"NowLord,You are releasingYour bond-servantto departin peace,Accordingto Your word;
"As for you, you shall goto your fathersin peace;you will be buriedat a goodoldage.
Then Israelsaidto Joseph,"Nowlet me die,sinceI have seenyour face,that you are stillalive."
Markthe blamelessman,and beholdthe upright;For the manof peacewill have a posterity.
And it had beenrevealedto him by the HolySpiritthat he would not seedeathbeforehe had seenthe Lord'sChrist.
thenhe tookHim into his arms,and blessedGod,and said,
But I am hard-pressedfrom both[directions], havingthe desireto departand be with Christ,for [that] is very muchbetter;
And I hearda voicefrom heaven,saying,"Write,Blessedare the deadwho diein the Lordfrom nowon!'" "Yes,"saysthe Spirit,"sothat they may restfrom their labors,for their deedsfollowwith them."
and they criedout with a loudvoice,saying,"How long,O Lord,holyand true,will You refrainfrom judgingand avengingour bloodon thosewho dwellon the earth?"
