Baramhat 23, 1744

1O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

2The dead bodies of Your servants They have given as food for the birds of the heavens, The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

3Their blood they have shed like water all around Jerusalem, And there was no one to bury them.

4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and derision to those who are around us.

5How long, LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.

7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling place.

8Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, For we have been brought very low.

9Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name's sake!

10Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let there be known among the nations in our sight The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power Preserve those who are appointed to die;

12And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

13So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show forth Your praise to all generations.

1So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.

2Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."

3And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"

4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5For which is easier, to say, "Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, "Arise and walk'?

6But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."

7And he arose and departed to his house.

8Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

1I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

2with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

3endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

6one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.

13Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

14as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;

15but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

16because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."

17And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;

18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

20He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you

21who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

9Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,

10saying, "Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives."

11Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul.

12And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there.

13When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete.

14But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon.

15So when the ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her drive.

16And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty.

17When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven.

18And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.

19On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands.

20Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

21But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.

22And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

23For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,

24saying, "Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

25Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.

26However, we must run aground on a certain island."