I Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 354

routed before their enemies when it has offended You, if it returnsto You, and, imp1ores.Your NAME, and prays, andientreats You in this House,then hear from the Heavens and pardon the sm of Your People Israel, and restore to them the land which You gave to their fathers. ‘If the skies are restrained, and

there is no rain, because they have sinned against You, if they pray at this place, and implore Your Name, and turn from their sins, answer them; and hear from the Heavens, and pardon the sin of Your People lsrael——·f0r You can tum them from the _path of sin which they are walking m,-—and give rain to Your country which You have allowed Your People to possess. then hear from the Heavens their prayer and supplication, and grant them their right. ‘ When they sin against You,—·—for there is no man who does not sin, and You are angry with them, and deliver them to the face of their enemies, and drive them to the country of their enemies, afar 0E or near; when they turn their hearts in the land of their enemies, where they dwell, and repent, and supplicate You in the land of their dwelling, saying, ‘Wehavesinned,andbeenpassionate, and done wrcng;' and they turn to You with all their heart, and all their soul, in the oountry of their enemies, where they dwell, and pray to You towards the land that You gave to their fathers,-—the city which You have chosen,~—-and this House which I have built to Your NA1vm;——then 39 43 ‘ When there may be famine in the

country; when there may be blight, mildew, flights of locusts;. when it may be there is an enemy ravaging in the bounds of its country; any conta- gicn; any disease; or failure; any plague that there may be, on any land, on any of Your People Israel, by which any man can be struck to the heart,—-when he spreads his hand towards this House, then listen from the Heavens,-—from Your firm seat, and pardon, and examine, and grant to each according to his need, as You know his heart,—·~for You know, Yourself alone, the heart of every son of Adam, because You see the life that they live on the face of the earth, that You gave to their fathers. ‘And also the foreigners who are

not of Your People Israel, who come from far countries because of Your NAME,——·for they will hear of Your great NAME, and Your strong hand, and Your directing arm, and come to worship at this House;-therefore listen from the Heavens,-—from Your firm rest,—-·and effect all that the foreigners ask of You; so that all. the peoples of the earth may know Your NAME, and recognize Your might, like Your People Israel; and may know that Your NAME can be called upon in this House which I have built You. ‘ When Your People go out to war

with their enemies, in the way that You send them, and pray tothe Evan-mvmo toward the City that You have chosen, and the House which I have built to Your NAME; listen from the Heavens,—Your hxed rest-··their prayer and supplication, and grant them justice, and pardon Yqur People who have sinned against You for all their wickedness by which they have depraved themselves before You, and grant them the mercy to be converted and obtain mercy. ‘ For Your people, and Your in·

heritance that You brought out from the Mitzerairn,1 from among the iron- furnaces; when Your eyes were open fountains of mercy to Your servants, and of mercies to Your People Israel, listening to them whenever they cried to You; for You selected them to be an inheritance for Yourself from all the peoples of the earth, as You said by the means of Moses, Your servant, when You brought our fathers out from among the Mitzeraim, EVER- uvmo Pownn!’ When Solomon had finished his

prayer to the Evnn·Livmc,—this perfect prayer and supplication,-—he rose from before the altar of the 47 49 53 54 EvER·L1v1NG, from kneeling on his knees. and spread his hands to th. , , e Heavens, and stood up and blessed 55 the whole, Assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, (ac. 1oo4.) §nl¤mmt'¤ Quint nf §lzzsi:tg.

Bless the Evan-uvmo, Who has given consolation toil-Iis People Israel, According to all He promised ;— 1· Egypt.-——F. F. 354