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67 (VIII.l) "Εδειξε ροι ίτέαν" σκεπάζονσαν πεδία καί όρη, καί ύπό τήν σκέπην τής ίτέας πάντες έληλύθασιν οί κεκληρένοι iv όνόρατι κνρίον. 2. είστήκει δε άγγελος τον κνρίον ένδοξος λίαν ύφηλός παρά τήν ίτέαν, δρέπανον έχων μέγα, καί έκοπτε κλάδονς άπο τής ίτέας, καί έπεδίδον τω λαω τω σκεπαζομένω ύπό τής ίτέαςμικρά δέ ραβδία έπεδίδον αύτοϊς, ώσεί πηχυ αία.
3. ρετά το πάντας λαβείν τά ραβδία εθηκε το δρέπανον δ άγγελος, καί τδ δένδρον εκείνο υγιές ήν, οίον καί έωράκειν αντό. 4. έθαύμαζον δέ έγώ έν έμαντώ λέγων πώς τοσούτων κλάδων κεκομμένων τό δέν δρον υγιές έστιν;
λέγει μοι ό ποιμήν μή θαύμαζε, εί τό δένδρον τούτο υγιές διέρεινεν τοσούτων κλάδων κοπέντων. άφες
5. ό άγγελος ό έπιδεδωκώς τώ λαω τάς ράβδονς πάλιν άπήτει άπ' αυτών καί καθώς ελαβον, ούτως καί έκαλούντο προς αυτόν, καί εις έκαστος αυτών άπεδίδονν τάς ράβδονς. έλάμβανεν δε ό άγγελος τού κνρίον καί κατενόει αύτας.
6. παρα τίνων ελάμβανε τάς ράβδονς ξηράς καί βεβρωρένας ώς ύπό σητόςεκελενσεν ό άγγελος τούς τάς τοιαύτας ράβδονς έπιδεδωκότας χωρίς ίστάνεσθαι.
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PARABLES 67 (VIII.l) Parable Eight 67 (VIII.l) He showed me a willow tree that spread its shade out over plains and mountains; and all those who have been called by the name of the Lord came under the shadow of the wil low. 2. A glorious angel of the Lord stood very tall beside the willow, holding a large pruning hook; and he was cut ting branches off the willow and giving them to the people who were in its shade. He was giving them small sticks, about a foot and a half in length. 3. After everyone had re ceived their sticks, the angel put away the pruning hook.
And the tree was still as healthy as I had seen it before. 4.1 began to marvel to myself, saying "How can this tree be healthy after having so many branches cut off?" The shep herd said to me, "Do not marvel that this tree remains healthy after having so many branches cut off. But wait un til you have seen everything and what it all means will be explained to you." 5. The angel who had given the sticks to the people demanded them back from them again. They were called back to him in the order in which they had re ceived them, and all of them handed over their sticks. The angel of the Lord took them and examined them. 6. From some he received sticks that were withered and eaten up, as if by a moth. The angel commanded those who gave him these kinds of sticks to stand to one side. 7. Others handed over withered sticks, but they were not moth-eaten; he
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9. έτεροι δέ έπεδίδουν τάς ράβδους αυτών ήριζήρους και σχισράς έχουσαςκαι ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
11. έτεροι δέ έπεδίδουν τάς ράβδους τδ ήρισυ ζηρόν καϊ τδ ήρισυ χλωρόν καϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
12. έτεροι δέ προσέφερον τάς ράβδους αυτών τά δύο ρέρη της ράβδου χλωρά, τδ δέ τρίτον ζηρόν καϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
13. έτεροι δέ έπ εδίδουν τά δύο ρέρη ξηρά, τδ δέ τρίτον χλωρόν καϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
14. έτεροι δέ έπεδίδουν τάς ράβδους αυτών παρά μικρόν όλας χλωράς, ελάχιστον δέ τών ράβδων αυτών ξηρόν ήν, αυτό τό άκρον σχισράς δέ εΐχον έν αύταίςκαϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
15. έτερων δέ ήν ελάχιστον χλωρόν, τά δέ λοιπά ρέρη τών ράβδων ξηράκαϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
16. έτεροι δέ ήρχοντο τάς ράβδους χλωράς φέροντες ώς έλαβον παρά τού αγγέλουτό δέ πλείον μέρος τού όχλου τοιαύτας ράβδους έπεδίδουν. ό δέ άγγελος έπϊ τούτοις έχάρη λίανκαϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντο.
17. έτεροι δέ έπεδίδουν χλωράς και παρα φυάδας έχουσαςκαϊ ούτοι χωρίς ιστάνοντοκαϊ έπϊ τούτοις ό άγγελος λίαν ιλαρός έγένετο.
18. έτεροι δέ έπεδίδουν τάς ράβδους αυτών χλωράς καϊ παρα φυάδας έχουσαςαί δέ παραφυάδες αυτών ώσεί καρ πόν τινα εΐχονκαϊ λίαν ιλαροί ήσαν οί άνδρες
PARABLES 67 (VIII.l) commanded these to stand to one side as well. 8. Others handed them over half withered. These also stood to the side. 9. Others handed over sticks that were half withered and split. These stood to the side. 10. Others handed over sticks that were green, but split. These stood to the side.
11. Others handed over sticks that were half withered and half green. These stood to the side. 12. Others brought their sticks two parts green and the third part withered.
These stood to the side. 13. Others handed over sticks that were two parts withered but the third part green. These stood to the side. 14. Others handed over their sticks that were almost entirely green, but a little part of their sticks was withered, at the end. But they were split. These stood to the side. 15. The sticks of others were just a little green, but the remaining parts of the sticks were withered. These stood to the side. 16. Others came carrying green sticks, as they had received them from the angel. The majority of the crowd handed over sticks like this. The angel was ex tremely happy with these. And they stood to the side.
17. Others handed over sticks that were green and bud ding. They stood to the side, and the angel was extremely cheerful about these. 18. Others handed over sticks that were green and budding, but their buds seemed to be
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εκείνοι ών αί ράβδοι τοιαύται ευρέθησαν, καϊ 6 άγγε λος έπι τούτοις ήγαλλιάτο, καί δ ποιρήν σύν αύτώ λίαν ιλαρός ήν επί τούτοις.
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'Έικελευσε δέ δ άγγελος τού κυρίου στεφάνους ένεχθήναι. καί ένέχθησαν στέφανοι ώσεί έκ φοινίκων γεγονότες, καί έστεφάνωσε τούς άνδρας τούς έπιδεδωκότας τάς ράβδους τάς παραφυάδας έχουσας καί καρπόν τινα καί άπέλυσεν
εις τον πύργον, τούς τάς ράβδους έπιδεδωκότας τάς παραφυάδας έχουσας, καρπόν δέ ρή έχουσας, δούς αύτοΐς σφραγίδα.
3. ίματισρόν δέ τον αύτον εΐχον πάντες λευκόν ώσεί χιόνα, οί πορευόρενοι εις τον πύργον.
4. καί τούς τάς ράβδους έπιδεδωκότας χλωράς ώς έλαβον άπέλυσεν, δ.ούς αύτοΐς ίρατισρόν λευκόν καί σφραγίδα.
5. ρετά τό ταύτα τελεσαι τον άγγέλον λέγει τώ ποιρένν έγώ υπάγωσύ δέ τούτους άπόλυσον εις τά τείχη, καθώς τις άξιος έστιν κατοικεΐν. κατανόησον δέ τάς ράβδους αυτών έπιρελώς καί ούτως άπόλυσον. βλέπε, ρή τίς σε παρέλθηέάν δέ τίς σε παρέλθη, φησίν, έγώ αυτούς έπϊ τό θυσιαστήριον δοκιμάσω, ταύτα ειπών τώ ποιμένι άπήλθεν.
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bearing fruit. The men whose sticks were found like this were extremely cheerful. The angel rejoiced over them, and the shepherd was extremely cheerful with him about these.
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The angel of the Lord ordered crowns to be brought. And they were brought—crowns that appeared to be made of palm leaves. He crowned the men who had handed over the sticks that were budding with fruit, and he sent them off into the tower. 2. He also sent into the tower the ones who handed over sticks that were budding but bore no fruit, after giving them seals. 3. All those who went into the tower had the same clothing, white as snow. 4. And he sent off those who handed over their sticks green, as they had received them, after giving them white clothing and seals.
5. When the angel finished doing these things, he said to the shepherd, "I am leaving. You should send the others in side the walls, as each deserves to dwell there. But examine their sticks carefully and send them inside accordingly.
Take care that no one escape your notice. If anyone does escape your notice," he said, "I will put him to the test on the altar." When he told the shepherd these things, he went away. 6. After the angel went away, the shepherd said to me, "Let s take the sticks from all these people and plant
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πώς δύναται ζήσαι; 7. αποκριθείς ροι λέγειτο δέν δρον τοντο ίτεα έστιν και φιλόζωον τδ γένοςεάν φντενθώσι και μικράν ίκμάδα λάβωσι αί ράβδοι αύται, ζήσονται πολλαι έζ αντών είτα δε πειράσωμεν καί ύδωρ αύταΐς παραχεΐν. εάν τις αντών δννηθή ζήσαι, σννχαρήσομαι ανταΐςεάν δε μή ζήσεται, ονχ εύρεθήσοραι εγώ αμελής. 8. εκελενσεν με δ ποιμήν καλεσαι, καθώς
τις αντών έστάθη. ήλθον τάγματα τάγματα καί επεδίδονν τάς ράβδονς τώ ποιρενιελάρβανεν δε δ ποιρήν τάς ράβδονς καί κατά τάγματα έφύτενεν αύτάς· μετά τδ φντεύσαι αύτάς νδωρ ανταΐς πολν παρεχεεν, ώστε άπο τον ύδατος ρή φαίνεσθαι τάς ράβδονς.
9. ρετά τδ ποτίσαι αντον τάς ράβδονς λέγει ροιάγωρεν καί ρετά ολίγας ήμερας επανελθωρεν καί επισκεψώμεθα τάς ράβδονς ταύτας πάσαςδ γάρ κτίσας τδ δένδρον τούτο
θέλει πάντας ζήν τούς λαβόντας άπ' αυτού κλάδονς. ελπίζω δε κάγώ οτι λαβδντα τά ραβδία ταύτα ίκράδα καί ποτισθέντα ύδατι ζήσεται τδ πλείστον ρερος.
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Αεγω αύτώκύριε, τδ δένδρον τούτο τί εστίν γνώρισαν ροιάπορούραι γάρ περί αυτού, οτι τοσούτων κλάδων κοπεντων υγιές έστιν τδ δένδρον καί όλως ουδέν φαίνεται κεκορρένον άπ αυτούέν τούτω ονν άπο ρούραι.
2. άκονε, φησίν τδ δένδρον τούτο τδ μέγα τδ σκεπάζον πεδία καί ορη καί πάσαν τήν γήν νόρος
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them, to see if any of them can live." 7.1 said to him, "Lord, how can these withered sticks live?" He answered me,
"This tree is a willow, a very hardy species. If these sticks are planted and given a little moisture, many of them will live. And so, we should do our best and pour water around them. If any of them can live, I will rejoice together with them. But if it does not live, it will not be my fault." 8. The shepherd ordered me to call each person in the order in which they were standing. They came, group by group, and handed their sticks to the shepherd. The shepherd took the sticks and planted them in their respective groups.
When he had planted them he poured a good deal of water around them, so that the sticks could not be seen for the water. 9. After he watered the sticks he said to me, "Let us go and after a few days return to examine all these sticks.
For the one who created this tree wishes all those who received branches from it to live. And I hope as well that the vast majority of these branches that have received moisture and been watered will live."
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I said to him, "Lord, explain this tree to me, because I am perplexed by it, since it is healthy even after having so many branches cut off it. It looks as though nothing at all were cut from it. That is why I am perplexed." 2. "Listen," he said, "this great tree that overshadows plains and moun tains and the entire earth is the law of God that has been
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θεον εστίν ό κηρνχθείς εις τά πέρατα της γης· οί δε νπό τήν σκέπην λαοί οντες οί άκούσαντες τον κηρύγματος καί πιστεύσαντες αύτώ3. ό δε άγγελος ό μέγας καί ενδοζος Μιχαήλ ό έχων τήν εζονσίαν τούτον τού λαού καί διακνβερνών αυτός γάρ εστίν δ διδών αύτοΐς τον νόρον εις τάς καρδίας τών πιστενόντων. επισκέπτεται ονν αυτούς, οΐς έδωκε τον νόρον,
εί άρα τετηρήκασιν αυτόν. 4. βλέπεις δε ενός εκαστον τάς ράβδονς· αί γάρ ράβδοι δ νόμος εστίν, βλέπεις ονν πολλάς έκ τών ράβδων ήχρειωρένας, γνώση δέ
5. λέγω αύτώ· κύριε, διατί ονς μέν άπέλνσεν εις τον πύργον, ονς δέ σοι κατέλιπεν; Οσοι, φησί, παρέβησαν τον νόρον όν έλαβον παρ
αυτού, εις τήν έρήν έξονσίαν αυτούς κατέλιπεν εις ρετάνοιαν όσοι δέ ήδη εύηρέστηκαν τώ νόρω καί τετήρηκαν αύτον, ύπό τήν ιδίαν έζονσίαν αυτούς εχει. 6. τίνες ονν, φηρί, κύριε, είσίν οί έστεφανωμένοι καί εις τον πύργον ύπάγοντες; αποκριθείς μοι λέγειοί έστεφανωμένοι οντοί είσιν οί μετά τού διαβόλον παλαίσαντες καί νικήσαντες αυ τόν
τάς ράβδονς χλωράς έπιδεδωκότες καί παραφνάδας έχουσας, καρπόν δέ ρή έχουσας, υπέρ
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given to the whole world. And this law is the Son of God who is proclaimed to the ends of the earth. The people un der its shadow are those who have heard the proclamation and believed it. 3. But the great and glorious angel is Mi chael, who has the authority over this people and guides it.
For he is the one who gives them the law, in the hearts of those who believe. And so he watches over those to whom he has given the law, to see if they have kept it. 4. But you see the sticks that each of them has. The sticks are the law.
Thus you see many of the sticks that have become useless.
You will realize that these are all those who have not kept the law; and you will see where each one of them dwells."
5. I said to him, "Lord, why did he release some into the tower, but leave others for you?" "He left all those to my authority who transgressed the law they received from him," he replied, "that they may repent. But he has kept under his own authority all those who have already de lighted in the law and kept it." 6. "Who, then, Lord," I asked, "are the ones who are crowned and go into the tower?" He answered me, "The ones who are crowned are those who have wrestled with the devil and defeated him.
These are the ones who have suffered for the sake of the law. 7. But the others who handed over their sticks green and budding, without fruit, were afflicted for the sake of 1 1 1 τον Μ: om. A 112 TOP νόμον Μ L L: add eius E: om. A 113 γνώο-Ύ) Se A L2 (Ll): ϊδε Μ 1 1 4 αποκριθείς . . . αυτόν Μ L L Ε: om. A 1 1 5 καί αύτοϊ A: add οι Μ: om. L L Ε 1 1 6 ύπερ Μ L 1: οί ύπερ A L 2 Ε
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8. οί δε χλωράς έπιδεδωκότες, οΐας ελαβον, σερνοϊ καϊ δίκαιοι καϊ λίαν πορενθέντες iv καθαρά καρδία και τάς έντολάς τον κνρίον πεφνλακότες. τά δβ λοιπά γνώση, Οταν κατα νοήσω τάς ράβδονς ταύτας τάς πεφντενμένας και πβποτισμβνας.
70 (VIIL4)
Μετά ημέρας ολίγας ήλθορβν βίς τον τόπον, και έκάθισεν ό ποιμήν βίς τον τόπον τού άγγέλον τού μβγάλον, κάγώ παρεστάθην αύτώ. λέγβι μοιπερίζωσαι ώρόλινον καϊ διακόνβι ροι. περιεζωσάμην έγώ ώμόλινον έκ σάκκον
2. ίδών δέ μβ πβριβζωσμένον και βτοιμον Οντα τού διακονβΐν αύτώ, κάλβι, φησίν, τούς άνδρας, ών βίσιν αί ράβδοι πεφντβνμέναι, κατά τά τάγματα, ώς τις έπέδωκβν τάς ράβδονς. άπήλθον βίς τό πεδίον καί έκάλεσα πάντας· καί έστησαν πάντες τάγρατα τάγματα.
τάς ράβδονς τάς ιδίας καί φερέτω προς με. 4. πρώτοι έπέδωκαν οί τάς ζηράς καί κεκορρένας έσχηκότες· ωσαύτως ευρέθησαν ζηραϊ καϊ κεκομμέναι·
εκελενσεν αυτούς χωρίς στήναι. 5. είτα έπέδωκαν τάς ράβδονς οί τάς ξηράς καϊ μή κεκομμένας έχοντες· τινές έζ αυτών έπέδωκαν τάς 1 1 7 εκ σάκκον Μ A L L Ε : om. ΡΟχ 1 1 8 έστησαν πάντες τάγματα τάγματα cj. Lake: εστάθη
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the law without suffering; and they did not deny their law.
8. But those who handed over their sticks green, as they re ceived them, are reverent and upright and have come a long way with a pure heart; and they have guarded the commandments of the Lord. But you will know about the rest when I examine these sticks that have been planted and watered."
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After a few days we came to the place and the shepherd sat in the place of the great angel; and I stood beside him. He said to me, "Put on a work apron and help me." I put on a clean work apron made of sackcloth. 2. When he saw that I had put it on and was ready to help him, he said, "Call the men whose sticks were planted, in the order in which they handed over their sticks." I went out into the plain and called everyone. They all stood, group by group. 3. He said to them, "Each of you is to pull up your own stick and bring it to me." 4. The first group to hand them over were those whose sticks were withered and cut off; they were discovered still to be withered and cut off. He ordered these people to stand to the side. 5. Then those whose sticks were withered and not cut off handed them over; some of these handed over sticks that were green, but πάντα τά τάγματα M vid-: 'ίστησαν πάντα τά τάγματα Α:
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ύπό σητός. τονς έπιδεδωκότας χλωράς εκελενσεν χω ρίς στήναι, τούς δε ξηράς και κεκορρένας ρετά τών πρώτων εκελενσεν στήναι.
6. είτα έπέδωκαν οι τάς ήρίσονς ξηρούς και σχισράς έχουσαςπολλοί εξ αντών χλωράς έπέδωκαν και ρή έχουσας σχισράςτινές δέ χλωράς και παραφυάδας βχοΰο-ας καί εις τάς παραφυάδας καρπούς, οΐας εσχον οί εις τον πύργον πορενθέντες έστεφανωμένοιτινές 8έ έπέδωκαν ξηράς καί βεβρωρένας, τινές δβ ξηράς καί άβρώτονς, τινές δβ οίαι ήσαν ήρίξηροι καί σχισμάς έχονσαι. εκελεν σεν αυτούς εκαστον αυτών χωρίς στήναι, τούς ρέν
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Ειτα έπεδίδονν οί τάς ράβδονς χλωράς μέν έχοντες, σχισμάς δβ βχούο-ας* ούτοι πάντες χλωράς έπέ8ωκαν καί έστησαν εις τδ ΐδιον τάγμα, έχάρη δ ποιμήν έπι τούτοις, οτι πάντες ήλλοιώθησαν καί άπέθοντο τά σχίσματα αυτών.
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some handed over sticks that were withered and cut off, as if moth-eaten. He ordered those with green sticks to stand to the side, and those with withered and cut-off sticks to stand with the first group. 6. Then those who had sticks that were half withered with splits handed them over; many of these handed over green sticks that had no splits; but some handed over sticks that were green and budding, with fruit in the buds, like the sticks of those who had been crowned and who went into the tower. Some handed over sticks that were withered and eaten; and some gave sticks that were withered and not eaten. Some handed over sticks that were half withered with splits. He ordered each of these to stand aside, some in their own groups, and others to the side.
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Then those who had green sticks but with splits began handing them over; and all of these handed over sticks that were green. They then stood in their own group. And the shepherd was happy with these, because they had all been changed and lost their splits. 2. And those who had sticks that were half green and half withered handed them over; the sticks of some of these were found to be completely green, but some were half withered, others withered and eaten, and others green and budding. All these were sent off, each to his own group. 3. Then those who had sticks
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χλωρά έσχηκότες, τό δε τρίτον ξηρόν πολλοί έξ αυτών χλωράς έπέδωκαν, πολλοί δέ ήριξήρονς, έτεροι δέ ξηράς καϊ βεβρωμέναςούτοι πάντες απεστάλησαν έκαστος εις τδ ΐδιον τάγρα.
4. έτεροι δέ έπεδίδοσαν τάς ράβδονς αντών, τά δύο ρέρη ξηρά, τδ δέ τρίτον χλωρόν πολλοί έξ αντών έπέδωκαν ήριξήρονς, τινές δέ ξηράς καϊ βεβρωρένας, τινές δέ ήριξήρονς καϊ σχισράς έχουσαςελάχιστοι
5. έπέδωκαν δέ οί τάς ράβδονς χλωράς έσχηκότες, ελάχιστον δέ ξηρόν καϊ σχισράς έχουσας, έκ τούτων τινές χλωράς έπέδωκαν, τινές δέ χλωράς καϊ παραφνάδας έχουσας, άπήλθον καϊ ούτοι εις τό τάγρα αυτών.
6. είτα έπ έδωκαν οί ελάχιστον έχοντες χλωρόν, τά δέ λοιπά ρέρη ξηράτούτων αί ράβδοι ευρέθησαν τό πλείστον ρέρος χλωραί καϊ παραφνάδας έχονσαι και καρπόν έν ταΐς παραφνάσιν, καϊ έτεραι χλωραί ολαι. έπϊ ταύταις ταΐς ράβδοις έχάρη ό ποιρήν ρεγάλως, οτι ούτως ευρέθησαν, άπήλθον καϊ ούτοι έκαστος εις τό ΐδιον τάγρα.
72 (VIII.6)
Μετά τό πάντων κατανοήσαι τάς ράβδονς τον ποι μένα λέγει μοιεΐπόν σοι, ότι τό δένδρον τούτο φιλόζωόν έστιν. βλέπεις, φησί, πόσοι ρετενόησαν καϊ έσώθησαν; βλέπω, φημί, κύριε, ΐνα είδης, φησίν, τήν
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that were two parts green but the third part withered handed them over. Many of these handed over green sticks, but many others handed over half withered sticks, and others sticks that were withered and eaten. All of these were sent off, each to his own group. 4. And others handed over the sticks that had been two parts withered and the third part green. Many of these handed over sticks that were half withered, but some handed over sticks that were withered and eaten, and some handed over sticks that were half withered and with splits. The smallest group handed over sticks that were green. All these stood in their own group. 5. And those who had green sticks that were just a little withered and with splits handed them over; some of these handed over sticks that were green, and others sticks that were green and budding; and these went away to their group. 6. Then those who had sticks that were just a little green and the rest withered handed them over. The sticks of most of these were found to be green, with buds and fruit in the buds; the others were entirely green. The shep herd was extremely happy about these sticks, because they were found like this. And these people all went off to their own group.
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After the shepherd examined everyone's sticks, he said to me, "I told you that this tree is hardy. Do you see," he said,
"how many people have repented and been saved?" "I see, Lord," I said. "This is that you may know," he said, "that the 1 E: (scissuras) minimas (habentes), alii L 125 ελάχιστοι Μ A: pauci L
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πολνσπλαγχνίαν τον κνρίον, οτι μεγάλη καί ένδοξος εστίν καϊ εδωκεν πνεύρα τοΐς άξίοις ονσι μετανοίας.
τήν καρδίαν μελλονσαν καθαράν γενέσθαι καϊ δονλεύειν αύτώ έξ δλης καρδίας, τούτοις δέδωκε τήν ρετάνοιαν ών δέ εΐδε τήν δολιότητα καϊ πονηρίαν, καϊ ρέλλοντας έν ύποκρίσει ρετανοεΐν,
αυτού. 3. λέγω αύτώκύριε, νύν μοι έπίλνσον τούς τάς ράβδονς άποδεδωκότας, ποταπός τις αυτών έστι, και τήν τούτων κατοικίαν, Ινα άκούσαντες οί πιστεύσαντες καϊ είληφότες τήν σφραγίδα καϊ τεθλακότες αυτήν καϊ ρή τηρήσαντες υγιή, έπιγνόντες τά έαντών έργα ρετανοήσωσιν, λαβόντες ύπό σού σφραγίδα, καϊ δοξάσωσι τον κύριον, ότι έσπλαγχνίσθη έπ' αύτοΐς καϊ έξαπέστειλέν σε τού ava/catvio~ai τά πνεύματα αυτών.
4. άκονε, φησίν ών αί ράβδοι ξηραϊ καϊ βεβρωρέναι ύπό σητός ευρέθησαν, οντοί είσιν άποστάται καϊ προδόται τής εκκλησίας και βλασφημήσαντες έν ταΐς άμαρτίαις αυτών τον κύριον, έτι δέ και έπαισχννθέντες τό ονορα τού κνρίον τό έπικληθέν έπ' αυτούς, ούτοι ούν εις τέλος άπέθανον
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compassion of the Lord is great and glorious and that he has given his spirit to those worthy of repentance." 2. "Why then is it Lord," I asked, "that everyone does not repent?"
He replied, "The Lord has given repentance to those whom he saw were about to become pure in heart and serve him from their whole heart. But he did not give it to those in whom he saw deceit and evil, or those who were about to repent hypocritically, lest they should once again blaspheme his law." 3.1 said to him, "Lord, now explain to me what kind of person each one is who gave back the sticks, and what their dwelling place is—so that those who have believed and received the seal, but broken it and not kept it intact, may hear and recognize their own deeds, and so repent, receive a seal from you, and glorify the Lord, be cause he showed them mercy and sent you to renew their spirits." 4. "Listen," he said. "Those whose sticks were found to be withered and moth-eaten are apostates and betrayers of the church, who have blasphemed the Lord by their sins and become ashamed of the name of the Lord by which they were called. These have finally died to God.
You see that not a single one of them has repented, even after hearing the words I commanded you to speak to them. Life has withdrawn from these. 5. And those who 126 ότι M L L E C 2 ; ούτοι A 127 ό κύριος Μ Ll Ε C 2: deus L 2: om. A 128 μζτανοβίν A L L Ε C 2: etvai Μ ί 2 9 βδωκβ Μ: add μετάνοιαν A (L L) Ε C
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άσηπτους έπιδεδωκότες, καϊ οντοι εγγύς αντών ήσαν γάρ ύποκριταϊ και διδαχάς ετέρας
είσφέροντες και εκστρεφοντες τονς δούλονς τον θεον, ράλιστα δε τονς ήραρτηκότας, ρή άφίοντες αντονς ρετανοεΐν, άλλά ταΐς διδαχαΐς ταΐς ρωραΐς πείθοντες αντονς. οντοι ονν εχονσιν ελπίδα τον ρετανοήσαι.
απώλεσαν τήν ζωήν αντών όσοι δέ ρετενόησαν έζ αντών, άγαθοϊ έγένοντο, καϊ έγένετο ή κατοικία αντών εις τά τείχη τά πρώτα· τινές δέ και εις τον πνργον άνέβησαν. βλέπεις ονν, φησίν, οτι ή μετάνοια τών άραρτωλών ζωήν εχει, τό δέ ρή ρετανοήσαι θάνατον.
73 (VIII.7)
"Οσοι δέ ήμιζήρονς έπέδωκαν καϊ έν ανταΐς σχισμάς εΐχον, άκονε περϊ αντών. όσων ήσαν αί ράβδοι ήρίζηροι, δίφνχοι είσιν οντε γάρ ζώσιν οντε τεθνήκασιν.
2. οί δέ ήριζήρονς έχοντες καί έν ανταΐς σχισμάς, οντοι καϊ δίφνχοι είσιν καϊ κατάλαλοι, μηδέποτε είρηνεύοντες έν έαντοΐς, άλλά διχοστατούντες πάντοτε, και τούτοις, φησίν, επίκειται
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handed over sticks that were withered but not rotten are near them. For they were hypocrites and advocates of other teachings, who turned the slaves of God aside, espe cially the sinners, not allowing them to repent, but per suading them by their foolish teachings. These then do have a hope of repentance. 6. You see that many of them repented when you told them my commandments. And they will still repent. All those who will not repent have de stroyed their own lives. But all those who have repented have become good and dwell within the first walls; some have even ascended into the tower. You see, then," he said,
"that the repentance of sinners brings life; but failing to re pent brings death.
73 (VIII.7)
"Listen now about those who gave over sticks that were half withered and had splits. Those whose sticks were half withered are doubleminded. For they are neither alive nor dead. 2. But those who have sticks that are half withered and with splits are both doubleminded and slanderers.
They have no peace within themselves, but are always causing dissension. And repentance is appointed for them," he said. "You see that some of them have already
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3. όσοι ονν, φησίν, έζ αντών ρετανενοήκασιν, τήν κατοικίαν εις τον πνργον εχονσιν οσοι δέ έζ αντών
βραδύτερον ρετανοήσονσιν, εις τά τείχη κατοικήσονσιν οσοι δέ ού ρετανοήσονσιν, άλλ' έμμενούσιν έν
4. οί δέ χλωράς έπιδεδωκότες τάς ράβδονς αυτών καί σχισμάς έχουσας, ούτοι πάντοτε πιστοί καί αγαθοί έγένοντο, έχοντες δέ ζήλον τινα έν άλλήλοις περί πρωτείων καί περί δόζης τινός-
5. άλλά καί ούτοι άκούσαντες τών εντολών ρον, αγαθοί οντες, έκαθάρισαν έαντούς καί ρετενόησαν ταχύ. έγένετο ονν ή κατοίκησις αυτών εις τον πύργον έάν δέ τις αυτών πάλιν έπιστραφή εις τήν διχοστασίαν, έκβληθήσεται έκ τού πύργον καί απολέσει τήν ζωήν αυτού. 6. ή ζωή πάντων έστι τών τάς έντολάς τού κνρίον τηρούντων έν ταΐς έντολαΐς δέ περί πρωτείων ή περί δόζης ούκ έστιν, άλλά περί ρακροθνρίας καί περί ταπεινοφρο σύνης ανδρός, έν τοΐς τοιούτοις ονν ή ζωή τού κνρίον, έν δέ τοΐς διχοστάταις καί παρανόροις θάνατος.
74 (VIII.8)
Οί δέ έπιδεδωκότες τάς ράβδονς ήμισν χλωράς, ήρισν ζηράς, οντοί είσιν οί ταΐς πραγρατείαις αυτών έρπεφνρρένοι καί τοΐς άγίοις ρή κολλώρενοι. διά
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repented. And there is still hope of repentance in them.
3. And so," he said, "all those who have repented have a dwelling place in the tower. All those who repent more slowly will dwell within the walls. But those who do not re pent but remain in their deeds will certainly die. 4. Those who handed over their sticks green, but with splits, have al ways been faithful and good; but they have a certain envy among themselves, wanting to attain preeminence and a measure of glory. All of these are foolish, competing with one another for preeminence. 5. But since all of them are good, they purified themselves and repented quickly when they heard my commandments. So their dwelling place is in the tower. But if any of them becomes a dissenter, he will be thrown out of the tower and lose his life. 6. Life belongs to everyone who keeps the Lord's commandments. But there is nothing in these commandments about attaining preeminence or glory; instead, they are about a man's pa tience and humility. And so the life of the Lord is found in such people, but death is found in those who dissent and break the law.
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2. πολλοί ονν άκούσαντες τών εντολών μον μετενόησαν. οσοι ονν μετενόησαν, ή κατοικία αντών βίς τον πνργον. τινές δβ αντών βίς τέλος άπέστησαν. οντοι ονν ρβτάνοιαν ονκ βχονσιν διά τάς πραγρατβίας γάρ αντών έβλασφήμησαν τον κύριον καί άπηρνήσαντο αυτόν, άπώλβσαν ονν τήν ζωήν αυτών διά τήν πονη ρίαν ήν επραζαν.
3. πολλοί δβ έζ αυτών έδιφύχησαν. ούτοι ετι βχονσι ρβτάνοιαν, βάν ταχύ μβτανοήσωσιν, καί εσται ή κατοικία αυτών βίς τον πύργον βάν δβ βραδύτβρον ρβτανοήσωσιν, κατοικήσονσιν βίς τά τεί χηβάν δβ ρή ρβτανοήσωσι, καί αυτοί άπώλβσαν τήν ζωήν αυτών. 4. οί δβ τά δύο ρβρη χλωρά, τδ δβ τρίτον ζηρόν έπιδεδωκότες, οντοί βίσιν οί άρνησάμβνοι ποικίλαις άρνήσβσι.
5. πολλοί ονν μβτβνόησαν βζ αυτών, καί άπήλθον βίς τον πύργον κατοικεΐν πολλοί δε άπέστησαν εις τέλος τού θεούούτοι τήν ζωήν εις τέλος απώλεσαν, τινές δέ έζ αυτών έδιφύχησαν καί έδιχοστάτησαν τούτοις ονν ετι
εστίν μετάνοια, έάν ταχύ μετανοήσωσιν και μή έπιμείνωσιν ταΐς ήδοναΐς αυτών έάν δέ έπιμείνωσιν ταΐς πράζεσιν αυτών, καί αυτοί θάνατον έαντοΐς εργάζονται.
75 (VIIL9)
Οί δέ έπιδεδωκότες τάς ράβδονς τά μέν δύο μέρη ζηρά, τό δέ τρίτον χλωρόν, οντοί είσιν πιστοί μέν γεγονότες, πλοντήσαντες δέ καί γενόμενοι ένδοζό-
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cling to the saints; for this reason half of them are alive and the other half dead. 2. And so, many who have heard my commandments have repented. Whoever has repented will dwell in the tower. But some of them have fallen away once and for all. These, therefore, do not have repentance.
For because of their business dealings they blasphemed the Lord and denied him. And so they have destroyed their lives by doing evil. 3. But many of them were doubleminded. These still have a chance to repent, if they do so quickly; and they will dwell in the tower. But if they repent more slowly, they will dwell only within the walls. And if they do not repent, they too have destroyed their lives.
4. But those who handed over sticks that were two parts green and the third part withered are the ones who have denied God with various denials. 5. And so, many of them have repented and gone to dwell in the tower. But many have fallen away from God once and for all and have, therefore, once and for all destroyed their lives. But some of them have been of two minds and have caused dissen sion. There is still a chance for these to repent, if they re pent quickly and do not remain in their passions. But if they continue to act in the same way, they too will bring death upon themselves.
75 (VIII.9)
"Those who handed over sticks that were two parts with ered and the third part green are those who have been faithful, but who also have grown wealthy and maintained
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repot παρά τοΐς βθνβσιν ύπβρηφανίαν ρβγάλην βνβδύσαντο καί υψηλόφρονες βγβνοντο καϊ κατβλιπον τήν άλήθβιαν, καϊ ούκ βκολλήθησαν τοΐς δικαίοις, άλλά ρβτά τών βθνών συνβζησαν, καϊ αύτη ή οδός αύτοΐς ήδυτβρα βγβνβτοάπο δβ τού θβού ούκ άπβστησαν, άλλ' βνβρβιναν τή πίστβι, ρή βργαζόρβνοι δβ τά βργα τής πίστβως.
2. πολλοί ούν βζ αυτών ρβτβνόησαν, καϊ βγβνβτο ή κατοίκησις αυτών βίς τον πύργον.
άπβστησαν άπο τού θβού, καϊ βπραζαν τάς πράζβις τών βθνών. ούτοι ούν ρβτά τών βθνών βλογίσθησαν.
4. βτβροι δβ βζ αυτών βδιψύχησαν ρή βλπίζοντβς σωθήναι διά τάς πράζβις ας βπραζαν βτβροι δβ βδιψύχησαν καϊ σχίσρατα βν βαυτοΐς βποιήσαντο. τούτοις ούν τοΐς διψυχήσασιν διά τάς πράζβις αυτών ρβτάνοια βτι βστιν άλλ' ή ρβτάνοια αυτών ταχινή χρήζβι
βίναι, ΐνα ή κατοικία αυτών γβνηται βίς τον πύργον τών δβ ρή ρβτανοούντων άλλά βπιρβνόντων ταΐς ήδοναΐς, ό θά νατος βγγύς.
76 (VIII.10)
Ot δβ τάς ράβδους βπιδβδωκότβς χλωράς, αυτά δβ τά άκρα ζηρά καϊ σχισράς βχοντα, ούτοι πάντοτβ αγαθοί καϊ πιστοί καϊ βνδοζοι παρά τώ θβώ βγβνοντο, ελά χιστον δβ ήραρτον διά ρικράς βπιθυρίας καϊ ρικρά
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a high standing among the outsiders. These have clothed themselves with great arrogance and become conceited; they have abandoned the truth and do not cling to those who are upright, but live with the outsiders. And this path has become very sweet to them. Still, they have not fallen away from God, but have remained in the faith, even though they do not do the works of faith. 2. And so many of these have repented, and their dwelling is in the tower.
3. But others have taken up residence, once and for all, with the outsiders. These have fallen away from God by being borne along by the vanities of the outsiders and act ing like them. And so these are counted among the outsid ers. 4. Some of them were doubleminded and did not hope to be saved because of what they did. Others were doubleminded and created schisms among themselves.
And so there is still repentance for these who have been double-minded in what they have done. But their repen tance must come quickly if they are to live in the tower. For those who do not repent but remain in their pleasures, death is near.
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"But those who handed over sticks that were green, with only the ends withered and split, have always been good, faithful, and glorious to God, but they have sinned a little because of the few desires they have, holding some petty
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κατ αλλήλων έχοντεςάλλά άκούσαντές ρον τών ρημάτων το πλείστον μέρος ταχύ ρετενδησαν, καϊ έγένετο ή κατοικία αντών εις τον πνργον.
2. τινές δέ έζ αντών έδιφύχησαν, τινές δέ διφνχήσαντες διχοστα σίας ρείζονας εποίησαν, έν τούτοις ονν έτι εστίν
3. οί δέ τάς ράβδονς αυτών έπιδεδωκότες ζηράς, ελάχιστον δέ χλωρόν, ούτοι είσιν πιστεύσαντες ρόνον,
τά δέ έργα τής ανομίας έργασάρενοιουδέποτε δέ άπέστησαν άπο τού θεού, καί τδ ονορα ήδέως έβάστασαν καί ήδέως
εις τούς οΐκονς αυτών ύπεδέζαντο τούς δούλονς τού θεού. άκούσαντες ονν ταύτην τήν μετάνοιαν άδιστά κτως μετενόησαν καί εργάζονται πάσαν άρετήν δικαι οσύνης.
γινώσκοντες τάς πράζεις αυτών ας έπραζαν. τούτων ονν πάντων ή κατοικία εις τον πύρ γον εσται.
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Καί μετά τδ σνντελέσαι αύτον τάς επιλύσεις πασών τών ράβδων λέγει ροιύπαγε καί πάσι λέγε ΐνα ρετανοήσωσι καί ζήσωσι τώ θεώοτι δ κύριος έ-
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things against one another. But when they heard my words, most of them repented quickly, and their dwelling is in the tower. 2. Some of them were doubleminded, and some, being of two minds, caused greater dissensions. There is still a chance of repentance for these because they have been good at all times, and none of them will easily die
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3. Those who handed over sticks that were withered, and just a little green, are those who merely believed, while still acting in lawless ways. Still, they never fell away from God, and they bore his name gladly and gladly welcomed the slaves of God into their households.
And so, once they heard about this repentance, they repented without hesitation and now accomplish every virtuous act of righteousness. 4. But some of them suffer and are gladly oppressed in full awareness of what they have done. All of these will therefore dwell in the tower."
77 (VIII. 11)
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PARABLES 77 (VIII.ll) Lord has shown his compassion by sending me to give re pentance to all—even though some do not deserve to be saved because of what they have done. But since the Lord is patient, he wants everyone called through his Son to be saved." 2. I said to him, "Lord, I hope that everyone who hears these words will repent. For I am convinced that everyone who realizes what he has done and fears God will repent." 3. He answered me, "All who repent from their whole heart and cleanse themselves from the evil deeds mentioned before, without adding anything further to their sins, will be healed by the Lord for the sins they com mitted before—so long as they are not of two minds about these commandments and live for God. But all who add to their sins and proceed in the desires of this age will condemn themselves to death. 4. But you, proceed in my commandments and you will live. And whoever proceeds in them and does good work will live to God." 5. After he showed me these things and finished speaking, he said to me, "In a few days I will show you the rest."