diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | .gitattributes | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | 8015.txt | 1455 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | 8015.zip | bin | 0 -> 20970 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | LICENSE.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 2 |
5 files changed, 1471 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6833f05 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +* text=auto +*.txt text +*.md text diff --git a/8015.txt b/8015.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77b632a --- /dev/null +++ b/8015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1455 @@ +Project Gutenberg EBook The Bible, King James, Book 15: Ezra + +Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the +copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing +this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. + +This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project +Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the +header without written permission. + +Please read the "legal small print," and other information about the +eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is +important information about your specific rights and restrictions in +how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a +donation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved. + + +**Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts** + +**EBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971** + +*****These EBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers***** + + + +Title: The Bible, King James version, Book 15: Ezra + +Release Date: May, 2005 [EBook #8015] +[Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] +[This file was first posted on June 7, 2003] + + +Edition: 10 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + + + + +*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, THE BIBLE, KING JAMES, BOOK 15 *** + + + + +This eBook was produced by David Widger +with the help of Derek Andrew's text from January 1992 +and the work of Bryan Taylor in November 2002. + + + + + +Book 15 Ezra + +15:001:001 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word + of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the + LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he + made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it + also in writing, saying, + +15:001:002 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath + given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me + to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. + +15:001:003 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, + and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build + the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is + in Jerusalem. + +15:001:004 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let + the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and + with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for + the house of God that is in Jerusalem. + +15:001:005 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, + and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit + God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which + is in Jerusalem. + +15:001:006 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands + with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with + beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was + willingly offered. + +15:001:007 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of + the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of + Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; + +15:001:008 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of + Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, + the prince of Judah. + +15:001:009 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a + thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, + +15:001:010 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four + hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. + +15:001:011 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and + four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of + the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto + Jerusalem. + +15:002:001 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of + the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom + Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto + Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one + unto his city; + +15:002:002 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, + Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. + The number of the men of the people of Israel: + +15:002:003 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and + two. + +15:002:004 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. + +15:002:005 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. + +15:002:006 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and + Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. + +15:002:007 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. + +15:002:008 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. + +15:002:009 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. + +15:002:010 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. + +15:002:011 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. + +15:002:012 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. + +15:002:013 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. + +15:002:014 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. + +15:002:015 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. + +15:002:016 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. + +15:002:017 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. + +15:002:018 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. + +15:002:019 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. + +15:002:020 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. + +15:002:021 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three. + +15:002:022 The men of Netophah, fifty and six. + +15:002:023 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. + +15:002:024 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. + +15:002:025 The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven + hundred and forty and three. + +15:002:026 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. + +15:002:027 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. + +15:002:028 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. + +15:002:029 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. + +15:002:030 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. + +15:002:031 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty + and four. + +15:002:032 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. + +15:002:033 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and + five. + +15:002:034 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. + +15:002:035 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and + thirty. + +15:002:036 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, + nine hundred seventy and three. + +15:002:037 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. + +15:002:038 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and + seven. + +15:002:039 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. + +15:002:040 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the + children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. + +15:002:041 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and + eight. + +15:002:042 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the + children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of + Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all + an hundred thirty and nine. + +15:002:043 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, + the children of Tabbaoth, + +15:002:044 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of + Padon, + +15:002:045 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children + of Akkub, + +15:002:046 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children + of Hanan, + +15:002:047 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of + Reaiah, + +15:002:048 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of + Gazzam, + +15:002:049 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of + Besai, + +15:002:050 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children + of Nephusim, + +15:002:051 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children + of Harhur, + +15:002:052 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children + of Harsha, + +15:002:053 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children + of Thamah, + +15:002:054 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. + +15:002:055 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the + children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, + +15:002:056 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children + of Giddel, + +15:002:057 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the + children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. + +15:002:058 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, + were three hundred ninety and two. + +15:002:059 And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, + Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their + father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: + +15:002:060 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children + of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. + +15:002:061 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, + the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a + wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was + called after their name: + +15:002:062 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by + genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as + polluted, put from the priesthood. + +15:002:063 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of + the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim + and with Thummim. + +15:002:064 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand + three hundred and threescore, + +15:002:065 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were + seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were + among them two hundred singing men and singing women. + +15:002:066 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, + two hundred forty and five; + +15:002:067 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six + thousand seven hundred and twenty. + +15:002:068 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the + house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for + the house of God to set it up in his place: + +15:002:069 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work + threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand + pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. + +15:002:070 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and + the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in + their cities, and all Israel in their cities. + +15:003:001 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of + Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves + together as one man to Jerusalem. + +15:003:002 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the + priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his + brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer + burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses + the man of God. + +15:003:003 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them + because of the people of those countries: and they offered + burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings + morning and evening. + +15:003:004 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and + offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the + custom, as the duty of every day required; + +15:003:005 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of + the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were + consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a + freewill offering unto the LORD. + +15:003:006 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer + burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the + temple of the LORD was not yet laid. + +15:003:007 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; + and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them + of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of + Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of + Persia. + +15:003:008 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God + at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of + Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of + their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that + were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed + the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward + the work of the house of the LORD. + +15:003:009 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and + his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the + workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their + sons and their brethren the Levites. + +15:003:010 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the + LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and + the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the + LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. + +15:003:011 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks + unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for + ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great + shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of + the house of the LORD was laid. + +15:003:012 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, + who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the + foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with + a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: + +15:003:013 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of + joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the + people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar + off. + +15:004:001 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the + children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God + of Israel; + +15:004:002 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, + and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your + God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of + Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. + +15:004:003 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the + fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with + us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together + will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king + of Persia hath commanded us. + +15:004:004 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people + of Judah, and troubled them in building, + +15:004:005 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their + purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the + reign of Darius king of Persia. + +15:004:006 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, + wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of + Judah and Jerusalem. + +15:004:007 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, + Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king + of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the + Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. + +15:004:008 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter + against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: + +15:004:009 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and + the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the + Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the + Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, + and the Elamites, + +15:004:010 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper + brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest + that are on this side the river, and at such a time. + +15:004:011 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even + unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side + the river, and at such a time. + +15:004:012 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from + thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious + and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and + joined the foundations. + +15:004:013 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, + and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, + tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of + the kings. + +15:004:014 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it + was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore + have we sent and certified the king; + +15:004:015 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy + fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and + know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto + kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within + the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed. + +15:004:016 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and + the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no + portion on this side the river. + +15:004:017 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to + Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that + dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, + and at such a time. + +15:004:018 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before + me. + +15:004:019 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found + that this city of old time hath made insurrection against + kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. + +15:004:020 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have + ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, + and custom, was paid unto them. + +15:004:021 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that + this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be + given from me. + +15:004:022 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage + grow to the hurt of the kings? + +15:004:023 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before + Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they + went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to + cease by force and power. + +15:004:024 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at + Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of + Darius king of Persia. + +15:005:001 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son + of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and + Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. + +15:005:002 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the + son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is + at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping + them. + +15:005:003 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side + the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said + thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, + and to make up this wall? + +15:005:004 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names + of the men that make this building? + +15:005:005 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that + they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to + Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning + this matter. + +15:005:006 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the + river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, + which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: + +15:005:007 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto + Darius the king, all peace. + +15:005:008 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of + Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with + great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work + goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. + +15:005:009 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who + commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? + +15:005:010 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might + write the names of the men that were the chief of them. + +15:005:011 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants + of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was + builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel + builded and set up. + +15:005:012 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto + wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king + of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and + carried the people away into Babylon. + +15:005:013 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same + king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. + +15:005:014 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, + which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in + Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those + did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they + were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he + had made governor; + +15:005:015 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the + temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be + builded in his place. + +15:005:016 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the + house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even + until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not + finished. + +15:005:017 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be + search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at + Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the + king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king + send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. + +15:006:001 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the + house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in + Babylon. + +15:006:002 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the + province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus + written: + +15:006:003 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king + made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let + the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, + and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height + thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore + cubits; + +15:006:004 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and + let the expenses be given out of the king's house: + +15:006:005 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of + God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which + is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and + brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one + to his place, and place them in the house of God. + +15:006:006 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, + Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which + are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: + +15:006:007 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of + the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in + his place. + +15:006:008 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of + these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the + king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith + expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. + +15:006:009 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and + rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, + wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of + the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day + by day without fail: + +15:006:010 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God + of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. + +15:006:011 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this + word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set + up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a + dunghill for this. + +15:006:012 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy + all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter + and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I + Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. + +15:006:013 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, + and their companions, according to that which Darius the king + had sent, so they did speedily. + +15:006:014 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through + the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of + Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the + commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the + commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of + Persia. + +15:006:015 And this house was finished on the third day of the month + Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the + king. + +15:006:016 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and + the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication + of this house of God with joy. + +15:006:017 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred + bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin + offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the + number of the tribes of Israel. + +15:006:018 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites + in their courses, for the service of God, which is at + Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. + +15:006:019 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the + fourteenth day of the first month. + +15:006:020 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of + them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children + of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for + themselves. + +15:006:021 And the children of Israel, which were come again out of + captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them + from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the + LORD God of Israel, did eat, + +15:006:022 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: + for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the + king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the + work of the house of God, the God of Israel. + +15:007:001 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of + Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son + of Hilkiah, + +15:007:002 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, + +15:007:003 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, + +15:007:004 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, + +15:007:005 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, + the son of Aaron the chief priest: + +15:007:006 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in + the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and + the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of + the LORD his God upon him. + +15:007:007 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the + priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, + and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of + Artaxerxes the king. + +15:007:008 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the + seventh year of the king. + +15:007:009 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up + from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he + to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. + +15:007:010 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, + and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. + +15:007:011 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes + gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the + words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to + Israel. + +15:007:012 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of + the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a + time. + +15:007:013 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of + his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of + their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. + +15:007:014 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven + counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, + according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; + +15:007:015 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his + counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose + habitation is in Jerusalem, + +15:007:016 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the + province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, + and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their + God which is in Jerusalem: + +15:007:017 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, + lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, + and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which + is in Jerusalem. + +15:007:018 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, + to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after + the will of your God. + +15:007:019 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the + house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of + Jerusalem. + +15:007:020 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, + which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the + king's treasure house. + +15:007:021 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the + treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra + the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall + require of you, it be done speedily, + +15:007:022 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures + of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred + baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. + +15:007:023 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be + diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why + should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his + sons? + +15:007:024 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and + Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this + house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, + or custom, upon them. + +15:007:025 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine + hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the + people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of + thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. + +15:007:026 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of + the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether + it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of + goods, or to imprisonment. + +15:007:027 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a + thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of + the LORD which is in Jerusalem: + +15:007:028 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his + counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I + was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, + and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with + me. + +15:008:001 These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the + genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the + reign of Artaxerxes the king. + +15:008:002 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; + Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. + +15:008:003 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: + and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an + hundred and fifty. + +15:008:004 Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and + with him two hundred males. + +15:008:005 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him + three hundred males. + +15:008:006 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with + him fifty males. + +15:008:007 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and + with him seventy males. + +15:008:008 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, + and with him fourscore males. + +15:008:009 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him + two hundred and eighteen males. + +15:008:010 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with + him an hundred and threescore males. + +15:008:011 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with + him twenty and eight males. + +15:008:012 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and + with him an hundred and ten males. + +15:008:013 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, + Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore + males. + +15:008:014 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them + seventy males. + +15:008:015 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to + Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed + the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons + of Levi. + +15:008:016 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for + Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and + for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, + and for Elnathan, men of understanding. + +15:008:017 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the + place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto + Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place + Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the + house of our God. + +15:008:018 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man + of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the + son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, + eighteen; + +15:008:019 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, + his brethren and their sons, twenty; + +15:008:020 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had + appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and + twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name. + +15:008:021 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we + might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right + way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our + substance. + +15:008:022 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers + and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because + we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is + upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his + wrath is against all them that forsake him. + +15:008:023 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was + intreated of us. + +15:008:024 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, + Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, + +15:008:025 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the + vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the + king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there + present, had offered: + +15:008:026 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents + of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold + an hundred talents; + +15:008:027 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two + vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. + +15:008:028 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels + are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill + offering unto the LORD God of your fathers. + +15:008:029 Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief + of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of + Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the + LORD. + +15:008:030 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, + and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto + the house of our God. + +15:008:031 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of + the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God + was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, + and of such as lay in wait by the way. + +15:008:032 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. + +15:008:033 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the + vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of + Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar + the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of + Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites; + +15:008:034 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was + written at that time. + +15:008:035 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which + were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto + the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and + six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin + offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD. + +15:008:036 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's + lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and + they furthered the people, and the house of God. + +15:009:001 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, + saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the + Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the + lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the + Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the + Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. + +15:009:002 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for + their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with + the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and + rulers hath been chief in this trespass. + +15:009:003 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, + and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat + down astonied. + +15:009:004 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the + words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of + those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the + evening sacrifice. + +15:009:005 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and + having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, + and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God, + +15:009:006 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face + to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our + head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. + +15:009:007 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass + unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and + our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the + lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to + confusion of face, as it is this day. + +15:009:008 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the + LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us + a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, + and give us a little reviving in our bondage. + +15:009:009 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our + bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the + kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of + our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us + a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. + +15:009:010 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have + forsaken thy commandments, + +15:009:011 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, + saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an + unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, + with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to + another with their uncleanness. + +15:009:012 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither + take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or + their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good + of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children + for ever. + +15:009:013 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for + our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us + less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such + deliverance as this; + +15:009:014 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity + with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be + angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there + should be no remnant nor escaping? + +15:009:015 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet + escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our + trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this. + +15:010:001 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping + and casting himself down before the house of God, there + assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of + men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. + +15:010:002 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, + answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our + God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: + yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. + +15:010:003 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away + all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the + counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the + commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the + law. + +15:010:004 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be + with thee: be of good courage, and do it. + +15:010:005 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and + all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this + word. And they sware. + +15:010:006 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into + the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came + thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned + because of the transgression of them that had been carried + away. + +15:010:007 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto + all the children of the captivity, that they should gather + themselves together unto Jerusalem; + +15:010:008 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according + to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his + substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the + congregation of those that had been carried away. + +15:010:009 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves + together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth + month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people + sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of + this matter, and for the great rain. + +15:010:010 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have + transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the + trespass of Israel. + +15:010:011 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your + fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the + people of the land, and from the strange wives. + +15:010:012 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, + As thou hast said, so must we do. + +15:010:013 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we + are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one + day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this + thing. + +15:010:014 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all + them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at + appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and + the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this + matter be turned from us. + +15:010:015 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah + were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai + the Levite helped them. + +15:010:016 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, + with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their + fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and + sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the + matter. + +15:010:017 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange + wives by the first day of the first month. + +15:010:018 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had + taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of + Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, + and Gedaliah. + +15:010:019 And they gave their hands that they would put away their + wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for + their trespass. + +15:010:020 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. + +15:010:021 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, + and Jehiel, and Uzziah. + +15:010:022 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, + Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. + +15:010:023 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the + same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. + +15:010:024 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, + and Telem, and Uri. + +15:010:025 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, + and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and + Benaiah. + +15:010:026 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and + Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. + +15:010:027 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and + Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. + +15:010:028 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and + Athlai. + +15:010:029 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, + Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. + +15:010:030 And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, + Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. + +15:010:031 And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, + Shemaiah, Shimeon, + +15:010:032 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. + +15:010:033 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, + Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. + +15:010:034 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, + +15:010:035 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, + +15:010:036 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, + +15:010:037 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, + +15:010:038 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, + +15:010:039 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, + +15:010:040 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, + +15:010:041 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, + +15:010:042 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. + +15:010:043 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, + and Joel, Benaiah. + +15:010:044 All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives + by whom they had children. + + + + + +*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, THE BIBLE, KING JAMES, BOOK 15 *** + +********** This file should be named 8015.txt or 8015.zip ********** + +This eBook was produced by David Widger +See above the credits to previous producers of this text. + +Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed +editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the US +unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we usually do not +keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. + +We are now trying to release all our eBooks one year in advance +of the official release dates, leaving time for better editing. +Please be encouraged to tell us about any error or corrections, +even years after the official publication date. + +Please note neither this listing nor its contents are final til +midnight of the last day of the month of any such announcement. +The official release date of all Project Gutenberg eBooks is at +Midnight, Central Time, of the last day of the stated month. A +preliminary version may often be posted for suggestion, comment +and editing by those who wish to do so. + +Most people start at our Web sites at: +https://gutenberg.org or +http://promo.net/pg + +These Web sites include award-winning information about Project +Gutenberg, including how to donate, how to help produce our new +eBooks, and how to subscribe to our email newsletter (free!). + + +Those of you who want to download any eBook before announcement +can get to them as follows, and just download by date. This is +also a good way to get them instantly upon announcement, as the +indexes our cataloguers produce obviously take a while after an +announcement goes out in the Project Gutenberg Newsletter. + +http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext03 or +ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext03 + +Or /etext02, 01, 00, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 92, 91 or 90 + +Just search by the first five letters of the filename you want, +as it appears in our Newsletters. + + +Information about Project Gutenberg (one page) + +We produce about two million dollars for each hour we work. The +time it takes us, a rather conservative estimate, is fifty hours +to get any eBook selected, entered, proofread, edited, copyright +searched and analyzed, the copyright letters written, etc. Our +projected audience is one hundred million readers. If the value +per text is nominally estimated at one dollar then we produce $2 +million dollars per hour in 2002 as we release over 100 new text +files per month: 1240 more eBooks in 2001 for a total of 4000+ +We are already on our way to trying for 2000 more eBooks in 2002 +If they reach just 1-2% of the world's population then the total +will reach over half a trillion eBooks given away by year's end. + +The Goal of Project Gutenberg is to Give Away 1 Trillion eBooks! +This is ten thousand titles each to one hundred million readers, +which is only about 4% of the present number of computer users. + +Here is the briefest record of our progress (* means estimated): + +eBooks Year Month + + 1 1971 July + 10 1991 January + 100 1994 January + 1000 1997 August + 1500 1998 October + 2000 1999 December + 2500 2000 December + 3000 2001 November + 4000 2001 October/November + 6000 2002 December* + 9000 2003 November* +10000 2004 January* + + +The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation has been created +to secure a future for Project Gutenberg into the next millennium. + +We need your donations more than ever! + +As of February, 2002, contributions are being solicited from people +and organizations in: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, +Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, +Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, +Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New +Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, +Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South +Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West +Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. + +We have filed in all 50 states now, but these are the only ones +that have responded. + +As the requirements for other states are met, additions to this list +will be made and fund raising will begin in the additional states. +Please feel free to ask to check the status of your state. + +In answer to various questions we have received on this: + +We are constantly working on finishing the paperwork to legally +request donations in all 50 states. If your state is not listed and +you would like to know if we have added it since the list you have, +just ask. + +While we cannot solicit donations from people in states where we are +not yet registered, we know of no prohibition against accepting +donations from donors in these states who approach us with an offer to +donate. + +International donations are accepted, but we don't know ANYTHING about +how to make them tax-deductible, or even if they CAN be made +deductible, and don't have the staff to handle it even if there are +ways. + +Donations by check or money order may be sent to: + +Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation +PMB 113 +1739 University Ave. +Oxford, MS 38655-4109 + +Contact us if you want to arrange for a wire transfer or payment +method other than by check or money order. + +The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation has been approved by +the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization with EIN +[Employee Identification Number] 64-622154. Donations are +tax-deductible to the maximum extent permitted by law. As fund-raising +requirements for other states are met, additions to this list will be +made and fund-raising will begin in the additional states. + +We need your donations more than ever! + +You can get up to date donation information online at: + +https://www.gutenberg.org/donation.html + + +*** + +If you can't reach Project Gutenberg, +you can always email directly to: + +Michael S. Hart <hart@pobox.com> + +Prof. Hart will answer or forward your message. + +We would prefer to send you information by email. + + +**The Legal Small Print** + + +(Three Pages) + +***START**THE SMALL PRINT!**FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN EBOOKS**START*** +Why is this "Small Print!" statement here? You know: lawyers. +They tell us you might sue us if there is something wrong with +your copy of this eBook, even if you got it for free from +someone other than us, and even if what's wrong is not our +fault. So, among other things, this "Small Print!" statement +disclaims most of our liability to you. It also tells you how +you may distribute copies of this eBook if you want to. + +*BEFORE!* YOU USE OR READ THIS EBOOK +By using or reading any part of this PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm +eBook, you indicate that you understand, agree to and accept +this "Small Print!" statement. If you do not, you can receive +a refund of the money (if any) you paid for this eBook by +sending a request within 30 days of receiving it to the person +you got it from. If you received this eBook on a physical +medium (such as a disk), you must return it with your request. + +ABOUT PROJECT GUTENBERG-TM EBOOKS +This PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm eBook, like most PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm eBooks, +is a "public domain" work distributed by Professor Michael S. Hart +through the Project Gutenberg Association (the "Project"). +Among other things, this means that no one owns a United States copyright +on or for this work, so the Project (and you!) can copy and +distribute it in the United States without permission and +without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth +below, apply if you wish to copy and distribute this eBook +under the "PROJECT GUTENBERG" trademark. + +Please do not use the "PROJECT GUTENBERG" trademark to market +any commercial products without permission. + +To create these eBooks, the Project expends considerable +efforts to identify, transcribe and proofread public domain +works. Despite these efforts, the Project's eBooks and any +medium they may be on may contain "Defects". Among other +things, Defects may take the form of incomplete, inaccurate or +corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other +intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged +disk or other eBook medium, a computer virus, or computer +codes that damage or cannot be read by your equipment. + +LIMITED WARRANTY; DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES +But for the "Right of Replacement or Refund" described below, +[1] Michael Hart and the Foundation (and any other party you may +receive this eBook from as a PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm eBook) disclaims +all liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including +legal fees, and [2] YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE OR +UNDER STRICT LIABILITY, OR FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT, +INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE +OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE +POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. + +If you discover a Defect in this eBook within 90 days of +receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) +you paid for it by sending an explanatory note within that +time to the person you received it from. If you received it +on a physical medium, you must return it with your note, and +such person may choose to alternatively give you a replacement +copy. If you received it electronically, such person may +choose to alternatively give you a second opportunity to +receive it electronically. + +THIS EBOOK IS OTHERWISE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS-IS". NO OTHER +WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE TO YOU AS +TO THE EBOOK OR ANY MEDIUM IT MAY BE ON, INCLUDING BUT NOT +LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A +PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +Some states do not allow disclaimers of implied warranties or +the exclusion or limitation of consequential damages, so the +above disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you, and you +may have other legal rights. + +INDEMNITY +You will indemnify and hold Michael Hart, the Foundation, +and its trustees and agents, and any volunteers associated +with the production and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm +texts harmless, from all liability, cost and expense, including +legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the +following that you do or cause: [1] distribution of this eBook, +[2] alteration, modification, or addition to the eBook, +or [3] any Defect. + +DISTRIBUTION UNDER "PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm" +You may distribute copies of this eBook electronically, or by +disk, book or any other medium if you either delete this +"Small Print!" and all other references to Project Gutenberg, +or: + +[1] Only give exact copies of it. Among other things, this + requires that you do not remove, alter or modify the + eBook or this "small print!" statement. You may however, + if you wish, distribute this eBook in machine readable + binary, compressed, mark-up, or proprietary form, + including any form resulting from conversion by word + processing or hypertext software, but only so long as + *EITHER*: + + [*] The eBook, when displayed, is clearly readable, and + does *not* contain characters other than those + intended by the author of the work, although tilde + (~), asterisk (*) and underline (_) characters may + be used to convey punctuation intended by the + author, and additional characters may be used to + indicate hypertext links; OR + + [*] The eBook may be readily converted by the reader at + no expense into plain ASCII, EBCDIC or equivalent + form by the program that displays the eBook (as is + the case, for instance, with most word processors); + OR + + [*] You provide, or agree to also provide on request at + no additional cost, fee or expense, a copy of the + eBook in its original plain ASCII form (or in EBCDIC + or other equivalent proprietary form). + +[2] Honor the eBook refund and replacement provisions of this + "Small Print!" statement. + +[3] Pay a trademark license fee to the Foundation of 20% of the + gross profits you derive calculated using the method you + already use to calculate your applicable taxes. If you + don't derive profits, no royalty is due. Royalties are + payable to "Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation" + the 60 days following each date you prepare (or were + legally required to prepare) your annual (or equivalent + periodic) tax return. Please contact us beforehand to + let us know your plans and to work out the details. + +WHAT IF YOU *WANT* TO SEND MONEY EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO? +Project Gutenberg is dedicated to increasing the number of +public domain and licensed works that can be freely distributed +in machine readable form. + +The Project gratefully accepts contributions of money, time, +public domain materials, or royalty free copyright licenses. +Money should be paid to the: +"Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." + +If you are interested in contributing scanning equipment or +software or other items, please contact Michael Hart at: +hart@pobox.com + +[Portions of this eBook's header and trailer may be reprinted only +when distributed free of all fees. Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 by +Michael S. Hart. Project Gutenberg is a TradeMark and may not be +used in any sales of Project Gutenberg eBooks or other materials be +they hardware or software or any other related product without +express permission.] + +*END THE SMALL PRINT! FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN EBOOKS*Ver.02/11/02*END* + diff --git a/8015.zip b/8015.zip Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7e3b2a --- /dev/null +++ b/8015.zip diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6312041 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +This eBook, including all associated images, markup, improvements, +metadata, and any other content or labor, has been confirmed to be +in the PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES. + +Procedures for determining public domain status are described in +the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org. + +No investigation has been made concerning possible copyrights in +jurisdictions other than the United States. Anyone seeking to utilize +this eBook outside of the United States should confirm copyright +status under the laws that apply to them. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..674aca2 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org) public repository for +eBook #8015 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8015) |