nimrod

⁹And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’

¹⁰Then Cush conceived Nimrod, and he began to be powerful upon the earth.

¹⁰And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar.

⁸And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth. ⁹And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’ ¹⁰And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar.

⁸And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.

¹These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood. ²The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. ³And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. ⁴And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. ⁵The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations. ⁶And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

¹¹From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,

¹Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech. ²And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it. ³And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar. ⁴And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.” ⁵Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building. ⁶And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.

⁸And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth. ⁹And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’ ¹⁰And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar. ¹¹From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah, ¹²and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.

¹And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, ²the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose. ³And God said: “My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” ⁴Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown. ⁵Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times, ⁶repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,

⁶And they will graze on the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with its spears; and he will free us from Assur, when he will come into our land, and when he will trample our borders.

¹And after these things, I saw another Angel, descending from heaven, having great authority. And the earth was illuminated by his glory. ²And he cried out with strength, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. And she has become the habitation of demons, and the keepsake of every unclean spirit, and the possession of every unclean and hateful flying thing. ³For all the nations have imbibed the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the kings of the earth have fornicated with her. And the merchants of the earth have become wealthy by the power of her pleasures.” ⁴And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: “Go away from her, my people, so that you may not be participants in her pleasures, and so that you may not be recipients of her afflictions. ⁵For her sins have pierced through even to heaven, and the Lord has remembered her iniquities. ⁶Render to her, as she has also rendered to you. And repay her doubly, according to her works. Mix for her a double portion, in the cup with which she mixed.

¹And one of the seven Angels, those who hold the seven bowls, approached and spoke with me, saying: “Come, I will show you the condemnation of the great harlot, who sits upon many waters. ²With her, the kings of the earth have fornicated. And those who inhabit the earth have been inebriated by the wine of her prostitution.” ³And he carried me away in spirit to the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. ⁴And the woman was clothed all around with purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, filled with the abomination and with the filth of her fornication. ⁵And a name was written upon her forehead: Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications and the abominations of the earth. ⁶And I saw that the woman was inebriated from the blood of the saints and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I was amazed, when I had seen her, with a great wonder.

¹The word that the Lord has spoken about Babylon and about the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet. ²“Announce it among the Gentiles, and make it known. Lift up a sign. Proclaim it and do not conceal it. Say this: ‘Babylon has been captured. Bel has been confounded. Merodach has been conquered. Their graven things have been confounded. Their idols have not survived.’ ³For a nation has ascended against her from the north, which will set her land in desolation. And there will be no one who may live within it, from man even to beast. For they have been removed and have gone away. ⁴In those days and in that time, says the Lord, the sons of Israel will advance, they and the sons of Judah together. Weeping as they walk, they will hurry on, and they will seek the Lord their God. ⁵They will ask the way to Zion; their faces will be set toward this place. They will arrive and will be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which nothing will wipe away into oblivion. ⁶My people have become a lost flock. Their shepherds have led them astray and have caused them to wander in the mountains. They have crossed from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place.

⁸And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth. ⁹And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’