JacobChapter5

Behold, my brethren, do ye not remember to have read the words of the prophet Zenos, which he spake unto the house of Israel, saying:

My brothers, don't you remember reading the words of the prophet Zenos, which he spoke to the house of Israel? He said:

Hearken, O ye house of Israel, and hear the words of me, a prophet of the Lord.

Listen, O house of Israel, and hear my words, for I am a prophet of the Lord.

For behold, thus saith the Lord, I will liken thee, O house of Israel, like unto a tame olive-tree, which a man took and nourished in his vineyard; and it grew, and waxed old, and began to decay.

Thus says the Lord: "I will compare you, O house of Israel, to a tame olive tree that a man took and nourished in his vineyard; and it grew, and grew old, and began to decay."

And it came to pass that the master of the vineyard went forth, and he saw that his olive-tree began to decay; and he said: I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it, that perhaps it may shoot forth young and tender branches, and it perish not.

The master of the vineyard went out, and he saw that his olive tree was beginning to decay; and he said, "I will prune it, and dig around it, and nourish it, so that perhaps it may put out young and tender branches and not die."

And it came to pass that he pruned it, and digged about it, and nourished it according to his word.

So he pruned it, and dug around it, and nourished it, just as he had said.

And it came to pass that after many days it began to put forth somewhat a little, young and tender branches; but behold, the main top thereof began to perish.

And after many days it began to put out a few young and tender branches; but the main top of the tree began to die.

And it came to pass that the master of the vineyard saw it, and he said unto his servant: It grieveth me that I should lose this tree; wherefore, go and pluck the branches from a wild olive-tree, and bring them hither unto me; and we will pluck off those main branches which are beginning to wither away, and we will cast them into the fire that they may be burned.

When the master of the vineyard saw it, he said to his servant, "It grieves me to lose this tree. So go and cut branches from a wild olive tree and bring them here to me; and we will cut off these main branches that are beginning to wither away, and we will throw them into the fire to be burned."

And behold, saith the Lord of the vineyard, I take away many of these young and tender branches, and I will graft them whithersoever I will; and it mattereth not that if it so be that the root of this tree will perish, I may preserve the fruit thereof unto myself; wherefore, I will take these young and tender branches, and I will graft them whithersoever I will.

And the Lord of the vineyard said, "I will take away many of these young and tender branches, and I will graft them wherever I choose; and if the root of this tree should die, it does not matter, for I can preserve its fruit for myself. So I will take these young and tender branches, and I will graft them wherever I choose.

Take thou the branches of the wild olive-tree, and graft them in, in the stead thereof; and these which I have plucked off I will cast into the fire and burn them, that they may not cumber the ground of my vineyard.

Take the branches of the wild olive tree and graft them in, in place of these; and these that I have cut off I will throw into the fire and burn them, so that they will not clutter the ground of my vineyard."

And it came to pass that the servant of the Lord of the vineyard did according to the word of the Lord of the vineyard, and grafted in the branches of the wild olive-tree.

And the servant of the Lord of the vineyard did as the Lord of the vineyard had said, and grafted in the branches of the wild olive tree.

And the Lord of the vineyard caused that it should be digged about, and pruned, and nourished, saying unto his servant: It grieveth me that I should lose this tree; wherefore, that perhaps I might preserve the roots thereof that they perish not, that I might preserve them unto myself, I have done this thing.

And the Lord of the vineyard had the tree dug around, and pruned, and nourished, and he said to his servant, "It grieves me to lose this tree. That is why I have done this: so that perhaps I can preserve its roots and keep them from dying, and preserve them for myself.

Wherefore, go thy way; watch the tree, and nourish it, according to my words.

So go your way; watch the tree, and nourish it, just as I have told you.

And these will I place in the nethermost part of my vineyard, whithersoever I will, it mattereth not unto thee; and I do it that I may preserve unto myself the natural branches of the tree; and also, that I may lay up fruit thereof against the season, unto myself; for it grieveth me that I should lose this tree and the fruit thereof.

And these branches I will place in the farthest part of my vineyard, wherever I choose; that is no concern of yours. I do it to preserve the natural branches of the tree for myself, and to store up their fruit for myself for the season to come; for it grieves me to lose this tree and its fruit."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard went his way, and hid the natural branches of the tame olive-tree in the nethermost parts of the vineyard, some in one and some in another, according to his will and pleasure.

And the Lord of the vineyard went his way, and he hid the natural branches of the tame olive tree in the farthest parts of the vineyard, some in one spot and some in another, according to his will and pleasure.

And it came to pass that a long time passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor in the vineyard.

A long time passed, and the Lord of the vineyard said to his servant, "Come, let us go down into the vineyard and work in it."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard, and also the servant, went down into the vineyard to labor. And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master: Behold, look here; behold the tree.

So the Lord of the vineyard, with the servant, went down into the vineyard to work. And the servant said to his master, "Look here. Look at the tree."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard looked and beheld the tree in the which the wild olive branches had been grafted; and it had sprung forth and begun to bear fruit. And he beheld that it was good; and the fruit thereof was like unto the natural fruit.

And the Lord of the vineyard looked at the tree where the wild olive branches had been grafted in; and it had sprouted and begun to bear fruit. And he saw that it was good, and its fruit was like the natural fruit.

And he said unto the servant: Behold, the branches of the wild tree have taken hold of the moisture of the root thereof, that the root thereof hath brought forth much strength; and because of the much strength of the root thereof the wild branches have brought forth tame fruit. Now, if we had not grafted in these branches, the tree thereof would have perished. And now, behold, I shall lay up much fruit, which the tree thereof hath brought forth; and the fruit thereof I shall lay up against the season, unto mine own self.

And he said to the servant, "See, the branches of the wild tree have taken hold of the moisture of the root, and the root has produced much strength; and because of the strength of the root, the wild branches have produced tame fruit. If we had not grafted in these branches, the tree would have died. And now I will store up much fruit, which the tree has produced; I will store it up for myself for the season to come."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Come, let us go to the nethermost part of the vineyard, and behold if the natural branches of the tree have not brought forth much fruit also, that I may lay up of the fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self.

Then the Lord of the vineyard said to the servant, "Come, let us go to the farthest part of the vineyard and see whether the natural branches of the tree have also produced much fruit, so that I can store up some of their fruit for myself for the season to come."

And it came to pass that they went forth whither the master had hid the natural branches of the tree, and he said unto the servant: Behold these; and he beheld the first that it had brought forth much fruit; and he beheld also that it was good. And he said unto the servant: Take of the fruit thereof, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self; for behold, said he, this long time have I nourished it, and it hath brought forth much fruit.

So they went where the master had hidden the natural branches of the tree, and he said to the servant, "Look at these." And he saw that the first had produced much fruit, and he saw that it was good. And he said to the servant, "Take some of the fruit and store it up for the season to come, so that I can preserve it for myself; for I have nourished it all this time, and it has produced much fruit."

And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master: How comest thou hither to plant this tree, or this branch of the tree? For behold, it was the poorest spot in all the land of thy vineyard.

And the servant said to his master, "How did you come to plant this tree here, or this branch of the tree? It was the poorest spot in all the land of your vineyard."

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto him: Counsel me not; I knew that it was a poor spot of ground; wherefore, I said unto thee, I have nourished it this long time, and thou beholdest that it hath brought forth much fruit.

And the Lord of the vineyard said to him, "Do not counsel me. I knew that it was a poor spot of ground; that is why I said to you, I have nourished it all this time, and it has produced much fruit, as you can see."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first. But, behold the tree. I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self.

Then the Lord of the vineyard said to his servant, "Look here. I have planted another branch of the tree as well, and you know that this spot of ground was poorer than the first. But look at the tree. I have nourished it all this time, and it has produced much fruit; so gather the fruit, and store it up for the season to come, so that I can preserve it for myself."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said again unto his servant: Look hither, and behold another branch also, which I have planted; behold that I have nourished it also, and it hath brought forth fruit.

And the Lord of the vineyard said to his servant again, "Look here, and see another branch that I have planted. See, I have nourished it too, and it has produced fruit."

And he said unto the servant: Look hither and behold the last. Behold, this have I planted in a good spot of ground; and I have nourished it this long time, and only a part of the tree hath brought forth tame fruit, and the other part of the tree hath brought forth wild fruit; behold, I have nourished this tree like unto the others.

And he said to the servant, "Look here and see the last of them. I have planted it in a good spot of ground, and I have nourished it all this time, and only part of the tree has produced tame fruit; the other part of the tree has produced wild fruit. And I have nourished this tree just like the others."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Pluck off the branches that have not brought forth good fruit, and cast them into the fire.

Then the Lord of the vineyard said to the servant, "Cut off the branches that have not produced good fruit, and throw them into the fire."

But behold, the servant said unto him: Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer, that perhaps it may bring forth good fruit unto thee, that thou canst lay it up against the season.

But the servant said to him, "Let's prune it, and dig around it, and nourish it a little longer, so that perhaps it may produce good fruit for you, and you can store it up for the season to come."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard and the servant of the Lord of the vineyard did nourish all the fruit of the vineyard.

So the Lord of the vineyard and the servant of the Lord of the vineyard nourished all the fruit of the vineyard.

And it came to pass that a long time had passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor again in the vineyard. For behold, the time draweth near, and the end soon cometh; wherefore, I must lay up fruit against the season, unto mine own self.

A long time had passed when the Lord of the vineyard said to his servant, "Come, let us go down into the vineyard and work in it again. For the time is drawing near, and the end will come soon; so I must store up fruit for myself for the season to come."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard and the servant went down into the vineyard; and they came to the tree whose natural branches had been broken off, and the wild branches had been grafted in; and behold all sorts of fruit did cumber the tree.

And the Lord of the vineyard and the servant went down into the vineyard; and they came to the tree whose natural branches had been broken off, where the wild branches had been grafted in; and all kinds of fruit weighed down the tree.

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard did taste of the fruit, every sort according to its number. And the Lord of the vineyard said: Behold, this long time have we nourished this tree, and I have laid up unto myself against the season much fruit.

And the Lord of the vineyard tasted the fruit, every kind, one by one. And the Lord of the vineyard said, "All this time we have nourished this tree, and I have stored up much fruit for myself for the season to come.

But behold, this time it hath brought forth much fruit, and there is none of it which is good. And behold, there are all kinds of bad fruit; and it profiteth me nothing, notwithstanding all our labor; and now it grieveth me that I should lose this tree.

But this time it has produced much fruit, and none of it is good. There is nothing but all kinds of bad fruit, and it is worth nothing to me, in spite of all our work; and now it grieves me to lose this tree."

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: What shall we do unto the tree, that I may preserve again good fruit thereof unto mine own self?

And the Lord of the vineyard said to the servant, "What are we to do with the tree, so that I can preserve good fruit from it for myself again?"

And the servant said unto his master: Behold, because thou didst graft in the branches of the wild olive-tree they have nourished the roots, that they are alive and they have not perished; wherefore thou beholdest that they are yet good.

And the servant said to his master, "Because you grafted in the branches of the wild olive tree, they have nourished the roots, and the roots are alive; they haven't died. And so you see that they are still good."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: The tree profiteth me nothing, and the roots thereof profit me nothing so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.

And the Lord of the vineyard said to his servant, "The tree is worth nothing to me, and its roots are worth nothing to me, as long as it produces bad fruit.

Nevertheless, I know that the roots are good, and for mine own purpose I have preserved them; and because of their much strength they have hitherto brought forth, from the wild branches, good fruit.

Even so, I know that the roots are good; I have preserved them for my own purpose, and because of their strength they have until now produced good fruit from the wild branches.

But behold, the wild branches have grown and have overrun the roots thereof; and because that the wild branches have overcome the roots thereof it hath brought forth much evil fruit; and because that it hath brought forth so much evil fruit thou beholdest that it beginneth to perish; and it will soon become ripened, that it may be cast into the fire, except we should do something for it to preserve it.

But the wild branches have grown and have overrun the roots; and because the wild branches have overcome the roots, the tree has produced much bad fruit; and because it has produced so much bad fruit, you see that it is beginning to die. Soon it will be ripe to be thrown into the fire, unless we do something to preserve it."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Let us go down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard, and behold if the natural branches have also brought forth evil fruit.

And the Lord of the vineyard said to his servant, "Let us go down into the farthest parts of the vineyard and see whether the natural branches have produced bad fruit as well."

And it came to pass that they went down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard. And it came to pass that they beheld that the fruit of the natural branches had become corrupt also; yea, the first and the second and also the last; and they had all become corrupt.

So they went down into the farthest parts of the vineyard. And they saw that the fruit of the natural branches had become corrupted as well: the first, and the second, and also the last; they had all become corrupted.

And the wild fruit of the last had overcome that part of the tree which brought forth good fruit, even that the branch had withered away and died.

And the wild fruit of the last had overcome the part of the tree that produced good fruit, so that the branch had withered away and died.

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard wept, and said unto the servant: What could I have done more for my vineyard?

And the Lord of the vineyard wept, and he said to the servant, "What could I have done more for my vineyard?

Behold, I knew that all the fruit of the vineyard, save it were these, had become corrupted. And now these which have once brought forth good fruit have also become corrupted; and now all the trees of my vineyard are good for nothing save it be to be hewn down and cast into the fire.

"I knew that all the fruit of the vineyard, except for these, had become corrupted. And now these, which once produced good fruit, have become corrupted too; and now all the trees of my vineyard are good for nothing except to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

And behold this last, whose branch hath withered away, I did plant in a good spot of ground; yea, even that which was choice unto me above all other parts of the land of my vineyard.

And look at this last one, whose branch has withered away: I planted it in a good spot of ground, in the very place that was most precious to me in all the land of my vineyard.

And thou beheldest that I also cut down that which cumbered this spot of ground, that I might plant this tree in the stead thereof.

You saw that I also cut down what was crowding this spot of ground, so that I could plant this tree in its place.

And thou beheldest that a part thereof brought forth good fruit, and a part thereof brought forth wild fruit; and because I plucked not the branches thereof and cast them into the fire, behold, they have overcome the good branch that it hath withered away.

And you saw that part of it produced good fruit and part of it produced wild fruit; and because I did not cut off its wild branches and throw them into the fire, they have overcome the good branch, and it has withered away.

And now, behold, notwithstanding all the care which we have taken of my vineyard, the trees thereof have become corrupted, that they bring forth no good fruit; and these I had hoped to preserve, to have laid up fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self. But, behold, they have become like unto the wild olive-tree, and they are of no worth but to be hewn down and cast into the fire; and it grieveth me that I should lose them.

"And now, in spite of all the care we have given my vineyard, its trees have become corrupted, so that they produce no good fruit; and I had hoped to preserve these, to store up their fruit for myself for the season to come. But they have become like the wild olive tree, and they are worth nothing except to be cut down and thrown into the fire; and it grieves me to lose them.

But what could I have done more in my vineyard? Have I slackened mine hand, that I have not nourished it, Nay, I have nourished it, and I have digged about it, and I have pruned it, and I have dunged it; and I have stretched forth mine hand almost all the day long, and the end draweth nigh. And it grieveth me that I should hew down all the trees of my vineyard, and cast them into the fire that they should be burned. Who is it that has corrupted my vineyard?

But what could I have done more in my vineyard? Have I slackened my hand, so that I have not nourished it? No, I have nourished it, and I have dug around it, and I have pruned it, and I have fertilized it; and I have stretched out my hand almost all the day long, and the end is drawing near. And it grieves me to cut down all the trees of my vineyard and throw them into the fire to be burned. Who is it that has corrupted my vineyard?"

And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master: Is it not the loftiness of thy vineyard—have not the branches thereof overcome the roots which are good? And because the branches have overcome the roots thereof, behold they grew faster than the strength of the roots, taking strength unto themselves. Behold, I say, is not this the cause that the trees of thy vineyard have become corrupted?

And the servant said to his master, "Isn't it the loftiness of your vineyard? Haven't its branches overcome the roots, which are good? And because the branches overcame the roots, they grew faster than the strength of the roots, taking strength to themselves. I say, is this not the reason that the trees of your vineyard have become corrupted?"

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Let us go to and hew down the trees of the vineyard and cast them into the fire, that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard, for I have done all. What could I have done more for my vineyard?

And the Lord of the vineyard said to the servant, "Let us go and cut down the trees of the vineyard and throw them into the fire, so that they will not clutter the ground of my vineyard; for I have done all. What could I have done more for my vineyard?"

But, behold, the servant said unto the Lord of the vineyard: Spare it a little longer.

But the servant said to the Lord of the vineyard, "Spare it a little longer."

And the Lord said: Yea, I will spare it a little longer, for it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard.

And the Lord said, "Yes, I will spare it a little longer, for it grieves me to lose the trees of my vineyard.

Wherefore, let us take of the branches of these which I have planted in the nethermost parts of my vineyard, and let us graft them into the tree from whence they came; and let us pluck from the tree those branches whose fruit is most bitter, and graft in the natural branches of the tree in the stead thereof.

So let us take branches from these that I have planted in the farthest parts of my vineyard, and let us graft them into the tree they came from; and let us cut from that tree the branches whose fruit is most bitter, and graft in the natural branches of the tree in their place.

And this will I do that the tree may not perish, that, perhaps, I may preserve unto myself the roots thereof for mine own purpose.

And this I will do so that the tree does not die, and so that, perhaps, I may preserve its roots for myself, for my own purpose.

And, behold, the roots of the natural branches of the tree which I planted whithersoever I would are yet alive; wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose, I will take of the branches of this tree, and I will graft them in unto them. Yea, I will graft in unto them the branches of their mother tree, that I may preserve the roots also unto mine own self, that when they shall be sufficiently strong perhaps they may bring forth good fruit unto me, and I may yet have glory in the fruit of my vineyard.

And see, the roots of the natural branches of the tree that I planted wherever I chose are still alive. So, to preserve them also for my own purpose, I will take branches from this tree and graft them into those. Yes, I will graft into them the branches of their mother tree, so that I can preserve their roots for myself as well; and then, when they are strong enough, perhaps they will produce good fruit for me, and I will still have glory in the fruit of my vineyard."

And it came to pass that they took from the natural tree which had become wild, and grafted in unto the natural trees, which also had become wild.

So they took branches from the natural tree, which had become wild, and grafted them into the natural trees, which had also become wild.

And they also took of the natural trees which had become wild, and grafted into their mother tree.

And they also took branches from the natural trees that had become wild, and grafted them into their mother tree.

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter; and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said.

And the Lord of the vineyard said to the servant, "Do not cut the wild branches from the trees, except those that are most bitter; and where you cut them, graft in the branches, just as I have said.

And we will nourish again the trees of the vineyard, and we will trim up the branches thereof; and we will pluck from the trees those branches which are ripened, that must perish, and cast them into the fire.

And we will nourish the trees of the vineyard again, and we will trim their branches; and we will cut from the trees the branches that are ripened and must die, and throw them into the fire.

And this I do that, perhaps, the roots thereof may take strength because of their goodness; and because of the change of the branches, that the good may overcome the evil.

And this I do so that, perhaps, their roots may take strength because of their goodness; and because of the change of branches, the good may overcome the bad.

And because that I have preserved the natural branches and the roots thereof, and that I have grafted in the natural branches again into their mother tree, and have preserved the roots of their mother tree, that, perhaps, the trees of my vineyard may bring forth again good fruit; and that I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard, and, perhaps, that I may rejoice exceedingly that I have preserved the roots and the branches of the first fruit—

And because I have preserved the natural branches and their roots, and have grafted the natural branches into their mother tree again, and have preserved the roots of their mother tree, perhaps the trees of my vineyard will again produce good fruit, and I will have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard; perhaps I will rejoice greatly that I have preserved the roots and the branches of the first fruit.

Wherefore, go to, and call servants, that we may labor diligently with our might in the vineyard, that we may prepare the way, that I may bring forth again the natural fruit, which natural fruit is good and the most precious above all other fruit.

"So go, and call servants, so that we may work diligently with all our might in the vineyard, and prepare the way for me to bring back the natural fruit again; for the natural fruit is good, the most precious of all fruit.

Wherefore, let us go to and labor with our might this last time, for behold the end draweth nigh, and this is for the last time that I shall prune my vineyard.

So let us go and work with all our might this last time, for the end is drawing near, and this is the last time I will prune my vineyard.

Graft in the branches; begin at the last that they may be first, and that the first may be last, and dig about the trees, both old and young, the first and the last; and the last and the first, that all may be nourished once again for the last time.

"Graft in the branches. Begin with the last, so that they may be first and the first may be last, and dig around the trees, both old and young, the first and the last, and the last and the first, so that all may be nourished once again for the last time.

Wherefore, dig about them, and prune them, and dung them once more, for the last time, for the end draweth nigh. And if it be so that these last grafts shall grow, and bring forth the natural fruit, then shall ye prepare the way for them, that they may grow.

So dig around them, and prune them, and fertilize them once more, for the last time, for the end is drawing near. And if these last grafts grow and produce the natural fruit, then you shall prepare the way for them, so that they may grow.

And as they begin to grow ye shall clear away the branches which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the size thereof; and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof all at once, lest the roots thereof should be too strong for the graft, and the graft thereof shall perish, and I lose the trees of my vineyard.

"And as they begin to grow, you shall clear away the branches that produce bitter fruit, according to the strength and size of the good; and you shall not clear away all the bad at once, or the roots will be too strong for the graft, and the graft will die, and I will lose the trees of my vineyard.

For it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard; wherefore ye shall clear away the bad according as the good shall grow, that the root and the top may be equal in strength, until the good shall overcome the bad, and the bad be hewn down and cast into the fire, that they cumber not the ground of my vineyard; and thus will I sweep away the bad out of my vineyard.

For it grieves me to lose the trees of my vineyard; so you shall clear away the bad as the good grows, keeping the root and the top equal in strength, until the good overcomes the bad and the bad is cut down and thrown into the fire, so that it does not clutter the ground of my vineyard. And in this way I will sweep the bad out of my vineyard.

And the branches of the natural tree will I graft in again into the natural tree;

"And the branches of the natural tree I will graft in again to the natural tree;

And the branches of the natural tree will I graft into the natural branches of the tree; and thus will I bring them together again, that they shall bring forth the natural fruit, and they shall be one.

and the branches of the natural tree I will graft into the natural branches of the tree; and in this way I will bring them together again, so that they will produce the natural fruit, and they will be one.

And the bad shall be cast away, yea, even out of all the land of my vineyard; for behold, only this once will I prune my vineyard.

And the bad will be thrown away, out of all the land of my vineyard; for only this once will I prune my vineyard."

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sent his servant; and the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him, and brought other servants; and they were few.

And the Lord of the vineyard sent his servant; and the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him, and he brought other servants; and they were few.

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto them: Go to, and labor in the vineyard, with your might. For behold, this is the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard; for the end is nigh at hand, and the season speedily cometh; and if ye labor with your might with me ye shall have joy in the fruit which I shall lay up unto myself against the time which will soon come.

And the Lord of the vineyard said to them, "Go and work in the vineyard with all your might. For this is the last time I will nourish my vineyard; the end is near, and the season is coming quickly; and if you work with all your might alongside me, you will have joy in the fruit that I will store up for myself for the time that will soon come."

And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their mights; and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them; and they did obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard in all things.

So the servants went and worked with all their might; and the Lord of the vineyard worked with them; and they obeyed the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard in all things.

And there began to be the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly; and the wild branches began to be plucked off and to be cast away; and they did keep the root and the top thereof equal, according to the strength thereof.

And the natural fruit began to return to the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive greatly, and the wild branches began to be cut off and thrown away; and they kept the root and the top equal, according to their strength.

And thus they labored, with all diligence, according to the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, even until the bad had been cast away out of the vineyard, and the Lord had preserved unto himself that the trees had become again the natural fruit; and they became like unto one body; and the fruits were equal; and the Lord of the vineyard had preserved unto himself the natural fruit, which was most precious unto him from the beginning.

And so they worked, with all diligence, according to the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, until the bad had been thrown out of the vineyard and the Lord had preserved for himself trees bearing the natural fruit once again; and they became like one body, and the fruits were equal; and the Lord of the vineyard had preserved for himself the natural fruit, which was most precious to him from the beginning.

And it came to pass that when the Lord of the vineyard saw that his fruit was good, and that his vineyard was no more corrupt, he called up his servants, and said unto them: Behold, for this last time have we nourished my vineyard; and thou beholdest that I have done according to my will; and I have preserved the natural fruit, that it is good, even like as it was in the beginning. And blessed art thou; for because ye have been diligent in laboring with me in my vineyard, and have kept my commandments, and have brought unto me again the natural fruit, that my vineyard is no more corrupted, and the bad is cast away, behold ye shall have joy with me because of the fruit of my vineyard.

And when the Lord of the vineyard saw that his fruit was good and that his vineyard was no longer corrupted, he called up his servants and said to them, "See, for this last time we have nourished my vineyard; and you can see that I have done according to my will, and I have preserved the natural fruit, and it is good, just as it was in the beginning. And blessed are you; for because you have been diligent in working with me in my vineyard, and have kept my commandments, and have brought back the natural fruit to me, so that my vineyard is no longer corrupted and the bad is thrown away, you will have joy with me because of the fruit of my vineyard.

For behold, for a long time will I lay up of the fruit of my vineyard unto mine own self against the season, which speedily cometh; and for the last time have I nourished my vineyard, and pruned it, and dug about it, and dunged it; wherefore I will lay up unto mine own self of the fruit, for a long time, according to that which I have spoken.

"For a long time I will store up the fruit of my vineyard for myself, for the season that is coming quickly; and for the last time I have nourished my vineyard, and pruned it, and dug around it, and fertilized it; so I will store up the fruit of my vineyard for myself, for a long time, according to what I have spoken.

And when the time cometh that evil fruit shall again come into my vineyard, then will I cause the good and the bad to be gathered; and the good will I preserve unto myself, and the bad will I cast away into its own place. And then cometh the season and the end; and my vineyard will I cause to be burned with fire.

"And when the time comes that bad fruit comes into my vineyard again, then I will have the good and the bad gathered; and the good I will preserve for myself, and the bad I will throw away into its own place. And then the season and the end will come; and I will have my vineyard burned with fire."