by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] His Resurrection The prophet DAVID aDavidrophesied, concerning His Resurrection and said, “I will arise, saith the Lord, and I will make salvation and manifest it openly.” And again he saith, “Rise up, O Lord, and judge the earth, for Thou shalt inherit among the nations.” And he also prophesied and said, “Rise up, […]
A curious and interesting legend of the way in which King SOLSolomoncame the father of MENYELEK is found in a number of slightly varying versions among many of the tribes of Northern ABYSSINIA. According to this the mother of MENYELEK was a Tigrê girl called ĔTĔYÊ AZÊB (i.e. Queen of the South), and her people worshipped a dragon or serpent, to which each man, […]
Lying witnesses There was a certain depraved man of the seed of BENJAMIN, whose name was BENYÂS, who used to lead the mule of the King of Israel, and KARMÎN used to feed him, together with the mule of King MANASSEH. And among the neighbors of KARMÎN there were certain men who were envious of him because of [his] pastures and wells, and […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The Queen of the South How this Queen was born I have discovered written in that manuscript, and in this manner also doth the Evangelist mention that woman. And our Lord JESUS CHRIST, in condemning the Jewish people, the crucifiers, who lived at that time, spake, saying: “The Queen of the […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] They made him King “And when these had become silent there rose up the priest who gave us the Commandments, with the fear of God, and he shed tears whilst our bodies quaked and our tears flowed down. God is indeed, without falsehood, in our hearts, and He dwelleth in […]
[Here is] The Explanation of the Reason for the Transfer of the Kingdom of DAVID from his SonSolomonN, King of Israel, to the Country of the Negus, that is to say, to ABYSSINIA. When the Lord, praise be unto Him! wished SOLOMON to build the House of the Lord in Jerusalem, after the death of his father David, the son of Jesse, who had reigned over […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] IN PRAISING GOD THE FATHER, THE SUSTAINER OF THE UNIVERSE, AND HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH WHOM EVERYTHING CAME INTO BEING, AND WITHOUT WHOM NOTHING CAME INTO BEING, AND THE HOLY TRIUNE SPIRIT, THE PARACLETE, WHO GOETH FORTH FROM THE FATHER, AND DERIVETH FROM THE SON, WE BELIEVE IN AND […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The Angels who rebelled And there were certain angels with whom God was wroth—now He, the Knower of the heart knew them—and they reviled ADAM, saying, “Since God hath shown love to him He hath set us to minister unto him, and the beasts and creeping things, and the fish of […]
The Return of ZADOK the Priest, and the giving of the Gift When ZADOK the priest returned to SOLOMON the King he found him sorrowful. And the King answered and said unto ZADOK the priest, “When the Queen came there appeared to me by night this vision: It seemed as if I were standing in the chamber of JERUSALEM, and the sun came down […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] They renewed the kingdom of DAVID AZARIAH said, “Bring hither the jubilee trumpets, and let us go to ZION, and there we will make new the kingdom of our lord DAVID.” And he took the oil of sovereignty and filled the horn [therewith], and he anointed DAVID with the unguent, that is to say, with the […]
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