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Gevurot 16:25-36 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

25. And about chatzot halailah Rav Sha'ul and Sila were davening and were singing niggunim to Hashem, and the prisoners were listening to them.

26. And, suddenly, there came a gevaltike earthquake, so that the beis hasohar was shaken to its foundations, and immediately were opened all delatot (doors) and all sharsherot (chains) were unfastened.

27. And the soher, having awakened and having seen the delatot of the beis hasohar having been opened, drew his cherev (sword) and was about to commit suicide, thinking the prisoners had run away.

28. But Rav Sha'ul shouted with a kol gadol, saying, "Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here."

29. And having asked for lights, he rushed in and, starting to tremble with pachad, he fell down before Rav Sha'ul and Sila.

30. Then, leading them outside, the soher said, "Rabbotai, what is it necessary for me to do that I may come to Yeshu'at Eloheinu?"

31. And Moshiach's Shlichim said, "Have emunah in the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua, and you will come to Yeshu'at Eloheinu, you and your bais."

32. And they spoke to him the dvar Hashem together with all the ones in his bais.

33. And having taken them in that hour of the lailah, the soher washed their wounds, and at once he did getoivult (was given Moshiach's tevilah of teshuva), as well as his entire mishpochah.

34. After that he led them to tish in his bais, and he set before them okhel, and he with his whole bais had simcha gedolah that they had come to emunah in Hashem.

35. And in the boker, the magistrates sent the soterim (policemen), saying, "Release those men."

36. And the soher reported these words to Rav Sha'ul, saying, "The magistrates sent word that you may be released; now, therefore, go and depart in shalom." [SHOFETIM 18:6]

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