Exodus 32:32 - Easy To Read Version Now, forgive them of this sin! If you will not forgive them, then erase my name from the book [330] you have written.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin–; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet now, if You will forgive their sin–and if not, blot me, I pray You, out of Your book which You have written! American Standard Version (1901) Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Common English Bible But now, please forgive their sin! And if not, then wipe me out of your scroll that you’ve written.” Catholic Public Domain Version or, if you do not, then delete me from the book that you have written." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or if thou do not, strike me out of the book that thou hast written. |
{Then the king knew Absalom was dead}. The king was very upset. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. He kept crying again and again as he walked to that room. He was saying, “O my son Absalom, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you. O Absalom, my son, my son!”
You watched my body parts grow.\par You listed them all in your book.\par You watched me every day.\par Not one of them \{is missing\}.\par
You know I am very upset.\par You know how much I have cried.\par Surely you have kept an account\par of all my tears.\par
Erase their names from the Book of Life.\par Don’t write their names in the book\par with the names of the good people.\par
So now let me destroy them in anger. Then I will make a great nation from you.”
At that time, all the people that are still living in Zion {\cf2\super [38]} and Jerusalem will be called holy (special) people. This will happen to all the people that have their names on a special list; the list of people that will be allowed to continue living.
The Lord says, “I will punish the prophets that saw false visions and told lies. I will remove them from my people. Their names won’t be in the list of the family of Israel. They will never again come to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord and Master!
“\{The man in the vision said,\} ‘Daniel, at that time, the great prince (angel) Michael will stand up. Michael is in charge of your people, the Jews. There will be a time of much trouble, the worst time since nations have been on earth. But Daniel, at that time, every one of your people whose name is found written in the book \{of life\} will be saved.
The locusts ate all the grass in the country. After that I said, “Lord my Master, I beg you, forgive us! Jacob {\cf2\super [86]} can’t survive! He is \{too\} small!”
God’s followers spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to them. There is a book in front of him. In that book are the names of God’s followers. Those are the people that honor the Lord’s name.
You have taught wrong things. And those wrong teachings made the Lord very sad. You taught that God likes people that do bad things. You said God thinks those people are good. And you taught that God does not punish people for doing bad things.
If you plan to continue giving me their troubles, then kill me now. If you accept me as your servant, then let me die now. Then I will be finished with all my troubles!”
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. The Spirit [160] was on Moses. The Lord put that same Spirit on the 70 elders (leaders). After the Spirit came down on them, they began to prophesy. [161] But that was the only time these men ever did this.
Now, show your great love to these people. Forgive their sin. Forgive them the same way you have been forgiving them since the time they left Egypt until now.”
Yes, the spirits obey you. And be happy. Why? Not because you have this power, but be happy because your names are written in heaven.”
Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people \{that are killing me\}. They don’t know what they are doing. {\cf2\super [377]} ”
They are my brothers and sisters, my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them.
“You might be gathering your harvest in the field, and you might forget and leave some grain there. You must not go back to get it. It will be for the foreigners, the orphans, [154] and the widows. [155] If you leave some grain for them, then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Let me destroy these people completely, so no one will even remember their names! Then I will make another nation from you that is stronger and greater than these people.’
And because you serve faithfully with me, my friend, I ask you to help these women do this. These women served with me in telling people the Good News. {\cf2\super [21]} They served together with Clement and the other people who worked with me. Their names are written in the book of life. {\cf2\super [22]}
The animal that you saw was once \{alive\}. But that animal is not \{alive\} now. But that animal will \{be alive and\} come up out of the bottomless pit and go away to be destroyed. The people that live on the earth will be amazed when they see the animal. They will be amazed because he was once \{alive\}, is not \{alive\} now, but will come again. These are the people whose names have never been written in the book of life since the beginning of the world.
And if any person takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, then God will take away that person’s share of the tree of life and of the holy city, which are written about in this book.
Every person that wins the victory will be dressed in white clothes like these people. I will not take away that person’s name from the book of life. I will say that he belongs to me. I will say this before my Father and before his angels.