¹ In illo die exiens Jesus de domo, sedebat secus mare.

² Et congregatæ sunt ad eum turbæ multæ, ita ut naviculam ascendens sederet : et omnis turba stabat in littore,

³ et locutus est eis multa in parabolis, dicens : Ecce exiit qui seminat, seminare.

⁴ Et dum seminat, quædam ceciderunt secus viam, et venerunt volucres cæli, et comederunt ea.

⁵ Alia autem ceciderunt in petrosa, ubi non habebant terram multam : et continuo exorta sunt, quia non habebant altitudinem terræ :

⁶ sole autem orto æstuaverunt ; et quia non habebant radicem, aruerunt.

⁷ Alia autem ceciderunt in spinas : et creverunt spinæ, et suffocaverunt ea.

⁸ Alia autem ceciderunt in terram bonam : et dabant fructum, aliud centesimum, aliud sexagesimum, aliud trigesimum.

⁹ Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat.

¹⁰ Et accedentes discipuli dixerunt ei : Quare in parabolis loqueris eis ?

¹¹ Qui respondens, ait illis : Quia vobis datum est nosse mysteria regni cælorum : illis autem non est datum.

¹² Qui enim habet, dabitur ei, et abundabit : qui autem non habet, et quod habet auferetur ab eo.

¹³ Ideo in parabolis loquor eis : quia videntes non vident, et audientes non audiunt, neque intelligunt.

¹⁴ Et adimpletur in eis prophetia Isaiæ, dicentis : Auditu audietis, et non intelligetis : et videntes videbitis, et non videbitis.

¹⁵ Incrassatum est enim cor populi hujus, et auribus graviter audierunt, et oculos suos clauserunt : nequando videant oculis, et auribus audiant, et corde intelligant, et convertantur, et sanem eos.

¹⁶ Vestri autem beati oculi quia vident, et aures vestræ quia audiunt.

¹⁷ Amen quippe dico vobis, quia multi prophetæ et justi cupierunt videre quæ videtis, et non viderunt : et audire quæ auditis, et non audierunt.

¹⁸ Vos ergo audite parabolam seminantis.

¹⁹ Omnis qui audit verbum regni, et non intelligit, venit malus, et rapit quod seminatum est in corde ejus : hic est qui secus viam seminatus est.

²⁰ Qui autem super petrosa seminatus est, hic est qui verbum audit, et continuo cum gaudio accipit illud :

²¹ non habet autem in se radicem, sed est temporalis : facta autem tribulatione et persecutione propter verbum, continuo scandalizatur.

²² Qui autem seminatus est in spinis, hic est qui verbum audit, et sollicitudo sæculi istius, et fallacia divitiarum suffocat verbum, et sine fructu efficitur.

²³ Qui vero in terram bonam seminatus est, hic est qui audit verbum, et intelligit, et fructum affert, et facit aliud quidem centesimum, aliud autem sexagesimum, aliud vero trigesimum.

²⁴ Aliam parabolam proposuit illis, dicens : Simile factum est regnum cælorum homini, qui seminavit bonum semen in agro suo :

²⁵ cum autem dormirent homines, venit inimicus ejus, et superseminavit zizania in medio tritici, et abiit.

²⁶ Cum autem crevisset herba, et fructum fecisset, tunc apparuerunt et zizania.

²⁷ Accedentes autem servi patrisfamilias, dixerunt ei : Domine, nonne bonum semen seminasti in agro tuo ? unde ergo habet zizania ?

²⁸ Et ait illis : Inimicus homo hoc fecit. Servi autem dixerunt ei : Vis, imus, et colligimus ea ?

²⁹ Et ait : Non : ne forte colligentes zizania, eradicetis simul cum eis et triticum.

³⁰ Sinite utraque crescere usque ad messem, et in tempore messis dicam messoribus : Colligite primum zizania, et alligate ea in fasciculos ad comburendum : triticum autem congregate in horreum meum.

³¹ Aliam parabolam proposuit eis dicens : Similis est regnum cælorum grano sinapis, quod accipiens homo seminavit in agro suo :

³² quod minimum quidem est omnibus seminibus : cum autem creverit, majus est omnibus oleribus, et fit arbor, ita ut volucres cæli veniant, et habitent in ramis ejus.

³³ Aliam parabolam locutus est eis : Similis est regnum cælorum fermento, quod acceptum mulier abscondit in farinæ satis tribus, donec fermentatum est totum.

³⁴ Hæc omnia locutus est Jesus in parabolis ad turbas : et sine parabolis non loquebatur eis :

³⁵ ut impleretur quod dictum erat per prophetam dicentem : Aperiam in parabolis os meum ; eructabo abscondita a constitutione mundi.

³⁶ Tunc, dimissis turbis, venit in domum : et accesserunt ad eum discipuli ejus, dicentes : Edissere nobis parabolam zizaniorum agri.

³⁷ Qui respondens ait illis : Qui seminat bonum semen, est Filius hominis.

³⁸ Ager autem est mundus. Bonum vero semen, hi sunt filii regnum. Zizania autem, filii sunt nequam.

³⁹ Inimicus autem, qui seminavit ea, est diabolus. Messis vero, consummatio sæculi est. Messores autem, angeli sunt.

⁴⁰ Sicut ergo colliguntur zizania, et igni comburuntur : sic erit in consummatione sæculi.

⁴¹ Mittet Filius hominis angelos suos, et colligent de regno ejus omnia scandala, et eos qui faciunt iniquitatem :

⁴² et mittent eos in caminum ignis. Ibi erit fletus et stridor dentium.

⁴³ Tunc justi fulgebunt sicut sol in regno Patris eorum. Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat.

⁴⁴ Simile est regnum cælorum thesauro abscondito in agro : quem qui invenit homo, abscondit, et præ gaudio illius vadit, et vendit universa quæ habet, et emit agrum illum.

⁴⁵ Iterum simile est regnum cælorum homini negotiatori, quærenti bonas margaritas.

⁴⁶ Inventa autem una pretiosa margarita, abiit, et vendidit omnia quæ habuit, et emit eam.

⁴⁷ Iterum simile est regnum cælorum sagenæ missæ in mare, et ex omni genere piscium congreganti.

⁴⁸ Quam, cum impleta esset, educentes, et secus littus sedentes, elegerunt bonis in vasa, malos autem foras miserunt.

⁴⁹ Sic erit in consummatione sæculi : exibunt angeli, et separabunt malos de medio justorum,

⁵⁰ et mittent eos in caminum ignis : ibi erit fletus, et stridor dentium.

⁵¹ Intellexistis hæc omnia ? Dicunt ei : Etiam.

⁵² Ait illis : Ideo omnis scriba doctus in regno cælorum, similis est homini patrifamilias, qui profert de thesauro suo nova et vetera.

⁵³ Et factum est, cum consummasset Jesus parabolas istas, transiit inde.

⁵⁴ Et veniens in patriam suam, docebat eos in synagogis eorum, ita ut mirarentur, et dicerent : Unde huic sapientia hæc, et virtutes ?

⁵⁵ Nonne hic est fabri filius ? nonne mater ejus dicitur Maria, et fratres ejus, Jacobus, et Joseph, et Simon, et Judas ?

⁵⁶ et sorores ejus, nonne omnes apud nos sunt ? unde ergo huic omnia ista ?

⁵⁷ Et scandalizabantur in eo. Jesus autem dixit eis : Non est propheta sine honore, nisi in patria sua, et in domo sua.

⁵⁸ Et non fecit ibi virtutes multas propter incredulitatem illorum.

¹ Yahweh said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons."

² Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me." Yahweh said, "Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.

³ Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you."

⁴ Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, "Do you come peaceably?"

⁵ He said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

⁶ It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him."

⁷ But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."

⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."

⁹ Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."

¹⁰ Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, "Yahweh has not chosen these."

¹¹ Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your children here?" He said, "There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is keeping the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."

¹² He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."

¹³ Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

¹⁴ Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.

¹⁵ Saul's servants said to him, "See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.

¹⁶ Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well."

¹⁷ Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

¹⁸ Then one of the young men answered, and said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him."

¹⁹ Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."

²⁰ Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

²¹ David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

²² Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight."

²³ It happened, when the [evil] spirit from God was on Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.