Wallis Budge The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-7504-1230-9
Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand
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E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten

THIS volume contains a complete English translation of the famous Ethiopian work, The "Kebra Nagast," i.e. the "Glory of the Kings [of Ethiopia]." This work has been held in peculiar honour in Abyssinia for several centuries, and throughout that country it has been, and still is, venerated by the people as containing the final proof of their descent from the Hebrew Patriarchs, and of the kinship of their kings of the Solomonic line with Christ, the Son of God. The importance of the book, both for the kings and the people of Abyssinia, is clearly shown by the letter that King John of Ethiopia wrote to the late Lord Granville in August, 1872. The king says: "There is a book called 'Kivera Negust' which contains the Law of the whole of Ethiopia, and the names of the Shûms [ i.e. Chiefs], and Churches, and Provinces are in this book. I pray you find out who has got this book, and send it to me, for in my country my people will not obey my orders without it." The first summary of the contents of the Kebra Nagast was published by Bruce as far back as 1813, but little interest was roused by his somewhat bald précis. And, in spite of the labours of Prætorius, Bezold, and Hugues le Roux, the contents of the work are still practically unknown to the general reader in England. It is hoped that the translation given in the following pages will be of use to those who have not the time or opportunity for perusing the Ethiopic original. The Kebra Nagast is a great storehouse of legends and traditions, some historical and some of a purely folk-lore character, derived from the Old Testament and the later Rabbinic writings, and from Egyptian (both pagan and Christian), Arabian, and Ethiopian sources. Of the early history of the compilation and its maker, and of its subsequent editors we know nothing, but the principal groundwork of its earliest form was the traditions that were current in Syria, Palestine, Arabia, and Egypt during the first four centuries of the Christian era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wallis Budge, E. A.

Leseproben

The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek

1. The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek
2. The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek
3. Preface
4. Introduction
5. 1. Concerning The Glory Of Kings
6. 2. Concerning The Greatness Of Kings
7. 3. Concerning The Kingdom Of Adam
8. 4. Concerning Envy
9. 5. Concerning The Kingdom Of Seth
10. 6. Concerning The Sin Of Cain
11. 7. Concerning Noah
12. 8. Concerning The Flood
13. 9. Concerning The Covenant Of Noah
14. 10. Concerning Zion
15. 11. The Unanimous Declaration Of The Three Hundred And Eighteen Orthodox Fathers
16. 12. Concerning Canaan
17. 13. Concerning Abraham
18. 14. Concerning The Covenant Of Abraham
19. 15. Concerning Isaac And Jacob
20. 16. Concerning Rôbêl (Reuben)
21. 17. Concerning The Glory Of Zion
22. 18. How The Orthodox Fathers And Bishops Agreed
23. 19. How This Book Came To Be Found
24. 20. Concerning The Division Of The Earth
25. 21. Concerning The Queen Of The South
26. 22. Concerning Tâmrîn, The Merchant
27. 23. How The Merchant Returned To Ethiopia
28. 24. How The Queen Made Ready To Set Out On Her Journey
29. 25. How The Queen Came To Solomon The King
30. 26. How The King Held Converse With The Queen
31. 27. Concerning The Labourer
32. 28. How Solomon Gave Commandments To The Queen
33. 29. Concerning The Three Hundred And Eighteen [Patriarchs]
34. 30. Concerning How King Solomon Swore To The Queen
35. 31. Concerning The Sign Which Solomon Gave The Queen
36. 32. How The Queen Brought Forth And Came To Her Own Country
37. 33. How The King Of Ethiopia Travelled
38. 34. How The Young Man Arrived In His Mother's Country
39. 35. How King Solomon Sent To His Son The Commander Of His Army
40. 36. How King Solomon Held Intercourse With His Son
41. 37. How Solomon Asked His Son Questions
42. 38. How The King Planned To Send Away His Son With The Children Of The Nobles
43. 39. How They Made The Son Of Solomon King
44. 40. How Zadok The Priest Gave Commands To David The King
45. 41. Concerning The Blessing Of Kings
46. 42. Concerning The Ten Commandments
47. 43. How The Men Of The Army Of Israel Received [Their] Orders
48. 44. How It Is Not A Seemly Thing To Revile The King
49. 45. How Those Who Were Sent Away Wept And Made A Plan
50. 46. How They Made A Plan Concerning Zion
51. 47. Concerning The Offering Of Azâryâs (Azariah) And The King
52. 48. How They Carried Away Zion
53. 49. How His Father Blessed His Son
54. 50. How They Bade Farewell To His Father And How The City Mourned
55. 51. How He Said Unto Zadok The Priest, "Go And Bring The Covering (Or, Clothing) Which Is Upon It (I.E.Zion)"
56. 52. How Zadok The Priest Departed
57. 53. How The Wagon Was Given To Ethiopia
58. 54. How David [The King Of Ethiopia] Prophesied And Saluted Zion
59. 55. How The People Of Ethiopia Rejoiced
60. 56. Of The Return Of Zadok The Priest, And The Giving Of The Gift
61. 57. Concerning The Fall Of Zadok The Priest
62. 58. How Solomon Rose Up To Slay Them
63. 59. How The King Questioned An Egyptian, The Servant Of Pharaoh
64. 60. How Solomon Lamented For Zion
65. 61. How Solomon Returned To Jerusalem
66. 62. Concerning The Answer Which Solomon Made To Them
67. 63. How The Nobles Of Israel Agreed [With The King]
68. 64. How The Daughter Of Pharaoh Seduced Solomon
69. 65. Concerning The Sin Of Solomon
70. 66. Concerning The Prophecy Of Christ
71. 67. Concerning The Lamentation Of Solomon
72. 68. Concerning Mary, Our Lady Of Salvation
73. 69. Concerning The Question Of Solomon
74. 70. How Rehoboam Reigned
75. 71. Concerning Mary, The Daughter Of David
76. 72. Concerning The King Of Rome. (Constantinople)
77. 73. Concerning The First Judgment Of ’Adrâmî King Of Rômê
78. 74. Concerning The King Of Medyâm
79. 75. Concerning The King Of Babylon
80. 76. Concerning Lying Witnesses
81. 77. Concerning The King Of Persia
82. 78. Concerning The King Of Moab
83. 79. Concerning The King Of Amalek
84. 80. Concerning The King Of The Philistines
85. 81. How The Son Of Samson Slew The Son Of The King Of The Philistines
86. 82. Concerning The Going Down Of Abraham Into Egypt
87. 83. Concerning The King Of The Ishmaelites
88. 84. Concerning The King Of Ethiopia And How He Returned To His Country
89. 85. Concerning The Rejoicing Of Queen Mâkedâ
90. 86. How Queen Mâkedâ Made Her Son King
91. 87. How The Nobles (Or Governors) Of Ethiopia Took The Oath
92. 88. How He Himself Related To His Mother How They Made Him King
93. 89. How The Queen Talked To The Children Of Israel
94. 90. How Azariah Praised The Queen And Her City
95. 91. This Is What Ye Shall Eat: The Clean And The Unclean
96. 92. How They Renewed The Kingdom Of David
97. 93. How The Men Of Rômê Destroyed The Faith
98. 94. The First War Of The King Of Ethiopia
99. 95. How The Honourable Estate Of The King Of Ethiopia Was Universally Accepted
100. 96. Concerning The Prophecy About Christ
101. 97. Concerning The Murmuring Of Israel
102. 98. Concerning The Rod Of Moses And The Rod Of Aaron
103. 99. Concerning The Two Servants
104. 100. Concerning The Angels Who Rebelled
105. 101. Concerning Him That Existeth In Everything And Everywhere
106. 102. Concerning The Beginning
107. 103. Concerning The Horns Of The Altar
108. 104. More Concerning The Ark And The Talk Of The Wicked
109. 105. Concerning The Belief Of Abraham
110. 106. A Prophecy Concerning The Coming Of Christ
111. 107. Concerning His Entrance Into Jerusalem In Glory
112. 108. Concerning The Wickedness Of The Iniquitous Jews ...