15 verses
1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2"Command the children of Israel that they [send] every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is unclean [by touching a] corpse out of the camp. 3Put both male and female outside of the camp so that they don't defile their camp, where I live among [you]."
4The children of Israel did so, and put them outside of the camp. The children of Israel did as Yahweh told Moses.
5Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 6"Tell the children of Israel: 'When a man or woman commits any sin that people commit, so as to trespass against Yahweh, and that soul [knows they are] guilty, 7they are to confess the sin they've done and make restitution for their guilt in full, adding to it a fifth [more], and give it to the one wronged. 8But if the man has no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt is to be made to Yahweh. [Give it to the] priest. [This is in] addition to the ram of atonement, by which atonement is be made for him. 9Every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present to the priest, will be his. 10Every man [is to keep his] holy [things] will be his; whatever any man gives the priest will be his.'"
11Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 12"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: 'If any man's wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him, 13and a man lies with her sexually, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and this is kept concealed, and she is defiled, there is no witness against her, and she isn't taken in the act; 14and the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife and she is defiled; or [even] if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife and she isn't defiled; 15then the man is to bring his wife to the priest, and bring the required offering: one tenth of an ephah of barley meal. He shouldn't pour oil on it, or put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to memory.
21 verses
1Then Yahweh said to me, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: put them out of my sight, and let them go forth. 2When they ask you, 'Where shall we go forth?', you shall tell them, Yahweh says: 'Those who are for death, to death; and those who are for the sword, to the sword; and those who are for famine, to famine; and those who are for captivity, to captivity.'
3I will appoint over them four kinds, says Yahweh: the sword to kill, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the sky, and the animals of the earth, to devour and to destroy. 4I will cause them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem. 5For who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? or who will bemoan you? or who will turn aside to ask of your welfare? 6You have rejected me, says Yahweh, you have gone backward: therefore have I stretched out my hand against you, and destroyed you; I am weary with repenting. 7I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved [them] of children, I have destroyed my people; they didn't return from their ways. 8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas; I have brought on them against the mother of the young men a destroyer at noonday: I have caused anguish and terrors to fall on her suddenly. 9She who has borne seven languishes; she has given up the spirit; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she has been disappointed and confounded: and the residue of them I will deliver to the sword before their enemies, says Yahweh. 10Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; [yet] everyone of them does curse me.
11Yahweh said, Most certainly I will strengthen you for good; most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. 12Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and bronze? 13Your substance and your treasures I will give for a plunder without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders. 14I will make [them] to pass with your enemies into a land which you don't know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn on you. 15Yahweh, you know; remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my pursuers; don't take me away in your longsuffering: know that for your sake I have suffered reproach. 16Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, Yahweh God of Armies. 17I didn't sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation. 18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? will you indeed be to me as a deceitful [brook], as waters that fail?
19Therefore Yahweh says, "If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: they shall return to you, but you shall not return to them. 20I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; and they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says Yahweh. 21I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.
6 verses
For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder.
1Hurry, God, to deliver me.
Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
2Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul.
Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
3Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, "Aha! Aha!"
4Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
Let those who love your salvation continually say, "Let God be exalted!"
5But I am poor and needy
Come to me quickly, God.
You are my help and my deliverer.
Yahweh, don't delay.
25 verses
4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function, 5so we, who are many, are one body in AnointedOne, and individually members of one another, 6having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let's prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; 7or service, let's give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching; 8or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 9Let selfless-love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another, 11not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, 12rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer, 13contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.
14Praise those who persecute you-all; praise, and don't curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. 16Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set all-of-your minds on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in all-of-your own conceits. 17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all people. 18If it is possible, as much as it is up to you-all, be at peace with all people. 19Don't seek revenge yourselves, dear-ones, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says ForeverOne." 20So "If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
21Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
1Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. 2So he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment. 3For rulers are not a terror to good actions, but to evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the authority, 4for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil. 5So you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake. 6For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, continually doing this very thing. 7So give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
