For I know that He is eternal who is about to deliver me,

which I am conscious of in myself, which my eye has seen, and not another, but all have been fulfilled to me in my bosom.

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look upon Me, because they have mocked Me, and they shall make lamentation for Him, as for a beloved [friend], and they shall grieve intensely, as for a firstborn son.

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and in the error of Balaam they have rushed for profit, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,

to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly among them about all their ungodly deeds which they have committed impiously, and about all the harsh [words] which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him."

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen!.

saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East, and have come to worship Him."

And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ would be born.

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'"

And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, "Go and carefully search for the young Child, and as soon as you find [Him], report back to me, so that I also may come and worship Him."

through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

And we have the prophetic word made more sure, which you do well to heed, as a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and the Stock of David, the Bright and Morning Star."

A ruler shall not fail from Judah, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and He is the expectation of nations.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of Your kingdom is the scepter of righteousness.

He chose David also His servant, and took him up from the flocks of sheep.

So he tended them in the innocence of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

The Lord shall send out the rod of Your strength out of Zion; rule in the midst of Your enemies!

His government shall be great, and of His peace there is no end; [it shall be] upon the throne of David, and [upon] His kingdom, to establish it, and to support [it] with judgment and with righteousness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David.

And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end."

But to the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom.

And Saul said, Bring here all the chiefs of Israel, and know and see by whom this sin has been committed this day.

And from Him he looked, and from Him He set the battle in order, and from Him came the bow in anger, and from Him shall come forth every oppressor together.

Then David attacked Moab, and measured them out with lines, having laid them down on the ground. And there were two lines for slaying, and two lines he kept alive. And Moab became servants to David, yielding tribute.

And it came to pass, after the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

And the king of Moab saw that the battle prevailed against him; and he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to cut through to the king of Edom, and they could not.

And he took his eldest son whom he had designed to reign in his place, and offered him up for a whole burnt offering on the walls. And there was a great indignation against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their land.

And he defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, [and] tributaries.

[This translation omits this verse.]

And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.

And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enosh: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.

And Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and begot [a son] after his [own] form, and after his own image, and he called his name Seth.

And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

And Seth lived seven hundred and seven years after his begetting [of] Enosh, and he begot sons and daughters.

And Enosh lived one hundred and ninety years, and begot Cainan.

And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

And Cainan lived seven hundred and forty years after his begetting [of] Mahalalel, and he begot sons and daughters.

And Mahalalel lived one hundred and sixty five years, and he begot Jared.

And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

and Jared lived eight hundred years after his begetting [of] Enoch, and he begot sons and daughters.

And Enoch lived one hundred and sixty-five years, and begat Methuselah.

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

And Methuselah lived one hundred and sixty-seven years, and begot Lamech.

And all the days of Methuselah, which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.

And He shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

The kings of Tarshish, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Sheba shall offer gifts.

Then the seventh angel sounded [his] trumpet, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of this world has become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!"