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 {¶3} Judic. ii. 1. &c. — …i, sed duntaxat angeli, immo hominis, ut sentit ipse Junius in Judic. ii. 1. &c. Sed nomen Jehovæ duas res aiunt significare theologi; vel Dei naturam, vel verborum ac promissionum ejus impl…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶3} Judges ii. 1, &c. — …of an angel, or even of a man, as Junius himself acknowledges, Judges ii. 1, &c. But according to divines the name of Jehovah signifies two things, either the nature of God, or the comp…

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 {¶28} Judic. iv. 4. — …te, vivito. Sic Miriam prophetissa, Exod. xv. 20. et Debora, Judic. iv. 4. et omnes fideles, Psal. cv. 15. ne attingitote unctos meos, et prophetas meos ne afficitote malo. Hinc simplex…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶26–28} Judges iv. 4. — …also Miriam is called a prophetess, Exod. xv. 20. and Deborah, Judges iv. 4. and the same title is applied to believers in general, Psal. cv. 15. touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets…

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 {¶1} Judic. vi. 11, 12. — …sum princeps militiæ Jehovæ, cum cap. vi. 2. dixit Jehova. Judic. vi. 11, 12. angelus Jehovæ. Jehova tecum. cum v. 14. Jehova dixit. Et rursus v. 20, 21. angelus Dei. angelus Jehovæ…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} Judg. vi. 11, 12. — …pared with vi. 2. Jehovah said unto Joshua. Judg. vi. 11, 12. an angel of Jehovah....the angel of Jehovah—compared with v. 14. Jehovah looked upon him, and said—. Agai…

Latin {¶1} cum v. 14. — …it Jehova. Judic. vi. 11, 12. angelus Jehovæ. Jehova tecum. cum v. 14. Jehova dixit. Et rursus v. 20, 21. angelus Dei. angelus Jehovæ. et v. 22. animadvertit angelum Jehovæ eum esse…

Latin {¶1} v. 14 — …edixero tibi v. 35. cum v. 20. et cum cap. xxiii. 8, 20. Jos. v. 14. sum princeps militiæ Jehovæ, cum cap. vi. 2. dixit Jehova. Judic. vi. 11, 12. angelus Jehovæ. Jehova tecum. cum v.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 14 — …v. 35. compared with v. 20. and with chap. xxiii. 8, 20. Josh. v. 14. as captain of the host of Jehovah am I come, compared with vi. 2. Jehovah said unto Joshua. Judg. v…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 14 — …v. 35. compared with v. 20. and with chap. xxiii. 8, 20. Josh. v. 14. as captain of the host of Jehovah am I come, compared with vi. 2. Jehovah said unto Joshua. Judg. v…

Latin {¶1} et v. 16. — …ut fere alias, pro Jehova se gessit. v. 14. nonne mitto te? et v. 16. facies; nam ero tecum. et ipse Gideon tanquam Jehovam ipsum alloquitur. v. 17. te illum esse qui lo…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 16 — …nated the character of Jehovah:—v. 14. have not I sent thee? v. 16. surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites: and Gideon himself addresses him as Jehovah, v. 17.…

Latin {¶1} v. 17 — …m ero tecum. et ipse Gideon tanquam Jehovam ipsum alloquitur. v. 17. te illum esse qui loqueris mecum. Sic 1 Chron. xxi. 15. miserat Deus angelum. et v. 16, 17. tum David vidit angelum…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 17 — …the Midianites: and Gideon himself addresses him as Jehovah, v. 17. show me a sign that thou talkest with me. 1 Chron. xxi. 15. God sent an angel—. v. 16, 17. and David saw the angel…

Latin {¶1} v. 20, 21. — …us Jehovæ. Jehova tecum. cum v. 14. Jehova dixit. Et rursus v. 20, 21. angelus Dei. angelus Jehovæ. et v. 22. animadvertit angelum Jehovæ eum esse &c. cum v. 23. dixit ei Jehova: qu…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 20, 21. — …pared with v. 14. Jehovah looked upon him, and said—. Again, v. 20, 21. the angel of God.....the angel of Jehovah: and v. 22. Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah—compared…

Latin {¶9} Judic. vi. 22. — …o quasi vidissent ipsum Deum. Gen. xxxii. 30. Deum vidi, cum Judic. vi. 22. quum vidit Gideon angelum Jehovæ eum esse, dixit, Aha Domine Jehova, quandoquidem vidi angelum Jehovæ in os. e…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶9} Judges vi. 22. — …they had seen God himself. Gen. xxxii. 30. I have seen God. Judges vi. 22. when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah, for because I have se…

Latin {¶1} et v. 22. — …va dixit. Et rursus v. 20, 21. angelus Dei. angelus Jehovæ. et v. 22. animadvertit angelum Jehovæ eum esse &c. cum v. 23. dixit ei Jehova: quamquam angelus, ut fere alias, pro Jehova…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 22 — …n, v. 20, 21. the angel of God.....the angel of Jehovah: and v. 22. Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah—compared with v. 23. Jehovah said unto him—although the angel here,…

Latin {¶1} cum v. 23. — …Jehovæ. et v. 22. animadvertit angelum Jehovæ eum esse &c. cum v. 23. dixit ei Jehova: quamquam angelus, ut fere alias, pro Jehova se gessit. v. 14. nonne mitto te? et v. 16. facies…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶1} v. 23 — …ideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah—compared with v. 23. Jehovah said unto him—although the angel here, as in other instances, personated the character of Jehovah:—v. 14. hav…

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 {¶17} Judic. viii. 30, 31. — …ata. Proximum pono Gideonem fide ac religione præstantissimum, Judic. viii. 30, 31. Deinde Elcanam Levitam religiosissimum Samuelis patrem, qui tantum abfuit ut putaret se propter bigamiam D…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶17} Judg. viii. 30, 31. — …. Next I place Gideon, that signal example of faith and piety, Judg. viii. 30, 31. and Elkanah, a rigid Levite, the father of Samuel; who was so far from believing himself less acceptable <!…

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 {¶22} Judic. ix. 23. — …excæcando. Incitando. Exod. ix. 16. feci ut restares. Judic. ix. 23. immisit Deus affectum malum inter Abimelechum et Sechemitas. 2 Sam. xii. 11, 12. ego suscitaturus sum contra…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶22} Judges ix. 23. — …of sin. Exod. ix. 16. for this cause have I raised thee up. Judges ix. 23. God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem. 2 Sam. xii. 11, 12. I will raise up evil ag…

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 {¶5} Judic. xiii. 21. — …lurali plures personas in Deo significari putemus) uni angelo. Judic. xiii. 21. cum 22. tunc novit Manoa eum angelum Jehovæ esse, quapropter dixit Manoa uxori suæ, omnino morituri sumus, na…

Latin {¶9} cap. xiii. 21, 22. — …Aha Domine Jehova, quandoquidem vidi angelum Jehovæ in os. et cap. xiii. 21, 22. ut supra. Judicibus idcirco impertitum est Dei nomen, quod ii vices Dei in judiciis exercendis quodammodo ge…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶3–7} Judges xiii. 21. — …e of the plural implies a plurality of persons in the Godhead: Judges xiii. 21. then Manoah knew that he was an angel of Jehovah: and Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶9} xiii. 21, 22. — …ecause I have seen an angel of Jehovah face to face. See also xiii. 21, 22. as before. The name of God is ascribed to judges, because they occupy the place of God…

Latin {¶10} Judic. xv. 19. — …s loquendi vulgaris ad omnem animæ defectionem adhiberi solet: Judic. xv. 19. rediit spiritus ejus et vixit. 1 Sam. xxx. 12. idem. Nam certe mortuis omnem vitæ existentiam adimunt multa sc…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶10} Judges xv. 19. — …is however is a form of speech applied to fainting in general: Judges xv. 19. his spirit came again, and he revived. See also 1 Sam. xxx. 12. For there are many passages of Scripture, some…

Latin {¶5} Judic. xvi. 23. — …Uni Deo falso. Exod. xx. 3. non erunt tibi dii alii. Dagoni. Judic. xvi. 23. Et singulis idolis. 1 Reg. xi. 33. Et Mosi. Exod. iv. 16. et vii. 1. Et soli Deo Patri. Psal. ii. 7. et xlv. 8.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶3–7} Judges xvi. 23. — …d. xx. 3. thou shalt have no other gods before me. To Dagon. Judges xvi. 23. To single idols. 1 Kings xi. 33. To Moses. Exod. iv. 16. and vii. 1. To God the Father alone. Psal. ii. 7. xlv.…

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 {¶7} Judic. xix. 2. — …retanda est; ex multis scripturæ locis ostendit primarius ille Judic. xix. 2. fornicata est in eum; non adulterando, tum enim ad patrem confugere non esset ausa; sed pervicaciter adversus…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶7} Judg. xix. 2. — …s clear from many passages of Scripture, and particularly from Judg. xix. 2. his concubine played the whore against him; not by committing adultery, for in that case she would not have dar…

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…