"In a timeof tranquilityhe will enterthe richest[parts] of the realm,and he will accomplishwhathis fathersneverdid,norhis ancestors;he will distributeplunder,bootyand possessionsamong them, and he will devisehis schemesagainststrongholds,but [only] for a time.
"They capturedfortifiedcitiesand a fertileland.They tookpossessionof housesfullof everygoodthing,Hewncisterns,vineyards,olivegroves,Fruittreesin abundance.So they ate,were filledand grewfat,And reveledin Your greatgoodness.
A bribeis a charmin the sightof its owner;Whereverhe turns,he prospers.
Manywill seekthe favorof a generousman,And everymanis a friendto him who gives gifts.
For as he thinkswithin himself,sohe is. He saysto you, "Eatand drink!"But his heartis not with you.
"I will feedthem in a goodpasture,and their grazinggroundwill be on the mountainheightsof Israel.Therethey will liedownon goodgrazinggroundand feedin richpastureon the mountainsof Israel.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"It will comeabout on that day,that thoughtswill comeinto your mindand you will devisean evilplan,
"Afteran allianceis madewith him he will practicedeception,and he will goup and gainpowerwith a small[force of] people.
He will speakout againstthe MostHighand weardownthe saintsof the HighestOne,and he will intendto makealterationsin timesand in law;and they will be giveninto his handfor a time,times,and halfa time.
"Howis the land,is it fatorlean?Are theretreesin it ornot? Makean effortthen to getsomeof the fruitof the land."Now the timewas the timeof the firstripegrapes.
And Jesusknowingtheir thoughtssaid,"Whyare you thinkingevilin your hearts?
They gavehim seventy[pieces] of silverfrom the houseof Baal-berithwith whichAbimelechhiredworthlessand recklessfellows,and they followedhim.
