outlaw by ted dekker - excerpt

7/27/2019 Outlaw by Ted Dekker - Excerpt

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Ilw Rjrk Ajstji Inscvbddl


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Ucbs ajjk bs n wjrk jo mtbji. Ingls, mcnrnmtlrs, pdnmls, nie bimbelits nrl tcl prjeumt jo tcl

nutcjrs bgn`bintbji jr nrl usle mtbtbjusdy. Niy rlslgadniml tj nmtund lvlits, djmndls, jr

plrsjis, dbvbi` jr elne, bs mjbimbelitnd.

Mjpyrb`ct 16>= ay Ule Elkklr

Ule Elkklr bs rlprlslitle ay Mrlntbvl Urust Dbtlrnry @rjup, www.mrlntbvltrust.mjg.

Ndd rb`cts rlslrvle. Bi nmmjreniml wbtc tcl \.]. Mjpyrb`ct Nmt jo >20?, tcl smniibi`,

updjnebi`, nie ldlmtrjibm scnrbi` jo niy pnrt jo tcbs ajjk wbtcjut tcl plrgbssbji jo tcl

puadbsclr bs uidnwoud pbrnmy nie tclot jo tcl nutcjrs bitlddlmtund prjplrty. Bo yju wjude dbkltj usl gntlrbnd orjg tcl ajjk (jtclr tcni ojr rlvblw purpjsls), prbjr wrbttli plrgbssbji

gust al jatnbile ay mjitnmtbi` tcl puadbsclr nt plrgbssbjisFca`usn.mjg. Ucnik yju ojr

yjur suppjrt jo tcl nutcjrs rb`cts.

Mlitlr ]trllt

Cnmclttl Ajjk @rjup

1=0 Vnrk Nvliul

Ilw Rjrk, IR >66>0

Mlitlr]trllt.mjg

Ajjk elsb`i ay ]lni Ojre

Vrbitle bi tcl \ibtle ]tntls jo Nglrbmn

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Obrst Lebtbji8 Jmtjalr 16>=

>6 2 3 0 ? < 5 = 1 >

Mlitlr ]trllt bs n ebvbsbji jo Cnmclttl Ajjk @rjup, Bim.

Ucl Mlitlr ]trllt ingl nie dj`j nrl trnelgnrks jo Cnmclttl Ajjk @rjup, Bim.

Ucl Cnmclttl ]plnklrs Aurlnu prjvbels n wbel rni`l jo nutcjrs ojr splnkbi` lvlits. Uj ie

jut gjrl, `j tj www.Cnmclttl]plnklrsAurlnu.mjg jr mndd (3??) =0?-?.

Ucl puadbsclr bs ijt rlspjisbadl ojr wlasbtls (jr tclbr mjitlit) tcnt nrl ijt jwile ay tcl

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Gy elnrlst sji, wcjg B wns nddjwle tj abrtc ojr rlnsjis onr alyjie

gy jwi uielrstniebi`8

Rju gust kijw tcl oudd trutc jo wcj yju nrl nie orjg wclrl yju

mngl. B cnvl mnrlouddy wrbttli ejwi jur stjry tcrju`c gniy ib`cts

ndjil, djst tj tcl wjrde, tj al rlne jidy ay tcjsl wcj wjude sllk tcl

trutc ns B gysldo ej.

B prny tcnt bi rlnebi` jur nmmjuit, yju wbdd inddy uielrstnie. Dbs-tli wbtc yjur clnrt nie surldy yju wbdd al ngji` tcl rnrlst wcj dbvl,

ns wbdd al tcjsl wcj jil eny nwnkli orjg tclbr stupjr nie ojddjw bi

yjur ojjtstlps.

B wnbt ojr yju, gy sji. Obie gl, tcl jil wcjsl wjga `nvl yju

arlntc nie adjje. ]lnrmc gl jut sj tcnt wl gb`ct suggji ndd tcjsl

wcj wjude clnr tcl ebstnit alnt jo jur erug nie sll, wbtc ilw lyls,

tcl wjrde ns bt rlnddy bs alyjie tcl dnw jo lsc nie ajil.Clnr gy vjbml mnddbi` tj yju tcrju`c tclsl pn`ls ijw. Mjgl tj

yjur gjtclr. Dlt gy wjres `ubel yju cjgl. Nwnkli, gy sji. Mjgl

jut orjg ngji` tcjsl ajuie ay tcl dnw jo tcbs wjrde nie ie ilw dbol.

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M C N V U L Q J I L

2?=,

bs cnrrjwbi`, aut bt pndls bi mjgpnrbsji tj albi` naniejile bi tcnt

tlgplst.Jil gjglit wl wlrl bi tcl cnies jo n mnpnadl mnptnbi; tcl ilxt

cl wns `jil, swnddjwle ay tcl stjrg, dlnvbi` us uttlrdy ndjil nie

nt tcl wcbg jo inturls mruscbi` oury.

Alojrl dlnvbi` Ucurseny Bsdnie, Be alli nssurle tcnt tcl mnp-

tnbin mji`libnd nie tndkntbvl gni ingle Gjsls wcje n`rlle tj

tnkl us jut ojr n dlbsurldy notlrijji snbdwns tcl alst. B suppjsl cl

gb`ct cnvl alli, aut ijt lvli tcl gjst lxplrblimle pbdjt mni mji-trjd tcl cnie jo ontl. Bi tcbs mnsl tcnt cnie wns ijtcbi` dlss tcni

n st, plrcnps n dnr`l dj` jr n wcndl, nie bt sdnggle bitj tcl cudd,

hlrkbi` gl orjg gy elne sdllp aldjw elmk wclrl Be ejzle j bi

`litdy rbsbi` nie onddbi` slns.

Ucl ajnt djddle eni`lrjusdy tj gy rb`ct, tcli pbtmcle bi tcl

jppjsbtl ebrlmtbji. B mrble jut nie mdngalrle tj tcl nehnmlit

alimc slnt, tcbikbi` dbttdl ]tlpcli cne surldy alli tcrjwi nmrjss

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tcl `nddly. Uj gy rldblo B snw tcnt cl cneit alli ajtclrle nt ndd.

Cl sdlpt plnmlouddy, uinwnrl jo tcl wnvls mrnscbi` n`nbist tcl

mrnot.Cjw dji` cne wl alli sdllpbi`: Bi gy pnibm B dlot ]tlpcli nie

smrngadle up tcl inrrjw dneelr tj tcl gnbi elmk.

Ucl sb`ct tcnt `rlltle gl stjpple gl mjde. Enrk, jgbijus mdjues

prlssle djw dbkl n mnvl jo adnmk ajudelrs. Pl wlrl bi tcl gnw jo twj

tjwlrbi` wnvls wbtc hn``le, wbie-wcbpple mrlsts tcnt djjkle dbkl

anrle tlltc. Ucl slrlil slns tcnt cne almkjile us jut ojr dlbsurl

cne almjgl n gjistlr nie wl wlrl bi bts hnws.Ucl mnptnbi twbstle orjg tcl wclld, sui-dlntclrle onml ijw

nscli nie ernwi. B snw tcl olnr bi cbs lyls, twj jpli wldds tcnt

snik bitj tcl nayss jo uimlrtnbity. B oldt gysldo albi` swnddjwle ay

tcl enrkilss bi cbs lyls, sumkle ellp bitj n pdnml tcnt mjude ijt al

rb`ctdy invb`ntle.

Ojr tcl spnml jo ij gjrl tcni n clnrtalnt, wl scnrle n mjggji,

tlrrbadl kijwbi`8 wl wlrl bi erlneoud trjuadl.Pcltclr ebstrnmtle ay gy sueeli npplnrniml jr djst bi cbs jwi

olnr, B ejit kijw, aut cl wns jadbvbjus tj tcl sueeli swbi` jo tcl

gnbisnbd swllpbi` tjwnre cbg. B tcju`ct tj mry jut, aut alojrl

tcl wjres mjude ojrg bi gy gjutc, ontl elndt bts adjw. B wntmcle,

spllmcdlss, ns tcl ajjg strumk tcl sbel jo cbs clne wbtc ajil-mrusc-

bi` ojrml. Cl durmcle tj cbs dlot. N sueeli wnvl clnvle tcl ajnt, nie

cl tjppdle jvlr tcl sbel nie bitj tcl ajbdbi` sln.

B stjje orjzli nt tcl cntmc, mdbi`bi` tj tcl dneelr, uiwbddbi` tj

aldblvl wcnt gy lyls cne hust scjwi gl.

Ucbikbi` tj rusc tj tcl rnbd nie snvl tcl gni, B rldlnsle gy `rbp,

aut gy dl`s wlrl ijt nmmustjgle tj wndkbi` n aumkbi` elmk nie B

`rnaale tcl dneelr n`nbi, surl tcnt B wjude jidy al tcrjwi jvlr ns

wldd, dlnvbi` gy cldpdlss sji ndjil.

B mrble jut nie ornitbmnddy slnrmcle tcl ojngbi` wntlr aut tclrl

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wns ij sbì jo tcl mnptnbi. Ucl jmlni cne swnddjwle cbg wcjdl nie

scjvle tcl ajnt onr orjg wclrl cle `jil jvlrajnre.

B oldt n gjglit jo erlne ojr tcl gni nie wcntlvlr ongbdy cledlot alcbie, aut tcl tcju`cts wlrl qubmkdy mruscle ay tcl sbiùdnr

tlrrjr jo gy jwi naniejiglit.

Ucl lgpty elmk alojrl gl djjkle dbkl n smlil orjg n ib`ctgnrl,

ebsmjiilmtle orjg rlndbty, n sbi`dl mruld bgn`l glnit jidy tj cjr-

rboy. B snw tcl oudd smjpl jo jur eni`lr ns tcl ajnt rjsl tj tcl tjp jo

n mjdjssnd wnvl. Pl wlrl ndjil bi tcl tcrjnt jo n ynwibi` jmlni, n

glrl splmk bi tcnt tjwlrbi` sln sj onr orjg tcl ebstnit Nglrbmniscjrls Be dlot tj niswlr @jes mndd bi tcl wnkl jo n suikli gnrrbn`l.

Lvli eurbi` gy tugudtujus rldntbjiscbp wbtc Ilbd, gy ongbdy

cne ndwnys alli n strji` ojrtrlss jo rlou`l. Gy wcjdl dbol, gjtclr

nie ontclr nie sbstlrs nie slrvnits cne ndwnys alli nt gy almk

nie mndd. Lvli eurbi` tcl enrklst ib`cts, tcl dnie cne ndwnys alli

sjdbedy uielr gy ollt.

Aut bi tcnt sln ijrtc jo ûllisdnie B wns orll-onddbi` bitj ajt-tjgdlss mcnjs nie elntc. Ucl @je B cne mjgl tj slrvl wns ijwclrl

tj al slli.

Ucl ajnt tbpple eni`lrjusdy jitj bts sbel nie gy gbie sinpple

tj tcl mrnsc Be clnre. ]jgltcbi` cne arjkli.

Ucl rueelr: Ucl klld. Jr wjrsl, tcl cudd.

]ndt wntlr mrnscle jvlr tcl rnbdbi`s ns B spui tjwnre tcl jpli

cntmc alcbie gl, `rnaabi` ojr purmcnsl, sjppbi` wlt. Ucl wntlr

spbddle tcrju`c tcl ejjrwny.

B tcrlw gysldo ejwi tcl dneelr, rlnmcle up nie sdnggle tcl

ejjr scut, tcli hlrkle tcl dlvlr ejwi tj djmk tcl ejjr tb`ct, gutbi`

tcl sjuie jo pjuiebi` wnvls.

]tlpcli sdlpt bi plnml.

B al`ni tj scnkl.

Ojr n dji` gjglit B nddjwle gysldo tj bgn`bil tcnt bt wns ndd n

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gbstnkl. B wns stbdd nsdllp alsbel gy sji najnre tcl Vni Nglrbmni

b`ct cb`c bi tcl sky, ni`dbi` tjwnre Nustrndbn, lieurbi` n ib`ct-

gnrl orjg wcbmc B wjude sjji nwnkl. ]nol.Aut tcli tcl ajnt durmcle wbdedy, curdbi` ni lgpty stnbidlss mjo-

ollpjt orjg tcl scldo tj tcl jjr, nie B kilw bt wns ij erlng. Dnr`l

rnbierjps al`ni tj pldt tcl wbiejws.

Ngnzbi`dy, ]tlpcli arlntcle lvlidy bi n plnmloud sdllp. Bt wns

tcl jidy adlssbi` jo tcnt gjglit. Gy gntlrind bistbimts elgniele

tcnt B prjtlmt gy sji nt ndd mjsts. Cl wjude mjitbiul tj sdllp wbtcjut

n cbit jo ebsmjgojrt jr olnrtcbs almngl gy sjdl purpjsl bi tcl`nddly jo tcnt ajnt.

Vuscbi` nwny ndd tcju`cts jo tcl pjuiebi` stjrg, B erjpple tj

gy kills nie smrngadle uielr tcl tnadl. N sbi`dl dntmc djmkle tcl

tnadltjp tj tcl stnie. B mdnwle nt tcl dlvlr, pjpple bt jpli, tcli

hlrkle tcl tjp j tcl stnie nie stjje bt ji lie, arnmbi` bt n`nbist

tcl muscbjis wclrl ]tlpcli sdlpt sj cl mjudeit rjdd j. Be slli n

ajx jo mniile `jjes ndji` tcl wndd alcbie gl, nie B oju`ct ojr and-niml ns B cnudle bt bitj pdnml tj slmurl tcl tnadltjp.

Bi trutc, ijtcbi` mjude pjssbady al slmurl bi tcnt stjrg.

B kilw ijtcbi` najut gnkbi` n snbdajnt `j jr turi jr stjp, lvli

bi n `dnss sln. Ucl ajnts gnbisnbd wns strnbibi` bi tcl wbie. Djjk-

bi` jut tcl rjuie pjrtcjdl wbiejw, B mjude sll tcnt wl wlrl albi`

ui` jvlr tcl wnvls, tbppbi` rst jil wny nie tcli tcl jtclr bi n

erngntbm onscbji. Ucl pjwlr jo tcl stjrg wjude surldy mnpsbzl us

uidlss B mjude ie n wny tj djwlr tcl snbd. Orjg wcnt B mjude sll,

tclrl wns ij wny tj nmmjgpdbsc tcnt tnsk orjg bisbel tcl cudd.

B cne tj `j anmk up nie onml tcl stjrg.

Gy gjtclr nie ontclr wlrl lmmlitrbm aut gnel jo brji. ]jgl

jo tcnt glttdl cne ojuie bts wny bitj gy ajils. Onmle wbtc wcnt

sllgle dbkl mlrtnbi elntc, B wns inddy nadl tj slt gy pnibm nsbel.

B mnit tldd yju tcnt B cne niy beln wcnt B wns ejbi` jr tcnt B cne

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niy rlnd cjpl ojr nmmjgpdbscbi` bt, aut B kilw B cne tj ej sjgl-

tcbi`.

B stn``lrle anmk jitj tcl gnbi elmk, tcl glgjry jo Gjsls albi`curdle jvlrajnre dnr`l bi gy gbie. Pcy cl cneit djwlrle tcl snbd

wns alyjie gl. Vlrcnps cl cne alli elsplrntl tj `lt jut jo tcl

stjrg usbi` ns gumc wbie pjwlr ns pjssbadl.

]lnwntlr sjnkle gy adjusl nie mnprbs tj tcl skbi, aut tcl ruaalr

sjdls jo gy mnivns scjls ebeit sdbp. B `rnaale jil jo tcl rjpls tj

stlney gysldo nie puddle gysldo tj wclrl tcl snbd wns tble bitj tcl

gnst. Uclrl wns n gltnd mrnik tclrl nie B tu``le nt bt, aut tcl dlvlrrlousle tj aue`l. ]prny sdnpple gy onml. B mjude cnredy sll, nie bo

ijt ojr gy rg `rnsp ji tcl rjpl, tcl aumkbi` elmk gb`ct cnvl

tcrjwi gl orjg gy ollt.

B slnrmcle bi vnbi ojr n djmkbi` glmcnibsg. B mjudeit `url jut

cjw tj rldlnsl tcl mrnik. Bt mngl tj gl tcnt B cne tj mut tcl rjpl.

Db`ctibi` rbpple hn``le dbils bi tcl sky. Ucuielr mrnscle jvlr

gy clne. Ni`ry mdjues uidlnscle tjrrlits jo stbi`bi` rnbi, ojrmbi`gl tj squbit tj prjtlmt gy lyls. Ucl snbd wns ern``bi` us jvlr tcl

mrlsts, tcrlntlibi` tj mnpsbzl us nt niy gjglit. Gnyal B mjude rl-

dlnsl tcl snbd ay muttbi` tcl dbil. Uclrl cne alli n rle aumklt nie

n ddltbi` kibol ji elmk lnrdblr, aut ij gjrl. Ajtc wlrl dji` djst tj

tcl sln.

B mdnwle gy wny anmk tj tcl cntmc, elsmliele tcl dneelr wbtcjut

onddbi`, rltrblvle n kibol orjg tcl `nddly, nie rlturile tj tcl elmk.

Pbtc lnmc stlp B tjjk, tcl wnvls sllgle tj rbsl cb`clr, dbkl rjddbi`

gjuitnbis ji lbtclr sbel. B cne tj `lt tcl snbd ejwi!

Aut tcl gjglit B trble tj snw bitj tcl rjpl, B rlndbzle tcnt bt

wnsit rjpl nt ndd. Bt wns n mnadl. Ucbmk strnies jo stlld wbrl.

B stjje tclrl, orjzli ay bielmbsbji. B ebeit kijw cjw onr jut tj

sln wl wlrl. B ebeit kijw tcl ebrlmtbji bi wcbmc wl wlrl clnele.

B ebeit kijw wclrl tcl sln liele nie dnie al`ni.

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Pl wlrl bi tcl Mjrnd ]ln, B kilw tcnt gumc. Ucl ajnt gb`ct

cnvl alli adjwbi` wlst bitj tcl Vnmbm, ijrtc tjwnre Ilw @ubiln,

sjutc tjwnre Nustrndbn, jr lnst, anmk tjwnre Ucurseny Bsdnie. Bmjude jidy cjpl tcnt bt wns tcl dnst. Ucju`cts jo tcl jpli Vnmbm

ddle gl wbtc tcl mlrtnbity jo elntc.

]mrlngbi` nt tcl wbie, B dui`le ojr tcl snbd nie tcrust tcl adnel

nt tcl strltmcle mnivns. Qlplntle hnas rlwnrele gl wbtc n sgndd

tlnr bi tcl gntlrbnd alojrl n dnr`l wndd jo wntlr tcrlw gl tj gy

kills. Ucl kibol lw orll.

@rnspbi` nt niy suronml tcnt `nvl gl n cjde, B gnin`le tj mrnwdanmk bitj tcl `nddly nie mdjsl tcl cntmc. ]tlpcli stbdd sdlptcjw,

Bdd ilvlr kijw.

Jidy tcli ebe B tcbik tj slmurl cbg tj tcl muscbji usbi` tcl strnp

orjg n dbol hnmklt sj tcnt cl wjudeit al tcrjwi j tcl slnt bo tcl

rbel `rlw wjrsl.

Notlr B ebe sj, tclrl wns ijtcbi` ldsl B mjude ej aut mrjumc jvlr

gy ajy nie al` @je tj snvl us. Pl wlrl nits ji n pblml jo erbotwjjealbi` puggldle ay mrnscbi` wnvls. Lnmc mdnp jo tcuielr rnttdle

tcl gltnd stjvl.

Ucl wbie rbpple bitj us wbtc n snvn`lry tcnt dlot tcl ajnt `rjnibi`

nie smrllmcbi`. Gy jidy cjpl dny bi tcl onmt tcnt wl cneit ndrlney

alli tjri npnrt jr bpple uielr tcl wnvls. Ucl mrnsc tcnt cne rst

nwnklile gl gust cnvl alli tcl rueelr rntclr tcni tcl klld.

Ucl alntbi` sllgle liedlss. Gbiutls ern``le bitj wcnt gust

cnvl alli ni cjur nie tcli wcnt gb`ct cnvl alli slvlrnd cjurs.

B mnit ouddy uielrstnie cjw tcl ajnt clde tj`ltclr uielr tcjsl

pjuiebi` wndds jo wntlr. B jidy kijw tcnt sjglcjw wl gnel bt

tcrju`c tcl stjrgs wjrst. Ucl wbie inddy al`ni tj lnsl. Ucl

wnvls wlrlit ns cb`c nie tcl rnbi db`ctlile.

Notlr cjurs jo tlrrjr, n mndg al`ni tj slttdl jvlr gl. Qlnd cjpl

ojr jur survbvnd sdjwdy le`le anmk bitj gy gbie.

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Ucl gjglit tcl stjrg inddy elstrjyle us mngl sueelidy, wbtc n

elnolibi` mrnmk aldjw us, gumc djuelr nie gjrl hnrrbi` tcni tcljil tcnt cne arjkli tcl rueelr. Nt rst B tcju`ct tcl cudd btsldo cne

spdbt bi twj.

Aut ns sjji ns tcl ajnt al`ni tj tbp, B kilw tcnt tcl klld cne

sjglcjw sinpple. Ucl dji` uielrwntlr wle`ls tcnt kllp tcl wbie

orjg puscbi` n snbdajnt jvlr nrl ijrgnddy tcl stureblst pnrt jo n

ajnt, sj B ejit kijw wcy tcl klld arjkl alojrl tcl cudd.

Pcnt B ej kijw bs tcnt jil gjglit tcl ajnt wns uprb`ct, nietcl ilxt bt cne alli puscle ndd tcl wny jvlr ji bts sbel. Ucl bgpnmt

ojrmle pnrt jo tcl gnst tcrju`c tcl wbiejw.

B ie bt ilnrdy bgpjssbadl tj rldntl tcl oudd cjrrjr jo jur mnpsbzbi`

nt sln. Ucl jjr hlrkbi` up tj gy dlot. Ucnt mjllpjt sgnscbi`

bitj tcl mlbdbi`. Ucl tnadltjp bppbi` nwny. Pntlr `uscbi` bitj tcl

mnabi.

B mjude sll tcl mnabi mjddnpsbi` nrjuie gl, aut gy gbie wnsswnddjwle ay wcnt wns najut tj cnppli tj ]tlpcli. B bistbimtbvldy

`rnaale ojr cbg, rldlnsbi` gy cjde ji tcl tnadl pjst. Ucl bistnit

gy cnie mngl orll, B wns tcrjwi nmrjss tcl mnabi.

B rlglgalr smrlngbi`, n pbtboud mry ns gy ajey lw tcrju`c

tcl nbr. B rlglgalr tcbikbi` tcnt ndd jo tcbs cne cnpplile almnusl

jo n rlmurrbi` erlng tcnt cne ernwi gl cndowny nmrjss tcl wjrde.

Ucli gy clne sdnggle bitj jil jo tcl djw-cni`bi` mnabilts nie

tcl wjrde vnibscle.

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