Sirach 46
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1IEsus the sonne of Naue was valiant in the warres, & was the successour of Moyses in prophecies, who according vnto his name, was a great sauiour of the elect of God, to take vengeance of the enemies that rose vp against them, and to set Israel in their inheritance. 2What glorie gate he, when he lift vp his hand, and drewe out his sworde against the cities? 3Who was there before him, like to him? for he foght the battels of the Lord. 4Stode not the sunne stil by his meanes, & one day was as long as two? 5He called vnto the moste high Gouernour when the enemies preased vpon him on euerie side, & the mightie Lord heard him with the haile stones, and with mightie power. 6He rushed in vpon the nacions in battel, & in the going downe of Bethoron he destroied the aduersaries, that they might knowe his weapons, and that he foght in the sight of the Lord: for he followed the Almightie. 7In the time of Moyses also he did a good worke: he and Caleb the sonne of Iephune stode against the enemie, and withhelde the people from sinne, & appeased the wicked murmuring. 8And of six hundreth thousand people of fote, they two were preserued to bring them into the heritage, euen into the land that floweth with milke and honey. 9The Lord gaue strength also vnto Caleb, which remained with him vnto his olde age, so that he went vp into the high places of the land and his sede obteined it for an heritage, 10That all the children of Israel might se, that it is good to follow the Lord. 11Concerning the Iudges, euerie one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, their memorie be blessed. 12Let their bones florish out of their place, and their names by succession remaine to them that are moste famous of their children. 13Samuel the Prophet of the Lord, beloued of his Lord, ordeined Kings, and anointed the princes ouer his people. 14By the Lawe of the Lord he iudged the congregacion, and the Lord had respect vnto Iacob. 15This Prophete was approued for his faithfulnes, and he was knowen faithful in his wordes and visions. 16He called vpon the Lord almightie, when his enemies preased vpon him on euerie side, when he offred the sucking lambe. 17And the Lord thondred from heauen, & made his voyce to be heard with a great noyce. 18So he discomfited the princes of the Tyrians, and all the rulers of the Philistims. 19And before his long slepe he made protestacion in the sight of the Lord, and his anointed, that he toke no substance of any man, no, not so muche as a shooe, and no man colde accuse him. 20After his slepe also he tolde of the Kings death, & from the earth lift he vp his voyce, and prophecied that the wickednes of the people shulde perish.
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