Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

ud u tiSTha savitaH shrudhy a\sya hiraNyapaaNe prabhRtaav Rtasya

yaa deveSu tanva\m airayanta yaasaaM somo vishvaa ruupaaNi veda

pRchaami tvaa vRSNo ashvasya retaH pRchaami vaacaH paramaM vyo\ma

abhi pra bhara dhRSataa dhRSanmanaH shravash cit te asad bRhat

Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

sed u hotaa satyataro yajaati yathaa devaanaaM janimaani veda

vanaa vasaano varuNo na sindhuun vi ratnadhaa dayate vaaryaaNi

imaa gaavaH sarame yaa aichaH pari divo antaan subhage patantii

sa vRtrahatye havyaH sa iiDyaH sa suSTuta indraH satyaraadhaaH

yaam me dhiyam maruta indra devaa adadaata varuNa mitra yuuyam

puruuNi ratnaa dadhatau ny a\sme anu puurvaaNi cakhyathur yugaani

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

nahii nv a\sya pratimaanam asty antar jaateSuuta ye janitvaaH

shyenasya cij javasaa nuutanenaagachatam ashvinaa shaMtamena

imaam me agne samidhaM juSasveLas pade prati haryaa ghRtaaciim

praitashaM suurye paspRdhaanaM sauvashvye suSvim aavad indraH

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

yaH smaarundhaano gadhyaa samatsu sanutarash carati goSu gachan

abhi yaM devy aditir gRNaati savaM devasya savitur juSaaNaa

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

sed u hotaa satyataro yajaati yathaa devaanaaM janimaani veda

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

aa shaMtama shaMtamaabhir abhiSTibhir aa svaape svaapibhiH