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PARABLES 66 (VII) and deceit are tormented in this way, because even though they are alive they have handed themselves over to death."
5. "What sorts of luxuries, Lord," I asked, "are harmful?"
He replied, "Everything that brings a person pleasure is a luxury. For even the foul-tempered person who acts as he desires enjoys a luxury. So too does the adulterer, the drunkard, the slanderer, the liar, the greedy, the defrauder, and anyone who does anything similar, as he desires, in his own diseased way. Such a person, then, enjoys a luxury in what he does. 6. All these luxuries are harmful to the slaves of God. Those who are punished and tormented, therefore, suffer because of these deceitful practices.
7. But there are also luxuries that save people. For many people who do what is good enjoy luxury by being borne along by their own pleasure. And so this kind of luxury can be profitable for the slaves of God, and provides life to such a person. But the harmful luxuries that I mentioned before provide torments and punishments. If people re main in them without repenting, they provide death for themselves."
Parable Seven 66 (VII) After a few days I saw him in the same plain where I had seen the shepherds, and he said to me, "What are you look8 8 τω τοίοντω A L L Ε: om. Μ 89 ίπιρβίνωσι Μ: ίπιμίνωσι Α Ε: add in illis L L 9 0 παραβολή ζ L L: άρχή A: similitudo octava E: παραβολή (uncertain whether a number follows) Μ
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τον τιρωρητήν κέλευσης βκ τον οϊκον ρον εξελθεΐν, οτι λίαν μβ θλίβει, δεΐ σε, φησίν, θλιβήναιοντω γάρ προσεταξεν δ ένδοξος άγγελος τά περί σονθέλει γάρ σε
ττειρασθήναι. τί γάρ, φημί, κύριε, εποίησα οντω πονηρον, ΐνα τούτω τω άγγελω παραδοθώ; 2. άκονε, φησίν αί ρεν άραρτίαι σον πολλαί, άλλ' ού τοσαύται
ώστε σε τώ άγγελω τούτω παραδοθήναιάλλ' ό οίκος σον ρεγάλας άραρτίας καί άνορίας ήργάσατο, καί παρεπικράνθη δ ένδοξος άγ γελος επί τοΐς εργοις αυτών καί διά τούτο εκελενσε σε χρόνον τινά θλιβήναι, ΐνα κάκεΐνοι ρετανοήσωσι καί καθαρίσωσι εαυτούς άπο πάσης επιθυμίας τού αιώνος τούτον.
Οταν ονν μετανοήσωσιν καί καθαρισθώσιν, τότε άποστήσεται ό άγγελος τής τιμωρίας.
3. λεγω αύτώκύριε, εί εκείνοι τοιαύτα ήργάσαντο, ΐνα παραπικρανθή ό άγγελος ό ένδοξος, τί εγώ εποίησα; άλ λως, φησίν, εκείνοι ού δύνανται θλιβήναι, εάν ρή σύ ή κεφαλή τού οϊκον θλιβήςσού γάρ θλιβορενον εξ ανάγκης κάκεΐνοι θλιβήσονται, εύσταθούντος δε σού ούδερίαν θλΐφιν δύνανται εχειν.
4. άλλ' ιδού, φηρί, κύριε, ρετανενοήκασιν εξ Ολης καρδίας αυτών, οιδα, φησί, κάγώ ότι ρετανενοήκασιν εξ όλης καρδίας αυτών, τών ονν ρετανοούντων, φησίν, δοκεΐς τάς άραρτίας ευθύς άφίεσθαι; ού πάντωςάλλά δεΐ τον μετανοούντα /3acraiao-cu τήν εαντού φνχήν καί ταπεινοφρονήσαι εν άπάση τή πράξει αυτού ισχυρώς καί θλιβήναι εν πολλαΐς θλίφεσι καί ποικίλαις· καί εάν
PARABLES 66 (VII) ing for?" "I have come here, Lord," I said, "to ask you to order the punishing angel to leave my house, because he is afflicting me terribly." "You need to be afflicted," he re plied, "because this is what the glorious angel commanded for you. For he wants you to be put to the test." "What evil thing have I done, Lord, to be handed over to this angel?" I asked. 2. "Listen," he said, "your sins are many, but not enough for you to be handed over to this angel. But your household has committed great sins and lawless acts, and the glorious angel is embittered by their deeds. This is why he commanded you to be afflicted for a time, to lead them to repent and cleanse themselves from all worldly desires.
When they repent and are cleansed, then the punishing angel will leave." 3. I said to him, "Lord, even if they are acting in ways that embitter the glorious angel—what have
I done?" "It cannot be otherwise," he said. "They cannot be afflicted unless you are as well, since you are the head of the household. For if you are afflicted, of necessity they are too; but if you are flourishing, they can experience no af fliction." 4. "But look, Lord," I said, "they have in fact re pented from their whole heart." "I myself know they have repented from their whole heart," he replied. "But do you think," he said, "that the sins of those who repent are for given on the spot? Not at all! But the one who repents must torment his own soul and become mightily humble in his every deed and be afflicted with many and various afflic9 1 άγγέλον M c: ποιμένα A L L Μ 9 2 o-e A L L Ε: add και Μ 9 3 άλλ' ον τοσανται M A L L : om. Ε
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5. καϊ τοντο πάν τως έάν ΐδη τήν καρδίαν τον μετανοούντος καθαράν άπο παντός πονηρον πράγρατος. σοι δε σύμφορόν εστίν και τω οΐκω σον ννν θλιβήναι. τί δε πολλά λεγω; θλιβήναι σε δεΐ, καθώς προσέταξεν δ άγγελος τον κνρίον εκείνος, δ παραδούς σε έροίκαϊ τοντο ευχαριστεί τώ κνρίω, οτι άξιον σε ήγήσατο τον προδηλώσαί σοι τήν θλΐψιν, ΐνα προγνονς αντήν νπενέγκης ισχυρώς.
6. λεγω αντωκύριε, σύ ρετ έρού γίνον, καϊ πάσαν θλΐψιν δννήσοραι ύπενέγκαι. έγώ, φησίν, εσοραι μετά σούερωτήσω δέ καϊ τον άγγέλον τον τιρωρητήν ΐνα σε έλαφροτέρως θλίψηάλλά δλίγω χρόνω θλιβήση, καϊ πάλιν άποκατασταθήση εις τον τόπον σας καϊ ϊασίν
έν καθαρά καρδία, σύ και τά τέκνα σον καϊ ό οΐκός σον, καϊ πορεύον ταΐς έντολαΐς ρον άς σοι έντέταλραι και δννήσεταί σον ή ρετάνοια είναι ισχυρά καϊ καθαρά7. καϊ έάν ταύτα φύλαξης ρετά τού οϊκον σον, άποστήσεται πάσα θλΐψις άπο σούκαι άπο πάντων δέ άποστήσεται ή θλΐψις, ός άν ταΐς έντολαΐς μον πορεύσεται ταύταις.
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PARABLES 66 (VII) tions. And if he should endure the afflictions that come upon him, the one who created and empowered all things will be fully compassionate and bring him some healing.
5. This will certainly happen if he sees that the heart of the one who repents is pure from every evil deed. And it is to your advantage, and to your households, to be afflicted now. But why am I telling you so much? You must be afflicted, just as that angel of the Lord commanded, the one who delivered you over to me. Give the Lord thanks for this—for he considered you worthy to have the afflic tion explained in advance, that by knowing about it in ad vance you could endure it strongly." 6.1 said to him, "Lord, be with me and I will be able to endure every affliction." "I will be with you," he said. "And I will also ask the punishing angel to afflict you less severely. You will be afflicted for a brief time, and you will again be restored to your place.
But continue by being humble, serving the Lord with a pure heart, you, your children, and your household; and proceed in my commandments, which I have given you, and your repentance will be able to be strong and pure.
7. If you guard these matters, along with your household, every affliction will leave you. And affliction will leave everyone one who proceeds in these my commandments."
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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,
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5. λέγω αύτώ· κύριε, διατί ονς μέν άπέλνσεν εις τον πύργον, ονς δέ σοι κατέλιπεν; Οσοι, φησί, παρέβησαν τον νόρον όν έλαβον παρ
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