Jesus of Nazareth Page #2

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may be crushed out of the heart of Israel.

Should a man marry a woman

and she find no favour in his eyes,...

..because he has found in her

the stain of uncleanliness,...

..let him write a bill of repudiation

and deliver it into her hands.

This applies, even if

I haven't taken Mary into my house?

Yes.

All that is needed

is for a bill to be written...

..and delivered

in the presence of two witnesses.

No.

If I do that, I will expose her shame.

I can't.

I can't.

I'll send her away if I must,...

..but in secret.

God knows the secret of the heart.

Trust in him, and accept.

Accept it, Joseph.

The Lord will not abandon you.

Thank you.

(gasping)

(moaning)

(Joseph) Oh, no... no...

Oh...

No...

No! No!

No!

(man's voice) Joseph!

Joseph, son of David.

Do not be afraid

to take Mary as your wife.

lt is by the Holy Spirit

that she has conceived.

She will bear a son, and you shall

give him the name Jesus, the Saviour.

(d percussion)

(man) Hey, Joseph, Joseph!

The bride is arriving! Mary's here!

(music stops)

With this ring...

With this ring...

..be thou consecrated unto me.

..be thou consecrated unto me.

According to the Law of Moses

and of Israel.

According to the Law of Moses

and of Israel.

May the Lord bless and preserve you.

May the Lord

make his face shine upon you.

May the Lord Lift up his countenance

towards you...

..and give you peace.

(all) Amen.

(music starts)

Ah! Census!

It's a trick to increase the taxes.

And we all know

where the money ends up - in Rome.

But why should it?

- What does Rome give us?

- That's not the point.

The Romans want to count us -

how many we are, where we are.

They want us to know

that they are our rulers.

But we should have no earthly ruler.

No rule but the Lord. No king but God.

It's not for you to remind us of

the Scriptures. Be quiet and go home.

I apologise for my son.

He's too young to understand.

What are you doing

to the faith of our fathers?

All over Galilee are thousands of Jews

preparing for what you talk about in there:

..the coming of the king who'll liberate us.

But what are you doing about it? Nothing!

- We accept Rome's violence like sheep.

- Come!

- We are not worthy of the king to come!

- Stop!

- The king to come will not bring violence.

- Huh?

It is written.

He himself is pure from sin.

God shall cause him to be mighty

through the spirit of holiness,...

..and wise

through the counsel of understanding.

Now come home. Stay there till you learn

more respect for your elders.

Anna.

I must go to Bethlehem.

Uh?

It's my native town, and...

..and Mary must come with me.

- Why?

- For the census.

So even Augustus obeys God.

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