Hmong Daw - The Letter of Aristeas

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

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HauvtsabntawvntawmAristeas,ibqhontawmcovkev rovqablosuastseemceebtshajplawsthiabqubtshaj plawshauvcovntawvsauno,pebtaulosdebntawmAdas thiabEva,debntawmDejNyab.Covntawvsaunoqhia txogkevuasiabntevntawmtibneeg,uastaurovqablos uaneeghauvntiajteb,nrogcovtebchawsmuajhwjchim nyobhauvkevzoonkaujthiabkevzoonkauj

Kojyuavnyeemntawmnotxogtusneegnyiamnyeem phauntawvthawjzaug-PtolemyPhiladelphus.Nwsxav sautagnrhocovphauntawvhauvntiajtebrauhauvnws lubtsevqivntawvhauvAlexandria.Thaumkawghauv nwstxojkevmobsiabraukevnrhiavtauibdaimntawv zoo-CovCaiYudai-nwspauv100,000tusneegraug kawrauphauntawvntawd.Qhovnoyogtusnqisiabtshaj plawsuastauthemrauibdaimntawvNwsqhiatxogib qholajthawjtxawvtxawvrauqhovkawgntawmKev RaugKawLoj.

Covxwmtxheejntawmzajdabneegnotautshwmsim thaumlubsijhawmntawmpojhuabtaisArsinoentomoo, uastautuag270BCHnubtseebntawmkevsauntawvtsis paubmeej

Covntsiablusntawmlubneejhauvtsevhaisplaub,kevsib thamtxogcovteebmeemhauvzejzogniajhnubnoyog qhovtxaussiabthiabpomtseebtshajplaws.Nwsyogib qhotxawvtxawvnyobrauhnubnothiablubcaijnyoog uaspomtusvajntxwvthiabnwscovqhuauasithaum lawvnojmov.

Covqauvntawmtxojhaujlwmnqusdejnoyograwsli nramno: 1MuabphauntawvnorauPhilocrates 2Kevnqistesuantej: (a)CovluspomzoontawmTusNeegSaibXyuasTsev QivNtawvkomtsocovneegYudaisraugkawhauvkev pauvrauibphauntawv.

(b)Kevywjpheej (c)TsabntawvntawmPhiladelphusrauEleazar (d)Covlusteb. (e)Covnpentawmpawgneeguastauraugxaivlostxhais phauntawv

3.Kevpiavqhiatxogcovkhoompligmuajkoobmuajnpe: (a)Lubrooj(tejzaumyogcovroojtogzoonkaujtshaj plawsuastautsimtawm) (b)Lwmtusnthuavqhia. 4KevpiavqhiatxogYeluxalees (a)Lubtuamtsev(thiablubtshuabdej) (b)Lubkoobtsheej. (c)Lubnroogloj (d)Lubnroog (e)Lubtebchaws.

5Eleazartxojkevsibncaim

6Eleazarpiavtxogtxojcai(qhovnoyogkevtxawjntse tobheev).

7Lubroojtxaistos 8Lubroojnojmov(72lolusnugthiablusteb)

9.KevtxhaislusntawmPhauNtawv.

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ThaumlubsijhawmuascovYudairaugnteshauv tebchawsIziv,PtolemyPhiladelphustauqhianwstuskheej tiasnwsyogthawjtusneegnyiamnyeemphauntawvzoo Nwsxavkommuajtagnrhocovphauntawvhauvntiajteb nohauvnwslubtsevqivntawv;txhawmraukomtautxais MauxesTxojCai,nwstaumuabkevpauv100,000tusneeg raugntesrautxojhaujlwmntawdthiabqwhaistias,"Nws yogibqhotxiajntsigmemexwb!"

1Vimkuvtausaucovntaubntawvkeebkwmuaskuvtau musntsibEleazartusPovThawjHlobntawmcovneeg Yudais,thiabvimnej,covneegFilocrates,nejtsistaunco qabkuv,thaumnejtautxaisibdaimntawvqhiatxoglub homphiajthiablubhomphiajntawmkuvtxojhaujlwm, kuvtausimpiavqhiameejtxogqhovteebmeemraunej, vimkuvpomtiasnejmuajkevhlubkawm,ibqhozoouas yogqhovmuajsiabtshajplawsntawmtibneeg-komsim 'ntxivraunwscovkevpaubthiabkevtautxais'txawmtias losntawmkevkawmkeebkwmlossislosntawmkev koomnrogcovxwmtxheejlawvtuskheej

2Yoglosntawmtxojkevno,losntawmkevcojmusrau hauvnwstuskheejcovntsiabluszootshajplaws,uastus ntsujpligtauruajkhovhauvkevdawbhuv,thiabtautsom nwslubhomphiajraukevntseeg,lubhomphiajzootshaj plawsntawmtxhuayam,nwssivqhovnouanwscovlus qhiatsismuajqhovyuamkevthiabyoglitautxaislub homphiajtseeb.

3Yogkuvtxojkevmobsiabraukevnrhiavkevpaubtxog kevntseeguasuaraukuvlosuatusthawjcojrautustxiv neejuaskuvtauhaistxog,tusuasnwscovpejxeemthiab lwmtushwmtshajplaws,obqhotibsiraunwstxojkev zoothiabnwslubhwjchim,thiabtusuasmuajcovntaub ntawvmuajnqistshajplawsraucovneegYudaishauvnws lubtebchawsthiabhauvlwmlubtebchawsraukevtxhais lusntawmtxojcaintawmVajtswv,vimlawvcovkevcai lijchojtausaurauntawmcovtawvnqaijparchmentsnrog covcimneegYudais

4Kuvtauuaqhovkevxaxovnonrogkevzoosiab,vim kuvtaupomlubsijhawmthovtusvajntxwvraucovneeg YudaisuasraugcojlosntawmJudeamusrauIyivlos

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

ntawmtusvajntxwvtxiv,thaumnwsthawjzaugtautxais lubnroognothiabkovyeejlubtebchawsIyiv.

5Nwstsimnyogkuvqhiazajdabneegnoraukojthiab, vimkuvntseegtiaskoj,nrogkojlubsiabnyiamkevdawb huvthiabkojtxojkevkhuvleejraucovneeguasuaneej rawslitxojcaidawbhuv,yuavyoojyimmloogzajdab neeguaskuvlubhomphiajloshais,vimkojtuskheejtau tuajraupebntawmlubkobthiabxavhnovtxhuayamuas txhawbnqatusntsujplig

6Yavtasloskuvkujtauxaibdaimntawvsautxogtej yamtseebuaskuvxavtiastsimnyoghaistxoghaivneeg Yudais,--daimntawvsauuaskuvtautxaislosntawmcov povthawjhlobuasmuajkevtxawjntsetshajplawsntawm thajavIyivuasmuajkevtxawjntsetshajplaws

7Vimkojxavkawmtxogtejyamuasyuavpabtaulub siab,kuvxavtiaskuvyuavtsumqhiaraukojtxhuayam uaskuvmuajpeevxwmuatau

8Kuvyuavtsumxavtiaskuvlubluaghaujlwmrautxhua tusuasmuajlubsiabzooibyam,tabsiskuvxavtiasnws tshwjxeebraukojvimkojmuajlubsiabxavuaneegzoo, thiabvimkojtsisyogtsuasyogkuvtuskwvtijxwb,tsis yogtsawgdualihauvcovntshav,tabsiskujyogibtug nrogkuvhauvkevnrhiavkevzoo

9Vimtiasqhovkevtxaussiablosntawmkublossislwm yamkhoomuascovneegtsismuajsiabxavtxogtsismuab txiajntsigzooibyamlikevnrhiavkevcojnojcojuathiab kevkawmuaspebsivlosnrhiavnws

10Tiamsiskuvyuavtsisuaraunejnkeesvimkuvpiav ntevdhaulawm,kuvmamlimusraulubntsiablusntawm kuvzajdabneegtamsimntawd

11DemetriusntawmPhalerum,tusthawjcojntawmlub tsevqivntawvntawmtusvajntxwv,tautxaisnyiajntau heev,raulubhomphiajntawmkevsauuake,ntaulintau tau,tagnrhocovphauntawvhauvntiajteb.

12Losntawmkevyuavkhoomthiabkevsauntawv,nws uatiav,komzootshajplawsntawmnwslubpeevxwm, lubhomphiajntawmtusvajntxwv.

13Muajibzaugthaumkuvnyobntawd,lawvnugnwstias, “Muajpestsawgtxhiabphauntawvnyobhauvlubtsevqiv ntawv?”nwstebtias,“Auvajntxwv,muajntautshajob puastxhiabphauntawv,thiabyavtomntejnokuvyuav simsaucovseemuasseemntawd,komtagnrhotsibpuas txhiabphauntawvyuavraugsau.”Lawvhaisraukuvtias covkevcaintawmcovneegYudaistsimnyogsauthiab tsimnyogmuajibqhochawhauvkojlubtsevqivntawv!” 14Tusvajntxwvtebhaistias,“Muajdabtsitxwvtsispub kojualino?”“Txhuayamuastsimnyogtwbmuabtsorau kojsivlawm!”

15“Yuavtsumtautxhaiscovlusno,”Demetriusteb,“vim tiasnyobhauvlubtebchawsYudailawvsivibtugtsiaj ntawvtshwjxeeb(ibyamlicovneegIyivkujmuajibhom tsiajntawvtshwjxeeb)thiabhaisibhomlustshwjxeeb.”

16LawvyuavtsumsivcovlusSyriac,tabsisqhovnotsis yogqhovtseeb;lawvcovlustxawvheev

17Thiabtusvajntxwvthaumnwsnkagsiabtxogtxhua qhovtseebntawmroojplaubno,nwstauhaiskomsauib tsabntawvrautusPovThawjHlobntawmcovYudaikom nwslubhomphiaj(uastaupiavqhialawm)yuavuatiav 18Xavtiaslubsijhawmtaulostxograuqhovkevthov, uaskuvtauhaisrauSosibiusntawmTarentumthiab Andreas,tusthawjcojntawmcovtubrog,komtsocov neegYudaisuastauraugcojlosntawmJudealosntawm

tusvajntxwvtxiv-rauthaumlosntawmkevmuajhmoo thiabkevuasiablojnwstaucojnwstxojkevtawmtsam rautagnrhothajtsamntawmCoele-SyriathiabPhoenicia musrauqhovteebmeemtiav,thaumlubsijhawmuarau lubtebchawsntshai,nwstaucojqeetusntawmnwscov yeebncuabthiablwmtusuasnwstauraugntes

19CovneeguasnwscojtawmhauvlubtebchawsYudai musrauIyitebchawsmuajtsawgkawgyogibpuastxhiab leej

20Nwsmuabpebcaugtxhiabtustubroguasraugxaivlos npajlawvcovtubrogthiabmuablawvtsorauhauvcov chawzovtubroghauvcovcheebtsamtebchaws

21(Uantejlubsijhawmno,covneegYudaiscoobheevtau tuajrauhauvtebchawsIzivnrogcovneegPawxia,thiab nyobraulubsijhawmuantejntawd,lwmtustauraugxa musrautebchawsIzivlospabPsammetichushauvnws txojkevtawmtsamtusvajntxwvntawmcovneegEthiopia TabsiscovnotsiszoolicovneegraugntesuasPtolemy tustubntawmLagustaucojmus.)

22Rawslikuvtauhaislawm,Ptolemytauxaivcovneeg zootshajplawsntawmcovno,covtxivneejuasnyobrau hauvlubneejzootshajplawsthiabmuajlubsiabtawv, thiabmuabriamphomraulawv,tabsiscovneegcoob coobntawmlwmtus,covuaslausdhaulosyoghluasdhau raulubhomphiajno,thiabcovpojniamthiab,nwstxoqis musuaqhev,tsisyogvimnwsxavuaqhovnontawmnws tuskheejlubsiabnyiam,tabsisnwsraugyuamlosntawm nwscovtubroguastauthovlawvuakhoompligraucov kevpabcuamuaslawvtauuahauvkevuatsovrog

23Rawslitauhaislawm,tautxaislubsijhawmlosuakom lawvdimntawmkevuaqhev,kuvtauhaisrautus vajntxwvnrogcovlussibcavhauvqabno:'Ciapebtsis txhobuaneegtsismuajlajthawjkompebtejhaujlwmua raupebcovlusdag.

24Vimtiastxojcaiuaspebtsisyogxavsauxwbtabsis xavtxhaiskujyograutagnrhocovneegYudais,pebyuav nrhiavtauqhovlajthawjdabtsiraupebtxojkevsawvcev thaumlawvcoobheevtseemuaqhevhauvkojlubnceeg vaj?

25Hauvkojtxojkevnpluanujthiabkevzootagnrho, thovkojtsocovneeguasraugkawhauvkevuaqhevtxom nyemno,vimkuvtausimnrhiav,tusVajtswvuastau muablawvtxojcairaulawvyogtusVajtswvuastuavkoj lubnceegvaj

26LawvpehawmtibtugVajtswvtusTswvthiabtus TsimlubNtiajteb,ibyamlilwmtusneeg,ibyamlipebtus kheej,Auvajntxwv,txawmhaistiaspebhunwslosntawm ntaulubnpe,xwsliZeus1lossisDis.

27Lubnpenoyogpebcovpojkoobyawmtxwvtaumuab raunws,komqhiatiasNws,uaslosntawmtxhuayamtau txaistxojsiathiablosuaneej,yogtusCaijthiabtusTswv ntawmlubNtiajTeb.

28Cialiuaqauvqhiatxogkevsiabdawbsiabzoorau txhuatusneeglosntawmkevtsocovneeguasraugkaw cia

29Tomqabibntus,thaumkuvthovVajtswvkomnwsua rautusvajntxwvlubsiabxavlintawd,komtxhuatusneeg uasraugkawtaudim(vimtiastibneeg,uasyogVajtswv tsim,raugNwsntxiasthiabcuamtshuam)

30Yoglintawd,nrogntauyamkevthovVajtswvkuvtau thovtusuaskavlubsiabkomtusvajntxwvyuavraug yuamkomuarawslikuvqhovkevthov

31Rauqhovkuvmuajkevciasiablojheevtxogkev cawmdimntawmcovtxivneejvimkuvtaupaubtseebtias Vajtswvyuavpubkomkuvtejlusthovtiav

32Thaumcovtxivneejuasmuajlubsiabdawbpaugnpaj uatejyamkomncajnceesthiabuatejyamzoo,Vajtswv uasmuajhwjchimlojkawgnkauscojlawvtejkevsivzog thiablubhomphiajmusrauqhovteebmeemuatiav)--tus vajntxwvtsanwslubtaubhauthiabntsiakuvnroglub ntsejmuagzoosiabnugtias,'Kojxavtiaslawvyuavsuav taupestsawgtxhiabtus?'

33Andreas,tusuassawvzentawd,tebhaistias,'Ntau tshajibpuastxhiabmentsis'

34'Nwsyogibqhotxiajntsigmemexwb,'tusvajntxwv haistias,'uasAristeasthovpeb!'

35CesSosibiusthiablwmtusuasnyobntawdhaistias, "Yog,tabsisnwsyuavyogibqhokevqhuasraukojtxoj kevsiabdawbsiabzooraukojlosmuabkevywjpheejrau covtxivneejnouaibqhokevuasiabdawbsiabzoorau Vajtswvtusuassiabtshajplaws."

36Vajtswvuasmuajhwjchimlojkawgnkaustautsakoj uatusuasmuajhwjchimlojkawgnkausthiabtsakojua tusuasmuajhwjchimlojkawgnkaussaumkojcovyawg koobtagnrho,thiabnwstsuasyogqhovtsimnyoguaskoj yuavtsumuatsaugrauNwstshajplawshauvkojlubhwj chim.

37Nwstxaussiabheevraucovlussibcavno,nwsthiajli tautxibkomntxivcovnyiajhliraucovtubroglosntawm tusnqintawmcovnyiajtxhivdim,komthemneesnkaum drachmaeraucovtswvrautxhuatusqhev,kommuajkev txiavtximraupejxeemthiabkomcovnpentawmcov neegraugkawyuavtsumtaumuabtxuasraunws.

38Nwsqhiatiasnwsmobsiabheevrautejhaujlwmno, rauqhovVajtswvyogtusuastauuakompeblubhom phiajtiavtagnrhothiabyuamkomnwstxhivtsisyogcov uastautuajrauhauvtebchawsIzivnrognwstxivcovtub rogxwb,tiamsisyogcovuastautuajuantejlubsijhawm ntawdlossistomqabntawdtauraugcojmusrauhauvlub nceegvaj

39Muajibtugneegqhiaraunwstiastusnqitxhivyuav tshajplaubpuastalents.

40Kuvxavtiasnwsyuavmuajtxiajntsigzooraukev ntxigibdaimqauvntawmtsabcai,vimlinotusvajntxwv lubsiabdawbsiabzoo,uastautxaishwjchimlosntawm Vajtswvloscawmcovneegcoobcoobno,yuavraugua kommeejthiabpomtseebdua

41Vajntxwvtsabntawvhaislino:'Txhuatusuastauua haujlwmraupebtxivcovtubroghauvkevtawmtsam XiliathiabFenikiathiabhauvkevtawmtsamlubtebchaws ntawmcovneegYudaisthiabtauraugnteslosntawmcov neegYudaisthiabcojlawvrovqabmusraulubnroog AlexandriathiablubtebchawsIzivlossismuaglawvrau lwmtus-thiabibyamlintawdtxhuatusneegraugntes uasnyobhauvpeblubtebchawsuantejlubsijhawmntawd lossisraugcojlosrauntawmnotomqab-txhuatusuas tauntescovneegraugntesnoyuavtsumtsolawvdimtam simntawd,tautxaisneesnkaumdrachmaerauibtusneeg uanyiajtxhiv.

42Covtubrogyuavtautxaiscovnyiajnouakhoomplig ntxivraulawvcovnyiajhli,lwmcovyuavtaulosntawm tusvajntxwvlubtxhabnyiaj.

43Pebxavtiasnwsyogtawmtsampebtxivlubsiab nyiamthiabtawmtsamtxhuayamkevcaiuaslawvyuav

tsumtauraugntesthiabtiaskevpuastsuajntawmlawv thajavthiabkevthaujcovneegYudaismusrauIyivyogib qhokevuatubrogtsiszoo

44Covkhoomuaspoobraucovtubroghauvtshavrog yogtagnrhocovkhoomuaslawvyuavtsumtautxais.

45Kevtxocovneegmusuaqhevntxivrauqhovntawd yogibqhokevuatsisncajnceeskiagli

46Yoglintawd,vimpebpaubtiaspebtausivlosuakev ncajnceesrautxhuatusneegthiabtshwjxeebtshajyog raucovneeguastsisncajnceesnyobrauhauvibqhoxwm txheejntawmkevuaqhev,thiabvimpebsivzoguakom ncajnceesrautxhuatusneegrawsliqhovkevthovntawm kevncajnceesthiabkevntseegsiab,pebtautshajtawm, haistxogcovneegYudaisuasnyobrauhauvtxhuaqhov xwmtxheejntawmkevuaqhevhauvtxhuaqhovchaw ntawmpebtxojkevkav,tiascovneeguasmuajlawvyuav tautxaistusnqintawmcovnyiajthiabtsolawvkommuaj kevywjpheejthiabtiastsismuajleejtwgyuavqhiatxog kevligkevcaihauvkevuatiavnwscovluagnum.

47Hauvpebhnubtomqabtsabcainotshajtawm,lawv yuavtsumsaucovnpentawmcovqhevraucovtubceev xwmuastauraugxaivlosuarawslipeblubsiabnyiam, thiabtamsimntawdqhiacovneegraugkaw

48Pebxavtiasqhovteebmeemnoyuavmuajtxiajntsig raupebthiabraupebtejhaujlwm.

49Txhuatusneeguasnyiamnwsmuajcaiqhiatxogtxhua tusneeguastsismlooglus,tsuasyogtiasyogtustxivneej ntawdraugpovthawjtiasuatxhaum,nwsyuavuanwstus qhev;txawmlicaslosxij,nwscovkhoomyuavraugmuab rauhauvlubtxhabnyiajntawmvajntxwv

50Thaumtsabcaitaucojlosnyeemrautusvajntxwvkom nwspomzoo,nwsmuajtagnrholwmcovkevcaitshwj tsisyogcovlushaistias'txhuatusneegraugkawuasnyob hauvthajavuantejlubsijhawmntawdlossisraugcojlos rauntawmnotomqab,'thiabhauvnwslubsiabdawbpaug thiablubsiabdavdavtusvajntxwvtauntxivkablusno thiabtaumuablustxibtiasqhovnyiajpubdawbuasxav tauraukevtxhivdimyuavtsumtaumuabtsorautagnrho nrogcovneegthemnyiajntawmcovtubrogthiabcov neeguahaujlwmhauvtsevtxhabnyiajhauvvajntxwv, thiabyogliqhovteebmeemtautxiavtximsiabthiabtsab caitaupomzoohauvxyahnub

51Qhovnyiajpubdawbraukevtxhivdimyogntautshaj raupuasraucaumlubpeevxwm;vimmuajntautus menyuammosuastseemnyobhauvniammistaudimnrog lawvniam.

52Thaummuajlusnugsebpuasyuavtsumthemtusnqi neesnkaumtalentraucovno,tusvajntxwvtauhaiskom ualintawd,thiabyoglintawdnwsthiajuatiavnwsqhov kevtxiavtximsiabhauvtxojkevuasmuajtxiajntsigzoo tshajplaws

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Qhiatxogkevkhawscovntaubntawvtseemceebtshaj plawsntawmlubxeevTxojCaiTswjfwmntawmtsoomfwv Ibpawgneeguasmuajrautusneegraugxaivlosmus ntsibtusPovThawjHlobhauvYeluxaleesthiabnpajkev sibpauvAristeasraugtsalosuatussaibxyuaspawgneeg sawvcev.

1Thaumuatiavqhovnolawm,nwshaiskomDemetrius sauibdaimntawvncotxogkevsaucovntawvYudais

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

2Rautxhuayamhaujlwmntawmlubxeevtauualos ntawmkevtxiavtximthiabnrogkevmobsiabtshajplaws losntawmcovvajntxwvIyivno,thiabtsismuajdabtsiua rautsisrauglossistsismuajkevnpajtxhij.

3Yoglintawd,kuvtaumuabcovntawvtheejntawmlub cimncotxogthiabcovntawv,tuslejntawmcovkhoom pligxamusthiabtuscwjpwmntawmtxhuatus,vimtxhua tusntawmlawvtauuatauzooheevhauvkevzoonkauj thiabkevtxawjntse

4Covhauvqabnoyogdaimqauvntawmlubcimncotxog KevNcoTxogDemetriusrautusvajntxwvloj'Vimkoj taumuabcovlusqhiaraukuv,Auvajntxwv,komsaucov phauntawvuasxavtaulosuakomtiavkojlubtsevqiv ntawv,thiabkomkhocovuaspuaslawm,kuvtaumob siabraukuvtuskheejnrogkevsaibxyuastagnrhoraukev uatiavkojcovkevxavtau,thiabtamsimnokuvmuajcov lusqhiahauvqabnolostsorauntawmkojxubntiag

5CovphauntawvkevcailijchojntawmcovneegYudais (nrograuqeecovphauntawvmeme)tsismuajnyobhauv tsevqivntawv

6LawvsauuacovntawvHenplaisthiablusthiabtauraug txhaistsiszoo,thiabtsissawvcevraucovntawvqubraws likuvtautxaislosntawmcovneegpaub;rauqhovlawv yeejtsistaumuajvajntxwvsaibxyuaslawv

7Nwsyogibqhotsimnyoguascovnoyuavtsumtauua komraugraukojlubtsevqivntawvvimtiastxojcaiuas lawvmuaj,vimnwsyoglosntawmVajtswvlos,puvnpo nrogkevtxawjntsethiabtsismuajtxhuayamtsiszoo.

8Vimlinocovkwssauntawvthiabcovkwssaupajhuam thiabcovneegsaukeebkwmfeemntautsistauhaistxog covphauntawvnothiabcovtxivneejuastauuaneejnyob thiabuaneejrawslilawv,vimlawvtxojkevxavtxoglub neejyogqhovdawbhuvthiabkevntseeg,rawsli HecataeusntawmAbderahais.

9Yogkojpomzoo,Auvajntxwv,yuavtsumsauibtsab ntawvmusrautusPovThawjHlobhauvYeluxalees,thov komnwsxarautustxwjlaugtawmntawmtxhuaxeem covtxivneejuastauualubneejzootshajplawsthiabpaub txoglawvtxojcaitshajplawskompebthiajnrhiavtau covntsiablusuasfeemntauntawmlawvpomzoo,thiab yoglintawd,thaumtautxaisibdaimntawvtxhaislus tseeblawmcesyuavmuabtsorauhauvqhovchawpom tseebkomhaumrautxojhaujlwmthiabkojlubhomphiaj.

10Thovkomnejmuajkevvammeejmusibtxhis!

11Thaumlubcimncotxognotaumuabraulawvlawm, tusvajntxwvtauhaiskomsauibtsabntawvrauEleazar txogqhovteebmeemno,thiabqhiatxogkevtsocovneeg Yudaisuasraugkawdim.

12Thiabnwsmuabtsibcaugtalakubthiabxyacaumtala nyiajthiabntaulubpobzebmuajnqislosuacovtaisthiab covkhobthiablubroojthiabcovkhobhausdej

13Nwskujtauhaiskomcovneeguassaibxyuasnwslub thawvnyiajciacovkwsuavajtsexaivcovkhoomsivuas lawvxavtauraulubhomphiajno,thiabkomxaibpuas talentnyiajmusmuabkevtxiraulubtuamtsevthiabrau lwmyamkevxavtau

14Tomqabkuvmuabcovntawvluamraunejlawm,kuv mamliqhianejtxogtejhaujlwmuaskuvuaTsabntawv ntawmtusvajntxwvsaulino:

15“VajntxwvPtolemyxaxovzoothiabtostxaisrautus PovThawjHlobEleazar

16VimmuajntautusneegYudaisnyobhauvpeblub tebchawsuasraugcovneegPawxiacojtawmntawm Yeluxaleesthaumlubsijhawmlawvmuajhwjchimthiab muajntautusntxivuastuajnrogkuvtxivmusrauhauv tebchawsIzivuaqhev-covneegnonwstaumuabntautus tsorauhauvpabtubrogthiabthemnyiajntaudualiniaj zaus,thiabthaumnwstauuapovthawjtiaslawvcovthawj cojmuajkevncajnceesnwstautsimcovchawruajkhov thiabmuablawvtsorauhauvlawvqhovkevsaibxyuas komcovneegIzivhauvzosyuavntshailawv

17Thiabkuv,thaumkuvncemusuavajntxwv,kuvtauua siabzoorautxhuatusneeguaskuvnyob,thiabtshwjxeeb tshajyograucovneeguasyogkojcovpejxeem-kuvtau tsocovneegraugkawntauduaibpuastxhiabtus,themtus nqilagluamraulawvcovtswv,thiabyogtiasmuajkev phemtauuaraukojcovneeglosntawmkevntshaw ntawmcovneegcoobcoob,kuvtauuaraulawvthemrov qab

18Lubhomphiajuasuaraukuvualintawdyoglubsiab xavuasiabdawbsiabzoothiabuatsaugrauVajtswvtus uassiabtshajplawsraukevtswjhwmkuvlubnceegvaj kommuajkevthajyeebthiabmuajyeebkooblojhauv ntiajtebno

19Tsistaslintawdxwb,covneeguasnyobraulub sijhawmzootshajplaws,kuvtauxaivlosuatubrog,thiab covuastsimnyogkoomnrogkuvthiabtsimnyograulub tsevhaisplaubntseegsiab,kuvtautsalawvuahaujlwm nomtswv.

20Nimnovimkuvxavqhiakuvtxojkevristxiajraucov txivneejnothiabraucovneegYudaisthoobplawsntiaj tebthiabraucovtiamneegtomntej,kuvtautxiavtxim siabtiasnejtxojcaiyuavraugtxhaislosntawmlus HenplaisuassivrauhauvnejmusrauhauvlusGreek,kom covphauntawvnoyuavraugntxivraulwmcovphau ntawvvajntxwvhauvkuvlubtsevqivntawv

21Nwsyuavyogibqhokevsiabzooraukojthiabyogib qhokhoompligraukuvtxojkevmobsiabyogtiaskoj yuavxaivrautustxwjlauglosntawmtxhuapabpawg neeg,covtxivneejuasmuajlubneejzoothiabmuajkev txawjntsehauvkojtxojcaithiabmuajpeevxwmtxhais nws,komhauvcovlusnugntawmkevtsissibhaumxeeb pebyuavmuajpeevxwmtshawbpomqhovkevtxiavtxim siabuasfeemntaupomzoo,vimqhovkevtshawbnrhiav yogqhovtseemceebtshajplaws

22Kuvvamtiaskuvyuavtautxaislubkoobnpenrovlos ntawmkevuatiavtxojhaujlwmno.

23KuvtauxaAndreas,tusthawjcojntawmkuvcovtub rogthiabAristeas,covtxivneejuaskuvhwmheev,mus qhiaqhovteebmeemraunejthiabmuabibpuastalents nyiajraunej,uasyogthawjcovtxivhmabtxivntoontawm kuvcovkhoompligraulubtuamtsevthiabcovkhoomfij thiablwmyamkevcaidabqhuas.

24Yogkojsauntawvraukuvtxogkojtejkevxavtau hauvcovteebmeemno,kojyuavmuabkevpablojrau kuvthiabcoglusraukuvuaphoojywgtshiab,rautxhua yamkojxavtauyuavrauguatiavsailisaitauNyobzoo! 25RautsabntawvnoEleazartebrawsliqhovtsimnyog rawslinramno:'EleazartusPovThawjHlobxaxovzoo rauVajNtxwvPtolemynwstusphoojywgtiagtiag

26KuvxavkomkojthiabpojhuabtaisArsinoe,kojtus muam,thiabkojcovmenyuamtaunojqabnyobzoo

27KuvkujzoothiabKuvtautxaiskojtsabntawvthiab kuvzoosiabheevraukojlubhomphiajthiabkojcovlus qhiazoo

28Kuvhucovpejxeemtuajuakethiabnyeemraulawv mloogkomlawvpaubtxognejtxojkevmobsiabraupeb tusVajtswv

29Kuvkujqhialawvtejkhobuasnejxatuaj,neesnkaum kubthiabpebcaugnyiaj,tsiblubtaisthiablubroojua kevcaifij,thiabibpuastalentnyiajraukevfijkhoomthiab muabtejyamuaslubtuamtsevxavtau

30CovkhoomplignoyogAndreas,ibtugntawmkojcov tubqheuastauhwmtshajplaws,thiabAristeas,obleeg yogcovtxivneejzoothiabmuajtseeb,paubtxoglawvtxoj kevkawm,thiabtsimnyogtxhuatxojkevlosuatussawv cevraukojcovntsiabcaisiabthiablubhomphiajncaj ncees.

31Covtxivneejnotauqhiakojtejlusraukuvthiabtau txaislusteblosntawmkuvrawslikojtsabntawvKuv yuavpomzoorautxhuayamuasmuajtxiajntsigraukoj txawmtiaskojqhovkevthovtsistshuamuaj

32Rauqhovkojtaumuabntauyamtxiajntsigzookawg nkausraupebcovpejxeemthiabyuavtsismuajhnub hnovqabli

33Yoglintawd,kuvthiajlimuabtsiajtuafijraukoj,koj tusmuam,kojcovmenyuam,thiabkojcovphoojywg, thiabcovneegsawvdawsthovVajtswvkomkojtejphiaj xwmvammeejmustasli,thiabthovVajtswvuasmuaj hwjchimlojkawgnkauskomkojlubnceegvajmuajkev thajyeebnyabxeebnrogkevhwm,thiabthovkomkev txhaistxojkevcaidawbhuvyuavmuajtxiajntsigraukoj thiabuatiav.

34Kuvxaivrautustxwjlauslosntawmtxhuaxeemneeg, uacovtxivneejzoothiabncajncees,thiabkuvxalawv tuajraukojnrogibdaimntawvtheejntawmpebtxojcai.

35Nwsyuavyogibqhokevsiabzoo,Autusvajntxwv ncajncees,yogtiaskojyuavqhiatiasthaumtwgkev txhaislusntawmtxojcaitiavlawm,covtxivneejyuav raugcojrovqablosraupebhauvkevnyabxeebNyobzoo!

36Covtxwjlauslubnpeyoglino:Ntawmthawjxeem, Yauxej,Exekhee,Xakhaliya,Yauhas,Exekhee,Elisa.

37Covxeemthibob,Yudas,Ximoos,Xamuyee,Adaeus, Mathathaas,Eschlemias

38Covxeempeb,Nehemis,Yauxej,Theodosius,Baseas, Ornias,Dakis

39Ntawmxeemplaub,Yaunathas,Abraeus,Elisha, Ananias,Chabrias....

40Ntawmxeemthibtsib,Ixaj,Yakhauj,Yexus, Sabbataeus,Ximoos,Levi.

41XeemthibrauyogYudas,Yauxej,Ximoos,Xakhaliyas, Xamuyee,thiabSelemas

42Ntawmxeemxya,Sabbataeus,Xedekhiyas,Yakhauj, Yixakhas,Yexis,thiabNathaeus.

43Ntawmxeemyim,Theodosius,Jason,Yexus, Theodotus,Yauhas,thiabYaunathas

44Ntawmxeemcuaj,Theophilus,Aplahas,Arsamos, Yason,Endemias,Daniyees

45Ntawmxeemkaum,Yelemis,Eleazar,Xakhaliyas, Baneas,Elisha,thiabDathaeus

46Ntawmkaumibxeem,Xamuyee,Yauxej,Yudas, Yaunathes,Chabu,Dositheus.

47Ntawmpawgneegkaumob,Isaelus,Yauhas, Theodosius,Arsamos,Abietes,thiabEzekiel

48LawvmuajxyacaumobleegtagnrhoYoglintawd, Eleazarthiabnwscovphoojywgtebrautsabntawvntawm tusvajntxwv

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1Nimnokuvyuavtxuasntxivmustxhivkuvcovluscog tsegthiabpiavqhiatxogcovduabkos

2Lawvtauuatiavnrogkevtxawjntsezookawgnkaus, vimtusvajntxwvtsistsegnyiajntauthiabnwstuskheej saibxyuascovneeguahaujlwmibtuszujibtus

3Yoglintawd,lawvthiajlitsistuajyeemuaibfeem ntawmtxojhaujlwmlossisuatiavnwsyamtsissaibxyuas

4Uantejtshajplawskuvyuavmuabibqhokevpiavqhia ntawmlubroojraukoj.

5Vajntxwvxavkomdaimntawvnolojheev,thiabnws thiajnugcovYudaihauvthajchawntawdtxogqhovloj ntawmlubroojuastwbmuajnyobhauvlubtuamtsev hauvYeluxaleeslawm

6Thaumlawvpiavqhiatxogqhovntsuas,nwstxawmnug sebnwspuasuatauiblubtsevlojdua.

7ThiabibcopovthawjthiablwmcovYudaitebtiastsis muajdabtsilostivthaivnws

8Thiabnwshaistiasnwsxavuakomnwslojtsibnpaug, tiamsisnwsuasiabdebntshaitiasnwsyuavtsismuajtxiaj ntsigraukevuahaujlwmhauvlubtuamtsev

9Nwsxavkomnwscovkhoompligtsisyogtsuasyog muabtsorauhauvlubtuamtsevxwb,vimnwsyuavuarau nwszoosiabduayogtiascovtxivneejuasmuajlubluag haujlwmmuabcovkhoomfijuastsimnyoguataurawsli lubroojuasnwstauua

10Nwstsisxavtiasyogvimtsismuajkubuaraulubrooj qubmeme,tiamsiszoolimuajqeeqhovlajthawjuasua raunwslojlino

11Yogtiasmuajkevtxib,cesyeejyuavtsismuajkevtsis txausnyiajtxiag.

12Yoglintawd,pebyuavtsumtsistxhobuatxhaumlossis musdhauqhovkevntsuasuastsimnyog

13Tiblubsijhawmntawd,nwshaiskomlawvthawbkom sivtxhuayamkevkosduabsibtxawv,vimnwsyogibtug txivneejuasmuajlubtswvyimsiabtshajplawsthiabxwm taumuabnwslubtswvyimntseuasuaraunwsxavtxog qhovzoolicasuasyuavtshwmsimlosntawmcov haujlwmtiav.

14Nwskujtauhaiskomuatxhuayamuastsismuajlus qhianyobrauhauvcovntawvYudais,txhuayamyuav tsumzoonkaujlisaitau

15Thaumcovlusqhianoraugmuabtsorau,lawvyuav tsumuarawslitsabntawv

16Lawvualubroojntevobcubit,davibcubit,thiabsiab ibthiabibnrabcubit,ualosntawmkubntshiab 17Qhovkuvpiavtxognotsisyogkubnyiasnyiasuas muabtsorausaumlwmlubhauvpaus,tiamsistagnrho lubtsevyogualosntawmkublojlojuasvuamuake 18Lawvuaibdaimciamdavibtxhaistesncignws 19Thiabmuajiblubpajntaubzoolinthwvdej,uastau txauguacovhluazoonkaujheevraupebsab

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20Rauqhovnwszoolidaimduabpebcegthiabtusqauv ntawmtxhuasabzooibyam,yoglintawdtxawmtigsab twglosxij,lawvzooliibyam

21Ntawmobsabhauvqabciamteb,qhovuasnqesmus raulubroojyogibdaimduabzoonkaujheev,tabsisnws yogsabnrauduasnyiamqhovmuagntawmtusneegsaib

22Nimnontugsabsaudntawmobsab,uastautsasiab, ntsevim,rawslipebtauhaislawm,ntugyogpebsab,los ntawmtxhuaqhovkevxavuasibtugneegmustxognws

23Thiabmuajntautxheejpobzebmuajnqisnyobrau ntawmnwshauvnruabnrabntawmcovxovpajuasmuaj covduabkos,thiablawvtausibtxuasuakelosntawmib qhocuabyeejkosduabuastsismuajqhovsibpiv.

24Vimyogkevruajntseglawvtxhuatustauraugkholos ntawmcovkoobkubuastauntxigrauhauvcovqhovhauv covpobzeb.

25Lawvraugkhiuakentawmobsablosntawmkevkhi komlawvruajkhov

26Ntawmibsabntawmciamtebnciglubroojuasnqes musrausaumntujthiabntsiblubqhovmuag,muajibdaim qauvqeualosntawmcovpobzebmuajnqis,uastaukos uakelosntawmibdaimduabkosuastxuasuakenciglub rooj

27Thiabnyobrauhauvqabcovpobzebuastaumuabteeb tsalossawvcevrauqe,covkwskosduabtauuaiblub kausmomuasmuajtxhuayamtxivhmabtxivntoo,muaj nyobrausaumnwscovtxivhmabthiabpobkws,txivhnub timthiabtxivapples,thiabtxivlwssuavthiablwmyam zoolintawd,teebtsakompomtseeb

28Covtxivhmabtxivntoonotauualosntawmcovpob zebmuajnqis,uasmuajtibximlicovtxivhmabtxivntoo lawvtuskheejthiablawvtaukhilawvrauntawmntug ncigtxhuasabntawmlubroojnrogibtxojhluakub

29Thiabtomqabuaslubkausmomtxivhmabtxivntoo taumuabtsorauhauvqab,muajlwmtusqauvqehauvcov pobzebmuajnqis,thiablwmyamflutingthiabembossed uahaujlwm,komobsabntawmlubroojyuavsivtau,raws liqhovxavtauntawmcovtswvthiabvimlinoqhovwaveworkthiabciamtebtaunthuavmusraukotawntawmlub rooj.

30Lawvuaiblubphajlojlojplaubntivtesrauhauvqab lubroojkomlawvmuabobtxhaistawntxigrauhauv, thiabmuabcovntsiahlauntsiarauhauvqabntugkomcov neegsivtausabtwgntawmlubrooj

31Yoglintawdnwsthiajlipomtseebtiastxojhaujlwm noyogsivrauobtxojkev.

32Lawvtaukosiblubcim"maeander,"rauntawmlub rooj,muajcovpobzebmuajnqissawvntsughauvnruab nrab,covpobzebrubythiabcovpobzebemeraldthiab covpobzebonyxthiabntauyampobzebuaszoonkauj heev

33Thiabnyobibsabntawm'maeander'muajibdaimzoo kawgnkausntawmlubnetwork,uasuaraunruabnrab ntawmlubroojzoolilubrhomboidhauvcovduab,thiab ntawmnwsiblubsivleaduathiabamber,rawslinwshu ua,tauuatiav,uastsimibqhokevxavtsisthoobraucov neegsaib.

34Lawvuacovcegntawmlubroojkommuajcovtaub hauzoolipajlili,komlawvzoolipajlilikhoovrauhauv qablubrooj,thiabcovseemuaspomtseebyogcovnplooj uassawvntsug

35Lubhauvpausntawmkotawuasnyobhauvavyogib lubpobzebrubythiabntsuasqhovdavibtxhaistessiab thoobplaws

36Nwszoolikhauthiabdavyimntivtes.

37Tagnrholubntiajtebkotawtausorausaumnws.

38Thiablawvuaraukotawzoolitsobntooivylojhlob tawmntawmlubpobzeb,sibxyawnrogakanthusthiab puagncignrogibtsobtxivhmabuaspuagncignwsnrog covtxivhmabuapawg,uastauualosntawmpobzeb,mus txograusaumkotaw

39Tagnrhoplaubtxhaistawtauuatibyamlintawd,thiab txhuayamtauuathiabteebtsazooheev,thiabkevtxawj ntsethiabkevpaubzookawgnkaustausivlosuakomnws muajtseebrauxwm,uasthaumcuaraugcolosntawmcua, kevtxavmuslostaumuabraunplooj,thiabtxhuayamtau tsimloskomsibxwsnrogqhovtseebuasnwssawvcev.

40Thiablawvualubroojsaumtojuapebntuzooliib daimduabpebceg,thiablawvtausibdhosuakenrogcov spigotsthoobplawstagnrhontawmtxojhaujlwm,uas qhovsibntsibntawmcovpobqijtxhatsistuajyeempom lossispom

41Lubroojtuabtsistsawgtshajibnrabcubit,yoglintawd tagnrhocovhaujlwmyuavtsumtausivntautales

42Vimtusvajntxwvtsisxavntxivqhovlojraunws,nws thiajsivnyiajntaunpaumlintawdyogtiaslubroojlojdua.

43Thiabtxhuayamtauuatiavrawslinwstxojkevnpaj, hauvtxojkevzookawgnkausthiabtxawvtxawv,nrograu kevkosduabzookawgnkausthiabkevzoonkaujtsis muajqhovsibpiv

44Covtaissibtov,muajoblubtaiskubua,thiabtxij ntawmlubhauvpausmusraunruabnrabtaumuabcov duabkosuaqauvzoolinplai,thiabnruabnrabntawmcov nplaimuajpobzebmuajnqistaumuabtsoraunrogkev txawjntsezooheev.

45Cesmuajiblub'maeander'siabibcubit,nrograunws qhovchawualosntawmcovpobzebmuajnqisntawm ntauxim,qhiatxogkevsivzoguakosduabthiabkevzoo nkaujheev

46Muajibdaimduabmosaic,uazoolilubpobzeb rhombus,zoolilubvasthiabntevtxogntug.

47Hauvnruabnrab,covntaubthaivmemeuasualos ntawmntaulubpobzebmuajnqissibtxawv,muabtsorau ibqhozujzus,thiabsibtxawvhom,tsistsawgtshajplaub tusntivtesdav,uaraulawvzoonkaujdua

48Nyobrausaumnpoontawmlubkausmommuajib daimduabzoonkaujntawmpajliliesuastawgpaj,thiab muajcovtxivhmabsibtxuasuakethoobplaws

49Yoglintawd,covtaiskubtauuatiav,thiablawvtuav tauntautshajobfirkinstxhualub

50Covtaisnyiajmuajibqhochawdu,thiablawvtauua zookawgnkauslilawvyogsivraukevsaibiav,yogli txhuayamuascojloszeraulawvtaupomtseebduali hauvdaimiav

51Tiamsisnwstsisyoojyimpiavqhiatxogqhovkevxav tiagtiaguascovduabkosnotautsimrauhauvlubsiab thaumlawvuatiav

52Thaumcovtaisnouatiavlawmthiabmuabtsouake, uantejyogiblubtaisnyiajthiabtomqabntawdyogiblub taiskub,tomqabntawdyoglwmlubtaisnyiaj,thiabtom qabntawdyoglwmlubtaiskub,qhovtsosuaslawvnthuav tawmyogqhovtsistxausntseegpiavtau,thiabcovneeg uastuajsaiblawvtsistuajyeemrhuavtshemlawvtus

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

kheejntawmqhovpomcintsaiabthiabqhovkevuayeeb yamzoonkauj.

53Covkevxavuastshwmsimlosntawmqhovkevua yeebyammuajntauyamsibtxawv.

54Thaumcovneegsaibcovtaiskub,thiablawvlubsiab xavtxogtxhuayamuaslawvua,lawvlubsiabxavtsis thoobli

55Duaibzaugntxivthaumibtugtxivneejxavntsiamus raucovtaisnyiaj,thaumlawvsawvntawmnwsxubntiag, txhuayamzoolicintsaiabncigqhovchawuasnwssawv, thiabuaraucovneegsaibzoosiabdua

56Yoglintawd,nwsyeejtsisyoojyimpiavqhiatxog qhovzoonkaujntawmcovhaujlwm.

57Covkhobkubuaslawvmuabkosrauhauvnruabnrab nrogcovpajhmabtxivntoo

58Thiablawvntosiblubpajntooivy,myrtle,thiabolive uaibdaimduabpuabnciglubnpoothiabmuabcovpob zebmuajnqisntxigrauhauv

59Lwmcovhaujlwmkhokomzoonkaujlawvuarawsli covqauvsibtxawv,vimlawvuakomnwsyogibqho tseemceebuasyuavtsumuakomtiavtxhuayamkomtsim nyograutusvajntxwvlubhwjchim.

60Hauviblolus,pebyuavhaistautiastsisyognyobrau hauvlubtxhabnyiajntawmtusvajntxwvlossislwmyam, tsismuajibyamhaujlwmtwguaskimheevlossiskev txawjkosduabzooibyamlicovno

61Vimtusvajntxwvtsistausivsijhawmntaulosxavtxog lawv,vimnwsnyiamkomtautxaiskoobmeejrauqhov zootshajplawsntawmnwscovphiajxwm

62Rauqhovfeemntaunwsyuavtsisquavntsejnwstxoj haujlwm,thiabsivnwslubsijhawmnrogcovkwskos duabhauvnwsqhovkevntxhovsiabtiaslawvyuavtsum uatiavtxhuayamhauvtxojkevtsimnyograuqhovchaw uascovkhoompligyuavraugxamus.

63Yoglintawd,txhuayamtauuatiavrawsliqhovntsuas loj,rawslitusqauvtsimnyograutusvajntxwvuasxacov khoompligthiabntawmtuspovthawjhlobuasyogtus kavlubtebchaws

64Tsismuajibqhochawtwguasmuajpobzebmuajnqis li,vimtiasmuajtsawgkawgyogtsibtxhiabtusneegsiv thiablawvtxhuatuslojheev

65Covtxujcikosduabzootshajplawstausiv,yoglitus nqintawmcovpobzebthiabcovkhoomsivtesuayogtsib npaugntaudualicovkub

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CovntsiablusmeejmeejntawmkevtxiQhovtseebntawm covpovthawjyogqhovtseemceebKevsibdeevqusKev piavqhiatxoglubtuamtsevthiabnwscovdej

1Kuvtaumuabcovluspiavqhiatxogcovkhoompligno raukojvimkuvxavtiasnwstsimnyog.

2Lubntsiablustomntejhauvzajdabneegyogibzajdab neegtxogpebtxojkevmusrauEleazar,tabsisuantej tshajplawskuvyuavpiavqhiaraukojtxogtagnrholub tebchaws

3ThaumpebtuajtxoghauvlubtebchawsYudai,pebpom lubnroognyobhauvnruabnrabntawmtagnrhoYudai saumlubroobsiabheev

4Lubtuamtsevtauraugtsimtsarausaumroobzoonkauj kawgli

5Nwsmuajpebphabntsauassiabtshajxyacaumcubits thiabntevthiabdavsibnpaugraulubtsev.

6Txhualubtsevpuavleejzoonkaujthiabkimheevtsistau muajduali.

7Nwspomtseebtiastsismuajkevsivnyiajntauraulub qhovroojthiabcovkhoomkhi,uastxuasnwsnrogcov ncejqhovrooj,thiabkevruajkhovntawmlublintel

8Tusqauvntawmdaimntaubthaivkujzooibyamli ntawmqhovroojnkag

9Nwsdaimntaubvimyogcuatshuabtautxavmustasli, thiabthaumqhovkevtxavnotausibtxuasluslosntawm hauvqabthiabdaimntaubthaivtaunthuavtawmmusrau qhovsiabtshajplaws,nwstaumuabibqhokevuayeeb yamzoonkaujuasibtugtxivneejyuavluagtsistuajyeem rhuavnwstuskheejtawm

10Lubthajualubthajnozooibyamlilubchawthiabcov khoomhlawvuasraughlawvrausaumnws,thiabtxojkev musraunwskujzooibyamlintawd

11Muajibtxojkevnqesmusrauntawdmajmam,uastau teebtsakomhaumraulubhomphiajntawmkevcojzoo, thiabcovpovthawjuasuahaujlwmtauhnavkhaubncaws linen,mustxoglawvpoblujtaws.

12LubTuamTsevtigmusrausabhnubtuajthiabnws nraubqaumtigmusrausabhnubpoob

13Tagnrhohauvpemtebyogpobzebthiabnqesmusrau qhovchawuastauteemtseg,komdejthiajlintwstaulos ntxuavcovntshavntawmcovtsiajtuaxyeem,vimmuaj ntautxhiabtustsiajraugtuaxyeemnyobntawdrauhnub uakevlomzem

14Thiabmuajdejntwstsiskawg,vimmuajdejntwstawm hauvthajchawntawmlubtuamtsev.

15Tsistaslintawdxwb,muajcovthoobdejzookawg nkausthiabpiavtsistauhauvav,rawslilawvtautawqhia raukuv,ntawmqhovdebntawmtsibfurlongsthoobplaws qhovchawntawmlubtuamtsev,thiabtxhuatusntawm lawvmuajntaulubkavdejkomcovkwjdejsibtxawvsib sauuake.

16Thiabtagnrhocovnotauraugkhinrogcovhlautxhuas rauhauvqabthiabntawmphabntsa,thiabsaumlawvtau muajntaucovplastertaunthuavtawm,thiabtxhuaqhov ntawmtxojhaujlwmtauuatibzooua

17Muajntauqhovchawraudejntawmlubhauvpaus ntawmlubthajuastxhuatuspomtsistautsuasyogcov neeguasuahaujlwmrauVajtswvxwb,yoglintawdcov ntshavntawmcovtsiajuastausauntauheevraugntxuav povtseghauviblubqhovmuagxwb.

18Novyogkuvlubtswvyimtxogtuscwjpwmntawm covpasdejthiabtamsimnokuvyuavqhiakojtiasnwstau leespaublicas

19Lawvcojkuvmusdebtshajplaubmaissabnraumlub nroogthiabhaiskomkuvsaibmusrauibqhochawthiab mlooglubsuabnrovntawmcovdejsibntsib,uaraukuv pomqhovlojntawmcovpasdej,rawslitauhaislawm 20Kevpabcovpovthawjtsismuajqhovsibpivraunws lubzogthiabnwstxojkevuahaujlwmntsiagtothiabmuaj kevtxiavtxim

21Rauqhovlawvtxhuatusuahaujlwmyamtsisxavua dabtsili,txawmhaistiasyuavtsumtausivzogntauheev losxij,thiabtxhuatusmuajibtxojhaujlwmtshwjxeebuas taumuabraunwsua.

22Kevpehawmuamusntxivyamtsismuajkevcuam tshuam--qeetusmuabntoo,qeetusmuabroj,qeetus

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

muabhmoovnplejzoo,qeetusmuabtshuajtswqab;lwm tuscojcovnqaijloshlawvuakevfij,qhiatxoglubzogzoo kawgnkaus

23Rauqhovlawvsivobtxhaisteslostuavcovcegntawm ibtugnyuj,txhuaceghnyavtshajobtalents,thiabmuab povrauhauvtxhuatxhaistesuaibtxojkevzookawg nkausrauntawmlubchawsiabntawmlubthajthiabtsistu ncuamuabtsorauntawmqhovchawzoo.

24Ibyamlintawd,covyajthiabcovtshiskujzookawg nkausraulawvqhovhnyavthiablawvqhovrog

25Raucovneeguasuahaujlwm,lawvibtxwmxaivcov tsiajuastsismuajqhovtsiszoothiabtshwjxeebyogcov rog,thiabyoglintawdqhovkevtxiuaskuvtaupiavqhia, tauuatiav

26Muajibqhochawtshwjxeebuastauteemtsegraulawv so,qhovchawuascovneeguastautsotseguahaujlwm zaum

27Thaumqhovnotshwmsim,covneeguastwbsolawm thiabnpajtxhijrovualawvtxojhaujlwm,lawvsawvtsees yamtsistaunpajtseg,vimtsismuajleejtwgyuavhais komnpajcovkhoomfij

28Qhovntsiagtotshajplawskavmustxogthaumibtug neegxavtiastsismuajibtugneegnyobntawd,txawmhais tiasmuajxyapuastustxivneejkoomnroguahaujlwm, ntxivraucovneegcoobcoobuastabtomuakevtxi.

29Txhuayamyoguanrogkevhwmthiabuarawslitxoj kevuastsimnyograuVajtswvtusloj

30Pebxavtsisthoobli,thaumpebpomEleazarua haujlwmpablwmtus,saibnwslubtshozoonkauj,thiab nwslubntsejmuagzoonkauj,uaspomtseebhauvlubtsho uasnwshnavthiabcovpobzebmuajnqisrauntawmnws lubcev

31Muajcovtswbkubnyobrauntawmlubtshouasncav mustxognwstxhaistaw,uaraumuajibhomsuabpaj nruagtshwjxeeb,thiabntawmobsabntawmlawvmuaj covtxivlwssuavnrogcovpajntauyamximzoonkauj

32Nwshnavibtxojsivsiazoonkaujheev,uasmuajntau ximzoonkaujkawgli

33NwshnavVajtswvlubhwjchim,rawslinwshuua,uas muajkaumoblubpobzebsibtxawv,taumuabtsorau hauv,khiuakenrogkub,muajcovnpentawmcovthawj cojntawmcovxeem,rawslilawvqhovkevtxiavtxim thawjzaug,txhuatuscintsaiabhauvtxojkevuastsispiav qhiataunwstuskheejxim

34Nwslubtaubhauhnaviblubtiara,rawslinwshuua, thiabrauntawmqhovnohauvnruabnrabntawmnwslub hauvpliajiblubturbanuastsismuajlwmyampivtau,lub diadempuvnponroglubnpentawmVajtswvsaurauhauv covntawvdawbhuvrauntawmiblubphajkubtau raugtxiavtximsiabtsimnyoghnavcovcimnohauvkev qhuabqhia

35Lawvqhovtsosuaraumuajkevxavtsisthoobthiab kevntxhovsiabuarauibtugneegxavtiasibtugneegtau losrauntawmibtugtxivneejuasyogneegtxawvteb chaws

36Kuvntseegtiasleejtwguaskoomnrogqhovkevua yeebyamuaskuvtaupiavqhiayuavuaraunwsxavtsis thoobthiabxavtsisthoobthiabyuavxavtsisthoobthaum xavtxogqhovdawbhuvuastxuasnrogtxhuayamntawm kevpabcuam.

37Tiamsisyogpebxavkompebtautxaiscovntaubntawv tiav,pebthiajlincemusrausaumlubnrooguasnyobze pebthiabsaibibpuagncigpeb

38Nwsnyobrauhauvibqhochawsiabheev,thiabmuaj ntaulubpejthuam,uastauraugtsamustxograusaumtoj kawgnkaus,ntawmcovpobzeblojheev,nrograulub homphiaj,rawslipebtauqhia,ntawmkevsaibxyuaslub tuamtsevthajchaw,yoglintawdyogtiasmuajkevtawm tsam,lossiskevtawmtsamlossiskevtawmtsamntawm covyeebncuab,tsismuajleejtwgyuavmuajpeevxwm yuamkomnkagmusrauhauvcovphabntsauasnyobib puagnciglubtuamtsev

39Nyobrausaumcovpejthuamntawmlubnroogcitadel, covcavuatsovrogtaumuabtsorauthiabntauhomtshuab sibtxawv,thiabqhovchawntawdsiabdualilubvojvoog ntawmphabntsauaskuvtauhaislawm.

40Covpejthuamkujtauraugsaibxyuaslosntawmcov txivneejfeemntauuastaumuabpovthawjzootshajplaws ntawmlawvtxojkevncajnceesraulawvlubtebchaws.

41Covtxivneejnoyeejtsistauraugtsocaitawmhauv lubnroog,tsuasyogthaumhnubuakevzoosiabthiabtom qabntawdtsuasyoguaibpabpawgxwb,thiablawvkuj tsistautsocairaulwmtusneegnkagmushauv

42Lawvkujceevfajheevthaumtusthawjcojhaiskom covqhuatuajxyuasqhovchaw,rawslipebtuskheejtau qhiapeb

43Lawvtsiskampubpebmussaibtejtsiajuaslawvmuab tuafij,txawmhaistiaspebtsuasyogobtugneeguastsis muajriamphomxwbloslawvyeejtsiskampubpebmus saib

44Thiablawvtauhaistiaslawvtaucoglusthaumlubhwj chimtaucoglusraulawv,vimlawvtxhuatustaucoglus thiabtaucoglustiasyuavuarawslicovluscogtsegdawb huvrautsabntawv,tiastxawmhaistiaslawvmuajtsib puastuslosxij,lawvyuavtsispubntautshajtsibtustxiv neejnkagmusrauhauviblubsijhawm

45Lubnrooglojyogqhovchawtivthaivtshwjxeeb ntawmlubtuamtsevthiabtustsimnwstauuakomnws muajzogheevkomnwsthiajlitivthaivtauzoo

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PiavtxoglubnroogthiabthajchawnyobdebnroogMuab Nqe11pivrautejyamuasmuajniajhnubnoNqe89-41 qhiatiascovneegthaumubkwvyeeslicastxogibtugkws tshawbfawbthiabibtugtxivneej.

1Qhovlojntawmlubnroogyogqhovnruabnrab

2Nwsyogkwvyeesliplaubcaugfurlongsnyobrauhauv circumference,debliibtugneegyuavxavtau

3Nwsmuajnwscovpejthuamteebtsazooliiblubtsev uayeebyam,nrograutxojkevhlamusraunruabnrab ntawmlawvtamsimnoqhovkevsibtshuamntawmcov pejthuamqisduapomtautabsiscovpejthuamsabsaud muajneegmusntaudua

4Rauqhovavncemusrausaumntuj,vimlubnroogtau tsimtsarausaumroob

5Kujmuajcovntaivuascojmusrauntawmtxojkevsib tshuam,thiabqeetusneegyeejibtxwmncemus,thiab lwmtusnqesmusthiablawvnyobdebntawmibleegli debtauntawmtxojkevvimyogcovneeguasraugkhilos ntawmcovcaintawmkevdawbhuv,tsamlawvkovtxhua yamuastsisraugcai

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

6Tsisyogtsismuajlajthawjuascovthawjcojntawmlub nroogtautsimnwsrawsliqhovsibnpaug,vimlawvmuaj kevnkagsiabmeejtxogyamuasyuavtsumtauua

7Rauqhovlubtebchawsdavthiabzoonkauj.

8Muajibtxhiantawmnwsyogtiajtiaj,tshwjxeebtshaj yogcovcheebtsamuasyogXamalili,rawslinwshuua, thiabuasciamtebrauthajavntawmcovneegIdume,lwm covyogroob,tshwjxeebtshajyogcovuasnyobibsabrau thajavYuda

9Yoglintawd,covpejxeemyuavtsummobsiabraukev ualiajuatebthiabkevcogavkomlawvthiajlimuajqoob loontau

10Ualinoceskevcogqooblootxhuayamthiajliuamus thiabsautauqoobloontauheevthoobplawsthajavno

11Covnrooglojthiabmuajkevvammeejsibnpaugzos muajneegnyobcoob,tabsislawvtsisquavntsejtxogcov cheebtsamnyobdebnroog,vimtxhuatusneegnyiamua lubneejlomzem,vimtxhuatusmuajtuscwjpwmib txwmnrhiavkevlomzem.

12TibyamnotautshwmsimhauvAlexandria,uaszoo tshajtxhualubnrooghauvqhovlojthiabkevvammeej

13Covneegnyobdebnrooglosntawmkevtsivtebtsaws chawlosntawmcovcheebtsamnyobdebnroogthiablos nyobhauvnrooguaraukevualiajuatebtsismuajkoob muajnpe:yoglintawd,komtivthaivlawvlosntawmkev nyobhauvnroog,tusvajntxwvtautshajtawmtiaslawv yuavtsumtsistxhobnyobhauvnroogntautshajnees nkaumhnub.

14Thiabibyamlintawd,nwstaumuabcovlusqhiasau raucovkwstxiavtxim,tiasyogtiastsimnyogyuavtsum tshajtawmdaimntawvfoobtawmtsamibtusneeguas nyobhauvlubtebchaws,roojplaubyuavtsumtaudaws tiavhauvtsibhnub

15Thiabvimnwssuavtiasqhovteebmeemnoyogibqho tseemceebheev,nwsthiajtsacovtubceevxwmrautxhua lubnroognrograulawvcovneegpab,komcovneegua liajuatebthiablawvcovneegtawmtswvyimyuavtsisua raucovkhoomualiajuatebhauvlubnroogplojmus,kuv txhaishaistias,uaraucovkhoomnojkhoomhaushauv nroogplojmus.

16Kuvtautsocairauqhovkevhloovpauvnovimnws yogEleazaruastautawqhiameejmeejtxogcovntsiablus uastauhaislawm.

17Vimlubzoguaslawvsivraukevualiajuatebyog qhovlojheev

18Rauqhovlubtebchawsmuajntautsobtxivntseejcog ntauheev,muajntauhompobkwsthiabtaumpauv,thiab muajtxivhmabtxivntoothiab,thiabmuajzibntabntau heev

19Lwmhomntootxivhmabtxivntoothiabtxivhnubtsis suavnrogpivraucovno

20Muajnyujntauyamthiabmuajthajavzooraulawv nyob

21Yoglintawdlawvthiajpaubtseebtiascovcheebtsam hauvtebchawsxavtaucovpejxeemcoob,thiabkevsib raugzoontawmlubnroogthiabcovzostauraugtswjhwm komzoo.

22CovneegArabcojntauyamtxujlom,pobzebmuaj nqisthiabkublosrauhauvlubtebchaws

23Rauqhovlubtebchawstautsimkhozootsisyograu kevualiajuatebxwbtabsiskujraukevlagluam,thiab

lubnroogmuajkevkosduabnpluanujthiabtsismuaj khoomlagluamuasraugcojlosntawmhiavtxwv.

24Nwsmuajcovchawnresnkojuastsimnyogthiabyooj yimheevntawmAskalon,Joppa,thiabGaza,thiabntawm

PtolemaisuasVajNtxwvtautsimthiabtuavlubhauvpaus tseemceebpivraulwmqhovchawuastauhais,tsisdeb ntawmibqhontawmlawv

25Lubtebchawsmuajtxhuayamnpluamias,vimnws muajdejntaurautxhuaqhovchawthiabtivthaivtaucua dajcuadubzoo

26TusdejYaladee,rawslinwshuua,uasyeejtsisqhuav, ntwshlalubtebchaws

27Chivthawjlubtebchawsmuajtsawgkawgyog60lab daimav-txawmhaistiastomqabntawdcovneegnyobze tautawmtsamnws-thiab600,000tustxivneejtaunyob hauvnwshauvcovliajtebntawmibpuasdaimavtxhua tus

28TusdejntwszoolitusdejNilesntwsthaumlubcaijsau qoobloothiabywgdejrauibfeemlojntawmthajav.

29NyobzentawmthajtsamuasyogcovneegPtolemaisli, nwsntwsmusrauhauvlwmtusdejthiabntwsmusrau hauvhiavtxwv.

30Lwmcovdejntwshauvroob,rawslilawvhuua,ntws musrauhauvthajavtiajtiajthiabpuagncigthajtsam GazathiabthajtsamAshdod.

31Lubtebchawsraugpuagnciglosntawmiblublajkab ntujthiabnyuajheevrautawmtsamthiabtsistuajyeem raugtawmtsamlosntawmcovtubrogloj,vimyogtxoj kevnqaim,nrograukevtubsabnyiaghlacovroobsiab thiabcovkwjdegtob,thiabtuscwjpwmntawmcovroob uasnyobibpuagncigtagnrhothajav.

32Pebtauhnovtiaslawvtautxaistoojliabthiabhlaulos ntawmcovroobzentawmArabia

33Txawmlicaslosxij,qhovnotauraugtsotsegthaum lubsijhawmntawmPersiantxojcai,txijlithaumcovtub ceevxwmntawmlubsijhawmntawdtautshajtawmtxawv tebchawsibdaimntawvtshajtawmcuavtiaskevua haujlwmntawmcovchawkhawbavtsismuajtxiajntsig thiabkimheevkomtivthaivlawvlubtebchawskomtsis txhobraugrhuavtshemlosntawmkevkhawbavhauvcov cheebtsamnothiabtejzaumyuavraugcojmusntawm lawvvimyogPersiantxojcai,txijlilosntawmkevpab ntawmdaimntawvtshajtawmcuavnolawvpomibqho kevzamtximraukevnkagmusrauhauvcheebtsam

34KuvtuskwvtijPhilocrates,kuvtaumuabtagnrhocov ntaubntawvtseemceebtxogqhovnoraukojualuvluv.

35Kuvyuavpiavqhiatxogtxojhaujlwmtxhaislushauv zajtxuasntxiv.

36TusPovThawjHlobtauxaivcovtxivneejuasmuajtus cwjpwmzootshajplawsthiabmuajkabliskevcaisiab tshajplaws,zooliibtugneegxavtaulosntawmlawvcov pojkoobyawmtxwv.

37Lawvyogcovtxivneejuastsisyogtsuasyogtaukawm txogcovntaubntawvYudaisxwbtabsiskujtaukawm txogcovneegGreekzootshajplawsthiab

38Yoglintawd,lawvtautsimnyogtshwjxeeblosua haujlwmraucovchawsawvcevthiablawvtauuatxoj haujlwmnothaumtwgxavtau

39Lawvmuajibqhochawzooheevraukevsibthamthiab kevsibthamtxogcovteebmeemcuamtshuamnrogtxoj cai

40Lawvtautxhawbnqatxojkevnruabnrab--thiabqhov noyeejibtxwmyogtxojkevzootshajplawslosua.

41Lawvtsotsegtxojkevcojcwjpwmtsiszoothiabtsis muajlubsiabdawbpaug,tiamsislawvtsiskhavtheeb kiaglithiabyeejtsisxavtiaslawvzoodualwmtus,thiab thaumlawvsibthamlawvnpajsiabmloogthiabtebtxhua lolusnug

42Thiablawvtxhuatustauuatibzoouarawslitxojcai nothiabxavuakomzoodualwmtushauvkevuarawsli nwsthiablawvtxhuatustsimnyograulawvtusthawjcoj thiabnwstxojkevzoo

43ThiabibtugneegyuavpomtautiaslawvhlubEleazar npaumlicaslosntawmlawvtxojkevtsiskamraugrhuav tshemntawmnwsthiabnwshlublawvnpaumlicas

44Ntxivrautsabntawvuasnwssaurautusvajntxwvtxog lawvtxojkevrovqablosnyabxeeb,nwskujtauthovkom Andreasuahaujlwmrautiblubhomphiajthiabyaumkuv, ibyamnkaus,kompabrawslikuvlubpeevxwm

45Thiabtxawmhaistiaspebtaucoglustiasyuavuatib zoomloogqhovteebmeemno,nwshaistiasnwstseem nyuajsiabheev,vimnwspaubtiastusvajntxwvvimnws lubsiabzooxavtiasqhovnoyognwstxojcaitshwjxeeb tshajplaws,thaumtwgnwshnovtxogibtugtxivneejuas zooduanwscovphoojywghauvkevcojnojcojuathiab kevtxawjntse,komhunwsmusraunwslubtsevhais plaub

46Kuvtauhnovtxognwscovluszoouashaistiaslos ntawmkevnrhiavcovtxivneejncajnceesthiabtxawjntse txognwstuskheejnwsyuavtautxaiskevtivthaivzoo tshajplawsraunwslubnceegvaj,vimtiascovphoojywg zoolinoyuavmuabcovlusqhiazootshajplawsraunws.

47ThiabcovtxivneejuasEleazarxamusraunwsyeej muajcovcwjpwmno

48Thiabnwsfeemntautaucoglustiasnwsyuavtsistso covtxivneejmusyogtiasnwstsuasyogqeeyamkev txaussiabntawmnwstuskheejuasyoglubhomphiaj tseemceebxwbtiamsisnwsyograuqhovzoontawm txhuatuspejxeemuasnwsxalawvmus

49Vim,nwspiavhaistias,lubneejzooyognyobrauhauv kevuarawslicovkevcailijchoj,thiabqhovkawgnotau uatiavntaudualosntawmkevhnovdualilosntawmkev nyeemntawv

50Losntawmcovlusnothiablwmcovluszoosibxws, nwspomtseebtiasnwsxavlicasraulawv

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Covluspiavqhiatxogcovkevligkevcaintawmcovneeg qhiatxoglubntsiablusntawmlolus,"Tsishuv"Lub ntsiablusthiabkeebkwmntawm"KevNtseegVajtswv" Nqe48-44muabcovluspiavqhiazoonkaujntawm Vajtswvntawmlubcev

1Nwstsimnyoghaisluvluvtxogcovntaubntawvuas nwstaumuablostebpebcovlusnug

2Kuvxavtiasfeemntaucovneegxavpaubtxogqeecov kevcailijchoj,tshwjxeebtshajyogcovuashaistxog nqaijthiabdejhausthiabtsiajtxhuuassuavtiastsishuv.

3Thaumpebnugtiasvimlicas,vimtsuasmuajibhom tsiajxwb,qeecovtsiajraugsuavtiastsishuvraukevnoj, thiablwmcovtsishuvtxawmtiaskov(vimtiastxojcailij chojuatibzoosaibxyuasfeemntau,nwstshwjxeebtshaj

yoguatibzoosaibxyuascovteebmeemzoolino)nws pibnwscovlustebrawslinramno:

4Nwshaistias,'Kojsaibsebpebtxojkevuaneejthiab pebtxojkevsibraugzoouaraupebmuajkevcuam tshuamlicas;losntawmkevsibraugzoonrogcovneeg phem,tibneegntestaulawvtxojkevphemthiabuarau lawvnyuajsiabthoobplawslawvlubneej;tabsisyogtias lawvnyobnrogcovneegtxawjntsethiabcovneegtxawj ntse,lawvnrhiavtautxojhauvkevkomdimntawmkev tsispaubthiabkholawvlubneej

5Pebtusuastsimcailijchoj,uantejtshajplaws,tautso covntsiabcaintawmkevntseegthiabkevncajnceesthiab qhialawvibqhozujzus,tsisyoglosntawmkevtxwvtsis pubuaxwb,tabsislosntawmkevsivcovpivtxwvthiab, qhiatxogcovteebmeemntawmkevtxhaumthiabkevrau tximuasVajtswvtaumuabraucovneeguatxhaum.

6Vimnwsuapovthawjuantejtiastsuasmuajibtug Vajtswvxwbthiabnwslubhwjchimtautshwmsimthoob plawslubqabntujkhwb,vimtxhuaqhovchawpuvnkaus nwstxojkevkavthiabtsismuajibyamdabtsiuastibneeg uazaisciahauvntiajtebnodimntawmNwstxojkevpaub

7Rauqhovtxhuayamuasibtugneeguathiabtxhuayam uasyuavmuajlosyavtomntejpuavleejpomtseebrau Nws

8Thaumnwsuatibzooxavtxogtejqhovtseebnothiab piavqhiameejmeejlawm,nwsqhiatiastxawmyogibtug neegxavuaphemlosxij,tsishaistxogqhovuaphemtiag tiaglosxij,nwsyeejyuavtsisdimntawmkevraugntes, vimnwshaismeejmeejtiasVajtswvlubhwjchimkav thoobplawshauvtxojcailijchoj

9Txijthaumpiblos,nwstauqhiatiastxhuatustibneeg tsuasyogpebtuskheejxwbntseegtiasmuajntautus vajtswv,txawmhaistiaslawvtuskheejmuajhwjchim ntaudualicovneeguaslawvpehawmyamtsismuajnqis. 10Thaumlawvuatejduabpuablosntawmpobzebthiab ntoo,lawvhaistiastejduabpuabntawdyogcovneeguas tautsimtejyamuasmuajtxiajntsigraulubneejthiablawv pehawmtejduabpuabntawd,txawmhaistiaslawvmuaj povthawjtseebtiaslawvtsismuajkevxavlosxij

11Vimnwsyuavyogibqhoruamheevuasyuavxavtias ibtugneegtaulosuaibtugvajtswvvimnwscovkhoom tsimtawm

12Rauqhovcovneegtsimkhoomtsuasyogcojqeeyam khoomuastwbtautsimlawmthiablosntawmkevmuab lawvuake,qhiatiaslawvmuajlubzogtshiab:lawvtus kheejtsistautsimcovkhoomntawmyamkhoom,thiab yoglinwsyogibqhokevdagntxiasthiabruamrautib neeglosuacovvajtswvntawmtibneegzoolilawvtus kheej

13Vimtiasnyobrauhauvpeblubsijhawmmuajntautus neeguasmuajtswvyimntauduathiabkawmntauduali covtxivneejthaumubuastauraugtsauavajtswv,tabsis lawvyeejtsiskamtuajpehawmlawv

14Covneeguassaucovdabneegnoxavtiaslawvyog covneegGreekuasntsetshajplaws

15Vimlicaspebthiajyuavtsumhaistxoglwmcovneeg uasnyiamuaphem,xwslicovneegIyivthiablwmyam, uastsosiabraucovtsiajqusthiabntauyamtsiajtxhuthiab nyuj,thiabpehawmlawv,thiabtuatsiajxyeemraulawv thaumlawvtseemmuajsianyobthiabthaumlawvtuag?

16Nimnopebtusuastsimcailijchojyogibtugneeg txawjntsethiabVajtswvtaumuabtshwjxeebraupebkom

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

nkagsiabtxhuayam,nwsthiajlisaibtxhuayammeejmeej, thiabmuablajkabhlauthaivpebkompebtsistxhobsib xyawnroglwmhaivneeg,tiamsispebyuavtsumdawb huvntawmlubcevthiabntsujplig,tsistxhobxavtxogtej yamtsismuajtxiajntsig,pehawmtusVajtswvuasmuaj hwjchimlojkawgnkaussaumntujceebtsheej

17Yoglintawd,covpovthawjhlobhauvtebchawsIziv tausaibxyuasntauyamthiabpaubtxogpebtejhaujlwm, lawvthiajhupebua"covneegntawmVajtswv"

18Lubnpenotsisyograulwmtusneeg,tsuasyograucov neeguaspehawmVajtswvtiagtiagxwb

19CovneegseemtsisyogcovneegntawmVajtswvtabsis yogcovneegntawmcovnqaijthiabcovdejhausthiabcov khaubncaws

20Vimlawvtxojkevxavtagnrhouaraulawvnrhiavkev nplijsiabhauvtejyamnotsissuavnrog,tabsisthoob plawshauvlawvtejyam

21Ntawmpebcovneeglubneejtagnrhono,qhovtseem ceebtshajplawsuaslawvxavtxogyogVajtswvlubhwj chimkav

22Yoglintawd,ntshaipebyuavraugkevpuastsuajlos ntawmtejyamkevphem,lossispeblubneejyuavraugkev sibtxuaslusphem,nwsthiajlitivthaivpebtxhuasablos ntawmcovcaintawmkevdawbhuv,cuamtshuamibyam lipebnoj,lossishaus,lossiskov,lossishnov,lossispom.

23Txawmhaistias,feemntau,txhuayamzooibyamli qub,vimlawvtxhuatusraugtswjhwmlosntawmtiblub hwjchim,txawmlicaslosxijmuajibqholajthawjtob hauvtxhuakisvimlicaspebthiajtsissivqeeyamthiab txaussiabraukevsivlwmyam

24Uapivtxwv,kuvyuavpiavqhiaiblossisoblubntsiab lusraunej

25Rauqhovnejyuavtsumtsistxhobpoobrauhauvlub tswvyimphemuashaistiasnwsyogtawmntawmkevsaib xyuasnasthiabkablaugsabthiablwmyamzoolinouas Mauxestautsimnwscovkevcainrogkevsaibxyuasntau dhau.

26Tagnrhocovkabkenotauuaraukevncajnceeslos pabnrhiavkevuazoothiabkevuakomtuscwjpwmzoo tagnrho.

27Rautxhuatusnooguaspebsivyogcovuastsismuaj zogthiabtxawvntawmlawvqhovhuvsi,nojntauhom nplejthiabtaumpauv,xwslinquab,nquabntsuab,kab laugsab,noogpartridge,geese,thiablwmyamnoog ntawmpawgno

28Tiamsiscovnooguasraugtxwvtsispubnojnejyuav pomtiasyogcovtsiajqusthiabnojnqaij,uaphemrau lwmtuslosntawmlubzoguaslawvmuaj,thiabuaphem raukevtautxaiszaubmovlosntawmkevtuacovnoog nyeguastauteevsaumtojno

29Tsisyoglintawdxwb,lawvtseemntescovmenyuam yajthiabcovmenyuammos,thiabuarautibneegraug mob,txawmyogtuaglosyogciaj,thiablosntawmkevhu lawvtiasqiasneeg,nwstaumuabiblubcimlosntawm lawvtiascovuasVajtswvtsaraulawv, txojcailijchojtauraugtsimtsa,yuavtsumuarawslikev ncajnceeshauvlawvlubsiabthiabtsistxhobuaphemrau leejtwglosntawmkevciasiabraulawvtuskheejlubzog lossisnyiaglawvntawmdabtsi,tabsiscojlawvtxojkev uaneejrawslikevncajncees,ibyamlicovnoognyeg,uas twbtauhaislawm,nojntauhomzoguaslojhlobhauv

ntiajtebthiabtsisuaphemraulawvcovtxheebzekom puastsuaj.

30Yoglintawd,pebtusneegtsimcailijchojtauqhiapeb tiasyoglosntawmcovtxheejtxheemzoolinouascovlus qhiataumuabraucovneegtxawjntse,tiaslawvyuavtsum ncajnceesthiabtsisuaphemraulwmtus,thiabtsistxhob uaphemraulwmtuslosntawmkevciasiabraulawvlub zog.

31Vimtiastxawmtiaskovcovtsiajtsishuvlino,rawsli tauhaislawm,yogqhovtsistsimnyog,vimlawvtuscwj pwmtshwjxeeb,pebpuasyuavtsumtsistxhobceevfaj txhuayamkompebtuscwjpwmyuavraugpuastsuajmus ibyamnkaus?

32Yoglintawd,txhuatxojcaiuasnwstautsocairaucov noognothiablwmyamtsiajtxhu,nwstautsimlosqhia pebtxogkevcojncajncees.

33Vimqhovkevfaibntawmcovrautawthiabkevsibcais ntawmcovrautesyogqhiapebtiaspebyuavtsumcais qhovtxawvntawmpebtuskheejtejkevuanroglubhom phiajntawmkevcojuazoo

34Rauqhovlubzogntawmpeblubcevtagnrhothiabnws txojhaujlwmnyobntawmpeblubxubpwgnyomthiabceg. 35Yoglintawd,nwsyuampebkompaubtiaspebyuav tsumuatxhuayampebuanrogkevntxubntxaugrawsli tusqauvntawmkevncajncees,--qhovtseemceebtshaj plawsvimpebtauraugcaistawmntawmlwmtusneeg

36Raufeemntauntawmlwmtustxivneejuaraulawv qiasneeglosntawmkevsibdeevtsiszoo,yogliuakev phemlojheev,thiabtagnrhocovtebchawsthiabcov nroogkhavtheebraulawvtuskheejrauqhovkevphemno

37Rauqhovlawvtsisyogtsuasyognrogcovtxivneejpw uakexwb,tiamsislawvtseemuaraulawvniamthiablawv covntxhaisqiasneegthiab

38Tiamsispebtauraugcaistawmntawmtejkevtxhaum zoolino

39Thiabcovneeguastauraugcaistawmhauvtxojkev uastauhaislossaumtojnokujtauraugtusTsimCaiLij Chojsuavtiasyogtusmuajlubtxiajntsimntawmkevnco qab

40Rautxhuatustsiaj"uasyogcovcegtawgthiabtom qhovcud"sawvcevrautuspiblubcimntawmkevnco

41Rauqhovkevuantawmkevzomcovcudtsismuajdab tsintxivtsuasyogkevncotxoglubneejthiabkevmuaj nyob

42Rauqhovtxojsiayuavtsumtaulosntawmzaubmov, yoglintawdnwsthiajlintuaspebhauvVajluskubhaistias, "KojyuavtsumncontsoovtusTswvuastauuatejyamloj thiabzookawgnkausrauhauvkoj."

43Vimthaumlawvraugtsimkomzoo,lawvyeejlojthiab muajyeebkoob;uantejtshajplawsyogkevtsimlubcev thiabkevfaibcovkhoomnojthiabkevsibcaisntawm txhuacegthiab,ntxivrau,kevteebtsantawmcovkevxav, kevuahaujlwmthiabkevtxavmuslostsispomntawmlub siab,qhovceevntawmnwscovhaujlwmtshwjxeebthiab nwstxojkevtshawbpomntawmcovkosduab,qhiatxog kevmuajpeevxwmtsiskawg

44Yoglintawd,nwsthiajlintuaspebkomncontsoovtias covkhoomsaumtojnotaukhawsciauakelosntawmlub hwjchimntawmVajtswvnrogkevtxawjntsezookawg nkaus.

45Vimnwstauteemtsegtxhualubsijhawmthiabtxhua qhovchawkompebncontsoovVajtswvtusuaskavthiab tivthaivpeb

46Rauqhovhaistxognqaijthiabdejhaus,nwshaiskom pebuantejtshajplaws,muabibfeemuakevtxi,thiabtom qabntawdpebmamlinojpebcovpluasmov

47Ntxivmus,rauntawmpebcovkhaubncawsnwstau muabiblubcimntawmkevncotxograupeb,thiabibyam lintawdnwstautxibkompebmuabcovlusqhuabqhia saumntujceebtsheejtsorauntawmpeblubroojvagthiab qhovroojuakevncotxogVajtswv

48Thiabrauntawmpebtxhaistes,nwskujtauhaiskom muablubcimkhirau,qhiameejtiaspebyuavtsumua txhuayamhaujlwmhauvkevncajncees,ncotxogpebtus kheejtxojkevtsim,thiabqhovtseemceebtshajplawsyog kevntshaiVajtswv.

49Nwskujhaiskomtibneeg,thaumlawvpwtsaugzog thiabsawvrovqablos,komlawvxavtxogVajtswvtej haujlwm,tsisyoghaislusxwb,tabsislosntawmkevsoj ntsuamqhovkevhloovpauvthiabkevxavuastshwmsim raulawv,thaumlawvyuavmuspwtsaugzog,thiablawv txojkevsawv,qhovkevhloovpauvntawmibqhontawm covxwmtxheejnomusraulwmqhovyogqhovzookawg nkausthiabtsisnkagsiablicas

50Qhovzookawgnkausntawmqhovpivtxwvtxogkev caistawmthiabkevncoqabtauraugtawqhiaraukojtam simno,rawslipebtxojkevtxhaislusntawm"tustaw ntawmtusdevthiabqhovkevzomntawmlubcud."

51Vimpebcovkevcailijchojtsistauraugtsimlos ntawmqhovtsistaunpajtseglossisrawslithawjqhovkev xavtsisthoobuastshwmsimrauhauvlubsiab,tabsis nroglubhomphiajntawmqhovtseebthiabqhovqhiatxog qhovlajthawjzoo

52Vimlosntawmcovlusqhiauasnwsmuabhaistxog covnqaijthiabcovdejhausthiabtejyamtshwjxeebuas kov,nwshaiskompebtsistxhobualossismloogibyam dabtsitsismuajlubsiabxavlossistsistxhobsivkevtsis ncajnceeslosntawmkevsivlubhwjchimntawmkevxav tsiszoo

53Hauvcovtsiajqus,kujyuavpomtautiblubntsiabcai nothiab

54Rauqhovtuscwjpwmntawmcovnasthiabcovnas thiabcovtsiajzoolino,uastauhaismeejmeej,yogkev puastsuaj

55Covnasuarautxhuayamqiasneegthiabuapuastsuaj, tsisyograulawvcovzaubmovxwbtabsistxawmtiasua rautibneegtsismuajtxiajntsigdabtsilosxij

56Pawgneegweaselkujyogqhovtshwjxeeb:vimtsistas lintawmqhovtauhaislawm,nwsmuajibyamntxwvuas qiasneeg:Nwsxeebtublosntawmpobntsegthiabyuglos ntawmlubqhovncauj

57Thiabyogvimlinouasibqhokevcojuazoolinoraug tshajtawmtiastsishuvrautibneeg

58Vimlawvhaislustsismuajqabhau,lawvuaraulwm tusuaphemthiabuatejyamtsishuv,lawvtuskheejqias neegtagnrhovimyogkevtsisntseegVajtswv

59Thiabnejtusvajntxwv,rawslipebtaupaub,uayog lawmhauvkevrhuavtshemcovneegzoolino

60Ceskuvhaistias,'Kuvxavtiaskojtxhaishaistiascov neegqhiaxovxwm,rauqhovnwspheejuaraulawvraug kevtsimtxomthiabkevtuagmob'

61'Yog,'nwstebhaistias,'covnoyogcovtxivneejuas kuvhaistxog;rauqhovkevsaibxyuastibneegtxojkev puastsuajyogibqhotsisdawbhuv

62Thiabpebtxojcaitxwvtsispubpebuaphemrauleej twglosntawmkevhaisluslossiskevua.

63Kuvzajlusqhialuvluvtxogtejnoyuavtsumuarau nejntseegtiaspebtejkevcailijchojpuavleejyogsaulos raukevncajncees,thiabtsismuajibyamdabtsiuastau sautseghauvVajluskubyamtsisxavtxoglossistsismuaj lajthawj,tiamsisnwslubhomphiajyogkompebuatau rawslikevncajnceesthoobplawspeblubneejthiabhauv txhuayamuaspebua,thiabncontsoovVajtswvtusuas muajhwjchimlojkawgnkaus.

64Yoglintawd,txogcovnqaijthiabtejyamtsishuv,tej yamuasnkagmusrauhauvav,thiabtejtsiajqus,tagnrho lubcevnotsommusraukevncajnceesthiabkevsibraug zoontawmtibneegthiabtibneeg

65Kuvxavtiasnwstauuaibqhokevtivthaivzoorau txhualubntsiablus;vimhaistxogcovmenyuamnyuj thiabcovmenyuamyajthiabcovtshisuasraugmuabfij, nwshaistiasnwsyogibqhotsimnyogyuavtsumcojlawv losntawmcovnyujthiabcovyaj,thiabtuatsiajnyegthiab tsismuabdabtsiqus,komcovneegmuabkevfijyuav nkagsiablubntsiablusntawmtusuasmuabkevcailij chojthiabtsisnyobhauvqabkevcuamtshuamntawmkev khavtheeb

66Rauqhovtusuasmuabibyamkhoomfij,nwskujmuab nwstusntsujpligfijrautxhuayamuasnwsxavtau.

67Kuvxavtiascovntsiablusnohaistxogpebqhovkev sibthamtsimnyogpiavqhia,thiabvimyogqhovdawb huvthiablubntsiablusntawmtxojcai,kuvtauraug tshoovsiablospiavqhiaraukojkommeejmeej, Philocrates,vimyogkojtuskheejtxojkevmobsiabrau kevkawm.

TSHOOJ7

Covtubtxibtuajtxognrogcovntawvsauntawmphau ntawvmuajnqisthiabkhoompligKevnpajraukevnoj movvajntxwvTustswvtsevtamsimntawdthaumzaum ntawmlubroojnojmov,nwscawnwscovqhuatuajnrog covlusnugthiablustebQeetuskwstshawbfawbhais txogkevkawmtxogzejzog

1ThiabEleazar,tomqabuasnwsmuabtsiajtuaxyeem, thiabxaivcovtubtxib,thiabnpajntauyamkhoompligrau tusvajntxwv,nwsthiajxapebmusnciguasinrogkev nyabxeebheev

2ThaumpebmustxogAlexandria,tusvajntxwvtauraug qhiatamsimntawdtxogpebtuajtxog

3Thaumpebnkagmusrauhauvlubtsevloj,kuvthiab Andreastautostxaistusvajntxwvzoosiabthiabmuabtsab ntawvuasEleazarsauraunws.

4Tusvajntxwvxavntsibcovtubtxibheev,thiabnwshais komtsocovnomtswvlwmtustsegthiabhucovtubtxib tuajraunwstamsimntawd

5Tamsimnoqhovkevxavtsisthoobdavdavno,vimnws yogibtxwmmuajraucovneeguastuajnrhiavkevsib thamnrogtusvajntxwvtxogtejyamtseemceebkomraug tsocairaunwslubxubntiagrauhnubthibtsib,thaumcov neegxaxovlosntawmcovvajntxwvlossiscovnroog tseemceebheevuasnyuajraunkagmusrauhauvLub TsevHaisPlaubhauvpebcaughnub-tabsiscovtxivneej

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

nonwssuavtiastsimnyogtautxaiskevhwmntaudua,txij linwstuavlawvtustswvhauvkevhwmsiabheev,thiab yoglinwstamsimntawdtsocovneeguasnwssuavtias tsistseemceebthiabtxuasntxivmustaugkevmustxog thaumlawvtuajtxogthiabnwstuajyeemtostxaislawv.

6Thaumlawvnkagmusnrogcovkhoompliguastauxa tuajnroglawvthiabcovntawvmuajnqis,uastxojcaitau sauuakubhauvcovcimYudais,vimtiasdaimntawvtau npajzookawgnkausthiabkevsibtxuasntawmcovnplooj ntawvtauuakompomtsistau,tusvajntxwvthaumnws pomlawvpibnuglawvtxogcovphauntawv

7Thaumlawvmuabcovntawvqhwvtawmthiabnthuav covnploojntawv,tusvajntxwvsawvntsugntevheev thiabpehawmtxogxyazaus,nwshaistias:

8Kuvuatsaugraunej,kuvcovphoojywg,thiabkuvua tsaugrautusuastautxibnejlosntxiv,thiabqhovtseem ceebtshajplawsyogVajtswv,tusuasmuajtejlusno

9Thaumcovtubtxibthiabcovneeguasnyobntawd,lawv qwiblubsuabhaistias,“ThovVajtswvcawmVajntxwv!” Nwsquajqwzoosiabheev

10Vimnwstxojkevsiabtusthiabqhovkevxavntawm lubmeejmomuastauthemraunwsuaraunwsquajrau nwstxojhmoovzoo

11Nwshaiskomlawvmuabcovntawvtaisrovqabrau hauvlawvqhovchaw,thiabtomqabnwshaislustostxais covtxivneejntawd,nwshaistias,"Covtxivneejntawm Vajtswv,yogqhovzoouaskuvyuavtsumhwmcovntawv taisuantej,vimkuvhunejtuajntawmnothiabthaumkuv ualintawd,kuvthiajlimuabtesxisraunejuaphoojywg"

12Yogvimlinokuvthiajuaqhovnouantej

13Kuvtauteemtsegtiashnubno,uaskojtuajtxog,yuav raugkhawsciauahnubtseemceebthiabyuavuakevzoo siabtxhuaxyoothoobplawskuvlubneej

14Nwskujtshwmsimtiasnwsyoghnubuakevzoosiab uaskuvtauyeejAntigonushauvdejhiavtxwvYogli ntawd,kuvyuavzoosiabnojnrogkojhnubno

15Nwshaistias,txhuayamuaskojmuajsijhawmsivyuav tsumnpajraukojthiabraukuvthiab

16Tomqablawvhaislawvqhovkevzoosiabtaslawm, nwshaiskommuabchawzootshajplawszentawmlub nroograulawv,thiabkomnpajraulubroojnojmov

17ThiabNicanorhutusthawjcojloj,Dorotheus,uasyog tusthawjcojtshwjxeebuastauraugtsalossaibxyuascov neegYudais,thiabhaiskomnwsnpajtxhuayamuastsim nyograutxhuatus

18Vimqhovkevnpajnotauualosntawmtusvajntxwv thiabnwsyogibqhokevnpajuaskojpomtseemkhaws ciatxogniajhnubno.

19Rauntaulubnrooguasmuajkevcaitshwjxeebtxog kevhausdejhauscawv,kevnojmov,thiabkevpw,muaj covtubceevxwmtshwjxeebraugxaivlossaibxyuas lawvcovkevxavtau.

20Thiabthaumtwglawvtuajxyuascovvajntxwv,kev npajuarawslilawvtuskheejkevligkevcai,komtsis muajkevntxhovsiabloscuamtshuamkevtxaussiab ntawmlawvqhovkevtuajxyuas

21CovneegYudaiscovtubtxibkujtauceevfajibyamli ntawd

22DorotheusuasyogtussaibxyuascovqhuaYudaiyog ibtugtxivneejuasuatibzoomlooglusheev.

23Tagnrhocovkhoomuasnwstswjhwmthiabtaumuab tsegraucovqhuano,nwscojtawmlosraukevnojmov

24Nwsteebcovroojzaumuaobkabrawslitusvajntxwv covlusqhia.

25Vimnwstauhaiskomnwsuaibnrabntawmcovtxiv neejzaumntawmnwssabtesxisthiablwmtuszaumtom qabnws,komnwsthiajlitsistxhobmuabqhovhwmsiab tshajplawsraulawv

26Thaumlawvzaumtaslawm,nwshaiskomDorotheus uatxhuayamrawslikevligkevcaiuasnwscovqhua Yudaisiv

27Yoglintawd,nwsthiajtsisuatejkevpabcuamntawm covneegtshajtawmdawbhuvthiabcovpovthawjuastua tsiajxyeemthiablwmtusuastauibtxwmthovVajtswv, thiabhuibtugntawmpebcovneeg,Eleazar,tuspovthawj Yudaisuaslaustshajplaws,losthovVajtswvhloovchaw

28CesnwssawvtseesthiabthovVajtswvhaistias,'Thov Vajtswvuasmuajhwjchimlojkawgnkauspubraukoj npluamias,Auvajntxwv,nrogtxhuayamzoouasnwstau tsimthiabthovkomnwspubraukojthiabkojtuspojniam thiabkojcovmenyuamthiabkojcovphoojywgkomlawv muajnyobmusibtxhislikojtseemmuajsianyob!'

29Thaumlawvhaislino,lawvtxawmqwnrovnrovthiab zoosiabheev,thiablawvtxawmtigmusnojmovuaslawv taunpajtseglawm

30Txhuayamkevnpajraukevpabcuamntawmlubrooj nojmovtauuarawsliDorotheuscovlustxib.

31Covneeguastuajkoommuajcovneeguahaujlwm hauvtsevntaubntawvthiablwmcovuastuavlubchaw hwmhauvtsevhaisplaubntawmtusvajntxwv.

32Vajntxwvtausivlubsijhawmlosntawmkevncua sijhawmhauvkevnojmov,nwsnugtusneegxaxovuas zaumntawmlubroojzaumtseemceeb(vimlawvtauraug teebtsarawsliqibsiab),nwsyuavualicasthiajlikhaws nwslubnceegvajkomtsistxhobpuastsuajmustxog thaumkawg?

33Tomqabnwsxavibpliag,nwstebhaistias,'Kojyuav uakomnwsmuajkevruajntsegzootshajplawsyogtias kojxyaumuarawsliVajtswvlubsiabdawbsiabzoouas tsistuncuaYogtiaskojuasiabdawbsiabzoothiabrau tximraucovneeguastsimnyogtautxaiskevrautxim rawslilawvlubsiabnyiam,kojyuavuaraulawvtig ntawmkevphemthiabcojlawvmusraukevhloovsiab leestxim'

34Tusvajntxwvqhuascovlustebthiabtomqabntawd nugtustxivneejtomntej,nwsualicasthiajuatautxhua yamkomzootshajplawshauvnwstejkevua?

35Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogibtugneeguancajncees rautxhuatus,nwsyuavuarawsliqhovyograutxhualub sijhawm,ncontsoovtiastxhuayamkevxavyogVajtswv paubYogkojcojqhovkevntshaiVajtswvuakojqhovpib, kojyuavtsisplamlubhomphiajli'

36Tusvajntxwvkujqhuastustxivneejnothiab,thaum nwstebthiabnuglwmtustias,nwsyuavualicasthiaj muajphoojywgzoolinws?

37Nwstebhaistias,'Yoglawvpomkojkawmtxogtej yamuascovneegcoobcoobuaskojkav,kojyuavtsumua tibzoosaibsebVajtswvpubnwstejtxiajntsigrautibneeg licas,muabkevnojqabhaushuvthiabzaubmovraulawv thiabtxhuayamuaslawvmuajraulubsijhawm'

38Tomqabnwspomzoonrogcovlusteb,tusvajntxwv nugtusqhuatomntej,ualicasnwsthiajlitautxaiskev qhuastxawmtiascovneeguastsisyeejlawvcovlusfoob?

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

39Thiabnwshaistias,'Yogtiaskojhaislusncajnceesrau txhuatusthiabtsistxhobuaphemraulwmtuslossisua phemraucovneeguatxhaumThiabkojyuavuaqhovno yogtiaskojsaibxyuastxojkevuasVajtswvua.Covlus thovntawmcovneegtsimnyogyeejibtxwmuatiav, thaumcovneeguastsistautxaislustebraulawvcovlus thovtauqhialosntawmkevnpausuavlossiscovxwm txheejntawmqhovuaraumuajkevphomsijhauvlawv covlusthovthiabtiasVajtswvtsisntauslawvrawslilawv tejkevtxhaumlossisqhovlojntawmNwslubzog,tabsis uanrogkevuasiabntevraulawv'

40Tusvajntxwvqhuastustxivneejntawdzoosiabrau nwscovlustebthiabnugtustomntej,ualicasnwsthiajli tsismuajzoghauvkevuatubrog?

41Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasnwstsistsosiabrau nwscovneegcoobcooblossisnwscovtubroguasnyiam uatsovrog,tabsisthovVajtswvtaslikomcojnwscovlag luammusrauqhovteebmeemuatiav,thaumnwstus kheej.Uatiavtagnrhonwscovdejnumhauvlubsiab ntawmkevncajncees'

42Nwstxaistoscovlustebno,nwsnuglwmtustiasnws yuavualicasthiajuaraunwscovyeebncuabntshai.

43Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasthaumnwstseemmuaj riamphomthiabtubrogntauheevnwsncoqabtiastejno tsismuajhwjchimuatiavqhovtshwmsimtasmusli. TxawmtiasVajtswvkujuarautibneegntshailosntawm kevpubkevzamtximthiabtsuasyoguakompomqhov lojntawmnwslubhwjchimxwb.'

44Tustxivneejnotusvajntxwvqhuasthiabtomqab ntawdhaisrautustomntejtias,'Qhovzootshajplaws hauvlubneejyogdabtsi?'

45Thiabnwstebhaistias,'KompaubtiasVajtswvyogtus TswvntawmlubNtiajteb,thiabtiashauvpebqhovkevua tiavzootshajplawstsisyogpebuasuatiavtabsisVajtswv uaslosntawmnwslubhwjchimcojtxhuayamlosuatiav thiabcojpebmusraulubhomphiaj'

46Tusvajntxwvqwhaistiastustxivneejtebtauzoo thiabtomqabntawdnugtustomntejtiasnwsyuavuali caskhawsnwscovkhoomkomzoothiabthaumkawg muabraunwscovneeguatiavhauvtibqhoxwmtxheej?

47Thiabnwstebhaistias,'LosntawmkevthovVajtswv taslikomkojtautxaiskevtshoovsiabnroglubhomphiaj siabhauvtxhuayamkojuathiablosntawmkevceebtoom kojcovxeebntxwvkomtsistxhobxavtsisthooblos ntawmkoobmeejlossiskevnpluanuj,raunwsyog Vajtswvuasmuabtagnrhocovkhoomplignothiabtib neegyeejtsisyeejlawvtuskheej'

48Tusvajntxwvtauhaistiasnwspomzoonrogcovlus tebthiabnugtusqhuatomntej,nwsyuavualicasthiajli uasiabntevnyiajtxhuayamuastautshwmsimraunws?

49Thiabnwshaistias,'Yognejnkagsiabzootxogqhov kevxavtiastxhuatusneegraugtsalosntawmVajtswvlos sibkoomqhovphemtshajplawsthiabqhovzootshaj plaws,vimtiasnwstsisyoojyimsuarauibtusneeguas yogtibneegkomzamdhaucovnoTabsisVajtswvuas pebyuavtsumthovVajtswvtasli,txhawbpebnroglub siabtawvkomnyiajmus.'

50Vajntxwvzoosiabheevrautustxivneejteb,thiabhais tiaslawvcovlustebpuavleejzooNwshaisntxivtias, 'Kuvyuavnugiblolusnugrauibleeg,'thiabtomqab ntawdkuvmamlinresrautamsimno:kompebthiajlitig

peblubsiabmusraukevlomzemntawmlubroojnojmov thiabsivsijhawmzoosiab.'

51Cesnwsnugtustxivneejntawdtias,"Lubhomphiaj tiagtiagntawmkevuasiablojyogdabtsi?"

52Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasmuajibtxojkevnpaj zoorauguatiavhauvlubsijhawmmuajkevphomsijraws lilubhomphiajthawjzaugRautxhuayamtauuatiavlos ntawmVajtswvraukojqhovkomzoodua,Auvajntxwv, vimkojlubhomphiajzoo'

53Thaumtxhuatusqhuaslawv,tusvajntxwvhaisraucov kwstxawjntse(vimtsismuajobpebtugntawmlawvnyob ntawd),'Kuvxavtiascovtxivneejnozookawgnkaus hauvkevcojncajnceesthiabmuajkevpaubntauheev, vimtiaslawvtautebcovlusnugnouaskuvtaunuglawv tamsimntawd,thiablawvtxhuatustauuaVajtswvuatus pibntawmlawvcovlus.'

54ThiabMenedemus,tuskwstshawbfawbntawmEretria, haistias,'Muajtseebtiag,AuVajntxwv--vimtiaslubntiaj tebnoraugtswjhwmlosntawmkevnpajthiabvimtias pebpomtseebtiastibneegyogVajtswvtsim,nwsuaraws litxhualubhwjchimthiabkevzoonkaujntawmkevhais luslosntawmVajtswv.'

55Thaumtusvajntxwvtauluagntsejmuagpomzoorau qhovkevxavno,kevhaislustsishaislawmthiablawvtau musuakevlomzem.Thaumtsausntujlostxog,kevnoj movtauxaus

TSHOOJ8

NtaucovlusnugthiablustebLusCimNqe20nrognws covlushaistxogkevyasaumhuabcuasaurauxyoo150 BC

1Hnubtomqablawvrovqabzaumntawmlubroojthiab uakevnojmovrawslicovkevnpajqub.

2Thaumtusvajntxwvxavtiaslubsijhawmzoolosnug nwscovqhua,nwstxawmnugntxivraucovtxivneejuas zaumtomntejuantejcovuastautebhnubdhaulos.

3Nwspibthamnrogtustxivneejkaumib,vimmuajkaum tusuastauraugnugcovlusnugthawjzaug

4Thaumnwsntsiagtolawm,nwsnugtiasnwsyuavuali casthiajnpluanujmusntxiv?

5Tomqabxavibpliag,tustxivneejuasraugnugcovlus nugnotebtias--'Yogtiasnwstsistauuadabtsitsistsim nyograunwstxojhaujlwm,yeejtsistauuaphem,yeejtsis tausivnyiajntauraukevuatejyamtsismuajtxiajntsig thiabtsismuajtxiajntsig,tabsislosntawmkevuasiab zoouaraunwscovpejxeemzoosiabraunwstuskheej RauqhovVajtswvyogtustsimtxhuayamzoothiabtib neegyuavtsummlooglus'

6Tusvajntxwvtauqhuasnwsthiabtomqabntawdnug lwmtustiasnwsyuavualicasthiajlikhawstauqhov tseeb?

7Thaumnwstebcovlusnug,nwshaistias,'Losntawm kevpaubtiaskevdagntxiascojkevtxajmuaglojrau txhuatusneeg,thiabtshwjxeebtshajyograucovvaj ntxwvVimtiaslawvmuajhwjchimuatxhuayamlawv xavtau,vimlicaslawvthiajyuavtsumsivkevdag?Ntxiv rauqhovnokojyuavtsumncontsoov,AuVajNtxwv,tias Vajtswvyogtushlubqhovtseeb'

8Vajntxwvzoosiabheevthaumnwstebcovlusnug ntawdthiabntsialwmtus,nwshaistias,"Lusqhiatxog kevtxawjntseyogdabtsi?"

9Thiablwmtustebhaistias,'Ibyamlikojxavkomtsis muajkevphemtshwmsimraukoj,tabsiskomkoomnrog txhuayamzoo,yoglikojyuavtsumuarawslitiblubhauv pausntsiablusraukojcovpejxeemthiabcovneegua txhaum,thiabkojyuavtsumntuascovneegzoothiabsiab zooRauqhovVajtswvrubtxhuatusneegloscuagNws losntawmnwstxojkevsiabzoo'

10Tusvajntxwvqhuasnwsthiabnugtustomntejsebnws yuavualicasthiajuatauphoojywgntawmtibneeg?

11Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Losntawmkevpomtiastib neegcoobzujzusthiabyuglosnrogntauyamteebmeem thiabkevtxomnyemlojheev:yoglintawdnejyuavtsum tsistxhobrautximlossisuaraulawvmobsiab,vimnej paubtiaslubneejntawmtibneegyogualosntawmkev mobthiabkevrautximRauqhovyogtiasnejnkagsiab txhuayamnejyuavmuajkevkhuvleejpuvnpo,rauqhov Vajtswvkujkhuvleejthiab!

12Tusvajntxwvtautxaiscovlustebnrogkevpomzoo thiabnugtustomntej,'Qhovkevtsimnyogtseemceeb tshajplawsraukevkavyogdabtsi?'

13Nwstebhaistias,"Uakomkojtuskheejtsistxhobraug kevtxomnyemnyiajtxiagthiabuakomkojlubneejtsis qaugcawvthaumlubsijhawmtseemceebntawmkojlub neej,komhwmqhovncajnceestshajtxhuayam,thiabua phoojywgnrogcovneegzoolino.RauqhovVajtswvkuj yogtusuasnyiamkevncajncees!"

13Thaumtusvajntxwvpomzoolawm,nwshaisraulwm tustias,'LubcimtiagtiagntawmkevntseegVajtswvyog dabtsi?'

14Nwstebhaistias,"Pebyuavtsumnkagsiabtias Vajtswvuahaujlwmtaslihauvlubntiajtebnothiabpaub txhuayam,thiabtsismuajleejtwguatsisncajnceesthiab uaphemyuavdimntawmNwstxojkevpomIbyamli Vajtswvyogtusuaspubtxiajntsigrautagnrholub ntiajteb,nejyuavtsumxyaumuarawsliNwsthiabtsis txhobuatxhaum!"

15Tusvajntxwvtaukosnperaunwsdaimntawvcoglus thiabhaisraulwmtustias,'Lubntsiablusntawmkevua vajntxwvyogdabtsi?'

16Nwstebhaistias,“Yuavtsumkavkojtuskheejkom zoothiabtsistxhobciakevnpluanujlossiskoobmeejcoj kojmusrauqhovkevntshawtsistsimnyoglossistsistsim nyog,qhovnoyogtxojkevkavtiagtiagyogtiaskojxav txogqhovteebmeemzooRautxhuayamuaskojxavtau tiagtiagyogkojli,thiabVajtswvtsismuajkevtxomnyem thiabsiabzoo.Ciakojlubsiabxavuaneeg,thiabtsis txhobxavntauyamtabsistsuasyogyamuastsimnyog raukevkavxwb!”

17Tusvajntxwvqhuasnwsthiabnuglwmtustxivneej tias,nwstejkevxavyuavzoolicas?

18Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasnwspheejmuabkev ncajnceestsorauntawmnwsxubntiaghauvtxhuayam thiabxavtiaskevtsisncajnceesyogibyamlikevtshem txojsiaRauqhovVajtswvibtxwmcoglustiasyuavfoom koobhmoovzootshajplawsraucovneegncajncees!'

19Tomqabqhuasnwstas,tusvajntxwvnugtustomntej tias,ualicasnwsthiajlitsismuajkevxavntxhovsiab thaumnwspwtsaugzog?

20Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Kojtaunugkuviblolusnug uasnyuajtebheev,vimpebtsistuajyeemcojpebtus kheejtiagtiaglosuasithaumlubsijhawmpwtsaugzog, tabsisraugtuavruajkhovhauvcovnolosntawmkevxav

uastsistuajyeemtswjhwmlosntawmkevxavRaupeb tusntsujpligmuajqhovkevxavtiaslawvpomcovkhoom uasnkagmusrauhauvpeblubsiabthaumpwtsaugzog Tabsispebuayuamkevyogtiaspebxavtiaspebtaucaij nkojhauvhiavtxwvlossisyahlahuabcualossismusncig raulwmthajchawlossislwmyamntawmhomThiab tseempebxavtxogtejyamzoolinoyuavtshwmsim' 21Yogtiaskuvtxiavtximsiabtau,kuvtauxausluslino. AuVajntxwv,kojyuavtsumtswjkojcovlusthiabkojtej kevuatxhuayamlosntawmtxojcaintawmkevntseeg komkojthiajlipaubtiaskojtseemuaneegzoothiabkoj yeejtsisxaivuakomkojtuskheejtxaussiabrauqhovtsis muajlajthawjthiabtsistxhobsivkojlubhwjchimtsis raugcai

22Rauqhovlubsiabfeemntauuahaujlwmthaumpw tsaugzognrogtibyamuasnwsuathaumsawv.Thiabtus uasmuajtagnrhonwstxojkevxavthiabkevuahaujlwm teemraulubhomphiajzootshajplawstsimnwstuskheej hauvkevncajnceesthaumnwssawvthiabthaumnwspw tsaugzogYoglintawd,kojyuavtsumruajkhovrauhauv kevqhuabntuastuskheejtasli

23Vajntxwvqhuastustxivneejntawdthiabhaisraulwm tushaistias,“Vimkojyogtustebkaum,thaumkojhais tiavlawm,pebyuavmobsiabraulubroojnojmov”Ces nwsnughaistias,“Kuvyuavualicasthiajtsisuatejyam uastsistsimnyograukuvtuskheej?”

24Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Saibntsoovraukojlubkoob meejthiabkojtxojhaujlwmsiabtshajplaws,komkoj thiajlihaisthiabxavtsuasyogtejyamuassibxwsnrog nws,paubtiastxhuatusneeguaskojxavthiabthamtxog koj.Rauqhovkojyuavtsumtsistxhobzooliphemduali covneeguayeebyam,uaskawmuatibzoolubluag haujlwm,uasnwsyogqhovtsimnyograulawvuasi,thiab uatxhuayamlawvuarawslinws.Kojtsisyoguaibfeem, tabsisyogibtugvajntxwvtiagtiag,vimVajtswvtau muabhwjchimraukojrawslikojtuscwjpwm'

25Thaumtusvajntxwvtauqhuasnrovnrovthiabntevntev hauvtxojkevzoosiabtshajplaws,covqhuatauraugyaum komnrhiavkevsoYoglithaumkevsibthamtas,lawv mobsiabraulawvtuskheejrauqhovkevnojmovtomntej. 26Hnubtomqab,tibqhokevnpajtauuarawsli,thiab thaumtusvajntxwvnrhiavlubsijhawmlosnugcovtxiv neej,nwsnugthawjtusntawmcovneeguastauraugtso tsegraukevnugtomntej,Dabtsiyoghomtsoomfwvsiab tshajplaws?

27Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yuavtsumkavkojtuskheej thiabtsistxhobciatejyamuaskojxavuaraukojntshai Rautxhuatusneegmuajlubsiabxavuaneej.Tejzaum feemntaucovneegnyiamnojhausthiablomzem,thiab covvajntxwvnyiamnrhiavthajavthiabmuajkoobmuaj npeTiamsisnwsyogibqhozoouasyuavtsummuajkev tswjtuskheejhauvtxhuayam.'

28YamuasVajtswvpubraunej,nejyuavtsumcojthiab khawscia,tiamsistsistxhobntshawtejyamuasnejtsis muajpeevxwmuatau

29Vajntxwvzoosiabraucovlusno,nwsnugtustomntej tias,nwsyuavualicasthiajtsismuajkevkhib?

30Thiabtomqabntawdnwsnresibpliag,tebhaistias, 'Yogtiaskojxavtxoguantejtshajplaws,nwsyogVajtswv uaspublubyeebkoobthiabkevnpluanujrautxhuatus vajntxwv,thiabtsismuajleejtwguavajntxwvlosntawm

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

nwslubhwjchimTxhuatusneegxavfaiblubyeebkoob no,tabsistsismuaj,vimnwsyogVajtswvlubtxiajntsim.'

31Vajntxwvqhuastustxivneejntawdhauvibzajlusntev thiabtomqabntawdnuglwmtustias,nwsyuavualicas thiajsaibtsistausnwscovyeebncuab?

32Nwstebhaistias,“Yognejuasiabzoorautxhuatus thiabuaphoojywgnroglawv,nejtsistasyuavntshaileej twg.Kevuaneegnrovnperautxhuatusyogqhovkhoom pligzootshajplawsuasVajtswvpubraunej!”

33Tomqabqhuascovlustebno,tusvajntxwvtauhais komtustxivneejtomntejtebcovlusnug,nwsyuavuali casthiajlikhawsnwslubkoobnpenrov?

34Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasnejmuajlubsiab dawbpaugthiablubsiabdavhauvkevmuabkevsiabzoo thiabkevuasiabzooraulwmtus,nejyuavtsispoobnej lubkoobnpenrov,tabsisyogtiasnejxavkomcovkev hlubtshuanotxuasntxivmus,nejyuavtsumthovVajtswv tasmusli'

35Tusvajntxwvtauhaistiasnwspomzoothiabnugtus tomntejtias,ibtugtxivneejyuavtsumuasiabdawbrau leejtwg?

36Nwstebhaistias,“Txhuatusneegpuavleejpaubhais tiaspebyuavtsumuasiabdawbsiabzooraucovuasmuaj lubsiabzooraupeb,tiamsiskuvxavtiaspebyuavtsumua siabdawbsiabzooraucovuastawmtsampeb,xwvkom pebthiajlicojtaulawvlosuaqhovyogthiabuaqhovzoo raupebtuskheejTiamsispebyuavtsumthovVajtswv komqhovnouatiav,rauqhovnwskavtxhuatusneeglub siab”

37Thaumtusvajntxwvpomzooraucovlusteb,nwsnug tusthibraukomtebcovlusnug,pebyuavtsumuatsaug rauleejtwg?

38Nwstebhaistias,“Raupebniampebtxivtasmusli, rauqhovVajtswvtaumuabibtxojkevcaitseemceebtshaj plawsraupebtxogkevhwmniamtxivHauvqhovchaw tomntejNwssuavnrogtuscwjpwmntawmkevphooj ywgrauphoojywgvimNwshaistxog“tusphoojywguas yogkojtusntsujplig”Kojuatauzoohauvkevsimcoj txhuatustxivneejlosuaphoojywgnrogkojtuskheej”

39Vajntxwvhaisluszooraunwsthiabnugtustomntej tias,Dabtsizoolikevzoonkaujhauvtusnqi?

40Thiabnwshaistias,'KevntseegVajtswv,rauqhovnws yogqhovzoonkaujtshajplaws,thiabnwslubhwjchim nyobhauvkevhlub,uasyogVajtswvlubtxiajntsimQhov nokojtwbtautxaisthiabnrognwstagnrhocovkoob hmoovntawmlubneej.'

41Tusvajntxwvuasiabzooqhuascovlustebthiabnug lwmtustias,yogtiasnwsuatsistiav,nwsyuavualicas rovqabtaunwslubkoobnpezooibyamliqub?

42Thiabnwshaistias,'Nwstsismuajpeevxwmraukoj uatsistiav,rauqhovkojtaucograuhauvtxhuatusneeg covnoobntawmkevristxiajuastsimcovqoobloontawm kevzoosiab,thiabqhovnomuajzogdualicovriamphom muajzogtshajplawsthiablavqhovkevnyabxeebzoo tshajplawsTabsisyogtiasleejtwguatsistiav,nwsyuav tsumtsistxhobuacovyamuasuaraunwsuatsistiavdua, tabsisnwsyuavtsumtsimkevphoojywgthiabuancaj nceesRauqhovnwsyogVajtswvlubtxiajntsimkom muajpeevxwmuatejyamzoothiabtsisyogqhovtsissib xws.'

43Vajntxwvzoosiabheevraucovlusno,nwsthiajnug lwmtustias,nwsyuavualicasthiajdimntawmkevtu siab?

44Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasnwstsistauuarauleej twgraugmob,tabsisuazoorautxhuatusthiabuarawsli txojkevncajncees,vimnwscovtxivhmabtxivntoocoj kevywjpheejntawmkevtusiabTiamsispebyuavtsum thovVajtswvkomtejyamphemuastsistauxavtxogxws likevtuaglossiskabmoblossiskevmoblossislwmyam zoolinoyuavtsislosraupebthiabuaraupebraugmob Tiamsistxijlithaumnejmobsiabraukevntseeg,yuav tsismuajkevphemzoolinolosraunejli'

45Tusvajntxwvtauqhuasnwsheevthiabnugtuskaum tias,Lubyeebkoobsiabtshajplawsyogdabtsi?

46Thiabnwshaistias,'UakomVajtswvhwm,thiabqhov notsisyogualosntawmkevpubthiabkevtxitabsisnrog kevdawbhuvntawmtusntsujpligthiabkevntseegsiab dawbhuv,vimtxhuayamyogtsimthiabtswjhwmlos ntawmVajtswvrawsliNwslubsiabnyiam.Ntawmlub homphiajnokojnyobhauvkevmuajtasliibyamlitxhua tustxivneejtuajyeemuataulosntawmkojcovkevua tiavyavdhaulosthiabtamsimno.'

47Vajntxwvnroglubsuabnrovnrovtostxaislawvtxhua tusthiabhaisluszooraulawv,thiabtxhuatusneeguas nyobntawdtauhaistiaslawvpomzoo,tshwjxeebtshaj yogcovkwstxawjntseRauqhovlawvzoodualawv[piv txwvlicovkwstxawjntse]obqhotibsihauvkevcojcwj pwmthiabkevsibcav,vimlawvibtxwmmuabVajtswv ualawvqhovchawpib

48Tomqabntawdtusvajntxwvthiajliqhianwstxojkev zoosiabraucovqhuakomhausdejhauscawvkomlawv nojqabnyobzoo

TSHOOJ9

Nqe8qhiatxogqhovtseemceebntawmkevpaubNqe28, kevhlubntawmniamtxiv.Ncontsoovcovlusnughauv Nqe26thiabcovlustebThiabncontsoovcovlusnug hauvNqe47thiabcovlustebQhovnoyogcovlusqhia zooraucovneegualagluam

1Hnubtomqab,lawvtaunpajibyamlintawdraukevnoj mov,thiabthaummuajlubsijhawm,tusvajntxwvpibnug covtxivneejuaszaumzentawmcovneeguastwbteb lawm,thiabnwshaisrauthawjtustias,"Puasmuajpeev xwmqhiataukevtxawjntse?"

2Thiabnwshaistias,'Tusntsujpligtautsimloskomnws muajpeevxwmlosntawmlubhwjchimntawmVajtswv lostxaistxhuayamzoothiabtsisleestxaisqhovtsissib xws'

3Vajntxwvpomzoothiabnugtustxivneejtomntejtias, Dabtsiyogqhovzootshajplawsraukevnojqabhaushuv?

4Thiabnwshaistias,'Kevtswjtuskheej,thiabnwstsis yoojyimsuakomtauqhovnotsuasyogVajtswvtsimkom muajtuscwjpwmraunwsxwb'

5Vajntxwvhaisluszoorautustxivneejntawdthiabhais raulwmtushaistias,'Ibtugtxivneejyuavualicasthiaj themtausnwsniamnwstxivtejkevristxiaj?'

6Thiabnwshaistias,'Losntawmkevtsistxhobuarau lawvmob,thiabqhovnouatsistautsuasyogVajtswvtso lubsiabraukevnrhiavqhovzootshajplawsxwb.'

7Tusvajntxwvpomzoothiabnugtustomntejtias,nws yuavualicasthiajliuatauibtugneegmloogzoo?

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

8Thiabnwshaistias,'Losntawmkevncontsoovtias txhuayamkevpaubmuajtxiajntsig,vimnwsuaraukoj losntawmkevpabntawmVajtswvthaummuajxwm txheejceevlosxaivqeeyamuaskojtaukawmthiabsiv rauqhovteebmeemuasntsibkoj.Thiabyoglintawdkev sivzogntawmtibneegtauuatiavlosntawmkevpab ntawmVajtswv'

9Tusvajntxwvqhuasnwsthiabnugtustomntejtias, Yuavualicasnwsthiajlizamtsisuatejyamuastsisraws cai?

10Thiabnwshaistias,'YognejpaubtiasyogVajtswvtus uastaumuablubsiabntawmcovneeguaskavtxojcaitso rauhauvlubsiabkomtibneegtxojsiayuavraugkhaws cia,nejyuavuarawslilawv'

11Tusvajntxwvleespaubtustxivneejcovlustebthiab haisraulwmtustias,'Qhovzoontawmkevsibraugzoo yogdabtsi?'

12Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiaspebxavtiaspebtus kheejraugkevtxomnyemlosntawmkevtxomnyemuas poobraupebcovtxheebzethiabyogtiaslawvtxojkev txomnyemlosuapebtuskheej--ceslubzogntawmkev sibraugzooyuavpomtseebtamsimntawd,vimnwstsuas yogthaummuajkevxavzoolinopebthiajliyuavtau txaiskevhwmthiabkevhwmhauvlawvlubqhovmuag Rauqhovkevpab,thaumnwstxuasnrogkevsiabzoo,yog nwstuskheejibqhokevsibraugzoouastsismuajkevsib caiskiagliThiabnyobrauhnubntawmlawvtxojkevvam meejpebyuavtsumtsistxhobntshawlawvcovkhoom muajnqis,tabsisyuavtsumthovVajtswvkommuab txhuayamzooraulawv'

13Thiabtomqabtauqhuasnwsibyamlilwmtus,tusvaj ntxwvnuglwmtus,nwsyuavualicasthiajlitautxaiskev ywjpheejntawmkevntshai?

14Thiabnwshaistias,'Thaumlubsiabpaubtiasnwstsis tauuaphem,thiabthaumVajtswvcojnwsmusrautxhua yamlusqhiazoo'

15Tusvajntxwvtauhaistiasnwspomzoothiabnuglwm tus,nwsyuavualicasthiajlitxiavtximsiabtauzootas musli?

16Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasnwspheejmuabtej kevtxomnyemuasyuavlosraugtibneegtsorauntawm nwslubqhovmuagthiableespaubtiasyogVajtswvuas cojkevvammeejntawmqeetusmusthiabcojlwmtus musrauqhovkoobmeejthiablubyeebkoobloj'

17Tusvajntxwvtautxaistostustxivneejzoothiabnug tustomntejkomtebcovlusnug,nwsyuavualicasthiaj zamtaulubneejyoojyimthiabkevlomzem?

18Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasnwsncontsoovtias nwsyogtuskavlubtebchawslojthiabtustswvntawmcov neegcoobcoob,thiabnwslubsiabyuavtsumtsistxhob xavtxoglwmyam,tabsis,nwsyuavtsumxavtxogseb nwsyuavualicasthiajlitxhawbnqalawvtxojkevnoj qabhaushuvzootshajplawsNwsyuavtsumthov Vajtswvkomtsistxhobmuajibtxojhaujlwmtwgraugtso tseg'

19Tomqabqhuasnwslawm,tusvajntxwvnugtuskaum tias,nwsyuavpaubcovneeguasuaphemraunwslicas?

20Thiabnwstebraulolusnug,'Yogtiasnwssaibsebcov neegnyobibpuagncignwspuasyogibtxwmthiabseb lawvpuastswjhwmtxojcaitseemceebntawmkevtxais tosthiabkevsibtham,thiabhauvlawvtxojkevsibraug zoo,tsistxhobmusdhauqhovkevcailijchojhauvkev

qhuaslossishauvlwmyamteebmeemntawmkevcojcwj pwm.TabsisVajtswvyuavtigkojlubsiab,AuVajNtxwv, musrautxhuayamuaszoo'

21Thaumtusvajntxwvtauhaislusnrovnrovtiasnws pomzoothiabqhuaslawvtxhuatusibleeg(nrograukev qhuasntawmtxhuatusneeguastuajkoom),lawvtigmus raukevnojmov

22Thiabhnubtomqab,thaummuajlubsijhawm,tusvaj ntxwvnugtustxivneejtomntejtias,Dabtsiyoghomkev tsisquavntsejlojtshajplaws?

23Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogtiasibtugtxivneejtsis saibxyuasnwscovmenyuamthiabmobsiabraulawvtxoj kevkawm.RauqhovpebibtxwmthovVajtswvtsisyog raupebtuskheejxwbtabsisraupebcovmenyuamkom txhuayamkoobhmoovyuavyoglawvliPeblubsiabxav kompebcovmenyuammuajkevtswjtuskheejtsuasyog uatiavlosntawmlubhwjchimntawmVajtswv'

24Tusvajntxwvhaistiasnwshaisluszoolawmcesnws mamlinuglwmtustias,nwsyuavualicasthiajhlublub tebchaws?

25Nwstebhaistias,“Yogkojxavtxogtejyamzoouas nyobthiabtuaghauvkojlubtebchaws,cesqhovntawd yuavuaraucovneegpluagraugsaibtsistausthiabcov neegnpluanujraugtxajmuagibyamlilawvraugntiab tawmvimyoguatxhaum.Yogkojpubtxiajntsigrau txhuatus,ibyamlikojuatasmusli,Vajtswvyuavpub txiajntsigrautxhuatusthiabkojyuavraugsuavhaistias yogneeghlublubtebchaws.”

26Tomqabmloogtustxivneejnohaislawm,tusvaj ntxwvnugtustomntej,nwsyuavualicasthiajnyobtau zoonrognwstuspojniam?

27Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Losntawmkevleespaubtias covpojniamlosntawmqhovxwmtxheejyoglubsiab tawvthiabmuajzoghauvkevnrhiavlawvtuskheejlub siabnyiam,thiabraughloovpauvsaisaintawmkevxav losntawmkevxavtsistseeb,thiablawvlubxwmtxheej yogqhovtsismuajzog.Nwsyogqhovtsimnyoglosua haujlwmnroglawvthiabtsistxhobuaraumuajkevsibcav sibcegRaukevcojuazoontawmlubneej,tusneegtsav tshebyuavtsumpaublubhomphiajuasnwsyuavtsumcoj nwstxojkevTsuasyoglosntawmkevhuraukevpab ntawmVajtswvuastibneegtuajyeemcojtxojkevuaneej tiagtiagtxhualubsijhawm.'

28Tusvajntxwvtauhaistiasnwspomzoothiabnugtus tomntej,nwsyuavualicasthiajlidimntawmqhovyuam kev?

29Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Yogkojuatibzooxavtxogtej yamthiabtsistxhobntseegtejlusthuam,tiamsisuapov thawjraukojtuskheejtxogtejyamuaslawvhaisraukoj thiabtxiavtximsiablosntawmkojtuskheejtejlusthov uaslawvhaisraukojthiabuatxhuayamrawslikojqhov kevtxiavtximsiab,kojyuavdimntawmqhovyuamkev, AuVajntxwvTiamsiskevpaubthiabkevxyaumuatejno yogVajtswvlubhwjchimuahaujlwm'

30Vajntxwvzoosiabraucovlusno,nwsnuglwmtustias, nwsyuavualicasthiajdimntawmkevnpautaws?

31Thiabnwstebraulolusnugtias,'Yogtiasnwspaub tiasnwsmuajhwjchimkavtxhuatustxawmtiasuarau lawvtuag,yogtiasnwstsotxojkevnpautaws,thiabtias nwsyuavtsismuajtxiajntsigthiabkevkhuvleejyogtias nws,tsuasyogvimnwsyogtustswv,tshemtawmntautus neegtxojsia

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

32Thaumtxhuatusneegnyobhauvkevtswjhwmthiab tsismuajleejtwguayeebncuabraunws,yuavtsumpaub tiasVajtswvkavtagnrholubntiajtebnonroglubsiabzoo thiabtsismuajkevnpautawsli,thiabkoj,'nwshaistias, 'AuVajntxwv,yuavtsumuarawsliNwstusyamntxwv.'

33Vajntxwvhaistiasnwstebtauzoothiabcesnugtus txivneejtomntejtias,Covlusqhiazooyogdabtsi?

34'Uazootxhualubsijhawmthiabxavtxogtejyamzoo,' nwspiavqhia,'pivqhovzooraupebtxojcainrogcovteeb meemuasyuavtshwmsimlosntawmkevsivlubtswvyim txawv,komlosntawmkevntsuastxhualubntsiabluspeb thiajlitautxaiskevqhiazoothiabpeblubhomphiajyuav uatiav.Thiabqhovtseemceebtshajplaws,losntawmlub hwjchimntawmVajtswvtxhuatxojkevnpajntawmkoj yuavpomkevuatiavvimkojxyaumuasiabdawbsiab zoo.'

35Tusvajntxwvhaistiastustxivneejnotebtauzooheev, thiabnuglwmtustias,Kevtxawjntseyogdabtsi?

36Thiabnwspiavhaistias,'Yuavtsumxavtxogtxhua yamlusnuguastshwmsimthiabtsistxhobcialubsiab xavua,tiamsisyuavtsumxavtxogtejkevraugmobuas tshwmsimlosntawmkevntshaw,thiabuarawsliqhov xwmtxheejxavtau,xyaumuakomnruabnrabTiamsis pebyuavtsumthovVajtswvkompeblubsiabxavtxogtej no.'

37Tusvajntxwvtauqhianwsqhovkevpomzoothiab nuglwmtus,nwsyuavualicasthiajntsibtaunrogkev leespaubthaummusncigtxawvtebchaws?

38Nwstebhaistias,“Losntawmkevncajnceesrautxhua tusneeg,thiablosntawmkevuazooliqisdualisiabdua covneeguasnwstaumusncig.Rauqhovnwsyogiblub hauvpausntsiablusuasVajtswvleestxaiscovneegtxo hwjchimlosntawmNwstuscwjpwmThiabtibneeghlub covneeguastxaussiabuarawslilawv.

39Thaumtusvajntxwvteblinotas,nwstxawmnuglwm tustias,ualicasnwsthiajuataulubtsevkomnwscov qauvtsevyuavnyobmuslitomqabnws?

40Thiabnwstebraulolusnugtias,'Yogtiasnwstejkev tsimmuajnyobrauntawmqhovlojthiabzoonkauj,yogli ntawdcovneegsaibyuavtseglawvraulawvqhovzoo nkauj,thiabyogtiasnwsyeejtsistsoibtugntawmcov neeguahaujlwmzoolinothiabyeejtsisyuamlwmtuslos pabnwscovkevxavtauyamtsismuajnyiajhli.'

41VimnwssaibsebVajtswvpubrautibneeglicas,pub kevnojqabhaushuvthiablubhlwbthiabtxhuayamtxiaj ntsigraulawv,nwstuskheejyuavtsumuarawsliNwstus yamntxwvlosntawmkevmuabnqizograutibneegrau lawvtxojhaujlwmnyuaj.Rauqhovnwsyogtejhaujlwm uasuarawslikevncajnceesuasnyobmusibtxhis!

42Tusvajntxwvhaistiastustxivneejnokujtebtauzoo thiabnugtusthibkaumtias,Dabtsiyogcovtxiajntsig ntawmkevtxawjntse?

43Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Tustxivneejyuavtsumpaub hauvnwstuskheejtiasnwstsistauuaphemthiabnws yuavtsumuanwslubneejrawsliqhovtseebVimtias nwsyoglosntawmcovno,AuVajntxwvuasmuajhwj chim,qhovkevxyivfablojtshajplawsthiabkevruajkhov ntawmtusntsujpligthiabkevntseegruajkhovrau Vajtswvtaulosraukojyogtiaskojkavkojlubnceegvaj hauvkevntseegsiab.'

44Thiabthaumlawvhnovcovlusteblawvtxhuatusqw nrovnrov,thiabtomqabntawdtusvajntxwvhauvnws

txojkevxyivfabtagnrhopibhauslawvcovkevnojqab haushuv.

45Thiabhnubtomqab,kevnojmovuarawslicovtxheej txheemibyamliyavdhaulos,thiabthaumlubsijhawmlos txog,tusvajntxwvtaunugcovqhuauastseemtshuav, thiabnwshaisrauthawjtustias,'Yuavualicasibtugtxiv neejthiajlitsistxhobkhavtheeb?'

46Nwstebhaistias,“Yognwsuasiabncajnceesthiab ncontsoovtxhualubsijhawmtiasnwsyogibtugneegkav tibneegThiabVajtswvrhuavtshemcovneegkhavtheeb, thiabtsacovneegtxohwjchimthiabcovneegtxohwj chim!”

47Tusvajntxwvhaisluszooraunwsthiabnugtustom ntejtias,Tustxivneejyuavtsumxaivleejtwguanwscov kwspabtswvyim?

48Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Covneeguastauraugsimsiab hauvntauyamteebmeemthiabuasiabzooraunwsthiab koomnrognwstuscwjpwmThiabVajtswvqhiaNwstus kheejraucovneeguastsimnyogkomuatiavcovhom phiajno'

49Tusvajntxwvqhuasnwsthiabnuglwmtustias,Dabtsi yogyamkhoomtseemceebtshajplawsrautusvajntxwv?

50Nwstebhaistias,"Kevphoojywgthiabkevhlub ntawmnwscovpejxeem,vimyogqhovnouaraukevsib raugzoontawmlubsiabdawbpaugtsismuajqhovkawg. ThiabyogVajtswvuasuakomqhovnoyuavtshwmsim rawslinejxavtau"

51Vajntxwvqhuasnwsthiabnuglwmtustias,Lubhom phiajntawmkevhaislusyogdabtsi?Thiabnwstebtias, 'Uakomkojtusneegsibtwyaumlosntawmkevqhianws qhovyuamkevhauvpabtubrogsibcavsibcegzoo.

52Vimlinonejthiajyuavtautusmloognej,tsisyognej tawmtsamnws,tiamsisnejyuavqhuasnwskomnws yaumnej.ThiabyogVajtswvlubhwjchimuasuaraunej yaumtau

53Tusvajntxwvhaistiasnwstautebzoolawm,thiabnug lwmtustias,nwsyuavualicasthiajnyobtauzoonrog ntauhaivneegsibtxawvuasyogcovpejxeemntawmnws lubnceegvaj?

54Nwstebhaistias,“Losntawmkevualubluaghaujlwm zoorautxhuatus,thiabcojkevncajnceesuakojtuscoj,ib yamlikojuatamsimnonrogkevpablosntawmkevnkag siabuasVajtswvpubraukoj.”

55Tusvajntxwvzoosiabheevraulolustebno,thiabnug lwmtustias,'Hauvqhovxwmtxheejtwgibtugtxivneej yuavtsumraugkevtxomnyem?'

56'Hauvtejkevtxomnyemuaslosraupebcovphooj ywg,'nwsteb,'thaumpebpomtiaslawvntevthiabkhotsis tauKevxavtsispubpebtusiabraucovneeguastuag lawmthiabdimntawmkevphem,tabsistxhuatusneegtu siabraulawvvimlawvtsuasxavtxoglawvtuskheejthiab lawvtuskheejkomzooduaxwb.Tsuasyoglosntawmlub hwjchimntawmVajtswvxwbpebthiajlidimtautxhua yamkevphem!

57Tusvajntxwvhaistiasnwstaumuabiblolustebtsim nyog,thiabnuglwmtustias,lubkoobnpeplojmuslicas?

58Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Thaumkevkhavtheebthiab kevntseegsiabrautuskheejtsismuajkevtxwvtswjhwm, kevpoobntsejmuagthiabkevpooblubkoobnpenrov yuavtshwmsim.RauqhovVajtswvyogtusTswvntawm txhualubkoobnpenrovthiabmuabnwsqhovtwgNws xavtau'

59Tusvajntxwvtauleespaubcovlusteb,thiabnugtus txivneejtomntejtias,covtxivneejyuavtsumtsosiabrau leejtwg?

60Nwstebhaistias,“Raucovuasuahaujlwmraunejvim lawvxavpabnej,tsisyogvimlawvntshailossisxavkom nejtuskheejtautxiajntsigxwbIbtugyoglubcimntawm kevhlub,ibtugyoglubcimntawmkevuaphemthiabkev uahaujlwmtsisrawssijhawm.”

61Rauqhovtustxivneejuaspheejnrhiavkevkomtau nwstuskheejxwbcesyogtusntxeevsiabtiagTiamsiskoj muajkevhlubntawmcovpejxeemtxhuatuslosntawm kevpablosntawmcovlusqhiazoouasVajtswvmuabrau koj.

62Tusvajntxwvhaistiasnwstebtauzooheev,thiabnug lwmtustias,Dabtsiuaraulubnceegvajmuajkevnyab xeeb?

63Thiabnwstebraulolusnug,'Uatibzooxavuantejtias yuavtsismuajkevphemlosntawmcovneeguastaumuab tsorauhauvtxojhaujlwmntawmcovthawjcojsaibxyuas covneeg,thiabqhovnokojibtxwmualosntawmkevpab ntawmVajtswvuastshoovkojlubsiabnrogkevtxiavtxim siabloj.'

64Tusvajntxwvhaislustxhawbnwslubsiab,thiabnug lwmtustias,Dabtsiuaraunwsuatsaugthiabhwmnws?

65Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Kevcojzoo,rauqhovnwsyog tustsimcovhaujlwmzoo,thiablosntawmnwsqhovkev phemraugrhuavtshem,txawmtiaskojuatuscwjpwm zoorautxhuatuslosntawmlubtxiajntsimuasVajtswv pubraukoj'

66Tusvajntxwvtauleespaubcovlustebthiabnugtus thibkaumib(vimmuajobtugntauduaxyacaum),nws yuavualicasthiajlitswjtaukevthajyeebntawmtusntsuj pligthaumlubsijhawmuatsovrog?

67Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Losntawmkevncontsoovtias nwstsistauuaphemrauibtugntawmnwscovpejxeem, thiabtiastxhuatusyuavtawmtsamraunwsrovqabrau covtxiajntsiguaslawvtautxais,paubtiastxawmtias lawvpooblawvtxojsialosxij,kojyuavsaibxyuascov neeguasvamkhomlawvRauqhovkojyeejibtxwmua qhovkevthemrovqabrauleejtwg-qhovntawdyoglub siabzoouasVajtswvtautshoovkojlubsiab'

68Tusvajntxwvqhuaslawvnrovnrovthiabhaisluszoo raulawv,ceshausibkhobdejntevkomtxhuatusnojqab nyobzoo,thiabmuabnwstuskheejraukevlomzem,thiab muabkevphoojywgzoothiabzoosiabraunwscovqhua TSHOOJ10

CovlusnugthiabcovlustebtxuasntxivmusQhiatxog yuavualicascovtubrogyuavtsumtauxaivTustxivneej twgtsimnyogqhuasthiablwmyamteebmeemntawmlub neejtxhuahnubrawsliqhovtseebniajhnubnoli2000 xyoodhaulosNqe15-17yogqhovtseemceebraukev pomzooraukevuayeebyamNqe21-22piavqhiatxog kevtxawjntsentawmkevxaivtusthawjtswjhwmlossis muajtusvajntxwv

1Thaumtxoghnubxya,muajkevnpajntauyamntxiv, thiabmuajntautusneeglosntawmntaulubnroog(lawv yogcovneegsawvcevcoobheev)

2Thaummuajlubsijhawm,tusvajntxwvnugthawjtus ntawmcovuastseemtsistauraugnug,nwsyuavualicas thiajlitsisraugdaglosntawmkevxavtsistseeb?

3Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Losntawmkevuatibzoosaib tusneeghaislus,yamuashais,thiablubntsiablusuastab tomsibtham,thiablosntawmkevnugcovlusnugtibyam duatomqabibntushauvntauhom.Tabsiskommuajlub siabceevfajthiabmuajpeevxwmtxiavtximsiabzoo hauvtxhuaqhovxwmtxheejyogibqhokhoompligzoo ntawmVajtswv,thiabkojmuajnws,AuVajntxwv' 4Tusvajntxwvqhuascovlustebnrovnrovthiabnuglwm tustias,Vimlicasfeemntauntawmcovtxivneejtsisua neegzoo?

5'Vim,'nwstebtias,'txhuatusneeglosntawmqhovxwm txheejtsismuajkevtswjtuskheejthiabnyiamkevlom zem.Yoglintawd,kevtsisncajnceestshwmsimthiabdej nyabntawmkevntshawTuscwjpwmntawmkevuazoo yogqhovcuamtshuamraucovneeguasmobsiabraulub neejntawmkevlomzemvimnwsqhiaraulawvkom nyiamkevtswjtuskheejthiabkevncajnceesRaunws yogVajtswvuasyogtustswvntawmtejyamno'

6Vajntxwvtebhaistiasnwstebtauzooheev,thiabnug haistias,“Covvajntxwvyuavtsummloogluslicas?”Nws tebhaistias,“Covkevcailijchoj,xwvkomlosntawmkev uancajnceeslawvthiajlikhotautibneeglubneej.Ibyam linej,losntawmkevualinohauvkevmlooglusrau Vajtswvcovlustxib,nejtaukhawsciaraunejtuskheejib qhokevncotxogmusibtxhis.”

7Tusvajntxwvhaistiastustxivneejnokujhaisluszoo thiab,thiabnugtustomntejtias,Pebyuavtsumtsaleej twguacovthawjkav?

Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Txhuatusuasntxubkevphem, thiabuarawslikojtuscwjpwmuancajnceeskomlawv thiajlimuajlubkoobnpezootasmusli.Rauqhovnoyog yamkojua,AuVajntxwvuasmuajhwjchimlojkawg nkaus,'nwshaistias,'thiabnwsyogVajtswvuastaumuab lubkausmomntawmkevncajnceesraukoj.'

9Vajntxwvtebnrovnrovthiabntsiatustxivneejtomntej, nwshaistias,'Pebyuavtsumtsaleejtwguacovthawjcoj saibxyuascovtubrog?'

10Thiabnwspiavhaistias,'Covuasuasiablojthiabncaj nceesthiabcovuastxhawjtxogkevnyabxeebntawm lawvcovneegdualikomyeejlosntawmkevpheejhmoo lawvtxojsialosntawmkevuasiabceevRauqhov Vajtswvuazoorautxhuatusneeglicas,nejkujuarawsli Nwsyogtuspabtxhuatusuasnejcovpejxeem.'

11Vajntxwvhaistiasnwstebtauzoolawmthiabnuglwm tustias,Leejtwgtsimnyogqhuas?

12Nwstebhaistias,“Tustxivneejuasmuajkoobmuaj npe,muajnyiajmuajtxiaj,thiabmuajhwjchim,thiab muajlubsiabzooibyamlitxhuayamntawd.Kojuatej yamnoqhiarausawvdawspaubtiaskojtsimnyogqhuas kawgli,vimVajtswvtusuasuaraukojsaibxyuastejno”

113Tusvajntxwvtauhaistiasnwspomzoothiabhaisrau lwmtustias,'Covvajntxwvyuavtsumsivsijhawmntau tshajplawsrautejyamtwg?'

14Nwstebhaistias,"Kuvnyeemthiabkawmcovntaub ntawvtxogkevmusnciguasiuastausautxogntaulub nceegvaj,nrograulubhomphiajntawmkevhloovpauv thiabkevtivthaivcovpejxeem.Thiabnwsyoglosntawm kevuaubnouaskojtautxaislubyeebkoobuastsistau muajleejtwgmuscuag,losntawmkevpabntawm Vajtswvuasuatiavtagnrhokojlubsiabnyiam."

15Tusvajntxwvhaisluszoosiabrautustxivneejthiab nuglwmtustias,ibtugtxivneejyuavtsumualicasthaum nwssothiabuasi?

16Nwstebhaistias,"Saibcovyeebyamuasuataurawsli kevcaithiabmuabcovxwmtxheejuascojlosntawmlub neejthiabuanrogkevhwmthiabkevcojzootsorau ntawmiblubqhovmuagyogqhovmuajtxiajntsigthiab tsimnyog."

17Vimmuajqeeyamkevtxhawbzoguasyuavpomtau txawmtiasnyobrauhauvcovkevlomzemno,vimfeem ntauqeezajlusqhiazootauqhialosntawmcovxwm txheejtsistseemceebtshajplawsntawmlubneejTabsis losntawmkevxyaumuakomraugcaihauvtxhuayamkoj ua,kojtauqhiatiaskojyogibtugkwstshawbfawbthiab kojtautxaiskevhwmlosntawmVajtswvvimkojtxojkev zoo.

18Vajntxwv,txaussiabraucovlusuasnyuamqhuavhais, nwshaisrautustxivneejcuajtias,ibtugtxivneejyuav tsumcojlicasthaummusnojmovuake?

19Nwstebhaistias,'Kojyuavtsumhucovtxivneejuas muajkevtxawjntseloscuagkojthiabcovuasmuajpeev xwmmuabcovlusqhiazooraukojtxogtejxwmtxheej ntawmkojlubnceegvajthiablubneejntawmkojcovpej xeem(vimkojnrhiavtsistauiblubntsiablustwguas haumdualossismuajkevkawmntaudualiqhovno)vim tiascovtxivneejzoolinoyogcovuasVajtswvhlubvim lawvtaucobqhialawvlubsiabkomxavtxogtejntsiablus zootshajplaws-ibyamlikojuakojtuskheej,vimtias txhuayamkojuayogVajtswvcoj'

20Vajntxwvzoosiabheevraucovlusteb,nwsnugtus txivneejtomntejhaistias,"Qhovzootshajplawsraucov pejxeemyogdabtsi?Yuavtsumtsaibtugpejxeemlossis ibtugtswvcuabntawmtsevneegmuajkoobmuajnpeua vajntxwvraulawv?"

21Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Tusuasyogtuszootshajplaws losntawmqhovxwmtxheejRaucovvajntxwvuaslos ntawmcovxeebntxwvfeemntauuasiabtawvthiabua nrujuatsivraulawvcovpejxeemThiabqhovnotseem muajntaudualiqhovnorauqeetusntawmcovneeguas tausawvlosntawmcovpejxeem,uastomqabtauntsib kevphemthiabrislawvcovkevtxomnyem,thaumlawv kavcovneegcoobcoobtiglosuaneegsiabphemduali covneegtsisntseegVajtswv.

22Tiamsis,ibyamlikuvtauhaislawm,tuscwjpwmzoo uastaukawmtiavzoolawmyeejmuajpeevxwmkavtau, thiabkojyogibtugvajntxwvloj,tsisyogvimkojuatau zootshajplawshauvkojtxojkevkavthiabkojtxojkev npluanujtabsisvimkojtauuatauzootshajtxhuatusneeg hauvkevsiabdawbsiabzoothiabkevsiabhlub,uatsaug rauVajtswvuastaumuabcovyamntxwvnoraukoj 23Tusvajntxwvsivsijhawmqhuastustxivneejnothiab nugtuskawgtias,"Qhovuatiavzootshajplawshauvkev kavlubtebchawsyogdabtsi?"

24Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Covpejxeemyuavtsumnyob hauvkevthajyeebnyabxeebtasmusli,thiabkevncaj nceesyuavtsumtauuasaisairauhauvcovteebmeemkev tsissibhaumxeeb.'

25Covtxiajntsignotauuatiavlosntawmkevcuam tshuamntawmtusthawjcoj,thaumnwsyogibtugtxiv neejuasntxubqhovphemthiabhlubqhovzoothiabsiv nwslubzogloscawmtibneegtxojsia,ibyamlikojxav tiaskevtsisncajnceesyogqhovphemtshajplawsthiab

losntawmkojtxojkevtswjhwmncajnceestautsimrau kojtuskheejlubkoobnpenrovmusibtxhis,vimVajtswv pubraukojlubsiabuasdawbhuvthiabtsismuajkev phem.

26Thaumnwstsumlawm,covneegqwnrovnrovthiab zoosiabtautawmmusntevheevThaumnwstsumlawm, tusvajntxwvmuabibkhobthiabmuabkhobcawvraunws covqhuathiabcovlusuaslawvtauhais.

27Cesthaumkawgnwshaistias,Kuvtautxaistxiajntsig zootshajplawslosntawmkojlubxubntiagKuvtautxais txiajntsigntaulosntawmkevtxawjntseuaskojtaumuab raukuvhaistxogkevtswjhwm

28Cesnwshaiskommuabpebtalanyiajraulawvtxhua tus,thiabnwstsaibtugntawmnwscovqhevlosxacov nyiajntawdmus

29Txhuatustauqwnrovnrovpomzoo,thiablubroojnoj movtaudhaulosuaqhovchawzoosiab,thaumtusvaj ntxwvtaumuabnwstuskheejraukevuakoobtsheejtas musli.

TSHOOJ11

Yogxavpaubntxivtxogkevsauntawvthaumub,saibNqe 7Covlustxhaistauxamusraukevpomzoothiablees txaisrawslinyeem,thiab(Nqe23)kevpovnpavpomzoo tautxaisthiabtauuatiavtagnrho

1Kuvtausauntevheevlawmthiabkuvyuavtsumthov kojzamtxim,Philocrates.

2Kuvxavtsisthoobliraucovtxivneejthiabtxojkevuas lawvtebsaisaiuasyuavtsumtausivsijhawmntevlosxav txog.

3Txawmhaistiastusneegnugtauxavtxogtxhualolus nugtshwjxeeblos,covneeguastebiblolustomqabiblo lustaunpajlawvcovlustebraucovlusnugtamsim ntawdthiabyoglintawdlawvzooliraukuvthiabrau txhuatusneeguasnyobntawdthiabtshwjxeebtshajyog raucovkwstshawbfawbtxogkevxavkomtsimnyog qhuas

4Thiabkuvxavtiasqhovnoyuavzoolitsistxausntseeg raucovneeguasyuavnyeemkuvzajdabneegyavtom ntej

5Tiamsisnwstsistsimnyoglosqhiaqhovtseebuastau sautsegrauhauvcovntaubntawvraupejxeem.

6Thiabnwsyuavtsisyogqhovtsimnyograukuvua txhaumhauvqhovteebmeemzoolinoKuvpiavzajdab neegrawslinwstautshwmsim,uatibzoozamtxhuaqhov yuamkev

7Kuvxavtsisthoobraulubzogntawmlawvcovlus,kuv thiajlisivzogmussablajnrogcovneeguasmuajlubluag haujlwmsautxhuayamuastautshwmsimntawmcovrooj sibthamthiabcovroojnojmovntawmvajntxwv

8Rauqhovnwsyogibtxojkevligkevcai,rawslinej paub,txijthaumtusvajntxwvpibualagluammustxog thaumnwsso,komsauciatxognwstejlusthiabtej haujlwmqhovnoyogibqhokevnpajzooheevthiab muajtxiajntsig

9Vimtiashnubtomqabcovntaubntawvntawmkevua thiabcovlushaisntawmhnubdhaulosraugnyeemuantej kevlagluampib,thiabyogtiasmuajqhovtsisraugcai, qhovteebmeemraugteebtsatamsimntawd.

10Yoglintawd,rawslitauhaislawm,kuvtautxaiscov ntaubntawvtseeblosntawmcovntaubntawvpejxeem,

TsabNtawvntawmAristeas

thiabkuvtauteevcovlustseebrawsliqhovkevtxiavtxim vimkuvpaubtiaskojxavtaucovntaubntawvmuajtxiaj ntsignpaumlicas

11Pebhnubtomqab,Demetriuscojcovtxivneejmus thiabhlalubphabntsadejhiavtxwvuasntevxyastadia musrauntawmlubkob,hlatuschojthiabmusrauthaj tsamsabqaumtebntawmPharos

12Nwstaumuablawvsibsauuakehauviblubtsev,uas tauuarauntawmntugdejhiavtxwv,zoonkaujheevthiab nyobrauhauvibqhochawnyobibleeg,thiabcawlawvua haujlwmtxhaislus,vimtxhuayamuaslawvxavtaurau lubhomphiajtaumuabtsoraulawvpovtseg

13Yoglintawd,lawvthiajpibuahaujlwmsibpivlawv covtxiajntsigthiabuakomlawvpomzoo,thiabtxhua yamuaslawvpomzootautheejtawmrawsliDemetrius qhia.

14Thiablubroojsibthamtaukavmustxograuthaum cuajteev;tomqabnolawvtautsocailospabtxhawbnqa lawvlubcev.

15Txhuayamuaslawvxavtautaumuabraulawvntawm qhovlojmelojheevNtxivrauqhovno,Dorotheustau npajtibyamraulawvtxhuahnubibyamlitauuarautus vajntxwvnwstuskheej--vimlinonwstauraugtxiblos ntawmtusvajntxwv

16Thaumsawvntxovlawvtxhuahnubtuajrauntawmlub TsevHaisPlaub,thiabtomqablawvtautxaiskevhwm ntawmtusvajntxwvlawm,lawvrovqabmusraulawvlub tsev.

17ThiabrawslikevligkevcaintawmcovneegYudais txhuatus,lawvntxuavlawvtxhaisteshauvhiavtxwv thiabthovVajtswvthiabtomqabntawdmobsiabraulawv tuskheejlosnyeemthiabtxhaiscovnqelustshwjxeebuas lawvtaukoomnrog,thiabkuvnuglawvtias,Vimlicas lawvthiajntxuavlawvtxhaistesuantejlawvthovVajtswv?

18Thiablawvpiavhaistiasqhovnoyogibqhocimqhia tiaslawvtsistauuaphem(vimtxhuayamhaujlwmyogua losntawmtes)txijlithaumlawvtxojkevdawbhuvthiab siabdawbhuvlawvsuavtxhuayamualubcimntawmkev ncajnceesthiabqhovtseeb

19Ibyamlikuvtauhaislawm,lawvtausibntsibuake txhuahnubhauvqhovchawuaszoosiabraunwsqhovkev ntsiagtothiabnwsqhovcintsaiabthiablawvsivzogua lawvtxojhaujlwm.

20Thiabnwsmuajfeemntautiastxojhaujlwmtxhaislus tauuatiavhauvxyacaumobhnub,ibyamliqhovnotau raugnpajtsegraulubhomphiajuastauteemtseg.

21Thaumuatiavtxojhaujlwmlawm,Demetriustxawm saucovneegYudaisuasnyobhauvqhovchawuastau txhaislus,thiabnyeemrautxhuatusmloog,nyobntawm covneegtxhaislusxubntiag,covneegntawdkujtautxais toszooheev,vimyogtejtxiajntsigzoouaslawvtaumuab raulawv.

22LawvkujqhuasDemetriuskawgli,thiabhaiskomnws sautagnrhotxojkevcaithiabmuabibdaimqauvraulawv covthawjcoj

23Tomqabnyeemcovphauntawvtaslawm,covpov thawjthiabcovtxwjlausntawmcovneegtxhaislusthiab covneegYudaisthiabcovthawjcojntawmcovpejxeem sawvntsugthiabhaistias,vimtiaskevtxhaisluszooheev thiabdawbhuvthiabraugtauuatiav,nwstsuasyogqhov tsimnyoguasnwsyuavtsumnyobliqubthiabtsismuaj kevhloovpauvhauvnws

24Thaumcovneegcoobcoobpomzoo,lawvhaiskom lawvfoomphemrautxhuatusneeguashloovpauv,los ntawmkevntxivibyamdabtsilossishloovpauvtxhua yamuastausaulossistsissaudabtsi.

25Qhovnoyogibqhokevceevfajzooheevkomntseeg tautiasphauntawvyuavraugkhawsciarautxhualub sijhawmyavtomntejtsishloovpauv

26Thaummuajneegqhiaqhovteebmeemnorautusvaj ntxwv,nwszoosiabheev,vimnwsxavtiastusqauvuas nwstautsimtauuatiavlawm

27Lawvnyeemphauntawvtagnrhoraunwsmloogthiab nwsxavtsisthoobheevrautusuasmuabkevcailijchoj lubsiab.

28NwshaisrauDemetriushaistias,“Uacascovkwssau keebkwmlossiscovkwssaupajhuamtsisxavtiastsim nyoglawvlubsijhawmloshaistxogqhovuatiavzoo kawglino?”

29Thiabnwstebhaistias,'Vimtxojcaiyogdawbhuv thiablosntawmVajtswvlos.Thiabqeetusntawmcov neeguastaunpajsiabuanrognwstauraugVajtswvntaus thiabyoglintawdlawvthiajtsisuarawslilawvlubhom phiaj.'

30NwshaistiasnwstauhnovlosntawmTheopompustias nwstauraugntiabtawmntawmnwslubsiabtauntautshaj pebcaughnubvimnwsnpajsiabyuavmuabqeeqhov xwmtxheejlosntawmcovlustxhaisuantejthiabqee qhovtsisntseegtauntawmtxojcaitsorauhauvnwskeeb kwm.

31Thaumnwszoomentsislawm,nwsthovVajtswvqhia raunwspaubtiasyogvimlicasqhovteebmeemnothiajli tshwmsimraunws.

32Thiabnwstauraugqhiaraunwshauvibzajnpausuav, tiaslosntawmkevxavpaubtsismuajqabhaunwsxav qhiaqhovtseebdawbhuvraucovneegibtxwm,thiabtias yognwstsisualintawdnwsyuavrovqabtaunwstxojkev nojqabhaushuv

33Kuvkujtauhnovlosntawmlubqhovncaujntawm Theodektes,ibtugntawmcovkwssaupajhuamtusiab, tiasthaumnwstabtomyuavhloovqeeqhovxwmtxheej sautseghauvphauntawvrauibqhontawmnwscovyeeb yam,nwstauraugcuamtshuamlosntawmcataracthauv nwsoblubqhovmuag

34Thaumnwspaubtiasyogvimlicasqhovkevtxom nyemnothiajlitshwmsimraunws,nwsthiajthov Vajtswvtauntauhnubthiabtomqabntawdnwstauzoo

35Thiabtomqab,tusvajntxwv,ibyamlikuvtauhais lawm,tautxaisDemetriuscovluspiavqhiatxogqhovno, nwstaupehawmthiabtxibkomyuavtsumtausaibxyuas covphauntawvkomzoo,thiabkomlawvyuavtsumtau saibxyuaskomdawbhuv

36Thiabnwsyaumcovneegtxhaisluskomlawvmus xyuasnwsntauzaustomqablawvrovqabmusrauYudas, rauqhovnwshaistias,yogqhovtsimnyoguasnwsyuav tsumxalawvmustsevtamsimno

37Tiamsisthaumlawvrovqablos,nwsyuavkholawv zooliphoojywg,rawslinwshais,thiablawvyuavtau txaiskhoompligzooheevntawmnws.

38Nwshaiskomnpajlawvrovqabmustsev,thiabuazoo raulawv

39Nwsmuabpeblubtshozoonkaujtshajplawsraulawv txhuatus,obtalentkub,iblubtxeeraukhoomhnyavib

talent,thiabtagnrhocovroojtogzaumraupeblubrooj zaum.

40ThiabnwsxaEleazarnrogtusneegzovnwskaumlub roojzaumuasmuajcegnyiajthiabtxhuayamkhoomsiv tsimnyog,iblubtxeeraukhoomuasmuajnqispebcaug talents,kaumlubtsholojximav,thiabiblubkausmom zoonkauj,thiabibpuasdaimntaublinenzoonkaujtshaj plaws,thiabcovtaisthiabcovtaisdiav,thiaboblubkhob kubkommuabrauVajtswv

41Nwskujtauhaisraunwshauvtsabntawvtiasyogleej twgxavrovqabloscuagnws,tsistxhobcuamtshuam lawv

42Vimnwssuavtiasnwsyogibqhokoobhmoovlojheev uastautxaussiabraulubzejzogntawmcovneegtxawj ntsezoolino,thiabnwsnyiammuabnwscovkhoommuaj nqisraulawvntaudualimuabraucovkhoomtsismuaj nqis

43ThiabnimnocovPhilocrates,kojmuajzajdabneegtag nrhorawslikuvcovluscogtseg.

44Kuvxavtiaskojpomkevtxaussiabraucovteebmeem nontaudualicovntawvsauntawmcovkwssaudabneeg 45Rauqhovkojmobsiabraukevkawmtxogtejyamuas yuavpabtautusntsujplig,thiabsivsijhawmntauraunws Kuvyuavsimpiavqhiatxoglwmyamxwmtxheejuas tsimnyogsaucia,komlosntawmkevnyeemlawvkoj thiajlitautxaistxiajntsigsiabtshajplawsraukojtxojkev mobsiab