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TFN]N ERN
TFN DE\]GO
NJLCEFFgw Hgd ^sns Grdliery Qngpjn
tg Dg Nxtregrdliery Tflihs
R. T. KNIDEJJ
HR. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go Njlcef
Mfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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215= by R. T. Knidejj
Qubjlsfnd by Mfgsni Bggks55411 Fe`psflrn Evniun ]gutf
Bjgg`lihtgi, @liinsgte >>4=6
www.mfgsnibggks.mg`
Mfgsni Bggks ls e dlvlslgi go
Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, Hreid Replds, @lmflhei
Qrlitnd li tfn ^iltnd ]tetns go E`nrlme
Ejj rlhfts rnsnrvnd. Ig pert go tfls pubjlmetlgi `ey bn rnprgdumnd, stgrnd li e rntrlnvejsystn` gr treis`lttnd li eiy ogr` gr by eiy `neisogr nxe`pjn, njnmtrgilm, pfgtgmgpy,
rnmgrdlihwltfgut tfn prlgr wrlttni pnr`lsslgi go tfn pubjlsfnr. Tfn gijy nxmnptlgi
ls brlno qugtetlgis li prlitnd rnvlnws.
Jlbrery go Mgihrnss Metejghlih-li-Qubjlmetlgi Dete
Knidejj, R. T.
Tfnsn ern tfn deys go Njlcef 3 fgw Hgd usns grdliery pngpjn tg dg
nxtregrdliery tflihs / R. T. Knidejj.
pehns m`
]u``ery3 Bnjgvnd Blbjn tnemfnr nxpjgrns tfn jlon go tfn hrnetnst prgpfnt,sfgwlih fgw Hgd rnhujerjy usns grdliery, nvnrydey pngpjn tg emmg`pjlsf
nxtregrdliery tflihs. Emmnsslbjn but mg`prnfnislvn3Qrgvldnd by pubjlsfnr.
L]BI (pbk. 3 ejk. pepnr))
5. Njlcef (Blbjlmej prgpfnt) L. Tltjn.
B]>61.N4K>= 215=
222 .>1
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>
Mgitnits
Ogrnwgrd by Cgfi Qeuj Cemksgi 8
Litrgdumtlgi 51
5. Tfn Getf 5=
2. Kigwlih tfn Inxt ]tnp Ogrwerd 2=
=. Tfn ^isurprlslih Dlseppglit`nit =?
4. Oeltf Ls ]g`ntl`ns ]pnjjnd R-L-]-K 46
>. Mgplih wltf Bnlih @lsuidnrstggd >?
?. Xfni Tflihs ]tert Feppnilih Eheli ?4
8. Xfni Hgd ]nn`s ^ioelr 85
6. Hgds Trgubjnr 86
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?
Mgitnits
5=. Njlcef Hnts Dnprnssnd 525
54. Tgumfnd by ei Eihnj 52. Tfn Njlcef Mg`pjnx 5=>
5?. Xfni Hgd ]pneks ]gotjy 542
58. Nvlj, Custlmn eid @nrmy 5>2
56. E Qrgpfnts _lidlmetlgi 5>1 oejsn prgpfnts, ynt rei org` gin wg`ei. Fn dn`eidnd
tfet e dylih wldgw onnd fl` bnogrn sfn ond fnrsnjo eid fnr
sgi, tfni yners jetnr relsnd tfet sgi org` tfn dned. Nhgmni-
trlmejjy fn mg`pjelind tg Hgd tfet fn ejgin wes jnot, eid
Hgd fed tg burst tfet bubbjn by tnjjlih fl` tfnrn wnrn snvni
tfguseid gtfnrs wfg fed igt bgwnd tfnlr kinns tg Beej. Fn
mg`pjelind go fuihnr, etn oggd brguhft tg fl` by revnis
eid wejknd twg fuidrnd `ljns tg @guit ]liel eotnr netlih
gin jgeo go brned tfet ei eihnj beknd ogr fl`.
Njlcef teuitnd klihs, mg`pjelind tg Hgd, fnejnd pngpjn eid
emtuejjy mfeihnd tfn mgursn go ieturn. Njlcef wes e prgpfnts
prgpfnt, e eis ei wltf e ieturn cust jlkn ygurs eid lin.
R. T. Knidejj fes mepturnd e stebjn go flddni trutfs tfetjln bnflid tfn smnins li tfn jlon go tfls uilqun prgpfnt eid
`ei go Hgd. Fn uiogjds fgw Hgd tggk e wnek `ei eid
treisogr`nd fl` litg e hleit. Fn dlsmjgsns tfn l`pgrteimn
go tfn gvnrjggknd, eid fn rlhftjy pgsltlgis Hgd es tfn mgrn
go Njlcefs jlon. R. T.s lislhft eid blbjlmej kigwjndhn ejjgw
fl` tg mjerloy tfn jnvnjs li wflmf Hgd spneks tg eid tfrguhf
prgpfnts. Tfet ejgin ls wgrtf e fuidrnd tl`ns tfn prlmn gotfls bggk.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Ogrnwgrd
3=4=>).
Qrgpfnts wnrn kigwi es snnrs tfrguhf tfn tl`n go ]e`-
unj (snn 5 ]e`unj
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52
Litrgdumtlgi
bnogrn fl`. Fn wes vnry fu`ei lidnnd. Tfls ls wfet ekns e
study go Njlcef sg tfrljjlih. Lo Hgd mgujd usn e ei es fu`ei
es Njlcef wes, tfnrn ls fgpn ogr ejj go us!
@y strst rnmgjjnmtlgi go tfn ie`n Njlcefhgns bemk tg `ymfljdfggd n`grlns. @y strst pestgr, tfn Rnv. Hnin Qfljjlps,
prnemfnd e snr`gi gi Njlcef li `y gjd mfurmf li Esfjeid,
Knitumky. L wes prgbebjy nlhft yners gjd. L dg igt rn`n`-
bnr e slihjn wgrd li tfn snr`gi, but L rn`n`bnr tfn et`g-
spfnrn. Tfn l`pemt wes njnmtrlm. @y oetfnr rnmkgind lt wes
tfn hrnetnst snr`gi fn nvnr fnerd. Xfet e wgidnrouj hlot tfet
e prnemfnr mgujd bn rn`n`bnrnd jlkn tfet, eid ynt Njlcefsvnry jlon eid `lilstry wgujd bn rn`n`bnrnd ogrnvnr!
Tfn ogjjgwlih mfeptnrs ern ndltnd org` `y stiej snrlns go
]uidey nvnilih snr`gis L prnemfnd es `lilstnr go Xnst`li-
stnr Mfepnj, org` ]nptn`bnr 2111 tg Dnmn`bnr 2115. L prey
tfet nemf go tfnsn wljj bn usnd by tfn Fgjy ]plrlt tg spnek
dlrnmtjy tg ygur fnert eid jlon.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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5=
5
Tn Getf
Igw Njlcef tfn Tlsfbltn, org` Tlsfbn li Hljned,
seld tg Efeb, Es tfn J, tfn Hgd go Lsrenj, jlvns,wfg` L snrvn, tfnrn wljj bn inltfnr dnw igr reli
li tfn inxt onw yners nxmnpt et `y wgrd.
5 Klihs 5835
Xltfgut eiy litrgdumtlgi, werilih, nxpjeietlgi
gr prnperetlgi ogr wfet wes mg`lih, Njlcef sud-dnijy eppners. Gut go tfn bjun. Cust jlkn tfet.
Fn ls sl`pjy mejjnd Njlcef tfn Tlsfbltn. Xn ern igt hlvni eiy
`grn liogr`etlgi nxmnpt tfet fn wes org` Hljned eid tfet fn
`edn e stuiilih prndlmtlgi tg Efeb tfn klih wfg fed dgin
`grn nvlj li tfn nyns go tfn J tfei eiy go tfn klihs
bnogrn fl` (5 Klihs 5?3=1).
Njlcef mgiorgitnd tfn wlmknd Efeb wltf ei e`ezlihwgrdtfet tfnrn wgujd igt bn e drgp go reli, igt nvni dnw
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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54
gi tfn hress, uijnss Njlcef fl`snjo mg``eidnd lt. Nxmnpt et
`y wgrd, seld Njlcef. Nxtregrdliery. Bgjd. \gu mgujd ej`gst
sey lt wes ei l`pudnit, lo igt l``gdnst, mjel`. L ejgin wljj
dntnr`lin wfni lt wljj reli inxt, Njlcef wes sfe`njnssjyprndlmtlih. Igt slimn tfn deys go @gsns fed tfnrn bnni eiy-
gin jlkn fl`.
Tfn Et`gspfnrn li Fls Dey
Tfn tl`ns li wflmf Njlcef flgurlsfnd wnrn mferemtnrlznd by
ei et`gspfnrn go splrltuej dnhninretlgi. Tfls wes durlih tfn
nre go tfn wlmknd Klih Efeb. Efeb igt gijy mgisldnrnd lt
trlvlej tg mg``lt tfn slis go Cnrgbge`, but `errlnd Cnzn-
bnjei nvlj wg`eieid bnhei tg snrvn eid wgrsflp Beej.
Efeb dld `grn tg prgvgkn tfn Jgrd tfei dld ejj tfn klihs
go Lsrenj bnogrn fl` (5 Klihs 5?3=5==).
Lt wes e dn`gilm et`gspfnrn li wflmf Njlcef `lilstnrnd.Beej`neis jgrd, `estnr, gwinr, pgssnssgr. Tg wgrsflp
Beej wes tg gpni gins fnert tg tfn dn`gilm wgrjd. Nvnry
Mfrlstlei innds tg jneri igt tg pjey oest eid jggsn wltf tfn
dn`gilmsumf es pjeylih wltf e Gulce bgerd, ogjjgwlih ygur
estrgjghy mfert gr hglih tg e ogrtuin-tnjjnr. Evgld tfnsn wltf
ejj ygur fnert. Li tfn mesn go Efeb, tfnrn wes `grn, ogr fn
rnbuljt Cnrlmfg eid dld sg li tfn oemn go Cgsfues prgiguimn-`nit hninretlgis bnogrn3 Mursnd bnogrn tfn J ls tfn ei
wfg uidnrtekns tg rnbuljd tfls mlty, Cnrlmfg (Cgsfue ?32?).
Fgw wgujd ygu jlkn tg jlvn li ei et`gspfnrn jlkn tfet7
@eiy `lilstnrs tgdey jggk ogr e mfurmf tfet ls ejrnedy ns-
tebjlsfnd gr weit tg prnemf wfnrn tfnrn ern eiy Mfrlstleis.
Tfny weit tg bn li e Blbjn bnjt. Njlcef dld igt fevn tfet prlvl-
jnhn. Hgd jggks ogr pngpjn wfg wljj hg gutsldn tfnlr mg`ogrtzgins. Qert go tfn hnilus go tfn epgstjn Qeuj, ogr nxe`pjn,
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Tfn Getf
5>
wes tfet fn weitnd tg hg wfnrn tfn Hgspnj fed igt bnni
kigwi (snn Rg`eis 5>321). L e` rn`lidnd go sg`ntflih
Cgfi Xnsjny wrgtn li fls cguriej wfni fn gbsnrvnd tfn nvlj
eid wlmkndinss li Inwmestjn, Nihjeid3 Invnr li `y jlonfevn L fnerd sumf jeihuehn, sumf swnerlih eid fevn snni sumf
wlmkndinss. Rlpn ogr rnvlvej.
L tflik ygu eid L ern li ei nvlj dey, tgg. Xn mgujdrui ewey
org` gur rnspgislbljltlns gr `ekn nxmusns ogr tfn mgidltlgis
go gur tl`n. Gr wn mgujd edgpt Xnsjnys pgsltlgi eid snn
tflihs es bnlih e hggd slhi tfet Hgd `lhft stnp li sggi!
Eotnr ejj, Hgd snit Cnsus litg tfn wgrjd wfni mgidltlgis liLsrenj wnrn et tfnlr wgrst. Tfls ls wfy Fn dlnd gi e mrgss.
Qeuj mgujd sey, Xfnrn sli limrnesnd, hremn limrnesnd ejj tfn
`grn (Rg`eis >321).
Tfn ie`n Njlcef`neis `y Hgd ls \efwnf. Li tfn
Gjd Tnste`nit e pnrsgis ie`n wes gotni bguid up wltf
fls mejjlih. Fn fed e ilmkie`n3 Njlcef tfn Tlsfbltn, org`
Tlsfbn li Hljned. Hljned wes ei erne nest go tfn Cgrdei
Rlvnr li @eiessnf. Tlsfbnejsg `neis snttjnr, but jlttjn
njsn ls kigwi.
Njlcef wes ej`gst mnrtelijy e jginjy ei. @eiy go Hgds
sgvnrnlhi vnssnjs ern vnry jginjy, limjudlih tfgsn wfg ern
`errlnd. L prndlmt tfet wfni wn hnt tg fnevni wn wljj bn
e`eznd fgw eiy go Hgds mfglmn snrveits wnrn uifeppljy`errlndes li tfn mesn go bgtf Hngrhn Xfltnstnjd eid Cgfi
Xnsjny. But sg`ntl`ns jginjy pngpjnpertjy bnmeusn tfny
ern igt ejweys emmguitebjn tg eiybgdytekn tfn`snjvns
tgg snrlgusjy. Lt wes mnrtelijy gin go Njlcefs wnekinssns.
Ejtfguhf wn kigw jlttjn ebgut tfn ei Njlcef bnogrn fls ep-
pnereimn li 5 Klihs 5835, fls gpnilih stetn`nit tg Efeb tnjjs
e jgt ebgut fls rnjetlgisflp tg tfn Hgd go Lsrenj. Fn rnvnejndsnvnrej l`pgrteit tflihs tg Efeb li tfls gpnilih jlinsumf
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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5?
es tfn ieturn go Hgd eid Hgds mg``lt`nit tg tfn pngpjn
Fn fes mfgsni. Fnrn ern stvn pertlmujer pglits fn `edn.
Tfn Jlvlih Hgd
Olrst, Njlcef sfgwnd sg`ntflih go tfn ieturn go fls Hgd.
Njlcefs Hgd ls tfn jlvlihHgd. Fn igt gijy nxlsts but ls ejlvn
eid emtlvn. Fls Hgd ls igt wfet dnlsts wgujd mejj ei ebsni-
tnn wetmf`eknre Hgd wfg `edn tfn wgrjd eid jnot lt tg
rui gi lts gwi. Ig. Njlcefs Hgd ls tgtejjy gi tgp go tflihs,
li mgisteit tgumf dey eid ilhft wltf ejj Fls pngpjn eid ejj
mrnetlgi. Es tfn gjd splrltuej put lt, Fn snns ejj wn dg, Fn
fners ejj wn sey. Igtflih nsmepns Hgds igtlmn eid nvnry-
tflih tfet ls hglih gi `ettnrs dnnpjy tg Fl`. But tfet wes
igt Njlcefs `eli pglit fnrn li mgiorgitlih Efeb.
Tfnrn ls e typn go nveihnjlmej tgdey kigwi es mnssetlgi-
lst. Tfls `neis tfet Hgd mnesnd tg dnej wltf Fls pngpjnli ei nxtregrdliery eiinr eotnr tfn mjgslih go tfn meigi go
]mrlpturn. Bnogrn tfn meigi go ]mrlpturn wes mg`pjntn, tfnrn
wnrn slhis, wgidnrs eid `lremjns, but tfny nidnd gimn tfn
meigi wes mg`pjntn. Org` tfet tl`n gi Hgd spneks gijy
tfrguhf Fls Xgrdtfn Blbjn.
Tfn trgubjn wltf tfls pglit go vlnw ls tfet lt ls igt wer-
reitnd li ]mrlpturn et ejj, but ls e mgimjuslgi sg`n hggd eidslimnrn tfngjghleis fevn drewi gwlih tg tfn eppernit eb-
snimn go slhis eid wgidnrs li tfn Mfurmf. ]g`n pngpjn fevn
festljy, but pnr`einitjy, duh tfnlr fnnjs li eid fevn rnousnd
tg emkigwjndhn eiy nxtregrdliery wgrk go Hgd tgdey es
eutfnitlmslimn Hgd dgns igt dg tfls eiy`grn! Lt ls qultn
sed. Tfny ern trujy dnlsts li nveihnjlmej drnss.
Tfn meigi go ]mrlpturn ls lidnnd mjgsnd. Igtflih mei bneddnd tg lt. Lt dgns igt ogjjgw, fgwnvnr, tfet Hgd meiigt
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Tfn Getf
58
dg `lremujgus tflihs tgdey. Hgd niebjnd Njlcef tg spnek
et getf jnvnj ejtfguhf fn wes igt e meigilmej prgpfnt.
Xfet dgns lt `nei tg spnek et getf jnvnj7 Brlnfly lt `neis
tg spnek wltf essureimn tfet ygu fevn lt rlhft; lt ls Hgdsstiej wgrd gi tfn subcnmt. Xn wljj nxpjgrn tfls et sg`n
jnihtf et tfn nid go tfls mfeptnr. Tfnrn ls ig rnesgi Hgd
meiigt spnek tfrguhf sg`ngin jlkn tfet tgdey. Lt dgns igt
`nei ogr e snmgid tfet gin ls eddlih tg ]mrlpturn. Lidnnd,
sumf pgwnr eid eutfgrlty wgujd nxtgj eid fgigr ]mrlpturn
`grn tfei nvnr. Lt wgujd dn`gistretn tfet Hgd ls lidnnd
tfn jlvlihHgd.Njlcefs `eli pglit fnrn wes tfet fls wgrd tg Efeb wes
es rnjlebjn es tfn vnry nxlstnimn go Hgd. Njlcefs wgrd wes
jltnrejjy es dnpnidebjn es Hgd Fl`snjo. Lo Hgd jlvns, tfni
`y wgrd ls trun, Njlcef wes seylih. Lo tfnrn ls e Hgd, lts
igt hglih tg reli. Tg put lt mgivnrsnjy, Njlcef wes vlrtuejjy
seylih, Lo lt relis, tfnrn ls ig Hgd. Li gtfnr wgrds, es surnjy
es tfnrn ls e Hgd, gin mei ogrhnt ebgut reli uitlj Njlcef hevn
pnr`lsslgi ogr lt tg reli.
Tfn Hgd go Lsrenj
]nmgid, Njlcefs Hgd ls mgiinmtnd wltf e pngpjn eid e ietlgi3
Lsrenj. Hgd li Fls sgvnrnlhi purpgsn mfgsn Lsrenj tg bn Flspngpjn. Ogr ygu ern e pngpjn fgjy tg tfn J ygur Hgd.
Tfn J ygur Hgd fes mfgsni ygu gut go ejj tfn pngpjns
gi tfn oemn go tfn nertf tg bn fls pngpjn, fls trnesurnd pgs-
snsslgi (Dnutnrgig`y 83?). Fn mfgsn Lsrenj igt bnmeusn
tfny wnrn `grn iu`nrgus, ogr tfny wnrn tfn onwnst go ejj
pngpjns. But lt wes bnmeusn tfn J jgvnd ygu eid knpt tfn
getf fn swgrn tg ygur ogrnoetfnrs (Dnutnrgig`y 8386). Eslt ls wrlttni, L wljj fevn `nrmy gi wfg` L wljj fevn `nrmy,
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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eid L wljj fevn mg`pesslgi gi wfg` L wljj fevn mg`pesslgi
(Nxgdus ==35
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Tfn Getf
532,
wfnrn tfn nxemt pfresn ls usnd li mgicuimtlgi wltf ei getf.)
Li e wgrd, getf`neis lioejjlbljlty. Lt `ey bn eppjlnd
snvnrej weys. Lt mei rnonr, ogr nxe`pjn, tg tfn essureimn go
sejvetlgi, wflmf tfn Xnst`listnr Mgionsslgi dnmjerns tg bn
lioejjlbjn essureimn. Lt mei rnonr tg edveimnd kigwjndhn
tfet ygur preynr wljj bn eiswnrnd, kigwlih tfet ygur preynrls fnerd (snn 5 Cgfi >3545>). Lt ls supnrieturej kigwjndhn
l`pertnd by tfn Fgjy ]plrlt.
Tfn prg`lsn eid getf ern twg uimfeihnebjn tflihs,
emmgrdlih tg Fnbrnws ?356, li wflmf lt ls l`pgsslbjn ogr
Hgd tg jln, but tfn getf ls strgihnr. ]g`ntl`ns Hgd `ekns
e prg`lsn; jnss ornqunitjy Fn swners ei getf. Ls tfnrn e dlo-
onrnimn7 \ns. Xfnrnes bgtf ern nquejjy trun, tfn prg`lsn ls
usuejjy mgidltlgiej. Ei lo ls gotni lidlmetnd. Lo y pngpjn,
wfg ern mejjnd by y ie`n, wljj fu`bjn tfn`snjvns eid prey
eid snnk y oemn eid turi org` tfnlr wlmknd weys, tfniwljj
L fner org` fnevni eid wljj ogrhlvn tfnlr sli eid wljj fnej
tfnlr jeid (2 Mfrgilmjns 8354, n`pfesls eddnd). Tfls ls e
prg`lsn org` Hgd. Lt ls ebsgjutnjy trun but ls mgidltlgiej3Lo. . . tfni.
]g`ntl`ns tfn lo ls igt nxpjlmlt but l`pjlnd. Tekn Cgfi
=35?, tfn Blbjn li e iutsfnjj3 Ogr Hgd sg jgvnd tfn wgrjd tfet
fn hevn fls gin eid gijy ]gi, tfet wfgnvnr bnjlnvns li fl`
sfejj igt pnrlsf but fevn ntnriej jlon. Tfls ls pnrfeps tfn
bnst kigwi prg`lsn li tfn Blbjntfn prg`lsn go ntnriej jlon.
Tfnrn ls ig lo li Cgfi =35?, but lt ls l`pjlnd3 Gijy tfgsnwfg bnjlnvn sfejj fevn ntnriej jlon.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Tfn Getf
25
Tfn getf, fgwnvnr, ls typlmejjy merrlnd gut wltfgut eiy
mgidltlgis; wfni Hgd swners ei getf, igtflih mei stgp lt
org` bnlih oujstjjnd. L dnmjernd gi getf li `y eihnr, Tfny
sfejj invnr nitnr `y rnst (Fnbrnws =355). Ejtfguhf tfnmfljdrni go Lsrenj trlnd tg nitnr Meieei, eotnr Hgd swgrn li
Fls wretf tfny oeljnd tg dg sg (snn Iu`bnrs 543444>). Li
gtfnr wgrds, gimn Hgd fes swgri ei getf, tfnrn ls igtflih
eiygin mei dg tg mfeihn Fls `lid.
Tfn swnerlih go tfn getf by Hgd ey bn dlrnmtnd by Fl`
li twg weys3 li wretf gr li `nrmy. Hgd swgrn li Fls wretf
tfet Lsrenj wgujd igt hnt tfnlr lifnrlteimn, eid tfet hninre-tlgi lidnnd dlnd li tfn wljdnrinss (snn Fnbrnws =35853?). Tfn prg`lsn wes rnpnetnd eotnr tfet uitlj wn hnt tg
Hninsls 2235?, wfni tfn prg`lsn wes uphrednd3 Hgd igwswgrn ei getftg Ebrefe`. Fnbrnws ?35= igtns tfet Hgd
swgrn by fl`snjo tg Ebrefe` bnmeusn Fn mgujd swner by
ig hrnetnr. Tfls ls bnmeusn pngpjn ejweys swner by sg`ngin
hrnetnr (Fnbrnws ?35?). Tfny dg tfls tg mgivlimn gtfnrs tfet
tfny ern ebsgjutnjy tnjjlih tfn trutf. L fevn fnerd pngpjn sey,
L swner by `y `gtfnrs hrevn, li grdnr tg prgvn tfny ern
tnjjlih tfn trutf gr wljj knnp tfnlr prg`lsn. Tfn prnsldnit gotfn ^iltnd ]tetns hninrejjy tekns tfn getf go gmn gi tfn
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Blbjn. Tfn getf slhilstns ebsgjutn essureimn tfet tfn trutf ls
bnlih tgjd eid tfn prg`lsn wljj bn knpt.
Njlcef swgrn by Hgdwfni fn wnit bnogrn Klih Efeb eid
prgiguimnd gi getf3 Es tfn J, tfn Hgd go Lsrenj, jlvns,wfg` L snrvn, tfnrn wljj bn inltfnr dnw igr reli li tfn inxt
onw yners nxmnpt et `y wgrd (5 Klihs 5835). Tfls wes e
wgrd tfet mgujd igt bn mfeihnd, nvni lo tfn wfgjn ietlgi go
Lsrenj oestnd eid preynd ogr eiy deys. Njlcef dld igt bltn fls
ieljs ogr tfn inxt tfrnn yners, wgrrylih tfet lt lhft reli eid
tfnrnby dnstrgy fls prgpfntlm rnputetlgi. Xfni Hgd hreits
tfn getf ejj dgubtlih dlseppners.Gr tg qugtn Fnbrnws, tfn getf puts ei nid tg ejj erhu-
`nit (Fnbrnws ?35?). Lt eppnejs tg tfn flhfnst eutfgrlty
Hgd Fl`snjo. Gin sfgujd bn nxtrn`njy meutlgus, tfnrnogrn,
wfni spneklih dlrnmtjy ogr Hgd. L e` eoreld tfnrn ern e jgt
go wgujd-bn prgpfnts erguid wfg mernjnssjy mjel` Hgd
tgjd `n eid fevn ig ldne wfet tfny ern dglih gr seylih.
Njlcef, fgwnvnr, fed trujyfnerd org` Hgd eid kinw wfetfn wes dglih.
Xfni Njlcef mgiorgitnd Efeb wltf tfn wgrds Es tfn Jgrd,
tfn Hgd go Lsrenj jlvns, fn wes liogr`lih tfn wlmknd klih tfet
Hgd Fl`snjo wes et tfn bgttg` go tfls prgpfnmy tfet tfnrn
wgujd bn ig reli. Lt wes igt rnejjy Njlcefs wgrd et ejj; lt wes
ei lioejjlbjn, dlrnmt eid l``ndletn wgrd org` Hgd. Njlcef wes
`nrnjy tfn listru`nit, tfn vnflmjn, tfet mgivnynd tfls wgrd.
Tfls `ei Njlcef, wfg stnppnd li gut go tfn bjun, spgkn
wltf e jnvnj go eutfgrlty tfet snjdg` eppners gi tfn nertf.
Gijy pngpjn jlkn @gsns eid ]e`unj fed spgkni jlkn tfls
bnogrn. Tfet ls tfn wey tfn jlon eid `lilstry go Njlcef ls li-
trgdumnd. Xn igw prgmnnd tg nxe`lin tfls nxtregrdliery,
but grdliery, `ei.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Kigwlih tfn Inxt ]tnp Ogrwerd
Tfni tfn wgrd go tfn J me`n tg Njlcef3 Jnevn
fnrn, turi nestwerd eid fldn li tfn Knrltf Revlin,nest go tfn Cgrdei. \gu wljj drlik org` tfn brggk,
eid L fevn grdnrnd tfn revnis tg onnd ygu tfnrn.
]g fn dld wfet tfn J fed tgjd fl`. Fn wnit tg
tfn Knrltf Revlin, nest go tfn Cgrdei, eid steynd
tfnrn. Tfn revnis brguhft fl` brned eid net li
tfn `grilih eid brned eid `net li tfn nvnilih,
eid fn dreik org` tfn brggk.
5 Klihs 5832?
T
fn Fgjy ]plrlt ejweys kigws tfn inxt tflih wn sfgujd
dg, tfn inxt stnp ogrwerd. Njlcef inndnd wlsdg` tg
kigw wfet tg dg igw tfet fn fed mgiorgitnd Klih
Efeb. Xlsdg``ey bn dnstind es tfn prnsnimn go tfn `lidgo tfn Fgjy ]plrlt.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Xn jneri jetnr tfet Efeb jggknd flhf eid jgw gvnr Lsrenj tg
stid Njlcef. Es Devld spnit twnity yners ruiilih org` Klih
]euj tg stey ejlvn, sg, tgg, Njlcef wes gi tfn rui. Lt wes pert
go fls bnlih prnpernd ogr outurn `lilstry.Tg bn nitrustnd wltf getf-jnvnj essureimngo Hgds wljj ls
erhuebjy tfn hrnetnst fgigr eid prlvljnhn tfet e fu`ei bnlih
mei rnmnlvn. Lt ls ei lioejjlbjn kigwjndhn tfet Hgd gmmeslgi-
ejjy hlvns tg Fls mfgsni snrveits. Tfet ls wfet feppnind tg
Njlcef wfni fn mgujd metnhgrlmejjy eid eutfgrltetlvnjy tnjj
Klih Efeb tfet lt wgujd igt reli uijnss fn seld sg. But, et
tfn se`n tl`n, tfn pnrsgi tg wfg` sumf essureimn ls hlvnils stljj fu`ei. L tflik lt wgujd bn ferd igttg tekn ginsnjo
qultn snrlgusjy, fevlih bnni nitrustnd wltf sumf lislhft. Xn
wljj snn tfrguhfgut tfls bggk tfet Njlcef dld lidnnd tekn
fl`snjo vnry snrlgusjy. Xfet ls tfrljjlih ls fgw petlnit Hgd
wes wltf Njlcef. Hgd kigws gur ore`n eid rn`n`bnrs tfet
wn ern dust (Qsej` 51=354).
Tfnrn wes ig ieturej nxpjeietlgi ogr wfet Njlcef wes
ebjn tg mgivny tg Efeb. Igt tfet Efeb bnjlnvnd Njlcef!
Tfn nvlj klih wes sg stjjnd wltf uibnjlno eid tfn dn`gilm
tfet Njlcefs wgrd wes, li e snisn, westnd. Xfet ejsg wes
feppnilihwflmf tfn emmguit li 5 Klihs `ekns ig `ni-
tlgi gols tfet Njlcef igt gijy prgpfnslnd but preynd. Lt
ls Ce`ns wfg tnjjs us tfet Njlcef preynd nerinstjy tfet ltwgujd igt reli (Ce`ns >358). Tfn preynr ig dgubt prn-
mndnd Njlcefs sgjn`i dnmjeretlgi tg Efeb. \gu `ey esk,
Xes lt Hgds ldne gr Njlcefs tfet lt wgujd igt reli7 Lt wes
bgtf, but tfn ldne bnhei wltf Hgd. Hgd put tfn tfguhft
li Njlcefs fnert. Njlcef tfni esknd Hgd tfet lt wgujd igt
relies tfguhf lt wes nitlrnjy Njlcefs ldne. But fn wgujd
igt fevn kigwi tg `ekn sumf e rnqunst fed igt Hgd putlt li fls fnert.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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2>
Xn sew ebgvn tfet gin go tfn weys tfn getf ey bn eppjlnd
ls by fevlih edveimn kigwjndhn tfet gins preynr wljj bn ei-
swnrnd. Cgfi seld, Lo wnkigw tfet fn fners uswfetnvnr wn
eskwn kigw tfet wn fevnwfet wn esknd go fl` (5 Cgfi>35>, n`pfesls eddnd). Njlcef kinw tfet fn wes fnerd; fn
wnit, tfnrnogrn, tg Efeb wltf tfn ebsgjutn kigwjndhn tfet
wfet fn prgpfnslnd wgujd mg`n tg pess.
Qrnperetlgi
Lt `ey surprlsn ygu wfni L sey tfet tfls klid go eutfgrlty
eid pgwnr `neit tfet Njlcef wgujd innd ourtfnr prnpere-
tlgi. Tfls ls gin go tfn hrnet peredgxns go tfn Mfrlstlei jlon3
Xn innd `grn eid `grn prnperetlgi wfni wn fevn `grn
eid `grn go tfn Fgjy ]plrlt. Gin `lhft tflik tfet lo wn
ern oujj go tfn Fgjy ]plrlt, surnjy tfet ls ejj tfn prnperetlgi
wn innd. Xrgih! Xn innd prnperetlgi `grn tfei nvnr! Lt lspertjy bnmeusn go tfn fu`ei tnidnimy li ejj go us tg tekn
gursnjvns tgg snrlgusjy wfni wn ern hlvni `grn eid `grn
summnss.
Xfni ]e`unj eiglitnd Devld tg bn klih, org` tfet dey gi
tfn ]plrlt go tfn J me`n upgi Devld li pgwnr (5 ]e`unj
5?35=). But lt wgujd bn eigtfnr twnity yners bnogrn Devld
wgujd bn klih. Xfy7 Lt ls bnmeusnstreihn es lt ey snn`bnlih ]plrlt-stjjnd ls igt niguhf. Devlds eiglitlih wgujd
innd tg bnrnstind. Fn wes gijy snvnitnni yners gjd. Fn wes
igt rnedy tg bn klih!
Lt tekns e jgt go `eturlty tg ed`lt tg tfn innd go prnpere-
tlgi. Ehn fnjps us tg mg`n tg gur snisns. Mferjns ]purhngi,
gin go tfn hrnetnst prnemfnrs go ejj tl`n, seld tfet lo fn kinw
fn fed 2> yners jnot tg jlvn fn wgujd spnid twnity go tfn`li prnperetlgi. Bljjy Hrefe` seld umf tfn se`n tflih, tfet
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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lo fn fed fls jlon tg jlvn gvnr, fn wgujd spnid `grn tl`n li
prnperetlgi.
But Hgd ejsg fes e wey go dglih gi-tfn-cgb prnperetlgi.
Fn dld tfls wltf Njlcef. Njlcefs hrnetnst wgrk jey li tfn outurn,wfni gin dey fn wgujd mgiorgit tfn oejsn prgpfnts go Beej.
Tfls wgujd tekn pjemn wfljn tfn oe`lin wes stljj gi, bnogrn
tfn reli me`nwfni Efeb fed ig mfglmn but tg jlstni tg
Njlcef. Tfrnn yners wltfgut reli hgt Efebs ettnitlgi.
Tfn tfrnn yners eotnr Njlcefs ndlmt tg Efeb wnrn tfn nre go
prnperetlgi ogr Njlcef. Tfgsn yners wnrn es vltej tg Njlcefs
dnvnjgp`nit es tfny wnrn mrumlej ogr brlihlih Efeb tg gpni-inss rnherdlih Njlcef.
Ern ygu li prnperetlgi7 Qnrfeps ygu ern ]plrlt-stjjnd. Mgujd
lt bn tfet ygu ern igt rnedynvni yntogr tfn hrnetnst cgb
Hgd fes li `lid ogr ygu7 Xfg` tfn Jgrd jgvns Fn mfes-
tnisdlsmlpjlinseid Fn puilsfns nvnrygin fn emmnpts
es e sgi (Fnbrnws 523?). Tfls puilsf`nit ls igt e mesn go
Hgd hnttlih nvni wltf us gwlih tg sg`n tnrrlbjn sli li
gur pest. Ig, lt ls Hgd hnttlih us rnedy ogr wfet ls mg`lih.
Mfestnilih ls nssnitlejjy prnperetlgi. Lt niebjns us tg sfern
li Hgds fgjlinss (snn Fnbrnws 52351), tfus prgdumlih e
fervnst go rlhftngusinss eid pnemn ogr tfgsn wfg fevn bnni
trelind by lt (vnrsn 55). Tfn `grn Hgd usns ygu, tfn `grn
ygu wljj innd prnperetlgi. L mei tnjj ygu meidldjy, et tfn ehngo 8? L e` stljj bnlih prnpernd.
Njlcef inndnd grn prnperetlgi. Eotnr fn jnot tfn prnsnimn
go Lsrenjs klih, fn wes grdnrnd tg turi nestwerd eid fldn li
tfn Knrltf Revlin wfnrn fn wgujd drlik org` tfn brggk eid
bn ond by tfn revnis. L fevn snni wfet ls seld tg bn tfn Knrltf
Revlin li Lsrenj. Tfn strst tflih ygu igtlmn ls tfet lt wgujd
lidnnd bn e hggd pjemn tg fldn. Tfnrn ls ej`gst ig wey KlihEfeb mgujd stid Njlcef li sumf ei erne.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Xfy Ls Tfls L`pgrteit7
Hgd fes e pjei ogr ygur jlon. Fls ldne ogr ygur outurn ls e
tfguseid tl`ns bnttnr eid hrnetnr tfei eiytflih ygu mgujd
mg`n up wltf gi ygur gwi. Hgd jgvns ygu wltf ei nvnrjest-
lih jgvn (snn Cnrn`lef =53=); Fn weits gijy wfet ls bnst ogr
ygu. Fn wljj wltffgjd ig hggd tflih org` ygu wfni ygu
snnk tg dg Fls wljj ebgvn ejj njsn (snn Qsej` 64355). \gu ey
gr `ey igt bn eigtfnr Njlcef, but Hgd wljj hg tg tfn se`n
pelis li prnperlih ygu ogr wfet Fn fes li `lid ogr ygu es
Fn dld ogr Njlcef.Gins vlslbjn prgstjn li tfn Klihdg` go Hgd dgns igt dn-
tnr`lin tfn nxtnit go Hgds jgvn. Igt ejj go us mei bn Njlcefs,
but ejj go us ern jgvnd eid mernd ogr es `umf es Njlcef. Tfn
ilmfn tfet Hgd fes dntnr`lind ogr nemf go us rnqulrns prnpe-
retlgi sg tfet wn wljj bn rnedy wfni gur ujtl`etn `g`nit
mg`ns. Cnsus testnd dnetf ogr nvnry pnrsgi (snn Fnbrnws 23
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nestwerd, mrgss gvnr tfn Cgrdei Rlvnr eid snttjn li tfn Knrltf
Revlin. Lt wgujd bn fls inxt fg`n ogr e wfljn. Xlsdg` ls
fevlih tfn prnsnimn go tfn `lid go tfn Fgjy ]plrlt, wflmf
ejsg `neis kigwlih tfn inxt tflih tg dg.
Njlcefs Qrnsnrvetlgi
Njlcefs inw fg`n li tfn Knrltf Revlin wes igt gijy ogr fls
prnperetlgi but nquejjy ogr fls prgtnmtlgi eid prnsnrvetlgi.
Klih Efeb wgujd spnid tfn inxt onw yners trylih tg stid fl`.
Njlcefs wgrd fed sg liourletnd tfn kliheid sg tfrnetnind
fl`tfet Njlcef bnme`n Qubjlm Nin`y Ig. 5, lisgoer es Efeb
wes mgimnrind. Fed Efeb bnni rlhft wltf Hgd, fn wgujd
fevn wnjmg`nd Njlcefs wgrd. Listned go weitlih tg dnstrgy
fl`, tfn klih sfgujd fevn oejjni gi fls kinns eid tfeiknd
Hgd tfet tfnrn wes e prgpfnt li Lsrenj.
Ls lt igt e`ezlih fgw pngpjn weit tg sfggt tfn nssnihnrwfni tfet `nssnihnr dgns igt brlih hggd inws7 Njlcef wes
gijy rnjeylih tfn `nssehn tfet wes bnst ogr Lsrenj. Bnflid
Njlcefs preynr tfet lt wgujd igt reli wes fls burdni ogr Ls-
renj. Fn jgvnd fls ietlgi. Fn fetnd snnlih lt bnlih tekni gvnr
by oejsn prgpfntsnvlj `ni wfg dnsplsnd Hgds mgvnieit.
Njlcef fed gin hgej3 tg rld Lsrenj go tfnsn `ni. Fn rnmkgind
tfet tg prey tfet lt `lhft igt reli wgujd nvnituejjy jned tgtfn mgiorgitetlgi gi @guit Mer`nj, wflmf wn wljj nxe`lin
jetnr li tfls bggk.
Hgd grdnrnd tfet Njlcef bn knpt li fldlih ogr e jgih wfljn.
Tfnrn ern twg klids go fldlih. Tfn strst ls wfni sg`ngin ls
ruiilih org` Hgd. Cgief trlnd tfls. Hgd tgjd Cgief tg hg
tg Ilinvnf eid Cgief oggjlsfjy trlnd tg rui org` Hgd. Tfn
trutf ls, gin meiigt rnejjy rui org` Hgd. Es tfn psej`lst putlt, Lo L `ekn `y bnd li tfn dnptfs [Fnbrnw, sfngjP, ygu ern
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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2.11cust li tfn ilmk go
tl`n! Tfn dey bnogrn li e tgwi tfrnn fuidrnd ljns ewey ei
gjd orlnid fed seld tg fnr fusbeid, L bnjlnvn wn sfgujd snidR. T. eid Jgulsn e mfnmk ogr $2>.11. L dld igt nvni tflik tfls
mgupjn kinw wfnrn wn jlvnd! Tfet mfnmk neit tfn wgrjd tg
us. Lt teuhft `n tfet Hgd fes e wey go suppjylih gur innds
tfet wn mgujd igt fevn prndlmtnd.
L fevn grdnrnd tfn revnis tg onnd ygu tfnrn. Lt ls litnr-
nstlih tg mg`pern tfls wgrd tg Jnvltlmus 5535=5>3 Tfnsn
ern tfn blrds ygu ern tg dntnst eid igt net bnmeusn tfny erndntnstebjn3 tfn nehjn, tfn vujturn, tfn bjemk vujturn, tfn rnd
kltn, eiy klid go bjemk kltn, eiy klid go revni. ]g tflik go
tfls3 Hgd usnd revnis tg onnd Njlcef. Lt ls igt tfet Njlcef etn
revnis, but tfet tfn revnis wnrn usnd tg brlih fl` oggd. Tfn
revnis wgujd fly litg pjemns wfnrn tfnrn wes `net, mgri eid
hreli. Xltf Hgd igtflih ls l`pgsslbjn.
Jlvlih li ]gjltudn
Xfetnvnr wgujd Njlcef dg wltf fls tl`n li tfls revlin nest
go tfn Cgrdei Rlvnr7 Ejj fn mgujd dg, lt wgujd snn`, wes
tg drlik org` tfn brggk eid welt ogr tfn revnis tg brlih
fl` oggd. But wfet ei nimgurehn`nit tg wetmf tfls feppni`grilih eid nvnilih, grilih eid nvnilihrevnis mg`lih
wltf `grn oggd!
But tfnrn ls `grn. Qnrfeps invnr eheli wgujd Njlcef fevn
sumf ei gppgrtuilty tg bn uttnrjy ejgin.Xfet dg ygu dg
wfni ygu ern ejgin7 By ygursnjo7 Li sgjltudn7 Xltf igtflih
tg dg7 \gu prey. Eid prey. Eid prey. Ogr ejj L kigw, Njlcef
wgujd invnr eheli fevn tfnsn deys wfni tfnrn wes igtflihtg dg but prey. E pnrsgi wfg ls flhfjy hlotnd innds tg prey
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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`grn tfei eiygin. \gu dnvnjgp litl`emy wltf ygur fnevnijy
Oetfnr. \gu dnvnjgp snisltlvlty tg tfn Fgjy ]plrlt. \gu hnt tg
kigw Hgds weys. \gu eid L ern rnqulrnd tg kigw nssnitlejjy
twg tflihs3 Hgds Xgrd eid Fls weys. \gu kigw Fls Xgrdby rnedlih tfn Blbjn. \gu kigw Fls weys by spnidlih tl`n
wltf Fl`.
Fgw `umf dg ygu prey7 Xfni ygu steid bnogrn Hgd et
tfn Cudh`nit ]net go Mfrlst ygu ey fevn eiy rnhrnts gvnr
fgw ygu spnit ygur tl`n, but ygu wljj fevn ig rnhrnts gvnr
eiy e`guit go tl`n ygu spnit li preynr. Tfnrn wljj bn ig
preylih li fnevni. Tekn edveitehn go nvnry gppgrtuilty tgpreyigw.
Xejklih li Gbndlnimn
]g fn dld wfet tfn J fed tgjd fl` (5 Klihs 583>).
Gbndlnimn. Tfet ls tfn snmrnt3 Dglih wfet Hgd tnjjs ygu tgdg. Igtflih grn; cust dg lt. Fn wnit tg tfn Knrltf Revlin,
nest go tfn Cgrdei, eid steynd tfnrn. Fn steynd tfnrn. \gu
dg igt `gvn uitlj Hgd seys tg `gvn. \gu stey tfnrn. Lt ls
tfn wey tfn mfljdrni go Lsrenj wnrn huldnd li tfn wljdnrinss3
Xfninvnr tfn mjgud jlotnd org` ebgvn tfn tebnriemjn, tfny
wgujd snt gut; but lo tfn mjgud dld igt jlot, tfny dld igt snt
gutuitlj tfn dey lt jlotnd (Nxgdus 413=?=8).Fgw dg ygu kigw wfet Hgd ls seylih7 Olrst, ygu hnt
ygur listrumtlgis org` ]mrlpturn. Njlcef dld igt fevn tfn
Blbjn es wn fevn, but fn fed tfn @gselm Jew. Fn wes wnjj-
vnrsnd li tfn mgvnieit rnjetlgisflp bntwnni Hgd eid tfn
mfljdrni go Lsrenj. Xfni e pnrsgi ls l``nrsnd li tfn Xgrd
go Hgd, fn wljj fevn e oelrjy sfrnwd ldne go fgw tg jlvn.
]nmgid, ygu jlstni tg tfn l`pujsn go tfn Fgjy ]plrlt. Igtntfn grdnr3 tfn ]mrlpturns strst, tfn l`pujsn snmgid. \gu ern
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Kigwlih tfn Inxt ]tnp Ogrwerd
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vnry jlknjy igt hglih tg fner Hgd spnek tg ygu lo ygu bypess
Fls Xgrd. Lt ls rnqulrnd tfet ygu kigw Fls Xgrd sg wnjj
tfet tfn l`pujsn go tfn ]plrlt gotni `nrnjy fnlhftnis tfn
kigwjndhn go tfn Xgrd.Xfni ygu ern dnvgtnd tg tfn Xgrd go Hgdbnlih oujjy
dntnr`lind tg ogjjgw ltHgd wljj fgigr ygu wltf tfn l`-
pujsn go tfn ]plrlt. Fn bnhlis wltf Fgjy ]mrlpturn, wflmf Fn
wrgtn. Invnr ogrhnt tfet tfn Fgjy ]plrlt wrgtn tfn Blbjn (snn
2 Tl`gtfy =35?; 2 Qntnr 5325). Tg hnt gi hggd tnr`s wltf tfn
Fgjy ]plrlt, ygu innd tg nxtgj eid n`bremn tfn Fgjy ]plrlts
hrnetnst prgdumttfn Blbjn. \gu fgigr tfn Fgjy ]plrlt wfniygu fgigr tfn Blbjn.
Ei nxe`pjn go tfn l`pujsn go tfn Fgjy ]plrlt ls wfni Qfljlp
fnerd Hgd spnek tg fl`3 Hg sgutf tg tfn rgedtfn dnsnrt
rgedtfet hgns dgwi org` Cnrusejn` tg Heze (Emts 632?).
Qfljlp gbnynd. ]ggi fn igtlmnd e `ei li e mferlgt rnedlih
org` tfn prgpfnt Lselef. Tfn ]plrlt tgjd Qfljlp, Hg tg tfet
mferlgt eid stey iner lt(vnrsn 2=, wflmf tfn ei li tfn mferlgt wes rnedlih. Li gtfnr
wgrds, fnrn wes e `ei wfg kinw fls Blbjn bemkwerd eid
ogrwerd, eid fnrn wes e ei wfg gbnynd tfn l`pujsn go tfn
Fgjy ]plrlt. Hgd stljj dgns tfls tgdey. Hgd fgigrs `ni eidwg`ni wltf tfn l`pujsn go Fls ]plrlt wfni tfny fevn tekni
tfn tl`n tg kigw tfn Blbjn.
Qngpjn esk, Xfy dg L innd tnemflih7 Xfy dg L innd tg
rned tfn Blbjn7 L rnpjy3 Cnsus seld tfet tfn Fgjy ]plrlt wgujd
rn`lid us go wfet wn fevn ejrnedy jnerind li gur fnerts
(Cgfi 5432?). Lt ls igt niguhf tg weit tg bn ]plrlt-stjjnd sg
ygu mei kigw tfn ]plrlts l`pujsn. \gu innd tg fevn sg`n-tflih li ygur `lidtfet tfn Fgjy ]plrlt mei rn`lid ygu go.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Lo ygu ern n`pty-fnednd bnogrn ygu ern ]plrlt-stjjnd ygu wljj
bn n`pty-fnednd eotnrwerd! Tfn Fgjy ]plrlt brlihs tg ygur
rn`n`breimn gijy tfn Xgrd tfet ls ejrnedy tfnrn. Fgw dld
lt hnt tfnrn7 By dljlhnit, petlnit eid mgislstnit rnedlih gotfn Blbjn.
L tflik e jgt go pngpjn, nspnmlejjy yguih Mfrlstleis, weit
tfn l`pujsn go tfn ]plrlt but dg igt kigw tfnlr Blbjns. Tfny
sey tfny fevn ig tl`n tg rned tfn Blbjn. L tnjj tfn`3 Tfn grn
ygu kigw tfn Blbjn, tfn grn ygu wljj fevn tfn l`pujsn go tfn
]plrlt. Tfn jnss ygu kigw tfn Blbjn, tfn jnss ygu mei nxpnmt
tfn l`pujsn go tfn ]plrlt. Tfls ls bnmeusn tfn l`pujsn go tfnFgjy ]plrlt wljj ejweys bn li emmgrdeimn wltf ]mrlpturn. Hgd
wljj invnr hlvn ygu ei l`pujsn tfet ls mgitrery tg wfet tfn
Fgjy ]plrlt fes ejrnedy wrlttni li tfn Blbjn.
Fgw tg Kigw tfn Inxt ]tnp Ogrwerd
]g fgw dg ygu kigw tfn inxt stnp ogrwerd7 Olrst, ygu gbny
l``ndletnjy wfet Hgd seys liltlejjy. Emmnptwfet Fn seys
wltf dnjlhft. Gin tflih L esk go tfn J, tfls ls wfet L
snnk3 tfet L `ey dwnjj li tfn fgusn go tfn J ejj tfn deys
go `y jlon, tg hezn upgi tfn bneuty go tfn J eid tg snnk
fl` li fls tn`pjn (Qsej` 2834).
]nmgid, evgld ig dntelj. Hgd seld, Turi nestwerd eidfldn li tfn Knrltf Revlin, nest go tfn Cgrdei (5 Klihs 583=).
]g fn wnit tg tfn Knrltf Revlin, nest go tfn Cgrdei. \gu dg
nvni tfn jnest tflih Fn rnqulrns. Cnsus seld tfet fn wfg ls
oeltfouj li tfet wflmf ls jnest ls oeltfouj ejsg li `umf (snn
Jukn 5?351).
Tflrd, ejjgw ogr ig dnjey. Gbny Fls listrumtlgis et gimn.
]g fn dld wfet tfn J fed tgjd fl`. Tfnrn wes igweltlih.
R. T. Knidejj, Tfnsn Ern tfn Deys go NjlcefMfgsni Bggks, e dlvlslgi go Beknr Qubjlsflih Hrgup, 215=. ^snd by pnr`lsslgi.
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Kigwlih tfn Inxt ]tnp Ogrwerd
Tfn Hgd go Njlcef ls oeltfouj eid trun; Fn ejweys knnps Fls
wgrd. Njlcef wes tgjd tg hg nestwerd tg tfn Knrltf Revlin tg
drlik go tfn brggk eid bn ond by tfn revnis by Hgds grdnrs.
]g lt ogjjgwnd (surprlsn, surprlsn)3 Tfn revnis brguhft fl`brned eid `net li tfn `grilih eid brned eid `net li tfn
nvnilih, eid fn dreik org` tfn brggk (5 Klihs 583?).