saahvaan vishvaa abhiyujaH kratur devaanaam amRktaH

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

agniM vishvaayuvepasam maryaM na vaajinaM hitam

gobhiH Syaama yashaso janeSv aa sadaa devaasa iLayaa sacemahi

prajaavataa vacasaa vahnir aasaa ca huve ni ca satsiiha devaiH

maa no hetir vivasvata aadityaaH kRtrimaa sharuH

avyo vaare pari priyaM hariM hinvanty adribhiH

aa pavamaana suSTutiM vRSTiM devebhyo duvaH

yadii maatur upa svasaa ghRtam bharanty asthita

Rtena mitraavaruNaav RtaavRdhaav RtaspRshaa

aa vacyasva mahi psaro vRSendo dyumnavattamaH

tvam uttamaasy oSadhe tava vRkSaa upastayaH

yaH suuriSu shravo bRhad dadhe sva\r Na haryataH

stotaa yat te anuvrata ukthaany Rtuthaa dadhe

etaaM vishpatniim aa bharaagnim manthaama puurvathaa

bRhadbhaano shavasaa vaajam ukthya\M dadhaasi daashuSe kave

The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

yat te divaM yat pRthiviim mano jagaama duurakam

yadaa vRtraM nadiivRtaM shavasaa vajrinn avadhiiH

evaa raatis tuviimagha vishvebhir dhaayi dhaatRbhiH

kavishasto bRhataa bhaanunaagaa havyaa juSasva medhira

saakaM vRddho viiryaai\H saasahir mRdho vicarSaNiH

taved indraavamaM vasu tvam puSyasi madhyamam