa"s of the Lord in those da"s asthe" multiplied upon the face of the earth with sons and daughters, and the"

taught one another their evil practices and the" continued sinning againstthe Lord. 1( And ever" man made unto himself a god, and the" robbed andplundered ever" man his neighbor as well as his relative, and the" corruptedthe earth, and the earth was filled with violence.1* And their /udges and rulers went to the daughters of men and took theirwives b" force from their husbands according to their choice, and the sons ofmen in those da"s took from the cattle of the earth, the beasts of the fieldand the fowls of the air, and taught the miture of animals of one specieswith the other, in order therewith to provoke the Lord and God saw thewhole earth and it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its wa"s uponearth, all men and all animals. 1+ And the Lord said, I will blot out man that I

created from the face of the earth, "ea from man to the birds of the air,together with cattle and beasts that are in the field for I repent that I madethem. 2 And all men who walked in the wa"s of the Lord, died in those da"s,before the Lord brought the evil upon man which he had declared, for thiswas from the Lord, that the" should not see the evil which the Lord spoke ofconcerning the sons of men. 21 And :oah found grace in the sight of theLord, and the Lord chose him and his children to raise up seed from themupon the face of the whole earth.

CHAPTER 5

1 And it was in the eight"9fourth "ear of the life of :oah, that %noch the son

of eth died, he was nine hundred and five "ears old at his death. 2 And inthe one hundred and sevent" ninth "ear of the life of :oah, -ainan the son of%nosh died, and all the da"s of -ainan were nine hundred and ten "ears, andhe died. 3 And in the two hundred and thirt" fourth "ear of the life of :oah,6ahlallel the son of -ainan died, and the da"s of 6ahlallel were eighthundred and ninet"9five "ears, and he died. ! And 8ared the son of 6ahlalleldied in those da"s, in the three hundred and thirt"9sith "ear of the life of:oah and all the da"s of 8ared were nine hundred and sit"9two "ears, andhe died.# And all who followed the Lord died in those da"s, before the" saw the evilwhich God declared to do upon earth. & And after the lapse of man" "ears, in

the four hundred and eightieth "ear of the life of :oah, when all those men,who followed the Lord had died awa" from amongst the sons of men, andonl" 6ethuselah was then left, God said unto :oah and 6ethuselah, sa"ing,( peak "e, and proclaim to the sons of men, sa"ing, $hus saith the Lord,return from "our evil wa"s and forsake "our works, and the Lord will repentof the evil that he declared to do to "ou, so that it shall not come to pass.* )or thus saith the Lord, 'ehold I give "ou a period of one hundred andtwent" "ears if "ou will turn to me and forsake "our evil wa"s, then will I

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also turn awa" from the evil which I told "ou, and it shall not eist, saith theLord. + And :oah and 6ethuselah spoke all the words of the Lord to the sonsof men, da" after da", constantl" speaking to them.1 'ut the sons of men would not hearken to them, nor incline their ears totheir words, and the" were stiffnecked. 11 And the Lord granted them aperiod of one hundred and twent" "ears, sa"ing, If the" will return, then willGod repent of the evil, so as not to destro" the earth.12 :oah the son of Lamech refrained from taking a wife in those da"s, tobeget children, for he said, urel" now God will destro" the earth, wherefore

then shall I beget children 13 And :oah was a /ust man, he was perfect inhis generation, and the Lord chose him to raise up seed from his seed uponthe face of the earth. 1! And the Lord said unto :oah, $ake unto thee a wife,and beget children, for I have seen thee righteous before me in thisgeneration. 1# And thou shalt raise up seed, and th" children with thee, inthe midst of the earth and :oah went and took a wife, and he chose:aamah the daughter of %noch, and she was five hundred and eight" "earsold.1& And :oah was four hundred and ninet"9eight "ears old, when he took:aamah for a wife. 1( And :aamah conceived and bare a son, and he calledhis name 8apheth, sa"ing, God has enlarged me in the earth and she

conceived again and bare a son, and he called his name hem, sa"ing, Godhas made me a remnant, to raise up seed in the midst of the earth. 1* And:oah was five hundred and two "ears old when :aamah bare hem, and thebo"s grew up and went in the wa"s of the Lord, in all that 6ethuselah and:oah their father taught them. 1+ And Lamech the father of :oah, died inthose da"s "et veril" he did not go with all his heart in the wa"s of hisfather, and he died in the hundred and ninet"9fifth "ear of the life of :oah.2 And all the da"s of Lamech were seven hundred and sevent" "ears, andhe died. 21 And all the sons of men who knew the Lord, died in that "earbefore the Lord brought evil upon them for the Lord willed them to die, so asnot to behold the evil that God would bring upon their brothers and relatives,

as he had so declared to do. 22 In that time, the Lord said to :oah and6ethuselah, tand forth and proclaim to the sons of men all the words that Ispoke to "ou in those da"s, peradventure the" ma" turn from their evil wa"s,and I will then repent of the evil and will not bring it. 23 And :oah and6ethuselah stood forth, and said in the ears of the sons of men, all that Godhad spoken concerning them. 2! 'ut the sons of men would not hearken,neither would the" incline their ears to all their declarations. 2# And it wasafter this that the Lord said to :oah, $he end of all flesh is come before me,on account of their evil deeds, and behold I will destro" the earth.2& And do thou take unto thee gopher wood, and go to a certain place andmake a large ark, and place it in that spot. 2( And thus shalt thou make it

three hundred cubits its length, fift" cubits broad and thirt" cubits high. 2*And thou shalt make unto thee a door, open at its side, and to a cubit thoushalt finish above, and cover it within and without with pitch. 2+ And behold Iwill bring the flood of waters upon the earth, and all flesh be destro"ed, fromunder the heavens all that is upon earth shall perish. 3 And thou and th"household shall go and gather two couple of all living things, male andfemale, and shall bring them to the ark, to raise up seed from them uponearth. 31 And gather unto thee all food that is eaten b" all the animals, that

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there ma" be food for thee and for them. 32 And thou shalt choose for th"sons three maidens, from the daughters of men, and the" shall be wives toth" sons. 33 And :oah rose up, and he made the ark, in the place where Godhad commanded him, and :oah did as God had ordered him. 3! In his fivehundred and ninet"9fifth "ear :oah commenced to make the ark, and hemade the ark in five "ears, as the Lord had commanded. 3# $hen :oah tookthe three daughters of %liakim, son of 6ethuselah, for wives for his sons, asthe Lord had commanded :oah. 3& And it was at that time 6ethuselah theson of %noch died, nine hundred and sit" "ears old was he, at his death.

CHAPTER 6

1 At that time, after the death of 6ethuselah, the Lord said to :oah, Go thouwith th" household into the ark behold I will gather to thee all the animals ofthe earth, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and the" shall allcome and surround the ark.2 And thou shalt go and seat th"self b" the doors of the ark, and all thebeasts, the animals, and the fowls, shall assemble and place themselvesbefore thee, and such of them as shall come and crouch before thee, shaltthou take and deliver into the hands of th" sons, who shall bring them to theark, and all that will stand before thee thou shalt leave. 3 And the Lord

brought this about on the net da", and animals, beasts and fowls came ingreat multitudes and surrounded the ark. ! And :oah went and seatedhimself b" the door of the ark, and of all flesh that crouched before him, hebrought into the ark, and all that stood before him he left upon earth. # Anda lioness came, with her two whelps, male and female, and the threecrouched before :oah, and the two whelps rose up against the lioness andsmote her, and made her flee from her place, and she went awa", and the"returned to their places, and crouched upon the earth before :oah. & Andthe lioness ran awa", and stood in the place of the lions.( And :oah saw this, and wondered greatl", and he rose and took the twowhelps, and brought them into the ark. * And :oah brought into the ark from

all living creatures that were upon earth, so that there was none left butwhich :oah brought into the ark.+ $wo and two came to :oah into the ark, but from the clean animals, andclean fowls, he brought seven couples, as God had commanded him. 1 Andall the animals, and beasts, and fowls, were still there, and the" surroundedthe ark at ever" place, and the rain had not descended till seven da"s after.11 And on that da", the Lord caused the whole earth to shake, and the sundarkened, and the foundations of the world raged, and the whole earth wasmoved violentl", and the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared, and allthe fountains in the earth were broken up, such as was not known to theinhabitants before and God did this might" act, in order to terrif" the sons of

men, that there might be no more evil upon earth. 12 And still the sons ofmen would not return from their evil wa"s, and the" increased the anger ofthe Lord at that time, and did not even direct their hearts to all this. 13 Andat the end of seven da"s, in the si hundredth "ear of the life of :oah, thewaters of the flood were upon the earth. 1! And all the fountains of the deepwere broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and the rain wasupon the earth fort" da"s and fort" nights. 1# And :oah and his household,and all the living creatures that were with him, came into the ark on account

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of the waters of the flood, and the Lord shut him in. 1& And all the sons ofmen that were left upon the earth, became ehausted through evil onaccount of the rain, for the waters were coming more violentl" upon theearth, and the animals and beasts were still surrounding the ark. 1( And thesons of men assembled together, about seven hundred thousand men andwomen, and the" came unto :oah to the ark. 1* And the" called to :oah,sa"ing,


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were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. 3# And the watersdecreased in those da"s, and the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.3& And :oah then opened the windows of the ark, and :oah still called out tothe Lord at that time and he said, < Lord, who didst form the earth and theheavens and all that are therein, bring forth our souls from this confinement,and from the prison wherein thou hast placed us, for I am much wearied withsighing. 3( And the Lord hearkened to the voice of :oah, and said to him,0hen though shalt have completed a full "ear thou shalt then go forth. 3*And at the revolution of the "ear, when a full "ear was completed to :oah4s

dwelling in the ark, the waters were dried from off the earth, and :oah putoff the covering of the ark. 3+ At that time, on the twent"9seventh da" of thesecond month, the earth was dr", but :oah and his sons, and those thatwere with him, did not go out from the ark until the Lord told them. ! Andthe da" came that the Lord told them to go out, and the" all went out fromthe ark. !1 And the" went and returned ever" one to his wa" and to hisplace, and :oah and his sons dwelt in the land that God had told them, andthe" served the Lord all their da"s, and the Lord blessed :oah and his sonson their going out from the ark. !2 And he said to them, 'e fruitful and fill allthe earth become strong and increase abundantl" in the earth and multipl"therein.

CHAPTER 7

1 And these are the names of the sons of :oah5 8apheth, ;am and hem andchildren were born to them after the flood, for the" had taken wives beforethe flood.2 $hese are the sons of 8apheth Gomer, 6agog, 6adai, 8avan, $ubal,6eshech, and $iras, seven sons. 3 And the sons of Gomer were Askina?,=ephath and $egarmah.! And the sons of 6agog were %lichanaf and Lubal. # And the children of6adai were Achon, 7eelo, -ha?oni and Lot. & And the sons of 8avan were%lisha, $arshish, -hittim and @udonim. ( And the sons of $ubal were Ariphi,

esed and $aari. * And the sons of 6eshech were @edon, 7aron andhebashni. + And the sons of $iras were 'enib, Gera, Lupirion and Gilakthese are the sons of 8apheth according to their families, and their numbersin those da"s were about four hundred and sit" men. 1 And these are thesons of ;am -ush, 6it?raim, Bhut and -anaan, four sons and the sons of-ush were eba, ;avilah, abta, =aama and atecha, and the sons of =aamawere heba and @edan. 11 And the sons of 6it?raim were Lud, Anom andBathros, -hasloth and -haphtor. 12 And the sons of Bhut were Gebul, ;adan,'enah and Adan.13 And the sons of -anaan were 7idon, ;eth, Amori, Gergashi, ;ivi, Arkee,eni, Arodi, 7imodi and -hamothi. 1! $hese are the sons of ;am, according

to their families, and their numbers in those da"s were about seven hundredand thirt" men.1# And these are the sons of hem %lam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram,five sons and the sons of %lam were hushan, 6achul and ;armon. 1& Andthe sons of Ashar were 6irus and 6okil, and the sons of Arpachshad werehelach, Anar and Ashcol. 1( And the sons of Lud were Bethor and 'i?a"on,and the sons of Aram were C?, -hul, Gather and 6ash. 1* $hese are the sonsof hem, according to their families and their numbers in those da"s were

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about three hundred men. 1+ $hese are the generations of hem hembegat Arpachshad and Arpachshad begat helach, and helach begat %berand to %ber were born two children, the name of one was Beleg, for in hisda"s the sons of men were divided, and in the latter da"s, the earth wasdivided.2 And the name of the second was Doktan, meaning that in his da" the livesof the sons of men were diminished and lessened. 21 $hese are the sons ofDoktan Almodad, helaf, -ha?armoveth, Derach, ;adurom,


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please. 3( And all the men that went were about five hundred, and the"fought against their enemies, and the" destro"ed them, and subdued them,and :imrod placed standing officers over them in their respective places. 3*And he took some of their children as securit", and the" were all servants to:imrod and to his brethren, and :imrod and all the people that were withhim turned homeward. 3+ And when :imrod had /o"full" returned frombattle, after having conuered his enemies, all his brethren, together withthose who knew him before, assembled to make him king over them, andthe" placed the regal crown upon his head. ! And he set over his sub/ects

and people, princes, /udges, and rulers, as is the custom amongst kings. !1And he placed $erah the son of :ahor the prince of his host, and he dignifiedhim and elevated him above all his princes. !2 And whilst he was reigningaccording to his heart4s desire, after having conuered all his enemiesaround, he advised with his counselors to build a cit" for his palace, and the"did so. !3 And the" found a large valle" opposite to the east, and the" builthim a large and etensive cit", and :imrod called the name of the cit" thathe built hinar, for the Lord had vehementl" shaken his enemies anddestro"ed them. !! And :imrod dwelt in hinar, and he reigned securel",and he fought with his enemies and he subdued them, and he prospered inall his battles, and his kingdom became ver" great. !# And all nations and

tongues heard of his fame, and the" gathered themselves to him, and the"bowed down to the earth, and the" brought him offerings, and he becametheir lord and king, and the" all dwelt with him in the cit" at hinar, and:imrod reigned in the earth over all the sons of :oah, and the" were allunder his power and counsel. !& And all the earth was of one tongue andwords of union, but :imrod did not go in the wa"s of the Lord, and he wasmore wicked than all the men that were before him, from the da"s of theflood until those da"s. !( And he made gods of wood and stone, and hebowed down to them, and he rebelled against the Lord, and taught all hissub/ects and the people of the earth his wicked wa"s and 6ardon his sonwas more wicked than his father. !* And ever" one that heard of the acts of

6ardon the son of :imrod would sa", concerning him, )rom the wicked goethforth wickedness therefore it became a proverb in the whole earth, sa"ing,)rom the wicked goeth forth wickedness, and it was current in the words ofmen from that time to this. !+ And $erah the son of :ahor, prince of :imrod4shost, was in those da"s ver" great in the sight of the king and his sub/ects,and the king and princes loved him, and the" elevated him ver" high. # And$erah took a wife and her name was Amthelo the daughter of -ornebo andthe wife of $erah conceived and bare him a son in those da"s. #1 $erah wassevent" "ears old when he begat him, and $erah called the name of his sonthat was born to him Abram, because the king had raised him in those da"s,and dignified him above all his princes that were with him.

CHAPTER 8

1 And it was in the night that Abram was born, that all the servants of $erah,and all the wise men of :imrod, and his con/urors came and ate and drank inthe house of $erah, and the" re/oiced with him on that night. 2 And when allthe wise men and con/urors went out from the house of $erah, the" lifted uptheir e"es toward heaven that night to look at the stars, and the" saw, and

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behold one ver" large star came from the east and ran in the heavens, andhe swallowed up the four stars from the four sides of the heavens. 3 And allthe wise men of the king and his con/urors were astonished at the sight, andthe sages understood this matter, and the" knew its import. ! And the" saidto each other, $his onl" betokens the child that has been born to $erah thisnight, who will grow up and be fruitful, and multipl", and possess all theearth, he and his children for ever, and he and his seed will sla" great kings,and inherit their lands. # And the wise men and con/urors went home thatnight, and in the morning all these wise men and con/urors rose up earl", and

assembled in an appointed house. & And the" spoke and said to each other,'ehold the sight that we saw last night is hidden from the king, it has notbeen made known to him. ( And should this thing get known to the king inthe latter da"s, he will sa" to us, 0h" have "ou concealed this matter fromme, and then we shall all suffer death therefore, now let us go and tell theking the sight which we saw, and the interpretation thereof, and we shallthen remain clear. * And the" did so, and the" all went to the king andbowed down to him to the ground, and the" said, 6a" the king live, ma" theking live. + 0e heard that a son was born to $erah the son of :ahor, theprince of th" host, and we "esternight came to his house, and we ate anddrank and re/oiced with him that night. 1 And when th" servants went out

from the house of $erah, to go to our respective homes to abide there for thenight, we lifted up our e"es to heaven, and we saw a great star coming fromthe east, and the same star ran with great speed, and swallowed up fourgreat stars, from the four sides of the heavens. 11 And th" servants wereastonished at the sight which we saw, and were greatl" terrified, and wemade our /udgment upon the sight, and knew b" our wisdom the properinterpretation thereof, that this thing applies to the child that is born to$erah, who will grow up and multipl" greatl", and become powerful, and killall the kings of the earth, and inherit all their lands, he and his seed forever.12 And now our lord and king, behold we have trul" acuainted thee withwhat we have seen concerning this child. 13 If it seemeth good to the king to

give his father value for this child, we will sla" him before he shall grow upand increase in the land, and his evil increase against us, that we and ourchildren perish through his evil. 1! And the king heard their words and the"seemed good in his sight, and he sent and called for $erah, and $erah camebefore the king. 1# And the king said to $erah, I have been told that a sonwas "esternight born to thee, and after this manner was observed in theheavens at his birth.1& And now therefore give me the child, that we ma" sla" him before his evilsprings up against us, and I will give thee for his value, th" house full ofsilver and gold. 1( And $erah answered the king and said to him5 6" Lordand king, I have heard th" words, and th" servant shall do all that his king

desireth. 1* 'ut m" lord and king, I will tell thee what happened to me"esternight, that I ma" see what advice the king will give his servant, andthen I will answer the king upon what he has /ust spoken and the king said,peak. 1+ And $erah said to the king, A"on, son of 6ored, came to me"esternight, sa"ing, 2 Give unto me the great and beautiful horse that theking gave thee, and I will give thee silver and gold, and straw and provenderfor its value and I said to him, 0ait till I see the king concerning th" words,and behold whatever the king saith, that will I do.

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21 And now m" lord and king, behold I have made this thing known to thee,and the advice which m" king will give unto his servant, that will I follow. 22And the king heard the words of $erah, and his anger was kindled and heconsidered him in the light of a fool. 23 And the king answered $erah, and hesaid to him, Art thou so sill", ignorant, or deficient in understanding, to dothis thing, to give th" beautiful horse for silver and gold or even for strawand provender 2! Art thou so short of silver and gold, that thou shouldst dothis thing, because thou canst not obtain straw and provender to feed th"horse and what is silver and gold to thee, or straw and provender, that thou

shouldst give awa" that fine horse which I gave thee, like which there is noneto be had on the whole earth 2# And the king left off speaking, and $erahanswered the king, sa"ing, Like unto this has the king spoken to his servant2& I beseech thee, m" lord and king, what is this which thou didst sa" untome, sa"ing, Give th" son that we ma" sla" him, and I will give thee silver andgold for his value what shall I do with silver and gold after the death of m"son who shall inherit me surel" then at m" death, the silver and gold willreturn to m" king who gave it. 2( And when the king heard the words of$erah, and the parable which he brought concerning the king, it grieved himgreatl" and he was veed at this thing, and his anger burned within him. 2*And $erah saw that the anger of the king was kindled against him, and he

answered the king, sa"ing, All that I have is in the king4s power whateverthe king desireth to do to his servant, that let him do, "ea, even m" son, heis in the king4s power, without value in echange, he and his two brothersthat are older than he. 2+ And the king said to $erah, :o, but I will purchaseth" "ounger son for a price. 3 And $erah answered the king, sa"ing, Ibeseech thee m" lord and king to let th" servant speak a word before thee,and let the king hear the word of his servant, and $erah said, Let m" kinggive me three da"s4 time till I consider this matter within m"self, and consultwith m" famil" concerning the words of m" king and he pressed the kinggreatl" to agree to this. 31 And the king hearkened to $erah, and he did soand he gave him three da"s4 time, and $erah went out from the king4s

presence, and he came home to his famil" and spoke to them all the wordsof the king and the people were greatl" afraid. 32 And it was in the third da"that the king sent to $erah, sa"ing, end me th" son for a price as I spoke tothee and shouldst thou not do this, I will send and sla" all thou hast in th"house, so that thou shalt not even have a dog remaining. 33 And $erahhastened, Eas the thing was urgent from the kingF, and he took a child fromone of his servants, which his handmaid had born to him that da", and $erahbrought the child to the king and received value for him. 3! And the Lord waswith $erah in this matter, that :imrod might not cause Abram4s death, andthe king took the child from $erah and with all his might dashed his head tothe ground, for he thought it had been Abram and this was concealed from

him from that da", and it was forgotten b" the king, as it was the will ofBrovidence not to suffer Abram4s death. 3# And $erah took Abram his sonsecretl", together with his mother and nurse, and he concealed them in acave, and he brought them their provisions monthl". 3& And the Lord waswith Abram in the cave and he grew up, and Abram was in the cave ten"ears, and the king and his princes, soothsa"ers and sages, thought that theking had killed Abram.

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CHAPTER 9

1 And ;aran, the son of $erah, Abram4s oldest brother, took a wife in thoseda"s.2 ;aran was thirt"9nine "ears old when he took her and the wife of ;aranconceived and bare a son, and he called his name Lot. 3 And she conceivedagain and bare a daughter, and she called her name 6ilca and she againconceived and bare a daughter, and she called her name arai. ! ;aran wasfort"9two "ears old when he begat arai, which was in the tenth "ear of thelife of Abram and in those da"s Abram and his mother and nurse went out

from the cave, as the king and his sub/ects had forgotten the affair of Abram.# And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to :oah and his sonhem, and he remained with them to learn the instruction of the Lord and hiswa"s, and no man knew where Abram was, and Abram served :oah andhem his son for a long time. & And Abram was in :oah4s house thirt"9nine"ears, and Abram knew the Lord from three "ears old, and he went in thewa"s of the Lord until the da" of his death, as :oah and his son hem hadtaught him and all the sons of the earth in those da"s greatl" transgressedagainst the Lord, and the" rebelled against him and the" served other gods,and the" forgot the Lord who had created them in the earth and theinhabitants of the earth made unto themselves, at that time, ever" man hisgod gods of wood and stone which could neither speak, hear, nor deliver,and the sons of men served them and the" became their gods. ( And theking and all his servants, and $erah with all his household were then the firstof those that served gods of wood and stone.* And $erah had twelve gods of large si?e, made of wood and stone, after thetwelve months of the "ear, and he served each one monthl", and ever"month $erah would bring his meat offering and drink offering to his godsthus did $erah all the da"s.+ And all that generation were wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the" thusmade ever" man his god, but the" forsook the Lord who had created them.1 And there was not a man found in those da"s in the whole earth, whoknew the Lord Efor the" served each man his own GodF ecept :oah and hishousehold, and all those who were under his counsel knew the Lord in thoseda"s. 11 And Abram the son of $erah was waing great in those da"s in thehouse of :oah, and no man knew it, and the Lord was with him. 12 And theLord gave Abram an understanding heart, and he knew all the works of thatgeneration were vain, and that all their gods were vain and were of no avail.13 And Abram saw the sun shining upon the earth, and Abram said untohimself urel" now this sun that shines upon the earth is God, and him will Iserve.1! And Abram served the sun in that da" and he pra"ed to him, and whenevening came the sun set as usual, and Abram said within himself, urel"this cannot be God1# And Abram still continued to speak within himself, 0ho is he who madethe heavens and the earth who created upon earth where is he 1& Andnight darkened over him, and he lifted up his e"es toward the west, north,south, and east, and he saw that the sun had vanished from the earth, andthe da" became dark. 1( And Abram saw the stars and moon before him,and he said, urel" this is the God who created the whole earth as well as

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man, and behold these his servants are gods around him5 and Abram servedthe moon and pra"ed to it all that night. 1* And in the morning when it waslight and the sun shone upon the earth as usual, Abram saw all the thingsthat the Lord God had made upon earth. 1+ And Abram said unto himselfurel" these are not gods that made the earth and all mankind, but these arethe servants of God, and Abram remained in the house of :oah and thereknew the Lord and his wa"s4 and he served the Lord all the da"s of his life,and all that generation forgot the Lord, and served other gods of wood andstone, and rebelled all their da"s. 2 And king :imrod reigned securel", and

all the earth was under his control, and all the earth was of one tongue andwords of union. 21 And all the princes of :imrod and his great men tookcounsel together Bhut, 6it?raim, -ush and -anaan with their families, andthe" said to each other, -ome let us build ourselves a cit" and in it a strongtower, and its top reaching heaven, and we will make ourselves famed, sothat we ma" reign upon the whole world, in order that the evil of ourenemies ma" cease from us, that we ma" reign mightil" over them, and thatwe ma" not become scattered over the earth on account of their wars.22 And the" all went before the king, and the" told the king these words, andthe king agreed with them in this affair, and he did so. 23 And all the familiesassembled consisting of about si hundred thousand men, and the" went to

seek an etensive piece of ground to build the cit" and the tower, and the"sought in the whole earth and the" found none like one valle" at the east ofthe land of hinar, about two da"s4 walk, and the" /ourne"ed there and the"dwelt there. 2! And the" began to make bricks and burn fires to build thecit" and the tower that the" had imagined to complete. 2# And the buildingof the tower was unto them a transgression and a sin, and the" began tobuild it, and whilst the" were building against the Lord God of heaven, the"imagined in their hearts to war against him and to ascend into heaven. 2&And all these people and all the families divided themselves in three partsthe first said 0e will ascend into heaven and fight against him the secondsaid, 0e will ascend to heaven and place our own gods there and serve

them and the third part said, 0e will ascend to heaven and smite him withbows and spears and God knew all their works and all their evil thoughts,and he saw the cit" and the tower which the" were building. 2( And whenthe" were building the" built themselves a great cit" and a ver" high andstrong tower and on account of its height the mortar and bricks did notreach the builders in their ascent to it, until those who went up hadcompleted a full "ear, and after that, the" reached to the builders and gavethem the mortar and the bricks thus was it done dail". 2* And behold theseascended and others descended the whole da" and if a brick should fall fromtheir hands and get broken, the" would all weep over it, and if a man fell anddied, none of them would look at him. 2+ And the Lord knew their thoughts,

and it came to pass when the" were building the" cast the arrows toward theheavens, and all the arrows fell upon them filled with blood, and when the"saw them the" said to each other, urel" we have slain all those that are inheaven.

3 )or this was from the Lord in order to cause them to err, and in order todestro" them from off the face of the ground. 31 And the" built the towerand the cit", and the" did this thing dail" until man" da"s and "ears were

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elapsed. 32 And God said to the sevent" angels who stood foremost beforehim, to those who were near to him, sa"ing, -ome let us descend andconfuse their tongues, that one man shall not understand the language of hisneighbor, and the" did so unto them. 33 And from that da" following, the"forgot each man his neighbor4s tongue, and the" could not understand tospeak in one tongue, and when the builder took from the hands of hisneighbor lime or stone which he did not order, the builder would cast it awa"and throw it upon his neighbor, that he would die. 3! And the" did so man"da"s, and the" killed man" of them in this manner. 3# And the Lord smote

the three divisions that were there, and he punished them according to theirworks and designs those who said, 0e will ascend to heaven and serve ourgods, became like apes and elephants and those who said, 0e will smite theheaven with arrows, the Lord killed them, one man through the hand of hisneighbor and the third division of those who said, 0e will ascend to heavenand fight against him, the Lord scattered them throughout the earth. 3& Andthose who were left amongst them, when the" knew and understood the evilwhich was coming upon them, the" forsook the building, and the" alsobecame scattered upon the face of the whole earth.3( And the" ceased building the cit" and the tower therefore he called thatplace 'abel, for there the Lord confounded the Language of the whole earth

behold it was at the east of the land of hinar. 3* And as to the tower whichthe sons of men built, the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up onethird part thereof, and a fire also descended from heaven and burnedanother third, and the other third is left to this da", and it is of that partwhich was aloft, and its circumference is three da"s4 walk. 3+ And man" ofthe sons of men died in that tower, a people without number.

CHAPTER 10

1 And Beleg the son of %ber died in those da"s, in the fort"9eighth "ear of thelife of Abram son of $erah, and all the da"s of Beleg were two hundred and

thirt"9nine "ears.2 And when the Lord had scattered the sons of men on account of their sin atthe tower, behold the" spread forth into man" divisions, and all the sons ofmen were dispersed into the four corners of the earth. 3 And all the familiesbecame each according to its language, its land, or its cit". ! And the sons ofmen built man" cities according to their families, in all the places where the"went, and throughout the earth where the Lord had scattered them. # Andsome of them built cities in places from which the" were afterwardetirpated, and the" called these cities after their own names, or the namesof their children, or after their particular occurrences. & And the sons of8apheth the son of :oah went and built themselves cities in the places where

the" were scattered, and the" called all their cities after their names, and thesons of 8apheth were divided upon the face of the earth into man" divisionsand languages. ( And these are the sons of 8apheth according to theirfamilies, Gomer, 6agog, 6edai, 8avan, $ubal, 6eshech and $iras these arethe children of 8apheth according to their generations. * And the children ofGomer, according to their cities, were the )rancum, who dwell in the land of)ran?a, b" the river )ran?a, b" the river enah. + And the children of =ephathare the 'artonim, who dwell in the land of 'artonia b" the river Ledah, which

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empties its waters in the great sea Gihon, that is, oceanus. 1 And thechildren of $ugarma are ten families, and these are their names5 'u?ar,Bar?unac, 'algar, %licanum, =agbib, $arki, 'id, 7ebuc,


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cities, and the" were fruitful and multiplied greatl" and dwelt peaceabl". 2*And eir the son of ;ur, son of ;ivi, son of -anaan, went and found a valle"opposite to 6ount Baran, and he built a cit" there, and he and his seven sonsand his household dwelt there, and he called the cit" which he built eir,according to his name that is the land of eir unto this da".2+ $hese are the families of the children of ;am, according to theirlanguages and cities, when the" were scattered to their countries after thetower. 3 And some of the children of hem son of :oah, father of all thechildren of %ber, also went and built themselves cities in the places wherein

the" were scattered, and the" called their cities after their names. 31 Andthe sons of hem were %lam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, and the"built themselves cities and called the names of all their cities after theirnames. 32 And Ashur son of hem and his children and household went forthat that time, a ver" large bod" of them, and the" went to a distant land thatthe" found, and the" met with a ver" etensive valle" in the land that the"went to, and the" built themselves four cities, and the" called them aftertheir own names and occurrences. 33 And these are the names of the citieswhich the children of Ashur built, :inevah, =esen, -alach and =ehobotherand the children of Ashur dwell there unto this da".

3! And the children of Aram also went and built themselves a cit", and the"called the name of the cit" C? after their eldest brother, and the" dwelltherein that is the land of C? to this da". 3# And in the second "ear after thetower a man from the house of Ashur, whose name was 'ela, went from theland of :inevah to so/ourn with his household wherever he could find a placeand the" came until opposite the cities of the plain against odom, and the"dwelt there. 3& And the man rose up and built there a small cit", and calledits name 'ela, after his name that is the land of 7oar unto this da".3( And these are the families of the children of hem according to theirlanguage and cities, after the" were scattered upon the earth after the tower.

3* And ever" kingdom, cit", and famil" of the families of the children of :oahbuilt themselves man" cities after this. 3+ And the" established governmentsin all their cities, in order to be regulated b" their orders so did all thefamilies of the children of :oah forever.

CHAPTER 11

1 And :imrod son of -ush was still in the land of hinar, and he reigned overit and dwelt there, and he built cities in the land of hinar. 2 And these arethe names of the four cities which he built, and he called their names afterthe occurrences that happened to them in the building of the tower. 3 And hecalled the first 'abel, sa"ing, 'ecause the Lord there confounded the

language of the whole earth and the name of the second he called %rech,because from there God dispersed them. ! And the third he called %ched,sa"ing there was a great battle at that place and the fourth he called-alnah, because his princes and might" men were consumed there, and the"veed the Lord, the" rebelled and transgressed against him. # And when:imrod had built these cities in the land of hinar, he placed in them theremainder of his people, his princes and his might" men that were left in hiskingdom. & And :imrod dwelt in 'abel, and he there renewed his reign over

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the rest of his sub/ects, and he reigned securel", and the sub/ects andprinces of :imrod called his name Amraphel, sa"ing that at the tower hisprinces and men fell through his means. ( And notwithstanding this, :imroddid not return to the Lord, and he continued in wickedness and teachingwickedness to the sons of men and 6ardon, his son, was worse than hisfather, and continued to add to the abominations of his father. * And hecaused the sons of men to sin, therefore it is said, )rom the wicked goethforth wickedness. + At that time there was war between the families of thechildren of ;am, as the" were dwelling in the cities which the" had built. 1

And -hedorlaomer, king of %lam, went awa" from the families of the childrenof ;am, and he fought with them and he subdued them, and he went to thefive cities of the plain and he fought against them and he subdued them, andthe" were under his control. 11 And the" served him twelve "ears, and the"gave him a "earl" ta. 12 At that time died :ahor, son of erug, in the fort"9ninth "ear of the life of Abram son of $erah. 13 And in the fiftieth "ear of thelife of Abram son of $erah, Abram came forth from the house of :oah, andwent to his father4s house. 1! And Abram knew the Lord, and he went in hiswa"s and instructions, and the Lord his God was with him. 1# And $erah hisfather was in those da"s, still captain of the host of king :imrod, and he stillfollowed strange gods.

1& And Abram came to his father4s house and saw twelve gods standingthere in their temples, and the anger of Abram was kindled when he sawthese images in his father4s house. 1( And Abram said, As the Lord liveththese images shall not remain in m" father4s house so shall the Lord whocreated me do unto me if in three da"s4 time I do not break them all. 1* AndAbram went from them, and his anger burned within him. And Abramhastened and went from the chamber to his father4s outer court, and hefound his father sitting in the court, and all his servants with him, and Abramcame and sat before him. 1+ And Abram asked his father, sa"ing, )ather, tellme where is God who created heaven and earth, and all the sons of menupon earth, and who created thee and me. And $erah answered his son

Abram and said, 'ehold those who created us are all with us in the house. 2And Abram said to his father, 6" lord, shew them to me I pra" thee and$erah brought Abram into the chamber of the inner court, and Abram saw,and behold the whole room was full of gods of wood and stone, twelve greatimages and others less than the" without number. 21 And $erah said to hisson, 'ehold these are the" which made all thou seest upon earth, and whichcreated me and thee, and all mankind. 22 And $erah bowed down to hisgods, and he then went awa" from them, and Abram, his son, went awa"with him. 23 And when Abram had gone from them he went to his motherand sat before her, and he said to his mother, 'ehold, m" father has shownme those who made heaven and earth, and all the sons of men. 2! :ow,

therefore, hasten and fetch a kid from the flock, and make of it savor" meat,that I ma" bring it to m" father4s gods as an offering for them to eat perhapsI ma" thereb" become acceptable to them. 2# And his mother did so, andshe fetched a kid, and made savor" meat thereof, and brought it to Abram,and Abram took the savor" meat from his mother and brought it before hisfather4s gods, and he drew nigh to them that the" might eat and $erah hisfather, did not know of it. 2& And Abram saw on the da" when he was sittingamongst them, that the" had no voice, no hearing, no motion, and not one of

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them could stretch forth his hand to eat. 2( And Abram mocked them, andsaid, urel" the savor" meat that I prepared has not pleased them, orperhaps it was too little for them, and for that reason the" would not eattherefore tomorrow I will prepare fresh savor" meat, better and moreplentiful than this, in order that I ma" see the result. 2* And it was on thenet da" that Abram directed his mother concerning the savor" meat, andhis mother rose and fetched three fine kids from the flock, and she made ofthem some ecellent savor" meat, such as her son was fond of, and shegave it to her son Abram and $erah his father did not know of it. 2+ And

Abram took the savor" meat from his mother, and brought it before hisfather4s gods into the chamber and he came nigh unto them that the" mighteat, and he placed it before them, and Abram sat before them all da",thinking perhaps the" might eat. 3 And Abram viewed them, and beholdthe" had neither voice nor hearing, nor did one of them stretch forth hishand to the meat to eat. 31 And in the evening of that da" in that houseAbram was clothed with the spirit of God. 32 And he called out and said, 0ounto m" father and this wicked generation, whose hearts are all inclined tovanit", who serve these idols of wood and stone which can neither eat, smell,hear nor speak, who have mouths without speech, e"es without sight, earswithout hearing, hands without feeling, and legs which cannot move like

them are those that made them and that trust in them. 33 And when Abramsaw all these things his anger was kindled against his father, and hehastened and took a hatchet in his hand, and came unto the chamber of thegods, and he broke all his father4s gods. 3! And when he had done breakingthe images, he placed the hatchet in the hand of the great god which wasthere before them, and he went out and $erah his father came home, for hehad heard at the door the sound of the striking of the hatchet so $erah cameinto the house to know what this was about. 3# And $erah, having heard thenoise of the hatchet in the room of images, ran to the room to the images,and he met Abram going out. 3& And $erah entered the room and found allthe idols fallen down and broken, and the hatchet in the hand of the largest,

which was not broken, and the savor" meat which Abram his son had madewas still before them.3( And when $erah saw this his anger was greatl" kindled, and he hastenedand went from the room to Abram. 3* And he found Abram his son stillsitting in the house and he said to him, 0hat is this work thou hast done tom" gods 3+ And Abram answered $erah his father and he said, :ot so m"lord, for I brought savor" meat before them, and when I came nigh to themwith the meat that the" might eat, the" all at once stretched forth theirhands to eat before the great one had put forth his hand to eat. ! And thelarge one saw their works that the" did before him, and his anger wasviolentl" kindled against them, and he went and took the hatchet that was in

the house and came to them and broke them all, and behold the hatchet is"et in his hand as thou seest. !1 And $erah4s anger was kindled against hisson Abram, when he spoke this and $erah said to Abram his son in his anger,0hat is this tale that thou hast told $hou speakest lies to me. !2 Is there inthese gods spirit, soul or power to do all thou hast told me Are the" notwood and stone, and have I not m"self made them, and canst thou speaksuch lies, sa"ing that the large god that was with them smote them It isthou that didst place the hatchet in his hands, and then sa"est he smote

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them all. !3 And Abram answered his father and said to him, And how canstthou then serve these idols in whom there is no power to do an" thing -anthose idols in which thou trustest deliver thee can the" hear th" pra"erswhen thou callest upon them can the" deliver thee from the hands of th"enemies, or will the" fight th" battles for thee against th" enemies, that thoushouldst serve wood and stone which can neither speak nor hear !! Andnow surel" it is not good for thee nor for the sons of men that are connectedwith thee, to do these things are "ou so sill", so foolish or so short ofunderstanding that "ou will serve wood and stone, and do after this manner

!# And forget the Lord God who made heaven and earth, and who created"ou in the earth, and thereb" bring a great evil upon "our souls in this matterb" serving stone and wood !& @id not our fathers in da"s of old sin in thismatter, and the Lord God of the universe brought the waters of the floodupon them and destro"ed the whole earth !( And how can "ou continue todo this and serve gods of wood and stone, who cannot hear, or speak, ordeliver "ou from oppression, thereb" bringing down the anger of the God ofthe universe upon "ou !* :ow therefore m" father refrain from this, andbring not evil upon th" soul and the souls of th" household.!+ And Abram hastened an

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