Chapter 1

¹ vyqr` `l-msh vydbr yhvh `lyv m`hl mvjd l`mr. <sup>2</sup> dbr `l-bny ysr`l v`mrt `lhm `dm ky-yqryb mkm qrbn lyhvh mn- hbhmh mn-hbqr vmn-h&`n tqrybv `t-qrbnkm. ³ `m-jlh qrbnv mn-hbqr zkr tmym yqrybnv `l-ptx `hl mvjd yqryb `tv lr&nv lpny yhvh. ⁴ v$mk ydv jl r`s hjlh vnr&h lv lkpr jlyv. <sup>5</sup> vsx+ `t-bn hbqr lpny yhvh vhqrybv bny `hrn hkhnym `t-hdm vzrqv `t-hdm jl-hmzbx $byb `sr-ptx `hl mvjd. <sup>6</sup> vhpsy+ `t-hjlh vntx `th lntxyh. <sup>7</sup> vntnv bny `hrn hkhn `s jl-hmzbx vjrkv j&ym jl-h`s. ⁸ vjrkv bny `hrn hkhnym `t hntxym `t-hr`s v`t-hpdr jl-hj&ym `sr jl-h`s `sr jl-hmzbx. ⁹ vqrbv vkrjyv yrx& bmym vhq+yr hkhn `t-hkl hmzbxh jlh `sh ryx- nyxvx lyhvh. ¹⁰ v`m-mn-h&`n qrbnv mn-hksbym `v mn-hjzym ljlh zkr tmym yqrybnv. <sup>11</sup> vsx+ `tv jl yrk hmzbx &pnh lpny yhvh vzrqv bny `hrn hkhnym `t-dmv jl-hmzbx $byb. ¹² vntx `tv lntxyv v`t-r`sv v`t-pdrv vjrk hkhn `tm jl-hj&ym `sr jl-h`s `sr jl-hmzbx. ¹³ vhqrb vhkrjym yrx& bmym vhqryb hkhn `t-hkl vhq+yr hmzbxh jlh hv` `sh ryx nyxx lyhvh. <sup>14</sup> v`m mn-hjvp jlh qrbnv lyhvh vhqryb mn-htrym `v mn-bny hyvnh `t-qrbnv. ¹⁵ vhqrybv hkhn `l-hmzbx vmlq `t-r`sv vhq+yr hmzbxh vnm&h dmv jl qyr hmzbx. <sup>16</sup> vh$yr `t-mr`tv bn&th vhslyk `th `&l hmzbx qdmh `l-mqvm hdsn. ¹⁷ vs$j `tv bknpyv l` ybdyl vhq+yr `tv hkhn hmzbxh jl-hj&ym `sr jl-h`s jlh hv` `sh ryx nyxx lyhvh.