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ah

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um

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so

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foreign

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there you go

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fresh vegetables

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oh

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people today is the sabbath why are you

all working have respect for the day of

the sabbath

go and worship god instead do not stay

here

it is certain that you will receive

nothing but the fires of hell if you

continue your business in the market

why on earth is that

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surely you have all read the torah where

it says you mustn't work on this day

heed those words it's a day of atonement

rather than working seek purity from

your god

people you cannot argue against the

decree of god

the punishment for this transgression is

extreme the women's right

today is indeed the sabbath it is a sin

to do business on this day

who fail to obey the world what are you

talking about away from their trust

that's fine

no please come back look the rabbis are

right there

leave this place at once and go home

i'll be punished how can we do business

like this

stay here i don't know what can you do

today you must

take you know that i speak the truth

you must listen to me people repent

sincerely to god

don't sin because these sins will take

away blessings from your businesses

so if it isn't anna the mad woman

the heroine of the temple what do you

want

why do you want to upset all the people

like this

perhaps you could give your speech

someplace if i give you a large handful

of coins

what about azrael azrael

are you going to pay the angel of death

with your filthy money

listen michael i think it would benefit

you to remove that woman from this place

she's spreading her ideologies and

upsetting decent people

it's going to have a negative effect on

the temple's business

you know what to do she's better off god

we're tired of her as well i can assure

you there's nothing we can do about her

on second thought

what is it why do you feel the need to

disturb the peace

if you don't keep your mouth shut i'll

have you thrown out of here understand

you know something you sound exactly

like one of herod soldiers to me

i see you're on the same side as the

money changers is that it

you want to calm the people more and

more every day

this is still our god's house isn't it

don't you think we should be obeying

god's commandment and observing the

sabbath instead of doing business

everybody don't listen to this mad woman

it's blasphemy

you should only be hearing the word of

god through the rabbis because we have

read many books

you are being cruel to the poor animals

that carry these books for you

are you certain they're not carrying

your ego as well

you're crazy she's crazy get back to

business

why are you people listening to her

she's nothing but a malcontent stirring

up trouble

don't worry we'll tell you what's right

and what's wrong

be going about your business you're

committing no sin

the rabbi has even said so go on

go on

the prison guard my lady so

any news lady miriam remains quiet for

now

as per your instructions we've taken

away her royal robes and given her

standard prison clothes my lady

has anyone from zachariah's supporters

come to see her

no not yet we haven't even allowed her

handmaidens to come visit her

no one has the courage to come and see

her she's totally isolated

what is she doing now she sits and prays

so she's praying that can only mean that

her spirits remain high

she's like her father stubborn and

arrogant

she will no longer receive food if that

doesn't work

take away her water her water my lady

silence

do as you're instructed all right

i'm going to crush you miriam you'll see

me when are you going to stop being so

spiteful towards her

why are you upset miriam isn't your

mother

i know just how much herod loves miriam

and if his love should ever turn into

hatred

then we are all going to suffer the

consequences

don't be a child antipater you are the

heir to herod's throne

you should be thinking about stabilizing

your power right now

miriam is the greatest of all your

enemies

josie hello your honor how are you

i heard that you're leaving the temple

is that correct

yes your honor i wish to be with

zachariah

i knew your parents very well before

they passed

they were people of great character

and you are among the most honorable of

the temple's

why do you wish to leave stay and

complete your religious studies i'm

certain you will make an exceptional

rabbi and you'll receive a good income

i want to learn carpentry from zechariah

your honor

i wish to be his student i hope i'll be

able to put those skills to use

in order to earn money that i can use to

help the poor

besides right now in the temple there

are plenty of rabbis

making timely well-considered decisions

is the mark of a man with true value

you're a smart and gifted person joseph

and you've chosen a wise teacher for

yourself

you remind me a lot of my younger days

there were time in my life when i wanted

to follow my heart wherever it might

lead

but i hesitated

you have my blessing

zechariah i'm ready

joseph come

us say goodbye to mary

mary

hello hello

joseph wants to leave the temple to

become my student

sister do you have any words for me

be grateful for being by zechariah's

side joseph

it is a wonderful honor i know

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joseph the beauty of nature that you see

all around you

shows the exquisiteness of god's

creation

but it will all perish just like

everything else

until the day of judgment when

everything that has died will be revived

again

those who deny the day of judgment will

ask why don't the angels descend upon us

why why are we the only ones who can't

see god

truly they are being quite arrogant and

they go too far

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when the day comes for them to see the

angels the angels won't give

revelations they'll turn them away on

that day

all the unbelievers will express nothing

but regret

wishing in vain that they'd followed the

ways of the prophets

i've had many students before you but

each one of them made excuses and left

me

joseph it brings joy to the heart to

build a cradle for an orphaned child to

rest in

it brings more joy than anyone can ever

know to be truly selfless and build a

hut to shelter the homeless

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i just hope that i am worthy of being

your student

elizabeth good news look who's here

joseph i can't believe it's you

you've grown so much since i've seen you

hello hello

i am at your service lady elizabeth

god bless your beautiful mother if only

she was here to see your son

joseph will be my student he wants to

learn carpentry

wonderful

you want to pay three shekels for this

bracelet i paid ten sure

listen your expenses have gone up you

should bear in mind the increase in tax

and interest

that's ridiculous all right just give me

back my money this is everything i have

planned

how am i supposed to feed my children

calm down

calm down there's no use in yelling i'm

just taking

i'm upset that's what we know about

children

of course

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people argue here every day i wouldn't

be surprised if they attacked us soon

this is terrible didn't i tell you to

stop the money changes and users from

coming in here michael

but you pharisees objected to my words

have insisted that the temple and god's

religion were desperately in need of the

money

raised from their trading now look at

what you've done now take a good look at

the trouble you've gotten us into with

this

this is going to destroy us all mark my

words

move it clear the way

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what is it why are you here two this way

two that way

search everywhere hurry up close the

doors at the temple nobody must be

allowed to leave

some of the rabbis some of the rabbis

get them together

bring him in the courtyard zechariah

zechariah the great herod has summoned

all the rabbis to the palace

herod has summoned us yes there's hillel

you can go ask him

i'll go inform the others

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zechariah we must all go to the palace

at once yes

i've heard

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but you know full well i'll never set

foot in that tyrant's palace

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hey stop you cannot leave

he's not a rabbi his clothes are totally

different so who is he then

i know him his zachariah ah

i didn't recognize him we've been given

special orders to arrest zechariah on

site haven't we

arrest him sir

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his majesty herod the great ruler of all

judea

and joining him here his sister princess

deborah

and the supreme commander of all the

eastern regions crown prince

and tippiter

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hmm

your majesty as you have decreed we have

assembled the rabbis before you

all of them yes

but even now i can see someone among

them who refuses to bow his head to his

king

like all the others

so you're zechariah are you

come forward

i've heard a lot about you old man

for some reason i thought you'd be much

younger

for many years i've wished to see you in

person

you're the one who was despised by all

the people of the temple but somehow you

remain indifferent to the people around

you don't you old man

you work as a carpenter and stay away

from the temple

you consider yourself a prophet

tell me something are you able to tell

my future

can't you speak say something so i can

hear your voice

you cannot expect someone who's been

brought here by force to speak willingly

can

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oh my the power that boils in your eyes

is quite intimidating

oh it's little wonder that these poor

people complain to me about you all the

time now is it

but your majesty be silent

something extremely important has come

up and i need your vote

a terrible plot has been planned in this

palace but luckily it failed to work as

expected

the chief offender behind this treachery

has been arrested and she will receive

the absolute

maximum punishment imaginable

your highness giving the death penalty

to those who are treacherous towards the

king

doesn't require the approval of the

rabbis

you will find that you are wrong you

bring in the traitor

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how could this happen let me be very

clear

miriam the daughter of antigonus has

been charged with plotting against the

king of judea

which is punishable by death

but your majesty how could lady miriam

have betrayed you as you say

it's just unbelievable lady miriam's

guilt is a certainty

would you care to explain how you know

this

i did not assemble all of the rabbis so

i could explain myself

what the king is trying to say is that

because of the current situation

and the recent upheaval that has been

taking place in the country

lady miriam's execution must take place

privately according

to the rules of the rabbis we're all

ready to do what the great herod orders

and we are certainly ready to carry out

any order

that is appropriate in order to punish

those who are treacherous

i must warn you that god will someday

pass judgment on all of you

in much the same way that you pass

judgment on others

you dare to teach us religion in the

very presence of king herod

what i say i say for the benefit of

every rabbi in this room

by the same token i would also advise

king herod to give this issue more

thought

silence this is not the time or the

place

i want your approval for issuing a death

sentence for her

will you do it don't have a choice

your highness would you permit me to

tell a brief story

it might just help solve this problem

and perhaps it

it might help prepare us for whatever

lies ahead

it's an inspiring story go on

you see some time ago hillel and i were

visiting imran

he told us that a powerful man was

ruling a city

very far away he did not believe in

god but his wife was a pious woman

who had faith in the lord in abundance

the man had a profound love for his

pious wife

she was kind and greatly admired by the

peasants

she was charitable towards those who

were poor and helpless

and used every opportunity to be among

them

the man's associates were very jealous

of the esteem in which he was held

and revealed the woman's spiritual faith

to her husband

upon hearing the news that his wife was

a monetist the man was filled with rage

and promptly murdered her

with the last drop of the woman's blood

a great feeling of anguish filled the

man

as he realized his mistake he suddenly

realized the killing was unjust

but too late from that day on the man's

mind was never at peace

so he became very suspicious and

apprehensive

soon he began to distrust those that

were closest to him

because of what they made him do

so then he insisted on having every

single one of those people killed

and their blood smeared all over his

hands

to ease the guilt in the end death

finally came to him

and as is the fate of every man took him

to another world

where the lord held him accountable for

his actions

earlier you asked me to foretell your

future

the future comes according to

a person's actions

do not waver herod be careful

do not let zechariah's words stand in

the way of something you know you have

to do

do not let his wisdom and compassion

have an influence on your decision

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zechariah's words are only meant to

affect those individuals

who retain a shred of mercy and

compassion inside their hearts

not those who are arrogant and power

loving like you

i wish that you'd arrived later than you

did and i'd been killed by your soldiers

along with my father

that way i'd never have experienced the

shame of being your wife

nor would i have been humiliated for

living in your gloomy castle

death is a thousand times more desirable

than living in disgrace

now i'm getting closer to my

long-awaited dream

finally freed from this prison full of

hypocrites

do you see see how the traitors revealed

in everything she said

she openly admits to everybody in this

room that she hid her traitorous

vengeance in her heart

where it festered and waited to act she

must be put to death

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herod is filled with rage

lady miriam's words have angered him and

zechariah's words have given him reason

to rethink lady miriam's execution

for the moment i think you should stay

away from herod

damn zachariah and his arrogance he's

put everybody at risk

there's a car

there's a calm down man you look like

you've seen the devil

trust me it was nothing short of the

devil explain

a wild canine a rabid dog i don't know

how it found its way into the temple

come and see with your own eyes i swear

it nearly ripped me to pieces

where it must still be in there it came

in from the south so why didn't you

inform the gods

because i didn't have the opportunity he

was about to sink his teeth into me

i barely managed to escape his jaws oh

there it is you see he's roaming on his

own down there

who is that

it's late at night is it one of the

servants

mary where is she oh i see her

so that woman saint mary is it

we should go out there and warn her

right away or else the dog might decide

to attack the poor wait a second

if mary truly is a saint then she'll be

able to defend herself

i think michael is right just wait

patience

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so

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hmm

that's unbelievable i agree

it didn't harm her dogs just don't

attack women and children that's all

what's so funny i'm laughing at all of

us huh

you laugh at us

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it's funny how a young girl can play

tricks on us

so easily it really is a sweet story

pericles

i think you should hear it it sounds

interesting

go on an infant girl was offered to the

temple

but all the rabbis agreed they would

reject her

they used the power and influence they

had to stop her from coming to the

temple

until one day came we saw her climbing

up the temple steps

we belittled her and insulted her but

throughout the years she kept on growing

despite our effort she grew to be

admirable

and now all the people are lured by her

words and they view the rabbis

as being the disciples of the devil

isn't that so issac

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my brothers please listen to what i have

to say to you

throughout time moses religious laws

were distorted by those in power for

their own personal gain

nothing more how is it possible for a

holy book to be written this way

certain matters were written about

clearly in the holy book but rabbis

changed the meaning of these writings to

suit themselves zechariah come

please come quickly mary's collapsed for

some reason

down there

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mary mary

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what happened

thank goodness you have only fainted

pour some water jonah

drink some

what's wrong

are you fasting

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what's going on you've caused commotion

in the temple

zechariah is used to stirring up trouble

every now and then aren't you

you're being extremely unfair why do you

have to make mary work so hard

you know how weak she is she doesn't

possess the strength to bear so much

hard work

come now zachariah you were the one who

insisted she come and work at the temple

in the first place

not else she's been excused from working

here for many years now

and none of us are forcing mary to work

but she remains here and of course works

of her own free will and not only has

mary attracted everyone's attention with

her pretentious behavior

the only thing i ever hear come out of

the rabbi's mouth these days is

marry this and marry that people in the

market and on the streets talk about her

and describe her as a saint i am sick of

hearing about it

people come from far and wide to visit

with her privately

those who are ill ask her to heal them

the people who come here from outside

this town know this temple by the name

of that woman

sometimes she'll pretend to faint like

now and spread rumors that the work in

the temple has delivered her to death's

door

and this deceitful behavior has created

terrible rumors in town that were being

far too strict with her

the servants in the temple don't trust

us now her behaviors made other servants

lazy and disobedient

some of them openly defy our commands

you poor deluded old man

oh yes sakurai has been taken in by the

deceitful witch

yes that mary truly is a witch

how much is that

hello warmest greetings to you your

honor

these are the only things i have left

please surely you must be

joking but this is everything i have i

have nothing else it's not the time to

offer sacrifices

okay very well give it to me i'll do it

all right give me that one too

very good very good

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um

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mary tell me is it you

i beg of you please tell me are you

saint mary

mary is my name please help me

i've traveled far but i had to come i

need your help

saint mary have mercy i beg you

you're my only hope in this world please

help me

my son is extremely ill

the doctors say that there's no hope for

him

i've given offerings but my poor little

boy is very close to dying

i wanted to ask you for a piece of bread

that might cure him

if you can i know you would be able to

help him

will you help him

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i promise i will pray for your son

oh my you must be careful dear

mary you just can't go on like this

i know you've been dividing your daily

share of food between the people here

and your fasting

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some of these women aren't really

seeking a cure for their children

they they come here simply because

they're hungry

they feed on the bread you give them but

tell you that it's being used for a

blessing to heal their loved ones but

it's not true

i know but it's all right

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hmm

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hmm

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oh

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uh

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foreign

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ah

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oh

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oh

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her frail body won't bear much more of

it

how much longer is she going to keep

sharing her food with the needy that

come through those doors

i feel afraid that something terrible

will happen

i'll go and visit her

hmm

mary how are you doing mary

you're praying are you

i won't disturb you don't stop praying

grapes in this season

i wonder who brought those for mary

thank you

hello zachariah hello

david does anybody give

food to mary mary

no one sees her she doesn't have any

visitors

she spends her time in her room

worshiping in private

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ah

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am

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oh

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