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so

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foreign

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all of the temple's servants are

punished if they fail to do their duties

in a proper manner we treat them all

equally

fairly

and just because mary is our relative

she should not be an exception am i

right

i'm sure the punishment wasn't out of

animosity

we all love mary very much yes

but children must learn to understand

the meaning of pain and hardship from a

young age

stop being so irrational zechariah

you're saying that we should punish them

harshly these children are insolent

if they're not punished for their

mischief when they misbehave

they'll turn the temple upside down that

is why their hearts

must be filled with fear they're all

afraid of me and i do my best to

reinforce this fear

tell me zechariah do you

remember when i was your student

yes and i never harmed you jeroboam no

you didn't

you didn't but all the other teachers

did the other teachers beat us

barbarically with whips

they kept the fire of pain and suffering

burning in us

agony anger

and resentment these things build

character

and tolerance in a person just what are

you trying to say jeroboam

hatred and vengeance are not virtues for

believers

vengeance hurts the heart and brings

god's curse along with it

and anger steals joy and happiness from

a person

life is filled with suffering zechariah

when herod took the emperor's army here

and attacked jerusalem

and when he had his soldiers ruthlessly

massacre every rabbi

in sight at one point i got stuck

under a half-burnt piece of timber

the roman soldiers were standing above

me

my leg started to burn

but i did not cry out

nor did i even move

i just lay there playing dead

and when they were satisfied that i was

they left me alone

tolerating pain was what saved my life

that day

through pain

is how we achieve perfection

all of the temple servants and scholars

should be exposed to this pain this

most sublime pleasure in order

to build character

i think that old wound has infected your

soul and made you

wrongfully hateful towards god's

servants jeroboam

look in your heart

please hello i ask you to exempt mary

from working in the temple any longer

hello joseph what happened

nothing then why are you crying

can't you do something grandfather they

taunt mary all the time

when you're not here to see it

she's lonely very lonely she's a divine

miracle

a flower that has blossomed amid the

jews

but no one appreciates her

i'm gonna teach that mean old jeroboam a

lesson that i'll never

ever forget come i'm going down joseph

where is mary now over there

hello mary hello

mary i've just finished speaking with

hillel

from now on you can spend your time here

only to worship

no more working but if i don't do the

work who will

there are enough servants at the temple

for that i see thank you

now go get some rest so no one will ever

hurt her anymore right

yes i hope so mary's been working

too hard she told me she didn't mind it

she just felt distressed because she had

to come and go among the men

she had asked god to prepare her for

spending her time only worshiping

and now her prayers have been answered

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she's exempt she's been excused from

work they say she's not allowed to teach

us anymore

it's better she just stayed

no one believed when the rabbis kept

insisting that girls don't belong in the

temple

and now look at the trouble that's been

caused it's just devastating

don't you see they should have excused

her from working in the first place

they're always saying that we shouldn't

interfere with everything

but do you think men could do the work

that we do day in and day out

how can we expect such a thing from them

a man couldn't even survive a day

without a woman

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see you

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pigeons

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okay

may god answer all your prayers

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may god bless your kindness and

generosity

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we are happy zachariah that your

relatives who are pharisees are in

charge of managing the temple

but you do seem to be kinder to the

sadducees

well take care goodbye

hello mary

why are you sitting here alone dear

how are you feeling today does your hand

still hurt

it's much better

forgive me i blame myself for leaving

you alone so often but i

don't have a choice it's a long way to

travel from galilee

grandfather yes

i'm only a child i don't understand why

adults argue so much

and don't get along with one another

i have nothing to do with them so why do

they treat me so badly

why do some people treat others badly i

don't understand how is it people can

just not like each other

god knows that i like jeroboam i do

and so

i feel so upset i must have done

something wrong to make him angry

you are exactly as you should be pure

and innocent

your father imran also suffered greatly

despite his wonderful love for these

people

but why because he was god's prophet

but these people are also awaiting god's

messenger the messiah right

i'm afraid he too will be troubled by

them

what will he want from them nothing

they will hear from christ moses's great

religious laws

you see mary the religion which

currently exists

among the people is not entirely based

on moses's teachings

over the years the wealthy and powerful

israelites made changes to moses's

teachings

in accordance to their own liking

so christ will also go through a lot of

suffering

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come on

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my

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who's that

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is it you mary

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why have you come here why are you

crying

i miss my mother

i'll go and get more water

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what happened

what happened hannah

what happened don't tell me you're in

pain again

i'm fine i'm fine

i just

i can't help it

i just can't seem to stop myself from

thinking about her

wherever i look her face seems to

flicker

before my eyes

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i don't have a child but i swear i

understand what you're

going through you'll waste away if you

keep this up

i suggest you go and see you're in the

temple today

i shouldn't go there too often elizabeth

if she sees me it might make it harder

for her to stay there in the temple

don't worry mary will be strong i know

she will

i've made a promise yes but not to be

distant from her

you promised to send mary to the temple

which you've done

hannah your love for mary is a holy love

go and see her go

go and see your precious daughter go and

embrace her again

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wash your hands so that you're free of

sin and cleanse your hearts before the

christ arrives

purify yourselves before your hearts are

revealed to him

so that you may not suffer a great

humiliation

why are you so greedy for worldly things

and ignorant of the hereafter

awaken and open your eyes

look into your hearts now for christ

will not intercede

when you stand before god in judgment

what is she saying it will not be long

before he comes and punishes you for

your crimes

punishes you for stealing money from

orphans

you make a living by overcharging people

for your goods

and then you try to justify this

oppression

this horrible oppression that causes

such harm

you call yourselves pharisees and say

that you devote yourselves to god

but you devote yourselves in no

meaningful way

that's the woman who staged the temple

city

she's a mischievous woman and relentless

she hasn't let the people have any peace

ever since the day she arrived

you wear the clothes of rabbis and speak

of righteousness

with lofty flattery and empty words you

fail

you fail to take the step towards the

truth pharisees

be aware for his wrath will be visited

upon you

because his rules are based on justice

and on piety it must be so

the true believers have a problem with

the pharisees

you think so just wait till she warms up

she'll address the sadducees as well

you'll see

why are you standing around here for get

onto your classes

listen woman perhaps you'd better tie a

tighter knot in your robe

maybe god will have a cure for you then

don't worry my cure will come soon

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enough

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okay

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where were you why didn't you come visit

mary earlier

you can't have given up on her

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where is she where's my mary

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how is she mary

i want to see her now

wait a moment she'll be here very soon

i can bear it no more

it's been long since i've been able to

eat or sleep

illness has set my strength from me

your separation from mary is damaging

your health hannah

what have you been through i can't

imagine

why are you tormenting yourself this way

just wait

she'll come soon

there she is

mary here mary

mary

why have you called her here

she mustn't see me she mustn't

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why i'm

i'm afraid that if she sees me

she'll find it difficult to stay here

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good day to you

hello mary how are you today

i'm just fine how do you find it here

mary

are you happy here yes i'm happy here

tell me have you heard from my mother

she's well your mother is just fine

i'm worried about her i don't know what

she's doing

doesn't she know how much i love her

i don't have anyone else in this world

but her

and i don't see zechariah that often

here

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so whenever i think of my dear mother

i just feel even more lonely

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well i'd better go good day then

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you're not holding up well

your whole body is shivering

let me go call a doctor for you

i just saw my doctor

but i couldn't even touch her

i can't wish for anything more

nothing else in this world

now that i've seen her and heard her

voice

goodbye anna

so

oh

she all right

wake up

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it's hard for a mother to be separated

from her child

she was a good mother

god wanted it this way be patient

elizabeth

hannah fulfilled her promise to god

her sacrifice

we must be content with god's will but i

just feel so sorry for her

just as she found a little happiness

mary was taken away from her

she used to tell me how hard it was how

painful not to be near her

i'm so glad she went to visit mary in

the temple

before taking her last breath near her

dear child

mary

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how are we going to tell her

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hello mary

hello grandfather

what are you thinking about mary

i was just thinking that it's been six

months and 17 days since i came to the

temple

have you had a hard time here

no but

every day i wonder when when will my

mother come and see me

many days have passed and many nights

have gone but she still hasn't come to

visit my heart is aching

i feel a strange sense a sense of grief

is it possible for a mother to forget

her very own child grandfather

no it's not

and why doesn't my mother come and see

me

why are you crying grandfather what's

wrong

i was just thinking of my own mother

whom i loved very much mary

did she leave you alone as well

one day i went to the forest to collect

some firewood

when i suddenly felt a deep sense of

grief

it seemed to crush my chest

just the same way you feel now

i too sensed an indescribable feeling

when i returned i saw that a group of

people had gathered

in front of my home i

i passed the people and went inside

my mother was lying in her bed

her eyes were closed and she looked

exactly as if she was sleeping

she never seemed to be more at peace

it was as though all the pain and

suffering of the world had left her

i put my arms around her neck and i

kissed her but she

didn't wake up

are you trying to tell me something

grandfather

is it about my mother

is it that my mother is

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now i know why she hasn't come to see me

here

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oh mary my poor innocent girl

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hmm

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dear god i've lost my mother

i trust that you will bless her and look

after her now that she is with you

please don't abandon me in my loneliness

as i am deeply grieved

and heartbroken

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we keep wasting our time trying to teach

you scoundrels a lesson

look at this you feel these jugs to the

brim and when they break you say they

were too heavy

i was only going to fill it halfway

don't talk back to me

who are you taking this water for i'm

taking it for uncle joseph joseph

tell him to come get his old water

now get out of here uncle joseph uncle

joseph

what's wrong guys over there picking on

us

all right

hello my dear colleagues hello joseph

you can go child

i'll get the water myself

my dear brothers these young servants

are weak and defenseless

they came here to learn about kindness

from their elders it's a temple's

tradition joseph

all of us were taught this way as well

don't forget your childhood hardships

but remember only you can put an end to

these immoral traditions

don't forget the teachings of the holy

book

which says you shouldn't hurt others

i do not believe you would be saying

these things if you were aware of the

temple's expenditures

i'm sorry but we've already renewed the

contracts of the money changes in the

market

and you know that all the strangers and

outsiders who visit jerusalem

all come to you to change their money

into shekels and you receive three coins

in interest

for the exchange one of which always

ends up in your pockets

it's not worthwhile for us besides most

of the money that the people and

worshipers offer the temple

ends up in your hands doesn't it herod

soldiers have come and told us that

they've raised the taxes

raise the taxes now of all times i mean

can you believe it

the money changes don't have that much

money listen to what you're saying

herod receives taxes from us as well so

just pay to herod the taxes he's old

we're going to have to increase the

interest on loans

and your share of the deal will continue

to be one coin

have you gone mad it would be cruelty

to increase the interest rates and it

would cause chaos the people have enough

problems

without having to deal with this they're

already tolerating severe hardships

and are complaining of poverty they

would rebel

since when since when have you ever

worried about rebellion from the people

if we don't care about the people's

needs then no one is going to care about

them

what's happening to issachar uh i

i didn't mean to upset you please

forgive me issachar

it's nothing to do with you

he's been suffering from this ailment

for many years now

i'm sorry but this

pain has sapped all my strength

they say that mary daughter of imran has

divine gifts

why don't you go see her anyone she ever

prays for

is usually healed

if mary had that ability she'd heal the

pain in her own foot and wouldn't limp

now wouldn't she

you know the pain in mary's foot is

because she spends so much time

worshiping and standing during her

prayers

come look at this

come on please i've traveled all this

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here to tell the truth

most of the pilgrims who come to visit

the temple are coming to see her

you've publicized her without even

realizing it these people and their

ridiculous superstitions

the people have always been

superstitious this is only their new

game that's all

one day they'll all tire of playing it

they'll tire their belief in mary

this holy book is the book of life

we are like wanderers who are lost in

the darkness of the night

in a desert where a flash of lightning

will show us the way but only for a

brief moment

but the holy book and the prophet light

the way for us they help us to see and

to understand

so rise up and support your prophet

zechariah

he who will lead you through the black

knight and show you the path

and keep the fires of hell at bay oh

people the sound of the poor can be

heard from afar

crying for freedom from oppression and

rest from their daily toils

the christ will come and abolish these

money-loving hypocrites

who would keep them in bondage he will

loose their bindings

the doors of paradise are open to those

who feed the poor

and pave the way for christ's appearance

and in a revelation to david god told

him

give good news to the sinners and

frighten those ones who are now

righteous

david asked why is it i shall give good

news to the sinners and frighten those

who are righteous

god replied tell the sinners that i will

accept their repentance and forgive them

for their sins

and warn those who are righteous not to

be too complacent with their deeds

because complacency leads to a man's

destruction

this is good news for the sinner who

shall have a second chance to change

and for the righteous it is a warning to

stay mindful

so my dear friends be humble in your

good deeds

and always lower your heads before god

who watches over

because he has created the man you are

and knows the man that you may become

god will not tolerate this aggression

herod which aggression

you go and make plots against my throne

is that not aggression

i'm not involved in any plot do you know

that well of course you say that

i've lived with you for many years i

know you very well herod

and right now you've been influenced by

rumors and malicious people

people who despise me and want me gone

then tell me this if you really are

innocent

then how do you justify your endless

visits to the jewish extremists

the helpless jews are of course fond of

me am i betraying the king simply by

helping them

that's right you are you are betraying

the king by trying to manipulate the

king's peasants

tell me can you see the day when they

take orders from you

instead of from the rightful king that

would be the biggest betrayal

that's not how it is i'm only trying to

appease your subjects

am i not the spouse of the king if i am

kind to them is it not as if you are

being kind to them

don't you want to be admired by your

subordinates

you've told me that several times

haven't you not in this kingdom's

traditions

don't you remember how your father king

antigonus used this method to rule

and when he entered the battle against

me he was afraid

and hesitant he was defeated and

humiliated he was not defeated

because his name still lives on among

the people till this day

he did something most rulers don't have

the courage to do

he ruled the people's hearts you see

i told you about this before didn't i i

was right she only wants to avenge her

defeated father and to avenge her

forgotten ancestral name

i'm proud to be miriam daughter of

antigonus the great king of the jews

member of hecanus ii's family

yes i realize it's easy to insult the

kings of the past

while under the protection of the

present emperor

you see it doesn't require much courage

or nobility

insolence and defeating my father

with the help of the endless roman army

is no great feat and surely nothing to

be proud of

come here

take this woman and throw her straight

into the dungeon

i will crucify you i will tell them to

skin you alive

i will humiliate you until you fall at

my feet and beg forgiveness

take her away it's lady miriam

that's lady take her away

herod beware the day the consequence of

this aggression is visited upon you

did you see the way she revealed her

evil intentions in the end

she's an arrogant woman but what else

can you possibly expect from king

antigonus's daughter

oh stop your love for this woman never

ends does it herod

didn't you see how she belittled you

just now

she belittled me but she did not

confess

she did not confess

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this is the same dungeon that was used

during the time of my

father's rule

i'm sure he never imagined that one day

they'd throw his precious daughter in

here too

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anyway this is not solomon or david's

monarchy

and even if an ordinary person like my

father was in power

there'd be no way to escape his tyranny

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perhaps i'm paying the price for the

cries of the innocent people who have

suffered in this dungeon

during his reign

back then i was only just a young girl

i was carefree and inconsiderate

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i had no knowledge of the pain and

suffering people were going through

maybe this is the price for seeing mary

years ago

fate seems to have turned against me

from the moment i saw her

be quiet miriam have patience

this could be your final transition in

this life

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if only i could see her one more time

mary mary

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am

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oh

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you