Joshua - douay rheims

Chapter 3

¹ And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee:
² Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee.
³ For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly?
⁴ O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us.
⁵ Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:
⁶ For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord:
⁷ Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee.
⁸ And behold we are at this day in our captivity, whereby thou hast scattered us to be a reproach, and a curse, and an offence, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, who departed from thee, O Lord our God.
⁹ Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom.
¹⁰ How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies' land?
¹¹ Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell.
¹² Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom :
¹³ For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever.
¹⁴ Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding: that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.
¹⁵ Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures?
¹⁶ Where are the princes of the nations, and they that rule over the beasts that are upon the earth?
¹⁷ That take their diversion with the birds of the air.
¹⁸ That hoard up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no end of their getting? who work in silver and are solicitous, and their works are unsearchable.
¹⁹ They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place.
²⁰ Young men have seen the light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge they have not known,
²¹ Nor have they understood the paths thereof, neither have their children received it, it is far from their face.
²² It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
²³ The children of Agar also, that search after the wisdom that is of the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding: but the way of wisdom they have not known, neither have they remembered her paths.
²⁴ O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of his possession!
²⁵ It is great, and hath no end: it is high and immense.
²⁶ There were the giants, those renowned men that were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in war.
²⁷ The Lord chose not them, neither did they find the way of knowledge: therefore did they perish.
²⁸ And because they had not wisdom, they perished through their folly.
²⁹ Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?
³⁰ Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold?
³¹ There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths :
³² But he that knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and fourfooted beasts:
³³ He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling.
³⁴ And the stars have given light in their watches, and rejoiced:
³⁵ They were called, and they said: Here we are: and with cheerfuIness they have shined forth to him that made them.
³⁶ This is our God, and there shall no other be accounted of in comparison of him.
³⁷ He found out all the way of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved.
³⁸ Afterwards he was seen upon earth, and conversed with men.

Joshua - world english bible

Chapter 3

¹ Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, cries to you.
² O Lord, and have mercy because you are merciful, and have pity upon us because we have sinned before you.
³ you endure for ever and we perish utterly.
⁴ Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites and their children, who have sinned before you and not heeded the voice of you, their God, and as a result these plagues cling to us.
⁵ not the iniquities of our forefathers, but think upon your power and your name now at this time.
⁶ you are the Lord our God, and you, O Lord, will we praise.
⁷ for this reason you have put your fear into our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon your name and praise you in our captivity, for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers who sinned before you.
⁸ we are still this day in our captivity, where you have scattered us as a reproach and a curse, and to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers who departed from the Lord our God.
⁹ Israel, the commandments of life; listen, to understand wisdom.
¹⁰ has it happened, Israel, that you are in your enemies' land, that you have grown old in a strange country, that you are defiled with the dead,
¹¹ you are counted with those who go down into the grave?
¹² have forsaken the fountain of wisdom.
¹³ if you had walked in the way of God, you would have dwelled in peace for ever.
¹⁴ where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding, so that you may know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes and peace.
¹⁵ has found out her place? Or who has come into her treasures?
¹⁶ has become of the princes of the heathen and such as ruled the beasts upon the earth,
¹⁷ who had their pastime with the fowls of the air and those who hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their acquiring?
¹⁸ those who wrought in silver, and who were so careful, and whose works are unsearchable,
¹⁹ have vanished and gone down to the grave, and others have come up in their places.
²⁰ men have seen light and dwelt upon the earth, but the way of knowledge they have not known,
²¹ understood the paths of it, nor laid hold of it; their children were far off from that way.
²² has not been heard of in Canaan, neither has it been seen in Teman.
²³ Hagarenes, who seek wisdom on the earth, the merchants of Meran and Teman, the authors of fables and seekers of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom or remembered her paths.
²⁴ Israel, how great is the house of God? And how large is the place of his possession?
²⁵ is great and has no end! It is high and immeasurable!
²⁶ were the giants, famous from the beginning, who were of such great stature and of such expertise in war.
²⁷ Lord did not choose these, neither did he give them the way of knowledge,
²⁸ they were destroyed because they had no wisdom, and they perished through their own foolishness.
²⁹ has gone up into heaven, and obtained her, and brought her down from the clouds?
³⁰ has gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold?
³¹ man knows her way, nor understands her path.
³² he who knows all things knows her and has found her with his understanding: he who prepared the earth forevermore, who has filled it with four-footed beasts,
³³ who sends forth light and it goes, who calls it again and it obeys him with fear.
³⁴ stars shine in their watches and rejoice. When he calls them, they say, "Here we are!" And so with cheerfulness they show light to him who made them.
³⁵ is our God, and no other shall stand in comparison with him.
³⁶ has founded all the way of knowledge, and has given it to Jacob his servant and Israel his beloved.
³⁷ he revealed himself upon the earth, and conversed with men.