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Baruch 2

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Therefore the Lord has made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Judah, to bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses; That we should eat every man the flesh of his own son, and every man the flesh of his own daughter. Moreover he has given them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are round about us, to be a reproach and a desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord has scattered them. Thus were they cast down, and not exalted, because we sinned against the Lord our God, in not hearkening to his voice. To the Lord our God belongs righteousness: but to us and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day. For all these plagues are come upon us, which the Lord has pronounced against us. Yet have we not entreated the favor of the Lord, in turning every one from the thoughts of his wicked heart. Therefore has the Lord kept watch over the plagues, and the Lord has brought them upon us; for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he has commanded us. Yet we have not hearkened to his voice, to walk in the commandments of the Lord that he has set before us. And now, O Lord, you God of Israel, that have brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and with a high arm, and have gotten yourself a name, as at this day: O Lord our God, we have sinned, we have done ungodly, we have dealt unrighteously in all your ordinances. Let your wrath turn from us: for we are but a few left among the heathen, where you have scattered us. Hear our prayer, O Lord, and our petition, and deliver us for your own sake, and give us favor in the sight of them which have led us away captive: that all the earth may know that you are the Lord our God, because Israel and his posterity is called by your name. O Lord, look down from your holy house, and consider us: incline your ear, O Lord, and hear: open your eyes, and behold: for the dead that are in the grave, whose breath is taken from their bodies, will give to the Lord neither glory nor righteousness: but the soul that is greatly vexed, which goes stooping and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul, will give you glory and righteousness, O Lord. For we do not present our supplication before you, O Lord our God, for the righteousness of our fathers, and of our kings. For you have sent your wrath and your indignation upon us, as you have spoken by your servants the prophets, saying, Thus says the Lord, Bow your shoulders to serve the king of Babylon, and remain in the land that I gave to your fathers. But if you⌃ will not hear the voice of the Lord, to serve the king of Babylon, I will cause to cease out of the cities of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate without inhabitant. But we would not hearken to your voice, to serve the king of Babylon: therefore have you made good your words that you spoke by your servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their places. And, behold, they are cast out to the heat by day, and to the frost by night, and they died in great miseries by famine, by sword, and by pestilence. And the house which is called by your name have you laid waste, as at this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Yet, O Lord our God, you have dealt with us after all your kindness, and according to all that great mercy of your, as you spoke by your servant Moses in the day when you did command him to write your law before the children of Israel, saying, If you⌃ will not hear my voice, surely this very great multitude shall be turned into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them. For I know that they will not hear me, because it is a stiff-necked people: but in the land of their captivity they shall take it to heart, and shall know that I am the Lord their God: and I will give them a heart, and ears to hear: and they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and think upon my name, and shall return from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds: for they shall remember the way of their fathers, which sinned before the Lord. And I will bring them again into the land which I sware to their fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and they shall be lords of it: and I will increase them, and they shall not be diminished. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more remove my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.

Morgenbøn — anden læsning

Johannes 12

Seks Dage før Paaske kom Jesus nu til Bethania, hvor Lazarus boede, han, som Jesus havde oprejst fra de døde. Der gjorde de da et Aftensmaaltid for ham, og Martha vartede op; men Lazarus var en af dem, som sade til Bords med ham. Da tog Maria et Pund af ægte, saare kostbar Nardussalve og salvede Jesu Fødder og tørrede hans Fødder med sit Haar; og Huset blev fuldt af Salvens Duft. Da siger en af hans Disciple, Judas, Simons Søn, Iskariot, han, som siden forraadte ham: „Hvorfor blev denne Salve ikke solgt for tre Hundrede Denarer og given til fattige?‟ Men dette sagde han, ikke fordi han brød sig om de fattige, men fordi han var en Tyv og havde Pungen og bar, hvad der blev lagt deri. Da sagde Jesus: „Lad hende med Fred, hun har jo bevaret den til min Begravelsesdag! De fattige have I jo altid hos eder; men mig have I ikke altid.‟ En stor Skare af Jøderne fik nu at vide, at han var der; og de kom ikke for Jesu Skyld alene, men ogsaa for at se Lazarus, hvem han havde oprejst fra de døde. Men Ypperstepræsterne raadsloge om ogsaa at slaa Lazarus ihjel; thi for hans Skyld gik mange af Jøderne hen og troede paa Jesus. Den følgende Dag, da den store Skare, som var kommen til Højtiden, hørte, at Jesus kom til Jerusalem, toge de Palmegrene og gik ud imod ham og raabte: „Hosanna! velsignet være den, som kommer, i Herrens Navn, Israels Konge!‟ Men Jesus fandt et ungt Æsel og satte sig derpaa, som der er skrevet: „Frygt ikke, Zions Datter! se, din Konge kommer, siddende paa en Asenindes Føl.‟ Dette forstode hans Disciple ikke først; men da Jesus var herliggjort, da kom de i Hu, at dette var skrevet om ham, og at de havde gjort dette for ham. Skaren, som var med ham, vidnede nu, at han havde kaldt Lazarus frem fra Graven og oprejst ham fra de døde. Det var ogsaa derfor, at Skaren gik ham i Møde, fordi de havde hørt, at han havde gjort dette Tegn. Da sagde Farisæerne til hverandre: „I se, at I udrette ikke noget; se, Alverden gaar efter ham.‟ Men der var nogle Grækere af dem, som plejede at gaa op for at tilbede paa Højtiden. Disse gik nu til Filip, som var fra Bethsajda i Galilæa, og bade ham og sagde: „Herre! vi ønske at se Jesus.‟ Filip kommer og siger det til Andreas, Andreas og Filip komme og sige det til Jesus. Men Jesus svarede dem og sagde: „Timen er kommen, til at Menneskesønnen skal herliggøres. Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, hvis ikke Hvedekornet falder i Jorden og dør, bliver det ene; men dersom det dør, bærer det megen Frugt. Den, som elsker sit Liv, skal miste det; og den, som hader sit Liv i denne Verden, skal bevare det til et evigt Liv. Om nogen tjener mig, han følge mig, og hvor jeg er, der skal ogsaa min Tjener være; om nogen tjener mig, ham skal Faderen ære. Nu er min Sjæl forfærdet; og hvad skal jeg sige? Fader, frels mig fra denne Time? Dog, derfor er jeg kommen til denne Time. Fader, herliggør dit Navn!‟ Da kom der en Røst fra Himmelen: „Baade har jeg herliggjort det, og vil jeg atter herliggøre det.‟ Da sagde Skaren, som stod og hørte det, at det havde tordnet; andre sagde: „En Engel har talt til ham.‟ Jesus svarede og sagde: „Ikke for min Skyld er denne Røst kommen, men for eders Skyld. Nu gaar der Dom over denne Verden, nu skal denne Verdens Fyrste kastes ud, og jeg skal, naar jeg bliver ophøjet fra Jorden, drage alle til mig.‟ Men dette sagde han for at betegne, hvilken Død han skulde dø. Skaren svarede ham: „Vi have hørt af Loven, at Kristus bliver evindelig, og hvorledes siger da du, at Menneskesønnen bør ophøjes? Hvem er denne Menneskesøn?‟ Da sagde Jesus til dem: „Endnu en liden Tid er Lyset hos eder. Vandrer, medens I have Lyset, for at Mørke ikke skal overfalde eder! Og den, som vandrer i Mørket, ved ikke, hvor han gaar hen. Medens I have Lyset, tror paa Lyset, for at I kunne blive Lysets Børn!‟ Dette talte Jesus, og han gik bort og blev skjult for dem. Men endskønt han havde gjort saa mange Tegn for deres Øjne, troede de dog ikke paa ham, for at Profeten Esajas's Ord skulde opfyldes, som han har sagt: „Herre! hvem troede det, han hørte af os, og for hvem blev Herrens Arm aabenbaret?‟ Derfor kunde de ikke tro, fordi Esajas har atter sagt: „Han har blindet deres Øjne og forhærdet deres Hjerte, for at de ikke skulle se med Øjnene og forstaa med Hjertet og omvende sig, saa jeg kunde helbrede dem.‟ Dette sagde Esajas, fordi han saa hans Herlighed og talte om ham. Alligevel var der dog mange, endogsaa af Raadsherrerne, som troede paa ham; men for Farisæernes Skyld bekendte de det ikke, for at de ikke skulde blive udelukkede af Synagogen; thi de elskede Menneskenes Ære mere end Guds Ære. Men Jesus raabte og sagde: „Den, som tror paa mig, tror ikke paa mig, men paa ham, som sendte mig, og den, som ser mig, ser den, som sendte mig. Jeg er kommen som et Lys til Verden, for at hver den, som tror paa mig, ikke skal blive i Mørket. Og om nogen hører mine Ord og ikke vogter paa dem, ham dømmer ikke jeg; thi jeg er ikke kommen for at dømme Verden, men for at frelse Verden. Den, som foragter mig og ikke modtager mine Ord, har den, som dømmer ham; det Ord, som jeg har talt, det skal dømme ham paa den yderste Dag. Thi jeg har ikke talt af mig selv; men Faderen, som sendte mig, han har givet mig Befaling om, hvad jeg skal sige, og hvad jeg skal tale. Og jeg ved, at hans Befaling er evigt Liv. Altsaa, hvad jeg taler, taler jeg saaledes, som Faderen har sagt mig.‟

Aftenbøn — første læsning

Baruch 3

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O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, the soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, cries to you. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for you are a merciful God: yes, have mercy upon us, because we have sinned before you. For you sit as king forever, and we perish evermore. O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead Israelites, and of the children of them which were sinners before you, that didn’t listen to the voice of you their God: for the which cause these plagues clave to us. Remember not the iniquities of our fathers: but remember your power and your name now at this time. For you are the Lord our God, and you, O Lord, will we praise. For for this cause you have put your fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon your name: and we will praise you in our captivity, for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our fathers, that sinned before you. Behold, we are yet this day in our captivity, where you have scattered us, for a reproach and a curse, and to be subject to penalty, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which departed from the Lord our God. Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear to understand wisdom. How is it, O Israel, that you are in your enemies’ land, that you have become old in a strange country, that you are defiled with the dead, that you are counted with those who go down into the grave? You have forsaken the fountain of wisdom. For if you had walked in the way of God, you should have dwelled in peace forever. Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding; that you may know also where is length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. Who has found out her place? and who has come into her treasuries? Where are the princes of the heathen, and such as ruled the beasts that are upon the earth; those who had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and those who hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust; and of whose getting there is no end? For those who wrought in silver, and were so careful, and whose works are past finding out, they are vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are come up in their steads. Younger men have seen the light, and lived upon the earth: but the way of knowledge have they not known, neither understood they the paths thereof: neither have their children laid hold of it: they are far off from their way. It has not been heard of in Canaan, neither has it been seen in Teman. The sons also of Agar that seek understanding, which are in the land, the merchants of Merran and Teman, and the authors of fables, and the searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remembered her paths. O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession! great, and has none end; high, and unmeasurable. There were the giants born that were famous of old, great of stature, and expert in war. God didn’t choose these, nor did he give the way of knowledge to them; so they perished, because they had no wisdom, they perished through their own foolishness. Who has gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? Who has gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for choice gold? There is none that knows her way, nor any that comprehendeth her path. But he that knows all things knows her, he found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore has filled it with four-footed beasts: he that sends forth the light, and it goes; he called it, and it obeyed him with fear: and the stars shined in their watches, and were glad: when he called them, they said, Here we be; they shined with gladness to him that made them. This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of him. He has found out all the way of knowledge, and has given it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel that is beloved of him. Afterward did she appear upon earth, and was conversant with men.

Aftenbøn — anden læsning

2. Timotheusbrev 3

Men vid dette, at i de sidste Dage skulle vanskelige Tider indtræde. Thi Menneskene skulle være egenkærlige, pengegridske, praleriske, hovmodige, spottelystne, ulydige imod Forældre, utaknemmelige, ryggesløse, ukærlige, uforligelige, bagtaleriske, uafholdne, raa, uden Kærlighed til det gode, forræderske, fremfusende, opblæste, Mennesker, som mere elske Vellyst, end de elske Gud, som have Gudfrygtigheds Skin, men have fornægtet dens Kraft. Og fra disse skal du vende dig bort! Thi til dem høre de, som snige sig ind i Husene og fange Kvindfolk, der ere belæssede med Synder og drives af mange Haande Begæringer og altid lære og aldrig kunne komme til Sandheds Erkendelse. Men ligesom Jannes og Jambres stode Moses imod, saaledes modstaa ogsaa disse Sandheden: Mennesker, fordærvede i Sindet, forkastelige i Troen. Dog, de skulle ikke faa Fremgang ydermere; thi deres Afsind skal blive aabenbart for alle, ligesom ogsaa hines blev. Du derimod har efterfulgt mig i Lære, i Vandel, i Forsæt, Tro, Langmodighed, Kærlighed, Udholdenhed, i Forfølgelser, i Lidelser, saadanne som ere komne over mig i Antiokia, i Ikonium, i Lystra, saadanne Forfølgelser, som jeg har udstaaet, og Herren har friet mig ud af dem alle. Ja, ogsaa alle de, som ville leve gudfrygtigt i Kristus Jesus, skulle forfølges. Men onde Mennesker og Bedragere ville gaa frem til det værre; de forføre og forføres. Du derimod, bliv i det, som du har lært, og som du er bleven forvisset om, efterdi du ved, af hvem du har lært det, og efterdi du fra Barn af kender de hellige Skrifter, som kunne gøre dig viis til Frelse ved Troen paa Kristus Jesus. Hvert Skrift er indaandet af Gud og nyttigt til Belæring, til Irettesættelse, til Forbedring, til Optugtelse i Retfærdighed, for at Guds-Mennesket maa vorde fuldkomment, dygtiggjort til al god Gerning.