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Morgenbøn — første læsning

Sirach 37

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Every friend will say, I also am his friend: But there is a friend, which is only a friend in name. Is there not a grief in it even to death, When a companion and friend is turned to enmity? O wicked imagination, whence came you rolling in To cover the dry land with deceitfulness? There is a companion, which rejoices in the gladness of a friend, But in time of affliction will be against him. There is a companion, which for the belly’s sake labores with his friend, In the face of battle will take up the buckler. Forget not a friend in your soul; And be not unmindful of him in your riches. Every counsellor extols counsel; But there is that counsels for himself. Let your soul beware of a counsellor, And know you before what is his interest (For he will take counsel for himself); Lest he cast the lot upon you, And say to you, Your way is good: And he will stand near you, to see what will happen to you. Take not counsel with one that looks askance at you; And hide your counsel from such as are jealous of you. Take not counsel with a woman about her rival; Neither with a coward about war; Nor with a merchant about exchange; Nor with a buyer about selling; Nor with an envious man about thankfulness; Nor with an unmerciful man about kindliness; Nor with a sluggard about any kind of work; Nor with a hireling in your house about finishing his work; Nor with an idle servant about much business: Give not heed to these in any matter of counsel. But rather be continually with a godly man, Whom you shall have known to be a keeper of the commandments, Who in his soul is as your own soul, And who will grieve with you, if you shall miscarry. And make the counsel of your heart to stand; For there is none more faithful to you than it. For a man’s soul is sometime wont to bring him tidings, More than seven watchmen that sit on high on a watch-tower. And above all this entreat the Most High, That he may direct your way in truth. Let reason be the beginning of every work, And let counsel go before every action. As a token of the changing of the heart, four manner of things do rise up, Good and evil, life and death; And that which rules over them continually is the tongue. There is one that is shrewd and the instructor of many, And yet is unprofitable to his own soul. There is one that is subtle in words, and is hated; He shall be destitute of all food: For grace was not given him from the Lord; Because he is deprived of all wisdom. There is one that is wise to his own soul; And the fruits of his understanding are trustworthy in the mouth. A wise man will instruct his own people; And the fruits of his understanding are trustworthy. A wise man shall be filled with blessing; And all those who see him shall call him happy. The life of man is counted by days; And the days of Israel are innumerable. The wise man shall inherit confidence among his people, And his name shall live forever. My son, prove your soul in your life, And see what is evil for it, and give not that to it. For all things are not profitable for all men, Neither has every soul pleasure in every thing. Be not insatiable in any luxury, And be not greedy on the things that you eatest. For in multitude of meats there shall be disease, And surfeiting shall come near to colic. Because of surfeiting have many perished; But he that takes heed shall prolong his life.

Morgenbøn — anden læsning

Johannes 4

Da Herren nu erfarede, at Farisæerne havde hørt, at Jesus vandt flere Disciple og døbte flere end Johannes (skønt Jesus ikke døbte selv, men hans Disciple): da forlod han Judæa og drog atter bort til Galilæa. Men han maatte rejse igennem Samaria. Han kommer da til en By i Samaria, som kaldes Sykar, nær ved det Stykke Land, som Jakob gav sin Søn Josef. Og der var Jakobs Brønd. Jesus satte sig da, træt af Rejsen, ned ved Brønden; det var ved den sjette Time. En samaritansk Kvinde kommer for at drage Vand op. Jesus siger til hende: „Giv mig noget at drikke!‟ Hans Disciple vare nemlig gaaede bort til Byen for at købe Mad. Da siger den samaritanske Kvinde til ham: „Hvorledes kan dog du, som er en Jøde, bede mig, som er en samaritansk Kvinde, om noget at drikke?‟ Thi Jøder holde ikke Samkvem med Samaritaner. Jesus svarede og sagde til hende: „Dersom du kendte Guds Gave, og hvem det er, som siger til dig: Giv mig noget at drikke, da bad du ham, og han gav dig levende Vand.‟ Kvinden siger til ham: „Herre! du har jo intet at drage op med, og Brønden er dyb; hvorfra har du da det levende Vand? Mon du er større end vor Fader Jakob, som har givet os Brønden, og han har selv drukket deraf og hans Børn og hans Kvæg?‟ Jesus svarede og sagde til hende: „Hver den, som drikker af dette Vand, skal tørste igen. Men den, som drikker af det Vand, som jeg giver ham, skal til evig Tid ikke tørste; men det Vand, som jeg giver ham, skal blive i ham en Kilde af Vand, som fremvælder til et evigt Liv.‟ Kvinden siger til ham: „Herre! giv mig dette Vand, for at jeg ikke skal tørste og ikke komme hid for at drage op.‟ Jesus siger til hende: „Gaa bort, kald paa din Mand, og kom hid!‟ Kvinden svarede og sagde: „Jeg har ingen Mand.‟ Jesus siger til hende: „Med Rette sagde du: Jeg har ingen Mand. Thi du har haft fem Mænd; og han, som du nu har, er ikke din Mand. Det har du sagt sandt.‟ Kvinden siger til ham: „Herre! jeg ser, at du er en Profet. Vore Fædre have tilbedet paa dette Bjerg, og I sige, at i Jerusalem er Stedet, hvor man bør tilbede.‟ Jesus siger til hende: „Tro mig, Kvinde, at den Time kommer, da det hverken skal være paa dette Bjerg eller i Jerusalem, at I tilbede Faderen. I tilbede det, I ikke kende; vi tilbede det, vi kende; thi Frelsen kommer fra Jøderne. Men den Time kommer, ja, den er nu, da de sande Tilbedere skulle tilbede Faderen i Aand og Sandhed; thi det er saadanne Tilbedere, Faderen vil have. Gud er Aand, og de, som tilbede ham, bør tilbede i Aand og Sandhed.‟ Kvinden siger til ham: „Jeg ved, at Messias kommer (hvilket betyder Kristus); naar han kommer, skal han kundgøre os alle Ting.‟ Jesus siger til hende: „Det er mig, jeg, som taler med dig.‟ Og i det samme kom hans Disciple, og de undrede sig over, at han talte med en Kvinde; dog sagde ingen: „Hvad søger du?‟ eller: „Hvorfor taler du med hende?‟ Da lod Kvinden sin Vandkrukke staa og gik bort til Byen og siger til Menneskene der: „Kommer og ser en Mand, som har sagt mig alt det, jeg har gjort; mon han skulde være Kristus?‟ De gik ud af Byen og kom gaaende til ham. Imidlertid bade Disciplene ham og sagde: „Rabbi, spis!‟ Men han sagde til dem: „Jeg har Mad at spise, som I ikke kende.‟ Da sagde Disciplene til hverandre: „Mon nogen har bragt ham noget at spise?‟ Jesus siger til dem: „Min Mad er, at jeg gør hans Villie, som udsendte mig, og fuldbyrder hans Gerning. Sige I ikke: Der er endnu fire Maaneder, saa kommer Høsten? Se, jeg siger eder, opløfter eders Øjne og ser Markerne; de ere allerede hvide til Høsten. Den, som høster, faar Løn og samler Frugt til et evigt Liv, saa at de kunne glæde sig tilsammen, baade den, som saar, og den, som høster. Thi her er det Ord sandt: En saar, og en anden høster. Jeg har udsendt eder at høste det, som I ikke have arbejdet paa; andre have arbejdet, og I ere gaaede ind i deres Arbejde.‟ Men mange af Samaritanerne fra den By troede paa ham paa Grund af Kvindens Ord, da hun vidnede: „Han har sagt mig alt det, jeg har gjort.‟ Da nu Samaritanerne kom til ham, bade de ham om at blive hos dem; og han blev der to Dage. Og mange flere troede for hans Ords Skyld. Og til Kvinden sagde de: „Vi tro nu ikke længer for din Tales Skyld; thi vi have selv hørt, og vi vide, at denne er sandelig Verdens Frelser.‟ Men efter de to Dage gik han derfra til Galilæa. Thi Jesus vidnede selv, at en Profet ikke bliver æret i sit eget Fædreland. Da han nu kom til Galilæa, toge Galilæerne imod ham, fordi de havde set alt det, som han gjorde i Jerusalem paa Højtiden; thi ogsaa de vare komne til Højtiden. Han kom da atter til Kana i Galilæa, hvor han havde gjort Vandet til Vin. Og der var en kongelig Embedsmand, hvis Søn laa syg i Kapernaum. Da denne hørte, at Jesus var kommen fra Judæa til Galilæa, gik han til ham og bad om, at han vilde komme ned og helbrede hans Søn; thi han var Døden nær. Da sagde Jesus til ham: „Dersom I ikke se Tegn og Undergerninger, ville I ikke tro.‟ Embedsmanden siger til ham: „Herre! kom, før mit Barn dør.‟ Jesus siger til ham: „Gaa bort, din Søn lever.‟ Og Manden troede det Ord, som Jesus sagde til ham, og gik bort. Men allerede medens han var paa Hjemvejen, mødte hans Tjenere ham og meldte, at hans Barn levede. Da udspurgte han dem om den Time, i hvilken det var blevet bedre med ham; og de sagde til ham: „I Gaar ved den syvende Time forlod Feberen ham.‟ Da skønnede Faderen, at det var sket i den Time, da Jesus sagde til ham: „Din Søn lever;‟ og han troede selv og hele hans Hus. Dette var det andet Tegn, som Jesus gjorde, da han var kommen fra Judæa til Galilæa.

Aftenbøn — første læsning

Sirach 38

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Honor a physician according to your need of him with the honors due to him: For verily the Lord has created him. For from the Most High comes healing; And from the king he shall receive a gift. The skill of the physician shall lift up his head; And in the sight of great men he shall be admired. The Lord created medicines out of the earth; And a prudent man will have no disgust at them. Was not water made sweet with wood, That the virtue thereof might be known? And he gave men skill, That they might be glorified in his marvelous works. With them does he heal a man, And takes away his pain. With these will the apothecary make a confection; And his works shall not be brought to an end; And from him is peace upon the face of the earth. My son, in your sickness be not negligent; But pray to the Lord, and he shall heal you. Put away wrong doing, and order your hands aright, And cleanse your heart from all manner of sin. Give a sweet savor, and a memorial of fine flour; And make fat your offering, as one that is not. Then give place to the physician, for verily the Lord has created him; And let him not go from you, for you have need of him. There is a time when in their very hands is the issue for good. For they also shall beseech the Lord, That he may prosper them in giving relief and in healing for the maintenance of life. He that sins before his Maker, Let him fall into the hands of the physician. My son, let your tears fall over the dead, And as one that suffers grievously begin lamentation; And wind up his body according to his due, And neglect not his burial. Make bitter weeping, and make passionate wailing, And let your mourning be according to his desert, For one day or two, lest you be evil spoken of: And so be comforted for your sorrow. For of sorrow comes death, And sorrow of heart will bow down the strength. In calamity sorrow also remains: And the poor man’s life is grievous to the heart. Give not your heart to sorrow: Put it away, remembering the last end: Forget it not, for there is no returning again: Him you shall not profit, and you will hurt yourself. Remember the sentence upon him; for so also shall your be; Yesterday for me, and today for you. When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; And be comforted for him, when his spirit departs from him. The wisdom of the scribe comes by opportunity of leisure; And he that has little business shall become wise. How shall he become wise that holds the plow, That glories in the shaft of the goad, That drives oxen, and is occupied in their labors, And whose discourse is of the stock of bulls? He will set his heart upon turning his furrows; And his wakefulness is to give his heifers their fodder. So is every craftsman and workmaster, That passes his time by night as by day; They that cut gravings of signets, And his diligence is to make great variety; He will set his heart to preserve likeness in his portraiture, And will be wakeful to finish his work. So is the smith sitting by the anvil, And considering the unwrought iron: The vapor of the fire will waste his flesh; And in the heat of the furnace will he wrestle with his work: The noise of the hammer will be ever in his ear, And his eyes are upon the pattern of the vessel; He will set his heart upon perfecting his works, And And he will be wakeful to adorn them perfectly. So is the potter sitting at his work, And turning the wheel about with his feet, Who is always anxiously set at his work, And all his handywork is by number; He will fashion the clay with his arm, And will bend its strength in front of his feet; He will apply his heart to finish the glazing; And he will be wakeful to make clean the furnace. All these put their trust in their hands; And each becomes wise in his own work. Without these shall not a city be inhabited, And men shall not sojourn nor walk up and down therein. They shall not be sought for in the council of the people, And in the assembly they shall not mount on high; They shall not sit on the seat of the judge, And they shall not understand the covenant of judgement: Neither shall they declare instruction and judgement; And where parables are they shall not be found. But they will maintain the fabric of the world; And in the handywork of their craft is their prayer.

Aftenbøn — anden læsning

2. Thessalonikerbrev 3

I øvrigt, Brødre! beder for os, at Herrens Ord maa have Løb og forherliges ligesom hos eder, og at vi maa fries fra de vanartige og onde Mennesker; thi Troen er ikke alles. Men trofast er Herren, som skal styrke eder og bevare eder fra det onde; og vi have den Tillid til eder i Herren, at I baade gøre og ville gøre, hvad vi byde. Men Herren styre eders Hjerter til Guds Kærlighed og til Kristi Udholdenhed! Men vi byde eder, Brødre! i vor Herres Jesu Kristi Navn, at I holde eder borte fra enhver Broder, som vandrer uskikkeligt og ikke efter den Overlevering, som de modtoge af os. I vide jo selv, hvorledes I bør efterfølge os. Thi vi have ikke levet uskikkeligt iblandt eder, ikke heller spiste vi nogens Brød for intet, men arbejdede med Møje og Anstrengelse, Nat og Dag, for ikke at være nogen af eder til Byrde. Ikke fordi vi ikke have Ret dertil; men vi vilde give eder et Forbillede i os selv, for at I skulde efterfølge os. Ogsaa da vi vare hos eder, bøde vi eder jo dette, at dersom nogen ikke vil arbejde, saa skal han heller ikke have Føden! Vi høre nemlig, at nogle vandre uskikkeligt iblandt eder, idet de ikke arbejde, men tage sig uvedkommende Ting for. Saadanne byde og formane vi i den Herre Jesus Kristus, at de skulle arbejde i Stilhed og saaledes spise deres eget Brød. Men I, Brødre! bliver ikke trætte af at gøre det gode! Men dersom nogen ikke lyder vort Ord her i Brevet, da mærker eder ham; haver intet Samkvem med ham, for at han maa skamme sig! Dog skulle I ikke agte ham for en Fjende, men paaminde ham som en Broder! Men han selv, Fredens Herre, give eder Freden altid, i alle Maader! Herren være med eder alle! Hilsenen med min, Paulus's, egen Haand, hvilket er et Mærke i hvert Brev. Saaledes skriver jeg. Vor Herres Jesu Kristi Naade være med eder alle!