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And He answered and said unto me: 'Whatever will then befall (will befall)
the whole earth; 2 therefore all who live will experience (them). For
at that time I will protect only those who are 3 found in
those self-same days in this land. And it shall come to pass when all
is accomplished that 4 was to come to pass in those parts, that the
Messiah shall then begin to be revealed. And Behemoth shall be revealed
from his place and Leviathan shall ascend from the sea, those two great
monsters which I created on the fifth day of creation, and shall have
kept until that time; and then they shall 5 be for food for all that
are left. The earth also shall yield its fruit ten thousandfold and
on each (?) vine there shall be a thousand branches, and each branch
shall produce a thousand clusters, and each 6 cluster produce a thousand
grapes, and each grape produce a cor of wine. And those who have 7 hungered
shall rejoice: moreover, also, they shall behold marvels every day.
For winds shall go forth from before Me to bring every morning the fragrance
of aromatic fruits, and at the close of the 8 day clouds distilling
the dew of health. And it shall come to pass at that self-same time
that the treasury of manna shall again descend from on high, and they
will eat of it in those years, because these are they who have come
to the consummation of time.
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And it shall come to pass after these things, when
the time of the advent of the Messiah is fulfilled, that He shall return
in glory. 2 Then all who have fallen asleep in hope of Him shall
rise again. And it shall come to pass at that time that the treasuries
will be opened in which is preserved the number of the souls of the
righteous, and they shall come forth, and a multitude of souls shall
be seen together in one 3 assemblage of one thought, and
the first shall rejoice and the last shall not be grieved. For they
know that the time has come of which it is said, that it is the consummation
of the times. 4 But the souls of the wicked, when they behold all these
things, shall then waste away the more.
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And He answered and said unto me: 'Baruch, this is the interpretation
of the vision which thou 2 hast seen. As thou hast seen the great forest
which lofty and rugged mountains surrounded, this is 3 the word. Behold!
the days come, and this kingdom will be destroyed which once destroyed
Zion, 4 and it will be subjected to that which comes after it. Moreover,
that also again after a time will be destroyed, and another, a third,
will arise, and that also will have dominion for its time, and will
be 5 destroyed. And after these things a fourth kingdom will arise,
whose power will be harsh and evil far beyond those which were before
it, and it will rule many times as the forests on the plain, and it
6 will hold fast for times, and will exalt itself more than the cedars
of Lebanon. And by it the truth will be hidden, and all those who are
polluted with iniquity will flee to it, as evil beasts flee and 7 creep
into the forest. And it will come to pass when the time of its consummation
that it should fall has approached, then the principate of My Messiah
will be revealed, which is like the fountain 8 and the vine, and when
it is revealed it will root out the multitude of its host. And as touching
that which thou hast seen, the lofty cedar, which was left of that forest,
and the fact, that the vine spoke those words with it which thou didst
hear, this is the word.
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'Hear now also regarding the bright lightning which is to
come at the consummation after these 2 black (waters): this is the word.
After the signs have come, of which thou wast told before, when the
nations become turbulent, and the time of My Messiah is come, he shall
both summon all the 3 nations, and some of them he shall spare, and
some of them he shall slay. These things therefore 4 shall come upon
the nations which are to be spared by Him. Every nation, which knows
not Israel 5 and has not trodden down the seed of Jacob, shall indeed
be spared. And this because some out of 6 every nation shall be subjected
to thy people. But all those who have ruled over you, or
have known you, shall be given up to the sword.
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'And it shall come to pass, when He has brought low everything
that is in the world, And has sat down in peace for the age on the throne
of His kingdom, That joy shall then be revealed, And rest shall appear.
2 And then healing shall descend in dew, And disease shall withdraw,
And anxiety and anguish and lamentation pass from amongst men, And gladness
proceed through the whole earth. 3 And no one shall again die untimely,
Nor shall any adversity suddenly befall. 4 And judgements, and revilings,
and contentions, and revenges, And blood, and passions, and envy, and
hatred, And whatsoever things are like these shall go into condemnation
when they are removed. 5 For it is these very things which have filled
this world with evils, And on account of these the life of man has been
greatly troubled. 6 And wild beasts shall come from the forest and minister
unto men, And asps and dragons shall come forth from their holes to
submit themselves to a little child. 7 And women shall
no longer then have pain when they bear, Nor shall they suffer torment
when they yield the fruit of the womb.
There are also some interesting
Messianic verses in 'The Psalms of Solomon':
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(17) They wandered in deserts that their lives might be saved from harm,
And precious in the eyes of them that lived abroad was any that escaped
alive from them. 20 (18) Over the whole earth were they scattered by
lawless (men). 21 (19) For the heavens withheld the rain from dropping
upon the earth, Springs were stopped (that sprang) perennial(ly) out
of the deeps, (that ran down) from lofty mountains. For there was none
among them that wrought righteousness and justice; (20) From the chief
of them to the least (of them) all were sinful; 22 The king was a transgressor,
and the judge disobedient, and the people sinful. 23 (21)
Behold, O Lord, and raise up unto them their king, the son of David,
At the time in the which Thou seest, O God, that he may reign over Israel
Thy servant 24 (22) And gird him with strength, that he
may shatter unrighteous rulers, 25 And that he may purge Jerusalem from
nations that trample (her) down to destruction. (23) Wisely, righteously
26 he shall thrust out sinners from (the) inheritance, He shall destroy
the pride of the sinner as a potter's vessel. (24) With a
rod of iron he shall break in pieces all their substance, 21 He shall
destroy the godless nations with the word of his mouth; (25)
At his rebuke nations shall flee before him, And he shall reprove sinners
for the thoughts of their heart. 28 (26) And he shall gather
together a holy people, whom he shall lead in righteousness, And he
shall judge the tribes of the people that has been sanctified by the
Lord his God. 29 (21) And he shall not suffer unrighteousness
to lodge any more in their midst, Nor shall there dwell with them any
man that knoweth wickedness, 30 For he shall know them, that they are
all sons of their God. (28) And he shaIl divide them according to their
tribes upon the land, 31 And neither sojourner nor alien shall sojourn
with them any more. (29) He shall judge peoples and nations in the wisdom
of his righteousness. Selah. 32 (30) And he shall have the
heathen nations to serve him under his yoke; And he shall glorify the
Lord in a place to be seen of (?) all the earth; 33 And he shall purge
Jerusalem, making it holy as of old: 34 (31) So that nations shall come
from the ends of the earth to see his glory, Bringing as gifts her sons
who had fainted, 35 And to see the glory of the Lord, wherewith God
hath glorified her. (32) And he (shall be) a righteous
king, taught of God, over them, 36 And there shall be no unrighteousness
in his days in their midst, For all shall be holy and their king the
anointed of the Lord. 37 (33) For he shall not put his trust in horse
and rider and bow, Nor shall he multiply for himself gold and silver
for war, Nor shall he gather confidence from (?) a multitude (?) for
the day of battle. 38 (34) The Lord Himself is his king, the hope of
him that is mighty through (his) hope in God. All nations (shall be)
in fear before him, 39 (35) For he will smite the earth with the word
of his mouth for ever. 40 He will bless the people of the Lord with
wisdom and gladness, 41 (36) And he himself (will be) pure from sin,
so that he may rule a great people. He will rebuke rulers, and remove
sinners by the might of his word; 42 (37) And (relying) upon
his God, throughout his days he will not stumble; For God will make
him mighty by means of (His) holy spirit, And wise by means of the spirit
of understanding, with strength and righteousness. 43 (38)
And the blessing of the Lord (will be) with him: he will be strong and
stumble not; 44 (39) His hope (will be) in the Lord: who then can prevail
against him? (40) (He will be) mighty in his works, and strong in the
fear of God, 45 (He will be) shepherding the flock of the Lord faithfully
and righteously, And will suffer none among them to stumble in their
pasture. 46 (41) He will lead them all aright, And there will be no
pride among them that any among them should be oppressed. 47 (42) This
(will be) the majesty of the king of Israel
whom God knoweth; He will raise him up over the house of Israel
to correct him. 48 (43) His words (shall be) more refined than costly
gold, the choicest; In the assemblies he will judge the peoples, the
tribes of the sanctified. 49 His words (shall be) like the words of
the holy ones in the midst of sanctified peoples. 50 Blessed be they
that shall be in those days, In that they shall see the good fortune
of Israel
which God shall bring to pass in the gathering together of the tribes.
51 May the Lord hasten His mercy upon Israel!
May He deliver us from the uncleanness of unholy enemies! The Lord Himself
is our king for ever and ever.
XVIII.
A Psalm. Of Solomon. Again of the Anointed of the Lord.
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1 Lord, Thy mercy is over the works of Thy hands for ever; Thy goodness
is over Israel
with a rich gift. 2 Thine eyes look upon them, so that none of them
suffers want; 3 Thine ears listen to the hopeful prayer of the poor.
(3) Thy judgements (are executed) upon the whole earth in mercy; 4 And
Thy love (is) toward the seed of Abraham, the children of Israel.
(4) Thy chastisement is upon us as (upon) a first-born, only-begotten
son, 5 To turn back the obedient soul from folly (that is wrought) in
ignorance. 6 (5) May God cleanse Israel
against the day of mercy and blessing, Against the day of choice when
He bringeth back His anointed. 7 (6) Blessed shall they
be that shall be in those days, In that they shall see the goodness
of the Lord which He shall perform for the generation that is to come,
8 (7) Under the rod of chastening of the Lord's anointed in the fear
of his God, In the spirit of wisdom and righteousness and strength;
9 (8)
Y’va
reh-ch’cha Adonai v’yeesh-m’reh-cha,
Ya-air
Adonai pa-nahv ay-leh-cha vee-choo-neh-ka,
Yee-sa
Adonai pa-nahv ay-leh-cha v’ya-same l’cha Shalom
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