The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete. William Wake

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      8 Upon this both she and Joseph

       were brought to their trial, and

       the priest said unto her, Mary,

       what hast thou done?

      9 Why hast thou debased thy

       soul, and forgot thy God, seeing

       thou wast brought up in the Holy

       of Holies, and didst receive thy

       food from the hands of angels, and

       heardest their songs?

      10 Why hast thou done this?

      11 To which with a flood of

       tears she answered, As the Lord

       my God liveth, I am innocent in

       his sight, seeing I know no man.

      12 Then the priest said to Joseph,

       Why hast thou done this?

      13 And Joseph answered, As

       the Lord my God liveth, I have

       not been concerned with her.

      14 But the priest said, Lie not,

       but declare the truth; thou hast

       privately married her, and not

       discovered it to the children of

       Israel, and humbled thyself under

       the mighty hand (of God), that thy

       seed might be blessed:

      15 And Joseph was silent.

      16 Then said the priest

       (to Joseph), You must restore to

       the temple of the Lord the Virgin

       which you took thence.

      17 But he wept bitterly, and the

       priest added, I will cause you both

       to drink the water of the Lord,

       which is for trial, and so your

       iniquity shall be laid open before

       you.—[bitter water that causeth the curse]

      18 Then the priest took the water,

       and made Joseph drink, and sent him

       to a mountainous place,

      19 And he returned perfectly

       well, and all the people wondered

       that his guilt was not discovered.

      20 So the priest said, Since the

       Lord hath not made your sins

       evident, neither do I condemn

       you.

      21 So he sent them away.

      22 Then Joseph took Mary, and

       went to his house, rejoicing and

       praising the God of Israel.

      CHAP. XII.

      1 A decree from Augustus for taxing the Jews.

       5 Joseph puts Mary on an ass, to return to Bethlehem,

       6 she looks sorrowful,

       7 she laughs,

       8 Joseph inquires the cause of each,

       9 she tells him she sees two persons,

       one mourning and the other rejoicing.

       10 The delivery being near, he takes her

       from the ass, and places her in a cave.

      AND it came to pass, that there

       went forth a decree from

       the Emperor Augustus, that all

       the Jews should be taxed, who

       were of Bethlehem in Judaea.

      2 And Joseph said, I will take

       care that my children be taxed;

       but what shall I do with this young

       woman?

      3 To have her taxed as my wife

       I am ashamed; and if I tax her as

       my daughter, all Israel knows she

       is not my daughter.

      4 When the time of the Lord's

       appointment shall come, let him do

       as seems good to him.

      5 And he saddled the ass, and

       put her upon it, and Joseph and

       Simon followed after her, and

       arrived at Bethlehem within three

       miles.

      6 Then Joseph turning about

       saw Mary sorrowful, and said

       within himself, Perhaps she is in

       pain through that which is within

       her.

      7 But when he turned about

       again, he saw her laughing, and

       said to her,

      8 Mary, how happens it, that I

       sometimes see sorrow, and sometimes

       laughter and joy in thy countenance?

      9 And Mary replied to him,

       I see two people with mine eyes,

       the one weeping and mourning,

       the other laughing and rejoicing.

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