4 And one went in, and told his lord, faying, Thus and thus faid the maid that is of the land of Israel. man from Baal-fhalifha, and | leprofy. 43 And his fervitor faid, What, fhould I fet this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus faith the Lord, They fhall eat, and fhall leave thereof. 44 So he fet it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord. No CHAP. V. row Naaman captain of the hoft of the king of Syria, was a great man with his mafter, and honourable, becaufe by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was alfo a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and brought away captive out of the land of Ifrael a little maid, and she waited on Naaman's wife. 3 And fhe faid unto her miftrefs, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria: for he would recover him of his 5 And the king of Syria faid, Go to, go, and I will fend a letter unto the king of Ifrael. And he departed, and took with him ten ta-, lents of filver, and fix thoufand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Ifrael, faying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith fent Naaman my fervant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprofy. 7 And it came to pafs when the king of Ifrael had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and faid, Am I God, to kill, and to make alive, that this man doth fend unto me to recover a man of his leprofy? wherefore confider, I pray you, and fee how he feeketh a quarrel against me. 8 And it was fo, when Elifha the man of God had heard that the king of Ifrael had rent his clothes, that he fent to the king, faying,. Wherefore haft thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he fhall know that there is a pro phet phet in Ifrael. 9 So Naaman came with his horfes, and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the houfe of Elisha. 10 And Elifha fent a meffenger unto him, faying, Go and wash in Jordan feven times, and thy flefh fhall come again unto thee, and thou fhalt be clean. II But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and faid, Behold, I thought, He will furely come out to me, and ftand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and ftrike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar rivers of Damafcus, better than all the waters of Ifrael? may I not wash in them and be clean? So he turned, and went away in a Tage. 13 And his fervants came near, and fpake unto him, and faid, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do fome great thing, wouldeft thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he faith to thee, Wath and be clean? 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself feven times in Jordan, according to the faying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and ftood before him: and he faid, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Ifrael: now therefore, I pray thee, take a bleffing of thy fervant. 16 But he faid, As the Lord liveth, before whom I ftand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused. 17 And Naaman faid, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy fervant two mules burden of earth? for thy fervant will. henceforth offer neither burnt-offering, nor facrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord. 18 In this thing the Lord pardon thy fervant, that when my mafter goeth into the houfe of Rimmon to worfhip there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow felf in the houfe of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy fervant in this thing. my 19 And he faid unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 20 But Gehazi the fervant of Elifba the man of God God faid, Behold, my maf- | vants, and they bare them ter hath fpared Naaman this before him. Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought but as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman: and when Naaman faw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and faid, Is all well? 24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and beftowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and ftood before his mafter: and Elifha faid unto him, Whence comeft thou, Gehazi? And he faid, Thy fervant went no whither. 26 And he faid unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive 22 And he faid, All is well my mafter hath fent me, faying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the fons of the prophets give them, I pray thee, a talent of filver, and two changes of gar-yards, and vineyards, and fheep, and oxen, and men23 And Naaman faid, Be fervants, and maid-fervants? content, take two talents. 27 The leprofy therefore And he urged him, and of Naaman fhall cleave unto bound two talents of filver thee, and unto thy feed for in two bags, with two chan-ever. And he went out ments. ges of garments, and laid from his prefence a leper as them upon two of his fer- white as fnow. TH The Book of CHAP. I. HERE was a man in the land of Uz whofe name was Job; and that JO B. 2 And there were born unto him feven fons and three daughters. 3 His fubftance alfo was man was perfect and up-feven thousand sheep, and right, and one that feared God, and efchewed evil. three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and and five hundred fhe-affes, and a very great houfhold; fo that this man was the greatest of all the men of the eaft. 4 And his fons went and feafted in their houfes, every one his day and fent and called for their three fifters, to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was fo, when the days of their feafting were gone about, that Job fent and fanctified them, and rofe up early in the morning, and offered burntofferings according to the number of them all: for Job faid, It may be that my fons have finned, and curfed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. 6 Now there was a day when the fons of God came to prefent themselves before the Lord, and Satan came alfo among them. 7 And the Lord faid unto Satan, Whence comeft thou? Then Satan anfwered the Lord, and faid, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the Lord faid unto Satan, Haft thou confidered my fervant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and efcheweth evil? 9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and faid, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Haft not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every fide? thou haft bleffed the work of his hands, and his fubftance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curfe thee to thy face. 12 And the Lord faid unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power: only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. 13 And there was a day when his fons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house : 14 And there came a mesfenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the affes feeding befide them: 15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have flain the fervants with the edge of the fword; and I only am efcaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he was yet speaking, there came alfo another, R and and faid, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the fervants, and confumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 22 In all this Job finned not, nor charged God foolishly. A CHAP. II. day when the fons of GAIN there was a 17 While he was yet fpeak-God came to prefent themfelves before the Lord, and Satan came alfo among them to present himself before the Lord. ing, there came alfo another, and faid, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and flain the fervants with the edge of the fword: and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18 While he was yet fpeaking, there came alfo another, and faid, Thy fons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's houfe: 19 And behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and fmote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead: and I only am escaped alone to - tell thee. 20 Then Job arofe, and rent his mantle, and fhaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 2 And the Lord faid unto Satan, From whence comest thou? and Satan answered the Lord, and faid, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the Lord faid unto Satan, Haft thou confidered my fervant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and efcheweth evil? and still he holdeth faft his integrity, although thou moved!t me against him, to deftroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lord, and faid, Skin for fkin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curfe thee 21 And faid, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked fhall I return thi-to thy face. ther. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; bleffed be the name of the Lord. + 6 And the Lord faid unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but fave his life. 7 ¶ So |