Milton

Latin {¶25} Judic. ii. — …1, &c. politicis etiam atque etiam legendum: cap. xxix. et iv. Judic. ii. et iii. Psal. xxxiii. 12. beata gens illa, cujus Jehova Deus est. Prov. xi. 11. benedictione rectorum effertur ur…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶25} Judges ii. — …on of political affairs. Compare also chap. xxix. and iv. Judges ii. and iii. and Psal. xxxiii. 12. blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah. Prov. xi. 11. by the bl…

Latin {¶10} Judic. ii. 18. — …uod hominem fecisset, Gen. vi. 6. et propter gemitum eorum, Judic. ii. 18. pœnituisse credamus; modo id in Deo, ut solet in hominibus, ex imprudentia natum ne putemus: sic enim de se ne n…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} Judges ii. 18 — …e had made man, Gen. vi. 6. and because of their groanings, Judges ii. 18, let us believe that it did repent him, only taking care to remember that what is called repentance when applied…

The two editions number this verse differently. Which numbering Milton was following here has not yet been checked:

Latin {¶20} Judic. iii. 20. — …m, cum civium suorum cura conjunctam, Gen. xiv. 21. in Eglone, Judic. iii. 20. in Belshazzare, Dan. v. 29. Vir malus describitur Psal. x. a v. 3. laudat improbus animam suam—. et xi…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶20} Judges iii. — …e king of Sodom, Gen. xiv. 21. See also the instance of Eglon, Judges iii. and of Belshazzar, Dan. v. 29. The wicked man is described Psal. x. 3, &c. the wicked boaste…

Latin {¶25} et iii. — …um. 1 Reg. ii. 3. observabis observationem Jehovæ Dei tui—. et iii. 8, 9, 10. des animum servo tuo intelligentem—. 2 Chron. i. 10. idem. 1 Chron. xiii. 2. dixit David toti congregati…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶25} and iii. — …ical affairs. Compare also chap. xxix. and iv. Judges ii. and iii. and Psal. xxxiii. 12. blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah. Prov. xi. 11. by the blessing of t…

Latin {¶13} Judic. iii. 19, 20. — …cte posthabuit. Ehudem, qui duplici mendacio Eglonem fefellit, Judic. iii. 19, 20. nec injuria tamen, quippe hostem; idque Dei non injussu. Jaëlem, quæ confugientem ad se Siseram blanditiis…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶13} Judges iii. 19, 20. — …bligations. Ehud, who deceived Eglon in two several instances, Judges iii. 19, 20. and that justifiably, considering that he was dealing with an enemy, and that he acted under the command of…

Latin {¶13} Judic. iv. 18, 19. — …u. Jaëlem, quæ confugientem ad se Siseram blanditiis perdidit, Judic. iv. 18, 19. hostem licet Dei magis quam suum: quamquam id non mendacio, sed pia fraude factum vult Junius, quasi q…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶13} Judges iv. 18, 19. — …nd of God himself. Jael, by whose enticements Sisera perished, Judges iv. 18, 19. although he was less her personal enemy than the enemy of God. Junius, indeed, considers this as a pious fra…

Latin {¶28} Judic. v. 7. — …pueri occultabant sese, etiam decrepiti assurgentes stabant—. Judic. v. 7. usquedum surrexi Debora, dum surrexi mater in Israele. Eccles. i. 16. ecce, ego amplificavi et adjeci sapientia…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶28} Judges v. 7. — …d themselves, and the aged arose and stood up. Judges v. 7. until I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. Eccles. i. 16. lo, I am come to great estate, and have…

Latin {¶2} Judic. v. 23. — …capitis: hi vero stanto ad maledictionem in monte Hebalis—. Judic. v. 23. maledicite Merozo, inquit angelus Jehovæ—. Psal. v. 11. reos fac istos, o Deus—. et cix. 6, &c. præfice illi…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶2} Judges v. 23. — …. xxvii. 13—26. these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse—. Judges v. 23. curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah. Psal. v. 10. destroy thou them, O God. cix. 6, &c. set thou a wic…

Latin {¶37} Judic. viii. 23. — …en amicorum non rejecit, cap. xlii. 11. Respuit regnum Gedeon, Judic. viii. 23. Hoc animo Josephus a carcere ad honores maximos ascendit, Gen. xli. et Daniel ii. 48, 49. tunc rex Danielem m…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶37} Judges viii. 23. — …friends, xlii. 11. In this spirit Gideon refused the kingdom, Judges viii. 23. The same disposition accompanied Joseph in his exaltation from a prison to the first honours of the empire, Ge…

Latin {¶39} Judic. ix. 1, 2. — …Jehova: quare ergo effertis vos super congregationem Jehovæ? Judic. ix. 1, 2. abiens Abimelec—alloquutus est eos, &c. eloquimini quæso audientibus omnibus Schechemitis—. 2 Sam. xv. 2. m…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶39} Judges ix. 1, 2. — …then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah? Judges ix. 1, 2. Abimelech went to Shechem…. and communed with them…… saying, Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of…

Latin {¶10} Judic. x. 16. — …uo, Gen. vi. 6. et, quod idem est, imminuta est anima ejus, Judic. x. 16. doluisse credamus. Affectus enim in viro bono boni sunt et virtutibus pares, in Deo sancti. Si post sex dierum op…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} Judges x. 16 — …i. 6. and if his soul were grieved for the misery of Israel, Judges x. 16, let us believe that it did grieve him. For the affections which in a good man are good, and rank with virtues, in…

The two editions number this verse differently — Milton’s Bible divides the chapter at another point, so both numbers are right:

Latin {¶37} Judic. xi. 5. — …ebrarum. Quæ tamem nonnunquam in hoc mundo vitari non potest. Judic. xi. 5. collegerunt se ad Jephthachum homines inanes, et exierunt cum illo. 1 Sam. xxii. 2. congregaverunt se ad eum q…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶37} Judges xi. 3. — …course, however, is sometimes unavoidable in the present life. Judges xi. 3. there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. 1 Sam. xxii. 2. every one that was in distres…

Latin {¶32} Jud. xiii. 18. — …denique MIRABILIS et INCOMPREHENSIBILIS dicendus est. Jud. xiii. 18. quid rogitas de nomine meo, cum sit mirificum? Psal. cxlv. 3. magnitudinis ejus non est pervestigatio. Isa.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶32} Judges xiii. 18. — …must be styled by us WONDERFUL, and INCOMPREHENSIBLE. Judges xiii. 18. why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? Psal. cxlv. 3. his greatness is unsearchable. Isa…

Latin {¶23} Judic. xvii. 4. — …vero lumborum ejus deorsum versus—: hic faciei nulla mentio. Judic. xvii. 4. fecit ex eo sculptile ac fusile, quod fuit in domo Micajehu. cum v. 13. dicebat Mica, nunc novi Jehovam bene…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶23} Judges xvii. 4. — …is loins even downward; where no mention is made of his face. Judges xvii. 4. the founder made thereof a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah; compared wit…

Latin {¶23} cum v. 13. — …fecit ex eo sculptile ac fusile, quod fuit in domo Micajehu. cum v. 13. dicebat Mica, nunc novi Jehovam benefacturum esse mihi, eo quod est mihi hic Levita in sacerdotem. 2 Reg. xvii. 28…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶23} v. 13 — …hward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy—. Hos. iv. 13. they sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains. WHETHER OF THE TRUE GOD—. Exod. xxxii. 5. when Aaron saw it…

Latin {¶14} Judic. xix. 22. — …. Gen. xix. 5. fac prodeant illi ad nos, ut cognoscamus eos. Judic. xix. 22. idem. Deut. xxiii. 17. ne esto meretrix e filiabus Israelis, neque esto meretorius e filiis Israelis. 1 Reg…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14–15} Judges xix. 22. — …. 5. bring them out unto us, that we may know them. See also Judges xix. 22. Deut. xxiii. 17, as above. 1 Kings xv. 12. he took away the sodomites out of the land. xxii. 46. the remnant…

Latin {¶6} Judic. xxi. 7. — …er Jehovam Deum Israelis; ideo nunc non possumus tangere eos. Judic. xxi. 7. quid facturi sumus istis—? nos enim juramento obstrinximus per Jehovam, ut non daremus illis—. Psal. xv. 4.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶6} Judges xxi. 7. — …y Jehovah God of Israel; now therefore we may not touch them. Judges xxi. 7. how shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of o…