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§ 92.

HEROD ALARMED. ACCOUNT OF THE BAPTIST’S END.

ഹെരോദാവിന്റെ ഭയവും സ്നാപകന്റെ മരണവാൎത്തയും.

MATT. XIV. 1. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his ser- vants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. .. (Vide § 59) . . 6 But when Herod’s birth- day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7. Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. 9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat With him at meat, he com- manded it to be given her. 10 And he sent, and be- headed John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

MARK VI. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. .. (Vide § 59) . . 21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; 22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. 26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

LUKE IX. 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was per- plexed, be- cause thatit was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; 8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old pro- phets was risen again. 9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

അന്നു അപൂൎവ്വമായ ഒരു വാൎത്ത കേൾപാറായി. ഹെരോദാ യേശു
വിന്റെ ശ്രുതിയേയും അവൻ എലീയാവോ യിറമിയാവോ പക്ഷെ ജീവി
ച്ചെഴുനീറ്റ സ്നാപകൻ തന്നെയോ ആരോ എന്നുള്ള കേൾവിയേയും വിചാ
രിച്ചു വലഞ്ഞു, ഒടുവിൽ ഇവൻ ഞാൻ കൊല്ലിച്ചവന്റെ ആത്മാവെങ്കിലും
അവനിൽ വ്യാപരിച്ച ശക്തികൾ ഉള്ളവൻ എങ്കിലും ആകുന്നു എന്നു നിശ്ച
യിച്ചു (മാൎക്ക.), പാപലജ്ജയെ എല്ലാം അകറ്റി അതിശയകാരിയെ കാണ്മാൻ
ആഗ്രഹിക്കയും ചെയ്തു (ലൂക്ക.).

സ്നാപകൻ മരിച്ചതിന്റെ കാരണമോ: ഇടപ്രഭു സ്നാപകനെ കൊ
ല്ലുവാൻ വിചാരിച്ചപ്പോൾ പ്രജകൾ അവനെ മാനിക്കയാൽ ഭയപ്പെട്ടടങ്ങി
(മത്ത). പിന്നെ താനും അവനെ മഹാവിശുദ്ധൻ എന്നു ശങ്കിച്ചു തുടങ്ങി, ഹെ
രോദ്യ എത്ര നിൎബ്ബന്ധിച്ചിട്ടും കൊല്ലുവാൻ സമ്മതിക്കാത്തെ ബഹുമാനിച്ചു, കൂ
ടക്കൂട കേട്ടു ചിലതിൽ അനുസരിച്ചും തുടങ്ങി (മാൎക്ക.). പിന്നെ ജന്മദിവസ