Chapter 1

The Birth of Two Nations


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And this is the remembrance of the generations of Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham; which account was written by the hand of Moses by the Word of YHVHa:

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And it came to pass that as Rachel, the wife of Jacob, went drawing water from the well, the angel of YHVHa came before her saying: Fear not handmaiden of YHVH, for thou are a chosen vessel to bear a choice branch unto YHVH.

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And Rachel said unto the angel of YHVH: I know not what you say, my Lorda.

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And the angel said unto her: Jacob, thy husband, shall be a tree of life reaching unto all the earth; yea, and over the high walls shall his branches reach, even unto the isles of the sea which are afar off;

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And his seed shall rule all lands and trample down all people, for YHVHa, Elohim Shaddaib shall make strong his seed.

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Rachel, see that thy reproach is taken away from thee; and thou shalt bare a son, and thou shalt call his name Josepha;

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For YHVH, the Elohim of you and of your seed, shall make of him two great nations, yea, even mighty nations before YHVH.

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¶ And after she had seen and heard these things, Rachel ran down unto her husband Jacob and said unto him: YHVH hath taken away my reproach, and hath opened up my womb,

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And I shall bare thee a son, which we shall call Joseph, and he shall be two great and mighty nations before YHVH!

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¶ And when Jacob heard he knew not what to think, but he went and did make and offering unto YHVH.

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Then Jacob cried out, saying: O YHVH Elohima, yea, even El Elyonb, the Creatorc of the heavens and the earth, surely through my seed shall Ye show Thyself faithful of the promises made unto my fathers!

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And YHVH did hear Jacob, and the angel of YHVH did appeared unto Jacob over the offering saying: Jacob, Jacob, YHVH is well pleased with thee!

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Thou shall be given a son, and yea shall call his name Joseph, for he shall be a great and mighty nation before YHVH;

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And out of the loins of thy son, Joseph, shall YHVH bring many sons and daughters into His glory, and salvation unto many of thy seed and all of the seed of thy father, Abraham.

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¶ And it came to pass that Rachel did bring forth a son, and they called his name Joseph.

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And it came to pass that the angel of YHVH appeared unto Jacob in a dream saying: Jacob, thy son Joseph shall be two great and mighty nations in the hand of YHVH;

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And these nations shall be greater than any nations upon the face of the earth; and yet only a remnant shall see my face and live.

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Behold, wisdom shall increase in the latter days and mankind shall make mighty weapons of war; yea, even terrible weapons which shall touch the power of El Elyon;

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And the seed of Joseph shall believe a lie, even that the terrible weapons shall be had for to make peace, and for the protection of their lands;

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And woe unto them, for the people shall be deceived!

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¶ And then Jacob awoke, and the spirit of YHVHa took Jacob, and showed unto him a vision, saying: Behold, the mighty men of the earth shall lay an awful scheme by the word of their god;

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Yea, even that they should destroy YHVH in that day that He shall visit mankind to judge the sons of men and reward them according to their works.

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And all nations shall gather as one in the heart of the earth to make war with YHVH, even the almighty King of the heavens and of the earth.

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Woe, woe, woe unto the chief princes of the earth, who have made gold their god and a lie their refuge!

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For they have said among themselves: YHVH is no god that we should fear; for by our mighty power have we become gods ourselves and have spread abroad over all of the earth!

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Yet they shall be judged and cut off from among the sons of Jacob, sayeth YHVH, for the wicked plot in vain.

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And they shall drink from the cup of vanity which they have grasped: for I, YHVH, shall utterly destroy them all by the very light of my presence.

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And lo, those who plot in vain have over them a king; even he whose name is the liar from the beginning, even that Adversarya, he who was a morning starb in my presence.

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But this Satana shall be bound, that accusera; even he who has granted them their great authority;

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And so too shall Lilitha, that serpent that giveth them their crownsb and who hath whispered lies into their ears like a cunning serpent which lieth in the dust.

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And YHVH shall come and bind them with cords which cannot be loosed, and seal them up with a seal which cannot be broken;

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For these have led them astray by their foolish wisdom, which has become folly in the sight of heaven.

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Woe unto them! For they have tried to lay waste to Edena, the very garden of Elohimb, and made the inhabitants of the earth to stumble exceedingly, causing them to be drunkc from the cup of blindness, and to feast from the tabled of their rebellion;

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Therefore, comfort thyselves with these words, my beloved Israel, for verily, I, YHVH, reign supreme over all elohima and shall swiftly bring justice which cannot be overthrown.

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And Jacob was astonished at all YHVH had shown him: for weak was his understanding, and without strength was his soul in the presence of YHVH.