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69 (VIII.3)
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.
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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."
70 (VIII.4)
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
71 (VIII.5)
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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