Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-30
MIR. sHAPIRA,s MANUSCRIPT.
A Literal Translation of Parts of II
Made Public.

LOnunn llmoS.
The following is a literal translation OF
the commencement of the manuscript now
deposited in the British Museum. 1t will
be seen that 1t is q more suconct nara
tive OF the journeys OF the lsraelites than
that given in the received text OF Deuter
onomy, and that these appear in differ
emit order. Modern critics who have taken
exception on geographical grounds to the
order in which the journeys are enumer-
ated in the received text will find that
the questionable points do not arise in
this recension
Coll.
"These be the words which Moses
spake according to the mouth OF Jehovah
unto sill the children OF Israel in the
wilderness beyond the Jordan in the plain.
God our God spake to US in Horeb, say
ing, Ye have dwelt long enough in this
mount. Turn you and take your journey
and go to the mount OF the Amorites, and
unto all the place. nigh thereunto, in the
plain, in the hills and In
the vale and by the sea
side. And when we departed from Horeb
We went through all that great and terri
BILE wilderness, which ye saw and we
came to Kadesh- Barnes. And / said unto
you, Ye are come this day unto the noun
tain of the Amorites. Go We up and
possess ye the land, as said unto thee
the God of thy fathers [Notwith-
stsnding] ye would uoIl go up
And ye murmured and said,
Because [Godl hated us 4 to
cause us to perish. And God was angry
land sware) saying, AS live, surely all
the people that saw my wonders and my
signs which have done these 10 times
not they have not
hearkened unto my voice, they shall not
See that good land which swafe to give
unto their fathers, save your children and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua
the son OF Nun which standeth before
thee, they shall go in thither, and unto
them will give it. But IS for you, tuIn
you and take your journey into the will
derness by the way Of the Red Sea, until
all the generation of the men OF
rebellion shall be wasted out from
among the host. And they abode
in kadesh- Bsrnea until the men OF
rebellion were wasted on. Nv death from
among the host. Ye are to
pass over this day the coast of the children
of Esau, which dwell in Seir. Thou
shalt not distress them, nor meddle with
them in war, for l will not give you OF
their land any possession, because have
given it unto the children of Esau for g
possession. The Horim from of old dwelt
therein, and the children OF Esau sue
oeeded them and dwelt In their stead
And We turned and passed tie wilderness
of Moab. And God said unto me, Y,
shall pass over this day the coast OF Moab
Ye shall not distress them, nor meddl,
with them in war, for / viii
not give you of their LAND
any possession, because l have given
unto the children of Lot the city for
possession. The giants dwelt. thereii
from of old and the Mosbites called then
Amin, but God destroyed them, anc
they dwelt in their stead. And VI,
turned and passed the Brook Z4red. AnC
God said unto me, saying, Rise ys vi
and pass over the River Arnone. Thi
day will begin to deliver to thy fac
Sihon the Amorite, King Of Hsshbon, anc
his land. And We went forth agains
Sihon to Jahan, and we smote him till W,
left him none to remain. And We tool
all his cities from Arcer, whici
is by the brink OF the rive
Arnon, unto Gilead and unto tn
brook Jabbok. God and our God de
livered all unso us. Then we tnrns,
and went up the way of TIE brook Jabbok
And God said unto me, saying, Ye are t
pass this day the coast of the land of tn
children of Ammon. Ya shall not dis
trsss them nor NEEDLE with them in war
because have given unto the children G
Lot the land of the children of Ammo
for a possession. Tie giants dwell
therein from OF old, and the Ammonite
called them Azamzummim, but God de
stroyed them before them, ard the
dwelt in their stead. y