who

Who see and hear and every thought discern,

And who within am conscious of all things,

And end I know, who made the heaven and earth.

Exalted, proven by trial, and who stopped

Thou who art self-begotten, undefiled,

Who again snatching the whole earth away

Become lord, who shall many evils bring

That feeds on sheep, who unto manhood grown

Who are to Ares dear. And one of these

Who, looking cautiously about him, cleft

Extended. For those who are yet to come

And they who dwell in the land of fair corn

Thou shalt serve triumphs, who wast called a queen;

But a great-hearted hero, who shall glean

Who is thy founder, child of the wild beast,

Who many years against the Indians bears

The imperishable God who dwells in heaven,

Of king Assaracus, who came from Troy,

Even he who cleft the violence of fire,

And of a woman unenslaved who falls

Who sometime stretching forth his hands shall make

The imperishable God who dwells on high.

Who above measure shall destroy from Rome

Who has three hundred for initial sign,

For God who is in heaven and hears all things

Who with two tens in his name, born a king

And violent in war, who shall destroy

Who rules by his barbaric usages,

Who honor God and shun idolatry.

Who gives to kings their power and takes away,

And who determined for them time both ways,

All perish, child and the old man who gives

For Alexandrians who are destroyed

Strong men who were aforetime terrible

Within thy houses who shall fight with all

And thou who art of all most fond of learning,

Them God imperishable who dwells in heaven

Who to the army basely shall betray

Cruel, who gold and silver in much fire

Who shall be a descendant of the Greeks.

Who drink the best ice of the flowing stream

Wars, fights, and homicides. And those who hold

And the Laconians, who are situate

Who shall of Egypt's offspring take fast hold,

Who has for his first sign the number eighty.

Shall be again raised up, who shall by lot

Like feeble women who are idly slain,

Who is dead, also happy any one

Who is without a child; for he who once

Who is without a child; for he who once

These are the words of one named Ahikar, a wise and ready scribe, who taught his son . . .

'I am old and who shall be to me a son after me to . . . ? and who shall be

'I am old and who shall be to me a son after me to . . . ? and who shall be

the wise scribe, counsellor of all Assyria, who set up as his son, when he had no son, the son of his sister.'

and said before the king, 'I served Senacherib the king your father who was king before you

'Surely such words as these can I say, "This Ahikar, the old man, who was seal-bearer

Then when my son who was not my son, had devised this falsehood against me

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

he, with other men who were with him, saw me while I was walking among the vineyards.

and said, 'Are you he, the skilful scribe, giver of good counsel, who

the officer, '(Yes, and) also I am that Ahikar who formerly saved you from an undeserved death

were (guided).' Then Nabusumiskun the officer said to his companions, those two men who were with him,

The son who is trained and taught, and on whose feet the fetter is put shall prosper.

A blow for a slave, rebuke for a maid, and for all thy servants discipline. A man who

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 . . .

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 . . .

and he hears a word and does not reveal (it). Behold, this is precious before Shamash. But one who drinks wine and does not give it to others

and his wisdom goes astray . . . who sees? . . . Thou hast placed . . . the peoples their wisdom the gods . . .

A king is like the merciful (?): even his voice is high: who is he that can stand before him, except one who is like (?) him?

A king is like the merciful (?): even his voice is high: who is he that can stand before him, except one who is like (?) him?

Glorious is a king to see, like Shamash, and precious is his sovereignty to those who walk on the earth in tranquillity.

a man cuts (?) wood in the dark and does not see, like a thief who breaks into (?) a house and escapes (?).

If thou hast bent thy bow and shot thy arrow at one who is more righteous than thou, it is a sin in the sight of God.

A liar has his neck cut, like a maiden of the south (?) who hides (?) (her) face, like a man who makes a curse

A liar has his neck cut, like a maiden of the south (?) who hides (?) (her) face, like a man who makes a curse

He who is not proud of (?) the name of his father and the name of his mother, let not the sun shine upon him, for he is an evil man.

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?

Behold, so is a little man who contends with a great man.

who humbles the lofty man and exalts the humble man.

heal them, except one who is like him.

. . . belly and that which is like it, who shall be judging him (?)?

The bramble sent to the pomegranate saying, 'Bramble to Pomegranate, what is the good of thy many thorns to him who touches thy fruit?'

. . . the pomegranate answered and said to the bramble, 'Thou art all thorns to him who touches thee.'

The righteous among men, all who meet him are for his help (?).

Pity (?) a man who knows not what he . . .

. . . a slave on whose foot is a fetter and who is a thief should not be bought.

God. He who accuses his lord shall be entrapped in his law-suit, as if he uttered a curse on his lord.

. . . an evil man who overtakes . . .

He who treads out the wine is he who should taste it, and he who . . . he should guard it.

He who treads out the wine is he who should taste it, and he who . . . he should guard it.

He who treads out the wine is he who should taste it, and he who . . . he should guard it.

And we returned answer, saying, Lord, what is the Holy Ghost, and what is His power, whom Thou badest us to ask for? And our Lord said unto us, Verily I say unto you that ye shall not be the children of the light except by the Holy Ghost. And we returned answer to Him, and said, O our Lord, give us this [Spirit]. And immediately Jesus breathed on us.’ And after we had received the Holy Ghost, He said unto us, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have been made disciples unto the kingdom of heaven, and who have believed in Me with undoubting heart, and have cleaved unto Me, shall be with Me; and all those who through you know and do the will of My Father, who keep My words and know My sufferings, shall be made holy, and shall dwell in the habitations of My Father, and shall be delivered from the evil days that are about to come; and I will be with them, shewing them My ways in which they shall live.

And we returned answer, saying, Lord, what is the Holy Ghost, and what is His power, whom Thou badest us to ask for? And our Lord said unto us, Verily I say unto you that ye shall not be the children of the light except by the Holy Ghost. And we returned answer to Him, and said, O our Lord, give us this [Spirit]. And immediately Jesus breathed on us.’ And after we had received the Holy Ghost, He said unto us, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have been made disciples unto the kingdom of heaven, and who have believed in Me with undoubting heart, and have cleaved unto Me, shall be with Me; and all those who through you know and do the will of My Father, who keep My words and know My sufferings, shall be made holy, and shall dwell in the habitations of My Father, and shall be delivered from the evil days that are about to come; and I will be with them, shewing them My ways in which they shall live.

And we returned answer, saying, Lord, what is the Holy Ghost, and what is His power, whom Thou badest us to ask for? And our Lord said unto us, Verily I say unto you that ye shall not be the children of the light except by the Holy Ghost. And we returned answer to Him, and said, O our Lord, give us this [Spirit]. And immediately Jesus breathed on us.’ And after we had received the Holy Ghost, He said unto us, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have been made disciples unto the kingdom of heaven, and who have believed in Me with undoubting heart, and have cleaved unto Me, shall be with Me; and all those who through you know and do the will of My Father, who keep My words and know My sufferings, shall be made holy, and shall dwell in the habitations of My Father, and shall be delivered from the evil days that are about to come; and I will be with them, shewing them My ways in which they shall live.

And we returned answer, saying, Lord, what is the Holy Ghost, and what is His power, whom Thou badest us to ask for? And our Lord said unto us, Verily I say unto you that ye shall not be the children of the light except by the Holy Ghost. And we returned answer to Him, and said, O our Lord, give us this [Spirit]. And immediately Jesus breathed on us.’ And after we had received the Holy Ghost, He said unto us, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have been made disciples unto the kingdom of heaven, and who have believed in Me with undoubting heart, and have cleaved unto Me, shall be with Me; and all those who through you know and do the will of My Father, who keep My words and know My sufferings, shall be made holy, and shall dwell in the habitations of My Father, and shall be delivered from the evil days that are about to come; and I will be with them, shewing them My ways in which they shall live.

And Peter and John answered and said unto Him:—Tell us, O our Lord, the signs of the end, and all the deeds which shall then be [done] by them who live in this world, so that we also may make [them] known to them who believe in Thy Name in all the nations, that those generations may observe [them] and live. But Jesus answered and said:— ‘Did I not, before I suffered for those that dwell on the earth, tell you some things about the end? We answered and said, [Yea,] O our Lord; but now we desire to know the deeds which [are] the signs of the end of this world, if our Lord hath judged that this is fitting for us to know —for us, and for those who [shall] hear.

And Peter and John answered and said unto Him:—Tell us, O our Lord, the signs of the end, and all the deeds which shall then be [done] by them who live in this world, so that we also may make [them] known to them who believe in Thy Name in all the nations, that those generations may observe [them] and live. But Jesus answered and said:— ‘Did I not, before I suffered for those that dwell on the earth, tell you some things about the end? We answered and said, [Yea,] O our Lord; but now we desire to know the deeds which [are] the signs of the end of this world, if our Lord hath judged that this is fitting for us to know —for us, and for those who [shall] hear.

And Peter and John answered and said unto Him:—Tell us, O our Lord, the signs of the end, and all the deeds which shall then be [done] by them who live in this world, so that we also may make [them] known to them who believe in Thy Name in all the nations, that those generations may observe [them] and live. But Jesus answered and said:— ‘Did I not, before I suffered for those that dwell on the earth, tell you some things about the end? We answered and said, [Yea,] O our Lord; but now we desire to know the deeds which [are] the signs of the end of this world, if our Lord hath judged that this is fitting for us to know —for us, and for those who [shall] hear.

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.