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Chapter 2  
     
1.
 The lads depart, they do not Sit.
  
2.
 Then They set face toward the Mountain of Night, toward the Convocation of the Assembly.
  
3.
 The Gods had not even sat down, the Deities to dine, when Baal stood up by El.
 
4.
 As soon as the Gods saw Them, saw the messengers of Yam, the emissaries of Judge Nahar, the Gods lowered Their heads upon Their knees.
  
5.
 Yea, upon the thrones of Their lordships.
  
6.
 Baal rebukes Them: "Why, O Gods, have Ye lowered, your heads on top of Your knees, yea, upon the thrones of Your lordships?
  
7.
 Let a pair of Gods read the tablets of the messengers of Yam, of the emissaries of Judge Nahar!
  
8.
 O Gods, lift up Your heads from the top of Your knees yea, from the thrones of Your lordships!
  
9.
 And I shall answer the messengers of Yam, the emissaries of Judge Nahar!"
  
10.
 The Gods lift Their heads from the top of their knees yea, from the thrones of their lordships.
  
11.
 After there arrive the messengers of Yam, the emissaries of JudgeNahar.
  
12.
 At the feet of El They do not fall, they do not prostrate themselves before the Convocation of the Assembly.
  
13.
 Arise, for they declare their information.
  
14.
 A fire, two fires!
  
15.
 He sees a burnished sword!
  
16.
 They say to The Bull, His father, El: "The message of Yam, Your lord, of Your master, Judge Nahar:
  
17.
 'Give up, O Gods, Him whom Ye harbor, him whom the multitudes harbor!
  
18.
 Give up Baal and His partisans, Dagon's Son, so that I may inherit His gold!'"
  
19.
 And The Bull, His father, El, replies: "Baal is Thy slave, O Yam!
  
20.
 Baal is Thy slave O Yam!
  
21.
 Dagon's Son is Thy captive!
  
22.
 He will bring Thy tribute like the Gods.
  
23.
 Like the Deities, Thy gift!"
  
24.
 But Prince Baal was infuriated.
  
25.
 A knife He takes in the hand, a dagger in the right hand.
  
26.
 To smite the lads He flourishes it.
  
27.
 Anath siezes His right hand, Astarte seizes His left hand: "How canst Thou smite the messengers of Yam? The emissaries of Judge Nahar?
  
28.
 They have merely brought the words of Yam-Nahar, word of Their Lord and Master."
  
29.
 But Prince Baal is infuriated.
 
30.
 He spares the lives of the messengers; He sends Them back to Their master.
 
31.
 He instructs them to give His information: Baal will not bow to Prince Yam.
 
32.
 He will not be the slave of Judge Nahar.
 
33.
 He declares once more that he shall slay the Tyrant lord of the Gods.
  
34.
 "To the earth let Our mighty one fall!
  
35.
 Yea, to dust Our strong one!"  

 
 
 

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