"Ifthereis an angel[as] mediatorfor him, Oneout of a thousand,To reminda manwhatis rightfor him,
Then they saidto him, "We have hada dreamand thereis nooneto interpretit." Then Josephsaidto them, "Do not interpretationsbelong to God?Tell[it] to me, please."
"However, You are justin allthat has comeupon us; For You have dealtfaithfully,but we have actedwickedly.
And showyou the secretsof wisdom!For soundwisdomhas twosides.Knowthen that Godforgetsa part of your iniquity.
"Therefore,listento me, you menof understanding.Farbe it from Godto do wickedness,And from the Almightyto do wrong.
"Surely,Godwill not actwickedly,And the Almightywill not pervertjustice.
Teachme what I do not see;IfI have doneiniquity,I will not doit again'?
"Howmuchlesswhenyou sayyou do not beholdHim, The caseis beforeHim, and you must waitfor Him!
"I will fetchmy knowledgefrom afar,And I will ascriberighteousnessto my Maker.
"The Almighty--we cannotfindHim; He is exaltedin powerAnd He will not doviolenceto justiceand abundantrighteousness.
"Ifone wishedto disputewith Him, He could not answerHim oncein a thousand[times].
"Thereis noumpirebetweenus, Who may layhis handupon us both.
I know,O LORD,that Your judgmentsare righteous,And that in faithfulnessYou have afflictedme.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
whichI am stillseekingbut have not found.I have foundonemanamonga thousand,but I have not founda womanamong allthese.
And He sawthat therewas noman,And was astonishedthat therewas nooneto intercede;Then His own armbroughtsalvationto Him, And His righteousnessupheldHim.
For ifHe causesgrief,Then He will havecompassionAccording to His abundantlovingkindness.
"Therefore the LORDhas keptthe calamityin storeand broughtit on us; for the LORDour Godis righteouswith respectto allHis deedswhichHe has done,but we have not obeyedHis voice.
Then Haggai,the messengerof the LORD,spokeby the commissionof the LORDto the peoplesaying,"'I am with you,' declaresthe LORD."
"For the lipsof a priestshould preserveknowledge,and men should seekinstructionfrom his mouth;for he is the messengerof the LORDof hosts.
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
Philipranup and heardhim readingIsaiahthe prophet,and said,"Do you understandwhatyou are reading?"
But I am speakingto you who are Gentiles.Inasmuchthenas I aman apostleof Gentiles,I magnifymy ministry,
Therefore,we are ambassadorsfor Christ,as thoughGodwere making an appealthroughus; we begyou on behalfof Christ,be reconciledto God.
Now the angelof the LORDcameup from Gilgalto Bochim.And he said,"I broughtyou up out of Egyptand ledyou into the landwhichI have swornto your fathers;and I said,I will neverbreakMy covenantwith you,
