there

But when with cruel Ares there shall come

Great wonder unto mortals, there shall be

And then again shall there be growing up

Shall there be a revolt of thine own men.

Tamer of horses, there shall conquest come

Ilium, I pity thee; for there shall come

And there shall rule a child sprung from the race

And there shall be an old man, minstrel wise,

And other kings there shall be, twice four men

And there shall be a bride of Egypt then

And then there shall come evil to the Jews,

Of all of them, but there shall issue forth

Another there shall perish; son that wears

Thereafter of itself; and there shall be

There shall be of the land by Nilus' streams

For thee, O dusky land, shall there be wars

But tyrants, and there be of thousands chiefs

There shall no longer a dictator be

Shall surely come. For there shall be for thee,

For round the walls of thy land there shall be

Shall gather; and with him there shall not be

Yet there shall be on him the greatest sign:

There shall flow many little drops of blood.

And again there shall rule another lord

Shall there be when this man shall rule the land

And there shall be at the mid hour of day

And while he rules there shall be peace profound

Of the third letter; and one here, one there,

And then shall there be over all the world

One here, another there. And there shall be

One here, another there. And there shall be

Above the others far (and there are many);

Moreover, there shall be unto the Jews

And while this man is ruler there shall be

A fearful sign: there shall be a great mist

And miseries of conquests there shall be,

And then again there shall rule craftily

But there is much contrivance in his heart,

And battles there shall be, and homicides,

And then an insurrection there shall be

There shall a purple-loving warrior rule,

On first and twentieth there are to be placed

And laws shall be enacted, there shall be

And then shall there be an unlawful strife

But for them there shall not be victory;

And there shall come wrath of the mighty God

And after him there shall rule powerfully

Shall there be fights and pillagings and murders

Tyana and Mazaka, there shall be

Then also to the Romans there shall come

For there shall come upon them the great wrath

To Mysians and Bithynians there shall be

O Lycians, Lycians, there shall come a wolf

Force their way. And then there shall be a flight

Of Romans; and thereafter there shall come

And overthrow one here, another there.

But when there shall a bull-destroyer come

And then there shall be a lord confident

Nor shall there be a sparing of her works;

After him, numbering forty, there shall rule

But when there comes a great wolf in thy plains,

Shall there rule yet again another man

And conflict, when there shall come nations near

And then shall there a reverend ruler be,

Add by good deeds. But while he reigns there shall

Shall there be many earthquakes. And the king

And there shall rule another, of ten triads,

Of asphodel; and there shall many fall

And very strong Pelasgi there shall be

After him, numbering fifty, there shall rule

And there shall be a dread sign while he rules:

There shall be over all the earth great peace

For among all there is a friendly heart

Of the immortal God; and there shall come

Upon another, and given over there

There is a land dear, nourisher of men,

Of the flesh-eating lion and there comes

Another, and among them there is much

Shouting aloud; so also shall there be

In Egypt be stirred up, and there shall be

Shall not be theirs. Ah, wretched ones, there shall

Then shall there be the raising of a tower,

There is imposed a strong necessity

There shall not any other traveler say,

and words Senacherib king of Assyria used to (rely). Then Senacherib king of Assyria died and there arose

'Let there come to me Nabusumiskun one of the officers of my father, who ate the bread of my father.'

Then I took you to my house. There I was supporting you

he sustained me there as a man (deals) with his brother, and said to me . . . 'Bread and water

Two things are a merit (?), and of three there is pleasure to Shamash: one who drinks wine and gives it (to others), one who restrains (?) wisdom . . .

I have tasted even the bitter sloe, and the taste was strong, but there is nothing which is more bitter than poverty. Soft is the tongue of a king

I have lifted sand and carried salt, and there is nothing which is heavier than debt.

I have lifted chaff and taken up crumbs, and there is nothing which is lighter than (to be) a sojourner.

men. There is no lion in the sea, therefore they call the . . . . lion (?).

For it is not in thy power to lift thy foot and to put it down. If there goes forth good from the mouth of men, it is well,

thou pay back the loan. A loan is pleasant when there is need, but the paying of it is the filling of a house.

There was a cruel witness against me, and who then has justified me? From my own house went forth wrath, with whom shall I strive and toil?

And Jesus answered and said:—In the time when I was in the world, I spoke unto you before I should be glorified, of signs that the end is near, thus:—that there shall be on earth famines and pestilences,’ tumults, and commotions, risings of nations against nations, and those other things whereof I have told you But I commanded you to watch and pray. And now hear, ye children of the light; for My Father who hath sent Me to His inheritance hath predetermined ” in His foreknowledge," that in the last days, out of the latest generation,” there should be vessels 18 [of grace] holy, and honoured, and elect. Wherefore I make known unto you exactly [what are] the things which are about to be, and when he shall arise, that Son of Perdition, the Enemy, the 1 Adversary,” and what he is like.

And Jesus answered and said:—In the time when I was in the world, I spoke unto you before I should be glorified, of signs that the end is near, thus:—that there shall be on earth famines and pestilences,’ tumults, and commotions, risings of nations against nations, and those other things whereof I have told you But I commanded you to watch and pray. And now hear, ye children of the light; for My Father who hath sent Me to His inheritance hath predetermined ” in His foreknowledge," that in the last days, out of the latest generation,” there should be vessels 18 [of grace] holy, and honoured, and elect. Wherefore I make known unto you exactly [what are] the things which are about to be, and when he shall arise, that Son of Perdition, the Enemy, the 1 Adversary,” and what he is like.

There shall, then, be signs when the kingdom is approach- ing such as these. After the famines and pestilences and tumults among the nations, then there shall rule, and rise to power, princes who love money, who hate the truth, who kill their brethren, liars, haters of the faithful, proud, lovers of gold, allied by relationship but not allied in counsel, for they wish each to destroy the life of his fellow. But there shall be in their hosts great affliction, and flight, and blood- shed.

There shall, then, be signs when the kingdom is approach- ing such as these. After the famines and pestilences and tumults among the nations, then there shall rule, and rise to power, princes who love money, who hate the truth, who kill their brethren, liars, haters of the faithful, proud, lovers of gold, allied by relationship but not allied in counsel, for they wish each to destroy the life of his fellow. But there shall be in their hosts great affliction, and flight, and blood- shed.