or justificatory observations; but since it not only deviates in some places from our authorized English version, but in others agrees with it against Dr. Blaney and Mr. Faber, and since in the subsequent chapters it became necessary to animadvert, more or less, on the various points of difference, it was found on reflection to be a matter of convenience, that those points should be distinctly stated and argued in a separate chapter. At the same time, the high and grateful veneration, which the noblest work of our national church justly challenges from all her faithful sons, and the respect due to the memory and the name of the two learned men before mentioned, seemed to make it little else than an act of duty to assign the reasons, such as they may be, for departing in some instances, from them all, and, in many more, for preferring the one to the other. Moreover, in order that the reader may have the principal matters in debate fairly before him, the four translations are here given together, arranged in four parallel columns; the authorized version occupying, as is its due, the first place, the present new translation coming next, as approaching nearer to the former than the two others, Mr. Faber's following in the third place, and lastly Dr. Blaney's, as being that, which recedes the farthest from the first. BIBLE VERSION. 24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. STONARD. 24. Seventy weeks are the determined period upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to put a stop to the transgression, and to seal the sin-offerings, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal vision and prophet, and to anoint an holy of holies. 25. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, 25. Know therefore and understand, from the going forth of the word to rebuild Jerusalem, until Messiah shall be leader, there shall be seven weeks, and sixty and two FABER. 24. Weeks seventy are the precise period upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to complete the apostasy, and to perfect the sinofferings, and to make atonement for iniquity, and to cause him who is the righteousness of the eternal ages to come, and to seal the vision and the prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy One. 25. But know and understand, from the going forth of an edict to rebuild Jerusalem unto the Anointed One the Prince shall be weeks seven and weeks sixty and two; it shall BLANEY. 24. Weeks sufficient have been termi nated (or completed) upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to check the revolt, and to put an end to sins, and to make atonement for iniquity, and to bring again the righteousness of ancient times, and to seal (that is, authenticate) the divine oracle and the prophet, and to anoint (that is, sanctify anew) the most holy things. 25. And thou shalt know and understand, that from the going forth of a decree to rebuild Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seventy and seven weeks, and three BIBLE VERSION. and threescore and two weeks, the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. STONARD. weeks it shall be rebuilt, the street and the lane, but the times will be with straitness. 26. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself; and the people of the Prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 26. And after the sixty and two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, and no one will be on his side; and he shall destroy the city and the sanctuary with the leader that cometh; and his end shall be with an inundation, for until the end shall be the war, the determined judgment of desolations. 27. And he shall confirm the covenant 27. Yet will he confirm the covenant un FABER. be rebuilt, with perpetual increase and firm decision, even in the short space of the times. 26. And, after the weeks seven and the weeks sixty and two, the Anointed One shall cut off by divorce, so that they shall be no more his, both the ci- · ty and the sanctuary. For the people of the Prince that shall come shall act corruptly: but the end thereof shall be with a flood; and unto the end of a war firmly decided upon shall be desolations. 27. Yet he shall make firm a covenant BLANEY. score and two years; it shall be rebuilt still enlarging itself, and becoming more and more considerable, even amidst times of distress. 26. And after the times seventy seven and threescore and two, Messiah shall cut off from belonging to him both the city and the sanctuary; the Prince that shall come shall destroy the people; and the cutting off thereof shall be with a flood; (that is, with a hostile invasion;) and unto the end of a war carried on with rapidity shall be desolations. 27. But he shall covenant confirm a |