September 14, 2014

Earste lêzing

The Book of Numbers 21: 4-9

21:4	Then they set out from mount Hor, by the way that leads to the Red Sea, to circle around the land of Edom. And the people began to tire of their journey and hardships.
21:5	And speaking against God and Moses, they said: “Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food.”
21:6	Om dizze reden, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.
21:7	And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
21:8	En de Heare sei tsjin him: “Make a bronze serpent, and place it as a sign. Whoever, having been struck, gazes upon it, shall live.”
21:9	Dêrom, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.

Twadde lêzing

The Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians 2: 6-11

2:6	WSO, hoewol hy yn 'e foarm fan God wie, achte de gelikensens mei God net wat oan te pakken.
2:7	Ynstee, hy makke him leech, de foarm fan in tsjinstfeint oannimme, makke yn 'e likenis fan minsken, en akseptearje de steat fan in man.
2:8	Hy fornedere himsels, hearrich wurden sels oant de dea ta, sels de dea fan it Krús.
2:9	Dêrom, God hat him ek ferheven en hat him in namme jûn dy't boppe elke namme is,
2:10	sadat, yn 'e namme fan Jezus, elke knibbel soe bûge, fan dy yn 'e himel, fan dy op ierde, en fan dy yn 'e hel,
2:11	en sa dat elke tonge soe bekennen dat de Heare Jezus Kristus is yn 'e gloarje fan God de Heit.

Gospel

The Holy Gospel According to John 3: 13-17

3:13	And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
3:14	And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up,
3:15	so that whoever believes in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
3:16	For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
3:17	For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.